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    Extinction in the Star Cluster SAI 113 and Galactic Structure in Carina 
    Carraro, Giovanni; Turner, David G.; Majaess, Daniel J.; Baume, Gustavo L.; Gamen, Roberto; Lera, José A. Molina (The American Astronomical Society, 2017-04)
    Photometric CCD UB VIC photometry obtained for 4860 stars surrounding the embedded southern cluster SAI 113 (Skiff 8) is used to examine the reddening in the field and derive the distance to the cluster and nearby van ...

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    Factors driving structure of natural and anthropogenic forest edges from temperate to boreal ecosystems 
    Esseen, Per-Anders; Hedstrom Ringvall, Anna; Harper, Karen A., 1969-; Christensen, Pernilla; Svensson, Johan (Internation Association of Vegetation ScienceWiley, 2016-05)
    Questions: What factors control broad-scale variation in edge length and three dimensional boundary structure for a large region extending across two biomes? What is the difference in structure between natural and anthropogenic ...

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    The faint-end slope of the redshift 5.7 Ly[alpha] luminosity function 
    Sawicki, Marcin, 1969-; Henry, Alaina L.; Martin, Crystal L.; Dressler, Alan; McCarthy, Patrick (American Astronomical SocietyIOP Publishing, 2012-01-10)
    Using new Keck DEIMOS spectroscopy, we examine the origin of the steep number counts of ultra-faint emission-line galaxies recently reported by Dressler et al. We confirm six Ly[alpha] emitters (LAEs), three of which have ...

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    The first evidence for multiple pulsation axes: a new rapidly oscillating Ap star in the Kepler field, KIC 10195926 
    Gruberbauer, Michael; Kurtz, D. W.; Cunha, M. S.; Saio, H.; Bigot, L.; Balona, L. A.; Elkin, V. G.; Shibahashi, H.; Brandao, I. M.; Uytterhoeven, K. (Royal Astronomical Society, 2011-07-01)
    We have discovered a new rapidly oscillating Ap (roAp) star among the Kepler mission target stars, KIC 10195926. This star shows two pulsation modes with periods that are amongst the longest known for roAp stars at 17.1 ...

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    First measurement of target and beam-target asymmetries in the [gamma] p [right arrow] [pi superscript 0][eta] p reaction 
    Annand, J. R. M.; Arends, H. J.; Beck, R.; Borisov, N.; Braghieri, A.; Briscoe, W. J.; Cherepnya, S.; Collicott, Cristina; Costanza, S.; Downie, E. J.; Sarty, Adam James, 1965- (American Physical Society, 2015-05-26)
    The first data on target and beam-target asymmetries for the [gamma] p [right arrow] [pi superscript 0][eta] p reaction at photon energies from 1050 up to 1450 MeV are presented. The measurements were performed using the ...

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    First measurement of the polarization observable E and helicity-dependent cross sections in single π0 photoproduction from quasi-free nucleons 
    Dieterle, M.; Witthauer, L.; Cividini, F.; Abt, S.; Achenbach, P.; Adlarson, P.; Afzal, F.; Ahmed, Z.; Akondi, C. S.; Annand, J. R. M.; Arends, H. J.; Bashkanov, M.; Beck, R.; Biroth, M.; Borisov, N. S.; Braghieri, A.; Briscoe, W. J.; Costanza, S.; Collicott, C.; Denig, A.; Downie, E. J.; Drexler, P.; Ferretti-Bondy, M.I.; Gardner, S.; Garni, S.; Glazier, D. I.; Glowa, D.; Gradl, W.; Günther, M.; Gurevich, G. M.; Hamilton, D.; Sarty, A. (Elsevier, 2017-07-10)
    The double-polarization observable E and the helicity-dependent cross sections σ1/2and σ3/2have been measured for the first time for single π0photoproduction from protons and ...

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    The First Post-Kepler Brightness Dips of KIC 8462852 
    Boyajin, Tabitha S.; Alonso, Roi; Armstrong, David; Barkaoui, K.; Benkhaldoun, Z.; Benni, Paul; Bentley, Rory O.; Berdyugin, Andrei; Berdyugina, Svetlana; Lane, David (EDP Sciences, 2018-01)
    We present a photometric detection of the first brightness dips of the unique variable star KIC 8462852 since the end of the Kepler space mission in 2013 May. Our regular photometric surveillance started in 2015 October, ...

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    First records of Lasiurus cinereus and L. borealis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada 
    Segers, Jordi L.; Irwin, Alicia E.; Farrow, Lesley J.; Johnson, Laura N. L.; Broders, Hugh G. (Hugh Gerard), 1972- (Humboldt Field Research Institute, 2013-12)

    In August 2012, a Lasiurus cinereus (Hoary Bat) and 2 Lasiurus borealis (Eastern Red Bat) were netted near Donkin, Cape Breton Island, NS, Canada. Acoustic studies showed the presence of Hoary Bats on ...


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    First results on the experimental search for η[prime]-mesic nuclei with the 12C(p, d) reaction 
    Tanaka, Y. K.; Ayyad, Y.; Benlliure, J.; Brinkmann, K. T.; Friedrich, S.; Fujioka, H.; Geissel, H.; Gellanki, J.; Guo, C.; Gutz, E.; Haettner, E.; Harakeh, M. N.; Hayano, R. S.; Higashi, Y.; Hirenzaki, S.; Hornung, C.; Igarashi, Y.; Ikeno, N.; Itahashi, K.; Iwasaki, M.; Jido, D.; Kalantar-Nayestanaki, N.; Kanungo, Rituparna; Knöbel, R.; Kurz, N.; Metag, V.; Mukha, I. (Jagiellonian University, 2017-10)
    We performed a missing-mass spectroscopy experiment of the 12C(p, d )reaction in order to search for η′-mesic nuclei. Excitation spectrum of 11C around the η′< ...

