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.     

Switch from protective to adverse inflammation during influenza: viral determinants and hemostasis are caught as culprits

Influenza viruses cause acute respiratory infections, which are highly contagious and occur as seasonal epidemic and sporadic pandemic outbreaks. Innate immune response is activated shortly after infection with influenza A viruses (IAV), affording effective protection of the host. However, this response should be tightly regulated, as insufficient inflammation may result in virus escape from immunosurveillance. In contrast, excessive inflammation may result in bystander lung tissue damage, loss of respiratory capacity, and deterioration of the clinical outcome of IAV infections. In this review, we give a comprehensive overview of the innate immune response to IAV infection and summarize the most important findings on how the host can inappropriately respond to influenza.     

洛阳智慧交通系统的行车引导系统

主要讨论了支持行车引导系统的数据库、引导基础设施、信息发布的方法及内容以及系统的主要功能.行车引导系统是洛阳智慧交通系统应用的重要组成部分,为人们的出行提供实时、准确的道路现状和通行信息以及最佳的行车路线,合理地引导城市车流,保障城市道路的快捷畅通.     

N,N’—二羧甲基,N,N’—二(2,2,6,6—四甲基—1—氧基哌啶—4—氧酰甲基)乙二胺的合成

本文报道了以丙酮和EDTA为原料合成N,N'—二羧甲基,N,N'—二(2,2,6,6—四甲基—1—氧基哌啶—4—氧酰甲基)乙二胺的方法。该方法具有产率高、操作简便、易于提纯等优点。     

非线性参数最优化的几个定理

本文考虑非线性参数最优化问题:其中M X,而X和A为度量空间,f:X×A→R为一函数,将要证明有关非线性参数最优化问题定性稳定性的几个定理。     

转杯纺自由纱段形态对其捻度分布的影响

通过对自由纱段的运动及受力分析，对自由纱段形态以及纺纱工艺参数对自由纱段捻度分布的影响进行了研究。研究表明：因自由纱段在杯内成弯曲形状，从而使得自由纱段捻度自假捻盘入口处向剥离点处不断减少，真至剥离点处纱条捻度甚至降到只有设计捻度的40%-80%。为了保证凝聚槽内一定的捻度传递长度，则须适当提高设计捻度，这就揭示了转杯纱设计捻度高于环锭纱的一个主要原因。高速细支时的剥离点纱条捻度相对于低速粗支而言要高，说明只要一些纺纱工艺参数如转杯直径、转杯速度、假捻盘规格等配合得当，转杯纺也可高速稳定地纺制细支纱。     

铁磁和反铁磁晶体中非线性电磁波的传播特性

本文对在铁磁和反铁磁晶体中传播的电磁波的下列非线性贡象作了简要论述：（１）非线性磁化效应引起的静磁波的频率转换，（２）周期皱纹波导中非线性静磁表面波的禁带频移，（３）静磁波激发的光波模耦合，（４）电磁波经反铁磁膜层透射的功率多稳效应．     

钢-铝固液相复合板界面层厚度建模

采用人工神经网络方法建立了钢－铝固液相复合中助焊剂质量分数,铝液温度,模具温度,压力与界面层厚度间的关系型,并结合最大剪切强度的复合工艺参数得出了钢－铝固液相压力复合的最佳界面界厚度的１０．０μｍ。     

正值函数乘积的极小和问题

研究下述非线性规划问题（ＮＬＰ）ｍｉｎΣｉ－１↑ｓ（Пｊ＝１↑ｋｆｉｊ（ｘ）＾１／ｋ，这里ｆｉｊ：Ｘ→Ｒ＾＋，其中Ｘ表示Ｒ＾ｎ中的非空紧致集，Ｒ＾＋表示正实数集，ｉ＝１，２，…，ｓ，ｊ＝１，２，…，ｋ。借助〔１〕的引理１，（ＮＬＰ）问题可简化为含ｓ×ｋ个参数的因子函数之和的最小化问题，证明最优参数只须取一些特定的值。特别，如果ｆｉｊ均为线性函数，Ｘ为凸多面体，则其最优解必定可以在Ｘ的顶点处实现。     

变性羊毛对微量汞的吸附和洗脱性能的研究

研究了变性羊毛对微量汞的吸附和洗脱性能，实验表明，变性羊毛对微量汞具有良好的吸附性能，饱和吸附量为２．７ｍｇ／ｇ，吸附酸度范围为５ＮＨＣｌ－ｐＨ７，洗脱条件为以ＮＨ４Ｃｌ饱和的６Ｎ－８ＮＨＣｌ。