Principal eigenvector field segmentation for reproducible diffusion tensor tractography of white matter structures

The study was aimed to test the feasibility of utilizing an algorithmically determinable stable fiber mass (SFM) map obtained by an unsupervised principal eigenvector field segmentation (PEVFS) for automatic delineation of 18 white matter (WM) tracts: (1) corpus callosum (CC), (2) tapetum (TP), (3) inferior longitudinal fasciculus (ILF), (4) uncinate fasciculus (UNC), (5) inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus (IFO), (6) optic pathways (OP), (7) superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF), (8) arcuate fasciculus (AF), (9) fornix (FX), (10) cingulum (CG), (11) anterior thalamic radiation (ATR), (12) superior thalamic radiation (STR), (13) posterior thalamic radiation (PTR), (14) corticospinal/corticopontine tract (CST/CPT), (15) medial lemniscus (ML), (16) superior cerebellar peduncle (SCP), (17) middle cerebellar peduncle (MCP) and (18) inferior cerebellar peduncle (ICP). Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)-derived fractional anisotropy (FA) and the principal eigenvector field have been used to create the SFM consisting of a collection of linear voxel structures which are grouped together by color-coding them into seven natural classes to provide PEVFS signature segments which greatly facilitate the selection of regions of interest (ROIs) for fiber tractography using just a single mouse click, as compared with a manual drawing of ROIs in the classical approach. All the 18 fiber bundles have been successfully reconstructed, in all the subjects, using the single ROIs provided by the SFM approach, with their reproducibility characterized by the fact that the ROI selection is user independent. The essentially automatic PEVFS method is robust, efficient and compares favorably with the classical ROI methods for diffusion tensor tractography (DTT).     

拉曼光谱的16种多环芳烃（PAHs）特征振动光谱辨识

借助密度泛函理论中B3LYP/6-311++G(d, p)方法对美国EPA优先控制污染物中的16种多环芳烃(PAHs)：萘、苊烯、苊、芴、菲、蒽、荧蒽、芘、苯并[a]蒽、稠二萘、苯并[b]荧蒽、苯并[k]荧蒽、苯并[a]芘、二苯并(a, h)蒽、二苯并[g, h, i]芘以及茚苯(1, 2, 3-cd)芘进行结构优化,并计算拉曼光谱振动频率和去偏振度,在此基础上辨识多环芳烃的拉曼特征光谱。研究显示,16种PAHs的拉曼振动主要分布在3个频区：200～1 000 cm-1（指纹区）、1 000～1 700和3 000～3 200 cm-1（基团频率区）,3个频区主要振动归属分别为环变形(ring def),碳碳伸缩(CCStr)、碳氢摇摆(CHw)及其耦合振动(CCStrCCw),碳氢伸缩(CHStr)。进一步分析显示,指纹区16种PAHs的去偏振度随苯环变形振动对称性增强而降低,在该频区去偏振度最小的频移处苯环呼吸振动的对称性最强,指纹区的峰强也在此处出现最大值。任意PAHs在指纹区的最强峰之间的波数差较大,在显微拉曼光谱的可分辨范围内,因而利用指纹区的去偏振度和最强峰可将16种PAHs逐一识别。烷烃、烯烃、炔烃、醇类和酚类、脂肪醚、芳基烷基醚、醛类、酮类、羧酸、酯类、胺类、腈类、酰胺类、酸酐、芳烃的振动频率和峰强分布不完全一致,利用PAHs与这几类物质拉曼频率和峰强分布的差异可以逐一排出干扰。     

The zonal architecture of human articular cartilage described by T2 relaxation time in the presence of Gd-DTPA2-

