Note: Front Cover -- Genetics in Aquaculture IV -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. First Honorable Member of IAGA Valentin Sergeevich Kirpichnikov 1908-1991 -- Chapter 2. Acceptance Speech by V.S. Kirpichnikov 4th International Symposium on Genetics in Aquaculture Wuhan, China, 2 May 1991 -- Chapter 3. Selection of Krasnodar common carp (Cyprinus carpio L. ) for resistance to dropsy: principal results and prospects1 -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- REPRODUCTION OF PURE STOCKS -- SELECTION FOR RESISTANCE TO DROPSY -- SELECTION FOR HIGH GROWTHRATE -- RELATIVE RESISTANCE T O DROPSY -- HETEROSISIN IN TER-STOCK CROSSES -- ALLELIC FREQUENCIES AT TWO PROTEIN LOCI -- DIALLELE MATING AND IMPROVEMENT OF FAMILY SELECTION -- EFFECTIVENESS OF MASS SELECTION FOR RESISTANCE TO DROPSY -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4. Notes on mariculture in China -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- SEAWEED MARICULTURE -- MOLLUSK MARICULTURE -- SHRIMP MARICOLTURE -- FISH MARICULTURE -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5. Transgenic fish - gene transfer to increase disease and cold resistance -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS OF GENE TRANSFER -- THE CHOICE OF GENE FOR FISH TRANSGENICS -- STUDIES ON TRANSGENIC FISH IN CHINA -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6. Advances in fish cell engineering in China -- ABSTRACT -- CHROMOSOME SET MANIPULATION -- CHROMOSOME MANIPULATION IN FISH -- IMPROVING NATURAL GYNOGENETIC FISH BY ADDING PARTIAL SPERM GENETIC MATERIAL -- APPLICATION OF NUCLEO-CYTOPLASMIC HYBRIDS TO FISH CULTURE -- BASIC WORKS ON SOMATIC CELL ENGINEERING FOR FISH BREEDING -- DNA-MEDIATED MELANIC GENE TRANSFER -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7. Growth and stress in fish production -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY-INTERRENALAXIS -- PITUITARY GROWTH HORMONE -- PITUITARY-GONAD AXIS -- PITUITARY-THYROID AXIS. , OTHER ENDOCRINE PATHWAYS -- IMPLICATIONS FOR AQUACULTURE -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8. Genetic improvement of disease resistance in fish: an overview -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MEASUREMENT O F DISEASE RESISTANCE -- SELECTION -- CROSSBREEDING -- MAJOR GENES -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9. Estimating genetic change from selection -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- ESTIMATING GENETIC CHANGE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10. Genetic structure of Penaeus monodon in Australia: concordant results from mtDNA and allozymes1 -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 11. Geographic variability in the grey mullet Mugil cephalus: preliminary results of mtDNA and chromosome analyses -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIAL AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 12. Morphometric and biochemical genetic variation of the mitten crab, Eriocheir, in southern China -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 13. Variation in morphology and biochemical genetic markers among populations of blunt snout bream (Megalobrama amblycephala) -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 14. Study on the blood type factors in red crucian carp ( Carassius auratus var. ) -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 15. Genetic breeding and seedling raising experiments with Porphyra protoplasts -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 16. Predictability of individual growth rates in tilapia* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION. , MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 17. Growth and reproduction of individually tagged Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) of different strains* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 18. Genetic improvement of farmed tilapias: the growth performance of eight strains of Oreochwmis niloticus tested in different farm environments* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 19. Effect of growth hormone on the growth rate of the gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata), and use of different constructs for the production of transgenic fish -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 20. Expression of chinook salmon growth hormone gene in E. coli -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 21. Gene transfer via