Synthesis of lithium oxy-thiophosphate solid electrolytes with LiGePS structure by a liquid phase process using 2-propanol.

Lithium oxy-thiophosphates isostructural with LiGePS (LGPS) were synthesized by a liquid-phase process using 2-propanol as the solvent and LiS and PS as the starting materials. The XRD and P NMR results indicate that the synthesized compound has a slightly shrieked LGPS-type crystal structure where sulfur in PS is partially replaced by oxygen. The sample synthesized from the nominal composition of LiS : PS = 2.

Long-term Findings in Bullous Sarcoidosis: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Pulmonary sarcoidosis may occasionally present with large bullae, but the clinical implications of this finding remain unclear. We herein report the complete clinical course of a case of pulmonary bullous sarcoidosis. Chest computed tomography initially showed subpleural and peribronchovascular lung opacities, and bullae spontaneously developed in adjacent less-affected regions, probably via a retraction mechanism.

Effects of π-conjugation on the solid-state photoresponsive coloring behavior of bipyridine-boronium complexes.

Solid-state photoinduced coloring of boronium complexes consisting of 9-borabicyclononane and 2,2'-bipyridine with π-conjugated substituents at the 4,4'- or 5,5'-positions was investigated. The substitution position affected the highest occupied molecular orbital distribution and determined the coloring capability. The 4,4'-substituted complexes exhibited coloration upon irradiation, whereas most of the 5,5'-substituted complexes did not.

The temporal relationship of thresholds between muscle activity and ventilation during bicycle ramp exercise in community dwelling elderly males.

[Purpose] To compare the appearance time of the ventilatory threshold point and the electromyographic threshold in the activity of the vastus lateralis, rectus femoris, biceps femoris long head and gastrocnemius lateral head muscles during ramp cycling exercise in elderly males. [Subjects and Methods] Eleven community dwelling elderly males participated in this study. Subjects performed exercise testing with an expiratory gas analyzer and surface electromyography to evaluate the tested muscle activities during ramp exercise.

Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with a decreased risk of tooth loss in healthy Japanese men.

The association between Helicobacter pylori infection and tooth loss has been studied in Western countries; however, this relationship remains controversial. Although the prevalence of H. pylori infection is higher and atrophic gastritis is usually observed in patients with H.

Elongation of phenoxide C-O bonds due to formation of multifold hydrogen bonds: statistical, experimental, and theoretical studies.

Statistical studies using the Cambridge Structural Database have revealed that there are several elongated phenoxide C-O bonds. They are characterized by the formation of 3-fold (or occasionally 2-fold) hydrogen bonds to the phenoxide oxygen atoms, and their mean bond length extends up to 1.320 Å, which is quite different from the theoretically predicted carbon-oxygen bond length of C(6)H(5)O(-) (1.

Objectively measured age-related changes in the intensity distribution of daily physical activity in adults.

Background: The purpose of the present investigation was to examine the relationship between age and the intensity of the daily physical activity in men and women, aged 18 to 69 years.

Methods: A total 507 volunteers continuously wore a pedometer with a uni-axial accelerometer (Lifecorder, Kenz, Japan) for 7 days, to determine the number of steps (steps/ day) as well as the time spent in physical activity (minutes/day) at light (below 3 METs), moderate (3 to 6 METs), and vigorous (above 6 METs) intensities, respectively. All procedures carried out in the present investigation were conducted from 1999 to 2000 in Japan.

Comparative studies on electronic spectra and redox behaviors of isomeric benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']difurans and benzo[1,2-b:5,4-b']difurans.

Electronic absorption/emission spectra, absolute fluorescence quantum yields, and oxidation potentials of isomeric benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']difurans (1a) and benzo[1,2-b:5,4-b']difurans (2a) along with their alpha,alpha'-di-n-butyl (1b and 2b) and bis(3,5-dihexyloxyphenyl) derivatives (1c and 2c) were studied. The longest wavelength absorption maxima were very close between 1a and 2a and between 1b and 2b; however, the maximum absorption of 1c was significantly red-shifted compared to that of 2c, due to cross-conjugation in the latter. Unlike related compounds, the fluorescence quantum yields of syn (1a-c) and anti (2a-c) isomers were virtually identical.

