Low-temperature specific heat of antiferromagnetic EuNi5P3 and mixed-valent EuNi2P2 in magnetic fields to 7 T

he specific heats of EUNi(5)P(3), an antiferromagnet, and EuNi2P2, a mixed-valence compound, have been measured between 0.4 and 30 K in magnetic fields of, respectively, 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2.5, 5, and 7 T, and 0 and 7 T. In zero field the specific heat of EuNi5P3 shows a h-like anomaly with a maximum at 8.3 K. With increasing field in the range 0-2.5 T, the maximum shifts to lower temperatures, as expected for an antiferromagnet. In higher fields the antiferromagnetic ordering is destroyed and the magnetic part of the specific heat approaches a Schottky anomaly that is consistent with expectations for the crystal-field/Zeeman levels. In low fields and for temperatures between 1.5 acid 5 K the magnetic contribution to the specific heat is proportional to the temperature, indicating a high density of excited states with an energy dependence that is very unusual for an antiferromagnet. The entropy associated with the magnetic ordering is similar to R In8, confirming that only the Eu2+-with J=7/2, S=7/2, L=0-orders below 30 R. In zero field approximately 20% of the entropy occurs above the Neel temperature, consistent. with the usual amount of short-range order observed in antiferromagnets. The hyperfine magnetic field at the Eu nuclei in EUNi(5)P(3) is 33.3 T, in good agreement with a value calculated from electron-nuclear double resonance measurements. For EuNi2P2 the specific heat is nearly field independent and shows no evidence of magnetic ordering or hyperfine fields. The coefficient of the electron contribution to the specific heat is similar to 100 mJ/mol K-2.

Oxidative addition of tetrachloro-1,2-benzoquinone to lambda(3)-cyclotriphosphazanes. An unusual ring contraction-rearrangement

The lambda(3)-cyclotriphosphazanes, [EtNP(OR)](3) [R = 2,6-Me2C6H3 (1), 4-BrC6H4 (2), or CH2CF3(3)], on treatment with tetrachloro-1,2-benzoquinone (TCB) give the lambda(5)-cyclodiphosphazanes, [EtNP(O2C6Cl4)(OR)][EtNP(O2C6Cl4){N(Et)P(OR)(2)}] (5-7) by an unusual ring contraction-rearrangement. The reaction of the mixed substituent lambda(3)-cyclotriphosphazane, [(EtN)(3)P-3(OR)(2)(OR')] [R = 2,6-Me2C6H3, R' = 4-BrC6H4] (4), with TCB gives the lambda(5)-cyclodiphosphazane, [EtNP(O2C6Cl4)(OR')][EtNP(O2C6Cl4){N(Et)P(OR)(2)}] (8), in which 4-bromophenoxide resides on one of the ring phosphorus atoms. The lambda(3)-bicyclic tetraphosphapentazane, (EtN)(5)P-4(OPh)(2), on treatment with TCB undergoes a double ring contraction-rearrangement to give the lambda(5)-cyclodiphosphazane, (EtN)[(EtN)(2)P-2(O2C6Cl4)(2)(OPh)](2) (9). Variable-temperature and high-field P-31 NMR studies indicate the presence of more than one isomer in solution for the rearranged products 5-9. The solid state structure of 8 reveals a trans arrangement of the substituents with respect to the P2N2 ring in contrast to the gauche arrangement observed for 5.

Photoluminescence of Sr(2-x)Ln(x)CeO(4+x/2) (Ln = Eu, Sm or Yb) prepared by a wet chemical method

