Single crystals of an iron(II) spin crossover (SCO) complex containing N2O Schiff base ligand, [FeII(qsal-COOH)2], were successfully prepared. The crystal structures from a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study obtained at 100 and 170 K yielded information regarding both the low-spin high-spin states, without any breakage being observed after phase transition. Structural analysis was performed...

Angiogenesis plays a critical role in glioblastoma growth and progression. We therefore aimed at evaluating the anti-angiogenic properties of an oligopeptide originating from SCO-spondin (NX) on a model of human glioblastoma. To this end, we studied the impact of NX treatment on human brain endothelial cells (HBMECs) alone or co-cultured with glioblastoma cells (U87-MG) on apoptosis, proliferat...

Answer ranking is critical to a QA (Question Answering) system because it determines the final system performance. In this paper, we explore the behavior of shallow ranking features under different conditions. The features are easy to implement and are also suitable when complex NLP techniques or resources are not available for monolingual or cross-lingual tasks. We analyze six shallow ranking ...

Two polymorphic modifications 1 and 3 of binuclear compound [{Fe(dpia)(NCS)(2)}(2)(bpe)] and pseudo-polymorphic modification [{Fe(dpia)(NCS)(2)}(2)(bpe)]·2CH(3)OH (2), where dpia = di-(2-picolyl)amine, bpe = 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethene, were synthesized, and their structures, magnetic properties, and Mössbauer spectra were studied. Variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements of three...

In spite of numerous investigations, the nature and function of the subcommissural organ (SCO) located beneath the posterior commissure was not clear owing to poor staining methods, and for a long time this organ was regarded as one of the most mysterious organs. However, since recently a variety of special staining methods including GOMORI's chrome alum hematoxylin and other histochemical tech...

BACKGROUND Management strategies for preoperative infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) include increased inspired nitrogen (hypoxia) and increased inspired carbon dioxide (hypercarbia). There are no studies directly comparing these 2 therapies in humans. This study compares the impact of hypoxia versus hypercarbia on oxygen delivery, under conditions of fixed minute ventilation. ...

BACKGROUND About 10% of infertile men have no sperm in their ejaculate due to poor or absent spermatogenesis, also known as non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA). Testis (1)H magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)H-MRS) is a non-invasive imaging tool that can potentially identify and localize spermatogenesis in the testis. This study sought to identify metabolic signatures associated with various his...

BACKGROUND Single cell oil (SCO) production from lignocelluloses by oleaginous microorganisms is still high in production cost, making the subsequent production of biofuels inviable economically in such an era of low oil prices. Therefore, how to upgrade the final products of lignocellulose-based bioprocess to more valuable ones is becoming a more and more important issue. RESULTS Differently...