A new strategy for encoding polypeptide libraries with photolabile tags is developed. The photoassisted assay, based on conditional release of encoding tags only from bound pairs, can differentiate between peptides which have minor differences in a form of post-translational modifications with epigenetic marks. The encoding strategy is fully compatible with automated peptide synthesis. The enco...

The dielectric permittivity of the orientational glass methanol(x50.73)-b-hydroquinone-clathrate has been studied as function of temperature and waiting time using different temperature-time protocols. We study aging, rejuvenation, and memory effects in the glassy phase and discuss similarities and differences to aging in spin glasses. We argue that the diluted methanol-clathrate, although conc...

Three polymers, DCP1-3, with PC 61 BM pendants as intramolecular traps were carefully synthesized, and they successfully applied in photomultiplication-type organic photodetectors (PM-OPDs) showing excellent intrinsic stability.

A novel dendritic star-copolymer, generation 3 poly(propylene thiophenoimine) (G3PPT)-co-poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) star co-polymer on gold electrode (i.e., Au|G3PPT-co-P3HT) was used as a sensor system for the determination of phenanthrene (PHE). The G3PPT-co-P3HT star co-polymer was synthesized via in situ electrochemical co-polymerization of generation 3 poly (propylene thiophenoimine) an...

Lanthanide complexes of a hexaaza macrocyclic ligand containing acetohydrazide pendants (L) have been synthesised (Ln = La-Er, except Pm), and structural studies have been carried out both in the solid state and in aqueous solution. Attempts to isolate the complexes of the heaviest Ln(iii) ions (Ln = Tm-Lu) were unsuccessful. The crystal structures of the ligand and its lanthanum complex have b...

The Phoenician tomb discovered in Kition in 1998 yielded some of the most impressive gold jewellery items recovered by archaeological excavations in Cyprus. Seal finger-rings, lunate earrings, necklace pendants, bracelets and a richly decorated elbow fibula exemplify the goldsmith’s skill in the 8th-7th century BC. The aim of this work is to describe and illustrate the goldsmith’s techniques wi...

Article history: Received 30 April 2013 Received in revised form 3 July 2014 Accepted 14 July 2014 Available online xxxx Alarm pendant use among older people is often framed as one of the rational responses needed to alleviate the escalating costs of an aging population. This paper draws on qualitative data with older people and their carers to explore the effect that supplementing, and in some...

In patients receiving long-term therapeutic or replacement corticosteroids, delayed or inappropriate adjustment of steroid dosage during intercurrent illness may be fatal. We used a questionnaire to assess current levels of patient knowledge, awareness of the need for action during intercurrent illness and the frequency with which steroid warning cards and Medic Alert pendants were carried, in ...

Two highly charged cationic copper(II) complexes have been synthesized and characterized structurally and spectroscopically: [Cu(L1)2(Br)](ClO4)5 (1) and [Cu(L2)2(Br)](ClO4)5 (2) (L1= 5,5'-di(1-(triethylammonio)methyl)-2,2'-dipyridyl cation and L2= 5,5'-di(1-(tributylammonio)methyl)-2,2'-dipyridyl cation bidentate ligands). X-Ray structures show that Cu(II) ions in both complexes have a trigona...