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Although turbidite deposits are classically considered to be good reservoir rocks for oil and gas, there are no reports concerning
their source rock potential in the literature. The sediments from the Vallfogona Formation in the South-Eastern Pyrenees present
numerous organic matter-rich levels interbedded in sandstones and coarse turbidite deposits. Two types of organic matter deposits
were differentiated on the basis of organic geochemistry and petrography: type A and type B. Type A was deposited in a carbonate
marine environment under hypersaline conditions as indicated mainly by even/odd n-alkane predominance, pristane and phytane ratio (Pr/Ph) < 1, presence of gammacerane, and trisnorneohopane over trisnorhopane
ratio (Ts/Tm) > 1. Type B was deposited in a more mud-rich marine environment evidenced by the predominance of odd n-alkane, Pr/Ph ≥ 1, Ts/Tm < 1, the absence of gammacerane, similar concentrations of the C27 and C29 regular steranes, and the greater abundance of C27 diasteranes. Turbidite facies can be regarded as an environment where organic matter sedimentation is heterogeneous in type
and amount. This study suggests that turbidite deposits with interbedded organic matter-rich levels may act as a combined
source–reservoir system. 相似文献
2.
Laura Rodríguez-Loeches Alejandro Barro Martha Pérez Frank Coro 《Die Naturwissenschaften》2009,96(4):531-536
Both sexes of Phoenicoprocta capistrata have functional tymbals. The scanning electron microscopy revealed differences in the morphology of these organs in males
and females. Male tymbals have a well-developed striated band, constituted by 21 ± 2 regularly arranged striae whereas female
tymbals lack a striated band. This type of sexual dimorphism is rare in Arctiidae. The recording of the sound produced by
moths held by the wings revealed that while males produced trains of pulses organized in modulation cycles, females produced
clicks at low repetition rate following very irregular patterns. Statistically, there are differences between sexes in terms
of the duration of pulses, which were 355 ± 24 μs in the case of males and 289 ± 29 μs for females. The spectral characteristics
of the pulses also show sexual dimorphism. Male pulses are more tuned (Q
10 = 5.2 ± 0.5) than female pulses (Q
10 = 2.7 ± 0.5) and have a higher best frequency (42 ± 1 kHz vs. 29 ± 2 kHz). To our knowledge, this is the first report on
an arctiid moth showing sexual dimorphism in tymbal’s anatomy that leads to a best frequency dimorphism. Males produce sound
at mating attempts. The sounds recorded during mating are modulation cycles with the same spectral characteristics as those
recorded when males are held by the wings. The morphological and acoustic features of female tymbals could indicate a process
of degeneration and adaptation to conditions under which the emission of complex patterns is not necessary.
Frank Coro no longer works at Universidad de La Habana. 相似文献
3.
Marcelo Perantoni Darci M. S. Esquivel Eliane Wajnberg Daniel Acosta-Avalos Geraldo Cernicchiaro Henrique Lins de Barros 《Die Naturwissenschaften》2009,96(6):685-690
Magnetotactic microorganisms use the interaction of internal biomineralized nanoparticles with the geomagnetic field to orientate.
The movement of the magnetotactic multicellular prokaryote Candidatus Magnetoglobus multicellularis under an applied magnetic field was observed. A method using digital image processing techniques
was used to track the organism trajectory to simultaneously obtain its body radius, velocity, U-turn diameter, and the reorientation
time. The magnetic moment was calculated using a self-consistent method. The distribution of magnetic moments and radii present
two well-characterized peaks at (9 ± 2) × 10−15 and (20 ± 3) × 10−15 A m2 and (3.6 ± 0.1) and (4.3 ± 0.1) μm, respectively. For the first time, simultaneous determination of the distribution of the
organism radii and magnetic moment was obtained from the U-turn method by a new digital imaging processing. The bimodal distributions
support an organism reproduction process model based on electron microscopy observations. These results corroborate the prokaryote
multicellular hypothesis for Candidatus M. multicellularis. 相似文献
4.
