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Crewe, Albert V., Deborah L. Clayton, David A. Crewe, and Katarzyna Moscicka. "User-friendly field emission." Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America 47 (August 6, 1989): 114–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0424820100152549.

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We introduced the field emission source into electron microscopy twenty five years ago but in spite of the obvious advantages of such a source it was not an instant success. In fact it is only in recent years that the use of field emission has become significant, and even now it is only for high performance, high cost instruments.The reasons for customer resistance are not hard to find. Firs t there is the need for a UHV system, a necessity which brings with it a significant increase in cost and also the need for new expertise and training since UHV systems use different hardware and different maintenance procedures.Next there is the need for knowledge and experience with field emission and its peculiar characteristics. Tips need to be “flashed” and the operator needs to be able to recognize the symptoms which signal that need.
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Đurđević, Đorđe M., and Igor I. Tartalja. "HFPaC: GPU friendly height field parallel compression." GeoInformatica 17, no. 1 (September 30, 2012): 207–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10707-012-0171-x.

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Fulmer, Terry, Kim Dash, Jody Shue, JiHo Chang, Jessica Huang, and Abby Maglich. "Age-Friendly Ecosystems: Expert Voices from the Field." Geriatrics 8, no. 4 (June 21, 2023): 68. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics8040068.

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(1) Background: With the growth of the age-friendly movement, age-friendly ecosystems (AFE) garnered more attention. The successful development of an AFE is contingent on unified efforts across different stakeholders; however, limited efforts were made to help create a common understanding of the necessary components of an AFE. (2) Methodology: In response, The John A. Hartford Foundation and The Age-Friendly Institute hosted a series of convenings of international experts to identify a working definition of the characteristics composing an AFE. The goal of these convenings was to provide a foundation on which to unite cross-sector age-friendly work. (3) Results: This paper discussed the findings of the convenings and provided a framework from which future age-friendly work must draw upon. (4) Conclusions: This paper presented a necessary change in how we conceive AFEs.
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Jayakumar, J., and N. Seenivasan. "Eco-friendly management of Sugarcane nematode in Field." ANNALS OF PLANT PROTECTION SCIENCES 28, no. 3 (2020): 251–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0974-0163.2020.00066.x.

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Araujo, Gediendson Ribeiro de, Thyara de Deco-Souza, Letícia Coelho Ferreira Bergo, Leanes Cruz da Silva, Ronaldo Gonçalves Morato, Pedro Nacib Jorge-Neto, Maitê Cardoso Coelho da Silva, Gustavo Guerino Macedo, and Tarcízio Antônio Rego de Paula. "Field friendly method for wild feline semen cryopreservation." Journal of Threatened Taxa 12, no. 5 (April 26, 2020): 15557–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.5744.12.5.15557-15564.

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The aim of this study was to develop a field-friendly method for free-living jaguar and cougar semen cryopreservation. Six captive Jaguars Panthera onca and three captive Cougars Puma concolor were chemically restrained with a combination of medetomidine (0.08–0.1 mg/kg) and ketamine (5 mg/kg). Semen was collected through a tomcat urinary catheter with an open end, diluted for a final concentration of 50 x 106 sperm/mL in a TRIS-egg yolk extender and packaged into 0.25 mL straws. We compared two cooling methods: CoolA - in which straws were placed in a glass tube that was placed in a glass bottle containing water (600mL at 38°C) and transferred to a polystyrene container (12L) containing an 11cm column of ice and water at room temperature; CoolB – where the glass bottle – straws kit was transferred to a 4.26L cooler containing nine blocks (81cm3) of Ice Foam recyclable ice, previously frozen in liquid nitrogen. The sperm volume varied from 2 to 720 µl for the jaguars and from 80 to 140 µl for the cougars. Sperm concentration varied from 224 to 5,115 x106 sperm/mL for the jaguars and from 485.7 to 562.5 x 106 sperm/mL for the cougars. Concerning the cooling treatments, there was no difference in frozen-thawed sperm quality between the methods, in both species. Thereby, the cooling method using recyclable ice frozen in liquid nitrogen can be used for semen cryopreservation in wild felines, eliminating the need for electric energy.
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IIO, Shouichiro, Miyoshi NAKAJIMA, Katsuya TESHIMA, Shuji OISHI, and Toshihiko IKEDA. "105 Field Test of Environmentally Friendly Hydro Turbines." Proceedings of Conference of Hokuriku-Shinetsu Branch 2007.44 (2007): 9–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1299/jsmehs.2007.44.9.

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Park, Kyungsik, Sewook Oh, and Wooseok Bae. "Field Appliciability Evaluation of Eco-friendly Mixed Soil." Journal of the Korean geoenvironmental society 15, no. 2 (February 1, 2014): 17–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.14481/jkges.2014.15.2.17.

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soliman, sarah, Sayed M. A. Elkholy, and Maged M. Y. Elkharbotly. "EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROJECTS )FIELD STUDY(." Journal of Environmental Science 52, no. 8 (August 1, 2023): 29–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.21608/jes.2023.213379.1532.

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Ehrenkranz, Joel. "Dried Blood-Spot Thyroglobulin Measurement: Field-Friendly and Ready for Field Testing." Thyroid 26, no. 4 (April 2016): 610. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/thy.2016.0019.

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Koh, Taehoon, and Moochul Shin. "Field Tests on Eco-Friendly Railway Precast Concrete Slab." Applied Sciences 10, no. 12 (June 16, 2020): 4140. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10124140.

