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In this paper, a novel mathematical framework for the analysis and optimization of Joint-Network -- Channel Coded Diversity (JNCCD) protocol is presented. The analysis is applicable to relay -- aided protocols based on the error propagation model, which rely on appropriately designed diversity combining demodulators at the destination. Wireless networks with an arbitrary number of sources and relays are considered. Arbitrary multilevel modulation schemes and network codes constructed over Galois Field (GF) are analyzed and JNCCD protocols are investigated. Our results show that if the modulation order is smaller than the Galois field, we are still able to achieve the higher diversity order with lower decoding complexity.

A new flavonol glycoside (1) has been isolated from the ethyl acetate soluble fraction of Amberboa ramosa and assigned the structure 5,7,4'-trihydroxy-3,8-dimethoxylflavone 5-O-beta-D-gluco-pyranoside (1). In addition, 6,4'-dihydroxy-3,5,7-trimethoxyflavone (2), 5,7-dihydroxy-4'-methoxyflavone (3) and (23R)-5alpha-cycloart-24-ene-3beta,21,23-triol (4) have also been reported for the first time from this species. The structures were deduced on the basis of 1D and 2D NMR techniques. The compounds 1-3 displayed weak to moderate inhibition against the xanthine oxidase enzyme.

Long-chain esters 1 and 2 have been isolated from the chloroform-soluble fraction of Amberboa ramosa and their structures assigned to be methyl 2beta(2S)-hydroxyl-7(E)-tritriacontenoate (1) and methyl 2beta(2S)-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-7(E)-tetratriacontenoate (2). In addition, tricontane (3) and apigenin (4) are also reported for the first time from this species. The structures were assigned on the basis of 1D and 2D NMR techniques. Compounds 1 and 2 showed strong to moderate inhibitory activity against tyrosinase.

A new phthalic acid ester has been isolated from the chloroform soluble fraction of Heliotropium strigosum and assigned the structure o-phthalic acid bis-(2-ethyl decyl)-ester 1. In addition, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid 2 and β-sitosterole 3 have also been isolated. 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid 2 is reported for the first time from this species. The structures of these compounds were elucidated with the help of 1D and 2D NMR techniques and by comparison with the data reported in the literature. The new compound 1 indicated to be a competitive inhibitor of trypsin with the K i value of 12.1 μm.

Spinoside, new coumaroyl flavone glycoside was isolated from the n-butanol fraction of the mathanolic extract of the whole plant of Amaranthus spinosus and assigned the structure 7-p-coumaroyl apigenin 4-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (1) on the basis of spectroscopic techniques including 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy. In addition alpha- xylofuranosyl uracil (2), beta-D-ribofuranosyl adenine (3) and beta-sitosterol glucoside (4) have also been isolated for the first time from this species.

Two new lignans trivially named negundins A (1) and B (2), were isolated along with (+)-diasyringaresinol (3), (+)-lyoniresinol (4), vitrofolal E (5) and vitrofolal F (6), reported for the first time from this species. The structures of the new compounds were established through spectral studies. Compound 2 showed potent inhibitory activity against lipoxygenase enzyme, while 5 showed moderate activity against butyryl-cholinesterase.

This paper focuses on potential power quality impact of electric vehicles in terms of voltage profile and harmonic contamination in a low voltage CIGRE benchmark distribution system. Voltage drop and harmonic distortion have been amongst the main power quality concerns in view of likelihood of large-scale penetration of electric vehicles in transportation system. Simulations are carried out to quantify the power quality index at different electric vehicle penetration levels while considering three distinct charging strategies. The power quality indexes are found much beyond their allowed limits at only 45 % EV penetration.

International audience; This paper presents a novel algebraic framework of collaborative network channel coding scheme in a network with multiple-access relay channel. The proposed scheme helps reduce the computational complexity while enhancing energy efficiency of the wireless network. The devised scheme is intended for practical scenarios where channels exhibit various fading conditions over all the wireless links. We use network coding at the relay to give diversity boost at the receiver with lesser number of transmitted signals and lesser energy consumption. The setup demonstrates improved performance that is instrumental for the effective use of joint network channel coding (JNCC) for practical wireless networks. We further present a performance metric Energy Efficiency for the better performance evaluation.

Phytochemical investigations on the chloroform and ethyl acetate soluble fractions of the roots of the Daphne oleoids led to the isolation of the coumarin glycosides 1-6. Compound 5 with IC50 values 22.05 and 26.30 microM repectively, was found to be the most active of these compounds when screened against Bacillus pasteurii and jack bean urease enzymes in a concentration-dependent fashion.

