TY  - JOUR
A1  - Weber, Michael H.
A1  - Abu-Ayyash, Khalil
A1  - Abueladas, Abdel-Rahman
A1  - Agnon, Amotz
A1  - Al-Amoush, H.
A1  - Babeyko, Andrey
A1  - Bartov, Yosef
A1  - Baumann, M.
A1  - Ben-Avraham, Zvi
A1  - Bock, Günter
A1  - Bribach, Jens
A1  - El-Kelani, R.
A1  - Forster, A.
A1  - Förster, Hans-Jürgen
A1  - Frieslander, U.
A1  - Garfunkel, Zvi
A1  - Grunewald, Steffen
A1  - Gotze, Hans-Jürgen
A1  - Haak, Volker
A1  - Haberland, Christian
A1  - Hassouneh, Mohammed
A1  - Helwig, S.
A1  - Hofstetter, Alfons
A1  - Jackel, K. H.
A1  - Kesten, Dagmar
A1  - Kind, Rainer
A1  - Maercklin, Nils
A1  - Mechie, James
A1  - Mohsen, Amjad
A1  - Neubauer, F. M.
A1  - Oberhänsli, Roland
A1  - Qabbani, I.
A1  - Ritter, O.
A1  - Rumpker, G.
A1  - Rybakov, M.
A1  - Ryberg, Trond
A1  - Scherbaum, Frank
A1  - Schmidt, J.
A1  - Schulze, A.
A1  - Sobolev, Stephan Vladimir
A1  - Stiller, M.
A1  - Th, 
T1  - The crustal structure of the Dead Sea Transform
N2  - To address one of the central questions of plate tectonics-How do large transform systems work and what are their typical features?-seismic investigations across the Dead Sea Transform (DST), the boundary between the African and Arabian plates in the Middle East, were conducted for the first time. A major component of these investigations was a combined reflection/ refraction survey across the territories of Palestine, Israel and Jordan. The main results of this study are: (1) The seismic basement is offset by 3-5 km under the DST, (2) The DST cuts through the entire crust, broadening in the lower crust, (3) Strong lower crustal reflectors are imaged only on one side of the DST, (4) The seismic velocity sections show a steady increase in the depth of the crust-mantle transition (Moho) from 26 km at the Mediterranean to 39 km under the Jordan highlands, with only a small but visible, asymmetric topography of the Moho under the DST. These observations can be linked to the left-lateral movement of 105 km of the two plates in the last 17 Myr, accompanied by strong deformation within a narrow zone cutting through the entire crust. Comparing the DST and the San Andreas Fault (SAF) system, a strong asymmetry in subhorizontal lower crustal reflectors and a deep reaching deformation zone both occur around the DST and the SAF. The fact that such lower crustal reflectors and deep deformation zones are observed in such different transform systems suggests that these structures are possibly fundamental features of large transform plate boundaries
Y1  - 2004
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Eckert, Sebastian
A1  - Miedema, P. S.
A1  - Quevedo, W.
A1  - Fondell, Mattis
A1  - Beye, Martin
A1  - Pietzsch, Annette
A1  - Ross, M.
A1  - Khalil, M.
A1  - Föhlisch, Alexander
T1  - Molecular structures and protonation state of 2-Mercaptopyridine in aqueous solution
JF  - Chemical physics letters
N2  - The speciation of 2-Mercaptopyridine in aqueous solution has been investigated with nitrogen 1s Near Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure spectroscopy and time dependent Density Functional Theory. The prevalence of distinct species as a function of the solvent basicity is established. No indications of dimerization towards high concentrations are found. The determination of different molecular structures of 2-Mercaptopyridine in aqueous solution is put into the context of proton-transfer in keto-enol and thione-thiol tautomerisms. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.
Y1  - 2016
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2016.01.050
SN  - 0009-2614
SN  - 1873-4448
VL  - 647
SP  - 103
EP  - 106
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Islam, Khan M. S.
A1  - Khalil, Mahmoud Abd Elhamid
A1  - Maenner, Klaus
A1  - Raila, Jens
A1  - Rawel, Harshadrai Manilal
A1  - Zentek, Jürgen
A1  - Schweigert, Florian J.
T1  - Lutein Specific Relationships among Some Spectrophotometric and Colorimetric Parameters of Chicken Egg Yolk
JF  - The journal of poultry science
N2  - Lutein is an essential dietary carotenoid with health benefits and is inter alia responsible for the colouration of egg yolk. The relationship between lutein accumulation and egg yolk colouration was therefore studied in more detail. After feeding a low-luteine diet for 21 days, 14 birds (Lohmann brown hens aged 20 weeks) were fed a diet containing marigold (80 mg lutein/kg feed) and 14 other birds were fed a diet containing oleoresin (45 mg lutein/kg feed) for 21 days; for both groups of birds, this feeding period was followed by withdrawal for 21 days. The Roche Yolk Colour Fan (RYCF) score (0 to 15, where higher values denote greater colour intensity; R-2=0.87; P<0.01) and redness (R-2=0.89; P<0.01) increased with increasing lutein content of egg yolk. Total carotenoid content had a poor relationship with lightness (R-2=0.13; P>0.05) and yellowness (R-2=0.12; P>0.05) of the yolk. It may be concluded that increased lutein is potentially responsible for an increased RYCF score and redness (a*), but decreased yellowness (b*) and lightness (L*), of egg yolk.