Subbaiah KC Raniprameela D Visweswari G Rajendra W Lokanatha V 《Die Naturwissenschaften》2011,98(12):1019-1026
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of vitamin E on pro/anti-oxidant status in the liver, brain and
heart of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) infected chickens. Activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione
peroxidase (GPx), glutathione reductase (GR), glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and the levels of reduced glutathione and malonaldehyde were estimated in selected tissues of uninfected,
NDV-infected and NDV + vit. E-treated chickens. A significant increase in MDA levels in brain and liver (p < 0.05) was observed in NDV-infected chickens when compared to controls. The activities of SOD, CAT, GPx, GR, GST and levels
of GSH were significantly (p < 0.05) decreased in brain and liver of NDV-infected chickens over controls. On the other hand, a significant decreased MDA
levels and enhanced antioxidant enzyme activity levels were observed in NDV + vit. E-treated animals compared to NDV-infected
chickens. Histopathological studies revealed that liver of NDV infected chicken shows focal coagulation and infiltration of
hepatocytes, whereas neuronal necrosis and degeneration of Purkinje cells were observed in brain and moderate infiltration
of inflammatory cells was observed in heart. However such histological alterations were not observed in NDV + vit. E-treated
animals. The results of the present study, thus demonstrated that antioxidant defense mechanism is impaired after the induction
of NDV, suggesting its critical role in cellular injury in brain and liver. Further, the results also suggest that vitamin
E treatment will ameliorate the antioxidant status in the infected animals. The findings could be beneficial to understand
the role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of NDV and therapeutic interventions of antioxidants. 相似文献
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Cerumen, or propolis, is a mixture of plant resins enriched with bee secretions. In Australia, stingless bees are important
pollinators that use cerumen for nest construction and possibly for colony’s health. While extensive research attests to the
therapeutic properties of honeybee (Apis mellifera) propolis, the biological and medicinal properties of Australian stingless bee cerumen are largely unknown. In this study,
the chemical and biological properties of polar extracts of cerumen from Tetragonula carbonaria in South East Queensland, Australia were investigated using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analyses and in
vitro 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) cell-free assays. Extracts were tested against comparative (commercial tincture of A. mellifera propolis) and positive controls (Trolox and gallic acid). Distinct GC-MS fingerprints of a mixed diterpenic profile typical
of native bee cerumen were obtained with pimaric acid (6.31 ± 0.97%, w/w), isopimaric acid (12.23 ± 3.03%, w/w), and gallic
acid (5.79 ± 0.81%, w/w) tentatively identified as useful chemical markers. Characteristic flavonoids and prenylated phenolics
found in honeybee propolis were absent. Cerumen extracts from T. carbonaria inhibited activity of 5-LOX, an enzyme known to catalyse production of proinflammatory mediators (IC50 19.97 ± 2.67 μg/ml, mean ± SEM, n = 4). Extracts had similar potency to Trolox (IC50 12.78 ± 1.82 μg/ml), but were less potent than honeybee propolis (IC50 5.90 ± 0.62 μg/ml) or gallic acid (IC50 5.62 ± 0.35 μg/ml, P < 0.001). These findings warrant further investigation of the ecological and medicinal properties of this stingless bee cerumen,
which may herald a commercial potential for the Australian beekeeping industry. 相似文献
6.
