Ca, Cu and Pb solubilization and biomineralization by microorganisms: case study from Kamchatka, Russia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina Chernyshova ◽  
Oleg Vereshchagin ◽  
Zelenskaya Marina ◽  
Himelbrant Dmitry ◽  
Vlasov Dmitry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Volcanic Rocks ◽  
State University ◽  
Russian Science ◽  
Acta Cryst ◽  
Calcium Oxalates ◽  
Lamellar Crystals ◽  
High Lead

<p>The role of microorganisms (lichens, micromycetes and bacteria) in the formation of biominerals is widely known (Purvis, 2008; Vlasov et al., 2020). In the fall of 2019, we organized an expedition to the area of Tolbachik volcano (cones 1, 2, 3 and Mount 1004), Kamchatka, Russia, and collected 120 samples of volcanic rocks with biofilms. The volcanic cones of Tolbachik concentrate a wide variety of elements and are a type-locality of more than 300 minerals (Vergasova and Filatov, 2012; Siidra et al., 2017; Pekov et al., 2018). Lichen species are widespread in the volcanic fields of Kamchatka, Russia (Kukwa et al., 2014).  The goal of this work was to search for and study biominerals associated with lichens.</p><p>As a result of our research, calcium oxalates (whewellite and weddellite) and copper oxalates (moolooite) associated with lichens were found. Whewellite was found in the lichens <em>Psylolechia leprosa</em> and<em> Sarcogyne hypophaea</em>. Whewellite and weddellite were found together in the lichen <em>Rinodina gennarii</em>. Pyroxene (diopside) and plagioclase (anorthite) sourced calcium for the oxalates formation. Whewellite accumulates in apothecia in the form of whitish masses, consisting of lamellar crystals of 5-6 microns in size and their stacked intergrowths. Weddellite forms bipyramidal crystals of 2-10 microns in size. Moolooite was found in lichens <em>Acarospora squamulosa</em> and <em>Lecanora polytropa</em> (together with whewellite). The source of copper is tenorite, atacamite and copper-rich silicates (products of basalt processing by fumaroles). Moolooite forms lamellar crystals and intergrowths up to 5-6 microns in size. An interesting feature of oxalate formations in the <em>Lecanora polytropa</em> lichen is a high lead content, which has never been previously recorded in natural oxalates. Linarite and pyromorphite are most likely the source of lead. Chemical analysis showed that "nests" of calcium oxalates can contain up to 6 wt% PbO, while "nests" of copper oxalate - no more than 1 wt% PbO. The results obtained indicate the possibility selective sorption of lead and suggest the possibility of replacing calcium with lead in the oxalates. The studies of the location forms of lead in biofilms are in progress. The exact form of lead has not yet been established. Linarite and pyromorphite are most likely the source of lead. <em>This research was supported by Russian Science Foundation grant (19-17-00141) and performed at the resource centers of St. Petersburg State University (MM, XRD, Geomodel).</em></p><p>Fedotov S.A. (ed.). Great fissure Tolbachik eruption (1975-1976, Kamchatka) // Moscow: Nauka. 1984. 637 p.</p><p>Kukwa M. et al. // The Lichenologist. 2014. 46. 1. P. 129–131.</p><p>Pekov I.V. et al. // Acta Cryst. 2018. B74. P. 502–518.</p><p>Purvis O.W. et al. // Mineralogical Magazine. 2008. 72. 2. P. 607–616.</p><p>Siidra O.I. et al. // European Journal of Mineralogy. 2017. 29. 3. P. 499–510.</p><p>Vergasova L.P. and Filatov S.K. // Volcanology and Seismology. 2012. 5. P. 3–12.</p><p>Vlasov D.Yu. et al. In: Aspergillus niger: pathogenicity, cultivation and uses, Nova Science Publishers, New York. 2020. P. 2-121.</p>

Abortion: Woman's Right and Legal Problem

1971 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard Moody
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Civil Liberties ◽  
Change Agents ◽  
Criminal Prosecution ◽  
Legal Problem ◽  
Consultation Service ◽  
Legalize Abortion

Howard Moody is pastor of Judson Memorial Church in New York City and a Director of the New York Civil Liberties Union. In 1967, Moody brought together a small group of clergymen to help counsel women with “problem pregnancies.” Risking public censure and criminal prosecution, the Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion referred thousands of women for safe abortions. In addition, Moody and others formed a coalition to support the passage of a bill to legalize abortion. The New York Legislature passed such a bill in April, 1970, which permits abortions by licensed physicians within the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. On July 1, 1970, the New York Clergy Consultation Service, which had served as a model for other organizations in other states, was disbanded and reconstituted as Clergy and Lay Advocates for Hospital Abortion Performance. The new organization is designed to deal with local restrictions on abortions and the growth of high-priced “abortion brokers.” This article is reprinted from the March 8, 1971 issue of Christianity and Crisis, Copyright © 1971 by Christianity and Crisis, Inc. The article is used with permission and is reprinted not only as a commentary on a controversial issue but as a case-study of the problems involved when clergy and churches take on the role of social and cultural change-agents. It's definitely not easy, but apparently it can be done. Dr. Moody wishes to acknowledge the assistance of his associate, Arlene Carmen.

scholarly journals James Moses. Trends in Rare Books and Documents Special Collections Management. 2013 Edition. New York: Primary Research Group, 2013. 64p. $75 (ISBN 978-1-57440-226-1).

