The spectra of SN 2003dh, identified in the afterglow of GRB030329, are modelled using radiation transport codes. It is shown that SN 2003dh had a high explosion kinetic energy (∼ 4× 10 erg), making it one of the most powerful hypernovae observed so far, and supporting the case for association between hypernovae and Gamma Ray Bursts. However, the light curve derived from fitting the spectra sug...

The first dianionic compound bearing a bond between two pentacoordinated tin atoms, a distannate, was synthesized in a stable form by using two sets of an electron-withdrawing C,O-bidentate ligand on each tin atom. The structure of the distannate was determined by NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallographic analysis. The Sn-Sn bond of the distannate was shown to be a single bond featuring high ...

Isotopic yields for light particles and intermediate mass fragments have been measured for Sn+Sn, Sn+Sn, Sn+Sn and Sn+Sn central collisions at E/A=50 MeV and compared with predictions of stochastic mean field calculations. These calculations predict a sensitivity of the isotopic distributions to the density dependence of the asymmetry term of the nuclear equation of state. However, the secondar...

Six strains of Bacillus cereus exhibiting antifungal activity were isolated from local environment and optimized for growth conditions. The isolates appeared neutrophiles, grew best at aeration and were represented by thermophiles and mesophiles. Growth inhibition zones of varying diameters were observed when the isolates were tested against Saccharomyces cerevisiae on nutrient agar. Largest in...

Au-Sn solid–liquid interdiffusion (SLID) bonding is a novel and promising interconnect technology for high-temperature applications. This article gives a review over previously published work on Au-Sn SLID bonding. An overview of the crystal phases and the thermomechanical properties of the Au-Sn phases relevant for Au-Sn SLID bonding is given. A summary of the bonding conditions used during Au...

The Sn atom in the title compound, [Sn(C(4)H(9))(2)(C(7)H(14)NS(2))(2)], exists in a tetra-hedral C(2)S(2)Sn coordination geometry. The geometry is distorted towards skew-trapezoidal-bipyramidal owing to the proximity of the double-bond S atoms [Sn-S = 2.521 (2) and Sn⋯S = 2.933 (2) Å]. The Sn atom lies on a special position of mm2 site symmetry and the tin-bound n-butyl chain is disordered abo...

We present observations of SN 1997cy, a supernova (SN) discovered as part of the Mount Stromlo Abell Cluster SN Search (Reiss et al. 1998), which does not easily fit into the traditional classification scheme for supernovae. This object's extraordinary optical properties and coincidence with GRB970514, a short duration gamma ray burst (GRB), suggest a second case, after SN 1998bw/GRB980425, for...

Define Sn(R;T ) to be the number of permutations on n letters which avoid all patterns in the set R and contain each pattern in the multiset T exactly once. In this paper we enumerate Sn({α}; {β}) and Sn(∅; {α, β}) for all α 6= β ∈ S3. We show that there are five Wilf-like classes associated with each of Sn({α}; {β}) and Sn(∅; {α, β}) for all α 6= β ∈ S3.

PURPOSE The importance of gamma probe detection (GPD) combined with vital dye for sentinel node (SN) biopsy is well accepted. We evaluated the efficacy of patent blue dye (PBD) in identifying inguinal SN. METHODS Ninety-four cutaneous melanoma patients with inferior extremity lesions were submitted to SNB according to a established protocol. Patients were randomized in two groups: Blue group,...

BACKGROUND Inspiratory muscle strength in patients with neuromuscular disorders can be assessed using sniff inspiratory nasal pressure (Pn(sn)) and maximum inspiratory mouth pressure (PI(max)). However, the relative merits of Pn(sn) against PI(max) are not known in patients with severe neuromuscular disease. OBJECTIVE To investigate whether severity of disease modifies the relation between Pn...