bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
In cross-sectional observations, dietary quality is not associated with CVD risk in women; in men the positive association is accounted for by BMI
Authors: Frazier-Wood Alexis C. , Kim Jihye , Davis Jennifer S. , Jung Su Yon , Chang Shine
Published: March 2015

The role that BMI plays in the association between dietary quality and CVD risk is not known. We aimed to better understand this relationship using statistical methods which correct for sex-specific underreporting of dietary intake. Overall, dietary quality was assessed using the Healthy Eating Index (HEI) on data from 9797 non-pregnant adults (aged >20 years) who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2005 to 2010. CVD risk factors included blood pressure, fasting glucose and insulin, homeostatic models of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), HDL- and LDL-cholesterol (HDL-C and LDL-C), TAG and C-reactive protein (CRP). We controlled for demographic and lifestyle covariates, and we used the population ratio approach (which adjusts for the underreporting of intake) to compare mean HEI scores between the top and bottom quartiles of covariate-adjusted CVD risk factors. In women, the total HEI score was not associated with any CVD risk factors (allQ>0·11). In men, the total HEI score was associated with covariate-adjusted residuals for fasting insulin (Q< 0·001), HOMA-IR (Q< 0·001), HDL-C (Q= 0·01), TAG (Q= 0·03) and CRP (Q< 0·001). When we additionally adjusted for BMI, the association with total HEI score was not significant (allP>0·10). In the present analyses, dietary quality was associated with five CVD risk factors in a sex-specific manner. Moreover, the association of BMI with CVD risk attenuated the relationship between CVD risk and diet, which suggests that BMI is an important factor in heart disease prevention.
DRIFTING TOWARDS PROPORTIONATE LIABILITY: ETHICS AND PRAGMATICS
Authors: Barker Kit , Steele Jenny
Published: March 2015

This article investigates an apparent, convergent shift in common law jurisdictions away from the traditional principle of joint and several liability towards proportionate liability in cases involving multiple wrongdoers, and argues that this is best seen as an unprincipled drift. The shift is often presented by defendants and legislators as a logical extension of the ethics of comparative (contributory) negligence doctrine. Here we deny any ethical connection between the two doctrines. We also suggest that there is no good, generalisable ethical or pragmatic argument in favour of proportionate liability in its own right and caution jurisdictions currently considering reform of the joint and several liability rule against leaping to any such assumption.
FREE SPEECH AND SCANDALISING THE COURT IN MAURITIUS
Authors: Turenne Sophie
Published: March 2015

AT the behest of the Law Commission, Contempt of Court: Scandalising the Court (18 December 2012), Parliament recently abolished the common law offence of scandalising the court (s. 33 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013). But the offence is still frequently found in many parts of the common law world and the decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in Dhooharika v DPP of Mauritius [2014] UKPC 11; [2014] 3 W.L.R. 1081 may indicate its future in common law jurisdictions. The Privy Council was asked to decide, inter alia, whether the common law offence was compatible with s. 12 of the Constitution of Mauritius. Section 12 protects a person's freedom of expression but also makes saving for any law, or any act done pursuant to law, which aims to maintain the authority and independence of the courts and which is reasonably justifiable to that end.
THE TORTURE EXCEPTION TO IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL SUIT
Authors: Ranganathan Surabhi
Published: March 2015

THE European Court of Human Rights' (ECtHR) judgment in Jones and others v U.K. (2014) 59 E.H.R.R. 1 is the latest word on a long-running debate about whether public international law excludes foreign State immunities before domestic courts in civil proceedings relating to the violation of jus cogens norms, particularly the prohibition against torture. The case joined applications by Mr. Jones and Messrs. Mitchell, Sampson and Walker, all British (or dual) nationals, alleging that the UK's grant of immunity to Saudi Arabia (in Mr. Jones's case) and to Saudi Arabian public officials (in both cases) amounted to a disproportionate interference with their right of access to court under Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The ECtHR decided, by six votes to one, that the House of Lords' judgment in Jones vMinistry of Interior Al-Mamlaka Al-Arabyia AS Saudiya (the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) [2006] UKHL 26; [2007] 1 A.C. 270) (“Jones [HL]”) was correct in finding that public international law did not recognise a “torture” exception to the general rule of State immunity in civil proceedings and, consequently, did not infringe Article 6 of the ECHR.
DIRECTORS' DUTY NOT TO PREFER ONE CREDITOR TO ANOTHER
Authors: Ng Tom K.C.
Published: March 2015

DIRECTORS owe their company a duty to act bona fide in the company's interests. When the company is insolvent, directors must consider the interests of creditors. The content of this duty, however, has never been clearly articulated. In particular, is a director in breach of his duty if he prefers one creditor to another? In Moulin Global Eyecare Holdings Ltd. v Olivia Lee Sin Mei (2014) 17 H.K.C.F.A.R. 466, Gummow N.P.J., sitting in the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, answered this question in the affirmative. This note (1) outlines the facts in Moulin; (2) considers the case law and the nature of the duty; and (3) compares the duty with the statutory preference provisions.
PROPRIETARY ESTOPPEL AND VENDOR PURCHASER CONSTRUCTIVE TRUSTS
Authors: Televantos Andreas , Maniscalco Lorenzo
Published: March 2015

THE recent Supreme Court decision in Scott v Southern Pacific Mortgages [2014] UKSC 52; [2014] H.L.R. 48 considered whether a promise made by the buyer of a piece of land, before completion, could give rise to a proprietary estoppel claim. Obiter, the court also considered the width and applicability of the rule in Abbey National B.S. v Cann [1991] A.C. 56, which has traditionally been seen to provide that completion and the creation of a mortgage charge are to be considered as one transaction in cases of acquisition mortgages where the purchaser could not have purchased the property without the mortgage loan.
Life in Ruins: Materiality, the City, and the Production of Critique in the Art of Naiza Khan
Authors: Zitzewitz Karin
Published: March 2015

