30MeV/u~(40)Ar+~(112,124)Sn反应中态布居核温度的同位旋效应

用 13单元望远镜探测器阵列测量了 30MeV u40 Ar +112 ,12 4Sn反应中小角关联粒子 ,由两体符合事件提取了α α关联函数 .用三体弹道理论模型MENEKA计算本底关联函数 ,用Monte Carlo方法计算探测效率函数 ,在扣除本底产额并考虑探测效率的修正后 ,对不同同位旋反应系统 40 Ar +112 Sn和 40 Ar+12 4Sn提取的相对态布居核温度分别是 4 .18±0 .2 50 .2 1MeV和 4 .10±0 .2 20 .2 0 MeV ;考察态布居核温度和粒子能量的关系时 ,观察到两个系统的发射温度均随着粒子能量的增加而降低 ,缺中子系统40 Ar +112 Sn中由低能时的 5 .13±0 .3 00 .2 6MeV降低到高能时的 3.87±0 .3 70 .2 9MeV ,丰中子系统 40 Ar +12 4Sn中由低能时的 5 .39±0 .3 00 .2 6MeV降低到高能时的 3.32±0 .2 80 .2 3 MeV .用激发热核衰变过程的同位旋选择性对这种同位旋相关性进行了解释

30MeV/u~(40)Ar+~(112,124)Sn反应后角能谱温度的同位旋效应

在 30MeV/u4 0 Ar +112 ,12 4 Sn反应中用平行板雪崩计数器实现了前冲余核的测量 .在不同的线性动量转移下用运动源模型拟合了后角的3 He,α和6He能谱 ,发现3 He的能谱斜率温度在12 4 Sn系统中高于112 Sn系统 ,而6He的温度在112 Sn系统中更高 ,α粒子在两个系统中没有明显差别 .用热核粒子蒸发过程衰变道的选择性对这种同位旋相关性进行了解释 .GEMINI的计算不能重现实验结果

35MeV/u~(36,40)Ar+~(112,124)Sn反应中同位旋自由度的弛豫

35MeV/u 36 ,40　Ar+ 112 ,12 4Sn反应中 ,在前角 5°和 2 0°观测到丰中子核与稳定核的产额比随粒子出射动能的增加而减小 ,而缺中子核与稳定核的产额比随动能的增加而增加 .对于某种元素 ,随着动能的减小 ,其平均中质比逐渐由弹核N/Z向靶核N/Z过渡 .这些现象表明在这样的入射能量下 ,周边或近周边碰撞过程中同位旋自由度没有完全达到平衡 .这种行为对两个靶核系统是相似的 ,但是同位素产额比的绝对值在 5°没有靶核相关性 ,而在 2 0°处却表现出明显的靶核相关性 .

Induction of cytogenetic adaptive response in spermatogonia and spermatocytes by pre-exposure of mouse testis to low-dose C-12(6+) ions

To investigate the effects of pre-exposure of mouse testis to low-dose C-12(6+) ions on cytogenetics of spermatogonia and spermatocytes induced by subsequent high-dose irradiation. the testes of outbred Kun-Ming strain mice were irradiated with 0.05 Gy of C-12(6+) ions as the pre-exposure dose, and then irradiated with 2 Gy as challenging dose at 4 h after per-exposure. Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARPs) activity and PARP-1 protein expression were respectively measured by using the enzymatic and Western blot assays at 4 h after irradiation; chromosomal aberrations in spermatogonia and spermatocytes were analyzed by the air-drying method at 8 h after irradiation. The results showed that there was a significant increase in the frequency of chromosomal aberrations and significant reductions of PARP activity and PARP-1 expression level in the mouse testes irradiated with 2 Gy of C-12(6+) ions. However, pre-exposure of mouse testes to a low dose of C-12(6+) ions significantly increased PARPs activity and PARP-1 expression and alleviated the harmful effects induced by a subsequent high-dose irradiation. PARP activity inhibitor 3-aminobenzamide (3-AB) treatment blocked the effects of PARP-1 on cytogenetic adaptive response induced by low-dose C-12(6+) ion irradiation. The data suggest that pre-exposure of testes to a low dose of heavy ions can induce cytogenetic adaptive response to subsequent high-dose irradiation. The increase of PARP-1 protein induced by the low-dose ionizing irradiation may be involved in the mechanism of these observations. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

John Adcock, In place of schools, New Education Press Ltd, Londyn 1994, ss. 112.

