A major metabolite of Δ1-tetrahydrocannabinol reduces its cataleptic effect in mice

Summary The results described here demonstrate that THC-induced catalepsy in mice can be substantially inhibited by the prior administration of ¹-THC-7-oic acid, the major metabolite of THC in most species including humans. This raises the possibility that the intensity and duration of action of THC may depend to a large degree on the levels of this metabolite at the sites of action.We thank the National Institute on Drug Abuse for supporting this project by grants DA-02043 and DA-02052 and for supplying all of the cannabinoids. One of us (S.B.) is also the recipient of a Research Scientist Award from NIDA. We are grateful to Kristen Carlson and Thomas Honeyman for helpful suggestions in preparing this report.     

Binding of 11-cis retinaldehyde to the partially purified cellular retinaldehyde binding protein from bovine retinal pigment epithelium

Summary 11-cis retinaldehyde binding analysis was performed on a bovine retinal pigment epithelium preparation of cellular retinaldehyde binding protein (CRALBP), whose purity degree was estimated as 75%. Equilibrium binding studies were carried out measuring the replacement of tritium-labeled with unlabeled 11-cis retinaldehyde at 25°C. Analysis of the experimental data both by a direct curve-fitting procedure utilizing a non linear least square regression analysis and by a conventional Scatchard plot revealed a single non-interacting binding site with an apparent equilibrium constant of 0.9×10^–7 M.A binding stoichiometry of approximately 1 mol of 11-cis retinaldehyde/mol of binding protein can be calculated from the experimental data. Competition studies carried out in the presence of unlabeled trans and cis isomers of Vitamin A derivatives confirm the high degree of specificity of the 11-cis retinaldehyde binding.     

涂层对热电偶热电性能及大气中寿命的影响

在难熔金属热电偶表而施加涂层的目的,旨在使原仅限和真空、中性及还原气氛中测量的热电偶能在大气中使用.本文讨论涂层对难熔金属热电偶在氧化气氛的"热电势—温度","热电势—时间"的关系及其寿命的影响.具有涂层的W/M.热电偶在氧化气氛(常压下1500℃取得263小时±1%t的最高记录,而W-Re热电偶存1500℃试验的前70小时偏差也在1%t内.而没有涂层的热电偶仅支持数分钟便破坏.     

细支纱摩擦纺初探——尘笼胆结构及其安装角α对纺纱的影响

本文以细支纱摩擦纺为研究对象,利用实验测试手段研究了尘笼胆结构对吸口轴向负压和尘笼胆安装角α对加捻区轴向负压和流速分布的影响。最后,基于类似于控制论中的“黑箱”原理,采用二次正交回归设计在实验室自制单头机上进行了32支纱的纺纱试验,建立了加捻辊加稔效率、纱线品质指标及CV值与尘笼胆几何尺寸、尘笼胆安装角α、摩擦辊转速及纺纱速度间的关系,并作了分析,由此得到选取α=0°、S=6毫米左右较好的结果。     

基于卷积模型的核信号仿真

NaI(Tl)探测器因具有探测效率高和成本低等优点,常被用于核辐射能谱测量和核辐射监管等领域．由于实验条件等的限制,研究人员往往较难获取理想的实验核信号,虽然可以借助探测器的仿真信号来实现研究目的,但是常规的探测器单指数或双指数模型和实际采集到的核信号模型存在一定的差异,需要一种更为精准的数学模型对探测器输出信号进行描述．我们通过对探测器信号形成过程分析,将探测器视为线性时不变系统,探测器各个部分响应的总卷积即为输出的核信号模型．本文建立的探测器输出信号卷积模型,结合实测伽玛源的幅度分布规律和相邻脉冲时间间隔分布规律,可以提供更精确的NaI(Tl)探测器输出信号,以便用于伽玛能谱测量算法研究;通过调节脉冲间隔时间大小,可以仿真不同计数下探测器输出信号的堆积情形,以便用于堆积信号还原算法研究．经过与伽玛辐射源的对比测试,该仿真信号与真实探测器输出信号一致,既避免了研究人员接触放射源,提高辐射防护安全性,又为开展数字化核信号处理算法研究及能谱算法研究提供了极大的便利性．     

