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Callisto or Jupiter IV is one of 66 moons of the planet Jupiter. Discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610, it is the third-largest moon in the Solar System. It is thought that Callisto’s surface has evolved primarily through violent impacts; its ancient surface is one of the most heavily cratered in the Solar System. The moon was named after Callisto a nymph in Greek mythology. Rumored that she was the daughter of the treacherous Lycaon, king of Arcadia. This piece has two general parallel narratives, one following the harsh creation and development of the physical planet and one that follows the development of Callisto, the nymph, and her father Lycaon. It would be impossible to write music about one of Jupiter’s moons without referencing textural and rhythmic gestures from Gustav Holst’s Jupiter from The Planets, Op. 32. / text

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-21T20:00:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Lilian Prione.pdf: 1165937 bytes, checksum: d73d6916708640fa9af6db139db8b8c2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-02-07 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Herbicides are widely used to increase crop production and account for 35% of all agrochemicals applied annually. After application, the herbicides can remain in the soil as hazardous residues. Mesotrione, (2-[4-methylsulfonyl-2-nitrobenzoyl]1,3-cyclohenanedione), is the active ingredient of Callisto, an herbicide commonly used in corn. Pantoea ananatis CCT 7673, an Enterobacteria isolated from water, has been previously cited as mesotrione-degrading strain. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of mesotrione and Callisto as oxidative stress-inducing agents for cellular metabolism of Pantoea ananatis CCT7673 and identify possible mechanisms of tolerance. SOD, CAT and GR activities were evaluated in non-denaturing PAGE and CAT, GR and GST in spectrophotometer. Also, the rates of malonaldehyde (MDA), superoxid and peroxide hydrogen (H2O2) were measured in a spectrophotometer. Minimal medium with no herbicide (MM) was used as control. Lipid peroxidation, superoxide and peroxide hydrogen quantification and SOD, CAT, GR and GST activities were analyzed before and after degradation of mesotrione. The herbicide proved to be the cause of oxidative stress, according to peroxide hydrogen data. Unexpectedly, the rates of lipid peroxidation (MDA) and GR showed to be lower in the presence of the herbicide when compared to the control, with no changes in bacterial growth. The activity of GST was higher in mesotrione treatment in comparison to control and Callisto, during and after degradation. These results suggest that this enzyme may be related to the mesotrione degradation, probably by cometabolism. The rates of lipid peroxidation were shown to be lower in the presence of the herbicide compared to the control, with no changes in growth rates when exposed to herbicide. P. ananatis CCT 7673 showed changes in the saturation of membrane lipids. These changes may interfere with herbicide entry into the cell. These characteristics may be associated with a level of phenotypic plasticity in P. ananatis CCT 7673, making this an interesting bacterium for studies of herbicide tolerance and evolution of microbiota in environments subjected to different degrees of selective pressure model. / Herbicidas são amplamente utilizados para aumentar a produção agrícola e são responsáveis por 35% de todos os agrotóxicos aplicados anualmente. Após a aplicação, os herbicidas podem permanecer no solo como resíduos perigosos. O mesotrione (2 - [ 4 - metilsulfonil - 2 - nitrobenzoil ] 1,3- cyclohenanedione ) é o ingrediente ativo de Callisto, um herbicida utilizado no milho . Pantoea ananatis CCT 7673, é uma enterobactéria isolada de água e foi previamente caracterizada como linhagem degradadora do mesotrione. Os objetivos deste trabalho foram o avaliar a influência do mesotrione e Callisto como agentes indutores de estresse oxidativo para o metabolismo celular de Pantoea ananatis CCT7673, bem como identificar possíveis mecanismos de tolerância a estes herbicidas. As atividades enzimáticas de SOD, CAT e GR foram avaliadas em PAGE não desnaturante e de CAT, GR e GST em espectrofotômetro. Além disto, as taxas de malondialdeído (MDA), radical superóxido e peróxido de hidrogênio (H2O2) foram medidas em espectrofotômetro. Todas as análises foram realizadas antes e após a degradação do mesotrione. Meio mínimo sem herbicida (MM) foi utilizado como controle. O herbicida provou ser agente causal do estresse oxidativo pelos dados de peróxido de hidrogênio. Inesperadamente, as taxas de MDA e GR mostraram-se inferiores nos tratamentos com herbicida em relação ao controle, sem alteração no crecimento bacteriano. A atividade