Water Body Mass
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Body Water Content and Fluid Compartments
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2024
Life's biochemical processes occur within aqueous solutions. Solutes are substances that are dissolved within these solutions. The human body contains a variety of solutes, which can differ across various body parts. These can encompass proteins—such as those responsible for clotting and carbohydrate transport—as well as electrolytes. In medicine, an electrolyte is often described as a mineral ion derived from a salt possessing an electric charge. Examples include sodium ions (Na+) and chloride...
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Reduced Mass Coordinates: Isolated Two-body Problem
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2025
In classical mechanics, the two-body problem is one of the fundamental problems describing the motion of two interacting bodies under gravity or any other central force. When considering the motion of two bodies, one of the most important concepts is the reduced mass coordinates, a quantity that allows the two-body problem to be solved like a single-body problem. In these circumstances, it is assumed that a single body with reduced mass revolves around another body fixed in a position with an...
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Whole-body Mass Spectrometry Imaging by Infrared Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption Electrospray Ionization (IR-MALDESI)
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2016
A mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) source operated at atmospheric pressure was developed by coupling mid-infrared laser desorption and electrospray post-ionization. Exogenous ice matrix was used as the energy-absorbing matrix to facilitate resonant desorption of tissue-related material. This manuscript provides a step-by-step protocol for performing IR-MALDESI MSI of whole-body neonatal mouse.
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Ice Generation and the Heat and Mass Transfer Phenomena of Introducing Water to a Cold Bath of Brine
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2017
Here, we present a protocol to demonstrate the generation of ice when water is introduced to a cold bath of brine, as a secondary refrigerant, at a range of temperatures well below the freezing point of water. It can be used as an alternative way of producing ice for industry.
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Use of Chironomidae (Diptera) Surface-Floating Pupal Exuviae as a Rapid Bioassessment Protocol for Water Bodies
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2015
Rapid bioassessment protocols using benthic macroinvertebrates are often used to monitor and assess water quality. An efficient protocol involves collections of Chironomidae surface-floating pupal exuviae (SFPE). Here, techniques for field collection, laboratory processing, slide mounting, and identification of Chironomidae SFPE are described.
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Temperature, salinity, and dissolved substances can change water density, so the same volume may have different masses under different conditions. Water should therefore not automatically be assigned a constant density when estimating a system's mass. Accounting for these variables improves interpretation of physical conditions that influence aquatic habitats and biological patterns.
Changes in water input or loss alter mass by changing the amount of water present. Precipitation and inflow can increase it, whereas evaporation can reduce it; human activity may also change ecosystem conditions associated with these shifts. Tracking these changes helps connect hydrologic variation with habitat properties, circulation, and the distribution of aquatic organisms.
Mass helps connect the physical quantity of water with biological processes such as buoyancy and thermal stratification. Because density varies with temperature and dissolved substances, differences within an aquatic system can contribute to layering. That layering affects how researchers interpret habitat conditions and organism distribution, making mass estimates useful alongside temperature and water chemistry observations.
Density describes how much matter occupies a given volume, whereas volume describes the amount of space occupied. Water body mass combines both properties, so neither volume nor density alone fully represents it. This distinction matters when comparing aquatic systems or assessing how temperature, salinity, and dissolved substances affect calculations.
A basic estimate requires the system's water volume and an appropriate water-density value, followed by multiplication of density by volume. The estimate should reflect relevant temperature, salinity, and dissolved-substance conditions because they can alter density. Repeating the calculation when conditions change supports comparisons across times or among aquatic systems.
Biologists can use these estimates to interpret nutrient transport, organism distribution, buoyancy, and circulation within lakes, ponds, rivers, and other aquatic systems. They also provide context for thermal stratification and ecosystem changes linked to evaporation, precipitation, inflow, or human activity. The result is a physical measure that strengthens analysis of habitat conditions.