The Crystallization of Poly (3-dodecyltbiophene) in an Oriented Solidification Environment

Poly (3-alkylthiophenes) (P3ATs) have made up of a family of conductive polymerswhich are soluble, fusible and processable, since the introduction of flexible alkyl sidechains"'. It is generally accepted that P3ATs can form similar layered structures. inwhich the thiophene rings possess planarity and the side chains act as spacers'-'. Whenthe number. of 'carbon atoms of alkyl side chains is more than 10, some orderlyarrangements will occur for side chains betWeen the' layers'. It has been w…     

Analysis of an FRW cosmological model

The Einstein field equations for the Friedmann universe reduce to a system of three first-order equations for the space-like components and a constraint from the temporal component. We analyse the system from the viewpoints of symmetry and singularity analyses. The solutions of particular relevance to Cosmology are highlighted.      

流动注射-电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法测定天然水中的钙和镁

本文采用流动注射－电感耦合等离子体发现光谱联用技术测定了天然水中的钙、镁元素。考察了试液的雾化和曝光时间及载气压力等因素对分析信号的影响。通过与气动连续进样的对比，测出了钙、镁在流动注射进样下的分散系数。本法在测定钙、镁含量高的水性时，不需对试样进行稀释处理。对五个水样中钙、镁的分析结果与EDTA络合滴定法相吻合。     

Si-SiO2膜的椭圆偏振光谱

我们建立了椭圆偏振光谱仪装置,提出一种较简便的测定方法(测I_max,I_min,θ_min,算(ψ,Δ)-λ),并对具有不同厚度氧化硅膜的硅样品进行了测量。还在理论上计算了光谱曲线,与实验结果基本相符。最后,对比了测定膜厚的偏振光谱法与消光法。 关键词：     

First integrals versus configurational invariants and a weak form of complete integrability

A confusion over the concept of first integrals, which has been created in a recent paper by Hall [13] is clarified. The clear distinction between first integrals and functions which are first integrals only on a specific, fixed hypersurface is discussed. Hall's terminology of configurational invariants is adopted for the latter case. The possible relevance of knowing configurational invariants for a Hamiltonian system is illustrated by results concerning a weak form of the theory on complete integrability.     

异种DNA对胚胎发育的影响

有平衡器之东方蝾螈的DNA和无平衡器之黑斑蛙DNA当分别注射至黑斑蛙的受精卵内时.两者都能使受注射卵发育成的有些蝌蚪在左鳃盖上具有类似平衡器的突出物.基于这些事实,可以推论蝌蚪的类似平衡器的突出物既不是由于遗传转化,也不是平衡器的诱导而是DNA对胚胎发育的非特异性效应.     

Creating permanent 3D arrangements of isolated cells using holographic optical tweezers

We report the creation of permanent 3D configurations of cells, at predefined positions, within a gelatin matrix. The technique used holographic optical tweezers to manipulate individual E. coli within a solution comprising monomer precursors. The matrix was then set and after the laser beam was removed, we were able to demonstrate that the structures remained intact for many days. We were also able to demonstrate that, in the presence of appropriate nutrients, the E. coli survived within the gelatin matrix for several days. The technique could have a number of potential future applications, including the arrangement of a variety of different cell types in complex architectures, as motifs for promoting tissue differentiation and growth within the field of cell engineering.     

Cavity QED with quantized center of mass motion

We investigate the quantum fluctuations of a single atom in a weakly driven cavity, where the center of mass motion of the atom is quantized in one dimension. We present analytic results for the second order intensity correlation function g((2))(tau) and the intensity-field correlation function h(theta)(tau), for transmitted light in the weak driving field limit. We find that the coupling of the center of mass motion to the intracavity field mode can be deleterious to nonclassical effects in photon statistics and field-intensity correlations, and compare the use of trapped atoms in a cavity to atomic beams.     

Initial attempts at directly detecting alpha wave activity in the brain using MRI

The “direct detection” of neuronal activity by MRI could offer improved spatial and temporal resolution compared to the blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) effect. Here we describe initial attempts to use MRI to detect directly the neuronal currents resulting from spontaneous alpha wave activity, which have previously been shown to generate the largest extracranial magnetic fields. Experiments were successfully carried out on four subjects at 3 T. A single slice was imaged at a rate of 25 images per second under two conditions. The first (in darkness with eyes-closed) was chosen to promote alpha wave activity, while the second (eyes-open viewing a visual stimulus) was chosen to suppress it. The fluctuations of the phase and magnitude of the resulting MR image data were frequency analysed, and tested for the signature of both alpha wave activity and neuronal activity evoked by the visual stimulus.

Regions were found that consistently showed elevated power in fluctuations of the phase of the MR signal, in the frequency range of alpha waves, during the eyes-closed condition. It was conservatively assumed that if oscillations occurred at the same frequency in the magnitude signal from the same region or at the same frequency in the phase or magnitude signal from other regions overlying large vessels or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), then the phase changes were not due to neuronal activity related to alpha waves. Using these criteria the data obtained were consistent with direct detection of alpha wave activity in three of the four volunteers. No significant MR signal fluctuations due to evoked activity were identified.     

The quantitative 19F-imaging of albumin at 1.5 T: a potential in-vivo tool

19F-MR-imaging has been used to quantitate albumin concentration in a phantom at 1.5 T. The experimentally derived relationship between albumin concentration and the T1 relaxation time of a fluorinated marker, tetrafluorosuccinic acid (TFSA) was used to calculate the albumin concentration from a quantitative 19F T1 map acquired using a gradient echo sequence. There was close correlation between calculated and actual BSA concentrations (r = 0.99, SE = 0.15). The potentially interfering effect of paramagnetic species on T1 relaxation times was also investigated. Relaxivity data show that albumin concentration measurements should be performed prior to any contrast agent administration.