scholarly journals Ploidy influences wheat mesophyll cell geometry, packing and leaf function

Plant Direct ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Wilson ◽  
Marc Fradera‐Soler ◽  
Richard Summers ◽  
Craig J. Sturrock ◽  
Andrew J. Fleming
Keyword(s):  
Mesophyll Cell ◽  
Cell Geometry

scholarly journals Spatial photosynthesis modelling sets guidelines to constructing a viable single-cell cytoplasm-to-stroma C4 cycle

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Jurić ◽  
Julian M. Hibberd ◽  
Mike Blatt ◽  
Nigel J. Burroughs
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Model ◽  
Photosynthetic Efficiency ◽  
Surface Coverage ◽  
Carbon Assimilation ◽  
Mesophyll Cell ◽  
Chloroplast Envelope ◽  
Cell Geometry ◽  
Cell Cytoplasm ◽  
Mesophyll Cells ◽  
Chloroplast Stroma

AbstractIt has been proposed that introducing C4 photosynthesis into C3 crops would increase yield. The simplest scheme in- volves concentrating carbon originating from the cytosol in the chloroplast stroma of mesophyll cells without altering leaf or cell anatomy. Photosynthetic efficiency would then strongly depend on the chloroplast envelope permeability to CO2. We examine the performance of this C4 cycle with a spatial model of carbon assimilation in C3 mesophyll cell geometry, conducting a thorough exploration of parameter space relevant to C4 photosynthesis. For envelope perme- abilities below 300 µm/s C4 photosynthesis has a higher quantum efficiency than C3. However, even when envelope permeability is above this threshold, the C4 pathway can provide a substantial boost to carbon assimilation with only a moderate decrease in efficiency. Depending on the available light-harvesting capacity of plastids, C4 photosynthesis could boost carbon assimilation anywhere from 20% to 100%. Gains are even more prominent under CO2 deprivation, and can be achieved in conjunction with lower investment in plastids if chloroplast surface coverage is also altered. A C4 pathway operating within individual mesophyll cells of C3 plants could hence lead to higher growth rates and better drought resistance in dry, high-sunlight climates.

Novel Products in the CO2-Laser Induced Reaction of Trichloroethylene

1995 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boyd L. Earl ◽  
Richard L. Titus
Keyword(s):  
Irradiation Time ◽  
Product Distribution ◽  
Incident Power ◽  
Cell Geometry ◽  
Reaction Conditions ◽  
Peak Areas ◽  
Induced Decomposition ◽  
Nmr Methods ◽  
Induced Reaction ◽  
Novel Products

Previous reports on the thermal or CO2-laser induced decomposition of trichloroethylene have identified only one condensible product, hexachlorobenzene (in addition to HCl and mono- and dichloroacetylene). We have found that trichloroethylene vapor exposed to cw irradiation on the P(24) line of the (001 - 100) band of the CO2 laser at incident power levels from 8 - 17 W produces numerous products, of which the 13 major ones have been identified using IR, GC/MS, GC/FTIR, and NMR methods. All of these products have 4, 6, or 8 carbons, are highly unsaturated, and are completely chlorinated or contain a single hydrogen. C4HCl5 and C6Cl6 isomers (three of each) account for S 55% to 85% of total products (based on peak areas in the total ion chromatograms in GC/MS runs), depending on reaction conditions. In addition to characterizing the products, we discuss the dependence of the product distribution on laser power, irradiation time, and cell geometry, and we outline a possible mechanism.

scholarly journals Use of Concentric Hele-Shaw Cell for the Study of Displacement Flow and Interface Tracking in Primary Cementing

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Amir Taheri ◽  
Jan David Ytrehus ◽  
Bjørnar Lund ◽  
Malin Torsæter
Keyword(s):  
Yield Stress ◽  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Co2 Storage ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Real Field ◽  
Interface Tracking ◽  
Pressure Gradients ◽  
Cell Geometry ◽  
Primary Cementing ◽  
Hele Shaw Cell

We present our new designed concentric Hele-Shaw cell geometry with dynamic similarity to a real field wellbore annulus during primary cementing, and then, the results of displacement flow of Newtonian and yield-stress non-Newtonian fluids in it are described. The displacement stability and efficiency, the effect of back, front, and side boundaries on displacement, bypassing pockets of displaced yield-stress fluid in displacing fluid, and the behavior of pressure gradients in the cell are investigated. Applications of intermediate buoyant particles with different sizes and densities intermediate between those of successively pumped fluids for tracking the interface between the two displaced and displacing fluids are examined. The main idea is to upgrade this concentric Hele-Shaw cell geometry later to an eccentric one and check the possibility of tracking the interface between successive fluids pumped in the cell. Successful results help us track the interface between drilling fluid and spacer/cement during primary cementing in wells penetrating a CO2 storage reservoir and decreasing the risk of CO2 leakage from them.

