Nature of the Coast Batholith, Southeastern Alaska: Are there Archean analogs

The comparison of Phanerozoic Andean margins and their possible Archean analogs was made. Geochemical and isotopic data was presented for the episodic intrusion of the elongate, continental margin Coast batholith of southeastern Alaska and British Columbia. The batholith was characterized as having been formed in direct response to subduction in accreted terranes of oceanic or slope origin. It was concluded that there were good analogs of the Coast batholith in Archean plutonic suites

A quantitative analysis of inter-island telephony traffic in the Pacific Basin Region (PBR)

As part of NASA's continuing assessment of future communication satellite requirements, a study was conducted to quantitatively scope current and future telecommunication traffic demand in the South Pacific Archipelagos. This demand was then converted to equivalent satellite transponder capacities. Only inter-island telephony traffic for the Pacific Basin Region was included. The results show that if all this traffic were carried by a satellite system, one-third of a satellite transponder would be needed to satisfy the base-year (1976-1977) requirement and about two-thirds of a satellite transponder would be needed to satisfy the forecasted 1985 requirement

SYNTHESIS OF GADOLINIUM-DOXORUBICIN PRODRUG CARRYING FUNCTIONAL NANOCERIA FOR THE TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY AND CANCER TREATMENT

The main focus of this research was the development of a polymer-coated nanoceria (PNC) platform to be used as a drug delivery system. Water-dispersible PNC is synthesized using a water-based alkaline precipitation method. Cerium nitrate hexahydrate and poly (acrylic acid) are used for the preparation of PNC. The synthesized PNC was characterized using ZETA, and UV- Vis characterization techniques. Polyacrylic acid (PAA)-coated cerium oxide nanoparticles fabricated for the targeted combination therapy of TNBC (MDA-MB-231) and MCF-7. Using EDC/NHS chemistry, the surface carboxylic acid groups of nanoceria was designed and synthesized with ICAM-1 antibody to target ICAM-1 overexpressing TNBC. Next, doxorubicin with gadolinium as a Doxo-Gd prodrug was used as a therapeutic agent. The dialysis technique was used for the purification purpose of nanoparticles to remove unreacted particles. Doxo-Gd provided activable MR imaging and treatment of cancer. The cytotoxicity of the formulated PNC was evaluated using cell-based MTT assays. The cell viability and cell internalization assays were performed using TNBC & MCF-7 cells. The detailed synthetic protocols, characterization data, and experimental results are presented in this work

The Art of the Matter: A Linguistic Analysis of Public Art Policy in Confederate Monument Removal Case Law

In the wake of such tragedies as the Charleston, South Carolina mass shooting, the deadly Unite the Right Rally, and the death of George Floyd, various communities have engaged in efforts to remove Confederate monuments from public spaces. These removal efforts frequently result in litigation focused on ownership rights, government speech, and other claims. This article asks what responsibility the judiciary and litigants have to acknowledge that Confederate monuments—for better or for worse—are creations of public art.Whether the monuments stay or go at the end of a given lawsuit, the outcome affects the public art policy of the subject community. The courts and the parties need the language of the arts policy discipline to appropriately contextualize those decisions. This article seeks to provide courts and litigants with such an understanding and the language necessary to engage those policy ideas.To that end, Part I provides an overview of the research methodology used to organize and analyze the linguistic data in the judicial opinions resulting from Confederate monument removal case law. Part II provides an overview of that body of case law, including the typical types of monuments at issue, the typical litigants involved, and the typical claims and procedural postures presented. Part III provides a framework of public art policy, identifying three typical public policy goals for public artwork, including: the historic value proposition (art as monument), the functional value proposition (art as amenity), and the democratic value proposition (art as the agora). Part IV details the linguistic trends emerging in the case law using a grounded theory methodology. It identifies six rhetorical categories for understanding how courts and litigants typically address the public art implications of Confederate monuments, including: artistic content/context, patronage, arts as speech, ownership interests, physical integrity of the artistic piece, and public utility. Part V provides an empirical linguistic analysis from the coded data and analyzes how those trends relate to or diverge from the public art policy framework described in Part III. Part VI discusses the opportunity presented to jurists and practitioners alike to better understand (and use) the rhetoric around Confederate monuments to inform their judicial opinions or their advocacy. Particularly, it argues for more local control over monument removal decisions because local governments are best positioned to determine if a Confederate monument is serving the values typically performed by public art in a given community. Finally, Part VII provides a brief conclusion on the importance of recognizing the public art principles at play in Confederate monument removals. 56 Gonz. L. Rev.

