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Updating the Urey-Craig diagram: The iron redox states in the building blocks of the outer solar system
No full textThe iron speciation and valence state of meteorites reflect the origin and evolution of primitive bodies in the solar system. This idea is illustrated in an iconic plot in planetary science, the so-called Urey-Craig diagram (UC diagram), where the amount of iron accommodated in sulfides and metallic alloys is plotted against that found in oxides and silicates. Hydrous carbonaceous chondrites (CI and CM) are usually considered the oxidized end-member despite the minor presence of sulfides. Here, we reevaluate the position of CIs inspired by the recent space missions that sampled CI-like materials and from a fresh CI meteorite (OC 002). The same approach was undertaken for C2-ungrouped, CM, and CR chondrites with varying proportions of phyllosilicates based on X-ray diffraction and Mössbauer spectroscopy. As a result, all fresh CI materials contain a considerable amount of iron sulfides and therefore plotted in the central part of the UC diagram. Tagish Lake and Tarda accommodate up to ~10 % of the iron in sulfides, and a contribution of kamacite is detected in less altered CM samples. The updated UC diagram suggests that the formation environments of carbonaceous chondrites are much less oxidizing than previously assumed, and possibly not so different from those of non-carbonaceous chondrites. Furthermore, the CM clan defines a trend that the more Fe2+-rich in phyllosilicates, the less metal in the samples. This CM trend excludes CI and C2-ungrouped samples, suggesting their distinct redox environments. This work demonstrates that CIs are never an oxidized end-member in the UC diagram. Instead, it most certainly marks the position of the dust present in the outer part of the protoplanetary disk before secondary processes occurred at parent bodies
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Hydroxy interlayer minerals of soils : structural characterization using X-ray diffraction profile modeling and determination of formation mechanisms by experimental approach
No full textLe processus d'aluminisation dans les sols acides, conduit à la formation de minéraux argileux hydroxy-alumineux (HIMs). La fixation d'aluminium dans l'espace interfoliaire diminue la réactivité des feuillets expansibles (feuillets HI). La caractérisation des HIMs issus d'un Alocrisol a été réalisée par modélisation des diffractogrammes de rayons X (raies 00l) de la fraction <2 µm et de ses sous-fractions (<0.05, 0.05-0.1, 0.1-0.2 et 0.2-2 µm). Cette étude a montré que les HIMs sont des minéraux interstratifiés à deux ou trois types de feuillets (HI, illites et/ou expansibles). La proportion relative de feuillets HI par rapport à celle des feuillets expansibles diminue avec la taille des particules. La persistance de feuillets illitiques a été observée dans la fraction fine (<0.05 µm). Afin de tester l’effet de la taille des particules sur l'aluminisation, des expériences d'auto-aluminisation de vermiculites saturées K ou Ca séparées en trois fractions (0.1-0.2, 1 2 et 10-20 µm) ont été tentées. Toutes montrent l'importance du couple taille-cation interfoliaire sur le contrôle de l'échange et de la dissolution qui sont les processus de premier ordre pour l'aluminisation. C'est dans les expériences mettant en jeu les K vermiculites que la compétition entre ces deux processus conduit à la formation de minéraux interstratifiés aluminisés à trois composantes similaires à ceux identifiés dans les sols. L'effet de la taille des particules se marque par la persistance de feuillets illitiques comme cela avait été observé dans les fractions infra-micrométriques des sols. La compétition entre échange et dissolution sont donc très probablement le moteur des évolutions minérales dans les sols.The aluminization process of clay minerals in acidic soils, leads to the formation of hydroxyl interlayered minerals (HIMs). It decreases the reactivity of the clay fraction by the fixation of aluminium in the interlayer space of expandable layers (HI). The characterization of HIMs from an Alocrisol was investigated through X-Ray Diffraction profile modeling (00l reflections) of the <2 µm size fraction and its sub-fractions (<0.05, 0.05-0.1, 0.1-0.2 and 0.2-2 µm). The results obtained highlight the mixed layer structure of HIMs which is composed of two or three different layers (HI, illites and/or expendables). The relative proportion of HI layers compared to that of expandable ones decreases with the particle size. In addition, the persistence of illite layers has been observed in the <0.05 µm size fraction. Auto aluminization experiments of K-or Ca- vermiculite separated in three-sized fraction (0.1-0.2, 1-2 and 10-20 µm) have been conducted in order to test the influence of the particle size on the aluminization process. These experiments exhibit the key role played both by the interlayer cation and the particle size on the cationic exchange and the crystal dissolution. The competition between of ion-exchange reactions and that of mineral dissolution on the K-vermiculite experiment, leads to the formation of 3 component MLMs (HI, illite and expandable) similar to those found in acidic soils. A similar effect of particle size leading to the persistence of illite layers was observed between the experiment products and the infra-micrometric particles of soils. Consequently, it is highly probable that both cation exchange and dissolution are the main processes governing the mineral evolutions in soils
Minéraux argileux aluminisés des sols : caractérisation structurale par modélisation des diffractogrammes de rayons X et détermination des mécanismes de formation par approche expérimentale.
