微孔配位聚合物作为新型储氢材料的研究

微孔配位聚合物性质独特、结构多样,具有广泛的应用前景,它已成为近几年来一个热门的研究领域。本文简要介绍该类化合物作为一种新型的储氢材料,在合成、结构和储氢性能方面的研究进展。     

用同步辐射X-荧光定量测定电泳分离后蛋白条带内的微量元素

建立了同步辐射X荧-光(SRXRF)定量测定生物样品等电聚焦(IEF)分离后蛋白条带内的微量元素Fe、Cu和Zn的方法。用薄层聚丙烯酰胺凝胶分离人血红蛋白后,用SRXRF测定了各亚型条带内的金属含量,用加一定量金属的含蛋白聚丙烯酰胺凝胶做SRXRF定量测定蛋白条带内微量元素Fe、Cu和Zn的定量标准,校准曲线线性回归系数r在0~8μg/g范围内均大于0.99;检出限分别为2.43、1.12和0.96μg/g;测定蛋白条带内Fe和Zn的回收率分别为90.4%和115.7%。该联用技术可用于生物样品中微量元素的化学形态分析,同时给出蛋白质的微量元素组成和等电点等信息。     

First-principles prediction of crystal structure and physical properties of ScB3

The crystal structure of ScB₃ is seeked by combining the developed particle swarm optimisation algorithm for crystal structure prediction with first-principles calculations. A new monoclinic phase with the C2/m symmetry is predicted successfully, which is energetically more superior to the early reported R-3m-, P2₁/m-, P6₃/mmc-, P-6m2-, Pnma-, and Pm-3m-type structures in the pressure range from 0 to 100?GPa. The obtained elastic constants and phonon dispersion curve reveal that the C2/m-ScB₃ is mechanically and dynamically stable. The predicted large bulk module, high shear modulus, small Poisson’s ratio as well as the considerable hardness indicate that the C2/m-ScB₃ has outstanding mechanical property. Meanwhile, the dependences of the bulk modulus and Young’s modulus of ScB₃ on the crystal orientation are investigated theoretically. Through applying the strain–stress method, the ideal tensile and shear strengths along different crystal directions are also estimated, and the obtained results confirm that the shear mode dominates the failure mode in the C2/m-ScB₃ structure and it is intrinsically a hard material. The electronic structure calculation and chemical bonding analysis illustrate that the strong covalent B-B and Sc-B bonds are responsible for its structural stability and high hardness.     

Ground state cooling of magnomechanical resonator in PT-symmetric cavity magnomechanical system at room temperature

We propose to realize the ground state cooling of magnomechanical resonator in a parity–time (PT)-symmetric cavity magnomechanical system composed of a loss ferromagnetic sphere and a gain microwave cavity. In the scheme, the magnomechanical resonator can be cooled close to its ground state via the magnomechanical interaction, and it is found that the cooling effect in PT-symmetric system is much higher than that in non-PT-symmetric system. Resorting to the magnetic force noise spectrum, we investigate the final mean phonon number with experimentally feasible parameters and find surprisingly that the ground state cooling of magnomechanical resonator can be directly achieved at room temperature. Furthermore, we also illustrate that the ground state cooling can be flexibly controlled via the external magnetic field.     

球幕投影光学系统的设计与研究

设计了一种飞行训练使用的球幕投影仪光学系统.系统焦距为5.5mm, 相对孔径为1/4,全视场角175°,光谱范围为可见光波段,采用了3组10片的反远距型结构.与普通投影系统不同之处在于,该系统在保证大视场的前提下有效地减小了场曲对像质的影响.给出了球幕结构对场曲影响的定量分析以及较为方便的屏幕半径选择方法.因全部采用国产玻璃而同时满足了国产化的要求.     

高效透明导电膜荧光屏的研究

介绍了一种新型荧光屏结构,采用透明导电膜代替传统荧光屏中的铝膜作电极.分别测试了新型荧光屏和传统荧光屏的加电特性.实验结果表明新型荧光屏具有较高的耐压性能,对提高X射线变像管的空间分辨率有重要作用,而且能延长变像管的寿命.采用透明导电膜制作荧光屏还具有工艺简单,成本低和成品率高的优点.     

