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  1. AASA Survey: Impact of the Economic Downturn on School Jobs

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    AASA, The School Superintendent's Association, 2009

    2009-01-01

    As part of an ongoing effort to gauge how school districts across the country are responding to the current economic downturn, the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) continues to assess various measures of economic impact. Earlier AASA surveys addressed trends in districts' initial responses to the downturn, districts'…

  2. Kirjanik soovitab / Triin Soomets

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    Soomets, Triin, 1969-

    2010-01-01

    Luuletaja Triin Soomets soovitab lugeda: Aravind Adiga "Valge tiiger", Sofi Oksase "Stalini lehmad", Doris Kareva "Deka", Leelo Tungla "Neitsi Maarja neli päeva", Berit Renseri ja Terje Toomistu "Seitse maailma"

  3. 2016 AASA Superintendent Salary & Benefits Study: Non-Member Version

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    Finnan, Leslie A.; McCord, Robert S.

    2017-01-01

    The 2016 AASA Superintendent Salary & Benefits Study marks the fifth edition of this study. This survey tracks the demographics, salary, benefits, and other elements of the employment contracts of school superintendents throughout the country. This year's study is based on 1,392 responses (15 percent response rate). The survey was distributed…

  4. International BBQ Team / Triin-Liis Härma

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    Härma, Triin-Liis

    2012-01-01

    Austraalias 2011. aastal loodud International BBQ Team'ist, mis tutvustab austraallastele erinevaid grillimisvõimalusi ning kus oma oskusi ja teadmisi jagab ka Eestis ja Inglismaal tegutsev liha/grilli/BBQ koolitaja, Eesti Grillfesti BBQ ja grillvõistluste korraldaja ning peakohtunik Enn Tobreluts, administratiivse poolega toetab Triin-Liis Härma

  5. Läti parim arhitektuur 2004 / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2005-01-01

    Läti arhitektuuri aastapreemiad 2004: peapreemia - villa Siguldas, AB Arhis, autorid Andris Kronbergs, Juris Lasis; ühiskondliku ehituse eripreemia - Silaraji kinnisvaraküla, AB DEPO projects; parim ühiskondlik hoone - Mercedese autokeskus Riias, AB Silis, Zabers un Kiava; rekonstrueerimispreemia - Ventspilsi raamatukogu juurdeehitus, J. Poga AB. Eestist oli žüriis Triin Ojari

  6. AMOS Phase 4 program

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    Chapman, J.; McCormick, P.

    1980-04-01

    This report summarizes the activities which have occurred at the ARPA Maui Optical Site (AMOS) during the period 1 Jan 78 through 31 Dec 78. These activities have taken advantage of the AMOS Facility which was developed by APRA and now serves as a multipurpose advanced optical testbed. This report contains a complete summary of the development of AMOS, a description of the assets available and summarizes the major accomplishments.

  7. Kommunikatsioonijuhtide professionaalsed praktikad / Triin Vihalemm, Margit Keller, Maie Kiisel ; intervjueerinud Inga Kald

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    Vihalemm, Triin, 1968-

    2015-01-01

    Tartu Ülikooli ühiskonnateaduste instituudi õppejõudude Triin Vihalemma, Margit Kelleri ja Maie Kiiseli kommunikatsiooniõpikust "From intervention to social change : a guide to reshaping everyday practices"

  8. Biology-inspired AMO physics

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    Mathur, Deepak

    2015-01-01

    This Topical Review presents an overview of increasingly robust interconnects that are being established between atomic, molecular and optical (AMO) physics and the life sciences. AMO physics, outgrowing its historical role as a facilitator—a provider of optical methodologies, for instance—now seeks to partner biology in its quest to link systems-level descriptions of biological entities to insights based on molecular processes. Of course, perspectives differ when AMO physicists and biologists consider various processes. For instance, while AMO physicists link molecular properties and dynamics to potential energy surfaces, these have to give way to energy landscapes in considerations of protein dynamics. But there are similarities also: tunnelling and non-adiabatic transitions occur both in protein dynamics and in molecular dynamics. We bring to the fore some such differences and similarities; we consider imaging techniques based on AMO concepts, like 4D fluorescence microscopy which allows access to the dynamics of cellular processes, multiphoton microscopy which offers a built-in confocality, and microscopy with femtosecond laser beams to saturate the suppression of fluorescence in spatially controlled fashion so as to circumvent the diffraction limit. Beyond imaging, AMO physics contributes with optical traps that probe the mechanical and dynamical properties of single ‘live’ cells, highlighting differences between healthy and diseased cells. Trap methodologies have also begun to probe the dynamics governing of neural stem cells adhering to each other to form neurospheres and, with squeezed light to probe sub-diffusive motion of yeast cells. Strong field science contributes not only by providing a source of energetic electrons and γ-rays via laser-plasma accelerations schemes, but also via filamentation and supercontinuum generation, enabling mainstream collision physics into play in diverse processes like DNA damage induced by low-energy collisions to

  9. Uus õpik julgustab maailma parandama / Triin Vihalemm, Margit Keller, Maie Kiisel ; intervjueerinud Annela Laaneots

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    Vihalemm, Triin, 1968-

    2013-01-01

    Intervjuu Tartu Ülikooli ajakirjanduse ja kommunikatsiooni instituudi õppejõudude Triin Vihalemma, Margit Kelleri ja Maie Kiiseliga nende e-õpikust "Kuidas parandada maailma? Kommunikatsioon sotsiaalsete muutuste kujundamisel"

  10. Biology-inspired AMO physics

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    Mathur, Deepak

    2015-01-01

    This Topical Review presents an overview of increasingly robust interconnects that are being established between atomic, molecular and optical (AMO) physics and the life sciences. AMO physics, outgrowing its historical role as a facilitator—a provider of optical methodologies, for instance—now seeks to partner biology in its quest to link systems-level descriptions of biological entities to insights based on molecular processes. Of course, perspectives differ when AMO physicists and biologists consider various processes. For instance, while AMO physicists link molecular properties and dynamics to potential energy surfaces, these have to give way to energy landscapes in considerations of protein dynamics. But there are similarities also: tunnelling and non-adiabatic transitions occur both in protein dynamics and in molecular dynamics. We bring to the fore some such differences and similarities; we consider imaging techniques based on AMO concepts, like 4D fluorescence microscopy which allows access to the dynamics of cellular processes, multiphoton microscopy which offers a built-in confocality, and microscopy with femtosecond laser beams to saturate the suppression of fluorescence in spatially controlled fashion so as to circumvent the diffraction limit. Beyond imaging, AMO physics contributes with optical traps that probe the mechanical and dynamical properties of single ‘live’ cells, highlighting differences between healthy and diseased cells. Trap methodologies have also begun to probe the dynamics governing of neural stem cells adhering to each other to form neurospheres and, with squeezed light to probe sub-diffusive motion of yeast cells. Strong field science contributes not only by providing a source of energetic electrons and γ-rays via laser-plasma accelerations schemes, but also via filamentation and supercontinuum generation, enabling mainstream collision physics into play in diverse processes like DNA damage induced by low-energy collisions to

  11. Mida teha, et lapsed koolist ei puuduks? / Triin Tomingas, Hille Hinsberg, Sirje Ess...[jt

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    2011-01-01

    Küsimusele vastavad lapsevanemad Triin Tomingas ja Hille Hinsberg, Saaremaa ühisgümnaasiumi algklasside õppealajuhataja Sirje Ess, Tallinna Pelgulinna gümnaasiumi direktor Tõnu Piibur, MTÜ Ellu psühholoog-koolitaja Tiia Lister

  12. Kolmandat isikut kaitsev leping : asjatundja vastutus kolmandate isikute ees / Triin Uusen-Nacke

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    Uusen-Nacke, Triin

    2003-01-01

    Lepingu tekkepõjustest, kolmandate isikute nõuete eeldustest ja kolmandat isikut kaitsvast lepingust. Asjatundja vastutusest kolmandate isikute ees ja lepingust kolmanda isiku kasuks. Dr. iur. Triin Uusen-Nacke kaitses 2003. aasta mais Rostocki ülikoolis doktoritöö teemal "Leping kaitseulatusega kolmandatele isikutele saksa ja eesti õiguses"

  13. Final Progress Report for the activity called AMO2010 committee

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    Donald Shapero; Michael Moloney

    2006-12-31

    The committee was charged to produce a comprehensive report on the status of AMO Science. The committee was charged to produce a report that: 1. Reviewed the field of AMO science, emphasize recent accomplishments, and identify new opportunities and compelling scientific questions; 2. Identified the impact of AMO science on other scientific fields, emerging technologies, and national needs; 3. Identified future workforce, societal and educational needs for AMO science; and 4. Made recommendations on how the US research enterprise might realize the full potential of AMO science. The committee also produced an intermediate report addressing key research issues and themes facing the research community.

  14. Global occurrence of archaeal amoA genes in terrestrial hot springs.

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    Zhang, Chuanlun L; Ye, Qi; Huang, Zhiyong; Li, Wenjun; Chen, Jinquan; Song, Zhaoqi; Zhao, Weidong; Bagwell, Christopher; Inskeep, William P; Ross, Christian; Gao, Lei; Wiegel, Juergen; Romanek, Christopher S; Shock, Everett L; Hedlund, Brian P

    2008-10-01

    Despite the ubiquity of ammonium in geothermal environments and the thermodynamic favorability of aerobic ammonia oxidation, thermophilic ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms belonging to the crenarchaeota kingdom have only recently been described. In this study, we analyzed microbial mats and surface sediments from 21 hot spring samples (pH 3.4 to 9.0; temperature, 41 to 86 degrees C) from the United States, China, and Russia and obtained 846 putative archaeal ammonia monooxygenase large-subunit (amoA) gene and transcript sequences, representing a total of 41 amoA operational taxonomic units (OTUs) at 2% identity. The amoA gene sequences were highly diverse, yet they clustered within two major clades of archaeal amoA sequences known from water columns, sediments, and soils: clusters A and B. Eighty-four percent (711/846) of the sequences belonged to cluster A, which is typically found in water columns and sediments, whereas 16% (135/846) belonged to cluster B, which is typically found in soils and sediments. Although a few amoA OTUs were present in several geothermal regions, most were specific to a single region. In addition, cluster A amoA genes formed geographic groups, while cluster B sequences did not group geographically. With the exception of only one hot spring, principal-component analysis and UPGMA (unweighted-pair group method using average linkages) based on the UniFrac metric derived from cluster A grouped the springs by location, regardless of temperature or bulk water pH, suggesting that geography may play a role in structuring communities of putative ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA). The amoA genes were distinct from those of low-temperature environments; in particular, pair-wise comparisons between hot spring amoA genes and those from sympatric soils showed less than 85% sequence identity, underscoring the distinctness of hot spring archaeal communities from those of the surrounding soil system. Reverse transcription-PCR showed that amoA genes were

  15. Global Occurrence of Archaeal amoA Genes in Terrestrial Hot Springs▿

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    Zhang, Chuanlun L.; Ye, Qi; Huang, Zhiyong; Li, WenJun; Chen, Jinquan; Song, Zhaoqi; Zhao, Weidong; Bagwell, Christopher; Inskeep, William P.; Ross, Christian; Gao, Lei; Wiegel, Juergen; Romanek, Christopher S.; Shock, Everett L.; Hedlund, Brian P.

    2008-01-01

    Despite the ubiquity of ammonium in geothermal environments and the thermodynamic favorability of aerobic ammonia oxidation, thermophilic ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms belonging to the crenarchaeota kingdom have only recently been described. In this study, we analyzed microbial mats and surface sediments from 21 hot spring samples (pH 3.4 to 9.0; temperature, 41 to 86°C) from the United States, China, and Russia and obtained 846 putative archaeal ammonia monooxygenase large-subunit (amoA) gene and transcript sequences, representing a total of 41 amoA operational taxonomic units (OTUs) at 2% identity. The amoA gene sequences were highly diverse, yet they clustered within two major clades of archaeal amoA sequences known from water columns, sediments, and soils: clusters A and B. Eighty-four percent (711/846) of the sequences belonged to cluster A, which is typically found in water columns and sediments, whereas 16% (135/846) belonged to cluster B, which is typically found in soils and sediments. Although a few amoA OTUs were present in several geothermal regions, most were specific to a single region. In addition, cluster A amoA genes formed geographic groups, while cluster B sequences did not group geographically. With the exception of only one hot spring, principal-component analysis and UPGMA (unweighted-pair group method using average linkages) based on the UniFrac metric derived from cluster A grouped the springs by location, regardless of temperature or bulk water pH, suggesting that geography may play a role in structuring communities of putative ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA). The amoA genes were distinct from those of low-temperature environments; in particular, pair-wise comparisons between hot spring amoA genes and those from sympatric soils showed less than 85% sequence identity, underscoring the distinctness of hot spring archaeal communities from those of the surrounding soil system. Reverse transcription-PCR showed that amoA genes were

  16. Solubilization of 241AmO2 in alveolar macrophage cultures

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    Robinson, A.V.; Schneider, R.P.

    1980-01-01

    Cultured rabbit alveolar macrophages were used to study the effect of phagocytosis on the solubilization of 241 AmO 2 . A comparison was made of the solubility of phagocytized AmO 2 and AmO 2 in cell-free media, in the presence and absence of 0.1 mM DTPA. A time-dependent increase of 26% in the soluble (0.1-μm filtrate) intracellular americium fraction was seen in macrophages cultured for 3 days. The addition of 0.1mM DTPA to culture medium resulted in an increase of 36% over the same time period. In contrast, cell-free media without DTPA resulted in less than a 2% increase in solubility after 4 days of incubation, while addition of 0.1mM DTPA resulted in a 5% increase over the same time period. These results indicate cell-mediated solbuilization of phagocytized AmO 2 by macrophages

  17. Uhked naised / Kozik, Eerika; Tomingas, Triin; Sepp, Karin; Liik, Kadi; Kliimask, Katrin; Saunpere, Anne ; tekst Kärt Kross

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    2007-01-01

    Mille üle oled enda juures tõeliselt uhke, mida võid enda kiituseks öelda? Küsimusele vastavad Starland Salongi omanik ja Loyd Tootmine OÜ osanik Eerika Kozik, psühholoog Triin Tomingas, Kontuur Leo Burnett projektidirektor Karin Sepp, Tallinna Ülikooli õppejõud Kadi Liik, AS Koolibri turundusjuht Katrin Kliimask ja eraettevõtja Anne Saunpere

  18. Expedition Atacama - project AMOS in Chile

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    Tóth, J.; Kaniansky, S.

    2016-01-01

    The Slovak Video Meteor Network operates since 2009 (Tóth et al., 2011). It currently consists of four semi-automated all-sky video cameras, developed at the Astronomical Observatory in Modra, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia. Two new generations of AMOS (All-sky Meteor Orbit System) cameras operate fully automatically at the Canary Islands, Tenerife and La Palma, since March 2015 (Tóth et al., 2015). As a logical step, we plan to cover the southern hemisphere from Chile. We present observational experiences in meteor astronomy from the Atacama Desert and other astronomical sites in Chile. This summary of the observations lists meteor spectra records (26) between Nov.5-13, 2015 mostly Taurid meteors, single and double station meteors as well as the first light from the permanent AMOS stations in Chile.

  19. X-ray photoelectron spectra structure and chemical bonding in AmO2

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    Teterin Yury A.

    2015-01-01

    Full Text Available Quantitative analysis was done of the X-ray photoelectron spectra structure in the binding energy range of 0 eV to ~35 eV for americium dioxide (AmO2 valence electrons. The binding energies and structure of the core electronic shells (~35 eV-1250 eV, as well as the relativistic discrete variation calculation results for the Am63O216 and AmO8 (D4h cluster reflecting Am close environment in AmO2 were taken into account. The experimental data show that the many-body effects and the multiplet splitting contribute to the spectral structure much less than the effects of formation of the outer (0-~15 eV binding energy and the inner (~15 eV-~35 eV binding energy valence molecular orbitals. The filled Am 5f electronic states were shown to form in the AmO2 valence band. The Am 6p electrons participate in formation of both the inner and the outer valence molecular orbitals (bands. The filled Am 6p3/2 and the O 2s electronic shells were found to make the largest contributions to the formation of the inner valence molecular orbitals. Contributions of electrons from different molecular orbitals to the chemical bond in the AmO8 cluster were evaluated. Composition and sequence order of molecular orbitals in the binding energy range 0-~35 eV in AmO2 were established. The experimental and theoretical data allowed a quantitative scheme of molecular orbitals for AmO2, which is fundamental for both understanding the chemical bond nature in americium dioxide and the interpretation of other X-ray spectra of AmO2.

  20. Shades of irony in the anti-language of Amos

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    William Domeris

    2016-08-01

    Full Text Available The rhetoric of Amos includes a wonderful mixture of humour and threat, sarcasm and irony, hyperbole and prediction. Holding the fabric of this conversation together is Amos’s place within the prophetic minority – the Yahweh-only party (his anti-society. Making use of sociolinguistics, and particularly the idea of anti-language, I take a closer look at Amos, including his use of overlexicalisation, insider-humour and all the shades of irony one might expect. Typically of a member of an anti-society, Amos exaggerates the differences between insider and outsider, in this case, speaking of ‘ivory houses’, ‘the cattle of Bashan’ while appealing to his successful attempts to save the rich from the wrath of God. The offenses of the outsiders are sometimes crystal clear and at other times shrouded in metaphor, and so too is the fate of these people. In reading Amos, we are constantly in danger of falling victim to the persuasive power of his rhetoric. We are drawn into the world of Amos, quickly accepting his boundaries and the ideology of his anti-society, his depiction of reality and his stark caricature of the rich. The rhetoric is persuasive and the irony is divisive forcing a choice of black and white, believer and unbeliever, rich and poor, oppressors and oppressed. We struggle to swim against the current and instead long to respond to Amos’s invitation to live (Am 5:5 – perhaps even to discover that elusive hope at which the book hints: Most of history has been the forging of structures of security and appropriate loyalty symbols, to announce and defend one’s personal identity, one’s group, and one’s gender issues and identity. (Rohr 2011:4

  1. Comparison among amoA Primers Suited for Quantification and Diversity Analyses of Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria in Soil

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    Shimomura, Yumi; Morimoto, Sho; Hoshino, Yuko Takada; Uchida, Yoshitaka; Akiyama, Hiroko; Hayatsu, Masahito

    2012-01-01

    Ammonia monooxygenase subunit A gene (amoA) is frequently used as a functional gene marker for diversity analysis of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB). To select a suitable amoA primer for real-time PCR and PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE), three reverse primers (degenerate primer amoA-2R; non-degenerate primers amoA-2R-GG and amoA-2IR) were examined. No significant differences were observed among the three primers in terms of quantitative values of amoA from environmental samples using real-time PCR. We found that PCR-DGGE analysis with the amoA-2IR primer gave the best results in this studied soil. These results indicate that amoA-2IR is a suitable primer for community analysis of AOB in the environment. PMID:22075625

  2. Tyd in die slot van die boek Amos

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    J.L. Helberg

    1999-08-01

    Full Text Available Time in the epilogue of the book of Amos This article examines the concept of time, as filled with action, and as used in the epilogue of Amos. The concept of time is scrutinized in the light of the surprising announcement of prosperity and peace over and against the announcement of ruin in the rest of the book. The issue is approached against the background of Amos’ integrative as well as transcending (and eschatological perspective. Viewed cyclically and mythologically, Israel integrated all things in the cult by trying to manipulate time and even God. In reality time and history were frozen in the Israelite way of thinking. This mode of thinking caused the disintegration of the cult from everyday life and from God who reveals Himself as personal and thus requiring sound personal relations between himself and His people. Amos calls for genuine integration in all respects. The epilogue leads this integration to a climax making use of the idea that Yahweh is the all-powerfull and life-creating God, an idea which runs like a golden thread through the Old Testament.

  3. Chemical thermodynamic representation of (U, Pu, Am)O2-x

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    Osaka, Masahiko; Namekawa, Takashi; Kurosaki, Ken; Yamanaka, Shinsuke

    2005-01-01

    The oxygen potential isotherms of (U, Pu, Am)O 2-x were represented by a chemical thermodynamic model proposed by Lindemer et al. It was assumed in the present model that (U, Pu, Am)O 2-x consisted of the chemical species [UO 2 ], [PuO 2 ], [Pu 4/3 O 2 ], [AmO 2 ] and [Am 5/4 O 2 ] in a pseudo-quaternary system by treating the reduction rates of Pu and Am as identical; furthermore an interaction between [Am 5/4 O 2 ] and [UO 2 ] was introduced. The agreement between analytical and experimental isotherms was good, but the analytical values slightly overestimated the experimental values especially in the case of lower Am content. Adding an interaction between [Am 5/4 O 2 ] and [PuO 2 ] to the model resulted in a better representation

  4. Deconstructing AMO framework: a systematic review

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    Juan A. Marin-Garcia

    2016-09-01

    Originality/value: Our study shed light on some aspects of the AMO framework within the HRM context. Specifically, we aimed to identify whether or not it is possible to confirm the model as it was originally proposed. We also find out which HR practices and measures of performance were considered across investigations, to define a standard approach.

  5. Kas ja kuidas tähistatakse teil töökohas sünnipäevi? / Tõnis Kusmin, Lilian Viirma, Triin Raamat ... [jt.

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    2010-01-01

    Küsimusele vastavad DAS Õigusabikulude Kindlustuse Lääne-Eesti müügijuht Tõnis Kusmin, Elioni avalike suhete juht Lilian Viirma, personaliotsingufirma CVO Recruitment juht Triin Raamat, Nordecon Betoon OÜ juht Toomas Toompuu, Columbus IT Partneri Eesti AS tegevjuht Gristel Tali ja ettevõttes Puhastusekspert koolitajana töötav Kurmet Vasser

  6. Insight into the Am-O Phase Equilibria: A Thermodynamic Study Coupling High-Temperature XRD and CALPHAD Modeling.

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    Epifano, Enrica; Guéneau, Christine; Belin, Renaud C; Vauchy, Romain; Lebreton, Florent; Richaud, Jean-Christophe; Joly, Alexis; Valot, Christophe; Martin, Philippe M

    2017-07-03

    In the frame of minor actinide transmutation, americium can be diluted in UO 2 and (U, Pu)O 2 fuels burned in fast neutron reactors. The first mandatory step to foresee the influence of Am on the in-reactor behavior of transmutation targets or fuel is to have fundamental knowledge of the Am-O binary system and, in particular, of the AmO 2-x phase. In this study, we coupled HT-XRD (high-temperature X-ray diffraction) experiments with CALPHAD thermodynamic modeling to provide new insights into the structural properties and phase equilibria in the AmO 2-x -AmO 1.61+x -Am 2 O 3 domain. Because of this approach, we were able for the first time to assess the relationships between temperature, lattice parameter, and hypostoichiometry for fcc AmO 2-x . We showed the presence of a hyperstoichiometric existence domain for the bcc AmO 1.61+x phase and the absence of a miscibility gap in the fcc AmO 2-x phase, contrary to previous representations of the phase diagram. Finally, with the new experimental data, a new CALPHAD thermodynamic model of the Am-O system was developed, and an improved version of the phase diagram is presented.

  7. Goddelike onberekenbaarheid en menslike toerekenbaarheid in die boek Amos

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    J. L. Helberg

    1997-06-01

    Full Text Available The hook of Amos is characterised by unexpected and even disillusionary divine action. Especially the promise at the end of the book is therefore regarded by many commentators as inconsistent with the genuine proclamation by Amos. This part of the book of Amos is thus regarded as the product of later redactionary activity. The author of this article sees the answer to this problem in the absolute sovereignty of God which dominates all parts of the book. Neglect of this aspect of God, combined with his personal will, caused Israel to practise an impersonal religion and made them fully accountable to this God who is incalculable in his action but not in his claim. Israel boasted about its history of salvation, but was blind to the responsibility it implied toward God and the neighbour. In self- satisfaction the Israelites thus reversed the covenant history. God did the same, but in his own way and time. It thus seemed as if the end had come for Israel. Even so, the possibility of hope expressed by the word “perhaps" and the phrase “my people" indicating God's bond with Israel (5:15 7:15, imply the absolute sovereignty of God to publish as well as to redeem.

  8. Amos Tversky's contributions to legal scholarship

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    Paul Brest

    2006-11-01

    Full Text Available Together with his long-time colleague Daniel Kahneman, Amos Tversky, provided the intellectual infrastructure for contemporary behavioral law and economics. Prospect theory undermines the Coase Theorem, which is the bedrock of traditional law and economics; and the heuristics and biases research questions the fundamental idea of a rational self-interested decisionmaker, which is also challenged by subsequent studies of the role of affect in judgment and decisionmaking.

  9. AMO research activities and data centre in KAERI

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    Rhee, Yongjoo [Laboratory for Quantum Optics, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (Korea, Republic of); Park, H M; Han, J M; Kim, S K

    2001-12-01

    Dr. Rhee presented data center activities, which support several experimental and theoretical atomic, molecular and optical (AMO) physical programmes. The activities are mainly for fusion science and high precision trace analysis for nuclear safety. There were also some improvements in the ALADDIN database interface at AMODS, which employ the original FORTRAN ALADDIN codes.

  10. Text in context: a textual-linguistic approach to Amos 4: 7-8

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    del Barco del Barco, Francisco Javier

    2002-12-01

    Full Text Available This article will study Amos 4:7-8 from a textlinguistic approach: the form of this section will be analyzed within the structure of the chapter in which it is inserted. Such an analysis is needed because the set of verb forms used seems to be different from the rest of verb forms used in the chapter. While the whole chapter tends to be structured as a brief chain of narrative passages with wayyiqtol, the structure of Amos 4:7-8 seems to be a predictive section -developed through weqatal- inserted or pasted in the middle of the chapter. Translations usually do not note the difference between the set of verb forms used. A textlinguistic analysis of Amos 4:7-8 will show that the kind of discourse used here is different from the one used in the rest of the chapter, and, therefore, this difference should be reflected in the translation. The specific function of some discourse types is also discussed.

    En este artículo se presenta un análisis de Amos 4:7-8 a partir de los presupuestos de la lingüística textual. La forma del texto se analizará tomando en cuenta la estructura del capítulo en el que se halla inserto. Este análisis resulta necesario porque el grupo de formas verbales utilizado en la sección propuesta no parece ser el mismo que el del resto del capítulo. Mientras el capítulo en su conjunto es un discurso narrativo estructurado en torno a wayyiqtol, Amos 4:7-8 parece responder al esquema del discurso predictivo desarrollado a partir de weqatal. Un análisis textual se hace necesario porque las traducciones bíblicas no parecen hacerse eco del cambio en el uso de las formas verbales. Además de este análisis, se trata también de la función específica de algunos tipos de discurso.

  11. Jan Amos Komenský - tänapäeva alushariduse suur eelkäija

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    2014-01-01

    Tutvustus: Jan Amos Komenský. Didactica magna : Stora undervisningsläran, Göteborg, 1989 ; Jan Amos Komenský. Orbis sensualium pictus quadrilinguis : hoc est: omnium fundamentalium, in mundo rerum & in vita actionum, pictura & nomenclatura latina, germanica, hungarica & bohemica, Praha ; Bratislava, 1958. Tallinna Ülikooli pedagoogilise seminari üliõpilased Triinu Lüüde ja Anneli Virves lugesid teoseid inglise keeles ning esinesid ettekannetega Tallinna Ülikooli pedagoogilise seminari 2. kasvatuse ajaloo konverentsil

  12. Characterization of some Brucella species from Zimbabwe by biochemical profiling and AMOS-PCR

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    Skjerve Eystein

    2009-12-01

    Full Text Available Abstract Background Bovine brucellosis caused by Brucella abortus is endemic in most large commercial and smallholder cattle farms of Zimbabwe, while brucellosis in other domestic animals is rare. The diagnosis of brucellosis is mainly accomplished using serological tests. However, some Brucella spp. have been isolated from clinical cases in the field and kept in culture collection but their biochemical profiles were not documented. We report biochemical profiling and AMOS-PCR characterization of some of these field isolates of Brucella originating from both commercial and smallholder cattle farming sectors of Zimbabwe. Findings Fourteen isolates of Brucella from culture collection were typed using biochemical profiles, agglutination by monospecific antisera, susceptibility to Brucella-specific bacteriophages and by AMOS-PCR that amplifies species- specific IS711. The results of the biochemical profiles for B. abortus biovar 1 (11 isolates and biovar 2 (2 isolates were consistent with those of reference strains. A single isolate from a goat originating from a smallholder mixed animal farm was identified as B. melitensis biovar 1. The AMOS-PCR produced DNA products of sizes 498 bp and 731 bp for B. abortus (biovar 1 and 2 and B. melitensis biovar 1, respectively. Conclusion We concluded that the biochemical profiles and AMOS-PCR characterization were consistent with their respective species and biovars. B. abortus biovar 1 is likely to be the predominant cause of brucellosis in both commercial and smallholder cattle farms in Zimbabwe.

  13. Proposed retention model for human inhalation exposure to 241AmO2

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    Mewhinney, J.A.; Griffith, W.C.; Muggenburg, B.A.

    1980-01-01

    A dosimetry model based on a four-year study in Beagle dogs was developed to predict patterns of absorbed radiation doses for people exposed by inhalation to 241 AmO 2 . Following a single inhalation exposure to one of three sizes of monodisperse or a polydisperse aerosol of 241 AmO 2 , pairs of dogs were sacrificed at 8, 32, 64 and 256 days, and 2 and 4 years. For about 80% of the initial lung burden, the retention halftimes were 11, 18, 26 and 27 days for the 0.75, 1.5 and 3.0 μm aerodynamic diameter and the 1.8 μm activity median aerodynamic diameter aerosols, respectively. For the remaining 20% of the initial lung burden, the retention halftimes were between 200 to 300 days with no apparent particle size influence. Additional 241 Am metabolic studies reported in the literature using inhalation exposure or injection of the citrate complex were synthesized in the model as were eleven reported cases of human inhalation exposure. This model is compared to the ICRP II and TGLD lung models, both developed by analogy to Pu metabolism. The proposed model differs from these latter models in two important areas: (a) lung retention of 241 AmO 2 could not be adapted to the classifications used in these models, and (b) the fractional translocation from lung to other organs is 2 to 8 times larger. These factors considerably alter the predicted radiation dose distribution among organs and lead to the conclusion that derived radiation protection standards for 241 AmO 2 inhalation exposure should be modified. (author)

  14. Arabidopsis plastid AMOS1/EGY1 integrates abscisic acid signaling to regulate global gene expression response to ammonium stress

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    Li, Baohai

    2012-10-12

    Ammonium (NH4 +) is a ubiquitous intermediate of nitrogen metabolism but is notorious for its toxic effects on most organisms. Extensive studies of the underlying mechanisms of NH4 + toxicity have been reported in plants, but it is poorly understood how plants acclimate to high levels of NH4 +. Here, we identified an Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) mutant, ammonium overly sensitive1 (amos1), that displays severe chlorosis under NH4 + stress. Map-based cloning shows amos1 to carry a mutation in EGY1 (for ethylene-dependent, gravitropism-deficient, and yellow-green-like protein1), which encodes a plastid metalloprotease. Transcriptomic analysis reveals that among the genes activated in response to NH4 +, 90% are regulated dependent on AMOS1/ EGY1. Furthermore, 63% of AMOS1/EGY1-dependent NH4 +-activated genes contain an ACGTG motif in their promoter region, a core motif of abscisic acid (ABA)-responsive elements. Consistent with this, our physiological, pharmacological, transcriptomic, and genetic data show that ABA signaling is a critical, but not the sole, downstream component of the AMOS1/EGY1-dependent pathway that regulates the expression of NH4 +-responsive genes and maintains chloroplast functionality under NH4 + stress. Importantly, abi4 mutants defective in ABA-dependent and retrograde signaling, but not ABA-deficient mutants, mimic leaf NH4 + hypersensitivity of amos1. In summary, our findings suggest that an NH4 +-responsive plastid retrograde pathway, which depends on AMOS1/EGY1 function and integrates with ABA signaling, is required for the regulation of expression of the presence of high NH4 + levels. © 2012 American Society of Plant Biologists. All Rights Reserved.

  15. Arabidopsis plastid AMOS1/EGY1 integrates abscisic acid signaling to regulate global gene expression response to ammonium stress

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    Li, Baohai; Li, Qing; Xiong, Liming; Kronzucker, Herbert J.; Krä mer, Ute; Shi, Weiming

    2012-01-01

    Ammonium (NH4 +) is a ubiquitous intermediate of nitrogen metabolism but is notorious for its toxic effects on most organisms. Extensive studies of the underlying mechanisms of NH4 + toxicity have been reported in plants, but it is poorly understood how plants acclimate to high levels of NH4 +. Here, we identified an Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) mutant, ammonium overly sensitive1 (amos1), that displays severe chlorosis under NH4 + stress. Map-based cloning shows amos1 to carry a mutation in EGY1 (for ethylene-dependent, gravitropism-deficient, and yellow-green-like protein1), which encodes a plastid metalloprotease. Transcriptomic analysis reveals that among the genes activated in response to NH4 +, 90% are regulated dependent on AMOS1/ EGY1. Furthermore, 63% of AMOS1/EGY1-dependent NH4 +-activated genes contain an ACGTG motif in their promoter region, a core motif of abscisic acid (ABA)-responsive elements. Consistent with this, our physiological, pharmacological, transcriptomic, and genetic data show that ABA signaling is a critical, but not the sole, downstream component of the AMOS1/EGY1-dependent pathway that regulates the expression of NH4 +-responsive genes and maintains chloroplast functionality under NH4 + stress. Importantly, abi4 mutants defective in ABA-dependent and retrograde signaling, but not ABA-deficient mutants, mimic leaf NH4 + hypersensitivity of amos1. In summary, our findings suggest that an NH4 +-responsive plastid retrograde pathway, which depends on AMOS1/EGY1 function and integrates with ABA signaling, is required for the regulation of expression of the presence of high NH4 + levels. © 2012 American Society of Plant Biologists. All Rights Reserved.

  16. An interspecies comparison of the phagocytosis and dissolution of 241AmO2 particles by rat, dog and monkey alveolar macrophages in vitro

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    Taya, A.; Carmack, D.B.; Muggenburg, B.A.; Mewhinney, J.A.

    1992-01-01

    Experiments were conducted to study the phagocytosis and dissolution of 241 AmO 2 particles by rat, dog and monkey alveolar macrophages (PAM) in vitro. The phagocytosis and dissolution of 241 AmO 2 particles were followed up to 20 and 72 h, respectively. Dog and monkey PAM took up 241 AmO 2 particles at similar rates, whereas rat PAM phagocytosed only 60% of the amount phagocytosed by dog and monkey PAM at 20h. The PAM of the three species dissolved 241 AmO 2 particles at similar rates; 8-10% was dissolved by 72h. The results of the 241 AmO 2 uptake in vitro may reflect in vivo situations, where the differences in uptake seen in vitro would probably diminish at later times after exposure. The dissolution results imply that the dissolution of 241 AmO 2 particles by alveolar macrophages of the three species might be species-independent. (author)

  17. The influences of the AMO and NAO on the sedimentary infill in an Azores Archipelago lake since ca. 1350 CE

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    Hernández, Armand; Sáez, Alberto; Bao, Roberto; Raposeiro, Pedro M.; Trigo, Ricardo M.; Doolittle, Sara; Masqué, Pere; Rull, Valentí; Gonçalves, Vítor; Vázquez-Loureiro, David; Rubio-Inglés, María J.; Sánchez-López, Guiomar; Giralt, Santiago

    2017-07-01

    The location of the Azores Archipelago in the North Atlantic makes this group of islands an excellent setting to study the long-term behavior of large oceanic and atmospheric climate dynamic patterns, such as the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). Here, we present the impacts of these patterns on Lake Empadadas (Azores Archipelago) from the Medieval Climate Anomaly (MCA) - Little Ice Age (LIA) transition to the present based on sedimentological, geochemical and biological characterizations of the sedimentary record. Multivariate analyses of a number of proxies including X-ray fluorescence (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD), total organic and inorganic carbon (TOC and TIC) and diatom life forms abundance reveal that the sedimentary infill evolution has been controlled by (i) fluctuations in the lake level and (ii) variations in organic matter accumulation. Both processes are governed by climate variability and modulated by anthropogenic activities associated with changes on the lake catchment. Changes in these two sedimentary processes have been used to infer five stages: (i) the MCA-LIA transition (ca. 1350-1450 CE) was characterized by a predominantly positive AMO phase, which led to intermediate lake levels and high organic matter concentration; (ii) the first half of the LIA (ca. 1450-1600 CE) was characterized by predominant lowstand conditions and intermediate organic matter deposition mainly related to negative AMO phases; (iii) the second half of the LIA (ca. 1600-1850 CE) was characterized by negative AMO and NAO phases, implying intermediate lake levels and high organic matter deposition; (iv) the Industrial era (ca. 1850-1980 CE) was characterized by the lowest lake level and organic matter accumulation associated with negative AMO phases; and (v) the period spanning between 1980 CE and the present reveals the highest lake levels and low organic matter deposition, being associated with very positive AMO

  18. Diversity, abundance and distribution of amoA-encoding archaea in deep-sea methane seep sediments of the Okhotsk Sea.

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    Dang, Hongyue; Luan, Xi-Wu; Chen, Ruipeng; Zhang, Xiaoxia; Guo, Lizhong; Klotz, Martin G

    2010-06-01

    The ecological characteristics of amoA-encoding archaea (AEA) in deep-sea sediments are largely unsolved. This paper aimed to study the diversity, structure, distribution and abundance of the archaeal community and especially its AEA components in the cold seep surface sediments of the Okhotsk Sea, a marginal sea harboring one of the largest methane hydrate reservoirs in the world. Diverse archaeal 16S rRNA gene sequences were identified, with the majority being related to sequences from other cold seep and methane-rich sediment environments. However, the AEA diversity and abundance were quite low as revealed by amoA gene analyses. Correlation analysis indicates that the abundance of the archaeal amoA genes was correlated with the sediment organic matter content. Thus, it is possible that the amoA-carrying archaea here might utilize organic matter for a living. The affiliation of certain archaeal amoA sequences to the GenBank sequences originally obtained from deep-sea hydrothermal vent environments indicated that the related AEA either have a wide range of temperature adaptation or they have a thermophilic evolutionary history in the modern cold deep-sea sediments of the Okhotsk Sea. The dominance of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria over AEA may indicate that bacteria play a significant role in nitrification in the Okhotsk Sea cold seep sediments.

  19. Die betekenis van die konsep land in die slot van die boek Amos

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    J.L. Helberg

    1999-08-01

    Full Text Available The meaning of the concept of land in the epilogue of the book of Amos During the exilic and post-exilic eras the concept of land underwent a shift of meaning: land also acquired the meaning of city (and temple. If the epilogue of Amos is regarded as exilic or post-exilic, as most scholars think, one can expect that city rather than land shall be emphasized in the epilogue. The opposite, however, is true. This article tries to ascertain whether the concept “land” has a different place, value or meaning in the epilogue of Amos than in the rest of the book and whether this assumption casts any light on the relation between the different parts. The conclusion arrived at implies that the term used for land in the epilogue has a broader meaning than the traditional one attached to it by Israel. The epilogue makes a breakthrough to a universal approach pictured in eschatological colours but rooted in history. A correction is made to a “Zion-theology” and emphasis is laid on the land of the promise which is linked with the (true covenantal relation with Yahweh implied in the terms “my people” and “your God”. Whether dated as pre-exilic, exilix or post-exilic, the epilogue is in harmony with the essence of the rest of the book.

  20. Review of Los nuevos amos de la tierra. Land Grabbing (Liberti, 2015

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    Germán Ignacio Ochoa

    2017-01-01

    Full Text Available Stefano Liberti. 2015. Los nuevos amos de la tierra. Land Grabbing. Bogotá: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial. 250 pp. ISBN: 9788430616886. [Título original en italiano: Land Grabbing. Come il mercato delle terre crea il nuovo colonialismo].

  1. In vitro dose-response of macrophages to 239PuO2 and 241AmO2

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    Schneider, R.P.; Robinson, A.V.

    1979-01-01

    As part of a study designed to examine various means of solubilizing actinide particles within macrophages, we have measured the in vitro effects of 241 AmO 2 and 239 PuO 2 on these cells. Dose distribution within the cell population was estimated by autoradiography and compared to cell detachment as a function of time. The 241 AmO 2 and 239 PuO 2 were toxic in proportion to their radioactivity rather than their mass. Approximately 385 intracellular disintegrations are required from either radionuclide to cause cells to detach from the flask surface

  2. AMO's [Association of Municipalities of Ontario] policy on refillable beverage containers

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    1992-04-01

    The policy of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) regarding refillable beverage containers is explained, and a response is made to the Ontario Soft Drink Association (OSDA's) top-up offer to municipalities. A background and overview is presented of current and historical policy on beverage containers, including measures enacted by other provinces and countries. AMO strongly urges the provincial government to increase the presence of refillable containers, first because reuse is preferrable to recycling, and second because Ontario's current recycling systems are not self-sufficient or sustainable in their present form. Refillable plastic bottles offer an opportunity for change in waste management similar to the Blue Box recycling initiative. It is recommended that the entire beverage industry voluntarily, or legislated by the provincial government, provide refillable containers as a consumer option and institute a deposit system to collect these containers. This system will promote full-cost accounting. OSDA's offer to top up Blue Box operating costs is rejected with the caveat of short-term financial agreements. The refillable concept should also be expanded to other packaged products. 2 tabs.

  3. Pesticide side effects in an agricultural soil ecosystem as measured by amoA expression quantification and bacterial diversity changes

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    Feld, Louise; Hjort Hjelmsø, Mathis; Schostag, Morten

    2015-01-01

    , but only transiently. The bacterial and archaeal amoA transcripts were both sensitive bioindicators of pesticide side effects. Additionally, the numbers of bacterial amoA transcripts correlated with nitrate production in N-amended microcosms. Dazomet reduced the total bacterial numbers by one log unit...

  4. Study of the properties of the Am-O system in view of the transmutation of Am 241 in fast reactors

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    Casalta, S.

    1996-04-01

    To reduce the long term toxicity of Am 241 it was considered to transmute this isotope in fast reactor. The first part of this thesis is an introduction at this problem. In the second part we give the experimental techniques used for the realisation of an AmO 2 -MgO target (powder metallurgy under inert, oxidizing or reducing atmosphere). The properties of the Am-O system has been analyzed by X diffraction, thermodynamic and ceramography, in the Am 2 O 3 -AmO 2 field. In the third part we study the external exposure risk created by the manufacturing of this target and in the last part the behavior of this target in a fast reactor. 66 refs., 28 figs., 25 tabs., 1 append

  5. High-throughput analysis of ammonia oxidiser community composition via a novel, amoA-based functional gene array.

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    Guy C J Abell

    Full Text Available Advances in microbial ecology research are more often than not limited by the capabilities of available methodologies. Aerobic autotrophic nitrification is one of the most important and well studied microbiological processes in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. We have developed and validated a microbial diagnostic microarray based on the ammonia-monooxygenase subunit A (amoA gene, enabling the in-depth analysis of the community structure of bacterial and archaeal ammonia oxidisers. The amoA microarray has been successfully applied to analyse nitrifier diversity in marine, estuarine, soil and wastewater treatment plant environments. The microarray has moderate costs for labour and consumables and enables the analysis of hundreds of environmental DNA or RNA samples per week per person. The array has been thoroughly validated with a range of individual and complex targets (amoA clones and environmental samples, respectively, combined with parallel analysis using traditional sequencing methods. The moderate cost and high throughput of the microarray makes it possible to adequately address broader questions of the ecology of microbial ammonia oxidation requiring high sample numbers and high resolution of the community composition.

  6. Multidecadal change of winter cyclonic activity in the Mediterranean associated with AMO and PDO

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    Veronika Nikolaevna Maslova

    2017-01-01

    Full Text Available The paper is devoted to analysis of the cold half-year (October to March frequency of cyclones in the Mediterranean-Black Sea region associated with the global processes in the ocean-atmosphere system - the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO and Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO. Firstly, climatic conditions in the North Atlantic-European region during positive and negative phases of these global oscillations were shown using NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data for 1948 - 2016 and data of the NASA GISS Atlas of Exratropical Strom Tracks in 1961 - 1998. Mean monthly values / anomalies (composites for equal periods of the negative and positive AMO and PDO phases were calculated and compared. The results of the study support the idea that the Pacific and Atlantic influence on the climatic (multidecadal scale is realized via change of the large-scale fields of the North Atlantic anomalies typical for the interannual scale. Then spatial distribution of the frequency of cyclones in the Mediterranean-Black Sea region was obtained using global NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data sets on 1000 hPa geopotential height in 1948 - 2013. It was shown that during the positive AMO phase, frequency of cyclones in the Mediterranean was higher by absolute values in November to March over the Tyrrhenian and Ionic Seas and lower over the Anatolian peninsula. During the negative PDO phase, frequency of cyclones over the Anatolian peninsula in January to March is significantly higher than in the positive PDO phase.

  7. Overview of the Publications From the Anthroposophic Medicine Outcomes Study (AMOS): A Whole System Evaluation Study.

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    Hamre, Harald Johan; Kiene, Helmut; Ziegler, Renatus; Tröger, Wilfried; Meinecke, Christoph; Schnürer, Christof; Vögler, Hendrik; Glockmann, Anja; Kienle, Gunver Sophia

    2014-01-01

    Anthroposophic medicine is a physician-provided complementary therapy system that was founded by Rudolf Steiner and Ita Wegman. Anthroposophic therapy includes special medicinal products, artistic therapies, eurythmy movement exercises, and special physical therapies. The Anthroposophic Medicine Outcomes Study (AMOS) was a prospective observational multicenter study of 1631 outpatients starting anthroposophic therapy for anxiety disorders, asthma, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, low back pain, migraine, and other chronic indications under routine conditions in Germany. AMOS INCORPORATED TWO FEATURES PROPOSED FOR THE EVALUATION OF INTEGRATIVE THERAPY SYSTEMS: (1) a sequential approach, starting with the whole therapy system (use, safety, outcomes, perceived benefit), addressing comparative effectiveness and proceeding to the major system components (physician counseling, anthroposophic medicinal products, art therapy, eurythmy therapy, rhythmical massage therapy) and (2) a mix of different research methods to build an information synthesis, including pre-post analyses, prospective comparative analyses, economic analyses, and safety analyses of individual patient data. AMOS fostered two methodological innovations for the analysis of single-arm therapy studies (combined bias suppression, systematic outcome comparison with corresponding cohorts in other studies) and the first depression cost analysis worldwide comparing primary care patients treated for depression vs depressed patients treated for another disorder vs nondepressed patients. A total of 21 peer-reviewed publications from AMOS have resulted. This article provides an overview of the main research questions, methods, and findings from these publications: anthroposophic treatment was safe and was associated with clinically relevant improvements in symptoms and quality of life without cost increase; improvements were found in all age, diagnosis, and therapy modality groups and were

  8. The influences of the AMO and NAO on an Iberian alpine lake during the Late Holocene

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    Hernández, Armand; Leira, Manel; Trigo, Ricardo; Vázquez-Loureiro, David; Carballeira, Rafael; Sáez, Alberto

    2017-04-01

    High mountain lakes, usually oligotrophic, in the Iberian Peninsula are particularly sensitive to the influence of North Atlantic large-scale modes of climate variability due to their geographical position and the reduced direct anthropic disturbances. In this context, Serra da Estrela (Portugal), in the westernmost of the Sistema Central Range, constitutes a physical barrier to air masses coming from the Atlantic Ocean. However, long-term climate reconstructions have not yet been conducted. We present a climate reconstruction in terms of precipitation and temperature changes of this setting based on facies analysis, X-ray fluorescence core scanning, elemental and isotope geochemistry on bulk organic matter and a preliminary study of diatom assemblages from the sedimentary record of Lake Peixão (1677 m a.s.l.; Serra da Estrela) for the last ca. 3500 years. A multivariate statistical analysis has been performed to recognize the main environmental factors controlling the lake sedimentation. Our results reveal that two main processes explain 70% of the total variance, with PC1 (accumulation of siliciclastic material vs organic matter), and PC2 (variations in lacustrine productivity, related to nutrient inputs from the catchment), explaining 53% and 17% respectively. In mountain lakes, siliciclastic and/or external organic matter accumulation tend to be governed by the snowmelt which, in turn, are frequently controlled by winter and spring temperatures. On the other hand, lake productivity, usually limited by phosphorus and nitrogen, is dependent of internal recycling and/or external inputs, mainly by catchment leaching (climatically driven by summer precipitation) and atmospheric deposition (anthropic influence). The results from Lake Peixão have been compared to other Western Iberia and Northeastern Atlantic records, as well as the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) and North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) indices. Thus, a tentative Late Holocene climate

  9. The Amos decision: will we see changes in the workplace?

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    Rogers, J W; Stromberger, P M

    1988-01-01

    A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court (in Corporation of the Presiding Bishop v. Amos) upheld, and slightly expanded, the exemption of religious organizations from the Title VII prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of religion, as stated in amended Section 702 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. How this decision will affect hiring practices, if at all, among Catholic healthcare institutions remains to be seen, but the potential for change is inherent. The Amos case now allows organizations to expand the area of questions to include a person's religious affiliation, beliefs, and values. Based on the facts of this case, it would also allow a religious employer to inquire as to that person's religious practices and his or her standing in the Church. While the authors point to the traditional Catholic practice of openness in "hiring catholic" as evidence that the ruling will have minimal impact in day-to-day personnel decision making, they note the door is open to allow changes, and pressures to change may mount. Certain employment decisions for leadership positions, including those of an organizational, corporate, and business nature, may now include clearly religious criteria. In addition, the declining number of religious members in may religious institutes that sponsor healthcare facilities may put additional pressure on those institutions to "hire Catholic" when selecting lay leaders to ensure that the employer's mission and values will be carried out.

  10. Judas, Verrader of de trouwste leerling? : Theologische kanttekeningen bij een roman van Amos Oz

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    Koet, Bart

    2017-01-01

    Judas, one of Jesus’ disciples, has been increasingly rehabilitated over the last few years. His gospel has been rediscovered. Interesting books are written about his role in Scriptures and in history. Novelist Amos Oz has written his own unique contribution to the debate. This Israeli writer has

  11. Production of monodisperse respirable aerosols of 241AmO2 and evaluation of in vitro dissolution

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    Boyd, H.A.; Raabe, O.G.; Peterson, P.K.

    1974-01-01

    A method is described for production of monodisperse (sigma//sub g/ less than 1.2) particles of 241 AmO 2 for use in inhalation experiments with dogs and rodents. The effects of physical and chemical factors on the production of polydisperse aerosols of 241 AmO 2 were studied and evaluated. The best aerosol was achieved when a suspension of americium hydroxide with 2.5 mg Am/ml at pH = 7.3 was aerosolized and passed through two heating columns in succession, the first at 300 0 C and the second at 1050 0 C. The particles were roughly spherical and had densities near 8 gm/cm 3 ; the aerosol AMAD and sigma/sub g/ were about 1.5 μm and 1.7, respectively. Monodisperse particles were separated and collected with the Lovelace Aerosol Particle Separator (LAPS) and subsequently suspended in deionized water with pH adjusted to 10.2 with NH 3 for nebulization to produce monodisperse aerosols for inhalation exposures. Particles collected on filters during inhalation experiments were used for evaluation of in vitro dissolution rates with two systems and various forms of a lung fluid simulant. The important role of phosphate ions in such dissolution systems was demonstrated, suggesting the potential for the equally important role of free phosphate in retarding dissolution of AmO 2 particles in the lung. (U.S.)

  12. Validation of the Abbreviated Brucella AMOS PCR as a Rapid Screening Method for Differentiation of Brucella abortus Field Strain Isolates and the Vaccine Strains, 19 and RB51

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    Ewalt, Darla R.; Bricker, Betsy J.

    2000-01-01

    The Brucella AMOS PCR assay was previously developed to identify and differentiate specific Brucella species. In this study, an abbreviated Brucella AMOS PCR test was evaluated to determine its accuracy in differentiating Brucella abortus into three categories: field strains, vaccine strain 19 (S19), and vaccine strain RB51/parent strain 2308 (S2308). Two hundred thirty-one isolates were identified and tested by the conventional biochemical tests and Brucella AMOS PCR. This included 120 isola...

  13. Interaction in the NaIn(MoO4)2 - AMoO4 (A = Mg, Mn) systems

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    Kotova, I.Yu.; Kozhevnikova, N.M.