The bathymetric distribution of marine benthic invertebrates is likely governed by a combination of ecological and physiological
factors. The present study investigates oxygen consumption and heartbeat rate in response to attempted feeding at 1, 100 and
150 atm in the shallow-water spider crab, Maja brachydactyla, from temperate European waters. No significant difference was evident between the resting heartbeat rate of specimens at
1 or 100 atm, which were 56 and 65 bpm, respectively (Mann–Whitney, U = 5382.0; n = 95, 98; p = 0.079). However, at 150 atm the resting heartbeat rate was significantly higher than that observed for 100 atm at 108 bpm
(Mann–Whitney, U = 149.0; n = 45, 98; p < 0.001). At 150 atm, feeding was never observed and coupled with the elevated resting heartbeat rate; it is suggested by
150 atm continued survival is unfeasible. At 1 and 100 atm, feeding instigated a distinct increase in heartbeat rate, which
remained elevated for over 30 h. This increase peaked within 1 h at 1 atm. At 100 atm, this required 4 h and postprandial
oxygen consumption was significantly higher than at 1 atm (Kruskal–Wallis, H = 85.036; df = 2; p < 0.001). Elevated hydrostatic pressure is hypothesized to extend the duration and the total metabolic energy devoted to
specific dynamic action. The metabolic requirements of feeding under hyperbaric conditions may even reach such a critical
demand that feeding is entirely inhibited. 相似文献
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Torpor is an energy-saving mechanism that allows endotherms to overcome energetic challenges. Torpor should be avoided during
reproduction because of potential incompatibility with offspring growth. To test if torpor can be used during gestation and
lactation to compensate for food shortage, we exposed reproductive female grey mouse lemurs (Microcebus murinus), a heterothermic primate, to different levels of food availability. Torpor use was characterised by daily skin temperature
profiles, and its energetic outcome was assessed from changes in body mass. Food shortage triggered torpor during the end
of the gestation period (n = 1), ranging from shallow in response to 40% food restriction to deep daily torpor in response to 80% restriction. During
the early period of lactation, females fed ad libitum (n = 2) or exposed to a 40% restriction (n = 4) remained normothermic; but 80% food restricted females (n = 5) gave priority to energy saving, increasing the frequency and depth of torpor bouts. The use of torpor was insufficient
to compensate for 80% energetic shortage during lactation resulting in loss of mass from the mother and delayed growth in
the pups. This study provides the first evidence that a heterothermic primate can use torpor to compensate for food shortages
even during reproduction. This physiological flexibility likely evolved as a response to climate-driven fluctuations in food
availability in Madagascar. 相似文献
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Johannes Kroiss Erhard Strohm Cédric Vandenbem Jean-Pol Vigneron 《Die Naturwissenschaften》2009,96(8):983-986
Chrysidid wasps in the subfamily Chrysidinae are brood parasitoids or cleptoparasites of other insects and famous for their
cuticular iridescence. In this study, we examine the dorsal abdominal cuticle of the chrysidid wasp Hedychrum rutilans to identify the underlying color mechanism. Using scanning electron microscopy, reflectance spectral analysis, and theoretical
calculations, we demonstrate the presence of an epicuticular multilayer reflector consisting of six lamellae with a thickness
of 185 nm each. The lamellae exhibit a rough surface probably functioning as spacers between the individual layers. The reflector
has a measured reflectance maximum at λ = 630 nm, i.e., in the red part of the visible spectrum of light at normal incidence and the reflectance maximum shifts to
green as the angle of incidence increases. Complementary theoretical modeling corroborates the view that the epicuticular
multilayer generates the iridescent color of the chrysidid cuticle.
Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. 相似文献
9.
