conclusions available shields for the thyroid and eyes should be implemented in clinical practice. further research is needed to demonstrate the prevalence of shielding in the clinical setting. results only a limited number of studies have been performed on the use of shields for the eyes and thyroid, but the evidence shows an overall benefit to their use. this study demonstrates how thyroid sh...

This Abstract is brought to you for free and open access by the Biological Sciences at ODU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Biological Sciences Faculty Publications by an authorized administrator of ODU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Repository Citation Behringer, Donald C.; Butler, Mark J. IV; and Shields, Jeffrey D., "The Ep...

background: polyethylene composites including boron can be used as an effective neutron shield. our investigation focuses on manufacturing borated polyethylene nano-composite. the purpose of this study is to design a radiation shield for use in both neutron and gamma fields. materials and methods: borated polyethylene shields containing 2%, and 5% weight percentage of boron nano-particles were ...

The first use of electron spin resonance for the study of radiation effects on the nucleic acids and their constituents was made by Shields and Gordy', 2on powdered samples. Quantitative measurements of the free-radical yield in powdered samples have recently been made by Muller.3 In an effort to gain more specific information with this method about the effects of radiation on these genetically...

The Shields-Harary numbers are a class of graph parameters thatmeasure a certain kind of robustness of a graph, thought of as a network of fortified reservoirs, with reference to a given cost function. We prove a result about the Shields-Harary numbers with respect to concave continuous cost functions which will simplify the calculation of these numbers for certain classes of graphs, including ...

Testing, as a form of retrieval, can enhance learning but it can also induce forgetting of related memories, a phenomenon known as retrieval-induced forgetting (RIF). In four experiments we explored whether selective retrieval and selective restudy of target memories induce forgetting of related memories with or without initial retrieval of the entire learning set. In Experiment 1, subjects stu...

Companies can use both debt and non-debt tax shields to accomplish avoidance. Using a quasi-experiment in China which the government implemented deleveraging regulations selected industries 2015, this study provides novel evidence of effect mandatory on corporate The results show that implementing leads an increase degree Mechanism analyses indicate curbs company's inclination take advantage be...

1Information Center for the Environment, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA; 2PRBO Conservation Science, 3820 Cypress Drive #11, Petaluma, California 94954, USA; 3Avian Conservation and Ecology Lab, Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, University of California, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, Califo...