A finite element method for cracked components of structures

In this paper, a method is developed for determining the effective stiffness of the cracked component. The stiffness matrix of the cracked component is integrated into the global stiffness matrix of the finite element model of the global platform for the FE calculation of the structure in any environmental conditions. The stiffness matrix equation of the cracked component is derived by use of the finite variation principle and fracture mechanics. The equivalent parameters defining the element that simulates the cracked component are mathematically presented, and can be easily used for the FE calculation of large scale cracked structures together with any finite element program. The theories developed are validated by both lab tests and numerical calculations, and applied to the evaluation of crack effect on the strength of a fixed platform and a self-elevating drilling rig.

Temperature and stress tuning characteristics of long-period gratings imprinted in Panda fiber

Temperature and stress tunabilities of long-period Bragg gratings imprinted in Panda fiber are presented in this letter. It is shown that the temperature and strain response of the resonance peaks for fast and slow axes are different not only in their magnitudes but also in the signs of the slope. Furthermore, the characteristics for different order modes are different both in magnitudes and signs. The complicated phenomena are discussed by using a simplified model.

外源褪黑激素对野芥菜(Brassica juncea)生长的影响

褪黑激素（N-乙酰基-5-甲氧基色胺）是一种广泛存在于生物体内的吲哚类活性分子。本文以野芥菜（Brassica juncea）为例，初步研究了外源褪黑激素对植物生长生殖的影响。我们选取了发芽2天和发芽4天的野芥菜幼苗，用不同浓度的褪黑激素对其处理24小时，然后测量根的伸长量。结果表明，对于发芽2天的野芥菜，0.1 µM的外源褪黑激素能够显著提高野芥菜幼苗根的生长，而100 µM的外源褪黑激素处理则能够显著抑制根的生长;对于发芽4天的野芥菜，低浓度的外源褪黑激素处理对根生长的影响不明显，而高浓度的褪黑激素处理（如100 µM）能够显著抑制根的伸长。结果表明发芽晚期的野芥菜幼苗的根可能对褪黑激素的处理不敏感。由于褪黑激素对植物的生理作用类似于生长素的作用，因此选用了发芽2天的野芥菜幼苗为植物材料，用外源褪黑激素处理其根24小时后，通过间接酶联免疫吸附测定(ci-ELISA)的方法测定了内源吲哚乙酸（IAA）含量的变化。结果表明低浓度的褪黑激素处理时，内源IAA的含量增高，而在高浓度的褪黑激素处理时，内源IAA含量的变化不大。 关于褪黑激素对野芥菜生殖的影响，我们在花蕾期用褪黑激素涂抹野芥菜的花蕾，并在开花授粉后用褪黑激素涂抹柱头，然后在结实时测量果荚长度，种子千粒重，平均每荚种子数，发芽率等指标。结果表明：对于在花蕾期用褪黑激素处理的植株来说，褪黑激素处理对其的果荚长度，千粒重，平均每荚种子数都没有显著的影响。对于开花后用褪黑激素处理授粉后的柱头，1 µM的褪黑激素处理过的主枝具有较长的果荚长度，而褪黑激素处理对千粒重，平均每荚种子数，发芽率，发芽势和发芽指数均没有显著的影响。在花粉萌发实验中，外源褪黑激素的处理浓度和时间均对花粉萌发有一定的影响，表现为随时间的增加，花粉萌发数目增加，在4 h时，低浓度的褪黑激素处理（10 µM）下花粉的萌发较多。

中国民族人群线粒体DNA 9bp序列 缺失的分布

采用PCR—PAGE方法，对16个少数民族群体和9个地区的汉族群体共1521 人进行了线粒体基因组COIl和tRNAb8基因间非编码序列中串联重复的9 bp序列缺失情况的检测．贵州苗族、布依旅的缺失频率在所研究的民族人群中最高，分别达到 32·4％和30．8％，云南佤族、拉祜族和新疆维吾尔族、蒙古族频率相当低(≤4％)，新疆哈萨克族群体中未检测到缺失类型，而其他群体的频率表现为中等或较低(6％。 24％)·除新疆汉族、贵州汉族和报道的台湾汉族外，其他各地汉族群体间缺失频率差异不大；有些来自同一地区或共同历史起源的民族群体的缺失频率没有表现出相边的分布趋势·总体上南方的、沿海的民族群体比北方的、内地的群体表现出较高的缺失频率．综合统计已报道的和此次研究的中国人群的9 bp缺失频率约为17．20％．另外，还在4个个体中检测到并经测序证实存在9 bp的3个重复；在随机抽样选择测定的有缺失和没有妖失的27个个体中，仅在1例中发现有报道的X．II型9 bp模式，

Isolation and structure elucidation of nortriterpenoids from Schisandra rubriflora

