HMTTeF·I_(1.5)单晶的合成、电导及晶体结构的特性

由六次甲基四碲富瓦烯(HMTTeF)所形成的有机化合物晶体,有两种可能的化学结合形式:一种是分子中的Te原子离子化,形成离子型化合物;另一种是分子中心共轭π键离子化,或者形成离子型化合物,或者形成混合价态型化合物。至今被报道的HMTTe F化合物晶体都只含有其中一种化学结合形式,而标题化合物晶体则同时含有上述两种化学结合形式。本文将该晶体的晶体结构、化学结合与电导性的关系作简要的讨论。

改善睡眠保健药物组合物的制备工艺

本发明涉及一种改善睡眠的保健药物组合物，由丁香、肉豆蔻、肉桂、阿魏、山奈、黑胡椒按公知制剂方法制成药剂学上所述的任何一种剂型；本发明具有安神养心、改善睡眠作用。

21世纪企业的主要模式──敏捷制造企业

２０世纪９０年代以后，由于科学技术的迅猛发展，知识─技术─产品的周期日益缩短，如何加速开发质优价廉的新产品就成为企业竞争的核心内容。２１世纪即将到来，世界无疑将沿着２０世纪的道路继续向前发展，它的趋势是：新产品开发速度日益加快、产品生命周期不断缩短、生产批量越来越小、市场竞争日趋激烈；加上环太平洋地区的兴起，有能力参与这场竞争的企业不断增多。这一切虽给企业带来了机遇，但也给企业造成了严酷的生存环境。为了适应这种环境，１９９１年美国在总结日本、德国和本国经验的基础上，提出把现有企业改造成敏捷制造企业（ＡｇｉｌｅＭａｎｕｆａｃｔｕｒｉｎｇＥｎｔｅｒｐｒｉｓｅ）的模式，并认为这是奠定美国２１世纪经济霸主地位的战略举措。敏捷制造企业是从客观经济发展的实践中总结出来的。我国如何改造企业并和世界经济接轨，敏捷制造企业给我们提出了值得高度重视的发展方向，本文对此作了较为详尽的论述。

土壤汞的地球化学行为及其污染的防治对策

综述了土壤汞的来源，以及汞在土壤中的迁移方式、转化模式和富集行为；并介绍了当前几种土壤汞污染的防治对策，重点讨论了改进农耕技术、减少人为活动向大气的排汞量、生物修复以及电解法等方法，最后对土壤汞的研究方向进行了展望。

How smokers may react to cigarette taxes and price increases in Brazil: data from a national survey

Background: Despite being the third largest tobacco producer in the world, Brazil has developed a comprehensive tobacco control policy that includes a broad restriction on both advertising and smoking in indoor public places, compulsory pictorial warning labels, and a menthol cigarette ban. However, tax and pricing policies have been developed slowly and only very recently were stronger measures implemented. This study investigated the expected responses of smokers to hypothetical price increases in Brazil.Methods: We analyzed smokers' responses to hypothetical future price increases according to sociodemographic characteristics and smoking conditions in a multistage sample of Brazilian current cigarette smokers aged >= 14 years (n = 500). Logistic regression analysis was used to examine the relationship between possible responses and different predictors.Results: in most subgroups investigated, smokers most frequently said they would react to a hypothetical price increase by taking up alternatives that might have a positive impact on health, i.e., they would try to stop smoking (52.3%) or smoke fewer cigarettes (46.8%). However, a considerable percentage responded that they would use alternatives that would reduce the effect of price increases, such as the same brand with lower cost (48.1%). After controlling for sex age group (14-19, 20-39, 40-59, and >= 60 years), schooling level (>= 9 versus <= 9 years), number of cigarettes per day (>20 versus <= 20), and stage of change for smoking cessation (precontemplation, contemplation, and preparation), lower levels of dependence were positively associated with the response I would try to stop smoking (odds ratio [OR], 2.19). Young age was associated with I would decrease the number of cigarettes (OR, 3.44). A low schooling level was strongly associated with all responses.Conclusions: Taxes and prices increases have great potential to stimulate cessation or reduction of cigarette consumption further among two important vulnerable populations of smokers in Brazil: young smokers and those of low educational level. the results from the present study also suggest that seeking illegal products may reduce the impact of increased taxes, but does not eliminate it.

The use of podcasts to enhance research-teaching linkages in undergraduate nursing students.

An understanding of research is important to enable nurses to provide evidencebasedcare. However, undergraduate nursing students often find research a challenging subject. The purpose of this paper is to present an evaluation of the introduction of podcasts in an undergraduate research module to enhance research teaching linkages between the theoretical content and research in practice and improve the level of student support offered in a blended learning environment. Two cohorts of students (n=228 and n=233) were given access to a series of 5 “guest speaker” podcasts made up of presentations and interviews with research experts within Edinburgh Napier. These staff would not normally have contact with students on this module, but through the podcasts were able to share their research expertise and methods with our learners. The main positive results of the podcasts suggest the increased understanding achieved by students due to the multi-modal delivery approach, a more personal student/tutor relationship leading to greater engagement, and the effective use of materials for revision and consolidation purposes. Negative effects of the podcasts centred around problems with the technology, most often difficulty in downloading and accessing the material. This paper contributes to the emerging knowledge base of podcasting in nurse education by demonstrating how podcasts can be used to enhance research-teaching linkages and raises the question of why students do not exploit the opportunities for mobile learning.

