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Shakespeare and the Idea of Apocrypha
Authors: Kirwan Peter
Published: May 2015

In addition to the thirty-six plays of the First Folio, some eighty plays have been attributed in whole or part to William Shakespeare, yet most are rarely read, performed or discussed. This book, the first to confront the implications of the 'Shakespeare Apocrypha', asks how and why these plays have historically been excluded from the canon. Innovatively combining approaches from book history, theatre history, attribution studies and canon theory, Peter Kirwan unveils the historical assumptions and principles that shaped the construction of the Shakespeare canon. Case studies treat plays such as Sir Thomas More, Edward III, Arden of Faversham, Mucedorus, Double Falsehood and A Yorkshire Tragedy, showing how the plays' contested 'Shakespearean' status has shaped their fortunes. Kirwan's book rethinks the impact of authorial canons on the treatment of anonymous and disputed plays.
The Art of Medicine in Early China
Authors: Brown Miranda
Published: May 2015

In this book, Miranda Brown investigates the myths that acupuncturists and herbalists have told about the birth of the healing arts. Moving from the Han (206 BC–AD 220) and Song (960–1279) dynasties to the twentieth century, Brown traces the rich history of Chinese medical historiography and the gradual emergence of the archive of medical tradition. She exposes the historical circumstances that shaped the current image of medical progenitors: the ancient bibliographers, medieval editors, and modern reformers and defenders of Chinese medicine who contributed to the contemporary shape of the archive. Brown demonstrates how ancient and medieval ways of knowing live on in popular narratives of medical history, both in modern Asia and in the West. She also reveals the surprising and often unacknowledged debt that contemporary scholars owe to their pre-modern forebears for the categories, frameworks, and analytic tools with which to study the distant past.
The Cement of Civil Society
Authors: Diani Mario
Published: May 2015

Civil society is frequently conceived as a field of multiple organizations, committed to highly diverse causes and interests. When studied empirically, however, its properties are often reduced to the sum of the traits and attitudes of the individuals or groups that are populating it. This book shows how to move from an 'aggregative' to a relational view of civil society. Drawing upon field work on citizens' organizations in two British cities, this book combines network analysis and social movement theories to show how to represent civil society as a system of relations between multiple actors. 'Modes of coordination' enables us to identify different logics of collective action within the same local settings. The book exposes the weakness of rigid dichotomies, separating the voluntary sector from social movements, 'civic' activism oriented to service delivery from 'un-civic' protest, grassroots activism external to institutions from formal, professionalized organizations integrated within the 'system'.
The Foundation of the ASEAN Economic Community
Authors: Inama Stefano , Sim Edmund W.
Published: May 2015

ASEAN has undertaken the complex task of creating a single economic entity for Southeast Asia by 2015 in the form of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), but without regulators or supranational institutions, its implementation has been an inconsistent process. Through comparisons with the EU and NAFTA, this book illustrates the shortcomings of the current system, enabling readers to understand both the potential of regional economic development in ASEAN and its foundational and institutional deficiencies. The authors' analysis of trade in goods and services, investment, and dispute resolution in the AEC indicates that without strong regional institutions, strong dispute resolution or a set of norms, full and effective implementation of the AEC is unlikely to result. The book offers clear solutions for the ASEAN institutions to help the AEC reach its full potential. Written by two leading practitioners, this insightful book will interest policymakers, students and researchers.
The Philosophy of Argument and Audience Reception
Authors: Tindale Christopher W.
Published: May 2015

Recent work in argumentation theory has emphasized the nature of arguers and arguments along with various theoretical perspectives. Less attention has been given to the third feature of any argumentative situation - the audience. This book fills that gap by studying audience reception to argumentation and the problems that come to light as a result of this shift in focus. Christopher W. Tindale advances the tacit theories of several earlier thinkers by addressing the central problems connected with audience considerations in argumentation, problems that earlier philosophical theories overlook or inadequately accommodate. The main tools employed in exploring the central issues are drawn from contemporary philosophical research on meaning, testimony, emotion and agency. These are then combined with some of the major insights of recent rhetorical work in argumentation to advance our understanding of audiences and suggest avenues for further research.
The Bigamy Plot
Authors: McAleavey Maia
Published: May 2015

The courtship plot dominates accounts of the Victorian novel, but this innovative study turns instead to a narrative phenomenon that upends its familiar conventions: the bigamy plot. In hundreds of novels, plays, and poems published in Victorian Great Britain, husbands or wives thought dead suddenly reappear to their newly remarried spouses. In the sensation fiction of Braddon and Collins, these bigamous revelations lead to bribery, arson, and murder, but the same plot operates in the canonical fiction of Charlotte Brontë, Dickens, Eliot, Thackeray, and Hardy. These authors employ bigamy plots to destabilize the apparently conventional form and values of the Victorian novel. By close examination of this plot, including an index of nearly 300 bigamy novels, Maia McAleavey makes the case for a historical approach to narrative, one that is grounded in the legal and social changes of the period but that runs counter to our own formal and cultural expectations.
ASEAN Economic Cooperation and Integration
Authors: Chia Siow Yue , Plummer Michael G.
Published: May 2015

ASEAN economic cooperation and integration have come a long way since the organisation's early days, when cooperation was more political and diplomatic than economic in nature. ASEAN now constitutes the most ambitious organisation of regional cooperation and integration in the developing world. This book investigates the economics of various ASEAN and ASEAN-centric economic integration initiatives, focusing in particular on the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). In addition to assessing the potential effects of the AEC on the economies of the ten ASEAN member states via changes in trade, foreign direct investment and economic structure, this book underscores the implementation challenges ASEAN faces as it completes the AEC project. It also considers the AEC in the context of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). This comprehensive study is written for academic researchers and students, as well as for policy makers in ASEAN as they chart the future policy path of the region.
The Complex Journey of Traumatised Children: Discovering Safety in Order to Experience Comfort, Joy and Self-discovery
Authors: Hughes Daniel
Published: May 2015

The neurological, psychological, emotional and social effects of abuse do not stop when the actual abuse has stopped. These affects are likely to be significant, pervasive, and long-lasting. Children who have experienced abuse at the hands of their parents tend to mistrust both their parents as well as subsequent carers who are making efforts to keep them safe. They avoid eye contact, comforting touch, reciprocal activities and communications that might facilitate a sense of safety and the development of a secure attachment. Those caring for such children need to find ways to patiently and gently help these children to begin to experience relaxed, reciprocal interactions with them along with the more intense experiences of comfort and joy.

