[ASAP] Density Functional Theory Study of the Surface Adsorption and Dissociation of Copper(I) Acetamidinates on Cu(110) Surfaces

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b12131

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[ASAP] Simplified Fabrication Strategy of Graphene Liquid Cells for the in Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Study of Au Nanoparticles

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b11704

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[ASAP] Complete Mechanistic Elucidation of Current–Voltage Characteristics of Grain Boundaries in a Proton-Conducting Solid Electrolyte

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b00556

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The cone-tetranitrocalix[4]arene tetraradical tetraanion as an electrochemically generated ligand for heavier alkali metal cations

Chem. Commun., 2019, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C8CC09662G, Communication

Alan Liška, Pavel Vojtíšek, Jiri Ludvik
Four-electron electrochemical reduction of the cone- tetranitrocalix[4]arene in DMF results in the stable tetraradical tetraanion. The positive shift of the reduction potential of the title compound with increasing concentration of...
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[ASAP] A Selective, Protein-Based Fluorescent Sensor with Picomolar Affinity for Rare Earth Elements

Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b12155

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[ASAP] All Wrapped up: Stabilization of Enzymes within Single Enzyme Nanoparticles

Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b10338

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[ASAP] Graphene Nanoribbons Derived from Zigzag Edge-Encased Poly(-2,9-dibenzo[,]coronenylene) Polymer Chains

Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b10407

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[ASAP] Bis(imido)vanadium(V)-Catalyzed [2+2+1] Coupling of Alkynes and Azobenzenes Giving Multisubstituted Pyrroles

Journal of the American Chemical Society

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Tony Heller Videos

A sampler of YouTube videos from Tony Heller. Good stuff for sharing with friends who don't want to read technical material. Gives a very good perspective on the "Cooking Of The Temperatures" going on, along with some reality focused examples. Continue reading →

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With Tahlequah’s Newborn and Scarlet Gone, Orca Advocates Race to Save Their Kin

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Met Office Decadal Forecasts Running Hot

By Paul Homewood

 

 

https://tallbloke.wordpress.com/2019/02/05/met-office-update-there-is-no-update/

 

Time to take a closer look at the new Met Office decadal forecast of global temperatures. (By decadal, the Met Office mean five years, apparently!)

Tallbloke handily updated the Met Office forecast from January 2017 with actual temperatures since (see above chart), in order to see how good their forecasting prowess actually was.

As you can see, it was pretty crap in reality!

For the period 2017-21, they predicted an anomaly range between 0.42 and 0.89C.

By stark contrast, the actual anomaly last year was 0.30C, way below the predictions.

It is also worth highlighting that even the retrospective predictions (that is retrospectively modelling past temperatures using known variables) were at the high end of the bands till the mid 1990s, and since have been trundling along the bottom with the exception of the record El Nino of 2015/16.

It is even more noticeable that the green band, (the range simulated by CMIP5 models that have not been initialised with observations), has overestimated warming by much more still.

This is classic evidence that the models are still running much to hot.

It hardly gives much confidence that the latest decadal forecast is going to be anymore accurate. As we can see below, the forecast for 2019-23 is still way above current levels.

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/news/releases/2019/forecast-suggests-earths-warmest-period

 

Note also that they now calculate the anomaly against 1850-1900, rather than 1981-2010, which is the accepted norm. As I pointed out before, the use of a "pre-industrial" temperature baseline allows them to make the numbers sound much bigger and scarier.

The Met Office now say that global temperature anomalies will range between 1.03 and 1.57C for 2019-23. In comparison, last year was 0.91C, and even 2016, when the effect of the El Nino was at its height, only reached 1.11C.

Will temperatures really jump by half a degree or more in the next five years?

 

What we can say is that average temperatures have only risen by about 0.5C since the 1940s.

 

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadcrut4/data/current/time_series/HadCRUT.4.6.0.0.annual_ns_avg.txt

 

That is equivalent to 0.7C/century.

I have never seen any convincing evidence such a small increase would be detrimental in any way. And I cannot believe that our descendants, given a hundred years to sort themselves out, could not adapt to such a change.

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Relax the rules on earthquakes to let fracking expand, say scientists

By Paul Homewood

 

From The Times:

 

 

Almost 50 geoscientists have urged the government to commission an urgent review of the fracking earthquake limit, which they suggest should be raised to allow the industry to expand.

They say that the scientific rationale of the 0.5 magnitude limit before fracking must cease is debatable. They call for a "realistic regulatory framework".

