Influence of lead on metabolism of vitamins B group in alimentary iron deficient rats

Gamma delta T-Cells represent a minor subpopulation of T-lymphocytes in man and their role in normal and diseased human skin is unknown. This article is a comprehensive review of T-lymphocytes bearing the gamma delta T-cell receptor in normal and pathological human skin. Firstly, we have documented the occurrence of gamma delta T-cells in normal skin and in a range of reactive and malignant skin conditions. We have then discussed the experimental findings regarding the repertoire used by gamma delta T-cells in normal human skin and in cutaneous disorders with an increased percentage of gamma delta T-cells.     

无保护间隔的OFDM信道自适应均衡的一种新算法

近年来作为一种特殊的多载波调制方式——正交频分复用(OFDM)已得到越来越多的人的关注.对于传统的OFDM系统来说,如果循环前缀的长度大于信道的时延扩散值,则可以通过简单的频域均衡来解调OFDM信号.可是循环前缀的使用却降低了系统的传输效率,如果能压缩甚至去掉循环前缀,而保持系统性能不变,则是很有意义的,为此本文给出了一种新的均衡结构,利用循环迭代手段以减少甚至去掉循环前缀,最后通过计算机模拟,证实了这种结构的有效性.     

二级倒立摆最优控制器的设计与实现

建立了一套完整的二级倒立摆的实物系统.使用力学分析中的拉格朗日方程完成了二级倒立摆系统的数学建模.基于LQR方法对此二级倒立摆系统设计了一个最优控制器,并给出了一种选择加权阵Q和R的经验方法.在Simulink环境下完成了二级倒立摆控制系统的仿真,并成功实现了二级倒立摆的长时间稳定控制.结果表明二级倒立摆控制器的设计是成功的,它对外部干扰及建模未考虑因素都有较强鲁棒稳定性能.     

粮食筒仓中测温电缆的受力分析

埋在粮食筒仓中构件的受力量值的大小是筒仓结构设计中是不容忽视的问题，可作为特种结构土建结构设计人员计算参考．     

Reflex jaw motions and jaw stiffness pertaining to whiplash injury of the neck

Because a so-called mandibular whiplash injury requires the absence of short-latency jaw-closing reflexes in order to explain the postulated mechanism of injury (excessive jaw opening); the authors studied the presence and absence and more importantly, the kinematics (duration, displacement, velocity, acceleration) of monosynaptic and possibly, polysynaptic myotatic (stretch) reflexes in the jaw elevator muscles. In six healthy adults jaw jerk maneuvers were elicited through a brisk tap on the chin, and surface electromyography identified elevator reflexes while translational electrognathography identified the kinematics of the reflexes. The maneuvers were done while maintaining the rest position (3% MVC) and moderate clenching of the teeth (30% MVC). Electromyography was also used to identify phasic elevator excitations during a passive brisk neck extension maneuver. A sudden and unexpected elongation of the jaw elevators released autogenic reflex responses that, in conjunction with augmented tissue elasticity (stiffness), elevated the mandible into centric occlusion within approximately 150 milliseconds. In 86% of trials, the responses occurred regardless of the prevailing resting and clenching contractile activities. There was no evidence of a depressor force that consistently would and could anchor the mandible in a position of extreme or moderate depression, the theoretical linchpin of the mandibular whiplash injury. It was concluded that the mandibular locomotor system is very efficient in maintaining the rest and intercuspal positions of the mandible. This study found no evidence corroborating the mechanism claimed to release a so-called mandibular whiplash injury.     

The function of the reproductive system in x-ray-irradiated male rats after the transplantation of a culture of testicular cells from newborn piglets

The effect exerted by transplantation of the 5 day culture of testicles from newly born piglets on the hypogonadal state of mature X-ray irradiated (3 Gy) rats was studied. It has been found that a month after transplantation (two months after irradiation) the hypogonadal state disappeared for a while, which is confirmed by normalization of the weight of seminal vesicles, content of testosterone and biologically active lutropine, restoration of the reproductive function of rats. No significant changes in steroidogenesis activity have been found, which proves a substituent character of transplantation. The effect disappears three months later but certain restoration of the content of nucleic acids in the testicles is observed.     

Phenogenetic analysis of prenatal development of the glucocorticoid function of the adrenals in silver foxes after long-term selection for domesticated behavior

The level of cortisol in serum and adrenals and its production by adrenals in vitro was studied by the radioimmune method in male and female silver fox embryos, starting from day 30 of pregnancy every five days. Pregnant females from a commercial population and an experimental population, which had been selected for domestic behavior, was used. It was shown that, at the end of the prenatal developmental stage, all investigated parameters of the glucocorticoid function of adrenals were significantly lower in embryos from selected mothers as compared to the unselected control group. The addition of adrenocorticotropic hormone into the incubation medium increased cortisol biosynthesis at all embryogenesis stages, but in the selected population the increase was less than that in the control group.     

Determination of organochlorine pesticide and polychlorinated biphenyl residues in fatty fish by tandem solid-phase extraction cleanup

A rapid, multiresidue solid-phase extraction (SPE) technique for determination of organochlorine pesticide and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) residues in nonfatty fish was modified for use with fatty fish. In the modified procedures, samples are extracted with acetonitrile, and the extract is cleaned up with both C18 and Florisil SPE columns. Residues are determined by gas chromatography with electron capture detection. The original method was modified for use with fatty fish by reducing the amount of tissue extracted and by using an improved Florisil SPE cleanup. Recovery data are presented for 24 fortified organochlorine pesticide residues (0.12 ppm) and 3 fortified PCB residues (0.80 ppm) from flounder, bluefish, and shad samples, which contained 0.8, 5.4, and 22.6% fat, respectively. For the 3 types of fish, recoveries of 23 of 24 fortified organochlorine pesticide residues ranged from 55 to 129%, and recoveries of 3 fortified PCB residues ranged from 55 to 104%. There were no significant differences in recovery based on fish species and/or fat content for the majority of residues studied. This SPE method and the official AOAC method yielded comparable results for fish containing incurred organochlorine residues.