IL-1β regulates the mouse Fas ligand expression in corneal endothelial cells

Constitutively expressed Fas ligand (FasL) in several distinct epithelial cell types appears to protect tissues by inducing apoptosis of Fas immune cells during inflammatory reactions. To study the rela-tionship of FasL and inflammation process in cornea,we examined the effects of inflammatory cytokine IL-1β on the FasL production,expression and cytotoxic function in corneal endothelial cells. In this paper,we demonstrate that IL-1β inhibits the FasL production and expression in corneal endothelial cells. The promoter activities of FasL in these cells are reduced by IL-1β in a dose-dependent manner. Finally,we also find that IL-1β block the cytotoxic effects of FasL derived from corneal endothelial cells to the Fas target cells. These data support the view that FasL derived from corneal endothelial cells modulate inflammation within cornea.     

A thermal insulation method for a piezoelectric transducer

This study deals with the sources of signal distortion of a piezoelectric transducer heated by measured gas flow. These signal distortions originate from both unloading of preload on a piezocrystal because of expansion of a diaphragm in the test apparatus and the pyroelectric effect of a heated piezoelectric crystal. A plastic film on the diaphragm of the transducer can effectively insulate the diaphragm and the piezocrystal within transducer from heating by gas flow, eliminating the sources of distortion. A method for evaluating the thickness of the film is proposed.     

Preparation of MCM-41-supported chiral Salen Mn （Ⅲ） catalysts and their catalytic properties in the asymmetric epoxidation of olefins

A secondary amino-modified mesoporous molecular sieve MCM-41 was obtained by reaction of bis(3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl)amine with MCM-41. The chiral Salen-Mn (III) complex was anchored onto the modified MCM-41 by a multi-step grafting method and two heterogenized catalysts with different Mn contents were obtained. The catalysts were characterized by XRD, N2 adsorption, ICP, FT-IR and DR UV-Vis. Their catalysis on asymmetric epoxidation of several olefins was studied with NaClO and m-CPBA as oxidants respectively. It was found that both the activity and enantioselectivity of the cata- lysts decreased after the homogeneous catalyst was heterogenized. The reasons resulting in the de- crease of catalytic performance were discussed.     

Mechanism of the interaction between Au nanoparticles and polymerase in nanoparticle PCR

Nanoparticle PCR is a novel method to optimize DNA amplification. It performs well in improving specificity, enhancing sensitivity and speed. Several mechanisms were proposed in previous studies: one was based on the interaction between gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and DNA while the other was attributed to the heat transfer property of AuNPs. In this paper, we propose that the interaction between AuNPs and DNA polymerase can significantly influence PCR. First, the addition of DNA polymerase can eliminate the inhibitory effects of excess AuNPs. Second, the addition of AuNPs will increase yield of the desired PCR product and make the optimum concentration of DNA polymerase move to higher value. Third, while excess polymerase might inhibit amplification efficiency, AuNPs can reverse this process and the yield of PCR amplification. Based on these results we propose a possible mechanism that AuNPs might modulate the activity of polymerase and improve PCR amplification.     

开关磁阻电机电动轮驱动系统

基于汽车动力学的分析,提出了电动轮驱动系统应遵循的控制原则即输出转矩闭环控制;比较了目前常用的开关磁阻电机转矩控制策略,并提出了新的控制方案.该方案通过放置辅助检测绕组和采用硬件积分器,对电机绕组磁链进行实时检测;结合绕组电流进行转矩估算,经过转矩误差PID反馈控制,实现电机输出转矩对转矩给定指令的跟踪.建立了实际的转矩闭环控制系统并进行了实验研究.实测得到的电机输出特性证明了所提出的控制策略的正确性.     

蜂窝环境下功率空时分布仿真的改进算法

为更好地对蜂窝环境下的功率空时分布进行仿真,引入“有效散射体”和“反射概率”两个有明确物理意义的概念,在单反射椭圆模型(GBSBEM)的基础上提出一种改进的仿真算法.该算法能更准确灵活地描述蜂窝环境下信号的功率空时特性.仿真结果与实测数据对比表明,在功率时延谱预测方面,改进算法与GBSBEM有同样的精度,而在功率方位谱预测方面,前者的均方相对误差要小于后者.     

谐波合成法模拟随机风场的优化算法

为解决传统谐波合成法模拟多变量随机脉动风场效率低下的问题,首先将互谱密度函数矩阵分块,然后采用递归优化算法进行矩阵的Cholesky分解,同时引入矩阵乘法算法来代替传统算法的叠加过程,从而减少了互谱密度矩阵中元素生成的数量,加快了矩阵分解和脉动风场合成的速度.工程实例表明,上述优化算法可有效减少整个模拟过程的计算时间,提高模拟效率.     

中国居民生活方式和能耗关系的研究

近年来，随着经济的快速发展和人民生活水平的不断改善，中国居民的生活能耗持续增长．由发达国家和地区的先进经验可知，居住建筑的特点和居民的日常生活方式都对居住建筑能耗有影响．为了清楚了解居住建筑能耗与生活方式之间的关系，开找出4常生活甲有利于节能的措施，笔者在2006／2007平4个孕节中各选择一周，对杭州地区100户家庭进行了能耗和生活方式的调查．经过统计分析，发现居民日常生活方式与能耗有密切联系，并找到了一些日常生活中有利于节能的合理措施；而且通过在调查中对居民进行节能教育后，发现居民的节能意识和行为都有一定的改善，并伴随能耗的降低．     

抗粘、耐酸汽车钢化玻璃油墨的制备与性能

采取自制的调墨油、耐酸钢化颜料黑(低熔点玻璃粉和高温陶瓷黑色素的混合物)和助剂制备了抗粘、耐酸的汽车钢化玻璃油墨,进行了同步热分析,并采用SEM和XRD研究了烧结温度和时间对油墨釉层表面析晶、表面形貌及其对釉层光泽度和耐酸性的影响,确定了油墨的最佳烧结温度和时间.结果显示:低熔点玻璃粉的软化点为512℃,与调墨油树脂的最终分解温度(470℃)较接近,从而在600～700℃的烧结温度范围内可以充分熔融流动并代替树脂作为连结料;钢化颜料黑在579.4℃开始析晶,起到了降低油墨烧结温度和抗粘的作用;采用SEM和XRD研究了烧结温度和时间对油墨釉层表面析晶、表面形貌及对釉层光泽度和耐酸性的影响,确定了油墨的最佳烧结温度和时间分别为660℃和4 min;所制备的油墨具有良好的抗粘性、耐酸性以及较好的光泽度.