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In situ measurements of cemented paste backfill at the Cayeli Mine by THOMPSON, B. D, BAWDEN, W. F, GRABINSKY, M. W

“…Cemented paste backfill (CPB) is accepted as the optimal backfilling material for many underground mines. However, the lack of in-stope backfill pressure data…”
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Premonitory acoustic emissions and stick-slip in natural and smooth-faulted Westerly granite by Thompson, B. D., Young, R. P., Lockner, D. A.

“…A stick‐slip event was induced in a cylindrical sample of Westerly granite containing a preexisting natural fault by loading at constant confining pressure of…”
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On the non-random nature of amylopectin branching by Thompson, D.B

“…The cluster model of amylopectin (AP) provides a useful conceptual basis for understanding of the structure of the molecule, and this model guides current…”
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Fluid-induced rupture experiment on Fontainebleau sandstone: Premonitory activity, rupture propagation, and aftershocks by Schubnel, A., Thompson, B. D., Fortin, J., Guéguen, Y., Young, R. P.

“…A 14% porosity Fontainebleau sandstone sample (diameter = 40 mm, length = 88 mm) was loaded tri‐axially, under 100 MPa confining pressure and 240 MPa…”
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Complex networks and waveforms from acoustic emissions in laboratory earthquakes by Ghaffari, H. O., Thompson, B. D., Young, R. P.

“…Understanding the physics of acoustic excitations emitted during the cracking of materials is one of the long-standing challenges for material scientists and…”
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Gln223Arg polymorphism of the leptin receptor in Pima Indians: influence on energy expenditure, physical activity and lipid metabolism by Stefan, N, Vozarova, B, Del Parigi, A, Ossowski, V, Thompson, D.B, Hanson, R.L, Ravussin, E, Tataranni, P.A

“…Leptin regulates body weight by its receptor-mediated anorectic, thermogenic and antisteatotic effects. Recently, lower leptin binding to the soluble form of…”
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Transient creep, aseismic damage and slow failure in Carrara marble deformed across the brittle-ductile transition by Schubnel, A., Walker, E., Thompson, B. D., Fortin, J., Guéguen, Y., Young, R. P.

“…Two triaxial compression experiments were performed on Carrara marble at high confining pressure, in creep conditions across the brittle‐ductile transition…”
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Compensating for diminishing natural water: Predicting the impacts of water development on summer habitat of desert bighorn sheep by Longshore, K.M., Lowrey, C., Thompson, D.B.

“…Artificial water sources have been used for decades to enhance and restore wildlife habitat but the benefits of their use have been subject to debate. During…”
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Human leptin receptor gene in obese Japanese subjects : evidence against either obesity-causing mutations or association of sequence variants with obesity by MATSUOKA, N, OGAWA, Y, NISHI, S, THOMPSON, D. B, NAKAO, K, HOSODA, K, MATSUDA, J, MASUZAKI, H, MIYAWAKI, T, AZUMA, N, NATSUI, K, NISHIMURA, H, YOSHIMASA, Y

“…Leptin is an adipocyte-derived blood-borne satiety factor that acts on its cognate leptin receptor (Ob-R) in the hypothalamus, thereby regulating food intake…”
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Autosomal Genomic Scan for Loci Linked to Obesity and Energy Metabolism in Pima Indians by Norman, R.A., Tataranni, P.A., Pratley, R., Thompson, D.B., Hanson, R.L., Prochazka, M., Baier, L., Ehm, M.G., Sakul, H., Foroud, T., Garvey, W.T., Burns, D., Knowler, W.C., Bennett, P.H., Bogardus, C., Ravussin, E.

“…An autosomal genomic scan to search for linkage to obesity and energy metabolism was completed in Pima Indians, a population prone to obesity. Obesity was…”
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The influence of elevation, shrub species, and biological soil crust on fertile islands in the Mojave Desert, USA by Thompson, D.B., Walker, L.R., Landau, F.H., Stark, L.R.

“…We quantified soil nutrients and biological crust cover (bryophytes and lichens) under the canopies of three species of Mojave Desert shrubs and in interspaces…”
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Multiphoton-induced X-ray emission at 4-5 keV from Xe atoms with multiple core vacancies by McPherson, A, Thompson, B. D, Borisov, A. B, Boyer, K, Rhodes, C. K

“…The multiphoton production of X-rays of wavelength 2-3 angstroms from highly ionized xenon atoms is discussed. Generation of hollow atoms can become the…”
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Sphingosine-1-phosphate : Extracellular mediator or intracellular second messenger? by HLA, T, LEE, M.-J, ANCELLIN, N, LIU, C. H, THANGADA, S, THOMPSON, B. D, KLUK, M

“…Sphingosine-1-phosphate (SPP), a polar sphingolipid metabolite, has received much attention recently as an extracellular mediator and an intracellular second…”
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Freeze-thaw stability of three waxy maize starch pastes measured by centrifugation and calorimetry by Yuan, R.C. (The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.), Thompson, D.B

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An autosomal genomic scan for loci linked to prediabetic phenotypes in Pima Indians by Pratley, R E, Thompson, D B, Prochazka, M, Baier, L, Mott, D, Ravussin, E, Sakul, H, Ehm, M G, Burns, D K, Foroud, T, Garvey, W T, Hanson, R L, Knowler, W C, Bennett, P H, Bogardus, C

“…Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a common chronic disease that is thought to have a substantial genetic basis. Identification of the genes responsible has been…”
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Identification of Mutator Insertional Mutants of Starch-Branching Enzyme 2a in Corn by BLAUTH, Susan L, YUAN YAO, KLUCINEC, Jeffery D, SHANNON, Jack C, THOMPSON, Donald B, GUILITINAN, Mark J

“…Starch-branching enzymes (SBE) break the α-1,4 linkage of starch, re-attaching the chain to a glucan chain by an α-1,6 bond, altering starch structure. SBEs…”
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Thermal characterization and crystallization kinetics of polyester polyols derived from adipic acid and bio-based succinic acid with 1,4-butanediol and 1,6-hexanediol by Schrock, Alan K., Hamilton, Heather S.C., Johnson, Natalie D., del Rosario, Cathlene, Thompson, B.D., Ulrich, Kenneth, Coggio, William D.

“…Crystallization kinetics, thermodynamics, and powder XRD measurements were performed on polyester polyols (PESP) made from succinic acid, SA, or adipic acid,…”
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Determining sex in golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) nestlings by Peniche, G., Shaw, D. J., Dures, S. G., Ciavaglia, S., Thompson, D. B. A., Anderson, N. E., Meredith, A. L.

“…Incorporating sex ratios of nestlings into population viability studies increases knowledge of overall health of endangered populations. Currently, a reliable…”
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Structure and Sequence Variation at the Human Leptin Receptor Gene in Lean and Obese Pima Indians by Bruce Thompson, D., Ravussin, Eric, Bennett, Peter H., Bogardus, Clifton

“…The cloning of human and mouse cDNAs from brain that encode high affinity leptin receptors was recently reported. We have physically localized the human leptin…”
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Total Synthesis of (±)-Epoxysorbicillinol by Wood, John L, Thompson, Brian D, Yusuff, Naeem, Pflum, Derek A, Matthäus, Mike S. P

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