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Díaz-Coello S, Winkler D, Griesser C, Moser T, Rodríguez J, Kunze-Liebhäuser J, García G, Pastor E. Highly Active W 2C-Based Composites for the HER in Alkaline Solution: the Role of Surface Oxide Species. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2024; 16:21877-21884. [PMID: 38648335 PMCID: PMC11071040 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c01612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2024] [Revised: 03/23/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is a crucial electrochemical process for the proposed hydrogen economy since it has the potential to provide pure hydrogen for fuel cells. Nowadays, hydrogen electroproduction is considerably expensive, so promoting the development of new non-noble catalysts for the cathode of alkaline electrolyzers appears as a suitable way to reduce the costs of this technology. In this sense, a series of tungsten-based carbide materials have been synthesized by the urea-glass route as candidates to improve the HER in alkaline media. Moreover, two different pyridinium-based ionic liquids were employed to modify the surface of the carbide grains and control the amount and nature of their surface species. The main results indicate that the catalyst surface composition is modified in the hybrid materials, which are then distinguished by the appearance of tungsten suboxide structures. This implies the action of ionic liquids as reducing agents. Consequently, differential electrochemical mass spectrometry (DEMS) is used to precisely determine the onset potentials and rate-determining steps (RDS) for the HER in alkaline media. Remarkably, the modified surfaces show high catalytic performance (overpotentials between 45 and 60 mV) and RDS changes from Heyrovsky-Volmer to Heyrovsky as the surface oxide structures get reduced. H2O molecule reduction is then faster at tungsten suboxide, which allows the formation of the adsorbed hydrogen at the surface, boosting the catalytic activity and the kinetics of the alkaline HER.
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- S. Díaz-Coello
- Institute
of Materials and Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, University of La Laguna, PO Box 456, 38200 La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
- Department
of Physical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52c, Innsbruck 6020, Austria
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- Department
of Physical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52c, Innsbruck 6020, Austria
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- Department
of Physical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52c, Innsbruck 6020, Austria
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- Department
of Physical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52c, Innsbruck 6020, Austria
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- Institute
of Materials and Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, University of La Laguna, PO Box 456, 38200 La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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- Department
of Physical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52c, Innsbruck 6020, Austria
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- Institute
of Materials and Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, University of La Laguna, PO Box 456, 38200 La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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- Institute
of Materials and Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, University of La Laguna, PO Box 456, 38200 La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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Blanco-Ferreiro A, Candal-Pedreira C, Sendón B, Santiago-Pérez MI, Rey-Brandariz J, Varela-Lema L, Mourino N, Ruano-Ravina A, García G, Pérez-Ríos M. Self-perceived body weight and weight status: analysis of concordance by age group and sex. Public Health 2024; 229:160-166. [PMID: 38447299 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2024.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Previous studies suggest that there is discordance between actual weight status and body-weight perception. This fact has implications when it comes to designing public health interventions. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of the different categories of weight status and body-weight perception and to analyse their concordance in a representative Spanish population sample. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. METHODS Data were sourced from the 2018 Galician Risk Behaviour Data System, with the target population being all persons aged 16 years and above. We collected data on self-perceived body weight and assessed weight status on the basis of body mass index (BMI). BMI was estimated using self-reported measures of weight and height. To estimate concordance, Cohen's kappa coefficient, both unweighted and weighted with Cicchetti weights, was calculated. RESULTS Data were obtained for 7853 individuals aged 16 years and above, whereas the overall unweighted concordance was 0.393 (95%CI: 0.377-0.409), with an agreement percentage of 61.6%, weighted concordance was 0.503 (0.490-0.517), with an agreement percentage of 86.6%. The highest concordance between self-perceived body weight and weight status was observed in women. By age group, the highest concordance was observed in the youngest group (16-24 years) for the BMI categories of underweight and overweight, and in the 45-64 age group for the category of obesity. CONCLUSIONS The results highlight the existence of differences between self-perceived body weight and weight status, according to sex and age.
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- A Blanco-Ferreiro
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain; Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela-IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública-CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
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- Epidemiology Department, Directorate-General of Public Health, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública-CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain; Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela-IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública-CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain; Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela-IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública-CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain; Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela-IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública-CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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Álvarez L, Bass AD, Lozano AI, García-Abenza A, Limão-Vieira P, Sanche L, García G. Electron stimulated desorption from condensed benzene. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:9197-9206. [PMID: 38376884 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp06289a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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The electron induced dissociation of condensed benzene (C6H6) in thin films deposited on a Pt substrate is investigated by electron stimulated desorption (ESD) of anions and cations. The desorbed yields are recorded as a function of incident electron energy in the range of 10 to 950 eV for a fixed film thickness of 2 monolayers (ML) and for a fixed energy of 950 eV, as well as a function of film thickness from 0.5 to 8 monolayers (ML) for anions, and from 0.5 to 12ML for cations. Both energy and thickness dependencies are discussed in terms of the three main mechanisms yielding positively and/or negatively charged fragments: dissociative electron attachment (DEA), dipolar dissociation (DD) and dissociative ionization (DI) processes. At the probed energies, DD is the major mechanism, while DEA is predominantly induced by secondary electrons from the Pt substrate. Desorption of the parent positive ion is strongly suppressed. Similar qualitative behaviours are observed for the energy dependence of both anion and cation ESD yields, while some discrepancies exist in the thickness dependence, including a very significant systematic magnitude difference found between such ions formation. An estimation of the effective DD cross-section including the desorption probability is obtained. Feasible mechanisms behind the observed energy and thickness dependences for anion and cation yields are proposed. These results highlight the need for further investigations to better understand the underlying processes of electron induced dissociation in condensed matter.
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- L Álvarez
- Fundamental Physics Institute, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Serrano 113-bis, Madrid 28006, Spain.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiobiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Fundamental Physics Institute, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Serrano 113-bis, Madrid 28006, Spain.
- Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica 2829-516, Portugal
- Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie (IRAP), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, 9 Avenue du Colonel Roche, Toulouse 31028, France
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- Fundamental Physics Institute, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Serrano 113-bis, Madrid 28006, Spain.
- Spanish Meteorological Agency (AEMET), Murcia, Spain
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- Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica 2829-516, Portugal
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiobiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Fundamental Physics Institute, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Serrano 113-bis, Madrid 28006, Spain.
- Centre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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García-Abenza A, Lozano AI, Álvarez L, Oller JC, Rosado J, Blanco F, Limão-Vieira P, García G. Evaluated electron scattering cross section dataset for gaseous benzene in the energy range 0.1-1000 eV. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023. [PMID: 37470102 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp01908j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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In this study, a complete and self-consistent cross section dataset for electron transport simulations through gaseous benzene in the energy range 0.1-1000 eV has been critically compiled. Its reliability has been evaluated through a joint experimental and computational procedure. To accomplish this, the compiled dataset has been used as input for event-by-event Monte Carlo simulations of the magnetically confined electron transport through gaseous benzene, and the simulated transmitted intensity has been compared with the experimental one for different incident energies and benzene gas pressures.
