含分子内氢键的苯硫酚在水相中的Michael加成反应

苯硫酚的巯基是一个较强的亲核基团 [1] ,对 α,β-不饱和双键的 Michael加成反应已有报道 [2～ 4 ] .但是当巯基的邻位存在与其形成氢键的基团时 ,如果按文献条件进行反应 ,或者反应无法进行 [5,6 ] ,或者要使用反应条件苛刻的丁基锂 [6 ] ,或者使用吡啶等毒性较大的反应溶剂 [2～ 9] ,而且产率较低 .本文选择了饱和碳酸氢钠水溶液 /n-四丁基硫酸氢铵的反应条件 ,探讨了该类化合物在此条件下的 Michael加成反应 .以 3个含分子内氢键的苯硫酚 (邻羟基苯硫酚、邻氨基苯硫酚和邻羧基苯硫酚 )为起始物 ,对丙烯酸乙酯和丙烯腈进行了 Michael加成反应 .本方法的特点在于不使用特殊的有机溶剂 ,反应在水相[10～ 12 ] 中进行 ;反应速度快 ,收率高 ,无巯基偶联 [13] 副产物生成 .反应式如 Scheme1所示 .RSH1 a— 1 c+ OONa HCO3,H2 On-Bu4 N HSO4RSOO2 a— 2 cRSH1 a— 1 c+ NC Na HCO3,H2 On-Bu4 N HSO4RSCN3 a— 3 ca. R =OH;b. R =N H2 ;c. R...

The single crystal-like banded textures in the films of a thermotropic liquid crystalline poly(aryl ether ketone) containing a lateral chloro group

The banded textures in the films of a thermotropic liquid crystalline poly(aryl ether ketone) containing a lateral chloro group have been studied by means of transmission electron microscopy(TEM), electron diffraction(ED) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The crystallization-induced Landed texture without external shear can be formed when the thin films were annealed at the temperature range(320-330 degrees C) of the liquid crystalline state from the melt, The results show that the banded regions have high orientation of single crystal based on the orthorhombic packing and the growing direction of the Lands is along the b axis of the crystals, This kind of single crystal-like bands is due to the different orientation of the packing molecular chains, The molecular chains of the dark bands in the bright field electron micrograph are perpendicular to the film plane, while the ones of the bright Lands are tilt along the b axis with the tilt angle upto +/-20 degrees.

青海油菜蜂花粉酶解破壁前后营养成分的比较

对青海油菜蜂花粉及生物酶解破壁花粉的营养成分进行了分析和比较。结果表明，花粉经酶解破壁后，粗蛋白、粗脂肪、还原糖、核酸、总黄酮、灰份、多数氨基酸、维生素（A、B、C和K）及黄酮类化合物（原青花素、芦丁、槲皮素、异鼠李索）的含量得到了明显提高，而K、Na、Ca���Mg、Fe、Zn、Cu、Cr、Cd、Ni、Mn等矿质元素的含量无明显变化。青海油菜花粉经破壁后更有利于营养成分和活性成分的释放。

