Overview of LIMEX'87 ice observations

Ice observations, results, and conclusions are summarized for the March 1987 Labrador Ice Margin Experiment (LIMEX'87), an international oceanographic study conducted in the pack ice of the Grand Banks area off the coast of Newfoundland. Included are the ice extent, flow size and thickness, ice kinematics and rheology, ice microwave properties, oceanic properties under the ice, and penetration of swell into the ice     

Starting up the Sherritt Zinc Pressure Leach Process at Hudson Bay

The first commercial application of the Sherritt two-stage zinc pressure leach process commenced operation at the Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company metallurgical complex in Flin Flon, Manitoba (Canada), on July 2, 1993. The start-up was relatively smooth, and full design rate for the plant was achieved by September 12, 1993. Since that time, zinc extraction in the zinc pressure leach plant has consistently been in excess of 98%, and production has continued to exceed expectations. The successful operation of the Hudson Bay plant represents a significant advancement of zinc processing technology, especially with respect to meeting the environmental challenge faced by zinc plants today.     

Successful engraftment of haploidentical stem cell transplant for familial haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis using both bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cells

Familial haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a disease with a very poor prognosis unless patients receive a bone marrow transplant. It is often difficult to find an HLA-matched donor and haploidentical familial donors may be considered. The main complication of this type of transplant is graft rejection. We describe a patient with familial HLH who received a haploidentical transplant using both mobilized peripheral blood and bone marrow stem cells in an attempt to overcome graft rejection by increasing the stem cell dose. The peripheral blood stem cell inoculum was CD34 enriched using a Cellpro column and T-cell depleted by Campath-1M, the patient received conditioning for a matched sibling donor transplant with the addition of Campath 1G. There was rapid and full engraftment and the patient remains disease free at 5 months. This technique may be applicable for other fatal inborn errors in the absence of an HLA-matched donor.     

Self-disclosure and liking: A meta-analytic review.

Self-disclosure plays a central role in the development and maintenance of relationships. One way that researchers have explored these processes is by studying the links between self-disclosure and liking. Using meta-analytic procedures, the present work sought to clarify and review this literature by evaluating the evidence for 3 distinct disclosure-liking effects. Significant disclosure-liking relations were found for each effect: (1) People who engage in intimate disclosures tend to be liked more than people who disclose at lower levels, (2) people disclose more to those whom they initially like, and (3) people like others as a result of having disclosed to them. In addition, the relation between disclosure and liking was moderated by a number of variables, including study paradigm, type of disclosure, and gender of the discloser. Taken together, these results suggest that various disclosure-liking effects can be integrated and viewed as operating together within a dynamic interpersonal system. Implications for theory development are discussed, and avenues for future research are suggested. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Wood adhesives based on tannin extracts from barks of some pine and spruce species

Barks available in commercial quantities in Australia and overseas have been examined for their efficacy as raw materials for conversion to high quality adhesives for reconstituted wood products. Previously bark from maturePinus radiata was found to be suitable. This paper examines the suitability of barks from four mature pine species (Pinus caribaea, Pinus elliottii, Pinus pinaster andPinus sylvestris), one young pine species (Pinus radiata) and one spruce species (Picea abies). Only the bark extracts ofPinus caribaea andPinus pinaster gave high quality (Type A bond, WBP) wood adhesives. The gluing properties of the adhesives derived from the extracts appeared to be dependent on their contents of formaldehyde-reactive polyflavanoids as indicated by their Stiasny values, with a value of 65% being the minimum for producing a high quality adhesive by the methods used.     

The UCLA Multidimensional Condom Attitudes Scale: Documenting the complex determinants of condom use in college students.

Describes the development and validation of the UCLA Multidimensional Condom Attitudes Scale (MCAS). The relationships between the MCAS and gender, sexual experience, intentions to use a condom, and past condom use were assessed. The MCAS has 5 distinct factors: (1) Reliability and Effectiveness of condoms, (2) the sexual Pleasure associated with condom use, (3) the stigma attached to persons who use condoms (Identity Stigma), (4) the Embarrassment About Negotiation and Use of condoms, and (5) the Embarrassment About the Purchase of condoms. Results strongly suggest that condom attitudes are multidimensional and thus cannot meaningfully be summed to a single global score. Results further indicate that men and women hold very different attitudes toward condoms. Implications of scale multidimensionality and directions for future research are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)