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AN INTERSTRATIFIED MINERAL FOUND IN ALTERED ANDESITE

An interstratified mineral was found in the hvdrother mally altered andesite in the southern part of the Satsuma Peninsula , Kagoshima Prefecture. The mineral having 26.8A spacing consists of a combination of the 10A mica clay mineral structure and its hydrous forms. The interstratified mineral was formed by degrading process of sericite. INTRODUCTION Interstratified mineral (illite-montmorillonite type) was reported by many investigators. Such mineral was found in the hydrothermal alteration zone by Sudo and Hayashi (1955), Shimoda and Sudo (1960), Nemecz, Varju, et al. (1965), Steiner (1953), Sumi (1968) and others. In the Kawanabe area, a zonal arrangement of alteration was observed, which makes a genetic consideration of the interstratified mineral possible. In formation of an interstratified mineral (illite-montmorillonite type), two process are considered, one is degrading process and the other is aggrading process (Millot, Lucas et al., 1965). The interstratified mineral in the Kawanabe area is considered to have been formed by degrading process. MODE OF OCCURRENCE In the Kawanabe area, fine-grained sandstone and shale are widely distributed and these rocks are covered by a lava flow. The lava consists of two-pyroxene andesite, and a hydrothermally altered rock is found in the lava. The area of alteration is elongated in the direction of E-W. Therefore, a hydrothermal solution must have taken place along a fissure trending in this direction in the andesite. The altered area is divided into three zones from inside to outsite of the fissure, i.e., (a) sericite zone, (b) mixed-layer mineral zone, and (c) zone of chlorite-montmorillonite with mixed-layer mineral. The zone of chlorite-montmorillonite with mixed-layer mineral is characterized (Manuscript received, November 1, 1968) 26 Katsutoshi Tomita, Hiroyuki Yamashita and Noboru Oba by dark olive•`green color. The mixed-layer mineral zone is bluish gray due to the impregnation of fine-grained pyrite. The sericite zone is white in color. The boundary between the sericite zone and the mixed-layer mineral zone is distinct, whereas the boundary between the mixed-layer mineral zone and the zone of chlorite-montmorillonite with mxied-layer mineral is not sharp, as the two zones gradually grade into each other. The sericite zone is about 1 m, in width and the mxied-layer mineral zone is 2 m. in width. An interstratified mineral free from impurities is found from the mxied-layer mineral zone. MINERALOGICAL DATA Samples were ground in an agate mortar and fractions less than 2 y were obtained by combined sedimentation and centrifugal separation in distilled water, and were dried in air. The dried smaples were examined by means of Xray, thermal, infrared absorption and chemical analyses .
Mutually exclusive cohesive and adhesive properties in the failure of thin coatings in sliding mode

Scratch tests were done on Si-C-N coatings developed on Si (100) substrates useful for MEMS devices in unconducive environments. The interfacial adhesive strength got manifested in different failure morphologies. The features depicting their chronological failures were analyzed by relating the load-scratch length plots with the scratch track image. The cohesive and adhesive strength were found to be independent to each other with each of them getting manifested in different ways
Economic growth and education in Morocco: Cointegration and Toda Yamamoto Granger Causality

: This paper aims to investigate the cointegration and causal effect of economic growth and education in the case of Morocco, over the period 1990 to 2019. Education in all of it’s forms, considered a fundamental factor of development. Therefore, a country needs to invest more in education. Without a significant investment in education (or human capital), no country can achieve sustainable economic development. Several studies have used various proxies for education, which is the enrollment rate at primary, secondary and tertiary levels (Chatterji, 1998). However, in our study, the quantity dimension of education is proxies by primary, secondary, and tertiary enrolment ratios and an education index. To investigate the relationship between education and economic growth the Auto-regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach developed by Pesaran et al., (2001) and the Augmented Granger Causality approach given by Toda and Yamamoto (1995) are applied. To do that, we have used time-series data on economic growth, labor force, physical capital and four separate education indexes from 1990 to 2019. The data are collected from the World Development Indicators (WDI) and Human Development Reports (HDR). Furthermore, we used a global measure of education, called the education index, by adopting the UNDP methodology. The education index is a proxy for education development. The several indicators were used to demonstrate the robustness of the empirical results. Our results of the ARDL-bound test show that there exist cointegration between economic growth and education. The results also show that there is bidirectional causality between education and economic growth. All levels of education Granger cause economic growth, while economic growth causes all indicators of education except gross enrollment ratio, primary in all cases of causality analysis. These findings suggest that the government should invest in gross primary enrollment to accelerate economic growth, which leads to further education and thus economic growth.
Developing a national thematic interpretation framework to integrate heritage more effectively in tourism

