Dissociation of diatomic molecules with odd number of electrons always causes the unpaired electron to localize on one of the two resulting atomic fragments. In the simplest diatomic molecule H2+ dissociation yields a hydrogen atom and a proton with the sole electron ending up on one of the two nuclei. That is equivalent to breaking of a chemical bond-the most fundamental chemical process. Here...

Three-dimensional counter-diffractometer data and a full-matrix least-squares method have been used to refine the crystal structure of a sub-silicic hastingsite in the space group C2/rn. The chemical composition of the amphibole is Na~.95K~.a~Cax.~4(Mg1.17Fe~+7Mn~.~4Ti~.39Fe~9A~.5~)Si5.2~A~2.~3~22.5~(~H)x.a4 with ceil parameters a = 9"8659(4), b = I8"OI39(8), c = 5'3545(2)-&, and fi = IO5O82(1)...

Although the results are based on a small sample • of Canadian fi rms, they are consistent with recent research on how liquidity risk is priced in corporate bond markets. Since the beginning of the credit crisis in mid2007, corporate spreads worldwide widened markedly. In Canada, the aggregate spread for investment-grade fi rms reached a maximum of 401 basis points (bps) in January and March of...

introduction: in recent dentin adhesive systems etching of enamel/dentin are achieved simultaneously. the objective was to evaluate the microleakage of composite restorations using single bond2 (5th generation), clearfil s3 bond and g bond (7th generation). methods: class v cavities were prepared on  45 extracted intact premolars with gingival margins at the cementoenamel junction and they were...

Objective: To evaluate the influence of an application technique of a glass-fiber post using self-adhesive resin cements on the push-out bond strength and the presence of bubbles in the root thirds. The cements were either applied according to the manufacturer's instruction or using a commercial delivering system (Centrix), at which the cement pastes were collected and applied after manipulatio...

Peptidoglycan is a giant molecule that forms the cell wall that surrounds bacterial cells. It is composed of alternating N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) and N-acetylmuramic acid (NAM) residues connected by β-(1,4)-glycosidic bonds and cross-linked with short polypeptide chains. Owing to the increasing antibiotic resistance against drugs targeting peptidoglycan synthesis, studies of enzymes involved i...

There is a growing consensus that the benefits of information technology (IT) can not be realised fully by merely automating existing business processes. Consequently, major process changes enabled by IT, including business process re-engineering efforts, have been popular in North America and are now being introduced all over the world. Differences between nations and societies make it critica...

The wetting behavior of poorly conducting fluids between two parallel conducting plates is studied, both, theoretically and experimentally. In the absence of an applied potential, the interface shape and height are determined by gravity and parameterized using the Bond number. In the presence of an electric field at sufficiently high values on the order of (1 kV/mm), there is modification of th...