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This paper reports on the influence of Pd2+ ions on the ultraviolet emission from Gd3+, investigated in barium phosphate glass as model matrix. The glasses were prepared by the melting technique and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, optical absorption, and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy including decay kinetics assessment. The XRD data confirmed the amorphous nature of the glasses, whereas FT-IR spectra indicated the basic structural features of PO4 tetrahedra. The optical absorption analysis showed that addition of PdO up to 0.3 mol% lead to significant growth of the visible Pd2+ d-d absorption band around 415 nm, with ultimately some decrease in the optical band gap energies assessed through Tauc plots. Further, significant PL quenching of Gd3+ ions emission around 312 nm was observed with increasing PdO contents, alongside increased decay rates for the 6P7/2 emitting state in Gd3+. An analysis of quenching constants was ultimately performed comparing results from emission intensity with the decay rates. It is suggested that a Gd3+ → Pd2+ excitation transfer and/or absorption competition lead the quenching process with a contribution from a channel depopulating the 6P7/2 metastable state.The commercially available fluorophore, 3-hydroxy-2-naphthoic hydrazide (RS2), has rationally been selected for the study, which displays a rapid fluorescent response and high sensitivity for CN- and Al(III) ions in neat DMSO and H2O-DMSO (11 v/v) media. The addition of CN- to RS2 triggers an enhancement in fluorescence at 505 nm (green fluorescence), while the addition of Al(III) increases the fluorescence of the probe with a blue-shift of emission maximum by 25 nm (bluish-green fluorescence). The probe's action was investigated by 1H NMR titrations that indicate deprotonation of OH and NH moieties by these ions. 27Al NMR of RS2-Al(III) complex suggests an octahedral geometry for the complex. The sensitivity of the fluorescent-based assays in aq. DMSO medium, 0.8 µM for CN- and 1.9 µM for Al(III) ions are far below the limits in the World Health Organization guidelines for drinking water. RS2 detects Al(III) by the chelation-enhanced fluorescence (CHEF) mechanism. selleck kinase inhibitor Besides, RS2 was successfully applied to detect CN- and Al(III) ions in food materials and pharmaceutical samples, respectively.This study explored transient characteristics of body sway during single-leg quiet stance in young ballet dancers (n = 41) and young healthy adults (n = 58). We compared the groups in terms of center of pressure (CoP) parameters (CoP velocity and amplitude, averaged across the duration of the 30-s trial), and the transient characteristics of the corresponding parameters, which were expressed as relative differences between the 1st and 2nd, and the 1st and 3rd 10-second interval within the trial (DIF_21 and DIF_31, respectively). Ballet dancers exhibited superior quiet stance postural control (2/5 parameters), as well as different transient behavior (3/5 parameters for DIF_21, and none for DIF_31). Specifically, the ballet dancers reduced body sway more during the 2nd interval, resulting in lower DIF_21 for CoP velocity (total and anterior-posterior) and CoP amplitude (medial-lateral) (effect size = 0.42-0.54). The correlations between individual CoP parameters and the corresponding DIF_21 and DIF_31 were very small or trivial (r less then 0.15), suggesting that the outcomes pertaining to transient characteristic of body sway within the trial (specifically DIF_21) could represent additional information regarding the postural control during quiet stance. Future studies or even re-analyses of existing data are desired to reveal whether the measures of transient characteristics of body sway have any additional clinical utility compared to traditional whole-trial analyses.Humans naturally select conditions to minimize their net cost of transport (COT) during walking. One way to do this is by exploiting the mechanical benefit of arm swing which reduces whole-body rotation about the vertical axis and thus, minimizes the free vertical moment (FVM) that the foot applies to the ground. Humans appear to exploit these benefits of arm swing at speeds that are considered optimal, but we sought to determine if these benefits are conserved across slow to fast walking speeds. If true, arm swing may be a key feature that helps to minimize the net COT regardless of one's walking speed. We hypothesized that at all speeds, walking with arm swing would be less costly compared to walking without arm swing. As a secondary aim, we also explored if reductions in the peak FVM could explain the metabolic benefits of arm swing. Twenty-one young, healthy subjects walked with and without arm swing at speeds ranging from 0.50 to 2.00 m/s while we recorded metabolic, kinematic and kinetic data. At slow speeds (≤1.00 m/s), net COT was similar when walking with or without arm swing (p > 0.05). However, at intermediate and fast speeds (≥1.00 m/s), arm swing reduced the net COT by ~7-13% (all p's less then 0.05). Additionally, peak FVM magnitudes decreased with arm swing, suggesting that it may partially explain the metabolic benefit of arm swing. Overall, we find that arm swing provides a net metabolic benefit during walking, but this benefit is constrained to intermediate and fast walking speeds.In this research, bismuth vanadate-doped graphite felt (GF-BiVO4) was successfully prepared by sol-gel method, in which BiVO4 owned superior electro-Fenton (EF) and solar-photo-electro-Fenton (SPEF) performance. Combined with the analysis by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), field emission transmission electron microscopy (FE-TEM), nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherms and cyclic voltammetry (CV), the changes of electrodes were reflected in structure and physicochemical properties. The doping of monoclinic BiVO4 endued GF with a higher surface area and more electro-active sites and better electrode activity in comparison to Raw-GF. Then, the GFs were used as cathodes to detect •OH concentration with coumarin (COU) as probe molecule and to evaluate photoelectric performance with ciprofloxacin (CIP) in photocatalysis, EF and SPEF processes. The results demonstrated that the concentration of •OH followed an order of SPEF> EF> photocatalysis, which was consistent with the removal rate of CIP (99.8%, 99.4% and 21.2%, respectively) on GF-BiVO4 at 5 min.
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