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Pseudohalide derivatives of manganese(II) and copper(II) complexes with mepirizole, a biologically active pyrimidyl-pyrazole ligand
1989
Abstract The synthesis and characterization of thiocyanate and azide derivatives of mepirizole(4-methoxy-2-(5-methoxy-3-methyl-pyrazol-1-yl)-6-methylpyrimidine, hereinafter L) with manganese(II) and copper(II) is reported. The compounds were characterized by IR, electronic and EPR spectra and analytical data. Spectroscopic results suggest the existence of dimeric neutral entities [L2Cu2(μ-X)2(X)2] (X = NCS or N3) with unsymmetrical end-to-end bridges and five-coordination geometry around the copper(II) ion. Magnetic susceptibility data show that in the azide derivative the copper atoms are antiferromagnetically coupled (J = −18 cm−1), but no magnetic exchange interaction could be detected i…
Structure, magnetic properties and nuclease activity of pyridine-2-carbaldehyde thiosemicarbazonecopper(II) complexes.
2008
New complexes of formulae [Cu(HL 2 )(H 2 O)(NO 3 )](NO 3 ) ( 1 ), [{Cu(L 1 )(tfa)} 2 ] ( 2 ), [{Cu(L 1 )} 2 (pz)](ClO 4 ) 2 ( 3 ) and {[{Cu(L 1 )} 2 (dca)](ClO 4 )} n ( 4 ), where HL 1 = pyridine-2-carbaldehyde thiosemicarbazone, HL 2 = pyridine-2-carbaldehyde 4 N -methylthiosemicarbazone, Htfa = trifluoroacetic acid (CF 3 COOH), pz = pyrazine (C 4 H 4 N 2 ) and dca = dicyanamide [N(CN) 2 ] − , have been synthesized and characterized. The crystal structures of these compounds are built up of monomers ( 1 ), dinuclear entities with the metal centers bridged through the non-thiosemicarbazone coligand ( 2 and 3 ) and 1D chains of dimers ( 4 ). In all the cases, square–pyramidal copper(II) io…
Predicting gully occurrence at watershed scale: Comparing topographic indices and multivariate statistical models
2020
In this study, the ability of five topographic indices to predict the gully trajectories observed in two adjacent watersheds located in Sicily (Italy) was evaluated. Two of these indices, named MSPI and MTWI, as far as we know, have never been employed to this aim. They were obtained by multiplying the stream power index (SPI) and the topographic wetness index (TWI), respectively, by the convergence index (CI). The predictive ability of the topographic indices was measured by using both cut-off independent (AUC: area under the receiver operating characteristic curve) and dependent statistics (Cohen's kappa index κ, sensitivity, specificity). These statistics were calculated also for 100 MAR…
A GIS-based approach for gully erosion susceptibility modelling: a test in Sicily, Italy
2013
The aim of this study is to analyze the susceptibility conditions to gully erosion phenomena in the Magazzolo River basin and to test a method that allows for driving the factors selection. The study area is one of the largest (225 km2) watershed of southern Sicily and it is mostly characterized by gentle slopes carved into clayey and evaporitic sediments, except for the northern sector where carbonatic rocks give rise to steep slopes. In order to obtain a quantitative evaluation of gully erosion susceptibility, statistical relationships between the spatial distributions of gullies affecting the area and a set of twelve environmental variables were analyzed. Stereoscopic analysis of aerial …
Gis-analysis to assess landslide susceptibility in a fluvial basin of NW Sicily (Italy).