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This study focuses on evaluating the field performance of a newly developed eco-friendly precast concrete slab track structure for railway/subway systems in Seoul, South Korea. Although Ballasted railway track structures are one of the most common track structures in the railway industry, they have some drawbacks including higher maintenance cost, un-uniform supports, and a high level of noise and vibration. However, a ballastless (slab-based) track structure system requires less maintenance and uniform support conditions, as well as several ballastless structure systems developed for high-speed trains. The Seoul Metro subway in South Korea has developed a ballastless reinforced concrete (RC) slab railway system using a type of conventional concrete. This study presents a ballastless precast concrete slab using a newly developed eco-friendly concrete, which can significantly improve structural performances and the manufacturability of a railway track structure system. This study evaluates the field performance of the eco-friendly concrete slab system deployed in one of the existing tunnel sections of the Seoul Metro subway system. A total of 10 m long slab sections including a 5 m long eco-friendly “ballasted track to slab track (B2S)” panels section and a 5 m long conventional B2S panels section are installed and monitored side by side. Field tests are performed to measure the level of noise, vibration, dynamic wheel load, rail displacement, and rail stress. The field measurements from the eco-friendly B2S section are compared to those of the conventional reinforced concrete slab track systems. The results show that the performance of the new B2S system using the eco-friendly concrete is comparable and/or superior to the conventional system.
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Sha, Min. "Problèmes autour de courbes élliptiques et modulaires." Phd thesis, Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux I, 2013. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00879227.

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Cette thèse se divise en deux parties. La première est consacrée aux points entiers sur les courbes modulaires, et l'autre se concentre sur les courbes elliptiques à couplages.Dans la première partie, nous donnons quelques majorations effectives de la hauteur des j-invariants des points entiers sur les courbes modulaires quelconques associées aux sous-groupes de congruence sur les corps de nombres quelconques en supposant que le nombre des pointes est au moins 3. De plus, dans le cas d'un groupe de Cartan non-déployé nous fournissons de meilleures bornes. Comme application, nous obtenons des résultats similaires pour certaines courbes modulaires avec moins de 3 pointes.Dans la deuxième partie, nous donnons une nouvelle majoration du nombre de classes d'isogénie de courbes elliptiques ordinaires à couplages. Nous analysons également la méthode de Cocks-Pinch pour confirmer certaines de ses propriétés communément conjecturées. Par ailleurs, nous présentons la première analyse heuristique connue qui suggère que toute construction efficace de courbes elliptiques à couplages peut engendrer efficacement de telles courbes sur tout corps à couplages. Enfin, quelques données numériques allant dans ce sens sont données.
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MELCHIORRE, MATTEO. "Real-time trajectory planning for human-friendly collaborative robotics." Doctoral thesis, Politecnico di Torino, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11583/2932747.

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Blin, Manon. "Développement d'outils de diagnostic de terrain pour la détection de la schistosomiase : une approche One Health." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Perpignan, 2023. http://www.theses.fr/2023PERP0038.

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Il est maintenant évident que la dégradation des environnements peut favoriser la transmission des maladies infectieuses notamment en rapprochant les humains, des vecteurs ou des animaux. Concernant les Maladies Tropicales Négligées (MTN), l’OMS tente de mobiliser les institutions et la communauté scientifique en identifiant pour chacune des MTN, les lacunes existantes dans les besoins de diagnostic clinique, les critères requis pour leur développement ainsi que les stratégies à adopter pour lutter contre la maladie. Parmi elles, la schistosomiase, seconde maladie parasitaire humaine, souffre d’un manque flagrant d’outils de diagnostic alliant sensibilité et déployabilité afin de détecter les cas de faible intensité parasitaire dans les zones endémiques ; mais également pour permettre la réalisation de diagnostic animal et environnemental visant à adopter une approche intégrative dans la lutte contre la maladie. Les objectifs de cette thèse s’inscrivent dans la stratégie One Health en proposant le développement et l’application d’outils de diagnostics de terrain chez l’Homme, chez l’animal et dans l’environnement. Les efforts continus en matière de recherche, de développement de prévention, de traitement et de sensibilisation sont essentiels pour parvenir à un monde où la schistosomiase et plus généralement les MTN ne seront plus une menace pour la santé humaine
It is now evident that environmental degradation can facilitate the transmission of infectious diseases, particularly by bringing humans into closer proximity with vectors or animals. In the case of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), the World Health Organization (WHO) is endeavoring to mobilize institutions and the scientific community by identifying, for each NTD, existing gaps in clinical diagnostic needs, the criteria required for their development, and the strategies to be adopted to combat the disease. Among them, schistosomiasis, the second most prevalent human parasitic disease, suffers from a distinct lack of diagnostic tools that combine sensitivity and deployability to detect cases with low parasitic intensity in endemic areas. Additionally, such tools are needed to facilitate animal and environmental diagnosis, enabling an integrated approach to disease control. The objectives of this thesis align with the One Health strategy, proposing the development and application of field-friendly diagnostic tools for humans, animals, and the environment. Ongoing efforts in research, development, prevention, treatment, and awareness are essential to achieve a world where Schistosomiasis and other neglected tropical diseases cease to threaten human health
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李玲因. "Growing the Environment-friendly Food: The Ethnography of Taichung Xinshe Plum Field." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/w5f94m.

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Jäger, M., K. Iwig, and T. Butz. "A user-friendly fully digital TDPAC-spectrometer." 2010. https://ul.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A33061.