Activity in Geriatric acute CARe (AGECAR): Rationale, design and methods

The Activity in GEriatric acute CARe (AGECAR) is a randomised control trial to assess the effectiveness of an intrahospital strength and walk program during short hospital stays for improving functional capacity of patients aged 75 years or older. Patien

Evaluation of the KA24 (Knowledge Access 24) service for health and social care staff in London and the South-East of England. Part 1: Quantitative

Cumbers, B., Urquhart, C. & Durbin, J. (2006). Evaluation of the KA24 (Knowledge Access 24) service for health and social care staff in London and the South-East of England. Part 1: Quantitative. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 23(2), 133-139 Sponsorship: KA24 - NHS Trusts, London

The information needs and information-seeking behaviours of home-care workers and clients receiving home care

Cooper, J. & Urquhart, C. (2005). The information needs and information-seeking behaviours of home-care workers and clients receiving home care. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 22(2), 107-116. Sponsorship: AHRC

Homology Induction: the use of machine learning to improve sequence similarity searches

Karwath, A. King, R. Homology induction: the use of machine learning to improve sequence similarity searches. BMC Bioinformatics. 23rd April 2002. 3:11 Additional File Describes the title organims species declaration in one string [http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/supplementary/1471- 2105-3-11-S1.doc] Sponsorship: Andreas Karwath and Ross D. King were supported by the EPSRC grant GR/L62849.

Lessons learned in an information skills training programme for a mental health Trust

Parker, R. & Urquhart, C. (2007). Lessons learned in an information skills training programme for a mental health Trust. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 24(1), 58-61.

Semantics-Preserving Dimensionality Reduction: Rough and Fuzzy-Rough-Based Approaches

R. Jensen and Q. Shen. Semantics-Preserving Dimensionality Reduction: Rough and Fuzzy-Rough Based Approaches. IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, 16(12): 1457-1471. 2004.

Using a logical model to predict the growth of yeast

Whelan, K. E. and King, R. D. Using a logical model to predict the growth of yeast. BMC Bioinformatics 2008, 9:97

Locational distribution of gene functional classes in Arabidopsis thaliana

Riley, M. C., Clare, A., King, R. D. (2007). Locational distribution of gene functional classes in Arabidopsis thaliana. BMC Bioinformatics 8, Article No: 112 Sponsorship: EPSRC / RAEng

Human papillomavirus detection in women with and without human immunodeficiency virus infection in Colombia

Background: HIV infection leads to a decreasing immune response, thereby facilitating the appearance of other infections, one of the most important ones being HPV. However, studies are needed for determining associations between immunodeficiency caused by HIV and/or the presence of HPV during the course of cervical lesions and their degree of malignancy. This study describes the cytological findings revealed by the Papanicolaou test, laboratory characteristics and HPV molecular profile in women with and without HIV infection. Methods: A total of 216 HIV-positive and 1,159 HIV-negative women were invited to participate in the study; PCR was used for the molecular detection of HPV in cervical samples. Statistical analysis (such as percentages, Chi-square test and Fisher's exact test when applicable) determined human papillomavirus (HPV) infection frequency (single and multiple) and the distribution of six types of high-risk-HPV in women with and without HIV infection. Likewise, a logistic regression model was run to evaluate the relationship between HIV-HPV infection and different risk factors. Results: An association was found between the frequency of HPV infection and infection involving 2 or more HPV types (also known as multiple HPV infection) in HIV-positive women (69.0% and 54.2%, respectively); such frequency was greater than that found in HIV-negative women (44.3% and 22.7%, respectively). Statistically significant differences were observed between both groups (p = 0.001) regarding HPV presence (both in infection and multiple HPV infection). HPV-16 was the most prevalent type in the population being studied (p = 0.001); other viral types had variable distribution in both groups (HIV-positive and HIV-negative). HPV detection was associated with <500 cell/mm(3) CD4-count (p = 0.004) and higher HIV-viral-load (p = 0.001). HPV-DNA detection, <200 cell/mm(3) CD4-count (p = 0.001), and higher HIV-viral-load (p = 0.001) were associated with abnormal cytological findings. Conclusions: The HIV-1 positive population in this study had high multiple HPV infection prevalence. The results for this population group also suggested a greater association between HPV-DNA presence and cytological findings. HPV detection, together with low CD4 count, could represent useful tools for identifying HIV-positive women at risk of developing cervical lesions.