automated test program generation for an industrial optimizing compiler

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内蒙古鄂温克族牧民砖茶型氟铝联合中毒调查

目的调查鄂温克族牧民砖茶型氟铝联合中毒病情。方法随机对鄂温克族16~55岁男女均衡62名牧民进行发、血清、尿氟铝水平及血清电解质、生物化学检查,同时检测饮水、牛奶、砖茶、奶茶等氟铝水平,并进行临床检诊和拍摄前臂、骨盆正位X线片,不饮用砖茶的16~55岁男女均衡41名居民为对照组。结果发、血清、尿铝水平牧民组分别为(24.60±9.82)mg/Kg、(0.78±0.25)、(2.84±0.65)mg/L,对照组分别为(12.50±4.55)mg/kg、(0.18±0.11)、(2.09±0.64)mg/L;发、血清、尿氟水平牧民组分别为(1.00±0.52)mg/kg、(0.10±0.10)、(2.74±1.42)mg/L,对照组分别为(1.39±1.34)mg/kg、(0.04±0.03)、(0.87±0.43)mg/L;牧民发、血、尿铝及血、尿氟显著高于对照组(P<0.01)。牧民组血清AST、LDH、HBDH、ALP显著高于对照组(P<0.01)。X线摄片牧民组氟骨症检出率50.00%,关节退行性变检出率61.29%,骨间膜骨化33.87%,疏松型改变检出率29.03%,硬化型改变检出率8.06%;对照组氟骨症检出率2.44%,退行性变检出率34.15%,疏松型改变检出率21.95%,骨间膜骨化检出率2.44%,硬化型改变2.44%,X线氟骨症、关节退行性变、骨间膜骨化牧民组均高于对照组(P<0.01)。结论内蒙古鄂温克族牧民饮茶型氟中毒病情较为严重,其发病机理较为复杂,并导致多组织、器官损伤,可能为砖茶型氟铝联合中毒。

Capillary electrophoresis with electrochemiluminescence detection for measurement of aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase activities in biofluids

A new sensitive assay for aspartate aminotransterase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activities in biofluids was developed, based on the separation and detection of alanine, glutamate, and aspartate using capillary electrophoresis (CE) with electrochemiluminescence (ECL) detection. The three amino acids were separated in 5 mM phosphate of pH 2.1 as background electrolyte, and detected on a 500 mu m platinum disk electrode at 1.2 V (versus Ag/AgCl) in the presence of 10 mM tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) dissolved in 80 mM phosphate of pH 10.5. A mass detection limit of 37.3 fmol (or 81.5 fmol) for glutamate, corresponding to the product in the enzyme reaction catalyzed by 1.24 x 10(-9) U AST (or 2.72 x 10(-9) U ALT) in a 30 min reaction period, was achieved. This assay was applied to investigate the cytotoxicity effect of ethanol on HepG2 cells and differentiating nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) from alcoholic liver disease, indicating that the technique is promising for the application in the cell biological and clinical fields.

混合稀土对大鼠肝脏中7种酶的小剂量刺激作用

研究了常乐(用于肥料添加剂的一种混合稀土硝酸盐)对Wistar大鼠肝脏中7种常见酶(ALT,ICD,AST,LAP,ALP,γGT ,CHE)活性的变化,并用电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP MS)测定了稀土在肝脏中的累积情况。结果表明,稀土对多种酶表现出低剂量激活、高剂量抑制的小剂量刺激作用 (Hormesis),但产生刺激作用的剂量随酶的种类不同而不同 ,并表现出明显的性别差异

