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Structural and Magnetic Properties of Mechanically Alloyed and Oxidized Fe-Based Powder Mixtures
Nanostructured Fe1−x Ni x and Fe1−x−y Ni x Cr y (x = 30, 40;...
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New Polyacrylamide [PAM] Material Formulations for the Coagulation/Flocculation/Decantation Process
A new copolymers, high molecular weight poly(acrylamide) [AM2A0.01W20] and [AM1A0.1W20] were synthesized by radical adiabatic copolymerization in aqueous solution. The [AM2A0.01W20] copolymer was hydrolysed in...
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Open AccessDegradation assessment of LYRA after 5 years on orbit - Technology Demonstration -
We present a long-term assessment of the radiometric calibration and degradation of the Large Yield Radiometer (LYRA), which has been on orbit since 2009. LYRA is an ultraviolet (UV) solar radiometer and is th...
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On-Orbit Degradation of Solar Instruments
We present the lessons learned about the degradation observed in several space solar missions, based on contributions at the Workshop about On-Orbit Degradation of Solar and Space Weather Instruments that took...
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The LYRA Instrument Onboard PROBA2: Description and In-Flight Performance
The Large Yield Radiometer (LYRA) is an XUV–EUV–MUV (soft X-ray to mid-ultraviolet) solar radiometer onboard the European Space Agency Project for On-Board Autonomy 2 (PROBA2) mission, which was launched in Novem...
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Designing global supply networks for conflict or disaster support: the case of the Canadian Armed Forces
In order to fulfil Canada’s international disaster relief, humanitarian assistance, peacekee** and peace enforcement roles, the Canadian Forces (CF) rely on a supply network to deploy and sustain its oversea...
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Colorectal cancer and polymorphism of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (C677T) in Morocco
Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is a key enzyme in folate metabolism. It is involved in the synthesis, repair, and methylation of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). The most frequently studied MTHFR gene po...
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Entanglement generation with deformed Barut-Girardello coherent states as input states in an unitary beam splitter
Using linear entropy as a measure of entanglement, we investigate the entanglement generated via a beam splitter using deformed Barut-Girardello coherent states. We show that the degree of entanglement depends...
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Solar-Blind Diamond Detectors for Lyra, the Solar VUV Radiometer on Board Proba II
Fabrication, packaging and experimental results on the calibration of metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) photodetectors made on diamond are reported. LYRA (Lyman-α RAdiometer onboard PROBA-2) will use diamond det...
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Calcium phosphate hydroxyapatite and lead phosphate hydroxyapatite for separation by liquid chromatography
A qualitative study using two new stationary phases (spherical aggregates of calcium phosphate hydroxy-apatite and lead phosphate hydroxyapatite) as adsorbents in high performance liquid chromatography has ach...
