Functional Imaging of Breast Tissue and Clinical Application

0Introduction Near infrared(NIR)techniquesarebasedonsensitive,quantitativemeasurementsoffunctionalcontrastbe tweenhealthyanddiseasedtissue.Recently,researchersshowgreatinterestinmeasuringfunctionalpropertiesofbreasttis suesuchashemoglobinconcentrationoroxygensaturationbyNIRspectroscopyandNIRimaging[1,2].NIRlightcanpene trateseveralcentimetersintotissuebeforeitisattenuatedbe lowdetection.ThemainintrinsicmechanismsofNIRlightat tenuationintissuearethescatteringduetoindexofrefractionvariatio…     

基于遥感资料和观测数据的重点海域海表盐度评估分析

【目的】通过验证Aquarius海表盐度遥感产品数据在不同大洋和波束的反演精度,为其应用提供依据。【方法】基于自沉浮式剖面探测浮标Argo(Array for real-time geostrophic oceanography)盐度观测数据评估Aquarius卫星在重点海域(太平洋、大西洋、印度洋)和不同波束对应的海表盐度产品精度。【结果】相对于波束2和波束3,波束1海表盐度与Argo观测最为接近,偏差和均方根差分别为0.003psu和0.397psu。与大西洋和印度洋相比,太平洋反演精度最高。在中纬度地区,盐度偏差较小,约为0.1psu;在南北纬20°和高纬度区域,盐度偏差较大,约为0.2psu;低海温和高风速对盐度误差也有重要贡献,低海温对应的弱亮温信号和高风速下的不准确的海面粗糙度模型是导致盐度偏差的主要因素。此外,利用Argo月平均海表盐度观测数据评估了Aquarius卫星海表盐度三级产品,均方根差在0.27~0.34psu之间,平均值为0.31psu。在二级和三级产品中,V3.0SSS_bias_adj的均方根差相比V3.0SSS均降低约0.04psu。【结论】与V2.0数据产品相比,V3.0二级产品精度有了的较大提高,三级产品无明显改善,升轨和降轨的偏差依然存在。海表温度校正能够提高盐度反演的精度,使得均方根误差下降0.04psu。     

Autophagy Plays a Potential Role in the Process of Sea Cucumber Body Wall ＂Melting＂ Induced by UV Irradiation

The changes of tissue appearances and structures in the process of UV-induced ＂melting＂ for sea cucumber （Stichopus japonicus） body wall were studied. And the localization and determination of acid phosphatase （ACP）, Cathepsin B and Cathepsin L activities were also investigated. The results show that the connective tissue was damaged with many hollows emerging and the regular collagen bundles were broken apart into irregular fragments. Margination of condensed chromatin at the nuclear membrane was observed. Both Golgi＇s body and endoplasmic reticulure swelled, curled, and eventually double- or multi-lamellar vesicles were formed. A number of autophagic vesicles distributed in all through the whole cytoplasm. ACP becomes more active after UV irradiation. The activities of cathepsin B and cathepsin L increased in UV-treated sea cucumbers and both achieved their maximum under certain conditions, It indicates that autophagy plays a potential role in the ＂melting＂ process for sea cucumber body wall induced by UV irradiation.     

Studies on the reaction between Laccase ando-methoxyphenol by microcalorimetry

The reaction between Laccase ando-methoxyphenol have been studied by LKB-2107 batch microcalorimetry system. Thermodynamic parameters Δ _r H _m , ΔG _o , ΔG _T ^≠ and kinetic parameters (K _m ,k ₂) have been determined. The process of the reaction has been analyzed from changes in energy by using the transition state theory. Two methods for enhancing catalytic power of Laccase are proposed. The results shown that formation of an enzyme-substrate complex is “anticatalytic”. The enter and sole source of catalytic power is the stabilization of transition state; reactant-state interactions are by nature inhibitory and only waste catalytic power. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Wang Tianzhi: born in 1968. Ph D     