    2001-01-01

    The results of investigation into NaIn(MoO 4 ) 2 - AMoO 4 (A = Mg, Mn) quasibinary cross-sections by means of X-ray diffraction and differential thermal analysis are presented. Conducted researches revealed that compounds NaMg 3 In(MoO 4 ) and NaMn 3 In(MoO 4 ) melting incongruently at 990 Deg C and 940 Deg C accordingly were formed in the NaIn(MoO 4 ) - AMoO 4 (A = Mg, Mn) systems. The data of initiation of X-ray diffraction pattern of NaMg 3 In(MoO 4 ) 5 are presented. The temperature dependences of conductivity, dielectric permeability and tangent of dielectric losses indicative on ionic-electronic nature conductivity are determined. Activation energy of conductivity in the Mg - Mn row changes moderately - from 9.91 till 5.71 eV [ru

  14. DistAMo: A web-based tool to characterize DNA-motif distribution on bacterial chromosomes

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    2016-03-01

    Full Text Available Short DNA motifs are involved in a multitude of functions such as for example chromosome segregation, DNA replication or mismatch repair. Distribution of such motifs is often not random and the specific chromosomal pattern relates to the respective motif function. Computational approaches which quantitatively assess such chromosomal motif patterns are necessary. Here we present a new computer tool DistAMo (Distribution Analysis of DNA Motifs. The algorithm uses codon redundancy to calculate the relative abundance of short DNA motifs from single genes to entire chromosomes. Comparative genomics analyses of the GATC-motif distribution in γ-proteobacterial genomes using DistAMo revealed that (i genes beside the replication origin are enriched in GATCs, (ii genome-wide GATC distribution follows a distinct pattern and (iii genes involved in DNA replication and repair are enriched in GATCs. These features are specific for bacterial chromosomes encoding a Dam methyltransferase. The new software is available as a stand-alone or as an easy-to-use web-based server version at http://www.computational.bio.uni-giessen.de/distamo.

  15. Hierarchical axon targeting of Drosophila olfactory receptor neurons specified by the proneural transcription factors Atonal and Amos.

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    Okumura, Misako; Kato, Tomoko; Miura, Masayuki; Chihara, Takahiro

    2016-01-01

    Sensory information is spatially represented in the brain to form a neural map. It has been suggested that axon-axon interactions are important for neural map formation; however, the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. We used the Drosophila antennal lobe, the first olfactory center in the brain, as a model for studying neural map formation. Olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) expressing the same odorant receptor target their axons to a single glomerulus out of approximately 50 glomeruli in the antennal lobe. Previous studies have showed that the axons of Atonal ORNs, specified by Atonal, a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor, pioneer antennal lobe formation; however, the details remain to be elucidated. Here, we show that genetic ablation of Atonal ORNs affects antennal lobe structure and axon targeting of Amos ORNs, another type of ORN specified by the bHLH transcription factor Amos. During development, Atonal ORNs reach the antennal lobe and form the axon commissure before Amos ORNs. We also found that N-cadherin knockdown specifically in Atonal ORNs disrupts the glomerular boundary in the whole antennal lobe. Our results suggest that Atonal ORNs function as pioneer axons. Thus, correct axon targeting of Atonal ORNs is essential for formation of the whole antennal lobe. © 2015 The Molecular Biology Society of Japan and Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.

  16. Peroxy Radical Measurements during PROPHET-AMOS 2016

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    Wood, E. C. D.; Deming, B.; Rollings, D.

    2016-12-01

    We present measurements of total peroxy radicals (HO2 + RO2) using the Ethane Chemical Amplifier (ECHAMP) technique during the PROPHET-AMOS project in Pellston, Michigan during July 2016. The C2H6/NO amplification chemistry occurred in FEP reaction chambers at the top of the PROPHET tower at a height of 34 m. The NO2 amplification product was transported through tubing to two cavity attenuated phase shift spectrometers (CAPS) housed inside the PROPHET laboratory. Two calibration sources were used: one based on water photolysis in the presence of isoprene and ozone actinometry, and another based on methyl iodide (CH3I) photolysis. The former was integrated into the inlet system, allowing for daily calibrations, whereas the latter was used twice during the campaign. Peak mixing ratios on warm, sunny days were approximately 40 ppt. Nighttime concentrations varied from below the instrumental detection limit to approximately 5 ppt. The measured peroxy radical concentrations will be compared to HO2 and HO2* mixing ratios measured by the Indiana University LIF-FAGE instrument.

  17. Contexts and Functions of Music in the "Orbis Sensualium Pictus" Textbook by John Amos Comenius

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    Szórádová, Eva

    2015-01-01

    The present study deals with the content-related and thematic, as well as visual and semantic, contexts in which musical motifs, and words and notions with a musical meaning, are placed in the "Orbis sensualium pictus" textbook of John Amos Comenius. They can be found in several places in the textbook in both its textual and pictorial…

  18. Technical Design Report for the AMoRE $0\

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    Alenkov, V; Beyer, J; Boiko, R S; Boonin, K; Buzanov, O; Chanthima, N; Chernyak, M K Cheoun D M; Choi, J; Choi, S; Danevich, F A; Djamal, M; Drung, D; Enss, C; Fleischmann, A; Gangapshev, A M; Gastaldo, L; Gavriljuk, Yu M; Gezhaev, A M; Gurentsov, V I; Ha, D H; Hahn, I S; Jang, J H; Jeon, E J; Jo, H S; Joo, H; Kaewkhao, J; Kang, C S; Kang, S J; Kang, W G; Karki, S; Kazalov, V V; Khanbekov, N; Kim, G B; Kim, H J; Kim, H L; Kim, H O; Kim, I; Kim, J H; Kim, K; Kim, S K; Kim, S R; Kim, Y D; Kim, Y H; Kirdsiri, K; Kobychev, V V; Kornoukhov, V; Kuzminov, V V; Lee, H J; Lee, H S; Lee, J H; Lee, J M; Lee, J Y; Lee, K B; Lee, M H; Lee, M K; Leonard, D S; Li, J; Li, Y J; Limkitjaroenporn, P; Ma, K J; Mineev, O V; Mokina, V M; Olsen, S L; Panasenko, S I; Pandey, I; Park, H K; Park, H S; Park, K S; Poda, D V; Polischuk, O G; Polozov, P; Prihtiadi, H; Ra, S J; Ratkevich, S S; Rooh, G; Siyeon, K; Srisittipokakun, N; So, J H; Son, J K; Tekueva, J A; Tretyak, V I; Veresnikova, A V; Wirawan, R; Yakimenko, S P; Yershov, N V; Yoon, W S; Yoon, Y S; Yue, Q

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    The AMoRE (Advanced Mo-based Rare process Experiment) project is a series of experiments that use advanced cryogenic techniques to search for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of \\mohundred. The work is being carried out by an international collaboration of researchers from eight countries. These searches involve high precision measurements of radiation-induced temperature changes and scintillation light produced in ultra-pure \\Mo[100]-enriched and \\Ca[48]-depleted calcium molybdate ($\\mathrm{^{48depl}Ca^{100}MoO_4}$) crystals that are located in a deep underground laboratory in Korea. The \\mohundred nuclide was chosen for this \\zeronubb decay search because of its high $Q$-value and favorable nuclear matrix element. Tests have demonstrated that \\camo crystals produce the brightest scintillation light among all of the molybdate crystals, both at room and at cryogenic temperatures. $\\mathrm{^{48depl}Ca^{100}MoO_4}$ crystals are being operated at milli-Kelvin temperatures and read out via specially developed m...

  19. MOTRIMS as a generalized probe of AMO processes

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    Bredy, R.; Nguyen, H.; Camp, H.; Flechard, X.; De Paola, B.D.

    2003-01-01

    Magneto-optical trap recoil ion momentum spectroscopy (MOTRIMS) is one of the newest offshoots of the generalized TRIMS approach to ion-atom collisions. By using lasers instead of the more usual supersonic expansion to cool the target, MOTRIMS has demonstrated two distinct advantages over conventional TRIMS. The first is better resolution, now limited by detectors instead of target temperature. The second is its suitability for use in the study of laser-excited targets. In this presentation we will present a third advantage: The use of MOTRIMS as a general-purpose probe of AMO processes in cold atomic clouds of atoms and molecules. Specifically, the projectile ion beam can be used as a probe of processes as diverse as target dressing by femtosecond optical pulses, photo-association (laser-assisted cold collisions) photo-ionization, and electromagnetically-induced transparency. We will present data for the processes we have investigated, and speculations on what we expect to see for the processes we plan to investigate in the future

  20. The near-term prediction of drought and flooding conditions in the northeastern United States based on extreme phases of AMO and NAO

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    Berton, Rouzbeh; Driscoll, Charles T.; Adamowski, Jan F.

    2017-10-01

    A series of hydroclimatic teleconnection patterns were identified between variations in either Atlantic or Pacific oceanic indices with precipitation and discharge anomalies in the northeastern United States. We hypothesized that temporal annual or seasonal changes in discharge could be explained by variations in extreme phases of the Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation (AMO index, SST: Sea Surface Temperature anomalies) and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO index, SLP: Sea-Level Pressure anomalies) up to three seasons in advance. The Merrimack River watershed, the fourth largest basin in New England, with a drainage area of 13,000 km2, is a compelling study site because it not only provides an opportunity to investigate the teleconnection between hydrologic variables and large-scale climate circulation patterns, but also how those patterns may become obscured by anthropogenic disturbances such as river regulation or urban development. We considered precipitation and discharge data of 21 gauging stations within the Merrimack River watershed, including the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (HBEF), NH, with a median record length of 55 years beginning as early as 1904. The discharge anomalies were statistically significant (p-value ≤ 0.2) between extreme positive and negative phases of AMO (1857-2011) and NAO (1900-2011) and revealed the potential teleconnectivity of climate circulation patterns with discharge. Annual and seasonal correlations of discharge were examined with the extreme phases of AMO and NAO at zero-, one-, or two- year/season lags (total of 30 scenarios). When AMO was greater than 0.2, the strongest correlations of AMO and NAO with discharge were observed at headwater catchments. This correlation weakened downstream towards larger regulated and/or developed sub-basins. We introduced a simple approach for near-term prediction of drought and flooding events. An exponential decay function was regressed through the historic occurrence of the relative

  1. Asymmetric Multilevel Outphasing (AMO): A New Architecture for All-Silicon mm-Wave Transmitter ICs

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    2015-06-12

    power-amplifiers for mobile basestation infrastructure and handsets. NanoSemi Inc. designs linearization solutions for analog front-ends such as...ward flexible, multi-standard radio chips, increases the need for high-precision, high-throughput and energy-efficient backend processing. The desire...peak PAE is affected by less than 1% (46 mW/(46 mW 1.8 W/0.4)) by this 64-QAM capable AMO SCS backend . 378 IEEE JOURNAL OF SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS, VOL. 48

  2. Reporting Florida's Annual Measurable Objectives (AMOs) in Compliance with ESEA Flexibility Requirements: Guide to Calculations for 2013-14

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    2014-01-01

    This Annual Measurable Objective (AMO) is designed to keep Florida moving forward toward national and international competitiveness. Florida will compare its National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores to those of the top five states and its Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), Progress in International…

  3. Poisikese tapmine süvendas brittide muret noorte pärast / Liisi Poll

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    11-aastase poisi tapmisjuhtum sundis Suurbritanniat heitma pilku noorte kuritegevusele ja tulevikuväljavaadetele. Lahenduse leidmine on keeruline. Vt. samas: Triin Oppi. "Rootsi kõurikuid paeluvad noad" ning Triin Edovaldi arvamusavaldust. Lisa: Noorte kuritegevus Eestis

  4. Development of Adaptive Model Refinement (AMoR) for Multiphysics and Multifidelity Problems

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    2015-02-09

    This project investigated the development and utilization of Adaptive Model Refinement (AMoR) for nuclear systems simulation applications. AMoR refers to utilization of several models of physical phenomena which differ in prediction fidelity. If the highest fidelity model is judged to always provide or exceeded the desired fidelity, than if one can determine the difference in a Quantity of Interest (QoI) between the highest fidelity model and lower fidelity models, one could utilize the fidelity model that would just provide the magnitude of the QoI desired. Assuming lower fidelity models require less computational resources, in this manner computational efficiency can be realized provided the QoI value can be accurately and efficiently evaluated. This work utilized Generalized Perturbation Theory (GPT) to evaluate the QoI, by convoluting the GPT solution with the residual of the highest fidelity model determined using the solution from lower fidelity models. Specifically, a reactor core neutronics problem and thermal-hydraulics problem were studied to develop and utilize AMoR. The highest fidelity neutronics model was based upon the 3D space-time, two-group, nodal diffusion equations as solved in the NESTLE computer code. Added to the NESTLE code was the ability to determine the time-dependent GPT neutron flux. The lower fidelity neutronics model was based upon the point kinetics equations along with utilization of a prolongation operator to determine the 3D space-time, two-group flux. The highest fidelity thermal-hydraulics model was based upon the space-time equations governing fluid flow in a closed channel around a heat generating fuel rod. The Homogenous Equilibrium Mixture (HEM) model was used for the fluid and Finite Difference Method was applied to both the coolant and fuel pin energy conservation equations. The lower fidelity thermal-hydraulic model was based upon the same equations as used for the highest fidelity model but now with coarse spatial

  5. Employee perceptions of line management performance: applying the AMO theory to explain the effectiveness of line managers' HRM implementation

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    Bos-Nehles, Anna Christina; van Riemsdijk, Maarten; Looise, Jan C.

    2013-01-01

    Line managers are today seen as increasingly important in effectively implementing HRM practices. Based on the Ability-Motivation-Opportunity (AMO) theory, we predict that line managers' performance in this regard will depend on their ability to apply HRM practices, and that their motivation and the

  6. Monkey Business toetab shimpansit / Sergo Selder

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    2004-01-01

    Moeturg teeb show'd Reval Park Hotelli & Casino heategevusüritusel. Osalevad tuntud tegijad Tiina Talumees Pärni, Triin Randloo, Kris Soonik ja noored moekunstnikud Triin Kärblane, Janina Pasti, Jana Einard. Kampaania on Tallinna loomaaia shimpansi Pino toetuseks

  7. A first insight into the occurrence and expression of functional amoA and accA genes of autotrophic and ammonia-oxidizing bathypelagic Crenarchaeota of Tyrrhenian Sea

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    Yakimov, Michail M.; Cono, Violetta La; Denaro, Renata

    2009-05-01

    The autotrophic and ammonia-oxidizing crenarchaeal assemblage at offshore site located in the deep Mediterranean (Tyrrhenian Sea, depth 3000 m) water was studied by PCR amplification of the key functional genes involved in energy (ammonia mono-oxygenase alpha subunit, amoA) and central metabolism (acetyl-CoA carboxylase alpha subunit, accA). Using two recently annotated genomes of marine crenarchaeons, an initial set of primers targeting archaeal accA-like genes was designed. Approximately 300 clones were analyzed, of which 100% of amoA library and almost 70% of accA library were unambiguously related to the corresponding genes from marine Crenarchaeota. Even though the acetyl-CoA carboxylase is phylogenetically not well conserved and the remaining clones were affiliated to various bacterial acetyl-CoA/propionyl-CoA carboxylase genes, the pool of archaeal sequences was applied for development of quantitative PCR analysis of accA-like distribution using TaqMan ® methodolgy. The archaeal accA gene fragments, together with alignable gene fragments from the Sargasso Sea and North Pacific Subtropical Gyre (ALOHA Station) metagenome databases, were analyzed by multiple sequence alignment. Two accA-like sequences, found in ALOHA Station at the depth of 4000 m, formed a deeply branched clade with 64% of all archaeal Tyrrhenian clones. No close relatives for residual 36% of clones, except of those recovered from Eastern Mediterranean, was found, suggesting the existence of a specific lineage of the crenarchaeal accA genes in deep Mediterranean water. Alignment of Mediterranean amoA sequences defined four cosmopolitan phylotypes of Crenarchaeota putative ammonia mono-oxygenase subunit A gene occurring in the water sample from the 3000 m depth. Without exception all phylotypes fell into Deep Marine Group I cluster that contain the vast majority of known sequences recovered from global deep-sea environment. Remarkably, three phylotypes accounted for 91% of all Mediterranean

  8. Purifications of calcium carbonate and molybdenum oxide powders for neutrinoless double beta decay experiment, AMoRE

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    Park, HyangKyu

    2015-01-01

    The AMoRE (Advanced Mo based Rare process Experiment) collaboration is going to use calcium molybdate crystals to search for neutrinoless double beta decay of 100 Mo isotope. In order to make the crystal, we use calcium carbonate and molybdenum oxide powders as raw materials. Therefore it is highly necessary to reduce potential sources for radioactive backgrounds such as U and Th in the powders. In this talk, we will present our studies for purification of calcium carbonate and molybdenum oxide powders

  9. [Abundances of ammonia-oxidizing archaeal accA and amoA genes in response to NO2 - and NO3 - of hot springs in Yunnan province].

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    Song, Zhaoqi; Wang, Li; Zhou, Enmin; Wang, Fengping; Xiao, Xiang; Zhang, Chuanlun; Li, Wenjun

    2014-12-04

    Yunnan hot springs have highly diverseammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA), which are autotrophic and can fix CO2 using the 3-hydroxypropionate/ 4-hydroxybutyrate (HP/HD) pathway. In this study, we investigated the abundances of prokaryotic 16S rRNA gene and archaeal accA and amoA genes in the sediments of hot springs of Yunnan Province, and analysed the correlations between the above gene abundances and environmental factors. We selected the sediments of twenty representative hot springs, and detected the gene abundances by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). The principal component analysis (PCA) and the Mantel test in the R software package were performed for the correlations of gene abundance and environmental variables. The bacterial and archaeal 16S rRNA gene abundances were from 6.6 x 10(7) to 4.19 x 10(11) and from 1.27 x 10(6) to 1.51 x 10(11) copies/g sediment, respectively; Archaeal accA and amoA genes were from 8.89 x 10(3) to 6.49 x 10(5) and from 7.64 x 10(3) to 4.36 x 10(5) copies/g sediment, respectively. The results of mantel test showed that accA gene was significantly (R = 0.98, P < 0.001) correlated with amoA gene; Both of them also were correlated significantly with NO2- and NO3 -, but not with pH. The abundances of bacterial and archaeal 16S rRNA genes and the ratio between them varied significantly among Yunnan hot springs. The archaealaccA and amoA genes showed significant correlation with each other, validating our previous finding that AOA in terrestrial hot springs might acquire energy from ammonia oxidation coupled with CO2 fixation using the 3-hydroxypropionate/4-hydroxybutyrate pathway.

  10. School Public Relations and the Principalship: An Interview with Mark Bielang, President of American Association of School Administrators

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    Johnson, Paul

    2011-01-01

    From returning phone calls to traversing the political landscape to building trust, American Association of School Administrators (AASA) president Mark Bielang covers a lot of territory as he describes the public relations challenges confronting today's school administrators. Having just concluded his term as AASA president, Mr. Bielang has served…

  11. " Judas ," Amos Oz : A Thinking of Law Review and Show Thought

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    2016-05-01

    Full Text Available Este documento analiza el libro “Judas”, el escritor judío Amos Oz y su relación con el derecho a pensar y a manifestar según sus convicciones, aunque refujam a nivel tolera- ble para los conceptos previamente impuesta por la sociedad.  No hay ninguna manera de limitar el derecho a pensar, dado que este tallos desde la propia intimidad y no está sujeto a restriçõees de cualquier naturaleza, sobre todo porque no hay manera, en la práctica, limitan. La libertad de expresión de pensamiento, cuando se ejerce en su plenitud, a me- nudo sorprendente teniendo en cuenta que se enfrenta con pétreos normas impuestas por la masa. Sin embargo, todavía libertad no puede reducirse al azar por el mero hecho de una expresión impopular. Las limitaciones se presentan, sin embargo, cuando incitadoras de odio.

  12. Impact of the Economic Downturn on Schools. Report of Findings

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    McCord, Robert S.; Ellerson, Noelle M.; Jordan, K. Forbis; Jordan, Teresa; Lemons, Richard; Mattocks, T. C.; Melver, Toby; Orr, Margaret

    2008-01-01

    In Fall 2008, in response to the recent economic downturn, as evidenced in state budget shortfalls, federal buy-outs and interventions, and a series of additional events characterizing a slowing, stagnant economy, AASA examined the impact on school districts across the nation. While there are regional differences, the findings of AASA's…

  13. Eesti goes St. Etienne / Anna Roomet

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    2006-01-01

    Näitus Eesti Kunstiakadeemia tootedisaini osakonna magistrantide viimase kahe aasta projektide paremikust esindas Eestit disainibiennaalil St. Etiennis Prantsusmaal. Näituse panid üles Pent Talvet ja Pavel Sidorenko, näitusel osalejad: Anna-Maria Einla, Kätlin Kangur, Triin Kuusler, Andri Laidre, Veiko Liis, Liina-Kai Raivet, P. Sidorenko, P. Talvet, Ingela Viks, Triin Voss

  14. Phase equilibrium in Rb2MoO4-AMoO4-Zr(MOO4)2 systems (A - bivalent elements)

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    Ivanova, M.N.; Tsyrenova, G.D.; Bazarova, Zh.G.

    1993-01-01

    The Rb 2 MoO 4 -AMoO 4 -Zr(MoO 4 ) 2 systems, where A - bivalent elements, were investigated by solid phase reactions, x-ray and differntial thermal analysis methods. Formation of new ternary molybdates was determined. Phase relationships in the Rb 2 MoO 4 -MnMoO 4 -Zr(MoO 4 ) 2 system in subsolidus range (550 deg C) were studied using x-ray analysis data

  15. Amo 1618 effects on incorporation of 14C-MVA and 14C-acetate into sterols in Nicotiana and Digitalis seedlings and cell-free preparations from Nicotiana

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    Douglas, T.J.; Paleg, L.G.

    1978-01-01

    Incorporation of radioactivity from acetate-[ 14 C] and MVA-[ 14 C] into sterols and sterol precursors in tobacco was inhibited by Amo 1618; differing patterns of accumulation were obtained with the two precursors, suggesting more than one point of inhibition. This was borne out with cell-free preparations with which it was demonstrated that both HMG-CoA reductase and squalene-2,3-epoxide cyclase were inhibited, the latter more strongly than the former. GLC analysis of gross sterol and hydrocarbon fractions confirmed previous indications that incorporation of radioactivity into individual sterols was inhibited by Amo 1618. Finally, incorporation of MVA-[ 14 C] into sterols and sterol precursors of Digitalis was significantly altered by the retardant, thus expanding the generality of the relationship between sterol (particularly 4-desmethylsterol) biosynthesis inhibition and retardant effect. (author)

  16. El algoritmo de la transferencia como antecesor del discurso del amo. // The algorithm of transference as a predecessor of the master`s discourse.

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    Alexander Cruz Aponasenko.

    2010-06-01

    Full Text Available This work establishes the counter argument between Lacan’s elaboration discussed in the Proposition of October 9 on the Psychoanalyst of the School, regarding the transference, and the quadripode called “master’s discourse”, delivered in the 1969-1970 seminar. In the “Proposition”, Lacan shows a formula commonly known as “algorithm of transference”, which formalizes the opening to the unconscious through the transference signifier operation and allows the possibility of the analytical work by the installation of the subject-supposed-to-know. We will see how this algorithm precedes the master’s discourse or the discourse of the unconscious. Thus we are going to establish a directionality in the analytical cure by observing the reversal of the master’s discourse that is the discourse of the analyst. // El trabajo establece un contrapunto entre la elaboración de Lacan presentada en la proposición del 9 de octubre sobre el psicoanalista de la escuela, en relación a la transferencia, y el cuadrípodo denominado "discurso del amo", presentado en el seminario del año 1969-1970. En la “proposición” Lacan presenta una fórmula conocida coloquialmente como "algoritmo de la transferencia", que permite formalizar la apertura al inconsciente mediante la operación del significante de la transferencia y producir allí la posibilidad del trabajo analítico vía la instalación del sujeto supuesto saber. Veremos cómo este algoritmo antecede al discurso del amo o discurso del inconsciente. Esto nos permitirá establecer una direccionalidad en la cura analítica observando la inversión del discurso del amo que es el discurso del analista.

  17. Johannes Amos Comenius (1592-1670) and his depiction of lenses and spectacles in the first children's picture book.

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    Goss, David A

    2009-01-01

    Johannes Amos Comenius (1592-1670) was a Moravian clergyman, teacher, and author. He is recognized as introducing several concepts of modern education. He advanced the views that education should be appropriate to age and development levels and that teaching should make use of everyday sensory experience. One of his many books, Orbis Pictus, followed those concepts. Orbis Pictus, first published in 1657, is hailed as the first children's picture book. Among the many commonplace objects he included in the book were a mirror, spectacles, a telescope, a magnifying lens, and a burning glass.

  18. Measurements of total OH reactivity during PROPHET-AMOS 2016

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    Rickly, P.; Sakowski, J.; Bottorff, B.; Lew, M.; Stevens, P. S.; Sklaveniti, S.; Locoge, N.; Dusanter, S.

    2017-12-01

    As one of the main oxidant in the atmosphere, the hydroxyl radical (OH) initiates the oxidation of volatile organic compounds that can lead to the formation of ozone and secondary organic aerosols. Understanding both the sources and sinks of OH is therefore important to address issues related to air quality and climate change. Measurements of total OH reactivity can provide an important test of our understanding of the OH radical budget. Recent measurements of total reactivity in many environments have been greater than calculated based on the measured concentration of VOCs, suggesting that important OH sinks in these environments are not well characterized. Measurements of total OH reactivity were performed in a forested environment during the PROPHET - AMOS field campaign (Program for Research on Oxidants: PHotochemisty, Emissions, and Transport - Atmospheric Measurements of Oxidants in Summer) using the Comparative Reactivity Method (CRM) and the Total OH Loss Rate Method (TOHLM). The site is characterized by large emissions of isoprene and monoterpenes and low anthropogenic influence. Measurements of total OH reactivity using these two techniques agree to within their respective uncertainties, giving confidence in the measured OH reactivity. In addition, measurements of trace gases (VOCs, NOx, O3) were used to perform a comprehensive apportionment of OH sinks. These measurements are used in a chemical model using the Master Chemical Mechanism to calculate the expected OH reactivity. The results will be compared to previous measurements of total OH reactivity at this site.

  19. Abundance and activity of 16S rRNA, amoA and nifH bacterial genes during assisted phytostabilization of mine tailings

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    Nelson, Karis N.; Neilson, Julia W.; Root, Robert A.; Chorover, Jon; Maier, Raina M.

    2014-01-01

    Mine tailings in semiarid regions are highly susceptible to erosion and are sources of dust pollution and potential avenues of human exposure to toxic metals. One constraint to revegetation of tailings by phytostabilization is the absence of microbial communities critical for biogeochemical cycling of plant nutrients. The objective of this study was to evaluate specific genes as in situ indicators of biological soil response during phytoremediation. The abundance and activity of 16S rRNA, nifH, and amoA were monitored during a nine month phytostabilization study using buffalo grass and quailbush grown in compost-amended, metalliferous tailings. The compost amendment provided a greater than 5-log increase in bacterial abundance, and survival of this compost-inoculum was more stable in planted treatments. Despite increased abundance, the activity of the introduced community was low, and significant increases were not detected until six and nine months in quailbush, and unplanted compost and buffalo grass treatments, respectively. In addition, increased abundances of nitrogen-fixation (nifH) and ammonia-oxidizing (amoA) genes were observed in rhizospheres of buffalo grass and quailbush, respectively. Thus, plant establishment facilitated the short term stabilization of introduced bacterial biomass and supported the growth of two key nitrogen-cycling populations in compost-amended tailings. PMID:25495940

  20. Abundance and Activity of 16S rRNA, AmoA and NifH Bacterial Genes During Assisted Phytostabilization of Mine Tailings.

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    Nelson, Karis N; Neilson, Julia W; Root, Robert A; Chorover, Jon; Maier, Raina M

    2015-01-01

    Mine tailings in semiarid regions are highly susceptible to erosion and are sources of dust pollution and potential avenues of human exposure to toxic metals. One constraint to revegetation of tailings by phytostabilization is the absence of microbial communities critical for biogeochemical cycling of plant nutrients. The objective of this study was to evaluate specific genes as in situ indicators of biological soil response during phytoremediation. The abundance and activity of 16S rRNA, nifH, and amoA were monitored during a nine month phytostabilization study using buffalo grass and quailbush grown in compost-amended, metalliferous tailings. The compost amendment provided a greater than 5-log increase in bacterial abundance, and survival of this compost-inoculum was more stable in planted treatments. Despite increased abundance, the activity of the introduced community was low, and significant increases were not detected until six and nine months in quailbush, and unplanted compost and buffalo grass treatments, respectively. In addition, increased abundances of nitrogen-fixation (nifH) and ammonia-oxidizing (amoA) genes were observed in rhizospheres of buffalo grass and quailbush, respectively. Thus, plant establishment facilitated the short term stabilization of introduced bacterial biomass and supported the growth of two key nitrogen-cycling populations in compost-amended tailings.

  1. amoA Gene abundances and nitrification potential rates suggest that benthic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and not Archaea dominate N cycling in the Colne Estuary, United Kingdom.

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    Li, Jialin; Nedwell, David B; Beddow, Jessica; Dumbrell, Alex J; McKew, Boyd A; Thorpe, Emma L; Whitby, Corinne

    2015-01-01

    Nitrification, mediated by ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA), is important in global nitrogen cycling. In estuaries where gradients of salinity and ammonia concentrations occur, there may be differential selections for ammonia-oxidizer populations. The aim of this study was to examine the activity, abundance, and diversity of AOA and AOB in surface oxic sediments of a highly nutrified estuary that exhibits gradients of salinity and ammonium. AOB and AOA communities were investigated by measuring ammonia monooxygenase (amoA) gene abundance and nitrification potentials both spatially and temporally. Nitrification potentials differed along the estuary and over time, with the greatest nitrification potentials occurring mid-estuary (8.2 μmol N grams dry weight [gdw](-1) day(-1) in June, increasing to 37.4 μmol N gdw(-1) day(-1) in January). At the estuary head, the nitrification potential was 4.3 μmol N gdw(-1) day(-1) in June, increasing to 11.7 μmol N gdw(-1) day(-1) in January. At the estuary head and mouth, nitrification potentials fluctuated throughout the year. AOB amoA gene abundances were significantly greater (by 100-fold) than those of AOA both spatially and temporally. Nitrosomonas spp. were detected along the estuary by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) band sequence analysis. In conclusion, AOB dominated over AOA in the estuarine sediments, with the ratio of AOB/AOA amoA gene abundance increasing from the upper (freshwater) to lower (marine) regions of the Colne estuary. These findings suggest that in this nutrified estuary, AOB (possibly Nitrosomonas spp.) were of major significance in nitrification. Copyright © 2015, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

  2. Identification of Effective Leadership Indicators in Ghanaian Retail Banks Using AMOS-Based Confirmatory Factor Analysis

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    Sanda, Aminu; Kuada, John

    2013-01-01

    In the light of the importance of banks to the economic growth process in Ghana, this study sought to identify the determinants of effective leadership style that is appreciated by employees in retail banking firms in Ghana, towards providing practitioners with crucial information that could enable...... them make informed decisions towards improving the workplace. Using data collected from employees in eleven firms which were analyzed using the AMOS programme, minimum was achieved for the leadership measurement model and the goodness of fit statistics showed that the overall model fit quite well...... and taking care of their complaints as well as putting in place systems for enhancing employees’ career advancement into specialist departments or management positions are also perceived as good determinant of leadership. It is therefore hypothesized that managers of retail banks in Ghana could be perceived...

  3. Synthesis and thermophysical properties of AMoO4 (A = Ca, Sr, Ba)

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    Maji, Binoy Kumar; Jena, Hrudananda; Asuvathraman, R.; Govindan Kutty, K.V.

    2013-01-01

    The alkaline earth molybdates AMoO 4 (A=Ca, Sr, Ba) belong to Scheelite type crystal structure with space group 14 1 /a, and are naturally occurring minerals. They are often found as secondary phases in irradiated oxide nuclear fuels as a product of fission product interaction. These compounds can also form as microcrystallites when the high-level nuclear waste is vitrified. As high temperature ceramics, they find applications as sensor materials, oxide ion conductors, etc. The thermophysical properties of these molybdates are essential for understanding their impact on the high temperature properties of the systems and devices containing them. In the present study, these compounds were synthesized by solid state reaction route in air at 823 K, and characterized by powder XRD and TG/DTA. The thermal expansion behavior was investigated by dilatometry in the temperature range of 300-800 K in air. The % thermal expansion of BaMoO 4 was found to be the lowest among the three compounds. The electrical conductivity of the compounds was measured by AC-impedance spectroscopy, and the conductivity was found to be in the range of 10 -4 S.cm -1 at 1073 K in air. The activation energy of electrical conduction was measured to be about 1.3 eV. (author)

  4. LISREL ve AMOS Programları Kullanılarak Gerçekleştirilen Yapısal Eşitlik Modeli (YEM Analizlerine İlişkin Sonuçların Karşılaştırılması

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    Mustafa İLHAN

    2014-12-01

    Full Text Available This study aimed to compare the analysis results obtained through LISREL and AMOS for the models of path analysis, Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA and structural regression, which are within structural equation model and differ in levels of fit. Therefore, population and sample were not needed in the study. The study was conducted on three different data sets that reflected the models through a data file. The data set used in the path analysis was determined to reflect a low fit model, while the one used in CFA was determined to reflect an acceptable fit model. However, the data set used in the structural model reflected a good fit. In this way, it was believed that it would be possible to find an answer to the question of whether the differences in the fit indexes obtained through LISREL and AMOS were affected by the fit level of the model analyzed. The analysis results indicated that the fit indexes obtained through LISREL and AMOS were substantially similar in the data set that reflected a good fit. The differences in the fit indexes obtained through these two software packages were found to be larger in the model that reflected a low fit between the model and the data set. It was also found that this difference was remarkable, particularly in χ2/sd, NNFI and RFI indexes. These results indicate that the differences in the fit indexes reported by LISREL and AMOS are affected by the fit level of the model

  5. Purificación y caracterización de la peroxidasa de las semillas de cáñamo (Cannabis sativa L.)

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    Carretero Panedas, Coral

    2017-01-01

    Las peroxidasas son enzimas que catalizan la oxidación de diversos substratos por el peróxido de hidrógeno o por un peróxido orgánico. Se han descubierto diversas aplicaciones de las peroxidasas, tanto para la investigación en biotecnología como para las áreas del medioambiente y la salud, o la industria farmacéutica, química y biotecnológica. Debido a sus interesantes aplicaciones, en este trabajo se ha purificado la peroxidasa de las semillas del cáñamo (Cannabis sativa L.) p...

  6. Clustering the mediators between the sales control systems and the sales performance using the AMO model: A narrative systematic literature review

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    Alejandro Benet-Zepf

    2018-05-01

    Originality/value: As academic result, the review highlights that all three groups from the AMO model evidence positive impacts on sales performance when a behavioral control system (mostly from the capability part is in use, by enhancing salesperson’s skills, motivation, and organizational conditions and support, fostering as a result, a salesperson relational approach and a customer orientation, which generate the best outcomes in the long term. These findings suggest as a managerial contribution, that coaching and leading -rather than commanding- to be a more appropriate control attitude, especially when the salesperson is younger or unexperienced.

  7. The slave-girls who enslaved the free-born: Slave-girls and their masters in Islamic literature (Las esclavas que esclavizaron a los nacidos libres: Esclavas y sus amos en la literatura islámica

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    Aram A. Shahin

    2015-06-01

    Full Text Available Abstract: Slave-girls, and in particular singing slave-girls, hold a prominent place in Islamic literary sources. These sources provide quite a number of stories in which the masters of slave-girls fall deeply in love with them, and then, when faced with the prospect of separation or are indeed separated from them, humble themselves and risk losing their honour, all of their wealth, and even their own lives in order to be reunited with the girl whom they love. In some stories, intelligent and learned slave-girls take the initiative to preserve their relationships with their masters who are often depicted as inept and clueless. In the end, the girl is typically given her freedom and marries her master. Although the men are the legal masters of the slave-girls, it seems that there is an inversion of the master/slave roles in the tales and that it is the slave-girl who controls the destiny of both.Resumen: Las esclavas, con mención especial de las que cantan, tienen un lugar de preferencia en las fuentes literarias islamistas. Estas fuentes proveen un gran número de cuentos en los que los amos de estas esclavas se enamoran de ellas y luego al afrontarse la posibilidad de separación, y de hecho los dos se encuentran separados, se humillan y corren el riesgo de perder su honor, toda su riqueza y hasta sus propias vidas para reunirse con la chica que aman. En algunos cuentos, esclavas listas y doctas toman la iniciativa para preservar sus relaciones con los dueños, quienes parecen ser torpes y negados. A fin de cuentas, la chica suele recibir su libertad y se casa con el amo. A pesar de ser el amo legal de las esclavas, parece que hay una inversión de los papeles de amo/esclavo en estos cuentos y es la esclava la que controla el destino de los dos.

  8. Study of the properties of the Am-O system in view of the transmutation of Am 241 in fast reactors; Etude des proprietes du systeme Am-O en vue de la transmutation de l`americium 241 en reacteur a neutrons rapides

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    Casalta, S

    1996-04-01

    To reduce the long term toxicity of Am 241 it was considered to transmute this isotope in fast reactor. The first part of this thesis is an introduction at this problem. In the second part we give the experimental techniques used for the realisation of an AmO{sub 2}-MgO target (powder metallurgy under inert, oxidizing or reducing atmosphere). The properties of the Am-O system has been analyzed by X diffraction, thermodynamic and ceramography, in the Am{sub 2}O{sub 3}-AmO{sub 2} field. In the third part we study the external exposure risk created by the manufacturing of this target and in the last part the behavior of this target in a fast reactor. 66 refs., 28 figs., 25 tabs., 1 append.

  9. Revisiting Caveiro Lake sediment record: the Holocene NAO and AMO impact on Pico Island (Azores archipelago)

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    Hernandez, A.; Giralt, S.; Raposeiro, P. M.; Gonçalves, V. M.; Pueyo, J. J.; Trigo, R. M.; Bao, R.; Sáez, A.

    2017-12-01

    Northern Hemisphere climate is partly conditioned by a number of atmospheric and oceanic patterns which occur in the North Atlantic sector. The favourable location of the Azores Archipelago (37°-40° N, 25°-31° W) results in a privileged place to generate high-resolution Holocene climatic proxy data that can contribute to deep our understanding on the evolution of these atmospheric and oceanic patterns. In the frame of three research projects, namely PALEONAO (CGL2010-15767), RAPIDNAO (CGL2013-40608-R) and PALEOMODES (CGL2016-75281-C2), high-resolution proxy-based reconstructions from Azores Archipelago have recently shown a combined impact of atmospheric and oceanic patterns at multiannual and decadal time-scales (Rubio-Inglés et al. 2016; Hernández et al. 2017). However, the long-term evolution coupling/uncoupling of these patterns is not well-determined yet. Here, we present a new high-resolution climate reconstruction based on the Caveiro Lake sedimentary sequence in order to fill this gap. Previously, Björck et al. (2006) studied a section of this sequence (the uppermost 4.6 m covering last 6 Ka cal BP) concluding that changes in the thermohaline circulation and the SST were the main drivers in the long-term precipitation variability, whereas the NAO impact was the main atmospheric driver of short-term precipitation changes. However, they only distinguished the NAO impact for the last 600 years owing to the low resolution of the study for the lower portion of the core. The new studied sequence (8.40 m long, 8.2 Ka cal BP) has been analysed at decadal-to centennial time-scale resolution for X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF) core scanning and elemental and isotope geochemistry on bulk organic matter. The statistical multivariate analysis of the data highlights the main drivers triggering the sedimentary infill of the lake would be the NAO and AMO by controlling the lacustrine productivity via nutrients input. This new high

  10. Calculation of spherical harmonics and Wigner d functions by FFT. Applications to fast rotational matching in molecular replacement and implementation into AMoRe.

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    Trapani, Stefano; Navaza, Jorge

    2006-07-01

    The FFT calculation of spherical harmonics, Wigner D matrices and rotation function has been extended to all angular variables in the AMoRe molecular replacement software. The resulting code avoids singularity issues arising from recursive formulas, performs faster and produces results with at least the same accuracy as the original code. The new code aims at permitting accurate and more rapid computations at high angular resolution of the rotation function of large particles. Test calculations on the icosahedral IBDV VP2 subviral particle showed that the new code performs on the average 1.5 times faster than the original code.

  11. Teleconnections in Groundwater of U.S. Principal Aquifers to the Non-Stationarity of ENSO, NAO, PDO, and AMO

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    Gurdak, J. J.; Kuss, A. M.

    2012-12-01

    Groundwater will play an important role in society's adaptation to climate variability and change. Therefore, it is particularly important to detect and quantify teleconnections in groundwater with non-stationarity in climate variability on interannual to multidecadal timescales because of the tangible and near-term implications for water-resource management. Interannual to multidecadal climate variability partially controls precipitation distribution in space and time, drought frequency and severity, snowmelt runoff, streamflow, and other hydrologic processes that profoundly affects surface-water resources. However, the effects of interannual to multidecadal climate variability on recharge rates and mechanisms and other subsurface hydrologic processes that affect groundwater quantity and quality are largely unknown in most aquifers of the United States (U.S.) and other regions of the world. Here we use singular spectrum analysis (SSA), wavelet coherence analysis, and lag correlation to quantify the effects of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) (2-7 year cycle), North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) (3-6 year cycle), Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) (10-25 year cycle), and Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) (50-70 year cycle) on precipitation, groundwater levels, simulated groundwater pumping, and climate varying recharge rates across the regionally extensive Central Valley (52,000 km2), Basin and Range (700,000 km2), High Plains (450,000 km2), and North Atlantic Coastal Plain (130,000 km2) Principal Aquifers (PAs) of the U.S. The results indicate that precipitation, recharge, and groundwater levels are partially affected by interannual to multidecadal climate variability and groundwater-level fluctuations are not solely a function of temporal patterns in pumping. ENSO and PDO have a greater control than NAO and AMO on variability in precipitation and groundwater levels across the U.S., particularly in the western and central PAs. At many locations, recharge

  12. Pojushtshije tela / Eteri Kekelidze

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    Kekelidze, Eteri, 1944-

    2007-01-01

    10. apr. Kumu Kunstimuuseumis tantsuteatri Zick esituses etenduvast tantsulavastusest "Piaf", koreograafia ja kujunduse on teinud Dmitri Harchenko, video koostanud Einar Lints, valguskujundus Triin Hook

  13. DIZER AQUELES A QUEM AMO: RECONCILIANDO ROLAND BARTHES E ALBERT CAMUS

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    Samara Geske

    2015-12-01

    Full Text Available A referência ao nome de Barthes juntamente com o de Camus se faz normalmente pelos primeiros escritos do crítico que tinham como cerne a primeira narrativa de Camus (O estrangeiro, assim como pela polêmica dos anos cinquenta em torno da publicação de A peste. Superada tanto essa fase mais marxista no primeiro, quanto o ciclo de obras sobre a revolta no segundo, em seus últimos anos, ambos confluem para o tema do amor. Essa confluência permite que de alguma forma eles se reconciliem depois do embate de ideias que os distanciou. Embora com percursos diversos e vivendo em épocas diferentes (Camus morre em 1960, a última fase de suas carreiras se revela muito semelhante. O objetivo deste artigo é “ler” esta convergência a partir das reflexões de Barthes no curso “La préparation du roman I et II” juntamente com o manuscrito inacabado do romance O primeiro homem de Camus. Essa aproximação nos mostra que ambos tinham a impressão de estar entrando em uma Vita Nova, que significava também a descoberta de uma nova prática de escritura: o romance, cujos grandes modelos seriam Guerra e paz de Tolstói e Em busca do tempo perdido de Proust. E principalmente, ambos desejavam dizer aqueles a quem amavam por meio da escritura. Embora com pontos de partida parecidos, cada um chegaria a um resultado distinto do outro (como deixam entrever alguns manuscritos, mas ao final, é o amor que permite reconciliá-los e é a partir deste tema que gostaríamos de reaproximá-los.

  14. Déplacement du mythe du Sabra The Displacement of the Sabra Myth: on Amos Gitai’s Cinematographic Adaptation of Ya’akov Shabtai’s Past Continuous תלישותו של מיתוס הצבר: על העיבוד לקולנוע של הרומן "זכרון דברים"

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    Yael Munk

    2011-11-01

    Full Text Available Le déplacement du mythe du Sabra par Amos Gitai et Yaacov Shabtai. Cet article livre l'interprétation personnelle d'Amos Gitai du roman de Yaakov Shabtai, Pour inventaire (Zikhron Dvarim. Pendant de nombreuses années, personne n'avait osé adapter ce roman des plus modernistes à l'écran, jusqu'à ce que le cinéaste Gitai ait décidé que son retour en Israël après presque dix ans en France devrait être annoncé par le biais de ce projet ambitieux. Un certain nombre de décisions artistiques ont fait de Dvarim un film remarquable, dans lequel le cinéaste entretient un dialogue avec l'image du Sabra, avec laquelle Shabtai a été associé, et avec sa propre biographie. Bien que la différence d'âge entre Shabtai et Gitai ait dicté un changement majeur dans l'arrière-plan narratif, il a également contribué à l'établissement d'un parallélisme entre deux crises identitaires de l'histoire d'Israël: le lendemain de la guerre du Kippour et le lendemain de la première Intifada.This article engages with Amos Gitai’s personal interpretation of Ya’akov Shabtai’s novel, Past Continuous (Zikhron Dvarim. For many years no one had dared to adapt this most modernistic novel to the screen, until filmmaker Gitai decided that his return to Israel after almost ten years in France should be announced by means of this ambitious project. A number of artistic decisions made Dvarim a remarkable film, in which the filmmaker entertains a dialogue with the image of the Sabra, with whom Shabtai was associated, and with his own biography. Although the age difference between Shabtai and Gitai dictated a major change in the narrative background, it also contributed to the establishment of a parallelism between two identity crises in Israeli history: the aftermath of the Yom Kippur war and the aftermath of the first Intifadah.מאמר זה מטפל בעיבודו הקולנועי של עמוס גיתאי לרומן "זכרון דברים" מאת

  15. Determination of Mo- and Ca-isotope ratios in Ca100MoO4 crystal for AMoRE-I experiment

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    Karki, S.; Aryal, P.; Kim, H. J.; Kim, Y. D.; Park, H. K.

    2018-01-01

    The first phase of the AMoRE (Advanced Mo-based Rare process Experiment) is to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay of 100Mo with calcium molybdate (Ca100MoO4) crystals enriched in 100Mo and depleted in 48Ca using a cryogenic technique at Yangyang underground laboratory in Korea. It is important to know 100Mo- and 48Ca-isotope ratios in Ca100MoO4 crystal to estimate half-life of 100Mo decays and to 2 νββ background from 48Ca. We employed the ICP-MS (Inductive Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer) to measure 100Mo- and 48Ca-isotope ratios in Ca100MoO4 crystal. The measured results for 100Mo- and 48Ca-isotope ratios in the crystal are (94 . 6 ± 2 . 8) % and (0 . 00211 ± 0 . 00006) %, respectively, where errors are included both statistical and systematic uncertainties.

  16. Korruptsioonikonverents valitsuse ja kolmanda sektori koostöö heaks / Rait Kaarma, Kersti Kurre

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    Kaarma, Rait

    2004-01-01

    Eesti Maksumaksjate Liidu korraldatud rahvusvahelisest konverentsist "Korruptsioonivastane võitlus Eestis". Väljavõtted Avo Üpruse, Pille Kustovi, Bogdan Senschuki, Anne Schmidti ja Norman Aasa sõnavõttudest

  17. Raimo Aasa huumorit / Raimo Aas

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    Aas, Raimo, 1953-

    1997-01-01

    Sisu : Kuusemaa Mari mõtestatud mõttetused; Väikesi nippe elamiseks : sissejuhatus elunippidesse; Uue elu hommik; Muusika; Triloog liivakastis; Tõeline eestlane on kõva pähkel; Uus ärkamisaeg Eestis; Hariduse perspektiiv ülesharitud Eestimaal

  18. Raimo Aasa huumorit / Raimo Aas

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    Aas, Raimo, 1953-

    1997-01-01

    Sisu : Ateisti patutegu; Autobussis; Streikimas; Esikohal maailmas; Restoranis; Toidud spetsialistidele; Tähelepanek; Imelik asi; Tähelepanek; Mõnikord; Kaja; Mure; Soovitus; Mõnda meditsiinist; Valik on sinu; Parandamatu; Mööblilõhkuja; Kas te olete hajameelne?; Esmaabi; Parim haigus

  19. Raimo Aasa huumorit / Raimo Aas

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    Aas, Raimo, 1953-

    1997-01-01

    Sisu : Väiksemaa Mart paneb kildu; Tähelepanekud; Loeng kirjandusest; Kirjanduslikke portreid 'Vaenlaste üüriliste ja patuste omanike alevist'; Mart Umbaya'xi lugu; Käed; Minu ettevalmistused Euroopasse minekuks; Imelapsest poliitik

  20. Raimo Aasa huumorit / Raimo Aas

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    Aas, Raimo, 1953-

    1997-01-01

    Sisu : Riigikogu menetlusse jõudis jõuluvanadusseaduse eelnõu juba 6. jaanuaril 1997!; Jõulumüsteerium; Mõni sõna muidusööjatest Eesti Vabariigis; Hästi lühikesi jutte (Kuidas käitub elumees; Juhtum Eestimaa viljapõllul; 1996. aasta suurim kordaminek; Dialoog hotellis; Juhtum; Rikka eestlase soovitus pisut vaesemale)

  1. AMO EXPRESS: A Command and Control Experiment for Crew Autonomy

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    Stetson, Howard K.; Frank, Jeremy; Cornelius, Randy; Haddock, Angie; Wang, Lui; Garner, Larry

    2015-01-01

    NASA is investigating a range of future human spaceflight missions, including both Mars-distance and Near Earth Object (NEO) targets. Of significant importance for these missions is the balance between crew autonomy and vehicle automation. As distance from Earth results in increasing communication delays, future crews need both the capability and authority to independently make decisions. However, small crews cannot take on all functions performed by ground today, and so vehicles must be more automated to reduce the crew workload for such missions. NASA's Advanced Exploration Systems Program funded Autonomous Mission Operations (AMO) project conducted an autonomous command and control demonstration of intelligent procedures to automatically initialize a rack onboard the International Space Station (ISS) with power and thermal interfaces, and involving core and payload command and telemetry processing, without support from ground controllers. This autonomous operations capability is enabling in scenarios such as a crew medical emergency, and representative of other spacecraft autonomy challenges. The experiment was conducted using the Expedite the Processing of Experiments for Space Station (EXPRESS) rack 7, which was located in the Port 2 location within the U.S Laboratory onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Activation and deactivation of this facility is time consuming and operationally intensive, requiring coordination of three flight control positions, 47 nominal steps, 57 commands, 276 telemetry checks, and coordination of multiple ISS systems (both core and payload). The autonomous operations concept includes a reduction of the amount of data a crew operator is required to verify during activation or de-activation, as well as integration of procedure execution status and relevant data in a single integrated display. During execution, the auto-procedures provide a step-by-step messaging paradigm and a high level status upon termination. This

  2. Kabja tervishoiu koolitus / Sanna Turu

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    Turu, Sanna

    2013-01-01

    Eesti Raskeveohobuse Seltsi poolt 25. mail Raplamaal Piibelehe Puhkekemajas korraldatud koolitusest, kus hobuveterinaar Triin Tohver ja professionaalne sepp Stephan Ernest Saksamaalt tegid põhjaliku ülevaate hobuse kabja tervishoiu teemadel

  3. Noored tantsivad

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    2006-01-01

    Noorte koreograafide sarja "Hypekas" raames etendatakse 25. okt. Kanuti Gildi saalis Triin Reemanni teost "Hea kuudis" (Viljandi Kultuuriakadeemia diplomilavastus) ja Tallinna Ülikooli tudengi Vootele Vaheri lavastust "Penis of yourself"

  4. Predicted and observed cooling tower plume rise and visible plume length at the John E. Amos power plant

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    Hanna, S R

    1976-01-01

    A one-dimensional numerical cloud growth model and several empirical models for plume rise and cloud growth are compared with twenty-seven sets of observations of cooling tower plumes from the 2900 MW John E. Amos power plant in West Virginia. The three natural draft cooling towers are 200 m apart. In a cross wind, the plumes begin to merge at a distance of about 500 m downwind. In calm conditions, with reduced entrainment, the plumes often do not merge until heights of 1000 m. The average plume rise, 750 m, is predicted well by the models, but day-to-day variations are simulated with a correlation coefficient of about 0.5. Model predictions of visible plume length agree, on the average, with observations for visible plumes of short to moderate length (less than about 1 km). The prediction of longer plumes is hampered by our lack of knowledge of plume spreading after the plumes level off. Cloud water concentrations predicted by the numerical model agree with those measured in natural cumulus clouds (about 0.1 to 1 g kg/sup -1/).

