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2. Middle–Late Pleistocene landscape evolution of the Dover Strait inferred from buried and submerged erosional landforms
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García-Moreno, David, Gupta, Sanjeev, Collier, Jenny S., Oggioni, Francesca, Vanneste, Kris, Trentesaux, Alain, Verbeeck, Koen, Versteeg, Wim, Jomard, Hervé, Camelbeeck, Thierry, and De Batist, Marc
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- 2019
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3. Intranasal Administration of Catechol-Based Pt(IV) Coordination Polymer Nanoparticles for Glioblastoma Therapy
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Mao, Xiaoman, Calero-Perez, Pilar, Montpeyó Garcia-Moreno, David, Bruna, Jordi, Yuste, Victor J, Candiota Silveira, Ana Paula, Lorenzo Rivera, Julia, Novio Vázquez, Fernando, Ruiz-Molina, Daniel, Mao, Xiaoman, Calero-Perez, Pilar, Montpeyó Garcia-Moreno, David, Bruna, Jordi, Yuste, Victor J, Candiota Silveira, Ana Paula, Lorenzo Rivera, Julia, Novio Vázquez, Fernando, and Ruiz-Molina, Daniel
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Altres ajuts: UAB Predoctoral training programme (14ª Convocatoria PIF-19612, predoctoral fellowships for P.C.-P.), Cisplatin has been described as a potent anticancer agent for decades. However, in the case of glioblastomas, it is only considered a rescue treatment applied after the failure of second-line treatments. Herein, based on the versatility offered by coordination chemistry, we engineered nanoparticles by reaction of a platinum (IV) prodrug and iron metal ions showing in vitro dual pH- and redox-sensitivity, controlled release and comparable cytotoxicity to cisplatin against HeLa and GL261 cells. In vivo intranasal administration in orthotopic preclinical GL261 glioblastoma tumor-bearing mice demonstrated increased accumulation of platinum in tumors, leading in some cases to complete cure and prolonged survival of the tested cohort. This was corroborated by a magnetic resonance imaging follow-up, thus opening new opportunities for intranasal glioblastoma therapies while minimizing side effects. The findings derived from this research showed the potentiality of this approach as a novel therapy for glioblastoma treatment.
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- 2022
4. How well does known seismicity between the Lower Rhine Graben and southern North Sea reflect future earthquake activity?
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Camelbeeck, Thierry, Vanneste, Kris, Verbeeck, Koen, Garcia-Moreno, David, Van Noten, Koen, and Lecocq, Thomas
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Since the 14th century, moderate seismic activity with 14 earthquakes of magnitude MW≥5.0 occurred in Western Europe in a region extending from the Lower Rhine Graben (LRG) to the southern North Sea. In this paper, we investigate how well this seismic activity could reflect that of the future. The observed earthquake activity in the LRG is continuous and concentrates on the Quaternary normal faults delimiting the LRG, which are also the source of large surface rupturing Holocene and Late Pleistocene earthquakes. The estimated magnitudes of these past earthquakes range from 6.3±0.3 to 7.0±0.3 while their average recurrence on individual faults varies from ten thousand to a few ten thousand years, which makes foreseeing future activity over the long-term possible. Three of the largest historical earthquakes with MW≥5.5 occurred outside the LRG. Late Quaternary activity along the fault zones suspected to be the source of two of these earthquakes, i.e. the 1580 Strait of Dover and 1692 northern Belgian Ardennes earthquakes, is very elusive if it exists. Hence, similar earthquakes would be very infrequent at these locations suggesting that the seismicity outside of the LRG would be episodic and clustered on some faults during periods of a few hundreds of years interrupted by long periods of inactivity typically lasting for some tens to hundreds of thousand years. Seismic moment release estimation and its comparison between recent geological and historical seismicity periods lead us to suggest that the high seismicity level observed between AD 1350 and AD 1700 west of the LRG would be uncommon., research
