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National University of La Plata
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About: National University of La Plata is a education organization based out in La Plata, Argentina. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Large Hadron Collider. The organization has 12993 authors who have published 30013 publications receiving 495118 citations. The organization is also known as: UNLP & Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
Topics: Population, Large Hadron Collider, Stars, White dwarf, Catalysis
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20 Oct 1997
TL;DR: The observed relation between the duration of an event and the radius of the disappearing region matches remarkably well the expected radius dependence of the viscous timescale for the radiation-pressure-dominated region of an accretion disk.
Abstract: We have analyzed the spectral variations of the superluminal black hole X-ray binary GRS 1915+105 by using data obtained with the PCA on the Rossi XTE. We find that, despite the marked differences in the structure and the timescale of variability, all spectral changes can be attributed to the rapid disappearing of the inner region of an accretion disk, followed by a slower refilling of the emptied region. The timescale for each event is determined by the extent of the missing part of the disk. The observed relation between the duration of an event and the radius of the disappearing region matches remarkably well the expected radius dependence of the viscous timescale for the radiation-pressure-dominated region of an accretion disk.
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University of Zurich1, Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research2, University of Melbourne3, Cooperative Research Centre4, Australian Antarctic Division5, Complutense University of Madrid6, Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory7, National Scientific and Technical Research Council8, National University of La Plata9, University of Bern10, University of Washington11, Australian Institute of Marine Science12, University of Western Australia13
TL;DR: In this article, a new millennial ensemble reconstruction of annually resolved temperature variations for the Southern Hemisphere based on an unprecedented network of terrestrial and oceanic palaeoclimate proxy records is presented.
Abstract: The Earth’s climate system is driven by a complex interplay of internal chaotic dynamics and natural and anthropogenic external forcing. Recent instrumental data have shown a remarkable degree of asynchronicity between Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere temperature fluctuations, thereby questioning the relative importance of internal versus external drivers of past as well as future climate variability1, 2, 3. However, large-scale temperature reconstructions for the past millennium have focused on the Northern Hemisphere4, 5, limiting empirical assessments of inter-hemispheric variability on multi-decadal to centennial timescales. Here, we introduce a new millennial ensemble reconstruction of annually resolved temperature variations for the Southern Hemisphere based on an unprecedented network of terrestrial and oceanic palaeoclimate proxy records. In conjunction with an independent Northern Hemisphere temperature reconstruction ensemble5, this record reveals an extended cold period (1594–1677) in both hemispheres but no globally coherent warm phase during the pre-industrial (1000–1850) era. The current (post-1974) warm phase is the only period of the past millennium where both hemispheres are likely to have experienced contemporaneous warm extremes. Our analysis of inter-hemispheric temperature variability in an ensemble of climate model simulations for the past millennium suggests that models tend to overemphasize Northern Hemisphere–Southern Hemisphere synchronicity by underestimating the role of internal ocean–atmosphere dynamics, particularly in the ocean-dominated Southern Hemisphere. Our results imply that climate system predictability on decadal to century timescales may be lower than expected based on assessments of external climate forcing and Northern Hemisphere temperature variations5, 6 alone.
236 citations
01 Apr 2013
TL;DR: The Consenso de los Commodities as discussed by the authors subraya the ingreso of America Latina in un nuevo orden economico and politico-ideologico, sostenido by el boom de los precios internacionales de las materias primas and los bienes de consumo demandados cada vez mas por los paises centrales and las potencias emergentes.
Abstract: El «Consenso de los Commodities» subraya el ingreso de America Latina en un nuevo orden economico y politico-ideologico, sostenido por el boom de los precios internacionales de las materias primas y los bienes de consumo demandados cada vez mas por los paises centrales y las potencias emergentes Este orden va consolidando un estilo de desarrollo neoextractivista que genera ventajas comparativas, visibles en el crecimiento economico, al tiempo que produce nuevas asimetrias y conflictos sociales, economicos, ambientales y politico-culturales Tal conflictividad marca la apertura de un nuevo ciclo de luchas, centrado en la defensa del territorio y del ambiente, asi como en la discusion sobre los modelos de desarrollo y las fronteras mismas de la democracia
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TL;DR: Results show that up-regulation of the respiratory AOX pathway protects the photosynthetic electron transport chain from the harmful effects of excess light.
