吡啰红B为指示剂细胞色素C催化荧光测定青蒿素

在细胞色素C催化下,吡啰红B与青蒿素反应导致荧光降低,细胞色素C与青蒿素的反应为酶-底物模型。动力学研究表明,稳态催化速率依赖于酶和底物浓度,催化常数Km、Vm ax及Kcat分别为3.3×10-5mol/L,5.4×10-6mol.L-1.s-1和13.5 s-1,催化活性受去活化剂和乙醇抑制。在pH 5.3、25℃及7.6×10-7mol/L的细胞色素C催化条件下,荧光降低值ΔF(F0-F)与青蒿素浓度在7.1×10-8~1.1×10-6mol/L范围内呈线性关系;检出限为7.2×10-9mol/L;加标回收率为96.3%~106.8%。方法已用于测定血浆和尿液介质中的微量青蒿素。     

基于特征圆单目视觉的飞机舵面角位移标定技术

提出了一种基于特征圆单目视觉的非接触式飞机舵面角位移标定技术。用一台数码摄像机对固定在飞机舵面上的特征圆进行拍照,经数字图像处理后确定五个特征点的坐标,利用针孔成像和射影变换原理建立物像空间坐标解算模型,计算出特征圆的法线相对方向和圆心的相对位置,舵面角位移由该圆的法线方向确定。仿真结果表明,该方法具有标定过程简单、实时、快速和准确的特点,标定精度可达到0.1°。该技术也可用于航天器上实时测量交会对接时的相对位姿参数。     

Bone Dimensional Change Following Immediate Implant Placement in Posterior Teeth with CBCT: A 6-Month Prospective Clinical Study

This prospective clinical study aimed to evaluate the peri-implant hard tissue dimensional change at 6 months of immediate implant placement with bone graft materials in the posterior area using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Twelve dental implants were placed concurrently following tooth extraction in the posterior area and filled with xenograft particles. The CBCT images were taken immediately after surgical procedures and then at 6 months follow-up. To evaluate the hard tissue changes, the vertical and horizontal bone thickness were analyzed and measured using ImageJ software. Paired t-test or Wilcoxon match-pair signed-rank test was done to analyze the changes of hard tissue values at the same level between immediately and 6 months following immediate implant placement. Independent t-test or Mann–Whitney U test was used to analyze the dimensional change in the vertical and horizontal direction in buccal and lingual aspects. The level of significance was set at p value = 0.05. All implants were successfully osseointegrated. At 6 months follow-up, the vertical bone change at the buccal aspect was −0.69 mm and at the lingual aspect −0.39 mm. For horizontal bone thickness, the bone dimensional changes at 0, 1, 5, and 9 mm levels from the implant platform were −0.62 mm, −0.70 mm, −0.24 mm, and −0.22 mm, respectively. A significant bone reduction was observed in all measurement levels during the 6 months after implant placement (p value < 0.05). It was noted that even with bone grafting, a decrease in bone thickness was seen following the immediate implant placement. Therefore, this technique can be an alternative method to place the implant in the posterior area.     

A Molecular-Wide and Electron Density-Based Approach in Exploring Chemical Reactivity and Explicit Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) Solvent Molecule Effects in the Proline Catalyzed Aldol Reaction

Modelling of the proline (1) catalyzed aldol reaction (with acetone 2) in the presence of an explicit molecule of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) (3) has showed that 3 is a major player in the aldol reaction as it plays a double role. Through strong interactions with 1 and acetone 2, it leads to a significant increase of energy barriers at transition states (TS) for the lowest energy conformer 1a of proline. Just the opposite holds for the higher energy conformer 1b. Both the ‘inhibitor’ and ‘catalyst’ mode of activity of DMSO eliminates 1a as a catalyst at the very beginning of the process and promotes the chemical reactivity, hence catalytic ability of 1b. Modelling using a Molecular-Wide and Electron Density-based concept of Chemical Bonding (MOWED-CB) and the Reaction Energy Profile–Fragment Attributed Molecular System Energy Change (REP-FAMSEC) protocol has shown that, due to strong intermolecular interactions, the HN-C-COOH (of 1), CO (of 2), and SO (of 3) fragments drive a chemical change throughout the catalytic reaction. We strongly advocate exploring the pre-organization of molecules from initially formed complexes, through local minima to the best structures suited for a catalytic process. In this regard, a unique combination of MOWED-CB with REP-FAMSEC provides an invaluable insight on the potential success of a catalytic process, or reaction mechanism in general. The protocol reported herein is suitable for explaining classical reaction energy profiles computed for many synthetic processes.     

用浓度调制光谱法测量水汽辉光放电中OH和H2O的布居数变化

本文使用波长为2.8 μm的分布式反馈激光器来测量水汽辉光放电产生的物种. 使用浓度调制光谱仅观察到OH自由基和瞬态H₂O分子的吸收光谱. 吸收峰的强度和方向随解调相位而变化,但是H₂O的一个吸收峰的方向始终与其它峰相反. OH和H₂O的不同光谱取向反映了能级中粒子数量的增加或减少. 如果在放电过程中可以检测到更多的瞬态物种,则可以更好地研究H₂O的激发、电离和分解动力学. 研究表明,浓度调制光谱的解调相位关系可以用来研究分子能级的布居数变化.     

