Study No. 8, Chinese Amphibious Warfare: Prospects for a Cross-Strait Invasion [PDF]
Through concerted efforts over the past quarter-century, the People\u27s Republic of China has achieved the most dramatic military buildup since World War II.
Erickson, Andrew S. +2 more
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British ships and West China, 1875-1941: With special reference to the Upper Yangtze. [PDF]
This dissertation describes the activities of British ships in west China, especially on the Upper Yangtze, in the first forty years of this century. The beginning of this period coincided with the high water mark of imperialism, and its close
Blue, Archibald Duncan
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Unmanned aerial geophysical remote sensing:A systematic review [PDF]
Geophysical surveys, a means of analyzing the Earth and its environments, have traditionally relied on ground-based methodologies. However, up-to-date approaches encompass remote sensing (RS) techniques, employing both spaceborne and airborne platforms ...
Javan, Farzaneh Dadrass +3 more
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Two-phase model for simulating current-induced scour beneath subsea pipelines at different initial elevations [PDF]
When a subsea pipeline is laid on an uneven seabed, the pipeline can have an initial elevation, potentially compromising its on-bottom stability; scouring due to flow conditions around the pipe can further exacerbate the problem. We assess the capability
Chai, Shuhong +6 more
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Time-Dependent Rheological Properties of Cemented Aeolian Sand-Fly Ash Backfill Vary with Particles Size and Plasticizer. [PDF]
Yang B, Zheng Z, Jin J, Wang X.
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High-Throughput Genetics in Virus Research: Application and Insight [PDF]
Traditional genetics, which includes forward and reverse genetics, has been employed extensively to study influenza virus. Although traditional genetics is powerful, it has a limited throughput which only focuses on the linkage of one mutation with one ...
Wu, Nicholas
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Abutment Pressure Distribution Law and Support Analysis of Super Large Mining Height Face. [PDF]
Zhang L +6 more
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Abstract In order to analyze the influence of different rock ( soil ) bodies on the failure mode of overburden rock in Yushen mining area, three types of overburden rock structures, including red soil-weathered bedrock-normal bedrock, weathered bedrock-normal bedrock and normal bedrock, were selected in the range of mining-induced cracks.
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Thermodynamic Analysis of In Situ Underground Pyrolysis of Tar-Rich Coal: Primary Reactions. [PDF]
Yang F +9 more
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Development of a 6 degree-of-freedom manipulator arm for use on an urban search and rescue robot [PDF]
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.This document reports on the design, construction and testing of the manipulator arm that is to be fitted to UCT's Urban Search and Rescue Robot (USRR), named the Ratel.
Henson, Peter MA
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