Événements de signalisation impliqués dans la production des gamètes, la pollinisation et l'embryogenèse chez Solanum chacoense Bitt

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The relationship between fusion, suppression, and diplopia in amblyopia

Purpose: Traditionally, it has been thought that no binocular combination occurs in amblyopia. However, there is a growing body of evidence that there are intact binocular mechanisms in amblyopia rendered inactive under normal viewing conditions due to imbalanced monocular inputs. Georgeson and Wallis (2014) recently introduced a novel method to investigate fusion, suppression and diplopia in normal population. We have modified this method to assess binocular interactions in amblyopia. Methods: Ten amblyopic and ten control subjects viewed briefly-presented (200 ms) pairs of dichoptically separated horizontal Gaussian blurred edges. Subjects reported one central edge, one offset edge, or a double edge as the vertical disparity was manipulated. The experiment was conducted at a range of spatial scales (blur widths of 4, 8, 16, and 32 arc min) and contrasts. Our model, based Georgeson and Wallis (2014), converted subjects’ responses into probabilities of fusion, suppression, and diplopia. Results: When the normal participants were presented equal contrast to each eye the probability of fusion gradually decreased with increasing disparity, as the probability of diplopia gradually increased. In only a small proportion of the trials, normal participants experienced suppression. The pattern was consistent across all edge blurs. Interestingly, the majority of amblyopes had a comparable pattern of fusion, i.e. decreasing probability with increasing disparity. However, with increasing disparity the amblyopes tended to suppress the amblyopic eye, experiencing diplopia only in a small proportion of trials particularly at large blurs. Increasing the interocular contrast offset favouring the amblyopic eye normalized the pattern of data in a way similar to normal participants. There were some interesting exceptions: strong suppressors for which our contrast range was inadequate and one case in which diplopia dominated. Conclusions: This task is suitable for assessing binocular interactions in amblyopic participants and providing a way to quantify the relationship between fusion, suppression and diplopia. In agreement with previous studies, our data indicate the presence of binocular mechanisms in amblyopia. A contrast offset favouring the amblyopic eye normalizes the measured binocular interactions in the amblyopic visual system.

Événements de signalisation impliqués dans la production des gamètes, la pollinisation et l'embryogenèse chez Solanum chacoense Bitt

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The Canary record of the evolution of the North Atlantic Pliocene: New Ar-40/Ar-39 ages and some notable palaeontological evidence

<p>[EN] Two new 40Ar/39Ar ages (*) and previously published K/Ar ages of basaltic pillow lava flows are coeval with closely-related fossiliferous marine layers, allowing us to establish the beginning (5.8; 5.0; 4.8Ma at Ajuí, Fuerteventura Island and 4.8&plusmn;0.03Ma (2?)* at Tamaraceite) and a middle stage (4.20&plusmn;0.18Ma (2?)* at La Esfinge in Gran Canaria Island) of Early Pliocene marine deposits in the Canary Islands. Here the presence of tropicopolitan fossils (Megaselachus megalodon, Janthina typica) suggests the influence of a possible Central American Circumtropical Current during the Pliocene and in the North Atlantic basin.p>

Patterns of rare earth and other trace elements in Paleogene and Miocene clayey sediments from the Mondego platform (Central Portugal)

In the present study the origin of clay deposits occurring in an inland platform, in central Portugal, was investigated by their mineralogical and chemical composition. The clay deposits, exploited for ceramic industry are composed of silt-clay facies, the Monteira Member and the Arroça Member, which are assigned to the Coja Formation (Paleogene) and the Campelo Formation (Miocene), respectively. These clayey facies show almost compositional homogeneity, especially concerning texture. The mineralogical composition of the Monteira Member displays slightly higher content in smectite and interstratified clay minerals, which is supported by the chemical composition of samples analyzed. Both members present similar REE patterns, displaying an intense weathering record and little variation in the source area composition. Minor element geochemistry suggests low content in heavy minerals and transition metals. REE patterns and ratios of geochemical parameters support the dominant metasedimentary provenance, with a granite source contribution and also mature recycled sediments of continental origin. The study results’ suggest that the clays of these two members have the same source in terms of lithology and recycled sediments from the Hesperian massif. During the deposition of the Arroça Member, a major remobilization of the Monteira Member is suggested, explaining the geochemical similarity of both facies.

