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33. MINERAL CHEMISTRY OF VOLCANIC SEQUENCES FROM HOLE 917A, SOUTHEAST GREENLAND MARGIN 1

During Ocean Drilling Program Leg 152, a 779-m-thick volcanic sequence was drilled at Hole 917A, on the feather edge of the seaward-dipping reflector sequence. The volcanic succession, which erupted under subaerial conditions, was subdivided into three series (Upper, Middle, and Lower) and 92 flow units. The Upper Series comprises picrites and olivine-phyric basalts. The Middle Series basalts are more evolved, and dacitic lavas and tuffs were erupted at the base of this series. Lavas from the Lower Series show a wider compositional range. A detailed mineralogical study of the different petrographical types shows that olivine is the principal phenocryst phase in the basalts, whereas clinopyroxene and plagioclase are the main components of the groundmass. High-Mg olivines (up to Fo92.4) with chrome-spinel inclusions are abundant in the picrites and olivine-phyric basalts. Fo-content of the olivine decreases as a function of the composition of the whole rock except in some aphyric basalts with ophitic textures where the olivine underwent further re-equilibration during cooling. Plagioclase exhibits a large composi tional range from bytownite (An91) in the more primitive basalts to oligoclase (An 21) for the late crystallizing feldspar in the ophitic textures. Plagioclases from the Upper Series lavas are very poor in K 2O. The presence of bytownite phenocrysts (An8666) associated with sodic sieve-textured plagioclase (An 36-26) in the dacite (Unit 54) clearly demonstrates that this lava is a mixed lava. Pyroxenes are mainly clinopyroxene, but pigeonite and orthopyroxene were found in the matrix of some differentiated basalts with ophitic textures. The low Ti contents of the pyroxenes and the evolution trends are typical of tholeiitic lav as. The development of sector zoning in pyroxene microphenocrysts of the more differentiated basalts has a scattering effect on the distribution of the points on the pyroxene quadrilateral. Opaque oxides crystallize late and are mainly titanomagnetite. Ilmeni te is also present in some lavas. The volcanic succession drilled at Hole 917A presents many petrographical and mineralogical similarities to the flood basalts of the Scoresby Sund region in East Greenland. These thick basaltic sequences, which characterize the North Atlantic volcanic rifted margins, were emplaced during a short time interval during the phase of continental breakup. The Lower and Middle Series have evolved in crustal magma chambers. The frequency of picrites in the Upper Series emphasizes an easier access of more primitive magmas to the surface during the final phase of rifting.
Investigation of the Impact of the Financial Communication Intensity on the Conditional Volatility of Stock Returns

The relation between information flow and asset prices behavior is one of the key issues of modern finance. Our study investigates more closely the link between frequency of information arrivals and stock return volatility. It aims precisely to test empirically the mixture of distribution hypothesis and to check whether the stock returns distribution is driven by the frequencies of information arrivals on the Paris stock Exchange (Euronext). We analyse the impact of news on volatility at the firm-level. We opt for a model with two (Markov switching) regimes of volatility that we apply to all stocks pertaining to the CAC40 index from January 1999 to December 2003. We find a positive and significant but marginally decreasing impact of the daily frequency of information arrivals on the probability to be in a state of high volatility for each of the 40 companies considered. The subsequent model for panel data allows us to conclude that this impact crucially depends on the timing and the subject of the news release.
Entry by research-based spin-offs

Reflecting the increasing number of research based spin-offs (RBSOs) created since the nineties, previous studies focus their analysis on the factors that influence university entrepreneurship. However, empirical studies that investigate the determinants of variation on RBSO creation across regions are scarce. Using a unique self-collected dataset that comprehends the population of RBSOs created in Portugal from 1995 until to 2007 we investigate the intensity of spin-offs entry across regions, by focusing on the characteristics of the universities and the region in which the spin-off is located. Our results suggest that the quality and prestige of the universities located in a municipality, as well as the presence of university-affiliated incubators and/or university research parks have a positive impact on the intensity of RBSO creation. Regarding the regional characteristics, the availability of qualified human capital and the urbanization economies seem to exert an important effect on spin-off activity across regions.
Author ' s response to “ Review ” by dr .

