一类离散捕食-被捕食系统的动力学复杂性

本文对文献[2]提出的一类离散捕食系统的动方学行为进行进一步研究.首先利用分支理论,探讨了系统在一定条件下存在Hopf分支;随后证明了系统在一定条件下存在Harotto's混沌吸引子;最后利用数值模拟,不但验证了理论分析的正确性而且还揭示了系统其它动力学行为,例如:倍周期、到倍周期分岔,吸引子危机,拟周期,混沌带和周期窗口.     

Virtual Screening and Hit Selection of Natural Compounds as Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors

Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is one of the classical targets in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Inhibition of AChE slows down the hydrolysis of acetycholine and increases choline levels, improving the cognitive function. The achieved success of plant-based natural drugs acting as AChE inhibitors, such as galantamine (GAL) from Galanthus genus and huperzine A from Huperzia serrate (approved drug in China), in the treatment of AD, and the fact that natural compounds (NCs) are considered as safer and less toxic compared to synthetic drugs, led us to screen the available NCs (almost 150,000) in the ZINC12 database for AChE inhibitory activity. The compounds were screened virtually by molecular docking, filtered for suitable ADME properties, and 32 ligands from 23 structural groups were selected. The stability of the complexes was estimated via 1 μs molecular dynamics simulation. Ten compounds formed stable complexes with the enzyme and had a vendor and a reasonable price per mg. They were tested for AChE inhibitory and antioxidant activity. Five compounds showed weak AChE inhibition and three of them exhibited high antioxidant activity.     

A molecular mechanics approach for analyzing tensile nonlinear deformation behavior of single-walled carbon nanotubes

In this paper, by capturing the atomic information and reflecting the behaviour governed by the nonlinear potential function, an analytical molecular mechanics approach is proposed. A constitutive relation for single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT’s) is established to describe the nonlinear stress-strain curve of SWCNT’s and to predict both the elastic properties and breaking strain of SWCNT’s during tensile deformation. An analysis based on the virtual internal bond (VIB) model proposed by P. Zhang et al. is also presented for comparison. The results indicate that the proposed molecular mechanics approach is indeed an acceptable analytical method for analyzing the mechanical behavior of SWCNT’s. The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10121202, 90305015 and 10328203), the Key Grant Project of Chinese Ministry of Education (0306) and the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (HKU 7195/04E).     

Role of Natural Compounds and Target Enzymes in the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurological condition. The rising prevalence of AD necessitates the rapid development of efficient therapy options. Despite substantial study, only a few medications are capable of delaying the disease. Several substances with pharmacological activity, derived from plants, have been shown to have positive benefits for the treatment of AD by targeting various enzymes, such as acetylcholinesterase (AChE), butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE), β-secretase, γ-secretase, and monoamine oxidases (MAOs), which are discussed as potential targets. Medicinal plants have already contributed a number of lead molecules to medicine development, with many of them currently undergoing clinical trials. A variety of medicinal plants have been shown to diminish the degenerative symptoms associated with AD, either in their raw form or as isolated compounds. The aim of this review was to provide a brief summary of AD and its current therapies, followed by a discussion of the natural compounds examined as therapeutic agents and the processes underlying the positive effects, particularly the management of AD.     

两个新的q级数展开式

利用拉马努金西塔函数,建立两个新无穷乘积系数子列的生成函数,并且得到这两个无穷乘积系数的符号是以5为周期的.     

The Relationship between Procyanidin Structure and Their Protective Effect in a Parkinson’s Disease Model

This study evaluated the effect of grape seed-derived monomer, dimeric, and trimeric procyanidins on rat pheochromocytoma cell line (PC12) cells and in a zebrafish Parkinson’s disease (PD) model. PC12 cells were cultured with grape seed-derived procyanidins or deprenyl for 24 h and then exposed to 1.5 mm 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP⁺) for 24 h. Zebrafish larvae (AB strain) 3 days post-fertilization were incubated with deprenyl or grape seed-derived procyanidins in 400 µM 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) for 4 days. The results showed that the procyanidin dimers procyanidin B1 (B1), procyanidin B2 (B2), procyanidin B3 (B3), procyanidin B4 (B4), procyanidin B1-3-O-gallate (B1-G), procyanidin B2-3-O-gallate (B2-G), and the procyanidin trimer procyanidin C1 (C1) had a protective effect on PC12 cells, decreasing the damaged dopaminergic neurons and motor impairment in zebrafish. In PC12 cells and the zebrafish PD model, procyanidin (B1, B2, B3, B4, B1-G, B2-G, C1) treatment decreased the content of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and malondialdehyde (MDA), increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), catalase (CAT), and superoxide dismutase (SOD), and upregulated the expression of nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor (Nrf2), NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1), and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1). These results suggest that in PC12 cells and the zebrafish PD model, the neuroprotective effects of the procyanidins were positively correlated with their degree of polymerization.     

立体视差调整的快速估计方法

立体图像的视差调整多用于会聚调节和视差校正．为准确地计算出立体图像视差调整量的取值范围,建立了立体视差调整的快速估计方法．算法首先将人类立体视觉的Panum融合区应用于立体显示空间,给出计算立体显示屏幕Panum融合区的方法,然后推导出立体显示屏幕Panum融合区对视差调整量的限定,最后通过对立体图像深度线索的稀疏匹配快速估计出Panum融合区限定下视差调整量的适用范围．经实验验证．本方法可以快速、准确地得到视差调整量的适用范围,最大限度地避免立体图像中出现双眼复视的情况．     

基于NMF技术探寻早期AD基因表达调控网络

利用非负矩阵分解(NMF)技术,依据加强算法的稀疏性对患早期阿尔茨海默症(AD)样本的基因表达数据进行分析,提取对疾病早期诊断具有重要意义的显著基因,样本分类实验结果证明了算法的有效性.在此基础上,结合与炎症反应有重要关系的NF-κB等基因初步建立了与早期AD密切相关的基因表达调控网络结构图,为AD致病机理的探询、早期诊断与治疗等提供了有益的途径和方法.     

氧化钒与聚合物复合的热敏电阻材料

将过渡金属氧化物（Ｖ２Ｏ３、Ｖ２Ｏ５）分别与高密度聚乙烯（ＨＤＰＥ）、低密度聚乙烯（ＬＤＰＥ）、聚丙烯（ＰＰ）复合制备热敏电阻材料，其室温电阻率最低可达０．４Ω·ｃｍ，ＰＴＣ效应（ρｍａｘ／ρ２５℃）高达１０１０数量级。本文研究了导电微粒、聚合物的种类、数量对室温电阻率和ＰＴＣ效应的影响规律，并对复合材料的微观结构进行分析，用电子隧道效应理论解释了材料的ＰＴＣ效应。