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Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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About: Oak Ridge National Laboratory is a facility organization based out in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Neutron & Ion. The organization has 31868 authors who have published 73724 publications receiving 2633689 citations. The organization is also known as: ORNL.
Topics: Neutron, Ion, Scattering, Neutron scattering, Microstructure
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TL;DR: As expected, FF(cer) exhibited a distinct seasonal trend following patterns of soil temperature, but soil water content and the volume percent of the soil's coarse fraction were also correlated with observed rates.
Abstract: Forest floor CO(2) efflux (FF(cer)) is an important component of global carbon budgets, but the spatial variability of forest floor respiration within a forest type is not well documented. Measurements of FF(cer) were initiated in mid-March of 1991 and continued at biweekly to monthly intervals until mid-November. Observations were made at 45 sites along topographic gradients of the Walker Branch Watershed, Tennessee including northeast and southwest facing slopes, valley-bottoms, and exposed ridge-top locations. The FF(cer) measurements were made with a portable gas-exchange system, and all observations were accompanied by soil temperature and soil water content measurements. As expected, FF(cer) exhibited a distinct seasonal trend following patterns of soil temperature, but soil water content and the volume percent of the soil's coarse fraction were also correlated with observed rates. Over the entire measurement period, FF(cer) ranged from a typical minimum of 0.8 micro mol m(-2) s(-1) to an average maximum near 5.7 micro mol m(-2) s(-1). No significant differences in FF(cer) were observed among the ridge-top and slope positions, but FF(cer) in the valley-bottom locations was lower on several occasions. An empirical model of FF(cer) based on these observations is suggested for application to whole-stand estimates of forest carbon sequestration.
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TL;DR: In this article, small-angle and ultra-small-angle neutron scattering (SANS and USANS) measurements were performed on samples from the Triassic Montney tight gas reservoir in Western Canada to determine the applicability of these techniques for characterizing the full pore size spectrum and to gain insight into the nature of the pore structure and its control on permeability.
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Joint Genome Institute1, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill2, Howard Hughes Medical Institute3, ETH Zurich4, Stanford University5, Gansu Agricultural University6, Virginia Tech7, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology8, Oak Ridge National Laboratory9, University of Tennessee10, Cornell University11, Research Triangle Park12, University of Washington13, Max Planck Society14, University of California, Merced15
TL;DR: This work sequenced 484 genomes of bacterial isolates from roots of Brassicaceae, poplar, and maize and validated candidates from two sets of plant-associated genes, including one involved in plant colonization and the other serving in microbe–microbe competition between plant and microbe.
Abstract: Plants intimately associate with diverse bacteria. Plant-associated bacteria have ostensibly evolved genes that enable them to adapt to plant environments. However, the identities of such genes are mostly unknown, and their functions are poorly characterized. We sequenced 484 genomes of bacterial isolates from roots of Brassicaceae, poplar, and maize. We then compared 3,837 bacterial genomes to identify thousands of plant-associated gene clusters. Genomes of plant-associated bacteria encode more carbohydrate metabolism functions and fewer mobile elements than related non-plant-associated genomes do. We experimentally validated candidates from two sets of plant-associated genes: one involved in plant colonization, and the other serving in microbe-microbe competition between plant-associated bacteria. We also identified 64 plant-associated protein domains that potentially mimic plant domains; some are shared with plant-associated fungi and oomycetes. This work expands the genome-based understanding of plant-microbe interactions and provides potential leads for efficient and sustainable agriculture through microbiome engineering.
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University of Lorraine1, Michigan State University2, Duke University3, University of California, Berkeley4, University of Bordeaux5, Leibniz Association6, Max Planck Society7, University of Lausanne8, Oak Ridge National Laboratory9, University of Tennessee10, Cornell University11, Eötvös Loránd University12, University of Turin13, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University14, University of Groningen15, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ16
TL;DR: A particular focus is placed on the understanding of BFI within complex microbial communities and in regard of the metaorganism concept, as well as recent discoveries that clarify the (molecular) mechanisms involved in bacterial-fungal relationships.
Abstract: Fungi and bacteria are found living together in a wide variety of environments. Their interactions are significant drivers of many ecosystem functions and are important for the health of plants and animals. A large number of fungal and bacterial families engage in complex interactions that lead to critical behavioural shifts of the microorganisms ranging from mutualism to antagonism. The importance of bacterial-fungal interactions (BFI) in environmental science, medicine and biotechnology has led to the emergence of a dynamic and multidisciplinary research field that combines highly diverse approaches including molecular biology, genomics, geochemistry, chemical and microbial ecology, biophysics and ecological modelling. In this review, we discuss recent advances that underscore the roles of BFI across relevant habitats and ecosystems. A particular focus is placed on the understanding of BFI within complex microbial communities and in regard of the metaorganism concept. We also discuss recent discoveries that clarify the (molecular) mechanisms involved in bacterial-fungal relationships, and the contribution of new technologies to decipher generic principles of BFI in terms of physical associations and molecular dialogues. Finally, we discuss future directions for research in order to stimulate synergy within the BFI research area and to resolve outstanding questions.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the production of e(+)e(-) pairs for m(e+e-) < 0.3 GeV/c(2) and 1 < p(T) < 5 GeV /c is measured in p + p and Au + Au collisions at root s(NN) = 200 GeV.
Abstract: The production of e(+)e(-) pairs for m(e+e-) < 0.3 GeV/c(2) and 1< p(T) < 5 GeV/c is measured in p + p and Au + Au collisions at root s(NN) = 200 GeV. An enhanced yield above hadronic sources is observed. Treating the excess as photon internal conversions, the invariant yield of direct photons is deduced. In central Au + Au collisions, the excess of the direct photon yield over p + p is exponential in transverse momentum, with an inverse slope T = 221 +/- 19(stat) +/- 19(syst) MeV. Hydrodynamical models with initial temperatures ranging from T-init similar to 300-600 MeV at times of similar to 0.6-0.15 fm/c after the collision are in qualitative agreement with the data. Lattice QCD predicts a phase transition to quark gluon plasma at similar to 170 MeV.
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Zhong Lin Wang | 245 | 2529 | 259003 |
Hyun-Chul Kim | 176 | 4076 | 183227 |
Bradley Cox | 169 | 2150 | 156200 |
Charles M. Lieber | 165 | 521 | 132811 |
Wei Li | 158 | 1855 | 124748 |
Joseph Jankovic | 153 | 1146 | 93840 |
James M. Tiedje | 150 | 688 | 102287 |
Peter Lang | 140 | 1136 | 98592 |
Andrew G. Clark | 140 | 823 | 123333 |
Josh Moss | 139 | 1019 | 89255 |
Robert H. Purcell | 139 | 666 | 70366 |
Ad Bax | 138 | 486 | 97112 |
George C. Schatz | 137 | 1155 | 94910 |
Daniel Thomas | 134 | 846 | 84224 |
Jerry M. Melillo | 134 | 383 | 68894 |