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Denudation and uplift of the Mawson Escarpment (eastern Lambert Graben, Antarctica) as indicated by apatite fission track data and geomorphological observation

Analysis of three vertical profiles from the southern Mawson Escarpment (Lambert Graben) reveals apatite fission track (AFT) ages ranging from 102±20 to 287±23 Ma and mean lengths of 12.2 to 13.0 µm. Quantitative thermal histories derived from these data consistently indicate onset of slow cooling below 110°C began sometime prior to 300 Ma, and a second stage of rapid cooling from paleotemperatures up to ≤100°C to surface temperatures occurred in the Late Cretaceous - Paleocene. The first cooling phase refers to Carboniferous - Jurassic basement denudation up to 5 km associated with the initial rifting of the Lambert Graben. The presence of the ancient East Antarctic Erosion Surface and rapid Late Cretaceous - Paleocene cooling indicate a second denuda- tional episode during which up to 4.5 km of sedimentary cover rocks were removed, and that is likely linked to the Cretaceous Gondwana breakup between Antarctica and India and subsequent passive continental margin formation. Citation: Lisker, F. , , H. Gibson, C.J. Wilson, and A. Laufer (2007), Denudation and uplift of the Mawson Escarpment (eastern Lambert Graben, A ntarctica) as indicated by apatite fission track data and geomorphological observation, in Antarctica: A Keystone in a Changing World - O nline Proceedings of the 10th ISAES, edited by A.K. Cooper and C.R. Raymond et al., USGS Open-File Report 2007-1047, Short Research Paper 105, 6 p.; doi:10.3133/of2007-1047.srp105
Certification Involvement by Selected United States Value-Added Solid Wood Products Sectors

A study was conducted in the spring of 2002 to determine attitudes of a selection of value-added wood products manufacturers with regard to current and potential participation in forest certification. A convenience sample of 1,482 members from four national associations that actually sold wood products was surveyed. Results indicate that respondents do not have a very clear understanding of certification or of chain-of-custody requirements. On average, 2% of respondents from the four associations combined completely understand certifiers' services and objectives and a third of respondents have no familiarity with major U.S. certifiers. Further, respondents seem to be ambivalent about the issue of both temperate and tropical forest certification. Nearly half would not be willing to pay a premium for certified raw materials with an additional 20% of respondents stating that they would be willing to pay a premium of 3% or less.
Clinical nurse educators' experiences working with students with mental health disabilities

Little research has focused on clinical nurse educators’ experiences working with students with mental health disabilities. Yet, clinical nurse educators play an important role in helping students with disabilities succeed in nursing school. This exploratory qualitative study used a phenomenological approach to explore seven nurse educator’s experiences working in clinical practice with students who self-disclosed a mental health disability. A mental health disability was defined as any condition of the mind that makes it more difficult for the person to perform activities and interact with the world around them. Using conflict as a lens, intrapersonal, interpersonal, and intergroup conflicts were used to identify potential organizational development initiatives. Purposeful sampling was used to select participants from one small Canadian college. Unstructured, open-ended interviews generated data that was analyzed using Braun and Clarke’s model of thematic analysis. Eighteen themes were discovered in the data which were synthesized into seven cluster themes. The findings included: creating safe learning environments fostered positive educator-student connections; vulnerability was experienced by students, patients, and educators; nurse educators felt invisible to parts of the educational institution; measuring student learning in clinical practice was challenging and complex; the nurse could not be separated from the educator; competing educator responsibilities created conflict; and teaching support for nurse educators was found in many places. The findings informed thirteen recommendations for practice using Amy Kates and Jay Galbraith’s STAR model as a framework. These recommendations related to strategy, structure, rewards, processes, and people practices focused on mitigating, transforming, and resolving conflicts that Clinical Nurse Educators’ Experiences 5 are experienced by nurse educators when they work with students with mental health disabilities in clinical practice.
LARVICIDAL AND GROWTH REGULATORY OF GUM RESIN POWDE RS FROM ALOE VERA

