Environmentally-induced loss of performance in FRP strengthening systems bonded to full-scale masonry structures
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DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.118757
Abstract: Abstract The issue of building materials deterioration due to environmental actions, which are expected to worsen in the future according to climate change predictions, is recognized as high-priority by the scientific community. However, the impact… read more here.
Keywords: strengthening systems; induced loss; loss performance; environmentally induced ... See more keywords
One genome, multiple phenotypes: decoding the evolution and mechanisms of environmentally induced developmental plasticity in insects.
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DOI: 10.1042/bst20210995
Abstract: Plasticity in developmental processes gives rise to remarkable environmentally induced phenotypes. Some of the most striking and well-studied examples of developmental plasticity are seen in insects. For example, beetle horn size responds to nutritional state,… read more here.
Keywords: one genome; developmental plasticity; insects; plasticity ... See more keywords
Environmentally Induced Exceptional Points in Elastodynamics
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevapplied.13.014060
Abstract: We study the nature of an environment-induced exceptional point in a non-Hermitian pair of coupled mechanical oscillators. The mechanical oscillators are a pair of pillars carved out of a single isotropic elastodynamic medium made of… read more here.
Keywords: exceptional point; exceptional points; environmentally induced; points elastodynamics ... See more keywords