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An Architecture of Exception: Transgressing the Everyday – Superflex's Flooded McDonald's
Authors: Mosley Jonathan
Published: November 2013

In Flooded McDonald's, a film by Danish artists' collective Superflex, the familiar sight of the fast‐food restaurant is replaced by ‘a slowly emerging apocalyptical composition’, as the interior floods, objects are displaced and the retail space fills with water. Jonathan Mosley describes how this destabilised and other disaster‐invoked visions of architecture – structures and spaces breaking down – enable us to use our imagination to test the parameters of the everyday.
Transgression in and of the City
Authors: Altay Can
Published: November 2013

For Turkish artist and educator Can Altay ‘today's cities are full of limits’. This unevenness can be regarded as the manifestation of current investment patterns and political and cultural conflicts. Does, however, transgression offer opportunities to subvert this? Is it possible for a city's inhabitants, artists and architects to open up boundaries and through the power of presence to intervene in the status quo?
Urban Disturbance: Urban Intrusions of the office for subversive architecture (osa)
Authors: Beckefeld Ulrich , Huneck Karsten
Published: November 2013

The work of the office for subversive architecture (osa) ‘crosses boundaries by thinking beyond, or further than others’. For the office's Ulrich Beckefeld and Karsten Huneck, transgression is both a conceptual and practical tool. For the work to communicate effectively, it has to stretch expectations and question norms. The urban public spaces within which they intervene are also the most tightly controlled areas of any city, which requires a subtle but pragmatic disregard for regulations.
City as Skin: Urban Imaginaries of Flesh and Fantasy
Authors: Loeffler Silvia
Published: November 2013

Like a human body patterned with tattoos, any city's public spaces are commonly covered with inscriptions. Artist and educator Silvia Loeffler describes how subversive and unauthorised interventions, such as graffiti, can be perceived as urban expressions of a ‘sexscape’ or body made of flesh, which emanate ‘forms of longing and a dimension of the social’.
In Praise of Transgression: The Work of Didier Faustino/Bureau de Mésarchitectures
Authors: Faustino Didier
Published: November 2013

Architect/artist Didier Faustino regards transgression as a means of survival for a service profession, such as architecture, which is effectively up for hire. By illustrating examples of his own work he argues that the lifeblood of practice must be transgression, challenging all established parameters in order to fulfill the brief and explore a disruptive and often disturbing in‐between space.
Ashes Thrown to the Wind: The Elusive Nature of Transgression
Authors: Littlefield David
Published: November 2013

Transgression is not absolute. What constitutes a transgression is forever in flux, being redefined with the mores of society. The potential for transgression also does not halt with the completion of a building. David Littlefield examines the temporal character of transgression in relation to lived‐in buildings, and the manner in which transgression lodges itself between a building and an idea. Here transgression is a byproduct of the occupiers rather than their makers, sometimes to the extent that a building can take on unbearably horrific associations.
Transgression, Innovation, Politics
Authors: Schumacher Patrik
Published: November 2013

As partner at Zaha Hadid Architects, Patrik Schumacher has become renowned for his substantial role in taking an experimental practice to a global level. Here he argues for some qualification in the way that transgression might be employed in architecture: Where should transgression stand in relation to a cycle of innovation? Should progress take uneven revolutionary leaps or a smooth accumulative path? By looking outside itself and engaging in political debate, could the architecture of transgression, in fact, be doing no more than burdening the discipline?
Propargyl–Allenyl Isomerizations and Electrocyclizations for the Functionalization of Phosphonium Salts: One‐Pot Synthesis of Polysubstituted Vinylbenzenes and Naphthalenes
Authors: Zhao Guoqing , Zhang Qianyun , Zhou Hongwei
Published: November 2013

Phosphonium salts are widely used in organic synthesis as the precursor of Wittig reagents but highly functionalized phosphonium salts are not readily available. We have developed a sequence of propargyl–allenyl isomerizations and electrocyclizations for the functionalization of phosphonium salts via simple starting materials, which may provide an efficient one‐pot synthesis of polysubstituted vinylbenzenes and naphthalenes.

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Evidence for long‐term migration on the Balkan Peninsula using dental and cranial nonmetric data: Early interaction between Corinth (Greece) and its colony at Apollonia (Albania)
Authors: McIlvaine Britney Kyle , Schepartz Lynne A. , Larsen Clark Spencer , Sciulli Paul W.
Published: November 2013

This article seeks to identify “Greeks” and “non‐Greeks” in “mixed” mortuary contexts in a Greek colony. Specifically, we test the hypothesis that Illyrian and Greek individuals lived and were buried together at the Corinthian colony of Apollonia, Albania (established ca. 600 BC). The pattern of human biological interaction at Apollonia is tested by identifying variation in genetic relatedness using biodistance analysis of dental and cranial nonmetric traits for three sites: Apollonia (n= 116), its founder‐city Corinth (n= 69), and Lofkënd (n= 108), an inland site near Apollonia pre‐dating colonization. Logistic regression analysis estimates that individuals from colonial Apollonia are most closely related to prehistoric Illyrian populations (from Lofkënd and prehistoric Apollonia), rather than Greeks (from Corinth). The phenotypic similarity between colonial Apollonia and prehistoric Illyria suggests that there was a large Illyrian contribution to the gene pool at the colony of Apollonia. However, some trait combinations show low biological distances among all groups, suggesting homogeneity among Illyrian and Greek populations (assessed through pseudo‐Mahalanobis'D2). The degree of phenotypic similarity suggests shared ancestry and long‐term migration throughout these regions. The impacts of missing data and small sample sizes are also considered. Am J Phys Anthropol 153:236–248, 2014. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Effect of processing parameters on the surface resistivity of ethylene propylene diene terpolymer/multiwalled carbon nanotube nanocomposites
Authors: Seo Geum‐Bae , Kim Gue‐Hyun
Published: November 2013

