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Georg Friedrich Haas Atthis and Matthew Rogers The Virtues of Things, The Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House, London
Authors: Graham Stephen
Published: September 2015

The Linbury Studio Theatre at the Royal Opera House in London has hosted an impressive range of intimate experimental music theatre works over the last few years. The 2014/15 season, for example, has featured prominent premieres of new works by Harrison Birtwistle and David Harsent, and a ballet staging of John Adams' Shaker Loops, amongst a range of other interesting concerts and shows. The late-April premiere run of Matthew Rogers's The Virtues of Things and an early-May staging by Netia Jones of Georg Friedrich Haas's song-cycle on fragments of Sappho, Atthis, showed how well the Royal Opera uses the smaller space and shorter runs common to the Linbury to programme in quick succession such distinctive pieces from across the spectrum of contemporary music. Atthis, which I attended on 24 April 2015, was perhaps the more intriguing of these two shows, since in conception and execution it was so bold; though Virtues has its own qualities, to which I'll get in a moment.
Estonian Music Days Festival, opening weekend, 10–12 April 2015
Authors: Dixon Gavin
Published: September 2015

Broad textures, clear but unforced musical statements, a focus on tone and sound colour – at the 2015 Estonian Music Days festival all these characteristics of music from the Baltic states were much in evidence, yet its many young composers are all taking these ideas in different directions. The result, judging from the opening weekend of the festival, is a collection of works emerging clearly from a singular musical tradition, but energised by continually expanding diversity and invention. The vibrant new music scene here in Estonia belies the country's diminutive size.
Possessing Parts and Owning Plays: Charles Macklin and the Prehistory of Dramatic Literary Property
Authors: Wessel Jane
Published: September 2015

Eighteenth-century dramatists had little or no control over the production of their plays after the initial run. In spite of major strides made in copyright during the eighteenth century—developments that have long been studied and celebrated—dramatists were in an unenviable position when it came to owning their work. Literary property law initially extended only as far as print publication, not performance, and any theatrical company that was able to get hold of a playtext could produce that play without the permission of the author. As a result, dramatists received far less for their work than they otherwise might have.
Mediating the Method
Authors: Gallagher-Ross Jacob
Published: September 2015

The scene is New York City, 1958. That year, in two disparate arenas, American culture was attempting to come to grips with the difference between noise and art. A twenty-five-year retrospective concert of John Cage's work at New York's Town Hall helped create an intellectually coherent canon out of Cage's experiments, which critics had often treated as puerile provocations or exercises in whimsy to be regarded with bemused toleration. For some forward thinkers, noise was becoming intellectually exciting material for experimental music, whereas the audible audience outrage preserved by the recording of the Town Hall concert testifies to the continuing rearguard pique of more conservative sensibilities. Cage himself couldn't have imagined a more apt illustration of his theories than this aleatory auditory event, preserved for posterity by the recording apparatus.
The Rise of Kurdish Theatre in Istanbul
Authors: Baş Elif
Published: September 2015

Imagine a festival taking place before about five thousand people in a park in Adana, Turkey, in June 1992. In the middle of the park is a stage made of concrete. A touring Kurdish theatre company comprising four men, Hüseyin Kaytan, Kazım Öz, Nihat Öz, and Kemal Orgun, is performing a short play called Du Şivan (Two Shepherds). They enact a village raid and choose the villagers from among the audience. Kemal Orgun plays the commander of the task force raiding the village. The other three carry out the operation, rounding up the villagers. Orgun struts among the villagers, harassing them. All of a sudden, a woman jumps onstage and tries to grab the gun Orgun is carrying. He tries to wrest the gun from her, but she won't let go. A great commotion ensues, and more people clamber onstage to help the woman and attack the actors. When a man tries to strangle Orgun, he yells out in Kurdish, “Bira ma tu çi dikî, te ez kuştim?” (Hey my friend, what are you trying to do, kill me?). When the attacker finally understands Orgun is Kurdish, he releases and embraces him. Recounting this incident in his interview with me, Orgun remarks that they were almost lynched. The Kurdish woman who had jumped onstage and impulsively attacked Orgun had thought this was a real raid, just like those that had been taking place in Kurdish villages in Turkey for years. Her rage and instinctive self-protection is at one level slightly amusing, but this was also a bitter episode that demonstrated the consequences of the oppression of Kurdish people in the country. After the festival, Orgun and the other members named their theatre company Teatra Jiyana Nû (New Life Theatre). This became the foremost Kurdish theatre company and has trained many Kurdish actors, who in turn have further sustained and promoted Kurdish theatre by establishing their own companies.
Living arrangements and marital status: a register-based study of survival of older adults in Belgium at the beginning of the 21st century
Authors: HERM ANNE , ANSON JON , POULAIN MICHEL
Published: September 2015

Being married reduces the mortality risk of older persons. More generally, living arrangements that include co-residence with a source of support and a close care-giver are associated with a lower mortality risk. We build a detailed typology of private and collective living arrangements, including marital status, and check its association with mortality risks, controlling for health status. Using administrative data from the population register, we identify the living arrangement of all individuals aged 65 years and over living in Belgium as at 1 January 2002, and their survival during the year 2002. Data on health status are extracted from the 2001 census. We use binary logistic regression with the probability to die as outcome and living arrangement, health, age and gender as covariates. Our results show that mortality is more closely associated with actual living arrangements than with marital status. This association is age and gender-specific and remains even at very old ages. Living with a spouse is confirmed to be beneficial for survival but in older age living alone becomes more favourable. Of all living arrangements, older persons living in religious communities experience the lowest mortality risk whereas those living in nursing homes experience the highest risk.
Congress as a Handler of Challenges: The Historical Record
Authors: Mayhew David R.
Published: September 2015