The Persistence Of The Toxicity And Growth Regulatory Effects Of The Gum Resin Powders Of Aloe Vera, Astragalus Sarcocolla, Commefora Myrrha And F. Assa-Foetida Were Tested Against Fifth Instar Trogoderma Granarium Everts Larvae. The Concentrations 1, 0.1, 0.3 And 0.5% G/G Of Each The Gum Resin Powders Were Mixed With 30 G Of Wheat Grains. As Expected, The 1% Concentration For A. Sarcocolla, Which Was The Highest Of All The Treatments, Caused 1.7, 3.3 And 16.7% Mortality At 10 Day Of Treatment For F. Assa-Foetida, A. Vera, And C. Myrrha, Respectively. All The Treatments Exhibited Larvicidal And Pupicidal Efficiency At 100% At 35 Day Of Treatment, Except For The 1% And 0.1% Concentrations Of The F Assa-Foetida Gum Resin Powder, Which Had Pupicidal Activity At 35% Mortality And Inhibited Pupation By 93.3% And At 35 Days Of Treatment Compared To The 98% Success Of Larvae Pupation In The Control Treatment At 10 Day Of Observation. All Treatments Led To Longevity In The 5th Instar Larvae For A Period Of More Than 25 Days Compared To The Larvae In The Control Treatment. There Was An Abnormality In The Shape, Sluggishness, Behavioural And Neurological Disorders In The Larvae Treated.
Effect of chitosan-based coating on postharvest quality of tangerines (Citrus deliciosa Tenore): Identification of physical, chemical, and kinetic parameters during storage

In this study, chitosan-based coating was used in tangerines in a 30-day storage period, at controlled temperature of 10°C. The selected fruits presented green surface (± 90%); they were sanitized in chlorinated water (100 mg/L) then immersed in chitosan solutions at chitosan concentrations of 0.5 g/100 ml (T2), 1 g/100 ml (T3), and 2 g/100 ml (T4) and a lot was placed aside as control treatment (T1). Tangerines were evaluated in terms of loss of mass, skin color, soluble solids, vitamin C, and titratable acidity in a 30-day storage period and weight loss kinetics was evaluated through mathematical models. The results showed that chitosan coating was effective in delaying weight loss of tangerines and the mathematical models used in the evaluation could properly explain the weight loss. The polynomial model showed better adaptation to experimental data. Tangerines with higher chitosan concentration showed small color alteration during storage. Chitosan-based coatings were effective in keeping soluble solids, vitamin C, and titratable acidity during storage. In all physicochemical characteristics analyzed, chitosan-based coating in tangerines were superior when compared with control fruits. Key words: Citrus, chitosan, postharvest, shelf life, quality.
Parental Positive Affect, Child Negative Affect and Resiliency in Preschool: Investigating whether some children develop “for-better”

Using the vantage sensitivity model as a guiding framework, I examined the interactions among child negative affect, parental positive affect, and resiliency in preschoolers. The study sample consisted of 100, two-parent families and their children (50 boys, 50 girls, 2 – 5 years old, mean age = 3.8 years). Parental positive affect and child negative affect were measured at Time 1, and child resiliency was measured at Time 2 (one year later). To assess parental positive affect, video-tapes of parent-child interactions during a clean-up task were coded. Child resiliency and negative affect were measured through parent-report. Results indicated that only child negative affect significantly predicted resiliency one year later. Children with lower levels of negative affect demonstrated the highest levels of resiliency in the study. Though the interactions between parental positive affect, child negative affect, and resiliency were not significant, there was a slight trend towards a moderation relationship. Children with high levels of negative affect demonstrated somewhat higher resiliency one year later when parents exhibited greater amounts of positive affect and lower resiliency when parents demonstrated fewer amounts of positive affect. Findings are presented in the context of research on the parenting and temperament interaction and environmental sensitivity models. Future directions, implications, and limitations are also discussed.
A Study on Acceptance and Resistance of Smart TVs

