Quaternary ammonium salt namely 4-methyl-4-[2-(naphthalen-2-yl)-2-oxoethyl] morpholin-4-ium iodide (WSMPM) was synthesized and characterized. High molar absorptivity at 347 nm (1910 L･mol-1･cm-1) good solubility in distilled water (10-2 M) allows WSMPM to be used as an effective photoinitiator also water-soluble systems. Photopolymerization of acrylamide monomer with (10-3 a tertiary amine (N-m...

The impact of low level dust on the thyroid function of workers chronically exposed to ammonium perchlorate (AP) is uncertain and controversial. The aim of this study was to examine whether workers in China with long-term (>3 years) occupational exposure to low levels of AP dust had affected thyroid homeostasis. Mean occupational exposures to AP dust ranged from 0.43 to 1.17 mg/m3. Geometric me...

Lead halide perovskites are outstanding materials for optoelectronics, but they typically feature low stability against external agents. To overcome this drawback, LHPs based on quaternary ammonium cations, such as phenyl viologen lead iodide (PhVPI), were found to be promising candidates, being water-resistant and thermally stable. In Letter, the optoelectronic properties of PhVPI investigated...

Perchlorate anion (ClO4-) has been found in drinking water supplies throughout the southwestern United States. It is primarily associated with releases of ammonium perchlorate by defense contractors, military operations, and aerospace programs. Ammonium perchlorate is used as a solid oxidant in missile and rocket propulsion systems. Traces of perchlorate are found in Chile saltpeter, but the us...

Guinea pig sperm were suspended in calcium-containing medium supplemented with various concentrations of the tetrasaccharide, stachyose. At concentrations up to and including 0.6 M, stachyose was without effect on the A23187-induced acrosome reaction. At 1.0 M stachyose, greater than 97% of sperm retained their acrosome after exposure to A23187, as judged by light microscopy. Electron microscop...

High-quality and reproducible perovskite layer fabrication routes are essential for the implementation of efficient planar solar cells. Here, we introduce a sequential vapor-processing route based on physical vacuum evaporation of a PbCl2 layer followed by chemical reaction with methyl-ammonium iodide vapor. The demonstrated vapor-grown perovskite layers show compact, pinhole-free, and uniform ...

Benign and malignant nodules in human thyroid glands, which did not concentrate iodide in vivo, were also unable to accumulate iodide in vitro. The mean thyroid-to-medium ratio (T/M) in seven benign nodules was 0.8+/-0.2 compared with 7+/-2 in adjacent normal thyroid tissue. In four malignant thyroid nodules, the mean T/M was 0.5+/-0.1 compared with 11+/-4 in adjacent normal thyroid. Despite th...

Here we demonstrate the optical features of fabricated inorganic-organic hybrid multiple quantum well (IO-MQW) structure, Cyclohexenyl ethyl ammonium lead iodide, (C6H9C2H4NH3)2PbI4 (CHPI). These hybrids possess strongly-resonant optical features, thermally stable and are compatible with hybrid photonics assembly. Room-temperature strong-coupling is observed when these hybrids are straightforwa...

The title compound, (C(12)H(28)N)(2)[Cu(3.194)I(6)(C(5)H(5)N)(2)] was prepared from reaction of copper powder, copper(I) oxide, hydro-iodic acid, tetra-propyl-ammonium iodide and pyridine under hydro-thermal conditions. In the centrosymmetric Cu(4)I(6) (2-) anion, one Cu site is in a trigonal-planar coordination while the second Cu site, which is only partially occupied [site occupancy of 0.596...