Solvatochromic relationship: Prediction of distribution of ionic solutes in aqueous two-phase systems

Partition ratios of several ionic compounds in 20 different polymer/polymer aqueous two-phase systems (ATPS) containing 0.15 M NaCl in 0.01 M phosphate buffer, pH 7.4, were determined. The differences between the electrostatic properties of the phases in all the ATPS were estimated from partitioning of the homologous series of dinitrophenylated-amino acids. Also the solvatochromic solvent parameters characterizing the solvent dipolarity/polarizability (π*), solvent hydrogen-bond donor acidity (α), and solvent hydrogen-bond acceptor basicity (β) of aqueous media were measured in the coexisting phases of the ATPS. The solute-specific coefficients for the compounds examined were determined by the multiple linear regression analysis using the modified linear solvation energy relationship equation. The minimal number of ATPS necessary for determination of the coefficients was established and 10 ATPS were selected as a reference ATPS set. The solute-specific coefficients values obtained with this reference set of ATPS were used to predict the partition ratios for the compounds in 10 ATPS not included in the reference set. The predicted partition ratios values were compared to those determined experimentally and found to be in good agreement. It is concluded that the presented model of solute–solvent interactions as the driving force for solute partitioning in polymer/polymer ATPS describes experimental observations with 90–95% accuracy.     

Influence of temperature and fiber structure on the dielectric properties of polypropylene fibrous structures

In this work, dielectric spectroscopy was conducted on five commercial woven polypropylene‐based fabrics. Measurements of dielectric loss tangent, the effective relative dielectric permeability and ac electrical conductivity were performed over a wide range of temperature and frequency. The results in temperature range from 250 K to 355 K showed that the samples with lower value of volume fraction whose yarn is made from a short fiber have a lower value of the above mentioned dielectric parameters than the samples with bigger value of volume fraction and filament yarn along the weft and the warp lines. Based on the results gained from the measurements in the vacuum and ambient conditions, it can be concluded that the samples with a lower value of volume fraction, whose yarn is made from a short fiber, showed stability of dielectric properties in the measurement interval. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Densitometric Determination of Omeprazole,Pantoprazole, and their Impurities in Pharmaceuticals

JPC – Journal of Planar Chromatography – Modern TLC - A method has been developed for separation of omeprazole and pantoprazole, and their impurities omeprazole sulfone and...     

A theoretical study of conformational flexibility,magnetic properties,and polarizabilities of trimethylnaphthalenes

For almost all trimethylnaphthalenes (TMNs), the transition from a planar equilibrium ring conformation to a nonplanar conformation characterized by the torsional angle of 20° results in an energy increase of less than 2.5 kcal/mol. For some of them, it is less than 1.6 kcal/mol, which indicates that these molecules can change their conformation easily through intermolecular interactions. The results of the calculations reveal a linear relationship between the averaged rigidity constant and the relative energy for all planar TMNs. The changes of rings deformational energy imposed on π‐electron systems of TMNs by medium polarity are negligible (less than 0.05 kcal/mol). The aromaticity indices, based on nucleus‐independent chemical shifts, indicate aromatic character of TMNs. The α substitution increases the ring area more than the β substitution. The increase of anisotropy of dipole polarizabilities with the decrease of the area of rings for all planar TMNs, dimethylnaphthalenes and methylnaphthalenes is noticed. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Mean field approximation for noisy delay coupled excitable neurons

Mean field approximation of a large collection of FitzHugh-Nagumo excitable neurons with noise and all-to-all coupling with explicit time-delays, modelled by N?1 stochastic delay-differential equations is derived. The resulting approximation contains only two deterministic delay-differential equations but provides excellent predictions concerning the stability and bifurcations of the averaged global variables of the exact large system.     

Experimental study and thermodynamic calculation of Au–Bi–Sb system phase equilibria

Phase equilibria in the Au–Bi–Sb ternary system have been studied experimentally and calculated by the CALPHAD method. Three calculated isopleths with molar ratios Au:Bi=1, Bi:Sb=1 and Au:Sb=1 were compared with the DTA results from this work. The liquidus projection has been calculated. Two ternary invariant reactions were noted. Calculated phase diagram of isothermal section at 573 K was compared with the results of SEM/EDX analysis.     

Evidence for charge glasslike behavior in lightly doped La2-xSrxCuO4 at low temperatures

A c-axis magnetotransport and resistance noise study in La_(1.97)Sr_(0.03)CuO_(4) reveals clear signatures of glassiness, such as hysteresis, memory, and slow, correlated dynamics, but only at temperatures (T) well below the spin glass transition temperature T_(sg). The results strongly suggest the emergence of charge glassiness, or dynamic charge ordering, as a result of Coulomb interactions.     

On Jacobson’s lemma and Drazin invertibility

In this note we give an answer to a question of Patricio and da Costa, to note that Jacobson’s lemma extends to Drazin invertibility, preserving also the “Drazin index”. Also, we consider the interaction between abstract versions of Drazin invertibility and Jacobson’s lemma.     

Multivariate Curve Resolution - Alternate Least Square Analysis of Excitation-Emission Matrices for Maize Flour Contaminated with Aflatoxin B1

In this preliminary study, we used the Multivariate Curve Resolution- Alternating Least Squares (MCR-ALS) algorithm to analyze the excitation-emission matrix for different samples of maize flour contaminated with aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) - uncontaminated, low-contaminated, high-contaminated and flour from the local market. We intended to see if there are differences in emission spectral parameters that depend on degree of contamination. The analysis used genuine emission of the fluorophores in the flour, in absence and presence of AFB1, which enables fast screening of the samples, without sample pre-processing. As a result of the analysis, two fluorescence components were derived from the emission spectra for all analyzed samples. The components’ positions were the same for the uncontaminated reference sample and the commercial flour sample from the local market, whereas for the samples contaminated with the aflatoxin B1, the emitted peaks’ positions were red-shifted. We found that the ratio of the areas of these two components is proportional to the intensity of contamination: 0.071 for uncontaminated sample, 0.090 for the sample from local market, 0.192 for low-contaminated sample and 1.431 for high-contaminated sample. These results indicate that fluorescence EEM coupled with MCR-ALS could be used for rapid and simple estimation of the degree AFB1 contamination in maize flour.     

Onset of glassy dynamics in a two-dimensional electron system in silicon

The fluctuations of conductivity sigma with time have been studied in a two-dimensional electron system in low-mobility Si inversion layers. The noise power spectrum is approximately 1/f(alpha) with alpha exhibiting a sharp jump at an electron density n(s) = n(g). A huge increase in the relative variance of sigma is observed as n(s) is reduced below n(g), reflecting a dramatic slowing down of the electron dynamics. This is attributed to the freezing of the electron glass. The data strongly suggest that glassy dynamics persists in the metallic phase.