防治心脏病的好消息

位于旧金山的加州大学医学院和太平洋长老会医疗中心一位说话温和的年轻研究员迪安·奥尼什医生(Dean Ornish)曾征集过心脏病患者实验一种治疗心脏病的新方法。更新的,不那样激烈的医疗技术也一点没能改变奥尼什的想法。冠状血管成形术中用气胀导管在阻塞的动脉中充气来把血管冲开.“但用同样方法疏通的第三条冠状动脉6个月后又阻塞了.”奥尼什指出。另一种决择,即用降胆固醇药物,虽然对有些病例有效,但是代价昂贵。用这类药物可增加患者的存活机会,但这些药物对有些人可能有副作用. “用这些处置方法,”奥尼什说,“我们经常是解决一些问题又引出另一些问题。我想从心脏病的成因上来解决问题。     

Parity Nonconservation in of Multiply Dielectronic Recombination Charged Ions

A parity nonconserving （PNC） asymmetry in the cross section for dielectronic recombination of polarized electrons on multiply charged ions with Z≥40 is discussed. This effect is strongly enhanced for close doubly-excited states of opposite parity in the intermediate compound ion. Such states are known for He-like ions. However, these levels have large energy and large radiative widths which hampers observation of the PNC asymmetry. We argue that accidentally degenerate states of more complex ions may be more suitable for the coresponding experiment.     

Self-assembling Characteristics of Amphiphilic Star Block Copolymers with a Polyelectrolyte Shell

1 Results Amphiphilic block copolymers are capable of forming supramolecular assemblies resembling those observed in nature,such as spherical micelles,worm micelles,and vesicles.Changing the solvent composition,ionic strength or pH of the polymer solution may induce the self-assembly of block copolymers or trigger the transition between the geometries of noncovalent assemblies.In the current work,we have synthesised starlike amphiphilic block copolymers having hydrophobic poly(methyl methacrylate),PMMA,core,and hydrophilic poly(acrylic acid),PAA,shell.The self-assembling characteristics of these polymers have been investigated in aqueous solutions by light scattering and direct visualisation by cryo-transmission electron microscopy (cryoTEM)[1]. Computer simulations along with the theoretical predictions made for the star-like system based on mean-field theory have been used to support the experimental observations[2]. The association of the starlike macromolecules resembles that of charged biopolymers,such as actin,since a balance between attractive and repulsive forces is required for the formation of cylindrical assemblies and can be manipulated by changing the pH or the ionic strength of the solvent[3].     

光谱仪设计基础

近年来光谱学领域发生了很大变化。经典的光谱仪已变得陈旧，而装配了CCD检测器的摄谱仪具有更好的性能。虽然基本光学原理没有改变，但是在很多情况下对光谱仪的设计提出了更多要求，与经典光谱仪很不同。计算机光线跟踪技术以及计算机辅助设计技术的发展能很好地应对这些变化，并已制造出新一代的光谱仪。     

未来十年的全球水源状况

1940年至1980年间,全球的用水量翻了一番,预计到2000年还要再翻一番。由于生活水平的差异,每人每天的生活用水量也相差甚大,为20～500升。全世界有4％的人均日用水量达300～400升(美国为580升),而全世界67％的人口(主要集中在非洲和亚洲)人均日用水量小于50升。时至今日,全球范围内,仍有65％的农村人口,35％的城市人口没有供水系统。尽管如此,在过去的10年里,又有13亿人喝上了卫生的水。但是,在现在52亿的世界人口中,仍有约12亿人喝不上卫生的水。     

气候变迁、适应能力及其发展

政府间小组委员会(IPCC)提供的第三次有关气候变化评估报告，强有力的说明了由人类诱发的气候变迁正在发生，而且世界上所有的国家都将会受到影响。