From the Cover: Water-controlled wealth of nations
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The thermal response of three proteins with mesophilic, thermophilic and hyperthermophilic character hints at the essential role played in thermostability by the protein-water interface. The formation of spanning water clusters enveloping the macromolecule ...
With the objective of high sediment release out of a rectangular tank the performance of a circular jet arrangement has been investigated. Therefore, experiments with four jets arranged in a horizontal circle placed in water with quasi homogeneous sediment ...
Sediment-water fluxes are influenced by both hydrodynamics and sediment biogeochemical processes. However, fluxes at the sediment-water interface (SWI) are almost always analyzed from either a water-or sediment-side perspective. This study expands on previ ...
