T considerable interest in the chemistry and applications of metal−organic frameworks (MOFs) has led to significant synthetic advances in this area, yet the details of the self-assembly process that give rise to these materials are still unclear. This is curious, but not unexpected: the crystallization of MOFs is difficult to study because their nucleation typically requires unpredictable induc...

Multinuclear solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, first-principles molecular dynamics simulations, and other complementary evidence reveal that the coordination environment around the Zn(2+) ions in MOF-5, one of the most iconic materials among metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), is not rigid. The Zn(2+) ions bind solvent molecules, thereby increasing their coordination numbe...

The polymerization of isoprene through the use of benzyl N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate (BDC) as an iniferter was investigated. The monomer concentration used was kept constant at 2.8 mol/L while the BDC concentration was varied. The polymer product was characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Proton Magnetic Resonance (H-NMR), and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and...

Changes in blood dendritic cell (BDC) counts (CD123(hi)BDC and CD11c(+)BDC) and expression of CD62L, CCR7, and CD49d were analyzed in healthy donors, multiple myeloma (MM), and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) patients, who received granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) containing peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) mobilization protocols. Low-dose G-CSF in healthy donors (8-10 microg/kg/d subc...

Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) can be a good alternative to conventional catalysts because they are non-toxic and selective without compromising efficiency. Nano MOFs such as UiO-66 have proven themselves competitive in the catalytic family. In this study, we report excellent behavior of MOF reduction model reaction: 4-Nitrophenol (4-NP) 4-Aminophenol (4-AP) over MOF-5 (Zn-BDC) MIL-101 (Fe-BDC...

Ferrocene is strongly adsorbed by the highly porous metal-organic framework compound [Al(OH)(bdc)l], (MIL-53; bdc = 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate). The structure of the crystalline phase {[Fe(eta5-C5H5)2][Al(OH)(bdc)]2}x, was determined by X-ray powder diffraction and Rietveld methods. The ferrocene molecules are arranged in a 1D chain-like fashion and their cyclopentadienyl rings are oriented almos...

Multiple studies highlighted the overtly self-reactive T cell repertoire in the diabetes-prone NOD mouse. This autoreactivity has primarily been linked to defects in apoptosis induction during central tolerance. Previous studies suggested that thymus-specific serine protease (TSSP), a putative serine protease expressed by cortical thymic epithelial cells and thymic dendritic cells, may edit the...

Five new metal complexes, {[Ni(DIDP)(m-bdc)(H2O)]·5H2O}n (1), {[Zn(DIDP)(hfipbb)]·2DMA}n (2), {[Zn(DIDP)(4,4'-sdb)]·H2O}n (3), {[Co(DIDP)(p-bdc)]}n (4), and {[Co2(DIDP)(hfipbb)2]·H2O}n (5), have been synthesized by reactions of the corresponding metal ions with a V-shaped ligand 2,8-di(1H-imidazol-1-yl)dibenzothiophene (DIDP) and different aromatic dicarboxylic acids, namely isophthalic acid (m...

PURPOSE To evaluate the dosimetric outcomes of a simple planning technique for improving intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC). METHODS For 39 NPC cases, generally acceptable original plans were generated and were improved by the two planning techniques, respectively: (1) a basal-dose-compensation (BDC) technique, in which the treatment plans were re-optimize...

The prognosis for patients with bile duct cancer (BDC) remains poor. Although BDC cells are essentially radioresistant, recent reports have suggested that radiation therapy, in addition to its palliative role in the management of BDC, may improve patient survival. A better understanding of the mechanisms that lead to cellular radioresistance may assist in the development of more effective BDC t...