  5. Rahvusraamatukogu ostis 1000 dollari eest tasuta raamatu

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    2002-01-01

    "Estonian companies handbook 2001". Vastukaja: Soone, Triin. USA firma pettis : [RR avastas Hollandis asuva väliskirjanduse vahendaja kaudu USA firma pettuse] // Eesti Ekspress (2002) 7. märts, lk. A6

  6. Kuidas väike rõivatootja vallutas maailma / Eva Palu

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    Palu, Eva

    2008-01-01

    Rootsi rõivatootja Odd Molly teest rahvusvaheliselt tunnustatud kaubamärgiks. Kommenteerivad moekunstnik Reet Aus ja Bastioni turundusdirektor Triin Randloo. Vt. samas: Vastab Odd Molly tegevjuht Christina Tillman; Mis on alternatiivturg First North

  7. Disaininädal Stockholmis / Kersti Pikk

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    Pikk, Kersti

    2015-01-01

    Stockholmi mööbli- ja valgustimess veebruaris 2015. Tartu Kõrgema Kunstikooli üliõpilaste ja Triin Maripuu looming Greenhouse näitusealal. Näiteid messil eksponeeritud mööblist ja valgustitest

  8. Paigaltammuv ränne / Ott Karulin

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    Karulin, Ott, 1980-

    2007-01-01

    Rahvusvahelise tantsuprojekti "The Migrant Body" ("Rändkeha") (mis ühendas viie riigi: Eesti, Itaalia, Rumeenia, Hollandi, Inglismaa koreograafe ja tantsijaid) raames Hollandis Groningeni Grand Theatre's toimunud Triin Reemanni ja Sonia Brunelli (Itaalia) lavastustest

  9. Järvamaa peab hakkama liikuma ülesmäge / interv. Tiit Reinberg

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    2003-01-01

    Järvamaa tuleviku teemaline vestlusring, millest võtsid osa Riigikokku kandideerivad Jaanus Marrandi, Theo Aasa, Andres Taimla, Kalju Kertsmik, Andres Jalak, Peeter Alvre. Vt. samas eelpoolnimetatud isikute vastused neid puudutavatele küsimustele

  10. Näidendi esimene lugemine

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    2007-01-01

    20. dets. tuleb Eesti Draamateatri maalisaalis esimesele lugemisele Mart Aasa näidend "Café Utopia. Täielik tragöödia". Loevad EMTA lavakunstikooli XXIII lennu näitlejad, lavastajana juhendab Lauri Lagle

  11. Vabariigi aastapäev Buffalos / Edgar Zirna ; foto: Virve

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    Zirna, Edgar

    2006-01-01

    25. veebruaril Morgan restoranis Buffalo Eestlaste Koondise ja E.E.L.K. Buffalo Pauluse koguduse korraldusel. Avasõna koondise esimehelt Peeter Ojalt, koraali esitas Andres Raudsepp, vaimulik Hannes Aasa palvele järgnes eeskava

  12. Last värskeid näitlejaid ja lavastajaid - Pärnusse ja mujale / interv. Merit Kask

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    2007-01-01

    Jutuajamine Tartu Ülikooli Viljandi Kultuuriakadeemia teatrikunsti VI lennu näitlejate ja lavastajate Jaanus Mehikase, Jaanika Juhansoni, Kati Kivitari, Priit Loogi, Triin Lepiku, Liis Laigna, Kaili Vidase, Sven Heibergi, Sten Karpovi ja Veljo Reinikuga

  13. Maagiliste momentide mütoloogia : intervjuu Peter Cook'iga / Peter Cook ; interv. Vilen Künnapu

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    Cook, Peter

    2002-01-01

    5. Põhja- ja Baltimaade Arhitektuuritriennaalil esinenud inglise arhitekt P. Cook endast, oma loomingust, rühmitusest Archigram, mis pälvis 2002. a. RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) kuldmedali, Tallinnast jm. Kommenteerinud Triin Ojari

  14. Kubija Hotell-Loodusspaa = Kubija Hotel-Nature Spa

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    2012-01-01

    Võrus Männiku tee 43A asuva Kubija Hotell-Loodusspaa sisekujundusest. Sisearhitektid Tiiu Truus ja Birgit Jaanus (Stuudio Truus). Arhitektid Indrek Tiigi ja Helle-Triin Hansumäe. Loetletud Stuudio Truus tehtud töid

  15. Heurísticas no estudo das decisões econômicas: contribuições de Herbert Simon, Daniel Kahneman e Amos Tversky

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    Adriana Sbicca

    2014-09-01

    Full Text Available Herbert Simon apresenta uma vasta produção acadêmica na qual propôs uma teoria da decisão econômica em torno do conceito de racionalidade limitada. O reconhecimento do meio complexo e dos limites cognitivos levaram-no a sustentar o frequente uso de heurísticas pelo ser humano. Novas abordagens têm sido desenvolvidas ao redor dessa ideia. Mais recentemente, Daniel Kahneman e Amos Tversky analizaram a relação entre heurísticas e vieses de comportamento e esta proposta tem ganhado espaço no mundo acadêmico. Este texto discute as contribuições de Simon, Kahneman e Tversky, e propõe a existência de complementaridade entre as mesmas, promissora para o desenvolvimento de uma teoria da decisão do agente econômico.

  16. Tallinn jättis Sifi Kopli liinidest ilma

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    2007-01-01

    Tallinna linnavalitsus andis korralduse kuulutada Kopli liinide hoonestusõiguse konkurss kehtetuks ja teha uus konkurss, sest konkursi võitja Endel Sifile kuuluv OÜ Primos Kinnisvara ei ole tulnud linnaga lepingut sõlmima. Taavi Aasa kommentaar

  17. Ilu: ülendav, paheline, hirmutav / Jaan Ruus, Viive Ruus

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    Ruus, Jaan, 1938-2017

    2015-01-01

    Vastukaja Aurelia Aasa arvustusele ("Idülliline lugu kahetsusest ja igatsusest", Sirp, 9. okt., 2015) filmile "Noorus", režissöör ja stsenarist Paolo Sorrentino. "Noorus" kui järg filmile "Kohutav ilu"

  18. Saksa-Eesti Foorum tähistas vabariigi 88. aastapäeva / Aino Siebert ; fotod: Aino Siebert

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    Siebert, Aino

    2006-01-01

    Heidelbergi Providenz kiriku saalis, avasõnad ütles allakirjutanu, natolaste tervitused ütles Ilmar Tamm, üliõpilaste nimel esines Liisi Karindi, peokõne pidas Kaspar Näf, kontsertosas esinesid Triin Maran ja Triinu Kull-Boutahir

  19. Mehelikkuse kriis / Margit Tõnson

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    Tõnson, Margit, 1978-

    2009-01-01

    Eesti uuemaid lühimängufilme : Sutharsan Bala "Krantsid" (operaator Meelis Veermets, produtsent Marianne Ostrat, osades Jekaterina Novosjolova, Paulo Kulešov ja Mihkel Ulki "Pihv" (stsenarist Triin Sinissaar, osades Mari Abel, Andres Mähar)

  20. OH, HO2, and HO2* Radical Chemistry During PROPHET-AMOS 2016: Measurements and Model Comparison

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    Bottorff, B.; Lew, M.; Rickly, P.; Stevens, P. S.

    2017-12-01

    The hydroxyl (OH) and peroxy radicals, both the hydroperoxy radical (HO2) and organic peroxy radicals (RO2), play an important role in atmospheric chemistry. In addition to controlling lifetimes of many trace gases important to issues of global climate change, reactions of these radicals can also lead to the production of ozone and secondary organic aerosols in the atmosphere. Previous measurements of these radicals in remote forest environments have shown serious discrepancies with modeled concentrations. These results bring into question our understanding of the atmospheric chemistry of isoprene and other biogenic VOCs under low NOX conditions. In the summer of 2016, OH, HO2 and HO2* (HO2 + αRO2) radicals were measured using the Indiana University Laser-Induced Fluorescence Fluorescence Assay by Gas Expansion (LIF-FAGE) technique as part of the Program for Research on Oxidants: PHtochemistry, Emissions, and Transport- Atmospheric Measurements of Oxidants in Summer (PROPHET-AMOS). This campaign took place in a forested area in northern Michigan characterized by high mixing ratios of isoprene and low mixing ratios of NOX. Ambient measurements from this campaign will be compared to previous measurements at this site and to modeled predictions using both the Regional Atmospheric Chemistry Mechanism (RACM2) and the Master Chemical Mechanism. Potential interferences associated with the OH measurements will also be examined.

  1. Disease: H01247 [KEGG MEDICUS

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    Full Text Available noadipic semialdehyde (AASA), piperideine-6-carboxylate (P6C) and pipecolic acid, which serve as diagnostic ...501] [KO:K14085] ... Alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde [CPD:C04076] Piperideine-6-carboxylate [CPD:C00450] Pipecoli

  2. Betamag.ee vahendab oma elukunsti / Anne Vetik

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    Vetik, Anne

    2006-01-01

    Graafilisele disainile ja popkultuurile pühendatud elektroonilisest ajakirjast Beta. Idee Liisa-Triin Vurmalt ja Jaana Davidjantsilt, kaastööd teevad Tristan Priimägi, Jass Seljamaa ja Erik Morna. Ilmumas neljas Beta, esimene veebruaris 2005

  3. Kõik on nii nagu enne, aga miski pole enam endine / Martin Rünk

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    Rünk, Martin

    2010-01-01

    Anders Härmi kuraatoriprojekt "Next to Nothing" ("Eimillestki edasi") Eesti Kaasaegse Kunsti Muuseumis 22. augustini 2010. Pikemalt Martin Creedi (Suurbritannia), Laura Tootsi, Triin Tamme, Dénes Farkasi, Neeme Külma ja Kaido Ole töödest

  4. Uusi raamatuid / Lauri Eesmaa

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    Eesmaa, Lauri

    2011-01-01

    Tutvustus: Miłosz, Czesław. Miłoszi ABC / tõlkinud Hendrik Lindepuu. Tartu : H. Lindepuu, 2011. Tasuja, Triin. Armastust on ja armastust pole. Pärnu : Jumalikud Ilmutused, 2011. Mikita, Valdur. Teoreem. Tartu : HM, 2011

  5. Töö röövib lastelt vanemad / Marion Pajumets

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    Pajumets, Marion

    2012-01-01

    Triin Roosalu Tallinna Ülikoolis kaitstud doktoriväitekirjast "Taking care of children and work in Estonian society : running out of post-socialist time?", mis käsitleb Eesti töö ja pereelu ühitamise mudelit

  6. Doktoriväitekiri töö ülimuslikkusest / Marion Pajumets

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    Pajumets, Marion

    2012-01-01

    Triin Roosalu Tallinna Ülikoolis kaitstud doktoriväitekirjast "Taking care of children and work in Estonian society : running out of post-socialist time?", mis käsitleb Eesti töö ja pereelu ühitamise mudelit

  7. Eesti laste suvi

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    2010-01-01

    Laste suvisest koolivaheajast räägivad Eesti omavalitsuse ametnikud ja sotsiaaltöötajad: Kaasi Almers, Inna Kask, Aasa Saarna, Ülle Rajasalu, Merle Leopard, Aime Koger, Margit Pajo, Pilleriin Aalde, Andres Julle ja Tiiu Kuus

  8. Reis ümber maailma. Tamroni reisifoto 2015 / Jürgen Veerme

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    Veerme, Jürgen

    2015-01-01

    Snap.ee pildipangas toimunud fotovõistlus "Tamroni reisifoto 2015". I koht: Valdek Udris "Yuanyangi riisiterrassid, põlvkondade ja sajandite elustiil". II koht: Alvar Küüt "Mina reisin kodumaal". III koht: Triin Leesmann "Päikeseloojang Luangwa jõel"

  9. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Asthma Education and Prevention Program

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    ... www.aanma.org American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 414–272–6071 www.aaaai.org American Academy ... www.aasa.org American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 847–427–1200 www.acaai.org American Lung ...

  10. Keskerakonna nõrk PR-käik / Aivar Hundimägi

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    Hundimägi, Aivar, 1975-

    2008-01-01

    Seoses keskerakondlastest ettevõtjate Richard Siku ja Heldur Undi sattumisega bordelliskandaali on Keskerakonna aukohtu esimees Ain Seppik pöördunud järelpärimisega politseiameti peadirektori Raivo Aegi ja riigi peaprokuröri Norman Aasa poole

  11. An undulator based high flux and high resolution beamline for atomic, molecular and optical science (AMOS) research at INDUS-2 synchrotron radiation source (SRS)

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    Das, Asim Kumar; Rajasekhar, B.N.; Sahoo, N.K.

    2014-08-01

    A dedicated UV-VUV and soft X-ray beamline to provide several new research opportunities in Photon induced processes in the energy range of 6-250 eV for Atomic Molecular and Optical Science (AMOS) research, a domain still less explored both at national as well international level, has been proposed by Atomic and Molecular Physics Division, BARC. This beamline will use a planar permanent magnet (PPM) undulator based on Indus-2 Synchrotron Radiation Source (SRS), a 2.5 GeV third generation electron storage ring at RRCAT, Indore, India and is expected to offer a variety of opportunities for more advanced and sustained investigations for AMOS research. A plane mirror and a toroidal mirror are used as the pre-focusing optics of the AMOS beamline. A varied line spacing plane grating monochromator (VLSPGM) in a converging beam, constant included angle mode containing one toroidal focusing mirror and four interchangeable gratings is to be used to cover the energy range of 6 to 250 eV and obtain resolving powers ∼10 4 and intensity ∼10 12 ph/s at the sample position. A toroidal mirror is used to focus the diverging monochromatic light from the monochromator at a distance of 150 cm with a 1:1 magnification. As the first step towards the beamline optics design, the evaluation of the PPM undulator radiation characteristics relevant to beamline design has been performed using the Indus-2 SRS parameters in the long straight section of the ring, PPM undulator parameters, and the empirical expressions available in literature. The software resources such as XOPS, ESRF, France and SPECTRA, Photon factory, Japan have been used for detailed modelling and verification of the empirical computations. Beamline layout preparation, optimization, imaging performance evaluation, and resolving power calculations for ideal beamline optics are carried out using SHADOWVUI, an extension of XOPS software resource. A new mounting of the optical components in the monochromator has been proposed

  12. Ülemiste City maastikukujundus / Ülle Grišakov

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    Grišakov, Ülle, 1953-

    2009-01-01

    Esimene Tallinna erapark, ainulaadne projekt, mis kombineerib vana industriaalarhitektuuri uute hoonetega ning linnamaastiku värskete lahendustega. Säilitatud on kõrghaljastus. Projekti autorid on Olga Borisik, Triin Järve ja Ülle Grišakov OÜ Kivisilla, 2005

  13. Masin ei küsi kõrgemat palka / Teeli Remmelg

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    Remmelg, Teeli

    2007-01-01

    Ettevõtjad näevad tööjõupuuduse nappuse lahendusena uute masinate ostmist ja töödistsipliini parandamist. Kommenteerib Ott Licht. Küsimusele vastavad Peep Siimon, Jaanus Vihand, Viktor Valkiainen, Erkki Pärtin, Peeter Mõrd ja Triin Kaasik

  14. 1 küsimus noorele juhile : Mis teha, kui kopp on ees - kuidas sa stressist jagu saad? / Riho Jürvetson, Merit Miller, Krister Rekkaro ... [jt.

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    2009-01-01

    Küsimusele vastavad EMT erakliendi osakonna juhataja Riho Jürvetson, KPMG Baltics müügijuht Merit Miller, ArtPrint juht Krister Rekkaro, Dateli juhatuse liige Triin Sepp, Media House projektijuht Tanel Tarkmees, Ober-Haus Kinnisvara tegevjuht Katrin Klein-Näppi

  15. Pärnu muuseumis näeb vammuseid ja pesu / Karin Klaus

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    Klaus, Karin

    2009-01-01

    Näitus "Meie vammus" Pärnu Muuseumis, koostaja Ülli Kont. Viljandi Muuseumi rändnäitus "Need" Pärnu Muuseumis, koostajad Tiina Jürgen, Ebe-Triin Arros, Lüüli Kiik, Herki Helves. Näitused on avatud 12. septembrini

  16. Uued tõlkeromaanid : Kolm arvustust / Hasso Krull

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    Krull, Hasso, 1964-

    1996-01-01

    Arvustus: Kerouac, Jack. Teel / Tlk. Peeter Sauter. Tln. : Maa, 1996; Kureishi, Hanif. Äärelinna Buddha / Tlk. Triin Tael. Tln. : Varrak, 1996; Guibert, Hervé. Sõbrale, kes ei päästnud mu elu / Tlk. T. Arot. Tln. : Kupar, 1996

  17. Linn kaalub Kopli liinidele uue arendaja otsimist

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    2007-01-01

    Kui Tallinna linnavalitsus ja OÜ Primos Kinnisvara Kopli liinide hoonestamistingimuste osas kokkuleppele ei jõua, võib hoonestusõigusele tulla uus konkurss. Ärimees Endel Sifile kuuluva OÜ Primos Kinnisvara Tallinna linna vastu Tallinna halduskohtusse esitatud hagist. Taavi Aasa kommentaar

  18. Veneetsiasse läheb teaduse ja kunsti ühendus

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    2006-01-01

    Veneetsia X arhitektuuribiennaalil esitletakse sotsiaalse positsioneerimise meetodi (SPM) ehk reaalajas toimuva linnaplaneerimise keskkonna projekti. Väljapaneku loojad on arhitektuuribüroo Urban Mark (Ülar Mark, Kaja Pae, Indrek Tiigi) ja Tartu Ülikooli geograafiainstituut (Rein Ahas, Anto Aasa, Siiri Silm)

  19. Arhitektuuriuudised / Karen Jagodin

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    Jagodin, Karen, 1982-

    2006-01-01

    Stirlingi preemia Enric Mirallesele. Soome puitkirikutest. Sotsiaalmajad Sloveenias. Santa Caterina turuhoone Barcelonas. Ujuv maja Hollandis. Kalju küljes rippuv maja Jaapanis. Eesti arhitektuurist kataloogis "Emerging Identities - East" ja tšehhi ajakirjas "Stauba" 2005, nr. 6 Triin Ojari ajalooline ülevaade

  20. 19.-21. IX leiab Budapesti kultuuritehases Tüzraktar aset...

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    2005-01-01

    Eesti kaasaegse kultuuri invasioon "BeEST in Budapest", mis kaasab eesti kujutava kunsti, kirjanduse ja muusika. Programmis osalevad Aivar Tõnso, Joel Tammik, Muschraum, Jan Kaus ja Triin Soomets, Avangard, Marianne Männi, Kaarel Sammet jt. Projekti koordinaatorid Maarin Ektermann ja Elnara Taidre

  1. Fikseeritud intress pole laenajate seas populaarne / Margit Aedla

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    Aedla, Margit, 1970-

    2004-01-01

    Eerika Vaikmäe-Koit ja Triin Messimas Eesti Ühispangast selgitavad, kuidas kujunevad fikseeritud ja ujuv intress ning arutlevad võimalike põhjuste üle, miks inimesed siiani vastupidiselt keskpanga soovitustele ujuva intressi kasuks otsustavad. Lisa: Kui palju kulub sissetulekust laenudele?

  2. Eesti noor tantsukunst siirdub Euroopasse / Tiit Tuumalu

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    Tuumalu, Tiit, 1971-

    2006-01-01

    Eesti koreograafide Triin Reemanni lavastus "Hea kuudis" ja Krõõt Juuraku lavastus "Look, look" tulevad 2007. a. algul ettekandele Londonis, The Place teatri laval. Kumbki jõudis äsja kümne parema sekka Euroopa kaasaegse tantsu võrgustiku Aerowaves konkursil

  3. Kõltsu mõisa peahoone = Kõltsu manor house / Jüri Irik, Kaire Kemp-Tišler ; intervjueerinud Margit Mutso

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    Irik, Jüri, 1961-

    2011-01-01

    Kõltsu mõisa peahoone restaureerimisest. Arhitekt Jüri Irik (AB Ehala & Irik). Sisearhitektid Kaire Kemp-Tišler, Ea Andla (SAB ArtAku). Maastikuarhitektid Ülle Grišakov, Triin Järve. Vitraažide autor Valev Sein. Sepiste autor Heigo Jelle

  4. Tants valguse laval / Aili Ermel

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    Ermel, Aili

    2013-01-01

    Valgustid Milanos toimunud messil "Euroluce 2013". Mihkel Masso ja Johan Tali paberlennukitest inspireeritud laevalgustid "Hetk". Tarmo Luisu valgusti "Spider" ja valgustisari "Toila", Tõnis Vellama valgusti "Aero", Tõnis Vellama ja Kalju Palo seinavalgusti "Retro", Triin Kõivupuu ja Eva Prüüsi valgustisari "Lill"

  5. Tallinn avab Skoone esimese etapi juba tänavu

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    2007-01-01

    Taavi Aasa sõnul on eesmärgiks 2007. a. jooksul korraldada ala valgustus, tekitada jalgrajad ning bastion avada. Skoone bastioni kõrval oleva Eesti Raudtee krundi omandamiseks soovib linn alustada läbirääkimisi. Ala detailplaneeringut koostab Salto AB

  6. Seeking the Essential Superintendent.

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    Hawley, Willis D.

    1994-01-01

    Although typical school administration program deserves criticism, it would be impossible for a university-based preparation program to cover all topics identified in AASA's "Professional Standards for Superintendents." Universities understandably stress theory and cannot substitute for rich professional development program in school…

  7. Parimad Eesti modellid / Mari-Liis Helvik

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    Helvik, Mari-Liis

    2008-01-01

    Kersti Pedanik, Martin Merimaa agentuurist Living Models Agency; Olga Serova, Anett Griffel agentuurist EMA Model Management; Triin Villemsaar, Kertu-Maria Nurk agentuurist Beatrice MASS Modelnet; Karmen Pedaru, Carolina Bergstein agentuurist MJ-Models. Kommenteerivad Evelyn Mikomägi, Katrin Rannaväli, Beatrice, Margit Jõgger

  8. Lennusadam = Seaplane Harbour / Andrus Kõresaar

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    Kõresaar, Andrus, 1975-

    2013-01-01

    Tallinna Lennusadama vesilennukite angaaride rekonstrueerimisest, Eesti Meremuuseumi uue ekspositsiooni kujundusest. Autorid: Andrus Kõresaar, Olga Batuhtina, Raivo Kotov, Margit Argus, Margit Aule, Indrek Mikk (KOKO Arhitektid). Insener Karl Õiger. Arhitektuuriajaloolase Mart Kalmu ning arhitektuurikriitiku ja ESLi aastapreemiate žürii liikme Triin Ojari arvamused

  9. Novõi modnõi sezon / Alina Zelimhanova

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    Zelimhanova, Alina

    2003-01-01

    Eesti noorte rõivadisainerite tööde müügiüritus Moeturg klubis Hollywood muutub regulaarseks. Leheküljel 19 pealkirja all ""Modnõi rõnok" otkrõl sezon" loetletakse osalejaid - Triin Randloo, õed Laugased, Sigrid Leis, Anu Abozhenko. Värvifotod

  10. Pärnu jätkab Europan-projektiga / Karin Paulus

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    Paulus, Karin, 1975-

    2005-01-01

    2003. aastal toimunud arhitektuurikonkursi Europan 7 võidutöö "Teine loodus" (arhitektid Oana-Maria Bogdan, Kelly Shannon jt.) põhjal valminud eskiisprojektist Pärnus mere ning Tammsaare puiestee vahelisele krundile. Triin Ojari selgitab võistluse olemust. Arhitekt Kelly Shannon külastas Pärnut

  11. AMO EXPRESS: A Command and Control Experiment for Crew Autonomy Onboard the International Space Station

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    Stetson, Howard K.; Haddock, Angie T.; Frank, Jeremy; Cornelius, Randy; Wang, Lui; Garner, Larry

    2015-01-01

    NASA is investigating a range of future human spaceflight missions, including both Mars-distance and Near Earth Object (NEO) targets. Of significant importance for these missions is the balance between crew autonomy and vehicle automation. As distance from Earth results in increasing communication delays, future crews need both the capability and authority to independently make decisions. However, small crews cannot take on all functions performed by ground today, and so vehicles must be more automated to reduce the crew workload for such missions. NASA's Advanced Exploration Systems Program funded Autonomous Mission Operations (AMO) project conducted an autonomous command and control experiment on-board the International Space Station that demonstrated single action intelligent procedures for crew command and control. The target problem was to enable crew initialization of a facility class rack with power and thermal interfaces, and involving core and payload command and telemetry processing, without support from ground controllers. This autonomous operations capability is enabling in scenarios such as initialization of a medical facility to respond to a crew medical emergency, and representative of other spacecraft autonomy challenges. The experiment was conducted using the Expedite the Processing of Experiments for Space Station (EXPRESS) rack 7, which was located in the Port 2 location within the U.S Laboratory onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Activation and deactivation of this facility is time consuming and operationally intensive, requiring coordination of three flight control positions, 47 nominal steps, 57 commands, 276 telemetry checks, and coordination of multiple ISS systems (both core and payload). Utilization of Draper Laboratory's Timeliner software, deployed on-board the ISS within the Command and Control (C&C) computers and the Payload computers, allowed development of the automated procedures specific to ISS without having to certify

  12. SISU sümpoosioni mõttekoda: sisearhitekti identiteet ja ruumiline keskkond

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    2015-01-01

    Tüüne-Kristin Vaikla, Eero Jürgenson, Peeter Päll, Kalle Vellevoog, Urmo Vaikla, Hannes Praks, Yoko Alender, Urmas Pastarus, Triin Ojari, Taevo Gans, Indrek Allmann, Martin Samm ja Terje Kivist arutlevad ümarlauas sisearhitekti identiteedi, ehitatava keskkonna ning erialaliitude võimaliku ühinemise teemadel

  13. Linnaruum - kas ainult arhitektuur? / Mari-Liis Tammi-Kelder

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    Tammi-Kelder, Mari-Liis

    2004-01-01

    25. IV Tallinna Õpetajate Majas Eesti Kujurite Ühenduse seminar, mis keskendub monumentaalskulptuurile kaasaegses linnaruumis. Esinevad Bernard Gerboud Pariisist, Pekka Jylhä Soomest, Kristaps Gulbis ja Irena Buzinska Lätist, Jüri Soolep, Triin Ojari, Rael Artel, Jaan Elken ja Aili Vahtrapuu. Seminari juhatab Jaak Soans

  14. Köögitehnika? Võta vabalt! / Lylian Meister

    Index Scriptorium Estoniae

    Meister, Lylian, 1966-

    2007-01-01

    Eesti Kunstiakadeemia tootedisaini eriala üliõpilaste projektist "Future in Solingen" (juhendaja Martin Pärn) 27.-29. IV toimuval messil "Interjöör". Pliit, mille saab riputada varna (disainerid Triin Voss, Andri Laidre), diivanilauaga ühendatud külmkapp "Mae" (disainerid Kätlin Kangur, Pent Talvet)

  15. Tallinn soovib linnahalli Ameerika investoritega ikka edasi minna / Raimo Poom

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    Poom, Raimo

    2010-01-01

    Tallinna linnavalitsus ootab enne otsustamist, kas pikendada Tallinna linnahalli arendamiseks sõlmitud eellepingut Ameerika ettevõttega Tallinn Entertainment LLC, Ameerika investorite delegatsiooni visiiti Tallinna. Rahandusminister Jürgen Ligi vastusest Tallinna abilinnapea Taavi Aasa kirjale, milles oli ettepanek kaaluda võimalust anda riigi garantii linnahalli arendamise projektile

  16. Elav kaart viib Margi ja Ahase Veneetsiasse

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    2006-01-01

    Komisjon (liikmed loetletud) valis Veneetsia X arhitektuuribiennaalil "Meta-linn" Eestit esindama sotsiaalse positsioneerimise meetodi. Väljapaneku loovad AB Urban Mark (arhitektid Ülar Mark, Kaja Pae, Indrek Tiigi) ja Tartu Ülikooli geograafia instituut (teadurid Rein Ahas, Anto Aasa, Siiri Silm). Avalikule ideekonkursile laekus 9 projekti

  17. Moblaga Veneetsiasse! / Karin Paulus

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    Paulus, Karin, 1975-

    2006-01-01

    Veneetsia X arhitektuuribiennaalil esindab Eestit arhitektuuribüroo Urban Mark (arhitektid Ülar Mark, Kaja Pae, Indrek Tiigi) ja Tartu Ülikooli Geograafia Instituudi (teadurid Rein Ahas, Anto Aasa, Siiri Silm) projekt. Kommenteerib Ülar Mark. Lühidalt ka teistest eestisisesel konkursil osalenud töödest

  18. Phylogenetic diversity and spatial distribution of the microbial community associated with the Caribbean deep-water sponge Polymastia cf. corticata by 16S rRNA, aprA, and amoA gene analysis.

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    Meyer, Birte; Kuever, Jan

    2008-08-01

    Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE)-based analyses of 16S rRNA, aprA, and amoA genes demonstrated that a phylogenetically diverse and complex microbial community was associated with the Caribbean deep-water sponge Polymastia cf. corticata Ridley and Dendy, 1887. From the 38 archaeal and bacterial 16S rRNA phylotypes identified, 53% branched into the sponge-specific, monophyletic sequence clusters determined by previous studies (considering predominantly shallow-water sponge species), whereas 26% appeared to be P. cf. corticata specifically associated microorganisms ("specialists"); 21% of the phylotypes were confirmed to represent seawater- and sediment-derived proteobacterial species ("contaminants") acquired by filtration processes from the host environment. Consistently, the aprA and amoA gene-based analyses indicated the presence of environmentally derived sulfur- and ammonia-oxidizers besides putative sponge-specific sulfur-oxidizing Gammaproteobacteria and Alphaproteobacteria and a sulfate-reducing archaeon. A sponge-specific, endosymbiotic sulfur cycle as described for marine oligochaetes is proposed to be also present in P. cf. corticata. Overall, the results of this work support the recent studies that demonstrated the sponge species specificity of the associated microbial community while the biogeography of the host collection site has only a minor influence on the composition. In P. cf. corticata, the specificity of the sponge-microbe associations is even extended to the spatial distribution of the microorganisms within the sponge body; distinct bacterial populations were associated with the different tissue sections, papillae, outer and inner cortex, and choanosome. The local distribution of a phylotype within P. cf. corticata correlated with its (1) phylogenetic affiliation, (2) classification as sponge-specific or nonspecifically associated microorganism, and (3) potential ecological role in the host sponge.

  19. 25 kaadrit sekundis / Liis Auväärt

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    Auväärt, Liis

    2009-01-01

    Nukufilmis käib töö filmiga "Lisa Limone & Maroc Orange", režissöör Mait Laas, animaatorid Triin Sarapik-Kivi, Märt Kivi, operaator Ragnar Neljandi, nukumeistrid Heigo Eeriksoo, Taivo Müürsep, Ene Mellow ja Kreeta Käeri. Dekoratsioonimeistrid Mait Erik ja Roman Kuznetsov

  20. Valik konkursi "Noored poeedid 2009" alapealkirjaga "See on rõõm elust endast" tunnustust pälvinud töödest : [luuletused

    Index Scriptorium Estoniae

    2009-01-01

    Vanem vanuseaste 1. koht Triin Sepp, 2. koht Triinu Ansper, 3.-4. koht Kairi Sepp ja Heli Armus. Keskmine vanuseaste 1. koht Annaliis Lehto, 2. koht Liina Salonen, 3. koht Gerda-Liis Palmiste. Noorem vanuseaste 1. koht Reet Rüütel, 2. koht Diana Kasesalu, 3. koht Eliis Mets

  1. Parts pakub pensionilisa kinnisvara tagatisel / Kadri Bank

    Index Scriptorium Estoniae

    Bank, Kadri

    2008-01-01

    Ilmunud ka: Delovõje Vedomosti 30. jaan. lk. 4. Majandusminister Juhan Parts pakub välja ideed, mis võimaldaks pensionäril saada oma kinnisvara eest igakuist pensionilisa. Vt. samas: Skeem: Pensionilisa kinnisvara tagatisel; Vanurid koduga riskima ei tõtta. Kommenteerivad Valdek Mikkal, Triin Messimas ja Peep Sooman

  2. Kunstirühmitus tegi esiknäituse

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    2004-01-01

    Aasta koos töötanud rühmitus "Baas" avas näituse "Leaving Earth 2010" Tartu Lastekunstikooli galeriis, eksponeeritud graafika, fotograafia, maalikunst ja rõivadisain. Rühmitusse kuuluvad Lauri Kulpsoo, Piret Sootla, Lauri Järvlepp, Rena Puusepp, Triin Isak (Trisak), Martin Rästa (Mammut), Mari Ainso

  3. Linn kui rikastav keskkond kultuuri peeglis / Sander Alfred Liivak

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    Liivak, Sander Alfred

    1999-01-01

    12.-13. VIII Tartu Ülikooli kunstide osakonna korraldatud rahvusvaheline seminar "Linnakultuur ja keskkonnakunst". Aasa Musta, Rein Veidemanni, Agnes Trump'i, Martti Preemi, Paulina Ahokase, Enn Siimeri, Raho Langsepa, Riitta Mänty, Irja Alakivi, Katriin Fischi, Hanna Johanssoni ettekannetest. Janna Syvänoja loomingust näidati videofilmi.

  4. LIFT11 linnas

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    2010-01-01

    Tallinn 2011 programmi kuuluva installatsioonide festivali "Lift11" avalikule ideekonkursile esitati 129 tööd, välja valiti 17. Tutvustatakse Maarja Kase ja Ralf Lõokese tööd "L", Tomomi Hayashi tööd "Merele!", Toomas Paaveri, Teele Pehki ja Triin Talki tööd "Kalarand"

  5. Kalarannas on ohtlikud augud / Ulvar Käärt

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    Käärt, Ulvar, 1982-

    2011-01-01

    Linnainstallatsioonide festivali Lift11 raames huvilistele avatud Kalarannast. Installatsiooni autorid: Toomas Paaver, Teele Pehk, Triin Talk. Kalaranna esitlemine omavastutusliku rannana peaks tähelepanu tõmbama piironnaga seotud plaanidele, mille sihiks on elamu- ja sadamaarendus. Kinnisvarafirmale Pro Kapital kuuluval kinnistul olevad ohtlikud augud lubab firma lähipäevil likvideerida

  6. Kindlusvilla Pirital = Fortress-villa in Pirita

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    2008-01-01

    Kahe mahuga villa 250 m2): tänava pool on ühekorruseline must kuup, millega risti asetseb valge kahekorruseline kast. Üks sein on paekivist. Arhitekt Sten Ader. Sisearhitektid: Sten Ader, Triin Metsaviir. Projektbüroo: SKAD Arhitektid. Valmis: 2007. 2 plaani, 3 värv. välisvaadet, sisevaade

  7. Arhitekt ja sotsiaalne linnaruum = Architect and Social Urban Space / Krista Kodres

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    Kodres, Krista, 1957-

    2005-01-01

    Eesti arhitektuuris domineeriva arhitekt-skulptori positsiooni, kehva avaliku ruumi kvaliteedi ning linnaplaneerimise taseme põhjustest. On vaadeldud eelkõige kaasaegse eesti arhitektuuri liidergruppe, keskendutud põhiliselt sellele, mis seostub arhitekti kui sotsiaalse tellimuse täitja rolliga. Artiklist inspireeritud arutlus (eesti k.) Krista Kodrese ja ajakirja peatoimetaja Triin Ojari vahel

  8. Nancy Kassebaum: Education's New Voice.

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    Penning, Nick

    1989-01-01

    U.S. Senator Nancy Kassebaum has become the leading Republican advocate for education. She shares AASA's support for the Head Start program, but is skeptical about financing a federal day care program. She also supports latchkey, intergenerational, and vocational/technical programs, and favors community volunteering over a national youth service…

  9. Leading Change through Cultural Competence

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    Gregory, Richard A.

    2009-01-01

    Peter Senge's message during the 2005 American Association of School Administrators (AASA) conference reminded people that they live not only in a school system, but also within a highly diverse, global community. Their individual and organizational policies, practices, and behaviors, can and do impact the learning experience for those they…

  10. Pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy owing to antiquitin deficiency - mutation in the ALDH7A1 gene

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    Jagadeesh, S.; Suresh, B.; Murugan, V.; Suresh, S.; Salomons, G.S.; Struys, E.A.; Jacobs, C.

    2013-01-01

    Pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy (PDE) is an inborn error of metabolism resulting from antiquitin deficiency. There is marked elevation of a-amino adipic semi-aldehyde (aAASA), piperidine-6-carboxylate (P6C) and pipecolic acid. The diagnosis can be confirmed by identifying the mutation in the ALDH7A1

  11. Director murrab pead : mida vastata head hunter'ile / Mari Kooskora

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    Kooskora, Mari, 1969-

    2008-01-01

    Kas võtta vastu tööpakkumine rahvusvahelises konsultatsiooni- ja koolitusfirmas ning muuta oluliselt elukorraldust ja kasvatada sissetulekuid või jätkata praegust rahuldustpakkuvat tööd, vastust küsimusele otsivad Triin Rammul, Peter Priisalm, Lembit Talts, Matti Pruul, Üllas Täht, Madis Sander, Sirje Tammiste, Toomas Arula

  12. Family First Considerations

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    LaFee, Scott

    2012-01-01

    The typical superintendent these days is male (though the percentage of female superintendents is steadily rising, now accounting for one in four, according to AASA's 2010 decennial study of the superintendency), in his 40s and almost always married with children. When educators become superintendents, the issues of family dynamics and related…

  13. Kosmosest maa peale / Alina Kurvits

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    Kurvits, Alina

    2004-01-01

    Eesti noorte moeloojate võistlusest "Supernoova 2004". Üksikute finalistide kollektsioonide iseloomustus - Heleliis Hõim, Kati Ilves, Lemmiki Ehatamm, Triin Kaiv, Kaisa Reimand, Marin Sild, Maria Ossadtsaja, Kris Lemsalu, Ingel Undusk, Mari Hiietamm, Kaspar Paas, Maarja Metspalu, Kätlin Kaljuvee, Marje Mõttus, Julia Korovina, Külli-Kerttu Siplane,Piret Paal, Raili Nõlvak, Oksana Tandit, Vassilissa Shehovtsova

  14. Eesti luule inglise keeles

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    2007-01-01

    2006. aasta lõpus ilmus India kirjastuse Sarup & Sons vahendusel Jüri Talveti koostatud ingliskeelne raamat eesti luulest "On the way home. An anthology of contemporary estonian poetry", mis koondab luulet Andres Ehinilt, Jaan Kaplinskilt, Hasso Krullilt, Ene Mihkelsonilt, Paul-Eerik Rummolt, Hando Runnelilt, Triin Soometsalt, Jüri Talvetilt, Mari Vallisoolt ja Juhan Viidingult

  15. Characterization of the first knock-out aldh7a1 zebrafish model for pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy using CRISPR-Cas9 technology.

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    Zabinyakov, Nikita; Bullivant, Garrett; Cao, Feng; Fernandez Ojeda, Matilde; Jia, Zheng Ping; Wen, Xiao-Yan; Dowling, James J; Salomons, Gajja S; Mercimek-Andrews, Saadet

    2017-01-01

    Pyridoxine dependent epilepsy (PDE) is caused by likely pathogenic variants in ALDH7A1 (PDE-ALDH7A1) and inherited autosomal recessively. Neurotoxic alpha-amino adipic semialdehyde (alpha-AASA), piperideine 6-carboxylate and pipecolic acid accumulate in body fluids. Neonatal or infantile onset seizures refractory to anti-epileptic medications are clinical features. Treatment with pyridoxine, arginine and lysine-restricted diet does not normalize neurodevelopmental outcome or accumulation of neurotoxic metabolites. There is no animal model for high throughput drug screening. For this reason, we developed and characterized the first knock-out aldh7a1 zebrafish model using CRISPR-Cas9 technology. Zebrafish aldh7a1 mutants were generated by using a vector free method of CRISPR-Cas9 mutagenesis. Genotype analysis of aldh7a1 knock-out zebrafish was performed by high resolution melt analysis, direct sequencing and QIAxcel system. Electroencephalogram was performed. Alpha-AASA, piperideine 6-carboxylate and pipecolic acid, were measured by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Our knock-out aldh7a1 zebrafish has homozygous 5 base pair (bp) mutation in ALDH7A1. Knock-out aldh7a1 embryos have spontaneous rapid increase in locomotion and a rapid circling swim behavior earliest 8-day post fertilization (dpf). Electroencephalogram revealed large amplitude spike discharges compared to wild type. Knock-out aldh7a1 embryos have elevated alpha-AASA, piperideine 6-carboxylate and pipecolic acid compared to wild type embryos at 3 dpf. Knock-out aldh7a1 embryos showed no aldh7a1 protein by western blot compared to wild type. Our knock-out aldh7a1 zebrafish is a well characterized model for large-scale drug screening using behavioral and biochemical features and accurately recapitulates the human PDE-ALDH7A1 disease.

  16. A Cliff Hanger: How America's Public Schools Continue to Feel the Impact of the Economic Downturn. Report of Findings

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    Ellerson, Noelle M.

    2010-01-01

    This study is the seventh in a series of studies conducted by the American Association of School Administrators on the impact of the economic downturn on schools. AASA launched the series in fall 2008 in response to state budget shortfalls, federal buy-outs and interventions, and a series of additional events characterizing a slowing, stagnant…

  17. One Year Later: How the Economic Downturn Continues to Impact School Districts. Report of Findings

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    Ellerson, Noelle M.; McCord, Robert S.

    2009-01-01

    This study is the sixth in a series of studies conducted by the American Association of School Administrators on the impact of the economic downturn on schools. AASA launched the series in fall 2008 in response to state budget shortfalls, federal buy-outs and interventions, and a series of additional events characterizing a slowing, stagnant…

  18. Eestit esindab Veneetsia arhitektuuribiennaalil sotsiaalset positsioneerimist käsitlev installatsioon

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    2006-01-01

    Veneetsia X arhitektuuribiennaalil "Meta-linn" Eestit esindavaks väljapanekuks valis komisjon (liikmed loetletud) reaalajas toimiva linnaplaneerimise keskkonna projekti. Väljapaneku loovad arhitektuuribüroo Urban Mark (arhitektid Ülar Mark, Kaja Pae, Indrek Tiigi) ja Tartu Ülikooli geograafia instituut (teadurid Rein Ahas, Anto Aasa, Siiri Silm). Ideekonkursile laekus 9 näituseprojekti

  19. Eesti arhitektuuriuudised / Aale Kask

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    Kask, Aale

    2007-01-01

    "Eesti betoonehitis 2006" preemia saanud Hindrek Kesleri projekteeritud Luku-Experdi maja Tartu maanteel (Büroo AB Zero), Aasa külalistemajaks Raivo Mändmaa poolt renoveeritud vana maja Viljandis, skulptor Jass Kaselaane kavandite järgi valminud maasikad Viljandi linnas, mis tähistavad teed Paul Kondase keskusesse, põhumaja Nina külas

  20. On the photo-luminescence properties of sol–gel derived undoped and Dy3+ ion doped nanocrystalline Scheelite type AMoO4 (A = Ca, Sr and Ba)

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    Jena, Paramananda; Gupta, Santosh K.; Natarajan, V.; Padmaraj, O.; Satyanarayana, N.; Venkateswarlu, M.

    2015-01-01

    Nanocrystalline Scheelite type Dy doped AMoO 4 [where A = Ba, Sr and Ca] samples were prepared by acrylamide assisted sol–gel process and characterized by XRD, FT-Raman, FTIR, SEM and photoluminescence (PL). PL of undoped sample shows blue/green emission in CaMoO 4 and SrMoO 4 but multicolour visible emission leading to near white light in BaMoO 4 nanoparticles; the origin of which is explained. It was observed that on doping 0.5 mol% of Dy 3+ in molybdate samples complete energy transfer takes place in case of SrMoO 4 and BaMoO 4 , but host contributed substantially in Dy doped BaMoO 4 sample, resulting in biexponential decay. It was also observed that symmetry around Dy 3+ decreases as the size of alkaline earth ion increases. Due to combined blue, yellow and red colour emission in dysprosium doped sample; all samples showed near white light emission under UV and near UV excitation

  1. Sinu isiklik avalik ruum = Your Personal Public Space / Carl-Dag Lige

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    Lige, Carl-Dag

    2007-01-01

    Tallinna Harju tänava haljasalast, mille kavandamise üks osa hõlmab nn. Nõelasilma värava taastamist ja Trepi tänava väljakaevamist. Projekteerija: OÜ Kivisilla. Autorid: Ülle Grishakov, Olga Borisik, Triin Järve. Projekt: kevad 2006, valmis: mai 2007. 5 värv. vaadet, plaan: Harju tänava haljasala suvine lahendus

  2. Eestimaised rõivabrändid / Kristiina Viiron

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    Viiron, Kristiina, 1971-

    2011-01-01

    Tallinna Kaubamaja loovjuhi Kristina Herodes sõnul oli 2010. a. kümne eelistatud kaubamärgi hulgas viis kodumaist. Pikemalt kaubamärkidest Bastion (disainerid Merike Pääro, Monika Randloo), Bastioni noortele suunatud kaubamärgist Beself (disainer Triin Jõhve), ISC - Ilves Sportwear Company, MasCara ja Herold (disainer Marve Rull), Lenne (kunstnik Merike Hiibus), Linette

  3. Short outlines of books by Estonian authors / Rutt Hinrikus, Janika Kronberg

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    Hinrikus, Rutt, 1946-

    2001-01-01

    Mari Vallisoo. Ainsuse olevik; Andrus Kivirähk. Rehepapp; Toomas Vint. Elamise sulnis õudus; Andreas Oplatka. Lennart Meri - Eestile elatud elu; Mari Saat. Sinikõrguste tuultes; Eeva Park. Pääse karussellile; Hando Runnel. Mõistatused; Jaan Kaplinski. Kirjutatud; Contra [Konnula, Margus]. Suusamütsi tutt; Triin Soomets. Soon; Ervin Õunapuu. Surmaminejad lasevad tervitada; Kaur Kender. Ebanormaalne

  4. 2013. aasta preemiate žürii kommentaar = Comments from 2013 annual prize panel of judges / Mait Väljas

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    Väljas, Mait

    2015-01-01

    Eesti kultuurkapitali aastapreemia 2013 Tartu Ülikooli Narva Kolledžile. Arhitektuuri sihtkapitali arhitektuuripreemia Viljandi Riigigümnaasiumile, arhitektuuri eripreemia Kukemõisa karjamõisale, sisearhitektuuripreemia Tallinna Ülikooli BFMi õppehoonele, maastikuarhitektuuripreemia Eesti Ajaloomuuseumi väliekspositsioonile "Klooga laager ja holokaust", innovatsioonipreemia Passion House moodulmajale, arhitektuurialase tegevuse preemia Triin Ojarile ja disainipreemia Matti Õunapuule roller Stigo eest

  5. Looking Back, Looking Forward: How the Economic Downturn Continues to Impact School Districts. Report of Findings

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    McCord, Robert S.; Ellerson, Noelle M.

    2009-01-01

    This study is the fourth in a series of studies conducted by the American Association of School Administrators on the impact of the economic downturn on schools. AASA launched the series in fall 2008 in response to state budget shortfalls, federal buy-outs and interventions, and a series of additional events characterizing a slowing, stagnant…

  6. Adaptation of AMO-FBMC-OQAM in optical access network for accommodating asynchronous multiple access in OFDM-based uplink transmission

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    Jung, Sun-Young; Jung, Sang-Min; Han, Sang-Kook

    2015-01-01

    Exponentially expanding various applications in company with proliferation of mobile devices make mobile traffic exploded annually. For future access network, bandwidth efficient and asynchronous signals converged transmission technique is required in optical network to meet a huge bandwidth demand, while integrating various services and satisfying multiple access in perceived network resource. Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) is highly bandwidth efficient parallel transmission technique based on orthogonal subcarriers. OFDM has been widely studied in wired-/wireless communication and became a Long term evolution (LTE) standard. Consequently, OFDM also has been actively researched in optical network. However, OFDM is vulnerable frequency and phase offset essentially because of its sinc-shaped side lobes, therefore tight synchronism is necessary to maintain orthogonality. Moreover, redundant cyclic prefix (CP) is required in dispersive channel. Additionally, side lobes act as interference among users in multiple access. Thus, it practically hinders from supporting integration of various services and multiple access based on OFDM optical transmission In this paper, adaptively modulated optical filter bank multicarrier system with offset QAM (AMO-FBMC-OQAM) is introduced and experimentally investigated in uplink optical transmission to relax multiple access interference (MAI), while improving bandwidth efficiency. Side lobes are effectively suppressed by using FBMC, therefore the system becomes robust to path difference and imbalance among optical network units (ONUs), which increase bandwidth efficiency by reducing redundancy. In comparison with OFDM, a signal performance and an efficiency of frequency utilization are improved in the same experimental condition. It enables optical network to effectively support heterogeneous services and multiple access.

  7. Tervisliku liikumise tähendusest - on see sport või midagi muud? / Marko Uibu

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    Uibu, Marko, 1983-

    2016-01-01

    Terviseedenduse jaoks kommunikatiivsetest, liikumise tähendustega seotud väljakutsetest. Liikumise spordikesksest käsitlusest. Tartu Ülikooli veetavast liikumisprojektist, mis püüab kaasa aidata laste aktiivsemale liikumisele nii vahetundides kui ka ainetundides. Artikkel põhineb projekti "Laste ja noorte tõenduspõhise liikumisprogrammi arendamine" käigus Margit Kelleri, Marko Uibu ja Triin Vihalemma koostatud uuringuraportil

  8. Väike luulekaleidoskoop. III / Jürgen Rooste

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    Rooste, Jürgen, 1979-

    2009-01-01

    Ülevaade järgmistest luuleraamatutest: Anmann, Aarne. Südametunnistuse mälestuseks. Tartu : A. Anmann, 2009 ; Ilmet, Peep. Meilmail. Tallinn : Varrak, 2009 ; Kasemaa, Andrus. Lagunemine. Tallinn : Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2009 ; Kuus, Anti ; Oll, Sulev. Öö mõte on kuus. Tallinn : Akta A. K., 2008 ; Meres, Triinu. Lagunemine. Tartu : Hermes, 2009 ; Tasuja, Triin. Provintsiluule. Tartu : Värske Rõhk, 2009

  9. Nu Nordik 10 lemmiktoodet

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    2016-01-01

    Lemmiktooted on: presskannusoojendaja by Putka; puidust aksessuaarid by Lum (Igor Volkov); iste Yes by Toivo Raidmets; köiest nagisüsteem Nõrk Rack by Johanna Tammsalu; disainkaltsuvaibad by Madebymemm; Marju Tammiku illustratsioonid, signeeritud prindid; kuumaalus Pliks- Plaks by Minumo (Triin Maripuu); Ear cuffs by Anni Jürgenson; skulpturaalse vormiga nahast kotid by Bïut (Merilin Pärn) ja seinavalgusti kassett by Tarmo Luisk

  10. Kuidas sünnib pealkiri? / Pärt Lias

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    Lias, Pärt

    2003-01-01

    Eesti kirjanikud vastavad Pärt Liase küsimusele oma teoste pealkirjade saamisloo kohta: Doris Kareva, Ilona Laaman, Eha Lättemäe, Priidu Beier, Oskar Kruus, Jaan Kruusvall, Paul-Eerik Rummo ja Andres Vanapa (1); Triin Soomets, Priit Aimla, Aarne Puu, Einar Sander, Jüri Tuulik ja Ülo Tuulik (2); Nikolai Baturin, Leo Metsar, Toomas Vint, Leonid Stolovitš ja Pärt Lias (3)

  11. Tallinna ajalooliste puitasumite korterelamute välisuksed

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    2014-01-01

    24 värv. fotot ustest (J. Poska 14 ja 51a, Sügise 11 ja 14, Paekivi 9, Koidu 72/72a, A. Weizenbergi 12 ja 19, Tatari 21a, Toompuiestee 18, Allika 8, Luise 14, Õle 15, Aasa 10, Kolde pst. 56, Magasini 13, Mooni 12, Kungla 21, Valgevase 3, Salme 7, Nõmme-Kase 1, Vabaduse pst. 123, Ao 5, Lennuki 26)

  12. Encrucijadas de la (incomunicación intercultural: la voz pionera de Montserrat del Amo / Crossroads at intercultural communication: Montserrat del Amo’s pioneer voice

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    Noelia Ibarra

    2013-01-01

    Full Text Available Resumen: En el entorno sociohistórico contemporáneo, en el que la interculturalidad se ha convertido en uno de los núcleos de controversia y debate más destacados, la obra de Montserrat del Amo nos revela, con sorprendente anticipación, una lúcida mirada en torno a la convivencia entre culturas en un mismo espacio geográfico. El análisis detenido de dos de sus obras representativas nos ofrecerá un meditado dibujo de las causas y de las consecuencias de los movimientos migratorios y, fundamentalmente, nos ofrecerá diferentes alternativas para disolver las barreras surgidas por la incomunicación lingüística y erradicar los prejuicios respecto a la inmigración. Abstract: In contemporary socio-historical environment in wich multiculturalism has become one of the centers of controversy, Montserrat del Amo’s work reveals, with surprising advance, a lucid look about the coexistence of cultures in the same geographic space. The detailed analysis of two of her representative works offers us a thoughtful picture of the causes and consequences of migration and basically, it shows different alternatives to break up the barriers encountered by linguistic isolation and eliminate prejudices about immigration.

