Published in Space Science Reviews
Several seismic experiments were deployed on the Moon by the astronauts during the Apollo missions. The experiments began in 1969 with Apollo 11, and continued with Apollo 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17. Instruments at Apollo 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17 remained operational until the final transmission in 1977. These remarkable experiments provide a valuable reso...
Published in Space Science Reviews
The SIMBIO-SYS (Spectrometer and Imaging for MPO BepiColombo Integrated Observatory SYStem) is a complex instrument suite part of the scientific payload of the Mercury Planetary Orbiter for the BepiColombo mission, the last of the cornerstone missions of the European Space Agency (ESA) Horizon + science program. The SIMBIO-SYS instrument will provi...
Published in Euphytica
Ear traits play a vital role in maize (Zea mays) yield. The ear angle (EA) has an obvious impact on corn yield and planting density as well as other maize ear traits. However, the genetic control of EA is still unclear. In this study, we identified quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for EA from four recombinant inbred line populations, BY815/DE3, BY815...
Published in Materials and Structures
This study provides a fundamental understanding on the deterioration of concrete due to physical sulfate/salt attack (PSA), including local cracking and pore structure development. The results show that sulfate salt crystals in a partially immersed concrete specimen preferred to precipitate in relatively large pores (DP-III, from 1 to 100 µm in dia...
Published in Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy
The set of transverse homoclinic intersections for a saddle-focus equilibrium in the planar equilateral restricted four-body problem admits certain simple homoclinic orbits which form the skeleton of the complete homoclinic intersection—or homoclinic web. In the present work, the planar restricted four-body problem is viewed as an invariant subsyst...
Published in Biology & Philosophy
Current debates surrounding the virtues and shortcomings of randomization are symptomatic of a lack of appreciation of the fact that causation can be inferred by two distinct inference methods, each requiring its own, specific experimental design. There is a non-statistical type of inference associated with controlled experiments in basic biomedica...
Published in Molecular Breeding
Seed yield is one of the main limitations in hybrid rice production. The improvement of stigma exsertion rate (SER) of male sterility lines is essential for the higher seed yield in hybrid rice. Wild rice species are valuable germplasms with exserted stigma. It is worthy of mining-related genes for SER in wild rice species, as well as probing the w...
Published in Journal of Nanoparticle Research
Functionally graded materials (FGMs) are a unique type of composite in which the material properties vary in one or more directions from one material to another. FGMs are usually composed of a metal and a ceramic. One special type of FGM is known as functionally graded piezoelectric materials (FGPM) which can be utilized for energy-harvesting appli...
Published in Euphytica
Recent innovations in breeding technologies have reduced the timeframe to develop improved plant varieties compared to conventional breeding processes. Technologies like speed breeding, or rapid generation advancement, may also accelerate the process of statutory variety registration. Within this procedure, improved varieties are required to satisf...
Published in Astrophysics and Space Science
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