Two new complex copper(II) sulfates [Cu(1,10-phen)(H2O)2]SO4 (1, 1,10-phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) and [Cu(2,2′-bipy)(H2O)2]SO4 (2, 2,2′-bipy = 2,2′-bipyridine) have been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, and X-ray crystallography. 1 and 2 consist of complex cations [Cu(1,10-phen/2,2′-bipy)(H2O)2]2+ and SO42− anions, ...

We show that by taking a certain scaling limit of a Euclideanised form of the Plebanski–Demianski metrics one obtains a family of local toric Kähler–Einstein metrics. These can be used to construct local Sasaki–Einstein metrics in five dimensions which are generalisations of the Y p,q manifolds. In fact, we find that these metrics are diffeomorphic to those recently found by Cvetic, Lu, Page an...

A new bio-inspired method was applied in this study to simultaneously improve the monovalent anion selectivity and antifouling properties of anion exchange membranes (AEMs). Three-layer architecture was developed by deposition of polydopamine (PDA) and electro-deposition of N-O-sulfonic acid benzyl chitosan (NSBC). The innermost and outermost layers were PDA with different deposition time. The ...

We have obtained compositional data by INAA for several poorly characterized lunar-meteorite stones from hot deserts. Most are FLMs (feldspathic lunar meteorites). Our goal is to use compositional data to address whether any of the stones are paired with others that are better characterized. Dar al Gani 996. DaG 996 is a 12-g FLM stone. We analyzed 9 subsamples totaling 234 mg. Our sample had v...

Ehrlichia risticii causes an acute infectious disease in horses called Potomac horse fever. To investigate the biological diversity of E. risticii organisms, nine E. risticii isolates derived from the peripheral blood monocytes of clinically sick horses in Ohio and Kentucky during the summers of 1991 and 1993 were compared with Illinois and Virginia isolates originally obtained from horses in M...