Links between physical fitness and cardiovascular reactivity and recovery to psychological stressors: A meta-analysis.

A meta-analysis of published studies with adult human participants was conducted to evaluate whether physical fitness attenuates cardiovascular reactivity and improves recovery from acute psychological stressors. Thirty-three studies met selection criteria; 18 were included in recovery analyses. Effect sizes and moderator influences were calculated by using meta-analysis software. A fixed effects model was fit initially; however, between-studies heterogeneity could not be explained even after inclusion of moderators. Therefore, to account for residual heterogeneity, a random effects model was estimated. Under this model, fit individuals showed significantly attenuated heart rate and systolic blood pressure reactivity and a trend toward attenuated diastolic blood pressure reactivity. Fit individuals also showed faster heart rate recovery, but there were no significant differences in systolic blood pressure or diastolic blood pressure recovery. No significant moderators emerged. Results have important implications for elucidating mechanisms underlying effects of fitness on cardiovascular disease and suggest that fitness may be an important confound in studies of stress reactivity. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Arousal of negative emotions and symptom-specific reactivity in chronic low back pain patients.

Anger may have greater effects on chronic pain severity than other negative emotions and may do so by increasing muscle tension near the site of injury (symptom-specific reactivity). For patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP), relevant muscles are lower paraspinals (LP). Ninety-four CLBP patients and 79 controls underwent anger and sadness recall interviews. EMG and cardiovascular activity were recorded. Patients exhibited greater LP tension increases during anger and slower recovery than controls. Only patients showed greater LP reactivity during anger than sadness. For both groups, trapezius reactivity during anger and sadness did not differ. LP reactivity to anger correlated with everyday pain severity for patients. Anger-induced symptom-specific LP reactivity may be linked to chronic pain aggravation among CLBP patients. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Effects of daily events on mood states in major depressive disorder.

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is characterized by high negative affect (NA) and low positive affect (PA), but little is known about emotional reactivity in daily life. The authors used experience sampling methodology to investigate changes in NA and PA following minor daily events in MDD compared with healthy participants. Contrary to expectation, MDD participants did not report more frequent negative events, although they did report fewer positive events. Multilevel regression showed that both NA and PA responses to negative events were blunted in the MDD group, whereas responses to positive events were enhanced. NA responses to negative events persisted longer in MDD participants. Depressed participants with a positive family history or longer current episodes showed relatively greater NA responses to negative events. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Parental drinking problems and children's adjustment: Vagal regulation and emotional reactivity as pathways and moderators of risk.

Children's emotional regulation (as indexed by vagal suppression) and children's emotional reactivity during an argument were examined as moderators and mediators of parental problem drinking and children's adjustment in a sample of 6- to 12-year-olds. Cardiac vagal tone was assessed during both a baseline condition and exposure to an audiotaped argument. Vagal suppression was calculated by subtracting vagal tone during the baseline from that recorded during the argument, with a higher number representing increased suppression of vagal tone during the argument. Emotional reactivity was based on both observations of overt behaviors of children and their reported feelings during the argument. A higher level of vagal suppression was a protective factor against children's externalizing, internalizing, and social problems associated with exposure to parental problem drinking. Emotional reactivity was a vulnerability factor, and children's increased anger and fear, and to a lesser degree sadness, each moderated and exacerbated the effects of parental problem drinking on child outcomes. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Influence of Laser Welding on the Alumina Growth on a Thin FeCrAl-RE Foil at High Temperature

