NOVEL EXPERIENCE INDUCES PERSISTENT SLEEP-DEPENDENT PLASTICITY IN THE CORTEX BUT NOT IN THE HIPPOCAMPUS



A New Buckling-Restrained Brace with a Variable Cross-Section Core

In this paper, a new type of buckling-restrained brace characterized by a variable cross-section core (BRB-VCC) is proposed and investigated.The practical design equations of the BRB-VCC are derived based on mechanical and mathematical theories.Six specimens are designed and tested to clarify the mechanical behaviours of the BRB-VCC and to validate

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Using Poaching Levels and Elephant Distribution to Assess the Conservation Efficacy of Private, Communal and Government Land in Northern Kenya.

Efforts to curb elephant poaching have focused on reducing demand, confiscating ivory and boosting security patrols in elephant range.Where land is under multiple uses and ownership, determining the local poaching dynamics is important for identifying successful conservation models.Using 2,403 verified elephant, Loxodonta Walker africana, mortality

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