Correlation between lithospheric magnetic anomalies and tectonic structures in the Norwegian-Greenland region of the Arctic

The studies of the deep structure and tectonics of the Arctic are important for solving the fundamental problems of modern geodynamics and developing its natural resources. This region is also of interest from the geopolitical point of view, in particular, considering the boundaries of the marginal seas. Our study aims to investigate the lithospheric (anomalous) geomagnetic field in the Norwegian-Greenland region of the Arctic and to correlate the identified anomalies with tectonic structures located in the region under study. The database includes the CHAMP satellite measurements of the modulus of the total geomagnetic field vector (the satellite operated at the altitude of ~280 km). This article describes the satellite data processing method applied to distinguish between the lithospheric part and other components of the geomagnetic field. Map showing the total vector modulus of the lithospheric field has been constructed for the studied area. The article discusses the possible nature of the lithospheric magnetic anomalies and their relation to the processes that occur under the territory of Greenland. According to our interpretation of the maps, the geomagnetic field anomalies are related to the modern large-scale geological and tectonic structures located in the studied area. The obtained results can facilitate further comprehensive geological and geophysical studies and contribute to modeling of the evolution of the lithosphere

Micro-relief and roughness of the surface of the profiled sulfocation-exchange membrane after its contact with phenylalanine solution

The work was conducted under financial support of RFBR (project N 18-08-01260)

Static Pressure of Hot Gas: Its Effect on the Gas Disks of Galaxies

The static pressure of the hot gas that fills clusters and groups of galaxies can affect significantly the volume density and thickness of the gas disks in galaxies. In combination with the dynamic pressure, the static pressure allows several observed peculiarities of spiral galaxies surrounded by a hot medium to be explained.Comment: 9 pages, 2 figures. This is a slightly modified version of the paper published in Astronomy Letters 2008, Vol. 34, No 11, p. 73

Корреляция литосферных магнитных аномалий и тектонических структур в норвежско-гренландской части Арктики

The studies of the deep structure and tectonics of the Arctic are important for solving the fundamental problems of modern geodynamics and developing its natural resources. This region is also of interest from the geopolitical point of view, in particular, considering the boundaries of the marginal seas. Our study aims to investigate the lithospheric (anomalous) geomagnetic field in the Norwegian-Greenland region of the Arctic and to correlate the identified anomalies with tectonic structures located in the region under study. The database includes the CHAMP satellite measurements of the modulus of the total geomagnetic field vector (the satellite operated at the altitude of ~280 km). This article describes the satellite data processing method applied to distinguish between the lithospheric part and other components of the geomagnetic field. Map showing the total vector modulus of the lithospheric field has been constructed for the studied area. The article discusses the possible nature of the lithospheric magnetic anomalies and their relation to the processes that occur under the territory of Greenland. According to our interpretation of the maps, the geomagnetic field anomalies are related to the modern large-scale geological and tectonic structures located in the studied area. The obtained results can facilitate further comprehensive geological and geophysical studies and contribute to modeling of the evolution of the lithosphere.Изучение глубинного строения и тектоники Арктики актуально для решения фундаментальных проблем современной геодинамики, освоения ее природных ресурсов, а также представляет интерес с геополитической точки зрения, в частности для определения границ шельфов окраинных морей. Цель настоящей работы – изучение литосферного (аномального) геомагнитного поля на территории норвежско-гренландской части Арктики и сопоставление выявленных аномалий с тектоническими структурами исследуемого региона. В качестве экспериментальных данных использовались измерения модуля полного вектора геомагнитного поля спутником CHAMP на высоте ~280 км. В работе описана методика обработки спутниковых данных с целью отделения литосферной части от остальных составляющих геомагнитного поля. В результате построена карта модуля полного вектора литосферного поля для исследуемой территории. Рассмотрена возможная природа литосферных магнитных аномалий и их связь с процессами, происходящими под территорией Гренландии. Интерпретация полученных карт показывает, что аномалии геомагнитного поля связаны с современными крупномасштабными геолого-тектоническими структурами исследуемой области. Полученные результаты представляют существенный интерес для дальнейших комплексных геолого-геофизических исследований и построения обоснованных моделей эволюции литосферы

