C dl2 dissociates in dimethylformamide (D M F) into Cd(DM F)62+, CdI(DM F)5+, C dl3~ and C dl42-. Rapid scrambling occurs at ambient temperature in DM F solutions containing Cdl2 and M BH4 (M = Na, Li). At 213 K these exchange processes are slowed down to allow the detection o f C dl42“, C dl3", CdI3(BH4)2-, CdI2(BH4)22-, CdI(BH4)32-, CdI(BH4)2" and Cd(BH4)3~ by ,13Cd NM R spectroscopy. The BH4...

The association between retrospectively reported childhood conduct disorder (CD) and a history of alcohol dependence (AD) was examined in a sample of 2,682 male, female, and unlike-sex adult twin pairs. There was a strong association between CD and AD in both men (tetrachoric r = .34, odds ratio = 2.8) and women (tetrachoric r = .53, odds ratio = 9.9). Genetic factors accounted for most of the ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Ficolin-2 is an acute phase reactant produced by the liver and targeted to recognize N-acetyl-glucosamine which is present in bacterial and fungal cell walls. We recently showed that ficolin-2 serum levels were significantly higher in CD patients compared to healthy controls. We aimed to evaluate serum ficolin-2 concentrations in CD patients regarding their correlation with ...

The isolation of 3,6,9,12-tetraazatetradecane-l,14-diamine (linear isomer of pentaethylene­ hexamine, linpen) from a technical polyamine mixture is described. In methanol, linpen acts as a hexadentate ligand towards cadmium(II). The solid compounds [Cd(linpen)](BPh4)2 (1), [Cd(linpen)](BPh4)2-2DM SO (2) and [Cd(linpen)](BF4)2 (3) have been isolated and character­ ized by elemental analysis, spe...

OBJECTIVES The present study analyzes metal contamination in sediment of the East Kolkata Wetlands, a Ramsar site, which is receiving a huge amount of domestic and industrial wastewater from surrounding areas. The subsequent uptake and accumulation of metals in different macrophytes are also examined in regard to their phytoremediation potential. METHODS Metals like cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu),...

We study perturbative QCD at the five-loop level. In particular we consider R = ctot( eSe+ hadrons)/a( e+e+ p+p-) and R, = I’(7 + v + hadrons)/I’(r + evv). We use our method to estimate the five-loop coefficients. As a result, we obtain cys(Mz) = 0.1186(11) and a,(34 GeV) = 0.1396(16), which are accurate at the 1% level. We also find R = 3.8350(18) which is consistent with R, and is accurate to...

Roels, H. A., Buchet, J. P., Lauwerys, R. R., and Sonnet, J. (1975). British JournalofIndustrial Medicine, 32, 181-192. Comparison of in vivo effect of inorganic lead and cadmium on glutathione reductase system and 8-aminolevulinate dehydratase in human erythrocytes. The activity of 8-aminolevulinate dehydratase (ALAD) of erythrocytes, the lead (Pb-B) and cadmium (Cd-B) concentration in whole b...