用叶绿素荧光研究植物伤害信息的系统性传递

采用机械损伤和(Z)-3-己烯醛熏蒸的方法,借助于叶绿素荧光手段,研究了伤害信息在合作杨植株体内的系统性传递。结果表明,伤害信息在植株体内的系统性传递是双向的,不同部位叶片FV/Fm的异质性为伤害信息在植物体内的双向系统性传递提供了直观的证据。

Approximate Reachability and Bisimulation Equivalences for Transition Systems

Using Baire metric, this paper proposes a generalized framework of transition system approximation by developing the notions of approximate reachability and approximate bisimulation equivalences. The proposed framework captures the traditional exact equivalence as a special case. Approximate reachability equivalence is coarser than approximate bisimulation equivalence, just like the hierarchy of the exact ones. Both approximate equivalences satisfy the transitive property, consequently, they can be used in transition system approximation.

An Investigation into the Isolation Performance of Mono-and Bi-stable Systems

Motivated by the need for improving the isolation performance, many research studies have been performed on isolators with nonlinear characteristics. Based on the shape of their phase portrait, such devices can be configured as either a mono-or bi-stable isolator. This paper focuses on investigating the relative performance of these two classes under the same excitations. Force transmissibility is used to measure the isolation performance, which is defined in terms of the RMS of the ratio of the transmitted force to the excitation force. When the system is subjected to harmonic excitation, it is found that the maximum reduction of the force transmissibility in the isolation range using Quasi-Zero stiffness is achieved. When the system is subjected to random excitation, it has the same effect of Quasi-Zero stiffness. Further, optimum damping can be changed with stiffness and has minimum value.

Long Term Assessment of a Grid Connected Solar PV System in Sydney

This paper assesses 4 years of operation of a 1.75 kW roof top solar PV system installed in a Sydney suburban house. The system consists of 10 PV panels, a DC/AC inverter, and a grid connected gross meter. Solar electricity delivered to grid is verified with the results from a computer simulation package （PVSYST） by adopting the installed component specifications, operation conditions, and weather data of the site. The results show high consistency between the values of energy delivered to the grid measured by the energy company and the energy estimated by system simulation. New system performance indicator is developed and called the optimum performance compliance ratio （PCR）. It is a measure of the compliance of the output of the designed PV system with the output which would be produced by the same system with a solar tracker. This indicator provides system designers, contractors and energy providers with the actual capacity of the system that they can offer the end-users.

Vibration transmissibility characteristics of smart spring vibration isolation system

The objective of this work was to study the vibration transmissibility characteristics of the undamped and damped smart spring systems. The frequency response characteristics of them were analyzed by using the equivalent linearization technique, and the possible types of the system motion were distinguished by using the starting and ending frequencies. The influences of system parameters on the vibration transmissibility characteristics were discussed. The following conclusions may be drawn from the analysis results. The undamped smart spring system may simultaneously have one starting frequency and one ending frequency or only have one starting frequency, and the damped system may simultaneously have two starting frequencies and one ending frequency. There is an optimal control parameter to make the peak value of the vibration transmissibility curve of the system be minimum. When the mass ratio is far away from the stiffness ratio, the vibration transmissibility is small. The effect of the damping ratio on the system vibration transmissibility is significant while the control parameter is less than its optimal value. But the influence of the relative damping ratio on the vibration transmissibility is small.

Influence of Some Factors on the Efficiency of Heat Storage Accumulator in the Bed of a Stone in a Plastic Tunnel

The study was conducted in a plastic tunnel in which the heat storage system was installed in the stone accumulator. The system consists of a suction pipe warm air fan and perforated pipes placed in the stone＇s accumulator. The accumulator used a bed of stone （porphyry-type stones of dimension in the range 37 mm to 65 ram）. In the accumulator, there are four sections with dimensions of 1.7 m × 11 m, each of which contains a perforated pipe for hot air distribution within the battery, and separate conduits for supplying air to the interior of the tunnel. The paper presents the results of analysis related to performance （as a result of heat and mass transfer） in cycles of charging and discharging of the accumulator.