This study investigated what factors affect consumers’ decision making concerning the adoption of smart TVs. For this purpose, the integrated adoption model that consists of six major constructs from the diffusion of innovation theory (DIT), the technology acceptance model (TAM), and the model of innovation resistance(MIR) was employed. To collect data, an online survey was used. Data collected were analyzed with the structural equation model (SEM). Findings showed that the innovativeness has a positive influence on the both of perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use. It was also shown that both of perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use affect the intention to use smart TVs in a positive way. The innovation resistance has a negative influence on the intention to use. The mediating role of the innovation resistance was also found. The implications of these results are discussed.
Molecular Recognition and Transport of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients on Anionic Calix[4]arene-Capped Silver Nanoparticles

A series of six anionic calix[4]arenes, having sulphonate, carboxylate, or phosphonate functions at either the para-aromatic position or the phenolic face were used to cap silver nanoparticles. Their molecular recognition properties were studied with regard to three active pharmaceutical ingredients, chlorhexidine, chloramphenicol, and. gentamycin sulfate. Of these APIs chlorhexidine is known to form cocrystals with the anionic calix[4]arenes, gentamicin sulfate is an aminoglycosidic antibiotic, and chloramphenicol is a neutral antibiotic. As expected the former two APIs show clear complexation behavior as demonstrated by shifts in the visible spectra whereas the last shows no modification in the wavelength of the plasmon resonance of the silver nanoparticles.
INFLUENCE OF DRYING CONDITIONS AND MATHEMATICAL MODELS ON THE DRYING CURVES AND THE MOISTURE DIFFUSIVITY OF MUSHROOMS

In the present research, experimental data from several studies about drying behavior of mushrooms have been selected and used to compare different drying methods and different mathematical thin layer drying models to simulate mushroom drying rates. The white button (Agaricus Bisporus), the oyster (Pleurotus Ostreatus) and the milky mushroom slices have been considered for drying in different dryers with different slice thicknesses, drying air temperatures (45 °C to 90 °C) and drying air velocities (0.2 m/s to 5 m/s). The entire drying process has taken place in the falling rate period, assuming that internal mass transfer occurred by diffusion in mushroom slices. Additionally, the effective moisture diffusivity was calculated by using the method of slopes. The diffusivity increases with drying air temperature. The study shows that the drying air temperature and the drying air velocity have an effect on the moisture removal from mushrooms and also on the drying time. Mathematical models have been proved to be useful for design and analysis of heat and mass transfer during drying processes. All the drying models considered in this study could adequately represent the thin layer drying behavior of mushrooms. Furthermore, as it is obvious, any type of mushrooms has its own most suitable model
Biorthogonal cubic Hermite spline multiwavelets on the interval for solving the fractional optimal control problems

In this paper, a new numerical method for solving fractional optimal control problems (FOCPs) is presented. The fractional derivative in the dynamic system is described in the Caputo sense. The method is based upon biorthogonal cubic Hermite spline multiwavelets approximations. The properties of biorthogonal multiwavelets are first given. The operational matrix of fractional Riemann-Lioville integration and multiplication are then utilized to reduce the given optimization problem to the system of algebraic equations. In order to save memory requirement and computational time, a threshold procedure is applied to obtain algebraic equations. Illustrative examples are provided to confirm the applicability of the new method.
Notes on the knot concordance invariant Upsilon

The knot concordance invariant Upsilon, recently defined by Ozsvath, Stipsicz, and Szabo, takes values in the group of piecewise linear functions on the closed interval [0,2]. This paper presents a description of one approach to defining Upsilon and of proving its basic properties related to the knot 3-genus, 4-genus, and concordance genus.
Spending, saving and borrowing: Perceptions and experiences of girls in Gujarat

