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Feng, Gaoke, Chaoshi Qin, Fei Sha, Yongnan Lyu, Jinggang Xia, and Xuejun Jiang. "Evaluation of Inflammatory and Calcification after Implantation of Bioabsorbable Poly-L-Lactic Acid/Amorphous Calcium Phosphate Scaffolds in Porcine Coronary Arteries." Journal of Nanomaterials 2021 (January 23, 2021): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6652648.

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Purpose. Our previous research has confirmed that the addition of nano-amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) materials can improve the support of poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) vascular scaffolds. Based on this, we continued to explore the effect of novel bioresorbable scaffold composed of PLLA and ACP nanoparticles on inflammation and calcification of surrounding tissues after scaffold implantation in porcine coronary artery. Methods. PLLA/ACP scaffolds in the experimental group and PLLA scaffolds in the control group were implanted into the coronary arteries of small pigs. Serum levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), calcium (Ca), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) were measured before implantation and at 1, 6, 12, and 24 months after operation. Intravascular ultrasonography (IVUS) was performed to evaluate the vascular calcification score. The scaffold and surrounding tissues were hematoxylin-eosin staining for inflammation score. The scaffold and surrounding tissues were stained with NF-κB and ALP, and the positive expression index was calculated. Western blot was used to detect the expression of IL-6 and BMP-2 in the tissues around the scaffold. Results. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in CRP, calcium, and ALP at preimplant, 1 month, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months ( P > 0.05 ). The inflammation score, NF-κB positive expression index, and calcification score in the PLLA/ACP group were lower than that in the PLLA group at 12 months and 24 months ( P < 0 05 ). The ALP positive expression index in the PLLA/ACP group was lower than that in the PLLA group at 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months ( P < 0 05 ). Western blot results showed that the IL-6 expression level in the PLLA/ACP group was significantly lower than that in the control group at 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months ( P < 0.05 ). The expression of BMP-2 in the PLLA/ACP group was significantly lower than that in the control group at 12 months and 24 months ( P < 0.05 ). Conclusion. The PLLA/ACP composite scaffold has good biocompatibility. The incorporation of nanoscale ACP can reduce the inflammatory response caused by the acid metabolites of PLLA scaffolds, reduce the expression of procalcification factors in the body, and inhibit tissue calcification. The PLLA/ACP composite scaffold provides reliable guidance for the application and development of degradable vascular scaffold.
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Xuan, Qiang, Xiaoli Yang, Linjian Mo, Fengyu Huang, Youhong Pang, Min Qin, Zhiqiang Chen, Min He, Qi Wang, and Zeng-Nan Mo. "Expression of the Serine Protease Kallikrein 7 and Its Inhibitor Antileukoprotease Is Decreased in Prostate Cancer." Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 132, no. 11 (November 1, 2008): 1796–801. http://dx.doi.org/10.5858/132.11.1796.

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Abstract Context.—Kallikreins are a subgroup of serine proteases with diverse physiologic functions. It has been confirmed that kallikrein 7 (KLK7) is differentially expressed in ovarian and breast cancer. Antileukoprotease (ALP) has been shown to be a specific inhibitor of human kallikrein 7 (hK7). Antileukoprotease overexpression is commonly associated with aggressive, high-risk, or metastatic cancer originating from various organs. Objective.—To investigate the expression and potential role of hK7 and its inhibitor ALP in prostate cancer. Design.—The mRNA expression of KLK7 and ALP transcript in benign prostate epithelial cells and prostate cancers was evaluated by semiquantitative reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction. We examined hK7 and ALP protein expression by immunohistochemistry in 20 normal prostate tissues, 50 benign prostatic hyperplasia tissues, and 103 prostate cancers. Western blot examination showed protein expression of hK7 and ALP in benign prostate epithelial cells and prostate cancer cell lines. Results.—Semiquantitative polymerase chain reaction examination revealed that the mRNA level of KLK7 and ALP was significantly decreased in prostate cancers compared with that in benign prostate epithelial cells (P &lt; .001). Immunohistochemical expression of hK7 was observed in prostate epithelial cells, whereas little or no staining was observed in prostate cancer. Western blot analysis revealed that hK7 and ALP were decreased in malignant prostate epithelium. Conclusions.—Like hK7, ALP is down-regulated in prostate cancers, which begs the question of whether it remains an effective inhibitor of hK7 or whether it is discordant in time or space and is ineffective as an inhibitor of hK7. The function of KLK7 and ALP in prostate cancer should be further studied.
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Xiao, Wen-lin, Dai-zun Zhang, Cun-hui Fan, and Bao-jun Yu. "Intermittent Stretching and Osteogenic Differentiation of Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells via the p38MAPK-Osterix Signaling Pathway." Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry 36, no. 3 (2015): 1015–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000430275.

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Aims: The relationship between the p38MAPK signaling pathway and osterix in osteogenic differentiation of BMMSCs subjected to intermittent stretching was investigated. Methods: BMMSCs derived from C57BL/6J mice were divided into the following groups: 1) control, 2) stretch, and 3) SB203580+stretch (SB203580 is a p38MAPK signal pathway inhibitor). BMMSCs were exposed to an intermittent mechanical strain of 0.8% (8000μ strain) at 0.5 Hz, twice a day for 30 min each application. BMMSCs were harvested on days 1, 3, and 5 post-treatment. The expression of ALP, COL I, OCN, and osterix mRNA was assessed utilizing RT-PCR while the expression of P-p38MAPK and osterix protein was assessed by Western blot analysis. The osterix gene in mouse BMMSCs was knocked down using RNAi technology and its protein expression was also assessed by Western blot. RT-PCR was used to detect ALP, COL I, and OCN mRNA expression. Results: Intermittent stretching was found to promote expression of ALP, COL I, OCN, and osterix mRNA. Silencing the osterix gene was found to reduce levels of ALP, COL I, and OCN mRNA. Western blot analysis demonstrated that the levels of osterix and P-p38MAPK proteins in the stretch group were significantly higher than in the control group (P<0.05). There was less expression of ALP, COL I, OCN, and osterix mRNA in the SB203580+stretch group than in the control and stretch groups. Conclusions: Data demonstrate that intermittent stretching promotes osteogenic differentiation of BMMSCs, and the p38MAPK-osterix pathway has an important role in the control of osteogenesis-related gene expression.
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Schmidt, Yvonne, Martin Biniossek, G. Björn Stark, Günter Finkenzeller, and Filip Simunovic. "Osteoblastic alkaline phosphatase mRNA is stabilized by binding to vimentin intermediary filaments." Biological Chemistry 396, no. 3 (March 1, 2015): 253–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/hsz-2014-0274.

