Accumulation parameters and seasonal trends for PCBs in temperate and boreal forest plant species

The concentration of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the air and vegetation was measured periodically in two alpine forests, during the growing season. Foliage samples from nine plant species typical of the temperate and boreal environment were collected and analyzed. Leaf concentrations of tri- and tetra-CBs showed fast response times with changing temperature and gas-phase concentrations, suggesting that a partitioning equilibrium is approached relatively rapidly (few days) in the field. Heavier compounds showed kinetically limited accumulation trends, not reaching equilibrium during the growing season. Results were used to estimate the bioconcentration factors or equilibrium plant/air partition coefficient (KPA) for each species. Values of log KPA (calculated on a mass/volume basis) ranged between 0.78 and 1.96 and were correlated to the log KOA. Uptake trends of the higher chlorinated compounds showed intraspecific differences which were partially explained by the specific leaf area (SLA).     

Zur Verzunderung von unlegiertem Stahl

Kritische Erörterung des Schrifttums über die Verzunderung von Eisen und Stahl. Verzunderungsversuche an unlegierten Stählen mit unterschiedlichen Kohlenstoffgehalten in Sauerstoff. Messung von Kohlenstoffabgabe und Massenveränderung der Probe sowie Ermittlung der Kohlenstoffverteilung an den verzunderten Proben durch chemische Analyse zur Beschreibung der Entkohlung und inneren Oxydation. Ermittlung der Siliciumverteilung in Oberflächennähe mit einer Elektronenstrahlmikrosonde zum Erfassen einer dem Sauerstoffstrom gegenläufigen Siliciumdiffusion.     

香辛料提取物及其在肉制品抑菌防腐中的应用进展

肉品腐败被认为是食品工业中最重要的经济和健康问题之一,而抑菌防腐剂的应用是阻止化学变质和微生物腐败的主要手段.由于消费者对化学防腐剂安全性的担忧,相对更为安全的天然或\"绿色\"的替代品越来越受到关注.研究表明,天然香辛料提取物具有显著的抑菌性和抗氧性,其作用机理是基于对微生物细胞壁的降解、细胞膜的破坏、膜蛋白的损伤,以及...     

用于后端工艺中铜/低k材料金属去除的实验数值研究

1 Introduction The consumer electronics market demands high-er speeds and more functionality of ICs. Speed and functionality of an IC are related to the amount of cir- cuitry (such as transistors), which is packed on eachchip. Therefore, the dimensions of the transistors need to be reduced. The interconnect structure, which con- nects the transistors, must become smaller too to com- ply with the small dimensions of the transistors. In or- der to reduce undesirable effects[1], which follow fr…     

Investigations on High Amylose Corn Starch Films. Part 3: Stress Strain Behaviour

By autoclaving a watery high amylose corn starch suspension, homogenous and isotrope films were obtained with different processing parameters. The films were used for investigations on the stress strain behavior. A systematical dependence on the water content and the relationship between native lipids and the starch chains was observed. Especially for films obtained from defatted corn starch, a clear transition was obtained, depending on the water content, from a brittle behavior far below the glass transition temperature T_G with a very high Youngsmodulus to a ductile failure behavior above T_G. The results led to a microscopical model for the native high amylose corn starch films, which in addition outlines the very interesting possibility of controlling in detail changes of the macroscopic stress strain behavior through variations on a molecular scale.     

Chemoenzymatische Synthese von N6-Carbamoyl-D-4-thialysin und N7-Carbamoyl-D-homo-5-thialysin

Chemoenzymatical Synthesis of N⁶-Carbamoyl-D-4-thialysine and N⁷-Carbamoyl-D-homo-5-thialysine The combination of classical chemical and enzymatical methods opens a way to highly functionalized chiral molecules like N⁶-carbamoyl-D-4-thialysine ( 5 ) or N⁷-carbamoyl-D-homo-5-thialysine ( 6 ). The biotransformation of the corresponding hydantoines with Agrobacterium radiobacter is creating the desired D chirality.     

Genomics and Epigenomics of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Understanding the Molecular Pathways of the Disease Pathogenesis

One of the most common complications during pregnancy is gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), hyperglycemia that occurs for the first time during pregnancy. The condition is multifactorial, caused by an interaction between genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors. However, the underlying mechanisms responsible for its pathogenesis remain elusive. Moreover, in contrast to several common metabolic disorders, molecular research in GDM is lagging. It is important to recognize that GDM is still commonly diagnosed during the second trimester of pregnancy using the oral glucose tolerance test (OGGT), at a time when both a fetal and maternal pathophysiology is already present, demonstrating the increased blood glucose levels associated with exacerbated insulin resistance. Therefore, early detection of metabolic changes and associated epigenetic and genetic factors that can lead to an improved prediction of adverse pregnancy outcomes and future cardio-metabolic pathologies in GDM women and their children is imperative. Several genomic and epigenetic approaches have been used to identify the genes, genetic variants, metabolic pathways, and epigenetic modifications involved in GDM to determine its etiology. In this article, we explore these factors as well as how their functional effects may contribute to immediate and future pathologies in women with GDM and their offspring from birth to adulthood. We also discuss how these approaches contribute to the changes in different molecular pathways that contribute to the GDM pathogenesis, with a special focus on the development of insulin resistance.