Unscented Kalman filter for time varying spectral analysis of earthquake ground motions

A novel parametric time-domain method for time varying spectral analysis of earthquake ground motions is presented. Based upon time varying autoregressive moving average (ARMA) modeling of earthquake ground motion, unscented Kalman filter (UKF) is used to estimate the time varying ARMA coefficients. Then, time varying spectrum is yielded according to the time varying ARMA coefficients. Analysis of the ground motion record El Centro (1940, N–S) shows that compared to Kalman filter (KF) based method, short-time Fourier transform (STFT) and wavelet transform (WT), UKF based method can more reasonably represent the distribution of the seismic energy in time–frequency plane, which ensures its better ability to track the local properties of earthquake ground motions and to identify the systems with nonlinearity. Analysis of the seismic response of a building during the 1994 Northridge earthquake shows that UKF based method can be potentially a useful tool for structural damage detection and health monitoring. Lastly, it is found that the theoretical frequency resolving power of ARMA models usually neglected in some studies has considerable effect on time varying spectrum and it is one of the key factors for ARMA modeling of earthquake ground motion.     

The constructive technique and its application in solving a nonlinear reaction diffusion equation

A mathematical technique based on the consideration of a nonlinear partial differential equation together with an additional condition in the form of an ordinary differential equation is employed to study a nonlinear reaction diffusion equation which describes a real process in physics and in chemistry. Several exact solutions for the equation are acquired under certain circumstances.     

Modeling the migration of cancer cells in the bloodstream

We model the migration of cancer cells that have broken away from a tumor and are circulating in the bloodstream. Using the immersed boundary method and culling from literature the material properties of cancer cells, we simulate how cells deform as a function of the flow properties of the bloodstream as well as the adhesive properties between the cancer cells and the endothelial cells of the bloodstream. We also simulate the migration characteristics as a function of the migrating cell density. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

亚甲蓝作为光谱探针研究对-二甲氨甲基-杯[8]芳烃与DNA间的作用

亚甲蓝作为光谱探针研究对-二甲氨甲基-杯[8]芳烃与DNA间的作用;对二甲基杯[8]芳烃;小牛胸腺DNA;紫外光谱法;荧光探针     

Linear Azo Polymer Containing Conjugated 5,5′‐Azodisalicylic Acid Segments in the Main Chain: Synthesis,Characterization, and Degradation

Summary: Copolymers of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and 5,5′‐azodisalicylic acid (Olsalazine, OLZ) were synthesized and evaluated by hydrolysis and in‐vitro biodegradation with azoreductase. It was found that changing the molecular weight of the PEO blocks affected the loading ratio of OLZ, and resulted in significant differences in the hydration and degradability of the copolymers. These novel azo‐containing copolymers can be used in colon‐specific drug delivery.

Release of 5‐ASA from OLZ and PEO‐OLZ copolymers incubated with rat cecum content in the presence of benzyl viologen and α‐D ‐glucose.     

LIBS using dual- and ultra-short laser pulses

Pre-ablation dual-pulse LIBS enhancement data for copper, brass and steel using ns laser excitation are reported. Although large enhancements are observed for all samples, the magnitude of the enhancement is matrix dependent. Whereas all of the dual-pulse studies used ns laser excitation we see interesting effects when using ps and fs laser excitation for single-pulse LIBS. LIBS spectra of copper using 1.3 ps and 140 fs laser pulses show much lower background signals compared to ns pulse excitation. Also, the atomic emission decays much more rapidly with time. Because of relatively low backgrounds when using ps and fs pulses, non-gated detection of LIBS is shown to be very effective. The plasma dissipates quickly enough using ps and fs laser pulses, that high pulse rates, up to 1000 Hz, are effective for increasing the LIBS signal, for a given measurement time. Finally, a simple near-collinear dual-pulse fiber-optic LIBS probe is shown to be useful for enhanced LIBS measurements. Received: 1 August 2000 / Revised: 2 November 2000 / Accepted: 8 November 2000     

