Modulation of postural tremors at the wrist by supramaximal electrical median nerve shocks in essential tremor, Parkinson's disease and normal subjects mimicking tremor

The response of postural wrist tremors to supramaximal median nerve stimulation was examined in patients with hereditary essential tremor (n = 10) and Parkinson's disease (n = 9), and in normal subjects mimicking wrist tremor (n = 8). The average frequency of on-going tremor was the same in all three groups. Supramaximal peripheral nerve shocks inhibited and then synchronised the rhythmic electromyographic (EMG) activity of all types of tremor. The duration of inhibition ranged from 90 to 210ms, varying inversely with the frequency of on-going tremor. There was no significant difference in mean duration of inhibition or in the timing of the first peak after stimulation on the average rectified EMG records between the three groups. The degree to which supramaximal peripheral nerve shocks could modulate the timing of rhythmic EMG bursts in the forearm flexor muscles was also quantified by deriving a resetting index. No significant difference in mean resetting index of the three groups was found. These results suggest that such studies cannot be used to differentiate between the common causes of postural wrist tremors.     

Computation of 2D discrete Hartley transform

Based on a decimation-in-time decomposition, a fast split-radix algorithm for the 2D discrete Hartley transform is presented. Compared to other reported algorithms, the proposed algorithm achieves substantial savings on the number of operations and provides a wider choice of transform sizes     

SiC颗粒尺寸及含量对SiCp／2024Al复合材料性能的影响

本文对粉末冶金法制备的SiCp/2024Al复合材料的性能进行了研究。随SiC颗粒尺寸的增大,复合材料的强度降低,而塑性和磨损抗力则增加。SiC颗粒尺寸对复合材料的物理性能没有什么影响。增加SiC颗粒含量,复合材料的强度、模量均增大,磨损抗力亦明显增加,而塑性和热膨胀系数则降低。     

Potentially avoidable hospitalizations: inequalities in rates between US socioeconomic groups

OBJECTIVES: The National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) was used to evaluate potentially avoidable hospital conditions as an indicator of equity and efficiency in the US health care system. METHODS: With the use of 1990 data from the NHDS, the National Health Interview Survey, and the census, national rates of hospitalization were calculated for avoidable conditions by age, race, median income of zip code, and insurance status. RESULTS: An estimated 3.1 million hospitalizations were for potentially avoidable conditions. This was 12% of all hospitalizations in 1990 (excluding psychiatric admissions, women with deliveries, and newborns). Rates of potentially avoidable hospitalizations were higher for persons living in middle- and low-income areas than for persons living in high-income areas, and were higher among Blacks than among Whites. These class and racial differences were also found among the privately insured. Differences among income and racial groups for persons aged 65 and over were not significant. CONCLUSIONS: Inequalities in potentially avoidable hospitalizations suggest inequity and inefficiency in the health care delivery system. Avoidable hospital conditions are a useful national indicator to monitor access to care.     

临盘油田分层注水管柱有效率影响因素分析

分层注水管柱有效率低一直是困扰临盘油田开发生产的一大难题。针对这一现状，在分析油藏结构、施工工艺和现场资料的基础上，分析了影响分层注水井管柱有效率的因素，阐述了封隔器、工艺操作、管枉自身及温度等制约分层注水管柱有效率提高的原因，并提出了相应的对策和措施。     

超短脉冲光电导开关的全波分析

本文采用时域有限差分法直接求解包含传导电流的三维麦克斯韦方程组,对超短脉冲光电导开关进行全波分析,分析中考虑了静电场影响,采用了比较精确的光电导数学模型。本文还讨论了开关输出信号的模式组成和激光脉冲能量、脉宽对开关性能的影响,并给出了光电导开关响应在不同时刻的三维图形。     

An infrared spectroscopic study of the mechanism of chloromethane conversion to higher hydrocarbons on HZSM5 catalyst

Investigation of the reaction mechanism of chloromethane on ZSM5 is a new topic. In this work an in situ FTIR technique was employed to study the conversion processes of chloromethane, the active sites on HZSM5, and the desorption state of surface species. The catalytic conversion of chloromethane to higher hydrocarbons was also studied. It is demonstrated that chloromethane can be reversibly adsorbed on acidic sites of HZSM5 at room temperature. At 100°C chloromethane is irreversibly and dissociatively adsorbed on the strong acidic sites of HZSM5, on which surface methoxyl is formed as proved by infrared characteristic C-H stretchings of-CH₃ at 2960 and 2870 cm^–1. Alkoxyls are produced and adsorbed on the catalyst surface as characterized by the infrared absorption bands of -CH₂-groups at 1460 and 2930 cm^–1. At 100°C the adsorbed methoxyl and alkoxyls are the main surface species, and a small amount of aromatics might exist as detected by a characteristic absorption band at 1510 cm^–1. Between 100 and 200°C the adsorbed surface methoxyl and alkoxyls are converted to aromatics, and the occupied OH groups partially appear. At temperature higher than 300°C the adsorbed aromatics are thermally desorbed into the gas phase. Aromatics and alkanes are the main products in catalytic conversion. These results reveal that the formation of aromatics from methoxyl and alkoxyls is easier than the desorption of aromatics from HZSM5 catalyst. An alkoxyl mechanism is proposed for the conversion of chloromethane on HZSM5 based upon the experimental results and the three assumptions: (a) The primary C-C bond is formed from surface methoxyl groups via the methoxyl group polarization and C-H bond weakening, (b) The adsorbed alkoxyls are converted to aromatics via hydrogen transfer and bond rearrangement similar to the conventional carbenium ion mechanism for the aromatization of olefins and alkanes on HZSM5. The hydrogen atoms from the aromatization stimulate the desorption of alkoxyls to alkanes. (c) At temperature higher than 300°C surface reactions and desorption of adsorbed species take place simultaneously, determining the product distribution in the catalytic conversion.