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Chiu, Wen-Chun, and 邱穩峮. "Explore the Age-Friendly Environment Indicators of Aging-in-Place by Extended Memory and Life Field in Downtown Tainan." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/40476838522382079313.

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Life is intertwined with the time memory and life field. Familiar old buildings and life field, incorporating the most authentic human taste, engraved the most authentic memories of life. Old furniture, traditional restaurants, old neighborhoods shops, friends with common themes, such as the elements of the organization stack out of the old people familiar with the living environment, but also to its long-term residence to produce local attachment. This paper "Continuation memory and life field as the starting point", that is, according to Kevin Lynch and Norberg Schulz Two scholars to explore the perspective of the aged people because of emotion and memory of the life field of the sense of direction and identity. Aging is the norm of life cycle, and this process should be carried out in an environment of familiarity and recognition of the aged, rather than letting them out of the familiar family and home, living in an environment that lives with strangers and other older people. Therefore, the construction the appropriate environment of “Aging in Place”, so that the elderly at the psychological level to be comfortable and maintain a good social interaction model, this is also a prerequisite for the implementation of the “Aging Friendly City”. Implementing the "Aging in Place "of the community must have a perfect Human taste MultiCare system and pointers. The empirical research and questionnaire analysis of this study are based on the eight pointers of the WHO's Age-Friendly Cities project， including five major needs which are the convenience of life and consumption circle, the quality of living space, the safety and convenience of community traffic, community recreation, community resource services and medical care, to examine and analyse the status satisfaction and needs of the aged people in Tainan downtown in order to explore the feasibility of constructing the aging friendly environment. From the research survey, seniors living in those communities are most dissatisfied with is the pedestrian environment and traffic related issues, only from the infrastructure planning, management and protection of history and culture, is the essence of the Aging in Place.
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Reeve, David Mark. "Comparative accuracy and 'field friendly' effectiveness of diagnostic tools for lymphatic filariasis and neurocyticercosis in Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste with consideration on the impact of parasitic reduction programs." Thesis, 2010. https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/19042/1/01front.pdf.