This report is the result of an exploratory study undertaken by SEWA Academy in partnership with the Population Council to better understand the savings patterns among adolescent girls and young women; the barriers they face in saving; and the control they exercise in operating the account and determining the use of their savings. It also highlights the potential for increasing the involvement of adolescent and young women in savings activities and for designing appropriate and acceptable savings options and services for them. This study was a part of a larger project undertaken in collaboration with SEWA. The Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) is a trade union organisation and a leading micro-finance institution in India. It has worked with poor, self-employed women workers for over 30 years and has successfully organised and enabled over 700,000 women to attain full employment, self-reliance, and economic and social security. SEWA has developed and supported the activities of a range of women's groups, such as, for example, cooperatives , producers' groups, savings and credit organisations, and social security organisations. The Population Council is an international, non-profit, non-governmental organisation that seeks to improve the well-being and reproductive health of current and future generations around the world and to help achieve a humane, equitable and sustainable balance between people and resources. The Council conducts biomedical, social science and public health research, and helps build research capacities in developing countries.
Limited latitudinal ranging of juvenile whale sharks in the Western Indian Ocean suggests the existence of regional management units

Assessing the movements and connectivity of whale sharks Rhincodon typus through their range is difficult due to high individual mobility and limited knowledge of their behaviour following dispersal from coastal aggregation sites. Here, we use a large set of photo-identification and stable isotope data (δ 15 N and δ 13 C) to test the assumption that sharks frequenting aggregation sites in Mozambique, Tanzania, and Qatar are a mixed stock, as inferred by genetic data. Photo-identification revealed negligible connectivity among aggregation sites and none between the southern and central areas of the Western Indian Ocean (Mozambique and Tanzania) and the Arabian Gulf (Qatar). Sight−resight data indicated that shark movements at each site could be best represented by a model that included emigration, re-immigration, and some mortality or permanent emigration. Although there was high individual variation in the isotope profiles of sharks from each location, comparison with latitudinal isotope data suggests that sharks had shown site fidelity to within a few hundred kilometres of each study area over the period of isotopic integration. Given the Endangered status of whale sharks and regional differences in anthropogenic threat profiles, further studies — and conservation assessment efforts — should consider the possibility that whale shark subpopulations exist over smaller geographical scales than previously documented.
Air–water CO 2 evasion from US East Coast estuaries

Abstract. This study presents the first regional-scale assessment of estuarine CO2 evasion along the US East Coast (25–45° N). The focus is on 42 tidal estuaries, which together drain a catchment of 697 000 km2 or 76 % of the total area within this latitudinal band. The approach is based on the Carbon–Generic Estuary Model (C-GEM) that allows the simulation of hydrodynamics, transport, and biogeochemistry for a wide range of estuarine systems using readily available geometric parameters and global databases of seasonal climatic, hydraulic, and riverine biogeochemical information. Our simulations, performed using conditions representative of the year 2000, suggest that, together, US East Coast estuaries emit 1.9 Tg C yr−1 in the form of CO2, which corresponds to about 40 % of the carbon inputs from rivers, marshes, and mangroves. Carbon removal within estuaries results from a combination of physical (outgassing of supersaturated riverine waters) and biogeochemical processes (net heterotrophy and nitrification). The CO2 evasion and its underlying drivers show important variations across individual systems, but reveal a clear latitudinal pattern characterized by a decrease in the relative importance of physical over biogeochemical processes along a north–south gradient. Finally, the results reveal that the ratio of estuarine surface area to the river discharge, S∕Q (which has a scale of per meter discharged water per year), could be used as a predictor of the estuarine carbon processing in future regional- and global-scale assessments.
An Empirical Analysis of Australian Gold Mining Firms

This paper studies the exposure of Australian gold-mining firms to changes in the gold price, the stock market and the Australian dollar - US dollar exchange rate. The empirical analysis uses daily, weekly and monthly data of all gold-mining firms in the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Gold Index for the period from January 1980 to December 2010 and finds that the average gold beta is 0.67 for gold denominated in US dollar and 0.38 for gold denominated in Australian dollars. The study also finds substantial variation of gold betas through time which indicates managerial flexibility and real optionality. Interestingly, the average exposure of the firms decreased in the recent gold bull market reducing the attractiveness of gold-mining firms relative to investments in bullion.
Responding to tokenism: individual action in the face of collective injustice

