(Table 2) Chemical composition of skeletons of scleractinian non-zooxanthelate corals

The first data on chemical composition of nonreef-building non-zooxanthellate deep-sea corals presented in this publication allow us to identify following tendencies manifested in the biomineralization process. Comparison of concentration levels of some chemical elements in scleractinian corals and ambient ocean waters suggests that corals do not accumulate K in the process of biomineralization and weakly accumulate Mg, whereas Ca, Sr, Si, Al, Ti, Mn, Zn, Cu, Cd, Pb, and Fe are concentrated in skeletons of corals with enrichment coefficients of 10**3 to 10**7. Correlations between components contained in the skeletons of scleractinian corals suggest that the source of Al, Si, Fe, and Ti in them is the clayey constituent of bottom sediments and zooplankton, while trace elements are likely accumulated via bioassimilation from seawater. Such elements as Mn, Sr, Pb, and Cd can structurally substitute Ca in calcite and aragonite. Variations in concentrations of the elements in coral skeletons depending on their habitat depths are fairly significant. As could be expected Ca and Mg concentrations are prone to decrease with depth (R = -0.55 and -0.51, respectively), which can possibly be caused by partial dissolution of carbonate skeletons with increasing depth, whereas the Sr/Ca ratio does not depend on depth.

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Contient : Testament de Gauthier de Brienne, duc d'Athènes ; Donation faite par Louis de La Trémoille à Charlotte Couronneau, sa maîtresse ; Aveu rendu à Jean de Luxembourg par Guillemette de Montigny ; Testament de Jean de Langhat, évêque de Limoges, et pièces relatives à son exécution ; Donation par Charles VII à Gaston de Lyon, sénéchal de Toulouse, de biens de la famille d'Enghien, échus au roi par droit d'aubaine ; Vente par Érard de Nanteuil, à Robert, duc de Bourgogne, de ses droits à Souleaux, Villeloup, etc ; Cession par Philippe le Bel à Edmond d'Angleterre et à Blanche de Navarre, sa femme, des châtellenies de Soulaines et Lassicourt ; Notes sur la généalogie de François de Luxembourg, vicomte de Martigues ; Mémoire pour Jean, seigneur de Roye, contre Jean d'Humières, au sujet de l'héritage de Raoul de Flavy ; Approbation par l'Université de Paris, du projet de mariage entre le Dauphin Charles et Marguerite d'Autriche ; Vente par Jeanne de Sains, dame de Lagny, femme de Jean de Launay, à Guillaume de Flavy, de la seigneurie de Lagny ; Contrat de mariage de Jean de Roye et Blanche de Brosse ; Mémoire pour Antoine de Roye et Catherine de Saarebruck sa femme, contre M. et Mme d'Anthoing ; Mémoire pour Guy de Beloy, curateur aux causes d'Antoine de Roye, contre Charles de Sainte-Maure, comte de Nesle, et Catherine d'Estouteville, sa femme ; Inventaire des pièces produites devant le Parlement par Jean de Roye ; Réponse de Thibaut, Gui et Jean de Flavy, aux demandes de Jean de Roye (incomplet de la fin) ; Réplique de Jean de Roye ; Mandement de Charles VII, autorisant Pierre d'Orgemont, son échanson, à faire valoir ses droits contre les héritiers de Mahieu de Roye ; Pièces concernant la cause de Jean de Roye contre Robert d'Estouteville et Catherine de Sainte-Beuve, sa femme ; Notice d'un accord entre l'église de Soissons et Jean de Chérizy ; Aveu rendu à Jean de Roye par Regnault de Bucy, pour ses fiefs de Muret ; Extrait du dénombrement du fief tenu à Maissenin par Jean du Rosay ; Confirmation des privilèges de Notre-Dame d'Oulchy par Henri, comte de Troyes ; Procuration donnée par Phileberte de Rupt, veuve de Jean de Roye et tutrice de ses enfants, à Jacques « Cumyn » ; Compte des obsèques et du service de bout de l'an de Phileberte de Rupt, dame de Saint-Georges (morte le 9 décembre 1519) ; Pièces relatives à François et Yvon de Villeprouvée ; Testament de Marie de Roye, femme de Pierre d'Orgemont ; Privilèges accordés à divers habitants de Méry-sur-Seine ; Vente par Guillaume de Marigny à Jacques de Basson d'un étang près de Marigny ; Aveu rendu à Pons de Mortagne par Jean de Chabanais, pour ce qu'il tient au nom de Marguerite de Marcillac, sa femme ; Procès entre Catherine de Chauvigny, veuve de Charles d'Amboise, et Philippe de Lannoy et Marguerite de Chatillon, sa femme, au sujet de l'héritage de Jeanne Flote (28 février 1491-21 juillet 1494 ; Bail consenti aux religieux de Saint-Martin de Troyes par Robert Compoings, procureur de Perrette Bracque, veuve de Jacques Piedefer, conseiller au Châtelet ; Inventaire des titres du château de Juilly ; Vente d'une terre par Elyon de Mailly, seigneur d'Arc-sur-Tille, à Nicolas Godet ; Procès verbal d'examen par divers écrivains jurés de Paris, de deux lettres adressés à Semblançay par G. de Bonnivet ; Arrêt en faveur d'Hector de Rochechouart et de Catherine d'Estrabonne, sa femme, contre les religieuses de Moncel ; Extrait relatif à Christophe de Bouan ; Épitaphe de Robert de Crèvecoeur ; Accord entre Charlotte d'Aunay, dame de Plancy, et Jean Billardon, au sujet des moulins de Plancy ; Lettre de Jean de Langeac, évêque d'Avranches, à [François de Dinteville], évêque d'Auxerre (8 juin [1532] ; original) ; Lettre de Guillaume du Bellay à Pomponio Trivulcio (25 novembre 1532 ; original) ; Lettre de M. de Lespinasse à M. de Paisy (20 mars s. d. ; original) ; Lettre de François, comte de Nevers, à M. de Nemours (25 août 1555 ; original) ; Lettres écrites par le même ou en son nom aux élus de Troyes (août-septembre 1552 ; originaux) ; Serment prêté par François II, duc de Bretagne ; Liste des comtes de Rethel jusqu'en 1406 ; Règlement pour le partage des biens d'Englebert d'Enghien et Marie d'Antoing, sa femme, entre leurs enfants ; Lettres royaux pour Louis de Luxembourg, comte de Ligny ; Extraits relatifs à diverses rentes assignées par les rois de France à des princes de leur maison ; Feuillet d'un obituaire de Morien val (cf. Molinier, Obituaires français, p. 284) ; Extraits relatifs au fief de Lieuvillers ; Extraits de divers contrats de mariage et registres paroissiaux