贵州红枫湖汇水区黄壤化学风化动力学及其生态环境效应

在地球的环境界面上，发生着重要的物理、化学和生物学反应，进行着频繁的物质交换和输送，研究和认识环境界面的地球化学过程对揭示环境演化，评价环境质量，认识成矿机理具有重要意义[万国江，1988]化学风化是元素表生地球化学循环的重要环节，是地表碉石（浮土）-水界面间的物质交换过程，其中大气成份和植物微生物代谢产物作为活化剂。化学风化的研究历史大致分为三个阶段：定性描述阶段、化学风化速度定量测定阶段、化学风化的环境生态效应研究阶段。化学风化的动力学理论经过了扩散作用理论、表面反应理论、表面络合反应理论三个发展阶段。化学同化动力学理论及其生态效应方面的研究存在的主工问题是：矿物溶解速度是由表面反应控制的，土壤具有特殊的表面性质，但目前还没有土壤化学同化动力学的实验数据。溶解铝主要来自土壤活性铝，但土壤铝的溶解机理还不清楚；仅根据化学平衡计算就认为Al~(3+)浓度是由矿物溶解平衡控制的，这很不可靠；因为土壤孔隙水的酸度控制矿物的溶解平衡，而土壤中Al~(3+)的水解制约着土壤孔隙水的酸度。孤立地研究养分的释放和流失是不完深善的，需要建立养分循环的动力学模型。黄壤是贵州分布最广的一种土壤。贵州存在着环境酸化、土壤缺钾和“石山”化等一系列生态环境问题。黔中是一个较强的酸雨区，区内降水pH值位于3.5-4.2之间；黄壤酸度高，缓冲能力弱。黄壤中活性铝浓度高，但国内没有进行黄壤中铝的淋溶和毒性的研究。黄壤是中国最贫钾的土壤之一，但缺钾的原因和发展趋势还不清楚。本文的目的是完善土壤化学风化动力学理论、阐明环境中铝的转化机理、建立钾素循环的动力学模型。同时，预测环境酸化趋势、评价土壤钾素供给状况和铝的毒性，讨论关于贵州环境酸化、土壤缺钾和“石山”化等环境生态问题的对策。作者在红枫湖汇水区采集土壤、土壤孔隙水和河水样品。土壤孔隙水用经改进的离心法提取；用化学浸提法测定土壤中铝的形态；完成了河水、土壤孔隙水的水化学全分析、土壤化学性质的测定、土壤的化学全分析和X射线衍射分析，湖水水化学全分析数据由导师提供。作者完成了土壤淋溶实验的研究，测定了淋溶前土壤样品的化学质和化学组成，测定了淋溶液的pH、Ca~(2+)、Mg~(2+)、K~+、Na~+溶解硅和单体铝。通过土壤、土壤孔隙水、湖水的化学年组成，研究土壤的化学风化动力学；通过土壤、土壤孔隙水中铝的形态分布，研究环境中铝的迁移转化机理；根据河水中钾的含量，研究土壤钾素的地球化学循环；通过土壤淋溶实验研究土壤化学风化、土壤铝淋溶、钾素循环的动力学过程。综合现场取样和淋溶实验两方面的研究成果，获得以下几点认识：1、红枫湖汇水区黄壤的化学风化处于高岭石化阶段，酸沉降增大化学风化速度，土壤化学风化符合硅酸盐矿物溶解的表面反应理论。2、实验证实了Johnson (1981)提出的土壤缓冲机制，同时发现弱酸性和中性土壤在淋溶过程中吸附H~+。3、黄壤中铝的移动性与土壤酸度和有机质含量有关，溶解铝在土壤A-B、B-C���面发生沉淀。4、实验证实铝的溶解由三水铝石溶解反应控制，同时发现溶解铝浓度由H~+供给量和盐基离子释放量控制。5、建立钾素循环的动力学模型：EXCH. K=Fw-Fd-Fa利用河水中K~+浓度计算土壤钾素的化学侵蚀速率，可以预测土壤缺钾的趋势。6、实验发现土壤钾素的化学侵蚀过程由离子交换反应控制，钾素侵蚀速率与径流强度、土壤酸度和酸沉降有关。7、酸沉降加剧黄壤酸化和缺钾的趋势，加重黄壤中铝的毒性，需要控制酸沉降通量，使雨水pH值大于4.5。

Diagnose foliar da soja em sistema plantio direto utilizando técnicas de agricultura de precisão em Carambeí, PR.

