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Recycling of tungsten carbide scrap metal: A review of recycling methods and future prospects by Shemi, A., Magumise, A., Ndlovu, S., Sacks, N.

“…•Tungsten and cobalt are strategic metals; as such their sustainability is critical.•Cemented tungsten carbides become available for recycling when…”
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Noninvasive Sampling Reveals Short-Term Genetic Rescue in an Insular Red Fox Population by Quinn, Cate B, Alden, Preston B, Sacks, Benjamin N

“…Abstract Genetic factors in the decline of small populations are extremely difficult to study in nature. We leveraged a natural experiment to investigate…”
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Laser engineered net shaping of WC-9.2wt%Ni alloys: A feasibility study by Davoren, B., Sacks, N., Theron, M.

“…A design of experiment matrix was successfully applied to the LENS® technology to produce a series of WC-9.2wt%Ni (Monel) thin walls and cubes. The alloys were…”
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Effect of TaC and TiC on the friction and dry sliding wear of WC-6 wt.% Co cemented carbides against steel counterfaces by van der Merwe, R, Sacks, N

“…The friction and sliding wear characteristics of a WC-6 wt.% Co alloy to which minor amounts of refractory carbides TiC, TaC and NbC were added have been…”
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Post-Processing Framework for As-Built LPBF Ti-6Al-4V Parts Towards Meeting Industry Functional Requirements by Makhetha, W. M. I., Becker, T. H., Sacks, N.

“…Although metal additive manufacturing (MAM) technologies such as laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) are finding applications in aerospace industries, the as-built…”
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Integrated Modeling to Estimate Population Size and Composition of Mule Deer by FURNAS, BRETT J., LANDERS, RUSS H., HILL, SCOTT, ITOGA, STUART S., SACKS, BENJAMIN N.

“…Estimating population size, age composition, and sex ratio of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) is important to conservation and managed hunting of this species…”
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Cold gas dynamic spraying of WC–Ni cemented carbide coatings by Lioma, D., Sacks, N., Botef, I.

“…The feasibility of using a low pressure cold spray system for the deposition of WC–Ni coatings was studied. The Ni content was varied from 4 to 50wt.% and the…”
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Tribological characterization of Nb ion implanted WC-5wt%Ni cold sprayed coatings in dry sliding contact by Nunthavarawong, P., Sacks, N., Botef, I.

“…Niobium ions were implanted into WC-5wt%Ni cold sprayed coatings at an acceleration voltage of 60 keV. The ion dosages were varied as 2 × 1016, 5 × 1016, and…”
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Effect of powder feed rate on the mechanical properties of WC-5 wt%Ni coatings deposited using low pressure cold spray by Nunthavarawong, P., Sacks, N., Botef, I.

“…WC-5 wt%Ni coatings were fabricated onto 3CR12 stainless steel plates using low pressure cold spray deposition. The powder feed rate of the volumetric feeder…”
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X-ray diffraction measurement of residual stress in WC-Co thermally sprayed coatings onto metal substrates by Oladijo, O.P., Venter, A.M., Cornish, L.A., Sacks, N.

“…Investigation of the residual stresses and microstructural properties associated with HVOF thermal spray coating of WC-17wt% Co of same thickness on three…”
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Y chromosome analysis of dingoes and southeast asian village dogs suggests a neolithic continental expansion from Southeast Asia followed by multiple Austronesian dispersals by Sacks, Benjamin N, Brown, Sarah K, Stephens, Danielle, Pedersen, Niels C, Wu, Jui-Te, Berry, Oliver

“…Dogs originated more than 14,000 BP, but the location(s) where they first arose is uncertain. The earliest archeological evidence of ancient dogs was…”
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Testing a single-visit sampling approach for fecal DNA abundance estimation of tule elk in the Lake Pillsbury Basin by Sacks, Benjamin N, Bush, Joshua P, Batter, Thomas J

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Phylogenetic distinctiveness of Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian village dog Y chromosomes illuminates dog origins by Brown, Sarah K, Pedersen, Niels C, Jafarishorijeh, Sardar, Bannasch, Danika L, Ahrens, Kristen D, Wu, Jui-Te, Okon, Michaella, Sacks, Benjamin N

“…Modern genetic samples are commonly used to trace dog origins, which entails untested assumptions that village dogs reflect indigenous ancestry or that breed…”
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Discrete element simulation of tribological interactions in rock cutting by van Wyk, G., Els, D.N.J., Akdogan, G., Bradshaw, S.M., Sacks, N.

“…Tool forces from rock cutting tests were numerically simulated by using a discrete element method (DEM). Tribological interactions such as contact, shearing,…”
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Anticoagulant rodenticides on our public and community lands: spatial distribution of exposure and poisoning of a rare forest carnivore by Gabriel, Mourad W, Woods, Leslie W, Poppenga, Robert, Sweitzer, Rick A, Thompson, Craig, Matthews, Sean M, Higley, J Mark, Keller, Stefan M, Purcell, Kathryn, Barrett, Reginald H, Wengert, Greta M, Sacks, Benjamin N, Clifford, Deana L

“…Anticoagulant rodenticide (AR) poisoning has emerged as a significant concern for conservation and management of non-target wildlife. The purpose for these…”
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Landscape genetics of the nonnative red fox of California by Sacks, Benjamin N., Brazeal, Jennifer L., Lewis, Jeffrey C.

“…Invasive mammalian carnivores contribute disproportionately to declines in global biodiversity. In California, nonnative red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) have…”
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Phylogeography of the North American red fox: vicariance in Pleistocene forest refugia by Aubry, Keith B, Statham, Mark J, Sacks, Benjamin N, Perrine, John D, Wisely, Samantha M

“…Fossil, archaeological, and morphometric data suggest that indigenous red foxes in North America were derived from vicariance in two disjunct refugia during…”
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Economic Burden of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome (BOS) in Lung Transplant Patients by Sacks, N.C., Healey, B., Cyr, P.L., Henig, N.R., Huang, H.J.

“…BOS, a common complication after lung tansplantation (LTx), is a rapidly progressive obstructive airway disease characterized by T-cell mediated inflammation…”
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Dietary characterization of the endangered salt marsh harvest mouse and sympatric rodents using DNA metabarcoding by Aylward, Cody M., Statham, Mark J., Barthman‐Thompson, Laureen, Kelt, Douglas A., Sacks, Benjamin N.

“…The salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris; RERA) is an endangered species endemic to the coastal wetlands of the San Francisco Estuary,…”
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INFLUENCE OF POWDER CHARACTERISTICS ON THE SPREADABILITY OF PRE-ALLOYED TUNGSTEN- CARBIDE COBALT by Govender, Preyin, Blaine, Deborah Clare, Sacks, Natasha

“…With rising interest in additive manufacturing (AM) techniques, there is an increased focus on research that evaluates critical parameters that guide the…”
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