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  • A Family of Theta-Function Identities Based upon Combinatorial Partition Identities Related to Jacobi’s Triple-Product Identity 
    Srivastava, H.M.; Srivastava, Rekha; Chaudhary, Mahendra Pal; Uddin, Salah (Mathematics, 2020)
    The authors establish a set of six new theta-function identities involving multivariable R-functions which are based upon a number of q-product identities and Jacobi’s celebrated triple-product identity. These theta-function ...
  • Evaluating a Moist Isentropic Framework for Poleward Moisture Transport: Implications for Water Isotopes Over Antarctica 
    Bailey, Adriana; Singh, Hansi K. A; Nusbaumer, Jesse (Geophysical Research Letters, 2019)
    The ability to identify moisture source regions and sinks and to model the transport pathways that link them in simple yet physical ways is critical for understanding climate today and in the past. Using water tagging and ...
  • How does tree regeneration respond to mixed-severity fire in the western Oregon Cascades, USA? 
    Dunn, Christopher J.; Johnston, James D.; Reilly, Matthew J.; Bailey, John D.; Miller, Rebecca A. (Ecosphere, 2020)
    Dendroecological studies of historical tree recruitment patterns suggest mixed‐severity fire effects are common in Douglas‐fir/western hemlock forests of the Pacific Northwest (PNW), USA , but empirical studies linking ...
  • A broadly applicable cross-linker for aliphatic polymers containing C–H bonds 
    Lepage, Mathieu L.; Simhadri, Chakravarthi; Liu, Chang; Takaffoli, Mahdi; Bi, Liting; Crawford, Bryn; Milani, Abbas S.; Wulff, Jeremy E. (Science, 2019)
    Addition of molecular cross-links to polymers increases mechanical strength and improves corrosion resistance. However, it remains challenging to install cross-links in low-functionality macromolecules in a well-controlled ...
  • Changes in Anthropogenic PM2.5 and the Resulting Global Climate Effects Under the RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 Scenarios by 2050 
    Yang, Dongdong; Zhang, Hua; Li, Jiangnan (Earth's Future, 2019)
    Using an aerosolclimate model, we studied the temporal and spatial variations of anthropogenic PM2.5 (aerodynamic diameter ≤2.5 μm) and coarse particulate matter (CPM; aerodynamic diameter >2.5μm) under Representative ...
  • Modulation of the Hoffmann reflex in the tibialis anterior with a change in posture 
    Unger, Janelle; Andrushko, Justin W.; Oates, Alison R.; Renshaw, Doug W.; Barss, Trevor S.; Zehr, E. Paul; Farthing, Jonathan P. (Physiological Reports, 2019)
    Hoffmann (H‐) reflex amplitudes in plantar flexor soleus muscle are modulated by posture, yet dorsiflexor tibialis anterior (TA) H‐reflex parameters have sparingly been studied. The purpose was to investigate modulation ...
  • Percent ash-free dry weight as robust method to estimate energy density across taxa 
    Weil, Jacob; Trudel, Marc; Tucker, Strahan; Brodeur, Richard D.; Juanes, Francis (Ecology and Evolution, 2019)
    Determining how energy flows through ecosystems reveals underlying ecological patterns that drive processes such as growth and food web dynamics. Models that assess the transfer of energy from producers to consumers require ...
  • SpaceOAR© hydrogel rectal dose reduction prediction model: a decision support tool 
    Paetkau, Owen; Gagne, Isabelle M.; Alexander, Abraham (Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 2020)
    Prostate cancer external beam radiation therapy can result in toxicity due to organ at risk (OAR) dose, potentially impairing quality of life. A polyethylene glycol‐based spacer, SpaceOAR© hydrogel (SOH), implanted between ...
  • The intestinal microbiome potentially affects thrombin generation in human subjects 
    Mohammed, Yassene; Kootte, Ruud S.; Kopatz, Wil F.; Borchers, Christoph H.; Büller, Harry R.; Versteeg, Henri H.; Nieuwdorp, Max; van Mens, Thijs E. (Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2019)
    Background: The intestinal microbiome plays a versatile role in the etiology of arterial thrombosis. In venous thrombosis, driven chiefly by plasma coagulation, no such role has yet been established. We hypothesized that ...
  • Conservation Risk and Uncertainty in Recovery Prospects for a Collapsed and Culturally Important Salmon Population in a Mixed-Stock Fishery 
    Connors, Brendan; Atlas, William; Melymick, Christina; Moody, Megan; Moody, Jason; Frid, Alejandro (Marine and Coastal Fisheries, 2019)
    Mixed‐stock fisheries simultaneously exploit populations that may differ in their conservation status, and uncertainty in stock‐specific harvest rates can hamper evaluations of recovery prospects for depressed populations. ...
  • sFDvent: A global database for deep-sea hydrothermal-vent fauna 
    Chapman, Abbie S. A.; Beaulieu, Stace E.; Colaço, Ana; Gebruk, AndreyV.; Hilario, Ana; Kihara, Terue C.; Ramirez-Llodra, Eva; Sarrazin, Jozée; Tunnicliffe, Verena; Amon, Diva J.; Baker, Maria C.; Boschen-Rose, Rachel E.; Chen, Chong; Cooper, Isabelle J.; Copley, Jonathan T.; Corbari, Laure; Cordes, Erik E.; Cuvelier, Daphne; Duperron, Sébastien; Du Preez, Cherisse; Gollner, Sabine; Horton, Tammy; Hourdez, Stéphane; Krylova, Elena M.; Linse, Katrin; LokaBharathi, P. A.; Marsh, Leigh; Matabos, Marjolaine; Mills, Susan Wier; Mullineaux, Lauren S.; Rapp, Hans Tore; Reid, William D. K.; Rybakova (Goroslavskaya), Elena; Thomas, Tresa Remya A.; Southgate, Samuel James; Stöhr, Sabine; Turner, Phillip J.; Watanabe, Hiromi Kayama; Yasuhara, Moriaki; Bates, Amanda E. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2019)
    Motivation Traits are increasingly being used to quantify global biodiversity patterns, with trait databases growing in size and number, across diverse taxa. Despite growing interest in a trait‐based approach to the ...