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This research has contributed to the field of parasitology by evaluating several diagnostic tests in the area of lymphatic filariasis and determining their suitability for field surveys. A lymphatic filariasis survey in Papua New Guinea (PNG) using the TropBio Assay showed a wide range of prevalence with locations of high prevalence among areas of low prevalence that could be reservoirs of infection if not covered by the filariasis elimination program. Additionally, the results of parasitological surveys conducted in Timor-Leste and PNG are presented, which show the presence of human parasites in these countries previously unreported in the literature. Finally, research is presented that suggests that the presence of intestinal parasites may confer some benefit to the human host. Diagnostic tests are just as important as the medications, vaccinations and therapies used to prevent and control population health issues. Without these tests, measurement of many health problems could not occur. They are also required to determine if activities designed to address a particular health problem are succeeding. Standardised and validated diagnostic tests are therefore a mandatory requirement for monitoring and evaluation of many health programs. An essential element for determining whether a disease is eradicable is an effective diagnostic tool. Prioritised research needs for eliminating lymphatic filariasis include defining the comparative accuracy of diagnostics and taking advantage of improving user friendliness. In 2005, a new test kit became available for detecting infection by Brugia spp. in infected individuals. The BRUGIArapid cassette uses a recombinant antigen, BmR1, to detect antibody present in serum and whole blood samples. The literature was evaluated to determine the relationship between prevalence of seropositivity using tests incorporating BmR1 and prevalence of microfilaraemia. Additionally, the test was evaluated to determine its suitability for use in field conditions. The BRUGIArapid cassette was used in several sites throughout Timor-Leste. A literature review showed acceptable sensitivity and specificity and minimal cross-reactions with other parasitic infections. There was a linear relationship between the prevalence of microfilaraemia and prevalence of seropositivity to BmR1. The equation predicts that a location with 1% microfilaraemia prevalence will have a 9.3% (95% PI, 5.2 –13.3) seropositivity to BmR1 prevalence. The test was quick and easy to use at the field sites. Problems noted with the test were poor fitting reagent bottle lids that leaked buffer during transport and testing, inaccurate instructions and a failure of the test pad to clear blood from the reading area at the recommended reading time. Changes were made to the design of the buffer bottles and test instructions were updated. The BRUGIArapid cassette was accepted for use by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Brugian filariasis elimination programs. There have been mixed reports of the sensitivity of the filter paper version of the TropBio W. bancrofti ELISA. This technique was evaluated as part of the baseline surveys undertaken in PNG for the elimination of filariasis program. Nocturnal blood was collected and tested for microfilaraemia and by the ICT, TropBio ELISA and the filter paper version of the TropBio ELISA kit for antigenaemia. The absorbent pad from the ICT was removed and tested by the TropBio ELISA kit. To reduce the complexity of the TropBio ELISA the necessity of the boiling step to inactivate rheumatoid factor was investigated. A modified field version of the TropBio ELISA, the fast friendly field test, that has no boiling step and is read visually, was evaluated and compared to the standard test. The filter paper technique showed poor sensitivity (67.2%, 95% CI: 62.1–72.1) although it was similar to the ICT (63.6%, 95% CI: 58.6–68.4) when compared to the serum TropBio ELISA. Using the filter paper from the ICT had better sensitivity (83.2%, 95% CI: 74.7–89.7) but was poor when used at another site (41.7%, 95% CI: 22.4–63.4) when compared to the serum version. Paired measurements using boiled and unboiled specimens were significantly correlated (r=0.97, p<0.001). The fast friendly field test had 96.0% (CI, 79.7–99.9) sensitivity and 98.4% (CI, 94.2–99.8) specificity compared to the serum version. The filter paper technique is unsuitable for due to its poor sensitivity. The boiling step appears unnecessary in the standard TropBio ELISA. The fast friendly field version shows acceptable sensitivity and specificity but may be cumbersome in field settings. Baseline surveys of Wuchereria bancrofti lymphatic filariasis prevalence were conducted at two localities in each of the PNG provinces of New Ireland, West New Britain, East New Britain, Bougainville and Oro in 2006 prior to the beginning of mass drug administration for the Filariasis Elimination Program. These data were collected as part of the monitoring and evaluation requirements for the program. Venous blood was collected between the hours of 1900 and 0100, a thick blood smear prepared and examined for microfilariae and the serum tested by the TropBio ELISA. There were no antigenaemic individuals found in Rorovana, Bougainville and the prevalence ranged from 1.0% (95% CI: 0.2–1.8) at Oro Bay, Oro to 64.7% (95% CI: 59.5–69.9) in Sipai, Bougainville. Microfilaraemia was not found at the two sites in the Oro province with the highest prevalence found at Kokopo, East New Britain (22.6%, 95% CI: 15.1–30.1). Overall, antigenaemia rose with age with a peak prevalence in the 40–44 year old age group. Excluding Rorovana, there was no difference in antigenaemia prevalence (p=0.29) between the genders but males had a higher prevalence of microfilaraemia compared to females (p<0.01). West New Britain had undergone a mass drug administration (MDA) one month before the baseline prevalence testing had started. In Kokopo, West New Britain there was a 36.4% (95% CI: 30.0–42.8) antigenaemia prevalence but no cases of microfilaraemia. PNG shows a wide range of lymphatic filariasis prevalence. Concentration of lymphatic filariasis in small communities could act as a reservoir source for surrounding districts if these are missed during the MDA. Successful baseline surveys were conducted using the TropBio ELISA. As this test quantifies the amount of antigen, rather than simply giving an ordinal positive or negative result, comparison with results from further surveys will allow a better measure of the effects of MDA. Timor-Leste's elimination of lymphatic filariasis program includes the use of albendazole annually for all adults and six monthly for children aged two to sixteen years. Children under two receive pyrantel pamoate. These drugs treat the soil-transmitted helminths (STH) Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworm. These nematodes cause intestinal problems, contribute to malnutrition and hookworm and whipworm are associated with anaemia. Baseline and post-treatment surveys are necessary to determine the impact of the control program. Three villages, Buihomau, Suai Loro and Sika, were selected and, using local volunteers to approach every household, faecal samples were collected from village residents. The samples were transported back to James Cook University, Australia, preserved in sodium-acetic acid-formalin, concentrated and examined for parasitic protozoan cysts and helminth eggs, larvae or adults. Assessment of intestinal parasites in Timor-Leste revealed an overall prevalence among the three sites of 34.8%, 1.3% and 0.9% of hookworm, Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura respectively. Most hookworm infections were of light intensity (97.2%), which may be an artefact due to the delay in processing. Hookworm prevalence increased with age with the highest prevalence found in the ≥ 70 age group (83%). Also of importance were one case of Strongyloides infection and a 2.4% prevalence of taeniasis. The prevalence rate of non-pathogenic Entamoeba coli was 76.6% (95% CI: 72.1–81.1). Prevalence rates for STH in this survey will be used to compare with later surveys and determine the effect of mass drug administration. There have been no cases of Strongyloides spp. and only one case of Taenia solium in Timor-Leste reported in the literature. Free roaming pigs are the most common livestock and there are few latrines availabile to households in Buihomau and Suai Loro. Therefore, the environmental conditions for neurocysticercosis are present if cysticerci of Taenia solium is in the pig population. Improvements in water supply, sanitation and housing are needed in addition to MDA to reduce the parasite load in Timor-Leste. Neurocysticercosis is one of the most common parasitic infections of the nervous system but has not been reported in PNG and Timor-Leste despite being present in nearby Indonesia. Testing blood for the presence of antibody can be a sensitive and specific method of determining neurocysticercosis. Serum samples from past parasitological surveys in PNG, Timor-Leste and Irian Jaya were tested by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay and immunoblot using glycoproteins from T. solium prepared by isoelectric-focusing and recombinant protein Ag1V1/Ag2. Using glycoproteins 1.7%, 2.1% and 2.0% of samples from Timor-Leste, PNG and Irian Jaya were repeatedly positive in the ELISA. There were two samples positive from each of Timor-Leste and PNG using purified glycoproteins and recombinant protein in the ELISA and immunoblot. Further surveys and testing is required to confirm this finding and if found, intervention measures should be put in place. The absence of parasitological infection in humans has been suggested as the cause for the rise in some allergic and autoimmune diseases including Crohn's disease (CD). Although the cause of CD is not known, the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been implicated. CD is a granulomatous disease that shows a Th1 cytokine profile. In contrast, immune responses to infection by Necator americanus shows a bias towards a Th2 cytokine pattern. Patients with CD given Trichuris suis orally have shown significant improvement. CD patients were inoculated with hookworm and the immune response to several crude antigens was measured. Compared to controls, CD patients had a greater lymphoproliferative response to crude antigen from Saccharomyces cerevisiae (p<0.05) and Bacteroides fragilis (p<0.05). Cytokine profiles were determined from whole blood cultures with crude antigen. Median interferon- γ production towards B. fragilis was lower (p<0.05) in CD patients with hookworm and taking methotrexate compared to controls. Net Interferon-γ/Net IL-10 ratios from whole blood stimulated with S. cerevisiae showed a step wise increase with CD patients with hookworm infection having lower ratios than CD patients without hookworm or control subjects. S. cerevisiae appears to have a role in the aetiology of CD while N. americanus may modify the immune response in CD patients. Consideration should therefore be given to the possible rise of allergic or autoimmune diseases when reducing parasite loads in populations. This work has contributed to evaluating the comparative accuracy of diagnostic tests for lymphatic filariasis. The BRUGIArapid cassette was shown to be suitable for use in Brugian filariasis elimination programs. Conversely, the studies on the filter paper collection technique to determine TropBio antigenaemia demonstrated that the test was unsuitable. Investigation into the TropBio ELISA methodology resulted in the fast friendly field version of the TropBio ELISA. Baseline prevalence surveys in lymphatic filariasis and soil-transmitted helminths will now allow monitoring and evaluation of these programs to occur. Identification of Taenia spp. and serological evidence of neurocysticercosis suggests a comprehensive survey in PNG and Timor-Leste is required to determine the extent of the problem. Finally, consideration should be given to the possible rise in autoimmune and allergic diseases as an unwanted effect of programs to reduce prevalence and intensity of infection of STH.
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Maas, Bea. "Birds, bats and arthropods in tropical agroforestry landscapes: Functional diversity, multitrophic interactions and crop yield." Doctoral thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-1735-0000-0022-5E77-5.

