The Effect of Vibrational Excitation of Molecules on Plasmachemical Reactions Involving Methane and Nitrogen

An experimental study of plasmachemical reaction involving CH₄ and N₂ molecules in rf discharge was studied in order to know the effect of vibrational excitation of N₂ molecules. When the relative nitrogen concentration was greater than 0.8, the main product of CH₄ decomposition was HCN, and the rate of methane decomposition at this condition was faster than that one in pure methane. These results could be confirmed through the mass spectroscopic method. The reason for these results is the vibrational energy of N₂ excited by rf discharge. The chain reaction mechanisms of producing HCN by vibrational excitation of N₂ were examined closely through numerical simulation. The rate-controlling step was the dissociation reaction of excited nitrogen molecule to the atomic nitrogen, so the process of HCN synthesis was limited by the value of reaction constant, k^N.     

Polyesters containing ring units in main chains. I. Preparation and stereochemistry of monomers and polyesters

Cycloalkanone (C₅–C₈, C₁₂, and C₁₅) or cycloalkane (C₅ and C₆) ring-containing monomeric diesters and the polyesters derived from them were prepared, and their configurations were studied by ¹³C-NMR spectroscopy. Absolute configurations were determined for ring sizes 5, 6, and 7. Configurational change during reduction of a ketonic group of monomeric diesters with ring sizes 5 and 6 was discussed in terms of the steric effect of ring substituents on the ketonic group. In the polycondensation reaction epimerization of the ring units was observed in 5-, 6-, and 7-membered cycloalkanones and not in others, which is explained by steric hindrance by the ring substituents against attack of tetrabutyl titanate catalyst on the ketonic group.     

2,3,7‐Triazabicyclo[3.3.0]octenes Prepared by Tandem Cascade Reaction of Allyl Azides and Olefinic Dipolarophiles

Tandem cascade reactions of allylazides and olefinic dipolarophiles to give cis‐fused 2,3,7‐triazabicyclo [3.3.0]octenes ( 5, 6 or 7 ) are reported. Therein, an intermolecular dipolar cycloaddition of azide and alkene gave a triazoline which was followed by isomerization of the triazoline to a diazoester ( 4 ) and then an intramolecular dipolar cycloaddition from the diazo functional group and the double bond in 4 to give 5 . Compound 5 may further more undergo a Michael addition to give 7‐substituted‐ 2,3,7‐ triazabicyclo [3.3.0]oct‐2‐ene ( 6 ) or a tautomerization to give 2,3,7‐triazabicyclo[3.3.0]oct‐3‐ene ( 7 ). The reaction may be manipulated to stop at a particular stage by adopting a suit able solvent or an appropriate temperature.     

四川省重点河段水环境安全性评价

为研究四川省重点河段水环境的安全性,利用综合评价指数法和模糊综合评价决策的数学模型对主要水系干流和支流河段的水质安全性做出了评价.结果显示,岷江流域的水质安全性较差,主要的污染物为重金属汞和铁,沱江和涪江流域的水质安全性较好.     

桑色素修饰碳糊电极吸附溶出伏安法测定人尿中痕量铅

制作了用桑色素作修饰剂的碳糊修饰电极 ,利用该电极为工作电极 ,建立了测定痕量铅的新方法。在甲酸钠 盐酸缓冲溶液 (pH 4 .9)中 ,在 - 0 .10V(vs .SCE)下搅拌富集 ,铅 (Ⅱ )与化学修饰碳糊电极表面的桑色素形成电活性络合物而吸附富集于电极表面 ,经 - 0 .85V(vs.SCE)静止还原后 ,阳极化线性扫描 ,在 - 0 .4 3V(vs .SCE)获得一灵敏的二次导数溶出峰。在最佳条件下分别富集 360s和 180s ,其二次导数峰电流与铅 (Ⅱ )浓度分别在 5 .0× 10 - 9～ 1.0× 10 - 7mol·L- 1和 2 0×10 - 8～ 1.0× 10 - 6 mol·L- 1两个范围内呈良好的线性关系 ,富集 6min ,检出限可达 1.0× 10 - 9mol·L- 1(S/N =3)。同时 ,探讨了电极反应机理。方法应用于尿铅测定 ,获得满意的结果     