Finite element modelling of natural-convection-controlled change of phase

The problem of phase change in the presence of natural convection has been investigated. A model has been proposed based on the treatment of the release/absorption of latent heat as a heat source/sink in combination with the standard Galerkin finite element method with a primitive variable formulation on a fixed grid. To demonstrate the capabilities of the model, three cases of phase change of an aluminium alloy in the presence of natural convection arc considered, i.e. solidification, melting and combined solidification and melting. The solidification of water in a square cavity is modelled as another example, taking into account the density extremum, and the results are compared with a previously published work.     

含有非圆形双孔的无限平板中应力的解析解研究

无限平板中含有任意形状单个孔的问题可以使用复变函数方法获得其应力解析解.对于无限平板中含有两个圆孔或两个椭圆孔的双连通域问题,也可以利用多种方法进行求解,比如双极坐标法、应力函数法、复变函数法以及施瓦茨交替法等.其中复变函数中的保角变换方法是获得应力解析解的一个重要方法.但目前尚未见到用此方法求解无限板中含有一个正方形孔和一个椭圆孔的问题.当板在无穷远处受有均布载荷和孔边作用垂直均布压力时,利用保角变换方法可以求解板中含有两个特定形状孔的问题.该方法将所讨论的区域映射成象平面里的一个圆环,其中最关键的一步是找出相应的映射函数.基于黎曼映射定理,提出了该映射函数一般形式,并利用最优化方法,找到了该问题的具体映射函数,然后通过孔边应力边界条件建立了求解两个解析函数的基本方程,获得了该问题的应力解析解.运用ANSYS有限单元法与结果进行了对比.研究了孔距、椭圆形孔大小和两孔布置方位对边界切向应力的影响,以及不同载荷下两孔中心线上应力分布规律.      

带裂纹的椭圆孔口问题的应力分析

断裂现象与材料和结构中的孔洞、缺口或裂纹等缺陷密切相关,这是因为缺陷附近的应力集中明显.该文利用复变方法,通过保角映射研究了带裂纹的椭圆孔洞的平面弹性问题,给出了应力强度因子的解析解.并由此计算了两互相垂直的裂纹问题.     

Evolution and Trade-Off Dynamics of Functional Load

Functional load (FL) quantifies the contributions by phonological contrasts to distinctions made across the lexicon. Previous research has linked particularly low values of FL to sound change. Here, we broaden the scope of enquiry into FL to its evolution at higher values also. We apply phylogenetic methods to examine the diachronic evolution of FL across 90 languages of the Pama–Nyungan (PN) family of Australia. We find a high degree of phylogenetic signal in FL, indicating that FL values covary closely with genealogical structure across the family. Though phylogenetic signals have been reported for phonological structures, such as phonotactics, their detection in measures of phonological function is novel. We also find a significant, negative correlation between the FL of vowel length and of the following consonant—that is, a time-depth historical trade-off dynamic, which we relate to known allophony in modern PN languages and compensatory sound changes in their past. The findings reveal a historical dynamic, similar to transphonologization, which we characterize as a flow of contrastiveness between subsystems of the phonology. Recurring across a language family that spans a whole continent and many millennia of time depth, our findings provide one of the most compelling examples yet of Sapir’s ‘drift’ hypothesis of non-accidental parallel development in historically related languages.     

牛血红蛋白与银纳米粒子相互作用的光谱研究

运用紫外-可见吸收光谱(UV-Vis)、荧光光谱、同步荧光光谱、圆二色光谱(CD)及傅立叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)等手段, 研究牛血红蛋白(Bovine Hemoglobin, 简称BHb)与银纳米粒子的相互作用. 结果表明, BHb能吸附在银纳米粒子的表面, 使其415 nm处的特征等离子体共振吸收峰强度下降, 峰位红移. 随银纳米粒子的浓度增大, BHb分子中Soret带的吸收持续降低, 说明银纳米粒子可能使部分血红素辅基从它们的键腔中脱离出来. Stern-Volmer方程分析表明, 银纳米粒子静态猝灭BHb的内源荧光. 由UV-Vis和荧光光谱的变化, 计算BHb与银纳米粒子的结合常数, 其数量级达到10⁹～10¹⁰. 同步荧光光谱的蓝移说明, 银纳米粒子扰动BHb分子内部的酪氨酸、色氨酸残基所处的微环境, 使之包埋于疏水腔中. 拟合计算远紫外CD数据发现, 银纳米粒子诱导BHb产生轻微的二级结构改变, α-螺旋含量降低. FTIR光谱结果提示, BHb中半胱氨酸残基的硫、羧基氧、酰胺及氨基酸残基中的氮原子与银纳米粒子可能有表面键合作用.