Direct Radioimmunoassay of Proinsulin and Insulin in Human Plasma by Chromatographic Technique

Specific method for direct radioimmunoassay of IRP and IRI separately in human plasma has been described. The method is used for extraction of total insulin and separation of IRP from IRI by paper chromatography to be assayed separately. The separation of the two components are indentified and confirmed by column chromatography, paper chromatography and U.V. spectral analysis in comparison with the standard compounds.

134 plasma samples of different cases were, investigated for determination of IRI, IRP and IRT, of which 39 normals, 16 normal obes, 21 juvinil diabetes, 18 adult oncet diabetes, 10 recent adult diabetes, 12 hypothroid and 18 bilharzial hepatosplenomegaly to evaluate the levels of the test in comparison with blood sugar concentration.     

Electron paramagnetic resonance investigation of molecular bond rupture due to ozone in deformed rubber

Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) provides a sensitive tool by which microscopic bond rupture can be monitored simultaneously with observations of macroscopic deformation and failure. Past techniques for studying fracture in semicrystalline polymers have been extended to investigate degradation of unfilled ruber in the presence of ozone. It was found that the rate of free radical production was linearly proportional to stretch ratio and ozone concentration and that stress relaxation and creep were not directly proportional to this production rate. The latter behavior was attributed to the particular dependence of crack density and growth on stress. It was concluded that at low strains, comparatively few surface cracks form; however, at higher strains, many more crack centers become active. Although many more surface cracks are present, they do not progress into the material as rapidly. Therefore, although more bonds were broken at higher strains and stresses, the stress relaxation rate and creep rates were not significantly increased.     

Detection of tobacco smoke deposition by hyperpolarized krypton-83 MRI

Despite the importance of the tobacco smoke particulate matter in the lungs to the etiology of pulmonary disease in cigarette smokers, little is currently known about the spatial distribution of particle deposition or the persistence of the resulting deposits in humans, and no satisfactory technique currently exists to directly observe tobacco smoke condensate in airways. In this proof-of-principle work, hyperpolarized (hp) 83Kr MRI and NMR spectroscopy are introduced as probes for tobacco smoke deposition in porous media. A reduction in the hp-83Kr longitudinal (T1) relaxation of up to 95% under near-ambient humidity, pressure and temperature conditions was observed when the krypton gas was brought into contact with surfaces that had been exposed to cigarette smoke. This smoke-induced acceleration of the 83Kr self-relaxation was observed for model glass surfaces that, in some experiments, were coated with bovine lung surfactant extract. However, a similar effect was not observed with hp-(129)Xe indicating that the 83Kr sensitivity to smoke deposition was not caused by paramagnetic species but rather by quadrupolar relaxation due to high adsorption affinity for the smoke deposits. The 83Kr T1 differences between smoke-treated and untreated surfaces were sufficient to produce a strong contrast in variable flip angle FLASH hp-83Kr MRI, suggesting that hp-83Kr may be a promising contrast agent for in vivo pulmonary MRI.     

A Paper Sensor Printed with Multifunctional Bio/Nano Materials

We report a paper‐based aptasensor platform that uses two reaction zones and a connecting bridge along with printed multifunctional bio/nano materials to achieve molecular recognition and signal amplification. Upon addition of analyte to the first zone, a fluorescently labelled DNA or RNA aptamer is desorbed from printed graphene oxide, rapidly producing an initial fluorescence signal. The released aptamer then flows to the second zone where it reacts with printed reagents to initiate rolling circle amplification, generating DNA amplicons containing a peroxidase‐mimicking DNAzyme, which produces a colorimetric readout that can be read in an equipment‐free manner or with a smartphone. The sensor was demonstrated using an RNA aptamer for adenosine triphosphate (a bacterial marker) and a DNA aptamer for glutamate dehydrogenase (Clostridium difficile marker) with excellent sensitivity and specificity. These targets could be detected in spiked serum or feacal samples, demonstrating the potential for testing clinical samples.     