The letter to the Times, signed by 49 scientists, will increase pressure on the government to accede to the fracking industry's demand for a review of the limit. The business department repeated this week that it had no plans to review the limit despite Cuadrilla and Ineos both saying that fracking would not be viable unless it was raised.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/relax-the-rules-on-earthquakes-to-let-fracking-expand-say-scientists-zzzj5mr7v

 

This is the letter:

CALL FOR FRACKING REVIEW
Sir, As practising geoscientists working in UK universities and institutions, we recognise the potential existence of a nationally valuable and exploitable shale gas resource, and support its development subject to a firm but realistic regulatory framework being in place. Part of this framework is the traffic-light system used to manage the risk of damage being caused by induced seismicity associated with hydraulic fracturing operations. At present it is set very conservatively to be triggered by extremely small seismic events (above 0.5 local magnitude).

This is very far below the levels set in other countries, or for other comparable industries in the UK (such as quarrying, mining and deep geothermal energy). It is widely believed by industry, and among informed academics, to be so low that it threatens the potential development of a shale gas industry in the UK. The scientific rationale for this trigger level is debatable. The threshold is not something that is absolute, and in the spirit of the declared intention expressed in the original Department of Energy and Climate Change document in which it was proposed, that it should be subject to continuing review, we urge the government to instruct the Oil and Gas Authority to commission an expert review of the present traffic-light system threshold levels without delay.

Professor Quentin Fisher; Professor Ernest Rutter; Dr Nicholas Riley; Professor Gary Hampson; Dr Julian Mecklenburgh; Mr Paul Grant; Professor Andrew Hurst; Dr Simon Oldfield; Reader Emeritus Michael de Freitas; Emeritus Professor Richard Selley; Dr Mike Chandler; Professor Paul Glover; Professor Chris King; Professor Jonathan Redfern; Dr Roger Clark; Professor Bruce Yardley; Dr Tom Argles; Mr Chris A Smith; Mr Christopher Quirk; Mr Brian Nottage; Mr Gary McGuicken; Senior Lecturer Sina Rezaei Gomari; Mr Tom Morgan; Mr Richard Puttock; Miss Jane Kelsey; Mr John Beswick; Dr Piroska Lorinczi; Mr Mark Williams; Mr Stuart Chandler; Consultant Hydrogeologist Thomas Kelly; Dr Philip Benson; Mr Peter Kennett; Dr Lateef Akanji; Associate Professor Simon Holford; Dr Nick Schofield; Dr Ian Stimpson; Associate Professor Dr Mohaddeseh Mousavi Nezhad; Professor Akbar Javadi; Professor Michael Kendall; Dr Catherine Isherwood; Dr Tim Harper; Mr Kes Heffer; Dr Kate Brodie; Mr Chris Eccles; Professor Gary Couples; Professor Andreas Busch; Professor Ian Croudace; Professor Richard Worden

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Associations of trace elements in blood with the risk of isolated ventricular septum defects and abnormal cardiac structure in children

Abstract

This study sought to determine correlations between the presence of isolated ventricular septum defects (VSDs) and blood levels of trace elements. A total of 144 patients with VSDs and 144 controls were recruited for cross-sectional assessment of trace elements and examination of cardiac structures in the Jiangsu and Anhui provinces between 2016 and 2018. Logistic regression was performed to explore the relationships between VSDs and trace elements. Additionally, general linear regression models were used to investigate relationships between trace elements and echocardiography indicators. Relative to the lowest zinc (Zn) concentrations, the highest Zn concentrations may be associated with lower odds of VSD development (OR = 0.03, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.01–0.29, P < 0.001). However, no significant relationships between the concentrations of other trace elements and the risk of VSD were identified. Aorta (AO) diameters were markedly smaller in the VSD group, whereas no significant between-group differences were observed for other echocardiography indicators. After adjusting for age and gender, linear regression indicated a significant association between Zn level and mean AO diameter (beta coefficient = 0.247, 95% CI = 0.126–0.367). Zn deficiency was observed in patients with isolated VSDs. Further work to explore the mechanisms by which Zn deficiency leads to VSDs is warranted.

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A comparative study of trace elements in Cymodocea nodosa from three semi-enclosed coastal areas in Tunisia

Abstract

The present study quantifies the levels of five trace elements (TEs) Zn, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Cd in the leaves and rhizomes of Cymodocea nodosa as well as the surficial sediments from three semi-enclosed coastal areas in Tunisia, in the south Mediterranean Sea. Samples were taken from the Bizerte and Ghar El Melh lagoons and from marina Cap Monastir. The TE ranking was found to be Zn > Cu > Pb > Ni > Cd in sediments and Zn > Cu = Ni = Pb = Cd in C. nodosa leaves and rhizomes. Except for Ni, levels of Zn, Cu, Pb, and Cd significantly differed between the sites. Translocation factors (TFs) were > 1 for all trace elements proving the high capacity of C. nodosa to accumulate TEs in its above-ground tissues. Results show that marina Cap Monastir's meadow exhibits higher TFs than the Bizerte and Ghar El Melh lagoons. This can be due to the presence of the non-indigenous species Halophila stipulacea. The present study highlights the need for further investigation on the effect of interspecific interaction on TE uptake by seagrasses.

