PICES Press, Vol. 16, No. 1, January 2008

◾PICES Science in 2007 (pdf, 0.1 Mb) ◾2007 Wooster Award (pdf, 0.1 Mb) ◾FUTURE - A milestone reached but our task is not done (pdf, < 0.1 Mb) ◾International symposium on "Reproductive and Recruitment Processes of Exploited Marine Fish Stocks" (pdf, 0.1 Mb) ◾Recent results of the micronekton sampling inter-calibration experiment (pdf, 0.1 Mb) ◾2007 PICES workshop on "Measuring and monitoring primary productivity in the North Pacific" (pdf, 0.1 Mb) ◾2007 Harmful Algal Bloom Section annual workshop events (pdf, 0.1 Mb) ◾A global approach for recovery and sustainability of marine resources in Large Marine Ecosystems (pdf, 0.3 Mb) ◾Highlights of the PICES Sixteenth Annual Meeting (pdf, 0.4 Mb) ◾Ocean acidification of the North Pacific Ocean (pdf, 0.3 Mb) ◾Workshop on NE Pacific Coastal Ecosystems (2008 Call for Salmon Survival Forecasts) (pdf, 0.1 Mb) ◾The state of the western North Pacific in the first half of 2007 (pdf, 0.4 Mb) ◾PICES Calendar (pdf, 0.4 Mb) ◾The Bering Sea: Current status and recent events (pdf, 0.3 Mb) ◾PICES Interns (pdf, 0.3 Mb) ◾Recent trends in waters of the subarctic NE Pacific (pdf, 0.3 Mb) ◾Election results at PICES (pdf, 0.2 Mb) ◾A new PICES award for monitoring and data management activities (pdf, < 0.1 Mb)

Expressão da leptina e seus receptores no ovário humano normal e no acometido por endometrioma

Este estudo foi realizado para investigar os níveis de leptina no fluido de endometriomas ovarianos e comparar a expressão de leptina e seus receptores no tecido ovariano afetado por endometrioma de mulheres inférteis com a sua expressão no tecido ovariano normal de controles férteis sem endometriose. Neste estudo observacional, o tecido ovariano , amostras de sangue e fluido peritoneal foram obtidas de 20 mulheres (10 controles férteis sem endometriose ou qualquer doença ovariana, que foram submetidos à cirurgia de laqueadura tubária e 10 mulheres inférteis com endometriose grave endometrioma ovariano). O fluido contido no endometrioma ovariano foi aspirado, e biópsias de implantes peritoneais foram realizadas. Os tecidos removidos durante as cirurgias foram imediatamente congelados em nitrogênio líquido para determinação da expressão proteica por western blot e níveis de leptina pelo ELISA. A expressão do receptor de leptina foi maior no tecido do ovariano afetado por endometrioma que no tecido de ovariano normal (controle= 0,38 0,05, estudo= 0,60 0,09, p= 0,03), mas não houve diferença significativa nos níveis de leptina entre estes grupos (controle= 0,1 0,57, estudo= 0,1 0,35, p= 0,18). Foram observadas correlações positivas e significativas entre a leptina e seu receptor no endometrioma ovariano (r = 0,85, p = 0,004) e em implantes peritoneais (r= 0,87, p= 0,001). Os resultados do ELISA demonstraram uma maior concentração de leptina no fluido endometrioma em comparação com a leptina sérica e no fluido peritoneal (soro= 8,4 1,0, FP= 1,6 0,5, FE= 73,8 16,2, p= 0,0001), mas não houve correlação entre estas variáveis. Observou-se uma correlação positiva, significativa e forte entre os níveis de leptina no fluido peritoneal e a expressão de leptina e seu receptor em implantes peritoneais (leptina: r= 0,88, p= 0,0008; OBR: r= 0,96, p= 0,0001) e entre os níveis de leptina no fluido endometrioma e a expressão da leptina e seu receptor no endometrioma ovariano (leptina: r= 0,94, p= 0,001; OBR: r = 0,84, p= 0,02). Nossos resultados sugerem que a leptina pode desempenhar um papel importante na fisiopatologia do endometrioma ovariano por meio de uma interação moduladora com o seu receptor.

