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Uranium Distribution In Geochemically Diverse Sediments, Tyler Womble, Wenyi Shu, Kaye Savage

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Gold Nanospheres As Inhibitors Of Amyloid- Β Protein Aggregation Involved In Alzheimer’S Disease, Mihyun Lim, Deborah Soto-Ortega, Rahina Mahtab, Melissa Moss

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Sirna-Mediated Inhibition Of The Hiv-1 Transactivator Of Transcription, Alexander Jureka, Pricilla Simon, William Jackson

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Physiological Markers Of Activity-Based Anorexia In Sprague Dawley Rats, Crystal Lange, Michelle Vieyra

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Inverse Correspondence Of Amh And Fsh Levels In Women Presenting For Infertility Treatments, Amara Iverson, Abdelmonium Younis, William Butler, William Roudebush

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Encapsulated Energy-Transfer Cassettes With Extremely Well Resolved Fluorescent Outputs, Yuichiro Ueno, Jiney Jose, Aurore Loudet, Cesar Perez-Bolivar, Pavel Anzenbacher Jr., Kevin Burgess

Chemistry Faculty Publications

This paper concerns the development of water-compatible fluorescent imaging probes with tunable photonic properties that can be excited at a single wavelength. Bichromophoric cassettes 1a-1c consisting of a BODIPY donor and a cyanine acceptor were prepared using a simple synthetic route, and their photophysical properties were investigated. Upon excitation of the BODIPY moiety at 488 nm the excitation energy is transferred through an acetylene bridge to the cyanine dye acceptor, which emits light at approximately 600, 700, and 800 nm, i.e., with remarkable dispersions. This effect is facilitated by efficient energy transfer that gives a "quasi-Stokes" shift between 86 and …

Analysis Of Electrodeposited Nickel-Iron Alloy Film Composition Using Particle-Induced X-Ray Emission, Alyssa Frey, Nicholas Wozniak, Timothy Nagi, Matthew Keller, J. Mark Lunderberg, Graham F. Peaslee, Paul Deyoung, Jennifer R. Hampton

Faculty Publications

The elemental composition of electrodeposited NiFe thin films was analyzed with particle-induced X-ray emission (PIXE). The thin films were electrodeposited on polycrystalline Au substrates from a 100mM NiSO₄, 10 mM FeSO₄, 0.5M H₃BO₃, and 1M Na₂SO₄ solution. PIXE spectra of these films were analyzed to obtain relative amounts of Ni and Fe as a function of deposition potential and deposition time. The results show that PIXE can measure the total deposited metal in a sample over at least four orders of magnitude with similar fractional uncertainties. The technique is …

Tuning The Thermal Relaxation Of Transition-Metal Ferrite Nanoparticles Through Their Intrinsic Magnetocrystalline Anisotropy, Jose M. Vargas, Abhishek Srivastava, Amin Yourdkhani, Luis Zaldivar, Gabriel Caruntu, Leonard Spinu

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Monodispersed ferrite nanoparticles of Fe3O4, MnFe2O4, and CoFe2O4 (near to 10 nm), were synthesized by organometallic synthesis, showing the same homogeneous chemical, morphological, and crystalline characteristics. The study and correlation of the thermal relaxation processes were analyzed through static and dynamic measurements. Due to the intrinsic chemical characteristics and magnetocrystalline anisotropy of the ferrite nanoparticles, the energy barrier can be tuned to a range between 1100 K EB 7300 K, showing an alternative approach for tuning the magnetic dynamic properties, in contrast to the well-known mechanism through particle-size-effects. Specific loss power efficiencies were evaluated for the three ferrite samples. Comparing …

Highly Ordered Transition Metal Ferrite Nanotube Arrays Synthesized By Template-Assisted Liquid Phase Deposition, Amin Yourdkhani, Gabriel Caruntu

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Highly ordered spinel ferriteMxFe3_xO4 (M ¼ Ni, Co, Zn) nanotube arrays were synthesized in anodic aluminium oxide (AAO) templates with a pore size of 200 nm by combining a liquid phase deposition (LPD) method with a template-assisted route. The morphology of the transition metal ferrite nanotubes was characterized by electron microscopy (FE-SEM; TEM, SAED and HRTEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM), whereas their chemical composition was determined by inductive coupling plasma (ICP). The phase purity was studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and the magnetic properties of the nanotubes were measured by SQUID measurements. Unlike the deposition of thin film structures, …

An Upper Limit For Macromolecular Crowding Effects, Andrew C. Miklos, Congang Li, Courtney D. Sorell, L. Andrew Lyon, Gary J. Pielak

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

Background: Solutions containing high macromolecule concentrations are predicted to affect a number of protein properties compared to those properties in dilute solution. In cells, these macromolecular crowders have a large range of sizes and can occupy 30% or more of the available volume. We chose to study the stability and ps-ns internal dynamics of a globular protein whose radius is similar to 2 nm when crowded by a synthetic microgel composed of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid) with particle radii of similar to 300 nm.

