Comment on Greenwood (2007): Solving the puzzle of structure/function relations in the aging brain?

Neuroimaging experiments have shown that prefrontal regions of the brain, which have the most age-related volume loss, are also the regions most likely to be more active in older adults than in younger adults. In an attempt to solve this puzzle, P. M. Greenwood (see record 2007-15625-001) has proposed a cascade that flows from age-related atrophy in the brain to changed processing strategies that result in plastic changes in regions adjacent and contralateral to the atrophic areas, culminating in greater functional activity. This hypothesis should stimulate research into these mechanisms and hopefully will ultimately inform researchers' ability to rehabilitate cognitive disorders in the elderly. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

"What is in a word? No versus Yes differentially engage the lateral orbitofrontal cortex": Correction.

Reports an error in "What is in a word? No versus Yes differentially engage the lateral orbitofrontal cortex" by Nelly Alia-Klein, Rita Z. Goldstein, Dardo Tomasi, Lei Zhang, Stephanie Fagin-Jones, Frank Telang, Gene-Jack Wang, Joanna S. Fowler and Nora D. Volkow (Emotion, 2007[Aug], Vol 7[3], 649-659). The supplemental materials link should appear as follows: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/1528-3542.7.3.649.supp. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2007-11660-018.) The words "No" and "Yes" are involved in conditioning to prohibit or encourage behavior, respectively. The authors, therefore, hypothesized that these words would be attributed to endogenous valence, activating neuronal circuits involved with valence and emotional control. Functional MRI (fMRI) at 4 Tesla was used to record regional brain activity while participants were exposed to emphatic vocalizations of the words. Results showed that No and Yes were associated with opposite brain-behavior responses; while No was negatively valenced, produced slower response times, and evoked a negative signal in the right lateral orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), Yes was positively valenced, produced faster response times, and evoked a positive signal in a contiguous region of the OFC. Attribution of negative valence to No and trait anger control were associated with increased responsivity of the OFC to No. Inasmuch as sensitivity to the prohibitive command No develops during childhood through interaction with primary caregivers as the first social objects, our findings may implicate the lateral OFC in the neurobiology of emotion regulation and subsequent social development. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

前陆盆地前缘隆起带圈闭的形成及其含油气性——以塔里木盆地沙雅隆起为例

前陆盆地前缘隆起是一重要油气聚集带,其特殊的构造部位及复杂的动力学演化过程决定了在该部位有多种圈闭形成和分布。塔里木盆地库车前陆盆地由三叠系、侏罗系烃源岩发育而成的成油体系中的前缘隆起——沙雅隆起区经历了海西期挤压形成雏形、印支—燕山早期挤压定型、燕山晚期—喜马拉雅中期拱张、喜马拉雅晚期挤压拗陷等构造活动阶段,圈闭形成与构造活动相关,成藏与烃源岩演化、幕式构造运动有关,因此各圈闭带的含油气性与圈闭形成期和油气运聚期的匹配有很大关系,由此划分出沙雅前缘隆起区的3级有利构造带。      

Frontolimbic Response to Negative Feedback in Clinical Depression.

Functional neuroimaging suggests that limbic regions of the medial frontal cortex may be abnormally active in individuals with depression. These regions, including the anterior cingulate cortex, are engaged in both action regulation, such as monitoring errors and conflict, and affect regulation, such as responding to pain. The authors examined whether clinically depressed subjects would show abnormal sensitivity of frontolimbic networks as they evaluated negative feedback. Depressed subjects and matched control subjects performed a video game in the laboratory as a 256-channel EEG was recorded. Speed of performance on each trial was graded with a feedback signal of A, C, or F. By 350 ms after the feedback signal, depressed subjects showed a larger medial frontal negativity for all feedback compared with control subjects with a particularly striking response to the F grade. This response was strongest for moderately depressed subjects and was attenuated for subjects who were more severely depressed. Localization analyses suggested that negative feedback engaged sources in the anterior cingulate and insular cortices. These results suggest that moderate depression may sensitize limbic networks to respond strongly to aversive events. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

第95百分位人体头部有限元模型的构建及分析

为了获得人体头部的损伤机理,构建了研究所需的有限元计算模型,研究了人体头部生物力学响应.通过第95百分位中国人头部的CT扫描图像提取相关头部结构,利用三维医学建模软件和逆向工程软件进行几何模型的重构,借助有限元前处理软件构建具有较高生物仿真度的人体头部有限元模型.最后,使用有限元分析软件对模型进行仿真计算,仿真数据合理解释了头部损伤机理.     

