On the general osculating flag of a projection of a curve in char. P

This paper study properties (in positive caracteristic) of the general osculating flag to a projective curve embedded inP ⁿ by a non complete linear system of high degree.     

Theorems of continuous dependence in elasticity for exterior domains

Nel presente lavoro si dimostrano alcuni teoremi di dipendenza continua in elasticità per il problema dei piccoli spostamenti sovrapposti ad una deformazione finita. Si suppone che il corpo elastico occupi un dominio esterno dello spazio fisico. I teoremi vengono stabiliti con il metodo della «funzione peso».     

Determination of Mercury by Anodic Stripping Voltammetry with a Gold Nanoparticle‐Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

The aim of this work is the development of a procedure for the determination of aqueous Hg(II) by anodic stripping voltammetry at a gold nanoparticle‐modified glassy carbon electrode (AuNPs‐GCE). The signal of aqueous Hg(II) was measured in the square wave mode; the effect of potential scan parameters, deposition potential and deposition time on the analytical signal was examined. The supporting electrolyte was 0.06 M HCl. The repeatability, the linearity, the accuracy, the detection limit of the procedure and the interferences of other cations and of anions were evaluated. The performance of the AuNPs‐GCE was compared with those of a solid (SGE) and a film (FGE) gold electrode: the AuNPs‐GCE showed to provide lower detection limits and higher repeatability. The renewable surface permits to eliminate memory effects, to maintain a stable baseline and response, and to avoid frequent mechanical cleaning steps. The applicability of the AuNPs‐GCE for Hg(II) determination in drinking waters, sediments and pharmaceuticals was demonstrated.     

Gaussian maps of plane curves with nine singular points

We consider nonsingular curves which are the normalization of plane curves with nine ordinary singular points, viewing them as embedded in the blow-up X of the projective plane along their singular points. For a large class of such curves we show that the gaussian map relative to the canonical line bundle has corank one. The proof makes essential use of the geometry of X.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">J</Emphasis>-embeddable reducible surfaces

Here we classify J-embeddable surfaces, i.e. surfaces whose secant varieties have dimension at most 4, when the surfaces have two components at most.     

Carboxylic groups in mesoporous silica and ethane-bridged organosilica: effect of the surface on the reactivity

Proton-donor ability of carboxylic groups incorporated by co-condensation into SBA-15 and ethane-bridged periodic mesoporous organosilica (PMO) has been studied through IR spectroscopy by dosing ammonia, which forms reversibly COO(-) groups and NH(4)(+) ions. The related equilibrium constants, determined by elaboration of IR data, reveal a lower reactivity of -COOH groups at the surface of PMO than on SBA-15, when the two samples have been outgassed at the same temperature. This finding is interpreted in terms of different dielectric constants and intermolecular interactions engaged with the surface species. Carboxylic groups on ethane-bridged organosilica react with silanols upon thermal treatment at 473 K to form a mixed anhydride species Si-O-C(O)-, at variance with the same groups on SBA-15.