Math1基因在内耳毛细胞发育及再生过程中的作用

耳蜗感觉毛细胞作为听觉机械感受器,在听觉的发生过程中起着至关重要的作用。 哺乳动物的毛细胞损伤后无法再生,往往会造成听力障碍或永久性听力缺失。因此,阐明内耳感觉毛细胞发育过程中的分子机制对听力损伤的诊断与治疗具有非常重要的意义。Math1是毛细胞发育与再生过程中的关键基因,本文就Math1及其相关基因和信号通路在毛细胞的发育与再生过程中的调控作用做简要概述。     

Adaptive signal enhancement for overlapped peaks based on weighting factor selection

Peak-sharpening is an effective method for the peak position detection of overlapped spectra. However, the weighing factor parameter strongly affects the sharpening performance, and the derivative adopted in the peak-sharpening method is sensitive to noise. In this paper, an adaptive peak-sharpening method based on weighting factor selection is proposed. The relationship between the sharpening ratio and weighting factor is studied. In addition, the Savitzky–Golay filter is adopted due to its excellent noise reduction and peak shape retention abilities. First, the smoothed signal and second-order derivative signal are obtained by the Savitzky–Golay filter. Then, the parameters of the overlapped peaks are estimated for the weighting factor selection. Next, the peak position is detected by the peak-sharpening method. After that step, the estimated parameters are updated, and the above steps are iterated until the detection of the peak position converges. Finally, the converged results are considered to be the final detection results. The experimental results using a simulated dataset, a virtual mass spectra dataset and a polarography dataset show that the proposed method is effective for peak position detection.     

SERS intensity optimization by controlling the size and shape of faceted gold nanoparticles

In this work, we experimentally investigated the surface‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) activity of faceted gold nanoparticles, which have been theoretically predicted to yield giant enhancements. Glycine was used to determine the SERS activity as a function of pH and ionic strength and to estimate the corresponding enhancement factor (EF). By optimizing the synthesis conditions of the flat prismatic nanoparticles, it was possible to control their size and shape. We demonstrate that the maximum SERS intensity increases with the edge length of the triangle, reaching a maximum EF of ∼10¹³ for 1.9 µm triangles (the largest tested). The corresponding glycine detection limit was as low as 10⁻¹² M , close to the single‐molecule threshold. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Spectral and polarization properties of a composite material with filler of plant origin

Based on a filler of plant origin, we have developed a new composite material and have studied its spectral and polarization properties. We suggest a direction for application of the synthesized material. __________ Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 75, No. 3, pp. 419–421, May–June, 2008.     

凹边坡参数对边坡稳定性的影响

抽象出凹边坡的几何模型,采用量纲分析的方法,给出凹边坡几何参数和物理力学参数对边坡稳定系数的影响通式．在FLAC定义的边坡稳定系数意义下,经过数万次计算,采用二次回归的方法,确定了通式中的影响指数,形成经验公式．结果表明,受Mohr-Coulomb和拉应力两个强度准则控制的材料,形成的凹边坡的稳定性受无量纲粘聚力、边坡角、内摩擦角的控制．凹形边坡有利于边坡的稳定,边坡稳定性与岩土的抗拉强度关系不大．这一稳定系数公式对于形状规则均匀性好且符合Mohr-Coulomb破坏准则的凹边坡可以给出精度高的估计．对于其它边坡的稳定性评价还需要做有针对性的工作．     

Integrating Factors and Conservation Theorems of Lagrangian Equations for Nonconservative Mechanical System in Generalized Classical Mechanics

The conservation theorems of the generalized Lagrangian equations for nonconservative mechanical system are studied by using method of integrating factors. Firstly, the differential equations of motion of system are given, and the definition of integrating factors is given. Next, the necessary conditions for the existence of the conserved quantity are studied in detail. Finally, the conservation theorem and its inverse for the system are established, and an example is given to illustrate the application of the result.     

Structure of Some 4f Rare Earth Liquid Metals — A Charged Hard Sphere Approach

A well-established pseodopotential is used to study the structure of some 4f rare earth liquid metals (Ce, Pr, Eu, Gd, Tb, and Yb). The structure factor S(q), pair distribution function g(r), interatomic distance r₁, and coordination number n₁ are calculated using Charged Hard Sphere (CHS) reference system. To introduce the exchange and correlation effects, the local field correction due to Sarkar et al. (S) is applied. The present investigation is successful in generating the structural information of Ce, Pr, Eu, Gd, Tb, and Yb 4f rare earth liquid metals.     

Exact linearization of one dimensional Itô equations driven by fBm: Analytical and numerical solutions

Necessary and sufficient conditions for the linearization of the one-dimensional Itô stochastic differential equations driven by fractional Brownian motion (fBm) are given. Stochastic integrating factor has been introduced. A modified Milstein method has been developed to obtain numerical solutions. Analytical solutions have been compared with the numerical solutions for linearizable equations.     

The Effect of Temperature on Lattice Mechanical Properties of Noble and Transition Metals

A simple pseudopotential model is used for the calculation of the temperature dependence of lattice mechanical properties which also depend on the phonon density of states such as lattice heat capacity C _V , Debye temperature _D, harmonic contribution to free energy, thermal pressure, isothermal bulk modulus corrected to the fourth order, volume thermal expansion coefficient , Debye-Waller factor, mean-square displacement, Debye-Waller temperature parameter, and X-ray characteristic temperature _M of Cu, Ag, Au, Ni, Pd, Pt, Rh, and Ir. The contribution of d-like electrons is taken into account by introducing repulsive short-range Born-Mayer-like term. Very recently proposed screening function due to Sarkar et al. has been used to obtain the screened form factor. The theoretical results are compared with experimental findings wherever possible. A good agreement between theoretical investigations and experimental findings show the ability of our model potential to reproduce wide class of properties in noble and transition metals.     

Electromagnetic form factors of nucleons in a relativistic square-root potential model of independent quarks

The nucleon electromagnetic form factorsG _E ^P (q²),G _M ^P (q²) and the axial-vector form factor G_A(q²) are studied in a relativistic model of independent quarks confined by an equally mixed scalar-vector square root potentialV _q(r)=1/2(1+γ ⁰)(ar ^1/2+ν ₀) taking into account the appropriate centre-of-mass corrections. The respective root-mean-square radii associated withG _E ^P (q²) and G _A (q²) come out as [〈r ²〉 _E ^P ]^1/2=0.86 fm and 〈r _A ² 〉^1/2=0.88 fm. Restoration of chiral symmetry in this model is discussed to derive the pion-nucleon form factorG _πNN(q²) and consequently the pion-nucleon coupling constant is obtained asg _πNN(q²)=12.81 as compared tog _πNN(q²)_exp⋍13.