Ag(6)L(6)-type coordination nanotubular structures have been assembled from 6 Ag(I) ions and 6 T-shaped ligands, 4-(3,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)phenyl)pyridine; the nanotubes represent a discrete molecular architecture of a number of polymeric structures assembled from dimeric building blocks.

The title compound, C(12)H(8)N(2)O(4), crystallizes as a zwitterion in which the pyridyl N atom is protonated. The dihedral angle between the benzene and pyridinium rings is 27.9 (2)°. In the crystal, N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link adjacent zwitterions into a three-dimensional structure.

BACKGROUND After the implementation of new healthcare reform, Chinese government paid increasing attention to developing community health service (CHS). The current focus is mainly on cultivating community general practitioners but paying less attention to the working status and occupational demands of in-service CHS workers. Work passion is playing an important role for medical workers. With w...

A new solitary entoproct, Loxosomella unicornis sp. nov., is described. The species was found on the gymnolaemate bryozoans Cribrilina sp. and Electra sp. in Kandalaksha Bay, White Sea. Loxosomella unicornis sp. nov. is a medium-sized species with a total length up to 650 µm, eight tentacles and a conspicuous horn-shaped appendage on the top part of calyx. 

Novel cone-shaped carbon nanofiber (CNF)/silicon carbide (SiC)coated Si-nanocone (Si-NC) composite structures with excellent field emission (FE) performance have been fabricated by a simple microwave plasma chemical vapour deposition process. Transmission electron microscopy analyses reveal that the newly developed cone-shaped composite structures are composed of bamboolike herringbone CNFs gro...

Nanometer-sized glass-sealed metal ultramicroelectrodes (UMEs) have been prepared using a laser-based micropipet puller. The tip was exposed to solution either by etching away a small portion of glass insulator or by micropolishing. The characterization of the UMEs was carried out by a combination of steady-state voltammetry, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and scanning electrochemical micr...

The Chediak-Higashi syndrome (CHS) has been reported in man, cattle, mink, and mice. CHS humans and cattle have an increased incidence of pyogenic infections, whereas CHS mink are more susceptible to Aleutian disease. Age- and sex-matched groups of CHS mice (mutant strain) and C57 Bl/6N (parent strain) were challenged with Candida albicans, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Staphyloc...