A experiência ficcional de Gérard Aké Loba: utopia e construção da identidade pós-colonial

A experiência ficcional de Gérard Aké Loba — Kocoumbo, l’étudiant noir(1960), Les fils de Kouretcha (1970), Les dépossédés (1973) e Le sas des parvenus(1990), ancorada na dinâmica de culturas, no respeito e na honorabilidade do Eu e do Outro, centra-se na problemática da utopia e da construção da identidade pós-colonial. Considerando que a Literatura, enquanto sistema semiótico de produção e recepção de textos, se encontra vinculada a uma visão do mundo, iremos ver como nela se manifestam as relações entre o Ocidente (Europeu) e as regiões da África francófona (Costa do Marfim) no percurso das metamorfoses que conduzem ao Pós-Colonialismo. Procuraremos, de igual modo, problematizar a utopia, e também a distopia, comungando da proposta de Éric Aunoble2, para quem estas questões deverão ser compreendidas na sua relação com o tempo e com a historicidade presente por tentarem responder “aux attentes de leurs temps”.

Oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon isotopic compositions in deep sea cherts, porcellanites, and coexisting carbonates from DSDP Legs 2, 3, 6, 7, 11, 14, 16, 17, and 20

Seventy four samples of DSDP recovered cherts of Jurassic to Miocene age from varying locations, and 27 samples of on-land exposed cherts were analyzed for the isotopic composition of their oxygen and hydrogen. These studies were accompanied by mineralogical analyses and some isotopic analyses of the coexisting carbonates. d18O of chert ranges between 27 and 39%. relative to SMOW, d18O of porcellanite - between 30 and 42%. The consistent enrichment of opal-CT in porcellanites in 18O with respect to coexisting microcrystalline quartz in chert is probably a reflection of a different temperature (depth) of diagenesis of the two phases. d18O of deep sea cherts generally decrease with increasing age, indicating an overall cpoling of the ocean bottom during the last 150 m.y. A comparison of this trend with that recorded by benthonic foraminifera (Douglas and Savin, 1975; http://www.deepseadrilling.org/32/volume/dsdp32_15.pdf) indicates the possibility of d18O in deep sea cherts not being frozen in until several tens of millions of years after deposition. Cherts of any Age show a spread of d18O values, increasing diagenesis being reflected in a lowering of d18O. Drusy quartz has the lowest d18O values. On-land exposed cherts are consistently depleted in 18O in comparison to their deep sea time equivalent cherts. Water extracted from deep sea cherts ranges between 0.5 and 1.4 wt %. dD of this water ranges between -78 and -95%. and is not a function of d18O of the cherts (or the temperature of their formation).

