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Reactivity of the [M(PS)2]+Building Block (M = ReIIIand99mTcIII; PS = Phosphinothiolate) toward Isopropylxanthate and Pyridine-2-thiolate
No full textThe coordination properties of isopropylxanthate (i-Pr-Tiox) and pyridine-2-thiolate (PyS) toward the [M(PS)(2)](+) moiety (M = Re and Tc-99m; PS = phosphinothiolate) were investigated. Synthesis and full characterization of [Re(PS2)(2)(i-Pr-Tiox)] (Re1), [Re(PSiso)(2)(i-Pr-Tiox)] (Re2), [Re(PS2)(2)(PyS)] (Re3), and [Re(PSiso)(2)(PyS)] (Re4), where PS2 = 2-(diphenylphosphino)ethanethiolate and PSiso = 2-(diisopropylphosphino)ethanethiolate, and the structural X-ray analysis of complex Re3 were carried out. Tc-99m analogues of complexes Re2 ((99m)Tc2) and Re4 ((99m)Tc4) were obtained in high radiochemical yield following a simple one-pot procedure. The chemical identity of the radiolabeled compounds was confirmed by chromatographic comparison with the corresponding rhenium complexes and by dual radio/UV HPLC analysis combined with ESI(+)-MS of 99g/Tc-99m complexes prepared in carrier-added conditions. The two radiolabeled complexes were stable with regard to trans chelation with cysteine, glutathione, and ethylenediaminotetraacetic acid and in rat and human sera. This study highlights the substitution-inert metal-fragment behavior of the [M(PS)(2)](+) framework, which reacts with suitable bidentate coligands to form stable hexacoordinated asymmetrical complexes. This feature makes it a promising platform on which to develop a new class of Re/Tc complexes that are potentially useful in radiopharmaceutical applications
Novel [99mTcIII(PS)2(Ln)] Mixed-Ligand Compounds (PS = Phosphino-thiolate; L = Dithiocarbamate) Useful in Design and Development of TcIII-Based Agents: Synthesis, in Vitro, and ex Vivo Biodistribution Studies
No full textA general procedure for the preparation of a new class of neutral six-coordinated mixed ligand [(99m)Tc(III)(PS)2(Ln)] compounds (PS = trisalkyl-phosphino-thiolate; Ln = dithiocarbamate) is reported as well as their in vitro stability and the ex vivo tissue distribution studies. [(99m)Tc(PS)2(Ln)] complexes were prepared in high yield in nearly physiologic conditions following a one-pot procedure. For instance, the chemical identity of [(99m)Tc(PSiso)2(L1)] (PSiso = 2-(diisopropylphosphino)ethanethiol; L1 = pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate) was determined by HPLC comparison with the corresponding (99g)Tc-complex. All complexes comprise the stable [(99m)Tc(III)(PS)2](+) moiety, where the remaining two coordination positions are saturated by a dithiocarbamate chelate, also carrying bioactive molecules (e.g., 2-methoxyphenylpiperazine). [(99m)Tc(PS)2(Ln)] complexes were inert toward ligand exchange reactions. No significant in vitro and in vivo biotransformation were observed, underlining their remarkable thermodynamic stability and kinetic inertness. These results could be conveniently utilized to devise a novel class of (99m)Tc(III)-based compounds useful in radiopharmaceutical applications
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation of [188Re(N)(cys-)(PNP)]+/0 mixed-ligand complexes as prototypes for the development of 188Re(N)-based target-specific radiopharmaceuticals
No full textWe report on an efficient procedure for the preparation of [Re-188(N)(PNP)]-based complexes (where PNP is diphosphinoamine) useful in the development of target-specific radiopharmaceuticals. The radiochemical yield of the compounds was optimized considering such reaction parameters as nature of the nitrido nitrogen donor, reaction times and pH level. The chemical identity of the Re-188 agents was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography comparison with the corresponding well-characterized cold Re compounds. Re-188(N) mixed compounds have been evaluated with regard to stability toward transchelation with GSH and degradation by serum enzymes. The clearance of selected radiocompounds from normal tissues and their in vivo stability were evaluated in rats by biodistribution and imaging studies. [Re-188(N)(cys similar to)(PNP)](+/0) mixed-ligand compounds were efficiently prepared in aqueous solution from perrhenate using a multistep procedure based on the preliminary formation of the labile Re-188(III)-EDTA species, which easily undergo oxidation/ligand exchange reaction to afford the [Re-188(V) N](2+) core in the presence of dithiocarbazate. The final mixed-ligand compounds were obtained, at 100 degrees C, by adding the two bidentate ligands to the buffered [(ReN)-Re-188-N-V ](2+) solution (pH 3.2-3.6). However, a relatively high amount of cys similar to ligand was required to obtain a quantitative radiochemical yield. The complexes were stable toward reoxidation to perrhenate and ligand exchange reactions. In vivo studies showed rapid distribution and elimination of the complexes from the body. No specific uptakes in sensitive tissues/organs were detected. A positive correlation of the distribution of the complexes estimated with biodistribution studies (%ID) and with micro-SPECT semiquantification imaging analysis (standard uptake values) was observed. These results support the possibility of applying [Re-188(N)(PNP)] technology to the preparation of target-specific agents. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved
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