Studies on purification and some properties of nisin from Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis Al2

Protoporphyria is a genetic disorder in which patients may develop severe protoporphyrin-induced liver damage and require transplantation. Because unique problems occur in the perioperative period and because excess production of protoporphyrin by the bone marrow continues after liver transplantation, the efficacy of this procedure for protoporphyric liver disease is uncertain. We present follow-up of nine patients who underwent liver transplantation. Two patients died within 2 months of transplantation, one from complications of abdominal bleeding and the other from sepsis after bowel perforations. The remaining seven patients had follow-up at 14 months to 8 years after transplantation (mean, 3.8 years). Two of the seven had suffered skin burns from exposure to operating room lights, which healed without scarring. Three had axonal neuropathies in the postoperative period requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation, and motor defects persisted in two. Five patients had normal liver chemistries at follow-up (mean, 3.5 years), with liver biopsy results normal or showing mild portal triad abnormalities, but erythrocyte protoporphyrin levels remained significantly elevated (1,765 +/- 365 mcg/dL; normal, < 65). The other two patients, both of whom had rejection, cytomegalovirus infection, and biliary tract obstruction requiring endoscopic therapy, had a recurrence of protoporphyric liver disease as indicated by liver biopsy features. One died 5 years after transplantation from complications of the liver disease. The other was stable 3.3 years after transplantation and was being monitored for possible retransplantation. Thus, liver transplantation can be performed successfully in patients with protoporphyric liver disease, with intermediate survival rates comparable to the general transplant population. However, disease may recur in the graft, particularly if there are complications that cause cholestasis.     

Attenuation predictions at extremely low frequencies formeasurement-while-drilling electromagnetic telemetry system

Extremely low frequencies (ELFs) are employed to transmit data from underground to the ground surface in the measurement-while-drilling electromagnetic (MWD-EM) telemetry system. Based on electromagnetic field theory, the present work is aimed at predicting the receivability of the signals at the surface. A unified analytic method that is suitable for vertical, directional, or horizontal wells is presented. Attenuation properties are examined for various parameters, including the Earth's conductivity, operating frequency and the length of the drill string. The frequency dependence of the receivability in reference to a noise level is illustrated for different depths of well and different cases. It is also demonstrated that the electric field distributions at the surface have the same features for the three types of well, and that the measurements should be carried out near the well heads for any type of well. A scale model experiment is made to test the authors' theoretical results. The measured data and the computed results are comparable     

近代新疆石油工业的三次盛衰

光绪三十二年（１９０６），新疆布政使王树木丹组织了油苗普查，引进了钻采设备，在独山子开展了新疆石油工业的草创工作，但这项新兴的事业很快随清朝的灭亡而衰落了。民国７～１２年（１９１８～１９２３），新疆省长杨增新再次组织石油采炼，但因经费不足，没有很大起色，而地方人士潘祖焕在汪家沟设厂，却首创了略有盈利的采炼实业，为新疆石油工业的二次兴盛作了贡献。本世纪４０年代初，中苏合作，在独山子油矿建成了相当大的生产经营规模，新疆石油工业出现了第三个鼎盛时期。后来由于盛世才投靠国民党，反共反苏，与苏联关系恶化，独山子的石油采炼如昙花一现，迅速走向衰落。     

铸造合金凝固过程瞬时应力的测试

以计算机采集处理系统为手段,测试了应力框铸件凝固过程的瞬时应力.结果表明,该方法简便、速度快,精度高,可获得铸件凝固过程瞬时应力及温度的动态变化过程。     

测量刚体位移的非接触式光电系统

首次提出用标定法测量刚体的线位移和角位移的方法，该方法具有结构简单，性能可靠，非接触性，集成化高，工业上易实现和价格便宜等优点。本文同时还采用了一个小功率激光器为光源，ＣＣＤ为光电转换器件。最后通过相关分析法和数据拟合技术等图象处理技术，提高了整套系统的分辨率。     

高频热处理技术的新进展

就高频感应加热设备、高频热处理的发展等若干问题进行较为详尽的评介,并提出几点看法.     

Amplified distributed reflective optical star couplers

A practical configuration for an amplified distributed reflective N-star coupler using 2×2 3-dB fiber couplers and minimum numbers of erbium-doped fibers, pump lasers, and standard fibers is presented. The constitution and characteristics of this coupler are investigated. Besides a tremendous amount of saving of the required standard fibers, this distributed coupler is more efficient, more reliable, more flexible for future expansion, and more cost-effective for application in optical networks     

Pultruded fibre reinforced polyurethane composites II. Effect of processing parameters on mechanical and thermal properties

This paper presents a novel process for the fabrication of pultruded polyurethane (PU) composites. The effects of the processing parameters on the mechanical properties (flexural strength and flexural modulus, etc.) and thermal properties (HDT) of the fibre reinforced PU composites by pultrusion have been studied. The processing parameters investigated include pulling rate (in-line speed), die temperature, filler type and content, and post-cure time and temperature. Results show that the composites possessed various optimum pulling rates at different die temperatures. On the basis of the DSC diagram, the swelling ratio, the mechanical properties and the thermal properties of composites, the optimum die temperature can be determined. It is found that the mechanical and thermal properties increase with filler content for various types of filler. The mechanical and thermal properties increase at a suitable post-cure temperature and time. Furthermore, the properties which decreased due to the degradation of composite materials for a long post-cure time will be discussed.