藻蓝蛋白复合物对酒精性肝损伤的保护作用

本文对藻蓝蛋白复合物保护化学性肝损伤的功效学进行了研究。以Wistar大鼠建立酒精性肝损伤模型，将藻蓝蛋白复合物分为高、中、低三个剂量组，以联苯双酯作为阳性对照组，灌胃给药42d，分别测定血清谷丙转氨酶（ALT）、谷草转氨酶（AST）、血清丙二醛（MDA）、谷胱甘肽（GSH）、肝匀浆丙二醛（MDA）和谷胱甘肽（GSH）的含量，并对肝脏切片进行病理检查。结果表明：藻蓝蛋白复合物对血清ALT、AST具有显著的抑制作用，显著拮抗肝脏MDA的升高，显著提高肝脏GSH-Px含量。出现肝细胞浊肿、脂肪变性、点状坏死的大鼠数目极少。从而表明藻蓝蛋白复合物具有显著的保护酒精性肝损伤的功效。

柴达木盆地唐古特白刺籽油保护肝损伤作用研究

对柴达木盆地唐古特白刺种籽油保护化学性肝损伤作用进行了研究.将小鼠按体重随机分为白刺籽油高、中、低剂量组,另设空白对照组和联苯双酯、藏茵陈阳性对照组.小鼠连续灌胃给药15 d后,用CCl4进行肝损伤,测定小鼠血清谷丙转氨酶(ALT)、谷草转氨酶(AST);肝脏过氧化脂质(LPO)降解产物丙二醛(MDA)和谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)的含量.结果显示,白刺籽油对血清ALT、AST具有显著的抑制作用,显著拮抗肝脏MDA的升高,显著提高肝脏GSH-Px含量.表明白刺籽油具有明显的保护化学性肝损伤的保健作用.

青海黄芪属新分类群

青海黄芪属新分类群:贵南黄芪Astragalus guinanicus ; 都兰黄芪Ast ragalusclulanensis ;白花松潘黄芪Astragalus polyclandous ;大花多枝黄芪Ast ragaluspolyclaclus ;长苞东俄洛黄芪Ast ragalus tongolensis ; 少毛格尔木黄芪Astragalus goluensis ;多毛多花黄芪Astragalus floridus ;白花丛生黄芪Astragalus confertus

Determinación de arsénico total e inorgánico en carnes y víceras de camélidos (Lamma glama) autóctonos de la provincia de Jujuy, Argentina

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A Bacterial Enrichment Study and Overview of the Extractable Lipids from Paleosols in the Dry Valleys, Antarctica: Implications for Future Mars Reconnaissance

The Dry Valleys of Antarctica are one of the coldest and driest environments on Earth with paleosols in selected areas that date to the emplacement of tills by warm-based ice during the Early Miocene. Cited as an analogue to the martian surface, the ability of the Antarctic environment to support microbial life-forms is a matter of special interest, particularly with the upcoming NASA/ESA 2018 ExoMars mission. Lipid biomarkers were extracted and analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to assess sources of organic carbon and evaluate the contribution of microbial species to the organic matter of the paleosols. Paleosol samples from the ice-free Dry Valleys were also subsampled and cultivated in a growth medium from which DNA was extracted with the explicit purpose of the positive identification of bacteria. Several species of bacteria were grown in solution and the genus identified. A similar match of the data to sequenced DNA showed that Alphaproteobacteria, Gamma-proteobacteria, Bacteriodetes, and Actinobacteridae species were cultivated. The results confirm the presence of bacteria within some paleosols, but no assumptions have been made with regard to in situ activity at present. These results underscore the need not only to further investigate Dry Valley cryosols but also to develop reconnaissance strategies to determine whether such likely Earth-like environments on the Red Planet also contain life.

Liver abnormalities associated with celiac sprue. How common are they, what is their significance, and what do we do about them?

