Effect of molding pressure on fabrication of low-crystalline calcite block

We have reported that low-crystalline porous calcite block, which is useful as a bone substitute or a source material to prepare apatite-type bone fillers could be fabricated by exposing calcium hydroxide compact to carbon dioxide gas saturated with water vapor. In the present study, we investigated the effect of molding pressure on the transformation of calcium hydroxide into calcite and the mechanical strength of the carbonated compact. Transformation into calcite was almost completed within 72 h, however, a small amount of Ca(OH)₂ still remained unreacted at higher molding pressure because of incomplete penetration of CO₂ gas into the interparticle space due to dense packing of Ca(OH)₂ particles. On the other hand, high molding pressure resulted in an increase in diametral tensile strength (DTS) of the calcite compact formed. Critical porosity of the calcite block was calculated as approximately 68%.     

对称层合板复合材料的屈曲变形解析

提出了如何利用2 元多项式位移函数来分析层合板复合材料的屈曲问题。在解析中同时 考虑到层合板的面外剪切变形。解析表明屈曲载荷在多项式项数大于20 以上时趋于稳定, 可得到 高精度的解。本文并对对称角铺设层合板进行了系统地数值解析, 明确了在各种边界拘束条件下 材料的工程弹性系数, 层合板长宽比, 铺层数, 层合角对屈曲载荷的影响, 从而以达到优化设计。同 时, 验证了本解析法对任意边界条件下的层合板的屈曲解析是非常有效的。      

TiAl单晶中〈011]超点阵位错滑移的临界分切应力(CRSS)与晶体取向的关系

γ—ＴｉＡｌ单晶中,＜０１１］超点阵位错的运动方向同晶体取向有关、当沿极射投影图００１一１１０—０１０单位三角形的００１－１１１－０２１区域中的取向变形时,ＳＩＳＦ偏位错为领先位错;而沿三角形中其余区域中的取向变形时,ＡＰＢ偏位错为领先位错．在反常温度区域中（即超点阵位错开动的温度范围内）,前者的ＣＲＳＳ较高,形变的热激活焓也较高,＜０１１超点陈位错的脱钉过程更为困难,造成ＣＲＳＳ反常上升的速率较快．     

半醉行歌半坐禅京都GIONSYA酒吧/工作室

町屋是日本传统的联排别墅形式,从江户时代起盛行,目前京都还保留了一些町屋.京都町屋的特征之一是狭窄的正面和被称为"鳗鱼床"(Unaginonedoko)的深处.京都现在的町屋经常被改造成商店或旅馆.     

Oil Binding Ability of Chlorinated and Heated Wheat Starch Granules and Their Use in Breadmaking and Pancake Baking

Chlorination and heat treatment of wheat flour changes the surface character of starch granules from hydrophilic to hydrophobic, and high oil binding ability of the starch granules can be observed. It was suggested that the hydrophobicity, in case of chlorination, was due to chemical modification of the starch granule surface proteins, and, in case of heat treatment, due to conformational changes of the proteins. This hydrophobicity could be also obtained by aging (233 days at room temperature). The hydrophobicity of starch granules in batter is highly related to the springiness of pancake. Heat treated wheat starch granules can encapsulate flavor through their oil binding ability.     

The terminal protein of the linear DNA plasmid pGKL2 shares an N-terminal domain of the plasmid-encoded DNA polymerase

The 36K protein attached at the 5′ end of the linear DNA plasmid pGKL2 from the yeast Kluyveromyces lactis was first purified and characterized. The terminal protein was purified from cells (1 kg wet weight) by ammonium sulphate precipitation and two rounds of centrifugation to equilibrium in CsCl gradients. The pGKL2 was present only in the post-microsomal supernatant. Approximately 10 mg of the purified pGKL2 was recovered and digested with DNase I. The terminal protein (final ca. 0·8 mg) was homogeneous by electrophoresis and we determined the N-terminal amino acid sequence up to ten residues, showing that it existed in the cryptic N-terminal domain of pGKL2-ORF2 (DNA polymerase) sequence.     

Investigation of Dry‐Heated Hard and Soft Wheat Flour

The Amylograph profile of dry‐heated (120°C, 120 min) wheat flour showed a drastic change, i.e. an earlier onset time and higher peak viscosity than that of a control. However, no difference in the size of the starch granules was observed between dry‐heated and normal starch at every temperature. Wheat flour was fractionated with acetic acid, and the separated prime starch (PS) and tailings (T) fractions were dry‐heated at 120°C for 30, 60, 90, and 120 min, respectively. There was almost no difference in the RVA and DSC profiles between PS and dry‐heated PS, and T and dry‐heated T fractions, i.e., dry heating of wheat flour did not change the structures of starch that would be related to onset time and peak viscosity in the Amylograph profile. We thus excluded the water solubles (WS) fractions from control and dry‐heated wheat flour, but the effect of dry heating on the Amylograph profile was not lost. Next, the gluten (G) fraction was excluded following WS fraction from these wheat flours, and Amylograph tests were performed. The Amylograph profiles in both wheat flours were almost coincidental, which showed that the G fraction in dry‐heated wheat flour caused the earlier onset time and higher peak viscosity.     

Archaeal population on supporting material in methanogenic packed-bed reactor

The population of methanogenic archaea in a packed-bed reactor was determined. A difference between populations on the supporting material and in effluent was observed at operation under a high organic loading rate and a short hydraulic retention time. This difference was characterized by the predominance of Methanosarcina sp. on the supporting material.     

High quality epitaxial ZnO films grown on solid-phase crystallized buffer layers

High quality epitaxial ZnO films on sapphire (110) plane have been fabricated on ZnO homo-buffer layers crystallized via solid-phase epitaxially (SPE). The SPE-ZnO films are fabricated by annealing of amorphous ZnON (a-ZnON) films deposited by RF magnetron sputtering. During annealing, the a-ZnON films are oxidized and converted to ZnO crystal. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis shows that the resultant films are epitaxially grown on the sapphire substrates. By using the SPE-ZnO films as homo-buffer layers, the ZnO films with high crystallinity, which are deposited by RF magnetron sputtering, are fabricated. The full width at half-maximum of XRD patterns for 2θ-ω and ω scan of (002) plane are 0.094° and 0.12°, respectively, being significantly small compared with 0.24° and 0.55° for the films without buffer layers. Thus utilizing SPE buffer layers is very promising to obtain epitaxial ZnO films with high crystallinity.