We study isothermal oxidation of laser welded FeCrAl-RE samples containing specific fractions of seams in a bead-on-plate configuration at approximately 900°C using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), field emission scanning electron microscope (FEG-SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) techniques. An important reduction in the alumina-growth rate over the fusion zone compared to the base material occurs at 900°C, thereby, suppressing the discontinuous increase in mass gain commonly observed for alumina-forming alloys when the temperature decreases from 1000°C to 900°C. This phenomenon is mainly related to the concomitant dramatic chromium carbide precipitation at the fusion zone/oxide film interface and possible earlier injection of the rare earth elements into the oxide layer. On one hand, chromium carbide precipitation, which is linked to the laser melting-induced high free carbon, contributes to improve the effectiveness of the diffusion barrier provided by the thermally growing scale. On the other hand, due to their initial high enrichment at the fusion zone surfaces, rare earth elements can penetrate in the oxide layer and promote the elimination of detrimental phase transformation of metastable platelets (γ,θ-Al₂O₃) to α-Al₂O₃ during the initial stages of oxidation.     

硅粉的活性及参考标准

简述了硅粉在甲基氯硅烷合成中的应用,提出了测定硅粉反应活性的参考标准。     

混凝土骨料碱活性综合判定的试验研究

采用多种检测方法对某水电工程骨料碱活性进行了研究。岩相法检测结果表明,6个骨料样品中含有一定量的隐晶状石英和隐晶状玻璃质,这两种成分具有潜在的碱-硅酸反应活性。对于XJ-2骨料样品:砂浆棒快速法试验结果表明,该骨料为具有潜在碱-硅酸反应活性的骨料;混凝土棱柱体快速法和混凝土棱柱体法试验结果表明,该骨料属于后期膨胀较快的骨料。对于XJ-4骨料样品:混凝土棱柱体法试验结果表明,棱柱体试件一年膨胀率接近0.04%限值,且试件膨胀率仍继续发展,该骨料也属于后期膨胀较快的骨料,建议给予关注。研究结果为准确判定骨料的碱活性提供了技术支持,为保证工程质量奠定了基础。     

SPACE-R意外掉落事故的临界安全分析

当空间热离子反应堆发生意外掉落事故时,必须采取反应性控制措施保证反应堆处于次临界状态。SPACE-R是设计目标为40kWe、10a寿命的空间核反应堆。适合SPACE-R意外掉落事故的反应性控制方案有:在燃料空腔内加入控制材料及在慢化剂中放入可燃毒物棒。利用MCNP程序分别对两种方案下反应堆的反应性进行计算,可知两种方案均对SPACE-R在意外掉落事故下的反应性有一定的改善。经综合考虑得出一个最终设计方案,能满足意外掉落事故的临界安全验收准则。     

BCM催化剂催化乙烯-丙烯共聚行为的研究

采用BCM催化剂催化乙烯-丙烯气相共聚,研究了不同外给电子体及反应条件对共聚反应速率的影响,引入半衰期概念评价了共聚反应的衰减情况。实验结果表明,通过测定聚合稳定后反应釜内的乙烯与丙烯的摩尔比即可快速判断不同催化体系中乙烯和丙烯聚合速率的差异。外给电子体对r1/r2(r1:乙烯竟聚率;r2:丙烯竟聚率)的影响从大到小的顺序为:四乙氧基硅烷(T-donor)二异丁基二甲氧基硅烷(B-donor)二异丙基二甲氧基硅烷(P-donor)甲基环己基二甲氧基硅烷(C-donor)二环戊基二甲氧基硅烷(D-donor)。共聚反应衰减速率的大小顺序为:B-donorT-donorC-donorD-donorPdonor。采用C-donor时,适宜的反应温度为80℃,随反应压力的增大,乙烯的竟聚率增大。     

Combustion Reactivity of Rice Husk：An Experimantal and Numerical Investigation

The combustion reactivity of rice husk from New South Wales,ustralia was measured by heating cubical baskets in controlled environment and monitoring the centre temperature.Frank-Kamenetskii‘s ignition theory was used to calculate the activation energy,Results agreed well with tests on other cellulosic materials,Numerical simulations of temperature changes were carried out,using a special technique to deal with non-linearities in the heat conduction equation.The numerical Results indicate that the time factor should be taken into account when evaluating self-combustion risks.