现代企业核心竞争力初探

现代企业的竞争,最根本的是核心竞争力的竞争,提高核心竞争力是企业长期制胜之本,是企业生存和发展的关键所在。     

三元Fe-Co-Cu包晶合金中壳核组织形成机制

三元Cu₅₀Fe_37.5Co_12.5包晶合金液滴在自由落体过程中发生亚稳液相分离, 主要形成由L₁(Cu)和L₂(Fe,Co)两相构成的壳核组织. 在测定固相面和液相面温度以及液相分离临界过冷度的基础上分析了壳核组织形成机制, 发现分离两液相的界面能随温度降低而增大, 合金液滴沿着半径方向从内向外存在着由小变大的温度梯度. 作用于L₂(Fe,Co)相上的Marangoni力(F_M)随其尺寸增加而增大, L₂(Fe,Co)相小液滴在F_M力的作用下从外向内迁移过程中逐渐粗化, 同时发生碰撞和凝并, 进而形成壳核结构的凝固组织.     

短波CHESS跳频系统的性能分析

以提高短波数据传输速率为主要目的的CHESS系统及技术目前受到普遍关注.先介绍了CHESS系统,对其核心技术--差分跳频的原理、相应G函数跳频图案的性能进行了研究,并对其性能进行了检验,得出了一些有益的结论.     

微量Mg对纯Ag的性能影响

 在99.995%Ag中添加8×10^-5Mg制成99.99%纯Ag,进行机械性能测试试验.当ε=98%时,在25℃下保存200d,其强度和硬度稳定不变.即在99.995%的高纯Ag中存在有微量镁,使Ag在结晶过程中出现少量Ag溶Mg的固溶体颗粒,细化Ag的晶粒,晶界增多,变形抗力增大.起到强化和稳定机械性能的作用.     

核辐射技术及其在材料科学领域的应用

核辐射技术在材料科学领域得到了广泛的应用,利用辐射技术对无机材料、高分子材料进行改性和加工已成为一支新兴的高技术产业。综述了辐射技术在材料的改性和加工领域的应用研究进展,并详细介绍该单位在采用反应堆辐照技术研制碳化硅（SiC）陶瓷纤维、辐射交联法制备三元乙丙橡胶（EPDM）密封材料、辐射接枝合成偕胺肟型螯合树脂等方面开展的工作。     

12CaO·7Al2O3型精炼合成渣物性与脱硫试验

对近两年从国外发展起来的新型精炼合成渣 12 Ca O· 7Al2 O3的烧成工艺、物性和脱硫能力进行了试验研究。结果表明 ,该渣系原料来源广泛 ,成本较低 ;以 12 Ca O· 7Al2 O3为低熔点相 ,具有较低的熔化温度 ,在精炼温度下具有较好的流动性 ;由于具有很高的碱度和 Al2 O3含量 ,因而具有较强的脱硫能力和吸附铝脱氧产物的能力 ,并且在精炼过程中还可配加大量石灰 ,进一步提高其脱硫能力 ,尤其适用于铝脱氧钢     

Ciliary proteins Fap43 and Fap44 interact with each other and are essential for proper cilia and flagella beating

Cilia beating is powered by the inner and outer dynein arms (IDAs and ODAs). These multi-subunit macrocomplexes are arranged in two rows on each outer doublet along the entire cilium length, except its distal end. To generate cilia beating, the activity of ODAs and IDAs must be strictly regulated locally by interactions with the dynein arm-associated structures within each ciliary unit and coordinated globally in time and space between doublets and along the axoneme. Here, we provide evidence of a novel ciliary complex composed of two conserved WD-repeat proteins, Fap43p and Fap44p. This complex is adjacent to another WD-repeat protein, Fap57p, and most likely the two-headed inner dynein arm, IDA I1. Loss of either protein results in altered waveform, beat stroke and reduced swimming speed. The ciliary localization of Fap43p and Fap44p is interdependent in the ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila.     

Heritable germline epimutation of MSH2 in a family with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer

Epimutations in the germline, such as methylation of the MLH1 gene, may contribute to hereditary cancer syndrome in human, but their transmission to offspring has never been documented. Here we report a family with inheritance, in three successive generations, of germline allele-specific and mosaic hypermethylation of the MSH2 gene, without evidence of DNA mismatch repair gene mutation. Three siblings carrying the germline methylation developed early-onset colorectal or endometrial cancers, all with microsatellite instability and MSH2 protein loss. Clonal bisulfite sequencing and pyrosequencing showed different methylation levels in different somatic tissues, with the highest level recorded in rectal mucosa and colon cancer tissue, and the lowest in blood leukocytes. This mosaic state of germline methylation with different tissue distribution could act as the first hit and provide a mechanism for genetic disease inheritance that may deviate from the mendelian pattern and be overlooked in conventional leukocyte-based genetic diagnosis strategy.     

Control of a key transition from prostrate to erect growth in rice domestication

The transition from the prostrate growth of ancestral wild rice (O. rufipogon Griff.) to the erect growth of Oryza sativa cultivars was one of the most critical events in rice domestication. This evolutionary step importantly improved plant architecture and increased grain yield. Here we find that prostrate growth of wild rice from Yuanjiang County in China is controlled by a semi-dominant gene, PROG1 (PROSTRATE GROWTH 1), on chromosome 7 that encodes a single Cys(2)-His(2) zinc-finger protein. prog1 variants identified in O. sativa disrupt the prog1 function and inactivate prog1 expression, leading to erect growth, greater grain number and higher grain yield in cultivated rice. Sequence comparison shows that 182 varieties of cultivated rice, including 87 indica and 95 japonica cultivars from 17 countries, carry identical mutations in the prog1 coding region that may have become fixed during rice domestication.     

Mutations in NMNAT1 cause Leber congenital amaurosis and identify a new disease pathway for retinal degeneration

Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a blinding retinal disease that presents within the first year after birth. Using exome sequencing, we identified mutations in the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) synthase gene NMNAT1 encoding nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyltransferase 1 in eight families with LCA, including the family in which LCA was originally linked to the LCA9 locus. Notably, all individuals with NMNAT1 mutations also have macular colobomas, which are severe degenerative entities of the central retina (fovea) devoid of tissue and photoreceptors. Functional assays of the proteins encoded by the mutant alleles identified in our study showed that the mutations reduce the enzymatic activity of NMNAT1 in NAD biosynthesis and affect protein folding. Of note, recent characterization of the slow Wallerian degeneration (Wld(s)) mouse model, in which prolonged axonal survival after injury is observed, identified NMNAT1 as a neuroprotective protein when ectopically expressed. Our findings identify a new disease mechanism underlying LCA and provide the first link between endogenous NMNAT1 dysfunction and a human nervous system disorder.