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Advanced asymmetrical supercapacitors based on graphene hybrid materials (2011)

Supercapacitors operating in aqueous solutions are low cost energy storage devices with high cycling stability and fast charging and discharging capabilities, but generally suffer from low energy densities. Here, we grow Ni(OH)2 nanoplates and RuO2 nanoparticles on high quality graphene sheets in order to maximize the specific capacitances of these materials. We then pair up a Ni(OH)2/graphene electrode with a RuO2/graphene electrode to afford a high performance asymmetrical supercapacitor with high energy and power density operating in aqueous solutions at a voltage of ∼1.5 V. The asymmetrical supercapacitor exhibits significantly higher energy densities than symmetrical RuO2-RuO2 supercapacitors or asymmetrical supercapacitors based on either RuO2-carbon or Ni(OH)2-carbon electrode pairs. A high energy density of ∼48 W·h/kg at a power density of ∼0.23 kW/kg, and a high power density of ∼21 kW/kg at an energy density of ∼14 W·h/kg have been achieved with our Ni(OH)2/graphene and RuO2/graphene asymmetrical supercapacitor. Thus, pairing up metal-oxide/graphene and metal-hydroxide/graphene hybrid materials for asymmetrical supercapacitors represents a new approach to high performance energy storage.
Oligonucleotide synthesis. Part 18. Synthesis of bis(5-chloro-8-quinolyl) nucleoside 5'-phosphates in oligoribonucleotide synthesis by the phosphotriester approach (1982)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTOligonucleotide synthesis. Part 18. Synthesis of bis(5-chloro-8-quinolyl) nucleoside 5'-phosphates in oligoribonucleotide synthesis by the phosphotriester approachHiroshi Takaku, Kazuo Kamaike, and Kenichi KasugaCite this: J. Org. Chem. 1982, 47, 25, 4937–4940Publication Date (Print):December 1, 1982Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 December 1982https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jo00146a022https://doi.org/10.1021/jo00146a022research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views108Altmetric-Citations11LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access optionsGet e-Alertsclose Get e-Alerts
Identification of recently handled materials by analysis of latent human fingerprints using \ninfrared spectromicroscopy (2005)

Analysis of fingerprints has predominantly focused on matching the pattern of ridges to a specific person as a form of identification. The present work focuses on identifying extrinsic materials that are left within a person's fingerprint after recent handling of such materials. Specifically, we employed infrared spectromicroscopy to locate and positively identify microscopic particles from a mixture of common materials in the latent human fingerprints of volunteer subjects. We were able to find and correctly identify all test substances based on their unique infrared spectral signatures. Spectral imaging is demonstrated as a method for automating recognition of specific substances in a fingerprint. We also demonstrate the use of Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR) and synchrotron-based infrared spectromicroscopy for obtaining high-quality spectra from particles that were too thick or too small, respectively, for reflection/absorption measurements. We believe the application of this rapid, non-destructive analytical technique to the forensic study of latent human finger prints has the potential to add a new layer of information available to investigators. Using fingerprints to not only identify who was present at a crime scene, but also to link who was handling key materials will be a powerful investigative tool.
Tissue Damage by Pulsed Electrical Stimulation (2007)

Repeated pulsed electrical stimulation is used in a multitude of neural interfaces; damage resulting from such stimulation was studied as a function of pulse duration, electrode size, and number of pulses using a fluorescent assay on chick chorioallontoic membrane (CAM) in vivo and chick retina in vitro. Data from the chick model were verified by repeating some measurements on porcine retina in-vitro. The electrode size varied from 100 microm to 1 mm, pulse duration from 6 micros to 6 ms, and the number of pulses from 1 to 7500. The threshold current density for damage was independent of electrode size for diameters greater than 300 microm, and scaled as 1/r2 for electrodes smaller than 200 microm. Damage threshold decreased with the number of pulses, dropping by a factor of 14 on the CAM and 7 on the retina as the number of pulses increased from 1 to 50, and remained constant for a higher numbers of pulses. The damage threshold current density on large electrodes scaled with pulse duration as approximately 1/t0.5, characteristic of electroporation. The threshold current density for repeated exposure on the retina varied between 0.061 A/cm2 at 6 ms to 1.3 A/cm2 at 6 micros. The highest ratio of the damage threshold to the stimulation threshold in retinal ganglion cells occurred at pulse durations near chronaxie-around 1.3 ms.
5-Lipoxygenase Inhibitors:  Synthesis and Structure−Activity Relationships of a Series of 1-Aryl-2H,4H-tetrahydro-1,2,4-triazin-3-ones (1996)

