The reaction of bis(pentafluorophenyl)mercury with the ligands bis(diphenylphosphano) methane P,P’-dioxide ({Ph2P(O)}2CH2) (1), bis{2-(N,N,N’N’-tetraethyldiaminophosphano) imidazol-1-yl} ({2-PO(NEt2)2C3N2H2}2CH2) (2) and bis (2-diphenylphosphanophenyl) ether ({2-PPh2(O)C6H4}2O) (3) afforded crystalline σ-donor complexes [{Hg(C6F5)2}2{Ph2P(O)}2CH2] (1Hg), [Hg(C6F5)2{2-PO(NEt2)2C3N2H2}2CH2]n (2Hg...

The glucotoxicity caused by long-term exposure of β-cells to high glucose (HG) conditions may lead the generation more reactive oxygen species (ROS), reduce activity antioxidant enzymes, cause cell damage and apoptosis, induce insulin secretion dysfunction. Siegesbeckia orientalis linne is a traditional folk herbal medicine used treat snake bites, rheumatoid arthritis, allergies, immune deficie...

The Tibetan Plateau (TP), known as the "Third Pole", is a critical zone for atmospheric mercury (Hg) deposition. Increasing anthropogenic activities in the globe leads to environmental changes, which may affect the loading, transport and deposition of Hg in the environment. However, the deposition history and geochemical cycling of Hg in the TP is still uncertain. Our records of Hg and Hg isoto...

A parallel simulator, based on the Dual Site-Bond Model of complex media, is developed to study Hg intrusion and extrusion processes in the myriad of voids contained in a porous network. In order to reduce the requirements in RAM and computing resources, the porous network is partitioned into several sub-networks distributed in different cluster processors. The simulator uses shared memory to p...

The thermal behaviour of Hg, -,Mn,Te single crystals is investigated by means of the RBS/channeling technique. The stoichiometry parameter x ranges from 0.08 to 0.2. An important release of Hg atoms is observed after annealing in hydrogen atmosphere at 240 "C for 10 min. Backscattering spectra for crystals with x = 0.2 revealed quite a sharp Hg edge proceeding towards greater depth with increas...

The biotransformation of Hg(II) by cyanobacteria was investigated under aerobic and pH-controlled culture conditions. Mercury was supplied as HgCl(2) in amounts emulating those found under heavily impacted environmental conditions where bioremediation would be appropriate. The analytical procedures used to measure mercury within the culture solution, including that in the cyanobacterial cells, ...

Gold nanostars (AuNSt) amalgamated with mercury ions (Hg 2+ ) results in reduced SERS performance whilst their enzyme-mimicking capability is not deteriorated, thus providing a basis for Hg detection inverse sensitivity.

Total (T-Hg) and organic (O-Hg) mercury concentrations and tissue distribution were examined in 20 species of cephalopods (n=278) from the north eastern Atlantic waters, i.e. from the Bay of Biscay to the Faroe Islands. Concentrations of T-Hg in whole cephalopods showed elevated variations among species, i.e. from 40 to 3560ng g(-1) dwt, but a low variability within each species (mean CV%=39%)....

Objective: Epidermal growth factor (EGF) plays an important role in wound healing. But, bioavailability of EGF is impaired chronic diabetic foot ulcer (CDFU) due to increased protease activity. The study's objective was evaluate the effect intralesional human-EGF (h-EGF) on healing patients with CDFU. Material and Methods: Twenty-eight CDFU were included study. 75 µg h-EGF thrice a week for 5 w...

The Late Devonian Frasnian–Famennian (F–F) mass extinction has been long-time debated by non-volcanic causes, extra-terrestrial impacts, and large igneous province (LIP) eruptions. To better understand the ultimate cause of F–F extinction, here we investigate chemostratigraphy mercury (Hg) total organic carbon (TOC) on two marine strata in Dushan area, South China. In both sections, high Hg Hg/...