In this study, ethylene propylene diene terpolymer (EPDM) is melt‐mixed with multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT). To realize full‐scale application of MWCNT to the rubber industries, the effect of melt‐processing parameters on the surface resistivity in the rubber/MWCNT nanocomposites should be well understood. The effect of rotor speed, mixing temperature, and annealing time on the surface resistivity of the EPDM/MWCNT nanocomposites has been investigated. The surface resistivity of EPDM/MWCNT nanocomposites with 3 phr MWCNT increases with increasing the rotor speed and decreasing the mixing temperature. Tensile strength and tensile modulus of EPDM/MWCNT (3 phr) nanocomposites are higher than those of EPDM, respectively. For the nanocomposite with 3 phr MWCNT loadings, surface resistivity increases as the annealing time at room temperature increases. This is the first report that surface resistivity of rubber/MWCNT nanocomposites increases significantly on annealing at room temperature. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014, 131, 40129.
Influence of a sorbitol‐based nucleating agent modified with silsesquioxanes on the non‐isothermal crystallization of isotactic polypropylene
Authors: Barczewski Mateusz , Dobrzyńska‐Mizera Monika , Dudziec Beata , Sterzyński Tomasz
Published: November 2013

This article investigates the effect of modifying the polypropylene (iPP) α‐phase nucleating agent 1,3:2,4‐bis(3,4‐dimethylbenzylidene) sorbitol (DMDBS) with tetrasilanolphenyl silsesquioxane (phPOSS). It has been proven that an increasing amount of silsesquioxane leads to differences in the crystallization behavior. What is more, it has been observed that the nucleation effect that results from the addition of sorbitol derivatives is suppressed by phPOSS activity. To understand the influence of phPOSS addition on the crystallization kinetics of PP/DMDBS/phPOSS composites that have been prepared by melt processing in a twin screw extruder, differential scanning calorimetry, rotational rheometry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy are performed. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014, 131, 40131.
Adhesion of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene plates photografted with hydrophilic monomers and evaluation of failure location by X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy
Authors: Yoshida Haruka , Mochizuki Kouhei , Yamada Kazunori
Published: November 2013

In this study, methacrylic acid (MAA) and acrylic acid (AA) were photografted onto the ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) plates at different monomer concentrations and temperatures, and the grafted UHMWPE plates were bonded with aqueous polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) solutions. The tensile shear adhesive strength of both grafted UHMWPE plates was also discussed in relation to wettability and water absorptivity. The location of failure was also estimated by X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Wettability of the MAA‐grafted UHMWPE plates became constant, when the UHMWPE surface was fully covered with grafted PMAA chains. Conversely, wettability of the AA‐grafted UHMWPE plates passed through the maximum value and then gradually decreased against the grafted amount probably due to aggregation of grafted PAA chains. Water absorptivity of the grafted layers formed at lower monomer concentrations or temperatures sharply increased at lower grafted amounts. The adhesive strength increased with the grafted amount and substrate breaking was observed at higher grafted amounts, indicating that a main factor to increase the adhesive strength is the formation of a grafted layer by shorter grafted polymer chains and/or the restriction of the location of photografting to the outer surface region. In addition, surface analysis by XPS showed that failure occurred in the boundary between the layer composed of grafted polymer chains and PVA chains and the ungrafted layer at a low adhesive strength, and the location of failure was shifted to the grafted layer containing PVA chains at the grafted amount increased. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014, 131, 40133.
Multifunctionalization of novolac epoxy resin and its influence on dielectric, thermal properties, viscoelastic, and aging behavior
Authors: Zhao Songfang , Zhang Guoping , Sun Rong , Wong Chingping
Published: November 2013

In this article, novolac epoxy was functionalized using p‐hydroxybenzoic acid as pendent groups, which offered weak acidic environment and were cured with methyl etherified amino resin (HMMM). Its chemical structure was characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FT‐IR), 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) and differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). To comprehensively investigate its performance, HMMM was used as a curing agent. The modified epoxy exhibited higher storage modulus, lower thermal expansion coefficient, better moisture resistance, better resistance to degradation and lower dielectric constant. Furthermore, the aging behavior was investigated using dynamic mechanical analysis and scanning electron microscopy, which showed that the activation energy of glass transition increased after aging and cured MDEN was more difficult to age. Moreover, the relation between storage modulus and curing rate was established; the low curing rate of MDEN decreased the growth rate of storage modulus and reduced the internal stress, which was beneficial for processing. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014, 131, 40157.
Online Speed Controller Scheme Using Adaptive Supervisory TSK‐fuzzy CMAC for Vector Controlled Induction Motor Drive
Authors: Wang S. Y. , Tseng C. L. , Chiu C. J.
Published: November 2013

This study proposes and implements a novel adaptive supervisory Takagi–Sugeno–Kang fuzzy cerebellar model articulation controller (adaptive supervisory TSK‐FCMAC) in a sensorless vector control for induction motor drives. The proposed adaptive supervisory TSK‐FCMAC includes a supervisory controller and an adaptive TSK‐FCMAC. The later controller incorporates the TSK‐fuzzy control with an adaptive CMAC to perform the desired control action. Adaptive supervisory TSK‐FCMAC is derived using the Lyapunov approach and guarantees the learning error convergence. This study experimentally investigates three intelligent control schemes (adaptive supervisory TSK‐FCMAC, adaptive TSK‐FCMAC, and adaptive CMAC) and uses the root mean square error performance index to evaluate each scheme. Results show that the proposed adaptive supervisory TSK‐FCMAC provides substantially improved performance over other schemes.
Unfalsifying Pole Locations Using a Fading Memory Cost Function
Authors: Jin Huiyu , Chang Michael W. , Safonov Michael G.
Published: November 2013

