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The frictional, hydrologic, metamorphic and thermal habitat of shallow slow earthquakes by Saffer, Demian M., Wallace, Laura M.

“…Slow earthquakes have recently been discovered on the shallow parts of some subduction zones. A review of the conditions under which these quakes form reveals…”
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Frictional and hydrologic properties of clay-rich fault gouge by Ikari, Matt J., Saffer, Demian M., Marone, Chris

“…The slip behavior of major faults depends largely on the frictional and hydrologic properties of fault gouge. We report on laboratory experiments designed to…”
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Hydrogeology and Mechanics of Subduction Zone Forearcs: Fluid Flow and Pore Pressure by Saffer, Demian M., Tobin, Harold J.

“…At subduction zones, fluid flow, pore pressure, and tectonic processes are tightly interconnected. Excess pore pressure is driven by tectonic loading and…”
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Laboratory observations of slow earthquakes and the spectrum of tectonic fault slip modes by Leeman, J. R., Saffer, D. M., Scuderi, M. M., Marone, C.

“…Slow earthquakes represent an important conundrum in earthquake physics. While regular earthquakes are catastrophic events with rupture velocities governed by…”
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Mapping fluids to subduction megathrust locking and slip behavior by Saffer, Demian M.

“…In subduction zones, high fluid content and pore pressure are thought to promote aseismic creep, whereas well‐drained conditions are thought to promote locking…”
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Elevated pore pressure and anomalously low stress in regions of low frequency earthquakes along the Nankai Trough subduction megathrust by Kitajima, Hiroko, Saffer, Demian M.

“…Recent seismic reflection and ocean bottom seismometer (OBS) studies reveal broad regions of low seismic velocity along the Nankai subduction plate boundary…”
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Recurring and triggered slow-slip events near the trench at the Nankai Trough subduction megathrust by Araki, Eiichiro, Saffer, Demian M., Kopf, Achim J., Wallace, Laura M., Kimura, Toshinori, Machida, Yuya, Ide, Satoshi, Davis, Earl

“…The discovery of slow earthquakes has revolutionized the field of earthquake seismology. Defining the locations of these events and the conditions that favor…”
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Rhamnose-Containing Cell Wall Polymers Suppress Helical Plant Growth Independently of Microtubule Orientation by Saffer, Adam M., Carpita, Nicholas C., Irish, Vivian F.

“…Although specific organs in some plant species exhibit helical growth patterns of fixed or variable handedness, most plant organs are not helical. Here we…”
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Clay fabric intensity in natural and artificial fault gouges: Implications for brittle fault zone processes and sedimentary basin clay fabric evolution by Haines, Samuel H., van der Pluijm, Ben A., Ikari, Matt J., Saffer, Demian M., Marone, Chris

“…The role of phyllosilicate fabrics in fault gouge is a poorly understood component of the mechanical and hydrologic behavior of brittle fault zones. We present…”
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Comparison of smectite- and illite-rich gouge frictional properties: application to the updip limit of the seismogenic zone along subduction megathrusts by Saffer, Demian M, Marone, Chris

“…Along plate boundary subduction thrusts, the transformation of smectite to illite within fault gouge at temperatures of ~150 degree C is one of the key…”
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In Situ Permeability and Scale Dependence of an Active Accretionary Prism Determined From Cross‐Borehole Experiments by Kinoshita, C., Saffer, D. M.

“…Permeability controls fluid flow in the Earth's crust and affects a wide range of processes including advective transport and pore pressure generation…”
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Prevalence and diversity of allergic rhinitis in regions of the world beyond Europe and North America by Katelaris, C. H., Lee, B. W., Potter, P. C., Maspero, J. F., Cingi, C., Lopatin, A., Saffer, M., Xu, G., Walters, R. D.

“…Background There is comparatively little information in the public domain on the diversity in prevalence and triggers/factors associated with allergic rhinitis…”
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The Role of Clay in Limiting Frictional Healing in Fault Gouges by Seyler, C. E., Shreedharan, S., Saffer, D. M., Marone, C.

“…Frictional healing is fundamental to the seismic cycle and plays a role in the energy balance, dynamics, and recurrence interval of earthquakes and slow slip…”
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GIGANTEA recruits the UBP12 and UBP13 deubiquitylases to regulate accumulation of the ZTL photoreceptor complex by Lee, Chin-Mei, Li, Man-Wah, Feke, Ann, Liu, Wei, Saffer, Adam M., Gendron, Joshua M.

“…ZEITLUPE (ZTL), a photoreceptor with E3 ubiquitin ligase activity, communicates end-of-day light conditions to the plant circadian clock. It still remains…”
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Implications of basement rock alteration in the Nankai Trough, Japan for subduction megathrust slip behavior by Ikari, Matt J., Wilckens, Frederike K., Saffer, Demian M.

“…The Nankai Trough is an exceptionally well-studied convergent margin known to host damaging megathrust earthquakes as well as various forms of slow fault slip…”
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Poly(lactic acid)-poly(ethylene oxide) block copolymers: new directions in self-assembly and biomedical applications by Saffer, E M, Tew, G N, Bhatia, S R

“…In this review, we focus on recent developments in biomaterials of poly(lactic acid)-poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(lactic acid) (PLA-PEO-PLA) triblock copolymers…”
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Synthetically Simple, Highly Resilient Hydrogels by Cui, Jun, Lackey, Melissa A, Madkour, Ahmad E, Saffer, Erika M, Griffin, David M, Bhatia, Surita R, Crosby, Alfred J, Tew, Gregory N

“…Highly resilient synthetic hydrogels were synthesized by using the efficient thiol-norbornene chemistry to cross-link hydrophilic poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)…”
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SANS study of highly resilient poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels by Saffer, Erika M, Lackey, Melissa A, Griffin, David M, Kishore, Suhasini, Tew, Gregory N, Bhatia, Surita R

“…Polymer networks are critically important for numerous applications including soft biomaterials, adhesives, coatings, elastomers, and gel-based materials for…”
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Strength characteristics of Japan Trench borehole samples in the high-slip region of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake by Ikari, Matt J., Kameda, Jun, Saffer, Demian M., Kopf, Achim J.

“…The 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake demonstrated that the shallowest reaches of plate boundary subduction megathrusts can host substantial coseismic slip that…”
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Effect of hydration state on the frictional properties of montmorillonite-based fault gouge by Ikari, Matt J., Saffer, Demian M., Marone, Chris

“…We report on laboratory experiments examining the effect of hydration state on the frictional properties of simulated clay and quartz fault gouge. We tested…”
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