Isolation,characterization, and quantification of curcuminoids and their comparative effects in cerebral ischemia

The study reports a rapid and short analytical technique for separation, characterization, and quantitation along with comparative pharmacological effect of curcuminoids in cerebral ischemia. Flash chromatography, using silica and diol columns along with gradient mobile phase, was utilized to separate three curcuminoids, i.e., curcumin (Cur), demethoxycurcumin (DMC), and bisdemethoxycurcumin (BDMC) for the first time. The separated peaks were monitored at 200–360?nm, whereas the purity of compounds (96.2–97.6%) was determined through qualitative analysis such as infrared and ¹H and ¹³C-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, mass spectrometry (MS), and differential scanning calorimetry. Furthermore, chitosan nanoparticles (CS-NPs) for curcuminoids were prepared and characterized through zeta sizer, zeta potential, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The developed ultra performance of liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-quadrupole-time of flight-mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (UPLC-ESI-Q-TOF-MS/MS) method showed simplified automation and shorter run time for Combi flash over conventional separation techniques. The CS-NPs for all the three curcuminoids and combined-curcuminoids (CCr) (combined and administered together for a synergistic effect), following intranasal administration in middle cerebral artery–occluded rats were evaluated for grip strength, locomotor activity, and histopathological examination where the anti-ischemic activity was observed, in terms of potency, for all three CS-NPs and CCr as CCr>Cur>DMC>>BDMC. Cur-CS-NPs exhibited more potency among Cur, DMC, and BDMC, whereas CCr was the more potent anti-ischemic drug compared to Cur, DMC, and BDMC. For Cur the characteristic activity is proposed because of the presence of methoxy group on the phenyl ring whereas for CCr it is synergistic effect of curcuminoids.     

CoFe2O4纳米阵列催化剂的费托合成性能研究

通过可控的水热生长方法和钴铁碳酸根氢氧根水合物的焙烧在泡沫铁上制备了CoFe₂O₄纳米阵列催化剂。通过粉末X射线衍射,扫描电镜和电感耦合等离子体发射光谱表征了CoFe₂O₄纳米阵列的晶相,结构和组成。制备的催化剂被用于费托合成性能研究。CoFe₂O₄纳米阵列催化剂在5L/（g·h）的空速下具有69%的转化率,并且其性能优于粉体催化剂。     

In situ crystallization of ZnAl2O4/ZnO nanocomposite on alumina granule for photocatalytic purification of wastewater

Research on Chemical Intermediates - ZnAl2O4/ZnO nanocomposites with different ZnO (20, 30, and 40 mol%) concentrations and coated samples on supports were successfully prepared through...     

Selenium heterocycles. XXXV . Synthesis and pyrrolysis of aryloxy-, arylthio-, and arylseleno-1,2,3-selenadiazoles

A series of 4-substituted-5-arylthio-1,2,3-selenadiazoles, 4-substituted-5-arylseleno-1,2,3-selenadiazoles and 4-aryloxymethyl-1,2,3-selenadiazoles were synthesized. Pyrrolysis of these compounds afforded the corresponding acetylenes XI, XIII (X = S, Se) and XII, respectively. Oxidation of 4-substituted-5-arylthio-1,2,3-selenadiazoles (XIV) with m-chloroperbenzoic acid gave 4-substituted-5-arylsulfinyl-1,2,3-selenadiazoles (XV) and 4-substituted-5-arylsulfonyl-1,2,3-selenadiazoles (XVI).     

Terpyridine Based Heteroleptic Ruthenium Complexes: Influence of Donor and Acceptor Ligands in Photosensitization

We report heteroleptic ruthenium complexes of terpyridine (tpy) ligands with directly linked carboxylic acid anchors. These complexes feature methyl or methoxy-substituted ^4′−Phtpy as donor ligands. We prepared these heteroleptic complexes from the ruthenium (II) precursor via a milder route to preclude the homoleptic complex formation. The donor−acceptor arrangement of tpy ligands in these ruthenium complexes renders visible light absorption giving metal and ligand-to-ligand charge transfer excitations at c.a. 490 nm. We evaluate the effect of the tpy donor substituents on the light-harvesting ability in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) and compare their photosensitizing ability with heteroleptic complexes bearing phenyl spacer at the acceptor end. Further, scrutinizing their photovoltaic performance, we studied their electron transfer kinetics in DSSCs using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. This paper presents the structure-photosensitization relationship of these heteroleptic ruthenium complexes through a combined experimental and computational approach.     

Bernstein operational matrix of fractional derivatives and its applications

In this paper, Bernstein operational matrix of fractional derivative of order α in the Caputo sense is derived. We also apply this matrix to the collocation method for solving multi-order fractional differential equations. The numerical results obtained by the present method compares favorably with those obtained by various collocation methods earlier in the literature.     

On necessary and sufficient conditions for near-optimal singular stochastic controls

In this paper we discuss the necessary and sufficient conditions for near-optimal singular stochastic controls for the systems driven by a nonlinear stochastic differential equations (SDEs in short). The proof of our result is based on Ekeland’s variational principle and some delicate estimates of the state and adjoint processes. It is well known that optimal singular controls may fail to exist even in simple cases. This justifies the use of near-optimal singular controls, which exist under minimal conditions and are sufficient in most practical cases. Moreover, since there are many near-optimal singular controls, it is possible to choose suitable ones, that are convenient for implementation. This result is a generalization of Zhou’s stochastic maximum principle for near-optimality to singular control problem.     

A GN model for thermoelastic interaction in an unbounded fiber-reinforced anisotropic medium with a circular hole

In this work, we have constructed the equations for generalized thermoelasticity of an unbounded fiber-reinforced anisotropic medium with a circular hole. The formulation is applied in the context of Green and Naghdi (GN) theory. The thermoelastic interactions are caused by (I) a uniform step in stress applied to the boundary of the hole with zero temperature change and (II) a uniform step in temperature applied to the boundary of the hole which is stress-free. The solutions for displacement, temperature and stresses are obtained with the help of the finite element procedure. The effects of the reinforcement on temperature, stress and displacement are studied. Results obtained in this work can be used for designing various fiber-reinforced anisotropic elements under mechanical or thermal load to meet special engineering requirements.     

New construction of wavelets base on floor function

In this paper, the properties of the floor function has been used to find a function which is one on the interval [0, 1) and is zero elsewhere. The suitable dilation and translation parameters lead us to get similar function corresponding to the interval [a,b). These functions and their combinations enable us to represent the stepwise functions as a function of floor function. We have applied this method on Haar wavelet, Sine–Cosine wavelet, Block-Pulse functions and Hybrid Fourier Block-Pulse functions to get the new representations of these functions.     

Balanced fuzzy particle swarm optimization

In the present study an extension of particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm which is in conformity with actual nature is introduced for solving combinatorial optimization problems. Development of this algorithm is essentially based on balanced fuzzy sets theory. The classical fuzzy sets theory cannot distinguish differences between positive and negative information of membership functions, while in the new method both kinds of information “positive and negative” about membership function are equally important. The balanced fuzzy particle swarm optimization algorithm is used for fundamental optimization problem entitled traveling salesman problem (TSP). For convergence inspecting of new algorithm, method was used for TSP problems. Convergence curves were represented fast convergence in restricted and low iterations for balanced fuzzy particle swarm optimization algorithm (BF-PSO) comparison with fuzzy particle swarm optimization algorithm (F-PSO).