Given a feedback control system with an unknown plant, the problem of choosing a stabilizing controller is considered. Working within the framework of unfalsified adaptive control, we consider a finite‐dimensional linear time invariant system as a special case of the standard adaptive configuration. A fading memory cost function is presented in which the influence of older data is reduced exponentially. With this cost function, the location of the poles can be detected with only input‐output data. Compared with existing results, the cost function can detect changes affecting stability sooner and be used in adaptive switching control to improve the performance of controller switching.
Surgical aphorisms
Authors: Campbell B
Published: November 2013

A Christmas cracker
Systematic review of the efficacy of cilostazol, naftidrofuryl oxalate and pentoxifylline for the treatment of intermittent claudication (Br J Surg 2012; 99: 1630–1638)
Authors: Roset P N
Published: November 2013

The Editors welcome topical correspondence from readers relating to articles published in the Journal. Responses should be sent electronically via the BJS website (www.bjs.co.uk). All letters will be reviewed and, if approved, appear on the website. A selection of these will be edited and published in the Journal. Letters must be no more than 250 words in length.
Psychological insight for surgeons
Authors: Shiralkar U
Published: November 2013

Psychology IS for surgeons!
ChemInform Abstract: Novel Ternary Compound Ce2RuAl: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Magnetic and Electrical Properties.
Authors: Murashova E. , Kurenbaeva Zh. , Tursina A. , Marushina E. , Yaroslavtsev A. , Leshchev D. , Seropegin Y. , Kaczorowski D.
Published: November 2013

Intermetallic Ce2RuAl is prepared by arc melting of the elements followed by annealing at 823 K.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Luminescence Properties of Novel Red‐Emitting Phosphor InNbO4:Eu3+ for White‐Light Emitting Diodes.
Authors: Tang A. , Zhang D. F. , Yang Liu
Published: November 2013

Single phase InNbO4:Eu3+ is prepared by solid state reaction of a stoichiometric mixture of In2O3, Nb2O5, and Eu2O3 (1255 °C, 6 h).
ChemInform Abstract: Asymmetric Organocatalytic Aldol Reaction in Water: Mechanistic Insights and Development of a Semi‐Continuously Operating Process.
Authors: Rulli Giuseppe , Frederiksen Kim A. , Duangdee Nongnaphat , Bonge‐Hansen Tore , Berkessel Albrecht , Groeger Harald
Published: November 2013

A detailed study on the influence of the catalyst loading on conversion and enantioselectivity of the aldol reaction between acetone and an aromatic aldehyde is presented.
ChemInform Abstract: A Strategy Enabling Enantioselective Direct Conjugate Addition of Inert Aryl Methane Nucleophiles to Enals with a Chiral Amine Catalyst under Mild Conditions.
Authors: Li Tengfei , Zhu Jin , Wu Deyan , Li Xiangmin , Wang Sinan , Li Hao , Li Jian , Wang Wei
Published: November 2013

An organocatalytic enantioselective conjugate addition of aryl methyl nucleophiles to a wide range of α,β‐unsaturated aldehydes is developed.
ChemInform Abstract: Reprint of: Enantiodivergent Hydroboration Reactions of a Racemic Allenylsilane with Diisopinocampheylborane and Curtin—Hammett Controlled Double Asymmetric Crotylboration Reactions of (S)‐E‐α‐Phenyldimethylsilyl (ddiisopinocampheyl)‐crotylborane.
Authors: Chen Ming , Roush William R.
Published: November 2013

This is a reprint of a study erroneously published in an earlier issue, see ChemInform 2013 45 023.
ChemInform Abstract: Cobalt‐Catalyzed ortho Alkylation of Aromatic Imines with Primary and Secondary Alkyl Halides.
Authors: Goa Ke , Yoshikai Naohiko
Published: November 2013

The stereochemical outcome of the reaction of secondary alkyl halides like (IX) suggest that the present reaction involves single‐electron transfer from a cobalt species to the alkyl halide to generate the corresponding alkyl radical.
ChemInform Abstract: Isolation of Magnetic Material from Fly Ash and Its Catalytic Performance for N‐Acetylation under Solvent Free Conditions.
Authors: Dhokte Aashish O. , Shaikh Uzmaparveen K. , Lande Machhindra K. , Arbad Balasaheb R.
Published: November 2013

Magnetic ferrite‐type material, isolated from fly ash, is found to be an excellent catalyst for the efficient and fast N‐acylation of aromatic amines under solvent‐free conditions.
ChemInform Abstract: Rapid Synthesis of Unsaturated Alcohols under Mild Conditions by Highly Selective Hydrogenation.
Authors: Tamura Masazumi , Tokonami Kensuke , Nakagawa Yoshinao , Tomishige Keiichi
Published: November 2013

Ir/ReOx supported on silica shows high activity and selectivity in the hydrogenation of unsaturated aldehydes (I) to the corresponding unsaturated alcohols (II) at a low H2 pressure and a low temperature.
ChemInform Abstract: Primary Alkylboronic Acids as Highly Active Catalysts for the Dehydrative Amide Condensation of α‐Hydroxycarboxylic Acids.
Authors: Yamashita Risa , Sakakura Akira , Ishihara Kazuaki
Published: November 2013

