Publications by authors named "Zhongda Wu"

In the pursuit of novel insecticides with high activity and a unique mode of action on the GABA receptor, a series of phenylpyrazole esterified derivatives () were synthesized using an improved Pinner reaction with high selectivity. Lewis acid catalysis was employed in a one-step solvent-thermal method to convert the cyano group of fipronil into an ester unit. FeCl was found to exhibit the highest selectivity for synthesis, yielding at 96.

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Ligand-gated ion channels are essential in living organisms, and sulfonamides have antibacterial effects and can be readily coordinated with metal ions with good biological activity. A series of fluorescent ligand-gated ion channel fused arylpyrazole sulfonamide skeletons () were synthesized based on a one-pot ultrasound strategy promoted by an inorganic base. had a high fluorescence quantum yield and a large Stokes shift in ethanol solvent.

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In order to find a novel type of fluorescent phloem-mobile insecticides, a facile one-pot solvothermal strategy via fipronil addition-elimination substitution reaction with the corresponding acyl chloride derivatives has been employed to construct series of phenylpyrazole amide derivatives (PAs) fused olefin moieties in high yields. The investigation for insecticidal bioactivities of PAs against 3rd instar larvae of Plutella xylostella exhibited better activities than that of fipronil, which can be elucidated by enhanced phloem mobility and calcium ions' coordination with amide N-C=O, CC double bonds and chloride ions, extended conjugate moieties and decreasing steric hindrance of the stereoscopic structure. The introduction of amide units conferred phloem mobility to PAs, which was evaluated by the hydrophobic parameters determined with reversed-phase HPLC through the chromatographic capacity factor.

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  • Air pollution is a big problem for the environment that affects how tourists think and act about protecting it, but it's not studied much in tourism.
  • The research included two lab experiments and one real-life study, showing that air pollution makes tourists less likely to behave in eco-friendly ways.
  • The studies also found that feelings of anxiety caused by pollution affect these behaviors, while positive memories of past travels can help counteract the negative effects of pollution.
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As the common saying goes: All's well that ends well. This research was the first to explore whether the end effect could be observed in the perception of air pollution and further examined the effect of perceived difference on the end effect. In Experiment 1, participants went through a short trial of 30 severe air pollution pictures and a long trial of 45 pollution pictures containing 15 extra moderate pollution pictures at the end.

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In the current work, a novel 2D numerical model of stationary grids was developed for reciprocating magnetic refrigerators, with Gd plates, in which the magneto-caloric properties, derived from the Weiss molecular field theory, were adopted for the built-in energy source of the magneto-caloric effect. The numerical simulation was conducted under the conditions of different structural and operational parameters, and the effects of the relative fluid displacement (φ) on the specific refrigeration capacity (qref) and the Coefficient of Performance (COP) were obtained. Besides the variations of entropy, the generation rate and number were studied and the contours of the local entropy generation rate are presented for discussion.

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