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-80
Author(s):  
Amy Chen
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Ohio State University ◽  
State University ◽  
Collections Management ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Rare Books ◽  
The Ohio State University ◽  
The University

Trends in Rare Books and Documents Special Collections Management, 2013 edition by James Moses surveys seven special collection institutions on their current efforts to expand, secure, promote, and digitize their holdings. The contents of each profile are generated by transcribed interviews, which are summarized and presented as a case study chapter. Seven special collections are discussed, including the Boston Public Library; AbeBooks; the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Washington University of St. Louis; the Archives and Rare Books Library, University of Cincinnati; the Rare Books and Manuscript Library at The Ohio State University; and the Manuscript, Archives, and Rare . . .

Are We Experienced? Reflections on the SUNY Experiential Learning Mandate

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerry Isaak ◽  
Michael Devine ◽  
Curt Gervich ◽  
Richard Gottschall
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
The State ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
State University ◽  
University System ◽  
Study Approach

Background: The State University of New York (SUNY), the nation’s largest comprehensive public university system, recently proposed making experiential learning activities available to all students enrolled in an academic program. Each campus was tasked with examining the feasibility of including experiential learning activities as a degree requirement. The Plattsburgh campus faculty senate voted to reject this requirement. Purpose: In light of the Plattsburgh rejection of the SUNY mandate, this study seeks to examine the practice and perspectives of four Plattsburgh faculty through the lens of a single experiential learning assignment. Methodology/Approach: A case study approach was used to illuminate common and/or distinctive pedagogies of instructors across four disciplines. Findings/Conclusions: Common themes include the elements of choice, embodiment, relationships, and risk. Critical to each case study was the willingness and ability of the instructor to engage in the educational process as a participant and expert learner. Implications: If the state, university system, or campus seeks to mandate experiential/applied learning, the mandate should be focused on the pedagogical components of experiential education not on the types of activities that count.

Black Atlantic Politics: Dilemmas of Political Empowerment in Boston and Liverpool. By William E. Nelson Jr. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2000. 344p. $74.50 cloth, $25.95 paper.

2002 ◽  
Vol 96 (3) ◽  
pp. 667-668
Author(s):  
Toni-Michelle C. Travis
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Local Politics ◽  
The United States ◽  
Black Atlantic ◽  
Business Community ◽  
State University ◽  
Municipal Politics ◽  
Political Empowerment ◽  
Competing Interest

Studies of local politics have often narrowly focused on elites, the role of competing interest groups, or the influence of the business community in making key decisions. Nelson's comparative study raises the level of discourse by drawing our attention to the often overlooked role of blacks in municipal politics. In comparing Boston and Liverpool the study expands our understanding of the similarities between racial politics in the United States and in Great Britain.

Political Theory and Partisan Politics. Edited by Edward Bryan Portis, Adolf G. Gunderson, and Ruth Lessl Shively. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2000. 226p. $59.50 cloth, $19.50 paper.

2001 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 467-468
Author(s):  
James S. Fishkin
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Political Theory ◽  
Partisan Politics ◽  
State University ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The One ◽  
Standing Problem

What is the role of political theory in a world of partisan politics? Various approaches to this long-standing problem are raised in this stimulating collection of essays. Arlene Saxonhouse begins the volume by usefully reminding us of Plato's metaphor of the ship in book 6 of the Republic, in which self-interested sailors fight over the boat's direction "while the one who knows how to guide the boat, who can read the stars, stands aft staring upward and is considered useless" (p. 19). Similarly in the Assembly, self-interested rhetoricians may sway the crowd, without any concern for the pursuit of truth.

scholarly journals Understanding Fundamentalism

2003 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-128
Author(s):  
Sophie Gilliat-Ray
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
State University ◽  
The People ◽  
Sacred Scripture ◽  
School Workplace ◽  
Good And Evil

From the opening pages of the preface until the last sentence of the conclusion,this book is well-written, authoritative, and insightful. The authordraws upon some 40 years of rich experience as an anthropologist in theMiddle East and further afield to offer a clear analytical account of fundamentalismin the three monotheistic traditions of Christianity, Judaism, andIslam. His book also draws upon a decade of teaching and debate aboutfundamentalism with undergraduate students at the State University of New York at Binghamton, and the clarity of his writing reflects an appreciationof the needs and interests of students.Antoun defines the phenomenon of fundamentalism as “an orientation tothe world, a particular worldview and ethos, and as a movement of protestand outrage against the rapid change that has overtaken the people of anincreasingly global civilization at the end of the twentieth century.” He arguesthat it has defining characteristics wherever it is found: scripturalism (beliefin the literal inerrancy of sacred scripture); the search for purity in an impureworld; traditioning (making the ancient immediately relevant to the contemporarysituation); totalism (taking religion beyond the worship center tohome, school, workplace, bank, and elsewhere); activism (challenging establishments,both political and religious, sometimes by violent protest); struggleof good and evil; and selective modernization and controlled acculturation.These themes are explored in depth over the course of five chapters,with a sixth chapter based on a case study that presents a recording of conversationsbetween the author and a “fundamentalist” in Jordan in 1986 ...

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