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A dimensional analysis for determining optimal discharge and penstock diameter in impulse and reaction water turbines by Leon, A.S., Zhu, L.

“…This paper presents a dimensional analysis for determining optimal flow discharge and optimal penstock diameter when designing impulse and reaction turbines…”
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Measured maximal heart rates compared to commonly used age-based prediction equations in the heritage family study by Sarzynski, M.A., Rankinen, T., Earnest, C.P., Leon, A.S., Rao, D.C., Skinner, J.S., Bouchard, C.

“…Objective The purpose of this study was to examine how well two commonly used age‐based prediction equations for maximal heart rate (HRmax) estimate the actual…”
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The Synthesis of Electric Drives Characteristics of the UAV of “Convertiplane–Tricopter” Type by Emelyanova, O.V., Kazaryan, G.K., Martinez Leon, A.S., Jatsun, S.F.

“…The paper is devoted to the review of controlled motion of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with vertical takeoff and landing, the convertiplane type, with…”
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Design and implementation of an embedded 512-KB level-2 cache subsystem by Shin, J.L., Petrick, B., Singh, M., Leon, A.S.

“…Dual on-chip 512-KB unified second level (L2) caches for an UltraSparc processor are implemented using 0.13-/spl mu/m technology. Each 512-KB unit is…”
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Materials with enhanced adhesive properties based on acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS)/thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) blends for fused filament fabrication (FFF) by de León, A.S., Domínguez-Calvo, A., Molina, S.I.

“…In the current work, we prepared a novel material suitable for additive manufacturing by using acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) copolymer as matrix and a…”
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A dual-core 64-bit ultraSPARC microprocessor for dense server applications by Takayanagi, T., Shin, J.L., Petrick, B., Su, J.Y., Levy, H., Ha Pham, Son, J., Moon, N., Bistry, D., Nair, U., Singh, M., Mathur, V., Leon, A.S.

“…A dual-core 64-bit microprocessor optimized for compute-dense systems such as rack-mount and blade servers for network computing was developed. The chip…”
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Switchable and pH responsive porous surfaces based on polypeptide-based block copolymers by de León, A.S., del Campo, A., Rodríguez-Hernández, J., Muñoz-Bonilla, A.

“…In the current work, we prepared stimuli responsive porous films by the breath figure approach using polymer blends consisting of high molecular weight…”
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Immobilization of Stimuli-Responsive Nanogels onto Honeycomb Porous Surfaces and Controlled Release of Proteins by De León, A. S, Molina, M, Wedepohl, S, Muñoz-Bonilla, A, Rodríguez-Hernández, J, Calderón, M

“…In this article, we describe the formation of functional honeycomb-like porous surfaces fabricated by the breath figures technique using blends of either…”
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Changes in inflammatory biomarkers following one-year of moderate resistance training in overweight women by Olson, T.P, Dengel, D.R, Leon, A.S, Schmitz, K.H

“…Background: Overweight individuals commonly demonstrate elevated levels of inflammatory and cell adhesion molecules. Elevated levels of inflammation and…”
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Psoriasis and physical activity: a review by Wilson, P.B., Bohjanen, K.A., Ingraham, S.J., Leon, A.S.

“…Psoriasis is a common, chronic inflammatory skin disease that can cause significant discomfort and impairment to quality of life. Recent research indicates…”
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effect of sex, age and race on estimating percentage body fat from body mass index: The Heritage Family Study by Jackson, A.S, Stanforth, P.R, Gagnon, J, Rankinen, T, Leon, A.S, Rao, D.C, Skinner, J.S, Bouchard, C, Wilmore, J.H

“…Objective: To study the effects of sex, age and race on the relation between body mass index (BMI) and measured percent body fat (%fat). Design:…”
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A Power-Efficient High-Throughput 32-Thread SPARC Processor by Leon, A.S., Tam, K.W., Shin, J.L., Weisner, D., Schumacher, F.

“…This first generation of "Niagara" SPARC processors implements a power-efficient Chip Multi-Threading (CMT) architecture which maximizes overall throughput…”
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Calcium intake is associated with adiposity in Black and White men and White women of the HERITAGE Family Study by Loos, Ruth J F, Rankinen, Tuomo, Leon, Arthur S, Skinner, James S, Wilmore, Jack H, Rao, D C, Bouchard, Claude

“…Calcium (Ca(2+)) intake may play a role in the regulation of body weight. Increased Ca(2+) intake has been associated with lower body weight, BMI, and…”
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Fitness alters the associations of BMI and waist circumference with total and abdominal fat by Janssen, I, Katzmarzyk, P.T, Ross, R, Leon, A.S, Skinner, J.S, Rao, D.C, Wilmore, J.H, Rankinen, T, Bouchard, C

“…Objective: We tested the following hypotheses in black and white men and women: 1) for a given BMI or waist circumference (WC), individuals with moderate…”
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Physical activity and body weight: associations over ten years in the CARDIA study by Schmitz, K.H, Jacobs, D.R. Jr, Leon, A.S, Schreiner, P.J, Sternfeld, B

“…BACKGROUND: Hypothesis 1--sustained changes in physical activity are inversely related to changes in body weight. Hypothesis 2--those who attenuate weight gain…”
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Strength training for obesity prevention in midlife women by Schmitz, K.H, Jensen, M.D, Kugler, K.C, Jeffery, R.W, Leon, A.S

“…OBJECTIVE: The primary goal of this study was to assess whether increases in fat-free mass (FFM) and decreases in total and percentage fat mass from 15 weeks…”
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Alterations in body weight and composition consequent to 20 wk of endurance training: the HERITAGE Family Study by Wilmore, J.H, Despres, J.P, Stanforth, P.R, Mandel, S, Rice, T, Gagnon, J, Leon, A.S, Rao, D.C, Skinner, J.S, Bouchard, C

“…Background: Obesity is a major public health problem in the United States. The role of physical activity and formal exercise in controlling body weight has not…”
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The UltraSPARC T1 Processor: CMT Reliability by Leon, A.S., Langley, B., Jinuk Luke Shin

“…Throughput computing represents a new paradigm in processor design focusing on maximizing overall throughput of commercial workloads while addressing…”
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Post-heparin lipolytic enzyme activities, sex hormones and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) in men and women: The HERITAGE Family Study by Desmeules, A., Couillard, C., Tchernof, A., Bergeron, J., Rankinen, T., Leon, A.S., Rao, D.C., Skinner, J.S., Wilmore, J.H., Després, J.-P., Bouchard, C.

“…We tested the hypothesis that androgen, estrogen, and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) levels would be significantly related to post-heparin hepatic lipase…”
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genome-wide linkage scan for dietary energy and nutrient intakes: the Health, Risk Factors, Exercise Training, and Genetic (HERITAGE) Family Study by Collaku, A, Rankinen, T, Rice, T, Leon, A.S, Rao, D.C, Skinner, J.S, Wilmore, J.H, Bouchard, C

“…Background: A poor diet is a risk factor for chronic diseases such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and some cancers. Twin and family studies…”
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