Synthesis of the dioxidomolybdenum(VI) complexes [MoO2(HLR)(MeOH)]Cl (1–3) was carried out by using MoO2Cl2 and the corresponding ONO aroylhydrazone ligand H2LR (ligand H2LR is salicylaldehyde isonicotinoylhydrazone (H2LSIH), 2-hydroxy-naphthaldehyde isonicotinoylhydrazone (H2LNIH), or p-(N,N′-diethylamino)salicylaldehyde isonicotinoylhydrazone (H2LEt2NSIH) in methanol. Compounds [MoO2(HLR)(H2O)]Cl (1a–3a) were obtained upon exposure of the corresponding mononuclear complexes 1–3 to moisture. Deprotonation of the mononuclear complexes 1–3 was performed by using Et3N as a base (by the conventional solution based-method and by the mechanochemical approach) as well as by UV-light assisted reactions yielding [MoO2(LSIH)(MeOH)] (4), [MoO2(LNIH)(MeOH)] (5) and [MoO2(LEt2NSIH)]n (6), respectively. Crystal and molecular structures of all complexes were determined by the single crystal X-ray diffraction method. The complexes were further characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, TG analysis, one- and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy and powder X-ray diffraction.

The thermal environment influences the construction of knowledge of students and affects the teaching and learning. In this work it is shown how the risk of students’ knowledge construction is increasing for hot thermal environments. The results have shows that the development of skills and evaluation registered are influenced by the thermal environment and that it is possible to assess the risk when the thermal conditions of the inside of a classroom diverge from the comfort zone.

Abstract Background. Helicobacter pylori infection is the main cause of gastric cancer. The disease progression is influenced by the host inflammatory responses, and cytokine single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) may have a role in the course of the disease. The aim of our study was to investigate proinflammatory cytokine polymorphisms, previously associated with the development of gastric cancer, in a Slovenian population. Patients and methods. In total 318 patients and controls were selected for the study and divided into three groups: (i) patients with gastric cancer (n = 58), (ii) patients with chronic gastritis (n = 60) and (iii) healthy control group (n = 200). H. pylori infection in patient groups was determined by serology, histology and culture. Four proinflammatory gene polymorphisms were determined (IL-1β, IL-1rα, TNF-α, TLR-4) in all subjects. Results. We found a statistically significant difference between males and females for the groups (p = 0.025). Odds ratio (OR) for gastric cancer risk for females was 0.557 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.233―1.329) and for chronic gastritis 2.073 (95% CI: 1.005―4.277). IL-1B-511*T/T homozygous allele for cancer group had OR = 2.349 (95% CI: 0.583―9.462), heterozygous IL-1B-511*T had OR = 1.470 (95% CI: 0.583―3.709) and heterozygotes in TNF-A-308 genotype for chronic gastritis had OR = 1.402 (95% CI: 0.626―3.139). Other alleles had OR less than 1. Conclusions. We could not prove association between gastric cancer and chronic gastritis due to H. pylori in any cytokine SNPs studied in Slovenian population. Other SNPs might be responsible besides infection with H. pylori for the progression from atrophy to neoplastic transformation.