Zirconium silicate assisted removal of residual proteins after organic solvent deproteinization of human plasma,enhancing the stability of the LC–ESI-MS response for the bioanalysis of small molecules

An efficient blood plasma clean-up method was developed, where methanol protein precipitation was applied, followed by zirconium silicate assisted exclusion of residual proteins. A strong binding of zirconium (IV) silicate to the proteins enabled the elimination of remaining proteins after solvent deproteinization through a rapid solid-phase extraction (SPE) procedure. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI/TOF MS) was used for monitoring the proteins during clean-up practice applied to human plasma samples. The proteins were quantified by colorimetric detection using the bicinchoninic acid (BCA) assay. The presented analytical strategy resulted in the depletion of >99.6% proteins from human plasma samples. Furthermore, high-performance liquid chromatography hyphenated to diode-array and electrospray ionization mass spectrometric detection (HPLC–DAD/ESI MS) was applied for qualitative and quantitative analysis of the caffeoylquinic acids (CQAs) and their metabolites in human plasma. The procedure demonstrated high recoveries for the standard compounds spiked at different concentrations. Cynarin and chlorogenic acid were recovered in the range of 81–86% and 78–83%, respectively. Caffeic acid was extracted in the excess of 89–92%, while ferulic acid and dihydroxyhydrocinnamic acid showed a recovery of 87–91% and 92–95%, respectively. The method was partially validated in accordance with FDA-Industry Guidelines for Bioanalytical Method Validation (2001). The presented scheme improves the clean-up efficacy of the methanol deproteinization, significantly reduces the matrix effects and provides a great analytical tool for the isolation of small molecules from human plasma.     

水泥砂浆的一个热粘弹性率型损伤本构模型

利用SHPB实验系统及自行研制的混凝土类材料快速高温加热设备,对水泥砂浆试件进行了不同 温度(20~600℃)和3种冲击速度下的实验,得到了不同温度和冲击速度下水泥砂浆试件的应力应变关系曲 线。基于ZWT粘弹性本构模型,并且考虑高温下水泥砂浆损伤演化规律都服从Weibull分布,提出了一个水 泥砂浆的热粘弹性率型损伤本构模型。通过数据拟合,获得了本构模型的相关参数,结果表明:理论预测和实 验结果吻合良好。     

Optimal uncertainty size in distributionally robust inverse covariance estimation

In a recent paper, Nguyen et al. (2018) built a distributionally robust estimator for the precision matrix of the Gaussian distribution. The distributional uncertainty size is a key ingredient in the construction of this estimator. We develop a statistical theory which shows how to optimally choose the uncertainty size to minimize the associated Stein loss. Surprisingly, rather than the expected canonical square-root scaling rate, the optimal uncertainty size scales linearly with the sample size.     

Comparative Study of Different Measurement Methods for Characterizing Rheological Properties of Lubrication Layer

The lubrication layer plays a governing role in predicting the pumpability of fresh concrete. To determine the effect of measurement methods on the characterization of the rheological properties of the lubrication layer, different measurement systems, including Sliper, tribometer, and the utilization of a mortar rheometer, were employed. The rheological properties and workability of bulk concrete were measured in parallel to investigate the correlation between them and the rheological properties of the lubrication layer. The results show that the measured values of the rheological parameters of the lubrication layer differ due to the systematic deviation between different measurement methods. The results obtained by both tribometer and mortar rheometer were well-correlated, having a linear relationship with the rheological parameters of bulk concrete. The correlation coefficient between results gained with Sliper and rheological parameters of concrete or lubrication layer determined with other methods was not high enough. Addition friction led to the large accidental error and overestimated yield stress obtained with Sliper. The workability of concrete is only suitable for characterizing the rheological properties of bulk concrete.     

基于ECDSA的校园CA设计

利用校园网络可以实现校园内信息与资源的共享和网上交易，由于电子信息本身可更改，且交易时无需面对面进行，这使得假冒身份、抵赖所发送的电子信息成为可能，基于椭圆曲线数字签名算法(ECDSA)有着密钥长度小、计算负载少、节省带宽等特性，提出了一种校园CA设计，为校园网络的进一步应用，提供了安全通信机制。     

浅谈美国《化学文摘》（CA）的发展与变化

介绍了CA的特点,论述了CA的结构体系,探讨了CA检索方式的发展与变化。     

Intrinsic surface binding energy shifts in Yb metal

We report on the four-peak structure observed in the region of 4f photoemission in Yb metal, using synchrotron radiation in the energy range 70–200 eV. We conclude, contrary to previous reports, that the doublet associated with surface emissions results from an intrinsic surface shift on clean regions of the surface. We also demonstrate that the observed structure is consistent with earlier XPS measurements, and we set an upper limit on the width of the bulk peaks.     

再碳化后再碱化钢筋混凝土（水泥砂浆）的电化学研究

为模拟再碱化钢筋混凝土结构的耐久性,对再碱化后的钢筋-砂浆试件进行加速碳化试验,碳化的时间采用试件进行再碱化前第1次碳化所用的时间.采用交流阻抗谱、极化曲线和pH测试等测试方法研究再碳化过程中钢筋电化学和水泥砂浆碱性的变化.试验结果表明:在本试验条件下,再碳化后试件的pH值仍然大于10.00;再碳化后钢筋的腐蚀电流虽然有所增大,但仍小于再碱化前的腐蚀电流密度,钢筋的腐蚀电位负移,但仍大于再碱化前的腐蚀电位.研究结果表明:再碱化后的混凝土结构对CO2具有较好的抵抗侵蚀的作用.     

橡胶粒径与掺量对砂浆力学性能影响的试验研究

摘 要 系统研究了橡胶粒径和掺量对橡胶砂浆力学性能的影响,橡胶等体积替代砂子比例为20%、40%、60%,橡胶粒径分别为5~20 目、20~40 目、60~80 目。研究结果表明,橡胶砂浆抗压强度和抗折强度均随橡胶掺量的增大而降低,随橡胶粒径的减小而提高。优选橡胶粒径为60~80 目时,具有20%,40%和60%橡胶掺量的橡胶砂浆抗压强度分别降低21.6%,43.3%和55.8%,抗折强度分别降低14.9%,29.4%和33.8%。另外,橡胶掺量越大,粒径越小,则橡胶砂浆折压比越大,韧性越好。该项研究对促进废弃橡胶的规模化应用,提高混凝土的韧性,具有重要的理论和实用价值。     

含预制裂纹砂浆材料压剪断裂试验分析

试验研究在单轴压缩下裂纹倾角、厚度对类岩石材料的力学特性、断裂特征和起裂角的影响。试验中配制了模拟脆性材料的水泥砂浆材料,制备了不同倾角和厚度裂纹的试样。试验结果发现,裂纹倾角β的改变对砂浆材料的峰值应力有较大的影响。在相同裂纹厚度下,随着β(0°β90°)的增大,峰值应力逐渐降低;裂纹的厚度对砂浆材料峰值应力的敏感区间有显著影响。单轴压缩下原始裂纹端部萌生的裂纹主要有翼形裂纹、次生倾斜裂纹和次生共面裂纹;翼形裂纹的扩展渐近线为靠近过裂纹中点,且平行于最大主应力的一条直线;裂纹倾角在小角度(β≤15°)和大角度(β≥75°)下更容易出现次生倾斜裂纹和次生共面裂纹。裂纹的厚度对翼形裂纹的起裂角有较大的影响。