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- A García-Abenza
- Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
- Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Mediambientales y Tecnológicas - CIEMAT, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Estructura de la Materia, Física Térmica y Electrónica e IPARCOS, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Estructura de la Materia, Física Térmica y Electrónica e IPARCOS, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
- Centre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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Reyes NS, Laham G, Boccia N, García G, Jara R, Hermida E, Ricarte C, Diaz C, Soler Pujol G, Poletta FA, Echavarria M. Prospective cohort study of Torque Teno Virus (TTV) viral load kinetics and the association with graft rejection in renal transplant patients. J Clin Virol 2023; 165:105501. [PMID: 37379781 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2023.105501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Graft survival is mainly determined by rejections and infectious complications in transplant recipients. Torque Teno Virus (TTV), a nonpathogenic and ubiquitous single-stranded DNA virus, has been proposed as a biomarker of the immune status in transplant patients. This study aimed to determine the correlation between a Home-Brew TTV PCR and R-GENE®PCR; the TTV viral load kinetics in renal transplant recipients and the association with graft rejection. MATERIALS AND METHODS Prospective cohort study on 107 adult renal transplant recipients. TTV viral load was determined in 746 plasma samples collected before and after renal transplantation by a Home-Brew PCR and a commercial PCR (R-GENE®PCR). Associations of TTV viral load with graft rejections were analyzed. RESULTS Agreement of both PCR assays was 93.2% and Pearson correlation coefficient was r: 0.902 (95%CI: 0.8881-0.9149, p < 0.0001). TTV viral load kinetics showed an initial gradual increase reaching a peak at 3 months. This highest value was followed by a slight decrease, reaching a plateau significantly higher than the initial baseline at 6 months (p < 0.0001). Between (181-270) days post-transplantation, TTV median viral load in patients with graft rejection was significantly lower, 3.59 Log10 copies/mL (by Home-Brew PCR) and 3.10 Log10 copies/mL (by R-GENE®PCR) compared to patients without graft rejection (6.14 and 5.96 Log10 copies/mL, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Significantly lower TTV viral load was observed in patients with renal rejection occurring at a median of 243 days post-transplantation. Given the dynamic behavior of TTV viral load post-transplantation, cut-off values for risk stratification to predict rejection might be determined in relation to the post-transplant period.
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- N S Reyes
- Virology Unit (CEMIC-CONICET), Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas University Hospital (CEMIC), Argentina.
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- Nephrology section, CEMIC University Hospital, Argentina
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- Nephrology section, CEMIC University Hospital, Argentina
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- Nephrology section, CEMIC University Hospital, Argentina
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- Virology Unit (CEMIC-CONICET), Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas University Hospital (CEMIC), Argentina
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- Virology Unit (CEMIC-CONICET), Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas University Hospital (CEMIC), Argentina
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- Virology Unit (CEMIC-CONICET), Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas University Hospital (CEMIC), Argentina
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- Nephrology section, CEMIC University Hospital, Argentina
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- Nephrology section, CEMIC University Hospital, Argentina
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- Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory (CEMIC-CONICET), Argentina
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- Virology Unit (CEMIC-CONICET), Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas University Hospital (CEMIC), Argentina; Virology Laboratory, CEMIC, Argentina
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Sanchez-Parcerisa D, Sanz-Garcia I, Ibañez P, España S, Espinosa A, Gutierrez-Neira C, García G, López A, Vera J, Mazal A, Fraile L, Udias J. PD-0816 LET Quenching of EBT3 radiochromic films with low-energy protons. Radiother Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(22)02957-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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López J, Diosa J, García G, Mosquera E, Correa H. Temperature-Dependent Potential for the Molecular Dynamics of the superionic conductor β-PbF2. Heliyon 2022; 8:e09026. [PMID: 35252619 PMCID: PMC8892217 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Molecular dynamic (MD) calculations were performed to investigate the thermodynamic and structural properties of lead fluoride (PbF2) by using a proposed inter-ionic temperature-dependent potential. This potential allows calculating with high precision the linear thermal expansivity and the lattice parameter as a temperature function. In addition, the potential can be represented as a sum of two contributions, a temperature-independent potential added to another temperature-dependent potential, considered last as a correction justified by the one-dimensional Newtonian quantum equation. Two fitting regions were considered, the first region from 300 to 700 K and the other one from 700 to 900 K. These regions arise naturally due to the smooth and continuous transition that PbF2 undergoes until it reaches the superionic state and, allows us to model with high precision the anomaly in the dependence of the lattice parameter with the temperature of this material, a feature that until now under the molecular dynamic method has not been studied. These results are all in good agreement with the experimental measurements.
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This is the first comprehensive investigation on the anionic species formed during collisions of fast neutral potassium (K) atoms with neutral hexachlorobenzene (C6Cl6) molecules in the laboratory frame range from 10 up to 100 eV. In such ion-pair formation experiments we also report a novel K+ energy loss spectrum obtained in the forward scattering giving evidence of the most accessible electronic states. The vertical electron affinity of (-3.76 ± 0.20) eV has been obtained and assigned to a purely repulsive transition from the C6Cl6 ground state to a state of the temporary negative ion yielding Cl- formation. These experimental findings are also supported by state-of-the art theoretical calculations on the electronic structure of C6Cl6 in the presence of a potassium atom and are used for analysing the lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals participating in the collision process. From the time-of-flight mass spectra recorded in the wide collision energy range, more than 80% of the total anion yield is due to the undissociated parent anion C6Cl6-, C6Cl5- and Cl- formation. Other fragment anions such as C6Cl4-, C3Cl2-, C2Cl- and Cl2- that undergo complex internal reactions with the temporary negative ion formed after electron transfer account for less than 20% of the total yield. The joint experimental and theoretical methodologies employed in these electron transfer studies provide the most comprehensive and unique assignments of the hexachlorobenzene anionic species and the role of C6Cl6 electronic states in collision induced dissociation to date.
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- S Kumar
- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
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- Department of Theoretical Physics and Quantum Information, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Theoretical Physics and Quantum Information, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland.,BioTechMed, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
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Viñals S, Sánchez-Parcerisa D, Fraile L, España S, García G, García-Díaz M, SánchezTembleque V, Udías J. Characterization of the proton pulsed beam at CMAM. EPJ Web Conf 2021. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202125304027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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In this paper, the technicalities performed to obtain a pulsed beam at the CMAM facility will be explained. The pulsed beam has been characterized with an 8 MeV proton beam, using an existing equipment at CMAM: two pairs of electrostatic plates (RASTER) that deflect the beam, commonly used for homogeneous irradiation of large areas. A pulsed beam is used in many areas such as nuclear physics, material science and, in particular, for proton-therapy medical studies. Rectangular and pyramidal functions have been used to generate different pulses and characterize the response of the RASTER. The results point out that the pulses obtained are suitable for preclinical proton-therapy studies in the FLASH regime, which consists on fractionating the dose in time with short and intense pulses. The set-up for the characterization has been a function generator and a Si-PM outside the chamber.
