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The southern stratospheric gravity wave hot spot: individual waves and their momentum fluxes measured by COSMIC GPS-RO by Hindley, N P, Wright, C J, Smith, N D, Mitchell, N J

“…Nearly all general circulation models significantly fail to reproduce the observed behaviour of the southern wintertime polar vortex. It has been suggested…”
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Topographic Control of Order in Quasi-2D Granular Phase Transitions by Downs, J G, Smith, N D, Mandadapu, K K, Garrahan, J P, Smith, M I

“…We experimentally investigate the nature of 2D phase transitions in a quasi-2D granular fluid. Using a surface decorated with periodically spaced dimples we…”
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Collision-enhanced friction of a bouncing ball on a rough vibrating surface by Smith, N. D., Swift, M. R., Smith, M. I.

“…We describe experiments and simulations to investigate the dynamics of a ball bouncing on a rough vibrating surface. Directly measuring the impulse due to each…”
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Identification of a Pantoea biosynthetic cluster that directs the synthesis of an antimicrobial natural product by Walterson, Alyssa M, Smith, Derek D N, Stavrinides, John

“…Fire Blight is a destructive disease of apple and pear caused by the enteric bacterial pathogen, Erwinia amylovora. E. amylovora initiates infection by…”
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Factors controlling peat compaction in alluvial floodplains; a case study in the cold-temperate Cumberland Marshes, Canada by van Asselen, Sanneke, Stouthamer, Esther, Smith, Norman D

“…Subsidence due to peat compaction may have important implications in alluvial floodplains, because it leads to wetland loss, land inundation, and damage to…”
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Evaluating iterative algebraic algorithms in terms of convergence and image quality for cone beam CT by Qiu, W, Pengpan, T, Smith, N.D, Soleimani, M

“…Abstract Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) enables a volumetric image reconstruction from a set of 2D projection data. It plays an important role in image…”
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Statistical analysis of travelling ionospheric disturbances using TEC observations from geostationary satellites by Katamzi, Z.T., Smith, N.D., Mitchell, C.N., Spalla, P., Materassi, M.

“…Certain modern radio systems that rely on trans-ionospheric propagation require knowledge of the changes in the ionosphere that can be characterised by changes…”
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Roving methyltransferases generate a mosaic epigenetic landscape and influence evolution in Bacteroides fragilis group by Tisza, Michael J., Smith, Derek D. N., Clark, Andrew E., Youn, Jung-Ho, Khil, Pavel P., Dekker, John P.

“…Three types of DNA methyl modifications have been detected in bacterial genomes, and mechanistic studies have demonstrated roles for DNA methylation in…”
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A Novel Glycolipid Biosurfactant Confers Grazing Resistance upon Pantoea ananatis BRT175 against the Social Amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum by Smith, Derek D N, Nickzad, Arvin, Déziel, Eric, Stavrinides, John

“…Pantoea is a versatile genus of bacteria with both plant- and animal-pathogenic strains, some of which have been suggested to cause human infections. There is,…”
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Using sparse regularization for multi-resolution tomography of the ionosphere by Panicciari, T, Smith, N D, Mitchell, C N, Da Dalt, F, Spencer, P S J

“…Computerized ionospheric tomography (CIT) is a technique that allows reconstructing the state of the ionosphere in terms of electron content from a set of…”
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MR imaging-guided focused ultrasound surgery of fibroadenomas in the breast: a feasibility study by Hynynen, K, Pomeroy, O, Smith, D N, Huber, P E, McDannold, N J, Kettenbach, J, Baum, J, Singer, S, Jolesz, F A

“…To test the feasibility of noninvasive magnetic resonance (MR) imaging-guided focused ultrasound surgery (FUS) of benign fibroadenomas in the breast. Eleven…”
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Renal tumors in young adults by Eggener, S E, Rubenstein, J N, Smith, N D, Nadler, R B, Kontak, J, Flanigan, R C, Waters, W B, Picken, M, Campbell, S C, Rubenstein, J R

“…The clinical and pathological features of solid or complex cystic renal masses in young adults have not been defined. We present our experience with patients…”
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Cone Beam CT using motion-compensated algebraic reconstruction methods with limited data by Pengpan, T, Qiu, W, Smith, N.D, Soleimani, M

“…Abstract Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) is widely used in radiation therapy for verifying treatment areas, since it provides three-dimensional image…”
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Comparison of temporal fluctuations in the total electron content estimates from EISCAT and GPS along the same line of sight by Forte, B., Smith, N. D., Mitchell, C. N., Da Dalt, F., Panicciari, T., Chartier, A. T., Stevanovic, D., Vuckovic, M., Kinrade, J., Tong, J. R., Häggström, I., Turunen, E.

“…The impact of space weather events on satellite-based technologies (e.g. satellite navigation and precise positioning) is typically quantified on the basis of…”
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Analysis of diurnal double maxima observed above Italy during 1975–1991 by Katamzi, Z.T., Smith, N.D., Mitchell, C.N., Spalla, P.

“…One of the major features of the mid-latitude ionosphere is the anomalous enhancements that often either occur before or after the more usual post mid-day…”
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Partial Melting Experiments of Peridotite + CO2 at 3 GPa and Genesis of Alkalic Ocean Island Basalts by Dasgupta, Rajdeep, Hirschmann, Marc M., Smith, Neil D.

“…We document compositions of minerals and melts from 3 GPa partial melting experiments on two carbonate-bearing natural lherzolite bulk compositions (PERC:…”
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Factors affecting the accumulation of organic-rich deposits in a modern avulsive floodplain; examples from the Cumberland Marshes, Saskatchewan, Canada by Davies-Vollum, K. Siân, Smith, Norman D

“…Since the 1870s, the Saskatchewan River at the Cumberland Marshes (east-central Saskatchewan, Canada) has been undergoing progradational avulsion, resulting in…”
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Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia and Ductal Carcinoma In Situ as Revealed by Large-Core Needle Breast Biopsy: Results of Surgical Excision by Darling, Marla L. Rosenfield, Smith, Darrell N, Lester, Susan C, Kaelin, Carolyn, Selland, Donna-Lee G, Denison, Christine M, DiPiro, Pamela J, Rose, David I, Rhei, Esther, Meyer, Jack E

“…This investigation compares the frequency of histologic underestimation of breast carcinoma that occurs when a large-core needle biopsy reveals atypical ductal…”
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AGAINST A DIDACTIC READING OF THE PARABASIS IN ARISTOPHANES’ FROGS by Smith, N. D.

“…Given its topicality, it is tempting to suppose that one may find important insights into the politics of late 5th C. Athens in Aristophanes’ comedies. The…”
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Analysis of the effects of polyphenols on human spermatozoa reveals unexpected impacts on mitochondrial membrane potential, oxidative stress and DNA integrity; implications for assisted reproductive technology by Aitken, R.J., Muscio, L., Whiting, S., Connaughton, H.S., Fraser, B.A., Nixon, B., Smith, N.D., De Iuliis, G.N.

“…[Display omitted] The need to protect human spermatozoa from oxidative stress during assisted reproductive technology, has prompted a detailed analysis of the…”
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