To explore the principle of chiral induction in inorganic clusters, chiral organic cations with two stereocenters, R- and S-BPEA, are used to encapsulate a series of polyoxometalates (POMs) bearing different structures and transition absorption bands in aqueous solution, constructing a series of chiral supramolecular complexes. Due to the induction of chiral organic cations, POMs possessing bot...

Reported here are both STM images and spatially resolved tunneling spectra of four different polyoxometalate (POM) structural class members: Keggin structure, H(3)[PW(12)O(40)] (spherical); Finke-Droege (FD) structure, Na(16)[Cu(4)(H(2)O)(2)(P(2)W(15)O(56))(2)] (prolate spheroidal); Wells-Dawson (WD) structure, H(7)[P(2)Mo(17)VO(62)] (prolate spheroidal); and Pope-Jeannin-Preyssler (PJP) struct...

We synthesized and tested three series of bisphosphonates for their activity in inhibiting the growth of three human tumor cell lines: MCF-7 (breast), NCI-H460 (lung), and SF-268 (CNS). The first series of compounds consisted of 49 nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates, the most active species being a tetrakispivaloyloxymethyl (POM) ester, having an (average) IC(50) of 6.8 microM. The second seri...

Soil organic matter (SOM) is essential for sustaining soil health and crop productivity. However, changes in SOM stocks in response to agronomic practices are slow and show years later when it is too late for adjustments in management. Identifying early indicators of SOM dynamics will allow early management decisions and quick remedial action. The objectives of this study were to evaluate long-...

Splitting of water to produce hydrogen and oxygen is a green effective method clean energy. Finding an efficient decomposition catalyst the key step realize decomposition. In this work, by choosing from literature, six polynuclear manganese (Mn) containing polyoxometalates (Mn-POMs) with different Mn-O clusters oxidation states Mn, [MnIIMnIIISiW10O37(OH)(H2O)]6? (Mn2-POM), [MnII3MnIII(H2O)2(PW9...

Objectives: The internet is known as an essential part of individuals’ daily life. The present descriptive research aimed to determine the prevalence rate of Internet Addiction (IA) and its related factors in Iran. Methods: In total, 1046 internet users were recruited by a convenience sampling approach. The required data were collected by an online questionnaire, including a sociodemographic d...

1. Lyotropic behavior of C12OazoE3OH: Pure amphiphiles with rigid segments like azobenzenes with a similar non-ionic head are able to form stable bilayers1. An aliquot of C12OazoE3OH (19 mM, in chloroform) was placed onto non-treated glass and evaporation the solvent at room temperature was allowed. Polarized optical microscopy (POM) observation through crossed polarizers revealed the smectic C...