1. Asymmetric Volume Coils Asymmetric, noncircular volume coils are required in situations where the available access bore is noncircular in cross section, such as for table-top applications [1] or where the gradient bore is noncircular [2]. They consist of ladder network resonators such as the birdcage [3] or TEM [4] coil that have been modified by placing their rungs on a cylindrical surface ...

This technical correspondence presents a surprisingly simple analytical criterion for the stability of general second-order asymmetric linear systems. The criterion is based on the fact that if a symmetric system is stable, adding a small amount of asymmetry would not cause instability. We compute analytically an upper bound on the allowed asymmetry such that the overall linear system is stable...

Asymmetric hydrogenation of (hetero)arenes is one of the most straightforward ways to synthesize enantiomerically pure, saturated or partially saturated cyclic molecules. Recent progress has significantly expanded the substrate scope of this reaction. Whereas a number of highly efficient catalytic systems have been found for the asymmetric hydrogenation of quinolines, structurally related isoqu...

The bipotential Ganglion Mother Cells, or GMCs, in the Drosophila CNS asymmetrically divide to generate two distinct post-mitotic neurons. Here, we show that the midline repellent Slit (Sli), via its receptor Roundabout (Robo), promotes the terminal asymmetric division of GMCs. In GMC-1 of the RP2/sib lineage, Slit promotes asymmetric division by down regulating two POU proteins, Nubbin and Mit...

GENERAL METHODS S4 SYNTHESIS OF SUBSTRATES S4-S6 Synthesis of (Z)and (E)-1-cyclohexyl-1,3-butadiene (8) Typical procedure for the synthesis of (Z)and (E)-1,3-dienes (Z)and (E)-1-Benzylbuta-1,3-diene (18) (Z)and (E)-1-(2-Furyl)-1,3-butadiene (21) (Z)and (E)-1-(4-Butyl-1-cyclohexyl)-1,3-butadiene (22) SYNTHESIS OF COBALT COMPLEXES S7 CHEMOSELECTIVE ASYMMETRIC HYDROVINYLATIONS S7 Asymmetric hydrov...