3.0～2.0Ma B. P.南海南部深海沉积物孢粉记录及其对全球变化的响应

为了重建东亚季风区域2.5MaB.P.前后植被和气候变化的历史，更好地了解低纬度地区植被变化及其对全球变化的响应，本研究选择了南海南部ODP1143站深海沉积物中的孢粉样品进行研究。通过高分辨率（7ka）的孢粉样品的分析研究，建立起3.0～2.0MaB.P.时段南海深海沉积孢粉组合序列，系统建立了这一时段植被演替序列。在此基础上，重点研究了2.5MaB.P.前后气候变化在南海周边地区植被演替中的响应，为探索和揭示东亚古季风及古环境演变提供了孢粉学依据。 ODP 1143站位于南沙海区，北纬9º22´，东经113º17´，深海柱状样采于水深2772m的大陆坡。本研究以生物地层学和氧同位素年代学为依据建立了年龄框架，对1143站135～95m（3.0～2.6 Ma B. P.）深海沉积中的孢粉样品进行了分析，建立了3.0～2.0MaB.P.时段南海深海沉积孢粉组合序列。孢粉样品处理方法主要是用盐酸去掉钙质和氢氟酸浸泡溶解硅质后，再用筛子将样品在超声波发生器中震荡过滤。孢粉的鉴定和统计在光学透视显微镜下完成。研究结果表明： 1、孢粉谱的主要特征是沉积率变化显著。与3.0～2.6 Ma B. P. 相比，2.6～2.0 Ma B. P.各类型花粉及孢子沉积率均有显著提高。该结果表明2.6 Ma B. P.南海海平面有显著下降，可与北半球冰盖形成、东亚季风增强相对应。 2、2.6 Ma B. P.以来，各类型孢粉沉积率变化与深海氧同位素分期相对应，代表了多次冰期-间冰期旋回。该结果表明南海海平面曾有多次上升和下降。 3、频谱分析结果表明，3.0～2.0 Ma B. P.存在0.1 Ma（偏心率）和46.9ka（斜率）的周期。

Prediction of mesophotic coral distributions in the Au‘au Channel, Hawaii

The primary objective of this study was to predict the distribution of mesophotic hard corals in the Au‘au Channel in the Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI). Mesophotic hard corals are light-dependent corals adapted to the low light conditions at approximately 30 to 150 m in depth. Several physical factors potentially influence their spatial distribution, including aragonite saturation, alkalinity, pH, currents, water temperature, hard substrate availability and the availability of light at depth. Mesophotic corals and mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) have increasingly been the subject of scientific study because they are being threatened by a growing number of anthropogenic stressors. They are the focus of this spatial modeling effort because the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (HIHWNMS) is exploring the expansion of its scope—beyond the protection of the North Pacific Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)—to include the conservation and management of these ecosystem components. The present study helps to address this need by examining the distribution of mesophotic corals in the Au‘au Channel region. This area is located between the islands of Maui, Lanai, Molokai and Kahoolawe, and includes parts of the Kealaikahiki, Alalākeiki and Kalohi Channels. It is unique, not only in terms of its geology, but also in terms of its physical oceanography and local weather patterns. Several physical conditions make it an ideal place for mesophotic hard corals, including consistently good water quality and clarity because it is flushed by tidal currents semi-diurnally; it has low amounts of rainfall and sediment run-off from the nearby land; and it is largely protected from seasonally strong wind and wave energy. Combined, these oceanographic and weather conditions create patches of comparatively warm, calm, clear waters that remain relatively stable through time. Freely available Maximum Entropy modeling software (MaxEnt 3.3.3e) was used to create four separate maps of predicted habitat suitability for: (1) all mesophotic hard corals combined, (2) Leptoseris, (3) Montipora and (4) Porites genera. MaxEnt works by analyzing the distribution of environmental variables where species are present, so it can find other areas that meet all of the same environmental constraints. Several steps (Figure 0.1) were required to produce and validate four ensemble predictive models (i.e., models with 10 replicates each). Approximately 2,000 georeferenced records containing information about mesophotic coral occurrence and 34 environmental predictors describing the seafloor’s depth, vertical structure, available light, surface temperature, currents and distance from shoreline at three spatial scales were used to train MaxEnt. Fifty percent of the 1,989 records were randomly chosen and set aside to assess each model replicate’s performance using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC), Area Under the Curve (AUC) values. An additional 1,646 records were also randomly chosen and set aside to independently assess the predictive accuracy of the four ensemble models. Suitability thresholds for these models (denoting where corals were predicted to be present/absent) were chosen by finding where the maximum number of correctly predicted presence and absence records intersected on each ROC curve. Permutation importance and jackknife analysis were used to quantify the contribution of each environmental variable to the four ensemble models.