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Abstract Vascularization is essential in bone tissue engineering and recent research has focused on interactions between osteoblasts (hOBs) and endothelial cells (ECs). It was shown that cocultivation increases the stability of osteoblastic alkaline phosphatase (ALP) mRNA. We investigated the mechanisms behind this observation, focusing on mRNA binding proteins. Using a luciferase reporter assay, we found that the 3′-untranslated region (UTR) of ALP mRNA is necessary for human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC)-mediated stabilization of osteoblastic ALP mRNA. Using pulldown experiments and nanoflow-HPLC mass spectrometry, vimentin was identified to bind to the 3′-UTR of ALP mRNA. Validation was performed by Western blotting. Functional experiments inhibiting intermediate filaments with iminodipropionitrile and specific inhibition of vimentin by siRNA transfection showed reduced levels of ALP mRNA and protein. Therefore, ALP mRNA binds to and is stabilized by vimentin. This data add to the understanding of intracellular trafficking of ALP mRNA, its function, and have possible implications in tissue engineering applications.
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Wundersitz, Sebastian, Cristina Pablo Tortola, Sibylle Schmidt, Ramon Oliveira Vidal, Melanie Kny, Alexander Hahn, Lukas Zanders, et al. "The Transcription Factor EB (TFEB) Sensitizes the Heart to Chronic Pressure Overload." International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 11 (May 25, 2022): 5943. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms23115943.

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The transcription factor EB (TFEB) promotes protein degradation by the autophagy and lysosomal pathway (ALP) and overexpression of TFEB was suggested for the treatment of ALP-related diseases that often affect the heart. However, TFEB-mediated ALP induction may perturb cardiac stress response. We used adeno-associated viral vectors type 9 (AAV9) to overexpress TFEB (AAV9-Tfeb) or Luciferase-control (AAV9-Luc) in cardiomyocytes of 12-week-old male mice. Mice were subjected to transverse aortic constriction (TAC, 27G; AAV9-Luc: n = 9; AAV9-Tfeb: n = 14) or sham (AAV9-Luc: n = 9; AAV9-Tfeb: n = 9) surgery for 28 days. Heart morphology, echocardiography, gene expression, and protein levels were monitored. AAV9-Tfeb had no effect on cardiac structure and function in sham animals. TAC resulted in compensated left ventricular hypertrophy in AAV9-Luc mice. AAV9-Tfeb TAC mice showed a reduced LV ejection fraction and increased left ventricular diameters. Morphological, histological, and real-time PCR analyses showed increased heart weights, exaggerated fibrosis, and higher expression of stress markers and remodeling genes in AAV9-Tfeb TAC compared to AAV9-Luc TAC. RNA-sequencing, real-time PCR and Western Blot revealed a stronger ALP activation in the hearts of AAV9-Tfeb TAC mice. Cardiomyocyte-specific TFEB-overexpression promoted ALP gene expression during TAC, which was associated with heart failure. Treatment of ALP-related diseases by overexpression of TFEB warrants careful consideration.
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Wang, Yirui, Zhixiong Liang, Liang Chen, Guosheng Yang, Jing Xu, Chunmei Deng, Chun Wang, and Changjiang Lei. "Protective Effect of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles on Periodontal Injury in Rats by Inhibiting Collagenase-1 and Alkaline Phosphatase Expression." Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology 18, no. 4 (April 1, 2022): 1131–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/jbn.2022.3322.

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This study intends to assess whether iron oxide nanoparticles affect periodontal injury and collagenase-1 (COL-1), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in rats. In this study, the ALP activity and Col-1 concentration in rats with periodontal injury were determined.We detected the periodontal histopathological changes and expression of periodontal pocket depth (PD) and attachment loss (AL) by Hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining.We also detected Col-1 and ALP proteins in periodontal tissues by Western blot. Real-time reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) detected Col-1 and ALP mRNA level in periodontal tissues of rats in each group, while ALP activity and Col-1 concentration in gingival crevicular fluid in model group increased compared to sham group (P < 0.05). After intervention by iron oxide nanoparticles, ALP activity and Col-1 concentration in the gingival crevicular fluid of model rats decreased greatly (P < 0.05). The gingival atrophy was more serious in model group, and many inflammatory cells infiltrated into the tissue and destroyed the alveolar tissue. Meanwhile, the periodontal tissue from rats in intervention group was greatly improved, and the degree of alveolar bone destruction was also significantly reduced, while the PD and AL periodontal indexes were significantly inhibited (P < 0.05). The protein and relative expression showed that the protein and mRNA expressions of ALP and Col-1 in periodontal tissue from model group were lower than those in sham group (P < 0.05). After intervention by iron oxide nanoparticles, the protein and mRNA expressions of ALP and Col-1 in the periodontal tissues in intervention group increased (P < 0.05). Iron oxide nanoparticles can thus inhibit the expression of ALP and COL-1 in periodontal injury rats, and improve the periodontal injury tissue.
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Guo, Meiling, Fen Liu, Wenjuan Wang, Zhirong Liu, Zhipeng Zhu, Yiyu Liu, and Zhen Huang. "Naringin Promotes Osteogenic/Odontogenic Differentiation of Dental Pulp Stem Cells via Wnt/β-Catenin." Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2022 (May 29, 2022): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/4505471.

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Purpose. This investigation intended to unravel the effect and mechanism of naringin on the proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs). Methods. hDPSCs were induced to differentiate, and the degree of cell differentiation was observed by alizarin red staining, Oil Red O staining, and Alcian blue staining. hDPSCs were treated with 0, 20, 40, and 80 μmol/L naringin for 48 h, respectively. The proliferation rate and chemotaxis of the cells were measured by MTT and transwell assay, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and osteogenic differentiation degree by ALP staining and alizarin red staining, and gene expression of osteogenic markers by qRT-PCR. Additionally, western blot was performed to test the levels of Wnt/β-catenin signaling-related proteins in hDPSCs. Results. The isolated hDPSCs with spindle-shaped morphology had good differentiation capability. Further experiments confirmed naringin-caused increases in the proliferation rate and migration ability of hDPSCs. In addition, compared with the control group, naringin-treated cells had strong ALP activity and ossification levels and higher expression of Runx2, OPN, DSPP, and DMP1. The western blot results showed that naringin significantly activated Wnt/β-catenin signaling in hDPSCs. Conclusion. Taken together, naringin enhances the proliferation, migration, and osteogenesis of hDPSCs through stimulating Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.
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Hao, Yan-Jie, Xin Jiang, Wei Zhou, Yong Wang, Lan Gao, Yu Wang, Guang-Tao Li, et al. "Connective tissue disease-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension in Chinese patients." European Respiratory Journal 44, no. 4 (May 2, 2014): 963–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00182813.

