Abstract. The Collisional Orogeny in the ScandinavianCaledonides (COSC) project, a contribution to the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP), aims to provide a deeper understanding of mountain belt dynamics. Scientific investigations include a range of topics, from subduction-related tectonics to the present-day hydrological cycle. COSC investigations and drilling activities are focused in central Scandinavia, where rocks from the middle to lower crust of the orogen are exposed near the SwedishNorwegian border. Here, rock units of particular interest occur in the Seve Nappe Complex (SNC) of the so-called Middle Allochthon and include granulite facies migmatites (locally with evidence of ultra-high pressures) and amphibolite facies gneisses and mafic rocks. This complex overlies greenschist facies metasedimentary rocks of the doleriteintruded Särv Nappes and underlying, lower grade Jämt-landian Nappes (Lower Allochthon). Reflection seismic profiles have been an important component in the activities to image the subsurface structure in the area. Subhorizontal reflections in the upper 1-2 km are underlain and interlayered with strong west-to northwest-dipping reflections, suggesting significant east-vergent thrusting. Two 2.5 km deep fully cored boreholes are a major component of the project, which will improve our understanding of the subsurface structure and tectonic history of the area. Borehole COSC-1 (IGSN: http://hdl.handle.net/10273/ICDP5054EEW1001), drilled in the summer of 2014, targeted the subduction-related Seve Nappe Complex and the contact with the underlying allochthon. The COSC-2 borehole will be located further east and will investigate the lower grade, mainly Cambro-Silurian rocks of the Lower Allochthon, the Jämtlandian décollement, and penetrate into the crystalline basement rocks to identify the source of some of the northwest-dipping reflections.A series of high-resolution seismic profiles have been acquired along a composite ca. 55 km long profile to help locate the COSC drill holes. We present here the results from this COSC-related composite seismic profile (CSP), including new interpretations based on previously unpublished data acquired between 2011 and 2014. These seismic data, along with shallow drill holes in the Caledonian thrust front and previously acquired seismic, magnetotelluric, and magnetic data, are used to identify two potential drill sites for the COSC-2 borehole.

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We present a novel 2‐D magnetotelluric (MT) inversion scheme, in which the local weights of the regularizing smoothness constraints are based on the envelope attribute of a reflection seismic image. The weights resemble those of a previously published seismic modification of the minimum gradient support method. We measure the directional gradients of the seismic envelope to modify the horizontal and vertical smoothness constraints separately. Successful application of the inversion to MT field data of the Collisional Orogeny in the Scandinavian Caledonides (COSC) project using the envelope attribute of the COSC reflection seismic profile helped to reduce the uncertainty of the interpretation of the main décollement by demonstrating that the associated alum shales may be much thinner than suggested by a previous inversion model. Thus, the new model supports the proposed location of a future borehole COSC‐2 which is hoped to penetrate the main décollement and the underlying Precambrian basement.

The correlation between students' perceptions of three dimensions of classroom justice, teacher immediacy, and teacher caring has been found important since it can provide a learning ambiance for students in which they can enthusiastically learn a new language. To find out this relationship, the present study has strived to probe into the interplay between the aforementioned variables and to see whether teacher caring and teacher immediacy can predict students' perception of justice. In so doing, the participants of this study were 1,178 Chinese EFL students of various ages and education levels. Three instruments were utilized in this study to perceive the students' perception of classroom justice, teacher immediacy, and teacher caring. To collect the data, these instruments were distributed through an online survey software called Wenjuanxing (Questionnaire Star). Results demonstrated that there was a positive association among these three variables, and utilizing SEM analyses, it was found that both teacher immediacy and teacher caring predict students' perception of classroom justice that implies teachers who are found to be more caring and give appropriate verbal and non-verbal immediacy where needed, are perceived to change the students' understanding of the classroom justice to a positive attitude. Finally, the results of this study were discussed regarding previous findings, and accordingly, some implications were put forward in the EFL context.

An improved particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm is proposed to solve a typical batching problem in a batch processing plant of the process industry. The batching problem (BP) is to transform the primary requirements for products into sets of batches for each task with the objective of minimizing the total workload. On the basis of some preliminary properties, a novel particle solution representation is designed for the BP. Unlike the ordinary idea of taking an objective function as the fitness function for PSO, the original objective function incorporated with a constraint function is to act as the fitness function of the PSO where the constraint and the objective functions are evaluated successively. Such a fitness function, together with a forward repair mechanism, makes it possible for a faster convergence. Further, for each iterative generation, a local search heuristic is used to improve the global best particle found so far. To verify the performance of the proposed PSO algorithm, the well-known benchmark batching instances are tested. The relatively large-scale instances are also added to evaluate the algorithm. The computational results show that the improved PSO may find optimal or suboptimal solutions within a much shorter run time for all the instances.

In this paper, we study the emerging 1535 nm Er: Yb codoped fiber MOPA with high power and high brightness. To characterize the interstage influence of this ASE-sensitive system, we conduct an interstage numerical model based on steady energy transfer model, where the seed and amplifier converge together. We analyze the amplifier setup, the seed pumping scheme, and feedback from inner reflection based on the model. Afterwards, we experimentally demonstrate a 1535 nm all fiber large mode area Er: Yb codoped fiber MOPA with the output power of 174.5 W, the brightness of 13.97 W/μm2sr, and ASE suppression ratio of 45 dB. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest power and brightness of 1535 nm fiber lasers to date.

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