SUMMARY This study explores the geomorphological expression and geological context of a normal fault scarp in stable continental region (SCR) which we interpret as having failed large (Mw >7) earthquakes. Records such faulting events an SCR (or even more rapidly deforming regions) are extremely rare, so understanding this feature is international interest. The exceptionally well-preserve...

Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) is an invasive annual grass that increases wildfire frequency, degrades native ecosystems, and threatens agriculture across vast areas of the Western United States. This research examines how cheatgrass invasion may alter physical and biological properties of soils. Proliferation of very fine roots and high production of low-quality litter by cheatgrass increases...

A definite increase in the glycogen content of the liver with tolbutamide administration in animal experiments has prompted some workers to investigate the action of the drug on liver diseases in man. Such an idea was based on the assumption that augmenting glycogen in the liver must have a beneficial effect on the damaged liver. Knick and Emrich (1957) used tolbutamide, 3 g. daily for three to...

Magnetic and Transport Properties of Gd~ D S. were measured. Magnetic properties are understood by a homogeneous d-f exchange model with a small Fermi energy treated before by us . Xransport properties are not understood by a usual separated bound magnetic polaron model . Magnetic Wigner localization is proposed Gd-, P S. is a interesting material in the 3-x x 4 3 sense that the vacancies in Gd...

We evaluated the ability of Ikonos imagery from August and October 2000 to classify prairie pothole community types of the Missouri Coteau of North Dakota. Classification tree analyses were conducted to create land-cover maps at three levels of detail. The analyses successfully distinguished broad cover types (potholes including emergent vegetation versus upland vegetation) at 92 percent overal...

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—To assess the relationship between marsh area and relative abundance of tidal marsh bird species, we surveyed birds on 86 circular plots in 40 salt and brackish tidal marshes in Connecticut. We measured marsh area in two ways: the amount of contiguous marsh vegetation not interrupted by broad barriers (.500 m of open water or .50 m of upland habitat) and by narrow barriers (.30 m of open water...

This thesis addresses the problem of intelligent control of autonomous mobile robots, particularly under circumstances unforeseen by the designer. As the range of applications for autonomous robots widens and increasingly includes operation in unknown environments (exploration) and tasks which are not clearly speci able a priori (maintenance work), this question is becoming more and more import...