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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"LMD"”.
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The Use And Development Of Laser Microdissection To Separate Spermatozoa From Epithelial Cells For Str Analysis
… describes the use of laser microdissection (LMD) for the separation of pure populations of spermatozoa from two-donor cell mixtures. In this study, cell separation was demonstrated by microscopic identification of histologically stained spermatozoa and female buccal cell mixtures, and STR …
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Long-Term Survival In Metastatic Melanoma Patients With Leptomeningeal Disease Treated With Intrathecal Interleukin-2
… melanoma patients with leptomeningeal disease (LMD) have an extremely poor prognosis and a paucity of effective treatment options. We assessed the safety and efficacy of intrathecal interleukin-2 (IT IL-2) in metastatic melanoma patients with LMD.</p> <p><strong>METHODS:</strong> We reviewed the …
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Minority Health Perceptions in the Lower Mississippi Delta: A Grounded Theory Study Using PhotoVoice Methodology
<p>The Lower Mississippi Delta (LMD) region has a large minority population with concentrations of poverty and health disparities much higher than other parts of the country. The purpose of this project was to assess the health perceptions of minority women living in the LMD using a combination of …
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Mapping the Neural Circuits That Modulates the Molecular Switch Between Alternative Interval Timing Behaviours in Drosophila Melanogaster
… microcircuits (Longer-Mating-Duration (LMD) and Shorter-Mating-Duration (SMD)), are used to understand the underlying mechanisms of how neuropeptide interactions modulate temporal information in mating behaviours. In our study, we investigated the influence of SIFamide receptor-mediated …
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Determining Best Method For Estimating Observed Level Of Maximum Convective Detrainment Based On Radar Reflectivity
… for estimating the level of maximum detrainment (LMD) within convection using data from individual radars. Three methods were used to identify the LMD and validated against dual-Doppler derived vertical mass divergence fields. The best method for locating the LMD was determined to be the method …
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Solutions to the Generalized UAV Delivery Routing Problem for Last-Mile Delivery with Societal Constraints
… aerial vehicles for last-mile delivery (UAV-LMD), typically in isolation. This thesis complements previous efforts by adopting an inter-disciplinary perspective of anticipated UAV-LMD operations. It first performs a survey of the most significant societal and regulatory barriers facing …
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Identifying effective strategies for developing leadership and management skills in volunteer volunteer managers
… into leadership and management development (LMD) within the sector (Alizadeh et al, 2021). This research considers best practice in LMD outside the voluntary sector and what might be appropriate for VVM development. The following research questions were identified to investigate these gaps: …
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Design, fabrication, and characterization of functionally graded materials
… graded materials using Laser Metal Deposition (LMD) that will cater for functionality and unconventional repair. The ultimate goal of the project is to establish the versatility of LMD for fabricating advanced materials and tackling problems that have been conventionally difficult or in cases …
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Water consumption footprint and land requirements of alternative diesel and jet fuel
… footprints between 1.4 and 18.1 lwater/lMD, comparable to conventional MD, between 4.1 and 7.5 lwater/lMD. Irrigated biomass-derived MD has a lifecycle blue water consumption footprint potentially several orders of magnitude larger, between 2.5 and 5300 lwater/lMD. Results are …
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La formation initiale à l'enseignement de l'ÉPS en Tunisie après l'implantation du modèle LMD : point de vue des acteurs sur l’ancien et le nouveau curriculum ainsi que sur la professionnalisation
… l'adoption du modèle Licence-Master-Doctorat (LMD) en 2006. Ce travail de recherche s’inscrit donc dans le cadre général de l’analyse des réformes de l’enseignement supérieur. Il vise à étudier les circonstances d’implantation du nouveau modèle de formation, à identifier les intentions de la …
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Thermal and Microstructure Modeling of Metal Deposition Processes with Application to Ti-6Al-4V
Laser metal deposition (LMD) offers a unique combination of process flexibility, time savings, and reduced cost in producing titanium alloy components. The current challenge in processing titanium alloys using LMD methods is understanding the complex microstructure evolution as a part is fabricated …
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Build strategy investigation of TI-6AL-4V produced via a hybrid additive manufacturing process
“Till now, laser metal deposition (LMD) has been developed with the capability of near-net shape high-performance metal parts fabrication, especially complicated titanium alloys, nickel alloys, and aluminum alloys. However, LMD processed parts usually do not meet end-use requirements without post …
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Upper ocean response to storms: a resonant system
… Price et al. 1986]; Large-McWilliams-Doney [LMD; Large et al. 1993]) were tested using the Ocean Storms data. All three models reproduced observed dynamical measures of the ocean response. The LMD model reproduced changes in potential energy and mixed layer temperature better than PWP and MY, …
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The ecstatic display call of the Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
… distinct display calls, the Loud Mutual Display (LMD) call and male Ecstatic Display Call (EDC). The EDC is used for both mate choice and territory defence; but apart from general structure and function this call remains basically unstudied. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the EDC …
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Fabrication and characterization of advanced materials using laser metal deposition from elemental powder mixture
… high cost of materials. Laser metal deposition (LMD) is an additive manufacturing technique capable of fabricating complicated structures with superior properties. This dissertation aims to improve the applications of LMD technique for manufacturing metallic components by using various elemental …
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How do occupational sedentary behavior and occupational cognitive complexity relate to cognitive function?
… used including logical memory delayed recall (LMD), total raw score from Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) similarities subtest (SIM), time in minutes to finish trail A, subtracted from the time in minutes to finish trail B (TRAILSB-A). Lastly, OCC was measured as substantive cognitive …
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Multi-stage adsorption-based atmospheric water harvesting
… - 40%). However, water harvesting productivity, LMD (liters of water harvested per square meter solar receiver area per day), of these devices is limited by vapor transport in packed adsorbent layers, which severely limits adsorbent layer thickness.
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Development of Simultaneous Transformation Kinetics Microstructure Model with Application to Laser Metal Deposited Ti-6Al-4V and Alloy 718
… a material model for laser metal deposition (LMD). The model uses simultaneous transformation kinetics (STK) theory to predict the transformation of one parent phase into several products. The model uses calculated thermodynamic properties of the alloys for portions of the respective …
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Repetitive process control of additive manufacturing with application to laser metal deposition
… metal-based AM process, Laser Metal Deposition (LMD), which is known to exhibit layer-to-layer unstable behavior and is also of significant interest to high-value manufacturing industries"--Abstract, page iii.</p>
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THE INFLUENCE OF THE MICROENVIRONMENT OF HEALTHY AND TUMORAL CELLS
… procedures and Laser Microdissection (LMD) and tested against tumoral rat cell line. As reference, we also performed force spectroscopy experiments using AFM spherical probes functionalized with the two main ECM proteins, laminin and fibronectin. Native ECM probes have been successfully …
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