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Ordovician echinoderms from the Tabas and Damghan regions, Iran: palaeobiogeographical implications

2005

Abstract Two echinoderm assemblages are described in the Middle Ordovician of Iran (Darriwilian). The Simeh Kuh section (Damghan area, eastern Alborz range) has yielded a rich and diverse blastozoan fauna consisting of fistuliporite (Echinosphaerites, Heliocrinites) and dichoporite rhombiferans (cheirocrinids indet., hemicosmitids indet.), as well as aristocystitid (Sinocystis) and sphaeronitid diploporites (Glyptosphaerites, Tholocystis). Heliocrinites, cheirocrinids, hemicosmitids, Glyptosphaerites, and Tholocystis are reported for the first time in the Ordovician of Iran. A less diverse assemblage was collected in the Shirgesht section (Tabas area, Derenjal Mountains), and represents the…

Shallow structures at the outer Calabrian accretionary wedge (NW Ionian Sea): new insights from recently migrated reflection data

2010

Terra Nova, 00, 000–000, 2010 Abstract Post-stack time migration of a set of seismic reflection profiles reveals details of the stratigraphic–structural setting of the outermost Calabrian accretionary wedge, in the NW sector of the Ionian Sea, with particular emphasis on the Messinian stratigraphy and the deformation style of the thin frontal portion of this wedge. A structural style and seismic facies analysis, calibrated by refraction data, images a general bipartition of the Messinian evaporite deposits: the `lower subunit', consisting mainly of salt, appears to have undergone ductile-flow deformation, and the `upper subunit', consisting mainly of gypsum and marls, appears to be characte…

Experimental investigation on peralkaline silicic magmas of Pantelleria Island: inferences on pre-eruptive conditions, magma evolution and water solu…

2017

Preparation and Characterization of Pulp and Paper Mill Sludge-Activated Biochars Using Alkaline Activation : A Box–Behnken Design Approach

2022

This study utilized pulp and paper mill sludge as a carbon source to produce activated biochar adsorbents. The response surface methodology (RSM) application for predicting and optimizing the activated biochar preparation conditions was investigated. Biochars were prepared based on a Box–Behnken design (BBD) approach with three independent factors (i.e., pyrolysis temperature, holding time, and KOH:biomass ratio), and the responses evaluated were specific surface area (SSA), micropore area (Smicro), and mesopore area (Smeso). According to the RSM and BBD analysis, a pyrolysis temperature of 800 °C for 3 h of holding and an impregnation ratio of 1:1 (biomass:KOH) are the optimum conditions f…

Paracetamolu saturošu bezrecepšu medikamentu izvēle

2021

Paracetamols jau vairāk kā simts gadus ir vienas no pasaulē plašāk lietotajām pretsāpju un pretdrudža zālēm. Paracetamols ir pierādīts kā drošs medikaments, lietojot atbilstošas un kontrolētas devas, tomēr visbiežāk ziņotā paracetamola blakusparādība ir hepatotoksicitāte, kas rodas pēc akūtas pārdozēšanas. Darba mērķis bija noskaidrot, kurus paracetamolu saturošus bezrecepšu medikamentus pircēji izvēlas un šo medikamentu apriti “Galma aptiekā” un “Ozolnieku aptiekā” laika periodā no 2019. gada 1. janvara līdz 2020. gada 31. decembrim. Pētījumā tika noskaidrots, ka vispārdotākie paracetamolu saturošie bezrecepšu medikamenti “Galma aptiekā” un “Ozolnieku aptiekā” bija Paracetamol Actavis 500 …

Parent of origin effects in attention/deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): analysis of data from the international multicenter ADHD genetics (IMAGE…

2008

Contains fulltext : 71540.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access) There are conflicting reports suggesting that the parental origin of transmitted risk alleles may play a role in the etiology of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A recent report by Hawi and colleagues observed a generalized paternal over-transmission of alleles associated with ADHD. This was not replicated in more recent studies. Using data from a large multicenter study we examined the overall and gene-specific parent of origin effect in 554 independent SNPs across 47 genes. Transmission disequilibrium and explicit parent of origin test were performed using PLINK. Overall parent of origin effect was tested…

ANOVA-MOP: ANOVA Decomposition for Multiobjective Optimization

2018

Real-world optimization problems may involve a number of computationally expensive functions with a large number of input variables. Metamodel-based optimization methods can reduce the computational costs of evaluating expensive functions, but this does not reduce the dimension of the search domain nor mitigate the curse of dimensionality effects. The dimension of the search domain can be reduced by functional anova decomposition involving Sobol' sensitivity indices. This approach allows one to rank decision variables according to their impact on the objective function values. On the basis of the sparsity of effects principle, typically only a small number of decision variables significantl…

NAUTILUS framework : towards trade-off-free interaction in multiobjective optimization

2016

In this paper, we present a framework of different interactive NAUTILUS methods for multiobjective optimization. In interactive methods, the decision maker iteratively sees solution alternatives and provides one’s preferences in order to find the most preferred solution. We question the widely used setting that the solutions shown to the decision maker should all be Pareto optimal which implies that improvement in any objective function necessitates allowing impairment in some others. Instead, in NAUTILUS we enable the decision maker to make a free search without having to trade-off by starting from an inferior solution and iteratively approaching the Pareto optimal set by allowing all obje…

A solution process for simulation-based multiobjective design optimization with an application in the paper industry

2014

In this paper, we address some computational challenges arising in complex simulation-based design optimization problems. High computational cost, black-box formulation and stochasticity are some of the challenges related to optimization of design problems involving the simulation of complex mathematical models. Solving becomes even more challenging in case of multiple conflicting objectives that must be optimized simultaneously. In such cases, application of multiobjective optimization methods is necessary in order to gain an understanding of which design offers the best possible trade-off. We apply a three-stage solution process to meet the challenges mentioned above. As our case study, w…

Interactive Nonlinear Multiobjective Optimization Methods

2016

An overview of interactive methods for solving nonlinear multiobjective optimization problems is given. In interactive methods, the decision maker progressively provides preference information so that the most satisfactory Pareto optimal solution can be found for her or his. The basic features of several methods are introduced and some theoretical results are provided. In addition, references to modifications and applications as well as to other methods are indicated. As the role of the decision maker is very important in interactive methods, methods presented are classified according to the type of preference information that the decision maker is assumed to provide. peerReviewed