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Results of New Field and Geochemical Studies of the Volcanic and Intrusive Rocks of the Maymecha-Kotuy Area, Siberian Flood-Basalt Province, Russia

The Maymecha-Kotuy area, comprising ∼70,000 km2 of the northern part of the Siberian flood-basalt province, is of unusual interest because it appears to be the only such province in the world where high-Ti, alkaline-ultramafic rocks with associated carbonatites predominate over basaltic extrusive and intrusive rocks. New field and geochemical studies of the igneous rocks of this area were initiated with the goals of (1) correlating them with the magmatic formations of the well-studied Noril'sk area and (2) reconstructing the entire magmatic evolution of Siberian flood-basalt volcanism. This report presents the first complete stratigraphic section for the volcanic sequence of the Maymecha River Basin (the most extensive in the Maymecha-Kotuy area), based on flow-by-flow mapping and sample collection. The geochemical and lithologic characteristics of the volcanic and intrusive rocks are thoroughly documented and show an unusually broad range in composition–e.g., SiO2 and MgO contents range from 40 to 70 and.
The Hillside Cu‐Au Deposit, South Australia: A Preliminary Fluid Inclusion Study

The Hillside Cu-Au deposit (Conor et al., 2010; Ismail et al., 2014) is located along the eastern coast of the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia (Fig. 1). Mineralization is hosted by a highly-deformed sequence of metasedimentary rocks belonging to the Moonta-Wallaroo Group, Mesoproterozoic and Hiltaba Suite granites, and gabbros. The deposit and associated alteration display strong affinities with the ~1.59 Ga mineralization event responsible for Olympic Dam, and a number of smaller IOCG (iron-oxide-copper-gold) deposits and prospects across the Olympic Cu-Au Province but features a distinct, skarn envelope. The skarn is patchy and tied to immediate contacts between igneous rocks and a carbonate protolith indicating a deep skarn setting. The mineralized skarn occurs along four distinct faults, part of a major structure in the area the Pine Point Fault. Mineralogical-petrographic work at Hillside (Ismail et al., 2014) identified a transition from an early magmatic to skarn stage (pyroxene-albite) to main calcic skarn formation and to a late-hydrothermal stage (ore stage). The study also showed the high degree of skarn retrogression from prograde garnet ± pyroxene+ magnetite to clinozoisite ± actinolite + hematite assemblages. Main ore (chalcopyrite) deposition is associated with formation of late-stage quartz-calcite ± chlorite (interstitial and as veins). Each stage is reflected by evolving REE fractionation trends in the main calc-silicates and accessory minerals, notably titanite and apatite. The thermal evolution of the Hillside deposit from an initial ~700 °C early skarn down to a retrograde skarn-ore stage at ~500 °C is shown by application of Zr-in-titanite geothermometry (Ismail et al., 2014, using the calibration of Hayden et al., 2008). In an attempt to further constrain the thermal evolution and salinities of skarn and ore-forming fluid(s) at Hillside, we have carried a reconnaissance fluid inclusion study, targeting inclusions in minerals typifying these stages. The sample suite for this study includes all key rock types from across the deposit at Hillside: mineralized skarn (garnetite and pyroxene-garnet skarn); skarn-spotted marble; albitized gabbro; granite and pegmatite. 34 doublepolished thin sections were prepared and inclusion populations identified and located using a Nikon optical microscope (Adelaide Microscopy, University of Adelaide). Microthermometry was carried out on a Linkam THMSG-600 heating-cooling stage, allowing for phase transition temperatures measurements between -196 °C and 600 °C, at the State Key Laboratory of Ore Deposit Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Guiyang. Laser Raman Spectroscopic analysis was carried out at the same laboratory to confirm the identity of phases present in inclusions. Roniza ISMAIL, LIN Ye, Cristiana L. CIOBANU and Nigel J. COOK, 2014. The Hillside Cu-Au Deposit, South Australia: A Preliminary Fluid Inclusion Study. Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition), 88(supp. 2): 1454-1456.
A polygonal finite element method for shakedown analysis of structures

