OBJECTIVE: To test a theory-driven model of health behavior to predict the illicit use of
prescription stimulants (IUPS) among college students. PARTICIPANTS: A probability sample of
554 students from one university located in California (response rate = 90.52%).
METHODS: Students completed a paper-based survey developed with guidance from the Theory...
We propose alternative mechanisms for the origin of three unusual rock suites, high-Mg andesites, NaTi basalts, and arclike rocks, that have been dredged from the Woodlark basin, southwest Pacific Ocean. We show that the high-Mg andesites and NaTi basalts are associated with an unusually cool ridge environment. The cooling is...
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Hydrothermal vents appear to be the tip of the subsurface biosphere in the ocean crust. The primary prducers in this biosphere are prokaryotes that tolerate a wide variety of physical and chemical conditions and are versatile in their use of inorganic compounds to drive metabolism. A synthesis of chemical and...
These first measurements of specific surface area (SSA)
of bulk samples of subsurface marine basalts were undertaken
to determine the potential area available for microbial
colonization. SSA ranged from 0.3 to 52 m2/g of basalt
with the lowest value coming from pillow basalt and the
highest value from breccia. The...
The alteration of subseafloor volcanic glass from three locations is qualitatively attributed to biological
(biotic) or chemical (abiotic) reactions on the basis of microscopic morphology of the boundary between
the unaltered and altered glass. Eleven-element composition of fresh basalt glass (sideromelane) and its
alteration products were determined by electron microprobe....
Twelve Sri Lankan Alfisols were characterized for P. Soils
were incubated for three weeks with sufficient P applied
(P2) to elevate soil solution P to 0.2 ug P/g solution as
determined by sorption curves, with 75 percent of P2 (P1),
and without P (P0). For PO treatments, (a) organic P,...