化地不化人的城市化符合中国国情吗?——人口密集型的“老浦西”和土地资本密集型的“新浦东”的历史比较

基于对城市化真谛的理解,在论证城市化的二重性和城市集聚效应的内生性的基础上,针对中国城市化过程中存在的化地不化人的弊病,在对比"老浦西"和"新浦东"城市化机制及其绩效后发现,"新浦东"受制于现行户籍和土地制度,对人口、土地和资本等要素的配置以行政导向为主,以土地密集和资本密集为主要特征,对中国真实城市化率的提高贡献甚微,陷入城市自我现代化的困境,也违反国情和环保的要求,难以持续。对众多农村人口亟待城市化的中国而言,"新浦东"模式不具备普遍意义。市场导向的人口密集型的"老浦西"模式,更符合内生增长的要求,更能发挥城市吸收农村人口的集聚效应,也更符合可持续增长和环保原则,值得今日中国借鉴。     

都汶高速公路庙子坪岷江特大桥震后5号主墩加固技术

都汶高速公路是成都通往汶川的重要的交通枢纽,为国道213和317合线。都汶高速公路庙子坪岷江特大桥(又名紫坪铺大桥)直接跨越紫坪铺水库和岷江,都江堰端接著名的董家山高瓦斯隧道,汶川端接龙洞子隧道。5.12汶川大地震对庙子坪岷江特大桥产生了不少震害,地震后大桥的加固时间紧、工作量大、技术复杂,这在中国乃至世界桥梁史上前所未有;特别是5号主墩加固异常复杂和艰难,从桥面防撞护栏顶面到5号主墩地面承台顶面之间总体落差114.488 m,5号主墩地面承台顶面到水面水深达65 m。通过对5号主墩承台顶面以上14 m加固区间(全部位于深水区域)的潜水堵孔和钢沉箱工艺进行深入细致的研究,制定了系列相应措施。     

传感器技术战场应用与需求分析

本文主要阐述了传感器及传感器技术在探测类信息化武器装备和各种自动控制武器装备上的应用情况,分析了未来高技术战场对传感器技术在微型和集成化、智能化、多用途、敏感性、精度、抗干扰和抗毁性等方面的应用需求.     

A process model for active brazing of ceramics: Part II Optimization of brazing conditions and joint properties

In the present investigation, the process model developed in Part I has been applied to evaluate the microstructure and strength evolution during active brazing of ceramics. As a starting point, reaction-layer growth is assumed to occur isothermally with no restrictions in the supply of reactive element. Different kinds of diagrams are then constructed to show how specific process variables (e.g. the heating and cooling period, the limiting layer thickness, and the diffusion mechanism) affect the growth kinetics. It is concluded that the key to improved joint properties lies in control of the reaction-layer thickness through optimization of the brazing conditions, and an illustration of this is given. This revised version was published online in November 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

基于自相关降噪的混叠转子振动信号分离

航空发动机在运行过程中,传感器测得的振动信号是各振源的混叠信号,且含有很强的噪声。常规的信号处理方法难以分离混叠信号,对机器的健康监测和故障诊断造成了很大的困难。介绍了盲源分离基本原理和方法,指出盲源分离算法在强噪声环境下失效。针对强噪声环境下的混叠振动信号,提出首先通过时延自相关降噪方法对振动信号进行降噪,然后通过盲源分离算法对降噪后的信号分离。仿真结果验证了提出方法的有效性。最后,利用该方法对实测混叠转子振动信号成功实现了降噪和盲分离,为噪声环境下的混叠信号分离提供了一种新的方法。     

Depression in Parkinson's disease is not accompanied by more corticotropin-releasing hormone expressing neurons in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus

BACKGROUND: Depression is frequently encountered in Parkinson's disease (PD). In addition, more than half of the PD patients have a disturbed dexamethasone suppression test, which is associated with increased activity of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) neurons. We recently found an increase in CRH neuron number, CRH-messenger RNA, and vasopressin colocalization in CRH neurons in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of depressed patients, which may be involved in the pathogenesis of depression. METHODS: The number of neurons expressing CRH was determined in the PVN of 6 depressed PD patients with a high score (> or = 13) on the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, 6 nondepressed PD patients, and 6 controls. RESULTS: The three groups did not differ in the number of neurons expressing CRH. CONCLUSIONS: We hypothesize that activation of CRH neurons in the PVN, as we recently observed in idiopathic depression, does not play an essential role in depression in PD.     

Helicobacter pylori cagA status and s and m alleles of vacA in isolates from individuals with a variety of H. pylori-associated gastric diseases

The cagA gene was detected in 100% of 16 Helicobacter pylori isolates from patients with gastric carcinoma versus 78% of 18 isolates from patients with duodenal ulcers (P = 0.344) and only 64% of 22 isolates from patients with gastritis only (P = 0.005) in Brazil. Also, there was a significant association between isolation of cagA+ s1-type vacA H. pylori in cases of stomach cancer and ulcers as opposed to cases of gastritis only (P = 0.004), but this was not true in Houston (P = 0.238), where 94% of all isolates were cagA+.     