de glutationa-S-transferase foi maior no tratamento com mesotrione em comparação com o controle e Callisto, durante e após a degradação. Estes resultados sugerem que essa enzima pode estar relacionada com o processo de degradação do mesotrione, provavelmente por cometabolismo. As taxas de peroxidação lipídica mostraram ser menores na presença do herbicida em comparação com o controle, sem mudanças na taxa de crescimento Quando exposta ao herbicida, P. ananatis CCT 7673 apresentou alterações na saturação de lipídios de membrana. Estas mudanças podem interferir na entrada do herbicida na célula. Tais características podem estar associadas a um nível de plasticidade fenotípica em P. ananatis CCT 7673, tornando essa bactéria um modelo interessante para estudos de tolerância a herbicidas e evolução de microbiotas em ambientes submetidos a diferentes graus de pressão seletiva.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-21T20:00:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Luiz Ricardo Olchanheski.pdf: 1069422 bytes, checksum: 4a8faf74d88ea768a689fc8a9a055a56 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-02-25 / Fundação Araucária de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico do Paraná / The intensive use of agrochemicals has assumed an important role in increasing agricultural production; however, one of the impacts has been changes in population structure of microbiota in the soil, which need to tolerate the xenobiotics that are applied in order to survive. A pertinent question is whether these mechanisms are selected by the presence of different agrochemicals in soils, or if there are constitutive mechanisms of adaptation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the defense system of an un-environmental strain, E. coli DH5-α, in relation to the herbicide mesotrione, which had no prior contact with the soil. The results showed that this strain was able to tolerate higher doses of the herbicide, and that the determination of the herbicide by a method developed and validated by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), made it possible to determine the complete disappearance of mesotrione in the sample after 3 h of exposure. Growth rates in the treatment with the herbicide were lower than the control, prior to the period of degradation, showing the toxic effect on the bacterial cells. As regards defense systems, it was noted that changes in the saturation of the membrane lipids reduced the damage caused by reactive oxygen species and possibly hindered the entry of xenobiotics in the cell, as well as activating GST enzyme activity in the antioxidant system and in the metabolizing process of the herbicide. Considering that E. coli DH5-α showed no previous contact with mesotrione, the defense system found in this strain can be considered as general and non-specific. This strategy may be interesting in the adaptation of bacterial strains in agricultural soils, which are subject to changing herbicides in an ever more intense manner. / O uso intensivo de agroquímicos tem assumido um papel relevante no aumento da produção agrícola, mas um dos impactos gerados é a mudança na estrutura populacional de microbiotas de solo, que precisam tolerar os xenobióticos aplicados para sobreviver. Uma pergunta pertinente é se os mecanismos de tolerância são selecionados pela presença de diferentes agroquímicos em solo, ou se há mecanismos constitutivos de adaptação. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o sistema de defesa de uma linhagem não ambiental, a E. coli DH5-α, em relação ao herbicida mesotrione, com o qual não houve contato prévio em solo. Resultados obtidos mostraram que esta linhagem foi capaz de tolerar elevadas doses do herbicida, e a determinação do herbicida por um método desenvolvido e validado por cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência (CLAE) permitiu determinar que após 3 horas não foi possível detectar o herbicida nas amostras avaliadas. Taxas de crescimento no tratamento com o herbicida foram menores em relação ao controle nos tempos anteriores ao período de degradação, mostrando o efeito tóxico sobre as células bacterianas. Como sistemas de defesa, constataram-se a alteração na saturação dos lipídeos de membrana, diminuindo os danos causados pelas espécies ativas de oxigênio e possivelmente dificultando a entrada do xenobiótico na célula, além da atuação da enzima GST no sistema antioxidante e no processo de metabolização do herbicida. Considerando que a E. coli DH5-α não apresentou um contato prévio com o mesotrione, o sistema de defesa encontrado nesta linhagem pode ser considerado como geral e não específico. Esta estratégia pode ser interessante na adaptação de linhagens bacterianas em solos agrícolas, os quais são submetidos a regimes de trocas de herbicidas de maneira cada vez mais intensa.