electroporation in fish -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 22. Development of a heavy metal-inducible fishspecific expression vector for gene transfer in vitro and in vivo* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 23. Chromosome-set manipulation in tilapia - techniques, problems and prospects -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- POLYPLOIDY -- TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS -- PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF CHROMOSOME-SET MANIPULATION -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 24. Growth of the induced triploid pearl oyster, Pinctada martensii (D.) -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- DISCUSSION. , ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 25. An artificial multiple triploid carp and its biological characteristics1 -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 26. Suppression of first cleavage in the Nile tilapia, Oreochwmis niloticus L. - a comparison of the relative effectiveness of pressure and heat shocks -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 27. Gynogenesis in common carp (Cyprinus carpio). IV. Growth, phenotypic variation and gonad differentiation in normal and methyltestosteronetreated homozygous clones and ¥ x hybrids -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 28. Induced diploid gynogenesis and polyploidy in ornamental (koi) carp, Cyprinus carpio L. 2. Timing of heat shock during the first cleavage -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 29. Poster session abstracts Inheritance of body colour in the angelfish Pterophyllum scalare -- Interaction between colour genes in domestic selected varieties of guppy, Poecilia reticulata -- Color inheritance in Japanese ornamental koi -- Shell color, density, water depth, and growth of different lines of the Japanese pearl oyster -- Selection for enhanced stress resistance in salmonid fish -- Genetic variation in antibody production against Vibrio anguillarum and Vibrio salmonicida in Atlantic salmon {Salmo salar) -- Genetic variation in non-specific immune parameters in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) -- Changes of immunoglobulin concentration in hyperimmunising grass carp offspring -- Use of RNA:DNA ratios as an index of nutritional status of six Nile tilapia (Oreochwmis niloticus) strains under different environments*. , Genetic improvement of farmed tilapia: documentation and genetic characterization of strains* -- Genetic improvement of farmed tilapia: a complete diallele cross between four African and Asian strains of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) -- Successful breeding of an endemic species, the sea carp (Cyprinus acutiodorsalis Wang), in a brackishwater pond -- Breeding and seedling production of Porphyra protoplasts -- Effect of sire and dam on survival of rainbow trout from fertilization to first feeding -- Body size at harvest, sex ratio, and mantle color of pedigreed Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) from controlled crosses -- Genetic and environmental sources of variation for survival and body size during freshwater rearing of Atlantic salmon -- Simulation study on genetic progress in a closed fish population -- Cyprinid hybrids from Lake Kinneret -- Selection of common carp ( Cyprinus carpio L. ) in Vietnam -- Growth rate, ration and food efficiency of rainbow trout {Salmogairdneri Richardson): initial size and rearing temperature -- Breeding programme for the tench ( Tinea tinea L. ) -- Fish breeding with combined application of induced gynogenesis and mass selection -- Selected bibliography of Czechoslovak authors on genetics and fish breeding -- The Atlantic salmon gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) gene and messenger RNA -- Growth hormone, growth rate of the gilthead seabream Sparus aurata, cloning of its GH cDNA, and the use of different constructs for the production of a transgenic fish -- Expression of a foreign gene in fish tissue culture cells -- Isolation and identification of homologous sequences of antifreeze protein (AFP) gene from a freshwater teleost -- Characterization of a cell clone resistant to grass carp hemorrhagic virus -- Molecular cloning and sequencing of the growth hormone gene from chum salmon. , Cloning and sequencing of a grass carp growth hormone gene and construction of an all-fish recombinant growth hormone gene.