Results: Our studies revealed no change in protein rotational or ps-ns backbone dynamics and only mild …

Power Of Inhibition Activity Screening And 3d Molecular Modeling Approaches In Hdac 8 Inhibitor Design, Gamze Bora Tatar, Tenzi̇le Deni̇z Tokluman, Kemal Yelekçi̇, Hayat Yurter

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

In-vitro inhibition activity screening and in-silico 3D molecular modeling approaches are important tools for design and development of specific histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors. The objective of this study was to investigate the consistency between these 2 approaches. The HDAC 8 inhibition activities of 8 randomly selected different carboxylic acid derivatives were screened and in-vitro experimental results were compared with in-silico molecular modeling calculations. This study demonstrated that there is no sole gold standard technique for inhibitor design, and it was concluded that a combination of molecular modeling and activity screening assays will ensure more comprehensive and dependable results.

Decolorization Of Dyes And Distillery Waste Effluent: Comparison Of The Effectiveness Of Several Biological And Physico-Chemical Processes, Mylène Godin

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Dyes and pigments are used extensively in many important industries. They are also important environmental contaminants and must be removed in a cost-effective manner from wastewater. The present investigation focuses on the use of several inexpensive physico-chemical and biological systems. The goal is to assess and compare their ability to decolorize water containing a representative triphenylmethane dye ( crystal violet), a representative azo dye (Congo red), and a rum distillery waste effluent, also known as still bottoms. The selected processes were photodegradation, ozonation, adsorption and bioremediation. Photodegradation was studied with three light sources, namely a commercially available 42 Watt fluorescent …

Water-Soluble Cuii And Mnii Bis-Phenanthroline Octanedioate Complexes With Unprecedented Nano And Picomolar In Vitro Cytotoxicity As Promising Leads For Chemotherapeutic Drug Development, Andrew Kellett, Mark O'Connor, Malachy Mccann, Orla L. Howe, Alan Casey, Pauric Mccarron, Kevin Kavanagh, Mary Mcnamara, Sean Kennedy, Donald D. May, Philip S. Skell, Denis O'Shea, Michael Devereux

Articles

Dinuclear Cu^II and Mn^II bis-phenanthroline octanedioate complexes exhibit rapid, unprecedented nano and picomolar in vitro cytotoxicity against colorectal cancer lines and are less toxic than cisplatin when examined in vivo. The complexes are potent generators of cellular reactive oxygen species, avid DNA binders and induce O₂ dependent cleavage of DNA. The Cu(II) complex was found to have self-cleaving nuclease activity.

Now For The Science Bit: Implementing Community-Based Learning In Chemistry, Claire M. Mcdonnell, Patricia Ennis, Leslie Shoemaker

Articles

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of student learning from community engagement by critically assessing the implementation of this pedagogical approach in the context of teaching and learning chemistry and also evaluating the role of personal development in student-community engagement.

Design/methodology/approach – A case study on the implementation since 2007 of community-based learning (also called service-learning) projects in an academic department in Ireland is presented. Analysis of assessment grades, student reflective accounts and evaluation questionnaires informs this work as does a recently completed self-assessment of our activities using Shumer’s Self-Assessment for Service Learning. …

Transport Properties Of Nanometer-Sized Assemblies Through Nanofluidic Channels With Single Entity Electrical Detection, Franklin Ifeanyichukwu Uba

LSU Master's Theses

Recently, there have been reports on biological and solid-state nanopores that identify single biopolymers or their constituent monomers by analyzing changes in ionic current blockades when they block the flux of buffer ions while travelling through the nanopores. Nevertheless, there have been several limitations in their application, especially as DNA detectors; Poor confinement of the DNA strand within the nanopore (~0.1 % of a 10 kilobase (kb) DNA), poor signal sensitivity and random motion experienced by the DNA in solution that results in a large amount of noise in the signal. These have led to the development of nanochannel-based devices, …

Selection And Enumeration Of Low Epcam Expressing Breast Cancer Ctcs Using A High Throughput Microfluidic Device, Brandy Charon Snowden