Magnetic and Acoustic Investigations of Turbulent Spherical Couette Flow

Title of dissertation: MAGNETIC AND ACOUSTIC INVESTIGATIONS OF TURBULENT SPHERICAL COUETTE FLOW Matthew M. Adams, Doctor of Philosophy, 2016 Dissertation directed by: Professor Daniel Lathrop Department of Physics This dissertation describes experiments in spherical Couette devices, using both gas and liquid sodium. The experimental geometry is motivated by the Earth's outer core, the seat of the geodynamo, and consists of an outer spherical shell and an inner sphere, both of which can be rotated independently to drive a shear flow in the fluid lying between them. In the case of experiments with liquid sodium, we apply DC axial magnetic fields, with a dominant dipole or quadrupole component, to the system. We measure the magnetic field induced by the flow of liquid sodium using an external array of Hall effect magnetic field probes, as well as two probes inserted into the fluid volume. This gives information about possible velocity patterns present, and we extend previous work categorizing flow states, noting further information that can be extracted from the induced field measurements. The limitations due to a lack of direct velocity measurements prompted us to work on developing the technique of using acoustic modes to measure zonal flows. Using gas as the working fluid in our 60~cm diameter spherical Couette experiment, we identified acoustic modes of the container, and obtained excellent agreement with theoretical predictions. For the case of uniform rotation of the system, we compared the acoustic mode frequency splittings with theoretical predictions for solid body flow, and obtained excellent agreement. This gave us confidence in extending this work to the case of differential rotation, with a turbulent flow state. Using the measured splittings for this case, our colleagues performed an inversion to infer the pattern of zonal velocities within the flow, the first such inversion in a rotating laboratory experiment. This technique holds promise for use in liquid sodium experiments, for which zonal flow measurements have historically been challenging.

Estudio de los bosques subtropicales de montaña de la "reserva ecológica de uso múltiple Serranías de Zapla" (Jujuy, Argentina): composición florística, distribución de la vegetación y caracterización bioclimática

Se presenta el estudio de la composición y distribución de la vegetación a lo largo de un gradiente ambiental en los bosques subtropicales de montaña o Yungas de la “Reserva Ecológica de Uso Múltiple Serranías de Zapla” (Provincia de Jujuy, Argentina). Se utilizó la metodología fitosociológica de Braun-Blanquet y la “Tipología Bioclimática de la Provincia de Jujuy” basada en la “Clasificación Bioclimática de la Tierra”. Se realizaron 120 transectos y confeccionaron los inventarios fitosociológicos correspondientes; en cada inventario se relevaron las especies presentes en los estratos arbóreo, arbustivo y herbáceo y se consignaron los índices de abundancia-dominancia de dichas especies, asimismo se determinó la riqueza específica y la frecuencia de cada una de las especies registradas. Se identificaron en total 257 especies vegetales pertenecientes a 194 géneros y a 66 familias botánicas. Se determinó la riqueza a nivel especies y de familias en cada estrato de vegetación, se establecieron los tipos biológicos presentes y se confeccionó un espectro biológico que refleja adecuadamente el tipo de formación vegetal que se desarrolla en el área de estudio. Se analizaron las variaciones en la composición florística, abundancia-dominancia, frecuencia y riqueza de las especies a lo largo del gradiente ambiental existente. Se realizó la caracterización bioclimática general del área estudiada, para ello se utilizó la información proporcionada por la “Tipología Bioclimática de la Provincia de Jujuy”, también se realizó la caracterización bioclimática de cada transecto, para lo cual se calcularon los Índices de termicidad (It) y ombrotérmicos (Io) utilizando datos de temperatura estimados en función de la altitud y de precipitación que fueron extrapolados de los datos climáticos de seis localidades de referencia ubicadas dentro del área; a partir de estos datos se confeccionó una Tabla Bioclimática...

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Azpiazu, Daniel. La concentración en la industria argentina a mediados de los años noventa. EUDEBA, Buenos Aires, 1998. 123 p.

Fil: Duek, Celia. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales

Alejandra Ciriza; Estela Fernández; Daniel Prieto y Francisco Gutiérrez. El discurso pedagógico. San José, Costa Rica, Radio Nederland; Universidades de San Carlos de Guatemala y Rafael Landívar, 1992, 157 p.

Fil: Follari, Roberto. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales

Víctor Gustavo Zonana. Arte, forma, sentido: la poesía de Daniel Devoto. Córdoba, Ediciones del Copista, 2010, 196 p.

En Arte, forma, sentido; La poesía de Daniel Devoto, Víctor Gustavo Zonana – Doctor en Letras por la Universidad Nacional de Cuyo e investigador del Conicet– incursiona una vez más en el rescate de voces que completan y profundizan el conocimiento de la generación poética argentina del ‘40, ya iniciado en libros anteriores como Sueños de un caminante solitario.