  13. Sources and Characterization of Submicron Aerosols in a Rural Forest During the PROPHET-AMOS 2016 Campaign

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    Bui, A. T.; Wallace, H. W., IV; Alvarez, S. L.; Erickson, M.; Alwe, H. D.; May, N.; Cook, R.; Connor, M.; Slade, J. H., Jr.; Shi, Q.; Kavassalis, S.; Tyndall, G. S.; Shepson, P. B.; Pratt, K.; Ault, A. P.; Millet, D. B.; Murphy, J. G.; Usenko, S.; Sheesley, R. J.; Flynn, J. H., III; Griffin, R. J.; Wang, W.

    2017-12-01

    Forests are a rich source of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs). Oxidation of BVOCs can result in the formation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) and in the presence of NOx (NO+NO2) produce organic nitrate-containing particles. However, the distribution of both BVOCs and oxidants can be dramatically altered by the physical barriers provided by a forest canopy. Global models currently neglect the effect of these canopies on SOA formation in forested regions. In this work, we characterize non-refractory submicron aerosol (NR-PM1) using a high-resolution time-of-flight aerosol mass spectrometer (HR-ToF-AMS) during the 2016 Program on Oxidants: Photochemistry, Emissions, and Transport-Atmospheric Measurements of Oxidants in Summer (PROPHET-AMOS) campaign. This site is located in a rural forest in northern Michigan and features a tower that allowed for both above and below canopy measurements. Our results indicate that organic aerosols (OA) account for a substantial portion of the NR-PM1 measured at this site. Organic nitrate aerosol can contribute up to 18% of the total OA and an average of 75% of the total measured nitrate aerosol. Episodes of above- and below-canopy NR-PM1 concentration differences indicate that above-canopy OA concentrations can be up to 40% greater than below-canopy, which represents an increase of up to 1.5 µg/m3. Organic fragment ions such as CxHy, CxHyOz, and CxHyO1 contribute to enhanced above-canopy OA concentrations. Positive matrix factorization analysis of the high-resolution OA mass spectra identified three SOA factors: low volatility oxygenated OA (LVOOA), isoprene-derived OOA (ISOOA), and oxygenated organic aerosol. Analysis of air mass backward trajectories and correlations with external data indicate that LVOOA correlates well with sulfate and aged, urban-influenced air masses, whereas ISOOA correlates well with isoprene SOA tracers and air masses originating from semi-remote areas. Our results indicate that the OA at this

  14. Inimesed linnas = People in the city / Kaja Pae

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    Pae, Kaja

    2006-01-01

    Eesti näitus "Joint Space" Veneetsia 10. arhitektuuribiennaalil. AB Urban Mark: Ülar Mark, Indrek Tiigi, Kaja Pae, Yoko Alender, Raul Kalvo, Tartu Ülikooli Geograafiainstituut: Rein Ahas, Anto Aasa, Siiri Silm, Positium ICT: Margus Tiru, Erki Saluveer. Näitusel oli eksponeeritud kolm mobiilpositsioneerimisega läbi viidud case study (EKA liikmete liikumisuuring, Eestit külastanud turistide uuring, Tallinna regiooni pendelrändajate uuring). Bibliograafia lk. 33

  15. Contrasting spatial structures of Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation between observations and slab ocean model simulations

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    Sun, Cheng; Li, Jianping; Kucharski, Fred; Xue, Jiaqing; Li, Xiang

    2018-04-01

    The spatial structure of Atlantic multidecadal oscillation (AMO) is analyzed and compared between the observations and simulations from slab ocean models (SOMs) and fully coupled models. The observed sea surface temperature (SST) pattern of AMO is characterized by a basin-wide monopole structure, and there is a significantly high degree of spatial coherence of decadal SST variations across the entire North Atlantic basin. The observed SST anomalies share a common decadal-scale signal, corresponding to the basin-wide average (i. e., the AMO). In contrast, the simulated AMO in SOMs (AMOs) exhibits a tripole-like structure, with the mid-latitude North Atlantic SST showing an inverse relationship with other parts of the basin, and the SOMs fail to reproduce the observed strong spatial coherence of decadal SST variations associated with the AMO. The observed spatial coherence of AMO SST anomalies is identified as a key feature that can be used to distinguish the AMO mechanism. The tripole-like SST pattern of AMOs in SOMs can be largely explained by the atmosphere-forced thermodynamics mechanism due to the surface heat flux changes associated with the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). The thermodynamic forcing of AMOs by the NAO gives rise to a simultaneous inverse NAO-AMOs relationship at both interannual and decadal timescales and a seasonal phase locking of the AMOs variability to the cold season. However, the NAO-forced thermodynamics mechanism cannot explain the observed NAO-AMO relationship and the seasonal phase locking of observed AMO variability to the warm season. At decadal timescales, a strong lagged relationship between NAO and AMO is observed, with the NAO leading by up to two decades, while the simultaneous correlation of NAO with AMO is weak. This lagged relationship and the spatial coherence of AMO can be well understood from the view point of ocean dynamics. A time-integrated NAO index, which reflects the variations in Atlantic meridional overturning

  16. The alteration of mRNA expression of SOD and GPX genes, and proteins in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill under stress of NaCl and/or ZnO nanoparticles

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    Hesham F. Alharby

    2016-11-01

    Full Text Available Five cultivars of tomato having different levels of salt stress tolerance were exposed to different treatments of NaCl (0, 3 and 6 g L−1 and ZnO-NPs (0, 15 and 30 mg L−1. Treatments with NaCl at both 3 and 6 g L−1 suppressed the mRNA levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD and glutathione peroxidase (GPX genes in all cultivars while plants treated with ZnO-NPs in the presence of NaCl, showed increments in the mRNA expression levels. This indicated that ZnO-NPs had a positive response on plant metabolism under salt stress. Superior expression levels of mRNA were observed in the salt tolerant cultivars, Sandpoint and Edkawy while the lowest level was detected in the salt sensitive cultivar, Anna Aasa. SDS–PAGE showed clear differences in patterns of protein expression among the cultivars. A negative protein marker for salt sensitivity and ZnO-NPs was detected in cv. Anna Aasa at a molecular weight of 19.162 kDa, while the tolerant cultivar Edkawy had two positive markers at molecular weights of 74.991 and 79.735 kDa. Keywords: Tomato, Salt stress, Nanoparticles, Gene expression, Real-time PCR, Polymorphism

  17. Kas praegune triennaal õnnestus? : tarbekunst / Ketli Tiitsar ; interv. R[eet] V[arblane

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    Tiitsar, Ketli

    2006-01-01

    Tallinna IV rakenduskunsti triennaali töögrupi liige K. Tiitsar triennaalist, näituse kujundusest (3+1 Arhitektid), eesti tarbekunstist, seminarist ja esitluste päevast (Mecky van den Brinki, Heli Hietala, Marie-Louise Kristenseni, Outi Liusvaara esinemine), satelliitnäitustest (Anneli Porri ja Pille-Triin Männiku kuraatoriprojekt "Teadus ja tänapäev", Hollandi Gerrit Rietveldi akadeemia ehteosakonna üliõpilaste tööde näitus EKA galeriis)

  18. Kunstiakadeemia lõpetajate defilee / Harry Liivrand, Karin Paulus

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    Liivrand, Harry, 1961-

    2007-01-01

    Tutvustatakse 2007. aastal Eesti Kunstiakadeemia lõpetanute töid: klaasikunstnik Kristi Ringkjobi klaasobjektide komplekt "Munk"; ehtekunstnik Raili Arbuse ehted; keraamik Ann Nurga savist "Lennukid"; klaasikunstnik Lauri Kimmi "Klaas ja kivi. Muundumine"; nahakunstnik Allan Põllu kollektsioon "Coffee and Cigars. Chocolate and Cognac"; sisearhitekt Ott Kanguri lamamis/kiiktool; arhitekt Rene Sauemägi visioon Admiraliteedi basseini äärsest tühermaast; Kristiina Uslari dekoratiivobjektid; arhitekt Sander Aasa projekt "Pakri saared. Kultuurmaastiku koloniseerimine"

  19. Vikergallup : eesti kirjandus 2009 / Vahur Afanasjev, Ott Heinapuu, Peeter Helme... [jt.

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    2010-01-01

    24 arvustaja vastus küsimusele, milline oli 2009. aasta parim uudisteos ja debüüt. Parimaks debüüdina nimetati enim Mart Kanguri luulekogu "Kuldne põli" ja Triin Tasuja luulekogu "Provintsiluule", samuti märgiti mitme arvustaja poolt ära Jüri Kolgi luulekogu "Barbar Conan peeglitagusel maal" ning Birgit Renseri ja Terje Toomistu reisiromaan "Seitse maailma". Parima uudisteosena nimetati enim Jan Kausi romaani "Hetk" ning Hasso Krulli luulekogu "Neli korda neli"

  20. Devjatõi arhitekturnõi konkurs Europan vporu Tartu / Urmas Oja

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    Oja, Urmas, 1981-2012

    2008-01-01

    Üleeuroopalise arhitektuurikonkursi "Europan 9" tulemused Eesti võistlusaladel. Tallinna Paljassaare sadamaala: II koht - töö "Developing a Waterside City", Sayman Bostanci. Tartu Annelinna-äärne loodusväärtuslik krunt: I koht - "Urban Ecosystem Design", Pierre-Yves Rustant, II - "Pockets of Illusion", Yuri Gerrits, Martin Birgel. Toodud ka kaks äramärgitud tööd, Rootsi-Eesti ühisžürii liikmed (Eestist Andres Alver, Triin Ojari, varuliige Inga Raukas)

  1. MCPIP1 Regulates Alveolar Macrophage Apoptosis and Pulmonary Fibroblast Activation After in vitro Exposure to Silica.

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    Wang, Xingang; Zhang, Yuxia; Zhang, Wei; Liu, Haijun; Zhou, Zewei; Dai, Xiaoniu; Cheng, Yusi; Fang, Shencun; Zhang, Yingming; Yao, Honghong; Chao, Jie

    2016-05-01

    Silicosis is a fatal and fibrotic pulmonary disease caused by the inhalation of silica. After arriving at the alveoli, silica is ingested by alveolar macrophages (AMOs), in which monocyte chemotactic protein-induced protein 1 (MCPIP1) plays an essential role in controlling macrophage-mediated inflammatory responses. However, the mechanism of action of MCPIP1 in silicosis is poorly understood. Primary rat AMOs were isolated and treated with SiO2 (50 µg/cm(2)). MCPIP1 and AMO activation/apoptosis markers were detected by immunoblotting. MCPIP1 was down-regulated using siRNA in AMOs. The effects of AMOs on fibroblast activation and migration were evaluated using a gel contraction assay, a scratch assay, and a nested collagen matrix migration model. After exposure to SiO2, MCPIP1 was significantly increased in rat AMOs. Activation and apoptosis markers in AMOs were up-regulated after exposure to SiO2 Following siRNA-mediated silencing of MCPIP1 mRNA, the markers of AMO activation and apoptosis were significantly decreased. Rat pulmonary fibroblasts (PFBs) cultured in conditional medium from AMOs treated with MCPIP1 siRNA and SiO2 showed significantly less activation and migration compared with those cultured in conditional medium from AMOs treated with control siRNA and SiO2 CONCLUSION: Our data suggest a vital role for MCPIP1 in AMO apoptosis and PFB activation/migration induced by SiO2. © The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Toxicology. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

  2. Physical map location of the multicopy genes coding for ammonia monooxygenase and hydroxylamine oxidoreductase in the ammonia-oxidizing bacterium Nitrosomonas sp. strain ENI-11.

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    Hirota, R; Yamagata, A; Kato, J; Kuroda, A; Ikeda, T; Takiguchi, N; Ohtake, H

    2000-02-01

    Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of PmeI digests of the Nitrosomonas sp. strain ENI-11 chromosome produced four bands ranging from 1,200 to 480 kb in size. Southern hybridizations suggested that a 487-kb PmeI fragment contained two copies of the amoCAB genes, coding for ammonia monooxygenase (designated amoCAB(1) and amoCAB(2)), and three copies of the hao gene, coding for hydroxylamine oxidoreductase (hao(1), hao(2), and hao(3)). In this DNA fragment, amoCAB(1) and amoCAB(2) were about 390 kb apart, while hao(1), hao(2), and hao(3) were separated by at least about 100 kb from each other. Interestingly, hao(1) and hao(2) were located relatively close to amoCAB(1) and amoCAB(2), respectively. DNA sequence analysis revealed that hao(1) and hao(2) shared 160 identical nucleotides immediately upstream of each translation initiation codon. However, hao(3) showed only 30% nucleotide identity in the 160-bp corresponding region.

  3. Forcing of the wintertime atmospheric circulation by the multidecadal fluctuations of the North Atlantic ocean

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    Peings, Yannick; Magnusdottir, Gudrun

    2014-01-01

    The North Atlantic sea surface temperature exhibits fluctuations on the multidecadal time scale, a phenomenon known as the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO). This letter demonstrates that the multidecadal fluctuations of the wintertime North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) are tied to the AMO, with an opposite-signed relationship between the polarities of the AMO and the NAO. Our statistical analyses suggest that the AMO signal precedes the NAO by 10–15 years with an interesting predictability window for decadal forecasting. The AMO footprint is also detected in the multidecadal variability of the intraseasonal weather regimes of the North Atlantic sector. This observational evidence is robust over the entire 20th century and it is supported by numerical experiments with an atmospheric global climate model. The simulations suggest that the AMO-related SST anomalies induce the atmospheric anomalies by shifting the atmospheric baroclinic zone over the North Atlantic basin. As in observations, the positive phase of the AMO results in more frequent negative NAO—and blocking episodes in winter that promote the occurrence of cold extreme temperatures over the eastern United States and Europe. Thus, it is plausible that the AMO plays a role in the recent resurgence of severe winter weather in these regions and that wintertime cold extremes will be promoted as long as the AMO remains positive. (paper)

  4. The impact of large-scale circulation patterns on summer crop yields in IP

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    Capa Morocho, Mirian; Rodríguez Fonseca, Belén; Ruiz Ramos, Margarita

    2014-05-01

    Large-scale circulations patterns (ENSO, NAO) have been shown to have a significant impact on seasonal weather, and therefore on crop yield over many parts of the world(Garnett and Khandekar, 1992; Aasa et al., 2004; Rozas and Garcia-Gonzalez, 2012). In this study, we analyze the influence of large-scale circulation patterns and regional climate on the principal components of maize yield variability in Iberian Peninsula (IP) using reanalysis datasets. Additionally, we investigate the modulation of these relationships by multidecadal patterns. This study is performed analyzing long time series of maize yield, only climate dependent, computed with the crop model CERES-maize (Jones and Kiniry, 1986) included in Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT v.4.5). To simulate yields, reanalysis daily data of radiation, maximum and minimum temperature and precipitation were used. The reanalysis climate data were obtained from National Center for Environmental Prediction (20th Century and NCEP) and European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) data server (ERA 40 and ERA Interim). Simulations were run at five locations: Lugo (northwestern), Lerida (NE), Madrid (central), Albacete (southeastern) and Córdoba (S IP) (Gabaldón et al., 2013). From these time series standardized anomalies were calculated. Afterwards, time series were time filtered to focus on the interannual-to-multiannual variability, splitting up in two components: low frequency (LF) and high frequency (HF) time scales. The principal components of HF yield anomalies in IP were compared with a set of documented patterns. These relationships were compared with multidecadal patterns, as Atlanctic Multidecadal Oscillations (AMO) and Interdecadal Pacific Oscillations (IPO). The results of this study have important implications in crop forecasting. In this way, it may have a positive impact on both public (agricultural planning) and private (decision support to farmers, insurance

  5. Drosophila sperm swim backwards in the female reproductive tract and are activated via TRPP2 ion channels.

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    Michael Köttgen

    Full Text Available Sperm have but one purpose, to fertilize an egg. In various species including Drosophila melanogaster female sperm storage is a necessary step in the reproductive process. Amo is a homolog of the human transient receptor potential channel TRPP2 (also known as PKD2, which is mutated in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. In flies Amo is required for sperm storage. Drosophila males with Amo mutations produce motile sperm that are transferred to the uterus but they do not reach the female storage organs. Therefore Amo appears to be a mediator of directed sperm motility in the female reproductive tract but the underlying mechanism is unknown.Amo exhibits a unique expression pattern during spermatogenesis. In spermatocytes, Amo is restricted to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER whereas in mature sperm, Amo clusters at the distal tip of the sperm tail. Here we show that flagellar localization of Amo is required for sperm storage. This raised the question of how Amo at the rear end of sperm regulates forward movement into the storage organs. In order to address this question, we used in vivo imaging of dual labelled sperm to demonstrate that Drosophila sperm navigate backwards in the female reproductive tract. In addition, we show that sperm exhibit hyperactivation upon transfer to the uterus. Amo mutant sperm remain capable of reverse motility but fail to display hyperactivation and directed movement, suggesting that these functions are required for sperm storage in flies.Amo is part of a signalling complex at the leading edge of the sperm tail that modulates flagellar beating and that guides a backwards path into the storage organs. Our data support an evolutionarily conserved role for TRPP2 channels in cilia.

  6. Decadal modulation of the ENSO-East Asian winter monsoon relationship by the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation

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    Geng, Xin; Zhang, Wenjun; Stuecker, Malte F.; Liu, Peng; Jin, Fei-Fei; Tan, Guirong

    2017-10-01

    This work investigates the decadal modulation of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)-East Asian winter monsoon (EAWM) relationship by the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO). A stable ENSO-EAWM relationship is found during the positive AMO phase but not during the negative phase. While the impact of El Niño events on the EAWM does not depend on the AMO phase, a different picture is observed for La Niña events. The La Niña boreal winter season coincides with a strengthened EAWM during a positive AMO phase and a weakened EAWM during a negative AMO phase. We suggest that the AMO's modulating effect mainly comprises two pathways that influence ENSO's impact on the EAWM. On one hand, when La Niña coincides with a positive AMO, the warm SST anomalies over the western North Pacific (WNP) are amplified both in intensity and spatial extent, which favors strengthened WNP cyclonic anomalies and an enhanced EAWM. During La Niña with a negative AMO, only very weak SST anomalies occur over the WNP with reduced WNP cyclonic anomalies that are confined to the tropics, thus having little effect on the EAWM. On the other hand, an eastward-propagating Rossby wavetrain across the mid-high latitudes of Eurasia during a warm AMO phase strengthens the Siberian high and thus leads to a strengthened EAWM, while during a cold AMO phase the Siberian high is weakened, leading to a reduced EAWM. In contrast, El Niño and its associated atmospheric responses are relatively strong and stable, independent of the AMO phase. These results carry important implications to the seasonal-to-interannual predictability associated with ENSO.

  7. Arhitektuuriuudised / Karen Jagodin

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    Jagodin, Karen, 1982-

    2006-01-01

    Elamurajoon Witbrant (Jacq de Brouwer, Erna van Sambeek) Tilburgis Lõuna-Hollandis. Kaubakonteineritest kokkuopandav reisimuuseum (Shigeru Ban). Säästlik, kerge, transporditav ja vähese materjalikuluga näidismaja (Richard Horden, saksa AB Haack + Höpfner). Ristikujuline maja (Bevk Perovic Arhitektid) Ljubljanas. Onnist inspireeritud pargikeskus (Chris Thurlbourne) Taani Rahvuspargis. Eestile ja muuseumidele pühendatud Soome arhitektuuriajakirja Arkkitehti 2006. a. 3. numbrist. Autoritest nimetatud Jorma Mukala, Pekka Vapaavuori, Leonhard Lapin, Triin Ojari, Tarja Nurmi (retsensioon Karin Hallas-Murula raamatule "Soome-Eesti : sajand arhitektuurisuhted)

  8. Kohtume arhitektuuris / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2010-01-01

    12. Venezia arhitektuuribiennaalist teemal "Inimesed kohtuvad arhitektuuris" ("People meet in architecture"), mille üldkuraator on jaapani arhitekt Kazuyo Sejima ja mis on avatud 29. augustist 21. novembrini. Kuldlõvi in memoriam sai jaapanlane Kazuo Shinohara, elutöö eest hollandlane Rem Koolhaas, parima näituseprojekti "Arhitektuur kui õhk" eest jaapanlane Junya Ishigami. Parima rahvuspaviljoni Kuldlõvi sai Bahrein

  9. Small prize / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2010-01-01

    Eesti Arhitektide Liidu konkursi "Väike 2007-2009" 2009 võidutööd: Lasva veetorn Võrumaal (Veronika Valk, Kalle-Priit Pruuden, Peeter Laurits, Kalle Tikas), Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli esisele väljakule paigaldatud pingid (Martin Pärn, Edina Dufala-Pärn)

  10. Kindergarten, Tartu / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2008-01-01

    Lotte lasteaiast Tartus. Arhitektid Siiri Vallner, Indrek Peil ja Sten-Mark Mändmaa arhitektuuribüroost Kavakava. Sisekujundus Sirli Eharilt arhitektuuribüroost Laika, Belka & Strelka. 7 vaadet, joonised

  11. Ehitusmaailma stipendiumid / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2001-01-01

    Ehitusmaailma kaupluseketi omanik AS "Fanaal" jagas kolmandat korda välja stipendiumid ehitus-, arhitektuuri- ja restaureerimisala üliõpilastele. Stipendiumi said: Mati Raal (EKA), Andrus Räämet, Eero Tuhkanen (TTÜ), Priit Lõhmus, Mauro Ilves, Maidu Saar (EPÜ)

  12. Uued raamatud / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2009-01-01

    Tutvustus: Values and symptoms : shortstories on the post-contemporary (Beyond no. 2) / edited by Pedro Gadanho. Amsterdam : Sun, 2009. Critical cities: ideas, knowledge and agitation from emerging urbanists / edited by Deepa Naik, Trenton Oldfield. London : Myrtle Court Press, 2009

  13. Ujuv saadik / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2010-01-01

    Kohtumisest Eestis viibinud Louis Kahni projekteeritud kontserdilaeval ringi sõitva American Wind Symphony Orchresta juhataja Robert Boudreau'ga. Laeva sünnist, tema loojast, laeva tulevikust, Eestis 2011. a. kontserttuuri tegemisest. Eesti Arhitektide Liidu ideest osta 2011. a. kultuuripealinna ürituste raames toimuva L. Kahnile pühendatud seminari puhuks tema kavandatud kontserdilaev

  14. The pH-dependent long-term stability of an amorphous manganese oxide in smelter-polluted soils: implication for chemical stabilization of metals and metalloids.

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    Ettler, Vojtěch; Tomášová, Zdeňka; Komárek, Michael; Mihaljevič, Martin; Šebek, Ondřej; Michálková, Zuzana

    2015-04-09

    An amorphous manganese oxide (AMO) and a Pb smelter-polluted agricultural soil amended with the AMO and incubated for 2 and 6 months were subjected to a pH-static leaching procedure (pH 3-8) to verify the chemical stabilization effect on metals and metalloids. The AMO stability in pure water was pH-dependent with the highest Mn release at pH 3 (47% dissolved) and the lowest at pH 8 (0.14% dissolved). Secondary rhodochrosite (MnCO3) was formed at the AMO surfaces at pH>5. The AMO dissolved significantly less after 6 months of incubation. Sequential extraction analysis indicated that "labile" fraction of As, Pb and Sb in soil significantly decreased after AMO amendment. The pH-static experiments indicated that no effect on leaching was observed for Cd and Zn after AMO treatments, whereas the leaching of As, Cu, Pb and Sb decreased down to 20%, 35%, 7% and 11% of the control, respectively. The remediation efficiency was more pronounced under acidic conditions and the time of incubation generally led to increased retention of the targeted contaminants. The AMO was found to be a promising agent for the chemical stabilization of polluted soils. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  15. Decadal Assessment and Outlook Report on Atomic Molecular and Optical Science. Final Progress Report to the Department of Energy

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    Donald Shapero; Michael Moloney

    2006-01-01

    The committee was charged to produce a comprehensive report on the status of AMO Science. The committee was charged to produce a report that: 1. Reviewed the field of AMO science, emphasize recent accomplishments, and identify new opportunities and compelling scientific questions; 2. Identified the impact of AMO science on other scientific fields, emerging technologies, and national needs; 3. Identified future workforce, societal and educational needs for AMO science; and 4. Made recommendations on how the US research enterprise might realize the full potential of AMO science. The committee also produced an intermediate report addressing key research issues and themes facing the research community

  16. AMOS Seeing Quality Measurements.

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    1976-01-01

    Measurement Atmosphere Turbulence Propagation Observatory Acoustic Sounder Maui Optical Station Astronomy Microthermal Probe TEAL BLUE Degradation...presence of the site structures. Instruments used were an acoustic sounder (to probe the altitudes of 100 to 1000 ft), fine- wire microthermal probes...responsibility during the experiment for the microthermal probes. The report itself, while compiled and edited at RADC, may be considered as coming from

  17. Excess Claims and Data Trimming in the Context of Credibility Rating Procedures,

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    1981-11-01

    Triining in the Context of Credibility Rating Procedures by Hans BShlmann, Alois Gisler, William S. Jewell* 1. Motivation In Ratemaking and in Experience...work on the ETH computer. __.1: " Zen * ’ ’ II / -2- 2. The Basic Model Throughout the paper we work with the most simple model in the credibility...additional structure are summed up by stating that the density -3- f 8 (x) has the following form 1) fe(x) -(1-r)po (x/e) + rape(x) 3. The Basic Problem As

  18. Python Integration with a Functional DBMS

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    Zou, Hanzheng

    2009-01-01

    Python is an Object Oriented programming language and widely used nowadays. This report describes how to extend a functional database system Amos II for integration with Python. Several possibilities are analyzed to combine the Amos II C external interfaces with those of Python. Based on these discussions, new functionality has been added to the Python language by implementing a Python C external module. A basic API called PyAmos, interfacing Python and Amos II, is proposed and implemented in...

  19. Archaea Dominate the Ammonia-Oxidizing Community in the Rhizosphere of the Freshwater Macrophyte Littorella uniflora

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    Herrmann, Martina; Saunders, Aaron M.; Schramm, Andreas

    2008-01-01

    Archaeal and bacterial ammonia monooxygenase genes (amoA) had similar low relative abundances in freshwater sediment. In the rhizosphere of the submersed macrophyte Littorella uniflora, archaeal amoA was 500- to >8,000-fold enriched compared to bacterial amoA, suggesting that the enhanced nitrifi...

  20. The influence of the North Atlantic Ocean variability on the atmosphere in the cold season at seasonal to multidecadal time scales

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    Frankignoul, C.

    2017-12-01

    Observational evidence of an atmospheric response to the North Atlantic horseshoe SST anomalies has been accumulating since the late 90's, suggesting that it drives a negative NAO response during late fall/early winter. The North Atlantic horseshoe SST anomaly is in part stochastically driven by the atmosphere, but at low frequency it is correlated with the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO). Correspondingly, an atmospheric response to the AMO has been detected at low frequency in winter, with a positive AMO phase leading a negative NAO-like pattern, consistent with sensitivity studies with atmospheric general circulation models. Both the subpolar and tropical components of the AMO seem to contribute to its influence on the atmosphere. As North Atlantic SST changes reflects internally-generated SST fluctuations as well the response to anthropogenic and other external forcing, the AMO is sensitive to the way the forced SST signal is removed; estimates of the natural variability of the AMO vary by as much as a factor of two between estimation methods, leading to possible biases in its alleged impacts. Since an intensification of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) leads the AMO and drives a negative NAO in many climate models, albeit with different lead times, the relation between AMO and AMOC will be discussed, as well as possible links with the North Pacific and sea ice variability.

  1. Source of Nitrous Oxide Emissions during the Cow Manure Composting Process as Revealed by Isotopomer Analysis of and amoA Abundance in Betaproteobacterial Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria▿ †

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    Maeda, Koki; Toyoda, Sakae; Shimojima, Ryosuke; Osada, Takashi; Hanajima, Dai; Morioka, Riki; Yoshida, Naohiro

    2010-01-01

    A molecular analysis of betaproteobacterial ammonia oxidizers and a N2O isotopomer analysis were conducted to study the sources of N2O emissions during the cow manure composting process. Much NO2−-N and NO3−-N and the Nitrosomonas europaea-like amoA gene were detected at the surface, especially at the top of the composting pile, suggesting that these ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) significantly contribute to the nitrification which occurs at the surface layer of compost piles. However, the 15N site preference within the asymmetric N2O molecule (SP = δ15Nα − δ15Nβ, where 15Nα and 15Nβ represent the 15N/14N ratios at the center and end sites of the nitrogen atoms, respectively) indicated that the source of N2O emissions just after the compost was turned originated mainly from the denitrification process. Based on these results, the reduction of accumulated NO2−-N or NO3−-N after turning was identified as the main source of N2O emissions. The site preference and bulk δ15N results also indicate that the rate of N2O reduction was relatively low, and an increased value for the site preference indicates that the nitrification which occurred mainly in the surface layer of the pile partially contributed to N2O emissions between the turnings. PMID:20048060

  2. Möödunud aasta olulisimad kirjandusteosed

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    2007-01-01

    Eesti Kultuurkapitali kirjanduse sihtkapitali auhindade nominentide seas on Tiit Aleksejev, Nikolai Baturin, Jan Kaus, Peeter Sauter ja Mats Traat proosateoste eest, Vahur Afanasjev, Hasso Krull, Sven Kivisildnik, Mathura, Triin Soomets ja Indrek Ryytle luule eest, Jim Ashilevi, Andrus Kivirähk, Andrei Hvostov draamateoste eest ning Kristiina Kass, Andrus Kivirähk, Jaan Rannap, Üllar ja Rünno Saaremäe, Peeter Sauter lastekirjanduses. Vt. ka Eesti Ekspress, 8. veebr., lk. B11 ; Sirp, 9. veebr., lk. 8 ; Eesti Päevaleht : Arkaadia : [kirjanduslisa], 17. veebr., lk. 3

  3. The abundance of functional genes, cbbL, nifH, amoA and apsA, and bacterial community structure of intertidal soil from Arabian Sea.

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    Keshri, Jitendra; Yousuf, Basit; Mishra, Avinash; Jha, Bhavanath

    2015-06-01

    The Gulf of Cambay is a trumpet-shaped inlet of the Arabian Sea, located along the west coast of India and confronts a high tidal range with strong water currents. The region belongs to a semi-arid zone and saline alkaline intertidal soils are considered biologically extreme. The selected four soil types (S1-S4) were affected by salinity, alkalinity and sodicity. Soil salinity ranged from 20 to 126 dS/m, soil pH 8.6-10.0 with high sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) and exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP). Abundance of the key functional genes like cbbL, nifH, amoA and apsA involved in biogeochemical cycling were targeted using qPCR, which varied from (2.36 ± 0.03) × 10(4) to (2.87 ± 0.26) × 10(8), (1.18 ± 0.28) × 10(6) to (1.01 ± 0.26) × 10(9), (1.41 ± 0.21) × 10(6) to (1.29 ± 0.05) × 10(8) and (8.47 ± 0.23) × 10(4) to (1.73 ± 0.01) × 10(6) per gram dry weight, respectively. The microbial community structure revealed that soils S1 and S3 were dominated by phylum Firmicutes whereas S4 and S2 showed an abundance of Proteobacterial clones. These soils also represented Bacteroidetes, Chloroflexi, Actinobacteria, Planctomycetes and Acidobacteria clones. Molecular phylogeny showed a significant variation in the bacterial community distribution among the intertidal soil types. A high number of novel taxonomic units were observed which makes the intertidal zone a unique reservoir of unidentified bacterial taxa that may be explored further. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.

  4. Evidence for external forcing of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation since termination of the Little Ice Age.

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    Knudsen, Mads Faurschou; Jacobsen, Bo Holm; Seidenkrantz, Marit-Solveig; Olsen, Jesper

    2014-02-25

    The Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) represents a significant driver of Northern Hemisphere climate, but the forcing mechanisms pacing the AMO remain poorly understood. Here we use the available proxy records to investigate the influence of solar and volcanic forcing on the AMO over the last ~450 years. The evidence suggests that external forcing played a dominant role in pacing the AMO after termination of the Little Ice Age (LIA; ca. 1400-1800), with an instantaneous impact on mid-latitude sea-surface temperatures that spread across the North Atlantic over the ensuing ~5 years. In contrast, the role of external forcing was more ambiguous during the LIA. Our study further suggests that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is important for linking external forcing with North Atlantic sea-surface temperatures, a conjecture that reconciles two opposing theories concerning the origin of the AMO.

  5. Imprint of the Atlantic multidecadal oscillation on tree-ring widths in northeastern Asia since 1568.

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    Xiaochun Wang

    Full Text Available We present a new tree-ring reconstruction of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO spanning 1568-2007 CE from northeast Asia. Comparison of the instrumental AMO index, an existing tree-ring based AMO reconstruction, and this new record show strongly similar annual to multidecadal patterns of variation over the last 440 years. Warm phases of the AMO are related to increases in growth of Scots pine trees and moisture availability in northeast China and central eastern Siberia. Multi-tape method (MTM and cross-wavelet analyses indicate that robust multidecadal (∼64-128 years variability is present throughout the new proxy record. Our results have important implications concerning the influence of North Atlantic sea surface temperatures on East Asian climate, and provide support for the possibility of an AMO signature on global multidecadal climate variability.

  6. Cone-beam computed tomography analysis of accessory maxillary ostium and Haller cells: Prevalence and clinical significance

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    Ali, Ibrahim K.; Sansare, Kaustubh; Karjodkar, Freny R.; Vanga, Kavita; Salve, Prashant [Dept. of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai (India); Pawar, Ajinkya M. [Dept. of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai (India)

    2017-03-15

    This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of Haller cells and accessory maxillary ostium (AMO) in cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images, and to analyze the relationships among Haller cells, AMO, and maxillary sinusitis. Volumetric CBCT scans from 201 patients were retrieved from our institution's Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine archive folder. Two observers evaluated the presence of Haller cells, AMO, and maxillary sinusitis in the CBCT scans. AMO was observed in 114 patients, of whom 27 (23.7%) had AMO exclusively on the right side, 26 (22.8%) only on the left side, and 61 (53.5%) bilaterally. Haller cells were identified in 73 (36.3%) patients. In 24 (32.9%) they were present exclusively on the right side, in 17 (23.3%) they were only present on the left side, and in 32 (43.8%) they were located bilaterally. Of the 73 (36.3%) patients with Haller cells, maxillary sinusitis was also present in 50 (68.5%). On using chi-square test, a significant association was observed between AMO and maxillary sinusitis in the presence of Haller cells. Our results showed AMO and Haller cells to be associated with maxillary sinusitis. This study provides evidence for the usefulness of CBCT in imaging the bony anatomy of the sinonasal complex with significantly higher precision and a smaller radiation dose.

  7. Arstide koolitus vaakumis / Triin Tabur

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    Tabur, Triin

    2014-01-01

    Arstide täienduskoolituse fondi tulumaksusoodustustega ühenduste nimekirjast välja jätmine on arstide erialase täienduskoolituse välismaal jätnud stipendiumiteta. Selgitusi jagavad Katrin Rehemaa, Margus Viigimaa, Tiina Sats ja Toomas Pruunsild

  8. "Hall mees" Linnateatris / Triin Sinissaar

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    Sinissaar, Triin

    1999-01-01

    Tallinn Linnateatri ja Raadioteatri ühislavastus "Hall mees" Gill Adamsi näidendi järgi, lavastaja Eero Spriit, osades Helene Vannari ja Väino Laes, kunstnik Kustav - Agu Püüman. Esietendus 22. okt

  9. Arhitektuur rahu toomas / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2008-01-01

    Näitus "Identiteet ja arhitektuur [post-]konfliktsetes piirkondades" ("Peacebuilding") 30. okt.-9. nov. 2008 Casa dell' Architetturas Roomas. Üldkuraator Pippo Ciorra. Näitus keskendus Euroopa idaosa, Balkanimaade ja Lähis-Ida regioonile. Eestist oli näitusele valitud 7 objekti, autoriteks bürood Kolm Pluss Üks, KOKO Arhitektid, Kavakava, arhitektid Pekka Vapaavuori, Siiri Vallner, Indrek Peil, Tomomi Hayashi, Veronika Valk ja Aili Vahtrapuu

  10. Tallinn: Collage city / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2014-01-01

    Tallinnasse aastatel 2005-2013 ehitatud 21 hoonet, rajatist (Sünagoog, Kumu Kunstimuuseum, Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli raamatukogu, Balti Filmi- ja Meediakool, Rotermanni kvartal, Vabaduse väljak, Telliskivi Loomelinnak, renoveeritud Lennusadama angaarid, erinevad büroohooned, korterelamud ja eramud)

  11. Kirik aastaks 2000 / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    1998-01-01

    Katoliku kirik tahab aasta 2000 kirikuga tähistada kolmanda kristliku aastatuhande algamist. Rooma äärelinna Tor Tre Testesse planeeritava kiriku konkursi võitis R. Meier. Lihtsa ristkülikulise saaliga kiriku dominandiks on kolm üksteise taga asuvat kaarduvat seina (kolmainsus!), mille klaasitud 'õhuvahed' toimivad valgusallikaina, klaasist on ka katus.

  12. Curating the city / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2012-01-01

    Euroopa kultuuripealinna staatusest. Kultuuripealinna raames toimunud kunstisündmustest Tallinnas. Linnainstallatsioonide festivali LIFT objektidest, Tallinnasse Skoone bastionile rajatud Põhuteatrist (Salto arhitektuuribüroo)

  13. Allergiahaigustest Eesti koolilastel / Triine Annus

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    Annus, Triine, 1966-

    2006-01-01

    Aastatel 1993-2002 korraldati Tallinna kooliõpilaste seas kolmeetapiline epidemioloogiline uuring, mille eesmärgiks oli hinnata allergiahaiguste levimust, sh erinevusi võrdluses Rootsi lastega, ajalisi suundumusi ja riskitegureid

  14. Tallinna teekond mereni / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2006-01-01

    Tallinna sadamaala arendamise ajaloost 1990-ndatel aastatel ja 21. sajandi algul. Eraldi projektidest: Kalasadama ümbruse planeering (M. Truu, A. Andres, Nord Projekt, 2000-2006), elamukvartal Logi t. 8, 10 (M. Aunin, M. Melioranski, I. Melioranski, 2005), sadamaala detailplaneeringu eskiis (Tallinna Linnaplaneerimise Amet, 2005), hotell-konverentsikeskus-spaa (Ü. Mark, I. Tiigi, Urban Mark), Admiraliteedi kvartali planeeringu eskiis (Chapman Taylor, London, K-Projekt), Holiday City Tallinn (Evata, Soome), hotell "Merikaru" (M. Schuurman), Lootsi kvartali planeeringu ideeprojekt (Kosmos)

  15. Uus-Kaledoonia kultuurikeskus / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    1998-01-01

    Itaalia arhitekti Renzo Piano projekteeritud kultuurikeskus Nouméas Uus-Kaledoonia pealinnas. Omapärase fassaadi ئ 27 m kõrgused hiiglaslikud puidust kilbid kuuma õhu.ja päikesevalguse reguleerijatena ئ taha peituvad madalad, mitmesuguseid ühisruume sisaldavad 'onnid', kümmet koorik-onni ühendab pikk sisetänav.

  16. Sisearhitektide Liit premeeris / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2004-01-01

    ESL aastapreemiad 2003: parima ajaloolise interjööri ja parima kodu preemia - Leila Pärtelpoja ja Karl-Erik Tarbe kujundatud Villa Tannenrode Lükati teel Tallinnas, parim ühiskondlik interjöör - 3+1 arhitektide (Markus Kaasik, Andres Ojari, Ilmar Valdur, kaasautorid Ralf Lõoke, Kalle Komissarov; söögikoha tegi Taavi Aunre ja ühiskondliku mööbli Gert Sarv) kujundatud Mustamäe keskus, publitsistikapreemia - EKA sisearhitektuuri kateedri kataloog "Eesti Kunstiakadeemia sisearhitektuuri osakond 2002-2003". Ära märgiti kaks tooteseeriat: EGO garderoobid (EGO Mööbel OÜ) ning Jan J. Grapsi loodud "Incognito" mööblisari

  17. Uuskasutus ja kompromissid / Triin Talk

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    Talk, Triin

    2015-01-01

    Ajalooliste hoonete kasutuses hoidmisest, neile uue funktsiooni andmisest. Vana-Võidu mõisa karjakastellist, mis kohandati Viljandi Kutseõppekeskuse õppehooneks. OÜ Paalakalda korrastatud Pajusi mõisa kuivatist. Väimela mõisa lauta rajatud Võrumaa Kutsehariduskeskuse puidutöötlemise ja mööblitootmise kompetentsikeskusest. Mooste mõisa meiereisse rajatud tervisekeskusest. Olustvere mõisakompleksi meiereisse rajatud Olustvere Teenindus- ja Maamajanduskooli meemajast

  18. Emerging Identities - EAST! / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2007-01-01

    21. 11. 2007-17. 02. 2008 on Soome Arhitektuurimuuseumis avatud näitus Ida-Euroopa (Berliin, Bratislava, Budapest, Ljubljana, Praha, Riia, Tallinn, Vilnius, Varssavi) noorest arhitektuurist. Näituse esmaesitlus koos kataloogiga (Eesti eessõna Siiri Vallnerilt ja Indrek Peililt) oli 2005. a. Berliinis. Näituse koostaja Kristien Ring

  19. Euroopa tellisepreemia 2006 / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2006-01-01

    Viinis toimunud Euroopa tellisarhitektuuri auhindade Brick'06 kätteandmisel märgiti ära Tartu Jaani kiriku taastamine (arhitekt Udo Tiirmaa, kunstiajaloolane Kaur Alttoa). Esimene koht: Ungari Pecsi linna Barbakani väljaku elu- ja ärikompleks (arhitektid Ferenc Csagoly, Ferenc Keller). Teine koht: kiriku rekonstruktsioon raamatukoguks Madridis (arhitekt Jose Ignacio Rodriguez)

  20. Multiplex kino Dresdenis / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    1999-01-01

    Hoone projekteerisid austria arhitektid Wolf D. Prix ja Helmut Swiczinsky arhitektuuribüroost Coop Himmelblau. Hoone on jaotatud kaheks ئ betoonist kinosaale sisaldav plokk ning klaasist 'ümberkukkuv' fuajee, mille interjööri ilmestavad betoonpostidele toetuvad metalltrepid.

  1. Lõppes EUROPAN 6 / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2001-01-01

    18. 06. 2001 selgusid üleeuroopalise arhitektuurikonkursi EUROPAN Eesti, Soome ja Rootsi tulemused (töid saab Rotermanni soolalaos näha 22. juulini). Ühiszürii koosseis, Eesti tööde võitjad. Tallinnas pälvisid I koha sakslased Henning Götz, Stefanie Lippardt ja Mathias Jensch, Tartus soomlased Johanna Vuorinen ja Esa Kangas. 2 ill

  2. Novel homozygous missense mutation in ALDH7A1 causes neonatal pyridoxine dependent epilepsy.

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    Coci, Emanuele G; Codutti, Luca; Fink, Christian; Bartsch, Sophie; Grüning, Gunnar; Lücke, Thomas; Kurth, Ingo; Riedel, Joachim

    2017-04-01

    Pyridoxine dependent epilepsy (PDE) (OMIM#266100) is a neonatal form of epilepsy, caused by dysfunction of the enzyme α-aminoadipic semialdehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH7A1 or Antiquitin). This enzyme converts α-aminoadipic semialdehyde (α-AASA) into α-aminoadipate (AAA), a critical step in the lysine metabolism of the brain. ALDH7A1 dysfunction causes an accumulation of α-AASA and δ 1 -piperideine-6-carboxylic acid (P6C), which are in equilibrium with each other. P6C binds and inactivates pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP), the active form of pyridoxine. Individuals affected by ALDH7A1 deficiency show pre-natal and post-natal seizures, which respond to oral pyridoxine but not to other pediatric anti-epileptic drugs. We discovered a novel missense mutation (c.566G > A, p.Gly189Glu) in homozygous state residing in the NAD+ binding domain coding region of exon 6 and affecting an highly conserved amino acid residue. The seizures stopped under post-natal pyridoxine therapy, nevertheless a longer follow-up is needed to evaluate the intellectual development of the child, who is additionally treated with oral l-arginine since the 13th month of life. Developmental delay with or without structural cortex abnormalities were reported in several patients. A brain MRI scan revealed hyperintense white matter in the right cerebellum compatible with cerebellar gliosis. Taken together, our studies enlarge the group of missense pathogenic mutations of ALDH7A1 gene and reveal a novel cerebellar finding within the PDE patients cohort. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  3. Sevicia y pleito legal como elementos de dominación y prácticas de resistencia entre amos y esclavos negros en el santiago tardo colonial. El caso de la esclava Thadea Aranguez, 1775-1776.

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    Natalia Duarte Sepúlveda

    2014-06-01

    Full Text Available El presente artículo nos invita a acercarnos al tema al estudio de la sevicia –uso de la violencia excesiva por parte de los amos- como elemento de dominación colonial, ejercida sobre los esclavos negros en la ciudad de Santiago en la segunda mitad del siglo XVIII. Junto con ello, la reacción de los sujetos dominados muchas veces dista de una actitud pasiva y sumisa. Éstos manifiestan un rechazo a la dominación impuesta mediante distintas maneras, constituyéndose lo que se denomina resistencia. El esclavo, al tomar conocimiento de su condición jurídica, utiliza el pleito legal como un modo específico de resistencia frente a la dominación. La práctica jurídica es un recurso que utilizan los sujetos subalternos durante la época colonial estudiada, con el objetivo de reinvindicar prerrogativas esenciales y hacer frente a la estigmatización y prejuicios con los que cargaban dichos sujetos en un escenario de profundas diferenciaciones sociales.

  4. Selected Fe and Mn (nano)oxides as perspective amendments for the stabilization of As in contaminated soils.

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    Michálková, Zuzana; Komárek, Michael; Veselská, Veronika; Číhalová, Sylva

    2016-06-01

    An amorphous Mn oxide (AMO), nanomaghemite, and nanomagnetite were used as potential amendments reducing the mobility of As in three contrasting contaminated soils differing in origin of As contamination. Adsorption experiments and XPS analyses combined with incubation batch experiments and pH-static leaching tests were used. The AMO showed excellent adsorption capacity for As(V) reaching a maximum of 1.79 mmol g(-1) at pH 7 and 8. Interestingly, the adsorption capacity in this case decreases with decreasing pH, probably as a result of AMO dissolution at lower pH values. Chemical sorption of As(V) onto AMO was further confirmed with XPS. Both Fe nano-oxides proved the highest adsorption capacity at pH 4 reaching 11 mg g(-1) of adsorbed As(V). The AMO was also the most efficient amendment for decreasing As concentrations in soil solutions during 8 weeks of incubation. Additionally, pH-static leaching tests were performed at pH 4, 5, 6, 7, and natural pH (not adjusted) and AMO again proved the highest ability to decrease As content in leachate. On the other hand, strong dissolution of this amendment at lower pH values (especially pH 4) was observed. For that reason, AMO appears as a promising stabilizing agent for As, especially in neutral, alkaline, or slightly acidic soils, where As(V) species are expected to be more mobile.

  5. Harju Elekter väärtustab strateegilist partnerlust / Andres Aarma

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    Aarma, Andres

    2003-01-01

    Autor kirjeldab elektriseadmete ja -materjalide tootja, ettevõtte Harju Elekter edu põhjuseid läbi olulisemate strateegiliste juhtimisotsuste, personalijuhtimise, tootmise ning toodangu turustamise. Kommenteerivad Sander Danil, Jako Kotkas, Andres Vainola, Rein Siim ja Triin Palge. Diagrammid: Harju Elektri käive, eksport ja kasum, turud käibe järgi, tegevusalad käibe järgi. Skeemid: Harju Elektri tütar- ja sidusettevõtted, organisatsiooni struktuur. Vt. samas intervjuud Harju Elektri nõukogu esimehe Endel Pallaga; Harju Elektri kontsern täna. Lisad: Harju Elektri olulisemad koostöölepingud, laenude tagatised ja panditud vara

  6. Kas teie arvates tuleks Ülejõe pargid Emajõe vasakkaldal taashoonestada? / intervjueerinud Ivi Drikkit ja Jüri Saar

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    2011-01-01

    Vastasid: Mati Tolmoff, Veljo Ipits, Toomas Savi, Verni Loodmaa, Väino Kull, Toomas Kapp, Triin Anette Kaasik, Kristjan Karis, Hele Everaus, Margot Fjuk, Janika Mölder, Hannes Astok, Jaak Adamsoo, Martin Parmas, Toivo Kabanen, Oleg Nesterenko, Tõnu Ints, Piret Uluots, Peep Peterson, Marju Lauristin, Jarno Laur, Arno Arukask, Ülo Veldre, Toomas Jürgenstein, Veera Sirg, Maie Pastik, Elmut Paavel, Avo Rosenvald, Toivo Maimets, Peeter Tulviste, Joel Luhamets, Jüri Kõre, Ants Kask, Enn Tarto, Tarmo Punger, Merle Jääger, Vladimir Šokman, Boris Habramov, Jevgenia Lindevaldt, Harri Jallajas, Natalja Trošina, Olev Raju, Nikolai Põdramägi

  7. Short outlines of books by Estonian authors / Janika Kronberg, Rutt Hinrikus

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    Kronberg, Janika, 1963-

    2006-01-01

    Arvustus: Krull, Hasso. Loomise mõnu ja kiri. Tallinn : Kultuurileht, 2006 ; Aleksejev, Tiit. Valge kuningriik. Tallinn : Varrak, 2006 ; Baturin, Nikolai. Sõnajalg kivis. Tallinn : Eesti Raamat, 2006 ; Nõu, Helga. Ood lastud rebasele. Tallinn : Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2006 ; Kaus, Jan. Tema. Tallinn : Tuum, 2006 ; Krull, Hasso. Talv. Tallinn : Tuum, 2006 ; Soomets, Triin. Väljas. Tallinn : Tuum, 2006 ; Kareva, Doris. Aja kuju. Tallinn : Verb, 2006 ; Vint, Toomas. Topeltvalguses. Tallinn : Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2005 ; Bristol, Piret. Sõud. Tallinn : Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2005 ; Valton, Arvo. Taltsutatud lammas : jutud. Tallinn : Kirjastuskeskus, 2005 ; Kivastik, Mart. Külmetava kunstniku portreed. Viinistu triloogia. Tartu : Väike Öömuusika, 2006

  8. Rahvaloendustevaheliste aastate rahvaarvud on korrigeeritud / Anne Herm, Aasa Maamägi

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    Herm, Anne

    2002-01-01

    Loendustevahelise perioodi rahvaarvu korrigeerimisel tugineti 1989. ja 2000. aasta rahvaloenduse andmetele. Diagramm: rahvaarv 1970-2002. Summary: Population numbers for the years between population censuses have been revised

  9. Kas Eesti koolilapse arukus kasvab? / Olev Must, Aasa Must, Vilve Raudik

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    Must, Olev, 1950-

    2000-01-01

    Flynni efektist (James Flynn leidis, et kui võrrelda ühe ja sama testi abil uuritud ja demograafiliselt võrreldavaid inimgruppe eri ajaperioodidel, siis on täheldatav, et intelligentsustestide sooritus muutub aja jooksul tulemuslikumaks). Juhan Torgi uurimusest ja monograafiast "Eesti laste intelligents. Trt., 1940", milles ta kasutas 1930-ndatel eestindatud testi "National Intelligence Test". J. Torgi testi taasrakendusest 1997.a.

  10. Relative contributions of archaea and bacteria to microbial ammonia oxidation differ under different conditions during agricultural waste composting.

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    Zeng, Guangming; Zhang, Jiachao; Chen, Yaoning; Yu, Zhen; Yu, Man; Li, Hui; Liu, Zhifeng; Chen, Ming; Lu, Lunhui; Hu, Chunxiao

    2011-10-01

    The aim of this study was to compare the relative contribution of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and bacteria (AOB) to nitrification during agricultural waste composting. The AOA and AOB amoA gene abundance and composition were determined by quantitative PCR and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE), respectively. The results showed that the archaeal amoA gene was abundant throughout the composting process, while the bacterial amoA gene abundance decreased to undetectable level during the thermophilic and cooling stages. DGGE showed more diverse archaeal amoA gene composition when the potential ammonia oxidation (PAO) rate reached peak values. A significant positive relationship was observed between the PAO rate and the archaeal amoA gene abundance (R²=0.554; Parchaea dominated ammonia oxidation during the thermophilic and cooling stages. Bacteria were also related to ammonia oxidation activity (R²=0.503; P=0.03) especially during the mesophilic and maturation stages. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  11. AMOS Phase IV Annual Report

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    1980-06-01

    Microthermal Probe System; 2) Acoustic Sounder; 3) Star Sensor; and i 4) Seeing Monitor. Thý in ..ru. cn.tat -ion, much of it one-of-a-kind prototype...profiles of C 2 N2 3) Acoustic Sounder: an instrument that measures C to 300 m altitude; 4) Microthermal Probes: two systems, consisting of three 2...atmospheric program produced - 146 - Y- MICROTHERMAL NICRPHMERI-AL PROBES (3) _j PPRBES (3) WIND SPEED & WIND SPEED & DIRECTION ---- I- DIRECTION

  12. Protein and lipid oxidative damage and complex I content are lower in the brain of budgerigar and canaries than in mice. Relation to aging rate.

