Copolymerization of styrene with butadiene and isoprene using a rare earth catalyst

In the copolymerization of styrene-butadiene and styrene-isoprene, a novel rare earth catalyst system (CF3CO2)(3)Ln/R(3-n)AlH(n)/(CH3)(3)CCH2Br (Ln = Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu; R = Me-, Et-, i-Bu-, and Oct-; n = 0 and 1) has been studied. The 1, 4 unit contents in the copolymers obtained are found to range from 64.4 to 99.6% with St contents of 5.2 to 59.9%, and intrinsic viscosities of 0.1 to 0.5 dl g(-1) measured by i.r., H-1 n.m.r. and C-13 n.m.r. spectra. From the calculated data of linked ratios, a change in the microstructure is induced by the styrene unit, probably adjacent to the butadiene or isoprene unit. An interesting result is that the ratios of styrene unit linked with 1, 2 or 3,4 units in the copolymers are far higher than in copolymers obtained with the nickel catalyst. The experimental results are discussed in terms of rare earth pi-allyl coordination and back-biting mechanism.

UNUSUAL VOLTAMMETRIC BEHAVIOR OF AN ELECTROCHEMICALLY SYNTHESIZED CONDUCTING PLATINUM CLUSTER COMPOUND K-1.64[PT(C2O4)(2)]

The compound K-1.64[Pt(C2O4)(2)] was electrochemically synthesized on a glassy carbon electrode using both single-potential step and cyclic voltammetry techniques; voltammetric behaviour of the working electrode was changed dramatically with deposition of

YP_5O_(14):Er~(3+),Tm~(3+)晶体的合成

研究了水热法合成晶体,浓度配比、生长温度对晶体生长习性的影响.合成了一系列化学计量比的Y_(1-x-0.3)Er_(0.3)Tm_xP_5O_(14)(x=0.01～0.1)晶体,观察和分析了晶体的缺陷及成因,测定和讨论了晶体结构.

电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法分析稀土元素的研究(Ⅰ)高纯氧化镧中十四种稀土杂质的测定

研究了ICP-AES法测定高纯氧化镧中十四种稀土杂质的方法。利用简单的加热去溶装置成功地测定了99.99％La_2O_3中14种稀土杂质。10mg/ml La_2O_3基体工作曲线下限为(以氧化物百分含量计算)Ce、Pr、Sm_2×10~(-3);Gd、Tb1×10~(-3);Nd,Lu 8×10~(-4),Er,Ho,Dy4×10~(-4); Tm.Eu 2×10~(-4),Yb 8×10~(-5),Y_4×~(-5)。相对标准偏差为2.8—9.7,回收率为85—114％。

Trajectory Mapping ("TM''): A New Non-Metric Scaling Technique

Trajectory Mapping "TM'' is a new scaling technique designed to recover the parameterizations, axes, and paths used to traverse a feature space. Unlike Multidimensional Scaling (MDS), there is no assumption that the space is homogenous or metric. Although some metric ordering information is obtained with TM, the main output is the feature parameterizations that partition the given domain of object samples into different categories. Following an introductory example, the technique is further illustrated using first a set of colors and then a collection of textures taken from Brodatz (1966).

Keeping Secrets in Hardware: the Microsoft Xbox(TM) Case Study

This paper discusses the hardware foundations of the cryptosystem employed by the Xbox(TM) video game console from Microsoft. A secret boot block overlay is buried within a system ASIC. This secret boot block decrypts and verifies portions of an external FLASH-type ROM. The presence of the secret boot block is camouflaged by a decoy boot block in the external ROM. The code contained within the secret boot block is transferred to the CPU in the clear over a set of high-speed busses where it can be extracted using simple custom hardware. The paper concludes with recommendations for improving the Xbox security system. One lesson of this study is that the use of a high-performance bus alone is not a sufficient security measure, given the advent of inexpensive, fast rapid prototyping services and high-performance FPGAs.

Mapeamento e descrição do padráo de uso e cobertura da terra em municípios do sudoeste goiano a partir de imagens orbitais TM/Landsat-5.

