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Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)

2010

Evidence

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Evidence For Specific Subunit Distribution And Interactions In The Quaternary Structure Of Α-Crystallin, Amie M. Morris, J Andrew Aquilina Jan 2010

Evidence For Specific Subunit Distribution And Interactions In The Quaternary Structure Of Α-Crystallin, Amie M. Morris, J Andrew Aquilina

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The quaternary structure of alpha-crystallin is dynamic, a property which has thwarted crystallographic efforts towards structural characterization. In this study, we have used collision-induced dissociation mass spectrometry to examine the architecture of the polydisperse assemblies of alpha-crystallin. For total alpha-crystallin isolated directly from fetal calf lens using size-based chromatography, the alpha B-crystallin subunit was found to be preferentially dissociated from the oligomers, despite being significantly less abundant overall than the alpha A-crystallin subunits. Furthermore, upon mixing molar equivalents of purified alpha A- and alpha B-crystallin, the levels of their dissociation were found to decrease and increase, respectively, with time. Interestingly …


Late Pliocene Age Of Glacial Deposits At Heidemann Valley East Antarctica: Evidence For The Last Major Glaciation In The Vestfold Hills, Eric Colhoun, Kevin W. Kiernan, Anne Mcconnell, P G Quilty, David Fink, Colin V. Murray-Wallace, J M Whitehead Jan 2010

Late Pliocene Age Of Glacial Deposits At Heidemann Valley East Antarctica: Evidence For The Last Major Glaciation In The Vestfold Hills, Eric Colhoun, Kevin W. Kiernan, Anne Mcconnell, P G Quilty, David Fink, Colin V. Murray-Wallace, J M Whitehead

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The Hydraulic Geometry Of Narrow And Deep Channels; Evidence For Flow Optimisation And Controlled Peatland Growth, Rachel Nanson, Gerald C. Nanson, He Qing Huang Jan 2010

The Hydraulic Geometry Of Narrow And Deep Channels; Evidence For Flow Optimisation And Controlled Peatland Growth, Rachel Nanson, Gerald C. Nanson, He Qing Huang

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At-a-station and bankfull hydraulic geometry analyses of peatland channels at Barrington Tops, New South Wales, Australia, reveal adjustments in self-forming channels in the absence of sediment load. Using Rhodes ternary diagram, comparisons are made with hydraulic geometry data from self-forming channels carrying bedload in alluvial settings elsewhere. Despite constraints on channel depths caused at some locations by the restricted thickness of peat, most stations have cohesive, near-vertical, well-vegetated banks, and width/depth (w/d) ratios of similar to 2 that are optimal for sediment-free flow. Because banks are strong, resist erosion and can stand nearly vertical, and depth is sometimes constrained, adjustments …


Evidence Of Solar And Tropical-Ocean Forcing Of Hydroclimate Cycles In Southeastern Australia For The Past 6500 Years, Hamish A. Mcgowan, Samuel K. Marx, Joshua Soderholm, John Denholm Jan 2010

Evidence Of Solar And Tropical-Ocean Forcing Of Hydroclimate Cycles In Southeastern Australia For The Past 6500 Years, Hamish A. Mcgowan, Samuel K. Marx, Joshua Soderholm, John Denholm

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Evidence of solar and tropical‐ocean forcing of climate cycles has been found in numerous palaeoclimate records. Numerical modelling studies show physical mechanisms by which direct and indirect solar forcing may affect climate, while there is mounting evidence of solar forcing of tropical ocean‐atmosphere teleconnections. This study has developed a 6500 year record of dust deposition, a proxy for regional hydroclimate variability for the Snowy Mountains region of Australia. Spectral analysis of the record provides evidence of statistically significant cycles in dust deposition of 35–43 years, 62–73 years, 161 years and 2200 years. These correlate with variability in solar irradiance and …