Note: Intro -- Annual Reports on NMR spectroscopy -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter One: Recent advances in NMR crystallography and polymorphism -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theory -- 2.1. NMR interactions -- 2.2. Methodology -- 3. NMR crystallography and polymorphism -- 3.1. Polymorphism -- 3.1.1. Packing polymorphism -- 3.1.2. Conformational polymorphism -- 3.1.3. Detecting polymorphs in pharmaceutical formulations -- 3.1.4. Other examples -- 3.2. Probing non-covalent bonding in solids -- 3.3. Dynamic processes -- 3.3.1. In situ monitoring of crystallization processes -- 3.3.2. Mechanochemistry -- 3.3.3. Dynamic processes -- 3.4. H spin-lattice relaxation measurements -- 3.5. Sensitivity enhancement by paramagnetism -- 3.6. Dynamic nuclear polarization -- 3.7. Nuclear quadrupole resonance spectroscopy (NQR) -- 3.8. Crystal structure prediction -- 4. Concluding remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter Two: Solid-state NMR spectroscopy of microcrystalline proteins -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Solid-state NMR methods for studies of microcrystalline proteins -- 2.1. Sample preparation -- 2.1.1. Isotopic labelling strategies -- 2.1.1.1. Uniform N labelling -- 2.1.1.2. Alternating C labelling -- 2.1.1.3. Deuteration -- 2.1.1.4. Amino acid specific labelling and reverse labelling schemes -- 2.1.1.5. Segmental isotopic labelling -- 2.1.1.6. Paramagnetic labelling -- 2.1.1.7. F labelling -- 2.1.2. Preparation of protein micro- or nanocrystals -- 2.2. Multi-dimensional MAS NMR correlation experiments for resonance assignment and distance restraint determinations -- 2.2.1. Heteronuclear-based experiments using N detection -- 2.2.1.1. Experiments for resonance assignment -- 2.2.1.2. Experiments for N distance and distance restraint acquisition -- 2.2.2. H-detected experiments. , 2.2.2.1. H-detected correlation experiments for resonance assignment -- 2.2.2.2. Experiments for acquisition of distance restraints -- 2.2.3. F-based experiments -- 2.2.4. Assignments of chemical shifts and distance restraints -- 2.3. Measurement of chemical shift and dipolar tensors -- 2.3.1. Chemical shift anisotropy tensors -- 2.3.1.1. Recording spinning side band intensities at slow MAS frequencies -- 2.3.1.2. Symmetry-based recoupling sequences -- 2.3.1.3. CSA amplification -- 2.3.2. Dipolar tensors -- 2.3.2.1. Cross polarization-based experiments -- 2.3.2.2. REDOR-based experiments -- 2.3.2.3. Symmetry-based heteronuclear dipolar recoupling experiments -- 3. Applications to microcrystalline proteins -- 3.1. Protein structure determination -- 3.1.1. Structure determination by heteronuclear-detected experiments -- 3.1.2. Structure determination by H-detected experiments -- 3.1.3. Structure determination by integrated approaches -- 3.1.4. Considerations for accuracy and precision of protein structures determined by MAS NMR -- 3.2. Studies of protein-cofactor and protein-substrate interactions -- 3.3. Determination of protonation states and hydrogen bonding interactions -- 3.4. Studies of protein-protein interactions by differential labelling -- 3.5. Studies of protein-solvent interactions -- 3.6. Studies of protein-nucleic acid interactions -- 4. Conclusions and future perspectives -- References -- Chapter Three: Developments in benchtop NMR spectroscopy 2015-2020 -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Current state of commercial benchtop NMR spectrometers -- 3. Magnets for benchtop NMR -- 3.1. Cryogen-free superconducting magnets -- 3.2. Development in permanent magnet NMR technology -- 4. Sensitivity -- 4.1. Brute force polarization -- 4.2. Dynamic nuclear polarization -- 4.3. Spin-exchange optical pumping (SEOP). , 4.4. Para-hydrogen induced polarization (PHIP) -- 4.4.1. PHIP, PASADENA and ALTADENA -- 4.4.2. PHIP, SABRE -- 5. Methods developments for benchtop NMR spectroscopy -- 5.1. Hyphenated NMR -- 5.2. Solvent suppression -- 5.3. 