Climate and biodiversity in the Andean Dry Puna by Bennett Manzano, M

“…I found no consistent temporal trends in temperature and rainfall, but high inter-annual variation in rainfall associated with El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) effects. Climate and topography affected vegetation productivity (measured as the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index NDVI) in the Dry Puna in various ways. …”

Autonomy Work: Personhood, Expertise, and Activism of Disabled AI Data Workers in China by Wu, Di

“…The study draws on 14 months of ethnographic fieldwork, conducted over three years, with disabled activists, disabled workers, employment advocates, tech company staff, and government officials. …”
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Indo-European youth priesthoods and the Männerbund theory: a study of the Vedic Vrātyas and their ancient Indo-European analogues by Elby, T

“…This study assesses the plausibility of a German ethnographic concept known as the <em>Männerbund</em>, a social institution among tribal societies, when applied to aspects of religion in ancient societies, particularly those of Greece, Germany, India, Iran, Ireland, Rome, and Scandinavia. …”

Mechanical polishing of fan blade by a prototype random-orbital tool by Danaraj, Edgar Jeevan

“…Experimental trials were performed on fan blade specimens at the leading-edge sections and its surface topography characterized by coherence correlation interferometry. …”
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Chemical characteristics and trends of Indian summer monsoon rainfall: a review by Majumdar, Aditi, Samanta, Dhrubajyoti, Das, Reshmi

“…The chemical composition of ISM is influenced by pollutant type, meteorology, and topography. As a result, the chemical makeup of rainwater varies greatly across places. …”
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Bacterial biofilm colonization and succession in tropical marine waters are similar across different types of stone materials used in seawall construction by Summers, Stephen, Pek, Y. Shona, Vinod, Deepthi P., McDougald, Diane, Todd, Peter A., Birch, William R., Rice, Scott A.

“…Metagenomic assessment of marine microbial communities indicated no significant impact of material on microbial diversity, irrespective of the diverse surface chemistry and topography. Based on KEGG pathway analysis, surface properties appeared to influence the community composition and function during the initial stages of biofilm development, but this effect disappeared by Day 31. …”
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Waffle-inspired hydrogel-based macrodevice for spatially controlled distribution of encapsulated therapeutic microtissues and pro-angiogenic endothelial cells by Pham, Chi H. L., Zuo, Yicong, Chen, Yang, Tran, Nam M., Nguyen, Dang T., Dang, Tram T.

“…Termed Waffle-inspired Interlocking Macro-encapsulation (WIM) device, this platform comprises two modules with complementary topography features that fit together in a lock-and-key configuration. …”
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Ex-situ synthesis of B4C and MgAl2O4 incorporated waste polystyrene (wPS) composites with improved thermal and mechanical properties by Ahmad, Waqas, Fida, Sadia, Ahmad, Imtiaz, Tariq, Razia, Mohamed Jan, Badrul, Hussain, Fida, Kenanakis, George, Ikram, Rabia

“…FTIR and SEM analysis concluded marginal changes in the surface topography and distribution of wPS particles upon the incorporation of B4C and MgAl2O4 fillers. …”

Sociospatial reframing of walking through inclusive streets and urban heritage by Wang, Yongcheng

“…Moving from international practices to local experiences, mobile ethnographic interviews were conducted with older adults and persons with disabilities in Singapore to understand their mobility needs and perceptions. …”
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The influence of soil age on ecosystem structure and function across biomes by Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Reich, Peter B., Bardgett, Richard D., Eldridge, David J., Lambers, Hans, Wardle, David A., Reed, Sasha C., Plaza, César, Png, Kenny Guochen, Neuhauser, Sigrid, Berhe, Asmeret Asefaw, Hart, Stephen C., Hu, Hang-Wei, He, Ji-Zheng, Bastida, Felipe, Abades, Sebastián, Alfaro, Fernando D., Cutler, Nick A., Gallardo, Antonio, García-Velázquez, Laura, Hayes, Patrick E., Hseu, Zeng-Yei, Pérez, Cecilia A., Santos, Fernanda, Siebe, Christina, Trivedi, Pankaj, Sullivan, Benjamin W., Weber-Grullon, Luis, Williams, Mark A., Fierer, Noah

“…Parent material, climate, vegetation and topography predict, collectively, 24 times more variation in ecosystem properties than soil age alone. …”
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Geobarrier system for use in underground structure by Leong, Eng Choon, Zhai, Qian, Tan, Sze Tiong, Wang, Chien Looi, Lim, Vincent Han, Kew, Jernice Huiling, Seow, Wei Kiong, Wong, Johnny Liang Heng, Rahardjo, Harianto, Satyanaga, Alfrendo, Gofar, Nurly, Mohamed, Haneena

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Investigations into high resolution imaging of the aqueous outflow system and cornea by Hong, Jesmond Xun Jie

“…The cornea imaging module has a spatial resolution of ~2.19 µm and can be used for high resolution imaging and characterization of cornea. Corneal topography is achieved by moving the scanning spot across eye in a raster fashion. …”
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21A.337J / CMS.917J Documenting Culture, Spring 2004 by Walley, Christine

“…This course challenges distinctions commonly made between documentary and ethnographic films to consider how human cultural life is portrayed in both. …”
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Robotic conformal material extrusion 3D printing for appending structures on unstructured surfaces by Armstrong, Connor David, Montgomery, Stuart Macrae, Yue, Liang, Demoly, Frédéric, Zhou, Kun, Qi, Jerry H.

“…The capabilities of the surface-informed robotic conformal 3D printing method to fabricate structures on surfaces with a variety of topographies in unconventional orientations are demonstrated. …”
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Extreme events and gender-based violence: a mixed-methods systematic review by van Daalen, KR, Savić Kallesøe, S, Davey, F, Dada, S, Jung, L, Singh, L, Issa, R, Emilian, CA, Kuhn, I, Keygnaert, I, Nilsson, M

“…High-quality evidence from large, ethnographically diverse cohorts is essential to explore the effects and driving factors of GBV during and after extreme events.…”

Biomimetic nanocomposites to control osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells by Liao, Susan, Nguyen, Luong T. H., Ngiam, Michelle, Wang, Charlene, Cheng, Ziyuan, Chan, Casey K., Ramakrishna, Seeram

“…Here, the production of materials based on nano-hydroxyapatite composites in scaffolds with nanofibrous and nanoporous topographies, designed to mimic the native bone matrix for applications in bone tissue engineering, is reported. …”
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Analysis and mitigation of spatial integration errors for the material point method by Baumgarten, Aaron S., Kamrin, Ken

“…The material point method (MPM) is a robust numerical simulation approach for continuum mechanics problems involving large material deformations coupled to changing surface topographies. These types of problems are present in many different engineering contexts, from understanding the failure processes of earthen slopes to predicting the strengths and failure mechanisms of body armor to modeling the impact forces of waves in fluid tanks. …”
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Hydrous melting driven upwelling from the mantle transition zone in the Mongolia plateau revealed by receiver function analysis by He, Jing, Xu, Mijian, Wu, Qingju, Zhang, Fengxue

“…We use receiver function to investigate the MTZ structure beneath the Mongolia Plateau using earthquakes recorded by 223 stations deployed in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt. The topographies of the 410 km (D410) and 660 km (D660) discontinuities are both characterized by slight depressions in most parts of the Mongolia Plateau. …”
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