Abstract We present two 40 year records of monthly coral Sr/Ca ratios from the eastern pole Indian Ocean Dipole. A modern covers period 1968 to 2007. sub-fossil derives medieval climate anomaly (MCA) and spans 1100–1140 ad . The SST variability in strong correlation is also found between IOD index. with ENSO asymmetric: shows a moderate El Niño weak La Niña. large interannual variability. Extre...

Abstract Background Disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome (DPDS) is a complication of acute necrotizing pancreatitis in the neck and body pancreas often manifesting as persistent fluid collection (PFC) or external fistula (EPF). This systematic review pairwise meta-analysis aimed to definitions, clinical presentation, intervention, outcomes for DPDS. Methods The PubMed, EMBASE, MEDLINE, SCOPUS ...

We carried out viscosity measurements and sampling of a crystal suspension derived from alkali olivine basalt from the Matsuura district, SW Japan, at subliquidus temperatures from 1230 °C to 1140 °C under 1 atm with NNO oxygen buffered conditions. Viscosity increased from 31 to 1235 Pa s with a decrease in temperature from 1230 to 1140 °C. On cooling, olivine first appeared at 1210 °C, followe...

We present new high spatial resolution HST/ACS imaging of NGC 1140 and high spectral resolution VLT/UVES spectroscopy of its central star-forming region. The central region contains several clusters, the two brightest of which are clusters 1 and 6 from Hunter, O’Connell & Gallagher, located within star-forming knots A and B, respectively. Nebular analysis indicates that the knots have an LMC-li...

This paper extends a recent class of quantitative models of international trade to incorporate factor mobility within countries. We present a model-based decomposition of the variance of economic activity into the contributions of locational fundamentals, market access and their covariance. We show how the standard framework for undertaking model-based counterfactuals in trade can be augmented ...

We have been undertaking a programme on the Gemini 8-m telescopes to demonstrate the power of integral field spectroscopy, using the optical GMOS spectrograph, and the new CIRPASS instrument in the near-infrared. Here we present some preliminary results from 3D spectroscopy of extra-galactic objects, mapping the emission lines in a 3CR radio galaxy and in a gravitationally lensed arc, exploring...