Synthetic routes were developed to access a variety of novel 1-aryl-2H,4H-tetrahydro-1,2,4-triazin-3-one analogs which were evaluated as 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) inhibitors. The parent structure, 1-phenylperhydro-1,2,4-triazin-3-one (4), was found to be a selective inhibitor of 5-LO in broken cell, intact cell, and human blood assays with IC50 values of 5-21 microM. In a rat anaphylaxis model, 4 blocked leukotriene formation with an ED50 = 7 mg/kg when administered orally. Compound 4 exhibited selectivity for inhibition of 5-LO with little activity against related enzymes: 12-LO from human platelets, 15-LO from soybean, and cyclooxygenase (COX) from sheep seminal vesicle. In pilot subacute toxicity testing, 4 did not produce methemoglobinemia in rats (400 mg/kg po daily for 9 days) or in dogs (200 mg/kg po daily for 28 days). These results indicated that the triazinone structure provided a 5-LO inhibitor template devoid of the toxicity problems observed in the related phenidone (1) and pyridazinone (3) classes of 5-LO inhibitors. The parent compound 4 is a selective, orally bioavailable 5-LO inhibitor which can serve as a useful reference standard for in vivo pharmacological studies involving leukotriene-mediated phenonmena.
Multiplex PCR for Typing and Subtyping Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Viruses (1998)

A multiplex reverse transcription (RT)-PCR method that has been developed is capable of detecting and subtyping influenza A (H1N1 and H3N2) and B viruses as well as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) types A and B in respiratory clinical samples taken as part of a national community-based surveillance program of influenza-like illness in England and Wales. The detection of each different pathogen depended on distinguishing five amplification products of different sizes on agarose gels following RT-PCR with multiple primer sets. The multiplex RT-PCR was tested with 65 nasopharyngeal apirates from which RSV had been isolated and 237 combined nose and throat swabs from which influenza A (H1N1 and H3N2) or B virus had been detected by virus isolation, as well as 40 respiratory samples from which other viruses including cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus, enteroviruses, and parainfluenza viruses had been grown. For the typing and subtyping of influenza A and B viruses and RSV types A and B, the multiplex RT-PCR gave an excellent (100%) correlation with the results of conventional typing and subtyping with specific antisera. Multiplex RT-PCR can also be used to accurately detect more than one viral template in the same reaction mixture, allowing viral coinfections to be identified with the same respiratory specimen.
The Cerebral Endothelium During Pregnancy: A Potential Role in the Development of Eclampsia (2005)

The authors investigated the influence of pregnancy on cerebral endothelial cell permeability in response to an acute elevation in intravascular pressure that caused forced dilatation of myogenic tone. Third-order branches of the posterior cerebral artery (PCA) were dissected from nonpregnant (NP) and late-pregnant (LP, days 19 to 20) Sprague-Dawley rats and mounted on glass cannulas in an arteriograph chamber that allowed control over intravascular pressure and measurement of both diameter and permeability to fluorescent dextran (3000 Da). Permeability was determined at 75 mm Hg and after a step increase in pressure to 200 mm Hg. The extent of pinocytosis and transcellular transport in response to pressure was evaluated separately in the same groups of animals at 75 and 200 mm Hg using transmission electron microscopy. All arteries developed myogenic tone at 75 mm Hg that was lost when pressure was increased to 200 mm Hg to cause forced dilatation. The increased pressure caused a significant increase in permeability to dextran and enhanced pinocytosis in arteries from LP animals, but not in NP animals whose permeability remained constant at both pressures. These results suggest a pregnancy-specific effect on the cerebral endothelium that may promote enhanced vascular permeability during acute hypertension and may contribute to the edema formation and neurologic complications of eclampsia.
Cytokine Therapeutics for the Treatment of Sepsis: Why has Nothing Worked? (2003)

