Linguistic theories distinguish between syntax (sentence form) and semantics (sentence meaning). Correspondingly, recent studies have shown that syntactic and semantic anomalies elicit distinct changes in the event-related brain potential (ERP). However, these results have been obtained with highly artificial methodologies and have not yet been generalized to more natural reading conditions. He...

The Pilbara Craton in Northwest Australia is a 600×550 km region of early-mid Archaean granite/greenstone terrain, dominated by granite domes, and in part covered by younger rocks. Gravity and magnetic anomalies are used to map the granite/greenstone surface under cover, and infer the depth extent of the granite/greenstone structures. A published seismic refraction interpretation gives a two la...

A brief sketch is made of the present observational status of neutrino physics, with emphasis on the hints that follow from solar and atmospheric neutrino observations, as well as cosmological data on the amplitude of primordial density fluctuations. I also briefly review the ways to account for the observed anomalies and some of their implications. A brief sketch is made of the present observa...

Using the new Argo array of profiling floats that gives unprecedented space-time coverage of the upper 2000 meters of the global ocean, we present definitive evidence of a deep tropical ocean component of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO). The surface wind stress anomalies associated with the MJO force eastward-propagating oceanic equatorial Kelvin waves that extend downward to 1500 meters. T...

The present study employs event related potentials (ERPs) to verify the utility of using electrophysiological measures to study developmental questions within the field of language comprehension. Established ERP components (N400 and P600) that reflect semantic and syntactic processing were examined. Fifteen adults and 14 children (ages 8-13) processed spoken stimuli containing either semantic o...

magnetic survey is nowadays the most efficient non-destructive geophysical method. this technique puts emphasis on the measurement of anomalies of the earth’s magnetic field, caused by the presence of archaeological remains in the ground. magnetic survey is one of the oldest geophysical methods for airborne and land use. that is why there is a large volume of data that could be used for geologi...