Characterization and representation problems for intersection betweennesses

For a set system M=(M_v)_v∈V indexed by the elements of a finite set V, the intersection betweenness B(M) induced by M consists of all triples (u,v,w)∈V³ with M_u∩M_w⊆M_v. Similarly, the strict intersection betweenness B_s(M) induced by M consists of all triples (u,v,w)∈B(M) such that u, v, and w are pairwise distinct. The notion of a strict intersection betweenness was introduced by Burigana [L. Burigana, Tree representations of betweenness relations defined by intersection and inclusion, Math. Soc. Sci. 185 (2009) 5-36]. We provide axiomatic characterizations of intersection betweennesses and strict intersection betweennesses. Our results yield a simple and efficient algorithm that constructs a representing set system for a given (strict) intersection betweenness. We study graphs whose strict shortest path betweenness is a strict intersection betweenness. Finally, we explain how the algorithmic problem related to Burigana’s notion of a partial tree representation can be solved efficiently using well-known algorithms.     

Latest developments in sample treatment for O-isotopic labeling for proteomics mass spectrometry-based approaches: A critical review

Nowadays isotopic ¹⁸O-labeling of peptides has recalled the attention of researchers due to its simplicity of application and high versatility for proteomics studies. Protein quantification, differential peptide mass mapping, studies regarding proteins overexpressed or underexpressed, or the searching of biomarkers can be accomplished by using ¹⁸O-labeling. In this critical review we comment on the different ways in which ¹⁸O-labeling can be done, highlighting the key parameters of the different sample treatments to obtain a reliable and reproducible labeling. In addition we describe and compare the latest improvement in terms of sample treatment that allows to reduce the handling and to increase the throughput for this sample treatment. Finally, we hypothesize on the future trends of these methods under the light of the new technological advances to speed protein cleavage.     

Experimental standard molar enthalpies of formation of some 4-alkoxybenzoic acids

The present work is part of a research program on the energetics of the linear 4-n-alkoxybenzoic acids, aiming the study of the enthalpic effect of the introduction of an alkoxy chain in the position 4- of the benzoic acid ring. In this work, we present the results of the thermochemical research on 4-n-alkoxybenzoic acids with the alkoxy chain length n = 2, 4, and 8.The standard ($p^{°}=0.1\text{MPa}$) molar enthalpy of formation of crystalline 4-ethoxybenzoic acid, 4-butoxybenzoic acid, and 4-(octyloxy)benzoic acid was measured, at T = 298.15 K, by static-bomb calorimetry. These values, combined with the values of standard molar enthalpies of sublimation, were used to derive the standard molar enthalpies of formation in the gaseous phase.     

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Quantitation of fluoroquinolones in honey using tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS): nested validation with two mass spectrometers     

Durden DA  Fernandes G 《Journal of AOAC International》2010,93(5):1633-1655

A number of drugs in the quinolone and fluoroquinolone families, approved for veterinary treatment of food animals by various countries, may be used to treat bee diseases and thereby contaminate honey. An LC-MS/MS method has been developed for the quantification of the quinolones: flumequine, nalidixic acid, oxolinic acid, and pipemidic acid; and the fluoroquinolones ciprofloxacin, danofloxacin, difloxacin, enrofloxacin, norfloxacin, ofloxacin, orbifloxacin, marbofloxacin, sarafloxacin, and sparfloxacin. A method-matched calibration curve is used with several internal standards, i.e., ciprofloxacin-d8, Iomefloxacin, and cinoxacin, to correct for the various types of honey matrices: white, light, medium, and dark colors. Enoxacin is added as an external recovery standard. The LOD values range from 0.05 microg/kg (ofloxacin) to 0.4 microg/kg (flumequine). The compounds are verified by LC-MS/MS retention times and ion ratios. Method uncertainty was determined using two separate analytical systems. The method has successfully measured the presence of norfloxacin in several samples of honey imported into Canada.     

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Organic/inorganic bioactive materials part IV: <Emphasis Type="Italic">In vitro</Emphasis> assessment of bioactivity of gelatin-calcium phosphate silicate/wollastonite hybrids     

Lachezar Radev  Vladimir Hristov  Maria Helena V. Fernandes  Isabel M. Miranda Salvado 《Central European Journal of Chemistry》2010,8(2):278-284

Biohybrids consisting of gelatin (G) and calcium phosphate silicate/wollastonite (CPS/W) have not been prepared so far. In this work our results are focused on the possibility of obtaining G-CPS/W bioactive hybrids in vitro. XRD, FTIR, SEM/EDS techniques were employed to characterize the synthesized hybrid materials. FTIR shows that before immersion in 1.5 SBF the “red shift” of COO- band for pure G is observed. The presence of this bond could be attributed to the formation of COO-Ca²⁺ via non-biomimetic route. After immersion in 1.5 SBF, FTIR shows the presence of A- and B-type carbonate containing hydroxyapatite (A/B-CO₃HA). ESD and FTIR show that small amount of calcite (CaCO₃) are present after in vitro test in 1.5 SBF for 3 days. XRD reveals that CO₃HA and small amounts of CaCO₃ can be detected after in vitro test. SEM results obtained for immersed samples show that hydroxyapatite (HA) particles fully covered the surface of the hybrids by a layer composed of spherulites. At higher magnification, very small elongated crystallites could be observed.      

