Dynamics of k-essence in loop quantum cosmology

In this paper,we study the dynamics of k-essence in loop quantum cosmology(LQC).The study indicates that the loop quantum gravity(LQG)effect plays a key role only in the early epoch of the universe and is diluted in the later stages.The fixed points in LQC are basically consistent with those in standard Friedmann-Robertson-Walker(FRW)cosmology.For most of the attractor solutions,the stability conditions in L Q C are in agreement with those for the standard FRW universe.For some special fixed points,however,tighter constraints are imposed thanks to the LQG effect.     

Vibration suppression and angle tracking of a fire-rescue ladder

Nonlinear Dynamics - This paper mainly considers vibration suppression and angle tracking of a fire-rescue ladder system. The dynamical model is regarded as a segmented Euler–Bernoulli beam...     

Functional Genome Mining Reveals a Class V Lanthipeptide Containing a d-Amino Acid Introduced by an F420H2-Dependent Reductase

Lantibiotics are a type of ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (termed lanthipeptides) with often potent antimicrobial activity. Herein, we report the discovery of a new lantibiotic, lexapeptide, using the library expression analysis system (LEXAS) approach. Lexapeptide has rare structural modifications, including N-terminal (N,N)-dimethyl phenylalanine, C-terminal (2-aminovinyl)-3-methyl-cysteine, and d -Ala. The characteristic lanthionine moiety in lexapeptide is formed by three proteins (LxmK, LxmX, and LxmY), which are distinct from enzymes known to be involved in lanthipeptide biosynthesis. Furthermore, a novel F₄₂₀H₂-dependent reductase (LxmJ) from the lexapeptide biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) is identified to catalyze the reduction of dehydroalanine to install d -Ala. Our findings suggest that lexapeptide is the founding member of a new class of lanthipeptides that we designate as class V. We also identified further class V lanthipeptide BGCs in actinomycetes and cyanobacteria genomes, implying that other class V lantibiotics await discovery.     

Flickering dipoles in the gas phase: structures, internal dynamics, and dipole moments of β-naphthol-H2O in its ground and excited electronic states

Described here are the rotationally resolved S(1)-S(0) electronic spectra of the acid-base complex cis-β-naphthol-H(2)O in the gas phase, both in the presence and absence of an applied electric field. The data show that the complex has a trans-linear O-H???O hydrogen bond configuration involving the -OH group of cis-β-naphthol and the oxygen lone pairs of the attached water molecule in both electronic states. The measured permanent electric dipole moments of the complex are 4.00 and 4.66 D in the S(0) and S(1) states, respectively. These reveal a small amount of photoinduced charge transfer between solute and solvent, as supported by density functional theory calculations and an energy decomposition analysis. The water molecule also was found to tunnel through a barrier to internal motion nearly equal in energy to kT at room temperature. The resulting large angular jumps in solvent orientation produce "flickering dipoles" that are recognized as being important to the dynamics of bulk water.     

Biosorption behavior and mechanism of thorium on Streptomyces sporoverrucosus dwc-3

To understand the impact of microorganisms on the fate of thorium in soils, we have investigated the thorium biosorption behavior and mechanism on the living and dead cells of Streptomyces sporoverrucosus dwc-3, isolated from soils in China. The living cells need more time (24 h) to reach equilibrium than dead cells (24 h). The biosorption is greatly dependent on pH and ionic strength for the two kinds of cells. SEM and TEM indicate that thorium initially bind with the cell surface which is probably controlled by ion-exchange, evidence by PIXE, and inner-sphere complexation mechanism and then accumulated in the cytoplasm.     

