The mbd cluster encoding genes of the 3-methylbenzoyl-CoA pathway involved in the anaerobic catabolism of 3-methylbenzoate and m-xylene was characterized for the first time in the denitrifying β-Proteobacterium Azoarcus sp. CIB. The mbdA gene product was identified as a 3-methylbenzoate-CoA ligase required for 3-methylbenzoate activation; its substrate spectrum was unique in activating all thre...

The recent determination of the charged πNN coupling constant, gπ± , by the Uppsala Neutron Research Group implies that there may be considerable charge-splitting of the pion coupling constant. We investigate the consequences of this for the charge-independence breaking (CIB) of the 1S0 scattering length, ∆aCIB. We find that ∆aCIB depends sensitively on the difference between gπ± and the neutra...

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background There is a reported association between calibrated integrated backscatter (cIB) and myocardial fibrosis, mostly noted in cardiomyopathies aortic stenosis cases. But whether this measure ultrasound reflectivity could help predict outcomes patients submitted to transcatheter valve implantation has not been previously test...

We present a tomographic measurement of the cross-correlation between thermal Sunyaev-Zeldovich (tSZ) maps from ${\it Planck}$ and Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) weak galaxy lensing shears measured during first three years observations Dark Energy Survey (DES Y3). This correlation is sensitive to energy in baryons over wide redshift range, therefore powerful probe astrophysical feedback. det...

Active participation of citizens in the sustainable energy transition—particularly communities—is explicitly desired by European Union and considered vital for a successful transformation Europe’s system. Currently, communities, i.e., citizen-led groups generating from renewable sources can be found across Europe, though current numbers are small. However, it is expected that majority EU househ...

Abstract We conducted comparative surveys of design consultants in three countries to determine current knowledge and experienced moisture problems. The study is part the CIB W040 research roadmap needs analyses for realigning efforts with stakeholder requirements safety. Survey results show that a third construction projects last five years were affected by problems, even though practitioners ...

We review to what extent charge independence breaking (CIB) in isospin related reactions of the type NN → dπ can or could be seen in existing data. In doing this we present fits to global and threshold cross sections including most recent data. Applying these we point out the probable impossibility to make model independent predictions even based solely on the different threshold energies and t...