This study presents an innovative numerical method that combines the polygonal finite element method (Poly-FEM) with conic optimization techniques within the framework of structural shakedown analysis. The resulting optimization problem is formulated as a second-order cone programming (SOCP) problem and is efficiently solved using the MOSEK primal-dual interior-point solver. Numerical experiments validate the computational efficiency and efficacy of the proposed approach.
Evaluation of Erosion Intensity and Some of Its Consequences in Vineyards from Two Hilly Environments Under a Mediterranean Type of Climate, Italy

Giuseppe Corti1, Eugenio Cavallo2, Stefania Cocco1, Marcella Biddoccu2, Giorgia Brecciaroli1 and Alberto Agnelli3 1Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali e delle Produzioni Vegetali, Facoltà di Agraria. Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona; 2Istituto per le Macchine Agricole e Movimento Terra, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Torino; 3Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie ed Ambientali, Facoltà di Agraria. Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia; Italy
A NEW EARLY EOCENE PALAEOTHERE (MAMMALIA, PERISSODACTYLA) FROM NORTHEASTERN SPAIN

The systematic study of early Eocene Perissodactyla is controversial and contradictory classifications are commonplace. The most current and relevant phylogenetic hypotheses are those of Remy (1976), Franzen (1989, 1990, 1995), Hooker (1989, 1994), and Froehlich (1999). In this paper we describe a new genus and species from the extinct perissodactyl clade, the Palaeotheriidae. The type specimen of the new taxon was found in the Paleogene Cornudella Group of the Montsant area, Tarragona, Spain (Fig. 1A), at Les Vinyes, the lowest bed of the Ulldemolins Complex (Colombo et al., 1995). This stratigraphic complex is characterized by different lithologies with several types of fossils represented, including ostracods, gastropods, charophyts, and vertebrates. The latter were found in lacustrine limestones and associated lutites (Colombo, 1986; Colombo et al., 1995; Colombo and Vergés, 1992). Studies of the mammalian fossils from different sites of this sedimentary complex, Les Vinyes, La Coma, Ulldemolins, and Moli del Pont (Fig. 1B) are ongoing. Mammalian biochronology suggests that the lowest levels of this complex in the eastern sector of the Ebro Basin (Fig. 1A) were deposited in the early middle Eocene (Cuisian-Lutetian) (Colombo et al., 1991, 1995; Checa, 1995, 1997). A list of taxa from these beds was published by Antunes et al. (1997), in which an indeterminate perissodactyl from Les Vinyes (MP 819) was included. In this paper, we propose the name Bepitherium jordifusalbae, gen. et sp. nov., for this perissodactyl. Abbreviations IPS, Institut de Paleontologia ‘‘M. Crusafont’’ de Sabadell, Spain; MSNL, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Lyon, and Institut de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France; MP, Mammal Paleogene biozone (Schmidt-Kittler, 1987); P, upper premolar; M, upper molar.
Flow Analysis of a River Confluence with Field Measurements and Rans Model with Nested Grid Approach

A comprehensive flow analysis for a confluence of two medium‐sized (Qmean ≈ 30–50 m3/s) Hungarian rivers was carried out by means of a three‐dimensional Reynolds‐averaged Navier–Stokes modelling. The model was validated against detailed fixed and moving Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler velocity profiling. Unsteady simulations with steady‐state boundary conditions were performed on a structured grid in order to reveal the characteristic large‐scale spatial behaviour of the flow, such as strong secondary currents because of the river bends upstream of the confluence. Secondary current vectors indicating the swirling character of the flow were derived both from field measurements and model results showing good agreements for two different discharge ratios. Additionally, a novel approach was used to simulate the unsteady vortex shedding implementing a nested grid into the previously used coarse grid. Using a considerable finer horizontal (~0.5 m) and time (1 s) resolution, the numerical model reproduced the unsteady character of flow between the two rivers. A qualitative assessment of the mixing processes was also introduced through the example of the propagation of plaster plume used to neutralize a disastrous red mud spillage that occurred in 2010. The results indicate the combined influence of secondary currents and vortex shedding. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
The Nexus Between Talent Management and Corporate University: Its Impacts on Organizational Performance