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- 2020
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5. Iron/iron oxide nanoparticles coated with silica as a nanoplatform for multimodal biomedical imaging
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Mathieu, Paul, Collière, Vincent, Coppel, Yannick, Respaud, Marc, Benoist, Eric, Picard, Claude, Leygue, Nadine, Laurent, Sophie, Stanicki, Dimitri, Henoumont, Céline, Boutry, Sébastien, Novio, Fernando, Riviera, J.L., Garcia-Moreno, David Montpeyó, Calado, Sergi Rodriguez, Amiens, Catherine, Laboratoire de chimie de coordination (LCC), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT-FR 2599), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire de physique et chimie des nano-objets (LPCNO), Institut de Recherche sur les Systèmes Atomiques et Moléculaires Complexes (IRSAMC), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT-FR 2599), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC), Synthèse et Physico-Chimie de Molécules d'Intérêt Biologique (SPCMIB), Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT-FR 2599), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Chercheur indépendant, University of Mons [Belgium] (UMONS), Université de Mons (UMons), Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC)-Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Department of Geology, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281, 9000 Ghent, Belgium, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie de Toulouse (ICT), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut de Recherche sur les Systèmes Atomiques et Moléculaires Complexes (IRSAMC), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universiteit Gent = Ghent University (UGENT), and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
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- 2019
6. Nanotechnological strategies for coating and encapsulation of therapeutic proteins
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Montpeyó Garcia-Moreno, David, Lorenzo Rivera, Julia, Ruiz Molina, Daniel, Novio Vazquez, Fernando, and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular
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Nanomedicine ,Theraphy ,Ciències Experimentals ,Teràpia ,Terapia ,Poteins ,Nanomedicina ,Proteïnes ,Proteinas - Abstract
La Nanotecnologia es considera una de les tecnologies clau del segle XXI. A cavall d’àrees com la Física, Química, Biologia, Medicina i electrònica, les aplicacions nanotecnològiques en el camp de les ciències naturals desperta especial interès. La nanomedicine en particular, explora el potencial de gran varietat de nanomaterials en medicina, tant en diagnòstic com en tractament de malalties. Són camps importants de la nanomedicine el “drug delivery”, teràpia gènica i cel•lular, diagnòstic molecular i imaging. Respecte el tractament de malalties i drug delivery, les teràpies basades en proteïnes han tingut un impacte important en multitud de malalties en les últimes dècades. Molts fàrmacs de naturalesa proteica i peptídica com enzims i anticossos han estat aprovats i són teràpies efectives contra malalties com la diabetis, el càncer i les malalties d’emmagatzematge lisosomal (LSD de l’anglès). Les proteïnes terapèutiques ofereixen avantatges sobre fàrmacs convencionals com millor especificitat, més activitat i menys toxicitat. No obstant, limitacions en l’ús de proteïnes terapèutiques, com la susceptibilitat a degradació enzimàtica, vida mitja en circulació curta i permeabilitat baixa en membranes afecten severament la seva eficàcia, estabilitat, i al cap i a la fi, la seva capacitat terapèutica. L’ús d’estratègies nanotecnològiques, com l’encapsulació de proteïnes o la modificació química d’aquestes, ofereix expectatives prometedores per superar les limitacions de les teràpies proteiques i millorar la seva eficàcia terapèutica. En aquesta tesi, s’ha estudiat l’aplicació de diverses estratègies nanotecnològiques per a l’encapsulació i recobriment de proteïnes per tal de millorar-ne el valor terapèutic. La tesi s’ha centrat en dues proteïnes, ambdues amb valor terapèutic pel tractament de malalties, però degut a diferències entre elles en mida, complexitat estructural i activitat enzimàtica, les estratègies emprades s’han de tractar per separat. El Factor