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Multifunctional materials with working temperatures near room temperature are crucial for practical applications. Until now, it is still a great challenge to obtain such materials. In this paper, a complex of (C5 NH13 Cl)2 MnBr4 (1) with a structural phase transition near room temperature is reported. The phase transition induces switchable magnetic properties, dielectric anomalies and luminescent response over the same range of temperatures. It is the first time the synergetic effect of magnetism, dielectricity and luminescence near room temperature have been observed in the same molecular complex.
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Luminescence , Magnetics , Temperature , Phase TransitionABSTRACT
Two new organic-inorganic hybrid double perovskites (R3HQ)4CsSm(NO3)8 (1) (R3HQ = (R)-(-)-3-quinuclidinol) and (R3HQ)4CsEu(NO3)8 (2) were synthesized and characterized. Compounds 1 and 2 exhibit obvious phase transitions at 379 and 375 K, respectively, confirmed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and variable temperature powder X-ray diffraction. The rapid switching between high- and low-dielectric states makes it a typical dielectric material with a switchable dielectric constant for thermal stimulus response. Furthermore, 1 and 2 show attractive photoluminescence and paramagnetic behavior, and the fluorescence quantum yield of 2 reached 14.6%. These results show that compounds 1 and 2 can be used as excellent candidates for multifunctional intelligent materials, which also provides a new way for development of multifunctional materials.
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The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effect of chlorogenic acid (CA) on liver injury caused by bile duct ligation (BDL), as well as the potential mechanism. Permanent bile duct ligation induced liver injury was evaluated by liver index, liver function and pathological observation. Oral administration of CA for 3 weeks markedly attenuated liver swelling and fibrosis. Blood biochemistry results revealed that CA decreased alanine transaminase, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, total bilirubin, direct bilirubin and total bile acid. PCR analysis indicated that collagen I, collagen III, transforming growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor mRNA were increased markedly by BDL treatment but these increases were suppressed by CA. Additionally, CA effectively alleviated the expression of α-smooth muscle actin induced by BDL. Taken together, our data indicate that CA can efficiently inhibit BDL-induced liver injury in rats, which is a candidate drug for preventing liver injury against cholestasis.
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Chlorogenic Acid/administration & dosage , Liver Diseases/drug therapy , Liver Diseases/etiology , Actins/metabolism , Administration, Oral , Alanine Transaminase/blood , Animals , Aspartate Aminotransferases/blood , Bile Ducts , Bilirubin/blood , Cholestasis/complications , Collagen/metabolism , Ligation/adverse effects , Liver Diseases/enzymology , Male , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Transforming Growth Factors/metabolism , Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/metabolismABSTRACT
Hainan is an island province in south China with a high frequency of unconventional emergencies due to its special geographic location and national military defense role. Given the limited transportation route from Hainan to the outside world, self-rescue is more important to Hainan Province than other provinces in China and it is therefore imperative to establish an independent, scientific as well as efficient provincal disaster medical system in Hainan. The regulatory role for vulnerability analysis/assessment has been demonstrated in establisment of disaster medical system in varoius countries and or regions. In this paper, we attempt to describe/propose how to adopt vulnerability assessment through mathematical modeling of major biophysical social vulnerability factors to establish an independent, scientific, effieicnt and comprehensive provincial disaster medical system in Hainan.