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impact of climate change on regional water balances in Bangladesh by Kirby, J. M, Mainuddin, M, Mpelasoka, F, Ahmad, M. D, Palash, W, Quadir, M.E, Shah-Newaz, S. M, Hossain, M. M

“…The probable effect of climate change on the water available for use in Bangladesh is not well known. We calculate monthly water balances for five main regions…”
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Simplified Monthly Hydrology and Irrigation Water Use Model to Explore Sustainable Water Management Options in the Murray-Darling Basin by Kirby, J. M., Mainuddin, Md, Ahmad, M. D., Gao, L.

“…We aimed to provide whole-of-basin simulations of flows and diversions in the Murray-Darling Basin for economic and policy analysis. We describe a model based…”
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Responses of adult mosquitoes of two sibling species, Anopheles arabiensis and A. gambiae s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae), to high temperatures by Kirby, M J, Lindsay, S W

“…It is well known that amongst the sibling species of the Anopheles gambiae complex, A. arabiensis Patton predominates over A. gambiae sensu stricto Giles in…”
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Climate change and environmental water reallocation in the Murray–Darling Basin: Impacts on flows, diversions and economic returns to irrigation by Kirby, J.M., Connor, J., Ahmad, M.D., Gao, L., Mainuddin, M.

“…•First and only model to analyse economics and hydrology impacts in detail for Murray Darling Basin.•River flows are impacted more by climate change than by a…”
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Influence of soil strength on root growth: experiments and analysis using a critical-state model by Kirby, J.M., Bengough, A.G.

“…Summary Roots grow thicker in compacted soil, even though it requires greater force for a large object to penetrate soil than it does for a small one. We…”
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Microbiological and chemical properties of soil associated with macropores at different depths in a red-duplex soil in NSW Australia by Pankhurst, C.E., Pierret, A., Hawke, B.G., Kirby, J.M.

“…Some agricultural soils in South Eastern Australia with duplex profiles have subsoils with high bulk density, which may limit root penetration, water uptake…”
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The impact of irrigation development on regional groundwater resources in Bangladesh by Kirby, J.M., Ahmad, M.D., Mainuddin, M., Palash, W., Quadir, M.E., Shah-Newaz, S.M., Hossain, M.M.

“…•Groundwater use for irrigation in much (but not all) of Bangladesh may not be as unsustainable as is often supposed.•Current policy to reduce groundwater use…”
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Impact of agricultural development on evapotranspiration trends in the irrigated districts of Pakistan: evidence from 1981 to 2012 by Ahmad, Mobin-ud-Din, Kirby, J. M., Cheema, M. J. M.

“…Understanding time-series evapotranspiration trends is critical for water-balance assessments and sustainable water management in arid regions. In this paper,…”
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Implementing environmental flows in integrated water resources management and the ecosystem approach by Overton, I.C, Smith, D.M, Dalton, J, Barchiesi, S, Acreman, M.C, Stromberg, J.C, Kirby, J.M

“…In many of the world’s river basins, the water resources are over-allocated and/or highly modified, access to good quality water is limited or competitive and…”
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The overnight single-dose metyrapone test is a simple and reliable index of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis by Fiad, T M, Kirby, J M, Cunningham, S K, McKenna, T J

“…The ACTH stimulation test examines adrenal responsiveness but may not examine the entire hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and requires parenteral…”
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Modelling compaction of agricultural subsoils by tracked heavy construction machinery under various moisture conditions in Switzerland by Berli, M., Kirby, J.M., Springman, S.M., Schulin, R.

“…In recent years, agricultural land in Switzerland has been increasingly used as temporary access ways for heavy machinery in road and pipeline construction…”
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Detection of Strawberry crinkle virus in plants and aphids by RT‐PCR using conserved L gene sequences by Posthuma, K. I., Adams, A. N., Hong, Y., Kirby, M. J.

“…About 10% of the large (L) protein gene of Strawberry crinkle virus (SCV) was sequenced after amplification with degenerate primers designed to conserved…”
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Influence of root diameter on the penetration of seminal roots into a compacted subsoil by Materechera, S.A. (Adelaide Univ., Glen Osmond, SA (Australia). Waite Agricultural Research Inst., Dept. of Soil Science), Alston, A.M, Kirby, J.M, Dexter, A.R

“…A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the influence of root diameter on the ability of roots of eight plant species to penetrate a compacted subsoil…”
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Modification of soil aggregation by watering regime and roots growing through beds of large aggregates by Materechera, S.A. (Adelaide Univ., Glen Osmond, S.A. (Australia). Dept. of Soil Science), Kirby, J.M, Alston, A.M, Dexter, A.R

“…The influence of root growth and soil watering regime on aggregation was studied under controlled conditions. The study examined the influence of pea (Pisum…”
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Circular nodes in neural networks by Kirby, M J, Miranda, R

“…In the usual construction of a neural network, the individual nodes store and transmit real numbers that lie in an interval on the real line; the values are…”
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Estimating critical state soil mechanics parameters from shear box tests by KIRBY, J. M.

“…Summary Prediction of compaction, tillage, root growth or other soil deformation events requires a description of the stress–strain properties of the soil such…”
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Comparison of bioassays and laboratory assays for apple stem grooving virus by Kirby, M.J., Guise, C.M., Adams, A.N.

“…The standard field double-budding assay with the indicator Virginia Crab and the glasshouse test with the indicator Malus micromalus, were compared with ELISA…”
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Tribology of the root cap in maize (Zea mays) and peas (Pisum sativum) by BENGOUGH, A. G., KIRBY, J. M.

“…Frictional resistance to a penetrating body can account for more than 80% of the total resistance to penetration of soil. We measured the frictional resistance…”
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Drying of some Philippine and Indonesian puddled rice soils following surface drainage:: Numerical analysis using a swelling soil flow model by Kirby, J.M, Ringrose-Voase, A.J

“…Heavy clay soils used for paddy rice production in SE Asia are usually puddled to grow the rice crop. Soil conditions following puddling and drying might be…”
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Dimensionality Reduction Using Secant-Based Projection Methods: The Induced Dynamics in Projected Systems by Broomhead, D. S., Kirby, M. J.

“…In previous papers we have developed an approach to the data reduction problem which is based on a well-known, constructive proof of Whitney’s embedding…”
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