Parmi les stratégies visant à réduire l’utilisation de pesticides, l’augmentation de l’efficacité des matières actives par du design de formulations ou par l’utilisation de cocktails de pesticides, épandus chacun à plus faible dosage, est une piste très suivie. Cependant, l’influence de mélanges de molécules sur le devenir, le comportement et la toxicité de chacune d’elle individuellement n’a été que rarement décrite. Nous avons donc étudié l’impact des formulations et du mélange d’un herbicide, la mésotrione, et d’un fongicide, le tébuconazole, sur leur biodégradation respective, en termes de cinétiques et de modulations de voies métaboliques de dégradation, mais aussi sur la croissance de différents microorganismes dégradant ou non. Un schéma général de biodégradation de la mésotrione commun à de nombreux microorganismes, Gram positif et négatif, a été proposé conduisant, dans nos conditions, à l’accumulation d’un métabolite, l’AMBA. L’étude comparée avec la formulation (Callisto®) a montré une forte influence des adjuvants sur la cinétique de biodégradation de la mésotrione, allant d’une forte inhibition pour les souches Gram positif testées jusqu’à une stimulation pour une souche d’E. coli. Pour le tébuconazole, seules 3 souches se sont montrées capables de dissiper ce fongicide et de nouveaux métabolites ont pu être mis en évidence. L’utilisation de la formulation (Balmora®) conduit à des effets variables sur sa biodégradation en fonction de la souche et de la concentration. Cependant, les adjuvants présentent toujours un effet inhibiteur, souvent même fort, sur la croissance des microorganismes testés, en particulier sur les souches bactériennes Gram positif, qui se sont toujours révélées plus sensibles. Les études sur le mélange de ces deux pesticides, purs ou formulés ont mis en évidence la complexité des phénomènes : effets inhibiteurs, neutres et souvent stimulation des cinétiques de biodégradation de chaque pesticide que le microorganisme testé dégrade ou non le composé en question ; effet synergique du mélange de pesticides, purs ou formulé, sur la toxicité. / Among the strategies aiming to reduce the use of pesticides, the increase in active ingredient efficiency by formulation design or pesticide mixture (each one being spread at a lower dose) is a well-established approach. Nevertheless, the effect of chemical mixture on the fate, behaviour and toxicity of each compound has not been widely studied. The impact of formulation and mixture of a herbicide, mesotrione, and a fungicide, tebuconazole, on their own biodegradation, in terms of kinetics and metabolic pathway, but also on microbial growth of several microbial strains degrading- or not was studied. A biodegradative pathway for mesotrione common to several Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria was proposed, leading under our conditions, to the accumulation of AMBA metabolite. The comparison with the formulation Callisto® showed a high effect of additives on the kinetics of mesotrione biodegradation, ranging from a strong inhibition for the Gram positive strains to stimulation for a strain of E. coli. For tebuconazole, only three bacteria were found capable of dissipating this fungicide and new metabolites were identified. The use of the formulation Balmora® lead to variable effects on tebuconazole biodegradation according to the strain and its concentration. Nevertheless, the additives always had an inhibitory effect on microbial growth, in particular on Gram positive bacteria. Studies on mixtures of both pesticides, pure or formulated, showed the complexity of the processes involved: variable effects but often increase of the pesticide biodegradation although the microorganism studied did or did not degrade them; a synergic toxic effect of pure or formulated pesticide mixture on microbial growth.

