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EARTH-MOON HISTORY AND ASTRONOMICAL PARAMETERS: CONSTRAINTS FROM THE PERMIAN AND PROTEROZOIC
(2024-12-06)The cyclostratigraphic record of Milankovitch cycles serves as a chronometer for reconstructing geological time and allows evaluation of ancient climate change and depositional system history. However, direct calculation ... -
ECOLOGICAL RELEASE AND NAÏVETÉ SHAPE PREY CONSUMPTION IN A RAPIDLY EXPANDING INVASIVE PREDATOR
(2026-01-15)Invasive predators face novel eco-evolutionary pressures yet processes governing shifts in prey consumption and associated trophic benefits that promote invasion success remain poorly understood. Ecological release from ... -
Ecology and Characterization of Pectinolytic Bacterial Pathogens in Potato
(2025-06-12)Blackleg and soft rot (BSR) diseases remain persistent threats to potato production in the upper Midwest, yet the full diversity of their bacterial causes is not well understood. In Wisconsin, routine diagnostics have ... -
The effect of hyperoxia on cerebral blood flow: gray matter, white matter, and regional analysis
(2024-08-21)Background: Delivery of oxygen-rich gas (hyperoxia) is used to treat medical emergencies as well as to prevent adverse outcomes in certain occupations that are subjected to extreme environmental conditions. While useful ... -
EFFECT OF NOZZLE LENGTH AND DIAMETER ON PLUME STABILITY AND NOISE IN DIRECT CONTACT CONDENSATION OF STEAM IN A SUBCOOLED CROSSFLOW OF WATER
(2024-12-17)Direct Contact Condensation (DCC) transfers heat to a process fluid by directly injecting a high-pressure vapor into a subcooled liquid stream. Direct contact condensers have a smaller overall footprint compared to traditional ... -
THE EFFECTS OF FIRE HISTORY AND BURN SEVERITY ON SOIL BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES IN ANDISOLS OF A TEMPERATE CONIFEROUS FOREST
(2024-06)Fire is a crucial disturbance that shapes forested ecosystems both above- and belowground. Fires change the soil environment both directly through heating and combustion of organic matter and indirectly by changes to ... -
EFFECTS OF STRAIN ON SURFACE DYNAMICS AND ADSORBATE-INDUCED SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION OF METAL NANOPARTICLES
(2025-12-18)With advances in characterization techniques, a rekindled interest in the dynamic nature of catalytic materials under realistic reaction conditions has emerged. Specifically, recent studies have demonstrated how under the ... -
The Effects of “Overwork” on Marriage Timing
(2024-12-19)Rising expectations for 'overwork' are detrimental to many dimensions of well-being. In populations with small family sizes, excessive work demands are perceived as a primary contributing factor to fertility rates falling ...