STUDIES ON THE SULFONATION OF POLY(PHENYLENE OXIDE) (PPO) AND PERMEATION BEHAVIOR OF CASES AND WATER-VAPOR THROUGH SULFONATED PPO MEMBRANES .2. PERMEATION BEHAVIOR OF CASES AND WATER-VAPOR THROUGH SULFONATED PPO MEMBRANES

The permeation behaviors of water vapor and gases were studied for both PPO and SPPO of different sulfonation degree. It was found that the permeability of water vapor increased, and those of oxygen and nitrogen decreased; thus the selectivity for water v

共价氢化物发生-光度分析法高选择性的研究与应用——Ⅱ.砷、锡、锑共价氢化物的还原性及锡的高选择性测定

本文在共价氢化物发生-光度分析体系中设置固体氧化剂氢化物气体分离柱,以AsH_3、SbH_3和SnH_4为研究对象探讨了氢化物之间的干扰消除及高选择性测定问题。成功地建立了锡测定时其它共价氢化物元素干扰的消除方法,具有简便、高效、实用的特点。

胸苷酸合成酶和二氢叶酸还原酶mRNA亲和肽的发现及mRNA体外展示技术的优化

胸苷酸合成酶（thymidylate synthase，简称TS）和二氢叶酸还原酶（dihydrofolate reductase, 简称DHFR）都是叶酸依赖性酶，在维持DNA合成和DNA修复上发挥关键作用，并且多年来一直是肿瘤研究和化疗的重要靶点。我们前期的研究发现，TS和DHFR在翻译水平上存在负反馈调控机制。人TS和DHFR可以与其自身的mRNA结合，从而抑制mRNA的表达，化疗药物可以与TS或者DHFR相互作用，形成的复合物不能与TS mRNA结合， 使负反馈机制丧失。因此深入研究TS和DHFR的翻译调控机理，对阐明肿瘤抗药性机制，对发现新的抗肿瘤药物和肿瘤的治疗都具有十分重要的意义。 本论文利用mRNA体外展示技术，构建多肽库（约10万亿种多肽分子），利用多种实验手段将mRNA体外展示技术进行优化，提高了多肽库融合肽的产量，提高了mRNA体外展示技术筛选的特异性。将TS mRNA分子上的顺式因子TS30 RNA固定于磁珠上，将融合肽库与顺式因子作用，经过6轮循环，由多肽库中获得了与TS mRNA高度亲和的多肽序列，体外结合实验证明亲和肽可以与TS全长mRNA结合，体外翻译实验证明多肽可以抑制TS mRNA的翻译。并且利用phage display技术由噬菌体肽库（12个氨基酸随机肽库）经过四轮筛选，分别筛选到TS和DHFR的亲和肽，凝胶阻滞实验证明它们分别能与TS和DHFR mRNA结合。 本论文利用的展示技术可以广泛应用于特异靶点的蛋白质筛选，并且本论文筛选到的TS和DHFR亲和肽可以作为TS和DHFR的抑制剂，从而为获得新型的抗肿瘤药物奠定基础。

Leptin cDNA cloning and its mRNA expression in plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) from different altitudes on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Leptin, an adipocyte-derived hormone, plays all important role in body energy homeostasis. Plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae), an endemic and keystone species living only at 3000-5000 in above sea level oil Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is a typically high hypoxia and low temperature tolerant mammal with high resting metabolic rate (RMR), non-shivering thermogenesis (NST), and high ratio of oxygen utilization to cope with harsh plateau environment. To explore the molecular mechanism of ecological acclimation in plateau pika, we first cloned pika leptin cDNA and compared its mRNA expression in different altitudes (3200 and 3900 in) using real-time RTPCR (Taqman probe) technology. The full-length pika leptin cDNA was 3015 with 504 bp open-reading frame encoding the precursor peptide of 167 amino acids including 21 residues of signal peptide. Pika leptin was 70-72% homologous to that of other species and was of similarly structural characteristics with other species. The pika-specific genetic diversity in leptin sequence occurred at twenty sites. With the increase in attitude, there were larger fat store and high level of ob gene expression in plateau pika. Our results indicated that leptin is sensitive to cold and hypoxia plateau environment and may play one of important roles in pika's ecological adaptation to harsh plateau environment. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Short-term variation of CO2 flux in relation to environmental controls in an alpine meadow on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