2D experiments -- 5.4. Diffusion ordered spectroscopy -- 5.5. Multinuclear experiments -- 5.6. Pureshift -- 5.7. Shift reagents -- 5.8. Residual dipolar couplings -- 5.9. Solid-state benchtop NMR spectroscopy -- 6. Applications of benchtop NMR spectroscopy in process control and reaction monitoring -- 6.1. Flow reactors -- 6.2. Automation -- 6.3. Off-line investigations -- 6.4. Bio reactors -- 7. Applications of benchtop NMR spectroscopy in the pharmaceutical and health sciences -- 7.1. Quality control -- 7.2. On-line reaction monitoring -- 7.3. Adulteration and falsification -- 7.4. Analysis of illicit and controlled substances -- 8. Applications of benchtop NMR spectroscopy in the life sciences -- 9. Applications of benchtop NMR spectroscopy in materials and polymer science -- 9.1. Polymers -- 9.2. Biochar products -- 9.3. Explosive emulsions -- 10. Applications of benchtop NMR spectroscopy in the petroleum industry -- 11. Applications of benchtop NMR spectroscopy in food science -- 11.1. Food authentication -- 11.1.1. Edible oils -- 11.1.2. Coffee -- 11.1.3. Meat authenticity -- 11.2. Quality control and food processing -- 11.2.1. Direct measurement of food and beverage composition -- 11.2.2. On-line control of food preparation -- 12. Applications of benchtop NMR spectroscopy in environmental science and technology -- 13. Applications of benchtop NMR spectroscopy in education -- 14. Summary -- References -- Chapter Four: Simultaneous acquisition of multiple fast MAS solid-state NMR experiments via orphan spin polarization -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Architecture of multi-acquisition POE at fast MAS. , 3. Evaluation of orphan spin polarization intensity under fast MAS conditions -- 4. Single- and dual-receiver DUMAS experiments -- 5. Single- and dual-receiver MEIOSIS experiments -- 6. Single- and dual-receiver MAeSTOSO experiments -- 7. Conclusions and perspectives -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter Five: Local dynamics in hybrid perovskites by solid-state NMR -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methodology and brief theoretical background -- 2.1. Characteristic ranges of motions studied by NMR -- 2.2. Relaxation time measurements and mechanisms of spin-relaxation -- 2.2.1. Relaxation by magnetic dipole-dipole interactions -- 2.2.2. Relaxation by chemical shift anisotropy -- 2.2.3. Relaxation by spin-rotation interactions -- 2.3. Analysis of NMR line shapes -- 2.3.1. Rigid lattice spectral line shapes of NMR spin interactions -- 2.3.2. Dipolar interaction -- 2.3.3. Chemical shift anisotropy -- 2.4. Analysis of NMR lineshapes -- 2.4.1. Second moments of spectral lineshapes -- 2.4.2. Molecular motion and the temperature dependence of line shapes and widths -- 2.5. Evaluation of slow dynamics from 2D-EXSY spectra -- 2.6. Examination of molecular dynamics by nuclear quadrupole resonance -- 2.6.1. Temperature dependence of NQR signals -- 2.6.2. Molecular rotations and linewidth -- 3. Current literature accounts on evaluation of dynamics in hybrid perovskites by solid-state NMR and NQR -- 4. Concluding remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter Six: P NMR coordination shifts in transition metal complexes with heterocycles containing phosphorus-Update for 2 ... -- 1. Transition metal complexes with phosphinines -- 1.1. ) Pd(II)- and Pt(II)-phosphorin complexes -- 1.2. ) Rh(I)- and Ir(I)-phosphorin complexes -- 1.3. ) Rh(III)- and Ir(III)-phosphorin complexes -- 1.4. ) Ru(II)-phosphorin complexes. , 1.5. ) Cu(I)-, Ag(I)- and Au(I)-phosphorin complexes -- 2. Transition metal complexes with phospholes -- 2.1. ) Ni(II)-, Pd(II)- and Pt(II)-phosphole complexes -- 2.2. ) Rh(I)-phosphole complexes -- 2.3. ) Cu(I)-, Ag(I)- and Au(I)-phosphole complexes -- 3. Conclusions -- References.

