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The ISCIP Analyst, Volume XV, Issue 12
This repository item contains a single issue of The ISCIP Analyst, an analytical review journal published from 1996 to 2010 by the Boston University Institute for the Study of Conflict, Ideology, and Policy
Atomic Resonance and Scattering
Contains reports on eleven research projects.U.S. Air Force - Office of Scientific Research (Grant AFOSR-81-0067
Exile Vol. X No. 2
FICTION
The Fragile Colour of Eyes by Susan Brady 6-17
The Trickster by Ed Brunner 19-26
On Passing by Sharon Haddock 32-42
POETRY
Fishing with Light Tackle by Robert Hoyt 18
Poem by Sharon Haddock 27
On Insects by Robert Hoyt 28
A Chopper of Trees by Jerry Bryce 29
Nefertiti by Peggy Schmidt 31
The Gambler and the Corinthian by Robert Chester 42
Shades of Spring by Jane Cogie 43
GRAPHICS
Monocut by Carol Kubie 5
Monocut by Parker Waite 18
Monocut by Doris Farrington 27
Watercolor by Kathy Koenig 31
Pen and Ink by Karen Gernenz 43
Awarded the semi-annual EXILE-Denison Bookstore Writing Prize: The Fragile Colour of Eyes by Susan Brady 6-17
Page numbers in the published table of contents are off by one. Page numbers given indicate where the works actually appear in the issue
Exile Vol. XI No. 1
FICTION
By the Fire of the Chief by Peggy Schmidt 9-17
From the Diary of a Vanishing Man by Ed Brunner 19-29
Dialogue by Ken Booth 35-37
POETRY
Johnny Joe by Bill West 6-7
Caterpillar by Barb Bergantz 17
Poem by Bonnie McCarthy 29
The Queen by Hugh Wilder 31
The Clown by Barb Bergantz 32
Poem by Gretchen Schenck 33
Treatise on Cosmology by P. M. Grout 37
Stimulus by Susan Sherwood 37
Depot by Susan Sherwood 39
GRAPHICS
Pen and Ink by Dave Goodwin 7
Pen and Ink by Ramona Gibbs 8
Pen and Ink by Tod Riddell 18
Charcoal by Dave Goodwin 30
Woodcut by Parker Waite III 34
Woodcut by Lela Giles 3
Cancer genetics: Tumor suppressor meets oncogene
AbstractThe adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) tumor suppressor protein is inactivated by mutations in the majority of colorectal cancers. A recent study has revealed that alterations in the APC signaling pathway can result in the transcriptional activation of the c-MYC gene
Unravelling the age of fine roots of temperate and boreal forests
Fine roots support the water and nutrient demands of plants and supply carbon to soils. Quantifying turnover times of fine roots is crucial for modeling soil organic matter dynamics and constraining carbon cycle–climate feedbacks. Here we challenge widely used isotopebased estimates suggesting the turnover of fine roots of trees to be as slow as a decade. By recording annual growth rings of roots from woody plant species, we show that mean chronological ages of fine roots vary from <1 to 12 years in temperate, boreal and sub-arctic forests. Radiocarbon dating reveals the same roots to be constructed from 10 ± 1 year (mean ± 1 SE) older carbon. This dramatic difference provides evidence for a time lag between plant carbon assimilation and production of fine roots, most likely due to internal carbon storage. The high root turnover documented here implies greater carbon inputs into soils than previously thought which has wide-ranging implications for quantifying ecosystem carbon allocation.Peer reviewe
Tropical Pacific observing system
This paper reviews the design of the Tropical Pacific Observing System (TPOS) and its governance and takes a forward look at prospective change. The initial findings of the TPOS 2020 Project embrace new strategic approaches and technologies in a user-driven design and the variable focus of the Framework for Ocean Observing. User requirements arise from climate prediction and research, climate change and the climate record, and coupled modeling and data assimilation more generally. Requirements include focus on the upper ocean and air-sea interactions, sampling of diurnal variations, finer spatial scales and emerging demands related to biogeochemistry and ecosystems. One aim is to sample a diversity of climatic regimes in addition to the equatorial zone. The status and outlook for meeting the requirements of the design are discussed. This is accomplished through integrated and complementary capabilities of networks, including satellites, moorings, profiling floats and autonomous vehicles. Emerging technologies and methods are also discussed. The outlook highlights a few new foci of the design: biogeochemistry and ecosystems, low-latitude western boundary currents and the eastern Pacific. Low latitude western boundary currents are conduits of tropical-subtropical interactions, supplying waters of mid to high latitude origin to the western equatorial Pacific and into the Indonesian Throughflow. They are an essential part of the recharge/discharge of equatorial warm water volume at interannual timescales and play crucial roles in climate variability on regional and global scales. The tropical eastern Pacific, where extreme El Niño events develop, requires tailored approaches owing to the complex of processes at work there involving coastal upwelling, and equatorial cold tongue dynamics, the oxygen minimum zone and the seasonal double Intertropical Convergence Zone. A pilot program building on existing networks is envisaged, complemented by a process study of the East Pacific ITCZ/warm pool/cold tongue/stratus coupled system. The sustainability of TPOS depends on effective and strong collaborative partnerships and governance arrangements. Revisiting regional mechanisms and engaging new partners in the context of a planned and systematic design will ensure a multi-purpose, multi-faceted integrated approach that is sustainable and responsive to changing needs
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