No full textThe aluminization process of clay minerals in acidic soils, leads to the formation of hydroxyl interlayered minerals (HIMs). It decreases the reactivity of the clay fraction by the fixation of aluminium in the interlayer space of expandable layers (HI). The characterization of HIMs from an Alocrisol was investigated through X-Ray Diffraction profile modeling (00l reflections) of the <2 µm size fraction and its sub-fractions (<0.05, 0.05-0.1, 0.1-0.2 and 0.2-2 µm). The results obtained highlight the mixed layer structure of HIMs which is composed of two or three different layers (HI, illites and/or expendables). The relative proportion of HI layers compared to that of expandable ones decreases with the particle size. In addition, the persistence of illite layers has been observed in the <0.05 µm size fraction. Auto aluminization experiments of K-or Ca- vermiculite separated in three-sized fraction (0.1-0.2, 1-2 and 10-20 µm) have been conducted in order to test the influence of the particle size on the aluminization process. These experiments exhibit the key role played both by the interlayer cation and the particle size on the cationic exchange and the crystal dissolution. The competition between of ion-exchange reactions and that of mineral dissolution on the K-vermiculite experiment, leads to the formation of 3 component MLMs (HI, illite and expandable) similar to those found in acidic soils. A similar effect of particle size leading to the persistence of illite layers was observed between the experiment products and the infra-micrometric particles of soils. Consequently, it is highly probable that both cation exchange and dissolution are the main processes governing the mineral evolutions in soils.Le processus d’aluminisation dans les sols acides, conduit à la formation de minéraux argileux hydroxy-alumineux (HIMs). La fixation d’aluminium dans l’espace interfoliaire diminue la réactivité des feuillets expansibles (feuillets HI). La caractérisation des HIMs issus d’un Alocrisol a été réalisée par modélisation des diffractogrammes de rayons X (raies 00l) de la fraction <2 µm et de ses sous-fractions (<0.05, 0.05-0.1, 0.1-0.2 et 0.2-2 µm). Cette étude a montré que les HIMs sont des minéraux interstratifiés à deux ou trois types de feuillets (HI, illites et/ou expansibles). La proportion relative de feuillets HI par rapport à celle des feuillets expansibles diminue avec la taille des particules. La persistance de feuillets illitiques a été observée dans la fraction fine (<0.05 µm). Afin de tester l’effet de la taille des particules sur l’aluminisation, des expériences d’auto-aluminisation de vermiculites saturées K ou Ca séparées en trois fractions (0.1-0.2, 1 2 et 10-20 µm) ont été tentées. Toutes montrent l’importance du couple taille-cation interfoliaire sur le contrôle de l’échange et de la dissolution qui sont les processus de premier ordre pour l’aluminisation. C’est dans les expériences mettant en jeu les K-vermiculites que la compétition entre ces deux processus conduit à la formation de minéraux interstratifiés aluminisés à trois composantes similaires à ceux identifiés dans les sols. L’effet de la taille des particules se marque par la persistance de feuillets illitiques comme cela avait été observé dans les fractions infra-micrométriques des sols. La compétition entre échange et dissolution sont donc très probablement le moteur des évolutions minérales dans les sols
Minéraux argileux aluminisés des sols : caractérisation structurale par modélisation des diffractogrammes de rayons X et détermination des mécanismes de formation par approche expérimentale.
No full textThe aluminization process of clay minerals in acidic soils, leads to the formation of hydroxyl interlayered minerals (HIMs). It decreases the reactivity of the clay fraction by the fixation of aluminium in the interlayer space of expandable layers (HI). The characterization of HIMs from an Alocrisol was investigated through X-Ray Diffraction profile modeling (00l reflections) of the <2 µm size fraction and its sub-fractions (<0.05, 0.05-0.1, 0.1-0.2 and 0.2-2 µm). The results obtained highlight the mixed layer structure of HIMs which is composed of two or three different layers (HI, illites and/or expendables). The relative proportion of HI layers compared to that of expandable ones decreases with the particle size. In addition, the persistence of illite layers has been observed in the <0.05 µm size fraction. Auto aluminization experiments of K-or Ca- vermiculite separated in three-sized fraction (0.1-0.2, 1-2 and 10-20 µm) have been conducted in order to test the influence of the particle size on the aluminization process. These experiments exhibit the key role played both by the interlayer cation and the particle size on the cationic exchange and the crystal dissolution. The competition between of ion-exchange reactions and that of mineral dissolution on the K-vermiculite experiment, leads to the formation of 3 component MLMs (HI, illite and expandable) similar to those found in acidic soils. A similar effect of particle size leading to the persistence of illite layers was observed between the experiment products and the infra-micrometric particles of soils. Consequently, it is highly probable that both cation exchange and dissolution are the main processes governing the mineral evolutions in soils.Le processus d’aluminisation dans les