Effect of Tinospora cordifolia on the reduction of ultraviolet radiation‐induced cytotoxicity and DNA damage in PC12 cells

The safety of Tinospora cordifolia and its potential to protect against ultraviolet radiation‐induced cytotoxicity and DNA damage in PC12 cells were investigated. To evaluate the safety of T. cordifolia, cell viability and agarose gel electrophoresis were carried out using PC12 cells treated with 0 to 100 μg mL^?1 of methanol extract of T. cordifolia. T. cordifolia extracts did not show cytotoxicity ranging 0 to 100 μg mL^?1. In addition, T. cordifolia extracts significantly increased cell viability at 1 ng, 10 ng and 1 μg mL^?1 concentrations in serum‐deprived medium compared to control. To confirm the protective role against UV‐induced damage, PC12 cells alone or in the presence of 10 ng, 100 ng, or 1 μg mL^?1 of T. cordifolia extract were exposed to 250, 270 and 290 nm of UV radiation, which corresponded to doses of 120, 150 and 300 mJ cm^?2, respectively. Treatment with T. cordifolia extracts significantly increased the cell survival rate irradiated at 290 nm. In addition, T. cordifolia extracts significantly reduced cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer formation induced by UV irradiation at all wavelengths. In conclusion, T. cordifolia is not toxic and safe for cells. Our findings can support its application as phototherapy in the medical sector.     

Growth and Foliar Nitrogen Status of Four Plant Species Exposed to Atmospheric Ammonia

A chamber study was conducted to evaluate the growth response and leaf nitrogen (N) status of four plant species exposed to continuous ammonia (NH₃) for 12 weeks (wk). This was intended to evaluate appropriate plant species that could be used to trap discharged NH₃ from the exhaust fans in poultry feeding operations before moving off-site. Two hundred and forty bare-root plants of four species (Juniperus virginiana (red cedar), Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis (thornless honey locust), Populus sp. (hybrid poplar), and Phalaris arundinacea (reed canary grass) were transplanted into 4- or 8-L polyethylene pots and grown in four environmentally controlled chambers. Plants placed in two of the four chambers received continuous exposure to anhydrous NH₃ at 4 to 5 ppm while plants in another two chambers received no NH₃. In each of the four chambers, 2 to 4 plants per species received no fertilizer while the rest of the plants were fertilized with a 100 ppm solution containing 21% N, 7% phosphorus, and 7% potassium. The results showed that honey locust was the fastest-growing species. The superior growth of honey locust among all species was also supported by its total biomass, root, and root dry matter (DM) weights. For all species there was a trend for plants exposed to NH₃ to have greater leaf DM than their non-exposed counterparts at 6 (43.0 vs. 30.8%; P = 0.09) and 12 wk (47.9 vs. 36.6%; P = 0.07), and significantly greater (P ≤ 0.05) leaf N content at 6 (6.44 vs. 3.67%) and 12 wk (7.05 vs. 3.51%) when exposed to NH₃. Numerically greater leaf DM due to NH₃ exposure was also consistently measured in poplar at both sampling periods. Hybrid poplar, as well as honey locust and reed canary grass, deposited 1.5 to 2-fold greater N in their leaves than red cedar tissues as a result of NH₃ exposure compared to non-exposed plants. Regardless of the effect of NH₃ on foliar color and damage score of the plants, the increase of foliar N content (g 100 g^?1 of fresh foliage weight) after NH₃ exposure at 6 and 12 wk was 0.45 and 0.87 for grass,1.25 and 1.34 for locust, and 2.67 and 6.09 for poplar. However, only honey locust likely benefited from ambient NH₃ as indicated by its consistent leaf color quality and lower damage score, compared with other species that were adversely affected by atmospheric NH₃.     

考虑“双碳”目标与健康损失的区域现役火电机组有序退役研究

火电行业是我国经济社会发展的重要基础和保障，但也是碳排放的主要源头之一。在“双碳”目标约束下，新能源装机将持续增长，而火电机组则面临降碳和退役的压力。以安徽省为研究区域，考虑“双碳”目标与污染导致的健康损失等因素，对全省现役火电机组的计划退役与有序退役方案进行对比分析，为火电行业实现低碳发展提供路径参考。在有序退役方案下，结合初始投资、使用年限、年度发电收益与污染物排放计算出现役机组每年的净现值，并且根据未来安徽省碳排放削减目标，得到优化后的机组退役时间和顺序。结果表明：与常规的计划退役方案相比，有序退役方案使安徽省火电机组退役时间平均提前约5 a，在2060年碳中和之前可实现现役机组全部退役。2020—2060年，现役机组有序退役可累计减少碳排放量12.76亿t；累计减少SO₂、NO_x、PM_2.5排放量分别为1.44万t、2.13万t、0.17万t，比计划退役方案减少8.66亿元的健康损失。机组的有序退役不仅能带来巨大的环境效益与社会效益，也为“双碳”目标的实现提供了有力保障。     