The depth-wise variation of T(2) relaxation time is known to reflect the collagen network architecture in cartilage, while the delayed Gadolinium Enhanced MRI of Cartilage (dGEMRIC) technique is sensitive to tissue proteoglycan (PG) concentration. As the cartilage PG content varies along the tissue depth, the depth-dependent accumulation of the contrast agent may affect the inherent T(2) of cartilage in a nonconstant manner. Therefore, T(2) and dGEMRIC are typically measured in separate MRI sessions. In the present in vitro MRI study at 9.4 T, depth-wise T(2) profiles and collagenous zone thicknesses as determined from T(2) maps in the absence and presence of Gd-DTPA(2-) (T(2) and T(2Gd), respectively) were compared in samples of intact human articular cartilage (n=65). These T(2) measures were further correlated with birefringence (BF) of polarized light microscopy (PLM) to quantify the ability of MRI to predict the properties of the collagen fibril network. The reproducibility of the T(2) measurement in the current setup was also studied. Typical tri-laminar collagen network architecture was observed both with and without Gd-DTPA(2-). The inverse of BF (1/BF) correlated significantly with both T(2) and T(2Gd) (r=0.91, slope=0.56 and r=0.90, slope=0.63), respectively. The statistically significant linear correlations between zone thicknesses as determined from T(2) and T(2Gd) were r=0.55 (slope=0.49), r=0.74 (slope=0.71) and r=0.95 (slope=0.94) for superficial, middle and deep tissue zones, respectively. Reproducibility of the T(2) measurement was worst for superficial cartilage. Consistent with PLM, T(2) and T(2Gd) measurements reveal highly similar depth-dependent information on collagen network in intact human cartilage. Thus, dGEMRIC and T(2) measurements in one MRI session are feasible for intact articular cartilage in vitro.     

Diffusion measurements with the aid of nutation spin echoes appearing after two inhomogeneous radiofrequency pulses in inhomogeneous magnetic fields

Nutation echoes are generated by radiofrequency (RF) pulses with an inhomogeneous amplitude, B(1) = B(1)(r), in inhomogeneous magnetic fields, B(0) = B(0)(r). The two gradients of strengths G(1) and G(0), respectively, must be aligned in parallel for a maximum echo signal. After two RF pulses, two echoes appear at times tau(a) = 2 tau(1) + tau(2) + (G(1)/G(0))tau(1) and tau(b) = 2 tau(1) + tau(2) + 2(G(1)/G(0))tau(1), where tau(1) is the RF pulse duration and tau(2) the interpulse interval. It is shown that these echoes can favorably be employed for the determination of self-diffusion coefficients even in the poor experimental situation one often faces in low-resolution or low-field NMR. The signal intensity is comparable to that of ordinary Hahn echoes. Diffusion coefficients and spin-lattice relaxation times can be evaluated from the same experimental data set if both nutation echoes are recorded. Test experiments are in good agreement with literature data. Applications of the technique to "inside out" NMR, well logging NMR, surface coil NMR, toroid cavity NMR, etc., are suggested.     

SPME-GC-MS分析瀑布毛峰茶叶的赋香成分

采用顶空-固相微萃取法(SPME)从瀑布毛峰茶叶中提取挥发性成分,用气相色谱-质谱法(GC-MS)分析其组成。从一级和特级茶叶中分别鉴定了相对含量大于0.50%的化合物48个和41个,其中共同组分27个。一级瀑布毛峰茶叶的主要挥发性成分有壬醛(9.22%),芳樟醇(4.75%),牛儿醇(4.07%),(Z)-3-己烯-1-醇(3.53%),十一醛(3.16%),邻苯二甲酸二异丁酯(2.94%),十六烷(2.35%),己醛(2.00%),1-辛醇(1.97%),6-甲基-5-庚烯-2-酮(1.86%)。特级瀑布毛峰茶叶的主要挥发性成分有:壬醛(8.85%),1-辛烯-3-醇(6.37%),十一醛(4.81%),2,5,5-三甲基-1-己烯(2.84%),辛醛(2.73%),1-辛醇(2.63%),6-甲基-5-庚烯-2-酮(2.60%),芳樟醇(2.20%),1-戊醇(2.20%),己醛(2.16%)。两个等级的瀑布毛峰茶的主要挥发性成分大致相同,但各成分的含量存在一定差异。     

A suite of 3D NMR methods for characterizing complex hydrocarbon structure fragments

A suite of triple resonance 3D NMR experiments is presented for the complete connectivity assignment of the hydrocarbon network in complex macromolecular and supramolecular organic structures. These new 3D NMR methods rely only on the presence of a unique set of (13)C resonances (from (13)C(X)) which are separated from the rest of the (13)C NMR spectrum. These experiments take the advantage of region selective excitation and selective inversion by composite pulses to provide correlations among H(A), (13)C(A); H(B), (13)C(B) and neighboring (13)C(X) resonances along three frequency dimensions. These methods include: gHC(A)C(X), gHC(A)C(X)-HH-TOCSY and gHC(A)C(X)-CC-TOCSY experiments. The utility of this approach is illustrated with spectra of selected structure fragments in poly(ethylene-co-n-butyl acrylate-co-carbon monoxide) (polyEBC) prepared from 1,2,3-(13)C(3)-n-butyl acrylate.     