Can the U.S. Congress address major challenges? Can Congress govern? Questions like these keep getting asked. This article addresses them by consulting the record since 1789. Given the separation-of-powers structure of the American system, such questions cannot be addressed directly. They need to be deconstructed. The presidency needs to enter the discussion, too. Also, what is a major challenge? To identify such challenges, and to supply a way of seeing how and in what respects Congress, as well as in a background frame the U.S. system more broadly, has performed, I draw on comparative analysis. How has the United States participated in thirteen major “impulses” that have invested a comparable set of nations at various times since the late eighteenth century? These challenges range from launching a new nation through building a welfare state through dealing with climate change and debt/deficit problems today.
Seasonality ofCampylobacter jejuniisolates associated with human campylobacteriosis in the Manawatu region, New Zealand
Authors: FRIEDRICH A. , MARSHALL J. C. , BIGGS P. J. , MIDWINTER A. C. , FRENCH N. P.
Published: September 2015

A 9-year time-series of genotyped human campylobacteriosis cases from the Manawatu region of New Zealand was used to investigate strain-type seasonality. The data were collected from 2005 to 2013 and the samples were multi-locus sequence-typed (MLST). The four most prevalent clonal complexes (CCs), consisting of 1215 isolates, were CC48, CC21, CC45 and CC61. Seasonal decomposition and Poisson regression with autocorrelated errors, were used to display and test for seasonality of the most prevalent CCs. Of the four examined CCs, only CC45 showed a marked seasonal (summer) peak. The association of CC45 with summer peaks has been observed in other temperate countries, but has previously not been identified in New Zealand. This is the first in-depth study over a long time period employing MLST data to examine strain-type-associated seasonal patterns ofC. jejuniinfection in New Zealand.
Competition and credit control: some personal reflections
Authors: Goodhart Charles A. E.
Published: September 2015

The Bank of England's ‘consultative document’ on Competition and Credit Control (C&CC) was published on 14 May 1971. It was a landmark occasion, representing a decisive break with the prior system of maintaining direct controls over bank lending to the private sector; the intention was now to achieve the monetary authorities’ objectives of policy via the operation of market mechanisms, notably adjustments in interest rates and open market operations. Although the ‘credit control’ aspect was, over the next few years, notably less successful than the encouragement of competition amongst the banks (where the London clearing banks previously had maintained a restrictive cartel with the support of the authorities), nevertheless the direction of travel towards a more liberal, market-based system, remained, despite a partial reversion towards a direct control system in the guise of the ‘corset’, introduced at the end of 1973, and finally laid to rest in June 1980.
Genotype-based clinical manifestation and treatment of Chinese long QT syndrome patients withKCNQ1mutations – R380S and W305L
Authors: Zhou Hui , Lai Wei , Zhu Wengen , Xie Jinyan , Liu Xin , Shen Yang , Yuan Ping , Liu Ying , Cao Qin , He Wenfeng , Hong Kui
Published: September 2015

Aim

Most long QT syndrome patients are associated with genetic mutations. We aimed to investigate the clinical and biochemical characteristics and look for genotype-based preventive implications in Chinese long QT syndrome patients.

Methods and results

We identified two missense mutations of theKCNQ1gene in two independent Chinese families, including a previously reported mutation R380S in the C-terminus and a novel mutation W305L in the P-loop domain of the Kv7.1 channel, respectively. The proband with R380S was an 11-year-old girl who suffered a prolonged corrected QT interval of 660 ms, recurrent syncope, and sudden cardiac death, whose father was an asymptomatic carrier. The mutation W305L was detected in a 36-year-old woman with long QT syndrome and her immediate family members including the proband’s younger sister with an unexplained syncope, her son, and her elder daughter without symptoms. Metoprolol appeared to be effective in preventing arrhythmias and syncope in long QT syndrome patients with mutation W305L. Both R380S and W305L mutations led to “loss-of-function” of the Kv7.1 channel accounting for the clinical phenotypes.

Conclusions

We first show two missenseKCNQ1mutations – R380S and W305L – in Chinese long QT syndrome patients, resulting in the loss of protein function. Mutation W305L in the P-loop domain of the Kv7.1 may derive a pronounced benefit from β-blocker therapy in symptomatic long QT syndrome patients, whereas mutation R380S located in the C-terminus may be associated with a high risk of sudden cardiac death.
Phonetisaurus: Exploring grapheme-to-phoneme conversion with joint n-gram models in the WFST framework
Authors: NOVAK JOSEF ROBERT , MINEMATSU NOBUAKI , HIROSE KEIKICHI
Published: September 2015

This paper provides an analysis of several practical issues related to the theory and implementation of Grapheme-to-Phoneme (G2P) conversion systems utilizing the Weighted Finite-State Transducer paradigm. The paper addresses issues related to system accuracy, training time and practical implementation. The focus is on joint n-gram models which have proven to provide an excellent trade-off between system accuracy and training complexity. The paper argues in favor of simple, productive approaches to G2P, which favor a balance between training time, accuracy and model complexity. The paper also introduces the first instance of using joint sequence RnnLMs directly for G2P conversion, and achieves new state-of-the-art performance via ensemble methods combining RnnLMs and n-gram based models. In addition to detailed descriptions of the approach, minor yet novel implementation solutions, and experimental results, the paper introducesPhonetisaurus, a fully-functional, flexible, open-source, BSD-licensed G2P conversion toolkit, which leverages the OpenFst library. The work is intended to be accessible to a broad range of readers.
Robot-Guided Atomic Force Microscopy for Mechano-Visual Phenotyping of Cancer Specimens
Authors: Chen Wenjin , Brandes Zachary , Roy Rajarshi , Chekmareva Marina , Pandya Hardik J. , Desai Jaydev P. , Foran David J.
Published: September 2015

