Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins and Bamboo Leaf Flavonoids Improve the Quality of Bull Semen Cryopreservation

It is important to inhibit oxidative stress to maintain sperm motility during cryopreservation. The present study was performed to investigate the effects of supplementing oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPC) and bamboo leaf flavonoids (BLF) or their combination as an extender for Simmental bull semen freezing. OPC, BLF, or their combination were added to the frozen diluent of bovine semen. Afterwards, computer-assisted semen analysis (CASA), detection of membrane functionality, acrosome integrity, mitochondrial integrity, CAT, SOD, GSH-PX, MDA, and ROS were conducted. The results showed that adding 50 mg/L OPC or 4 mg/L BLF could improve the quality of frozen sperm. Compared with 50 mg/L OPC alone, the combination of 50mg/L OPC and 2 mg/L BLF significantly increased the kinematic parameters of sperm, and sperm CAT, GSH-PX and SOD levels (p < 0.05), whereas the MDA of sperm was decreased (p < 0.05). These results indicated that compared to the addition of 50 mg/L OPC alone, a combination of 50 mg/L OPC and 2 mg/L BLF could further improve the quality of frozen semen. The results could provide theoretical data support for the development of a new protective agent and are significant for the cryopreservation of bovine semen in the future.     

上升管中强烈段塞流消除方法试验研究

为了消除上升管中强烈段塞流,采用节流和扰动两种方法进行了试验研究。两种方法都能完全消除强烈段塞流, 能使强烈段塞流的发生范围显著减小。节流程度较小时将导致强烈段塞流压力波动更大、周期更长;但扰动法能使压力波动的幅度变小、周期变短。两种方法都使上游管道的压力显著增大,但扰动法产生的背压比节流法产生的背压小。     

兔主动脉冻结过程中未冻水份额的研究

利用差示扫描量热仪(DSC)技术中的分步扫描(Stepwise scanning)法,研究了不同浓度的低温保护剂对主动脉血管冻结过程中未冻水份额的影响。研究结果表明:分步扫描量热技术可以用于血管材料冻结过程中未冻水份额的定量研究,而且具有较高楠度;随着低温保护剂二甲亚砜(DMSO)浓度的增大,血管的初始冻结点温度呈线性降低,但其冻结过程的未冻水份额显著增大,这是由于高浓度DMSO具有很强水合能力所致。     

Ultrasound-assisted immersion freezing reduces the structure and gel property deterioration of myofibrillar protein from chicken breast

The effects of air freezing (AF), immersion freezing (IF) and ultrasound-assisted immersion freezing (UF) at different power levels (125, 165, 205 and 245 W) on the structure and gel properties of the myofibrillar protein (MP) of chicken breast were investigated. UF at 165 W (UF-165) had no obvious negative impact on the primary structure of the MP and effectively reduced the change in the secondary and tertiary structure. In addition, UF-165 significantly reduced the losses in the elastic modulus (G′), gel strength, and gel water holding capacity (P < 0.05). According to low field nuclear magnetic resonance analysis, the T₂₁ and T₂₂ of the UF-165 MP gels were shorter than those of the AF and IF samples, which meant that the UF-165 reduced the mobility of the immobilized water and free water in MP gel. A scanning electron microscopy analysis showed that the appropriate ultrasonic power promoted the formation of a compact and homogeneous protein gel network. These results suggested that the appropriate ultrasonic power maintained the MP structure and reduced the loss of gel quality.     

Dynamics of Atomic and Molecular Hydrogen Elimination from Hydrocarbons at VUV Excitation

Elimination of atomic hydrogen (H) and molecular hydrogen (H₂) are important elementary chemical processes in photochemistry and combustion chemistry. Recently, unique and sensitive detection techniques for atomic and molecular hydrogen detection were developed in our laboratory. Using the advanced molecular beam methods, we have studied the photodissociation of a few typical hydrocarbons at 157 nm excitation, especially their atomic and molecular hydrogen elimination processes. In this report, we will briefly describe the results from photodissociation of propane, ethylene, propyne and methanol at 157 nm excitation. These molecules represent different classes of hydrocarbons such as alkane, alkene, alkyne and alcohol. Through careful studies on differently deuterated compounds, clear pictures of selective atomic and molecular hydrogen elimination processes can be constructed for all of the above compounds. These results will help us to understand the dissociation dynamics of the small hydrocarbon molecules.     