Finally, when children have begun to trust their carers, but are returned to those who previously abused them, only to be abused again, they are at high risk to have even greater difficulty learning to trust. These more severe symptoms secondary to repeated trauma then cause their subsequent carers much greater challenges in helping them to begin to trust once again. This places the carers at risk for developing blocked care which further compromises the child's psychological development.
CORPORATE CONSCIENCE AND THE CONTRACEPTIVE MANDATE: A DWORKINIAN
READING
Authors: McClain Linda C.
Published: May 2015

When this essay appears in print, it will be two years since the death of legal
philosopher and constitutional law scholar Ronald Dworkin. One recurring
reminder of the magnitude of that loss is the absence of Dworkin's
regular, insightful essays for the New York Review of Books
analyzing significant US Supreme Court decisions. Thus, when, last term, a
closely divided (5–4) Court released its much-anticipated decision in
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, upholding a challenge by three
for-profit corporations to the contraceptive coverage provisions (the so-called
contraceptive mandate) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
(ACA), sadly missing in the flurry of commentary was Dworkin's
assessment of the case. Readers of this journal may perhaps appreciate the
allusion when I say that the decision prompted me to wonder, “What
would Dworkin do?” That same question arose again when, on July 3,
2014, in Wheaton College v. Burwell, over a strong dissent by
Justices Sotomayor, Ginsburg, and Kagan, the Court granted the emergency request
of Wheaton College to be relieved from complying with the ACA's
accommodation procedure for religious nonprofit organizations that object to
contraceptive coverage on religious grounds, even before the lower courts had
ruled on the merits of the college's claim.
Differences in warming impacts on wheat productivity among varieties released in different eras in North China
Authors: ZHENG C. Y. , CHEN J. , SONG Z. W. , DENG A. X. , JIANG L. N. , ZHANG B. M. , ZHANG W. J.
Published: May 2015

Ten leading varieties of winter wheat released during 1950–2009 in North China were tested in a free-air temperature increase (FATI) facility. The FATI facility mimicked the local air temperature pattern well, with an increase of 1·1 °C in the daily mean temperature. For all the tested varieties, warming caused a significant reduction in the total length of wheat growth period by 5 days and especially in the pre-anthesis period, where it was reduced by 9 days. However, warming increased wheat biomass production and grain yield by 8·4 and 11·4%, respectively, on an average of all the tested varieties. There was no significant difference in the warming-led reduction in the entire growth period among the tested varieties. Interestingly, the warming-led increments in biomass production and grain yield increased along with the variety release year. Significantly higher warming-led increases in post-anthesis biomass production and 1000-grain weight were found in the new varieties compared to the old ones. Meanwhile, a significant improvement in plant productivity was noted due to wheat breeding during the past six decades, while no significant difference in the length of entire growth period was found among the varieties released in different eras. The results demonstrate that historical wheat breeding might have enhanced winter wheat productivity and adaptability through exploiting the positive effects rather than mitigating the negative impacts of warming on wheat growth in North China.
Buddhism, Islam and the religious economy of colonial Burma
Authors: Green Nile
Published: May 2015

Bringing to light the first known Urdu primary source on Islam in colonial Burma, this essay examines the polemical encounter with Buddhism in the years surrounding the Third Anglo–Burmese War. Using the model of religious economy, the UrduSayr-e Barhmais contextualised amid the religious pluralisation and competition that accompanied colonisation as a multitude of religious ‘entrepreneurs’ and ‘firms’ rapidly entered the colony. Among them was the Indian Muslim author ofSayr-e Barhma, which provided a detailed account of the history, language and theology of Burman Buddhists and included an account of a public debate which, it claimed, culminated in the conversion of the Thathanabaing (Primate). Against the long-standing historiographical emphasis on the economic roots of anti-Indian sentiments in colonial Burma, this essay points to the religious dimensions of these enduring antagonisms.
The politics of strategy: why government agencies conduct major strategic reviews
Authors: Tama Jordan
Published: May 2015

In recent years, United States (US) policymakers have instituted quadrennial strategy reviews in several major policy areas. In this article, I examine why policymakers have initiated these large strategic reviews, and why a particular model for them has diffused from the US Defense Department to other government agencies. I find that policymakers have initiated the reviews principally to spur organisational change in agencies and influence the relationship between agencies and the Congress, and that policymakers have replicated the Defense Department’s review model because of that department’s strong political support. My findings suggest more generally that formal strategy activities are often driven more by legislative-executive and bureaucratic politics than by a search for new strategic ideas. Commonalities between the diffusion of quadrennial reviews in the US and the diffusion of other strategy and planning processes internationally underscore the broader applicability and significance of these findings.
Real estate and mortgage finance in England and the Low Countries, 1300–1800
Authors: VAN BOCHOVE CHRISTIAAN , DENEWETH HEIDI , ZUIJDERDUIJN JACO
Published: May 2015