Structural Entropy of the Stochastic Block Models

With the rapid expansion of graphs and networks and the growing magnitude of data from all areas of science, effective treatment and compression schemes of context-dependent data is extremely desirable. A particularly interesting direction is to compress the data while keeping the “structural information” only and ignoring the concrete labelings. Under this direction, Choi and Szpankowski introduced the structures (unlabeled graphs) which allowed them to compute the structural entropy of the Erdős–Rényi random graph model. Moreover, they also provided an asymptotically optimal compression algorithm that (asymptotically) achieves this entropy limit and runs in expectation in linear time. In this paper, we consider the stochastic block models with an arbitrary number of parts. Indeed, we define a partitioned structural entropy for stochastic block models, which generalizes the structural entropy for unlabeled graphs and encodes the partition information as well. We then compute the partitioned structural entropy of the stochastic block models, and provide a compression scheme that asymptotically achieves this entropy limit.     

The kinetics and compartmentalization of seeded emulsion polymerization of styrene with a series of seeds of different size

The Interval II kinetics and compartmentalization effect of emulsion polymerization of styrene with the seeds of five radii (r=40.2, 51.3, 76.5, 99.7 and 252.0 nm) have been studied. The kinetic parameters, i.e., the rate coefficients ρ, K and C which refer, respectively, to the entry of free radicals into latex particles, the exit of free radicals from the particles and the bimolecular termination of free radicals within the particles; n_ss and n_ss(thermal), the average number of free radicals per particle in the steady state and in the thermally induced background polymerization, respectively, are obtained. The propagating rate coefficient k_p, the termination rate coefficient k_t, as far as possible, are calculated in the runs. From this work, it can be concluded that the kinetic behavior, the kinetic parameters and the compartmentalization effect of emulsion polymerization are greatly influenced by the latex particle size.     

Development of a Genus-Universal Nucleotide Signature for the Identification and Supervision of Ephedra-Containing Products

Ephedra plants generally contain ephedrine alkaloids, which are the critical precursor compounds of methamphetamine (METH). METH could cause serious physical and mental damage, and therefore Ephedra materials are strictly in supervision internationally. However, unlawful utilization of Ephedra herbs and its products still exist. Thus, it is imperative to establish a universal method for monitoring Ephedra ingredients in complex mixtures and processed products. In this study, 224 ITS2 sequences representing 59 taxa within Ephedra were collected, and a 23-bp genus-level nucleotide signature (GTCCGGTCCGCCTCGGCGGTGCG) was developed for the identification of the whole genus. The specific primers MH-1F/1R were designed, and 125 individuals of twelve Ephedra species/varieties were gathered for applicability verification of the nucleotide signature. Additionally, seven batches of Chinese patent medicines containing Ephedra herbs were used to test the application of the nucleotide signature in complex and highly processed materials. The results demonstrated that the 23-bp molecular marker was unique to Ephedra and conserved within the genus. It can be successfully utilized for the detection of Ephedra components in complex preparations and processed products with severe DNA degradation. The method developed in this study could undoubtedly serve as a strong support for the supervision of illegal circulation of Ephedra-containing products.     

Recent Advances in Synergistic Antitumor Effects Exploited from the Inhibition of Ataxia Telangiectasia and RAD3-Related Protein Kinase (ATR)

As one of the key phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-related kinases (PIKKs) family members, ataxia telangiectasia and RAD3-related protein kinase (ATR) is crucial in maintaining mammalian cell genomic integrity in DNA damage response (DDR) and repair pathways. Dysregulation of ATR has been found across different cancer types. In recent years, the inhibition of ATR has been proven to be effective in cancer therapy in preclinical and clinical studies. Importantly, tumor-specific alterations such as ATM loss and Cyclin E1 (CCNE1) amplification are more sensitive to ATR inhibition and are being exploited in synthetic lethality (SL) strategy. Besides SL, synergistic anticancer effects involving ATRi have been reported in an increasing number in recent years. This review focuses on the recent advances in different forms of synergistic antitumor effects, summarizes the pharmacological benefits and ongoing clinical trials behind the biological mechanism, and provides perspectives for future challenges and opportunities. The hope is to draw awareness to the community that targeting ATR should have great potential in developing effective anticancer medicines.