Fibulin-5/DANCE is essential for elastogenesis in vivo.

The elastic fibre system has a principal role in the structure and function of various types of organs that require elasticity, such as large arteries, lung and skin. Although elastic fibres are known to be composed of microfibril proteins (for example, fibrillins and latent transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta-binding proteins) and polymerized elastin, the mechanism of their assembly and development is not well understood. Here we report that fibulin-5 (also known as DANCE), a recently discovered integrin ligand, is an essential determinant of elastic fibre organization. fibulin-5-/- mice generated by gene targeting exhibit a severely disorganized elastic fibre system throughout the body. fibulin-5-/- mice survive to adulthood, but have a tortuous aorta with loss of compliance, severe emphysema, and loose skin (cutis laxa). These tissues contain fragmented elastin without an increase of elastase activity, indicating defective development of elastic fibres. Fibulin-5 interacts directly with elastic fibres in vitro, and serves as a ligand for cell surface integrins alphavbeta3, alphavbeta5 and alpha9beta1 through its amino-terminal domain. Thus, fibulin-5 may provide anchorage of elastic fibres to cells, thereby acting to stabilize and organize elastic fibres in the skin, lung and vasculature.     

闪烁体荧光传输特性对ETOF探测器性能的影响

为了对BESⅢ端盖飞行时间探测器(ETOF)的测试结果给出合理的解释, 采用Monte Carlo模拟软件包Geant4, 对该探测器测量高能带电粒子的性能进行模拟研究. 详细探讨了当粒子击中ETOF模块不同位置时, 其闪烁体荧光传输特性与探测器模块输出信号之间的关联, 以及PMT输出信号甄别阈值的选取对闪烁探测器本征时间分辨的影响, 并寻找可能的改善时间分辨的方法. 为进一步提高ETOF的性能提供参考.     

解可分离约束双凹规划问题的一种外逼近方法[英文]

在本文中，我们提出了双凹规划问题和更一般的广义凹规划问题。我们给出了双凹规划问题的整体最优性条件，并构造了一个有限终止外逼近算法。     

Quantum Cosmology in CGBD Theory

We apply the theory developed in quantum cosmology to a model of charged generalized Brans–Dicke gravity. This is a quantum model of gravitation interacting with a charged Brans–Dicke type scalar field which is considered in the Pauli frame. The Wheeler–DeWitt equation describing the evolution of the quantum Universe is solved in the semiclassical approximation by applying the WKB approximation. The wave function of the Universe is also obtained by applying both the Vilenkin-like and the Hartle–Hawking-like boundary conditions. We then make predictions from the wave functions and infer that the Vilenkin's boundary condition is more reasonable in the Brans–Dicke gravity models leading a large vacuum energy density at the beginning of the inflation.     

关于RNP和SCS的若干等价条件

使用切片方法，讨论了Banach空间中有界闭凸子集的RNP和SCS的若干等价条件．     

THE ASYMPTOTIC SOLUTION FOR A CLASS OF SINGULARLY PERTURBED PROBLEM FOR SEMILINEAR SINGULAR EQUATION

The singularly perturbed boundary value problem for a class of semilinearsingular equation is considered. Using a simple and special method the asym-ptotic behavior of solution is studied.     

英汉交际语差异及其原因初探

文章就日常生活中一些较为典型的交际情景，对英汉交际语的差异及其潜在原因作了探讨。     

A necessary condition for the minimum of a quadratic form under rearrangements

A necessary condition is derived for a quadratic form p^tGp to be minimal among all permutations of the nonnegative nontrivial vector p. The quadratic form arises from the stability problem of a fixed-fixed taut string loaded with masses at equidistant points.     

植物药超氧物歧化酶活性与某些性质的研究

应用NBT光还原法对23种植物药材SOD粗提液活性研究表明。供试材料全部达到200units·g~(-1)F·W的水平,13种超过300units·g~(-1)F·W,野山楂高达812.5units。酶的比活,玄参、何首乌位列前茅,超过300units·mg~(-1)protein~-,野山楂、枸杞等都在150units·mg~(-1)protein~(-1)以上。综合分析,何首乌、野山楂、玄参与枸杞等酶活性与比活都高,有开发利用的价值。植物药普遍具有Mn-SOD与Cu·Zn-SOD,本研究首先发现枸杞、宁夏枸杞、沙参和合子草具有Fe-SOD。酶粗提液的热稳定性明显优于纯化酶。     

大型喷浆机器人的灵巧度分析

灵巧度是衡量机器人运动失真程度的重要参数。对机器人灵巧度评价指标进行了对比研究 ,结合大型喷浆机器人自由度较多的特点 ,用雅可比矩阵的条件数对喷浆机器人的灵巧度进行了分析。结果表明 ,大型喷浆机器人在不同形位下的条件数都很小 ,具有较好的运动灵巧度。