Layered metal-organic frameworks and nanosheets have been regarded as an important series of low-dimensional materials. Their flexible designability intrinsic porosity allow layered to be differentiated from inorganic counterparts. The present review article is devoted collecting pieces research aiming at exploiting innovative nanomaterials. Spearheaded by introductory part Section 1, the inclu...

Chairman: J. Jordan (USA); Secretary: K. Izutsu (Japan); Titular Members: A. K. Covington (UK); J. Juillard (France); R. C. Kapoor (India); E. Pungor (Hungary); Associate Members: W. Davison (UK); R. A. Durst (USA); M. Gross (France); K. M. Kadish (USA); R. Kalvoda (Czechoslovakia); H. Kao (China); Y. Marcus (Israel); T. Mussini (Italy); H. W. NUrnberg (FRG); M. Senda (Japan); N. Tanaka (Japan)...

Technical scenarios in areas like automotive or production systems will increasingly consist of a large number of components cooperating in potentially unlimited and dynamically changing networks to satisfy the functional requirements of their execution environment. Due to the high complexity it will be impossible to explicitly design the behaviour of the components for every potentially arisin...

Functional group incompatibility in the synthesis of complex organic molecules has been a problem since the infancy of organic chemistry. Emil Fischer made a valuable contribution to organic chemistry when he came up with the notion that an otherwise reactive functional group could be temporarily rendered inert by attaching a suitable protecting group that could then later be removed [1]. Today...

The agro-food industry is developing a “second generation” of genetically modified ~GM! foods that can offer functional health benefits to consumers+ Many consumers, however, are turning to organic foods in order to avoid GM foods+ This report attempts to differentiate consumer valuation of functional health properties in conventional, organic, and GM foods+ A representative sample of 1,008 Can...

Cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) affect cloud droplet formation processes as well as number concentration. An increase in cloud droplet number concentration influences the Earth’s radiative balance by increasing the reflected incoming solar radiation. Chemical composition influences the properties of the aerosol particles, which impact their ability to act as CCN. Organic functional groups in pa...

Chronic abdominal pain is a commonly seen complaint by primary care physicians, gastroenterologists, and pain physicians. Generally, it is defi ned as continuous or intermittent abdominal discomfort for at least 6 months, and can be caused by a wide variety of etiologies ranging from organic to functional. Organic causes can be anatomical, physiological, metabolical, or can arise from the abdom...