Pulse Shape Analysis and Identification of Multipoint Events in a Large-Volume Proportional Counter in an Experimental Search for 2K Capture Kr-78

A pulse shape analysis algorithm and a method for suppressing the noise component of signals from a large copper proportional counter in the experiment aimed at searching for 2K capture of Kr-78 are described. These signals correspond to a compound event with different numbers of charge clusters due to from primary ionization is formed by these signals. A technique for separating single- and multipoint events and determining the charge in individual clusters is presented. Using the Daubechies wavelets in multiresolutional signal analysis, it is possible to increase the sensitivity and the resolution in extraction of multipoint events in the detector by a factor of 3-4.Comment: 10 pages, 8 figures. submitted to Instruments and Experimental Techniques; ISSN 0020/441

Defective HNF4alpha-dependent gene expression as a driver of hepatocellular failure in alcoholic hepatitis

Alcoholic hepatitis (AH) is a life-threatening condition characterized by profound hepatocellular dysfunction for which targeted treatments are urgently needed. Identification of molecular drivers is hampered by the lack of suitable animal models. By performing RNA sequencing in livers from patients with different phenotypes of alcohol-related liver disease (ALD), we show that development of AH is characterized by defective activity of liver-enriched transcription factors (LETFs). TGFβ1 is a key upstream transcriptome regulator in AH and induces the use of HNF4α P2 promoter in hepatocytes, which results in defective metabolic and synthetic functions. Gene polymorphisms in LETFs including HNF4α are not associated with the development of AH. In contrast, epigenetic studies show that AH livers have profound changes in DNA methylation state and chromatin remodeling, affecting HNF4α-dependent gene expression. We conclude that targeting TGFβ1 and epigenetic drivers that modulate HNF4α-dependent gene expression could be beneficial to improve hepatocellular function in patients with AH

Reaction of 8-chloro-5,7-dinitroquinoline with β-dicarbonyl compounds

3-(5,7-Dinitroquinolin-8-yl)pentane-2,4-dione, 5-(5,7-dinitroquinolin-8-yl)pyrimidine-2,4,6-trione, and 5-(5,7-dinitroquinolin-8-yl)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dione cesium salts have been synthesized by a simple and efficient procedure via C-arylation of the corresponding β-dicarbonyl compounds with 8-chloro-5,7-dinitroquinoline. © 2017, Pleiades Publishing, Ltd

Reaction of 8-chloro-5,7-dinitroquinoline with β-dicarbonyl compounds

3-(5,7-Dinitroquinolin-8-yl)pentane-2,4-dione, 5-(5,7-dinitroquinolin-8-yl)pyrimidine-2,4,6-trione, and 5-(5,7-dinitroquinolin-8-yl)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dione cesium salts have been synthesized by a simple and efficient procedure via C-arylation of the corresponding β-dicarbonyl compounds with 8-chloro-5,7-dinitroquinoline. © 2017, Pleiades Publishing, Ltd