A phase I, randomized study of combined IL-2 and therapeutic immunisation with antiretroviral therapy

Background  

Fully functional HIV-1-specific CD8 and CD4 effector T-cell responses are vital to the containment of viral activity and disease progression. These responses are lacking in HIV-1-infected patients with progressive disease. We attempted to augment fully functional HIV-1-specific CD8 and CD4 effector T-cell responses in patients with advanced chronic HIV-1 infection.     

Structural and magnetic properties of nanoclusters in GaMnAs granular layers

Structural and magnetic properties of GaAs thin films with embedded nanoclusters were investigated as a function of the annealing temperature and Mn content. Surprisingly, the presence of two kinds of nanoclusters with different structure was detected in most of the samples independently of the thermal processing or Mn content. This proved that the presence of a given type of clusters cannot be assumed a priori as is reported in many papers. The fraction of Mn atoms in each kind of cluster was estimated from the extended X-ray absorption fine structure analysis. This analysis ruled out the possibility of the existence of nanoclusters containing a hypothetic MnAs cubic compound—only (Ga,Mn)As cubic and hexagonal MnAs clusters were detected. Moreover the bimodal distribution of Mn magnetic moments was found, which scales with the estimated fraction of Mn atoms in the cubic and hexagonal clusters.     

Spatial structure and energy spectrum of ion beams studied with CN detectors within a small PF device

The paper reports the application of Solid-State Nuclear Track Detectors to study the pulsed plasma-ion streams emitted from plasma-focus (PF) type discharges, which were performed within a low-energy PACO device constructed at Instituto de Fisica Arroyo Seco. The PACO device was operated under static initial gas conditions or with dynamic gas puffing. Studies of the structure of the fast deuteron beams were carried out within an energy range from 80 keV to about 2 MeV. Studies of ion energy and an ion angular distribution were also performed. The measurements showed that the fast deuterons are emitted in many “narrow” micro-beams, as in other larger PF devices. The anisotropy of the deuteron angular distribution was explained by the stochastic character of the formation of local ion sources within the PF discharge column.     

The best quadrature formula based on Hermite information for the class KW~2[a,b]

The best quadrature formula has been found in the following sense:for afunction whose norm of the second derivative is bounded by a given constant and thebest quadrature formula for the approximate evaluation of integration of that function canminimize the worst possible error if the values of the function and its derivative at certainnodes are known.The best interpolation formula used to get the quadrature formula aboveis also found.Moreover,we compare the best quadrature formula with the open compoundcorrected trapezoidal formula by theoretical analysis and stochastic experiments.     

Application of arc-plasma discharges to coating of screw taps

The paper reports on results of technological research on the coating of standard screw taps with TiN layers deposited by means of arc-plasma discharges, which were carried out within a BULAT-type device equipped with three identical metal-plasma sources. Particular attention is paid to morphology of the coated surfaces. Some data about thickness and microhardness of the coating layers, as well as results of laboratory wear tests of the coated tools, are also presented.     

静电陀螺仪MUM小角度读取的相关技术研究

讨论了同步解调法实现静电陀螺仪质量不平衡调制（MUM，Mass-Unbalanced Modulation）小角度读取的原理，分析了影响读取分辨率的各种因素，并对其实施方案中的相关技术进行了探讨。研究表明，尽管MUM读取方案非常适用于实心转子静电陀螺仪，但前提是将其小角度读取的分辨率提高到可与光电方法相比的水平（角秒级）。要实现这一目标，首先要保证转子和电极的机械特性达到一定要求；在此基础上，还要在支承系统的结构、转子位移测量电路设计等方面进行精心设计。     

Amperometric Hydrogen Peroxide Biosensor Based on Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes and Cadmium Sulfide Quantum Dots

<正>A novel third-generation hydrogen peroxide(H_2O_2) biosensor(Hb/CdS/MWNTs/GCE) was fabricated through hemoglobin(Hb) adsorbed onto the mercaptoacetic acid modified CdS QDs/carboxyl multiwall carbon nanotubes'(MWNTs) films.Cyclic voltammogram of Hb/CdS/MWNTs/GCE showed a pair of well-defined and quasi-reversible redox peaks with a formal potential(E~0) of-0.230 V(vs.Ag/AgCl) in 0.1 mol/L pH=8.0 phosphate buffer solution(PBS),which was the characteristic of the Hb heme Fe(Ⅲ)/Fe(Ⅱ) redox couple.The biosensor shows an excellent electrocatalytic activity to the reduction of H_2O_2.The response time of the designed biosensor to H_2O_2 at a potential of -0.30 V was less than 2 s and linear relationships were obtained in the concentration ranges of 2.0×10~(-6)—2.7×10~(-3) mol/L and 2.7×10~(-3)—7.7×10~(-3) mol/L with a detection limit of 3.0×10~(-7)mol/L(S/N=3).The apparent Michaelis-Menten constant K_m was estimated to be 1.324 mmol/L that illustrated the excellent biological activity of the fixed Hb.     

pePC-SAFT: Modeling of polyelectrolyte systems: 1. Vapor–liquid equilibria

A molecular thermodynamic model for polyelectrolyte systems—called pePC-SAFT—is proposed. The effect of charged monomers within the polyelectrolyte chain is explicitly taken into account in the reference term by replacing the hard-chain contribution of the PC-SAFT model by a charged-hard-chain contribution. Moreover, counterion condensation is accounted for to determine the effective number of charges along the polyion as well as of free counterions. The electrostatic contribution of the free counterions is described by a Debye–Hückel term.     

Fe-ZSM-5 分子筛催化剂上N2O一步氧化苯制苯酚的积炭动力学

 采用等温固定床反应器和热重分析相结合的方法研究了 Fe-ZSM-5 分子筛上 N2O 一步氧化苯制苯酚的积炭行为, 考察了反应时间、温度和原料配比对积炭量的影响. 依据实验现象和积炭物组分分布的气相色谱-质谱分析结果, 提出了 Fe-ZSM-5 分子筛上 N2O 一步氧化苯制苯酚的积炭机理. 结果表明, Fe-ZSM-5 分子筛上的积炭物种主要来源于氧化产物苯酚的深度氧化, 属连串失活. 基于所提出的积炭机理和实验结果, 建立了 Fe-ZSM-5 分子筛催化剂的积炭动力学模型, 统计检验和残差分布检验表明, 所建模型与实验结果相容, 可靠性强.