DMSA and its complexes with radioisotopes: review

Meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) forms stable complexes with a remarkable wide range of metal ions. This relatively small molecule has attracted increasing attention in the field of radiopharmacy, treatment of heavy metal intoxications and nanoparticles preparation. In this review detailed summary of all physical, chemical and biological properties of DMSA and its complex compounds with ^99mTc, ^186/188Re, ¹⁶⁶Ho, ¹⁷⁷Lu and ⁹⁰Y is provided. The clinical utilisation of DMSA complexes in the nuclear medicine and its use for treatment of heavy metal intoxication is briefly summarised. The aspects of its application in the field of nanoparticles preparation is behind the scope of this review, therefore it is only shortly described.     

Measurement of the electron distribution function in flowing afterglow plasma by means of Langmuir probe

Conclusion In the present report an attempt has been made to use the second derivative method for measurements of the electron distribution function in flowing afterglow plasma. It has been shown that using the cross-correlation technique, this method seems to be a useful tool for flowing afterglow plasma investigation.     

Generalized solutions to free boundary problems for hyperbolic systems of functional partial differential equations

Summary Local a.e. solutions to a free boundary (Stefan) problem for a quasilinear hyperbolic system of functional PDE's of first order in two independent variables and diagonal form are investigated. The formulation includes retarded arguments and hereditary Volterra terms.     

Theory of electronic transport in two-dimensional systems in the presence of magnetic fields

Three parts of the paper [Czech. J. Phys.41 (1991) 620,7 are focused on the Landauer-Büttiker approach to the study of transport in two-dimensional electron systems, with particular attention to the influence of an external magnetic field. In the previous parts the Landauer formalism was generalized for two-dimensional systems in quantizing magnetic fields. In the present part we applied the formalism to an analysis of magnetoresistance measurements. The two-dimensional electron gas preserved in the non-dissipative quantum Hall regime acts as the ideal leads necessary in the Landauer-Büttiker approach. The voltage, applied to the gate, forms a scattering region in the gated part of the sample, in between of its undisturbed parts (ideal leads). The dependence of the resistance on the gate voltage and the number of available channels within the ideal leads are discussed.The author wishes to thank to Professor P. Steda for cooperation and to Professor L. Smrka for his encouragement and support. Dr. R. J. Haug should be acknowledged for providing his experimental results.     

States on Operator Algebras and Axiomatic System of Quantum Theory

Recent development brings new results on the interplay of states on operator algebras and axiomatics of quantum mechanics. Neither hidden space in the sense of Kochen and Specker nor approximate hidden variables exist on von Neumann algebras. Tracial properties of states are connected with dispersions. The axioms on composite systems simplify to state extension properties.     

Solvent Relaxation in Phospholipid Bilayers: Principles and Recent Applications

Although there exist a number of methods, such as NMR, X-ray, e.g., which explore the hydration of phospholipid bilayers, the solvent relaxation (SR) method has the advantage of simple instrumentation, easy data treatment and possibility of measuring fully hydrated samples. The main information gained from SR by the analysis of recorded “time-resolved emission spectra” (TRES) is micro-viscosity and micro-polarity of the dye microenvironment. Based on these parameters, one can draw conclusions about water structure in the bilayer. In this review, we focus on physical background of this method, on all the procedures that are needed in order to obtain relevant parameters, and on the requirements on the fluorescence dyes. Furthermore, a few recent applications (the effect of curvature, binding of antibacterial peptides and phase transition) illustrating the versatility of this method are mentioned. Moreover, limitations and potential problems are discussed.     

Advection of a passive vector field by the Gaussian velocity field with finite correlations in time

Using the field theoretic renormalization group technique the model of a passive vector field advected by an incompressible turbulent flow is investigated up to the second order of the perturbation theory (two-loop approximation). The turbulent environment is given by statistical fluctuations of the velocity field that has a Gaussian distribution with zero mean and defined noise with finite correlations in time. Two-loop analysis of all possible scaling regimes in general d-dimensional space is done in the plane of exponents ? ? η, where ? characterizes the energy spectrum of the velocity field in the inertial range E ∝ k ^{1 ? 2ε}, and η is related to the correlation time at the wave number k which is scaled as k ^{?2 + η}. It is shown that the scaling regimes of the present model of vector advection have essentially different properties than the scaling regimes of the corresponding model of passively advected scalar quantity. The results demonstrate the fact that within the present model of passively advected vector field the internal tensor structure of the advected field can have nontrivial impact on the diffusion processes deep inside in the inertial interval of given turbulent flow.