Weakly Nonlinear Waves in Nonideal Fluids

We study the propagation of weakly nonlinear waves in nonideal fluids, which exhibit mixed nonlinearity. A method of multiple scales is used to obtain a transport equation from the Navier–Stokes equations, supplemented by the equation of state for a van der Waals fluid. Effects of van der Waals parameters on the wave evolution, governed by the transport equation, are investigated.     

eeTMFO/GA: a secure and energy efficient cluster head selection in wireless sensor networks

Telecommunication Systems - Proliferation of technologies in wireless sensor networks is grabbing huge attention across scientific community due to its vast coverage in real life applications. It...     

Energy efficient compression sensing-based clustering framework for IoT-based heterogeneous WSN

Telecommunication Systems - Compressive Sensing (CS) has proved to be a promising approach for the Internet of things (IoT) due to the fact that CS can abate the magnitude of raw data which is to...     

Indole-based distinctive chemosensors for ‘naked-eye’ detection of CN and HSO4−, associated with hydrogen-bonded complex and their DFT study

Colorimetric detection of anions (HSO₄^? and CN^?) was achieved via analyte triggered colour changing of the dipodal and tripodal sensors in CH₃CN–H₂O (1:1). The sensors exhibited very sharp visual colour changes and fluorescence quenching–enhancing effect upon addition of the HSO₄^? and CN^?. The large downfield shift of the NH proton signals in ¹H-NMR complexation studies and quantum chemical DFT calculations proved the formation of hydrogen-bonded complexes where no proton transfer mechanism was found.     

Curing and thermal behaviour of epoxy resin in the presence of a mixture of imide-amines

The curing behaviour of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A (DGEBA) was investigated by the dynamic differential scanning calorimetry using varying molar ratios of aromatic imide-amines and 4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulfone (DDS). The imide-amines were prepared by reacting 1 mole of naphthalene 1,4,5,8-tetracarboxylic dianhydride (N) and 4,4′-oxodiphthalic anhydride (O) with 2.5 moles of 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl ether (E) or 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl methane (M) or 4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulfone (S) and designated as NE/OE or NM/OM or NS/OS. The mixture of the imide-amines and DDS at ratio of 0:1, 0.25:0.75, 0.5:0.5, 0.75:0.25 and 1:0 were used to investigate the curing behaviour of DGEBA. A single exotherm was observed on curing with mixture of imide-amines and DDS. This clearly shows that the two amines act as co-curing agents. Curing temperatures were higher with imide-amines having sulfone linkage irrespective of anhydride. Curing of DGEBA with mixture of imide-amines and or DDS resulted in a decrease in characteristic curing temperatures. The thermal stability of the isothermally cured resins was also evaluated using dynamic thermogravimetry in a nitrogen atmosphere. The char yield was higher in case of resins cured imide-amines based on N and E. The activation energy of decomposition and integral procedural decomposition temperature were also calculated from the TG data.     

Rhodium-Catalyzed C8-Alkenylation of Isoquinolones with Maleimides

An efficient Rh(III)-catalyzed C−H alkenylation of N-protected isoquinolone with maleimides is reported. The carbonyl group of isoquinolone acts as an inherent directing group. Various N-substituents in the maleimide, including alkyl, aryl, and even H and −OH, were well tolerated under the developed reaction condition. This protocol showed broad substrate scope, good selectivity, and excellent yields. Hammett plot is also drawn to check the effect of substituents on the reaction progress.     

Recent Advances in the Chemistry and Therapeutic Evaluation of Naturally Occurring and Synthetic Withanolides

Natural products are a major source of biologically active compounds that make promising lead molecules for developing efficacious drug-like molecules. Natural withanolides are found in many flora and fauna, including plants, algae, and corals, that traditionally have shown multiple health benefits and are known for their anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-leishmaniasis, and many other medicinal properties. Structures of these withanolides possess a few reactive sites that can be exploited to design and synthesize more potent and safe analogs. In this review, we discuss the literature evidence related to the medicinal implications, particularly anticancer properties of natural withanolides and their synthetic analogs, and provide perspectives on the translational potential of these promising compounds.     

Natural Small Molecules in Gastrointestinal Tract and Associated Cancers: Molecular Insights and Targeted Therapies

Gastric cancer is one of the most common cancers of the gastrointestinal tract. Although surgery is the primary treatment, serious maladies that dissipate to other parts of the body may require chemotherapy. As there is no effective procedure to treat stomach cancer, natural small molecules are a current focus of research interest for the development of better therapeutics. Chemotherapy is usually used as a last resort for people with advanced stomach cancer. Anti-colon cancer chemotherapy has become increasingly effective due to drug resistance and sensitivity across a wide spectrum of drugs. Naturally-occurring substances have been widely acknowledged as an important project for discovering innovative medications, and many therapeutic pharmaceuticals are made from natural small molecules. Although the beneficial effects of natural products are as yet unknown, emerging data suggest that several natural small molecules could suppress the progression of stomach cancer. Therefore, the underlying mechanism of natural small molecules for pathways that are directly involved in the pathogenesis of cancerous diseases is reviewed in this article. Chemotherapy and molecularly-targeted drugs can provide hope to colon cancer patients. New discoveries could help in the fight against cancer, and future stomach cancer therapies will probably include molecularly formulated drugs.     

Synthesis and characterization of titanates of the formula MTiO3 (M = Mn,Fe, Co,Ni and Cd) by co-precipitation of mixed metal oxalates

When divalent metal chloride solutions of Mn, Fe, Co, Ni and Cd were mixed with potassium titanyl oxalate solution, mixed metal oxalates were obtained in the case of Fe, Co and Ni at room temperature in the pH range 1.5–3. In the case of manganese, heating was found to be necessary to induce precipitation and complete precipitation occurred at 80 °C. Mixed cadmium and titanyl oxalate precipitation was complete at a pH of 3 at room temperature. Various physico-chemical techniques were employed to characterize the as-dried oxalate precursors and the final MTiO₃ oxide powders (M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni and Cd) obtained on thermal decomposition. All these experimental results relating to the synthesis and characterizations of MTiO₃ oxides are presented in this paper. The results suggest that the reaction of potassium titanyl oxalate and metal chloride solutions may not lead to the formation of a single molecular precursor by direct salt elimination reaction in the pH range 1.5–3.