Transcriptional Profiling of Whisker Follicles and of the Striatum in Methamphetamine Self-Administered Rats

Methamphetamine (MA) use disorder is a chronic neuropsychiatric disease characterized by recurrent binge episodes, intervals of abstinence, and relapses to MA use. Therefore, identification of the key genes and pathways involved is important for improving the diagnosis and treatment of this disorder. In this study, high-throughput RNA sequencing was performed to find the key genes and examine the comparability of gene expression between whisker follicles and the striatum of rats following MA self-administration. A total of 253 and 87 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in whisker follicles and the striatum, respectively. Multivariate and network analyses were performed on these DEGs to find hub genes and key pathways within the constructed network. A total of 129 and 49 genes were finally selected from the DEG sets of whisker follicles and of the striatum. Statistically significant DEGs were found to belong to the classes of genes involved in nicotine addiction, cocaine addiction, and amphetamine addiction in the striatum as well as in Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, and Alzheimer’s diseases in whisker follicles. Of note, several genes and pathways including retrograde endocannabinoid signaling and the synaptic vesicle cycle pathway were common between the two tissues. Therefore, this study provides the first data on gene expression levels in whisker follicles and in the striatum in relation to MA reward and thereby may accelerate the research on the whisker follicle as an alternative source of biomarkers for the diagnosis of MA use disorder.     

李雅庄煤矿2-607综采工作面上隅角瓦斯治理技术

为确保采面生产安全,降低上隅角瓦斯集聚给煤岩回采影响,对2-607综采工作面上隅角瓦斯治理展开研究。由于开采的2^#煤为自燃煤层,将采空区埋管抽采口布置在散热带内,可避免埋管抽采增加遗煤自燃。现场应用后,上隅角瓦斯浓度控制在0.45%以内,采面日产量也由2000t提升至2800t,取得显著应用成果。     

中间轧制冷却工艺(IRQ)在炉卷生产线上的应用

介绍了安钢炉卷轧机生产线开发、应用IRQ控轧工艺替代传统控轧生产工艺的工艺流程及实施效果.     

基于PLC接口的智能数码显示表头的设计

本文以用PIC16F877加少量外围电路构成的LED数字显示表头为例,介绍PIC单片机智能表头的硬件电路原理和软件编程方法,并给出了用三菱公司的FX系列PLC编制的单表显示例程和PIC的控制显示流程图.     

Study on element detection and its correction in iron ore concentrate based on a prompt gamma-neutron activation analysis system

A prompt gamma-neutron activation analysis(PGNAA) system was developed to detect the iron content of iron ore concentrate. Because of the self-absorption effect of gamma-rays and neutrons, and the interference of chlorine in the neutron field, the linear relationship between the iron analytical coefficient and total iron content was poor, increasing the error in the quantitative analysis. To solve this problem, gamma-ray self-absorption compensation and a neutron field correction algorithm were proposed, and the experimental results have been corrected using this algorithm. The results show that the linear relationship between the iron analytical coefficient and total iron content was considerably improved after the correction. The linear correlation coefficients reached 0.99 or more.     

Development of a scintillation detector for real-time measurement of space proton effective dose

In this study, a scintillation detector was developed to measure the space proton effective dose for astronauts based on the proton effective dose conversion coefficients provided by International Commission on Radiological Protection Report No. 116. In the Monte Carlo N-Particle Transport Code X(version 2.6.0) simulation process, by modulating the depth and solid angle of truncated conical holes in an iron shell from lower-energy protons to higher-energy protons, the energy deposited in the scintillator by isotropic protons was nearly proportional to the corresponding effective dose, with a maximum relative deviation of 13.28% at thirteen energy points in the energy range of 10–400 MeV. Therefore, the detector can monitor proton effective dose indirectly in real time by measuring the deposited energy. We calibrated the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the detector at the cobalt source, tested the response of the detector in the energy range of 30–100 MeV in unidirectional proton field, and validated the simulation with the experimental results.     

X射线荧光光谱在铜矿石分析中的应用文献评介

作者收集了我国用X射线荧光光谱(XRF)分析技术进行铜矿石(含铜精矿)分析的文献共计51篇,其中野外现场分析文献21篇,实验室内分析文献30篇。实验室内方法文献包括熔融制样法12篇,粉末压片制样的15篇,其他方法3篇。文章用列表方式对文献要点进行了介绍,对其中的多元素分析方法文献进行了重点评介,也特别讨论了X射线荧光光谱分析的技术条件、制样方法选取、标准物质与标准方法等问题。文献表明:XRF已成为铜矿石主次痕量分析最强有力的技术方法之一,并随着社会对环境需求的增长,直接粉末压片制样的XRF方法必将具有更广阔的发展前景。全篇引文89篇。     

Preparation and luminescent properties of CaF2:Ln3+ (Ln:Er,Er/Yb)/Nafion composite films

In this work, CaF_2:Ln~(3+)(Ln:Er,Er/Yb)/Nafion composite films were prepared using Nafion as modifications and matrices by dripping method. The composite films were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR), X-ray diffraction(XRD) and scanning electron microscopy(SEM). Composite films are transparent and CaF_2:Ln~(3+)(Ln:Er,Er/Yb) nanoparticles are well dispersed in Nafion films.The thicknesses of CaF_2:Er~(3+)/Nafion and CaF_2:Er~(3+),Yb~(3+)/Nafion composite film are about 77 and 73 μm,respectively. The nanoparticles in composite film possess cubic phase. CaF_2:Er~(3+),Yb~(3+)/Nafion composite film has stronger characteristic emission of Er~(3+) around 1530 nm with full width at half-maximum(FWHM) of 73 nm and longer luminescence lifetimes of 22.04 μs(25.03%) and 100.77 μs(74.97%).