A diagnose foliar foi desenvolvida para fornecer informações sobre o estado nutricional das plantas e servir de orientação para o manejo de nutrientes visando produtividades ótimas. As outras aplica��ões incluem também, a estimativa regional do estado nutricional. No entanto pouco se sabe ainda sobre a variação espacial do estado nutricional, particularmente no sistema de plantio direto. Em uma lavoura de soja, cultivada no sistema de plantio direto na região Sul do Brasil, avaliou-se a variabilidade espacial dos teores de nutrientes e o estado nutricional, para identificar as limitações à produção da cultura. Amostras de solo e folhas georeferenciadas foram coletadas em um talhão de 13 ha, em grades de amostragem de 40 por 40 m, e em grades menores de 20 por 20 m, 10 por 10 m, e 5 por 5 m. Os teores foliares de N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, B, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo e Zn foram determinados. Foram utilizados e discutidos dois procedimentos para avaliação do estado nutricional: as faixas de suficiência e os índices DRIS. Avaliouse a produção de grãos na época da colheita. Ajustou-se semivariogramas para todos os teores de nutrientes nas folhas. Os alcances dos semivariogramas indicaram que a grade amostragem de 20 por 20 m foi a mais adequada para representar a variabilidade espacial dos teores de nutrientes nas folhas de soja. Os métodos de avaliação do estado nutricional foram complementares e indicaram que o potássio foi o nutriente mais limitantes à produção de soja. São apresentados os mapas krigados dos teores de macro e micronutrientes e dos índices DRIS.

The electrochemical oxidation and reduction of nitrate ions in the room temperature ionic liquid [C(2)mim][NTf2]; the latter behaves as a 'melt' rather than an 'organic solvent'

The electrochemical oxidation of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium nitrate [C(4)mim][NO3] was studied by cyclic voltammetry in the room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide [C(2)mim][NTf2]. A sharp peak was observed on a Pt microelectrode (d = 10 mu m), and a diffusion coefficient at infinite dilution of ca. 2.0 x 10(-11) m(2) s(-1) was obtained. Next, the cyclic voltammetry of sodium nitrate (NaNO3) and potassium nitrate (KNO3) was studied, by dissolving small amounts of solid into the RTIL [ C2mim][ NTf2]. Similar oxidation peaks were observed, revealing diffusion coefficients of ca. 8.8 and 9.0 x 10(-12) m(2) s(-1) and solubilities of 11.9 and 10.8 mM for NaNO3 and KNO3, respectively. The smaller diffusion coefficients for NaNO3 and KNO3 (compared to [C(4)mim][NO3]) may indicate that NO3- is ion-paired with Na+ or K+. This work may have applications in the electroanalytical determination of nitrate in RTIL solutions. Furthermore, a reduction feature was observed for both NaNO3 and KNO3, with additional anodic peaks indicating the formation of oxides, peroxides, superoxides and nitrites. This behaviour is surprisingly similar to that obtained from melts of NaNO3 and KNO3 at high temperatures ( ca. 350 - 500 degrees C), and this observation could significantly simplify experimental conditions required to investigate these compounds. We then used X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) to suggest that disodium( I) oxide (Na2O), which has found use as a storage compound for hydrogen, was deposited on a Pt electrode surface following the reduction of NaNO3.

The use of cues for attention in ancient Greek art: aspects that influence concentration in the work of art and its elements

The goal of this study is to identify cues for the cognitive process of attention in ancient Greek art, aiming to find confirmation of its possible use by ancient Greek audiences and artists. Evidence of cues that trigger attention’s psychological dispositions was searched through content analysis of image reproductions of ancient Greek sculpture and fine vase painting from the archaic to the Hellenistic period - ca. 7th -1st cent. BC. Through this analysis, it was possible to observe the presence of cues that trigger orientation to the work of art (i.e. amplification, contrast, emotional salience, simplification, symmetry), of a cue that triggers a disseminate attention to the parts of the work (i.e. distribution of elements) and of cues that activate selective attention to specific elements in the work of art (i.e. contrast of elements, salient color, central positioning of elements, composition regarding the flow of elements and significant objects). Results support the universality of those dispositions, probably connected with basic competencies that are hard-wired in the nervous system and in the cognitive processes.

Can Certain Genotypes Predispose to Poor Asthma Control in Children? A Pharmacogenetic Study of 9 Candiate Genes in Children with Difficult Asthma

Objective: We tested the hypothesis that patients with difficult asthma have an increased frequency of certain genotypes that predispose them to asthma exacerbations and poor asthma control.