A wet chemical route is developed for the preparation of Sr2CeO4 denoted the carbonate-gel composite technique. This involves the coprecipitation of strontium as fine particles of carbonates within hydrated gels of ceria (CeO2.xH(2)O, 4075) by the addition of ammonium carbonate. During calcination, CeO2.xH(2)O dehydroxylation is followed by the reaction with SrCO3 to form Sr2CeO4 with complete phase purity. Doping of other rare-earths is carried out at the co-precipitation stage. The photoluminescence (PL) observed for Sr2CeO4 originates from the Ce4+-O2- charge-transfer (CT) transition resulting from the interaction of Ce4+ ion with the neighboring oxide ions. The effect of next-nearest-neighbor (NNN) environment on the Ce4+-O2- CT emission is studied by doping with Eu3+, Sm3+ or Yb3+ which in turn, have unique charge-transfer associated energy levels in the excited states in oxides. Efficient energy transfer occurs from Ce4+-O2- CT state to trivalent lanthanide ions (Ln(3+)) if the latter has CT excited states, leading to sensitizer-activator relation, through non-resonance process involving exchange interaction. Yb3+-substituted Sr2CeO4 does not show any line emission because the energy of Yb3+-O2- CT level is higher than that of the Ce4+-O2- CT level. Sr2-xEuxCeO4+x/2 shows white emission at xless than or equal to0.02 because of the dominant intensities of D-5(2)-F-7(0-3) transitions in blue-green region whereas the intensities of D-5(0)-F-7(0-3) transitions in orange-red regions dominate at concentrations xgreater than or equal to0.03 and give red emission. The appearance of all the emissions from D-5(2), D-5(1) and D-5(0) excited states to the F-7(0-3) ground multiplets of Eu3+ is explained on the basis of the shift from the hypersensitive electric-dipole to magnetic-dipole related transitions with the variation in site symmetry with increasing concentration of Eu3+. White emission of Sr2-x SmxCeO4+x/2 at xless than or equal to0.02 is due the co-existence of Ce4+-O2- CT emission and (4)G(4)(5/2)-H-6(J) Sm3+ transitions whereas only the Sm3+ red emission prevails for xgreater than or equal to0.03. The above unique changes in PL emission features are explained in terms of the changes in NNN environments of Ce4+. Quenching of Ce4+-O2- CT emission by other Ln(3+) is due to the ground state crossover arising out of the NNN interactions.

Two new 1D chains of Ni(2)Na(2) heterometallic double half-cubane building units: Synthesis, structures and variable temperature magnetic study

An equimolar mixture of Ni(NO(3))(2)center dot 6H(2)O and pyridine-2-aldehyde with two equivalents of NaN(3) in methanol in the presence of NaOMe resulted in the formation of light green precipitate which upon crystallization from dimethylformamide (DMF) yielded light green single crystals [{Ni(2)Na(2)(pic)(4)(N(3))(2)(H(2)O)(2)(MeOH)}center dot MeOH center dot 3H(2)O](n) (1) and [{Ni(2)Na(2)(pic)(4)(N(3))(2)(H(2)O)(4)}center dot 2DMF center dot H(2)O](n) (2) (pic = pyridine-2-carboxylate) at room temperature and high temperature (100 degrees C), respectively. Variable temperature magnetic studies revealed the existence of overall ferromagnetic behaviour with J approximate to + 10 cm(-1) and D approximate to -2 to -7 cm(-1) for 1 and 2, respectively. Negative D values as well as variation of D upon slight distortion of structure by varying reaction temperature were observed. The X-band Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectra of both 2 and 3 were recorded below 50 K. The structural distortion was also implicated from the EPR spectra. Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations on both complexes were performed in two different ways to corroborate the magnetic results. Considering only Ni(2)(II) dimeric unit, results were J = + 20.65 cm(-1) and D = -3.16 cm(-1) for 1, and J = +24.56 cm(-1) and D = -4.67 cm(-1) for 2. However, considering Ni(2)(II)Na(2)(I) cubane as magnetic core the results were J = +16.35 cm(-1) (1), +19.54 cm(-1) (2); D = -3.05 cm(-1) (1), -4.25 cm(-1) (2).

Cr~(2+):ZnSe的激光输出和调谐性能

Cr~(2+):ZnSe具有很宽的吸收带和发射带,是中红外波段优秀的可调谐激光材料。从吸收光谱、发射光谱以及角度调谐输出对Cr~(2+):ZnSe晶体的激光输出性能进行了研究。采用真空高温扩散法制备Cr~(2+):ZnSe晶体.获得了高浓度的Cr~(2+)离子掺杂的厚1.7 mm,直径10 mm的薄片ZnSe晶体。使用中心波长2.05μm,最大输出功率8 W的Tm离子掺杂的光纤激光器抽运,使用平凹腔结构搭建谐振腔,获得了最大平均功率1.034 W,中心波长2.367μm,线宽10 nm的连续激光输出。利用角度调谐的方法,对Cr:ZnSe晶体的调谐性能进行了研究,在100 nm范围内获得了调谐输出。