A partir dos anos 1970, a ocupação pelo homem do espaço do centro-oeste brasileiro apresentou um elevado crescimento devido a políticas de expansão agrícola. Este fato ocorreu por meio do alto grau de mecanização agrícola e aplicação de fertilizantes, visando elevados níveis de produção em diversas localidades, como o sudoeste do Estado de Goiás. Tal predicado da alta produtividade mantém-se até os dias atuais, indicando a grande intensidade da dinâmica de uso e cobertura das terras nesta região. Desta forma, tornase necessário o conhecimento da dinâmica e distribuição espacial dos padrões de uso e cobertura da terra, podendo fornecer subsídios a ações de planejamento agrícola sobre o espaço em alguns municípios do sudoeste goiano. Para isto, imagens orbitais do satélite Landsat TM-5 foram adquiridas em diferentes períodos do ciclo agrícola ao longo de 2007. Informações complementares acerca do uso regional foram utilizadas para apoiar a interpretação e classificação, principalmente a partir dos dados obtidos em campo. Os mapas de uso e cobertura da terra para os municípios de Rio Verde, Acreúna, Santo Antônio da Barra, Santa Helena de Goiás, Montividiu e Paraúna foram obtidos utilizando ferramentas do programa Spring 4.3.3 como a segmentação de imagens, bem como o classificador semi-automático Bhattacharya Distance, sendo estabelecidas dez classes temáticas, com base na legenda proposta pelo IBGE e Corine. A análise multitemporal, assim como a segmentação mostraram-se eficientes na distinção das classes de uso e cobertura da terra da região. A classe de uso destinada ao plantio da soja apresentou o maior percentual da área, mudando para culturas safrinha, solo exposto ou pousio no inverno. Outras classes também merecem destaque como a Pastagem e a Cana-de-açúcar, que apresentaram distribuição espacial bastante concentrada. Este mapeamento fornece subsídios ao planejamento do uso e ocupação das terras na região, considerando os aspectos ambientais e sociais, assegurando maior produtividade agrícola, visando um manejo sustentável das terras e a qualidade de vida ao homem do campo.

'We are not Seeking Strength for its Own Sake': The British Labour Party, West Germany and the Cold War, 1951-64

Hughes, R. (2002). 'We are not Seeking Strength for its Own Sake': The British Labour Party, West Germany and the Cold War, 1951-64. Cold War History. 3(1) pp.67-94 RAE2008

Fármacos que têm por alvo o epigenoma

Projeto de Pós-Graduação/Dissertação apresentado à Universidade Fernando Pessoa como parte dos requisitos para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Ciências Farmacêuticas

Comportamentos antissociais e bullying

Dissertação apresentada à Universidade Fernando Pessoa como parte dos requisitos para a obtenção do grau de Mestre em Psicologia Jurídica

Structure and denaturation of 4-chlorobenzoyl coenzyme A dehalogenase from Arthrobacter sp. strain TM-1

The secondary structure of the trimeric protein 4-chlorobenzoyl coenzyme A dehalogenase from Arthrobacter sp. strain TM-1, the second of three enzymes involved in the dechlorination of 4-chlorobenzoate to form 4-hydroxybenzoate, has been examined. E(mM) for the enzyme was 12.59. Analysis by circular dichroism spectrometry in the far uv indicated that 4-chlorobenzoyl coenzyme A dehalogenase was composed mostly of alpha-helix (56%) with lesser amounts of random coil (21%), beta-turn (13%) and beta-sheet (9%). These data are in close agreement with a computational prediction of secondary structure from the primary amino acid sequence, which indicated 55.8% alpha-helix, 33.7% random coil and 10.5% beta-sheet; the enzyme is, therefore, similar to the 4-chlorobenzoyl coenzyme A dehalogenase from Pseudomonas sp. CBS-3. The three-dimensional structure, including that of the presumed active site, predicted by computational analysis, is also closely similar to that of the Pseudomonas dehalogenase. Study of the stability and physicochemical properties revealed that at room temperature, the enzyme was stable for 24 h but was completely inactivated by heating to 60 degrees C for 5 min; thereafter by cooling at 1 degrees C min(-1) to 45 degrees C, 20.6% of the activity could be recovered. Mildly acidic (pH 5.2) or alkaline (pH 10.1) conditions caused complete inactivation, but activity was fully recovered on returning the enzyme to pH 7.4. Circular dichroism studies also indicated that secondary structure was little altered by heating to 60 degrees C, or by changing the pH from 7.4 to 6.0 or 9.2. Complete, irreversible destruction of, and maximal decrease in the fluorescence yield of the protein at 330-350 nm were brought about by 4.5 M urea or 1.1 M guanidinium chloride. Evidence was obtained to support the hypothetical three-dimensional model, that residues W140 and W167 are buried in a non-polar environment, whereas W182 appears at or close to the surface of the protein. At least one of the enzymes of the dehalogenase system (the combined 4-chlorobenzoate:CoA ligase, the dehalogenase and 4-hydroxybenzoyl coenzyme A thioesterase) appears to be capable of association with the cell membrane.