Microencapsulation of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG by Transglutaminase Cross‐Linked Soy Protein Isolate to Improve Survival in Simulated Gastrointestinal Conditions and Yoghurt

Microencapsulation is an effective way to improve the survival of probiotics in simulated gastrointestinal (GI) conditions and yoghurt. In this study, microencapsulation of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) was prepared by first cross‐linking of soy protein isolate (SPI) using transglutaminase (TGase), followed by embedding the bacteria in cross‐linked SPI, and then freeze‐drying. The survival of microencapsulated LGG was evaluated in simulated GI conditions and yoghurt. The results showed that a high microencapsulation yield of 67.4% was obtained. The diameter of the microencapsulated LGG was in the range of 52.83 to 275.16 μm. Water activity did not differ between free and microencapsulated LGG after freeze‐drying. The survival of microencapsulated LGG under simulated gastric juice (pH 2.5 and 3.6), intestinal juice (0.3% and 2% bile salt) and storage at 4 °C were significantly higher than that of free cells. The survival of LGG in TGase cross‐linked SPI microcapsules was also improved to 14.5 ± 0.5% during storage in yoghurt. The microencapsulation of probiotics by TGase‐treated SPI can be a suitable alternative to polysaccharide gelation technologies.     

基于EEMD能量比和GG聚类的滚动轴承故障诊断

针对滚动轴承故障特征提取困难导致故障类型难以辨识的问题,提出基于集合经验模态分解(Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition,EEMD)和GG(Gath-Geva,GG)聚类的轴承故障诊断方法。首先,使用EEMD分解方法对轴承的振动信号进行分解,结合相关系数原则提取含有主要故障信息的4个固有模态函数(IMF)分量,计算其能量百分比作为特征值,再用GG聚类对特征值进行聚类分析。通过仿真验证了GG聚类的优越性,然后采用文中提出的GG聚类方法与FCM聚类、GK聚类对轴承故障数据的聚类效果进行对比分析,验证了文中所提方法在滚动轴承故障识别中的可行性。     

Determination of temporal information granules to improve forecasting in fuzzy time series

Partitioning the universe of discourse and determining intervals containing useful temporal information and coming with better interpretability are critical for forecasting in fuzzy time series. In the existing literature, researchers seldom consider the effect of time variable when they partition the universe of discourse. As a result, and there is a lack of interpretability of the resulting temporal intervals. In this paper, we take the temporal information into account to partition the universe of discourse into intervals with unequal length. As a result, the performance improves forecasting quality. First, time variable is involved in partitioning the universe through Gath–Geva clustering-based time series segmentation and obtain the prototypes of data, then determine suitable intervals according to the prototypes by means of information granules. An effective method of partitioning and determining intervals is proposed. We show that these intervals carry well-defined semantics. To verify the effectiveness of the approach, we apply the proposed method to forecast enrollment of students of Alabama University and the Taiwan Stock Exchange Capitalization Weighted Stock Index. The experimental results show that the partitioning with temporal information can greatly improve accuracy of forecasting. Furthermore, the proposed method is not sensitive to its parameters.     

基于电子管WCF电路的高保真耳机放大器设计

以GG电路为输入级,以WCF电路为输出级,设计了一款针对低阻抗高保真耳机的放大器。基于电子管微变等效电路分析方法,计算出输入级和输出级电路的主要参数,并对整个放大器的开环和闭环参数进行了分析．文中还采用客观测量和主观评价的方式对该放大器的性能进行了说明。     

