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    • A global metagenomic map of urban microbiomes and antimicrobial resistance 

      Danko, David; Bezdan, Daniela; Afshin, Evan E.; Ahsanuddin, Sofia; Bhattacharya, Chandrima; Butler, Daniel J.; Chng, Kern Rei; Donnellan, Daisy; Hecht, Jochen; Jackson, Katelyn; Kuchin, Katerina; Karasikov, Mikhail; Lyons, Abigail; Mak, Lauren; Meleshko, Dmitry; Mustafa, Harun; Mutai, Beth; Neches, Russell Y.; Ng, Amanda; Nikolayeva, Olga; Nikolayeva, Tatyana; Png, Eileen; Ryon, Krista A.; Sanchez, Jorge L.; Shaaban, Heba; Sierra, Maria A.; Thomas, Dominique; Young, Ben; Abudayyeh, Omar O.; Alicea, Josue; Bhattacharyya, Malay; Blekhman, Ran; Castro-Nallar, Eduardo; Cañas, Ana M.; Chatziefthimiou, Aspassia D.; Crawford, Robert W.; De Filippis, Francesca; Deng, Youping; Desnues, Christelle; Dias-Neto, Emmanuel; Dybwad, Marius; Elhaik, Eran; Ercolini, Danilo; Frolova, Alina; Gankin, Dennis; Gootenberg, Jonathan S.; Graf, Alexandra B.; Green, Caroline; Hajirasouliha, Iman; Hastings, Jaden J.A.; Hernandez, Mark; Iraola, Gregorio; Jang, Soojin; Kahles, Andre; Kelly, Frank J.; Knights, Kaymisha; Kyrpides, Nikos; Łabaj, Paweł P.; Lee, Patrick K.H.; Leung, Marcus H.Y.; Ljungdahl, Per O.; Mason-Buck, Gabriella; McGrath, Ken; Meydan, Cem; Mongodin, Emmanuel F.; Moraes, Milton Ozorio; Nagarajan, Niranjan; Nieto-Caballero, Marina; Noushmehr, Houtan; Oliveira, Manuela; Ossowski, Stephan; Osuolale, Olayinka O.; Özcan, Orhan; Paez-Espino, David; Rascovan, Nicolás; Richard, Hugues; Rätsch, Gunnar; Schriml, Lynn M.; Semmler, Torsten; Sezerman, Osman U.; Shi, Leming; Shi, Tieliu; Siam, Rania; Song, Le Huu; Suzuki, Haruo; Court, Denise Syndercombe; Tighe, Scott W.; Tong, Xinzhao; Udekwu, Klas I.; Ugalde, Juan A.; Valentine, Brandon; Vassilev, Dimitar I.; Vayndorf, Elena M.; Velavan, Thirumalaisamy P.; Wu, Jun; Zambrano, María M.; Zhu, Jifeng; Zhu, Sibo; Mason, Christopher E. (2021-06-24)
      We present a global atlas of 4,728 metagenomic samples from mass-transit systems in 60 cities over 3 years, representing the first systematic, worldwide catalog of the urban microbial ecosystem. This atlas provides an ...

    • GO-CFAR Trained Neural Network Target Detectors 

      Akhtar, Jabran; Olsen, Karl Erik (2019)
      Detecting targets embedded in noise and clutter is an essential task for many radar systems. A competent system must additionally offer high probability of detection with a low false alarm rate and a standard practice is ...

    • Going deep! Acquiring new submarines in common? An analysis of Dutch and Norwegian Security Interests, defence traditions and concepts for the use of submarines 

      Knutsen, Bjørn-Olav (2017)

    • A Graphical User Interface for Multivariable Analysis of Silicon Solar Cells Using Scripted PC1D Simulations 

      Haug, Halvard; Olaisen, Birger Retterstøl; Nordseth, Ørnulf; Marstein, Erik Stensrud (2013)
      PC1D is an open source computer program for simulation of crystalline semiconductor devices, and is the most commonly used simulation software in the solar cell community today. In this work we present a modified version ...

    • Guidelines for conducting epidemiological studies of blast injury 

      Bieler, Dan; Cernak, Ibolja F; Martineau, L; Bjarnason, Stephen; Franke, Axel F; Kirkman, Emrys; Leggieri, Michael J; Orru, Hans; Ouellet, S; Philippens, M; Risling, MG; Sarron, JC; Skriudalen, Stian; Teland, Jan Arild; Watts, Sarah A; Gupta, Raj (2018)
      Blast injuries are often caused by more than one mechanism, do not occur in isolation, and typically elicit a secondary multi-system response. Research efforts often do not separate blast injuries caused by blast waves ...

    • Guidelines for reproducing blast exposures in the laboratory 

      Josey, Tyson; Ouellet, S; Bieler, Dan; Cernak, Ibolja F; Franke, Axel F; Gupta, Raj; Kirkman, Emrys; Leggieri, Michael J; Orru, Hans; Philippens, M; Risling, M.; Sarron, JC; Skriudalen, Stian; Teland, Jan Arild; Watts, Sarah A; Bjarnason, Stephen (2018)

    • Guidelines for using animal models in blast injury research 

      Watts, Sarah; Kirkman, Emrys; Bieler, Dan; Bjarnason, Stephen; Franke, Axel; Gupta, Raj Kumari; Leggieri, Michael J.; Orru, Hans; Ouellet, Simon; Philippens, Mat M. G. M.; Sarron, Jean-Claude; Skriudalen, Stian; Teland, Jan Arild; Risling, Mårten; Cernak, Ibolja (2018)
      Blast injury is a very complex phenomenon and frequently results in multiple injuries. One method to investigate the consequences of blast injuries is with the use of living systems (animal models). The use of animals ...

