Computational Calculation of Dissolved Organic Matter Absorption Spectra.

The absorption spectrum of dissolved organic matter (DOM) is a topic of interest to environmental scientists and engineers as it can be used to assess both the concentration and physicochemical properties of DOM. In this study, the UV-vis spectra for DOM model compounds were calculated using time-dependent density functional theory. Summing these individual spectra, it was possible to re-create the observed exponential shape of the DOM absorption spectra.

Computational Assessment of the Three-Dimensional Configuration of Dissolved Organic Matter Chromophores and Influence on Absorption Spectra.

The three-dimensional configuration of dissolved organic matter (DOM) is an important factor in determining the role of DOM in natural and engineered systems, yet there is still considerable uncertainty regarding the formation and potential stability of molecular aggregates within DOM. In this paper, we describe a computational assessment of the three-dimensional configuration of DOM. Specifically, we were interested in evaluating the hypothesis that DOM forms thermodynamically stable molecular aggregates that as a result were potentially shielded from water solvent molecules.

Fate of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles in a Biosolid Slurry Characterized for Metal Complexation Characteristics.

Zinc oxide nanoparticles (NPs) present in domestic wastewaters may accumulate in biosolids used as fertilizer. In this paper, metal complexation by typical biosolids is explored using methods from the humics literature. Uptake of Zn from NPs in the biosolids is evaluated.

[Association of T174M polymorphism of the angiotensinogen gene with the higher risk of cerebral stroke in women].

Aim: To study the association of M235T (rs699) and T174M (rs4762) polymorphisms of the angiotensinogen (AGT) gene with the risk of cerebral stroke (CS) in the Russians of the Central Chernozem Region.

Materials And Methods: A total of 638 DNA samples obtained from 353 patients with CS and 285 sex- and age-matched healthy individuals were examined. The polymorphisms were genotyped by polymerase chain reaction (T174M) and TaqMan allelic discrimination (M235T) assays.

[Catalase gene polymorphism is associated with increased risk of cerebral stroke in hypertensive patients].

Experimental and clinical studies suggest that oxidative stress is an important pathogenetic mechanism of both essential hypertension (EH) and cerebral stroke (CS). In this paper, we investigated, for the first time, the relationship between polymorphisms of two genes for antioxidant defense enzymes such as catalase (CAT) and flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 (FMO3) and the risk of CS in hypertensive patients. DNA samples obtained from 667 unrelated Russian patients with EH (306 patients with CS, and 361 patients without cerebrovascular accidents) were genotyped for polymorphisms -21A>T (rs7943316) of the CAT gene and E158K (rs2266782) of the FMO3 gene.