Impulse capture basins of sets under impulse control systems

Given a target contained in a constrained set and an impulse control system governing the evolutions of runs or executions, that are hybrids of continuous and discrete evolutions, this paper studies and provides several characterizations of the capture basin of the target viable in the constrained set. It is the subset of initial runs from which start at least one run viable in the constrained set until it reaches the target in finite time. It also provides algorithms and regulation rules governing the runs that reach the targets while obeying state constraints.     

A Nitrite Electrochemical Sensor Based on Boron‐Doped Diamond Planar Electrochemical Microcells Modified with a Monolacunary Silicotungstate Polyoxoanion

A new boron doped diamond microcells (BDD) was modified, for rapid, selective and highly sensitive determination of nitrite, using a coating film of polyoxometalates (POMs), formed by cyclic voltammetry on the molecular p‐phenylenediamine (PPD) functionalized BDD. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) technique was used to examine the morphology of (PPD/SiW₁₁) modified (BDD) electrode. It was found that (SiW₁₁) layer was uniformly formed on the electrode surface. It was observed that (BDD/PPD/SiW₁₁) showed excellent electrocatalytic activities towards nitrite ion. Under the selected conditions, the anodic peak maximum at ?0.6 V was linear versus nitrite concentration in the 40 µM–4 mM range, and the detection limit obtained was 20 µM. The newly developed electrode has been successfully applied to the determination of nitrite content in real river water samples.     

Phototherapeutic Effect of Low‐Level Laser on Thyroid Gland of Gamma‐Irradiated Rats

One inescapable feature of life on the earth is exposure to ionizing radiation. The thyroid gland is one of the most sensitive organs to gamma‐radiation and endocrine disrupters. Low‐level laser therapy (LLLT) has been used to stimulate tissue repair, and reduce inflammation. The aim of this study was to gauge the value of using Helium–Neon laser to repair the damaged tissues of thyroid gland after gamma‐irradiation. Albino rats were used in this study (144 rats), divided into control, gamma, laser, and gamma plus laser‐irradiated groups, each group was divided into six subgroups according to time of treatment (total six sessions). Rats were irradiated once with gamma radiation (6 Gy), and an external dose of laser (Wavelength 632.8 nm, 12 mW, CW, Illuminated area 5.73 cm², 2.1 mW cm^?2, 120 s, 1.4 J, 0.252 J cm^?2) twice weekly localized on thyroid region of the neck, for a total of six sessions. Animals were sacrificed after each session. Analysis included thyroid function, oxidative stress markers, liver function and blood picture. Results revealed improvement in thyroid function, liver function and antioxidant levels, and the blood cells count after LLLT.     

Action of Hydrazines on 2‐(2‐Oxindolin‐3‐ylidene)malononitrile, (E,Z)‐Ethyl 2‐cyano‐2‐(2‐oxindolin‐3‐ylidene)acetate and Isatin‐β‐thiosemicarbazone as a Source of Spiro Indoline‐pyrazole Systems

2‐(2‐Oxindolin‐3‐ylidene)malononitrile ( 1a ) or (E,Z)‐ethyl 2‐cyano‐2‐(2‐oxindolin‐3‐ylidene)acetate ( 1b ) or isatin‐β‐thiosemicarbazone ( 1c ) undergoes reactions with prototype hydrazine hydrate itself and some of its simple congeners to give hydrazone derivatives bearing indoline‐2‐one moiety ( 2 ). The hydrazone derivatives ( 2 ) when heated with acetyl acetone or ethyl acetoacetate in dry pyridine afforded the spiro indoline derivatives ( 3a , 3b ). Also, cinnoline derivative ( 9 ) is obtained by action of hydrazine hydrate on the N‐acetyl derivative of ( 6a ). The structures of the newly synthesized compounds were evaluated by IR, ¹H‐NMR spectroscopy, mass spectra and elemental analyses.     

Crystal supramolecularity in 2,2′-iminodipyridinium tetrahalometallate(II) salts: Supramolecular motifs that control tetrahedral halometallate solid state structures

N⁺–H$?$Br–M and (π)C–H$?$Br–M hydrogen bond synthons have been exploited in the crystallization of a series of 2,2′-iminodipyridinium(2+) dication (hereafter 2,2′-imdipyH₂), (C₁₀H₁₁N₃)[MX₄] salts (M = Co and Hg; X = Cl and Br) and 2,2′-iminodipyridinium(1+) cation (hereafter 2,2′-imdipyH), (C₁₀H₁₀N₃)₂[MX₄] salts (M = Co, Hg; X = Cl and Br). Intermolecular interactions and crystal supramolecularity adopted in these structures were analyzed and compared with reported similar structures, (C₁₀H₁₁N₃)[CuCl₄] and (C₁₀H₁₀N₃)₂[CoCl₄]. In these salts only one structural form for the halometallate species is observed namely mononuclear tetrahedral. The crystal supramolecularity in the (2,2′-imdipyH₂)[MX₄] series corresponds to three distinct structural motifs: Parallel ribbons of infinitely connected cyclic dimers of two dications and two anions found in the isomorphous salts of [CoCl₄]^2? and [CuCl₄]^2?; and cyclic dimer hearing-bone packing motif found in the isomorphous dication salts of [CoBr₄]^2? and [HgBr₄]^2?. Infinitely helical layers based on alternating $?$anion$?$two stacked cations $?$anion$?$ two stacked cations$?$ are found in the isomorphous salts of (2,2′-imdipyH)₂[CoCl₄] and (2,2′-imdipyH)₂[HgBr₄].     

Zwitterionic-type hydrophilic interaction nano-liquid chromatography of complex and high mannose glycans coupled with electrospray ionisation high resolution time of flight mass spectrometry

In this study we describe a new method for rapid and sensitive analysis of reduced high mannose and complex glycans using zwitterionic-type hydrophilic interaction nano-liquid chromatography (nano ZIC-HILIC, 75 μm I.D.×150 mm) coupled with high resolution nanoelectrospray ionisation time of flight mass spectrometry (nano ESI-TOF-MS). The retention of neutral glycans increases with increasing molecular weight and is higher for high mannose glycans than for complex-type glycans. The selectivity of ZIC-HILIC for sialylated glycans differs from that for the neutral glycans and is believed to involve electrostatic repulsion; therefore, charged glycans are eluted earlier than neutral glycans with comparable molecular weight. Due to the improved sensitivity achieved by employing a ZIC-HILIC nano-column, a range of less common complex glycans has been studied and the high resolution mass spectrometry enabled confirmation of glycan composition for the proposed structures. Good sensitivity for glycans was achieved without prior fluorescent labelling, and the time of the analysis was significantly reduced compared to the separation of glycans on a conventional-size column. The proposed method offers a fast and sensitive approach for glycan profiling applied to analysis of biopharmaceuticals.     

Ab initio HF, DFT and experimental (FT-IR) investigation of vibrational spectroscopy of P-N,N-dimethylaminobenzylidenemalononitrile (DBM)

The optimized geometry and vibrational frequencies of P-N,N-dimethylaminobenzylidenemalononitrile (DBM) were obtained by ab initio HF and DFT/B3LYP levels with complete relaxation in the potential energy surface using 6-31++G(d,p) and 6-311++G(d,p) basis sets. The Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrum of DBM has been recorded in the region 4000-400 cm(-1). The harmonic vibrational frequencies were calculated and the scaled values have been compared with experimental FT-IR spectrum. The calculated frequencies are in good agreement with the experimental frequencies.