Catalysis of copper-containing transition metal hydrotalcite-like compounds in the phenol hydroxylation with hydrogen peroxide

Hydrotalcite-like compounds containing carbonate ion as the interlayer anion were prepared by coprecipitation under low supersaturation condition by mixing an aqueous solution of metal nitrates with an aqueous solutions of NaOH and Na2CO3, at room temperature, maintaining pH = 8-10 with vigorous stirring, Following the mixing, the resulting heavy slurry was aged at 353 K for 18 h with vigorous stirring, The precipitate was then filtered, washed several times with hot distilled water and dried in air at 353 K overnight, In this way, CuMI AlCO3-HTLcs and M-I AlCO3-HTLcs were synthesized and characterized by means of XRD and IR, The catalysis of the above mentioned HTLcs were investigated in the phenol hydroxylation with H2O2. The results indicated that all of the copper-containing HTLcs had a higher catalytic activity in the reaction, However, those catalysts that did not contain copper had no catalytic activity in this reaction, This means that copper was the active center in the phenol hydroxylation. Meanwhile, the mechanism was also proposed, which could be used to explain the main reason for higher activity for CuCuAlCO3-HTLcs in the phenol hydroxylation and the effect of Mg2+, Zn2+, Co2+, Ni2+ on activity of CuMI AlCO3-HTLcs.

含铜过渡金属水滑石类化合物对苯酚过氧化氢羟化的催化作用

合成了一系列二元、三元过渡金属水滑石类化合物，并经XRD、IR进行了表征．苯酚过氧化氢羟化结果表明，含铜水滑石类化合物对该反应有较高的催化活性，并初步提出了反应机理.

SEQUENCE-ANALYSIS OF FLUORINE-CONTAINING POLYARYLETHERSULFONE COPOLYMERS BY C-13-NMR

HexafluorobisA polyethersulfone-cardo polyethersulfone, random and block copolymers with different segment lengths were synthesized by a reaction of 4,4'-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphenol and 3,3'-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-isobenzopyrrolidone with bis(4-chl

Global negative vegetation feedback to climate warming responses of leaf litter decomposition rates in cold biomes

Whether climate change will turn cold biomes from large long-term carbon sinks into sources is hotly debated because of the great potential for ecosystem-mediated feedbacks to global climate. Critical are the direction, magnitude and generality of climate responses of plant litter decomposition. Here, we present the first quantitative analysis of the major climate-change-related drivers of litter decomposition rates in cold northern biomes worldwide. Leaf litters collected from the predominant species in 33 global change manipulation experiments in circum-arctic-alpine ecosystems were incubated simultaneously in two contrasting arctic life zones. We demonstrate that longer-term, large-scale changes to leaf litter decomposition will be driven primarily by both direct warming effects and concomitant shifts in plant growth form composition, with a much smaller role for changes in litter quality within species. Specifically, the ongoing warming-induced expansion of shrubs with recalcitrant leaf litter across cold biomes would constitute a negative feedback to global warming. Depending on the strength of other (previously reported) positive feedbacks of shrub expansion on soil carbon turnover, this may partly counteract direct warming enhancement of litter decomposition.

CIMS过程运行管理系统研究

CIMS是将企业主要生产经营活动实现自动化的高度复杂的大规模集成系统;在CIMS的实践过程中,不仅要实现物流和信息流的集成,还要实现组织和功能的集成,进行系统运行过程的有效管理,才能从总体上实现生产的最优调度和控制,从而实现系统最优目标.本文从沈阳鼓风机厂CIMS工程的实际出发,讨论在信息集成的基础上,根据企业内部运行规律对SB-CIMS内的各功能模块进行协调管理,使CIMS内部各功能模块和谐地运行,从而实现功能的集成和系统的最优目标。

未来十年全球无人无缆自主式潜水器的发展趋势

本文阐述了全球无人无缆自主式潜水器（ＡＵＶ）应用背景和重要性，以及它的开发和应用，同时也阐述了中国的开发现状。最后展望未来十年全球无人无缆自主式潜水器（ＡＵＶ）的发展趋势。

太阳辐射对溶解有机质荧光光谱特征的影响

利用三维荧光光谱研究了太阳辐射对溶解有机质(DOM)荧光光谱特征的影响。实验结果表明,太阳辐射使DOM的荧光发射光谱强度减弱。在三维荧光光谱图中,红枫湖样品的荧光峰A,C,南明河样品的荧光峰A,B,C,尤其是荧光峰C的λExmax/λEmmax位置随着太阳辐射时间的延长而逐渐向短波长移动。从腐殖酸样品的三维荧光光谱图中则发现,原始样品荧光峰位置出现在λEx/λEm=275/500nm处,光照作用后出现两个荧光峰λEx/λEm=245/450nm和310/450nm。太阳辐射对DOM中不同荧光组分的光降解速率存在差异,从荧光峰A和C的比值r(A,C)随太阳辐射时间的变化趋势得知,荧光峰C比荧光

桂中旱片的成因机制及早片综合区划

桂中地区降水不少,但由于自然及人为等因素,旱情严重,成为广西著名的旱片之一。对其成因机制的探讨是桂中环境治理和区域开发的科学基础。在概述地质地理特征的基础上,进行了桂中旱区的干旱时空分析,重点揭示了桂中旱片的成因机制;然后,根据干旱类型、旱灾脆弱度及从便于地下水利用出发,进行了桂中旱片的综合区划;最后,遵循生态环境治理、综合抗旱与脱贫致富相结合的原则,提出了治理对策措施。

