Mechanistic studies on the degradation of gasoline oxygenates by advanced oxidation technologies and the reaction of 4-methyl-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione with tetracyclopropylethylene

Gasoline oxygenates (MTBE, methyl tert-butyl ether; DIPE, di-isopropyl ether; ETBE, ethyl tert-butyl ether; TAME, tert-amyl ether) are added to gasoline to boost octane and enhance combustion. The combination of large scale use, high water solubility and only minor biodegradability has now resulted in a significant gasoline oxygenate contamination occurring in surface, ground, and drinking water systems. Combination of hydroxyl radical formation and the pyrolytic environment generated by ultrasonic irradiation (665 kHz) leads to the rapid degradation of MTBE and other gasoline oxygenates in aqueous media. ^ The presence of oxygen promotes the degradation processes by rapid reaction with carbon centered radicals indicating radical processes involving O 2 are significant pathways. A number of the oxidation products were identified. The formation of products (alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, esters, peroxides, etc) could be rationalized by mechanisms which involve hydrogen abstraction by OH radical and/or pyrolysis to form carboncentered radicals which react with oxygen and follow standard oxidation chain processes. ^ The reactions of N-substituted R-triazolinediones (RTAD; R = CH 3 or phenyl) have attracted considerable interest because they exhibit a number of unusual mechanistic characteristics that are analogous to the reactions of singlet oxygen (1O2) and offer an easy way to provide C-N bond(s) formation. The reactions of triazolinedione with olefins have been widely studied and aziridinium imides are generally accepted to be the reactive intermediates. ^ We observed the rapid formation of an unusual intermediate upon mixing tetracyclopropylethylene with 4-methyl-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione in CDCl 3. Detailed characterization by NMR (proton, 13C, 2-D NMRs) indicates the intermediate is 5,5,6,6-tetracyclopropyl-3-methyl-5,6-dihydro-oxazolo[3,2- b][1,2,4]-triazolium-2-olate. Such products are extremely rare and have not been studied. Upon warming the intermediate is converted to 2 + 2 diazetidine (major) and ene product (minor). ^ To further explore the kinetics and dynamics of the reaction activation energies were obtained using Arrhenius plots. Activation energies for the formation of the intermediate from reactants, and 2+2 adduct from the intermediate were determined as 7.48 kcal moll and 19.8 kcal mol−1 with their pre-exponential values of 2.24 × 105 dm 3 mol−1 sec−1 and 2.75 × 108 sec−1, respectively, meaning net slow reactions because of low pre-exponential values caused by steric hindrance. ^

Marl Prairie/Slough Gradients; Patterns and Trends in Shark Slough and Adjacent Marl Prairies (CERP monitoring activity 3.1.3.5), First Annual Report (2005)

The work on CERP monitoring item 3.1.3.5 (Marl prairie/slough gradients) is being conducted by Florida International University (Dr Michael Ross, Project Leader), with Everglades National Park (Dr. Craig Smith) providing administrative support and technical consultation. As of January 2006 the funds transferred by ACOE to ENP, and subsequently to FIU, have been entirely expended or encumbered in salaries or wages. The project work for 2005 started rather late in the fiscal year, but ultimately accomplished the Year 1 goals of securing a permit to conduct the research in Everglades National Park, finalizing a detailed scope of work, and sampling marsh sites which are most easily accessed during the wet season. 46 plots were sampled in detail, and a preliminary vegetation classification distinguished three groups among these sites (Sawgrass marsh, sawgrass and other, and slough) which may be arranged roughly along a hydrologic gradient from least to most persistently inundated . We also made coarser observations of vegetation type at 5-m intervals along 2 transects totaling ~ 5 km. When these data were compared with similar observations made in 1998-99, it appeared that vegetation in the western portion of Northeast Shark Slough (immediately east of the L-67 extension) had shifted toward a more hydric type during the last 6 years, while vegetation further east was unchanged in this respect. Because this classification and trend analysis is based on a small fraction of the data set that will be available after the first cycle of sampling (3 years from now), the results should not be interpreted too expansively. However, they do demonstrate the potential for gaining a more comprehensive view of marsh vegetation structure and dynamics in the Everglades, and will provide a sound basis for adaptive management.