Naiza Khan'sThe Manora Archive(2007–), the product of her long-term engagement with a small island in Karachi's harbor, is exemplary of both Pakistan's vibrant contemporary art and its burgeoning discourse of urban space. Dominated by a naval base and port rejuvenation project, nearly all of Manora's civilian population was bought out by investors in 2006 for a now-abandoned real estate development. Khan has recorded the island's abandoned architecture in photographs and video, documenting its descent into ruins. Her visual archive, which also includes drawings, prints, and paintings based on the photographs, presents Manora's ruins as metonymic of Karachi's colonial and postcolonial histories. This article makes two interlocking claims: first, that Khan's artistic work supplements scholarship on the relationship between violence and urban development by highlighting issues of temporality and bodily experience, and, second, that her work productively exploits the tension between the documentary mode and more traditional artistic media.
Childhood adversities, urbanisation and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older adults: evidence from a national survey in China
Authors: YANG FAN , LOU VIVIAN W. Q.
Published: March 2015

The trajectory of modern China, namely from dire poverty and communist fever to economic boom and marketisation under an authoritarian regime, makes the country a unique social laboratory for examining how social environment affects human development of individuals. This study investigated the correlation between childhood adversity and depressive symptoms of Chinese middle-aged and older adults, as well as how urbanisation moderates the correlation. A sub-sample (N = 14,681) of the baseline of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study was analysed. Seven variables were used in the latent class analysis to establish a childhood adversity typology. Three urbanisation statuses were identified according to theHukou(household registration system) status and neighbourhood type: non-urbanised, semi-urbanised and fully urbanised. The correlation between childhood adversity and depressive symptoms and the moderation of urbanization on the correlation were assessed with factorial analysis of covariance. Three latent classes for childhood adversities were identified: ‘normal childhood class', ‘low childhood socio-economic status and health class' and ‘traumatic childhood class'. The class membership was significantly correlated with depressive symptoms (p = 0.015), and the urbanisation status, also significantly affecting depressive symptoms (p = 0.05), had significant moderating effect on the correlation (p = 0.002). It is suggested that more social inclusive policies need to be adopted in order to guarantee the equal distribution of wellbeing led by urbanisation.
Merging low vowels in metropolitan French
Authors: BERNS JANINE
Published: March 2015

Prescriptive pronunciation manuals of French generally present a vocalic inventory with two low vowels: front [a] and back [ɑ]. At the same time, descriptive overviews of modern French note the tendency of the posterior vowel to merge with the anterior token, especially in unstressed position. The actual spread and conditioning factors of this alleged merger are nevertheless unknown: we are ignorant about the degree of neutralization, and it is not clear whether it is a change affecting all regions and generations in France.

This article studies the French low vowels from a sociolinguistic perspective, by analyzing metropolitan French corpus data.
The crypsis hypothesis: a stenopic view of the selective factors in the evolution of physical dormancy in seeds
Authors: Jayasuriya K.M.G. Gehan , Athugala Yasoja S. , Wijayasinghe Malaka M. , Baskin Jerry M. , Baskin Carol C. , Mahadevan Niranjan
Published: March 2015

Physical dormancy (PY) in seeds/fruits, which is caused by the water-impermeable palisade layer, has long been considered a mechanism for synchronizing germination to a favourable time for seedling survival and establishment. Recently, a new hypothesis (crypsis hypothesis) was proposed as the main selective factor for the evolution of PY. However, there are some misconceptions in this hypothesis. Our objective is to critically evaluate the crypsis hypothesis and to point out that there are multiple adaptive roles of PY. The fundamental argument in the crypsis hypothesis, that PY evolved as an escape mechanism from predators, is not valid according to the evolutionary theory of Darwin. According to Darwin's hypothesis, variations (dormancy in our case) within a population occur randomly, i.e. there is no direct function of a variation at the time of its origin. Different selection pressures operating in the environment increase or decrease the fitness of individuals with the variation. Water-gap anatomy in seeds/fruits and phylogenetic relationships of species with PY suggest that PY has evolved several times in angiosperms. Thus, we argue that not only predatory pressure but also several other environmental pressures (e.g. proper timing of germination, ultra-drying of seeds, dispersal and pathogens) were involved in increasing the fitness of species producing seeds with PY. The significance of PY in the survival of the species under the above-mentioned environmental pressures and other misconceptions of the crypsis hypothesis are discussed in detail.
Morphophysiological dormancy in seeds ofConvallaria keiskeiand a proposal to recognize two types of double dormancy in seed dormancy classification
Authors: Kondo Tetsuya , Narita Mizuki , Phartyal Shyam S. , Hidayati Siti N. , Walck Jeffrey L. , Baskin Jerry M. , Baskin Carol C.
Published: March 2015

Convallariamajalishas double dormancy and hypogeal germination, but no information is available on embryo growth or on the effects of light and gibberellic acid (GA3) on germination in this genus. Therefore, we investigated embryo growth and other germination features in seeds ofC. keiskeiand compared the data with those ofTrillium camschatcensein another study. Until now, in seeds with double dormancy, embryo growth and germination (epigeal) have been studied in detail only for seeds ofT. camschatcense. Phenology of embryo growth and emergence of cotyledonary petiole/root (hereafter root) and shoot in seeds ofC. keiskeiwere monitored outdoors. Effects of temperature, light and GA3on embryo growth and root and shoot emergence were tested under laboratory conditions. Roots emerged the first spring following seed dispersal in autumn. The embryo grew soon after root emergence, and germination was hypogeal. Seeds with an emerged root formed buds from which a shoot (leaf) emerged above ground during the second spring. Alternating temperatures and light had negative effects on root emergence, and GA3did not substitute for cold stratification in root emergence. Seeds ofC. keiskeihave double dormancy, but it differs from that inT. camschatcense. Based on differences in embryo growth before (T. camschatcense) versus after (C. keiskei) root emergence, and on epigeal (T. camschatcense) versus hypogeal (C. keiskei) germination, we suggest that two types of deep simple double morphophysiological dormancy (MPD) be recognized. Since embryo growth inC. keiskeidoes not fit the standard definition of MPD, we propose to expand this definition.
Umsorgt werden und umsorgen: Leben mit mehreren Langzeiterkrankungen (Leila) – Eine qualitative Studie zum Beitrag von APN in integrierter Versorgung
Authors: Müller-Staub Maria , Zigan Nicole , Händler-Schuster Daniela , Probst Sebastian , Monego Renate , Imhof Lorenz
Published: March 2015

