11 research outputs found
Potential Sand and Gravel Resources of the Mansfield 30 x 60 minute quadrangle
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Geological Survey has completed a reconnaissance map showing areas of mineable sand and gravel resources in the Mansfield, Ohio, 30 x 60 minute (scale 1:100,000) quadrangle. The main purpose of this map was to create a reconnaissance-level map that would show the potential for mining sand and gravel in this quadrangle. The map shows areas of surficial materials in increments of 10 feet and then differentiates sand, sand and gravel, and ice-contact deposits from finer grained materials, such as glacial till, lacustrine clay and silt, and alluvial materials. The sand and sand-and-gravel units include both surficial and buried outwash and valley train deposits and ice-contact deposits, such as kames, kame terraces, and eskers. To determine if a sand-and-gravel deposit was economically viable, this map shows the total thickness or accumulation of sand and gravel in the Mansfield 30 x 60-minute quadrangle.United States Geological Survey: National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, Great Lakes Geologic Mapping Coalitio
Potential for Mineable Bedrock in the Findlay 30 x 60 minute quadrangle
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Geological Survey has completed a reconnaissance map showing areas of mineable bedrock, including shale, limestone, and dolomite, likely covered by thin surficial materials (glacial drift) in the Findlay, Ohio, 30 x 50-minute (1:1,100,000-scale) quadrangle. The main purpose of this map was to create a reconnaissance-level map that shows the potential for mining carbonate and shale bedrock in this quadrangle. We sought to create this map from as many existing ODNR Division of Geological Survey maps and GIS datasets as possible. The map shows areas of surficial materials in increments of 10 ft and totaling less than 40 ft overlying Silurian- and Devonian-age dolomite and limestone, and it also shows a limited area in the southeastern most portion of the quadrangle where surficial materials (totaling less than 20 ft) overlay potential Devonian-age shale resources.United States Geological Survey: National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, Great Lakes Geologic Mapping Coalitio
Potential for Mineable Bedrock in the Marion 30 X 60 minute quadrangle
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Geological Survey has completed a reconnaissance map showing areas of mineable bedrock, including shale, limestone, and dolomite, likely covered by thin surficial materials (glacial drift) in the Marion, Ohio, 30 x 50-minute (1:1,100,000-scale) quadrangle. The main purpose of this map was to create a reconnaissance-level map that shows the potential for mining carbonate and shale bedrock in this quadrangle. We sought to create this map from as many existing ODNR Division of Geological Survey maps and GIS datasets as possible. The map shows areas of surficial materials in increments of 10 ft and totaling less than 40 ft overlying Silurian- and Devonian-age dolomite and limestone, and it also shows a limited area in the easternmost portion of the quadrangle where surficial materials (totaling less than 20 ft) overlay potential Devonian-age shale resources.United States Geological Survey: National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, Great Lakes Geologic Mapping Coalitio
PAL: Toward a Recommendation System for Manuscripts
Book-recommendation systems are increasingly common, from Amazon to public library interfaces. However, for archives and special collections, such automated assistance has been rare. This is partly due to the complexity of descriptions (finding aids describing whole collections) and partly due to the complexity of the collections themselves (what is this collection about and how is it related to another collection?). The American Philosophical Society Library is using circulation data collected through the collection-management software package, Aeon, to automate recommendations. In our system, which we’re calling PAL (People Also Liked), recommendations are offered in two ways: based on interests (“You’re interested in X, other people interested in X looked at these collections”) and on specific requests (“You’ve looked at Y, other people who looked at Y also looked that these collections”). This article will discuss the development of PAL and plans for the system. We will also discuss ongoing concerns and issues, how patron privacy is protected, and the possibility of generalizing beyond any specific software solution.
