It has been demonstrated that in shales of the MidProterozoic Newland Formation the long axis of the AMS ellipsoid A) coincides with the flow azimuth indicated by macroscopic paleoflow indicators and B) is inclined in an upcurrent direction. Following this finding, oriented samples were collected from the Newland Formation and its lateral equivalents over the entire extent of the southeastern B...

My overarching goal is the development of twoand three-dimensional, moving-boundary, morphodynamic models of continental-margin sedimentation on geologic time scales. The lateQuaternary stratigraphic package on continental margins is a complex juxtaposition of depositional and erosional surfaces that reflects the response of intrinsically coupled, fluvial and shallow-marine sediment dynamics to...

BACKGROUND Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein enzyme associated with immortalization and transformation of human cells. The telomeric repeat amplification protocol (TRAP) is widely used for the detection of telomerase activity. The TRAP method, although highly sensitive and specific because it includes PCR amplification, is laborious and does not provide precise quantitative information. METHO...

PURPOSE This study proposes an alternative preparation method of platelet-rich plasma (PRP). Specifically, we compare the use of thrombin receptor agonist peptide-6 (TRAP) and bovine thrombin as a clotting agent in the preparation of PRP. MATERIALS AND METHODS PRP was prepared by centrifugation and clotted with thrombin or TRAP. In vitro clotting times were monitored as a function of TRAP con...