A New Way of the Skeletal Metals Synthesis

1 Results Strongly disordered metals with the high chemical and catalytic activity are often called as skeletal metals.Usually for their preparation the metallides of d-metal (which afterwards will be left in the “skeleton“) and chemically active component(s) are firstly synthesized.Then the last one(s) is (are) removed by the leaching with aqueous solutions of alkalis or carbonates.However,this method sometime fails,first of all,for the reactions,which should be realized in non-aqueous conditions.In th...     

Unusual phase transitions in ferroelectric nanodisks and nanorods

Bulk ferroelectrics undergo structural phase transformations at low temperatures, giving multi-stable (that is, multiple-minimum) degenerate states with spontaneous polarization. Accessing these states by applying, and varying the direction of, an external electric field is a key principle for the operation of devices such as non-volatile ferroelectric random access memories (NFERAMs). Compared with bulk ferroelectrics, low-dimensional finite ferroelectric structures promise to increase the storage density of NFERAMs 10,000-fold. But this anticipated benefit hinges on whether phase transitions and multi-stable states still exist in low-dimensional structures. Previous studies have suggested that phase transitions are impossible in one-dimensional systems, and become increasingly less likely as dimensionality further decreases. Here we perform ab initio studies of ferroelectric nanoscale disks and rods of technologically important Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 solid solutions, and demonstrate the existence of previously unknown phase transitions in zero-dimensional ferroelectric nanoparticles. The minimum diameter of the disks that display low-temperature structural bistability is determined to be 3.2 nm, enabling an ultimate NFERAM density of 60 x 10(12) bits per square inch-that is, five orders of magnitude larger than those currently available. Our results suggest an innovative use of ferroelectric nanostructures for data storage, and are of fundamental value for the theory of phase transition in systems of low dimensionality.     

An analysis of distal dominance in the regenerating limb of the axolotl

Résumé La régenération d'une patte (Ambystoma mexicanum) n'est pas empêchée par la présence d'une greffe d'une patte sur la surface d'amputation d'un membre hôte. La greffe d'une patte cependant articule avec le régénérat hôte à un niveau homologue le long de l'axe du membre.

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This work was supported by a grant (No. GB-2618) from the National Science Foundation.     

我国高校双语教学实践与研究

高校积极推动双语教学的开展,要在切实理解我国开展双语教学目的和意义的前提下,选择适合自己的双语教学模式、授课课程、授课方式等。同时开展双语教学必须考虑学生的英语基础,并根据学生的英语水平进行分类教学或分班教学,适当增加学时,灵活运用多样化的考试形式等,合理设置双语教学课程。     

大豆蛋白质的泡沫分离研究：Ⅱ.泡沫精馏过程的数学模型

在一连续操作的泡沫精馏塔中，详细 塔中泡沫在上升过程中的排液和聚并，对液膜和Ｐｌａｔｅａｕ边界中的液含量及蛋白质含量进行了衡算，从而建立了分离过程传质的数学模型，并用试验对模型进行了验证。结果表明：模型预测值与实验测定值基本吻合。     

Karyotypes of the panamint kangaroo rat (Dipodomys panamintinus (Merriam))

Résumé Le rat KangourouDipodomys panamintinus a 4 sous-espèces. Le représentatif karyotype de 4 des sousespèces a 17 métacentriques et 14 chromosomes acrocentriques.Dipodomys panamintinus caudatus, géographiquement isolé des autres, a 16 métacentriques et 15 chromosomes acrocentriques. Le nombre fondamental est 96 pour les espèces.

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We wish to acknowledge the kind assistance of the following people in preparation of this paper: Mr.Dave Dunaway, Resident Naturalist, U.S. Forest Service; Mrs.Tilly Chamness, Coordinator, Natural Resource Management, Naval Weapon Center, China Lake.     

界面处理和冷却条件对玻璃纤维与聚丙烯界面结合的影响 Ⅱ.不同冷却速度对界面剪切强度的影响

通过对玻璃纤维与聚丙烯界面剪切强度的测量,以及对其界面结晶形态的观测,发现界面产生横晶的充分条件是界面存在较强的相互作用和样品的缓慢冷却。提出了横晶形成机理,并推断横晶的形成会导致玻璃纤维与聚丙烯树脂界面结合强度的明显下降。用观测到的横晶与基体球晶的冲击线进一步证实了横晶形成机理     

数字地球上的海面建模与绘制技术研究

采用基于Perlin噪声的海浪模型,将投影平面分割算法应用于球面海浪绘制,得到视点相关的球面高度场网格生成算法,生成海面网格,对海面光照效果进行了较好模拟,在数字地球上实现了海面的建模与绘制,具有较好的绘制效果和较高的绘制效率.     

Nectar composition of hawkmoth-visited species of Oenothera (Onagraceae)

Nectars of 11 hawkmoths - visited taxa of Oenothera were studied. Qualitatively the sugars of all taxa were identical. The amount of nectar produced per night among the taxa was quite variable. Potential energy available from nectar of an average flower of O. caespitosa was determined to be 42.1 calories.