Prenatal diagnosis of congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency by amniotic fluid steroid analysis

The concentration of 17OH-progesterone was measured in second trimester amniotic fluid samples from 12 mothers who previously had had an infant with congenital adrenal hyper-plasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency. In 4 affected pregnancies, the concentrations were more than 2 S.D. higher than those determined in 44 samples from normal pregnancies (mean ± S.D., 8·1 ± 2·4 nmol/1). The remaining 8 pregnancies were predicted to be unaffected based on the results of amniotic fluid concentrations within the normal range. In each instance, the infant was normal. The results indicate that measurement of amniotic fluid 17OH-progester-one concentrations during the second trimester is an accurate prenatal test for 21-hydroxylase deficiency. The results should be supplemented with determination of fetal sex by karyotype analysis on the amniotic fluid cells.     

黑褐新糠虾的急性毒性测试方法及在钻井液毒性评价中的作用

于1992年开始在青岛胶州湾西海岸采集黑褐新糠虾（Neomysis awatschensis）并进行实验室的长期驯化培养，在实验室内以4－6d的蚴虾为实验材料，研究了黑褐新糠虾的急性毒性测试方法。比较了黑褐新糠虾和美国一种标准毒性测试实验生物巴西拟糠虾的分类学地位、地理分布和形态，以及标准毒物的敏感性。根据研究结果,建议将黑褐新糠虾作为我国的一种标准毒性测试的实验生物，并将该该方法应用于钻井液及其添加剂的毒性评价，本文将报道以上研究结果及该方法在几种钻井液及添加剂中的毒性评价结果。     

Cultivated cells from mid-trimester amniotic fluids. IV. Cell type identification via one and two-dimensional electrophoresis of clonal whole cell homogenates

Clones of cultivated amniotic fluid cells that have distinct morphologic and growth characteristics (F, AF and E-type) were examined by one-dimensional SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and by two-dimensional electrophoresis employing isoelectric focusing and SDS-PAGE (IEF-PAGE). No qualitative differences in band pattern were observed in SDS-PAGE between the various amniotic fluid cell types, but consistent quantitative differences in the ratios of four bands of presumed filamentous proteins provided good distinction between amniotic fluid cells and postnatal skin fibroblast-like cells. By adding separation on the basis of electrical charge to that of molecular size (IEF-PAGE), we observed reproducible qualitative differences in the protein spot patterns between F and both AF and E-type amniotic fluid cells. At least eight discrete proteins appear not to be synthesized by prenatal F-type cells in comparison with their isogenic AF and E counterparts under identical culture conditions. The two-dimensional electrophoretic patterns thus confirm that F and AF amniotic cells, in spite of their morphologic and growth kinetic similarities, are developmentally distinct cell types that retain their differentiated states in culture.     

盐城凹陷凝析油地球化学特征

运用碳同位素、气相色谱、色谱 质谱、流体包裹体技术 ,研究了盐城凹陷凝析油地球化学特征 ,并与永安凹陷永 7井凝析油、下扬子海相原油进行了对比。该凝析油碳同位素为 -2 8 8‰～ 3 0 5‰ ,全油色谱中含有一定的长链正构烷烃 ,Pr/Ph为 1 5 6,三环萜烷含量高 ,伽玛蜡烷含量低 ,重排甾烷含量高 ,C2 9甾烷 >>C2 7甾烷 >C2 8甾烷。石蜡指数、庚烷值表明原油为高成熟凝析油 ,甲基菲指数MPI表明原油为未熟—低熟原油 ,C2 9甾烷 2 0S/ (2 0S+2 0R)值表明原油为成熟原油。这种成熟度的差异可能与不同成熟度原油的混合作用有关。油气主要充注时间为 6～ 1 5Ma。凝析油的主体可能源于泰州组烃源岩 ,凝析油的形成与蒸发分馏作用密不可分     

Preparation of high resolution chromosomes from amniotic fluid cells

A relatively simple method of obtaining high resolution chromosomes from amniotic fluid cells is described. The elongated chromosomes are achieved by adding ethidium bromide (5μg/ml) to the culture 4 1/2 hours before harvesting and the high resolution banding can be produced by usual banding procedures.     

