Thermodynamics and the mechanism of interaction of adenine with amino acids in water

Two groups of amino acids, which react differently with adenine, are distinguished. In the case of nonpolar and aliphatic amino acids, the endothermic effect of dehydration plays a decisive role, while in the case of aromatic, polar, and charged amino acids the exothermic effect of interaction with adenine is dominant. Associates of Ade with Lys. HCl, His, Trp, Asp, and Glu were found. It was demonstrated that the complex-forming ability of purines (Ade and Caf) is higher than that of pyrimidines. Based on the linear enthalpy-entropy compensation effect for complexes of amino acids with adenine, it was suggested that the hydration state of interacting molecules contributes significantly to interactions of Ade with amino acids.     

Measurement of the analyzing power in p-->d-->(p p)n with a fast forward 1S0 proton pair

A measurement of the analyzing power A(y) of the p-->d--> (p p) + n reaction was carried out at the ANKE spectrometer at COSY at beam energies of 0.5 and 0.8 GeV by detection of a fast forward proton pair of small excitation energy E(pp) < 3 MeV. The S-wave dominance in the fast diproton is experimentally demonstrated in this reaction. While at T(p) = 0.8 GeV the measured analyzing power almost vanishes, it rises to nearly unity at T(p) = 0.5 GeV for neutrons emitted at theta(c.m.)(n) = 167 degrees. The results are compared with a model taking into account one-nucleon exchange, single scattering, and Delta(1232) excitation in the intermediate state. The model describes fairly well the unpolarized cross section obtained earlier and the analyzing power at 0.8 GeV; it fails to reproduce A(y) at 0.5 GeV.     

Chemical Conversions of 8,18-Disubstituted Derivatives of 6,16-Diphenyl-1,2,3,11,12,13-hexahydrodibenzo[g,o]-4,14-dioxa-1,5,11,15-tetraazacyclohexadecine-2,12-diones

The chemical properties of 8,18-disubstituted 6,16-diphenyl-1,2,3,11,12,13-tetrahydrodibenzo[g,o]-4,14-dioxa-1,5,11,15-tetraazahexadecine-2,12-diones have been studied, including their interaction with N-nucleophiles (hydroxylamine, hydrazine, semicarbazide, and thiosemicarbazide), acidic and alkaline hydrolysis, and methylation. A hypothesis has been made from analysis of the mass spectral data of the thiosemicarbazide on the preferred existence of 6-substituted 4-phenylquinazoline-2-carbaldehydes in the gas phase as the linear tautomer.     

Neutral Pion Photoproduction on Neutron

The reaction γn → π⁰n is investigated both theoretically and experimentally as an important step toward determining the electromagnetic coupling constants of the N* and Δ* resonances [1]. We analyze the data on the collisions of γ quanta with energies between 200 and 800 MeV with a deuterium target collected by the A2 experiment in Mainz, Germany. These complement the data for neutral-pion photoproduction on protons obtained by the same experiment [2].     

Properties of adhesive materials used in repair-and-renewal operations

Advantages of repair technologies based on the use of adhesive materials are shown. Basic properties are given for adhesive materials used in repair operations, namely, epoxy-based metal-filled materials; film adhesives and adhesive prepregs; anaerobic repair compositions based on caoutchoucs and acrylates; and epoxy, acrylate, and urethane acrylates used for adhesion under conditions of increased humidity and under water. Some operation technologies for repair and renewal based on the use of adhesive materials are considered, namely, technologies that deal with breakdowns and preventive repairs on oil and gas pipelines, in the aviation industry (repair of honeycomb sandwiches included), in power engineering, and in the chemical and petrochemical industry, as well as those that solve relevant problems of car repair.     

Three-dimensional exact analysis of piezoelectric laminated plates via a sampling surfaces method

A paper focuses on the use of the efficient approach to three-dimensional (3D) exact solutions of electroelasticity for piezoelectric laminated plates. This approach is based on the new method of sampling surfaces (SaS) developed recently by the authors. We introduce inside the nth layer I_n not equally spaced SaS parallel to the middle surface of the plate and choose displacements of these surfaces as basic plate variables. Such an idea permits the representation of the proposed piezoelectric plate formulation in a very compact form. This fact gives the opportunity to derive the 3D exact solutions of electroelasticity for thick and thin piezoelectric laminated plates with a specified accuracy utilizing a sufficient number of SaS, which are located at interfaces and Chebyshev polynomial nodes.     

Distribution of liquid velocity in the experimental model of a fuel assembly with a spacer grid

Distribution of liquid velocity and its pulsations were measured in the space between fuel elements of the 7-rod experimental model of the fuel assembly of nuclear power plants at Reynolds numbers of 8000, 16000, and 24000. The influence of the spacer grid on distribution of the axial component of liquid velocity was determined. It is shown that the relative values of liquid velocity and its pulsations do not depend on the Reynolds number and they are determined by the distance from the spacer grid.