Temperature-Dependent Performance of Electrospray Thrusters with ASCENT Monopropellant by Bruno, Amelia R., Corrado, Matthew N., Lozano, Paulo C.

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Controls on eruption style at Rabaul, Papua New Guinea – insights from microlites, porosity and permeability measurements by Bernard, Olivier., Bouvet de Maisonneuve, Caroline

“…We study pumiceous tephra, ballistic bombs and a lava flow from five of these eruptions to investigate (1) magma ascent rates and (2) volatile escapement processes during the ascent. …”
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Oikeion, Agathon, and Archaia Phusis in Plato’s Symposium by Crüwell, HS

“…I address the question whether Diotima’s ascent passage constitutes a psychological anomaly in portraying self-perfection as unrelated to the concept of the archaia phusis. …”

Investigating the inner controls on explosive eruptions using textural analyses and petrology by Bernard, Olivier

“…In this thesis, I investigate the role of pre-eruptive storage conditions, volatile contents and magma ascent rates in controlling eruption styles using petrological, geochemical, textural and petrophysical methods on fresh volcanic deposits. …”
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New insight Into a volcanic system : analogue investigation of bubble-driven deformation in an elastic conduit by Manta, Fabio, Emadzadeh, Adel, Taisne, Benoit

“…Analogue and numerical simulations have been widely used to describe the mechanisms of bubble and slug ascent during volcanic eruptions as well as their formation and explosion mechanisms. …”
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Indonesia’s presidential dilemma : can Jokowi avoid the accountability trap? by Chen, Jonathan

“…Joko Widodo’s rapid ascent to the Indonesian presidency had been strongly associated with ground support among disparate volunteer groups. …”
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An investigation of the relationship between repose time and cumulative moment magnitude preceding volcanic explosions by Tan, Darren Pei Kun

“…These two parameters demonstrated a potentially linear trend in log-log space, and it was proposed that the continual growth of volcanic plugs over longer repose times creates increasingly competent conduit features which impede magma ascent. Overcoming the obstructions to magma ascent involve greater seismic energy release, and hence a higher CMM. …”
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Israel vs Iran and its proxies: strategic stalemate or peace settlement? by Anderson, Lawrence

“…Iran’s ability and appetite to fight seems to be on the “pause” button. Donald Trump’s ascent to the White House in the US portends a strategic stalemate or a longer-term peace arrangement being concocted.…”
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Nonlinear oscillations and chaos in chemical cardiorespiratory control by Kalamangalam, GP

“…The pathophysiology highlighted by the analysis is considerable, and includes central nervous system disorders, heart failure, metabolic diseases, lung disorders, vascular pathologies, physiological changes during sleep, and ascent to high altitude. Chapter 8 concludes the thesis with a summary of achievements and directions for further work.…”

Medium formulation and optimisation of fermentation condition enhancing g-aminobutyric Acid (GABA) biosynthesis by Lactiplantibacillus plantarum B7 by Pannerchelvan, Sangkaran, Faizal Wong, Fadzlie Wong, Wasoh, Helmi, Mohamed, Mohd Shamzi, Mohamad, Rosfarizan, Halim, Murni

“…Temperature, pH, incubation period, initial concentration of monosodium glutamate (MSG) and pyridoxal-5’-phosphate (PLP) demonstrated significant contributions towards GABA production and cell growth as determined using a two-level factorial design. Steepest ascent identified optimal conditions (36°C, pH 5.5, 370 mM MSG, and 0.7 mM PLP), resulting in 30.50 g/L GABA and 11.51 log CFU/mL at 60 h. …”
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Evolution of the 2015 Cotopaxi eruption revealed by combined geochemical and seismic observations by Hidalgo, Silvana, Battaglia, Jean, Arellano, Santiago, Sierra, Daniel, Bernard, Benjamin, Parra, René, Kelly, Peter, Dinger, Florian, Barrington, Charlotte, Samaniego, Pablo

“…Bulk ash and glass chemistry indicate a homogenous andesitic (SiO2 wt % = 56.94 ± 0.25) magma having undergone extensive S‐exsolution and degassing during ascent. These data lead us to interpret this eruption as a magma intrusion and ascend to shallow levels. …”
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VolcAshDB: a volcanic ash database of classified particle images and features by Benet, Damià, Costa, Fidel, Widiwijayanti, Christina, Pallister, John, Pedreros, Gabriela, Allard, Patrick, Humaida, Hanik, Aoki, Yosuke, Maeno, Fukashi

“…Ash contains different types of particles that are indicative of eruptive styles and magma ascent processes. However, classifying ash particles into its main components is not straightforward. …”
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Advanced attack and defense techniques in machine learning systems by Zhao, Mengchen

“…First, regarding the label contamination attacks, we develop a Projected Gradient Ascent (PGA) algorithm to compute attacks on a family of empirical risk minimizations and show that an attack on one victim model can also be effective on other victim models. …”
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Buying influence? The international diplomacy behind donor financing of the World Bank’s International Development Association by Xu, J

“…The second is why ascending powers were slow to assume greater burden-shares despite economic ascents; I call this <em>‘Challenger Inertia.’</em> The third puzzle is why significant burden-shifting occurred on a much greater scale than shifts in relative economic weight; I call this <em>‘Accelerated Burden-Shifting.’…”