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Fertilizers applied to certified organic tomato culture     

T. C. G. Martins  E. A. De Nadai Fernandes  A. A. Ferrari  M. A. Bacchi  F. S. Tagliaferro 《Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry》2010,283(1):51-54

The tomato culture demands large quantities of mineral nutrients, which are supplied by synthetic fertilizers in the conventional cultivation system. In the organic cultivation system only alternative fertilizers are allowed by the certifiers and accepted as safe for humans and environment. The chemical composition of rice bran, oyster flour, cattle manure and ground charcoal, as well as soils and tomato fruits were evaluated by instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA). The potential contribution of organic fertilizers to the enrichment of chemical elements in soil and their transfer to fruits was investigated using concentration ratios for fertilizer and soil samples, and also for soil and tomato. Results evidenced that these alternative fertilizers could be taken as important sources of Br, Ca, Ce, K, Na and Zn for the organic tomato culture.     

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Photoelectrochemical sensor for determination of naringin at low oxidation potential using a modified FTO electrode with cadmium sulfide and titanium dioxide sensitized with chloroprotoporphyrin IX iron(III)     

Sousa  Camila S.  Lima  Kayni C. M. S.  Botelho  Chirlene N.  Pereira  Neuma M.  Fernandes  Ridvan N.  Silva  Glaura G.  Damos  Flavio S.  Luz  Rita C. S. 《Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry》2020,24(8):1715-1726

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - Naringin is a flavanone that has been studied due to its important properties, such as anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-microbial, anti-viral,...     

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Electronic structure and properties of camphorimine Cu(I) coordination polymers     

Tiago A. Fernandes  M. Fernanda N. N. Carvalho  Adelino M. Galvão  Nuno A. G. Bandeira  Maria José Calhorda  Ana M. Botelho do Rego 《Journal of polymer science. Part A, Polymer chemistry》2012,50(6):1102-1110

The first Cu(I) coordination polymer with an aromatic‐substituted camphorimine ligand [(CuCl)(μ‐Cl) (Cu(H₂NC₆H₄NC₁₀H₁₄O)]_n was obtained from reaction of CuCl with 3‐(4‐aminophenylimino)‐1,7,7‐trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan‐2‐one (H₂NC₆H₄NC₁₀H₁₄O). The electronic and the surface properties (studied by X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy) are consistent with two distinct coordination environments for the copper(I) atoms—tetrahedral and linear—for the polymer family [(CuCl)(μ‐Cl){Cu(YNC₁₀H₁₄O)}]_n. DFT band calculations reveal that the highest energy bands are more localized on the copper(I) tetrahedral sites than on the copper(I) linear sites. The redox properties of [(CuCl)(μ‐Cl){Cu(YNC₁₀H₁₄O)}]_n [Y = NMe₂ ( 2b ), NH₂, and H₂NC₆H₄NC₁₀H₁₄O ( 2a )] studied by cyclic voltammetry show that the oxidation potentials of the two copper centers are in fact indistinguishable. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2012     

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Algorithmic and structural aspects of the P 3-Radon number     

Mitre C. Dourado  Dieter Rautenbach  Vinícius Fernandes dos Santos  Philipp M. Schäfer  Jayme L. Szwarcfiter  Alexandre Toman 《Annals of Operations Research》2013,206(1):75-91

The generalization of classical results about convex sets in ? ⁿ to abstract convexity spaces, defined by sets of paths in graphs, leads to many challenging structural and algorithmic problems. Here we study the Radon number for the P ₃-convexity on graphs. P ₃-convexity has been proposed in connection with rumour and disease spreading processes in networks and the Radon number allows generalizations of Radon’s classical convexity result. We establish hardness results and describe efficient algorithms for trees.     