Hintergrund: Das Leben mit mehreren chronischen Krankheiten ist komplex und führt zu einer erhöhten Pflege- und Betreuungsbedürftigkeit. Zur Förderung der integrierten Versorgung wurde ein dreijähriges Projekt namens «Leben mit Langzeiterkrankung» (Leila) initiiert. Ziel: Das Projekt hatte zum Ziel, Leistungen von Pflegeexpertinnen in Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) für chronisch erkrankte Menschen in Zusammenarbeit mit Hausarztpraxen zu entwickeln. Folgende Fragestellungen wurden untersucht: 1. Wie erleben Patient(inn)en, Zuweisende und Pflegeexpertinnen APN das Leila-Dienstleistungsangebot? 2. Wie gestalten sich Zuweisungsprozesse? 3. Wie erleben die Beteiligten die Zusammenarbeit und die APN-Rollenausübung? Methode: Es wurde ein qualitativer Ansatz gemäß Grounded Theory nach Corbin und Strauss gewählt, um Erfahrungen mit Leila und Interaktionen der an Leila beteiligten Personen zu untersuchen. Dabei wurden 38 Interviews mit Patient(inn)en, die mit multiplen chronischen Krankheiten leben, deren betreuende Pflegeexpertinnen APN und zuweisenden Ärzt(inn)en durchgeführt und evaluiert. Ergebnisse: «Umsorgt werden und umsorgen» zeigte sich als zentrale Kategorie. Diese beschreibt wie auf die Patient(inn)en eingegangen wurde, sie einbezogen und ernst genommen wurden. Die Hauptkategorie «Den Alltag gestalten» zeigt, dass die Patient(inn)en lernten, mit den Folgen chronischer Erkrankungen im Alltag umzugehen. «Alle Ressourcen nutzen» legt dar, wie Potenziale und Stärken eingesetzt wurden. Schlussfolgerungen: Die Ergebnisse zu Zuweisungs- und Kooperationsprozessen ergaben, dass die APN-Rollenanerkennung und -ausübung noch ausgehandelt werden muss. Zukünftige APN-Angebote für diese Patient(inn)engruppe sollten nebst Ärztenetzwerken in weitere Dienstleistungen und die Spitex integriert werden.
A Transformational Path Forward for the Ocean Sciences Community
Authors: Conover David O. , Bronk Deborah A.
Published: March 2015

A new Decadal Survey of Ocean Sciences balances rising facilities costs with research needs. The ocean science community should unite behind the report's resounding central message.
Barnes and Merlis Receive 2014 James R. Holton Junior Scientist Awards
Authors:   AGU
Published: March 2015

Elizabeth A. Barnes and Timothy M. Merlis received 2014 James R. Holton Junior Scientist Awards at the 2014 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, held 15–19 December in San Francisco, Calif. The award recognizes "outstanding research contributions by a junior atmospheric scientist within three years of his or her Ph.D."
Polar freshwater cyanophage S-EIV1 represents a new widespread evolutionary lineage of phages
Authors: Chénard C , Chan A M , Vincent W F , Suttle C A
Published: March 2015

Cyanobacteria are often the dominant phototrophs in polar freshwater communities; yet, the phages that infect them remain unknown. Here, we present a genomic and morphological characterization of cyanophage S-EIV1 that was isolated from freshwaters on Ellesmere Island (Nunavut, High Arctic Canada), and which infects the polar Synechococcus sp., strain PCCC-A2c. S-EIV1 represents a newly discovered evolutionary lineage of bacteriophages whose representatives are widespread in aquatic systems. Among the 130 predicted open reading frames (ORFs) there is no recognizable similarity to genes that encode structural proteins other than the large terminase subunit and a distant viral morphogenesis protein, indicating that the genes encoding the structural proteins of S-EIV1 are distinct from other viruses. As well, only 19 predicted coding sequences on the 79 178 bp circularly permuted genome have homology with genes encoding proteins of known function. Although S-EIV1 is divergent from other sequenced phage isolates, it shares synteny with phage genes captured on a fosmid from the deep-chlorophyll maximum in the Mediterranean Sea, as well as with an incision element in the genome of Anabaena variabilis (ATCC 29413). Sequence recruitment of metagenomic data indicates that S-EIV1-like viruses are cosmopolitan and abundant in a wide range of aquatic systems, suggesting they have an important ecological role.
Non-canonical active site architecture of the radical SAM thiamin pyrimidine synthase
Authors: Fenwick Michael K. , Mehta Angad P. , Zhang Yang , Abdelwahed Sameh H. , Begley Tadhg P. , Ealick Steven E.
Published: March 2015