An exploratory study of a NoSQL database for a clinical data repository

The need to implement a distributed Clinical Data Repository (CDR) at a healthcare facility, rose in large part due to the high volume of data and the discrepancy of their sources. Over the years, Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) began to present difficulties in responding to the needs of various organizations when it comes to manipulating a large amount of data and to its scalability. Therefore, it was necessary to explore other techniques to choose the appropriate technology to build the CDR. In this way, NoSQL emerged as a new type of database that is quite useful to work with multiple and different types of data. In addition, NoSQL introduces a number of user-friendly features such as a distributed, scalable, elastic and also fault tolerant system. In this way, Oracle NoSQL Database was the NoSQL solution chosen to develop this case study, using the key-value storage. This article was motivated to propose a CDR architecture based on Oracle NoSQL Database functionalities. A one-single node database was deployed for better comprehension, in order to enhance their features for future implementation.The work has been supported by FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia within the Project Scope UID/CEC/00319/2019 and DSAIPA/DS/0084/2018

Mineral-petrochemical wallrock alteration of rocks in Bericul gold-ore deposit (Kuznetsk Alatau)

The distribution of mineral associations in near-veined zonal propylite-beresite metasomatic columns of mesothermal Bericul gold-ore deposit was analyzed. However, the polymineral composition in the inner (axial and adjacent with it rear) zones is inconsistent to the existing metasomatic column theoretical model. According to Korzhinskii metasomatic zoning theory, implied monomineral (quartz) and binary-mineral (quartz, sericite) compositions are characteristic of axial and rear zones, respectively. In common with above-mentioned facts, the zoning formation of differential component mobility is influenced by two additional factors: counter diffusion of components from fractured fluids into pores and diffusion mechanism of mass transfer it's from pores fluids into fractured of rock-fluid systems

(Anti-)self-dual homogeneous vacuum gluon field as an origin of confinement and SUL(NF)×SUR(NF)SU_L(N_F)\times SU_R(N_F) symmetry breaking in QCD

It is shown that an (anti-)self-dual homogeneous vacuum gluon field appears in a natural way within the problem of calculation of the QCD partition function in the form of Euclidean functional integral with periodic boundary conditions. There is no violation of cluster property within this formulation, nor are parity, color and rotational symmetries broken explicitly. The massless limit of the product of the quark masses and condensates, $m_f \langle \bar\psi_f \psi_f \rangle$, is calculated to all loop orders. This quantity does not vanish and is proportional to the gluon condensate appearing due to the nonzero strength of the vacuum gluon field. We conclude that the gluon condensate can be considered as an order parameter both for confinement and chiral symmetry breaking.Comment: 16 pages, LaTe

Controlling atomic vapor density in paraffin-coated cells using light-induced atomic desorption

Atomic-vapor density change due to light induced atomic desorption (LIAD) is studied in paraffin-coated rubidium, cesium, sodium and potassium cells. In the present experiment, low-intensity probe light is used to obtain an absorption spectrum and measure the vapor density, while light from an argon-ion laser, array of light emitting diodes, or discharge lamp is used for desorption. Potassium is found to exhibit significantly weaker LIAD from paraffin compared to Rb and Cs, and we were unable to observe LIAD with sodium. A simple LIAD model is applied to describe the observed vapor-density dynamics, and the role of the cell's stem is explored through the use of cells with lockable stems. Stabilization of Cs vapor density above its equilibrium value over 25 minutes is demonstrated. The results of this work could be used to assess the use of LIAD for vapor-density control in magnetometers, clocks, and gyroscopes utilizing coated cells.Comment: 10 pages, 11 figure

