Prenatal diagnosis of the fragile X using thymidine induction

Eleven pregnancies in ten patients at risk for the fragile X were monitored by amniocentesis or chorion villus biopsy and induction of the fragile site using thymidine, methotrexate and FUdR. Three female fetuses and one male fetus were found to have the fragile X. The results obtained using thymidine induction were superior to those using methotrexate induction and probably better than those obtained using FUdR induction.     

Hydrogen storage and distribution systems

Hydrogen storage and transportation or distribution is closely linked together. Hydrogen can be distributed continuously in pipelines or batch wise by ships, trucks, railway or airplanes. All batch transportation requires a storage system but also pipelines can be used as pressure storage system. Hydrogen exhibits the highest heating value per weight of all chemical fuels. Furthermore, hydrogen is regenerative and environment friendly. There are two reasons why hydrogen is not the major fuel of toady’s energy consumption: First of all, hydrogen is just an energy carrier. And, although it is the most abundant element in the universe, it has to be produced, since on earth it only occurs in the form of water. This implies that we have to pay for this energy, which results in a difficult economic task, because since the industrialization we are used to consuming energy for free. The second difficulty with hydrogen as an energy carrier is the low critical temperature of 33 K, i.e. hydrogen is a gas at room temperature. For mobile and in many cases also for stationary applications the volumetric and gravimetric density of hydrogen in a storage system is crucial. Hydrogen can be stored by six different methods and phenomena: high pressure gas cylinders (up to 800 bar), liquid hydrogen in cryogenic tanks (at 21 K), adsorbed hydrogen on materials with a large specific surface area (at T < 100 K), absorbed on interstitial sites in a host metal (at ambient pressure and temperature), chemically bond in covalent and ionic compounds (at ambient pressure), oxidation of reactive metals e.g. Li, Na, Mg, Al, Zn with water. These metals easily react with water to the corresponding hydroxide and liberate the hydrogen from the water. Finally, the metal hydroxides can be thermally reduced to the metals in a solar furnace.     

4—氯苯甲酸钠的光催化氧化降解及其影响因素

本试验采用P－25TiO2，光催化剂，对4－氯苯甲酸钠的光催化氧化降解及污染物初始浓度，催化剂投加量和入射光强等因素的影响进行了研究，研究发现污染物初始降解速率与其初始浓度的关系遵循Langmuir-Hinshelwood模式，其中半饱和浓度常数Ks不仅是催化剂和污染物种类的函数，而且也是入射光强的函数，催化剂投加量存在一限值，当低于此限值时，污染物降解速率由于催化剂浓度的不足受到影响而下降，当高于此限值时，污染物降解速率受催化剂投加量的影响变小，在本试验4－CBA－Na浓度为0.15-0.6mmol／L时该催化剂限值浓度大约为0.4g/L，在入射光强为1-7mW/cm^2和催化剂浓度为0.4g／L下，污染物降解速率与光强成0.67次幂关系，经估算其量子效率为6．3％。     

丹东市区段鸭绿江水体中铅、镉的含量

利用生物指示物（鳙鱼）对丹东地区鸭绿江水体中的铅、镉污染进行监测，采具鳙鱼-碳化酸溶-电热原子光谱法对丹东鸭绿江流域鳙鱼体内的铅、镉的含量进行了相关检测，在相同的实验条件下对该地区的水体中的铅、镉的含量进行对比，并对该地区的铅、镉污染进行了相关的评价，通过一年的监测未见超标。铅、镉含量分别为6．53±0．07（ng/g）、4．60±0．03（ng/g）；回收率分别为98.9％、103.5％；RSD分别为5．3％、4．1％。     