The infrastructure catalyst: analysing the impact of development finance institutions on private infrastructure financing in developing countries

The widening financing gaps for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Green Energy Transition in developing countries have established an impetus to mobilise foreign private resources for infrastructure. By developing a novel theoretical framework and leveraging a large dataset of infrastructure projects in developing countries from 1989-2022, this analysis investigates the role of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in indirectly mobilising private finance. Theoretical analysis demonstrates that DFI participation in a particular country-sector can catalyse private finance by specifically reducing the perceived risks of financing. Empirical analysis assessing the presence and magnitude of mobilisation effects at the extensive margin is consistent with theory on mobilisation. DFI participation is strongly correlated with an increase in the number of commercial foreign banks, total project activity, and the number of projects with at least one commercial foreign bank. Evidence suggests that this effect is amplified by DFI participation induced private financing acting as an independent signal for further private financing. However, the mobilisation effect does not seem to spill over across countries and sectors and does not extend to projects that are entirely financed by commercial foreign financiers. These findings suggest that DFI capital should target infrastructure segments with high growth potential, through project structures that resemble the conditions for private financing and contribute towards creating a pipeline of investable projects in those country-sectors. Immediate policy implications include improving data reporting on current and future projects to bolster demonstration effects and facilitate research on intensive margin mobilisation effects

Come and Charge It: The Rise of Utility-Scale Battery Energy Storage in Texas

Affordable, reliable battery energy storage has long been the holy grail of the electric grid. From avoiding expensive transmission build-out to smoothing out fluctuations inherent to wind and solar resource output, batteries hold the promise of providing the solution to an ever more intermittent and distributed grid. Across the United States and particularly in Texas, that futuristic vision is beginning to approach reality as battery costs decline and favorable regulatory policy is implemented. This Article addresses the current state of battery energy storage system development and notes recent contributory policy developments at both the national and state level

Don\u27t Mess With Texas Solar: PV Growth Continues Despite COVID-19

2020 was the year of the unexpected, but one constant in the energy industry remained the exponential growth of solar generation in Texas, which largely continued its expansion as predicted. Electric Reliability Council of Texas’s (“ERCOT”) 2019 State of the Grid Report noted that installed solar generation capacity in ERCOT stood at 2,281 megawatts (MW) at year-end 2019, with over 67,000 MW of further solar capacity under study, exceeding even the amount of wind generation capacity under study. By July 2020, installed capacity of solar generation increased by almost 1 gigawatt (GW) to a total of 3,275 MW, representing approximately 2.2% of generating capacity in ERCOT. Solar accounted for 43% of new installed capacity in 2020, the largest share among generation types. The Solar Energy Industries Association (“SEIA”) ranked Texas fifth among the states in installed solar generation capacity in 2019, but based on its high growth rate, Texas is projected to be second only to California within the next five years. Abundant land and consistent sun make Texas an obvious candidate for significant solar generation investment, but ERCOT’s energy-only market makes solar generation with its nonexistent fuel costs especially competitive. Adjustments to the Operating Reserve Demand Curve in 2019 by the Public Utility Commission of Texas have also increased scarcity pricing and made returns more lucrative for a resource that is at its apex when demand is highest on hot, sunny summer afternoons. As this Article was being finalized for publication, the ramifications to the electric power industry in Texas of Winter Storm Uri are not yet clear. However, a preliminary assessment by Pecan Street highlighted the benefits of solar generation in a such a crisis and may spur further interest both at the generation side and behind-the-meter

Celeste C. Arth to Mr. Meredith (13 October 1962)

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