The importance of late pregnancy scans for renal tract abnormalities

A 12-month prospective population study of antenatal patients was undertaken in a large district general hospital to assess ultrasound scanning in late pregnancy for the detection of non-lethal fetal renal abnormalities. The rate of false-negative antenatal scans during the study period was also assessed. Both 18–20 and 28–32 weeks' gestational scans were performed on 6497 pregnant women. Forty fetuses with a suspected abnormality were referred for postnatal examination and 29 neonates were found to have renal abnormalities. Of these, 21 were significant and eight were likely to be extrarenal pelves. In six, there was evidence of an abnormality at the early scan. Nine children, seven with reflux, presented within the study period, all with preceding normal antenatal scans. The incidence (0·46 per cent) of structural renal abnormalities is similar to that reported previously. A late scan is necessary for the antenatal detection of non-lethal renal abnormalities.     

天然气发电工程CDM项目开发的探讨

通过对浙江省能源集团公司镇海发电厂在天然气发电工程CDM项目开发方面的具体实践,论述了对于天然气发电的基础线和监测方法学的研究与应用,以及在开发应用过程中的主要注意事项.     

超声波、Fenton试剂与絮凝联用进一步处理焦化废水的实验研究

焦化废水是一种较难处理的工业废水,目前采用的生化方法很难使COD达到国家规定的排放标准.对超声、Fenton与絮凝联合应用处理生化后的焦化废水进行了实验研究,并探讨了三者联合应用的最佳组合反应条件及单因素对COD的影响趋势.结果表明,三者联合应用处理焦化废水COD的最佳反应条件为:Fe2 40 mg/L,H2O2 55 mg/L,FeCl3 5.4 mg/L,PAM 1.2mg/L,超声波频率为34.19 kHz.在此反应条件下,COD去除率达到77.7%;各单因素对COD去除率的影响顺序为Fe2 ＞H2O2＞PAM＞超声波频率＞FeCl3.     

Progression of exencephaly to anencephaly in the human fetus—an ultrasound perspective

Exencephaly as a precursor of anencephaly is well delineated in animal studies. In humans, a similar though unproven embryologic sequence is postulated. In the case reported, serial ultrasound studies allowed us to identify a 16-week human exencephalic fetus and observe the cephalic changes during its progression to a classic anencephalic appearance.     

超声辐照对水中化学污染物的降解

超声辐照处理水中化学污染物取得了良好的效果，受到人们的关注。论述了超声辐照降解化学污染物的反应机理、降解速度、影响因素及超声辐照对微生物的影响；同时也指出了超声技术的发展方向和实际应用中面临的问题。     

土壤中胡敏酸提取方法的优化

以国际腐殖质协会(IHSS)推荐的胡敏酸提取方法为基础,以去有机质土壤中添加胡敏酸所配制的土壤为研究对象,引入超声作为胡敏酸提取的辅助条件,采用批次试验优化了土壤中胡敏酸的提取方法。结果表明,基于胡敏酸提取回收率和精密度,在室温下获得的优化提取方法为:液土比为8:1、提取次数为3次、Na OH溶液浓度为0.05 mol/L、超声功率为120 W、超声时间为30 min;在此优化条件下,胡敏酸的回收率为94.73%±1.50%,显著大于IHSS推荐方法的回收率64.76%±0.28%,变异系数CV为1.59%、小于10%。相对于IHSS提取法,此优化提取法具有胡敏酸提取回收率高、资源节约、胡敏酸变性小、提取时间短等优点。     

超声波降解对硝基苯酚的研究

研究了用超声波技术降解水中对硝基苯酚.探讨了对硝基苯酚初始浓度、溶液初始pH值、声能密度及反应温度等因素对降解效果的影响及规律.实验发现,超声波降解水中对硝基苯酚的主要影响因素为反应物的初始浓度、溶液初始pH值、溶液声能密度及空化反应时间.在较低的pH值,较大超声声能密度的条件下,可有效降解低浓度对硝基苯酚废水.     

Aplasia cutis congenita associated with epidermolysis bullosa and pyloric atresia: The diagnostic role of prenatal ultrasonography

Aplasia cutis congenita associated with epidermolysis bullosa and pyloric atresia is a rare congenital disease in which localized or widespread areas of skin are absent at birth. Alpha- fetoprotein (AFP) and skin biopsy have been used for prenatal diagnosis of this condition. A patient in whom normal levels of amniotic AFP at 16 weeks' gestation presumably excluded the disease and who was at risk for aplasia cutis congenita associated with epidermolysis bullosa and pyloric atresia is described. However, 10 weeks later, ultrasonographic examination revealed hydramnios, a dilated stomach, a deformed external ear, and a contracted fisted hand. All signs were confirmed postnatally. The role of ultrasonography and the value of other diagnostic methods in this congenital disease are discussed.     

Preterm delivery rate and fetal outcome in structurally affected twin pregnancies: A retrospective matched control study

Data from 23 twin pregnancies with one structurally affected fetus were compared with data from 23 twin pregnancies with proven absence of structural fetal anomalies and matched for maternal age, parity, and year of delivery. The preterm delivery rate ( < 37 weeks) was high in both groups but not significantly different (57 vs. 48 per cent). Perinatal mortality was significantly higher in the structurally affected twin pregnancies (65 vs. 9 per cent). In the affected twins, birth weight of the anomalous fetus was significantly lower than that of the normal co-twin. Since there was no difference in the incidence of maternal disease (hypertensive disorders, diabetes), it was concluded that the higher perinatal mortality was determined mainly by the nature of the anomaly and not by the preterm delivery rate.     

First-trimester prenatal diagnosis of osteogenesis imperfecta type II by DNA analysis and sonography

Osteogenesis imperfecta type II was diagnosed prenatally by analysis of DNA obtained from chorionic villus sampling (CVS) performed at 12 weeks of gestation in a woman who previously had had an affected child. The father had been shown to be mosaic for a mutation in the gene (COL1A2) which encodes the α2(I) chain of type I collagen. An affected fetus was predicted by detection of the mutation in amplified chorionic villus genomic DNA. Ultrasound examination at 13 weeks 4 days demonstrated femoral deformity and virtual absence of calvarial mineralization. In pregnancies at risk for osteogenesis imperfecta type II, sonographic evidence of skeletal abnormalities may be evident by 13 weeks' gestation.