377 research outputs found
A Liquefaction Potential Map for Cache Valley, Utah
The identification of liquefaction susceptible soil deposits in Cache Valley, Utah and the relative potential that these deposits have for liquefaction were the two main purposes of this study. A liquefaction susceptibility map was developed to outline areas where liquefaction might occur during an earthquake. The susceptibility map was combined with a liquefaction opportunity map to produce a liquefaction potential map for Cache Valley, Utah. The opportunity map for Cache Valley was developed in a companion study, Greenwood (1978).
The development of the susceptibility map and the opportunity map and combining them to form a liquefaction potential map for Cache Valley was based on a procedure developed by Youd and Perkins (1977).
The liquefaction potential map is a general location map and will be a useful tool for preliminary planning by governmental agencies, planners, developers, and contractors. The use of the liquefaction potential map by these various groups will aid them in avoiding possible problem areas for project locations. It will also be a guide for further analysis of specific sites where liquefaction is probable
Probe Brane Dynamics and the Cosmological Constant
Recently a brane world perspective on the cosmological constant and the
hierarchy problems was presented. Here, we elaborate on some aspects of that
particular scenario and discuss the stability of the stationary brane solution
and the dynamics of a probe brane. Even though the brane is unstable under a
small perturbation from its stationary position, such instability is harmless
when the 4-D cosmological constant is very small, as is the case of our
universe. One may also introduce radion stabilizing potentials in a more
realistic scenario.Comment: 13 pages, 1 figure, REVTE
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Nanomedicines for the delivery of biologics
A special symposium of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences Nanomedicines Focus Group reviewed the current status of the use of nanomedicines for the delivery of biologics drugs. This meeting was particularly timely with the recent approval of the first siRNA-containing product Onpattro™ (patisiran), which is formulated as a lipid nanoparticle for intravenous infusion, and the increasing interest in the use of nanomedicines for the oral delivery of biologics. The challenges in delivering such molecules were discussed with specific emphasis on the delivery both across and into cells. The latest developments in Molecular Envelope Technology® (Nanomerics Ltd, London, UK), liposomal drug delivery (both from an academic and industrial perspective), opportunities offered by the endocytic pathway, delivery using genetically engineered viral vectors (PsiOxus Technologies Ltd, Abingdon, UK), Transint™ technology (Applied Molecular Transport Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA), which has the potential to deliver a wide range of macromolecules, and AstraZeneca’s initiatives in mRNA delivery were covered with a focus on their uses in difficult to treat diseases, including cancers. Preclinical data were presented for each of the technologies and where sufficiently advanced, plans for clinical studies as well as early clinical data. The meeting covered the work in progress in this exciting area and highlighted some key technologies to look out for in the future
You’ll never walk alone: supportive social relations in a football and mental health project
Football can bring people together in acts of solidarity and togetherness. This spirit is most evocatively illustrated in the world renowned football anthem You’ll Never Walk Alone (YNWA). In this paper we argue that this spirit can be effectively harnessed in nursing and mental health care. We draw on data from qualitative interviews undertaken as part of evaluating a football and mental health project to explore the nature of supportive social relations therein. We use some of the lyrics from YNWA as metaphor to frame our thematic analysis. We are especially interested in the interactions between the group facilitators and group members, but also address aspects of peer support within the groups. A contrast is drawn between the flexible interpersonal boundaries and self-disclosure evident in the football initiative and the reported more distant relations with practitioners in mainstream mental health services. Findings suggest scope for utilising more collective, solidarity enhancing initiatives and attention to alliances and boundaries to maximise engagement and therapeutic benefits within routine practice
Composite Scalars at LEP: Constraining Technicolor Theories
LEPI and LEPII data can be used to constrain technicolor models with light,
neutral pseudo-Nambu-Goldstone bosons, Pa. We use published limits on branching
ratios and cross sections for final states with photons, large missing energy,
jet pairs, and b bbar pairs to constrain the anomalous Pa Z0 Z0, Pa Z0 photon,
and Pa photon photon couplings. From these results, we derive bounds on the
size of the technicolor gauge group and the number of technifermion doublets in
models such as Low-scale Technicolor.Comment: 27 pages (including title page), 15 figures, 6 tables. version 2: In
addressing PRD referee comments, we have significantly expanded our
manuscript, to include detailed discussion of limits from LEP II data, as
well as expanding the number or specific models to which we apply our
results. As a result, we have changed the title from "Z0 decays to composite
scalars: constraining technicolor theories