Multi-dimensional 1H-13C HETCOR and FSLG-HETCOR NMR study of sphingomyelin bilayers containing cholesterol in the gel and liquid crystalline states

(13)C cross polarization magic angle spinning (CP-MAS) and (1)H MAS NMR spectra were collected on egg sphingomyelin (SM) bilayers containing cholesterol above and below the liquid crystalline phase transition temperature (T(m)). Two-dimensional (2D) dipolar heteronuclear correlation (HETCOR) spectra were obtained on SM bilayers in the liquid crystalline (L(alpha)) state for the first time and display improved resolution and chemical shift dispersion compared to the individual (1)H and (13)C spectra and significantly aid in spectral assignment. In the gel (L(beta)) state, the (1)H dimension suffers from line broadening due to the (1)H-(1)H homonuclear dipolar coupling that is not completely averaged by the combination of lipid mobility and MAS. This line broadening is significantly suppressed by implementing frequency switched Lee-Goldburg (FSLG) homonuclear (1)H decoupling during the evolution period. In the liquid crystalline (L(alpha)) phase, no improvement in line width is observed when FSLG is employed. All of the observed resonances are assignable to cholesterol and SM environments. This study demonstrates the ability to obtain 2D heteronuclear correlation experiments in the gel state for biomembranes, expands on previous SM assignments, and presents a comprehensive (1)H/(13)C NMR assignment of SM bilayers containing cholesterol. Comparisons are made to a previous report on cholesterol chemical shifts in dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) bilayers. A number of similarities and some differences are observed and discussed.     

14N chemical shifts and quadrupole coupling constants of inorganic nitrates

The isotropic chemical shift and the nuclear quadrupole coupling constant for (14)N were obtained for 14 inorganic nitrates by solid-state MAS NMR measurements at two different field strengths, 9.4 and 11.7 T. The compounds studied were polycrystalline powders of AgNO(3), Al(NO(3))(3), Ba(NO(3))(2), Ca(NO(3))(2), CsNO(3), KNO(3), LiNO(3), Mg(NO(3))(2), NaNO(3), Pb(NO(3))(2), RbNO(3), Sr(NO(3))(2), Th(NO(3))(4)center dot4H(2)O, and UO(2)(NO(3))(2)center dot3H(2)O. Even though the spectra show broadening due to (14)N quadrupole interactions, linewidths of a few hundred hertz and a good signal-to-noise ratio were achieved. From the position of the central peaks at the two fields, the chemical shifts and the nuclear quadrupole coupling constants were calculated. The chemical shifts for all compounds studied range from 282 to 342 ppm with respect to NH(4)Cl. The nuclear quadrupole coupling constants range from 429 kHz for AgNO(3) to 993 kHz for LiNO(3). These data are compared with those available in the literature.     

A Comparative Study on Hemp (Cannabis sativa)Essential Oil Extraction Using Traditional and Advanced Techniques