The Synthesis of Magnetic Lysozyme‐Imprinted Polymers by Means of Distillation–Precipitation Polymerization for Selective Protein Enrichment

A protein imprinting approach for the synthesis of core–shell structure nanoparticles with a magnetic core and molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) shell was developed using a simple distillation–precipitation polymerization method. In this work, Fe₃O₄ magnetic nanoparticles were first synthesized through a solvothermal method and then were conveniently surface‐modified with 3‐(methacryloyloxy)propyltrimethoxylsilane as anchor molecules to donate vinyl groups. Next a high‐density MIP shell was coated onto the surface of the magnetic nanoparticles by the copolymerization of functional monomer acrylamide (AAm), cross‐linking agent N,N′‐methylenebisacrylamide (MBA), the initiator azodiisobutyronitrile (AIBN), and protein in acetonitrile heated at reflux. The morphology, adsorption, and recognition properties of the magnetic molecularly imprinted nanoparticles were investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X‐ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), and rebinding experiments. The resulting MIP showed a high adsorption capacity (104.8 mg g^?1) and specific recognition (imprinting factor=7.6) to lysozyme (Lyz). The as‐prepared Fe₃O₄@Lyz‐MIP nanoparticles with a mean diameter of 320 nm were coated with an MIP shell that was 20 nm thick, which enabled Fe₃O₄@Lyz‐MIP to easily reach adsorption equilibrium. The high magnetization saturation (40.35 emu g^?1) endows the materials with the convenience of magnetic separation under an external magnetic field and allows them to be subsequently reused. Furthermore, Fe₃O₄@Lyz‐MIP could selectively extract a target protein from real egg‐white samples under an external magnetic field.     

热处理对聚芳醚腈的结晶行为及熔融的影响

利用广角X射线衍射 (WAXD)方法和示差扫描量热法 (DSC)研究了不同热处理温度 (Th)下聚芳醚腈(PCE)的微晶尺寸、结晶度及热性能的变化 .结果表明 ,淬火样品在熔融温度以下 ,热处理对微晶尺寸、结晶度、Tg 及Tm 均有不同程度的影响 ,且都随Th 的升高 ,其Dhkl、Xc 和Tm 也升高 .实验还发现 ,结晶样品的结晶度与原粉试样相比较均下降 ,说明PCE聚合物在熔融过程中出现了交联 ,导致了结晶度的下降     

新型光波导阵列电光快速扫描器的光波导效应

对新型光波导阵列电光快速扫描器中的光波导效应进行了研究,分析了考虑光波导模式效应的光波导阵列电光快速扫描器的扫描特性,指出光波导模式特性主要影响新型光波导电光快速扫描器的扫描范围和效率,并研究了在应用该器件进行光束扫描时的技术要求.     

—阶导数法在裂解色谱法中的应用

运用一阶导数数学方法对色谱馏出曲线的基本速率方程求导，应用导数光谱装置实现模拟微分，得到一阶导数色谱图。不但为裂解色谱特征的定性鉴别提供了又一个有力的手段，而且给色谱图数学方法的处理理论及信息转换以新的启迪。     

Control of thermal cross‐linking reactions and the degree of crystallinity of syndiotactic 1,2‐polybutadiene

Thermal stability, crystallization, morphological development, subsequently melting, and crystallinity control of a syndiotactic 1,2‐polybutadiene sample were carefully carried out by thermogravimetry (TGA), polarized optical microscopy (POM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), temperature‐modulated differential scanning calorimetry (TMDSC), and wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction (WAXD), respectively. The experiments indicate that thermal cross‐linking reaction rates under nitrogen protection and in air are different for this polymer at temperature above 155 °C. Under nitrogen protection, the thermal cross‐linking reaction rate is delayed and the mechanism of melt crystallization obtained from the DSC results is in good accordance with that from POM observation. TMDSC results indicate that melting–recrystallization–melting model is more proper to explain the double melting events of this sample. At the same time, the evolution of the degree of crystallinity as the function of the time was investigated by WAXD profiles for the samples firstly crystallized at 145 °C for 1 h and then kept at 163 °C mediated between the temperatures of the double peaks. It shows that as prolonging the annealing time at 163 °C thermal cross‐linking reactions possibly occur, leading to gradual reduction of the apparent crystallite sizes, evaluated by Scherrer equation and the degree of crystallinity. The changing sequence of the relative intensity of the stronger four diffraction peaks with time due to thermal cross‐linking reactions is (111)/(201) > (210) > (010) > (200)/(110). © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 43: 2885–2897, 2005