Angular dependence of magnetic properties in Ni nanowire arrays

The angular dependence of the remanence and coercivity of Ni nanowire arrays produced inside the pores of anodic alumina membranes has been studied. By comparing our analytical calculations with our measurements, we conclude that the magnetization reversal in this array is driven by means of the nucleation and propagation of a transverse wall. A simple model based on an adapted Stoner-Wohlfarth model is used to explain the angular dependence of the coercivity

Slow magnetic relaxation mechanisms in erbium SIMs

support by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) under the scholarship SFRH/BD/ 84628/2012 and FRH/BPD/84173/2012. The CEMDRX group is grateful to FEDER (Programa Operacional Factores de Competitividade COMPETE) and from FCT-Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia under the project PEst-C/FIS/UI0036/201

Dynamic Interactions among Boundaries and the Expansion of Sustainable Aquaculture

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food production system in the world, generating more than half of the global seafood harvested today. These type of activities are crucial to provide key nutritional components for humanity in the future as populations worldwide are increasing and the demands for securing food resources are imperative. Multiple socio-ecological factors such as weak regulations and focus on maximizing production limit production and threaten the sustainable growth of aquaculture. We present a novel policy framework to evaluate and pursue growth in aquaculture considering four boundaries: biological productivity, environmental constraints to that productivity, policy that inhibits or promotes different kinds of aquaculture, and social preferences that determine aquaculture markets. Using a range of scenarios, we have shown that sustainable growth in aquaculture requires simultaneous consideration of all four boundaries and the potential interactions between all of these options. Our proposed conceptual framework shows that to further expand the boundaries of aquaculture production, the policy focus must remain flexible to enable the adaptation of from single-boundary approaches. Our approach takes account of the current boundaries, helping to consider the adaptive policy, which is deemed as a necessary tool for considering the dynamic interactions among boundaries, thus addressing the problem of defining the evolving limits of sustainable aquaculture

Nuevo método para acelerar la curación de la enfermedad de Perthes

Se presenta el caso de un paciente de 13 años de edad, con el diagnóstico de enfermedad de Perthes avanzada, atendido en el servicio de Ortopedia y Traumatología del Hospital Universitario Celia Sánchez Manduley, en el que se empleó por primera vez el tratamiento quirúrgico convencional asociado al empleo de la oxigenación hiperbárica. La evolución del paciente fue satisfactoria, la nueva combinación de tratamientos, logró reducir el período de evolución de la enfermedad en seis meses.A case of 13 years old patient with advanced Perthes disease is presented. The child was admitted to the orthopedics and traumathology service of the University Hospital Celia Sánchez Manduley. Surgical treatment was associated to hiperbaric oxynation therapy. The patient's outcome was satisfactory. The new treatment combination was able to reduce the evolution's period of disease in six months

A new near-IR luminescent erbium(III) complex with potential application in OLED devices

We report the synthesis and X-ray structural characterization of the new Er3+ ternary complex [Er(hd)3(bipy)] (where Hhd is 3,5-heptanedione and bipy is 2,2′-bipyridine) as well as its absorption/luminescent properties. X-ray analysis of the novel complex reveals its triclinic centrosymmetric structure with two symmetry independent complexes in the unit cell. Each lanthanide ion is surrounded by 6 oxygen atoms and 2 nitrogen atoms in a square antiprismatic geometry. The solid-state electronic absorption spectra and the luminescence spectrum show long-wavelength 4f–4f transitions which provide a potential use of the compound as a NIR emitting material in organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs)

Fishhook Lesions in Loggerhead Sea Turtles

This study describes four cases of loggerhead sea turtles with fishhooks in the gastrointestinal tract. Two dead turtles with a hook in the esophagus had local fibrosis with an invagination of the keratinized stratified squamous epithelium surrounding the hook, isolating it from the subjacent stroma, one had a hook in the cloaca which was expelled spontaneously, and one had plication of the intestine with necrosis caused by the long monofilament line attached to the hook lodged in the esophagus. Lethal injuries were related to the effect of strangulation and traction produced by the line throughout the gastrointestinal tract rather than the presence of the hook in the esophageal mucosa. Hook size, point of attachment to the gastrointestinal tract, the presence or not of a long monofilament line, and the traction applied by it could be crucial for turtle survival

Highly fluorinated erbium(III) complexes for emission in the C-band

Two highly fluorinated Er3+ complexes with three 6,6,7,7,8,8,8-heptafluoro-2,2-dimethyl-3,5-octanedionate (fod) groups and either bipyridine (bipy) or bathophenantholine (bath) as the ancillary ligand emitting at the C-band (third communication window for fiber transmission) are presented. These complexes are the result of a design process aimed at decreasing the vibrational quenching from high frequency oscillators. The structure of [Er(fod)3(bipy)] has been elucidated by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, while Sparkle/PM6 and Sparkle/PM7 semi-empirical calculations have been used to model the ground state geometry for [Er(fod)3(bath)]. Photoluminescence studies confirm sensitization of the Er3+ ions by antenna effect, leading to NIR emission at 1.53 μm. This energy transfer proves to be more efficient for [Er(fod)3(bath)] as a result of the bulkier and more rigid structure of bath diimide. The good thermal stability of the materials up to over 200 °C allows envisaging their use in erbium-doped waveguides, NIR-OLEDs or other optoelectronic devices

An erbium(III)-based NIR emitter with a highly conjugated ß-diketonate for blue-region sensitization

The sensitization of lanthanide complexes in the visible region is of particular interest for practical applications such as labeling, biological analysis and optoelectronics. A visible-light sensitized Er3+complex based on the use of a highly conjugated ß-diketonate (1, 3-di(2-naphthyl)-1, 3-propanedione, Hdnm) and 5-nitro-1, 10-phenanthroline (5NO2phen) as an ancillary ligand, [Er(dnm)3(5NO2phen)], has been synthesized, fully characterized and its photophysical properties have been investigated. Suitably expanded p-conjugation in the complex molecule makes the excitation window red-shifted to the visible region (up to 550 nm). Efficient energy transfer by antenna effect results in 1.53 µm emission from the Er3+ion

Correlative 3D cryo X-ray imaging reveals intracellular location and effect of designed antifibrotic protein-nanomaterial hybrids

Revealing the intracellular location of novel therapeutic agents is paramount for the understanding of their effect at the cell ultrastructure level. Here, we apply a novel correlative cryo 3D imaging approach to determine the intracellular fate of a designed protein-nanomaterial hybrid with antifibrotic properties that shows great promise in mitigating myocardial fibrosis. Cryo 3D structured illumination microscopy (cryo-3D-SIM) pinpoints the location and cryo soft X-ray tomography (cryo-SXT) reveals the ultrastructural environment and subcellular localization of this nanomaterial with spatial correlation accuracy down to 70 nm in whole cells. This novel high resolution 3D cryo correlative approach unambiguously locates the nanomaterial after overnight treatment within multivesicular bodies which have been associated with endosomal trafficking events by confocal microscopy. Moreover, this approach allows assessing the cellular response towards the treatment by evaluating the morphological changes induced. This is especially relevant for the future usage of nanoformulations in clinical practices. This correlative super-resolution and X-ray imaging strategy joins high specificity, by the use of fluorescence, with high spatial resolution at 30 nm (half pitch) provided by cryo-SXT in whole cells, without the need of staining or fixation, and can be of particular benefit to locate specific molecules in the native cellular environment in bio-nanomedicine