de Creixement Epidèrmic (EGF) és una proteïna de 6 kDa amb activitat mitogènica que molts estudis han descrit que juga un paper important en la curació de malalties com l’úlcera pèptica. L’EGF pot augmentar la curació de ferides a l’estómac i al duodè, No obstant, l’ambient desfavorable per proteïnes a la llum gastrointestinal, amb pH extrems i presència de proteases, pot induir la degradació de l’EGF i provocar que perdi activitat biològica. Proposem una estratègia per co-encapsular l’EGF en nanopartícules de PLGA conjuntament amb NvCI, un inhibidor de carboxipeptidases digestives, per tal de protegir l’EGF de la degradació per proteases i augmentar-ne la capacitat terapèutica. L’EGF i l’NvCI s’encapsulen amb èxit en nanopartícules de PLGA i mantenen la seva activitat biològica. La Velaglucerasa alfa és una versió recombinant de la -glucocerebrosidasa humana, i un fàrmac usat en teràpia de substitució enzimàtica (ERT) pel Síndrome de Gaucher (GD), una malaltia d’emmagatzematge lisosomal (LSD). Les LSD són malalties que presenten un enzim lisosomal defectuós, GBA en el cas de GD, provocant acumulació de substrat i afectant el funcionament normal dels lisosomes. Les ERT consisteixen en l’administració d’una versió funcional de l’enzim defectuós perquè arribi al lisosoma i restauri l’activitat enzimàtica. La Velaglucerasa és una proteïna de 63 kDa amb activitat enzimàtica intrínseca. Polymer Masked-Unmasked Protein Therapy (PUMPT) és una estratègia que consisteix en la conjugació d’una proteïna amb un polímer biodegradable. La conjugació de Velaglucerasa amb el polímer Poli(àcid L-glutàmic) (PGA) permet emmascarar i preservar l’activitat enzimàtica de la Velaglucerasa fins que s’allibera al lisosoma, on restaura parcialment els nivells d’activitat GBA. La conjugació amb PGA confereix a la Velaglucerasa una major estabilitat en plasma sanguini humà. Desenvolupar noves estratègies capaces d’encapsular o recobrir proteïnes grans amb activitat biològica sensible a les condicions ambientals presenta expectatives prometedores per a millorar la capacitat terapèutica d’aquestes. Nanotechnology is considered one of the key technologies of the 21st century. At the meeting point of many different areas such as physics, chemistry, biology, medicine and electronics, nanotechnological applications in the field of natural sciences are of special interest. Nanomedicine in particular, explores the potential of a huge variety of nanomaterials in medicine, covering both disease diagnosis and treatment. Prominent fields in nanomedicine include drug delivery, cell and gene therapy, molecular diagnostics and imaging. Regarding disease treatment and drug delivery, protein-based therapeutics have had an important impact in a myriad of human disease for the last decades. Many drugs of peptide and protein nature such as enzymes and antibodies have been approved and become effective therapies for diseases like diabetes, cancer and Lysosomal Storage Diseases (LSD). Protein therapeutics offer significant advantages over conventional drugs including higher specificity, greater activity and lower toxicity. However, limitations in the use of therapeutic proteins, such as sensitivity to enzymatic degradation,short circulation half-lives in the bloodstream and poor membrane permeability; severely affect protein efficiency, stability and at the end, their therapeutic capacity. The use of nanotechnologial strategies, such as protein encapsulation and chemical modification of proteins, offer promising expectations to overcome the limitations of protein therapies and improve their therapeutic efficacy. In this thesis, it has been studied the application of several nanotechnological strategies for protein encapsulation and coating in order to improve the therapeutic value of those proteins. Two proteins were focused, both with therapeutic value in disease treatment, but because of their differences regarding size, structural complexity and enzymatic activity, strategies on each of them need to be addressed particularly. Epidermal Growth Factor is a 6 kDa protein with mitogenic activity that has been described in many studies to have an important role in the healing of diseases like peptic ulcers. EGF can increase the healing rate of sores in lining of the stomach and the duodenum. However, the