Power of isotopic fine structure for unambiguous determination of metabolite elemental compositions: In silico evaluation and metabolomic application

In mass spectrometry (MS)-based metabolomics studies, reference-free identification of metabolites is still a challenging issue. Previously, we demonstrated that the elemental composition (EC) of metabolites could be unambiguously determined using isotopic fine structure, observed by ultrahigh resolution MS, which provided the relative isotopic abundance (RIA) of ¹³C, ¹⁵N, ¹⁸O, and ³⁴S. Herein, we evaluated the efficacy of the RIA for determining ECs based on the MS peaks of 20,258 known metabolites. The metabolites were simulated with a ≤25% error in the isotopic peak area to investigate how the error size effect affected the rate of unambiguous determination of the ECs. The simulation indicated that, in combination with reported constraint rules, the RIA led to unambiguous determination of the ECs for more than 90% of the tested metabolites. It was noteworthy that, in positive ion mode, the process could distinguish alkali metal-adduct ions ([M + Na]⁺ and [M + K]⁺). However, a significant degradation of the EC determination performance was observed when the method was applied to real metabolomic data (mouse liver extracts analyzed by infusion ESI), because of the influence of noise and bias on the RIA. To achieve ideal performance, as indicated in the simulation, we developed an additional method to compensate for bias on the measured ion intensities. The method improved the performance of the calculation, permitting determination of ECs for 72% of the observed peaks. The proposed method is considered a useful starting point for high-throughput identification of metabolites in metabolomic research.     

Experimental investigation on the effectiveness of sorption energy recovery wheel in ventilation system

The object of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of sorption energy exchanger and the impact of the operational and thermal environmental conditions on their efficiency under steady-state conditions. To achieve this object, a test facility was installed into the Indoor Air Quality and Thermal Comfort Laboratory of BUTE University. A molecular 3Å sieve sorption wheel with high latent effectiveness is integrated into the experimental setup. In this study, the correlation between the sensible, latent, total effectiveness under different ambient air temperature and humidity values and different rotational speeds of the wheel is investigated in detailed by experimental tests.     

基于假设脱钩区间模型的省际节能减排压力测算以辽宁省为例

参照资源消耗及废物排放与经济增长的定量表达式-IGT方程和IGTX方程,分别推导出资源脱钩指数和二氧化碳排放指数方程.根据脱钩指数,将二氧化碳排放与GDP脱钩程度分为绝对脱钩、相对脱钩和未脱钩三种程度,并构建了假设相对脱钩和假设绝对脱钩区间.以辽宁省1995-2012年间二氧化碳排放量和GDP增长量为对象,分析了二者的脱钩关系.研究发现,除了1997和1999年二者处于相对脱钩状态,其余年份均未脱钩.运用假设脱钩区间模型,分别计算达到相对脱钩和绝对脱钩状态的二氧化碳年排放理想值,并与现值进行比较,得到各年节能减排的压力值.研究结果表明:相对脱钩的压力相对较小,减排压力在0-1671万t之间,占基准年碳排放量的0%-12.23%;绝对脱钩的压力较大,减排压力在320.77-4899.84万t,占基准年碳排放量的2.35%-23.94%.     

地球静止轨道远程交会过程导航性能评估

远程交会是静止轨道共位卫星自主定点置入的关键途径。针对远程交会过程中大距离跨度下相对运动模型的误差信号特性,理论推导了误差的传递机理,给出了相对导航EKF算法期望及噪声特性的定量分析模型。研究表明,确定距离区间存在最优过程噪声量级及其对应的最优滤波性能,且滤波误差与交会距离正相关,可作为全局最优滤波器的定量设计依据,解决了静止轨道远程交会过程EKF导航算法性能的量化评估问题。仿真表明,分析结论正确,相对速度滤波误差全程优于0.005 m/s(1σ),满足交会任务需求。     

