Phytochemical Profiling of Lavandula coronopifolia Poir. Aerial Parts Extract and Its Larvicidal,Antibacterial, and Antibiofilm Activity Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Infections associated with the emergence of multidrug resistance and mosquito-borne diseases have resulted in serious crises associated with high mortality and left behind a huge socioeconomic burden. The chemical investigation of Lavandula coronopifolia aerial parts extract using HPLC–MS/MS led to the tentative identification of 46 compounds belonging to phenolic acids, flavonoids and their glycosides, and biflavonoids. The extract displayed larvicidal activity against Culex pipiens larvae (LC₅₀ = 29.08 µg/mL at 72 h). It significantly inhibited cytochrome P-450 monooxygenase (CYP450), acetylcholinesterase (AChE), and carboxylesterase (CarE) enzymes with the comparable pattern to the control group, which could explain the mode of larvae toxification. The extract also inhibited the biofilm formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by 17–38% at different Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MICs) (0.5–0.125 mg/mL) while the activity was doubled when combined with ciprofloxacin (ratio = 1:1 v:v). In conclusion, the wild plant, L. coronopifolia, can be considered a promising natural source against resistant bacteria and infectious carriers.     

Aloe djiboutiensis: Antioxidant Activity,Molecular Networking-Based Approach and In Vivo Toxicity of This Endemic Species in Djibouti

For the first time, the study of the antioxidant activity, the characterization of the phytoconstituants, and the evaluation of in vitro and in vivo toxicity of A. djiboutiensis leave and latex are performed. The antioxidant activity of both latex (ADL) and the methanolic extract of leaves (ADM) is determined using 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2′-azino-bis 3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid (ABTS) scavenging radical methods and ferric reducing/antioxidant power (FRAP) assay. The phytochemical study of latex is done using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and a molecular networking-based approach. The evaluation of in vivo toxicity is performed on mice by oral gavage with a suspension of ADL. Our results show that weak antioxidant activity of ADL and ADM in opposition to their high polyphenol, 83.01 mg and 46.4 mg expressed in gallic acid equivalent (GAE)/g of dry weight (DW), respectively, and flavonoid contents 13.12 mg and 4.25 mg expressed in quercetin equivalent (QE)/g dry weight (DW), respectively. Using the Global Natural Products Social Molecular Networking (GNPS) website, nine (9) anthraquinones derivatives, ten (10) chromones derivatives, two (2) flavonols/ chromones isomers are annotated in the molecular network. The treated mice do not display abnormalities in their general physical appearance and biochemistry parameters, compared to the controls. Only glucose and calcium levels are slightly higher in male treated mice compared to the vehicles.     

Effect of training level and blood flow restriction on thermal parameters: Preliminary study

Training with blood flow restriction could lead to an effect on skin temperature. Additionally, this effect could be higher in people with lower physical fitness level due to their lower capacity of heat loss. The aim of this preliminary study was therefore to evaluate the effects of training experience on the acute and chronic thermal skin responses after performing exercise with and without blood flow restriction. The study included ten men, of these, five were trained. All subjects performed tests and re-tests for maximum strength (1 repetition maximum) through unilateral leg extensions (right thigh at 45 ± 6.7 kg and left thigh at 45.5 ± 8.1 kg, p > 0.05). The protocol consisted of four sets to concentric failure, with one-minute rest intervals between sets at an intensity corresponding to 40% of 1 RM. There were 7-day intervals between experimental sessions (150 mmHg versus unrestricted flow restriction). The thermal images were made before the protocol (pre), immediately after the end of the series (post), and 24 h afterward (post 24 h). When comparing temperature variation (Δ exercise and Δ 24 h) between groups, it was observed that the trained participants showed a greater drop in temperature 24 h after exercise with 150 mmHg restriction (confidence interval: 95% of Δ 24 h [−0.2 to −0.9 °C]) compared to untrained subjects (p = 0.006 and ES > 1.5, confidence interval: 95% Δ 24 h [−0.1 to 0.6 °C].) In conclusion, this preliminary study showed that training experience interferes with the chronic cutaneous thermal temperature of the anterior thigh when strength training associated with blood flow restriction 150 mmHg was performed.     

