新型木建筑材料——交叉层积木介绍及其连接的试验研究

交叉层积木作为一种新型木建筑材料已经在北美地区推广开来,然而在我国还没有得到引进和推广.本文介绍了这种新型材料的性能特点,总结其生产工艺、设计方法和研究进展,重点对交叉层积木七种半刚性连接的抗震性能进行试验研究.研究表明:紧固件全部被拔出的失效模式为理想的延性破坏模式,滞回曲线表现出高度非线性、刚度退化、强度退化以及捏拢现象.通过试验数据分析,给出了在延性和承载能力两方面最佳的连接.     

A coagulase-negative variant of Staphylococcus aureus from bovine mastitis milk

Bacteriological analysis of milk samples from quarters of a dairy cow suffering from subclinical mastitis yielded two isolates of Staphylococcus aureus which gave a negative reaction in the standard coagulase test. Both isolates were also clumping factor and thermonuclease negative, and gave a negative reaction in the Staphaurex? test. The isolates were identified by using commercial biochemical systems, and by PCR analysis of different staphylococcal cell surface protein and exoprotein genes. Further molecular identification of the isolates, which included sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene and RT-PCR of coagulase (coa), clumping-factor (clfA) and thermonuclease (nuc) genes, was consistent with the diagnosis phenotypically 'coagulase-negative variant of Staph. aureus'. The fact that coagulase-negative Staph. aureus variants can occur in the context of intramammary infections in cattle may result in the incorrect diagnosis 'coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS)' in routine mastitis diagnostic, at least in rare cases. To fully ensure correct species diagnosis, sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene and amplification of specific genes such as coa is necessary in these cases.     

TBA studies of prepreg curing behavior

The torsional braid analysis (TBA) equipment has been used as an automated torsion pendulum to characterize prepreg materials in the form of single ply strips (2-1/2 × 1/8 in.). Compared to the use of coated glass braids, the main difference was a marked weakening of the gelation mechanical damping peak in isothermal runs. However, prepreg materials consisting of epoxy resins on glass, carbon or aramid fibers were successfully run isothermally to provide gelation and vitrification times as a function of temperature, or in constant heating rate scans to reveal the T < T_g and the T_g relaxations of the uncured resins, and at higher temperatures phenomena associated with gelation, vitrification and devitrification.     

Thyroid cancer after exposure to external radiation: a pooled analysis of seven studies

The thyroid gland of children is especially vulnerable to the carcinogenic action of ionizing radiation. To provide insights into various modifying influences on risk, seven major studies with organ doses to individual subjects were evaluated. Five cohort studies (atomic bomb survivors, children treated for tinea capitis, two studies of children irradiated for enlarged tonsils, and infants irradiated for an enlarged thymus gland) and two case-control studies (patients with cervical cancer and childhood cancer) were studied. The combined studies include almost 120,000 people (approximately 58,000 exposed to a wide range of doses and 61,000 nonexposed subjects), nearly 700 thyroid cancers and 3,000,000 person years of follow-up. For persons exposed to radiation before age 15 years, linearity best described the dose response, even down to 0.10 Gy. At the highest doses (> 10 Gy), associated with cancer therapy, there appeared to be a decrease or leveling of risk. For childhood exposures, the pooled excess relative risk per Gy (ERR/Gy) was 7.7 (95% CI = 2.1, 28.7) and the excess absolute risk per 10(4) PY Gy (EAR/10(4) PY Gy) was 4.4 (95% CI = 1.9, 10.1). The attributable risk percent (AR%) at 1 Gy was 88%. However, these summary estimates were affected strongly by age at exposure even within this limited age range. The ERR was greater (P = 0.07) for females than males, but the findings from the individual studies were not consistent. The EAR was higher among women, reflecting their higher rate of naturally occurring thyroid cancer. The distribution of ERR over time followed neither a simple multiplicative nor an additive pattern in relation to background occurrence. Only two cases were seen within 5 years of exposure. The ERR began to decline about 30 years after exposure but was still elevated at 40 years. Risk also decreased significantly with increasing age at exposure, with little risk apparent after age 20 years. Based on limited data, there was a suggestion that spreading dose over time (from a few days to > 1 year) may lower risk, possibly due to the opportunity for cellular repair mechanisms to operate. The thyroid gland in children has one of the highest risk coefficients of any organ and is the only tissue with convincing evidence for risk about 1.10 Gy.     

适用于各种非织造布的自动在线检测系统

描述了产自Lenzing仪器公司的多检测系统NIS 200,其已被证实适用于检测不同原料、从薄到厚、从单一颜色到复杂印染的非织造布。可综合检测物理质量和感观质量这两方面的信息,是该系统成为具有经济价值的非织造布检测系统的先决条件。