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    Pamplona, Reinald; Portero-Otín, Manuel; Sanz, Alberto; Ayala, Victoria; Vasileva, Ekaterina; Barja, Gustavo

    2005-12-01

    What are the mechanisms determining the rate of animal aging? Of the two major classes of endothermic animals, bird species are strikingly long-lived compared to mammals of similar body size and metabolic rate. Thus, they are ideal models to identify longevity-related characteristics not linked to body size or low metabolic rates. Since oxidative stress seems to be related to the basic aging process, we measured specific markers of different kinds of oxidative damage to proteins, like glutamic and aminoadipic semialdehydes (GSA and AASA, specific protein carbonyls), Nɛ-(carboxyethyl)lysine (CEL), Nɛ-(carboxymethyl)lysine (CML), and Nɛ-(malondialdehyde)lysine (MDAL), as well as mitochondrial Complex I content and amino acid and membrane fatty acyl composition, in the brain of short-lived mice (maximum life span [MLSP] 3.5 years) compared with those of long-lived budgerigar 'parakeets' (MLSP, 21 years) and canaries (MLSP, 24 years). The brains of both bird species had significantly lower levels of compounds formed as a result of oxidative (GSA and AASA), glycoxidative (CEL and CML), and lipoxidative (CML and MDAL) protein modifications, as well as a lower levels of mitochondrial complex I protein. Although it is known that fatty acid unsaturation is lower in many tissues of long-lived compared to short-lived mammals, this is not true in the particular case of brain. In agreement with this, we also found that the brain tissue of bugerigars and canaries contains no fewer double bonds than that of mice. Amino acid composition analyses revealed that bird proteins have a significantly lower content of His, Leu and Phe, as well as, interestingly, of methionine, whereas Asp, Glu, Ala, Val, and Lys contents were higher than in the mammals. These results, together with those previously described in other tissues of pigeons (MLSP, 35 years) compared to rats (MLSP, 4 years), indicate that oxidative damage to proteins, lipids and mitochondrial DNA are lower in birds (very

  13. Kuula / Erik Morna

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    Morna, Erik, 1969-

    2004-01-01

    Heliplaatidest: Tori Amos "Tales Of A Librarian: A Tori Amos Collection", Madonna "Remixed & Revisited", No Doubt "The Singles 1992-2003", Basement Jaxx "Kish Kash", Erykah Badu "Worldwide Underground"

  14. Factors affecting the inter-annual to centennial timescale variability of Indian summer monsoon rainfall

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    Malik, Abdul; Brönnimann, Stefan

    2018-06-01

    The Modes of Ocean Variability (MOV) namely Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO), Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), and El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) can have significant impacts on Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall (ISMR) on different timescales. The timescales at which these MOV interacts with ISMR and the factors which may perturb their relationship with ISMR need to be investigated. We employ De-trended Cross-Correlation Analysis (DCCA), and De-trended Partial-Cross-Correlation Analysis (DPCCA) to study the timescales of interaction of ISMR with AMO, PDO, and ENSO using observational dataset (AD 1854-1999), and atmosphere-ocean-chemistry climate model simulations with SOCOL-MPIOM (AD 1600-1999). Further, this study uses De-trended Semi-Partial Cross-Correlation Analysis (DSPCCA) to address the relation between solar variability and the ISMR. We find statistically significant evidence of intrinsic correlations of ISMR with AMO, PDO, and ENSO on different timescales, consistent between model simulations and observations. However, the model fails to capture modulation in intrinsic relationship between ISRM and MOV due to external signals. Our analysis indicates that AMO is a potential source of non-stationary relationship between ISMR and ENSO. Furthermore, the pattern of correlation between ISMR and Total Solar Irradiance (TSI) is inconsistent between observations and model simulations. The observational dataset indicates statistically insignificant negative intrinsic correlation between ISMR and TSI on decadal-to-centennial timescales. This statistically insignificant negative intrinsic correlation is transformed to statistically significant positive extrinsic by AMO on 61-86-year timescale. We propose a new mechanism for Sun-monsoon connection which operates through AMO by changes in summer (June-September; JJAS) meridional gradient of tropospheric temperatures (ΔTTJJAS). There is a negative (positive) intrinsic correlation between ΔTTJJAS (AMO) and

  15. Improving Process Heating System Performance v3

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    Improving Process Heating System Performance: A Sourcebook for Industry is a development of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) and the Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA). The AMO and IHEA undertook this project as part of an series of sourcebook publications developed by AMO on energy-consuming industrial systems, and opportunities to improve performance. Other topics in this series include compressed air systems, pumping systems, fan systems, steam systems, and motors and drives

  16. Improving Steam System Performance: A Sourcebook for Industry, Second Edition (Book) (Revised)

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    2012-10-01

    Improving Steam System Performance: A Sourcebook for Industry was developed for the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO), formerly the Industrial Technologies Program. AMO undertook this project as a series of sourcebook publications. Other topics in this series include: compressed air systems, pumping systems, fan systems, process heating and motor and drive systems. For more information about program resources, see AMO in the Where to Find Help section of this publication.

  17. Effective Anti-miRNA Oligonucleotides Show High Releasing Rate of MicroRNA from RNA-Induced Silencing Complex.

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    Ariyoshi, Jumpei; Matsuyama, Yohei; Kobori, Akio; Murakami, Akira; Sugiyama, Hiroshi; Yamayoshi, Asako

    2017-10-01

    MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate gene expression by forming RNA-induced silencing complexes (RISCs) and have been considered as promising therapeutic targets. MiRNA is an essential component of RISC for the modulation of gene expression. Therefore, the release of miRNA from RISC is considered as an effective method for the inhibition of miRNA functions. In our previous study, we reported that anti-miRNA oligonucleotides (AMOs), which are composed of the 2'-O-methyl (2'-OMe) RNA, could induce the release of miRNA from RISC. However, the mechanisms underlying the miRNA-releasing effects of chemically modified AMOs, which are conventionally used as anti-cancer drugs, are still unclear. In this study, we investigated the relationship between the miRNA releasing rate from RISC and the inhibitory effect on RISC activity (IC 50 ) using conventional chemically modified AMOs. We demonstrated that the miRNA-releasing effects of AMOs are directly proportional to the IC 50 values, and AMOs, which have an ability to promote the release of miRNA from RISC, can effectively inhibit RISC activity in living cells.

  18. Towards a sustainable Asia. Environment and climate change

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    2011-07-01

    This series of books are the output of the research project called ''Sustainable Development in Asia (SDA)'', which was initiated by the Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA). They are comprised of one synthesis report, which entitled ''Towards a Sustainable Asia: Green Transition and Innovation'', and four thematic reports on natural resources, energy, the environment and climate change, and culture from particular perspectives of agriculture. They aim to: (1) investigate common sustainability issues faced by all Asian countries, including population increase, poverty alleviation, pollution control, ecological restoration, as well as regional problems, such as water shortage in West and Central Asia, energy security in Northeast Asia, development model and transformation in East Asia; (2) analyze and summarize of best practices towards sustainable development in Asia; (3) bring forward suggestions and policy options for promoting green transition, system innovation and sustainable development of Asia. With best practice guidelines for a sustainable Asia, this series of reports, for the first time systematically address the common challenges and regional problems in regard to Asia's natural resources use, pollution reduction and climate protection, sustainable energy development, and innovations for environment-friendly and culture-compatible agriculture. They will provide handy and useful information to researchers, government policy makers and the general public who have concerns about Asia's sustainable development. AASA is a scientific and technological organization in Asia, established in 2000, comprising of 26 member academies all over Asia. Its vision is to provide a forum for the discussion of all issues relevant to science and technology development and its application on national level within Asia. (orig.)

  19. The Atomic, Molecular and Optical Science instrument at the Linac Coherent Light Source

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    Ferguson, Ken R. [Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025 (United States); Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, 348 Via Pueblo, Stanford, CA 94305 (United States); Bucher, Maximilian; Bozek, John D.; Carron, Sebastian; Castagna, Jean-Charles [Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025 (United States); Coffee, Ryan [Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025 (United States); Pulse Institute, Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025 (United States); Curiel, G. Ivan; Holmes, Michael; Krzywinski, Jacek; Messerschmidt, Marc; Minitti, Michael; Mitra, Ankush; Moeller, Stefan; Noonan, Peter; Osipov, Timur; Schorb, Sebastian; Swiggers, Michele; Wallace, Alexander; Yin, Jing [Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025 (United States); Bostedt, Christoph, E-mail: bostedt@slac.stanford.edu [Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025 (United States); Pulse Institute, Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025 (United States)

    2015-04-17

    A description of the Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences (AMO) instrument at the Linac Coherent Light Source is presented. Recent scientific highlights illustrate the imaging, time-resolved spectroscopy and high-power density capabilities of the AMO instrument. The Atomic, Molecular and Optical Science (AMO) instrument at the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) provides a tight soft X-ray focus into one of three experimental endstations. The flexible instrument design is optimized for studying a wide variety of phenomena requiring peak intensity. There is a suite of spectrometers and two photon area detectors available. An optional mirror-based split-and-delay unit can be used for X-ray pump–probe experiments. Recent scientific highlights illustrate the imaging, time-resolved spectroscopy and high-power density capabilities of the AMO instrument.

  20. Short outlines of books by Estonian authors / Berk Vaher, Aare Pilv

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    Vaher, Berk, 1975-

    2005-01-01

    Tutvustus: Raudam, Toomas. Nips. Tallinn : Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2004 ; Ilus Armin : eesti lühiproosat 1987-2002 / koost. Udo Uibo. Tallinn : Varrak, 2004 ; Ehlvest, Jüri von. Rahuldus. Tartu : Ilukirjandus, 2004 ; Ki:wa. Roboti tee on nihe ; Salatühik. Tallinn : Eesti Kunstimuuseum, 2004 ; Sommer, Lauri. Nõidade õrnus. Sännä : Tiivaalune, 2004 ; Kalkun, Andreas. Pääväraamat. Tartu : Erakkond, 2004 ; Jõerüüt, Jaak. Uus raamat. Tallinn : Tuum, 2004 ; Krull, Hasso. Meeter ja Demeeter. Tallinn : Vagabund, 2004 ; Kõiv, Madis. Päev. Tartu : Akkon, 2004 ; Mihkelson, Ene. Uroboros. Tallinn : Tuum, 2004 ; Soomets, Triin. Toormaterjal. Tallinn : Verb, 2004 ; Vaher, Berk. Sekeldaja päevad. Tallinn : Tuum, 2004

  1. Short outlines of books by Estonian authors / Rutt Hinrikus, Janika Kronberg

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    Hinrikus, Rutt, 1946-

    2001-01-01

    Arvo Valton. Leidik; Mats Traat. Valge lind; Mats Traat. Harala elulood; Kärt Hellerma. Kassandra; Uku Masing. Luule 1.; Ilmar Vene. Trotsija : katse mõista Uku Masingut; Eesti identiteet ja iseseisvus / koost. A. Bertricau; Ene Mihkelson. Kaalud ei kõnele : valitud luuletusi 1967-1977; Mehis Heinsaar. Vanameeste näppaja; Eesti kirjanduslugu / Epp Annus, Luule Epner, Ants Järv jt.; Aarne Ruben. Volta annab kaeblikku vilet; Mart Kivastik. Näidendid; Kaardipakk / Jürgen Rooste, Karl Martin Sinijärv, Triin Soomets, Elo Viiding, Asko Künnap; Hasso Krull. Kornukoopia : sada luuletust; Tiia Toomet. Vana aja koolilood; Aidi Vallik. Kuidas elad, Ann?; Enn Vetemaa. Neitsist sündinud

  2. Energy-Intensive Processes Portfolio: Addressing Key Energy Challenges Across U.S. Industry

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    2011-03-07

    AMO is developing advanced technologies that cut energy use and carbon emissions in some of the most energy-intensive processes within U.S. manufacturing. The brochure describes the AMO R&D projects that address these challenges.

  3. MX Siting Investigation Geotechnical Evaluation. Volume IA. Nevada-Utah Verification Studies, FY 79.

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    1979-08-24

    reverse side It necessary and Idientify by block number) C" f-c a- - ’. \\ x 7 C 5 - r\\ -r’ I" cVc’, t-Q (I~ L DD JAN 7, 1473 EDITION OF I NOV 65 IS OBSOLErE...S2) S23311 S2 S A4os(S2) g(S2) A5is 2>is(2 (S2) S2 S3 i A5 is(S2), A5(sS SZ2 ts Ois is A5y A~s S AAsAS! AisA ~S 322 A5,s A-, A0 ’EXPLANATI SURF ICIAL

  4. Effects of submerged macrophytes on the abundance and community composition of ammonia-oxidizing prokaryotes in a eutrophic lake.

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    Zhao, Da-yong; Luo, Juan; Zeng, Jin; Wang, Meng; Yan, Wen-ming; Huang, Rui; Wu, Qinglong L

    2014-01-01

    Abundances and community compositions of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) in unvegetated sediment and the rhizosphere sediments of three submerged macrophytes (Ceratophyllum demersum, Vallisneria spinulosa, and Potamogeton crispus) were investigated in a large, eutrophic freshwater lake, Lake Taihu. Abundances of archaeal ammonia monooxygenase alpha-subunit (amoA) gene (from 6.56 × 10(6) copies to 1.06 × 10(7) copies per gram of dry sediment) were higher than those of bacterial amoA (from 6.13 × 10(5) to 3.21 × 10(6) copies per gram of dry sediment) in all samples. Submerged macrophytes exhibited no significant effect on the abundance and diversity of archaeal amoA gene. C. demersum and V. spinulosa increased the abundance and diversity of bacterial amoA gene in their rhizosphere sediment. However, the diversity of bacterial amoA gene in the rhizosphere sediments of P. crispus was decreased. The data obtained in this study would be helpful to elucidate the roles of submerged macrophytes involved in the nitrogen cycling of eutrophic lake ecosystems.

  5. Mathematical model and algorithm of operation scheduling for monitoring situation in local waters

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    Sokolov Boris

    2017-01-01

    Full Text Available A multiple-model approach to description and investigation of control processes in regional maritime security system is presented. The processes considered in this paper were qualified as control processes of computing operations providing monitoring of the situation adding in the local water area and connected to relocation of different ships classes (further the active mobile objects (AMO. Previously developed concept of active moving object (AMO is used. The models describe operation of AMO automated monitoring and control system (AMCS elements as well as their interaction with objects-in-service that are sources or recipients of information being processed. The unified description of various control processes allows synthesizing simultaneously both technical and functional structures of AMO AMCS. The algorithm for solving the scheduling problem is described in terms of the classical theory of optimal automatic control.

  6. 40 Metros abaixo do fundo do Atlântico, "latti", Jack the Ripper e Olissipo

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    Pereira, Maria da Conceição Duarte

    2016-01-01

    Pois é, com a graça do Altíssimo, estamos prestes a iniciar mais uma andança! Daquelas fabulosas que, uma vez por ano, somos sortudos por poder fazer. E a deste ano prometia ser de arromba! Por duas razões básicas e fundamentais: primeiro, porque íamos rever Londres, onde havíamos estado pela primeira vez quatro anos antes da viragem do milénio. Segundo, porque íamos atravessar o Eurotúnel, essa tão fantástica quanto assustadora o...

  7. Naabrid ootavad Mugabelt taandumist / Triin Oppi

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    Oppi, Triin

    2007-01-01

    Zimbabwe valitsusväed suruvad opositsiooni terroriga maha. Rahvusvaheline üldsus heidab president Robert Mugabe valitsusele ette inimõiguste rikkumist, riigi majanduskriisi tekitamist, korruptsiooni. Lõuna-Aafrika Arengu Ühendus arutab Zimbabwe presidendi käitumist. Kaart. Lisa: Robert Gabriel Mugabe

  8. Süžeega majad / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2006-01-01

    Taani arhitekti Bjarke Ingelsi (32) loomingust, arhitektuuribüroost Plot. Arhitekti mõtteid radikaalsest sotsiaaldemokraatlikust arhitektuurist, kriitilisest arhitektuurist, sekkumisest ühiskondlikesse diskussioonidesse, uusutopismist

  9. Johann Wilhelm Krause 250 / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2007-01-01

    Eesti klassitsistliku arhitektuuri suurkuju ning Tartu Ülikooli arhitekti Johann Wilhelm Krause 250. sünniaastapäeva tähistati näitustega Tallinnas ja Tartus. Tartu Ülikooli raamatukogu kunstikogusse kuulub ligi 700 J. W. Krause loodud joonistust

  10. Autasustatud arhitektid anno 1998 / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    1998-01-01

    Pritzkeri arhitektuuriauhinna sai Renzo Piano. Carlsbergi arhitektuuripreemia ئ Peter Zumthor. Suurbritannia arhitektuuriauhinna Stirlingi preemia võitis sir Norman Foster Inglismaal Duxfordis asuva Ameerika Õhujõudude Muuseumi hoone eest. Esimest korda anti välja välja Mies van der Rohe Fondi preemia Ladina-Ameerika arhitektuurile. Preemia sai Mehhiko arhitektuuribüroo TEN Arquitectose Televisa hoone Mexico Citys

  11. Alma mater ootab tagasi / Triin Tabur

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    Tabur, Triin

    2011-01-01

    Tartu Ülikooli arstiteaduskonna ja sotsiaalministeeriumi koostööna käivitunud täiendusõppeprogrammist, mille eesmärgiks on arstiteaduse põhiõppe lõpetanud, ent kliinilisest tööst eemaldunud arstid raviasutustesse tagasi tuua

  12. Jõekaldal Lasnamäel / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2006-01-01

    2006. aastal Berliini Tehnikaülikooli arhitektuurikateedri üheks edukamaks lõputööks osutunud Florian Bartholome ja Robert Ostmanni tööst "Tallinn - Lasnamäe", kus Laagna tee muudetakse jõeks, Laagna tee äärne ebasõbralik tsoon avalikuks puhkealaks jm. Projekt pälvis auhinna Rahvusvahelise Arhitektide Liidu (UIA) konkursil "Celebration of Cities 2" ja oli väljas Veneetsia arhitektuuribiennaalil

  13. Kohtumispaik la bella Napoli / Triin Sinissaar

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    Sinissaar, Triin

    2005-01-01

    Napoli teatris Mercadante 7. - 24. veebr. toimunud teatrifestivalist "a EST". Festivali kavasse kuulusid kuue Ida-Euroopa autori näidendi avalikud esitused. Eesti autoritest pidi algselt J. Tätte "Sild" tulema avalikule ettekandmisele, kuid piirduti vaid tekstikatke avaldamisega festivali raamatus. Ka P. Brooki lavastusest "Tierno Bokar", mida õnnestus näha väljaspool festivali

  14. CWE : kuidas tarbida Eurorannikut / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    1998-01-01

    Coast Wise Europe projektist. CWE mõtte algataja - Rotterdami Arhitektuuriakadeemia arhitektuuriõppejõud Jan de Graaf. Eestist osalesid Veljo Kaasiku Kunstiakadeemia arhitektuuritudengid. Projekti juhtis Inga Raukas ja büroo 3+1 arhitektid. CWE atlasest. Eesti projektist, mis käsitleb 80 km pikkust rannikulõiku Paldiski ja Noarootsi poolsaare vahel.

  15. Pakendidisain : ühekordne alumiiniumlusikas / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2005-01-01

    Eesti Kunstiakadeemia tootedisaini osakonna IV kursuse üliõpilane Riho Tiivel võitis Itaalias toimunud disainikonkursi ReAL 13 (Recycling Aluminium) "Eating Anywhere" peapreemia oma alumiiniumist lusikaga "Spoon Container". II - Giulio Iacchetti, III - Miki Astori, Linda Bigatti, ergutuspreemia - Sam Sannia. 4 ill

  16. Hollywoodi eluloofilmid armastavad ohvritallesid / Triin Tael

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    Tael, Triin

    2007-01-01

    Artiklis väidetakse, et selleks et kuulsast naisest tehtaks Hollywoodis eluloofilm, peab tema elus olema palju kannatusi. Näitena Edith Piafi eluloofilm "La Vie en Rose". Ka kuulsate naiste välimuse kujutamisest ilustaval moel

  17. Õdusad Inglise lastelood / Triin Tael

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    Tael, Triin

    2008-01-01

    Tutvustus: Potter, Beatrix. Lugu Benjamin Nudisabast. Tallinn : Ilo, c2008 ; Potter, Beatrix. Lugu Orav Käbikäpast. Tallinn : Ilo, c2008 ; Potter, Beatrix. Lugu Peeter Pikk-Kõrvast. Tallinn : Ilo, c2008. Ka Astrid Lindgrenist ja tema raamatutest

  18. Neljas triennaal - vabal teemal / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    1999-01-01

    Triennaali külalistest, ettekannetest. Peaesinejad: Frei Otto (Saksamaa), Hani Rashid (USA), Ilja Lezhava (Venemaa), Kivi Sotamaa (arhitektuuribüroo Ocean). Eestist esines Urmas Muru. 4. Põhja- ja Baltimaade arhitektuuritriennaal 16.-18. IX 1999 Rotermanni soolalaos teemal "Vaba kulg"

  19. Max Reinhardt Haus Berliini / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    1998-01-01

    Arhitekt Peter Eisenmani projekteeritud multifunktsionaalne maja on planeeritud II maailmasõjas hävinud Max Reinhardti teatrihoone kohale. Ühte hoonetahukasse kui uude maamärki on 'volditud' kokku aktiivse linnaelu kõik aspektid.

  20. Uus Superman : Brandon Routh / Triin Thalheim

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    Thalheim, Triin, 1982-

    2006-01-01

    Legendaarne fantastiline seiklusfilm "Superman : The Movie" (1978) on eeskujuks ja aluseks uuele sama koomiksi ainelisele mängufilmile "Superman tuleb tagasi" ("Superman Returns") : režissöör Bryan Singer : nimiosas kunagisele nimiosalisele Christopher Reeve'le sarnanev Brandon Routh : Ameerika Ühendriigid 2006

  1. Euroopa ja poliitiline teater / Triin Sinissaar

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    Sinissaar, Triin

    2006-01-01

    15.-25. juunini Wiesbadenis toimunud festivalist "Uued Euroopa näidendid". Eestist osales Tallinna Linnateater Eva Klemetsi lavastatud Jaan Tätte näidendiga "Meeletu". Kõne all on Arpád Schillingi, István Tasnádi ja Anna Veressi näidend "Must maa" Ungari teatri Kretakör Szinház esituses, Jelena Issajeva näidend "Doc.tor" Moskva Teatr.dok esituses, Pawel Demirski "Walesa" Gda̜ski Wybrze†e teatris ja Mark Ravenhilli "Product" autori esituses

  2. Äärelinnamaja Hollandis / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    1999-01-01

    Kunstnik-arhitekti Luc Deleu projekteeritud kummaline maja Hollandis Poortugaali äärelinnas on iroonilis-näitlik piiravate ehitusnormide realiseering. Krundi sügavusse astmeliselt madalduv maja on laotud erivärvilistest tellistest, kumer katuseosa on roostevabast terasest, suur katuseterrass. Eluruumid on teisel korrusel ümber kamina

  3. Luuleaasta 1994 : parlamendi koosseis on selgunud / Barbi Pilvre

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    Pilvre, Barbi, 1963-

    1995-01-01

    Rannit, Aleksis. Nii näen sind ikka; Kangur, Kalju. Sõna sees olek; Traat, Mats. Koidu kätes; Rimmel, Rudolf. Setu netu; Suislepp, Harald. Köögertali kojutulek; Piir, Enno. Sunnitöölise Mekka; Üllaste, Leenart. Lind tormis; Hirv, Indrek. Taskuraamat (taskutähekerjus); Mirtem, Valev [Luhaäär, Ingvar]. Maithunad Eestis; Mirtem, Valev [Luhaäär, Ingvar]. Armuühtepühad; Mirtem, Valev [Luhaäär, Ingvar]. Tulevaas; Kurvits, Lembit. Matle laul; Lillemets, Enn. Olemise valge koer ehk Ingli kolju; Jessod, Mats [Jakobson, Mati]. Jah, luuletused; Jessod, Mats [Jakobson, Mati]. Ohjad Oti mäel; Jessod, Mats [Jakobson, Mati]. Poeetilisi prohmakaid; Ivar, Ivo. Riimiskid; Kilokalor, Kalle. Öösel näeb halvemini kui päeval; Trubetsky, Tõnu. Anarhia; Laanvee, Ervin. Jaa. Mina olen; Kuningas, Marko J. ...jääb USK, LOOTUS, ARMASTUS; Ruben, Arne. Ajakirjanik; Ollinovski, Jim [Ollino, Ott]. Luuletused; Toomik, Tõnu. 27 luuletust; Tosin, Ants. Õnnetähestik; Krüger, Urmas. Ka nii võib...; Kärner, Siim. Usseaid; Sikk, Heino. Võrokõstõlõ: poeem; Kollin, Viktor. Kodutunne; Alo, Ülo [Võsar, Ülo Alo]. Ööbikuvalgus; Sepp, Vello. Vigased pärlid; Palo, Wilhelm. Tuule-luuled; Soomets, Triin. Randmes unejanu; Soomets, Triin. Janu masinas; Ränik, Valeria. Ajast väljas; Kivi, Aita. Kalender-päevik Aita Kivi luuletustega; Maagemust, Maarika. Kaaludes kaldaid; Hiiussaar, Ann. Valgete uste taga; Kolkkanen, Imbi. Mina ja maailm; Mets, Neeme. Kesalill; Kolesnitshenko, Kaidi-Ly. Kaks silma; Kahro, Anne. Nälkjast!; Kabe, Aino. Tuulema mõtteriim. Raatma, Salme. Laululatern; Osila, Virve. Lootuse luiged; Isak, Asta. Valguse ja varjude vahel; Õunapuu, Meeli. Mööda teid ja radu

  4. AMOS Phase 3 Program. Volume 1

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    1978-03-01

    master and are therefore always connected to the same net, VDL or dial line that the master unit has selected. Binaural headsets are provided which...to the reentry vehicle. The recorded and reduced data is compared to a Beat Estimate of Trajectory (BET) as derived from multiple radar sources

  5. Vertical profiles of community abundance and diversity of anaerobic methanotrophic archaea (ANME) and bacteria in a simple waste landfill in north China.

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    Dong, Jun; Ding, Linjie; Wang, Xu; Chi, Zifang; Lei, Jiansen

    2015-03-01

    Anaerobic methane oxidation (AMO) is considered to be an important sink of CH4 in habitats as marine sediments. But, few studies focused on AMO in landfills which may be an important sink of CH4 derived from waste fermentation. To show evidence of AMO and to uncover function anaerobic methanotroph (ANME) community in landfill, different age waste samples were collected in Jinqianpu landfill located in north China. Through high-throughput sequencing, Methanomicrobiales and Methanosarcinales archaea associated with ANME and reverse methanogenic archaea of Methanosarcina and Methanobacterium were detected. Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) (Desulfobulbus and Desulfococcus) which could couple with ANME-conducting AMO were also found. But, the community structure of ANME had no significant difference with depths. From the results of investigation, we can come to a conclusion that sulfate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation (SR-DAMO) would be the dominant AMO process in the landfill, while iron-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation (M/IR-DAMO) process was weak though concentration of ferric iron was large in the landfill. Denitrification-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation (NR-DAMO) was negative because of lack of nitrate and relevant function microorganisms in the landfill. Results also indicate that CH4 mitigation would have higher potential by increasing electron acceptor contents and promoting the growth of relevant function microorganisms.

  6. Temporal energy partitions of Florida extreme sea level events as a function of Atlantic multidecadal oscillation

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    J. Park

    2010-06-01

    Full Text Available An energy-conservative metric based on the discrete wavelet transform is applied to assess the relative energy distribution of extreme sea level events across different temporal scales. The metric is applied to coastal events at Key West and Pensacola Florida as a function of two Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO regimes. Under AMO warm conditions there is a small but significant redistribution of event energy from nearly static into more dynamic (shorter duration timescales at Key West, while at Pensacola the AMO-dependent changes in temporal event behaviour are less pronounced. Extreme events with increased temporal dynamics might be consistent with an increase in total energy of event forcings which may be a reflection of more energetic storm events during AMO warm phases. As dynamical models mature to the point of providing regional climate index predictability, coastal planners may be able to consider such temporal change metrics in planning scenarios.

  7. Interactions of two novel stabilizing amendments with sunflower plants grown in a contaminated soil.

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    Michálková, Zuzana; Martínez-Fernández, Domingo; Komárek, Michael

    2017-11-01

    Several efficient stabilizing amendments have been recently proposed for the remediation of metal(loid)-contaminated soils. However, information on their interactions with plants, which is a crucial factor in soil environments, are still scarce. An amorphous manganese oxide (AMO) synthesized from organic compounds and nano zerovalent iron (nZVI) have been previously tested as promising stabilizing agents usable both for the stabilization of metals and As. Experiments with rhizoboxes were performed in order to evaluate their influence on the mobility of metal(loid)s in the bulk soil and rhizosphere of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) together with their impact on metal uptake and biomass yield. Generally, AMO proved more efficient than nZVI in all stages of experiment. Furthermore, the AMO effectively reduced water- and 0.01 M CaCl 2 -extractable fractions of Cd, Pb and Zn. The decreased bioavailability of contaminating metal(loid)s resulted in significant increase of microbial activity in AMO-amended soil. Together with metal(loid) extractability, the AMO was also able to significantly reduce the uptake of metals and ameliorate plant growth, especially in the case of Zn, since this metal was taken up in excessive amounts from the control soil causing strong phytotoxicity and even death of young seedlings. On the other hand, AMO application lead to significant release of Mn that was readily taken up by plants. Resulting Mn concentrations in biomass exceeded toxicity thresholds while plants were showing emergent Mn phytotoxicity symptoms. We highlight the need of such complex studies involving plants and soil biota when evaluating the efficiency of stabilizing amendments in contaminated soils. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  8. Особенности моделирования латентных изменений с помощью Amos SPSS

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    Остапенко, Роман

    2014-01-01

    В работе проводится сравнительный анализ между традиционными методами анализа продольных данных и методом моделирования латентных изменений. Рассмотрены преимущества применения метода моделирования латентных изменений в лонгитюдном исследовании с помощью компьютерной программы AMOS SPSS. Приводится наглядный пример обработки искусственно сконструированных данных с помощью моделирования латентных изменений в программе AMOS SPSS....

  9. Las tres electras

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    Abelardo Forero Benavides

    1965-10-01

    Full Text Available Electra hizo su aparición en el Teatro Colón de Bogotá, después de dos mil cuatrocientos años. Habló en griego moderno. La mayor parte de los espectadores, naturalmente, no entendíamos el texto. Teníamos que llevar en la mente, escritos, los títulos en español. Pero el interés que nos movía a concurrir al espectáculo no tenía nada que ver con el "snobismo". Teníamos el anhelo de admirar, en actuación viva, el coro griego.

  10. Bioconversion of Airborne Methylamine by Immobilized Recombinant Amine Oxidase from the Thermotolerant Yeast Hansenula polymorpha

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    Sasi Sigawi

    2014-01-01

    Full Text Available Aliphatic amines, including methylamine, are air-pollutants, due to their intensive use in industry and the natural degradation of proteins, amino acids, and other nitrogen-containing compounds in biological samples. It is necessary to develop systems for removal of methylamine from the air, since airborne methylamine has a negative effect on human health. The primary amine oxidase (primary amine : oxygen oxidoreductase (deaminating or amine oxidase, AMO; EC 1.4.3.21, a copper-containing enzyme from the thermotolerant yeast Hansenula polymorpha which was overexpressed in baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, was tested for its ability to oxidize airborne methylamine. A continuous fluidized bed bioreactor (CFBR was designed to enable bioconversion of airborne methylamine by AMO immobilized in calcium alginate (CA beads. The results demonstrated that the bioreactor with immobilized AMO eliminates nearly 97% of the airborne methylamine. However, the enzymatic activity of AMO causes formation of formaldehyde. A two-step bioconversion process was therefore proposed. In the first step, airborne methylamine was fed into a CFBR which contained immobilized AMO. In the second step, the gas flow was passed through another CFBR, with alcohol oxidase from the yeast H. polymorpha immobilized in CA, in order to decompose the formaldehyde formed in the first step. The proposed system provided almost total elimination of the airborne methylamine and the formaldehyde.

  11. Hoogmoed as motief in die profetiese uitsprake teen nie-Israelitiese ...

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    mia, Esegiei, Sefanja en Sagaria maak almal van hoogmoed as motief gebruik wanneer hulle hul uitsprake teen nie-Israelitiese volke maak. Dit is egter opvallend dat Amos nie in sy reeks uitsprake teen nie-. Israelitiese volke hoogmoed ter sprake bring nie. Amos noem wel baie ander redes waarom die volke gestraf word, ...

  12. Reconstructing the history of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation using high-resolution Mg/Ca paleothermometry from a Cariaco Basin core

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    Wurtzel, J. B.; Black, D. E.; Rahman, S.; Thunell, R.; Peterson, L. C.; Tappa, E.

    2010-12-01

    Instrumental and proxy-reconstructions show the existence of an approximately 70-year periodicity in Atlantic sea surface temperature (SST), known as the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO). The AMO is correlated with circum-tropical Atlantic climate phenomena such as Sahel and Nordeste rainfall, and Atlantic hurricane patterns. Though it has been suggested that the AMO is controlled by thermohaline circulation, much debate exists as to whether the SST fluctuations are a result of anthropogenic forcing or a natural climate mode, or even if the AMO is a true oscillation at all. Our ability to address this issue has been limited by instrumental SST records that rarely extend back more than 50-100 years and proxy reconstructions that are mostly terrestrial-based. Additionally, the modern instrumental variability likely contains an anthropogenic component that is not easily distinguished from the natural background of the system. From a marine sediment core taken in the Cariaco Basin, we have developed a high-resolution SST reconstruction for the past ca. 1500 years using Mg/Ca paleothermometry on seasonally-representative foraminifera, with the most recent data calibrated to the instrumental record. Previous studies have shown Cariaco Basin Mg/Ca-SSTs to be well-correlated to the Caribbean Sea and much of the western tropical Atlantic, which allows us to create a record that can be used to determine pre-anthropogenic rates and ranges of SST variability and observe how they change over time. Averaging the seasonal temperatures derived from the two foraminiferal species over the instrumental period yields a strong correlation to the AMO index from A. D. 1880 through 1970 (r = 0.44, p<0.0001). Wavelet analysis of the proxy average annual SST data indicates that modern AMO variability is not a consistent feature through time, and may be a function of warm-period climate.

  13. Response of ammonia oxidizing archaea and bacteria to decabromodiphenyl ether and copper contamination in river sediments.

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    Wang, Linqiong; Li, Yi; Niu, Lihua; Zhang, Wenlong; Zhang, Huanjun; Wang, Longfei; Wang, Peifang

    2018-01-01

    Ammonia oxidation plays a fundamental role in river nitrogen cycling ecosystems, which is normally governed by both ammonia oxidizing archaea (AOA) and ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB). Co-contamination of typical emerging pollutant Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and heavy metal on AOA and AOB communities in river sediments remains unknown. In this study, multiple analytical tools, including high-throughput pyrosequencing and real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR), were used to reveal the ammonia monooxygenase (AMO) activity, subunit alpha (amoA) gene abundance, and community structures of AOA and AOB in river sediments. It was found that the inhibition of AMO activities was increased with the increase of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE 209, 1-100 mg kg -1 ) and copper (Cu, 50-500 mg kg -1 ) concentrations. Moreover, the synergic effects of BDE 209 and Cu resulted in a higher AMO activity reduction than the individual pollutant BDE 209. The AOA amoA copy number declined by 75.9% and 83.2% and AOB amoA gene abundance declined 82.8% and 90.0% at 20 and 100 mg kg -1 BDE 209 with a 100 mg kg -1 Cu co-contamination, respectively. The pyrosequencing results showed that both AOB and AOA community structures were altered, with a higher change of AOB than that of AOA. The results demonstrated that the AOB microbial community may be better adapted to BDE 209 and Cu pollution, while AOA might possess a greater capacity for stress resistance. Our study provides a better understanding of the ecotoxicological effects of heavy metal and micropollutant combined exposure on AOA and AOB in river sediments. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  14. Effects of Mineral Oils on Host Selection Behavior of Diaphorina citri

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    Mofit Eko Poerwanto

    2008-07-01

    Full Text Available Response of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae on citrus leaves treated with horticultural and agricultural mineral oil (HMO & AMO was evaluated under laboratory condition in choice and non-choice trials. Combination of HMO and AMO at concentration of 0 up to 2% was applied to citrus leaves. Mineral oil applications significantly reduced the proportion of D. citri stayed on citrus leaves for feeding with the proposed mechanisms: 1 oils covered leaves thus hampered it for releasing volatile compounds, 2 oil film preventing the direct contact of tarsus or palpus to leaf surfaces, and 3 the volatile compounds produced by mineral oils also blended with plant volatiles in the atmosphere and reduced the probability of olfactory receptors capturing the olfactory cues for locating the feeding site. Mineral oils also increased the mortality of D. citri due to the refusion for feeding on the treated citrus leaves. The effect of AMO was more prominent than HMO.   Tanggapan Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae pada daun jeruk yang diperlakukan dengan minyak mineral (HMO dan AMO dievaluasi dengan metode pilihan maupun tanpa pilihan di laboratorium. Kombinasi antara HMO dan AMO pada konsentrasi 0% sampai dengan 2% diaplikasikan pada daun jeruk. Minyak mineral secara nyata menurunkan proporsi D. citri hinggap untuk makan pada daun jeruk, yang mungkin disebabkan oleh mekanisme: 1 minyak melapisi daun sehingga tidak mampu melepaskan senyawa volatil, 2 lapisan minyak menghalangi kontak langsung antara tarsus atau palpus pada permukaan daun, dan 3 senyawa volatil dari minyak bercampur dengan volatil tanaman di udara sehingga menurunkan probabilitas reseptor olfaktori menangkap sinyal penanda lokasi inang. Minyak mineral juga meningkatkan mortalitas, akibat dari penolakan makan pada daun jeruk yang diperlakukan. Pengaruh AMO lebih besar dari pada HMO.

  15. Microbial nitrification in throughfall of a Japanese cedar associated with archaea from the tree canopy.

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    Watanabe, Keiji; Kohzu, Ayato; Suda, Wataru; Yamamura, Shigeki; Takamatsu, Takejiro; Takenaka, Akio; Koshikawa, Masami Kanao; Hayashi, Seiji; Watanabe, Mirai

    2016-01-01

    To investigate the nitrification potential of phyllospheric microbes, we incubated throughfall samples collected under the canopies of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) and analyzed the transformation of inorganic nitrogen in the samples. Nitrate concentration increased in the unfiltered throughfall after 4 weeks of incubation, but remained nearly constant in the filtered samples (pore size: 0.2 and 0.4 µm). In the unfiltered samples, δ(18)O and δ(15)N values of nitrate decreased during incubation. In addition, archaeal ammonia monooxygenase subunit A (amoA) genes, which participate in the oxidation of ammonia, were found in the throughfall samples, although betaproteobacterial amoA genes were not detected. The amoA genes recovered from the leaf surface of C. japonica were also from archaea. Conversely, nitrate production, decreased isotope ratios of nitrate, and the presence of amoA genes was not observed in rainfall samples collected from an open area. Thus, the microbial nitrification that occurred in the incubated throughfall is likely due to ammonia-oxidizing archaea that were washed off the tree canopy by precipitation.

  16. La autoridad desde el psicoanálisis

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    CHARLES MELMAN

    2005-01-01

    Full Text Available Los intentos por realizar la igualdad entre los ciudadanos han demostrado ser utopías. La vida social sigue dividida entre amos y esclavos y el único progreso político de la democracia es que cualquier ciudadano pueda llegar a ocupar el lugar del amo. La autoridad conduce a un amor (servidumbre voluntaria y la distribución de lugares amo-esclavo perdura como una ley que obliga. Pero ahora el amo no está encarnado por una figura sino por un objeto: de la satisfacción, del goce, que ejerce un poder sin límite en virtud del cual ya no existirían tales lugares. La globalización es la universalización de ese poder. El rostro del objeto que habita la casa del Gobernador es único en Colombia: la coca. ¿Por qué no despenalizarla? Se demostraría que no afecta el número de consumidores y sí se libra al país de una economía fuera de la ley.

  17. The influence of sublethal deposits of agricultural mineral oil on the functional and numerical responses of Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to its prey, Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae).

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    Xue, Yingen; Meats, Alan; Beattie, G Andrew C; Spooner-Hart, Robert; Herron, Grant A

    2009-08-01

    Occasional pesticide application in integrated pest management to at least part of a crop requires that any biological control agents must re-invade previously sprayed areas in order that resurgent pests can be constrained. The ability of the phytoseiid predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis to feed on adult two-spotted spider mite (TSSM) Tetranychus urticae on excised leaf discs in both control conditions and in a treatment with a sub lethal residue of agricultural mineral oil (AMO) was assessed. The predator exhibited a Type II functional response with the asymptote significantly higher in the AMO conditions due to the fact that the prey grew slower and reached a smaller size in this treatment. In terms of prey volume eaten, the satiation level of the predator was unchanged by the AMO deposits. The numbers of eggs produced by adult P. persimilis females at densities of 4, 8 and 16 TSSM adult females/disc in the control were significantly higher than those in the AMO treatment, but were similar for the higher density levels, 32 and 64 prey per disc. Thus the functional response in terms of volume of prey eaten explained the numerical response in terms of predator eggs produced. The presence of AMO deposits when the prey were at high density had no effect on predator efficiency (volume eaten) but resulted in a lower intake than that in control conditions when there was a greater distance between prey.

  18. Niche specificity of ammonia-oxidizing archaeal and bacterial communities in a freshwater wetland receiving municipal wastewater in Daqing, Northeast China.

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    Lee, Kwok-Ho; Wang, Yong-Feng; Li, Hui; Gu, Ji-Dong

    2014-12-01

    Ecophysiological differences between ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) enable them to adapt to different niches in complex freshwater wetland ecosystems. The community characters of AOA and AOB in the different niches in a freshwater wetland receiving municipal wastewater, as well as the physicochemical parameters of sediment/soil samples, were investigated in this study. AOA community structures varied and separated from each other among four different niches. Wetland vegetation including aquatic macrophytes and terrestrial plants affected the AOA community composition but less for AOB, whereas sediment depths might contribute to the AOB community shift. The diversity of AOA communities was higher than that of AOB across all four niches. Archaeal and bacterial amoA genes (encoding for the alpha-subunit of ammonia monooxygenases) were most diverse in the dry-land niche, indicating O2 availability might favor ammonia oxidation. The majority of AOA amoA sequences belonged to the Soil/sediment Cluster B in the freshwater wetland ecosystems, while the dominant AOB amoA sequences were affiliated with Nitrosospira-like cluster. In the Nitrosospira-like cluster, AOB amoA gene sequences affiliated with the uncultured ammonia-oxidizing beta-proteobacteria constituted the largest portion (99%). Moreover, independent methods for phylogenetic tree analysis supported high parsimony bootstrap values. As a consequence, it is proposed that Nitrosospira-like amoA gene sequences recovered in this study represent a potentially novel cluster, grouping with the sequences from Gulf of Mexico deposited in the public databases.

  19. Disain+juhtimine : disainjuhtimise peaauhind Eestisse / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2012-01-01

    Ühe 2012. a. Euroopa disainjuhtimise auhinna DME peaauhindadest sai Tallinna Transpordiameti uuendusprotsess kommunikatsiooni ja teenuse parandamiseks. Võidu taga on EKA tudengid Kristi Rummel, Brit Pavelson, Norman Orro ja Ronald Pihlapson, kes tegid seda alguses graafilise disaini osakonna 3. kursuse semestritööna

  20. "Head õhtut ja õnn kaasa" / Triin Thalheim

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    Thalheim, Triin, 1982-

    2006-01-01

    George Clooney mängufilm "Head õhtut ja õnn kaasa" ("Good Night, and Good Luck") teleajakirjanik Edward R. Murrow võitlusest senaator Joseph McCarthy vastu. Lisatud "Filmi ajaloolised võtmetegelased"

  1. New Yorgi linnapea kaitseb Sopranosid / Triin Tael

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    Tael, Triin

    2002-01-01

    Linnapea Michael Bloomberg loobus osalemisest ameerika itaallaste paraadil, kuna tal ei lubatud kaasa võtta 2 maffiaseriaalis "Sopranod" mängivat näitlejat, sest korraldajate arvates seriaal halvustab itaallasi

  2. Esiterrorist raputas moslemid ärkvele / Triin Oppi

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    Oppi, Triin

    2006-01-01

    Ilmunud ka: Postimees : na russkom jazõke 11. sept. lk. 4. Osama bin Ladeni eesmärgiks oligi USA ründamisega vallandada Lääne ja moslemite vaheline konflikt. Al-Qaeda tuumiku põgenemisest Pakistani ja Afganistani piirialadele ja Osama bin Ladeni otsingutest. Islamiterrorismi levikust. Lisa: Tee äärmusse

  3. Villa Miidurannas = Villa in Miiduranna / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2004-01-01

    Maja on kolmest küljest suletud kast, lahtine on vaid merepoolne külg, pälvis 2003. a. parima betoonehitise preemia. Projekteerija: AB Emil Urbel. Autor Emil Urbel, kaasa töötas Indrek Erm. Sisekujundus: Katrin ja Argo Vaikla, Tiina Teng (Vaikla Disain). Konstruktor TA Konsult. Projekt 2001, valmis 2004. Üldpind: 528 mø. Ill.: I, II ja III korruse plaan, 3 välis- ja 5 sisevaadet, värv

  4. Eurosaadikud ootavad CIA lendude uurimist / Triin Oppi

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    Oppi, Triin

    2007-01-01

    Euroopa Parlament mõistis hukka EL-i 14 liikmesriigi koostöö USA Luure Keskagentuuriga. Ebaseaduslike kinnipidamisasutuste probleemist EL-i liikmesriikide territooriumil. Kuubal Guantanamos asuva USA sõjaväelaagri sulgemise nõudest

  5. New Estonian museum - two cases / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2006-01-01

    Kumu arhitektuurist ja tähtsusest (arhitekt Pekka Vapaavouri). Eesti Rahva Muuseumi uue hoone rahvusvahelise arhitektuurikonkursi võitnud projektist "Mälestuste väli/Memory Field", autorid Dan Dorell, Tsuyoshi Tane ja Lina Ghotmeh. Aerofotod

  6. six six six paradox : [luuletused] / Triin Tasuja

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    Tasuja, Triin

    2008-01-01

    Sisu: six six six paradox ; cat stevens ; "vahel tundub, et mu ümber..." ; sääse ; Salaalaealised ; kolkalapsed ; longin mööda lumiseid tänavaid ; punkrock dekadents ; "Igast kirjaneitsist..." ; "mina olengi see saikochick..."

  7. Venezia filmifestivali kimbutab staaripõud / Triin Tael

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    Tael, Triin

    2008-01-01

    Algas Veneetsia 65. filmifestival. Tanel Toomi lühimängufilm "Teine tulemine" on võetud Veneetsia filmifestivali lühifilmide programmi. Sellest sõnum "Eesti linateos võistleb lühifilmide programmis"

  8. "Ainult pimedus ja varjud..." : [luuletused] / Triin Soomets

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    Soomets, Triin, 1969-

    2001-01-01

    Tekst eesti ja inglise k. T. Soometsa lühibiograafia eesti ja inglise k. lk. 235. Sisu: "Ainult pimedus ja varjud..." = "Only darkness and shadows..." ; "Ma jään su silmateral sätendama..." = "I remain glittering in your eye..." ; "Mustast marmorist trepp, mille kaldail on meri..." = "Black marble steps at whose shore lies the sea..." ; "Vihm, vihm sajab minusse..." = "Rain, rain soaks into me..." ; "Kalad ujuvad mööda..." = "Fish are swimming by..." ; "Peegel peab olema purjus: ta pind pole puhas..." = "The mirror must be drunk: its surface is not clear..." ; "Jääb üle mängida..." = "What's left is to play..." ; "Sajandeid kollases mantlis olen jooksnud su järel nukker ja blond..." = "For centuries I have run after you in a yellow gown, sad and blond..." ; "Tule mu hauale..." = "Come to my grave..." ; "Ja nyyd on päevgi lõppend, nyyd on kõik..." = "And now the day is over, now there are..." ; "Ja olen seal..." = "And I am there..."

  9. Von Trappi lapsed taas koos / Triin Thalheim

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    Thalheim, Triin, 1982-

    2005-01-01

    Muusikali "Helisev muusika" filmiversiooni esilinastumisest on möödas 40 aastat. Kokkuvõtlikult sellest, mis on saanud filmis osalenud näitlejatest. Režissöör Robert Wise : Ameerika Ühendriigid

  10. Lõbus linn ja kohalikud tondid / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2008-01-01

    Raamatutest: "Fun City" (Kopenhaagen : Danish Architectural Press, 2007, toimetajad: Gitte Marling, Martin Zerlang), Rein Zobel, Juhan Maiste, Mart Kalm "Toompea loss" (Tallinn : Riigikogu kantselei, 2008, eessõna: Harry Liivrand), "A10 : New European Architecture 07/08" (Amsterdam : A10 Media BV, 2007, toimetajad Hans Ibelings, Kirsten Hannema; ka kortermajast Tallinnas Koidula tänavas)

  11. Odav elamu : Maison Latapie Bordeaux's / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    1998-01-01

    Anne Lacatoni & Jeanne-Philippe Vassali projekteeritud lihtsat ristkülikukujulise põhiplaaniga elamut saab tänava poolt eterniidi-taoliste paneelidega kinni katta, elamu aiapoolse külje verandalaadne õhuruum on ümbritsetud läbipaistva polükarbonaadiga

  12. Helen Mirren krooniti Veneetsias kuningannaks / Triin Tael

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    Tael, Triin

    2006-01-01

    Näitleja võitis parima naisnäitleja auhinna Elizabet II rolliga Stephen Frears'i filmis "Kuninganna" ("The Queen"). Parima filmi peaauhind Kuldlõvi läks Hiina režissööri Jia Zhang-Ke filmile "Vaikelu" ("Dong"). Ka teistest Veneetsia 63. filmifestivali võitjatest

  13. Eesti kunstnikud, Pariis ja vabadus / Triin Loks

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    Loks, Triin

    2011-01-01

    Kaasaegse kunsti näitus "Libérté/Vabadus 2011" Pariisis Château d'Asniéres'is 19. novembrist 4. detsembrini 2011, kuraator Kaia Kiik. Osalevad Kirke Kangro, Aili Vahtrapuu, Viivian Jõemets, Marko Mäetamm, Kiwa, Terje Toomistu, Einike Leppik, Jass Kaselaan, Flo Kasearu, Jaanika Peerna jt.

  14. Europan - võimalus noortele arhitektidele / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2004-01-01

    Üleeuroopaline elamuehituse ja planeerimisteemaline konkurss Europan 7 teemal "Äärelinna võimalus". Eesti osales kahe võistlusalaga: maatükk Tallinnas Lasnamäe veerul ning mereäärne krunt Pärnus. Võidutööde arhitektide loetelu ja tööde kirjeldus

  15. Elamu Viimsis = Dwelling in Viimsi / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2004-01-01

    Valge modernistlik eramu suure päikeseterrassiga ülakorrusel. Projekteerija: Arhitektuuribüroo JVR. Autor Kalle Vellevoog, sisekujundaja Tiiu Truus (Studio-3), konstruktor Jaan Port. Projekt 2002, valmis 2003. Üldpind 260 mø. Ill.: I ja II korruse plaan, 3 välis- ja 3 sisevaadet, värv

  16. Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan and United States Plan for Sustaining the Afghanistan National Security Forces

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    2011-04-01

    105  8.2: INDIA ...2B Afghan Air Force 0 AMoD Education 3 ASOC 0 Gender Integration 0 Personnel Management 2B National Logistics 2B GS G1 2B AMoD AT&L 2B...award nomination package cites her determination to overcome Afghanistan’s cultural stereotypes and to serve in the military “as long as my country

  17. Characterization of the Ornithine Hydroxylation Step in Albachelin Biosynthesis

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    Kendra Bufkin

    2017-10-01

    Full Text Available N-Hydroxylating monooxygenases (NMOs are involved in siderophore biosynthesis. Siderophores are high affinity iron chelators composed of catechol and hydroxamate functional groups that are synthesized and secreted by microorganisms and plants. Recently, a new siderophore named albachelin was isolated from a culture of Amycolatopsis alba growing under iron-limiting conditions. This work focuses on the expression, purification, and characterization of the NMO, abachelin monooxygenase (AMO from A. alba. This enzyme was purified and characterized in its holo (FAD-bound and apo (FAD-free forms. The apo-AMO could be reconstituted by addition of free FAD. The two forms of AMO hydroxylate ornithine, while lysine increases oxidase activity but is not hydroxylated and display low affinity for NADPH.

