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Digby D. Macdonald
This paper explores the roles of empiricism and determinism in science and concludes that the intellectual exercise that we call ?science? is best described as the transition from empiricism (i.e., observation) to determinism, which is the philosophy tha...
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Aiden Dufault, Kristi Baerg MacDonald and Julie Aitken Schermer
An important factor in vocational choice is whether to pursue a career in the public sector or the private sector. The perception of each sector impacts career choice, attracting individuals with certain traits. This perception-based attraction is import...
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Nicholas R. MacDonald, Timothy R. M. Packulak and Jennifer J. Day
Direct shear (DS) is a common geotechnical laboratory test used to determine strength and deformation properties of rock discontinuities, such as normal and shear stiffness, peak and residual shear strength, and dilation. These are used as inputs for dis...
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Digby D. Macdonald and George R. Engelhardt
The radiolysis of water is a significant cause of corrosion damage in the primary heat transport systems (PHTSs) of water-cooled, fission nuclear power reactors (BWRs, PWRs, and CANDUs) and is projected to be a significant factor in the evolution of corr...
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Digby D. Macdonald, George R. Engelhardt and Andrei Petrov
A critical review is presented on modeling of the radiolysis of the coolant water in nuclear power reactors with emphasis on ITER. The review is presented in two parts: In Part I, we assess previous work in terms of compliance with important chemical pri...
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Sekai Gore, MacDonald Isaac Kanyangale
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Blessing Takawira, Macdonald Kanyangale, Emmanuel Mutambara
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Pyae Phyoe Kyaw, David W. Macdonald, Ugyen Penjor, Saw Htun, Hla Naing, Dawn Burnham, Zaneta Kaszta and Samuel A. Cushman
The co-occurrence of felid species in Southeast Asia provides an unusual opportunity to investigate guild structure and the factors controlling it. Using camera-trap data, we quantified the space use, temporal activity, and multi-dimensional niche overla...
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Alexis L. Robinson, Sarah S. Ariano and Laura C. Brown
Lake ice models are a vital tool for studying the response of ice-covered lakes to changing climates throughout the world. The Canadian Lake Ice Model (CLIMo) is a one-dimensional freshwater ice cover model that simulates Arctic and sub-Arctic lake ice c...
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Nikolaos M. Papadakis and Georgios E. Stavroulakis
Noise barriers are a critical part of noise mitigation in urban and rural areas. In this study, a comparison of the insertion loss calculations of noise barriers via the Finite Element Method (FEM) and various formulae (Kurze?Anderson, ISO 9613-2/Tatge, ...
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