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If You Build It, Will They Compost? The Effects of Municipal Composting Services on Household Waste Disposal and Landfill Emissions by De Silva, Lihini, Taylor, Rebecca L. C.

“…Composting food and garden waste generates less methane emissions than landfills, yet most organic waste is landfilled. This paper examines how local…”
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Estimating reproductive and juvenile survival rates when offspring ages are uncertain: A novel multievent mark‐resight model with beluga whale case study by Himes Boor, Gina K., McGuire, Tamara L., Warlick, Amanda J., Taylor, Rebecca L., Converse, Sarah J., McClung, John R., Stephens, Amber D.

“…Understanding the survival and reproductive rates of a population is critical to determining its long‐term dynamics and viability. Mark‐resight models are…”
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Combined effects of energy development and disease on greater sage-grouse by Taylor, Rebecca L, Tack, Jason D, Naugle, David E, Mills, L Scott

“…Species of conservation concern are increasingly threatened by multiple, anthropogenic stressors which are outside their evolutionary experience. Greater…”
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Exploring effects of vessels on walrus behaviors using telemetry, automatic identification system data and matching by Taylor, Rebecca L., Jay, Chadwick V., Beatty, William S., Fischbach, Anthony S., Quakenbush, Lori T., Crawford, Justin A.

“…Arctic marine mammals have had little exposure to vessel traffic and potential associated disturbance, but sea ice loss has increased accessibility of Arctic…”
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Iron-copper interactions in iron-limited phytoplankton in the northeast subarctic Pacific Ocean by Semeniuk, David M., Taylor, Rebecca L., Bundy, Randelle M., Johnson, W. Keith, Cullen, Jay T., Robert, Marie, Barbeau, Katherine A., Maldonado, Maria T.

“…In August 2010, iron (Fe) and Fe and copper (Cu) addition incubation experiments were conducted at two low Fe stations (P20 and P26) along Line P, off the…”
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Bag leakage: The effect of disposable carryout bag regulations on unregulated bags by Taylor, Rebecca L.C.

“…Leakage occurs when partial regulation of consumer products results in increased consumption of these products in unregulated domains. This article quantifies…”
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Effect of element concentration on nickel release from dental alloys using a novel ion beam method by Jones, Siân B, Taylor, Rebecca L, Colligon, John S, Johnson, David

“…Abstract Objectives Nickel chromium is widely used as a restorative material in dentistry but its biocompatibility is of concern as there are reports of…”
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Colimitation by light, nitrate, and iron in the Beaufort Sea in late summer by Taylor, Rebecca L., Semeniuk, David M., Payne, Christopher D., Zhou, Jie, Tremblay, Jean-Éric, Cullen, Jay T., Maldonado, Maria T.

“…As part of the GEOTRACES International Polar Year program, in September 2009 we performed a grow‐out experiment to investigate the potential for nitrate,…”
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Reduce, reuse, redeem: Deposit-refund recycling programs in the presence of alternatives by Berck, Peter, Sears, Molly, Taylor, Rebecca L.C., Trachtman, Carly, Villas-Boas, Sofia B.

“…Understanding how consumers make recycling decisions is crucial in crafting sustainable recycling policies. We estimate consumer preferences and willingness to…”
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It's in the bag? The effect of plastic carryout bag bans on where and what people purchase to eat by Taylor, Rebecca L. C.

“…This paper examines how banning the use of plastic carryout bags at grocery stores affects where and what people purchase to eat. Using quasi‐random variation…”
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Regional walrus abundance estimate in the United States Chukchi Sea in autumn by Fischbach, Anthony S., Taylor, Rebecca L., Jay, Chadwick V.

“…Human activities (e.g., shipping, tourism, oil, gas development) have increased in the Chukchi Sea because of declining sea ice. The declining sea ice itself…”
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Polyamine biomarkers as indicators of human disease by Amin, Mohsin, Tang, Shiying, Shalamanova, Liliana, Taylor, Rebecca L., Wylie, Stephen, Abdullah, Badr M., Whitehead, Kathryn A.

“…The significant increase of periodontitis, chronic kidney disease (CKD), Alzheimer's disease and cancer can be attributed to an ageing population. Each disease…”
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Exploring the putative interactions between chronic kidney disease and chronic periodontitis by Hickey, Niall A, Shalamanova, Liliana, Whitehead, Kathryn A, Dempsey-Hibbert, Nina, van der Gast, Christopher, Taylor, Rebecca L

“…Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and chronic periodontitis (CP) are both common diseases, which are found disproportionately comorbid with each other and have been…”
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SODA WARS: THE EFFECT OF A SODA TAX ELECTION ON UNIVERSITY BEVERAGE SALES by Taylor, Rebecca L. C., Kaplan, Scott, Villas‐Boas, Sofia B., Jung, Kevin

“…We examine how soda sales changed due to the campaign attention and election outcome of a local excise tax on sugar‐sweetened beverages. Using panel data of…”
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The effects of custom‐made mouthguard design on physiological parameters and players' perception in rugby union by Karaganeva, Raya, Tomlinson, David J., Pinner, Susan, Taylor, Rebecca L., Burden, Adrian, Winwood, Keith

“…Some sports participants are often reluctant to wear a mouthguard due to issues with comfort, breathing and communication. However, there is limited evidence…”
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Bans vs. Fees: Disposable Carryout Bag Policies and Bag Usage by Taylor, Rebecca L., Villas-Boas, Sofia B.

“…Using observational data on consumer carryout bag usage, we measure the effects of disposable bag policies on disposable and reusable bag demand. Our results…”
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A novel microbiological medium for the growth of periodontitis associated pathogens by Hickey, Niall A., Whitehead, Kathryn A., Shalamanova, Liliana, Butler, Jonathan A., Taylor, Rebecca L.

“…A novel microbiological medium designed to be more representative of gingival crevicular fluid. Chosen representative periodontal microorganisms showed good…”
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Brown bear–sea otter interactions along the Katmai coast: terrestrial and nearshore communities linked by predation by Monson, Daniel H., Taylor, Rebecca L., Hilderbrand, Grant V., Erlenbach, Joy A., Coletti, Heather A., Kloecker, Kimberly A., Esslinger, George G., Bodkin, James L.

“…Sea otters were extirpated throughout much of their range by the maritime fur trade in the 18th and 19th centuries, including the coast of Katmai National Park…”
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Seven principles for good practice in midterm student feedback by Taylor, Rebecca L., Knorr, Kris, Ogrodnik, Michelle, Sinclair, Peter

“…Midterm student feedback is a common process in post-secondary institutions that can lead to enhanced teaching practices and thereby potentially to higher…”
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Demography of the Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens): 1974-2006 by Taylor, Rebecca L., Udevitz, Mark S.

“…Global climate change may fundamentally alter population dynamics of many species for which baseline population parameter estimates are imprecise or lacking…”
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