The failing heart.

Cardiomyopathies are disorders affecting heart muscle that usually result in inadequate pumping of the heart. They are the most common cause of heart failure and each year kill more than 10,000 people in the United States. In recent years, there have been breakthroughs in understanding the molecular mechanisms involved in this group of conditions, with knowledge of the genetic basis for cardiomyopathies perhaps seeing the largest advance, enabling clinicians to devise improved diagnostic strategies and preparing the stage for new therapies.     

狄拉克（Dirac）与当代物理学

从量子力学、真空、大数假说、磁单极子诸方面，阐述了坎拉克的治学思想和研究方法的特点及其对当代物理学所做出的重大贡献．     

广西农业科研院所科技开发现状、问题和对策研究

全面系统总结分析了广西农业科研院所科技开发现状，归纳出五大主要技术开发类型和目前科技开发存在的７个主要问题；提出了广西农业科研院所科技开发的十大措施与对策．     

河北省稻区飞虱种类及识别技术

对河北省稻区飞虱种类进行了调查 ,共发现飞虱 2 2属 2 5种。其中 ,1种为首次发现已发表的新种 ,2 0种为河北省新记录。确定了危害水稻的飞虱种类 ,初步研究了其种群动态 ,提出了防治策略。依据成虫的形态特征差异 ,提出了识别技术 ,编制了系统检索表。     

A calcium sensor in the sodium channel modulates cardiac excitability.

Sodium channels are principal molecular determinants responsible for myocardial conduction and maintenance of the cardiac rhythm. Calcium ions (Ca2+) have a fundamental role in the coupling of cardiac myocyte excitation and contraction, yet mechanisms whereby intracellular Ca2+ may directly modulate Na channel function have yet to be identified. Here we show that calmodulin (CaM), a ubiquitous Ca2+-sensing protein, binds to the carboxy-terminal 'IQ' domain of the human cardiac Na channel (hH1) in a Ca2+-dependent manner. This binding interaction significantly enhances slow inactivation-a channel-gating process linked to life-threatening idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias. Mutations targeted to the IQ domain disrupted CaM binding and eliminated Ca2+/CaM-dependent slow inactivation, whereas the gating effects of Ca2+/CaM were restored by intracellular application of a peptide modelled after the IQ domain. A naturally occurring mutation (A1924T) in the IQ domain altered hH1 function in a manner characteristic of the Brugada arrhythmia syndrome, but at the same time inhibited slow inactivation induced by Ca2+/CaM, yielding a clinically benign (arrhythmia free) phenotype.     

苦丁茶与常用茶中微量元素分析

苦丁茶又称苦丁、苦簦、皋卢等 ,是我国南方和东南亚地区常饮的代用茶 .几千年民间饮用和现代医学验证苦丁茶具有清热解毒、杀菌消炎、活血脉、降血脂、降胆固醇等功效 .近 10年来 ,科技人员对苦丁茶的化学成分进行了多方面的研究 ,确定其中含有化学成分达 2 0 0多种[1] ,一部分与普通茶叶相同 ,如咖啡碱、多酚类、儿茶素、氨基酸等 ,但含量比普通茶叶低[2 ] ,此外 ,苦丁茶还含有熊果酸 (Ｕｒｓｏｌｉｃ ａｃｉｄ)、β 香树脂醇 (β Ａｍｙｒｉｎ)、蛇麻脂醇 (Ｌｕｐｅｏｌ)、熊果醇 (Ｕｖａｏｌ)和 β 谷甾醇 (β Ｓｉｓｔｅｒｏｌ)等 .但…     

复线电气化区段施工感应电对人体的危害及防护对策

感应电会对人体造成伤害。从电磁感应和静电感应原理入手，分析了产生感应电的过程，并就如何防止感应电的危害提出了防护对策，有一定实用价值。     

链条炉存在的问题及解决方法

从炉排横向配风不均、风室压火、煤层厚度阻力及锅炉燃烧等方面分析了链条锅炉存在的问题，并针对存在的问题提出了相应的解决办法。     

凝胶萃取过程中的溶质分配和凝胶滞胀

在Flory理论的基础上,用凝胶网络弹性自由能的标度关系推导分析了滞胀度和分配系数的表达式及其影响因素。结果表明很多情况下不能用凝胶在纯溶剂中的平衡溶胀度来估计凝胶萃取的浓缩能力。理论上还预示进入凝胶网络中的溶质量随凝胶致密程度的增加和溶质分子尺寸的增加而减小,这表明凝胶网络对大分子溶质的排斥是一种热力学效应。     

Microbial degradation of bitumen

Summary A blown bitumen Mexphalte R 90/40 with a high content of saturated hydrocarbons was degraded by several microorganisms to the same extent. In batch cultures ofSaccharomycopsis lipolytica, maximal biodegradation was estimated to be about 9% w/w, 3.2·10^–3 g/cm² and 3.1·10^–3 cm of degraded bitumen. The Mexphalte R 90/40 degradation rate was closely coupled to biofilm formation. The microbial activity concerned predominantly the oxidation of saturated hydrocarbons. A direct distillation bitumen 80/100 with a low content of saturated hydrocarbons and a high content of aromatic hydrocarbons and resins was more resistant to biodegradation.