New progress in active immunotherapy targeting to amyloid beta

Alzheimer's disease(AD) is one of the most common types of dementia whose hallmarks include neurofibrillary tangles and senile plaques. The latter are mainly composed of amyloid-β proteins(Aβ), and it's suggested that Aβ may be the causative factor in AD pathogenesis. Immunotherapy targeting Aβ for preventing aggregation of Aβ and mildly clearing amyloid plaques has been a hot topic since 1999. Although the first clinical trial of Aβ vaccine, AN-1792, failed in phase II, its results suggested some key points in the design of Aβ vaccines. Avoiding the possible toxic Aβ specific T cell response and inducing a Th2 type cellular immune response may be beneficial for Aβ immunotherapy. Many associations and research groups are working on Aβ vaccine and some progress has been made in recent years. In this review, we have provided a detailed summary of past Aβ vaccines, which have been sorted by the immunogen, and we also discuss some recent progress and future perspectives.     

不同年龄段天然牙的摩擦磨损行为研究

采用往复滑动摩擦磨损试验台考察了不同年龄段的天然牙同钛合金配副时的摩擦学性能.结果表明:天然牙的摩擦磨损行为同年龄密切相关,早期和中期恒牙的摩擦磨损行为相似,磨损表面主要呈现轻微擦伤迹象,中期恒牙的抗磨性能最佳;乳牙及晚期恒牙的摩擦系数变化波动较大,抗磨性能不佳,磨损表面主要呈现严重犁削和剥落特征.     

Transmission-mode GaN photocathode based on graded Al_xGa_(1-x)N buffer layer

We create a GaN photocathode based on graded Alx Ga1-x N buffer layers to overcome the influence of buffer-emission layer interface on the photoemission of transmission-mode GaN photocathodes.A gateshaped spectral response with a 260-nm starting wavelength and a 375-nm cut-off wavelength is obtained.Average quantum efficiency is 15% and short wavelength responses are almost equivalent to long wavelength ones.The fitted interface recombination velocity is 5×104 cm/s,with negligible magnitude,proving that the design of the graded buffer layers is efficient in obtaining good interface quality between the buffer and the emission layer.     

Diffusion interaction and quantitative analysis of zinc dialkyldithiophosphate content in lube base oils in terahertz regime

We investigate the diffusion interaction and quantitative analysis of zinc dialkyldithiophosphate (ZDDP) mixed with lube base oil (LBO) at different concentrations using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THzTDS).When the concentration exceeds 6.78%,the characteristic absorption peaks exhibit significantly shift,and the absorption coefficient peak value is nonlinear against concentration.Moreover,the absorption coefficients of mixed samples follow the Beer’s law at a concentration below 6.78%.The quantitative analysis enables a strategy for monitoring the formulation of lubricating oil in real time.     

Signaling-based path-segment protection in mesh optical networks

Path protections have become increasingly important for current mesh optical networks because fast restorations in generalized multiprotocol label switching(GMPLS) networks are uncertain.However,setting up additional disjoint paths to protect connections leads to more path setup blocking and signaling collisions.We analyze signaling collisions,path blocking and blocking probability,as well as calculate node-to-node blocking probabilities.A signaling-based path-segment protection(PSP) is proposed,which integrates segment protections and path protections as well as enhances the performance of path protections and ring protections.The setup of PSP connections causes less blocking probability than the setup of path protection connections in the simulations.     

混凝土静态力学性能的细观力学方法述评

混凝土力学特性是大坝、海洋平台等工程结构抗震设计及仿真分析的前提条件之一,也是目前研究的薄弱环节．混凝土是一种典型的非均质材料,其宏观力学特性由细观组成来决定．本文总结了目前研究混凝土宏观力学特性的细观力学分析方法,细观有限元法及理论分析法;阐述了界面过渡区（ITZ）对混凝土性能的影响,简单介绍了混凝土界面过渡区问题的...     

Fabrication and characterization of Ce_(0.7)Zr_( 0.3)O_2 nanorods having high specific surface area and large oxygen storage capacity

Nanorod-like Ce 0.7 Zr 0.3 O 2 solid solutions were synthesized by a sodium dodecyl sulfate-assisted precipi- tation method. The samples were characterized by means of scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and specific surface area measurement. Typical Ce 0.7 Zr 0.3 O 2 nanorods were 40 nm in average diameter and 450 nm in length, with specific surface area and oxygen storage capacity of 194 m 2 /g and 374 mol/g, respectiv...     

用于光纤法布里-珀罗传感器腔长互相关解调的光楔的数学模型研究

光楔是实现光纤法布里-珀罗(F-P)传感器互相关解调的重要光学元件.根据互相关解调的原理分析了造成光楔和光纤F-P传感器F-P腔的反射光相位不同的因素,进而建立了光楔的干涉光强的数学模型,在此基础上对具有不同反射率的光楔的干涉光强进行了数值仿真,和相同反射率的光纤F-P传感器F-P腔的干涉光强对比之后建立了光楔的简化数...     

基于Matlab/Simulink的电压型超导储能功率调节控制仿真

本文首先对电压型超导储能（Voltage-Superconducting-Magnet-Energy-Storage,简称VSMES）功率调节系统（Power-Conditioning-System,简称PCS）的原理进行介绍,并运用Matlab/Simulink仿真分析软件,针对三相电压型超导储能功率调节系统的控制过...     

Determination of metoprolol in rabbit blood using capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection

This work described a sensitive method for determination of metoprolol in rabbit plasma.The method involved purification by ultrafiltration,derivatization with fluorescein isothiocyanate,determination by capillary electrophoresis(CE) coupled with laser-induced fluorescence(LIF) detector.Other components in plasma including a variety of amino acids and proteins did not interfere with the determination of metoprolol in experimental condition.The assay had a wide range(2.0-500 ng/mL) of linearity and a detection limit of 0.8 ng/mL.The intra- and inter-day precisions were satisfactory with relative standard deviation(RSD) less than 10.0%and accuracy within 10.0%.This method was successfully applied to pharmacokinetic study of metoprolol in rabbit blood.