Singular solutions for the constant Q-curvature problem

This paper is devoted to the construction of weak solutions to the singular constant Q-curvature problem. We build on several tools developed in the last years. This is the first construction of singular metrics on closed manifolds of sufficiently large dimension with constant (positive) Q-curvature.     

Packing properties of cubic square-free monomial ideals

Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics - The symbolic powers, in general, are not equal to the ordinary powers. Therefore, one interesting question here is for what classes of ideals ordinary and...     

Theoretical Study of a Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Heteropolyoxometalate Compound

Crystallography Reports - Large study of theoretical calculations for the hybrid organic-inorganic heteropolyoxometalate (C6H8N)5[HAs2Mo6O26(H2O)]⋅3H2O (1) is reported. The results of...     

Application of microcrystalline cellulose as an efficient and cheap sorbent for the extraction of metoprolol from plasma and wastewater before HPLC–MS/MS determination

A dispersive solid-phase extraction method based on a new sorbent has been performed on plasma and wastewater samples to determine metoprolol by high-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. In this study, the analyte was adsorbed from the samples onto microcrystalline cellulose as a green and efficient sorbent and then eluted for use in the determination step. In the mass spectrometer, the analyte was detected in the positive mode and selectivity of the analysis was increased by sequential mass analysis through multiple reaction monitoring. All of the effective parameters in the extraction of metoprolol from plasma and wastewater were optimized. Under optimal conditions the method was linear in the ranges of 1–1,000 and 0.1–1,000 ng/ml in plasma and wastewater samples, respectively. The detection limits of the method were 0.30 and 0.03 ng/ml in plasma and wastewater samples, respectively. The data showed that the method provides low detection limit, wide linear range, good precision and high extraction recovery. Finally several plasma and wastewater samples were successfully analyzed using the method. The use of a small amount of a green and inexpensive sorbent and a low volume of plasma without the need for further pretreatment steps are the main advantages of the method.     

Highly insulating alkane rings with destructive σ-interference

Science China Chemistry - Destructive quantum interference (DQI) provides a unique approach to controlling the leakage current in the OFF state of molecular devices. However, the DQI in...     

Nanofluids thermal performance in the horizontal annular passages: a recent comprehensive review

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - Nanofluids are prepared to enrich thermo-physical and convective heat transfer properties by suspending nanometer particles in a base fluid. For...     

Numerical analysis of the effects of roughness on the electro-osmotic laminar flow between two parallel plates

Meccanica - In the present study, the effects of wall roughness on the dynamic of laminar electro-osmotic flow (EOF) between two parallel plates have been investigated numerically. The governing...     

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.     

Evolution detection of phenol by pristine BN nanocone: chemical quantum study

Structural Chemistry - In order to evaluate the electrical response of boron nitride nanocones (BNNCs) to phenol gas, density functional theory (DFT) calculations are employed. The sensitivity and...