正弦稳态扫频信号的产生与输出

介绍用计算机软件产生正弦稳态扫频信号的编程方法。通过对Ｄ／Ａ变换与Ａ／Ｄ采集的同步输出可以获得不同频率量程和设定电压的扫频输出     

混合基底记法的无失真图像信息隐藏技术的改进及实验研究

无失真信息隐藏技术,可以使一个原始图像在经过藏入、取出秘密信息之后依然完整存储,为了进一步改进压缩域图像信息隐藏方法,文中提出了一种基于混合基底记法的无失真图像信息隐藏技术,主要做了以下工作：给出了应用的VQ编码、SMVQ编码的理论基础;完成了基于混合基底记法的信息隐藏的设计;应用6张512×512像素的灰度图片完成了实验结果验证。实验结果表明：新方法与传统的基于边缘匹配矢量量化编码方法相比,减少了秘密信息嵌入时间,提高了秘密信息嵌入容量。     

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies eight new loci for type 2 diabetes in east Asians

We conducted a three-stage genetic study to identify susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes (T2D) in east Asian populations. We followed our stage 1 meta-analysis of eight T2D genome-wide association studies (6,952 cases with T2D and 11,865 controls) with a stage 2 in silico replication analysis (5,843 cases and 4,574 controls) and a stage 3 de novo replication analysis (12,284 cases and 13,172 controls). The combined analysis identified eight new T2D loci reaching genome-wide significance, which mapped in or near GLIS3, PEPD, FITM2-R3HDML-HNF4A, KCNK16, MAEA, GCC1-PAX4, PSMD6 and ZFAND3. GLIS3, which is involved in pancreatic beta cell development and insulin gene expression, is known for its association with fasting glucose levels. The evidence of an association with T2D for PEPD and HNF4A has been shown in previous studies. KCNK16 may regulate glucose-dependent insulin secretion in the pancreas. These findings, derived from an east Asian population, provide new perspectives on the etiology of T2D.     

Ikaros negatively regulates inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in macrophages: Involvement of Ikaros phosphorylation by casein kinase 2

Ikaros is known as a critical regulator of lymphocyte development. We examined the regulatory role of Ikaros in LPS/IFN-gamma-induced inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression by macrophages. Our results showed that IK6 (Ikaros dominant negative isoform) induction increases the iNOS expression. Ikaros DNA binding activity on the iNOS promoter was decreased, and a mutation of the Ikaros-binding site on the iNOS promoter resulted in an increase in LPS/IFN-gamma-induced iNOS expression. LPS/IFN-gamma increased the histone (H3) acetylation on the Ikaros DNA binding site. These results suggest that Ikaros acts as a negative regulator on iNOS expression. Treatment with a casein kinase 2 (CK2) inhibitor reversed LPS/IFN-gamma-induced decrease in Ikaros DNA binding activity. Moreover, overexpression of kinase-inactive CK2 decreased iNOS expression and a significant amount of CK2alpha1 translocated into the nucleus in LPS/IFN-gamma-treated cells. Overall, these data indicate that LPS/IFN-gamma decreases the Ikaros DNA binding activity via the CK2 pathway, resulting in an increase of iNOS expression.     

Basic amino-acid side chains regulate transmembrane integrin signalling

Side chains of Lys/Arg near transmembrane domain (TMD) membrane-water interfaces can 'snorkel', placing their positive charge near negatively charged phospholipid head groups; however, snorkelling's functional effects are obscure. Integrin β TMDs have such conserved basic amino acids. Here we use NMR spectroscopy to show that integrin β(3)(Lys?716) helps determine β(3) TMD topography. The α(ΙΙb)β(3) TMD structure indicates that precise β(3) TMD crossing angles enable the assembly of outer and inner membrane 'clasps' that hold the αβ TMD together to limit transmembrane signalling. Mutation of β(3)(Lys?716) caused dissociation of α(ΙΙb)β(3) TMDs and integrin activation. To confirm that altered topography of β(3)(Lys?716) mutants activated α(ΙΙb)β(3), we used directed evolution of β(3)(K716A) to identify substitutions restoring default state. Introduction of Pro(711) at the midpoint of β(3) TMD (A711P) increased α(ΙΙb)β(3) TMD association and inactivated integrin α(ΙΙb)β(3)(A711P,K716A). β(3)(Pro?711) introduced a TMD kink of 30?±?1° precisely at the border of the outer and inner membrane clasps, thereby decoupling the tilt between these segments. Thus, widely occurring snorkelling residues in TMDs can help maintain TMD topography and membrane-embedding, thereby regulating transmembrane signalling.     

DESIGNING THE OPTIMUM CONFIGURATIONS OF CIRCULAR AND SPHERICAL PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS FOR MULTIPLE QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS

1. Introduction The problem of determining an optimal tolerance is equivalent to the problem of determining optimal specification limits, since the term tolerance refers to the distance between its lower and upper specification limits. Functional performance and economic considerations are the two primary factors affecting the design of tolerances. A tighttolerance usually implies high manufacturing cost due to additional manufacturing operations, slow processing rates, additional care on part…     

ROLE OF FUNGAL LACCASE AND LOW MOLECULAR MEDIATORS ON DECOLOURIZATION OF AROMATIC DYES IN PAPER MILL EFFLUENTS

INTRODUCTIONFungal laccases (benzenediol:oxygen oxidoreductases, EC 1.10.3.2) are multicopper oxidases, capable of reducing oxygen to water and simultaneously involved in oxidation of aromatic hydrogen donors. These enzymes and very similar polyphenol oxidases can be used as free or immobilized type both in water or in some organic solvents for improving several biotechnological processes (Burton etal. 1995; Luterek etal. 1998; Milstein etal. 1993). Of possible applications, the enzyme i…     

Quantification of actinide alpha-radiation damage in minerals and ceramics

There are large amounts of heavy alpha-emitters in nuclear waste and nuclear materials inventories stored in various sites around the world. These include plutonium and minor actinides such as americium and curium. In preparation for geological disposal there is consensus that actinides that have been separated from spent nuclear fuel should be immobilized within mineral-based ceramics rather than glass because of their superior aqueous durability and lower risk of accidental criticality. However, in the long term, the alpha-decay taking place in these ceramics will severely disrupt their crystalline structure and reduce their durability. A fundamental property in predicting cumulative radiation damage is the number of atoms permanently displaced per alpha-decay. At present, this number is estimated to be 1,000-2,000 atoms/alpha in zircon. Here we report nuclear magnetic resonance, spin-counting experiments that measure close to 5,000 atoms/alpha in radiation-damaged natural zircons. New radiological nuclear magnetic resonance measurements on highly radioactive, 239Pu zircon show damage similar to that caused by 238U and 232Th in mineral zircons at the same dose, indicating no significant effect of half-life or loading levels (dose rate). On the basis of these measurements, the initially crystalline structure of a 10 weight per cent 239Pu zircon would be amorphous after only 1,400 years in a geological repository (desired immobilization timescales are of the order of 250,000 years). These measurements establish a basis for assessing the long-term structural durability of actinide-containing ceramics in terms of an atomistic understanding of the fundamental damage event.     

一类高阶非线性系统的零解稳定性

由Барбащин公式得到的四阶常系数线性系统的Ляпунов函数出发，通过类比法构造了一类四阶非线性系统的Ляпунов函数，并由此得到了这些系统零解的全局渐近稳定性的充分条件