Leucokinin and Associated Neuropeptides Regulate Multiple Aspects of Physiology and Behavior in Drosophila

Leucokinins (LKs) constitute a family of neuropeptides identified in numerous insects and many other invertebrates. LKs act on G-protein-coupled receptors that display only distant relations to other known receptors. In adult Drosophila, 26 neurons/neurosecretory cells of three main types express LK. The four brain interneurons are of two types, and these are implicated in several important functions in the fly’s behavior and physiology, including feeding, sleep–metabolism interactions, state-dependent memory formation, as well as modulation of gustatory sensitivity and nociception. The 22 neurosecretory cells (abdominal LK neurons, ABLKs) of the abdominal neuromeres co-express LK and a diuretic hormone (DH44), and together, these regulate water and ion homeostasis and associated stress as well as food intake. In Drosophila larvae, LK neurons modulate locomotion, escape responses and aspects of ecdysis behavior. A set of lateral neurosecretory cells, ALKs (anterior LK neurons), in the brain express LK in larvae, but inconsistently so in adults. These ALKs co-express three other neuropeptides and regulate water and ion homeostasis, feeding, and drinking, but the specific role of LK is not yet known. This review summarizes Drosophila data on embryonic lineages of LK neurons, functional roles of individual LK neuron types, interactions with other peptidergic systems, and orchestrating functions of LK.     

Changes in polyphenol fractions and bacterial composition after in vitrofermentation of apple peel polyphenol by gut microbiota

The changes in polyphenol fractions after in vitro fermentation of apple peel polyphenol (APP) by gut microbiota as well as the effects of APP on the growth, pH value, short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) production and intestinal flora composition of gut microbiota fermentation were firstly explored in this study. The relative abundance of Lactobacillus in the APP group was 49.55% with an increment of 49.40% compared with the blank group, while that of Bifidobacterium was 13.32%. Moreover, the flora produced 37.093 ± 0.478 mM of SCFAs including acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid and valeric acid during the process of fermentation, thus reduced the environmental pH value. In addition, polyphenol fractions in APP were altered by gut microbiota fermentation to some extent, for example, glycosides were hydrolysed to aglycones. These findings suggested APP as a potential prebiotic agent to alleviate the disorder of intestinal flora.     

近距离煤层综采工作面均压防灭火技术应用研究

为解决近距离煤层开采过程中上层采空区遗煤自燃导致工作面回风隅角和回风流中CO超限的问题，采用联合均压防灭火技术，通过增大进、回风巷风阻，减小两巷压差的方式，减少气体交换，抑制了上部采空区CO的逸出，同时配合注氮、堵漏和地面塌陷坑回填等综合防火技术，从源头治理了上部采空区自燃隐患，保证回采工作面的安全生产。     

近距离煤层回采巷道支护技术研究

153301工作面受上部3煤和9煤采空区及煤柱影响,巷道围岩变形量大。采用FLAC3D软件分别模拟不同锚杆间距和数量下的巷道围岩变形量,得到锚杆最优支护参数。针对153301工作面巷道采用锚网索和二次注浆加固支护技术,分别设计了不同的支护参数,并对支护后围岩变形量进行监测,监测结果表明围岩变形量和变形速率都有了明显的减小,支护取得了良好的效果。     

Effect of the composition and degree of crosslinking on the properties of poly(l‐lactic acid)/crosslinked polyurethane blends

Poly(l ‐lactic acid)/crosslinked polyurethane (PLLA/CPU) blends which were prepared via reactive blending of PLLA with poly(?‐caprolactone) (PCL), glycerol and 4,4′‐methylenediphenyl diisocyanate showed excellent toughness. The effects of the composition of the mixture and degree of crosslinking of CPU on the toughness of the PLLA/CPU blends (80/20 w/w) were studied in detail. Dynamic mechanical analysis and rheological measurements were used to characterize the structure of the in situ formed CPU in the PLLA matrix. A novel netlike phase structure was observed when the average molecular weight of PCL and degree of crosslinking were 1 kDa and 10%, respectively. The impact strength of the blend was enhanced from 2.2 kJ m^?2 for pure PLLA to 62.4 kJ m^?2; meanwhile, the elongation at break was increased to 489.8%. Therefore, the mechanical properties of PLLA/CPU blends can be easily tailored by tuning the composition of the mixture and the degree of crosslinking of CPU. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry     

