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Water Clusters in Plants. Fast Channel Plant Communications. Planet Influence
Vol.1, No.1, 1-11 (2010) Journal of Biophysical Chemistry doi:10.4236/jbpc.2010.11001 Water clusters in plants. Fast channel plant communications. Planet influence Kristina Zubow1, Anatolij Viktorovich Zubow2, Viktor Anatolijevich Zubow1* 1“Aist Handels- und consulting GmbH”, R&D Department, Groß Gievitz, Germany; *Corresponding Author: [email protected] 2Department of Computer Science, Humboldt University Berlin, Berlin, Germany; [email protected] Received 19 April, 2010; revised 30 April, 2010; accepted 7 May 2010. ABSTRACT 1. INTRODUCTION In tubers of two potato cultivars and in one ap- It is well known, that in the bulk water molecules form ple cultivar, water clusters, consisting of 11 ± 1, clusters [1]. Though clusters were discovered in bio- 100, 178, 280, 402, 545, 715, 903, 119, 1351, 1606 logical matrices [2] until now there isn’t still a method and 1889 molecules, were directly (in-vivo) by which clusters in plants can be identified during analyzed by gravitation spectroscopy. The growth in-vivo. By Okonchi Shoichi [3] it was suggested, clusters’ interactions with their surroundings that water molecules are in the form of clusters in living during plant growth in summer 2006 in Germany organisms. In Figure 1 computer models of some water were described where a model represents the clusters are given. In our laboratory, we developed a states of water clusters in bio matrices. Fur- gravitation spectrometer for water cluster identification thermore, a comparison with clusters in irriga- in bio-matrices of plants [4-6]. Knowing the state of tion water (river, rain) is given. To achieve a high water clusters in plants could be helpful for understand- and good quality yield it is necessary to choose ing the relation between biochemical processes at nano- the right irrigation water that has to correspond scale level during growth and qualitative yields. -
24Th Annual Australian Museum Eureka Prizes
24th Annual Australian Museum Eureka Prizes Australian Museum Eureka Prizes finalists announced The Australian Museum presents Australia’s premier science awards program. Congratulations to the 100 individuals who were announced as this year’s finalists and are competing for 17 prizes worth $170,000. Plus 10 stunning images revealed… The 2013 Eureka Prizes finalists have discovered: Better bulls emit less methane (Armidale) How to use car tyres to make steel (Sydney/Newcastle) The causes and effects of catastrophic firestorms (Sydney/Canberra) How bats can help us treat deadly diseases (Geelong) They’ve invented: A hypodermic camera to guide surgeons (Perth) A bionic eye to proof-of-concept stage (Melbourne/Sydney) Nanotechnologies to deliver drugs to their targets (Melbourne) They’ve revealed: The sinister effects of micro-plastics in the oceans (Sydney) How to personalise leukaemia therapy (Sydney) How to slow the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Melbourne) The mysteries of locust swarming (Sydney) Read about these and the many other achievements of the 2013 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes finalists at australianmuseum.net.au/eureka Also revealed today: top ten stunning science photographs for 2013 Ten stunning images have been highly commended in the New Scientist Eureka Prize for Science Photography. All 10 images are online here; they’re also available for publication. Here’s one of the shots: Stuart Hirth: Fluid Mechanics shows a collection of liquid splashes, photographed over a period of many months and brought together in one image. The splashes from a single drop landing in a puddle are photographed in darkness and illuminated with a high-speed flash to show the colours and beautiful shapes. -
Water Cluster Ensembles As Interface to the Structure of Epicenter and the Earthquake Mechanism on the Jawa Island ´ S