Growth performance of juvenile white sturgeon as affected by feeding regimen

Juvenile (mean +/- SE, 8.6 +/- 0.1 g) white sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus were fed for 8 weeks under one of six feeding regimens: continuously 24 h/d (C24); continuously 12.8 h/d during the day (C12/D), continuously 12.8 h/d at night (C12/N), 6 meals/d (M6), 4 meals/d (M4), and 2 meals/d (M2). Specific growth rate, feed efficiency, and body lipid content were significantly (P < 0.05) affected by the feeding regimen. These variables were highest in the C24 group and lowest in the M2 group; fish in the M6 group showed the second best performance. Specific growth rate and feed efficiency in terms of wet weight in the M6 groups were not significantly different from those in the C24 groups, but specific growth rate in terms of energy and energy retention efficiency were significantly lower. Feeding regimen had no effect on condition factor, hepatosomatic index, coefficient of variation in final body weight, and protein and ash contents. There was no significant difference in these indexes between 12.8-h/d continuous feeding by day or by night. It was concluded that continuous feeding for 24 h/d was the optimum feeding regimen for juvenile white sturgeon.

Third-order optical nonlinearities of lead-free (Na1-xKx)(0.5)Bi0.5TiO3 thin films

(Na1-xKx)(0.5)Bi0.5TiO3 (NKBT) (x = 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3) thin films with good surface morphology and rhombohedral perovskite structure were fabricated on quartz substrates by a sol-gel process. The fundamental optical constants (the band gaps, linear refractive indices and absorption coefficients) of the films were obtained through optical transmittance measurements. The nonlinear optical properties were investigated by Z-scan technique performed at 532 nm with a picosecond laser. A two-photon absorption effect closely related with potassium-doping content was found in thin films, and the nonlinear refractive index n(2) increases evidently with potassium-doping. The real part of the third-order nonlinear susceptibility chi((3)) is much larger than its imaginary part, indicating that the third-order optical nonlinear response of the NKBT films is dominated by the optical nonlinear refractive behavior. These results show that NKBT thin films have potential applications in nonlinear optics. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Growth and properties of magnetron cosputtering grown Mn(x)Ge(1-x)on Si(001)

We have grown MnxGe1-x films (x=0, 0.06, 0.1) on Si (001) substrates by magnetron cosputtering, and have explored the resulting structural, morphological, electrical and magnetic properties. X-ray diffraction results show there is no secondary phase except Ge in the Mn0.06Ge0.94 film while new phase appears in the Mn0.1Ge0.9 film. Nanocrystals are formed in the Mn0.06Ge0.94 film, determined by field-emission scanning electron microscopy. Hall measurement indicates that the Mn0.06Ge0.94 film is p-type semiconductor and hole carrier concentration is 6.07 X 10(19) cm(-3) while the MnxGe1-x films with x=0 has n-type carriers. The field dependence of magnetization was measured using alternating gradient magnetometer, and it has been indicated that the Mn0.06Ge0.94 film is ferromagnetic at room temperature. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Modification of emission wavelength of self-assembled In(Ga)As/GaAs quantum dots covered by InxGa1-xAs(0 <= x <= 0.3) layer

