General background

Metabolic studies on cestodes present a number of challenging problems. A basic difficulty is to relate results from studies carried out in vitro to the processes which actually occur in vivo. Cestodes, with their complex tegumental transport mechanisms (Chapters 5 and 6), are in a state of dynamic equilibrium with their hosts, and removal from the host environment tends to destroy this balance. The most favourable in vitro culture conditions (Chapter 10) can partially mimic some of the complicated interactions which occur between host and parasite, but, nevertheless, it is clear that most metabolic experiments with cestodes in vitro take place under suboptimal, unphysiological conditions. Many (but not all) parasite biochemists are aware of these limitations and appreciate that these artificial systems produce data which must ultimately be tested in vivo, although the technical problems involved in such studies may prove difficult, if not insurmountable. 

Another well-recognised complication in the study of cestode metabolism is the fact that a number of species (e.g. Echinococcus granulosus, Hymenolepis diminuta, Taenia crassiceps) have now been shown to exist as complexes of different strains, which may, often quite considerably, differ in their biochemistry. This important aspect is considered, in depth, in Chapters 5, 6 and 10. Furthermore, there is evidence that parasites from different host species or different strains of host show differences in metabolism, and the sex and circadian rhythm of the host can also influence the biochemistry of the parasite under study (59). 

In the majority of species, enzyme assays and biochemical analyses have to be performed on homogenates. The spatial distribution of enzymes or substrates in the whole organism may be such that certain molecules, which may occur in different cellular sites (e.g. in the nucleus or in mitochondria) 

As indicated above, the fact that oxygen is consumed in vitro does not imply that oxygen is utilised in vivo, unless evidence is presented that a similar level of oxygen is available in vivo. Some species (Spirometra mansonoides, Mesocestoides corti, Hymenolepis nana, H. diminuta) can be successfully cultured under strict anaerobic conditions, whereas others (H. microstoma, T. crassiceps, Echinococcus sp.) thrive best under air (796 Chapter 10). The significance of oxidative processes in the energy balance of cestodes is discussed in Chapter 5. 

A considerable quantity of data is now available on the chemical composition, including trace elements, of cestodes. Much of this information has been summarised by Barrett (39), Smyth (796, 800) and von Brand (911). 

As demonstrated in the previous section, satellites are due to electron correlation effects, and, in principle, all types which are classified in a configurational picture as initial state configuration interaction (ISCI), final ionic state configuration interactions (FISCI) and final state configuration interactions (FSO which includes interchannel interactions in the continuum) have to be taken into account. In certain cases, however, one type of correlation is more important than the others, and in the present case of 3s and 3p photoionization in argon this is FISO. This property allows a rather transparent analysis of the implications which these correlations have on the corresponding satellites. 

The interaction matrix element relevant for FISCI in the 2S manifold is given by 

Based on early theoretical calculations, which included FISCI, the most intense satellite structures of Fig. 5.11 were attributed to the following final ionic states (see [AWK78] and references therein)  

For later work see [DLa82, SHa83, AMW85, HHa87, SLS92, SLP94]. 

The FISCI method will be considered in more detail for the 2Se manifold of 3s photoionization in argon, even though finer details of the satellite spectrum can be understood only if further electron correlations and spin-orbit effects are included (see below). In the FISCI approach, uncorrelated functions [ with single-particle orbitals provide the starting point. They are abbreviated to their characteristic electron orbital, i.e., 

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As just noted, autoionisation provides a clear example of an electron-electron correlation effect, since coupling between the discrete state of one channel and the continuum of another is excluded in the independent particle model. One sees over what range interchannel coupling acts, because it is a broadening effect, involving a continuous band of energies. The observed interference yields important information on the nature of electron-electron correlations. Its study reveals the interplay between single- and many-electron interactions. 

The widths of Beutler-Fano resonances can vary widely. Their appearance is usually asymmetric, although the degree of asymmetry decreases with increasing energy within a given spectrum, and eventually becomes hardly noticeable in the X-ray range, as other causes of broadening intrude. 

For a pure autoionising resonance embedded in a single continuum, absorption by the underlying continuum is cancelled out at one energy close to the resonance energy, and the resulting transparency is referred to as a transmission window. 

Another connection which deserves mention is with MQDT, discussed in chapter 3 MQDT is also a scattering theory, and is equivalent to 

It is useful to consider it from several different theoretical perspectives it provides a working example of the relation between apparently distinct theoretical methods. 

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Before describing these, some general background information is presented. 

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Understanding the behavior of radionuclides in estuaries, as the dynamic interface between the continental hydrochemical systems and the ocean basins, requires consideration of broader chemical cycling in the hydrosphere. In this volume, the behavior of U- and Th-series isotopes in rivers is discussed by Chabaux et al. (2003), that in groundwaters by Porcelli and Swarzenski (2003), and that in oceans by Cochran and Masque (2003). General background information is provided by Bourdon et al. (2003). 

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After presenting the results obtained by each model, an integration of all them is done in this section going from the general background information (China) to the most specific case scenario (Guiyu). 

Of the following amine-reactive and photoreactive crosslinkers, the overwhelming majority use an aryl azide group as the photosensitive functional group. Only a few use alternative photoreactive chemistries, particularly perfluorinated aryl azide, benzophenone, or diazo compounds. For general background information on photoreactive crosslinkers, see Das and Fox (1979), Kiehm and Ji (1977), Vanin and Ji (1981), and Brunner (1993). 

Arsenic is a major constituent of at least 245 mineral species, of which arsenopyrite is the most common (NAS 1977). In general, background concentrations of arsenic are 0.2 to 15 mg/kg in the lithosphere, 0.005 to 0.1 pg/m3 in air, <10 pg/L in water, and <15 mg/kg in soil (NRCC 1978 ATSDR 1992). The commercial use and production of arsenic compounds have raised local concentrations in the environment far above the natural background concentrations (Table 28.1). 

In addition to absorption problems, measurements will be affected by secondary fluorescence and scattered radiations which will enter the detector and increase the general background. Detection limits under optimum conditions (a heavy element in a light matrix) may be as low as 10 ppm. Quantitative analysis is however difficult below the 20-100 ppm region if a reasonable precision (5% or better) is to be obtained. 

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