Radical S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) enzymes use a [4Fe-4S] cluster to generate a 5′-deoxyadenosyl radical. Canonical radical SAM enzymes are characterized by a β-barrel-like fold and SAM anchors to the differentiated iron of the cluster, which is located near the amino terminus and within the β-barrel, through its amino and carboxylate groups. Here we show that ThiC, the thiamin pyrimidine synthase in plants and bacteria, contains a tethered cluster-binding domain at its carboxy terminus that moves in and out of the active site during catalysis. In contrast to canonical radical SAM enzymes, we predict that SAM anchors to an additional active site metal through its amino and carboxylate groups. Superimposition of the catalytic domains of ThiC and glutamate mutase shows that these two enzymes share similar active site architectures, thus providing strong evidence for an evolutionary link between the radical SAM and adenosylcobalamin-dependent enzyme superfamilies.
Capturing the cloud of diversity reveals complexity and heterogeneity of MRSA carriage, infection and transmission
Authors: Paterson Gavin K. , Harrison Ewan M. , Murray Gemma G. R. , Welch John J. , Warland James H. , Holden Matthew T. G. , Morgan Fiona J. E. , Ba Xiaoliang , Koop Gerrit , Harris Simon R. , Maskell Duncan J. , Peacock Sharon J. , Herrtage Michael E. , Parkhill Julian , Holmes Mark A.
Published: March 2015

Genome sequencing is revolutionizing clinical microbiology and our understanding of infectious diseases. Previous studies have largely relied on the sequencing of a single isolate from each individual. However, it is not clear what degree of bacterial diversity exists within, and is transmitted between individuals. Understanding this ‘cloud of diversity’ is key to accurate identification of transmission pathways. Here, we report the deep sequencing of methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureusamong staff and animal patients involved in a transmission network at a veterinary hospital. We demonstrate considerable within-host diversity and that within-host diversity may rise and fall over time. Isolates from invasive disease contained multiple mutations in the same genes, including inactivation of a global regulator of virulence and changes in phage copy number. This study highlights the need for sequencing of multiple isolates from individuals to gain an accurate picture of transmission networks and to further understand the basis of pathogenesis.
Myeloid cell-derived inducible nitric oxide synthase suppresses M1 macrophage polarization
Authors: Lu Geming , Zhang Ruihua , Geng Shuo , Peng Liang , Jayaraman Padmini , Chen Chun , Xu Feifong , Yang Jianjun , Li Qin , Zheng Hao , Shen Kimberly , Wang Juan , Liu Xiyu , Wang Weidong , Zheng Zihan , Qi Chen-Feng , Si Chuanping , He John Cijiang , Liu Kebin , Lira Sergio A. , Sikora Andrew G. , Li Liwu , Xiong Huabao
Published: March 2015

Here we show that iNOS-deficient mice display enhanced classically activated M1 macrophage polarization without major effects on alternatively activated M2 macrophages. eNOS and nNOS mutant mice show comparable M1 macrophage polarization compared with wild-type control mice. Addition of N6-(1-iminoethyl)-L-lysine dihydrochloride, an iNOS inhibitor, significantly enhances M1 macrophage polarization while S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine, a NO donor, suppresses M1 macrophage polarization. NO derived from iNOS mediates nitration of tyrosine residues in IRF5 protein, leading to the suppression of IRF5-targeted M1 macrophage signature gene activation. Computational analyses corroborate a circuit that fine-tunes the expression of IL-12 by iNOS in macrophages, potentially enabling versatile responses based on changing microenvironments. Finally, studies of an experimental model of endotoxin shock show that iNOS deficiency results in more severe inflammation with an enhanced M1 macrophage activation phenotype. These results suggest that NO derived from iNOS in activated macrophages suppresses M1 macrophage polarization.
Efficient microfluidic negative enrichment of circulating tumor cells in blood using roughened PDMS
Authors: Diéguez L. , Winter M. A. , Pocock K. J. , Bremmell K. E. , Thierry B.
Published: March 2015

Depletion of >99.7% WBCs enabling tumor cell recovery from blood with nano-rough PDMS microfluidic negative enrichment devices functionalised with anti-CD45.
Lipophilicity study of fifteen fluoroquinolones by reversed-phase thin-layer chromatography
Authors: Hubicka Urszula , Żuromska-Witek Barbara , Komsta Łukasz , Krzek Jan
Published: March 2015

The lipophilicity of fifteen fluoroquinolones has been investigated.
Exploratory analysis of biodiesel/diesel blends by Kohonen neural networks and infrared spectroscopy
Authors: Cardoso Galhardo Carlos Eduardo , Rocha Werickson Fortunato de Carvalho
Published: March 2015

In this work, a rapid and non-destructive methodology was proposed for the evaluation of biodiesel/diesel blends with respect to the biodiesel feedstock type.
Covalent incorporation of the surfactant into high internal phase emulsion templated polymeric foams
Authors: Kovačič Sebastijan , Preishuber-Pflügl Florian , Pahovnik David , Žagar Ema , Slugovc Christian
Published: March 2015

This paper describes a “one pot” approach where intrinsically hydrophobic polymer foams are turned more hydrophilic by covalent incorporation of the surfactant.
Dynamics and mechanisms of DNA repair by photolyase
Authors: Liu Zheyun , Wang Lijuan , Zhong Dongping
Published: March 2015

Recent advances in UV-damaged DNA repair and photocycles.
Incorporation of Ag nanowires in CuWO4 for improved visible light-induced photoanode performance
Authors: Zhang H. , Yilmaz P. , Ansari J. O. , Khan F. F. , Binions R. , Krause S. , Dunn S.
Published: March 2015

Incorporation of Ag nanowires into a CuWO4 matrix with enhanced photoanode performance under AM1.5G illumination for water splitting.
Water-soluble hyaluronic acid–hybridized polyaniline nanoparticles for effectively targeted photothermal therapy
Authors: Jiang Bang-Ping , Zhang Li , Zhu Yang , Shen Xing-Can , Ji Shi-Chen , Tan Xue-You , Cheng Lei , Liang Hong
Published: March 2015

Water-soluble hyaluronic acid–hybridized polyaniline nanoparticles show effective photothermal ablation of cancer with targeted specificity.
Detection and quantification of extra virgin olive oil adulteration with edible oils by FT-IR spectroscopy and chemometrics
Authors: Sun Xiaodan , Lin Weiqi , Li Xinhui , Shen Qi , Luo Hongyuan
Published: March 2015