Several clinical trials have attempted to treat sepsis by blocking certain aspects of the inflammatory response. Tumor necrosis factor and interleukin 1 have been specific targets for inhibition but none of the trials have been successful. These trials were started on the basis of preclinical trials that suggested these would be effective. There were three lines of evidence to support the idea of cytokine inhibition. First, patients with increased levels of cytokines are more likely to die. Second, experimental animal models demonstrated that blocking the cytokines would improve outcome. Third, injection of purified, recombinant cytokines would cause both organ injury and death in experimental animals. Several additional aspects of the inflammatory response have been discovered since these trials were initiated. Included among these potential new targets are interleukin 18 and HMG-1. However, before new clinical trials are started there must be careful consideration of why previous interventions were not effective. The concept of blocking a single elevated cytokine may be too simple to deal with the complex problem of sepsis. As patients move through different phases of the septic response, there may be intervals when it is appropriate to inhibit multiple cytokines while at other times it may be appropriate to augment the immune response.
Chemical modification of silk fibroin with cyanuric chloride-activated poly(ethylene glycol): Analyses of reaction site by proton NMR spectroscopy and conformation of the conjugates (1993)

Solubilized silk fibroin (SF) in 0.1 M borate buffer (pH 9.4) was modified with 2-O-[methoxy(polyethylene glycol)]-4,6-dichloro-s-triazine (actPEG1) at 4 degrees C. The weight of the modified SF (PEG1-SF) was at least 3.2 times that of the starting material SF. Amino acid analysis of PEG1-SF suggested that the nucleophilic epsilon-amino group of the lysine residue and the nucleophilic imidazole group of the histidine residue in SF reacted with actPEG1. The 1H-NMR spectrum of PEG1-SF showed a downfield shift of the aromatic protons of the tyrosine residue from the corresponding protons of SF. The 1H-NMR spectrum of the SF reacted with cyanuric fluoride (CyF), whose fluorine atoms are known to react with the phenolic hydroxyl group of the tyrosine residue, also showed the downfield shift. These results suggested that the reaction site of SF with actPEG1 was the phenolic hydroxyl group of the tyrosine residue in addition to the lysine and histidine residues. The conformation of PEG1-SF in a solid state was examined by means of IR and X-ray measurement. The IR spectrum of PEG1-SF revealed a change in secondary structure from random coil to beta-sheet due to the coexistence of PEG molecules. The X-ray diffraction pattern of PEG1-SF indicated that the PEG molecules covalently bonding to SF narrowed the spacing of the interchain periodicity and promoted the formation of the interchain beta-sheet.
Syntheses, Crystal Structures and Adsorption Properties of Ultramicroporous Coordination Polymers Constructed from Hexafluorosilicate Ions and Pyrazine (2009)

Abstract Three novel coordination polymers based on M 2+ (M = Cu, Zn), pyrazine (pyz) and the SiF 6 2– ion, [Cu(SiF 6 )(pyz)(H 2 O) 2 ] n ( 1a ), {[Cu(SiF 6 )(pyz) 3 ] · 2H 2 O} n ( 1b blabla 2H 2 O) and {[Zn(SiF 6 )(pyz) 2 ] · 2MeOH} n ( 2 blabla 2MeOH), have been synthesized and characterized by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction analyses. Compound 1a forms straight one‐dimensional chains of–Cu(OH 2 ) 2 –pyz–, which are bridged by SiF 6 2– ions to produce two‐dimensional sheets. Compound 1b blabla 2H 2 O forms straight two‐dimensional sheets of –Cu(pyz) 2 –pyz– chains bridged by SiF 6 2– ions, where perpendicularly protruding pyz planes are stacked to produce a three‐dimensional framework with 2.5 × 2.2 Å 2 pores. In compound 2 blabla 2MeOH, grids of [Zn(pyz) 2 ] n are bridged by SiF 6 2– ions axially coordinating to Zn 2+ ions to produce an open three‐dimensional framework. The 4.5 × 4.5 Å 2 pores in 2 blabla 2MeOH are surrounded by pyz panels, and they remain intact after removal of solvents to give [Zn(SiF 6 )(pyz) 2 ] n ( 2 ). The permanent porosity of 2 was characterized by adsorption studies with solvent vapours such as MeOH (kinetic diameter 3.8 Å), EtOH (4.3 Å), i PrOH (4.7 Å) and Me 2 CO (4.7 Å), showing a size‐exclusive effect at around 4.7 Å. Furthermore, the H 2 adsorption/desorption isotherm of 2 at 77 K shows a sharp uptake with a slight hysteresis loop, which is attributed to both the small size of the pore and the interaction between H 2 molecules and fluorine (SiF 6 2– ) atoms that are exposed on the pore surfaces. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH &amp; Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2009)
Nucleic acid related compounds. 34. Non-aqueous diazotization with tert-butyl nitrite. Introduction of fluorine, chlorine, and bromine at C-2 of purine nucleosides (1981)