LSU Master's Theses

Breast cancer cells overexpress EpCAM that can be used as a marker to select breast cancer CTCs from heterogeneous clinical samples, even when present in low abundance. This study used MDA-MB-231 cells which have a low expression level of EpCAM (1.7 x 103 binding sites per cell.3) Herein, we will report on the use of antiEpCAM antibodies immobilized onto the surface of a capture bed poised within a PMMA microchip that was fabricated into an HTMSU used for selection of breast cancer CTCs seeded into a buffer solution. The microchannel walls within the capture bed were UV modified for 5, …

Synthesis And Characterisation Of Tris(2,4-Dinitrophenoxo)Monooxovanadium(V) And Its Complex Salts, Neeraj Sharma, Reena Sharma, Meena Kumari, Subhash Chaudhry

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The monooxovanadium(V) complex of composition [VO(OC_6H_3(NO_2)_2-2,4)_3] (I) was synthesized by the reaction of VOCl_3 with Me_3SiOC_6H_3(NO_2)_2-2,4 in toluene and characterised by elemental analyses, molar conductance, and IR, ^1H- and ^{13}C-NMR, and mass spectral studies. The reactions of (I) with alkali metal 2,4-dinitrophenoxides [MOC_6H_3(NO_2)_2-2,4] (M = Li, Na, K) yield complex salts of composition M[VO(OC_6H_3(NO_2)_2-2,4]_4 authenticated by physicochemical and IR spectral studies. Thermal behaviour of complexes was studied by TG and DTA techniques. The molecular modelling calculations of the parent complex and its complex salts were performed to visualise the probable geometry around vanadium metal, which, coupled with spectroscopic evidence, suggests …

Evidence For The Impact Of Reactive Oxygen Species On The Control Of Branching In Neurospora Crassa, Jacob Yablonowski, Alex Zapata, Michael Watters

Symposium on Research and Creative Expression (SORCE)

In preliminary screens, several functions, most notably, genes involved in the control of reactive oxygen species (ROS), were identified as playing a role in the process of growth rate compensation of branch density. The maintenance of branch density under growth at various temperatures was examined in a selection of mutants in genes known to be important in the control of ROS. In all ROS control mutants tested, growth was shown to branch tighter when grown at higher temperatures (which result in faster growth rates) and looser when grown at lower temperatures (which results in slower growth rates). This can be …

Dow Chemical Vs. ‘Coercive Utopians’: Constructing The Contested Ground Of Science And Government Regulation In 1970s America, Amy M. Hay

History Faculty Publications

In 1979, the Dow Chemical Company published an excerpt from a speech by H. Peter Metzger that announced an emerging conflict in American ideals and public policy. He stated that a new kind of individual inhabited Washington, people from the counterculture who were “coercive utopians” because they sought to achieve their agenda through covert actions and hoped to end the American free market economy. Following the 1962 publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring and the subsequent banning of DDT in 1972, Dow and other chemical manufacturers fought to keep the regulatory climate favorable to industry. Dow found itself defending the …

Synthesis, Characterization, And Properties Of Homometallic Dinuclear Ruthenium Complex Containing Chloro-Phenanthroline And Bipyridine, A. A. Bhuiyan, S. Kudo

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

This paper deals with the synthesis and spectroscopic investigation of homometallic dinuclear ruthenium(II) complex containing chlorophenanthroline and bipyridine ligands. This bimetallic ruthenium polypyridine complex may be useful for biological electron transfer studies. Heteroleptic ruthenium monomer complex Ru(bpy)2(Cl-phen) (where bpy = 2,2’-bipyridine and Cl-phen = 5-chloro- 1,10-phenanthroline) was prepared in a two step procedure previously developed in our laboratory. This monomer complex was used to prepare the ruthenium dimer complex, (bpy)2Ru(phen-phen)Ru(bpy)2, by utilizing the Ni-catalyzed coupling reaction. Both the complexes were purified by column chromatography. The identity and the integrity of the complexes were confirmed by elemental analysis as well as …

A Study Of Behavior Of Some 5-Substituted- 4-Phenyl-1,2,4-Triazoline-3-Thiones In Sulfuric Acid Solution Using Characteristic Vector Analysis, Vesna Dimova

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The protonation process of 1,2,4-triazoline-3-thiones (T3T) was studied in aqueous sulfuric acid using the UV method. Characteristic vector analysis (CVA) was used to reconstruct the experimentally obtained UV spectra, to overcome difficulties in calculating the protonation constants of T3T, and to separate the effect of protonation from the generalized medium effect. pK_{TH}+ values were calculated using the Hammett acidity function method, the Bunnett and Olsen method, and the excess acidity function method. The obtained values for m, \phi and m* were close to those characteristic for similar thio compounds, indicating that the protonation site in the molecule of T3T is …

