Search Results - "Murphy, S.T."
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review of the history, definitions and methods of continuous cover forestry with special attention to afforestation and restocking
Published in Forestry (London) (2004)“…Continuous cover forestry (CCF) is not a new idea in forest management but there has been renewed interest in it for the potential it has to meet the…”
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Atomistic computer simulation of oxygen ion conduction mechanisms in La2NiO4
Published in Solid state ionics (15-09-2008)“…Atomistic computer simulation has been used to predict the most energetically favourable migration pathways for oxygen ion transport in tetragonal La2NiO4…”
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P2074 In vitro and in vivo antibacterial activity of novel nitrile-containingfluoroquinolones
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Thermophysical properties and oxygen transport in the (Ux,Pu1−x)O2 lattice
Published in Journal of nuclear materials (01-06-2015)“…Using molecular dynamics, the thermophysical properties of the (Ux,Pu1−x)O2 system have been investigated between 300 and 3200K. The variation with temperature…”
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The defect chemistry of UO2±x from atomistic simulations
Published in Journal of nuclear materials (01-06-2018)“…Control of the defect chemistry in UO2±x is important for manipulating nuclear fuel properties and fuel performance. For example, the uranium vacancy…”
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Comparative studies on populations of Pauesia juniperorum (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a biological control agent for Cinara cupressivora (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
Published in Bulletin of entomological research (01-12-2005)“…Pauesia juniperorum (Starý), a solitary endoparasitoid which attacks several Cinara spp. in the subgenus Cupressobium, was introduced into Africa for the…”
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The effect of Nb on the corrosion and hydrogen pick-up of Zr alloys
Published in Acta materialia (15-06-2017)“…Zr-Nb alloys are known to perform better in corrosion and hydrogen pick-up than other Zr alloys but the mechanism by which this happens is not well understood…”
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The influence of alloying elements on the corrosion of Zr alloys
Published in Corrosion science (01-04-2016)“…•Sc, Sb, Nb and Sn in Zr-alloys were studied by DFT models and autoclave corrosion.•All elements were shown to form substitutional Zr defects in t-ZrO2.•Sc…”
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Assessment of the host-range and impact of the mite, Aculus crassulae, a potential biological control agent for Australian swamp stonecrop, Crassula helmsii
Published in Biological control (01-04-2022)“…•Eriophyoid mite screened as a biological control agent for Crassula helmsii.•No significant non-target effects observed.•A. crassulae demonstrated significant…”
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The thermodynamics of hydride precipitation: The importance of entropy, enthalpy and disorder
Published in Acta materialia (15-10-2014)“…The precipitation of zirconium hydrides from Zr solid solution was investigated using first-principles lattice dynamics simulations. These included the…”
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Point defects and non-stoichiometry in thoria
Published in Solid state ionics (01-12-2014)“…Thoria is a possible alternative to urania as a nuclear fuel. In order to adopt thoria it is necessary to gain a thorough understanding of the defect processes…”
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The defect chemistry of U O 2 ± x from atomistic simulations
Published in Journal of nuclear materials (01-06-2018)“…Control of the defect chemistry in UO2±x is important for manipulating nuclear fuel properties and fuel performance. For example, the uranium vacancy…”
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Hydrogen accommodation in Zr second phase particles: Implications for H pick-up and hydriding of Zircaloy-2 and Zircaloy-4
Published in Corrosion science (01-04-2013)“…Ab-initio computer simulations have been used to predict the energies associated with the accommodation of H atoms at interstitial sites in α, β-Zr and Zr–M…”
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The effect of Sn–VO defect clustering on Zr alloy corrosion
Published in Corrosion science (15-08-2018)“…Density functional theory simulations were used to study Sn defect clusters in the oxide layer of Zr-alloys. Clustering was shown to play a key role in the…”
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The significance of climate in the pollinator dynamics of a tropical agroforestry system
Published in Agriculture, ecosystems & environment (15-02-2018)“…•Agricultural pollinators suffer diverse threats globally.•We surveyed pollinator populations on farms across three Caribbean islands.•Ceratopogonid cocoa…”
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The stability of alloying additions in Zirconium
Published in Journal of nuclear materials (01-06-2013)“…The interactions of Cr, Fe, Nb, Ni, Sn, V and Y with Zr are simulated using density functional theory. Thermodynamic stabilities of various different Zr based…”
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Hydrogen solubility in zirconium intermetallic second phase particles
Published in Journal of nuclear materials (01-11-2013)“…The enthalpies of solution of H in Zr binary intermetallic compounds formed with Cu, Cr, Fe, Mo, Ni, Nb, Sn and V were calculated by means of density…”
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Non-stoichiometry in MgAl2O4 spinel
Published in Philosophical magazine (Abingdon, England) (28-03-2010)“…Stoichiometric magnesium aluminate spinel, MgAl 2 O 4 , contains equimolar proportions of Al 2 O 3 and MgO. Spinel can, however, exhibit significant deviations…”
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Cation diffusion in magnesium aluminate spinel
Published in Solid state ionics (16-02-2009)“…The mechanisms by which Mg 2+ and Al 3+ ions are transported through the MgAl 2O 4 spinel lattice are investigated using atomic scale computer simulation. Both…”
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Non-stoichiometry in MgAl 2 O 4 spinel
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