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and other forms of scanning probe microscopy have been successfully used to assess biomechanical and bioelectrical characteristics of individual cells. When extending such approaches to heterogeneous tissue, there exists the added challenge of traversing the tissue while directing the probe to the exact location of the targeted biological components under study. Such maneuvers are extremely challenging owing to the relatively small field of view, limited availability of reliable visual cues, and lack of context. In this study we designed a system that leverages the visual topology of the serial tissue sections of interest to help guide robotic control of the AFM stage to provide the requisite navigational support. The process begins by mapping the whole-slide image of a stained specimen with a well-matched, consecutive section of unstained section of tissue in a piecewise fashion. The morphological characteristics and localization of any biomarkers in the stained section can be used to position the AFM probe in the unstained tissue at regions of interest where the AFM measurements are acquired. This general approach can be utilized in various forms of microscopy for navigation assistance in tissue specimens.
Ida B. Wells and “Color Line Justice”: Rethinking Reparations in Feminist Terms
Authors: Balfour Lawrie
Published: September 2015

In contrast to sterile forms of apology or the evasions of color-blind political discourse, calls for reparations explicitly link the realization of democratic ideals to a history of antiblack violence and exploitation. I explore three dimensions of Ida B. Wells's antilynching writings that anticipate and enrich contemporary demands for reparations for slavery and Jim Crow. First, Wells's commitment to truth-telling, a centerpiece of reparations efforts around the world, models how to criticize received understandings of both past and present and revise them in the service of more democratic ways of life. Second, her gender- and sexuality-conscious analysis of the political and economic causes and effects of antiblack violence adds a dimension that is missing from many reparations arguments. Third, Wells both advocates an active citizenry and demands collective responsibility for the protection of black citizenship; in so doing, she reveals the racial and gendered underpinnings of contemporary disavowals of responsibility for racial justice, dressed up as “personal responsibility,” and offers a powerful rebuttal.
Democracy and Education Behind Bars
Authors: Miller Joshua A.
Published: September 2015

In this Praxis Reflection, I reflect on the relationship between teaching and imprisonment. I describe a college program at a prison in Jessup, Maryland, and argue that liberal arts-style college classes should be widely available in prisons even as we work to dismantle the current system of mass incarceration.
Philosophical Hermeneutics and the Politics of Memory
Authors: Warnke Georgia
Published: September 2015

Over at least the past quarter century, observers, historians, and journalists have painted a damning picture of the treatment that African Americans have received from their government and fellow citizens, not only during slavery and the era of segregation but far into the twentieth century. Yet many of these observations and reports have simply been ignored and, although others received some attention for a time, none has become part of the country’s standard public history. My premise is that the continued failure in the United States to incorporate these observations and reports into its standard history has a profound effect on its political culture. I therefore begin by briefly recalling some aspects of post-Civil War African American history and consider the American antipathy to confronting this history by looking at Charles Mills’s account of “white ignorance.” While some theorists have tried to supplement Mills’s realist framework with a more sophisticated one indebted to Critical Theory, I move in a different direction, drawing out some of the implications of the distinctive approach known as philosophical hermeneutics. By doing so, I hope to demonstrate how a hermeneutic perspective can contribute to serious discussion among U.S. political scientists and political educators about the links between racial inequality and historical understanding and its absence.
A discussion of Alexander S. Kirschner's A Theory
of Militant Democracy: The Ethics of Combatting Political Extremism
Authors: Mudde Cas
Published: September 2015

The legitimacy claims of liberal democratic states are typically couched in the
language of individual rights and the rule of law. But contemporary liberal
democratic states increasingly appeal to a logic of security, law and order, and
the need to combat “political extremism.” This logic plays
out in Ukraine, Egypt, and Turkey, and in Greece and Germany, but also in the
U.S., France, and the UK. It is an increasingly important feature of politics in
societies that may be experiencing a rough “transition to
democracy,” but also in societies that are conventionally regarded as
“consolidated democracies.” The normative and practical
challenges presented by this situation are fundamental. Alexander S.
Kirschner’s A Theory of Militant Democracy: The Ethics of Combatting
Political Extremism offers one interesting take on these issues, which cut to
the core of political science as a discipline. We have thus invited a range of
political scientists from a variety of subfield and methodological perspectives
to comment on the book and on the broader topic the book engages—the
ethics of combatting political extremism and indeed the very political
construction of “political extremism.” —
Jeffrey C. Isaac
A discussion of Alexander S. Kirschner's A Theory
of Militant Democracy: The Ethics of Combatting Political Extremism
Authors: Lazar Nomi Claire
Published: September 2015

The legitimacy claims of liberal democratic states are typically couched in the
language of individual rights and the rule of law. But contemporary liberal
democratic states increasingly appeal to a logic of security, law and order, and
the need to combat “political extremism.” This logic plays
out in Ukraine, Egypt, and Turkey, and in Greece and Germany, but also in the
U.S., France, and the UK. It is an increasingly important feature of politics in
societies that may be experiencing a rough “transition to
democracy,” but also in societies that are conventionally regarded as
“consolidated democracies.” The normative and practical
challenges presented by this situation are fundamental. Alexander S.
Kirschner’s A Theory of Militant Democracy: The Ethics of Combatting
Political Extremism offers one interesting take on these issues, which cut to
the core of political science as a discipline. We have thus invited a range of
political scientists from a variety of subfield and methodological perspectives
to comment on the book and on the broader topic the book engages—the
ethics of combatting political extremism and indeed the very political
construction of “political extremism.” -- Jeffrey C.
Isaac
Unmanned? Gender Recalibrations and the Rise of Drone Warfare
Authors: Bayard de Volo Lorraine
Published: September 2015

