Role of Mn impurity in the deterioration of ZnS:Cu, Br electroluminescent phosphors

ZnS:Cu, Br powder EL phosphors showed 6-line EPR signal at 25°C whose intensity increases with Cu content and on annealing in Zn-vapour. The signal arises from native Mn impurity. The starting material does not show any EPR signal since Mn2+ acts as an affinity potential well for a hole in ZnS, forming Mn3+ - a chemically uncommon situation in sulfides. In doped ZnS, holes are trapped at Cu such that Mn2+ persists. Deterioration of EL brightness is accompanied by the decrease in EPR signal intensity due to field assisted hole transference to Mn2+. Intentional addition of Mn in ZnS:Cu, Br decreases the brightness and shortens life time. Stable phosphors require ZnS with Mn content less than 1014 cm−3.

Cystatin C, a measure of renal function, as prognostic risk marker in acute heart failure : Studies on the cardiorenal syndrome

Acute heart failure (AHF) is a complex syndrome associated with exceptionally high mortality. Still, characteristics and prognostic factors of contemporary AHF patients have been inadequately studied. Kidney function has emerged as a very powerful prognostic risk factor in cardiovascular disease. This is believed to be the consequence of an interaction between the heart and kidneys, also termed the cardiorenal syndrome, the mechanisms of which are not fully understood. Renal insufficiency is common in heart failure and of particular interest for predicting outcome in AHF. Cystatin C (CysC) is a marker of glomerular filtration rate with properties making it a prospective alternative to the currently used measure creatinine for assessment of renal function. The aim of this thesis is to characterize a representative cohort of patients hospitalized for AHF and to identify risk factors for poor outcome in AHF. In particular, the role of CysC as a marker of renal function is evaluated, including examination of the value of CysC as a predictor of mortality in AHF. The FINN-AKVA (Finnish Acute Heart Failure) study is a national prospective multicenter study conducted to investigate the clinical presentation, aetiology and treatment of, as well as concomitant diseases and outcome in, AHF. Patients hospitalized for AHF were enrolled in the FINN-AKVA study, and mortality was followed for 12 months. The mean age of patients with AHF is 75 years and they frequently have both cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular co-morbidities. The mortality after hospitalization for AHF is high, rising to 27% by 12 months. The present study shows that renal dysfunction is very common in AHF. CysC detects impaired renal function in forty percent of patients. Renal function, measured by CysC, is one of the strongest predictors of mortality independently of other prognostic risk markers, such as age, gender, co-morbidities and systolic blood pressure on admission. Moreover, in patients with normal creatinine values, elevated CysC is associated with a marked increase in mortality. Acute kidney injury, defined as an increase in CysC within 48 hours of hospital admission, occurs in a significant proportion of patients and is associated with increased short- and mid-term mortality. The results suggest that CysC can be used for risk stratification in AHF. Markers of inflammation are elevated both in heart failure and in chronic kidney disease, and inflammation is one of the mechanisms thought to mediate heart-kidney interactions in the cardiorenal syndrome. Inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) correlate very differently to markers of cardiac stress and renal function. In particular, TNF-α showed a robust correlation to CysC, but was not associated with levels of NT-proBNP, a marker of hemodynamic cardiac stress. Compared to CysC, the inflammatory markers were not strongly related to mortality in AHF. In conclusion, patients with AHF are elderly with multiple co-morbidities, and renal dysfunction is very common. CysC demonstrates good diagnostic properties both in identifying impaired renal function and acute kidney injury in patients with AHF. CysC, as a measure of renal function, is also a powerful prognostic marker in AHF. CysC shows promise as a marker for assessment of kidney function and risk stratification in patients hospitalized for AHF.

Role of Hetero-Halogen (F center dot center dot center dot X, X = Cl, Br, and I) or Homo-Halogen (X center dot center dot center dot X, X = F, Cl, Br, and I) Interactions in Substituted Benzanilides

A series of halogen-substituted benzanilides have been synthesized and characterized, and crystallization studies directed toward generation of polymorphs have been performed to delineate the importance of interactions involving halogens. The effect of halogen substitution on the molecular conformation and supramolecular packing has been investigated. The N-H center dot center dot center dot O H-bond is a key structure-directing element acting in conjunction with C-H center dot center dot center dot O and C-H center dot center dot center dot pi interactions. In addition, it is of importance to note that organic fluorine prefers Type I F center dot center dot center dot F contacts, whereas Cl, Br, and I prefer Type II contacts. Hetero-halogen center dot center dot center dot halogen interactions on the other hand are predominately of Type II geometry, and this is due to the greater polarizability of the electron density associated with the heavier halogens. It is of importance to evaluate the contributing role of these interactions in crystal structure packing and the co-operativity associated with such interactions in the solid state.