The title reaction allows the direct amination of a variety of α‐hydroxycarboxylic acids with primary and secondary amines.
ChemInform Abstract: Sodium Hydroxide Catalyzed N‐Alkylation of (Hetero) Aromatic Primary Amines and N1,C5‐Dialkylation of 4‐Phenyl‐2‐aminothiazoles with Benzyl Alcohols.
Authors: Donthiri Ramachandra Reddy , Pappula Venkatanarayana , Mohan Darapaneni Chandra , Gaywala Hiren H. , Adimurthy Subbarayappa
Published: November 2013

This novel method provides an access to a wide range of different substituted aminoheterocycles under mild conditions by using catalytic amounts of NaOH or equimolar amounts in case of the synthesis of compounds (VII) and (IX).
ChemInform Abstract: Amide Formation Using in situ Activation of Carboxylic Acids with [Et2NSF2]BF4.
Authors: Mahe Olivier , Desroches Justine , Paquin Jean‐Francois
Published: November 2013

The presented method proceeds for a wide range of carboxylic acids and amines and without racemization [viz.
ChemInform Abstract: Diazoacetoacetate Enones for the Synthesis of Diverse Natural Product‐Like Scaffolds.
Authors: Shanahan Charles S. , Truong Phong , Mason Savannah M. , Leszcynski John S. , Doyle Michael P.
Published: November 2013

Readily prepared diazoesters (III) are investigated in the Sc(OTf)3‐catalyzed reaction with a variety of carbon nucleophiles or anisidine resulting in the formation of a diverse range of Michael adducts.
ChemInform Abstract: Memory of Chirality Approach to the Enantiodivergent Synthesis of Chiral Benzo[d]sultams.
Authors: Foschi Francesca , Tagliabue Aaron , Mihali Voichita , Pilati Tullio , Pecnikaj Ilir , Penso Michele
Published: November 2013

An interesting protocol is described to convert single enantiomeric sulfonamides (I) in a stereodivergent fashion into sultams.
ChemInform Abstract: Aerobic Oxidation of Sulfides with a Vitamin B2‐Derived Organocatalyst.
Authors: Imada Yasushi , Tonomura Itoko , Komiya Naruyoshi , Naota Takeshi
Published: November 2013

The title catalyst exhibits high catalytic activity for the selective oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides with molecular oxygen as the oxidant.
ChemInform Abstract: Asymmetric Allylation/Ring Closing Metathesis: One‐Pot Synthesis of Benzo‐Fused Cyclic Homoallylic Amines. Application to the Formal Synthesis of Sertraline Derivatives.
Authors: Fustero Santos , Lazaro Ruben , Herrera Lidia , Rodriguez Elsa , Mateu Natalia , Barrio Pablo
Published: November 2013

A stepwise process consisting of asymmetric allylation of imines of type (I) and following ring‐closing metathesis of the resulting dienes (III) is developed to synthesize cyclic homoallylic amines.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Cytotoxicity on Human Leukemia Cells of Furonaphthoquinones Isolated from Tabebuia Plants.
Authors: Inagaki Ryuta , Ninomiya Masayuki , Tanaka Kaori , Watanabe Kunitomo , Koketsu Mamoru
Published: November 2013

Several methoxylated furonaphthoquinones, isolated from Tabebuia plants, are prepared via a direct one‐pot cascade reaction via Sonogashira coupling and intramolecular cyclization.
ChemInform Abstract: Cycloaddition‐Based Formal C—H Alkynylation of Isoindoles Leading to the Synthesis of Air‐Stable Fluorescent 1,3‐Dialkynylisoindoles.
Authors: Ohmura Toshimichi , Kijima Akihito , Komori Yusuke , Suginome Michinori
Published: November 2013

Both unsymmetrical and symmetrical 1,3‐dialkynylisoindoles are prepared via [4 + 2] cycloaddition of isoindoles or isoindolines with bromoalkynes followed by ring opening.
ChemInform Abstract: Enantioselective Fluoroamination: 1,4‐Addition to Conjugated Dienes Using Anionic Phase‐Transfer Catalysis.
Authors: Shunatona Hunter P. , Frueh Natalja , Wang Yi‐Ming , Rauniyar Vivek , Toste F. Dean
Published: November 2013

This is the first report of a metal‐free catalytic asymmetric 1,4‐fluoroamination of conjugated dienes.
ChemInform Abstract: Peculiar Electrophilic Heterocyclization of 5‐Allyl‐6‐thioxopyrazolo[3,4‐d]pyrimidin‐4‐one.
Authors: Svaljavyn O. V. , Onysko M. Yu. , Turov A. V. , Vlasenko Yu. G. , Lendel V. G.
Published: November 2013

Depending on the substituent on the exocyclic sulfur, 5‐allyl‐6‐thioxopyrazolo[3,4‐d]pyrimidin‐4‐one (I) can be anellated on halogenation as either thiazoline or oxazoline ring.
ChemInform Abstract: A Highly Regio‐ and Diastereoselective Phosphane‐Catalyzed [3 + 2] Annulation of Morita—Baylis—Hillman Carbonates with Cyclic N‐Acyl Ketimines.
Authors: Yang Li‐Jun , Cai Hua , Nie Jing , Ma Jun‐An
Published: November 2013

A series of N‐fused tricyclic products are obtained under mild conditions.
ChemInform Abstract: Pd(II)‐Catalyzed Phosphorylation of Aryl C—H Bonds.
Authors: Feng Chen‐Guo , Ye Mengchun , Xiao Kai‐Jiong , Li Suhua , Yu Jin‐Quan
Published: November 2013

A Pd(II)‐catalyzed C—H phosphorylation reaction is developed using heterocycle‐directed ortho‐palladation.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of (4′R)‐Azido‐(2′R)‐2′‐deoxy‐2′‐C‐methyluridine and Its Esters by Direct Iodide Displacement.
Authors: Benhaim Cyril , et al. et al.
Published: November 2013

