Review and statistical analysis of activity values reported for coastal sands worldwide.

The activity of natural radionuclides is unevenly distributed across the Earth's crust, with certain areas exhibiting significantly higher levels than others, known as High Background Radiation Areas (HBRAs). This study presents a statistical analysis of reported activity values for coastal sands globally. Through this statistical analysis, costal sands were classified into four categories based on their activity levels, providing a standardized framework to compare the natural radioactivity of these sands.

Approximate total Fe content determined by Mössbauer spectrometry: Application to determine the correlation between gamma-ray-emitter activities and total content of Fe phases in soils of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Pearson correlation coefficients between K, Ra and Th activities and the total Fe phase fractions yielded by Mössbauer spectroscopy have been calculated for soils of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Total fractions of Fe phases have been obtained from the relative fractions reported in previous works weighted by the Fe soil content and the recoilless-fraction of each Fe phase. An approximate method based on the relationship between the Mössbauer spectral absorption area (obtained from the Fe Mössbauer data) and the total Fe concentration (determined by colorimetric methods, after microwave assisted acid digestion of soil samples) has been used for the first time to determine the Fe concentration in soils with an accuracy of 15%.

Mössbauer cell for low-temperature studies of catalysts under reaction conditions.

Mössbauer spectroscopy is an essential tool to investigate the structure of Fe supported catalysts and their changes, when they are used in the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. A cell, that allows keeping the samples in the same atmosphere of the reduction treatment, was designed in order to characterize the Fe species without changing the working atmosphere avoiding the oxidation. It allows to measure at low temperatures in a helium closed-cycle refrigerator.

A comparison of girdled ash detection trees and baited artificial traps for Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) detection.

Detection of newly established populations of Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, the most destructive forest insect to invade the United States, remains challenging. Regulatory agencies currently rely on artificial traps, consisting of baited three-sided panels suspended in the canopy of ash (Fraxinus spp.) trees.

Estimating the influence of population density and dispersal behavior on the ability to detect and monitor Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) populations.

Emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), a phloem-feeding pest of ash (Fraxinus spp.) trees native to Asia, was first discovered in North America in 2002. Since then, A.

Assessment of natural radioactivity levels and their relationship with soil characteristics in undisturbed soils of the northeast of Buenos Aires province, Argentina.

Surface and depth profile concentrations (down to 50 cm) of ²³²Th chain, ²²⁶Ra, and ⁴⁰K radionuclides were determined in undisturbed coastal and inland soils of La Plata city region, Argentina, through their gamma-ray activity using a high-purity Ge detector spectrometer. These results were compared with superficial activities determined in soils from the surroundings of the Centro Atómico Ezeiza (Ezeiza Atomic Center) located in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The hyperfine and magnetic Fe phase's properties of soil profiles were characterized by Mössbauer spectroscopy, magnetic hysteresis loops and AC magnetic susceptibility.

The influence of satellite populations of emerald ash borer on projected economic costs in U.S. communities, 2010-2020.

The invasion spread of the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) is characterized by the formation of satellite populations that expand and coalesce with the continuously invading population front. As of January 2010, satellite infestations have been detected in 13 states and two Canadian provinces. Understanding how newly established satellite populations may affect economic costs can help program managers to justify and design prevention and control strategies.

Design of novel iron compounds as potential therapeutic agents against tuberculosis.

In the search for new therapeutic tools against tuberculosis two novel iron complexes, [Fe(L-H)(3)], with 3-aminoquinoxaline-2-carbonitrile N(1),N(4)-dioxide derivatives (L) as ligands, were synthesized, characterized by a combination of techniques, and in vitro evaluated. Results were compared with those previously reported for two analogous iron complexes of other ligands of the same family of quinoxaline derivatives. In addition, the complexes were studied by cyclic voltammetry and EPR spectroscopy.

Allochronic isolation and incipient hybrid speciation in tiger swallowtail butterflies.

Hybridization leading to reproductively isolated, novel genotypes is poorly understood as a means of speciation and few empirical examples have been studied. In 1999, a previously non-existent delayed flight of what appeared to be the Canadian tiger swallowtail butterfly, Papilio canadensis, was observed in the Battenkill River Valley, USA. Allozyme frequencies and morphology suggest that this delayed flight was the product of hybridization between Papilio canadensis and its sibling species Papilio glaucus.

Hybridization leads to host-use divergence in a polyphagous butterfly sibling species pair.

Climate warming has lead to increased genetic introgression across a narrow hybrid zone separating the eastern and Canadian tiger swallowtails (Papilio glaucus and Papilio canadensis). This situation has led to the formation of an allochronically separated hybrid population with a delayed emerging phenotype or "late flight". Here, we assess how the recombination of the parental genomes that lead to this phenotype may have facilitated another major ecological shift, host-use divergence.

Vibrational and 57Fe-Mössbauer spectra of some mixed cation diphosphates of the type M(II)Fe2(III)(P2O7)2.

The infrared (IR), Raman and 57Fe-Mössbauer spectra of SrFe2(P2O7)2, BaFe2(P2O7)2 and PbFe2(P2O7)2 were recorded and discussed on the basis of the structural peculiarities of the compounds.

Vibrational and 57Fe-Mössbauer spectra of FeTbGe2O7.

The infrared, Raman and 57Fe-Mössbauer spectra of FeTbGe2O7 were recorded and analyzed on the basis of its crystallographic data. For comparative purposes, similar measurements were also performed with FeYGe2O7 and with other isostructural compounds containing different lanthanide cations.