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Greenhouse gas emission factors associated with rewetting of organic soils
(Finnish Peatland Society, 2016-04)Drained organic soils are a significant source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the atmosphere. Rewetting these soils may reduce GHG emissions and could also create suitable conditions for return of the carbon (C) sink ... -
Ground states of linear rotor chains via the density matrix renormalization group
(American Institute of Physics, 2018-04-04)In recent years, experimental techniques have enabled the creation of ultracold optical lattices of molecules and endofullerene peapod nanomolecular assemblies. It was previously suggested that the rotor model resulting ... -
The group trend of lanthanides binding to DNA and DNAzymes with a complex but symmetric pattern
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014-07-18)Using sensitized Tb3+ luminescence spectroscopy as a tool, binding of 14 lanthanides to a lanthanide-dependent DNAzyme is studied, where the binding affinity is symmetric across the series and the tightest binding occurs ... -
Group vs Individual: Impact of TOUCH and TILT Cross-Device Interactions on Mixed-Focus Collaboration
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2018-04-28)Cross-device environments (XDEs) have been devel-oped to support a multitude of collaborative activities. Yet, little is known about how different cross-device in-teraction techniques impact group collaboration; in-cluding ... -
H-colouring Pt-free graphs in subexponential time
(Elsevier, 2019-08-31)A graph is called Pt-free if it does not contain the path on t vertices as an induced subgraph. Let H be a multigraph with the property that any two distinct vertices share at most one common neighbour. We show that the ... -
Handoff and Deposit: Designing Temporal Coordination in Cross-Device Transfer Techniques for Mixed-Focus Collaboration
(ACM, 2022-09-01)When working together, people frequently share information with each other to enable division of labour, assistance, and delegation of responsibility. The literature has explored both synchronous and asynchronous transfer ... -
Harnessing catalytic pumps for directional delivery of microparticles in microchambers
(Springer Nature, 2017-02-17)The directed transport of microparticles in microfluidic devices is vital for efficient bioassays and fabrication of complex microstructures. There remains, however, a need for methods to propel and steer microscopic cargo ... -
Harnessing opportunities for good governance of health impacts of mining projects in Mongolia: results of a global partnership
(Springer, 2017-06)The Sustainable Development Goals call for the effective governance of shared natural resources in ways that support inclusive growth, safeguard the integrity of the natural and physical environment, and promote health and ... -
Harnessing surface-bound enzymatic reactions to organize microcapsules in solution
(American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2016-03)By developing new computational models, we examine how enzymatic reactions on an underlying surface can be harnessed to direct the motion and organization of reagent-laden microcapsules in a fluid-filled microchannel. In ... -
Head and Neck Response of an Active 2 Human Body Model and Finite Element 3 Anthropometric Test Device During a 4 Linear Impactor Helmet Test
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2020-02-01)It has been proposed that neck muscle activation may play a role in head response resulting from impacts in American Football. The importance of neck stiffness and active musculature in the standard Linear Impactor Helmet ... -
Headspace versus Direct Immersion Solid Phase Microextraction in Complex Matrixes: Investigation of Analyte Behavior in Multicomponent Mixtures
(American Chemical Society, 2015-07-21)This work aims to investigate the behavior of analytes in complex mixtures and matrixes with the use of solid-phase microextraction (SPME). Various factors that influence analyte uptake such as coating chemistry, extraction ... -
Health-Related Quality of Life in Premature Acute Coronary Syndrome: Does Patient Sex or Gender Really Matter?
(Wiley, 2014-08-01)Background-Limited data exist as to the relative contribution of sex and gender on health-related quality of life (HRQL) among patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). This study aims to evaluate the effect of sex and ... -
Heart Failure in Older Persons: Considerations For The Primary Care Physician
(Canadian Geriatrics Society, 2012-04-18)Heart failure (HF) affects over 500,000 Canadians, with 50,000 new patients diagnosed each year. While mortality from cardiovascular diseases has progressively declined in Canada, the burden of HF is expected to continue ... -
Heat Transfer Analysis of a Between-Panes Venetian Blind Using Effective Longwave Radiative Properties
(American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 2004)Center-glass thermal analysis programs based on one-dimensional models have proved to be exceptionally useful. Recently efforts have been made to extend the analysis to include venetian blinds. It is convenient to model ... -
Heat Transfer Analysis Of Windows With Venetian Blinds: A Comparative Study
(2007-06)The potential to reduce building load and annual energy consumption is widely recognized in the use of shading devices to control solar gain. Consequently, the ability to include and model shading layers in complex glazing ... -
Heterothermy, body size, and locomotion as ecological predictors of migration in mammals
(Wiley, 2022-01)Migration is ubiquitous among animals and has evolved repeatedly and independently. Comparative studies of the evolutionary origins of migration in birds are widespread, but are lacking in mammals. Mammalian species have ... -
Heuristic Evaluation for Gameful Design
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2016-10-16)Despite the emergence of many gameful design methods in the literature, there is a lack of evaluation methods specific to gameful design. To address this gap, we present a new set of guidelines for heuristic evaluation of ... -
Heuristic Search Strategy for Transforming Microstructural Patterns to Optimal Copolymerization Recipes
(Wiley, 2018-03-12)Manipulation and optimization of copolymer microstructure for tailoring final properties is of great importance in macromolecular science and engineering. Uncovering the complexities of the interrelationships between ... -
Hg2+ detection using a phosphorothioate RNA probe adsorbed on graphene oxide and a comparison with thymine-rich DNA
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016-06-21)Mercury is a highly toxic heavy metal and many DNA-based biosensors have been recently developed for Hg2+ detection in water. Among them, thymine-rich DNA is the most commonly used for designing Hg2+ sensors. However, the ... -
Hierarchical Data Analysis for the Characterization of Polymeric Materials: Linking Measurements and Statistical Methodology
(ASEE, 2021-01-01)As future chemical engineers, it is important that students be able to identify and quantify sources of error. A statistical analysis technique that is often overlooked is hierarchical design methodology, which allows for ...