Gas/particle partitioning of carbonyls in the photooxidation of isoprene and 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene

A new denuder-filter sampling technique has been used to investigate the gas/particle partitioning behaviour of the carbonyl products from the photooxidation of isoprene and 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene. A series of experiments was performed in two atmospheric simulation chambers at atmospheric pressure and ambient temperature in the presence of NOx and at a relative humidity of approximately 50%. The denuder and filter were both coated with the derivatizing agent O-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl)-hydroxylamine (PFBHA) to enable the efficient collection of gas- and particle-phase carbonyls respectively. The tubes and filters were extracted and carbonyls identified as their oxime derivatives by GC-MS. The carbonyl products identified in the experiments accounted for around 5% and 10% of the mass of secondary organic aerosol formed from the photooxidation of isoprene and 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene respectively. Experimental gas/particle partitioning coefficients were determined for a wide range of carbonyl products formed from the photooxidation of isoprene and 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene and compared with the theoretical values based on standard absorptive partitioning theory. Photooxidation products with a single carbonyl moiety were not observed in the particle phase, but dicarbonyls, and in particular, glyoxal and methylglyoxal, exhibited gas/particle partitioning coefficients several orders of magnitude higher than expected theoretically. These findings support the importance of heterogeneous and particle-phase chemical reactions for SOA formation and growth during the atmospheric degradation of anthropogenic and biogenic hydrocarbons.

Table 3.5 Content and composition of air in fresh ice

Natural ice is formed by freezing of water or by sintering of dry or wet snow. Each of these processes causes atmospheric air to be enclosed in ice as bubbles. The air amount and composition as well as the bubble sizes and density depend not only on the kind of process but also on several environmental conditions. The ice in the deepest layers of the Greenland and thc Antarctic ice sheet was formed more than 100 000 years ago. In the bubbles of this ice, samples of atmospheric air from that time are preserved. The enclosure of air is discussed for each of the three processes. Of special interest are the parameters which control the amount and composition of the enclosed air. If the ice is formed by sintering of very cold dry snow, the air composition in the bubbles corresponds with good accuracy to the composition of atmospheric air.

Total synthesis of 3,5-O-dicaffeoylquinic acid and its derivatives

We report the first total synthesis of 3,5-O-dicaffeoylquinic acid and its derivatives, 3,5-O-diferuloylqui- nic acid and 3,5-(3,4-dimethoxycinnamyl)quinic acid, in a nine-step sequence. The key step involves Knoevenagel condensations between vanillin, 3,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde or 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy- benzaldehyde and the dimalonate ester of quinic acid.

Comparison of 2.3 & 5 mega pixel (MP) resolution monitors when detecting mammography image blurring

Background - Image blurring in Full Field Digital Mammography (FFDM) is reported to be a problem within many UK breast screening units resulting in significant proportion of technical repeats/recalls. Our study investigates monitors of differing pixel resolution, and whether there is a difference in blurring detection between a 2.3 MP technical review monitor and a 5MP standard reporting monitor. Methods - Simulation software was created to induce different magnitudes of blur on 20 artifact free FFDM screening images. 120 blurred and non-blurred images were randomized and displayed on the 2.3 and 5MP monitors; they were reviewed by 28 trained observers. Monitors were calibrated to the DICOM Grayscale Standard Display Function. T-test was used to determine whether significant differences exist in blurring detection between the monitors. Results - The blurring detection rate on the 2.3MP monitor for 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1 mm blur was 46, 59, 66, 77and 78% respectively; and on the 5MP monitor 44, 70, 83 , 96 and 98%. All the non-motion images were identified correctly. A statistical difference (p <0.01) in the blurring detection rate between the two monitors was demonstrated. Conclusions - Given the results of this study and knowing that monitors as low as 1 MP are used in clinical practice, we speculate that technical recall/repeat rates because of blurring could be reduced if higher resolution monitors are used for technical review at the time of imaging. Further work is needed to determine monitor minimum specification for visual blurring detection.

Evaluación de la posición del huevo incubable (día 3, 5 y 7) de los lotes de reproductoras pesadas (88-89-90-91 y 92) de la línea Ross 308

Tesis (Zootecnista). -- Universidad de La Salle. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias. Programa de Zootecnia, 2015

Synthesis of 3,5-Disubstituted Isoxazoles and Isoxazolines in Deep Eutectic Solvents

The synthesis of different 3,5-disubstituted isoxazoles and related isoxazolines using choline chloride:urea as deep eutectic solvent (DES) in a one-pot three step reaction has been accomplished successfully. The use of highly nucleophilic functionalized DES did not affect the process where highly electrophilic reagents or intermediates are involved. The presence of DES showed to be essential since the reaction in absence of this media did not proceed. The DES media could be reused up to five times without a detrimental effect on the yield of the reaction. To exemplify the synthetic potential of this methodology, the reaction was scaled up to the gram scale without any noticeable problem. Finally, different isoxazoles were easily transformed into β-aminoenones.

