Characterization of an Algerian diatomite by inverse gas chromatography: Specific and non-specific contribution and Lewis acid–base parameters

The fundamental understanding of the behavior of a solid is intimately related to the understanding of the interactions on the surface of the latter, a major challenge in particular if the material is natural and ecological. The infinite dilution-inverse gas chromatography was used to evaluate the surface thermodynamic properties of several phases (grafted and/or coated) diatomite. A series of non- or polar-solute probes were injected at temperatures of 45?°C and 90?°C. The dispersive surface free energies values of the supports decrease with increasing temperature and their active surface is amphoteric with predominantly acidic character.     

重费米子化合物LiV2 O4电子结构的第一性原理研究

用第一性原理的FP-LMTO能带计算方法研究了重费米子化合物LiV2O4的电子结构.结果表明:费米面附近的导带是由V原子的3d电子形成的宽度为2.5eV的窄能带,是3d态在立方晶体场中具有t2g对称性的子带;它与O的2p轨道构成的能带有近1.9eV的能隙.计算得出的费米能处电子态密度和线性电子比热系数分别是11.1 states/eV f.u.和26.7 mJ/molK2.费米面处的能带色散具有电子型和空穴型两种,呈现出一种复杂的费米面结构.LSDA以及LDA+GGA计算表明, LiV2O4有一个磁矩为每个钒原子1.13μB,总能比LDA基态低约148 meV/f.u.的铁磁性基态.由目前的能带结构计算的结果无法确定这一类Kondo体系的局域磁矩的来源,表明这一化合物中的重费米子行为可能有别于在含有4f和5f稀土的重费米子合金中观察到的局域磁矩与传导电子的交换作用机制,其中存在量子相变的可能.     

Cu_xC_(60)薄膜紫外-可见吸收光谱研究

近来,有关 C60的研究主要集中在有关晶格动力学 [1]、电子结构 [2～ 4]和 MxC60（ M代表碱金属或碱土金属）的超导电性研究 [5].但由于 MxC60在大气中不能稳定存在,制约了 MxC60的深入研究和实际应用 .最近, Masterov等人报导了他们对 Cu/C60的超导特性研究 [6～ 7],认为其转变温度 Tc在 80～ 120 K之间,这个转变温度比现有的 MxC60的转变温度（ Tc～ 40 K）要高得多 .但有关更进一步的研究未见报导 .因此,我们拟对 CuxC60体系作较为详尽的研究,这对于进一步研究其超导机理是有必要的 .本工作是在成功地制备了 CuxC60薄膜的…     

Die Leiterstruktur von LiNb6Cl19

The Ladder Structure of LiNb₆Cl₁₉ LiNb₆Cl₁₉ was obtained from a solid state reaction of Nb powder, NbCl₅, and Li₂C₂ at 530 °C. The structure was refined by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction (space group Pmma (No. 51), Z = 2, a = 2814.6(1) pm, b = 687.35(5) pm, c = 641.39(3) pm). It contains edge and face bridging [NbCl₆] octahedra forming the motif of a ladder. The parallel alignment of ladders yields a one‐dimensional structure, with lithium ions occupying voids. Each ladder combines characteristic fragments from the niobium chloride structures NbCl₄, A₃Nb₂Cl₉ (A = Rb, Cs), and Nb₃Cl₈. The arrangement of niobium atoms in LiNb₆Cl₁₉ appears to be similar with trigonal niobium clusters obtained in the structure of Nb₃Cl₈. The electronic structures of niobium clusters in Nb₃Cl₈ and LiNb₆Cl₁₉ are compared with each other.     

Synthesis, structure, and properties of extended π-conjugated systems bearing sterically crowded triarylphosphines

The sterically crowded triarylphosphines bearing formyl and benzoyl groups were synthesized and characterized by X-ray crystallography. The benzoyl derivative was converted to the p-quinomethane conjugated with the triarylphosphine. The McMurry coupling of the formyl derivative afforded the diarylethene bearing the two sterically-crowded-triarylphosphine moieties. The cyclic voltammograms of these compounds show reversible redox waves corresponding to the oxidation to the radical cations of the triarylphosphines and irreversible or quasi-reversible waves corresponding to the reduction of the acceptor moieties. The electronic and the fluorescence spectra of these π-conjugated systems, especially push-pull substituted derivatives, exhibit bathochromic shift typical of the extended π-conjugated systems especially in the polar solvent, and the large Stokes shift typical of the crowded triarylphosphines is enhanced by conjugation with the acceptor moiety.     

主成分分析-支持向量机用于肝病分类模型

将主成分分析(PCA)用于肝功能检测数据特征提取,然后用支持向量机(SVM)对乙肝、丙肝、肝硬化、正常人样本建立分类模型。采用高斯径向基函数(RBF)为核函数,调节核函数参数C及σ以建立最佳支持向量机模型。该模型对训练集的识别率为99.3%,对预测集的预测率为96.4%。结果表明:PCA-SVM法建立的肝病分类模型能较好的区分乙肝、丙肝、肝硬化及正常人,且分类效果优于传统支持向量机及人工神经网络(ANN)分类模型。     

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-mass spectrometry of cuticular lipid profiles can differentiate sex, age, and mating status of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes

Malaria is a devastating mosquito-borne disease, which affects hundreds of millions of people each year. It is transmitted predominantly by Anopheles gambiae, whose females must be >10 days old to become infective. In this study, cuticular lipids from a laboratory strain of this mosquito species were analyzed using a mass spectrometry method to evaluate their utility for age, sex and mating status differentiation. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS), in conjunction with an acenaphthene/silver nitrate matrix preparation, was shown to be 100% effective in classifying A. gambiae females into 1, 7–10, and 14 days of age. MALDI-MS analysis, supported by multivariate statistical methods, was also effective in detecting cuticular lipid differences between the sexes and between virgin and mated females. The technique requires further testing, but the obtained results suggest that MALDI-MS cuticular lipid spectra could be used for age grading of A. gambiae females with precision greater than with other available methods.     

Evaluation of automated sample preparation, retention time locked gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and data analysis methods for the metabolomic study of Arabidopsis species

In this paper, automated sample preparation, retention time locked gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and data analysis methods for the metabolomics study were evaluated. A miniaturized and automated derivatisation method using sequential oximation and silylation was applied to a polar extract of 4 types (2 types×2 ages) of Arabidopsis thaliana, a popular model organism often used in plant sciences and genetics. Automation of the derivatisation process offers excellent repeatability, and the time between sample preparation and analysis was short and constant, reducing artifact formation. Retention time locked (RTL) gas chromatography-mass spectrometry was used, resulting in reproducible retention times and GC-MS profiles. Two approaches were used for data analysis. XCMS followed by principal component analysis (approach 1) and AMDIS deconvolution combined with a commercially available program (Mass Profiler Professional) followed by principal component analysis (approach 2) were compared. Several features that were up- or down-regulated in the different types were detected.