General Comment 1: “Needless to say, I do not deny the meaning of the precise calculations and sensitivity evaluations on this manuscript, but authors would like to conclude just the Princess Elisabeth station (AWS 16) is located on a unique place? Preferably, not only such local issue but also more universal one which is applicable to other places is introduced. For instance, many attempts have been made to estimate the sublimation rate in the Antarctica, as is also shown in the manuscript. The methodologies are different, thus errors included may differ more or less. Nevertheless, I believe it is worth comparing each other. It would be also useful to attest that the sublimation amount obtained this study is reasonable. Takahashi estimated the sublimation rates over -200mm w.e. yr-1, whereas this study area was only 18 to 52 w.e. yr-1. Such difference can be explained reasonably with the meteorological factors? Discussions like this will be useful for the next stage, such as the total estimates of sublimation from all over the Antarctica. ”
It’s Not Just a Gay Male Thing:Sexual Minority Women and Men are Equally Attracted to Consensual Non-monogamy

Concerned with the invisibility of non-gay male interests in alternatives to monogamy, the present study empirically examines three questions: Are there differences between female and male sexual minorities in a) attitudes toward consensual non-monogamy, and b) desire to engage in different types of consensual non-monogamy (e.g., sexual and romantic/polyamory versus sexual only/swinging), and c) schemas for love? An online community sample of lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals (n = 111) were recruited for a study about attitudes toward relationships. Results show that sexual minority men and women hold similar attitudes toward CNM and similar levels of desire to engage in these types of relationships. Additionally, there were no differences between male and female sexual minorities’ desire to engage in sexual and romantic types of consensual non-monogamy (polyamory) or sexual-oriented types of consensual non-monogamy (swinging). There were also no differences in preference for specific types of love styles among LGB individuals. In sum, it is not just gay men who express interest in these types of relationships.
Is Japanese education the “exception”?: examining the situated articulation of neo-liberalism through the analysis of policy keywords

This article builds on the author's earlier work, published in Vol. 28 No. 1 of this journal, that critiqued the Orientalist legacy in Anglo-American discussions of Japanese education. One of the manifestations of this legacy is the prevailing view among the Anglo-American observers of Japanese education that Japanese education is the “exception” to the recent global restructuring movement. This article problematizes this view by exposing a similar but differently articulated structural change in Japanese education over the past three decades. Drawing on cultural studies and critical discourse analysis, the author focuses on the two policy keywords that the Ministry of Education has consistently used by for the past three decades: kosei (individuality) and yutori (low pressure). Tracing the complex histories of articulation and rearticulation of these policy keywords, the author demonstrates how the keywords, which had been associated with progressive political struggles against the Ministry's central control of public education, were mobilized to reconstitute people's common sense about education and thus to naturalize the radical systemic change towards the neo-liberal, post-welfare settlement. In conclusion, the author discusses the implication of the study to the field of comparative and international education, calling for a more critical, reflexive engagement with the field's preoccupation with “national differences”.
Design of coaxial aircell fixture for the measurement of electromagnetic properties

Coaxial aircells are designed and fabricated to measure the electromagnetic properties of ferrite materials in the frequency range from 1 MHz to 3.6 GHz. The S-parameters are measured connecting the aircell to a vector network analyzer (VNA). The electromagnetic properties such as complex permittivity and complex permeability are extracted using Nicolson-Ross-Weir (NRW) method and suitable air-gap corrections are made. For the optimization of the measured result and to estimate the error, the aircells are characterized in terms of their phase constant and resistivity of the aircell conductor. The measurements show that the electrical length is longer than the mechanical length of the aircell at all frequencies. The arithmetic mean of the resistivity of aircell of 7mm line size of length of 60 mm is about 66 nâ„¦m. This paper presents a simple method whereby the phase constant and resistivity of the aircell can be determined accurately using transmission measurements made using a VNA.
The Effects of Spatial Mobility on the Performance of Firms

Abstract A considerable body of research has analyzed the impact of a firm’s geographic position and levels of organizational and territorial embeddedness on its performance. Generally these studies have assumed that firms are immobile. Research that has focused on the effects of the relocation of firms has treated firms mainly as atomistic actors that can move freely in geographic space and has tended to neglect the influence of changes in a firm’s geographic position and level of organizational and territorial embeddedness. We integrated insights from both streams of literature to answer the research question, “What are the effects of relocation on a firm’s performance, and what is the influence of a firm’s geographic position and its level of organizational and territorial embeddedness on this relationship? ” On the basis of our analysis of data from a survey of managers of Dutch automation services firms, we found that the degree of impact of a firm’s relocation on its performance depends on the characteristics of the relocation. For example, a move to an urbanized region hampers performance, whereas a move to a research and development-intensive region fosters a higher level of performance. Furthermore, firms with high levels of organizational embeddedness suffer in the short term from relocation, but benefit in the long run.
DIVERSITY OF CLAY MINERALS IN THE VERTISOLS OF THREE DIFFERENT CLIMATIC REGIONS IN WESTERN IRAN