2008
Abstract Landslide hazard assessment, effected by means of geostatistical methods, is based on the analysis of the relationships between landslides and the spatial distributions of some instability factors. Frequently such analyses are based on landslide inventories in which each record represents the entire unstable area and is managed as a single instability landform. In this research, landslide susceptibility is evaluated through the study of a variety of instability landforms: landslides, scarps and areas uphill from crown . The instability factors selected were: bedrock lithology, steepness, topographic wetness index and stream power index. The instability landform densities computed f…
Factors selection in landslide susceptibility modelling on large scale following the gis matrix method: application to the river Beiro basin (Spain)
2012
A procedure to select the controlling factors connected to the slope instability has been defined. It allowed us to assess the landslide susceptibility in the Rio Beiro basin (about 10 km2) over the northeastern area of the city of Granada (Spain). Field and remote (Google EarthTM) recognition techniques allowed us to generate a landslide inventory consisting in 127 phenomena. To discriminate between stable and unstable conditions, a diagnostic area had been chosen as the one limited to the crown and the toe of the scarp of the landslide. 15 controlling or determining factors have been defined considering topographic, geologic, geomorphologic and pedologic available data. Univariate tests, …
Spatial variation of soil magnetic susceptibility in relation to different emission sources in southern Poland
2015
Abstract The study in the area surrounding the Rybnik urban agglomeration (southern Poland) was conducted to determine the influence of various emission sources on the occurrence of local magnetic anomalies observed in the forest topsoils. For this reason field measurement of volume-specific magnetic susceptibility (κ) was conducted in forest topsoil on the area of study. The measurements were performed twice: directly on the surface and after removal of forest litter to see the influence of the litter on the magnetic signal measured on the soil surface. The maps of surface distribution of κ value revealed that magnetic anomalies were observed 2.0 km around the residential areas dominated b…
Regulatory T Cells More Effectively Suppress Th1-Induced Airway Inflammation Compared with Th2
2011
Abstract Asthma is a syndrome with different inflammatory phenotypes. Animal models have shown that, after sensitization and allergen challenge, Th2 and Th1 cells contribute to the development of allergic airway disease. We have previously demonstrated that naturally occurring regulatory T cells (nTregs) can only marginally suppress Th2-induced airway inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness. In this study, we investigated nTreg-mediated suppression of Th2-induced and Th1-induced acute allergic airway disease. We demonstrate in vivo that nTregs exert their suppressive potency via cAMP transfer on Th2- and Th1-induced airway disease. A comparison of both phenotypes revealed that, despite …
Coordinative Versatility of Guanazole [3,5‐Diamino‐1,2,4‐triazole]: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, EPR, and Magnetic Properties of a Dinuclear and a L…
2006
New complexes with guanazole (3,5-diamino-1,2,4-triazole = Hdatrz), [Cu 2 (Hdatrz) 2 (μ-OH 2 )(H 2 O) 4 (SO 4 )](SO 4 )·3.5H 2 O (1) and [Cu 3 (Hdatrz) 4 (μ-Cl) 2 (H 2 O) 4 (SO 4 ) 2 ]·11.4H 2 O (2), have been prepared and structurally characterized. Complex 1 is a noncentrosymmetric dinuclear compound in which the cop-per(II) ions are bridged by two triazole ligands and one μ-OH 2 molecule, with a Cu(1)···Cu(2) distance of 3.4945(8) A. The chromophores are Cu(1)N 2 O 2 O' (square pyramidal), and Cu(2)N 2 O 2 O'O" (octahedral). Complex 2 has a linear trinuclear copper(II) structure, with two crystallographically independent copper(II) atoms. Neighboring copper(II) ions are linked by two tri…
Structure and Properties of YbZnSn, YbAgSn, and Yb2Pt2Pb
1999
Abstract YbZnSn, YbAgSn, and Yb2Pt2Pb were synthesized by reacting the elements in sealed tantalum tubes in a high-frequency furnace. The structures of YbAgSn and Yb2Pt2Pb were refined from single crystal X-ray data: YbAgPb type, P 6 m2, a=479.2(2) pm, c=1087.3(3) pm, wR2=0.050, BASF=0.34(8), 509 F2 values, 18 variables for YbAgSn and Er2Au2Sn type, a=776.0(1) pm, c=701.8(2) pm, wR2=0.072, 426 F2 values, 18 variables for Yb2Pt2Pb. The lattice constants of YbZnSn are confirmed: NdPtSb type, P63mc, a=464.7(1) pm, c=747.7(2) pm. The stannides YbZnSn and YbAgSn crystallize with superstructures of the AlB2 type. The zinc (silver) and tin atoms form ordered Zn3Sn3 and Ag3Sn3 hexagons, respectivel…