Bionic asymmetry: from amiiform fish to undulating robotic fins

Similar to bionic non-smooth which has been successfully applied in anti-resistance and anti-adhesion, bionic asymmetry is also an inherent property of biological systems and is worth exploring for conceivable pragmatic applications. Therefore, bionic asymmetry for undulations is of main interest in this paper. We initially investigate bionic asymmetry with a case study of the undulating robotic fin, RoboGnilos, which evolved from the long dorsal fin of Gymnarchus niloticus in the amiiform mode. Since the performance of the pre-existing undulating fins is hardly satisfactory, we obtain bionic inspirations of undulatory asymmetry through observations and measurements on the specimen of G. niloticus, to improve upon the performance. Consequently, the newly acquired innovation for bionic asymmetry is incorporated into the previously derived kinematics model, and also applied to the experimental prototype. Both computational and experimental results verify that bionic asymmetric undulation generates better propulsion performance (in terms of linear velocity and efficiency) than the traditional symmetric modes with the same undulatory parameters. Supported by the National Defense Fundamental Research Project of China (Grant No. D28200613) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50405006)     

Genome-wide distribution of histone H3 acetylation in all- trans retinoic acid induced neuronal differentiation of SH-SY5Y cells

With chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) and promoter DNA microarray analyses (ChIP-on-chip), we analyzed the variations of acetylation on histone H3 in all-trans retinoic acid (RA) induced neuronal cell differentiation. Neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells were treated with RA for 24 h and the acetylation on histone H3 in the promoter region of the genes was detected. Results showed that, after treatment, the level of acetylation on histone H3 elevated in 597 genes in the genome, and reduced in the other 647 genes compared with those of the control. In summary, we have successfully adopted a high throughput technique to detect and analyze variations of acetylation of histone H3 in human genome at the early phage of RA induced neuronal differentiation of the SH-SY5Y cells. Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 90408007 and 30721063) and National Key Basic Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2004CB518605)     

Synthesis and characterization of N-aryloxo-functiona- lized β-ketoiminate rare-earth complexes and their catalytic activity for the polymerization of ε-caprolactone

The synthesis and characterization of dimeric rare-earth amides stabilized by a dianionic N-aryloxo functionalized ,8-ketoiminate ligand are described. Reactions of 4-（2-hydroxy-5-methyl-phenyl） imino-2-pentanone （LH2） with Ln[N（SiMe3）2]3（μ-Cl）Li（THF）3 in a 1：1 molar ratio in THF gave the dimeric rare-earth amido complexes [LLn{N（SiMe3）2}（THF）]2 [Ln = Nd （1）, Sm （2）, Yb （3）, Y （4）]. These complexes were well characterized, and the definitive molecular structures of complexes 3 and 4 were determined. It was found that complexes 1-4 can initiate the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone, and the ionic radii of the central metals have significant effect on the catalytic activity.     

热暴露过程中7050铝合金的微观组织与性能的研究

采用透射电子显微镜和拉伸实验研究了不同热暴露条件下7050-T7651铝合金微观组织和拉伸力学性能.结果表明：未经热暴露的7050-T7651铝合金中主要析出相为Guinierprestonzone（GP区）和η′相,其中η′相与基体的取向关系为[0001]η′//[11]Al,（100）η′//（110）Al.随后7050-T7651铝合金在不同温度下分别热暴露500h,随着热暴露温度的提高,合金中析出相长大越明显,晶界附近无沉淀析出带（PFZ）宽化也越明显 热暴露温度提高,合金强度下降越多.7050-T7651铝合金经过长时间热暴露后强度下降、塑性提高的主要原因是晶内主要强化相GP区和η′相的长大粗化以及晶界附近无沉淀析出带（PFZ）宽化.     

Ru（Ⅲ）-Salen功能化高分子纳米Fe3O4磁性复合材料的制备及催化性能

采用悬浮聚合法制备带有环氧基功能团的高分子固载化Fe3O4复合材料,再通过开环、缩合、配位等 一系列化学反应得到Ru(Ⅲ)-Salen功能化高分子纳米Fe3O4磁性复合材料.采用热重差热分析(TGA-DTA)、 有机元素分析(EA)、原子吸收光谱(AAS)、X-射线衍射(XRD)、红外光谱(FTIR)、透射电镜(TEM)、振动样品 磁强计(VSM)等手段对合成的复合材料进行了组成、结构、形貌、磁性等表征,并研究了其作为催化剂对醇的选 择性氧化的催化活性.结果表明,合成的磁性复合材料平均粒径约为30 nm,饱和磁化强度为22.8 amu/g,剩余 磁化强度为2.49 emu/g,矫顽力为47.2 Oe.以30%双氧水为氧化剂,0.02g该磁性复合材料为催化剂,可将苯 甲醇100%选择性地转化为苯甲醛,无其他副产品生成.该复合材料是理想的功能磁性配位催化剂.     