Mortgage markets in developing economies, both past and present, are often confined to social networks between private individuals. The inadequate registration of ownership of and encumbrances on borrowers’ real estate has been offered as a reason for this, but it is questionable whether such registration provides either a simple or a complete explanation. This paper analyses mortgage markets between 1300 and 1800 in the Low Countries, where such registration was organised well, and England, where such registration was poorly organised. These historical cases show that registration was important for the emergence of broad mortgage markets but in the historical context successful markets took considerable time to appear. The rise of such markets also required changes in the mortgage laws and often depended on intermediaries for matching borrowers and lenders.
ANATOMIZING INCOMPLETE-MARKETS SMALL OPEN ECONOMIES: POLICY TRADE-OFFS AND EQUILIBRIUM DETERMINACY
Authors: Alonso-Carrera Jaime , Kam Timothy
Published: May 2015

We propose a simple incomplete-markets small-open-economy model that is amenable to analytical dissection of its policy-relevant mechanisms. In contrast to its complete-markets limit, the equilibrium real exchange rate is irreducible from the incomplete-markets equilibrium. Market incompleteness exacerbates the domestic-inflation and output-gap monetary-policy trade-off in two ways: its steepness and its resulting endogenous cost-push to the trade-off. The latter depends on an equilibrium combination of structural shocks and on agents' beliefs of future events. Thus, in comparison to its complete-markets and closed-economy limits, standard Taylor-type rules are less capable of inducing determinate rational expectations equilibrium in our environment. Despite the larger policy trade-off under incomplete markets, simple policies that also respond to exchange-rate growth are able to manage expectations that drive the endogenous cost-push term. However, policies that respond directly to expectations may turn out to exacerbate the cost-push trade-off further, and thus, to be more likely to fuel self-fulfilling multiple or unstable equilibria.
The oldest record of ornithuromorpha from the early cretaceous of China
Authors: Wang Min , Zheng Xiaoting , O’Connor Jingmai K. , Lloyd Graeme T. , Wang Xiaoli , Wang Yan , Zhang Xiaomei , Zhou Zhonghe
Published: May 2015

Ornithuromorpha is the most inclusive clade containing extant birds but not the Mesozoic Enantiornithes. The early evolutionary history of this avian clade has been advanced with recent discoveries from Cretaceous deposits, indicating that Ornithuromorpha and Enantiornithes are the two major avian groups in Mesozoic. Here we report on a new ornithuromorph bird,Archaeornithura meemannaegen. et sp. nov., from the second oldest avian-bearing deposits (130.7 Ma) in the world. The new taxon is referable to the Hongshanornithidae and constitutes the oldest record of the Ornithuromorpha. However,A. meemannaeshows few primitive features relative to younger hongshanornithids and is deeply nested within the Hongshanornithidae, suggesting that this clade is already well established. The new discovery extends the record of Ornithuromorpha by five to six million years, which in turn pushes back the divergence times of early avian lingeages into the Early Cretaceous.
Fast and bright spontaneous emission of Er3+ ions in metallic nanocavity
Authors: Song Jung-Hwan , Kim Jisu , Jang Hoon , Yong Kim In , Karnadi Indra , Shin Jonghwa , Shin Jung H. , Lee Yong-Hee
Published: May 2015

By confining light in a small cavity, the spontaneous emission rate of an emitter can be controlled via the Purcell effect. However, while Purcell factors as large as ∼10,000 have been predicted, actual reported values were in the range of about 10–30 only, leaving a huge gap between theory and experiment. Here we report on enhanced 1.54-μm emission from Er3+ ions placed in a very small metallic cavity. Using a cavity designed to enhance the overall Purcell effect instead of a particular component, and by systematically investigating its photonic properties, we demonstrate an unambiguous Purcell factor that is as high as 170 at room temperature. We also observe >90 times increase in the far-field radiant flux, indicating that as much as 55% of electromagnetic energy that was initially supplied to Er3+ ions in the cavity escape safely into the free space in just one to two optical cycles.
Opioid addiction and withdrawal differentially drive long-term depression of inhibitory synaptic transmission in the hippocampus
Authors: Han Huili , Dong Zhifang , Jia Yunfang , Mao Rongrong , Zhou Qixin , Yang Yuexiong , Wang Liping , Xu Lin , Cao Jun
Published: May 2015

Addictive behavior is increasingly accepted as a drug-associated pathological memory in which the hippocampus is profoundly engaged. It has been well documented that adaptations of synaptic plasticity of excitatory transmission in the hippocampus may contribute to opioid addiction. However, it remains unknown whether and how adaptive changes of synaptic plasticity of inhibitory transmission in the hippocampus occurs during opioid abuse. Here, we reported that a single in vivo morphine exposure (SM) did not affect inhibitory long-term depression (I-LTD) in the hippocampus, compared with saline control; while repeated morphine exposure (RM) abolished this I-LTD. Interestingly, opioid withdrawal for 3-5 days after repeated (RMW), but not a single morphine exposure (SMW), largely enhanced I-LTD. More importantly, the I-LTD in single morphine treatment is dependent on presynaptic mechanism since it can be blocked by AM251, a selective cannabinoid receptor 1 antagonist. While the large I-LTD in RMW group is dependent on combinatorial presynaptic and postsynaptic mechanisms since it can be blocked by co-application of AM251 and L-type calcium channel blocker LaCl3. Thus, these results demonstrate that opioid use and withdrawal drive the dynamics of presynaptic and postsynaptic I-LTD expression in the hippocampus that may contribute to the persistent behavioral changes during opioid abuse.
3D Structural Fluctuation of IgG1 Antibody Revealed by Individual Particle Electron Tomography
Authors: Zhang Xing , Zhang Lei , Tong Huimin , Peng Bo , Rames Matthew J. , Zhang Shengli , Ren Gang
Published: May 2015

