Search Results - "HIGGINS, J. A"

role for adipose tissue in weight regain after weight loss by MacLean, P. S, Higgins, J. A, Giles, E. D, Sherk, V. D, Jackman, M. R

“…Weight regain after weight loss is a substantial challenge in obesity therapeutics. Dieting leads to significant adaptations in the homeostatic system that…”
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Two-billion-year-old evaporites capture Earth's great oxidation by Blättler, C L, Claire, M W, Prave, A R, Kirsimäe, K, Higgins, J A, Medvedev, P V, Romashkin, A E, Rychanchik, D V, Zerkle, A L, Paiste, K, Kreitsmann, T, Millar, I L, Hayles, J A, Bao, H, Turchyn, A V, Warke, M R, Lepland, A

“…Major changes in atmospheric and ocean chemistry occurred in the Paleoproterozoic Era (2.5-1.6 billion years ago). Increasing oxidation dramatically changed…”
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Quantitative Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Analysis of Deformed Wing Virus Infection in the Honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) by Chen, Y. P, Higgins, J. A, Feldlaufer, M. F

“…Deformed wing virus (DWV) can cause wing deformity and premature death in adult honeybees, although like many other bee viruses, DWV generally persists as a…”
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The Discrete Regime of Flame Propagation in Metal Particulate Clouds by Wright, A., Higgins, A. J., Goroshin, S.

“…Flame propagation in lean suspensions of nonvolatile fuels (aluminum and iron) in oxidizing atmospheres is experimentally investigated. Suspensions of…”
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Challenges of operations research practice in agricultural value chains by Higgins, A J, Miller, C J, Archer, A A, Ton, T, Fletcher, C S, McAllister, R R J

“…Operations research (OR) methodologies in optimization have been extensively applied to problems in different agricultural value chains in recent years. We…”
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A Pleistocene ice core record of atmospheric O₂ concentrations by Stolper, D. A., Bender, M. L., Dreyfus, G. B., Yan, Y., Higgins, J. A.

“…The history of atmospheric O₂ partial pressures (Po₂) is inextricably linked to the coevolution of life and Earth's biogeochemical cycles. Reconstructions of…”
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Oxygenation of the ocean and sediments: Consequences for the seafloor carbonate factory by Higgins, J.A., Fischer, W.W., Schrag, D.P.

“…Observed changes in the source of CaCO 3 sediments since Archean time suggest a first order pattern of decreasing abundance of carbonate cements precipitated…”
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Constraints on ocean carbonate chemistry and pCO2 in the Archaean and Palaeoproterozoic by Blättler, C. L., Kump, L. R., Fischer, W. W., Paris, G., Kasbohm, J. J., Higgins, J. A.

“…One of the great problems in the history of Earth’s climate is how to reconcile evidence for liquid water and habitable climates on early Earth with the Faint…”
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Validation of photographic food records in children: are pictures really worth a thousand words? by Higgins, J.A, LaSalle, A.L, Zhaoxing, P, Kasten, M.Y, Bing, K.N, Ridzon, S.E, Witten, T.L

“…Background/Objectives: Self-reported food records are commonly used to estimate dietary intake. However, diet diaries are time consuming for participants and…”
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Aluminum Particle Combustion in High-Speed Detonation Products by Tanguay, V., Goroshin, S., Higgins, A. J., Zhang, F.

“…Aluminum particles ranging from 2 to 100 μm were subjected to the flow of detonation products of a stoichiometric mixture of hydrogen and oxygen at atmospheric…”
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Diet composition and insulin action in animal models by Storlien, Len H., Higgins, J. A., Thomas, T. C., Brown, M. A., Wang, H. Q., Huang, X. F., Else, P. L.

“…Critical insights into the etiology of insulin resistance have been gained by the use of animal models where insulin action has been modulated by strictly…”
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Improving harvesting and transport planning within a sugar value chain by Higgins, A J, Laredo, L A

“…Recent economic pressures have forced the Australian sugar industry to achieve better integration and optimization of the cane harvesting and transport sectors…”
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MEM relay for reconfigurable RF circuits by Mihailovich, R.E., Kim, M., Hacker, J.B., Sovero, E.A., Studer, J., Higgins, J.A., DeNatale, J.F.

“…We describe a microelectromechanical (MEM) relay technology for high-performance reconfigurable RF circuits. This microrelay, fabricated using surface…”
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Numerical investigation of the instability for one-dimensional Chapman-Jouguet detonations with chain-branching kinetics by Ng, H. D., Radulescu, M. I., Higgins, A. J., Nikiforakis, N., Lee, J. H. S.

“…The dynamics of one-dimensional Chapman-Jouguet detonations driven by chain-branching kinetics is studied using numerical simulations. The chemical kinetic…”
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Asymmetry of imploding detonations in thin channels by Rodriguez Rosero, S., Loiseau, J., Higgins, A. J.

“…The factors that influence the symmetry of an imploding detonation are investigated experimentally and theoretically. Detonations in sub-atmospheric…”
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Is regular exercise an effective strategy for weight loss maintenance? by Foright, R.M., Presby, D.M., Sherk, V.D., Kahn, D., Checkley, L.A., Giles, E.D., Bergouignan, A., Higgins, J.A., Jackman, M.R., Hill, J.O., MacLean, P.S.

“…Weight regain after weight loss is one of the most significant challenges to successful obesity treatment. Regular exercise has long been touted as a strategy…”
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Constraining magnesium cycling in marine sediments using magnesium isotopes by Higgins, J.A., Schrag, D.P.

“…Magnesium concentrations in deep-sea sediment pore-fluids typically decrease down core due to net precipitation of dolomite or clay minerals in the sediments…”
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The future of the carbon cycle: review, calcification response, ballast and feedback on atmospheric CO2 by Barker, S., Higgins, J.A., Elderfield, H.

“… We then use a box model to demonstrate how the calcification response may affect the organic carbon rain rate through the ballast effect. The ballast effect…”
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An explosively driven launcher capable of 10kms-1 projectile velocities by Huneault, J., Loiseau, J., Hildebrand, M. T., Higgins, A. J.

“…Launching large (> 1 g) well-characterized projectiles to velocities beyond 10 km s - 1 is of interest for a number of scientific fields, but is beyond the…”
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Effect of spatial inhomogeneities on detonation propagation with yielding confinement by Mi, X. C., Higgins, A. J., Kiyanda, C. B., Ng, H. D., Nikiforakis, N.

“…The propagation of detonations in layers of reactive gas bounded by inert gas is simulated computationally in both homogeneous and inhomogeneous systems…”
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