Investigations of current limiting properties of the MgB2 wires subjected to pulse overcurrents in the benchtop tester

A laboratory scale desktop test system including a cryogenic system, an AC pulse generation system and a real time data acquisition program in LabView/DAQmx, has been developed to evaluate the quench properties of MgB 2 wires as an element in a superconducting fault current limiter under pulse overcurrents at 25K in self-field conditions. The MgB2 samples started from a superconducting state and demonstrated good current limiting properties characterized by a fast transition to the normal state during the first half of the cycle and a continuously limiting effect in the subsequent cycles without burnouts. The experimental and numerical simulation results on the quench behaviour indicate the feasibility of using MgB 2 for future superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) applications. © IOP Publishing Ltd.

青海湖裸鲤的起源和花斑裸鲤的种群演化

通过线粒体Cytb基因全序列分析,探讨了青海湖裸鲤和花斑裸鲤的起源关系及其进化模式.系统发育分析进一步支持了青海湖裸鲤和花斑裸鲤3个mtDNA谱系的划分.形态上具有高鳃耙变异的个体未形成特有的进化枝,证明了第一鳃弓外鳃耙变异并不具有系统发育意义.对青海湖裸鲤和花斑裸鲤进化枝扩散模式的网络分析表明,黄河独有的单倍型A1是一个创立者单倍型,全部青海湖裸鲤的样品来自于它的辐射,而青海湖裸鲤可能仅仅起源于黄河花斑裸鲤两个主要支系中的一个.Fs检验和核苷酸不配对分析暗示了青海湖裸鲤和柴达木盆地花斑裸鲤在历史上经历过

稀有鮈鲫的野生种群结构

中国科学院水生物研究所所长基金(990 10 3); 江西省自然科学基金 (0 130 0 0 4)资助

HLA-DQB1*0301与胃腺癌及幽门螺杆菌感染的关系

为探讨HLA DQB1等位基因与胃腺癌临床特征及其幽门螺杆菌 (Hp)感染的关联性 ,运用序列特异性引物聚合酶链反应技术 ,检测无亲缘关系湖北汉族健康人 136例、胃癌组 6 3例患者的HLA DQB1基因。内镜活检、Giemsa染色和 (或 )外周血ELISA检查胃粘膜Hp感染情况。SAS软件统计处理。结果表明HLA DQB1 0 30 1与湖北汉族人胃腺癌呈正关联。携带与非携带该等位基因患者 ,其临床特征包括患者平均患病年龄、性别比、肿瘤原发部位、肿瘤TNM分期、肿瘤细胞分化程度 ,以及Hp感染率等情

安徽太平湖水库饵料生物资源及其变化研究

１９９２年１１月至１９９３年８月，对太平湖水库浮游生物和底栖动物的周年调查结果表明，该库的天然饵料资源比较丰富，与８年前的资料相比，各类饵料生物的生物量均有较大幅度的增加，饵料生物的年产鱼潜力合计约为１２５万ｋｇ。化学分析结果显示，太平湖水库目前水质状况尚好

长江三峡地区的原生动物区系研究

作者于1984、1987和1988年对长江三峡地区的原生动物区系组成和生态分布进行了调查。从奉节下至宜昌的峡区共鉴定了320种原生动物,包括鞭毛虫(无色植鞭虫和动鞭毛虫)40种、肉足虫87种和纤毛虫193种。其中有2新种、4新亚种和87种新记录。峡区原生动物绝大部分可在我国其它地区存在,无地理分布差异。根据出现率的高低分析,主要优势种是珍珠映毛虫、钩刺斜管虫、瞬目膜袋虫和小轮毛虫,以第一优势种珍珠映毛虫为代表的成分反映了亚热带特征,代表了东洋界的地理成分。宜昌干流及支流的种类最多,后者为其它江段支流的2.

