中能电子成像仪探头的设计

利用小孔成像原理对中能电子成像仪探头的机械结构进行了设计,为保证探头单元暴露于外辐射带辐射环境12年的总剂量小于5 krad,确定其壳体厚度为约3 mm的铜,探头的角分辨率为20;根据带电粒子在硅中的能量损失规律对探测器进行了防质子污染设计,确定了探测器厚度为1000 m,其屏蔽层厚度为10 m等效硅。最后对设计探头的质子污染率进行了计算,结果表明该中能电子成像仪探头的设计满足外辐射带空间中能电子探测的需求,为中能电子成像仪的研制奠定了基础。     

基于微机电系统技术的高性能集成型微富集器

由于大部分环境样品的浓度非常低, 为了实现其直接检测, 提出将一种集成化的微型富集器应用到色谱系统中。富集器可实现色谱系统的进样与样品富集,能将色谱仪的检测限提高1~2个数量级。设计的富集器采用了高容量4平行通道结构,沟道内填充了高吸附率的Tenax-TA吸附材料,来实现对环境样品中挥发性有机化合物组分的富集。此外,为了密闭热解吸过程中所释放的组分,在微型富集器后集成了微型阀。试验结果表明,研制的微型富集器取得了15倍以上的富集因子。而且,通过微阀的控制,色谱峰的拖尾和峰展宽得到了有效的控制。因此,该微型富集器可广泛应用到环境样品的快速检测中,提高各检测器对复杂环境的适应能力。     

13 μs,200 ns和2 ns脉冲电场对酵母菌杀灭效果分析

研究了脉冲宽度对高压脉冲下细胞膜和细胞器膜跨膜电压的影响及细胞膜能量的变化,以及13 s,200 ns和2 ns脉冲对酿酒酵母（CICC31180）杀灭作用时脉冲数的影响。结果表明,随着脉冲数增加,13 s,200 ns和2 ns脉冲对啤酒酵母的灭杀效果均增强。在13 s脉宽,14 kV电压和50个脉冲数下,酵母达到最小存活率-4.3个对数;在200 ns脉宽,40 kV电压和500个脉冲数下,酵母达到存活率-2.6个对数;在2 ns脉宽,200 kV电压和500个脉冲数下,酵母达到存活率-2.8个对数。三种脉冲对酵母菌杀灭的存活率对数与脉冲数的关系表现不是线性的,脉冲数增加到一定程度,存活率下降变缓。在同等灭杀效果-2.0个对数下,2 ns脉冲比13 s脉冲在同轴电极中损耗的能量更少。     

基于KPCA的氧碘激光器出光过程监控方法

根据氧碘化学激光器运行过程基本稳定的特点,利用核主元分析(KPCA)方法监控非线性过程的优势,提出了基于KPCA的激光器出光过程监控方法。该方法通过沿时间轴方向展开激光器正常出光的历史数据,建立了激光器出光过程中各时刻的KPCA模型,并在特征空间构建T2统计量和平方预测误差统计量对激光器出光过程进行监控。仿真计算和试验表明,该方法具有可靠的监控性能,能及时、准确地发现激光器出光过程中的异常状态。     

X箍缩三维数值模拟

利用FOI-PERFECT程序对X箍缩进行了3D数值模拟研究,给出了X箍缩的物理图像和动力学过程,探讨了Z箍缩中出现磁重联的可能性,并指出如果双丝Z箍缩中能够出现磁重联,那么X箍缩是更有利于磁重联出现的位形,并且,X箍缩中出现多重X射线暴的一个可能原因是z轴上多个位置出现磁重联。     

Protective Effects of Ferulic Acid on Metabolic Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a complex disease in which protein, fat, carbohydrates and other substances are metabolized in a disorderly way. Ferulic acid (FA) is a phenolic acid found in many vegetables, fruits, cereals and Chinese herbs that has a strong effect on ameliorating MetS. However, no review has summarized the mechanisms of FA in treating MetS. This review collected articles related to the effects of FA on ameliorating the common symptoms of MetS, such as diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension and obesity, from different sources involving Web of Science, PubMed and Google Scholar, etc. This review summarizes the potential mechanisms of FA in improving various metabolic disorders according to the collected articles. FA ameliorates diabetes via the inhibition of the expressions of PEPCK, G6Pase and GP, the upregulation of the expressions of GK and GS, and the activation of the PI3K/Akt/GLUT4 signaling pathway. The decrease of blood pressure is related to the endothelial function of the aortas and RAAS. The improvement of the lipid spectrum is mediated via the suppression of the HMG-Co A reductase, by promoting the ACSL1 expression and by the regulation of the factors associated with lipid metabolism. Furthermore, FA inhibits obesity by upregulating the MEK/ERK pathway, the MAPK pathway and the AMPK signaling pathway and by inhibiting SREBP-1 expression. This review can be helpful for the development of FA as an appreciable agent for MetS treatment.     