泵闸混凝土施工期智能温控关键信息识别

为实现施工期大体积混凝土温控要素的智能快速识别,提高智能温控系统的反馈及预测模型精度,提出了一套智能算法对物联网技术采集到的各类温控要素原始测值进行识别及转化。针对浇筑温度、浇筑时间、最高温度、内外温差、冷却通水起止时间与表面保温覆盖等施工期关键温控参数,结合工程经验分别给出相应识别任务的判定逻辑并编写对应程序,然后应用多个实际工程数据进行验证,并分析各识别功能的准确率。验证结果表明,本文算法识别效果良好,能够实现温控要素采集的自动化、智能化、快速化、精准化,具有较强的工程实用价值。     

钢管混凝土组合柱耐火性能对比分析

采用非线性有限元软件ABAQUS对方钢管混凝土柱、复式钢管混凝土柱、内嵌十字型钢钢管混凝土柱和4腔钢管混凝土柱4种钢管混凝土组合柱开展火灾下的力学分析,并采用相关实验数据进行验证.分析不同荷载比下钢管混凝土组合柱的温度场、位移-时间曲线、截面内力重分布等.结果表明：内嵌型钢(钢管)有助于提升柱体的轴向刚度,钢管混凝土组合柱的破坏模态表现为压缩鼓曲破坏;低荷载比下内嵌钢管允许方钢管发生更高的温度材性劣化,进而提升了柱体的耐火性能,火灾荷载比越小,提升效果越显著.     

IRS辅助的MISO-SWIPT安全速率最大化算法

为增强系统的稳定性,基于智能反射面（intelligent reflection surface,IRS）辅助安全通信,为用户采用功率分配架构的无线携能传输（simultaneous wireless information and power transfer,SWIPT）技术以提高用户安全速率并降低用户的能量消耗,建立了系统安全速率最大化的目标函数模型;考虑IRS相移约束、基站最大发射功率、功率分配比率约束和用户最低能量采集约束,提出了一种基于交替优化的安全速率最大化算法。利用连续凸近似算法,将目标函数转化为凸的形式;采用交替优化,对耦合变量进行解耦处理;提出一种波束赋形算法以实现安全速率最大化。仿真表明,提出的算法能够有效提升IRS辅助的SWIPT系统的安全速率,至少比其他算法提高了2.63bps/Hz。     

Bolzano,Cauchy and the “new analysis” of the early nineteenth century

Summary In this paper I discuss the development of mathematical analysis during the second and third decades of the nineteenth century; and in particular I assert that the well-known correspondence of new ideas to be found in the writings of Bolzano and Cauchy is not a coincidence, but that Cauchy had read one particular paper of Bolzano and drew on its results without acknowledgement. The reasons for this conjecture involve not only the texts in question but also the state of development of mathematical analysis itself, Cauchy both as personality and as mathematician, and the rivalries which were prevalent in Paris at that time.     

Non-host-selective fungal phytotoxins: Biochemical aspects of their mode of action

During the last decade increasing attention has been directed towards the biochemical mechanisms responsible for the biological activity of phytotoxins. Studies on the mode of action of some non-host-selective phytotoxins, some following on from previous observations, have demonstrated a very specific interaction with particular components of the cell machinery, and have suggested the possible use of these phytotoxins as tools for the investigation of important biochemical processes. This review article reports and discusses results of studies carried out in the 1980s with seven non-host-selective fungal toxins: brefeldin A, cercosporin,Cercospora beticola toxin, fusicoccin, ophiobolins, tentoxin, and zinniol. Each of these interferes with the life of the host by interacting with a different biochemical target.