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We sought to investigate the characteristics, survival and risk factors for mortality in Chinese patients with connective tissue disease (CTD)-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (APAH) in modern therapy era.129 consecutive adult patients who visited one of three referral centres in China with a diagnosis of CTD-APAH confirmed by right heart catheterisation during the previous 5 years were enrolled. The end-point was all-cause death or data censoring.Systemic lupus erythematosus was the most common underlying CTD (49%) and systemic sclerosis just accounted for 6% in this cohort. The overall survival at 1 and 3 years was 92% and 80%, respectively. Pericardial effusion, a shorter 6-min walk distance, lower mixed venous oxygen saturation, higher pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and lower total cholesterol levels were all associated with a higher risk of death among the study population. Higher PVR and ALP were independent predictors of mortality.In conclusion, unlike in western patients, systemic lupus erythematosus is the most common underlying disease in Chinese patients with CTD-APAH. The survival of Chinese patients with CTD-APAH in the modern treatment era is similar to that in western countries. Elevated PVR and ALP are independent risk factors for poor outcomes.
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Zhou, Shuzuo, Gang Zhang, Kun Wang, Zhong Yang, and Yinghui Tan. "miR-141-3p Targeted SIRT1 to Inhibit Osteogenic Differentiation of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells." Stem Cells International 2023 (February 3, 2023): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/9094092.

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Purpose. To explore the expression of miR-141-3p during the osteogenic differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) and its regulatory effect. Methods. Differentiation of BMSCs was induced by dexamethasone. The mRNA expression of miR-141-3p, ALP, RUNX2, and OCN was measured using RT-qPCR. The protein expression was detected via western blot. The target of miR-141-3p was predicted through the TargetScan website and confirmed using luciferase reporter assay. Results. miR-141-3p expression declined during osteogenic differentiation. The relative ALP activities and the mRNA expression of ALP, RUNX2, and OCN were markedly reduced in the miR-141-3p mimic group while increased in the inhibitor group. Cell viability was suppressed in the miR-141-3p mimic group and promoted in the inhibitor group. SIRT1 was predicted to be a downstream gene of miR-141-3p, and this prediction was confirmed via the luciferase reporter assay. The results of the western blot assay demonstrated that SIRT1 expression was decreased in the miR-141-3p mimic group. SIRT1 reversed the inhibitory influence of miR-141-3p on the osteogenic differentiation ability of BMSCs. Conclusion. miR-141-3p targeted SIRT1 to inhibit osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs via the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.
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Gao, Bingjun, Yarong Wu, Lijian Zhou, and Xin Chen. "MicroRNA-595 promotes osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells by targeting HMGA2." Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 21, no. 3 (May 28, 2022): 457–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/tjpr.v21i3.1.

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Purpose: To investigate the effect of miR-595 on osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs).Methods: Human BMSCs were osteogenically differentiated, and protein expression of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), osteocalcin (OCN), and Runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2) were evaluated by western blot. Expression of miR-595 was measured by quantitative reverse transcription (qRT-PCR). The effect of miR-595 on viability of BMSCs was determined by MTT assay. Osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs was assessed by ALP and Alizarin red S (ARS) staining. The target gene of miR-595 was predicted by TargetScan analysis and validated by luciferase activity assay.Results: MiR-595 expression was higher in osteogenically differentiated BMSCs than in undifferentiated BMSCs (p < 0.01). Osteogenic ALP, OCN, and RUNX2 were also upregulated (p < 0.01). MiR-595 expression increased the viability of BMSCs, mineralized bone matrix formation, and ALP activity. High mobility group AT-hook 2 (HMGA2) expression was lower in osteogenically differentiated BMSCs and was found to be a target of miR-595. Overexpression of HMGA2 attenuated the miR-595-induced increase in cell viability, ALP activity, mineralized bone matrix formation, and osteogenic gene expression in BMSCs.Conclusion: The miR-595/HMGA2 axis is involved in osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs suggesting that it is a promising therapeutic target for osteoporosis.
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LUONI, PIETRO. "MULTISCALE STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS IN THE DIFFERENT STRUCTURAL DOMAINS OF THE ALPS, INTEGRATED WITH PETROLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY: A KEY TO UNRAVEL THE GEODYNAMIC INTERPRETATION OF COLLISIONAL BELTS." Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Milano, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2434/718368.