Commonly used methods for determining protein structure, including X-ray crystallography and single-particle reconstruction, often provide a single and unique three-dimensional (3D) structure. However, in these methods, the protein dynamics and flexibility/fluctuation remain mostly unknown. Here, we utilized advances in electron tomography (ET) to study the antibody flexibility and fluctuation through structural determination of individual antibody particles rather than averaging multiple antibody particles together. Through individual-particle electron tomography (IPET) 3D reconstruction from negatively-stained ET images, we obtained 120 ab-initio 3D density maps at an intermediate resolution (~1–3 nm) from 120 individual IgG1 antibody particles. Using these maps as a constraint, we derived 120 conformations of the antibody via structural flexible docking of the crystal structure to these maps by targeted molecular dynamics simulations. Statistical analysis of the various conformations disclosed the antibody 3D conformational flexibility through the distribution of its domain distances and orientations. This blueprint approach, if extended to other flexible proteins, may serve as a useful methodology towards understanding protein dynamics and functions.
Systematic optimization of human pluripotent stem cells media using Design of Experiments
Authors: Marinho Paulo A. , Chailangkarn Thanathom , Muotri Alysson R.
Published: May 2015

Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSC) are used to study the early stages of human development in vitro and, increasingly due to somatic cell reprogramming, cellular and molecular mechanisms of disease. Cell culture medium is a critical factor for hPSC to maintain pluripotency and self-renewal. Numerous defined culture media have been empirically developed but never systematically optimized for culturing hPSC. We applied design of experiments (DOE), a powerful statistical tool, to improve the medium formulation for hPSC. Using pluripotency and cell growth as read-outs, we determined the optimal concentration of both basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and neuregulin−1 beta 1 (NRG1β1). The resulting formulation, named iDEAL, improved the maintenance and passage of hPSC in both normal and stressful conditions and affected trimethylated histone 3 lysine 27 (H3K27me3) epigenetic status after genetic reprogramming. It also enhances efficient hPSC plating as single cells. Altogether, iDEAL potentially allows scalable and controllable hPSC culture routine in translational research. Our DOE strategy could also be applied to hPSC differentiation protocols, which often require numerous and complex cell culture media.
Pressure-stabilized superconductive yttrium hydrides
Authors: Li Yinwei , Hao Jian , Liu Hanyu , Tse John S. , Wang Yanchao , Ma Yanming
Published: May 2015

The search for high-temperature superconductors has been focused on compounds containing a large fraction of hydrogen, such as SiH4(H2)2, CaH6 and KH6. Through a systematic investigation of yttrium hydrides at different hydrogen contents using an structure prediction method based on the particle swarm optimization algorithm, we have predicted two new yttrium hydrides (YH4 andYH6), which are stable above 110 GPa. Three types of hydrogen species with increased H contents were found, monatomic H in YH3, monatomic H+molecular “H2” in YH4 and hexagonal “H6” unit in YH6. Interestingly, H atoms in YH6 form sodalite-like cage sublattice with centered Y atom. Electron-phonon calculations revealed the superconductive potential of YH4 and YH6 with estimated transition temperatures (Tc) of 84–95 K and 251–264 K at 120 GPa, respectively. These values are higher than the predicted maximal Tc of 40 K in YH3.
Diffusion control of an ion by another in LiNbO3 and LiTaO3 crystals
Authors: Zhang De-Long , Zhang Qun , Qiu Cong-Xian , Wong Wing-Han , Yu Dao-Yin , Yue-Bun Pun Edwin
Published: May 2015

Diffusion-doping is an effective, practical method to improve material properties and widen material application. Here, we demonstrate a new physical phenomenon: diffusion control of an ion by another in LiNbO3 and LiTaO3 crystals. We exemplify Ti4+/Xn+ (Xn+ = Sc3+, Zr4+, Er3+) co-diffusion in the widely studied LiNbO3 and LiTaO3 crystals. Some Ti4+/Xn+-co-doped LiNbO3 and LiTaO3 plates were prepared by co-diffusion of stacked Ti-metal and Er-metal (Sc2O3 or ZrO2) films coated onto LiNbO3 or LiTaO3 substrates. The Ti4+/Xn+-co-diffusion characteristics were studied by secondary ion mass spectrometry. In the Xn+-only diffusion case, the Xn+ diffuses considerably slower than the Ti4+. In the Ti4+/Xn+ co-diffusion case, the faster Ti4+ controls the diffusion of the slower Xn+. The Xn+ diffusivity increases linearly with the initial Ti-metal thickness and the increase depends on the Xn+ species. The phenomenon is ascribed to the generation of additional defects induced by the diffusion of faster Ti4+ ions, which favors and assists the subsequent diffusion of slower Xn+ ion. For the diffusion system studied here, it can be utilized to substantially shorten device fabrication period, improve device performance and produce new materials.
Ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation for adenomyosis: efficacy of treatment and effect on ovarian function
Authors: Yu Yang , Jing Zhang , Zhi-yu Han , Xia Ma , Yan-li Hao , Chang-tao Xu , Rui-fang Xu , Bing-song Zhang
Published: May 2015