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Books on the topic "Field-Friendly"

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Student friendly quantum field theory: Basic principles and quantum electrodynamics. Fairfield, Iowa: Sandtrove Press, 2013.

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Lawrence, Anna. Plant identification: Creating user-friendly field guides for biodiversity management. London, UK: Earthscan, 2006.

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Reiss, Steven P. The Field Programming Environment: A Friendly Integrated Environment for Learning and Development. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1995.

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Reiss, Steven P. The Field Programming Environment: A Friendly Integrated Environment for Learning and Development. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2215-7.

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Reiss, Steven P. The field programming environment: A friendly integrated environment for learning and development. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1995.

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Arefin, Tareq Muhammad Shamsul. A field level study to assess the catalyst effect of industrial policing to sustain economy friendly growth in Bangladesh RMG sector. Dhaka: Research, Planning and Evaluation Wing, Police Staff College Bangladesh, 2014.

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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce, ed. Family-Friendly Leave Policies: Improving How Workers Balance Home and Family, Serial No. 110-94, June 9, 2008, 110-2 Field Hearing, *. [S.l: s.n., 2009.

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illustrator, Hanley John, ed. W is for Wrigley: A friendly confines alphabet. Ann Arbor, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 2013.

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Zubrev, Nikolay, and Marina Ustinova. Environmental safety of building materials. ru: INFRA-M Academic Publishing LLC., 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/1014649.

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The textbook provides basic information about general and applied ecology and their importance in the field of environmental safety of building materials. Various aspects of environmental protection of the internal environment of buildings and the choice of environmentally friendly materials for the construction of comfortable housing are considered. Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation. It is intended for students of higher educational institutions studying in the direction of training 08.04.01 "Construction" (specialty "Industrial and civil construction"). It can be recommended to specialists working in the field of environmental protection, environmental monitoring, as well as construction engineers.
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Family-friendly leave policies: Improving how workers balance home and family : field hearing before the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, hearing held in Hauppauge, NY, June 9, 2008. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 2008.

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Book chapters on the topic "Field-Friendly"

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van Eijck, M. A., Denjoe O’Connor, and C. R. Stephens. "Environmentally Friendly Renormalization in Finite-Temperature Field Theory." In NATO ASI Series, 259–70. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1304-3_27.

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Reiss, Steven P. "FIELD Services." In The Field Programming Environment: A Friendly Integrated Environment for Learning and Development, 109–23. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2215-7_6.

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Reiss, Steven P. "The FIELD Debugger." In The Field Programming Environment: A Friendly Integrated Environment for Learning and Development, 53–79. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2215-7_4.

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Reiss, Steven P. "The FIELD Integration Mechanism." In The Field Programming Environment: A Friendly Integrated Environment for Learning and Development, 17–38. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2215-7_2.

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Reiss, Steven P. "The FIELD Policy Service." In The Field Programming Environment: A Friendly Integrated Environment for Learning and Development, 39–52. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2215-7_3.

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Reiss, Steven P. "Cross-Referencing in FIELD." In The Field Programming Environment: A Friendly Integrated Environment for Learning and Development, 81–108. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2215-7_5.

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Rothkamm, Kai, and Susanne Burdak-Rothkamm. "Monitoring Very Low Dose Radiation Damage in DNA Using “Field-Friendly” Biomarkers." In NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology, 137–51. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-2101-9_9.

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Li, Jing, Wen Jian, Yundong Cao, Shuxin Liu, and Yu Qian. "Simulation Research on Environment-Friendly CF3I/CO2 Mixed Gas Discharge in Uniform Field." In Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 120–27. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1532-1_13.

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Duan, Xiaohui, Sai Liu, Yinghui Chai, Shuai Du, Xian Cheng, and Xiangyuan Dong. "Electric Field Simulation and Optimization of Environmentally Friendly ±400 kV DC Wall Bushing." In The proceedings of the 10th Frontier Academic Forum of Electrical Engineering (FAFEE2022), 1325–35. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3408-9_119.