id4277265 pdfMachine by Broadgun Software - a great PDF writer! - a great PDF creator! - http://www.pdfmachine.com http://www.broadgun.com ISSN : 0974 - 7524 Volume 7 Issue 3 Physical CCHHEEAMMn InIIdSSiaTnT JRoRurYnYal Trade Science Inc. Full Paper PCAIJ, 7(3), 2012 [87-95] Water cluster ensembles as interface to the structure of epicenter and the earthquake mechanism on the Jawa island ´ s. 112 ´ e.) (8 73 36 K.Zubow2, A.Zubow1, V.A.Zubow2* 1Dept.of Computer Science, Humboldt University Berlin, Johann von Neumann Haus, House III, 3rd Floor, Rudower Chaussee 25, D-12489 (BERLIN) 2«A IST H&C», Dept.R&D, D-17192 Groß Gievitz, Dorfstraße, 3, (GERMANY) E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Received: 6th December, 2011 ; Accepted: 7th January, 2012 ABSTRACT KEYWORDS The long-range order (LRO) in underground water (North Germany) that Water; was excited by gravitation was investigated in the period of August 13th to Clusters; 14th, 2009. The average molecular mass of water clusters, the forms of the Epicenter; Structure; base water cluster (H2O)12 and of the Chaplin cluster (H2O)280, were found to correlate with a series of gravitation excitation which is connected with Earthquake; the earthquake on the Java island. It has been investigated how earth- Mechanism; quakes at distance influence the general energy capacity of the water Jawa. cluster ensembles. A mechanism describing generation and development of gravitation tensions in the epicenter on Java as the result of changed hydrogen bridges in water under the influence of impulse pressure up to 0.46 GPa has been suggested. -
BEYOND the STATUS QUO: 2015 EQB Water Policy Report
BEYOND THE STATUS QUO: 2015 EQB Water Policy Report LAKE ST. CROIX TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction . 4 Health Equity and Water. 5 GOAL #1: Manage Water Resources to Meet Increasing Demands . .6 GOAL #2: Manage Our Built Environment to Protect Water . 14 GOAL #3: Increase and Maintain Living Cover Across Watersheds .. 20 GOAL #4: Ensure We Are Resilient to Extreme Rainfall . .28 Legislative Charge The Environmental Quality Board is mandated to produce a five year water Contaminants of Emerging Concern . .34 policy report pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, sections 103A .204 and 103A .43 . Minnesota’s Water Technology Industry . 36 This report was prepared by the Environmental Quality Board with the Board More Information . .43 of Water and Soil Resources, Department of Agriculture, Department of Employment and Economic Development, Department of Health, Department Appendices available online: of Natural Resources, Department of Transportation, Metropolitan Council, • 2015 Groundwater Monitoring Status Report and Pollution Control Agency . • Five-Year Assessment of Water Quality Degradation Trends and Prevention Efforts Edited by Mary Hoff • Minnesota’s Water Industry Economic Profile Graphic Design by Paula Bohte • The Agricultural BMP Handbook for Minnesota The total cost of preparing this report was $76,000 • Water Availability Assessment Report 2 Beyond the Status Quo: 2015 EQB Water Policy Report Minnesota is home to more than 10,000 lakes, 100,000 miles of rivers and streams, and abundant groundwater resources. However, many of these waters are not clean enough. In 2015, we took a major step toward improving our water by enacting a law that protects water quality by requiring buffers on more than 100,000 acres of land adjacent to water. -
Driving Australian Innovation
Driving Australian Innovation ATN.EDU.AU INNOVATIVE INDUSTRY RESEARCH TRAINING ATN INDUSTRY DOCTORAL TRAINING CENTRE The ATN’s Industry Doctoral Training Centre (IDTC) is an innovative industry research training program focused on providing solutions to real industry challenges. This unique program combines cutting-edge theory and technical research training with professional skills such as project management, leadership and communication, research commercialisation, entrepreneurship, public policy and global sustainability, which are delivered through the ATN’s e-Grad school and face-to-face training modules. IDTC graduates are industry-ready, equipped with highly-developed communication and technical skills which underpin their future career success no matter where their journey takes them. “The IDTC has allowed me to gain in- depth knowledge on topics related to my research. I have also learned valuable skills like communicating my research and discussing problems with people from industry at IDTC events and workshops.” JACOBIEN CARSTENS, IDTC GRADUATE, RMIT UNIVERSITY WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH Our world-class research is inspired by global challenges and key areas of national 93% importance highlighted in the Australian Government’s Science OF OUR ASSESSED and Research priorities. We RESEARCH IS RANKED AT engage industry and end-users WORLD CLASS OR ABOVE at an early stage to ensure (EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH our research delivers practical AUSTRALIA (ERA) 2015) benefits, drives economic development, social change, environmental sustainability and directly impacts the lives of everyday Australians. 22% ATN MEMBERS IN OF AUSTRALIA’S INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CHOOSE ATN UNIVERSITIES TOP 50 UNIVERSITIES 20% UNDER 50 OF AUSTRALIA’S YEARS OLD GRADUATES ARE EDUCATED * AT ATN UNIVERSITIES WORLDWIDE *2016 QS UNIVERSITY RANKINGS INDUSTRY COLLABORATION As a leading voice in promoting university-industry collaboration, we have a growing reputation for being industry’s partner of choice through our commitment to deliver real-world research with real-world impact. -