Efeito da dieta hipocalórica no perfil metabólico e composição corporal de mulheres com e sem Síndrome Metabólica e genótipo Pro12Pro do gene PPAR^7;^7;2

A obesidade é uma doença crônica não transmissível, caracterizada pelo excesso de gordura corporal. Então, a gordura acumulada na região abdominal promove resistência à insulina e conseqüentemente alterações metabólicas as quais em conjunto configuram o quadro de síndrome metabólica (SM). O genótipo Pro12Pro parece estar relacionado à menor sensibilidade à insulina, desencadeando o processo fisiopatológico da SM. Então, o objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito de uma dieta hipocalórica sobre o perfil metabólico e composição corporal de mulheres com e sem SM com genótipo Pro12Pro no gene PPAR^7;2. O presente estudo trata-se de um ensaio clínico, onde mulheres entre 30 e 45 anos, obesas grau I, sem SM (n=23) e com SM (n=7) foram submetidas à dieta hipocalórica por 90 dias. A identificação do genótipo foi realizada por reação em cadeia da polimerase (PCR). No início e nos dias 30, 60 e 90 foram avaliados peso corporal, massa magra (MM), massa gorda (MG), componentes da SM, uricemia, insulinemia, leptinemia, adiponectinemia, os índices HOMA-IR e QUICKI. O consumo energético foi avaliado nas 12 semanas de tratamento. Foi utilizado o teste t de Student para amostras independentes foi utilizado para comparar os grupos entre si, e o modelo pareado para comparar a evolução dentro de cada grupo em relação ao início do estudo. Todas as mulheres apresentaram genótipo Pro12Pro. O grupo com SM apresentou menor HDL-c (44,43,2 vs. 56,82,4 mg/dL, p=0,013), e maior triglicerídeo (180,926,7 vs. 89,76,6mg/dL, p=0,014) e VLDL-c (36,25,3 vs. 17,91,3mg/dL, p=0,014) no início do estudo. Ambos os grupos apresentaram redução ponderal (-3,30,7% grupo sem SM e - 4,20,9% grupo com SM) e da circunferência da cintura (-2,40,5% grupo sem SM e - 5,91,4% grupo com SM) significativas. O grupo sem SM reduziu da MG progressivamente até os 90 dias (37,00,8 para 36,60,5%, p=0,02), e com isso aumentou MM (62,00,5 para 63,40,5%, p=0,01), o grupo com SM também reduziu MG ao longo do estudo (32,62,3 para 29,62,4%, p<0,01) e aumentou MM significativamente (62,21,0 para 64,31,3%). A pressão arterial sistólica reduziu no primeiro mês de tratamento no grupo sem SM (de 120,41,8 para 112,32,1 mmHg, p<0,01). No que diz respeito aos parâmetros metabólicos, o grupo sem SM mostrou redução da insulinemia (32,54,2 para 25,92,4U/mL, p=0,05) e aumento da adiponectinemia (4,70,6 para 5,10,8 ng/mL, p=0,02) aos 30 dias, do colesterol total (180,25,8 para 173,85,4 mg/dL, p=0,04), e da leptina (27,01,9 para 18,21,4 ng/mL, p<0,01) aos 60 dias, porém, houve redução do QUICKI aos 90 dias (0,390,03 para 0,350,01, p=0,01). No grupo com SM, a leptinemia reduziu aos 60 dias (20,31,9 para 14,71,1 ng/mL, p=0,01) e a adiponectinemia aos 90 dias (5,71,2 para 7,11,4 ng/mL, p<0,01), também houve remissão de 57,1% dos casos de SM. Sugerimos que, a dieta hipocalórica foi eficaz na redução do peso corporal e da MG, principalmente a localizada na região abdominal. Conseqüentemente, houve melhora considerável do perfil metabólico relacionado à obesidade no grupo sem SM, e também dos marcadores de sensibilidade à insulina e cardioprotetores relacionados à SM, além da remissão dos casos de SM.