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This document presents the results of the master thesis conducted from April 2019 to October 2019 under the direction of CNES engineer Eric Bourgeois, as part of the KTH Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering curriculum. Within the framework of development studies for the Callisto demonstrator, this master thesis aims at studying and developing possible guidance strategies for the boosted landing. Two main approaches are described in this document : • Adaptive pseudo-spectral interpolation • Convex optimization The satisfying results yielded give strong arguments for choosing the latter as part of the Callisto GNC systems and describe possible implementation strategies as well as complementary analyses that could be conducted. / Denna rapport presenterar resultaten av ett examensarbete som genomfördes från april till oktober 2019 under ledning av CNES-ingenjören Eric Bourgeois, som en del av en masterexamen i flyg- och rymdteknik från KTH, Kungliga tekniska högskolan. Inom ramen för utvecklingsstudier för bärraketen Callisto syftar detta arbete att studera och utveckla möjliga reglerstrategier för Callistos landing som kontrolleras med raketer. Två huvudsakliga metoder beskrivs: • Adaptiv pseudospektral interpolering • Konvex optimering Resultaten ger starka argument för att välja den senare av dessa två metoder för Callistos reglersystem och beskriver möjliga implementeringsstrategier samt vilka kompletterande analyser som bör genomföras

Les satellites glacés de Jupiter sont d'un grand intérêt scientifique dans la recherche d'habitabilité au sein de notre système solaire. Elles abritent probablement toutes trois des océans d'eau liquide sous leur croûte glacée. Leurs surfaces présentent différents stades d’évolution – celle de Callisto est très ancienne et entièrement recouverte de cratères, celle de Ganymede est un mélange de terrains sombres et cratérisés et de plaines claires et plus jeunes et la surface d’Europa est la plus jeune et présente des signes d’activité récente. Cette thèse porte sur la photométrie, c’est à dire l’étude de l’énergie lumineuse réfléchie par une surface, en fonction des géométries d’éclairement et d’observation. Les études photométriques permettent de déterminer l’état physique et la microtexture des surfaces (porosité, structure interne, forme des grains, rugosité, transparence…). Une bonne connaissance photométrique est également d'une importance cruciale dans la correction des jeux de données pour toute étude cartographique ou spectroscopique ainsi que pour les futures missions de cette décennie : Europa Clipper de la NASA et JUpiter ICy Moons Explorer de l’ESA.Deux types d’information sont nécessaires pour réaliser une étude photométrique : des données de réflectance et des données géométriques (conditions d’illumination et d'observation). Pour obtenir les premières, nous avons utilisé et calibré des images de missions spatiales passées - Voyager, New Horizons et Galileo. Pour obtenir les secondes, nous avons développé des outils permettant de corriger les métadonnées de ces images (ex : la position et l'orientation des sondes) afin d’obtenir des informations géométriques précises. Nous avons, d’autre part, développé un outil d’inversion pour estimer les paramètres photométriques de Hapke sur des régions d’Europa, Ganymede et Callisto sur l’ensemble du jeu de données en un seul calcul. Enfin, nous discutons des liens possibles entre les paramètres photométriques estimés, la microtexture de la surface et les processus endogènes/exogènes mis en jeu. / Jupiter's icy moons are of great interest in the search for habitability in our Solar System. They probably all harbor liquid water ocean underneath their icy crust. Their surfaces present different stages of evolution – Callisto is heavily cratered and the oldest, Ganymede shows a combination of dark cratered terrain and younger bright plains and Europa’s surface is the youngest with signs of recent and maybe current activity. This work focuses on photometry, i.e. the study of the light scattered by a surface in relation to the illumination and observation geometry. Photometric studies give us insight on the physical state and microtexture of the surface (compaction, internal structure, shape, roughness, transparency…). A good photometric knowledge is also of crucial importance in the correction of datasets for any mapping or spectroscopic study as well as for the future missions of this decade – NASA’s Europa Clipper and ESA’s JUpiter ICy moons Explorer.Two pieces of information are necessary to conduct a photometric study – reflectance data and geometric information (illumination, viewing conditions). For the former, we have used and calibrated images from past space missions – Voyager, New Horizons and Galileo. For the latter, we have developed tools to correct these images metadata (e.g. spacecraft position and orientation) to derive precise geometric information. Moreover, we have developed a Bayesian inversion tool to estimate Hapke’s photometric parameters on regions of Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. We estimate all parameters on our entire dataset at once. Finally, we discuss the possible links between the photometric parameters, the surface microtexture and endogenic/exogenic processes.