Methods: A total of 180 Caucasian children with confirmed asthma diagnosis were selected from two phenotypic groups; difficult (n = 112) versus mild/moderate asthma (n = 68) groups. All patients were screened for 19 polymorphisms in 9 candidate genes to evaluate their association with difficult asthma.

Key Results: The results indicated that LTA4H A-9188.G, TNFa G-308.A and IL-4Ra A1727.G polymorphisms were significantly associated with the development of difficult asthma in paediatric patients (p,0.001, p = 0.019 and p = 0.037, respectively). Haplotype analysis also revealed two haplotypes (ATA haplotype of IL-4Ra A1199.C, IL-4Ra T1570.C and IL- 4Ra A1727.G and CA haplotype of TNFa C-863.A and TNFa G-308.A polymorphisms) which were significantly associated with difficult asthma in children (p = 0.04 and p = 0.018, respectively).

Conclusions and Clinical Relevance: The study revealed multiple SNPs and haplotypes in LTA4H, TNFa and IL4-Ra genes which constitute risk factors for the development of difficult asthma in children. Of particular interest is the LTA4H A- 9188.G polymorphism which has been reported, for the first time, to have strong association with severe asthma in children. Our results suggest that screening for patients with this genetic marker could help characterise the heterogeneity of responses to leukotriene-modifying medications and, hence, facilitate targeting these therapies to the subset of patients who are most likely to gain benefit. ©2013 Almomani et al.

Rapid climate change did not cause population collapse at the end of the European Bronze Age

The impact of rapid climate change on contemporary human populations is of global concern. To contextualize our understanding of human responses to rapid climate change it is necessary to examine the archeological record during past climate transitions. One episode of abrupt climate change has been correlated with societal collapse at the end of the northwestern European Bronze Age. We apply new methods to interrogate archeological and paleoclimate data for this transition in Ireland at a higher level of precision than has previously been possible. We analyze archeological 14C dates to demonstrate dramatic population collapse and present high-precision proxy climate data, analyzed through Bayesian methods, to provide evidence for a rapid climatic transition at ca. 750 calibrated years B.C. Our results demonstrate that this climatic downturn did not initiate population collapse and highlight the nondeterministic nature of human responses to past climate change.

Asynchrony in key Holocene chronologies: Evidence from Irish bog pines

The Greenland Ice Core Chronology 2005 (GICC05) and the radiocarbon calibration curve (IntCal) are the foremost time scales used in paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental studies of the most recent 10 k.y. Due to varying and often insufficient dating resolution, opportunities to test the synchrony of these two influential chronologies are rare. Here we present evidence for a phase of major pine recruitment on Irish bogs at ca. 8160 yr B.P. Dendrochronological dating of subfossil trees from three sites reveals synchronicity in germination across the study area, indicative of a regional forcing. The concurrent colonization of pine on peatland is interpreted in terms of drier surface conditions and provides the first substantive proxy data in support of a significant hydroclimatic change in the north of Ireland accompanying the 8.2 ka climate cooling event. The date of pine establishment does not overlap with the GICC05 age range for the event, and possible lags between responses are unlikely to explain the full difference. In light of recent studies highlighting a possible offset in GICC05 and IntCal dates, the Irish pine record supports the notion of ice core dates being too early during the period of study. If the suggested discrepancy in timing is an artifact of chronological error, it is likely to have affected interpretations of previous proxy comparisons and alignments.

Cystic Fibrosis from Laboratory to Bedside: The Role of A20 in NF-κB-Mediated Inflammation

