稀土果糖—高氯酸及稀土—果糖—硼酸配合物的研究

首次合成了镧（Ｌａ）、镨（Ｐｒ）、钕（Ｎｄ）、钐（Ｓｍ）、钆（Ｇｄ）的果糖－高氯酸固体配合物以及Ｌａ,Ｐｒ,Ｎｄ,Ｓｍ,Ｇｄ和Ｅｕ（铕）的硼酸－果糖配合物．利用化学分析,ＩＲ,１ＨＮＭＲ,ＵＶ和热谱等物理化学手段对这两系列共１１个配合物的组成和成键情况进行了表征,并对它们的某些物理化学性质进行了研究．结果表明：稀土－果糖－高氯酸配合物的组成为：ＲＥ３（Ｃ６Ｈ１１Ｏ６）５（ＯＨ）２（ＣｌＯ４）２３Ｈ２Ｏ（ＲＥ＝Ｌａ,Ｐｒ,Ｎｄ,Ｓｍ,Ｇｄ）;稀土－果糖－硼酸配合物的组成为：ＲＥ（Ｃ６Ｈ１２Ｏ８Ｂ）２Ｃｌ２ＣＨ３ＯＨ,（ＲＥ＝Ｌａ,Ｐｒ,Ｎｄ,Ｓｍ,Ｅｕ,Ｇｄ）．     

铝离子的在线分析

用流动注射法研究了铝离子的在线分析,采用铝－铬天青Ｓ的二元显色体系,在流动体系中考察了表面活性剂,ｐＨ的影响,阴离子和阳离子对铝离子的干扰,用抗坏血酸和邻菲罗啉作掩蔽剂,在ｐＨ＝５．５缓冲液中测定铝,进样频率１２０次／ｈ,此方法检测下限０．１５μｇ／ｍＬ,相对标准偏差小于５％,回收率１０１％。     

A massive phytoplankton bloom induced by an ecosystem-scale iron fertilization experiment in the equatorial Pacific Ocean

The seeding of an expanse of surface waters in the equatorial Pacific Ocean with low concentrations of dissolved iron triggered a massive phytoplankton bloom which consumed large quantities of carbon dioxide and nitrate that these microscopic plants cannot fully utilize under natural conditions. These and other observations provide unequivocal support for the hypothesis that phytoplankton growth in this oceanic region is limited by iron bioavailability.     

Insect motion detectors matched to visual ecology

To detect motion, primates, birds and insects all use local detectors to correlate signals sampled at one location in the image with those sampled after a delay at adjacent locations. These detectors can adapt to high image velocities by shortening the delay. To investigate whether they use long delays for detecting low velocities, we compared motion-sensitive neurons in ten species of fast-flying insects, some of which encounter low velocities while hovering. Neurons of bee-flies and hawkmoths, which hover, are tuned to lower temporal frequencies than those of butterflies and bumblebees, which do not. Tuning to low frequencies indicates longer delays and extends sensitivity to lower velocities. Hoverflies retain fast temporal tuning but use their high spatial acuity for sensing low-velocity motion. Thus an unexpectedly wide range of spatio-temporal tuning matches motion detection to visual ecology.     

“S”形刃球头立铣刀的研究（Ⅰ）──数学模型

在分析球头立铣刀刃磨方法的基础上,建立了“Ｓ”形刃球头立铣刀前、后刀面以及切削刃的数学模型．模型的建立对“Ｓ”形刃球头立铣刀几何参数的分析及优化、切削机理的研究、刃磨参数的选择以及刃磨装置的设计都将具有理论意义;对加快“Ｓ”形刃球头立铣刀的国产化制造具有实用价值．     

The use of cyclophosphamide as an enhancer of the vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease

The immunization of biungulate animals with killed foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) requires periodic vaccinations due to a low vaccine immunogenicity. Therefore, FMDV antigens need to be combined with adjuvants such as aluminum hydroxide, saponin or oil emulsions. Animal handling for periodic inoculations, and the repeated doses of vaccines that have to be administered increase the commercialization costs. Moreover, the use of adjuvants may induce adverse effects.In the present work we show that it is possible to increase the life span of neutralizing antibodies in serum when a single dose of cyclophosphamide (Cy) is administered four days before vaccination with aluminum hydroxidesaponin FMDV vaccine.     

Some citrus chitinases also possess chitosanase activities

Several acidic chitinase and chitosanase isoforms were found in 4-week-old nonembryogenic sweet orange (Valencia [Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck]) callus tissue. Two isoforms (designated A1-CF1 and A1-CF2) were purified to homogeneity using HPLC size exclusion, anion exchange, and chromatofocusing techniques. Both hydrolase isoforms exhibited activity with either colloidal chitin or solubilized shrimp shell chitosan. Specific activities for the purified isoforms could not be calculated because of the lack of protein and contamination of ampholytes. However, the specific activities for chitinase and chitosanase after anion exchange were respectively 404 nmol GlcNAc per min per mg protein and 2,475 nmol GlcN per min per mg protein. The M_r for both enzymes was 30,500. The homogeneous proteins cross-reacted in western blots with antiserum against a basic class I potato leaf chitinase.     

A 6,000-year sedimentary molecular record of chemocline excursions in the Black Sea

The Black Sea is the world's largest anoxic basin; it is also a contemporary analogue of the environment in which carbonaceous shales and petroleum source beds formed. Recently, Repeta et al. reported that anoxygenic photosynthesis may be an important component of carbon cycling in the present Black Sea, owing to a shoaling of the chemocline and consequent penetration of the photic zone by anaerobic waters in the past few decades. It has been suggested that this was due to an anthropogenic decrease in freshwater input to the Black Sea, although natural causes were not ruled out. Here we report the distributions of sequestered photosynthetic pigments in eight core samples of sediments from the Black Sea ranging in age from zero to 6,200 years before the present. Our results show that photosynthetic green sulphur bacteria (Chlorobiaceae [correction of Clorobiaceae]) have been active in the Black Sea for substantial periods of time in the past. This finding indicates that the penetration of the photic zone by anaerobic waters is not a recent phenomenon, and suggests that natural causes for shoaling of the chemocline are more likely than anthropogenic ones.     

Pineal-related changes in cyclic AMP levels of rat medial basal hypothalamus

Summary Pinealectomy (Px) in adult male rats resulted in increased cyclic AMP accumulation by medial basal hypothalamic (MBH) explants 3 and 7 days after surgery. 24 h after superior cervical ganglionectomy (Gx) an augmented MBH cyclic AMP accumulation was observed. The effects of Px and Gx were additive, as revealed in animals subjected to Gx 3 days after Px.This study was supported by grants from the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) (N^o 6638) and from the Fundación Alberto J. Roemmers, Argentina.     

Arousal and fright responses and their habituation in the slippery dick,Halichoeres bivittatus

Summary Behavioral arousal and fright responses ofHalichoeres bivittatus occurred in aquaria to a moving shadow and a tap stimulus. Arousal was characterized by changes in the beat of pectoral fins, dorsal fin erection and eye movements, whereas in fright, adduction of pectoral and dorsal fins and rapid forward movement occurred. Serial stimulus presentation caused the fright response to be replaced by arousal which habituated in that the proportion of behavioral components exhibited decreased during the process.P.R. Laming was in receipt of a Royal Society travel grant for assistance in the expenses of this work, for which he is duly grateful. We are grateful to Nick Zinkowski, Culebra for the loan of minnow traps.