Faculty Opinions recommendation of Structural Development of Human Fetal and Preterm Brain Cortical Plate Based on Population-Averaged Templates.

NOTE: This article was published in a former series of GEUS Bulletin. Please use the original series name when citing this article, for example: Rasmussen, H., & Holm, P. M. (1999). Proterozoic thermal activity in the Archaean basement of the Disko Bugt region and eastern Nuussuaq, West Greenland: evidence from K-Ar and 40Ar-39Ar mineral age investigations. Geology of Greenland Survey Bulletin, 181, 55-64. https://doi.org/10.34194/ggub.v181.5113 _______________ K-Ar and 40Ar-39Ar analyses of amphiboles from Archaean amphibolites and gneisses show that Proterozoic tectono-thermal activity has played an important role in the metamorphic and structural development of the Precambrian rocks around north-eastern Disko Bugt and in eastern Nuussuaq. Proterozoic thermal activity lead to resetting of the K-Ar ages of amphiboles in eastern Nuussuaq, resulting in ages of c. 1750 to 1925 Ma; in the Disko Bugt area the effects are seen in total or partial resetting with K-Ar ages scattering mostly between 2750 and 1870 Ma. Resetting is caused either by total diffusion of earlier accumulated radiogenic argon or by complete recrystallisation of the amphiboles. Archaean 40Ar-39Ar ages obtained from maﬁc xenoliths within the Atâ tonalite show that not all parts of the area suffered argon loss during Proterozoic reheating. Incorporation of signiﬁcant proportions of excess argon in some amphiboles is seen from 40Ar-39Ar mineral age spectra obtained for samples from supracrustal rocks and from maﬁc xenoliths in the Atâ tonalite. Phlogopite phenocrysts from a lamproite stock yielded a K-Ar age of 1764 ± 24 Ma, identical to a previously determined K-Ar age of the matrix phlogopite. These ages probably date the emplacement of the lamproite, and mark the time after which no tectono-thermal events affected the area.

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U-PB CALCITE VEIN AGES AND THE CASE FOR ACADIAN STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE APPALACHIAN BASIN

10.1130/abs/2019ne-326145 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Robert D. Jacobi ◽

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Ryan Mathur ◽

Ashley S.B. Douds ◽

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Keyword(s):

Appalachian Basin ◽

Structural Development ◽

Calcite Vein

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Changing Capital Market Structure and Regulatory Challenges

The Oxford Handbook of Institutions of International Economic Governance and Market Regulation ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190900571.013.21 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Walter Mattli ◽

Miles Kellerman

Keyword(s):

Structural Development ◽

Industrialized Countries ◽

Negative Externalities ◽

Electronic Trading ◽

Global Capital ◽

Telecommunication Technology ◽

Stage Process ◽

Market Fragmentation ◽

Exchange Markets ◽

Asset Classes

Advances in telecommunication technology in the nineteenth century encouraged greater centralization of liquidity on single, dominant exchanges in most major industrialized countries. Electronic trading, in contrast, has precipitated increased market fragmentation, creating a host of new regulatory dilemmas. In an attempt to understand this phenomenon, this chapter proposes a two-stage process of market structural development in response to electronic trading. This process is then examined in equities and foreign exchange markets. Despite significant differences between these two asset classes, they have exhibited a remarkably similar pattern of disintermediation followed by reintermediation. This analysis is followed by a survey of recent regulatory approaches to mitigate the negative externalities associated with electronic trading. It concludes with a brief discussion on the future of market fragmentation and centralization in global capital markets.

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A CBCT Based Three-Dimensional Assessment of Mandibular Posterior Region for Evaluating the Possibility of Bypassing the Inferior Alveolar Nerve While Placing Dental Implants

Diagnostics ◽

10.3390/diagnostics10060406 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (6) ◽

pp. 406 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Mohammed G. Sghaireen ◽

Kumar Chandan Srivastava ◽

Deepti Shrivastava ◽

Kiran Kumar Ganji ◽

Santosh R. Patil ◽

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Keyword(s):

