Pair-Copula Bayesian Networks

Pair-copula Bayesian networks (PCBNs) are a novel class of multivariate statistical models, which combine the distributional flexibility of pair-copula constructions (PCCs) with the parsimony of conditional independence models associated with directed acyclic graphs (DAGs). We are first to provide generic algorithms for random sampling and likelihood inference in arbitrary PCBNs as well as for selecting orderings of the parents of the vertices in the underlying graphs. Model selection of the DAG is facilitated using a version of the well-known PC algorithm that is based on a novel test for conditional independence of random variables tailored to the PCC framework. A simulation study shows the PC algorithm’s high aptitude for structure estimation in non-Gaussian PCBNs. The proposed methods are finally applied to modeling financial return data. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.     

酯交换反应对PBT/PC/Al_2O_3复合材料导热性能的影响

以聚对苯二甲酸丁二醇酯(PBT)与双酚A型聚碳酸酯(PC)为基体、氧化铝(Al2O3)作为导热填料,通过熔融共混法制备了PBT/PC/Al_2O_3导热复合材料,采用亚磷酸三苯酯(TPPi)作为酯交换反应抑制剂调节材料中树脂基体的相态结构,并通过红外光谱分析(FTIR)、激光导热仪、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、示差扫描量热仪(DSC)及力学性能测试仪等对材料中的酯交换反应、导热性能、相态结构、结晶参数及力学性能进行了表征.实验结果表明,TPPi的加入可有效抑制体系中酯交换反应的发生,使PBT/PC共混物的相态结构改变,进而对填料的分布状态产生影响.当PBT/PC配比为1/1时,向其中加入1 wt%的TPPi可使体系的相态结构趋向于形成双连续相态结构,并有效提升材料的导热系数;在该体系中加入60 wt%的Al_2O_3后,材料的导热系数达到0.89 W/(m·K),相对于未加入TPPi的相同体系提升了13%.     

Screening and isolation of potential lactate dehydrogenase inhibitors from five Chinese medicinal herbs: Soybean,Radix pueraria,Flos pueraria,Rhizoma belamcandae,and Radix astragali

Stroke is among the leading causes of death and severe disability worldwide. Flavonoids have been extensively used in the treatment of ischemic stroke by reducing lactate dehydrogenase levels and thereby enhancing blood perfusion to the ischemic region. Here, we used ultrafiltration high‐performance liquid chromatography coupled with diode array detection and mass spectrometry for the rapid screening and identification of flavonoids from five Chinese medicinal herbs: soybean, Radix pueraria, Flos pueraria, Rhizoma belamcandae, and Radix astragali. Using PC12 cells as a suitable in vitro model of toxicity, cell viability was quantitated using the 3‐(4,5‐dimethylthiazol‐2‐yl)‐2,5‐diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay. The results showed that the extracts of soybean and the six major components, namely, acetyldaidzin, malonylgenistin, daidiain, glycitin, genistin, and acetylcitin; the extract of R. pueraria and its main component daidzein; the extract of F. pueraria and its three major components, tectorigenin, tectoridin, and tectorigenin‐7‐O‐xylosylglucosid; and the extract of R. belamcandae and its main component, tectoridin, were strong lactate dehydrogenase inhibitors. Also, the components of R. astragali showed no bioactivity. These findings indicate that the ultrafltration high‐performance liquid chromatography coupled with diode array detection and mass spectrometry method could be utilized in rapid screening and separation of bioactive compounds from a complex matrix.     

Ultrafiltration‐LC–MS combined with semi‐preparative HPLC for the simultaneous screening and isolation of lactate dehydrogenase inhibitors from Belamcanda chinensis

Stroke represents the fourth leading cause of death in the USA and the second leading cause of death worldwide. Lactate dehydrogenase inhibitors are widely used in the treatment of ischemic stroke and natural products are considered a promising source of novel lactate dehydrogenase inhibitors. In this study, we used PC12 cells to determine the protective effect of extracts from the herb Belamcanda chinensis following toxic challenge. Using ultrafiltration high‐performance liquid chromatography coupled with photo‐diode array detection and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, we screened and identified isoflavonoids from Belamcanda chinensis extracts. Semi‐preparative high‐performance liquid chromatography was then applied to separate and isolate the active constituents. Using these methods, we identified six major compounds in Belamcanda chinensis as lactate dehydrogenase inhibitors: tectoridin, iristectorin A, iridin, tectorigenin, irigenin, and irisflorentin, which were then isolated to >92% purity. This is the first report that Belamcanda chinensis extracts contain potent lactate dehydrogenase inhibitors. Our results demonstrate that the systematic isolation of bioactive components from Belamcanda chinensis guided by ultrafiltration high‐performance liquid chromatography coupled with photo‐diode array detection and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry represents a feasible and efficient technique that could be extended for the identification and isolation of other enzyme inhibitors.     

