Letter from J. R. Winder to Barney Colson

Letter from J. R. Winder to Barney (B. R.) Colson. The one-page handwritten letter is dated 14 September 1912. There is a transcript of the correspondence included in the item PDF

Letter from J. R. Winder to R. B. Colson [sic]

Letter from J. R. Winder to R. B. Colson [sic, should read B. R. Colson]. The one-page handwritten note is dated 7 April 1913

Letter from J. R. Minder to B. R. Colson

Letter from J. R. Minder to B. R. Colson. The one-page handwritten correspondence is on Christian Word and Work letterhead and is dated 22 July 1912. A transcription of the letter is included in the item PDF

Remarks on Charged Vortices in the Maxwell-Chern-Simons Model

We study vortex-like configuration in Maxwell-Chern-Simons Electrodynamics. Attention is paid to the similarity it shares with the Nielsen-Olesen solutions at large distances. A magnetic symmetry between a point-like and an azimuthal-like current in this framework is also pointed out. Furthermore, we address the issue of a neutral and spinless particle interacting with a charged vortex, and obtain that the Aharonov-Casher-type phase depends upon mass and distance parameters.Comment: New refs. added. Version accepted for publication in Phys. Lett.

Outcomes in Living Liver Donor “Heroes” After the Spotlight Fades

Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/149256/1/lt25459_am.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/149256/2/lt25459.pd

The synthesis and biological evaluation of a kabiramide C fragment modified with a WH2 consensus actin-binding motif as a potential disruptor of the actin cytoskeleton

Despite its low affinity for actin monomers, a fragment of kabiramide C disrupts actin filamentsin vitroand in cells.</p

Dystrophin and utrophin: the missing links!

AbstractThere is considerable sequence homology between dystrophin and utrophin, both at the protein and DNA level, and consequently it was assumed that their domain structures and functions would be similar. As more of the detailed biochemical and cell biological properties of these two proteins become known, so it becomes clear that there are subtle if not significant differences between them. We review recent findings and present new hypotheses into the structural and functional properties of the actin-binding domain, central coiled-coil region and regulatory/membrane protein-binding regions of dystrophin and utrophin

Evolution of a lateral dike intrusion revealed by relatively-relocated dike-induced earthquakes: The 2014–15 Bárðarbunga–Holuhraun rifting event, Iceland

Understanding dikes is vital as they serve both as bodies that build the crust and as conduits that feed eruptions, and must be monitored to evaluate volcanic hazard. During the 2014-15 Bárðarbunga rifting event, Iceland, intenseseismicity accompanied the intrusion of a ∼ 50 km lateral dike which culminated in a 6 month long eruption. We here present relocations of earthquakes induced by the lateral dike intrusion, using cross-correlated, sub-sample relative travel times. The ∼ 100 m spatial resolution achieved reveals the complexity of the dike propagation pathway and dynamics (jerky, segmented), and allows us to address the precise relationship between the dike and seismicity, with direct implications for hazard monitoring. The spatio-temporal characteristics of the induced seismicity can be directly linked in the first instance to propagation of the tip and opening of the dike, and following this - after dike opening - indicate a relationship with magma pressure changes (i.e. dike inflation/deflation), followed by a general ’post-opening’ decay. Seismicity occurs only at the base of the dike, where dike-imposed stresses - combined with the background tectonic stress (from regional extension over > 200 years since last rifting) - are sufficient to induce failure of pre-existing weaknesses in the crust, while the greatest opening is at shallower depths. Emplacement oblique to the spreading ridge resulted in left-lateral shear motion along the distal dike section (studied here), and a prevalence of left-lateral shear failure. Fault plane strikes are predominately independent of the orientation of lineations delineated by the hypocenters, indicating that they are controlled by the underlying host rock fabric. This high-resolution study provides unprecedented opportunity for comparison with both geodetic and field (frozen dike) observations, and development and consolidation of analytical and analogue models, with implications for rifting processes and real-time monitoring of magma intrusion.Seismometers were borrowed from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) SEIS-UK [loans 968 and 1022], with funding by research grants from the NERC and the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme [grant 308377, Project FUTUREVOLC], and graduate studentships from the NERC (NE/L002507/1)

Ocean acidification reduces transfer of essential biomolecules in a natural plankton community

Ocean acidification (OA), a process of increasing seawater acidity caused by the uptake of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO 2) by the ocean, is expected to change surface ocean pH to levels unprecedented for millions of years, affecting marine food web structures and trophic interactions. Using an in situ mesocosm approach we investigated effects of OA on community composition and trophic transfer of essential fatty acids (FA) in a natural plankton assemblage. Elevated pCO 2 favored the smallest phytoplankton size class in terms of biomass, primarily picoeukaryotes, at the expense of chlorophyta and haptophyta in the nano-plankton size range. This shift in community composition and size structure was accompanied by a decline in the proportion of polyunsaturated FA (PUFA) to total FA content in the nano- and picophytoplankton size fractions. This decline was mirrored in a continuing reduction in the relative PUFA content of the dominant copepod, Calanus finmarchicus, which primarily fed on the nano-size class. Our results demonstrate that a shift in phytoplankton community composition and biochemical composition in response to rising CO 2 can affect the transfer of essential compounds to higher trophic levels, which rely on their prey as a source for essential macromolecules