sols acides, conduit à la formation de minéraux argileux hydroxy-alumineux (HIMs). La fixation d’aluminium dans l’espace interfoliaire diminue la réactivité des feuillets expansibles (feuillets HI). La caractérisation des HIMs issus d’un Alocrisol a été réalisée par modélisation des diffractogrammes de rayons X (raies 00l) de la fraction <2 µm et de ses sous-fractions (<0.05, 0.05-0.1, 0.1-0.2 et 0.2-2 µm). Cette étude a montré que les HIMs sont des minéraux interstratifiés à deux ou trois types de feuillets (HI, illites et/ou expansibles). La proportion relative de feuillets HI par rapport à celle des feuillets expansibles diminue avec la taille des particules. La persistance de feuillets illitiques a été observée dans la fraction fine (<0.05 µm). Afin de tester l’effet de la taille des particules sur l’aluminisation, des expériences d’auto-aluminisation de vermiculites saturées K ou Ca séparées en trois fractions (0.1-0.2, 1 2 et 10-20 µm) ont été tentées. Toutes montrent l’importance du couple taille-cation interfoliaire sur le contrôle de l’échange et de la dissolution qui sont les processus de premier ordre pour l’aluminisation. C’est dans les expériences mettant en jeu les K-vermiculites que la compétition entre ces deux processus conduit à la formation de minéraux interstratifiés aluminisés à trois composantes similaires à ceux identifiés dans les sols. L’effet de la taille des particules se marque par la persistance de feuillets illitiques comme cela avait été observé dans les fractions infra-micrométriques des sols. La compétition entre échange et dissolution sont donc très probablement le moteur des évolutions minérales dans les sols
Minéraux argileux aluminisés des sols : caractérisation structurale par modélisation des diffractogrammes de rayons X et détermination des mécanismes de formation par approche expérimentale.
No full textThe aluminization process of clay minerals in acidic soils, leads to the formation of hydroxyl interlayered minerals (HIMs). It decreases the reactivity of the clay fraction by the fixation of aluminium in the interlayer space of expandable layers (HI). The characterization of HIMs from an Alocrisol was investigated through X-Ray Diffraction profile modeling (00l reflections) of the <2 µm size fraction and its sub-fractions (<0.05, 0.05-0.1, 0.1-0.2 and 0.2-2 µm). The results obtained highlight the mixed layer structure of HIMs which is composed of two or three different layers (HI, illites and/or expendables). The relative proportion of HI layers compared to that of expandable ones decreases with the particle size. In addition, the persistence of illite layers has been observed in the <0.05 µm size fraction. Auto aluminization experiments of K-or Ca- vermiculite separated in three-sized fraction (0.1-0.2, 1-2 and 10-20 µm) have been conducted in order to test the influence of the particle size on the aluminization process. These experiments exhibit the key role played both by the interlayer cation and the particle size on the cationic exchange and the crystal dissolution. The competition between of ion-exchange reactions and that of mineral dissolution on the K-vermiculite experiment, leads to the formation of 3 component MLMs (HI, illite and expandable) similar to those found in acidic soils. A similar effect of particle size leading to the persistence of illite layers was observed between the experiment products and the infra-micrometric particles of soils. Consequently, it is highly probable that both cation exchange and dissolution are the main processes governing the mineral evolutions in soils.Le processus d’aluminisation dans les sols acides, conduit à la formation de minéraux argileux hydroxy-alumineux (HIMs). La fixation d’aluminium dans l’espace interfoliaire diminue la réactivité des feuillets expansibles (feuillets HI). La caractérisation des HIMs issus d’un Alocrisol a été réalisée par modélisation des diffractogrammes de rayons X (raies 00l) de la fraction <2 µm et de ses sous-fractions (<0.05, 0.05-0.1, 0.1-0.2 et 0.2-2 µm). Cette étude a montré que les HIMs sont des minéraux interstratifiés à deux ou trois types de feuillets (HI, illites et/ou expansibles). La proportion relative de feuillets HI par rapport à celle des feuillets expansibles diminue avec la taille des particules. La persistance de feuillets illitiques a été observée dans la fraction fine (<0.05 µm). Afin de tester l’effet de la taille des particules sur l’aluminisation, des expériences d’auto-aluminisation de vermiculites saturées K ou Ca séparées en trois fractions (0.1-0.2, 1 2 et 10-20 µm) ont été tentées. Toutes montrent l’importance du couple taille-cation interfoliaire sur le contrôle de l’échange et de la dissolution qui sont les processus de premier ordre pour l’aluminisation. C’est dans les expériences mettant en jeu les K-vermiculites que la compétition entre ces deux processus conduit à la formation de minéraux interstratifiés aluminisés à trois composantes similaires à ceux identifiés dans les sols. L’effet de la taille des particules se marque par la persistance de feuillets illitiques comme cela avait été observé dans les fractions infra-micrométriques des sols. La compétition entre échange et dissolution sont donc très probablement le moteur des évolutions minérales dans les sols
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
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