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Antarctic ice-sheet loss driven by basal melting of ice shelves by Pritchard, H. D., Ligtenberg, S. R. M., Fricker, H. A., Vaughan, D. G., van den Broeke, M. R., Padman, L.

“…Using satellite laser altimetry, basal melting of ice shelves is determined to be the main driver of Antarctic ice-sheet loss,with changing climate the likely…”
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Stress Relaxation, Dynamics, and Plasticity of Transient Polymer Networks by Meng, Fanlong, Pritchard, Robyn H, Terentjev, Eugene M

“…We propose a theoretical framework for dealing with a transient polymer network undergoing small deformations, based on the rate of breaking and reforming of…”
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Controlled thermal oxidative crosslinking of polymers of intrinsic microporosity towards tunable molecular sieve membranes by Song, Qilei, Cao, Shuai, Pritchard, Robyn H., Ghalei, Behnam, Al-Muhtaseb, Shaheen A., Terentjev, Eugene M., Cheetham, Anthony K., Sivaniah, Easan

“…Organic open frameworks with well-defined micropore (pore dimensions below 2 nm) structure are attractive next-generation materials for gas sorption, storage,…”
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Mechanics of biological networks: from the cell cytoskeleton to connective tissue by Pritchard, Robyn H, Huang, Yan Yan Shery, Terentjev, Eugene M

“…From the cell cytoskeleton to connective tissues, fibrous networks are ubiquitous in metazoan life as the key promoters of mechanical strength, support and…”
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Inhibitory role of phosphatidylinositol 4,5‐bisphosphate on TMEM16A‐encoded calcium‐activated chloride channels in rat pulmonary artery by Pritchard, H A T, Leblanc, N, Albert, A P, Greenwood, I A

“…Background and Purpose Calcium‐activated chloride channels (CaCCs) are key depolarizing mechanisms that have an important role in vascular smooth muscle…”
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Downregulation of extraembryonic tension controls body axis formation in avian embryos by Kunz, Daniele, Wang, Anfu, Chan, Chon U, Pritchard, Robyn H., Wang, Wenyu, Gallo, Filomena, Bradshaw, Charles R., Terenzani, Elisa, Müller, Karin H., Huang, Yan Yan Shery, Xiong, Fengzhu

“…Embryonic tissues undergoing shape change draw mechanical input from extraembryonic substrates. In avian eggs, the early blastoderm disk is under the tension…”
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Towards Bedmap Himalayas: development of an airborne ice-sounding radar for glacier thickness surveys in High-Mountain Asia by Pritchard, H. D., King, E. C., Goodger, D. J., McCarthy, M., Mayer, C., Kayastha, R.

“…The thickness of glaciers in High-Mountain Asia (HMA) is critical in determining when the ice reserve will be lost as these glaciers thin but is remarkably…”
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Scales of Stress Heterogeneity Near Active Faults in the Santa Barbara Channel, Southern California by Patricia Persaud, Edward H. Pritchard, Joann M. Stock

“…Abstract The Santa Barbara Channel represents the offshore portion of the Ventura Basin in Southern California. Ongoing transpression related to a regional…”
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Maximising the use of native seeds in restoration projects by Elzenga, J T M, Bekker, R M, Pritchard, H W

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Seed viability and fatty acid profiles of five orchid species before and after ageing by Diantina, S., McGill, C., Millner, J., Nadarajan, J., Pritchard, H. W., Colville, L., Clavijo McCormick, A., Kranner, I.

“…Changes in seed lipid composition during ageing are associated with seed viability loss in many plant species. However, due to their small seed size, this has…”
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Prediction of desiccation sensitivity in seeds of woody species: a probabilistic model based on two seed traits and 104 species by Daws, M. I, Garwood, N. C, Pritchard, H. W

“…BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Seed desiccation sensitivity limits the ex situ conservation of up to 47 % of plant species, dependent on habitat. Whilst desirable,…”
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Traits of Recalcitrant Seeds in a Semi-Deciduous Tropical Forest in Panamá: Some Ecological Implications by Daws, M. I., Garwood, N. C., Pritchard, H. W.

“…1. We used cross-species and phylogenetic analyses to compare seed traits of 36 species with desiccation-sensitive and 189 with desiccation-tolerant seeds from…”
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Dissecting seed dormancy and germination in Aquilegia barbaricina, through thermal kinetics of embryo growth by Porceddu, M, Mattana, E, Pritchard, H W, Bacchetta, G

“…Threshold-based thermal time models provide insight into the physiological switch from the dormant to the non-dormant germinating seed. This approach was used…”
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Seed ecology of the geophyte Conopodium majus (Apiaceae), indicator species of ancient woodland understories and oligotrophic meadows by Blandino, C, Fernández-Pascual, E, Marin, M, Vernet, A, Pritchard, H W

“…Conopodium majus is a geophyte with pseudomonocotyly, distributed in Atlantic Europe. It is an indicator of two declining European habitats: ancient woodland…”
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Is the island rule general? Turtles disagree by Itescu, Yuval, Karraker, Nancy E, Raia, Pasquale, Pritchard, Peter C. H, Meiri, Shai

“…AIM: The island rule describes a trend toward dwarfism of large animals and gigantism of small animals on islands. Studies of vertebrates, including reptiles,…”
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Comparison of seed and seedling functional traits in native Helianthus species and the crop H. annuus (sunflower) by Castillo-Lorenzo, E, Pritchard, H W, Finch-Savage, W E, Seal, C E

“…Seed functional traits of native Helianthus species contribute towards ecosystem services but limitations to their use in managed programmes exist. Many…”
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Analyses of several seed viability markers in individual recalcitrant seeds of Eugenia stipitata McVaugh with totipotent germination by Calvi, G P, Aud, F F, Ferraz, I D K, Pritchard, H W, Kranner, I

“…The use of biochemical seed viability markers is often compromised by the unknown partitioning of analytes in bulk seed lots consisting of inseparable…”
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Widespread acceleration of tidewater glaciers on the Antarctic Peninsula by Pritchard, H. D., Vaughan, D. G.

“…Over the last half century, the Antarctic Peninsula (AP) has been among the most rapidly warming regions on Earth. This has led to increased summer snowmelt,…”
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Pseudophoenix ekmanii (Arecaceae) seeds at suboptimal temperature show reduced imbibition rates and enhanced expression of genes related to germination inhibition by Visscher, A. M., Castillo‐Lorenzo, E., Toorop, P. E., Junio da Silva, L., Yeo, M., Pritchard, H. W., Arista, M.

“…Pseudophoenix ekmanii is a critically endangered palm species that can be found in the southeast of the Dominican Republic. The temperatures to which P…”
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Seeds photoblastism and its relationship with some plant traits in 136 cacti taxa by Flores, J., Jurado, E., Chapa-Vargas, L., Ceroni-Stuva, A., Dávila-Aranda, P., Galíndez, G., Gurvich, D., León-Lobos, P., Ordóñez, C., Ortega-Baes, P., Ramírez-Bullón, N., Sandoval, A., Seal, C.E., Ullian, T., Pritchard, H.W.

“…▶ Relative Light Germination (RLG) differed among taxa. ▶ RLG was lower for seeds from taller than for shorter taxa, and lower for taxa with heavier seeds than…”
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