角膜神经纤维形态参数变化在早期T2DM视网膜病变的应用价值

目的探讨角膜神经纤维形态参数变化在早期发现Ⅱ型糖尿病(T2DM)视网膜病变的应用价值.方法选取T2DM患者236例,其中合并糖尿病视网膜病变114例(Ⅰ期36例,Ⅱ期50例,Ⅲ期28例),无糖尿病视网膜病变122例;另收集同期健康志愿者120例为对照组.使用共焦激光角膜显微镜检测角膜神经纤维形态变化,分析与T2DM视网膜病变临床指标的关系.结果视网膜病变组神经长度、神经纤维密度、神经分支密度明显低于无视网膜病变组和对照组,神经纤维弯曲度明显高于无视网膜病变组和对照组,差异均具有统计学意义(P0.05).无视网膜病变组神经纤维弯曲度、神经分支密度明显高于对照组,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);无视网膜病变组与对照组神经长度、神经纤维密度之间差异均无统计学意义(P0.05).Ⅲ期视网膜病变患者神经长度、神经纤维密度、神经分支密度均明显低于Ⅰ期和Ⅱ期患者,神经纤维弯曲度明显高于Ⅰ期和Ⅱ期患者,差异均具有统计学意义(P0.05).视网膜病变组患者病程明显长于无视网膜病变组,空腹C肽、GLU明显低于无视网膜病变组,差异均具有统计学意义(P0.05).T2DM患者病程与角膜神经纤维长度和分支密度均呈负相关;T2DM患者空腹C肽水平与角膜神经纤维弯曲度呈负相关,与神经纤维密度呈正相关.结论 T2DM视网膜病变患者角膜神经纤维形态参数发生异常变化,有助于早期发现视网膜病变;对病程较长和空腹C肽水平较低的T2DM患者应用价值更高.     

向海自然保护区昆虫资源调查

湿地是一种特殊的土地资源和生态环境,具有调节水分循环、维持湿地特有动植物生存等基本生态功能.调查向海国家级自然保护区昆虫资源,共采集昆虫114种,隶属12目63科.在物种组成上,以鳞翅目、鞘翅目和直翅目为主要优势类群,主要优势种有中华蚱蜢(Acrida cinerca Thunberg)、黑足婪步甲(Harpalus roninus Bate)、榆紫叶甲(Ambrostoma quadriimpressum(Motschulsky)).沙丘榆林生境有11目51科95种,其中,鞘翅目有16科31种;芦苇沼泽生境有9目33科56种,其中,鳞翅目有9科20种;羊草草原生境有8目32科67种,其中,鳞翅目有9科17种.对向海自然保护区主要害虫种类及资源昆虫进行了初步分析.     

黑果腺肋花楸组培繁殖培养基筛选

以黑果腺肋花楸茎尖和嫩叶为外植体,在MS培养基中加入不同种类与用量的生长调节剂,筛选黑果腺肋花楸组织培养繁殖培养基.结果表明:黑果腺肋花楸愈伤组织诱导效果较好的培养基为MS+6-BA 3.0 mg/L+NAA 0.5 mg/L;不定芽诱导效果较好的培养基为MS+6-BA 1.0 mg/L+NAA 0.1 mg/L;不定根诱导效果较好的培养基为1/2 MS+IBA 0.05 mg/L;以泥炭土、松针、砂砾(2∶1∶1)为基质时,组培苗移栽成活率较高(成活率96%).     

Shear-thickening behavior of Fe-ZSM5 zeolite slurry and its removal with alumina/boehmites

A cryogenic scanning electron microscopy (cryo-SEM) technique was used to explore the shear-thickening behavior of Fe-ZSM5 zeolite pastes and to discover its underlying mechanism. Bare Fe-ZSM5 zeolite samples were found to contain agglomerations, which may break the flow of the pastes and cause shear-thickening behaviors. However, the shear-thickening behaviors can be eliminated by the addition of halloysite and various boehmites because of improved particle packing. Furthermore, compared with pure Fe-ZSM5 zeolite samples and its composite samples with halloysite, the samples with boehmite (Pural SB or Disperal) additions exhibited network structures in their cryo-SEM images; these structures could facilitate the storage and release of flow water, smooth paste flow, and avoid shear-thickening. By contrast, another boehmite (Versal 250) formed agglomerations rather than network structures after being added to the Fe-ZSM5 zeolite paste and resulted in shear-thickening behavior. Consequently, the results suggest that these network structures play key roles in eliminating the shear-thickening behavior.     

Fabrication of homogeneously dispersed graphene/Al composites by solution mixing and powder metallurgy

Graphene-reinforced aluminum (Al) matrix composites were successfully prepared via solution mixing and powder metallurgy in this study. The mechanical properties of the composites were studied using microhardness and tensile tests. Compared to the pure Al alloy, the graphene/Al composites showed increased strength and hardness. A tensile strength of 255 MPa was achieved for the graphene/Al composite with only 0.3wt% graphene, which has a 25% increase over the tensile strength of the pure Al matrix. Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy were used to investigate the morphologies, chemical compositions, and microstructures of the graphene and the graphene/Al composites. On the basis of fractographic evidence, a relevant fracture mechanism is proposed.     

