面向心血管应用的电子束蒸发氧化钛薄膜的特性——润湿性与血液相容性

用电子束蒸发的方法在钛盘上沉积氧化钛薄膜以检验其在心血管支架方面的应用.用接触角仪测定水滴在所制备氧化钛薄膜表面的接触角,随着沉积过程中氧气流量的增加,薄膜的接触角不断降低,经过热处理后薄膜的亲水性得到了增强.通过观察猪主动脉平滑肌细胞(PASMC)在样品表面的生长行为,研究薄膜的结构与细胞活性的关系.结果表明,覆有薄膜的钛盘具有更好的生物相容性,而沉积后的热处理能够进一步改善氧化钛薄膜的生物相容性.通过观察血小板的吸附行为研究薄膜的血液相容性,发现在所制备的氧化钛薄膜上吸附了极少的血小板.研究结果表明,用电子束蒸发制备的氧化钛薄膜能够用于心血管支架的表面改性.     

基于EM算法的食品污染物分布模型

食品中污染物分布情况常用对数正态分布来模拟,在使用中面临着小于检测标准的样本数据缺失问题,本文给出了解决该问题的EM算法.为解决EM算法对检测标准过于敏感的问题,进一步建立了由多个分布叠加的改进模型.通过Monte Cado模拟实验,证明改进模型能更好地模拟食品污染物的分布情况,具有较强的适应性和应用价值.     

蒙医传统手法复位小夹板固定治疗儿童肱骨髁上伸直型骨折

目的：观察手法复位小夹板固定治疗儿童肱骨髁上伸直型骨折的疗效．方法：对61例儿童肱骨髁伸直型骨折采用蒙医传统整骨手法复位小夹板固定治疗的基础上配合蒙药治疗．结果：优56例（91．80％）,良4例（6．55％）,可1例（1．64％）,差0例．结论：蒙医传统整骨术对儿童肱骨髁上伸直型骨折治疗方面有显著的疗效,应提倡推广应用．     

超支化不饱和聚(酰胺-酯)的改性及热分解动力学

采用不同链长的十四酰氯和十八酰氯对超支化不饱和聚(酰胺-酯)(MHBP)的端羟基进行原位端基改性,制备出2种改性超支化聚合物,用傅立叶红外光谱(FTIR)、热重分析(TGA)、黏度法等对其结构及性能进行表征,并研究了它们的热分解行为及其热分解动力学.结果表明,其热分解反应不是一级反应,改性超支化聚合物的热稳定性与末端烷烃链的长度有关,用Ozawa法求出了热分解表观活化能.     

实验犬笼容积的研究

目的获得符合动物福利要求的最佳实验用犬犬笼容积。方法用皮尺人工测量100条比格犬的身高、体长,统计处理求得各项均数。结果在各项均数值的基础上,分别获得三种不同规格犬笼的长、宽、高值。结论三种不同规格实验犬犬笼容积,为制定符合我国的《实验动物笼具设计与制作技术规范》提供依据。     

测量噪声相关情况下改进的多传感器融合算法

为了研究测量噪声相关情况下,同步多传感器跟踪系统的测量融合技术,根据线性无偏最小方差估计理论,给出了测量噪声相关情况下,同步多传感器系统测量融合的伪序贯和数据压缩实现算法,它们对测量噪声相关与不相关情况都适用。仿真表明,在测量噪声相关时,尤其是相关性较强时,本算法的融合精度比传统算法有明显提高;而测量噪声不相关时,性能与传统的融合算法相同。仿真结果表明了算法的有效性。     

中频反应磁控溅射Al2O3薄膜的光学性质

采用中频反应磁控溅射技术在玻璃基片上制备了Al2O3薄膜,提出了一种利用透射光谱来简单有效地分析弱吸收薄膜的光学特性及与光学相关的其他物理特性的方法.对Al2O3薄膜进行透射谱测量,通过对薄膜折射率、吸收系数、膜厚度与入射光波长相互关系的分析,获得了Al2O3薄膜在400~1 100 nm区域内的折射率、吸收系数与入射光波长的关系式,以及Al2O3薄膜厚度的计算公式.     

Increased migration of olfactory ensheathing cells secreting the Nogo receptor ectodomain over inhibitory substrates and lesioned spinal cord

Olfactory ensheathing cell (OEC) transplantation emerged some years ago as a promising therapeutic strategy to repair injured spinal cord. However, inhibitory molecules are present for long periods of time in lesioned spinal cord, inhibiting both OEC migration and axonal regrowth. Two families of these molecules, chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans (CSPG) and myelin-derived inhibitors (MAIs), are able to trigger inhibitory responses in lesioned axons. Mounting evidence suggests that OEC migration is inhibited by myelin. Here we demonstrate that OEC migration is largely inhibited by CSPGs and that inhibition can be overcome by the bacterial enzyme Chondroitinase ABC. In parallel, we have generated a stable OEC cell line overexpressing the Nogo receptor (NgR) ectodomain to reduce MAI-associated inhibition in vitro and in vivo. Results indicate that engineered cells migrate longer distances than unmodified OECs over myelin or oligodendrocyte-myelin glycoprotein (OMgp)-coated substrates. In addition, they also show improved migration in lesioned spinal cord. Our results provide new insights toward the improvement of the mechanisms of action and optimization of OEC-based cell therapy for spinal cord lesion.     

Exploring Survey‐Based Inflation Forecasts

This paper first shows that survey‐based expectations (SBE) outperform standard time series models in US quarterly inflation out‐of‐sample prediction and that the term structure of survey‐based inflation forecasts has predictive power over the path of future inflation changes. It then proposes some empirical explanations for the forecasting success of survey‐based inflation expectations. We show that SBE pool a large amount of heterogeneous information on inflation expectations and react more flexibly and accurately to macro conditions both contemporaneously and dynamically. We illustrate the flexibility of SBE forecasts in the context of the 2008 financial crisis. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

SIRT1 modulates MAPK pathways in ischemic–reperfused cardiomyocytes

SIRT1, an ubiquitous NAD(+)-dependent deacetylase that plays a role in biological processes such as longevity and stress response, is significantly activated in response to reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. Resveratrol (Resv), an important activator of SIRT1, has been shown to exert major health benefits in diseases associated with oxidative stress. In ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury, a major role has been attributed to the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway, which is upregulated in response to a variety of stress stimuli, including oxidative stress. In neonatal rat ventricular cardiomyocytes subjected to simulated IR, the effect of Resv-induced SIRT1 activation and the relationships with the MAPK pathway were investigated. Resv-induced SIRT1 overexpression protected cardiomyocytes from oxidative injury, mitochondrial dysfunction, and cell death induced by IR. For the first time, we demonstrate that SIRT1 overexpression positively affects the MAPK pathway-via Akt/ASK1 signaling-by reducing p38 and JNK phosphorylation and increasing ERK phosphorylation. These results reveal a new protective mechanism elicited by Resv-induced SIRT1 activation in IR tissues and suggest novel potential therapeutic targets to manage IR-induced cardiac dysfunction.