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Comparison of Contemporary Elm (Ulmus spp.) and Degraded Archaeological Elm: The Use of Dynamic Mechanical Analysis Under Ambient Moisture Conditions by Spear, Morwenna J., Broda, Magdalena

“…This paper describes dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) experiments on archaeological and contemporary elm tested under air-dry conditions, to explore the…”
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I Was a Problem Employee: How to Be a Subtly Bad Librarian by Spear, Martha J.

“…The author presents a first-hand account of a self-identified problem employee. She focuses on her role as a new manager in a large public library. She…”
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Wood Modification—Trends and Combinations by Morwenna J. Spear, Miklós Bak

“…Wood modification is a field that has enjoyed sustained interest over the past two decades, although its history can be tracked back significantly further, to…”
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The monitoring of activity at home after total hip arthroplasty by Toogood, P A, Abdel, M P, Spear, J A, Cook, S M, Cook, D J, Taunton, M J

“…Total hip arthroplasty (THA) has well known subjective benefits, but little is known objectively about the recovery of mobility in the early post-operative…”
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Chemical Composition of Larch Oleoresin before and during Thermal Modification by Morwenna J. Spear, Athanasios Dimitriou, Ray Marriott

“…Larch is a strong timber, which grows rapidly in the UK climate, but can contain abundant resin pockets. To address the resin exudation issue, a mild thermal…”
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Effects of Biological and Chemical Degradation on the Properties of Scots Pine—Part II: Wood-Moisture Relations and Viscoelastic Behaviour by Magdalena Broda, Morwenna J. Spear, Simon F. Curling, Athanasios Dimitriou

“…The present research aimed to assess the moisture properties and viscoelastic behaviour of artificially degraded pine wood, intended to serve as a model…”
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Reaching late adopters: factors influencing COVID-19 vaccination of Marshallese and Hispanic adults by Vincenzo, Jennifer L, Spear, Marissa J, Moore, Ramey, Purvis, Rachel S, Patton, Susan K, Callaghan-Koru, Jennifer, McElfish, Pearl A, Curran, Geoffrey M

“…Marshallese and Hispanic communities in the United States have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. Identifying strategies to reach late vaccine…”
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The Viscoelastic Behaviour of Waterlogged Archaeological Wood Treated with Methyltrimethoxysilane by Broda, Magdalena, Spear, Morwenna J, Curling, Simon F, Ormondroyd, Graham A

“…Waterlogged wood treatment with methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) proved effective in stabilising wood dimensions upon drying (anti-shrink efficiency of 76-93%)…”
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Application of eDNA as a tool for assessing fish population abundance by Spear, Michael J., Embke, Holly S., Krysan, Patrick J., Vander Zanden, M. Jake

“…Estimating the abundance of organisms is fundamental to the study and management of ecological systems. However, accurately and precisely estimating organism…”
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The effect of Acetobacter sp. and a sulfate-reducing bacterial consortium from ethanol fuel environments on fatigue crack propagation in pipeline and storage tank steels by Sowards, J.W., Williamson, C.H.D., Weeks, T.S., McColskey, J.D., Spear, J.R.

“…•Acid producing and sulfate reducing microbes were found in ethanol fuel facilities.•Pipeline and tank steels were fatigued in biologically active ethanol…”
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Spectroscopic investigation of nitrogen doped graphene by Podila, R., Chacón-Torres, J., Spear, J. T., Pichler, T., Ayala, P., Rao, A. M.

“…Current research efforts are aimed at controlling the electronic properties via doping graphene. Previously, dopant-induced changes in the Fermi velocity were…”
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Increasing Proportion of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 as a Cause of Genital Herpes Infection in College Students by ROBERTS, CRAIG M., PFISTER, JOHN R., SPEAR, SCOTT J.

“…A retrospective review of genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) isolates collected in a university student health service over a 9-year period showed that an…”
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Microbialite response to an anthropogenic salinity gradient in Great Salt Lake, Utah by Lindsay, M. R., Anderson, C., Fox, N., Scofield, G., Allen, J., Anderson, E., Bueter, L., Poudel, S., Sutherland, K., Munson‐McGee, J. H., Van Nostrand, J. D., Zhou, J., Spear, J. R., Baxter, B. K., Lageson, D. R., Boyd, E. S.

“…A railroad causeway across Great Salt Lake, Utah (GSL), has restricted water flow since its construction in 1959, resulting in a more saline North Arm (NA;…”
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Ambiguity and workarounds as contributors to medical error by SPEAR, Steven J, SCHMIDHOFER, Mark

“…Why are some organizations error-prone-regularly subject to interruptions and inconveniences, some of which periodically coalesce catastrophically-whereas…”
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The implementation of a hepatitis C testing service in community pharmacies: I-COPTIC consensus statement by Cook, C., Reid, L., Elsharkawy, A.M., Radley, A., Smith, S., McPherson, S., Crockford, D., Dillon, J.F., Wright, M., Morris, D., Malik, H., Keall, S., Powell, J., Catt, J., Hampton, H., Boothman, H., Shah, S., Spear, J., Ustianoski, A., John, P., Stevens, H., Khakoo, S.I., Parkes, J., Buchanan, R.M.

“…This aimed to develop a blueprint for an effective community pharmacy Hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing service by producing a consensus statement. This was a…”
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Effects of Ni2+ on aluminum hydroxide scale formation and transformation on a simulated drinking water distribution system by Wang, Wendong, Song, Shan, Zhang, Xiaoni, Mitchell Spear, J., Wang, Xiaochang, Wang, Wen, Ding, Zhenzhen, Qiao, Zixia

“…•Without Ni2+ addition, there was no XRD signal observed after 400d of aging.•In the system with Ni/Al=1:100, the formation of bayerite occurred within 3d.•In…”
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Surface plasmon mediated harmonically resonant effects on third harmonic generation from Au and CuS nanoparticle films by Spear, Nathan J., Yan, Yueming, Queen, Joshua M., Singh, Mahi R., Macdonald, Janet E., Haglund, Richard F.

“…A growing class of nonlinear materials employ the localized surface plasmonic resonance (LSPR) of nanoparticles to enhance harmonic generation. Material…”
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External relationships as implementation determinants in community-engaged, equity-focused COVID-19 vaccination events by Moore, Ramey, Callaghan-Koru, Jennifer, Vincenzo, Jennifer L, Patton, Susan K, Spear, Marissa J, Riklon, Sheldon, Alik, Eldon, Padilla Ramos, Alan, Takamaru, Stephanie, McElfish, Pearl A, Curran, Geoffrey M

“…While relationships and connectedness among organizations have been included in implementation theories, models, and frameworks, the increased attention to…”
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Sulfate reducing bacteria in microbial mats: Changing paradigms, new discoveries by Baumgartner, L.K., Reid, R.P., Dupraz, C., Decho, A.W., Buckley, D.H., Spear, J.R., Przekop, K.M., Visscher, P.T.

“…Sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) have existed throughout much of Earth's history and remain major contributors to carbon cycling in modern systems. Despite…”
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Effects of Ni(2+) on aluminum hydroxide scale formation and transformation on a simulated drinking water distribution system by Wang, Wendong, Song, Shan, Zhang, Xiaoni, Mitchell Spear, J, Wang, Xiaochang, Wang, Wen, Ding, Zhenzhen, Qiao, Zixia

“…Observations of aluminum containing sediments/scales formed within the distribution pipes have been reported for several decades. In this study, the effect of…”
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