The adulterated oils, including the type of adulterants and levels of adulteration, are identified from extra virgin olive oil using FT-IR spectroscopy coupled with chemometrics.
The facile synthesis of single crystalline palladium arrow-headed tripods and their application in formic acid electro-oxidation
Authors: Su Na , Chen Xueying , Ren Yuanhang , Yue Bin , Wang Han , Cai Wenbin , He Heyong
Published: March 2015

Single-crystalline palladium arrow-headed tripods exhibiting high electro-activity in formic acid oxidation were prepared via a simple one-pot strategy by manipulating the reduction kinetics, concentration gradient and surface diffusion of atoms.
Zirconium catalysed intermolecular hydroamination reactions of secondary amines with alkynes
Authors: Sun Qiu , Wang Yaorong , Yuan Dan , Yao Yingming , Shen Qi
Published: March 2015

The first example of group 4 metal catalysts capable of mediating intermolecular hydroamination reactions of secondary aromatic amines is reported.
Janus gas: reversible redox transition of Sarin enables its selective detection by an ethanol modified nanoporous SnO2 chemiresistor
Authors: Dai Zhengfei , Duan Guotao , Cheng Zhenxing , Xu Lei , Li Tie , Liu Guangqiang , Zhang Hongwen , Li Yue , Cai Weiping
Published: March 2015

A reversible janus gas redox transition was discovered in the trace Sarin sensing process using an ethanol-aged nanoporous SnO2 chemiresistor.
Ostwald's rule and enantiotropy: polymorph appearance in the crystallisation of p-aminobenzoic acid
Authors: Black James F. B. , Davey Roger J. , Gowers Richard J. , Yeoh Alvin
Published: March 2015

The development of rational crystallisation strategies in polymorphic systems requires the experimental manipulation of both kinetics and thermodynamics.
The influence of poly(ethylene glycol) on the micelle formation of alkyl maltosides used in membrane protein crystallization
Authors: Müh Frank , DiFiore Dörte , Zouni Athina
Published: March 2015

The influence of poly(ethylene glycol) on the micelle formation of alkyl maltosides under conditions of membrane protein crystallization is investigated.
An abnormally slow proton transfer reaction in a simple HBO derivative due to ultrafast intramolecular-charge transfer events
Authors: Alarcos Noemí , Gutierrez Mario , Liras Marta , Sánchez Félix , Douhal Abderrazzak
Published: March 2015

Stepwise and coupled photoinduced ICT and ESIPT reactions in a simple derivative of HBO in solution.
Nuclear quantum tunnelling in enzymatic reactions – an enzymologist's perspective
Authors: Johannissen Linus O. , Hay Sam , Scrutton Nigel S.
Published: March 2015

The roles of nuclear quantum tunnelling and dynamics in enzyme reactions are discussed in this perspective on H-transfer reactions.
Widely available active sites on Ni2P for electrochemical hydrogen evolution – insights from first principles calculations
Authors: Hansen Martin H. , Stern Lucas-Alexandre , Feng Ligang , Rossmeisl Jan , Hu Xile
Published: March 2015

A hydrogen evolution reaction barrier on Ni2P nano wires.
Linking the future of anticancer metal-complexes to the therapy of tumour metastases
Authors: Bergamo Alberta , Sava Gianni
Published: March 2015

Cancer chemotherapy is almost always applied to patients with one or more diagnosed metastases and is expected to impact these lesions, thus providing significant benefits to the patient.
A theoretical study on the catalytic role of water in methanol steam reforming on PdZn(111)
Authors: Huang Zheng-Qing , Long Bo , Chang Chun-Ran
Published: March 2015

The catalytic role of water in the methanol steam reforming process on the PdZn(111) surface is explored theoretically.
Inducing magnetic communication in caged dinuclear Co(ii) systems
Authors: Caballero-Jiménez Judith , Habib Fatemah , Ramírez-Rosales Daniel , Grande-Aztatzi Rafael , Merino Gabriel , Korobkov Ilia , Singh Mukesh Kumar , Rajaraman Gopalan , Reyes-Ortega Yasmi , Murugesu Muralee
Published: March 2015

Magnetic interactions were probed for a series of mono and tri atomic bridged dinuclear Co(ii) azacryptand complexes. Magneto-structural correlations were established usingab initiocalculations.
Undecametallic and hexadecametallic ferric oxo–hydroxo/ethoxo pivalate clusters
Authors: Baca Svetlana G. , Speldrich Manfred , van Leusen Jan , Ellern Arkady , Kögerler Paul
Published: March 2015

An easy and convenient approach starting from trinuclear species has been developed to yield a series of high-nuclearity and charge-neutral Fe11 and Fe16 ferric oxide-based clusters.
Doubly chloro bridged dimeric copper(ii) complex: magneto-structural correlation and anticancer activity
Authors: Sikdar Yeasin , Modak Ritwik , Bose Dipayan , Banerjee Saswati , Bieńko Dariusz , Zierkiewicz Wiktor , Bieńko Alina , Das Saha Krishna , Goswami Sanchita
Published: March 2015

A doubly chloro bridged dinuclear copper(ii) complex was synthesized and magneto-structural correlation was drawn.The complex exhibits promising anticancer activity in HepG2 cells.
Sediment microbial fuel cells for wastewater treatment: challenges and opportunities
Authors: Xu Bojun , Ge Zheng , He Zhen
Published: March 2015

Sediment microbial fuel cells can potentially be applied as an energy-efficient method for wastewater treatment.
Evaluation of oxide ceramics as anodes for SOECs
Authors: Egger A. , Schrödl N. , Sitte W.
Published: March 2015

