Detecting positive feedback in multivariate time series: The case of metal prices and US inflation

The objective of this paper is to examine causality and feedback relationships between primary commodity prices and US inflation. To this end, the bivariate noisy Mackey–Glass process recently developed by Kyrtsou and Labys [Evidence for chaotic dependence between US inflation and commodity prices, J. Macroecon. 28(1) (2006) 256–266] has been applied to assess this relationship. Results obtained support evidence in favour of causality, which can help to identify the influences of speculative price behaviour on inflation.     

Minimal Informationally Complete Measurements for Pure States

We consider measurements, described by a positive-operator-valued measure (POVM), whose outcome probabilities determine an arbitrary pure state of a D-dimensional quantum system. We call such a measurement a pure-state informationally complete (PS I-complete) POVM. We show that a measurement with 2D−1 outcomes cannot be PS I-complete, and then we construct a POVM with 2D outcomes that suffices, thus showing that a minimal PS I-complete POVM has 2D outcomes. We also consider PS I-complete POVMs that have only rank-one POVM elements and construct an example with 3D−2 outcomes, which is a generalization of the tetrahedral measurement for a qubit. The question of the minimal number of elements in a rank-one PS I-complete POVM is left open.     

Positive solutions for (n−1,1) three-point boundary value problems with coefficient that changes sign

In this paper, we establish existence results for positive solutions for the (n−1,1) three-point boundary value problems consisting of the equation

     

Sensitive and automated detection of iron-oxide-labeled cells using phase image cross-correlation analysis

Superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanoparticles are increasingly being used to noninvasively track cells, target specific molecules and monitor gene expression in vivo. Contrast changes that are subtle relative to intrinsic sources of contrast present a significant detection challenge. Here, we describe a postprocessing algorithm, called Phase map cross-correlation Detection and Quantification (PDQ), with the purpose of automating identification and quantification of localized accumulations of SPIO agents. The method is designed to sacrifice little flexibility - it works on previously acquired data and allows the use of conventional high-SNR pulse sequences with no extra scan time. We first investigated the theoretical detection limits of PDQ using a simulated dipole field. This method was then applied to three-dimensional (3D) MRI data sets of agarose gel containing isolated dipoles and ex vivo transplanted allogenic rat hearts infiltrated by numerous iron-oxide-labeled macrophages as a result of organ rejection. A simulated dipole field showed this method to be robust in very low signal-to-noise ratio images. Analysis of agarose gel and allogenic rat heart shows that this method can automatically identify and count dipoles while visualizing their biodistribution in 3D renderings. In the heart, this information was used to calculate a quantitative index that may indicate its degree of cellular infiltration.     

Binding Equilibrium Studies Between Co2+ and HAS or BSA

Introduction Up to now,the interactions of Cu2+,Ni2+ and Zn2+ with serum albumin have been extensively studied[1-3].However,the interaction of serum with Co2+ has rarely been studied.Our study of Co2+-HSA by means of charge transfer spectra indicated that the metal center took an octahedron configuration and the binding site was probably located at the tripeptide segment of the N-terminal of albumin[4].Sadler et al.[5]has reported that the binding site of Co2+ in HSA is located at the tripeptide segment of HSA involving the four nitrogen atoms and a carboxyl oxygen atom of Aspl.In this paper the interaction of HSA and BSA with Co2+ at physiological pH is further studied by equilibrium dialysis.The number of binding sites and the cooperation among the binding sites are reported.According to the equilibrium dialysis results and the study of competition between Co2+ and Cu2+,Ca2+ or Zn2+ to be bound to HSA or BSA,it is suggested that there are three strong binding sites in both HSA and BSA.The possible locations of the strong binding sites of Co2+ in HSA and BSA have also been determined.     

Comparison of gas chromatographic and gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric techniques for the analysis of TNT and related nitroaromatic compounds

The use of capillary column gas chromatography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry for the analysis of a series of standard solutions (0.1 to 10 μg/ml) of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and eight other nitroaromatic components was evaluated. The techniques included gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC/ECD), full scan and selected ion monitoring gas chromatography/mass spectrometry with electron impact ionization (EI/FS and EI/SIM), full scan and selected ion monitoring gas chromatography/mass spectrometry with positive ion chemical ionization using methane reagent gas (PICI/FS and PICI/SIM), and full scan and selected ion monitoring gas chromatography/mass spectrometry with negative ion chemical ionization using methane reagent gas (NICI/FS and NICI/SIM). The performance of the techniques was comapared by determining the linear response range, precision, and detection limits of the analyses.     

聚二巯化合物正极材料的合成及性质的初步研究

固态电池发展至今，许多比能量高、贮存性能好的新型电池产品不断涌向市场，而目前广泛用于正极材料的大多数物质是层状化合物［１］，如聚乙炔，聚苯胺等化合物，它们贮存能量的方式主要是通过插入化学反应来实现，本工作将合成一种高分子材料——２．５－二巯基－１，３...     

正热电离静态多接收偏硼酸铯离子测定硼同位素

利用表面热电离质谱仪(Triton TI)的"Zoom Quad"功能,采用静态多接收偏硼酸钯离子(Cs2BO+2)测定标准样品NIST 951 H3BO3和珊瑚与有孔虫样品的硼同位素,研究了涂样量对硼同位素组成测定的影响,探讨静态多接收与传统的动态峰跳扫方法相比,在测定精度、准确度、样品量以及测试时间上的优势.实验结果表明,在测试精度和准确度相同的情况下,静态双接收所需样品量可以低至0.1 μg,且测试时间可缩短一半.对0.1 μg NIST 951 H3BO3静态双接收测定的硼同位素比值11B/10B = 4.05159±0.00023(2σm, n=10),与世界主要实验室的测试值相符.最后对0.1 μg珊瑚和有孔虫样品进行了测定,也取得了较好的结果.     

Determination of macrolides in livestock excreta by syringe purification coupled with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometryEI北大核心CSCD

A method of syringe-dispersive solid-phase extraction combined with ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry for the simultanous determination of 10 macrolides in manurebased fertilizers was developed. After extraction with methanol and acetonitrile,the extracts were purified by insyringe dispersion solid-phase extraction in syringes pre-filled with 60 mg PSA and 30 mg C18. The resulted extracts were further separated by a BEH C18 column,detected by multiple reaction monitoring in electrospray positive ion mode,and quantified by matrix-matched external standard method. The results showed that the recoveries of the target compounds ranged from 70% to 110% at three spiked levels（10,30,and 50 μµg/kg）with the relative standard deviations ranged from 1.4% to 12%. The limits of detection and quantification were 0.57 1.75 and 2.77-5.40 μµg/kg,respectively. This method was suitable for the simultaneous determination of residual macrolides in organic fertilizers. © 2023, Youke Publishing Co.,Ltd. All rights reserved.