Transport innovation fund in Tyne & Wear

Identification of trans-crustal magma reservoir processes beneath volcanoes is a crucial task to better understand the behaviour and possible future activities of volcanic systems. Detailed petrological investigations have a fundamental role in such studies. Dacitic magmas are usually formed in an upper crustal magma reservoir by complex open-system processes including crystal fractionation and magma mixing following recharge events. Conditions of such processes are usually constrained by crystal-scale studies, whereas there is much less information about the petrogenetic processes occurring in the lower crustal hot zone. Here we provide insight into such processes by new results on amphibole crystal clots found in dacitic pumices from an explosive volcanic suite of the Ciomadul volcano, the youngest one in eastern-central Europe.Amphibole is a common mineral phase of the Ciomadul dacites, occuring as phenocrysts and antecrysts, but occasionally they also form crystal clots with an inner core of either pyroxene or olivine with high Mg-numbers. Olivine is observed mostly in the 160-130 ka lava dome rocks, whereas the younger explosive eruption products are characterised by orthopyroxene and clinopyroxene. Such mafic crystal clots are most common in the pumices of the earliest explosive eruptions, which occurred after long quiescence at 56-45 ka. The most common appearance has high-Mg pyroxene core (mg#: 0.76-0.92) rimmed by amphibole. Two types of amphibole are found in such clots: irregular zone of actinolite to magnesio-hornblende directly around orthopyroxene and high Mg-Al pargasitic amphibole as the outer zone. Several crystal clots contain smaller amphibole crystals with diffuse transition to clinopyroxene at the inner part and complexly zoned amphibole with biotite inclusions in the outer part. These amphibole and pyroxene have lower Mg-number (< 0.80), and higher MnO content (up to 0.52 wt%) than the most common type. In both cases, amphibole could be a peritectic product of earlier-formed pyroxenes, which reacted with water-rich melt at higher and lower temperatures, respectively. Actinolite to magnesio-hornblende at the contact represents a transitional phase between pyroxene and the newly formed amphibole. In a few cases, crystal clots contain amphibole inclusions in pyroxene macrocrysts. These amphiboles have a particular composition not yet reproduced by experiments: they have high mg# (>0.86), but low tetrahedral Al (0.9-1.0 apfu) and usually high Cr content (Cr2O3 is up to 0.9 wt%), similar to the orthopyroxene and clinopyroxene hosts (0.26-0.71 and 0.78-0.89 wt%, respectively). We interpret these amphiboles as an early formed liquidus phase crystallized along with pyroxene from an ultra-hydrous mafic magma. Occasionally, crystal clots are complexly zoned amphibole macrocrysts with dispersed clinopyroxene inclusions. The amphibole has a wide compositional range, usually with high Mg-Al pargasitic core. These amphiboles could have formed by peritectic reaction between clinopyroxene and a water-rich melt.The observed mafic crystal clots in the dacites indicate the presence of strongly hydrous mafic magmas accumulated probably at the crust-mantle boundary. During mafic recharge, volatile transfer may contribute to the crystal mush rejuvenation at shallow depth and triggering explosive eruptions.This research was financed by the Hungarian National Research, Development and Innovation Fund (NKFIH) within K135179 project.

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Correlation of inhibin and follicle regulatory protein activities with follicular fluid steroid levels in anovulatory patients**Supported in part by Clinical Investigator Award HD-00401 and an award from the University of Southern California Faculty Research and Innovation Fund.

Fertility and Sterility ◽

10.1016/s0015-0282(16)47897-0 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 41 (6) ◽

pp. 849-855 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Gere S. diZerega ◽

Richard P. Marrs ◽

Rogerio Lobo ◽

Eryn L. Ujita ◽

Joanne Brown ◽

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Keyword(s):

Follicular Fluid ◽

Southern California ◽

Regulatory Protein ◽

University Of Southern California ◽

Faculty Research ◽

Clinical Investigator ◽

Research And Innovation ◽

Innovation Fund ◽

The University

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BioBoard

Asia-Pacific Biotech News ◽

10.1142/s0219030307000225 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 11 (04) ◽

