Thermoelectric power of mixed electronic-ionic conductors I. Basic equations

The present work considers thermopower of oxide materials within n-p transition regime. Specifically, basic equations describing the effect of thermocell reactions on both ionic and electronic component of thermoelectric power are derived. The proposed formalism considers the impact of gas/solid reactions on the relationship between thermopower and electrochemical potential within a system involving a metal oxide of nonstoichiometric composition and a metal (such as Pt) that is applied as a measuring electrode. The derived theoretical model allows the determination of the thermopower components corresponding to different charge carriers, including ions, electrons and electron holes, for metal oxides. The proposed model may be used for derivation of defect chemistry models based on thermopower data that are free of the ionic component.     

Development of an analytical method for the determination of valsartan in commercial drug and sewage sludge samples by HPLC and evaluation of its stability under simulated gastric conditions

An analytical method was developed for determination of valsartan in commercial drug and sewage sludge samples by HPLC–UV using a single wavelength (250 nm). The effect of different environmental storage conditions on the stability of valsartan was examined for a period of 85 days, after which no degradation was observed. The post oral administration stability of the valsartan was also investigated by testing valsartan under simulated gastric conditions. Results obtained showed that the structure of valsartan was conserved over 3.5-h period. The calibration plot of the study was linear over a wide concentration range with a correlation coefficient of 0.9999. The limit of detection and limit of quantitation were found to be 0.014 and 0.046 µ g mL^?1, respectively. The percentage recovery of valsartan from sewage sludge was found to be 99.8%.     

Semiconducting properties of CoO thin films

This paper reports electrical properties of CoO thin films of different thickness in the range 0.375 – 7.95 μm. Both electrical conductivity and thermopower were measured at elevated temperatures (1223 – 1423 K) and under controlled oxygen partial pressure (5 − 2.1x10⁴ Pa). It was found that at low p(O₂) the electrical conductivity decreases with film thickness. The activation energy of the electrical conductivity (E_a) in air decreases with the oxide thickness from 0.56 eV at 0.375 μm to 0.52 eV for massive CoO while at low p(O₂)=5 Pa the E_a is independent of the thickness (E_a = 0.46 eV). The reciprocal of the p(O₂) exponent of the electrical conductivity (n_δ) in the range 1223 K – 1373 K is close to four for the 7,95 μm film and is about 3.5–3.7 for the 0.375 μm film. The electrical properties of the CoO thin films are considered assuming different defect structures in the bulk phase and the surface layer.     

Scale dependent dimension of luminous matter in the universe

We suggest a geometrical model for the distribution of luminous matter in the Universe, where the apparent dimension, D(l), increases linearly with the logarithm of the scale l. Beyond the correlation length, xi, the Universe is homogeneous, and D = 3. Comparison with data from the SARS redshift catalog, and the LEDA database provides a good fit with a correlation length xi approximately 300 Mpc. This type of scaling structure was recently discovered in a simple reaction-diffusion "forest-fire" model, indicating a broad class of scaling phenomena.     

On the dynamical equations of a system of linearly coupled nonlinear oscillators

We consider a system of differential equations that describes the dynamics of an infinite chain of linearly coupled nonlinear oscillators. Some results concerning the existence and uniqueness of global solutions of the Cauchy problem are obtained. __________ Translated from Ukrains’kyi Matematychnyi Zhurnal, Vol. 58, No. 6, pp. 723–729, June, 2006.     

Neutral wrenches of 3-parametric robot-manipulators of the spherical rank 1

Let SE(3) be the Lie group of all Euclidean motions in the Euclidean space E ₃, let se(3) be its Lie algebra and se*(3) the space dual to se(3). This paper deals with structures of the subspaces of se*(3) which are formed by all the forces whose power exerted on the robot effector is zero.     

Enantioselective Phase Transfer Catalytic Reactions. A Comparative Study on the Use of Cinchonidine Salts and Glucose-Based Lariat Ethers Including Phosphinoxidomethyl Derivatives

Five model reactions including an epoxidation by alkylhydroperoxide or Darzens condensation, as well as Michael additions were accomplished under phase transfer catalytic conditions using cinchonidine salts or lariat ethers with side arms having HO or Ph₂P(O) endgroups as the catalysts. In almost all cases, the use of lariat ethers with either hydroxyalkyl- or phosphinoxido N-substituents led to better enantioselectivities than that of the three cinchonidine derivatives studied.