Targeting cellular batteries for the therapy of neurological diseases

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The mitochondria, apart from being known as the cell’s “powerhouse,” are crucial in the viability of nerve cells. Any damage to...     

Uncurtaining the pivotal role of ABC transporters in diabetes mellitus

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The metabolic disorders are the edge points for the initiation of various diseases. These disorders comprised of several diseases including diabetes,...     

磁性PEI功能化秸秆的制备及对Pb (Ⅱ)的吸附

为获得同时具有优良的吸附性能和磁分离特性的生物吸附材料,以汽爆秸秆为基质,采用戊二醛交联剂法制备了磁性聚乙烯亚胺功能化秸秆吸附剂（Fe₃O₄-PEI-RS）,通过SEM、XRD、FTIR、XPS和VSM等手段表征了材料的结构和性质,测定了Pb（Ⅱ）在Fe₃O₄-PEI-RS上的吸附性能,考察了pH、吸附时间、吸附剂投加量、Pb（Ⅱ）初始浓度、温度等因素对吸附的影响.结果表明,Fe₃O₄-PEI-RS对Pb（Ⅱ）的吸附具有强烈的pH依赖性;吸附时间对Pb（Ⅱ）的吸附效率有明显的影响,在180 min时吸附达到平衡,吸附过程符合准二级动力学模型;Langmuir和Freundlich模型都能很好地描述Pb（Ⅱ）在Fe₃O₄-PEI-RS上的吸附行为,20、30和40℃时最大吸附量分别为192.31、200.00和212.77 mg/g;热力学参数△G < 0,而焓变△H>0、△S>0,说明该吸附属于熵增加的自发吸热反应过程,升温有利于吸附.重复试验表明,EDTA作解吸剂,经5次吸附/解吸附循环后吸附剂仍能保持较高的吸附容量.研究显示,所制Fe₃O₄-PEI-RS对Pb（Ⅱ）具有较高的吸附容量,稳定性好、可循环利用,能在磁场下实现快速分离.      

Study of cyanide removal from contaminated water using zinc peroxide nanomaterial

The present study highlights the potential application of zinc peroxide(ZnO_2)nanomaterial as an efficient material for the decontamination of cyanide from contaminated water. A process patent for ZnO_2 synthesis has been granted in United States of America(US Patent number 8,715,612; May 2014),South Africa,Bangladesh,and India. The ZnO_2 nanomaterial was capped with polyvinylpyrrolidone(PVP)to control the particle size. The PVP capped ZnO_2nanomaterial(PVP-ZnO_2)before and after adsorption of cyanide was characterized by scanning electron microscope,transmission electron microscope,X-ray diffractometer,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and time of flight-secondary ion mass spectrometry. The remaining concentration of cyanide after adsorption by PVP-ZnO_2 was determined using ion chromatograph. The adsorption of cyanide over PVP-ZnO_2 was also studied as a function of p H,adsorbent dose,time and concentration of cyanide. The maximum removal of cyanide was observed in p H range 5.8–7.8 within 15 min. The adsorption data was fitted to Langmuir and Fruendlich isotherm and it has been observed that data follows both the isotherms and also follows second order kinetics.     

巢湖周边表土中有机质、全氮和全磷空间分布及其相关性

测定了巢湖周边3 528 km2范围内60个混合土样中的有机质(organic matter,OM)、全氮(total nitrogen,TN)和全磷(total phosphorus,TP)含量,通过GS 7.0+地统计学分析软件、Surfer 8.0及Mapinfo 8.5软件研究了这3种营养盐的空间分布,并使用SPSS 17.0软件对各指标间的相关性进行了分析.结果表明:①巢湖周边表土中ω(OM)、ω(TN)和ω(TP)平均值依次为19 500、1 027和483 mg.kg-1,东巢湖表土中ω(OM)和ω(TN)均值高于西巢湖,而磷矿的存在导致了ω(TP)均值西高东低;②位于巢湖西南的杭埠-丰乐河和白石天河周边表土中(TP)本底值较高,且水土流失十分严重,巢湖面源污染管理必须高度重视该两河的TP控制;③在线性模型下,巢湖周边表土中ω(OM)、ω(TN)和ω(TP)的块金值/基台值依次为0.015、0.202和0.128.巢湖周边表土中ω(OM)、ω(TN)和ω(TP)具有极强的空间自相关性,三者Pearson检验为两两显著相关,巢湖周边表土中ω(TN)和ω(TP)可由ω(OM)通过文中所得的公式估算,精度能满足日常管理需要.     

