Model of Dynamics of the IBR-2M Pulsed Reactor with Temperature and Power Fast Feedback Effects

Physics of Atomic Nuclei - A model of dynamics with separate temperature feedback formed by average temperatures of the fuel and the coolant is constructed for the IBR-2M pulsed reactor of periodic...     

Stock portfolio selection using aspiration level-oriented procedure: real case on the RM-SYSTEM Czech stock exchange

Central European Journal of Operations Research - Many approaches have been designed to solve a stock portfolio selection problem. The aim of this paper is to provide a complex supporting tool for...     

[Nb@Ge13/14]3−: New Family Members of Ge-Based Intermetalloid Clusters

During the past two decades, single-atom-centered medium-sized germanium clusters [M@Ge_n] (M=transition metals, n>12) have been extensively explored, both from theoretical perspectives and experimental gas-phase syntheses. However, the actual structural arrangements of the Ge₁₃ and Ge₁₄ endohedral cages are still ambiguous and have long remained an unresolved problem for experimental implementation. In this work, we successfully synthesize 13-/14-vertex Ge clusters [Nb@Ge₁₃]³⁻ ( 1 ) and [Nb@Ge₁₄]³⁻ ( 2 ), which are structurally characterized and exhibit unprecedented topologies, neither classical deltahedra nor 3-connected polyhedral structures. Theoretical analysis indicates that the major stabilization of the Ge backbones arises due to the substantial interaction of Ge 4p-AOs with the endohedral Nb 4d-AOs through three/four-center two-electron bonds with an enhanced electron density accumulated over the shortest Nb−Ge13 contact in 1 . Low occupancies of the direct two-center two-electron (2c–2e) Nb−Ge and Ge−Ge σ bonds point to a considerable degree of electron delocalization over the Ge cages revealing their electron deficiency.     

X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Nanodiamonds Obtained by Grinding and Detonation Synthesis

Technical Physics - The initial composition and chemical state of nanopowder primary particles obtained by grinding natural diamond and detonation synthesis have been studied by X-ray photoelectron...     

Three-Dimensional Structure of Thermostable D-Amino Acid Transaminase from the Archaeon Methanocaldococcus jannaschii DSM 2661

Crystallography Reports - Pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP)-dependent transaminases catalyze the stereospecific amino-group transfer from an amino acid or amine to ketone or keto acid....     

High Blocking Temperature of Magnetization and Giant Coercivity in the Azafullerene Tb2@C79N with a Single‐Electron Terbium–Terbium Bond

The azafullerene Tb₂@C₇₉N is found to be a single‐molecule magnet with a high 100‐s blocking temperature of magnetization of 24 K and large coercivity. Tb magnetic moments with an easy‐axis single‐ion magnetic anisotropy are strongly coupled by the unpaired spin of the single‐electron Tb?Tb bond. Relaxation of magnetization in Tb₂@C₇₉N below 15 K proceeds via quantum tunneling of magnetization with the characteristic time τ_QTM=16 462±1230 s. At higher temperature, relaxation follows the Orbach mechanism with a barrier of 757±4 K, corresponding to the excited states, in which one of the Tb spins is flipped.     

Development of Fish Immunity and the Role of β-Glucan in Immune Responses

Administration of β-glucans through various routes, including immersion, dietary inclusion, or injection, have been found to stimulate various facets of immune responses, such as resistance to infections and resistance to environmental stress. β-Glucans used as an immunomodulatory food supplement have been found beneficial in eliciting immunity in commercial aquaculture. Despite extensive research involving more than 3000 published studies, knowledge of the receptors involved in recognition of β-glucans, their downstream signaling, and overall mechanisms of action is still lacking. The aim of this review is to summarize and discuss what is currently known about of the use of β-glucans in fish.     

Experimental Study of Space Charge Structure and Expansion Dynamics of Laser Ablation Plasma

Russian Physics Journal - Using the method of spectrally selective photorecording in a nanosecond temporal resolution, the distribution of neutral atoms and single- and double-charged gallium ions...     

Synthesis,Stability and Reactivity of α-Fluorinated Azidoalkanes

Organic α-fluorinated azidoalkanes appeared in the literature for the first time half a century ago. However, for a long time they remained undeveloped and were regarded as chemical curiosities. Recent advances in the preparation of α-fluorinated azidoalkanes as well as studies on their stability and reactivity opened up their broader synthetic potential for the preparation of valuable fluorinated and non-fluorinated compounds.     

Structure,Spectral Properties,and Complexing Ability of 1-Phenyl-3-methylpyrazol-5-one Ferrocenoyl Hydrazone

A potentially tridentate coordinating chelating ligand system, 1-phenyl-3-methylpyrazol-5-one ferrocenoylhydrazone, has been synthesized. Structure of the obtained ligand and its equilibrium forms in the solution has been elucidated from the data of elemental analysis, IR, electronic absorption and NMR (1H, 13C, and 15N NMR including 1H–1H COSY, 1H–1H NOESY, 1H–13C HSQC, 1H–13C HMBC, and 1H–15N HMBC 2D correlation techniques) spectroscopy as well as quantum chemistry methods. The reactions of 1-phenyl-3-methylpyrazol-5-one ferrocenoylhydrazone with selected transition metal ions have afforded metal chelates, their composition, the mode of coordination, and type of tautomeric form of the coordinated ligand being dependent on the metal nature.