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Fast response of Scots pine to improved water availability reflected in tree-ring width and δ13C
(2010)
Drought-induced forest decline, like the Scots pine mortality in inner-Alpine valleys, will gain in importance as the frequency and severity of drought events are expected to increase. To understand how chronic drought affects tree growth and tree-ring δ13C values, we studied mature Scots pine in an irrigation experiment in an inner-Alpine valley. Tree growth and isotope analyses were carried out at the annual and seasonal scale. At the seasonal scale, maximum δ13C values were measured after the hottest and driest period of the year, and were associated with decreasing growth rates. Inter-annual δ13C values in early- and latewood showed a strong correlation with annual climatic conditions and an immediate decrease as a response to irrigation. This indicates a tight coupling between wood formation and the freshly produced assimilates for trees exposed to chronic drought. This rapid appearance of the isotopic signal is a strong indication for an immediate and direct transfer of newly synthesized assimilates for biomass production. The fast appearance and the distinct isotopic signal suggest a low availability of old stored carbohydrates. If this was a sign for C-storage depletion, an increasing mortality could be expected when stressors increase the need for carbohydrate for defence, repair or regeneration.
Purpose
To assess potential cognitive deficits under the influence of static magnetic fields at various field strengths some studies already exist. These studies were not focused on attention as the most vulnerable cognitive function. Additionally, mostly no magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences were performed.
Materials and Methods
In all, 25 right-handed men were enrolled in this study. All subjects underwent one MRI examination of 63 minutes at 1.5 T and one at 7 T within an interval of 10 to 30 days. The order of the examinations was randomized. Subjects were referred to six standardized neuropsychological tests strictly focused on attention immediately before and after each MRI examination. Differences in neuropsychological variables between the timepoints before and after each MRI examination were assessed and P-values were calculated
Results
Only six subtests revealed significant differences between pre- and post-MRI. In these tests the subjects achieved better results in post-MRI testing than in pre-MRI testing (P = 0.013–0.032). The other tests revealed no significant results.
Conclusion
The improvement in post-MRI testing is only explicable as a result of learning effects. MRI examinations, even in ultrahigh-field scanners, do not seem to have any persisting influence on the attention networks of human cognition immediately after exposure.
Various models have been proposed for the prediction of the necessary support pressure at the face of a shallow tunnel. To assess their quality, the collapse of a tunnel face was modelled with small-scale model tests at single gravity. The development of the failure mechanism and the support force at the face in dry sand were investigated. The observed displacement patterns show a negligible influence of overburden on the extent and evolution of the failure zone. The latter is significantly influenced, though, by the initial density of the sand: in dense sand a chimney-wedge-type collapse mechanism developed, which propagated towards the soil surface. Initially, loose sand did not show any discrete collapse mechanism. The necessary support force was neither influenced by the overburden nor the initial density. A comparison with quantitative predictions by several theoretical models showed that the measured necessary support pressure is overestimated by most of the models. Those by Vermeer/Ruse and Léca/Dormieux showed the best agreement to the measurements.
Epilepsy
(2010)
Lignine bestehen aus einem hochgradig vernetzten Polymer phenolischer Grundeinheiten. Diese Verbindungen sind eine Quelle vielversprechender chemischer Grundbausteine. Auch die enzymatische Modifikation der Materialeigenschaften des Lignins ist für dessen Anwendung von Interesse. Aufgrund der verschiedenen Bindungstypen im Lignin ist eine Auftrennung mit nur einem Enzym unwahrscheinlich. Vielmehr sind verschiedene mediatorgestützte Reaktionen notwendig. Pilze, wie z.B. T. versicolor, nutzen Enzymkombinationen zum Aufschluss des Lignins. Hierbei kommen Laccase, Ligninperoxidase und Manganperoxidase zum Einsatz. Die optimale Kombination der Enzyme und ihrer Mediatoren bzw. Stabilisatoren ist Ziel der Untersuchungen. Aufgrund der großen Parameteranzahl wurde ein genetischer Algorithmus eingesetzt. Als Versuchsparameter wurden gewählt: die Verhältnisse der Enzyme, Ligninmasse, Konzentrationen an Eisen-, Mangan-, Oxalat-Ionen, ABTS, Violursäure und H₂O₂. Somit werden elf Parameter simultan optimiert. Als Algorithmus wurde ein Programm mit variabler Genkodierung entwickelt. Die Umsetzung des Lignins wird dabei über den verfolgt. Zurzeit ist ein enzymatischer Umsatz von 12% möglich. Als Referenz wurde eine chemische Lignindegradierung mit einem Umsatzvon 37% etabliert. Die sechs Generationen des Algorithmus zeigen eine Kongruenz der Enzymkonzentrationen von LiP, MnP und VeP, während Laccase keinen Einfluss hat. Des Weiteren beeinflussen die Konzentrationen von Mangan und Oxalat die Umsetzung, während die Variation von ABTS- und H₂O₂ nur eine geringe Auswirkung hat.