Some properties and applications of cumulative Kullback–Leibler information

The cumulative Kullback–Leibler information has been proposed recently as a suitable extension of Kullback–Leibler information to the cumulative distribution function. In this paper, we obtain various results on such a measure, with reference to its relation with other information measures and notions of reliability theory. We also provide some lower and upper bounds. A dynamic version of the cumulative Kullback–Leibler information is then proposed for past lifetimes. Furthermore, we investigate its monotonicity property, which is related to some new concepts of relative aging. Moreover, we propose an application to the failure of nanocomponents. Finally, in order to provide an application in image analysis, we introduce the empirical cumulative Kullback–Leibler information and prove an asymptotic result. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities—Surface Active Properties Relation of Novel Dischiff Base Cationic Gemini Amphiphiles Bearing Homogeneous Hydrophobes

A novel series of cationic Gemini amphiphiles containing Dischiff base species were synthesized and their chemical structures were determined using different analytical tools. Their surface properties were determined using surface tension measurements. The adsorption and micellization thermodynamic parameters were calculated using Gibb's equations at 25°C. The surface parameters were also determined including critical micelle concentration, effectiveness, efficiency, maximum surface excess, minimum surface area, interfacial tension, and emulsification power. The synthesized cationic Gemini surfactants were evaluated as bactericides for gram negative and gram positive bacteria and also against sulfur reducing bacteria (SRB). The results of the cytotoxicity of the synthesized compounds against the targeted bacterial strains were promising and completely dependent on the surface activity of these compounds.     

胜利褐煤Ca~(2+)负载量对其平衡复吸水含量的影响

以胜利褐煤为研究对象,利用XRF、FT-IR等手段,采用灰分、pH值、不同相对蒸气压下的复吸水含量等参数,研究了Ca2+的离子效应对褐煤在不同相对蒸气压下复吸水含量的影响。研究结果表明,煤中Ca2+的负载量随用于交换的钙离子溶液浓度的增大而增加。煤中Ca2+的负载量对煤样的平衡复吸水含量影响较大,Ca2+负载量越大,煤样的平衡复吸水含量越大。相对蒸气压高于92%平衡复吸水含量的主要控制因素为游离水分子与游离水分子之间的相互作用力。相对蒸气压在11%~92%平衡复吸水含量的主要控制因素为金属水簇Ca+(H2O)n与毛细管之间的毛细管作用力。     

基于电磁拓扑的多腔体屏蔽效能快速算法

提出基于电磁拓扑理论计算开孔多腔体屏蔽效能的快速方法.首先给出双腔体等效电路和电磁拓扑信号流图,并推导孔缝节点处的散射矩阵,给出拓扑网络的散射矩阵方程和传输矩阵方程,获得双腔体的广义Baum-Liu-Tesche(BLT)方程.在此基础上研究了开孔三腔体,包括串型级联三腔体和串并型混合级联三腔体的广义BLT方程.对于串型级联三腔体,其电磁拓扑网络和广义BLT方程在双腔体基础上直接扩展即可获得.而对于串并型混合级联三腔体,通过将位于三腔体公共面上的孔缝等效为三端口网络节点,并根据三端口网络散射参数定义推导获得该节点的散射矩阵,最终得到串并型混合级联三腔体的广义BLT方程.本文方法对双腔体的计算结果与文献结果和实验结果相符合,对3组不同类型和尺寸开孔腔的屏蔽效能的计算结果与时域有限差分法计算结果符合较好.该算法不仅效率高,通过对所有计算结果和实验结果的误差统计分析,表明该算法具有较高的计算准确度.     

空间遥感测绘光学系统研究综述

将遥感技术应用到测绘当中是现代地质测绘技术的发展趋势,随着光学载荷分辨率的不断提高,遥感测绘已经成为社会发展和国民经济发展的重要保障。光学载荷决定了测绘空间遥感器的分辨率、测绘精度、卫星平台体积与重量,是遥感器的核心部分。本文对高成像质量透射光学系统、同轴三反光学系统、离轴三反系统等常用的空间遥感测绘光学系统的结构形式和光学性能分别进行了介绍,并对处于研发阶段的新型空间反射光学系统的结构形式和光学性能进行了展望。分析认为,根据不同的应用环境和技术指标,合理选用不同种类的遥感测绘光学系统,可以最大程度利用平台资源,满足遥感测绘需求。