An optimized route to the anti‐infective nucleoside intermediate (III) is developed using direct iodine displacement at C‐5′ by a tetrabutylammonium carboxylate.
ChemInform Abstract: Formation of Iron Oxide Nanocrystals by Reactions of Iron with Supercritical Fluids H2O and H2O/CO2.
Authors: Vostrikov A. A. , Shishkin A. V. , Fedyaeva O. N. , Sokol M. Ya. , Zaikovskii A. V.
Published: November 2013

Fe3O4, FeO, and traces of γ‐Fe2O3 are obtained by supercritical fluid oxidation of Fe particles using H2O or a H2O/CO2 mixture in a horizontal tubular stainless steel reactor.
ChemInform Abstract: Ionically Conducting Ceramics as Active Catalyst Supports
Authors: Vernoux Philippe , Lizarraga Leonardo , Tsampas Mihalis N. , Sapountzi Foteini M. , De Lucas‐Consuegra Antonio , Valverde Jose‐Luis , Souentie Stamatios , Vayenas Costas G. , Tsiplakides Dimitris , Balomenou Stella , et al. et al.
Published: November 2013

Review: 472 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Kimberlite, Carbonatite, and Potassic Magmatism as Part of the Geochemical Cycle
Authors: Tappe Sebastian , Pearson D. Graham , Prelevic Dejan
Published: November 2013

Review: 53 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Advances in Coal Analyses and Simulations 1989‐2012
Authors: Mathews Jonathan P. , Winans Randal , Rodgers Ryan P. , Sharma Atul
Published: November 2013

Review: 85 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Can Experimental Electron‐Density Studies be Used as a Tool to Predict Biologically Relevant Properties of Low‐Molecular Weight Enzyme Ligands?
Authors: Grabowsky Simon , Jayatilaka Dylan , Fink Reinhold F. , Schirmeister Tanja , Engels Bernd
Published: November 2013

Review: < 100 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Recent Advances of Immobilized Catalysts for Enantioselective Processes
Authors: Chen Qian
Published: November 2013

Review: 121 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Stereoselective Aminopalladation and Oxypalladation and Their Application to the Synthesis of Natural Products
Authors: Makabe Hidefumi
Published: November 2013

Review: 45 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: The Effects of Adsorbed Water on Gold Catalysis and Surface Chemistry
Authors: Mullen Gregory M. , Gong Jinlong , Yan Ting , Pan Ming , Mullins C. Buddie
Published: November 2013

Review: 128 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthetic Approaches to Tetracyclic Pyrrole Imidazole Marine Alkaloids
Authors: Imaoka Takuya , Iwata Makoto , Akimoto Takafumi , Nagasawa Kazuo
Published: November 2013

Review: 15 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Oxidative Rearrangements with Hypervalent Iodine Reagents
Authors: Singh Fateh V. , Wirth Thomas
Published: November 2013

Review: 46 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Chemistry and Formulations for siRNA Therapeutics
Authors: Gallas Andrzej , Alexander Cameron , Davies Martyn C. , Puri Sanyogitta , Allen Stephanie
Published: November 2013

Review: 60 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Polymeric Micelles for Multidrug Delivery and Combination Therapy
Authors: Aw Moom Sinn , Kurian Mima , Losic Dusan
Published: November 2013

Review: <100 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Recent Advances in Applications and Performance of Inorganic Hollow Spheres in Devices
Authors: Chen Min , Ye Chenyu , Zhou Shuxue , Wu Limin
Published: November 2013

Review: 48 refs.
A semiparametric linear transformation model to estimate causal effects for survival data
Authors: Lin Huazhen , Li Yi , Jiang Liang , Li Gang
Published: November 2013

Semiparametric linear transformation models serve as useful alternatives to the Cox proportional hazard model. In this study, we use the semiparametric linear transformation model to analyze survival data with selective compliance. We estimate regression parameters and the transformation function based on pseudo‐likelihood and a series of estimating equations. We show that the estimators for the regression parameters and transformation function are consistent and asymptotically normal, and both converge to their true values at the rate of, the convergence rate expected for a parametric model. The practical utility of the methods is confirmed via simulations as well as an application of a clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of sentinel node biopsy in guiding the treatment of invasive melanoma.The Canadian Journal of Statistics42: 18–35; 2014 © 2013 Statistical Society of Canada
Polymeric Heterogeneous Catalysts of Transition‐Metal Oxides: Surface Characterization, Physicomechanical Properties, and Catalytic Activity
Authors: Nhi Bui Dinh , Akhmadullin Renat Maratovich , Akhmadullina Alfiya Garipovna , Samuilov Yakov Dmitrievich , Aghajanian Svetlana Ivanova
Published: November 2013

We investigate the physicomechanical properties of polymeric heterogeneous catalysts of transition‐metal oxides, specifically, the specific surface area, elongation at break, breaking strength, specific electrical resistance, and volume resistivity. Digital microscopy, Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy, X‐ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and energy‐dispersive analysis are used to study the surfaces of the catalysts. The experimental results show that polymeric heterogeneous catalysts of transition‐metal oxides exhibit high stability and can maintain their catalytic activity under extreme reaction conditions for long‐term use. The oxidation mechanism of sulfur‐containing compounds in the presence of polymeric heterogeneous catalysts of transition‐metal oxides is confirmed. Microstructural characterization of the catalysts is performed by using X‐ray computed tomography. The activity of various catalysts in the oxidation of sulfur‐containing compounds is determined. We demonstrate the potential application of polymeric heterogeneous catalysts of transition‐metal oxides in industrial wastewater treatment.
Ontogeny of consummatory successive negative contrast in rats
Authors: Suárez Andrea B. , Mustaca Alba E. , Pautassi Ricardo M. , Kamenetzky Giselle V.
Published: November 2013