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a lifelong, inflammatory multi-organ disease and the most common lethal, genetic condition in Caucasian populations, with a median survival rate of 41.5 years. Pulmonary disease, characterized by infective exacerbations, bronchiectasis and increasing airway insufficiency is the most serious manifestation of this disease process, currently responsible for over 80% of CF deaths. Chronic dysregulation of the innate immune and host inflammatory response has been proposed as a mechanism central to this genetic condition, primarily driven by the nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) pathway. Chronic activation of this transcription factor complex leads to the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines and mediators such as IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α. A20 has been described as a central and inducible negative regulator of NF-κB. This intracellular molecule negatively regulates NF-κB-driven pro-inflammatory signalling upon toll-like receptor activation at the level of TRAF6 activation. Silencing of A20 increases cellular levels of p65 and induces a pro-inflammatory state. We have previously shown that A20 expression positively correlates with lung function (FEV1%) in CF. Despite improvement in survival rates in recent years, advancements in available therapies have been incremental. We demonstrate that the experimental use of naturally occurring plant diterpenes such as gibberellin on lipopolysaccharide-stimulated cell lines reduces IL-8 release in an A20-dependent manner. We discuss how the use of a novel bio-informatics gene expression connectivity-mapping technique to identify small molecule compounds that similarly mimic the action of A20 may lead to the development of new therapeutic approaches capable of reducing chronic airway inflammation in CF. 

Metais em águas e sedimentos da plataforma dos Açores

A presente tese tem por objetivo principal contribuir para o conhecimento da geoquímica sedimentar da zona oceânica da crista da Terceira e montanhas submarinas a sul (região entre 29-39ºN e 27-32ºW), integrando também a caraterização dos metais e nutrientes na coluna de água e propondo concentrações para servirem de referência nesta região do Atlântico Central. Para o efeito foram realizadas amostragens na coluna de água em sete locais e de sedimento em cinco locais, durante a campanha oceanográfica designada por EMEPC/AÇORES/G3/2007 a bordo do navio SV Kommandor Jack, no âmbito do projeto da Estrutura de Missão para a Extensão da Plataforma Continental (EMEPC). Os perfis de CTD da coluna de água na região estudada revelam a presença de massas de água distintas: a Western North Atlantic Central Water (WNACW), a Eastern North Atlantic Central Water tropical (ENACWt), a Eastern North Atlantic Central Water polar (ENACWp), a Mediterranean Overflow Water (MOW), a Deep Mediterranean Water (DMW) e a North Eastern Atlantic Deep Water (NEADW). Observou-se nos perfis de temperatura e salinidade, referentes aos primeiros 200 m da coluna de água, um gradiente meridional negativo entre as estações localizadas na crista da Terceira e as estações localizadas mais a sul. Observou-se nas águas superficiais valores de oxigénio dissolvido de 93% e de pH de 8,1, assim como que as concentrações dos nutrientes NOx, PO4 e SiO2 variam de acordo com a atividade biológica, tendo-se registado concentrações medianas mais baixas, respetivamente de 6,5, 0,23 e 1,3 mol L-1, que aumentam com a profundidade devido à ausência de produção primária (respetivamente 31, 1,4 e 22 mol L-1). As concentrações de NH4 e de SO4 não variam significativamente nas massas de água, sendo os valores medianos mínimos e máximos de 0,69 a 0,79 mol L-1 para o NH4 e de 30 a 32 mol L-1 para o SO4. São propostas concentrações de referência para as massas de água, para os elementos cobre, cádmio, chumbo e arsénio. Os perfis de sedimento analisados permitem distinguir os sedimentos na crista da Terceira (core A) dos restantes (cores B a E). A grande variabilidade textural encontrada no core A, que contrasta com os outros cores analisados, deve-se a importantes contribuições terrígenas, originadas pela erosão sub-aérea e pela atividade vulcânica das ilhas próximas. iv resumo (continuação) A análise mineralógica, efetuada à fração areia e à fração fina (< 63 μm), confirma que os sedimentos do core A derivam de rochas vulcânicas formadas maioritariamente por piroxenas, olivinas, anfíbolas, biotite, alterites e ainda calcite, plagióclase e magnetite, tendo-se identificado ao microscópio a glauconite e o vidro vulcânico. De acordo com a composição química destes minerais o core A apresenta valores mais elevados de Al, Fe, K, P, Mg, Si, Na, Zn, V, Cr e Mn relativamente aos cores B a E. Os cores B a E apresentam grandes quantidades de calcite (>80%) formada maioritariamente por foraminíferos e nanoplâncton calcário (cocolitóforos). A fração areia confirma a composição maioritariamente carbonatada com grande abundância de material biogénico formado por oozes de foraminíferos (planctónicos e bentónicos) com raras espículas de espongiários e restos de conchas. Os cores B a E apresentam valores muito mais elevados que o core A para os elementos Ca e Sr. Os resultados para o Al, Fe, K, P, Si, Na, As, Cu, Ni, Zn, V, Cr, Li, Pb, Cd e Co presentes nos locais B, C, D e E sugerem que estes cores são comparáveis aos sedimentos de fundo carbonatados. Propõe-se concentrações de referência para a região do Atlântico compreendida entre 29-39ºN e 27-32ºW considerando a primeira camada colhida em cada core. Para o core A as concentrações são normalizadas a 5% de Al e CaCO3, enquanto que para os cores B a E são normalizadas a 2% de Al e CaCO3. Assim as concentrações de referência para o core A são: As – 18 mg kg-1, Cr – 91 mg kg-1, Cu – 127 mg kg-1, Ni – 84 mg kg-1, Pb – 41 mg kg-1, Hg – 41 ng g-1 e Zn – 482 mg kg-1. Para os cores B a E as concentrações de referência são: As – 3 mg kg-1, Cr – 10 mg kg-1, Cu – 36 mg kg-1 Ni – 12 mg kg -1, Hg – 3 ng g-1 e Zn – 20 mg kg-1. Para os restantes metais as concentrações de referência para o core A são: Al – 9%, Si – 25%, Fe – 6%, Ca – 13%, K – 2%, Mg – 2%, Na – 3%, P – 0,4%, Sr – 900 mg kg-1, Li – 10 mg kg-1, Mn – 1200 mg kg-1, Ba – 700 mg kg-1 e V – 140 mg kg-1. Para os cores B a E as concentrações de referência são: Al – 0,9%, Si – 2%, Fe – 0,2%, Ca – 95%, K – 0,3%, Mg – 0,4%, Na – 0,3%, P – 0,04%, Sr – 2600 mg kg-1, Li – 5 mg kg-1, Mn – 240 mg kg-1, Ba – 345 mg kg-1, Co – 2 mg kg-1 e V – 6 mg kg-1. Os resultados da presente tese constituem um contributo para a caraterização geoquímica da região e podem servir de referência à monitorização futura do mar dos Açores e montes submarinos a sul.

