Enhancement of uranium(VI) biomineralization by Saccharomyces cerevisiae through addition of inorganic phosphorus

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - Enhancement of U(VI) biomineralization by Saccharomyces cerevisiae through addition of inorganic phosphorus was studied in this work. The addition...     

Design,synthesis and biological evaluation of some novel <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-arylpyrazole derivatives bearing the sulfonamide moiety as cytotoxic agents

A series of novel N-arylpyrazole derivatives (4a–4l) bearing the sulfonamide moiety were synthesized by the condensation reaction of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with 4-hydrazinylbenzenesulfonamide. The structures of the obtained compounds were established on the basis of elemental (C, H, and N) and spectral analysis (¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, ESIMS, and FT-IR). These compounds were tested for their in vitro cytotoxic activity against three human tumor cell lines: MCF-7, Hela, and A549. The results showed that most of the obtained compounds exhibited promising cytotoxicity against the tested cell lines with low IC₅₀ values. The pyrazole derivative 4k, bearing two methoxy groups on the 3-position and 4-position of the phenyl ring, was the most effective one. Its inhibition of cell growth of MCF-7 cells was better than that of celecoxib and cisplatin.     

A new type of micropump driven by a low electric voltage

In this paper, we propose a new prototype model of a micro pump using ICPF (Ionic Conducting Polymer Film) actuator as the servo actuator. This micro pump consists of two active oneway valves that make use of the same ICPF actuator. The overall size of this micro pump prototype is 12mm in diameter and 20 mm in length. The actuating mechanism is as follows: (1) The ICPF actuator as the diaphragm is bent into anode side by application of electricity. Then the volume of the pump chamber increases, resulting in the inflow of liquid from the inlet to the chamber. (2) By changing the current direction, the volume of the pump chamber decreases, resulting in the liquid flow from the chamber to the outlet. (3) The ICPF actuator is put on a sine voltage, the micro pump provides liquid flow from the inlet to the outlet continuously. Characteristic of the micro pump is measured. The experimental results indicate that the micro pump has the satisfactory responses.     

THE EXISTENCE OF CONNECTING ORBITS

In this paper,using the notion of an isolating block and Conley's attractor theory,an existence criterion of trajectories connecting a pair of invariant sets of ordinary differential equations is given.     

Continuous-time portfolio selection with liability: Mean–variance model and stochastic LQ approach

In this paper we formulate a continuous-time mean–variance portfolio selection model with multiple risky assets and one liability in an incomplete market. The risky assets’ prices are governed by geometric Brownian motions while the liability evolves according to a Brownian motion with drift. The correlations between the risky assets and the liability are considered. The objective is to maximize the expected terminal wealth while minimizing the variance of the terminal wealth. We derive explicitly the optimal dynamic strategy and the mean–variance efficient frontier in closed forms by using the general stochastic linear-quadratic (LQ) control technique. Several special cases are discussed and a numerical example is also given.     

糖尿病大鼠微量元素与动脉血栓形成的关系

为研究糖尿病大鼠微量元素的含量变化及其与动脉血栓形成的关系,用链脲佐菌素（STZ）诱导出糖尿病大鼠模型,三氯化铁（FeCl3）造颈总动脉血栓后,测定血糖、胰岛素（INS）、6-酮-前列腺素F1α（6-K-PGF1α）、血栓素B2（TXB2）、内皮素（ET1）以及全血微量元素镁、锌含量。结果表明,①与正常对照组比,糖尿病大鼠的血糖、TXB2、ET1和锌的含量、ρ（TXB2）／ρ（6-K-PGF1α）、（T／P）比值及血栓质量增加（P〈0．05）,INS含量降低（P〈0．001）,镁和6-K-PGF1α含量无改变（P〉0．05）;②糖尿病组的TXB2与糖、锌（P=0．001）、胰岛素正相关（P=0．003）,ET1仅与锌正相关（P=0．096）,6-K-PGF1α与镁、锌无相关关系。提示：①糖尿病大鼠血管内皮功能受损,血液处于T／P失衡的高凝状态,更易形成动脉血栓;②糖和锌代谢紊乱在T／P失衡和内皮功能损伤中有重要作用。     

Cerium oxide nanoparticles protect primary mouse bone marrow stromal cells from apoptosis induced by oxidative stress

The sintering of a silver (Ag) nanoparticle film by laser beam irradiation was studied using a CW DPSS laser. The laser sintering of the Ag nanoparticle thin film gave a transparent conductive film with a thickness of ca. 10 nm, whereas a thin film sintered by conventional heat treatment using an electronic furnace was an insulator because of the formation of isolated silver grains during the slow heating process. The laser sintering of the Ag nanoparticle thin film gave a unique conductive network structure due to the rapid heating and quenching process caused by laser beam scanning. The influences of the laser sintering conditions such as laser scan speed on the conductivity and the transparency were studied. With the increase of scan speed from 0.50 to 5.00 mm/s, the surface resistivity remarkably decreased from 4.45 × 10⁸ to 6.30 Ω/sq. The addition of copper (Cu) nanoparticles to silver thin film was also studied to improve the homogeneity of the film and the conductivity due to the interaction between the oxidized surface of Cu nanoparticle and a glass substrate. By adding 5 wt% Cu nanoparticles to the Ag thin film, the surface resistivity improved to 2.40 Ω/sq.     

1,4-二(萘[2,1-d]并(噁)唑-2’)苯为敏感试剂的荧光光纤传感器测定甲硝唑的研究

将1,4-二(萘[2,1-d]并(口恶)唑-2’)苯(BNOB)包埋在增塑的聚氯乙烯膜中,基于甲硝唑对BNOB的可逆猝灭,研制了一种甲硝唑荧光光纤传感器,传感器可逆性好,响应时间小于40s,响应线性范围为8.0×1O~(-6)～1.0×10~(-(?))mol·L~(-1),检出限为4.O×10~(-6)mol·L~(-1),常见的无机离子、药物不干扰甲硝唑的测定,传感器用于药品制剂中甲硝唑的测定,结果与药典法一致.     

Isolating block and existence of connecting orbits

Using the notion of an isolating block, some existence criteria of trajectories connecting two critical pints of planar dynaniiral systems are given. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.