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In questa tesi si applica un’indagine multidisciplinare guidata dall’analisi strutturale per studiare l’evoluzione tettono-metamorfica di rocce ultrafemiche appartenenti a unità ofiolitiche affiorati nella parte occidentale delle Alpi o intrappolate nel basamento prealpino durante la collisione varisica. L’analisi si focalizza sulla Zona Zermatt-Saas (ZSZ) in alta Valtournanche (AO), al contatto di questa zona e la parte esterna del bordo meridionale della Zona Sesia Lanzo nella Valli del Tesso e del Tessuolo (TO) e nel Massiccio dell’Argentera, in alta Valle Gesso (CN). Le prime due aree si trovano nella Zona Piemontese che include unità derivanti da litosfera oceanica ristrutturate durante la convergenza alpina. L’ultima zona è situata nei Massicci Cristallini Esterni delle Alpi che includono in prevalenza rocce di origine continentale con scarsi relitti di rocce di probabile origine oceanica, ristrutturate e pervasivamente riequilibrate durante il ciclo Varisico. L’analisi meso- e micro-strutturale è stata integrata dall’analisi minero-chimica, dalle stime termo-barometriche e dalla modellazione petrologica delle associazioni di minerali metamorfici all’equilibrio, dalla datazione radiometrica dei fabric e dall’analisi geochimica di micro-domini selezionati. Le serpentinite di Créton in Valtournanche sono state interpretate come una scaglia di litosfera originariamente adiacente alla dorsale medio oceanica della Tetide Alpina, metasomatizzata e percolata da Fe- e Mg-gabbri, che ha raggiunto condizioni di ultra alta pressione (UHP) durante la convergenza Alpina, come registrato dalle associazioni a Ti-chondrodite e Ti-clinohumite, precedentemente allo sviluppo della foliazione di alta pressione, dominante a scala regionale, e datata a 60-70 Ma. Il paragone delle condizioni metamorfiche registrate con un modello numerico di subduzione Alpina ha convalidato l’evoluzione ricostruita e ha permesso di restaurarne la posizione nel sistema di subduzione in funzione dell’evoluzione termo-barica dedotta per queste rocce. La serpentinite di Gias Vej in Valle del Tesso ha registrato un’evoluzione strutturale comune alle rocce ofiolitiche e continentali ad essa adiacenti e ha raggiunto un picco metamorfico eclogitico, come testimoniato dalle paragenesi di alta pressione a Ti-clinohumite, durante la subduzione Alpina. Presso il Lago Brocan dell’alta valle Gesso in Argentera, boudins di serpentinite e diopsidite, associati a boudins di anfibolite e marmi, si trovano avvolti e allineati dalla foliazione migmatitica regionale di età tardo-Varisica. Essi verosimilmente rappresentano, analogamente alle rocce Alpine studiate, i relitti della sutura dell’oceano Reico, riequilibrati in condizioni di alta temperatura-bassa pressione e trasposti durante la collisione Varisica ed il successivo collasso tardo orogenico. In conclusione, i risultati ottenuti mostrano come l’utilizzo integrato di tecniche laboratoriali e modellistiche, basate su un solido lavoro di terreno, possano descrivere e individuare unità tettono-metamorfiche nei domini di affinità oceanica in catene montuose risultanti da uno o più cicli di Wilson e dare un contributo alla ricostruzione delle loro evoluzione geodinamica, anche quando scaglie di crosta oceanica sono frammentate e disperse nella cicatrice profonda di un’antica sutura continentale.
The tectono-metamorphic evolution of serpentinites and associated rocks has been investigated in the Alpine ophiolitic Piemontese Zone (PZ) – in the Zermatt-Saas Zone (ZSZ) and near the Sesia-Lanzo Zone (SLZ) rim – and in the Variscan migmatites of the Argentera External Crystalline Massif (ECM). Materials selected for laboratory work contain sequences of meso- and microstructural imprints containing parts of the tectonic evolution of both mono- and poly-orogenic environments (in our case the Piemontese Zone in the Penninic of the Western Alps and the Argentera EMC – Provençal domain of the Alpine collisional front at the Alpine belt termination within the Western Mediterranean). In the Zermatt-Saas Zone serpentinite of Valtournanche, meso- and microstructural analyses have been coupled with petrological investigation, geochemistry, and radiometric dating. In Valtournanche, Créton serpentinite has been interpreted as a slice of mid-ocean ridge lithosphere, affected by gabbroic percolation and hydrothermalism, deeply involved in the Alpine subduction complex, reaching UHP conditions (2.9-3.3 GPa and 600-630 °C) prior to be exhumed at HP conditions 60-70 Ma and incorporated in a mix of slices of oceanic material of heterogeneous origin and metamorphic evolution. Gias Vej serpentinite registered Eclogite facies conditions and was coupled with slices of continental material at the southern border of the Sesia Lanzo Zone before the record of Pmax conditions. At Lake Brocan in Valle Gesso, remnants of serpentinised spinel lherzolite and diopsidite are suggested to represent a most probable vestigial suture zone of the Rheic Ocean in the External Crystalline Massif of Argentera; this relict survived repeated transpositions and dismembering during migmatisation of the deep Variscan crust related to Variscan continental collision. The obtained results indicate that investigation of ultramafic rocks by a structure-driven multidisciplinary approach, can unravel the most complete memory of the divergent and convergent tectonic evolution of old oceans. Similar investigation strategies of laboratory procedures, based on solid structural fieldwork, may more diffusely support circumscription of tectonic units in ocean-derived sequences and contribute to redefine their translational tectonic trajectories during mountain-building processes.
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Kocan, Peter. "The fable of all our lives a novel /." View thesis, 2008. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/29359.

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Thesis (Doctor of Creative Arts)--University of Western Sydney, 2008.
The creative component of a Doctor of Creative Arts thesis submitted under the general title The shelter of honour, in January 2008 to the University of Western Sydney, College of Arts, School of Humanities and Languages. Includes bibliographies.
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Bhattarai, Kishor. "Phenotypic and Genetic Characterization of Wildland Collections of Western and Searls Prairie Clovers for Rangeland Revegetation in the Western USA." DigitalCommons@USU, 2010. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/818.

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Western prairie clover [Dalea ornata (Douglas ex Hook.) Eaton & J. Wright] is a perennial legume that occurs in the northern Great Basin, Snake River Basin, and southern Columbia Plateau, whereas Searls prairie clover [Dalea searlsiae (A. Gray) Barneby], also a perennial legume, occurs in the southern Great Basin and surrounding areas. Understanding the genetic and ecotypic variation of these prairie clovers is a prerequisite for developing populations suitable for rangeland revegetation in the western USA. DNA sequences of internal transcribed spacer (ITS/5.8S) and trnK/matK were used to study the phylogeny of these species. The species were distinguished by DNA sequences from both regions and conserved haplotypes were observed between and within species. Common-garden plots of 22 collections of western prairie clover from Idaho, Oregon, and Washington and 20 collections of Searls prairie clover from Utah and Nevada were established in northern Utah for phenotypic evaluation. Significant variation was detected among the collections for all traits measured in the common gardens for both species. Flowering date was correlated with collection-site temperature and elevation in western prairie clover collections, whereas biomass-related traits were closely related with collection-site precipitation in Searls prairie clover. Population structure from amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers resulted in two distinct, genetically differentiated groups and a third admixed group in western prairie clover, and flowering date played a significant role in discriminating those genetic-based groupings of collections. For western prairie clover, two populations are recommended for development, one from the Deschutes River watershed and another from the remaining collections. For Searls prairie clover, two genetically different groups of collections were identified from southern Utah and eastern Nevada and from northwestern Utah. Three western Nevada collections exhibited close association with eastern Nevada and southern Utah groups for AFLP-markers but with collections from northwestern Utah for phenotypic traits. Strong isolation by distance was observed for Searls prairie clover collections suggesting that genetic drift and gene flow are major factors for determining population structure in this species. As a result, two regional seed sources should be developed for Searls prairie clover, one from northwestern Utah and the other from eastern Nevada and southern Utah.
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Musundi, Sela M. "Teacher Caring: An Investigation of an All-Girl Secondary School in Western Kenya." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1276690851.

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Mazrreku, Avni. "European integration and the Western Balkans /." Berlin : wvb, 2009. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=018933831&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.

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Swartz-Filies, Sylnita. "Reflections on the life-world experiences of the adolescent "tik" use." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2007. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_5195_1237510831.

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Substance abuse among adolescents is a global problem and South Africa is no exception. In the Western Cape there is an alarming popularity and increased use of an illicit highly addictive substance, locally known as 'tik-tik'/methamphetamine. Adolescents are particularly vulnerable to the neurotoxic effects of this substance and there is an urgent need to address the 'tik-tik' problem in the Westen Cape. Tik/methamphetamine has thus become a great concern to educators, social workers and health practitioners in the province. The goal of this study was to explore the life-world of the adolescent methamphetamine/'tik-abusers' in order to describe their experiences of personal, social and environmental issues in the process of tik-addiction.

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Thompson, Gordon Ross. "Music and values in Gujarati-speaking Western India." An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information, 1987. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=753729281&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=78910&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Hunter, Thaddaeus M. "Oceanic-atmospheric variability and western United States snowfall." Laramie, Wyo. : University of Wyoming, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1404342651&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=18949&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Crane, Sarah. "Where are all the services?: An administrators perspective on homeless services in Western Riverside County." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2014. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/46.