A total of 142 premenopausal women with symptomatic adenomyosis underwent ultrasound (US)-guided percutaneous microwave ablation (PMWA) at the Chinese PLA General Hospital. This study aimed to evaluate changes in serum pituitary, gonadal hormone and cancer antigen 125 (CA125) levels after US-guided PMWA. Therefore, estradiol (E2), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), prolactin (PRL) and CA125 levels were evaluated before ablation and at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after ablation. No significant differences were observed in the E2 and FSH levels pre-ablation and during follow-up (E2: p = 0.933, p = 0.987, p = 0.106, p = 0.936; FSH: p = 0.552, p = 0.295, p = 0.414, p = 0.760). The mean absolute values of serum CA125 and PRL were significantly decreased at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after ablation (CA125: p < 0.001, p < 0.001, p < 0.001, p = 0.003; PRL: p < 0.001, p < 0.001, p < 0.001, p < 0.001). A significant correlation between changes in CA125 levels and uterine volume was found (p < 0.001). No evidence of a decline in ovarian function was observed after US-guided PMWA.
Analysis of nine N-nitrosamines using liquid chromatography-accurate mass high resolution-mass spectrometry on a Q-Exactive instrument
Authors: Ngongang Arnaud Djintchui , Duy Sung Vo , Sauvé Sébastien
Published: May 2015

A selective and robust methodology for the analysis of nineN-nitrosamines (NAs) was developed and validated.
Detection of trace heavy metal ions in water by nanostructured porous Si biosensors
Authors: Shtenberg Giorgi , Massad-Ivanir Naama , Segal Ester
Published: May 2015

Specific and sensitive detection and quantification of heavy metals in real water using label-free optical biosensors.
Surface plasmon resonance-based immunoassay for human C-reactive protein
Authors: Vashist S. K. , Schneider E. M. , Luong J. H. T.
Published: May 2015

A rapid and highly-sensitive surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-based immunoassay (IA) has been developed and validated for detecting human C-reactive protein (CRP), a specific biomarker for inflammatory and metabolic disorders, and infections.
Rapid assessment of the quality of Qingkailing products using wooden-tip electrospray ionization mass spectrometry combined with multivariate statistical analysis
Authors: Du Qiuling , Deng Jiewei , Liu Yahong , Zhang Xiongwei , Yang Yunyun , Chen Jianxin
Published: May 2015

This study demonstrates the application of wooden-tip electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (wooden-tip ESI-MS) combined with multivariate statistical analysis for achieving a rapid quality assessment of Qingkailing products.
A dual functional analytical device for self-powered point of care testing and electric energy storage
Authors: Gao Chaomin , Wang Yanhu , Su Min , Zhang Lina , Song Xianrang , Yu Jinghua
Published: May 2015

A dual functional analytical device performing both energy conversion and electric energy storage based on biofuel cells to implement self-powered point-of-care testing was developed based on a piece of Ti foil.
Tetrathiafulvalene-based radical cation salts with transition metal bis(dicarbollide) anions
Authors: Bregadze Vladimir I. , Dyachenko Oleg A. , Kazheva Olga N. , Kravchenko Andrey V. , Sivaev Igor B. , Starodub Vladimir A.
Published: May 2015

Radical cation salts based on derivatives of tetrathiafulvalene and sandwiched transition metal bis(dicarbollide) anions are of great interest in the development of new molecular conducting materials.
Molecular design of triazine and carbazole based host materials for blue phosphorescent organic emitting diodes
Authors: Kim Mounggon , Jeon Sang Kyu , Hwang Seok-Ho , Lee Jun Yeob
Published: May 2015

The triplet energy of the host was managed by inserting a methyl substituent in the phenyl linkage between triazine and carbazole.
Synthesis of chemicals by metabolic engineering of microbes
Authors: Sun Xinxiao , Shen Xiaolin , Jain Rachit , Lin Yuheng , Wang Jian , Sun Jing , Wang Jia , Yan Yajun , Yuan Qipeng
Published: May 2015

This review provides a comprehensive outlook at the progress and developing trends in the biosynthesis of chemicals.
Ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactide and α-methyltrimethylene carbonate catalyzed by magnesium and zinc complexes derived from binaphthyl-based iminophenolate ligands
Authors: Huang Miao , Pan Chen , Ma Haiyan
Published: May 2015

Magnesium and zinc complexes derived from binaphthyl-based iminophenolate ligands efficiently initiated the ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactide and α-MeTMC, with the highest heteroselectivity (Pr = 0.84) or regioselectivity (Xreg = 0.98) obtained for the zinc complex.
Magnetic colloidal superparticles of Co, Mn and Ni ferrite featured with comb-type and/or linear amphiphilic polyelectrolytes; NMR and MRI relaxometry
Authors: Menelaou Melita , Iatridi Zacharoula , Tsougos Ioannis , Vasiou Katerina , Dendrinou-Samara Catherine , Bokias Georgios
Published: May 2015

Hydrophobically-modified magnetic superparticles (MSPs) of MFe2O4 NPs were synthesized in the presence of amphiphilic polymers with different architectures and evaluated through NMR and MRI relaxivity measurements.
Quantum-CORMs: quantum dot sensitized CO releasing molecules
Authors: Ruggi A. , Zobi F.
Published: May 2015

Quantum dot sensitized photoactive CORMs show a 2 to 6-fold increase of the photodecomposition rate upon irradiation with visible light.
Salicylic acid elicitation during cultivation of the peppermint plant improves anti-diabetic effects of its infusions
Authors: Figueroa-Pérez Marely G. , Gallegos-Corona Marco A. , Ramos-Gomez Minerva , Reynoso-Camacho Rosalía
Published: May 2015

Peppermint (Mentha piperita) infusions represent an important source of bioactive compounds with health benefits, which can be enhanced by applying salicylic acid (SA) during plant cultivation.
Base-catalysed cleavage of lignin β-O-4 model compounds in dimethyl carbonate
Authors: Dabral Saumya , Mottweiler Jakob , Rinesch Torsten , Bolm Carsten
Published: May 2015

Dimethyl carbonate (DMC) was used as solvent and non-toxic capping agent in a base-catalysed selective cleavage of lignin model compounds.
An integrated process for the production of 2,5-dimethylfuran from fructose
Authors: Upare Pravin P. , Hwang Dong Won , Hwang Young Kyu , Lee U-Hwang , Hong Do-Young , Chang Jong-San
Published: May 2015