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)—drones—are increasingly prominent in U.S. military strategy (Shaw and Akhter 2012). The U.S. Air Force (USAF) trains more UAV pilots than fighter and bomber pilots combined (Parsons 2012). A 2011 Defense Department analysis predicted “a force made up almost entirely of [UAVs] by the middle of this century” (U.S. Department of Defense 2011). Some argue that drones and other robotics so alter the character and conduct of military operations as to constitute a revolution in military affairs (RMA) (Singer 2009).
Stiff substrates increase YAP-signaling-mediated matrix metalloproteinase-7 expression
Authors: Nukuda A , Sasaki C , Ishihara S , Mizutani T , Nakamura K , Ayabe T , Kawabata K , Haga H
Published: September 2015

Abnormally stiff substrates have been shown to trigger cancer progression. However, the detailed molecular mechanisms underlying this trigger are not clear. In this study, we cultured T84 human colorectal cancer cells on plastic dishes to create a stiff substrate or on collagen-I gel to create a soft substrate. The stiff substrate enhanced the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7), an indicator of poor prognosis. In addition, we used polyacrylamide gels (2, 67 and 126 kPa) so that the MMP-7 expression on the 126-kPa gel was higher compared with that on the 2-kPa gel. Next, we investigated whether yes-associated protein (YAP) affected the MMP-7 expression. YAP knockdown decreased MMP-7 expression. Treatment with inhibitors of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and myosin regulatory light chain (MRLC) and integrin-α2 or integrin-β1 knockdown downregulated MMP-7 expression. Finally, we demonstrated that YAP, EGFR, integrin-α2β1 and MRLC produced a positive feedback loop that enhanced MMP-7 expression. These findings suggest that stiff substrates enhanced colorectal cancer cell viability by upregulating MMP-7 expression through a positive feedback loop.
Foldable and Cytocompatible Sol-gel TiO2 Photonics
Authors: Li Lan , Zhang Ping , Wang Wei-Ming , Lin Hongtao , Zerdoum Aidan B. , Geiger Sarah J. , Liu Yangchen , Xiao Nicholas , Zou Yi , Ogbuu Okechukwu , Du Qingyang , Jia Xinqiao , Li Jingjing , Hu Juejun
Published: September 2015

Integrated photonics provides a miniaturized and potentially implantable platform to manipulate and enhance the interactions between light and biological molecules or tissues in in-vitro and in-vivo settings and is thus being increasingly adopted in a wide cross-section of biomedical applications ranging from disease diagnosis to optogenetic neuromodulation. However, the mechanical rigidity of substrates traditionally used for photonic integration is fundamentally incompatible with soft biological tissues. Cytotoxicity of materials and chemicals used in photonic device processing imposes another constraint towards these biophotonic applications. Here we present thin film TiO2 as a viable material for biocompatible and flexible integrated photonics. Amorphous TiO2 films were deposited using a low temperature (<250 °C) sol-gel process fully compatible with monolithic integration on plastic substrates. High-index-contrast flexible optical waveguides and resonators were fabricated using the sol-gel TiO2 material and resonator quality factors up to 20,000 were measured. Following a multi-neutral-axis mechanical design, these devices exhibit remarkable mechanical flexibility and can sustain repeated folding without compromising their optical performance. Finally, we validated the low cytotoxicity of the sol-gel TiO2 devices through in-vitro cell culture tests. These results demonstrate the potential of sol-gel TiO2 as a promising material platform for novel biophotonic devices.
Phosphorus quantification in fertilizers using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS): a methodology of analysis to correct physical matrix effects
Authors: Marangoni Bruno S. , Silva Kleydson S. G. , Nicolodelli Gustavo , Senesi Giorgio S. , Cabral Jader S. , Villas-Boas Paulino R. , Silva Caroline S. , Teixeira P. C. , Nogueira Ana Rita A. , Benites Vinicius M. , Milori Débora M. B. P.
Published: September 2015

P analysis in fertilizers using LIBS.
Small interfering RNA delivery by polyethylenimine-functionalised porous silicon nanoparticles
Authors: Hasanzadeh Kafshgari M. , Alnakhli M. , Delalat B. , Apostolou S. , Harding F. J. , Mäkilä E. , Salonen J. J. , Kuss B. J. , Voelcker N. H.
Published: September 2015

Polyethyleneimine-coated mesoporous silicon nanoparticles efficiently deliver siRNA in glioblastoma cells, subsequently reducing the protein expression of a chemotherapy resistance gene by 70% within 72 hours.
Hydrogels containing metallic glass sub-micron wires for regulating skeletal muscle cell behaviour
Authors: Ahadian Samad , Banan Sadeghian Ramin , Yaginuma Shin , Ramón-Azcón Javier , Nashimoto Yuji , Liang Xiaobin , Bae Hojae , Nakajima Ken , Shiku Hitoshi , Matsue Tomokazu , Nakayama Koji S. , Khademhosseini Ali
Published: September 2015

Hybrid Pd-based metallic glass sub-micron wires-hydrogel scaffolds are efficient in regulating behaviours of skeletal muscle cells.
The copper binding properties of metformin – QCM-D, XPS and nanobead agglomeration
Authors: Quan Xueling , Uddin Rokon , Heiskanen Arto , Parmvi Mattias , Nilson Katharina , Donolato Marco , Hansen Mikkel F. , Rena Graham , Boisen Anja
Published: September 2015

Study of the copper binding properties of metformin is important for revealing its mechanism of action as a first-line type-2 diabetes drug.
PET tracers for imaging brain α7 nicotinic receptors: an update
Authors: Chalon S. , Vercouillie J. , Guilloteau D. , Suzenet F. , Routier S.
Published: September 2015

