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“We have carried out an experimental study to reveal the dielectric function of SmH(x)(x=2.28,2.42,2.56,2.57) WH-4-023 cost films based on room-temperature reflectivity

for photon energies ranging from 0.05 to 6.5 eV. The derivation of the dielectric functions has been carried out using model dielectric functions as well as Kramers-Kronig analysis. It is inferred from our analysis that when the H/Sm value is increased from 2.28 to 2.57, (i) the interband transition band located in the ultraviolet region shows a redshift of about 1 eV, (ii) the relatively weak transition band located in the near-infrared region shows a reduction in intensity, and (iii) the unperturbed plasma frequency of free carriers decreases slightly. The behaviors (i), (ii), and (iii) caused by the H/Sm selleck chemical value change are thoroughly approximately the same as those observed for YH(x), suggesting that these trends are characteristic of H-M systems showing a metal-insulator transition. It was also confirmed from our structural analysis that these changes

in the dielectric function are achieved without a change in the lattice constant. The origin of this constancy in the lattice constant in our samples with different H/Sm values is discussed by assessing the T- and O-site hydrogen concentrations. The hydrogen incorporation effect is also observed in the magnitude of the unperturbed plasma frequency, about 1.7 eV, which is unexpectedly small compared to conventional metals. This characteristic can possibly be attributed to mass enhancement of mobile carriers; we obtained VX-661 nmr an effective mass of about 10m(0)

(where m(0) is the free electron mass) when the carrier density estimated from the Hall coefficient value is used.”
“The ingestion toxicity of three Lamiaceae essential oils (EOs) – Hyptis suaveolens, Rosmarinus officinalis and Lavandula angustifolia – incorporated in protein baits was evaluated against Bactrocera oleae, a worldwide pest of olive fruits. In laboratory conditions, all the tested EOs showed dose-dependent toxicity on B. oleae, with mortality rates ranging from 12% (EO concentration: 0.01% w:v) to 100% (EO concentration: 1.75% w:v). Semi-field results highlighted the toxicity of L. angustifolia and H. suaveolens EOs, which exerted more than 60% of flies mortality at a concentration of 1.75% (w:v). Gas Chromatography-Electron Impact Mass Spectrometry analyses of the three EOs showed that H. suaveolens EO was dominated by monoterpene and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons. Oxygenated monoterpenes were the main chemical class in R. officinalis and L. angustifolia EOs. Further research is needed to evaluate the efficacy of these EOs plus food bait against the olive fruit fly in the open field.”
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