2Nd Annual Report Cluster Topic Water and Water Resources
2nd Annual Report Cluster Topic Water and Water Resources Submitted by Akanda, A., Amador, J., Boving, T.*, Craver, V., Guilfoos, T., Johnson, K., Lohmann, R., Opaluch, J. * Contact: Tom Boving ([email protected]) May 31, 2014 A. Background Life on Earth depends on water and there is simply no substitute for it. Yet, humanity has degraded or depleted many sources of water and is now confronted with a severe water crisis that already affects large parts of the World. Humanity's response to the water crisis requires that scientists, engineers, economist and policy makers to work together and develop effective and sustainable strategies for managing this essential natural resource. For the foreseeable future, it is of vital importance to strive for an understanding of the compleX connections between the various compartments of the environment that influence the availability and quality of water on local and global scales. In an area that is critical to the Rhode Island and the world, and equally important, to student learning and future employment, the study of water enhances the magnitude and impact of learning and discovery at the University of Rhode Island. Consequently, URI decided to invest into a cluster of three new faculty positions that strategically address the most pressing issues of the 21st century: Safe, Sustainable, and Secure Water. The following provides an overview of the activities that completed the hiring process of three new water cluster faculty members. It also provides a perspective on the activities of the water cluster faculty during the Academic Year 2013/14. B. Summary of Activities The “Water Cluster” is a university wide initiative in which four Colleges (CELS, COE, A&S and GSO) and ten departments (BIO, CHE, CHM, CVE, GEO, LAR, NRS, PSC, PLS, and WRT) and several eXtension and outreach programs proposed to hire three new faculty members. -
CSIRO Annual Report 2016-17
Annual Report 2016–17 Australia’s innovation catalyst CSIRO, in partnership with Deakin University, launched Australia’s first carbon fibre production facility. Carbon fibre is a low weight product with high rigidity, tensile strength and chemical resistance that is used in aerospace, civil engineering, cars, health and the military. Successful collaborations like this demonstrate how the Australian research sector can accelerate research, lead innovation and expand job opportunities in the country. About this report This annual report is a summary of CSIRO’s activities and financial position for the 12-month period ended 30 June 2017. In this report, unless otherwise stated, references to the ‘organisation’, ‘we’, ‘us’ and ‘our’ refer to CSIRO as a whole. In this report, references to a year are to the financial year ended 30 June 2017, unless otherwise stated. It is also available at: www.csiro.au/annualreport2017. COVER: Nanomaterials, like the carbon nanotubes illustrustrated on the front cover, are extremely small chemicals, millionths of a millimetre in size. They come in many forms each with unique mechanical, electronic and optical properties. Through the development of new products and processes, nanotechnology will potentially contribute solutions to major challenges facing Australia in the electronic, energy and environmental sectors. Image: Amanda Barnard, Data61 i www.csiro.au CSIRO Head Office Clunies Ross Street, Acton ACT 2601 GPO Box 1700, Canberra ACT 2601 Australia T (02) 6276 6000 • ABN 41 687 119 230 1 September 2017 The Hon Arthur Sinodinos AO Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 Australia’s national science agency took strides forward on its Strategy 2020 through the year ending 30 June 2017. -
Annual Report
