Testcross performance of doubled haploid lines from European flint maize landraces is promising for broadening the genetic base of elite germplasm
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DOI: 10.1007/s00122-019-03325-0
Abstract: Key messageSelected doubled haploid lines averaged similar testcross performance as their original landraces, and the best of them approached the yields of elite inbreds, demonstrating their potential to broaden the narrow genetic diversity of the… read more here.
Keywords: flint; doubled haploid; haploid lines; germplasm ... See more keywords
A Population-Based Assessment of Physical Symptoms and Mental Health Outcomes Among Adults Following the Flint Water Crisis
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DOI: 10.1007/s11524-021-00525-2
Abstract: Little is known about the physical and mental health outcomes of adults in the low-income, predominantly Black city of Flint, Michigan, following the city’s water crisis which began in April 2014 after austerity policies led… read more here.
Keywords: flint; health outcomes; water crisis; health ... See more keywords
Characterization of Eocene flint
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2021.120427
Abstract: Abstract Eocene flint 48–56.0 million years old (mya) from the Negev desert (Israel) was characterized using a suite of analytical techniques. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) and selected area electron diffraction (SAED) of the inorganic… read more here.
Keywords: microscopy; organic micro; micro inclusions; material ... See more keywords
Water lead exposure risk in Flint, Michigan after switchback in water source: Implications for lead service line replacement policy.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.108928
Abstract: In February of 2016, the City of Flint, Michigan commenced the FAST start initiative with the aim "to get the lead out of Flint" by replacing lead and galvanized steel service lines throughout the city.… read more here.
Keywords: service lines; flint; water; service line ... See more keywords
Assessment of four main representative flint facies as alternative storage materials for concentrated solar power plants
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DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2019.03.005
Abstract: Abstract At present there is an intense research for developing alternative sensible heat storage materials, such as natural rocks and recycled ceramics, able to work in concentrated solar power plants at high temperatures. This work… read more here.
Keywords: storage materials; storage; power plants; solar power ... See more keywords
Flint workshop affiliation: Chronology, technology and site-formation processes at Giv'at Rabbi East, Lower Galilee, Israel
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2017.03.001
Abstract: Abstract Salvage excavations at the Middle Paleolithic flint workshop Giv'at Rabi East, Lower Galilee, Israel aimed at obtaining chronometric ages for the site's exploitation, reconstructing the process of its formation and collecting an assemblage of… read more here.
Keywords: workshop; flint; middle paleolithic; formation ... See more keywords
A geometric-morphometric assessment of three-dimensional models of experimental cut-marks using flint and quartzite flakes and handaxes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2019.05.010
Abstract: Abstract Developments in methodological approaches to high-resolution morphometrical study of cut-mark morphology further our understanding of butchering activities. Identification of micro-morphological variability between different taphonomical alterations on ancient bone allows detection and comparison of bone-surface… read more here.
Keywords: models experimental; geometric morphometric; morphometric assessment; experimental cut ... See more keywords
The use of phosphate minerals for determination of the provenance of flint used by prehistoric communities in East-Central Europe
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2021.04.028
Abstract: Abstract The area of the Vistula is rich in deposits of several kinds of flint that were widely used in prehistoric times: ‘chocolate’, grey white-spotted, Jurassic-Krakow, striped (banded), and on its eastern borders, Volhynian. The… read more here.
Keywords: europe; used prehistoric; prehistoric communities; determination ... See more keywords
Thermal Alteration of Flint: An Experimental Approach to Investigate the Effect on Material Properties
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DOI: 10.1080/01977261.2020.1805215
Abstract: ABSTRACT Archaeological lithic assemblages are often affected by burning, as evident from severe thermal damage on these artefacts. In this study, the thermal alteration of four different flint types was investigated by performing controlled heating… read more here.
Keywords: flint; thermal alteration; experimental approach; alteration flint ... See more keywords
Informational Sources, Social Media Use, and Race in the Flint, Michigan, Water Crisis
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DOI: 10.1080/10510974.2019.1567566
Abstract: Safe, clean water is necessary for health and well-being. Water issues affect minority and vulnerable populations at disproportionate rates, including the poor and racial and ethnic minorities. An investigation of the relationships of race, social… read more here.
Keywords: social media; flint; water; water crisis ... See more keywords
A new species of Smicridea McLachlan 1871 (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae) from the Caatinga biome and new distributional records from Brazil.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4500.3.6
Abstract: A new species of Smicridea (Smicridea) McLachlan 1871 is described and illustrated based on specimens collected from the Caatinga biome, in Sete Cidades National Park, Piauí state, and Ubajara National Park, Ceará state, northeastern Brazil.… read more here.
Keywords: flint; new species; smicridea mclachlan; mclachlan 1871 ... See more keywords