富铝酸水对大西洋鲑卵和仔鱼的毒性影响

测定了培养于不同水质中的大西洋鲑卵和仔鱼在发育过程中的主要离子含量,并比较了它们的死亡率和生长率。在320μg/l无机铝溶液中,当pH值为6.0时,仔鱼死亡率增加。pH为5.5时晚期胚胎和仔鱼对氯和钠离子的摄取明显减少,pH为6.5时,由于Al(OH)_3产生沉淀,因而未见到对卵和仔鱼的离子摄取或排出有任何影响。对钾、钙、镁的影响不明显。加入海水对铝的毒性没有缓解作用。本文还讨论了铝对离子调节的作用方式。

鲤鱼不同品种(系)红血球抗原特异性的初步研究

用血球凝集和血清吸收试验的方法,对若干个鲤鱼品种及鲤鱼人工雌核发育系的红血球中的某些同种异型抗原纯合性进行了初步研究。①以抗雌核发育红鲤抗血清(abs/R)为试剂,三个雌核发育系(R_(8305),R_(8413),RMGF_1)的RBC反应值分别为1521—2360,1521—2028,853—1521,普通红鲤、镜鲤、白鲢的反应值在80—782。②abs/8305与abs/8413经靶细胞相互吸收后的残留活性显著降低(均为320),而以自鲢RBC吸收后抗血清活性不变。作者认为这部分抗原在鲤鱼种以下的品

Durability performance of self-compacting concrete

Although self compacting concrete (SCC) is currently used in many countries, there is a fundamental lack of the intrinsic durability of the material itself. This article presents the outcomes from a research program on principal indicators that define the durability of SCC (sorptivity, porosity and chloride ion permeability) and compares these indicators with the corresponding parameters of conventional concrete. The results show, for the first time, that there is a correlation between the various durability indicators for the specific filler additives used in the mix designs incorporated in this paper. Such a correlation may be used to assess the durability of SCC without the need to rely on time consuming artificial weathering experimental procedures. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Collapse of a composite beam made from ultra high molecular-weight polyethylene fibres

Hot-pressed laminates with a [0/90]48 lay-up, consisting of 83% by volume of ultra high molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibres, and 17% by volume of polyurethane (PU) matrix, were cut into cantilever beams and subjected to transverse end-loading. The collapse mechanisms were observed both visually and by X-ray scans. Short beams deform elastically and collapse plastically in longitudinal shear, with a shear strength comparable to that observed in double notch, interlaminar shear tests. In contrast, long cantilever beams deform in bending and collapse via a plastic hinge at the built-in end of the beam. The plastic hinge is formed by two wedge-shaped microbuckle zones that grow in size and in intensity with increasing hinge rotation. This new mode of microbuckling under macroscopic bending involves both elastic bending and shearing of the plies, and plastic shear of the interface between each ply. The double-wedge pattern contrasts with the more usual parallel-sided plastic microbuckle that occurs in uniaxial compression. Finite element simulations and analytical models give additional insight into the dominant material and geometric parameters that dictate the collapse response of the UHMWPE composite beam in bending. Detailed comparisons between the observed and predicted collapse responses are used in order to construct a constitutive model for laminated UHMWPE composites. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.

First description of a novel Weissella species as an opportunistic pathogen for rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum) in China

Six strains of Gram-positive, catalase-negative, non-motile, irregular short rod-shaped Weissella bacteria, with width and length of 0.5-0.6 and 1.2-2.7 mu m were isolated from diseased rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum) in winter of 2007 at a commercial fishery in Jingmen, Hubei province, China. The diseased rainbow trout exhibited hemorrhage in eyes, anal region, intestine and abdomen wall, petechia of liver, some fish with hydrocele in stomach. Six isolates had identical biochemical reactions, phylogenetic analysis of 16S rDNA sequences, amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis (ARDRA), enzymatic profile analysis and antimicrobial susceptibility results, indicating as a single clonal outbreak. But all were different from any other validated twelve Weissella species in the term of physiological and biochemical characters. It is indicated that isolates are phylogenetically closer to Weissella halotolerans, Weissella viridescens and Weissella minor on 16S rDNA phylogenetic analysis result, than to W halotolerans and W viridescens on the result of ARDRA study and enzymatic profile analysis. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was used to scan effective drugs for the therapy of this disease. Experimental infection assays with one isolate were conducted and pathogenicity (by intraperitoneal injection) was demonstrated in rainbow trout O. mykiss (Walbaum) and crucian carp (Carassius auratus gibelio) fingerlings. Because no Weissella was detected in fish feedstuffs and pond water, the source of this pathogen remains unknown, and Weissella isolates were regarded as an opportunistic pathogen for rainbow trout. This is the first report of Weissella strains which can cause disease of cultured fish in the world. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

