Dispersion Theory for Two-phase Layered-Geometry Nanocomposites

A dispersion theory for linear optical properties of two-phase layered-geometry nanocomposites is presented. Generalized dispersion relations and sum rules are stated using the results from complex analysis. The concept of Lorentzian linear susceptibility is exploited in theoretical treatment of the effective linear susceptibility of the nanocomposite. The meromorphism of total reflectance in the case of effective meromorphic nonlinear susceptibility was observed.     

Hadron-nucleus bound states

A new type of nuclear spectroscopy to study hadron-nucleus bound states is described. The first successful experiment was to search for deeply bound π⁻ states in heavy nuclei using the ²⁰⁸Pb(d,³He) reaction at GSI, in which a narrow peak arising from the 2p π⁻ orbital coupled with the neutron-hole states was observed at 135 MeV excitation energy. An improved experiment has just been carried out to separately identify the 1s and 2p π⁻ states. These experiments provide important information on the local potential strength, from which the effective mass of π⁻ is deduced to be 20 MeV. This method will be extended to search for η and ω bound states as well as for K⁻ bound states. The advantage of the bound-state spectroscopy versus invariant mass spectroscopy is emphasized.     

A finite element analysis of mach reflection by using the Boussinesq equation

The numerical analysis of ‘Mach reflection’, which is the reflection of an obliquely incident solitary wave by a vertical wall, is presented. For the mathematical model of the analysis, the two-dimensional Boussinesq equation is used. In order to solve the equation in space, the finite element method based on the linear triangular element and the conventional Galerkin method is applied. The combination of explicit and semi-implicit schemes is employed for the time integration. Moreover, one of the treatments for the open boundary condition, in which the analytical solution of the linearized Boussinesq equation in the outside domain is linked to the discrete values of velocity and water elevation in the inside domain, is applied for the modeling of the Mach reflection problem. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

毛细管电泳法分离测定小麦根中的有机酸

研究了毛细管电泳法分离测定草酸、乌头酸、苹果酸、柠檬酸等有机酸的条件。在pH7．8的磷酸钠缓冲溶液中中加入表面活性剂溴化十六烷基三甲铵作为电泳溶液体系,紫外检测波长214nm,可以有效地分离检测以阴离子形式存在的上述有机酸：将该法应用于铝胁迫下培育的小麦根样品中有机酸的分析,结果表明：随着培养基中铝浓度的增加,苹果酸被诱导增加,与报道的HPLC法的测定结果一致,本法可在植物化学研究中使用。     

Superior Electron‐Transport Ability of π‐Conjugated Redox Molecular Wires Prepared by the Stepwise Coordination Method on a Surface

Electronic conductivity of molecular wires is a critical fundamental issue in molecular electronics. π‐Conjugated redox molecular wires with the superior long‐range electron‐transport ability could be constructed on a gold surface through the stepwise ligand–metal coordination method. The β^d value, indicating the degree of decrease in the electron‐transfer rate constant with distance along the molecular wire between the electrode and the redox active species at the terminal of the wire, were 0.008–0.07 Å^?1 and 0.002–0.004 Å^?1 for molecular wires of bis(terpyridine)iron and bis(terpyridine)cobalt complex oligomers, respectively. The influences on β^d by the chemical structure of molecular wires and the terminal redox units, temperature, electric field, and electrolyte concentration were clarified. The results indicate that facile sequential electron hopping between neighboring metal–complex units within the wire is responsible for the high electron‐transport ability.     

Involvement of 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol-4-phosphate pathway in biosynthesis of aphidicolin-like tetracyclic diterpene of Scoparia dulcis

Specific inhibitors of the MVA pathway (pravastatin) and the MEP pathway (fosmidomycin) were used to interfere with the biosynthetic flux which leads to the production of aphidicolin-like diterpene in leaf organ cultures of Scoparia dulcis. Treatment of leaf organs with fosmidomycin resulted in dose dependent inhibition of chlorophylls, carotenoids, scopadulcic acid B (SDB) and phytol production, and no effect on sterol production was observed. In response to the pravastatin treatment, a significant decrease in sterol and perturbation of SDB production was observed.     

Protein-bound uremic toxins in hemodialysis patients measured by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry and their effects on endothelial ROS production

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). In hemodialysis (HD) patients, some protein-bound uremic toxins are considered to be associated with CVD. However, it is not yet known which uremic toxins are important in terms of endothelial toxicity. Serum samples were obtained from 45 HD patients before and after HD. Total and free serum concentrations of indoxyl sulfate, indoxyl glucuronide, indoleacetic acid, p-cresyl sulfate, p-cresyl glucuronide, phenyl sulfate, phenyl glucuronide, phenylacetic acid, phenylacetyl glutamine, hippuric acid, 4-ethylphenyl sulfate, and 3-carboxy-4-methyl-5-propyl-2-furanpropionic acid (CMPF) were simultaneously measured by liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (LC/ESI-MS/MS). The effects of these solutes at their pre-HD mean and maximum serum concentrations on reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) were measured with a ROS probe. Serum levels of 11 of the solutes (all except 4-ethylphenyl sulfate) were significantly increased in HD patients compared to healthy subjects. All 12 solutes showed changes in their protein-binding ratios. In particular, indoxyl sulfate, p-cresyl sulfate, CMPF, and 4-ethylphenyl sulfate showed high protein-binding ratios (>95 %) and low reduction rates by HD (<35 %). Indoxyl sulfate at its mean and maximum pre-HD serum concentrations-even with 4 % albumin-stimulated ROS production in HUVEC most intensely, followed by CMPF. In conclusion, the serum levels of 11 protein-bound uremic toxins were increased in HD patients. Indoxyl sulfate, p-cresyl sulfate, and CMPF could not be removed efficiently by HD due to their high protein-binding ratios. Indoxyl sulfate most intensely induced endothelial ROS production, followed by CMPF.     

13C NMR spectra of tricyclo[4.2.1.02,5]nonanes and tetracyclo[5.4.1.02,6.08,11]dodecanes

The ¹³C NMR spectra of tricyclo[4.2.1.0^2,5]nonanes and tetracyclo[5.4.1.0^2,6.0^8,11]dodecanes and their dimethyl derivatives were measured to demonstrate the four-membered ring annelation effects on the bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane skeleton, and the steric δ-syn effects of the methyl groups attached to the four-membered ring on the bridge carbons in these systems.