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Nicol prism

Known as: Nicol, Crossed nicols, Nicol prisms 
A Nicol prism is a type of polarizer, an optical device used to produce a polarized beam of light from an unpolarized beam. It is made in such a way… 
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Polarization (waves)

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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
A model of active faulting in New Zealand
Active fault traces are a surface expression of permanent deformation that accommodates the motion within and between adjacent… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Development of an adaptive window-opening algorithm to predict the thermal comfort, energy use and overheating in buildings
This investigation of the window-opening data from extensive field surveys in UK office buildings demonstrates: (1) how people… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Semantic category effects in second language word learning
The present study addresses a long-standing assumption in the field of applied linguistics: that presenting new second language… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The application of isotopic (32P and 15N) dilution techniques to evaluate the interactive effect of phosphate-solubilizing rhizobacteria, mycorrhizal fungi and Rhizobium to improve the agronomic…
A pot experiment was designed to evaluate the interactive effects of multifunctional microbial inoculation treatments and rock… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Uptake and transport of organic and inorganic nitrogen by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
New information on N uptake and transport of inorganic and organic N in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi is reviewed here. Hyphae of… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Reorganization of behaviour in laboratory mice, Mus musculus , with varying cost of access to resources
Abstract Gaining access to resources can be measured in terms of the time spent with, or the number of visits to, a resource. For… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Raman spectroscopic studies of carbonates part I: High-pressure and high-temperature behaviour of calcite, magnesite, dolomite and aragonite
The room-temperature Raman spectra of aragonite, magnesite and dolomite have been recorded up to 30 GPa and 25 GPa, respectively… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
A User's Guide to GAucsd 1.4
This document describes the GAucsd system for function optimiza tion based on genetic search techniques Genetic algorithms appear… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Extension of the phosphorus depletion zone in VA-mycorrhizal white clover in a calcareous soil
To examine the influence of vesicular-arbuscular (VA) mycorrhizal fungi on phosphorus (P) depletion in the rhizosphere… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Contribution of the VA mycorrhizal hyphae in acquisition of phosphorus and zinc by maize grown in a calcareous soil
An investigation was carried out to test whether the mechanism of increased zinc (Zn) uptake by mycorrhizal plants is similar to… 
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