Humin, the most recalcitrant and abundant organic fraction of soils and of sediments, is a significant contributor to the
stable carbon pool in soils and is important for the global carbon budget. It has significant resistance to transformations
by microorganisms. Based on the classical operational definition, humin can include any humic-type substance that is not soluble
in water at any pH. We demonstrate in this study how sequential exhaustive extractions with 0.1 M sodium hydroxide (NaOH) + 6 M
urea, followed by dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO) + 6% (v/v) sulphuric acid (H2SO4) solvent systems, can extract 70–80% of the residual materials remaining after prior exhaustive extractions in neutral and
aqueous basic media. Solid-state 13C NMR spectra have shown that the components isolated in the base + urea system were compositionally similar to the humic
and fulvic acid fractions isolated at pH 12.6 in the aqueous media. The NMR spectra indicated that the major components isolated
in the DMSO + H2SO4 medium had aliphatic hydrocarbon associated with carboxyl functionalities and with lesser amounts of carbohydrate and peptide
and minor amounts of lignin-derived components. The major components will have significant contributions from long-chain fatty
acids, waxes, to cuticular materials. The isolates in the DMSO + H2SO4 medium were compositionally similar to the organic components that resisted solvation and remained associated with the soil
clays. It is concluded that the base + urea system released humic and fulvic acids held by hydrogen bonding or by entrapment
within the humin matrix. The recalcitrant humin materials extracted in DMSO + H2SO4 are largely biological molecules (from plants and the soil microbial population) that are likely to be protected from degradation
by their hydrophobic moieties and by sorption on the soil clays. Thus, the major components of humin do not satisfy the classical
definitions for humic substances which emphasise that these arise from microbial or chemical transformations in soils of the
components of organic debris. 相似文献
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Where clocks are redundant: weak circadian mechanisms in reindeer living under polar photic conditions 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Biological rhythms are a result of interplay between endogenous clocks and the ambient light–dark (LD) cycle. Biological timing
in resident polar organisms presents a conundrum because these experience distinct daily LD cycles for only a few weeks each
year. We measured locomotor activity in reindeer, Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus (SR, n = 5 and 6) and R. tarandus tarandus (NR, n = 6), ranging freely at 78 and 70°N, respectively, continuously throughout 1 year using data loggers. NR, but not SR, are
gregarious which enabled us to examine the integrated effects of differences in social organisation and the photic environment
at two different latitudes on the organisation of activity. In both sub-species, ultradian bouts of activity and inactivity
alternated across the 24-h day throughout the year. This pattern was modified by the LD cycle in NR but barely at all in SR.
Periodogram analysis revealed significant ultradian rhythmicity in both sub-species; the frequency of daily cycles of activity
increased from three per day in winter to nearly five in summer. We conclude that this increase, and a concomitant increase
in the level of daily activity, reflected the seasonal increase in the animals’ appetite and the quality of their forage.
Secondly, the combination, most evident in SR, of a weak photic response, weak circadian mechanisms and a weak social synchronization
reduces the constraints of biological timing in an environment which is effectively non-rhythmic most of the year and permits
expression of the basic ultradian pattern of ruminant activity. Third, the weaker 24-h rhythmicity in SR compared to NR indicates
a latitudinal decrease in circadian organization and photic responsiveness in Rangifer. 相似文献
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采用ASBR反应器,研究了pH冲击对海洋厌氧氨氧化菌处理含海水污水脱氮效能的影响,并利用Andrew模型和Ratkowsky模型模拟pH冲击下海洋厌氧氨氧化菌的脱氮过程.结果表明,当pH在7~8时,反应器的脱氮效果最佳,氨氮去除负荷(NRR)稳定在(0.30±0.04)kg·(m~3·d)~(-1),总氮去除率(TNRE)在(76.73±5.74)%;当pH为8.5时,游离氨(FA)的平均浓度为14.22 mg·L~(-1),该FA浓度对NRR的影响较小,NRR仍维持在(0.30±0.02)kg·(m~3·d)~(-1)左右,但是NO_2~--N在pH的直接影响下出现了积累,不能够完全去除,此条件不利于反应器的稳定运行;当pH为6.5和9时,FA浓度分别为0.22mg·L~(-1)和37.84 mg·L~(-1),NRR分别低至(0.10±0.02)kg·(m~3·d)~(-1)和(0.15±0.02)kg·(m~3·d)~(-1),且TNRE仅为(23.04±9.88)%和(42.12±5.52)%.海洋厌氧氨氧化菌在碱性条件下的耐受性强于酸性条件.采用修正的Andrew模型进行拟合,得到了NRR与FA之间的相互关系,同时还可以得到NRR_(max)、k_S和k_I等参数,对于表征海洋厌氧氨氧化菌的脱氮过程具有实际意义. 相似文献
12.
