Under 971 nm excitation, bright green and red emissions from Yb(3+)/Er(3+) co-doped Ba5Gd8Zn4O21 phosphor can be observed, especially the intense red emission in highly doped samples. The experimental results indicate that Ba5Gd8Zn4O21:Yb(3+), Er(3+) emits stronger upconversion luminescence than NaYF4:Yb(3+), Er(3+) under a low excitation power, and a maximum upconversion power efficiency of 2....

Novel Yb/Er(Tm):Na(3)MF(7) (M = Zr, Hf) nanocrystals with intrinsic single-band upconversion emission, in contrast to the routine lanthanide-doped fluoride nanocrystals which show typical multi-band upconversion emissions, are reported for the first time. Specifically, the red upconversion intensity of the Yb/Er:Na(3)ZrF(7) nanocrystals is about 5 times as high as that of the hexagonal Yb/Er:Na...

The half-sandwich title compound, [Yb(2)(C(13)H(21))(2)I(2)(C(4)H(10)O)(2)], crystallizes as a centrosymmetric dimer. The Yb atom is coordinated in a three-legged piano-stool geometry by a cyclo-penta-dienyl ring, two I anions and the O atom of a diethyl ether mol-ecule. The central Yb(2)I(2) core is an approximate square.

Conditionally replicating adenoviruses (CRAds), or oncolytic adenoviruses, such as E1B55K-deleted adenovirus, are attractive anticancer agents. However, the therapeutic efficacy of E1B55K-deleted adenovirus for refractory solid tumors has been limited. Environmental stress conditions may induce nuclear accumulation of YB-1, which occurs in multidrug-resistant and adenovirus-infected cancer cell...

Background and Objective: YB-1 is a transcription and oncogenic factor capable of binding to DNA and RNA performing versatile functions within normal and cancer cells. Some studies reported the binding of YB-1 with a collagenases gene promoter and influencing their expression. In addition, the role of YB-1 in malignant melanoma was not elucidated. Thus, in this study, the aim was to knock down ...

The ability of ytterbium acetabe (Yb acetate) to fulfil the requirements of a particulate-phase digesta-flow marker in a dual-phase marker system, and of the indigestible acid-detergent-fibre fraction of the feed (IADF) to act as a digesta flow marker, were examined using six mature wether sheep given a diet of dried grass (1 kg dry matter (DM)/d). CrEDTA was continuously infused (240 mg chromi...

Background Saccharomyces cerevisiae wild strains generally have poor xylose-utilization capability, which is a major barrier for efficient bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass. Laboratory adaption is commonly used to enhance xylose utilization of recombinant S. cerevisiae. Apparently, yeast cells could remodel the metabolic network for xylose metabolism. However, it still remains unclear wh...

The hyperfine transitions in the 399 nm S0↔ P1 line in Yb overlap with the transition in Yb. We use transverse laser cooling on this line to selectively deflect Yb atoms from a thermal beam containing both isotopes. We then use an acousto-optic modulator to span the frequency difference between the hyperfine transitions, and hence measure hyperfine structure in the P1 state. Our precise values ...

A Yb-doped silica microcavity laser on a silicon chip is fabricated from a solgel thin film. The high-Q micro-toroid cavity, which has a finesse of 10,000, is evanescently coupled to an optical fiber taper. We report a threshold of 1.8 microW absorbed power that is, to the best of our knowledge, the lowest published threshold to date for any Yb-doped laser. The effect of Yb(3+) concentration on...

We present ~~°Yb Môssbauer spectroscopy data in the temperature range o.0455o K and magnetic susceptibility and isothermal magnetisation measurements m trie temperature range o.6-50 K in the heavy fermion compound Yb4As3. The presence of +~ 20% of Yb+~ ions is detected in trie Môssbauer spectra with an applied magnetic field of 7 T, yielding a microscopic proof of the existence of a heterogeneo...