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The me ( hanisms of formation of the Plasma pause * by 1

The magnetospheric electric field plays a determining role in the formation of the sl1i1rp drop in the thermal (0.1 1 eV) plasma density distribution investigated by Carpenter [1963J, and observed since then by many different techniques. The two physically different theories proposed for the formation of this field aligned boundary are reviewed. The first of these mechanisms is based on the MHD approximation . it is considered tl1i1t the position of the steady state plasmapause is determined by the last closed equipotential surface of the convection-corotation electric field distribution. In the second quasi-MHD approximation the finite value of the integrated Pedersen conductivity I1i1s been taken into account to determine the plasmapause position associated with McIlwain's [1972, 1974] electric field models. As a consequence of the reduced transverse conductivities in the night side region, flux tube intercl1i1nge motions can peel off the plasmasphere near midnight. The resulting outward transport of small-scale plasma elements is driven by gradient B and curvature drifts, as well as by the outward directed centrifugal force which becomes important beyond a "Roche Limit" surface. Several consequences of both of these alternative approaches are discussed. (*) Review paper presented at the 2d meeting of the European Geophysical Society, Physics of the Plasmapause SympOSium, Trieste , September, 23-26, 1974.
LONG PERIOD RAYLEIGH WAVES

The highest deformation rate along the Africa/Euras ia convergence zone is well documented in the Aegean area, being >4 cm/yr. Howe ver, it is still under question whether continental deformation is distributed along major faults which extend through the whole lithosphere or over large areas. Furthermore, our k nowledge concerning the implication of lithosphere-asthenosphere coupling in lithospheric plates driving forces is poor. These questions can not easily be answered as most of the available information is mainly located at or close to the surface (geodesy, tectonics, seismi city). The high rates and type of surface continental deformation within the Aegean constitut e this region particularly interesting in this perspective. This work is towards contributing to the better kno wledge of the physical properties of the Aegean lithosphere by introducing experimental el stic and anelastic parameters inferred from long period Rayleigh wave. For this scope path -average phase velocities and attenuation coefficients of fundamental Rayleigh wave crossing the Aegean were extracted over the period range 10-100 s. The wavetrains were recorded at the temporary broadband stations installed some years ago in the Aegean region withi n e framework of a large scale experiment (SEISFAULTGREECE project). I. Kassaras, F. Louis, K. Makropoulos et al. 268 The stochastic inversion algorithm has been used to erive 36 path-average models of shear velocity and 17 path-average models of invers e shear Q down to 200 km depth. Furthermore, the elastic and anelastic 1-D path-ave rage models were combined in a continuous regionalization tomographic scheme to ob tain a 3-D model of shear velocity variation and a 3-D model of Qb -1 variation down to 120 km. The most prominent features in the tomograms are: a ) A low shear velocity zone in the back-arc region, particularly in the central and no rth Aegean. This region is located south of the North Aegean Trough (the western edge of the No rth Anatolian Fault) and correlates well with the derived anelastic tomograms which present high attenuation in this area. b) A high velocity/low attenuation zone in South Aegean indic ating the subducted African lithosphere beneath the Aegean. The low velocities/high attenuation zone in central and north Aegean is compatible with a region of high extensional strain rates, recent vol canism and high heat flow. These observations suggest a hot or perhaps partially mol ten upper lithospheric-asthenospheric mantle and/or distributed deformation beneath the s udy region, probably related with the slab roll-back that has accompanied back-arc extension.
Effect of Electric Field Distribution Generated in a Micro Space on Pool Boiling Heat Transfer

This paper describes results from an experimental study of the effect of an electric field on nucleate boiling and the critical heat flux (CHF) in pool boiling. A dielectric liquid of AE-3000 (AGC Co. Ltd) was used as working fluid. A heating surface was polished with the surface roughness (Ra) of 0.05 μm. A micro sized electrode, in which the slits were provided, was designed in order to generate non uniform electric field and to produce electrohydrodynamic (EHD) effects with the application of high dc voltages. The obtained results confirmed the enhancement of CHF since the EHD effects increased the CHF to 82 W/cm2 at the voltage of −3000 V, which was four times greater than CHF for the pool boiling. The usual traveling wave on the bubble interface induced by the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability was modified by adding the EHD effects.Copyright © 2013 by ASME
Meditation for Increased Mindfulness and Memory: An Analysis on the Impact of Meditation on Mindfulness and Working Memory Capacity in High School Students

