Ternary Complexes of BiI/CuI and SbI/CuI with Tetrahydrothiophene.

Reactions of BiI/CuI mixtures with tetrahydrothiophene (THT) in toluene produce 2-D sheet networks BiCuI(THT) ( = 2, 3, or 4), depending on reaction conditions. All three structures are based on BiI octahedra, which share pairs of (μ-I) with Cu(THT) units. BiCuI(THT) features Cu(μ-I) rhombs with close Cu···Cu interactions and is accompanied by formation of the very complex HBiCuI(THT).

Postoperative pain score does not correlate with injury severity in isolated tibial plateau fractures.

Purpose: Appropriate management of acute postoperative pain is critical for patient care and practice management. The purpose of this study was to determine whether postoperative pain score correlates with injury severity in tibial plateau fractures.

Methods: A retrospective review of prospectively collected data was completed at a single academic level one trauma center.

Digging Deeper: What Can We Really Learn about Dementia from History?

In response to Finch and Burstein's provocative argument that the advanced dementias may result from environmental toxins and lifestyle factors associated with post-industrial societies, we call for a more rigorous historical approach, emphasizing the importance of situating ancient texts more fully in their historical and cultural context. Such an approach would also entail consideration of the declining relative rates of dementia in Western countries, which have been linked to population health-level factors and policies that appear to have reduced the risk of dementia by directly and indirectly influencing the social determinants of brain health.

Validating blueline tilefish Caulolatilus microps ages in the U.S. South Atlantic using bomb radiocarbon (F C).

Age validation is a critical component of an age-based stock assessment and subsequent species management. Our study used bomb radiocarbon analysis to validate age estimates of Blueline Tilefish Caulolatilus microps, a species for which regional stock assessment scientists have identified age validation as a high priority. We compared a C.

Automated optimization of spatial resolution for single-sided NMR.

Single-sided NMR instruments utilize inhomogeneous magnetic fields with strong gradients to nondestructively probe physical properties of materials. The sensitive region of this type of magnet is often a thin slice above the magnet's surface; measuring planar samples with high spatial resolution requires coplanarity between the sensitive region of the magnet and the sample region of interest. We developed an algorithmic approach to position flat samples coplanar with the magnet's sensitive region.