Consummatory successive negative contrast (cSNC) occurs when organisms repeatedly exposed to a high‐magnitude reward are suddenly given a low‐magnitude reward. This results in a significant reduction in the consumption of the devalued reinforcer, at a level even below that of a group which had been always exposed to the low‐magnitude reinforcer. A scarcity of animal studies assessed the expression of this phenomenon during early development. Three experiments assessed age of cSNC onset in preweanling rats. Percent body weight gained (%BWG) and taste reactions associated with reinforcement devaluation were measured. A reduction in %BWG and a significant increase in emission of aversive hedonic behaviors, indicative of cSNC, occurred on postnatal day 18 (PD 18; Experiments 1 and 2), but not on PD 14 or PD 17 (Experiments 3a and 3b). The neurobiological mechanisms underlying these effects and theoretical implications are discussed. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Dev Psychobiol 56: 989–998, 2014.
A Series of Exceptionally Robust Luminescent Coordination Polymers Based on a Bipyridyldicarboxylate Ligand and Rare‐Earth‐Metal Ions
Authors: Li Liangjun , Tang Sifu , Lv Xiaoxia , Cai Jinjun , Wang Chao , Zhao Xuebo
Published: November 2013

A series of three‐dimensional rare‐earth coordination polymers, [M2(bpdc)3(H2O)4] (M = Y [1], Sm [2], Eu [3], Gd [4], Tb [5], Dy [6], Er [7], and Yb [8]) were synthesized by solvothermal reactions of 2,2′‐bipyridine‐5,5′‐dicarboxylate (bpdc) with corresponding metal salts. Single‐crystal and powder X‐ray diffraction analyses demonstrated that these coordination polymers are isostructural. The carboxyl groups of the bpdc ligand are coordinated to metal ions and the 2,2′‐bipyridine moieties are left free due to the preferable affinity of rare‐earth metals for oxygen‐donor atoms. The adjacent eight‐coordinate MO8 cores show dicapped trigonal prismatic environments; they are interconnected by carboxyl groups and are further bridged through the bipyridyl linkers to give quite dense three‐dimensional networks. Photoluminescent studies at room temperature reveal intense red and green luminescent emissions for EuIII and TbIII analogues, respectively. Furthermore, it is noteworthy that bpdc shows an effective antenna effect in sensitizing emissions from EuIII and TbIII ions. Thermogravimetric analyses demonstrate that these coordination polymers exhibit exceptional thermal stability (decomposing at T > 580 °C under N2 for compound 1). Water‐resistance measurements of these coordination polymers show excellent hydrothermal stability.
Synthetic Studies Towards the Core Structure of Nakadomarin A by a Thioamide‐Based Strategy
Authors: Chavda Jai K. , Procopiou Panayiotis A. , Horton Peter N. , Coles Simon J. , Porter Michael J.
Published: November 2013

The tricyclic BCD substructure of the marine natural product nakadomarin A has been synthesised. The strategy utilised a key carbon–carbon bond‐forming reaction between a furan and an N‐acyliminium ion derived from a secondary thiolactam. In addition, a novel three‐component coupling reaction between a thioamide, an allylic bromide and an isocyanate, leading to the establishment of two new stereogenic centres, is reported.
Design of linear precoder for multiuser MIMO system with spatial correlation and imperfect CSI
Authors: Kejalakshmi V. , Arivazhagan S.
Published: November 2013

Minimum mean square error (MMSE) based linear precoder in multiple antenna downlink wireless communication system with imperfect channel state information (CSI) at the base station (BS) is considered in this paper. The CSI available at the BS is modelled by incorporating antenna correlation at the BS, channel estimation error variance and temporal correlation coefficient. If the temporal correlation coefficient is known at the BS, the current CSI can be updated. To improve the performance of the system, the future channel is predicted using two‐dimensional MMSE prediction. In this paper, the proposed MMSE linear precoder is designed by considering the imperfect CSI and two‐dimensional predicted CSI. The computer simulation results validate the bit error rate performance of the proposed system when compared to the previously proposed precoders, which consider channel estimation error variance only. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
THE ALARM DISTRESS BABY SCALE IN A LONGITUDINAL PORTUGUESE STUDY REANALYZED WITH ATTACHMENT DATA
Authors: Costa Raquel , Figueiredo Bárbara
Published: November 2013

The relationship established between the infant and the caregiver is central to both parents and infants, and provides one of the most important environments in wich children develop. This study aimed to assess the effect of infant's psychophysiological functioning early in life on the quality of mother–infant interaction and on later attachment, and to explore the mediation effects of the quality of mother–infant interaction on the association between the infant's psychophysiological functioning and attachment security. A longitudinal prospective design was conducted with 94 infants and their mothers. Eight‐week‐old infants were assessed with the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (T.B. Brazelton & J.K. Nugent, 1995) and the Alarm Distress Baby Scale (A. Guedeney & J. Fermanian, ). At 8 to 12 weeks of age, cortisol levels were measured both before and after routine inoculation. Mother–infant interaction was evaluated at 12 to 16 weeks, using the Global Rating Scales (L. Murray, A. Fiori‐Cowley, R. Hooper, & P. Cooper, ). The Strange Situation procedure (M. Ainsworth, M. Blehar, E. Waters, & S. Wall, 1978) was performed at 12 months. The overall quality of mother–infant interaction mediates the relation between infant's behavioral and physiological profile and infant attachment: The probability of been securely attached increased with good mother behavior and with good overall interaction. The co‐construction of the mother–infant relationship depends on the infant characteristics and on patterns of interaction.
Thriving at work: Impact of psychological capital and supervisor support
Authors: Paterson Ted A. , Luthans Fred , Jeung Wonho
Published: November 2013

