K+ is the most abundant cation in cells of higher plants, and it plays vital roles in plant growth and development. Extensive studies on the kinetics of K+ uptake in roots have shown that K+ uptake is mediated by at least two transport mechanisms, one with a high and one with a low affinity for K+. However, the precise molecular mechanisms of K+ uptake from soils into root epidermal cells remai...

The purpose of INGENIAS is the definition of a methodology for the development of MAS, by integrating results from research in the area of agent technology with a well-established software development process, which in this case is the Rational Unified Process (RUP). This methodology is based on the definition of a set of meta-models that describe the elements that form a MAS from several viewp...

Pure and Co3+-doped BaAl2O4 [Ba(Al1-xCox)2O4, x = 0, 0.0077, 0.0379] powder samples were prepared by a facile hydrothermal route. Elemental analyses static secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS), X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) measurements at the Co K-edge, diffraction studies fully correlated, thus addressing complete description of structural complexity powder. Powder (PXRD) patterns ind...

Precipitate distributions were quantitatively measured by local electrode atom-probe (LEAP) tomography in several age-hardenable Al-based alloys to provide input to both analytical models and dislocation dynamics simulations of critical resolved shear strength, for comparison with experimentally measured Vickers microhardness values. The method of reconstructing precipitate-containing volumes f...

A simple 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde (receptor 1) serves as a selective chemosensor for Al(3+) based on chelation-enhanced fluorescence (CHEF). The receptor 1 exhibited a high association constant with micromolar detection for Al(3+) in EtOH-H(2)O solution.