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Quantitation of fluoroquinolones in honey using tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS): nested validation with two mass spectrometers

A number of drugs in the quinolone and fluoroquinolone families, approved for veterinary treatment of food animals by various countries, may be used to treat bee diseases and thereby contaminate honey. An LC-MS/MS method has been developed for the quantification of the quinolones: flumequine, nalidixic acid, oxolinic acid, and pipemidic acid; and the fluoroquinolones ciprofloxacin, danofloxacin, difloxacin, enrofloxacin, norfloxacin, ofloxacin, orbifloxacin, marbofloxacin, sarafloxacin, and sparfloxacin. A method-matched calibration curve is used with several internal standards, i.e., ciprofloxacin-d8, Iomefloxacin, and cinoxacin, to correct for the various types of honey matrices: white, light, medium, and dark colors. Enoxacin is added as an external recovery standard. The LOD values range from 0.05 microg/kg (ofloxacin) to 0.4 microg/kg (flumequine). The compounds are verified by LC-MS/MS retention times and ion ratios. Method uncertainty was determined using two separate analytical systems. The method has successfully measured the presence of norfloxacin in several samples of honey imported into Canada.     

Organic/inorganic bioactive materials part IV: <Emphasis Type="Italic">In vitro</Emphasis> assessment of bioactivity of gelatin-calcium phosphate silicate/wollastonite hybrids

Biohybrids consisting of gelatin (G) and calcium phosphate silicate/wollastonite (CPS/W) have not been prepared so far. In this work our results are focused on the possibility of obtaining G-CPS/W bioactive hybrids in vitro. XRD, FTIR, SEM/EDS techniques were employed to characterize the synthesized hybrid materials. FTIR shows that before immersion in 1.5 SBF the “red shift” of COO- band for pure G is observed. The presence of this bond could be attributed to the formation of COO-Ca²⁺ via non-biomimetic route. After immersion in 1.5 SBF, FTIR shows the presence of A- and B-type carbonate containing hydroxyapatite (A/B-CO₃HA). ESD and FTIR show that small amount of calcite (CaCO₃) are present after in vitro test in 1.5 SBF for 3 days. XRD reveals that CO₃HA and small amounts of CaCO₃ can be detected after in vitro test. SEM results obtained for immersed samples show that hydroxyapatite (HA) particles fully covered the surface of the hybrids by a layer composed of spherulites. At higher magnification, very small elongated crystallites could be observed.      

Fertilizers applied to certified organic tomato culture

The tomato culture demands large quantities of mineral nutrients, which are supplied by synthetic fertilizers in the conventional cultivation system. In the organic cultivation system only alternative fertilizers are allowed by the certifiers and accepted as safe for humans and environment. The chemical composition of rice bran, oyster flour, cattle manure and ground charcoal, as well as soils and tomato fruits were evaluated by instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA). The potential contribution of organic fertilizers to the enrichment of chemical elements in soil and their transfer to fruits was investigated using concentration ratios for fertilizer and soil samples, and also for soil and tomato. Results evidenced that these alternative fertilizers could be taken as important sources of Br, Ca, Ce, K, Na and Zn for the organic tomato culture.     

Photoelectrochemical sensor for determination of naringin at low oxidation potential using a modified FTO electrode with cadmium sulfide and titanium dioxide sensitized with chloroprotoporphyrin IX iron(III)

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - Naringin is a flavanone that has been studied due to its important properties, such as anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-microbial, anti-viral,...     

Electronic structure and properties of camphorimine Cu(I) coordination polymers

The first Cu(I) coordination polymer with an aromatic‐substituted camphorimine ligand [(CuCl)(μ‐Cl) (Cu(H₂NC₆H₄NC₁₀H₁₄O)]_n was obtained from reaction of CuCl with 3‐(4‐aminophenylimino)‐1,7,7‐trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan‐2‐one (H₂NC₆H₄NC₁₀H₁₄O). The electronic and the surface properties (studied by X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy) are consistent with two distinct coordination environments for the copper(I) atoms—tetrahedral and linear—for the polymer family [(CuCl)(μ‐Cl){Cu(YNC₁₀H₁₄O)}]_n. DFT band calculations reveal that the highest energy bands are more localized on the copper(I) tetrahedral sites than on the copper(I) linear sites. The redox properties of [(CuCl)(μ‐Cl){Cu(YNC₁₀H₁₄O)}]_n [Y = NMe₂ ( 2b ), NH₂, and H₂NC₆H₄NC₁₀H₁₄O ( 2a )] studied by cyclic voltammetry show that the oxidation potentials of the two copper centers are in fact indistinguishable. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2012     

Algorithmic and structural aspects of the P 3-Radon number

The generalization of classical results about convex sets in ? ⁿ to abstract convexity spaces, defined by sets of paths in graphs, leads to many challenging structural and algorithmic problems. Here we study the Radon number for the P ₃-convexity on graphs. P ₃-convexity has been proposed in connection with rumour and disease spreading processes in networks and the Radon number allows generalizations of Radon’s classical convexity result. We establish hardness results and describe efficient algorithms for trees.