Sirtuin activators mimic caloric restriction and delay ageing in metazoans

Caloric restriction extends lifespan in numerous species. In the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae this effect requires Sir2 (ref. 1), a member of the sirtuin family of NAD+-dependent deacetylases. Sirtuin activating compounds (STACs) can promote the survival of human cells and extend the replicative lifespan of yeast. Here we show that resveratrol and other STACs activate sirtuins from Caenorhabditis elegans and Drosophila melanogaster, and extend the lifespan of these animals without reducing fecundity. Lifespan extension is dependent on functional Sir2, and is not observed when nutrients are restricted. Together these data indicate that STACs slow metazoan ageing by mechanisms that may be related to caloric restriction.     

Gated regulation of CRAC channel ion selectivity by STIM1

Two defining functional features of ion channels are ion selectivity and channel gating. Ion selectivity is generally considered an immutable property of the open channel structure, whereas gating involves transitions between open and closed channel states, typically without changes in ion selectivity. In store-operated Ca(2+) release-activated Ca(2+) (CRAC) channels, the molecular mechanism of channel gating by the CRAC channel activator, stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1), remains unknown. CRAC channels are distinguished by a very high Ca(2+) selectivity and are instrumental in generating sustained intracellular calcium concentration elevations that are necessary for gene expression and effector function in many eukaryotic cells. Here we probe the central features of the STIM1 gating mechanism in the human CRAC channel protein, ORAI1, and identify V102, a residue located in the extracellular region of the pore, as a candidate for the channel gate. Mutations at V102 produce constitutively active CRAC channels that are open even in the absence of STIM1. Unexpectedly, although STIM1-free V102 mutant channels are not Ca(2+)-selective, their Ca(2+) selectivity is dose-dependently boosted by interactions with STIM1. Similar enhancement of Ca(2+) selectivity is also seen in wild-type ORAI1 channels by increasing the number of STIM1 activation domains that are directly tethered to ORAI1 channels, or by increasing the relative expression of full-length STIM1. Thus, exquisite Ca(2+) selectivity is not an intrinsic property of CRAC channels but rather a tuneable feature that is bestowed on otherwise non-selective ORAI1 channels by STIM1. Our results demonstrate that STIM1-mediated gating of CRAC channels occurs through an unusual mechanism in which permeation and gating are closely coupled.     

嵌套式建模支持

阐述了人的建模思维机制。引入等价关系和划分作为问题粒度研究的基础，定义了逆商集，使之与商集一起，构成了对问题不同粒度的完整描述，并讨论了粒度的性质，借助拓扑分析，给出了问题可分解、可细化和粗化、细化等一系列定义，在问题簇和模型簇概念的基础上，提出了嵌套式建模（支持）作为面向复杂系统的建模支持方法论，具体给出了其实施步骤，这是一个人机交互的启发式过程，将嵌套式建模与传统式建模作了比较，此外还作了若干说明。     

基于超声活化的淀粉-丙烯酸高吸水树脂的制备及性能

以经超声活化的木薯淀粉、丙烯酸为原料,N,N＇-亚甲基双丙烯酰胺为交联剂,过硫酸铵一亚硫酸氢钠为氧化还原引发剂,通过水溶液聚合法制备了淀粉一丙烯酸复合高吸水树脂。分别对丙烯酸与淀粉的摩尔比、中和度、引发剂用量、交联剂用量、进行单因素实验和正交实验,并通过极差、方差分析对影响材料吸水率的影响因素进行统计分析。结果表明,最佳的反应工艺条件为：丙烯酸／淀粉摩尔比9、中和度77％、引发剂用量0．5％、交联剂用量0．085％,在此条件下所合成的淀粉一丙烯酸高吸水性树脂吸水率为1554g／g。该树脂具有较强的耐盐性能,在NaCI、MgCl2、FeCl3溶质溶液均能发生吸收,且在60rain左右均可达到饱和,饱和时吸液率分别可达到145、83、35g／g,且树脂具较强的保水性能,在25、50、75℃的恒温水浴条件下放置16h时,树脂的保水率分别为80．1％、61．2％、42．2％。     

一种基于反射镜的2×2机械式光开关

研制出一种基于反射镜的 2× 2机械式光开关 ,介绍了该器件的结构、原理及影响重复性的因素 ,该器件采用两个双光纤准直器对光路进行耦合 ,利用继电器带动反射镜工作 ,能够灵活地改变光路 .该器件主要用于光交叉连接和光路信号上下载中 ,实验和测量结果表明具有插损低、可靠性好的特点 ,应用前景极其广泛 .     

An oscillatory neural network and dynamical associative memory

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A general model for ontogenetic growth.

Several equations have been proposed to describe ontogenetic growth trajectories for organisms justified primarily on the goodness of fit rather than on any biological mechanism. Here, we derive a general quantitative model based on fundamental principles for the allocation of metabolic energy between maintenance of existing tissue and the production of new biomass. We thus predict the parameters governing growth curves from basic cellular properties and derive a single parameterless universal curve that describes the growth of many diverse species. The model provides the basis for deriving allometric relationships for growth rates and the timing of life history events.     

Fluid inclusions evidence for differential exhumation of ultrahigh pressure metamorphic rocks in the Sulu terrane

Since the discovery of coesite and diamond inclusions in eclogites from the Dabie-Sulu orogen, east-central China[1―3], this largest ultrahigh pressure (UHP) metamor- phic terrane in the world has attracted extensive scientific interests. A number of hydrous minerals such as zoisite, phengite, magnesite and talc have been found in the UHP rocks, showing that fluids have played an important role in this type of extreme metamorphic evolution[4―8]. Sev-eral techniques have been applied to th…     

水斗数对转轮性能影响的实验研究

研究了水斗数对冲击式水轮机性能的影响．对水斗数不等的几个转轮进行了能量试验，发现水斗数与转轮性能密切相关，进而探讨了水斗数对转轮性能影响的原因，为选型时正确确定水斗数提供帮助．     

油菜花序轴组织培养中愈伤组织同工酶和可溶性蛋白质变化的研究

本文报道了在愈伤组织形成过程中,酯酶、过氧化物酶同工酶及可溶性蛋白质含量的变化,并讨论了愈伤组织形成与这些大分子变化之间的关系。