From the microbial to the mechanical : environmental impacts on coral nitrogen cycling, microbial communities, and skeletal properties by Moynihan, Molly Anne

“…As Porites corals are likely to incur higher forces in the direction parallel to corallite growth, particularly from predation, anisotropy may provide the skeleton with a structural advantage. …”
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Understanding the role of Enterococcus faecalis in polymicrobial wounds by Davient, Bala

“…Taken together, based on the experiments performed in this dissertation, I propose that the MPT system may not be directly regulating E. faecalis T7SS gene expression, but indirectly, likely through sensing the energy status of the cell. …”
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Experimental, numerical study and design of concrete-encased concrete-filled steel tube columns and beam-column joints by Ma, Youxin

“…In addition, the widely used European code EN 1993-1-8 for joint design mainly address the design of steel structure and cannot be applied to the design of RCS joints. …”
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2DEG enhancement via epilayer stress engineering in AlN/GaN/AlN heterostructure by Patwal, Shashank

“…The higher thermal conductivities of AlN and 4H-SiC are likely to improve heat dissipation, thus providing greater thermal stability and lesser device deterioration due to self-heating. …”
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Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Bhattacharjee, NV, Schumacher, AE, Aali, A, Almidani, O, Bandyopadhyay, S, Graham, SM, Lacey, BWH, Maude, RJ, Runghien, T, Rodriguez, JAB

“…The reference forecast is our estimate of the most likely fertility future given the model, past fertility, forecasts of covariates, and historical relationships between covariates and fertility. …”