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Crystals of the iron(II) nioximate hexadecylboronate clathrochelate complex—FeNx[sub 3](BHd)[sub 2] [tris(µ-1,2-cyclohexanedionedioximato-O:O')di-n-hexadecyldiborato(2 -)-N,N',N', N''N''N''']iron(II)—are investigated by differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction. Two structural phase transitions are revealed at T[sub cr1] = 290(3) K and T[sub cr2] = 190(3) K. The crystal structures of phases I, II, and III are determined by X-ray diffraction analysis at 303, 243, and 153 K, respectively. It is demonstrated that the I ↔ II phase transition is due to a change in the system of translations, and the II → III phase transition is accompanied only by a jumpwise change in the unit cell parameters. The possible mechanisms of phase transitions are discussed in terms of geometry and molecular packing of FeNx[sub 3](BHd)[sub 2] in all three phases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The reversible structural phase transition accompanied by the doubling of the unit cell parameter c and a change in the space group is found in the decamethylosmocene crystal Cp[sub 2][sup *]Os at a temperature of 243±5 K. In the high-temperature (HT) phase (space group P2[sub 1]/m,Z = 2), the molecule adopts an eclipsed conformation and lies in the mirror symmetry plane. In the low-temperature (LT) phase (space group P2[sub 1]/c,Z = 4), the molecule occupies the general position with a small rotation of the ligands. The structural transformations from the high-temperature phase into the low-temperature phase at 120 K are described by the deviation of the molecular axis of fivefold symmetry by 3.2(2)° and the displacement of the center of mass of the molecule by 0.173(2) Å with respect to their positions in the high-temperature phase, and also by the rotation of the Cp* ligands in the same direction by 3.0(2)° and 5.4(2)°, respectively. © 2000 MAIK “Nauka / Interperiodica”. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Background: Few investigations have considered evaluating the effects of certain combinations of ward routines like swaddling of the baby and separation of mother and baby on infant variables such as neonatal weight loss. Aims: To study the effect of different ward routines in respect to proximity to mother and type of infant apparel, on breastfeeding parameters (amount of ingested milk, volume of supplements, number of breastfeeds, total duration of breastfeeding time) day 4 after birth as well as recovery from neonatal weight loss and infant''s weight on day 5. Study design and subjects: In a randomized trial with factorial design four treatment groups including 176 mother–infant dyads were studied 25–120 min after birth. Randomized treatments focused on care routines administered to the infants after delivery and later in the maternity ward as well as to the type of clothing the infants received. Group 1 infants were placed skin-to-skin with their mothers after delivery, and had rooming-in while in the maternity ward. Group 2 infants were dressed and placed in their mothers'' arms after delivery, and roomed-in with mothers in the maternity ward. Group 3 infants were kept in the nursery both after birth and while their mothers were in the maternity ward. Group 4 infants were kept in the nursery after birth, but roomed-in with their mothers in the maternity ward. Equal numbers of infants were either swaddled or clothed in baby attire. Breastfeeding parameters were documented during day 4 after birth. Infant''s weight was measured daily. Results: Babies who were kept in the nursery received significantly more formula and significantly less breast-milk, than did babies who roomed-in with their mothers. Swaddling did not influence the breastfeeding parameters measured. However, swaddled babies who had experienced a 2-h separation period after birth and then were reunited with their mothers tended to have a delayed recovery of weight loss compared to those infants who were exposed to the same treatment but dressed in clothes. Furthermore, swaddled babies who were kept in the nursery and received breast-milk supplements had a significantly delayed recovery of weight loss after birth when compared to those infants ingesting only breast-milk. On day 5, regression analyses of predicted weight gain in the exclusively breastfed infants indicated a significant increase per 100 ml breast-milk (59 g), compared to the predicted weight gain on day 5 per 100 ml supplements in the swaddled babies (14 g) (P =0.001). Conclusion: Supplements given to the infants in the nursery had a negative influence on the amount of milk ingested. In addition, supplement feeding or a short separation after birth when combined with swaddling was shown to have a negative consequence to infant weight gain. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

During catalytic reduction with hydrogen on nickel of a series of 3-substituted 1,5-dinitro-3-azabicyclo-[3.3.1]non-6-enes alongside nitro groups reduction occurred also hydrogenation of the double bond. New diamines of the 3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane series were synthesized, and their structure was established by means of IR, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Pyrroles add to 2-acyl-1-phenylacetylenes on the surface of silicon dioxide at 20-90°C affording structurally stable Z-isomers of 2-(2-acyl-1-phenylethenyl)pyrroles containing a strong intramolecular hydrogen bond. The geometry of these molecules was established by X-ray diffraction analysis of a single crystal of 2-(2-benzoyl-1-phenylethenyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindole. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: To evaluate how different delivery-ward routines influence temperature in newborn infants.Methods: A total of 176 newborn mother-infant pairs were included in a randomized study. The babies were kept skin-to-skin on the mother's chest (Skin-to-skin group), held in their mother's arms, being either swaddled or clothed (Mother's arms group), or kept in a cot in the nursery, being either swaddled or clothed (Nursery group). Temperature was measured in the axilla, on the thigh, back and foot at 15-min intervals at from 30 to 120 min after birth.Results: During this time period the axilla, back and thigh temperatures rose significantly in all the treatment groups. The foot temperature displayed a significant fall in the babies in the Nursery group and this decrease was greatest in the swaddled babies. In contrast, foot temperature rose in the babies in the Mother's arms group and in particular in babies in the Skin-to-skin group. Foot temperature remained high in the Skin-to-skin group, whereas the low temperature observed in the Nursery group gradually increased and two days after birth the difference was no longer significant.Conclusion: The results show that delivery-ward routines influence skin temperature in infants in the postnatal period. Allowing mother and baby the ward routine of skin-to-skin contact after birth may be a "natural way" of reversing stress-related effects on circulation induced during labour. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]