The Effectiveness and Validity of Inspiratory Muscle Training in the Training Process of Disabled Swimmers.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of medium-intensity inspiratory muscle training added to standard swimming training on inspiratory muscle strength and aerobic endurance levels and training status in disabled swimming athletes. This study involved 16 disabled athletes: group I-athletes performing swimming training with 8 weeks inspiratory muscle training-IMT (50% of the maximum inspiratory pressure); group II-athletes performing standard swimming training with 8 weeks inspiratory muscle training (15% MIP). The following tests were performed three times: MIP, MEP, Borg RPE scale and swimming test: T-30 test; 8 × 100 progressive test.

Complementary auditory and Visual Naming Tests: Revised and updated for ages 16-55 years.

Historically, naming has been assessed with visual object naming; however, we have found that auditory description naming significantly enhances lateralization and localization of dysfunction. We previously published auditory naming (ANT) and complementary Visual Naming Tests (VNT) for young adults, and recently developed these measures for children (ages 6-15 years) and older adults (ages 56-100 years). Here, we update the original stimuli and more rigorously norm the tests for ages 16-55, addressing prior limitations.

Tuning the potential of redox-active diphosphine ligands based on the alkyne complexes [Tp*W(CO)L{η-C(PPh)}].

Eleven complexes with the general formula [Tp*W(CO)L{η-C(PPh)}] {Tp* = hydridotris(3,4,5-trimethylpyrazolyl)-borate, L = F, Cl, Br, I, MeS, PhS, pyCHS, CN and TfO; = 0 and L = CHCN and pyridine; = 1} have been synthesized and fully characterized. Depending on L, the oxidation process from W(II) to W(III) is detected between -0.28 and +0.

Synthesis and coordination behaviour of 1-1,2,3-triazole-4,5-dithiolates.

The preparative access to and first group 10 metal complexes of novel 1-1,2,3-triazole-4,5-dithiolate ligands (tazdt) are reported. A set of S-protected 1-1,2,3-triazole-4,5-dithiol derivatives with R = 2,6-dimethylphenyl (Xy) or benzyl (Bn) at N1 and with R = Bn or trimethylsilylethyl (TMS-ethyl) at both S atoms were synthesized by a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition catalysed by either Ru(II) or Cu(I). Extensive investigations on the removal of the protective groups resulted the reductive removal of benzyl groups to be superior in isolating the free 4,5-dithiols of RNC(SH) with R = Xy (H-8) or Bn (H-9).

Pseudo-Octahedral Iron(II) Complexes with Near-Degenerate Charge Transfer and Ligand Field States at the Franck-Condon Geometry.

Increasing the metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) excited state lifetime of polypyridine iron(II) complexes can be achieved by lowering the ligand's π* orbital energy and by increasing the ligand field splitting. In the homo- and heteroleptic complexes [Fe(cpmp) ] (1 ) and [Fe(cpmp)(ddpd)] (2 ) with the tridentate ligands 6,2''-carboxypyridyl-2,2'-methylamine-pyridyl-pyridine (cpmp) and N,N'-dimethyl-N,N'-di-pyridin-2-ylpyridine-2,6-diamine (ddpd) two or one dipyridyl ketone moieties provide low energy π* acceptor orbitals. A good metal-ligand orbital overlap to increase the ligand field splitting is achieved by optimizing the octahedricity through CO and NMe units between the coordinating pyridines which enable the formation of six-membered chelate rings.