Liquid jet impact damage on zinc sulphide

Zinc sulphide is an important infra-red transparent window material. When used in forward-facing aircraft components, these windows can be damaged by the impact of rain drops. The drop impact is simulated using a high-velocity jet technique and the resulting damage is described quantitatively and qualitatively for impact velocities up to 600 m sec^–1. For the 0.8 mm jets used, which simulate 4 mm diameter drop impacts, no loss of strength was observed for impacts at or below 125 m sec^–1. The calculated threshold velocity for a 2 mm drop impact of 175±5 m sec^–1 agrees well with results obtained on whirling-arm installations. Visual examination of the impact damage emphasized the importance of careful specimen preparation.     

Synthesis in vitro of intrinsic membrane proteins by free, membrane-bound, and Golgi apparatus-associated polyribosomes from rat liver

A fraction of intrinsic membrane proteins was prepared from the major membranous cell components of rat liver by extraction of the membranes with KCl and deoxycholate. Analysis by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis revealed that the compositions of the intrinsic protein fractions from rough and endoplasmic reticulum, smooth endoplasmic reticulum. Golgi apparatus, plasma membrane, and nuclear envelope were similar to each other but distinct from that of mitochondria. Among endomembranes, differences were in the ratios of protein constituents plus a few protein bands of Golgi apparatus and plasma membranes not found in endoplasmic reticulum or nuclear envelope. The abilities of total rough endoplasmic reticulum, polysomes released from rough endoplasmic reticulum, and free polysomes to incorporate amino acids into the intrinsic protein fraction were tested in vitro. Polysomes bound to endoplasmic reticulum has the greatest capacity to synthesize proteins of this fraction as shown by co-purification of radioactive products and by immunoprecipitation. Although the majority of the radioactive products synthesized by bound polysomes were distinct from those synthesized by free polysomes, certain radioactive products synthesized by free polysomes also co-purified with intrinsic membrane proteins. The results show no absolute segregation between free and bound polysomes in the synthesis of intrinsic membrane proteins. However, the majority of these proteins appear to be synthesized by polysomes bound to the endoplasmic reticulum. Several intrinsic proteins found in plasma membranes do not appear in rough endoplasmic reticulum. To determine where these proteins were synthesized, the ability of other endomembrane components to support in vitro incorporation of [14C]leucine into protein was examined. In contrast to plasma membranes, isolated Golgi apparatus fractions did incorporate [14C]leucine to an extent greater than could be explained by contamination with rough endoplasmic reticulum. Golgi apparatus in situ and isolated from rat liver have polyribosomes associated with a zone of cytoplasm at the Golgi apparatus periphery occupied by tubules and vesicles. The polysomes are not directly attached to membranes as with rough endoplasmic reticulum and may represent a special class of "Golgi apparatus-associated" polysomes. The polysomes, when associated with Golgi apparatus membranes, incorporated amino acids in vitro. The products synthesized in vitro were analyzed by treatment with KCl and deoxycholate and separated by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Certain proteins synthesized by the Golgi apparatus-associated polysomes remained insoluble after the treatment with KCl and deoxycholate. The proteins synthesized by the Golgi apparatus fraction had mobilities similar to proteins in plasma membranes which were absent from endoplasmic reticulum, and which were relatively minor components of Golgi apparatus...     

Diagnosis and epidural hematoma by brain scan and perfusion study: case report

By using the arterial and venous phases of an anterior cerebral perfusion study, which showed downward displacement of the sagittal sinus, and the finding of a "rim" on the delayed scans, the specific diagnosis of epidural hematoma was established.     

Palladium-catalysed amination of bromofluorans and an investigation of their thermochromic behaviour

The palladium-catalysed amination of readily accessible bromofluorans and bromobenzo[a]fluorans has been accomplished with a series of anilines and morpholine. The resulting aminofluorans generated intense black shades upon formulation in methyl stearate containing bisphenol A. The route provides an alternative approach to various amino substituted fluorans without the need of a series of individual diphenylamine intermediates.     

Quantitative determination of fluorotelomer sulfonates in groundwater by LC MS/MS

Aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF) are complex mixtures containing fluorocarbon- and hydrocarbon-based surfactants that are used to fight hydrocarbon-fueled fires. The military is the largest consumer of AFFF in the United States, and fire-training activities conducted at military bases have led to groundwater contamination by unspent fuels and AFFF chemicals. A direct-injection, liquid-chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC MS/MS) method was developed to quantify a suite of fluorotelomer sulfonate surfactants in groundwater collected from military bases where fire-training activities were conducted. The 4:2, 6:2, and 8:2 fluorotelomer sulfonates were detected and quantified in groundwater from two of the three military bases. The total fluorotelomer sulfonate concentrations observed at Wurtsmith AFB, MI, and Tyndall AFB, FL, ranged respectively from below quantitation (< or = 0.60) to 182 microg/L and from 1100 to 14,600 microg/L. Analyses of a fluorotelomer-based AFFF concentrate by negative ion fast atom bombardment/mass spectrometry and LC MS/MS analyses indicate that the AFFF concentrate contains only a small amount of fluorotelomer sulfonates and that fluoroalkylthioamido sulfonates are the main anionic fluorosurfactant in the mixtures. More research is needed to determine the fate of fluoroalkylthioamido sulfonates in the environment.     

Preparation of conjugated linoleic acid from safflower oil

Synthetically prepared mixtures of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) are widely used in animal and cell culture studies to investigate the potential effects of the Δ9c, 11t-18:2 isomer found in food products from ruminant animals. Alkali isomerization of linoleic acid is a common method used in the synthesis of a mixture of CLA isomers containing predominantly the Δ9c, 11t-18:2 and Δ10t, 12c-18:2 isomers. Some biological activity might also be mediated by the Δ10t, 12c-18:2 isomer. Currently few published methodologies exist describing procedures for the enrichment of these two isomers. A method is described herein to take advantage of an inexpensive oil, safflower oil, for use in synthesis of CLA and a procedure to enrich the Δ10t, 12c-18:2 isomer.     

碳酸盐岩裂缝性储层研究的地质物理基础

本文对碳酸盐岩裂缝分布规律及其地震波场特征进行了研究,理论测试和实际资料分析结果表明：碳酸盐岩裂缝具有多尺度性,并且不同尺度裂缝在地震波的主频、振幅、速度等波场参数上的响应是不同的。本文研究成果是我们进行碳酸盐岩裂缝性储层研究的地质物理基础,对碳酸盐岩裂缝检测方法的形成和发展具有重要意义。     

基于广义S变换的吸收衰减梯度检测

利用时频分析可以对地震波进行时频分解,进而获得地震波高频段吸收衰减梯度,用于油气检测。然而当地震记录中高频干扰较强时,高频段时频谱的吸收衰减梯度并不能很好反映真实的吸收衰减情况。本文提出利用目前时频分辨能力较高的广义S变换求取地震波低频段时频谱的衰减梯度,并与高频段的吸收衰减梯度进行对比,以期更好地指示油气。理论推导、数值模拟及实际应用结果表明:基于广义S变换的低频吸收衰减梯度可以与高频吸收衰减梯度相互佐证,更可靠地指示油气的存在。     

激光粒度仪在塔里木泥浆工艺中的应用

为了深入了解泥浆固相颗粒大小及级配,并能迅速选择合适的高分子聚合物,引进了CILAS—920型激光粒度仪。通过膨润土分散实验、高分子聚合物包被抑制性评价实验及现场泥浆粒度分析检测等,对该仪器在泥浆中的应用进行了初步探索。