Nerve Injury ◽

Age Groups ◽

Inferior Alveolar Nerve ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

High Rate ◽

Cortical Plate ◽

Computed Tomography Images ◽

Group I ◽

Linear Distance ◽

The Right

A high rate of nerve injury and related consequences are seen during implant placement in the posterior mandibular arch. An approach has been proposed to avoid nerve injury by dodging the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) while placing an implant. A prospective study with a total of 240 CBCT (cone beam computed tomography) images of patients with three dentate statuses, namely, edentulous (group I), partially edentulous (group II) and dentate (group III) were included in the study. The nerve path tracing was done on CBCT images with On-demand 3D software. The three dimensions, i.e., the linear distance from the outer buccal cortical plate to the inferior alveolar nerve (BCPN), linear distance from the outer lingual cortical plate to the inferior alveolar nerve (LCPN) and linear distance from the midpoint of the alveolar crest to the inferior alveolar nerve (ACN) were assessed. The data were presented and analyzed between variables using one-way ANOVA and independent t-test in SPSS version 21.LCPN of the right 1st premolar region (p < 0.05) was significantly different among the groups with edentulous subjects recorded with the minimum value (6.50 ± 1.20 mm). Females were found to have significantly (p < 0.05) less available bone (6.03 ± 1.46 mm) on the right side of the mandibular jaw compared to males in edentulous group of patients. On comparing age groups for partially edentulous subjects, LCPN of the right 1st premolar region had significantly (p < 0.05) less available bone (6.03 ± 0.38 mm) in subjects with age ≥54 years. The IAN follows a lingual course in the molar region and later flips to the buccal side in the premolar region. The LCPN dimension in the 1st and 2nd premolar region was found to be more than 6 mm irrespective of age, gender and side of the jaw. Thus, it can be considered as a suitable site for placing implants while bypassing the IAN with CBCT assessment remaining as the mainstay in the pre-surgical phase.

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Unique Aspects of the Developing Lung Circulation: Structural Development and Regulation of Vasomotor Tone

Pulmonary Circulation ◽

10.1086/688890 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 407-425 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Yuangsheng Gao ◽

David N. Cornfield ◽

Kurt R. Stenmark ◽

Bernard Thébaud ◽

Steven H. Abman ◽

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Keyword(s):

Lung Development ◽

Lung Diseases ◽

Vascular Tone ◽

Current Knowledge ◽

Normal Lung ◽

Pulmonary Vasculature ◽

Structural Development ◽

Vasomotor Tone ◽

Disease States ◽

Vasculogenesis And Angiogenesis

This review summarizes our current knowledge on lung vasculogenesis and angiogenesis during normal lung development and the regulation of fetal and postnatal pulmonary vascular tone. In comparison to that of the adult, the pulmonary circulation of the fetus and newborn displays many unique characteristics. Moreover, altered development of pulmonary vasculature plays a more prominent role in compromised pulmonary vasoreactivity than in the adult. Clinically, a better understanding of the developmental changes in pulmonary vasculature and vasomotor tone and the mechanisms that are disrupted in disease states can lead to the development of new therapies for lung diseases characterized by impaired alveolar structure and pulmonary hypertension.

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Fiber Formation and Structural Development of HBA/HNA Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polymer in High-Speed Melt Spinning

Polymers ◽

10.3390/polym13071134 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (7) ◽

pp. 1134

Author(s):

Bo Seok Song ◽

Jun Young Lee ◽

Sun Hwa Jang ◽

Wan-Gyu Hahm

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Shear Rate ◽

High Speed ◽

Melt Spinning ◽

Liquid Crystalline Polymer ◽

Liquid Crystalline ◽

Crystalline Polymer ◽

Fiber Formation ◽

Structural Development ◽

Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polymer

High-speed melt spinning of thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer (TLCP) resin composed of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (HBA) and 2-hydroxy-6-napthoic acid (HNA) monomers in a molar ratio of 73/27 was conducted to investigate the characteristic structure development of the fibers under industrial spinning conditions, and the obtained as-spun TLCP fibers were analyzed in detail. The tensile strength and modulus of the fibers increased with shear rate in nozzle hole, draft in spin-line and spinning temperature and exhibited the high values of approximately 1.1 and 63 GPa, respectively, comparable to those of industrial as-spun TLCP fibers, at a shear rate of 70,000 s−1 and a draft of 25. X-ray diffraction demonstrated that the mechanical properties of the fibers increased with the crystalline orientation factor (fc) and the fractions of highly oriented crystalline and non-crystalline anisotropic phases. The results of structure analysis indicated that a characteristic skin–core structure developed at high drafts (i.e., spinning velocity) and low spinning temperatures, which contributed to weakening the mechanical properties of the TLCP fibers. It is supposed that this heterogeneous structure in the cross-section of the fibers was induced by differences in the cooling rates of the skin and core of the fiber in the spin-line.