Penetration of electric vehicles is fully dependent on on-site and on-time availability of charging facility. The charging stations are required to be deployed optimally so as not to overload the grid. In this paper, we evaluate energy storage system based charging station in order to avoid strain on the grid due to additional load of e-vehicles. The aim is to ensure grid stability delivering a certain level of quality of service to e-vehicles owners. We consider two different possibilities to recharge the vehicle; either drawing power from power grid or recharging through energy storage system. An optimum operating condition is identified by comparing diverse system parameters. The proposed charging facility does not only ensure on-time relatively fast charging but it also helps reduce stress on the power grid by proposing average power demand by electric vehicles rather than considering peak power demand, at better economy maintaining a good level of quality of service. Simulation results evaluate performance of the proposed charging system in terms of operating efficiency of charging station and recharging time of EV.

Elaeagnus angustifolia was analyzed for determination of metals, phytoconstituents, bactericidal, fungicidal and insecticidal effects and to explore its chemical and biological potential. The root, branches, leaves, stem bark and root bark parts of E. angustifolia were found to contain iron, lead, copper, cadmium, zinc, chromium, nickel and cobalt in different concentrations. Crude extract of Elaeagnus angustifolia (Ea.Cr) was tested positive for the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins and tannins. Ea.Cr and its fractions, n-hexane (Ea.Hex), ethyl acetate (Ea.EtAc) and aqueous (Ea.Aq) showed bactericidal activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, while against Pseudomonas aeruginosa only Ea.Hex and Ea.EtAc were effective. When tested for antifungal effect, Ea.Cr exhibited fungicidal action against Aspergillus fumagatus, Ea.EtAc and Ea.Aq against Aspergillus flavis and Ea.EtAc against Aspergillus niger. Ea.Hex was active against all three fungal strains. The chloroform fraction (Ea.CHCl3) was found inactive against the used microbes. Ea.Cr, Ea.Hex, Ea.CHCl3, Ea.EtAc and Ea.Aq caused mortality of Tribolium castaneum and Ephestia cautella insects observed after 24 and 48 h of treatment. These data indicate that E. angustifolia exhibits different heavy metals and compound groups. Methanolic extract of E. angustifolia and its various fractions possess antibacterial, antifungal and insecticidal activities, which elucidate medicinal application of the plant.

This study describes the cytotoxic and phytotoxic activities of the crude extract of Heliotropium strigosum and its resultant fractions. In brine shrimp toxicology assays, profound cytotoxicity was displayed by ethyl acetate (LD50 8.3 μg/ml) and chloroform (LD50 8.8 μg/ml) fractions, followed by relatively weak crude methanolic extract of H. strigosum (LD50 909 μg/ml) and n-hexane fraction (LD50 1000 μg/ml). In case of phytotoxicity activity against Lemna acquinoctialis, highest phytotoxic effect was showed by ethyl acetate fraction (LD50 91.0 μg/ml), while chloroform fraction, plant crude extract and n-hexane, respectively, caused 50%, 30.76 ± 1.1% and 30.7 ± 1.1% inhibitory action at maximum concentration used, that is, 1000 μg/ml. These data indicates that H. strigosum exhibits cytotoxic and phytotoxic potential, which explore its use as anticancer and herbicidal medicine. The ethyl acetate and chloroform fractions were more potent for the evaluated toxicity effects, thus recommended for isolation and identification of the active compounds.

In view of electro-mobility, charging infrastructure for electric vehicles needs to be deployed optimally to keep them powered up. This paper aims at developing a framework with novel aspects for deployment of charging infrastructure for EVs. This paper discusses the pros and cons of various proposed techniques for EVs charging infrastructure and also compares different available technologies in the current scenario. Moreover, various charging characteristics of battery electric vehicles and different charging methodologies and standards are investigated for practical realization of the facility infrastructure framework. Then, this paper presents a novel smart bidirectional interface equipped with multilevel cascaded power converter with embedded strategies of reverse energy flow management supporting enhanced expansion of renewable energy integration in order to keep stress on the power grid to a minimum. Moreover this paper proposes appropriate wireless communication technologies for deploying effective communication bridge among all nodes of the network in order to make the infrastructure smart. MatLab simulations are performed for provision of quality of service vs. operating cost of the charging facility. The simulation results show that the proposed technique prevails over the other available technologies in terms of cost and QoS. Future research work is also mentioned in this paper for the complete development of the proposed framework of smart charging station.

