Prenatal diagnosis of atelosteogenesis type I at 21 weeks' gestation

We describe prenatal diagnosis in a male fetus at 21 weeks of gestation with atelosteogenesis type I (AO I). Fetal ultrasonography (US) revealed absent or deficient ossification of the posterior neural arches of the thoracic spine, humeri, radii, ulnae, fibulae, and short tubular bones other than the distal phalanges, in addition to extremely short, thick femora. Fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using an ultrafast imaging sequence depicted dysmorphic features, pulmonary hypoplasia, and large cisterna magna. Postmortem radiographs warranted a diagnosis of AO I. Autopsy corroborated not only pulmonary hypoplasia but also laryngeal stenosis. The chondro-osseous histological findings were consistent with those of AO I. Meticulous evaluation using fetal US and MRI permits a definitive prenatal diagnosis of AO I to be made. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

复杂目标散射均值预估方法

目的对小于传统远场距离条件下目标散射特性均值进行测量。方法通过MLFMM软件仿真手段,给出舰船模型在自由空间的近场散射仿真与分析结果,包括随入射频率和探测距离的变化曲线。结果随着探测距离的缩减,舰船目标的近场散射与远场散射的差别较大,但二者的均值却较为一致。基于此,提出基于成像理论的定量预估均值方法,通过近场散射特性评估,所获得的结果与远场条件下的均值结果基本一致。结论仿真结果验证了该方法的准确性,提出的分析方法可为大型目标散射特性测量提供解决途径。     

Aerosol scattering coefficients and major chemical compositions of fine particles observed at a rural site in the central Pearl River Delta, South China

During November-December 2010 aerosol scattering coefficients were monitored using a single-waved (525 nm) Nephelometer at a regional monitoring station in the central Pearl River Delta region and 24-hr fine particle (PM_2.5) samples were also collected during the period using quartz filters for the analysis of major chemical components including organic carbon (OC), elemental carbon (EC), sulfate, nitrate and ammonium. In average, these five components accounted for about 85% of PM_2.5 mass and contributed 42% (OC), 19% (SO₄^2-), 12% (NO₃^-), 8.4% (NH₄⁺) and 3.7% (EC), to PM_2.5 mass. A relatively higher mass scattering efficiency of 5.3 m²/g was obtained for fine particles based on the linear regression between scattering coefficients and PM_2.5 mass concentrations. Chemical extinction budget based on IMPROVE approach revealed that ammonium sulfate, particulate organic matter, ammonium nitrate and EC in average contributed about 32%, 28%, 20% and 6% to the light extinction coefficients, respectively.     

Toxic effects of chlortetracycline on maize growth, reactive oxygen species generation and the antioxidant response

The toxicity of chlortetracycline (CTC) on maize (Zea mays L.) growth and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation was studied. The root and shoot lengths and fresh weights of maize seedlings were inhibited by CTC treatment (p < 0.05). Root length was more sensitive than other parameters with the EC₁₀ value of 0.064 mg/L. The spin trapping technique followed by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) analysis was used to quantify the ROS production. The ROS generated in maize roots after exposure to CTC was identified as hydroxyl radical (.OH). The EPR signal intensity correlated positively with the logarithm of CTC concentrations exposed (p < 0.05). The dynamic changes of malondialdehyde (MDA) contents and the antioxidative enzyme activities in maize roots were also determined. As compared to the control group, CTC was found to significantly increase MDA content. Treatment of maize roots with the.OH scavenger sodium benzoate (SB) reduced the MDA content and enhanced the antioxidative enzyme activities. The results demonstrated the harmfulness of CTC at high dose to maize in the early developmental stage, and clarified that the inducement of.OH is one of the mechanisms of CTC toxicity.     

天津市颗粒物散射消光特征及化学组分贡献研究

为研究天津大气颗粒物光学特征及不同化学成分贡献水平,对颗粒物散射系数进行了在线观测,同时对全年1,4,7,10 4个典型月份进行PM2.5采样,并分析其化学成分.观测发现,天津市散射消光系数表现为秋、冬季高,春、夏季低,冬季PM2.5的干散射效率最高,为5.18m2/g.当风速大于3m/s时,对污染物的清除扩散作用较为明显,散射系数较低;相对湿度较高时,其对散射系数的增长作用显著.多元线性回归分析结果表明,天津市细颗粒中有机碳和硫酸盐是影响天津市能见度的主要组分.根据IMPROVE法核算化学组分对散射消光的贡献,得出有机物的贡献最大,为38.51%.     

夏季太湖水体固有光学参数对光传输行程、积分平均余弦影响的研究

基于2006-07-29～2006-08-01于太湖采集的水体固有光学参数和部分水质参数,利用辐射传输的理论,研究了夏季散射对太湖水体中光传输行程的作用、散射和吸收对光场积分平均余弦的影响,并分析了其可能机制.结果表明,垂直入射的辐射沿入射方向的平均传输行程和积分平均余弦呈现从西北向东南递增的趋势;垂直入射的辐射沿入射方向的平均传输行程、水柱的积分平均余弦与叶绿素a、悬浮物浓度、有机悬浮物浓度及无机悬浮物浓度均呈非线性相关,其关系可用对数函数来描述.本研究对水体中光合有效辐射的环境效应、及建立生物-光学模型有着重要意义.     

太湖水体散射特性及其与悬浮物浓度关系模型

水体散射特性与水环境参数如悬浮颗粒及其浓度密切相关.利用Wetlabs公司研制的水体固有光学特性测量系统,于2006-10～2006-11对太湖水体的散射系数和后向散射系数进行了测量.在对水体散射特性分析的基础上,建立了太湖水体颗粒物后向散射系数的光谱模型.此外,利用后向散射率计算水体折射系数,根据折射系数的变化范围,将水中颗粒物的主导因子分为3种类型：①浮游植物主导;②无机颗粒物主导;③两者共同主导.在对散射系数与无机悬浮物、有机悬浮物、总悬浮物浓度相关性分析的基础上,针对颗粒物主导因子的不同,分别建立了散射系数与无机悬浮物浓度的乘幂关系模型.     

Photoirradiation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon diones by UVA light leading to lipid peroxidation

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous genotoxic environmental pollutants and potentially pose a health risk to humans. In most if not all cases, PAHs in the environment can be oxidized into their corresponding PAH-diones. This process is considered a detoxification pathway with regard to tumorigenicity. Nevertheless, photo-induced toxicological activity of PAH-diones has not been systematically investigated. In this study, we show that 27 potential environmental PAH-diones induced lipid peroxidation, in a dose (light) response manner, when irradiated with UVA at 7 and 21 J cm⁻². Photoirradiation in the presence of sodium azide, deuterated methanol, or superoxide dismutase revealed that lipid peroxidation is mediated by reactive oxygen species. Electron spin resonance (ESR) spin trapping studies supported this observation. These results suggest that UVA photoirradiation of PAH-diones generates reactive oxygen species and induces lipid peroxidation.