Картирование микроструктуры головного мозга при большом депрессивном расстройстве: пилотное МР-исследование

INTRODUCTION: Major depressive disorder is a common mental health disorder. Alterations in cortical structures have been identified in this disease, but findings have been variable and inconsistent. Previous studies have illustrated that the cingulate and prefrontal gyrus, along with the amygdala, are involved in emotional processing and the development of abnormal emotional responses in depression.OBJECTIVE: Our research aims to investigate the neurological structural differences and alterations in ACC, bilateral amygdala, and dmPFC regions in patients with MDD using quantitative MRI (MPF and Diffusion parameters mapping (DPM), including diffusion kurtosis).MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this study, we utilized advanced quantitative MRI techniques, specifically Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging, and Мacromolecular Proton Fraction Mapping, to investigate microstructural differences and alterations in the specific regions in patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder. RESULTS: Our findings revealed no significant interaction between Мacromolecular proton fraction Mapping with depressive disorder. However, patients with major depressive disorder exhibited a statistically significant increase in apparent mean, axial and radial diffusivity (F=6.3, p=0.01, F=5.0, p=0.03, F=7.08, p=0.01, respectively) in the bilateral amygdala compared to healthy controls, as well as in mean and radial diffusivity in the anterior cingulate cortex (F=5.61, p=0.02, F=7.08, p=0.01, respectively).DISCUSSION: These findings suggest that altered molecular diffusion characteristics in the amygdala and the anterior cingulate cortex may be specifically associated with major depressive disorder.CONCLUSIONS: The importance of using new quantitative MRI methods to assess structural changes at the molecular level in the brain is shown, which, ultimately, expands the fundamental understanding of the pathophysiology of depression.ВВЕДЕНИЕ: Большое депрессивное расстройство является распространенным нарушением психического здоровья. Изменения в структуре коры головного мозга при этом заболевании сегодня остаются малоизученными, а результаты исследований неоднозначны и противоречивы. Ранее было показано, что поясная и префронтальная извилины, а также миндалина участвуют в обработке эмоциональных сигналов и развитии аномальных эмоциональных реакций при депрессии.ЦЕЛЬ: Изучение неврологических структурных различий и изменений в передней поясной коре, миндалине и области дорсомедиальной префронтальной коры у пациентов с БДР с помощью количественной МРТ (МПФ и картирование диффузионных параметров, включая куртозис диффузии). МАТЕРИАЛЫ И МЕТОДЫ: В работе использовались современные количественные методы магнитно-резонансной томографии (МРТ), а именно диффузионно-тензорная томография, томография куртозиса диффузии и картирование макромолекулярной протонной фракции для изучения микроструктурных различий и изменений в специфических областях мозга у пациентов с большим депрессивным расстройством.РЕЗУЛЬТАТЫ: Полученные в данной работе результаты не выявили значимой взаимосвязи между содержанием макромолекулярной протонной фракции и депрессивным расстройством. Однако у пациентов с депрессивным расстройством наблюдалось статистически значимое увеличение измеряемого коэффициента средней, осевой и радиальной диффузии (F=6,3, p=0,01, F=5,0, p=0,03, F=7,08, p=0,01 соответственно) билатерально в миндалинах по сравнению с контрольной группой здоровых людей, а также измеряемого коэффициента средней и радиальной диффузии в передней поясной коре (F=5,61, p=0,02, F=7,08, p=0,01 соответственно).ОБСУЖДЕНИЕ: Полученные результаты дают основание полагать, что изменение характеристик молекулярной диффузии в миндалине и передней поясной коре может быть специфически связано с большим депрессивным расстройством.ЗАКЛЮЧЕНИЕ: Показана важность использования новых количественных методов МРТ для оценки структурных изменений на молекулярном уровне в головном мозге, что расширяет фундаментальные представления о патофизиологии депрессии