Global exixtence and exponential decay estimates for a dampad quasilinear equation

We prove the existence and uniqueness of a global solution of a damped quasilineat hyperbolic equatiion. We apply a method based on a special integral inequality, to show that the solution decays exponentially, and to obtain precise estimates of the constants in estimates.     

Internal audits in private medical laboratory practice – a Finnish experience in 1996–2000

Internal audits inherently effect quality improvement, and concrete results can be expected by careful planning. As audits should improve the quality system in situ, the development of audits should not be neglected. ISO/IEC 17025 describes the objectives of internal audits and management reviews in more detail compared to the former standards EN 45001 and ISO/IEC Guide 25, although the main features are unchanged. This addresses continuous surveillance of the current practice. A brief questionnaire on vertical audits was distributed to 74 of 120 employees at a Finnish private medical laboratory, Medix Laboratories Ltd. A positive feed-back was received from the current management of audits. However, the study revealed that continuous supervision of audits is needed. Many employees were not willing to perform audits if they had no previous experience. Additionally, audits performed at the workbench were not considered as the best possible for fruitful discussions. Received: 20 February 2001 Accepted: 30 November 2001     

Hypericin and Pseudohypericin. Purity Criteria and Quantitative Determination in Extracts of Saint John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum)

Summary. Hypericin and pseudohypericin in extracts of St. Johns Wort (Hypericum perforatum) are assayed using UV-Vis, measuring the absorbance at 588nm of a methanolic solution of the compounds. The value of the absorption coefficient is difficult to define insofar as none of the routine purity criteria can be applied to these two compounds. Analysis of the entire UV-Vis spectrum from 220 to 740nm would seem to be a reliable way of comparing different samples. A UV-Vis spectrum was recorded for each of the compounds using a Photodiode array detection system. A more accurate way of determining the levels of hypericin and pseudohypericin in extracts of St. Johns Wort using these reference spectra is described.     

On the Criteria of Instability for Electrochemical Systems

Both cyclic-voltammetry-based and impedance-based experimental criteria that have been developed recently for the oscillatory electrochemical systems are critically appraised with two typical categories of oscillators.Consistent conclusions can be drawn by the two criteria for the category of oscillators that involve the coupling of charge transfer mainly with surface steps(e.g.ad-and desorption)such as in the electrooxidation of C1 organic molecules.Whereas,impedance-based criterion is not applicable to the category of oscillators that involve the coupling of charge transfer mainly with mass transfer(e.g.diffusion and convection) such as in the Fe(CN)6^3- reduction accompanying periodic hydrogen evolution.The reason is that the negative impedance cannot include the feedback information of convection mass transfer induced by the hydrogen evolution.However,both positive and negative nonlinear feedbacks,i.e., the diffusion-limited depletion and convection-enhanced replenishment of the Fe(CN)6^3- surface concentration,that coexist between the bistability,i.e.,Fe(CN)6^3- reduction with and without hydrogen evolution at lower and higher potential sides respectively,are all reflected in the crossed cyclic voltammogram(CCV).It can be concluded that the voltammetry-based criterion(in time domain)is more intuitive,less time-consuming and has a wider range of applications than the impedancebased one (in frequency domain).     

Proficiency testing schemes for therapeutics and toxicology

 This report addresses the proposition: current proficiency testing (PT) schemes for therapeutics and toxicology can easily engender complacency. The proposition was based on the premise that there are substantial between-laboratory differences and objectives in the supply of services for the measurement of drugs, as a result of which it is difficult to design PT schemes which adequately cover the requirements of all laboratories. Thus, acceptable performance in a PT scheme may lead participants to consider that they have tested their procedures more rigorously than is the case. Four areas, validity of the PT scheme, PT material, frequency of testing and acceptance criteria are examined. Received: 15 April 2000 · Accepted: 15 April 2000     

NANOMECHANICAL MAPPING OF CARBON BLACK REINFORCED NATURAL RUBBER BY ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY

Atomic force microscopy （AFM） has the advantage of obtaining mechanical properties as well as topographic information at the same time. By analyzing force-distance curves measured over two-dimensional area using Hertzian contact mechanics, Young＇s modulus mapping was obtained with nanometer-scale resolution. Furthermore, the sample deformation by the force exerted was also estimated from the force-distance curve analyses. We could thus reconstruct a real topographic image by incorporating apparent topographic image with deformation image. We applied this method to carbon black reinforced natural rubber to obtain Young＇s modulus distribution image together with reconstructed real topographic image. Then we were able to recognize three regions; rubber matrix, carbon black （or bound rubber） and intermediate regions. Though the existence of these regions had been investigated by pulsed nuclear magnetic resonance, this paper would be the first to report on the quantitative evaluation of the interfacial region in real space.     

中国的百岁老人研究Ⅱ.百岁老人的死亡率、生存率和发展趋势

根据全国人口普查资料,用指数函数拟合法计算了中国百岁老人的死亡率和生存率,得出中国人口的最高自然寿限为120岁,并预测到2010年中国百岁老人绝对数将达4万多人,届时每百万人口中将有30位百岁老人,比2000年增加1倍以上。     

中国的百岁老人研究Ⅲ.百岁老人聚居区——中国长寿之乡的成因和评定

探讨了中国长寿之乡的成因,提出了评定中国长寿之乡的四项指标和六项衡量标准。主张中国长寿之乡应由有资质的学术团体经过认真调查和核实后认定,被命名的长寿之乡应是相当于县(市)或大城市区一级以上的地域,总人口应在10万人以上;该地区每百万人口中应有70位以上百岁老人;并应有反映后备力量和发展速度的指标。     

Planar mono‐, di‐ aza‐ and phospha‐naphthalene: Structure and aromaticity

In this article, we used magnetic criteria, magnetic susceptibility isotropic and nucleus‐independent chemical shifts (NICS), calculated with (density functional theory) B3LYP levels at the 6‐31G** basis set, to evaluate aromaticity of a set of 29 planar bicyclic π‐electron systems: naphthalene and its mono‐ and di‐ aza‐ and phospha‐derivatives. The result showed significant collinearity of the above two magnetic criteria when evaluating N‐containing naphthalenes, but did not speak with the same voice when evaluating P‐containing naphthalenes. Thus, we could conclude that magnetic susceptibility is a reliable criterion and NICS is not in our case. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2007     

强碱滴定一元弱酸突跃范围的计算

针对现有教材及文献对弱酸滴定计量点附近某些不甚合理的简化处理过程以及某些值得商榷的结论,根据滴定弱酸计量点附近溶液的实际组成,推导了合理的、适用任何情况的强碱滴定一元弱酸的突跃范围计算公式,从而给出了一元弱酸被准确滴定的判据。