Hawaii's Marine Fisheries: Some History, Long-term Trends, and Recent Developments

This paper provides an overview of Hawaii's marine fisheries from 1948 to the present. After three decades of decline following a brief period of growth at the conclusion to World War lI, Hawaii's commercial fisheries began a decade of sustained development in the 1980's. At the same time, fisheries management issues became more significant as different segments of the fishery came into more direct competition. This paper provides new estimates of commercial landings for the 1977-90 period, and summarizes limited information on recreational and subsistence fisheries in the 1980's. It also provides some historical context which may be useful in evaluating fishery development and management options.

竹叶青(Trimeresurus stejnegeri)蛇毒五种磷脂酶A_(2)的分离纯化和氨基酸序列分析

用超细Sephadex G-75凝胶色谱和C4反相高效液相色谱从竹叶青(Trimeresurus stejnegeri)蛇毒中分离纯化5种磷脂酶A_(2),并分别命名为PLA_(2)-Ⅰ(SWISS-PROT,P82892)、Ⅱ(SWISS-PROT,P82893)、Ⅲ(SWISS-PROT,P82894)、Ⅳ(SWISS-PROT,P82895)、Ⅴ(SWISS-PROT,P82896)。SDS-PAGE测定它们的分子量分别为14.0、15.8、15.0、14.0和14.0kDa。等电聚焦电泳测得PLA_(2)-Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ呈碱性,等电点大于8.8;PLA_(2)-Ⅳ和Ⅴ呈酸性,等电点分别为5.2和4.7。PLA_(2)-Ⅳ和Ⅴ有水解卵磷脂活性。用自动Edman降解法测定了PLA_(2)-Ⅴ的全部氨基酸序列和PLA_(2)-Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ、Ⅳ的N-端部分氨基酸序列。PLA_(2)-Ⅴ由122个氨基酸残基组成,有14个Cys,并与其它来源的PLA_(2)的氨基酸序列进行了比较。

微型生态系统中鲢、鳙下行影响的实验研究——2.营养物水平

鲢、鳙放养使微型生态系统的水柱氮、磷浓度和磷的分布发生了明显的变化。至实验结束时,各实验组的水柱颗粒磷、总磷和氨氮浓度都比对照组高,而正磷酸盐浓度和沉积物磷的量均低于对照组。这种变化以鳙单养系统为最大,其次是鲢、鳙混养系统,鲢单养系统的变化最小。微型生态系统中正磷酸盐浓度同浮游动、植物密度和初级生产力显著相关,氨氮浓度同所述变量之间的相关关系则多半与正磷酸盐相反。实验观测期间浮游植物密度与总磷浓度之间存在营养级联假说所预见的下行影响,实验结束时二者之间却有上行影响的趋向。根据实验观测结果认为,微型生态系统

~(59)Co~(2+)对~1H与~(35)Cl的NMR影响

<正> 在前文的基础上,用~(59)CO~2+Cl_2·6H_2O加D_2O作为样品,在200MHz谱仪上观察~1H,在400MHz谱仪上观察~(35)Cl,研究强顺磁离子~(59)Co~2+(s=3/2,I=7/2)在外加直流磁场H_0作用下,它对~1H与~(35)Cl的NMR影响。因为强顺磁离子~(59)Co~(2+)的电子自旋(s=3/2)是围绕着核旋转的,因此可以统计平均计算,

土壤干旱对2个种源野生酸枣幼苗生长和生理特性的影响

以采自陕西杨陵和安塞的2个1年生酸枣幼苗为材料,采用盆栽称重控水法研究了中度和重度土壤干旱胁迫对它们生长和生理特性的影响。结果表明,不同程度的水分胁迫均使2种源酸枣新生侧枝长度受到极显著抑制,其苗高和基径也受到一定程度抑制,同时分别使叶片相对含水量和水分饱和亏有一定程度的降低和升高;2种源酸枣叶片的叶绿素a含量在各水分胁迫均极显著降低,它们的总叶绿素含量也在重度干旱下显著降低;随土壤干旱胁迫时间的延续,2种源酸枣叶片保护酶SOD、CAT、APX活性上下波动,其脯氨酸和可溶性糖含量逐渐升高,而超氧阴离子含量在较低水平下波动,丙二醛含量逐渐降低。杨陵酸枣在土壤水分较好的条件下表现良好,而安塞酸枣则具有更强的适应旱生能力。研究发现,在不同程度的土壤干旱胁迫下,2个种源酸枣的生长均受到一定程度的抑制,但它们均能调节自身的保护酶系统活性和渗透调节物质含量来减轻干旱伤害,维持植物体的正常生理代谢功能,表现出较强的抗旱耐旱能力。