Thriving at work is a positive psychological state characterized jointly by learning and vitality. Conventional wisdom and some initial research indicate that such thriving benefits both employees themselves and their organizations. This study specifically tests thriving at work by linking it to a theoretically important personal outcome variable (self‐development), refining its relationship with agentic work behaviors (task focus and heedful relating), and proposing and testing two new antecedent variables (psychological capital and supervisor support climate). Using structural equation modeling on a sample of 198 dyads (employees and their supervisors), strong support was found for the theory‐driven hypothesized relationships. The results contribute to a better understanding of positive organizational scholarship and behavior in general and specifically to the recently emerging positive construct of employees' thriving at work. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Copy number analysis of NIPBL in a cohort of 510 patients reveals rare copy number variants and a mosaic deletion
Authors: Cheng Yu‐Wei , Tan Christopher A. , Minor Agata , Arndt Kelly , Wysinger Latrice , Grange Dorothy K. , Kozel Beth A. , Robin Nathaniel H. , Waggoner Darrel , Fitzpatrick Carrie , Das Soma , Gaudio Daniela del
Published: November 2013

Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) is a genetically heterogeneous disorder characterized by growth retardation, intellectual disability, upper limb abnormalities, hirsutism, and characteristic facial features. In this study we explored the occurrence of intragenic NIPBL copy number variations (CNVs) in a cohort of 510 NIPBL sequence‐negative patients with suspected CdLS. Copy number analysis was performed by custom exon‐targeted oligonucleotide array‐comparative genomic hybridization and/or MLPA. Whole‐genome SNP array was used to further characterize rearrangements extending beyond the NIPBL gene. We identified NIPBL CNVs in 13 patients (2.5%) including one intragenic duplication and a deletion in mosaic state. Breakpoint sequences in two patients provided further evidence of a microhomology‐mediated replicative mechanism as a potential predominant contributor to CNVs in NIPBL. Patients for whom clinical information was available share classical CdLS features including craniofacial and limb defects. Our experience in studying the frequency of NIBPL CNVs in the largest series of patients to date widens the mutational spectrum of NIPBL and emphasizes the clinical utility of performing NIPBL deletion/duplication analysis in patients with CdLS.
Special functions and systems in Hermitian Clifford analysis: Higher codimension
Authors: De Schepper Nele , Peña Dixan Peña , Sommen Frank
Published: November 2013

In this paper, we investigate a Cauchy–Kowalevski (CK) extension problem that arises naturally within the framework of Hermitian Clifford analysis, which concerns the study of Dirac‐like operators in several complex variables. The work presented here includes CK extensions of higher codimension and in particular the CK extension of the Gauss distribution in several complex variables. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Global existence of weak solution to Navier–Stokes equations with large external force and general pressure
Authors: Suen Anthony
Published: November 2013

We study the 3‐D compressible Navier–Stokes equations with an external potential force and a general pressure. We prove the global‐in‐time existence of weak solutions with small‐energy initial data and with densities being positive and essentially bounded. No smallness assumption is made on the external force. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Embedding theorem for bounded deformations in domains with cusps
Authors: Arruda Lynnyngs K. , Chemetov Nikolai V.
Published: November 2013

An embedding theorem for the space of L2‐bounded deformations in a planar domain with an external cusp is established. These kinds of embedding inclusions appear naturally in the modeling process of the motion of a rigid body in a fluid, filling a bounded domain. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
On‐line detection of persistently high packet‐rate flows via a sliding window scheme with random packet sampling
Authors: Kudo Takanori , Takine Tetsuya
Published: November 2013

We consider on‐line detection of persistently high packet‐rate flows. We assume that flow information is collected via a time‐based sliding window scheme with random packet sampling. In this framework, we propose a method of determining the threshold of the number of sampled packets, which guarantees the false negative ratio. We also formulate and solve the design problem of our scheme, where we aim to minimize the false positive ratio. We then conduct sampling experiments with public trace data and confirm that our method works well as designed. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Birds for the Elite? Fowling in the Northern Netherlands in the Roman Period and the Early Middle Ages
Authors: Zeiler J.
Published: November 2013

In 1991–1993, large‐scale excavations were carried out at Wijnaldum‐Tjitsma, an artificial dwelling mound (terp) in the north‐western part of the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. Several finds of luxury products made clear that in the Early Middle Ages, the site must have been a place of importance.

The excavations yielded a huge amount of well‐conserved animal remains, among them many bird bones. In this paper, it will be discussed to what extent the special status of the inhabitants is reflected by the assemblages of bird remains, in particular those of waders. Furthermore, the methods of wildfowling will be discussed, with special attention to the development of the clap‐net. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Photorefractive polymers for holography
Authors: Lynn Brittany , Blanche Pierre‐Alexandre , Peyghambarian Nasser
Published: November 2013

This review describes the current state‐of‐the‐art of photorefractive polymers for holography. The analysis of this rich field begins with a brief historical perspective followed by descriptions of prevailing physical models relating basic parameters of the polymer constituents to the bulk response of the final device. Methods for probing these responses and the underlying phenomena are discussed followed by an overview of the recent holographic applications of photorefractive polymers. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2014, 52, 193–231
Migration as Movement and Multiplace Life: Some Recent Developments in Rural Living Structures in Turkey
Authors: Öztürk Murat , Hilton Andy , Jongerden Joost
Published: November 2013