Research Aims: This study aims to examine the effect of talent management on organizational performance moderated and mediated by a corporate university. An investigation was performed at Indonesia's Central Finance and Development Supervisory Agency (Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan dan Pembangunan hereinafter abbreviated as BPKP) office. Design/Methodology/Approach: This study used a disproportionate random sampling technique with a total sample of 438 participants representing management. The analysis technique uses a structural equation model using the Smart SEM-PLS application. Research Findings: The results show that talent management significantly affects corporate university and organizational performance. In addition, a corporate university moderates the impact of talent management on organizational performance. Research Limitation & Implications: This research is limited to parties who are considered to represent management at the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP), including all structural officials at echelon II level, echelon III/Supervision Coordinator, echelon IV/Sub Coordinator, and intermediate auditors located in 34 Provinces throughout Indonesia.
Distribution and biodiversity of stained monothalamous foraminifera from Tempelfjord, Svalbard

foraminiferal assemblages, including soft-walled monothalamous taxa (organic-walled allogromiids, agglutinated saccamminids and psammosphaerids) in addition to hard-shelled polythalamous forms, were analyzed at nine sites (26–104 m water depth) in Tempelfjord on the west coast of Svalbard. Small volumes of sediments (1 ml) were split into 63–125, 125–300 and >300 µm size fractions and each fraction was sorted for all stained foraminifera. There was a marked contrast in foraminiferal assemblages between the inner and outer parts of the fjord. Monothalamous foraminifera (88–97% of the live assemblage >63 µm) overwhelmingly dominated samples from the inner stations, located close to the glacier edge and, therefore, influenced by freshwater inputs. Multi-chambered agglutinated and calcareous taxa, on the other hand, were most common (77–82%) at the two outer stations. Many of the monothalamous foraminifera were organic-walled allogromiids. The dominant allogromiid was a tiny (30–60 µm) undescribed species, often with a distinctive cover of sediment particles, which ensured its retention on the 63-µm sieve. This species made up 31% of live foraminifera in all samples and 66% at one station near the glacier. Saccamminids and psammosphaerids were also common at some stations. A total of 63 monothalamous morphospecies was recognized with numbers at each station ranging from 7 (station 0763) to 19 (station 0758). Saccamminids at station 0759 were particularly diverse (12 morphospecies). Forms assigned to the genus Gloiogullmia represented 5–10% of the assemblage along the fjord, while the percentage of the genera Psammosphaga, Tinogullmia, and Micrometula was fairly consistent at all stations. These results provide further evidence of the importance of soft-walled, monothalamous foraminifera in sublittoral, high-latitude and brackish-water settings.
Clinico-demographic and microbiological profile of acute pyelonephritis in Azadi Teaching Hospital, Duhok province, Iraqi Kurdistan

The aims of this study were to identify the demographic and clinical characteristics of community associated acute pyelonephritis (CA-APN) or healthcare associated APN (HCA-APN), to determine risk factors linked with APN, and to identify the microbiological profile and its susceptibility patterns to antibiotics. A cross-sectional study was conducted from September to November 2022 at the nephrology unit of Azadi Teaching Hospital, Duhok, Iraqi Kurdistan. Urine and blood samples were collected from patients diagnosed with APN. These samples were investigated to identify the microbiologic profile of the infecting organisms and determine their antibiotic susceptibility results. From a total of 97 adult and elderly APN patients, 55 (56.7%) were classified as HCA-APN, while 42 (43.3%) were classified as CA-APN. In the univariate analysis, age ≥ 65, catheterization, chronic kidney disease, hemodialysis, diabetes mellitus (DM), cardiovascular disease (CVD), neurologic disease, chronic pulmonary disease, PCT level, and ANC were identified as significant risk factors for HCA-APN compared to CA-APN. Patients with catheterization and CVD history showed independent association in the multivariate analysis. The overall mortality rate was 11.3%, which was significantly associated with HCA-APN (P = 0.002). Considering the microbiological profile, Escherichia coli uropathogen (n=61) was the predominant isolated bacteria followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae (n=17). High antibiotic resistance rates were observed in fluoroquinolones and third generation cephalosporin classes among E. coli uropathogen in both CA-APN and HCA-APN patients, with a rate of 74.5 % and 63.9%, respectively. In conclusion, there is an increase in mortality rate regarding HCA-APN. The HCA-APN characteristics should be considered when prescribing empiric antibiotics. In our local setting, carbapenems are effective empiric therapies against enterobacteraceae uropathogens, for both HCA-APN and CA-APN. In order to prevent the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance, implementing surveillance systems, infection prevention and control measures, and antimicrobial stewardship programs within our healthcare setting is crucial. Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. 2023, 9 (3), 59-69
Strategic environmental assessment in the World Bank : learning from recent experience and challenges

