On-surface synthesis and characterization of nitrogen-substituted undecacenes.

Heteroatom substitution in acenes allows tailoring of their remarkable electronic properties, expected to include spin-polarization and magnetism for larger members of the acene family. Here, we present a strategy for the on-surface synthesis of three undecacene analogs substituted with four nitrogen atoms on an Au(111) substrate, by employing specifically designed diethano-bridged precursors. A similarly designed precursor is used to synthesize the pristine undecacene molecule.

The efficacy and toxicity of 4-day chemotherapy with methotrexate, etoposide and actinomycin D in patients with choriocarcinoma and high-risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasia.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of 4-day chemotherapy with methotrexate, etoposide, and actinomycin D (MEA) for patients who were diagnosed with choriocarcinoma and high-risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN).

Methods: Between January 1999 and December 2015, 29 patients were treated with 4-day MEA after being diagnosed with choriocarcinoma or high-risk GTN. Complete remission to 4-day MEA and adverse effects were retrospectively evaluated.

Cyclic AMP signaling enhances lipopolysaccharide sensitivity and interleukin-33 production in RAW264.7 macrophages.

While it has been suggested that IL-33 plays pathogenic roles in various disorders, the factors that stimulate IL-33 production are poorly characterized. In the present study, the effect of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) signaling on IL-33 production in RAW264.7 macrophages in response to various doses of LPS was examined.

Photoinduced reduction and heat-induced oxidation of silver in transparent RSiO(3/2) and RSiO(3/2)-TiO(2) films.

Photoinduced reduction, resulting in nanoparticle formation, and heat-induced oxidation of doped silver have been demonstrated in silsesquioxane (RSiO(3/2)) and RSiO(3/2)-TiO(2) films (R = methyl, vinyl, and glycidoxypropyl) synthesized via the sol-gel method. The occurrence of redox behavior in the doped silver, i.e.

[Collage work characteristics and personality].

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between personality and characteristics in collage work. Seventy undergraduates filled the Yatabe-Guilford (YG) personality test and produced a piece of collage work. The YG personality types were not different in terms of collage work characteristics.