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Selected AbstractsNovel Dynamic Viscoelastic Measurements of Polyurethane Copolymer Melts and Their Implication to Tack ResultsMACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS & ENGINEERING, Issue 10 2006Sonia Florez Abstract Summary: A series of polyurethane multiblock copolymers with different proportions of hard segments (urethane) to soft segments (polyadipate of hexane-1,6-diol), are investigated. Dynamic viscoelastic functions of homogeneous melts in the terminal zone are determined. For the first time, entanglement modulus values of such copolymers are reported, which allows estimation of the packing length. These parameters do not vary with changing the hard-to-soft segment ratio, a result that is explained by a compensating effect of the chain architecture. For samples of similar molecular weight, the relaxation time of the terminal zone increases as the hard-to-soft segment ratio augments. The adhesives obtained from PUR solutions show a correlation between the elastic modulus and the debonding stress-strain curves in tack experiments. The storage modulus of the adhesives as a function of frequency at 70,°C. [source] Increased Concentration in Banking: Megabanks and Their Implications for Deposit InsuranceFINANCIAL MARKETS, INSTITUTIONS & INSTRUMENTS, Issue 1 2005Kenneth D. Jones During the past two decades, the U.S. banking industry has experienced an unprecedented wave of consolidation, marked by a substantial decline in the number of insured depository institutions and the emergence of banking behemoths with assets totaling in the hundreds of billions of dollars. This unparalleled concentration of assets and deposits among a handful of "megabanks" has important implications for deposit insurance. Most importantly, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) now faces a situation in which the failure of even a single megabank could overwhelm the resources immediately available to the deposit insurance system and expose both the banking industry and the government (i.e., taxpayers) to huge potential liabilities. This article highlights the current structure of the banking industry, examines the threat that this structure poses to the deposit insurance funds, and suggests possible approaches for dealing with megabanks and the increasing concentration of insured deposits. [source] Energy Regulation and Aging: Recent Findings and Their ImplicationsNUTRITION REVIEWS, Issue 4 2000Susan B. Roberts Ph.D. Old age is a time of vulnerability to unintentional weight loss, a factor that is associated with increased morbidity and premature death. Many possible causes of weight loss in old age have been suggested. The so-called anorexia of aging may play a particular role, by either reducing food intake directly or reducing food intake in response to such adverse factors as age-associated reductions in taste and smell, poor dentition, use of multiple prescription medicines, and depression. Recent studies also raise the question of whether a reduction in dietary variety may be important. These findings emphasize the need for regular monitoring of body weight to detect unintentional weight loss in older individuals and suggest testable ways to minimize the impact of the anorexia of aging on body weight through improved dietary management. [source] Dirt, Greed, and Sex: Sexual Ethics in the New Testament and Their Implications for Today , By L. William CountrymanRELIGIOUS STUDIES REVIEW, Issue 3 2009Margarita Simon Guillory No abstract is available for this article. [source] Dashuigou Tellurium Deposit in Sichuan Province, China: S, C, O, and H Isotope Data and Their Implications on Hydrothermal MineralizationRESOURCE GEOLOGY, Issue 1 2002Jingwen MAO Abstract: Dashuigou, a unique tellurium-dominated deposit over the world, is located in the western margin of the Yangtze cra-ton in southwestern China. It is characterized by high-grade tellurium accompanied by bismuth, gold, silver, and sulfur, and occurs in the area of less than one km2. The mineralization is divided into three stages, i.e. (1) tellurium-bearing pyrrhotite,pyrite stage, (2) tetradymite stage, and (3) auriferous quartz veins stage. Tellurium mineralization coexisting with bismuth, silver, selenium, and gold predominantly develops in the stage 2, while the stage 1 is enriched only in sulfur and iron, and the stage 3 is very weakly mineralized with gold. The ,34S values of sulfides in the ore of the deposit vary in a narrow range of ,3.1 - +2.8 per mil with ,3.1 - +2.8 per mil for the stage 1 and ,0.5 - +2.1 for the stage 2, showing the isotopic characteristics of mantle derived sulfur. The ,13C values of vein dolomites vary from ,5.3 to ,7.2 per mil, with ,5.3 - ,6.6 per mil for the stage 1 and ,5.3 - ,7.2 per mil for the stage 2, which are significantly different from those of surrounding Triassic marble with ,13C values of ,0.3 - +2.8 per mil, and show characteristics of mantle derived carbon. The ,18O values of vein dolomites range from +10.2 to +13.1 per mil, which are higher than those of carbonatite, but lower than those of the marble. Their corresponding ,18Owater values are +0.6 - +3.9 per mil, with +2.7 - +3.8 per mil for the stage 1 and +0.6 - +3.9 per mil for the stage 2. The data implies that these vein carbonates were formed by the mixing fluids of magmatic or mantle source with meteoric or formation water. The ,18O values of ore-forming fluids responsible for the formation of vein quartz are estimated to be +3.2 to +6.8, the ,D values of inclusion fluids of the quartz are measured to be ,54 to ,82 per mil. All those stable isotopic data suggest the involvement of the fluids from mantle and/or mantle-derived magmas through fault system in the forming process of the Dashuigou tellurium deposit. [source] Sedimentary Features and Their Implications of Microdigital Stromatolites from the Mesoproterozoic Wumishan Formation at the Jixian Section in North ChinaACTA GEOLOGICA SINICA (ENGLISH EDITION), Issue 3 2010Mingxiang MEI Abstract: The Mesoproterozoic Wumishan Formation at the Jixian section in Tianjin is a set of more than 3000-m-thick stromatolitic carbonate succession. In this succession, several lithofacies units, that is, the subtidal stromatolitic biostrome, the thrombolitic bioherm, tidal-flat micritic dolomite and lagoon dolomitic shale, make up many meter-scale cycles of the peritidal carbonate type that have been nominated as the Wumishan cycles. Importantly, many microdigital