this paper is about discrete sensitivity analysis. a triangular bending element with constant moment and six degrees of freedom is used. the required derivatives for sensitivity analysis are calculated explicitly. these formulations, finite element method and sequential linear programming are utilized to find shape optimization of plate bending structures. the numerical examples, which show the...

Cationic amphiphilic polymethacrylate derivatives (PMAs) have shown potential as a novel class of synthetic antimicrobials. A panel of PMAs with varied ratios of hydrophobic and cationic side chains were synthesized and tested for antimicrobial activity and mechanism of action. The PMAs are shown to be active against a panel of pathogenic bacteria, including a drug-resistant Staphylococcus aure...

Altan derivatives of polycyclic conjugated hydrocarbons were recently introduced and studied in theoretical organic chemistry. We now provide a generalization of the altan concept, applicable to any graph. Several earlier noticed topological properties of altan derivatives of polycyclic conjugated hydrocarbons are shown to be the properties of all altan derivatives of all graphs. Among these ar...

reaction of 2-hydrazinocarbonyl-3-chloro-5-phenoxy-benzo[b] thiophene with different substituted phenyl isothiocyanate gave n-substituted arylthiosemi-carbazide derivatives (1a-h). 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives (2a-h) were prepared by the cyclization of arylthiosemicarbazides (1a-h) with concentrated sulphuric acid. all the compounds were screened for their antitubercular activity against mycob...

in this work, different ethyl 2,4-dioxo-4-arylbutanoate derivatives were prepared and evaluated for their src kinase inhibitory activity. for this purpose, the appropriate substituted acetophenone derivatives reacted with diethyl oxalate in the presence of sodium ethoxide in dried ethanol to give the corresponding products. all compounds showed moderate activities comparing with staurosporine a...