Summer Watering Patterns of Mule Deer in the Great Basin Desert, USA: Implications of Differential Use by Individuals and the Sexes for Management of Water Resources by Andrew V. Shields, Randy T. Larsen, Jericho C. Whiting

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The Characteristics and Geological Significances of Tectonic Regime Changes in Chepaizi Uplift, Junggar Basin, Western China by Bang An, Weifeng Wang, Baogang Li, Zhaobing Wang, Shuaijie Yang, Yifei Sun, Xin Li

“…The weathered clay layer and the hydrolysis layer have a sealing and shielding effect on oil and gas; the leaching layer can become the effective reservoir; at the same time, the leaching layer can provide a channel for the lateral transportation of oil and gas.…”
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Combustion Synthesis Porous Nitinol for Biomedical Applications by H. Aihara, J. Zider, G. Fanton, T. Duerig

“…The resulting product can be tailored to closely match the stiffness of cancellous bone to minimize stress shielding. The average elastic modulus was approximately 1 GPa for a porosity of 60 vol% and the average pore size of 100-500 µm. …”
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COG 11.3 New Features by Heinrichs David, Lent Edward, Lee Chuck

“…COG is a high fidelity, multi-particle, Monte Carlo radiation transport code in development at LLNL since 1980 in support of multiple applications including nuclear criticality safety, radiation shielding, radiography, and subcritical multiplicity analysis. …”
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Nonrigid Medical Image Registration by Finite-Element Deformable Sheet-Curve Models by Jianhua Xuan, Yue Wang, Matthew T. Freedman, Tulay Adali, Peter Shields

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A Simulation Study for Lateral Stability Control of Vehicles on Icy Asphalt Pavement by Yunsheng Zhu, Huacong Li, Kaifeng Wang, Yunhan Bao, Peng Zeng

“…This ice layer completely shields the texture structure of the pavement and destroys the original microstructure. …”
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Magnetorefractive effect in metallic Co/Pt nanostructures by А. N. Yurasov, D. A. Sayfulina, Т. N. Bakhvalova

“…It was shown that Langmuir shielding can be observed in the given energy range in the IR region of the spectrum. …”
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Geometric Simulation Approach for Grading and Assessing the Thermostability of CALBs by B. Senthilkumar, D. Meshachpaul, R. Rajasekaran

“…Moreover, simulated thermal denaturation of CALB, a process involving dilution of hydrogen bond, significantly shielded against different intervals of energy application in mutant CALB revealing its augmentation of structural rigidity against native CALB. …”
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Recognition of Staphylococcus aureus by the pattern recognition molecules langerin, mannan-binding lectin, and surfactant protein D: the influence of capsular polysaccharides and w... by Kirstine Mejlstrup Hymøller, Kirstine Mejlstrup Hymøller, Stig Hill Christiansen, Stig Hill Christiansen, Anders Grønnegaard Schlosser, Uffe B. Skov Sørensen, Jean C. Lee, Steffen Thiel, Steffen Thiel

“…However, the bacterium may produce CP that effectively shields S. aureus from recognition by all three CTLs. …”
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Waveguide-Based All-Metal Near-Field Metasurfaces for Linearly and Circularly Polarized Beam Steering Antennas by Maira I. Nabeel, Muhammad U. Afzal, Khushboo Singh, Dushmantha N. Thalakotuna, Karu P. Esselle

“…The inherent rigidity of metallic metasurfaces at high temperatures ensures robust performance while maintaining the mechanical stability offered by the waveguide-based framework. The use of shielded cells in the metasurface design helps mitigate pattern variations caused by mutual coupling among cells. …”
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Attempted Depletion of Passenger Leukocytes by Irradiation in Pigs by Hao-Chih Tai, Xiaocheng Zhu, Yih Jyh Lin, Hidetaka Hara, Mohamed Ezzelarab, Michael Epperley, Mubina A. Quader, David K. C. Cooper

“…A dose of 700 cGy was administered, followed by either 800 cGy (“low-dose”) or 1,300 cGy (“high dose”) with the kidneys shielded. Neither regimen was entirely successful in depleting all leukocytes, although remaining T and 8 cell numbers were negligible. …”
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Influence of Electrostatic Interactions on the Self-Assembly of Charged Peptides by Xue Sun, Bolan Wu, Na Li, Bo Liu, Shijun Li, Liang Ma, Hangyu Zhang