The Total Irredundance Numbers on Graphs

This paper discusses the total irredundance relations between the graph G and its clone-contraction graph H, that is, let H be the clone-contraction graph of G and v1,v2,...,vk be all contraction vertices ofH. IfS is a maximal total irredundant set of H such that A = S ∩ {V1,V2,…,Vk} contains as few vertices as possible, then S＇= S-A is the maximal total irredundant set of G. Furthermore, we obtain the bound of the total irredundance A（G） number： irt ≤△（G）/2△（G）＋1 n, which n is the order of graph G, and △（G） is maximum degree in G.     

The biomarkers of 2,6,10,15, 19-pentamethylicosenes and their carbon isotopic composition in the sediments from the Gulf of Mexico

The methanogenic archaea and sulfate reduction bacteria are flourishing in the sediments associated with gas venting and gas hydrate settings on the sea floor, where the anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) me-diated by these bacteria is the dominant path…     

Magnetic properties and giant magnetoresistance effect of nanometer Fe−In2O3 granular films

Nanometer ferromagnetic metal-semiconductor matrix Fe−In₂O₃ granular films are fabricated by the radio frequency sputtering. Magnetic properties and the giant magnetoresistance (GMR) effect of Fe_x(In₂O₃)_1−x granular film samples are studied. The result shows that the magnetoresistance (MR) ratio Δρ/ρ ₀ value of the granular film samples with Fe volume fraction x=35% is 4.5% at room temperature. The temperature dependence (T=1.5–300 K) of the MR ratio Δρ/ρ ₀ value of Fe_0.35(In₂O₃)_0.65 granular films shows that Δρ/ρ ₀ value below 10 K increases rapidly with the decrease of the temperature, and when T=2 K, Δρ/ρ ₀ value is 85%. Through the study of the dependence of low field susceptibility on temperature and the hysteresis loops at different temperatures, it has been found that, when the temperature decreases to a critical point T _p=10 K, the change of the structure in Fe_0.35)In₂O₃)_0.65 granular films results in the transformation of state from ferromagnetic to spin-glass-like. The remarkable increase of the MR ratio Δρ/ρ ₀ value of Fe_0.35(In₂O₃)_0.65 granular films below 10 K seems to arise from the peculiar conducting mechanism of the granular film samples in the spin-glass-like state.     

QSPR between Physical-Chemical Properties and Molecule Parameters of Alkanes

A set of molecule parameters, namely, N, N′, p, q, n, were used to express the structures of alkanes. A correlative model was established between certain physical-chemical properties and molecular parameters of alkanes by regression method. Eight physical-chemical properties, such as evaporation heat （△vHm^20）, density（D^20 ）, capacity （C^20）, surface tension （δ^20）, boiling point （Tb）, critical temperature（Tc）, critical pressure（Pc） and critical volume（Vc）, of fifty-six C3-C16 alkanes were calculated directly from the model in this paper. The calculated values are in good accordance with the literature ones reported for alkanes, and the correlation coefficients （R） equal or exceed 0.99 . The research results indicate that the principle of the method is simple and clear, the method is practical, the correlativity is excellent, and the predicted data are credible.     

大气对星载盐度计辐射传输特性及盐度反演的影响研究

利用MPM93模型, 根据微波辐射传输方程, 仿真不同天气情况下的L波段大气辐射参数及盐度计观测亮温, 并用最大似然估计法反演海表盐度, 研究不同天气情况对海表盐度反演值的影响。仿真结果表明: 考虑了悬浮液滴影响的云、雾及霾情形的大气辐射参数与晴空时差别不大, 可以忽略天气的影响。然而, 降雨对大气辐射参数的影响不可忽略, 并且随着降雨率的增加, 盐度反演误差明显增大。在降雨率不变的情况下, 盐度反演误差随着海表温度增加而减小, 在盐度低值时误差较小。盐度反演误差随海表气温的升高呈现先变大后变小的趋势, 受海面风速、海面气压以及海面水汽密度的影响极小。     

Pairing problem of generators in Kac-Moody algebras

The following result is proved: in any Kac Moody algebra g(A) , (ⅰ) given any non central element h in the Cartan subalgebra  , or (ⅱ) given any real root vector x β, β∈Δ re . There exists y∈g(A) such that the subalgebra generated by y and h or y and x β contains the derived algebra g′(A) of g(A) .     