Characterization of a high capacity calcium transport system in mitochondria of the yeast Endomyces magnusii

The Ca2+ transport system of Endomyces magnusii mitochondria has been shown previously to be activated by spermine. Here we report it to be regulated also by low, physiological ADP concentrations, by the intramitochondrial NADH/NAD+ ratio, and by Ca2+ ions. The combination of all these physiological modulators induced high initial rates of Ca2+ uptake and high Ca2+-buffering capacity of yeast mitochondria, enabling them to lower the medium [Ca2+] to approximately 0.2 microM. The mechanisms of stimulation by these agents are discussed.     

Permissive effect of nitric oxide in arachidonic acid induced dilation in isolated rat arterioles

OBJECTIVE: Prostaglandins and nitric oxide play an important role in the regulation of arteriolar tone. L-Arginine analogues inhibit nitric oxide formation, but may also inhibit arachidonic-acid induced dilation. Nitric oxide was found to stimulate cyclooxygenase activity in cultured endothelial cells. Therefore, we hypothesized that the non-specific inhibition of prostaglandin-related dilation by L-arginine analogues is a consequence of the absence of nitric oxide. METHODS: To test this hypothesis, arteriolar segments from rat cremaster muscle were studied in a pressure myograph at 75 mmHg. Segments developed spontaneous tone, the diameter reduced from 179 +/- 3 to 98 +/- 3 microns (n = 41). In this condition, responses to exogenous arachidonic acid (1 microM) were recorded and compared with responses after addition of L-NNA, and addition of either SNAP, nitroprusside or 8-Br-cGMP in the presence of L-NNA. RESULTS: Inhibition of basal nitric oxide production with L-NNA (0.1 mM) reduced arachidonic acid-induced dilation (from 52 +/- 9 to 31 +/- 6 microns). In the presence of L-NNA, responses to arachidonic acid were augmented when exogenous nitric oxide was also present (SNAP, 31 +/- 6 microns vs. 75 +/- 5 microns; nitroprusside, 31 +/- 8 microns vs. 42 +/- 7 microns). Responses were not augmented with the second messenger of nitric oxide-mediated dilation 8-Br-cGMP (37 +/- 9 microns vs. 32 +/- 9 microns). CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that nitric oxide directly increases arachidonic acid-induced dilation. Thus, the non-specific effect of L-arginine analogues can be explained by a permissive effect of nitric oxide on endothelial arachidonic acid metabolism.     

Management of acute otitis media caused by resistant pneumococci in infants

OBJECTIVES: To assess the clinical outcome and risk of failure after oral vs. intravenous treatment in otitis media caused by penicillin-resistant pneumococci. To determine the possible correlations between pneumococcal minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) to penicillin and clinical outcome. DESIGN: Retrospective study of 156 cases collected between 1993 and 1995. Mean follow-up: 5 months. Setting. Two tertiary academic medical centers in Paris, France. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Pneumococcus was isolated from 191 of 570 ear samples obtained from children with otitis media and shown to be penicillin-resistant in 156. Medical history, antibiotic therapy during the previous 3 months and day-care center attendance were reviewed. For the current episode microbiologic characteristics of the isolated strains, type of treatment, therapy efficacy and clinical outcome were analyzed. Patients were predominantly young (76.3% were <1 year old) and bacteriologic samples were taken mainly because of previous treatment failure. RESULTS: Among 156 children with pneumococcal penicillin-resistant otitis media, 72.2% attended day-care centers, 71.8% had been previously treated with aminopenicillin and 52.5% with cephalosporins. Failure of previous empirical oral therapy was noted in 84% (one-third of these had been receiving amoxicillin-clavulanate). Patients treated intravenously had had a more protracted otitis but no greater number of previous episodes of acute otitis media than those receiving oral therapy. Acute mastoiditis occurred in 4 infants resulting in mastoidectomy. Oral treatment (mainly with high dose amoxicillin,120 to 150 mg/kg/day) and intravenous therapy (cephalosporin or glycopeptide) had been used in 59 and 41%, respectively. Mean duration of therapy was 10.7 days. Three failures (1.9%) and 10 recurrences (6.4%, average 28 days) occurred. No statistical difference was found between intravenous and oral therapy with respect to risk of recurrence. A high penicillin MIC value was correlated with previous antibiotic treatment but not with clinical outcome. CONCLUSIONS: Oral therapy appears to be as effective as intravenous therapy for the treatment of penicillin-resistant pneumococcal otitis media. Intravenous treatment should not necessarily be dictated by the penicillin susceptibility value but should be considered in cases of failure to thrive, persistent otitis or other complications.