A comparative study of Cannabis sativa(Hemp)essential constituents obtained by using Supercritical Fluid Extraction(SCFE),Steam Distillation(SD)and Hydrodistillation(HD)is presented here.The optimized extraction temperatures were 130,110and 50℃for hydrodistillation,steam distillation and supercritical fluid extraction respectively.The essential oil of C.sativa was analyzed by using Gas chromatography mass spectrometry(GC-MS).A total of 33,30and 31components have been identified in HD,SD and SCFE respectively.Yield of essential oil using SCFE(0.039%)was more than HD(0.025%)and SD(0.035%)extraction respectively.The main component of sesquiterpenes obtained by hydrodistillation at 130℃with their percentages included caryophyllene(40.58%),trans-α-bergamotene(5.41%),humulene(10.97%),cis-β-farnesene(8.53%)and monoterpenes includedα-pinene(2.13%),d-limonene(6.46%),p-cymol(0.65%)and cineole(2.58%)respectively.The main component of sesquiterpenes obtained by SD steam distillation at110℃including caryophyllene(38.60%)trans-α-bergamotene(4.22%),humulene(10.26%),cis-β-farnesene(6.67%)and monoterpenes includedα-pinene(3.21%),d-limonene(7.07%),p-cymol(2.59%)and cineole(3.88%)whereas the more percentages of major components were obtained by SCFE at 50℃included caryophyllene(44.31%),trans-α-bergamotene(6.79%),humulene(11.97%)cis-β-farnesene(9.71%)and monoterpenes includedα-pinene(0.45%),d-limonene(2.13%)p-cymol(0.19%)and cineole(1.38%)respectively.We found yield/efficiency,chemical composition,quality of the essential oils by supercritical fluid extraction superior in terms of modern,green,saving energy and a rapid approach as compared to traditional techniques.     

Molecular and compact four-quark states

We study charmonium (c(c)n(n)), bottomonium (b(b)n(n)) and exotic (cc(n)(n) and bb(n)(n)) four-quark states by means of a standard non-relativistic quark potential model. We look for possible bound states. Among them we are able to distinguish between meson-meson molecules and compact four-quark states.     

卟啉配合物-巯基棉体系分光光度法测定中药中铅、镉、铜

研究了卟啉与铅、镉、铜的反应及配合物的电子吸收光谱。结合巯基棉分离富集方法 ,将此金属卟啉配合物体系成功地应用于中药中微量铅、镉、铜的测定。方法简便 ,测定体系抗干扰的效果好 ,灵敏度高。实际样品测定的RSD在 3 3%～ 9 6 %之间。样品加标回收率在 90 %～ 1 0 3%之间。     

利用三维荧光结合平行因子算法研究金属离子对溶解性有机物的猝灭和校正

溶解性有机物的荧光组份由于受到金属离子的影响其荧光强度受到变化,从而为溶解性有机物的定量分析带来挑战。利用三维荧光结合平行因子分析方法研究了Cu(Ⅱ), Fe(Ⅲ), Ni(Ⅱ), Sr(Ⅱ), Hg(Ⅱ), K(Ⅰ), Mg(Ⅱ) 和Mn(Ⅱ)八个金属离子对典型溶解性有机物荧光组分的荧光猝灭作用,五个水样来源各不相同。实验表明水样被平行因子成功分解为三个荧光组分(色氨酸、腐殖酸、富里酸),这三个荧光组份的荧光得分随着Fe(Ⅲ), Cu(Ⅱ), Hg (Ⅱ)和 Ni(Ⅱ)浓度的增加呈线性或指数下降。在这四种离子中,Fe(Ⅲ)和Cu(Ⅱ)对腐殖酸和富里酸的荧光猝灭作用明显大于Hg (Ⅱ)和 Ni(Ⅱ)。Sr(Ⅱ), K(Ⅰ), Mg(Ⅱ)和Mn(Ⅱ)基本没有影响。其中Fe(Ⅲ)对于三个荧光组分的荧光猝灭都有较好的分析。由于只考虑Fe(Ⅲ) 和Cu(Ⅱ)的影响,对于含有金属离子的饮用水的荧光强度的校正曲线也被建立。不同来源的饮用水中荧光组份的荧光得分的衰减规律也是不一样的,因此水样的来源也是测量时需要考虑的因素。实验证实了金属离子对溶解性有机物的荧光猝灭作用以及其他因素比如Fe(Ⅲ) 和Cu(Ⅱ)和溶解性有机物本身的多样性都是我们荧光测量典型荧光组份时需要考虑的。表明三维荧光结合平行因子分析方法是一个有效的准确测量溶解性有机物荧光组份的工具。     

Emission Spectrometric Analysis of Fresh Waters with U-Shaped D.C. Arc with Aerosol Supply

Abstract

The application of a U-shaped d.c. arc with aerosol supply for analysis of fresh waters has been described. Limits of detection obtained with d.c. plasma compare well with those reported for ICP. A number of spectral lines and molecular bands were examined and the most suitable are selected to ensure the best limits of detection or wide dynamic ranges. Limits of detection in ng ml^?1, given in the parenthesis, following the element symbol, are: Al(0.9), B(0.6), Ba(0.2), Be(0.15), Ca(0.05), Cd(3.5), Co(1.1), Cr(0.2), Fe(2.4), Ga(0.5), Hg(9.0), K(0.3), Li(0.008), Mg(0.4), Mn(0.3), Mo(0.7), Na(0.04), Ni(2.0), P(45), Pb(12), Si(9.0), Sr(0.04), Zn(1.3).     

