s/esr/v3/n2/p239-247>. This study describes the activity pattern of the blue-eyed black lemur Eulemur macaco flavifrons for the firsttime and investigates the parameters, such as season orhabitat, that may influence the distribution of activity overthe 24 h cycle. Four groups of E. m. flavifrons in 2 forestfragments with different degrees of degradation were fol-lowed fo...

Objective. To investigate the accuracy of dies obtained from single-step and 2-step double-mix impressions. Material and Methods. Impressions (n = 10) of a stainless steel die simulating a complete crown preparation were performed using a polyether (Impregum Soft Heavy and Light body) and a vinyl polysiloxane (Perfectim Blue Velvet and Flexi-Velvet) in two consistencies, in one or two (without ...

In response to our article on the blue and green water footprint (WF) of bioenergy (1), others propose to multiply each blue WF component by a water-stress index and neglect green WFs, because impacts would be nil (2). They propose to redefine the WF from a volumetric measure to an index resulting from multiplying volumes by impact factors. Framing their argument within the logic of life-cycle ...

In the title compound, C22H19ClO4S2 [systematic name: 3-(2-chloro-4-mesylbenzo-yl)-4-(phenyl-sulfan-yl)bi-cyclo-[3.2.1]oct-3-en-2-one], which is an unclassified herbicide, the dihedral angle between the plane of the phenyl and chloro-benzene rings is 19.9 (2)°. In the crystal, C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link adjacent mol-ecules, generating two-dimensional networks extending parellel to (011).

The title compound, C(14)H(16)N(4)O(2)S, is a Schiff base derivative of 2-(methyl-sulfan-yl)benzaldehyde. The configuration about the C=N double bond is E. The heterocyclic ring is essentially planar (τ = 3.1°) and makes a dihedral angle of 12.24 (7)° with the benzene ring. An intra-molecular N-H⋯S hydrogen bond is observed. In the crystal, N-H⋯O and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link mol-ecules into la...

We present a study of 81 I-band selected, spectroscopically-confirmed members of the X-ray cluster MS 1054−03 at z = 0.83. Redshifts and spectral types were determined from Keck spectroscopy. Morphologies and accurate colors were determined from a large mosaic of HST WFPC2 images in RF606W and IF814W , corresponding to U and B in the restframe. Early-type galaxies constitute only 44 % of this g...

The synthesis of copper nanoparticles was carried out with gelatin as a stabilizer by reducing CuSO4.5H2O ions using hydrazine. Ascorbic acid and aqueous NaOH were also used as an antioxidant and pH controller, respectively. The effects of NaOH, hydrazine, and concentration of gelatin as stabilizer were studied. The synthesized copper nanoparticles were characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy, XRD...

New acrylic microspheres were synthesised by photopolymerisation where the succinimide functional group was incorporated during the microsphere preparation. An optical biosensor for urea based on reflectance transduction with a large linear response range to urea was successfully developed using this material. The biosensor utilized succinimide-modified acrylic microspheres immobilized with a N...

A new, simple, rapid, sensitive and selective spectrophotometric kinetic method for Ag(I) traces determination at room temperature was elaborated in this paper. It is based on catalytic effect of silver ions upon the oxidation of methylene blue B (MBB) by K2S2O8 (PPS) in citric buffer (BUF) solution. The method was confirmed by determination of Ag(I) in PbO. The obtained results were compared t...

We present observations of the massive transitional star W243 in Westerlund 1. We find an apparent spectral type of early-mid A from our data, in contrast to an earlier classification of B2I, made from data obtained in 1981. The concurrent development of a rich emission line spectrum suggests a very high mass loss rate; the continued presence of He i emission suggesting that the underlying star...