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The focus of this study was to better understand the state of homeless services in Western Riverside County’s unincorporated areas and cities. Though various services are available to the homeless in these areas, the distance between the appropriate services and some residential parts of the county can be vast. This study sought to obtain an understanding from the administrators of homeless services providers on the deficiencies in services across the county, striving to understand where and what type of increased services are needed. This study used a qualitative research design. Data were collected from nine homeless service administrators from around Western Riverside County using face-to-face recorded interviews. This study found that greater services to help those suffering from mental illness or those unable to afford housing were needed. This study also found that increased collaboration between agencies has been working to improve services. It is recommended that homeless agencies continue working together in collaboration to increase the effectiveness of services and to bring the needed funding which will sustain and increase the services required to end homelessness in Western Riverside County.
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Li, Xiaole. "Chen Yi's piano music Chinese aesthetics and Western models /." Thesis, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2003. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=1&did=764745631&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=2&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1233346924&clientId=23440.

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Faust, Frederick Schiller. Outlaws all. [Bath]: Gunsmoke, 2013.

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Williams, Philip Lee. All the western stars. New York: Ballantine, 1989.

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All the western stars. Atlanta, Ga: Peachtree Publishers, 1988.

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Faust, Frederick Schiller. Outlaws all: A western trio. Thorndike, Me: G.K. Hall, 1997.

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Faust, Frederick Schiller. Outlaws all: A western trio. Thorndike, Me: Five Star Western, 1996.

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Maria, Remarque Erich. All quiet on the western front. Thorndike, Me: G.K. Hall, 1997.

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Maria, Remarque Erich. All quiet on the western front. London: Pan Books, 1987.

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Maria, Remarque Erich. All quiet on the western front. London: Jonathan Cape, 1994.

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Napoli, Tony. All quiet on the western front. Upper Saddle River, N.J: Globe Fearon, 1996.

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Maria, Remarque Erich. All quiet on the Western Front. London: Vintage, 2005.

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Andrade, John. "Western Samoa." In World Police & Paramilitary Forces, 233. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 1985. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07782-3_183.

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Fee, Derek. "Western Samoa." In Oil & Gas Databook for Developing Countries, 215. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1985. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4968-3_66.

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Ibelema, Minabere. "All things modern are Western." In Cultural Chauvinism, 21–29. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. |: Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003148906-3.

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Ibelema, Minabere. "All things decadent are Western." In Cultural Chauvinism, 43–51. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. |: Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003148906-6.

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Çelebi, Mehmet Celil. "The AKP on the Defensive." In Western Democracy and the AKP, 96–131. London: Routledge, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003252269-4.

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Ibelema, Minabere. "All things nefarious are non-Western." In Cultural Chauvinism, 30–37. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. |: Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003148906-4.

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Berto, Luigi Andrea. "All is well on the western front?" In Early Medieval Venice, 92–100. New York : Routledge, [2021] | Series: Studies in medieval history and culture: Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003022169-6.

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Malik, Jitendra K., Aswin M. Thaker, and Allauddin Ahmad. "14. Ethnoveterinary Medicine in Western India." In Ethnoveterinary Research & Development, 148–57. Rugby, Warwickshire, United Kingdom: Practical Action Publishing, 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/9781780444895.014.

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Çelebi, Mehmet Celil. "Conclusion: Three Lessons from the AKP's Story." In Western Democracy and the AKP, 201–12. London: Routledge, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003252269-7.

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Çelebi, Mehmet Celil. "The Rise and Transformation of Islamism in Turkey, 1970–2002." In Western Democracy and the AKP, 69–95. London: Routledge, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003252269-3.

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Paton, D., M. Carr, H. Ortner, R. Amerman, J. Borer, P. Plink-Bjorklund, D. R. Pyles, B. Trudgill, and R. J. Wild. "The Influence of Tectonics on Temporal and Spatial Variations in Sandbody Architecture – Cretaceous Gosau Basin, Western Calcareous Alp, Austria (Best of AAPG)." In 70th EAGE Conference and Exhibition - Workshops and Fieldtrips. European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.20147570.

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Krummrich, C. R., R. E. Johnston, and T. W. Crist. "A Performance Incentive Contract That Pays Off For All Parties." In SPE Western Regional Meeting. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/29663-ms.

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Lombard, Michael S., Thomas Townsend, Enrique Ramirez, Mauricio Zambrano, Jesus Ricardo, Leonel Vargas, Jose Francisco Albornoz, and Marcela Arteage Cardona. "Field Trials Using an All Metal Ring Seal Floating Packer." In SPE Western Regional Meeting. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/153839-ms.

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Welch, William R., and Thomas W. Ray. "Case Histories Verify Long-Term Operational Integrity of New Nonelastomeric Sliding Sleeves in All Wellbore Conditions." In SPE Western Regional Meeting. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/38271-ms.

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Gorbatenko, Valentina P., and Daria A. Konstantinova. "Mesoscale convection and dangerous weather phenomena in southeast of Western Siberia." In 2011 7th Asia-Pacific International Conference on Lightning (APL). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/apl.2011.6111094.

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Hui, Mun-Hong, Brad Mallison, Sunil Thomas, Pierre Muron, Xu Xue, Matthieu Rousset, Evan Earnest, Hai Vo, Keith Ramsaran, and Clair Jensen. "An Integrated EDFM+DPDK Hybrid Workflow for Hierarchical Treatment of Fractures in Practical Field Studies." In SPE Western Regional Meeting. SPE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/209293-ms.

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Abstract Natural fracture systems comprise numerous small features and relatively few large ones. At field scale, it is impractical to treat all fractures explicitly. We represent the largest fractures via Embedded Discrete Fracture Modeling (EDFM) and account for smaller ones using a dual-porosity, dual-permeability (DPDK) idealized representation of the fracture network. The hierarchical EDFM+DPDK approach uses consistent discretization schemes and efficiently simulates realistic field cases. Further speed-up can be obtained using aggregation-based upscaling. Capabilities to visualize and post-process simulation results facilitate understanding for effective management of fractured reservoirs. The proposed approach embeds large discrete fractures as EDFM within a DPDK grid (which contains both matrix and idealized fracture continua for smaller fractures), and captures all connections among the triple media. In contrast with existing EDFM formulations, we account for discrete fracture spacing within each matrix cell via a new matrix-fracture transfer term and employ consistent assumptions for classical EDFM and DPDK calculations. In addition, the workflow enables coarse EDFM representations using flow-based cell-aggregation upscaling for computational efficiency, as well as finite-volume tracer-based flux post-processing to analyze production allocation and sweep. Using a synthetic case, we show that the proposed EDFM+DPDK approach provides a close match of simulation results from a reference model that represents all fractures explicitly, while providing runtime speedup. It is also more accurate than previous standard EDFM and DPDK models. We demonstrate that the matrix-fracture transfer function agrees with flow-based upscaling of high-resolution fracture models. Next, the automated workflow is applied to a waterflooding study for a giant carbonate reservoir, with an ensemble of stochastic fracture realizations. The overall workflow provides the computational efficiency needed for performance forecasts in practical field studies, and the 3D visualization allows for the derivation of insights into recovery mechanisms. Finally, we apply a flux post-processing scheme on simulation results to understand expected waterflood performance.
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Paz, Carlos, Carlos Femey Peña Rojas, Jorge Andres Prada Mejias, Jesley Sena De Lima, Amin Adolfo Claib Meinhardt, Henry Lozano Ruiz, Claudia Vaquez Garcia, et al. "Improvement of the Calculation of Naphtha Shrinkage and Evaporation Effects in the Allocation Process of a Heavy Oil Blend." In SPE Western Regional Meeting. SPE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/209323-ms.

