Water table temperatures inferred from dissolved noble gas concentrations (noble gas temperatures, NGT) are useful as a quantitative proxy for air temperature change since the last glacial maximum. Despite their importance in paleoclimate research, few studies have investigated the relationship between NGT and actual recharge temperatures in field settings. This study presents dissolved noble g...

The action spectrum for the photomechanical contraction of catfish single cones was found to fit the absorbance spectrum of the visual pigment they contain (determined by microspectrophotometry). This indicates that cone contraction is brought about by a direct effect of light on the cones themselves and not, as is the case for the epithelial pigment, by an indirect effect via the rods.

This research work was carried out to analyze the X-ray flares in Blazar Mkn 421 using data from XMM-Newton observation (Observation ID: 0658801301) that lasted for 8 hours. EPIC/pn used statistical analysis of light and spectrum curve energy ranges 0.3 10.0 keV. The best fit model found be additive (log-parabola + black-body). measured integrated flux range 0.3-2 keV is 5.015x10-10 ergs cm-2 s...

I review the basic concepts of the Rigidly Rotating Magnetosphere model for the circumstellar plasma distribution around the helium-strong star σ Ori E. I demonstrate that the model can furnish a good fit to the photo-metric, spectroscopic and magnetic variability exhibited by this star, and argue that the variability of other helium-strong stars may be amenable to a similar interpretation.

background: there can be little doubt that the construction is the most hazardous industry in the worldwide. this study was designed to modeling the factors affecting unsafe behavior from the perspective of safety supervisors. methods: the qualitative research was conducted to extract a conceptual model. a structural model was then developed based on a questionnaire survey (n=266) by two stage ...

the purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of learning goal orientation at the individual, group and organizational level in the relationship of transformational leadership with adaptive performance. the sample consisted of 175 employees of a service organization. fitness of the proposed model and indirect effects was examined through structural equation modeling and bootst...

Drying behavior of blanched sweet potato in a cabinet dryer using different five air temperatures (40-80°C) and ten sweet potato varieties sliced to 5mm thickness were investigated. The drying data were fitted to eight models. The Modified Henderson and Pabis model gave the best fit to the experimental moisture ratio data obtained during the drying of all the varieties while Newton (Lewis) and ...

SFITTER is a new analysis tool to determine supersymmetric model parameters from collider measurements. Using the set of supersymmetric mass measurements at the LC and at the LHC we show how both colliders probe different sectors of the MSSM Lagrangian. This observation is a strong motivation to move from a parameter fit assuming a certain model to the unconstrained weak-scale MSSM Lagrangian. ...