流体动力学数值计算中两种自由面格式的比较

Ｒｉｃｈｔｍｙｅｒ等指出，流体动力学数值计算中的自由面条件可取为或两种形式，对这两种自由面条件进行了比较和分析。结果表明，前一种自由面条件对凝聚态和气态物质都是适用的，但后者只对凝聚态物质适用，用于气态物质时，误差较大。     

通过τ→a_1v→π~±π~0π~0v道测量由Z~0衰变的τ的极化不对称性

利用L3合作组1992年和1993年的数据，通过τ→a1v→π±π0π0v道测量了由Z0衰变的τ的极化不对称性A(pol)＝－0．239±0．126±0．100，其中第一项误差为统计误差，第二项误差为系统误差．由此推断有效电弱混合角sin2θw＝0．2197±0．0219．     

Colorimetric determination of staphylococcal enterotoxin B via DNAzyme-guided growth of gold nanoparticles

The authors describe a colorimetric method for the determination of the staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) that also allows for visual readout. The assay is based on the growth of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) mediated by a hemin/G-quadruplex DNAzyme which generates a color change from red to blue in the presence of SEB. The method is enzyme-free and does not require a label. The kinetics of the formation of the AuNPs is controlled by the hemin/G-quadruplex DNAzyme and this is key to the signal generation mechanism. In the presence of SEB, the reactions between aptamer and target modulated the amount of single probe G strands that form DNAzyme capable of consuming hydrogen peroxide. The growth process of AuNPs is influenced by the resulting concentration of H₂O₂ and leads to the color change. Under optimal conditions, a linear relationship exists between absorbance and SEB concentration in the range from 0.1 to 500 pg·mL￣¹ which covers the clinically relevant range. In case of visual detection, the lower limit of detection is 1 pg·mL^?1. The assay described here is sensitive, comparably inexpensive and can detect SEB rapidly without the need for sophisticated equipment. In our perception, the method has a wide scope in that it may be adapted to various nucleic acids, proteins and other biomolecules if respective aptamers are available.

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Graphical abstract Colorimetric determination of Staphylococcal enterotoxin B via DNAzyme-guided growth of gold nanoparticles

     

The possibility of the decomposition of 2'-deoxyribose moiety of thymidine induced by the low energy electron attachment

To evaluate the possibility of the decomposition of 2-deoxyribose moiety of thymidine induced by low energy electrons (LEE) attachment, the transition states and the energy barriers of the bond breaking processes of the ribose of the nucleoside have been studied theoretically by applying the density functional theory with the double zeta basis sets (DZP++). The energy barriers for the breakage of the C-C bonds (C(1')-C(2'), C(2')-C(3'), C(3')-C(4'), and C(4')-C(5')) of the ribose group of the radical anion of thymidine are found to be high (ca. 42-57 kcal/mol). The total energies of the C-C bond-broken products are significantly higher than that of the radical anion dT(*-). The decomposition of dT(*-) through the C-C bond rupture is unlikely to take place. The rupture of the C(1')-O(4') bond of dT(*-) needs an activation energy as low as 10.4 kcal/mol. However, the reversed reaction (C(1')-O(4') bond formation) needs the activation energy low as 0.3 kcal/mol. Therefore, the intermediate product LM1(C1')-(O4') is unlikely to be stable and the C(1')-O(4') bond-broken is not favored. The activation energy of the C(4')-O(4') bond rupture process amounts to 20.5 kcal/mol. The total energy of the C(4')-O(4') bond broken product is about 6.5 kcal/mol lower than that of the reactant dT(*-). The subsequent N1-glycosidic bond breaking process is found to have a very low energy barrier. Therefore, the LEE-induced base release through the C(4')-O(4') bond rupture might be a possible pathway.     

Proximity-based electrochemical biosensor for highly sensitive determination of methyltransferase activity using gold nanoparticle-based cooperative signal amplification

We describe a turn-on electrochemical biosensor for the detection of methyltransferases (MTases) causing DNA adenine methylation. This biosensor is based on insertion, methylation-resistant cleavage, signal enrichment caused by gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), and a signal probe-dragging strategy. A double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) containing identical MTase and methylation-resistant endonuclease (Mbo I) sites was immobilized on the surface of a gold electrode via Au-S covalent binding. The surface was subsequently treated with MTase and Mbo I and then washed. Results revealed that the surface of the electrode contains methylated dsDNA and 12-base nucleotides residual. Depending on biotin-streptavidin interactions that enabled signal probes and nucleotide residue hybridization and AuNP enrichment, a large number of signal probes labeled with ferrocene (Fc) are captured by the electrode. Under optimal conditions, the differential pulse voltammetry signals of Fc tags (at a working voltage of 0.24 V vs. Ag/AgCl) are linearly related to the log of the MTase activity in the 0.1 to 40 U·mL⁻¹ range. The dynamic range extends from 0.05 to 50 U·mL⁻¹, and the limit of detection is 0.024 U·mL⁻¹ (at an S/N ratio of 3). The assay is well reproducible and highly selective. In our perception, this strategy provides a promising approach for simple, sensitive and selective detection of Dam MTase and may be extended to the determination of other MTase by exchanging the corresponding DNA.

