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.     

氰化浸出体系中金的溶剂萃取

本文评述了金的碱性氰化溶液溶剂萃取研究与开发工作的最新进展。包括改性胺，季铵盐，磷氧化物及胍类萃取剂等。     

丙烯酸酯聚氨酯紫外固化凝胶生成动力学研究

采用丙烯酸酯聚氨酯和二苯甲酮/安息香乙醚复合光敏剂,对该体系紫外光固化反应的凝胶生成动力学进行分析。用红外光谱定量测定光聚合过程的变化,发现光聚合反应主要是以双键打开,交联为特征的,并得出1408cm~(-1)双键吸收峰随光照时间而变化的关系式:P_(c=c)=0.325 t~(0.135)。临界凝胶点可由双键反应程度与凝胶分数之间关系外推得到,凝胶点后,体系中存在一个凝胶与溶胶之间分配关系,此时凝胶与溶胶共存,凝胶中双键反应程度P_(A(g))>总双键反应程度P_A>溶胶中双键反应程度P_(A(S))。随着凝胶增加,P_A和P_(A(g))逐渐上升,而P_(A(s))下降。此体系的紫外固化实验工作曲线与理论值基本一致。     

仲胺衍生物柴油流动改进剂

考察了十八种胺衍生物改善高含蜡柴油低温流动性的作用规律。结果表明，仲胺衍生物主要是通过增溶柴油中的长链正构烷烃，使浊点、冷滤点降低，从而改善柴油低温性能。仲胺衍生物与T1804流动改进剂（乙烯-醋酸乙烯酯聚合物）复合可以改善蜡晶的分散性能，对降低柴油冷滤点有增效作用。     

A retrograde fluorescent-labeling study of direct relationship between the limbic (anterodorsal and anteroventral thalamic nuclei) and the visual system in the albino rat

Case-control methodology was used to assess lung cancer risk from exposure to arsenic in air, employing data from former workers in different units at the Chuquicamata copper mine and smelter complex. Thirty two workers from this complex were identified among the lung cancer deaths that occurred in the Northern region of Chile between 1987 and 1991. Each case was matched on age and sex, with controls that had a similar date of enrolment in the company. Available data on arsenic concentrations in air for six work sites were compiled from 1952 to 1991 and these were used to categorize the workplaces: Administrative area (1.6 micrograms/m3), Mine (2.3 micrograms/m3), Oxid Plant (3.1 micrograms/m3), Workshop and Services (9.8 micrograms/m3), Sulphur Plant (8.4 micrograms/m3) and Smelter (201.7 micrograms/m3). The results indicate an Odds Ratio of 5.7 (Fisher's p = 0.016) of dying from lung cancer among workers of the smelter compared with the rest of the workers.     

Chicken oviductal ecto-ATP-diphosphohydrolase. Purification and characterization

An ecto-ATP diphosphohydrolase (ATPDase) was purified to homogeneity from vesiculosomes shed from chicken oviduct. First, the ecto-ATPDase-enriched vesiculosomes were concentrated by filtration, differential centrifugation, and exclusion chromatography. Next, the nonionic detergent, Nonidet P-40, was used to extract the ecto-ATPDase from vesiculosomal membranes, and the solubilized enzyme was further purified by ion exchange (DEAE-Bio-Gel) and lentil-lectin-Sepharose 4B chromatography. In the final stage, immunoaffinity chromatography was utilized to obtain purified ecto-ATPDase. More than 25,000-fold purification was achieved. Specific activity of the purified enzyme was greater than 800 micronol/min/mg of protein with MgATP as the substrate, the highest ever reported for an ATPDase. The enzyme also hydrolyzed other nucleoside triphosphates in the presence of magnesium at similar rates and CaATP and MgADP at lower rates. The molecular mass of the purified glycoprotein was 80 kDa as determined by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and Western blot analysis. Based on its enzymatic properties, the relationship of the chicken oviduct ecto-ATPDase with other reported ATPDases and ecto-ATPases is discussed.     

Developing visiting surgical services for rural and remote Australian communities

The University Department of Surgery at Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre (Perth, Western Australia) has undertaken a pilot project to provide surgical services to country communities where no such service exists. Three surgeons undertake a regular schedule of appointments, and are accompanied by final-year medical students to give them experience with common conditions rarely managed in teaching hospitals. The service is supported by a central administrative office and coordinated by a general practitioner, who negotiates with the regional healthcare providers. Patients are referred by their general practitioner, who may work with the surgeon as anaesthetist or surgical assistant.     

语音时域分割研究

在语音时域挑选剩余可懂度低的可用置换集合,置换集合是语音TDS系统中不可缺少的重要环节,本文给出了可用置换选取的条件、客观评价标准和方法。     

泊松方程数值解法的加速收敛法

用数值方法对泊松方程求解时，往往要对迭代的中间结果作适当的压缩处理，以加快收敛速度和避免溢出。本文提出一种单一指数因子的非线性压缩法。一维数值模拟结果表明，平衡态时不必进行压缩处理。而在非平衡态时，最佳指数压缩因子的大小与杂质浓度有关。参考本文给出的数值计算结果，根据给定器件的杂质浓度分布，选定一最佳指数压缩因子，可以使泊松方程的数值求解过程具有最快的收敛速度。     

Effect of L-carnitine treatment on very low density lipoprotein kinetics in the hyperlipidemic rabbit

This study examined the hypolipidemic effect of 4 weeks of L-carnitine treatment (170 mg/kg b.w./day) in New Zealand White rabbits fed a high fat diet (5% corn oil/0.5% cholesterol). Specifically, [3H] glycerol and [125I] very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) turnover studies were conducted to examine the effect of treatment on VLDL kinetics. The masses of plasma VLDL-triglycerides (VLDL-TG) and VLDL-apoprotein B (VLDL-apoB) were significantly increased by the high-fat diet. Four weeks of treatment with L-carnitine significantly reduced these masses. Kinetic analysis indicated that fat feeding reduced the fractional catabolic rates (FCRs) of VLDL-TG and VLDL-apoB relative to chow-fed controls. The transport of these VLDL components was not altered by the diet. L-carnitine treatment had no effect on the FCRs of VLDL-TG and VLDL-apoB or on the transport of VLDL-apoB. Yet, treatment significantly lowered the transport of VLDL-TG. These data indicate that the lipid-lowering effect of L-carnitine in this animal model was due, in part, to a decrease in the transport and not due to an alteration in the fractional catabolic rate of VLDL-TG.