Quadricuspid aortic valve: diagnosis by multiple transesophageal echocardiography

The case of a quadricuspid aortic valve diagnosed in adult age is reported. A 67-year-old patient, who had no previous diseases or cardiovascular complaints, presented in the clinic for an embolic occlusion of the left retinal artery. Isolated moderate aortic regurgitation was diagnosed clinically and echocardiographically. For its further evaluation and for seeking embolic sources, multiplane transesophageal echocardiography was performed, which discovered a quadricuspid aortic valve as the cause of aortic regurgitation and major atherosclerotic lesions in the ascending aorta and the aortic arch as possible cause of the embolic event. The fourth, accessory cusp, smaller than the other three, was localized between the non-coronary and left coronary cusp. In the short axis view the quadricuspid aortic valve showed in diastole a "X"-configuration, with a persistent central orifice between the commissures, which was the cause of the regurgitation jet in color Doppler examination, and in the systole a trapezoid opening pattern. In the long-axis view the valve showed a tricuspid closing pattern. The quadricuspid aortic valve can be exactly diagnosed by multiplane transesophageal echocardiography.     

Analysis of microwave brightness temperature of lunar surface and inversion of regolith layer thickness:Primary results of Chang-E 1 multi-channel radiometer observation

In China’s first lunar exploration project, Chang-E 1 (CE-1), a multi-channel microwave radiometer was aboard the satellite, with the purpose of measuring microwave brightness temperature from lunar surface and surveying the global distribution of lunar regolith layer thickness. In this paper, the primary 621 tracks of swath data measured by Chang-E 1 microwave radiometer from November 2007 to February 2008 are collected and analyzed. Using nearest neighbor interpolation based on the sun incidence angle in ...     

Role of primate medial vestibular nucleus in long-term adaptive plasticity of vestibuloocular reflex

1. Fifteen hundred and thirty cells were recorded in the medial vestibular nucleus (MVN) of alert monkeys whose vestibuloocular reflex (VOR) had been adapted to one of two kinds of spectacles. The "high-gain" sample was recorded from monkeys that had worn 2.0 x telescopic spectacles; the gain of the VOR in the dark (eye velocity divided by head velocity) was greater than 1.5. The "low-gain" sample was recorded from monkeys that had worn goggles providing a visual field that was fixed with respect to the freely turning head; the gain of the VOR was less than 0.4. 2. Cells showing modulation of firing rate related to imposed head velocity were grouped into four categories: pure vestibular (10), vestibular-plus-saccade (10), vestibular-plus-position (10), and vestibular-plus-head/body (24). Sensitivity to head velocity was measured from averaged responses to sinusoidal, 0.4-Hz whole-body oscillation in the horizontal plane. Almost all cells (98%) having increased firing during ipsilateral head rotation received inputs from the horizontal semicircular canals. Conversely, 82% of cells having increased firing during contralateral head rotation received inputs from the vertical canals. 3. There were no statistically significant differences in resting discharge rate, phase shift, or sensitivity to head velocity between the high- and low-gain samples of any of the cell types. Nonetheless, there was a consistent tendency, evident in all the functionally defined cell groups, for the sensitivity to be about 20% greater in the high-gain samples. However, this difference is small by comparison with the fourfold difference in VOR gain. 4. Detailed scrutiny of the response properties of individual cells suggested that the small differences in sensitivity reflect small changes distributed throughout the population, rather than large and potentially significant changes within a small sub-population. 5. Our data indicate that large, adaptive changes in the gain of the VOR are accompanied by only minor changes in the vestibular sensitivity and no changes in the phase shift or resting discharge rates of cells in the MVN. It remains possible that large changes in vestibular sensitivity occurred in cells we did not sample or in subgroups we could not identify. We argue that this is unlikely and that the major changes underlying VOR plasticity occur after the first central synapse in the VOR pathways.     

Localized eosinophilic granuloma (Langerhans' cell histiocytosis) of the orbital frontal bone

Four patients (aged 5, 8, 14, and 51 years at initial manifestation) with isolated eosinophilic granulomas of the orbital frontal bone displayed short symptomatic periods (two weeks to three months) and some combination of erythema of the lids, a soft, palpable anterior orbital mass, periorbital pain, and osteolytic bone lesions on roentgenography. The bone lesions roentgenographically exhibited irregular, serrated, and sclerotic margins, distinguishing them from the more oval appearance of dermoid cysts. Electron microscopy performed in one case disclosed the presence of Langerhans' granules in the cytoplasm of the histiocytes, indicating that the orbital disease is a mild form of "histiocytosis X" and a benign proliferation of a specific kind of histiocyte--the Langerhans' cell. On follow-up (two to 20 years), after incomplete curettage of two lesions coupled with low doses of postoperative radiotherapy, there was reconstitution of the bone defects, whereas more extensive surgery performed on the other two patients resulted in permanent but subclinical bone defects.     