Positron emission tomography (PET) molecular imaging of brain targets is a powerful tool to diagnose, follow up, and develop treatments and personalized medicine for a number of acute and chronic brain disorders.
Crystal structure analysis of molecular dynamics using synchrotron X-rays
Authors: Hoshino Manabu , Adachi Shin-ichi , Koshihara Shin-ya
Published: September 2015

X-ray crystallography using synchrotron X-rays enables observation of molecular dynamics in a crystal.
Nanostructured copper sulfides: synthesis, properties and applications
Authors: Roy Poulomi , Srivastava Suneel Kumar
Published: September 2015

Copper sulfides are the most extensively studied materials due to their non-toxicity, semiconducting nature and tunable properties. In view of this, present review article discusses various synthetic strategies for the fabrication of nanostructured copper sulfides of different morphologies and properties comprehensively followed by their applications in various fields.
Potentiometric and electrokinetic signatures of iron(ii) interactions with (α,γ)-Fe2O3
Authors: Toczydłowska Diana , Kędra-Królik Karolina , Nejbert Krzysztof , Preočanin Tajana , Rosso Kevin M. , Zarzycki Piotr
Published: September 2015

The interactions of Fe(ii) with iron(iii) oxides give rise to the electrochemical signatures consistent with the iron solubility–activity curve.
Formation and nitrile hydrogenation performance of Ru nanoparticles on a K-doped Al2O3 surface
Authors: Muratsugu Satoshi , Kityakarn Sutasinee , Wang Fei , Ishiguro Nozomu , Kamachi Takashi , Yoshizawa Kazunari , Sekizawa Oki , Uruga Tomoya , Tada Mizuki
Published: September 2015

Decarbonylation-promoted Ru nanoparticle formation from Ru3(CO)12 on a basic K-doped Al2O3 surface was investigated by in situ FT-IR and in situ XAFS. The prepared Ru nanoparticle acted as an efficient catalyst for nitrile hydrogenation to primary amine.
High surface area zincosilicates as efficient catalysts for the synthesis of ethyl lactate: an in-depth structural investigation
Authors: Collard Xavier , Louette Pierre , Fiorilli Sonia , Aprile Carmela
Published: September 2015

Novel extra-small Zn-MCM-41 mesoporous materials were successfully prepared following a straightforward synthesis route. The insertion of zinc as single site species was investigated for the first time using XPS via the Auger parameter in a Wagner plot representation. The XPS findings resulted in excellent agreement with IR analysis.
Atmospheric chemistry of (CF3)2CCH2: OH radicals, Cl atoms and O3rate coefficients, oxidation end-products and IR spectra
Authors: Papadimitriou Vassileios C. , Spitieri Christina S. , Papagiannakopoulos Panos , Cazaunau Mathieu , Lendar Maria , Daële Véronique , Mellouki Abdelwahid
Published: September 2015

OH, Cl and O3kinetics and IR spectra of (CF3)2CCH2utilized to estimate tropospheric lifetimes, radiative efficiencies, global warming potentials, estimated photochemical ozone creation potentials and tropospheric oxidation end-products.
Inter-helical conformational preferences of HIV-1 TAR-RNA from maximum occurrence analysis of NMR data and molecular dynamics simulations
Authors: Andrałojć Witold , Ravera Enrico , Salmon Loïc , Parigi Giacomo , Al-Hashimi Hashim M. , Luchinat Claudio
Published: September 2015

Molecular dynamics simulations and maximum occurrence distribution identify the same most likely sampled conformations over the available conformational space.
A continuum state variable theory to model the size-dependent surface energy of nanostructures
Authors: Jamshidian Mostafa , Thamburaja Prakash , Rabczuk Timon
Published: September 2015

We propose a continuum-based state variable theory to quantify the excess surface free energy density throughout a nanostructure.
Enhancing internal mass transport in Fischer–Tropsch catalyst layers utilizing transport pores
Authors: Becker Henning , Güttel Robert , Turek Thomas
Published: September 2015

A one-dimensional model of Fischer–Tropsch catalyst layers is used for optimization of layer thickness and transport pore fraction to avoid diffusive restrictions and improve productivity.
Reply to the ‘Comment on “The ligand polyhedral model approach to the mechanism of complete carbonyl exchange in [Rh4(CO)12] and [Rh6(CO)16]”’ by B. T. Heaton et al., Dalton Transactions, 2015, 44, DOI: 10.1039/C5DT01099c
Authors: Johnson Brian F. G.
Published: September 2015

According to the LPM, different types of carbonyl scrambling within the same molecule may be explained by a single overall method rather than using an ad hoc localised mechanism to account for each process.
Self-assembly of oxamidato bridged ester functionalised dirhenium metallastirrups: synthesis, characterisation and cytotoxicity studies
Authors: Ramakrishna Buthanapalli , Nagarajaprakash R. , Veena V. , Sakthivel N. , Manimaran Bala.
Published: September 2015

Hetero-topic self-assembly of Re2(CO)10 with oxamide ligands and ester-functionalised flexible ditopic-tectons afforded dinuclear metallacycles resembling a stirrup. The metallastirrups showed promising cytotoxic activity against few cancer cell lines in vitro.
Electron deficient nonplanar β-octachlorovanadylporphyrin as a highly efficient and selective epoxidation catalyst for olefins
Authors: Kumar Ravi , Chaudhary Nikita , Sankar Muniappan , Maurya Mannar R.
Published: September 2015