stromatolites make up the stromatolitic biostrome unit of the Wumishan cycles in the lower part of the Wumishan Formation. These microdigital stromatolites have been grouped as a stromatolitic assemblage by paleontologists, that is, "Pseudogymnosolen mopanyuensis-Scuphus-Yangzhuang columnaris" assemblage. These microdigital stromatolites had also been interpreted as the aragonite (tufa) sea-floor precipitates by sedimentologists, and has further been thought as the special products of the transitional period from the sea-floor aragonite precipitates of the Archean to the clastic and muddy carbonates of the Neoproterozoic. Although there are some restrictions for the stratigraphic meaning of the concept of the stromatolitic assemblage, detailed studies on classification by paleontologists provide an important clue to understand the sedimentological meaning of the microdigital stromatolites. Furthermore, an important and obvious horizon for the end of the microdigital stromatolites was recorded in the Mesoproterozoic Wumishan Formation at the Jixian section, which provides useful information to understand the stromatolite decline occurred at c.1250 Ma and the evolving carbonate world of the Precambrian. [source] Minimum Bedrock Exposure Ages and Their Implications: Larsemann Hills and Neighboring Bolingen Islands, East AntarcticaACTA GEOLOGICA SINICA (ENGLISH EDITION), Issue 3 2010Feixin HUANG Abstract: Considerable controversy exists over whether or not extensive glaciation occurred during the global Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) in the Larsemann Hills. In this study we use the in situ produced cosmogenic nuclide 10Be (half life 1.51 Ma) to provide minimum exposure ages for six bedrock samples and one erratic boulder in order to determine the last period of deglaciation in the Larsemann Hills and on the neighboring Bolingen Islands. Three bedrock samples taken from Friendship Mountain (the highest peak on the Mirror Peninsula, Larsemann Hills; ,2 km from the ice sheet) have minimum exposure ages ranging from 40.0 to 44.7 ka. The erratic boulder from Peak 106 (just at the edge of the ice sheet) has a younger minimum exposure age of only 8.8 ka. The minimum exposure ages for two bedrock samples from Blundell Peak (the highest peak on Stornes Peninsula, Larsemann Hills; ,2 km from the ice sheet) are about 17 and 18 ka. On the Bolingen Islands (southwest to the Larsemann Hills; ,10 km from the ice sheet), the minimum exposure age for one bedrock sample is similar to that at Friendship Mountain (i.e., 44 ka). Our results indicate that the bedrock exposure in the Larsemann Hills and on the neighboring Bolingen Islands commenced obviously before the global LGM (i.e., 20,22 ka), and the bedrock erosion rates at the Antarctic coast areas may be obviously higher than in the interior land. [source] Three Proposed Perspectives of Attitude Toward Business' Ethical Responsibilities and Their Implications for Cultural ComparisonBUSINESS AND SOCIETY REVIEW, Issue 1 2006DONALD H. SCHEPERS First page of article [source] Evolution of Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Therapy: Benefits and Risks of Contemporary Pharmacologic Agents and Their Implications for Myonecrosis and Bleeding in Percutaneous Coronary InterventionCLINICAL CARDIOLOGY, Issue S2 2007Hector M. Medina M.D., M.P.H. Abstract Periprocedural myonecrosis, as evidenced by elevated creatine kinase,myocardial bound (CK-MB) levels, occurs in up to 25% of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and has been linked with an increased risk of adverse short- and long-term clinical outcomes. Such myonecrosis arises from three main pathophysiological mechanisms: procedure-related complications, lesion-specific characteristics (e.g., large thrombus burden, plaque volume), and patient-specific characteristics (e.g., genetic predisposition, arterial inflammation). Periprocedural myonecrosis has not been definitively identified as the cause of postprocedural ischemic events, although agents that reduce or prevent thrombosis,including aspirin, thienopyridines, heparin, low-molecular-weight heparins, glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors, and direct thrombin inhibitors,have been shown to reduce the incidence of ischemic outcomes in this population, as have agents that reduce inflammation (aspirin, statins). At the same time, antithrombotic agents are known to increase the risk of bleeding and the use of transfusions, which have likewise been associated with worse outcomes in these patients. Thus, optimal management of patients undergoing PCI represents a balance between minimizing the risk of ischemic outcomes and simultaneously minimizing the risk of major bleeding. It may be that patients who have only minor, untreated postprocedural elevations in CK-MB level (with no clinical or angiographic signs of ischemia) might have a better prognosis than patients who have normal CK-MB levels but who suffer major bleeding complications. Copyright © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. [source] The Effects of Feature-Label-Order and Their Implications for Symbolic LearningCOGNITIVE SCIENCE - A MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL, Issue 6 2010Michael Ramscar Abstract Symbols enable people to organize and communicate about the world. However, the ways in which symbolic knowledge is learned and then represented in the mind are poorly understood. We present a formal analysis of symbolic learning,in particular, word learning,in terms of prediction and cue competition, and we consider two possible ways in which symbols might be learned: by learning to predict a label from the features of objects and events in the world, and by learning to predict features from a label. This analysis predicts significant differences in symbolic learning depending on the sequencing of objects and labels. We report a computational simulation and two human experiments that confirm these differences, revealing the existence of Feature-Label-Ordering effects in learning. Discrimination learning is facilitated when objects predict labels, but not when labels predict objects. Our results and analysis suggest that the semantic categories people use to understand and communicate about the world can only be learned if labels are predicted from objects. We discuss the implications of this for our understanding of the nature of language and symbolic thought, and in particular, for theories of reference. [source] | ||||||||||||||||