During reproductive migration the electroreceptive African sharptooth catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Siluriformes), preys mainly on a weakly electric fish, the bulldog Marcusenius macrolepidotus (Mormyridae; Merron 1993). This is puzzling because the electric organ discharges of known Marcusenius species are pulses of a duration (<1 ms) too short for being detected by the catfishes' low-frequency electroreceptive system
(optimum sensitivity, 10–30 Hz; Peters and Bretschneider 1981). On the recent discovery that M. macrolepidotus males emit discharges lasting approximately ten times longer than those of females (Kramer 1997a) we determined behavioral
thresholds for discharges of both sexes, using synthetic playbacks of field-recorded discharges. C. gariepinus detected M. macrolepidotus male discharges down to a field gradient of 103 μVpeak-peak/cm and up to a distance of 1.5 m at natural field conditions. In contrast, thresholds for female discharges were not reached
with our setup, and we presume the bulldogs eaten by catfish are predominantly male.
Received: 7 October 1998 / Accepted in revised form: 29 December 1998 相似文献
13.
Sound stimulates the tympanic membrane (TM) of anuran amphibians through multiple, poorly understood pathways. It is conceivable
that interactions between the internal and external inputs to the TM contribute to the nonlinear effects that noise is known
to produce at higher levels of the auditory pathway. To explore this issue, we conducted measurements of TM vibration in response
to tones in the presence of noise in the frog Eupsophus calcaratus. Laser vibrometry revealed that the power spectra (n = 16) of the TM velocity in response to pure tones at a constant level of 80 dB sound-pressure level (SPL) had a maximum
centered at an average frequency of 2,344 Hz (range 1,700–2,990 Hz) and a maximum velocity of 61.1 dB re 1 μm/s (range 42.9–66.6
dB re 1 μm/s). These TM-vibration velocity response profiles in the presence of increasing levels of 4-kHz band-pass noise
were unaltered up to noise levels of 90 dB SPL. For the relatively low spectral densities of the noise used, the TM remains
in its linear range. Such vibration patterns facilitate the detection of tonal signals in noise at the tympanic membrane and
may underlie the remarkable vocal responsiveness maintained by males of E. calcaratus under noise interference. 相似文献
14.
Fruits of Garden Lettuce, imbibed in 0.01 M KNO3, were depleted of maternal active phytochrome B by saturating deep-red exposure and photosensitized by chilling for 1 week
at 4 °C. Twenty saturated fluence-response curves for photoinduced germination were elaborated between 300 and 800 nm, using
exposure periods from 6 to 600 s at 22.5 °C; there is linear and closely parallel regression in the logarithmic probability
net. The reciprocals of the half-response fluences obtained gave the apparent conversion spectrum of the controlling pigments
and this was corrected for the transmittance of the seed-coat. It is a phytochrome spectrum of P
r with photoconversion cross-sections of 1.2·109 and 4.5·103 m2 mol–1 at 666 and 800 nm, respectively. This means that for half-saturated germination of sensitized seed, fewer than 1 out of 200,000
phytochrome A molecules have to be photoconverted to P
fr, and no photo-reversibility by deep-red was found. Therefore, all spectral colours of nightly moon- or skylight should stimulate
the germination of sensitized weed seeds if they are exposed at the soil surface between sequential tillage operations.