A Simple And Rapid Spectrophotometric Determination Of Trace Level Simple And Rapid Spectrophotometric Determination Of Trace Level Chromium Using Bis (Salicylaldehyde) Orthophenylenediamine In Nonionic Micellar Media, Rubina Soomro, Jamaluddin Ahmed, Najma Memon

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Bis(salicylaldehyde)orthophenylenediamine (BSOPD) has been proposed as new analytical reagent for the direct spectrophotometric determination of chromium. It reacts with chromium(VI) in slightly acidic (0.1 -- 0.3 M H_2SO_4) micellar medium to form a yellow - orange chelate with a molar ratio 2:3. The most remarkable point of this method is that the molar absorptivities of the Cr^{VI} -- BSOPD complex formed in the presence of nonionic TritonX -- 100 surfactant are almost 10 times higher than the value observed in aqueous solution. This results in enhancing the sensitivity and selectivity of the method. The reaction is instantaneous and the maximum …

Synthesis, Characterization, And Biological Activity Studies Of (E)-N'-((Thiophen-2-Yl)Methylene)Benzofuran-2-Carbohydrazide And Its Metal(Ii) Complexes, Madappa B. Halli, Vijayalaxmi B. Patil, Sumathi R. Bevinamarada

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Metal complexes of the type MLX_2, where M = Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II), Cd(II), and Hg(II), and X = Cl and L = TMBC, Schiff base derived from the condensation of benzofuran-2-carbohydrazide with thiophene-2-aldehyde were synthesized. The structure of the complexes was proposed in light of analytical, IR, UV-Vis, ^1H-NMR, FAB-MS, ESR spectral data, and magnetic studies. The complexes were soluble in DMF and DMSO. The measured molar conductance values indicated that the complexes were nonelectrolytic in nature. On the basis of these studies, 6 coordinated octahedral polymeric structures were assigned to the Co(II), Ni(II), and Cu(II) complexes, and 4 …

Synthesis And Evaluation Of The Analgesic Activity Of Some New Isoxazolo[4,5-D]Pyridazin-4(5h)-One Derivatives, Oya Ünsal Tan, Keri̇man Özadali, Özgür Yeşi̇lyurt, Hakan Kayir, İsmai̇l Tayfun Uzbay, Ayla Balkan

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Some isoxazolo[4,5-d]pyridazin4(5H)-one derivatives were synthesized and tested for their analgesic activity. The analgesic activities of the compounds were determined by hot-plate and acetic acid writhing tests using morphine and diclofenac as references. Compounds 4a, 4f, 4g, and 4i (25 mg/kg) showed analgesic profiles similar to that of morphine (5 mg/kg).

Synthesis, Crystal Structure, And Antioxidant Properties Of Novel 1,2,4-Triazol-5-Ones Containing 3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl And 3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl Moiety, Yasemi̇n Ünver, Sevgi̇ Meydanal, Kemal Sancak, Di̇lek Ünlüer, Reşat Ustabaş, Esra Düğdü

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A series of new 4-(3,4-dimethoxyphenethyl)-5-akyl/aryl-2H- 1,2,4-triazol-3(4H)-ones (3a-g) was obtained by the reaction of ethyl 2-(ethoxy)(alkylidene/arylidene)hydrazinecarboxylate (1) and 2-(3,4-dimethoxyphen- yl)ethanamine (2). Compounds 4a-f and 5 were synthesized from the reaction of corresponding compounds 3a-f and 3g with BBr_3, respectively. With elemental analysis, IR, ^1H-NMR, and ^{13C-NMR spectral data, 14 newly synthesized compounds were characterized. The structure of compound 3a was inferred through IR, ^1H- and ^{13}C-NMR, elemental analysis, and X-ray spectral techniques. In addition, the newly synthesized chemicals were screened for their antioxidant properties. Among the chemicals tested, 4a, 4c, 4d, 4f, and 5 exhibited the highest degree of antioxidant activity.

