Existence of Solutions for a Class of Nonvariational Quasilinear Periodic Problems

We consider a nonlinear nonvariational periodic problem with a nonsmooth potential. Using the spectrum of the asymptotic (as |x| →?∞) differential operator and degree theoretic methods based on the degree map for multivalued perturbations of (S)_?+? operators, we establish the existence of a nontrivial smooth solution.     

Detection of Allergenic Lysozyme during Winemaking with an Electrochemical Aptasensor

In this work we investigate the performance of a simple, disposable electrochemical aptasensor for lysozyme and its usefulness for monitoring the allergen risk along wine production. The sensor relies on screen‐printed gold electrodes modified with gold nanoparticles as the electrochemical transducer, with detection by cyclic voltammetry. This simple method is characterized by a detection limit of 0.32 μg.mL^?1 lysozyme and a linear range of 1–10 μg.mL^?1, being appropriate for the analysis of lysozyme‐treated wines. Several white wines where sulphur dioxide was partially replaced by lysozyme were produced and analyzed with the aptasensor at critical stages during wine production. The results obtained with the aptasensor were moreover compared with those recorded in parallel by a standard method, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The specific advantages brought by the use of nanomaterial and the limitations of the sensor are discussed. The sensor allowed evaluating the effect of various technological steps along wine production on the content of lysozyme.     

Thermal and spectroscopic studies on a double-salt-type pyridine–silver perchlorate complex having κ1-O coordinated perchlorate ions

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - A simple synthetic method was developed to prepare 4[Agpy2ClO4]·[Agpy4]ClO4 in a low-temperature decomposition process of [Agpy4]ClO4. A detailed...     

Speciation analysis of selenoproteins in human serum by microbore affinity-HPLC hyphenated to ICP-Sector field-MS using a high efficiency sample introduction system

Silica gel and nanometer SiO₂ modified with 4-(2-aminoethylamino)-N-(2-(2-aminoethyl amino)ethyl)butanamide (SG-AAEB and nanometer SiO₂-AAEB), which were prepared based on chemical immobilization, were used as sorbents for the solid phase extraction of Cu(II), Fe(III), and Pb(II) prior to their determination by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry. Adsorption efficiencies of the two sorbents towards metal ions were investigated by batch and column procedures. For both sorbents the preconcentration conditions of analytes including effects of pH, shaking time, sample flow rate and adsorption capacity, were investigated and compared. The differences of silica gel and nanometer SiO₂ in sizes and surface structures resulted in distinct chemical activity and selectivity toward metals. At pH 4, the adsorption capacity of SG-AAEB was found to be 12.2, 14.5 and 9.8 mg g^?1 for Cu(II), Fe(III), and Pb(II), respectively. In comparison, nanometer SiO₂-AAEB showed a high selectivity toward Pb(II) and has a much larger adsorption capacity (22.3 mg g^?1). Furthermore, the application of SG-AAEB and nanometer SiO₂-AAEB for simultaneous preconcentration of trace Cu(II), Fe(III), and Pb(II) from natural samples was performed with satisfactory results.     

Surface structure of a "non-amphiphilic" protic ionic liquid

The nanostructure of the ethanolammonium nitrate (EtAN)-air surface has been investigated using X-ray reflectometry (XRR), vibrational sum frequency spectroscopy (VSFS) and neutral impact collision ion scattering spectroscopy (NICISS). The XRR data decays more rapidly than expected for a perfectly sharp interface, indicating a diffuse electron (scattering length) density profile. Modelling of the XRR data using three different fitting routines produced consistent interfacial profiles that suggest the formation of interfacial EtAN clusters. Consistent with this, VSFS reveals that the EtAN surface is predominantly covered by -CH(2)- moieties, with the -NH(3)(+) and -OH groups of the cation buried slightly deeper in the interface. The elemental profiles determined using NICISS also show enrichment of carbon relative to nitrogen and oxygen in the outermost surface layer, which is consistent with the surface cation orientation deduced from VSFS, and with the presence of EtAN aggregates at the liquid surface.     

Viscosity approximation to common fixed points of families of nonexpansive mappings with generalized contractions mappings

Let X$X$ be a reflexive and smooth real Banach space which has a weakly sequentially continuous duality mapping. In this paper, we consider the following viscosity approximation scheme _xn+1=_λn+1f(_xn)+(1−_λn+1)_Tn+1xn$x_{n+1}={\lambda }_{n+1}f\left(x_n\right)+(1-{\lambda }_{n+1})T_{n+1}{x}_n$ (where f$f$ is a generalized contraction mapping) for infinitely many nonexpansive self-mappings _T1,_T2,_T3,…$T_1,T_2,T_3,\dots$ in X$X$. We establish a strong convergence result which generalizes some results in the literature.     

Guided mode resonance in subwavelength metallodielectric free-standing grating for bandpass filtering

We present the experimental study of a free-standing metallic guided-mode resonant structure, for bandpass filtering applications in the mid-IR wavelength range. Structure consists of a subwavelength gold grating with narrow slits deposited on a silicon nitride membrane. High optical transmission is measured with up to 78% transmission at resonance. Angularly resolved spectra are presented revealing Fano-type resonance.     

Krasnoselski-Mann Iterations for Hierarchical Fixed Point Problems for a Finite Family of Nonself Mappings in Banach Spaces

This paper deals with a method for approximating a solution of the following problem: find hierarchically a common fixed point of a finite family of nonself nonexpansive mappings with respect to a nonexpansive self mapping on a closed convex subset of a smooth and reflexive Banach space X, which admits a weakly sequentially continuous duality mapping. First, we prove a weak convergence theorem which extends and improves one recent result proved by Yao and Liou (see Inverse Problems 24 (2008), doi:). Secondly, when the self mapping is a contraction, we prove, under different restrictions on parameters, a strong convergence result which generalize some recent results in the literature.