Parmi les stratégies visant à réduire l'utilisation de pesticides, l'augmentation de l'efficacité des matières actives par du design de formulations ou par l'utilisation de cocktails de pesticides, épandus chacun à plus faible dosage, est une piste très suivie. Cependant, l'influence de mélanges de molécules sur le devenir, le comportement et la toxicité de chacune d'elle individuellement n'a été que rarement décrite. Nous avons donc étudié l'impact des formulations et du mélange d'un herbicide, la mésotrione, et d'un fongicide, le tébuconazole, sur leur biodégradation respective, en termes de cinétiques et de modulations de voies métaboliques de dégradation, mais aussi sur la croissance de différents microorganismes dégradant ou non. Un schéma général de biodégradation de la mésotrione commun à de nombreux microorganismes, Gram positif et négatif, a été proposé conduisant, dans nos conditions, à l'accumulation d'un métabolite, l'AMBA. L'étude comparée avec la formulation (Callisto®) a montré une forte influence des adjuvants sur la cinétique de biodégradation de la mésotrione, allant d'une forte inhibition pour les souches Gram positif testées jusqu'à une stimulation pour une souche d'E. coli. Pour le tébuconazole, seules 3 souches se sont montrées capables de dissiper ce fongicide et de nouveaux métabolites ont pu être mis en évidence. L'utilisation de la formulation (Balmora®) conduit à des effets variables sur sa biodégradation en fonction de la souche et de la concentration. Cependant, les adjuvants présentent toujours un effet inhibiteur, souvent même fort, sur la croissance des microorganismes testés, en particulier sur les souches bactériennes Gram positif, qui se sont toujours révélées plus sensibles. Les études sur le mélange de ces deux pesticides, purs ou formulés ont mis en évidence la complexité des phénomènes : effets inhibiteurs, neutres et souvent stimulation des cinétiques de biodégradation de chaque pesticide que le microorganisme testé dégrade ou non le composé en question ; effet synergique du mélange de pesticides, purs ou formulé, sur la toxicité.