Note: Intro -- Annual Reports on NMR spectroscopy -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter One: Recent developments in O NMR studies of organic and biological molecules in the solid state -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Recent solid-state O NMR studies -- 2.1. Organic compounds -- 2.2. Metal organic frameworks -- 2.3. Hydrogen-bonded systems -- 2.4. Paramagnetic coordination compounds -- 2.5. Peptides and proteins -- 2.6. Dynamic nuclear polarization -- 3. Concluding remarks -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter Two: Nuclear magnetic resonance in ferromagnets: Ferromagnetic nuclear resonance -- a very broadband approach -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Advantages and drawbacks of a very broadband approach -- 3. Particularities of FNR -- 3.1. Internal field -- 3.2. Enhancement factor -- 3.3. Distribution of enhancement -- 3.4. FNR signal versus external RF field amplitude -- 3.5. Restoring field -- 4. Computation of the nuclei frequency density -- 4.1. Log normal model -- 4.2. Determination of the restoring field -- 4.3. Role of the high-pass filter probe design in the determination of the restoring field -- 4.4. Establishing the true nuclei frequency density N(ω) -- 5. Technical aspects -- 5.1. Double heterodyne spectrometer design -- 5.2. Broadband high pass filter design probe head -- 5.3. Operating mode -- 5.3.1. Pulse sequence -- 5.3.2. Fast scanning mode -- 5.3.3. Performances in the fast scanning mode -- 6. Experimental examples -- 6.1. Co/organic thin films and investigations of single buried interfaces -- 6.2. Temperature differential ferromagnetic nuclear resonance (TDFNR) spectra -- 6.3. Magnetic dipolar interactions in assemblies of nano-objects -- 7. A broadband FNR spectrometer with automated frequency scanning built from on the shelf components -- 8. Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References. , Chapter Three: Fast and very fast MAS solid state NMR studies of pharmaceuticals -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Very fast MAS solid state NMR -- 2.1. Resolution -- 2.2. Sensitivity -- 3. Studies of APIs by means of 2D and 3D very fast MAS solid state NMR techniques -- 4. Structure, polymorphism and dynamics of active pharmaceutical ingredients -- 4.1. NMR crystallography and structural studies, exploiting N nuclei -- 4.2. NMR crystallography and structural studies of APIs exploiting other nuclei -- 4.3. Solid-state NMR of amorphous APIs -- 4.4. Solid-state NMR of APIs in pharmaceutical formulations -- 4.5. Solid-state NMR studies of amorphous solid dispersions -- 5. Drug delivery systems -- 5.1. Solid state NMR in investigation of drug delivery and drugs-DDS systems -- 5.2. NMR of APIs confined in mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) -- 5.3. Solid state NMR of other carriers and APIs confined in them -- 6. Pharmaceutical co crystals and salts -- 6.1. Identification of supramolecular synthons and proton-proton proximities -- 6.2. Differentiation between co-crystals and salts -- 6.3. Miscellaneous applications -- 7. Concluding remarks -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter Four: Recent advances in benchtop NMR spectroscopy and its applications -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Hardware considerations -- 2.1. Magnets for benchtop spectrometers -- 2.2. Probes and accessories -- 3. Performance and limitations -- 3.1. Historical perspective -- 3.2. Spectroscopic features -- 3.3. Quantitative performance -- 3.4. Structure elucidation capabilities -- 4. Pulse sequence advances -- 4.1. Solvent elimination schemes -- 4.2. Diffusion-encoded pulse sequences -- 4.3. Spatially-encoded techniques -- 4.3.1. Ultrafast 2D NMR -- 4.3.2. Pure-shift NMR -- 5. Hyperpolarization and benchtop NMR -- 5.1. Dynamic nuclear polarization -- 5.2. Para-hydrogen induced polarization. , 5.3. Applications to reaction monitoring -- 5.4. Detection of less abundant nuclei -- 6. Advanced processing methods -- 6.1. Signal processing -- 6.2. Data processing -- 7. Applications to reaction and process monitoring -- 7.1. Monitoring conditions -- 7.2. NMR strategies -- 7.3. Integration in complex flow setups -- 7.4. Bioprocess monitoring -- 8. Applications to quality control and profiling -- 8.1. Quality control in food science -- 8.2. Quality control in other fields of industry -- 8.3. Pharmaceutical sciences and forensics -- 8.4. Metabolomics -- Acknowledgements -- References.