Zero percent of high school students see anxiety and depression as a “major problem” among their peers (Pew Research Center). Meditation decreases anxiety and stress according to Harvard researchers. Stress and memory are very much connected as a recent study concluded that non-stressed people remember more items on average than stressed people. Although several studies have been done on the impacts of meditation, there has been no research done specifically on the impact of meditation on high school students’ working memory. This study utilized a prepost survey design and a running control group to determine whether mindfulness and working memory capacity increased as a result of a week of daily meditation. Students were randomly assigned to the mindfulness meditation group or to the running control group. Both groups took The Human Benchmark memory test and the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (a Likert scale) before and after a week of meditation or running. The results proved to be significant, showing that mindfulness increased on average by . 8 points, while the control only increased by . 03 points on average. In addition, memory test scores increased by 40.3% for the meditation group compared to 8.3% for the control group.
Reactions Of 5,5\'-Dithiobis(2 -Nitrobenzoate) with CysB5(23)β and CysF9(93)β 0f Duck Major Hemoglobin

The reactivities of the sulphydryl groups of duck minor hemoglobin have been studied for a comparison with those of duck major hemoglobin. Boyer titration with p-hydroxymercuri(II)benzoic acid (pMB) gave four reactive sulphydryl groups per (tetramer) molecule. Titration with 5,5'- dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB) also gave four reactive sulphydryl groups per molecule. The kinetics of the reaction of DTNB with the oxy-, carbonmonoxy- and aquomet derivatives was studied at 20 0 C as a function of pH (7.0 9.0) under pseudo- first-order conditions. Biphasic time courses were obtained under all experimental conditions and the two kinetic phases were well separated along the time axis. The apparent second-order rate constants, k app , were calculated from the observed pseudo-first-order rate constant, k obs . The dependence of k app on pH for each of the two kinetic phases is simple, resembling the titration curve of a diprotic acid. For the fast kinetic phase, quantitative analyses of the simple pH dependence profiles gave pK a s of 5.5 ± 0.5 and 8.4 ± 0.3. The pK a of 5.5 is assigned to HisHC3(146) β; the pK a of 8.4 is assigned to CysF9(93)β. For the slow kinetic phase, quantitative analyses of the simple pH dependence profiles gave pK a s of 5.3 ± 0.3 and 8.7 ± 0.1. The pK a of 5.3 is assigned to HisG19(117) β; the pK a of 8.7 is assigned to CysB5(23) β. CysF9(93) β is responsible for the fast phase while CysB5(23) β is responsible for the slow phase. The result obtained showed that the reactivity of the CysF9(93) β sulphydryl of the minor hemoglobin differs from that of the major hemoglobin. It was observed that for the CysF9(93) β reaction, the oxy and aquomet derivatives of the major hemoglobin reacted about 3-fold faster than the corresponding derivatives of the minor hemoglobin. The carbonmonoxy derivative of the major hemoglobin reacted about 20-fold faster than the corresponding derivative of the minor hemoglobin. For the CysB5(23) β reaction, the oxy, carbonmonoxy and aquomet derivatives of the major hemoglobin reacted at about the same rate as the corresponding derivatives of the minor hemoglobin. KEY WORDS: Hemoglobin, sulphydryl groups, duck, p-hydroxymercuri (II) benzoate, 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid). Global Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences Vol.11(2) 2005: 225-231
Patient Engagement: The Impact of Electronic Patient Portal Use on Missed Appointments in Patients with Diabetes, a Retrospective Study

Abstract of Doctoral Project Presented to the Executive Doctoral Program in Health Administration & Leadership Medical University of South Carolina In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Health Administration PATIENT ENGAGEMENT: THE IMPACT OF ELECTRONIC PATIENT PORTAL USE ON MISSED APPOINTMENTS IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES, A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
Superior Oxygen Ion Conductivity of Lanthanum Gallate Doped with Strontium and Magnesium

The solid solution range of the La(Sr)Ga(Mg)O{sub 3} perovskite was investigated and the oxygen ion conductivities of corresponding compositions were measured. The solubility of strontium could be extended by the addition of magnesium ions to establish a balance in the oxygen vacancies associated with A and B sites. In this way, the Sr limit in the solid solution was increased to more than 20% of the La content. Doping with either Sr or Mg enhanced oxygen ion conductivity, but whereas Sr doping yielded decreased activation energy with increasing concentration, Mg produced a higher activation energy with increased Mg content. La{sub 0.8}Sr{sub 0.2}Ga{sub 0.9}Mg{sub 0.1}O{sub 2.85} was found to have the highest conductivity apart from CeO{sub 2}-based electrolytes at temperatures below 700 C, while La{sub 0.8}Sr{sub 0.2}Ga{sub 0.85}Mg{sub 0.15}O{sub 2.825} has the highest conductivity except for Bi{sub 2}O{sub 3} at temperatures above 700 C.
Experimental and Modeling Study on the Thermal Decomposition of Jet Propellant-10

