线荷载积分方程法分析嵌于粒状半空间的竖桩

本文采用线荷载积分方程法对轴向受力的刚性桩和弹性桩作了分析,认为桩是嵌于粒状材料半空间的,问题归结成弗雷德霍姆(Fredholm)第一类积分方程,并给出了数值结果。     

微型计算机双屏异码显示

该文通过分析微机显示控制中硬软件的基本原理,提出了实现双屏异码显示的方法。并给出实例说明其实现过程。     

实用电子镇流器的设计

介绍一套简易的日光灯电子镇流器实用电路,阐明了它的电路组成、工作原理,并进行了简单的电路分析     

微波常压下快速合成L－噻唑烷－4－甲酸甲酯

在微波常压反应条件下，用Ｌ－半胱氨酸合成了Ｌ－噻唑烷－４－甲酸甲酯，讨论了微波功率和反应时间对产率的影响．实验表明，微波技术可用于光学活性化合物的合成，并显示出微波合成的简便、安全、快速、产率高的特点．     

Phenobarbital specific antisera and radioimmunoassay

Résumé On a développé un anticorps d'une grande affinité et spécifité envers le phénobarbital en inoculant des lapins avec une solution de barbiturateprotéide, synthétisée d'acide barbiturique de 5-phényl-5-(4-aminobutyl) et d'albumine de sérum bovin par du carbodiimide. Usant de cet anticorps comme radioimmunoeassai, on peut mesurer jusqu'à 1 picomole de phénobarbital par ml de fluides biologique sans que d'autres barbiturates y opposent une réaction significative.

---

---

We express our appreciation to the Lilly Research Laboratories for the donation of amobarbital and secobarbital.     

Correlation between geometrical parameters of electrical tree and corresponding partial discharge parameters in XLPE

This paper deals with the experimental study on the correlation between the geometrical parameters of electrical tree and corresponding partial discharge (PD) characteristic parameters in the course of electrical tree aging within cross linked polyethylene (XLPE) insulation. The electrical tree aging tests were performed on specimens removed from a section of 220 kV transmission cable. The PD macroscopic characteristic parameters were found to be significantly dependent on the corresponding geometrical parameters of electrical tree channels in the course of aging of XLPE, and different kind of electrical tree has different characteristics, and there is obvious correlation between the type of electrical tree and the pre-applied power-frequency stress. Beside, using regression analysis, the expression of the relation between them were obtained, and from which it can be seen that there is significant nonlinear correlation between geometrical parameters of electrical tree and corresponding PD characteristic parameters in the course of aging of XLPE. Therefore, the aging degree of XLPE can be effectively evaluated by recognizing the changing regularity of the PD rnacroscopic characteristic parameters.     

Axisymmetric fundamental solutions for a finite layer with impeded boundaries

Axisymmetrie fundamental solutions that are applied in the consolidation calculations of a finite clay layer with impeded boundaries were derived. Laplace and Hankel integral transforms were utilized with respect to time and radial coordinates, respectively in the analysis. The derivation of fundamental solutions considers two boundary-value problems involving unit point loading and ring loading in the vertical. The solut-ions are extended to circular distributed and strip distributed normal load. The computation and analysis of set-tlements, vertical total stress and excess pore pressure in the consolidation layer subject to circular loading are presented.     

Shape blending of artistic brushstroke represented by disk B-spline curves

This paper presents an algorithm for automatically generating in-between frames of two artistic brushstrokes. The basic idea of the algorithm is to represent the two key frames of artistic brushstrokes in disk B-spline curves, and then make blending of their geometric intrinsic variables. Given two key frames of artistic brushstrokes, the skeleton curves can be obtained by certain skeleton-based techniques. After disk B-spline representation of the key frames is generated, interpolation of the intrinsic variables of the initial and the target disk B-spline curves is carried out. Examples show that this method can efficiently create in-between frames of artistic brushstrokes.     

Gene silencing in cancer by histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation independent of promoter DNA methylation

Epigenetic silencing in cancer cells is mediated by at least two distinct histone modifications, polycomb-based histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation (H3K27triM) and H3K9 dimethylation. The relationship between DNA hypermethylation and these histone modifications is not completely understood. Using chromatin immunoprecipitation microarrays (ChIP-chip) in prostate cancer cells compared to normal prostate, we found that up to 5% of promoters (16% CpG islands and 84% non-CpG islands) were enriched with H3K27triM. These genes were silenced specifically in prostate cancer, and those CpG islands affected showed low levels of DNA methylation. Downregulation of the EZH2 histone methyltransferase restored expression of the H3K27triM target genes alone or in synergy with histone deacetylase inhibition, without affecting promoter DNA methylation, and with no effect on the expression of genes silenced by DNA hypermethylation. These data establish EZH2-mediated H3K27triM as a mechanism of tumor-suppressor gene silencing in cancer that is potentially independent of promoter DNA methylation.     

Suppressing progress of pancreatitis through selective inhibition of NF-κB activation by using NAC

OBJECTIVE: To explore the characteristics of NF-KappaB activation in the progress of pancreatitis, the relationship with expression of TNF-alpha in the inflammatory reaction, and prevent the exacerbation of pancreatitis by using NAC. METHOD: Forty-eight rats were divided into three groups: therapy (group C), pancreatitis (group B) and control (group A). NAC served as the inhibitor of NF-KappaB activation. In the time intervals of 1.5, 3.0, 6.0, 12.0 hour, NF-KappaB activation was detected with flow cytometry (FCM) and the expression of TNF-alpha mRNA and protein with in situ hybridization (ISH) and enzyme-linked immuno-sorbent assay (ELISA) respectively. Meanwhile, the level of lipase and amylase in the serum was assayed and the pathological change was evaluated. RESULT: NF-KappaB activation in the pancreatitis group was higher than that in the control group (P<0.01), peaked at 3 hours, and was depressed by the inhibitor of NF-KappaB, NAC. The expression of TNF-alpha as well as the level of lipase and amylase in the serum also rose synchronously with activation of NF-KappaB. In contrast to group A, it was significantly different (P<0.01) in group B. After using NAC in group C, all of these values were decreased and the inflammatory reaction in the pancreas abated evidently. The pathology changes of the pancreas were shown to be alleviated in group C. CONCLUSION: First, NF-KappaB activity is intensively initiated in the course of pancreatitis and shown to have closely relationship with the release of cytokines. Second, use of NAC markedly depressed NF-KappaB activation. TNF-alpha expression is down regulated by cytokines. It is suggested that NAC probably acts as a useful agent for treatment of pancreatitis by indirectly inhibiting activation of NF-KappaB.