Simultaneous optical coherence tomography--Indocyanine Green dye fluorescence imaging system for investigations of the eye's fundus

We have developed a dual-channel optical coherence tomography-Indocyanine Green dye (OCT-ICG) fluorescence system based on a previously reported ophthalmic OCT confocal imaging system. The confocal channel is tuned to the fluorescence wavelength range of the ICG, and light from the same optical source is used to generate the OCT image and to excite the ICG fluorescence. The system enables the clinician to visualize simultaneously en face OCT slices and corresponding ICG angiograms of the ocular fundus, displayed side by side. C-scan (constant depth) and B-scan (cross section) images are collected by a fast en face scan (T scan). The pixel-to-pixel correspondence between the OCT and angiography images allows the user to capture OCT B scans precisely at selected points on the ICG confocal images.     

The Asymptotic Behavior of the Ergodic Measure of a Glauber + Kawasaki model

We consider an interacting particle system given by the Glauber + Kawasaki dynamics. It is known that this process has a reaction diffusion equation as hydrodynamic limit. The ergodicity of this process in the presence of a metastable state (double well potential) was recently proved by S. Brassesco et al. In this Letter we prove that, in the limit, as ε → 0, the expected value of each spin converges to the global minimizer of the potential. We also prove decay of correlations of the ergodic measure.AMS Subject Classification (2000). 60K35 (82C22, 82C31)This work was partially supported by CNPq     

Cheat sensitive quantum bit commitment

We define cheat sensitive cryptographic protocols between mistrustful parties as protocols which guarantee that, if either cheats, the other has some nonzero probability of detecting the cheating. We describe an unconditionally secure cheat sensitive nonrelativistic bit commitment protocol which uses quantum information to implement a task which is classically impossible; we also describe a simple relativistic protocol.     

Synthesis and characterisation of cis-dioxomolybdenum(VI) complexes of N-substituted 3-hydroxy-2-pyridinones

The butoxy- and methoxy-derivatives (HLc, and HLb, respectively) of 1-[(ethoxycarbonyl)methyl]-3-hydroxy-2-(1H)-pyridinone, HLa, were synthesized by transesterification and the mononuclear complexes [MoO2(L(a-c))2] were obtained by the reaction of the ligands with molybdenyl acetylacetonate. The three complexes were fully characterized by (1)H and (13)C NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and elemental analyses. A variable temperature NMR study showed that the N-substituents do not have a significant influence on the racemisation process of the complexes. The comparison of the crystal structure of [MoO2(Lb)2] with [MoO2(La)2] confirmed that an additional methylene group does not affect the immediate coordination environment of the molybdenum centre. The methoxy-derivative HLb was also found to produce a dinuclear complex of composition [(MoO2(Lb)O)2], the structure of which was determined by X-ray diffraction.     

Mean square values of Hecke <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis>–series formed with <Emphasis Type="Italic">r</Emphasis>–th order characters

Let L be a number field containing the r–th roots of unity. Starting with the Rankin-Selberg convolution of a metaplectic Eisenstein series on the r–fold cover of GL(2) with itself, we construct a Dirichlet series defined over L whose coefficients involve the r–th order twists of a fixed Hecke L–function. We then observe that a group of functional equations can be naturally associated with this construction. Combining this with the convexity theorem for holomorphic functions of several complex variables, we show that this object, as a function of two complex variables, admits meromorphic continuation to ². As an application, we obtain asymptotic formulae for mean square values of the r–th order twists of an arbitrary Hecke L–function defined over L. Mathematics Subject Classification (1991) 11R42, 11F66, 11F67, 11F70, 11M41, 11R47     

Multiple component reactions: an efficient nickel-catalyzed Reformatsky-type reaction and its application in the parallel synthesis of beta-amino carbonyl libraries

Multiple-component condensations (MCC) where three or more reactants combine to afford a new core structure possessing the molecular features of its composite building blocks is a powerful method for the preparation of molecular diversity. We have developed an efficient, nickel-catalyzed, Reformatsky-type three-component condensation (3CC) reaction that affords beta-amino carbonyl compounds. The scope of the reaction is demonstrated both in the gram and microscale settings; 15 beta-amino esters, amides, and a ketone were prepared efficiently at the mmol scale, and a library of 64 beta-amino carbonyl compounds was generated at the micromol scale.     

Wavelength dependent photo-controlled differential release of compounds from solid phase resin

A method to effect photo-mediated differential release of bead-based compound libraries using a tuneable laser in combination with chromatically orthogonal photolabile linkers is described.     

Analysis of additive metals in fuel and emission aerosols of diesel vehicles with and without particle traps

Fuel additives used in particle traps have to comply with environmental directives and should not support the formation of additional toxic substances. The emission of metal additives from diesel engines with downstream particle traps has been studied. Aspects of the optimisation of sampling procedure, sample preparation and analysis are described. Exemplary results in form of a mass balance calculation are presented. The results demonstrate the high retention rate of the studied filter system but also possible deposition of additive metals in the engine.