53 research outputs found
A global plate model including lithospheric deformation along major rifts and orogens since the Triassic
Global deepâtime plate motion models have traditionally followed a classical rigid plate approach, even though plate deformation is known to be significant. Here we present a global MesozoicâCenozoic deforming plate motion model that captures the progressive extension of all continental margins since the initiation of rifting within Pangea at ~240 Ma. The model also includes major failed continental rifts and compressional deformation along collision zones. The outlines and timing of regional deformation episodes are reconstructed from a wealth of published regional tectonic models and associated geological and geophysical data. We reconstruct absolute plate motions in a mantle reference frame with a joint global inversion using hot spot tracks for the last 80 million years and minimizing global trench migration velocities and net lithospheric rotation. In our optimized model, net rotation is consistently below 0.2°/Myr, and trench migration scatter is substantially reduced. Distributed plate deformation reaches a Mesozoic peak of 30 Ă 10^6 km^2 in the Late Jurassic (~160â155 Ma), driven by a vast network of rift systems. After a midâCretaceous drop in deformation, it reaches a high of 48 x 10^6 km^2 in the Late Eocene (~35 Ma), driven by the progressive growth of plate collisions and the formation of new rift systems. About a third of the continental crustal area has been deformed since 240 Ma, partitioned roughly into 65% extension and 35% compression. This community plate model provides a framework for building detailed regional deforming plate networks and form a constraint for models of basin evolution and the plateâmantle system
A global plate model including lithospheric deformation along major rifts and orogens since the Triassic
Global deepâtime plate motion models have traditionally followed a classical rigid plate approach, even though plate deformation is known to be significant. Here we present a global MesozoicâCenozoic deforming plate motion model that captures the progressive extension of all continental margins since the initiation of rifting within Pangea at ~240 Ma. The model also includes major failed continental rifts and compressional deformation along collision zones. The outlines and timing of regional deformation episodes are reconstructed from a wealth of published regional tectonic models and associated geological and geophysical data. We reconstruct absolute plate motions in a mantle reference frame with a joint global inversion using hot spot tracks for the last 80 million years and minimizing global trench migration velocities and net lithospheric rotation. In our optimized model, net rotation is consistently below 0.2°/Myr, and trench migration scatter is substantially reduced. Distributed plate deformation reaches a Mesozoic peak of 30 Ă 10^6 km^2 in the Late Jurassic (~160â155 Ma), driven by a vast network of rift systems. After a midâCretaceous drop in deformation, it reaches a high of 48 x 10^6 km^2 in the Late Eocene (~35 Ma), driven by the progressive growth of plate collisions and the formation of new rift systems. About a third of the continental crustal area has been deformed since 240 Ma, partitioned roughly into 65% extension and 35% compression. This community plate model provides a framework for building detailed regional deforming plate networks and form a constraint for models of basin evolution and the plateâmantle system
A point-of-care clinical trial comparing insulin administered using a sliding scale versus a weight-based regimen
Background Clinical trials are widely considered
the gold standard in comparative effectiveness research (CER) but the high cost
and complexity of traditional trials and concerns about generalizability to
broad patient populations and general clinical practice limit their appeal.
Unsuccessful implementation of CER results limits the value of even the highest
quality trials. Planning for a trial comparing two standard strategies of
insulin administration for hospitalized patients led us to develop a new method
for a clinical trial designed to be embedded directly into the clinical care
setting thereby lowering the cost, increasing the pragmatic nature of the
overall trial, strengthening implementation, and creating an integrated
environment of research-based care
High-resolution climatic evolution of coastal northern California during the past 16,000 years
Natural and Experimental Infection of Caenorhabditis Nematodes by Novel Viruses Related to Nodaviruses
Novel viruses have been discovered in wild Caenorahbditis nematode isolates and can now be used to explore host antiviral pathways, nematode ecology, and host-pathogen co-evolution
Spectacular horizons: the birth of science fiction film, television, and radio, 1900-1959
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Protein-metabolite interactomics of carbohydrate metabolism reveal regulation of lactate dehydrogenase
Metabolic networks are interconnected and influence diverse cellular processes. The protein-metabolite interactions that mediate these networks are frequently low affinity and challenging to systematically discover. We developed mass spectrometry integrated with equilibrium dialysis for the discovery of allostery systematically (MIDAS) to identify such interactions. Analysis of 33 enzymes from human carbohydrate metabolism identified 830 protein-metabolite interactions, including known regulators, substrates, and products as well as previously unreported interactions. We functionally validated a subset of interactions, including the isoform-specific inhibition of lactate dehydrogenase by long-chain acyl-coenzyme A. Cell treatment with fatty acids caused a loss of pyruvate-lactate interconversion dependent on lactate dehydrogenase isoform expression. These protein-metabolite interactions may contribute to the dynamic, tissue-specific metabolic flexibility that enables growth and survival in an ever-changing nutrient environment
Quantifying particulate matter accumulated on leaves by 17 species of urban trees in Beijing, China
The Influence of Manga on the Graphic Novel
This material has been published in The Cambridge History of the Graphic Novel edited by Jan Baetens, Hugo Frey, Stephen E. Tabachnick. This version is free to view and download for personal use only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works. © Cambridge University PressProviding a range of cogent examples, this chapter describes the influences of the Manga genre of comics strip on the Graphic Novel genre, over the last 35 years, considering the functions of domestication, foreignisation and transmedia on readers, markets and forms
Rift Valley fever virus NSs protein functions and the similarity to other bunyavirus NSs proteins
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