K7[P2Mo4W13M(H2O)O61]及其有机复合材料的合成及光谱研究

用降解法制得了Dawson结构铬、铁取代的磷钼钨酸钾,并将其与溴化(E)-N-丁基-4-(2-(4-二甲氨基苯基)乙烯基)吡啶反应制备了有机复合材料.通过元素分析和TG-DTA确定了配合物的组成分别为K7[P2Mo4W13M(H2O)O61](M=Cr(1),Fe(2))和(C19H25N2)6K3[P2Mo4W13MO62](M=Cr(3),Fe(4)).利用红外光谱、紫外-可见光谱、固体漫反射紫外-可见-近红外光谱、X射线光电子能谱以及荧光光谱对上述化合物进行了表征,并研究了复合材料中无机与有机组分间的相互作用及其荧光性质.     

Integration of quantitative DCE-MRI and ADC mapping to monitor treatment response in human breast cancer: initial results

PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to assess changes in the water apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and in pharmacokinetic parameters obtained from the fast-exchange regime (FXR) modeling of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) during neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eleven patients with locally advanced breast cancer underwent MRI examination prior to and after chemotherapy but prior to surgery. A 1.5-T scanner was used to obtain T1, ADC and DCE-MRI data. DCE-MRI data were analyzed by the FXR model returning estimates of K(trans) (volume transfer constant), v(e) (extravascular extracellular volume fraction) and tau(i) (average intracellular water lifetime). Histogram and correlation analyses assessed parameter changes post-treatment. RESULTS: Significant (P < .05) changes or trends towards significance (P < .10) were seen in all parameters except tau(i), although there was qualitative reduction in tau(i) values post-treatment. In particular, there was reduction (P < .035) in voxels with K(trans) values in the range 0.2-0.5 min(-1) and a decrease (P < .05) in voxels with ADC values in the range 0.99 x 10(-3) to 1.35 x 10(-3) mm2/s. ADC and v(e) were negatively correlated (r = -.60, P < .02). Parameters sensitive to water distribution and geometry (T(1), v(e), tau(i) and ADC) correlated with a multivariable linear regression model. CONCLUSION: The analysis presented here is sensitive to longitudinal changes in breast tumor status; K(trans) and ADC are most sensitive to these changes. Relationships between parameters provide information on water distribution and geometry in the tumor environment.     

镜像核13N-13C 和15N-15O中的激发态晕或皮(英文)

用非线性相对论平均场对两对镜像核13N-13C 和15N-15O进行了研究. 发现无论在基态还是激发态， 用两套参数所得的结合能都跟实验值很接近. 计算结果显示13N的第一激发态（2s1/2）和第三激发态（1d5/2）各存在一个非束缚的质子晕， 而13C的第三激发态（1d5/2）存在一个弱束缚的中子皮. 另外研究表明, 在另一对镜像核15N-15O的第二激发态（2s1/2）和第一激发态（2s1/2）分别存在一个中子晕和质子皮. Properties of two pairs of mirror nuclei 13N-13C and15N-15O are investigated by using the nonlinear relativistic mean field theory. It is found that all the calculated binding energies with two different parameter sets are very close to the experimental ones for both the ground states and the excited states. The calculations show that the first excited state (2s1/2) and the third excited state (1d5/2) in 13N are both unbound resonances with proton halo structure, whereas the third excited state (1d5/2) in 13C is weakly bound with a neutron skin. It is also predicted that there has a proton halo in the second excited state (2s1/2) of 15N as well as a neutron skin in the first excited state (2s1/2) of 15O.     