This paper is aimed at modelling of a distinct smart charging station for electric vehicles (EVs) that is suitable for DC quick EV charging while ensuring minimum stress on the power grid. Operation of the charging station is managed in such a way that it is either supplied by photovoltaic (PV) power or the power grid, and the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) is also implemented for improving the stability of the grid during peak load hours. The PV interfaced DC/DC converter and grid interfaced DC/AC bidirectional converter share a DC bus. A smooth transition of one operating mode to another demonstrates the effectiveness of the employed control strategy. Modelling and control of the different components are explained and are implemented in Simulink. Simulations illustrate the feasible behaviour of the charging station under all operating modes in terms of the four-way interaction among PV, EVs and the grid along with V2G operation. Additionally, a business model is discussed with comprehensive analysis of cost estimation for the deployment of charging facilities in a residential area. It has been recognized that EVs bring new opportunities in terms of providing regulation services and consumption flexibility by varying the recharging power at a certain time instant. The paper also discusses the potential financial incentives required to inspire EV owners for active participation in the demand response mechanism.

Here we report the isolation and structure elucidation of a new phytotoxic neo-clerodane diterpenoid, royleanumin (1), along with known constituents, ursolic acid and beta-amyrin. Its structure was deduced by spectral studies including NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometric techniques and by the comparison with reported data. The compound was assayed for its phytotoxicity against lettuce seedlings. Royleanumin (1) exhibit strong activity and can be proposed as lead chemical for the development of a new environmentally friendly herbicide.

Phytochemical investigations were performed on the EtOAc-soluble fraction of the whole plant of the sky flower (Duranta repens) which led to the isolation of the iridoid glycosides 1-6. Their structures were elucidated by both 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic analysis. All the compounds showed potent antioxidative scavenging activity in four different tests, with half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC(50)) values in the range 0.481-0.719 mM against DPPH radicals, 4.07-17.21 μM for the hydroxyl radical (·OH) inhibitory activity test, 43.3-97.37 μM in the total reactive oxygen species (ROS) inhibitory activity test, and 3.39-18.94 μM in the peroxynitrite (ONOO(-)) scavenging activity test. Duranterectoside A (1) displayed the strongest scavenging potential with IC(50) values of (0.481 ± 0.06 mM, 4.07 ± 0.03, 43.30 ± 0.05, 3.39 ± 0.02 μM) for the DPPH radicals, ·OH inhibitory activity test, total ROS inhibitory activity test and the ONOO(-) scavenging activity test, respectively.

The CHCl(3)-soluble fraction of the whole plant of Duranta repens showed anti-plasmodial activity against the chloroquine-sensitive (D6) and chloroquine-resistant (W2) strains of Plasmodium falciparum, with IC(50) values of 8.5 ± 0.9 and 10.2 ± 1.5 μg/mL, respectively. From this fraction, two new flavonoid glycosides, 7-O-α-d-glucopyranosyl-3,4'-dihydroxy-3'-(4-hydroxy-3-methylbutyl)-5,6-dimethoxyflavone (1) and 7-O-α-d-glucopyranosyl(6'''-p-hydroxcinnamoyl)-3,4'-dihydroxy-3'-(4-hydroxy-3-methylbutyl)-5,6-dimethoxyflavone (2), along with five known flavonoids, 3,7,4'-trihydroxy-3'-(4-hydroxy-3-methylbutyl)-5,6-dimethoxyflavone (3), 3,7-dihydroxy-3'-(4-hydroxy-3-methylbutyl)-5,6,4'-trimethoxyflavone (4), 5,7-dihydroxy-3'-(2-hydroxy-3-methyl-3-butenyl)-3,6,4'-trimethoxyflavone (5), 3,7-dihydroxy-3'-(2-hydroxy-3-methyl-3-buten-yl)-5,6,4'-trimethoxyflavone (6), and 7-O-α-d-glucopyranosyl-3,5-dihydroxy-3'-(4''-acetoxy-3''-methylbutyl)-6,4'-dimethoxyflavone (7), have been isolated as anti-plasmodial principles. Their structures were deduced by spectroscopic analysis including 1D and 2D NMR techniques. The compounds (1-7) showed potent anti-plasmodial activities against D6 and W2 strains of Plasmodium falciparum, with IC(50) values in the range of 5.2-13.5 μM and 5.9-13.1 μM, respectively.

