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Road sediment, an underutilized material in environmental science research: A review of perspectives on United States studies with international context by Dietrich, Matthew, O’Shea, Michael J., Gieré, Reto, Krekeler, Mark P.S.

“…Road sediment is a pervasive environmental medium that acts as both source and sink for a variety of natural and anthropogenic particles and often is enriched…”
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Investigation of Pb-contaminated soil and road dust in a polluted area of Philadelphia by O’Shea, Michael J., Krekeler, Mark P. S., Vann, David R., Gieré, Reto

“…A multi-analytical geochemical investigation of Pb-contaminated collocated road dust and soils, at two size fractions, was performed in Fishtown, Philadelphia,…”
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A mineralogical and chemical investigation of road dust in Philadelphia, PA, USA by O’Shea, Michael J., Vann, David R., Hwang, Wei-Ting, Gieré, Reto

“…Road dust was investigated within Philadelphia, a major United States city with a long history of industrial activities, in order to determine pollution…”
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Lead Pollution, Demographics, and Environmental Health Risks: The Case of Philadelphia, USA by O'Shea, Michael J, Toupal, Jonas, Caballero-Gómez, Hasibe, McKeon, Thomas P, Howarth, Marilyn V, Pepino, Richard, Gieré, Reto

“…Lead (Pb) soil contamination in urban environments represents a considerable health risk for exposed populations, which often include environmental justice…”
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Alteration of yellow traffic paint in simulated environmental and biological fluids by O'Shea, Michael J., Vigliaturo, Ruggero, Choi, Jessica K., McKeon, Thomas P., Krekeler, Mark P.S., Gieré, Reto

“…Pollution from heavy metals in urban environments is a topic of growing concern because many metals, including Pb and Cr, are a human health hazard. Exposure…”
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Multi-scale characterization of glaucophane from Chiavolino (Biella, Italy): implications for international regulations on elongate mineral particles by Vigliaturo, Ruggero, Elkassas, Sabrina M, Ventura, Giancarlo Della, Redhammer, Günther J, Ruiz-Zepeda, Francisco, O'Shea, Michael J, Dražić, Goran, Gieré, Reto

“…In this paper, we present the results of a multi-analytical characterization of a glaucophane sample collected in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy…”
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Backpack Weight and the Scaling of the Human Frame--II by O'Shea, Michael J

“…The backpack weight a hiker is capable of carrying depends on several factors. These include the hiker's weight, body mass index (BMI), fitness, and training…”
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Mineralogical Characterization and Dissolution Experiments in Gamble’s Solution of Tremolitic Amphibole from Passo di Caldenno (Sondrio, Italy) by Ruggero Vigliaturo, Giancarlo Della Ventura, Jessica K. Choi, Alessandra Marengo, Federico Lucci, Michael J. O'Shea, Ileana Pérez-Rodríguez, Reto Gieré

“…In nature, asbestos is often associated with minerals and other non-asbestiform morphologies thought to be harmless, but not much is known about the potential…”
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Forecasting Ability of a Periodic Component Extracted from Large‐Cap Index Time Series by O'Shea, Michael J.

“…We develop a method to extract periodic variations in a time series that are hidden in large non‐periodic and stochastic variations. This method relies on…”
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Climbing, Slipping and Newton's Second Law by O'Shea, Michael J

“…A point mass model of a climber ascending a rock slope is developed. Stability of the climber is defined via the maximum possible friction force exerted by the…”
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Harmonic and Anharmonic Behaviour of a Simple Oscillator by O'Shea, Michael J

“…We consider a simple oscillator that exhibits harmonic and anharmonic regimes and analyse its behaviour over the complete range of possible amplitudes. The…”
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Fluid Flow, Newton's Second Law and River Rescue by O'Shea, Michael J

“…We consider the situation of a boat pinned or wrapped against a rock by moving water in a river. The force exerted by moving water is calculated and the force…”
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Snowboard Jumping, Newton's Second Law and the Force on Landing by O'Shea, Michael J

“…An application of Newton's second law to a snowboarder dropping off a vertical ledge shows that the average normal force during landing (force exerted by the…”
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Surface studies of potentially protective films on gadolinium by Thomas, Sajan, Sherwood, Peter M. A, Lee, Kwan Myung, O'Shea, Michael J

“…X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, combined with Ar-ion depth profiling, Rutherford backscattering, and X-ray diffraction, has been used to monitor the surface…”
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Ah, to Be in New Cross...: The XVIIth International James Joyce Symposium, Goldsmiths College, University of London, 24-30 June 2000 by O'Shea, Michael J.

“…O'Shea presents an overview and shares his observations on the 17th International James Joyce Symposium, "Joyce 2000: The Right to Write," which was held in…”
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Armorial Bearings in "Idylls of the King" by O'Shea, Michael J.

“…Critics defending the unity of Tennyson's "Idylls of the King" have argued for a unity of motivic elements, such as season, music, color, beast imagery, and…”
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To make a long story short by O'Shea, Michael J

“…[...]while we hope to have a complete searchable analytical index online in the near future (watch www.shortfiction.org for the "index in progress"), we have…”
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To make a long story short by O'Shea, Michael J

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To make a long story short by O'Shea, Michael J

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To make a long story short by O'Shea, Michael J

“…O'Shea describes the work involved in putting together a 32-year index for "Studies in Short Fiction."…”
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