2,5-Dimethylfuran was produced in 92% yield from fructose in 1-butanol through a combination of dehydration over Amberlyst-15 and hydrogenolysis over Ru–Sn/ZnO.
Near-to-eutectic mixtures as bifunctional catalysts in the low-temperature-ring-opening-polymerization of ε-caprolactone
Authors: García-Argüelles Sara , García Carolina , Serrano María C. , Gutiérrez María C. , Ferrer M. Luisa , del Monte Francisco
Published: May 2015

We have investigated the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of ε-caprolactone using mixtures of methanesulfonic acid and the guanidine 1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene as the catalyst.
A computational study of the effects of ancillary ligands on copper(i)–ethylene interaction
Authors: Halbert Stéphanie , Gérard Hélène
Published: May 2015

Structural and electronic calculations on a ligand database are used to quantify the influence of the ancillary ligands and coordination mode on the electronic structure of Cu(i) ethylene complexes.
Surface modification of hydroxyapatite crystals by Mg–Al–CO3-layered double hydroxides in HA/Mg–Al–CO3–LDH nanocomposite
Authors: Rezvani Zolfaghar , Akbari Masoumeh
Published: May 2015

Bioactivity and improved mechanical properties of hydroxyapatite/Mg–Al-layered double hydroxide nanocomposite are reported for the first time.
Selective GaSb radial growth on crystal phase engineered InAs nanowires
Authors: Namazi Luna , Nilsson Malin , Lehmann Sebastian , Thelander Claes , Dick Kimberly A.
Published: May 2015

In this work we have developed InAs nanowire templates, with designed zinc blende and wurtzite segments, for selective growth of radial GaSb heterostructures using metal organic vapor phase epitaxy.
Plasmon coupling-enhanced two-photon photoluminescence of Au@Ag core–shell nanoparticles and applications in the nuclease assay
Authors: Yuan Peiyan , Ma Rizhao , Gao Nengyue , Garai Monalisa , Xu Qing-Hua
Published: May 2015

Au@Ag nanoparticles were prepared to investigate composition dependent aggregation enhanced 2PPL and act as two-photon probe for S1 nuclease detection.
Spatial modulation spectroscopy for imaging and quantitative analysis of single dye-doped organic nanoparticles inside cells
Authors: Devadas Mary Sajini , Devkota Tuphan , Guha Samit , Shaw Scott K. , Smith Bradley D. , Hartland Gregory V.
Published: May 2015

The loading and distribution of non-fluorescent dye-doped lipid-polymer nanoparticles in cells has been investigated by spatial modulation spectroscopy.
A high performance P(VDF-TrFE) nanogenerator with self-connected and vertically integrated fibers by patterned EHD pulling
Authors: Chen Xiaoliang , Tian Hongmiao , Li Xiangming , Shao Jinyou , Ding Yucheng , An Ningli , Zhou Yaopei
Published: May 2015

A patterned electrohydrodynamic pulling technology was first proposed to fabricate a new self-connected, vertically integrated nanogenerator with a well-bridged electrode pair.
Self-powered flexible Fe-doped RGO/PVDF nanocomposite: an excellent material for a piezoelectric energy harvester
Authors: Karan Sumanta Kumar , Mandal Dipankar , Khatua Bhanu Bhusan
Published: May 2015

A non-electrically poled Fe-RGO/PVDF (99% γ-phase) nanocomposite exhibited a 5.1 V output voltage and 0.254 μA current, applicable for a piezoelectric energy harvester.
Applying the prodrug strategy to α-phosphonocarboxylate inhibitors of Rab GGTase – synthesis and stability studies
Authors: Joachimiak Łukasz , Janczewski Łukasz , Ciekot Jarosław , Boratyński Janusz , Błażewska Katarzyna
Published: May 2015

First prodrug-like analogs of highly ionic inhibitors of RGGT were obtained and their chemical and enzymatic stability was evaluated.
Improved photovoltaic performance of a 2D-conjugated benzodithiophene-based polymer by the side chain engineering of quinoxaline
Authors: Fan Qunping , Xiao Manjun , Liu Yu , Su Wenyan , Gao Huishan , Tan Hua , Wang Yafei , Lei Gangtie , Yang Renqiang , Zhu Weiguo
Published: May 2015

To investigate the influence of side chains of quinoxaline on the photovoltaic performances, a novel D–A-type polymer of PBDTDT(Qx-3)-T was synthesized and characterized, in which BDT-T, T and Qx-3 were used as the donor (D) unit, π-bridge and acceptor (A) unit, respectively.
Molecular design toward efficient polymer solar cells processed by green solvents
Authors: Chen Yu , Cui Yong , Zhang Shaoqing , Hou Jianhui
Published: May 2015

A novel polymer and a series of new fullerene derivatives were designed and synthesized for green solvent processable photovoltaic applications, which results in a comparable PCE of 4.50% processed by anisole rather than DCB.
Organophosphate-catalyzed bulk ring-opening polymerization as an environmentally benign route leading to block copolyesters, end-functionalized polyesters, and polyester-based polyurethane
Authors: Saito Tatsuya , Aizawa Yusuke , Tajima Kenji , Isono Takuya , Satoh Toshifumi
Published: May 2015

To expand the potential of an organophosphate catalyst, ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters, cyclic ester-ether, and cyclic carbonate was demonstrated under bulk conditions.
Quantifying the co-solvent effects on trypsin from the digestive system of carp Catla catla by biophysical techniques and molecular dynamics simulations
Authors: Reddy P. Madhusudhana , Taha M. , Sharma Y. V. R. Kameshwar , Venkatesu Pannuru , Lee Ming-Jer
Published: May 2015