This report presents the results of a review of the World Bank's Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) experience undertaken by the World Bank learning community-the SEA Community of Practice (CoP). This report is no more than a first step. Its findings and results cannot be treated as conclusive. The World Bank follows the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in describing SEA as 'analytical and participatory approaches to strategic decision-making that aim to integrate environmental considerations into policies, plans and programs, and evaluate the inter linkages with economic and social considerations'. Over time SEA has become more strategic by bringing different groups of stakeholders into an environmental and social dialogue in an iterative and adaptive way. Impact-centered approaches to SEA best fit to integrate environmental considerations in plans and programs where environmental impacts and risks can be identified and predicted. Country environmental analysis is a type of policy SEA developed to inform the dialogue between the Bank and client countries on national environmental priorities. The main objective is to strengthen Bank staff's capacity on SEA by fostering learning in applying SEA in World Bank-supported projects and thus contribute to sustainable development outcomes in programs, plans, and policies of client countries. To achieve this objective, among other activities of the SEA CoP, there is a component to take stock of the Bank's recent regional experience with the following scope of work. The structure of this report organized as: chapter two presents the synthesis and conclusions from the cross-analysis of the regional reviews. Chapters three through eight present the findings and conclusions of the regional reviews. Chapter three on the SEA experience in East Asia and the Pacific focuses on the use of SEA mainly as a tool for environmental safeguarding. Chapter four analyzes the use of SEA as a planning and policy tool drawing on the Middle East and North Africa experience. A mixed experience with impact-centered and policy SEA approaches is described by chapter five on South Asia. Chapter six on Sub-Saharan Africa shows a trend of using SEA initially for environmental safeguarding but later for informing policy making. Chapter seven shows that sector reforms and infrastructure developments have influenced the use of SEA in Latin America. And the mixed results of promoting SEA practice by making it regionally mandatory through the European Union's SEA directive are described in chapter eight on Europe and Central Asia.
In Situ Hybridization (RNAscope) Detection of Bluetongue Virus Serotypes 10 and 17 in Experimentally Co-Infected Culicoides sonorensis

Bluetongue virus (BTV) is a segmented, double-stranded RNA virus transmitted by Culicoides biting midges. Infection of domestic and wild ruminants with BTV can result in a devastating disease and significant economic losses. As a virus with a segmented genome, reassortment among the BTV serotypes that have co-infected a host may increase genetic diversity, which can alter BTV transmission dynamics and generate epizootic events. The objective of this study was to determine the extent of dissemination and characterize the tropism of BTV serotypes 10 and 17 in co-infected Culicoides sonorensis. Midges were exposed to both BTV serotypes via blood meal and processed for histologic slides 10 days after infection. An in situ hybridization approach was employed using the RNAscope platform to detect the nucleic acid segment 2 of both serotypes. Observations of the mosaic patterns in which serotypes did not often overlap suggest that co-infection at the cellular level may not be abundant with these two serotypes in C. sonorensis. This could be a consequence of superinfection exclusion. Understanding BTV co-infection and its biological consequences will add an important dimension to the modeling of viral evolution and emergence.
Astronomically modulated Neogene sediment records from the South China Sea