Moving up a row in the Periodic Table leads from hypervalent iodine compounds to hypervalent bromine compounds, which are now readily available (see scheme). These compounds are more reactive than the well-known heavier analogues and undergo new reactions.

Moving up a row in the Periodic Table leads from hypervalent iodine compounds to hypervalent bromine compounds, which are now readily available (see scheme). These compounds are more reactive than the well-known heavier analogues and undergo new reactions.

Two new tricyclic trans-clerodane diterpenoids trivially named as ballotenic acid A (1) and ballodiolic acid A (2) have been isolated from ethyl acetate fraction of Otostegia limbata. The structure assignments are based on (1)H and (13)C NMR spectra, 2D NMR (HMQC, HMBC, COSY, NOESY and NOE) techniques and comparison with the literature data.

Phytochemical investigations on the chloroform and ethyl acetate soluble fractions of the roots of Ranunculus repens led to the isolation of methyl 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate 1, R(+)- 4-methoxydalbergione 2 and R(+)-dalbergiophenol 3. The structures of these compounds were established through spectral studies including 1D and 2D NMR experiments and by comparison with literature data. These compounds showed potent inhibitory activity against urease.

Marianine, the new lanostane triterpene (1) and marianosides A (2) and B (3) have been isolated from the whole plant of Silybum marianum. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of extensive analysis of their one dimensional and two dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (1D, 2D-NMR) spectral data. All inhibited chymotrypsin in a concentration-dependent manner.

Phytochemical investigation of the whole plant of Amberboa ramosa led to the isolation of six sesquiterpene lactones which could be identified as 8alpha-hydroxy-11beta-methyl-1alphaH, 5alphaH, 6betaH, 7alphaH, 11alphaH-guai-10(14), 4(15)-dien-6, 12-olide(1), 3beta, 8alpha-dihydroxy-11alpha-methyl-1alphaH, 5alphaH, 6betaH, 7alphaH, 11betaH-guai-10(14), 4 (15)-dien-6, 12-olide (2), 3beta, 4alpha, 8alpha-trihydroxy-4beta-(hydroxymethyl)-1alphaH, 5alphaH, 6betaH, 7alphaH-guai-10(14), 11(13)-dien-6, 12-olide (3), 3beta, 4alpha, 8alpha-trihydroxy-4beta-(chloromethyl)-1alphaH, 5alphaH, 6betaH, 7alphaH-guai-10(14),11(13)-dien-6, 12-olide(4), 3beta, 4alpha, dihydroxy-4beta-(hydroxymethyl)-1alphaH, 5alphaH, 6betaH, 7alphaH-guai-10(14),11(13)-dien-6, 12-olide(5), 3beta, 4alpha-dihydroxy-4beta-(chloromethyl)-8alpha-(4-hydroxymethacrylate)-1alphaH, 5alphaH, 6betaH, 7alphaH-guai-10(14),11 (13)-dien-6,12-olide (6) by spectroscopic methods. All of them showed inhibitory potential against butyrylcholinesterase.

Phytochemical investigation of the methanol extract of Vitex negundo afforded eight lignans; negundin A 1, negundin B 2, 6-hydroxy-4-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy)-3-hydroxymethyl-7-methoxy-3,4-dihydro-2-naphthaledehyde 3, vitrofolal E 4, (+)-lyoniresinol 5, (+)-lyoniresinol-3alpha-O-beta-d-glucoside 6, (+)-(-)-pinoresinol 7, and (+)-diasyringaresinol 8. The structures of these compounds were elucidated unambiguously by spectroscopic methods including 1D and 2D NMR analysis and also by comparing experimental data with literature data. The tyrosinase inhibitory potency of these compounds has been evaluated and attempts to justify their structure-activity relationships have been made in the present work. The compound 5 was found to be the most potent (IC(50)=3.21 microM) while other compounds demonstrated moderate to potent inhibitions. It was found that the substitution of functional group(s) at C-2 and C-3 positions and the presence of the -CH(2)OH group plays a vital role in the potency of the compounds. The compound 5 can act as a potential lead molecule to develop new drugs for the treatment of hyperpigmentation associated with the high production of melanocytes.

Here we report the isolation and structure elucidation of a new phytotoxic neo-clerodane diterpenoid, royleanumin (1), along with known constituents, ursolic acid and β-amyrin. Its structure was deduced by spectral studies including NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometric techniques and by the comparison with reported data. The compound was assayed for its phytotoxicity against lettuce seedlings. Royleanumin (1) exhibit strong activity and can be proposed as lead chemical for the development of a new environmentally friendly herbicide.