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Two-phase flows in microtechnology based devices are purposefully present in multiphase reactors, phase separators, analytical devices and others. Two-phase flows can also be an undesirable side effect occurring during operation due to phase...
2014-12-03 (iso8601)
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Environmental sustainability and economic growth is at the forefront of international policy discussions. There is no question that climate change is happening, but also that countries all around the world aspire to continued economic growth....
2014-12-12 (iso8601)
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Creative nonfiction is a genre replete with contradictions--the name itself shows that:
nonfiction writing is true and factual, but creative writing is imaginative and
inventive. Because of fundamental contradictions like this, there is no...
2014-12-08 (iso8601)
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This study seeks to identify key components of structure and growth habit of
Schoenoplectus pungens (bulrush) that allow it to thrive in severe environments.
Schoenoplectus pungens, an emergent herbaceous plant growing in shallow, high energy...
2013-06 (iso8601)
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Ecological and financial constraints limit restoration efforts, preventing the achievement of desired ecological outcomes. Harvesting invasive plant biomass for bioenergy has the potential to reduce feedback mechanisms that sustain invasion, while...
2015 (iso8601)
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As pre-spawning mortality (PSM) in Chinook salmon in the Willamette River Valley becomes a more defined and examined area of study, more focus is granted to not only preserving the health of these fish, but also expanding knowledge concerning...
2014-11-20 (iso8601)
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OBJECTIVES: Subclinical vascular disease (SVD) contributes to the aging process and may decrease life expectancy. We aimed to determine the contribution of gradations of SVD to the likelihood of achieving longer survival, and to determine what...
2014-09 (iso8601)
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BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and hyperuricemia often coexist and both conditions are increasing in prevalence in the U.S., although their shared role on cardiovascular risk remains highly debated.
STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional and...
2014-10 (iso8601)
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BACKGROUND: Whether limitation in ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL) or gait speed can identify subgroups of elders in whom the association of systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure with cardiovascular events and death...
2014-09 (iso8601)
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Soil food webs process the majority of terrestrial carbon, and influence overall ecosystem function. A primary distinction among soil food webs is based on fungal versus bacterial pathways of decomposition; these lead to fundamentally different...
2014-11-20 (iso8601)
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Wheat (Triticum aestivum) is an important crop worldwide, however, in recent years concerns have been raised regarding two health issues, celiac disease and gluten sensitivity, and their relationship to wheat consumption. This increase has led to...
2014-12-30 (iso8601)
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Eight studies from a meta-analysis on St. John's wort by Klaus et. al. (1996) were analyzed according to the severity of depression manifest by their patients. The studies were chosen according to inclusion criteria: 1) the study was random, 2)...
1998-12-03 (iso8601)
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Optimized processing conditions for
Pt/TiO₂/SiO₂/Si templating electrodes were investigated. These
electrodes are used to obtain [111] textured thin film lead
zirconate titanate (Pb[ZrₓTi₁₋ₓ]O₃ 0≤x≤1) (PZT). Titanium
deposited by dc magnetron...
2015-01 (iso8601)
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Community and technical colleges in the United States are experiencing an expansion of racial and ethnic diversity in students, faculty, and administrators. From 1996 to 2006, the number of Asian female college students increased 55.3%, from...
2014-12-01 (iso8601)
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