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Reiss, Steven P. "Integrated Programming Environments." In The Field Programming Environment: A Friendly Integrated Environment for Learning and Development, 1–16. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2215-7_1.

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Conference papers on the topic "Field-Friendly"

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Tanabe, Ikuo. "Consideration Regarding Environmentally-Friendly in Manufacturing Field." In The 2nd World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering. Avestia Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.11159/icesdp17.104.

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Bowles, Christopher. "Water Quality Friendly Field Operations Yard Construction." In World Water and Environmental Resources Congress 2004. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40737(2004)73.

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Arukhe, James Ohioma I. "Environmentally Friendly Manifa Field Development — The World’s Largest." In International Petroleum Technology Conference. International Petroleum Technology Conference, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.2523/17833-ms.

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Arukhe, James Ohioma I. "Environmentally Friendly Manifa Field Development — The World’s Largest." In International Petroleum Technology Conference. International Petroleum Technology Conference, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.2523/iptc-17833-ms.

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Knudsen, Borre Leif, Sofie Skjerve, Tone Karin Frost, Audun Gangstad, and Oystein Birketveit. "Implementation of Environmentally Friendly Corrosion Inhibitor at Statfjord Field." In SPE International Health, Safety & Environment Conference. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/98594-ms.

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Kabilan, R., R. MallikaPandeeswari, N. Lalitha, E. Kanmanikarthiga, C. Karthica, and L. Michelle Hamlin Sharon. "Soldier Friendly Smart And Intelligent Robot On War Field." In 2022 Second International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy (ICAIS). IEEE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icais53314.2022.9742909.

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Ogawa, Keigo, Kenji Kanai, Masaru Takeuchi, Jiro Katto, and Toshitaka Tsuda. "Edge-centric field monitoring system for energy-efficient and network-friendly field sensing." In 2018 15th IEEE Annual Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC). IEEE, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ccnc.2018.8319243.

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Chen, Tao, Harry Montgomerie, Ping Chen, Thomas Hille Hagen, and Stuart James Kegg. "Development of Environmental Friendly Iron Sulfide Inhibitors for Field Application." In SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/121456-ms.

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Lang, Nicholas P., and Lyman P. Persico. "CONDUCTING AN AUTISM-FRIENDLY FIELD-BASED COURSE – SOME INFORMAL THOUGHTS." In GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017. Geological Society of America, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/abs/2017am-296864.

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Lewis, Jonathan E., Arne P. Johnson, and Gary J. Klein. "Wrigley Field: Forensic Investigation and Structural Analysis of the Friendly Confines." In Fourth Forensic Engineering Congress. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40853(217)35.

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Reports on the topic "Field-Friendly"

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David Burnett. Field Testing of Environmentally Friendly Drilling System. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), May 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/986336.

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Lilly, B. Implementer-Friendly Specification of Message and MIME-Part Header Fields and Field Components. RFC Editor, January 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.17487/rfc4249.

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Huang, Haohang, Erol Tutumluer, Jiayi Luo, Kelin Ding, Issam Qamhia, and John Hart. 3D Image Analysis Using Deep Learning for Size and Shape Characterization of Stockpile Riprap Aggregates—Phase 2. Illinois Center for Transportation, September 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/22-017.

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Riprap rock and aggregates are extensively used in structural, transportation, geotechnical, and hydraulic engineering applications. Field determination of morphological properties of aggregates such as size and shape can greatly facilitate the quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) process for proper aggregate material selection and engineering use. Many aggregate imaging approaches have been developed to characterize the size and morphology of individual aggregates by computer vision. However, 3D field characterization of aggregate particle morphology is challenging both during the quarry production process and at construction sites, particularly for aggregates in stockpile form. This research study presents a 3D reconstruction-segmentation-completion approach based on deep learning techniques by combining three developed research components: field 3D reconstruction procedures, 3D stockpile instance segmentation, and 3D shape completion. The approach was designed to reconstruct aggregate stockpiles from multi-view images, segment the stockpile into individual instances, and predict the unseen side of each instance (particle) based on the partial visible shapes. Based on the dataset constructed from individual aggregate models, a state-of-the-art 3D instance segmentation network and a 3D shape completion network were implemented and trained, respectively. The application of the integrated approach was demonstrated on re-engineered stockpiles and field stockpiles. The validation of results using ground-truth measurements showed satisfactory algorithm performance in capturing and predicting the unseen sides of aggregates. The algorithms are integrated into a software application with a user-friendly graphical user interface. Based on the findings of this study, this stockpile aggregate analysis approach is envisioned to provide efficient field evaluation of aggregate stockpiles by offering convenient and reliable solutions for on-site QA/QC tasks of riprap rock and aggregate stockpiles.
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Johnson, Vicky, Tessa Lewin, and Mariah Cannon. Learning from a Living Archive: Rejuvenating Child and Youth Rights and Participation. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), December 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/rejuvenate.2020.001.

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This paper reflects the findings of the first phase of the REJUVENATE project, which set out to understand and map approaches to integrating children, youth, and community participation in child rights initiatives. We did this through a scoping of existing practitioner and academic literature (developing a project-based literature review matrix), a mapping of key actors, and the development of a typology of existing approaches. All three of these elements were brought together into a ‘living archive’, which is an evolving database that currently comprises 100 matrices, and a ‘collection’ of key field practitioners (many of whom we have interviewed for this project). In this paper we: (1) present a user-friendly summary of the existing tradition of substantive children’s participation in social change work; (2) share case studies across various sectors and regions of the world; (3) highlight ongoing challenges and evidence gaps; and (4) showcase expert opinions on the inclusion of child rights and, in particular, child/youth-led approaches in project-based work.
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Huang, Haohang, Jiayi Luo, Kelin Ding, Erol Tutumluer, John Hart, and Issam Qamhia. I-RIPRAP 3D Image Analysis Software: User Manual. Illinois Center for Transportation, June 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/23-008.