Spatial Reference Frames for Object Recognition: Tuning for Rotations in Depth

The inferior temporal cortex (IT) of monkeys is thought to play an essential role in visual object recognition. Inferotemporal neurons are known to respond to complex visual stimuli, including patterns like faces, hands, or other body parts. What is the role of such neurons in object recognition? The present study examines this question in combined psychophysical and electrophysiological experiments, in which monkeys learned to classify and recognize novel visual 3D objects. A population of neurons in IT were found to respond selectively to such objects that the monkeys had recently learned to recognize. A large majority of these cells discharged maximally for one view of the object, while their response fell off gradually as the object was rotated away from the neuron"s preferred view. Most neurons exhibited orientation-dependent responses also during view-plane rotations. Some neurons were found tuned around two views of the same object, while a very small number of cells responded in a view- invariant manner. For five different objects that were extensively used during the training of the animals, and for which behavioral performance became view-independent, multiple cells were found that were tuned around different views of the same object. No selective responses were ever encountered for views that the animal systematically failed to recognize. The results of our experiments suggest that neurons in this area can develop a complex receptive field organization as a consequence of extensive training in the discrimination and recognition of objects. Simple geometric features did not appear to account for the neurons" selective responses. These findings support the idea that a population of neurons -- each tuned to a different object aspect, and each showing a certain degree of invariance to image transformations -- may, as an assembly, encode complex 3D objects. In such a system, several neurons may be active for any given vantage point, with a single unit acting like a blurred template for a limited neighborhood of a single view.

GABAA receptor chloride channels are involved in the neuroprotective role of GABA following oxygen and glucose deprivation in the rat cerebral cortex but not in the hippocampus.

Assays on "ex vivo" sections of rat hippocampus and rat cerebral cortex, subjected to oxygen and glucose deprivation (OGD) and a three-hour reperfusion-like (RL) recovery, were performed in the presence of either GABA or the GABA(A) receptor binding site antagonist, bicuculline. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and propidium iodide were used to quantify cell mortality. We also measured, using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), the early transcriptional response of a number of genes of the glutamatergic and GABAergic systems. Specifically, glial pre- and post-synaptic glutamatergic transporters (namely GLAST1a, EAAC-1, GLT-1 and VGLUT1), three GABAA receptor subunits (α1, β2 and γ2), and the GABAergic presynaptic marker, glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD65), were studied. Mortality assays revealed that GABAA receptor chloride channels play an important role in the neuroprotective effect of GABA in the cerebral cortex, but have a much smaller effect in the hippocampus. We also found that GABA reverses the OGD-dependent decrease in GABA(A) receptor transcript levels, as well as mRNA levels of the membrane and vesicular glutamate transporter genes. Based on the markers used, we conclude that OGD results in differential responses in the GABAergic presynaptic and postsynaptic systems.

Construction of a Festuca pratensis BAC library for map-based cloning in IFestulolium substitution lines

Iain S. Donnison, Donal M. O Sullivan, Ann Thomas, Peter Canter, Beverley Moore, Ian Armstead, Howard Thomas, Keith J. Edwards and Ian P. King (2005). Construction of a Festuca pratensis BAC library for map-based cloning in Festulolium substitution lines. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 110 (5) pp.846-851 Sponsorship: BBSRC;BBSRC RAE2008

Proteomic analysis of the larval stage of the parasite Echinococcus granulosus: causative agent of cystic hydatid disease

Gustavo Chemale, Arjan J. van Rossum, James R. Jefferies, John Barrett, Peter M. Brophy, Henrique B. Ferreira, Arnaldo Zaha (2003). Proteomic analysis of the larval stage of the parasite Echinococcus granulosus: causative agent of cystic hydatid disease. Proteomics, 3(8), 1633-1636. Sponsorship: CNPq / PADCT/CNPq / FAPERGS (Brazil)/ BBSRC (UK) RAE2008

Individual variation in the milk yield response to bovine somatotropin in dairy cows

M. T. Rose, T. E. C. Weekes and P. Rowlinson (2004). Individual variation in the milk yield response to bovine somatotropin in dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 87(7), 2024-2031. Sponsorship: industry RAE2008

Efficacy of a four-week uphill sprint training intervention in field hockey players

Current evidence increasingly suggests that very short, supra-maximal bouts of exercise can have significant health and performance benefits. The majority of research conducted in the area however, uses laboratory-based protocols, which can lack ecological validity. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a high intensity sprint-training programme on hockey related performance measures. 14 semi-professional hockey players completed either a 4-week high intensity training (HIT) intervention, consisting of a total of six sessions HIT, which progressively increased in volume (n=7), or followed their normal training programme (Con; n=7). Straight-line sprint speed with and without a hockey stick and ball, and slalom sprint speed, with and without a hockey stick and ball were used as performance indicators. Maximal sprint speed over 22.9m was also assessed. Upon completion of the four-week intervention, straight-line sprint speed improved significantly in the HIT group (~3%), with no change in performance for the Con group. Slalom sprint speed, both with and without a hockey ball was not significantly different following the training programme in either group. Maximal sprint speed improved significantly (12.1%) in the HIT group, but there was no significant performance change in the Con group. The findings of this study indicate that a short period of HIT can significantly improve hockey related performance measures, and could be beneficial to athletes and coaches in field settings.

Coronica general de la Orden de San Benito, Patriarca de Religiosos

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