The mechanisms by which lithology modulates geomorphic processes are poorly known. In the Oregon Coast Range (OCR), rhythmically bedded sandstones of the Eocene Tyee Formation underlie steep, soil-mantled hillslopes, with relatively uniform ridge-valley spacing. These characteristic landforms are perturbed where diagenetic variations manifest as resistant cliffs. Here we use petrology, rock mec...

We investigated the mineralogy of basalt weathering rinds and fresh basaltic rocks using visible/near-infrared (VNIR) (λ=0.4– 2.5 μm) and thermal emission (λ=6–30 μm) spectroscopy to 1) constrain the effects of chemical weathering on rock spectra, and 2) further understand the context of infrared spectra ofMars,whichmay contain evidence for weathered rocks and particulates derived from them. VN...

Re-expansion of a collapsed lung increases the microvascular permeability and causes re-expansion pulmonary edema. Neutrophils and their products have been implicated in the development of this phenomenon. The small GTP-binding proteins Rho and its target Rho-kinase (ROCK) regulate endothelial permeability, though their roles in re-expansion pulmonary edema remain unclear. We studied the contri...

fast development of aquaculture and increasing fish demand lead to intensification of fish culture, magnifying stressors for fish and thus heightening the risk of disease until now, chemotherapy has been widely used to prevent and treat disease outbreaks, although use of chemical drugs has multiple negative impacts on environment and human health e.g. resistant bacterial strains and residual ac...

I will start this treatise with a history of two major themes in data integration. In my opinion, the topic began with the major retailers in the 1990s consolidating their sales data into a data warehouse. To do this they needed to extract data from in-store sales systems, transform it into a predefined common representation (think of this as a global schema), and then load it into a data wareh...

In order to automate the scooping task, it is desirable that the resistive force acting on the bucket be obtained before the scooping is performed. The objective of this study is to derive theoretically the resistive forces acting on the bucket during scooping of piled rock fragments. First, the changes in the shape of the rock pile due to the penetration of it by the bucket are modeled. Based ...

[1] Gravity acting on topography creates differential stress, which, for sufficiently high, steep topography, can fracture intact bedrock. If static fatigue governed the time dependence of that fracturing, a feedback should exist between incision of the landscape and fracturing. The timescale for static fatigue decreases exponentially with differential stress. By creating deeper, steeper valley...

Reexpansion of a collapsed lung increases the microvascular permeability and causes reexpansion pulmonary edema. Neutrophils and their products have been implicated in the development of this phenomenon. The small GTP-binding proteins Rho and its target Rho-kinase (ROCK) regulate endothelial permeability, although their roles in reexpansion pulmonary edema remain unclear. We studied the contrib...

Detailed knowledge of chemical, petrographic and mineralogical compositions as well the effects applying rock powder on soil chemical properties plant production are required for classifying these materials remineralizers (SR), according to Brazilian legislation in force. This study aimed evaluate potential powders siltstone, tephrite olivine melilitite, pure or mixed, improving fertility a Cam...