基于LSTM-RF模型的城市道路交通流预测

交通流预测作为信号协调和出行时间预测等任务的基础,成为了交通领域的研究点。对于交通流预测问题,研究人员提出了多种方法,但这些方法大多只使用交通流数据的时域信息进行交通流预测,忽略了空间相关性对于预测目标路段流的影响,导致预测精度不理想。基于组合模型的思想提出了一种称为LSTM-RF的交通流预测模型。在交通流预测过程中,首先使用LSTM模型提取预测目标路段的时序特征,再将其预测值与采集的相邻上下游路段信息同时作为随机森林模型的输入特征,进行交通流时空相关性分析,获得最终的预测结果。并通过贵阳市车牌识别系统采集的城区132条路段的交通流数据进行实验验证。结果表明:该方法在预测精度上优于单一模型,并且预测误差相比单一模型有明显减少。     

瞬态二极管损坏后短路而引起的设备损坏问题探讨

通过在信号防雷器的瞬态二极管前加装一种快速熔断型保险管的方法，使得当瞬态二极管因各种原因损坏至短路后，当短路电流增大至一定程度后，快速熔断型保险管断开从而使瞬态二极管从电路中脱离，保证信号防雷器不会因瞬态二极管短路而引发短路电流，保证后级设备的使用安全。并就瞬态二极管在应用中出现短路损坏时短接电流引起的设备损坏问题提出一种解决方案进行探讨。     

燕麦蒽酰胺生理功能研究进展

目的 探究尾静脉注射短链酰基辅酶A脱氢酶(SCAD)重组腺病毒能否改善自发性高血压大鼠(SHR)血管重构。方法 实验分为6组:Wistar+NS组、Wistar+GFP组、Wistar+Ad-SCAD组、SHR+NS组、SHR+GFP组和SHR+Ad-SCAD组。腺病毒包装的SCAD和GFP纯化后,以尾静脉方式注射给药8周。采用超声心动图检测大鼠心功能情况；采用无创血压仪检测大鼠的血压变化；主动脉HE染色、天狼星红染色、DHE染色、TUNEL染色、EVG染色,观察血管重构。采用实时荧光定量PCR检测相关基因mRNA表达变化、Western blot检测相关蛋白表达变化,观察游离脂肪酸、一氧化氮(NO)和ATP含量变化。结果 (1)尾静脉注射SCAD重组腺病毒,大鼠主动脉中SCAD蛋白出现过表达,mRNA水平增高,SCAD酶活性增加；(2)在病理状态下,增加主动脉中SCAD表达,可以降低血压,改善心功能,改善血管管腔大小,减少胶原沉积,减少血管活性氧(ROS)的生成和细胞凋亡；(3)在病理状态下,SCAD的表达增加可减少血清和主动脉中游离脂肪酸的含量,增加组织中的ATP水平,激活内皮型一氧化氮合酶(eNOS)磷酸化,增加主动脉NO的生成。结论 自发性高血压大鼠主动脉SCAD的表达增加能逆转高血压血管重构,可能与其减少血清中游离脂肪酸的含量、增加NO水平、减少活性氧生成、消除氧化应激有关。     

旋挖钻机设备油液智能分析与健康监测

为了对直升机盒段件入水载荷进行分析，开展了模型垂直入水冲击试验，同时采用有限元-光滑粒子流体动力学（finite element method-smooth particle hydrodynamics，简称FEM-SPH）耦合数值方法进行仿真分析，计算了不同材料构型和速度下的过载、压力及应变结果。与试验结果进行对比表明，仿真结果与试验值吻合较好，预测的结构失效破坏模式与试验结果基本一致，可为真实直升机入水冲击的结构设计提供参考。     

Surface nanodeformations caused by ultrashort laser pulse

Ultrashort laser pulse is a unique nanometallurgical tool which operates at extreme conditions: ultimate strength of material, the smallest spatiotemporal scales, and nonequlibrium crystallization. Approaches to ultimate strength and to highly nonequlibrium crystallization are tightly coupled with the smallness of spatiotemporal scales. Usage of the tool opens new opportunities to create materials with enhanced surface hardness, anticorrosion properties, and diverted optical constants. To use these advantages we have first of all to develop clear and reliable physical model. The paper presents new results concerning interactions of optical or X-ray lasers with metals. It is shown that ultrashort laser pulse melts surface layer, sends shock into bulk, and foams molten metal. Dense dislocation bilayer is created thanks to fast recrystallization (the first sublayer) and plastic transformations behind strong shock (the second sublayer). Plastic shock generated at moderate laser intensities attenuates sharply during its propagation into metal. During this attenuation, a plastic shock regenerates into a powerful elastic shock. This process defines boundary between the second dislocation sublayer and undamaged solid. Mechanical breaking of foam after its strong stretching and fly away of a part of melt together with fast freezing are responsible for appearance of chaotic frozen nanostructures at an irradiated surface.