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Riprap rock and aggregates are commonly used in various engineering applications such as structural, transportation, geotechnical, and hydraulic engineering. To ensure the quality of the aggregate materials selected for these applications, it is important to determine their morphological properties such as size and shape. There have been many imaging approaches developed to characterize the size and shape of individual aggregates, but obtaining 3D characterization of aggregates in stockpiles at production or construction sites can be a challenging task. This research study introduces a new approach based on deep learning techniques that combines three developed research components: field 3D reconstruction procedures, 3D stockpiles instance segmentation, and 3D shape completion. The approach is designed to reconstruct aggregate stockpiles from multiple images, segment the stockpile into individual instances, and predict the unseen sides of each instance (particle) based on the partially visible shapes. The approach was validated using ground-truth measurements and demonstrated satisfactory algorithm performance in capturing and predicting the unseen sides of aggregates. For better user experience, the integrated approach has been implemented into a software application named “I-RIPRAP 3D,” with a user-friendly graphical user interface (GUI). This stockpile aggregate analysis approach is envisioned to provide efficient field evaluation of aggregate stockpiles by offering convenient and reliable solutions for on-site quality assurance and quality control tasks of riprap rock and aggregate stockpiles. This document provides information for users of the I-RIPRAP 3D software to make the best use of the software’s capabilities.
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Upadhyaya, Shrini, Dan Wolf, William J. Chancellor, Itzhak Shmulevich, and Amos Hadas. Traction-Soil Compaction Tradeoffs as a Function of Dynamic Soil-Tire Interation Due to Varying Soil and Loading Conditions. United States Department of Agriculture, October 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/1995.7612832.bard.

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The objectives of this study were to investigate soil-pneumatic tire interaction and develop traction-soil compaction prediction model. We have developed an inverse solution technique that employs a response surface methodology to determine engineering properties of soil in-situ. This technique is useful in obtaining actual properties of soil in-situ for use in traction and soil compaction studies rather than using the values obtained in the laboratory by employing remolded and/or disturbed soil samples. We have conducted extensive field tests i the U.S. to develop semi-empirical traction prediction equation for radial ply tires. A user friendly traction-soil compaction program was developed to predict tractive ability of radial ply tires using several different techniques and to estimate soil compaction induced by these tires. A traction prediction model that incorporates strain rate effects on the tractive ability of tires was developed in Israel. A mobile single wheel tester and an in-situ soil test device were developed i Israel to significantly enhance the ability of Israeli investigators to conduct traction-soil compaction research. This project has resulted in close cooperation between UCD, Technion, and ARO, which will be instrumental in future collaboration.
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Al-Qadi, Imad, Qingqing Cao, Lama Abufares, Siqi Wang, Uthman Mohamed Ali, and Greg Renshaw. Moisture Content and In-place Density of Cold-Recycling Treatments. Illinois Center for Transportation, May 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/22-007.

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Cold-recycling treatments are gaining popularity in the United States because of their economic and environmental benefits. Curing is the most critical phase for these treatments. Curing is the process where emulsion breaks and water evaporates, leaving residual binder in the treated material. In this process, the cold-recycled mix gains strength. Sufficient strength is required before opening the cold-treated layer to traffic or placing an overlay. Otherwise, premature failure, related to insufficient strength and trapped moisture, would be expected. However, some challenges arise from the lack of relevant information and specifications to monitor treatment curing. This report presents the outcomes of a research project funded by the Illinois Department for Transportation to investigate the feasibility of using the nondestructive ground-penetrating radar (GPR) for density and moisture content estimation of cold-recycled treatments. Monitoring moisture content is an indicator of curing level; treated layers must meet a threshold of maximum allowable moisture content (2% in Illinois) to be considered sufficiently cured. The methodology followed in this report included GPR numerical simulations and GPR indoor and field tests for data sources. The data were used to correlate moisture content to dielectric properties calculated from GPR measurements. Two models were developed for moisture content estimation: the first is based on numerical simulations and the second is based on electromagnetic mixing theory and called the Al-Qadi-Cao-Abufares (ACA) model. The simulation model had an average error of 0.33% for moisture prediction for five different field projects. The ACA model had an average error of 2% for density prediction and an average root-mean-square error of less than 0.5% for moisture content prediction for both indoor and field tests. The ACA model is presented as part of a developed user-friendly tool that could be used in the future to continuously monitor curing of cold-recycled treatments.
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Pelletier, Austin, Amanda Hohner, Idil Deniz Akin, Indranil Chowdhury, Richard Watts, Xianming Shi, Brendan Dutmer, and James Mueller. Bench-scale Electrochemical Treatment of Co-contaminated Clayey Soil. Illinois Center for Transportation, June 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/21-018.