Antioxidant Phenolics From Lobaria Pulmonaria (L.) Hoffm. And Usnea Longissima Ach. Lichen Species, Fadi̇me Atalay, Mesut Bünyami̇ Halici, Ahmet Mavi̇, Ahmet Çakir, Fehmi̇ Odabaşoğlu, Cavi̇t Kazaz, Ali̇ Aslan, Ömer İrfan Küfrevi̇oğlu

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

In this study, 1 steroidal and 8 phenolic compounds from Lobaria pulmonaria (L.) Hoffm. and Usnea longissima Ach. were isolated and their chemical structures were characterized by ^1H-NMR, ^{13}C-NMR, DEPT, ^1H-^1H COSY, HMQC, HMBC, IR, UV, and MS spectroscopic methods as stictic acid, isidiophorin, rhizonaldehyde, rhizonyl alcohol, pulmonarianin, vesuvianic acid, ergosterol peroxide, usnic acid, and diffractaic acid. Among these compounds, pulmonarianin, isolated from L. pulmonaria, was characterized for the first time as a natural compound. In addition to isolation and characterization, the lipid peroxidation inhibition and DPPH radical scavenging activities of the isolated compounds were investigated. Among these compounds, isidiophorin, …

Simultaneous Determination Of Copper And Cadmium In Environmental Water And Tea Samples By Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetry, Mohammad Bagher Gholivand, Alireza Pourhossein, Mohsen Shahlaei

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A sensitive and selective method for the simultaneous determination of copper and cadmium in seawater, river water, and tea samples is described. The method is based on the adsorptive accumulation of 2,2--dithiosalicylic acid complexes of these elements onto a hanging mercury drop electrode, followed by reduction of adsorbed species by voltammetric scan using differential pulse modulation. Optimal analytical conditions were as follows: ligand concentration of 11 nM, pH of 9.5, and an adsorption potential at --300 mV versus Ag/AgCl, with an accumulation time of 60 s. The peak currents are proportional to the concentration of copper and cadmium over the …

The Sorption Of Cadmium(Ii) Ions On Mercerized Rice Husk And Activated Carbon, Mas Rosemal Hakim Mas Haris, Nor Aimi Abdul Wahab, Chong Wan Reng, Baharin Azahari, Kathiresan Sathasivam

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

This work describes the removal of Cd(II) ions in aqueous solution by unmodified and base-modified rice husk (RH) as compared to that by activated carbon (AC). Mercerization of RH was carried out by using dilute solutions (0.013 M) of NaOH, KOH, and Ca(OH)_2. The experiments were conducted in duplicate under 1-batch and 2-batch treatments. In the 1-batch treatment, a fresh 200 mg of each adsorbent was used to study the sorption of the Cd(II) ions from 100-mL solutions at an initial concentration of 5 mg L^{-1}. The adsorption percentage increased in the order of unmodified RH (80.13 \pm 0.46%) < Ca(OH)_2-modified RH (90.74 \pm 0.18%) < NaOH-modified RH (93.36 \pm 0.23%) \le KOH-modified RH (93.78 \pm 0.27%) < AC (98.4 \pm 0.18%). In the 2-batch treatment, a fresh 100 mg of each adsorbent was placed in 100-mL solutions at an initial concentration of 5 mg L^{-1} of Cd(II) ions for 30 min, and the resulting solutions were filtered. The filtrates were subjected to another fresh 100 mg of each adsorbent for an additional 30 min. The percentage removal of the metal ion using the 2-batch treatment for unmodified RH, base-modified RH, and AC was 97.71%, 98.00 \pm 1.00%, and nearly 100%, respectively.

Integrating Formative Feedback Into Individual And Group Assessments In A First Year Organic Chemistry Module, Barry Ryan, Julie Dunne

Conference papers

It is common for science undergraduates, particularly first year students, to remark that they do not receive appropriate support in their transition from second level to third level education; particularly in effective scientific laboratory report writing, new subject area preparedness and technical ‘know-how’ [1]. This is compounded by the insufficient, or inappropriate, feedback offered to students in these problem areas. The pedagogical emphasis often focuses on quantity rather than quality; both in report writing and content delivered. This publication describes an assessment methodology redesign to, firstly, incorporate on-line formative feedback and; secondly, to introduce one-to-one and one-to-group lab report feedback …

The Reactivity Of Potassium Carbanions With Epoxides, Christina Dorado

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

The reaction of &alpha-cumylpotassium and cyclohexene oxide produces trans-cumylcyclohexanol in high yield in the presence of excess cumene. Reactions of 1.1 and 2.0 equivalents of cumene with one equivalent of n-butylpotassium to make &alpha-cumylpotassium were shown to take several days to reach a maximum yield in the subsequent reaction of &alpha-cumylpotassium and cyclohexene oxide. Although it was initially hypothesized that the high yield was attributed to the interaction of the potassium with the aromatic rings of the &alpha-cumyl anion and the excess cumene, which was confirmed by molecular modeling studies, these reactions demonstrated that no large excess of …