Abstract: The aim of this study was to explore the role of the mitochondrial alternative oxidase (AOX) in the protection of photosynthesis during drought in wheat leaves. The relative water contents of water-replete and drought-exposed wheat plants were 97.2+/-0.3 and 75+/-2, respectively. Drought increased the amount of leaf AOX protein and also enhanced the rate of AOX-dependent O(2) uptake by the respiratory electron transport chain. The amount of the reduced, active form of the AOX protein was specifically increased by drought. The AOX inhibitor salicylhydroxamic acid (1 mM; SHAM) inhibited 70% of AOX activity in vivo in both water-replete and drought-exposed plants. Plants treated with SHAM were then exposed to low (100), high (350), or excess light (800 mumol photons m(-2) s(-1)) for 90 min. SHAM did not modify chlorophyll a fluorescence quenching parameters in water-replete controls after any of these treatments. However, while the maximal quantum yield of photosystem II (PSII) electron transport (F(v)/F(m)) was not affected by SHAM, the immediate quantum yield of PSII electron transport (Phi(PSII)) and photochemical quenching (qP) were gradually reduced by increasing irradiance in SHAM-treated drought-exposed plants, the decrease being most pronounced at the highest irradiance. Non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) reached near maximum levels in plants subjected to drought at high irradiance. However, a combination of drought and low light caused an intermediate increase in NPQ, which attained higher values when AOX was inhibited. Taken together, these results show that up-regulation of the respiratory AOX pathway protects the photosynthetic electron transport chain from the harmful effects of excess light.
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TL;DR: Evidence for selection acting on the Bd genome is reported, supporting the hypothesis that protease genes are important in evolutionary transitions in this group, and it is found that even the most recently evolved Bd clade contained more genetic variation than previously reported.
Abstract: Understanding the evolutionary history of microbial pathogens is critical for mitigating the impacts of emerging infectious diseases on economically and ecologically important host species. We used a genome resequencing approach to resolve the evolutionary history of an important microbial pathogen, the chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), which has been implicated in amphibian declines worldwide. We sequenced the genomes of 29 isolates of Bd from around the world, with an emphasis on North, Central, and South America because of the devastating effect that Bd has had on amphibian populations in the New World. We found a substantial amount of evolutionary complexity in Bd with deep phylogenetic diversity that predates observed global amphibian declines. By investigating the entire genome, we found that even the most recently evolved Bd clade (termed the global panzootic lineage) contained more genetic variation than previously reported. We also found dramatic differences among isolates and among genomic regions in chromosomal copy number and patterns of heterozygosity, suggesting complex and heterogeneous genome dynamics. Finally, we report evidence for selection acting on the Bd genome, supporting the hypothesis that protease genes are important in evolutionary transitions in this group. Bd is considered an emerging pathogen because of its recent effects on amphibians, but our data indicate that it has a complex evolutionary history that predates recent disease outbreaks. Therefore, it is important to consider the contemporary effects of Bd in a broader evolutionary context and identify specific mechanisms that may have led to shifts in virulence in this system.
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David Cameron | 154 | 1586 | 126067 |
Subir Sarkar | 149 | 1542 | 144614 |
Mayda Velasco | 137 | 1309 | 87579 |
Diego F. Torres | 137 | 948 | 72180 |
Heidi Sandaker | 128 | 999 | 76517 |
Vincent Garonne | 128 | 921 | 76980 |
Farid Ould-Saada | 128 | 931 | 76394 |
Ole Røhne | 128 | 1038 | 75752 |
Peter Hansen | 128 | 1271 | 86210 |
Maria-Teresa Dova | 127 | 778 | 73558 |
Vladimir Sulin | 127 | 884 | 75329 |
Andrei Snesarev | 127 | 875 | 74907 |
James Catmore | 127 | 892 | 75086 |
Ruslan Mashinistov | 126 | 860 | 73897 |
Fernando Monticelli | 126 | 843 | 73385 |