Considerable information exists in the literature showing that expansive layer silicates are not the only clay minerals present in vertisols. However, the presence of a very high clay content dominated by fine clay, regardless of the clay type, together with the wetting and drying cycle in the soil can also produce a high shrink-swell potential. We studied some vertisols with diverse parent materials and climates from western Iran to investigate the role of parent material and climate on formation of these soils. The vertisols of Fars Province (Southwest Iran) have formed on calcareous sediments with ustic-hyperthermic soil moisture and temperature regimes and a mineralogical composition dominated by a palygorskite-chlorite suite. The vertisols of Lorestan Province (Midwest Iran) are also formed from calcareous sediments under the xeric moisture and thermic temperature regime, and contain vermiculite as the dominant clay mineral. In Kermanshah Province, vertisols have formed on limestone or in calcareous sediments. They have xeric-thermic soil moisture and temperature regimes. In Ardebil Province, vertisols are formed on volcanic sediments, and they have xeric-mesic soil moisture and temperature regimes. All vertisols, except those from Fars Province, are classical ones and include montmorillonite in the clay fraction. Our study shows that the interparticle pore size that is controlled by the size of primary particles, regardless of its nature, contributes to the shrink-swell potential in the soils we studied in Iran.
Diallel analysis for yield and yield contributing characters in Indian mustard (Brassica juncea)

Diallel analysis in mustard involving ten parents and forty five crosses was performed to estimate the general (gca) and specific combining ability (sca) of parents and crosses respectively. The gca and sca effects showed wide variation in the level of significance for various yield contributing characters. The parents Seeta, Varuna and Laxmi were identified as best general combiners for yield and yield contributing characters on the basis of high mean performance and significant gca effects. Among the crosses Varuna x Seeta was identified as best F1 cross, which can be forwarded to the next generation by single seed descent method with an aim of getting useful segregants in the succeeding generation.
Predictive approach for simultaneous biosorption of hexavalent chromium and pentachlorophenol degradation by Bacillus cereus RMLAU1

Chromium and pentachlorophenol are the major environmental pollutants emanating from tannery effluent. Indigenous Bacillus cereus isolate was employed for biosorption and PCP degradation studies under varied environmental conditions such as pH, temperature, contact time, presence of other heavy metals, initial biosorbent and Cr 6+ concentrations. Best results for Cr 6+ biosorption (% removal) by living and dead biomass at 2.0 g l -1 were found to be 35.2 mg Cr g -1 dry wt (63%) at pH 5.0, and 42.5 mg Cr g -1
Acute myocardial infarction and infarct size: do circadian variations play a role?

The circadian rhythm influences cardiovascular system physiology, inducing diurnal variations in blood pressure, heart rate, cardiac output, endothelial functions, platelet aggregation, and coronary arterial flow, among other physiological parameters. Indeed, an internal circadian network modulates cardiovascular physiology by regulating heart rate, metabolism, and even myocyte growth and repair ability. Consequently, cardiovascular pathology is also controlled by circadian oscillations, with increased morning incidence of cardiovascular events. The potential circadian influence on the human tolerance to ischemia/reperfusion has not been systematically scrutinized until recently. It has since been proven, in both animals and humans, that infarct size varies during the day depending on the symptom onset time, while circadian fluctuations in spontaneous cardioprotection in humans with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) have also been demonstrated. Furthermore, several studies have proposed that the time of day at which revascularization occurs in patients with STEMI may also influence infarct size and reperfusion outcomes. The potential association of the circadian clock with infarct size advocates the acknowledgment of time of day as a new prognostic factor in patients suffering acute myocardial infarction, which would open up a new field for chronotherapeutic targets and lead to the inclusion of time of day as a variable in clinical trials that test novel
FACTORS AFFECTING FINANCIAL DISTRESS: THE CASE OF MALAYSIAN PUBLIC LISTED FIRMS

A sample of 101 companies is selected randomly from Bursa Malaysia during the period 2005-2009 where two models are used to analyze the relationships between financial distress and firms’ characteristics and risk. The dependent variables are long-term debt to total equity ratio and shortterm debt to total equity ratio. The independent variables are profitability, liquidity, firm size, solvency, growth and risk. Size is found to be significant and has a positive relationship with financial distress. Interest coverage ratio has a positive relationship with financial distress, while growth of operating profits has a negative relationship with financial distress. Corporate managers should use these indicators to detect early signs of financial distress and take innovative actions to prevent such occurrences.
Single Cell Protein Production from Aspergillus Terreus and Its Evaluation in Broiler Chick