Received: 28 April 2000 / Accepted in revised form: 28 July 2000 相似文献
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Co-fermentation of waste activated sludge with food waste for short-chain fatty acids production: effect of pH at ambient temperature 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Leiyu Feng Yuanyuan Yan Yinguang Chen 《Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering in China》2011,5(4):623-632
Effect of pH ranging from 4.0 to 11.0 on cofermentation of waste activated sludge (WAS) with food waste for short-chain fatty
acids (SCFAs) production at ambient temperature was investigated in this study. Experimental results showed that the addition
of food waste significantly improved the performance of WAS fermentation system, which resulted in the increases of SCFAs
production and substrate reduction. The SCFAs production at pH 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, and 9.0 and fermentation time of 4 d was respectively
5022.7, 6540.5, 8236.6, and 7911.7 mg COD·L−1, whereas in the blank tests (no pH adjustment, pH 8.0 (blank test 1), no food waste addition, pH 8.0 (blank test 2), and
no WAS addition (blank test 3)) it was only 1006.9, 971.1, and 1468.5 mg COD·L−1, respectively. The composition of SCFAs at pH from 6.0 to 9.0 was also different from other conditions and propionic acid
was the most prevalent SCFA, which was followed by acetic and n-butyric acids, while acetic acid was the top product under
other conditions. At pH 8.0 a higher volatile suspended solids (VSS) reduction of 16.6% for the mixture of WAS and food waste
than the sole WAS indicated a synergistic effect existing in fermentation system with WAS and food waste. The influence of
pH on the variations of nutrient content was also studied during anaerobic fermentation of the mixture of WAS and food waste
at different pH conditions. The release of NH4+-N increased with fermentation time at all pH values investigated except 4.0, 5.0 and in blank test one. The concentrations
of soluble phosphorus at acidic pHs and in the blank test one were higher than those obtained at alkaline pHs. Ammonia and
phosphorus need to be removed before the SCFAs-enriched fermentation liquid from WAS and food waste was used as the carbon
source. 相似文献
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Yang Qing Peng Yongzhen Yang Anming Guo Jianhua Li Jianfeng 《Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering in China》2007,1(4):488-492
The feasibility of pH and oxidation reduction potential (ORP) as on-line control parameters to advance nitrogen removal in
pulsed sequencing batch reactors (SBR) was evaluated. The pulsed SBR, a novel operational mode of SBR, was utilized to treat
real municipal wastewater accompanied with adding ethanol as external carbon source. It was observed that the bending-point
(apex and knee) of pH and ORP profiles can be used to control denitrification process at a low influent C/N ratio while dpH/dt can be used to control the nitrification and denitrification process at a high influent C/N ratio. The experimental results
demonstrated that the effluent total nitrogen can be reduced to lower than 2 mg/L, and the average total nitrogen (TN) removal
efficiency was higher than 98% by using real-time controll strategy.
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Translated from Techniques and Equipment for Environmental Pollution Control, 2006, 7(12): 32–35 [译自: 环境污染治理技术与设备] 相似文献
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We have found that giant hornets (Vespa mandarinia japonica) are killed in less than 10 min when they are trapped in a bee ball created by the Japanese honeybees Apis cerana japonica, but their death cannot be solely accounted for by the elevated temperature in the bee ball. In controlled experiments, hornets
can survive for 10 min at the temperature up to 47°C, whereas the temperature inside the bee balls does not rise higher than
45.9°C. We have found here that the CO2 concentration inside the bee ball also reaches a maximum (3.6 ± 0.2%) in the initial 0–5 min phase after bee ball formation.
The lethal temperature of the hornet (45–46°C) under conditions of CO2 concentration (3.7 ± 0.44%) produced using human expiratory air is almost the same as that in the bee ball. The lethal temperature
of the honeybee is 50–51°C under the same air conditions. We concluded that CO2 produced inside the bee ball by honeybees is a major factor together with the temperature involved in defense against giant
hornets. 相似文献
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Stephan Baumgartner Martin Wolf Peter Skrabal Felix Bangerter Peter Heusser André Thurneysen Ursula Wolf 《Die Naturwissenschaften》2009,96(9):1079-1089
Quantitative meta-analyses of randomized clinical trials investigating the specific therapeutic efficacy of homeopathic remedies
yielded statistically significant differences compared to placebo. Since the remedies used contained mostly only very low
concentrations of pharmacologically active compounds, these effects cannot be accounted for within the framework of current
pharmacology. Theories to explain clinical effects of homeopathic remedies are partially based upon changes in diluent structure.
To investigate the latter, we measured for the first time high-field (600/500 MHz) 1H T1 and T2 nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation times of H2O in homeopathic preparations with concurrent contamination control by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS).
