Pseudosterins A–C,Three 1-Ethyl-3-formyl-β-carbolines from Pseudostellaria heterophylla and Their Cardioprotective Effects

Pseudostellaria heterophylla is used in China not only as a functional food but also as an herb to tonify the spleen, enhance immunity, and treat palpitation. Our previous investigation showed that a fraction enriched in glycosides obtained from the roots of P. heterophylla possessed pronounced protective effects on H9c2 cells against CoCl₂-induced hypoxic injury. However, the active compounds responsible for the observed effects were still unknown. In the current investigation, pseudosterins A–C (1–3), three new alkaloids with a 1-ethyl-3-formyl-β-carboline skeleton, together with polydatin, have been isolated from the active fraction. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analysis and quantum chemical calculations. The four compounds showed cardioprotective effects against sodium hydrosulfite-induced hypoxia-reoxygenation injury in H9c2 cells, with the three alkaloids being more potent. This is also the first report of alkaloids with a β-carboline skeleton isolated from P. heterophylla as cardioprotective agents.     

Incoherent interaction between one- and two-dimensional solitons in noncentrosymmetric photorefractive media

The incoherent interaction between solitons with different transverse dimensions in a noncentrosymmetric photorefractive crystal is studied both in theory and in experiment. An anomalous incoherent interaction between one- and two-dimensional solitons, whose attractive and repulsive effects depend on the soliton separation, is numerically demonstrated by employing an anisotropic model. By launching a one-dimensional green beam and a two-dimensional red beam into a biased SBN:60 crystal, the hybrid-dimensional soliton interaction is performed. The experimental results are in good agreement with the numerical ones.     

Effect of PbO on precipitation of laser-induced gold nanoparticles inside silicate glasses

We report on three-dimensional precipitation of Au nanoparticles in gold ions-doped silicate glasses by a femtosecond laser irradiation and further annealing. Experimental results show that PbO addition plays the double roles of inhibiting hole-trapped centers generation and promoting formation and growth of gold nanoparticles. Additionally, glass containing PbO shows an increased non-linear absorption after femtosecond laser irradiation and annealing. The observed phenomena are significant for applications such as fabrications of three-dimensional multi-colored images inside transparent materials and three-dimensional optical memory, and integrated micro-optical switches.     

外磁场对(Ga,Mn)As有效g因子的影响

利用时间分辨Kerr旋光技术测量低温下稀磁半导体Ga0.937Mn0.063As中光注入极化载流子的自旋进动信号,并观察到自旋极化载流子的有效g因子值随外磁场的增强而增大的反常现象.这归结于磁场导致局域化空穴转化为非局域化空穴,从而使自发磁化强度增强,有效g因子值增大.基于此物理图像,进一步给出了(Ga,Mn)As的有效g因子与外磁场的关系式.     

低温储罐自增压特性的实验研究

LNG是一种易燃易爆的低温气体,通常采用无损储存。由于外界漏热,储罐内压力会不断上升,此升压速率对无损储存的安全有着重要的影响。文中建立了低温储罐自增压以及温度分层实验装置,对罐内的温度分层及此时的升压过程进行了实验研究。     

Ultrawide-bandwidth slow-light system based on THz plasmonic graded metallic grating structures

We explore a novel mechanism for slowing down THz waves based on metallic grating structures with graded depths, whose dispersion curves and cutoff frequencies are different at different locations. Since the group velocity of spoof surface plasmons at the cutoff frequency is extremely low, THz waves are actually stopped at different positions for different frequencies. The separation between stopped waves can be tuned by changing the grade of the grating depths. This structure offers the advantage of reducing the speed of the light over an ultrawide spectral band, and the ability to operate at various temperatures, but demands a stringent requirement for the temperature stability.     

Sm<Subscript>0.55</Subscript>Sr<Subscript>0.45</Subscript>MnO<Subscript>3</Subscript>/Nd<Subscript>0.55</Subscript>Sr<Subscript>0.45</Subscript> MnO<Subscript>3</Subscript> heteroepitaxial structure: Optical and magnetotransport properties

Sm_0.55Sr_0.45MnO₃/Nd_0.55Sr_0.45MnO₃ heterostructure consisting of layers with different Curie temperatures is studied. By comparing data for IR transmission, resistivity, magnetotransmission, magnetoresistance, and Kerr effect measured on the side of the film and substrate, the Curie temperatures of the layers are determined and the contributions of the layers to the magnetoresistance and magnetotransmission are estimated. A weak temperature dependence of the magnetotransmission and magnetoresistance makes manganites with a colossal magnetoresistance and magnetotransmission candidate materials for devices without temperature stabilization.     

Hydrodynamic Effect on Secondary Phase Separation in an Epoxy Resin Modified with Polyethersulfone

Summary: The evolution of the morphologies in blends of epoxy/4,4′‐methylenebis(2,6‐dimethylaniline)/polyethersulfone was followed by time‐resolved light scattering, optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The results suggest that, once the diffusion of epoxy molecules cannot follow the geometrical growth, a secondary phase separation occurs, even in the droplet morphology, in which the size of the epoxy‐rich domain grows as usual. The viscoelastic effect of polyethersulfone is also discussed.

Development of morphologies followed by OM: bicontinuous phase separation in the PES‐15.9 blend cured at 140 °C after 80 s.     

STABILITY OF GENERAL LINEAR METHODS FOR SYSTEMS OF FUNCTIONAL-DIFFERENTIAL AND FUNCTIONAL EQUATIONS

This paper is concerned with the numerical solution of functional-differential and func-tional equations which include functional-differential equations of neutral type as special cases. The adaptation of general linear methods is considered. It is proved that A-stable general linear methods can inherit the asymptotic stability of underlying linear systems.Some general results of numerical stability are also given.     

甲醇水蒸汽催化重整过程的研究进展

甲醇水蒸汽重整是车载燃料电池较为理想的氢源,其中选择合适的催化剂又是重整反应的一个关键问题.本文综述了应用于甲醇水蒸汽重整反应的常用催化剂,如含Cu、Ni、Cr、Pd等,包括这些催化剂的催化性能、反应条件、产物分析等,并对部分催化剂的催化机理和动力学分析进行了概述.另外,还简要地介绍了应用于氧化水蒸汽重整反应的催化剂。