La2NiO4+δ is characterised as an example for a potential anode material for high-temperature solid oxide electrolyser cells (SOECs). Short-term characterisation is performed from 700 °C to 850 °C between 0.01 and 1 bar oxygen partial pressure (pO2) on asymmetrical cells using Ce0.9Gd0.1O2−δ as the electrolyte. Long-term degradation studies over more than 3000 hours are conducted at 800 °C and 0.2 bar pO2 in dry and humid atmospheres with and without a Cr-source placed in close vicinity to the cell. The SOEC anode performance is investigated by current–voltage curves combined with impedance spectroscopy. Current densities of up to −410 mA cm−2 are applied in current–voltage measurements and during long-term degradation studies. A total increase in anode resistance by 350% is observed over the course of the degradation measurements in an increasingly harsh environment. Post-test analyses by SEM/EDX on a polished cross section of the cell show the presence of several contaminants in the electrode structure. However, chromium has not been identified by EDX even after prolonged exposure to Cr-sources in humid atmospheres, which is attributed to the anodic polarisation of the electrode. Electrode delamination appears to be the main factor for the strong loss in performance.
Towards a holistic approach to metrics for the 21st century pharmaceutical industry
Authors: McElroy C. Robert , Constantinou Andri , Jones Leonie C. , Summerton Louise , Clark James H.
Published: March 2015

A unified metrics toolkit has been developed to evaluate sustainability of reactions, encompassing a comprehensive and holistic range of criteria for measuring how green a reaction is, covering quantitative and qualitative criteria both upstream and downstream of the reaction itself.
EuCheMS – Green and Sustainable Chemistry
Authors: Cole-Hamilton David J.
Published: March 2015

David J. Cole-Hamilton discusses the part of the work of EuCheMS that concerns Green and Sustainable Chemistry.
The importance of elemental sustainability and critical element recovery
Authors: Hunt Andrew J. , Matharu Avtar S. , King Alexander H. , Clark James H.
Published: March 2015

Editorial article to accompany the Green Chemistry themed issue “Elemental Recovery and Sustainability”.
3D printing for cyclonic spray chambers in ICP spectrometry
Authors: Geertsen Valérie , Barruet Elodie , Taché Olivier
Published: March 2015

We undertake to print and study cyclone spray chambers by combining and comparing for the first time 3 different printing processes, 5 materials and 8 designs.
Biocompatibility assessment of haemodialysis membrane materials by proteomic investigations
Authors: Pieroni Luisa , Levi Mortera Stefano , Greco Viviana , Sirolli Vittorio , Ronci Maurizio , Felaco Paolo , Fucci Giorgio , De Fulviis Silvia , Massoud Renato , Condò Stefano , Capria Ambrogio , Di Daniele Nicola , Bernardini Sergio , Urbani Andrea , Bonomini Mario
Published: March 2015

We examine and compare the protein adsorption capacity and coagulation profiles of different haemodialysis membrane biomaterials.
4-Methylcoumarins with cytotoxic activity against T24 and RT4 human bladder cancer cell lines
Authors: Vianna D. R. , Ruschel L. , Dietrich F. , Figueiró F. , Morrone F. B. , Canto R. F. S. , Corvello F. , Velho A. , Crestani A. , Teixeira H. , von Poser G. L. , Battastini A. M. O. , Eifler-Lima V. L.
Published: March 2015

4-Methylcoumarins were synthesized by microwave-assisted synthesis via Pechmann condensation and their cytotoxic activity against human bladder cancer cell lines was investigated.
A monocrystal graphene domain biosensor array with differential output for real-time monitoring of glucose and normal saline
Authors: Shi Junjie , Li Xin , Chen Qian , Gao Kun , Song Hui , Guo Shixi , Li Quanfu , Fang Ming , Liu Weihua , Liu Hongzhong , Wang Xiaoli
Published: March 2015

A biosensor array with differential output based on a monocrystal graphene domain is proposed to realize high resolution measurements.
Semi-synthesis of thioamide containing proteins
Authors: Wang Yanxin J. , Szantai-Kis D. Miklos , Petersson E. James
Published: March 2015

To make thioamide protein folding experiments applicable to full-sized proteins, our laboratory has used a combination of native chemical ligation of thiopeptide fragments, unnatural amino acid mutagenesis to install fluorophore partners in expressed protein fragments, and chemoenzymatic protein modification to render these expressed protein ligations traceless.
Triazolophostins: a library of novel and potent agonists of IP3receptors
Authors: Vibhute Amol M. , Konieczny Vera , Taylor Colin W. , Sureshan Kana M.
Published: March 2015

IP3R initiate most cellular Ca2+signaling. AdA is the most potent agonist of IP3R. The structural complexity of AdA makes synthesis of its analogs cumbersome. We report an easy method for generating a library of potent triazole-based analogs of AdA, triazolophostins, which are the most potent AdA analogs devoid of a nucleobase.
Direct and two-step bioorthogonal probes for Bruton's tyrosine kinase based on ibrutinib: a comparative study
Authors: Liu Nora , Hoogendoorn Sascha , van de Kar Bas , Kaptein Allard , Barf Tjeerd , Driessen Christoph , Filippov Dmitri V. , van der Marel Gijsbert A. , van der Stelt Mario , Overkleeft Herman S.
Published: March 2015

Direct and two-step activity-based probes allow for profiling of Bruton's tyrosine kinase in vitro and in situ.
Efficient cancer cell capturing SiNWAs prepared via surface-initiated SET-LRP and click chemistry
Authors: Xue Lulu , Lyu Zhonglin , Luan Yafei , Xiong Xinhong , Pan Jingjing , Chen Gaojian , Chen Hong
Published: March 2015

Enhanced specific cancer cell capturing effect generated by combining a glycopolymer and aptamer through SI-SET-LRP and click chemistry.
Multifunctional and spatially controlled bioconjugation to melt coextruded nanofibers
Authors: Kim Si-Eun , Wallat Jaqueline D. , Harker Emily C. , Advincula Abigail A. , Pokorski Jonathan K.
Published: March 2015

