Triterpenoids with Cytotoxicity from Abelia engleriana

Chemistry of Natural Compounds -     

Search strategies investigation in brain storm optimization

The canonical brain storm optimization (BSO) employs clustering, creating and selecting operators, which are all connected and have great impacts on the optimization performance. In this paper, the state-of-the-art search strategies are introduced and the potential strengths and weaknesses of these strategies in the BSO algorithm are analyzed and compared from the perspective of the analytical model rather than any metaphors. The numerical experiments are carried out to artificially amplify and highlight the performance of various strategies. Finally, the progressive directions of the BSO algorithm are discussed for further research.     

Adaptive Laser Aiming Through 2 km Horizontal Atmosphere with Precise-Delayed SPGD Algorithm

Journal of Russian Laser Research - Laser aiming is one of the key technologies of laser atmospheric transmission. The beam actually is affected by atmospheric turbulence and mechanical vibration;...     

Nanoporous gold thin films synthesised via de-alloying of Au-based nanoglass for highly active SERS substrates

Nanoporous gold thin films have been fabricated through chemical de-alloying of Au-based nanoglass with a nanocolumnar structure, with composition Au₄₀Cu₂₈Ag₇Pd₅Si₂₀ (at.%), that had previously been deposited by magnetron sputtering. By varying the de-alloying conditions, gold ligaments ranging from 20 to 100?nm were obtained. The microstructure and chemical composition of the as-prepared films were characterised by various techniques. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) of thin films was investigated using rhodamine 6G. The results indicate that the main microstructural features with interconnected ligaments and defects of nanoporous gold result in significant SERS enhancement.     

Multiresidue determination of 29 pesticide residues in pepper through a modified QuEChERS method and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

This study describes the development and use of a modified quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe (QuEChERS) method coupled with gas chromatography with mass spectrometry to determine 29 pesticide residues in green, red and dehydrated red peppers. Pesticides were extracted with acetonitrile (1% acetic acid), partitioned with sodium chloride and purified with primary secondary amino and octadecyl silane in acetone. The QuEChERS extraction conditions were optimized, and the matrix effects that might influence recoveries were evaluated and minimized using matrix‐matched calibration curves. Under the optimized conditions, the calibration curves for 29 pesticides showed good linearity in the concentration range of 0.1–10 μg/mL with determination coefficient R² > 0.998. The limits of quantification of the 29 pesticides were 0.006–0.06 mg/kg for green pepper, 0.005–0.039 mg/kg for red pepper and 0.014–0.25 mg/kg for dehydrated red pepper. These values are below the suggested regulatory maximum residue limits. The mean recoveries ranged between 70.1 and 110%, and the relative standard deviations were <13%. The developed method was successfully applied to commercial samples. Some samples were found to contain the 29 pesticides with levels below the legal limits. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

毛细管电泳非接触电导法测定4种中枢神经系统用药

运用毛细管电泳非接触式电导检测方法对4种中枢神经系统用药-盐酸阿扑吗啡、氢溴酸加兰他敏、富马酸喹硫平、氯氮平的分离进行了研究。考察了电泳介质的种类、浓度、分离电压、进样时间对分离效果的影响,在10 mmol/L三羟基氨基甲烷(Tris)-8 mmol/L柠檬酸(Cit)-20%甲醇的运行缓冲液中,激发电压为60V,激发频率为600kHz,4种药物在15 min内得到了分离。4种药物的线性范围分别为0.97～15.6 mg/L;0.97～15.6 mg/L;0.48～15.6 mg/L和0.97～250 mg/L,检测限为0.32,0.32,0.16和0.32 mg/L。