论科技创新对化解全球性问题的深远意义

全球性问题的要素和样态多种多样,相互之间又具有复杂的贯通性、渗透性、集群性,实质上并非单一问题,而是一个总问题下的症候群。对这样的症候群,既需要就事论事具体问题具体解决,也必须顺藤摸瓜深入堂奥总体关照。实际上,从实践论的历史观视角里,这种症候群的确具有一个相对彻底的贯通逻辑,即"物化逻辑"。"物化逻辑"源自于长期累积起来的技术进步,属于历史的特定阶段,因此也就必然在"革命批判的"历史实践中成为新历史阶段的扬弃对象。就此而言,科技进步即使不是化解全球化问题的全部条件,也必然是其中最为基础、持久和重要的历史进路。

New autocorrelation topological indexes and their application in QSAR study

Considering the problems of classical structure parameters that existed in the study of quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR). Two new groups of autocorrelation topological indexes V(t), E(t), (P(t)) and A(t), B(t), C(t), D(t) were developed on the basis of molecular topology and autocorrelation function in mathematics. The first group were obtained from Van der Waals volume, electronegativity and topological vertex degree;and the second group were obtained from the different combination of topological vertex degree.Corresponding softwares of ATIJP and ATITP have been developed for calculating these two new groups of indexes. Better results have been obtained from the application of these indexes in QSAR study.

Characteristics of Lead Sorption on Clay Minerals in Relation to Metal Oxides

Difference of montmorillonite (Mt), illite (It) and kaolinite (Kt) in lead sorption characteristics and the effects of amorphous Fe and Al oxide coatings on the characteristics were experimentally studied with logistic model. The sorption curves had sigmoid feature due to use of acetate-type buffer solution. With the model the sorption process could be divided into four stages and the sorption characteristics at the stages were discussed. The results showed that, after Mt, It and Kt were coated by amorphous Fe oxide, their maximum sorption capacity (MSC) and percentage of high-SSC concentration scope (HCS) of Pb2+ increased markedly, but the specific sorption capacity (SSC) decreased. With regard to effects of amorphous Al oxide coating, except for It+AI, the SSC of other samples showed a downtrend, despite that their MSC remained unchanged. Eventually, the gray correlation degrees to Pb2+ sorption for different physicochemical characteristics of the clay minerals were indicated to be higher for hydronium, zero point of surface charge and hydroxy, but lower for specific surface area, density of surface charge and amount of surface charges.

Electrochemical biosensors and logic devices based on aptamers

Aptamers are molecular recognition elements with high specificity that are selected from deoxyribonucleic acid/ribonucleic acid (DNA/RNA) library. Compared with the traditional protein recognition elements,aptamers have excellent properties such as cost-effective,stable,easy for synthesis and modification. In recent years,electrochemistry plays an important role in biosensor field because of its high sensitivity,high stability, fast response and easy miniaturization. Through the combination of these two technologies and our rational design,we constructed a series of biosensors and biochips that are simple,fast,cheap and miniaturized. Firstly,we designed an adenosine triphosphate (ATP) electrochemical biosensor based on the strand displacement strategy. We can detect as low as 10 nmol/L of ATP both in pure solution and complicated cell lysates. Secondly,we creatively split the aptamers into two fragments and constructed the sandwich assay platform only based on single aptamer sequence. We successfully transferred this design on biochips with multiple micro electrodes (6×6) and accomplished multiplex detection. In the fields of biochips and biocomputers,we designed several DNA logic gates with electric (electrochemical) signal as output which paves a new way for the development of DNA computer.

Parsley: a review of ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and biological activities

OBJECTIVE:To summarize comprehensive information concerning ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacological activities of parsley. METHODS: Databases including PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Web of Science were searched for studies focusing on the ethnomedicinal use, phytochemical compounds and biological and pharmacological activities of parsley. Data were collected from 1966 to 2013. The search terms were: "Parsley" or "Petroselinum crispum" or "Petroseli-num hortence ". RESULTS: Parsley has been used as carminative, gastro tonic, diuretic, antiseptic of urinary tract, anti-urolithiasis, anti-dote and anti-inflammatory and for the treatment of amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, gastrointestinal disorder, hypertension, cardiac disease, urinary disease, otitis, sniffle, diabetes and also various dermal disease in traditional and folklore medicines. Phenolic compounds and flavonoids particularly apigenin, apiin and 6"-Acetylapiin; essential oil mainly myristicin and apiol; and also coumarins are the active compounds identified in Petroselinum crispum. Wide range of pharmacological activity including antioxidant, hepatoprotective, brain protective, anti-diabetic, analgesic, spasmolytic, immunosuppressant, anti-platelet, gastroprotective, cytoprotective, laxative, estrogenic, diuretic, hypotensive, antibacterial and antifungal activities have been exhibited for this plant in modern medicine. CONCLUSION: It is expectant that this study resulted in improvement the tendencies toward Petroselinum crispum as a useful and important medicinal plant with wide range of proven medicinal activity.