活性氧在植物非生物胁迫响应中功能的研究进展

活性氧(ROS)是植物在响应非生物胁迫过程中不可或缺的组成部分。适量的ROS可通过参与信号转导途径调节植物响应多种胁迫,而过量的ROS致使植物处于氧化应激状态。植物中每个亚细胞室都含有一套独立的ROS产生和清除途径,各自的ROS稳态水平及氧化还原状态也在不断发生变化,表现出各自独特的ROS特征。本文综述了近年来有关ROS在植物非生物胁迫响应过程中功能的研究进展及其在介导快速系统信号转导中的作用,为深入研究ROS在植物非生物胁迫响应中的功能提供参考。

Progress of entransy analysis on the air-conditioning system in buildings

It is of great importance to improve the energy performance of the air-conditioning system for building energy conversation. Entransy provides a novel perspective to investigate the losses existing in the air-conditioning system. The progress of entransy analysis in the air-conditioning system is comprehensively investigated in the present study. Firstly missions and characteris- tics of the air-conditioning system are analyzed with emphasis on heat or mass transfer process. It is found that reducing the temperature difference, i.e. reducing the entransy dissipation helps to improve the performance. Entransy dissipations and thermal resistances of typical transfer processes in the air-conditioning system are presented. Characteristics of sensible heat transfer process and coupled heat and mass transfer processes are researched in terms of entransy dissipation analysis. Reasons leading to entransy dissipation are also clarified with the help of unmatched coefficient 4. Principles for reducing the entransy dissipation and constructing a high temperature cooling system are summarized on the basis of case studies in typical handling processes. It＇s recommended that reducing mixing process, improving match properties are main approaches to reduce the entransy dissipation. The present analysis is beneficial to casting light on the essence of the air-conditioning system and proposing novel approaches for performance optimization.

The synthesis of micro-sized silicon carbide whiskers and the application for heat transfer enhancement

This paper presents a simple and cost-effective method for the production of micro-sized silicon carbide whiskers at high yield and the effect on heat transfer enhancement for the whisker laden fluids. For SiC whisker synthesis, the starting powder mix- ture is obtained by milling short carbon fibers with the white ashes of rice hulls. Calcina：ion in argon, together with the subse- quent purification process, results in a high yield of SiC whiskers, which possess a diameter of 200-400 nm and a length of several tens of microns. The formation of the whiskers is discussed according to VS growth mechanism. Convective heat transfer performance in small channel tubes is then studied for fluid systems mixed with those micro-sized SiC whiskers at different concentrations. The heat transfer coefficient of SiC containing fluid can be significantly improved in comparison to the base fluid.

A Characterization of Topologically Transitive Attributes for a Class of Dynamical Systems

In this work, by virtue of the properties of weakly almost periodic points of a dynamical system （X, T） with at least two points, the authors prove that, if the measure center M（T） of T is the whole space, that is, M（T） = X, then the following statements are equivalent： （1） （X, T） is ergodic mixing; （2） （X, T） is topologically double ergodic; （3） （X, T） is weak mixing; （4） （X, T） is extremely scattering; （5） （X, T） is strong scattering; （6） （X × X, T × T） is strong scattering; （7） （X × X, T × T） is extremely scattering; （8） For any subset S of N with upper density 1, there is a c-dense Fα-chaotic set with respect to S. As an application, the authors show that, for the sub-shift aA of finite type determined by a k × k-（0, 1） matrix A, erA is strong mixing if and only if aA is totally transitive.

Design,synthesis and evaluation of spermine-based pH-sensitive amphiphilic gene delivery systems: Multifunctional non-viral gene carriers

Design and development of efficient non-viral gene delivery systems is critical to overcome various barriers for effective intracellular gene delivery.Eight new spermine-based protonatable surfactants were designed,synthesized and evaluated as non-viral pH-sensitive gene carriers.These carriers formed stable complexes with plasmid DNA at an N/P ratio as low as 2.The sizes of the carrier/pDNA nanoparticles (N/P = 12) were in the range of 90–130 nm,smaller than that of Lipofectamine2000/pDNA nanoparticles.The pDNA nanoparticles of the carriers exhibited substantially increased hemolysis when pH decreased from 7.4 to 5.5.The DNA nanoparticles had low cytotocixity,similar to that of Lipofectamine-2000/pDNA nanoparticles.The pH-sensitive gene carriers with no helper lipids resulted in much higher intracellular transfection and gene expression in U87 cells than Lipofectamine-2000.[N,N′-Bis(oleoylcysteinyl)(β-alanyl-α-lysyl)]-spermine monoamide (SKACO) resulted in the highest luciferase transfection efficiency,more than 400 times higher than that of Lipofectamine-2000,and GFP expression in 71% of transfected U87 cells.SKACO was identified as a promising lead carrier for efficient gene delivery.These spermine-based pH-sensitive amphiphilic carriers have a potential to be further developed as efficient non-viral multifunctional gene delivery systems.

