Two new standard reference materials for the determination of drugs of abuse in human hair

Two new standard reference materials (SRM) for drugs of abuse in human hair have been developed. SRM 2379 consists of hair spiked with cocaine, benzoylecgonine, cocaethylene, phencyclidine, amphetamine, and methamphetamine. SRM 2380 consists of hair spiked with codeine, morphine, monoacetylmorphine, and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The SRMs were prepared by soaking the hair in a solution of the target analytes in water-dimethylsulfoxide. The concentration of each analyte was determined using two methods, one based upon gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) and one based upon liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS). Both methods used 0.1 M HCl for extraction of all the analytes from the hair, except for THC, which was extracted with 1 M NaOH. For isolation of the analytes from the extracts, the GC/MS-based methods used different clean-up procedures from those used for the LC/MS-based methods. The results from the two methods were in good agreement with mean differences for the analytes ranging from 4% to 16%. These materials will enable laboratories performing analyses of hair for drugs of abuse to test the accuracy of their methods.     

Dysfunction of Shh signaling activates autophagy to inhibit trophoblast motility in recurrent miscarriage

In early pregnancy, the placenta anchors the conceptus and supports embryonic development and survival. This study aimed to investigate the underlying functions of Shh signaling in recurrent miscarriage (RM), a serious disorder of pregnancy. In the present study, Shh and Gli2 were mainly observed in cytotrophoblasts (CTBs), Ptch was mainly observed in syncytiotrophoblasts (STBs), and Smo and Gli3 were expressed in both CTBs and STBs. Shh signaling was significantly impaired in human placenta tissue from recurrent miscarriage patients compared to that of gestational age-matched normal controls. VEGF-A and CD31 protein levels were also significantly decreased in recurrent miscarriage patients. Furthermore, inhibition of Shh signaling impaired the motility of JAR cells by regulating the expression of Gli2 and Gli3. Intriguingly, inhibition of Shh signaling also triggered autophagy and autolysosome accumulation. Additionally, knockdown of BECN1 reversed Gant61-induced motility inhibition. In conclusion, our results showed that dysfunction of Shh signaling activated autophagy to inhibit trophoblast motility, which suggests the Shh pathway and autophagy as potential targets for RM therapy.Subject terms: Embryology, Endocrine reproductive disorders, Autophagosomes     

高压下制备的累托石/酚醛树脂复合材料微结构和热性能研究

 采用物理方法在高压下制备了酚醛树脂（PF）/累托石（REC）纳米复合材料,用X射线衍射（XRD）、透射电子显微镜（TEM）及热分析（DSC/TGA）等方法,研究了复合材料的物相、显微结构以及热学性能。结果表明,不通过层间高分子聚合反应,不预先对累托石进行有机化处理,在高压下,由聚合物分子插入粘土层间,可以形成剥离型树脂/粘土纳米复合材料,并且其热学性能发生了较大的改变。     

氢化物发生-原子荧光光谱法测定水中汞的测量不确定度分析

对氢化物发生-原子荧光光谱法测定水中汞的分析方法的测量不确定度进行了估计。认为在分析的全过程中,标准溶液的配制、校准曲线的绘制以及试样的分析是测量不确定度的三项主要来源。基于这一认识,建立了相应的数学模型,对关系式中的各个变量作了分析并对其不确定度进行量化。最后,按统计学的计算方法给出了合成不确定度和扩展不确定度。     

粉末活性炭与碱式氯化铝混凝处理微污染水源水的研究

用粉末活性炭吸附与碱式氯化铝混凝相结合的工艺处理微污染生活水源水,研究活性炭种类、加入量和加入先后等因素对原水嗅味、色度和有机物等去除效率的影响。结果显示,投加40mg/L200mesh活性炭以后再进行混凝,对各种污染物的去除效果较好,对原水异嗅味、色度、浊度、矿物油和苯酚的去除率分别达到71%~90%,对CODMn、TOC和氨氮的去除率分别在47%~53%、26%~27%和10%~18%范围。     

基于机器学习的直接电离质谱爆炸物检测方法

直接电离质谱系统在现场快速检测中的应用日益广泛,主要用于爆炸物、毒品、食品添加剂等的检测.然而,直接电离质谱系统中质谱信号波动大且同一浓度样品峰强呈现对数正态分布,严重影响了检出限附近低浓度样品的检测准确性.该研究将乙酰水杨酸(115个样品)作为爆炸物模拟物,利用介质阻挡放电离子源与质谱系统,研究了基于机器学习的直接电...     

CeO2修饰Ni3S2纳米片用于高效电催化析氧

电化学水分解制氢作为重要的生产氢能的新能源技术,包括氢气析出反应(HER)和氧气析出反应(OER).然而,OER进行的是多步电子转移过程,动力学过程缓慢且过电位高,严重制约了电解水制氢的发展.因此开发低成本、高效稳定的非贵金属催化剂替代贵金属催化剂(RuO2,IrO2)来降低过电位,减少能源消耗十分必要.Ni3S2由于...     

自呼吸式DMFC电堆构建与电池性能研究

本文报道了一种能驱动风扇工作的自呼吸式DMFC小型电堆,电堆主要南燃料储罐、膜电极(MEA)、集流体等组成.文中针对影响该电池性能的主要参数,如电堆的活化过程、甲醇浓度等因素进行了研究.同时,本文还对电堆的恒电流放电时的电流曲线特点以及阴极水的生成规律进行了初步考察和探讨.     

New Exact Solutions of Multi-component mKdV Equation

In this paper, new Jacobi elliptic function solutions of multi-component mKdV equation are obtained directly in a unified way. When the modulus m→1, those periodic solutions degenerate as the corresponding hyperbolic function solutions. Then, to the three-component mKdV equation, five types of effective solution are presented in detail.     

横向型企业集群供应链关系模型研究

在分析横向型企业集群供应链特点的基础上,侧重于从物流方面阐述了横向型企业集群内制造商与其上下游企业间的供应链关系,以及制造商与制造商之间的供应链关系.同时结合当前横向型企业集群存在的问题,从改善其供应链关系的角度构建了水平集成型虚拟组织供应链模型,并给出了一个应用案例.