Associative retuning in the thalamic source of input to the amygdala and auditory cortex: Receptive field plasticity in the medial division of the medial geniculate body.

The medial division of the medial geniculate body (MGm) projects to the lateral amygdala and the upper layer of the auditory cortex and develops physiological plasticity rapidly during classical conditioning. The effects of learning on frequency receptive fields (RFs) in the MGm of the guinea pig have been determined. Classical conditioning (tone–footshock), as indexed by rapid development of conditioned bradycardia, produced conditioned stimulus (CS)–frequency specific RF plasticity: increased response at the CS frequency with decreased responses at other frequencies, both immediately and after a 1-hr retention period. Sensitization training produced only general changes in RFs. These findings are considered with reference to both the elicitation of amygdala-mediated, fear-conditioned responses and the mechanism of retrieval of information stored in the auditory cortex during acquisition. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Effect of Post Annealing on the Microstructure and Magnetic Properties of NdFeB/α-Fe/NdFeB Thin Films

A series of nanocomposite thin films, composed of Nd2Fe14B and α-Fe, has been prepared by DC-magnetron sputtering combined ion beam sputtering onto Si (100) substrates. The effects of post annealing on the microstructure and magnetic properties of [NdFeB/α-Fe/NdFeB]-type thin films have been investigated. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) study showed that annealing of the films for 30min at temperatures 550,600,650,700℃ resulted in the appearance of diffraction peaks, characteristic for Nd2Fe14B tetragonal structure, α-Fe and Nd2O3 phases. The investigation using the Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM) with a maximum applied field of 2 T indicated that with the increase of the annealing temperature, the magnetic properties of the multilayer films were improved and reached peak value at 650℃ (Hci=41.72kA·m-1, Mr/Ms=0.4, (BH)max=30.35kJ·m-3), after which the magnetic properties were decreased greatly. Along with the increase of the thickness of α-Fe layer from Tα-Fe16nm, the coercivity Hci, saturation magnetization Ms, and remanence ratio Mr/Ms all declined. As the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) indicated, after being annealed at 650℃ for 30min, the sample was showed fine surface morphology with grain size 60nm≤dα-Fe≤80nm and 100nm≤dNdFeB≤150nm.     

一种有源超低频速度传感器样机的设计

以电磁式振动传感器为基础,设计了一种基于有源反馈控制的超低频速度传感器。对设计的传感器进行了理论分析,得到了系统的传递函数和各项参数的表达式。设计生产了两台样机,并对两台样机进行了测试,测试结果表明通过合理的反馈控制,传感器的自振频率由4 Hz降至0.02 Hz,大大改善了传感器的低频特性。     

虚拟现实技术在反恐训练中的研究进展

介绍了虚拟现实技术的国内外研究现状,以及仿真技术与虚拟现实技术结合使用的发展趋势.为了更好地履行反恐使命,适应形势的发展,有必要提高反恐教学训练质量,创新反恐行动教学训练手段.将仿真技术和虚拟现实技术应用于路边炸弹的虚拟及仿真,能使反恐受训者不受时间、空间、经费和器材的限制,利用各种3D虚拟模型任意组装不同起爆方式下的路边炸弹,拓展其想象空间和创新思维,使之对路边炸弹的结构组成、工作原理及爆炸效应等有深刻理解.     

WSUS补丁分发系统在医院内网中的应用

针对与互联网物理隔离的医院内网计算机操作系统无法自动更新的问题,提出应用微软的免费软件WSUS来实现医院内网计算机补丁自动更新。通过对WSUS系统在医院内网中的部署和应用的详细介绍,为有效地避免因系统漏洞引起的病毒爆发和恶意攻击提供了一种思路,在减少维护工作量的同时也提高了医院内网的安全性。     

光伏发电接入对配电网低压台区线损的影响

随着可再生能源的不断开发,越来越多的光伏发电接入配电网,而光伏发电的不稳定性会对配电网的稳定造成影响。为此,针对光伏发电对配电网低压台区线损的影响,建立了电源接入模型并进行了仿真计算。     

Crack initiation and propagation induced by inclusions in a nickel-base P/M superalloy under fatigue load

1 IntroductionRecently the key components in advanced aircraftengines are widely made of nickel-base P/M super-alloy. However, non-metallic inclusions are intro-duced into this material during powder metallurgyprocessing. In industry, although many method…     

Ce^3＋,Sb^3＋共激活的亚超细磷光体的微波快速合成和发光特性

首次采用微波辐射法快速合成了亚超细CaS:C^3 ,Sb^3 高效绿光磷光体，发现Ce^3 与Sb^3 离子之间存在着能量传,租是属于多极子相互作用的共振传递，因而Ce^3 对CaS:Sb^3 的发光有明显的敏化和增强。微波场作用下合成的双掺磷光体的激发峰与发射峰值分别恒定在259nm 和523nm处，并没有像传统高温固相合成法那样，随掺杂离子浓度的增大而发生红移现象。SEM照片显示，采用含不同一价阳离子（Na^ ,K^ ,NH4^ )无机盐作助熔剂制得的亚超细CaS:Ce^3 ,Sb^3 磷光体平均粒径为300nm-500nm，但其晶体形貌分别为立方形、球形和团聚状的雪花形，其中球形磷光体荧光最强。     

On the role of conserved proline residues in the structure and function of Clostridium pasteurianum 2[4Fe-4S] ferredoxin

The widespread occurrence of Pro residues adjacent to Cys ligandsin the sequences of [4Fe-4S] electron transfer proteins hasnot yet found a functional basis. The two such Pro of Clostridiumpasteurianum 2[4Fe-4S] ferredoxin have been probed by site-directedmutagenesis. Any one of them, but not both simultaneously, canbe substituted without impairing the proper folding of the protein.The reduction potentials of the ferredoxin variants fall ina narrow range of <20 mV above the potential of the nativeprotein. The biological activities with C.pasteurianum hydrogenaseand pyruvate-ferredoxin oxidoreductase do not change significantly,except when Lys replaces Pro. In these cases, the data suggestthat the two clusters of 2[4Fe-4S] ferredoxin may not alwaysbe equivalent in the interaction with the redox partners. Destabilizationof the structure has been observed as the consequence of theProl9 or Pro48 substitutions. Using 2-D NMR, this effect hasbeen associated with perturbations of both the hydrogen bondnetwork and one amino acid side chain around the [4Fe-4S] clusters.Thus, the conserved Pro found in the binding motif of [4Fe-4S]clusters in proteins strongly stabilizes the active site butdoes not play an essential role in the mechanism of electrontransfer.