新型大功率氧化物导电陶瓷

介绍一种新型大功率氧化物导电陶瓷．该陶瓷是以六角密堆（ＨＣＰ）结构的ＺｎＯ为主要原料，添加少量杂质，采用电子陶瓷工艺研制而成．研究了陶瓷材料的差热分析（ＤＴＡ）及扫描电子显微结构．测量了瓷体的电阻率．     

一类非线性薛定谔方程的孤子解

 研究了具有V(x,t)=f₁(t)x+f₂(t)x²形式的外部势的非线性薛定谔方程的单一孤立子解.结果表明:当孤立子的中心满足带有势V(x,t)的牛顿方程,孤立子的内部结构由"体固定"坐标系决定.孤立子的结构与f₁(t)无关.若f₂(t)与t无关,孤立子是固定的.原则上,若f₂(t)剧烈变化,则孤立子将扩散.但数值计算表明,在一定条件下,孤立子还是经得起f₂(t)的剧烈变化.     

Caffeine as a psychomotor stimulant: mechanism of action

The popularity of caffeine as a psychoactive drug is due to its stimulant properties, which depend on its ability to reduce adenosine transmission in the brain. Adenosine A₁ and A_2A receptors are expressed in the basal ganglia, a group of structures involved in various aspects of motor control. Caffeine acts as an antagonist to both types of receptors. Increasing evidence indicates that the psychomotor stimulant effect of caffeine is generated by affecting a particular group of projection neurons located in the striatum, the main receiving area of the basal ganglia. These cells express high levels of adenosine A_2A receptors, which are involved in various intracellular processes, including the expression of immediate early genes and regulation of the dopamine- and cyclic AMP-regulated 32-kDa phosphoprotein DARPP-32. The present review focuses on the effects of caffeine on striatal signal transduction and on their involvement in caffeine-mediated motor stimulation.Received 8 July 2003; received after revision 7 September 2003; accepted 6 October 2003     

Alexander disease: putative mechanisms of an astrocytic encephalopathy

Alexander disease (AXD) is the first primary astrocytic disorder. This encephalopathy is caused by dominant mutations in the glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) gene, encoding the main intermediate filament of astrocyte. Pathologically, this neurodegenerative disease is characterised by dystrophic astrocytes containing intermediate filament aggregates associated with myelin abnormalities.More than 20 GFAP mutations have been reported. Many of them cluster in highly conserved regions between several intermediate filaments. Contrary to other intermediate filament-related diseases, AXD seems to be the consequence of a toxic gain of function induced by aggregates. This is supported by the phenotype of mice overexpressing human GFAP. Nevertheless, GFAP null mice display myelin abnormalities and blood-brain barrier dysfunction that are present in AXD.Given the pivotal role of astrocytes in brain physiology, there are many possibilities for astrocytes to dysfunction and to impair the functions of other cells. Physiopathological hypotheses are discussed in the frame of AXD.Received 11 April 2003; received after revision 22 July 2003; accepted 31 July 2003Both authors contributed equally to this work.     

七绝、文人竹枝词与客家山歌

七绝,本为来自民间的七言诗,经永明体而为近体诗之一种诗体;竹枝词,本为巴渝民歌,自刘禹锡以降．历代文人多有仿作,所仿作者为文人竹枝词;而客家山歌,则是自明清客家民系形成以来,至今犹传承于客地的鲜活民歌。从这三种诗歌中,可发现雅俗文学之间的交融、碰撞而嬗变的文学雅俗互动的有趣轨迹。     

我国古代"情志相胜,以情胜情"的心理疗法及其对现代心理治疗的影响

我国中医学源远流长,其"情志相胜,以情胜情"的心理治疗理念、相应的具体治疗方法及案例,对于分析现代人的心理疾病、并针对性地进行临床治疗具有重要的作用.     

Axonal transport of neurofilaments in normal and disease states

Neurofilaments are among the most abundant organelles in neurones. They are synthesised in cell bodies and then transported into and through axons by a process termed 'slow axonal transport' at a rate that is distinct from that driven by conventional fast motors. Several recent studies have now demonstrated that this slow rate of transport is actually the consequence of conventional fast rates of movement that are interrupted by extended pausing. At any one time, most neurofilaments are thus stationary. Accumulations of neurofilaments are a pathological feature of several human neurodegenerative diseases suggesting that neurofilament transport is disrupted in disease states. Here, we review recent advances in our understanding of neurofilament transport in both normal and disease states. Increasing evidence suggests that phosphorylation of neurofilaments is a mechanism for regulating their transport properties, possibly by promoting their detachment from the motor(s). In some neurodegenerative diseases, signal transduction mechanisms involving neurofilament kinases and phosphatases may be perturbed leading to disruption of transport. Received 11 July 2001; received after revision 30 August 2001; accepted 31 August 2001     

与时俱进,继往开来:"三个代表"的理论品格

生产力观上的与时俱进、继往开来,文化观上的与时俱进、继往开来和人民利益观上的与时俱进、继往开来,是“三个代表”的理论品格。学习贯彻“三个代表”思想时,一定要把握其对马克思主义、毛泽东思想、邓小平理论既有继承又有发展,既有坚持又有创新的辩证关系。     

加强党的作风建设,努力探索党委领导下的校长负责制运行模式

党委领导下的校长负责制是我国现阶段高等学校的领导体制,新升格的高职应加强党的作风建 设,从领导班子建设、学风建设、制度建设、组织建设、民主建设和通过抓大事抓发展等工作树立党委威 信等方面入手,努力探索切合高职院实际的党委领导下的校长负责制的运行模式。     

Arginase expression in peritoneal macrophages and increase in circulating polyamine levels in mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni

We investigated the nitric oxide (NO) synthase and arginase pathways in resident peritoneal macrophages of mice infected with the tropical parasite Schistosoma mansoni. The two enzymes may have opposite effects, insofar as NO may be involved in the killing of the parasite whereas arginase may stimulate parasite growth via polyamine synthesis. We determined the effects of the infection on the expression and activity of the two enzymes in macrophages, before and after cytokine activation. Cells from infected mice expressed the hepatic type I arginase, whereas in control cells, the enzyme was expressed only after cytokine activation, as were NO synthase II and type II arginase in both groups of cells. Moreover, we found that in infected mice, arginase expression in macrophages was associated with a ten fold increase in the concentration of circulating ornithine-derived polyamines. This may be of pathological importance, since parasitic helminths are though to be dependent on their hosts for the uptake and interconversion of polyamines. Received 13 March 2001; received after revision 4 May 2001; accepted 7 June 2001