Supramolecular chirogenesis in weakly interacting hosts: role of the temperature, structural, and electronic factors in enhancement of chiroptical sensitivity.

A new supramolecular chirogenic system on the basis of tetrakis(nickel porphyrin) and various enantiopure solvents, which was specifically designed for investigation of the chirogenic phenomenon upon extremely weak interaction modes and marginal chiroptical responses, is reported. The temperature was found to be a key factor controlling the chirality transfer process in these assemblies.

Synthesis, structure, and properties of benzoquinone dimer and trimers bearing t-Bu substituents.

Highly soluble and stable quinone dimer and trimers were successfully yielded by introduction of t-Bu substituents. In X-ray structure analysis, the dimer quinone moiety was distorted into the boat shape, which was clarified by MO calculations. X-ray and UV/vis studies indicated that the covalently linked quinone moieties bear a large torsional angle.

Preparation and characterization of pi-stacking quinodimethane oligothiophenes. Predicting semiconductor behavior and bandwidths from crystal structures and molecular orbital calculations.

A series of new quinodimethane-substituted terthiophene and quaterthiophene oligomers has been investigated for comparison with a previously studied quinoid oligothiophene that has demonstrated high mobilities and ambipolar transport behavior in thin-film transistor devices. Each new quinoidal thiophene derivative shows a reversible one-electron oxidation between 0.85 and 1.

Post-exercise hyperemia after ischemic and non-ischemic isometric handgrip exercise.

Post-exercise related time course of muscle oxygenation during recovery provides valuable information on peripheral vascular disease. The purpose of the present study was to examine post-exercise hyperemia (forearm blood flow; FBF, Doppler ultrasound) assessed by peak FBF, excess FBF and the time constant for FBF (FBF(Tc)) following isometric handgrip exercise (IHE). Post-exercise hyperemia was assessed in an ischemic and non-ischemic state at different exercise intensities and durations.

Muscle oxygen consumption at onset of exercise by near infrared spectroscopy in humans.

In this study, we tried to continuously measure muscle oxygen consumption (m-VO2) by near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) without arterial occlusions. We used an intermittent isometric exercise at high intensity, which elicits a spontaneous occlusion of the blood flow to the muscle due to an increase in intramuscular pressure. Changes in muscle oxygenation and phosphocreatine (PCr) concentration were monitored in 5 subjects during an intermittent isometric exercise (5 sec.

Validation of three alternative methods to measure total energy expenditure against the doubly labeled water method for older Japanese men.

In a previous study using young Japanese men as subjects, Ebine et al. found that accelerometer (AC) represents a promising technique for measuring free-living total energy expenditure (TEE) when compared to activity records (AR) and heart rate monitoring (HR). Thus, the present study was designed to validate the use of an AC and to determine whether or not the previous findings regarding the three alternative field methods (AC, AR, and HR) could be extended to older Japanese men (n = 24; mean +/- SD age 48 +/- 10 y, body mass index 23.

Quinonoid oligothiophenes as electron-donor and electron-acceptor materials. A spectroelectrochemical and theoretical study.

Two quinonoid bis(dicyanomethylene) oligothiophenes, terthiophene and quaterthiophene analogues of TCNQ, have been investigated by spectroelectrochemical experiments and density functional theory calculations. Electrochemical data show that the molecules can be both reduced and oxidized at relatively low potentials, and that the quaterthiophene derivative forms four stable redox species, the dianion, neutral, cation radical, and dication. The neutral oligomers are characterized by a strong electronic absorption in the red or near-infrared region and can be viewed as structural and electronic analogues of aromatic oligothiophenes in the dication or bipolaron state.

Oxygenation in vastus lateralis and lateral head of gastrocnemius during treadmill walking and running in humans.

The purposes of this study were to compare the deoxygenation patterns of the vastus lateralis (VL) and the lateral head of gastrocnemius (GL) and examine the relationship between the muscle oxygenation level and pulmonary oxygen uptake (VO(2)) during graded treadmill exercise. Changes in oxygenation in each muscle were measured using near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). Eight healthy male subjects participated in this study.