功率型白光LED的热特性研究

大功率LED照明单元在光通量提高的同时伴随着散热，且普通功率型白光LED多采用蓝光芯片激发荧光粉的方法，随着温度的提升，荧光粉对应的波长会发生漂移。本文从功率型白光LED的发热原理出发，试验了其在脉冲源作用下，用于照明的可能性。试验表明，在此激励源的作用下，LED输出与散热很好，并从理论上进行了解释。     

Determination of Thermoelectric Module Efficiency: A Survey

The development of thermoelectrics (TE) for energy conversion is in the transition phase from laboratory research to device development. There is an increasing demand to accurately determine the module efficiency, especially for the power generation mode. For many TE, the figure of merit, ZT, of the material sometimes cannot be fully realized at the device level. Reliable efficiency testing of thermoelectric modules is important to assess the device ZT and provide end-users with realistic values for how much power can be generated under specific conditions. We conducted a general survey of efficiency testing devices and their performance. The results indicated a lack of industry standards and test procedures. This study included a commercial test system and several laboratory systems. Most systems are based on the heat flow meter method, and some are based on the Harman method. They are usually reproducible in evaluating thermoelectric modules. However, different systems often showed large differences that are likely caused by uncertain heat loss and thermal resistance. Efficiency testing is an important capability for the thermoelectric community to improve. A follow-up international standardization effort is planned.     

低剂量率γ射线杀伤肿瘤细胞机制的实验研究

用60Co源以1Gy/min剂量率照射Hela细胞,剂量分别为1、2、5、10、15Gy.用AnnexinV和PI双染法观察凋亡细胞形态;DNA梯形条带证实凋亡存在;克隆形成分析细胞增殖能力.结果显示:(1)Hela细胞凋亡率随照射剂量和时间的增加呈上升趋势,照射后168h组各剂量点凋亡率高于其他各时间组.2Gy以下时凋亡率改变不大,达5Gy时凋亡率显著增加,且达峰值(72.57±2.04)%(P＜0.001).(2)早期凋亡细胞,PS外翻,胞膜呈绿色荧光圈.凋亡晚期出现Annexin V-FITC及PI染色均阳性的外绿内红的细胞图像.坏死细胞则为红色.(3)凋亡细胞碎片呈"梯状"条带.(4)1Gy/min的剂量率照射,剂量为2-15Gy,克隆形成率由(58.95±0.36)%降至(1.67±0.35)%(P＜0.001).表明低剂量率γ射线照射可诱导Hela细胞凋亡,其凋亡率与照射剂量相关,在5Gy时凋亡率最高.     

基于采动和承压水作用下断层突水关键路径的力学分析

 断层突水是煤矿典型的动力灾害,是煤岩体在采动和承压水共同作用下失稳破坏过程。论文针对导水断层缩短了煤层和含水层距离特点,建立了断层突水的关键路径力学模型。将极限平衡理论和尖点突变理论引入断层突水分析,建立了承压水及采动影响下断层突水关键部位失稳破坏模型,获得了断层突水的力学判据,以及防突煤柱预留临界宽度。同时分析了断层参数、煤柱参数对突水条件的影响规律     

The fluid-filling system for the Borexino solar neutrino detector

The system for controlled filling of the nested flexible scintillator containment vessels in the Borexino solar neutrino detector is described. The design and operation principles of pressure and shape monitoring systems are presented for gas filling, gas displacement by water, and water displacement by scintillator. System specifications for safety against overstressing the flexible nylon vessels are defined as well as leak-tightness and cleanliness requirements. The fluid-filling system was a major engineering challenge for the Borexino detector.     

浅谈土壤源热泵系统的发展及其应用

概述了土壤源热泵系统的特点，阐述了土壤源热泵技术在国内外的发展、研究现状，最后介绍了土壤源热泵技术在发展中面临的问题及在制冷空调中的广阔应用前景。