Proximity-based electrochemical biosensor for highly sensitive detection of DNA adenine methylation methyltransferase (Dam MTase) activity using methylation-resistant cleavage coupled with gold nanoparticle based cooperative signal amplification.

     

Phase change materials of n-alkane-containing microcapsules: observation of coexistence of ordered and rotator phases

In the present investigation, the crystallization and phase transition behaviours of normal alkane (n-docosane) in microcapsules with a mean diameter of 3.6 μm were studied by the combination of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), temperature-dependent X-ray diffraction (XRD) and variable-temperature solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (VT solid-state (13)C NMR). The DSC and VT solid-state (13)C NMR results reveal that a surface freezing monolayer is formed prior to the bulk crystallization of the microencapsulated n-docosane. More interestingly, it is confirmed that after the bulk crystallization, the ordered triclinic phase coexists with the rotator phase I (RI) for the microencapsulated n-docosane. We argue that the reduction of the free energy difference between the two phases, resulting from the microencapsulation process, leads to the coexistence of the ordered triclinic and rotator phases of the normal alkanes.     

气冷微型堆可燃毒物研究北大核心CSCD

为分析气冷微型堆可燃毒物布置策略,分别建立长寿期(15 MW-20 a)、短寿期(5 MW-1 a)、较长寿期(5 MW-3~10 a)不换料堆芯模型,利用通用蒙卡程序,研究气冷堆中常用可燃毒物核素种类、可燃毒物布置方案对堆芯反应性、寿期等特性的影响。研究结果表明:长寿期堆芯中,整体型Er2O3可以有效控制堆芯剩余反应性,但在寿期末会造成一定的反应性惩罚;整体型B4C可以较好地控制堆芯剩余反应性,并在寿期末几乎不会造成反应性惩罚,通过分区布置还可以优化功率分布;分离型B4C可以使燃耗特性曲线在寿期初和寿期中变化很平坦。短寿期堆芯中,分离型Gd2O3毒物棒可以很好地控制剩余反应性且不会缩短堆芯寿期;常见的B4C布置方式并不合适,但B4C弥散在堆芯石墨内可以起到较好的毒物效果。较长寿期堆芯中,分离型Gd2O3毒物棒不仅可以有效控制剩余反应性,还可以保证堆芯具备仅依靠温度负反馈实现自动停堆的固有安全性。研究结果将为后续气冷微堆型号研发提供指导。     

非等幅OTDM信号的全光时钟提取

理论上推导了非等幅均匀复用的OTDM信号中时钟分量与各路脉冲幅度的关系式,并分别从频域和时域的角度给出了利用以半导体光放大器（SOA）作为调制器的锁模光纤激光器进行时钟提取的物理机制,对时钟提取的物理过程给出了形象解释.实验上通过利用锁模光纤激光器成功地从非等幅均匀复用的8×2.5 GHz OTDM信号中提取了2.5 GHz单路时钟和20 GHz群路时钟光脉冲.利用该方案提取的时钟脉冲稳定性好,对偏振态不敏感,是较理想的时钟源.此技术可用于高速OTDM信号的时钟提取.     

Microfiltration membranes with pH dependent property prepared from poly(methacrylic acid) grafted polyethersulfone powder

Poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA) grafted polyethersulfone (PES) powder was prepared by γ-ray irradiation-induced graft polymerization. The existing of the PMAA side chains in the grafted powder was proved by FT-IR spectroscopy. Then, pH dependent microfiltration (MF) membranes were cast from PES-g-PMAA powder with different degree of grafting (DG) under phase inversion method. The contact angle, mean pore size and swelling behavior of MF membranes were measured. The morphology was studied and the water filtration property was also tested. The results showed that the mean pore sizes and filtration properties of MF membranes cast from PES-g-PMAA powder varied with pH. In the most variant case, the flux of acid solution was about four times as that of basic solution for the MF membrane cast from PES-g-PMAA with DG of 20.0%.