Jet Propellant-10 (JP-10) pyrolysis is performed in a continuous flow tubular reactor near atmospheric pressure in the temperature range of 930–1080 K, a conversion range of 4–94%, and two dilution levels of 7 and 10 mol % JP-10 in nitrogen. Identification and quantification of the pyrolysis products of JP-10 are based on online two-dimensional gas chromatography with a time-of-flight mass spectrometer and a flame ionization detector. JP-10 starts to react at 930 K and is fully converted at 1080 K. Among the more than 70 species up to C14H10 that were identified and quantified, tricyclo[5.2. 1.02,6]dec-4-ene was identified for the first time, indicating the importance of bimolecular H-abstraction reactions in the consumption of JP-10. Critical assessment of the experimental data with the JP-10 combustion model by Magoon et al. [Magoon, G. R. ; Aguilera-Iparraguirre, J.; Green, W. H. ; Lutz, J. J.; Piecuch, P.; Wong, H. W. ; Oluwole, O. O. Detailed chemical kinetic modeling of JP-10 (exo-tetrahydrodicyclopenta.
A novel ionic liquid polymer material with high binding capacity for proteins

In this research, a new macroporous polymer material with an excellent adsorption capacity for proteins was synthesized in aqueous medium by using an ionic liquid polymeric monomer, 1-vinyl-3-butylimidazolium chloride (ViBuIm+Cl−). It is the first time an ionic liquid has been chosen as a functional monomer to prepare polymer material for protein adsorption. The prepared ionic liquid material exhibited strong binding ability for many kinds of proteins, especially for lysozyme with a maximum binding capacity of 755.1 mg g−1 under the optimum adsorption conditions. The ionic liquid monomer played an important role in the protein adsorption capacity of the material. In addition, the recognition property of the ionic liquid polymer material could be easily tuned by changing the anions of the ionic liquid. The morphology, structure, composition and thermal properties of the ionic liquid material were further characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) and thermogravimetric analyses (TGA). Easy preparation of the ionic liquid polymer material as well as high ability to adsorb proteins makes this material attractive and broadly applicable in biomacromolecular separation, biotechnology, assays and sensors.
In vivo Effects of Insulin-Like Growth Factor I in Rats

The scarcity of somatomedin/insulin-like growth factor (SM/IGF) has prevented investigation of the mechanism of SM/IGF action. Recently insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) has been synthesized by recombinant DNA technology. With the availability of large quantities of the biosynthetic IGF-I, we undertook a study of biological effects of IGF-I in vivo in rats. 120μg/day of IGF-I was administered continuously for 7 days via subcutaneous implanted osmotic minipump to hypophysectomized (hypox), normal, and diabetic rats. The body weights and tibial epiphyseal widths after 7 day treatment of IGF-I in both hypox and normal rats were significantly greater than those for untreated rats. Blood urea nitrogen levels in both hypox and normal rats treated with IGF-I were significantly lower than those for untreated rats, suggesting that IGF-I has anabolic action in vivo. In contrast to hypox and normal rats, in diabetic rats, IGF-I treatment did not stimulate growth in vivo, but, had a little anabolic and insulin-like effects in vivo.This study demonstrates that IGF-I has growth promoting, anabolic and insulin-like effects in vivo and suggests that IGF-I might be useful in the treatment of growth retardation but not that for diabetes mellitus.
2-Vinylpyridine-co-N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone and 4-vinylpyridine-co-N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone copolymers : Synthesis and reactivity ratios

Copolymers containing 2-vinylpyridine (2VPy) and 4-vinylpyridine (4VPy) with N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone (VP) (2VPy-co-VP and 4VPy-co-VP, respectively) were synthesized and characterized. Copolymers with different compositions were obtained. The reactivity ratios were estimated by using the classical Finemann–Ross and Kelen Tudos linear procedures. These parameters were also estimated by using a computer program based on a non-linear minimization algorithm (NLMA), starting from the values of r1 and r2 obtained by the above linear procedures. Random copolymers with zones containing vinylpyridine blocks were obtained. © 1998 SCI.
Dynamic light scattering from a nematic monodomain containing a side-chain liquid crystal polymer in a nematic solvent

Dynamic light scattering experiments on monodomains formed from pentylcyanobiphenyl (5CB) and from miscible mixtures of 5CB with a side-chain liquid crystal polymer (LCP), poly[6-(4-methoxy-α-methylstilben-4'-yl)oxy]hexyl methacrylate]are reported. By combining data on three scattering geometries, information is obtained on all three elastic and viscosity coefficients. An independent measurement of the bend elastic constant for both 5CB and several of the polymer mixtures has been obtained via the Freedericksz method
Structural and in vitro study of cerium, gallium and zinc containing sol–gel bioactive glasses

