In vitro mouse model in Duchenne muscular dystrophy diagnosis using 50-MHz ultrasound waves

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by the absence of dystrophin, the protein that plays a key mechanical role in maintaining muscle membrane integrity. One of the major consequences of dystrophin deficiency is the degeneration of muscle fibres, with a progressive loss in muscle strength. The objective of this research was to find an ultrasonic parameter sensitive to DMD, which could give relevant information related to microstructure if compared to traditional investigations such as morphometrical analysis. This “in vitro” study focused on the Mdx mouse model and investigated the potential differences between wild-type and dystrophin-deficient mice diaphragms. Using a 50 MHz ultrasonic sensor built in our group, we recorded an increase in ultrasonic wave attenuation in the dystrophin-deficient samples in comparison with normal muscles. A correlation between attenuation, mouse age and the percentage of non-muscular proportion in muscle was observed. As Mdx mouse is the best animal model for DMD and reproduces the degenerative pattern observed in human DMD muscles, this approach could be a powerful tool for in vitro DMD investigation and, more generally, for the characterisation of muscle properties.     

Multifunctional human serum albumin in the surface‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy of porphyrin: demetalation promoter,molecular spacer and stabilizer

Human serum albumin (HSA), a model protein, was introduced to the surface‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) of cationic porphyrin 5,10,15,20‐tetrakis(1‐methyl‐4‐pyridyl)‐21H,23H‐porphine (H₂TMPyP4). HSA was found to have a great influence not only on Ag nanoparticle aggregation state but also on the interaction between Ag nanoparticle and H₂TMPyP4 molecules. In the (H₂TMPyP4‐Ag colloid)/HSA system, addition of H₂TMPyP4 to Ag colloid led to a quick Ag colloid aggregation, and subsequent HSA addition could stabilize this system. The SERS spectrum was dominated by a combination of Ag(II)TMPyP4 and free base H₂TMPyP4. More interestingly, a photoinduced demetalation of Ag(II)TMPyP4 to free base H₂TMPyP4 was observed in the (H₂TMPyP4‐Ag colloid)/HSA system. This demetalation process was partially reversible when the laser was turned off or the laser power was reduced. In this case, HSA acts as both a stabilizer and a demetalation promoter. In the (HSA‐H₂TMPyP4)/Ag colloid system, when H₂TMPyP4 was premixed with HSA prior to the Ag colloid addition, no obvious Ag colloid aggregation appeared, and the SERS spectrum was just characteristic of free base H₂TMPyP4. In this case, HSA is proposed to function as both a stabilizer and a molecular spacer. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

From the BRST invariant Hamiltonian to the field-antifield formalism

We study the relation between the Lagrangian field-antifield formalism and the BRST invariant phase-space formulation of gauge theories. Starting from the Batalin-Fradkin-Vilkovisky unitarized action, we demonstrate in a deductive way the equivalence of the phase-space, and the Lagrangian field-antifield partition functions for the case of irreducible first rank theories.     

荧光猝灭光谱法测定DNA

利用荧光光谱法对5-邻氯乙酰氧基苯基-10,15,20-三苯基卟啉与脱氧核糖核酸（DNA）在不同条件下的荧光光谱特征进行了研究。实验表明,在低离子强度下,小牛胸腺DNA导致卟啉的荧光强度猝灭。在pH4.4的B-R缓冲介质中,荧光猝灭程度与小牛胸腺DNA的浓度呈线性关系,线性方程为ΔF=29.8C（μg/mL）-1.17,线性范围为0—10μg/mL,检出限为1.22μg/mL,相关系数为0.9949。对提取的植物基因组总DNA进行测试,由线性方程求得样品中的DNA含量。     

Banach空间中关于(H,η)增生算子的变分包含问题

在Banach空间中引进了一类(H,η)增生算子,利用预解算子技巧,建立了一个Ishikawa迭代,并证明了此迭代算法产生的变分包含的解的存在与唯一性。其结果是近期相关结果的改进与推广。     

Efficient multi and single line atomic fluorine lasers

Intense multi- and single-line laser operation is reported from semiconductively preionised atomic fluorine lasers employing an optimised capacitor transfer excitation circuitry. The performance and spectral characteristics of these lasers are discussed and compared to the characteristics of previously described atomic fluorine lasers. The efficiency of one of these lasers described, at optimum conditions, is reaching a value as high as 0.14%. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest efficiency reported up date, for an atomic fluorine laser.     

Generaton of tunable 16 μm radiation by stimulated hyper-raman effect in strontium vapour

The generation of tunable 16 μm radiation by stimulated hyper-Raman scattering from atomic strontium vapour is reported. The infrared radiation has a linewidth of 0.4 cm⁻¹ which corresponds to that of the nitrogen laser pumped dye laser used as a pump source. Due to relatively low pump intensity the infrared power was only 20 mW. However, the system is easily scalable to a higher conversion efficiency.     

小麦液泡膜H~ -ATPase的Ca~(2 )激活特性

纯化小麦液泡膜H -ATPase,测定了纯化的小麦液泡膜H -ATPase 受Mg2 和Ca2 双重激活的特性及两种激活状态下酶的特性. Mg2 激活时酶水解活性受DCCD的抑制,受磷脂酰丝氨酸(PS)影响明显,ATP水解和泵质子活性相偶联.而在Ca2 激活时酶水解活性不受DCCD抑制,受PS影响微弱,Ca2 激活时ATP水解与泵质子活性解偶联. Mg2 和Ca2 对小麦液泡膜H -ATPase的激活作用不具有叠加效应.     

Strong electric field eigenvalue asymptotics for the Schrödinger operator with electromagnetic potential

We consider the Schrödinger operator with electric potential V, which decays at infinity, and magnetic potential A. We study the asymptotic behaviour for large values of the electric field coupling constant of the eigenvalues situated under the essential-spectrum lower bound. We concentrate on the cases of rapidly decaying V (e.g. V L ^m/2( ^m ) for m 3) and arbitrary A, or slowly decaying V (i.e. V(x |x|^– , (0,2), as |x| ) and magnetic potentials A corresponding to constant magnetic fields B = curl A.Partially supported by the Ministry of Culture, Science and Education under Grant No. 52.     

SO q (n+1,n−1) as a real form of SO q (2n,ℂ)

Quantum pseudo-orthogonal groups SO _q (n+1,n–1) are defined as real forms of quantum orthogonal groups SO _q (n+1,n–1) by means of a suitable antilinear involution. In particular, the casen=2 gives a quantized Lorentz group.