Atomic layer deposition on Pd nanocrystals for forming Pd-TiO2 interface toward enhanced CO oxidation

Pd typically exhibits relatively low catalytic activity in CO oxidation, as CO is apt to be adsorbed on Pd to poison the surface for O2 activation. In this Letter, we report that this limitation can be overcome by integrating Pd with TiO2. The TiO2 was coated on Pd nanocubes with a controllable thickness using atomic layer deposition (ALD) method. Given the different work functions of TiO2 and Pd, the electrons in TiO2 semiconductor will flow toward Pd. With the electron density increased on Pd, the adsorption of CO to Pd will be weakened while the oxygen activation can be facilitated. Meanwhile, the interface-confined sites at Pd-TiO2 may further enhance the oxygen activation. As the species adsorption and activation are strongly correlated with electron density, the performance of Pd-TiO2 in CO oxidation turns out to depend on the TiO2 thickness, which determines the number of transferred electrons, within a certain range (<1.8 nm). This work provides a new strategy for enhancing catalytic performance through tailoring charge densities in hybrid catalysts.     

可持续城市化评估——安徽5座城市实证研究

近年来,城市化发展日益受到重视,如何衡量城市化的可持续性成为亟需解答的问题.本文以安徽省黄山、池州、安庆、铜陵、芜湖5市为例,构建了城市可持续性发展指标体系,采用熵值法,利用MATLAB软件,得出城市可持续性指数.引入经济学弹性模型,得到可持续城市化弹性系数.结果表明:经济可持续性指数最高的是芜湖,安庆、铜陵处于同一水平,黄山、池州处于同一水平;芜湖社会可持续性指数最高但呈下降趋势;黄山、池州环境可持续性指数处于较高水平,铜陵环境可持续性指数大幅下降;除池州、铜陵外,其他三个城市都是可持续的城市化.生态环境对城市的持续性有重要的影响,城市的主导产业、行政区划调整、人口数量的增加等也会对其产生影响.     

新建地方本科高校转型发展的路径分析

新建地方本科高校是以培养应用型人才为突出特点的高校类型,是我国高等教育大众化的生力军,也是经济社会发展对高等教育的需要。本文通过对新建地方本科高校的发展现状和存在问题的分析入手,找准转型发展的着力点和突破口,从加强应用型高校的理论研究、架构产教融合的校内治理结构、明确"地方性、应用型"的办学定位、建立产教融合的人才培养模式、加大"双师双能型"教师队伍建设、完善政府的配套政策和推进机制、建立应用技术类型高等教育评估体系等七个方面,探讨了新建地方本科高校转型发展的路径,最后以郑州工程技术学院为例,通过诸如办学理念、运行机制、学科建设、师资队伍建设和人才培养分类等措施的实施,增强地方高校为区域经济社会发展服务的能力,满足国家产业结构转型升级对应用型人才的迫切需要,完善我国高等教育的类型结构,完成地方本科院校的转型发展,真正实现应用型本科院校的建设目标。     

不同绿藻浓度下铜绿微囊藻对轮虫生活史的影响

利用生命表实验,研究了不同斜生栅藻浓度下,铜绿微囊藻对萼花臂尾轮虫和红臂尾轮虫生活史的影响.结果表明:当斜生栅藻浓度较高(105,106cells/m L)时,铜绿微囊藻对萼花臂尾轮虫的存活和繁殖有抑制作用,对照组轮虫的rm、R0均显著高于铜绿微囊藻组中的值(p0.01);当斜生栅藻浓度较低(104cells/m L)时,铜绿微囊藻对萼花臂尾轮虫种群则有一定的促进作用.任一斜生栅藻浓度下,铜绿微囊藻对红臂尾轮虫种群存活和繁殖及生活史特征参数均有抑制作用,且这种抑制作用随斜生栅藻浓度的升高而减弱.说明铜绿微囊藻对轮虫的作用受其他可食性绿藻食物浓度的影响,且这种影响随轮虫种类的不同而有差异.     

基于混合DBN的海上编队通信链路威胁估计

针对海上编队通信链路威胁估计涉及因素多、知识表示与推理存在不确定性等问题,分析了海上编队通信链路威胁要素,依据要素间因果关系建立了通信链路威胁估计的混合动态贝叶斯网络(DBN)模型,提出了混合DBN模型中连续型网络节点变量的学习方法。仿真分析证实了该方法的有效性和可操作性。     

Annealing-induced interfacial toughening using a molecular nanolayer

Self-assembled molecular nanolayers (MNLs) composed of short organic chains and terminated with desired functional groups are attractive for modifying surface properties for a variety of applications. For example, organosilane MNLs are used as lubricants, in nanolithography, for corrosion protection and in the crystallization of biominerals. Recent work has explored uses of MNLs at thin-film interfaces, both as active components in molecular devices, and as passive layers, inhibiting interfacial diffusion, promoting adhesion and toughening brittle nanoporous structures. The relatively low stability of MNLs on surfaces at temperatures above 350-400 degrees C (refs 12, 13), as a result of desorption or degradation, limits the use of surface MNLs in high-temperature applications. Here we harness MNLs at thin-film interfaces at temperatures higher than the MNL desorption temperature to fortify copper-dielectric interfaces relevant to wiring in micro- and nano-electronic devices. Annealing Cu/MNL/SiO2 structures at 400-700 degrees C results in interfaces that are five times tougher than pristine Cu/SiO2 structures, yielding values exceeding approximately 20 J m(-2). Previously, similarly high toughness values have only been obtained using micrometre-thick interfacial layers. Electron spectroscopy of fracture surfaces and density functional theory modelling of molecular stretching and fracture show that toughening arises from thermally activated interfacial siloxane bridging that enables the MNL to be strongly linked to both the adjacent layers at the interface, and suppresses MNL desorption. We anticipate that our findings will open up opportunities for molecular-level tailoring of a variety of interfacial properties, at processing temperatures higher than previously envisaged, for applications where microlayers are not a viable option-such as in nanodevices or in thermally resistant molecular-inorganic hybrid devices.     