KW  - carotenoid
KW  - HPLC
KW  - iCheck
KW  - lutein
KW  - spectrophotometry
KW  - yolk
Y1  - 2017
U6  - https://doi.org/10.2141/jpsa.0160065
SN  - 1346-7395
VL  - 54
SP  - 271
EP  - 277
PB  - Japan Poultry Science Association
CY  - Tsukuba
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Khalil, Mahmoud
A1  - Raila, Jens
A1  - Ali, Mostafa
A1  - Islam, Khan M. S.
A1  - Schenk, Regina
A1  - Krause, Jens-Peter
A1  - Schweigert, Florian J.
A1  - Rawel, Harshadrai Manilal
T1  - Stability and bioavailability of lutein ester supplements from Tagetes flower prepared under food processing conditions
JF  - Journal of functional food
N2  - Tagetes spp. belongs to the Asteraceae family. It is recognized as a major source of lutein ester (lutein esterified with fatty acids such as lauric, myristic and palmitic acids), a natural colorant belonging to the xanthophylls or oxygenated carotenoids. Four species of Tagetes flower (Tagetes tenuifolia, Tagetes erecta, Tagetes patula, and Tagetes lucida) were used to extract lutein and lutein esters with three different methods. The results showed that T. erecta, type "orangeprinz", is the richest source of lutein esters (14.4 +/- 0.234 mg/g) in comparison to other Tagetes spp. No significant differences between extractions of lutein esters with medium-chain triacylglycerols (MCT) oil, orange oil or solvent (hexane/isopropanol) could be observed. MCT oil also improved stability of lutein esters at 100 degrees C for 40 min. Emulsification of MCT oil improved the stability of lutein ester extract against UV light at 365 nm for 72 h. Finally, an emulsion was prepared under food processing conditions, spray dried and its bioavailability investigated in a preliminary human intervention study. The results show a lower resorption, but further data suggest improvements in implementation of such supplements. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
KW  - Tagetes
KW  - Lutein ester
KW  - Emulsion
KW  - Stability
KW  - Whey protein
KW  - Bioavailability
Y1  - 2012
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2012.03.006
SN  - 1756-4646
VL  - 4
IS  - 3
SP  - 602
EP  - 610
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mohsen, Amjad
A1  - Asch, Günter
A1  - Mechie, James
A1  - Kind, Rainer
A1  - Hofstetter, Rami
A1  - Weber, Michael H.
A1  - Stiller, M.
A1  - Abu-Ayyash, Khalil
T1  - Crustal structure of the Dead Sea Basin (DSB) from a receiver function analysis
JF  - Geophysical journal international
N2  - The Dead Sea Transform (DST) is a major left-lateral strike-slip fault that accommodates the relative motion between the African and Arabian plates, connecting a region of extension in the Red Sea to the Taurus collision zone in Turkey over a length of about 1100 km. The Dead Sea Basin (DSB) is one of the largest basins along the DST. The DSB is a morphotectonic depression along the DST, divided into a northern and a southern sub-basin, separated by the Lisan salt diapir. We report on a receiver function study of the crust within the multidisciplinary geophysical project, DEad Sea Integrated REsearch (DESIRE), to study the crustal structure of the DSB. A temporary seismic network was operated on both sides of the DSB between 2006 October and 2008 April. The aperture of the network is approximately 60 km in the E-W direction crossing the DSB on the Lisan peninsula and about 100 km in the N-S direction. Analysis of receiver functions from the DESIRE temporary network indicates that Moho depths vary between 30 and 38 km beneath the area. These Moho depth estimates are consistent with results of near-vertical incidence and wide-angle controlled-source techniques. Receiver functions reveal an additional discontinuity in the lower crust, but only in the DSB and west of it. This leads to the conclusion that the internal crustal structure east and west of the DSB is different at the present-day. However, if the 107 km left-lateral movement along the DST is taken into account, then the region beneath the DESIRE array where no lower crustal discontinuity is observed would have lain about 18 Ma ago immediately adjacent to the region under the previous DESERT array west of the DST where no lower crustal discontinuity is recognized.
KW  - Transform faults
KW  - Crustal structure
Y1  - 2011
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04853.x
SN  - 0956-540X
VL  - 184
IS  - 1
SP  - 463
EP  - 476
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
CY  - Malden
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Frübing, Peter
A1  - Blischke, D.
A1  - Salah Khalil, M.
A1  - Gerhard, Reimund
T1  - Complete relaxation map of polyethylene : filler-induced chemical modifications as dielectric probes
Y1  - 2001
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Frübing, Peter
A1  - Blischke, D.
A1  - Salah Khalil, M.
A1  - Gerhard, Reimund
T1  - Dielectric relaxations in titanium-dioxide-filled polyethylene: Filler-induced chemical modifications of the polymer provide the dipolar response
Y1  - 2001
SN  - 0-7803-7053-8
ER  -