秦兵马俑博物馆陶器库房冬季室内空气质量初步研究

于2008年1月30日～3月3日,在秦始皇兵马俑博物馆陶器库开展了室内大气环境调查,同步采集了大气悬浮颗粒PM2.5和NH3样品,获得了PM2.5颗粒中的离子组成,并实时监测了SO2、NOx的浓度变化。结果表明,陶器库中PM2.5平均质量浓度为76.1μg/m3,室外PM2.5平均质量浓度为153.9μg/m3,约为室内浓度的2倍。室内PM2.5中水溶性离子主要由SO42-、NO3-和NH4+组成,平均质量浓度分别为17.5、5.2、5.5μg/m3,它们分别占PM2.5质量浓度的19.7%、5.2%、5.8%。库内NH3平均浓度为4.8μg/m3,室外NH3平均浓度6.6μg/m3,约为室内的1.4倍。室内NO、NO2、NOx浓度日平均分别为4.8×10-9、3.2×10-9、8.0×10-9,SO2浓度日平均为0.9×10-9。研究表明,库内人为活动量对质量浓度、离子浓度和污染气体均有一定影响,库房相对于室外对阻挡颗粒物减少外界影响方面对文物有一定的保护作用,但在阻隔空气污染物和恒温恒湿方面的作用还有待加强。     

Effects of La substitution for Nd in (Nd2−xLax)BaZnO5 solid solutions on microwave dielectric properties and crystal structure

The synthesis and microwave dielectric characterization of (Nd_2−xLa_x)BaZnO₅ solid solutions were studied. The samples obtained were single phase over the whole composition range and the lattice parameters of solid solutions were linearly increased with increasing the composition. Moreover, the expansion of the volume in the RO₈ (R=Nd and La) and BaO₁₀ polyhedra and ZnO₄ tetrahedron were recognized when Nd ions were substituted by La. These variations in the lattice parameters and volumes of the polyhedra are basically attributed to the differences in ionic radii between Nd³⁺ and La³⁺ ions. From the evaluation of microwave dielectric properties, it was shown that the appropriate τ_f values ranging from 4.6 to −5.0 ppm/°C are obtained by La substitution for Nd ion, and the highest Q · f value was 17,832 GHz at x=2.     

Aorto-atrial fistula associated with recurrent aortic dissection after ascending aorta replacement

A case of bilateral congenital aplasia of the carpal scaphoid bone is presented. In contrast to previously reported cases of congenital hypoplasia of the scaphoid, this case was not associated with hypoplasia or absence of thenar and forearm muscles, absence of the sesamoid bones of the thumb, abnormalities of the skeleton of the thumb ray or hypoplasia of the forearm bones.     

Microprocessing of liquid plugs for bio/chemical analyses

A microfluidic device and operation to handle liquid plugs for biochemical analyses were developed for efficient handling of plugs of many solutions. A major part of the device was a T-junction consisting of a main flow channel and a handling flow channel. Unit operations including attachment of plugs, division of a plug, sorting of plugs, and formation of plugs of various lengths enabled controlled sequential reactions in a microflow channel. Rapid mixing could easily be achieved by moving a plug formed by merging two plugs back and forth. The device could be used for efficient characterization of performance in bio/chemical sensing. In experiments using L-glutamate oxidase, plugs containing an enzyme or a substrate were formed, mixed sequentially, and the intensity of fluorescence from plugs of different concentrations of L-glutamate or pHs could be measured simultaneously. Cross-contamination of plugs by neighboring plugs poses a problem in using the same flow channel repeatedly. However, the influence could be minimized by using a cleansing plug placed between them in a sufficiently hydrophobic flow channel and by processing the plugs at a low velocity. The device can be a critical component for microprocessing in various bio/chemical analyses.     

Quantification of interstitial lung abnormalities with chest radiography: comparison of radiographic index and fractal dimension

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of computed tomographic abscessograms (CTABs, consisting of injection of contrast medium through a drainage catheter followed by computed tomographic examination) in the management of patients referred for percutaneous abscess drainage (PAD). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Over 50 months, 169 patients with 203 abscesses underwent PAD, and 432 CTABs were performed. CTAB was assessed for its ability to influence treatment decisions, detect fistulae and visualize the septic process. RESULTS: CTABs allowed the detection of fistulous communications in 32% (65/203) of abscesses. In 60 of the 65 patients with fistulae (92%), the specific etiology of the abscess cavity was established through analysis of CTABs. The presence of a pathologic fistula prolonged the catheter drainage time (20.5 v. 11.9 days, p < 0.0001), and the success rate was lower if the drainage catheter was removed before the fistula was closed (90% v. 72%). CTAB images influenced catheter-manipulation decisions for 23 of the 169 patients (14%). CONCLUSION: CTABs provide important information about the underlying pathologic process while allowing detection of fistulae and ultimately influencing interventional treatment for PAD.     

A sweat-gland tumor metastasizing to the axilla: report of a case

Sclerosing sweat-duct carcinoma is a rare malignancy of the skin. We herein present the case of a 68-year-old Japanese man who developed sclerosing sweat-duct carcinoma 2 years after undergoing local excision of a primary tumor in his right arm. Firm nodules appeared in the right axilla, which were revealed by surgical resection to be metastases. This rare tumor grows slowly but usually metastasizes to the regional lymph nodes, whereupon they are often associated with a poor prognosis. As the effectiveness of chemotherapy and radiotherapy against this neoplasm remains unclear, we recommend that the disease should initially be aggressively treated by surgery, which would also be indicated for any metastatic lesions.     

Transmission laser microscope using the phase-shifting technique and its application to measurement of optical waveguides

A type of a transmission phase-shifting laser microscope, believed to be new, has been developed. In this microscope a biprism located between a magnifying lens and an observation plane was used as a beam splitter. The biprism is laterally translated to introduce phase shifts required for quantitative phase measurement with a phase-shifting technique. The disturbance caused by a Fresnel-diffracted wave from the splitting edge of the biprism is reduced by placement of a linear beam stopper at the center of an intermediate image plane. As the first application, the developed microscope is used to measure a refractive-index distribution in optical waveguides. A difference of refractive indices of less than 6 x 10(-5) is clearly measured in the submicrometer region.     

Nondestructive Measurement of Fatigue Damage of Thermally Sprayed Al2O3/NiCr Using ESPI Method Under High Temperature

High-temperature fatigue (R = 0) damage and deformation behaviors of SUS304 steel thermally sprayed with an Al₂O₃/NiCr coating were investigated using a servopulse fatigue-testing machine, SEM, and an electronic speckle pattern interferometry (ESPI) method. The relation between crack/delamination and strain variation is discussed. Surface cracks occurred at the outer Al₂O₃ coating but stopped at the inner NiCr coating after one fatigue cycle when the tensile stress was 202 MPa at 873 K. They propagated into the NiCr coating but stopped at the substrate, and local delamination occurred along the NiCr/substrate interface after 1 × 10⁵ cycles test in condition (_max = 202 MPa, T = 873 K). Cracks and delamination largely decreased when _max = 115 MPa or T = 573 K. No influence of cycle frequencies (6.7 or 14 Hz) was detected. The strain value measured by ESPI method was confirmed to be almost the same as that obtained with strain gauges at 293 K. Strain values along cracks measured with the ESPI method were much larger than other areas as a result of crack opening under the tensile load, referred to as the strain concentration zone in this work. Positions of strain concentration zones on strain distribution figures by the ESPI method corresponded well to positions of cracks on sprayed coatings. Moreover, strain values largely decreased where local delamination occurred.