Dual role of cAMP duringDictyostelium development

cAMP plays an essential role duringDictyostelium development both outside and inside the cell. Membrane-bound receptors and adenylyl cyclase are responsible for sensing and producing extracellular cAMP, whereas a phosphodiesterase is responsible for maintaining a low basal level. The molecular events underlying this type of hormone like signalling, which are now beginning to be deciphered, will be presented, in the light of cAMP analogue studies. The importance of intracellular cAMP for cell differentiation has been demonstrated by the central role of the cAMP dependent protein kinase. Mutants as well as strains obtained by reverse genetics will be reviewed which lead to our current understanding of the role of intracellular cAMP in the differentiation of both stalk and spore cells.     

The influence of prostacyclin (PGI2) on contractile properties of isolated right ventricle of rat heart

The mechanism of the positive inotropic effect of prostacyclin (PGI₂) (2.6×10^?6 mol/l) on the isolated right ventricle of rat heart was studied. Our results show that the positive inotropic effect of prostacyclin is produced indirectly through beta adrenoceptors and slow Ca²⁺ channels, because blockade of slow Ca²⁺ channels with verapamil (10^?6 mol/l) and beta adrenoceptors with propranolol (10^?6 mol/l) abolishes this effect. Alpha adrenoceptors do not mediate the action of PGI₂.     

Can purchasing power parity help forecast the dollar?

This paper examines the information on future exchange rate movements provided by the doctrine of purchasing power parity (PPP). Previous research has studied this issue by analyzing the time-series properties of period-by-period levels of, or changes in, exchange rates. In contrast, the present study focuses on the durations of periods in which exchange rates deviate from their PPP levels. If PPP provides information about future exchange rate movements, these durations should exhibit positive duration dependence. That is, the probability of returning to PPP levels should increase as the period of deviation increases. Parametric hazard functions estimated using data from eighteen countries provide no evidence of positive duration dependence. These results are robust to alternative definitions of PPP and to alternative functional specifications. While exchange rates take prolonged swings away from their PPP levels and then eventually return, these movements apparently constitute Monte Carlo cycles in which, at any point in time, the probability of moving back toward PPP is the same as the probability of moving farther away. Thus, PPP provides no useful information on future exchange rate changes, a result consistent with market efficiency.     

列车超速防护系统主机应用软件的研究

介绍列车超速防护系统主机应用软件的结构、主要功能、数据结构、速度－模式曲线及线路数据的存储方式；列车超速防护系统信息的定义、处理及与各子系统在双口ＲＡＭ上的信息交换。     

龙门山茂汶─汶川变质带构造特征研究

龙门山中段茂汶─汶川韧性剪切带中可见到绿片岩相到角闪岩相的古生界。该地的巴罗型中压变质相相当于松潘—甘孜褶皱带中地壳的绿泥石带，构成了北东—南西向的茂汶—汶川变质带。雪隆包花岗岩体正位于该变质带的中心部位。三次韧性变形作用（Ｄ１～Ｄ３）造就了印支褶皱带，并在三叠纪末末形成了松潘—甘孜褶皱带。Ｄ１变形作用为北东—南西向的挤压作用和冲断作用，形成了大型的等斜褶皱，使古生界缩短和加厚。在持续的Ｄ２北京—南西向挤压作用下，松潘—甘孜褶皱带和稳定的扬子克拉通之间的差异应变由茂汶—汶川剪切带中非同轴左旋剪切作用所容纳。雪隆包花岗岩体是在Ｄ２变形作用的晚期侵入到剪切带的。产生蓝晶石的变质条件也是在Ｄ２或Ｄ２变形作用后出现的。Ｄ３变形作用为北西—南东向挤压，在局部地方形成糜棱岩状的道冲剪切带。这些特征与绿泥石退变质作用有关，揭示出在Ｄ３变形期间茂汶—汶川变质带有较大幅度的隆升。尽管雪隆包岩体在空间上与茂汶—汶川变质带有关，但作者认为其变质作用是岩层加厚引起的热作用重新达到平衡的产物，而不是由侵入作用引起的热接触变质作用。然而，与岩浆作用伴生的高温和活动性流体仍是产生Ｄ３局部变形和雪隆包岩体隆升的原因，这也是局部出现角闪告相     

贵州植物园珍稀濒危蕨类植物

本文介绍引种自贵州各地及我国华中、华东和华东的贵州植物园内的珍稀濒危蕨类植物。除列表表示来源、现状等情况外，还对桫椤Ａｌｓｐｈｉｌａ ｓｐｉｎｕｌｏｓａ （Ｈｏｏｋ）Ｔｒｙｏｎ，扇蕨Ｎｅｏｃｈｅｉｒｏｐｔｅｒｉｓ ｐｌａｍａｔｏｐｅｄａｔａ （Ｂａｋ．）Ｃｈｓｉｓｔ，宽叶水韭Ｉｓｏｅｔｅｓ ｊａｐｏｎｉｃａ Ａ．Ｂｒ．，中华水韭Ｉ．ｓｉｎｅｎｓｉｓ Ｐａｌｍｅｒ和截基盾蕨Ｎｅｏｌｅｐｉｓｏｒｕｓ     

核酸的分子静电势（I）──C－DNA的分子静电势

对于序列聚（ｄＧ－ｎｒ）和聚（ｄＡ－ｄＴ）来说，本文介始了Ｃ－ＤＮＡ活性位置的分子静电势（ＭｏｌｅｃｕｌｅｒＥｌｅｃｔｒｏｓｔａｔｉｃＰｏｔｅｎｔｉａｌ）的计算方法和结果［１］．描述了双螺旋表面外壳（ＳｕｒｆａｃｅＥｎｖｅｌｏｐｅｓ）上势的分布，并将其与Ｂ－ＤＮＡ有关结果［２－４］作了比较．     

核酸的分子静电势（Ⅱ）──阳离子屏蔽对B－DNA静电势的影响

本文讨论了Ｂ－ＤＮＡ双螺旋中磷酸根受Ｎａ、ＣＨ３ＮＨ３、Ｍｇ２＋等阳离子屏蔽时，对其分子防电势所产生的影响．将这些因离于屏蔽Ｂ－ＤＮＡ而引起的嘧啶、嘌呤碱基的亲电位置上势极小值的影响进行了比较．通过与未受屏蔽的情况的对比，发现阳离子的屏蔽可影响势极小值．     

事件的对称差

系统地研究了事件对称差的性质，揭示了ｎ个事件对差的实质，提出了关于若干个事件对称差的概率计算公式，最后引入了一个新的由对称差的概率所产生的距离。     

分析离散事件系统的新方法

本文用图论的方法构造出适宜用自动机建模的离散事件系统的布尔矩阵，通过对布尔矩阵的运算，既可得出系统可达状态集与转移的最短路径，为藉此设计最优监控器打下基础。