Evaluation of Baishao(Radix Paeoniae Alba)and Chishao(Radix Paeoniae Rubra)from different origins based on characteristic spectra of amino acids

Objective To evaluate the difference between Baishao(Paeoniae Radix Alba,PRA)and Chishao(Paeoniae Radix Rubra,PRR)from different regions based on the characteristic spectra of amino acids(AAs).Methods Fingerprints of the 21 standard AAs were established using O-phthalaldehyde-9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate(OPA-FMOC)pre-column derivation method.The AA components in PRA and PRR were characterized qualitatively and quantitatively,and different AAs were screened using pattern recognition technology.Results Twelve AAs were identified in both PRA and PRR.Meanwhile,aspartic acid,glutamic acid,arginine,alanine,and gamma-aminobutyric acid were screened as characteristic components,and their concentrations could effectively distinguish PRA from PRR.Conclusion The established characterization method,which is based on the characteristic spectra of AAs,is accurate,efficient,and sensitive and can effectively distinguish between PRA and PRR from different producing areas,thus providing a reference for the overall characterization and evaluation of Chinese medicinal materials.

All Fiber-optic Fluorescent Spectral Measurement and Analysis on Alga Chla/c Characteristics

The fluorescent principle used for measuring alga characteristic parameters and the optimum structure design of the instrument are discussed. The fluorescent spectrum of Chla/c and the time-resolved different spectrum ΔA(λ,t) are given. The research provides an effective method for considering the density and the classification of algae, which will be helpful to monitor sea pollution.

Observing spectral characteristics over a continental shelf and slope in the South China Sea

Using in situ measurement data from May-June, 1998, and data from the Asian seas international acoustics experiment （ASIAEX） from 2001 in the South China Sea （SCS）, the spectral density function and the dissipa- tion spectrum function are estimated. In the inffa-gravity wave （IGW） band, the power spectra of velocity （u, v, w） are universal functions with respect to characteristic frequencies, which correspond to the peak fre- quencies of the dissipation spectrum （PFDS）. This suggests that high-frequency internal waves in the IGW band have similar dynamical characteristics. In addition, the evolution of these characteristic frequencies is explored and its highest value is 8.8 cph （cycles per hour, 1 cph=2.778× 10-3 Hz）.

Discharge Modes Suggested by Emission Spectra of Nitrogen Dielectric Barrier Discharge with Wire-Cylinder Electrodes

In this paper,nitrogen dielectric barrier discharge（DBD） plasma was generated in a quartz tube with coaxial wire-cylinder electrodes at atmospheric pressure.By varying the nitrogen gas flow（FN） in the range of 0-1 m3/h,the plasma optical emission spectra（OES） were measured and studied.The vibration（T_（vib）） and rotation temperature（T_（rot）） of nitrogen were obtained,by fitting the rovibronic bands of N_2（C^3∏_u-B^3∏_g,0-1）,and by the Boltzmann plot method for purposes of comparison.T_（vib） increased up to 2481 K with increasing nitrogen flow till0.2 m3/h,and then decreased with further increasing FN,while Trot decreased monotonously and approached to-350 K for FN ≥ 0.6 m^3/h.The intensity of N_2（C^3∏_u-B^3∏_g,0-0,1-0,0-3） and N_2~＋（B^2∑_u~＋-X^2Σ_g~＋,0-0） exhibited similar evolution with increasing FN to those of the T_（vib） and Trot,respectively.The discharge photos revealed that the discharge filaments gradually decreased with increasing FN,and eventually disappeared,which implied that a discharge mode transition emerged with increasing FN.The possible mechanism for the discharge mode transition is studied in detail according to the vibration（T_（vib）） and rotation temperature（T_（rot）） of nitrogen.

The evolution of carbides in the tempering process of semi-high speed steel cold rolls with nitrogen addition

This study analyzes the evolution of carbides in the tempering process of a newly developed semi-high speed steel cold forged roll with nitrogen addition using a transmission electron microscope （TEM） equipped with an energy dispersive X-ray （EDX）. The precipitation sequence of the carbides was identified in the entire tempering process and it can be expressed as M3C→M3C ＋ M （C, N）Ⅱ→M（ C, N）Ⅱ → M7C3Ⅱ ＋ M23 C6. The secondary hardening in the tempering process was mainly due to the dispersed precipitation of fine M（ C, N）n particles. The dissolution of M3 C tempered at high temperatures induced the precipitation and coarsening of M7 C31/ and M23 C6.

Temperature and pressure characteristics of ultrasonic transducer and the amplitude spectra correction of echoes

In this paper,the transfer functions of ultrasonic transducers under different temperatures are imitated according to Mason equivalent circuit. The relevant experiments are carried out. The results show that the transfer characteristic of ultrasonic transducer varies with temperature and pressure. Therefore, we present an approach to correct the amplitude spectra of ultrasonic echoes got in different temperature and pressure environmeots. The theoretical simulation and experimental results prove that the approach is simple, effective and practical.

A Special MJO Event with a Double Kelvin Wave Structure

The second Madden–Julian Oscillation（MJO）event during the field campaign of the Dynamics of the MJO/Cooperative Indian Ocean Experiment on Intraseasonal Variability in the Year 2011（DYNAMO/CINDY2011）exhibi ted an unusual double rainband structure.Using a wavenumber-frequency spectral filtering method,we unveil that this double rainband structure arises primarily from the Kelvin wave component.The zonal phase speed of the double rainbands is about 7.9 degree per day in the equatorial Indian Ocean,being in the range of convectively coupled Kelvin wave phase speeds.The convection and circulation anomalies associated with the Kelvin wave component are characterized by two anomalous convective cells,with low-level westerly（easterly）and high（low）pressure anomalies to the west（east）of the convective centers,and opposite wind and pressure anomalies in the upper troposphere.Such a zonal wind–pressure phase relationship is consistent with the equatorial free-wave dynamics.While the freeatmospheric circulation was dominated by the first baroclinic mode vertical structure,moisture and vertical motion in the boundary layer led the convection.The convection and circulation structures derived based on the conventional MJO filter show a different characteristic.For example,the phase speed is slower（about 5.9 degree per day）,and there were no double convective branches.This suggests that MJO generally involves multi-scales and it is incomplete to extract its signals by using the conventional filtering technique.