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Vibrational spectroscopy of phthalocyanine and naphthalocyanine in sandwich-type (na)phthalocyaninato and porphyrinato rare earth complexes: Part 14. The infrared and Raman characteristics of phthalocyanine in “pinwheel-like” homoleptic bis[1,8,15,22-tetrakis(3-pentyloxy)phthalocyaninato] rare earth(III) double-decker complexes

The infrared (IR) spectroscopic data and Raman spectroscopic properties for a series of 13 “pinwheel-like” homoleptic bis(phthalocyaninato) rare earth complexes M[Pc(α-OC5H11)4]2 [M = Y and Pr–Lu except Pm; H2Pc(α-OC5H11)4 = 1,8,15,22-tetrakis(3-pentyloxy)phthalocyanine] have been collected and comparatively studied. Both the IR and Raman spectra for M[Pc(α-OC5H11)4]2 are more complicated than those of homoleptic bis(phthalocyaninato) rare earth analogues, namely M(Pc)2 and M[Pc(OC8H17)8]2, but resemble (for IR) or are a bit more complicated (for Raman) than those of heteroleptic counterparts M(Pc)[Pc(α-OC5H11)4], revealing the decreased molecular symmetry of these double-decker compounds, namely S8. Except for the obvious splitting of the isoindole breathing band at 1110–1123 cm−1, the IR spectra of M[Pc(α-OC5H11)4]2 are quite similar to those of corresponding M(Pc)[Pc(α-OC5H11)4] and therefore are similarly assigned. With laser excitation at 633 nm, Raman bands derived from isoindole ring and aza stretchings in the range of 1300–1600 cm−1 are selectively intensified. The IR spectra reveal that the frequencies of pyrrole stretching and pyrrole stretching coupled with the symmetrical CH bending of –CH3 groups are sensitive to the rare earth ionic size, while the Raman technique shows that the bands due to the isoindole stretchings and the coupled pyrrole and aza stretchings are similarly affected. Nevertheless, the phthalocyanine monoanion radical Pc′− IR marker band of bis(phthalocyaninato) complexes involving the same rare earth ion is found to shift to lower energy in the order M(Pc)2 > M(Pc)[Pc(α-OC5H11)4] > M[Pc(α-OC5H11)4]2, revealing the weakened π–π interaction between the two phthalocyanine rings in the same order.

Reducing the global burden of depression : population level analysis of intervention cost-effectiveness in 14 world regions

International evidence on the cost and effects of interventions for reducing the global burden of depression remain scarce. Aims: To estimate the population-level cost-effectiveness of evidence-based depression interventions and their contribution towards reducing current burden. Method: Primary-care-based depression interventions were modelled at the level of whole populations in 14 epidemiological subregions of the world. Total population-level costs (in international dollars or I$) and effectiveness (disability adjusted life years (DALYs) averted) were combined to form average and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios. Results: Evaluated interventions have the potential to reduce the current burden of depression by 10–30%. Pharmacotherapy with older antidepressant drugs, with or without proactive collaborative care, are currently more cost-effective strategies than those using newer antidepressants, particularly in lower-income subregions. Conclusions: Even in resource-poor regions, each DALYaverted by efficient depression treatments in primary care costs less than 1 year of average per capita income, making such interventions a cost-effective use of health resources. However, current levels of burden can only be reduced significantlyif there is a substantialincrease substantial increase intreatment coverage.

Comparison between ACI 440 and FIB 14 design guidelines in using CFRP for strengthening of a concrete bridge headstock

This paper compares and reviews the recommendations and contents of the guide for the design and construction of externally bonded FRP systems for strengthening concrete structures reported by ACI committee 440 and technical report of Externally bonded FRP reinforcement for RC structures (FIB 14) in application of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites in strengthening of an aging reinforced concrete headstock. The paper also discusses the background, limitations, strengthening for flexure and shear, and other related issues in use of FRP for strengthening of a typical reinforced concrete headstock structure such as durability, de-bonding, strengthening limits, fire and environmental conditions. A case study of strengthening of a bridge headstock using FRP composites is presented as a worked example in order to illustrate and compare the differences between these two design guidelines when used in conjunction with the philosophy of the Austroads (1992) bridge design code.

Comparing the ethical predisposition of university students in five English-speaking countries : an examination of 14 questionable business practices

Recent years have seen intense scrutiny focused on the reported ethical breaches of enterprises across the globe. At the forefront of the accompanying criticism are the actions of giant American firms such as WorldCom, Arthur Anderson, and Enron. However, such deviations from acceptable standards of conduct have not been confined to the American market. Australia endured its era of “corporate excess” in the 1980s [Milton-Smith, 1997]. As a result, a spate of ethics-based research was undertaken in the early 1990s. More recently, China has been identified as a major venue for behavior deemed to be unacceptable, even unsafe. Issues such as counterfeit fashion items, software, and automobile parts have been a concern for several years [Gonzalez, 2007]. Perhaps more disconcerting are the recent recalls of children’s products, many of which were produced for leading toy companies such as Mattel and Fisher-Price, because of the use of dangerous lead-based paint. As one might anticipate, news reports and consumer protection agencies have been quick to condemn any action that falls within the “controversial” category. Indeed, many segments of society characterize such actions as unethical behavior. One result of this increased level of concern is the higher level of attention given to ethics in higher education programs. Even accreditation bodies such as AACSB have virtually mandated the integration of ethics into the curriculum. As a consequence, academicians have ramped up their ethics-based research agendas.