Numerical solution of compressible flow in a channel and blade cascade

This paper deals with a numerical solution of compressible flows. In the case of Euler equations, a numerical solver is presented on a structured quadrilateral grid. The Advection Upstream Splitting Method (AUSM) scheme is used and the spatial accuracy is improved by linear reconstruction with slope limiters. The influence of those limiters are then tested in cases of transonic flow through a channel and a blade cascade.     

Gold‐Catalyzed Intermolecular C?S Bond Formation: Efficient Synthesis of α‐Substituted Vinyl Sulfones

A general method for the synthesis of α‐substituted vinyl sulfones makes use of a combination of a triazole gold complex and gallium triflate. This efficient C S bond formation between simple terminal alkynes and sulfinic acids provides access to various α‐substituted vinyl sulfones.     

Transition Metal Nitrides as Promising Catalyst Supports for Tuning CO/H2 Syngas Production from Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

The electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO₂RR) to produce synthesis gas (syngas) with tunable CO/H₂ ratios has been studied by supporting Pd catalysts on transition metal nitride (TMN) substrates. Combining experimental measurements and density functional theory (DFT) calculations, Pd‐modified niobium nitride (Pd/NbN) is found to generate much higher CO and H₂ partial current densities and greater CO Faradaic efficiency than Pd‐modified vanadium nitride (Pd/VN) and commercial Pd/C catalysts. In‐situ X‐ray diffraction identifies the formation of PdH in Pd/NbN and Pd/C under CO₂RR conditions, whereas the Pd in Pd/VN is not fully transformed into the active PdH phase. DFT calculations show that the stabilized *HOCO and weakened *CO intermediates on PdH/NbN are critical to achieving higher CO₂RR activity. This work suggests that NbN is a promising substrate to modify Pd, resulting in an enhanced electrochemical conversion of CO₂ to syngas with a potential reduction in precious metal loading.     

双配体Zn(Ⅱ)MOFs材料的构筑及光致发光性能

以2,5-二羟基对苯二甲酸(H 4-DHBDC)和4,4′-联吡啶(4,4′-Dipyridyl)为双配体、Zn(NO 3)2 6H 2O为金属盐,在水/DMF=3∶2(体积比)的溶剂体系中,采用溶剂热法,在120℃时构筑了一种组成为[Zn 2(H 2-DHBDC)(DHBDC)0.5(4,4′-Dipyridyl)1.5]n的Zn(Ⅱ)MOFs材料。利用X-射线单晶衍射(PXRD)、红外光谱(FTIR)、热重分析(TGA)和荧光分光光度法(FS)等,对其晶体结构和性质进行了分析与表征。结果表明,Zn(Ⅱ)MOFs材料属于单斜晶系,P 2(1)/n空间群,且具有三维网状结构。热重分析和荧光分析表明,Zn(Ⅱ)MOFs材料具有良好的热力学稳定性和光致发光性能。     

Gold‐Catalyzed Intermolecular CS Bond Formation: Efficient Synthesis of α‐Substituted Vinyl Sulfones

A general method for the synthesis of α‐substituted vinyl sulfones makes use of a combination of a triazole gold complex and gallium triflate. This efficient C? S bond formation between simple terminal alkynes and sulfinic acids provides access to various α‐substituted vinyl sulfones.     

Additive Maps on Matrix Algebras Preserving Invertibility or Singularity

We characterize the additive singularity preserving almost surjective maps on Mn （F）, the algebra of all n×n matrices over a field F with char F=0. We also describe additive invertibility preserving surjective maps on Mn （F） and give examples showing that all the assunlptions in these two theorems are indispensable.     

On the theory of the flexural vibrations of a rotating viscoelastic cantilever

A new solution is worked out for the problem of the flexural vibrations of a viscoelastic cantilever. The method is based on the use of Laplace contour integrals for integration in a complex domain. The dependence of the solutions of the problem on the parameters introduced is investigated. Asymptotic expansions of the integrals at large and small values of the argument are constructed for numerical calculations. Solutions in the form of polynomials are found for particular values of the elastic vibration frequencies and the properties of these solutions are established.Institute of Mechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, Kiev. Translated from Mekhanika Polimerov, No. 2, pp. 305–311, March–April, 1973.     

Enzyme-Triggered Chemodynamic Therapy via a Peptide-H2S Donor Conjugate with Complexed Fe2+

Inducing high levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) inside tumor cells is a cancer therapy method termed chemodynamic therapy (CDT). Relying on delivery of Fenton reaction promoters such as Fe²⁺, CDT takes advantage of overproduced ROS in the tumor microenvironment. We developed a peptide-H₂S donor conjugate, complexed with Fe²⁺, termed AAN - PTC – Fe²⁺ . The AAN tripeptide was specifically cleaved by legumain, an enzyme overexpressed in glioma cells, to release carbonyl sulfide (COS). Hydrolysis of COS by carbonic anhydrase formed H₂S, an inhibitor of catalase, an enzyme that detoxifies H₂O₂. Fe²⁺ and H₂S together increased intracellular ROS levels and decreased viability in C6 glioma cells compared with controls lacking either Fe²⁺, the AAN sequence, or the ability to generate H₂S. AAN - PTC – Fe²⁺ performed better than temezolimide while exhibiting no cytotoxicity toward H9C2 cardiomyocytes. This study provides an H₂S-amplified, enzyme-responsive platform for synergistic cancer treatment.     

Direct Electrochemical Sensing of Phenazine‐1‐carboxylic Acid Secreted by Pseudomonas chlororaphis subsp. aureofaciens BCRC 11057T Using Disposable Screen‐printed Carbon Electrode

A novel electrochemical approach for direct recognition of antibiotic phenazine‐1‐carboxylic acid (PCA) was developed. PCA was electropolymerized on preanodized screen‐printed carbon electrode (SPCE*‐PCA) through repetitive cyclic voltammetry and characterized by XPS and FESEM. Electron transfer involved intermediate phenomenon of diffusion‐controlled redox process and surface bound redox reaction. At pH 8 (optimum), SPCE*‐PCA had a detection limit of 0.51±0.04 μM, a quantification limit of 1.7±0.13 μM, linearity of up to 50 µM, a repeatability of 15.5 % and a reproducibility of 1.7 %. PCA secreted by Pseudomonas chlororaphis subsp. aureofaciens BCRC 11057^T was investigated successfully using present single run approach.     

Online optimization for optical readout of a single electron spin in diamond

The nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond has been developed as a promising platform for quantum sensing, especially for magnetic field measurements in the nano-tesla range with a nano-meter resolution. Optical spin readout performance has a direct effect on the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of experiments. In this work, we introduce an online optimization method to customize the laser waveform for readout. Both simulations and experiments reveal that our new scheme optimizes the optically detected magnetic resonance in NV center. The SNR of optical spin readout has been witnessed a 44.1% increase in experiments. In addition, we applied the scheme to the Rabi oscillation experiment, which shows an improvement of 46.0% in contrast and a reduction of 12.1% in mean deviation compared to traditional constant laser power SNR optimization. This scheme is promising to improve sensitivities for a wide range of NV-based applications in the future.