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Sobarzo PA, González AF, Schott E, Tagle LH, Tundidor-Camba A, González-Henríquez C, Jessop IA, Terraza CA. New Triphenylamine-Based Oligomeric Schiff Bases Containing Tetraphenylsilane Moieties in the Backbone. Polymers (Basel) 2019; 11:E216. [PMID: 30960202 PMCID: PMC6419043 DOI: 10.3390/polym11020216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2019] [Revised: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Three new triphenylamine-based oligomeric Schiff bases (polySB1, polySB2 and polySB3) containing tetraphenylsilane core (TPS-core) in the main chain were obtained from TPS-core-based diamines and bis(4-formylphenyl)phenylamine by a high-temperature polycondensation reaction. These new oligomers were structurally characterized by FT-IR, NMR and elemental analysis. All polySBs were highly soluble in common organic solvents, such as chloroform, tetrahydrofuran and chlorobenzene. Samples showed moderate molecular average molecular weight (Mw) and a high thermal stability above 410 °C. Likewise, polySBs showed absorption near 400 nm in the UV-vis range and photoluminescence. The HOMO levels and band-gap values were found in the ranges of -6.06 to -6.18 eV and 2.65⁻2.72 eV, respectively. The lowest band-gap value was observed for polySB2, which could be attributed to a more effective π-conjugation across the main chain. The results suggest that silicon-containing polySBs are promising wide-band-gap semiconductors materials for optoelectronic applications.
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- Patricio A Sobarzo
- Research Laboratory for Organic Polymers, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, P.O. Box 306, Post 22, Santiago, Chile.
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- Research Laboratory for Organic Polymers, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, P.O. Box 306, Post 22, Santiago, Chile.
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, P.O. Box 306, Post 22, Santiago, Chile.
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- Research Laboratory for Organic Polymers, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, P.O. Box 306, Post 22, Santiago, Chile.
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- Research Laboratory for Organic Polymers, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, P.O. Box 306, Post 22, Santiago, Chile.
- UC Energy Research Center, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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- Laboratory of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, P.O. Box 9845, Post 21, Santiago, Chile.
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Orgánicos y Poliméricos, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Universidad de Tarapacá, P.O. Box 7-D, Arica, Chile.
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- Research Laboratory for Organic Polymers, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, P.O. Box 306, Post 22, Santiago, Chile.
- UC Energy Research Center, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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Gregori M, Aznar FJ, Abollo E, Roura A, González AF, Pascual S. Nyctiphanes couchii as intermediate host for Rhadinorhynchus sp. (Acanthocephala, Echinorhynchidae) from NW Iberian Peninsula waters. Dis Aquat Organ 2013; 105:9-20. [PMID: 23836766 DOI: 10.3354/dao02611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In the mesozooplanktonic community of the coastal upwelling system of the Ría de Vigo (NW Spain), the euphausiid Nyctiphanes couchii has been identified for the first time in temperate waters of the NE Atlantic as the intermediate host for cystacanths of Rhadinorhynchus sp. Parasites were identified using morphological characters described in 20 cystacanths. The hooks of the proboscis were arranged in 14 rows of 26 hooks each, while the hooks of the basal circle were only slightly erected and were longer than remaining spines. A maximum-likelihood estimation (ML) tree inferred from the 18S rRNA data set of Palaeacantocephala revealed that our specimens belong to a highly supported clade with Rhadinorhynchus sp., Pararhadinorhynchus sp. and Transvena annulospinosa. Nonetheless, our morphological and phylogenetic analyses suggested that the status of Rhadinorhynchus pristis should be re-examined. The prevalences of parasites were 0.0019% and 0.0001% for frontal and coastal summer communities, and 0.0068% and 0.0008% for coastal and oceanic autumn communities, respectively. The presence of these cystacanths in different mesozooplankton communities throughout the study suggests that the recruitment of parasites may be affected by the oceanography.
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- M Gregori
- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (CSIC), Vigo 36208, Spain
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Roura A, Guerra A, González AF, Pascual S. Sperm ultrastructure of the hydrothermal vent octopod Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalis. J Morphol 2010; 271:932-6. [PMID: 20623654 DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Sperm ultrastructure of the deep-sea hydrothermal vent octopod Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalis has been carried out by transmission electron microscopy. Spermatozoa of this species have the shortest head observed so far in octopodids. The acrosome possesses a helix with six gyres. The rod-shaped nucleus is short and wide in relation with other octopodids. Noteworthy features along the nucleus are the regularly disposed dense bands of cytoplasm, which have not been observed before in octopodids. The nuclear fossa is very short and wavy. Mitochondrial sheath has 10 elongated mitochondria running parallel to the axoneme-coarse fibers complex. Sperm morphology of V. hydrothermalis resembles that of Enteroctopus dofleini, suggesting a close phylogenetic relationship.
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- A Roura
- Ecología y Biodiversidad Marina (ECOBIOMAR), Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas, CSIC, Eduardo Cabello 6, 36208 Vigo, Spain.