一种富稀土型三效催化剂的性能考察

对一种富烯土型三效催化剂的性能进行了考察，结果表明：该催化剂具有较好的三效活性和较好的启燃温度特性，具有较宛的空速适应范围，在空速为84000h^-1时，CO,NOx的转化率仍在90％以上，HC转化率仍在70％以上，该催化剂具有较好的耐老化性能，经实验室快速老化实验，即相当于实车行驶8万km,CO劣化系数，1.09,HC劣化系1．05，NOx劣化系数1．06，该催化剂经桑塔纳轿车整车28工况测试，其交化效果与该车配置的美国Engelherd公司的催化剂相当。     

常用氧化剂性能研究

用四种常用的氧化剂:高锰酸钾、漂白粉、NaClO和H2O2/Fe2+对大港油田港深11井酸化废水进行了处理。考察了氧化剂的投加量、氧化时间和pH值对酸化废水色度和COD去除率的影响。实验结果表明,在最佳条件下,H2O2/Fe2+对酸化废水的色度和COD的去除率最高;用高锰酸钾处理废水,其COD去除率较高,但脱色效果差;而漂白粉和NaClO的脱色率较高,但其氧化能力有限。建议油田用氧化法处理废水时应采用H2O2/Fe2+催化氧化体系。     

A Sensitivity Analysis of Nitrogen Losses from Dairy Farms

International attention has focused on agricultural production systems as non-point sources of pollution affecting the quality of streams, estuaries and ground water resources. The objective of the current study was to develop a model of nitrogen management on the dairy farm, and to perform sensitivity analyses in order to determine the relative importance of manipulating herd nutrition, manure management and crop selection in reducing nitrogen (N) losses from the farm. The importance of the method of N input to the farm (purchased feed, legume fixation, inorganic fertilizer, imported manure) was investigated, and the potential to reduce N losses from dairy farms was evaluated. Nitrogen balance equations were derived, and related efficiency coefficients were set to reference values representing common management practices. Total farm N efficiency (animal product N per N input), and N losses per product N were determined for different situations by solving the set of simultaneous equations. Improvements in animal diet and management that increase the conversion of feed N to animal product by 50% would increase total farm N efficiency by 48% and reduce N losses per product by 36 to 40%. In contrast, reducing losses from manure collection, storage and application to improve the percentage of manure N that becomes available in soil by 100% would only improve total farm N efficiency by 13% and reduce total N losses by 14%. Selecting crops and management that can use soil nutrients 50% more efficiently would improve total farm efficiency by up to 59% and reduce N losses by up to 41% depending on the predominant nitrogen sources to the farm. Legume production would reduce N losses per product compared with non-legumes. There was more than a five fold difference in N losses per animal product N between the most extreme scenarios suggesting considerable opportunity to reduce N losses from dairy farms.     

Characteristics of large cooking oil pool fires and their extinguishment by water mist

Large cooking oil pool fires, occurring in industrial oil cookers, present a severe hazard to food processing plants due to their size and the large amount of hot oil involved. This paper reports a series of full-scale fire experiments conducted in a large industrial oil cooker mock-up. The characteristics of large cooking oil pool fires and the effect of oil depth and hood position in the oil cooker on fire growth were studied. The use of water mist for extinguishing large oil pool fires and their extinguishing performance under different discharge pressure and with different types of water mist systems were investigated. Experimental results showed that the cooking oil underwent a substantial expansion in volume during heating. The fires developed quickly once the oil auto-ignited. The fire growth rate was affected by the oil depth in the pan and the hood position in the oil cooker. The water mist fire suppression systems effectively extinguished large cooking oil fires and prevented them from re-igniting. Their extinguishing performance was determined by the type of water mist system, discharge pressure and hood position in the oil cooker.     

四川泸定县"2005.6.30"群发性泥石流灾害调查与评价

分析了四川泸定县“2005．6．30”群发性泥石流的形成原因和触发条件，论述了泥石流特征，包括固体物质补给特征、群发性特征、动力学特征、堆积特征、危害特征、活动特征及发展趋势，对泥石流危险度、易损度、风险度以及灾害损失作了定量评价，并提出了相应的防治建议。