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Abstract To overcome the challenge of transporting heavy, 8.5 API, oil through a long pipeline, the highly viscous fluid is mixed with naphtha (74 API). This increases the API density of the mixture and improves fluid flow to the endpoint. The method involves a complex calculation, and it requires reallocating the production for all networks that handle naphtha. Because the calculation is prone to failure when performed manually, an automated solution was sought. An interactive calculation was designed in which all volumetric and laboratory data are considered to estimate the shrinkage and evaporation index for the heavy oil produced by different reservoirs. The process starts by obtaining a shrinkage factor based on the crude quality, designed specifically for the heavy oil. This triggers a recursive calculation process to provide the mass, viscosity, and API of the heavy oil blend at the collection station. Those calculations are added to the allocation process by an iterative prorating task to obtain several intermediate calculated variables, added to the network that is being allocated. The most accurate and effective way to perform those estimations is to calculate the shrinkage of the naphtha into heavy oil, calculate naphtha evaporation during the transport, and, finally, calculate the final blend viscosity and API based on naphtha volume contraction using several iterations. The iterations are stopped when the difference between measured viscosity and calculated viscosity is below the 0.01 threshold. This workflow directly affects production allocation because it adjusts the blend of the heavy oil. Besides having an accurate volumetric distribution, the operational team can realize how much naphtha volume has been volatilized and how much has been sent into the taxable oil. Subsequently, the team can identify how much oil has been produced by each well. In addition, the intermediate calculation steps offer a reference of how much volume of naphtha is needed to ease the heavy oil mobility inside the pipeline and the expected quality when this blend is delivered at the final point. The benefits of systematizing the workflow of naphtha shrinkage and evaporation can be measured by production cost, time, and quality of the daily activities. Previously, the time consumed in performing all activities was greater than 1 hour and required a dedicated operation engineer in addition to the time to set up the calculation spreadsheets. With automated calculations, the process takes less than 10 minutes and does not require human intervention. In addition, the automated calculations provide data security and accurate results by minimizing data handling errors. This solution provides high data traceability and demonstrates the PDMS capability to include external variables in the allocation process by additional programming, with high confidence in the results.
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Cheng, Yaoze, Yin Zhang, and Abhijit Dandekar. "Experimental Investigation of Hybrid Techniques for Enhancing Alaska North Slope Viscous Oil Recovery." In SPE Western Regional Meeting. SPE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/200843-ms.

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Abstract Alaska North Slope (ANS) contains vast viscous oil resources that have not been developed effectively due to the lack of efficient Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) techniques. This study investigates the EOR performance of three new hybrid EOR techniques: HSW-LSW-LSP flooding, solvent-alternating-LSW flooding, and solvent-alternating-LSP flooding. Additionally, pressure-volume-temperature (PVT) tests have been conducted to investigate the oil swelling and viscosity reduction effects of the proposed solvent. It has been found that the oil recovery of HSW flooding was 43.42%, while the tested HSW-LSW-LSP flooding, solvent-alternating-LSW flooding, and solvent-alternating-LSP flooding could improve the oil recovery to 74.17%, 79.73%, and 85.87%, respectively. All three proposed hybrid EOR techniques can significantly enhance the viscous oil recovery since they were all designed to both improve the microscopic and macroscopic sweep efficiencies. In particular, the PVT test results confirmed that the proposed solvent in this study could effectively swell the viscous oil over 30% and significantly reduce the viscous oil viscosity by about 97%. However, the initially designed solvent-alternating-LSP flooding displacement experiment had to be terminated after the first slug of polymer injection due to the extremely high differential pressure, which was over the measurement range of the pressure gauge. Thus, the actually tested displacement process in this study was solvent-LSP flooding. The extremely high differential pressure was found to result from the polymer deposit and blockage at the outlet. Although the proposed solvent-alternating-LSP flooding may produce the highest oil recovery, it cannot be applied in the field until the issue of polymer precipitation is understood and solved. The study has practical guidance to the selection of proper EOR techniques to enhance viscous oil recovery on ANS.
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Elgaddafi, Rida Mohamed, Victor Soriano, Ramadan Ahmed, and Samuel Osisanya. "The Essence of Horizontal Drilling Challenges in Depleted Reservoirs." In SPE Western Regional Meeting. SPE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/200871-ms.

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Abstract Horizontal well technology is one of the major improvements in reservoir stimulation. Planning and execution are the key elements to drill horizontal wells successfully, especially through depleted formations. As the reservoir has been producing for a long time, pore pressure declines, resulting in weakening hydrocarbon-bearing rocks. Drilling issues such as wellbore stability, loss circulation, differential sticking, formation damage remarkably influenced by the pore pressure decline, increasing the risk of losing part or even all the horizontal interval. This paper presents an extensive review of the potential issues and solutions associated with drilling horizontal wells in depleted reservoirs. After giving an overview of the depleted reservoir characteristics, the paper systematically addresses the major challenges that influence drilling operations in depleted reservoirs and suggests solutions to avoid uncontrolled risks. Then, the paper evaluates several real infill drilling operations through depleted reservoirs, which were drilled in different oilfields. The economic aspect associated with potential risks for drilling a horizontal well in depleted reservoirs is also discussed. The most updated research and development findings for infill drilling are summarized in the article. It is recommended to use wellbore strengthening techniques while drilling a horizontal well through highly depleted formations. This will allow using higher mud weight to control unstable shales while drilling through the production zone. Managed Pressure Drilling should be considered as the last option for highly depleted formations because it will require a greater level of investment which is not going to have a superior rate of return due to the lack of high deliverability of the reservoir. Using rotary steerable systems is favored to reduce risks related to drilling through depleted formations. Precise analysis of different drilling programs allows the drilling team to introduce new technology to reduce cost, improve drilling efficiency and maximize profit. It is the responsibility of the drilling engineer to evaluate different scenarios with all the precautions needed during the planning stage to avoid unexpected issues. The present market conditions and the advancement in technologies for drilling horizontal wells increase the feasibility of producing the depleted reservoirs economically. This paper highlights the challenges in drilling horizontal wells in highly depleted reservoirs and provides means for successfully drilling those wells to reduce risks while drilling
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Singh, Navpreet, and Hemanta Kumar Sarma. "Successful in the Lab, Not as Effective in the Field? Uncertainties in the Field Observations of Low Salinity Water Flooding in Sandstone and Carbonate Reservoirs-A Critical Analysis." In SPE Western Regional Meeting. SPE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/200803-ms.