  18. Inhaled americium dioxide

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    Park, J.F.

    1982-01-01

    This project includes experiments to determine the effects of Zn-DTPA therapy on the retention, translocation and biological effects of inhaled 241 AmO 2 . Beagle dogs that received inhalation exposure to 241 AmO 2 developed leukopenia, clincial chemistry changes associated with hepatocellular damage, and were euthanized due to respiratory insufficiency caused by radiation pneumonitis 120 to 131 days after pulmonary deposition of 22 to 65 μCi 241 Am. Another group of dogs that received inhalation exposure to 241 AmO 2 and were treated daily with Zn-DTPA had initial pulmonary deposition of 19 to 26 μCi 241 Am. These dogs did not develop respiratory insufficiency, and hematologic and clinical chemistry changes were less severe than in the non-DTPA-treated dogs

  19. Comammox in drinking water systems.

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    Wang, Yulin; Ma, Liping; Mao, Yanping; Jiang, Xiaotao; Xia, Yu; Yu, Ke; Li, Bing; Zhang, Tong

    2017-06-01

    The discovery of complete ammonia oxidizer (comammox) has fundamentally upended our perception of the global nitrogen cycle. Here, we reported four metagenome assembled genomes (MAGs) of comammox Nitrospira that were retrieved from metagenome datasets of tap water in Singapore (SG-bin1 and SG-bin2), Hainan province, China (HN-bin3) and Stanford, CA, USA (ST-bin4). Genes of phylogenetically distinct ammonia monooxygenase subunit A (amoA) and hydroxylamine dehydrogenase (hao) were identified in these four MAGs. Phylogenetic analysis based on ribosomal proteins, AmoA, hao and nitrite oxidoreductase (subunits nxrA and nxrB) sequences indicated their close relationships with published comammox Nitrospira. Canonical ammonia-oxidizing microbes (AOM) were also identified in the three tap water samples, ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) in Singapore's and Stanford's samples and ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) in Hainan's sample. The comammox amoA-like sequences were also detected from some other drinking water systems, and even outnumbered the AOA and AOB amoA-like sequences. The findings of MAGs and the occurrences of AOM in different drinking water systems provided a significant clue that comammox are widely distributed in drinking water systems. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  20. Marine ecosystem response to the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation.

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    Martin Edwards

    Full Text Available Against the backdrop of warming of the Northern Hemisphere it has recently been acknowledged that North Atlantic temperature changes undergo considerable variability over multidecadal periods. The leading component of natural low-frequency temperature variability has been termed the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO. Presently, correlative studies on the biological impact of the AMO on marine ecosystems over the duration of a whole AMO cycle (∼60 years is largely unknown due to the rarity of continuously sustained biological observations at the same time period. To test whether there is multidecadal cyclic behaviour in biological time-series in the North Atlantic we used one of the world's longest continuously sustained marine biological time-series in oceanic waters, long-term fisheries data and historical records over the last century and beyond. Our findings suggest that the AMO is far from a trivial presence against the backdrop of continued temperature warming in the North Atlantic and accounts for the second most important macro-trend in North Atlantic plankton records; responsible for habitat switching (abrupt ecosystem/regime shifts over multidecadal scales and influences the fortunes of various fisheries over many centuries.

  1. Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Site Blind Grid Scoring Record No. 764

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    2006-04-01

    Attainable accuracy of depth (z) ± 0.3 meter Detection performance for ferrous and nonferrous metals : will detect ammunition components 20-mm...ASSOCIATES, INC. 6832 OLD DOMINION DRIVE MCLEAN, VA 22101 TECHNOLOGY TYPE/PLATFORM: MULTI CHANNEL DETECTOR SYSTEM (AMOS)/TOWED PREPARED BY: U.S...Multi Channel Detector System (AMOS)/Towed, MEC 18. NUMBER OF PAGES 19a. NAME OF RESPONSIBLE PERSON a. REPORT Unclassified b. ABSTRACT

  2. Reverse-transcriptional gene expression of anammox and ammonia-oxidizing archaea and bacteria in soybean and rice paddy soils of Northeast China.

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    Wang, Jing; Dong, Hailiang; Wang, Weidong; Gu, Ji-Dong

    2014-03-01

    The relative gene expression of hydrazine oxidoreductase encoding gene (hzo) for anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria (anammox) and ammonia monooxygenase encoding gene (amoA) for both ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) in Sanjiang Plain soybean and rice paddy soils of Northeast China was investigated by using real-time reverse-transcriptional quantitative PCR. Metabolically active populations of anammox, AOA, and AOB in rice paddy soils were evident by the presence and successful quantification of hzo mRNA and amoA mRNA genes. The expression ratio of amoA gene for both AOA and AOB varied between soybean soils and different rice paddy soils while the expression of hzo gene for anammox was detectable only in rice paddy soils by showing a diverse relative expression ratio in each soil sample. Gene expression of both archaeal and bacterial amoA genes in rice paddy soils differed among the three sampling depths, but that of hzo was not. Both archaeal and bacterial amoA genes showed an increase trend of expression level with continuation of rice paddy cultivation, but the low expression ratio of hzo gene indicated a relatively small contribution of anammox in overall removal of inorganic nitrogen through N2 even under anoxic and high nitrogen input in agriculture. Bacterial amoA gene from two soybean fields and three rice paddy fields were also analyzed for community composition by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis fingerprint. Community shift was observed between soybean and paddy fields and within each of them. The consistent occurrence of three bands 5, 6, and 7 in all samples showed their high adaptability for both arid cultivation and continuous rice paddy cultivation. Our data suggest that AOA and AOB are playing a more important role in nitrogen transformation in agricultural soils in oxic or anoxic environment and anammox bacteria may also contribute but in a less extent to N transformation in these agricultural soils

  3. Behavior of Am in acidic and basic solutions of potassium ferri/ferrocyanide

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    Kulyako, Yu.M.; Trofimov, T.I.; Malikov, D.A.; Lebedev, I.A.; Myasoedov, B.F.

    1994-01-01

    The behavior of Am in acidic and basic solutions containing the Fe(CN) 3- 6 /Fe(CN) 4- 6 redox system is studied. In mineral acids, K 3 Fe(CN) 6 and Am(III) form the poorly soluble compound AmFe(CN) 6 , which with time undergoes a change owing to radiolytic reduction of Fe(CN) 3- 6 to Fe(CN) 4- 6 . In basic solutions of K 3 Fe(CN) 6 , Am(III) is oxidized to AmO + 2 , forming the soluble complex (AmO 2 ) 3 Fe(CN) 6 , which gradually decomposes to produce the solid double hydroxide Na 2 AmO 2 (OH) 3 ·nH 2 O. An Am(IV) hydroxide is formed if [Am] and [K 3 Fe(CN) 6 ] are equal

  4. Parimad raamatukoguhoidjad töötavad Võrus, Toilas, Viimsis ja Luunjas / Katre Riisalu

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    Riisalu, Katre, 1966-

    2016-01-01

    ERÜ auhindu 2015. a. töö eest: teenetepreemia pälvis Kõrveküla raamatukogu direktor Hele Ellermaa, ERÜ aastapreemia sai Eesti Lastekirjanduse Keskuse direktor Triin Soone, aasta maaraamatukoguhoidja tiitliga tunnustati Toila raamatukogu juhatajat Lea Randa, aasta lasteraamatukogu tiitliga Võrumaa Keskraamatukogu lasteosakonna juhatajat Helle Laanperet, aasta kooliraamatukoguhoidja tiitliga Luunja keskkooli raamatukoguhoidja Tiina Tuvi ning parima noore raamatukoguhoidja tiitliga Elise Randa Viimsi raamatukogust. Auhind "Aasta tegu linnaraamatukogus" läks jagamisele Narva ja Tallinna keskraamatukogude vahel, auhind "Aasta tegu teadusraamatukogus" läks Tartu Ülikooli Raamatukogule ning "Aasta tegu erialaraamatukogus" Tartu Ülikooli Narva kolledži raamatukogule. Raamatukogude sõbraks valis ERÜ juhatus Meelis Lilboki (tarkvara R.I.K.S. väljatöötaja ja arendaja) ning meediaauhinna sai Postimehe kultuuriportaali toimetaja Hendrik Alla

  5. Short outlines of books by Estonian authors / Janika Kronberg, Rutt Hinrikus

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    Kronberg, Janika, 1963-

    2004-01-01

    Tutvustus: Talvik, Heiti. Legendaarne. Tartu : Ilmamaa, 2004 ; Pilter, Lauri. Lohejas pilv : romaan lühijuttudes. Tallinn : Tuum, 2004 ; Raud, Rein. Hector ja Bernard. Tallinn : Tuum, 2004 ; Ruben, Aarne. Elajas trepi eelastmel. Tallinn : Tuum, 2004 ; fs. 2004. Tallinn : Tuum, 2004 ; Normet, Dagmar. ...ainult võti taskus. Tallinn : Varrak, 2004 ; Künnap, Asko. Ja sisalikud vastasid (kolmes kirjas). Tallinn : Näo Kirik, 2003 ; Kall, Toomas. Armas aeg. Tallinn : Tänapäev, 2004 ; Õunapuu, Ervin. Eesti gootika II. Tallinn : Umara, 2004 ; Soomets, Triin. Leping number 2 : luuletusi 2000-2003. Tallinn : Tuum, 2004 ; Tuulik, Jüri. Linnusita : [jutustused, lühijutud, näidendid ja vested]. Tallinn : Maalehe Raamat, 2004 ; Raudam, Toomas. Teie. Tallinn : Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2003 ; Härm, Viiu. Keegi teeline : luuletused. Tallinn : Varrak, 2004 ; Härm, Viiu. Õhuaken : romaan. Tallinn : Varrak, 2004

  6. Community structure and function of planktonic Crenarchaeota: changes with depth in the South China Sea.

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    Hu, Anyi; Jiao, Nianzhi; Zhang, Chuanlun L

    2011-10-01

    Marine Crenarchaeota represent a widespread and abundant microbial group in marine ecosystems. Here, we investigated the abundance, diversity, and distribution of planktonic Crenarchaeota in the epi-, meso-, and bathypelagic zones at three stations in the South China Sea (SCS) by analysis of crenarchaeal 16S rRNA gene, ammonia monooxygenase gene amoA involved in ammonia oxidation, and biotin carboxylase gene accA putatively involved in archaeal CO(2) fixation. Quantitative PCR analyses indicated that crenarchaeal amoA and accA gene abundances varied similarly with archaeal and crenarchaeal 16S rRNA gene abundances at all stations, except that crenarchaeal accA genes were almost absent in the epipelagic zone. Ratios of the crenarchaeal amoA gene to 16S rRNA gene abundances decreased ~2.6 times from the epi- to bathypelagic zones, whereas the ratios of crenarchaeal accA gene to marine group I crenarchaeal 16S rRNA gene or to crenarchaeal amoA gene abundances increased with depth, suggesting that the metabolism of Crenarchaeota may change from the epi- to meso- or bathypelagic zones. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis profiling of the 16S rRNA genes revealed depth partitioning in archaeal community structures. Clone libraries of crenarchaeal amoA and accA genes showed two clusters: the "shallow" cluster was exclusively derived from epipelagic water and the "deep" cluster was from meso- and/or bathypelagic waters, suggesting that niche partitioning may take place between the shallow and deep marine Crenarchaeota. Overall, our results show strong depth partitioning of crenarchaeal populations in the SCS and suggest a shift in their community structure and ecological function with increasing depth.

  7. Connecting Atlantic temperature variability and biological cycling in two earth system models

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    Gnanadesikan, Anand; Dunne, John P.; Msadek, Rym

    2014-05-01

    Connections between the interdecadal variability in North Atlantic temperatures and biological cycling have been widely hypothesized. However, it is unclear whether such connections are due to small changes in basin-averaged temperatures indicated by the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) Index, or whether both biological cycling and the AMO index are causally linked to changes in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). We examine interdecadal variability in the annual and month-by-month diatom biomass in two Earth System Models with the same formulations of atmospheric, land, sea ice and ocean biogeochemical dynamics but different formulations of ocean physics and thus different AMOC structures and variability. In the isopycnal-layered ESM2G, strong interdecadal changes in surface salinity associated with changes in AMOC produce spatially heterogeneous variability in convection, nutrient supply and thus diatom biomass. These changes also produce changes in ice cover, shortwave absorption and temperature and hence the AMO Index. Off West Greenland, these changes are consistent with observed changes in fisheries and support climate as a causal driver. In the level-coordinate ESM2M, nutrient supply is much higher and interdecadal changes in diatom biomass are much smaller in amplitude and not strongly linked to the AMO index.

  8. Tracking the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation through the last 8,000 years

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    Knudsen, Mads Faurschou; Seidenkrantz, Marit-Solveig; Jacobsen, B. H.

    2011-01-01

    Understanding the internal ocean variability and its influence on climate is imperative for society. A key aspect concerns the enigmatic Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO), a feature defined by a 60- to 90-year variability in North Atlantic sea-surface temperatures. The nature and origin...... of the AMO is uncertain, and it remains unknown whether it represents a persistent periodic driver in the climate system, or merely a transient feature. Here, we show that distinct, ~55- to 70-year oscillations characterized the North Atlantic ocean-atmosphere variability over the past 8,000 years. We test...... and reject the hypothesis that this climate oscillation was directly forced by periodic changes in solar activity. We therefore conjecture that a quasi-persistent ~55- to 70-year AMO, linked to internal ocean-atmosphere variability, existed during large parts of the Holocene. Our analyses further suggest...

  9. Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Site, Blind Grid Scoring Record No. 919

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    2008-07-01

    provided by demonstrator) a. The core component of the electromagnetic (EM) AMOS metal detector is a linear multichannel sensor array consisting of a...Attainable accuracy of depth (z) +0.3 m h. Detection performance for ferrous and nonferrous metals : Will detect ammunition components 20-mm caliber...2-meter-wide transmitter coil and 16 receiver coils, mounted on a robust, all-terrain trailer (fig. 1). b. The AMOS detector unit consists of the

  10. Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Site, Open Field Scoring Record No. 893

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    2008-07-01

    EM) AMOS metal detector is a linear multichannel sensor array consisting of a 2-meter-wide transmitter coil and 16 receiver coils, mounted on a...ferrous and nonferrous metals : Will detect ammunition components 20-mm caliber and over at depths of up to 0.4 meter and ammunition components 100...robust, all-terrain trailer (fig. 1). b. The AMOS detector unit consists of the following main components: (1) Lower sensor level (dimensions

  11. Evaluation of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation Impact on Large-Scale Atmospheric Circulation in the Atlantic Region in Summer

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    Semenov, V. A.; Cherenkova, E. A.

    2018-02-01

    The influence of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) on large-scale atmospheric circulation in the Atlantic region in summer for the period of 1950-2015 is investigated. It is shown that the intensification of the summer North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) with significant changes in sea level pressure anomalies in the main centers of action (over Greenland and the British Isles) occurred while the North Atlantic was cooler. Sea surface temperature anomalies, which are linked to the AMO in the summer season, affect both the NAO index and fluctuations of the Eastern Atlantic/Western Russia (EAWR) centers of action. The positive (negative) phase of the AMO is characterized by a combination of negative (positive) values of the NAO and EAWR indices. The dominance of the opposite phases of the teleconnection indices in summer during the warm North Atlantic and in its colder period resulted in differences in the regional climate in Europe.

  12. Understanding the causes of recent warming of mediterranean waters. How much could be attributed to climate change?

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    Macias, Diego; Garcia-Gorriz, Elisa; Stips, Adolf

    2013-01-01

    During the past two decades, Mediterranean waters have been warming at a rather high rate resulting in scientific and social concern. This warming trend is observed in satellite data, field data and model simulations, and affects both surface and deep waters throughout the Mediterranean basin. However, the warming rate is regionally different and seems to change with time, which has led to the question of what causes underlie the observed trends. Here, we analyze available satellite information on sea surface temperature (SST) from the last 25 years using spectral techniques and find that more than half of the warming tendency during this period is due to a non-linear, wave-like tendency. Using a state of the art hydrodynamic model, we perform a hindcast simulation and obtain the simulated SST evolution of the Mediterranean basin for the last 52 years. These SST results show a clear sinusoidal tendency that follows the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) during the simulation period. Our results reveal that 58% of recent warming in Mediterranean waters could be attributed to this AMO-like oscillation, being anthropogenic-induced climate change only responsible for 42% of total trend. The observed acceleration of water warming during the 1990s therefore appears to be caused by a superimposition of anthropogenic-induced warming with the positive phase of the AMO, while the recent slowdown of this tendency is likely due to a shift in the AMO phase. It has been proposed that this change in the AMO phase will mask the effect of global warming in the forthcoming decades, and our results indicate that the same could also be applicable to the Mediterranean Sea. Henceforth, natural multidecadal temperature oscillations should be taken into account to avoid underestimation of the anthropogenic-induced warming of the Mediterranean basin in the future.

  13. Understanding the causes of recent warming of mediterranean waters. How much could be attributed to climate change?

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    Diego Macias

    Full Text Available During the past two decades, Mediterranean waters have been warming at a rather high rate resulting in scientific and social concern. This warming trend is observed in satellite data, field data and model simulations, and affects both surface and deep waters throughout the Mediterranean basin. However, the warming rate is regionally different and seems to change with time, which has led to the question of what causes underlie the observed trends. Here, we analyze available satellite information on sea surface temperature (SST from the last 25 years using spectral techniques and find that more than half of the warming tendency during this period is due to a non-linear, wave-like tendency. Using a state of the art hydrodynamic model, we perform a hindcast simulation and obtain the simulated SST evolution of the Mediterranean basin for the last 52 years. These SST results show a clear sinusoidal tendency that follows the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO during the simulation period. Our results reveal that 58% of recent warming in Mediterranean waters could be attributed to this AMO-like oscillation, being anthropogenic-induced climate change only responsible for 42% of total trend. The observed acceleration of water warming during the 1990s therefore appears to be caused by a superimposition of anthropogenic-induced warming with the positive phase of the AMO, while the recent slowdown of this tendency is likely due to a shift in the AMO phase. It has been proposed that this change in the AMO phase will mask the effect of global warming in the forthcoming decades, and our results indicate that the same could also be applicable to the Mediterranean Sea. Henceforth, natural multidecadal temperature oscillations should be taken into account to avoid underestimation of the anthropogenic-induced warming of the Mediterranean basin in the future.

  14. A hypothesis of a redistribution of North Atlantic swordfish based on changing ocean conditions

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    Schirripa, Michael J.; Abascal, F.; Andrushchenko, Irene; Diaz, Guillermo; Mejuto, Jaime; Ortiz, Maricio; Santos, M. N.; Walter, John

    2017-06-01

    Conflicting trends in indices of abundance for North Atlantic swordfish starting in the mid-to late 1990s, in the form of fleet specific catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE), suggest the possibility of a spatial shift in abundance to follow areas of preferred temperature. The observed changes in the direction of the CPUEs correspond with changes in trends in the summer Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO), a long term mode of variability of North Atlantic sea surface temperature. To test the hypothesis of a relation between the CPUE and the AMO, the CPUEs were made spatially explicit by re-estimating using an ;areas-as-fleets; approach. These new CPUEs were then used to create alternative stock histories. The residuals of the fit were then regressed against the summer AMO. Significant, and opposite, relations were found in the regressions between eastern and western Atlantic areas. When the AMO was in a warm phase, the CPUEs in the western (eastern) areas were higher (lower) than predicted by the assessment model fit. Given the observed temperature tolerance limits of swordfish, it is possible that either their preferred habitat, prey species, or both have shifted spatial distributions resulting in conflicting CPUE indices. Because the available CPUE time series only overlaps with one change in the sign of the AMO ( 1995), it is not clear whether this is a directional or cyclical trend. Given the relatively localized nature of many of the fishing fleets, and the difficulty of separating fleet effects from changes in oceanography we feel that it is critical to create CPUE indices by combining data across similar fleets that fish in similar areas. This approach allowed us to evaluate area-specific catch rates which provided the power to detect basin-wide responses to changing oceanography, a critical step for providing robust management advice in a changing climate.

  15. Small GTPase R-Ras participates in neural tube formation in zebrafish embryonic spinal cord.

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    Ohata, Shinya; Uga, Hideko; Okamoto, Hitoshi; Katada, Toshiaki

    2018-06-27

    Ras related (R-Ras), a small GTPase, is involved in the maintenance of apico-basal polarity in neuroepithelial cells of the zebrafish hindbrain, axonal collapse in cultured murine hippocampal neurons, and maturation of blood vessels in adult mice. However, the role of R-Ras in neural tube formation remains unknown. Using antisense morpholino oligonucleotides (AMOs), we found that in the spinal cord of zebrafish embryos, the lumen was formed bilaterally in rras morphants, whereas it was formed at the midline in control embryos. As AMO can cause off-target effects, we generated rras mutant zebrafish lines using CRISPR/Cas9 technology. Although these rras mutant embryos did not have a bilateral lumen in the spinal cord, the following findings suggest that the phenotype is unlikely due to an off-target effect of rras AMO: 1) The rras morphant phenotype was rescued by an injection of AMO-resistant rras mRNA, and 2) a bilaterally segregated spinal cord was not observed in rras mutant embryos injected with rras AMO. The results suggest that the function of other ras family genes may be redundant in rras mutants. Previous research reported a bilaterally formed lumen in the spinal cord of zebrafish embryos with a mutation in a planar cell polarity (PCP) gene, van gogh-like 2 (vangl2). In the present study, in cultured cells, R-Ras was co-immunoprecipitated with Vangl2 but not with another PCP regulator, Pricke1. Interestingly, the interaction between R-Ras and Vangl2 was stronger in guanine-nucleotide free point mutants of R-Ras than in wild-type or constitutively active (GTP-bound) forms of R-Ras. R-Ras may regulate neural tube formation in cooperation with Vangl2 in the developing zebrafish spinal cord. Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  16. Automated ensemble assembly and validation of microbial genomes

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    2014-01-01

    Background The continued democratization of DNA sequencing has sparked a new wave of development of genome assembly and assembly validation methods. As individual research labs, rather than centralized centers, begin to sequence the majority of new genomes, it is important to establish best practices for genome assembly. However, recent evaluations such as GAGE and the Assemblathon have concluded that there is no single best approach to genome assembly. Instead, it is preferable to generate multiple assemblies and validate them to determine which is most useful for the desired analysis; this is a labor-intensive process that is often impossible or unfeasible. Results To encourage best practices supported by the community, we present iMetAMOS, an automated ensemble assembly pipeline; iMetAMOS encapsulates the process of running, validating, and selecting a single assembly from multiple assemblies. iMetAMOS packages several leading open-source tools into a single binary that automates parameter selection and execution of multiple assemblers, scores the resulting assemblies based on multiple validation metrics, and annotates the assemblies for genes and contaminants. We demonstrate the utility of the ensemble process on 225 previously unassembled Mycobacterium tuberculosis genomes as well as a Rhodobacter sphaeroides benchmark dataset. On these real data, iMetAMOS reliably produces validated assemblies and identifies potential contamination without user intervention. In addition, intelligent parameter selection produces assemblies of R. sphaeroides comparable to or exceeding the quality of those from the GAGE-B evaluation, affecting the relative ranking of some assemblers. Conclusions Ensemble assembly with iMetAMOS provides users with multiple, validated assemblies for each genome. Although computationally limited to small or mid-sized genomes, this approach is the most effective and reproducible means for generating high-quality assemblies and enables users to

  17. Esimene NAP ehk Noore Arhitekti Preemia / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2009-01-01

    2008. a. Eesti Arhitektide Liidu poolt asutatud Noore Arhitekti Preemiast, mille pälvis Siiri Vallner. Arhitektist ja tema loomingust. Žürii koosseis. Preemia kujutab 70000 krooni suurust reisitšekki maailmas rändamiseks, selle panid välja Heldur Meerits ja GO Travel. Siiri Vallnerit õnnitles 12. veebruaril 2009 Tallinnas Kumu kunstimuuseumis ka president Toomas Hendrik Ilves

  18. Salto and The Garden of Eden / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2011-01-01

    Eesti edukast arhitektuuribüroost Salto. 2004. a. loodud büroo on pälvinud 38 autasu arhitektuurikonkurssidelt. Salto arhitektide projekti järgi on valminud Sõmeru vallamaja, Maanteemuuseumi välialad, Eesti Maaülikooli spordihoone, Põhuteater, Tartu Kesklinna Kooli juurdeehitus jm.

  19. This is not a bomb / Triin Männik

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    Männik, Triin

    2005-01-01

    Moskva I rahvusvaheline kaasaja kunsti biennaali lisaprogrammist. Erikülalistena esinesid Christian Boltanski, Bill Viola, Michal Rovner, Ilja Kabakov. Informbüroo projektist, Andrei Jerofejevi kureeritud "Kaasosaliste" ülevaatenäitusest Tretjakovi galeriis, näitusest "Invasioon" ja Robert Mapplethorpe'i fotode väljapanekust Moskva fotograafiakeskuses, näitustest "Post-diasporaa : rännakud ja missioonid" (kuraator Olga Kopenkina) ja "Sooprobleemid" Moskva moodsa kunsti muuseumis

  20. Any : üheksakümnendate projekt / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2000-01-01

    1990. a. New Yorgis loodud korporatsiooni 'Anyone' poolt juhitud konverentse, diskussioone ja publikatsioone ('ANY Magazine', aastaraamatud, raamatuseeria 'Writind Architecture') hõlmavast arhitektuuriprojektist. Any viimasest konverentsist 2000. a. juunis

  1. Teel 21. sajandisse : Mediateek Sendaisse (Jaapan) / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    1998-01-01

    Hoone 7 korrust läbivad 12 'hüperkoorikust' terastoru, mis toimivad konstruktiivsete kandeelementidena ja sisaldavad torusid ning kaableid. Kärjelise struktuuriga hoone on põhiosas terasest, kaetud klaasiga. 1995. a. arhitektuurikonkursi võitnud T. Ito projekti järgi peaks maja valmima 1999. a

  2. Põhja-Korea leppe hinnaks on energia / Triin Oppi

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    Oppi, Triin

    2007-01-01

    Põhja-Korea andis lubaduse seisata 60 päeva jooksul oma olulisim tuumareaktor ja avada taas uksed rahvusvahelistele inspektoritele, kui saab vastutasuks rasket kütteõli. Lisa: Pyongyuang saab vastutasuks. Kaart: Põhja-Korea tuumarajatised

  3. Triivides tulevikus = Drifting in the future / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2010-01-01

    Eksperimentaalsest arhitektuurist kirjutamise vormist arhitektuurifiktsioonist. Pedro Gadanho koostatud fiktsiooni-bookazine'ist "Scenarios and Speculations" (Beyond no. 1 ; Amsterdam : Sun, 2009), mis tahab tuua tagasi arhitektuuriteksti kirjutamise ja lugemise naudingu

  4. Kosovo valmistub aasta lõpus iseseisvuma / Triin Oppi

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    Oppi, Triin

    2007-01-01

    Ilmunud ka: Postimees : na russkom jazõke, 29. aug. 2007, lk. 7. Serbiast lahku lüüa sooviva Kosovo iseseisvuse küsimuses peetavad EL-i, USA ja Venemaa kõnelused lõpevad 10. detsembril, mille järel soovib provints välja kuulutada iseseisvuse. Ekspertide hinnangul võivad Kosovo albaanlased kannustada Bosnia serblasi ja Makedoonia albaanlasi samuti iseseisvust taotlema. Eesti toetusest ÜRO erisaadiku Martti Ahtisaari ettepanekule Kosovo staatuse suhtes

  5. Helen Mirren viis koju kaks Kuldgloobust / Triin Tael

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    Tael, Triin

    2007-01-01

    Kuldse Gloobuse auhinna draamakategoorias sai mängufilm "Paabel" ("Babel") : režissöör Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu : Ameerika Ühendriigid - Mehhiko, 2006. Ka teised Golden Globe filmiauhinna saajad

  6. "Tähesõdade" kuninganna Natalie Portman / Triin Thalheim

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    Thalheim, Triin, 1982-

    2005-01-01

    58-s Cannes'i filmifestival avati George Lucas'e viimase "Tähesõdade" filmiga "Star Wars : Episode III - Revenge of the Sith". Ühes peaosas mängib näitlejanna N. Portman. Lisaks ülevaade "Mehed Natalie orbiidil"

  7. Verised ristisõjad jõuavad kinno / Triin Thalheim

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    Thalheim, Triin, 1982-

    2005-01-01

    Ajalooline mängufilm "Taevane kuningriik" ("Kingdom of Heaven") : režissöör Ridley Scott : Ameerika Ühendriigid - Hispaania - Suurbritannia 2005. Lisatud nupud "Võtteplatsil" ning "Ristisõjad". Kommenteerib ajaloolane David Vseviov

  8. Kuidas turundatakse ülikooli Ameerikas? / Kaisa-Triin Karu

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    Karu, Kaisa-Triin

    2015-01-01

    Artikli autor veetis aasta vahetusüliõpilasena Emporia State Universitys, õppides turundust ja töötades ülikooli turundusosakonnas. Kuidas Epmoria State end turundab, vestlusest turundusdirektori Umair Abbasiga

  9. Jänkid vallutasid Rooma / Triin Teramäe

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    Teramäe, Triin

    2007-01-01

    Teiselt Rooma filmifestivalilt, kus Marcus Aureliuse parima filmi auhinna sai USA "Juno" (režissöör Jason Reitman). Huvitavaid filme : Francis Ford Coppola "Noorus ilma nooruseta" ("Jouth without Youth"), Robert Redfordi "Kes liigutavad ettureid" ("Lions for Lambs"), Sean Penni "Metsikusse loodusesse" ("Into the Wild"), dokfilm Sophie Lorenist "Sophia: eile, täna, homme" jt. Lisatud auhindade nimekiri

  10. Trükitud majad : korterelamu Pariisis / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    1998-01-01

    Tänaste fassaadide keerukusest, paindlikkusest, vastuolulisusest. Trükitud klaasist fassaadi näiteks toodud elamu uue Pariisi Rahvusraamatukogu kõrval. Hoone pinna moodustavad suured värvitrükis klaaspaneelid, molle motiivid on laenatud renessanssmaalidelt. Katkematu lindina jooksevad ümber maja etteulatuvad metallrõdud.

  11. Viinistu kunstimuuseum = The Viinistu Art Museum / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2004-01-01

    Kunstimuuseumi arhitektuurse ideeprojekti autor Jaan Manitski. Restoran-hotelli arhitektuurse osa autor Emil Urbel (AB Emil Urbel). Restorani sisekujundaja Toivo Raidmets on Viinistu jaoks loonud valgustid ning toolid "John" ja "Mart". Projekt 2001. Kunstimuuseum valmis 2002, restoran-hotell 2004. 3 välis- ja 4 sisevaadet, asendi- ja restorani põhiplaan

  12. Staarid kaotavad kilosid doktor Joshi dieediga / Triin Tael

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    Tael, Triin

    2004-01-01

    Londoni menuarsti Nish Joshi dieet põhineb rafineeritud suure suhkrusisaldusega ja nn. mürgistest toiduainetest ning alkoholist hoidumisel. Vt. samas ka Mai Maseri artiklit "Kuidas uude imedieeti suhtuda?"

  13. Uue ringhäälingumaja arhitektuurikonkurss / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2007-01-01

    Eesti Rahvusringhäälingu hoone (Tallinn, Tuisu t.) arhitektuurikonkursi võitis Erik Nobel Taani arhitektuuribüroost Nobel Arkitekter tööga "Ring-Hääl-Hing". II - Trevor Harris ja Taru Niskanen Soome arhitektuuribüroost Harris ja Kjisk Oy tööga "Mediatetris". III - Jaak Looveer, Indrek Järve, Tõnu Laanemäe, Lauri Saar, kaasautor Toomas Paaver arhitektuuribüroost Paik tööga "Mänd". Ergutuspreemiad - Pekka Lassila arhitektuuribüroo ja büroo HG Arhitektuur. Arvamust avaldavad žürii (loetletud) liikmed Toomas Rein, Andres Jõesaar, Toomas Tammis ja Ignar Fjuk

  14. Rakvere Teater alustab veebruaris uue projektiga / Triin Rebane

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    Rebane, Triin

    2010-01-01

    Teatriprojektist "Rakvere Teater esitleb", mille raames jõuavad kord kuus lavale kaasaegse teatri tavapäratumad lavastused, sarja idee autor on teatrijuht Joonas Tartu. 1. veebruaril Alissa Šnaideri, Päär Pärensoni, Renzo van Steenbergeni "Tavaj"

  15. Triigi metskonnamaja = Triigi Forest Ranger Building / Triin Ojari

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    2005-01-01

    Pikk postidel vundamendiga viilkatusega maja, milleni viib puidust tee. Sissepääsuhall on klaasseintega, laudis on metallist vaheosadega triibutatud, aknad kujutavad endast voodrilaua laiusi klaasist pilusid. Projekteerija AB Schults ja Partnerid. Autor Aivo Schults. Sisekujundaja Liis Raudsepp. Konstruktor: Inseneribüroo Peipman. Projekt 2003, valmis 2004. Ill.: I korruse plaan, 5 välisvaadet, sisevaade

  16. Maison Carre - uus Soome saadik Prantsusmaal / Triin Ojari

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    2007-01-01

    2007. a. septembris avati laiale publikule Alvar Aalto projekteeritud villa Maison Carre Pariisi lähedal. A. Aalto projekteeris maja prantsuse kunstikollektsionäärile Louis Carre'le (1897-1977) 1956. a., villa valmis 1959. a. Soome Kulttuurirahasto ostis villa ära 2007. a. Värv. sisevaade, 2 välisvaadet

  17. Benazir Bhutto. Pakistani nimel vaenlasega voodisse / Triin Oppi

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    Oppi, Triin

    2007-01-01

    Pakistani endise peaministri Benazir Bhutto elukäigust, elust eksiilis, karjäärist, korruptsioonisüüdistustest, vastasseisust president Pervez Musharrafiga, plaanist naasta Pakistani 18. oktoobril. Vt. samas: Kahtlased võimumängud

  18. Sidney Poitier sillutas mustanahalistele staaridele teed / Triin Tael

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    Tael, Triin

    2007-01-01

    20. veebr. täitub 80. eluaastat esimesel mustanahalisel filminäitlejal, kes võitis oma rolliga Oscari. Näitlejast, tema rollidest. Lisaks fakte "Esimene mustanahaline meespeaosatäitja Oscari laureaat"

  19. Vene Holmes jälle ekraanil / Triin Tael

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    2006-01-01

    Detektiivseriaal "Sherlock Holmesi ja doktor Watsoni seiklused" ("Prikljutshenija Sherloka Holmsa i doktora Vatsona") valmis Venemaal aastatel 1979-1986 Igor Maslennikovi lavastamisel, peaosades Vassili Livanov ja Vitali Solomin. Seda näitab alates tänasest Kanal 2. Lähemalt ka filmimispaikadest Eestis, Lätis jm

  20. Miks eesti arhitektid ei võida? / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2011-01-01

    Tallinna balleti- ja muusikakoolide ühishoone arhitektuurikonkursi võitis austria arhitekt Thomas Pucher tööga "Vaikuse aed". Kuus aastat on kõik Eesti suurte riiklike arhitektuurivõistluste võitjad tulnud mujalt Euroopast. Eesti arhitektide ebaedu põhjustest

  1. Tallinna uus linnamööbel / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2007-01-01

    Tallinna uue linnamööbli saamise loost (ülevaade samas). Ebaõnnestunud "Tallinna Mooduli" konkursist. Linnadisainer Aavo Ermeli kavandatud linnamööblist, mille prototüübid tegi valmis Soome Firma Lassila & Tikanoja OYJ. A. Ermeli kommentaarid. 23 ill

  2. Väljanoppeid Pariisi disaininädalalt / Triin Loks

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    Loks, Triin

    2015-01-01

    Muljeid viiendat korda toimunud Pariisi disaininädalalt (05. - 12. 09. 2015). Eesti disaini väljapanekust NID (Nordic Innovative Design). Esitleti Kärt Ojavee tekstiile, Raili Keivi keraamikat, Rüü nahktooteid, Warm Northi abilaudu

  3. Kontekst ja elu = Context and life / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2012-01-01

    Mõistest "kontekst", selle kasutamisest arhitektuuri puhul. Kriitikast modernismi aadressil. Mälukultuuri võidukäigust linnade mõtestamisel. Kavakava arhitektide uuest Narva kolledži hoonest, mis võimendab ja ühtlasi "parandab" oma vahetut konteksti

  4. Ammonia oxidation kinetics and temperature sensitivity of a natural marine community dominated by Archaea

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    Horak, Rachel E A; Qin, Wei; Schauer, Andy J; Armbrust, E Virginia; Ingalls, Anitra E; Moffett, James W; Stahl, David A; Devol, Allan H

    2013-01-01

    Archaeal ammonia oxidizers (AOAs) are increasingly recognized as prominent members of natural microbial assemblages. Evidence that links the presence of AOA with in situ ammonia oxidation activity is limited, and the abiotic factors that regulate the distribution of AOA natural assemblages are not well defined. We used quantitative PCR to enumerate amoA (encodes α-subunit of ammonia monooxygenase) abundances; AOA amoA gene copies greatly outnumbered ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and amoA transcripts were derived primarily from AOA throughout the water column of Hood Canal, Puget Sound, WA, USA. We generated a Michaelis–Menten kinetics curve for ammonia oxidation by the natural community and found that the measured Km of 98±14 nmol l−1 was close to that for cultivated AOA representative Nitrosopumilus maritimus SCM1. Temperature did not have a significant effect on ammonia oxidation rates for incubation temperatures ranging from 8 to 20 °C, which is within the temperature range for depths of measurable ammonia oxidation at the site. This study provides substantial evidence, through both amoA gene copies and transcript abundances and the kinetics response, that AOA are the dominant active ammonia oxidizers in this marine environment. We propose that future ammonia oxidation experiments use a Km for the natural community to better constrain ammonia oxidation rates determined with the commonly used 15NH4+ dilution technique. PMID:23657360

  5. Liquid Chromatographic-Chemometric Techniques for the Simultaneous HPLC Determination of Lansoprazole, Amoxicillin and Clarithromycin in Commercial Preparation.

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    Aktas, A Hakan; Saridag, Ayse Mine

    2017-09-01

    Two multivariate calibration-prediction techniques, principal component regression (PCR) and partial least-squares regression (PLSR) were applied to the chromatographic multicomponent analysis of the drug containing lansoprazole (LAN), clarithromycin (CLA) and amoxicillin (AMO). Optimum chromatographic separation of LAN, CLA and AMO with atorvastatin as the internal standard (IS) was obtained by using Xterra® RP18 column 5 μm 4.6 × 250 mm2, and 25 mM ammonium chloride buffer prepared ammonium chloride, acetonitrile and bidistilled water (45:45:10 v/v) as the mobile phase at flow rate 1.0 mL/min. The high pressure liquid chromatography data sets consisting of the ratios of analyte peak areas to the IS peak area were obtained by using diode array detector detection at five wavelengths (205, 210, 215, 220 and 225 nm). LC-chemometric calibration for LAN, CLA and AMO were separately constructed by using the relationship between the peak-area ratio and training sets for each analyte. A series of synthetic solutions containing different concentrations of LAN, CLA and AMO were used to check the prediction ability of the PCR and PLS. Both of the two-chemometric methods in this study can be satisfactorily used for the quantitative analysis and for dissolutions tests of multicomponent commercial drug. © The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.

  6. Comparación entre redes de fibras sintéticas y redes de fibras de cáñamo para el refuerzo de muros de albañileria = Comparison between synthetic fiber networks and hemp fiber networks for the reinforcement of masonry walls

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    Alessandra Vilardi

    2016-12-01

    Full Text Available La existencia de una gran cantidad de edificios antiguos ha movilizado la investigación para estudiar nuevos sistemas de refuerzo a aquellas construcciones que sean dañadas por decadencia fisiológica o por terremoto. El presente documento demuestra la eficacia de un sistema de refuerzo innovador para los muros de mampostería, constituyentes los elementos estructurales de los edificios históricos. Se hace una comparación entre unas redes bidireccionales de fibras sintéticas tradicionales y las de fibras naturales, ambas pegadas a las dos fachadas del muro con matriz de mortero. El resultado muestra la aplicación de las fibras de cáñamo como refuerzo sísmico y una mayor compatibilidad de estas con el material que caracterizan los edificios antiguos. Abstract The existence of a large number of old buildings has mobilized research to study new systems of reinforcement to those buildings that are damaged by physiological decay or earthquake. This document demonstrates the effectiveness of an innovative reinforcement system for masonry walls, which are the structural elements of historic buildings. A comparison is made between bidirectional networks of traditional synthetic fibers and those of natural fibers, both glued to the two facades of the wall with mortar matrix. The result shows the application of hemp fibers as seismic reinforcement and a greater compatibility of these with the material that characterize the old buildings.

  7. Promocija in prodaja unikatnih tekstilnih izdelkov preko spleta

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    Sajič, Tjaša

    2016-01-01

    V diplomskem delu se osredotočamo na temo spletnega poslovanja in promocije preko socialnih omrežij. Postopek je opisan od ideje produkta do objave na spletu, kjer smo izvedli raziskavo, razdeljeno na dva dela. V prvem nas zanima, katera izmed desetih spletnih trgovin, postavljenih na različnih spletnih straneh ima največ ogledov. V drugem delu se osredotočamo na primerjavo števila ogledov z in brez promoviranja preko socialnih omrežij na spletni strani Etsy.com.

  8. Atomic molecular and optical physics

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    Anon.

    1986-01-01

    Laser-assisted manufacturing and fiber-optics communications are but two of the products of atomic, molecular, and optical physics, (AMO) research. AMO physics provides theoretical and experimental methods and essential data to neighboring areas of science such as chemistry, astrophysics, condensed-matter physics, plasma physics, surface science, biology, and medicine. This book addresses advances in atomic, molecular, and optical fields and provides recommendations for further research. It also looks at scientific applications in national security, manufacturing, medicine, and other fields

  9. Forest productivity in southwestern Europe is controlled by coupled North Atlantic and Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillations.

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    Madrigal-González, Jaime; Ballesteros-Cánovas, Juan A; Herrero, Asier; Ruiz-Benito, Paloma; Stoffel, Markus; Lucas-Borja, Manuel E; Andivia, Enrique; Sancho-García, Cesar; Zavala, Miguel A

    2017-12-20

    The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) depicts annual and decadal oscillatory modes of variability responsible for dry spells over the European continent. The NAO therefore holds a great potential to evaluate the role, as carbon sinks, of water-limited forests under climate change. However, uncertainties related to inconsistent responses of long-term forest productivity to NAO have so far hampered firm conclusions on its impacts. We hypothesize that, in part, such inconsistencies might have their origin in periodical sea surface temperature anomalies in the Atlantic Ocean (i.e., Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, AMO). Here we show strong empirical evidence in support of this hypothesis using 120 years of periodical inventory data from Iberian pine forests. Our results point to AMO + NAO + and AMO - NAO - phases as being critical for forest productivity, likely due to decreased winter water balance and abnormally low winter temperatures, respectively. Our findings could be essential for the evaluation of ecosystem functioning vulnerabilities associated with increased climatic anomalies under unprecedented warming conditions in the Mediterranean.

  10. Topotactic reduction and reoxidation of hexagonal RCu0.5Ti0.5O3 (R = Y, Eu-Lu) Phases

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    Jiang, Peng; Berthelot, Romain; Li, Jun; Sleight, A.W.; Subramanian, M.A.

    2013-01-01

    Highlights: ► Topotactic reduction of hexagonal RCu 0.5 Ti 0.5 O 3 phases is performed. ► TGA and magnetism indicate a formula of RCu 0.5 Ti 0.5 O 2.78 for the reduced phase. ► Topotactic reoxidation occurs on heating these phases to 400 °C in air. - Abstract: Hexagonal AMO 2 and AMO 3 phases have the same basic structure, and intermediate compositions for this structure have been prepared by topotactic oxidation of AMO 2 phases such as RCuO 2 , where R is a trivalent rare earth cation. We now find that such intermediate phases can also be prepared by topotactic reduction of hexagonal RCu 0.5 Ti 0.5 O 3 (R = Y, Tb-Lu) phases. Our TGA and magnetic susceptibility studies indicate a formula of RCu 0.5 Ti 0.5 O 2.78 for these reduced phases. Topotactic reoxidation occurs on heating these phases to 400 °C in air

  11. Studies on the role of gibberellins in the regulation of spermatogenesis in Chara vulgaris L.

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    Maria Kwiatkowska

    2014-01-01

    Full Text Available Antheridia from isolated nodes of Chara vulgaris, developing in the presence of either AMO-1618 or GA3, were studied. AMO-1618 which lowers the level of endogenous gibberellins causes a significant, proportional to the concentration, reduction in: 1 the number of antheridial filaments formed in antheridia, 2 spermatid number within a filament, as a result of eliminating one mitotic division at the first stage of spermatogenesis. Exogenous GA3 at the concentration 10-5 M evokes opposite effect i.e. increase in the number of antheridial filaments and increase in the number of spermatids within filament. Total number of spermatids within an antheridium decreases under the influence of 10-4M AMO-1618 three times in comparison with the control, whereas it increases twice following 10-5M GA3 treatment. It has been suggested that the normal course of spermatogenesis requires precisely determined level of endogenous gibberellins.

  12. Decadal summer drought frequency in China: the increasing influence of the Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation

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    Qian, Chengcheng; Yu, Jin-Yi; Chen, Ge

    2014-01-01

    Decadal variations in summer drought events during 1956–2005 are examined over Eastern China to identify their leading variability modes and their linkages to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation (AMO), and global warming. The PDO influence is found to dominate China drought frequency from the 1960s to early 1990s via modulating the Western Pacific Subtropical High and the Mongolian High. The four-pole drought pattern produced by the PDO diminished after the early 1990s, being replaced by a dipolar drought pattern that is produced by the AMO via a Eurasian wave train emanating from North Atlantic to China. The increasing influence of the AMO on China drought since the early 1990s is further shown to be a consequence of global warming. This study indicates that the early 1990s is a time when the Atlantic began to exert a stronger influence on climate over China and even larger part of Asia. (letter)

  13. Amos-type bounds for modified Bessel function ratios☆

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    Hornik, Kurt; Grün, Bettina

    2013-01-01

    We systematically investigate lower and upper bounds for the modified Bessel function ratio Rν=Iν+1/Iν by functions of the form Gα,β(t)=t/(α+t2+β2) in case Rν is positive for all t>0, or equivalently, where ν≥−1 or ν is a negative integer. For ν≥−1, we give an explicit description of the set of lower bounds and show that it has a greatest element. We also characterize the set of upper bounds and its minimal elements. If ν≥−1/2, the minimal elements are tangent to Rν in exactly one point 0≤t≤∞, and have Rν as their lower envelope. We also provide a new family of explicitly computable upper bounds. Finally, if ν is a negative integer, we explicitly describe the sets of lower and upper bounds, and give their greatest and least elements, respectively. PMID:24926105

  14. Amos-type bounds for modified Bessel function ratios.

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    Hornik, Kurt; Grün, Bettina

    2013-12-01

    We systematically investigate lower and upper bounds for the modified Bessel function ratio [Formula: see text] by functions of the form [Formula: see text] in case [Formula: see text] is positive for all [Formula: see text], or equivalently, where [Formula: see text] or [Formula: see text] is a negative integer. For [Formula: see text], we give an explicit description of the set of lower bounds and show that it has a greatest element. We also characterize the set of upper bounds and its minimal elements. If [Formula: see text], the minimal elements are tangent to [Formula: see text] in exactly one point [Formula: see text], and have [Formula: see text] as their lower envelope. We also provide a new family of explicitly computable upper bounds. Finally, if [Formula: see text] is a negative integer, we explicitly describe the sets of lower and upper bounds, and give their greatest and least elements, respectively.

  15. Cuerpo y danza, ¿que enseñamos?

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    Rogovsky, Diana Matilde; Escudero, María Carolina

    2007-01-01

    El presente trabajo tiene por objeto indagar de manera sistemática y fundamentada teóricamente la relación que se establece en los procesos de formación entre las diversas formas de danza, sea clásica, contemporánea o expresión corporal y los usos, imágenes y concepciones del cuerpo. El interés radica en abonar y expandir a partir del análisis de un caso concreto, un campo de investigación novedoso tanto en el ámbito de las ciencias sociales como en el de la danza, el que refiere específicame...

  16. Compact XFEL and AMO sciences: SACLA and SCSS

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    Yabashi, M; Tanaka, H; Tanaka, T; Tomizawa, H; Nagasono, M; Ishikawa, T; Harries, J R; Hikosaka, Y; Hishikawa, A; Nagaya, K; Saito, N; Shigemasa, E; Yamanouchi, K; Ueda, K; Togashi, T

    2013-01-01

    The concept, design and performance of Japan's compact free-electron laser (FEL) facilities, the SPring-8 Compact SASE Source test accelerator (SCSS) and SPring-8 Angstrom Compact free electron LAser (SACLA), and their applications in mainly atomic, molecular and optical science are reviewed. At SCSS, intense, ultrafast FEL pulses at extreme ultraviolet (EUV) wavelengths have been utilized for investigating various multi-photon processes in atoms, molecules and clusters by means of ion and electron spectroscopy. The quantum optical effect superfluorescence has been observed with EUV excitation. A pump–probe technique combining FEL pulses with near infrared laser pulses has been realized to study the ultrafast dynamics of atoms, molecules and clusters in the sub-picosecond regime. At SACLA, deep inner-shell multi-photon ionization by intense x-ray FEL pulses has been investigated. The development of seeded FEL sources for producing transversely and temporally coherent light, as well as the expected impact on advanced science are discussed. (invited paper)

  17. La paradoja de San Petersburgo: una reinvindicación didáctica

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    Ruiz, Gabriel

    1999-01-01

    Los que enseñamos matemáticas sabemos que muchos conceptos matemáticos se nos presenta en los libros de texto, y por tanto enseñamos a nuestros alumnos, totalmente descontextualizados, fuera de sus génesis histórica. No siempre esa descontextualización va en beneficio de la claridad y la comprensión del concepto. La asepsia de mucho libros de texto se despojan a los conceptos de su origen histórico, no siempre es beneficiosa.

  18. SmartGuia: Shopping Assistant for Blind People

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    Duarte, Karen Soares

    2014-01-01

    Tendo em conta as limita c~oes das pessoas com de ci^encia, o presente trabalho pretende agir num cen ario espec co melhorando a qualidade da vidas destas pessoas. Integrados num grupo de investiga c~ao em Internet das Coisas, colabor amos com tr^es institui c~oes, levantando requisitos no que concerne a aplicabilidade da Internet das Coisas para ajudar pessoas com de ci^encia. Depois disso, escolhemos e foc amo-nos no plano de trabalho adotado, sendo um dos cen arios iden...

  19. Comparison of posterior capsule folds following intracapsular implantation of three types of intraocular lenses with different haptic design

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    Ling-Lin Zhang

    2018-04-01

    Full Text Available AIM: To compare the incidence of posterior capsule folds among different types of intraocular lens(IOLto determine risk factors of posterior capsule folds. METHODS:It was a retrospective study. We collected the cases in which the patients underwent phacoemulsification(PHACOand IOL implantation and at least one of the three types of IOL was implanted, including 2-haptic 3-piece IOLs(HOYA PY60AD, 4-haptic 1-piece IOLs(Bausch & Lomb AO, 2-haptic 1-piece IOLs(AMO Tecnis ZCB00. The posterior capsule folds were measured using slit lamp microscope 2d after the surgery. Information of patient's age, gender, length of ocular axis, intraocular pressure, types of IOL were recorded. Posterior capsule fold risk indicators were identified by using logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: One hundred eighty-seven patients(242 eyeshad been collected, including 80 eyes implanted with HOYA PY60AD IOLs, 81 eyes implanted with Bausch & Lomb AO IOLs, 81 eyes implanted with AMO Tecnis ZCB00 IOLs. The incidence of posterior capsule folds of patients implanted with HOYA PY60AD IOLs was significantly higher than those of patients implanted with AMO Tecnis ZCB00 IOLs(56.3% vs 38.3%, P=0.027. While the incidence of patients implanted with Bausch & Lomb AO IOLs was significantly lower than those of patients implanted with AMO Tecnis ZCB00 IOLs(14.8% vs 38.3%, P=0.001. Multi-factor logistics regression analysis demonstrated that independent risk factors were type of IOLs and length of ocular axis. Compared with AMO Tecnis ZCB00 IOLs, using HOYA PY60AD IOLs increased the risk of posterior capsule folds \\〖P=0.020, OR(95%CI=2.145(1.129,4.073\\〗, while using Bausch & Lomb AO IOLs reduced the risk \\〖P=0.001, OR(95%CI=0.274(0.127, 0.591\\〗. Shorter ocular axis might increase the risk of posterior capsule folds \\〖P=0.012, OR(95%CI=0.669(0.489, 0.915\\〗. CONCLUSION: Haptic design should be an important consideration in IOL design. Compared with AMO Tecnis ZCB00 IOLs

  20. Ammonia and nitrite oxidation in the Eastern Tropical North Pacific

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    Peng, Xuefeng; Fuchsman, Clara A.; Jayakumar, Amal; Oleynik, Sergey; Martens-Habbena, Willm; Devol, Allan H.; Ward, Bess B.