  • Estimates of Autozygosity Through Runs of Homozygosity in Farmed Coho Salmon 
    Yoshida, Grazyella M.; Cáceres, Pablo; Marín-Nahuelpi, Rodrigo; Koop, Ben F.; Yáñez, José M. (Genes, 2020)
    The characterization of runs of homozygosity (ROH), using high-density single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) allows inferences to be made about the past demographic history of animal populations and the genomic ROH has ...
  • Submeter Resolution Surface Rupture Topography From Legacy Aerial Photographs - A Test Case From the 1992 Landers Earthquake 
    Lajoie, Lia J.; Nissen, Edwin; Johnson, Kendra L.; Lajoie, Kenneth R. (Earth and Space Science, 2020)
    The 1992 Mw 7.3 Landers earthquake in the Mojave Desert (California) provided exceptional observations of surface faulting in a large, continental earthquake. The U. S. Geological Survey obtained nadir angle, overlapping ...
  • The GFDL Global Ocean and Sea Ice Model OM4.0: Model Description and Simulation Features 
    Adcroft, Alistair; Anderson, Whit; Balaji, V.; Blanton, Chris; Bushuk, Mitchell; Dufour, Carolina O.; Dunne, John P.; Griffies, Stephen M.; Hallberg, Robert; Harrison, Matthew J.; Held, Isaac M.; Jansen, Malte F.; John, Jasmin G.; Krasting, John P.; Langenhorst, Amy R.; Legg, Sonya; Liang, Zhi; McHugh, Colleen; Radhakrishnan, Aparna; Reichl, Brandon G.; Rosati, Tony; Samuels, Bonita L.; Shao, Andrew; Stouffer, Ronald; Winton, Michael; Wittenberg, Andrew T.; Xiang, Baoqiang; Zadeh, Niki; Zhang, Rong (Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 2019)
    We document the configuration and emergent simulation features from the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) OM4.0 ocean/sea ice model. OM4 serves as the ocean/sea ice component for the GFDL climate and Earth system ...
  • Deciphering the Enigma of the Histone H2A.Z-1/H2A.Z-2 Isoforms: Novel Insights and Remaining Questions 
    Cheema, Manjinder S.; Good, Katrina V.; Kim, Bohyun; Soufari, Heddy; O'Sullivan, Connor; Freeman, Melissa E.; Stefanelli, Gilda; Casas, Ciro Rivera; Zengeler, Kristine E.; Kennedy, Andrew J.; Lopez, Jose Maria Eirin; Howard, Perry L.; Zovkic, Iva B.; Shabanowitz, Jeffrey; Dryhurst, Deanna D.; Hunt, Donald F.; Mackereth, Cameron D.; Ausió, Juan (Cells, 2020)
    The replication independent (RI) histone H2A.Z is one of the more extensively studied variant members of the core histone H2A family, which consists of many replication dependent (RD) members. The protein has been shown ...
  • Parameterization and Surface Data Improvements and New Capabilities for the Community Land Model Urban (CLMU) 
    Oleson, K. W.; Feddema, J. (Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 2019)
    The Community Land Model Urban (CLMU) is an urban parameterization developed to simulate urban climate within a global Earth System Model framework. This paper describes and evaluates parameterization and surface data ...
  • Toward a Stochastic Relaxation for the Quasi-Equilibrium Theory of Cumulus Parameterization: Multicloud Instability, Multiple Equilibria, and Chaotic Dynamics 
    Khouider, Boualem; Leclerc, Etienne (Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 2019)
    The representation of clouds and organized tropical convection remains one of the biggest sources of uncertainties in climate and long‐term weather prediction models. Some of the most common cumulus parameterization schemes, ...
  • Complete tag loss in capture-recapture studies affects abundance estimates: An elephant seal case study 
    Malcolm-White, Emily; McMahon, Clive R.; Cowen, Laura L. E. (Ecology and Evolution, 2020)
    In capture–recapture studies, recycled individuals occur when individuals lose all of their tags and are recaptured as though they were new individuals. Typically, the effect of these recycled individuals is assumed ...
  • Surface Drift and Dispersion in a Multiply Connected Fjord System 
    Blanken, Hauke; Hannah, Charles; Klymak, Jody M.; Juhász, Tamás (Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 2020)
    The deployment of 206 surface drifters over 3 years in a fjord system in northern British Columbia allows examination of drift and dispersion in complex coastal regions on time scales up to 10 days. The surface drift is ...
  • Numerical Simulation for Fractional-Order Bloch Equation Arising in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance by Using the Jacobi Polynomials 
    Singh, Harendra; Srivastava, H.M. (Applied Sciences, 2020)
    n the present paper, we numerically simulate fractional-order model of the Bloch equation by using the Jacobi polynomials. It arises in chemistry, physics and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). It also arises in magnetic ...

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