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Jones D, Ali E, Chakraborty H, Ning C, García G, Madison D, Brunger M. A dynamical (e,2e) investigation into the ionization of pyrazine. Chem Phys Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2021.139000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Stokes PW, Foster SP, Casey MJE, Cocks DG, González-Magaña O, de Urquijo J, García G, Brunger MJ, White RD. An improved set of electron-THFA cross sections refined through a neural network-based analysis of swarm data. J Chem Phys 2021; 154:084306. [PMID: 33639749 DOI: 10.1063/5.0043759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We review experimental and theoretical cross sections for electron transport in α-tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA) and, in doing so, propose a plausible complete set. To assess the accuracy and self-consistency of our proposed set, we use the pulsed-Townsend technique to measure drift velocities, longitudinal diffusion coefficients, and effective Townsend first ionization coefficients for electron swarms in admixtures of THFA in argon, across a range of density-reduced electric fields from 1 to 450 Td. These measurements are then compared to simulated values derived from our proposed set using a multi-term solution of Boltzmann's equation. We observe discrepancies between the simulation and experiment, which we attempt to address by employing a neural network model that is trained to solve the inverse swarm problem of unfolding the cross sections underpinning our experimental swarm measurements. What results from our neural network-based analysis is a refined set of electron-THFA cross sections, which we confirm is of higher consistency with our swarm measurements than that which we initially proposed. We also use our database to calculate electron transport coefficients in pure THFA across a range of reduced electric fields from 0.001 to 10 000 Td.
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- P W Stokes
- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia
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- Research School of Physics, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
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- Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 62251 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 62251 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, CSIC, Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Bedford Park, Adelaide SA 5042, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia
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Alobid I, Álvarez Rodríguez C, Blanco Aparicio M, Ferreira J, García G, Gómez-Outes A, Gómez Ruiz F, Hidalgo Requena A, Korta Murua J, Molina París J, Pellegrini Belinchón FJ, Pérez Encinas M, Plaza Moral V, Plaza Zamora J, Praena Crespo M, Quirce Gancedo S, Sanz Ortega J. GEMA5.0 - SPANISH GUIDELINE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF ASTHMA. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2021; 31:1-130. [PMID: 38650180 DOI: 10.18176/jiaci.0664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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- I Alobid
- Coordinator representing SEORL. Otorhinolaryngology. Hospital Clinic. Barcelona
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- Coordinator representing SEMES. Emergency Medicine. Hospital de Verín. Orense
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- Coordinator representing SEPAR. Pneumology. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario. A Coruña
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- Coordinator representing the Portuguese Society of Peumology. Pneumology. Hospital Pedro Hispano - ULS de Matosinhos. Portugal
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- Coordinator representing ALAT. Pneumology. Hospital Rossi La Plata. Argentina
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- Coordinator representing SEFC. Clinical Pharmacology. Spanish Agency of Medicines and Sanitary Products (AEMPS). Madrid
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- Coordinator representing SEMG. Family Medicine. Centro de Salud de Bargas. Toledo
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- Coordinator representing SEMERGEN. Family Medicine. Centro de Salud Lucena I. Lucena. Córdoba
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- Coordinator representing SENP. Pediatric Pneumology. Hospital Universitario Donostia. Donostia-San Sebastián
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- Coordinator representing semFYC y GRAP. Medicina de familia, semFYC. Healthcare Center 'Francia'. Fuenlabrada. Dirección Asistencial Oeste. Madrid
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- Coordinator representing SEFH. Hopital Pharmacy. Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón. Madrid
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- Coordinator of GEMA Executive Committee. Pneumology. Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. Barcelona
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- Coordinator representing SEFAC. Community Pharmacy. Pharmacy Drs. Zamora Navarro. Mazarrón. Murcia
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- Coordinator representing AEPap. Healthcare Center 'La Candelaria'. Sevilla
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- Coordinator representing SEAIC. Allergology. Hospital Universitario La Paz. Madrid
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- Coordinator representing SEICAP. Pediatric Allergology. Hospital Católico Universitario Casa de Salud. Valencia
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Díaz-Coello S, Palenzuela J, Afonso M, Pastor E, García G. WC modified with ionic liquids for the hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline solution. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2020.114878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Lozano AI, Maioli LS, Pamplona B, Romero J, Mendes M, Ferreira da Silva F, Kossoski F, Probst M, Süβ D, Bettega MHF, García G, Limão-Vieira P. Selective bond breaking of halothane induced by electron transfer in potassium collisions. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:23837-23846. [PMID: 33073277 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp02570d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We present novel experimental results of negative ion formation of halothane (C2HBrClF3) upon electron transfer from hyperthermal neutral potassium atoms (K°) in the collision energy range of 8-1000 eV. The experiments were performed in a crossed molecular beam setup allowing a comprehensive analysis of the time-of-flight (TOF) mass negative ions fragmentation pattern and a detailed knowledge of the collision dynamics in the energy range investigated. Such TOF mass spectra data show that the only negative ions formed are Br-, Cl- and F-, with a strong energy dependence in the low-energy collision region, with the bromine anion being the most abundant and sole fragment at the lowest collision energy probed. In addition, potassium cation (K+) energy loss spectra in the forward scattering direction were obtained in a hemispherical energy analyser at different K° impact energies. In order to support our experimental findings, ab initio quantum chemical calculations have been performed to help interpret the role of the electronic structure of halothane. Potential energy curves were obtained along the C-X (X = Br, Cl) coordinate to lend support to the dissociation processes yielding anion formation.
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- A I Lozano
- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
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Fochesato AS, Martínez MP, Escobar FS, García G, Dogi CA, Cavaglieri LR. Cytotoxicity in Vero cells and cytokines analyses in Balb/c mice as safety assessments of the probiotic mixture Saccharomyces cerevisiae RC016 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus RC007 for use as a feed additive. Lett Appl Microbiol 2020; 71:400-404. [PMID: 32687604 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The objective was to carry out cytotoxicity assays in Vero cells and cytokines analyses in Balb/c mice as safety assessments to evaluate the probiotic mixture (M) Saccharomyces cerevisiae RC016 (Sc) and Lactobacillus rhamnosus RC007 (Lr) for use as feed additive. Vero cells (104 cells per well) were exposed to Sc (2·08 × 107 , 2·08 × 106 ; 2·08 × 105 cells per ml), Lr (8·33 × 107 ; 8·33 × 106 ; 8·33 × 105 cells per ml) and their M (1 : 1). Sc concentrations did not affect the Vero cells viability; in contrast, they were lower when exposed to Lr (P ˂ 0·0001). Vero cells showed increasing viability with M decreasing concentrations (91% viability with M2). Control BALB/c mice received only phosphate buffer saline and the others received the M. The IL-10, IL-6 and TNFα concentrations from intestinal fluid were analysed and no significant differences were observed among treatments. The same occurred with the ratio between IL-10/TNF-α. Beneficial effects of probiotics are associated with the regulation of the excessive inflammatory response; it is desirable they can modulate the cytokines production only under pathological conditions. Here, M administration to healthy mice did not induce negative side effects and expands the knowledge about beneficial effects of using probiotic microorganisms in mixture for feed additives development.
