Thermal radiation effects on the flow and heat transfer in a liquid film on an unsteady stretching sheet

The influence of thermal radiation on the flow and heat transfer within Newtonian liquid film over an unsteady stretching sheet with and without thermocapillarity is examined. The governing non‐linear partial differential equations describing the problem are reduced to a system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations using similarity transformation, which is solved numerically for different values of the thermal radiation parameter and the thermocapillarity parameter. The results show that the dimensionless velocity, the film thickness and the local Nusselt number increase as the thermocapillarity parameter increases, while the free surface temperature decreases with increasing the thermocapillarity parameter. Also, both the dimensionless temperature and the free surface temperature increase and the local Nusselt number decreases as the thermal radiation parameter increases. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Uranium(VI) recovery from its leach liquor using zirconium molybdophosphate composite: kinetic,equilibrium and thermodynamic studies

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - A zirconium molybdophosphate composite was designed for the selective recovery of uranium ions. The synthesized composite was well-characterized...     

Steady-State Relative Permeability Measurements of Tight and Shale Rocks Considering Capillary End Effect

Transport in Porous Media - Relative permeability (kr) data are the key factors for describing the behaviour of the multi-phase flow in porous media. During the kr measurements of low-permeability...     

Two-dimensional optogalvanic spectroscopy

In this work, the time domain of optogalvanic signal is considered as an extra dimension for the analysis of the optogalvanic spectra. A time window was used to integrate over the different time regions of the temporal OG signals for each wavelength. The method enhanced the resolution of spectra considerably so that two closed transitions, which differ only by 4 pm, were precisely separated. In addition a new transition of Neon around 640 nm masked by a transition at 640.229 nm was observed and assigned using the new method.     

Chemically modified screen-printed electrodes as efficient potentiometric sensors for cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride determination in pure and pharmaceutical preparations

Chemically modified screen-printed electrodes (SPEs) with 3,4-dihydroxy-9,10-dioxo-2-anthracenesulfonic acid sodium salt [Alizarin Red (ALZ.R)] and tricresylphosphate (TCP) were fabricated and examined for potentiometric determination of cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride (CZP.HCl) in pure and pharmaceutical samples. The content of ALZ.R in the prepared SPEs varied, which significantly affected their potentiometric response during CZP.HCl estimation. The measured potential value was dependent on the pH of the studied solution. A stable modified SPE sensor was prepared with reproducible readings within 22 days. A wide linear concentration range could be measured with Nernestian slope value of 60.12 ± 0.18 mV decade⁻¹. Based on the recorded analytical parameters of these modified SPEs, a sensitive and reliable detection of CZP.HCl in pharmaceutical samples could be attained.     

Utilization of 2-ylidene-4-thiazolidinones in the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds. Part I: Synthesis of pyrazoles

2-Ylidene and 2,5-diylidene-4-thiazolidinones 2a–d were synthesized and converted into pyrazole derivatives 4a–d by reaction with hydrazine hydrate. A mechanism of this novel conversion is suggested.     

Amberlyst-15 and Amberlite-200C: Efficient catalysts for aldol and cross-aldol condensation under ultrasound irradiation

This paper presents an improved synthesis of trans-chalcones and α,α′-bis(arylmethylidene) cycloalkanones under ultrasound irradiation in the presence of commercial acid-resins as catalysts in solvent free conditions. Several trans-chalcones and α,α′-bis(arylmethylidene) cycloalkanones were synthesized in good yields and excellent selectivity in a short reaction time.     

Synthesis,characterization and anticancer studies of ferrocenyl complexes containing thiazole moiety

A ferrocenyl ligand was prepared from condensation of l,l′‐diacetylferrocene with 2‐amino‐5‐methylthiazole, to give the ligand. This ligand forms 1:1 complexes with lead(II), cobalt(II), nickel(II), copper(II) and zinc(II) in good yield. Characterization of the ligand and complexes was carried out using IR, NMR, electronic absorption, magnetic susceptibility, molar conductivity and elemental analysis. Anticancer activity of the prepared ligand and its complexes against breast cancer cell line MCF‐7 was determined. The anticancer activity of the new complexes was accompanied by significant increase in the activity of superoxide dismutase, with a parallel decrease in the activities of catalase and glutathione peroxidase and reduced glutathione level. Accordingly, the overproduction of free radicals allowed reactive oxygen species‐mediated cancer cell death. The results suggest that the complexes possess significant anticancer activity comparable to cisplatin. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.