pp. 203-211

Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

Human Sperm ◽

Quality Of Healthcare ◽

High Achievers ◽

Bird Flu ◽

Research Activities ◽

Innovation Fund ◽

Medical Program ◽

Bio Imaging ◽

Set Up

Australia — The Number of Biotech Jobs in Australia Increases. Australia — Scientists Invent New Parkinson's Disease Diagnostic Test. Australia — Two Australian High Achievers Honored. Australia — A*STAR's Institute of Microelectronics (IME), Australian-based BioChip Innovations and Singapore-based SiMEMS Team Up for Biochip Research. Australia — QUT Develops HIV Nanofilters. China — CAS Declares its Notion of Science. China — China Bans Illegal Trade in Human Sperm and Eggs. China — Guangdong On Alert against SARS. China — Nationwide Medical Program Halted after Device Found Unreliable. China — US National Stem Cell Team Travels to China for Collaborations. China — Rabies—A Top Killer in East China. China — Six People Tried in Shanghai for Pirating Tamiflu. China — Chinese Authorities Release HIV/AIDS Advocate. China — CEO of WuXi PharmaTech, Dr Ge Li Wins Top Science Award. Hong Kong — New Discoveries on Bird Flu Virus. India — CIPI Collaborates with CPMA. India — Deakin University to Set Up Institute for Research in Biotech, Nanotech in India. India — ICMR Launches Medical Innovation Fund. Indonesia — Indonesia to Prepare for Measles Vaccination Drive. Indonesia — Indonesia Agrees to Share Bird Flu Samples. Indonesia — Indonesia's Dengue Death Toll Rises. Philippines — Female Rice Researcher Wins International Award. Singapore — Singapore to Focus on Quality of Healthcare. Singapore — GleneaglesCRC Opens New Offices in Australia, South Korea and Indonesia. Singapore — Israel and Singapore Team Up on Research Activities. Singapore — Workshop for Life Science Held in Singapore. Singapore — Kuwait Finance Ties Up with Singapore Firm to Set Up Medical Centers. Singapore — A*STAR Invests $10 million to Focus on Bio-Imaging and Immunology. South Korea — Scientists Develop Medicinal Supplements using Carbon Dioxide. South Korea — South Korea's to Increase its National R&D Budget. Taiwan — TaiGen Appoints Dr Luke Lin as VP of Clinical Research and Development. Others — WHO Reports Promising Results on Avian Influenza Vaccines.

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Extending access to care across the rural US south: Preliminary results from the Alabama eHealth programme

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare ◽

10.1177/1357633x18755227 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 25 (5) ◽

pp. 301-309

Author(s):

Kriti M Jain ◽

Prashanth Bhat ◽

Cathy Maulsby ◽

Alexandria Andersen ◽

Tomas Soto ◽

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Keyword(s):

Missing Data ◽

Antiretroviral Therapy ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Formative Evaluation ◽

Social Innovation ◽

People Living With Hiv ◽

Viral Loads ◽

Innovation Fund ◽

Set Up ◽

Hiv Continuum Of Care

Purpose Using a mixed-methods formative evaluation, the purpose of this study was to provide a broad overview of the Alabama eHealth programme set-up and initial patient outcomes. The Alabama eHealth programme uses telemedicine to provide medical care to people living with HIV in rural Alabama. It was led by a community-based organisation, Medical Advocacy and Outreach (MAO), and supported by AIDS United and the Corporation for National Community Service’s Social Innovation Fund with matching support from non-federal donors. Methods We conducted and transcribed in-depth interviews with Alabama eHealth staff and then performed directed content analysis. We also tracked patients’ ( n = 240) appointment attendance, CD4 counts, and viral loads. Findings Staff described the steps taken to establish the programme, associated challenges (e.g., costly, inadequate broadband in rural areas), and technology enabling this programme (electronic medical records, telemedicine equipment). Of all enrolled patients, 76% were retained in care, 88% had antiretroviral therapy and 75% had a suppressed viral load. Among patients without missing data, 96% were retained in care, 97% used antiretroviral therapy and 93% had suppressed viral loads. There were no statistically significant demographic differences between those with and without missing data. Conclusions Patients enrolled in a telemedicine programme evaluation successfully moved through the HIV continuum of care.

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Creation of a representative climatological database for Hungary from 1870 to 2020

10.5194/egusphere-egu21-872 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Beatrix Izsák ◽

Mónika Lakatos ◽

Rita Pongrácz ◽

Tamás Szentimrey ◽

Olivér Szentes

Keyword(s):

Time Series ◽

Data Series ◽

Data Sets ◽

Average Temperature ◽

Temperature And Precipitation ◽

Innovation Fund ◽

Daily Data ◽

Observation Network ◽

Meteorological Elements ◽

Climate Studies

Climate studies, in particular those related to climate change, require long, high-quality, controlled data sets that are representative both spatially and temporally. Changing the conditions in which the measurements were taken, for example relocating the station, or a change in the frequency and time of measurements, or in the instruments used may result in an fractured time series. To avoid these problems, data errors and inhomogeneities are eliminated for Hungary and data gaps are filled in by using the MASH (Multiple Analysis of Series for Homogenization, Szentimrey) homogenization procedure. Homogenization of the data series raises the problem that how to homogenize long and short data series together within the same process, since the meteorological observation network was upgraded significantly in the last decades. It is possible to solve these problems with the method MASH due to its adequate mathematical principles for such purposes. The solution includes the synchronization of the common parts&#8217; inhomogeneities within three (or more) different MASH processing of the three (or more) datasets with different lengths. Then, the homogenized station data series are interpolated to the whole area of Hungary, to a 0.1 degree regular grid. For this purpose, the MISH (Meteorological Interpolation based on Surface Homogenized Data Basis; Szentimrey and Bihari) program system is used. The MISH procedure was developed specifically for the interpolation of various meteorological elements. Hungarian time series of daily average temperature and precipitation sum for the period 1870-2020 were used in this study, thus providing the longest homogenized, gridded daily data sets in the region with up-to-date information already included.Supported by the &#218;NKP-20-3 New National Excellence Program of the Ministry for Innovation andTechnology from the source of the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund.

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