Calcareous nannofossil stratigraphy and datums of sediments from ODP Leg 198 sites

During Ocean Drilling Program Leg 198, Sites 1207, 1208, 1212, 1213, and 1214 were drilled on Shatsky Rise, coring Lower to mid-Cretaceous successions of nannofossil chalk, porcellanite, and chert. Although recovery was poor, these sites yielded an outstanding record of calcareous nannoplankton, providing valuable data concerning the evolutionary succession and paleobiogeography of the largest Cretaceous marine habitat. Mid-Cretaceous sections (Aptian-Cenomanian) were recovered at all sites, and Site 1213 includes an apparently complete Berriasian-Hauterivian section. Biostratigraphic dating is problematic in places because of the absence or rarity of zonal fossils of both Boreal and Tethyan affinity. The majority of nannofossil assemblages are relatively typical of this age, but there are clear differences that set them apart from coeval epicontinental assemblages: for example, Lithraphidites carniolensis is common to abundant throughout and was most likely an oceanic-adapted taxon; the cold- to temperate-water species Crucibiscutum salebrosum, Repagulum parvidentatum, and Seribiscutum primitivum are entirely absent, indicating the persistence of tropical, warm surface water temperatures; and the warm-water species Hayesites irregularis is common. Most striking, however, is the virtual absence of Nannoconus and Micrantholithus, both taxa that were conspicuous and often common components of many Tethyan and Atlantic nannofloras. These forms were almost certainly neritic adapted and usually absent in deep open-ocean settings away from guyots and platforms. Other Tethyan taxa are also absent or rare and sporadically distributed (e.g., Calcicalathina oblongata, Conusphaera spp., Tubodiscus verenae, and Lithraphidites bollii), and factors related to neritic environments presumably controlled their distribution. Site 1213 also records extended Early Cretaceous ranges for species previously thought to have become extinct during the Late Jurassic (e.g., Axopodorhabdus cylindratus, Hexapodorhabdus cuvillieri, and Biscutum dorsetensis), suggesting these species became Pacific-restricted prior to their extinction. Watznaueria britannica may also have been a species with Pacific affinities before reexpansion of its biogeography in the early Aptian. One new genus (Mattiolia) and thirteen new species (Zeugrhabdotus clarus, Zeugrhabdotus petrizzoae, Helicolithus leckiei, Rhagodiscus amplus, Rhagodiscus robustus, Rhagodiscus sageri, Rhagodiscus adinfinitus, Tubodiscus bellii, Tubodiscus frankiae, Gartnerago ponticula, Haqius peltatus, Mattiolia furva, and Kokia stellata) are described from the Shatsky Rise Lower Cretaceous section.

Heritability of white matter fiber tract shapes: A HARDI study of 198 twins

Genetic analysis of diffusion tensor images (DTI) shows great promise in revealing specific genetic variants that affect brain integrity and connectivity. Most genetic studies of DTI analyze voxel-based diffusivity indices in the image space (such as 3D maps of fractional anisotropy) and overlook tract geometry. Here we propose an automated workflow to cluster fibers using a white matter probabilistic atlas and perform genetic analysis on the shape characteristics of fiber tracts. We apply our approach to large study of 4-Tesla high angular resolution diffusion imaging (HARDI) data from 198 healthy, young adult twins (age: 20-30). Illustrative results show heritability for the shapes of several major tracts, as color-coded maps.

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Sapientia, 1995, Vol. L, nº 197-198 (número completo)

Contenido: Razón y fe en Santo Tomás de Aquino / Gustavo Eloy Ponferrada – Sobre la verdad práctica en Tomás de Aquino / Joaquín García Huidobro – Supuestos cartesianos y gnoseología tomista / Augusto Furlán – Discusión de la visión del catolicismo en la obra de Hegel / Ignacio E. M. Andereggen – Ciencia, filosofía y religión : a propósito de una obra de H. Margenau / María Ángeles Vitoria – Sobre el alma y su cuerpo / Héctor Jorge Padrón – El bien común político y la filosofía política actual / Jorge Martínez Barrera – El sujeto de la psiquiatría / Mario Enrique Sacchi – Notas y comentarios – Crónicas -- Bibliografía

Implicações da não aprovação da lei complementar, a que se refere o § 3º do art. 198 da Constituição Federal (EC Nº 29/2000), nos gastos federais com saúde

Nome do autor na folha de rosto: Sidney A. Bittencourt.

