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Biostratigraphy of the Ruteh Formation at Harijan section (Central Alborz) northern Iran using foraminifera and conodont
In order to study the fossil contents of the Ruteh Formation for biostratigraphical purposes, the 200 meters thick section was sampled at Harijan section, Central Alborz. The sequence is mainly mad…
Received 25 June 2009 23:40 GMT; Posted 26 June 2009
Posted to: Earth & Environment
Independent elaboration of steroid hormone signaling pathways in Metazoans
Steroid hormones regulate many physiological processes in vertebrates, nematodes and arthropods through binding to nuclear receptors (NR), a metazoan-specific family of ligand-activated transcripti…
Received 25 June 2009 20:26 GMT; Posted 26 June 2009
Posted to: Cancer, Developmental Biology, Bioinformatics, Earth & Environment, Evolutionary Biology
An evaluation of taxonomic name finding & next steps in Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) developments
The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is an international consortium of natural history libraries that are actively scanning scientific literature from their collections and publishing the digiti…
Received 25 June 2009 18:08 GMT; Posted 26 June 2009
Posted to: Bioinformatics, Earth & Environment
The study of the umbilical system in planktonic foraminifera in relation with depth of the Ziarat-kola section at the Maastrichtian, Central Alborz, IRAN
The main aim of this research is study of the planktonic foraminifera morphogroups distinction genus to perform by changing the umbilicus area in Ziarat-kola section to find novel results. Therefor…
Received 14 June 2009 21:41 GMT; Posted 15 June 2009
Posted to: Ecology, Earth & Environment, Evolutionary Biology
Analysis of Antarctic Ice Core Data (EPICA Dome C) with Flicker-Noise Spectroscopy
Evolution of Earth’s climate system over the past 800,000 years represents a complex process with successions of uneven glacial and interglacial periods. The length, amplitudes, and development of …
Received 14 June 2009 18:02 GMT; Posted 15 June 2009
Posted to: Earth & Environment
Congener specific organic carbon normalized soil and sediment-water partitioning coefficients for the C1 through C8 perfluoroalkyl carboxylic and sulfonic acids
Organic carbon normalized soil and sediment-water partitioning coefficients (Koc) were estimated for all C1 through C8 perfluoroalkyl carboxylic (PFCA) and sulfonic (PFSA) acid congeners. The…
Received 06 June 2009 01:57 GMT; Posted 08 June 2009
Posted to: Chemistry, Earth & Environment
Sulfur-bound biomarkers of a Monterey shale and a Greenland lake sediment
Seeking to reconstruct the biogeochemical processes that produced organic sulfur compounds in two unique depositional environments, we used the nickel boride desulfurization reaction to release hyd…
Received 05 June 2009 01:48 GMT; Posted 05 June 2009
Posted to: Chemistry, Ecology, Earth & Environment
The importance of decadal-scale climate variability to wind-driven modulation of hypoxia in Chesapeake Bay
Millions of dollars are spent annually to reduce nutrient loading to Chesapeake Bay, with a fundamental goal of reducing the extent and severity of low dissolved oxygen (hypoxia) during the summert…
Received 02 June 2009 16:33 GMT; Posted 03 June 2009
Posted to: Earth & Environment
A comparative assessment of octanol-water partitioning and distribution constant estimation methods for perfluoroalkyl carboxylates and sulfonates
New experimental data is available in the literature regarding the octanol-water distribution behavior of representative straight chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylate (PFCA) and sulfonate (PFSA) congen…
Received 29 May 2009 05:43 GMT; Posted 01 June 2009
Posted to: Chemistry, Earth & Environment
Spatiotemporal regime of climate and streamflow in the U.S. Great Lakes Basin
We analyzed interannual and seasonal regimes of river runoff, precipitation, and air temperature for three nested regions: (1) the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, (2) the U.S. portion of the Great Lak…
Received 26 May 2009 16:19 GMT; Posted 27 May 2009
Posted to: Earth & Environment