[1] The alpine meadow ecosystem on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau may play a significant role in the regional carbon cycle. To assess the CO2 flux and its relationship to environmental controls in the ecosystem, eddy covariance of CO2, H2O, and energy fluxes was measured with an open-path system in an alpine meadow on the plateau at an elevation of 3,250 m. Net ecosystem CO2 influx (Fc) averaged 8.8 g m(-2) day(-1) during the period from August 9 to 31, 2001, with a maximum of 15.9 g m(-2) day(-1) and a minimum of 2.3 g m(-2) day(-1). Daytime Fc averaged 16.7 g m(-2) day(-1) and ranged from 10.4 g m(-2) day(-1) to 21.7 g m(-2) day(-1) during the study period. For the same photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD), gross CO2 uptake (Gc) was significantly higher on cloudy days than on clear days. However, mean daily Gc was higher on clear days than on cloudy days. With high PPFD, Fc decreased as air temperature increased from 10degreesC to 23degreesC. The greater the difference between daytime and nighttime air temperatures, the more the sink was strengthened. Daytime average water use efficiency of the ecosystem (WUEe) was 8.7 mg (CO2)(g H2O)(-1); WUEe values ranged from 5.8 to 15.3 mg (CO2)(g H2O)(-1). WUEe increased with the decrease in vapor pressure deficit. Daily albedo averaged 0.20, ranging from 0.19 to 0.22 during the study period, and was negatively correlated with daily Fc. Our measurements provided some of the first evidence on CO2 exchange for a temperate alpine meadow ecosystem on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, which is necessary for assessing the carbon budget and carbon cycle processes for temperate grassland ecosystems.

獐牙菜植物的引种栽培方法

本发明涉及獐牙菜植物的引种栽培技术，该技术包括种子处理和引种栽培等技术。本发明通过对獐牙菜种子进行物理和化学方法处理，使其种子萌发率达75％以上；通过地膜覆盖技术，即在种子播种前采用地膜覆盖7-28天，可有效地控制杂草数量和生长，为规模化种植奠定可靠的基础；通过在海拔1500—4500米的原产水浇大田或适宜旱耕地的引种栽培途径， 可快速恢复獐牙菜的资源量，并有效地保证獐牙菜的药材品质和药效成分。

北京地区Pc6脉动统计特征及其与TID关系研究

Through the statistical analysis of the geomagnetic data from BMT in 2005, we get the period and frequency characteristic of Pc6 micropulsation in Beijing area. Pc6 micropulsation is a frequently occurred phenomenon in geomagnetism but we still do not have adequate knowledge to it. In this paper, we found that the periods of Pc 6 micropulsation focus on 10 to 30 minutes. They do not have distinct seasonal variation but obtain a little lower occurrence in the winter than other seasons. Then we analysis the geomagnetic data of BMT from 1998 to 2006, which is a solar activity cycle and get some results about the relationship between Pc6 micropulsation and solar activities. In this way, we discuss more about the origin and evolvement mechanism of the Pc6 micropulsation. When the solar is more active than usual years, there are more occurrences of Pc6 micropulsaton observed. The occurrence of Pc6 micropulsation is associated with geomagnetic index. With the increase of AE and Kp index, there are more occurrences of Pc6 micropulsation. Furthermore, we make use of the Doppler data from Peking University in 2005 make a comparative research between TID events and Pc6 micropulsation. There are 42 events can satisfy our request during Dec.23, 2004 to Mar.11, 2006. After the data analysis, we can draw a fundamental conclusion that there are positive links between Pc6 micropulsation and TID event. Moreover, when TID and Pc6 micropulsation occur simultaneously, their occurrences have a positive relationship with AE and Kp index. So we suppose there might be the same source of Pc6 micropulsation and TID event. Finally, we make use of two meridian geomagnetic stations network which has a distance about 1700 km to investigate the transmission characteristic of Pc6 micropulsation when Pc6 micropulsation and TID happened together. We found at that time Pc6 micropulsation is a local phenomenon.