Quantitation of anthocyanins in elderberry fruit extracts and nutraceutical formulations with paper spray ionization mass spectrometry

The ability to rapidly identify and quantitate, over a wide range of concentrations, anthocyanins in food and therapeutic products is important to ensuring their presence at medicinally significant levels. Sensitive, yet mild, analysis conditions are required given their susceptibility to degradation and transformation. Paper spray ionization has been used to detect and quantify the levels of anthocyanin levels in extracts of fresh and dried elderberries, and elderberry stems, as well as 3 commercially available nutraceutical formulations. The component cyanidin glucosides, including cyanidin‐3‐sambubioside, cyanidin‐3‐glucoside, cyanidin‐3,5‐diglucoside, cyanidin‐3‐sambubioside‐5‐glucoside, and the aglycone cyanidin, were readily detected in a range of sources. Quantitation was achieved by establishing a calibration plot from dilutions of a stock solution of cyanidin‐3,5‐diglucoside containing malvidin‐3,5‐diglucoside as an internal standard at a fixed concentration. The same standard was used to quantify the anthocyanin content in the fruit and nutraceutical formulations. Wide 5‐fold variations in anthocyanin concentration were detected in the nutraceutical formulations from different suppliers ranging from 1050 to 5430 mg/100 g. These concentrations compared with 500 to 2370 mg/100 g measured in the dried stems and fruit, respectively.     

Measurement of force components for ink detachment of newsprints

Ink detachment tests were carried out using a Couette device. During the test, the energy supplied to the operation of the device partially dissipated as heat. The fraction of energy dissipated increased with pulp consistency. The fraction of energy for peeling and pulling the ink from the printed samples were calculated. At 4% consistency, the energy for pulling was much higher than for peeling, while at higher consistencies, the peeling effect became more significant. The ink detachment was highly dependant on how the pulp interacted with the printed surface. This interaction was influenced by pulp consistency and the energy applied to the rotor of the Couette device. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

碎纸片的拼接复原方法研究

本文研究了来自同一页印刷品的中、英文文字文件,在规则的横、纵切割方式下,碎纸片的拼接复原方法.文中利用碎纸片图片边缘灰度值数据的匹配度和行间距、字高等文字排版数据,建立了一系列拼接复原模型.首先对仅纵切方式下的碎纸片拼接问题,建立了基于碎片边缘匹配的图像拼接复原模型,根据碎片边缘灰度值向量间的距离来衡量两张图片的匹配度.然后对中、英文碎纸片分别提出基于像素点投影和灰度计数的分类方法,将处在同一行的碎片分为一类,使用拼接复原模型完成行内的拼接.最后通过行间距信息完成了行与行之间的匹配,从而完成了整份文件的拼接复原.     

Paper‐Origami‐Based Multiplexed Malaria Diagnostics from Whole Blood

We demonstrate, for the first time, the multiplexed determination of microbial species from whole blood using the paper‐folding technique of origami to enable the sequential steps of DNA extraction, loop‐mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), and array‐based fluorescence detection. A low‐cost handheld flashlight reveals the presence of the final DNA amplicon to the naked eye, providing a “sample‐to‐answer” diagnosis from a finger‐prick volume of human blood, within 45 min, with minimal user intervention. To demonstrate the method, we showed the identification of three species of Plasmodium, analyzing 80 patient samples benchmarked against the gold‐standard polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay in an operator‐blinded study. We also show that the test retains its diagnostic accuracy when using stored or fixed reference samples.     

A sufficient condition for Hamiltonian cycles in bipartite tournaments

In this paper, we present a new sufficient condition on degrees for a bipartite tournament to be Hamiltonian, that is, if an n × n bipartite tournament T satisfies the condition W(n - 3), then T is Hamiltonian, except for four exceptional graphs. This result is shown to be best possible in a sense.     

造纸污泥在回转窑中热解的试验研究

本文在自行设计的小型外热式回转窑试验装置上进行了污泥热解试验,考察了污泥在不同热解连温下三种形态热解产物的产率,分析了污泥在热解过程中热解气体的成分和热值的变化特性以及热解半焦的品质。采用表观动力学模型对热解气体的试验数据进行计算,结果表明用该模型描述热解气体的析出是合理的。