Seven new highly oxygenated nortriterpenoids, rubriflorins D-J (1-7), were isolated from the leaves and stems of Schisandra rubriflora, and their structures were elucidated on the basis of extensive analysis of spectroscopic data. These new compounds feat

制备式等电聚焦鉴定湖南产五步蛇蛇毒磷脂酶A_2的等电点及纯度

制备式等电聚焦测得湖南产五步蛇蛇毒磷脂酶Ａ２为单一的吸收峰（ＯＤ２８０），等电点为５．３２，证明了作者前报道的纯化的磷脂酶Ａ２为纯品

香溪河库湾轮虫现状及水质评价初探

香溪河是长江三峡水库湖北省最大的支流。通过对香溪河库湾(下游河段)一周年的调查,发现轮虫80种,其中占优势的有13种。轮虫密度在不同样点差异显著,样点Ⅸ最低(仅为68.96 ind./L),样点Ⅵ最高(为1505.83ind./L);对9个样点进行聚类分析,可分为4组,第1组为样点Ⅰ至Ⅴ,第2组为样点Ⅵ,第3组为样点Ⅶ、Ⅷ,第4组为样点Ⅸ;除样点Ⅸ外,沿着水流方向,轮虫密度逐渐降低;在时间上差异也显著(P<0.01),9月份最高(2664.17ind./L),12月份最低(85.00ind./L)。水质评

污水中8种雌激素化合物的定量测定

采用固相萃取-气相色谱-质谱法(GC-MS)测定污水中辛酚(OP)、壬酚(NP)、双酚A(BPA)、己烯雌酚(DES)、雌酮(E1)、17β-雌二醇(E2)、17α-乙炔雌二醇(EE2)和雌三醇(E3)8种具有雌激素活性的化合物。被测组分的加标回收率为(65.4±4.0)%～(110.0±4.5)%,检出限为1.0～7.5ng/L(相对标准偏差为5.2%～15.6%)。经检测,武汉某城市污水处理厂进水中的目标化合物(除EE2外)浓度为6.5～8954.9ng/L;除EE2和E3外,出水中的浓度为3.2～2

RESPONSES OF Elodea nuttallii AND Ceratophyllum demersum TO HIGH TEMPERATURE

There were large losses of exotic species Elodea nuttallii during summer in eutrophic lakes of the middle and lower reaches of the Yanatze River, China. To investigate the main causes, the heat tolerance of E. nuttallii was studied and compared with that of native species Ceratopkyllum demersum by using an aquaria system in the laboratory. Under 4500 lx light intensity and 12-h L/12-h D cycle, E. nuttallii cultured in 1/5 Hoaglands solution at 39 degrees C showed a positive growth rate during the first 15 days, and the growth rate was higher than that at 35 degrees C. But after 15 days, the growth rates became negative for those cultured both at 39 and 35 degrees C. However, the growth rate was positive for more than 20 days for those cultured at 25 degrees C. Under the same conditions, the growth rate, productivity and chlorophyll content of E. nuttallii were significantly higher than that of C. demersum. Heat tolerance of E. nuttallii was also stronger than that of C. demersum. The optimal temperature for the growth of the two plants depended on the experimental period: both plants grew at an optimal rate at higher temperature if the experimental period was short; nevertheless the plants achieved optimal growth at a lower temperature if the experiment was conducted for a longer period. At the same light intensity, the heat tolerance of C. demersum in tap water with sediment was markedly stronger than that of E. nuttallii at 39 degrees C. Average growth rate of C. demersum was 4.5 times higher than that of E. nuttallii within 25 days. The positive growth period lasted for less than 25 days for E. nuttallii and for more than 25 days for C. demersum. When they were cultured in 1/5 Hoaglands solution and in tap water with sediment, the growth rate of C. demersum increased from 0.4 to 79.4 mg/d.g fresh weight (FW) within 20 days. E. nuttallii increased from 8.3 to 24.4 mg/d-g FW within 20 days. Both grew better in tap water with sediment than in 1/5 Hoaglands solution. The results demonstrated that the nutritional status of the water other than the high temperature affected the heat tolerance of E. nuttallii during summer. E. nuttallii has great ecological safe risk in China.

Coherent transport through a quantum dot embedded in a double-slit-like Aharonov-Bohm ring

Coherent transport through a quantum dot embedded in one arm of a double-slit-like Aharonov-Bohm (AB) ring is studied using the Green's function approach. We obtain experimental observations such as continuous phase shift along a single resonance peak and sharp inter-resonance phase drop. The AB oscillations of the differential conductance of the whole device are calculated by using the nonequilibrium Keldysh formalism. It is shown that the oscillating conductance has a continuous bias-voltage-dependent phase shift and is asymmetric in both linear and nonlinear response regimes.