“Spatial Energetics”

Energetics of Zn2+ adsorption in silicate MEL-type nanoporous material

Density-functional-based and ab initio calculations were implemented at different computational levels to estimate the binding energy of Zn2+ ion adsorbed on the available sites of a silicate MEL-type adsorbent. B3LYP and MP2 were used in combination with the 6-31G*, 6-31+G*, LanL2DZ, 6-311+G*, and Def2-TZVP basis sets. The zinc cation was found to preferentially occupy the 6MR sites followed b...

10: Energetics and locomotion

The Energetics of Endotherms

The energy expenditure of endotherms is influenced by body size, climate, and food habits. Body size is the most important factor determining basal rates of metabolism and thermal conductances. The interaction of these two parameters produces a temperature differential between an endotherm and its environment at the lower limit of thermoneutrality that normally increases with body weight. Great...

Energetics of Growth

Glossary Anabolism Synthesis of materials via metabolic processes; a series of chemical reactions that builds larger molecules from smaller components, usually requiring energy in the process. Bioenergetics Quantitative analysis of the energetic processes of living organisms. Catabolism Metabolic processes that result in the release of energy from organic molecules. Darwinian fitness Contributi...

Nucleic Acid Structural Energetics