The use of 1,3,5-benzene tricarboxylic acid (H(3)btc) as an organic linker has allowed us to achieve the rational design of two pairs of isostructural coordination polymers having molecular formulae [M(2)(btc)(F)](n) (M(ii) = Mn (1), Co (2)) and [M(3)(btc)(Hbtc)(OH)(H(2)O)(11)](n) (M(ii) = Fe (3), Co (4)) where btc and Hbtc represent the fully and doubly de-protonated tricarboxylates respective...

Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) are considered an interesting option for hydrogen storage. These materials show an exceptional H2 uptake. Here, Zn3(BTC)2 as MOF was synthesized with a solvothermal method. The phase stability and microstructure of the Zn3(BTC)2 was characterized in terms of their properties and structures, using a number of analytical techniques including FT-IR, XRD, SEM, BET ...

BACKGROUND Biliary tract cancer (BTC) is a highly lethal disease for which the best available therapy remains undetermined. The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway is up-regulated in several cancers, including BTC, and preclinical evidence indicates that mTOR inhibition may be effective in the treatment of BTC. We sought to evaluate the activity and tolerability of the mTOR inhibitor R...

Obesity and its associated health risks have been identified as areas of concern for First Nations women, however, very little is known about the cultural, gendered and historical meanings or experiences of healthy body weight and healthy body image from the perspectives of First Nations women. This article describes the first phase of a project that explores these issues from the perspective o...

The dynamics of passive Lagrangian tracers in three-dimensional quasigeostrophic turbulence is studied numerically and compared with the behavior of two-dimensional barotropic turbulence. Despite the different Eulerian properties of the two flows, the Lagrangian dynamics of passively advected tracers in three-dimensional quasigeostrophic turbulence is very similar to that of barotropic turbulen...

Moored current, temperature, and conductivity measurements are used to study the temporal variability of M2 internal tide generation above the Kaena Ridge, between the Hawaiian islands of Oahu and Kauai. The energy conversion from the barotropic to baroclinic tide measured near the ridge crest varies by a factor of 2 over the 6-month mooring deployment (0.5–1.1 W m). The energy flux measured ju...

Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) have seen a surge in value the recent past and appeared useful investment opportunity for traders. However, their short term profitability using algorithmic trading strategies remains unanswered. In this work, we focus on of BTC against euro yen an eight-year period seven algorithms over periods length 15 30 days. We use classical buy hold (BH) benchmark s...

A joint theoretical and experimental study is performed on the generation of internal gravity waves by an oscillating sphere, as a paradigm of the generation of internal tides by barotropic tidal flow over three-dimensional supercritical topography. The theory is linear and three-dimensional, applies both near and far from the sphere, and takes into account viscosity and the unsteadiness arisin...

Inactivation of Secreted Frizzled-Related Protein-1 (SFRP1) and overexpression of β-catenin play important roles in the development and progression of a wide range of malignancies. We sought to determine whether the expression of SFRP1 and β-catenin correlates with clinicopathologic parameters in human biliary tract cancer (BTC) and to evaluate the potential roles of these proteins as prognosti...