Co/Al2O3/FeNi隧道结的中间层厚度对其输运特性的影响

制备了不同Al2O3厚度的Co／Al2O3／FeNi隧道结，并在77K温度下测量了其输运特性。发现随着厚度的增加，TMR下降。但是当Al2O3厚度降为2nm时，磁电阻不再出现典型的双峰曲线，而是呈现高阻和低阻两个状态。测量了隧道结的TMR随外加电压的变化、伏安特性曲线、电阻随温度的变化曲线，综合所有因素，在文中制备条件下，Al2O3厚度为4nm时，隧道结性能最好。     

Insulin-like effect of dichloroacetic acid on hexose transport in Swiss 3T3 cells

Summary Hexose transport in Swiss 3T3 cells was increased by treatment with dichloroacetic acid as well as by treatment with insulin. Neither extra-nor intracellular Ca²⁺ was found to be involved in their stimulatory action. On the other hand, the removal of intracellular Mg²⁺ resulted in a loss of the stimulation. These results suggest that dichloroacetic acid stimulates the hexose transport in Mg²⁺-dependent manner, similar to that of insulin.This work was supported in part by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, and the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Japan.     

Renal handling of bilirubin photoderivatives

Summary The renal handling of unconjugated bilirubin in the dark and during light exposure was analyzed using an isolated rat kidney preparation. The parameters tested were pigment disappearance from the perfusion medium, pigment uptake by tissue, and its renal clearance. The results indicated that despite the fact that pigment disappearance from the medium was similar for both forms of pigment, the extraction ratio was higher for irradiated pigment than for pigment in the dark. When renal clearance of pigment was plotted vs pigment uptake of tissue, the results indicated that irradiated pigment may be more efficiently removed by the kidney. In addition, data on the rate of secretion of p-aminohippurate suggested that both pigment forms shared a common site for secretion.13 August 1986Acknowledgments. This work was supported by grants from Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Técnicas (CONICET), República Argentina. The valuable technical assistance of J. Pellegrino and E. Luque is gratefully acknowledged. We are also indebted to Dr S. Bravlavsky (Max-Planck Institut für Strahlenchemie, D-4330 Mülheim a. d. Ruhr, FRG) for stimulating discussion, and to Mr B. Leguizamón for secretarial assistance.     

Investigations on Several Mechanical Problems in Windblown Sand Movement*

It is very necessary for investigation on mechanism of windblown sand movement to understand and find out effective measures of preventing and educing windblown sand.This also deals with some general features and hot spots in the scientific forelands, suc     

A computer code for beam optics calculation - third order approximation

To calculate the beam transport in the ion optical systems accurately, a beam dynamics computer program of third order approximation is developed. Many conventional optical elements are incorporated in the program. Particle distributions of uniform type or Gaussian type in the (x,y,z) 3D ellipses can be selected by the users. The optimization procedures are provided to make the calculations reasonable and fast. The calculated results can be graphically displayed on the computer monitor.     

跨世纪的徐州市水运网建设布局研究

简单回溯徐州市水运发展历程，剖析其存在问题及原因，综合评价其战略地位和基本条件，根据航道及水运发展的基本原则，着重提出了跨世纪的市域航道建设与布局的“一个中心，两大通道，三片循环，四面出口”总格局．     

加入 WTO对我国道路运输业的影响及应对之策

入世后，我国道路运输业打入国际市场，参与国际竞争的困难比较大。文章对入世后道路运输业面临的压力和机遇进行了正反两方面分析，提出了道路运输业应采取的应对措施。     

A relevant in vitro rat model for the evaluation of blood-brain barrier translocation of nanoparticles

Poly(MePEG₂₀₀₀cyanoacrylate-co-hexadecylcyanoacrylate) (PEG-PHDCA) nanoparticles have demonstrated their capacity to reach the rat central nervous system after intravenous injection. For insight into the transport of colloidal systems across the blood-brain barrier (BBB), we developed a relevant in vitro rat BBB model consisting of a coculture of rat brain endothelial cells (RBECs) and rat astrocytes. The RBECs used in our model displayed and retained structural characteristics of brain endothelial cells, such as expression of P-glycoprotein, occludin and ZO-1, and immunofluorescence studies showed the specific localization of occludin and ZO1. The high values of transendothelial electrical resistance and low permeability coefficients of marker molecules demonstrated the functionality of this model. The comparative passage of polyhexadecylcyanoacrylate and PEG-PHDCA nanoparticles through this model was investigated, showing a higher passage of PEGylated nanoparticles, presumably by endocytosis. This result was confirmed by confocal microscopy. Thanks to a good in vitro/in vivo correlation, this rat BBB model will help in understanding the mechanisms of nanoparticle translocation and in designing new types of colloidal carriers as brain delivery systems.Received 4 March 2005; accepted 14 April 2005     

Increased mitochondrial palmitoylcarnitine/carnitine countertransport by flavone causes oxidative stress and apoptosis in colon cancer cells

Cancer cell metabolism is characterized by limited oxidative phosphorylation in order to minimize oxidative stress. We have previously shown that the flavonoid flavone in HT-29 colon cancer cells increases the uptake of pyruvate or lactate into mitochondria, which is followed by an increase in O₂^−.. production that finally leads to apoptosis. Similarly, a supply of palmitoylcarnitine in combination with carnitine induces apoptosis in HT-29 cells by increasing the mitochondrial respiration rate. Here we show that flavone-induced apoptosis is increased more than twofold in the presence of palmitoylcarnitine due to increased mitochondrial fatty acid transport and the subsequent metabolic generation of O₂^−. in mitochondria is the initiating factor for the execution of apoptosis. Received 12 August 2005; received after revision 12 October 2005; accepted 14 October 2005     

Particle methods for multiscale simulation of complex flows

The multi-scale structures of complex flows have been great challenges to both theoretical and engineering researches, and multi-scale modeling is the natural way in response. Particle methods (PMs) are ideal constitutors and powerful probes of multi-scale models, owing to their physical insight and computational simplicity. In this paper, the role of different PMs for multi-scale modeling of complex flows is critically reviewed and possible development of PMs in this background is prospected, with the emphasis on pseudo-particle modeling (PPM). The performances of some different PMs are compared in simulations and new development in the fundamentals and applications of PPM is also reported, demonstrating PPM as a unique PM for multi-scale modeling.