Environmental Enrichment Enhances Cav 2.1 Channel-Mediated Presynaptic Plasticity in Hypoxic–Ischemic Encephalopathy

Hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a devastating neonatal brain condition caused by lack of oxygen and limited blood flow. Environmental enrichment (EE) is a classic paradigm with a complex stimulation of physical, cognitive, and social components. EE can exert neuroplasticity and neuroprotective effects in immature brains. However, the exact mechanism of EE on the chronic condition of HIE remains unclear. HIE was induced by a permanent ligation of the right carotid artery, followed by an 8% O₂ hypoxic condition for 1 h. At 6 weeks of age, HIE mice were randomly assigned to either standard cages or EE cages. In the behavioral assessments, EE mice showed significantly improved motor performances in rotarod tests, ladder walking tests, and hanging wire tests, compared with HIE control mice. EE mice also significantly enhanced cognitive performances in Y-maze tests. Particularly, EE mice showed a significant increase in Ca_v 2.1 (P/Q type) and presynaptic proteins by molecular assessments, and a significant increase of Ca_v 2.1 in histological assessments of the cerebral cortex and hippocampus. These results indicate that EE can upregulate the expression of the Ca_v 2.1 channel and presynaptic proteins related to the synaptic vesicle cycle and neurotransmitter release, which may be responsible for motor and cognitive improvements in HIE.     

The decreasing effect of ammonia enrichment on the combustion emission of hydrogen,methane, and propane fuels

In the present study, non-premixed combustion and NOx emission of H₂, NH₃, C₃H₈, and CH₄ fuels have been studied in a combustion test unit under lean mixture conditions (λ = 4) at 8.6 kW thermal capacity. Furthermore, the combustion and NOx emission of the H₂, C₃H₈, and CH₄ fuels have been investigated for various NH₃ enrichment ratios (5, 10, 20, and 50%) and excess air coefficients (λ = 1.1, 2, 3, and 4) at the same thermal capacity. The obtained results have been compared for each fuel. Numerical simulation results show that H₂ emits intense energy through the reaction zone despite the lowest fuel consumption in mass, among others, due to its high calorific value. Therefore, it has a higher flame temperature than others. At the same time, C₃H₈ has the lowest flame temperature. Besides, NH₃ has the shortest flame length among others, while C₃H₈ has the most extended flame form. The highest level of NOx is released from the NH₃ flame in the combustion chamber, while the lowest NOx is released from the CH₄. However, the lowest NOx emission at the combustion chamber exit is obtained in NH₃ combustion, while the highest NOx emission is obtained with H₂ combustion. It results from the shortest flame length of NH₃, short residence time, and backward NOx reduction to N₂ for NH₃. As for H₂, high flame temperature and relatively long flame, and high residence time of the products trigger NOx formation and keep the NOx level high. On the other hand, excess air coefficient from 1.1 to 2 increases NOx for H₂, CH₄, and NH₃ due to their large flame diameters, unlike propane. Then, NOx emission levels decrease sharply as the excess air coefficient increases to 4 for each fuel. NH₃ fuel also emits minimum NOx in other excess air coefficients at the exit, while H₂ emits too much emission. With NH₃ enrichment, the NOx emissions of H₂, CH₄, and C₃H₈ fuels at the combustion chamber exit decrease gradually almost every excess air coefficient apart from λ = 1.1. As a general conclusion, like renewable fuels, H₂ appears to be a source of pollution in terms of NOx emissions in combustion applications. In contrast, NH₃ appears to be a relatively modest fuel with a low NOx level. In addition, the high amount of NOx emission released from H₂ and other fuels during the combustion can be remarkably reduced by NH₃ enrichment with an excess air combustion.     

Magnetic enrichment behavior of monodispersed MFe2O4 nanoferrites (M= Mg,Ca, Ni,Co, and Cu)

The magnetic enrichment behavior of monodispersed MFe₂O₄ (M = Mg, Ca, Ni, Co, and Cu) ferrite nanoparticles with different size (10–130 nm) on the surface of a 15 mm o.d. NdFeB-N40 magnetic rod has been investigated. The materials were synthesized by a modified sol-gel method. They were characterized by XRD, TEM, and VSM. The magnetic field of the rod was modelled numerically using a finite element analysis software to obtain the input data for the magnitude of magnetic force. Three adsorption models can be used to describe the enrichment mechanism of ferrite nanoparticle depending on the magnetic permeability: (i) Freundlich adsorption model at low magnetic permeability (<10 μemu/Oe) which leads to the enrichment percentage below 50%, (ii) mixed (multilayer) adsorption model at intermediate permeability (10–50 μemu/Oe), and (iii) a monolayer adsorption at high permeability (>100 μemu/Oe) leading to the enrichment percentage above 90%.     