Sol–gel derived glasses comprised of bioactive materials exhibit a high in vitro response, i.e., the capability to form a hydroxycarbonate apatite (HCA) layer that is claimed to be responsible for the bonding between the glass and the host bone. In this paper, the sol–gel bioactive glass 80% SiO2–15% CaO–5% P2O5 (B_BG) was modified by adding the biologically relevant elements cerium, gallium and zinc. Structural characterization of the glasses was performed by 29Si MAS NMR and their in vitro response was investigated by soaking them in simulated body fluid (SBF) for up to 15 days at 37 °C. The HCA formation was monitored by XRD, FTIR, SEM-EDS and ICP measurements. Ce3+, Ga3+, and Zn2+ can be classified as “intermediate ions”. However, 29Si NMR revealed that Ce3+ ions have a more marked role of “modifier ions” than Ga3+ ions, while the behavior of Zn2+ lies between those of Ce3+ and Ga3+. On the other hand, in spite of the decrease in the in vitro response of B_BG by substitution, the glasses show HCA formation after 15 days of soaking. In addition, an increase in substitution of zinc accelerated the formation of HCA along with the formation of the mixed phase CaZn2(PO4)2·2H2O (scholzite) acting as nucleating agent for HCA. Moreover, the therapeutic effect of optimum Zn released as an ionic dissolution product from Zn-glasses could be beneficial to stimulate osteogenesis.
1 Prioritised substance group : Pesticides

Regulatory hazard classifications of the substances are shown in Table 20. The purpose of this section is to identify knowledge gaps and to pinpoint research areas where epidemiological studies have raised concern for potential adverse health effects in humans at population-level exposures and where more HBM data are needed to further evaluate safe exposure levels (i.e., to to answer the policy-related questions). This is especially important for health outcomes for which animal models might not be sufficiently sensitive, e.g. for developmental neurotoxicity (Fritsche et al. 2018) or for which valid animal models do not exist as for example for childhood leukemia (EFSA Panel on Plant Protection Products and their residues (PPR) et al. 2017).
Facile generation and trapping of α-oxo-o-quinodimethanes : synthesis of 3-aryl-3,4-dihydroisocoumarins and protoberberines

Fluorodesilylation of o-((trimethylsilyl)methyl)benzoyl derivatives 5 in the presence of aromatic aldehydes and alkyl fumarates gives 3-aryl-3,4-dihydroisocoumarins 6 and α-tetralones 10, respectively. Reaction of 5 with 3,4-dihydroisoquinolinium salts 19 leads to 8-oxoberbines 21. Using this procedure, racemic hydrangenol, phyllodulcin, tetrahydropalmatine (22a), and canadine (22b) have been synthesized
Chemical Surface Modification of Poly(ethylene terephthalate)

Reactions of semicrystalline poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) film with ester-selective reagents at the film−solution interface can be controlled to produce modified film samples containing a thin (less than ∼ 40 A) surface layer of the reagent-induced functionality. Hydrolysis of PET yields a surface mixture of alcohol and carboxylic acid groups. Reduction with lithium aluminum hydride and transesterification with ethylene glycol (glycolysis) both produce surfaces with alcohol functionality (PET−OHR and PET−OHG, respectively). Each of these modification reactions involves chain cleavage and can lead to significant sample degradation (reactive dissolution); for each modification reaction, conditions were optimized to maximize conversion and minimize degradation. The reactivity of surface alcohols (PET−OH) was assessed for samples prepared by both reduction and glycolysis, and a comparative analysis was made: the presence of benzylic alcohols in reduced samples and their absence in glycolyzed samples as.
Seasonal Variation in Yield Fruit Quality and Nutritional Status of Greenhouse Tomato under Different Fertilization Management Plans

A study was conducted in the region of Pella, Stavrodromi, northern Greece for two consecutive years. The work investigated the effect of various fertilization plans at various growth stages on the vegetative growth, yield, fruit quality, and nutritional status of a greenhouse semi-long-life tomato cv. Formula. It was found that the recommended fertilization plan [a combination of application of nitrogen–phosphorus–potassium (NPK) fertilizers until harvest] gave the greatest yields (104 and 137 t ha−1 at years 1 and 2 of the experiment, respectively) when compared to other treatments [different combinations of N and calcium (Ca) applied to soil at weekly intervals until harvest]. Soil application of Ca at different weekly intervals until harvest had no substantial effect in greenhouse tomato. It was concluded that the recommended NPK fertilization in combination with application of K during harvest could be the basis for an effective nutrient management in greenhouse tomatoes established on areas with similar soil climatic conditions.
Earthworm Macropores and Preferential Transport in a Long-Term Manure Applied Typic Hapludalf

Deep burrowing earthworm species have been found to be present in soils with a history of manure application. This study was designed to quantify the effects of long-term application of liquid dairy manure and inorganic fertilizer on the distribution of earthworm macropores and in turn on the preferential transport of water and tracer through a typical soil of the karst area of the upper mid-western USA. Large (≃30 cm diam. by 90 cm long) undistributed soil columns were taken from plots where liquid dairy manure or inorganic fertilizers had been applied continuously for 8 yr [. ]