基于IBM-PC/XT的图象工作站仿真软件开发

本文介绍基于IBM—PC/XT的图象工作站仿真软件。把IBM—PC/XT变成图象工作站的仿真软件,为在IBM—PC/XT(及其兼容机)上,开发图象功能软件的用户提供了一个有效的方法。     

薄层色谱扫描法同时测定增效联磺片中三组分含量的研究

提出了增效联磺片中磺胺甲基异唑（ＳＭＺ）、磺胺嘧啶（ＳＤ）及甲氧节胺嘧啶（ＴＭＰ）三组分薄层色谱同时测定的新方法。该法以水饱和的乙酸乙酯－氯仿（２：１）的混合溶剂为展开剂,在硅胶ＧＦ＿（２５４）板上将被测各组分分离后,直接进行薄层色谱扫描测定,操作简便、快速,灵敏度高,重现性好。     

含二烯丙基双酚A醚相容剂对HDPE/PC共混体系的影响

用低密度聚乙烯接枝二烯丙基双酚Ａ醚（ＬＤＰＥ ｇ ＤＢＡＥ）作为高密度聚乙烯／聚碳酸酯（ＨＤＰＥ／ＰＣ）共混体系的增容剂,研究了其对ＨＤＰＥ／ＰＣ共混体系的影响．通过共混物形态观察、热力学性能测试和结晶性分析,发现ＬＤＰＥ ｇ ＤＢＡＥ对ＨＤＰＥ／ＰＣ共混体系有良好的增容效果．并发现了增容剂在共混物中的最佳用量为１０ｐｈｒ,提高增容剂的接枝率更有利于改善共混物的性能     

用显微红外光谱法研究高分子共混物溶液自组织形成的相组成分布

本文制备了ＰＳ／ＰＣ（７／３）和ＰＳ／ＰＭＭＡ（５／５）的四氢呋喃（ＴＨＦ）溶液,通过缓慢蒸发溶剂制得ＰＳ／ＰＣ和ＰＳ／ＰＭＭＡ的共混物薄膜。利用不同的ＦＴＩＲ测试方法检测了制得薄膜中的组成分布。将ＰＳ／ＰＣ薄膜超薄切片,通过显微投射红外方法检测了其纵剖面的组成分布（测试步长为１６μｍ）。结果表明：ＰＳ含量从膜底面到表面缓慢增大呈梯度分布,在膜表面附近急剧增大,即ＰＳ组分在成膜过程中向表面（与空气     

微机网络并行环境下杆壳组合结构动力特性并行计算

回顾了有限元并行计算发展的历史,阐述了微机网络并行计算环境的意义,给出了基于微机网络并行环境的杆壳组合结构动力分析并行算法,该算法包括杆壳组合结构总刚度矩阵和总质量矩阵的并行计算以及求解广义特征值问题的并行子空间迭代法的并行计算,在多台微机上安装PVM．使用Linux操作系统．构成分布式微机网络并行计算环境,将上述算法用于某型号飞机机翼及某型号挂架动力特性的并行计算,在该并行环境下的教值试验表明所给算法是非常有效的。     

Morphology and glass transition behavior of polycarbonate–phenoxy system: Effects of trans-reactions in domain interface regions

Effects of trans reactions on the morphology, glass transition, and phase behavior in a classical blend system of a poly(hydroxyl ether bisphenol-A) (phenoxy) with bisphenol-A polycarbonate (PC) were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and optical microscopy. Although two T_gs were observed in the as-prepared PC/phenoxy blends, an apparently single, but broadened, T_g was found in the blends after heating at high temperatures, typically 200–250°C for short times. The optical microscopy results indicated that same scales of heterogeneity did exist in post-heated PC/phenoxy blends as well as unheated blends. Explanations were provided. After heating-induced interchange reactions ( OH and carbonate), randomly linked polymer chains might form at the numerous interfaces of the mutually occluded/included micro-domains. The majority of the chains in the micro-domains are forced to relax in coordinated motion modes after heating, thus showing a single T_g. A mechanism of trans reactions in interfacial regions was briefly discussed in supplement to earlier reports in the literature. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.