基于四元素准正交设计的空时分组码

提出了一种基于四元素准正交设计的空时分组码,该种码满足准正交设计关系,可以通过极化天线进行满码率发射和接收.首先建立了信道模型,然后设计出发射天线数为4的四元素准正交空时分组码,采用快速最大似然译码算法进行译码,最后将其与天线数为4的传统准正交设计空时分组码分别进行了性能仿真.结果表明,所设计的四元素准正交设计空时分组码在不增加发射天线和接收天线的情况下,可以降低系统误码率,提高系统性能.分别采用BPSK,QPSK和8PSK,当SNR=10 dB时,新码的误码率比准正交码分别降低0.5～1个数量级,而在SNR=15 dB时,则分别降低约2个数量级.     

锂离子在混凝土碱集料反应过程中的作用

在采用X射线衍射分析、化学组成分析和偏光显微镜分析对硅质碳酸盐集料的矿物学特征充分研究的基础上,研究了锂离子迁移渗透在混凝土碱集料反应过程中的行为特征.混凝土棱柱法(CSA A23.2-14A或ASTM C 1293)所测的膨胀结果表明:掺加[Li]/[Na+K]摩尔比1.11的LiNO3-能有效抑制混凝土碱集料反应膨胀;锂玻璃不仅不能抑制碱集料反应膨胀甚至会在一定程度上促进膨胀;与单一掺加混合材(粉煤灰或矿渣)相比,LiNO3与混合材的复合在一定程度上增强了相应的膨胀抑制效果;在混凝土碱集料反应过程中,存在Li+与Na+,K+之间的竞争.相对而言,Li+具有一定的优势.这与锂盐能表现出一定的混凝土碱集料反应膨胀抑制效果相一致.此外,强度对比研究结果表明,掺加锂盐一定程度上降低了混凝土的强度.     

基于节点区分和跨层设计的无线Mesh网路由协议

以优化的链路状态路由(optimized link state routing,OLSR)协议为原型,为无线Mesh网设计了一种基于节点区分和跨层设计的优化链路状态路由协议NDCL-OLSR(node-differentiation and cross-layer based optimized link state routing).该协议采用了一种新的路由判据NDCLM(node-differentiation and cross-layer metric),在路由计算过程中通过跨层操作机制综合考虑了节点当前负载和链路投递率2个因素对链路质量的影响,并且对节点的类型进行了区分,使得网络流量尽量绕开业务繁忙的超网关节点(SGW),从而大大优化了路由选择的效果.仿真结果表明,NDCL-OLSR能够从很大程度上提高网络的吞吐量,降低端到端的延时,并且能够达到负载均衡的路由效果.     

冷热交替治疗对肿瘤微循环的损伤及机理研究

肿瘤微循环对肿瘤生长和转移至关重要. 冷热交替治疗已被证实优于以往的单一冷疗或热疗, 其对于肿瘤微循环的损伤程度及机理是肿瘤成功治疗的关键, 但目前该方向的研究甚少. 利用裸鼠脊背皮翼肿瘤视窗模型结合激光共聚焦显微镜技术综合比较了单冷、单热及冷热交替对肿瘤微循环的损伤程度, 并建立了分析肿瘤血管在热物理作用下受力的理论模型, 通过数值计算获得了冷热交替治疗过程中肿瘤微循环血管壁的受力大小. 研究结果发现, 冷热交替造成了肿瘤微循环尤其是肿瘤中央成熟血管严重的结构性损伤. 冷热交替过程中, 血管壁先后受到迅速变化的方向相反的热应力, 有可能在血管壁形成微小裂纹. 随后加热造成的血流快速再灌注对血管壁的作用力存在应力集中现象, 推测血液流动对肿瘤血管壁的快速冲击力很可能是造成血管壁破裂的关键因素, 初步揭示了冷热交替治疗过程中肿瘤血管发生严重损伤的机理.     

Decay of geometry for unimodal maps: The C2 case

We prove that a C2 unimodal interval map with critical order not greater than 2 has the decay of geometry property, by showing that all the cross-ratio estimates needed in the previous proof for the C3 case remain true.