Mechanism for the learning deficits in a mouse model of neurofibromatosis type 1.

Neurofibromatosis type I (NF1) is one of the most common single-gene disorders that causes learning deficits in humans. Mice carrying a heterozygous null mutation of the Nfl gene (Nfl(+/-) show important features of the learning deficits associated with NF1 (ref. 2). Although neurofibromin has several known properties and functions, including Ras GTPase-activating protein activity, adenylyl cyclase modulation and microtubule binding, it is unclear which of these are essential for learning in mice and humans. Here we show that the learning deficits of Nf1(+/-) mice can be rescued by genetic and pharmacological manipulations that decrease Ras function. We also show that the Nf1(+/-) mice have increased GABA (gamma-amino butyric acid)-mediated inhibition and specific deficits in long-term potentiation, both of which can be reversed by decreasing Ras function. Our results indicate that the learning deficits associated with NF1 may be caused by excessive Ras activity, which leads to impairments in long-term potentiation caused by increased GABA-mediated inhibition. Our findings have implications for the development of treatments for learning deficits associated with NF1.     

广西农业科研院所科技开发现状、问题和对策研究

全面系统总结分析了广西农业科研院所科技开发现状，归纳出五大主要技术开发类型和目前科技开发存在的７个主要问题；提出了广西农业科研院所科技开发的十大措施与对策．     

新型全固态铁离子敏感电极研究

采用稀土电极材料六硼化镧制备了一种新的全固态铁离子敏感电极。研究了该敏感电极在常见介质中对Ｆｅ３＋的响应行为。结果表明，该铁离子敏感电极在１．５ｍｏｌ／ＬＨ３ＰＯ４介质中的线性响应范围、检测下限和响应斜率分别为１．０×１０－５～１．０×１０－１ｍｏｌ／ＬＦｅ３＋，６．０×１０－６ｍｏｌ／ＬＦｅ３＋和６０ｍＶ／ｐＣ，且具有较好的选择性。     

通识课程设计与新学科的开发——论融合人文教育与科学教育的两条途径

事实上,我们相信通识教育/素质教育,是在特定的社会历史条件下产生,为配合某种特殊的社会文化需要而出现的教育机制.……     

耗散准模腔场与激子相互作用的量子统计性质

研究了耗散准模腔场与激子相互作用的量子统计特性 ,给出了当腔场初始处于真空态而激子处于真空态与粒子数态大于 2的叠加态时的腔场与激子能量交换的表达式。研究结果表明 ,激子和腔场可以呈现亚泊松分布状态 ,激子与腔场之间的关联是经典的 ,不存在Cauchy Schwartz不等式的偏离现象。     

就业结构的变化趋势与高等教育结构的调整(上)

就业结构是一个动态的概念,其影响的因素是多方面的. 　　一、影响就业结构的主要因素 　　就我国目前的状况分析,影响就业结构的主要是:世界经济社会发展的宏观大背景;我国刚刚加入世贸组织;我国社会主义初级阶段的基本国情三大因素. 　　……     

A calcium sensor in the sodium channel modulates cardiac excitability.

Sodium channels are principal molecular determinants responsible for myocardial conduction and maintenance of the cardiac rhythm. Calcium ions (Ca2+) have a fundamental role in the coupling of cardiac myocyte excitation and contraction, yet mechanisms whereby intracellular Ca2+ may directly modulate Na channel function have yet to be identified. Here we show that calmodulin (CaM), a ubiquitous Ca2+-sensing protein, binds to the carboxy-terminal 'IQ' domain of the human cardiac Na channel (hH1) in a Ca2+-dependent manner. This binding interaction significantly enhances slow inactivation-a channel-gating process linked to life-threatening idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias. Mutations targeted to the IQ domain disrupted CaM binding and eliminated Ca2+/CaM-dependent slow inactivation, whereas the gating effects of Ca2+/CaM were restored by intracellular application of a peptide modelled after the IQ domain. A naturally occurring mutation (A1924T) in the IQ domain altered hH1 function in a manner characteristic of the Brugada arrhythmia syndrome, but at the same time inhibited slow inactivation induced by Ca2+/CaM, yielding a clinically benign (arrhythmia free) phenotype.     

Modeling and Control of Active Suspensions for MDOF Vehicle

The conventional method for analyzing active suspension control for a vehicle is only to analyze a quarter or half car with a lower order degree-of-freedom (DOF) model, but such models do not actually model practical applications. Accurate models of a suspension control system require a multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) vehicle model with a detailed model of the controller. An MDOF model was developed including the influence of factors such as the engine, the seats, and the passengers to describe vehicle motion using a reduced order model of the controller designed by using the H∞ control method. The control system performance has been investigated by comparing the H∞controller with a linear quadratic (LQ) controller.     

Microbial degradation of bitumen

Summary A blown bitumen Mexphalte R 90/40 with a high content of saturated hydrocarbons was degraded by several microorganisms to the same extent. In batch cultures ofSaccharomycopsis lipolytica, maximal biodegradation was estimated to be about 9% w/w, 3.2·10^–3 g/cm² and 3.1·10^–3 cm of degraded bitumen. The Mexphalte R 90/40 degradation rate was closely coupled to biofilm formation. The microbial activity concerned predominantly the oxidation of saturated hydrocarbons. A direct distillation bitumen 80/100 with a low content of saturated hydrocarbons and a high content of aromatic hydrocarbons and resins was more resistant to biodegradation.     

福建半扇毛螨属一新种(蜱螨亚纲:肉食螨科)

本文记述肉食螨科半扇毛螨属一新种。长度测量为微米。模式标本保存于福建省农科院植保所。