The objective of the study was to produce single cell protein usually termed as microbial biomass using rice as substrate through fermentation with Aspergillus terreus and its biological evaluation in broiler chicks to examine its potential as a suitable poultry feed. Chemical and biological potential of the biomass was evaluated through chemical analysis and chick assay, respectively. After optimizing various conditions such as, substrate: water ratio, nitrogen source, carbon: nitrogen ratio, pH and incubation period. After optimizing fermentation conditions, Aspergillus terreus was grown on broken rice for maximum microbial biomass protein production. Regarding growth kinetics, the specific growth rate (μ) of the A. terreus remained 0.451h-1. The Product coefficients (Yx/s) , (Yp/s) , (Yp/x) for the fermentative organism were found 0.553 g cell/g substrate utilized, 0.344 g protein / g substrate utilized and 0.622 g protein / g cell mass formation, respectively. Chemical evaluation of biomass indicated crude protein 43.7 %, true protein 26.60 %, crude fiber 11.35 % with calorific value as 2730 Kcal. Its ash content was 15.20 % with 1.01 % calcium, 3.05 % phosphorus, 0.64 % sodium and 0.98 % chloride. For biological evaluation, biomass was replaced with soybean meal as 30 ad 60% on the basis of protein supply and the birds response in terms of weight gain, feed consumption, feed efficiency, feed conversion ratio, protein efficiency ratio and net protein utilization was taken into account. Outcome of the study revealed that microbial biomass produced by A. terreus can be replaced upto 30% of the protein supply by soybean meal without any deleterious effects on growing broiler chicks.
Polymerization of 3-glycidyloxypropyltrimethoxysilane with different catalysts

Polymerization reactions of 3-glycidyloxy- propyltrimethoxysilane (GPTS) were carried out by differ- ent catalysts, potassium hydroxide, potassium tert- butoxide, and tetraphenylporphyrin aluminum chloride (TPP-AlCl), and tetrafluorophthalate zironium isopropox- ide complex. Polymer samples obtained from the ring- opening polymerization of GPTS were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, NMR spectros- copy, electrospray ionization mass spectroscopy, and gel permeation chromatography. V C 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 000: 000-000, 2011
Studies on the Diagnosis and Transmission Dynamics of Lymphatic Filariasis in Biase Local Government area, Cross River State, Nigeria

Over the years the endemicity of bancroftian filariasis in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria revolved around clinical assessment and the examination of night blood sample was associated with low sensitivity particularly in individuals having low parasitaemia and cryptic filarial infection. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the prevalence of filarialsis in 9 wards of Biase local government using an immunochromatographic test (ICT). Methods: Clinical examination was performed according to WHO criteria to classify filarial disease. Night blood smears collected between 21.00 to 00.00h were examined to detect microfilaria (MF) microscopically. The Binax Now filariasis test kit was used to detect the circulating antigen of Wuchereria bancrofti in blood samples. A total of 425 participants made up of 260 males and 165 females were examined randomly from the community with particular emphasis on those with suspected cases of infection such as elephantiasis of the leg. The results showed that 56 (13.2 percent) of subjects had microfilaria of wuchereria bancrofti from night samples, while 207 (48.7 percent) of the population studied had positive result with ICT cards. There was a statistically significant difference in the prevalence of W. bancrofti microfilaria and circulating filarial antigenaemia by the method of detection(X2=11.004, P 0.05). The mosquitoes were caught using human handing catches and pyrethrum spray catches method. The entomological analysis of mosquitoes which include speciating into genus and dissecting them to unveil any microfilaria in the throracic region, abdomen, and mouth parts of the mosquitoes. The prevalence of circulating antigens was observed to be higher in females (55.1%) than in males (46.9%). Entomological analysis shows that, from the 432 mosquitoes caught 256 (61.3%) were Culex species, 114 (26.4%) Anopheles species, 34(7.9%) Aedes species, and 19(4.4%) of other Genera. Out of 337 mosquitoes dissected, 24(7.1%) contained developed stages (L1 - L3) of W. bancrofti larvae. 13/337 (3.86%) of the infected mosquitoes were of Culex species and Anopheles species accounted for the other 3.26% (11/337). The entomological studies showed that Anopheles species and the Culex species are the vectors of lymphatic filariasis in the study area. Characteristics of the ICT method including high sensitivity promptness and specificity, justifies its use for screening of filariasis. Conclusion: The study confirms CFA ICT as a more sensitive method for the diagnosis of lymphatic filariasis . The high endemicity
Predicting Day-to-Day Changes in Students’ School-Related Affect From Daily Academic Experiences and Social Interactions

This study examined the role that everyday academic successes and failures—and the interactions with family members and peers that follow these events—play in predicting day-to-day changes in children's emotional responses to school. Middle school students (N = 101; mean age = 11.62 years) completed daily assessments of their academic experiences, performance disclosures, perceptions of emotional support, and school-related affect. Data were analyzed using hierarchical linear modeling. Results indicated that students’ daily academic experiences and social interactions varied by both sex and interaction partner, and that students’ daily academic experiences and social interactions were predictive of day-to-day changes in both positive and anxious affect. The implications of these findings for students’ interpersonal relationships and school adjustment are discussed.