harmful environment for proteins found in the gastrointestinal lumen, with extreme pH and the presence of proteases, may induce EGF degradation and a subsequent loss of its biological activity. We suggest a strategy for EGF co-encapsulation in PLGA nanoparticles with NvCI, a digestive carboxypeptidase inhibitor, in order to protect it from protease degradation and thus increasing its therapeutic capacity. EGF and NvCI can be successfully encapsulated in PLGA nanoparticles, maintaining its biological activity. Velaglucerase alfa is a recombinant version of the human -glucocerebrosidase (GBA), a protein drug used in Enzyme Replacement Therapy (ERT) for Gaucher Disease (GD), a Lysosomal Storage Disorder (LSD). LSD are diseases that present a defective lysosomal enzyme, GBA in the case of GD, causing accumulation of their substrate and impairing the normal function of lysosomes. ERT consists in administrating a functional version of the defective enzyme intending its delivery into the lysosome to restore the enzymatic activity. Velaglucerase is a 63 kDa protein with intrinsic enzymatic activity, and because of its structural complexity encapsulation in PLGA nanoparticles is unable to preserve enzymatic activity. Polymer Masked-Unmasked Protein Therapy (PUMPT) is a strategy that consists in conjugating a protein with a biodegradable polymer. Conjugation of Velaglucerase with the biocompatible polymer Poly(L-Glutacic acid) is able to mask and preserve the enzyme activity of Velaglucerase until its delivery into the lysosome, where it partially restores the GBA activity levels. PGA conjugation also grants Velaglucerase a higher stability in human blood plasma. Developing new nanotechnological methods capable of encapsulating or coating large proteins whose biological activity is sensitive to environmental conditions offers promising expectations in order to improve their therapeutic capacity.
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- 2018
7. Nanotechnological strategies for coating and encapsulation of therapeutic proteins
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Lorenzo Rivera, Julia, Ruiz-Molina, Daniel, Novio Vázquez, Fernando, Montpeyó Garcia-Moreno, David, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Bioquímica i de Biologia Molecular, Lorenzo Rivera, Julia, Ruiz-Molina, Daniel, Novio Vázquez, Fernando, Montpeyó Garcia-Moreno, David, and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Bioquímica i de Biologia Molecular
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La Nanotecnologia es considera una de les tecnologies clau del segle XXI. A cavall d'àrees com la Física, Química, Biologia, Medicina i electrònica, les aplicacions nanotecnològiques en el camp de les ciències naturals desperta especial interès. La nanomedicine en particular, explora el potencial de gran varietat de nanomaterials en medicina, tant en diagnòstic com en tractament de malalties. Són camps importants de la nanomedicine el "drug delivery", teràpia gènica i cel·lular, diagnòstic molecular i imaging. Respecte el tractament de malalties i drug delivery, les teràpies basades en proteïnes han tingut un impacte important en multitud de malalties en les últimes dècades. Molts fàrmacs de naturalesa proteica i peptídica com enzims i anticossos han estat aprovats i són teràpies efectives contra malalties com la diabetis, el càncer i les malalties d'emmagatzematge lisosomal (LSD de l'anglès). Les proteïnes terapèutiques ofereixen avantatges sobre fàrmacs convencionals com millor especificitat, més activitat i menys toxicitat. No obstant, limitacions en l'ús de proteïnes terapèutiques, com la susceptibilitat a degradació enzimàtica, vida mitja en circulació curta i permeabilitat baixa en membranes afecten severament la seva eficàcia, estabilitat, i al cap i a la fi, la seva capacitat terapèutica. L'ús d'estratègies nanotecnològiques, com l'encapsulació de proteïnes o la modificació química d'aquestes, ofereix expectatives prometedores per superar les limitacions de les teràpies proteiques i millorar la seva eficàcia terapèutica. En aquesta tesi, s'ha estudiat l'aplicació de diverses estratègies nanotecnològiques per a l'encapsulació i recobriment de proteïnes per tal de millorar-ne el valor terapèutic. La tesi s'ha centrat en dues proteïnes, ambdues amb valor