无定形1，2－聚丁二烯的分子链结构和分子链的相互作用

聚合物的结构决定了它的分子链的运动，分子链的运动又可表征聚合物的结构，而且聚合物的宏观性质又受到它的微观运动的影响。因此有目的地开发各种聚合物材料，充分利用其独特的性质，都离不开研究它的微观运动。这就是结构－性能－运动的关系。1，2－聚丁二烯作为一种弹性体，近十几年研究得较多，主要局限在它的链节结构（1，2－链节）与其物理机械性能的关系方面，其目的是为了弥补顺丁橡胶的不足。对于1，2－链节与其分子链的微观运动则研究得较少。然而这方面的研究对于1，2－聚丁二烯弹性体的开发和应用无疑是有益的。研究1，2－聚丁二烯的链节结构与其分子链的相互作用，首先需要选择适当的表征分子链的各种相互作用的参数。聚合物分子链的长程运动，可分为分子链内旋转运动和分子链间相互作用。其中分子链间相互作用通常用聚合物的内聚能密度表示，分子链内旋转运动决定分子链的柔顺性，而它们二者共同影响聚合物的玻璃化温度。因此实验中首先测定1，2－聚丁二烯的玻璃化温度和内聚能密度，从研究1，2－链节与1，2－聚丁二烯分子链的忌的相互作用和分子链间的相互作用着手。实验需要的1，2－聚丁二烯样品部分是用丁基锂制备的，也有别人提供的钼体系和铁体系的样品。样品的1，2－链节含量从8％至90％。主要用线膨胀法（还有DSC法及扭摆法）测定了1，2－聚丁二烯的玻璃化温度。不仅发现了1，2－聚丁二烯的玻璃化温度随1，2－链节增多而提高，而且得到了它们在玻璃化转变时的体积膨胀系数。这个系数对于后面研究分子链柔顺性是有用的。聚合物的内聚能密度是其溶解度参数的平方。实验选用特性粘数法测定1，2－聚丁二烯的溶解度参数，其中关键在于选择适当的溶剂。这方面失败的教训是由于所用的溶剂在化学结构和极性上与聚合物的相差甚大。由于这种限制，测定1，2－聚丁二烯的溶解度参数时，难以找到化学结构和极性合适且溶解度参数又相当的纯溶剂。因此按照溶解度参数理论，配制了不同溶解度参数的环已焓一甲苯混合溶剂，代替部分纯溶剂。测定结果表明，1，2－链节含量为16％的样品，其溶解度参数为8.6（[卡／立方厘米]~(1/2)），其余含量较高的样品，都是8.5（[卡/立方厘米]~(1/2)）。用混合溶剂测定聚合物的溶解度参数还是第一资，其可靠性取决于混合溶剂的溶解度参数的准确性。根据溶解度参数理论，我们提出克分子体积相近，且无特殊的相互作用的二元混合溶剂的溶解度参数，等于它们各自的溶解度参数按体积分数的加合。环已烷和甲苯的克分子体积分别为108.7和106.8立方厘米，它们的溶解度参数的极性分量S_极 → 0，再假定混合时没有吸热效应，它们二者按体积分数加合的溶解度参数可以定量使用。用时还从三个方面进行了验证，(1)用克分子体积相差较大(分别为147.4和89.4立方厘米)的正庚焓－苯混合溶剂作为反证；(2)根据特性粘数理论，用Matsuo方程；(3)由三元(溶剂1－溶剂2－聚合物)体系的Flory-Huggins相互作用参数等，它们都证实了上面提出的混合溶剂测定1,2－聚丁二烯溶解度参数的条件。根据前面的实验结果发现，1，2－链节与1，2－聚丁二烯的玻璃化温度有关，与其内聚能密度基本无关。建么1，2－链节必定与其分子链柔顺性有关。为了更准确地说明1，2－链节对1，2－聚丁二烯分子链柔顺性的影响，需要选择表征分子链柔顺性的参数。聚合物的分子链中相互作用的直观表现是它的分子链柔顺性，而分子链的柔顺性起因于它的链状分子和分子链的内旋转运动。因此我们选用分子链内旋转的参数（内旋转势垒和内旋转异构化能）表征1，2－聚丁二烯分子链的柔顺性。目前文献报道的计算分子链内旋转异构化能的方法，大多数是根据Gibbs-DiMarzio的玻璃化转变理论。这些方法一般都比较复杂。我们提出从聚合物发生玻璃化转变时的温度和体积膨胀系数，计算分子链内旋转异构化能的简便方法。这个方法的基本出发点是认为聚合物发生玻璃化转变时的自由体积，对不同结构的聚合物并非常数，其原因在于玻璃化转变时的聚合物体积膨胀系数部分地来自于分子链构象变化的贡献。分子链内旋转引起构象变化时，分子链的内旋转异构化能也相应地变化。因此玻璃化转变时，分子链的构象变化既对聚合物的体积膨胀系数有影响，又与分子链内旋转异构化能有联系，那么此时的聚合物的体积膨胀系数，与单个分子链的内旋转异构化能必然有某种联系。若用Δα·Tg（Δα是随态和玻璃态的体积膨胀系数）表示玻璃化温度Tg下，单个分子链处于能量状态∈的几率，Ng表示相同温度下，分子链中处于相同能量状态中的柔顺链分数，按照统计力学原理得到∈=-K·TgLn((Δα·Tg)/(1-Δα·Tg))。(1)

