Chromosomal effects of adeno-associated virus vector integration.

Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors are currently being used in several clinical gene-therapy trials (see the NIH OBA Human Gene Transfer Clinical Trials Database); however, little is known about the chromosomal effects of vector integration. Here we report that integrated vector proviruses are associated with chromosomal deletions and other rearrangements and are frequently located on chromosome 19 (although not at the wildtype AAV integration site).     

纳米聚合物复合材料开发与技术

简述了聚合物 /纳米无机物复合材料的概况、性能及制造方法     

Quantum Mechanics and Operational Probability Theory

We discuss a generalization of the standard notion of probability space and show that the emerging framework, to be called operational probability theory, can be considered as underlying quantal theories. The proposed framework makes special reference to the convex structure of states and to a family of observables which is wider than the familiar set of random variables: it appears as an alternative to the known algebraic approach to quantum probability.     

新型固体酸SO_4~(2-)MoO_3-TiO_2催化合成苹果酯

自制了一种新固体酸催化剂SO2 -4MoO3 -TiO2 ,FT -IR谱图表明 ,催化剂表面具有强酸中心 ,该催化剂对苹果酯合成的活性高 ,并得到该反应的优化条件如下 :乙酰乙酸乙酯 0 .3mol,乙二醇 0 .6mol,环己烷 30ml,催化剂 3g ,反应温度 110℃ ,反应时间 1.5h ,在此条件下 ,苹果酯产率达 90 % ,且催化剂易回收 ,具有较好的重复使用性能     

新世纪图书馆员社会角色转换研究综述

就近几年图书馆界关于新世纪馆员意识转换及社会角色转换等方面的研究进行了综述，指出新时期的馆员要实现自我社会角色的转换，首先是要明确转换的必要性，然后采取有效的策略逐步地、系统地推进转换，才能取得较好的效果。     

脉冲电磁场杀菌效应试验研究

利用自行研制的直流脉冲发生装置产生的脉冲电磁场分别对生活污水和纯种大肠埃希氏菌液进行电磁处理 ,研究其对细菌的杀菌效果及机理 .实验表明电磁脉冲对生活污水及纯种菌液中的细菌都有明显的致死作用 .实验结果表明 ,停留时间、水流速度、线圈绕组、输出功率、脉冲频率对脉冲磁场的杀菌效果具有影响作用 ,在停留时间 1 2h ,输出功率 4 6 8W ,脉冲频率 6 5kHz ,水流速度 0 .3m s时 ,生活污水的细菌总数从 3.9× 1 0 7个 mL下降到 1 .5× 1 0 2 个 mL ,存活率达 1 0 - 5;大肠杆菌数从 2 .4× 1 0 6 个 mL下降到 3.6× 1 0 2 个 mL ,存活率为 1 0 - 4.在此条件下 ,四种质量浓度的纯种大肠埃希氏菌液经电磁处理后 ,其细菌的存活率均在 1 0 - 3～ 1 0 - 5.细菌细胞的扫描电镜照片表明电磁作用使细胞表面产生凹陷 ,孔洞 ,细胞质溶出现象 ,从而证实了感应电流杀菌作用机制     

The behavior of the homozygous and heterozygous sub-types of rats which are genetically-selected for diabetes insipidus: A comparison with Long Evans and Wistar stocks

Several aspects of spontaneous and conditioned behavior (food and water intake, locomotion and emotionality, passive and active avoidance acquisition and retention) of standard (albino and pigmented) rats, and rats heterozygous (HEDI) and homozygous (HODI) for diabetes insipidus, are reviewed. As would be expected, HODI rats have been repeatedly found to consume far more fluid than either HEDI or control rats. Pigmented rats appear to be more active than albinos. HODI rats exhibit less marked emotional responses than do control rats, among which the pigmented ones exhibit the highest emotionality. Light aversion is more evident in albino than in pigmented rats. No differences are found among HEDI, HODI and normal Long Evans rats. It is quite difficult to provide a clear-cut statement concerning inter-strain differences in passive avoidance behavior, possibly because of the variety of techniques employed. In any case, HODI rats do not perform worse than normal controls do. In one-way active avoidance paradigms, pigmented rats perform better than albinos, and the performance of HODI rats does not differ from that of controls. In two-way avoidance paradigms, albinos appear to outperform pigmented rats. Once again, there are no obvious differences between HODI and control animals.In addition to indicating that HODI rats may actually be less emotional than the other groups of rats reviewed here, the studies described once again fail to confirm the previously alleged functions of vasopressin in memory consolidation.     

Sound communication inNezara viridula (L.) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae): Further evidence that signal transmission is substrate-borne

We investigated the sound communication associated with mating inNezara viridula (L.) to clarify conflicting reports on the medium through which acoustic signals are borne. Recordings made from virgin pairs ofN. viridula during precopulatory and compulatory behaviour have revealed that signals transmitted as vibrations through the substrate are a more likely means of communication than signals transmitted by a radiation of sound pressure waves through the air (at least in Australian populations). We present evidence (additional to that already in the literature) that air-borne acoustics are an unlikely mechanism of sexual communication in this species. Specifically, the recorded pulse train patterns showed no consistency or repeatability in relation to different stages of mating behaviour. In contrast, frequency spectrograms of substrate-borne signals reveal repeatable patterns that do correspond with the stage of mating behaviour.     

A latent class probit model for analyzing pick any/N data

A latent class probit model is developed in which it is assumed that the binary data of a particular subject follow a finite mixture of multivariate Bermoulli distributions. An EM algorithm for fitting the model is described and a Monte Carlo procedure for testing the number of latent classes that is required for adequately describing the data is discussed. In the final section, an application of the latent class probit model to some intended purchase data for residential telecommunication devices is reported. Geert De Soete is supported as “Bevoegdverklaard Navorser” of the Belgian “Nationaal Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek.”