SEM analysis of the changes of carbon layer structure of mesocarbon microbeads heat-treated at different temperatures

Mesocarbon microbeads (MCMB) with narrow size distribution, excellent sphericity and no obvious conglutination have been prepared with a coal tar pitch containing quinoline insolubles (QI) as the raw material. Optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) are used to examine the structure of the MCMB. It has been found that SEM technique shows the structural information of MCMB clearly in the form of micrographs even when the structure of MCMB is complex, while the optical technique is useful for analysis of the regular structure of the mesophase spheres but cannot be effectively used to analyze either the complex structure of the green MCMB or the structures of the further heat-treated ones at different temperatures. According to the characteristics of the carbon layers, the structures of the as-prepared MCMB in the present experiment could be classified as (I) Parallel Layer type structure and (2) Bent Layer type structure with the carbon layers gathering at one or two points in the MCMB. In the experiments, SEM is also utilized to investigate the structures of MCMB that are heat-treated at different temperatures. It has been found that the MCMB without any further heat-treatment show no layered-carbons, while the ones heat-treated at temperaturehigher than 1000℃ exhibit obvious layered carbons across their sections. When increasing the heat-treatment temperature, the carbon layers become thinner and flatter.     

SHRIMP zircon U-Pb ages of garnet pyroxenite and Fushui gabbroic complex in Songshugou region and constraints on tectonic evolution of Qinling Orogenic Belt

“Qinling Group (?)” in Songshugou region in the north of the Shangdan Fault consists predominantly of amphibolite with or without garnet and amphibole-plagioclase gneiss and intercalated with lensiod blocks of garnet pyroxenite, where the famous Songshugou dunite body occurs (Fig. 1). Petrographic study reveals that garnet pyroxenite is the representative rock of early     

Analysis of carbon isotopes in airborne carbonate and implications for aeolian sources

Methods were developed to determine the mass ratios of carbon isotopes in trace amounts of aerosol carbonate. A Finnigan MAT 252 mass spectrometer fitted with an on-line Kiel device was to determine the ^13C/^12C ratio in CO2 produced from the carbonate. A study using these methods was conducted to characterize the carbonate carbon isotopes in aerosol samples collected in Xi‘an on dusty and normal days during March and April 2002. Results of the study demonstrate that insights into the origin of the dust can be deduced from its isotopic composition. That is, the δ^13C ofcarbonate for dust storm samples ranged from -1.4‰ to -4.2‰, and this is consistent with sandy materials in dust source regions upwind. In contrast, for non-dusty days δ^13C ranged from -7.5% to -9.3‰, which is more similar to fine particles emitted from local surface soils. Comparisons of dust storm aerosols with surface soils from source regions and with aerosol samples collected downwind indicate that the δ^13C values did not change appreciably during longrange transport. Therefore, carbon isotopes have the potential for distinguishing among source materials, and this approach provides a powerful new tool for identifying dust provenance.     

An SNP polymorphism（-844C／T） in the promoter of catalase gene leads to differential expression

Imbalance of redox state has been associated with human diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, Huntington‘s disease and Alzheimer‘s disease. Catalase, an important antioxidant enzyme, decomposes H202 into O2 and H2O, therefore limiting the deleterious effect of the reactive oxygen species (ROS). Previous study showed that a C-T polymorphism, located at -844 bp from the translational start site of catalase, is strongly associated with essential hypertension in an isolated Chinese population of Xiangchang country, Anhui Province. To explore the impact of SNP-844C/T on the expression of catalase, human catalase promoters containing either SNP-844C or T variant were subcloned into the pGL3Basic luciferase vector.     

Photocatalytic effect of nature and modified V-bearing rutile

A natural rutile TiO2, which displays photocatalysis on degrading halohydrocarbon pollutants, was reported. The rutile contains up to 1.22% V2O5 (weight percent). Substitutions of Ti by V, as well as Fe, Cu and Zn, result in lattice distortions and defects. Grinding, heating and quenching modify the surface characteristics of ruffle, and consequently increase its photoactivity. It is found that the heating and quenching treatments enhance visible-light absorption of ruffle, especially at 1000 and 1100℃. Ground rutile is effective to degrade tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene. While, heating at 1000℃, and quenching at 1000 and 1100℃ distinctly improve degradation rate of samples. The special properties of the natural rutile have particular capabilities in photocatalytic oxidation, especially in degradation of halohydrocarbons.     

壬基酚对鲫鱼(Carassius auratus)巨噬细胞的免疫毒性

从鲫鱼(Carassius auratus)头肾中分离巨噬细胞，体外暴露雌二醇和壬基酚后，用MTT法测定它们对鲫鱼巨噬细胞增殖的影响，用化学发光法测定它们对鲫鱼巨噬细胞呼吸爆发的影响，评价壬基酚的免疫毒性，并与天然激素雌二醇的免疫效应相比较．结果表明，雌二醇对鲫鱼巨噬细胞的增殖有明显的诱导作用，壬基酚对鲫鱼巨噬细胞增殖在低浓度表现为诱导作用，高浓度表现为抑制作用．雌二醇、壬基酚对鲫鱼巨噬细胞呼吸爆发有明显的诱导作用．研究结果表明壬基酚对鲫鱼具有潜在的免疫毒性．与天然激素雌二醇的免疫作用效应比较，进一步证明了壬基酚的弱雌激素活性．     

世界一流大学研究综述

随着中国建设世界一流大学政策的出台,学界从不同层面、不同角度,展开了对我国建设一流大学的探索和研究。作为一个重大而又全新的问题,中国建设世界一流大学理论研究取得许多重大的、有意义的成果,体现了学界对大学理想与理想的大学的深刻反思。本文概述其主要观点。     

工科研究生教育现存问题及解决方法

我国研究生教育规模连续六年快速增长,令人欣喜,但也存在一些问题,本文作者以亲身体会试论了当前工科研究生教育存在的问题及解决方法。     

P2×C5的全染色

令Pm=u1u2...um,Cn=ν1ν2...vnν1,则定义图Pm×Cn,(m≥2,n≥3)为V(Pm×Cn)={wij|i=1,2,…,m;j=1,2,…,n},E(Pm×Cn)={wijwrs|wij,wrs∈V(Pm×Cn),且i=r,νjνs∈E(Cn)或j=s,νiνr∈E(Pm)}.从而得到了图P2×C5的全色数.     

关于扰动广义半流的吸引子的上半连续性

对广义半流Gλ0的扰动Gλ,研究了其吸引子的上半连续性,得到了相关理论,及其应用.