A study of the liquid alloys of the simple eutectic systems Au-Si and AuCre at selected compositions has demonstrated a pattern of behaviour very similar to that seen in the related gold-based system Au-Sn. The sharp x ray diffraction profile of Au-Ge liquid alloys at the gold-rich end demonstrates that the structure, like that of pure Au. is simple, close-packed but with a mean closest distanc...

an efficient and green method for the synthesis of pyrano[3,2-c]chromene or pyrano[4,3-b]pyrone derivatives is described by using a three-component condensation process of malononitrile, aldehyde, and 4-hydroxycoumarine or 4-hydroxypyrone in [bmim]bf4-licl as an ionic liquid.

Objective:B. contaminans was cultured from respiratory secretions and liquid docusate (Colace) in a Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit (NICU) patient with community-acquired Legionnaire's disease but not from another bottle given to the patient. Unexpectedly, C. pelliculosa was cultured from two bottles, but not the B. contaminans bottle or respiratory secretions. Methods:B. cepacia, later ident...

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The behavior of the electronic system of heavy fermion metals is considered. We show that there exist at least two main types of the behavior when the system is nearby a quantum critical point which can be identified as the fermion condensation quantum phase transition (FCQPT). We show that the first type is represented by the behavior of a highly correlated Fermi-liquid, while the second type ...

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