Compositional dependence of thermal and elastic properties of Cu-Ti-Zr-Ni bulk metallic glasses

Starting from the quaternary Cu₄₇Ti₃₄Zr₁₁Ni₈ alloy, the compositional dependence of thermal and elastic properties of Cu-Ti-Zr-Ni alloys was systematically investigated. Quaternary Cu-Ti-Zr-Ni alloys can be cast directly from the melt into copper molds to form fully amorphous strips or rods with the thickness of 3–6 mm. The evidence of the amorphous nature of the cast rods was provided by X-ray spectra. The measured glass transition temperature (T_g) and crystallization temperature (T_x) were obtained for the alloys using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) at the heating rate of 20 K/s. In the results, the differences between the glass temperature and the crystallization temperature (ΔT_x=T_x-T_g) are measured with values ranging up to 33–55 K. The reduced glass transition temperature (T_rg), which is the ratio of the glass temperature to the liquidus temperature (T_l), is often used as an indication of the glass-forming ability of metallic alloys. For the present Cu-Ti-Zr-Ni alloys, this ratio is typically in the range of 0.5838–0.5959, characteristic of metallic alloys with good glass-forming ability. The elastic constants for several selected alloys were measured using ultrasonic methods. The values of the elastic shear modulus, bulk modulus, and Poisson’s ratio were also given.     

Measurement of Magnetization Curve and Magnetic Relaxation for 2H-NbSe2 Crystals

The characteristics of electronic transport properties: behaviors of magnetization curve and magnetic relaxation of a typical normal superconductor 2H-NbSe2 are investigated. The results show that Tc and △Tc of the samples are 7. 2,0. 18 K, indicating that superconducting energy gap at zero temperature is 1. 1 meV. No fish tail shape is found in the magnetization curves at several temperatures. The relationship between remnant magnetic moment and time reveals that the magnetic flux creep of the sample agrees with the Kim-Anderson thermal activation model with the relaxation rate S=0.000 36 at T=6 K.     

3,4-dichlorotoluene ammoxidation to 3,4-dichlorobenzonitrile over VPO/SiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> catalyst

Ammoxidation of 3,4-dichlorotoluene (DCT) to prepare 3,4-dichlorobenzonitrile (DCBN) over silica supported vanadium phosphorus oxide catalysts has been studied. On the VPO/SiO₂ catalyst, the influence of the reaction temperature, the molar ratio of air/DCT, the molar ratio of NH₃/DCT in the feed gas and the space velocity (v ₁) on the conversion, yield and selectivity was observed. The most appropriate reaction condition is: reactionT=673 K,n(DCT):n(NH₃):n(air)=1:7:30 andv ₁=250 h⁻¹. At this optimum reaction condition, the conversion of DCT is 97.8%; the molar yield of DCBN is 67.4%. It was found that the addition of element phosphorus can improve the yield of DCBN compared with VO/SiO₂ catalyst. Foundation item: Supported by Youth Chen-Guang Project of the Committee of Science and Technology of Wuhan (20015005042) Biography: Huang Chi(1972-), male, Ph D, Lecture, research direction: ammoxidation.     

