Modeling synchronization and suppression of spontaneous otoacoustic emissions using Van der Pol oscillators: effects of aspirin administration

Many of the aspects of the interaction of spontaneous otoacoustic emissions with external tones (suppression and synchronization) can be qualitatively simulated by the behavior of a single driven Van der Pol oscillator. Analytical and numerical investigations of a model of spontaneous otoacoustic emissions based on such an oscillator (with appropriate parametric changes in the nonlinear and negative damping components) lead to predictions of the nature of the changes in suppression and synchronization (frequency-locking) tuning curves when the levels of spontaneous otoacoustic emissions are modified. Observations of the suppression and synchronization of spontaneous otoacoustic emissions by external tones of different frequencies and levels were obtained while the levels of spontaneous emissions were altered by aspirin administration. Modeling an emission as a single Van der Pol oscillator qualitatively accounts for: (1) the reduction of the level of an external tone required to suppress the emission by a decibel amount equivalent to the level reduction induced by aspirin administration; (2) the broadening of the frequency-locking tuning curve of an emission whose level is reduced; and (3) the pulling of the emission frequency by an external tone. It does not account for: (1) the observed asymmetry in the slopes of the external-tone suppression curves (more gradual for frequencies of the suppressor tone higher, rather than lower, than that of the emission); and (2) the frequency pushing of the emission by an external tone.     

Formation of long range ordered arrangement of quantum dots with the help of lateral centripetal flow

A simple “chimney” method was used to eliminate the voids in an arrangement of quantum dots sized 2 nm on a solid substrate, which resulted in a large well ordered superlattice of area in the order more than 1 μm². Based on the principle of speeding up the interparticle interaction of nanoparticles to overcome the particle-substrate one, a lateral centripetal force originated from a glass tube acting as a chimney in a simple evaporation device is imposed. This method allows the packing process to be controlled in a mechanical force field, that is, with the same nanogold dispersion different patterns on a substrate—from separate dots to an ordered compact monolayer or even a multilayer structure—could be easily obtained.     

Dynamic behavior of discrete-time multiagent systems with general communication structures

In this paper, we discuss the dynamic behavior of networks of dynamic agents with general communication topologies. We first analyze the basic case: systems with communication topologies that have spanning trees, i.e., the systems that solve consensus problems. We establish an algebraic condition to characterize each agent's contributions to the final state. And we also study the influence of time-delays on each agent's contributions. Then, we investigate the general case: systems with weakly connected topologies. By using matrix theory, we prove that the states of internal agents will converge to a convex combination of boundary agents in the absence or presence of communication time-delays, and we also show that the coefficients of the convex combination are independent of time-delays even if the delays are time-varying. These results have broad applications in other areas, e.g., study of swarm behavior, formation control of vehicles, etc.     

选择性远程DEPT~(13)C NMR新技术用于新阔叶千里光碱氮氧化合物的结构测定和谱峰归属研究

从湖北蟹甲草根茎中分得一个新的生物碱,选择性远程DEPT~(13)C NMR新技术用于识别NMR信号归属和连接被季碳及杂原子分割的质子自旋系统,确定其结构为新阔叶千里光碱的氮氧化物,如(1)所示。     

Sr1-xLaxTiO3的高温高压合成及XPS研究

 利用高温高压方法合成了有稀土元素La掺杂的钙钛矿氧化物Sr_1-xLa_xTiO₃。XRD测试表明，在x≤0.5时，样品基本为单相，呈立方相；晶胞体积随x的增加而增加，在x=0.4时开始减小。XPS测量发现，样品中存在Ti离子的变价。讨论了Ti离子价态的变化对晶格参数的影响。     

Extension to R + n+1 of singular integrals and fractional integrals

In this paper, a natural R ₊ ⁿ⁺¹ extension of singular integrals, i.e.,T _κ:f→K*φ _t *t with K a standard C-Z kernel and ϕ usual one, is investigated. One of the main results is: Let (dμ, udx) ∈C₁ and u-Mw, w∈A_∞, then T_k is of type (L^p(udx), L^p(dμ)). As a related topic, a maximal operator is proved to be of type , where , provided (dμ, udx) ∈C₁ and u∈ A_∞. Supported by National Science Foundation of China     

血卟啉衍生物的色谱分离

本文拟定的纸色谱法是以苯-乙酸乙酯-甲醇-乙酸(9:2:1:1)作展开剂,将血卟啉衍生物(HPD)分离为五部份,分别测定各部份浸取液的荧光发射光谱,作为一种对血卟啉衍生物组份作对比鉴定的参考方法。采用Ward的高效液相色谱程序对比研究结果表明,国产与美国产HPD的组份近似,均以血卟啉为主要组份,而前者血卟啉的含量较高;二者还均含有羟乙基乙烯基衍生物和羟基乙酸酯,初步研究了血卟啉衍生物在甲醇-水溶剂系统中的高效液相色谱行为,进一步将血卟啉衍生物分离为九部份,有利于单一组份研究。     

软珊瑚Sinularia sp.中次生代谢产物的结构鉴定

细胞毒性;软珊瑚Sinularia sp.中次生代谢产物的结构鉴定