磁性纳米材料制备及其在传感器检测领域的应用

在外界磁场的驱动下, 磁性纳米材料能迅速完成对目标物的吸附及其与基质的分离。基于这点, 磁性纳米材料在吸附分离, 环境治理, 食品安全等方面已有较多应用, 并将有更大的应用前景。本文主要对磁性纳米材料的制备方法、富集分离、传感器检测3个方面的研究进展进行介绍。其中, 磁性纳米材料的制备方法包括固、液和气相合成法。富集分离方法介绍了磁性纳米材料对有机污染物的吸附分离, 例如微塑料; 对无机金属离子的吸附分离, 例如铬离子, 铅离子。在传感器检测方面主要介绍了磁性纳米材料在电化学传感器、生物传感器、光学传感器方面的应用。     

准噶尔盆地吉木萨尔凹陷陆相页岩油地质特征与聚集机理

综合利用岩心、测井、烃源岩热解、铸体薄片、场发射扫描电镜、激光共聚焦显微镜与高压压汞等分析测试的结果，对准噶尔盆地吉木萨尔凹陷芦草沟组陆相页岩油地质特征与聚集机理进行了研究。结果表明：吉木萨尔凹陷咸化湖盆型沉积地层富含有机质，是烃源岩层也是储层，页岩油藏具有“源储一体”的地质特征，存在粉砂岩类与泥岩类和白云岩类与泥岩类两类岩性组合类型。芦草沟组大面积整体含油、“甜点”富集且原油成熟度较低。页岩油赋存岩石的润湿性为亲油性，生烃增压是页岩油运聚的主要动力。微纳米孔喉、层理缝与构造裂缝形成页岩油的有利储集空间与渗流通道。页岩油整体为源内或近源聚集，并以游离态和吸附态赋存于芦草沟组“甜点”段与泥页岩层段中。     

Effect of hydrogen enrichment and electric field on lean CH4/air flame propagation at elevated pressure

Electric assisted combustion for hydrogen enriched hydrocarbons may even extend the lean burn limit and provide the further improvement on combustion stability. This study investigates the effect of hydrogen enrichment and DC electric field on lean CH₄/air flame propagation. Electric field inside the chamber was generated by mesh and needle electrodes. Effect of hydrogen enrichment on the ion mole fraction in the flame was discussed based on reaction mechanism included neutral and ion reactions. The flame propagation images, flame displacement speed were used to evaluate the combined influences of hydrogen enrichment and electric field on propagating flame. Results showed that the hydrogen addition would increase positive ions mole fraction and the peak value is mainly determined by H₃O⁺. This would be due to that CH increases with hydrogen fraction, which is the main species in the initial reaction for the ion reactions. Electric field effect about flame propagation was suppressed with hydrogen addition due to the competition between the increment in ion mole fraction and the decrement in flame time. Electric assisted combustion is more evident at leaner conditions and elevated pressure. The ratio of ionic wind velocity to flow velocity may be the determined factor to predict the electric field effect about propagating flame. The tendency based on this ratio is in accordance with the experimental results for various hydrogen fraction and equivalence ratio at elevated pressure.     

发芽条件对西兰花芽苗菜总黄酮富集的影响

为富集西兰花芽苗菜总黄酮,研究不同消毒方法(物理消毒、物理化学联合法)对西兰花种子消毒效果的影响以及不同培养条件下总黄酮含量的变化。以西兰花种子为试材,通过单因素试验(浸泡温度、浸泡时间、发芽温度、发芽时间)与正交试验对发芽条件进行优化。结果表明,紫外消毒10 min联合1%食品级奥克泰士D10消毒效果好,发芽率最高;西兰花富集总黄酮的最适发芽条件为:浸泡温度25℃、浸泡时间6 h、发芽温度20℃、发芽时间4 d。在最佳工艺条件下,西兰花芽苗总黄酮含量为11.33 mg/g。     

酵母菌促进单核细胞增生李斯特氏菌的生长

为了缩短单核细胞增生李斯特氏菌(单增李斯特氏菌)的前增菌时间,提升检测效率,本研究将酵母菌(ATCC9763)作为一种生长促进剂加入到单核细胞增生李斯特氏菌的前增菌培养基(LB1)中,结果表明添加适量的酵母菌可以使单增生李斯特氏菌的生长速度提升近100%,并且这种促进作用与培养过程中酵母菌的接种量、培养基的溶氧量以及培养方式密切相关。根据酵母菌的生长特性分析,这种促进作用产生的原因很有可能是由于酵母菌在生长过程中发酵分解了培养基中的糖类等营养物质,改善了单增李斯特氏菌的营养条件,从而提高了单增李斯特氏菌的繁殖速度。本研究为缩短单增李斯特氏菌检测的富集培养时间,提高检测效率奠定了很好的基础,同时也侧面提示我们要关注发酵类食品遭受单增李斯特氏菌污染的食品安全风险。