Research and Application of Dynamic Equation for Full Frontal Impact

Full frontal impact theory needs researching and exploring to satisfy the primary safety design of occupant restraint system,avoiding the increasingly "engineering"trend in order to develop and design safety vehicle. After occupant restraint system is simulated by using linear elastic stiffness k,the occupant-vehicle frontal rigid barrier impact model is established. Dynamic equation of dummy chest coupling vehicle is built for full frontal impact based on ordinary vehicle deceleration by Hooke law,and the equation is solved by comparing coefficient and satisfying boundary qualifications. While relative vehicle characteristic parameters are kept unchanging,the actual vehicle deceleration is fitted to the simplified equivalent square wave( ESW),tipped equivalent square wave( TESW) and equivalent dual trapezoids wave( EDTW). Phase angle  and amplitude A of dynamic equations based on ESW,TESW and EDTW are calculated and deduced. The results show that: the dynamic equation of dummy chest coupling vehicle can be well utilized to instruct the primary safety design of full frontal impact for objective vehicle to satisfy chest deceleration demands and the equation based on TESW is best for this design.     

Gas chromatographic thermodynamics on hydration processes of magnesium chloride with low water

1　INTRODUCTIONMagnesiumchlorideisabasicmaterialforchem icalindustry ,andithaswideapplicationsinmetallur gy,architecturalmaterialandtextileindustry .Itisalsoamaterialforfire resistantproducts ,cryogenandcompoundfertilizerproductions[1] .Thefullydehy dratedmagnesiumchlorideisagoodmaterialforelec trolyticmetalmagnesium production .Becausemag nesiumchloridehasastrongadsorptiveability ,itisalsousedasadryingagent .Manysuccessfulworkshavebeendoneonthedehydrationofbischophite[2 10 ] .Butinfact,…     

Novel algorithm for pose-invariant face recognition

By combining the AdaBoost modular locality preserving projection(AMLPP) algorithm and the locally linear regression(LLR) algorithm,a novel pose-invariant algorithm is proposed to realize high-accuracy face recognition under different poses.In the training stage of this algorithm,the AMLPP is employed to select the crucial frontal blocks and construct effective strong classifier.According to the selected frontal blocks and the corresponding non-frontal blocks,LLR is then applied to learn the linear mappings which will be used to convert the non-frontal blocks to visual frontal blocks.During the testing of the learned linear mappings,when a non-frontal face image is inputted,the non-frontal blocks corresponding to the selected frontal blocks are extracted and converted to the visual frontal blocks.The generated virtual frontal blocks are finally fed into the strong classifier constructed by AMLPP to realize accurate and efficient face recognition.Our algorithm is experimentally compared with other pose-invariant face recognition algorithms based on the Bosphorus database.The results show a significant improvement with our proposed algorithm.     

Impact of Modal Parameters on Milling Process Chatter Stability Lobes

1 Introduction Nowadays, millingis widely usedinfabricating of components of autos ,aircrafts , moulds and dies . Withthe rapid development of numerical control techniques ,the production efficiency and product quality are in theli melight . However ,as millingis anintermittent process ,a periodic forceinteracts betweenthe cuttingtool andworkpiece which makes the chatter vibration developed at specific conditions . This phenomenon may result in areduced productivity,increased cost andinconsist…     

Integrated approach for prediction of stability limits for machining with large volumes of material removal

High-speed machining of thin-walled structures is widely used in the aeronautical industry. Higher spindle speed and machining feed rate, combined with a greater depth of cut, increases the removal rate and with it, productivity. The combination of higher spindle speed and depth of cut makes instabilities (chatter) a far more significant concern. Chatter causes reduced surface quality and accelerated tool wear. Since chatter is so prevalent, traditional cutting parameters and processes are frequently rendered ineffective and inaccurate. For the machine tool to reach its full utility, the chatter vibrations must be identified and avoided. In order to avoid chatter and implement optimum cutting parameters, the machine tool including all components and the work piece must be dynamically mapped to identify vibration characteristics. The aim of the presented work is to develop a model for the prediction of stability limits as a function of process parameters. The model consists of experimentally measured vibration properties of the spindle-tool, and finite element calculations of the work piece in (three) different stages of the process. Commercial software packages used for integration into the model prove to accomplish demands for functionality and performance. A reference geometry that is typical for an aircraft detail is used for evaluation of the prediction methodology. In order to validate the model, the stability limits predicted by the use of numerical simulation are compared with the results based on the experimental work.