Positive geothermal anomalies in oceanic crust of Cretaceous age offshore Kamchatka

Heat flow measurements were carried out in 2009 offshore Kamchatka during the German-Russian joint-expedition KALMAR. An area with elevated heat flow in oceanic crust of Cretaceous age – detected ~30 yr ago in the course of several Russian heat flow surveys – was revisited. One previous interpretation postulated anomalous lithospheric conditions or a connection between a postulated mantle plume at great depth (>200 km) as the source for the observed high heat flow. However, the positive heat flow anomaly – as our bathymetric data show – is closely associated with the fragmentation of the western flank of the Meiji Seamount into a horst and graben structure initiated during descent of the oceanic crust into the subduction zone offshore Kamchatka. This paper offers an alternative interpretation, which connects high heat flow primarily with natural convection of fluids in the fragmented rock mass and, as a potential additional factor, high rates of erosion, for which evidence is available from our collected bathymetric image. Given high erosion rates, warm rock material at depth rises to nearer the sea floor, where it cools and causes temporary elevated heat flow

Discovery of meteorites on a blue-ice field near the Frontier Mountains, North Victoria Land, Antarctica

A high concentration of meteorites were discovered on a blue ice field northeast of the Frontier Mountains. As a result of a systematic search, a total of 42 meteorites were recovered. The current glacial situation has evolved through various stages, which are discussed in relationship to the concentration of meteorites. Ice flow patterns are summarized. The chemical composition and terrestrial ages of the meteorites are discussed

New solution of the N=2\mathcal{N}=2 Supersymmetric KdV equation via Hirota methods

We consider the resolution of the $\mathcal{N}=2$ supersymmetric KdV equation with $a=-2$ ($SKdV_{a=-2}$) from the Hirota formalism. For the first time, a bilinear form of the $SKdV_{a=-2}$ equation is constructed. We construct multisoliton solutions and rational similarity solutions.Comment: 7 pages, 9 figures. arXiv admin note: significant text overlap with arXiv:1104.059

An Inexpensive Microscope llluminator

Adequate lighting is often a problem when using microscopes without integral illumination. The lamp described is constructed of inexpensive and easily obtainable parts. It provides ample light for four student microscopes at considerably less cost than most currently available units

Chromosome Number and Pollen Size in the Genus Aristida

Chromosome numbers and pollen measurements are given for sixty-four collections representing eight species in the grass genus Aristida from central and southwestern United States. Meiotic chromosome counts of N=22, 33, and 44, in A. purpurea are reported for the first time. Counts of N=11 and 22 in A. fendleriana, A. glauca, and A. wrightii, are new for these species, as are counts of N=11 for A. longiseta and A. roemeriana. The relationship of pollen size and ploidy level is examined in five taxa, and the occurrence of intraspecific polyploidy in the genus is noted

At-risk serum cholesterol profile at both ends of the nutrition spectrum in West African adults? The Benin study

Low HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C), using as cut-offs 1.03 mmol/L in men and 1.29 mmol/L in women, was observed in more than 25% apparently healthy adults (n = 541) in a cross-sectional study on nutrition transition and cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRF) in Benin, West Africa. Both overweight/obesity (35.3%) and underweight (11.3%) were present, displaying the double burden of malnutrition. We examined in more depth the association of low HDL-C with nutrition and with other CMRF. Metabolic syndrome components were assessed, plus the ratio of total cholesterol (TC)/HDL-C and serum homocysteine. Insulin resistance was based on Homeostasis Model Assessment. We also measured BMI and body composition by bio-impedance. Dietary quality was appraised with two non-consecutive 24 h recalls. Low HDL-C was associated with much higher TC/HDL-C and more abdominal obesity in men and women and with more insulin resistance in women. The rate of low HDL-C was highest (41.9%) among the overweight/obese subjects (BMI ≥ 25), but it also reached 31.1% among the underweight (BMI < 18.5), compared with 17.3% among normal-weight subjects (p < 0.001). Lower dietary micronutrient adequacy, in particular, in vitamins A, B3, B12, zinc and calcium, was associated with low HDL-C when controlling for several confounders. This suggests that at-risk lipoprotein cholesterol may be associated with either underweight or overweight/obesity and with poor micronutrient intake

The Vascular Plants of Berry Woods

A list of the genera and species of vascular plants occurring in Berry Woods is presented. This 40 acre mixed hardwood forest, located in central Warren County, Iowa, is owned and maintained as a natural preserve by The Nature Conservancy

Le néo-darwinisme et la question de l'homme : tensions épistémologiques et métaphysiques

Thèse numérisée par la Direction des bibliothèques de l'Université de Montréal