The application of a high throughput analysis method for the screening of potential biosurfactants from natural sources. by Chen, C, Baker, S, Darton, R

“…The efficacy of the method was demonstrated by the selection of a bacterium (producing a biosurfactant able to reduce the surface tension of pure water from 72 to 28.75 mN m(-1)) from a culture collection isolated from aviation fuel-contaminated land. …”

Theory and practice of the fall cone test by Koumoto, T, Houlsby, G

“…It is proposed that the liquid limit be redefined internationally as the water content at which a 60°, 60g fall cone penetrates 10 mm. …”

MeCP2 binding to DNA depends upon hydration at methyl-CpG. by Ho, K, McNae, I, Schmiedeberg, L, Klose, R, Bird, A, Walkinshaw, MD

“…X-ray analysis of a methylated DNA-MBD cocrystal reveals, however, that the methyl groups make contact with a predominantly hydrophilic surface that includes tightly bound water molecules. This suggests that MeCP2 recognizes hydration of the major groove of methylated DNA rather than cytosine methylation per se. …”

Scale and species numbers by Godfray, C, Lawton, J

“…The site might range from a drop of water to the whole Earth, and the species might be drawn from a very restricted taxon or include all living organisms. …”

The origin of the Earth - What's new? by Halliday, A

“…Neither do we understand where the water that made Earth habitable came from, nor whether life in the Universe is rare or plentiful. …”

Electro-oxidation of amino-functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes by Lu, Y, Li, X, Compton, RG

“…CV showed the latter to both catalyze the solvent (water) decomposition and to undergo irreversible electro-oxidation forming oxygen containing surface functionality. …”

The challenge of enteric fever. by Waddington, C, Darton, T, Pollard, A

“…Disease prevention requires significant investment in provision of clean water and sanitation in the long term; vaccination offers a more realistic strategy for medium term control. …”

Secondary structure and assembly mechanism of an oligomeric channel protein. by Tobkes, N, Wallace, B, Bayley, H

“…The alpha-toxin of Staphylococcus aureus is secreted as a water-soluble, monomeric polypeptide (Mr 33 182) that can assemble into an oligomeric membrane channel. …”

Bubble dynamics near the onset of single-bubble sonoluminescence by Thomas, CR, Roy, RA, Holt, RG

“… <p style="text-align:justify;"> A number of groups have reported measurements of the location in the parameter space of bubble size versus acoustic pressure amplitude of shape- and size-stable bubbles. For air/water systems, a general trend emerges: stable bubbles are found on one of two line paths in this space defined by their range of acoustic pressure. …”

Coulostatic potential transients induced by laser heating of platinum stepped electrodes: influence of steps on the entropy of double layer formation by Climent, V, Coles, B, Compton, R, Feliu, J

“…We explain this inference in terms of the existence of cooperative effects in the formation of the structure of the adsorbed water layers, which are disrupted at the potentials where the local contributions of the step and the terrace sites to the overall entropy of formation are maximal. $ 2003 Elsevier B.V. …”

A new mechanism for β-lactamases: Class D enzymes degrade 1β-methyl carbapenems through lactone formation by Lohans, C, van Groesen, E, Kumar, K, Tooke, C, Spencer, J, Paton, R, Brem, J, Schofield, C

“…These results define a new mechanism for the class D carbapenemases, in which a hydrolytic water molecule is not required.…”

Noninvasive measurement of microvascular leakage in patients with dengue hemorrhagic fever. by Bethell, D, Gamble, J, Pham, P, Nguyen, MD, Tran, T, Ha, T, Tran, T, Dong, T, Gartside, I, White, N, Day, N

“…Dengue shock syndrome (DSS) is a potentially lethal complication of dengue virus infection associated with hypotension and leakage of plasma water into the extravascular space. To determine whether the underlying pathophysiology of DSS is distinct from that in milder forms of the disease, we assessed microvascular permeability, by use of strain gauge plethysmography, in Vietnamese children with DSS (n=19), or dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) without shock (n=16), and in healthy control children (n=15). …”

Decoupling the direct and indirect effects of nitrogen deposition on ecosystem function. by Manning, P, Newington, J, Robson, H, Saunders, M, Eggers, T, Bradford, M, Bardgett, R, Bonkowski, M, Ellis, R, Gange, A, Grayston, S, Kandeler, E, Marhan, S, Reid, E, Tscherko, D, Godfray, H, Rees, M

“…By planting high N and low N plant community compositions into high and low N deposition model terrestrial ecosystems we experimentally decoupled direct and indirect effects and quantified their contribution to changes in carbon, N and water cycling. Our results show that direct effects on plant growth dominate ecosystem response to N deposition, although long-term carbon storage is reduced under high N plant-species composition. …”

How slippery are piecewise-constant coastlines in numerical ocean models? by Adcroft, A, Marshall, D

“…Here we study the consequences of the piecewise-constant approximation in an idealised shallow-water ocean model. By rotating the numerical grid at various finite angles to the physical coastlines, we are able to isolate the impact of piecewise-linear boundaries on the model circulation. …”

Intracavity Faraday modulation spectroscopy (INFAMOS): A tool for radical detection by Gianella, M, Pinto, T, Wu, X, Ritchie, G

“…We describe a first prototype based upon a cw quantum cascade laser targeting a selection of fundamental rovibrational Rbranch transitions of nitric oxide (1890 cm−1 ), consisting of a linear cavity (finesse F = 6300) and a water-cooled solenoid. We demonstrate a minimum detectable Verdet constant of Vmin = 4.7 × 10−14 rad cm−1 G −1 Hz−1/2 (at SNR = 1), corresponding to a single-pass rotation angle of 1.6 × 10−10 rad Hz−1/2 and a limit of detection of 0.21 ppbv Hz−1/2 NO. …”

Radiogenic isotope records of Quaternary glaciations: Changes in the erosional source and weathering processes by Reynolds, B, Sherlock, S, Kelley, S, Burton, K

“…Dramatic changes in the radiogenic isotope composition of North Atlantic Deep Water through the Quaternary Period are shown to reflect discrete changes in both sources and weathering processes accompanying Northern Hemisphere glaciation. …”

Modelling tidal energy extraction in a depth-averaged coastal domain by Draper, S, Houlsby, G, Oldfield, M, Borthwick, A

“…To demonstrate the use of actuator disc theory in a depth-averaged model, tidal flow in a simple channel is approximated using the shallow water equations and the results are compared with the published analytical solutions. © 2010 © The Institution of Engineering and Technology.…”

The challenge of enteric fever by Waddington, C, Darton, T, Pollard, A

“…Disease prevention requires significant investment in provision of clean water and sanitation in the long term; vaccination offers a more realistic strategy for medium term control. …”

The laminar seabed thermal boundary layer forced by propagating and standing free-surface waves by Michele, S, Borthwick, AGL, van den Bremer, TS

“…The unsteady convection–diffusion equation for water temperature includes terms depending on the velocity field in the laminar boundary layer, analogous to mass transfer near the seabed. …”

A potent halogen-bonding donor motif for anion recognition and anion template mechanical bond synthesis by Bunchuay, T, Docker, A, Martinez-Martinez, AJ, Beer, PD

“…The resulting bis-perfluoroaryl substituted iodotriazole pyridinium axle containing halogen bonding [2]rotaxane host exhibits exceptionally strong halide binding affinities in competitive 50 % water containing aqueous media, by a factor of at least three orders of magnitude greater in comparison to a hydrogen bonding rotaxane host analogue. …”