On Gorenstein graphs

We classify all Gorenstein claw-free graphs. Moreover, we provide a new way to construct a Gorenstein graph from another one.

     

Photoenzymatic synthesis through sustainable NADH regeneration by SiO2-supported quantum dots

Sustainable photochemical NADH regeneration and redox-enzymatic synthesis are accomplished by using CdS nanocrystals grown on the surface of SiO(2) beads. CdS nanocrystals grown on SiO(2) beads worked efficiently as a visible-light absorbing photocatalyst for in situ NADH regeneration with high catalytic activity and minimal loss of activity despite repeated uses.     

Correlations between phase behaviors and ionic conductivities of (ionic liquid + alcohol) systems

To understand the basic properties of ionic liquids (ILs), we examined the phase behavior and ionic conductivity characteristics using various compositions of different ionic liquids (1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate [emim] [PF6] and 1-benzyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate [bzmim] [PF6]) in several different alcohols (ethanol, propanol, 1-butanol, 2-butanol, and hexanol). We conducted a systematic study of the impact of different factors on the phase behavior of imidazolium-based ionic liquids in alcohols. Using a new experimental method with a liquid electrolyte system, we observed that the ionic conductivity of the ionic liquid/alcohol was sensitive to the surrounding temperature. We employed Chang et al.’s thermodynamic model [Chang et al. (1997, 1998) [21], [22]] based on the lattice model. The obtained co-ordinated unit parameter from this model was used to describe the phase behavior and ionic conductivities of the given system. Good agreement with experimental data of various alcohol and ILs systems was obtained in the range of interest.     

Oxidative Dissolution of Silver Nanoparticles by Biologically Relevant Oxidants: A Kinetic and Mechanistic Study

The oxidative dissolution of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) plays an important role in the synthesis of well‐defined nanostructured materials, and may be responsible for their activities in biological systems. In this study, we use stopped‐flow spectrophotometry to investigate the kinetics and mechanism of the oxidative dissolution of AgNPs by H₂O₂ in quasi‐physiological conditions. Our results show that the reaction is first order with respect to both [Ag⁰] and [H₂O₂], and parallel pathways that involve the oxidation of H₂O₂ and HO₂^? are proposed. The order of the reaction is independent of the size of the AgNPs (≈5–20 nm). The rate of dissolution increases with increasing pH from 6.0 to 8.5. At 298 K and I=0.1 M , the value of k_b is five orders of magnitude higher than that of k_a (where k_a and k_b are the rate constants for the oxidative dissolution of AgNPs by H₂O₂ and HO₂^?, respectively). In addition, the effects of surface coating and the presence of halide ions on the dissolution rates are investigated. A possible mechanism for the oxidative dissolution of AgNPs by H₂O₂ is proposed. We further demonstrate that the toxicities of AgNPs in both bacteria and mammalian cells are enhanced in the presence of H₂O₂, thereby highlighting the biological relevance of investigating the oxidative dissolution of AgNPs.     

Multi‐metal shell coated with surface modification of polystyrene bead cores to improve its adhesion metal shell

We investigated the delamination problem at the metal‐polymer interface and the mechanical buckling of the metal layer at a localized area of the metallic shell under compression between two parallel plates. First, polystyrene (PS) beads were synthesized by dispersion polymerization and then their sulfonation process. After sequential electroless deposition, the average size of multi‐metal coated sulfonated polystyrene (SPS) bead was ca 4.95 µm. Using the electromechanical indentation, the electrical resistance of a single metal‐coated SPS bead decreased with increasing compressive strain without delamination at the metal‐polymer interface, and its electrical resistance showed 5.65 Ω. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

DC programming and DCA for globally solving the value-at-risk

The value-at-risk is an important risk measure that has been used extensively in recent years in portfolio selection and in risk analysis. This problem, with its known bilevel linear program, is reformulated as a polyhedral DC program with the help of exact penalty techniques in DC programming and solved by DCA. To check globality of computed solutions, a global method combining the local algorithm DCA with a well adapted branch-and-bound algorithm is investigated. An illustrative example and numerical simulations are reported, which show the robustness, the globality and the efficiency of DCA.     

Metric Regularity of Mappings and Generalized Normals to Set Images

The primary goal of this paper is to study some notions of normals to nonconvex sets in finite-dimensional and infinite-dimensional spaces and their images under single-valued and set-valued mappings. The main motivation for our study comes from variational analysis and optimization, where the problems under consideration play a crucial role in many important aspects of generalized differential calculus and applications. Our major results provide precise equality formulas (sometimes just efficient upper estimates) allowing us to compute generalized normals in various senses to direct and inverse images of nonconvex sets under single-valued and set-valued mappings between Banach spaces. The main tools of our analysis revolve around variational principles and the fundamental concept of metric regularity properly modified in this paper.     

The effect of modification with fluorescent groups on the physicochemical characteristics of poly(alkylene oxides)

Covalent modification of poly(alkylene oxides), block copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide with M ∼ 2000, with fluororescein isothiocyanate or 7-nitrobenzo-2-oxadiazole taken in a ratio of 0.6–1.0 mol of label/mole of polymer leads to changes in the physical state of polymers and their solubility in water decreases, as well as the partition coefficient in the hexane-water system and the critical concentration of aggregation and dimensions of the formed particles.     

Electrophosphorescent devices with solution processible emitter and hole transport layer stack

The light emitting behavior of the electrophosphorescent devices with solution-processible hole transport layer and light emitting layer was characterized. We have introduced the hole-transporting stacked layer composed of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxy thiophene): poly(4-styrenesulfonate) [PEDOT:PSS] and thin perfluorinated ionomer, aiming for the improvement of charge injection and transport with corresponding high efficiency behavior. In order to provide a suitable work function, composition and thickness of the ultra-thin perfluorinated ionomer was optimized for being an interfacial layer condition; 34 cd/A of green phosphorescent device was obtained while the control device without ionomer shows the luminous efficiency of 29 cd/A. Both for devices with vacuum-deposited and solution-processed electrophosphorescent emitters, change of the device efficiencies were analyzed in terms of the work function, surface chemical composition, and charge conduction behavior.     

Annealing effects on the properties of Ga2O3 thin films grown on sapphire by the metal organic chemical vapor deposition

We have prepared the gallium oxide (Ga₂O₃) thin films on sapphire substrates by the metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) technique. We have compared the two films with and without the thermal annealing by using the X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and the photoluminescence (PL) spectra. Postdeposition annealing of amorphous Ga₂O₃ films was found to increase the degree of crystallization and the surface roughness. The PL emission intensities of bands in the blue–green and the ultraviolet regions increased by the thermal annealing.