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- A S Fochesato
- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina.,Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina.,Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina.,Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina.,Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina.,Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina.,Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Rivera-Gavidia L, Fernández de la Puente I, Hernández-Rodríguez M, Celorrio V, Sebastián D, Lázaro M, Pastor E, García G. Bi-functional carbon-based catalysts for unitized regenerative fuel cells. J Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2020.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Regeta K, Kumar S, Cunha T, Mendes M, Lozano AI, Pereira PJS, García G, Moutinho AMC, Bacchus-Montabonel MC, Limão-Vieira P. Combined Experimental and Theoretical Studies on Electron Transfer in Potassium Collisions with CCl 4. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:3220-3227. [PMID: 32233369 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c02076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Negative ion formation in electron transfer experiments from fast neutral potassium (K) atom collisions with neutral tetrachloromethane (CCl4) molecules has been investigated in the laboratory frame range of 8-1000 eV. Comprehensive calculations on the electronic structure were performed for CCl4 in the presence of a potassium atom and used to help analyze the lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals participating in the collision process. Additionally, K+ energy loss produced in the forward direction has served to further our knowledge on the electronic state spectroscopy of CCl4. A vertical electron affinity of -0.79 ± 0.20 eV has been obtained and assigned to a purely repulsive transition from CCl4 ground state to the 2T2 state of the temporary negative ion yielding Cl- formation. Other features in the energy loss spectrum were observed for the first time and related to Cl2-, CCl2-, and CCl3- formation. Special attention is also given to the unresolved feature corresponding to a positive electron affinity of 0.24 ± 0.2 eV, assigned to a vibrationally hot transition from CCl4 ground state into the triply degenerate 2T2 excited state of the negative ion. The combined time-of-flight mass spectrometry together with K+ energy loss data represents the most comprehensive assignment of the tetrachloromethane anion yields and the role of CCl4 electronic states in collision induced dissociation to date.
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- K Regeta
- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.,Department of Mathematics, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, R. Conselheiro Emídio Navarro 1, 1959-007 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Fı́sica Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientı́ficas (CSIC), Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Institut Lumière Matière, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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Rivera-Gavidia L, Luis-Sunga M, Bousa M, Vales V, Kalbac M, Arévalo M, Pastor E, García G. S- and N-doped graphene-based catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.135975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Álvarez L, Costa F, Lozano AI, Oller JC, Muñoz A, Blanco F, Limão-Vieira P, White RD, Brunger MJ, García G. Electron scattering cross sections from nitrobenzene in the energy range 0.4-1000 eV: the role of dipole interactions in measurements and calculations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:13505-13515. [PMID: 32530024 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp02039g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Absolute total electron scattering cross sections (TCS) for nitrobenzene molecules with impact energies from 0.4 to 1000 eV have been measured by means of two different electron-transmission experimental arrangements. For the lower energies (0.4-250 eV) a magnetically confined electron beam system has been used, while for energies above 100 eV a linear beam transmission technique with high angular resolution allowed accurate measurements up to 1000 eV impact energy. In both cases random uncertainties were maintained below 5-8%. Systematic errors arising from the angular and energy resolution limits of each apparatus are analysed in detail and quantified with the help of our theoretical calculations. Differential elastic and integral elastic, excitation and ionisation as well as momentum transfer cross sections have been calculated, for the whole energy range considered here, by using an independent atom model in combination with the screening corrected additivity rule method including interference effects (IAM-SCARI). Due to the significant permanent dipole moment of nitrobenzene, additional differential and integral rotational excitation cross sections have been calculated in the framework of the Born approximation. If we ignore the rotational excitations, our calculated total cross section agrees well with our experimental results for impact energies above 15 eV. Additionally, they overlap at 10 eV with the low energy Schwinger Multichannel method with Pseudo Potentials (SMCPP) calculation available in the literature (L. S. Maioli and M. H. F. Bettega, J. Chem. Phys., 2017, 147, 164305). We find a broad feature in the experimental TCS at around 1.0 eV, which has been related to the formation of the NO2- anion and assigned to the π*(b1) resonance, according to previous mass spectra available in the literature. Other local maxima in the TCSs are found at 4.0 ± 0.2 and 5.0 ± 0.2 eV and are assigned to core excited resonances leading to the formation of the NO2- and O2- anions, respectively. Finally, for energies below 10 eV, differences found between the present measurements, the SMCPP calculation and our previous data for non-polar benzene have revealed the importance of accurately calculating the rotational excitation contribution to the TCS before comparing theoretical and experimental data. This comparison suggests that our dipole-Born calculation for nitrobenzene overestimates the magnitude of the rotational excitation cross sections below 10 eV.
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- L Álvarez
- Instituto de Fisica Fundamental, CSIC, Serrano 113-Bis, E-28006 Madrid, Spain.
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- Instituto de Fisica Fundamental, CSIC, Serrano 113-Bis, E-28006 Madrid, Spain.
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- Instituto de Fisica Fundamental, CSIC, Serrano 113-Bis, E-28006 Madrid, Spain. and Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Avenida Complutense 22, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Avenida Complutense 22, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Estructura de la Materia Física Térmica y Electrónica e IPARCOS, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza de Ciencias 1, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia and Department of Actuarial Science and Applied Statistics, Faculty of Business and Information Science UCSI, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
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- Instituto de Fisica Fundamental, CSIC, Serrano 113-Bis, E-28006 Madrid, Spain. and Centre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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Limão-Vieira P, Jones NC, Hoffmann SV, Duflot D, Mendes M, Lozano AI, Ferreira da Silva F, García G, Hoshino M, Tanaka H. Revisiting the photoabsorption spectrum of NH 3 in the 5.4-10.8 eV energy region. J Chem Phys 2019; 151:184302. [PMID: 31731857 DOI: 10.1063/1.5128051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We present a comprehensive revisited experimental high-resolution vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) photoabsorption spectrum of ammonia, NH3, covering for the first time the full 5.4-10.8 eV energy-range, with absolute cross sections determined. The calculations on the vertical excitation energies and oscillator strengths were performed using the equation-of-motion coupled cluster method restricted to single and double excitation levels and used to help reanalyze the observed Rydberg structures in the photoabsorption spectrum. The VUV spectrum reveals several new features that are not previously reported in the literature, with particular reference to the vibrational progressions of the (D̃1E'←X̃1A1 '), the (F̃1E'←X̃1A1 '), and the (G̃1A2 ″←X̃1A1 ') absorption bands. In addition, new Rydberg members have been identified in nda1 '←1a2 ″D̃''1A2 ″←X̃1A1 ', where n > 3 has not been reported before as well as in nde″←1a2 ″F̃1E'←X̃1A1 ' and in nsa1 '←1a2 ″G̃1A2 ″←X̃1A1 '. The measured absolute photoabsorption cross sections have been used to calculate the photolysis lifetime of ammonia in the Earth's atmosphere (0-50 km).
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- P Limão-Vieira
- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- ISA, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 120, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- ISA, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 120, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Univ. Lille, UMR 8523 - Physique des Lasers Atomes et Molécules, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physics, Sophia University, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Sophia University, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
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Costa F, Álvarez L, Lozano AI, Blanco F, Oller JC, Muñoz A, Barbosa AS, Bettega MHF, Ferreira da Silva F, Limão-Vieira P, White RD, Brunger MJ, García G. Experimental and theoretical analysis for total electron scattering cross sections of benzene. J Chem Phys 2019; 151:084310. [PMID: 31470731 DOI: 10.1063/1.5116076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Measurements of the total electron scattering cross sections (TCSs) from benzene, in the impact energy range of 1-1000 eV, are presented here by combining two different experimental systems. The first utilizes a magnetically confined electron transmission beam for the lower energies (1-300 eV), while the second utilizes a linear transmission beam apparatus for the higher energies (100-1000 eV). These cross sections have also been calculated by means of two different theoretical methods, the Schwinger Multichannel with Pseudo Potential (SMCPP) procedure, employing two different approaches to account for the polarization of the target for impact energies between 0.1 and 15 eV, and the Independent Atom Model with the Screening Corrected Additivity Rule including Interference effect (IAM-SCAR+I) paradigm to cover the 10-10 000 eV impact energy range. The present results are compared with available theoretical and experimental data, with the level of accord being good in some cases and less satisfactory in others, and some predicted resonances have been identified. In particular, we found a π* shape resonance at 1.4 eV and another feature in the energy region 4.6-4.9 eV interpreted as a π* resonance (2B2g symmetry), which is a mixture of shape and a core excited resonance, as well as a Feshbach resonance at 5.87 eV associated with the 3s (a1g) Rydberg state. A Born-type formula to extrapolate TCS values for energies above 10 000 eV is also given. This study provides a complete set of TCS data, with uncertainty limits within 10%, ready to be used for modeling electron transport applications.