Red shifts of emission wavelength of self-organized In(Cla)As/GaAs quantum dots (QDs) covered by 3 nm thick InxGa1-xAs layer with three different In mole fractions (x = 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3, respectively) have been observed. Transmission electron microscopy images demonstrate that the stress along growth direction in the InAs dots was reduced due to introducing the InxGa1-xAs (x = 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3) covering layer instead of GaAs layer. Atomic force microscopy pictures show a smoother surface of InAs islands covered by an In0.2Ga0.8As layer. It is explained by the calculations that the redshifts of the photoluminescence (PL) spectra from the QDs covered by the InxGa1-xAs (x greater than or equal to 0.1) layers were mainly due to the reducing of the strain other than the InAs/GaAs intermixing in the InAs QDs. The temperature dependent PL spectra further confirm that the InGaAs covering layer can effectively suppress the temperature sensitivity of PL emissions. 1.3 mum emission wavelength with a very narrow linewidth of 19.2 mcV at room temperature has been obtained successfully from In,In0.5Ga0.5As/GaAs self-assembled QDs covered by a 3-nm In0.2Ga0.2As strain reducing layer. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

The effect of substrate orientation on the morphology of InAs nanostructures on (001) and (11n)A/B(n=1-5) InP substrates

Strained InAs nanostructures have been grown by solid-source molecular beam epitaxy in In0.52Al0.48As matrix on different InP substrate surfaces ((0 0 1) and (1 1 n)A/B (n = 1 - 5)). The morphology of the nanostructures was characterized using atomic force microscopy (AFM). The AFM results reveal interesting differences in the size, shape, and alignment of the nanostructures between different oriented surfaces. It was found that some faceted nanostructures tend to form on A-type surfaces, the shape and the alignment of these nanostructures show clear dependence on the substrate orientation. Samples grown on (0 0 1) and B-type surfaces showed preferentially dense round dots. Dots formed on (1 1 3)B, (1 1 3)B and (1 1 5)B surfaces have a higher dot density and size homogeneity, which shows a potential for the production of high-quality and customized self-assembled quantum dots for photonics applications. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Room temperature 1.55 mu m emission from InAs quantum dots grown on (001)InP substrate by molecular beam epitaxy

Self-assembled InAs nanostructures on (0 0 1)InP substrate have been grown by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and evaluated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and photoluminescence (PL). It is found that the morphologies of InAs nanostructures depend strongly on the underlying alloy. Through introducing a lattice-matched underlying InAlGaAs layer on InAlAs buffer layer, the InAs quantum dots (QDs) can be much more uniform in size and great improvement in PL properties can be attained at the same time. In particular, 1.55 mu m luminescence at room temperature (RT) can be realized in InAs QDs deposited on (0 0 1)InP substrate with underlying InAlGaAs layer. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

InAs/ln(0.52)Al(0.48)As quantum wire structure with the specific layer-ordering orientation on InP(001)

Quantum wires were formed in the 6-period InAs/In0.52Al0.48As structure on InP(0 0 1) grown by molecular beam epitaxy. The structure was characterized with transmission electron microscopy. It was found that the lateral periodic compositional modulation in the QWR array was in the [1 (1) over bar 0] direction and layer-ordered along the specific orientation deviating from the [0 0 1] growth direction by about 30 degrees. This deviating angle is consistent with the calculation of the distribution of elastic distortion around quantum wires in the structure using the finite element technique. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