Desarrollo de software interactivo de entrenamiento de la habilidad perceptual cerramiento visual para niños entre 3-5 años

Tesis (Optómetra). -- Universidad de La Salle, Facultad de Ciencias de La Salud. Programa de Optometría, 2014

Jazz Innovations, Part 2 Triangle Connection Arctic Purple R-3-5-ROLLE December 8, 2016

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Intervenir auprès des parents : effets sur la pratique d'activités physiques et les habiletés motrices d'enfants âgés de 3 à 5 ans

Un enfant qui développe ses habiletés motrices par le biais d'une pratique d'activités physiques régulière améliore sa santé en général, mais aussi ses chances de maintenir de saines habitudes de vie à l’âge adulte. L’acquisition des habiletés motrices par l’enfant contribue non seulement à son développement physique et moteur, mais aussi cognitif, affectif et social. L’environnement dans lequel l’enfant évolue est un facteur d’une grande influence face à sa pratique de l’activité physique et au développement de ses habiletés motrices. À cet égard, l’environnement familial et le modèle parental sont des vecteurs motivationnels majeurs face à l’attitude que l’enfant adoptera quant à sa pratique d’activités physiques au quotidien. À ce jour, peu d’études ont évalué les effets d’interventions menées auprès des parents visant à favoriser la pratique d’activités physiques et le développement des habiletés motrices. Le but du présent projet de recherche consistait à évaluer les effets d’une intervention menée auprès des parents visant à augmenter la pratique d’activités physiques et le degré d’habiletés motrices chez des enfants âgés de 3 à 5 ans fréquentant un milieu de garde. Nous voulions aussi déterminer si la perception des parents avait changé face à l’importance de l’activité physique et du développement des habiletés motrices chez leur enfant. À cette fin, nous avons procédé à une étude quasi expérimentale en étudiant le comportement de 37 enfants provenant de trois milieux de garde de la région de Coaticook en Estrie. Les données ont été recueillies par le biais d’un calendrier d’activité physique et d’un questionnaire pré et post intervention. Les résultats de ce projet de recherche montrent que les enfants d’âge préscolaire Coaticokois font en moyenne 28 minutes d’activités physiques par jour lorsqu’ils se retrouvent à la maison auprès de leurs parents. De plus, seulement 31 % des activités physiques et motrices effectuées par les enfants ont été vécues en présence de leurs parents. Les résultats de ce projet de recherche indiquent également un effet temps et un effet groupe non significatifs avec des enfants n’ayant pas démontré des signes de progression face au développement de leurs habiletés motrices. Par contre, les enfants du groupe intervention ayant reçu un calendrier avec des suggestions d’activités physiques et motrices ont expérimenté plus d’activités de manipulation d’objets que les enfants du groupe contrôle n’ayant pas eu cette opportunité. Les parents du groupe intervention ont notamment mentionné avoir été influencés par la présence d’un calendrier avec des activités physiques et motrices suggérées, ce qui reflète bien les résultats précédemment indiqués. En comparant nos résultats avec les recommandations de 120 minutes par jour d’activités physiques du National Association for Sport and Physical Education, NASPE (2009) et celles de la Société Canadienne de Physiologie de l’Exercice, SCPE (2012) qui suggère 180 minutes d’activités physiques par jour, et ce, peu importe l’intensité déployée par l’enfant, on peut conclure que les enfants de ce projet de recherche n’atteignent pas ces recommandations. Nous demeurons convaincus du bien-fondé d’une intervention menée auprès des parents afin d’améliorer la pratique d’activités physiques des enfants d’âge préscolaire, notamment si une collaboration plus étroite est effectuée avec ces derniers. Cependant, de nombreuses autres études sur le sujet seront nécessaires pour constater quel type d’intervention est le plus efficace afin de favoriser la pratique d’activités physiques et d’améliorer le degré d’habiletés motrices chez des enfants âgés de 3 à 5 ans.

3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinyloxyacetic acid as effective thinning agent for fruit of 'Montenegrina' mandarin.

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Síntese e caracterização espectroscópica de novos vanadosilicatos utilizando templates orgânicos derivados de piperidinas

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)