Influence of steric effect on the structural aspects of N,N `,N `'-triarylguanidine derived six-membered C,N] palladacycles

Guanidine derived six-membered C,N] palladacycles of the types (C,N)Pd(mu-OC(O)R)](2) (1a-d), (C,N)Pd(mu-Br)](2) (2a,b), cis-(C,N)PdBr(L)] (3a-d, 4, and 5), and ring contracted guanidine derived five-membered C,N] palladacycle, (C,N)PdBr(C NXy)] (6) were prepared in high yield following the established methods with a view aimed at understanding the influence of the substituents on the aryl rings of the guanidine upon the solid state structure and solution behaviour of palladacycles. Palladacycles were characterised by microanalytical, IR, NMR and mass spectral data. The molecular structures of 1a, 1c, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3c, 3d, and 4-6 were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction data. Palladacycles 1a and 1c were shown to exist as a dimer in transoid in-in conformation in the solid state but as a mixture of a dimer in major proportion and a monomer (kappa(2)-O,O'-OAc) in solution as deduced from H-1 NMR data. Palladacycles 2a and 2b were shown to exist as a dimer in transoid conformation in the solid state but the former was shown to exist as a mixture of a dimer and presumably a trimer in solution as revealed by a variable temperature H-1 NMR data in conjunction with ESI-MS data. The cis configuration around the palladium atom in 3a, 3c, and 3d was ascribed to steric influence of the aryl moiety of =NAr unit and that in 4-6 was ascribed to antisymbiosis. The solution behaviour of 3d was studied by a variable concentration (VC) H-1 NMR data.

Six-membered C,N] cyclopalladated sym N,N `,N `'-tri(4-tolyl) guanidines: Synthesis, reactivity studies and structural aspects

Six-membered C,N] cyclopalladated sym N,N',N `'-tri(4-tolyl)guanidines, (ArNH)(2)C=NAr] (sym = symmetrical; Ar = 4-MeC6H4; LH24-tolyl) of the types (C,N)Pd(mu-OC(O)R)](2) (1 and 2), (C,N)Pd(mu-Br)](2) (3), cis-(C,N)PdLBr] (4-7), and (C,N)Pd(acac)] (8) were prepared in high yield by established methods with a view aimed at understanding the influence of the 4-tolyl substituent of the guanidine moiety upon the solution behaviour of 1-8. The composition of 1-8 was confirmed by elemental analysis, IR, and NMR spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry. The molecular structures of 1-6 were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Palladacycles 1-3 exist as a dimer in transoid conformation in the solid state while 4-6 exist as a monomer with cis configuration around the palladium atom as the Lewis base is placed cis to the Pd-C bond due to antisymbiosis. The NMR spectra of 1-8 revealed the presence of a single isomer in solution and this spectral feature is ascribed to the rapid inversion of the six-membered ``C,N]Pd'' ring due to the presence of sterically less hindered and more symmetrical 4-tolyl substituent in the =NAr unit of the guanidine moiety. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Influence of the upwelling events on the delta C-13 and delta O-18 of the benthic bivalve shells of the South Western Continental Margin of India

In this study, the influence of the spatial and temporal variability of upwelling intensity and the associated biological productivity observed during different phases of summer monsoon along the southwestern continental margin of India (SWCMI) on the delta C-13 and delta O-18 of the inorganic biogenic carbonate shells was investigated. Multispecies benthic bivalve shells (1-5 mm) separated from ten surface sediment samples of SWCMI (off 12 degrees N, 10 degrees N and 9 degrees N) collected during the onset (OSM) and peak (PSM) phase of the summer monsoon of 2009 were analysed for delta C-13 and delta O-18. Sea surface temperature along the study region indicates prominent upwelling in PSM than in OSM. A comparison of analytical and predicted values for delta O-18 in the bivalve shells confirmed their in situ origin during both the sampling periods. During PSM, the delta C-13 values in the benthic bivalve shells were more depleted in C-13 than during OSM which recorded lower values of delta C-13 in dissolved inorganic carbon of bottom waters expected in the study region in PSM due to the upwelled waters, high surface productivity and the associated high degradation of the organic matter in the subsurface and bottom waters. However, this depletion of delta C-13 was not observed in benthic bivalve shells obtained from 10 degrees N, since it is influenced by high export fluxes of carbon from the Cochin estuary since early monsoon months.