The National Heritage and Tourism Thematic Interpretation Framework (NHTTIF) was developed from the 'Telling the Stories: Integrating Heritage More Effectively in Tourism' project carried out for the Department for the Environment and Heritage. The aim was to develop a method for heritage and tourism integration, which fostered conservation of natural and cultural heritage and built on recent heritage and tourism initiatives, including the 'telling the story' opportunity identified by the National Tourism and Heritage Taskforce (2003a). The NHTTIF is used to identify interpretive themes, from site-specific through to national themes, as part of an interconnected web of 'stories' about Australia. It is applied to the Port Arthur Historic Site in Tasmania - to see if it works by integrating heritage more effectively in tourism through a series of related interpretive themes. It is hoped that using the NHTTIF will facilitate unforgettable (in the very best sense of the word) visitor experiences.
Pyramid Capitalism: Cronyism, Regulation, and Firm Productivity in Egypt Revised draft, March 2015

Using an original database of 469 politically connected firms under the Mubarak regime in Egypt, we explore the economic effects of cronyism. Previous research has shown that cronyism is lucrative. We address numerous questions raised by this research. Do crony firms receive favorable regulatory treatment? They do: connected firms are more likely to benefit from trade protection, energy subsidies, access to land, and regulatory enforcement. Does regulatory capture account for the high value of connected firms? In our sample, regulatory capture as revealed by energy subsidies and trade protection account for the higher profits of politically connected firms. Do crony firms hurt aggregate growth? We identify the growth effects of the entry of politically connected firms by comparing detailed 4-digit sectors where they entered, between 1996 and 2006, and sectors that remained unconnected. Crony entry into new, modern and previously unconnected sectors slows aggregate employment growth and skews the distribution of employment towards less productive smaller firms. Acknowledgements: We are grateful for the research assistance of Sahar Hussain and for very helpful comments received by participants in seminars at the World Bank, the Harvard Kennedy School, the ERF Conference 2014 in Cairo, and the CSAE Conference 2014 at Oxford University. Disclaimer: The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the World Bank, its Executive Directors, or the countries they represent, nor of the Inter-American Development Bank, its Board of Directors, nor the countries that they represent.
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: This study investigated the repertoire, call-type variability and call rates of southern right whales on a calving ground off Brazil in the western South Atlantic. Acoustic tag data were collected from four lactating females and one juvenile. Pulsive, hybrid, and upcalls showed the greatest variability among call-types with up to 23% of non-standard forms detected. Quiet sounds (grunt, single, and double pulse) were detected for the ﬁrst time in this species on the calving grounds. Although the sample size was limited, results suggest that social interaction increased call-type diversity and call rates, in line with other acoustic studies on right whales. V
Effect of climate change on hydrology and hydro-resources in Iceland

Islenskur utdrattur var gerður ur skýrslunni með heitinu : Loftslagsbreytingar og ahrif þeirra a vatnafar og orkuframleiðslu. Ath. sama skýrslunumer baeði a islenskri og enskri utgafu.
CFD for Microfluidics: A Workflow for Setting Up the Simulation of Microfluidic Devices

Microfluidics is an emerging technology that is expected to revolutionize biochemical experiments and reduce the need for unwieldy laboratory equipment. Motivated by that, the design automation community has spent considerable efforts and proposed numerous methods on automating the design process for corresponding microfluidic devices. For many of them, however, it often remains unclear whether the (automatically) generated design indeed works as intended and/or satisfies its purpose. Simulations, e.g., based on Computational Fluid Dynam-ics (CFD) can help here as they allow for studying the behavior of microfluidic devices without the need for actual fabrication. However, the setup and configuration of CFD simulations is time-consuming and requires extensive expertise-some of the reasons why it is hardly utilized in the design automation community yet. In this work, we propose a workflow that improves upon this state of the art by automating intermediate steps and highlighting the parameters that are relevant to the specific use case. We demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed workflow for fluid mixing in channel-based microfluidics.
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Abstract The use of posterior probabilities to summarize genotype uncertainty is pervasive across genotype, sequencing and imputation platforms. Prior work in many contexts has shown the utility of incorporating genotype uncertainty (posterior probabilities) in downstream statistical tests. Typical approaches to incorporating genotype uncertainty when testing Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium tend to lack calibration in the type I error rate, especially as genotype uncertainty increases. We propose a new approach in the spirit of genomic control that properly calibrates the type I error rate, while yielding improved power to detect deviations from Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium. We demonstrate the improved performance of our method on both simulated and real genotypes.
SALINITY DISTRIBUTION AND MIXING IN XIANGSHANGANG BAY I. SALINITY DISTRIBUTION AND CIRCULATION PATTERN

