Procyanidin size and composition by thiolysis with cysteamine hydrochloride and chromatography

Summary Cysteamine hydrochloride is shown to be an alternative thiol reagent to toluene-α-thiol for the estimation of structural parameters (mean size, galloylation) of plant polymeric procyanidins. Acid depolymerization in the presence of the thiol yields mixtures which may be directly analysed by RPHPLC. Alternatively, the terminal units of the polymer may be separated from the extension units by cation-exchange chromatography previous to RPHPLC. High reaction-recovery yields (ca. 90% thiolysis and RPHPLC, ca. 69% thiolysis, cation exchange and RPHPLC) are obtained and both procedures are precise.     

New polythiophenes bearing electron-acceptor phthalocyanine chromophores

Two new donor-acceptor copolymers comprising a polythiophene backbone, and bearing phthalocyanine chromophores on the side chains have been prepared. Preliminary photophysical characterization of these materials by FTIR photoinduced absorption indicates that electron transfer from the polythiophene to the phthalocyanine units takes place.     

Infrared spectrum of benzene in bromine and carbon tetrachloride solutions

The benzene—bromine complex at room temperature has been re-studied by infrared with bromine in excess of benzene. Solutions of 0.225 M benzene in bromine—carbon tetrachloride mixtures were studied. Under this condition, the spectral changes of measurable benzene absorption bands were observed more clearly than previously. The out-of-plane vibrations of benzene were observed to shift to higher frequencies. The equilibrium constant was found to be 0.11 ? mole^?1. The accord with the equilibrium constant derived from benzene rich systems supports the concept of a specific interaction. A C_6V symmetry is favoured for the geometry of the complex.     

Studies of sample preparation for surface-enhanced raman spectrometry on silver hydrosols

Surface-enhanced Raman spectra (SERS) on silver hydrosols of p-nitrobenzoic acid, p-aminobenzoic acid and aniline are reported. Several theoretical and practical aspects of the hydrosol preparation protocols and sample preparation procedures, and their effects on the sensitivity and reproducibility of the Raman signals are discussed. The effect of acidity on SERS signal intensity is shown to depend on the time of observation of the Raman spectra, illustrating the relevance of time to quantitative SERS data. the identification power of SERS at trace levels for closely related compounds (p-nitrobenzoic acid, p-aminobenzoic acid and aniline) is illustrated.     

Three-body hadronic structure of low-lying 1/2+ Σ and Λ resonances⋆

We discuss the dynamical generation of some low-lying 1/2⁺ Σ 's and Λ 's in two-meson one-baryon systems. These systems have been constructed by adding a pion in the S -wave to the ˉN pair and its coupled channels, where the 1/2^- Λ(1405) -resonance gets dynamically generated. We solve Faddeev equations in the coupled-channel approach to calculate the T -matrix for these systems as a function of the total energy and the invariant mass of one of the meson-baryon pairs. This squared T -matrix shows peaks at the energies very close to the masses of the strangeness -1 , 1/2⁺ resonances listed in the particle data book.     

Multilinear Calderón-Zygmund Theory

A systematic treatment of multilinear Calderón-Zygmund operators is presented. The theory developed includes strong type and endpoint weak type estimates, interpolation, a multilinear T1 theorem, and a variety of results regarding multilinear multiplier operators.     

Neural Networks in Which Synaptic Patterns Fluctuate with Time

We study a stochastic neural-network model in which neurons and synapses change with a priori probability p and 1–p, respectively, in the limit p0. This implies neuron activity competing with fast fluctuations of the synaptic connections—in fact, random oscillations around values given by a learning (for example, Hebb's) rule. The consequences for the system performance of a dynamics constantly checking at random the set of memorized patterns is thus studied both analytically and numerically. We describe various nonequilibrium phase transitions whose nature depends on the properties of fluctuations. We find, in particular, that under rather general conditions locally stable mixture states do not occur, and pattern recognition and retrieval processes are substantially improved for some classes of synaptic fluctuations.     

Fluorescence properties of some schiff's bases derived from 3-hydroxypyridine-2-aldehyde and of their metal chelates Fluorimetric determination of manganese based on its catalytic effect on the oxidation of these compounds with hydrogen peroxide

The fluorimetric properties of the oxime, thiosemicarbazone, azine and 2-pyridylhydrazone of 3-hydroxypyridine-2-aldehyde have been studied; quantum yields have been measured in ethanol-water and ethanol-dimethylformamide media. Two kinetic methods are described for the determination of trace amounts of manganese(II), based on its catalytic effect on the oxidation of the thiosemicarbazone and of the azine by hydrogen peroxide. The reactions are followed by measuring the rate of change of the fluorescence. The calibration graph is linear over the manganese range 5-50 ng ml with a precision of +/- 3.0% for the thiosemicarbazone, and 0.4-0.9 mug ml with a precision of +/-2.0% for the azine. Interferences by foreign ions have been investigated.     

一种新型无冲突访问存贮系统的分析

本文叙述了一种新型存贮系统的特点,分析了交叉访问存贮系统无冲突成组访问的过程,讨论了影响存贮器带宽和访问速度的因素。计算确定了AP-601计算机存贮器所采用的素数模块的个数,导出了地址变换公式并设计了相应的逻辑网络。