Some new almost sure results on the functional increments of the uniform empirical process

Given an observation of the uniform empirical process α_n, its functional increments α_n(u+a_n⋅)−α_n(u) can be viewed as a single random process, when u is distributed under the Lebesgue measure. We investigate the almost sure limit behaviour of the multivariate versions of these processes as n→∞ and a_n↓0. Under mild conditions on a_n, a convergence in distribution and functional limit laws are established. The proofs rely on a new extension of the usual Poissonisation tools for the local empirical process.     

Episodic paroxysmal laryngospasm: Voice and pulmonary function assessment and management

Episodic paroxysmal laryngospasm (EPL) is a sign of laryngeal dysfunction, often without a specific organic etiology, which can masquerade as asthma, vocal fold paralysis, or a functional voice disorder. The intermittent respiratory distress of EPL may precipitate an apparent upper airway obstructive emergency, resulting in unnecessary endotracheal intubation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or tracheostomy. During 27 months, seven women and three men, ages 30–76 years, were assessed by a high diagnostic index of suspicion, an intensive history including psychosocial factors, physical examination of the airways, provocative asthma testing, and swallowing studies. Videolaryngoscopy, stroboscopy, and pulmonary flow-volume loop testing were definitive. The classic appearance was paradoxic inspiratory adduction of the anterior vocal folds with a posterior diamond-shaped glottic gap. During an attack of stridor or wheezing, attenuation of the inspiratory flow rate as depicted by the flow-volume loop suggested partial extrathoracic upper airway obstruction. Swallowing evaluation by videolaryngoscopy and videoesophagography may uncover gastroesophageal reflux disease. Hallmarks of management include patient and family education by observation of laryngoscopic videos, a specific speech therapy program, psychotherapy, and medical treatment of associated disorders. Electromyography may become a valuable future adjunct. Unlike laryngeal dystonia, patients with EPL do not benefit from botulinum toxin type A.     

中国进口食品安全风险评估的统计学方法

近年来,随着对外贸易的快速发展和人民生活水平的不断提高,我国已经成为食品进口大国。运用科学的方法优化检验资源配置,强化对进口食品安全的风险管理,是一个关系到人民福社的重大问题。国际上通行的做法是对不同种类的食品和检测项目的潜在风险进行评估,并根据评估结果制定有针对性的监督抽检计划,使得更多的检验资源可以投入到对高风险产品和项目的监管中去。我国在这方面的管理实践才刚刚起步,急需建立一套符合我国食品进口自身特点和管理需求的风险评价模型和相应的估计方法。本文借鉴了其它国家的相关做法,并结合我国进口食品的管理需求和历史检测数据的特点,制定了一套完整的风险评价和估计方法。     

密度泛函理论研究草甘膦在纯的, 金属原子掺杂石墨烯表面的吸附机理

本研究采用密度泛函理论方法详细讨论了纯的石墨烯及Ti, Fe, Al, Ca原子掺杂石墨烯吸附草甘膦的机理.通过它们之间的吸附能,差分电荷密度,布居电荷,态密度分析发现草甘膦可以被纯的石墨烯及金属原子掺杂石墨烯不同程度地吸附.纯的石墨烯对草甘膦的吸附作用远不及掺杂石墨烯,其中,草甘膦在Ca掺杂石墨烯表面有最强相互作用.这是因为草甘膦与纯的石墨烯之间主要形成了-P=O…π,-COOH…π和-OH…π非共价的相互作用,而与掺杂石墨烯之间主要形成了Metal-O“单齿”和O-Metal-O“双齿”共价相互作用.本研究结果希冀为石墨烯在环境保护方面的应用提供有价值的理论指导.     

氢分子间色散相互作用能的自然轨道泛函

理论上对分子间色散相互作用能的精确计算一直是个难点问题.密度矩阵泛函基于非定域量一阶密度矩阵为基本变量,它与色散相互作用起源于电子间的非定域关联特性相吻合.论文以最简单的氢分子为研究对象,通过分析两相互平行的氢分子间色散相互作用能,构造出了该体系中色散相互作用能的自然轨道泛函.结果表明:描述该体系中色散相互作用能的自然轨道泛函形式为包含有4个轨道的非交换和库伦积分.该结果对发展色散相互作用能的密度矩阵泛函理论具有重要的参考价值.     

Direct contact ultrasound assisted freezing of chicken breast samples

Nowadays, rapid freezing is sought to favor the formation of small ice crystals. Several studies have shown that the application of ultrasounds (US) accelerates the processes of energy and mass transfer when they are applied through immersion systems. However, there are hardly any studies on its application in direct systems without the use of a liquid medium for its transmission. Therefore, the objective of this work was to evaluate the potential of the application of US for improving the freezing process of chicken breast samples. First, the application of intermittent US treatments at different net sonication times of 7, 17, 37, 50 and 67% during the freezing of distilled water samples in a conventional freezer was evaluated. It was observed that net sonication times of 37, 50 and 67% reduced the phase change period by 30.0, 21.4, 27.0%, respectively. The effective freezing time was also reduced by 12.4 and 12.8% by applying net sonication times of 37 and 50%. Considering these results, an intermittent US treatment with a net sonication time of 37% was chosen for chicken breast freezing in an air-forced cooling tunnel at ambient temperatures from −13 to −22 °C. The length of all the freezing phases was reduced upon application of US, leading to an overall process time reduction of approx. 11%. On the other hand, no significant differences were found either in the Water Holding Capacity (WHC) or Cooking Loss (CL) values between control and US assisted frozen chicken breast samples. Furthermore, in vitro experiments showed that US-assisted freezing did not influence protein digestibility of chicken meat samples.This study demonstrates the potential of the application of US by direct contact to favor energy transfer processes during freezing of water and chicken breasts samples. However, its effect on the quality of the frozen products should be further studied.     