Formation of ζ phase in Cu-Ge peritectic alloys

Rapid growth behavior of ζ phase has been investigated in the undercooling experiments of Cu-14%Ge, Cu-15%Ge, Cu-18.5%Ge and Cu-22%Ge alloys. Alloys of the four compositions obtain the maximum undercoolings of 202 K（0.17TL）, 245 K（0.20TL）, 223 K（0.20TL） and 176 K（0.17TL）, respectively. As the content of Ge increases, the microstructural transition of ＂a（Cu） dendrite ＋ ζ＂ peritectic phase → ζ＂ peritectic phase →, ζ dendrite ＋ （ε＋ζ） eutectic＂ takes place in the alloy at small undercooling, while the microstructural transition of ＂fragmented α （Cu）dendrite ＋ ζ peritectic phase →, ζ peritectic phase →ζ dendrite ＋ ε phase＂ happens in the alloy at large undercooling. EDS analysis of the Ge content in peritectic phase indicates that undercooling enlarges the solid solubility of ζ rdendrite, which leads to a decrease in the Ge content in ζ phase as undercooling increases. In the Cu-18.5%Ge alloy composed of ζ peritectic phase, the Ge content in ζ phase increases when undercooling increases, which is due to the restraint of the Ge enrichment on the grain boundaries by high undercooling effect.     

基于能量函数最优的海表面风向反演算法

针对灰度不变模型(BCM)光流法从海杂波图像中提取海表面风向存在较大误差的问题,根据海杂波图像特点,提出了基于局部灰度和梯度不变模型
(BGCM) 的能量函数最优海表面风向反演算法.首先,将图像灰度不变模型、梯度不变模型和时空平滑约束项有机组合起来,构造能量函数;然后,将能量函数对光流的两分量求偏导,得非线性欧拉-拉格朗日方程组;最后,通过迭代方法求解非线性方程组,得到光流场,求取主海表面风向.应用实测岸基海杂波图像序列进行实验,将BGCM、BCM模型反演的风向与风向标测得风向进行比较,结果表明,BGCM风向具有更高的相关系数和更小的误差,改进算法具有较好的性能.     

2007年夏季北部湾生态与环境要素分布规律研究

为获得北部湾生态要素分布规律更全面的认识,本文基于北部湾海表层温度、盐度和有关生态参数的遥感数据,利用2007年"908"专项调查资料,结合海流数值计算结果,分析了2007年夏季(6-8月)的海表层温度、盐度、叶绿素a浓度和颗粒有机碳(Particulate Organic Carban,POC)、颗粒无机碳(Particulate Inorganic Carban,PIC)浓度的分布态势并给予合理的动力机制解释:(1)北部湾表层叶绿素a浓度呈明显的自东向西、由近岸向湾中部逐渐递减的态势,高值区为琼州海峡、广西沿岸、越南沿岸和海南岛西南侧近海海域;(2) POC和PIC空间分布特征与叶绿素a相似,低值区均主要集中在湾口水交换较快区域;(3)入侵高盐水的33.5 PSU等值线最北可达到21°N;湾内存在一个上升流区域形成的高盐核心;(4)北部湾水温的高值区分布在广西沿岸和越南沿岸的浅水区;(5)叶绿素a、POC和PIC高值区与沿岸径流有关;(6)海南岛西南部叶绿素a、POC和PIC的高值区与上升流有关。上述分析虽然只是2007年一年的结果,但是结果却具有普遍的意义。     

Temporal and spatial variabilities of sea surface heights in the northeastern South China Sea

Analyses of sea surface height anomalies (SSHA) from Jan. 1993 to Dec. 2001 measured by TOPEX/Poseidon (T/P) satellite altimetry indicate that there are two energy highs of SSHA fluctuations on both sides of the Luzon Strait. The highs centered at (19.5°N, 119.5°E) and (22.0°N, 124.0°E) respectively, are separated by a low energy band in the Strait. Empirical Orthogonal Function (EOF) analysis on the "Far Field" suggests that fluctuations of these two areas are mutually independent. EOF analysis on the "Near Field" shows that SSHA oscillation in the northeastern South China Sea (SCS) is dominated by seasonal variations accompanied with significant intra-seasonal and inter-annual fluctuations. Among which, EOFI and EOF2 reflect 66.7% of the total variance. They are both seasonal but showing three months difference in phase. The basic pattern of EOFI appears to be the seasonal SSHA oscillation centered at (18.0°N, 119.0°E) northwest off Luzon Island, which shows maximums (minimums) in August/Septemb     

