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In the present work, two compounds, in the Bi-Nd-Cr-S and Pb-Nd-Nb-Se systems, not reported to date were synthesized. The chemical composition and the structural determination of these complex compounds, at atomic resolution, was performed through conventional and aberration-corrected electron microscopy including selected area electron diffraction, high resolution (HR) transmission electron microscopy (TEM), HR scanning TEM, and the analytical associated techniques X-ray energy-dispersive spectroscopy and electron energy-loss spectroscopy. The average compositions are [(Bi0.4,Nd0.6)S]1.25CrS2 and [(Pb0.5,Nd0.5)Se]1.15(Nb1.0Se2)2, respectively. By using these electron microscopy techniques, we confirmed that both compounds can be described in term of two interpenetrated sublattices that fit along a but do not fit along b, giving rise to an incommensurate modulation. A closer inspection along the stacking direction of the subcell has provided an ideal structural model for [(Bi0.4,Nd0.6)S]1.25CrS2 based on the intergrowth of one layer of CrS2, three atoms thick, (111) B1 type, and one layer of (Bi, Nd)Se, two atoms thick, (100) B1 type. In [(Pb0.5,Nd0.5)Se]1.15(Nb1.0Se2)2 we found that two layers of NbSe2, which adopt the 2H-NbSe2 polytype, alternate with one layer of (Pb, Nd)Se B1 type. In addition, crystals showing extended defects, associated with the weak interaction between the layers, were frequently found.The reactivity of GaCp* toward different Ni0 olefin complexes is investigated. The reaction of GaCp* with [Ni(cdt)] (cdt = all-trans-1,5,9-cyclododecatriene) leads to simple adduct formation and the 18 valence electron (ve) compound [Ni(GaCp*)(cdt)] (1). In contrast, [Ni2(dvds)3] (dvds = 1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-1,3-divinyldisiloxane) is converted to the undercoordinated and highly reactive 16 ve complex [Ni(GaCp*)(dvds)] (2), which represents an intermediate in the formation of the propeller-shaped M7 cluster [Ni4Ga3](Cp*)3(dvds)2 (3). Extensive characterization of the latter compound by experimental and computational means reveals the Cp* transfer from Ga to Ni. Therefore, the title compound can be best expressed by the structural formula [(μ2-GaCp*)(Ni2)(μ2-GaNiCp*)2(dvds)2]. Selleckchem NHWD-870 The flexible dvds ligands stabilize this arrangement via alkene-Ni and O-Ga interactions. Furthermore, compound 2 exhibits a fast GaCp* ligand exchange with external GaCp*, which is rather unexpected for the [TM(ECp*)a] compounds; they usually do not undergo substitution reactions with two electron donor ligands like CO, phosphines, or GaCp*.The narrow band gap of silicene severely hinders its application in nanoelectronic devices. Therefore, it is significant to open the band gap of silicene and maintain its high carrier mobility. And for that, the adsorption of different coverage superhalogens BO2 on the silicene surface have been investigated based on density functional theory and the CALYPSO method. The results show that BO2 unit prefers to adsorb on silicene with adjacent mode irrespective of the size of substrate. The electronic structure analysis indicates that the density of states near the Fermi level are mainly contributed by Si-p and BO2-p orbitals. (BO2)n-silicene exhibits metallic character with the exception of (BO2)2 adsorbed on 4 × 4 supercell. As for (BO2)2-silicene, silicene transforms from a gapless direct semiconductor to an indirect semiconductor. Furthermore, the effective electron mass of two BO2 superhalogens on 4 × 4 silicene is estimated and found to be smaller than that of graphene. It is expected to result in higher electron mobility.Mastitis is acute inflammation caused by microbial infections in the mammary glands. This disease is extremely harmful to lactating mothers. The preferred clinical strategy is antibiotic treatment, but this method results in resistance and side effects. Lixisenatide, a kind of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, is typically used for the treatment of type II diabetes. It is unknown whether lixisenatide possesses a beneficial role in mastitis. In the current study, we assessed the protective effects of lixisenatide against lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation in MAC-T bovine mammary epithelial cells (MECs). Our findings show that lixisenatide attenuated LPS-induced oxidative stress by reducing reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidases-1 (NOX-1) expression in MAC-T MECs. Additionally, lixisenatide inhibited LPS-induced expression and secretion of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin 6 (IL-6), and interleukin 1β (IL-1β). We also found that lixisenatide suppressed LPS-induced expression of matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2) and metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9), and reduced the expression of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) (a typical receptor of LPS), its downstream molecule myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88), and the phosphorylation of TGF β-activated kinase 1 (TAK1). Notably, lixisenatide decreased the nuclear levels of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and its transcriptional activity. These findings suggest that lixisenatide might become a possible therapeutic agent for the treatment of mastitis by weakening oxidative stress and the inflammatory response in MECs.The unique electronic configurations of lanthanide(III) ions generate abundant electronic energy levels, resulting in the fantastic magnetic and optical multifunctional properties of lanthanide complexes. Here, 2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoic acid (H2MBA) was used to construct four Dy(III) and Tb(III) complexes containing two isostructural dinuclear complexes of [Ln2(HMBA)2(MBA)2(DMF)2(H2O)2]·6H2O [Ln = Dy (1), Tb (2); DMF = N,N-dimethylformamide] and two other isostructural beltlike one-dimensional-chain complexes of [NH4][Ln(HMBA)4] [Ln = Dy (3), Tb (4)]. Fluorescence measurements reveal that H2MBA can sensitize Dy(III) and Tb(III) characteristic luminescence. Furthermore, complex 3 can emit white light under UV-light irradiation originating from a dichromatic mixture of a blue emission of H2MBA and a dominating yellow emission of Dy3+ ions. Magnetic susceptibility measurements show that two Dy(III) complexes are single-molecule magnets with anisotropy barriers of 90(2) and 31(5) cm-1 for 1 and 3, respectively. The magnet-luminescence-structure correlations as well as relaxation pathways are investigated by ab initio calculations and fluorescent spectrometry.
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