Annual Report Report 2012 / 2013 2016 stemcellsaustralia.edu.au Abbreviations used throughout this document AIBN Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology ARC Australian Research Council ARMI Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute ASSCR Australasian Society for Stem Cell Research BPA Bioplatforms Australia CCRM Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine CM Cardiomyocyte CNS Central Nervous System CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation GTAC Gene Technology Access Centre IMB Institute of Molecular Biosciences ISSCR International Society for Stem Cell Research MCRI Murdoch Childrens Research Institute MSC Mesenchymal stromal cells NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council QBI Queensland Brain Institute SCA Stem Cells Australia STEMM Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine TGA Therapeutic Goods Administration UNSW University of New South Wales UoM University of Melbourne UQ University of Queensland VCCRI Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute WEHI Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Supported by: Our Partners: Cover Image: Human embryonic stem cells differentiated into ventral midbrain progenitors and maintained in culture as neurospheres. The sphere is stained for TUJ (green) to identify all neurons, and tyrosine hydroxylase (red) to more specifically identify dopamine neurons. Courtesy of Dr Jonathan Niclis (The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health). stemcellsaustralia.edu.au 3 STEM CELLS AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2016 Contents Message From The Chairman 4 Message From The Program Leader 5 Program Highlights 6 Research Program 12 Theme: Pluripotency and Reprogramming 14 Theme: Neural Regeneration and Repair 15 Theme: Cardiac Regeneration and Repair 16 Theme: Haematopoiesis 17 Education, Ethics, Law and Community Awareness Unit 18 Stemformatics 20 Postgraduate Completions 21 Leadership and Governance 22 Governance Committee 23 Stem Cell Derived Neural Cultures Positive For Scientific Advisory Committee 24 Oligodendrocyte Marker. -
Arxiv:2012.00131V1 [Cs.LG] 30 Nov 2020 Long-Range Interactions [10]
HydroNet: Benchmark Tasks for Preserving Intermolecular Interactions and Structural Motifs in Predictive and Generative Models for Molecular Data Sutanay Choudhury Jenna A. Bilbrey Logan Ward [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Sotiris S. Xantheas Ian Foster Joseph P. Heindel [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Ben Blaiszik Marcus E. Schwarting [email protected] [email protected] Abstract Intermolecular and long-range interactions are central to phenomena as diverse as gene regulation, topological states of quantum materials, electrolyte transport in batteries, and the universal solvation properties of water. We present a set of challenge problems 1 for preserving intermolecular interactions and structural motifs in machine-learning approaches to chemical problems, through the use of a recently published dataset of 4.95 million water clusters held together by hydrogen bonding interactions and resulting in longer range structural patterns. The dataset provides spatial coordinates as well as two types of graph representations, to accommodate a variety of machine-learning practices. 1 Introduction The application of machine-learning (ML) techniques such as supervised learning and generative models in chemistry is an active research area. ML-driven prediction of chemical properties and generation of molecular structures with tailored properties have emerged as attractive alternatives to expensive computational methods [20, 24, 23, 32, 31, 7, 14, 16, 22]. Though increasingly used, graph representations of molecules often do not explicitly include non-covalent interactions such as hydrogen bonding, which poses difficulties when examining systems with intermolecular and/or arXiv:2012.00131v1 [cs.LG] 30 Nov 2020 long-range interactions [10]. -
Ionization Dynamics of the Branched Water Cluster: a Long-Lived Non-Proton-Transferred Intermediate
Title Ionization dynamics of the branched water cluster: A long-lived non-proton-transferred intermediate Author(s) Tachikawa, Hiroto; Takada, Tomoya Computational and theoretical chemistry, 1089, 13-20 Citation https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comptc.2016.05.008 Issue Date 2016-08-02 Doc URL http://hdl.handle.net/2115/71126 © 2016. