纤维混凝土构件在温缩荷载作用下的非线性随机有限元分析

为研究纤维对混凝土构件的抗温缩能力,利用Moelands-Reinhardt(M-R)软化本构关系,采用非线性随机有限元法,即Monte-Carlo法分别对素混凝土和纤维混凝土构件的温降收缩过程进行分析.分析结果表明:纤维的存在可提高混凝土抗拉极限状态温降值,掺加超细纤维对混凝土的增强效果不明显;超细纤维依靠其韧性提高了混凝土的抗拉极限温降值和构件薄弱区域的抗拉能力,减小了由材料性质不均而造成脆断的可能性,在整体上延缓了构件到达抗拉极限状态的过程.     

证券投资组合理论和无差异曲线

文章通过无差异曲线解释了最优证券投资组合并探讨了对现代投资组合理论三个主要组成部分的有关内容.     

旅华日本、韩国游客旅游特征及偏好研究

以2004年在北京、上海、广州、桂林、昆明和西安6个热点旅游城市进行的随机抽样调查数据为依据,运用旅游地理学基本原理、心理学分析和比较分析等研究方法,从人口统计、旅游活动及偏好等方面对旅华日本和韩国游客进行了定性和定量的分析,总结出游客基本特征:游客以观光为主要目的,团队多于散客,大部分游客都有1～3次的来华经历;停留时间多为4～7 d;主要目的地是北京、上海和西安;偏好民俗文化类活动和中国传统工艺品.同时通过对比揭示两国游客的共性和差异,并提出一些建议,希望对进一步拓展日韩客源市场提供帮助.     

浅析基于电子商务网络安全PKI技术的角色访问控制模型

文本提出了一种区别于传统自主访问控制策略和强制访问控制策略的RBAC网络安全策略,并提出了RBAC的面向对象模型,实现用户身份认证与访问权限的逻辑分离,且易于控制,既能有效的改进系统安全性能,又极大地减少了权限管理的负担。     

Mutations in TTBK2, encoding a kinase implicated in tau phosphorylation, segregate with spinocerebellar ataxia type 11

The microtubule-associated protein tau (encoded by MAPT) and several tau kinases have been implicated in neurodegeneration, but only MAPT has a proven role in disease. We identified mutations in the gene encoding tau tubulin kinase 2 (TTBK2) as the cause of spinocerebellar ataxia type 11. Affected brain tissue showed substantial cerebellar degeneration and tau deposition. These data suggest that TTBK2 is important in the tau cascade and in spinocerebellar degeneration.     

Tissue-specific and reversible RNA interference in transgenic mice

Genetically engineered mice provide powerful tools for understanding mammalian gene function. These models traditionally rely on gene overexpression from transgenes or targeted, irreversible gene mutation. By adapting the tetracycline (tet)-responsive system previously used for gene overexpression, we have developed a simple transgenic system to reversibly control endogenous gene expression using RNA interference (RNAi) in mice. Transgenic mice harboring a tet-responsive RNA polymerase II promoter driving a microRNA-based short hairpin RNA targeting the tumor suppressor Trp53 reversibly express short hairpin RNA when crossed with existing mouse strains expressing general or tissue-specific 'tet-on' or 'tet-off' transactivators. Reversible Trp53 knockdown can be achieved in several tissues, and restoring Trp53 expression in lymphomas whose development is promoted by Trp53 knockdown leads to tumor regression. By leaving the target gene unaltered, this approach permits tissue-specific, reversible regulation of endogenous gene expression in vivo, with potential broad application in basic biology and drug target validation.     

Phytanic acid impairs mitochondrial respiration through protonophoric action

Refsum disease is a rare, inherited neurodegenerative disorder characterized by accumulation of the dietary branched-chain fatty acid phytanic acid in plasma and tissues caused by a defect in the alphaoxidation pathway. The accumulation of phytanic acid is believed to be the main pathophysiological cause of the disease. However, the exact mechanism(s) by which phytanic acid exerts its toxicity have not been resolved. In this study, the effect of phytanic acid on mitochondrial respiration was investigated. The results show that in digitonin-permeabilized fibroblasts, phytanic acid decreases ATP synthesis, whereas substrate oxidation per se is not affected. Importantly, studies in intact fibroblasts revealed that phytanic acid decreases both the mitochondrial membrane potential and NAD(P)H autofluorescence. Taken together, the results described here show that unesterified phytanic acid exerts its toxic effect mainly through its protonophoric action, at least in human skin fibroblasts. Received 4 August 2007; received after revision 26 September 2007; accepted 10 October 2007 J. C. Komen, F. Distelmaier: These authors contributed equally to this work.     

Modulation of protein biophysical properties by chemical glycosylation: biochemical insights and biomedical implications

Glycosylation constitutes one of the most important posttranslational modifications employed by biological systems to modulate protein biophysical properties. Due to the direct biochemical and biomedical implications of achieving control over protein stability and function by chemical means, there has been great interest in recent years towards the development of chemical strategies for protein glycosylation. Since current knowledge about glycoprotein biophysics has been mainly derived from the study of naturally glycosylated proteins, chemical glycosylation provides novel insights into its mechanistic understanding by affording control over glycosylation parameters. This review presents a survey of the effects that natural and chemical glycosylation have on the fundamental biophysical properties of proteins (structure, dynamics, stability, and function). This is complemented by a mechanistic discussion of how glycans achieve such effects and discussion of the implications of employing chemical glycosylation as a tool to exert control over protein biophysical properties within biochemical and biomedical applications. Received 15 December 2006; received after revision 28 March 2007; accepted 25 April 2007     

Influence of Microstructure and Sintering Routes on Transport Properties of Apatite Materials for Fuel Cells

1 Results Oxy-apatite materials are thought as zirconia-substitutes in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells due to their fast ionic conduction. However, the well known difficulties related to their densification prevent them from being used as such. This study presents strategies to obtain oxy-apatite dense materials and the influence of elaboration route on transport properties. Particular emphasis is put on the microstructure effect on ion conduction. By the combined use of freeze-drying and conventional or spark p...