Water in Biological Systems: Volume 2

Concentration Fluctuations and Their Influence on Sound Absorption.- Spectrum of Aqueous Urea Solutions in the Near-Infrared Region.- Influence of the Effective (Local) Light-Wave Field on the Infrared Absorption Spectrum of Liquid Water in the Vicinity of the Valence-Vibration Band.- Raman Spectra of Water, Saturated Aqueous Electrolyte Solutions, and Ice Crystals.- The Germanium-Water Interface.- State of Water in Certain Perchlorate Crystal Hydrates Formed by Elements of Periodic Group II.- Investigation of Aqueous Nonelectrolyte Solutions by the Spin Echo Method.- Temperature-Related Changes in the Infrared Absorption Spectrum of Water in the Cerebral and Muscle Tissues of the Frog.- A Mass-Spectrometric Study of Disturbances of Water Exchange Through the Pulmonary Barrier in Animals.- Possible Role of Water in Neuromuscular Excitation.- The Two-Structure Model and the Heat Capacity of Water.- Study of the Structural Characteristics of Water from the Infrared Absorption Spectra of Aqueous Acetonitrile Solutions.- Concentration-Related Changes in the Spectral Characteristics of the Libration Band of Liquid Water in Acetonitrile and Acetone Solutions.- Investigation of Aqueous Electrolyte Solutions by the Deflected Total Internal Reflection (DTIR) Method.- Concentration Fluctuations and Light Scattering in Aqueous Solutions of Propyl Alcohols.- Interpretation of the Spectrum of Ice and Water in the Valence- and Deformation-Vibration Regions.- Chemical Proton Shifts in H2O–D2O Solutions.- Self-Diffusion in Aqueous Solutions of Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins.- Use of Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy to Investigate the Influence on Water Structure of a Number of Compounds with a Protective Action during Freezing of Human Erythrocytes.- Accessibility of Water inMuscle Fibers to Molecules of Different Sizes.- Calculation of Binary Distribution Functions and Thermodynamic Characteristics of Aqueous Solutions of Strong Electrolytes by the Monte Carlo Method.