钼体系催化合成1,2－聚丁二烯的研究

本工作通过较系统地研究Ziegler-Natta型钼催化体系对丁二烯聚合的催化作用，发现一类活性很高的钼催化剂。此类催化剂以无毒，资源丰富的加氢汽油为溶剂，活性已接近工业化的Ni、Co、Ti等体系。同时，本工作又找到了大幅度调节聚合物分子量和链结构的方法，发现了具有活性聚合特点的钼催化体系，初步考察了钼体系催化丁二烯聚合的动力学行为；并利用红外光谱，~(13)C-NRM、X-射线衍射和热分析等方法研究了所得聚合物的链结构和聚集态结构，对聚合物的基本性能也进行了初步考察，发现所得聚合物的一些基本性能超过天然橡胶。此类高活性钼催化剂由MoCl_4OR和(i-Bu)_2AlOAr组成，R为C_(8-18)烷基，Ar为芳基。本催化体系在70 ℃下催化丁二烯聚合时，催化剂用量为Mo/J摩尔比等于4 * 10~(-5)时，转化率可达78％。本体系聚合物分子量可用烯丙基卤等调节，其中烯丙基碘的效果最好。在Mo/J = 8 * 10~(-5)时，烯丙基碘/Mo摩尔比为0.1时即可使聚合物分子量下降约50万；烯丙基碘/Mo摩尔比为10时，聚合物重均分子量即小于20万（不加烯丙基碘为270万）。本体系聚合物分子量分布很窄，聚合温度为30 - 70 ℃时，_W/_n为1.5-2.0；_W/_n与聚合温度呈直线关系，利用外推法估计和动力学考察，本体系在－18 ℃左右有可能引发活性聚合。本体系聚丁二烯含有85％以上1,2－链节，其1，2-链节含量也可以用某些极性添加剂来调节。利用烯丙基碘做调节剂，可制得1,2－链节含量高达98％的聚丁二烯。烯丙基碘还可以调节聚合物链节的立体构型和序列分布；随着烯丙基碘用量的增加，间同1,2－链节增多，全同和无规1,2－链节减少，序列分布的有规性增加，链结构趋于规整。根据动力学初步研究结果，本体系催化丁二烯聚合的速度对单体浓度呈一级关系，表现活化能为17.07千卡／摩卡，催化剂利用率为4％，链增长速度常数为: k_(p30℃) = 40 (升／摩尔·分，下同), k_(p40℃) = 97, k_(p50℃) = 267, k_(p60℃) = 508, k_(p70℃) = 12077。本体系聚合物在烯丙基碘/Mo摩尔比小于2时，无论静态或拉伸下均为无定型；烯丙基碘/Mo摩尔比大于2而小于8时，静态下为无定型，而拉伸时产生结晶，与天然橡胶类似；烯丙基碘／Mo摩尔比大于8时，静态下亦有一定程度的结果。

