Random sampling-high dimensional model representation (RS-HDMR) and orthogonality of its different order component functions

High dimensional model representation is under active development as a set of quantitative model assessment and analysis tools for capturing high-dimensional input-output system behavior based on a hierarchy of functions of increasing dimensions. The HDMR component functions are optimally constructed from zeroth order to higher orders step-by-step. This paper extends the definitions of HDMR component functions to systems whose input variables may not be independent. The orthogonality of the higher order terms with respect to the lower order ones guarantees the best improvement in accuracy for the higher order approximations. Therefore, the HDMR component functions are constructed to be mutually orthogonal. The RS-HDMR component functions are efficiently constructed from randomly sampled input-output data. The previous introduction of polynomial approximations for the component functions violates the strictly desirable orthogonality properties. In this paper, new orthonormal polynomial approximation formulas for the RS-HDMR component functions are presented that preserve the orthogonality property. An integrated exposure and dose model as well as ionospheric electron density determined from measured ionosonde data are used as test cases, which show that the new method has better accuracy than the prior one.     

Photocrystallographic structure determination of a new geometric isomer of [Ru(NH3)4(H2O)(eta1-OSO)][MeC6H4SO3]2

The structure of a new metastable geometric isomer of [Ru(NH3)4(H2O)(SO2)][MeC6H4SO3]2 in which the SO2 group is coordinated through a single oxygen in an eta1-OSO bonding mode has been determined at 13 K; the new isomer was obtained as a 36% component of the structure within a single crystal upon irradiation using a tungsten lamp.     

基于近红外光谱的人参与西洋参的快速鉴别研究

基于近红外光谱分析技术结合模式判别方法建立了一种人参和西洋参鉴别的新方法。收集根状、根须和粉末状的样品共90份,在有聚乙烯包装袋的情况下直接采集近红外光谱,去除原始光谱中包装袋的显著吸收后进行了MSC与一阶导数处理,然后采用移动窗口偏最小二乘法选择了建模光谱区间,分别建立了PLS-DA,PCA-DA和SVM判别模型,并对3种模型作了对比分析,结果表明SVM判别效果最优,其对预测集的正确判别率为100%。该方法准确、便捷,可实际应用于企业原料药材的质量控制,实现对原料药材的快速筛查。     

Friction and energy dissipation mechanisms in adsorbed molecules and molecularly thin films

This review provides an overview of recent advances that have been achieved in understanding the basic physics of friction and energy dissipation in molecularly thin adsorbed films and the associated impact on friction at microscopic and macroscopic length scales. Topics covered include a historical overview of the fundamental understanding of macroscopic friction, theoretical treatments of phononic and electronic energy dissipation mechanisms in thin films, and current experimental methods capable of probing such phenomena. Measurements performed on adsorbates sliding in unconfined geometries with the quartz crystal microbalance technique receive particular attention. The final sections review the experimental literature of how measurements of sliding friction in thin films reveal energy dissipation mechanisms and how the results can be linked to film-spreading behavior, lubrication, film phase transitions, superconductivity-dependent friction, and microelectromechanical systems applications. Materials systems reported on include adsorbed films comprised of helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, water, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon monoxide, ethane, ethanol, trifluoroethanol, methanol, cyclohexane, ethylene, pentanol, toluene, tricresylphosphate, t-butylphenyl phosphate, benzene, and iodobenzene. Substrates reported on include silver, gold, aluminum, copper, nickel, lead, silicon, graphite, graphene, fullerenes, C60, diamond, carbon, diamond-like carbon, and YBa₂Cu₃O₇, and self-assembled monolayers consisting of tethered polymeric molecules.     