车库内氢气扩散和分布状态的数值模拟

为研究车库内氢气连续性泄漏的浓度分布和聚集状态,采用ICEM-CFD软件建模,利用Fluent软件对氢气连续性泄漏过程进行了模拟。通过分析监测点氢气物质的量分数、氢气分布和可燃性区域体积分数,研究了横梁及其间距(L)、自然通风、通风口面积(A)对车库内氢气的扩散和分布状态的影响。结果表明:在密闭状态下,无横梁时可燃性区域最小,L=3 m时可燃性区域最大;当A=0.5 m2时,在自然通风的作用下,车库底部氢气物质的量分数明显下降,但车库中部和上部氢气物质的量分数与密闭时相近;当A=1 m2时,虽然初始阶段氢气物质的量分数上升很快,但很快就趋于稳定,监测点氢气物质的量分数均在爆炸下限以下,此时自然通风能够消除氢气爆炸的风险。     

青海省井孔水温观测结果分析——以德令哈等5个观测井为例

选取青海前兆台网的德令哈等5个井孔开展水温对比观测,对这五个井孔的水温原始观测数据和对比观测数据进行对比分析,从两组数据变化形态、差值、日变幅等方面发现不同的井孔两套数据的相似程度不同,其中以德令哈台为最好,湟源和格尔木次之,互助和佐署井则较差。分析认为主要原因有探头安装情况、仪器型号和仪器工作状态的影响。     

基于Fluent废塑料薄膜旋风分离过程的研究

采用旋风法对不同密度的废旧塑料薄膜进行分选,运用Fluent流体仿真软件中的欧拉双流体模型,对废塑料薄膜颗粒在旋风分离器中的运动进行了模拟仿真。根据不同种类废塑料颗粒的密度不同,所受重力以及在旋风分离器中所受离心力不同,将会产生不同的运动轨迹,使用旋风分离器将其分离,得出不同风速大小、不同颗粒直径时的分选效率,找出最适合的风速和颗粒粒度大小,从而使不同种类塑料颗粒达到高效分离,为进一步处理塑料垃圾奠定基础。     

污泥厌氧消化系统消化原料流变特性研究

考察了4种污泥厌氧消化原料的流变特性,研究了原料浓度、温度以及添加餐厨垃圾等因素对污泥流变特性的影响,以期为厌氧消化工艺的设计及设备选用提供基础参数.试验结果表明,脱水污泥、脱水污泥与餐厨垃圾混合物、剩余污泥、剩余污泥与餐厨垃圾混合物4种原料均为假塑性流体,且符合幂律方程.随消化原料固体浓度由1%增至10%,原料黏度升高.剩余污泥和剩余污泥与餐厨垃圾混合物在TS=3%时流变指数最大,而脱水污泥和脱水污泥与餐厨垃圾混合物在TS=5%时流变指数最大.添加餐厨垃圾可以改善污泥的流变特性,使得混合液的流变指数较纯污泥有不同程度的升高,使其更接近牛顿流体.随着温度由15℃升高到55℃,4种原料的黏度呈线性趋势降低,流变指数则逐渐升高,其中脱水污泥的黏度对温度变化最为敏感.     

User experience and operational feasibility of four point-of-collection oral fluid drug-testing devices according to Brazilian traffic agents

Objective: Traffic fatalities in Brazil still rank among the highest worldwide, with an overall rate of 23.4 deaths/100,000 inhabitants/year. Although alcohol and drug use play an important role in traffic accidents, national data about their relative influence are scarce. Drug screening is not routinely performed by traffic agents because alcohol is the only substance regularly investigated in roadblocks. Therefore, we aimed to describe the initial traffic agent user experience for 4 handheld point-of-collection oral fluid drug testing devices used in routine roadblocks in Brazil, focusing on usage perceptions in hopes of generalizing this approach for other developing countries.

Methods: Four different oral fluid collection devices were evaluated: The DDS2, the DOA MultiScreen, the Dräger DrugTest 5000, and the Multi-Drug Multi-Line Twist Screen Device. Fourteen trained traffic agents obtained oral fluid from 164 drivers and performed 37 qualitative evaluations of the devices. Traffic agents filled out a questionnaire focusing on 9 feasibility criteria: Overall simplicity for roadside operation; operational success; saliva sample collection time; sample analysis time; ease of sample preparation and analysis; agreement with observed clinical signs; overall hygiene and safety; sufficient operating instructions; and hygiene of saliva collection. These were weighted based on an expert panel and yielded an overall composite device experience score that ranged from 1 (poor) to 100 (excellent).

Results: Ease of use, operational success, and acceptable collection and analysis time were considered the most important criteria by the expert panel. The results ranged from 27.3 to 88.9% for simplicity of use; 45.5 to 100.0% for operational success; 27.3 to 100% for acceptable collection time; and 36.4 to 100.0% for acceptable analysis time. The final device scores, based on the agents’ user experiences, ranked as follows: DOA MultiScreen: 49.3/100; Dräger DrugTest 5000: 82.4/100; Multi-Drug Multi-Line Twist Screen Device: 84.3/100; DDS2: 88.4/100.

Conclusion: Based on the selected criteria, 3 of the 4 devices were considered useful by traffic agents in routine roadblock operations. The weighted evaluations suggest that their ease of use (handling, sampling analysis, and reliability), as well as their agreement with findings obtained by other means, defined their utility to traffic agents, although such appraisals must be further analyzed in future studies.