无定形1，2－聚丁二烯的分子链结构和分子链的相互作用

聚合物的结构决定了它的分子链的运动，分子链的运动又可表征聚合物的结构，而且聚合物的宏观性质又受到它的微观运动的影响。因此有目的地开发各种聚合物材料，充分利用其独特的性质，都离不开研究它的微观运动。这就是结构－性能－运动的关系。1，2－聚丁二烯作为一种弹性体，近十几年研究得较多，主要局限在它的链节结构（1，2－链节）与其物理机械性能的关系方面，其目的是为了弥补顺丁橡胶的不足。对于1，2－链节与其分子链的微观运动则研究得较少。然而这方面的研究对于1，2－聚丁二烯弹性体的开发和应用无疑是有益的。研究1，2－聚丁二烯的链节结构与其分子链的相互作用，首先需要选择适当的表征分子链的各种相互作用的参数。聚合物分子链的长程运动，可分为分子链内旋转运动和分子链间相互作用。其中分子链间相互作用通常用聚合物的内聚能密度表示，分子链内旋转运动决定分子链的柔顺性，而它们二者共同影响聚合物的玻璃化温度。因此实验中首先测定1，2－聚丁二烯的玻璃化温度和内聚能密度，从研究1，2－链节与1，2－聚丁二烯分子链的忌的相互作用和分子链间的相互作用着手。实验需要的1，2－聚丁二烯样品部分是用丁基锂制备的，也有别人提供的钼体系和铁体系的样品。样品的1，2－链节含量从8％至90％。主要用线膨胀法（还有DSC法及扭摆法）测定了1，2－聚丁二烯的玻璃化温度。不仅发现了1，2－聚丁二烯的玻璃化温度随1，2－链节增多而提高，而且得到了它们在玻璃化转变时的体积膨胀系数。这个系数对于后面研究分子链柔顺性是有用的。聚合物的内聚能密度是其溶解度参数的平方。实验选用特性粘数法测定1，2－聚丁二烯的溶解度参数，其中关键在于选择适当的溶剂。这方面失败的教训是由于所用的溶剂在化学结构和极性上与聚合物的相差甚大。由于这种限制，测定1，2－聚丁二烯的溶解度参数时，难以找到化学结构和极性合适且溶解度参数又相当的纯溶剂。因此按照溶解度参数理论，配制了不同溶解度参数的环已焓一甲苯混合溶剂，代替部分纯溶剂。测定结果表明，1，2－链节含量为16％的样品，其溶解度参数为8.6（[卡／立方厘米]~(1/2)），其余含量较高的样品，都是8.5（[卡/立方厘米]~(1/2)）。用混合溶剂测定聚合物的溶解度参数还是第一资，其可靠性取决于混合溶剂的溶解度参数的准确性。根据溶解度参数理论，我们提出克分子体积相近，且无特殊的相互作用的二元混合溶剂的溶解度参数，等于它们各自的溶解度参数按体积分数的加合。环已烷和甲苯的克分子体积分别为108.7和106.8立方厘米，它们的溶解度参数的极性分量S_极 → 0，再假定混合时没有吸热效应，它们二者按体积分数加合的溶解度参数可以定量使用。用时还从三个方面进行了验证，(1)用克分子体积相差较大(分别为147.4和89.4立方厘米)的正庚焓－苯混合溶剂作为反证；(2)根据特性粘数理论，用Matsuo方程；(3)由三元(溶剂1－溶剂2－聚合物)体系的Flory-Huggins相互作用参数等，它们都证实了上面提出的混合溶剂测定1,2－聚丁二烯溶解度参数的条件。根据前面的实验结果发现，1，2－链节与1，2－聚丁二烯的玻璃化温度有关，与其内聚能密度基本无关。建么1，2－链节必定与其分子链柔顺性有关。为了更准确地说明1，2－链节对1，2－聚丁二烯分子链柔顺性的影响，需要选择表征分子链柔顺性的参数。聚合物的分子链中相互作用的直观表现是它的分子链柔顺性，而分子链的柔顺性起因于它的链状分子和分子链的内旋转运动。因此我们选用分子链内旋转的参数（内旋转势垒和内旋转异构化能）表征1，2－聚丁二烯分子链的柔顺性。目前文献报道的计算分子链内旋转异构化能的方法，大多数是根据Gibbs-DiMarzio的玻璃化转变理论。这些方法一般都比较复杂。我们提出从聚合物发生玻璃化转变时的温度和体积膨胀系数，计算分子链内旋转异构化能的简便方法。这个方法的基本出发点是认为聚合物发生玻璃化转变时的自由体积，对不同结构的聚合物并非常数，其原因在于玻璃化转变时的聚合物体积膨胀系数部分地来自于分子链构象变化的贡献。分子链内旋转引起构象变化时，分子链的内旋转异构化能也相应地变化。因此玻璃化转变时，分子链的构象变化既对聚合物的体积膨胀系数有影响，又与分子链内旋转异构化能有联系，那么此时的聚合物的体积膨胀系数，与单个分子链的内旋转异构化能必然有某种联系。若用Δα·Tg（Δα是随态和玻璃态的体积膨胀系数）表示玻璃化温度Tg下，单个分子链处于能量状态∈的几率，Ng表示相同温度下，分子链中处于相同能量状态中的柔顺链分数，按照统计力学原理得到∈=-K·TgLn((Δα·Tg)/(1-Δα·Tg))。(1)