Preparation of the TiO2 Thin Film Photocatalyst by the Dip-Coating Process

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) coated glass-plate thin film photocatalysts for elimination of air pollutants, were prepared by the dip-coating process with titanium alkoxide including polyethylene glycol (PEG). The surface structure of these thin films changed drastically with the size of the PEG. They were either transparent or opaque. Nitrogen oxides (NOx), one of the most hazardous of air pollutants, were found to be efficiently eliminated by the thin film photocatalyst. The photocatalytic activities of the transparent and opaque thin films were found to be almost equal. This may be due to the two films having the same surface area. The highest activity was obtained for thin films around 1 m.     

蚯蚓对土壤中8:2与10:2氟调醇的生物富集与转化

以蚯蚓(Eisenia fetida)为受试生物,研究了8:2和10:2氟调醇(FTOH)在蚯蚓体内的生物富集特性、清除速率和生物转化等.结果表明,全氟辛酸(PFOA)是8:2 FTOH主要的末端降解产物,全氟癸酸(PFDA)是10:2 FTOH主要的末端降解产物.暴露30 d后,蚯蚓体内的全氟化合物浓度达到最高,分别为PFDA(565 ng/g)8:2 FTOH(505 ng/g)PFOA(179 ng/g)10:2 FTOH(148 ng/g).清除阶段8:2 FTOH,10:2 FTOH,PFOA和PFDA半衰期(t1/2)分别为23.1 d,16.5 d,5.8 d和11.4 d,其对应的清除速率常数(ke)分别为0.03/d,0.042/d,0.12/d,0.061/d,说明长碳链的PFCAs更难从生物体内清除,母体化合物FTOHs在蚯蚓体内的持久性更强.     

Ni/CeO2-Al2O3催化剂上CH4-CO2转化积炭性能的研究

采用脉冲微量反应技术研究了添加n型半导体氧化物CeO₂对Ni基催化剂上CH₄积炭/CO₂消炭性能的影响,用TPR,XPS和氢吸附技术对催化剂进行了表征.结果表明,活性金属原子Ni与半导体氧化物CeO₂之间存在金属-半导体相互作用(MScI),CeO₂的添加提高了活性原子Ni⁰的d电子密度,在一定程度上抑制了CH₄分子中C-Hσ电子向d轨道的迁移,降低了CH₄裂解积炭活性;可加强Ni⁰原子d轨道向CO₂空反键π轨道的电子迁移,促进CO₂分子的活化,提高CO₂的消炭活性,使Ni/CeO₂-Al₂O₃催化剂具有较强的抗积炭性能.     

丙烯酰氯分子的气相光解动力学

利用时间分辨傅立叶变换红外(TR-FTIR)发射光谱研究了气相中CH2=CHCOCl分子的光解动力学.观测到振动激发的光解碎片分子CO(ν≤5),HCl(ν≤6),C2H2和相应的两个光解离通道:C-Cl键断裂和HCl消除通道.通过分析转动分辨的红外发射光谱得到CO和HCl的初始振转能量态分布,由此提出CH2=CHCOCl的气相光解机理并阐明了内转换等非绝热过程在影响反应途径中的关键作用.     

基于无信息变量消除法与岭极限学习机的新型变量选择方法：以CO气体浓度反演为例

变量选择是光谱分析领域一个重要的组成部分。为了克服传统区间选择法的缺点与不足,基于无信息变量消除法和岭极限学习机提出一种新型的变量选择与评价方法。首先,利用无信息变量消除法剔除整个光谱区间中无信息的波长点;其次,为了解决传统建模方法(偏最小二乘法、BP神经网络等)存在的共线性问题,采用岭极限学习机方法建立回归模型;最后,最佳的特征光谱波长点组合利用特征选择路径图和稀疏度-误差折中曲线进行确定。CO气体的浓度反演实验结果表明：(1)利用无信息变量消除法可以有效筛选出最能表征CO气体透过光谱的特征波长点;(2)岭极限学习机方法具有快速建模、避免共线性和高精度等优点(CO气体浓度反演模型的决定系数可达0.995);(3)特征选择路径图和稀疏度-误差折中曲线可以直观地帮助用户寻找出最佳的特征波长点组合。