We investigate long-period surface waves (T> 100 s) propagating across the Tibetan Plateau, based on the seismic records from a PASSCAL portable array and nearby Chinese Digital Seismic Network (CDSN) stations. Significant quasi-Love waveform anomalies, associated with fundamental Rayleigh-Love coupling, are consistently observed, suggesting that strong lateral gradients in azimuthal anisotropy...

Background: Streptokinase (SK), a heterogeneous plasminogen (PG) activator (PA) protein from groups A, C, and G streptococci (GAS, GCS, GGS, respectively) contains three structural domains (SKα, SKβ, and SKg). Based on the variable region of SKβ, GAS-SKs (ska) are clustered as SK1 and SK2 (including SK2a/SK2b), which show low and high fibrinogen (FG)-dependent PG activation properties, respecti...

Located in the northwestern United States, the Newberry Hotspot Track consists of a sequence of age-progressive silicic volcanic domes and lava flows, showing a monotonic age progression from east to west ending at the Newberry Caldera. While mantle plumes are often called upon to explain hotspot tracks, the Newberry track cannot be the direct product of plate motion over a stationary mantle so...

[1] In this study, we analyzed the seismic phases S, SKS, and SKKS from 31 deep-focus earthquakes in the Tonga-Fiji region recorded in North America between epicentral distances of 85 and 120 . The differential traveltimes and amplitude ratios for these phases reveal clear epicentral distance trends not predicted by standard one-dimensional (1-D) reference Earth models. The increase of the S/SK...

This article presents an overview of a strategy for assignment of hazard-specific skin notations (SK), developed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). This health hazard characterization strategy relies on multiple SKs capable of delineating systemic (SYS), direct (DIR), and immune-mediated (SEN) adverse effects caused by dermal exposures to chemicals. One advant...

Seborrheic keratosis Benign neoplasms Growth factors Jeffrey J. Meffert, MD, 19626 Encino Knoll, San Antonio, TX 78259 (USA) Seborrheic keratoses (SKs) are among the most common benign cutaneous neoplasms. Despite this, knowledge of the pathophysiol-ogy underlying SKs is incomplete. Much of what is known about the growth and biology of SKs is obtained indirectly while investigating ‘more import...

Rancang program SKS telah diuji cobakan sejak tahun ajaran 2004/2005 pada 17 SMA di Mataram oleh Dinas Pendidikan Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat dan tiga DKI Jakarta 2007/2008. Studi ini dilakukan untuk mengkaji penerapan yang dilaksanakan 2007. Sasaran studi berjumlah 64 orang terdiri dari staf dinas pendidikan menangani SKS, kepala sekolah atau wakil bidang kurikulum, guru mata pelajaran pakar ...