C80n (D2,Ih)的Jahn-Teller畸变和电子光谱

用INDO系列方法研究C80n(D2,Ih)的Jahn-Teller畸变,表明C80(D2)比C80(Ih)稳定,与实验一致;C80n(D2)未发生Jahn-Teller畸变,C80n(Ih)的部分离子发生明显的Jahn-Teller畸变,电荷对C80(Ih)稳定性有显著影响.首次计算其电子光谱,不仅得到C80(D2)与实验一致的吸收峰,还预测了C80n(D2,Ih)的电子光谱,对电子跃迁进行理论指认.C80n(D2)光谱与C80(D2)相比发生吸收峰红移,而C80n(Ih)光谱与C80(Ih)相比发生吸收峰兰移,其原因是C80n(D2)的LUMO-HOMO能隙比C80(D2)小,而C80n(Ih)的能隙则比C80(Ih)的能隙大.     

紫外差光谱测定Gd(Ⅲ), Yb(Ⅲ)与HBED配合物的条件稳定常数

在0.01 mol·L-1 N-2-羟乙基哌嗪-N'-2-乙磺酸(Hepes), pH 7.4, 室温条件下, 应用紫外差光谱滴定观察了Gd(Ⅲ), Yb(Ⅲ)与N, N'-二(2-羟苄基)乙二胺-N, N'-二乙酸(HBED)的结合. 结果表明 Gd(Ⅲ), Yb(Ⅲ)与HBED均形成1∶1的配合物, 其紫外差光谱均于237和291 nm处出现吸收峰, 在237 nm处配合物Gd-HBED与Yb-HBED的摩尔吸光系数分别为 ΔεGd=(22.52±0.20)×103 cm-1·mol-1·L, ΔεYb=(27.15±0.11)×103 cm-1·mol-1·L; 配合物Gd-HBED与Yb-HBED的条件稳定常数分别为 lgKGd-HBED=13.56±0.28, lgKYb-HBED=16.06±0.03, 符合线性自由能关系.     

吸光度比值-导数光谱法同时测定铜(Ⅱ)和铬(Ⅲ)的研究

提出了运用吸光度比值-导数光谱法同时测定Cr(Ⅲ)与Cu(Ⅱ)含量的新方法。在pH 5.7的HAc-NaAc的缓冲溶液中,Cr3+,Cu2+与铬天青S(CAS)和溴化十六烷基三甲胺(CTMAB)可分别形成蓝色三元络合物。其摩尔吸光系数分别为2.52×105 L·mol-1·cm-1和1.01×105 L·mol-1·cm-1。Cu2+和Cr3+的浓度分别在0.08～1.2 μg·mL-1和0.05～0.52 μg·mL-1范围内符合比尔定律,其检测限分别为0.014和0.013 μg·mL-1。此方法应用于环境水中Cr(Ⅲ),Cu(Ⅱ)的同时测定,取得了满意的结果。     

Depth and orientational dependencies of MRI T(2) and T(1ρ) sensitivities towards trypsin degradation and Gd-DTPA(2-) presence in articular cartilage at microscopic resolution

Depth and orientational dependencies of microscopic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T(2) and T(1ρ) sensitivities were studied in native and trypsin-degraded articular cartilage before and after being soaked in 1 mM Gd-DTPA(2-) solution. When the cartilage surface was perpendicular to B(0), a typical laminar appearance was visible in T(2)-weighted images but not in T(1ρ)-weighted images, especially when the spin-lock field was high (2 kHz). At the magic angle (55°) orientation, neither T(2)- nor T(1ρ)-weighted image had a laminar appearance. Trypsin degradation caused a depth- and orientational-dependent T(2) increase (4%-64%) and a more uniform T(1ρ) increase at a sufficiently high spin-lock field (55%-81%). The presence of the Gd ions caused both T(2) and T(1ρ) to decrease significantly in the degraded tissue (6%-38% and 44%-49%, respectively) but less notably in the native tissue (5%-10% and 16%-28%, respectively). A quantity Sensitivity was introduced that combined both the percentage change and the absolute change in the relaxation analysis. An MRI experimental protocol based on two T(1ρ) measurements (without and with the presence of the Gd ions) was proposed to be a new imaging marker for cartilage degradation.