Active microplate boundaries in ocean-continent subduction zones may induce deformation of the overlying plate and spatial or geochemical variations in the volcanic arc. We discuss two modern cases. The first is the South Gorda-Juan de Fuca plate boundary in the Cascadia subduction zone, where there is little or no effect on the overriding plate and the oceanic plate takes up much of the deform...

• I¸k " • k-Abstract A critique of Silicon Graphics, Inc.'s medium grain data flow scientific visualization environment IRIS Explorer is presented. Explorer shows promise as an important tool for users to quickly and easily build custom distributed visualization applications. Developers can use Explorer to create new visualization techniques without re-implementing common functionality. There a...

In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird ein neuartiges Modell zur Modellierung des Masseeffekts von primären Hirntumoren beschrieben. Die Progression des Tumors wird mittels einer deterministischen Reaktions-Diffusionsgleichung, welche auf einem hochauflösenden, regulären Gitter diskretisiert wird, modelliert. Für die Beschreibung der raumfordernden Wirkung des Tumors wird die resultierende Verteilung ...

The remarkable increase in chondrocyte volume is a major determinant in the longitudinal growth of mammalian bones. To permit a detailed morphological study of hypertrophic chondrocytes using standard histological techniques, the preservation of normal chondrocyte morphology is essential. We noticed that during fixation of growth plates with conventional fixative solutions, there was a marked m...