空空导弹测试系统应用LXI总线研究

首先对空空导弹测试系统应用各种仪器总线的情况进行了分析研究,然后介绍了一台PXI总线测试设备的改造方案,该方案中设计了一套基于LXI总线控制的电源子系统,该子系统与PXI主系统一起形成了新的混合总线控制测试设备。该改造方案实现了改造需求中的低成本和小型化设计。同时,结合该方案分析了LXI总线在空空导弹测试系统上应用的优缺点和现阶段局限性。提出了空空导弹测试系统应向着通用、开放和网络化方向发展的观点,得出了未来的空空导弹测试系统将是包含GPIB、VXI、PXI、LXI等总线接口的合成系统,各总线接口仅是网络上的一个节点的结论。     

A measure of mutual complete dependence in discrete variables through subcopula

Siburg and Stoimenov [12] gave a measure of mutual complete dependence of continuous variables which is different from Spearman's ρ and Kendall's τ. In this paper, a similar measure of mutual complete dependence is applied to discrete variables. Also two measures for functional relationships, which are not bijection, are investigated. For illustration of our main results, several examples are given.     

PARALLEL FRAME SYNCHRONOUS SCHEME FOR STM-1 IN SDH NETWORKS

This paper presents a novel parallel processing-based frame synchronous methodology for 155·520 Mbit/s high speed networks according to ITU-T Recommendations G.707, G.708 and G.709. This scheme is expected to relax operating speed requirements of the circuits used in the system. The proposed methodology can be implemented using off-the-shelf low-rate integrated circuits (ICs). The performance of the devised methodology is analysed and found to be similar to that of traditional approaches. Finally, the proposed scheme is efficient and easy to implement at low cost without sacrificing performance.     

移动通信基站动环监控IP组网方案

随着网络技术的不断普及,IP技术的不断成熟,现在正普遍采用的移动通信基站动力监控抽时隙方式已不能适应对基站动环监控系统的稳定性要求,本文通过对基站动力环境监控系统结构和传输网络的特点进行研究分析,提出了基站动力环境监控系统传输的改进方案,从根本上提高基站动环监控系统的稳定性及监控系统应用功能的拓展性.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Biodegradable Alternating Polyesteramides from Mixed Diamidediols and Sebacic Acid

A series of polyesteramide prepolymers[PrePEA（0/4,8）s] having mixed alternating bisesterdiamide units was synthesized via melt polycondensation from N,N＇-bis（2-hydroxyethyl）oxamide（0） and N,N＇-bis（2-hydroxyethyl）-adipamide（4） with sebacic acid（8） at different molar ratios.Chain extension of them was conducted with 2,2＇-（1,4-phenylene）-bis（2-oxazoline） and adipoyl biscaprolactamate as combined chain extenders.The chain extended polyesteramides[ExtPEA（0/4,8）s] were characterized by proton nuclear magnetic resonance（1H NMR）,gel permeation chromatography（GPC）,differential scanning calorimetry（DSC）,thermogravimetry analysis（TGA）,wide angle X-ray scattering,tensile test and enzymatic degradation.The results show that ExtPEA（0/4,8）s were crystalline polyesteramides.They had Tm up to 136.5 ℃ and initial decomposition temperature above 297.5 ℃.They crystallized in similar crystallites into Nylon-66 and degraded under the catalysis of protease or lipase.They are thermoplastic materials with tensile strength up to 21.5 MPa and elongation at break above 64.0％.     

Multipliers,covers, and stem extensions for Lie superalgebras

Suppose that the underlying field is of characteristic different from 2 and 3. We first prove that the so-called stem deformations of a free presentation of a finite-dimensional Lie superalgebra L exhaust all the maximal stem extensions of L; up to equivalence of extensions. Then we prove that multipliers and covers always exist for a Lie superalgebra and they are unique up to superalgebra isomorphisms. Finally, we describe the multipliers, covers, and maximal stem extensions of Heisenberg superalgebras and model filiform Lie superalgebras.     

半格分次弱Hopf代数的$G$-Cleft扩张

本文首先将Clifford幺半群代数分解为交叉积的半格直和,然后将这个结果通过$H$-$G$-cleft扩张推广到所谓的$G$-交叉积上.