Technical lignins are complex, irregular, polyphenolic compounds obtained in large quantities as by-products of the pulp and paper industries or according to current biorefinery setups. The availability of kraft lignin is increasing due to larger scale retrieval from process liquors, which opens new possibilities for further refining or new applications of such lignins. In the present study, sequential ultrafiltration of kraft lignin was performed to fractionate the lignin and to elucidate molar mass-dependent changes in lignin structure. Two industrial black liquors and three precipitated lignins were fractionated, and their functional groups were determined, providing molar mass-dependent profiles. Interrelations between structural parameters and functional groups, the molecular weight ranges, and the different lignin sources are discussed. This will help to establish structure-property-application relationships (SPARs) for technical lignins which are required for any future large-scale application. 相似文献
Fine-tuning of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling is important to maintain cellular homeostasis. Recent studies demonstrated that lateral GPCR interactions in the cell membrane can impact signaling profiles. Here, we report on a one-step labeling method of multiple membrane-embedded GPCRs. Based on short peptide tags, complementary probes transfer the cargo (e. g. a fluorescent dye) by an acyl transfer reaction with high spatial and temporal resolution within 5 min. We applied this approach to four receptors of the cardiovascular system: the endothelin receptor A and B (ETAR and ETBR), angiotensin II receptor type 1, and apelin. Wild type-like G protein activation after N-terminal modification was demonstrated for all receptor species. Using FRET-competent dyes, a constitutive proximity between hetero-receptors was limited to ETAR/ETBR. Further, we demonstrate, that ETAR expression regulates the signaling of co-expressed ETBR. Our orthogonal peptide-templated labeling of different GPCRs provides novel insight into the regulation of GPCR signaling. 相似文献
Amino-substituted cyclopropenylium salts ( 11a,b ) react with diazomethyl compounds ( 12a-i ) in dichloromethane or acetonitrile in the presence of a base (ethyldiisopropylamine, 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0] non-5-ene) to form 4-aminopyridazines ( 13a-i ) specifically. The reaction is interpreted in terms of an initial electrophilic diazoalkane substitution to give diazomethylcyclopropenes ( 11 + 12 → 14 ) which undergo a [1.5]-cyclisation to form the betaines 16 which, in turn, isomerise with opening of the bridging bond to give the aminopyridazines 13 . In a similar manner, the tris[amino] cyclopropenylium salts 8a,b and 10a-c are converted to the 3,4,5-tris[amino]-pyridazines ( 21a-k ) by treatment with diazomethyl compounds ( 12a, c-f ). 相似文献
Visualizing contextual information to a map often comes at the expense of overplotting issues. Especially for use cases with relevant map features in the immediate vicinity of an information to add, occlusion of the relevant map context should be avoided. We present SurgeryCuts, a map manipulation technique for the creation of additional canvas area for contextual visualizations on maps. SurgeryCuts is occlusion‐free and does not shift, zoom or alter the map viewport. Instead, relevant parts of the map can be cut apart. The affected area is controlledly distorted using a parameterizable warping function fading out the map distortion depending on the distance to the cut. We define extended metrics for our approach and compare to related approaches. As well, we demonstrate the applicability of our approach at the example of tangible use cases and a comparative user study. 相似文献
Anytime algorithms have been proposed for many different applications, e.g., in data mining. Their strengths are the ability
to first provide a result after a very short initialization and second to improve their result with additional time. Therefore,
anytime algorithms have so far been used when the available processing time varies, e.g., on varying data streams. In this
paper we propose to employ anytime algorithms on constant data streams, i.e., for tasks with constant time allowance. We introduce
two approaches that harness the strengths of anytime algorithms on constant data streams and thereby improve the over all
quality of the result with respect to the corresponding budget algorithm. We derive formulas for the expected performance
gain and demonstrate the effectiveness of our novel approaches using existing anytime algorithms on benchmark data sets. 相似文献
A commercial NOx-storage catalyst (NSC) has been subjected to different aging procedures on the engine bench simulating 100,000 km mileage. The aging consisted of cyclical sulfur exposure, subsequent sulfur removal and testing of the catalytic activity. More aggressive desulfation procedures result in more efficient sulfur removal and consequently good high temperature NOx-conversion. However, low temperature NOx-performance is lower than for agings employing more moderate desulfation conditions.
Sulfur post mortem analyses reveal a slight decrease of residual sulfur concentration over the length of all catalysts after completion of the aging. BET and CO-chemisorption data are in line with the increase of temperature from catalyst inlet to outlet during the desulfation. The conversion of BaCO3 to BaSO4 during the sulfur poisoning was followed by IR, TPD and TPR. A quantitative analysis of the data shows that at the end of the agings all residual sulfur is mainly located at barium sites as opposed to other oxide components like e.g. alumina or ceria. TPR data suggest that prolonged rich purges of the sulfated catalyst lead to an efficient decomposition of sulfates however some sulfur is being trapped in the form of BaS which seems difficult to remove under constant rich conditions.
XPS data suggest that the bulk sulfur amounts in the catalyst may be decoupled from the actual concentration at the catalyst surface. In that sense, the residual sulfur concentration might be limited in some cases as a criterion to assess the performance of a NSC. More reducing desulfation conditions cause the residual sulfur to be present in the form of more reduced sulfur species (sulfites, sulfides) on the catalyst. 相似文献
The yearly energy collection efficiency of stationary solar concentrators can be evaluated using reverse ray-tracing, and a solar radiation model. In reverse ray-tracing, rays originating at the receiver of the concentrator are traced towards the surrounding hemisphere. The method allows for the evaluation of the absolute energy collection: new concentrators may be optimized for location and tilt, requiring one-time ray-tracing. The tilt of existing concentrators is optimized. Only possible solar incidence is considered by our model. The method is fast and realistic; it can be modified for concentrators in tilt operation. 相似文献
Silk fibers have been used in textiles for more than 5,000 years and as a suturing material for many centuries. The recent development of new applications for silks include drug delivery. An overview of this new field is provided, summarizing the development of emerging drug delivery applications which include silk-based nanomedicines and transdermal delivery systems We also highlight some of the challenges in developing silk-based drug delivery systems. 相似文献
Determining good parameter estimates in (exponential smooth transition autoregressive) models is known to be difficult. We show that the phenomena of getting strongly biased estimators is a consequence of the so‐called identification problem, the problem of properly distinguishing the transition function in relation to extreme parameter combinations. This happens in particular for either very small or very large values of the error term variance. Furthermore, we introduce a new alternative model – the TSTAR model – which has similar properties as the ESTAR model but reduces the effects of the identification problem. We also derive a linearity and a unit root test for this model. 相似文献