Sampling Ozone Exposure of Canadian Forests at Different Scales: Some Case Studies by R.M. Cox, J.W. Malcolm, R.N. Hughes, T.P.W. Williams

“…The use of passive samplers in extensive monitoring, such as that used in national forest health monitoring plots, indicates that these devices are able to determine both spatial and temporal differences in ozone exposure of the plots. …”
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Study on Electrical Parameter Matching of Piezoelectric Stack Periodic Strut for Helicopter Cabin Noise Control by Yue Hui-yu, Lu Yang, Dang Chong, Qin Yi-Fan, Ma Jin-chao, Zhu Tian-Yu

“…Piezoelectric stack periodic strut (PSPS) composed of piezoelectric stacks and passive materials periodically arranged is an original type of strut with active and passive hybrid isolation characteristics. …”
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Reliability Assessment of 2400 MWth Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor Natural Circulation Decay Heat Removal in Pressurized Situations by C. Bassi, M. Marques

“…This reliability method for passive systems (RMPSs) is based on uncertainties propagation into thermal-hydraulic (T-H) calculations. …”
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The Coupled Effect of Temperature and Carbonation on the Corrosion of Rebars in the Simulated Concrete Pore Solutions by Jiezhen Hu, Xuequn Cheng, Xiaogang Li, Peichang Deng, Gui Wang

“…The high temperature environment is conducive to the formation of passivated surface of rebars in SPSs, but the dissolution velocity of passivated surface is higher. …”
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Hybrid Vibration Control under Broadband Excitation and Variable Temperature Using Viscoelastic Neutralizer and Adaptive Feedforward Approach by João C. O. Marra, Eduardo M. O. Lopes, José João de Espíndola, Walter Antônio Gontijo

“…As an additional gain, the association of both vibration control systems (passive and active-adaptive) has improved the attenuation of vibration levels. …”
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The Integral Test Facility Karlstein by Stephan Leyer, Michael Wich

“…The Integral Test Facility Karlstein (INKA) test facility was designed and erected to test the performance of the passive safety systems of KERENA, the new AREVA Boiling Water Reactor design. …”
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Deformation Characteristics of Sandy Soil around a Plate Anchor under Lateral Loading by Miao Ren, Tong Jiang, Chen Liu, Junran Zhang, Lijin Wang

“…The maximum influence height occurs in the passive zone behind the rod in dense sand, and the influence range of the passive zone in front of the rod expands with an increasing embedment ratio. …”
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COURAGE AND FEAR IN THE CONTEXT OF OPPOSITION OF HUMAN ACTIVITY AND INACTIVITY: EXISTENTIAL ASPECT by Dmytro Yu. Snitko

“…Thus, the opposition of fear and courage has ontological and existential aspects, dialectical character and is closely connected with active and passive modes of human being.…”
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Over/Undervoltage and Undervoltage Shift of Hybrid Islanding Detection Method of Distributed Generation by Manop Yingram, Suttichai Premrudeepreechacharn

“…The mainly used local islanding detection methods may be classified as active and passive methods. Passive methods do not perturb the system but they have larger nondetection zones, whereas active methods have smaller nondetection zones but they perturb the system. …”
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Comparison of Biomarkers in Blood and Saliva in Healthy Adults by Sarah Williamson, Cindy Munro, Rita Pickler, Mary Jo Grap, R. K. Elswick

“…The objective of this study was to compare multiple biomarkers (27 cytokines) in plasma samples, passive drool saliva samples, and filter paper saliva samples in 50 healthy adults. …”
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Numerical Assessment of a Safety System to Minimize Injuries during a Cyclist Run-Over by E. H. López-García, M. F. Carbajal-Romero, J. A. Flores-Campos, C. R. Torres-SanMiguel

“…This paper focuses on exploring a passive safety system that reduces lesions in the overtaking run-over scenario. …”
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Influence of Surface Morphology on the Effective Lifetime and Performance of Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cell by Shui-Yang Lien, Yun-Shao Cho, Yan Shao, Chia-Hsun Hsu, Chia-Chi Tsou, Wei Yan, Pin Han, Dong-Sing Wuu

“…For a wafer with a smaller amount of turning points, hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) passivation quality can be comparable to ideal iodine-ethanol solution passivation. …”
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Optimizing strength and corrosion resistance of the metastable β-alloy Ti–35Nb–7Zr–5Ta alloy by equal-channel angular pressing by R. Silva, J. Silva, C.C. Viana, C.R.M. Afonso, P. Hammer, D.C.C. Magalhães, A.H. Plaine, C.A.D. Rovere

“…Grain refinement accelerates passivation kinetics, enhancing corrosion resistance with a thicker and less defective passive film, especially at 300 °C, without significant changes in the elemental composition of the outer passive film.…”
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Efficient Execution of Service Composition for Content Adaptation in Pervasive Computing by Yaser Fawaz, Girma Berhe, Lionel Brunie, Vasile-Marian Scuturici, David Coquil

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COURAGE AND FEAR IN THE CONTEXT OF OPPOSITION OF HUMAN ACTIVITY AND INACTIVITY: EXISTENTIAL ASPECT by Dmytro Yu. Snitko

“…Thus, the opposition of fear and courage has ontological and existential aspects, dialectical character and is closely connected with active and passive modes of human being.…”
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Responsive Harmony in the <i>Zhuangzi</i> by Luyao Li

“…It first challenges Chenyang Li’s distinction between Confucian “active harmony” (主动和谐) and Daoist “passive harmony” (被动和谐), arguing that the “passive” label fails to capture the characteristic of Zhuangzian harmony. …”
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Earth Pressure on Retaining Wall with Surface-Inclined Cohesive Fill Based on Principal Stress Rotation by Hengli Wang, Zhengsheng Zou, Jian Liu, Xinyu Wang

“…The results show that the proposed method is more universal. Both the active and passive earth pressures increase rapidly with the increase of the inclination of the fill. …”
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Improving Robustness of Tuned Vibration Absorbers Using Shape Memory Alloys by Mohammad H. Elahinia, Jeong-Hoi Koo, Honghao Tan

“…A conventional passive tuned vibration absorber (TVA) is effective when it is precisely tuned to the frequency of a vibration mode; otherwise, it may amplify the vibrations of the primary system. …”
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Coping with the Forced Swim Stressor: Towards Understanding an Adaptive Mechanism by E. R. de Kloet, M. L. Molendijk

“…In this test, a compound qualifies as a potential antidepressant if it prevents or delays the transition to this passive (energy conserving) behavioural style. In the past decade however the switch from active to passive “coping” was used increasingly to describe the phenotype of an animal that has been exposed to a stressful history and/or genetic modification. …”
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RFID – Making It So…With Some Help From the University of Florida by Bruce A. Welt, Jean-Pierre Emond

“… Recent advances in passive radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies have inspired a revolution in thinking about supply chain and inventory management. …”
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