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license Rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Rights(URL) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Type article (author version) File Information Tachikawa-CTC(1089).pdf Instructions for use Hokkaido University Collection of Scholarly and Academic Papers : HUSCAP Ionization Dynamics of the Branched Water Cluster: A Long-lived Non-Proton-transferred Intermediate Hiroto TACHIKAWA*a and Tomoya TAKADAb aDivision of Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan bDepartment of Bio- and Material photonics, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology, Bibi, Chitose 066-8655, Japan Manuscript submitted to: Computational and Theoretical Chemistry Section of the journal: Article Running title: Reaction rate of proton transfer Correspondence and Proof to: Dr. Hiroto TACHIKAWA* Division of Materials Chemistry Graduate School of Engineering Hokkaido University Sapporo 060-8628, JAPAN [email protected] Fax +81 11706-7897 Contents: Text 15 Pages Figure captions 1 Page Table 1 Figures 7 Graphical Abstract 1 Highlights 1 Ionization Dynamics of the Branched Water Cluster: A Long-lived Non-Proton-transferred Intermediate Authors: Hiroto TACHIKAWA*a and Tomoya TAKADAb aDivision of Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan bDepartment of Bio- and Material photonics, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology, Bibi, Chitose 066-8655, Japan Abstract: The proton transfer (PT) reaction after water cluster ionization is known to be a very fast process occurring on the 10-30 fs time scale. -
CURRICULUM VITAE Annette Joy Braunack-Mayer
1 CURRICULUM VITAE Annette Joy Braunack-Mayer PERSONAL DETAILS Work Address: School of Health and Society Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities University of Wollongong NSW 2522 AUSTRALIA Email: [email protected] EDUCATION 1999 Doctor of Philosophy (Bioethics) with special commendation. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Thesis title: General Practitioners Doing Ethics: An Empirical Perspective on Bioethical Methods 1984 Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours 2A Community Medicine), Department of Community Medicine, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Thesis title: Teaching Ethics to Nurses: The Design and Analysis of a Short Course in the Ethics of Neonatal Intensive Care 1984 Certificate in Epidemiology and Biostatistics 27 hour non-degree course, presented by the Department of Community Medicine, University of Adelaide PRIZES 2006 Postgraduate Supervisor of the Year Award, University of Adelaide Postgraduate Students’ Association 2004 Finalist (with Assoc Prof Wendy Rogers), Australian Museum Eureka Prizes, Australian Catholic University Eureka Prize for Research in Ethics 2 CURRENT AND PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS School of Health and Society, University of Wollongong Mar 2018 – current Head of School March 2018 – current Professor of Health Ethics January 2019 – current Professorial Fellow, Australian Centre for Health Engagement, Evidence and Values School of Public Health1, University of Adelaide Jan 2010 – Mar 2018 Professor of Health Ethics Oct 2010 – Oct 2015 Head -
Hydrogeology in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru: Significance, Processes and Implications for Regional Water Resources
Hydrogeology in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru: significance, processes and implications for regional water resources By Michel Baraër Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences McGill University, Montreal April 2012 A thesis submitted to McGill University in partial fulfilment of requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Copyright © Michel Baraër 2012 1 2 Table of content Table of content ..................................................................................................... 3 Contributions of Authors ................................................................................... 11 1. Introduction / literature review ......................................................................... 13 1.1Global glacier retreat and water resources ................................................... 13 1.2Glacial retreat in Peru .................................................................................. 14 1.3The Rio Santa and water resources .............................................................. 14 1.4Framework ................................................................................................... 16 1.5Objectives .................................................................................................... 17 1.6Approach ...................................................................................................... 17 Context of Chapter 2 within Thesis .................................................................. 19 2. Characterizing contributions of glacier melt and ground