The salinity distribution, mixing processes and their controlling mechanism in Xiangshangang Bay are analyzed using a data set collected during 1981-1990. Influencing by Changjiang diluted water, the salinity in Xiangshangang Bay has a large seasonal variation, with a maximum value of about 24-25 in winter and more than 31 in summer The longitudinal salinity gradient in summer is larger than that in winter. Two salinity fronts in bayhead areas and over the middle Pat of the system, respectively, are formed in summer as a result of freshwater dilution and the mixing capacity difference between the inside and outside of the inlet. The residual current partern is mainly horizontal in the outside part of the Xiangshangang Bay inlet and vertical within the inlet
A Broadband Seismic Network in the Middle–Lower Yangtze Metallogenic Belt, China

The middle–lower Yangtze Metallogenic belt (MLYMB) is surrounded by the North China Block in the northwest, the Dabie Orogen in the west, and the Yangtze Block in the south (Fig. 1a). The MLYMB experienced tectonic adjustment from south–north compression in the late Jurassic period to extension in the Cretaceous period (Ren et al. , 1997), as indicated by the extensive Cretaceous calc‐alkaline to alkaline volcanism, granitoid magmatism, and synchronously rift volcanic basins. Major geologic features observed today, including the extensional tectonic settings in eastern China and the MLYMB, were basically formed in this transitional period. Figure 1. (a) Schematic map of the tectonic background in the middle–lower Yangtze Metallogenic belt (MLYMB) (study region). The blue patches are the known metallogenic regions. NZ, Ningzhen; NW, Ningwu; LZ, Luzong; TL, Tongling; AQ, Anqing; GC, Guichi; JR, Jiurui; EDN, Edongnan; XGF, Xiangfan‐Guangji fault; YCF, Yangxin‐Changzhou fault; and TLF, Tancheng‐Lujiang fault. The triangles denote the permanent stations deployed by China Digital Seismological Network. (b) Installation of the sensor. A flat marble board is fixed horizontally at the bottom of an excavation (the depth of the excavation is about 100 cm) using fast concrete mix. The sensor is then placed on this marble inside this excavation, with its horizontal components oriented north–south. The excavation is protected by a large, 50 cm×50 cm box without a base panel, which allows the closing of the geophone space and is used to thermally isolate the sensor. Seven large ore‐concentration districts with more than 200 kinds of polymetallic (Cu, Au, Mo, and so on) deposits are clustered in the narrow mineralization zone of the MLYMB. It is still unclear how such rich mineral resources are concentrated in such a narrow zone and what deep geodynamic processes and magmatic activities are …
Python and the Pulse: A Comprehensive Review of HRV Analysis Tools

-Heart rate variability (HRV) has emerged as a pivotal biomarker, offering nuanced insights into cardiac health, autonomic nervous system function, and overall physiological homeostasis. Spanning clinical, research, and personal health domains, HRV's multidimensional implications necessitate advanced analytical tools. This review delves into the adoption and advantages of Python for HRV analysis, elucidating its role in the contemporary landscape of biomedical research. Grounded in Python's computational versatility and bolstered by its expansive library ecosystem, the article navigates the intricacies of HRV calculation methods, from time-domain and frequency-domain measures to advanced nonlinear analyses. Key Python libraries tailored for HRV, such as HeartPy, BioSPPy, and hrv, are evaluated for their functionality and applicability. The article also furnishes hands-on tutorials, emphasizing data pre-processing, visualization, and interpretative techniques. Real-world applications, spanning clinical, research, and personal health monitoring domains, underscore Python's transformative potential in this realm. However, like all tools, Python's role in HRV analysis is not devoid of challenges—data collection intricacies, library limitations, and analytical pitfalls are duly addressed. Peering into the horizon, the review envisions an integrated future, where Python melds with artificial intelligence, wearable tech, and predictive health analytics, charting novel pathways in HRV research. Conclusively, this article stands as a beacon for researchers and developers, urging collective strides towards a future underpinned by collaboration, innovation, and the relentless pursuit of knowledge in HRV studies.
A Sex-Stratiﬁed Genome-Wide Association Study of Tuberculosis Using a Multi-Ethnic Genotyping Array

Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis , is a complex disease with a known human genetic component. Males seem to be more affected than females and in most countries the TB notiﬁcation rate is twice as high in males than in females. While socio-economic status, behavior and sex hormones inﬂuence the male bias they do not fully account for it. Males have only one copy of the X chromosome, while diploid females are subject to X chromosome inactivation. In addition, the X chromosome codes for many immune-related genes, supporting the hypothesis that X-linked genes could contribute to TB susceptibility in a sex-biased manner. We report the ﬁrst TB susceptibility genome-wide association study (GWAS) with a speciﬁc focus on sex-stratiﬁed autosomal analysis and the X chromosome. A total of 810 individuals (410 cases and 405 controls) from an admixed South African population were genotyped using the Illumina Multi Ethnic Genotyping Array, speciﬁcally designed as a suitable platform for diverse and admixed populations. Association testing was done on the autosome (8,27,386 variants) and X chromosome (20,939 variants) in a sex stratiﬁed and combined manner. SNP association testing was not statistically signiﬁcant using a stringent cut-off for signiﬁcance but revealed likely candidate genes that warrant further investigation. A genome wide interaction analysis detected 16 signiﬁcant interactions. Finally, the results highlight the importance of sex-stratiﬁed analysis as strong sex-speciﬁc effects were identiﬁed on both the autosome and X chromosome.
PUBLISHED VERSION

The collective lived experience of translational research teams requires further appreciation, particularly at the stages of group formation. To achieve this, we conducted a case study of a translational research team (n = 16). Through the case description and then discussing case-based themes with community of practice theory, themes such as “Being Open” and “Working as a Group” found that this team’s mutual respect, cooperation, and their sharing of knowledge uncovered an alternative way that professionals organize themselves for translational research projects. In conjunction to this finding, our analysis showed that the team has qualities of a community of practice.
The Healthy and Sustainable City—In ﬂ uences of the Built Environment on Active Travel

: The city’s built environment and functionality play a crucial role in shaping individual mobility pa tt erns, impacting the overall health and quality of life of its population. Understanding these in ﬂ uences is an important research topic, making it a central focus of this paper. This study aims to identify the factors responsible for promoting healthy mobility behavior. To address this comprehensively, a multidisciplinary empirical survey was developed based on the “Triad”—a model consisting of the built environment, mobility(-behavior), and public health. In addition to the evaluation of socio-demographic factors and activity radius mapping, statistical analyses like multiple linear regression were used. These statistical analyses allow the assessment of the impact of various independent variables on the promotion of healthy mobility behavior within urban se tt ings. The multiple regression shows that the satisfaction with the accessibility of public transport and the sense of safety as a cyclist contribute to explaining the variation of healthy mobility. Furthermore, the satisfaction with walking in the neighborhood and the inhalation of exhaust fumes while walking also seem to have an impact. The results show the link between the Triad and make it clear that mobility planning and urban planning must take a more integrated approach to promote health and simultaneously protect the climate.
EURASIAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

Sustainability reports contain important information for the stakeholders. The aim of this paper is to present an overview of recent developments in the area of sustainability reporting in China. The paper presents useful insights into sustainability reporting in China and helps to better navigate the future trends in sustainability reporting practices. The sustainability reporting rules in China should not rely on a basis of broad standards but on legally enforced binding rules.
EURASIAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

Good Governance is one of the essential factors of success in business as well as in a country’s development. This study aimed at examining the role of good governance and the success of the development. The comparable per head GDP measured in PPP (purchasing power parity) was used as the proxy of the successful economic development of countries in the study. Four out of total six factors (indicators) being the good governance and the other two being social environmental factors were employed in the investigation following concept of the role of external business environmental factors so called “PESTLE or Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legislative or Legal, and Eco-environmental analysis”. These four indicators of good governance are political stability, control of corruption, rule of law, and voice and accountability which are available from the World Bank’s governance project data base. In addition, the other two indicators, country’s openness and size of population, are the major social variables included in the study which can also affect the success. The total six indicators are taken to examine with the GDP per head to see whether these factors can help countries achieve higher levels of income per head. The study indicates connection between the levels of success with these four indicators of the good governance and the two external social variables. For Thailand, the political instability was found to be a problem of the progress of development among those six indicators.
Entrepreneurial Education and Venture Creation: An Emerging Economy Perspective

he increasing rate of unemployment in the country, speciﬁcally T graduate unemployment has been a signiﬁcant source of concern to government and individuals. Despite the eﬀort to shift attention away from the dependence on white-collar jobs, and engage in self-owned ventures, the limited number of MSMEs operated by graduates stimulates concerns that necessitated this study. Speciﬁcally, the study assessed entrepreneurial education's inﬂuence on graduate venture creation in Nigeria. The study covered six states, one in each geopolitical zone. The study adopted a survey design. The population of the study was 4839 serving Corp members, and Taro Yamane formula was used in determining the study sample of 369, which was selected using convenience and purposive sampling technique. Construct and Internal consistency measure was used for the validity and reliability of the study instrument. Multiple regression was used for data analysis. The study concludes that entrepreneurship education has immense value to graduate venture creation by graduates in Nigeria.It was recommended that there is a need for a regular review of the curriculum content on entrepreneurship education in the country in line with changing global events and activities, given its signiﬁcance in driving increased venture creation among graduates in the country.