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Oblique impact testing of bicycle helmets by Mills, N.J., Gilchrist, A.

“…The performance of bicycle helmets was investigated in oblique impacts with a simulated road surface. The linear and rotational accelerations of a headform,…”
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Finite-element analysis of bicycle helmet oblique impacts by Mills, N.J., Gilchrist, A.

“…Finite-element analysis (FEA) was performed for bicycle helmets making oblique impacts with a road surface, to evaluate the linear and rotational accelerations…”
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Heel–shoe interactions and the durability of EVA foam running-shoe midsoles by Verdejo, R, Mills, N.J

“…A finite element analysis (FEA) was made of the stress distribution in the heelpad and a running shoe midsole, using heelpad properties deduced from published…”
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FEA of oblique impact tests on a motorcycle helmet by Mills, N.J., Wilkes, S., Derler, S., Flisch, A.

“…In accidents, motorcycle riders full-face helmets often make oblique impacts with road surfaces. Finite element analysis was used to predict the rotational and…”
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Regulation of rodent-borne viruses in the natural host: implications for human disease by Mills, J N

“…Prevalence and transmission rates of rodent-borne viruses within host populations vary in time and space and among host-virus systems. Improving our…”
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The wet Kelvin model for air flow through open-cell polyurethane foams by Mills, N J

“…Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) was used to compute the air-flow permeability K for laminar flow, for wet Kelvin foam models, as a function of cell size and…”
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Ratio dependence in the functional response of insect parasitoids: evidence from Trichogramma minutum foraging for eggs in small host patches by Mills, N. J., Lacan, I.

“…1. Despite considerable recent debate on the suitability of ratio dependence as a more general form for the functional response in consumer–victim…”
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Polymer foams for personal protection: cushions, shoes and helmets by Mills, N.J., Fitzgerald, C., Gilchrist, A., Verdejo, R.

“…Three areas, where polymer foam products are used in personal protection, are reviewed to contrast the foam micromechanisms and the use of Finite Element…”
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Abundance, Age Structure, and Voltinism of Light Brown Apple Moth Populations in California by Buergi, L. P, Roltsch, W. J, Mills, N. J

“…The light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana (Walker), is native to Australia and first was detected in California in 2006. In this study, we regularly…”
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Properties of bonded-polypropylene-bead foams : data and modelling by MILLS, N. J, GILCHRIST, A

“…Various mechanical properties (uniaxial compression, Poisson’s ratio, indentation resistance) were measured for both expanded polypropylene (EPP) foam and…”
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Comparison of manual and laboratory PCV and total protein using EDTA and lithium heparin canine samples by Tamborini, A, Papakonstantinou, S, Brown, A, Brennan, S, Shiel, R. E, Mills, J. N, Mooney, C. T

“…OBJECTIVES: To evaluate if lithium heparin (LiH) and potassium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) can be used interchangeably to obtain packed cell volume…”
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The in-plane non-linear compression of regular honeycombs by Zhu, H.X., Mills, N.J.

“…A theoretical analysis is made of the in-plane uniaxial compression of regular honeycombs made from a range of materials. Both the elastic and elastic-plastic…”
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Molecular markers reveal strong geographic, but not host associated, genetic differentiation in Aphidius transcaspicus, a parasitoid of the aphid genus Hyalopterus by Lozier, J D, Roderick, G K, Mills, N J

“…Host plant associated genetic differentiation is a common phenomenon in phytophagous insects, but the degree to which such associations sequentially drive…”
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Bartonella infection in sylvatic small mammals of central Sweden by HOLMBERG, M., MILLS, J. N., MCGILL, S., BENJAMIN, G., ELLIS, B. A.

“…Sylvatic small mammals were captured in rural habitats near Uppsala, Sweden, to measure the prevalence of bartonella infections, characterize bacterial…”
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Simulating the effects of long distance running on shoe midsole foam by Verdejo, R, Mills, N.J

“…A repeat impact machine was developed to analyse changes in the mechanical response of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer foams used in running shoes. Impacts of…”
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The high strain compression of closed-cell polymer foams by Mills, N.J., Zhu, H.X.

“…A compressed closed-cell polymer foam was modelled using a BBC lattice model of tetrakaidecahedral cells, loaded in the [001] direction. The contributions of…”
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Analysis of the elastic properties of open-cell foams with tetrakaidecahedral cells by Zhu, H.X., Knott, J.F., Mills, N.J.

“…The elastic constants of an open-cell foam model, having tetrakaidecahedral cells on a BCC lattice, were found. The Young's modulus, shear modulus and…”
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene therapy using a nonviral gene delivery system improves erectile function in a diabetic rat model by Dall'Era, J E, Meacham, R B, Mills, J N, Koul, S, Carlsen, S N, Myers, J B, Koul, H K

“…Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a cause of decreased quality of life in more than 70% of diabetic men. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has shown to…”
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Finite element models for the viscoelasticity of open-cell polyurethane foam by MILLS, N. J

“…Finite Element Analysis (FEA) was used to model viscoelastic effects in the compression of polyurethane (PU) foam. Modelling of the impact compression of foam…”
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Analysis of the high strain compression of open-cell foams by Zhu, H.X., Mills, N.J., Knott, J.F.

“…The high strain compression of open-cell foams is analysed, using a lattice model with tetrakaidecahedral cells. The buckling of elastic cell edges, under…”
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