Publications by authors named "I Bar"

We report a rotationally resolved spectroscopic detection scheme for vibrationally excited molecular oxygen with high sensitivity. Two-color (2 + 1') resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) spectra of O2 hot bands were recorded for the first time via the 3dπ(v'=0)←X3Σg- (v″ = 1) Rydberg transitions. Spectroscopic constants and relative Franck-Condon factors were extracted and compared to simulations.

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  • Ascochyta blight, caused by a fungal pathogen, significantly threatens the global chickpea industry, particularly affecting Australia’s multimillion-dollar market through disease management costs and yield losses.
  • The disease was introduced to Australia in the 1970s and has since established itself with varying levels of aggressiveness among local isolates, including some that can severely impact even resistant chickpea varieties.
  • Recent genomic studies of 230 isolates revealed three main genetic clusters and indicated that highly aggressive traits emerged independently multiple times, suggesting that aggressiveness may be influenced by a combination of minor genetic factors and epigenomic variations.
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Background: von Willebrand disease (VWD) is the most common inherited bleeding disorder caused by quantitative or qualitative defects in von Willebrand factor (VWF). The p.M771V VWF variant leads to a severe bleeding phenotype in homozygous patients.

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Dingoes are culturally and ecologically important free-living canids whose ancestors arrived in Australia over 3,000 B.P., likely transported by seafaring people.

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Consumer trends towards nutrient-rich foods are contributing to global increasing demand for tropical fruit. However, commercial cultivars in the breeding pipeline that are tailored to meet market demand are at risk of possessing reduced fruit flavour qualities. This stems from recurrent prioritised selection for superior agronomic traits and not fruit flavour, which may in turn reduce consumer satisfaction.

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