    2015-12-01

    Nitrification plays a key role in the marine nitrogen (N) cycle, including in oceanic oxygen minimum zones (OMZs), which are hot spots for denitrification and anaerobic ammonia oxidation (anammox). Recent evidence suggests that nitrification links the source (remineralized organic matter) and sink (denitrification and anammox) of fixed N directly in the steep oxycline in the OMZs. We performed shipboard incubations with 15N tracers to characterize the depth distribution of nitrification in the Eastern Tropical North Pacific (ETNP). Additional experiments were conducted to investigate photoinhibition. Allylthiourea (ATU) was used to distinguish the contribution of archaeal and bacterial ammonia oxidation. The abundance of archaeal and β-proteobacterial ammonia monooxygenase gene subunit A (amoA) was determined by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The rates of ammonia and nitrite oxidation showed distinct subsurface maxima, with the latter slightly deeper than the former. The ammonia oxidation maximum coincided with the primary nitrite concentration maximum, archaeal amoA gene maximum, and the subsurface nitrous oxide maximum. Negligible rates of ammonia oxidation were found at anoxic depths, where high rates of nitrite oxidation were measured. Archaeal amoA gene abundance was generally 1 to 2 orders of magnitude higher than bacterial amoA gene abundance, and inhibition of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria with 10 μM ATU did not affect ammonia oxidation rates, indicating the dominance of archaea in ammonia oxidation. These results depict highly dynamic activities of ammonia and nitrite oxidation in the oxycline of the ETNP OMZ.

  1. Spatial distribution of ammonia-oxidizing archaea and bacteria across eight freshwater lakes in sediments from Jiangsu of China

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    Xu Sun

    2014-03-01

    Full Text Available Ammonia-oxidizingarchaea (AOA and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB play an important role innitrogen transformation in freshwater sediments. However, it is still unclear towhat extent the distribution patterns of these microorganisms are affected bythe freshwater sediment across a large geographical scale. This study wasdesigned to gain insight into the heterogeneity distribution of AOA and AOB in32 freshwater sediments from a wide range of ecologic types. Real-time quantitative polymerasechain reaction PCR(qPCR combined with the terminal restrictionfragment length polymorphism(T-RFLP were employed to characterize the abundance, diversity, and communitystructure of the AOA and AOB in 32 freshwater sediments. AOA and AOB wereubiquitous in all sediments, and archaeal amoA far outnumbered bacterial amoA inmost sediments with lower organic matters. The abundance of AOA and AOB did notvary with the freshwater ecological type (macrophyte dominated region and algaedominated region. Based on  the T-RFLP of an amoA gene, this research found that organicmatters in pore water rather than other factors affect the AOA communitystructure in sediments, while the AOB were not significantly different in thefreshwater sediments. Phylogenetic analysis showed that all archaeal amoAsequences fell within either the Crenarchaeotal Group (CG I.1b or the CGI.1asubgroup, and all AOB clustered with genus Nitrosomonas or Nitrosospira. The data obtained inthis study elucidates the role of ammonia-oxidizing archaea andammonia-oxidizing bacteria in the nitrogen cycle of freshwater ecosystems.

  2. Homenaje Póstumo: Jorge Cavelier Gaviria (1929-2012

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    2013-09-01

    Full Text Available "Ya voces más autorizadas y elocuentes que la mía han hablado y hablarán de una fi gura que, como pocos, ha grabado un hito en la historia de esta Academia. Yo sólo quiero recordar afectuosamente una amistad que nos vinculó por más de un sexenio de nuestras vidas y comenzó por los claustros “esos sí antiguos- de la Javeriana de la calle 10, al lado de la iglesia de San Ignacio. Amistad sincera pero no cercana, cordial pero no íntima. Sus verdaderos amigos, bartolinos y no gimnasianos eran en la Facultad de Medicina Alberto Mejía, Eduardo Borda y Eduardo Rodríguez, verdadera guardia pretoriana alrededor de Jorge y de la cual, sobreviven activos y fuertes los dos últimos. A ellos y otros que veníamos “de Chapinero” “nuestro punto de concentración y bastión javeriano era el Centro de Practicantes de la 39 con 13- nos les fuimos uniendo con motivo de las conferencias en mimeógrafo. Allí debíamos tomar el tranvía amarillo que nos dejaba en la carrera 7ª. con calle 13, de donde subíamos anhelantes a la casa del Profesor, casi en la esquina de la carrera 4ª. donde procedíamos a descifrar nuestros cuadernos de apuntes y a preparar los esténciles."

  3. Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation footprint on global high cloud cover

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    Vaideanu, Petru; Dima, Mihai; Voiculescu, Mirela

    2017-12-01

    Due to the complexity of the physical processes responsible for cloud formation and to the relatively short satellite database of continuous data records, cloud behavior in a warming climate remains uncertain. Identifying physical links between climate modes and clouds would contribute not only to a better understanding of the physical processes governing their formation and dynamics, but also to an improved representation of the clouds in climate models. Here, we identify the global footprint of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) on high cloud cover, with focus on the tropical and North Atlantic, tropical Pacific and on the circum-Antarctic sector. In the tropical band, the sea surface temperature (SST) and high cloud cover (HCC) anomalies are positively correlated, indicating a dominant role played by convection in mediating the influence of the AMO-related SST anomalies on the HCC field. The negative SST-HCC correlation observed in North Atlantic could be explained by the reduced meridional temperature gradient induced by the AMO positive phase, which would be reflected in less storms and negative HCC anomalies. A similar negative SST-HCC correlation is observed around Antarctica. The corresponding negative correlation around Antarctica could be generated dynamically, as a response to the intensified upward motion in the Ferrel cell. Despite the inherent imperfection of the observed and reanalysis data sets, the AMO footprint on HCC is found to be robust to the choice of dataset, statistical method, and specific time period considered.

  4. La dialéctica del amo y el esclavo como clave interpretativa del teatro emergente en la dictadura uruguaya de los años 70 The master-slave dialectic as a key for understanding the emergent theatre during the Uruguayan dictatorship of the '70s

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    Helena Modzelewski

    2007-12-01

    Full Text Available Aristóteles y Freud, entre otros, apoyaron la idea de que el teatro, a través de la catarsis o la posibilidad de purgar deseos reprimidos, ocupa un lugar central en la vida social, especialmente cuando regímenes totalitarios suspenden las libertades fundamentales. Sin embargo, en el microsistema teatral emergente en el Uruguay de la dictadura aparece un héroe degradado, sometido a la violencia. ¿Cómo lograba el receptor su catarsis al observar a un anti-héroe que perpetuaba la realidad opresiva? La respuesta se encuentra en Hegel y su dialéctica del amo y el esclavo. Veremos cómo puede aplicarse esta hipótesis a dos ejemplos del microsistema mencionado.Aristotle and Freud, among others, supported the idea that drama plays a central role in social life, through catharsis or the possibility of purging repressed desires, particularly when totalitarian regimes suspend fundamental freedoms. However, in the theatrical microsystem emerging during the Uruguayan dictatorship (1973-1984, the kind of hero that arose was humiliated, subjected to violence. How did the spectator reach his/her catharsis by observing an anti-hero that perpetuated the country's reality on stage? The answer to this question lies in Hegel and his dialectic of master and slave. This paper shall look into the way in which this hypothesis can be applied to two examples of the microsystem mentioned above.

  5. Comparative study on optical performance and visual outcomes between two diffractive multifocal lenses: AMO Tecnis ® ZMB00 and AcrySof ® IQ ReSTOR ® Multifocal IOL SN6AD1

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    Mario Augusto Pereira Dias Chaves

    2016-06-01

    Full Text Available ABSTRACT Purpose: To compare the optical performance and visual outcomes between two diffractive multifocal lenses: AMO Tecnis® ZMB00 and AcrySof® ReSTOR® SN6AD1. Methods: This prospective, non-randomized comparative study included the assessment of 74 eyes in 37 patients referred for cataract surgery and candidates for multifocal intraocular lens implants. Exclusion criteria included existence of any other eye disease, previous eye surgery, high axial myopia, preoperative corneal astigmatism of >1.00 cylindrical diopter (D, and intraoperative or postoperative complications. Ophthalmological evaluation included the measurement of uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA, corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA, distance-corrected near visual acuity (DCNVA, and distance-corrected intermediate visual acuity (DCIVA, with analysis of contrast sensitivity (CS, wavefront, and visual defocus curve. Results: Postoperative UDVA was 0.09 and 0.08 logMAR in the SN6AD1 and ZMB00 groups, respectively (p=0.868; postoperative CDVA was 0.04 and 0.02 logMAR in the SN6AD1 and ZMB00 groups, respectively (p=0.68; DCIVA was 0.17 and 0.54 logMAR in the SN6AD1 and ZMB00 groups, respectively (p=0.000; and DCNVA was 0.04 and 0.09 logMAR in the SN6AD1 and ZMB00 groups, respectively (p=0.001. In both cases, there was an improvement in the spherical equivalent and UDVA (p<0.05. Under photopic conditions, the SN6AD1 group had better CS at low frequencies without glare (p=0.04; however, the ZMB00 group achieved better sensitivity at high frequencies with glare (p=0.003. The SN6AD1 and ZMB00 lenses exhibited similar behavior for intermediate vision, according to the defocus curve; however, the ZMB00 group showed a shorter reading distance than the SN6AD1 group. There were no significant differences regarding aberrometry between the two groups. Conclusion: Both lenses promoted better quality of vision for both long and short distances and exhibited a similar behavior for

  6. México y el mexicano : identidades colectivas de los orígenes

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    Juárez Romero, Juana

    2004-01-01

    Presentamos algunos resultados de una investigación en la cual el objetivo era conocer: sí los orígenes asociados a México y al Mexicano eran los mismos. Suponíamos entonces la existencia de una cierta articulación entre estas dos ideas, sin embargo, reconocíamos la presencia de una contradicción constante entre la caracterización predominantemente positiva del país, y la caracterización tendencialmente negativa atribuida al Mexicano. En suma buscamos acercarnos al problema de las identidades...

  7. México y el mexicano: Identidades colectivas de los orígenes

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    Juárez Romero, Juana

    2004-01-01

    Presentamos algunos resultados de una investigación en la cual el objetivo era conocer: sí los orígenes asociados a México y al Mexicano eran los mismos. Suponíamos entonces la existencia de una cierta articulación entre estas dos ideas, sin embargo, reconocíamos la presencia de una contradicción constante entre la caracterización predominantemente positiva del país, y la caracterización tendencialmente negativa atribuida al Mexicano. En suma buscamos acercarnos al problema de las identidades...

  8. Western tropical Pacific multidecadal variability forced by the Atlantic multidecadal oscillation

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    Kucharski, F.; Sun, C.; Li, J.; Jin, F. F.; Kang, I. S.; Ding, R.

    2017-12-01

    Observational analysis suggests that the western tropical Pacific (WTP) sea surface temperature (SST) shows predominant variability over multidecadal time scales, which is unlikely to be explained by the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation. Here we show that this variability is largely explained by the remote Atlantic multidecadal oscillation (AMO). A suite of Atlantic Pacemaker experiments successfully reproduces the WTP multidecadal variability and the AMO-WTP SST connection. The AMO warm SST anomaly generates an atmospheric teleconnection to the North Pacific, which weakens the Aleutian low and subtropical North Pacific westerlies. The wind changes induce a subtropical North Pacific SST warming through wind-evaporation-SST effect, and in response to this warming, the surface winds converge towards the subtropical North Pacific from the tropics, leading to anomalous cyclonic circulation and low pressure over the WTP region. The warm SST anomaly further develops due to the SST-sea level pressure-cloud-longwave radiation positive feedback. Our findings suggest that the Atlantic Ocean acts as a key pacemaker for the western Pacific decadal climate variability.

  9. Topotactic reduction and reoxidation of hexagonal RCu{sub 0.5}Ti{sub 0.5}O{sub 3} (R = Y, Eu-Lu) Phases

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    Jiang, Peng, E-mail: jiangp@onid.orst.edu [Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-4003 (United States); Berthelot, Romain, E-mail: berthelot.rom@gmail.com [Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-4003 (United States); Li, Jun, E-mail: jli100@yahoo.com [Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-4003 (United States); Sleight, A.W., E-mail: arthur.sleight@oregonstate.edu [Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-4003 (United States); Subramanian, M.A., E-mail: mas.subramanian@oregonstate.edu [Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-4003 (United States)

    2013-06-01

    Highlights: ► Topotactic reduction of hexagonal RCu{sub 0.5}Ti{sub 0.5}O{sub 3} phases is performed. ► TGA and magnetism indicate a formula of RCu{sub 0.5}Ti{sub 0.5}O{sub 2.78} for the reduced phase. ► Topotactic reoxidation occurs on heating these phases to 400 °C in air. - Abstract: Hexagonal AMO{sub 2} and AMO{sub 3} phases have the same basic structure, and intermediate compositions for this structure have been prepared by topotactic oxidation of AMO{sub 2} phases such as RCuO{sub 2}, where R is a trivalent rare earth cation. We now find that such intermediate phases can also be prepared by topotactic reduction of hexagonal RCu{sub 0.5}Ti{sub 0.5}O{sub 3} (R = Y, Tb-Lu) phases. Our TGA and magnetic susceptibility studies indicate a formula of RCu{sub 0.5}Ti{sub 0.5}O{sub 2.78} for these reduced phases. Topotactic reoxidation occurs on heating these phases to 400 °C in air.

  10. Atomic and molecular science: progress and opportunities

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    Mathur, D.

    2000-01-01

    In the contemporary scenario, atomic, molecular and optical (AMO) science focuses on the physical and chemical properties of the common building blocks of matter - atoms, molecules and light. The main characteristic of AMO science is that it is both an intellectually stimulating fundamental science and a powerful enabling science that supports an increasing number of other important areas of science and technology. In brief, the fundamental interests in atoms, molecules and clusters (as well as their ions) include studies of their structure and properties, their optical interactions, collisional properties, including quantum state-resolved studies, and interactions with external fields, solids and surfaces. Fundamental aspects of present-day optical sciences include studies of laser spectroscopy, nonlinear optics, quantum optics, optical interactions with condensed matter, ultrafast optics and coherent light sources. The enabling aspect of AMO science derives from efforts to control atoms, molecules, clusters, charged particles and light more precisely, to accurately to determine, experimentally and theoretically, their properties, and to invent new, methods of generating light with tailor-made properties

  11. Electrical characteristics of vapor deposited amorphous MoS2 two-terminal structures and back gate thin film transistors with Al, Au, Cu and Ni-Au contacts

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    Kouvatsos, Dimitrios N.; Papadimitropoulos, Georgios; Spiliotis, Thanassis; Vasilopoulou, Maria; Davazoglou, Dimitrios; Barreca, Davide; Gasparotto, Alberto

    2015-01-01

    Amorphous molybdenum sulphide (a-MoS 2 ) thin films were deposited at near room temperature on oxidized silicon substrates and were electrically characterized with the use of two-terminal structures and of back-gated thin film transistors utilizing the substrate silicon as gate. Current-voltage characteristics were extracted for various metals used as pads, showing significant current variations attributable to different metal-sulphide interface properties and contact resistances, while the effect of a forming gas anneal was determined. With the use of heavily doped silicon substrates and aluminum backside deposition, thin film transistor (TFT) structures with the a-MoS 2 film as active layer were fabricated and characterized. Transfer characteristics showing a gate field effect, despite a leakage often present, were extracted for these devices, indicating that high mobility devices can be fabricated. SEM and EDXA measurements were also performed in an attempt to clarify issues related to material properties and fabrication procedures, so as to achieve a reliable and optimized a-MoS 2 TFT fabrication process. (copyright 2015 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH and Co. KGaA, Weinheim)

  12. Contingent Pacific-Atlantic Ocean influence on multicentury wildfire synchrony over western North America.

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    Kitzberger, Thomas; Brown, Peter M; Heyerdahl, Emily K; Swetnam, Thomas W; Veblen, Thomas T

    2007-01-09

    Widespread synchronous wildfires driven by climatic variation, such as those that swept western North America during 1996, 2000, and 2002, can result in major environmental and societal impacts. Understanding relationships between continental-scale patterns of drought and modes of sea surface temperatures (SSTs) such as El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), and Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) may explain how interannual to multidecadal variability in SSTs drives fire at continental scales. We used local wildfire chronologies reconstructed from fire scars on tree rings across western North America and independent reconstructions of SST developed from tree-ring widths at other sites to examine the relationships of multicentury patterns of climate and fire synchrony. From 33,039 annually resolved fire-scar dates at 238 sites (the largest paleofire record yet assembled), we examined forest fires at regional and subcontinental scales. Since 1550 CE, drought and forest fires covaried across the West, but in a manner contingent on SST modes. During certain phases of ENSO and PDO, fire was synchronous within broad subregions and sometimes asynchronous among those regions. In contrast, fires were most commonly synchronous across the West during warm phases of the AMO. ENSO and PDO were the main drivers of high-frequency variation in fire (interannual to decadal), whereas the AMO conditionally changed the strength and spatial influence of ENSO and PDO on wildfire occurrence at multidecadal scales. A current warming trend in AMO suggests that we may expect an increase in widespread, synchronous fires across the western U.S. in coming decades.

  13. Spatial distribution of archaeal and bacterial ammonia oxidizers in the littoral buffer zone of a nitrogen-rich lake.

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    Wang, Yu; Zhu, Guibing; Ye, Lei; Feng, Xiaojuan; Op den Camp, Huub J M; Yin, Chengqing

    2012-01-01

    The spatial distribution and diversity of archaeal and bacterial ammonia oxidizers (AOA and AOB) were evaluated targeting amoA genes in the gradient of a littoral buffer zone which has been identified as a hot spot for N cycling. Here we found high spatial heterogeneity in the nitrification rate and abundance of ammonia oxidizers in the five sampling sites. The bacterial amoA gene was numerically dominant in most of the surface soil but decreased dramatically in deep layers. Higher nitrification potentials were detected in two sites near the land/water interface at 4.4-6.1 microg NO(2-)-N/(g dry weight soil x hr), while only 1.0-1.7 microg NO(2-)-N/(g dry weight soil x hr) was measured at other sites. The potential nitrification rates were proportional to the amoA gene abundance for AOB, but with no significant correlation with AOA. The NH4+ concentration was the most determinative parameter for the abundance of AOB and potential nitrification rates in this study. Higher richness in the surface layer was found in the analysis of biodiversity. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that most of the bacterial amoA sequences in surface soil were affiliated with the genus of Nitrosopira while the archaeal sequences were almost equally affiliated with Candidatus 'Nitrososphaera gargensis' and Candidatus 'Nitrosocaldus yellowstonii'. The spatial distribution of AOA and AOB indicated that bacteria may play a more important role in nitrification in the littoral buffer zone of a N-rich lake.

  14. OBVLADOVANJE STRESA NA DELOVNEM MESTU OPERATERJA V REGIJSKEM CENTRU ZA OBVEŠČANJE

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    Piškur, Luka

    2016-01-01

    Hiter življenjski tempo sodobne družbe nas je v zadnjih letih privedel do tega, da ne najdemo kvalitetnega časa sami zase. Poslužujemo se nekvalitetne prehrane, ne najdemo časa za počitek, preplavljajo nas negativne misli in čustva. Tako doma kot na delovnem mestu se soočamo s frustracijami, roki in zahtevami, za katere se večina od nas sploh ne zaveda, kako stresni so. S prepoznavanjem simptomov stresa lahko naredimo prvi korak k temu, da izboljšamo kvaliteto našega življenja. Cilj diplo...

  15. From atomic to mesoscale the role of quantum coherence in systems of various complexities

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    Novikova, Irina

    2015-01-01

    This volume presents the latest advancements and future developments of atomic, molecular and optical (AMO) physics and its vital role in modern sciences and technologies. The chapters are devoted to studies of a wide range of quantum systems, with an emphasis on understanding of quantum coherence and other quantum phenomena originated from light-matter interactions. The book intends to survey the current research landscape and to highlight major scientific trends in AMO physics as well as those interfacing with interdisciplinary sciences. The volume may be particularly useful for young researchers working on establishing their scientific interests and goals.

  16. Snegurotshkad, plast ja punalipud ERKI moeshõul / Triin Thalheim

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    Thalheim, Triin, 1982-

    2005-01-01

    Sõna ja pildiga tutvustatakse Vene Kultuurikeskuses ERKI moeshõul esitatud Vassilissa, Kirill Safonovi, Kati Ilvese, Anna Roometi, Marte Kisandi, Pille Jürisoo, Karen Milistveri, Piret Paali, Erikka Bahnseni, Mikko Seppä, Hao Zhangi kollektsioone

  17. Public Village - new Town Hall in Tallinn / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2009-01-01

    Tallinna Linnavalitsuse uue administratiivhoone rahvusvahelisest ideekonkursist, vöidutööst, mille autoriteks on Bjarke Ingels ja Jakob Lange (Bjarke Ingels Group ApS) Taanist, asukohast, ümbritseva ala arendamisest

  18. Hulgi asju, mis asja? / Anneli Porri, Triin Männik

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    Porri, Anneli, 1980-

    2003-01-01

    Briti seeriadisaini näitus "Multiplication" Tallinna raekojas 10. I-16. II. Mitmiklus kunstis.12. II pidas John Frankland loengu EKAs, 13. II osales Tallinna Kunstihoones diskussioonis briti 1990ndate kunsti üle, 14. II viis läbi workshopi Tallinna raekojas

  19. Maskid ja rollid Tallinna Kunstihoones / Pille-Triin Männik

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    Männik, Pille-Triin

    2001-01-01

    Tallinna XII graafikatriennaali Johannes Saare kuraatorinäitusest "Sündmus. Kujutis. Teisik" Tallinna Kunstihoones ja selle galeriis. Anu Juuraku peegelruumist, surma (A. Savadov, M. Mamsikov), armastuse (L. Gorlova) ja igapäevaste maskide (K. Gelzis, H. Weselius) teemast.

  20. "Pingviinide marss" - aasta üks edukamaid filmiteekondi / Triin Thalheim

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    Thalheim, Triin, 1982-

    2005-01-01

    Prantsusmaa 2005.a. dokumentaalfilm "Pingviinide marss" ("La Marche de l'empereur") : režissöör Luc Jacquet. Muuhulgas esitatakse filmikriitikute seisukohti - kas tegemist on loodusfilmiga või traditsiooniliste pereväärtuste propagandaga

  1. Ekstsentrikuroll tegi DiCaprio täiskasvanuks / Triin Thalheim

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    Thalheim, Triin, 1982-

    2005-01-01

    Leonardo DiCaprio sai parima meesnäitleja Kuldgloobuse Howard Hughesi rolli eest filmis "Aviaator - valguses ja varjus" ("The Aviator") : režissöör Martin Scorsese. Lisatud Kuldgloobuse laureaatide nimistu

  2. "Sel kevadel olen ma eriti ilus..." : [luuletused] / Triin Soomets

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    Soomets, Triin

    2003-01-01

    Sisu: "Sel kevadel olen ma eriti ilus..." ; "Tahaksin teha midagi tõelist; midagi suurt..." ; "veebruaris on keha nii valge et syda läheb pahaks..." ; "kõige kohutavamad lepingud..." ; "Igal loojangul kutsun sind ja igal koidikul tõukan su ära..." ; "need hakid..." ; "Põhja vajudes on viimane asi, mida ma näen, rohelised sähvatused..."

  3. Kuldse Palmioksa sai film iirlaste iseseisvusvõitlusest / Triin Tael

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    Tael, Triin

    2006-01-01

    Cannes'i filmifestivali võitjad. Kuldse Palmioksa võitis Ken Loachi mängufilm "Tuul, mis sasib odrapõldu" ("The Wind That Shakes the Barley"), Grand Prix' sai prantslase Bruno Dumonti film "Flandria" ("Flandres")

  4. Venus Express uurib Maa kurja kaksikut / ref. Triin Thalheim

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    2005-01-01

    9. novembril startis Baikonuri kosmodroomilt Veenusele Euroopa Kosmoseagentuuri sond Venus Express, mis peaks planeedi atmosfääri sisenema aprillis. Teadlaste sõnul peab sondi saadetav info aitama mõista naaberplaneedi kliimat ja atmosfääri ning tooma selgust, kas Maa võib kunagi Veenuse sarnaseks muutuda. Lisaks joonis: Venus Express

  5. Eddie Murphy grimmile kulus üheksa kuud / Triin Tael

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    Tael, Triin

    2007-01-01

    Uues USA komöödiafilmis "Norbit" (režissöör Brian Robbins, stsenarist näitleja vend Charles Murphy) mängib Eddie Murphy kolme täiesti erinevat rolli. Seejuures aitas teda grimmikunstnik Rick Baker

  6. Must maja Nõmmel = Black house in Nõmme / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2010-01-01

    2010. aastal valminud arhitekt Martin Aunini projekteeritud eramust. Kaasa töötas Kevin Villem. Maja tänavapoolne külg on valge, raketise jälgedega valubetoon. Must-valge tonaalsus jätkub siseruumides. Sisearhitektid Kaire Kemp-Tišler, Ea Andla. Projekt: 2007

  7. Blond Bond Daniel Craig tungib buldooserina edasi / Triin Tael

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    Tael, Triin

    2006-01-01

    Uus Bondi-film "007: Casino Royale" esilinastus Londonis 17. novembril, režissööriks Martin Campbell. Lisaks sõnum "Elizabeth II jäi Bondile truuks", ülevaade "James Bond läbi aegade" ja peaosatäitja lühitutvustus "Daniel Craig"

  8. Cannes'i filmifestivali võitis Rumeenia abordidraama / Triin Tael

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    Tael, Triin

    2007-01-01

    Cannes'i filmifestivalil jagati auhindu. Kuldse Palmioksa sai rumeenlase Christian Mungiu "4 kuud, 3 nädalat ja 2 päeva" ("4 Luni, 3 Saptamini Si 2 Zile"), elutöö auhinna Jane Fonda. Ka teistest auhinnatutest

  9. Fahle maja Tallinnas = Fahle building in Tallinn / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2007-01-01

    Tartu mnt. 84a asuva Fahle maja autorid: Raivo Kotov, Andrus Kõresaar. Arhitektuur: KOKO Arhitektid. Konstruktor: Ago Kuddu. Sisekujundus: Liis Lindvere, Raili Paling, Liisi Murula. Projekt 2002, valmis 2006. Pälvis Eesti Kultuurkapitali arhitektuuri sihtkapitali 2006. a. preemia - parim arhitektuurne objekt. Tallinna Kultuurivabriku rajamise mõttetalgutest. Lõige, I, VII ja XIV korruse plaanid, 4 välisvaadet, Koger & Partnerid kontor (sisearhitekt Lembit Tork)

  10. Elutuba keset kaubamaju : Eesti Kunstiakadeemia uus hoone / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2008-01-01

    Eesti Kunstiakadeemia uue hoone arhitektuurikonkursist, žürii koosseis, väljavõtted žürii lõppraportist. I preemia - "Art Plaza", SEA: Uffe Leth Laursen, Karsten Gori + EFFEKT: Tue Hesselberg Foged, Sinus Lynge (Taani), kaasa töötasid Greta Tedje, Simon Sorensen, Lawrence Aeberhard, Lyndal Brown, Morgan Jacobsen. II preemia - "TLN 247", NAT Architecten (Holland): Frank van Manen, Metin van Zijl, Vincent van der Klei, Tjalf van Dijkhuizen, Suzanna van der Meer, Daniel Aw, Bobby de Graaf, John Kuilman, Niels Limburg. III preemia - "Arts Factory", NERALP-Arquitectura Engenharia e Construcoes LDA (Portugal): Paulo Sergio Goncalves Teixeira de Sousa. Kommenteerib võistluse tingimused koostanud arhitekt Tiit Sild

  11. "Neli arhitektuuri" : Eesti arhitektuurinäitusel Pariisis / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2000-01-01

    Baltimaade ja Rootsi arhitektuuribüroode töid tutvustav näitus galeriis La Galerie d'Architecture 22. X-10. XII 2000. Rootsist osales büroo White Arkitekter (arhitekt Mattias Lind), Lätist Arhis, Leedust Private Ideology, Eestist Kolm Pluss Üks (valiku tegi Karin Hallas). Kataloogi eessõna - läti arhitekt Janis Dripe. 2 ill. White Arkitekter (arhitektuuribüroo, Rootsi). Arhis (arhitektuuribüroo, Läti). Private Ideology (arhitektuuribüroo, Leedu)

  12. Minister upitab saamatut ühingut vee peale / Triin Olvet

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    Olvet, Triin

    2006-01-01

    MTÜ Hoia Eesti Merd, mis ei ole suutnud põhjendada erinevate projektide tarbeks saadud raha kasutamise otstarbekust, saab oma peamiselt finantseerijalt, Keskkonnainvesteeringute Keskuselt dokumentide otsimiseks ja aruannete esitamiseks korduvalt ajapikendust. Lisa: Mis on HEM ja KIK. Vt. samas: Raha voolas ühingu tegevjuhi taskusse

  13. Contemporary Dances of Death in Niguliste Museum / Triin Hallas

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    Hallas, Triin, 1987-

    2009-01-01

    Bernt Notke 500. surma-aastapäevaga seoses Niguliste Muuseumis toimunud õpilaste haridusprogrammi raames valmisid tööd, mis esitavad tänapäeva versiooni Bernt Notke maalist "Surmatants". Õpilaste tööd olid 2009. a. väljas näitusel "Tänapäeva surmatants" ja Anu Männi kureeritud näitusel "Bernt Notke - uuenduste ja traditsioonide vahel"

  14. Felix Nussbaumi muuseum Osnabrückis (Saksamaa) / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    1999-01-01

    1998. a. valminud muuseum on pühendatud juudi maalikunstnikule Felix Nussbaumile. Arhitekt Daniel Libeskind. Juurdeehitus vanale Osnabrücki Rahvakunsti Muuseumist ja Ajaloomuuseumist koosnevale kompleksile. Omapäraks on hoone erikujulistesse seintesse lõikuvad erikujulised aknad ja ahtad koridorid, mis peavad meenutama holokausti õudust.

  15. Blanchett: "Howard Hughes armastas Hepburni lõpuni!" / Triin Thalheim

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    Thalheim, Triin, 1982-

    2005-01-01

    Mängufilm "Aviaator - valguses ja varjus" ("The Aviator") : režissöör Martin Scorsese : USA 2004. H. Hughesi ja K. Hepburni elust neid kehastavate näitlejate L. DiCaprio ja C. Blanchetti pilgu läbi

  16. "Võrreldes Johnny Cashiga on iga mees memmekas" / Triin Thalheim

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    Thalheim, Triin, 1982-

    2006-01-01

    Mängufilm "Walk the Line - nagu noateral" : stsenaristid Gill Dennis ja James Mangold : režissöör James Mangold : ameerika kantrilaulja Johnny Cash'i osas Joaquin Phoenix : Ameerika Ühendriigid 2005. Lisad : "Cash kiitis stsenaariumi heaks", "Välismaa muusikud Cashist" ning laulja Jaagup Kreemi kommentaar filmile

  17. Rahvusvaheline arhitektuuripoliitika seminar Tallinnas : lõpudiskussioon / interv. Triin Ojari

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    2005-01-01

    Diskussioon toimus Tallinnas 7. II 2005. a. Eestis on 2002. a. valitsuse poolt heaks kiidetud "Eesti arhitektuuripoliitika" dokument ning sellele järgnev "Arhitektuurivaldkonna tegevuskava 2004-2008" (2004)

  18. Mis hoiab meid kukkumast? / Diana Leesalu ; intervjueerinud Triin Sinissaar

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    Leesalu, Diana

    2011-01-01

    EMTA Lavakunstikooli 3. kursusel dramaturgiks õppiv Diana Leesalu rootsi näitekirjaniku Johanna Emanuelssoni näidendi "Vaata, ma kukun" lavastamisest Tallinna Linnateatris, lavastusest. Kunstnik Kaspar Jancis. Mängivad lavakunstikooli üliõpilased ja Tallinna Linnateatri näitlejad

  19. Intriigid, edevus ja raudsed närvid / Triin Thalheim

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    2006-01-01

    Tõsielusarjast "Ameerika supermodell", mida alustati 2003. a. Saatejuht, sarja üks produtsent ja modelle hindava žürii liige on ameerika tippmodell Tyra Banks. Seitsmendal hooajal on žüriis endise supermodelli Janice Dickinsoni asemel 1960-ndate supermodell Twiggy

  20. Loovlinn - kultuuriga vääristatud turismitoode / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2005-01-01

    Panu Lehtovuori ja Justin O'Connoriga kultuuritööstusest ja loovate linnade loomisest. Selgitatakse kultuuritööstuse, loovlinnade ja loovtööstuse mõisteid. Manchesteri ülikooli professor Justin O'Connor esines linnaruumi teemalisel seminaril Eesti Kunstiakadeemias. Seminari korraldas kunstiakadeemia urbanistika õppetooli juhtima asuv Panu Lehtovuori

  1. The New Forekspank ئ Acclaimed Bank Architecture / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    1998-01-01

    Pangahoonete ehitamisest Eestis: Eesti Pank, Hansapank, Tallinna Pank (praegu Ühispank). Pikemalt Forekspanga (praegune Optivapank) hoone ehitamisest endisesse tehasehoonesse. Arhitektid Jüri Okas ja Marika Lõoke.. Sisekujundus Tõnu Veimer.

  2. miRNA oligonucleotide and sponge for miRNA-21 inhibition mediated by PEI-PLL in breast cancer therapy.

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    Gao, Shiqian; Tian, Huayu; Guo, Ye; Li, Yuce; Guo, Zhaopei; Zhu, Xiaojuan; Chen, Xuesi

    2015-10-01

    MicroRNA-21 (miR-21) inhibition is a promising biological strategy for breast cancer therapy. However its application is limited by the lack of efficient miRNA inhibitor delivery systems. As a cationic polymer transfection material for nucleic acids, the poly (l-lysine)-modified polyethylenimine (PEI-PLL) copolymer combines the high transfection efficiency of polyethylenimine (PEI) and the good biodegradability of polyllysine (PLL). In this work, PEI-PLL was successfully synthesized and confirmed to transfect plasmid and oligonucleotide more effectively than PEI in MCF-7 cells (human breast cancer cells). In this regard, two kinds of miR-21 inhibitors, miR-21 sponge plasmid DNA (Sponge) and anti-miR-21 oligonucleotide (AMO), were transported into MCF-7 cells by PEI-PLL respectively. The miR-21 expression and the cellular physiology were determined post transfection. Compared with the negative control, PEI-PLL/Sponge or PEI-PLL/AMO groups exhibited lower miR-21 expression and cell viability. The anti-tumor mechanism of PEI-PLL/miR-21 inhibitors was further studied by cell cycle and western blot analyses. The results indicated that the miR-21 inhibition could induce the cell cycle arrest in G1 phase, upregulate the expression of Programmed Cell Death Protein 4 (PDCD4) and thus active the caspase-3 apoptosis pathway. Interestingly, the PEI-PLL/Sponge and PEI-PLL/AMO also sensitized the MCF-7 cells to anti-tumor drugs, doxorubicin (DOX) and cisplatin (CDDP). These results demonstrated that PEI-PLL/Sponge and PEI-PLL/AMO complexes would be two novel and promising gene delivery systems for breast cancer gene therapy based on miR-21 inhibition. This work was a combination of the high transfection efficiency of polyethylenimine (PEI), the good biodegradability of polyllysine (PLL) and the breast cancer-killing effect of miR-21 inhibitors. The poly (l-lysine)-modified polyethylenimine (PEI-PLL) copolymer was employed as the vector of miR-21 sponge plasmid DNA (Sponge) or

  3. Vikergallup : Eesti kirjandus 2006

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    2007-01-01

    19 arvustaja vastus küsimusele, milline oli 2006. aasta parim uudisraamat ja debüütteos. Ära nimetati Hasso Krulli luulekogu "Talv", Jan Kausi romaan "Tema", Madis Kõivu "Näidendid I", Jaan Pehki luulekogu "Tuigu kui tuled", Tarmo Tedre romaan "Onanistid", Kristiina Ehini romaan "Pillipuhujanaine ja pommipanijanaine", Marko Kompuse luulekogu "Vallaliste jõgede tõkkejooksja", Mathura luulekogu "Kohalolu", Rein Põdra romaan "Eike", Indrek Ryytle luulekogu "Inglid rokijaamas", Triin Soometsa "Väljas" ja Ervin Õunapuu romaan "Meie igapäevane jää". Debüütteostest mainiti Kaupo Meieli luulekogu "Polügrafisti käsiraamat", Anti Saare romaani "Kuidas sa ära läksid ja mina maha jäin", Andra Teede luulekogu "Takso Tallinna taevas", Maarja Kangro luulekogu "Kurat õrnal lumel", Andrus Elbingu luulekogu "Siin Beebilõust, tere!", Tiina Ilvese juturaamat "Augustihambad", Indrek Koffi luulekogu "Vana laul", Eliina Kortsu luulekogu "Lööklaused murravad metsi", Carolina Pihelga luulekogu "Sõrmemuster" ja Paavo Piigi luulekogu "Kummuli linnad"

  4. Study on the AMO data production and evaluation techniques

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    Rhee, Yong Joo; Yoo, B. D.; Choe, A. S.; Han, J. M.; Jung, E. C.; Rho, S. P.; Yi, J. H.; Jeong, D. Y.; Lee, K. S.; Park, H. M.; Kim, S. K.; Song, K. S.; Lee, J. M

    1998-01-01

    AMODS (Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Database System) which can be accessed with the URL http://amods.kaeri.re.kr consists of a computer system which is an Alpha workstation 600 with UNIX O/S and the APACHE 1.2 WWW server installed on an independently mounted file system of 4.3 GB. Currently the data in AMODS is mostly atom-related and consists of atomic spectral lines, atomic transition probabilities, atomic energy levels, atomic transition lines, and CODATA 86 as well as several reference data. Meanwhile spectroscopic parameter of Sm which is one of the rare earth elements, has been measured, resulting in production of 36 isotope shift data of the high-lying even parity states, followed by the measurement of autoionization states. New 31 autoionization states are found and energy levels of them are measured. The Fano`s q parameters are determined through the theoretical analysis of the experimental data. (author). 11 refs., 3 tabs., 15 figs

  5. Study on the AMO data production and evaluation techniques

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    Rhee, Yong Joo; Yoo, B. D.; Choe, A. S.; Han, J. M.; Jung, E. C.; Rho, S. P.; Yi, J. H.; Jeong, D. Y.; Lee, K. S.; Park, H. M.; Kim, S. K.; Song, K. S.; Lee, J. M.

    1998-01-01

    AMODS (Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Database System) which can be accessed with the URL http://amods.kaeri.re.kr consists of a computer system which is an Alpha workstation 600 with UNIX O/S and the APACHE 1.2 WWW server installed on an independently mounted file system of 4.3 GB. Currently the data in AMODS is mostly atom-related and consists of atomic spectral lines, atomic transition probabilities, atomic energy levels, atomic transition lines, and CODATA 86 as well as several reference data. Meanwhile spectroscopic parameter of Sm which is one of the rare earth elements, has been measured, resulting in production of 36 isotope shift data of the high-lying even parity states, followed by the measurement of autoionization states. New 31 autoionization states are found and energy levels of them are measured. The Fano's q parameters are determined through the theoretical analysis of the experimental data. (author). 11 refs., 3 tabs., 15 figs

  6. 11 Adekola, FA, Inyinbor, AA and Abdul Raheem, AMO

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    2011-12-22

    Dec 22, 2011 ... The particles of dusts which are emitted at every stage of ... Methodology. This study was ... Metals were analyzed using Thermo-S4 atomic ... method (Tessier et al., 1979). ..... Rubio, R. And Rauret, G. (1996), Validation of the.

  7. Market Research in Public Education: AASA Keeps Its Ear to the Ground to Devise Strategic Messages

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    Gross, Michael A.

    2004-01-01

    The importance of marketing research can be gauged simply through an examination of the wide range of organizations that use research. These organizations include small and large businesses, manufacturing and technology companies, policymakers, nonprofit organizations and government agencies. Marketing research focuses on the identification of…

  8. Urinary AASA excretion is elevated in patients with molybdenum cofactor deficiency and isolated sulphite oxidase deficiency

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    Mills, P.B.; Footitt, E.J.; Ceyhan, S.; Waters, P.J.; Jakobs, C.A.J.M.; Clayton, P.T.; Struijs, E.A.

    2012-01-01

    Analysis of α-aminoadipic semialdehyde is an important tool in the diagnosis of antiquitin deficiency (pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy). However continuing use of this test has revealed that elevated urinary excretion of α-aminoadipic semialdehyde is not only found in patients with

  9. Effect of Modulation of ENSO by Decadal and Multidecadal Ocean-Atmospheric Oscillations on Continental US Streamflows

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    Singh, S.; Abebe, A.; Srivastava, P.; Chaubey, I.

    2017-12-01

    Evaluation of the influences of individual and coupled oceanic-atmospheric oscillations on streamflow at a regional scale in the United States is the focus of this study. The main climatic oscillations considered in this study are: El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO), and North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). Unimpacted or minimally impacted by water management streamflow data from the Model Parameter Estimation Experiment (MOPEX) were used in this study. Two robust and novel non-parametric tests, namely, the rank based partial least square (PLS) and the Joint Rank Fit (JRFit) procedures were used to identify the individual and coupled effect of oscillations on streamflow across continental U.S. (CONUS), respectively. Moreover, the interactive effects of ENSO with decadal and multidecadal cycles were tested and quantified using the JRFit interaction test. The analysis of ENSO indicated higher streamflows during La Niña phase compared to the El Niño phase in Northwest, Northeast and the lower part of Ohio Valley while the opposite occurs for rest of the climatic regions in US. Two distinct climate regions (Northwest and Southeast) were identified from the PDO analysis where PDO negative phase results in increased streamflow than PDO positive phase. Consistent negative and positive correlated regions around the CONUS were identified for AMO and NAO, respectively. The interaction test of ENSO with decadal and multidecadal oscillations showed that El Niño is modulated by the negative phase of PDO and NAO, and the positive phase of AMO, respectively, in the Upper Midwest. However, La Niña is modulated by the positive phase of AMO and PDO in Ohio Valley and Northeast while in Southeast and the South it is modulated by AMO negative phase. Results of this study will assist water managers to understand the streamflow change patterns across the CONUS at decadal and multi-decadal time scales. The

  10. A Tropical View of Atlantic Multidecadal SST Variability over the Last Two Millennia

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    Wurtzel, J. B.; Black, D. E.; Thunell, R.; Peterson, L. C.; Tappa, E. J.; Rahman, S.

    2011-12-01

    Instrumental and proxy-reconstructions show the existence of a 60-80 year periodicity in Atlantic sea surface temperature (SST), known as the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO). The AMO is correlated with circum-tropical Atlantic climate phenomena such as Sahel and Nordeste rainfall, as well as Atlantic hurricane patterns. Though it has been suggested that the AMO is controlled by thermohaline circulation, much debate exists as to whether the SST fluctuations are a result of anthropogenic forcing or natural climate variability. Our ability to address this issue has been limited by instrumental SST records that rarely extend back more than 50-100 years and proxy reconstructions that are largely terrestrial-based. Here we present a high-resolution marine sediment-derived reconstruction of seasonal tropical Atlantic SSTs from the Cariaco Basin spanning the past two millennia that is correlated with instrumental SSTs and the AMO for the period of overlap. The full record demonstrates that seasonality is largely controlled by variations in winter/spring SST. Wavelet analysis of the proxy data suggest that variability in the 60-80 year band evolved 250 years ago, while 40-60 year periodicities dominate earlier parts of the record. At least over the last millennia, multidecadal- and centennial- scale SST variability in the tropical Atlantic appears related to Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) fluctuations and its associated northward heat transport that in turn may be driven by solar variability. An inverse correlation between the tropical proxy annual average SST record and Δ14C indicates that the tropics experienced positive SST anomalies during times of reduced solar activity, possibly as a result of decreased AMOC strength (Figure 1).

  11. Ammonia-Oxidizing β-Proteobacteria from the Oxygen Minimum Zone off Northern Chile▿

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    Molina, Verónica; Ulloa, Osvaldo; Farías, Laura; Urrutia, Homero; Ramírez, Salvador; Junier, Pilar; Witzel, Karl-Paul

    2007-01-01

    The composition of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria from the β-Proteobacteria subclass (βAOB) was studied in the surface and upper-oxycline oxic waters (2- to 50-m depth, ∼200 to 44 μM O2) and within the oxygen minimum zone (OMZ) suboxic waters (50- to 400-m depth, ≤10 μM O2) of the eastern South Pacific off northern Chile. This study was carried out through cloning and sequencing of genes coding for 16S rRNA and the ammonia monooxygenase enzyme active subunit (amoA). Sequences affiliated with Nitrosospira-like cluster 1 dominated the 16S rRNA gene clone libraries constructed from both oxic and suboxic waters. Cluster 1 consists exclusively of yet-uncultivated βAOB from marine environments. However, a single clone, out of 224 obtained from the OMZ, was found to belong to Nitrosospira lineage cluster 0. To our knowledge, cluster 0 sequences have been derived from βAOB isolated only from sand, soil, and freshwater environments. Sequences in clone libraries of the amoA gene from the surface and upper oxycline could be grouped in a marine subcluster, also containing no cultured representatives. In contrast, all 74 amoA sequences originating from the OMZ were either closely affiliated with cultured Nitrosospira spp. from clusters 0 and 2 or with other yet-uncultured βAOB from soil and an aerated-anoxic Orbal process waste treatment plant. Our results reveal the presence of Nitrosospira-like βAOB in both oxic and suboxic waters associated with the OMZ but with a clear community shift at the functional level (amoA) along the strong oxygen gradient. PMID:17416686

  12. Abundance and distribution of archaeal acetyl-CoA/propionyl-CoA carboxylase genes indicative for putatively chemoautotrophic Archaea in the tropical Atlantic's interior.

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    Bergauer, Kristin; Sintes, Eva; van Bleijswijk, Judith; Witte, Harry; Herndl, Gerhard J

    2013-06-01

    Recently, evidence suggests that dark CO2 fixation in the pelagic realm of the ocean does not only occur in the suboxic and anoxic water bodies but also in the oxygenated meso- and bathypelagic waters of the North Atlantic. To elucidate the significance and phylogeny of the key organisms mediating dark CO2 fixation in the tropical Atlantic, we quantified functional genes indicative for CO2 fixation. We used a Q-PCR-based assay targeting the bifunctional acetyl-CoA/propionyl-CoA carboxylase (accA subunit), a key enzyme powering inter alia the 3-hydroxypropionate/4-hydroxybutyrate cycle (HP/HB) and the archaeal ammonia monooxygenase (amoA). Quantification of accA-like genes revealed a consistent depth profile in the upper mesopelagial with increasing gene abundances from subsurface layers towards the oxygen minimum zone (OMZ), coinciding with an increase in archaeal amoA gene abundance. Gene abundance profiles of metabolic marker genes (accA, amoA) were correlated with thaumarchaeal 16S rRNA gene abundances as well as CO2 fixation rates to link the genetic potential to actual rate measurements. AccA gene abundances correlated with archaeal amoA gene abundance throughout the water column (r(2)  = 0.309, P < 0.0001). Overall, a substantial genetic predisposition of CO2 fixation was present in the dark realm of the tropical Atlantic in both Archaea and Bacteria. Hence, dark ocean CO2 fixation might be more widespread among prokaryotes inhabiting the oxygenated water column of the ocean's interior than hitherto assumed. © 2013 Federation of European Microbiological Societies. Published by Blackwell Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.

  13. Multi-species coral Sr/Ca-based sea-surface temperature reconstruction using Orbicella faveolata and Siderastrea siderea from the Florida Straits

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    Flannery, Jennifer A.; Richey, Julie N.; Thirumalai, Kaustubh; Poore, Richard Z.; DeLong, Kristine L.

    2017-01-01

    We present new, monthly-resolved Sr/Ca-based sea-surface temperature (SST) records from two species of massive coral, Orbicella faveolata and Siderastrea siderea, from the Dry Tortugas National Park, FL, USA (DTNP). We combine these new records with published data from three additional S. siderea coral colonies to generate a 278-year long multi-species stacked Sr/Ca-SST record from DTNP. The composite record of mean annual Sr/Ca-SST at DTNP shows pronounced decadal-scale variability with a range of 1 to 2°C. Notable cool intervals in the Sr/Ca-derived SST lasting about a decade centered at ~1845, ~1935, and ~1965 are associated with reduced summer Sr/Ca-SST (monthly maxima < 29°C), and imply a reduction in the spatial extent of the Atlantic Warm Pool (AWP). There is significant coherence between the composite DTNP Sr/Ca-SST record and the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) index, with the AMO lagging Sr/Ca-SST at DTNP by 9 years. Low frequency variability in the Gulf Stream surface transport, which originates near DTNP, may provide a link for the lagged relationship between multidecadal variability at DTNP and the AMO.

  14. Resistance of Plamodium falciparum to Antimalarial Drugs in Zaragoza (Antioquia, Colombia, 1998

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    Silvia Blair-Trujillo

    2002-04-01

    Full Text Available Plasmodium falciparum sensitivity to chloroquine (CHL, amodiaquine (AMO and sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (SDX/PYR was assessed in vivo and in vitro in a representative sample from the population of Zaragoza in El Bajo Cauca region (Antioquia-Colombia. There were 94 patients with P. falciparum evaluated. For the in vivo test the patients were followed by clinical examination and microscopy, during 7 days. The in vitro test was performed following the recommendations of the World Health Organization. The in vivo prevalence of resistance to CHL was 67%, to AMO 3% and to SDX/PYR 9%. The in vitro test showed sensitivity to all antimalarials evaluated. Concordance for CHL between the in vivo and in vitro tests was 33%. For AMO and SDX/PYR, the concordance was 100%. We conclude that a high percentage of patients are resistant to CHL (in vivo. A high rate of intestinal parasitism might explain in part, the differences observed between the in vivo and the in vitro results. Therefore, new policies and treatment regimens should be proposed for the treatment of the infection in the region. Nationwide studies assessing the degree of resistance are needed.

  15. El embrujo de los números perfectos

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    Pérez, Antonio

    2007-01-01

    Empezábamos hace ya más de dos años, allá por la prima- vera del 2005, esta sección extraña y polisémica en su título. En su presentación decía que pretendíamos que fuese dura- dera. Por suerte y por desgracia las cosas duran lo que duran y los equipos de dirección de SUMA también tienen derecho a un merecido descanso relativo. Así que con esta octava entrega cerramos un capítulo que confíamos os haya resultado cuando menos entretenido.

  16. AS RESSONÂNCIAS DA LITERATURA POPULAR DO NORDESTE NO ROMANCE DA PEDRA DO REINO E O PRÍNCIPE DO SANGUE DO VAI-E-VOLTA

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    Geice Peres Nunes

    2010-01-01

    A presente dissertação de mestrado intitulada As ressonâncias da literatura popular do nordeste no Romance dA Pedra do Reino e o príncipe do sangue do vai-e-volta foi elaborada por Geice Peres Nunes sob a orientação do Prof. Dr. Lawrence Flores Pereira, da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Nesse estudo, debruçamo-nos na influência da Literatura popular do nordeste e da poesia oral no Romance dA Pedra do Reino e o Príncipe do sangue do vai-e-volta, de Ariano Suassuna. Para tanto, lançamos m...

  17. Phase formation, structural and microstructural characterization of novel oxynitride-perovskites synthesized by thermal ammonolysis of (Ca,Ba)MoO4 and (Ca,Ba)MoO3

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    Logvinovich, D.; Aguirre, M.H.; Hejtmanek, J.; Aguiar, R.; Ebbinghaus, S.G.; Reller, A.; Weidenkaff, A.

