Thermal properties of Fe-54

We study the thermal properties of Fe-54 with the Brown-Richter interaction in the complete 1p0f model space. Monte Carlo calculations show a peak in the heat capacity and rapid increases in both the moment of inertia and M1 strength near a temperature of 1.1 MeV that are associated with the vanishing of proton-proton and neutron-neutron monopole pair correlations; neutron-proton correlations persist to higher temperatures. Our results are consistent with a Fermi gas level density whose back-shift vanishes with increasing temperature.Comment: 10 pages (RevTeX) and 2 figures (uuencoded postscript). Caltech preprint MAP-171 (originally submitted May 1994

Reconstructing subglacial drainage of Werenskiold Glacier (SW Spitsbergen) based on numerical modelling

W niniejszej pracy autorzy przedstawiają próbę rekonstrukcji drenażu subglacjalnego lodowca Werenskiolda na podstawie modelowania numerycznego w programie FEFLOW v. 6.0. Obszar modelu numerycznego obejmuje 36,2 km2 basenu politermalnego lodowca, z czego 75% wypełnia lód (27,1 km2). Bazując na badaniach przeprowadzonych w latach 2009–2011 na lodowcu Werenskiolda, podjęto próbę zastosowania modelowania przepływu dla odzwierciedlenia drenażu subglacjalnego w warstwie osadów moreny dennej i stropowej części skał podłoża. Na przedpolu oraz w jego strefie czołowej założono za Replewską-Pękalową (2004) występowanie wieloletniej zmarzliny i warstwy czynnej o miąższości do 2 m. Celem badań była próba określenia rozkładu dróg przepływu, ciśnienia pod lodowcem i na jego przedpolu. Rozkład przestrzenny ciśnienia i dróg przepływu wód pod lodowcem zależy od jego geometrii (miąższości), warunków termicznych, wielkości zasilania wodami ablacyjnymi i opadowymi oraz parametrów hydrogeologicznych podłoża. Wielkość wód przepływających przez warstwę wodonośną pod lodowcem i na jego przedpolu w okresie ablacyjnym została wymodelowana na 4624 m3/d, co stanowi ok. 8% sezonowych wód ablacyjnych i opadowych (z tego ok. 5% przepływa w osadach pod stopą lodowca). Pozostałe 92% wód ablacyjnych i opadowych jest transportowana turbulentnie systemem kanałów drenażu in- i subglacjalnego.The paper attempts to describe subglacial drainage of the Werenskiold Glacier based on numerical modelling using FEFLOW software version 6.0. The model covers 36.2 km2 of a polythermal glacier basin, 75% of which is filled with ice (27.1 km2). Numerical modelling was preceded by field research carried out on Werenskiold during the summers of 2009–2011. The model illustrates the subglacial drainage in a ground moraine layer and the top of the bedrock. Permafrost and active layer of a maximum thickness of 2 m under the glacier snout and in its forefield were assumed (Replewska-Pękalowa, 2004). The aim of this study was to obtain the subglacial groundwater flow field and the spatial distribution of hydraulic pressures beneath the glacier and in its forefield. The spatial distribution of hydraulic pressure and groundwater flow paths beneath the glacier are controlled by its geometry (thickness), thermal conditions, the amount of ablation and rainfall water, and the hydrogeological parameters of the bed. The water flux in the ablation season in the aquifer under the glacier and in its forefield was estimated at 4624 m3/day, what corresponds to 8% of the seasonal ablation water and rainfall (5% of which drains through the sediments under the glacier). The remaining 92% of the ablation water is evacuated through in- and subglacial channel system

His\u2013Purkinje system longitudinal dissociation: From bench to bedside. A case of output-dependent fascicular capture

Introduction: Histological studies reported that the His bundle (HB) is partitioned into narrow cords by collagen running in its long axis, providing the anatomical setting necessary for its longitudinal dissociation. Further confirmations came from the demonstration that direct HB pacing normalizes the QRS axis and duration in subjects with proximal HB lesions causing bundle branch block. However, there is no evidence of the possibility of selective HB partitions pacing destined to the composition of branches and fascicles. Methods and Results: We describe a case of intra-Hisian left bundle branch block in which permanent distal HB pacing corrects left ventricular delay and produces different QRS morphology at different voltage outputs, as an expression of different selective HB compartments recruitment. Conclusion: This case would strengthen the limited data in the literature about HB longitudinal dissociation

Close Association of Aluminium and Nutrients in Glacial Meltwater

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Close Association of Aluminium and Nutrients in Glacial Meltwater

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Changes of Lactate Threshold during a Half-Year Training Cycle in "Arka Gdynia" Football Players Background

Abstract The aim of this study was to assess lactate threshold changes during a half-year training cycle in S.S.A. "Ark

Daily exposure to air pollution particulate matter is associated with atrial fibrillation in high-risk patients

Several epidemiological studies found an association between acute exposure to fine particulate matter of less than 2.5 µm and 10 µm in aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5 and PM10) and cardiovascular diseases, ventricular fibrillation incidence and mortality. The effects of pollution on atrial fibrillation (AF) beyond the first several hours of exposure remain controversial. A total of 145 patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (ICD-CRT), or pacemakers were enrolled in this multicentric prospective study. Daily levels of PM2.5 and PM10 were collected from monitoring stations within 20 km of the patient’s residence. A Firth Logistic Regression model was used to evaluate the association between AF and daily exposure to PM2.5 and PM10 . Exposure levels to PM2.5 and PM10 were moderate, being above the World Health Organization (WHO) PM2.5 and PM10 thresholds of 25 µg/m3 and 50 µg/m3, respectively, on 26% and 18% of the follow-up days. An association was found between daily levels of PM2.5 and PM10 and AF (95% confidence intervals (CIs) of 1.34–2.40 and 1.44–4.28, respectively) for an increase of 50 µg/m3 above the WHO threshold. Daily exposure to moderate PM2.5 and PM10 levels is associated with AF in patients who are not prone to AF