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“The variations in magnetization and magnetic anisotropy of Ge(4+)/Co(2+) cosubstituted cobalt ferrite with temperature were investigated for a series of compositions Co(1+x)Ge(x)Fe(2-2x)O(4) (0 <= x <= 0.4). The magnetization at 5 T and low temperature were observed to increase for all Ge/Co cosubstituted samples compared to pure CoFe(2)O(4). Hysteresis loops were

measured for each sample over the magnetic field range of -5 T to +5 T for temperatures in the range of 10-400 K. The high field regions of these loops were modeled using Law of Approach to saturation, which represents the rotational and forced magnetization processes. The first order Belnacasan clinical trial cubic magnetocrystalline anisotropy coefficient K(1) was calculated from these fits. K(1) decreased with

increasing Ge content at all temperatures. Anisotropy increased substantially as temperature decreased. Below 150 K, for certain compositions (x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3), the maximum applied field of mu(0)H=5 T was less than the anisotropy field and therefore insufficient to saturate the magnetization. In these cases, the use of the Law of Approach model can give values of K(1) that Q-VD-Oph cost are lower than the correct values and this method cannot be used to estimate anisotropy accurately under these conditions. (C) 2009 American Institute of Physics. [DOI: 10.1063/1.3077201]“
“A new triterpene saponin, ilexoside P (1), along with three known triterpene saponins, ilexoside O (2), ilexsaponin B-3 (3) and ilexpublesnin A (4) was isolated from the roots of Ilex pubescens. Their chemical structures were elucidated on the basis of UV, IR, MS, and NMR spectroscopic

analyses coupled with chemical degradation. In addition, the xanthine oxidase (XOD) inhibitory activity of the isolated saponins was reported. Compound 1 exhibited weak XOD inhibitory activity in the test.”
“The objective of this study was to validate the Spanish version of the SMiLE (Schedule for Meaning in Life Evaluation). The SMiLE is a respondent-generated instrument: respondents are first asked to list three to seven areas, which provide meaning to their lives, and then to rate their current satisfaction with the listed areas, as well as the individual importance of each one. Indices of total weighting (IoW), total satisfaction AZD6244 (IoS), and total weighted satisfaction (IoWS) are calculated.

Two hundred and fifty University students responded to the Spanish version of the SMiLE, as well as to instruments for measuring self-esteem, quality of life, depression, and anxiety.

The Cronbach alphas (alpha = 0.61 for IoS and alpha = 0.41 for IoW) and test-retest correlations were comparable to those found in the initial validation of the instrument (IoS: r = 0.55; IoW: r = 0.61). The SMiLE showed positive correlations with self-esteem (r = 0.28, P < 0.