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Dissociation of Single 2-Chloroanthracene Molecules by STM-Tip Electron Injection
We have studied the adsorption and tip-induced chemistry
of 2-chloroanthracene
on TiO<sub>2</sub>(110). STM images show that at 135 K and low coverage,
i.e., âŒ0.1 ML, these molecules are physisorbed along the five-coordinated
titanium rows on the rutile(110) surface as a result of electrostatic
interaction. Applying electric pulses >2.5Â V from the STM
tip
to individual molecules causes either desorption or dissociation of
the molecules, as indicated by the changes in the STM images. We have
observed dissociative electron capture of a single 2-chloroanthracene
molecule, which leaves behind a surface chlorine atom adsorbed in
the on-top configuration on a surface Ti atom. The threshold energy
required for the dissociation was found to be âŒ2.7 eV
Photoreactions on a Single Isolated TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanocrystal on Au(111): Photodecomposition of TMAA
An atomically resolved study of an
adsorbate photoreaction on the
surface of an isolated TiO<sub>2</sub> nanocrystal is reported. The
crystal is grown <i>in situ</i> on Au(111) in an ultrahigh-vacuum
chamber. The experiments use scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) backed
by temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) to determine the surface
coverage of trimethylacetic acid (TMAA) on the nanocrystal surfaces
before and after irradiation with monochromated 305 nm UV light. A
detailed determination of the surface structure of the 1â3
nm thick and 10â30 nm wide nanocrystals is presented and the
importance of moireÌ effects in controlling the reaction sites
shown. The normalized TMAA photodesorption quantum efficiency from
Au-supported TiO<sub>2</sub> nanocrystals was found to be âŒ4
times lower compared to the same reaction on rutile TiO<sub>2</sub>(110) surface, a result consistent with the lower fraction of light
adsorbed in the nanocrystals
Correlation of H Adsorption Energy and Nanoscale Elastic Surface Strain on Rutile TiO<sub>2</sub>(110)
Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM)
has been used to obtain the
aerial distribution of bridge-bonded hydroxyl groups (HO<sub>b</sub>) on a rutile TiO<sub>2</sub>(110) surface, modified with a well-defined
nanoscale strain field. Our study makes use of earlier findings that
5â30 nm wide locally strained areas of the surface can be formed
via low-energy Ar-ion bombardment combined with a thermal treatment.
These strained areas appear as protrusions in the STM images, resulting
from subsurface argon-filled cavities. Our STM images show that the
local surface concentration of OH<sub>b</sub> groups is lower on the
protrusions. This lowering of concentration has been interpreted as
a reduction in the local H absorption energy, Î<i>E</i>, a result similar to that observed on metals. In this paper, analysis
of the reduction in this OâH bond energy across the surface
shows a strong correlation between Î<i>E</i><sub>OH</sub> and the characteristic surface strain value, <i>S</i>.
The Î<i>E</i><sub>OH</sub> values have been calculated
through a subtraction of the contribution of the repulsive dipoleâdipole
interaction between OH<sub>b</sub> groups. This interaction has been
estimated from an analysis of the radial distribution of OH<sub>b</sub> pairs in the STM images. The measured linear relation between the
reduction in OâH bond energy and the surface strain has been
estimated to be Î<i>E</i><sub>OH</sub> (meV) â 11·<i>S</i> (%)
Edoxaban versus warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation
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125374.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)BACKGROUND: Edoxaban is a direct oral factor Xa inhibitor with proven antithrombotic effects. The long-term efficacy and safety of edoxaban as compared with warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation is not known. METHODS: We conducted a randomized, double-blind, double-dummy trial comparing two once-daily regimens of edoxaban with warfarin in 21,105 patients with moderate-to-high-risk atrial fibrillation (median follow-up, 2.8 years). The primary efficacy end point was stroke or systemic embolism. Each edoxaban regimen was tested for noninferiority to warfarin during the treatment period. The principal safety end point was major bleeding. RESULTS: The annualized rate of the primary end point during treatment was 1.50% with warfarin (median time in the therapeutic range, 68.4%), as compared with 1.18% with high-dose edoxaban (hazard ratio, 0.79; 97.5% confidence interval [CI], 0.63 to 0.99; P<0.001 for noninferiority) and 1.61% with low-dose edoxaban (hazard ratio, 1.07; 97.5% CI, 0.87 to 1.31; P=0.005 for noninferiority). In the intention-to-treat analysis, there was a trend favoring high-dose edoxaban versus warfarin (hazard ratio, 0.87; 97.5% CI, 0.73 to 1.04; P=0.08) and an unfavorable trend with low-dose edoxaban versus warfarin (hazard ratio, 1.13; 97.5% CI, 0.96 to 1.34; P=0.10). The annualized rate of major bleeding was 3.43% with warfarin versus 2.75% with high-dose edoxaban (hazard ratio, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.71 to 0.91; P<0.001) and 1.61% with low-dose edoxaban (hazard ratio, 0.47; 95% CI, 0.41 to 0.55; P<0.001). The corresponding annualized rates of death from cardiovascular causes were 3.17% versus 2.74% (hazard ratio, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.77 to 0.97; P=0.01), and 2.71% (hazard ratio, 0.85; 95% CI, 0.76 to 0.96; P=0.008), and the corresponding rates of the key secondary end point (a composite of stroke, systemic embolism, or death from cardiovascular causes) were 4.43% versus 3.85% (hazard ratio, 0.87; 95% CI, 0.78 to 0.96; P=0.005), and 4.23% (hazard ratio, 0.95; 95% CI, 0.86 to 1.05; P=0.32). CONCLUSIONS: Both once-daily regimens of edoxaban were noninferior to warfarin with respect to the prevention of stroke or systemic embolism and were associated with significantly lower rates of bleeding and death from cardiovascular causes. (Funded by Daiichi Sankyo Pharma Development; ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00781391.)