Homeopathic preparations of quartz (10c–30c, n = 21, corresponding to iterative dilutions of 100−10–100−30), sulfur (13x–30x, n = 18, 10−13–10−30), and copper sulfate (11c–30c, n = 20, 100−11–100−30) were compared to n = 10 independent controls each (analogously agitated dilution medium) in randomized and blinded experiments. In none of the
samples, the concentration of any element analyzed by ICP-MS exceeded 10 ppb. In the first measurement series (600 MHz), there
was a significant increase in T1 for all samples as a function of time, and there were no significant differences between homeopathic potencies and controls.
In the second measurement series (500 MHz) 1 year after preparation, we observed statistically significant increased T1 relaxation times for homeopathic sulfur preparations compared to controls. Fifteen out of 18 correlations between sample
triplicates were higher for controls than for homeopathic preparations. No conclusive explanation for these phenomena can
be given at present. Possible hypotheses involve differential leaching from the measurement vessel walls or a change in water
molecule dynamics, i.e., in rotational correlation time and/or diffusion. Homeopathic preparations thus may exhibit specific
physicochemical properties that need to be determined in detail in future investigations.
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Mammalian hibernation, which lasts on average for about 6 months, can reduce energy expenditure by >90% in comparison to active
individuals. In contrast, the widely held view is that daily torpor reduces energy expenditure usually by about 30%, is employed
for a few hours every few days, and often occurs only under acute energetic stress. This interpretation is largely based on
laboratory studies, whereas knowledge on daily torpor in the field is scant. We used temperature telemetry to quantify thermal
biology and activity patterns of a small arid-zone marsupial, the stripe-faced dunnart Sminthopsis macroura (16.9 g), in the wild and to test the hypothesis that daily torpor is a crucial survival strategy of this species in winter.
All individuals entered torpor daily with the exception of a single male that remained normothermic for a single day (torpor
on 212 of 213 observation days, 99.5%). Torpor was employed at air temperatures (T
a) ranging from approximately −1°C to 36°C. Dunnarts usually entered torpor during the night and aroused at midday with the
daily increase of T
a. Torpor was on average about twice as long (mean 11.0 ± 4.7 h, n = 8) than in captivity. Animals employed sun basking during rewarming, reduced foraging time significantly, and occasionally
omitted activity for several days in sequence. Consequently, we estimate that daily torpor in this species can reduce daily
energy expenditure by up to 90%. Our study shows that for wild stripe-faced dunnarts daily torpor is an essential mechanism
for overcoming energetic challenges during winter and that torpor data obtained in the laboratory can substantially underestimate
the ecological significance of daily torpor in the wild. 相似文献
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Yuchi Lee Shanglien Lo Jeff Kuo Chinghong Hsieh 《Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering in China》2012,6(1):17-25
Microwave-hydrothermal treatment of persistent and bioaccumulative perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in water with persulfate
(S2O82−) has been found effective. However, applications of this process to effectively remediate PFOA pollution require a better
understanding on free-radical scavenging reactions that also take place. The objectives of this study were to investigate
the effects of pH (pH = 2.5, 6.6, 8.8, and 10.5), chloride concentrations (0.01–0.15 mol·L−1), and temperature (60°C, 90°C, and 130°C) on persulfate oxidation of PFOA under microwave irradiation. Maximum PFOA degradation
occurred at pH 2.5, while little or no degradation at pH 10.5. Lowering system pH resulted in an increase in PFOA degradation
rate. Both high pH and chloride concentrations would result in more scavenging of sulfate free radicals and slow down PFOA
degradation. When chloride concentrations were less than 0.04 mol·L−1 at 90°C and 0.06 mol·L−1 at 60°C, presence of chloride ions had insignificant impacts on PFOA degradation. However, beyond these concentration levels,
PFOA degradation rates reduced significantly with an increase in chloride concentrations, especially under the higher temperature. 相似文献