Two pathological specimens are presented in which the morphological left ventricle contains the right atrioventricular ostium, completely or in its major portion and, totally, the left atrioventricular ostium. It is suggested from a consideration of these cases and of the pathological material available in the literature that this constitutes an entity that can be usefully separated from the he...

[1] Sedimentary molybdenum, [Mo]s, has been widely used as a proxy for benthic redox potential owing to its generally strong enrichment in organic-rich marine facies deposited under oxygen-depleted conditions. A detailed analysis of [Mo]s–total organic carbon (TOC) covariation in modern anoxic marine environments and its relationship to ambient water chemistry suggests that (1) [Mo]s, while use...

The effect of inlet conditions on the mixing of a passive scalar was investigated in a planar shear layer with inlet boundary layers that were laminar, tripped and naturally turbulent–transitional. Planar laser-induced fluorescence measurements of acetone were used to directly evaluate the shear layer structure, and were processed to determine probability density functions ~PDFs! of the mixture...

The aeroacoustic performance of an adaptive inlet of a turbo-fan engine is numerically investigated in this paper. The sound intensity and directivity of the fan noise propagation to the far-field, and the sound level at lateral reference points are investigated. The investigation is performed for three Helmholtz numbers, with the influence of the mean flow included, for a single duct mode (8,1...

We present passive flow-rate regulators using an autonomous deflection of parallel membrane valves, capable to maintain a constant flow-rate at varying inlet pressure supplied from micropumps. The previous passive flow-rate regulators are difficult to integrate with micropumps, not only because of the complex multi-layer structures, but also because of the high threshold inlet pressure required...

An observational program applying a broad suite of in-situ and boat-based remote sensing tools to the New River inlet and its interaction with the ocean was implemented during the RIVET I experiment. Of particular interest was the flow of the river through and within the inlet; wave breaking within the inlet as a result of shoaling and wave-current interactions; and the fate, dilution, and tran...

Motivated by capture and detection of airborne biological agents in real time with a cantilever biosensor without introducing the agents into liquids, we present the effects of inlet/outlet configurations of a homemade particle collector on the electrostatic capture of airborne 100 nm diameter nanoparticles under swirling gas flows. This particle collector has three different inlet/outlet confi...

Population Identity: Based on studies of mitochondrial DNA, Cook Inlet belugas are genetically distinct from the other four beluga populations that occur in western and northern Alaska (O’Corry-Crowe et al. 1997; O’Corry-Crowe, pers. comm.). There have been only two beluga sightings recorded in the region between Cook Inlet and the nearest beluga population in Bristol Bay (Frost and Lowry 1990;...

Hypotheses: Adaptation to different environments can drive the evolution of mating isolation and thereby contribute to ecological speciation. Adaptive divergence in nest characteristics, which could be one avenue to mating isolation, has received little attention. For it to be important, populations adapted to different environments should show genetic differences in nest characteristics. Organ...