    • Harmonic Synthetic Aperture Radar Processing 

      Berger, Tor; Hamran, Svein-Erik (2015)
      We review the basic concept of frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) and describe how such a radar system can be used in a harmonic radar concept. It is argued that synthetic aperture radar (SAR) for FMCW harmonic ...

    • Headspace-trap gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for determination of sulphur mustard and related compounds in soil 

      Røen, Bent Tore; Tørnes, John Aasulf; Lundanes, Elsa; Unneberg, Erik (2010)
      Methods for trace determination of sulphur mustard (HD) and some related cyclic sulphur compounds in soil samples have been developed using headspace-trap in combination with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). ...

    • Health effects after firing small arms comparing leaded and unleaded ammunition 

      Voie, Øyvind Albert; Borander, Anne Katrine; Sikkeland, Liv Ingunn Bjoner; Grahnstedt, Svein; Johnsen, Arnt Magne; Danielsen, Tor ERik; Longva, Kjetil Sager; Kongerud, Johny (2014)
      A number of Norwegian soldiers have reported health problems after live-fire training using the HK416 rifle. The objective of this study was to characterize gaseous and particulate emissions from three different types of ...

    • Heat stress in chemical protective clothing: porosity and vapour resistance 

      Havenith, George; den Hartog, Emiel; Martini, Svein (2011)
      Heat strain in chemical protective clothing is an important factor in industrial and military practice. Various improvements to the clothing to alleviate strain while maintaining protection have been attempted. More recently, ...

    • Heirs of Zarqawi or Saddam? The Relationship between al-Qaida in Iraq and the Islamic State 

      Tønnessen, Truls (2015)
      This paper examines the relationship between al-Qaida in Iraq and Islamic State, asking what remains of AQI within the current incarnation of IS. The study is based on available information concerning the backgrounds and ...

    • Hierarchical path planning for walking (almost) anywhere 

      Landmark, Knut; Messel, Espen (2018)
      Computerized path planning, not constrained to transportation networks, may be useful in a range of settings, from search and rescue to archaeology. This paper develops a method for general path planning intended to work ...

    • High assurance information exchange based on publish-subscribe and ABAC methods 

      Fongen, Anders; Mancini, Federico (2014)
      The presented effort employs a combination of publish-subscribe distribution and ABAC (Attribute Based Access Control) methods to control the information exchange between security domains. It follows strictly the "separation ...

    • High pulse energy and symmetrical far field from an optical parametric oscillator in the red spectral range 

      Rustad, Gunnar; Farsund, Øystein (2011)
      Red pulses with >30 mJ energy and <0.6 nm bandwidth have been demonstrated using a type 2 phase matched optical parametric oscillator pumped at 532 nm. A symmetrical signal beam with beam diameter-divergence product of ~3 ...

    • High resolution spaceborne INSAR simulation with extended scenes 

      Eldhuset, Knut (2005)
      The Inverse–EETF4 (Extended Exact Transfer Function 4th order) is used to simulate raw data and a complete INSAR processing chain for high squint has been developed. Phase differences for a spaceborne INSAR geometry are ...

    • High thresholds for avoidance of sonar by free-ranging long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) 

      Antunes, Ricardo; Kvadsheim, Petter Helgevold; Lam, Frans-Peter A.; Tyack, Peter L.; Thomas, Len; Wensveen, Paul J.; Miller, Patrick James O'Malley (2014)
      The potential effects of exposing marine mammals to military sonar is a current concern. Dose–response relationships are useful for predicting potential environmental impacts of specific operations. To reveal behavioral ...

    • High Unemployment and the Armed Forces: The Costs and Benefits of Recruiting Military Personnel in Norway 

      Lindgren, Petter Y.; Presterud, Ane Ofstad (2021-12-07)
      The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the subsequent non-pharmaceutical interventions by governments to reduce the transmission of the coronavirus, and adjusted consumer behaviors have resulted in high unemployment rates worldwide. In ...

    • High-energy bow tie multi-pass cells for nonlinear spectralbroadening applications 

      Heyl, Christoph M.; Seidel, Marcus; Escoto, Esmerando; Schönberg, Arthur; Carlström, Stefanos; Arisholm, Gunnar; Lang, Tino; Hartl, Ingmar (2022-01-24)
      Multi-pass cells (MPCs) have emerged as very attractive tools for spectral broadening and post-compression applications. We discuss pulse energy limitations of standard MPCs considering basic geometrical scaling principles ...

    • High-power, 1-ps, all-Yb:YAG thin-disk regenerative amplifier 

      FATTAHI, Hanieh; Alismai, Ayman; Wang, Haochuan; Brons, Jonathan; Pronin, Oleg; Buberl, Theresa; Vamos, Lenard; Arisholm, Gunnar; Azzeer, Abdallah M; Krausz, Ferenc (2016)
      We report a 100 W, 20 mJ, 1-ps, all-Yb:YAG thin-disk regenerative amplifier seeded by a microjoule-level Yb:YAG thin-disk Kerr-lens mode-locked oscillator. The regenerative amplifier is implemented in a chirped pulse ...