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.

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

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.

P-选择素CR结构域功能的模拟预测

<正>选择素(selectin)与其配体间相互作用介导的细胞粘附在炎症级联反应、肿瘤转移和淋巴细胞归巢等病理、生理过程中起重要作用。其结构组成从远离细胞表面的N-末端到胞内C-末端,依次为:钙型凝集素功能区(Calcium-type lectin domain,Lec),类上皮生长因子功能区(Epidermal Growth Factor-like module,EGF),具有粘附补体蛋白作用的多个重复序列(Consensus Repeats,CRs),跨膜区(Transmembrane,TM)和胞内区

CO_2浓度升高对红松和长白松土壤呼吸作用的影响

以开顶箱法研究了CO2浓度升高对红松和长白松土壤呼吸作用的影响.结果表明,500μmolCO2.mol-1使红松和长白松土壤呼吸速率明显降低,土壤表面CO2浓度升高导致CO2扩散受阻可能是土壤呼吸受到抑制的主要原因.500μmolCO2.mol-1下两树种土壤表面CO2浓度明显高于对照箱和裸地条件下的CO2浓度,增加幅度在40~150μmol.mol-1之间;对照箱内长白松土壤表面CO2浓度略高于裸地,差异不显著,红松差异显著500μmolCO2.mol-1下的长白松土壤全氮及总有机碳含量略高于对照组,差异不显著,红松裸地的碳氮含量明显低于500μmolCO2.mol-1及对照箱内土壤碳氮含量;500μmolCO2.mol-1及开顶箱的微环境对地下3cm处土壤温度没有明显影响.

Synthesis and Characterization of Coil-Rod-Coil Triblock Copolymers Comprising Fluorene-Based Mesogenic Monodisperse Conjugated Rod and Poly(ethylene oxide) Coil

A series of coil-rod-coil triblock copolymers (i.e., F3T8EO8, F3T8EO17, F3T8EO45, and F3T8EO125) with a mesogenic monodisperse conjugated oligomer comprising 3 fluorene, 8 thiophene, and 2 phenyl units as the rod and poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) as the coil were synthesized. A reference compound, that is F3T8ME2, with the identical rod but without PEO was also prepared for comparison. The volume fraction of PEO (f(PEO)) was 0, 0.16, 0.28, 0.50, and 0.73 for F3T8ME2, F3T8EO8, F3T8EO17, F3T8EO45, and F3T8EO125, respectively. It was found that the introduction of PEO into the triblock copolymers encouraged the formation of H-type aggregation and f(PEO)-dependent highly ordered mesophases while f(PEO) < 0.73. For F3T8ME2, only nematic mesophase was observed. In contrast, F3T8EO8 and F3T8EO17, with f(PEO) of 0.16 and 0.28, respectively, are smectic A (SA) mesomorphism.

Structural and Bluish-White Luminescent Properties of Li+-Doped BPO4 as a Potential Environmentally Friendly Phosphor Material

Many efforts have been devoted to exploring novel luminescent materials that not contain expensive or toxic elements, or do not need a mercury vapor plasma source. In this paper, BPO4 and Li+-doped BPO4 powder samples were prepared by the Pechini-type sol-gel (PSG) process. The structure and optical properties of the resulting samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), photoluminescence (PL) excitation and emission spectra, kinetic decay, and X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS), respectively. It was found that PSG -derived Li+-doped BPO4 annealed at 960 degrees C exhibited bright bluish-white emission centered at 416 nm. The luminescence decay curves analysis indicates that each sample has two kinds of lifetimes (5.9 ns and 0.529 ms) and two types of kinetic decay behaviors which can be fitted into a single-exponential function and a double-exponential function, respectively.

Lamella reorientation in thin films of a symmetric poly(L-lactic acid)-block-polystyrene upon crystallization at different temperatures

The thin films of a symmetric crystalline-coil diblock copolymer of poly(L-lactic acid) and polystyrene (PLLA-b-PS) formed lamellae parallel to the substrate surface in melt. When annealed at temperatures well above the glass transition temperature of PLLA block (T-g(PLLA)), the PLLA chains started to crystallize, leading to reorientation of lamellae. Such reorientation behavior exhibited dependence on the correlation between the crystallization temperature (T-c), the glass transition temperature of PS (T-g(PS)), the peak melting point of PLLA crystals (T-m(PLLA)), and the end melting point of PLLA crystals (T-m,end(PLLA)). When annealed at (T-c =) 80 degrees C (T-c < T-g(PS) < T-ODT, order-disorder transition temperature), 123 degrees C (T-g(PS) < T-c < T-m(PLLA) < T-ODT). 165 degrees C (T-g(PS) < T-m(PLLA) < T-c < T-m,end(PLLA) < T-ODT), the parallel lamellae became perpendicular to the substrate surface, exclusively starting at the edge of surface relief patterns. Meanwhile, the corresponding lamellar spacing was significantly enhanced.

一种简易长光程可见紫外、圆二色薄层光谱电化学池

设计了一种简易实用的长光程薄层光谱电化学池,该池以10mm石英比色槽为光学窗,2块5×10×50mm的聚四氟乙烯块为电极支承体,玻碳片为工作电极,且薄层厚度可调。以K_3Fe(CN)_6和L-酪氨酸为工作体系进行光谱和电化学实验表明,该池具有良好的薄层电化学特征。对于水溶液,在大于220nm波长内给出良好的光谱和较快的光谱电化学响应,可方便地用于圆二色谱-电化学研究。

Involvement of p90 ribosomal S6 kinase in termination of cell cycle arrest during development of Artemia-encysted embryos

Artemia has evolved a unique developmental pattern of encysted embryos to cope with various environmental threats. Cell divisions totally cease during the preemergence developmental stage from gastrula to prenauplius. The molecular mechanism of this, however, remains unknown. Our study focuses on the involvement of p90 ribosomal S6 kinase (RSK), a family of serine/threonine kinase-mediating signal transduction downstream of mitogen-activated protein kinase cascades, in the termination of cell cycle arrest during the post-embryonic development of Artemia-encysted gastrula. With immunochemistry, morphology, and cell cycle analysis, the identified Artemia RSK was established to be specifically activated during the post-embryonic and early larval developmental stages when arrested cells of encysted embryos resumed mitoses. In vivo knockdown of RSK activity by RNA interference, kinase inhibition, and antibody neutralization consistently induced defective larvae with distinct gaps between the exoskeleton and internal tissues. In these abnormal individuals, mitoses were detected to be largely inhibited in the affected regions. These results display the requirement of RSK activity during Artemia development and suggest its role in termination of cell cycle (G(2)/M phase) arrest and promotion of mitogenesis. Our findings may, thus, provide insights into the regulation of cell division during Artemia post-embryonic development and reveal further aspects of RSK functions.