Microstructure and mechanical properties of SiC-particle-strengthening tri-metal Al/Cu/Ni composite produced by accumulative roll bonding process

In this study, a multilayer Al/Ni/Cu composite reinforced with SiC particles was produced using an accumulative roll bonding (ARB) process with different cycles. The microstructure and mechanical properties of this composite were investigated using optical and scanning microscopy and hardness and tensile testing. The results show that by increasing the applied strain, the Al/Ni/Cu multilayer composite converted from layer features to near a particle-strengthening characteristic. After the fifth ARB cycle, a composite with a uniform distribution of reinforcements (Cu, Ni, and SiC) was fabricated. The tensile strength of the composite increased from the initial sandwich structure to the first ARB cycle and then decreased from the first to the third ARB cycle. Upon reaching five ARB cycles, the tensile strength of the composite increased again. The variation in the elongation of the composite exhibited a tendency similar to that of its tensile strength. It is observed that with increasing strain, the microhardness values of the Al, Cu, and Ni layers increased, and that the dominant fracture mechanisms of Al and Cu were dimple formation and ductile fracture. In contrast, brittle fracture in specific plains was the main characteristic of Ni fractures.     

Crystallographic texture and earing behavior analysis for different second cold reductions of double-reduction tinplate

Since the production of tinplate with non-earing properties is difficult, especially when it is produced via the double-reduction process, the optimal degree of second cold reduction is particularly important for achieving desirable drawing properties. The evolution of texture and the earing propensity of double-reduction tinplate with different extents of second reduction were investigated in this study. Optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy were used to observe the changes in the microstructure at various extents of reduction. Two common testing methods, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and electron backscatter diffraction, were used to investigate the texture of the specimens, which revealed the effects of deformation percentage on the final texture development and the change in the grain boundary. The earing rate was determined via earing tests involving measurement of the height of any ear. The results obtained from both XRD analyses and earing tests revealed the same ideal value for the second cold reduction on the basis of the relationship between crystallographic texture and the degree of earing.     

Solid-phase synthesis of Cu<Subscript>2</Subscript>MoS<Subscript>4</Subscript> nanoparticles for degradation of methyl blue under a halogen-tungsten lamp

The Cu₂MoS₄ nanoparticles were prepared using a relatively simple and convenient solid-phase process, which was applied for the first time. The crystalline structure, morphology, and optical properties of Cu₂MoS₄ nanoparticles were characterized using X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy, and UV-vis spectrophotometry. Cu₂MoS₄ nanoparticles having a band gap of 1.66 eV exhibits good photocatalytic activity in the degradation of methylene blue, which indicates that this simple process may be critical to facilitate the cheap production of photocatalysts.     

Effects of Zn content on the microstructure and the mechanical and corrosion properties of as-cast low-alloyed Mg–Zn–Ca alloys

The effects of Zn content on the microstructure and the mechanical and corrosion properties of as-cast low-alloyed Mg–xZn–0.2Ca alloys (x=0.6wt%, 2.0wt%, 2.5wt%, hereafter denoted as 0.6Zn, 2.0Zn, and 2.5Zn alloys, respectively) are investigated. The results show that the Zn content not only influences grain refinement but also induces different phase precipitation behaviors. The as-cast microstructure of the 0.6Zn alloy is composed of α-Mg, Mg₂Ca, and Ca₂Mg₆Zn₃ phases, whereas 2.0Zn and 2.5Zn alloys only contain α-Mg and Ca₂Mg₆Zn₃ phases, as revealed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analyses. Moreover, with increasing Zn content, both the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) and the elongation to fracture first increase and then decrease. Among the three investigated alloys, the largest UTS (178 MPa) and the highest elongation to fracture (6.5%) are obtained for the 2.0Zn alloy. In addition, the corrosion rate increases with increasing Zn content. This paper provides an updated investigation of the alloy composition–microstructure–property relationships of different Zn-containing Mg–Zn–Ca alloys.     

Microstructure and corrosion behavior of Al<Subscript>3</Subscript>Ti/ADC12 composite modified with Sr

In this study, we investigated the effect of the addition of Sr (0wt%, 0.1wt%, 0.2wt%, and 0.3wt%) on the microstructure and corrosion behavior of Al₃Ti/ADC12 composite by optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and energy diffraction spectroscopy. The results reveal that the α-Al phases were nearly spherical and 40 μm in size and that the eutectic Si phases became round in the composite when the Sr content reached 0.2wt%. The Al₃Ti particles were distributed uniformly at the grain boundary. The results of the corrosion examination reveal that the Al₃Ti/ADC12 composite exhibited a minimum corrosion rate of 0.081 g·m–2·h–1 for an Sr content of 0.2wt%, which is two thirds of that of unmodified composite (0.134 g·m–2·h–1). This improved corrosion resistance was due to galvanic corrosion, which resulted from the low area ratio of the cathode to anode regions. This caused a low-density corrosion current in the composite, thereby yielding optimum corrosion resistance.