Effect of ultrasound on the properties of rice bran protein and its chlorogenic acid complex

Ultrasound technology was used to treat rice bran protein (RBP), and the structural and functional properties of ultrasonically treated RBP (URBP) and its chlorogenic acid (CA) complex were studied. When ultrasonic power of 200 W was applied for 10 min, the maximum emission peak λ_max of the URBP-CA complex in the fluorescence spectrum was red-shifted by 3.6 nm compared to that of the untreated complex. The atomic force microscope (AFM) analysis indicated that the surface roughness of the complex was minimized (3.89 nm) at the ultrasonic power of 200 W and treatment time of 10 min. Under these conditions, the surface hydrophobicity (H₀) was 1730, the contents of the α-helix and β-sheet in the complex were 2.97% and 6.17% lower than those in the untreated sample, respectively, the particle size decreased from 106 nm to 18.2 nm, and the absolute value of the zeta-potential increased by 11.0 mV. Therefore, ultrasonic treatment and the addition of CA changed the structural and functional properties of RBP. Moreover, when ultrasonic power of 200 W was applied for 10 min, the solubility, emulsifying activity index (EAI), and emulsion stability index (ESI) were 68%, 126 m²/g, and 37 min, respectively.     

Effect of ultrasonic treatment on the structure and functional properties of mantle proteins from scallops (Patinopecten yessoensis)

In this study, scallop mantle protein was treated by ultrasound at different powers, and then analyzed by ANS fluorescent probes, circular dichroism spectroscopy, endogenous fluorescence spectrum, DNTB colorimetry and in-vitro digestion model to elucidate the structure–function relationship. The results indicated that ultrasound can significantly affect the secondary structure of scallop mantle protein like enhancing hydrophobicity, lowering the particle size, increasing the relative contents of α-helix and decreasing contents of β-pleated sheet, β-turn and random coil, as well as altering intrinsic fluorescence intensity with blue shift of maximum fluorescence peak. But ultrasound had no effect on its primary structure. Moreover, the functions of scallop mantle protein were regulated by modifying its structures by ultrasound. Specifically, the protein had the highest performance in foaming property and in-vitro digestibility under ultrasonic power of 100 W, oil binding capacity under 100 W, water binding capacity under 300 W, solubility and emulsification capacity under 400 W, and emulsion stability under 600 W. These results prove ultrasonic treatment has the potential to effectively improve functional properties and quality of scallop mantle protein, benefiting in comprehensive utilization of scallop mantles.     

二氧化铬阴离子光电子能谱的理论研究

凭借密度泛函理论,采用不同基组对中性分子CrO2的基态（ 3B1）以及阴离子CrO2‾的基态（ 4B 1）进行几何优化和振动频率分析;应用量化计算得到的力常数及结构和光谱参数,基于推得的两维四模Franck-Condon重叠积分的代数表示,对CrO2 ( 3B1)－CrO2‾ ( 4B1) 的光脱附过程进行Franck-Condon分析和光谱模拟,理论上得到光电子能谱的谱线相对强度及振动结构分布,理论谱与实验测得的二氧化铬阴离子光电子能谱达到一致,并对光电子能谱的振动结构进行归属及热带分析;另外,在光谱模拟过程中通过迭代Franck-Condon分析过程,推得CrO2‾（ 4B1）与CrO2（ 3B1）平衡几何结构之差：ΔR(Cr-O)= 0.05Å,Δ(O-Cr-O)=12o.     

Fluctuations in the quark-meson model for QCD with isospin chemical potential

We study the two-flavor quark-meson (QM) model with the functional renormalization group (FRG) to describe the effects of collective mesonic fluctuations on the phase diagram of QCD at finite baryon and   isospin chemical potentials, _μB${\mu }_B$ and _μI${\mu }_I$. With only isospin chemical potential there is a precise equivalence between the competing dynamics of chiral versus pion condensation and that of collective mesonic and baryonic fluctuations in the quark-meson-diquark model for two-color QCD at finite baryon chemical potential. Here, finite _μB=3μ${\mu }_B=3\mu$ introduces an additional dimension to the phase diagram as compared to two-color QCD, however. At zero temperature, the (_μI,μ${\mu }_I,\mu$) plane of this phase diagram is strongly constrained by the “Silver Blaze problem.” In particular, the onset of pion condensation must occur at _μI=_mπ/2${\mu }_I=m_{\pi }/2$, independent of μ   as long as μ+_μI$\mu +{\mu }_I$ stays below the constituent quark mass of the QM model or the liquid-gas transition line of nuclear matter in QCD. In order to maintain this relation beyond mean field it is crucial to compute the pion mass from its timelike correlator with the FRG in a consistent way.