Tokenism is defined as an intergroup context in which very few members of a disadvantaged group are accepted into positions usually reserved for members of the advantaged group, while access is systematically denied for the vast majority of disqualified disadvantaged group members. In a laboratory experiment, Wright, Taylor and Moghaddam (1990) found that when disadvantaged group members are denied upward mobility because of a policy of tokenism they did not respond with socially disruptive forms of collective action. Instead, they chose a more benign individual nonnormative response. The robustness of this unexpected response to tokenism is explored in two experiments. In Experiment 1, the use of a relevant real-world ingroup as the target of tokenism resulted in a pattern of responses consistent with Wright et al.'s (1990) findings. In Experiment 2, interaction with other disadvantaged group members prior to the imposition of the policy of tokenism also did not alter participants' behavioural responses. These findings support the robustness of this pattern of response to tokenism, and strengthen concerns that tokenism may be an effective tool for reducing the likelihood of collective action directed against the discriminatory practices of the advantaged group. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Isolation and Culture Properties of a Thermophilic Agarase-Producing Strain, Microbulbifer sp. SD-1

An agar-degrading enzyme-producing strain was isolated from seawater. The isolate was identified as Microbulbifer sp. SD-1 by 16S rRNA sequencing analysis. The optimal pH and temperature for growth were 6.0 and 30°C, respectively, and growth was pos- sible at pH 9.0 and 60°C. The isolate required 5% NaCl for optimal growth and showed 45% growth activity without NaCl. Agar concentrations of 0-0.4% in the medium did not affect growth. Thin-layer chromatography analysis revealed that this strain could degrade agar into a monosaccharide and oligosaccharide, which may have industrial applications.
Negative personality traits and self-monitoring among sales managers

Taking into account the main objective of any organization engaged in retail, sales and provision of services there are high expectations towards the personal skills and professional competence level of a sales manager. The functional responsibilities of a sales manager suggest an ambition to be active, flexible, take responsibility for own decisions, be able to take risks, and make a positive impression on clients. Previous studies revealed that a certain combination of negative personality traits that make up the Dark Triad complex allows to actively attract customers and contributes to closing high-value profitable deals. It was noted that eagerness to achieve professional success, typical for the individuals affected by the Dark Triad complex, allows them to control their behavior and compensate for the complex’s negative manifestations in behavior and communication. This ability is associated with self-monitoring factors. Recent studies have identified certain career benefits available for these individuals. It was suggested that examination of negative personality traits of managers is essential for predicting the results of their professional activities. In the current study, an empirical evaluation of the assumption was made regarding how self-monitoring is associated with negative personality traits among sales managers. It was demonstrated that the distribution of the levels of negative personality traits among sales managers with different self-monitoring levels is not random.
Responsive Professional Development for Vocabulary Instruction

ABSTRACT Vocabulary is important to reading achievement and overall school success; however, in spite of the research in support of vocabulary instruction, robust vocabulary instruction is lacking in many schools. The purpose of this study was to provide a team of three grade five teachers and an instructional coach with professional development on strategies for vocabulary instruction that was responsive to their immediate instructional goals. Further, we investigated how teachers interacted during the professional development to co-construct their understanding of effective vocabulary instruction over time. Two of the teachers and the instructional coach each had more than 10 years of teaching experience, while the third teacher had fewer than three years of experience. Using discourse and qualitative analysis techniques to examine transcripts of the professional development sessions, we found the teachers primarily discussed instructional strategies and co-constructed their understanding by asking and answering questions, reporting, and interthinking. We closely examined one teacher’s shift in thinking regarding dictionary use in vocabulary instruction.