Treatment of 2,6-diamino-9-(2,3,5-tri-O-acetyl-β-D-ribofuranosyl)purine (1c) with tert-butyl nitrite (TBN) in 60% anhydrous hydrogen fluoride/pyridine at −20 °C gave 2-fluoroadenosine triacetate (2) in 48% yield. Analogous treatment of the acetylated 2-amino-6-fluoropurine nucleoside (1a) gave the 2,6-difluoro compound (3a) in 63% yield. Anhydrous ammonia in 1,2-dimethoxy-ethane converted 3a → 2 without ammonolysis of the acetate groups. The overall conversion of 1a → 3a → 2 without isolation of 3a proceeded in 80% yield. Similar diazotization of the 2-amino-6-chloro nucleoside (1b) in HF/pyridine gave the 2-fluoro-6-chloro analogue (3b) in 89% yield. Treatment of 1b with TBN and pyridine hydrochloride in dichloromethane (77%) or TBN and antimony trichloride in 1,2-dichloroethane (84%) gave the 2,6-dichloropurine nucleoside (4b). The latter conditions converted 1a to the 2-chloro-6-fluoro product (4a) in 77% yield. Conversions of 1a and 1b to the 2-bromo-6-fluoro (5a, 67%) and 2-bromo-6-chloro (5b, 78%) analogues were effected using TBN and antimony tribromide in dibromomethane.
Cognitive Function Related to the Sirh11/Zcchc16 Gene Acquired from an LTR Retrotransposon in Eutherians (2015)

Gene targeting of mouse Sushi-ichi-related retrotransposon homologue 11/Zinc finger CCHC domain-containing 16 (Sirh11/Zcchc16) causes abnormal behaviors related to cognition, including attention, impulsivity and working memory. Sirh11/Zcchc16 encodes a CCHC type of zinc-finger protein that exhibits high homology to an LTR retrotransposon Gag protein. Upon microdialysis analysis of the prefrontal cortex region, the recovery rate of noradrenaline (NA) was reduced compared with dopamine (DA) after perfusion of high potassium-containing artificial cerebrospinal fluid in knockout (KO) mice. These data indicate that Sirh11/Zcchc16 is involved in cognitive function in the brain, possibly via the noradrenergic system, in the contemporary mouse developmental systems. Interestingly, it is highly conserved in three out of the four major groups of the eutherians, euarchontoglires, laurasiatheria and afrotheria, but is heavily mutated in xenarthran species such as the sloth and armadillo, suggesting that it has contributed to brain evolution in the three major eutherian lineages, including humans and mice. Sirh11/Zcchc16 is the first SIRH gene to be involved in brain function, instead of just the placenta, as seen in the case of Peg10, Peg11/Rtl1 and Sirh7/Ldoc1.
On a Bio-inspired Amphibious Robot Capable of Multimodal Motion (2011)

This paper addresses the system design and locomotion control for a versatile amphibious robot, AmphiRobot-II, inspired by various amphibian principles in the animal kingdom. In terms of the propulsion features of existing amphibians, a novel hybrid propulsive mechanism coupled with wheel-propeller-fin movements is proposed that integrates fish- or dolphin-like swimming and wheel-based crawling. The robot is able not only to implement flexible wheel-based movements on land, but also to perform steady and efficient fish- or dolphin-like swimming under water and can further switch between these two patterns via a specialized swivel device. To achieve multimodal motions, a body deformation steering approach is proposed for the turning locomotion on land with minimum turning radius obtained accordingly. A central pattern generator inspired underwater locomotion control is also implemented and tested on the physical robot. Based on the aforementioned design, the AmphiRobot-II prototype has been built and has successfully demonstrated to confirm the effectiveness of the hybrid propulsive scheme and the amphibious control approaches.
Randomized phase III trial evaluating the role of erythropoietin in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced anemia. (1997)