[1] General global cooling over the Neogene has been modulated by changes in Earth's orbital parameters. Investigations of deep-sea sediment sequences show that various orbital cycles can dominate climate records for different latitudes or for different time intervals. However, a comprehensive understanding of astronomical imprints over the entire Neogene has been elusive because of the general absence of long, continuous records extending beyond the Pliocene. We present benthic foraminiferal δ18O and δ13C records over the past 23 Ma at Ocean Drilling Program Site 1148 in the northern South China Sea and construct an astronomically tuned timescale (TJ08) for these records based on natural gamma radiation and color reflectance data at this site. Our results show that a 41 ka cycle has dominated sediment records at this location over the Neogene, displaying a linear response to orbital forcing. A 100 ka cycle has also been significant. However, it is correlated nonlinearly with Earth's orbital variations at the 100 ka band. The sediment records also display a prominent 405 ka cycle. Although this cycle was coherent with orbital forcing during the Oligocene and the early Miocene, it was not coherent with Earth's orbital variations at the 405 ka band over the whole Neogene. Amplification of Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere glaciation since the middle Miocene may be responsible for this change in sedimentary response. Our benthic foraminifera δ18O and δ13C records further exhibit amplitude variations with longer periods of 600, 1000, 1200, and 2400 ka. Apparently, these cycles are nonlinear responses to insolation forcing.
Ground waters with unradiogenic 87Sr/86Sr ratios in the Great Artesian Basin, Australia

Ground water from the major Jurassic aquifer in the Great Artesian Basin, Australia, shows significant variation in calcium and strontium concentration and strontium isotopic composition with age and distance from the recharge area. Hydrologically young bore waters in the eastern part of the basin exhibit surprisingly unradiogenic 87 Sr/ 86 Sr ratios (0.7045 to 0.7054). By contrast, hydrologically older waters in the central and discharge regions of the basin have significantly more radiogenic isotopic compositions (0.7060 to 0.7118). Waters with unradiogenic 87 Sr/ 86 Sr ratios are interpreted to be the result of reaction between recharge water in the aquifer and lithologies that have juvenile 87 Sr/ 86 Sr compositions. These juvenile strontium isotope signatures most likely reflect interaction with Cenozoic mafic igneous rocks which occur on the eastern side of the basin. More radiogenic waters in the basin are the result of addition of 87 Sr derived by in situ dissolution of aquifer silicates.
Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 Oncogenesis between Active Expression and Latency: A Possible Source for the Development of Therapeutic Targets

The human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the only known human oncogenic retrovirus. HTLV-1 can cause a type of cancer called adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL). The virus is transmitted through the body fluids of infected individuals, primarily breast milk, blood, and semen. At least 5–10 million people in the world are infected with HTLV-1. In addition to ATL, HTLV-1 infection can also cause HTLV-I-associated myelopathy (HAM/TSP). ATL is characterized by a low viral expression and poor prognosis. The oncogenic mechanism triggered by HTLV-1 is extremely complex and the molecular pathways are not fully understood. However, viral regulatory proteins Tax and HTLV-1 bZIP factor (HBZ) have been shown to play key roles in the transformation of HTLV-1-infected T cells. Moreover, several studies have shown that the final fate of HTLV-1-infected transformed Tcell clones is the result of a complex interplay of HTLV-1 oncogenic protein expression with cellular transcription factors that subvert the cell cycle and disrupt regulated cell death, thereby exerting their transforming effects. This review provides updated information on the mechanisms underlying the transforming action of HTLV-1 and highlights potential therapeutic targets to combat ATL.
Cyberplace and Cyberspace: Two Approaches to Analyzing Digital Intercity Linkages

FROM the mid-1990s, there has been an enormous growth in the use and diversity of information and communications technologies (ICT), such as global positioning systems (GPS), virtual reality (VR), voice over Internet protocol (VoIP), short message service (SMS), and others. The use of webcam conversation, digital signature, real-time chat, e-mail, and several other digital communication applications are almost everyday practices and are indispensable in business transactions. Traditional activities such as shopping, banking, entertaining, and working are being progressively supplemented by numerous e-applications such as e-working, e-shopping, e-banking, and e-entertainment. Although the effect of this “e-volution” has to be put into perspective, most e-applications complement but do not substitute for traditional activities. A number of e-products also generate completely new fields of application. For instance, in order to secure or send information, we all put information into a digital format. Castells has pointed out that the world annual production of information in different forms amounts to 1.5 billion gigabytes of which, in 1999, 93 percent was already produced in digital format. The availability of this huge volume of digital information enables us to communicate and derive information “any time, any place. ” Mokhtarian et al. Weltevreden