The Pharmacokinetics in Mice and Cell Uptake of Thymus Immunosuppressive Pentapeptide Using LC-MS/MS Analysis

Thymus immunosuppressive pentapeptide (TIPP) is a novel anti-inflammatory peptide with high efficacy and low toxicity. This study aims to establish a selective LC-MS/MS method for analyzing the analyte TIPP in biological samples, laying the foundation for further PK and PD studies of TIPP. Protein precipitation was conducted in acetonitrile supplemented with 2% formic acid and 25 mg/mL dithiothreitol as a stabilizer, which was followed by backwashing the organic phase using dichloromethane. The chromatographic separation of TIPP was achieved on a C18 column with a gradient elution method. During positive electrospray ionization, TIPP was analyzed via multiple-reaction monitoring. The linear relationships between the concentration of TIPP and peak area in murine plasma cell lysates, supernatants, and the final cell rinse PBS were established within the ranges of 20–5000 ng/mL, 1–200 ng/mL, 10–200 μg/mL, and 0.1–20 ng/mL, respectively (r² > 0.99). Validated according to U.S. FDA guidelines, the proposed method was proved to be acceptable. Such a method had been successfully applied to investigate the pharmacokinetics of TIPP in mice via subcutaneous injection. The plasma half-life in mice was 5.987 ± 1.824 min, suggesting that TIPP is swiftly eliminated in vivo. The amount of TIPP uptake by RBL-2H3 cells was determined using this method, which was also visually verified by confocal. Furthermore, the effective intracellular concentration of TIPP was deduced by comparing the intracellular concentration of TIPP and degrees of inflammation, enlightening further investigation on the intracellular target and mechanism of TIPP.     

Characterization of Roasting Time on Sensory Quality,Color, Taste,and Nonvolatile Compounds of Yuan An Yellow Tea

Roasting is crucial for producing Yuan An yellow tea (YAYT) as it substantially affects sensory quality. However, the effect of roasting time on YAYT flavor quality is not clear. To investigate the effect of roasting time on the sensory qualities, chemical components, odor profiles, and metabolic profile of YAYTs produced with 13 min roasting, 16 min roasting, 19 min roasting, 22 min roasting, and 25 min roasting were determined. The YAYTs roasted for 22 min got higher sensory scores and better chemical qualities, such as the content of gallocatechin (GC), gallocatechin gallate (GCG), free amino acids, solutable sugar, meanwhile the lightness decreased, the hue of tea brew color (b) increased, which meant the tea brew got darker and yellower. YAYTs roasted for 22 min also increased the contents of key odorants, such as benzaldehyde, nonanal, β-cyclocitral, linalool, nerol, α-cedrol, β-ionone, limonene, 2-methylfuran, indole, and longiborneol. Moreover, non-targeted metabolomics identified up to 14 differentially expressed metabolites through pair-wise comparisons, such as flavonoids, phenolic acids, sucrose, and critical metabolites, which were the main components corresponding to YAYT roasted for 22 min. In summary, the current results provide scientific guidance for the production of high quality YAYT.     

A MALDI-MS sensing chip prepared by non-covalent assembly for quantitation of acid phosphatase

A novel sensing chip was designed for MALDI-MS quantitation of acid phosphatase(ACP).The ACP sensing chip was constructed through non-covalent interaction of streptavidin and biotin for the assembly of biotinylated peptide substrate on biotinylated polyethylene-glycol(PEG)modified indium-tin oxide(ITO)slide.In the presence of ACP,the peptide substrate was dephosphorylated under acidic condition to generate a new mass signal.The quantitative assay of ACP was achieved with the mass signal ratio of product to the sum of product and left peptide substrate.Under optimal detection conditions,the ratio was linearly correlated with the concentration of ACP in the range of 0.05–12 g/L with a detection limit(LOD)of 0.04 g/L.The designed ACP sensing chip has been used to analyze ACP in complex clinical samples,which exhibited high selectivity,good repeatability,and admirably anti-interference ability.This work further demonstrates the concept of MS sensing and the application of MALDI-MS in quantitative analysis,and provides a convenient method for the quantitation of proteases in clinical diagnosis.