Potential of Silver Nanoparticles in Overcoming the Intrinsic Resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to Secondary Metabolites from Carnivorous Plants

Carnivorous plants are exemplary natural sources of secondary metabolites with biological activity. However, the therapeutic antimicrobial potential of these compounds is limited due to intrinsic resistance of selected bacterial pathogens, among which Pseudomonas aeruginosa represents an extreme example. The objective of the study was to overcome the intrinsic resistance of P. aeruginosa by combining silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) with secondary metabolites from selected carnivorous plant species. We employed the broth microdilution method, the checkerboard titration technique and comprehensive phytochemical analyses to define interactions between nanoparticles and active compounds from carnivorous plants. It has been confirmed that P. aeruginosa is resistant to a broad range of secondary metabolites from carnivorous plants, i.e., naphthoquinones, flavonoids, phenolic acids (MBC = 512 µg mL⁻¹) and only weakly sensitive to their mixtures, i.e., extracts and extracts’ fractions. However, it was shown that the antimicrobial activity of extracts and fractions with a significant level of naphthoquinone (plumbagin) was significantly enhanced by AgNPs. Our studies clearly demonstrated a crucial role of naphthoquinones in AgNPs and extract interaction, as well as depicted the potential of AgNPs to restore the bactericidal activity of naphthoquinones towards P. aeruginosa. Our findings indicate the significant potential of nanoparticles to modulate the activity of selected secondary metabolites and revisit their antimicrobial potential towards human pathogenic bacteria.     

基于二极管-电容倍压单元的DC-DC升压变换器

文章基于二极管-电容倍压单元,提出了一种新型高增益升压变换器。该拓扑在实现高增益的同时可以避免使用极大的占空比,并且有效地降低开关管和二极管的电压应力。分析了变换器的工作原理,推导了变换器工作在连续状态（CCM）和断续状态（DCM）下的电压增益、开关器件的电压应力和电感电流纹波。CCM状态下与传统的Boost变换器相比电压增益是其（5-D）倍,电感电流纹波近似减小为原来的一半。最后通过仿真与样机实验验证了理论分析的正确性,表明提出的变换器具有良好的综合性能。     

C/S模式PDM在网络分布式环境下集成应用研究

通过分析企业信息化网络应用过程中PDM系统所面临的网络集成问题,提出了一种基于C/S模式开发的PDM系统转化为网络分布式集成应用的解决方案,并利用中间件技术研制了实现企业应用集成的网络集成平台。基于此平台运行的各应用模块不仅可以相互间实现紧密集成,并能够基于平台资源定向功能实现应用的网络分布和W eb化访问,且对国产数据库应用提供专门支持。     

基于信息集成的制造业质量创新研究

文章总结了我国制造业信息化现状，建立了具有质量、成本、时间等3维质量要素框架及基于信息集成的质量创新框架模型；探讨了管理创新的主要内容和技术创新的关键技术；结合案例，分析了质量创新绩效及其评价方法。     

流程生产的可视化整合和多目标优化软件

针对现代企业所面临的挑战，开发了一个软件系统可以根据市场的动态变化和企业内部的设备状况，优化设备配置、优化原料和产品方案。采用可视化形式实施仿真运行和经济效益分析预测。     

一种高度炼化一体化的乙烯发展方案

简要介绍了三种炼化一体化新技术,由此提出了一种高度炼化一体化的乙烯发展方案,与常规的炼化一体化方案进行了对比分析,表明该方案的乙烯原料更加优质且轻质化,其丙烯/乙烯比可达1.1以上。     

低温共烧陶瓷技术及其应用

低温共烧陶瓷(low temperature co-fired ceramic,LTCC)技术是实现电子元件小型化、片式化的一种理想的封装技术,已成为电子元件集成的主要工艺方式,引起了人们的广泛关注。本文详细叙述了LTCC技术的特点、LTCC材料体系、国内外发展现状以及LTCC技术在电子元件集成中的应用。认为利用LTCC技术来实现电源、有源和无源器件的一体化将是今后信息功能陶瓷发展的一个重要方向。我国应该抓住LTCC技术所面临的前所未有的发展机遇,大力开发具有自主知识产权的LTCC技术,整体提升我国在电子集成领域的技术水平和国际竞争力。     

A paraffin-fueled SOFC system design and integration

This paper addresses an integrated design of paraffin-reformer, gas separations and the electricity production with a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). The overall design consists of three modules. First module is a system of paraffin reformer. In this module, the paraffin feed stream is to send to a steam-reformer. In the second module, the gas separations method illustrated is the combination of a methane-permeable membrane with a pressure-swing adsorption (PSA). In the third module, the purified hydrogen is fed to the SOFC unit. To be energy efficient, this paraffin-fueled SOFC system is designed with the consideration of heat integration. The intent of this paper is to provide a possible, alternative way of cogeneration systems for refinery and petrochemical plants.     

Task-driven learning: The antecedents and outcomes of internal and external knowledge sourcing

The degree to which individuals leverage knowledge resources influences their effectiveness and may shape their organizations’ competitive advantage. We examine the ways in which tasks with different characteristics affect individuals’ use of internal and external knowledge and the outcomes of such behaviors. Our analysis reveals that interdependent and non-routine tasks drive internal knowledge sourcing, while complex tasks motivate external knowledge sourcing. Internal and external knowledge sourcing activities contribute to individuals’ cognitive adaptation and innovation, with a negative interaction between them, while cognitive replication benefits only from internal knowledge sourcing. These findings can help managers better satisfy individuals’ knowledge needs and achieve intended organizational outcomes.     

Energy Efficiency of an Indirect Thermally Coupled Distillation Sequence

Several thermally coupled distillation sequences have been proposed to improve the thermal inefficiency of conventional distillation sequences. Particularly, for the separation of ternary mixtures, structures that perform a lateral extraction in one of the columns of the integrated arrangement have been shown to provide significant energy savings. The structure of existing sequences, based on conventional distillation columns, might provide the basis for alternate thermally coupled designs. In this paper, it is shown how a thermally coupled system derived from an indirect conventional sequence can provide energy savings through a proper optimization of the interconnecting streams.