Inducing dopaminergic differentiation of expanded rat mesencephalic neural stem cells by ascorbic acid in vitro

Ascorbic acid (AA) induced differentiation of neural stem cells (NSCs) into dopaminergic (DAergic) neurons is reported.NSCs derived from rat mesencephalon were maintained and expanded in a defined medium containing mitogens of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and epidermal growth factor (EGF).Compared with the control, ascorbic acid treatment led to more DAergic neuronal differentiation as indicated by the expression of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and dopamine transporter (DAT), which are specific markers of dopamine neurons.AA induction also enhanced expression of Nurr1 and Shh.PD98059, an inhibitor of mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (MAPK/ERK) pathway, could block AA-induced Nurr1, TH and DAT mRNA expression.The results might suggest a new strategy to provide enough dopaminergic cells for the therapy of Parkinson's disease (PD), and Nurr1 and ERK signaling pathway might participate in the AA-induced DAergic differentiation.     

An improved form of the ELMS algorithm

1.INTRODUCTION Adaptiveechocancellersarewidelyemployedintele conferencingsystemsinordertocompensateforthe impairmentinthequalityduotoundesiredechoesre sultingfromcouplingbetweenloudspeakerandmicro phone.Inastereophonicenvironment,thefunda mentalproblemofechocancellationisthatgiventhe inputtotheloudspeakersandtheoutputofthemicro phonesinthereceivingroom,theechopathcannot bedetermineduniquely[3,8,9].Theproblemisdueto thecorrelationbetweenthestereosignals.Asare sult,anyadaptivetechniqueusedi…     

SCIAA教学法--基于"学生本位课程"的英语精读教学法

“学生本位课程”是以人本主义心理学和建构主义课程观为基础的一种新型课程。这种课程确立了学生在教学中的主体地位以及教师的主导作用，强调在教学中充分利用学生原有知识和经验。SCIAA教学法是笔者将“学生本位课程”应用于教学实践而形成的一种新的英语精读教学方法。     

建设工程项目施工实施阶段的投资控制

建设工程投资控制，是指在投资决策阶段、设计阶段和实施阶段把工程投资控制在批准限额的管理措施。在实施阶段中的准备阶段准确地确定发包价款，做好答疑、评标询标；在施工阶段中严格控制设计变更程序、明确变更项目单价的原则，掌握好设计变更、索赔引起的合同价款调整以及招标过程中材料、设备暂定价的确定，是建设工程项目实施阶段投资控制的关键。     

The Intelligent Decision Support System Model of SARS

Based on the intelligent decision support system, a new method was presented to defense the catastrophic infectious disease such as SARS, Bird Flu, etc.. By using All Set theory, the decision support system (DSS) model can be built to analyze the noise information and forecast the trend of the catastrophe then to give the method or policy to defend the disease. The model system is composed of four subsystems: the noise analysis subsystem, forecast and simulation subsystem, diagnosis subsystem and second recovery subsystem. They are discussed briefly in this paper. This model can be used not only for SARS but also for other paroxysmal accidences.     

直纹曲面喷漆机器人喷枪轨迹多目标优化

针对直纹曲面上喷漆机器人的喷枪轨迹多目标优化问题,通过平面喷漆实验,采集各点膜厚数据,运用MATLAB遗传算法工具箱拟合β分布,建立直纹曲面漆膜厚度生长模型.将曲面离散为点集,采用三次B样条曲线拟合生成初始喷枪轨迹.以曲面上各点漆膜厚度均匀和喷涂效率高为目标建立喷枪轨迹多目标优化模型,并采用改进的快速非支配排序遗传算法对该模型求解,获得喷枪轨迹最优解集,最终实现了直纹曲面喷枪轨迹的优化目标.通过实例结果对比验证了该方法的有效性和实用性.     

自动化码头运输设备充电策略优化的仿真研究

随着自动化集装箱码头成为当今码头的发展趋势,AGV(automated guided vehicle) 作为自动化码头中使用最为广泛的水平运输工具,合理制定其充电策略至关重要。针对当前自动化集装箱码头中AGV充电策略的不足,提出一种以离线充电为主在线充电为辅的充电策略,并且针对在线充电站点位置选择问题提出一种利用热区图选择有效在线充电站点的快捷方法。在使用该种充电策略情况下,通过大量仿真实验得出在码头工作任务量不变的前提下可减少AGV数量配置的结果,说明自动化集装箱码头水平搬运效率得到提高,证明该充电策略具有有效性。     

简易家用起坐器的研发

现代家用起坐产品缺乏并昂贵的现状,利用人因工程学知识,设计了简易家用起坐器,产品为床垫式结构,通过开关控制步进电机启停,从而实现起坐运动。产品经济实用,安全舒适,有很高的实用价值。     

HD分子X1Σ+g, B1Σ+u和C1Πu态的势能函数

使用SAC/SAC-CI方法，利用D95++**、6-311++g**以及cc-PVTZ等基组，对HD分子的基态(X1Σ+g)、第二激发态(B1Σ+u)和第三激发态(C1Πu)的平衡结构和谐振频率进行了优化计算．通过对3个基组的计算结果的比较，得出了cc-PVTZ基组为三个基组中的最优基组的结论；使用cc-PVTZ基组，利用SAC的GSUM(Group Sum of Operators)方法对基态(X1Σ+g)、SAC-CI的GSUM方法对激发态(B1Σ+u)和(C1Πu)进行单点能扫描计算，用正规方程组拟合Murrell-Sorbie函数，得到了相应电子态的完整势能函数；从得到的势能函数计算了与基态(X1Σ+g)、第二激发态(B1Σ+u)和第三激发态(C1Πu)相对应的光谱常数(Be, αe, ωe 和ωeχe)，结果与实验数据基本吻合．     

Simultaneous mineralization of CO2 and recovery of soluble potassium using earth-abundant potassium feldspar

CO2 capture and storage(CCS) is an important strategy in combatting anthropogenic climate change.However,commercial application of the CCS technique is currently hampered by its high energy expenditure and costs.To overcome this issue,CO2 capture and utilization(CCU) is a promising CO2 disposal method.We,for the first time,developed a promising method to mineralize CO2 using earth-abundant potassium feldspar in order to effectively reduce CO2 emissions.Our experiments demonstrate that,after adding calcium chloride hexahydrate as an additive,the K-feldspar can be transformed to Ca-silicates at 800 C,which can easily mineralize CO2 to form stable calcium carbonate and recover soluble potassium.The conversion of this process reached 84.7%.With further study,the pretreatment temperature can be reduced to 250 C using hydrothermal method by adding the solution of triethanolamine(TEA).The highest conversion can be reached 40.1%.The process of simultaneous mineralization of CO2 and recovery of soluble potassium can be easily implemented in practice and may provide an economically feasible way to tackle global anthropogenic climate change.