Electron transfer driven decomposition of adenine and selected analogs as probed by experimental and theoretical methods

We report on a combined experimental and theoretical study of electron transfer induced decomposition of adenine and a selection of analogue molecules in collisions with potassium atoms (K). Time-of-flight negative ion mass spectra have been obtained in a wide collision energy range (6–68 eV in the centre-of-mass frame), providing a comprehensive investigation of the fragmentation patterns of purine, adenine, 9-methyl adenine, 6-dimethyl adenine and 2-D adenine. Following our recent communication about selective hydrogen loss from the transient negative ions (TNI) produced in these collisions [T. Dunha et al. J. Chem. Phys. 148, 021101 (2018)], this work focuses on the production of smaller fragment anions. In the low-energy part of the present range, several dissociation channels that are accessible in free electron attachment experiments are absent from the present mass spectra, notably NH2 loss from adenine and 9-methyl adenine. This can be understood in terms of a relatively long transit time of the K+ cation in the vicinity of the TNI tending to enhance the likelihood of intramolecular electron transfer. In this case, the excess energy can be redistributed through the available degrees of freedom inhibiting fragmentation pathways. Ab initio theoretical calculations were performed for 9-methyl adenine (9-mAd) and adenine (Ad) in the presence of a potassium atom and provided a strong basis for the assignment the lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals accessed in the collision process

Inventário de mamíferos de médio e grande porte no município de São Pedro do Ivaí, estado do Paraná.

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Preferential attachment of communities: the same principle, but a higher level

The graph of communities is a network emerging above the level of individual nodes in the hierarchical organisation of a complex system. In this graph the nodes correspond to communities (highly interconnected subgraphs, also called modules or clusters), and the links refer to members shared by two communities. Our analysis indicates that the development of this modular structure is driven by preferential attachment, in complete analogy with the growth of the underlying network of nodes. We study how the links between communities are born in a growing co-authorship network, and introduce a simple model for the dynamics of overlapping communities.Comment: 7 pages, 3 figure

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Riqueza e abundância de espécies de ácaros fitófagos em milho Bt.

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Porosidade e densidade de solos sob uso agrícola no município de Sobradinho-BA.

Considerando que o manejo do solo altera suas propriedades físicas, imprescindíveis ao oferecimento de condições favoráveis ao desenvolvimento produtivo, objetivou-se com este estudo avaliar a porosidade e a densidade de quatro solos sob uso agrícola, localizados as margens do Lago de Sobradinho, no município de Sobradinho-BA. Foram selecionadas quatro propriedades rurais onde foram coletadas amostras de solos nas profundidades de 0,00?0,10; 0,10-0,20 e 0,20-0,40 m tanto na área agrícola como na área sob caatinga, utilizada como referência. Em laboratório avaliou-se granulometria, argila dispersa em água e densidade do solo. Além disso, foram calculados: índice de floculação, macroporosidade e microporosidade. O intenso processo de mecanização adotado no uso agrícola proporcionou comportamentos distintos aos solos, em relação aos índices analisados, sendo que houve aumento na sua densidade e redução da macroporosidade