Note: Intro -- Annual Reports on NMR spectroscopy -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter One: Versatile NMR simulations using SIMPSON -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Basic concepts -- 2.1. Elements of the SIMPSON input file -- 2.2. Theory overview -- 3. Basic SIMPSON examples -- 3.1. CSA static and MAS -- 3.2. H decoupling -- 3.3. Cross-polarization -- 3.4. REDOR -- 3.5. Fitting an experimental spectrum -- 3.6. Satellite transitions for quadrupolar nuclei -- 3.7. Second-order quadrupolar line shapes -- 3.8. RF pulses for quadrupolar nuclei -- 3.9. Triple-quantum coherence excitation in MQMAS experiments -- 4. SIMMOL -- 4.1. Establishment of a spin system -- 5. NMR simulations of proteins and peptides -- 5.1. PISA wheels -- 5.2. Ultrafast magic-angle spinning -- 5.3. NCOCA solid-state NMR optimization -- 6. Optimal control -- 7. Dynamics -- 8. Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter Two: Total line shape analysis of high-resolution NMR spectra -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The essence of the analysis of high-resolution NMR spectra -- 3. Solution of the direct problem-Theoretical calculation of NMR spectra -- 4. Some structural features of high-resolution NMR spectra -- 5. The ways for error function construction -- 6. Methods for optimization of spin system parameters -- 7. About the error estimates of spin system parameters -- 8. Examples of NMR spectra analysis -- 9. Experimental spectra preparation for the total line shape analysis -- 10. Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Further reading -- Chapter Three: Recent advances in chlorine, bromine, and iodine solid-state NMR spectroscopy -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theory and modelling -- 2.1. Interactions and definitions -- 2.2. Second-order perturbation theory vs an exact treatment of the quadrupolar interaction. , 3. Solid-state chlorine-35/37 nuclear magnetic resonance -- 4. Solid-state bromine-79/81 nuclear magnetic resonance -- 5. Solid-state iodine-127 nuclear magnetic resonance -- 6. January 2020 update -- 7. Concluding remarks -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter Four: Solid-state covariance NMR spectroscopy: An update -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Overview of covariance NMR spectroscopy -- 3. Applications of solid-state covariance NMR spectroscopy -- 3.1. Inorganic materials -- 3.2. Biological solids -- 4. Improvement of covariance toward further time-saving -- 4.1. NUS -- 4.2. Accumulation profile -- 4.3. Alternative States sampling -- 5. Variants of solid-state covariance NMR spectroscopy -- 5.1. Indirect covariance -- 5.2. Dual transformation -- 5.3. HETCOR -- 5.4. phase covariance -- 5.5. Inner-product spectroscopy -- 5.6. T2* weighted deconvolution (TIDE) -- 6. Summary -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Further reading -- Chapter Five: Recent MRI and diffusion studies of food structures -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Imaging -- 2.1. New developments: Fast imaging and dedicated instrumentation -- 2.2. Fast imaging -- 2.3. μ-coils and dedicated sensors: Hardware developments -- 2.4. Image data processing: Tools and dedicated approaches -- 2.5. Applications on foods and food processing -- 2.5.1. Mechanical stability and structural changes in food -- 2.5.2. Starchy food products: Binding and diffusional properties of water -- 2.5.3. Fast MRI on milk filtration while exploring diverse contrast and data processing schemes -- 2.5.4. Skim milk filtration measured by 1D projection imaging -- 2.5.5. 