Here I study the “plasma interactions with icy bodies in the solar system”, that is, my quest to understand the fundamental processes that govern such interactions. By using numerical modelling combined with in situ observations, one can infer the internal structure of icy bodies and their plasma environments. After a broad overview of the laws governing space plasmas a more detailed part follows. This contains the method on how to model the interaction between space plasmas and icy bodies. Numerical modelling of space plasmas is applied to the icy bodies Callisto (a satellite of Jupiter), the dwarf planet Ceres (located in the asteroid main belt) and the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The time-varying magnetic field of Jupiter induces currents inside the electrically conducting moon Callisto. These create magnetic field perturbations thought to be related to conducting subsurface oceans. The flow of plasma in the vicinity of Callisto is greatly affected by these magnetic field perturbations. By using a hybrid plasma solver, the interaction has been modelled when including magnetic induction and agrees well with magnetometer data from flybys (C3 and C9) made by the Galileo spacecraft. The magnetic field configuration allows an inflow of ions onto Callisto’s surface in the central wake. Plasma that hits the surface knocks away matter (sputtering) and creates Callisto’s tenuous atmosphere. A long term study of solar wind protons as seen by the Rosetta spacecraft was conducted as the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko approached the Sun. Here, extreme ultraviolet radiation from the Sun ionizes the neutral water of the comet’s coma. Newly produced water ions get picked up by the solar wind flow, and forces the solar wind protons to deflect due to conservation of momentum. This effect of mass-loading increases steadily as the comet draws closer to the Sun. The solar wind is deflected, but does not lose much energy. Hybrid modelling of the solar wind interaction with the coma agrees with the observations; the force acting to deflect the bulk of the solar wind plasma is greater than the force acting to slow it down. Ceres can have high outgassing of water vapour, according to observations by the Herschel Space Observatory in 2012 and 2013. There, two regions were identified as sources of water vapour. As Ceres rotates, so will the source regions. The plasma interaction close to Ceres depends greatly on the source location of water vapour, whereas far from Ceres it does not. On a global scale, Ceres has a comet-like interaction with the solar wind, where the solar wind is perturbed far downstream of Ceres. / Här studerar jag “plasmaväxelverkan med isiga kroppar i solsystemet”, det vill säga, min strävan är att förstå de grundläggande processerna som styr sådana interaktioner. Genom att använda numerisk modellering i kombination med observationer på plats vid himlakropparna kan man förstå sig på deras interna strukturer och rymdmiljöer. Efter en bred översikt över de fysiska lagar som styr ett rymdplasma följer en mer detaljerad del. Denna innehåller metoder för hur man kan modellera växelverkan mellan rymdplasma och isiga kroppar. Numerisk modellering av rymdplasma appliceras på de isiga himlakropparna Callisto (en måne kring Jupiter), dvärgplaneten Ceres (lokaliserad i asteroidbältet mellan Mars och Jupiter) och kometen 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Det tidsvarierande magnetiska fältet kring Jupiter inducerar strömmar inuti den elektriskt ledande månen Callisto. Dessa strömmar skapar magnetfältsstörningar som tros vara relaterade till ett elektriskt ledande hav under Callistos yta. Plasmaflödet i närheten av Callisto påverkas i hög grad av dessa magnetfältsstörningar. Genom att använda en hybrid-plasma-lösare har växelverkan modellerats, där effekten av magnetisk induktion har inkluderats. Resultaten stämmer väl överens med magnetfältsdata från förbiflygningarna av Callisto (C3 och C9) som gjordes av den obemannade rymdfarkosten Galileo i dess bana kring Jupiter. Den magnetiska konfigurationen som uppstår möjliggör ett inflöde av laddade joner på Callistos baksida. Plasma som träffar ytan slår bort materia och skapar Callistos tunna atmosfär. En långtidsstudie av solvindsprotoner sett från rymdfarkosten Rosetta utfördes då kometen 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko närmade sig solen. Ultraviolett strålning från solen joniserar det neutrala vattnet i kometens koma (kometens atmosfär). Nyligt joniserade vattenmolekyler plockas upp av solvindsflödet och tvingar solvindsprotonernas banor att böjas av, så att rörelsemängden bevaras. Denna effekt ökar stadigt då kometen närmar sig solen. Solvinden böjs av kraftigt, men förlorar inte mycket energi. Hybridmodellering av solvindens växelverkan bekräftar att kraften som verkar på solvinden till störst del får den att böjas av, medan kraften som verkar till att sänka dess fart är mycket lägre. Ceres har enligt observationer av rymdteleskopet Herschel under 2012 och 2013 haft högt utflöde av vattenånga från dess yta. Där har två regioner identifierats som källor för vattenångan. Eftersom Ceres roterar kommer källornas regioner göra det också. Plasmaväxelverkan i närheten av Ceres beror i hög grad på vattenångskällans placeringen, medan det inte gör det långt ifrån Ceres. På global nivå har Ceres en kometliknande växelverkan med solvinden, där störningar i solvinden propagerar långt nedströms från Ceres.