巯基化党参多糖对鼠李糖乳杆菌肠道黏附定植作用的影响

益生菌的肠道黏附是其实现长期肠道定植的关键因素。为增加外源性益生菌的肠道黏附性,对前期分离所得党参多糖(CPP-2)采用羧甲基化和巯基化两步化学修饰法,制备巯基化党参多糖(sC-CPP-2)。通过体外黏附实验和激光共聚焦显微镜法分析在添加sC-CPP-2情况下肠黏液对鼠李糖乳杆菌(LGG)的黏附效果,利用党参多糖及其修饰组分与海藻酸钠形成的复合薄膜,间接验证sC-CPP-2对LGG的黏附性,并利用流变仪和经典拉伸实验检测sC-CPP-2与肠道黏液之间的相互作用关系。结果表明:羧甲基党参多糖(C-CPP-2)的取代度为0.588±0.026,sC-CPP-2中巯基含量为(279.50±5.97)μmol/g,C-CPP-2经巯基化修饰后处于巯基和羧基共存状态。sC-CPP-2表面巯基可与LGG表面蛋白质上的半胱氨酸残基形成二硫键,增加LGG的肠道黏附性。sC-CPP-2与肠黏液的最大分离力为(101.82±5.78) mN,黏附总功为(120.07±6.81)μJ,二者间相互作用力增强,表观黏度变大,黏合力显著增强。sC-CPP-2能够起到连接LGG与肠黏液的中介作用,增强LGG的肠道黏附性,研究结果旨在为改善益生菌在肠道中的黏附定植作用的进一步研究提供参考。     

鼠李糖乳杆菌(LGG)的功能特性及其应用前景

鼠李糖乳杆菌LGG(Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG,ATCC 53103)是目前最受全球关注的益生菌之一。该菌能够耐受动物消化道环境,具有能够在人和动物肠道内定植,起到调节肠道菌群、预防和治疗腹泻、排除毒素、预防龋齿和提高机体免疫力等功能特性。     

Microencapsulated Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG powders: relationship of powder physical properties to probiotic survival during storage

Freeze-dried commercial Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) were encapsulated in an emulsion-based formulation stabilized by whey protein and resistant starch and either spray-dried or freeze-dried to produce probiotic microcapsules. There was no difference in loss of probiotics viability after spray drying or freeze drying. Particle size, morphology, moisture sorption, and water mobility of the powder microcapsules were examined. Particle size analysis and scanning electron microscopy showed that spray-dried LGG microcapsules (SDMC) were small spherical particles, whereas freeze-dried LGG microcapsules (FDMC) were larger nonspherical particles. Moisture sorption isotherms obtained using dynamic vapor sorption showed a slightly higher water uptake in spray-dried microcapsules. The effect of water mobility, as measured by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, at various water activities (a(w) 0.32, 0.57, and 0.70) and probiotic viability during storage at 25 °C was also examined. Increasing the relative humidity of the environment at which the samples were stored caused an increase in water mobility and the rate of loss in viability. The viability data during storage indicated that SDMC had better storage stability compared to FDMC. Although more water was adsorbed for spray-dried than freeze-dried microcapsules, water mobility was similar for corresponding storage conditions because there was a stronger water-binding energy for spray-dried microcapsule. This possibly accounted for the improved survival of probiotics in spray-dried microcapsules.     

基于数学形态学和模糊聚类的旋转机械故障诊断

提出了一种数学形态学与GG (Gath-Geva)模糊聚类相结合的旋转机械故障诊断方法,通过对滚动轴承信号的多尺度形态运算得到信号的形态谱,定量反映了信号在不同尺度下的形态变化特征.为进一步对滚动轴承信号进行故障识别,提取出基于形态学操作的分形维数和描述不同信号形态特征的指标即形态谱墒,并把这2个参数作为GG聚类的故障特征向量,进行聚类分析,同时对GG聚类与FCM(fuzzy center means)聚类和GK (Gustafaon-Kessel)聚类进行了比较.实验证明了基于数学形态学与GG聚类相结合的机械故障诊断方法的有效性,且证明了GG聚类更适合对不同形状、大小和密度的空间故障数据模糊聚类,聚类效果更好.     

Controlled accommodation of metal nanostructures within the matrices of polymer architectures through solution-based synthetic strategies

Controlled accommodation of metal nanostructures (MNSs) into the matrix of a well-defined polymer architecture offers an effective approach to achieve hierarchically structured nanocomposites with tunable synergistic properties to broaden application potentials in the emerging fields of energy, environmental science, and medicine. This review focuses on the recently developed zero-dimensional and one-dimensional MNSs@polymer hybrid nanostructures obtained by solution-based synthetic strategies. Progress in the controlled synthesis of those hybrid nanostructures in terms of the number (e.g., monomer, dimer and trimer), organization manner (e.g., linear alignment or confined assembly in certain domains), and spatial arrangement (e.g., in the core and shell) of the MNSs within the distinct polymer matrices are detailed. The synergistic properties and potential applications of those MNSs@polymer hybrids associated with their compositions and morphologies are also reviewed.