液结Hg_(1-x)CaxTe太阳能电池的研究

多晶富镉HerxCdsoTe的电阻率较低，禁带宽度可调，是一种很有希望的半导体光电转换材料。本论文通过对Hg_(1-x)CdxTe(MCT)电沉积的研究，找出了多晶富镉MCT电况积的最佳条件，并对它的结构，组份以及在多硫体系溶液的光电化学性能进行了研究，观察到良好的光响应，在此基础上，进一步深入地研究了不同X值的系列MCT电极的结构，性能。结果表明，不同X值的系列MCT具有相同的闪锌矿型晶体结构，多晶晶粒大小，分布，形态等均没有明显的变化。但随着1－X值的增大，MCT的电导率增高，在多硫电解液中的短路光电流大大上升，但开路光电压却有所下降，这与φ_(fb)随1－X的升高而正移这一实验事实是一致的。即开路光电压的下降是由φ_(fb)的正移，由光谱响应实验得到的Eg值表明：当MCT中的汞含量增大（1-X值升高），禁带宽度下降.经分析，导致Eg变窄的因素在于Ec位置的下降，价带Ev的位置基本保持不变。过高的表面态密度和施主掺杂浓度，大大降低了MCT电极在多硫体系溶液中的Voc,Isc,η,FF。本实验中，未经任何处理MCT沉积膜在多硫电解液中的Voc可达300mV, Isc为3.55mAcm~(-2)，η达0.43%.对MCT／多硫体系在光照下的稳定性进行了热力学分析，表明此体系易于分解，不是稳定体系，实验结果证实了这一点。为了解决以上存在的问题，本论文分别探索了能够影响电极性能的几个因素。MCT的退火处理能够增大多晶晶粒，减少晶粒间界，使Isc大大提高。采用Ni或650 ℃热处理后的Ti作基底呈现出较好的光活性，它的短路光流Isc。开路光电压Voc等比使用经10％HF浸刻的Ti作基底要提高数倍。与多硫体系相比，MCT电极在Fe(CN)_6~(4-)/Fe(CN)_6~(3-)体系中的Voc, Isc提高近二倍，但填充因子F，F未能得到改善。单晶HgIn_2S_4是有明显的n型半导体特征，由光谱响应实验确定出它的禁带宽度为2.0eV，与太阳光谱匹配差。在光极化特性测量中，暗态扫描与光刻至关得要，它能使电极在多硫体系中的光电流提高十多倍。在这种体系HgIn_2S_4的功率效率η=0.1%。稳定性实验表明单晶HgIn_2S_4在多硫体系中的光腐蚀小，光电流稳定。