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- F Costa
- Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Estructura de la Materia Física Térmica y Electrónica, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza de Ciencias 1, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Tecnología, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Avenida Complutense 22, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Tecnología, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Avenida Complutense 22, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19044, 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19044, 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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Giussi Bordoni MV, Baum A, García G, Moriñigo P, Luna D, Otero P, Otero C, de Quirós FBG. Change Management in Healthcare Organizations: Soft Skills Training Strategies Through Blended Learning Environments. Stud Health Technol Inform 2019; 264:1999-2000. [PMID: 31438448 DOI: 10.3233/shti190754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Teaching soft skills for change management in healthcare organizations is becoming increasingly necessary, even more, when implementing health information systems (HIS). There is little evidence that these skills can be learned through online teaching environments. This paper describes the experience of having taught soft skills to health informatics master's degree students, through blended learning environments.
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- M V Giussi Bordoni
- Department of HealthInformatics, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of HealthInformatics, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of HealthInformatics, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of HealthInformatics, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of HealthInformatics, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of HealthInformatics, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of HealthInformatics, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Severiano F, Gayou VL, García G, Luna-López JA, Gutiérrez HM, Adame JAA, Rojas-López M. Morphological and Optical Characterization of Gold Nanoparticles Decorated Porous Silicon. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2019; 19:3604-3609. [PMID: 30744792 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2019.16094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In this article, physical characteristics of porous silicon (PS) obtained by electro chemical etching using HAuCl4 in the electrolyte are described. The morphological and optical features of PS decorated with gold-nanoparticles (AuNPs) were analyzed in function of the chemical etching time. The insertion of AuNPs inside the PS were performed simultaneously with the formation of the porous silicon layer. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis showed the formation and incorporation of AuNPs with an average size of 20 nm in the PS structure, which has a pore size of 1.5 μm. Also, it was possible to observe the loss of Si in function of the etching time. Photoluminescence spectroscopy analysis shows a decreasing of the PL intensity, which can be related to the presence of oxygen in the samples. Raman spectroscopy was used to estimate the size of the Si nanocrystals in the PS structure, which suffers a reduction in size due to the presence of HAuCl4 in the electrolyte.
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- F Severiano
- Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia, Av. Insurgentes Sur 1582, Col. Crédito Constructor, Del. Benito Juárez C.P. 03940, Ciudad de México, México
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología Aplicada Unidad Tlaxcala, C.P. 90700 Carretera a Santa Inés Tecuexcomac, a 1.5 Km, Ex-Hacienda San Juan Molino, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Dispositivos Semiconductores - Instituto de Ciencias de la Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 14 sur y Avenida San Claudio, Edif. 137, C.P. 72570 Puebla, Pue., México
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- Centro de Investigación en Dispositivos Semiconductores - Instituto de Ciencias de la Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 14 sur y Avenida San Claudio, Edif. 137, C.P. 72570 Puebla, Pue., México
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CNMN, Calle Luis Enrique Erro s/n, Unidad Profesional Adolfo López Mateos, Col. Zacatenco, C.P. 07738 DF, México
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CNMN, Calle Luis Enrique Erro s/n, Unidad Profesional Adolfo López Mateos, Col. Zacatenco, C.P. 07738 DF, México
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología Aplicada Unidad Tlaxcala, C.P. 90700 Carretera a Santa Inés Tecuexcomac, a 1.5 Km, Ex-Hacienda San Juan Molino, México
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Gomes M, da Silva DGM, Fernandes ACP, Ghosh S, Pires WAD, Jones DB, Blanco F, García G, Brunger MJ, Lopes MCA. Electron scattering from 1-butanol at intermediate impact energies: Total cross sections. J Chem Phys 2019; 150:194307. [PMID: 31117791 DOI: 10.1063/1.5096211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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We report experimental measurements of the absolute total cross sections (TCSs) for electron scattering from 1-butanol at impact energies in the range 80-400 eV. Those measurements were conducted by considering the attenuation of a collimated electron beam, at a given energy, through a gas cell containing 1-butanol, at a given pressure, and through application of the Beer-Lambert law to derive the required TCS. We also report theoretical results using the Independent-Atom Model with Screening Corrected Additivity Rule and Interference approach. Those results include the TCS, the elastic integral cross section (ICS), the ionization total ICS, and the sum over all excitation process ICSs with agreement at the TCS level between our measured and calculated results being encouraging.
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- M Gomes
- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG 36036-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG 36036-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG 36036-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG 36036-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG 36036-900, Brazil
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, CSIC, Serano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG 36036-900, Brazil
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We have performed comprehensive charge-transfer experiments yielding negative ion formation in collisions of fast neutral potassium atoms with nitroimidazole and methylated derivative molecules. The anionic pattern reveals that in the unimolecular decomposition of the precursor parent anion, single and multiple bond cleavages are attained. Selective excision of hydrogen atoms from the N1 position in 4-nitroimidazole (4NI) is completely blocked upon methylation in 1-methyl-4-nitroimidazole (1m4NI) and 1-methyl-5-nitroimidazole (1m5NI). Additionally, only 4NI and 2-nitroimidazole (2NI) are efficient in selectively producing neutral •OH and NO• radicals in contrast to 1m4NI and 1m5NI. These findings present a novel experimental evidence of selective chemical bond breaking by just tuning the proper collision energy in atom-molecule collision experiments. The present work contributes to the current need of pinpointing a class of charge-transfer collisions that exhibit selective reactivity of the kind demonstrated here, extending to tailored chemical control for different applications such as tumor radiation therapy through nitroimidazole-based radiosensitization.