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Synergistic Effects of Fe2O3 Nanotube/Polyaniline Composites for an Electrochemical Supercapacitor with Enhanced Capacitance

Nanomaterials ◽

10.3390/nano11061557 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (6) ◽

pp. 1557

Author(s):

Farkhod Azimov ◽

Jihee Kim ◽

Seong Min Choi ◽

Hyun Min Jung

Keyword(s):

Electrode Materials ◽

High Efficiency ◽

Electrochemical Impedance ◽

Synergistic Effects ◽

Structural Development ◽

Anodized Aluminum ◽

Anodized Aluminum Oxide ◽

Inner Diameter ◽

Polyaniline Composites ◽

Fe2o3 Nanotubes

α-Fe2O3, which is an attractive material for supercapacitor electrodes, has been studied to address the issue of low capacitance through structural development and complexation to maximize the use of surface pseudocapacitance. In this study, the limited performance of α-Fe2O3 was greatly improved by optimizing the nanotube structure of α-Fe2O3 and its combination with polyaniline (PANI). α-Fe2O3 nanotubes (α-NT) were fabricated in a form in which the thickness and inner diameter of the tube were controlled by Fe(CO)5 vapor deposition using anodized aluminum oxide as a template. PANI was combined with the prepared α-NT in two forms: PANI@α-NT-a enclosed inside and outside with PANI and PANI@α-NT-b containing PANI only on the inside. In contrast to α-NT, which showed a very low specific capacitance, these two composites showed significantly improved capacitances of 185 Fg−1 for PANI@α-NT-a and 62 Fg−1 for PANI@α-NT-b. In the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analysis, it was observed that the resistance of charge transfer was minimized in PANI@α-NT-a, and the pseudocapacitance on the entire surface of the α-Fe2O3 nanotubes was utilized with high efficiency through binding and conductivity improvements by PANI. PANI@α-NT-a exhibited a capacitance retention of 36% even when the current density was increased 10-fold, and showed excellent stability of 90.1% over 3000 charge–discharge cycles. This approach of incorporating conducting polymers through well-controlled nanostructures suggests a solution to overcome the limitations of α-Fe2O3 electrode materials and improve performance.

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Transcriptome Analysis Reveals the Genes Involved in Bifidobacterium Longum FGSZY16M3 Biofilm Formation

Microorganisms ◽

10.3390/microorganisms9020385 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 385 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Zongmin Liu ◽

Lingzhi Li ◽

Qianwen Wang ◽

Faizan Ahmed Sadiq ◽

Yuankun Lee ◽

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Keyword(s):

Network Analysis ◽

Biofilm Formation ◽

Extracellular Polymeric Substances ◽

Molecular Mechanisms ◽

Early Stage ◽

Bifidobacterium Longum ◽

Regulation Of Gene Expression ◽

Interaction Network ◽

Structural Development ◽

Sequencing Analysis

Biofilm formation has evolved as an adaptive strategy for bacteria to cope with harsh environmental conditions. Currently, little is known about the molecular mechanisms of biofilm formation in bifidobacteria. A time series transcriptome sequencing analysis of both biofilm and planktonic cells of Bifidobacterium longum FGSZY16M3 was performed to identify candidate genes involved in biofilm formation. Protein–protein interaction network analysis of 1296 differentially expressed genes during biofilm formation yielded 15 clusters of highly interconnected nodes, indicating that genes related to the SOS response (dnaK, groS, guaB, ruvA, recA, radA, recN, recF, pstA, and sufD) associated with the early stage of biofilm formation. Genes involved in extracellular polymeric substances were upregulated (epsH, epsK, efp, frr, pheT, rfbA, rfbJ, rfbP, rpmF, secY and yidC) in the stage of biofilm maturation. To further investigate the genes related to biofilm formation, weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) was performed with 2032 transcript genes, leading to the identification of nine WGCNA modules and 133 genes associated with response to stress, regulation of gene expression, quorum sensing, and two-component system. These results indicate that biofilm formation in B. longum is a multifactorial process, involving stress response, structural development, and regulatory processes.

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