Contribuições sindical e confederativa - art. 8º, inciso IV, da C.F.

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Funcionamento dos guardas municipais nas principais capitais do país, considerando : a. se atuam com poder de polícia; b. se substituem a polícia militar na falta de efetivo desta instituição; c. se auxiliam a polícia militar no combate ao crime; d. se têm porte de arma; e e. se contribuem para a segurança pública

Consultoria Legislativa - Área XVII - Segurança Pública e Defesa Nacional.

Edital C. 1/79 : concurso público para Técnico Legislativo : área de Pesquisa Legislativa

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Edital nº C 04/80

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Diário da Constituinte [gravação de vídeo] : [programa n. 176 C]

Direitos trabalhistas e liberdade sindical é tema de Sessão Extraordinária da Assembleia Nacional Constituinte. O Deputado Luiz Gushiken (PT-SP) é a favor da diminuição da jornada de trabalho, como uma forma eficiente de gerar empregos. O Grupo dos 32 (trinta e dois) e o Grupo dos Progressistas voltaram a se reunir para buscar acordo sobre os temas polêmicos e um dos pontos já acertados é sobre o meio ambiente. A Deputada Sandra Cavalcanti (PFL-RJ) afirma que, em relação ao meio ambiente, a grande conquista do cidadão será a existência de instrumentos legais para defender a criatura humana de tudo aquilo que significar uma lesão a sua qualidade de vida. O Senador Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PMDB-SP) comenta que ainda há discussão sobre a emissão de posse na Reforma Agrária. O Relator Bernardo Cabral (PMDB-AM) e os relatores adjuntos discutiram com o Presidente da Assempleia Nacional Constituinte (ANC) as próximas etapas do trabalho. Transformou-se em festa o dia da entrega das emendas populares. Foram entregues mais de vinte propostas com cerca de dois milhões de assinaturas. Mário Amato, Presidente da FIESP, entregou três propostas com mais de um milhão de assinaturas. Os publicitários compareceram para reivindicar a retirada do artigo que proíbe a propaganda de cigarros, remédios e bebidas no rádio e na TV. O Presidente da CUT, Jair Meneguelli, declara que, em nível nacional, houve participação da entidade nas trinta e sete emendas populares que foram apresentadas, mas duas tiveram prioridade : a da Reforma Agrária e a dos Direitos Trabalhistas. O Deputado Paulo Delgado (PT-MG) acredita no rompimento da tradição brasileira de que só os políticos podem fazer leis.

Diário da Constituinte [gravação de vídeo] : [programa n. 193 C]

A situação do Nordeste e o drama da população que convive com a seca, o analfabetismo e a fome. Deputados e Senadores da Assembleia Nacional Constituinte (ANC) opinam sobre o tema. O Deputado Antônio Mariz (PMDB-PB) informa que o principal problema é o subdesenvolvimento nordestino, o fato da região ter sido marginalizada e mantida fora dos fluxos normais do crescimento econômico do país. No Agreste Nordestino todos os planos da SUDENE (Superintendência do Desenvolvimento do Nordeste) previam a abertura de poços para aguar as pastagens, mas foram construídos apenas nas terras dos coronéis. Outro projeto da SUDENE que não deu certo foi o de produzir alimentos na zona úmida, em todo o vale do Rio São Francisco. O Senador Mansueto de Lavor (PMDB-PE) considera que as causas das crises do Nordeste tem origem no modelo de sociedade implantado na região, com a predominância das oligarquias que associam poder político e poder econômico. Dados sobre analfabetismo, subnutrição e distribuição de renda. O Deputado Raimundo Bezerra (PMDB-CE) afirma que há necessidade de diferenciar o Nordeste das demais regiões ricas para que as desigualdades desapareçam. A falta de terras e a seca tornou nômade o povo nordestino. O Deputado Agassiz de Almeida (PMDB-PB) esclarece que o processo de imigração do homem nordestino gera inchaço dos grandes centros urbanos e que é preciso ter uma política de fixação desse homem ao seu universo e as suas tradições. A Deputada Wilma Maia (PDS-RN) afirma que o Nordeste precisa de uma reforma agrária.