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Was climate change alarmism always about fears of overpopulation?

by Pierre Desrochers and Joanna Szurmak [Note: The following text is adapted from the authors' recently published book Population Bombed! Exploding the Link Between Overpopulation and Climate Change in which the validity of the belief in the inherent unsustainability of economic growth is challenged more thoroughly.] Numerous population control advocates have linked anthropogenic climate change…

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Stellar Energy Efficiency Programs Cut Costs and Pollution

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Australians: destroying their grid faster than any country on Earth

Australians are the Renewable crash Test Dummies

As I said for free and two months before the ANU,  with a 50% annual growth in renewables, Australia is ramping up unreliable power faster than anywhere.

Now comes the paper: Australia: the renewable energy superstar showing that, per capita, Australia is installing unreliable generators in a blitzkrieg pace, more than twice as fast as Germany is, and 4-5 times faster per capita than the EU, USA, Japan and China. No other dummies are even in the race. The largest coal exporter in the world is working harder than anyone to destroy it's largest export earner which would be noble if there was more to it than just being a magical spell to ward off storms.

This is a legendary paper and very helpful. Save the link, copy the reference, send it to your MP, your friends, your newspaper! Why not head to the launch at ANU at 5:30pm, 14th Feb?

Never again can anyone get away with national flagellation for "not doing enough". Henceforth Green and Labor M.P.'s will stop calling us a national joke, a pariah, and a disgrace. (Though, actually, all those things are true, for the opposite reason. [...]

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[ASAP] Engineering Point-Defect States in Monolayer WSe2

ACS Nano

DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b07595

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[ASAP] Bioinspired Fabrication of DNA–Inorganic Hybrid Composites Using Synthetic DNA

ACS Nano

DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b06492

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[ASAP] Coordination-Controlled C–C Coupling Products via -Site C–H Activation

ACS Nano

DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b06885

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[ASAP] Time-Resolved Electrical Scanning Probe Microscopy of Layered Perovskites Reveals Spatial Variations in Photoinduced Ionic and Electronic Carrier Motion

ACS Nano

DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b08390

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[ASAP] Ultrastiff and Tough Supramolecular Hydrogels with a Dense and Robust Hydrogen Bond Network

Chemistry of Materials

DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b05262

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[ASAP] Theoretical Studies on Hexanuclear [M3(µ3-O/OH)]2 (M = Fe(III), Mn(III), and Ni(II)) Clusters: Magnetic Exchange, Magnetic Anisotropy, and Magneto-Structural Correlations

Inorganic Chemistry

DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03257

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[ASAP] Uranyl Compounds Involving a Weakly Bonded Pseudorotaxane Linker: Combined Effect of pH and Competing Ligands on Uranyl Coordination and Speciation

Inorganic Chemistry

DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03353

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Major labor union (which endorsed Hillary & Obama twice for Prez) unloads on ‘Green New Deal’ as ‘unrealistic manifesto’ that will ‘destroy workers’ livelihoods’ – & cause ‘economic and social devastation’

Via this link: Major Union Boss UNLOADS on AOC's New Green Deal: "Will Destroy Workers' Livelihoods" By Noah AOC's disastrous "New Green Deal" that is so bad that Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA), one of the biggest unions in the country, issued a formal statement tearing it apart. And it's also thanks to President [...]

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About the Green New Deal, dreams given form

By Larry Kummer. From the Fabius Maximus website.   Summary: The Green New Deal, recently advocated by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, could start the biggest decade for government projects since the 1960's Great Society & Apollo. Big beyond most people's imagination. But it has received little critical analysis (other than calling it "socialism"). Here is a brief…

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Integration of Yolk–Shell Units into Robust and Highly Reactive Nanoreactor: A Platform for Cascade Reactions

Chem. Commun., 2019, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C9CC00288J, Communication

Yingchun Guo, Lei Feng, Xiaomei Wang, Xu Zhang
The three-dimensional integrated yolk-shell (3D-IYS) nanoreactor with spatially separated functionalities was fabricated via protection-deprotection approach and core-shell colloidal crystal templates (CS-CCTs). The resulted bifunctional catalyst served as a platform for...
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