Diário da Constituinte [gravação de vídeo] : [programa n. 198]

A Igreja faz uma avaliação da Assembleia Nacional Constituinte. Segundo a Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil (CNBB) houve muitos progressos sociais e é na questão da ordem econômica que estão os maiores conflitos. Em relação à família a Igreja defende o casamento indissolúvel, mas apresentou uma emenda pedindo que o Estado reconheça toda a união estável de casais. Dom Jayme Chemello diz que, sem a união estável, não há sequer a possibilidade da educação. O Presidente da ANC Ulysses Guimarães apresenta dados estatísticos sobre o trabalho da Constituinte. Os direitos dos cidadãos na nova Carta foram discutidos por estudantes e constituintes na Universidade de Brasília (UNB). João Gilberto, ex-Deputado e Presidente do Centro de Acompanhamento da Constituinte, avalia que o projeto começa bem, privilegiando os direitos individuais, sociais, coletivos e políticos dos cidadãos. Lysâneas Maciel (PDT-RJ) defende a proposta de realização de um plebiscito popular para sancionar a Constituição, prevendo ainda que, caso a nova Carta não seja aprovada pela população, os constituintes perderão suas funções. Quatro constituintes foram verificar denúncia de mortes por causa de disputa de terras na região do Bico do Papagaio, no sul do Pará. Raquel Capiberibe (PMDB-AP) considera estarrecedora a realidade encontrada na região, caracterizada pela violência dos próprios órgãos de governo, da própria polícia. Ademir Andrade (PMDB-PA) diz que apoia a emenda popular em favor de uma reforma agrária, para evitar a continuação da violência no país.

Generation time and utilization of energy by aquatic bacteria. [Translation from: Trudy Instituta Biologii Vnutrennykh Vodnany 11(14), 198-202, 1966.]

Recent research has shown that the biomass of bacteria in lakes and other water-bodies can attain significant values. The huge production of bacteria is brought about by their great rate of reproduction. In a series of cases their biomass exceeds the biomass of phytoplankton. Therefore in a study of the biological productivity of water bodies it is necessary to calculate the biomass and production not only of the phyto- and zooplankton, but also of bacteria.The authors uses different methods and formulae to to compare the time of one generation of the bacteria.

On a method of determination of chlorophyll in cells of algae collected on a membrane filter. [Translation from: Trudy Instituta Biologii Vnutrennykh Vodnany 11(14), 198-202, 1966.]

The original method, proposed by Yentsch (1957), of determination of chlorophyll directly in the cells, attracts attention by its simplicity. In order to measure the content of chlorophyll by this method, a determined volume of suspension of algae is filtered through a membrane filter. The latter is dried a little, clarified by immersion oil, clamped between two glasses, and spectrophotometrized. Extinction is read off at , wavelengths equal to 670 millimicrons (around the maximum absorption of chlorophyll a in the cell) and 750 millimicrons (correction for non- specific absorption and dispersion of light by particles of the preparation). The method of Yentsch was employed by the authors for determination of chlorophyll-a in samples of phytoplankton. They conclude that in spite of the simplicity and convenience of determination the method must be applied sufficiently carefully. It is more suitable for analysis of cultures of algae, where, non-specific absorption of light is insignificant.

C 198 INST-D 2013. 379 Ilustración de tejidos manuales con paja toquilla y en telar de mesa en Sandoná - Nariño.

11 fotografías a color.

Persistent Homology Analysis of Brain Artery Trees.

New representations of tree-structured data objects, using ideas from topological data analysis, enable improved statistical analyses of a population of brain artery trees. A number of representations of each data tree arise from persistence diagrams that quantify branching and looping of vessels at multiple scales. Novel approaches to the statistical analysis, through various summaries of the persistence diagrams, lead to heightened correlations with covariates such as age and sex, relative to earlier analyses of this data set. The correlation with age continues to be significant even after controlling for correlations from earlier significant summaries.

X-Ray Emission from the Super-Earth Host GJ 1214

Stellar activity can produce large amounts of high-energy radiation, which is absorbed by the planetary atmosphere leading to irradiation-driven mass loss. We present the detection and an investigation of high-energy emission in a transiting super-Earth host system, GJ 1214, based on XMM-Newton observations. We derive an X-ray luminosity of LX = 7.4 × 1025 erg s-1 and a corresponding activity level of log (LX /L bol) ~ -5.3. Further, we determine a coronal temperature of about ~3.5 MK, which is typical for coronal emission of moderately active low-mass stars. We estimate that GJ 1214 b evaporates at a rate of 1.3× 1010 g s-1 and has lost a total of ≈2-5.6 M ⊕.