The gypsum mineralization occurred in the form of Satin Spar and Selenite in the south and southwest of the Fars province in the folded Zagros zone. In this region, Satin Spar mineralization has been formed as stratiform between the red marl and siltstone units of Late Miocene–Pliocene in Agha Jari, Bakhtiari, and the Gachsaran formations. The reserves of Satin Spar in this area are at least 20...

In this paper we describe a compilation scheme to translate implicitly parallel programs in the programming language Spar (an extension to Java) to efficient code for distributed-memory parallel computer systems. The compilation scheme is formulated as a set of transformation rules. In Spar, the language constructs for parallelization have been designed for comfortable use by the programmer, no...

The ubiquitin-proteasome pathway (UPP) regulates synaptic function, but little is known about specific UPP targets and mechanisms in mammalian synapses. We report here that the SCF(beta-TRCP) complex, a multisubunit E3 ubiquitin ligase, targets the postsynaptic spine-associated Rap GTPase activating protein (SPAR) for degradation in neurons. SPAR degradation by SCF(beta-TRCP) depended on the ac...

This paper contributes to the literature on the sale price appraisal ratio (SPAR) as an alternative house price index methodology. Housing market transaction data for 12 cities or districts in New Zealand for the period 1994 – 2004 is utilised to test the effect of measurement errors in assessed values on index accuracy and temporal aggregation on index stability. The main findings are: 1) temp...

PAR-3 (partitioning-defective) is a scaffold-like PDZ (postsynaptic density-95/discs large/zonula occludens-1) domain-containing protein that forms a complex with PAR-6 and atypical PKC, localizes to tight junctions, and contributes to the formation of functional tight junctions. There are several alternatively spliced isoforms of PAR-3, although their physiological significance remains unknown...

Recent studies have reported on the molecular mechanisms underlying dendritic spine (spine) dynamics. Because most of these studies investigated spine dynamics by overexpressing constitutively active or dominant-negative PSD (postsynaptic density) proteins in cultured mature neurons, the results represent the enlargement of mature spines or their return to an immature state. Here, we developed ...

The national library of France (BnF) is in the process of setting up a digital preservation repository, named SPAR (Système de Préservation et d’Archivage Réparti – Distributed Preservation and Archiving System). The infrastructure for the system, bought in 2005, is designed to support 1,5 petabytes of storage by 2014. The software components of the system are currently developped by Atos Origi...

Title of Document: ANALYTICAL MODELING AND EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF A PASSIVELY MORPHING ORNITHOPTER WING Aimy Wissa, Doctor of Philosophy, 2014 Directed By: Langley Distinguished Professor, James E. Hubbard, Jr., Department of Aerospace Engineering Ornithopters or flapping wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have potential applications in both civil and military sectors. Amongst all categor...