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Abstract Low salinity waterflooding has been an area of great interest for researchers for almost over three decades for its perceived "simplicity," cost-effectiveness, and the potential benefits it offers over the other enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques. There have been numerous laboratory studies to study the effect of injection water salinity on oil recovery, but there are only a few cases reported worldwide where low salinity water flooding (LSW) has been implemented on a field scale. In this paper, we have summarized the results of our analyses for some of those successful field cases for both sandstone and carbonate reservoirs. Most field cases of LSW worldwide are in sandstone reservoirs. Although there have been a lot of experimental studies on the effect of water salinity on recovery in carbonate reservoirs, only a few cases of field-scale implementation have been reported for the LSW in carbonate reservoirs. The incremental improvement expected from the LSW depends on various factors like the brine composition (injection and formation water), oil composition, pressure, temperature, and rock mineralogy. Therefore, all these factors should be considered, together with some specially designed fit-for-purpose experimental studies need to be performed before implementing the LSW on a field scale. The evidence of the positive effect of LSW at the field scale has mostly been observed from near well-bore well tests and inter-well tests. However, there are a few cases such Powder River Basin in the USA and Bastrykskoye field in Russia, where the operators had unintentionally injected less saline water in the past and were pleasantly surprised when the analyses of the historical data seemed to attribute the enhanced oil recovery due to the lower salinity of the injected water. We have critically analyzed all the major field cases of LSW. Our paper highlights some of the key factors that worked well in the field, which showed a positive impact of LSW and a comparative assessment of the incremental recovery realized from the reservoir visa-a-vis the expectations generated from the laboratory-based experimental studies. It is envisaged that such a comparison could be more meaningful and reliable. Also, it identifies the likely uncertainties (and their sources) associated during the field implementation of LSW.
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Arifi, Besa. Education in Preventing & Countering Violent Extremism: Considerations for the Western Balkans. RESOLVE Network, September 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37805/pn2022.1.wb.

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Violent extremism in the Western Balkans takes many forms, from Western Balkans foreign fighters recruited to participate in conflicts abroad, including in the Middle East and Ukraine; to ethno-nationalist organizations that spread inter-ethnic hatred, some emanating from and glorifying legacies of conflict spanning back to the breakup of the former Yugoslavia and regional conflicts in the 1990s; to chauvinism and anti-EU and anti-NATO ideas that emerge to become even more serious and with greater consequences for the region and socio-political cohesion and dynamics. As violent extremism continues to evolve and adapt in the Western Balkan countries, efforts to address it must also adjust to new threats from both internal and external sources. Recent research on violent extremism in the Western Balkans, and North Macedonia specifically, suggests that education may be an important tool in addressing violent extremism in the region. Some have suggested educational initiatives may assist in addressing online and offline disinformation and extremist narratives. Furthermore, addressing ongoing issues within ethnically divided educational systems may play an important role in working to address some of the ethnic-based divisions that can contribute to ”othering” dynamics. Others have further suggested that education and other support services can play a role in aiding the transition of those imprisoned on charges related to violent extremism and returning families back into society. As countries throughout the Western Balkans continue to update and revise their national action plans and policies to address violent extremism, greater consideration of the role of education and how it might be integrated into these policies is needed. This publication, based on findings from a large-scale literature review mapping the state of research on education in P/CVE in the Western Balkans and beyond,offers a series of considerations for policymakers and practitioners looking to incorporate education in future efforts to address drivers, both real and potential, of violent extremism in Western Balkan states. While findings from this paper are contextualized within the broader experiences of the Western Balkans, specific examples based on experiences in individual countries, North Macedonia most notably, are detailed to provide an in-depth example of considerations for policymakers interested in further incorporating education into P/CVE plans moving forward.
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Sarlo, Malena, undefined, and undefined. Exec. Summary- Coral Reefs & Coral Communities Western Pacific Coast Panama. The Nature Conservancy, October 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.3411/col.08031508.

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Lažetić, Marina. Migration, Extremism, & Dangerous Blame Games: Developments & Dynamics in Serbia. RESOLVE Network, November 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.37805/wb2021.1.

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The rapid arrival of hundreds of thousands of migrants into the European Union (EU) from the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa beginning in 2015 coincided with an increase in support for anti-immigrant rhetoric and the far-right in many European countries. A substantial number of these migrants came to the EU through what became known as the “Balkan Route” a major transit land route cutting through the Western Balkans. In 2016, however, the Route officially “closed,” leaving many of those people attempting to reach Europe effectively stranded within the Balkans. In 2020, for example, approximately 7,000 migrants and refugees were present within the borders of Serbia at any given time. This presence of migrants within the Balkans did not go unnoticed and, in some cases, even spurred increased activity within and mobilization among far-right actors opposed to their presence in the region. Exploring this phenomenon, this report focuses on dynamics surrounding migration and responses to it from the far-right in Serbia, one of the countries on the Balkan Route.
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Haertel, Kateryna. ECMI Minorities Blog. Ukraine’s National Minorities Trapped by the War: The Cases of Ethnic Romanians and Hungarians. European Centre for Minority Issues, May 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.53779/cmxx5297.

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In this blog entry, the author continues looking into the effects of the war against Ukraine on its minority communities, by highlighting the cases of two minorities with traditional residence areas in the western part of the country - ethnic Romanians and Hungarians. The author concludes that both minorities, either through the engagement of their civil society, religious, and educational institutions or individuals, have become a well-integrated part of an overall civil society architecture in western Ukraine emerging during the war. Moreover, all-Ukrainian civic identity features prominently in relation to both communities.
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Buchanan, Riley, Daniel Elias, Darren Holden, Daniel Baldino, Martin Drum, and Richard P. Hamilton. The archive hunter: The life and work of Leslie R. Marchant. The University of Notre Dame Australia, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.32613/reports/2021.2.

