Molecular genetics in Saccharomyces kluyveri: The HIS3 homolog and its use as a selectable marker gene in S. kluyveri and Saccharomyces cerevisiae

We cloned the Saccharomyces kluyveri HIS3 homolog, k-HIS3, and made a partial deletion of the gene. The k-HIS3 gene complemented a HIS3 deletion in S. cerevisiae. The DNA sequences of the open reading frames (ORFs) of the HIS3 homologs are 70% identical at the DNA level and 83% identical at the deduced amino acid level. The ORF upstream of the k-HIS3 gene is related to the PET56 gene of S. cerevisiae found upstream of the HIS3 gene of S. cerevisiae. The ORF downstream from the k-HIS3 gene is not related to the DED1 gene found downstream of the HIS3 gene in S. cerevisiae.     

Catalytic behavior of YBa2Cu3O7-x in the partial oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde

The partial oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde was studied over YBa₂Cu₃O_7-x catalyst in a flow reactor. The structural change of YBa₂Cu₃O_7-x before and after the reaction was measured by means of XRD and iodometric titration method. The catalytic characteristics of YBa₂Cu₃O_7-x for the partial oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde was due to copper ions. It was found that Cu⁺² was responsible for the higher selectivity for formaldehyde.     

硼酸铝钕(NAB)晶体光学均匀性的测量

NAB晶体是一种综合性能较好的新型激光工作物质,有希望做成高效的小型固体激光器。本文介绍一种测量这种晶体光学均匀性的方法。 一般都采用在干涉仪上观测干涉图样来判定激光棒的光学均匀性。NAB晶体的吸收光谱曲线显示出其在可见光光谱区内有多个吸收峰。我们注意到:通常用做激光干涉仪光源的He-Ne激光器发射的632.8nm谱线正位于NAB晶体的一个吸收峰,并用输出约为45mW     

连铸铝镇静钢的钢水准备

在连铸生产铝镇静钢时,水口絮流一直是困扰工程技术人员的一个难题.从絮流的原因入手,分析了Al2O3生成的控制.并介绍了几种钢水钙化的方法,从中比较出用复合造渣材料来解决浇铸铝镇静钢的优点.     

用于高压电容器的SrTiO3基陶瓷

报道ＳｒＴｉＯ３基陶瓷的制备方法和介电性质，给出了用此种陶瓷制成的高压电容器的试验结果，并对它位进行了讨论。     

热处理WO3电变色膜稳定性研究

采用电子束蒸发淀积ＷＯ３薄膜。根据已有的ＷＯ３薄膜脱水过程结论而选择适当温度对薄膜进行退火处理。在大量含水的和不含水的两类Ｌｉ＾＋电解质中进行比较性着色和消色循环实验，表明在２９０℃以下热退火处理能明显增加ＷＯ３薄膜在含水 电解质中的循环寿命。     

钛酸铅系薄膜的热释电性能及其应用

叙述了钛酸铅系薄膜的热释电原理，介绍了国际上近几年钛酸铅系薄膜材料、制备工艺及热释电性能，并与块状陶瓷材料进行了比较，分析表明钛酸铅系薄膜具有优良的热释电性能及可观的应用前景。     

微波介电陶瓷与微波磁介电陶瓷

微波陶瓷的应用越来越受到人们的重视。文章概括介绍了二元系微波介电陶瓷ＢａＯ－ＴｉＯ２和微波磁性陶瓷ＢａＯ—Ｆｅ２Ｏ３，以及三元系微波磁介电陶瓷ＢａＯ—Ｆｅ２Ｏ３—ＴｉＯ２的研究情况，并对预期进展作了展望。     

Vital-Fluorochromization of Microorganisms Using 3′,6′-Diacetylfluorescein to Determine Damages of Cell Membranes and Loss of Metabolic Activity by Ozonation

Cell suspensions of Escherichia coli as a model for bacterial populations in wastewaters were treated with ozone as a disinfectant in a continuously operated pilot plant with a plug flow reactor. Suspensions with an initial number of CFU (colony forming units) of 10⁸ mL^?1 were ozonized with ozone concentrations up to 12 mg/L. Metabolic activities and membrane functions break down with increasing ozone concentrations. The fluorochromization using 3′,6′-diacetylfluorescein (FDA) proved to be a suitable method for the detection of an alteration in permeability of the cell membranes and an inactivation of metabolic activity. By fluorescence microscopic and photometric investigations it could be clearly demonstrated that, in the case of disinfection with ozone, inactivation of the cells includes first of all a damage of the cell membranes. In contrast to the determination of the number of CFU, fluorochromization allows the detection of alteration in metabolic activities.     

The As-prepared surfaces of C-axis-oriented Nd1Ba2Cu3Oy thin films characterized using scanning probe microscopes

Recently, superconducting Nd₁Ba₂Cu₃O_y (Ndl23) thin films with high superconducting transition temperature (T _c) have been successfully fabricated at our institute employing the standard laser ablation method. In this paper, we report the results of surface characterization of the Nd123 thin films using an ultrahigh vacuum scanning tunneling microscope/spectroscopy (UHV-STM/STS) and an atomic force microscope (AFM) system operated in air. Clear spiral pattern is observed on the surfaces of Nd123 thin films by STM and AFM, suggesting that films are formed by two-dimensional island growth mode. Contour plots of the spirals show that the step heights of the spirals are not always the integer or half-integer number of thec-axis parameter of the structure. This implies that the surface natural termination layer of the films may not be unique. This result is supported byI-V STS measurements. The surface morphology of the Nd123 thin films is compared with that of thec-axis-oriented Y₁Ba₂Cu₃S_y thin films. Surface atomic images of the as-prepared Nd123 thin films are obtained employing both STM and AFM. STS measurements show that most of the surfaces are semiconductive. The results of STS measurements together with the fact that we are able to see the surface atomic images using scanning probe microscopes suggest that exposure to air does not cause serious degradation to the as-prepared surfaces of Nd123 thin films.