High selectivity of oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene in an oxygen permeable membrane reactor

An oxygen permeable membrane based on Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8-Fe0.2O3-delta is used to supply lattice oxide continuously for oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene with selectivity as high as 90% at 650degreesC.

Estimativa do fator de bioconcentração de pesticidas em maçã.

Com o objetivo de indicar pesticidas que devem ser monitorados em frutas, foi estimado o fator de bioconcentração (BCF) de 36 pesticidas em maçã selecionados do sistema de produção integrada de maçã (PIM). O BCF é um indicador da afinidade de substâncias por organismos. Para estimar o BCF foi utilizado o modelo FTM-p (Fruit Tree Model to Pesticide) [PARAÍBA, L.C. Pesticide bioconcentration modelling for fruit trees. Chemosphere, v.66, p.1468-1475, 2007] e um cultivo hipotético de macieiras. No modelo FTM-p, o valor do BCF foi correlacionado com características fisiológicas da planta e com propriedades físico-químicas dos pesticidas. Na estimativa foram utilizados os tempos de meia-vida no solo e na planta de cada um dos pesticidas. Da planta foram utilizados a biomassa seca, a taxa de transpiração de água e o volume do fluxo de água necessário para produzir um quilo de fruta fresca por planta. O coeficiente de partição tronco-água e o fator de concentração no fluxo de transpiração foram calculados por meio de expressões que correlacionam cada um desses parâmetros com o coeficiente de partição octanol-água do pesticida.

Trajectory Mapping ("TM''): A New Non-Metric Scaling Technique

Trajectory Mapping "TM'' is a new scaling technique designed to recover the parameterizations, axes, and paths used to traverse a feature space. Unlike Multidimensional Scaling (MDS), there is no assumption that the space is homogenous or metric. Although some metric ordering information is obtained with TM, the main output is the feature parameterizations that partition the given domain of object samples into different categories. Following an introductory example, the technique is further illustrated using first a set of colors and then a collection of textures taken from Brodatz (1966).

On-line concentration of proteins in pressurized capillary electrochromatography coupled with electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry

Pressurized capillary electrochromatography (pCEC) and electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) have been hyphenated for protein analysis. Taken cytochrome c, lysozyme, and insulin as samples, the limits of detection (LODs) for absolute concentrations are 10(-11) mol (signal-to-noise ratio S/N = 3) with relative standard deviations (RSDs) of retention time and peak area, respectively, of less than 1.7% and 4.8%. In order to improve the detection sensitivity, on-line concentration by field-enhanced sample-stacking effect and chromatographic zone-sharpening effect has been developed, and parameters affecting separation and detection, such as pH and electrolyte concentration in the mobile phase, separation voltage, as well as enrichment voltage and time, have been studied systematically. Under the optimized conditions, the LODs of the three proteins could be decreased up to 100-fold. In addition, the feasibility of such techniques has been further demonstrated by the analysis of modified insulins at a concentration of 20 mu g/mL.

A feminist trade union agenda? The continued significance of class, gender and race.

During the 1990s attempts to identify a feminist trade union agenda have focused on both the content and process of such a potential agenda. In a period in which trade unions have changed significantly, the general national agenda appears to be changing, acknowledging issues of importance to women. UNISON, Britain's largest trade union, has enshrined proportionality and fair representation in its constitution, developing national initiatives aimed at improving opportunities in work and in the union for women, black workers, manual workers, disabled workers, etc. who traditionally have been less well represented. Many issues affecting women generally have moved to centre stage, yet issues affecting women ancillary workers seem as excluded as ever. Through a study of cleaners in the National Health Service this article argues that workplace interests reflect wider social divisions, but in a variety of patterns depending on the social organization of work. Despite thewidening trade union agenda, particular interests — more specifically the workplace interests of working-class women and black women — continue to be neglected.

Job change and workplace learning in the public sector: the significance of new technology for unskilled work.

Focussing here on local authorities and health services, this paper examines the significance of new technology to unskilled work in the public sector as it is developing and the implications for workplace learning. An argument is developed that new technology is central to a minority of examples of job change, although, significantly, it is more important to staff–initiated change and to workers’ ability to fully participate in life beyond the workplace.