Highly electron deficient and nonplanar β-octachlorovanadylporphyrin (VOTPPCl8) was synthesized and utilized for selective epoxidation of olefins with very high TOF numbers (6566-9650 h−1).
Potentiometric and spectroscopic studies on the copper(ii) complexes of rat amylin fragments. The anchoring ability of specific non-coordinating side chains
Authors: Dávid Ágnes , Kállay Csilla , Sanna Daniele , Lihi Norbert , Sóvágó Imre , Várnagy Katalin
Published: September 2015

The studies of rat amylin fragments and their mutants demonstrate the anchoring ability of –SerSerAsnAsn– domain.
Improved ferroelectric/piezoelectric properties and bright green/UC red emission in (Li,Ho)-doped CaBi4Ti4O15 multifunctional ceramics with excellent temperature stability and superior water-resistance performance
Authors: Xiao Ping , Guo Yongquan , Tian Mijie , Zheng Qiaoji , Jiang Na , Wu Xiaochun , Xia Zhiguo , Lin Dunmin
Published: September 2015

Multifunctional materials based on rare earth ion doped ferro/piezoelectrics have attracted considerable attention in recent years.
The impact of lone pair–π interactions on photochromic properties in 1-D naphthalene diimide coordination networks
Authors: Liu Jian-Jun , Guan Ying-Fang , Chen Yong , Lin Mei-Jin , Huang Chang-Cang , Dai Wen-Xin
Published: September 2015

Due to the different lone pair–π interactions between the capped halogen atoms and electron-deficient naphthalene diimide moieties in three isostructural coordination networks, they exhibit different electron-transfer photochromic behaviours upon irradiation.
A generalised space-charge theory for extended defects in oxygen-ion conducting electrolytes: from dilute to concentrated solid solutions
Authors: Mebane David S. , De Souza Roger A.
Published: September 2015

The standard Poisson–Boltzmann approach to modeling the near-interface defect behaviour in solid electrolytes performs well at low dopant concentrations but its applicability is questionable at higher dopant levels where interactions become important.
Polypyrrole-coated manganese dioxide with multiscale architectures for ultrahigh capacity energy storage
Authors: Lee Jun Seop , Shin Dong Hoon , Jang Jyongsik
Published: September 2015

One-dimensional MnO2-based multiscale micronodules were fabricated through a facile electrodeposition and coating process to produce ultrahigh performance flexible asymmetric supercapacitors.
Hierarchical pore-in-pore and wire-in-wire catalysts for rechargeable Zn– and Li–air batteries with ultra-long cycle life and high cell efficiency
Authors: Li Longjun , Liu Chao , He Guang , Fan Donglei , Manthiram Arumugam
Published: September 2015

Inexpensive hierarchical oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reaction (ORR/OER) catalysts offer higher cell efficiency and much longer cycle life than Pt/C + IrO2bifunctional catalysts in metal–air batteries.
Efficient removal of both basic and non-basic nitrogen compounds from fuels by deep eutectic solvents
Authors: Ali Mohammad Chand , Yang Qiwei , Fine Andrew Aaron , Jin Wenbin , Zhang Zhiguo , Xing Huabin , Ren Qilong
Published: September 2015

Both basic and non-basic nitrogen compounds can be efficiently removed from fuels by deep eutectic solvents.
Microfluidics using a thiol–acrylate resin for fluorescence-based pathogen detection assays
Authors: Zhang W. , Tullier M. P. , Patel K. , Carranza A. , Pojman J. A. , Radadia A. D.
Published: September 2015

We demonstrate thiol–acrylate microfluidics prepared via soft lithography for single-step protein immobilization and fluorescence-based pathogen detection.
Pleiotropic drug-resistance attenuated genomic library improves elucidation of drug mechanisms
Authors: Coorey Namal V. C. , Matthews James H. , Bellows David S. , Atkinson Paul H.
Published: September 2015

Identifying Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome-wide gene deletion mutants that confer hypersensitivity to a xenobiotic aids the elucidation of its mechanism of action (MoA).
Molecular docking studies and 2D analyses of DPP-4 inhibitors as candidates in the treatment of diabetes
Authors: Pantaleão Simone Queiroz , Maltarollo Vinicius Gonçalves , Araujo Sheila Cruz , Gertrudes Jadson Castro , Honorio Kathia Maria
Published: September 2015

DPP-4 is an important biological target related to the treatment of diabetes since some inhibitors can lead to an increase in the insulin levels and the prolonged activity of glucagon-like peptide-1 and gastric inhibitory polypeptide, being effective in glycemic control.
Identification of a novel NAMPT inhibitor by combinatorial click chemistry and chemical refinement
Authors: Theeramunkong S. , Galli U. , Grolla A. A. , Caldarelli A. , Travelli C. , Massarotti A. , Troiani M. P. , Alisi M. A. , Orsomando G. , Genazzani A. A. , Tron G. C.
Published: September 2015

The identification of compounds able to inhibit the NAD salvage pathway is experiencing a growing popularity as it has been proposed to be a novel target for antitumoral and anti-inflammatory drugs.
Rational design of promiscuous binding modulators of p53 inducing E3(Ub)-ligases (Mdm2 and Pirh2) as anticancer agents: an in silico approach
Authors: Niazi Sarfaraj , Purohit Madhusudan
Published: September 2015

Twelve promiscuous binding p53 inducing E3(Ub) ligases (Mdm2 and Pirh2) hit candidates have been identified by structure based virtual screening.
Novel stereoselective 2,3-disubstituted quinazoline-4(3H)-one derivatives derived from glycine as a potent antimalarial lead
Authors: Patel Tarosh S. , Vanparia Satish F. , Gandhi Sahaj A. , Patel Urmila H. , Dixit Ritu B. , Chudasama Chaitanya J. , Dixit Bharat C.
Published: September 2015