Zooarqueologia e tafonomia de Castanheiro do Vento

Dissertação mest., Arqueologia, Universidade do Algarve, 2007

Sustained drug use changes following hepatitis C screening and counseling among recently infected persons who inject drugs: a longitudinal study

BACKGROUND: Notification of hepatitis C virus (HCV) positive status is known to have short-term impacts on subsequent alcohol, drug use and injection behaviors among persons who inject drugs (PWID). It remains to be established whether post-screening behavioral changes extend over time for PWID and whether screening test notification has behavioral impacts among HCV-negative PWID. This study sought to longitudinally assess substance use and injection behaviors after HCV status notification among HCV seroconverters and HCV-negative PWID. METHODS: Initially HCV-seronegative PWID (n = 208) were followed prospectively between 2004 and 2011 in Montreal, Canada. Semi-annual screening visits included blood sampling and an interview-administered questionnaire assessing substance use and injection behaviors. Multivariable generalized estimating equation analyses were conducted to assess substance use and behavior changes over time and compare changes between HCV seroconverters and HCV-seronegative participants while adjusting for baseline characteristics. RESULTS: Of the 208 participants (83% male; mean age, 34.7 years, mean follow-up time, 39 months), 69 (33.2%) seroconverted to HCV. A linear decrease in syringe sharing behavior was observed over time after HCV and status notification, whereas a 10% decrease for each additional 3 months of follow-up was observed for injection cocaine and heroin use among HCV seroconverters but not among HCV-seronegative PWID (P < .05). No significant changes were observed in alcohol use. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that notification of HCV-positive status is associated with reduced injection drug use among seroconverters. Among PWID deemed seronegative after screening, there is no sustained trend for change in risk behavior.