PURPOSE Although erythropoietin (EPO) is known to be useful in treating chemotherapy-induced anemia, few data are available on its potential preventive role. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of EPO in preventing the development of clinically significant anemia in patients treated with chemotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS Sixty-two early-stage breast cancer patients undergoing accelerated adjuvant chemotherapy were randomized to receive EPO 150 U/kg three times a week or no additional treatment. Chemotherapy consisted of six cycles of cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2, epirubicin 60 mg/m2, and fluorouracil 600 mg/m2 (CEF) intravenously on day 1, every 2 weeks with the support of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), 5 microg/kg subcutaneously from day 4 to day 11. RESULTS Throughout the six cycles of chemotherapy, EPO-treated patients maintained stable values of hemoglobin, whereas control patients developed a progressive anemia. At the end of chemotherapy, the mean (+/- SD) hemoglobin decrease in the control group was 3.05 g/dL (+/- 1.0; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.6 to 3.5), whereas in the EPO group it was 0.8 (+/- 1.4; 95% CI, 0.3 to 1.4). Clinically significant anemia (hemoglobin &lt; or = 10 g/dL) occurred in 16 patients (52%; 95% CI, 33 to 69) in the control arm and in no patient (0%; 95% CI, 0 to 14) in the EPO arm (P = .00001). CONCLUSION EPO prevents anemia in patients undergoing chemotherapy. Further trials are required to identify subsets of patients in which the preventive use of this drug could be cost-effective.
American Origin of the Cultivated Cucurbits. I. Evidence from the Herbals. II. Survey of Old and Recent Botanical Evidence (1947)

There are four species of Cucurbita that rank as cultivated plants (C. Pepo L.; C. moschata Poir.; C. naximaDuch.; and C. ficifoIa2 Bouche), and there is good archeological evidence that the first three were present in the Americas in preColumbian times (see Carter, '45). However, it has never been decisively demonstrated that this group may not have been common to both Old and New Worlds as seems to have been the case with the white-flowered gourd, Lagenaria sicereia (Molina) Standl. In the course of his investigation on the association of the cultivated cucurbits with the various Amerind cultures of the Southwest, the writer had occasion to examine most of the published work that concerns the origin of this group. The present report is an attempt to evaluate this evidence, and draw the indicated conclusions. With the exception of Cucurbita ficifolia, the four species with which we are concerned are annuals. All have 20 pairs of chromosomes. They rarely, if ever, produce species hybrids, except by means of artificial pollination, and then only with difficulty. Up to the present, none have been discovered in the indigenous state.
Enzymatic Mutation Detection in the P53 Gene (2000)

The EMD system facilitates efficient detection of genetic variation in fragments exceeding 1 kb irrespective of location and type. The technology is particularly well suited to the detection of mutations in genes frequently mutated at unpredictable locations.
Mammalian cell lines engineered to identify inhibitors of specific signal transduction pathways. (1991)

A variety of signal transduction pathways contribute to the regulation of transcription in mammalian cells. Several of these pathways ultimately rely upon the interaction of transcription factors with genetic sequences termed response elements in the promoter regions of some genes. The biochemical mechanisms that control the levels and state of activation of transcription factors are poorly understood. However, specific phosphorylation events mediated by protein kinase C, growth factor receptor-linked tyrosine kinases, and protein kinase A clearly participate in the regulation of these signal transduction pathways. To understand the relationship between activation and/or inhibition of these pathways and regulation of gene expression controlled by specific response elements, cell lines were prepared containing the TPA response element (TRE), serum response element (SRE), or cyclic AMP response element (CRE) fused to a gene encoding a secretable form of alkaline phosphatase (SEAP). These TRE-SEAP, SRE-SEAP, and CRE-SEAP cells exhibit dramatic increases in alkaline phosphatase (AP) activity following exposure to TPA, PDGF, or forskolin. Down regulation of protein kinase C or inhibition of tyrosine kinase activity blocked the stimulation of AP activity caused by TPA or PDGF. These cell lines can be used to characterize existing inhibitors, and to identify new agents that affect specific signal transduction pathways in mammalian cells.