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Professor Leslie R. Marchant was a Western Australian historian of international renown. Richly educated as a child in political philosophy and critical reason, Marchant’s understandings of western political philosophies were deepened in World War Two when serving with an international crew of the merchant navy. After the war’s end, Marchant was appointed as a Protector of Aborigines in Western Australia’s Depart of Native Affairs. His passionate belief in Enlightenment ideals, including the equality of all people, was challenged by his experiences as a Protector. Leaving that role, he commenced his studies at The University of Western Australia where, in 1952, his Honours thesis made an early case that genocide had been committed in the administration of Aboriginal people in Western Australia. In the years that followed, Marchant became an early researcher of modern China and its relationship with the West, and won respect for his archival research of French maritime history in the Asia-Pacific. This work, including the publication of France Australe in 1982, was later recognised with the award of a French knighthood, the Chevalier d’Ordre National du Mèrite, and his election as a fellow to the Royal Geographical Society. In this festschrift, scholars from The University of Notre Dame Australia appraise Marchant’s work in such areas as Aboriginal history and policy, Westminster traditions, political philosophy, Australia and China and French maritime history.
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Meng, kairui, yulin You, lijuan Chen, and yicheng Liu. A meta analysis on the efficacy of Chengqi Decoction in the treatment of ARDS/ALI. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, August 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2022.8.0040.

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Review question / Objective: What is the clinical efficacy of combing Chengqi Decoction in the treatment of ARDS/ALI, compared with the conventional treatment of ARDA/ALI with western medicine? Condition being studied: Acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS), Acute lung injury(ALI). Eligibility criteria: (1) lacking literature data (e.g., nonpaired studies) (2) duplicate publications; (3) do not have access to the full text (4) conference reports, system reviews, protocols, or abstracts; (5) RCTs with small sample sizes; . (5)The treatment course is less than 6 days (6) Exclude articles with high risk of deviation
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Haider, Huma. Area-based Programming in Fragile- and Conflict-affected Contexts. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), November 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/k4d.2022.011.

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Area-based programming (ABP) is an approach that defines an area as the primary entry point, rather than a sector or target group. It is particularly appropriate in areas with complex, inter-related and multi-sectoral needs (USWG, 2019). Evaluations of ABP suggest that such an approach can be effective in responding to complex conflict characteristics on sub-national levels (UNDP, 2018). Despite growing interest in ABP, evidence is still greater for sectoral or issue-based approaches.The adoption of area-based approaches in cross-border rural areas of the Western Balkans are some of the earliest of such interventions discussed and evaluated. There has in recent years been an increase in discussion and case studies of the application of ABP in urban settings. This rapid literature review looks at area-based approaches in rural and urban settings, focusing on Afghanistan, along with a brief look at examples from Syria, Lebanon, Mauritania, and the Western Balkans. It draws out collective strengths, factors of success, and weaknesses and challenges from these country and regional programmes. It concludes with a list of lessons and recommendations.
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Bozek, Michael, and Tani Hubbard. Greater Yellowstone Network amphibian monitoring protocol science review: A summary of reviewers’ responses. National Park Service, June 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.36967/nrr-2293614.

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Science reviews are an essential cornerstone of all excellent science programs and are a requirement of monitoring programs within the Inventory and Monitoring Division of the National Park Service (NPS). Science reviews provide necessary professional critique of objectives, study design, data collection, analysis, scientific interpretation, and how effectively information is transferred to target audiences. Additionally, reviews can help identify opportunities to cooperate more effectively with interested and vested partners to expand the impacts of collective findings across larger landscapes. In December 2020, seven biologists from USGS, USFWS, and NPS provided a critical review of the Greater Yellowstone Network Amphibian Monitoring Protocol for monitoring Columbia spotted frogs (Rana luteiventris), boreal chorus frogs (Pseudacris maculata), western toads (Anaxyrus boreas), western tiger salamanders (Ambystoma mavortium), and environmental conditions at wetland sites clustered within watershed units in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks. This review followed sixteen years of GRYN amphibian and wetland monitoring, allowing us to evaluate the impact of the work thus far and to discuss potential improvements to the protocol. Reviewers were asked to assess the following amphibian monitoring objectives per Bennetts et al. (2013, Cooperative amphibian monitoring protocol for the Greater Yellowstone Network: Narrative, version 1.0, https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2194571) and to assess the degree to which GRYN is meeting the objectives based on the current sampling, analyses, and reporting: Objective 1: Estimate the proportion of catchments and wetland sites used for breeding by each of the four common, native amphibian species annually, and estimate the rate at which their use is changing over time. Objective 2: Determine the total number of wetlands within sampled catchments that are suitable for amphibian breeding (i.e., have standing water during the breeding season) annually. Objective 3: For western toads, estimate the proportion of previously identified breeding areas that are used annually, and estimate the rate at which their use may be changing over time. Generally, reviewers commended the GRYN Amphibian Monitoring Program, including the design, the statistical rigor of current analytical approaches, the large number of monitoring reports and publications, and the audiences reached. Reviewers unanimously felt that the first two objectives of this protocol are being met for two species (Columbia spotted frogs and boreal chorus frogs) in medium- and high-quality catchments, and all but one reviewer also felt these objectives are being met for western tiger salamanders. It was universally recognized that objective 3 for western toads is not being met but reviewers attributed this to issues related to funding and capacity rather than design flaws. Reviewers felt the current design provides an adequate base for parlaying additional work and offered suggestions focused on increasing efficiencies, maximizing information that can be collected in the field, strengthening analyses, and improving scientific outreach. In this document, we summarize reviewers' comments and include their full written reviews in Appendix B.
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Paulen, R. C., and I. R. Smith. Surficial geology, Sulphur Bay, western Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, NTS 85-G. Natural Resources Canada/CMSS/Information Management, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/330073.

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The Sulphur Bay map sheet is a low-relief terrain underlain by lower- to middle-Devonian dolostone and limestone. A thin (&amp;lt;4 m thick) Laurentide Ice Sheet-derived glacial sediment cover drapes most of the landscape, except for bedrock outcrops exposed near Great Slave Lake. Relict glacial landforms record an older northwest ice flow across the region. These are strongly overprinted by subsequent west-southwest-oriented flutings and mega-scale glacial lineations formed during deglaciation. As ice retreated, the entire map area became inundated by glacial Lake McConnell and then subsequently by the expanded postglacial Great Slave Lake. This produced a discontinuous, coarse winnowed surface lag over higher terrain and thin sheets of glaciolacustrine nearshore sands over lower-lying regions. Abundant iceberg furrows occur throughout the map area. Bogs and fens have formed over much of the landscape and display extensive thermokarst.
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Bulent, Kenes. The Proud Boys: Chauvinist poster child of far-right extremism. European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS), February 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.55271/op0003.

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The Proud Boys is a far-right, anti-immigrant, all-male group who have been known to use violence against left-wing opponents. The group describes themselves as “Western chauvinists,” by which they mean “men who refuse to apologise for creating the modern world”. The group, which is the new face of far-right extremism, one that recruits through shared precarity and male grievances promotes and engages in political violence.
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