Discussing recent trends and developments in migration and mobility affecting what may be referred to as a ‘reconstitution’ of villages, this paper discusses the changing character of rural settlement and settlement patterns in Turkey today. The binary division of rural and urban is questioned through a dialectical/relational approach to settlement formation, while settlement is defined by relation to (human) movement, itself understood as incorporating the modalities of migration and mobility. By focusing on the socio‐economics of increasing affluence, the advance of capital generally, and the introduction of neoliberalism into agriculture in particular, a number of contemporary rural‐oriented (migratory/mobility) movements and ‘living structures’ are investigated, which, taken together, suggest a growing development of ‘dual settlement’ and ‘multiplace hybrid’ life. The paper concludes with a typology of villages and some thoughts on the theoretical implications of this study. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
A more secure and efficient Andrew Secure RPC protocol
Authors: Boonkrong Sirapat
Published: November 2013

The Andrew Secure Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is a protocol that allows two parties to establish a new cryptographic key. The protocol was originally designed to work on the Andrew network of Carnegie Mellon University, USA. Its concept and method can now be used to enhance security of communications on different modules in smart cards, computer networks and the Internet. There have been many varieties of the protocol since it was designed. We questioned whether or not those existing Andrew Secure RPC varieties were really secure and efficient. It is shown in this paper that most of them are indeed not secure, and their efficiency can be improved. We carried out security analyses and experiments to illustrate that our proposed protocol here is more secure and 25% more efficient, in terms of speed, than the others. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Rhamnolipids Obtained from a PHA‐Negative Mutant of Pseudomonas aeruginosa 47T2 ΔAD: Composition and Emulsifying Behavior
Authors: Torrego‐Solana Noelia , García‐Celma M. José , Garreta Albert , Marqués Ana M. , Diaz Pilar , Manresa Angeles
Published: November 2013

Pseudomonas aeruginosa 47T2 (NCBIM 40044) synthesizes polyhydroxyalkanoic acids (PHAs) and rhamnolipids (Rhls). The knockout mutant for PHAs biosynthesis, P. aeruginosa 47T2 ΔAD prepared in this study, increased the cellular yield of Rhls production by 28 %. The Rhls mixture (composed up to eight homologs) reduced the water surface tension to 31.67 mN/m with a critical micelle concentration of 105 mg/L. The IC50 (μg/mL) of the neutral red uptake assay and methylthiazol tetrazolium assay ranged between 53.9 and 72 μg/mL, which is similar to that of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). Rhamnolipids had a lower hemolytic effect at 110.8 μg/ml than SDS, a commercial anionic surfactant, at 43.6 μg/mL. This suggests that the Rhls mixture could be used in topical pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications or cleansers as a biosurfactant. The emulsifying properties in water/oil dispersions were determined using ternary phase diagrams at 25 °C. Isopropyl myristate, soybean oil, olive oil and Casablanca oil were used as the oil components. Total emulsions were obtained with most of the oils.
The doubling map with asymmetrical holes
Authors: GLENDINNING PAUL , SIDOROV NIKITA
Published: November 2013

Let $0\lt a\lt b\lt 1$ and let $T$ be the doubling map. Set $ \mathcal{J} (a, b): = \{ x\in [0, 1] : {T}^{n} x\not\in (a, b), n\geq 0\} $. In this paper we completely characterize the holes $(a, b)$ for which any of the following scenarios hold: (i) $ \mathcal{J} (a, b)$ contains a point $x\in (0, 1)$; (ii) $ \mathcal{J} (a, b)\cap [\delta , 1- \delta ] $ is infinite for any fixed $\delta \gt 0$; (iii) $ \mathcal{J} (a, b)$ is uncountable of zero Hausdorff dimension; (iv) $ \mathcal{J} (a, b)$ is of positive Hausdorff dimension. In particular, we show that (iv) is always the case if $$\begin{eqnarray*}b- a\lt \frac{1}{4} { \mathop{\prod }\nolimits}_{n= 1}^{\infty } (1- {2}^{- {2}^{n} } )\approx 0. 175\hspace{0.167em} 092\end{eqnarray*}$$ and that this bound is sharp. As a corollary, we give a full description of first- and second-order critical holes introduced by N. Sidorov [Supercritical holes for the doubling map. Preprint, see http://arxiv.org/abs/1204.1920] for the doubling map. Furthermore, we show that our model yields a continuum of ‘routes to chaos’ via arbitrary sequences of products of natural numbers, thus generalizing the standard route to chaos via period doubling.
Spin-up of a magnetically driven tornado-like vortex
Authors: Vogt Tobias , Grants Ilmārs , Eckert Sven , Gerbeth Gunter
Published: November 2013

The spin-up of a concentrated vortex in a liquid metal cylinder with a free surface is considered experimentally and numerically. The vortex is driven by two flow-independent magnetic body forces. A continuously applied rotating magnetic field provides the source of the angular momentum. A pulse of about one order of magnitude stronger travelling magnetic field drives a converging flow that temporarily focuses this angular momentum towards the axis of the container. A highly concentrated vortex forms that produces a funnel-shaped surface depression. We explore experimentally the duration, the depth and the conditions of formation of this funnel. Additionally, we measure the axial velocity and calculate the axisymmetric flow field of this transient vortex at a lower force magnitude. The spin-up vortex is similar to the corresponding developed time-averaged turbulent vortex driven by the same magnetic forces (Grants et al., J. Fluid Mech., vol. 616, 2008, pp. 135–152). There are two main differences. First, the maximum swirl concentration condition cannot be expressed as a constant ratio of the two driving forces. Second, a much higher degree of swirl concentration is feasible. We explain these differences as due to a much lower turbulence during the spin-up.