Urea molecules locate within 0.5 nm of the surface of trypsin.
Immobilization of acetylcholinesterase on electrospun poly(acrylic acid)/multi-walled carbon nanotube nanofibrous membranes
Authors: Ebadi Seyed Vahid , Fakhrali Aref , Ranaei-Siadat Seyed Omid , Gharehaghaji Ali Akbar , Mazinani Saeedeh , Dinari Mohammad , Harati Javad
Published: May 2015

The immobilized enzyme on nanofibrous samples maintained more than 90% of its original activity even after 10 cycles of reusing.
Electrocatalytic reduction of PhCH2Br on a Ag–Y zeolite modified electrode
Authors: Wang Huan , He Li , Sui Guo-Jiao , Lu Jia-Xing
Published: May 2015

A Ag-exchanged Y zeolite was prepared and modified on a glass carbon electrode, which displayed excellent catalytic activity towards electrochemical reduction and carboxylation of PhCH2Br.
Scalable thermal synthesis of a highly crumpled, highly exfoliated and N-doped graphene/Mn-oxide nanoparticle hybrid for high-performance supercapacitors
Authors: Sim Jun-Bo , Mayavan Sundar , Choi Sung-Min
Published: May 2015

Schematic illustration for the synthesis of the highly crumpled, highly exfoliated, and N-doped graphene/Mn-oxide nanoparticle hybrid and its SEM image.
Enhanced lithium storage property of Na-doped Li2Na2Ti6O14 anode materials for secondary lithium-ion batteries
Authors: Lao Mengmeng , Li Peng , Lin Xiaoting , Shao Lianyi , Shui Miao , Long Nengbing , Wang Dongjie , Shu Jie
Published: May 2015

In this paper, a series of Na-doped Li2Na2Ti6O14 samples are synthesized by a simple solid-state reaction method through Li-site substitution with Na.
Water-soluble, nitrogen-doped fluorescent carbon dots for highly sensitive and selective detection of Hg2+ in aqueous solution
Authors: Zhang Y. , He Y. H. , Cui P. P. , Feng X. T. , Chen L. , Yang Y. Z. , Liu X. G.
Published: May 2015

Highly fluorescent water-soluble and nitrogen-doped carbon dots (NCDs) were synthesized by a simple one-pot hydrothermal method using citric acid as carbon source and urea as nitrogen source.
Shape-controlled synthesis of Pd nanoparticles for effective photocatalytic hydrogen production
Authors: Luo Muhua , Yao Weifeng , Huang Cunping , Wu Qiang , Xu Qunjie
Published: May 2015

The photocatalytic activities of Pd nanoparticle loaded CdS photocatalysts strongly depend on the shapes of the Pd nanocrystal cocatalysts.
Heterostructured nanocomposite tin phthalocyanine@mesoporous ceria (SnPc@CeO2) for photoreduction of CO2 in visible light
Authors: Kumar Pawan , Kumar Arvind , Joshi Chetan , Singh Raghuvir , Saran Sandeep , Jain Suman L.
Published: May 2015

Heterostructured tin phthalocyanine supported to mesoporous ceria was synthesized and used a photocatalyst for CO2 reduction under visible light.
A prochelator peptide designed to use heterometallic cooperativity to enhance metal ion affinity
Authors: Alies Bruno , Wiener Jacob D. , Franz Katherine J.
Published: May 2015

A peptide has been designed so that its chelating affinity for one type of metal ion regulates its affinity for a second, different type of metal ion.
Supramolecular self-assembly of linear oligosilsesquioxanes on mica – AFM surface imaging and hydrophilicity studies
Authors: Kowalewska Anna , Nowacka Maria , Tracz Adam , Makowski Tomasz
Published: May 2015

Linear oligomeric [2-(carboxymethylthio)ethylsilsesquioxanes] (LPSQ-COOH) adsorb spontaneously on muscovite mica and form smooth, well-ordered lamellar structures at the liquid–solid interface.
Anti-fluorite Li6CoO4as an alternative lithium source for lithium ion capacitors: an experimental and first principles study
Authors: Lim Young-Geun , Kim Duho , Lim Jin-Myoung , Kim Jeom-Soo , Yu Ji-Sang , Kim Young-Jun , Byun Dongjin , Cho Maenghyo , Cho Kyeongjae , Park Min-Sik
Published: May 2015

As a promising Li+source for lithium-ion capacitors, electrochemical and structural stabilities of Li6CoO4are investigated.
Heterostructured Cu2O/CuO decorated with nickel as a highly efficient photocathode for photoelectrochemical water reduction
Authors: Dubale Amare Aregahegn , Pan Chun-Jern , Tamirat Andebet Gedamu , Chen Hung-Ming , Su Wei-Nien , Chen Ching-Hsiang , Rick John , Ayele Delele Worku , Aragaw Belete Asefa , Lee Jyh-Fu , Yang Yaw-Wen , Hwang Bing-Joe
Published: May 2015

The energy band structure of Cu2O, Cu2O/CuO and Cu2O/CuO/Ni.
Tailoring pH-responsive acrylic acid microgels with hydrophobic crosslinks for drug release
Authors: Lu B. , Tarn M. D. , Pamme N. , Georgiou T. K.
Published: May 2015

Amphiphilic microgels that were able to encapsulate and release both hydrophobic and hydrophilic moieties were fabricated via a new methodology using a lab-on-a-chip device.
Surface engineering of porous silicon to optimise therapeutic antibody loading and release
Authors: McInnes Steven J. P. , Turner Chris T. , Al-Bataineh Sameer A. , Airaghi Leccardi Marta J. I. , Irani Yazad , Williams Keryn A. , Cowin Allison J. , Voelcker Nicolas H.
Published: May 2015

