Publications by authors named "F C Moore"
Synthesis of evidence yields high social cost of carbon due to structural model variation and uncertainties.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
December 2024
Estimating the cost to society from a ton of CO-termed the social cost of carbon (SCC)-requires connecting a model of the climate system with a representation of the economic and social effects of changes in climate, and the aggregation of diverse, uncertain impacts across both time and space. A growing literature has examined the effect of fundamental structural elements of the models supporting SCC calculations. This work has accumulated in a piecemeal fashion, leaving their relative importance unclear.
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- * Researchers collected and analyzed 421 ticks from various migratory songbird species, identifying key microbial communities and several pathogens present in those ticks.
- * Findings reveal that specific microbial interactions among ticks could shape pathogen dynamics, highlighting "hotspots" where migrating birds may contribute to the spread of ticks and their associated diseases over long distances.
Our previous work has established that micron-resolution photolithography can be employed to make microsquare nanoband edge electrode (MNEE) arrays. The MNEE configuration enables systematic control of the parameters (electrode number, cavity array spacing, and nanoelectrode dimensions and placement) that control geometry, conferring a consistent high-fidelity electrode response across the array (, high signal, high signal-to-noise, low limits of detection and fast, steady-state, reproducible and quantitative response) and allowing the tuning of individual and combined electrode interactions. Building on this, in this paper we now produce and characterise a micropore nanoband electrode (MNE) array designed for flow-through detection, where an MNEE edge electrode configuration is used to form a nanotube electrode embedded in the wall of each micropore, formed as an array of pores of controlled size and placement through an insulating membrane of sub-micrometer thickness.
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- Chronic anterior shoulder instability is prevalent among young athletes who require effective recovery for returning to sports, and the arthroscopic Trillat technique has shown promising 2-year outcomes in stabilization and function.
- In a study involving 74 patients treated with this method, dislocation recurred in only 3 individuals (4.1%), while all participants successfully returned to sports within an average of 4.6 months.
- Functional scores were high across the board, indicating successful outcomes; moreover, there were no significant differences in results among athletes categorized by varying risks of dislocation.
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- Colloids experience dipolar interactions when an external AC electric field is applied, leading to the formation of particle strings at high field strengths.
- Researchers utilized the GMIN basin-hopping tool to analyze clusters of dipolar colloids with varying dipole strength and fixed orientation along the z axis, focusing on clusters containing 7 to 13 particles.
- The study reveals that at moderate dipole strengths, distinct cluster shapes like polytetrahedral, octahedral, and spiral formations emerge, with advanced algorithms enabling the identification of these stable structures in bulk systems.