We prospectively measured serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP), aspartate and alanine transaminase (AST/ALT), and tested sera for antinuclear, smooth-muscle, and antimitochondrial antibodies (ANA, SMA, AMA) in our patients with celiac sprue to determine the prevalence of associated liver abnormalities and its relevance to clinical management. Of 129 patients, ALP was the only elevated enzyme in 12 (9%) and in most cases was not thought to reflect significant liver disease. Seventeen (13%) had elevated AST and/or ALT with normal ALP. Levels normalized in 15 patients after dietary gluten exclusion and remained elevated in 2 noncompliers. Two patients (2%) with elevated AST, ALT, and ALP underwent further investigation: one had negative autoantibodies, liver biopsy, and endoscopic retrograde cholangiography and the other had ANA-positive chronic active hepatitis; enzymes in both cases improved with a gluten-free diet. There was no significant association between elevated AST/ALT and positive ANA/SMA; no patient had AMA. Abnormalities in liver enzymes are common in celiac sprue, but usually respond to dietary gluten exclusion. We propose that there is no need for invasive liver investigation in these patients unless there is more specific evidence of primary liver disease or failure of dietary response.

Pomegranate polyphenols lower lipid peroxidation in adults with type 2 diabetes but have no effects in healthy volunteers:a pilot study

Aims. To examine the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of pomegranate polyphenols in obese patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) (n = 8) and in healthy nondiabetic controls (n = 9). Methods. Participants received 2 capsules of pomegranate polyphenols (POMx, 1 capsule = 753?mg polyphenols) daily for 4 weeks. Blood draws and anthropometrics were performed at baseline and at 4 weeks of the study. Results. Pomegranate polyphenols in healthy controls and in T2DM patients did not significantly affect body weight and blood pressure, glucose and lipids. Among clinical safety profiles, serum electrolytes, renal function tests, and hematological profiles were not significantly affected by POMx supplementation. However, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) showed a significant increase in healthy controls, while alanine aminotransferase (ALT) was significantly decreased in T2DM patients at 4 weeks (P <0.05), though values remained within the normal ranges. Among the biomarkers of lipid oxidation and inflammation, oxidized LDL and serum C-reactive protein (CRP) did not differ at 4 weeks in either group, while pomegranate polyphenols significantly decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) and hydroxynonenal (HNE) only in the diabetic group versus baseline (P <0.05). Conclusions. POMx reduces lipid peroxidation in patients with T2DM, but with no effects in healthy controls, and specifically modulates liver enzymes in diabetic and nondiabetic subjects. Larger clinical trials are merited.

Optimising the locations of thermally sensitive equipment in an aircraft crown compartment

A Design of Experiments (DoE) analysis was undertaken to generate a list of configurations for CFD numerical simulation of an aircraft crown compartment. Fitted regression models were built to predict the convective heat transfer coefficients of thermally sensitive dissipating elements located inside this compartment. These are namely the SEPDC and the Route G. Currently they are positioned close to the fuselage and it is of interest to optimise the heat transfer for reliability and performance purposes. Their locations and the external fuselage surface temperature were selected as input variables for the DoE. The models fit the CFD data with values ranging from 0.878 to 0.978, and predict that the optimum locations in terms of heat transfer are when the elements are positioned as close to the crown floor as possible ( and ?min. limits), where they come in direct contact with the air flow from the cabin ventilation system, and when they are positioned close to the centreline ( and ?CL). The methodology employed allows aircraft thermal designers to optimise equipment placement in confined areas of an aircraft during the design phase. The determined models should be incorporated into global aircraft numerical models to improve accuracy and reduce model size and computational time. © 2012 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

Flowfield analysis of a linear clustered plug nozzle with round-to-square modules

The plug nozzle is one of the advanced expansion devices proposed to improve the overall performance of launcher liquid rocket engines. The present work investigates the three-dimensional flow field generated on this kind of nozzle by partitioning the primary nozzle into modules. A linear plug nozzle has been designed together with modules having two different geometries: a rectangular cross section and round-to-square module. Numerical simulations have been carried out considering the case where all modules of the primary nozzle are active and the case where one module is turned off. The solutions are compared and specific three-dimensional flow structures taking place inside the modules and on the plug are identified. The relationship between these structures and the skin friction distribution within the module and along the plug surface is investigated. Finally, the effect on performance of these three-dimensional flow features is emphasized. © 2006 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.