Structural definition of a conserved neutralization epitope on HIV-1 gp120

The remarkable diversity, glycosylation and conformational flexibility of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelope (Env), including substantial rearrangement of the gp120 glycoprotein upon binding the CD4 receptor, allow it to evade antibody-mediated neutralization. Despite this complexity, the HIV-1 Env must retain conserved determinants that mediate CD4 binding. To evaluate how these determinants might provide opportunities for antibody recognition, we created variants of gp120 stabilized in the CD4-bound state, assessed binding of CD4 and of receptor-binding-site antibodies, and determined the structure at 2.3 A resolution of the broadly neutralizing antibody b12 in complex with gp120. b12 binds to a conformationally invariant surface that overlaps a distinct subset of the CD4-binding site. This surface is involved in the metastable attachment of CD4, before the gp120 rearrangement required for stable engagement. A site of vulnerability, related to a functional requirement for efficient association with CD4, can therefore be targeted by antibody to neutralize HIV-1.     

A second generation human haplotype map of over 3.1 million SNPs

We describe the Phase II HapMap, which characterizes over 3.1 million human single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) genotyped in 270 individuals from four geographically diverse populations and includes 25-35% of common SNP variation in the populations surveyed. The map is estimated to capture untyped common variation with an average maximum r2 of between 0.9 and 0.96 depending on population. We demonstrate that the current generation of commercial genome-wide genotyping products captures common Phase II SNPs with an average maximum r2 of up to 0.8 in African and up to 0.95 in non-African populations, and that potential gains in power in association studies can be obtained through imputation. These data also reveal novel aspects of the structure of linkage disequilibrium. We show that 10-30% of pairs of individuals within a population share at least one region of extended genetic identity arising from recent ancestry and that up to 1% of all common variants are untaggable, primarily because they lie within recombination hotspots. We show that recombination rates vary systematically around genes and between genes of different function. Finally, we demonstrate increased differentiation at non-synonymous, compared to synonymous, SNPs, resulting from systematic differences in the strength or efficacy of natural selection between populations.     

TPP1 is a homologue of ciliate TEBP-beta and interacts with POT1 to recruit telomerase

Telomere dysfunction may result in chromosomal abnormalities, DNA damage responses, and even cancer. Early studies in lower organisms have helped to establish the crucial role of telomerase and telomeric proteins in maintaining telomere length and protecting telomere ends. In Oxytricha nova, telomere G-overhangs are protected by the TEBP-alpha/beta heterodimer. Human telomeres contain duplex telomeric repeats with 3' single-stranded G-overhangs, and may fold into a t-loop structure that helps to shield them from being recognized as DNA breaks. Additionally, the TEBP-alpha homologue, POT1, which binds telomeric single-stranded DNA (ssDNA), associates with multiple telomeric proteins (for example, TPP1, TIN2, TRF1, TRF2 and RAP1) to form the six-protein telosome/shelterin and other subcomplexes. These telomeric protein complexes in turn interact with diverse pathways to form the telomere interactome for telomere maintenance. However, the mechanisms by which the POT1-containing telosome communicates with telomerase to regulate telomeres remain to be elucidated. Here we demonstrate that TPP1 is a putative mammalian homologue of TEBP-beta and contains a predicted amino-terminal oligonucleotide/oligosaccharide binding (OB) fold. TPP1-POT1 association enhanced POT1 affinity for telomeric ssDNA. In addition, the TPP1 OB fold, as well as POT1-TPP1 binding, seemed critical for POT1-mediated telomere-length control and telomere-end protection in human cells. Disruption of POT1-TPP1 interaction by dominant negative TPP1 expression or RNA interference (RNAi) resulted in telomere-length alteration and DNA damage responses. Furthermore, we offer evidence that TPP1 associates with the telomerase in a TPP1-OB-fold-dependent manner, providing a physical link between telomerase and the telosome/shelterin complex. Our findings highlight the critical role of TPP1 in telomere maintenance, and support a yin-yang model in which TPP1 and POT1 function as a unit to protect human telomeres, by both positively and negatively regulating telomerase access to telomere DNA.     

基于GIS图谱法的中药资源生境恢复研究——以云南楚雄州彝药资源研究为例

为了对我国中药资源数字化的深入研究提供基础,提出利用现代GIS技术与地学图谱叠加相结合的方法进行生境恢复研究,建立了生境恢复的评价指标体系,并以云南楚雄州为研究区域,进行了彝药资源的生境恢复研究案例.结果表明: 1)生境恢复研究是实现我国中药资源可持续发展和利用的重要途径;2)GIS图谱法是进行生境恢复研究的科学有效技术方法.