Revisiting the Question: The Cause of the Solar Cycle Variation of Total Solar Irradiance by N. B. Xiang

“…The Mg II index and sunspot area are usually used to represent the intensification contribution by solar bright structures to total solar irradiance (TSI) and sunspot darkening, respectively. In order to understand the cause of the solar cycle variation of TSI, we use extension of wavelet transform, wavelet coherence (WTC), and partial wavelet coherence (PWC), to revisit this issue. …”
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Contributions of Nonleaf Organs to the Yield of Cotton Grown with Different Water Supply by Dongxia Zhan, Ying Yang, Yuanyuan Hu, Yali Zhang, Honghai Luo, Wangfeng Zhang

“…Cotton seed weight in the conventional irrigation treatment decreased by 10.1–29.7% when the bolls (capsule walls plus bracts) were darkened and by 5.3–9.9% when the stalks were darkened. …”
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Dynamics of particulate emissions in the presence of autonomous vehicles by Briani Maya, Denaro Christopher Anthony, Piccoli Benedetto, Rarità Luigi

“…The methodology involves the analyses of PM emissions as a function of traffic conditions, especially in the presence of autonomous vehicles (AVs) dampening traffic waves. The starting point is traffic measurements that, gathered from real experiments involving a fleet of vehicles moving on a ring track, exhibit the presence of stop-and-go waves that are dampened by control strategies implemented on a unique AV. …”
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Utilization of coconut fiber and corn cob waste as noise reducers by Amalia Ma'rifatul Maghfiroh, Ardana Putri Farahdiansari

“…Noise can be reduced by using materials that can dampen and absorb sound. The sound dampening materials that are widely used by the public generally use glasswool and rockwool, but they are expensive. …”
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The Trinity with Saints formerly Attributed to Jacopo Palma the Younger by Dóra Fekete, Judit Fiam, Edit Miko, Rebeka Tisla

“…In the 2015/16 academic year the conservation of a 16th century canvas painting formerly attributed to Jacopo Palma took place at the Conservation Department of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts. The darkened varnish layers and the severe deterioration caused by water damage made the conservation of the painting necessary. …”
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Synthesis of Photochromic AgCl-Urethane Resin Composite Films by Hidetoshi Miyazaki, Hirochi Shimoguchi, Hisao Suzuki, Toshitaka Ota

“…The obtained composite films showed a photochromic property. The rate of darkening of the composite film increased after mixing with CuCl2. …”
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Solitary Mastocytoma in Pediatrics. Case Report and Literature Review by Juan Carlos Yanes Macías, Mery Rosa Betancourt Trujillo, Lino Arístides Sánchez Galván

“…Typical features are that of a reddish-brown or yellowish brown nodule, of gummy consistency, the surface looks like orange peel, and Darier's sign. The case of a 4-month-old infant with a diagnosis of solitary mastocytoma with Darier's sign is presented. …”
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Non-Governmental Organizations Serving Farmworkers in Florida by Carlene Thissen, Fritz Roka

“…FE836, a 15-page fact sheet by Carlene Thissen and Fritz Roka, is a compilation of the non-governmental organizations that serve farmworkers in Florida. …”
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Non-Governmental Organizations Serving Farmworkers in Florida by Carlene Thissen, Fritz Roka

“…FE836, a 15-page fact sheet by Carlene Thissen and Fritz Roka, is a compilation of the non-governmental organizations that serve farmworkers in Florida. …”
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Field Identification and Management of Greasy Spot Disease by S. H. Futch, L. W. Timmer

“…As the lesions develop on the underside of the leaves, they become darker and a corresponding chlorotic spot will appear on the upper leaf surface. …”
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Field Identification and Management of Greasy Spot Disease by S. H. Futch, L. W. Timmer

“…As the lesions develop on the underside of the leaves, they become darker and a corresponding chlorotic spot will appear on the upper leaf surface. …”
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NHCs Catalyzed Hydrophosphonylation of α-Ketoesters and α-Trifluoromethyl Ketones by Lin He, Zhi-Hua Cai, Ji-Xin Pian, Guang-Fen Du

“…N-Heterocyclic carbenes catalyzed hydrophosphonylation reaction of α-ketoesters and α-trifluoromethyl ketones was developed. …”
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Thermal Melanism in <i>Pachnoda iskuulka</i> (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) by Petr Bogusch, Oto Petřík, Antonín Hlaváček, Ondřej Šebesta, Petr Šípek

“…Thermal polymorphism, usually represented by thermal melanism (darker coloration in cooler habitats), is a well-known phenomenon in animals. …”
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Diarylmethyl Ethers for the Protection of Polyols by Sigthor Petursson

“…The formation of these ethers can be done nonselectively by the thermal reactions of diryldiazomethanes via a carbene mechanism or by tin(II) halide catalysis of the diazo compounds with diols. …”
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Lowering Emissivity of Concrete Roof Tile’s Underside Cuts Down Heat Entry to the Building by Xuejun Chen, Lei Wang, Zhikui Liu, Yinghong Qin, Ting Bao

“…However, after construction, the tile’s top tends to be darkened by dust deposit and algae growth, increasing the heat entry through the roof to the building. …”
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Bile Imprint on Parietal Peritoneum of Gilthead Seabream and Red Seabream: Effects of Fasting Duration, Stress, and Ice Storage by Sofia Brinkmann Bougali, Nafsika Karakatsouli, Christos Balaskas, Konstantinos Petropoulos, Despoina Trampouli, Alkisti Batzina, Pinelopi-Paraskevi Laskari

“…In both species, the imprint appeared in all ice-stored fish for 48 h but not in fresh fish (0 h), the color of the imprint became darker as Days of Fasting increased, stressed fish had darker imprints than unstressed fish, and plasma and bile osmolality and cholesterol were significantly affected by treatments. …”
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Ethnic touristic islands by Rémy Tremblay

“…Drawing on a case study of the Quebecois in Florida, we propose a model that explores a process developed by the American researcher Dallen Timothy. The model has three stages: adoption of the destination, its transformation into an ethnic touristic island and its subsequent decline.tourism, transnational community, Floribec, Quebecois in Florida…”
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A Survey of Cassini Images of Spokes in Saturn’s Rings: Unusual Spoke Types and Seasonal Trends by S. R. Callos, M. M. Hedman, D. P. Hamilton

“…However, we also find examples of spokes on the dark side of the rings that transition between being brighter and darker than the background ring as they move around the planet. …”
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‘A Decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind’ by Jacques Pothier

“…With his rhetorical awareness, Thomas Jefferson has successfully turned himself into a character, and responses to the darker sides of this founding father have resembled that of readers expecting consistency in a fictional character. …”
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Response to letter to the editor: Expanding perspectives on the relationship between statin potency and lipophilicity in Alzheimer’s disease management by Mar Garcia–Zamora, Gemma García–Lluch, Lucrecia Moreno, Consuelo Cháfer–Pericas, Juan Pardo

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