A lithium experiment in the program of solar neutrino research

Experiments sensitive to pp neutrinos from the Sun are very promising for precise measurement of the mixing angle ϑ ₁₂. A νe ⁻ scattering experiment (XMASS) and/or a charged-current experiment (indium detector) can measure the flux of electron pp neutrinos. One can find the total flux of pp neutrinos from a luminosity constraint after the contributions of ⁷Be and CNO neutrinos to the total luminosity of the Sun are measured. A radiochemical experiment utilizing a lithium target has high sensitivity to the CNO neutrinos; thus, it has a good promise for precise measurement of the mixing angle and for a test of the current theory of evolution of the stars. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Erratum to: “On unique determination of 3-connected plane domains by relative conformal moduli of pairs of boundary components”

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Addition-curable type liquid silicone rubbers based on phenyl-containing organopolysiloxanes with terminal vinyl groups

Russian Chemical Bulletin - A series of organosilicon rubbers of the addition-curable type containing dimethyland methylphenylsiloxy, or diphenylsiloxy units with terminal vinyl groups were...     

Synthesis and studies of benzoxazinesiloxanes

A synthesis of organosilicon 1,3-benzoxazines (BZ-Si) was accomplished by the reaction of organic phenols, paraformaldehyde and 3-aminopropyl(trialkoxy)silanes, as well as organosilicon phenols of the general formula R´[SiMe₂O]_n[SiMeRO]_mSiMe₂R´ (R´ is 4-hydroxy-3methoxyphenylpropyl-, R is methylor 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylpropyl), paraformaldehyde, and aniline (or monoethanolamine). The structure of BZ-Si was confirmed by NMR and IR spectroscopy. The studies of BZ-Si by DSC showed that the benzoxazine ring opening takes place in the temperature range 130—265 °C. The temperature of 5% mass loss of BZ-Si in air is within 220—270 °C (TGA).     

Mass Spectrometry Profiling of the Protein Composition of Blood Plasma of Colorectal Cancer Patients

The objective of the study is themass spectrometry analysis of the protein composition in blood plasma samples of large intestine cancer patients. Protein profiles of 58 blood plasma samples of large intestine cancer patients and healthy volunteers are analyzed using ultrahigh-resolution panoramic mass spectrometry. It is shown that the coincidence of identifications in the protein composition samples of intestine cancer patients and healthy men is 60–80%. Samples of intestines cancer patients contain proteins involved in the interaction with ribonucleic acid, proteins, and lowmolecular substrata.     

The Concept of Folic Acid in Health and Disease

Folates have a pterine core structure and high metabolic activity due to their ability to accept electrons and react with O-, S-, N-, C-bounds. Folates play a role as cofactors in essential one-carbon pathways donating methyl-groups to choline phospholipids, creatine, epinephrine, DNA. Compounds similar to folates are ubiquitous and have been found in different animals, plants, and microorganisms. Folates enter the body from the diet and are also synthesized by intestinal bacteria with consequent adsorption from the colon. Three types of folate and antifolate cellular transporters have been found, differing in tissue localization, substrate affinity, type of transferring, and optimal pH for function. Laboratory criteria of folate deficiency are accepted by WHO. Severe folate deficiencies, manifesting in early life, are seen in hereditary folate malabsorption and cerebral folate deficiency. Acquired folate deficiency is quite common and is associated with poor diet and malabsorption, alcohol consumption, obesity, and kidney failure. Given the observational data that folates have a protective effect against neural tube defects, ischemic events, and cancer, food folic acid fortification was introduced in many countries. However, high physiological folate concentrations and folate overload may increase the risk of impaired brain development in embryogenesis and possess a growth advantage for precancerous altered cells.     

Laser-quality oxide Y<Subscript>3</Subscript>Al<Subscript>5</Subscript>O<Subscript>12</Subscript> ceramics. Comparative studies of its basic characteristics and laser ceramics of a known manufacturer

The effect of sintering aids of SiO₂, ZrO₂, B₂O₃, and MgO oxides on the optimum sintering temperature, ceramics grain growth, total volume of residual pores, and optical quality of obtained ceramics is studied. The best combinations of sintering aids are found; as a result, YAG:Nd (1 at%) samples of ceramics of high optical quality are obtained. An original method for characterizing laser properties of ceramics is developed. Comparative measurements of main laser characteristics of the obtained ceramics and ceramics of the Konoshima Chemical Corp. Ltd wellknown in the world practice, are performed.     

Nd3+:Y3Al5O12 laser ceramics: Influence of the size of yttrium oxide particles on sintering

The influence of the size of Y₂O₃ powder particles on the structure formation and densification of Nd³⁺:Y₃Al₅O₁₂ laser ceramics has been studied. It is shown that the use of 50- and 100-nm yttrium oxide particles makes it possible to synthesize single-phase yttrium aluminum garnet at temperatures of 1200 and 1500°C, respectively, whereas in the case of 5000-nm yttrium oxide particles 2-h exposure at a temperature of 1500°C yields only 80 wt % of the Nd³⁺:Y₃Al₅O₁₂ phase. Bulk swelling of pressed samples during sintering of 2.94Y₂O₃-0.06Nd₂O₃-5Al₂O₃ powders with the size ratio of the initial particles R(Al₂O₃/Y₂O₃) ～ 5 is observed. The application of different-sized powders (R ～ 2.5) provides quantitative ratios between phases in the 3Y₂O₃-5Al₂O₃ system at which shrinkage in a temperature range of 20–1500°C is dominant. Laser ceramics 0–2 at % Nd³⁺:Y₃Al₅O₁₂ have been obtained by the solid-phase sintering of oxide powders (R ～ 2.5). The slope efficiency for 1 at % Nd³⁺:Y₃Al₅O₁₂ laser ceramics is found to be 33%.