Sea surface temperature and terrestrial biomarker records of the last 260 ka of core MD05-2904 from the northern South China Sea

This paper reports high-resolution biomarker records of the last 260 ka for core MD05-2904 from the northern South China Sea （SCS）. The sea surface temperature （SST） record using the U37^k＇, index reveals a minimum of 21.5℃（MIS 2） and a maximum of 28.3℃（MIS 5.5）, for a temperature difference of almost 7℃, and provides the longest high-resolution U37^k＇ SST record in northern SCS. The content of odd-number long chain n-alkanes and several n-alkanes indexes such as the CPI, ACL and the C31/C27 ratio, all reveal generally higher values during the glacials and lower values during the interglaclals. Terrestrial input as Indicated by n-alkane content was mostly controlled by sea-level changes： During the glacials, lower sea-level exposed the continental shelf to enable rivers to transport more terrestrial materials to the slope; and the situation reverses during the interglacials. The n-alkane indexes changes reveal more n-alkanes from contemporary vegetation during glacials as a result of the proximity of the core site to the source region, while the increases in ACL and C81/C27 ratio during glaclals indicate a change to more grassy vegetation. However, the highest values for CPI, ACL and the C81/C27 ratio all occurred during late MIS 3, and it was suggested that this period was characterized by a strong summer monsoon-dominated humid climate which resulted in a denser vegetation for the exposed continental shelf region.     

Nonlinear optical polyimide with high thermal stability prepared by simultaneous poling and polymerization

The high T_g polyimide embedded with a novel imidazol-typed chromophore 2-[5-(4-nitrostilbenyl)thienyl]- 4,5-di(4-aminophenyl)imidazole (NSTDAPI) was prepared using the “simultaneous poling and polymerization” technique. The glass transition temperature (T_g) is 304℃ and the initial decomposition temperature (T_d) is 330℃. The in-situ second harmonic generation (in-situ SHG) measurement was performed to study its poling behavior and the stability of the poling-induced orientation. The nonlinear optical (NLO) coefficient d₃₃ of poled polyimide film is 32.2 pm/V at 1064 nm fundamental wavelength. The SHG signal of the poled polymer film was quite stable below 200℃, and then began to decay rapidly above 220℃. The half-decay temperature of dipole orientation for the film is 250℃.     

Different climatic controls of soil δ 13Corg in three mid-latitude regions of the Northern Hemisphere since the Last Glacial period

Paleoecological records of soil δ^13Corg from three regions in the middle latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, including the Chinese Loess Plateau （CLP）, the Great Plains and adjacent areas of North America and northwestern Europe, showed different variations since the Last Glacial period. An attempt was made to evaluate the causes for the difference in δ^13Corg on the basis of the modern climatic data collected in these regions and of the modern C3 and C4 plant distributions. The analysis indicates that temperature, especially the growing season temperature, has a dominant control on the growth of C4 plants. When the mean annual or growing season temperatures are below the ＂threshold value＂, the growth of C4 plants is limited. When the temperature is above the ＂threshold value＂, C4 plants can grow under a wide range of precipitation. However, when the precipitation is high enough to favor the growth of trees, the proportions of C4 plants in local biomass will decline. The implicit control factor recovered by sedimentary records is consistent with the control factor on modern C3/C4 distribution. Pure C3 plants have been dominating the local biomass since the Last Glacial period in European loess region, mainly owing to the low local temperature. The increases in C4 plants from the late Pleistocene to the Holocene in the Chinese Loess Plateau, the Great Plains and adjacent areas, mainly reflect the influence of increasing temperature.