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A potent novel antimicrobial peptide related to caerin 1.12 from the skin secretion of the Australian frog, Litoria aurea

Skin secretions from Australian frogs of the genus Litoria have been extensively studied for many years and are known to contain a large array of antimicrobial peptides that often bear their specific names — caerins (L. caerulea), aureins (L. aurea), citropins (L. citropa) and maculatins (L. genimaculata) — and each group displays distinct primary structural attributes. During a systematic transcriptome cloning study using a cDNA library derived from skin secretion of L. aurea, a series of identical clones were identified that encoded a novel 25-mer antimicrobial peptide that displayed 92% structural identity with caerin 1.12 from L. caerulea, differing in amino acid sequence at only two positions — Arg for Gly at position 7 and Leu amide for Ser amide at the C-terminus. The novel peptide had conserved Pro residues at positions 15 and 19 that flank a flexible hinge region which previous studies have suggested are important for effective orientation of the two alpha-helices within the bacterial membrane resulting in lysis of cells. As the two substitutions in the novel peptide serve to increase both positive charge and hydrophobicity, we synthesised a replicate and determined its minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) against Gram positive Staphylococcus aureus and Gram negative Escherichia coli. The MICs for these organisms were 3 µM and 4 µM, respectively, indicating a high potency and haemolysis was

Role of tol genes in cloacin DF13 susceptibility of Escherichia coli K-12 strains expressing the cloacin DF13-aerobactin receptor IutA

IutA is the outer membrane protein receptor for ferric aerobactin and the bacteriocin cloacin DF13. Although the same receptor is shared, ferric aerobactin transport across the outer membrane in Escherichia coli is TonB dependent, whereas cloacin DF13 transport is not. We have recently observed that tolQ is required for cloacin DF13 susceptibility (J.A. Thomas and M.A. Valvano, FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 91:107-112, 1992). In this study, we demonstrate that the genes tolQ, tolR, and tolA, but not tolB, tolC, and ompF, are required for the internalization of cloacin DF13 and they are not involved in the transport of ferric aerobactin.

Factores sociodemográficos na saúde oral : influências nos comportamentos de rotinas de saúde oral, frequências de idas a consultas, auto avaliação do estado de saúde oral e presença de dor em jovens de 12 anos

RESUMO - Introdução: A saúde oral é uma componente essencial na saúde geral e no bem-estar dos indivíduos. Sabe-se que os problemas de saúde oral afectam predominantemente os elementos de níveis socioeconómicos mais baixos, evidenciando a influência dos determinantes sociais da saúde na saúde oral das populações. Os objectivos deste estudo são caracterizar os comportamentos de rotinas diárias de higiene oral, frequências de idas a consultas de saúde oral, auto-avaliação do estado de saúde oral e percepção de dor na cavidade oral em crianças de 12 anos em Portugal e analisar a associação entre estes e os factores sociodemográficos. Métodos: Foi realizado um estudo observacional, transversal e analítico, abrangendo 1309 jovens e baseado em informação recolhida no III Estudo Nacional de Prevalência de Doenças Orais (ENPDO). Para além das estatísticas descritivas usuais, as estatísticas inferenciais basearam-se predominantemente em modelos de regressão logística binária. Resultados: Dos participantes, 70.6% (n=924) escova “duas ou mais vezes por dia” com associação com todas as variáveis sociodemográficas. Na análise multivariada, o género masculino (OR=2.088; IC95%: 1.574-2.770, em relação ao género feminino), a área de residência predominantemente rural ou mediamente urbana (OR= 1.800; IC95%: 2.587; OR=1.516; IC95%: 1.093-2.103, em relação a zonas predominantemente urbanas), a escolaridade da mãe ser o ensino básico (OR= 2.112; IC95%: 1.408-3.168, em relação ao ensino superior) e a actividade laboral do pai ser desempregado (OR= 1.938; IC95%: 1.280-2.934, em relação a ser trabalhador) foram as variáveis com mais impacto para a adopção de comportamentos de escovagem potencialmente inadequados (p<0.05). A maioria dos inquiridos (94.2%; n=1247) já tinham ido a uma consulta de saúde oral e 74.5% (n=860) nos últimos 12 meses, 95.5% (n=1250) encontram-se satisfeitos com a saúde oral e 44.5% (n=578) afirma ter tido algum tipo de dor na cavidade oral nos últimos 12 meses. Conclusão: Os resultados obtidos estão de acordo com a literatura em termos de factores de associação. Desta forma, a saúde oral nos jovens de 12 anos em Portugal, nos diversos contextos aqui analisados, pode ser considerada como satisfatória. A única excepção relevante é a componente da dor, com valores alarmantes embora de natureza mais subjectiva. A influência dos factores sociodemográficos sugere que futuras abordagens para a promoção da saúde oral tenham em conta os determinantes de saúde no delineamento de estratégias quer a nível individual quer a nível comunitário.