Pressure dependence of unit cell geometry of single crystalline TbNi2B2C

1998 ◽  
Vol 305 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 209-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulf Jaenicke-Rössler ◽  
Gernot Zahn ◽  
Peter Paufler ◽  
Holger Bitterlich ◽  
Günter Behr
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Dependence ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
Cell Geometry ◽  
Single Crystalline

scholarly journals Shape matters: the relationship between cell geometry and diversity in phytoplankton

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexey Ryabov ◽  
Onur Kerimoglu ◽  
Elena Litchman ◽  
Irina Olenina ◽  
Leonilde Roselli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Geometry ◽  
The Relationship

Influence of the cell geometry on the conversion efficiency of oxidation catalysts under real driving conditions

2021 ◽  
Vol 233 ◽  
pp. 113888
Author(s):  
Pedro Piqueras ◽  
María José Ruiz ◽  
José Martín Herreros ◽  
Athanasios Tsolakis
Keyword(s):  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Oxidation Catalysts ◽  
Cell Geometry ◽  
Driving Conditions

Entropy Generation Minimization in a Tubular Solid Oxide Fuel Cell

2010 ◽  
Vol 132 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriano Sciacovelli ◽  
Vittorio Verda
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell ◽  
Entropy Generation ◽  
Energy Equation ◽  
Solid Oxide ◽  
Geometrical Parameters ◽  
Oxide Fuel ◽  
Cell Geometry ◽  
Cell Efficiency ◽  
Entropy Generation Minimization

The aim of the paper is to investigate possible design modifications in tubular solid oxide fuel cell geometry to increase its performance. The analysis of the cell performances is conducted on the basis of the entropy generation. The use of this technique makes it possible to identify the phenomena provoking the main irreversibilities, understand their causes and propose changes in the system design and operation. The different contributions to the entropy generation are analyzed in order to develop new geometries that increase the fuel cell efficiency. To achieve this purpose, a CFD model of the cell is used. The model includes energy equation, fluid dynamics in the channels and in porous media, current transfer, chemical reactions, and electrochemistry. The geometrical parameters of the fuel cell are modified to minimize the overall entropy generation.

scholarly journals Modelling and analysis of bacterial tracks suggest an active reorientation mechanism in Rhodobacter sphaeroides

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (97) ◽  
pp. 20140320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Rosser ◽  
Ruth E. Baker ◽  
Judith P. Armitage ◽  
Alexander G. Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
Rhodobacter Sphaeroides ◽  
Computational Algorithm ◽  
Rotational Diffusion ◽  
Particle Model ◽  
Cell Geometry ◽  
Brownian Rotation ◽  
Swimming Bacteria ◽  
Run And Tumble ◽  
Open Question ◽  
Straight Lines

Most free-swimming bacteria move in approximately straight lines, interspersed with random reorientation phases. A key open question concerns varying mechanisms by which reorientation occurs. We combine mathematical modelling with analysis of a large tracking dataset to study the poorly understood reorientation mechanism in the monoflagellate species Rhodobacter sphaeroides . The flagellum on this species rotates counterclockwise to propel the bacterium, periodically ceasing rotation to enable reorientation. When rotation restarts the cell body usually points in a new direction. It has been assumed that the new direction is simply the result of Brownian rotation. We consider three variants of a self-propelled particle model of bacterial motility. The first considers rotational diffusion only, corresponding to a non-chemotactic mutant strain. Two further models incorporate stochastic reorientations, describing ‘run-and-tumble’ motility. We derive expressions for key summary statistics and simulate each model using a stochastic computational algorithm. We also discuss the effect of cell geometry on rotational diffusion. Working with a previously published tracking dataset, we compare predictions of the models with data on individual stopping events in R. sphaeroides . This provides strong evidence that this species undergoes some form of active reorientation rather than simple reorientation by Brownian rotation.

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