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    First Spectroscopy of the Near Drip-line Nucleus [superscript 40]Mg 
    Crawford, H. L.; Fallon, P.; Macchiavelli, A. O.; Doornenbal, P.; Aoi, N.; Browne, F.; Campbell, C. M.; Chen, S.; Clark, R. M.; Cortés, M. L.; Cromaz, M.; Ideguchi, E.; Jones, M. D.; Kanungo, Rituparna; MacCormick, M.; Momiyama, S.; Murray, I.; Niikura, M.; Paschalis, S.; Petri, M.; Sakurai, H.; Salathe, M.; Schrock, P.; Steppenbeck, D.; Takeuchi, S.; Tanaka, Y. K.; Taniuchi, R.; Wang, H.; Wimmer, K. (American Physical Society, 2019-02-08)
    One of the most exotic light neutron-rich nuclei currently accessible for experimental study is 40Mg, which lies at the intersection of the nucleon magic number N=28 and the neutron drip line. Low-lying ...

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    Fishery science: the study of fishery systems 
    Charles, Anthony Trevor, 1956- (EDP Sciences, 1995)
    The pursuit of sustainable fisheries requires a broad vision of fishery science - as the scientific study of fishery systems. This implies the incorporation into fishery science of research on fishery management, fishing ...

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    Flaring from the supermassive black hole in Mrk 335 studied with Swift and NuSTAR 
    Wilkins, D. R.; Gallo, Luigi C.; Grupe, D.; Bonson, K.; Komossa, S.; Fabian, A. C. (Oxford University Press, 2015-12-21)
    Monitoring of the narrowline Seyfert 1 galaxy Markarian 335 (Mrk 335) with the Swift satellite discovered an X-ray flare beginning 2014 August 29. At the peak, the 0.5–5 keV count rate had increased from that in the low-flux ...

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    Forest cover enhances natural enemy diversity and biological control services in Brazilian sun coffee plantations 
    Medeiros, Hugo Reis; Grandinete, Yuri Campanholo; Manning, Paul; Harper, Karen A., 1969-; Cutler, G. Christopher; Tyedmers, Peter; Righi, Ciro Abbud; Ribeiro, Milton Cezar (Springer, 2019-11-06)
    Landscape structure and crop management directly affect insect communities, which can influence agriculturally relevant ecosystem services and disservices. However, little is known about the effect of landscape structure ...

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    Forest structure and composition at fire edges of different ages: Evidence of persistent structural features on the landscape 
    Harper, Karen A., 1969-; Drapeau, Pierre; Lesieur, Daniel; Bergeron, Yves (Elsevier, 2014-02-15)
    Boreal forest landscapes are dynamic with stands in different stages of development following stand-replacing disturbances such as fire and insect outbreaks. Forest edges are an important component of these heterogeneous ...

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    Formation of cavities in the X-ray emitting cluster gas of Cygnus A 
    Clarke, David A.; Harris, D. E.; Carilli, C. L. (Royal Astronomical Society and Oxford University Press, 1997)
    The ROSAT data from the cluster gas of Cygnus A are re-examined in light of a three-dimensional hydrodynamic simulation of a supersonic jet propagating in an isothermal King atmosphere designed to follow the observed density ...

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    The formation of giant elliptical galaxies and their globular cluster systems 
    West, Michael J.; Cote, Patrick; Marzke, Ronald O. (American Astronomical Society, 1998-07)
    We examine the formation of giant elliptical galaxies using their globular cluster (GC) systems as probes of their evolutionary history. The bimodal distributions of GC metallicities in such galaxies are often cited as ...

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    Four quasars above redshift 6 discovered by the Canada-France High-z Quasar Survey 
    Willott, Chris J.; Delorme, Philippe; Omont, Alain; Bergeron, Jacqueline; Delfosse, Xavier; Forveille, Thierry; Albert, Loic; Reyle, Celine; Hill, Gary J.; Gully-Santiago, Michael; Sawicki, Marcin, 1969- (American Astronomical SocietyIOP Publishing, 2007-12)
    The Canada-France High-z Quasar Survey (CFHQS) is an optical survey designed to locate quasars during the epoch of reionization. In this paper we present the discovery of the first four CFHQS quasars at redshifts greater ...

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    Framing Terrorists in Canada: A Comparative Analysis of Two Shootings 
    Carver, Ashley; Harrie, Conor (South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV), 2017-01-01)
    Framing of criminal violence has taken on a particular and troubling trajectory with regard to terrorism. Despite the lack of a universal academic definition of terrorism, both the news media and political leaders regularly ...

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    The freedom of the human 
    MacCormack, John R.; Erickson, Paul A. (University of Chicago Press, 1979-09)
    There is no abstract available for this article.

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    FSR 1716: A New Milky Way Globular Cluster Confirmed Using VVV RR Lyrae Stars 
    Minniti, Dante; Palma, Tali; Dékány, Istvan; Hempel, Marin; Rekjuba, Marina; Pullen, Joyce; Alonso-García, Javier; Barbá, Rodolfo; Barbuy, Beatriz; Majaess, Daniel J. (The American Astronomical Society, 2017-03-20)
    We use deep multi-epoch near-IR images of the VISTA Variables in the Vía Láctea (VVV) Survey to search for RR Lyrae stars toward the Southern Galactic plane. Here, we report the discovery of a group of RR Lyrae stars close ...

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