Wnt signaling in the nervous system and in Alzheimer＇s disease

Wnts comprise a large family of proteins that have shown to be part of a signaling cascade that regulates several aspects of develop- ment including organogenesis, mid brain development as welt as stem cell proliferation. Wnt signaling pathway plays different roles in the development of neuronal circuits and also in the adult brain, where it regulates synaptic transmission and plasticity. It has been also implicated in various diseases including cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, reflecting its relevance in fundamental biological pro- cesses. This review summarizes the progress about Wnts function in mature nervous system with a focus on Alzheimer＇s disease （AD）. We discuss the prospects of modulating canonical and non-canonical Wnt signaling as a strategy for neuroprotection. This will include the potential of Wnts to： （i） act as potent regulators of hippocampai synapses and impact in learning and memory; （ii） regulate adult neurogenesis; and finally （iii） control AD pathogenesis.

Magnetic drug delivery systems

There has been unprecedented progress in the development of biomedical nanotechnology and nanoma- terials over the past few decades, and nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems （DDSs） have great potential for clin- ical applications. Among these, magnetic drug delivery systems （MDDSs） based on magnetic nanoparticles （MNPs） are attracting increasing attention owing to their favor- able biocompatibility and excellent multifunctional loading capability. MDDSs primarily have a solid core of super paramagnetic maghemite （y-Fe^03） or magnetite （Fe304） nanoparticles ranging in size from 10 to 100nm. Their surface can be functionalized by organic and/or inorganic modification. Further conjugation with targeting ligands, drug loading, and MNP assembly can provide complex magnetic delivery systems with improved targeting efficacy and reduced toxicity. Owing to their sensitive response to external magnetic fields, MNPs and their assemblies have been developed as novel smart delivery systems. In this review, we first summarize the basic physicochemical and magnetic properties of desirable MDDSs that fulfill the requirements for specific clinical applications. Secondly, we discuss the surface modifications and functionalization issues that arise when designing elaborate MDDSs for future clinical uses. Finally, we highlight recent progress in the design and fabrication of MNPs, magnetic assemblies, and magnetic microbnbbles and liposomes as MDDSs for cancer diagnosis and therapy. Recently, researchers have focused on enhanced targeting efficacy and theranostics by applying step-by-step sequential treatment, and by magnetically mod- ulating dosing regimens, which are the current challenges for clinical applications.

Studies on aeroservoelasticity semi-physical simulation test for missiles

Missiles may be damaged when aeroservoelastic problem occurs,which is caused by the interaction of structure flexibility and flight control system.Because of the limit of wind tunnel test condition,numerical methods are mostly used in previous aeroservoelastic studies.However,series of assumptions and simplification on structures,aerodynamics and flight control systems are unavoidably introduced,and various nonlinear factors are also ignored,therefore,they result in considerable errors.A novel method called aeroservoelasticity semi-physical simulation test is proposed in this paper,which takes the flexible missile with control system as the test object.Vibration signals at several locations of the missile are measured by accelerometers,then corresponding unsteady aerodynamics is computed based on the fact that airflow at high Mach is nearly quasi-steady,and finally unsteady aerodynamics is exerted simultaneously by shakers at certain locations of the missile.The aeroservoelasticity semi-physical simulation test system can be constructed after the control system is closed.Open loop transfer function test and closed loop stability test are carried out in sequence.The test principle and method proposed in this paper are verified by the concordance between the results of numerical simulation and experiment.

On chaotic properties of new semidynamical systems of Lasota type in two spaces

The present study is concerned with construct two new semidynamical systems which are generated by two partial differential equations of Lasota type. In addition, this study discusses the asymptotic properties： Strong stability, exponential stability, periodic points, the density of periodic points, transitivity and chaos in two spaces： Lp space and Lp space.