    2008-01-01

    Reactions of AMoO 4 and AMoO 3 (A=Ca 2+ , Ba 2+ ) with ammonia were investigated at 873 K 3 and to study their crystal structure. CaMo(O,N) 3 and BaMo(O,N) 3 were prepared by thermal ammonolysis of the corresponding CaMoO 3 and BaMoO 3 precursors at T=898 and 998 K, respectively. The structural parameters of the oxynitrides were obtained from Rietveld refinements of X-ray and neutron powder diffraction data. CaMo(O,N) 3 crystallizes in the GdFeO 3 distorted perovskite structure with orthorhombic space group Pbnm and a=5.5029(1) A, b=5.5546(1) A, c=7.8248(1) A as determined by X-ray powder diffraction. Its O/N content refined from the neutron diffraction data corresponds to the composition CaMoO 1.7(1) N 1.3(1) . BaMo(O,N) 3 crystallizes in the cubic perovskite structure with space group Pm3-bar m and a=4.0657(1) A as determined by X-ray powder diffraction. Transmission electron microscopy reveals a complex microstructure for both CaMoO 3 and CaMoO 1.7(1) N 1.3(1) represented by twin domains of different orientation. - Graphical abstract: Reactions of AMoO 4 and AMoO 3 (A=Ca 2+ , Ba 2+ ) oxides with ammonia have been studied at T=873-1123 K. Orthorhombic CaMoO 1.7(1) N 1.3(1) (Pbnm) and cubic BaMo(O,N) 3 (Pm3-bar m) were prepared by thermal ammonolysis of the corresponding CaMoO 3 and BaMoO 3 precursors at T=898 and 998 K, respectively. Display Omitted

  18. Niche partitioning of marine group I Crenarchaeota in the euphotic and upper mesopelagic zones of the East China Sea.

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    Hu, Anyi; Jiao, Nianzhi; Zhang, Rui; Yang, Zao

    2011-11-01

    Marine group I Crenarchaeota (MGI) represents a ubiquitous and numerically predominant microbial population in marine environments. An understanding of the spatial dynamics of MGI and its controlling mechanisms is essential for an understanding of the role of MGI in energy and element cycling in the ocean. In the present study, we investigated the diversity and abundance of MGI in the East China Sea (ECS) by analysis of crenarchaeal 16S rRNA gene, the ammonia monooxygenase gene amoA, and the biotin carboxylase gene accA. Quantitative PCR analyses revealed that these genes were higher in abundance in the mesopelagic than in the euphotic zone. In addition, the crenarchaeal amoA gene was positively correlated with the copy number of the MGI 16S rRNA gene, suggesting that most of the MGI in the ECS are nitrifiers. Furthermore, the ratios of crenarchaeal accA to amoA or to MGI 16S rRNA genes increased from the euphotic to the mesopelagic zone, suggesting that the role of MGI in carbon cycling may change from the epipelagic to the mesopelagic zones. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoretic profiling of the 16S rRNA genes revealed depth partitioning in MGI community structures. Clone libraries of the crenarchaeal amoA and accA genes showed both "shallow" and "deep" groups, and their relative abundances varied in the water column. Ecotype simulation analysis revealed that MGI in the upper ocean could diverge into special ecotypes associated with depth to adapt to the light gradient across the water column. Overall, our results showed niche partitioning of the MGI population and suggested a shift in their ecological functions between the euphotic and mesopelagic zones of the ECS.

  19. Change in gene abundance in the nitrogen biogeochemical cycle with temperature and nitrogen addition in Antarctic soils.

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    Jung, Jaejoon; Yeom, Jinki; Kim, Jisun; Han, Jiwon; Lim, Hyoun Soo; Park, Hyun; Hyun, Seunghun; Park, Woojun

    2011-12-01

    The microbial community (bacterial, archaeal, and fungi) and eight genes involved in the nitrogen biogeochemical cycle (nifH, nitrogen fixation; bacterial and archaeal amoA, ammonia oxidation; narG, nitrate reduction; nirS, nirK, nitrite reduction; norB, nitric oxide reduction; and nosZ, nitrous oxide reduction) were quantitatively assessed in this study, via real-time PCR with DNA extracted from three Antarctic soils. Interestingly, AOB amoA was found to be more abundant than AOA amoA in Antarctic soils. The results of microcosm studies revealed that the fungal and archaeal communities were diminished in response to warming temperatures (10 °C) and that the archaeal community was less sensitive to nitrogen addition, which suggests that those two communities are well-adapted to colder temperatures. AOA amoA and norB genes were reduced with warming temperatures. The abundance of only the nifH and nirK genes increased with both warming and the addition of nitrogen. NirS-type denitrifying bacteria outnumbered NirK-type denitrifiers regardless of the treatment used. Interestingly, dramatic increases in both NirS and NirK-types denitrifiers were observed with nitrogen addition. NirK types increase with warming, but NirS-type denitrifiers tend to be less sensitive to warming. Our findings indicated that the Antarctic microbial nitrogen cycle could be dramatically altered by temperature and nitrogen, and that warming may be detrimental to the ammonia-oxidizing archaeal community. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report to investigate genes associated with each process of the nitrogen biogeochemical cycle in an Antarctic terrestrial soil environment. Copyright © 2011 Institut Pasteur. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

  20. Changes in N-transforming archaea and bacteria in soil during the establishment of bioenergy crops.

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    Yuejian Mao

    Full Text Available Widespread adaptation of biomass production for bioenergy may influence important biogeochemical functions in the landscape, which are mainly carried out by soil microbes. Here we explore the impact of four potential bioenergy feedstock crops (maize, switchgrass, Miscanthus X giganteus, and mixed tallgrass prairie on nitrogen cycling microorganisms in the soil by monitoring the changes in the quantity (real-time PCR and diversity (barcoded pyrosequencing of key functional genes (nifH, bacterial/archaeal amoA and nosZ and 16S rRNA genes over two years after bioenergy crop establishment. The quantities of these N-cycling genes were relatively stable in all four crops, except maize (the only fertilized crop, in which the population size of AOB doubled in less than 3 months. The nitrification rate was significantly correlated with the quantity of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA not bacteria (AOB, indicating that archaea were the major ammonia oxidizers. Deep sequencing revealed high diversity of nifH, archaeal amoA, bacterial amoA, nosZ and 16S rRNA genes, with 229, 309, 330, 331 and 8989 OTUs observed, respectively. Rarefaction analysis revealed the diversity of archaeal amoA in maize markedly decreased in the second year. Ordination analysis of T-RFLP and pyrosequencing results showed that the N-transforming microbial community structures in the soil under these crops gradually differentiated. Thus far, our two-year study has shown that specific N-transforming microbial communities develop in the soil in response to planting different bioenergy crops, and each functional group responded in a different way. Our results also suggest that cultivation of maize with N-fertilization increases the abundance of AOB and denitrifiers, reduces the diversity of AOA, and results in significant changes in the structure of denitrification community.

  1. Diversity, abundance and niche differentiation of ammonia-oxidizing prokaryotes in mud deposits of the eastern China marginal seas

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    Shaolan eYu

    2016-02-01

    Full Text Available The eastern China marginal seas are prominent examples of river-dominated ocean margins, whose most characteristic feature is the existence of isolated mud patches on sandy sediments. Ammonia-oxidizing prokaryotes play a crucial role in the nitrogen cycles of many marine environments, including marginal seas. However, few studies have attempted to address the distribution patterns of ammonia-oxidizing prokaryotes in mud deposits of these seas. The horizontal and vertical community composition and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA and bacteria (AOB were investigated in mud deposits of the South Yellow Sea (SYS and the East China Sea (ECS by using amoA clone libraries and quantitative PCR. The diversity of AOB was comparable or higher in the mud zone of SYS and lower in ECS when compared with AOA. Vertically, surface sediments had generally higher diversity of AOA and AOB than middle and bottom layers. Diversity of AOA and AOB showed significant correlation with latitude. Nitrosopumilus and Nitrosospira lineages dominated AOA and AOB communities, respectively. Both AOA and AOB assemblages exhibited greater variations across different sites than those among various depths at one site. The abundance of bacterial amoA was generally higher than that of archaeal amoA, and both of them decreased with depth. Niche differentiation, which was affected by dissolved oxygen, salinity, ammonia and silicate (SiO32-, was observed between AOA and AOB and among different groups of them. The spatial distribution of AOA and AOB was significantly correlated with δ15NTN and SiO32-, and nitrate and δ13C, respectively. Both archaeal and bacterial amoA abundance correlated strongly with SiO32-. This study improves our understanding of spatial distribution of AOA and AOB in ecosystems featuring oceanic mud deposits.

  2. Diversity, Abundance, and Niche Differentiation of Ammonia-Oxidizing Prokaryotes in Mud Deposits of the Eastern China Marginal Seas.

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    Yu, Shaolan; Yao, Peng; Liu, Jiwen; Zhao, Bin; Zhang, Guiling; Zhao, Meixun; Yu, Zhigang; Zhang, Xiao-Hua

    2016-01-01

    The eastern China marginal seas (ECMS) are prominent examples of river-dominated ocean margins, whose most characteristic feature is the existence of isolated mud patches on sandy sediments. Ammonia-oxidizing prokaryotes play a crucial role in the nitrogen cycles of many marine environments, including marginal seas. However, few studies have attempted to address the distribution patterns of ammonia-oxidizing prokaryotes in mud deposits of these seas. The horizontal and vertical community composition and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and bacteria (AOB) were investigated in mud deposits of the South Yellow Sea (SYS) and the East China Sea (ECS) by using amoA clone libraries and quantitative PCR. The diversity of AOB was comparable or higher in the mud zone of SYS and lower in ECS when compared with AOA. Vertically, surface sediments had generally higher diversity of AOA and AOB than middle and bottom layers. Diversity of AOA and AOB showed significant correlation with latitude. Nitrosopumilus and Nitrosospira lineages dominated AOA and AOB communities, respectively. Both AOA and AOB assemblages exhibited greater variations across different sites than those among various depths at one site. The abundance of bacterial amoA was generally higher than that of archaeal amoA, and both of them decreased with depth. Niche differentiation, which was affected by dissolved oxygen, salinity, ammonia, and silicate (SiO[Formula: see text]), was observed between AOA and AOB and among different groups of them. The spatial distribution of AOA and AOB was significantly correlated with δ(15)NTN and SiO[Formula: see text], and nitrate and δ(13)C, respectively. Both archaeal and bacterial amoA abundance correlated strongly with SiO[Formula: see text]. This study improves our understanding of spatial distribution of AOA and AOB in ecosystems featuring oceanic mud deposits.

  3. Irradiation effects on high efficiency Si solar cells

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    Nguyen Duy, T.; Amingual, D.; Colardelle, P.; Bernard, J.

    1974-01-01

    By optimizing the diffusion parameters, high efficiency cells are obtained with 2ohmsxcm (13.5% AMO) and 10ohmsxcm (12.5% AMO) silicon material. These new cells have been submitted to radiation tests under 1MeV, 2MeV electrons and 2.5MeV protons. Their behavior under irradiation is found to be dependent only on the bulk material. By using the same resistivity silicon, the rate of degradation is exactly the same than those of conventional cells. The power increase, due to a better superficial response of the cell, is maintained after irradiation. These results show that new high efficiency cells offer an E.O.L. power higher than conventional cells [fr

  4. TOMIS-Data

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    Department of Homeland Security — Tasking, Operations and Management Information System (TOMIS) data asset consolidates the data required for Air and Marines Operations(AMO) maritime and aviation...

  5. Differences of Longitudinal Chromatic Aberration (LCA) between Eyes with Intraocular Lenses from Different Manufacturers

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    Nakajima, Masashi; Hiraoka, Takahiro; Yamamoto, Toshiya; Takagi, Seiu; Hirohara, Yoko; Oshika, Tetsuro

    2016-01-01

    Several researchers have studied the longitudinal chromatic aberration (LCA) of eyes implanted with an intraocular lens (IOL). We investigated the LCA of eyes implanted with yellow-colored IOLs from three different manufacturers: Alcon Inc., HOYA Corp., and AMO Inc. The number of subjects was 11, 16, and 16, respectively. The LCA of eyes implanted with SN60WF and SN60AT (Alcon Inc.), and with XY-1 (HOYA Corp.), was the same as that of phakic eyes. The LCA of eyes with ZCB00V (AMO Inc.) was smaller than that of phakic eyes. The LCA of eyes implanted with Alcon’s and HOYA’s IOLs, but not the LCA of eyes implanted with AMO’s IOLs, was positively correlated with the powers of the IOLs. We also performed simulations to verify the impacts of LCA on visual performance for 4-mm pupil diameter; the simulations were a polychromatic modulation transfer function (MTF) and a visual Strehl ratio computed on the basis of an optical transfer function (VSOTF). We concluded that the differences between the LCA of different manufacturers do not affect visual performances when some extent of higher-order aberration (HOA) exists. The smaller HOA of AMO IOLs may enhance visual performance. PMID:27258141

  6. Influence of different Sinorhizobium meliloti inocula on abundance of genes involved in nitrogen transformations in the rhizosphere of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.).

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    Babić, Katarina Huić; Schauss, Kristina; Hai, Brigitte; Sikora, Sanja; Redzepović, Sulejman; Radl, Viviane; Schloter, Michael

    2008-11-01

    Inoculation of leguminous seeds with selected rhizobial strains is practised in agriculture to ameliorate the plant yield by enhanced root nodulation and nitrogen uptake of the plant. However, effective symbiosis between legumes and rhizobia does not only depend on the capacity of nitrogen fixation but also on the entire nitrogen turnover in the rhizosphere. We investigated the influence of seed inoculation with two indigenous Sinorhizobium meliloti strains exhibiting different efficiency concerning plant growth promotion on nitrogen turnover processes in the rhizosphere during the growth of alfalfa. Quantification of six target genes (bacterial amoA, nirK, nirS, nosZ, nifH and archaeal amoA) within the nitrogen cycle was performed in rhizosphere samples before nodule formation, at bud development and at the late flowering stage. The results clearly demonstrated that effectiveness of rhizobial inocula is related to abundance of nifH genes in the late flowering phase of alfalfa. Moreover, other genes involved in nitrogen turnover had been affected by the inocula, e.g. higher numbers of amoA copies were observed during flowering when the more effective strain had been inoculated. However, the respective gene abundances differed overall to a greater extent between the three plant development stages than between the inoculation variants.

  7. Sensitivity, Error and Uncertainty Quantification: Interfacing Models at Different Scales

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    Krstic, Predrag S.

    2014-01-01

    Discussion on accuracy of AMO data to be used in the plasma modeling codes for astrophysics and nuclear fusion applications, including plasma-material interfaces (PMI), involves many orders of magnitude of energy, spatial and temporal scales. Thus, energies run from tens of K to hundreds of millions of K, temporal and spatial scales go from fs to years and from nm’s to m’s and more, respectively. The key challenge for the theory and simulation in this field is the consistent integration of all processes and scales, i.e. an “integrated AMO science” (IAMO). The principal goal of the IAMO science is to enable accurate studies of interactions of electrons, atoms, molecules, photons, in many-body environment, including complex collision physics of plasma-material interfaces, leading to the best decisions and predictions. However, the accuracy requirement for a particular data strongly depends on the sensitivity of the respective plasma modeling applications to these data, which stresses a need for immediate sensitivity analysis feedback of the plasma modeling and material design communities. Thus, the data provision to the plasma modeling community is a “two-way road” as long as the accuracy of the data is considered, requiring close interactions of the AMO and plasma modeling communities.

  8. The Bacterial Communities of Full-Scale Biologically Active, Granular Activated Carbon Filters Are Stable and Diverse and Potentially Contain Novel Ammonia-Oxidizing Microorganisms

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    Hope Wilkinson, Katheryn; Strait, Jacqueline M.; Hozalski, Raymond M.; Sadowksy, Michael J.; Hamilton, Matthew J.

    2015-01-01

    The bacterial community composition of the full-scale biologically active, granular activated carbon (BAC) filters operated at the St. Paul Regional Water Services (SPRWS) was investigated using Illumina MiSeq analysis of PCR-amplified 16S rRNA gene fragments. These bacterial communities were consistently diverse (Shannon index, >4.4; richness estimates, >1,500 unique operational taxonomic units [OTUs]) throughout the duration of the 12-month study period. In addition, only modest shifts in the quantities of individual bacterial populations were observed; of the 15 most prominent OTUs, the most highly variable population (a Variovorax sp.) modulated less than 13-fold over time and less than 8-fold from filter to filter. The most prominent population in the profiles was a Nitrospira sp., representing 13 to 21% of the community. Interestingly, very few of the known ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB; <0.07%) and no ammonia-oxidizing Archaea were detected in the profiles. Quantitative PCR of amoA genes, however, suggested that AOB were prominent in the bacterial communities (amoA/16S rRNA gene ratio, 1 to 10%). We conclude, therefore, that the BAC filters at the SPRWS potentially contained significant numbers of unidentified and novel ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms that possess amoA genes similar to those of previously described AOB. PMID:26209671

  9. Seasonal effects in a lake sediment archaeal community of the Brazilian Savanna.

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    Rodrigues, Thiago; Catão, Elisa; Bustamante, Mercedes M C; Quirino, Betania F; Kruger, Ricardo H; Kyaw, Cynthia M

    2014-01-01

    The Cerrado is a biome that corresponds to 24% of Brazil's territory. Only recently microbial communities of this biome have been investigated. Here we describe for the first time the diversity of archaeal communities from freshwater lake sediments of the Cerrado in the dry season and in the transition period between the dry and rainy seasons, when the first rains occur. Gene libraries were constructed, using Archaea-specific primers for the 16S rRNA and amoA genes. Analysis revealed marked differences between the archaeal communities found in the two seasons. I.1a and I.1c Thaumarchaeota were found in greater numbers in the transition period, while MCG Archaea was dominant on the dry season. Methanogens were only found in the dry season. Analysis of 16S rRNA sequences revealed lower diversity on the transition period. We detected archaeal amoA sequences in both seasons, but there were more OTUs during the dry season. These sequences were within the same cluster as Nitrosotalea devanaterra's amoA gene. The principal coordinate analysis (PCoA) test revealed significant differences between samples from different seasons. These results provide information on archaeal diversity in freshwater lake sediments of the Cerrado and indicates that rain is likely a factor that impacts these communities.

  10. Ammonium supply rate influences archaeal and bacterial ammonia oxidizers in a wetland soil vertical profile.

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    Höfferle, Špela; Nicol, Graeme W; Pal, Levin; Hacin, Janez; Prosser, James I; Mandić-Mulec, Ines

    2010-11-01

    Oxidation of ammonia, the first step in nitrification, is carried out in soil by bacterial and archaeal ammonia oxidizers and recent studies suggest possible selection for the latter in low-ammonium environments. In this study, we investigated the selection of ammonia-oxidizing archaea and bacteria in wetland soil vertical profiles at two sites differing in terms of the ammonium supply rate, but not significantly in terms of the groundwater level. One site received ammonium through decomposition of organic matter, while the second, polluted site received a greater supply, through constant leakage of an underground septic tank. Soil nitrification potential was significantly greater at the polluted site. Quantification of amoA genes demonstrated greater abundance of bacterial than archaeal amoA genes throughout the soil profile at the polluted site, whereas bacterial amoA genes at the unpolluted site were below the detection limit. At both sites, archaeal, but not the bacterial community structure was clearly stratified with depth, with regard to the soil redox potential imposed by groundwater level. However, depth-related changes in the archaeal community structure may also be associated with physiological functions other than ammonia oxidation. © 2010 Federation of European Microbiological Societies. Published by Blackwell Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.

  11. Possible connections of the opposite trends in Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice cover.

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    Yu, Lejiang; Zhong, Shiyuan; Winkler, Julie A; Zhou, Mingyu; Lenschow, Donald H; Li, Bingrui; Wang, Xianqiao; Yang, Qinghua

    2017-04-05

    Sea ice is an important component of the global climate system and a key indicator of climate change. A decreasing trend in Arctic sea-ice concentration is evident in recent years, whereas Antarctic sea-ice concentration exhibits a generally increasing trend. Various studies have investigated the underlying causes of the observed trends for each region, but possible linkages between the regional trends have not been studied. Here, we hypothesize that the opposite trends in Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice concentration may be linked, at least partially, through interdecadal variability of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) and the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO). Although evaluation of this hypothesis is constrained by the limitations of the sea-ice cover record, preliminary statistical analyses of one short-term and two long-term time series of observed and reanalysis sea-ice concentrations data suggest the possibility of the hypothesized linkages. For all three data sets, the leading mode of variability of global sea-ice concentration is positively correlated with the AMO and negatively correlated with the PDO. Two wave trains related to the PDO and the AMO appear to produce anomalous surface-air temperature and low-level wind fields in the two polar regions that contribute to the opposite changes in sea-ice concentration.

  12. Glycogen Reduction in Myotubes of Late-Onset Pompe Disease Patients Using Antisense Technology.

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    Goina, Elisa; Peruzzo, Paolo; Bembi, Bruno; Dardis, Andrea; Buratti, Emanuele

    2017-09-06

    Glycogen storage disease type II (GSDII) is a lysosomal disorder caused by the deficient activity of acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA) enzyme, leading to the accumulation of glycogen within the lysosomes. The disease has been classified in infantile and late-onset forms. Most late-onset patients share a splicing mutation c.-32-13T > G in intron 1 of the GAA gene that prevents efficient recognition of exon 2 by the spliceosome. In this study, we have mapped the splicing silencers of GAA exon 2 and developed antisense morpholino oligonucleotides (AMOs) to inhibit those regions and rescue normal splicing in the presence of the c.-32-13T > G mutation. Using a minigene approach and patient fibroblasts, we successfully increased inclusion of exon 2 in the mRNA and GAA enzyme production by targeting a specific silencer with a combination of AMOs. Most importantly, the use of these AMOs in patient myotubes results in a decreased accumulation of glycogen. To our knowledge, this is the only therapeutic approach resulting in a decrease of glycogen accumulation in patient tissues beside enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) and TFEB overexpression. As a result, it may represent a highly novel and promising therapeutic line for GSDII. Copyright © 2017 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  13. Shifts in the abundance and community structure of soil ammonia oxidizers in a wet sclerophyll forest under long-term prescribed burning.

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    Long, Xi-En; Chen, Chengrong; Xu, Zhihong; He, Ji-Zheng

    2014-02-01

    Fire shapes global biome distribution and promotes the terrestrial biogeochemical cycles. Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and archaea (AOA) play a vital role in the biogeochemical cycling of nitrogen (N). However, behaviors of AOB and AOA under long-term prescribed burning remain unclear. This study was to examine how fire affected the abundances and communities of soil AOB and AOA. A long-term repeated forest fire experiment with three burning treatments (never burnt, B0; biennially burnt, B2; and quadrennially burnt, B4) was used in this study. The abundances and community structure of soil AOB and AOA were determined using quantitative PCR, restriction fragment length polymorphism and clone library. More frequent fires (B2) increased the abundance of bacterium amoA gene, but tended to decrease archaeal amoA genes. Fire also modified the composition of AOA and AOB communities. Canonical correspondence analysis showed soil pH and dissolved organic C (DOC) strongly affected AOB genotypes, while nitrate-N and DOC shaped the AOA distribution. The increased abundance of bacterium amoA gene by fires may imply an important role of AOB in nitrification in fire-affected soils. The fire-induced shift in the community composition of AOB and AOA demonstrates that fire can disturb nutrient cycles. © 2013.

  14. Arstid õpivad rääkima traumakeelt / Triin Ärm

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    Ärm, Triin

    2015-01-01

    Eestis toimub traumahaigete käsitlemise kursus, mis õpetab arstidele kiireks ja süstemaatiliseks tegutsemiseks vajalikku ühist, rahvusvahelist keelt ATLS-i (Advanced Trauma Life Support for Doctors)

  15. Rootsi toll sai kätte rekordilise kokaiinilasti / Triin Oppi

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    Oppi, Triin

    2006-01-01

    Ilmunud ka: Postimees : na russkom jazõke 28. dets. lk. 8. Göteborgis tabati 1,36-tonnine kokaiinilast, mis pärines Colombiast ja oleks suundunud Poolasse. Kaart: Narkootikumi smugeldamine. Vt. samas: Hispaania eurodel on uimastijäljed

  16. Ajakiri Economist hindas Rootsi demokraatia ideaalilähedaseks / Triin Oppi

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    Oppi, Triin

    2006-01-01

    Ilmunud ka: Postimees : na russkom jazõke 24. nov. lk. 8. Briti ajakirja Economist teostatud uuringu järgi on Rootsi maailma kõige demokraatlikum riik, USA on 17. ja Eesti 33. kohal. Lisa: Kõige vabamad ja piiratumad maad. Kommenteerib Mall Hellam

  17. Oscarite gala pole enam miljoni valge mehe marss / Triin Tael

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    Tael, Triin

    2007-01-01

    79. Oscarite gala oli Martin Scorsese maffiadraama "Kahe tule vahel" ja mustanahaliste näitlejate triumf. Parimaks meesnäitlejaks kuulutati Forest Whitaker ja parimaks naiskõrvalosatäitjaks Jennifer Hudson. Ka varasematest võitjatest

  18. Daniel Day-Lewis lihvis Oscari-rolli neli aastat / Triin Tael

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    Tael, Triin

    2008-01-01

    Paul Thomas Andersoni Upton Sinclairi "Õli" järgi lavastatud "Veri hakkab voolama" ("There Will Be Blood"), peaosas Daniel Day-Lewis : Ameerika Ühendriigid 2007. Näitleja võitis oma rolliga parima meespeaosatäitja Oscari. Tema tööst rolli(de)ga

  19. Tööandja turundus - mis see on? / Kaisa-Triin Karu

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    Karu, Kaisa-Triin

    2015-01-01

    Business to employee marketing - turundus suunaga ettevõttelt töötajale. Tööandja turunduse eesmärk on muuta ettevõte nii potentsiaalsete kui ka olemasolevate töötajate seas atraktiivseks, kujundada tugev tööandja bränd, luua töötaja väärtuspakkumine, värbamisturunduse rakendamine

  20. Lasnamäe uus spordihoone on teistmoodi kast / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2004-01-01

    Siiri Vallneri ja Hanno Grossschmidti (kaasautoriks Tomomi Hayashi) Punasele tänavale projekteeritud kergejõustikuhalli arhitektuurist, ruumilahendusest, sobivusest ümbritsevasse miljöösse. Detailplaneeringu tegi ja peatöövõttu korraldas Rein Murula

  1. Rapla KEK ja Tallinna TAB / Kaur Sarv, Intervjueerinud Triin Talk

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    Sarv, Kaur

    2014-01-01

    Raplas toimunud töötoa eestvedajateks olid Hollandi rühmituse "Failed Architecture" liikmed. Töötoa korraldajaks Kaur Sarv. Uuriti 1977. aastal valminud Rapla KEK'i hoonet. Peale töötoa toimumist olevat üks kohalik ärimees hoone ära ostnud

  2. Ühispank noolib koolilaste seast endale uusi kliente / Triin Olvet

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    Olvet, Triin

    2006-01-01

    Ilmunud ka: Postimees : na russkom jazõke 17. apr. lk. 9. SEB Ühispanga tellimusel käivad mööda koole panga müügipartneri OÜ SalesForce esindajad, et leida koolilaste seast kliente uuele pangakaardile ISIC Scholar Electron. Selline müügikampaania on hämmeldust tekitanud paljudes lastevanemates. Lisa: ISIC Scholar Electron

  3. ETVsse jõuab "Kontori" geeniuse uus sari "Statistid" / Triin Thalheim

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    Thalheim, Triin, 1982-

    2006-01-01

    Briti koomik Ricky Gervais on koostöös "Kontori" kaasautori Stephen Merchantiga tegemas sarja originaalpealkirjaga "Extras". Samas ka koomiku osalemisest "Simpsonite" animasarja ühes osas, millele ta ise stsenaariumi kirjutas

  4. Berliini festivali võidufilm ajas kriitikud kahte leeri / Triin Tael

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    Tael, Triin

    2008-01-01

    Berliini 58. filmifestivali Kuldkaru võitis Brasiilia produtsendi ja režissööri Jose Padilha film "Eliitrühm", parima režissööri Hõbekaru läks Paul Thomas Andersonile filmi "Veri hakkab voolama" eest. Ka teistest auhinnasaajatest

  5. Merirahu elamurajoon Tallinnas = Merirahu Residential Community in Tallinn / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2008-01-01

    Projekteerija: Rein Murula Arhitektuuribüroo OÜ. Autorid: Rein Murula, Marti Kahu, Karl Koosa. Konstruktor: Pikoprojekt OÜ. Projekt: 2005-2006, valmis: I etapp 2006, II etapp 2007. Rein Murula korterelamute ehitamisest algselt ühepereelamute ehitamiseks mõeldud alale, majatüüpidest, lodzhadest, korteritest. I ja II majatüübi I-IV korruse plaan, 4 värv. välisvaadet

  6. Karulaugu lasteaed-algkool = Karulaugu preschool and elementary school / Triin Ojari

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    Ojari, Triin, 1974-

    2009-01-01

    2009. a. Haabneemes Randvere tee 18 valminud Karulaugu lasteaed-algkoolist, mille arhitektid on Emil Urbel ja Indrek Erm, projekteerija AB Emil Urbel, sisekujundajad Taso Mähar ja Ines Haak. Projekt 2007

  7. Getost võrsunud täht kingib lootuse / Triin Oppi

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    Oppi, Triin

    2007-01-01

    Vt. ka Postimees : na russkom jazõke 9. jaan., lk. 9. USA miljardärist meediatäht Oprah Winfrey avas alanud aasta teisel päeval sadadele viletsates tingimustes elanud 11-13-aastastele tüdrukutele omanimelise kooli Lõuna-Aafrikas

  8. Nicolas Cage otsib kadunud tütart naistesaarelt / Triin Tael

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    Tael, Triin

    2006-01-01

    Õudusfilm "Ohvripidu" : režissöör Neil LaBute : peaosas Nicholas Cage : Ameerika Ühendriigid - Saksamaa 2006. Film on uusversioon briti 1973.a. filmist, mille režissöör oli Robin Hardy ja ühes peaosadest Christopher Lee

  9. Prada postulaat = Prada Postulate / Martin Melioranski

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    Melioranski, Martin

    2002-01-01

    Hollandi arhitektide Rem Koolhaasi ja Ole Scheereni (Office for Metropolitan Architecture) projekteeritud Prada kauplusest SoHos New Yorgis. Infotehnoloogia: R. Koolhaas ja Markus Schaefer (AMO-Information technology). 13 ill.

  10. Tõnu Kaalep kuulab plaate,mille autoriks on naised / Tõnu Kaalep

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    Kaalep, Tõnu, 1966-2018

    2001-01-01

    Heliplaatidest: Tori Amos "Strange Little Girls", Suzanne Vega "Songs in Red and Gray", Tracy Chapman "Collection", Sandy Dillon & Hector Zazou "12 (Las Vegas is Cursed)", Anja Garbarek "Smiling & Waving"

  11. Genetic diversity and demographic evolution of baobab (Adansonia ...

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    Ezedom Theresa

    2013-09-18

    Sep 18, 2013 ... population of Ferlo has undergone a recent demographic expansion. Although .... diseases, parasites, predators and environmental change. (Amos and ..... Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) in Rural West African Subsistence-.

  12. 77 FR 35424 - National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions

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    2012-06-13

    ..., 12000376 COLORADO Huerfano County Montoya Ranch, 19176 CO 69, Farisita, 12000377 DELAWARE New Castle County... KANSAS Butler County Gish, Amos H., Building, 317 S. Main, Eldorado, 12000383 Dickinson County Gordon...

  13. Plaadid / Andri Maimets

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    Maimets, Andri, 1979-

    2005-01-01

    Uutest heliplaatidest Jennifer Lopez "Rebirth", Crosby Stills & Nash "Greatest Hits", "Verve/Remixe", Thirteen Senses "The Invitation", "Amos Lee", Mari Boine "Gula Gula", dZihan & Kamien "Fakes", Hot Hot Heat "Elevator"

  14. New Pedagogy in Introductory Physics and Upper-level AMO Courses

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    Wieman, Carl

    2005-05-01

    In recent decades the need for science education has expanded in its scope and grown in its importance. We need to reevaluate science teaching to see how it can better meet these needs. Scientists often abandon the powerful intellectual tools they routinely use in their science when they go to teach science. They fall back on tradition and highly subjective judgments of the instructor (known in other contexts as ``superstition"). I will discuss the advantages of approaching the teaching of physics like a physics experiment. This approach includes: collecting and utilizing valid quantitative data (both one's own and those from the research of others), using quantitative statistical analysis to extract information from experiments involving imperfectly controlled degrees of freedom, and taking advantage of useful new technology. This discussion will include a review of some of the key findings of researchers about how people learn in general and how they learn physics specifically, and how these findings can be used to improve teaching practices. As time permits, I will also cover some surprising results my education research group has found on the study of how student beliefs shape and are shaped by their physics classes and the effective use of technology.

  15. ROIG, ARTURO E.; Vermeren, Patrice; et. al. Repensando el siglo XIX desde América latina y Francia: Homenaje al filósofo Arturo A. Roig. Compilado por Marisa Muñoz y Patrice Vermeren. Buenos Aires: Colihue, 2009

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    Diego A. Fernández Peychaux

    2015-07-01

    Full Text Available La reseña de un trabajo colectivo surgido de un coloquio filosófico franco-latinoamericano que se realizó en Mendoza (Argentina en el año 2008, se enfrenta a la dificultad de saberse superada por circunlocución. La belleza, la habilidad y la energía de los textos compilados superan por mucho lo que aquí podríamos resumir en unas pocas líneas. Entraríamos en una contradicción si dejáramos que el renombre de algunos autores influyese en una selección apresurada de los textos. Por ello, creemos que lo pertinente pasa por dar cuenta de las distintas estructuras internas en las que reposa este volumen.

  16. Antonio Pasquali: ¿Crisis de liderazgo

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    Ricardo Haye

    2015-01-01

    Full Text Available Se lamenta haber hecho un discurso académico, haber creído que teníamos la verdad y no supimos hablar ni con las fuerzas políticas, ni con el usuario que se ha quejado de la mala programación de televisión, sin lograr tener un portavoz, hemos perdido el tiempo en diagnósticos debíamos haber concentrado los esfuerzos en salvar el pluralismo en el campo de las comunicaciones. da su comentario acerca de la comunicación alternativa y arenga a los sectores públicos para que asuman el rol y den ejemplo de cómo se debe hacer con un modelo cualitativo de radio y televisión latinoamericanas.

  17. Kuu kultuurikulgur

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    2008-01-01

    Laivüritusest "Punk 2008" Tartus Athena klubis 11. septembril. Briti ansambel Klaxons 6. okt. Tallinnas klubis Hollywood. Moskva laulja Pelageja 5. okt. Tallinna linnahallis ja 7. okt. Jõhvi kontserdimajas. Heategevuskontserdist 14. sept. Tuhalaane kirikumäel (esinevad Tõnis Mägi, Robert Jürjendal, Ain Agan, Andre Maaker, Riho Sibul, Jaak Johanson, Jaak Tuksam jt). Kultuuritehase toetuseks korraldatud kontserdist "Polyymide päev" (esinesid rokkbändid Sõpruse Puiestee, Malena, Pure Mind ja Pilveke). Ooperi "Hullu mehe aias" lavastusest (lavastaja Robert Annus, koreograafia Triin Reemann, dirigent Veronika Portsmuth, lavakujundus ja kostüümide kunstnik Samal Blak Fääri saartelt) 10.-12. septembrini Tallinnas Kultuurikatlas. Kanada ansambli Simple Plan kontserdist 28. okt. Tallinnas klubis Rock Café. Üritustest Viljandi Pärimusmuusika Aidas: 6. sept. esinevad ansambel Paabel+, akordionist Kulno Malva ja DJ Harlet, etendus "Vaterland" 10. sept., Aida muusikud 11. sept., Anu Taul 13. sept. Fernando Stern ja Ethno in Transit 16. septembril. Gruusia ansambli Shin Egari kontsertidest 9. sept. Tartus Genialistide klubis, 10. sept. Estonia kontserdisaalis, 11. sept. Endla teatri küünis Pärnus, 12. sept. Kultuurivaras Kuressaares

  18. Tobacco advertising in South Africa with specific reference to ...

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    1994-12-12

    Dec 12, 1994 ... advertising expenditure in the South African media, and to compare brands ..... providing community and school education programmes, banning sales to .... Amos A. Cigarette advertising and marketing strategies. Tobacco ...

  19. Adaptive multi-objective Optimization scheme for cognitive radio resource management

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    Alqerm, Ismail; Shihada, Basem

    2014-01-01

    configuration by exploiting optimization and machine learning techniques. In this paper, we propose an Adaptive Multi-objective Optimization Scheme (AMOS) for cognitive radio resource management to improve spectrum operation and network performance

  20. The Effect of Acepromazine Alone or in Combination with Methadone, Morphine, or Tramadol on Sedation and Selected Cardiopulmonary Variables in Sheep

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    Lilian Toshiko Nishimura

    2017-01-01

    Full Text Available The sedative and selected cardiopulmonary effects of acepromazine alone or in combination with methadone, morphine, or tramadol were compared in sheep. Six ewes were randomly assigned to treatments: A (0.05 mg/kg acepromazine, AM (A plus 0.5 mg/kg methadone, AMO (A plus 0.5 mg/kg morphine, and AT (A plus 5 mg/kg tramadol. Parameters were assessed before sedative drug administration (baseline and every 15 minutes thereafter, for two hours. Treatments A and AM were associated with increases in sedation score for 60 minutes and treatments AMO and AT for 30 minutes; however, there were no significant differences between treatments. There was a decrease in mean arterial pressure compared to baseline values in treatment A at 15, 45, 60, and 90 minutes, in treatment AM at 15 minutes, and in treatment AT from 45 to 120 minutes. Arterial blood carbon dioxide pressure increased at all time points in all treatments. Arterial oxygen pressure decreased in treatment AMO at 15, 30, and 120 minutes and in treatment AT at 15–45, 105, and 120 minutes, compared to baseline. Acepromazine alone causes a level of sedation similar to that observed when it is coadministered with opioids methadone, morphine, and tramadol. These combinations did not cause clinical cardiopulmonary changes.

  1. Seasonal Effects in a Lake Sediment Archaeal Community of the Brazilian Savanna

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    Thiago Rodrigues

    2014-01-01

    Full Text Available The Cerrado is a biome that corresponds to 24% of Brazil’s territory. Only recently microbial communities of this biome have been investigated. Here we describe for the first time the diversity of archaeal communities from freshwater lake sediments of the Cerrado in the dry season and in the transition period between the dry and rainy seasons, when the first rains occur. Gene libraries were constructed, using Archaea-specific primers for the 16S rRNA and amoA genes. Analysis revealed marked differences between the archaeal communities found in the two seasons. I.1a and I.1c Thaumarchaeota were found in greater numbers in the transition period, while MCG Archaea was dominant on the dry season. Methanogens were only found in the dry season. Analysis of 16S rRNA sequences revealed lower diversity on the transition period. We detected archaeal amoA sequences in both seasons, but there were more OTUs during the dry season. These sequences were within the same cluster as Nitrosotalea devanaterra’s amoA gene. The principal coordinate analysis (PCoA test revealed significant differences between samples from different seasons. These results provide information on archaeal diversity in freshwater lake sediments of the Cerrado and indicates that rain is likely a factor that impacts these communities.

  2. Antiproliferative activities of lesser galangal (Alpinia officinarum Hance Jam1), turmeric (Curcuma longa L.), and ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) against acute monocytic leukemia.

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    Omoregie, Samson N; Omoruyi, Felix O; Wright, Vincent F; Jones, Lemore; Zimba, Paul V

    2013-07-01

    Acute monocytic leukemia (AML M5 or AMoL) is one of the several types of leukemia that are still awaiting cures. The use of chemotherapy for cancer management can be harmful to normal cells in the vicinity of the target leukemia cells. This study assessed the potency of the extracts from lesser galangal, turmeric, and ginger against AML M5 to use the suitable fractions in neutraceuticals. Aqueous and organic solvent extracts from the leaves and rhizomes of lesser galangal and turmeric, and from the rhizomes only of ginger were examined for their antiproliferative activities against THP-1 AMoL cells in vitro. Lesser galangal leaf extracts in organic solvents of methanol, chloroform, and dichloromethane maintained distinctive antiproliferative activities over a 48-h period. The turmeric leaf and rhizome extracts and ginger rhizome extracts in methanol also showed distinctive anticancer activities. The lesser galangal leaf methanol extract was subsequently separated into 13, and then 18 fractions using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. Fractions 9 and 16, respectively, showed the greatest antiproliferative activities. These results indicate that the use of plant extracts might be a safer approach to finding a lasting cure for AMoL. Further investigations will be required to establish the discriminatory tolerance of normal cells to these extracts, and to identify the compounds in these extracts that possess the antiproliferative activities.

  3. Changes in Average Annual Precipitation in Argentina’s Pampa Region and Their Possible Causes

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    Silvia Pérez

    2015-01-01

    Full Text Available Changes in annual rainfall in five sub-regions of the Argentine Pampa Region (Rolling, Central, Mesopotamian, Flooding and Southern were examined for the period 1941 to 2010 using data from representative locations in each sub-region. Dubious series were adjusted by means of a homogeneity test and changes in mean value were evaluated using a hydrometeorological time series segmentation method. In addition, an association was sought between shifts in mean annual rainfall and changes in large-scale atmospheric pressure systems, as measured by the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO and the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI. The results indicate that the Western Pampas (Central and Southern are more vulnerable to abrupt changes in average annual rainfall than the Eastern Pampas (Mesopotamian, Rolling and Flooding. Their vulnerability is further increased by their having the lowest average rainfall. The AMO showed significant negative correlations with all sub-regions, while the PDO and SOI showed significant positive and negative correlations respectively with the Central, Flooding and Southern Pampa. The fact that the PDO and AMO are going through the phases of their cycles that tend to reduce rainfall in much of the Pampas helps explain the lower rainfall recorded in the Western Pampas sub-regions in recent years. This has had a significant impact on agriculture and the environment.

  4. Presence and Expression of Microbial Genes Regulating Soil Nitrogen Dynamics Along the Tanana River Successional Sequence

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    Boone, R. D.; Rogers, S. L.

    2004-12-01

    We report on work to assess the functional gene sequences for soil microbiota that control nitrogen cycle pathways along the successional sequence (willow, alder, poplar, white spruce, black spruce) on the Tanana River floodplain, Interior Alaska. Microbial DNA and mRNA were extracted from soils (0-10 cm depth) for amoA (ammonium monooxygenase), nifH (nitrogenase reductase), napA (nitrate reductase), and nirS and nirK (nitrite reductase) genes. Gene presence was determined by amplification of a conserved sequence of each gene employing sequence specific oligonucleotide primers and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Expression of the genes was measured via nested reverse transcriptase PCR amplification of the extracted mRNA. Amplified PCR products were visualized on agarose electrophoresis gels. All five successional stages show evidence for the presence and expression of microbial genes that regulate N fixation (free-living), nitrification, and nitrate reduction. We detected (1) nifH, napA, and nirK presence and amoA expression (mRNA production) for all five successional stages and (2) nirS and amoA presence and nifH, nirK, and napA expression for early successional stages (willow, alder, poplar). The results highlight that the existing body of previous process-level work has not sufficiently considered the microbial potential for a nitrate economy and free-living N fixation along the complete floodplain successional sequence.

  5. Siidii / Annika Koppel

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    Koppel, Annika

    2003-01-01

    Heliplaatidest: "Careful What You Wish For", Sophie Ellis Bextor "Shoot From The Hip", Josh Groban "Closer", Tori Amos "Tales Of Librarian", Enigma "Voyageur", Eesti Filharmoonia Kammerkoor, dirigent Paul Hillier "The Powers Of Heaven"

  6. Ale nám Písmo ukazuje tajemství. Biblické aluze v cyklu Truchlivý Jana Amose Komenského

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    Havelka, Tomáš

    2013-01-01

    Roč. 5, č. 2 (2013), s. 225-242 ISSN 1804-1132 Institutional support: RVO:67985955 Keywords : Bible * Johan Amos Comenius * quotations * Czech consolatory writings * Truchlivý * Mournful Subject RIV: AA - Philosophy ; Religion

  7. Choosing the route to traveler information systems deployment : decision factors for creating public/private business plans

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    2012-08-01

    The United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) has initiated a multimodal connected vehicle research initiative (hereafter referred to as the Initiative) that aims to enable safe, interoperable, networked, wireless communications amo...

  8. Soome kirikudisain, Schjerfbecki autoportreed, Mucha juugend / Harry Liivrand

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    Liivrand, Harry, 1961-

    2006-01-01

    Näitus "Tuvi ja tall - Helsingi kirikute sakraalne disain" Helsingi disainimuuseumis. Helene Schjerfbecki (1862-1946) näitus Didrichseni kunstimuuseumis. Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) ehete ja teatriplakatite näitus Amos Andersoni Taidemuseumis

  9. Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea Show More Distinct Biogeographic Distribution Patterns than Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria across the Black Soil Zone of Northeast China.

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    Liu, Junjie; Yu, Zhenhua; Yao, Qin; Sui, Yueyu; Shi, Yu; Chu, Haiyan; Tang, Caixian; Franks, Ashley E; Jin, Jian; Liu, Xiaobing; Wang, Guanghua

    2018-01-01

    Black soils (Mollisols) of northeast China are highly productive and agriculturally important for food production. Ammonia-oxidizing microbes play an important role in N cycling in the black soils. However, the information related to the composition and distribution of ammonia-oxidizing microbes in the black soils has not yet been addressed. In this study, we used the amoA gene to quantify the abundance and community composition of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) across the black soil zone. The amoA abundance of AOA was remarkably larger than that of AOB, with ratios of AOA/AOB in the range from 3.1 to 91.0 across all soil samples. The abundance of AOA amoA was positively correlated with total soil C content ( p 0.05). In contrast, the abundance of AOB amoA positively correlated with soil pH ( p = 0.009) but not with total soil C. Alpha diversity of AOA did not correlate with any soil parameter, however, alpha diversity of AOB was affected by multiple soil factors, such as soil pH, total P, N, and C, available K content, and soil water content. Canonical correspondence analysis indicated that the AOA community was mainly affected by the sampling latitude, followed by soil pH, total P and C; while the AOB community was mainly determined by soil pH, as well as total P, C and N, water content, and sampling latitude, which highlighted that the AOA community was more geographically distributed in the black soil zone of northeast China than AOB community. In addition, the pairwise analyses showed that the potential nitrification rate (PNR) was not correlated with alpha diversity but weakly positively with the abundance of the AOA community ( p = 0.048), whereas PNR significantly correlated positively with the richness ( p = 0.003), diversity ( p = 0.001) and abundance ( p < 0.001) of the AOB community, which suggested that AOB community might make a greater contribution to nitrification than AOA community in the black soils when

  10. Activity-Based Protein Profiling of Ammonia Monooxygenase in Nitrosomonas europaea

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    Bennett, Kristen; Sadler, Natalie C.; Wright, Aaron T.; Yeager, Chris; Hyman, Michael R.; Löffler, F. E.

    2016-01-29

    Nitrosomonas europaeais an aerobic nitrifying bacterium that oxidizes ammonia (NH3) to nitrite (NO2) through the sequential activities of ammonia monooxygenase (AMO) and hydroxylamine dehydrogenase (HAO). Many alkynes are mechanism-based inactivators of AMO, and here we describe an activity-based protein profiling method for this enzyme using 1,7-octadiyne (17OD) as a probe. Inactivation of NH4+-dependent O2uptake byN. europaeaby 17OD was time- and concentration-dependent. The effects of 17OD were specific for ammonia-oxidizing activity, andde novoprotein synthesis was required to reestablish this activity after cells were exposed to 17OD. Cells were reacted with Alexa Fluor 647 azide using a copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) (click) reaction, solubilized, and analyzed by SDS-PAGE and infrared (IR) scanning. A fluorescent 28-kDa polypeptide was observed for cells previously exposed to 17OD but not for cells treated with either allylthiourea or acetylene prior to exposure to 17OD or for cells not previously exposed to 17OD. The fluorescent polypeptide was membrane associated and aggregated when heated with β-mercaptoethanol and SDS. The fluorescent polypeptide was also detected in cells pretreated with other diynes, but not in cells pretreated with structural homologs containing a single ethynyl functional group. The membrane fraction from 17OD-treated cells was conjugated with biotin-azide and solubilized in SDS. Streptavidin affinity-purified polypeptides were on-bead trypsin-digested, and amino acid sequences of the peptide fragments were determined by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analysis. Peptide fragments from AmoA were the predominant peptides detected in 17OD-treated samples. In-gel digestion and

  11. Inimsuhete kujutamisest uuemas heebrea kirjanduses / Kalle Kasemaa

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    Kasemaa, Kalle, 1942-

    2003-01-01

    Artiklis on käsitletud järgmisi autoreid: Amos Oz, Abraham B. Jehoshua, Sami Michael, Dorit Rabinjan, Shifra Horn, Ronit Matalon, Judit Katzir, Tsruja Shalev, Klil Zisapel, Benjamin Tammuz, Michal Shalev, Edna Mazja

  12. Atlantic and Pacific multidecadal oscillations and Northern Hemisphere temperatures

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    Steinman, Byron A.; Mann, Michael E.; Miller, Sonya K.

    2015-02-01

    The recent slowdown in global warming has brought into question the reliability of climate model projections of future temperature change and has led to a vigorous debate over whether this slowdown is the result of naturally occurring, internal variability or forcing external to Earth’s climate system. To address these issues, we applied a semi-empirical approach that combines climate observations and model simulations to estimate Atlantic- and Pacific-based internal multidecadal variability (termed “AMO” and “PMO,” respectively). Using this method, the AMO and PMO are found to explain a large proportion of internal variability in Northern Hemisphere mean temperatures. Competition between a modest positive peak in the AMO and a substantially negative-trending PMO are seen to produce a slowdown or “false pause” in warming of the past decade.

  13. El enfoque digital en el aula

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    Paula Cancelas Álvarez

    2012-08-01

    Full Text Available Con la revolución tecnológica de la época en la que vivimos, que está llegandotambién al mundo de ELE, todos sabemos que es solo cuestión de tiempo que en todaslas aulas haya pizarras digitales interactivas. Esto implica que, si bien hasta ahorapodíamos elegir si queríamos utilizar en el aula las nuevas tecnologías o no, a partir delmomento en el que instalen en nuestras aulas las pizarras digitales no vamos a tenerelección y, lo que es más importante, no vamos a tener ninguna buena excusa para noutilizar las nuevas tecnologías. Por esta razón, es necesario concienciarse y estarpreparado para poder sacarle el mayor rendimiento en las clases.

  14. Pariisi kinolinal Eestit vaatamas / Tiit Kuuskmäe

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    Kuuskmäe, Tiit

    2005-01-01

    Pariisis näidati iisraeli režissööri Amos Gitai mängufilmi "Tõotatud maa" ("Promised Land"), kus aineks ka Eesti ja eestimaalased ning Pariisi Kodaki majas Eesti animafilmi retrospektiivi "Eesti animafilmi kuldajastu"

  15. Plaadid / Valner Valme

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    2002-01-01

    Uutest plaatidest "30 Seconds To Mars", E-Rotic "Sexual Healing", Mandarava & Buchert "Feng Shui", Vanessa Mae "The Best Of", Leann Rimes "Twisted Angel" Xzibit "Man vs Mashine", India. Airie "Voyage To India", Tori Amos "Scarlet Walk"

  16. Monitoring SMI kak sredstvo borbõ za rõnok / Triin Raetnik

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    Raetnik, Triin

    2007-01-01

    Firmad tellivad ajakirjanduse monitooringuid, et jälgida ajakirjanduse hoiakut ettevõtte suhtes - ajakirjandus võib avaldada suurt mõju ettevõttest pildi loomisel. Samuti on monitooringud hea infoallikas konkurentide tegevusega kohta. Kommenteerib Sigrid Karu-Holloway

  17. "Saatan kannab Pradat" : tikk-kontsaga otse südamesse / Triin Tael

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    Tael, Triin

    2006-01-01

    David Frankeli mängufilmist "Saatan kannab Pradat" ("The Devil Wears Prada") : Ameerika Ühendriigid 2006, mis põhineb Lauren Weisbergeri samanimelisel romaanil. Lisaks näitlejanna Meryl Streep'i tegelaskujust ja sõnum "Meryl Streep tundis end nagu hullusärgis". Filmi stilist on Patricia Field

  18. Tallinn plaanib panna tänavaile häiresireenid / Triin Olvet

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    Olvet, Triin

    2005-01-01

    Alustatakse sireenisüsteemi välja töötamist, mille abil saaks inimesi suurõnnetuste puhul hoiatada. Kommenteerib Harjumaa päästeteenistuse kriisireguleerimise osakonna juhataja asetäitja Arvo Sirel

  19. Koreade juhid lõid rahu eelduseks käed / Triin Oppi

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    Oppi, Triin

    2007-01-01

    Lõuna-Korea president Roh Moo-Hyan ja Põhja-Korea rahvavabariigi juht Kim Yong Il tõotavad ühisavalduses muuta Korea poolsaare tuumavabaks ja edendada kaubavahetust, turismi ja poliitilist läbikäimist

  20. "Armastuse retsepti" tippkokk Zeta Jones ei oska muna keeta / Triin Tael

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    Tael, Triin

    2007-01-01

    Scott Hicksi romantiline komöödiafilm "Armastuse retsept" ("No Reservations"), mille peaosas Walesist pärit näitlejanna Catherine Zeta Jones. Näitlejanna muljeid oma rolliks ettevalmistustest, mille hulka käis ka praktika pärisrestoranis