Poroelastic behaviour of a water-saturated limestone

This paper presents the results of an experimental study carried out on a porous, water-saturated limestone. First, a set of poroelastic parameters is obtained from a wide range of experiments (drained, undrained, pore pressure loading and unjacketed tests) conducted on the same sample at the same stress state. A “null” test, inspired from unsaturated soil testing, is added to confirm the previous results, in particular the value of the Biot coefficient. Then, the variation of the measured parameters between samples is investigated. Finally, the influence of the stress state is studied in the framework of semilinear poroelasticity. Several expressions are compared to model the evolution of the drained bulk modulus as a function of Terzaghi's effective stress.     

Electronic transport in one-dimensional Ca3Co2O6 single crystal

The electronic conductivity study of the quasi-one-dimensional Ca₃Co₂O₆ single crystal evidences a Variable Range Hopping conductivity with temperature-induced crossover between 1D and 3D transport and the opening of a Coulomb gap in the d bands along with the ferromagnetic intra-chain ordering. A large negative magneto-resistance is observed at low temperatures. Both spin-dependent hopping and field-induced suppression of the Coulomb gap are discussed. The electronic hopping parameters we infer agree remarkably with the accessible Co sites. Finally, we present the first electronic noise study in a one-dimensional frustrated magnetic single crystal and we discuss the interplay between the low temperature 3D magnetic ordering and the spin-dependent hopping conductivity on the Co sites.     

Ratchet effect study in Si/SiGe heterostructures in the presence of asymmetrical antidots for different polarizations of microwaves

In this work, we studied the photovoltage response of an antidot lattice to microwave radiation for different antidot parameters. The study was carried out in a Si/SiGe heterostructure by illuminating the antidot lattice with linearly polarized microwaves and recording the polarity of induced photovoltage for different angles of incidence. Our study revealed that with increased antidot density and etching depth, the polarity of induced photovoltage changed when the angle of incidence was rotated 90 degrees. In samples with large antidot density and/or a deeply etched antidot lattice, scattering was dominated by electron interaction with the asymmetrical potential created by semicircular antidots. The strong electron–electron interaction prevailed in other cases. Our study provides insight into the mechanism of interaction between microwaves and electrons in an antidot lattice, which is the key for developing an innovative ratchet-based device. Moreover, we present an original and fundamental example of antidot lattice etching through the use of a two-dimensional electron gas. This system deals with a hole lattice instead of an electron depletion in the antidot lattice region.     

泰国曼谷SOBRR斜拉桥的施工设计

详细介绍了泰国曼谷南外环线上主垮500 m的SOBRR叠合梁斜拉桥的主要施工方法,如节段的安装,悬臂施工主梁的水平锚固、边墩和边主梁联结、边跨平衡重及主跨的合龙等.     

非整数阶系统的频率辨识

使用频响数据对非整数阶系统作频域模拟和辨识.首先,定义了非整数阶微分器的频率特性,进而给出了非整数阶系统的余奎斯特曲线的绘制方法.然后,运用方程式误差的辅助变量法,根据实部和虚部频率数据进行非整数阶系统的频率辨识.最后,通过两个数字仿真来验证这种辨识方法.     

非整数阶系统连续时间域的模拟

提出了一种致力于非整数阶系统连续时间域的模拟方法.这种特殊系统的仿真建立在有限频率区间非整数阶积分算子的基础上,其非整数阶作用仅限于有限频率区域.然后,可以定义非整数阶模型的状态方程实现,它允许近似理想非整数阶系统的连续时间响应.最后,通过两个数字仿真例子来验证这种模拟方法.     

Length of Dialysis Session Is More Important Than Large Kt/V in Hemodialysis

Long, slow hemodialysis (3 × 8 hours/week) has been used without significant modification in Tassin, France, for 30 years with excellent morbidity and mortality rates. A long dialysis session easily provides high Kt/V_urea and allows for good control of nutrition and correction of anemia with a limited need for erythropoietin (EPO). Control of serum phosphate and potassium is usually achieved with low-dose medication. The good survival achieved by long hemodialysis sessions is essentially due to lower cardiovascular morbidity and mortality than in short dialysis sessions. This, in turn, is mainly explained by good blood pressure (BP) control without the need for antihypertensive medication. Normotension in this setting is due to the gentle but powerful ultrafiltration provided by the long sessions, associated with a low salt diet and moderate interdialytic weight gains. These allow for adequate control of extracellular volume (dry weight) in most patients without important intradialytic morbidity. Therefore, increasing the length of the dialysis session seems to be the best way of achieving satisfactory long-term clinical results.     

西藏南部地区人工爆炸地震探测的地壳结构

众所周如,西藏地区是研究地球深部结构和构造的窗口,是研究大陆板块学说的重要场所,也是寻找热源和其它矿产资源的有利地区.因此,世界各国地学科学家都希望在本地区进行科学研究工作,或与我国科学工作者协作共同探索这一重要地区.中国和法国的地质、地球物理科学家经商讨共同组成“中法喜马拉雅山地质研究队”,对西藏中部广大地区进行地质、地球物理的科学研究工作.深部地震探测是地球物理研究中的重要内容.中法双方共同决定,在中国西藏南部的日喀则地区至北边的那曲地区作地震探测工作.为了探测地壳上地幔的结构,1981年在西藏的南部佩枯错至普莫雍错500公里的喜马拉雅山北麓——雅鲁藏布江地区进行了人工爆炸地震探测工作.本文是中法地质研究队合作的深部地震探测资料的解释结果.     

Sensitivity of CFP/YFP and GFP/mCherry pairs to donor photobleaching on FRET determination by fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy in living cells

Fluorescent protein-based FRET is a powerful method for visualizing protein-protein interactions and biochemical reactions in living cells. It can be difficult, however, to avoid photobleaching when observing fluorescent cells under the microscope, especially those expressing CFP. We compared the sensitivity of two protein-based FRET pairs to light-induced fluorescence changes in the donor, on FRET determination by fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM). Thanks to the very low excitation light levels of the time- and space-correlated single photon counting (TSCSPC) method, FLIM acquisitions were achieved without donor photobleaching. Here, we show that photobleaching of CFP by a mercury lamp under the microscope induced a decrease in the mean fluorescence lifetime, which interfered with FRET determination between CFP and YFP. Importantly, the range of light-induced variation of the mean fluorescence lifetime of CFP was not proportional to the decrease in the steady state fluorescence intensity and varied from cell to cell. The choice of the CFP/YFP pair therefore requires that the cells be observed and analyzed at very low light levels during the whole FRET experiment. In contrast, the GFP/mCherry pair provided an accurate FRET measurement by FLIM, even if some GFP photobleaching took place. We thus demonstrate that CFP can be an unreliable donor for FRET determination in living cells, due to its photosensitivity properties. We demonstrate that the GFP/mCherry pair is better suited for FRET measurement by FLIM in living cells than the CFP/YFP pair.