A series of 2,3-disubstituted quinazolinones derived from sulfonamide linked glycine was designed and developed owing to their potent antimalarial activity.
Double loaded self-decomposable SiO2 nanoparticles for sustained drug release
Authors: Zhao Saisai , Zhang Silu , Ma Jiang , Fan Li , Yin Chun , Lin Ge , Li Quan
Published: September 2015

Sustained drug release was achieved in vivo by applying the self-decomposable SiO2 nanocarrier with a double loading scheme.
Charge transfer between carbon nanotubes on surfaces
Authors: Araujo Karolline A. S. , Barboza Ana P. M. , Fernandes Thales F. D. , Shadmi Nitzan , Joselevich Ernesto , Mazzoni Mario S. C. , Neves Bernardo R. A.
Published: September 2015

The charge transfer between separated neighboring carbon nanotubes depends on their electrical nature (metallic or semiconducting) and distance.
Floating compression of Ag nanowire networks for effective strain release of stretchable transparent electrodes
Authors: Pyo Jun Beom , Kim Byoung Soo , Park Hyunchul , Kim Tae Ann , Koo Chong Min , Lee Jonghwi , Son Jeong Gon , Lee Sang-Soo , Park Jong Hyuk
Published: September 2015

Silver nanowire networks with wavy configurations prepared by floating compression offer key benefits in application of stretchable transparent electrodes.
Facile large-scale synthesis of brain-like mesoporous silica nanocomposites via a selective etching process
Authors: Chen Yu , Wang Qihua , Wang Tingmei
Published: September 2015

A facile and robust method for large-scale synthesis of brain-like structured Au@SiO2 nanocomposites.
Improving the efficiency of polymer solar cells based on furan-flanked diketopyrrolopyrrole copolymer via solvent additive and methanol treatment
Authors: Zhou Weilong , Chen Huajie , Lv Junjie , Chen Youchun , Zhang Weifeng , Yu Gui , Li Fenghong
Published: September 2015

We present a furan-flanked DPP copolymer, PDVF-8, and highlight the improvement in the PCE of PSCs based on the PDVF-8 as an electron donorviasolvent additive and methanol treatment.
Insights into the catalytic mechanism of synthetic glutathione peroxidase mimetics
Authors: Bhowmick Debasish , Mugesh Govindasamy
Published: September 2015

This review focuses on the variation of the catalytic mechanisms of synthetic glutathione peroxidase (GPx) mimics depending on their structures and reactivities towards thiols and peroxides. Compounds of different categories follow a characteristic mechanism for the reduction of peroxides.
A comparison of n-type copolymers based on cyclopentadithiophene and naphthalene diimide/perylene diimides for all-polymer solar cell applications
Authors: Xiao Bo , Ding Guodong , Tan Zhan'ao , Zhou Erjun
Published: September 2015

Two cyclopentadithiophene (CPDT)-based n-type copolymers, PCPDT-NDI and PCPDT-PDI, were synthesized and used in all-polymer solar cells with PCE of 1.12% and 2.13%, respectively.
A family of fourteen soluble stable macrocyclic [NiII3LnIII] heterometallic 3d–4f complexes
Authors: Feltham Humphrey L. C. , Dhers Sébastien , Rouzières Mathieu , Clérac Rodolphe , Powell Annie K. , Brooker Sally
Published: September 2015

Fourteen macrocyclic NiII3LnIII (Ln = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb or Lu) complexes were made, and checked for Single-Molecule Magnet behaviour; two acyclic analogues were structurally characterised.
Preparation of modified cotton cellulose in ionic liquid and its adsorption of Cu(ii) and Ni(ii) from aqueous solutions
Authors: Xu Lei , Lu Xiaoqiong , Cheng Xiaomin
Published: September 2015

A series of novel cotton cellulose-graft-polycaprolactone copolymers with different grafting contents were successfully prepared via ring-opening polymerization (ROP) in an ionic liquid 1-N-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([Bmim]Cl).
Continuous ion-exchange resin catalysed esterification of eugenol for the optimized production of eugenyl acetate using a packed bed microreactor
Authors: Lerin L. A. , Catani M. , Oliveira D. , Massi A. , Bortolini O. , Cavazzini A. , Giovannini P. P.
Published: September 2015

A green scalable flow-synthesis process for the production of eugenyl acetate, an eugenol derivative with potential applications in food and medicinal chemistry, was developed.
Third order NLO properties of corannulene and its Li-doped dimers: effect of concave–convex and convex–convex structures
Authors: Wang Li , Wang Wen-Yong , Fang Xin-Yan , Zhu Chang-Li , Qiu Yong-Qing
Published: September 2015

The convex–convex stacking motif of corannulene dimers enhances the third-order NLO response due to obvious interlayer charge transfer.
A facile method of synthesizing ammonia modified graphene oxide for efficient removal of uranyl ions from aqueous medium
Authors: Verma Swati , Dutta Raj Kumar
Published: September 2015

Adsorption of uranyl ions on NH3 modified graphene oxide at pH 6.
Facile synthesis of structure-controllable, N-doped graphene aerogels and their application in supercapacitors
Authors: Shi Xianpan , Zhu Jiayi , Zhang Yong , He Shuaijie , Bi Yutie , Zhang Lin
Published: September 2015

We first synthesized N-doped graphene aerogels (NGAs) by using graphene oxide (GO) and melamine by a one-pot hydrothermal method. The synthesized NGA-3 exhibited excellent specific capacitance and electrochemical stability.
An amperometric immunosensor for detection of Streptococcus suis serotype 2 using a nickel–gold nanocomposite as a tracer matrix
Authors: Zhu Qiang , Chai Yaqin , Zhuo Ying , Yuan Ruo
Published: September 2015

