Thermal Decomposition Kinetics of Ginkgo biloba Leaves Polyprenol in Nitrogen Atmosphere

The nonisothermal decomposition kinetics of Ginkgo biloba leaves polyprenol (GBP) and cleaved situation of its chemical bond during thermal decomposition process were first investigated using thermogravimetric (TG) and TG‐FTIR technology. The results of thermal decomposition kinetics revealed that the nonisothermal decomposition mechanism of GBP corresponds to first‐order chemical reaction with n = 1, integral form g(a) = –ln(1 – a) and differential form f(a) = 1 – a. TG‐FTIR results demonstrated that absorbance of –CH₃, unsaturated C–H bond, =CH₂, accumulated C=C, –OH, and so on constantly increased with thermal decomposition reaction went on. In addition, storage life of GBP was also evaluated. These data could provide theoretical guidance for purification under high temperature and other thermal application of GBP.     

Self‐Assembly and Compartmentalization of Nanozymes in Mesoporous Silica‐Based Nanoreactors

Herein, to mimic complex natural system, polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM)‐coated mesoporous silica nanoreactors were used to compartmentalize two different artificial enzymes. PEMs coated on the surface of mesoporous silica could serve as a permeable membrane to control the flow of molecules. When assembling hemin on the surface of mesoporous silica, the hemin‐based mesoporous silica system possessed remarkable peroxidase‐like activity, especially at physiological pH, and could be recycled more easily than traditional graphene–hemin nanocompounds. The hope is that these new findings may pave the way for exploring novel nanoreactors to achieve compartmentalization of nanozymes and applying artificial cascade catalytic systems to mimic cell organelles or important biochemical transformations     

Palladium-catalyzed synthesis of diarylbenzenes from coupling reactions between equal amount of diiodoarenes and arylboronic acids

We reported a highly effective Pd-catalytic system for the synthesis of diarylbenzenes through Suzuki-type reaction between equal amount of diiodoarenes and arylboronic acids. This preferential oxidative addition resulted in such high selectivity.     

Topological Aspects in an Interacting Mixture of a Charged and a Neutral Superfluid in Neutron Stars

By making use of the decomposition of U（1） gauge potential theory and the C-mapping method we discuss a mixture of interacting neutral and charged Bose condensates, which is supposed to be realized in the interior of neutron stars in the form of a coexistent neutron superfluid and protonie superconductor. We propose that this system possesses vortex line knotted solitons and the topological charges of vortex lines are characterized by the winding numbers of the C-mapping. Furthermore the spatial bifurcation of vortices is also discussed.     

铝的动态屈服强度测量及再加载弹性前驱波的形成机理分析

利用激光干涉测速技术(VISAR)测量LY12铝合金在20—34 GPa冲击压力下经历加载-卸载和加载-再加载过程的样品/窗口界面粒子速度剖面，采用AC方法确定了具有较高精度的动态屈服强度值.实验结果和文献发表的数据具有较好的一致性.通过以平面焊接方式制作组合飞片，克服了组合飞片在气炮发射过程中可能发生分离的技术困难，使铝的动态屈服强度测量压力范围从22 GPa扩展到了34 GPa.同时，根据对不同实验条件下的加载-再加载过程的比较，对再加载弹性前驱波的形成机理进行了讨论，认为位错是形成该现象的主要原因.     

Polar decompositions and related classes of operators in spaces ∏κ

Polar decompositions with respect to an indefinite inner product are studied for bounded linear operators acting on a space. Criteria are given for existence of various forms of the polar decompositions, under the conditions that the range of a given operatorX is closed and that zero is not an irregular critical point of the selfadjoint operatorX ^[*]X. Both real and complex spaces are considered. Relevant classes of operators having a selfadjoint (in the sense of the indefinite inner product) square root, or a selfadjoint logarithm, are characterized.The work of this author was partially supported by INdAM-GNCS and MURSTThe work of this author was partially supported by NSF grant DMS-9988579.     

Thermochemical hole burning on a series of N-substituted morpholinium 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane charge-transfer complexes for data storage

We demonstrate here the thermochemical hole burning (THB) effect on a series of N-substituted morpholinium 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane charge-transfer (C-T) complexes for ultra-high-density data storage. A correlation between the decomposition temperature of the charge-transfer complex and the threshold voltage of hole burning was observed: the higher the decomposition temperature, the larger the writing threshold value, suggesting the possibility of molecular design for optimizing the hole burning performance. The macroscopic decomposition properties of these charge-transfer complexes were studied by thermal gravimetry combined with mass spectrometry. Theoretical estimation of the temperature rise induced by scanning tunneling microscopy current heating was also conducted, which indicated that the maximum temperature certainly exceeds the decomposition temperatures of these C-T complexes. These observations are consistent with the thermochemical hole burning mechanism.     

C and Si ion implantation and the origins of yellow luminescence in GaN

We have studied the influence of C and Si ion implantation with different implantation doses on yellow luminescence (YL) from GaN. Three kinds of GaN samples were used. In their as-grown states, #1 samples had strong YL, #2 samples had no YL, while #3 samples had weak YL. Our experimental results show that: (i) after annealing at 950 °C, the YL intensity for Si ion implanted #1 sample decreased with increasing implantation dose, while that for C ion implanted #1 sample exhibited a reverse rule; (ii) for #2 samples, C ion implantation produced much stronger YL than Si ion implantation did after annealing at 950 °C; (iii) the YL intensity sequence for Si ion implanted and 950 °C annealed #1, #2, and #3 samples was consistent with that for the unimplanted #1, #2, and #3 samples. However, the YL intensity sequence for the C ion implanted and 950 °C annealed #1, #2, and #3 samples reversed with that for the unimplanted ones. In order to explain all these phenomena, we suggested a physical model which claims that the deep C center is another important origin of YL in GaN, and during C ion implantation, the C ion prefers to combine with a V_Ga to form a C_Ga. PACS 78.55.-m, 85.40.Ry, 68.55.Ln     

Ox-LDL suppresses PMA-induced MMP-9 expression and activity through CD36-mediated activation of PPAR-g

During chronic inflammatory response, mono- cytes/macrophages produce 92-kDa matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), which may contribute to their extravasation, migration and tissue remodeling. Activation of peroxisome proliferator- activated factor receptor-g (PPAR-g) has been shown to inhibit MMP-9 activity. To evaluate whether ox-LDL, a PPAR-g activator, inhibits PMA-induced MMP-9 expression and activity, and if so, whether CD36 and PPAR-g are involved in this process, we investigated the effect of ox-LDL on MMP-9 expression and activity in PMA-activated human monocytic cell line U937. PMA-induced MMP-9 expression and activity were suppressed by the treatment with ox-LDL (50 mg/ml) or PPAR-g activators such as troglitazone (5 mM), ciglitazone (5 mM), and 15d- PGJ2 (1 mM) for 24 h. This ox-LDL or PPAR-g activator-mediated inhibition of MMP-9 activity was diminished by the pre-treatment of cells with a blocking antibody to CD36, or PGF2a (0.3 mM), which is a PPAR-g inhibitor, as well as overexpression of a dominant-negative form of CD36. Taken together, these results suggest that ox-LDL suppresses PMA-induced MMP-9 expression and activity through CD36-mediated activation of PPAR-g.