Quantitative analysis of absorption spectra and application to the characterization of ligand binding curves

The spectrum of a chromophore may change as a result of perturbations in its environment. The spectral changes resulting from the perturbation are often followed by measurements at just one or two wavelengths but it is usually no more difficult to collect entire spectra. The problem comes in analysing the data from such a series of spectra. In this paper we will suggest a simple procedure in which the spectrum observed under any particular set of conditions may be considered to consist of the sum of two distinct spectral forms. The method, which is free of any assumptions regarding the quantitative relationship between the perturbation and the extent of spectral change, defines any given spectrum in terms of an apparent molar fraction of the contributing spectral forms. The variation of this apparent molar fraction provides information from which a quantitative relationship can be developed to describe the dependence of the spectral change on the perturbant. The method is illustrated using the model system of phenol red protonation and is applied to the characterization of the binding of azide ions to cobalt-substituted carbonic anhydrase.     

Command and control model based on complex information relation integration北大核心CSCD

In order to describe collaborative decision-making process, the command and control model is put forward based on complex information relation integrtion and OODA. The characteristics of individual decision-making are analyzed, the complex information relation is considered as the cause of OODA difficulty to describe collaborative decision-making exactly. From the perspective of armament system of systems combat, the information, data, intelligence and knowledge is defined based on knowledge management and Shannon's entropy theory. The basic element is confirmed and the information flow way is analyzed which in the physical, information, cognitive and social domains. From the perspective of information, the armament system of systems complex networks model framework is put forward based on the idea of using OODA to guide armament system of systems complex networks model design. The data, information, intelligence and knowledge flow is analyzed and the describing meta-model is put forward. Using the reticular structure of OODA to describe collaborative decision-making idea is proposed, the command and control model is put forward based on the idea, the simulating tool ExtendSim is used for simulation analysis and results show that our work offer a reference for innovate command and control thory. ©, 2015, The Journal Agency of Complex Systems and Complexity Science. All right reserved.     

现有防疫通风措施及基于先进气流组织的源头控制技术应用

新冠疫情暴发后,如何应对呼吸道传染病的传播这一难题再次摆在了人们面前.通风是最重要的工程防疫措施,ASHRAE、REHVA、SHASE以及中国的相关机构、学会就如何利用暖通空调系统有效防控COVID-19的传播相继出台了指导性文件.总结和分析系列指导性文件中有关通风量和气流组织方面的内容,发现现有工程防疫措施尚存在诸多...     

Mutations in the Caenorhabditis elegans unc-4 gene alter the synaptic input to ventral cord motor neurons.

Identification of the genes orchestrating neurogenesis would greatly enhance our understanding of this process. Genes have been identified that specify neuron type (for example cut and numb in Drosophila and mec-3 in Caenorhabditis elegans) and process guidance (for example, unc-5, unc-6 and unc-40 in C. elegans and the fas-1 gene of Drosophila). We sought genes defining synaptic specificity by identifying mutations that alter synaptic connectivity in the motor circuitry in the nematode C. elegans. We used electron microscopy of serial sections to reconstruct the ventral nerve-cords of uncoordinated (unc) mutants that have distinctive locomotory choreographies. Here we describe the phenotype of mutations in the unc-4 gene in which a locomotory defect is correlated with specific changes in synaptic input to a subset of the excitatory VA motor neurons, normally used in reverse locomotion. The circuitry alterations do not arise because of the inaccessibility of the appropriate synaptic partners, but are a consequence of changes in synaptic specificity. The VA motor neurons with altered synaptic inputs are all lineal sisters of VB motor neurons; the VA motor neurons without VB sisters have essentially the same synaptic inputs as in wild-type animals. The normal function of the wild-type allele of unc-4 may thus be to invoke the appropriate synaptic specificities to VA motor neurons produced in particular developmental contexts.     

Enhancement of the high-magnetic-field critical current density of superconducting MgB2 by proton irradiation

Magnesium diboride, MgB2, has a relatively high superconducting transition temperature, placing it between the families of low- and high-temperature (copper oxide based) superconductors. Supercurrent flow in MgB2 is unhindered by grain boundaries, making it potentially attractive for technological applications in the temperature range 20-30 K. But in the bulk material, the critical current density (Jc) drops rapidly with increasing magnetic field strength. The magnitude and field dependence of the critical current are related to the presence of structural defects that can 'pin' the quantized magnetic vortices that permeate the material, and a lack of natural defects in MgB2 may be responsible for the rapid decline of Jc with increasing field strength. Here we show that modest levels of atomic disorder induced by proton irradiation enhance the pinning of vortices, thereby significantly increasing Jc at high field strengths. We anticipate that either chemical doping or mechanical processing should generate similar levels of disorder, and so achieve performance that is technologically attractive in an economically viable way.     

Recognition sequence of bacteriophage phi X174 gene A protein--an initiator of DNA replication

Gene A protein, the initiator protein of bacteriophage phi X174 DNA replication, cleaves synthetic single-stranded oligodeoxyribonucleotides at the same site as the corresponding sequence at the phi X origin. The results identify the recognition sequence within the decamer CAACTTGATA which is cleaved next to the G residue. Further requirements for cleavage of double-stranded DNA by the gene A protein are supercoiling and an A + T-rich domain adjacent to the recognition sequence.     

8407钢与4Cr5MoSiV1钢纵横向热疲劳性能研究

采用自约束热疲劳试验方法,在相同的热处理条件下,对比研究了8407,4Cr5MoSiV1钢的纵横向热疲劳特性,观察分析了两种钢的热 形貌及深度,并选择典型试样进行扫描电镜分析,结果表明,8507钢比4Cr5MoSiV1钢的碳化物颗粒较小,而且分布均匀,从而表现出较好的热疲劳性能,尤其是4Cr5MoSiV1钢的横纵向热疲劳性能差异较8407钢大,即8407钢的各向同性要优于4Cr5MoSiV1钢,与两种钢的横纵向冲击韧性的比值相对应。