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Nucleotide sequence of the SUF2 frameshift suppressor gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Uranium and Radon in Private Bedrock Well Water in Maine: Geospatial Analysis at Two Scales
In greater Augusta of central Maine, 53 out of 1093 (4.8%) private bedrock well water samples from 1534 kmĀ² contained [U] > 30 Ī¼g/L, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyās (EPA) Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for drinking water; and 226 out of 786 (29%) samples from 1135 kmĀ² showed [Rn] > 4,000 pCi/L (148 Bq/L), the U.S. EPAās Alternative MCL. Groundwater pH, calcite dissolution and redox condition are factors controlling the distribution of groundwater U but not Rn due to their divergent chemical and hydrological properties. Groundwater U is associated with incompatible elements (S, As, Mo, F, and Cs) in water samples within granitic intrusions. Elevated [U] and [Rn] are located within 5ā10 km distance of granitic intrusions but do not show correlations with metamorphism at intermediate scales (10ā°ā10Ā¹ km). This spatial association is confirmed by a high-density sampling (n = 331, 5ā40 samples per kmĀ²) at local scales (ā¤10ā1 km) and the statewide sampling (n = 5857, 1 sample per 16 kmĀ²) at regional scales (10Ā²ā103 km). Wells located within 5 km of granitic intrusions are at risk of containing high levels of [U] and [Rn]. Approximately 48ā800ā63ā900 and 324ā000 people in Maine are estimated at risk of exposure to U (> 30 Ī¼g/L) and Rn (> 4000 pCi/L) in well water, respectively
Characterization of one-dimensional quantum channels in InAs/AlSb
We report the magnetoresistance characteristics of one-dimensional electrons
confined in a single InAs quantum well sandwiched between AlSb barriers. As a
result of a novel nanofabrication scheme that utilizes a 3nm-shallow wet
chemical etching to define the electrostatic lateral confinement, the system is
found to possess three important properties: specular boundary scattering, a
strong lateral confinement potential, and a conducting channel width that is
approximately the lithography width. Ballistic transport phenomena, including
the quenching of the Hall resistance, the last Hall plateau, and a strong
negative bend resistance, are observed at 4K in cross junctions with sharp
corners. In a ring geometry, we have observed Aharonov-Bohm interference that
exhibits characteristics different from those of the GaAs counterpart due to
the ballistic nature of electron transport and the narrowness of the conducting
channel width.Comment: pdf-file, 8 figures, to be published in Phys. Rev.
Which executive functioning deficits are associated with AD/HD, ODD/CD and comorbid AD/HD+ODD/CD?
Item does not contain fulltextThis study investigated (1) whether attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) is associated with executive functioning (EF) deficits while controlling for oppositional defiant disorder/conduct disorder (ODD/CD), (2) whether ODD/CD is associated with EF deficits while controlling for AD/HD, and (3)~whether a combination of AD/HD and ODD/CD is associated with EF deficits (and the possibility that there is no association between EF deficits and AD/HD or ODD/CD in isolation). Subjects were 99~children ages 6ā12 years. Three putative domains of EF were investigated using well-validated tests: verbal fluency, working memory, and planning. Independent of ODD/CD, AD/HD was associated with deficits in planning and working memory, but not in verbal fluency. Only teacher rated AD/HD, but not parent rated AD/HD, significantly contributed to the prediction of EF task performance. No EF deficits were associated with ODD/CD. The presence of comorbid AD/HD accounts for the EF deficits in children with comorbid AD/HD+ODD/CD. These results suggest that EF deficits are unique to AD/HD and support the model proposed by R. A. Barkley (1997).17 p
Microwave Current Imaging in Passive HTS Components by Low-Temperature Laser Scanning Microscopy (LTLSM)
We have used the LTLSM technique for a spatially resolved investigation of
the microwave transport properties, nonlinearities and material inhomogeneities
in an operating coplanar waveguide YBa_2Cu_3O_{7-\delta} (YBCO) microwave
resonator on an LaAlO_3 (LAO) substrate. The influence of twin-domain blocks,
in-plane rotated grains, and micro-cracks in the YBCO film on the nonuniform rf
current distribution were measured with a micrometer-scale spatial resolution.
The impact of the peaked edge currents and rf field penetration into weak links
on the linear device performance were studied as well. The LTLSM capabilities
and its future potential for non-destructive characterization of the microwave
properties of superconducting circuits are discussed.Comment: 8 pages, 9 figures, 2-column format, presented at High Temperature
Superconductors in High Frequency Fields 2004, Journal of Superconductivity
(in press
Disturbance and Recovery of Salt Marsh Arthropod Communities following BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Oil spills represent a major environmental threat to coastal wetlands, which provide a variety of critical ecosystem services to humanity. The U.S. Gulf of Mexico is a hub of oil and gas exploration activities that historically have impacted intertidal habitats such as salt marsh. Following the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, we sampled the terrestrial arthropod community and marine invertebrates found in stands of Spartina alterniflora, the most abundant plant in coastal salt marshes. Sampling occurred in 2010 as oil was washing ashore and a year later in 2011. In 2010, intertidal crabs and terrestrial arthropods (insects and spiders) were suppressed by oil exposure even in seemingly unaffected stands of plants; however, Littoraria snails were unaffected. One year later, crab and arthropods had largely recovered. Our work is the first attempt that we know of assessing vulnerability of the salt marsh arthropod community to oil exposure, and it suggests that arthropods are both quite vulnerable to oil exposure and quite resilient, able to recover from exposure within a year if host plants remain healthy
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