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A perisphere/LLAMA model for Hawaiian volcanism

The association of Hawaiian-Emperor volcanism with a large-scale central Pacific anisotropy anomaly at ~150 km depth, can be explained by tapping of shallow melt sources in a perisphere/Layer of Lateral Advection of Mass and Anisotropy (LLAMA) model. The origin of the anisotropy anomaly can be traced to the formation of a phlogopite-garnet-pyroxenite assemblage in the perisphere behind the Stikine arc in the Carboniferous. The pyroxenites were formed when subduction-related melts invaded the mantle wedge at approximately 150-200 km depth. The enriched region inherited the thermal profile of the mantle wedge, along with a solar-like noble gas isotopic composition from earlier fluxing of hydrothermal fluids between interplanetary dust particle (IDP)-bearing deep-sea sediments and ultramafic layers of the oceanic crust prior to subduction. After termination of subduction, the enriched perisphere was displaced to the northeast beneath the Farallon plate, and then to the northwest beneath the Izanagi and Pacific plates, eventually becoming distorted into the shape of the present day central Pacific anisotropy anomaly. During the thermal equilibration time, estimated at ~170 million years, the phlogopite-garnetpyroxenite assemblage followed a horizontal trajectory in P-T space. As the P-T path crossed the solidi for volatile-bearing pyroxenite compositions, diabatic partial melting generated carbonatitic to alkaline melts which began to ascend and metasomatise shallower levels of the perisphere, carrying with them the geochemical signature of the original pyroxenites. The present central Pacific anisotropy anomaly is the current manifest of the metasomatised domain. The latter was tapped from the Late Cretaceous to Recent, by propagating fractures induced by large-scale plate reorganizations in the northwest of the Pacific basin, to produce the Hawaiian-Emperor volcanic chain.
Spin-Echo Lesions Compared with T2-Weighted Fast Cervical Spinal Cord Multiple Sclerosis Proton Density MRI Increases Detection of

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: There is a paucity of literature that supports the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers guideline that proton density MR imaging is a core spinal cord sequence. We hypothesized that proton density fast spin-echo imaging is superior to T2 fast spin-echo MR imaging for the detection of cervical cord MS lesions. This study compared the detection rate and conspicuity of cervical cord MS lesions on sagittal 1.5T proton density fast spin-echo and T2 fast spin-echo MR imaging. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred consecutive patients with MS imaged with 1.5T sagittal proton density fast spin-echo and T2 fast spin-echo cervical cord MR imaging between September 2012 and October 2013 were retrospectively included. The number of MS lesions detected on each sequence was recorded; conspicuity was assessed quantitatively with the lesion-to-cord contrast ratio and lesion-contrast-to-noise ratio. Statistical analysis was performed by using the Wilcoxon signed rank test. RESULTS: Seventy-eight patients had MS cord lesions detected. Proton density fast spin-echo imaging detected a greater number of lesions( n (cid:2) 181)comparedwithT2fastspin-echoimaging( n (cid:2) 137, P (cid:3) . 001). Fifteenpatients(19%)withabnormalﬁndingsonprotondensity fast spin-echo imaging had normal ﬁndings on T2 fast spin-echo imaging; no patient with abnormal T2 fast spin-echo imaging ﬁndings had normal proton density fast spin-echo imaging ﬁndings. Although proton density fast spin-echo and T2 fast spin-echo imaging had similar lesion-to-cord contrast ratios (proton density fast spin-echo, 0.32 (cid:4) 0.01, versus T2 fast spin-echo, 0.33 (cid:4) 0.01; P (cid:2) . 43), proton density fast spin-echo had greater lesion-contrast-to-noise ratio (proton density fast spin-echo, 82 (cid:4) 3.0, versus T2 fast spin-echo, 64
Educational technologies to encourage ( self ) care in postpartum women

