Circadian variations in biologically closed electrochemical circuits in Aloe vera and Mimosa pudica

The circadian clock regulates a wide range of electrophysiological and developmental processes in plants. This paper presents, for the first time, the direct influence of a circadian clock on biologically closed electrochemical circuits in vivo. Here we show circadian variation of the plant responses to electrical stimulation. The biologically closed electrochemical circuits in the leaves of Aloe vera and Mimosa pudica, which regulate their physiology, were analyzed using the charge stimulation method. The electrostimulation was provided with different timing and different voltages. Resistance between Ag/AgCl electrodes in the leaf of Aloe vera was higher during the day than at night. Discharge of the capacitor in Aloe vera at night was faster than during the day. Discharge of the capacitor in a pulvinus of Mimosa pudica was faster during the day. The biologically closed electrical circuits with voltage gated ion channels in Mimosa pudica are also activated the next day, even in the darkness. These results show that the circadian clock can be maintained endogenously and has electrochemical oscillators, which can activate ion channels in biologically closed electrochemical circuits. We present the equivalent electrical circuits in both plants and their circadian variation to explain the experimental data.     

On symmetries,reductions, conservation laws and conserved quantities of optical solitons with inter-modal dispersion

This paper studies the compressional dispersive Alfvén (CDA) waves where Noether symmetries will be calculated from which the corresponding conservation laws will be obtained via Noether's theorem. Furthermore, one case of double reduction is performed via the association of a conserved vector with a Noether symmetry (with zero gauge). The conserved quantities of optical solitons in the presence of intermodal dispersion that is governed by the perturbed nonlinear Schrödinger's equation with Kerr law nonlinearity. The invariance-multiplier method is adopted to carry out the analysis, from which the conserved densities are then retrieved. Finally, the conserved quantities are obtained using the 1-soliton solution of the governing equation.     

Investigation of antioxidant vitamins (A, E, C) and lipid peroxidation levels in rats injected N-(1,3-benzothiazol-2-yl)-N-(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl) amine

The present study examined the influence of synthetic N-(1,3-benzothiazol-2-yl)-N-(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl) amine (2-Amdz) on levels of vitamins A, E and C and malondialdehyde (MDA) in rats. A total of 30 rats, divided into two groups, were used in the study. The control group was given only a subcutaneous injection of 250 microL 75% ethanol, every other day. The other group of rats was administered a subcutaneous injection of 2-Amdz (25 mg kg-1, dissolved in 250 microL of 75% ethanol). Injections were continued for 16 days. After the application of 2-Amdz for 16 days, the serum levels of vitamins A, E and C and malondialdehyde (MDA) were determined by HPLC. The serum vitamin A, E, and C levels decreased significantly compared to controls (p<0.05) whereas serum MDA levels were higher than control levels (p<0.005). As a result, it can be suggested that 2-Amdz induced a severe stress and more importantly, increased the amount of free radicals and significantly decreased the levels of serum antioxidant vitamins.     

Microprobe analysis of low alloyed sintered steels

Homogenization of Mo, W and Cr in alloyed P/M carbon steels during sintering with a transient liquid phase has been investigated by microscopic and microanalytical means. The reaction was found to start with carburization of the VIa metal, continues with the formation of different carbides, and generation of a liquid phase between the carbide and -Fe. The steady state equilibrium remains stable until all VIa metal has been consumed. Microprobe analysis was found to yield optimum results if selected model samples, in which homogenization should not proceed too fast, are investigated.Dedicated to Professor Günther Tölg on the occasion of his 60th birthday     

Pd(II)-catalyzed conversion of styrene derivatives to acetals: impact of (-)-sparteine on regioselectivity

[reaction: see text] Pd[(-)-sparteine]Cl(2) catalyzes the formation of dialkyl acetals from styrene derivatives with Markovnikov regioselectivity. The substrate scope of this reaction has been investigated, and initial mechanistic studies indicate that the reaction proceeds through an enol ether intermediate and a Pd-hydride.     

1-Soliton solution and conservation laws for nonlinear wave equation in semiconductors

This paper obtains the 1-soliton solution of a nonlinear wave equation that arises in the study of semiconductors. The conserved quantities are also calculated from this equation. Furthermore, additional non-trivial conserved quantities are computed using the invariance and multiplier approach based on the well known result that the Euler-Lagrange operator annihilates the total divergence.     

Novel Fluorescent Membrane for Metronidazole Sensing Prepared by Covalent Immobilization of a Pyrenebutyric Acid Derivative

In the present paper, we report the fabrication of a new sensing membrane for fluorescence detection of metronidazole (MNZ). Briefly, a pyrenebutyric acid derivative, 2-(methacryloyloxy) ethyl-4-(1-pyrenyl) butanoate (MPB) with a double bond, was synthesized and copolymerized with 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA) on the activated glass surface by thermal initiation in the presence of cross-linker. The sensor responds linearly to metronidazole in the concentration range of 1.23~35.48 mg.L^?1 in aqueous solution with a detection limit of 0.36 mg.L^?1. The lifetime is enhanced by covalently immobilizing the pyrenebutyric acid derivative on glass slide, which hinders leaching of the dye from the membrane. The sensor could be regenerated after use by washing in methanol (RSD?=?2.42 %), and it shows sufficient stability, and selectivity. Interference of other pharmaceuticals on membrane performance is discussed. The developed membrane has been successfully applied for the direct determination of metronidazole in human serum sample without pretreatment.     

An approximation to the cross sections of Z l boson production at CLIC by using neural networks

In this work, the possible dynamics associated with leptophilic Z _l boson at CLIC (Compact Linear Collider) have been investigated by using artificial neural networks (ANNs). These hypotetic massive boson Z _l have been shown through the process e ⁺ e ^?→µ⁺µ^?. Furthermore, the invariant mass distributions for final muons have been consistently predicted by using ANN. For these highly non-linear data, we have constructed consistent empirical physical formulas (EPFs) by appropriate feed-forward ANN. These ANNEPFs can be used to derive further physical functions which could be relevant to studying Z _l .     

Hermite‐Hadamard‐type inequalities for interval‐valued coordinated convex functions involving generalized fractional integrals

In this paper, we define interval‐valued left‐sided and right‐sided generalized fractional double integrals. We establish inequalities of Hermite‐Hadamard like for coordinated interval‐valued convex functions by applying our newly defined integrals.     

Solitons and Other Solutions for the Nonlinear Convection–Diffusion–Reaction Equation with Power-Law Nonlinearity by the Extended Simplest Equation Method

Computational Mathematics and Modeling - Based on the extended simplest equation method, we construct solitons and other solutions for the nonlinear convection-diffusion-reaction equation with...