Stepwise replication identifies a low-producing lymphotoxin-alpha allele as a major risk factor for early-onset leprosy

Host genetics has an important role in leprosy, and variants in the shared promoter region of PARK2 and PACRG were the first major susceptibility factors identified by positional cloning. Here we report the linkage disequilibrium mapping of the second linkage peak of our previous genome-wide scan, located close to the HLA complex. In both a Vietnamese familial sample and an Indian case-control sample, the low-producing lymphotoxin-alpha (LTA)+80 A allele was significantly associated with an increase in leprosy risk (P = 0.007 and P = 0.01, respectively). Analysis of an additional case-control sample from Brazil and an additional familial sample from Vietnam showed that the LTA+80 effect was much stronger in young individuals. In the combined sample of 298 Vietnamese familial trios, the odds ratio of leprosy for LTA+80 AA/AC versus CC subjects was 2.11 (P = 0.000024), which increased to 5.63 (P = 0.0000004) in the subsample of 121 trios of affected individuals diagnosed before 16 years of age. In addition to identifying LTA as a major gene associated with early-onset leprosy, our study highlights the critical role of case- and population-specific factors in the dissection of susceptibility variants in complex diseases.     

基于土性相关蒙特卡罗法的争岗滑坡堆积体可靠性分析

针对澜沧江古水水电站争岗滑坡堆积体工程地质务件,在室内剪切试验、工程类比、参数反演基础上综合确定了岩土体力学参数及其统计分布规律.采用基于黏聚力c与内摩擦角φ相关抽样下的蒙特卡罗法对堆积体典型剖面进行了多种工况下的可靠性分析,预测了其未来的变形失稳特征.研究结果表明:当前堆积体B-B'剖面在正常运行工况下的破坏概率为2...     

核能谱与两类转动惯量的精确表达式

用最小二乘拟合法,将稀土区的能谱实验数据,拟合不同的能谱公式,从而证明E=a〔(1+bI(I+1))~(1/2)-1〕是符合得较好的,本文还推导了与上述能谱相应的两类转动惯量,并以此与实验计算值进行比较,结果仍很满意.     

Accelerated carbonation and leaching behavior of the slag from iron and steel making industry

Ground granulated blast furnace slag(GGBFS)and steelmaking slag have been used as a raw material for cement production or as an aggregate to make concrete,which contribute aluminum,calcium,iron,and silicon oxides.The suitability of the slag for a particular application depends on its reactivity,cost,availability,and its influence on the properties of the resulting concrete.For the interest of durability studying of concrete in the presence of slag,the accelerated carbonation products and leaching behavior of the slag and Portland cement(PC)were studied.The experimental results confirmed that the slag was more resistant to carbonation compared to PC.The carbonation degree of GGBFS reduced by 17.74%;and the carbonation degrees of steelmaking slags reduced by 9.51%-11.94%.Carbonation neutralized the alkaline nature of the hydrated pastes and gave rise to the redox potential of the leachate slightly(30-77 mV).The carbonation also increased the release of most of the elements presented,except for calcium,to the aqueous environment.It is concluded that blend cements(PC plus slag)have economical advantages and better durability compared to PC.     

Caterpillar-induced nocturnal plant volatiles repel conspecific females

Plants respond to insect herbivory by synthesizing and releasing complex blends of volatile compounds, which provide important host-location cues for insects that are natural enemies of herbivores. The effects of these volatile blends on herbivore behaviour have been investigated to only a limited extent, in part because of the assumption that herbivore-induced volatile emissions occur mainly during the light phase of the photoperiod. Because many moths-whose larvae are some of the most important insect herbivores-are nocturnal, herbivore-induced plant volatiles have not hitherto been considered to be temporally available as host-location cues for ovipositing females. Here we present chemical and behavioural assays showing that tobacco plants (Nicotiana tabacum) release herbivore-induced volatiles during both night and day. Moreover, several volatile compounds are released exclusively at night and are highly repellent to female moths (Heliothis virescens). The demonstration that tobacco plants release temporally different volatile blends and that lepidopteran herbivores use induced plant signals released during the dark phase to choose sites for oviposition adds a new dimension to our understanding of the role of chemical cues in mediating tritrophic interactions.     

基于稳健波束形成的超宽带穿墙成像方法

针对现有超宽带穿墙雷达时域波束成像分辨率低、旁瓣高以及干扰抑制能力弱等问题,提出利用稳健Capon波束形成对目标成像的方法。该方法基于目标回波模型首先补偿近场扩散损耗、墙体传播损耗和折射效应,实现天线阵列接收数据的配准,利用稳健Capon波束成像得到良好的成像分辨率和更好的干扰抑制能力。利用时域有限差分(finite-difference time domain, FDTD)数值仿真和实验数据实现了隐藏目标的二维成像,验证了该方法的有效性。     

热局部非平衡下饱和多孔弹性柱体的拟静态分析

基于多孔介质理论所建立的不可压饱和多孔介质热一流一同耦合模型,对于一端同定、绝热和不可渗透,另一端受机械和温度载荷联合作用且可自由排水的多孔弹性柱体,利用分离变量法和拉普拉斯变换推导给出了热局部非平衡下多孑L弹性柱体拟静态问题的一般解析表达式.最后,针对阶梯机械和温度载荷联合作用的情况,数值研究了不同参数下温度载荷对固相变形和有效应力、流体速度和孔隙压力的影响.结果表明:在流固两相热扩散系数的比值较大和两相间热交换系数比较小的情况下,热局部平衡和非平衡下有关结果之间的差异在初始阶段是非常明显的.     

高炉渣合成Ca-α-Sialon-SiC粉的热力学分析及工艺优化

在热力学分析的基础上，以高炉渣为原料，引入适当的添加剂，利用碳热还原－氮化的方法制备了Ｃａ－α－Ｓｉａｌｏｎ－ＳｉＣ粉，得到的Ｃａ－α－Ｓｉａｌｏｎ含量最高可以达到８１％；利用统计模式识别结合人工神经元网络优化了工艺．     

机械活化粉末制备W-Cu合金的微观组织

为了改善制备工艺和提高W-Cu合金的密度与性能,对原料粉末进行了机械活化处理,通过成形和烧结制备了W-Cu合金,考察了活化后粉末的变化,观察了合金的烧结组织并测量了密度.结果表明,机械活化能增大钨铜粉末的表面能和晶格畸变能,有效地促进烧结,改善烧结组织;烧结体中存在大量团絮状组织,团粒内部钨颗粒主要以固相方式烧结在一起,而团粒之间则以液相烧结为主.烧结组织细密、均匀,相对密度达98%以上;烧结组织中钨铜两相在微米尺度下仍然结合良好,部分界面出现了互溶.