The characteristics of integrins expression in decidualized human endometrial stromal cell induced by 8-Br-cAMP in in vitro

Integrins are heterodimeric glycoproteins that have been found to undergo dynamic temporal and spatial changes in the endometrium during the menstrual cycle and in early pregnancy. Specificity of integrins is known to be different in human endometrial stromal cells and decidual cells. These shifts of integrins suggested to play an important role in embryo implantation and can be modulated by progesterone, cAMP derivatives, and cytokines. The mechanisms of decidualization and its precise physiological role are still not clearly understood and in vitro systems could provide an alternative that overcomes limitations of studying such complex biological phenomena in vivo at the time of implantation. This study was undertaken to establish an in vitro model system for human decidualization using 8-bromo-cAMP and to investigate the characteristics of stromal integrin expression in vitro by 8-Br-cAMP. Endometrial stromal cells were isolated and cultured, and then were induced to decidualize by 0.5 mM 8-Br-cAMP for 15 days. Immunofluorescence staining and flow cytometric analyses of the integrin subunits (alpha1, alpha4, alpha5, alpha6, beta1 and alphavbeta3) were performed at day 9. In the presence of 8-Br-cAMP, the staining intensity of alphavbeta3 was significantly higher than control and measurements for alpha1, alpha4, alpha5, alpha6, and beta1 were similar. Immunofluorescent localization of the integrins reflected the differences obtained from the flow cytometric analyses described above. In summary, the expression of alphavbeta3 integrin increased in stromal cells in vitro decidualized by 8-Br-cAMP and this up-regulation of alphavbeta3 integrin expression during decidualization might influence on human implantation.     

Weighted local polynomial estimations of a non-parametric function with censoring indicators missing at random and their applications

In this paper, we consider the weighted local polynomial calibration estimation and imputation estimation of a non-parametric function when the data are right censored and the censoring indicators are missing at random, and establish the asymptotic normality of these estimators. As their applications, we derive the weighted local linear calibration estimators and imputation estimations of the conditional distribution function, the conditional density function and the conditional quantile function, and investigate the asymptotic normality of these estimators. Finally, the simulation studies are conducted to illustrate the finite sample performance of the estimators.     

Structure and hydrodynamics of polyamic acid chains in solutions. Effect of “pin-joint” oxygen atom

The hydrodynamic characteristics and weight-average molecular weights of some samples of poly-(4,4′-oxydiphenylene) pyromellitamic acid (I) and poly (4,4′-phenylene) pyromellitamic acid (II) in DMF have been obtained by sedimentation, viscometry and light scattering. For (I) the dependence of S₀ on M was obtained and it was found that the hydrodynamic parameters $\text{F}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>3</mtext>}}\text{P}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}$ depend on M up to M = 10⁵. The experimental results were treated by using two models, viz. a Yamakawa-Fujii persistent chain and a rotational isomeric chain with free rotation about valence bonds. It was shown that the hydrodynamic behaviour of macromolecules of (I) with a pin-joint oxygen atom in the main chain is satisfactorily described by the rotational isomeric chain model with free rotation about valence bonds. The dependence of [η] on M was obtained and the constants K and a in an equation of the Mark-Kuhn-Houwink type were determined for (II). The flexibility of the chain was estimated and the Kuhn segment was found to be 200 Å using the Yamakawa-Fujii theory. The flexibilities of the chains of (I) and (II) are compared; it is shown that the rigidity of the chain of (II) without a pin-joint oxygen atom in the monomer unit is much higher than that of the chain of (I). The dependence of S₀ on M obtained for (II) suggests that its macromolecules show a more pronounced tendency for formation of aggregates than those of (I).