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Michigan Technological University
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About: Michigan Technological University is a education organization based out in Houghton, Michigan, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Volcano. The organization has 8023 authors who have published 17422 publications receiving 481780 citations. The organization is also known as: MTU & Michigan Tech.
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TL;DR: In this article, high-resolution SO2 emission rate measurements collected with an ultra violet imaging camera at Santiaguito, Guatemala were used to better understand degassing processes during lava dome extrusion.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the role of trust in stakeholder satisfaction is examined and the results of an exploratory study examining the role that trust plays in the satisfaction of financial institutions are reported.
Abstract: The results of an exploratory study examining the role of trust in stakeholder satisfaction are reported Customers, stockholders, and employees of financial institutions were surveyed to identify management behaviors that lead to stakeholder satisfaction The factors critical to satisfaction across stakeholder groups are the timeliness of communication, the honesty and completeness of the information and the empathy and equity of treatment by management
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TL;DR: Alkaline phytase differs from other phytases in the specificity of hydrolysis of phosphate esters on the inositol ring, its high substrate specificity for phytic acid, and biochemical properties such as susceptibility to activation by calcium and inhibition by fluoride.
Abstract: Phytases are the primary enzymes responsible for the hydrolysis of phytic acid, myo-inositol-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexakisphosphate (I-1,2,3,4,5,6-P6). A number of phytases with varying specificities, properties, and localizations hydrolyze phytic acid present in cells. The specificity of hydrolysis of phytic acid by alkaline phytase from lily (Lilium longiflorum L.) pollen is described. Structures of the intermediate inositol phosphates and the final product were established by a variety of nuclear magnetic resonance techniques (1H-, 31P-, and 31P-1H-detected multiple quantum coherence spectroscopy, and total correlation spectroscopy). On the basis of the structures identified we have proposed a scheme of hydrolysis of phytic acid. Initial hydrolysis of the phosphate ester occurs at the D-5 position of phytic acid to yield the symmetrical I-1,2,3,4,6-P5. The two subsequent dephosphorylations occur adjacent to the D-5 hydroxyl group to yield I-1,2,3-P3 as the final product. Alkaline phytase differs from other phytases in the specificity of hydrolysis of phosphate esters on the inositol ring, its high substrate specificity for phytic acid, and biochemical properties such as susceptibility to activation by calcium and inhibition by fluoride. The physiological significance of alkaline phytase and the biological role of I-1,2,3-P3 remain to be identified.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a multi-angle, multi-technology solar photovoltaic (PV) system was used to study the effect of snowfall on the performance of PV systems, and it was found that the losses due to snowfall are dependent on the angle and technology being considered and the effects of increased albedo in the surroundings of a PV system can increase expected yields.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a trophic diatom index (TDI) developed for monitoring European rivers was applied to these tropical systems, and 54 specific and infraspecific diatom taxa representing 20 genera were identified for all sites with Achnanthes s.l. being the most common genera.
Abstract: Diatoms are frequently used as indicators of eutrophication in temperate systems, but little is known about their application to impacted African tropical systems. Five streams located within Gombe Stream National Park and five streams supporting human settlements draining into Lake Tanganyika, East Africa, were investigated for species composition, richness and diversity of epilithic algae. In addition, a trophic diatom index (TDI) developed for monitoring European rivers was applied to these tropical systems. 54 specific and infraspecific diatom taxa representing 20 genera were identified for all sites with Achnanthes s.l., Gomphonema and Navicula s.l. being the most common genera. Species richness varied between 10 and 21 in disturbed streams and 13 and 19 in undisturbed streams. Nutrients were significantly enriched in streams draining the deforested watersheds but indices of diversity and evenness (Shannon H, J and Simpson–Yule D, E) did not show any significant differences between streams in forested and deforested watersheds. Significant differences were observed between pooled data for the TDI between forested and deforested watersheds. Analysis of percent pollution tolerant diatom taxa indicates that organic pollution of streams in deforested watersheds may be contributing to eutrophication. This study shows that African diatoms, cosmopolitan or resembling well-known North American and European taxa, allows for trophic indices tailored to the autecological preferences of species to be applied to new regions, although intensive studies on these African taxa will lead to more accurate results. Measures of species-richness and diversity, historically used to describe the state of an ecosystem, may not be suitable to evaluate streams which are not grossly polluted.
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Anil K. Jain | 183 | 1016 | 192151 |
Marc W. Kirschner | 162 | 457 | 102145 |
Yonggang Huang | 136 | 797 | 69290 |
Hong Wang | 110 | 1633 | 51811 |
Fei Wang | 107 | 1824 | 53587 |
Emanuele Bonamente | 105 | 219 | 40826 |
Haoshen Zhou | 104 | 519 | 37609 |
Nicholas J. Turro | 104 | 1131 | 53827 |
Yang Shao-Horn | 102 | 458 | 49463 |
Richard P. Novick | 99 | 295 | 34542 |
Markus J. Buehler | 95 | 609 | 33054 |
Martin L. Yarmush | 91 | 702 | 34591 |
Alan Robock | 90 | 346 | 27022 |
Patrick M. Schlievert | 90 | 444 | 32037 |
Lonnie O. Ingram | 88 | 316 | 22217 |