Karst of the Western Delaware County, Ohio, Region - Mapbook
To locate sinks, LiDAR was used to create an ArcGIS layer that identified low, enclosed areas. These low spots were cross referenced with known karst points, bedrock geology, aerial photography (multiple sources/ages), soil maps, drift thickness, and water well logs to locate potential sinks. Suspect locations then were visited in the field, evaluated, and photographed. Through this process we quickly learned that many of the LiDAR returns were not sinks; features such as building foundations, broken field tile, steep-walled streams, and road culverts often produced enclosed areas similar in shape to sinkholes.
Many of these features were eliminated using 6-inches-per pixel aerial photography and experience from field verification. The resulting map of sinkholes and collection of photographs can be used to monitor the growth of preexisting sinkholes and the development of new karst features. Furthermore, areas of land development should be carefully planned in regions of dense karst since they are highly susceptible to pollution and may subside
Environmental Impacts of Surgical Procedures: Life Cycle Assessment of Hysterectomy in the United States
The healthcare sector is a driver
of economic growth in the U.S.,
with spending on healthcare in 2012 reaching $2.8 trillion, or 17%
of the U.S. gross domestic product, but it is also a significant source
of emissions that adversely impact environmental and public health.
The current state of the healthcare industry offers significant opportunities
for environmental efficiency improvements, potentially leading to
reductions in costs, resource use, and waste without compromising
patient care. However, limited research exists that can provide quantitative,
sustainable solutions. The operating room is the most resource-intensive
area of a hospital, and surgery is therefore an important focal point
to understand healthcare-related emissions. Hybrid life cycle assessment
(LCA) was used to quantify environmental emissions from four different
surgical approaches (abdominal, vaginal, laparoscopic, and robotic)
used in the second most common major procedure for women in the U.S.,
the hysterectomy. Data were collected from 62 cases of hysterectomy.
Life cycle assessment results show that major sources of environmental
emissions include the production of disposable materials and single-use
surgical devices, energy used for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning,
and anesthetic gases. By scientifically evaluating emissions, the
healthcare industry can strategically optimize its transition to a
more sustainable system
A molecular dynamics study of the effect of water diffusion into bio-active phosphate-based glass surfaces on their dissolution behaviour
Classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were used to study the effects of water on the structural relaxation of the surfaces of bio-active phosphate-based glasses with compositions (P2O5)0.45(CaO)x(Na2O)0.55-x (x = 0.30, 0.35 and 0.40). Direct comparison of the data for the three compositions showed that surfaces with x = 0.30 experienced the highest calcium diffusion, as well as highest sodium concentration at the glass/water interface, confirming these systems as the most soluble of the three compositions studied. Our results also show the importance of surface hydroxylation in the simulation of these types of bio-glasses, which causes differential relaxation of the surfaces, leading to changes in network polymerization that modulate the diffusion of water and modifiers into and out of the glasses, with direct impact on dissolution
Interaction of fengycin with stratum corneum mimicking model membranes: a calorimetry study
CADY is a cell-penetrating peptide spontaneously making non-covalent complexes with short interfering RNAs (siRNAs) in water. Neither the structure of CADY nor that of the complexes is
resolved. We have calculated and analyzed 3D models of CADY and of the non-covalent CADY–siRNA complexes in order to understand their formation and stabilization. Data from the ab initio
calculations and molecular dynamics support that, in agreement with the experimental data, CADY is a polymorphic peptide partly helical. We calculated and compared several complexes with
peptide/siRNA ratios of up to 40. The initial binding of CADYs is essentially due to the electrostatic interactions of the arginines with siRNA phosphates. Due to a repetitive arginine motif
(XLWR(K)), CADYs can adopt multiple positions at the siRNA surface. Nevertheless, several complex properties are common: an average of 14 ± 1 CADYs is required to saturate a siRNA. The
40 CADYs/siRNA that is the optimal ratio for vector stability always corresponds to two layers of CADYs per siRNA and the peptide cage is stabilized by hydrophobic CADY–CADY contacts.
The analysis demonstrates that the hydrophobicity, the positive charges and the polymorphism of CADY are mandatory to make stable the CADY–siRNA complexes.IAP/Belspo P7/44 project : Integrative Protein Science (iPROS