Is Acropora Palmata recovering? A case study in Los Roques National Park, Venezuela
Eight years ago (2007), the distribution and status of Acropora palmata was quantified throughout Los Roques archipelago in Venezuela. The aim was to produce a baseline study for this species which combined population genetics with demographic data. The results highlighted that A. palmata had the potential to recover in at least 6 out of 10 sites surveyed. Recovery potential was assumed to be high at sites with a relatively high abundance of the coral, low disease prevalence, high genetic diversity, and high rates of sexual reproduction. However, as noted, Zubillaga et al. (2008) realized recovery was still strongly dependent on local and regional stressors. In 2014 (this study), the status of A. palmata was re-evaluated at Los Roques. We increased the number of sites from 10 in the original baseline study to 106. This allowed us to assess the population status throughout the entirety of the MPA. Furthermore, we also identified local threats that may have hindered population recovery. Here, we show that A. palmata now has a relatively restricted distribution throughout the park, only occurring in 15% of the sites surveyed. Large stands of old dead colonies were common throughout the archipelago; a result which demonstrates that this species has lost almost 50% of its original distribution over the past decades. The majority of corals recorded were large adults (∼2 m height), suggesting that these older colonies might be less susceptible or more resilient to local and global threats. However, 45% of these surviving colonies showed evidence of partial mortality and degradation of living tissues. Interestingly, the greatest increase in partial mortality occurred at sites with the lowest levels of protection (; df = 4, p {X}_{\mathrm{cri}}^{2}=1 5.5$; df = 8; p < 0.05) in the density of A. palmata in sites that had previously been categorized as having a high potential for recovery. One explanation for this continued decline may be due to the fact that over the past 10 years, two massive bleaching events have occurred throughout the Caribbean with records showing that Los Roques has experienced unprecedented declines in overall coral cover. We therefore conclude that although local protection could promote recovery, the impacts from global threats such as ocean warming may hamper the recovery of this threatened species
IceHEP High Energy Physics at the South Pole
With the solar and SN87 neutrino observations as proofs of concepts, the
kilometer-scale neutrino experiment IceCube will scrutinize its data for new
particle physics. In this paper we review the prospects for the realization of
such a program. We begin with a short overview of the detector response and
discuss the reach of ``beam'' luminosity. After that we discuss the potential
of IceCube to probe deviations of neutrino-nucleon cross sections from the
Standard Model predictions at center-of-mass energies well beyond those
accessible in man-made accelerators. Then we review the prospects for extremely
long-baseline analyses and discuss the sensitivity to measure tiny deviations
of the flavor mixing angle, expected to be induced by quantum gravity effects.
Finally we discuss the potential to uncover annihilation of dark matter
particles gravitationally trapped at the center of the Sun, as well as
processes occurring in the early Universe at energies close to the Grand
Unification scale.Comment: Typos corrected and references added. Version with high resolution
figures available at
http://www.hep.physics.neu.edu/staff/doqui/icehep_rev6.p
Spectral index properties of milliJansky radio sources
At the faintest radio flux densities (S_1.4 < 10 mJy), conflicting results
have arisen regarding whether there is a flattening of the average spectral
index between a low radio frequency (325 or 610 MHz), and e.g. 1.4 GHz. We
present a new catalogue of 843 MHz radio sources in the ELAIS-S1 field that
contains the sources, their ATLAS counterparts, and the spectral index
distributions of the sources as a function of flux density. We do not find any
statistically significant evidence for a trend towards flatter spectral indices
with decreasing flux density. We then investigate the spectral index
distribution with redshift for those sources with reliable redshifts and
explore the infrared properties. An initial sample of faint Compact Steep
Spectrum sources in ATLAS is also presented, with a brief overview of their
properties.Comment: Accepted for publication in MNRAS. 18 pages, 19 figures, 6 tables.
The full version of Table 1 will be available in the online version of the
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Cosmic Physics: The High Energy Frontier
Cosmic rays have been observed up to energies times larger than those
of the best particle accelerators. Studies of astrophysical particles (hadrons,
neutrinos and photons) at their highest observed energies have implications for
fundamental physics as well as astrophysics. Thus, the cosmic high energy
frontier is the nexus to new particle physics. This overview discusses recent
advances being made in the physics and astrophysics of cosmic rays and cosmic
gamma-rays at the highest observed energies as well as the related physics and
astrophysics of very high energy cosmic neutrinos. These topics touch on
questions of grand unification, violation of Lorentz invariance, as well as
Planck scale physics and quantum gravity.Comment: Topical Review Paper to be published in the Journal of Physics G, 50
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