A simple photochemical modification scheme is utilized to fabricate multifunctional and patterned coextruded fibers.
Copper(ii) gluconate (a non-toxic food supplement/dietary aid) as a precursor catalyst for effective photo-induced living radical polymerisation of acrylates
Authors: Nikolaou Vasiliki , Anastasaki Athina , Alsubaie Fehaid , Simula Alexandre , Fox David J. , Haddleton David M.
Published: March 2015

Copper gluconate, is employed as a precursor catalyst for the photo-induced living radical polymerisation of acrylates.
Formal base-free homolytic aromatic substitutions via photoredox catalysis
Authors: Gomes Filipe , Narbonne Vanessa , Blanchard Florent , Maestri Giovanni , Malacria Max
Published: March 2015

We developed a simple and convenient method to assemble biaryls exploiting a photoredox catalyst and visible light.
Synthesis and electrochemical behaviour of NiFeCr nanoparticle coatings
Authors: Berlia Rohit , Kumar MK Punith , Srivastava Chandan
Published: March 2015

Highly corrosion resistant NiFeCr nanoparticle-epoxy coating.
Structure and mechanical properties of transparent layered nanocomposites from LAPONITE®-hydroxyethyl cellulose vacuum-assisted self-assembly
Authors: Zhou Sukun , Wang Meng , Yang Jun , Xu Feng
Published: March 2015

A nacre-like layered structure appeared at a LRD content between 40 wt% and 70 wt%, and the effect of the LRD content on the LRD/HEC nanocomposite’s properties was investigated.
Effect of pulsed electric field with variable frequency on coalescence of drops in oil
Authors: Peng Ye , Liu Tao , Gong Haifeng , Wang Jingshu , Zhang Xianming
Published: March 2015

The pulsed electric field with variable frequency has a better effect on drops coalescence in emulsion oil.
Characterization of stress degradation products of mirabegron using UPLC-QTOF-MS/MS and in silico toxicity predictions of its degradation products
Authors: Kalariya Pradipbhai D. , Sharma Mahesh , Garg Prabha , Thota Jagadeshwar Reddy , Ragampeta Srinivas , Talluri M. V. N. Kumar
Published: March 2015

Mirabegron is a novel beta-3 adrenergic receptor agonist in the treatment of overactive bladder disorder.
SPION@polydehydroalanine hybrid particles
Authors: von der Lühe Moritz , Günther Ulrike , Weidner Andreas , Gräfe Christine , Clement Joachim H. , Dutz Silvio , Schacher Felix H.
Published: March 2015

We report on the coating of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles using polyanionic or polyzwitterionic materials based on polydehydroalanine. The resulting core–shell hybrid nanoparticles exhibit shells of different charge and thickness.
Residue cytotoxicity of a hydrazone-linked polymer–drug conjugate: implication for acid-responsive micellar drug delivery
Authors: Zhang Yu , Gao Min , Chen Chao , Wang Zheng , Zhao Yanjun
Published: March 2015

The residue of a hydrazone-linked polymer–curcumin conjugate shows cytotoxicity, which is beneficial for tumor chemotherapy via synergism.
Biodegradable polyethylene glycol-based ionic liquids for effective inhibition of shale hydration
Authors: Gou Shaohua , Yin Ting , Xia Qiang , Guo Qipeng
Published: March 2015

We report the synthesis of biodegradable polyethylene glycol-based ionic liquids which exhibit potential capability for inhibiting shale hydration.
One-step synthesis of cellulose/silver nanobiocomposites using a solution plasma process and characterization of their broad spectrum antimicrobial efficacy
Authors: Davoodbasha MubarakAli , Lee Sang-Yul , Kim Seong-Cheol , Kim Jung-Wan
Published: March 2015

Cellulose/AgNP biocomposites were synthesized using SPP and assessed for their antimicrobial activity against several human pathogens.
Effects of supplemental organic carbon on long-term reduction and reoxidation of uranium
Authors: Luan Fubo , Zhang Gengxin , Senko John M. , Burgos William D.
Published: March 2015

Higher concentration of ethanol supported more extensive sulfate reduction to sulfide, which protected biogenic UO2from oxidants reoxidation.
Gallic acid: prospects and molecular mechanisms of its anticancer activity
Authors: Subramanian A. P. , John A. A. , Vellayappan M. V. , Balaji A. , Jaganathan S. K. , Supriyanto Eko , Yusof Mustafa
Published: March 2015

Gallic acid (GA) is a phenolic acid found in many dietary substances. It is a natural compound found in gallnuts, sumac, witch-hazel, clove, tealeaves, oak bark, sundew and other plants. Edibles like blackberry, hot chocolate, common walnut and Indian gooseberry contain GA.
Easily deconstructed, high aspect ratio cellulose nanofibres from Triodia pungens; an abundant grass of Australia's arid zone
Authors: Amiralian Nasim , Annamalai Pratheep K. , Memmott Paul , Taran Elena , Schmidt Susanne , Martin Darren J.
Published: March 2015

The production of high aspect ratio cellulose nanofibres without resorting to very harsh mechanical and/or chemical processing steps remains a challenge that hinders progress in the fast-moving nanocellulose field.
Revealing a room temperature ferromagnetism in cadmium oxide nanoparticles: an experimental and first-principles study
Authors: Bououdina Mohamed , Dakhel Aqeel Aziz , El-Hilo Mohammad , Anjum Dalaver H. , Kanoun Mohammed Benali , Goumri-Said Souraya
Published: March 2015

CdO nanoparticles obtained from a thermal decomposition, show a room temperature ferromagnetism due to the cadmium and oxygen defects.
LiTaO3 microcubes: the layered structure and the increased Curie temperature
Authors: Gong Xin Xin , Fang Ming , Fei Guang Tao , Liu Mao , Li Fa Di , Shang Guo Liang , Zhang Li De
Published: March 2015

A LiTaO3 layered micro-nanostructure is fabricated and found to have potential application in the infrared detection field.
Novel multi-sensitive pseudo-poly(amino acid) for effective intracellular drug delivery
Authors: Wu Yanjuan , Zhou Dongfang , Qi Yanxin , Xie Zhigang , Chen Xuesi , Jing Xiabin , Huang Yubin
Published: March 2015