稀土元素的价态及半径对LnBa_2Cu_3O_(7-δ)化合物的结构、超导电性及某些性质的影响

本文系统地研究了稀土元素的价态，半径对LnBa_2Cu_3O_(7-δ)化合物的结构、超导电性、某些性质的影响，分以下几个方面。1、LnBa_2Cu_3O_(7-δ)化合物的结构和某些性质（如氧含量、Cu~(3+)/Cu~(2+)之比值，晶胞参数、正交畸变等）均随三价稀土离子半径呈现规律性的变化。2、研究了YbBa_2Cu_3O_(7-δ)的合成机理，提出了不同于YBa_2Cu_3O_(7-δ)的反应机理；研究了Ln对(YbLn)Ba_2Cu_3O_(7-δ)结构和性质的影响。3、分析了LnBa_2Cu_3O_(7-δ) (Ln = Pr、Y)的XPS图谱，讨论了影响PrBa_2Cu_3O_(7-δ)超导性的原因。4、研究了Ln对(PrLn)Ba_2Cu_3O_(7-δ)的结构及超导电性的影响，讨论了Cu-O链，Cu-O层，Cu~(3+)对超导性的贡献。5、研究了稀土取代Bi（部分）对Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O结构及超导性的影响，稀土取代只有低Tc相生成，少量稀土取代Bi可得-80k的超导电性。

Synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of [(eta(5)-C5H5)Sm(mu-OC20H20N2O)](2)(mu-THF)(THF)(2): Mono(cyclopentadienyl)lanthanide complex bearing a C-2-symmetric tetradentate Schiff-base ligand

Cp2SmCl(THF) reacts with 0.5 equivalent disodium salts of trans-(+/-)-N,N'-bis(salicylidene)-1,2-cyclohexanediamine give the title complex [(eta(5)-C5H5)Sm(mu-OC20H20N2O)](2)(mu-THF)(THF)(2) (1). X-ray crystal determination shows that the molecule is a dimer, in which two (eta(5)C(5)H(5))Sm(mu-OC20H20N2O) units are connected via a THF oxygen and two bridging oxygen atoms of Schiff base ligands. The average Sm-C distance is 2.78(7) Angstrom, while those of Sm-O (bridging THF oxygen) and Schiff base oxygens are 2.79(3) and 2.43(4) Angstrom; respectively. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.