Change of foot size with weightbearing. A study of 2829 children 3 to 18 years of age

The change of foot length and width with age has been reported in a few anthropometric studies in the literature. However, the relationship with body height rarely is reported, and the dynamic effect of weightbearing on foot size has not been documented. In this series, 2829 children 3 to 18 years of age of equal gender distribution were included in the study. The foot length and width on weightbearing and nonweightbearing were measured with a special precision electronic caliper. The foot length and width were found to increase linearly from the age of 3 years until 12 years in girls and 15 years in boys. This was followed by a phase during which the increase plateaued. The foot length and width increased significantly on weightbearing at all ages in both genders with a mean of 2.1 to 4.4 mm or 3.1% to 4.8%, respectively. The foot length and width also were found to correlate significantly with the body height in both genders, with a correlation coefficient of 0.96 to 0.98. No significant differences were found between the sizes of the dominant and nondominant foot in either gender.     

靶场测量雷达新一代引导接收机

介绍了靶场测量雷达新一代引导接收机。它是一种模拟／数字混合型锁相接收机，可对ＵＳＢ（ＵｎｉｆｙＳ－Ｂａｎｄ）信号进行谱线识别和谱线跟踪，其捕捉范围和跟踪范围可达±１８０ｋＨｚ。它能提供目标角误差信号、目标强度信息和目标速度信息。     

岩样自然伽玛能谱的数据库管理系统

本文阐述了岩样自然伽玛能谱数据库管理系统的功能、结构、特点以及它在研究自然伽玛能谱与岩性参数间关系中的应用，为自然伽玛能谱测井的资料解释奠定了理论基础。     

A monoclonal antibody selected for probing the folding of staphylococcal nuclease and its N-terminal fragments

PURPOSE: Nitric oxide (NO) is generated in mammalian tissue by the conversion of L-arginine to L-citrulline. The reaction is catalyzed by nitric oxide synthase (NOS). NO has been suggested to have a dual role in tumor biology with both antitumor and tumor promoter activity. Furthermore, it has been proposed that NO contributes to interleukin-2-induced antitumor activity. Since interleukin-2 is used in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) it was of interest to study the NOS activity in the human kidney and in RCC and its correlation to tumor grade. Furthermore, the effect of cytokine treatment on NOS activity and the effect of NO donor application was studied in cultured cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The effect of cytokine treatment on NOS activity and the effect of NO donor application on cell proliferation was studied in cultured human proximal tubular cells and in RCC cell lines HN4 and HN51. NOS activity was measured by the L-arginine to L-citrulline conversion assay. RESULTS: Calcium-dependent NOS activity was found in all non-malignant kidney tissues (486+/-63 pmol. min(-1) g(-1) tissue). The activity was significantly lower in RCC (24+/-6 pmol. min(-1) g(-1) tissue) and correlated with tumor grade; thus high grade tumors showed lower activity than low grade tumors. Calcium-independent NOS activity was not detected in non-malignant kidney tissue or in RCC tissue. In cultured proximal tubular cells and RCC cell lines HN4 and HN51, cytokine treatment induced a marked increase in NOS activity and NO exerted cytostatic effects on these cell lines. Conclusions: The NOS activity was higher in non-malignant kidney tissue than in RCC tissue and was inversely correlated with tumor grade. Furthermore, cytokine treatment induced a marked increase in NOS activity and NO exerted cytostatic effects on cultured proximal tubular cells and RCC cell lines.     

Chemical reactions between aluminum and fly ash during synthesis and reheating of Al-fly ash composite

Thermodynamic analysis indicates that there is the possibility of chemical reactions between aluminum melt and cenosphere fly ash particles. These particles contain alumina, silica, and iron oxide, which, during solidification processing of aluminum-fly ash composites or during holding of such composites at temperatures above the melting temperature of aluminum, are likely to undergo chemical reduction. These chemical reactions between the fly ash and molten aluminum have been studied by metallographic examination, differential thermal analysis (DTA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) and X-ray analysis after holding the aluminum-fly ash composites for different periods above the liquidus temperature. The experiments indicate that there is progressive reduction of silica and mullite in the fly ash, and formation of alumina with holding time of composites at a temperature of 850 °C. The walls of the cenosphere fly ash particles progressively disintegrate into discrete particles as the reaction progresses. The rate of chemical reaction was high at the start of holding the composite at a temperature of 850 °C, and then the rate significantly decreased with time. The reaction was almost complete after 10 hours.     

Synthesis, characteristics and oxygen-sensitive properties of SrMgxTi 1 − xO3 nanocrystals

SrMg_xTi_{1 - x}O₃ nanocrystals (x = 0.1–0.6) were synthesized by the stearic acid gel method. Powder samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron (XP) spectroscopy. The results showed that the lattice parameter a and the O 1s XP spectrum changed not only with the Mg content x but also with the grain size d of the samples. The conductivity of a thick film specimen fabricated on an aluminium oxide wafer was investigated in a nitrogen—oxygen atmosphere.     

TiB2和SiCW对Al2O3陶瓷材料高温摩擦磨损特性的影响

研究了Ａｌ２Ｏ３、Ａｌ２ｏ３／ＴｉＢ２和Ａｌ２Ｏ３／ＴｉＢ２／ＳｉＣＷ三处陶瓷材料在不同条件下的擦靡损特性。结果表明：三种陶瓷材料与硬质合金摩擦副的摩擦系数随温度温度的增加有不同的变化规律，摩擦表面的Ｘ射线衍射分析表明，摩擦系数的变化与陶瓷物膜的和结构有关，在高温下Ａｌ２Ｏ３／ＴｉＢ２陶瓷材料摩擦表面形成了具有优良的高温润性的ＴｉＯ２氧化膜，因而ＴｉＢ２的加入明显改善了Ａｌ２Ｏ３陶瓷材料 摩擦磨损     

IS—95CDMA系统的容量分析

容量的需求是推动ＣＤＭＡ数字蜂窝移动通信开发的主要动力。系统的容量受许多因素的影响，本文针对ＩＳ－９５ＣＤＭＡ系统在采用了功率控制、话音激活和扇区划分技术的情况下，对系统的容量进行了分析，同时也分析了功率控制精度对容量的影响。