Schematic illustration of DOX loading, endocytosis and intracellular microenvironment triggered release from PRDSP@DOX NPs.
Synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular modeling of new analogs of the anti-cancer agent 2-methoxyestradiol: potent inhibitors of angiogenesis
Authors: Solum Eirik Johansson , Cheng Jing-Jy , Sylte Ingebrigt , Vik Anders , Hansen Trond Vidar
Published: March 2015

Structural-activity studies on the steroid 2-methoxyestradiol revealed a new analog that exhibited potent inhibition of angiogenesis and cytotoxic effects.
Fast synthesis and electrochemical performance of hollow NiCo2O4 flowerlike microstructures
Authors: Zheng Hangsong , Ni Yonghong , Wan Fengying , Ma Xiang
Published: March 2015

Hollow NiCo2O4 flowerlike microstructures with good electrochemical performance were successfully prepared through a fast microwave-assisted hydrothermal route and sequential pyrolysis.
Highly active sustainable ferrocenated iron oxide nanocatalysts for the decolorization of methylene blue
Authors: Jinasan Atchaleeya , Poonsawat Thinnaphat , Chaicharoenwimolkul Laksamee , Pornsuwan Soraya , Somsook Ekasith
Published: March 2015

Ferrocenated iron oxide nanoparticles were successfully synthesized in basic conditions.
Corncob-shaped ZnFe2O4/C nanostructures for improved anode rate and cycle performance in lithium-ion batteries
Authors: Mao Junwei , Hou Xianhua , Wang Xinyu , He Guannan , Shao Zongping , Hu Shejun
Published: March 2015

The as-prepared corncob-shaped ZnFe2O4/C composite materials serve as anodes in lithium ion batteries and display high rate capability and enhanced recycling durability in comparison with pure ZnFe2O4 materials.
Correction: Bacterial–yeast consortium as an effective biocatalyst for biodegradation of sulphonated azo dye Reactive Red 198
Authors: Kurade Mayur B. , Waghmode Tatoba R. , Jadhav Mital U. , Jeon Byong-Hun , Govindwar Sanjay P.
Published: March 2015

Correction for ‘Bacterial–yeast consortium as an effective biocatalyst for biodegradation of sulphonated azo dye Reactive Red 198’ by Mayur B. Kurade et al., RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 23046–23056.
Diindeno[1,2-b:2′,1′-n]perylene: a closed shell related Chichibabin's hydrocarbon, the synthesis, molecular packing, electronic and charge transport properties
Authors: Sbargoud Kamal , Mamada Masashi , Marrot Jérôme , Tokito Shizuo , Yassar Abderrahim , Frigoli Michel
Published: March 2015

A fixed Chichibabin's hydrocarbon CHI1 shows a closed shell configuration with a broad absorption from 400 up to 900 nm.
A supramolecular strategy for tuning the energy level of naphthalenediimide: Promoted formation of radical anions with extraordinary stability
Authors: Song Qiao , Li Fei , Wang Zhiqiang , Zhang Xi
Published: March 2015

We report a supramolecular strategy to promote the formation of naphthalenediimide radical anions with extraordinary stability through tuning the energy level of naphthalenediimide.
Self-assembly of active attractive spheres
Authors: Prymidis Vasileios , Sielcken Harmen , Filion Laura
Published: March 2015

We study the self-assembly of a system of self-propelled, Lennard-Jones particles using Brownian dynamics simulations.
Thienoisoindigo (TIIG)-based small molecules for the understanding of structure–property–device performance correlations
Authors: Kang Hyojin , An Su Yeon , Walker Bright , Song Seyeong , Kim Taehyo , Kim Jin Young , Yang Changduk
Published: March 2015

A series of small molecule semiconductors based on the recently conceived thienoisoindigo (TIIG) moiety and three end-capping moieties with varied electron-donating strength and conformations has been synthesized and utilized for organic photovoltaics (OPVs).
Scalable one-step synthesis of TiO2/WO3 films on titanium plates with an efficient electron storage ability
Authors: Long Mingce , Tan Beihui , Hu Peidong , Zhou Baoxue , Zhou Yongfeng
Published: March 2015

This study describes a new scalable method to prepare TiO2/WO3 film electrodes with an efficient electron storage ability through one-step oxidation of Ti plates in a mixture of H2O2 and peroxotungstic acid solution.
Switchable dispersivity and molecular-trapping performance of mesostructured CaCO3–thermosensitive polymer composite microspheres
Authors: Inoue Atsuharu , Tamagawa Hitoshi , Oaki Yuya , Aoshima Sadahito , Imai Hiroaki
Published: March 2015

Dispersivity and molecular-trapping performance of mesostructured CaCO3–thermosensitive polymer composite microspheres were switched by a swing in temperature.
New “X-type” second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) dendrimers: fewer chromophore moieties and high NLO effects
Authors: Tang Runli , Zhou Shengmin , Xiang Wendi , Xie Yujun , Chen Hong , Peng Qian , Yu Gui , Liu Binwen , Zeng Huiyi , Li Qianqian , Li Zhen
Published: March 2015

A larger NLO effect with NLO coefficient of 195.2 pm V−1 was achieved with 3D-extended conformations, even with only 9 chromophore moieties in the dendrimer.
New alkylthio-thieno[3,2-b]thiophene-substituted benzodithiophene-based highly efficient photovoltaic polymer
Authors: Kim Ji-Hoon , Park Jong Baek , Jung In Hwan , Yoon Sung Cheol , Kwak Jeonghun , Hwang Do-Hoon
Published: March 2015

We introduced an alkylthio-substituent on the thieno[3,2-b]thiophene side chain of the polymer and synthesized a new low band gap 2D-conjugated polymer, PSTTBDT-FTT.