Corrigendum to “Toric codes and finite geometries” [Finite Fields Appl. 45 (2017) 203–216]

This correction adds a necessary hypothesis in Proposition 2.4 of [1]. A counterexample to the previous version was pointed out to the author by Melda Görür and the author thanks her for bringing that to his attention. Theorem 3.2 and Corollary 3.3 are also reformulated so they do not refer to the new, more restricted Proposition 2.4.     

Refoldable Foldamers: Global Conformational Switching by Deletion or Insertion of a Single Hydrogen Bond

Small changes in the structure of a foldamer may lead to gross changes in conformational preference. We show that the simple insertion or deletion of a single hydrogen bond by changes in pH or by photochemical deprotection is sufficient to refold a helical oligomer, interconverting M and P screw‐sense preference. As a consequence of the switch, information may be transmitted to a remote catalytic site, selectively directing the formation of either of two enantiomeric products by a reaction involving 1,22‐remote intermolecular asymmetric induction.     

Synthesis of a new compound family, 1-aryl-3H-pyrrolo[2,1-d][1,2,5]triazepin-4(5H)-ones

Representatives of a new family, 1-aryl-3H-pyrrolo[2,1-d][1,2,5]triazepin-4(5H)-ones have been synthesized at our laboratory as bioisosters of biologically active 1-aryl-2,3-benzodiazepine-4-ones. The efficient synthetic route described applies the synthesis of 2-(2-aroylpyrrol-1-yl)acyl hydrazides followed by ring closure under acidic conditions. The N(3)-unsubstituted title compounds thus obtained can optionally be N-alkylated rendering the preparation of variously substituted derivatives possible. Scope and limitations of the new protocol and some interesting side reactions are also discussed in detail.     

Synthesis of a new 1,2,3,4,5‐pentasubstituted cyclohexanol and determining its stereochemistry by NMR spectroscopy and quantum‐chemical calculations

The presence of substituents in cyclohexane can influence to the ratio of conformers; for some cases, the boat form is preferable. The new six‐membered cyclohexanol derivative 2 has been obtained by the synthesis of (E)‐1‐(bromophenyl)‐3‐phenylpropen‐2‐one ( 1 ). The NMR and quantum‐chemical conformational analysis for the 2 have carried out, and its possible mechanism of formation was given. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Further results on the reverse order law for the Moore-Penrose inverse in rings with involution

We present some equivalent conditions of the reverse order law for the Moore-Penrose inverse in rings with involution, extending some well-known results to more general settings. Then we apply this result to obtain a set of equivalent conditions to the reverse order rule for the weighted Moore-Penrose inverse in C^∗-algebras.     

Obstacles using amorphous materials for volume applications

This contribution is especially focussed on the attempt to use amorphous or nanocrystalline metals in position sensor applications and to describe the difficulties and obstacles encountered in coherence with the development of appropriate industrial high volume series products in conjunction with the related quality requirements.     

微梁传感研究PNIPAM分子链热致折叠构象转变

大分子的构象转变问题,作为人类认识生命现象的基础,是当前生命科学研究的热点问题之一。本文运用光杠杆放大原理,通过检测单侧表面上修饰有聚N-异丙基丙烯酰胺(PNIPAM)分子的微悬臂梁在水溶液中随温度变化时发生的变形,获得了修饰于微梁表面的PNIPAM分子链在溶液温度变化时,由于亲/疏水性改变所导致的分子构象转变信息。实验结果显示,PNIPAM分子链的这种构象转变在20℃~40℃之间连续进行,整个过程具有迟滞性。另一方面,微梁表面应力的变化,反映的是分子构象转变过程中PNIPAM分子链之间的相互作用的信息,这对我们深入认识构象转变过程中微观机制是很有帮助的。本文提出的方法,是基于大分子构象转变过程中分子之间相互作用,反映的是过程中的力学信号,具有较高的灵敏度和较广的应用范围。     

New technique to measure particle size using electrostatic sensor

A new technique is proposed to measure the particle mean size using an electrostatic sensor in frequency domain. This paper starts with a finite-element modeling simulator to model the induced electric charge of a ring electrode and to find the electrode sensitivity. The mathematical modeling was used to extract particle size information from the simulated signal in frequency domain. The method is applied in an experimental test where a low-noise signal conditioning was designed with a ring electrode as the electrostatic sensor. The method can be used to establish a cost effective size measurement system using electrostatic sensor.     

Improvement of optical sensing performances of a double-slot-waveguide-based ring resonator sensor on silicon-on-insulator platform

We demonstrate a label-free photonic biosensor with double slots based on micro-ring resonator. The footprint is less than 25 μm × 15 μm. Finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is used to analyze the influence of several key parameters on the performance of the double-slots micro-ring resonators. An asymmetric structure is considered for the ring waveguide in order to improve the sensor's bending efficiency. Our numerical analysis shows that the sensitivity of double-slot micro-ring resonator sensor with the radius of 5 μm reaches a value of 708 nm/RIU. The quality factor of 580 and the free spectral range (FSR) of 33 nm are achieved.