For quick, sensitive detection of SS2, a simple sandwich-type amperometric immunosensor was developed. A complex between AuNCs and NiHCFNPs acted as an Ab2 substrate and signal probe, as well as an AA oxidation catalyst to amplify the response signal.
Synthesis of hollow mesoporous ruthenium nanoparticles: evaluation of physico-chemical properties and toxicity
Authors: Ramasamy Sakthivel , Bennet Devasier , Kim Sanghyo
Published: September 2015

Facile synthesis of hollow mesoporous structured Ru-NPs by dual template method, structural characterization and in vitro biophysical and uptake evaluation for biomedical application.
Chemical regeneration mechanism of Fe-impregnated chitosan using ferric chloride
Authors: Zhang Jing , Chen Nan , Feng Chuanping , Li Miao , Lv Long , Hu Qili
Published: September 2015

After seven regeneration/adsorption cycles, the adsorption capacity of FeCl3regenerated Fe-CTS was 74.04 mg g−1without significant loss in adsorption ability.
Drying behavior and thermo-gravimetrical kinetic analysis of foam-pretreated sewage sludge
Authors: Chen Ting , Yang Zhao-Hui , Huang Jing , Xu Rui , Xu Hai-yin , Song Peipei , Cao Liang
Published: September 2015

An innovative pretreatment technology, in which CaO was jointly added with NaOH followed by appropriate mechanical whipping, was investigated for the foaming and drying of sewage sludge (SS).
Synthesis and properties of a millable polyurethane elastomer with low halloysite nanotube content
Authors: Gong Bing , Ouyang Chunfa , Yuan Ye , Gao Qun
Published: September 2015

Reaction scheme for the synthesis of elastomeric gum polyurethane nanocomposites.
pH-responsive poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate-co-2-acrylamido-2-methyl-propanosulfonic acid) cryogels: swelling, elasticity and diffusive properties
Authors: Boyaci Talin , Orakdogen Nermin
Published: September 2015

Tough and fast responsive ionic P(DMAEMA-co-AMPS) cryogels were prepared below the bulk freezing temperature of water.
A dispersed rutile-TiO2-supported Ni nanoparticle for enhanced gas production from catalytic hydrothermal gasification of glucose
Authors: Li Sha , Zhu Chao , Guo Simao , Guo Liejin
Published: September 2015

H2and CH4production from hydrothermal gasification of glucose was greatly enhanced over a highly dispersed rutile-TiO2-supported Ni nanoparticle.
Base induced synthesis of 4H-1,4-benzothiazines and their computational studies
Authors: Preet Simer , Cannoo Damanjt Singh
Published: September 2015

A one pot synthesis of 1,4-benzothiazines from 1,3-benzothiazolium cations and α-haloketones through ring expansion under ultrasonication was carried out by employing 5% sodium hydroxide.
Thermoresponsive cryogels reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals
Authors: Larsson E. , Boujemaoui A. , Malmström E. , Carlmark A.
Published: September 2015

Thermoresponsive cryogels reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals which were either physically entangled or covalently crosslinked into the structure.
Ag-mesh-combined graphene for an indium-free current spreading layer in near-ultraviolet light-emitting diodes
Authors: Min Jung-Hong , Jang So-Yeong , Kim Ki-Young , Choi Sang-Bae , Seong Won-Seok , Lee Dong-Seon
Published: September 2015

Current spreading could be improved by using Ag-mesh-combined graphene sheets due to dramatically reducing the sheet resistance.
Spontaneous hyper-branching in ZnO nanostructures: morphology dependent electron emission and light detection
Authors: Pal Shreyasi , Maiti Soumen , Maiti Uday Narayan , Chattopadhyay Kalyan Kumar
Published: September 2015

The structure and intrinsic defect-induced electron field emission and photodetection are monitored in ZnO nanoforms with assorted morphology prepared in ambient conditions via a facile wet chemical approach.
A comprehensive study of polyaniline-derived porous carbons via KOH activation
Authors: Zhang Xiaotian , Cui Xinwei , Chen Weixing
Published: September 2015

High surface area porous carbons (up to 3768 m2 g−1) were prepared from as-synthesized polyaniline (PANI) by KOH activation. It is found that proper preheating before activation plays an important role in obtaining carbons with high BET surface area.
A series of mixed-ligand 2D and 3D coordination polymers assembled from a novel multifunctional pyridine-tricarboxylate building block: hydrothermal syntheses, structural and topological diversity, and magnetic and luminescent properties
Authors: Gu Jin-Zhong , Cui Yan-Hui , Wu Jiang , Kirillov Alexander M.
Published: September 2015

4-(5-Carboxypyridin-2-yl)isophthalic acid (H3L) was applied as a new principal building block for the self-assembly generation of mixed-ligand coordination polymers.
Activity of faujasite supported gold monomer towards water gas shift reaction: hybrid density functional theory/molecular mechanics approach
Authors: Baishya Subhi , Deka Ramesh Ch.
Published: September 2015

Neutral gold monomer supported on faujasite (Au0/FAU) exhibits superior catalytic activity towards water gas shift reaction compared to cationic monomer.
Bulk crystal growth and nonlinear optical characterization of a stilbazolium derivative crystal: 4-[2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)ethenyl]-l methylpyridinium tetraphenylborate (DSTPB) for NLO device fabrication
Authors: Senthil K. , Kalainathan S. , Hamada Fumio , Kondo Yoshihiko
Published: September 2015

The search for organic crystals with highly efficient nonlinear optical (NLO) properties with a high surface laser damage threshold (LDT) has become more of a demand in the frontier areas of optical switching and communications applications.