“…In contrast, the strong salt shielding effect and the ionic cross-linking of Z5 hydrogels in PBS result in the bundling of peptide nanofibers, which impedes the recovery of the initial strength post-destruction. …”
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Open-ended microwave oven with E-field uniformity by Jeong-Hun Park, Jee-Won Kim, Moon-Que Lee

“…The open-ended oven contains three dielectrics and an air-filled section, being physically open at one end but electrically shielded due to the evanescent mode in the air-filled section. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of Three Active Forms of Vitamin B12 In Situ Produced During Fermentation by LC-MS/MS by Zhihao Fan, Yajie Li, Xia Fan, Pei Wang, Runqiang Yang, Chong Xie

“…Meanwhile, the quantitative result of this method is not affected by pseudo-VB12 because the selected ion channels include fragments of active VB12. Maintaining light-shielding during extraction and purification is essential, as light exposure during the process can decrease the content of detected VB12 by about 30%. …”
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The Impact of Energy Cooperation and the Role of the One Belt and Road Initiative in Revolutionizing the Geopolitics of Energy among Regional Economic Powers: An Analysis of Infras... by Wu Hao, Syed Mehmood Ali Shah, Ahsan Nawaz, Ali Asad, Shahid Iqbal, Hafiz Zahoor, Ahsen Maqsoom

“…The country is trying to establish a multilateral platform for endorsing and shielding energy cooperation under BRI. This paper, therefore, attempts to observe how this mega plan will contribute to reshaping the existing energy order as well as the geopolitics of energy with motivation on multifaceted energy collaboration.…”
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Analysis and optimization of LN2 two-phase flow in CRAFT NNBI cryopump by Qianxu Wang, Yuanlai Xie, Huihui Hong, Yang Zhu, Fang Wang, Kun Tian, Bin Li

“…Thermal analysis of the thermal radiation shielding baffle (LN2 cooling) was carried out by Ansys steady-state thermal analysis software, while Fluent was used to simulate the two-phase flow in the LN2 pipeline, then the pressure drops, temperature, velocity, gas-phase volume fraction, and other parameters of the two pipeline structures were analyzed and compared. …”
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Design and fabrication of (Hf0.25Zr0.25Ta0.25Nb0.25)C–SiC ceramics with improved microwave absorbing properties via PDC route by Bin Du, Saidi Wang, Linwei Guo, Yimin Ouyang, Hanwei Cheng, Yajuan Cheng, Tao Zhang

“…This study offers a novel strategy for the fabrication of high-entropy ceramic–SiC biphasic composites with excellent microwave absorbing properties, paving the way for their application in electromagnetic interference shielding and stealth technologies.…”
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Multi-Scale Characterisation and Mechanical Adhesion in PVD-Deposited Ca-SZ Coating for Implantable Medical Devices by Alex Tchinda, Richard Kouitat-Ndjiwa, Pierre Bravetti

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> Together, these results reinforce the potential of Ca-SZ coatings to minimise stress shielding in dental implants.…”
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Physical and functional characterization of whey protein-lignin biocomposite films for food packaging applications by Yihong Deng, Sierra Kolodjski, Grace Lewis, Gary Onan, Youngmi Kim

“…Conversely, lignosulfonate resulted in thicker films and improved UV shielding and antioxidant benefits. Microstructural analysis revealed that uneven lignin dispersion within the film matrix likely limited the overall lignin-induced enhancement of mechanical and barrier properties. …”
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Common protocol for validation of the QCOVID algorithm across the four UK nations by Ronan A Lyons, Aziz Sheikh, Vahe Nafilyan, Frank Kee, Carol Coupland, Julia Hippisley-Cox, Chris Robertson, Ben Humberstone, Jane Lyons, Christopher R Cardwell, Steven Kerr

“…At the time of writing, it is being used in important policy-making decisions by the UK and devolved governments for combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, including deliberations on shielding and vaccine prioritisation. There are four statistical validations exercises currently planned for the QCOVID algorithm, using data pertaining to England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, respectively. …”
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