Electrochemical Behavior of Reduced Graphene Oxide Supported Germanium Oxide, Germanium Nitride, and Germanium Phosphide as Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes Obtained from Highly Soluble Germanium Oxide.

Germanium and germanium-based compounds are widely used in microelectronics, optics, solar cells, and sensors. Recently, germanium and its oxides, nitrides, and phosphides have been studied as active electrode materials in lithium- and sodium-ion battery anodes. Herein, the newly introduced highly soluble germanium oxide (HSGO) was used as a versatile precursor for germanium-based functional materials.

Identification of Barium Hydroxo-Hydroperoxostannate Precursor for Low-Temperature Formation of Perovskite Barium Stannate.

A breakthrough "superoxide colloidal solution route" for low-temperature synthesis of barium and strontium stannate perovskites and their doped analogues was recently introduced. The synthesis starts from hydrogen peroxide-rich stannate solutions and yields a so-called "crystalline superoxide molecular cluster" that is converted by low temperature (<300 °C) to the respective perovskites. In this paper, the so-called "crystalline superoxide molecular cluster" is identified as a superoxide-free, barium trihydroxo(hydroperoxo)peroxostannate, BaSn(OH)(OOH)(OO) phase (BHHPS).

[The comparative analysis of the methods for the determination of phosphatidylethanol in blood as a biological marker of alcohol abuse].

The confirmation of the fact of alcohol abuse is currently an important problem of both medical and social significance. Of all biological markers of alcohol consumption presently in use, blood phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is considered to be most sensitive and specific one. Therefore it has promising prospects for the further application.

[The separate and combined effects of calcium pantothenate deficiency and cadmium intoxication on rat reproductive function].

The publication presents investigation evaluated of separate and combined effects of calcium pantothenate deficiency and cadmium (Cd2+) intoxication on rat reproductive function. The experi-ments were performed on 280 adult and 890 offspring of Wistar rats. Reproductive function was estimated by fertility study, prenatal and postnatal development of offspring.

[A comparative effect of the experimental diet on growth and development of rats].

There are presented the results of a comparative assessment of the semi-synthetic casein diet, traditionally used by Institute of Nutrition RAMS, and the AIN-93 purified diet, offered by the American Institute of Nutrition, on growth and development of rats. A total of 60 male Wistar rats were used at 90-days experiment, rats were divided into two groups: first group received the semi-synthetic casein diet, the second group--AIN-93 diet. Analysis of integral, hematological and biochemical parameters revealed some differences between groups, but values of all studied parameters were within the physiological norm for Wistar rat.