Objective: to evaluate national and international literature regarding the use of educational technologies to encourage self care in postpartum women. Method: an integrative review of the literature. The articles were collected from the CINAHL, SCOPUS, PubMed, SciELO, LILACS and Cochrane databases; the time period for the articles referred to January/2004 to July/2014; the languages used in the articles were Portuguese, English, Spanish and French; the articles were selected from the following descriptors: postpartum care period, educational technology, nursing and self care. Twenty-seven articles were selected for analysis Results: based on the information found, the scales, counseling and home visits were among the most recommended educational technologies. Conclusion: the technologies promote communication, but are sometimes dependent on computer and internet access, which hinder their use by low-income women. Descriptors: Postpartum Period; Educational Technology; Nursing; Self Care; Review. RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar a literatura nacional e internacional sobre o uso de tecnologias educativas para promoção do autocuidado de mulheres no pós-parto. Método: trata-se de uma revisão integrativa da literatura. As produções foram coletadas nas bases CINAHL, SCOPUS, PubMed, SciELO, LILACS e Cochrane, utilizando como recorte temporal o período de janeiro/2004 a julho/2014, nos idiomas português, inglês, espanhol e francês, selecionadas a partir dos descritores: postpartum period, educational technology, nursing e self care. Ao fi nal, procedeu-se à análise de 27 artigos. Resultados: dentre as informações, observou-se que as escalas, o aconselhamento e a visita domiciliar foram as tecnologias educativas mais recomendadas. Conclusão: as tecnologias favorecem a comunicação, mas por vezes são dependentes de computador e internet, difi cultando o acesso para mulheres de baixa renda. Descritores: Período Pós-Parto; Tecnologia Educacional; Enfermagem; Autocuidado; Revisão. RESUMEN Objetivo: evaluar en la literatura nacional e internacional el uso de las tecnologías educativas para promocionar el autocuidado de mujeres en el posparto. Método: revisión integradora de literatura. Se recolectaron las producciones en las bases de datos CINAHL, SCOPUS, PubMed, SciELO, LILACS y Cochrane, en el periodo de enero de 2004 hasta julio de 2014, en los idiomas inglés, español, francés y portugués brasileño, siendo utilizadas las palabras clave: postpartum period, educational technology, nursing y self care. Se llevó a cabo el análisis de 27 artículos. Resultados: en las informaciones encontradas, se observó que las tecnologías más aconsejadas fueron las escalas, los consejos y la visita al hogar. Conclusión: las tecnologías ayudan la Educational technologies to encourage (self) care in postpartum women Tecnologias educativas para promoção do (auto) cuidado de mulheres no pós-parto Tecnologías educativas para promocionar el (auto) cuidado de mujeres en el posparto
A dynamic source model for the San Fernando earthquake

We model the San Fernando earthquake as a propagating rupture in a half-space, using for the slip-time-history on the fault plane analytical expressions which approximate the slip functions of dynamic crack models obtained by Das and Aki (1977a, b). We synthesize the strong ground motions and accelerations at the Pacoima Dam site and compute the teleseismic signals for different models of cracks. Three major featuras of the data–the strong pulse associated with the beginning of the rupture, the high acceleration phase on the Pacoima Dam records, and the presence of ripples on the teleseismic seismograms–which are not compatible with a smooth rupture process, are well explained by a crack with barriers model where the rupture encounters, along the fault plane, barriers or obstacles of high strength materials which may remain unbroken after the passage of the rupture front. A high-stress drop (400 to 500 bars) is required in the hypocentral area to explain the high-amplitude short-duration first pulse of the teleseismic records. This indicates a high level of tectonic stress in the area. A study of the earthquake series following the main shock shows that the aftershocks which took place in the region where major slipping occurred during the earthquake may represent the release of some of the barriers.
A Randomized Cross-over Trial of Behavior Guidance Techniques on Children with Special Needs during Dental Treatment: The Caregivers’ Perceived Mannerisms

