MAS NMR studies of modified HY zeolites

The variations in structure and acidity on the internal and external surfaces of HY zeolites modified by MgO and SiO2 have been studied by MAS NMR, together with the selective adsorption of perfluorotributyl-amine. Al-27 and Si-29 MAS NMR spectra revealed that the modifications led to significant changes of the framework owing to the migration of some non-framework Si and Al into the framework in the course of the modifications. H-1 MAS NMR spectra showed that the modifications decreased the acidity of the zeolite surfaces. With an increasing of the loading of the oxides, the acidity of the surface decreased further. Both of the two kinds of Bronsted acidity of the MgO-modified HY zeolites decreased, particularly those in the supercages, while those of the SiO2-modified HY zeolites decreased less, and this result is consistent with that of NH3-TPD, from the adsorption of perfluorotributyl-amine, it was found that the acidic sites on the external surface of the HY zeolite can be completely covered by SiO2 after being modified by the chemical liquid deposition (CLD) method.

A homogeneous DNA hybridization system by using a new luminescence terbium chelate

Homogeneous DNA hybridization assay based on the luminescence resonance energy transfer (LRET) from a new luminescence terbium chelate, N,N,N-1,N-1-[2,6-bis(3'-aminomethyl-1'-pyrazolyl)-4-phenylpyridine]tetrakis(acetic acid) (BPTA)-Tb3+ (lambda(ex) = 325 nm and lambda(em) = 545 nm) to an organic dye, Cy3 (A,. = 548 nm and A,. = 565 nm), has been developed. In the system, two DNA probes whose sequences are complementary to the two different consecutive sequences of a target DNA are used; one of the probes is labeled with the Tb3+ chelate at the T-end, and the other is with Cy3 at the 5'-end. Labeling of the Tb3+ chelate is accomplished via the linkage of a biotin-labeled DNA probe with the Tb3+ chelate-labeled streptavidin. Strong sensitized emission of Cy3 was observed upon excitation of the Tb3+ chelate at 325 run, when the two probe DNAs were hybridized with the target DNA. The sensitivity of the assay was very high compared with those of the previous homogeneous-format assays using the conventional organic dyes; the detection limit of the present assay is about 30 pM of the target DNA strand.

Identifying framework titanium in TS-1 zeolite by UV resonance Raman spectroscopy

Framework titanium in Ti-silicalite-1 (TS-1) zeolite was selectively identified by its resonance Raman bands using ultraviolet (W) Raman spectroscopy. Raman spectra of the TS-1 and silicalite-1 zeolites were obtained and compared using continuous wave laser lines at 244, 325, and 488 nm as the excitation sources. It was only with the excitation at 244 nm that resonance enhanced Raman bands at 490, 530, and 1125 cm(-1) appeared exclusively for the TS-1 zeolite. Furthermore, these bands increased in intensity with the crystallization time of the TS-1 zeolite. The Raman bands at 490, 530, and 1125 cm(-1) are identified as the framework titanium species because they only appeared when the laser excites the charge-transfer transition of the framework titanium species in the TS-1. No resonance Raman enhancement was detected for the bands of silicalite-1 zeolite and for the band at 960 cm(-1) of TS-1 with any of the excitation sources ranging from the visible tb UV regions. This approach can be applicable for the identification of other transition metal ions substituted in the framework of a zeolite or any other molecular sieve.

Inoculação com Azospirillum brasilense: inovação em rendimento a baixo custo.

O que são bactérias promotoras do crescimento de plantas?; Bactérias do gênero Azospirillum promovem o crescimento de plantas?; O que é a fixação biológica do nitrogênio? Azospirillum também pode realizar esse processo?; Que outros benefícios às plantas são atribuídos ao Azospirillum?; Há muitos ensaios de inoculação com Azospirillum conduzidos no mundo?; Pode existir especificidade de Azospirillum com as plantas hospedeiras? E no Brasil, há muitos estudos básicos e aplicados com Azospirillum?; Qual foi a pesquisa que resultou no primeiro inoculante contendo Azospirillum comercializado no Brasil?; Nessa pesquisa pioneira, quais foram os resultados encontrados com o trigo?; E qual foi o efeito da inoculação do milho com Azospirillum?; Quais foram as repercussões desses ensaios com trigo e milho?; E no caso de inoculantes líquidos, quais foram os resultados obtidos em trigo e milho?; Os benefícios pela inoculação com Azospirillum no Brasil são atribuídos à fixação biológica do nitrogênio?; Rendimentos elevados de milho podem ser obtidos via inoculação com Azospirillum?; A partir dos resultados de todos esses ensaios, qual pode ser a recomendação para as culturas do trigo e do milho?; Existem mais resultados obtidos com diferentes doses de fertilizante nitrogenado em trigo e milho?; Quais cuidados devem ser tomados com a compra do inoculante contendo Azospirillum?; Como deve ser feita a inoculação das sementes com Azospirillum?

Psychologically Inspired Sensory-Motor Development in Early Robot Learning

Lee, M., Meng, Q. (2005). Psychologically Inspired Sensory-Motor Development in Early Robot Learning. International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 325-334.

Waterworks and commemoration: purity, rurality, and civic identity in Britain, 1880-1921

Roberts, Owen, 'Waterworks and commemoration: purity, rurality, and civic identity in Britain, 1880-1921', Continuity and Change (2007) 22(2) pp.305-325 RAE2008

Monturas de cuero recubiertas con pellones y gualdrapas tejidas con hilos de color, de los indígenas Wayúu Guajira.

11 hojas : ilustraciones, fotografías a color.