Constructing the Co cyclic Structures for Crossed Copro duct Coalgebras

In this paper, we construct a cocylindrical object associated to two coal-gebras and a cotwisted map. It is shown that there exists an isomorphism between the cocyclic object of the crossed coproduct c...     

An $$H^1$$-Galerkin mixed finite element method for time fractional reaction–diffusion equation

In this article, an \(H^1\)-Galerkin mixed finite element (MFE) method for solving time fractional reaction–diffusion equation is presented. The optimal time convergence order \(O(\varDelta t^{2-\alpha })\) and the optimal spatial rate of convergence in \(H^1\) and \(L^2\)-norms for variable \(u\) and its gradient \(\sigma \) are derived. Moreover, some numerical results are shown to support our theoretical analysis.     

The Wigner–Yanase information can increase under phase sensitive incoherent operations

We found that the Wigner-Yanase skew information, which has been recently proposed as a measure of coherence in Girolami (2014), can increase under a class of operations which may be interpreted as incoherent following the framework of Baumgratz et al., while being phase sensitive.     

Nondestructive rare earth element imaging of fish teeth from deep‐sea sediments

X‐ray fluorescence computed tomography is an emerging imaging modality that allows for the nondestructive reconstruction of the internal distribution of elements within a sample. The common use of X‐ray excitation energy (up to approximately 20 keV) has necessitated the use of l ‐shell fluorescence for heavy elements. In this study, based on high energy X‐ray at BL13W1 of the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, we employed high‐energy excitation for tomographic imaging of the heavy metals (rare earth elements) in fish teeth from deep‐sea sediments on the micrometer scale using K‐shell X‐ray fluorescence. The virtual cross‐sectional distribution of La, Ce, Pm, Pr, Nd, and Sm were obtained, thereby providing a feasible approach for analyzing the enrichment mechanism of rare earth elements. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Hydrothermal synthesis and structural characterization of a one-dimensional coordination polymer [Zn(Pydc)(Dppz)] n (H2Pydc = 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid, Dppz = dipyrido[3,2-a:2′,3′-c]phenazine)

A new metal-organic coordination polymer [Zn(Pydc)(Dppz)] _n (I) (H₂Pydc = 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid, Dppz = dipyrido[3,2-a:2′,3′-c]phenazine) was hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and X-ray single-crystal diffraction. The X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that I crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P2₁/c. The Pydc^2? ligands adopt O,N,O′-tridentate chelating and monodentate bridging coordination mode to link two adjacent Zn2+ ions to form a one-dimensional (1D) zigzag chain. The adjacent chains are further linked through hydrogen bonds and π-π stacking interactions, forming a three-dimensional (3D) supramolecular framework. The unit cell parameters for I: a = 7.332(3) Å, b = 36.023(9) Å, c = 7.8838(13) Å, β = 105.65(3)^○, V = 2005.1(10) ų, Z = 4.     

Quick estimation of the Dpb for predicting the strength of chemical bond in situ

An approximate method has been established to calculate the depth of the potential acting on an electron in a molecule at the saddle point along a chemical bond, denoted by Dpb. It is a new indicator which can be used for predicting the strength of a chemical bond. In this work, as a practical application for demonstrating thismethod, we calculated the Dpb of deoxyribonucleosides and ribonucleosides along all C-H and N-H chemical bonds using the method. The results are in fair agreement with those results of previously reported experimental and theoretical observations.     

Conducting properties of a gel ionite modified with zirconium hydrophosphate nanoparticles

The organo-inorganic composites based on a strongly acid gel resin including zirconium hydro-phosphate nanoparticles and their aggregates were studied by impedance spectroscopy, electron microscopy, and standard contact porosimetry. The porous structure of the polymer was transformed under the action of the inorganic filler. The nanoparticles in the transport pores provided a three- to fivefold increase in the electric conductivity of the nanocomposites compared with the conductivity of the nonmodified ionite and a decrease in the percolation threshold. The nanocomposite ionites demonstrated stability against the accumulation of organic substances during electrodeionization to extract Na⁺ from low-concentrated solutions.     

Alginate‐Based Microcapsules with a Molecule Recognition Linker and Photosensitizer for the Combined Cancer Treatment

A reactive template method was used to fabricate alginate‐based hydrogel microcapsules. The uniform and well‐dispersed hydrogel capsules have a high drug loading capacity. After they are coated by a folate‐linked lipid mixture on the surface, the capsules possess higher cell uptake efficiency by the molecule recognition between folate and the folate‐receptor overexpressed by the cancer cells. Moreover, in this bioconjugate, the lipid could remarkably reduce the release rate of hydrophilic doxorubicin from the hydrogel microcapsules and encapsulate the hydrophobic photosensitizer hypocrellin B. The biointerfaced capsules could be used as drug carriers for combined treatment against cancer cell proliferation in vitro; this was much more effective than chemotherapy or photodynamic therapy alone.     

Solvation and microdynamics of uranium(IV) in 2LiF-BeF2 melts according to molecular dynamics calculations

The structural features of solvation and diffusion characteristics of U(IV) ion in model 2LiF-BeF₂ melts (Flibe) at 750–1600 K have been studied by the molecular dynamics simulation method. The diffusion activation energy of U(IV) ion in the 2LiF-BeF₂ melt has been calculated.