ABSTRACT Aim: To compare caregivers’ acceptance, consent, and concern toward utilization of a combination of basic behavior guidance technique (CBBGT) and Papoose Board (PB) for their special needs children and to evaluate the impact of PB usage on the caregiver’s attitude and the association between their education level, monthly household income, and previous dental experience. Materials and Methods: This cross-over study incorporated 90 special needs children who were recruited to receive dental treatment with two ways of behavior guidance exposures consecutively in the order of A-B/B-A design. Exposure A is CBBGT (distraction, tell-show-do, and positive reinforcement), while Exposure B is PB. The dental procedures were either dental prophylaxis or restoration with a handpiece. Caregivers need to answer a paper-based questionnaire before and after exposure. The Wilcoxon sign rank test and logistic regression were utilized in order to establish the comparability, impacts, and association. Result: About 88 caregivers of special needs children aged between 2 and 15 years completed the sequence. Overall, 98.9% of the children presented with neurodevelopmental disorders. Twenty-seven caregivers were significantly concerned when the combination of basic BGT was applied to their children, and 14 caregivers felt the same for PB. However, the Wilcoxon sign rank test revealed insignificant caregiver scores on acceptance and consent for both methods but significantly improved attitudes towards the use of PB after observing the placement of their children. Conclusion: The studied caregiver demonstrated equivalent acceptance, consent, and concern toward the use of PB and a combination of basic BGT with improved attitudes after comprehensive explanation and real-time observation of PB usage during their children’s dental treatment.
Effect of Women’s Existence in Corporate Governance and Educational Background on Company Performance

This study aims to determine the influence of women in corporate governance and educational background on company performance. The data of this study include women (female commissioners, female directors, female audit committees), educational backgrounds (commissioners, directors, audit committees) to be independent variables, while the dependent variable is the performance of companies that use ROA. This study also uses control variables namely company size and leverage. This research data is in the form of secondary data obtained from the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Determination of the sample using the purpose sampling method and obtained as many as 2137 samples. The hypothesis in this study was multiple regression analysis. The results of this study include the first, female commissioners have negative value on the company's performance. Second, positive career women towards company performance. Third, the women's audit committee is experienced in the company's performance. Fourth, educational background Positive commitment to company performance. Fifth, the educational background is called negative towards company performance. Sixth, the background of the audit committee education does not affect the company's performance
Credit Accessibility and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises in Bujumbura, Burundi

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of credit accessibility on the growth of small and medium enterprises in Bujumbura, Burundi. The study was guided by the following objectives: i) to determine the effect of creditworthiness to credit accessibility on the growth of SMEs in Bujumbura; ii) to establish the effect of business characteristics to credit accessibility on the growth of SMEs in Bujumbura, and iii) to examine the effect of information available to credit accessibility on the growth of SMEs in Bujumbura. The study employed a descriptive survey research design. The target population was 347 and the sample size determined using the Slovenes formula was 186, but 167 respondents participated successfully in the study. The research instrument was a questionnaire and data were analyzed using frequency and percentage tables, mean and standard deviations, and linear and multiple regression analyses. The study found that creditworthiness to access credit had a significant effect on the growth of SMEs (Adjusted R2=0.059, p=0.001). In addition, the study revealed that business characteristics to access credit had a significant effect on the growth of SMEs (Adjusted R2=0.242, p=0.000). Furthermore, the study revealed that information available to access credit had a significant effect on the growth of SMEs (Adjusted R2=0.116, p=0.000). The study concluded that credit accessibility significantly affects the growth of SMEs. Thus, the study recommended that the owners of SMEs should strive to ensure that they have collateral security and proper documentation before they seek credit from financial institutions, SMEs should also form and register an association that is recognizable by law in Burundi. Likewise, the owners of SMEs should seek the support of professional auditors to audit their books of accounts at least every year.
Impact of collection from indigenous lands on the municipal solid waste management system: A case study in the Amazon

