lu3+/yb3+ and lu3+/er3+ co-doped sb2se3 nanomaterials were synthesized by a co-reduction method in hydrothermal condition. powder xrd patterns indicate that the lnxln′xsb2-2xse3 ln: lu3+/yb3+ and lu3+/er3+ crystals (x= 0.00-0.04) are isostructural with sb2se3. the cell parameters were increased for compounds upon increasing the dopant content (x). sem and tem images show that co-doping of lu3+/...

carbon paste electrode was modified by disodium 2,4-diamino-7-methylbenzo[g] pteridine-5,10-dioxide to fabricate a sensor for potentiometric determination of vanadyl ion (vo2+) in aqueous medium. the new ligand was synthesized in three steps with high yield. the optimal composition of the carbon paste was made of graphite powder (64.5%), ionophore (16.6%), paraffin oil (17.8%), and sodium tetra...

In the present paper, we aim to investigate the dependence of surface tension on the surface properties and reveal the counter-ion effects on the adsorption of ionic surfactants on the solution surface. The surface tension, surface excess and surface concentration (defined as the amount of surfactant adsorbed in the surface phase divided by the surface area) of two anionic surfactants, namely d...

The low-grade rock phosphate of Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh (India), was investigated for its possible application in the removal of lead, copper, zinc and cobalt ions from aqueous solutions. Effects of contact time, amount of adsorbent and initial concentration of metal ions were studied. Adsorption of heavy metal ions was found to follow the order: Pb2+ > Cu2+ > Zn2+ > Co2+. The probable mechanism...

In view of the significant role of Hsp70 in protecting the organism against the destructive effects of stress, and the possibility of using this protein as a marker of the infarction process in the heart, the aim of this study was to conduct an evaluation of the expression of 70kDa heat shock proteins (Hsp70) and the concentration of TBARS (thiobarbituric acid reactive substances) and nitric ox...

A method is described for measuring membrane potentials of gelatin-salt solutions, and it is pointed out that such measurements, together with the analysis of the solutions, allow the calculation of the concentration of ions combined with the protein. The values for the combined ions obtained in this way for ZnCl(2), KCl, LiCl, and HCl agree quite well with those obtained by direct concentratio...

The axial population distributions in an expanding helium-neon mixture plasma flow have been calculated for three cases of the concentration of neon ions. T h e results show that the electron temperature distributions are strongly dependent on the concentration of the neon ions and that the populations of the upper levels of the helium atom depend on the electron temperature near downstream and...

silicon is known to ameliorate the deleterious effects of drought on plant growth. we evaluated growth of wheat (triticum aestivum l. cv. chamran) under water-deficit stress induced by polyethylene glycol as affected by si application. in this article, the effects of si (as potassium silicate) on some parameters related to growth, chlorophyll concentration relative water content (rwc), electrol...

A simple known model of calcium inactivation is described and qualitatively analysed. Stability conditions at the level of a stationary state with respect to some small perturbations in the concentration of Ca2+ ions are analysed from the point of view of the Prigogine non-equilibrium thermodynamics. Possible internal fluctuations in Ca2+ ion concentration are discussed as connected with fluctu...

The block of squid axon sodium channels by H ions was studied using voltage-clamp and internal perfusion techniques. An increase in the concentration of internal permeant ions decreased the block produced by external H ions. The voltage dependence of the block was found to be nonmonotonic: it was reduced by both large positive and large negative potentials. The ability of internal ions to modif...