1D diffusion MRI -- 2.5.6. Determination of concentration by MRI relaxation -- 2.6. Rheo-NMR -- 2.7. Applications of microcoils on food systems -- 3. Diffusion -- 3.1. Diffusion: New developments -- 3.1.1. Sampling patterns -- 3.1.2. Gradient pulse shapes. , 3.1.3. Applications on foods and food processing -- 3.1.4. Gels and dairies studied by NMR-diffusion -- 3.1.5. Emulsions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter Six: Solid-state NMR studies on crystalline solid polymer electrolytes and important cathode materials for lithiu ... -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Solid-state NMR studies on crystalline solid polymer electrolytes -- 2.1. The number of phases in PEO/LiCF3SO3 system with different EO/Li ratio -- 2.2. The helical jump motion in PEO3/LiCF3SO3 -- 2.3. Helical jump motion and the Li hopping for PEO/LiAsF6 complex -- 2.4. The local reorientation motion for PEO/LiAsF6 complex -- 2.5. The dependence of the helical jump motion on the temperature for PEO/LiClO4 complex with PEO molecular weight of 5M -- 2.6. Li complex -- 2.7. Conformational sequence in α-cyclodextrin-PEO/Li complex -- 2.8. Li complex -- 2.9. Highly-crystalline polymer electrolyte α-PEO-urea-LiTFSI -- 3. Solid-state NMR studies on important cathode materials LiCoO2 -- 3.1. Ex-situ Co NMR studies -- 3.2. In situ Li NMR studies -- 4. Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter Seven: Recent progress in NMR study of liquid-crystal assemblies -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Orientational order -- 2.1. Phase biaxiality -- 2.2. Chiral order -- 3. Spin relaxation and director fluctuations -- 3.1. Proton spin relaxation -- 3.2. Anisotropic director fluctuations -- 4. Studies of molecular order and structure -- 4.1. Bent-core and board-shaped mesogens -- 4.1.1. Bent-core liquid crystals -- 4.1.2. Board-shaped liquid crystals -- 4.2. Hydrogen-bonded liquid crystals (HBLCs) -- 4.2.1. PHG-Stilbazole (PHGSt) system -- 4.2.2. PHG-Azopyridyl [PHG(Ap-8)] system -- 4.2.3. Chiral PHG derivatives -- 5. NMR of confined liquid-crystal systems -- 5.1. 8CB@CNMO and THE@CNMO films -- 5.2. [PHG(Ap-8)]1:3CNMO films -- 6. Flexible oriented solutes. , 6.1. Flexible alkanes -- 6.2. Conformation problems -- 7. Summary -- References.

Note: Front Cover -- Annual Reports on NMR Spectroscopy, Volume 13 -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in the Study of Mono- and Oligosaccharides -- I. Introduction -- II. Assignment Techniques -- III. Applications -- IV. Tables -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 2. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Alkaloids -- I. Introduction -- II. Isoquinoline Alkaloids -- III. Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids -- IV. Erythrina, Dibenz [d,f]azonine and Cephalotaxine Alkaloids -- V. Morphine Alkaloids -- VI. Pyrrolizidine and Pyrrole Alkaloids -- VII. Indolizidine Alkaloids -- VIII. Quinolizidine Alkaloids -- IX. Piperidine and Pyridine Alkaloids -- X. Quinoline, Acridone and Quinazoline Alkaloids -- XI. Imidazole Alkaloids -- XII. Indole Alkaloids -- XIII. Diterpene Alkaloids -- XIV. Lycopodium Alkaloids -- References -- Chapter 3. Thallium NMR Spectroscopy -- I. Introduction -- II. T1(I) Solution Studies -- III. T1(III) Solution Studies -- IV. Alkylthallium(III) Compounds in Solution -- V. Arylthallium(III) Compounds in Solution -- VI. Miscellaneous Compounds -- VII. Solid State and Melt Studies -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 4. Rotational Correlation Times in Nuclear Magnetic Relaxation -- I. Introduction -- II. The Mechanics of Molecular Rotation -- III. The Ensemble Property of Rotational Correlation -- IV. Relaxation Interactions Modulated by Molecular Rotation -- V. Relaxation Parameters for Quadrupolar Nuclei -- VI. Relaxation Parameters for I = 1/2 Nuclei -- VII. Tests of the Theoretical Models for Calculating Tc -- VIII. A Summing up and Future Considerations -- References -- Index.