1. 大鼠海马-前额叶回路在学习记忆中的作用2. 芬克罗酮改善恒河猴空间工作记忆的谷氨酸机制

一、大鼠海马-前额叶回路在学习记忆中的作用 解剖学研究证实大鼠和猴的海马结构（hippocampal formation, HF；本文‘海马 (hippocampus, Hip)’一词即指海马结构）和前额叶 (prefrontal cortex, PFC) 之间存在一条单向、同侧和单突触的神经回路，即海马-前额叶回路（Hip-PFC回路）。Hip和PFC均参与学习记忆等多种认知功能，PFC是工作记忆的关键脑区，而Hip是空间参考记忆的关键脑区。虽然人们已经对PFC和Hip进行了广泛深入的研究，但对Hip-PFC回路参与哪些认知功能还知之甚少。本研究的目的就是通过暂时阻断Hip-PFC回路，探讨其在学习和记忆中的作用。 在大鼠，Hip-PFC回路中的纤维主要从Hip腹部 (ventral hippocampus, VH)发出，投射到PFC的前边缘皮质(prelimbic cortex, PLC)、下边缘皮质 (infralimbic cortex, ILC) 和外侧前额叶 (lateral prefrontal cortex) 等亚区，其中PLC是Hip-PFC主要投射的区域。我们通过给动物安装慢性导管向脑内注射GABAA受体激动剂muscimol (MU) 阻断Hip-PFC回路。注射位点包括 ①双侧PLC，②双侧VH，③一侧VH和对侧PLC (VH-PLC)。我们首先观察了在PLC或VH局部注射MU对自由活动大鼠PLC和VH脑电功率的影响，并以此确定在行为实验中所用蝇蕈醇的剂量。然后采用T-迷宫空间交互延缓作业 (spatial delayed alternation task) 测试Hip-PFC回路被阻断的动物的空间工作记忆功能；采用被动回避作业 (passive avoidance task) 测试其情绪相关记忆的能力（训练前给药；24 h后重测试）；采用Morris水迷宫作业 (Morris water maze task) 测试其空间参考记忆的能力（每天训练前给药；训练期（3 d）结束24 h后重测试）。结果表明：在大鼠PLC或VH局部注射0.5 μg/0.25μl MU后30 min显著抑制VH 和PLC的脑电功率 (VH, p < 0.01; PLC, p < 0.05 vs. PBS/baseline)。注射MU (0.5 μg/0.25μl) 到 ①双侧PLC、②双侧VH、③VH-PLC均显著降低动物在空间交互延缓作业 (All p < 0.001, vs. PBS) 和空间Morris水迷宫作业中的成绩 (All p < 0.05, vs. PBS)，表明Hip-PFC回路在空间工作记忆（空间短时记忆）和在空间参考记忆（空间长时记忆）中均起重要作用。在空间交互延缓作业中，双侧PLC被抑制的大鼠的成绩显著低于双侧VH或VH-PLC被抑制的动物，说明PFC在空间工作记忆功能中占有主导地位。在被动回避作业中，双侧VH被抑制动物的回避反应的潜伏期显著短于对照动物 (p < 0.05 vs. PBS)，说明双侧VH被抑制动物的情绪记忆受损；而双侧PLC或VH-PLC被抑制的动物其回避反应的潜伏期与对照动物无显著差异 (PLC, p > 0.9; VH-PLC, p > 0.3 vs. PBS)，表明双侧PLC或VH-PLC被抑制的动物情绪记忆正常。被动回避作业的结果说明VH参与情绪记忆的形成，但Hip-PFC回路在情绪记忆形成中不起重要作用。 以上结果表明，大鼠Hip-PFC回路参与空间工作记忆和空间参考记忆而不是情绪记忆功能。情绪记忆的关键脑结构是杏仁复合体 (amygdala complex, AMC)，VH与AMC有密切的纤维联系。VH被抑制的大鼠情绪记忆受损，说明情绪记忆可能与AMC-Hip回路有关。情绪记忆与空间记忆（参考记忆和工作记忆）在解剖上的分离说明，对于不同类型的记忆来说，其在脑内的信息加工过程是并行的。神经回路内部的信息加工过程则是串行的，回路上任何一个结构的破坏均可导致回路功能的损伤。本研究的结果为学习记忆的“多重记忆系统”理论和记忆信息加工的串行并行机制提供了新的实验证据。 二、芬克罗酮改善成年恒河猴空间工作记忆的谷氨酸机制 芬克罗酮是中科院昆明植物所郝小江等合成的取代吡咯烷酮类化合物。中科院昆明动物所蔡景霞等发现芬克罗酮能改善东莨菪碱、育亨宾等导致的多种动物的不同类型的学习记忆障碍，提高老年动物的学习记忆能力，尤其是老年猴的空间工作记忆。已证实芬克罗酮为部分钙激动剂，可使脑缺血沙土鼠脑内升高的谷氨酸降低，而使正常的沙土鼠海马胞外谷氨酸释放增加。那么芬克罗酮能否提高正常动物的学习记忆，其对正常动物学习记忆的提高是否与其增加谷氨酸的释放有关？本研究采用空间延缓反应作业和谷氨酸NMDA受体拮抗剂MK-801在正常成年猴恒河猴上探讨了以上问题。 结果表明，口服芬克罗酮可显著提高成年猴的空间工作记忆，其量效曲线呈倒‘U’形，符合许多促智药的量效特点。0.25 mg/kg和0.5 mg/kg为芬克罗酮的最佳有效剂量 (p < 0.05 vs. 安慰剂)。肌注MK-801 (0.1 mg/kg) 显著降低成年猴的空间工作记忆 (p < 0.01 vs. 安慰剂)，而口服2.0 mg/kg和4.0 mg/kg的芬克罗酮则显著改善MK-801导致的工作记忆障碍 (p < 0.05 vs. MK-801)。芬克罗酮的所有测试剂量不影响猴在作业中的反应时 (p > 0.05 vs. 安慰剂)，表明芬克罗酮在该剂量范围不影响动物的运动能力。 本研究结果提示，芬克罗酮可能通钙激动作用促进谷氨酸的释放，在一定剂量范围内提高胞外谷氨酸水平，提高正常动物的空间工作记忆等认知功能。 关键词：芬克罗酮，恒河猴，空间工作记忆，空间延缓反应作业，谷氨酸，MK-801