terapèutic pel tractament de malalties, però degut a diferències entre elles en mida, complexitat estructural i activitat enzimàtica, les estratègies emprades s'han de tractar per separat. El Factor de Creixeme, Nanotechnology is considered one of the key technologies of the 21st century. At the meeting point of many different areas such as physics, chemistry, biology, medicine and electronics, nanotechnological applications in the field of natural sciences are of special interest. Nanomedicine in particular, explores the potential of a huge variety of nanomaterials in medicine, covering both disease diagnosis and treatment. Prominent fields in nanomedicine include drug delivery, cell and gene therapy, molecular diagnostics and imaging. Regarding disease treatment and drug delivery, protein-based therapeutics have had an important impact in a myriad of human disease for the last decades. Many drugs of peptide and protein nature such as enzymes and antibodies have been approved and become effective therapies for diseases like diabetes, cancer and Lysosomal Storage Diseases (LSD). Protein therapeutics offer significant advantages over conventional drugs including higher specificity, greater activity and lower toxicity. However, limitations in the use of therapeutic proteins, such as sensitivity to enzymatic degradation,short circulation half-lives in the bloodstream and poor membrane permeability; severely affect protein efficiency, stability and at the end, their therapeutic capacity. The use of nanotechnologial strategies, such as protein encapsulation and chemical modification of proteins, offer promising expectations to overcome the limitations of protein therapies and improve their therapeutic efficacy. In this thesis, it has been studied the application of several nanotechnological strategies for protein encapsulation and coating in order to improve the therapeutic value of those proteins. Two proteins were focused, both with therapeutic value in disease treatment, but because of their differences regarding size, structural complexity and enzymatic activity, strategies on each of them need to be addressed particularly. Epidermal Growth Factor is a 6 kDa protein with mit
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- 2018
8. Origin and geomorphology of the Dover Strait and southern North Sea palaeovalleys and palaeo-depressions
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Garcia Moreno, David, De Batist, Marc, and Vanneste, Kris
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Megaflood ,Earth and Environmental Sciences ,Geomorphology ,Active Tectonic ,marine geology ,Palaeogeography - Published
- 2017
9. Two-stage opening of the Dover Strait and the origin of island Britain
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Gupta, Sanjeev, primary, Collier, Jenny S., additional, Garcia-Moreno, David, additional, Oggioni, Francesca, additional, Trentesaux, Alain, additional, Vanneste, Kris, additional, De Batist, Marc, additional, Camelbeeck, Thierry, additional, Potter, Graeme, additional, Van Vliet-Lanoë, Brigitte, additional, and Arthur, John C. R., additional
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- 2017
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10. Earthquake imprints on a lacustrine deltaic system: The Kürk Delta along the East Anatolian Fault (Turkey)
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Hubert‐Ferrari, Aurélia, primary, El‐Ouahabi, Meriam, additional, Garcia‐Moreno, David, additional, Avşar, Ulaş, additional, Altınok, Sevgi, additional, Schmidt, Sabine, additional, Fagel, Nathalie, additional, and Çağatay, M. Namık, additional
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- 2017
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11. Two-stage opening of the Dover Strait and the origin of island Britain
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Gupta, Sanjeev, Collier, Jenny S., Garcia-moreno, David, Oggioni, Francesca, Trentesaux, Alain, Vanneste, Kris, De Batist, Marc, Camelbeeck, Thierry, Potter, Graeme, Van Vliet-lanoe, Brigitte, Arthur, John C. R., Gupta, Sanjeev, Collier, Jenny S., Garcia-moreno, David, Oggioni, Francesca, Trentesaux, Alain, Vanneste, Kris, De Batist, Marc, Camelbeeck, Thierry, Potter, Graeme, Van Vliet-lanoe, Brigitte, and Arthur, John C. R.
