Genetically engineered materials: Proteins and beyond

Information-rich molecules provide opportunities for evolution. Genetically engineered materials are superior in that their properties are coded within genetic sequences and could be fine-tuned. In this review, we elaborate the concept of genetically engineered materials(GEMs) using examples ranging from engineered protein materials to engineered living materials. Proteinbased materials are the materials of choice by nature. Recent progress in protein engineering has led to opportunities to tune...     

短沟道MOSFET阈值电压辐照增强漂移效应

本文对γ辐照环境下,小尺寸MOSFET的性能进行了研究,发现了短沟MOSFET阈值电压辐照增强漂移效应;提出了辐照损伤电荷非均匀分布概念;开发了二维数值模拟程序,对辐照损伤电荷引起的器件物理作用进行了分析;建立了辐照环境下短沟道MOSFET的简化模型,成功地解释了实验现象;在理论分析的基础上,提出了适用于VLSI的抗核加固措施,并经实验证实其有效性。     

利用偏光分束棱镜测定波片的延迟量

在文〔３〕的基础上,提出了波片延迟量测量精度较高的方法。     

Progressive Linear Precoder Optimization for MIMO Packet Retransmissions Exploiting Channel Covariance Information

This work investigates the design of linear precoders for ARQ packet retransmissions in multi-input multi-output (MIMO) systems. We consider transmitter precoder design based on partial MIMO channel information in the form of their covariance feedback. Our objective is to maximize the ergodic mutual information provided by multiple (re)transmissions of a packet subject to transmission power constraint. We propose a set of near-optimal successive linear ARQ precoders for flat fading MIMO channels. This progressive linear ARQ precoder combines the appropriate power loading and the reverse-order pairing of singular values in the current retransmission with previous transmissions. This reverse-order pairing is a special feature unique to our sequential ARQ preceding approach with demonstrated performance gains.     

Stochastic iterative algorithms for signal set design for Gaussianchannels and optimality of the L2 signal set

We propose a stochastic iteration approach to signal set design. Four practical stochastic iterative algorithms are proposed with respect to equal and average energy constraints and sequential and batch modes. By simulation, a new optimal signal set, the L2 signal set (consisting of a regular simplex set of three signals and some zero signals), is found under the strong simplex conjecture (SSC) condition (equal a priori probability and average energy constraint) at low signal-to-noise ratios (SNR). The optimality of the L1 signal set, the confirmation of the weak simplex conjecture, and two of Dunbridge's (1967) theorems are some of the results obtained by simulations. The influence of SNR and a priori probabilities on the signal sets is also investigated via simulation. As an application to practical communication system design, the signal sets of eight two-dimensional (2-D) signals are studied by simulation under the SSC condition. Two signal sets better than 8-PSK are found. Optimal properties of the L2 signal set are analyzed under the SSC condition at low SNRs. The L2 signal set is proved to be uniquely optimal in 2-D space. The class of signal sets S(M, K) (consisting of a regular simplex set of K signals and M-K zero signals) is analyzed. It is shown that any of the signal sets S(M, K) for 3⩽K⩽M-1 disproves the strong simplex conjecture for M⩾4, and if M⩾7, S(M, 2) (the L1 signal set) also disproves the strong simplex conjecture. It is proved that the L2 signal set is the unique optimal signal set in the class of signal sets S(M, K) for all M⩾4. Several results obtained by Steiner (see ibid., vol.40, no.5, p.721-31, 1994) for all M⩾7 are extended to all M⩾4. Finally, we show that for M⩾7, there exists an integer K'相似文献   

大幅面高光谱扫描系统在文物研究中的应用

为使高光谱成像技术能够在大幅面绘画类文物研究和保护中充分发挥面分析的优势,研制了大幅面高光谱扫描系统,同时建立了传统颜料数据库。与以往高光谱成像技术对文物进行的局部分析相比,该系统不仅提高了分析效率,而且可对绘画文物整体进行颜料鉴别和相对浓度分布研究,可以为绘画中复杂调色工艺的研究提供巨大的帮助。目前,已使用该系统对故宫博物院东华门天花彩画、纸本书画《丁观鹏画不二尊者图轴》、绢本书画《沈庆兰画贴落》和唐卡《吉祥天母画佛像》进行分析研究,并将其用于文物隐藏病害、隐藏墨迹、底稿线等信息的提取与增强,颜料成分鉴别和混合颜料工艺研究等方面,取得了良好的效果,对绘画类文物的研究与保护具有重要的意义。     

Discriminant Analysis of the Nutritional Components between Organic Eggs and Conventional Eggs: A 1H NMR-Based Metabolomics Study

The difference of nutrient composition between organic eggs and conventional eggs has always been a concern of people. In this study, ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technique combined with multivariate statistical analyses was conducted to identify the metabolite different in egg yolk and egg white in order to reveal the nutritional components information between organic and conventional eggs. The results showed that the nutrient content and composition characteristics were different between organic and conventional eggs, among which the content of glucose, putrescine, amino acids and their derivatives were found higher in the organic eggs yolk, while phospholipids were demonstrated higher in conventional eggs yolk. Organic acid, alcohol, amine, choline and amino acids were higher in conventional eggs white, but glucose and lactate in organic egg were higher. Our study demonstrated that there are more nutritive components and higher nutritional value in organic eggs than conventional eggs, especially for the growth and development of infants and young children, and conventional eggs have more advantages in promoting lipid metabolism, preventing fatty liver, and reducing serum cholesterol. Eggs have important nutritional value to human body, and these two kinds of eggs can be selected according to the actual nutrient needs.     

Impact of the Acetaldehyde-Mediated Condensation on the Phenolic Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Vitis vinifera L. Cv. Merlot Wine

Acetaldehyde is a critical reactant on modifying the phenolic profile during red wine aging, suggesting that the acetaldehyde-mediated condensation can be responsible for the variation of antioxidant activity during the aging of this beverage. The present study employs exogenous acetaldehyde at six levels of treatment (7.86 ± 0.10–259.02 ± 4.95 mg/L) before the bottle aging of Merlot wines to encourage phenolic modification. Acetaldehyde and antioxidant activity of wine were evaluated at 0, 15, 30, 45, 60 and 75 days of storage, while monomeric and polymeric phenolics were analyzed at 0, 30 and 75 days of storage. The loss of acetaldehyde was fitted to a first-order reaction model, the rate constant (k) demonstrated that different chemical reaction happened in wines containing a different initial acetaldehyde. The disappearance of monomeric phenolics and the formation of polymeric phenolics induced by acetaldehyde could be divided into two phases, the antioxidant activity of wine did not alter significantly in the first phase, although most monomeric phenolics vanished, but the second phase would dramatically reduce the antioxidant activity of wine. Furthermore, a higher level of acetaldehyde could shorten the reaction time of the first phase. These results indicate that careful vinification handling aiming at controlling the acetaldehyde allows one to maintain prolonged biological activity during wine aging.