Isolation by phage display and characterization of a single-chain antibody specific for O-6-methyldeoxyguanosine

New approaches of making single chain Fv antibodies against O-6-methyl-2'-deoxyguanosine (O(6)MdG) have been demonstrated by using the phage antibody display system. Using O(6)MdG as an antigen, 21 positive clones were identified by ELISA from this library, one of which, designated H3, specifically binds to O(6)MdG with high affinity. The H3 scFv antibody has an affinity constant (K-aff) of 5.94 x 10(11)(mol/L)(-1). H3 scFv has been successfully used to detect O-6 MdG in DNA hydrolyses from yeast or E. coli cells treated with a DNA methylating agent. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the selection of a specific scFv against DNA adducts. The results demonstrate the potential applications of the phage display technology for the detection of DNA lesions caused by mutagens and carcinogens.

Metamorphic InGaAs quantum wells for light emission at 1.3-1.6 mu m

Metamorphic InGaAs quantum well structures grown on GaAs reveal strong light emission at 1.3-1.6 mu m, smooth surface with an average roughness below 2 nm. and good rectifying I-V characteristics. Dark line defects are found in the QW Post growth thermal annealing further improves the luminescence efficiency but does not remove those dark line defects. Some challenges of epitaxial growth using this method for laser applications are discussed. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Silicon light emitting devices in CMOS technology

Two silicon light emitting devices with different structures are realized in standard 0.35 mu m complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology. They operate in reverse breakdown mode and can be turned on at 8.3 V. Output optical powers of 13.6 nW and 12.1 nW are measured at 10 V and 100 mA, respectively, and both the calculated light emission intensities are more than 1 mW/Cm-2. The optical spectra of the two devices are between 600-790 nm with a clear peak near 760 nm..

A 5.6-mW Power Dissipation CMOS Frequency Synthesizer for L1/L2 Dual-Band GPS Application

This paper presents a wide tuning range CMOS frequency synthesizer for dual-band GPS receiver, which has been fabricated in a standard 0.18-um RF CMOS process. With a high Q on-chip inductor, the wide-band VCO shows a tuning range from 2 to 3.6GHz to cover 2.45GHz and 3.14GHz in case of process corner or temperature variation, with a current consumption varying accordingly from 0.8mA to 0.4mA, from a 1.8V supply voltage. The measurement results show that the whole frequency synthesizer costs a very low power consumption of 5.6mW working at L I band with in-band phase noise less than -82dBc/Hz and out-of-band phase noise about -112 dBc/Hz at 1MHz offset from a 3.142GHz carrier.

A Novel 0.72-6.2GHz Continuously-Tunable Delta Sigma Fractional-N Frequency Synthesizer

This paper presents a wideband Delta Sigma-based fractional-N synthesizer with three integrated quadrature VCOs for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless communication applications. It continuously covers a wide range frequency from 0.72GHz to 6.2GHz that is suitable for multiple communication standards. The synthesizer is designed in 0.13-um RE CMOS process. The dual clock full differential multi-modulus divide (MMD) with low power consumption can operate over 9GHz under the worst condition. In the whole range frequency from 0.72GHz to 6.2GHz, the maximal tuning range of the QVCOs reaches 33.09% and their phase noise is -119d8/Hz similar to 124d8/Hz @1MHz. Its current is less than 12mA at a 1.2V voltage supply when it operates at the highest frequency of 6.2GHz.

多投影系统D-vision中双手6自由度力觉交互

D-vision系统(这里"D"有"Divide Screen"和"Duplex-Vision"双重含义)是一类基于PC机群的多投影虚拟现实系统(或简称多投影系统).给出D-vision系统中双手6自由度力觉交互的实现过程:在客户端协同控制两个力觉交互设备Spidar-G(Space Interface for Artificial Reality withGrip)实现双手协作交互,其次构造一个基于UDP的Socket类完成客户端和绘制服务器节点之间的通讯,传递跟踪球的位置、方向等信息;然后,通过分布绘制实现在大屏幕上无缝显示.最后实验结果表明:在D-vision系统中双手6自由度力觉交互是一种自然直观的人机交互方式.

黄土高原半干旱偏旱区苜蓿-粮食轮作土壤水分恢复效应

该文测定和分析了黄土高原半干旱偏旱区不同生长年限苜蓿草地以及轮作不同年限粮食作物后0～1000cm深层土壤水分变化规律。结果表明:随着苜蓿生长年限的延长,苜蓿草地土壤干层厚度逐渐增加,3年生苜蓿草地土壤干层深度达到760cm,6、7、10年生苜蓿草地土壤干层深度均超过1000cm,6年生苜蓿地1000～1500cm土层仍为干燥层,土壤平均湿度为9.68%;采用草粮轮作能明显减小苜蓿草地干层的厚度和范围,0～1000cm土壤水分较10年生苜蓿草地都有不同程度的恢复,轮作2、6、8、12和18a粮田平均土壤水分恢复速率25.2mm/a,年均累积恢复土层厚度123.1cm,0～300cm土层水分恢复程度较高,且轮作年限愈长,土壤水分恢复效果越好,轮作18a粮食作物后0～660cm土层土壤水分恢复量达到了531.1mm;苜蓿草地适宜翻耕年限为5～6a,且6年生苜蓿草地0～1000cm土壤水分恢复到当地土壤稳定湿度值需要23.8a,该地区适宜的苜蓿-粮食轮作模式为"5～6年生苜蓿→24年粮食作物"。