Persistence and coexistence of infinite attractors in a fractal Josephson junction resonator with unharmonic current phase relation considering feedback flux effect

Josephson junction resonators are the devices which exhibit complex behaviours as a consequence of their inductive properties. Even though the insulating medium between Josephson junctions (JJs) is normally considered homogeneous, the fact that lithography is used to form the layer, it has fractal substrates. Such JJs are identified as fractal Josephson junctions (FJJs). In this paper, a new chaotic oscillator based on memristor and FJJ has been investigated. Superconductor properties can dramatically change its operating points especially voltage and heat that are related to Josephson tunnelling. Some changes in the operating points can cause the Josephson tunnelling junctions to oscillate in different oscillation modes in very high frequencies. This can be achieved by considering the potential across the junction with its flux feedback. In order to model the magnetic flux effect, we use a memristor whose memductance function is considered as an exponential function. By varying the type of the bias current, we could observe the property of infinitely coexisting attractors in the memristor-fractal Josephson junction oscillator, which is considered as a rare phenomenon in physical circuits. The proposed Josephson-Memristor circuit model is developed, and its equilibrium points, bifurcation and Lyapunov exponents are computed. As an engineering application, modelling the trajectories of the moving object has been realized. First, the SURF algorithm, which is not affected by the scale and rotations of the object, is used in the images to identify an object that tracks the states of the proposed Josephson-Memristor circuit. In this way, the coordinates of the orbits on which the object moves were determined on the image. In order to reproduce the orbits of the specified object, the coordinate information of the object has been trained to the artificial neural network model and the orbits of the object have been reproduced.

     

A novel imidazolium‐supported palladium–chloroglycine complex: copper‐ and solvent‐free high‐turnover catalysts for the Sonogashira coupling reaction

A novel, effective 1‐glycyl‐3‐methyl imidazolium chloride–palladium(II) complex ([Gmim]Cl–Pd(II)) was synthesized and studied as an organocatalyst for the Sonogashira coupling reaction under solvent‐free conditions at 25 °C. The hydrophobic group on amino acid favors reagent diffusion toward the chloroglycine moiety, increasing the catalytic activity of supported palladium complex. By this protocol, different aryl halides (Cl, Br and I) were reacted with phenylacetylene in good to excellent yields with turnover number 8.0 × 10² to 9.6 × 10². The catalyst was recycled for the reaction of bromobenzene with phenylacetylene for eight runs without appreciable loss of its catalytic activity and negligible metal leaching. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Cocrystallization of melaminium levulinate monohydrate

Crystals of 2,4,6‐tri­amino‐1,3,5‐triazin‐1‐ium levulinate (4‐oxo­pentanoate) monohydrate, C₃H₇N₆⁺·C₅H₇O₃⁻·H₂O, are formed via self‐assembled hydrogen bonding by cocrystallization of mel­amine and levulinic acid. Two N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds and four N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds connect two melaminium entities such that each of two pairs of N—H⋯O bonds bridges two H atoms belonging to the amine groups of two different melaminium cations via the carbonyl O atom of one levulinate mol­ecule.     

FPGA implementation of novel fractional-order chaotic systems with two equilibriums and no equilibrium and its adaptive sliding mode synchronization

This paper introduces two novel fractional-order chaotic systems with cubic nonlinear resistor and investigates its adaptive sliding mode synchronization. Firstly the novel two equilibrium chaotic system with cubic nonlinear resistor (NCCNR) is derived and its dynamic properties are investigated. The fractional-order cubic nonlinear resistor system (FONCCNR) is then derived from the integer-order model and its stability and fractional-order bifurcation are discussed. Next a novel no-equilibrium chaotic cubic nonlinear resistor system (NECNR) is derived from NCCNR system. Dynamic properties of NECNR system are investigated. The fractional-order no equilibrium cubic nonlinear resistor system (FONECNR) is derived from NECNR. Stability and fractional-order bifurcation are investigated for the FONECNR system. The non-identical adaptive sliding mode synchronization of FONCCNR and FONECNR systems are achieved. Finally the proposed systems, adaptive control laws, sliding surfaces and adaptive controllers are implemented in FPGA.     

Using mass spectrometry to detect buffalo salivary odorant-binding protein and its post-translational modifications

A large number of mammalian odorant-binding proteins, which are lipocalins, have been studied. These proteins participate in peri-receptor events by selecting and carrying odorant molecules. The present study aimed at identifying the buffalo salivary odorant-binding protein (sOBP), and to determine its post-translational modification using mass spectrometry. The buffalo salivary 21 kDa protein was initially separated adopting sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and it was identified as sOBP with high statistical reliability using liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) and SEQUEST, for the first time. Further, the post-translationally modified peptides were screened adopting MS/MS. A total of four post-translational modifications, namely glycation at lysine-(59), hydroxylation at lysine-(134), ubiquitination at lysine-(121), and dihydroxylation in lysine-(108), were recorded. Moreover, these modifications have not been identified in buffalo salivary odorant-binding protein.     

Effect of the structure of the biodegradable triblock polymer polylactide-<Emphasis Type="Italic">block</Emphasis>-(polycaprolactone-<Emphasis Type="Italic">stat</Emphasis>-polylactide)-<Emphasis Type="Italic">block</Emphasis>-polylactide on its mechanical properties

The effect of the structure of the triblock biodegradable polymer synthesized from ɛ-caprolactone and L-lactide via coordination ring-opening polymerization on its mechanical properties is studied. Effects of the structure of the triblock polymer on its relative elongation at break, elastic modulus, and shape recovery after unloading are estimated by the modeling method. It is shown that the properties of the polymer in relation to its structure can be predicted. The structure-dependent characteristics of the polymers are in following ranges: relative elongation at break, 7–1500%; elastic modulus, 1–330 MPa; and shape recovery, 0–95%. The modeling data are confirmed by the back synthesis of the polymers with optimized desired characteristics.     

Dynamical analysis and FPGA implementation of a chaotic oscillator with fractional-order memristor components

Memristor-based chaotic and hyperchaotic systems are of great interest in the recent years, and addition of meminductor and memcapacitors to the family has widened the applications. In this paper, we propose a new chaotic system with fractional-order memristor and memcapacitor components. Nonlinear chaotic properties of the proposed system are investigated with equilibrium points, eigenvalues, Lyapunov exponents, bifurcation and bicoherence plots. We show that a small model disturbance can make the system to show self-excited and hidden attractors. We use the Adomian Decomposition method for implementing the proposed system in Field Programmable Gate Arrays.     

Supramolecular complexation of homocysteine and cysteine with cucurbit[7]uril

Supramolecular complexation of two bio-thiols, homocysteine (Hcys) and cysteine (Cys), by cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7]) has been fully investigated by ¹H NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, isothermal titration calorimetry, and the results were further verified with computational investigations. NMR titration experimental results obviously indicate that the binding stoichiometry of CB[7] to Hcys is 1:1 and to Cys is 1:2 in aqueous solution. The binding constants and thermodynamic parameters associated with the complexation between CB[7] and the bio-thiols were determined by isothermal titration calorimetry. The energy-minimized structures of the supramolecular complexes of CB[7] with Hcys and Cys were determined and provide good agreement with the experimental results. The CB[7] cavity is sufficient to include the two Cys, but is unable to accommodate two Hcys due to steric hindrance. The differing binding abilities of Hcys and Cys in aqueous solution towards CB[7] host may lead to discriminate them.