Pumping power and heat transfer efficiency evaluation on Al2O3, TiO2 and SiO2 single and hybrid water-based nanofluids for energy application

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - Nanofluids are new heat transfer fluids obtained by suspending different nanoparticles in a base fluid. This research deals with a complex numerical...     

Physicochemical characterization and molecular modeling study of host–guest systems of aripiprazole and functionalized cyclodextrins

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - Aripiprazole (ARP), an innovative atypical antipsychotic drug, exhibits very low aqueous solubility, affecting its dissolution and absorption and high...     

Solid-state stability and kinetic study of three glucocorticoid hormones: prednisolone,prednisone and cortisone

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - In the class of steroid hormones, glucocorticoids are belonging to the subclass of corticosteroids, consisting of numerous synthetic or naturally...     

Copper pyrovanadate electrodes prepared by combustion synthesis: evaluation of photoelectroactivity

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - Photoelectrodegradation of dyes using semiconductors under visible light is currently a major research topic. In this work, copper pyrovanadate (Cu2V2O7)...     

Matrix-assisted ultraviolet laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry of beta-(1 --> 3), beta-(1 --> 4)-xylans from Nothogenia fastigiata using nor-harmane as matrix

Three xylan fractions isolated from the red seaweed Nothogenia fastigiata (Nemaliales) were analyzed by ultraviolet matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UV-MALDI-TOFMS). UV-MALDI-TOFMS was carried out in the linear and reflectron modes, and as routine in the positive and negative ion modes. Of the several matrices tested, nor-harmane was the only effective one giving good spectra in the positive ion mode. The number-average molar masses of two of the fractions, calculated from the distribution profiles, were lower than those determined previously by (1)H NMR analysis, suggesting a decrease in the ionization efficiency with increasing molecular weight; weight-average molar mass and polydispersity index were also determined. As the xylans retained small but significant quantities of calcium salts, the influence of added Ca(2+) as CaCl(2) on UV-MALDI-MS was investigated. The simultaneous addition of sodium chloride and calcium chloride was also analyzed. Addition of sodium chloride did not change the distribution profile of the native sample showing that the inhibitory effect is due to Ca(2+) and not to Cl(-). Addition of calcium chloride with 1:1 analyte/salt molar ratio gave spectra with less efficient desorption/ionization of oligomers; the signals of these oligomers were completely suppressed when the addition of the salt became massive (1:100 analyte/salt molar ratio).     

Synthesis of C(1)-C(11) oxygen-bridged pregnanes

A general procedure for the synthesis of 1α,11α- and 1β,11α-epoxysteroids is described, using an intramolecular remote functionalization reaction involving the photolysis of 11α-hydroxysteroids in the presence of diacetoxyiodobenzene and iodine. Three 1,11-epoxypregnanes were prepared, two of them (compounds 10 and 14) are conformationally constrained analogues of steroidal hormones, compound 13 is a synthetic precursor of neurosteroids.     

Vacuum structure of the Coulomb gas in two dimensions

We study the plasma phase of the two-dimensional Coulomb gas in the small density limit. The analysis is done using the correspondence of the Coulomb gas with the 1 + 1 sine-Gordon model, which has been exactly solved by the quantum inverse method. We construct the correct vacuum of the field theory, improving the former results. We obtain exact results for the Coulomb gas, which confirm the previous perturbative calculations.