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- M Mendes
- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics , Universidade NOVA de Lisboa , Campus de Caparica , 2829-516 Caparica , Portugal.,Instituto de Física Fundamental , Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas , Serrano 113-bis , 28006 Madrid , Spain
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- Institut für Ionenphysik und Angewandte Physik , Leopold Franzens Universität Innsbruck , Technikerstrasse 25 , 6020 Innsbruck , Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science , Kasetsart University , Kamphaeng Saen Campus , Nakhon Pathom 73140 , Thailand
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental , Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas , Serrano 113-bis , 28006 Madrid , Spain
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- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics , Universidade NOVA de Lisboa , Campus de Caparica , 2829-516 Caparica , Portugal
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Lozano AI, Álvarez L, Blanco F, Brunger MJ, García G. Total cross section measurements for electron scattering from dichloromethane. J Chem Phys 2018; 149:244304. [PMID: 30599735 DOI: 10.1063/1.5080636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Using our magnetically confined electron transmission apparatus, we report the results of total cross sections (TCSs) for electron scattering from dichloromethane (CH2Cl2). The energy range of this study is 1-300 eV. Wherever possible, the present data are compared to earlier measured TCSs of Wan et al. [J. Chem. Phys. 94, 1865 (1991)] and Karwasz et al. [Phys. Rev. A 59, 1341 (1999)] and to the corresponding theoretical independent atom model with screening corrected additivity rule and interference term (IAM-SCAR+I) results of Krupa et al. [Phys. Rev. A 97, 042702 (2018)] and a spherical complex optical potential formulation calculation of Naghma et al. [J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom. 193, 48 (2014)]. Within their respective uncertainties, the present TCS and those of Karwasz et al. are found to be in very good agreement over their common energy range. However, agreement with the results of Wan et al. is quite poor. The importance of the experimentally inherent 'missing angle' effect (see later) on the measured TCS is investigated and found to be significant at the lower energies studied. Indeed, when this effect is accounted for, agreement between our measured TCSs and the corrected IAM-SCAR+I+rotations calculation results are, for energies above about 3 eV, in good accord (to better than 8%). Finally, we observe two σ * shape resonances, consistent with the earlier electron transmission spectroscopy results of Burrow et al. [J. Chem. Phys. 77, 2699 (1982)], at about 2.8 eV and 4.4 eV incident electron energy, in our measured TCS.
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- A I Lozano
- Instituto de Física Fundamental, CSIC, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, CSIC, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, CSIC, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
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Mendes M, Barbosa AS, Ferreira da Silva F, Jones NC, Hoffmann SV, García G, Bettega MHF, Limão-Vieira P. Probing the Lowest-Lying Electronic States of Acrylic Acid by Experimental and Theoretical Methods. J Phys Chem A 2018; 122:8191-8197. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b06626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- M. Mendes
- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
- Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa Postal 19044, 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná Brazil
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- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- ISA, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 120, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- ISA, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 120, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa Postal 19044, 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná Brazil
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- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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Lozano AI, Loupas A, Blanco F, Gorfinkiel JD, García G. Total electron scattering cross sections from thiophene for the (1-300 eV) impact energy range. J Chem Phys 2018; 149:134303. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5050349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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- A. I. Lozano
- Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Serrano 113-Bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
- Escuela de Doctorado de la UNED-Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias, 28015 Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Campus de Caparica, 2829-516 Lisbon, Portugal
- School of Physical Sciences, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, United Kingdom
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- Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- School of Physical Sciences, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, United Kingdom
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Serrano 113-Bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
- Centre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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García G. X-ray absorption spectroscopy for the Chemical and Materials sciences. CRYSTALLOGR REV 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/0889311x.2018.1518976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- G. García
- ALBA Synchrotron Light Source, Barcelona, Spain
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Lozano AI, Oller JC, Jones DB, da Costa RF, Varella MTDN, Bettega MHF, Ferreira da Silva F, Limão-Vieira P, Lima MAP, White RD, Brunger MJ, Blanco F, Muñoz A, García G. Total electron scattering cross sections from para-benzoquinone in the energy range 1-200 eV. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:22368-22378. [PMID: 30129642 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp03297a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Total electron scattering cross sections, from para-benzoquinone, for impact energies ranging between 1 to 200 eV, have been obtained by measuring the attenuation of a linear electron beam under magnetic confinement conditions. Random uncertainty limits on these values have been found to be within 5%. Systematic errors, due to the axial magnetic beam conditions in combination with the acceptance angle of the detector, have been evaluated by integrating our calculated independent atom model with the screening corrected additivity rule and interference term elastic differential cross sections over that detection acceptance angle. Our previous calculations and measurements on this molecule (Jones et al., J. Chem. Phys., 2018, 148, 124312 and J. Chem. Phys., 2018, 148, 204305), have been compiled and complemented with new elastic and inelastic scattering cross section calculations in order to obtain a comprehensive cross section data base, within the considered energy range, for modelling purposes. The self-consistency of the present data set has been evaluated by simulating the electron transport of 15 eV electrons in para-benzoquinone, and comparing those results with the observed transmitted intensity distribution.
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- A I Lozano
- Instituto de Fisica Fundamental, CSIC, Serrano 113-bis, E-28006 Madrid, Spain.
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Lozano A, da Silva FF, Blanco F, Limão-Vieira P, García G. Total electron scattering cross section from sevoflurane by 1–300 eV energy electron impact. Chem Phys Lett 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2018.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Cunha T, Mendes M, Ferreira da Silva F, Eden S, García G, Limão-Vieira P. Communication: Site-selective bond excision of adenine upon electron transfer. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:021101. [PMID: 29331144 DOI: 10.1063/1.5018401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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This work demonstrates that selective excision of hydrogen atoms at a particular site of the DNA base adenine can be achieved in collisions with electronegative atoms by controlling the impact energy. The result is based on analysing the time-of-flight mass spectra yields of potassium collisions with a series of labeled adenine derivatives. The production of dehydrogenated parent anions is consistent with neutral H loss either from selective breaking of C-H or N-H bonds. These unprecedented results open up a new methodology in charge transfer collisions that can initiate selective reactivity as a key process in chemical reactions that are dominant in different areas of science and technology.
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- T Cunha
- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Campus de Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Campus de Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Campus de Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- School of Physical Sciences, The Open University, Walton Hall, MK7 6AA Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Campus de Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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Cunha T, Mendes M, Ferreira da Silva F, Eden S, García G, Bacchus-Montabonel MC, Limão-Vieira P. Electron transfer driven decomposition of adenine and selected analogs as probed by experimental and theoretical methods. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:134301. [PMID: 29626890 DOI: 10.1063/1.5021888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We report on a combined experimental and theoretical study of electron-transfer-induced decomposition of adenine (Ad) and a selection of analog molecules in collisions with potassium (K) atoms. Time-of-flight negative ion mass spectra have been obtained in a wide collision energy range (6-68 eV in the centre-of-mass frame), providing a comprehensive investigation of the fragmentation patterns of purine (Pu), adenine (Ad), 9-methyl adenine (9-mAd), 6-dimethyl adenine (6-dimAd), and 2-D adenine (2-DAd). Following our recent communication about selective hydrogen loss from the transient negative ions (TNIs) produced in these collisions [T. Cunha et al., J. Chem. Phys. 148, 021101 (2018)], this work focuses on the production of smaller fragment anions. In the low-energy part of the present range, several dissociation channels that are accessible in free electron attachment experiments are absent from the present mass spectra, notably NH2 loss from adenine and 9-methyl adenine. This can be understood in terms of a relatively long transit time of the K+ cation in the vicinity of the TNI tending to enhance the likelihood of intramolecular electron transfer. In this case, the excess energy can be redistributed through the available degrees of freedom inhibiting fragmentation pathways. Ab initio theoretical calculations were performed for 9-methyl adenine (9-mAd) and adenine (Ad) in the presence of a potassium atom and provided a strong basis for the assignment of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals accessed in the collision process.