In the Amazon, solid waste collection is generally restricted to urban areas, excluding indigenous lands and rural areas. The objective of this research was to analyse the impact of collecting waste generated from indigenous lands on the municipal solid waste (MSW) management system, through life cycle assessment (LCA). A case study in the Humaitá city, state of Amazonas, Brazil, was based on life cycle inventory data, obtained from literature and field surveys, such as the waste gravimetry. The LCA followed the model proposed by ISO 14040 and 14044 and estimated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for three MSW management scenarios. The first, called Base Scenario (SB), corresponded to that practiced in Humaitá: collection of MSW from the urban area, logistic, and disposal in landfill. The second scenario (S1) corresponded to SB and the collection of waste generated on indigenous lands in that municipality. The third scenario (S2) corresponded to S1, excluding organic waste, which would be destined for composting on indigenous lands. The base scenario totalled an emission of 1,539 t CO2eq.year-1. Collecting solid waste from indigenous lands would increase these GHG emissions by 5.2% (S1) and 0.9% (S2) in relation to SB. The decentralized management of organic waste through composting associated with the separation and storage of dry waste would reduce the burning of waste in indigenous areas, their environmental vulnerability and promote the inclusion of these peoples.
Anthropogenic impacts and their influence on the spatial distribution of the Odonata of Wadi el Harrach (North-Central Algeria)

1 University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumédiène. Faculty of Science. Biological, Dynamic and Biodiversity Laboratory, BP 32, El Alia, Algiers, Algeria. E-mails: mounahafiane@yahoo.fr, hamzaoui_djamila@hotmail.com, attou.fouzia@yahoo.fr, bouchelouche_djaouida@hotmail.com, abdeslama@yahoo.fr 2 Center of Excellence for Research in Biodiversity, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. E-mail: bsamraoui@yahoo.fr 3 Department of Biology, University of Annaba and Laboratoire de Conservation des Zones Humides, University of Guelma, Algeria.
Preliminary screening of endophytic fungi isolated from medicinal plants at MARDI Sessang , Sarawak for their bioactivity ( Penyaringan awal fungi endofit daripada tumbuhan herba di MARDI Sessang , Sarawak untuk bioaktiviti )

A total of 100 isolates of endophytic fungi were isolated from 19 species of medicinal plants collected at MARDI Station Sessang, Sarawak. A total of 55% of the endophytic fungi were isolated from the leaves while 45% from the branches. Screening of isolates for enzymatic secretion found that 15, 28 and 12 isolates were able to hydrolyze cellulose, xylan and mannan respectively. All 100 isolates were also tested for their antimicrobial activity towards selected phytopathogenic and human pathogenic microbes. The test indicated that only one isolate showed positive result when tested against Xanthomonas campestris. The results indicate that the endophytic fungi isolated from medicinal plant at MARDI Research Station Sessang, Sarawak may have the potential to be further exploited for its bioactivity. *Strategic Resource Research Centre, MARDI Headquarters, Serdang, P.O. Box 12301, 50774 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia **Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang UPM, Selangor, Malaysia Authors’ full names: Jeffrey Lim Seng Heng, Son Radu and Tosiah Sadi E-mail: shlim@mardi.gov. my ©Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute 2008 Introduction Endophytic fungi have attracted great attention in the past few decades due to its ability to produce novel secondary metabolites for medical, agricultural and industrial use. Endophytic fungi are also considered as an outstanding source of bioactive compounds due to its ability to occupy any plants at any environments (Strobel and Daisy 2003). Endophytic fungi live in their host plants and due to this, they must develop certain chemical strategies that favour their existence. By producing metabolites, the endophytic fungi either protect the host from animal or herbivores attack or from other pathogenic microbes infection that will decrease the fungi’s colonization. Tan and Zou (2001) reported that some endophytic fungi produced highly bioactive compounds. Although the potential of endophytic fungi are known but there are only limited experimental data available as references (Zikmundová et al. 2002). Aphelandrine, which is a macrocylic polyamine alkaloid, was found in the root of different species of the genus Aphelandra and is metabolized by several species of endophytic fungi that were isolated from the roots of Aphelandra tetragona (Werner et al. 1997). Several studies on the use of bioactive compounds from endophytic fungi have been reported. Endophytic fungi are able to produce antimicrobial, anticancer such as Taxol (Walker and Croteau 2001) and antimalarial activities (Wiyakrutta et al. J. Trop. Agric. and Fd. Sc. 36(1)(2008): 121– 126
Dihydromethysticin, a natural molecule from Kava, suppresses the growth of colorectal cancer via the NLRC3/PI3K pathway

