Is it possible to differentiate between choledochal cyst and congenital biliary atresia (type I cyst) by antenatal ultrasonography?

Both choledochal cyst and congenital biliary atresia (type I cyst) may share the same ultrasonographic pattern. We report 2 cases which were shown to have cystic structures on the upper abdomen by antenatal ultrasonography. The size of the choledochal cyst found at 24 weeks' gestation increased steadily as gestational age advanced. But the size of the cyst in congenital biliary atresia found at 29 weeks' gestation remained unchanged throughout the remaining pregnancy. Cyst enlargement, therefore, may suggest the possibility of a choledochal cyst.     

Protein modification by a Maillard reaction intermediate methylglyoxal. Immunochemical detection of fluorescent 5-methylimidazolone derivatives in vivo

Methylglyoxal (MG), an endogenous metabolite that increases in diabetes, is a common intermediate in nonenzymatic glycation (Maillard reaction) in vivo. Here we describe the immunochemical approach to the detection of MG adducts in proteins in vitro and in atherosclerotic lesions of human aorta in vivo. The reaction of protein (bovine serum albumin) with MG led to selective loss of arginine and lysine residues, accompanied by the formation of 5-methylimidazolone (N delta-(5-methylimidazolon-2-yl)ornithine) and imidazolysine (1,3-di-lysino-4-methylimidazole) derivatives, respectively. The anti-5-methylimidazolone antibody was prepared by immunizing rabbits with a MG-keyhole limpet hemocyanin conjugate and purifying the serum on an affinity gel prepared by covalent attachment of the 5-methylimidazolone derivative. The antibody cross-reacted with the proteins treated with not only MG but trioses, such as hydroxyacetone, dihydroxyacetone, and glyceraldehyde. The immunohistochemical analysis revealed that atherosclerotic lesions of human aorta contained 5-methylimidazolone derivatives whose distributions were identical to those of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) detected by the anti-AGE antibody.     

Data stream classification with novel class detection: a review,comparison and challenges

Knowledge and Information Systems - Developing effective and efficient data stream classifiers is challenging for the machine learning community because of the dynamic nature of data streams. As a...     

Selective chaotic maps Tiki-Taka algorithm for the S-box generation and optimization

Neural Computing and Applications - Cryptography often involves substituting (and converting) the secret information into dummy data so that it could reach the desired destination without leakage....     

乳山硫铁矿破碎工艺的改进

原矿含泥量大造成设备的堵塞。根据现场生产实际改用粉碎后的矿粒直接给入扇形孔条筛，筛下可调刮板使细粒均匀分布在皮带下面，粗粒复盖其上。物料到达皮带首轮处，使其呈抛掷状态，然后利用分离挡板除去细粒。首轮的直径和转速是按粒度分离的决定因素。分离细粒级后使中碎机生产能力增大，降低能耗，减少磨损，提高了设备运转率。     

负离子分解室内有机化合物的测试

低浓度、高毒性的挥发性有机化合物(VOC)污染大气,造成“病态建筑综合症(SBS)”,严重威胁着人们的身体健康。空气中的负离子除有利于人体生理健康以外,还能有效分解空气中的VOC。将一种负离子添加剂添加到墙体涂料中,可以得到一种能有效释放负离子的涂料。本文测试了涂刷负离子添加剂涂料的测试小室中负离子分解总挥发性有机化合物(TVOC)及甲醛的性能,结果证明:涂料释放的负离子能有效分解VOC,使室内VOC的浓度在较短时间内满足GB/T—18883—2002的要求。     

Preparation and characterization of PVA/OMMT composites

In this study, polyvinyl alcohol/organically modified montmorillonite (HDA/MMT; organoclay) composite was prepared for the intercalation processes. Firstly, the rheological behavior of aqueous montmorillonite dispersions was investigated as a function of solid content. Hexadecylamine (HDA) was added to the montmorillonite dispersion (2%, w/w) in different concentrations in the range of 5 × 10^?4 – 9 × 10^?3 mmol/L. The basal spacing of the organoclay (OMMT) was studied by X‐ray diffraction. The FTIR spectra are obtained from the modified montmorillonite products, which revealed the characteristic absorbencies after treatment with HDA. HDA/MMT/PVA composite, which was produced by the reaction of 1 wt % PVA solution with organoclay complex, is characterized by the rheology, electrokinetic, XRD, FTIR, and SEM techniques. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 102:2315–2323, 2006