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- T Cunha
- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- School of Physical Sciences, The Open University, Walton Hall, MK7 6AA Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Institut Lumiére Matiére, Université Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, 69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- Atomic and Molecular Collisions Laboratory, CEFITEC, Department of Physics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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Lozano AI, Oller JC, Krupa K, Ferreira da Silva F, Limão-Vieira P, Blanco F, Muñoz A, Colmenares R, García G. Magnetically confined electron beam system for high resolution electron transmission-beam experiments. Rev Sci Instrum 2018; 89:063105. [PMID: 29960528 DOI: 10.1063/1.5030068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A novel experimental setup has been implemented to provide accurate electron scattering cross sections from molecules at low and intermediate impact energies (1-300 eV) by measuring the attenuation of a magnetically confined linear electron beam from a molecular target. High-resolution electron energy is achieved through confinement in a magnetic gas trap where electrons are cooled by successive collisions with N2. Additionally, we developed and present a method to correct systematic errors arising from energy and angular resolution limitations. The accuracy of the entire measurement procedure is validated by comparing the N2 total scattering cross section in the considered energy range with benchmark values available in the literature.
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- A I Lozano
- Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Radiofísica, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
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Colmenares R, Krupa K, Muñoz A, Blanco F, Williart A, García G. A process to describe radiation damage at the molecular level. Application to the 125I seeds in water. Appl Radiat Isot 2018; 140:163-170. [PMID: 30015047 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2018.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2017] [Revised: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 05/29/2018] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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The correlation between the absorbed energy and the induced biological damage still has unclear aspects, especially in the low energy and low dose rate irradiation regimes. From the knowledge of the molecular-induced effects (dissociations), it would be possible to better understand the side effects of radiation, such as induced cancers or damage to healthy tissue. With this in view, this paper presents results of a simulation of a 125I-seed treatment with an event-by-event MC code (LEPTS) specifically designed to account for the low energy secondary particle interactions, such as electron attachment, vibro-rotational and neutral dissociation interactions. This calculation allowed us to analyze the potential radiation damage not only in connection with the energy deposition, but also in terms of induced molecular dissociations by taking into account ionizing and non-ionizing dissociative processes. We propose that this description of the molecular level damage be the basis for nanodosimetric evaluations.
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- R Colmenares
- Servicio de Radiofísica, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Ctra Colmenar Viejo km 9.1, 28034 Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Física Fundamental (IFF), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental (IFF), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Av. Complutense 22, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Interdisciplinar, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Senda del Rey 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental (IFF), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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Jones DB, da Costa RF, Kossoski F, Varella MTDN, Bettega MHF, García G, Blanco F, White RD, Lima MAP, Brunger MJ. Integral elastic, vibrational-excitation, electronic-state excitation, ionization, and total cross sections for electron scattering from para-benzoquinone. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:204305. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5028298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- D. B. Jones
- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-859 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Centro de Ciências Exatas, Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 29075-901 Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-859 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 1731, 05508-090 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19044, 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, CSIC, Serrano 113-bis, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid E-28040, Spain
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia
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- Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-859 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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Dubuis AT, Costa F, da Silva FF, Limão-Vieira P, Oller J, Blanco F, García G. Total electron scattering cross section from pyridine molecules in the energy range 10–1000 eV. Chem Phys Lett 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2018.03.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Pérez-Rodríguez S, García G, Lázaro M, Pastor E. DEMS strategy for the determination of the difference in surface acidity of carbon materials. Electrochem commun 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2018.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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Stevens D, Babij TJ, Machacek JR, Buckman SJ, Brunger MJ, White RD, García G, Blanco F, Ellis-Gibbings L, Sullivan JP. Positron scattering from pyridine. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:144308. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5024246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- D. Stevens
- Plasma Research Laboratory, Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Acton, Canberra 2601, Australia
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- Plasma Research Laboratory, Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Acton, Canberra 2601, Australia
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- Plasma Research Laboratory, Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Acton, Canberra 2601, Australia
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- Plasma Research Laboratory, Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Acton, Canberra 2601, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld., Australia
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Plasma Research Laboratory, Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Acton, Canberra 2601, Australia
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Jones DB, da Costa RF, Kossoski F, Varella MTDN, Bettega MHF, Ferreira da Silva F, Limão-Vieira P, García G, Lima MAP, White RD, Brunger MJ. Electron-impact electronic-state excitation of para-benzoquinone. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:124312. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5023494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- D. B. Jones
- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-859 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Centro de Ciências Exatas, Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 29075-910 Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-859 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 1731, 05508-090 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19044, 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Instituto de Fisica Fundamental, CSIC, Serrano 113-bis, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-859 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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Hishiyama N, Hoshino M, Blanco F, García G, Tanaka H. Absolute cross section measurements for the scattering of low- and intermediate-energy electrons from PF3. II. Inelastic scattering of vibrational and electronic excitations. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:084313. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5012844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- N. Hishiyama
- Department of Physics, Sophia University, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Sophia University, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
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- Departamento de Fisica, Atomica, Molecular y Nuclear, Facultad de Ciencias Fisicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Fisica Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physics, Sophia University, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
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Ellis-Gibbings L, Bass AD, Cloutier P, García G, Sanche L. Electron stimulated desorption from condensed pyrimidine and pyridazine. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 19:13038-13048. [PMID: 28484763 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp00715a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Low energy electron (LEE) interactions and the formation of transient negative ions play a dominant role in radiation-induced dissociation of condensed-phase biomolecules (e.g. in radiotherapy). Here we present data on the LEE-induced dissociation and desorption of the DNA/RNA-base and radiosensitizing agent analogues pyrimidine and pyridazine. Vapors of each molecule were condensed on either a Pt or Ar substrate to form a multilayer film or a submonolayer molecular target, respectively. These were irradiated with electrons of 0-80 eV and the desorbing anionic and cationic fragments analysed via time of flight mass spectrometry. The detected cations are the same species seen in gas-phase mass spectra, albeit of differing relative intensity. Anion yield functions exhibit strong maxima, indicating that transient negative ions contribute significantly, via dissociative electron attachment (DEA), to molecular dissociation below 20 eV. For both molecules, the <5 eV shape resonances, seen experimentally and predicted by theory, do not result in fragment desorption. The main anionic fragments are H- and CN- for both molecules, additionally the fragments C-, CH- C2H- and CHN- desorb from pyrimidine and C- and C2H- from pyridazine, with some resonances lying above the ionization limit. Pyrimidine shows higher anion desorption yields than pyridazine for all species except H-. The anion signal also comprises dipolar dissociation (DD), investigated in both anionic and cationic yield functions. From analysis of anion and cation yields, fragmentation pathways are suggested. The direct ionization pathway provides information on the appearance energies for cations and their production processes in condensed phase.