Infliximab antibodies released from porous silicon microparticles can sequester the proinflammatory cytokine, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), which is elevated in uveitis and non-healing chronic wounds.
Photodynamic tumor therapy of nanoparticles with chlorin e6 sown in poly(ethylene glycol) forester
Authors: Lee Dong Jin , Youn Yu Seok , Lee Eun Seong
Published: May 2015

We developed novel photosensitizing drug-carrying nanoparticles with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) forester.
Synthesis, characterization and diode application of poly(4-(1-(2-phenylhydrazono)ethyl)phenol)
Authors: Demir Hacı Ökkeş , Meral Kadem , Aydoğan Şakir , Bozgeyik Mehmet Sait , Bayır Erdal
Published: May 2015

Novel poly(phenoxy-ketimine) containing both free hydroxyl and ketimine side groups was successfully synthesized via oxidative polycondensation method. Afterwards, the poly(phenoxy-ketimine)/p-type Si junction device was fabricated by spin coating technique, and its diode behavior at the room temperature was examined by I–V and C–V measurements.
The controlled deposition of Cu2(ZnyFe1−y)SnS4, Cu2(ZnyFe1−y)SnSe4and Cu2(ZnyFe1−y)Sn(SxSe1−x)4thin films by AACVD: potential solar cell materials based on earth abundant elements
Authors: Kevin Punarja , Malik Mohammad Azad , O'Brien Paul
Published: May 2015

Highly crystalline thin films of Cu2(ZnyFe1−y)SnS4(CZFTS), Cu2(ZnyFe1−y)SnSe4(CZFTSe) and Cu2(ZnyFe1−y)Sn(SxSe1−x)4(CZFTSSe) have been deposited by Aerosol Assisted Chemical Vapour Deposition (AACVD).
Silver nanoparticles deposited on TiO2-coated cicada and butterfly wings as naturally inspired SERS substrates
Authors: Tanahashi Ichiro , Harada Yoshiyuki
Published: May 2015

Ag nanoparticles were photocatalytically deposited on TiO2-coated cicada and butterfly wings (Ag/TiO2-coated wings).
Tunable nanoscale structural disorder in Aurivillius phase, n = 3 Bi4Ti3O12 thin films and their role in the transformation to n = 4, Bi5Ti3FeO15 phase
Authors: Deepak Nitin , Carolan Patrick , Keeney Lynette , Pemble Martyn E. , Whatmore Roger W.
Published: May 2015

Naturally super-latticed Aurivillius phase ferroelectrics can accommodate various magnetic ions, opening up the possibility of making new room temperature multiferroics.
Pseudoproteases: mechanisms and function
Authors: Reynolds Simone L. , Fischer Katja
Published: May 2015

Catalytically inactive enzymes (also known as pseudoproteases, protease homologues or paralogues, non-peptidase homologues, non-enzymes and pseudoenzymes) have traditionally been hypothesized to act as regulators of their active homologues. However, those that have been characterized demonstrate that inactive enzymes have an extensive and expanding role in biological processes, including regulation, inhibition and immune modulation. With the emergence of each new genome, more inactive enzymes are being identified, and their abundance and potential as therapeutic targets has been realized. In the light of the growing interest in this emerging field the present review focuses on the classification, structure, function and mechanism of inactive enzymes. Examples of how inactivity is defined, how this is reflected in the structure, functions of inactive enzymes in biological processes and their mode of action are discussed.
Transient stability enhancement of a grid‐connected wind farm using an adaptive neuro‐fuzzy controlled‐flywheel energy storage system
Authors: Taj Talha Ahmed , Hasanien Hany M. , Alolah Abdulrahman I. , Muyeen Syed M.
Published: May 2015

With the rapid growth of the wind energy systems in the past years and their interconnection with the existing power system networks, it has become very significant to analyse and enhance the transient stability of the wind energy conversion systems connected to the grid. This study investigates the transient stability enhancement of a grid‐connected wind farm using doubly‐fed induction machine‐based flywheel energy storage system. A cascaded adaptive neuro‐fuzzy controller (ANFC) is introduced to control the insulated gate bipolar transistor switches‐based frequency converter to enhance the transient stability of the grid‐connected wind farm. The performance of the proposed control strategy is analysed under a severe symmetrical fault condition on both a single‐machine infinite bus model and the IEEE‐39 bus New England test system. The transient performance of the system is investigated by comparing the results of the system using the proposed ANFCs with that of the black‐box optimisation technique‐based proportional–integral controllers. The validity of the system is verified by the simulation results which are carried out using PSCAD/EMTDC environment.
Coarse alignment of a shipborne strapdown inertial navigation system using star sensor
Authors: Wang Qiuying , Li Yibing , Diao Ming , Gao Wei , Yu Fei
Published: May 2015

This study presents a novel estimation method for fast initial coarse alignment of a shipborne strapdown inertial navigation system. Unlike several current techniques, the alignment accuracy of the presented estimation method is not reduced by the shipborne disturbances causing by wave action (when moored) and the inertial measurement unit output constant error. The coarse alignment method is based on the acceleration sensed by accelerometers and the attitude matrix respect to the inertial frame sensed by star sensor. The specific force along the inertial frame is derived from the acceleration sensed by accelerometers, and the information characteristics of the specific force along the inertial frame are discussed. The analysed results show that the constant and periodical information is included in the transformation specific force along the inertial frame. Therefore Butterworth low‐pass filter is used to extract the constant information to calculate the attitude of the vehicle. The effectiveness of this approach was demonstrates by simulation and experimental study. The results showed this coarse alignment method can estimate attitude information, and the attitude errors of the alignment result are small angles. Therefore the alignment accuracy meets the demands of fine alignment.