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Late Quaternary separation of Britain from mainland Europe is considered to be a consequence of spillover of a large proglacial lake in the Southern North Sea basin. Lake spillover is inferred to have caused breaching of a rock ridge at the Dover Strait, although this hypothesis remains untested. Here we show that opening of the Strait involved at least two major episodes of erosion. Sub-bottom records reveal a remarkable set of sediment-infilled depressions that are deeply incised into bedrock that we interpret as giant plunge pools. These support a model of initial erosion of the Dover Strait by lake overspill, plunge pool erosion by waterfalls and subsequent dam breaching. Cross-cutting of these landforms by a prominent bedrock-eroded valley that is characterized by features associated with catastrophic flooding indicates final breaching of the Strait by high-magnitude flows. These events set-up conditions for island Britain during sea-level highstands and caused large-scale re-routing of NW European drainage.
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- 2017
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12. Catalytic mechanism of protein kinase A. γ-phosphoryl transfer step
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Montpeyó Garcia-Moreno, David, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Facultat de Biociències, and García Viloca, Mireia
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Proteïnes quinases ,Fosforilació reversible ,Protein kinase A ,Protein kinases ,Phosphoryl group transfer reactions ,Reaccions de transferència dels grups fosforils ,Reversible phosphorilation ,Proteïna quinasa A ,Gibbs free energy ,Energia lliure de Gibbs - Published
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13. Els Odonats d'Osona
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Montpeyó i Garcia-Moreno, David, Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca, and Roca Sala, Enric
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Odonats - Abstract
Treball de recerca realitzat per un alumne d'ensenyament secundari i guardonat amb un Premi CIRIT per fomentar l'esperit científic del Jovent l'any 2009. 'Els Odonats d'Osona. 1988-2008' és un treball de recerca que consisteix en un estudi de les libèl·lules o odonats de la comarca. Basat en l'estudi realitzat pel grup Meganeura d'odonats entre els anys 1988 i 1993, aquest treball inclou un inventari dels odonats que es troben actualment a Osona, anàlisis de la qualitat dels medis aquàtics, un llistat d'aquelles espècies que es troben amenaçades i l'ús d'altres espècies com a bioindicadors del medi aquàtic. A partir dels resultats obtinguts en el treball i utilitzant els resultats que va obtenir el grup Meganeura en el seu estudi, finalment s'ha elaborat un estudi comparatiu entre els dos treballs per poder observar com han evolucionat les poblacions d'odonats en els darrers 20 anys i quins factors hi han intervingut. Un cop enllestit el treball s'ha pogut observar que la qualitat del medi aquàtic a Osona ha millorat molt des que Meganeura va fer el seu estudi, i això s'ha vist reflectit en un augment molt significatiu de la diversitat d'odonats. Tot i això, hi ha zones on la contaminació de l'aigua encara és present, i caldria pendre mesures per erradicar-la. El principal objectiu del treball, però, és posar a l'abast de tothom un apassionant grup d'insectes força desconegut i poc estudiat fins ara. Research project carried out by a pupil of secondary education and rewarded with a Prize CIRIT to foster the scientific spirit of the Youth in year 2009. 'Els Odonats d'Osona. 1988-2008' is a research project which consists of a study of the dragonflies in Osona, a region in Catalonia. It is based on another research project worked on by Meganeura, a group that studied dragonflies between 1988 and 1993, and includes an inventory of the dragonflies in Osona, some water analysis, a catalogue of all dragonflies spices in Osona threatened and another catalogue of spices that could be used as a bioindicator. A comparative study has been elaborated using the results obtained in the project and those which Meganura obtained in theirs in order to notice how the dragonflies population has changed in the latest twenty years and what agents have intervened in. As soon as the project has been finished, the results show that water quality has improved since 1988, which has caused an increase in dragonflies population. Nevertheless, some areas in Osona are still polluted, and it would be necessary to solve it. The main project's objective, however, is to release information about dragonflies, which are unknown and not studied in detail.
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- 2010
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