Phenolic Constituents,Antioxidant and Cytoprotective Activities,Enzyme Inhibition Abilities of Five Fractions from Vaccinium dunalianum Wight

The bud of Vaccinium dunalianum Wight has been traditionally consumed as health herbal tea by “Yi” people in Yunnan Province, China, which was locally named “Que Zui tea”. This paper studied the chemical constituents of five fractions from Vaccinium dunalianum, and their enzyme inhibitory effects of α-glucosidase and pancreatic lipase, antioxidant activity, and cytoprotective effects on H₂O₂-induced oxidative damage in HepG2 cells. The methanol extract of V. dunalianum was successively partitioned with petroleum ether (PF), chloroform (CF), ethyl acetate (EF), n-butanol (BF), and aqueous (WF) to obtain five fractions. The chemical profiling of the five fractions was analyzed by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with a tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS), and 18 compounds were tentatively identified. Compared to PF, CF, BF and WF, the EF revealed the highest total phenols (TPC) and total flavonoids (TFC), and displayed the strongest enzyme inhibition ability (α-glucosidase and pancreatic lipase) and antioxidant capacity (DPPH, ABTS and FRAP). Furthermore, these five fractions, especially EF, could effectively inhibit reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and cell apoptosis on H₂O₂-induced oxidative damage protection in HepG2 cells. This inhibitory effect might be caused by the up-regulation of intracellular antioxidant enzyme activity (CAT, SOD, and GSH). The flavonoids and phenolic acids of V. dunalianum might be the bioactive substances responsible for enzyme inhibitory, antioxidant, and cytoprotective activities.     

(Ni0.81Fe0.19)1-xCrx作为种子层对NiFe/FeMn交换偏置的影响

采用一种新的种子层材料:(Ni081Fe019)1-xCrx,通过改变种子层中Cr原子的含量,使得在其上生长的NiFeFeMn双层膜的织构和晶粒尺寸产生极大的差异,系统研究了NiFeFeMn双层膜中FeMn晶粒尺寸和织构对交换偏置的影响.实验结果表明,在FeMn的γ相(111)织构较好的前提下,交换偏置场的大小与织构的差异没有关系;FeMn的晶粒尺寸对交换偏置场有很大影响,较小的反铁磁层晶粒对交换偏置场有利,过大的反铁磁层晶粒不利于交换偏置场.将(Ni081Fe019)05Cr05与传统的种子层材料Ta进 关键词： 交换偏置 晶粒尺寸 织构 种子层     

石墨型高能两电极气体开关

 为大型激光装置能源模块研制了一种采用石墨电极的两电极气体开关,阐述了石墨应用于高能两电极气体开关的技术关键,对气体开关中气体间隙的最优结构进行了电场强度分析。参考美国国家点火装置(NIF)能源模块中ST-300气体开关的已知参数,对研制成功的石墨型两电极开关进行了电气特性试验,证明了石墨型气体开关能够实现峰值电流达300 kA以上,单次转移电荷量100 C以上,寿命超过1 000次,满足1.2 MJ大型激光装置能源模块的工程技术要求。     

GaAs体材料及其量子阱的光学极化退相特性

采用飞秒时间分辨瞬态简并四波混频技术，在室温下测量了GaAs体材料及其量子阱材料GaAs/Al_0.3Ga_0.7As的光学极化超快退相时间，当激光中心波长为785nm，受激载流子浓度为10¹¹cm^-2时，它们的退相时间分别为28fs和46fs.量子阱材料的退相时间比体材料的长，这是由于量子阱中的载流子在垂直于GaAs/AlGaAs界面的运动受到限制，运动呈现二维特性，大大减小了载流子的散射概率.实验中观察到瞬态简并四波混 关键词： 时间分辨简并四波混频 飞秒激光脉冲 退相 密度矩阵