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A reaction-diffusion model with surface occupation dependent desorption [D. Matveev et al., Nucl. [...]

The electronic structure of the clean and stoichiometric GaN(10¯10) cleavage surface is investigated in a comprehensive angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy study. A clear distinction between surface and bulk related features allows us to measure the dispersions of the occupied surface state band from the N dangling bonds as well as of the uppermost bulk valence bands and to extract the effective hole masses directly with high precision. [...]

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is part of thebiogeochemical cycles of carbon and nutrients, carries pol-lutants and drives soil formation. The DOM concentrationand properties along the water flow path through forestecosystems depend on its sampling location and transfor-mation processes. [...]

Roots are known to use biopores as preferential growth pathways to overcome hard soil layers and access subsoil water resources. This study evaluates root–biopore interactions at the root-system scale under different soil physical and environmental conditions using a mechanistic simulation model and extensive experimental field data. [...]

The interaction of light with nanometer-sized solids provides the means of focusing optical radiation to sub-wavelength spatial scales with associated electric field enhancements offering new opportunities for multifaceted applications. We utilize collective effects in nanoplasmas with sub-two-cycle light pulses of extreme intensity to extend the waveform-dependent electron acceleration regime into the relativistic realm, by using 10**6 times higher intensity than previous works to date. [...]

Information technology is approaching the era of artificial intelligence. New computingarchitectures are required to cope with the huge amount of data that has to be processedin all types of cognitive applications. [...]

Aggregation of the protein α-Synuclein (αSyn) is of great interest due to its involvement in the pathology of Parkinson’s disease. However, under in vitro conditions αSyn is very soluble and kinetically stable for extended time periods. [...]

Barttin is an accessory subunit of ClC-K chloride channels expressed in the kidney and the inner ear. Main functions of ClC-K/barttin channels are the generation of the cortico-medullary osmotic gradients in the kidney and the endocochlear potential in the inner ear. [...]

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder leading to dementia. Aggregation of the amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) plays an important role in the disease, with Aβ oligomers representing the most toxic species. [...]

Despite numerous studies and decades of industrial application, there is still a lack of understanding about the formation and the impact of aluminum titanate (Al2TiO5) in Al2O3-TiO2 thermal spray coatings. Especially the influence of the feedstock powder characteristics on the phase composition has only crudely been investigated so far. [...]