INTRODUCTION The rocks on the Greek island of Syros are part of a suite of high pressure metamorphic rocks which outcrop all across the Cyclades. There is a complex metamorphic history recorded in the rocks here, including a Cretaceous or Eocene high-pressure blueschist event and a Miocene, extension-related greenschist overprint. The Island of Syros is mostly composed of schists , which altern...

Insects provide examples of many cunning stratagems to cope with the challenges of living in a world dominated by surface forces. Despite being the current masters of the land environment, they are at constant risk of being entrapped in liquids, which they prevent by having waxy and hairy surfaces. The problem is particularly acute in an enclosed space, such as a plant gall. Using secreted wax ...

In this paper, an argument from Gauker against the so-called expressive theory of communication is reviewed and rejected. In particular, a case of miscommunication which Gauker thought to be problematic for the expressive theory is analysed in terms of what Gauker called the ‘neutral perspective’ on miscommunication, a perspective which is shown to accord well with recent semantic theories of u...

The biodegradable cellular capsule, being prepared from simple vaporization of liquid marbles, is an ideal vehicle for the potential application of drug encapsulation and release. This paper reports the fabrication of cellular capsules via facile vaporization of Pickering emulsion marbles in an ambient atmosphere. Stable Pickering emulsion (water in oil) was prepared while utilizing dichloromet...

idealized deliberative democracy. It will involve agonistic contestation between dominant and subordinate groups (125); and genuine democratic solidarity will be achieved only insofar as contestation over public memory in debates over minority group rights reveals ‘‘the existence of a state organized on the basis of both cultural difference and racial hierarchy’’ (171–72). Hooker offers provoca...

Spices and aromatic herbs are widely used in different food branches and recently, industrialists from the agro-food field have started paying attention to the microbiological quality of these products. Microbial contaminants susceptible to be present at the surface of spices can potentially induce various pathologies in humans. The most frequent are bacterial or viral gastroenteritis. Today, t...

Can simple motor actions affect how efficiently people retrieve emotional memories, and influence what they choose to remember? In Experiment 1, participants were prompted to retell autobiographical memories with either positive or negative valence, while moving marbles either upward or downward. They retrieved memories faster when the direction of movement was congruent with the valence of the...

marbles containing high-pressure mineral assemblage was found from the sanandaj-sirjan metamorphic belt in the nahavand area in western iran.  the high-pressure marbles occur as small bodies or lenses within pelitic schist layers and show compositional banding of carbonate- and silicate- rich bands.  textural analysis revealed two metamorphic stages.  the early stage is testified by relicts of ...