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Murphy S, Pierce GJ, Law RJ, Bersuder P, Jepson PD, Learmonth JA, Addink M, Dabin W, Santos MB, Deaville R, Zegers BN, Mets A, Rogan E, Ridoux V, Reid RJ, Smeenk C, Jauniaux T, López A, Alonso Farré JM, González AF, Guerra A, García-Hartmann M, Lockyer C, Boon JP. Assessing the effect of persistent organic pollutants on reproductive activity in common dolphins and harbour porpoises. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.2960/j.v42.m658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Bustamante P, González AF, Rocha F, Miramand P, Guerra A. Metal and metalloid concentrations in the giant squid Architeuthis dux from Iberian waters. Mar Environ Res 2008; 66:278-287. [PMID: 18514304 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2008.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2008] [Revised: 04/10/2008] [Accepted: 04/11/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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This study investigated 14 trace elements (Ag, As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, V and Zn) in the tissues of the giant squid Architeuthis dux from the Mediterranean and Atlantic Spanish waters. As for other families of cephalopods, the digestive gland and the branchial hearts of Architeuthis showed the highest concentrations of Ag, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Ni, Se, V and Zn, highlighting their major role in the bioaccumulation and detoxification processes. With the exception of Hg, the muscles showed relatively low trace element concentrations. Nevertheless, this tissue contained the main proportion of the total As, Cr, Hg, Mn, Ni, and Zn body burden because muscles represent the main proportion of the squid mass. These findings suggest that the metal metabolism is overall the same as other cephalopod families from neritic waters. In females, Zn concentrations increased in the digestive gland with the squid's weight likely reflecting physiological changes during sexual maturation. Comparing the trace element concentrations in the tissues of Architeuthis, higher Ag, Cu, Hg and Zn concentrations in the squid from the Mediterranean reflected different exposure conditions. In comparison to other meso-pelagic squids from the Bay of Biscay, Cd concentrations recorded in the digestive gland suggest that Architeuthis might feed on more contaminated prey or that it displays a longer life span that other cephalopods.
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- P Bustamante
- Littoral, Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 6250, CNRS-Université de La Rochelle, 2 Rue Olympe de Gouges, F-17042 La Rochelle cedex 01, France.
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Pierce GJ, Santos MB, Murphy S, Learmonth JA, Zuur AF, Rogan E, Bustamante P, Caurant F, Lahaye V, Ridoux V, Zegers BN, Mets A, Addink M, Smeenk C, Jauniaux T, Law RJ, Dabin W, López A, Alonso Farré JM, González AF, Guerra A, García-Hartmann M, Reid RJ, Moffat CF, Lockyer C, Boon JP. Bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in female common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) and harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from western European seas: geographical trends, causal factors and effects on reproduction and mortality. Environ Pollut 2008; 153:401-15. [PMID: 17905497 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2007] [Revised: 06/14/2007] [Accepted: 08/09/2007] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in blubber of female common dolphins and harbour porpoises from the Atlantic coast of Europe were frequently above the threshold at which effects on reproduction could be expected, in 40% and 47% of cases respectively. This rose to 74% for porpoises from the southern North Sea. PCB concentrations were also high in southern North Sea fish. The average pregnancy rate recorded in porpoises (42%) in the study area was lower than in the western Atlantic but that in common dolphins (25%) was similar to that of the western Atlantic population. Porpoises that died from disease or parasitic infection had higher concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) than animals dying from other causes. Few of the common dolphins sampled had died from disease or parasitic infection. POP profiles in common dolphin blubber were related to individual feeding history while those in porpoises were more strongly related to condition.
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- G J Pierce
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Tillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK.
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Cephalopod reproductive strategies are reviewed in order to clarify their current, confusing status. Based on the type of ovulation, spawning pattern and growth between egg batches or spawning periods, five comprehensive and flexible cephalopod reproductive strategies are defined. Accordingly, with these three factors the following classification is proposed. (a) Spawning once (formerly semelparity) consisting of simultaneous terminal spawning, with synchronous ovulation, monocyclic spawning and absence of growth between egg batches. (b) Spawning more than once (formerly iteroparity) including: (i) polycyclic spawning with egg-laying occurring in separate batches during the spawning season and growth occurring between production of egg batches and spawning seasons; (ii) multiple spawning, with group-synchronous ovulation, monocyclic spawning and growth between egg batches; (iii) intermittent terminal spawning, with group-synchronous ovulation, monocyclic spawning and no growth between egg batches; (iv) continuous spawning, with asynchronous ovulation, monocyclic spawning and growth between egg batches. Examples of species exhibiting each of these reproductive strategies are given. The large amount of inter-species variation in several life-history traits related to reproductive events is discussed.
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- F Rocha
- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (CSIC), Vigo, Spain.
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Ropero P, Villegas A, González AF, Anguita E, Sánchez J, Carreño DL, Arrizabalaga B, Atuxta L. Hb Johnstown [beta 109 (G11) Val-->Leu]: second case described and associated for the first time with beta(0)-thalassemia in two Spanish families. Am J Hematol 2000; 65:298-301. [PMID: 11074558 DOI: 10.1002/1096-8652(200012)65:4<298::aid-ajh8>3.0.co;2-k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Hb Johnstown, a high oxygen affinity hemoglobin, was identified in four members from two unrelated Spanish families with erythrocytosis and left-shifted hemoglobin-oxygen dissociation curve. This hemoglobin variant, electrophoretically silent, was analyzed by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography, and the mutation was characterized at the DNA level by beta gene sequencing. In one of these families, two members are affected with Hb Johnstown in association with beta(0)-thalassemia. In these cases the erythrocytosis and low values for P(50) due to Hb Johnstown remain in spite of the beta-thalassemia.
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- P Ropero
- Servicio de Hematología y Hemoterapia, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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