Effects of vitamin B12 on plasma melatonin rhythm in humans: increased light sensitivity phase-advances the circadian clock?

Vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin) was administered orally (3 mg/day) to 9 healthy subjects for 4 weeks. Nocturnal melatonin levels after exposure to bright light (ca. 2500 lx) were determined, as well as the levels of plasma melatonin over 24 h. The timing of sleep was also recorded. Vitamin B12 was given blind to the subjects and crossed over with placebo. We found that the 24-h melatonin rhythm was significantly phase-advanced (1.1 h) in the vitamin B12 trial as compared with that in the placebo trial. In addition, the 24-h mean of plasma melatonin level was much lower in the vitamin B12 trial than with the placebo. Furthermore, the nocturnal melatonin levels during bright light exposure were significantly lower in the vitamin B12 trial than with the placebo. On the other hand, vitamin B12 did not affect the timing of sleep. These findings raise the possibility that vitamin B12 phase-advances the human circadian rhythm by increasing the light sensitivity of the circadian clock.     

汽车拖拉机转向机构的优化设计

本文提出用一种新的时间离散化方法对汽车拖拉机的转向机构进行优化设计．该离散化方法是按被实现函数变化率的大小划分时间单元，在被实现函数变化率较大的区域，分点较密；在率化率较小的区域，分点较稀．笔者还分别用等间距的时间离散化及切比雪夫时间离散化方法，对同一机构使用同一种优化方法进行了优化设计，并将三种计算结果进行了比较．结果表明，笔者提出的方法，没有增加计算工作量，而能提高计算精度．     

试论新南非语言政策的演变及其对教育的影响

文章以语言政策最近的发展为背景,讨论了与语言使用现实和执行相关的问题;以全南非语言委员会(PANSALB)遭遇的一些问题、公共场所语言使用情况、家庭使用语的分类以及学校里的教学指导语为案例进行阐释。这些案例表明了在执行语言政策和形成包容性的民族认同方面,南非依然困难重重。     

上皮生长因子预防心脏术后心包粘连的实验及临床研究

目的探讨上皮生长因子(EGF)对心脏术后心包粘连的预防作用.方法术中对犬心包内喷洒上皮生长因子3个月后,观察心包粘连情况;选先天性心脏病、房缺及室缺病人40例,术中心包内喷洒上皮生长因子,术后6个月、12个月经CT检查,判定心包粘连、增厚结果.结果在动物实验和临床研究中,实验组粘连程度显著低于对照组(P<0.01).结论 EGF心包内应用有明显预防心脏术后心包粘连的作用.     

非对称度量空间上不动点定理

提出建立在非对称度量空间之间的上收缩映射和下收缩映射的概念.考虑到非对称度量的不对称性,进一步定义了非对称度量空间到自身映射的左不动点和右不动点.最后,给出了非对称度量空间上的两个不动点定理.     

Functional magnetic resonance imaging of amphetamine craving

The aim of this study is to identify the brain activity associated with amphetamine craving for understanding the neurobiology of addiction by watching pictures of happy, sad or amphetamine. Brain activity was measured in 12 amphetamine addicts and 12 healthy subjects by fMRI while the subjects watched pictures designed to elicit happy feelings, sad feelings, or the desire to use amphetamine. The result demonstrated that amphetamine cues led to abnormally high cingulate and low frontal lobe activation in amphetamine addicts, who showed abnormalities in affect-related brain activation.