New di‐ and triorganotin(IV) carboxylates derived from a Schiff base: synthesis,characterization and in vitro antimicrobial activities

A new carboxylic acid, 2‐{[5‐(2‐nitrophenyl)furan‐2‐yl]methyleneamino}benzoic acid (HOBZ), has been produced by reacting 5‐(2‐nitrophenyl)furfural with 2‐aminobenzoic acid. Reactions of NaOBZ with organotin chlorides led to formation of [Me₃Sn(OBZ)] ( 1 ), [Bu₃Sn(OBZ)] ( 2 ), [Me₂Sn(OBZ)₂] ( 3 ) and [Bu₂Sn(OBZ)₂] ( 4 ). Complexes 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 have been characterized using elemental analyses and infrared, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, ¹¹⁹Sn NMR and ¹¹⁹Sn Mössbauer spectroscopies. In the solid state, the OBZ ligands might coordinate to tin in an anisobidentate fashion via the carboxylate group. The in vitro antimicrobial activity of all compounds has been screened against the following fungi: Aspergillus niger, A. flavus, A. parasiticus, Penicillium citrinum, Candida dubliniensis, C. lusitaniae, C. albicans, C. tropicalis, C. parapsilosis and C. glabrata; and against the following bacteria: Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, Bacillus cereus, Streptococcus sanguinis, Escherichia coli, Citrobacter frendii, Salmonella typhimurium and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Complexes 2 and 4 exhibited higher biocide activity in comparison to 1 and 3 and to the control drugs nystatin and miconazole nitrate for the yeasts, and chloramphenicol and ampicillin for the bacteria. The biological activity of 2 was superior to that of 4 . In addition, the toxicity of HOBZ, NaOBz and 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 were determined using Chlorella vulgaris, revealing low toxicity of the complexes at MIC₅₀ concentrations. We also performed cell viability studies, using XTT assay, displaying no change in the mitochondrial function after 2–4 h of exposure of the microorganism to the complexes at MIC₅₀ concentrations. The butyl‐containing complexes 2 and 4 display greater lipophilicities than do the methyl analogues 1 and 3 , thereby endowing 2 and 4 with superior abilities to cross the microbe cell membrane, the possible mechanism of action. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Isomerizing Olefin Metathesis

Isomerizing olefin metathesis is currently undergoing a transformation from laboratory curiosity to powerful synthetic concept at the heart of orthogonal tandem catalysis. In this process, an isomerization catalyst continuously moves double bonds along carbon chains, while a metathesis catalyst scrambles the residues at the C−C double bonds. This cooperative action of two catalysts can be used to access single, defined products from a complex mixture of compounds. Alternatively, it enables the transformation of uniform starting materials into complex product blends with defined, tunable properties. This concept article highlights recent developments and potential applications of this fascinating reaction concept.     

Structure of 2,2′-anhydro-3′-O-acetyl-2′thio-1-β-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine hydrochloride1

2,2-Anhydro-3-O-acetyl-2-thio-1--D-arabinofuranosylcytosine hydrochloride crystallizes in space group P2₁2₁2₁ witha=10.373(1),b=14.517(2),c=9.496(1) Å. Reflections were measured on a diffractometer and the structure was solved by direct methods. Least-squares refinement converged atR=0.056 andR _w =0.063. The study of this crystal structure showed that the alterations in the geometry of 2,2-anhydro-1--D-arabinofuranosylcytosine when the bridge oxygen is replaced by sulfur are localized in the region of the fused ring. The angle at the bridge atom decreases to nearly 90°, with concomitant enlargements of about 5°–7° in the angles opposite to the bridge atom. Angle C(1)-N(1)-C(6) decreases by 4°. Also, the amount of double bond character in the bond formed by C(2) and the bridge atom decreases. A survey of the conformational features of S,2-cyclonucleosides and comparison with O,2-cyclonucleosidcs showed that their preferred conformations are the same. However, S,2-cyclonucleosides exhibit a wider range of P and values. This correlates with a greater ease of the sulfur containing five-membered ring to pucker as compared to the oxygen-cyclo ring.This paper is part of the authors' dissertation (Vitali, 1986).