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Industrial soil contamination is frequently unearthed by transportation agencies during construction within the right-of-way. As a result, transportation agencies may experience construction delays. Soils co-contaminated with high-molecular-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (HMW-PAHs) and metals are commonly encountered in Illinois and exhibit recalcitrance towards conventional treatment technologies. This issue is exacerbated in the fine-grained soils common to Illinois, where low-permeability and immense sorption capacity increase treatment complexity, cost, and duration. Contaminated sites are spatially and temporally restrictive and require rapid in situ treatments, whereas conventional soil remediation requires 1 to 3 years on average. Consequently, transportation agencies typically pursue excavation and off-site disposal for expediency. However, this solution is expensive, so a comparatively expeditious and affordable treatment alternative is needed to combat the increasing cost of hazardous waste disposal. The objective of this work was to develop an accelerated in situ treatment approach adaptable for use at any construction site to cost-effectively remove HMW-PAHs and metals from clayey soil. It was hypothesized that an in situ electrochemical treatment which augments electrokinetics with H2O2 could remediate both HMW-PAHs and metals in less than a month. Bench-scale reactors resemblant of field-scale in situ electrokinetic systems were designed and fabricated to assess the electrochemical treatment of clayey soils contaminated with HMW-PAHs and metals. Pyrene, chromium, and manganese were used as model contaminants, spiked into kaolinite as a model clay. Electrokinetics were imposed by a low-intensity electrical field distributed by graphite rods. Electrolytic H2O2 systems were leveraged to distribute electrical current and facilitate contaminant removal. Average contaminant removals of 100%, 42.3%, and 4.5% were achieved for pyrene, manganese, and chromium, respectively. Successful development of this bench-scale treatment approach will serve to guide transportation agencies in field-scale implementation. The results from this work signify that electrochemical systems that leverage eco-friendly oxidant addition can replace excavation and disposal as a means of addressing clayey soils co-contaminated with HMW-PAHs and metals.
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Al-Qadi, Imad, Hasan Ozer, Mouna Krami Senhaji, Qingwen Zhou, Rebekah Yang, Seunggu Kang, Marshall Thompson, et al. A Life-Cycle Methodology for Energy Use by In-Place Pavement Recycling Techniques. Illinois Center for Transportation, October 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/20-018.

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Worldwide interest in using recycled materials in flexible pavements as an alternative to virgin materials has increased significantly over the past few decades. Therefore, recycling has been utilized in pavement maintenance and rehabilitation activities. Three types of in-place recycling technologies have been introduced since the late 70s: hot in-place recycling, cold in-place recycling, and full-depth reclamation. The main objectives of this project are to develop a framework and a life-cycle assessment (LCA) methodology to evaluate maintenance and rehabilitation treatments, specifically in-place recycling and conventional paving methods, and develop a LCA tool utilizing Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) to help local and state highway agencies evaluate environmental benefits and tradeoffs of in-place recycling techniques as compared to conventional rehabilitation methods at each life-cycle stage from the material extraction to the end of life. The ultimate outcome of this study is the development of a framework and a user-friendly LCA tool that assesses the environmental impact of a wide range of pavement treatments, including in-place recycling, conventional methods, and surface treatments. The developed tool provides pavement industry practitioners, consultants, and agencies the opportunity to complement their projects’ economic and social assessment with the environmental impacts quantification. In addition, the tool presents the main factors that impact produced emissions and energy consumed at every stage of the pavement life cycle due to treatments. The tool provides detailed information such as fuel usage analysis of in-place recycling based on field data.
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Lundgren, Jonathan, Moshe Coll, and James Harwood. Biological control of cereal aphids in wheat: Implications of alternative foods and intraguild predation. United States Department of Agriculture, October 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2014.7699858.bard.

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The overall objective of this proposal is to understand how realistic strategies for incorporating alternative foods into wheat fields affect the intraguild (IG) interactions of omnivorous and carnivorous predators and their efficacy as biological control agents. Cereal aphids are a primary pest of wheat throughout much of the world. Naturally occurring predator communities consume large quantities of cereal aphids in wheat, and are partitioned into aphid specialists and omnivores. Within wheat fields, the relative abilities of omnivorous and carnivorous predators to reduce cereal aphids depend heavily on the availability, distribution and type of alternative foods (alternative prey, sugar, and pollen), and on the intensity and direction of IG predation events within this community. A series of eight synergistic experiments, carefully crafted to accomplish objectives while accounting for regional production practices, will be conducted to explore how cover crops (US, where large fields preclude effective use of field margins) and field margins (IS, where cover crops are not feasible) as sources of alternative foods affect the IG interactions of predators and their efficacy as biological control agents. These objectives are: 1. Determine the mechanisms whereby the availability of alternative prey and plant-provided resources affect pest suppression by omnivorous and carnivorous generalist predators; 2. Characterize the intensity of IGP within generalist predator communities of wheat systems and assess the impact of these interactions on cereal aphid predation; and 3. Evaluate how spatial patterns in the availability of non-prey resources and IGP affect predation on cereal aphids by generalist predator communities. To accomplish these goals, novel tools, including molecular and biochemical gut content analysis and geospatial analysis, will be coupled with traditional techniques used to monitor and manipulate insect populations and predator efficacy. Our approach will manipulate key alternative foods and IG prey to determine how these individual interactions contribute to the ability of predators to suppress cereal aphids within systems where cover crop and field margin management strategies are evaluated in production scale plots. Using these strategies, the proposed project will not only provide cost-effective and realistic solutions for pest management issues faced by IS and US producers, but also will provide a better understanding of how spatial dispersion, IG predation, and the availability of alternative foods contribute to biological control by omnivores and carnivores within agroecosystems. By reducing the reliance of wheat producers on insecticides, this proposal will address the BARD priorities of increasing the efficiency of agricultural production and protecting plants against biotic sources of stress in an environmentally friendly and sustainable manner.
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