Dihydromethysticin (DHM), a natural compound derived from Kava, has been reported to be effective against mental disorders and some malignant tumors. However, little is known about the inhibitory effect of DHM on colorectal cancer (CRC). First, we examined the impact of DHM on human colon cancer cell lines, which demonstrated that DHM inhibits proliferation, migration, and invasion and promotes apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in colon cancer cells in vitro. Using small hairpin RNA, we inhibited nucleotide‐oligomerization domain‐like receptor subfamily C3 (NLRC3)/phosphoinositide 3‐kinase (PI3K) pathway to elucidate the partial signaling of DHM‐mediated tumor suppression. Additionally, using an ectopic human CRC model, we verified whether DHM inhibits tumor growth and angiogenesis via the NLRC3/PI3K pathway in vivo. Overall, DHM showed an inhibitory effect on CRC by altering cell proliferation, migration, invasion, apoptosis, cell cycle, and angiogenesis, possibly via the NLRC3/PI3K pathway. Thus, DHM may be a promising candidate for CRC therapy.
An Assessment of Radiative, Energy and Carbon Dioxide Fluxes over Three Urban Locations in Dublin

The urban form and function varies across and within cities serving to alter surface-atmosphere exchanges of radiation, turbulent heat and carbon dioxide. To date very few measurements of these exchanges are undertaken in the urban domain despite the growing number of urban dwellers worldwide. This thesis presents the first attempt at investigating these exchanges over an urban surface in Ireland. Radiometer and eddy covariance observations are examined for Dublin at 3 distinctive urban locations (suburban, urban, and urban-compact). The observational period (maximum 33 months) allowed for the investigation of both diurnal and seasonal trends of the turbulent sensible heat (QH), latent heat (QE) and carbon dioxide (FC) fluxes. Net radiation (Q*) was 7.5 and 10% greater in summer and winter at the suburban location when compared to an urban location. Q* was preferentially channelled into the QH in summer and the QE in winter at the suburban location while QH dominates in all seasons at the urban locations. In summer median QH is greater at the urban location (+38 W m-2) while median QE is greater at the suburban location (+30 W m-2). The storage heat flux (ΔQS) was reported as a significant component of the surface energy budget at all locations and is estimated using the Objective Hysteresis Model (OHM). The occurrence of unstable atmospheric conditions increased with increasing built and impervious surface cover fraction however neutral stratification was dominant. Temporal analysis of the CO2 flux indicates photosynthetic uptake in spring, summer and autumn at the well-vegetated suburban location, however the area is a net source of CO2 annually (1.67 kg C m-2 year-1). Temporal and directional analysis of the CO2 flux at an urban location indicates significant contributions from traffic and the emissions are double than the suburban location on an annual basis (3.47 kg C m-2 year-1). Inter-site differences in the mean daily release of carbon are greatest in the summer; the urban location reports values 5 times greater than those reported for the suburban location indicating the role of vegetation in modulating FC (1.4 versus 7.1 g C m-2 day-1).
Surgical outcomes of patients with unruptured anterior vs. inferior circulation aneurysms: A meta‑analysis

The treatment option for unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs) depends on their natural history-related risk of rupture vs. the risk of surgical management. The present meta-analysis sought to assess the association between the surgical outcomes of anterior and posterior circulation UIAs. The present study investigated the comparative articles involving the surgical treatment of anterior vs. posterior circulation UIAs through electronic databases, including the Cochrane Library, PubMed (1980 to March, 2023), Medline (1980 to March, 2023) and EMBASE (1980 to March, 2023). Quoting all exclusion and inclusion criteria, nine articles finally remained for statistical analysis. The entire number of patients included in these nine articles was 3,253 (2,662 in the anterior and 591 in the posterior circulation UIAs group). The present meta-analysis proposes that the surgical treatment of anterior circulation UIAs is associated with better outcomes compared with the surgical management of posterior circulation UIAs.