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- L Ellis-Gibbings
- Fundamental Physics Institute, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
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Jones DB, Blanco F, García G, da Costa RF, Kossoski F, Varella MTDN, Bettega MHF, Lima MAP, White RD, Brunger MJ. Elastic scattering and vibrational excitation for electron impact onpara-benzoquinone. J Chem Phys 2017; 147:244304. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5010831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- D. B. Jones
- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid E-28040, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, CSIC, Serano 113-bis, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-859, Brazil
- Centro de Ciências Exatas, Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 29075-901 Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-859, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 1731, São Paulo 05508-090, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19044, Curitiba, Paraná 81531-990, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-859, Brazil
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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Hishiyama N, Hoshino M, Blanco F, García G, Tanaka H. Absolute cross section measurements for the scattering of low- and intermediate-energy electrons from PF3. I. Elastic scattering. J Chem Phys 2017; 147:224308. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5009482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- N. Hishiyama
- Department of Physics, Sophia University, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Sophia University, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
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- Departamento de Fisica, Atomica, Molecular y Nuclear, Facultad de Ciencias Fisicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Fisica Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physics, Sophia University, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
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Traoré Dubuis A, Verkhovtsev A, Ellis-Gibbings L, Krupa K, Blanco F, Jones DB, Brunger MJ, García G. Total cross section of furfural by electron impact: Experiment and theory. J Chem Phys 2017; 147:054301. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4996462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- A. Traoré Dubuis
- Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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Yousef I, Ribó L, Crisol A, Šics I, Ellis G, Ducic T, Kreuzer M, Benseny-Cases N, Quispe M, Dumas P, Lefrançois S, Moreno T, García G, Ferrer S, Nicolas J, Aranda M. MIRAS: The Infrared Synchrotron Radiation Beamline at ALBA. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/08940886.2017.1338410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- ALBA Synchrotron, Barcelona, Spain
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- ALBA Synchrotron, Barcelona, Spain
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- CSIC, Institute of Polymer Science & Technology, Madrid, Spain
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- ALBA Synchrotron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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López-Causapé C, de Dios-Caballero J, Cobo M, Escribano A, Asensio Ó, Oliver A, Del Campo R, Cantón R, Solé A, Cortell I, Asensio O, García G, Martínez MT, Cols M, Salcedo A, Vázquez C, Baranda F, Girón R, Quintana E, Delgado I, de Miguel MÁ, García M, Oliva C, Prados MC, Barrio MI, Pastor MD, Olveira C, de Gracia J, Álvarez A, Escribano A, Castillo S, Figuerola J, Togores B, Oliver A, López C, de Dios Caballero J, Tato M, Máiz L, Suárez L, Cantón R. Antibiotic resistance and population structure of cystic fibrosis Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from a Spanish multi-centre study. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2017; 50:334-341. [PMID: 28735882 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2017.03.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2016] [Revised: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The first Spanish multi-centre study on the microbiology of cystic fibrosis (CF) was conducted from 2013 to 2014. The study involved 24 CF units from 17 hospitals, and recruited 341 patients. The aim of this study was to characterise Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates, 79 of which were recovered from 75 (22%) patients. The study determined the population structure, antibiotic susceptibility profile and genetic background of the strains. Fifty-five percent of the isolates were multi-drug-resistant, and 16% were extensively-drug-resistant. Defective mutS and mutL genes were observed in mutator isolates (15.2%). Considerable genetic diversity was observed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (70 patterns) and multi-locus sequence typing (72 sequence types). International epidemic clones were not detected. Fifty-one new and 14 previously described array tube (AT) genotypes were detected by AT technology. This study found a genetically unrelated and highly diverse CF P. aeruginosa population in Spain, not represented by the epidemic clones widely distributed across Europe, with multiple combinations of virulence factors and high antimicrobial resistance rates (except for colistin).
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- Carla López-Causapé
- Servicio de Microbiología and Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Neumología Pediátrica y Fibrosis Quística, Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Clínico Universitario and Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Unidad de Neumología y Alergia Pediátrica, Hospital Universitario de Sabadell, Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología and Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, Madrid, Spain.
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- Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, Madrid, Spain
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- La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital, Valencia, Spain
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- Corporació Sanitaria Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital San Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Vizcaya, Spain
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- Central University Hospital of Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria University Hospital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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- University Hospital Clinic of Valencia, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- University Hospital Clinic of Valencia, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Son Espases University Hospital, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Son Espases University Hospital, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Son Espases University Hospital, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Son Espases University Hospital, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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Blanco F, da Silva FF, Limão-Vieira P, García G. Electron scattering cross section data for tungsten and beryllium atoms from 0.1 to 5000 eV. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1088/1361-6595/aa7b02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Dogi C, Cristofolini A, Pereyra MG, García G, Fochesato A, Merkis C, Dalcero A, Cavaglieri L. Aflatoxins and Saccharomyces cerevisiae: yeast modulates the intestinal effect of aflatoxins, while aflatoxin B1 influences yeast ultrastructure. WORLD MYCOTOXIN J 2017. [DOI: 10.3920/wmj2016.2115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is the main site where absorption of food components takes place and the first system coming into contact with mycotoxins of dietary origin. The aim of this work was to study the effect of probiotic Saccharomyces cerevisiae RC016 on intestinal villi of rats exposed to aflatoxins for 60 days. Moreover, the effect of in vitro aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) exposure on yeast cell ultrastructure was evaluated. Six treatments were applied (n=6) to inbred male Wistar rats: (1) uncontaminated feed control (F); (2) yeast control; (3) F + 40 μg/kg AFB1 + 20 μg/kg aflatoxin G1 (AFG1); (4) F + 100 μg/kg AFB1 + 50 μg/kg AFG1; (5) F + 40 μg/kg AFB1 + 20 μg/kg AFG1 + daily oral dose 108 viable S. cerevisiae cells; and (6) F + 100 μg/kg AFB1 + 50 μg/kg AFG1 + daily oral dose 108 viable S. cerevisiae cells. Morphometric measurements (villus length and width, crypt depth, quantification of goblet cells) were assessed using image analysis. S. cerevisiae RC016 cells were exposed to 20 μg/ml of AFB1 in intestinal solutions or in phosphate buffered saline and cells processed for transmission electron microscopy and high resolution light microscopy studies. Dietary exposure to the yeast did not induce significant differences in villus width but increased villus length and crypt depth. Aflatoxin-contaminated diets induced an increase in villus length, width and crypt depth and a significant decrease in the number of goblet cells which were improved by the addition of S. cerevisiae RC016. A significant increase in the yeast cell diameter was observed when RC016 was exposed to aflatoxins, suggesting this as an advantage since a larger cell would be able to adsorb mycotoxins more efficiently. The ability of this strain to act as probiotic and aflatoxin binder makes it a candidate for the formulation of new additives to improve animal performance.
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- C. Dogi
- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Ruta 36 km 601, 5800 Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Microscopía Electrónica, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Ruta 36 km 601, 5800 Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Ruta 36 km 601, 5800 Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Ruta 36 km 601, 5800 Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Ruta 36 km 601, 5800 Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Microscopía Electrónica, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Ruta 36 km 601, 5800 Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Ruta 36 km 601, 5800 Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Ruta 36 km 601, 5800 Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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Jones DB, Limão-Vieira P, Mendes M, Jones NC, Hoffmann SV, da Costa RF, Varella MTDN, Bettega MHF, Blanco F, García G, Ingólfsson O, Lima MAP, Brunger MJ. An experimental and theoretical investigation into the electronically excited states of para-benzoquinone. J Chem Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4982940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- D. B. Jones
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Colisões Atómicas e Moleculares, CEFITEC, Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- ISA, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- ISA, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-859 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Centro de Ciências Exatas, Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 29075-910 Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 1731, 05508-090 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CP 19044, 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid E-28040, Spain
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- Instituto de Fisica Fundamental, CSIC, Serrano 113-Bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Science Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Iceland, Dunhagi 3, 107 Reykjavík, Iceland
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- Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-859 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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