A high temperature and low power SOI CMOS MEMS based thermal conductivity gas sensor

The design, 3D FEM modelling and measurement results of a novel high temperature, low power SOI CMOS MEMS thermal conductivity gas sensor are presented here. The sensor consists of a circular membrane with an embedded tungsten micro-heater. The high sensing capability is based on the temperature sensitivity of the resistive heating element. The sensor was fabricated at a commercial foundry using a 1 μm process and measures only 1×1 mm 2. The circular membrane has a 600 μm diameter while the heating element has a 320 μm diameter. Measurement results show that for a constant power consumption of 75 mW the heater temperature was 562.4°C in air, 565.9°C in N2, 592.5°C for 1 % H2 in Ar and 599.5°C in Ar. © 2013 IEEE.

Superradiant emission from a tapered quantum-dot semiconductor diode emitter

Superradiant emission pulses from a quantum-dot tapered device are generated on demand at repetition rates of up to 5 MHz. The pulses have durations as short as 320 fs at a wavelength of 1270 nm. © 2010 Optical Society of America.

Photosynthesis and growth of Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis (Cyanophyta) in response to solar UV radiation, with special reference to its minor variant

The minor variant of the economically important cyanobacterium, Arthrospira platensis, usually appears in commercial production ponds under solar radiation. However, how sensitive the minor variant to solar UVR and whether its occurrence relates to the solar exposures are not known. We investigated the photochemical efficiency of PSII and growth rate of D-0083 strain and its minor variant in semi-continuous cultures under PAR (400-700 nm) alone, PAR + UV-A (320-400 nm) and PAR + UV-A + UV-B (280-700 nm) of solar radiation. The effective quantum yield of D-0083 at 14:00 p.m. decreased by about 86% under PAR, 87% under PAR + UV-A and 92% under PAR + UV-A + UV-B (280-315 nm), respectively. That of the minor variant was reduced by 93% under PAR and to undetectable values in the presence of UV-A or UV-A + UV-B. Diurnal change of the yield showed constant pattern during long-term (10 days) exposures, high in the early morning and late afternoon but the lowest at noontime in both strains, with the UVR-related inhibition being always higher in the variant than D-0083. During the long-term exposures, cells of D-0083 acclimated faster to solar UV radiation and showed paralleled growth rates among the treatments with or without UVR at the end of the experiment; however, growth of the minor variant was significantly reduced by UV-A and UV-B throughout the period. Comparing to the major strain D-0083, the minor variant was more sensitive to UVR in terms of its growth, quantum yield and acclimation to solar radiation. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Phosphorus in interstitial water induced by redox potential in sediment of Dianchi Lake, China

The sediment redox potential was raised in the laboratory to estimate reduction of internal available phosphorus loads, such as soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) and total phosphorus (TP), as well as the main elements of sediment extracts in Dianchi Lake. Several strongly reducing substances in sediments, which mainly originated from anaerobic decomposition of primary producer residues, were responsible for the lower redox potential. In a range of -400 to 200 mV raising the redox potential of sediments decreased TP and SRP in interstitial water. Redox potentials exceeding 320 mV caused increases in TP, whereas SRP maintained a relatively constant minimum level. The concentrations of Al, Fe, Ca2+, Mg2+, K+, Na+ and S in interstitial water were also related to the redox potential of sediments, suggesting that the mechanism for redox potential to regulate the concentration of phosphorus in interstitial water was complex.