Environmental characterization of a semiarid hyper saline system based on dissolved trace metal-macronutrient synergy: A multivariate spatio-temporal approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 129 (2) ◽  
pp. 846-858 ◽  
Author(s):  
Turki Al-Said ◽  
Rakhesh Madhusoodhanan ◽  
Tanuspong Pokavanich ◽  
Faiza Al-Yamani ◽  
Raziya Kedila ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Metal ◽  
Environmental Characterization ◽  
Spatio Temporal

scholarly journals Spatio-temporal environmental characterization of the Pontal River Basin in the State of Pernambuco

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-45
Author(s):  
Iug LOPES ◽  
Clovis Manoel Carvalho RAMOS ◽  
Brauliro Gonçalves LEAL ◽  
Douglas Alberto de Oliveira SILVA
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
The State ◽  
Thematic Mapper ◽  
Landsat Thematic Mapper ◽  
Environmental Characterization ◽  
Spatio Temporal

As zonas rurais e urbanas estão passando por transformações do uso do solo de forma significativa. Estas mudanças têm afetado o uso da terra, principalmente nas áreas marginas às urbanas. É ao longo destas áreas onde o processo de expansão urbana entra em conflito com o uso da terra para fins agrícolas. Um recurso inestimável neste contexto é o sensoriamento remoto, que aparece como uma ferramenta de avaliação dos processos de transformação territórial. Técnicas de observação de dados adquiridos por satélites em variação temporal e espacial possuem potencial de detectar, identificar e mapear as mudanças no uso da terra. O objetivo do trabalho foi realizar uma caracterização atual do uso da terra e análise espaço-temporal das modificações ao longo dos períodos de 2000 a 2010, 2010 a 2015 e 2000 a 2015, na Bacia do Rio Pontal, usando dados Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM). De acordo com os resultados obtidos, pode-se concluir que na região estudada houve um crescimento considerável de área destinada à agricultura irrigada, redução das áreas de caatinga densa ou substituição da mesma por caatinga aberta e solo exposto e por fim se observou a redução dos corpos hídricos da região.

scholarly journals Living Benthic Foraminifera from the Surface and Subsurface Sediment Layers Applied to the Environmental Characterization of the Brazilian Continental Slope (SW Atlantic)

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 1863
Author(s):  
Luciana Cristina de Carvalho Santa-Rosa ◽  
Sibelle Trevisan Disaró ◽  
Violeta Totah ◽  
Silvia Watanabe ◽  
Ana Tereza Bittencourt Guimarães
Keyword(s):  
Continental Slope ◽  
Benthic Foraminifera ◽  
Subsurface Layer ◽  
Environmental Characterization ◽  
Potiguar Basin ◽  
Middle Slope ◽  
Sw Atlantic ◽  
Sediment Layers ◽  
Lower Slope

Living benthic foraminifera (>63 µm) were studied to characterize the continental slope of the Potiguar Basin (SW Atlantic). Foraminifers from the surface (0–2 cm), subsurface (2–5 cm), and integrated (0–5 cm) sediment layers were analyzed to verify their contribution to environmental characterization. It was also estimated if and which changes occur when the subsurface is added. Sampling stations were distributed in five transects in four isobaths (150, 400, 1000, and 2000 m). Sediment samples were fixed with 4% buffered formaldehyde and stained with Bengal rose. Were recorded 396 species in the surface layer, 228 in the subsurface, and 449 in integrating both layers. This study did not include tubular agglutinated species. The assemblages from 150 m isobath indicated the upper slope, from 400 m indicated the middle slope and the ones from the 2000 m indicated the lower slope. The surface layer’s assemblage at 1000 m isobath was more similar to the middle slope; in contrast, its subsurface layer´s assemblage had more similarity with the lower slope. Rarefaction curves, Permanova, and NMDS routines indicated a high resemblance between surface and integrated layers. Therefore, the first two centimeters were sufficient to characterize this region based on living benthic foraminifera.

scholarly journals Fluorescence Fluctuation Spectroscopy enables quantification of potassium channel subunit dynamics and stoichiometry

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Tedeschi ◽  
Lorenzo Scipioni ◽  
Maria Papanikolaou ◽  
Geoffrey W. Abbott ◽  
Michelle A. Digman
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Protein Diffusion ◽  
Ion Diffusion ◽  
Fluorescence Fluctuation Spectroscopy ◽  
Biophysical Characterization ◽  
Kv Channels ◽  
Subunit Stoichiometry ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Voltage Sensing Domain

AbstractVoltage-gated potassium (Kv) channels are a family of membrane proteins that facilitate K+ ion diffusion across the plasma membrane, regulating both resting and action potentials. Kv channels comprise four pore-forming α subunits, each with a voltage sensing domain, and they are regulated by interaction with β subunits such as those belonging to the KCNE family. Here we conducted a comprehensive biophysical characterization of stoichiometry and protein diffusion across the plasma membrane of the epithelial KCNQ1-KCNE2 complex, combining total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy and a series of complementary Fluorescence Fluctuation Spectroscopy (FFS) techniques. Using this approach, we found that KCNQ1-KCNE2 has a predominant 4:4 stoichiometry, while non-bound KCNE2 subunits are mostly present as dimers in the plasma membrane. At the same time, we identified unique spatio-temporal diffusion modalities and nano-environment organization for each channel subunit. These findings improve our understanding of KCNQ1-KCNE2 channel function and suggest strategies for elucidating the subunit stoichiometry and forces directing localization and diffusion of ion channel complexes in general.

SPATIO-TEMPORAL CHARACTERIZATION of litter at a touristic sandy beach in south Brazil

2021 ◽  
pp. 116927
Author(s):  
Bruna de Ramos ◽  
Melanie Vianna Alencar ◽  
Fábio Lameiro Rodrigues ◽  
Ana Luzia de Figueiredo Lacerda ◽  
Maíra Carneiro Proietti
Keyword(s):  
Sandy Beach ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
South Brazil

scholarly journals STATISTICAL MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS APPLIED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SOIL IN SEMIARID REGION1

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 200-210
Author(s):  
Antônio Italcy de Oliveira Júnior ◽  
Luiz Alberto Ribeiro Mendonça ◽  
Sávio de Brito Fontenele ◽  
Adriana Oliveira Araújo ◽  
Maria Gorethe de Sousa Lima Brito
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter Content ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Multivariate Statistical ◽  
Statistical Tool ◽  
Environmental Characterization ◽  
Hierarchical Grouping ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Total Data

ABSTRACT Soil is a dynamic and complex system that requires a considerable number of samples for analysis and research purposes. Using multivariate statistical methods, favorable conditions can be created by analyzing the samples, i.e., structural reduction and simplification of the data. The objective of this study was to use multivariate statistical analysis, including factorial analysis (FA) and hierarchical groupings, for the environmental characterization of soils in semiarid regions, considering anthropic (land use and occupation) and topographic aspects (altitude, moisture, granulometry, PR, and organic-matter content). As a case study, the São José Hydrographic Microbasin, which is located in the Cariri region of Ceará, was considered. An FA was performed using the principal component method, with normalized varimax rotation. In hierarchical grouping analysis, the “farthest neighbor” method was used as the hierarchical criterion for grouping, with the measure of dissimilarity given by the “square Euclidean distance.” The FA indicated that two factors explain 75.76% of the total data variance. In the analysis of hierarchical groupings, the samples were agglomerated in three groups with similar characteristics: one with samples collected in an area of the preserved forest and two with samples collected in areas with more anthropized soils. This indicates that the statistical tool used showed sensitivity to distinguish the most conserved soils and soils with different levels of anthropization.

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