典型磺胺类抗生素在土柱中的淋溶规律研究

通过室内土柱淋溶试验,对2种磺胺类抗生素——磺胺嘧啶和磺胺甲基异噁唑在土壤中的淋溶行为,及其受到淋溶流速、淋溶浓度和不同剖面土壤理化性质的影响进行了研究.结果表明,随着剖面土层深度增加磺胺类抗生素的淋出速率变快且在土柱中的残留量减少,磺胺甲基异噁唑在0~20 cm土层土柱中的残留含量是其在40~60 cm土层土柱中的2倍.淋溶流速越快,淋出液中磺胺类抗生素浓度越大且在土柱中的残留含量越低.用浓度为500μg·L-1淋溶液以2 mL·min-1的速度淋溶时,淋出液中磺胺类抗生素的浓度接近500μg·L-1,而以1 mL·min-1和1.5 mL·min-1速度淋溶时,其浓度仅为100~200μg·L-1.随淋溶液浓度升高,磺胺类抗生素淋溶性增强,其在土柱中的残留含量也明显增高.用浓度为250μg·L-1和125μg·L-1淋溶液以2 mL·min-1进行淋溶时,磺胺甲基异噁唑在淋出液中仅有少量检出,而用浓度为500μg·L-1淋溶液淋洗时,其在淋出液中的浓度接近500μg·L-1,其在土柱中的残留含量是低浓度淋溶液淋溶时的2~3倍.本研究结论可为管理含磺胺类抗生素的水源灌溉方式提供理论依据.     

江苏省300MW以上燃煤电厂汞排放现状分析

基于2012年江苏省10家典型燃煤电厂相关数据,分析了影响烟气中汞(Hg)排放浓度的因素。其中电厂负荷、烟气净化设施、燃烧炉类型等会直接影响烟气中Hg的排放浓度,而原煤中Hg的含量与烟气中Hg的浓度没有直接的关系。通过模型对江苏省现有300 MW以上燃煤电厂Hg排放量进行了估算,2012年Hg排放总量约为7.307 t。通过反距权重插值进行分析,发现在区域分布上江苏省整体呈现出南部高于北部的趋势。     

基于可编辑VR实验平台的突发事件下跟随效应研究

建立了可编辑VR疏散动力学实验平台,并招募100名大学生开展地铁车厢内的虚拟实验,探究突发事件下的跟随效应。每次实验有一名实验人员和20名虚拟乘客(NPC)参与,共设置5个场景探究不同比例的运动NPC对参与者预动作行为和运动行为的影响。通过分析问卷、预动作时间、出门选择、运动距离等数据,发现在实验中存在跟随等待人群和跟随运动人群两种跟随效应,而人群的运动是更为强烈的信息,当等待和运动NPC占比从0%提升至50%,等待和运动参与者占比分别提高10%和60%。因此,在突发事件场景中,应及时对局部人群施加有效的同向引导,以提升整体疏散效率。     

Potentiality of different isolates of wilt fungus Fusarium oxysporum collected from rhizosphere of tomato against root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita

This investigation was undertaken to determine the effect of culture filtrates of different isolates of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici on mortality of Meloidogyne incognita juveniles and egg hatching. It was observed that different concentrations including standard extract (S.E), 1:10 and 1:100 dilutions of all fungal filtrates inhibited egg hatch when compared with control. Minimum mortality and maximum hatching was observed in BRT (showing least mortality) isolate of F. oxysporum, while maximum mortality and minimum egg hatching was recorded in BGT (showing maximum mortality) isolate. Larval mortality was decreased with a decrease in concentration and the least mortality was observed in 1:100 when compared with SE and 1:10. The potentiality of both the isolates (BRT and BGT) against root-knot nematode M. incognita was confirmed by the pathogenicity test on tomato. These observations confirmed that F. oxysporumisolates possesses variability in pathogenicity ranging from pathogenic to bio-control agent. The plants inoculated with BRT isolate failed to show wilt symptoms while plants inoculated with BGT isolate showed wilt indices.