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Spectroscopic identification of r-process nucleosynthesis in a double neutron-star merger
Observations of the transient associated with the gravitational-wave event GW170817 and γ-ray burst GRB 170817A reveal a bright kilonova with fast-moving ejecta, including lanthanides synthesized by rapid neut...
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Open AccessInfluence of positive end-expiratory pressure on four-chamber longitudinal strain analysis by speckle tracking echocardiography
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High-Rate Production and Testing of Spacecrafts and Active Antennas for Mobile/Personal Satcoms
The promising new services (remote sensing, personal & mobile communications, navigation, sound broadcasting, paging & messaging, interactive services etc.) offered by non-geostationary satellites, bring in ne...
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Payload Design Alternatives for Geostationary Personal Communications Satellites
GeoStationary-Orbit (GSO) satellites are nowadays being used for providing worldwide communications services to mobile users equipped with terminals utilizing a reasonably low size antenna (e.g. Inmarsat-M, Inmar...