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Zooarchéologie des camélidés du site Moche Guadalupito, Secteur urbain (Guad-112) au Pérou.

Cette étude vise à comprendre quelle était la place des camélidés chez les Moche du centre urbain de Guadalupito de la vallée de Santa au Pérou. Les données ostéologiques analysées ont été obtenues grâce aux travaux effectués par le projet archéologique PSUM (Proyecto Santa de la Universidad de Montreal) de l’Université de Montréal. Dans ce document, une synthèse concernant les Moche de la côte nord du Pérou est d’abord présentée. Puis, il sera question de décrire le site archéologique Guadalupito et d’effectuer des observations concernant les camélidés d’Amérique du sud. Ce sont surtout les données zooarchéologiques qui ont été considérées pour répondre aux questions de recherche de ce travail. La céramique, les fibres de camélidés et les données ethnohistoriques ainsi qu’ethnographiques concernant les camélidés ont également été sujets à quelques observations afin de pouvoir répondre aux questions de recherche de manière holistique. Les résultats ont dévoilé qu’une grande quantité des camélidés du centre urbain de Guadalupito ont été exploités pour leur viande. Les camélidés constituaient une denrée alimentaire de base pour les gens qui fréquentaient les secteurs associés à l’élite. Plusieurs autres camélidés ont été utilisés comme animal de charge, car ils sont morts à un âge plus avancé. Aussi, il y avait des échanges entre la côte et la sierra, car de la laine tissé selon un style de la sierra a été trouvée. Certains camélidés étaient également utilisés lors de rituel et/ou pour leur cuir. Les lamas offraient une source stable de protéines, car ces animaux étaient sous le contrôle des Moche. Enfin, le camélidé a été le mammifère le plus polyvalent avant l’arrivée des animaux en provenance de l’Europe et il a représenté un moyen de transport et une source de nourriture fiable et significative chez les Moche.

Networked Life: Module CIS 112, University of Pennsylvania, Spring 2008

What kind of science is appropriate for understanding the Facebook? How does Google find what you're looking for... ...and exactly how do they make money doing so? What structural properties might we expect any social network to have? How does your position in an economic network (dis)advantage you? How are individual and collective behavior related in complex networks? What might we mean by the economics of spam? What do game theory and the Paris subway have to do with Internet routing? What's going on in the pictures to the left and right? Networked Life looks at how our world is connected -- socially, economically, strategically and technologically -- and why it matters. The answers to the questions above are related. They have been the subject of a fascinating intersection of disciplines including computer science, physics, psychology, mathematics, economics and finance. Researchers from these areas all strive to quantify and explain the growing complexity and connectivity of the world around us, and they have begun to develop a rich new science along the way. Networked Life will explore recent scientific efforts to explain social, economic and technological structures -- and the way these structures interact -- on many different scales, from the behavior of individuals or small groups to that of complex networks such as the Internet and the global economy. This course covers computer science topics and other material that is mathematical, but all material will be presented in a way that is accessible to an educated audience with or without a strong technical background. The course is open to all majors and all levels, and is taught accordingly. There will be ample opportunities for those of a quantitative bent to dig deeper into the topics we examine. The majority of the course is grounded in scientific and mathematical findings of the past two decades or less.

Investigando-comprendiendo la naturaleza, 12-16.

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