关于国际油污赔偿基金组织索赔手册

介绍了国际油污赔偿基金组织索赔手册的主要内容，包括法律框架、索赔的提出以及可以得到的赔偿等。     

介绍两种震害损失估算方法

本文介绍了两种震害损失估算方法:全概率法和单位面积法。并据此法对宁夏、青海等地震害作了估算。     

基于双参数威布尔分布的高强度铝合金材料腐蚀损伤分布动力学规律研究

目的研究高强度铝合金材料腐蚀损伤分布的动力学规律。方法通过统计高强度铝合金材料的蚀坑深度和直径,采用双参数威布尔分布进行拟合,提出以双参数威布尔分布中的两个参数α、β作为高强度铝合金材料腐蚀损伤分布的表征量,建立α、β随腐蚀时间增长的多种数学模型。结果α随腐蚀时间的增长而减小,β随腐蚀时间的增长而增大,并且分布参数均能很好地符合一阶指数函数模型。结论与实际蚀坑分布增长物理现象比较,α、β的变化趋势能够揭示出蚀坑分布随时间增长的变化过程,并且腐蚀损伤分布动力学规律能很好地符合一阶指数函数模型。     

冲击损伤对炸药装药冲击起爆特性的影响

目的研究冲击载荷下炸药内部损伤随时间变化特征对其冲击感度的影响规律。方法针对损伤状态随时间变化的两种典型情况,采用冲击波模拟加载的方式对炸药装药进行损伤实验。损伤的恢复时间很长时,在损伤后将试样放置7天后,再研究其损伤状态对其冲击起爆特性的影响;恢复时间很短时,通过控制冲击损伤实验和冲击感度实验之间的时间间隔模拟多层靶板撞击的实际情况。选择常用的两种奥克托金基炸药作为研究对象,通过冲击感度实验确定临界隔板厚度、设计损伤条件,然后进行两种不同损伤愈合时间后的冲击起爆特性实验,研究损伤状态对炸药装药冲击起爆特性的影响。结果在文中损伤条件下,放置7天后,炸药装药的冲击感度均显著下降,而类似于侵彻多层靶板条件的实验后,炸药装药的冲击感度显著增加。结论炸药装药损伤状态随时间的变化对炸药装药冲击起爆有完全不同的影响趋势,在相关的炸药装药安全性设计时,必须考虑与损伤时间状态相关的冲击起爆特性。     

某型飞机4号油箱结构损伤分析及修复评估

目的 某型双座机使用中发现4号油箱存在不同程度结构损伤,分析其损伤原因和制定修理方案。方法 对4号油箱结构状态进行深入检查评估后,从结构损伤过程、载荷情况、设计制造和外场使用等方面综合分析损伤原因。对实际损伤结构进行强度计算和评估,制定结构损伤补强修理方案,并提出修理改进建议。结果 通过分析得出,损伤原因主要是4号油箱局部存在设计制造缺陷,且飞机在作大过载飞行时,4号油箱可能处于满油或大量余油的高负载状态。根据损伤原因制定的修理方案合理可行,通过了静强度校核和评估。结论 基于该损伤结构提出的修理方案通过实际修理验证,能够满足油箱结构强度设计要求,提出的改进建议能够改善飞机疲劳品质。     

Approaches to Quantitative Assessment of Biological Damage to Forest Communities under Technogenic Load

General trends in simplification of the structure and composition of forest communities in the zone of impact from the metallurgical industry are revealed. The load of toxicants is estimated from the concentrations of heavy metals in the snow and soil. The method is proposed for assessing biological damage on the basis of the main characteristics of phytocenosis, such as its species diversity and the cenotic significance of its structural components. The resultant integrated index of phytocenosis preservation (IIP _p) characterizes the degree of biological damage, and its value depends on the load of toxicants and resistance of plant communities characteristic of different natural zones.     

单壁纳米碳管对大鼠主动脉内皮细胞损伤作用的研究

为了探索单壁纳米碳管(SWCNT)能否引起血管内皮细胞损伤及其可能的损伤机制,将大鼠主动脉血管内皮细胞暴露于不同浓度的SWCNT水溶液中(0.8、1.6、3.12、6.25、12.5、25、50、100、200μg·mL-1)中染毒,染毒不同时间后测定细胞存活率、细胞内LDH和GSH含量并进行综合分析.结果表明,随着SWCNT染毒浓度和染毒时间的上升,大鼠主动脉血管内皮细胞存活率逐渐下降,死亡率逐渐上升;细胞内LDH在SWCNT染毒浓度为0￣100μg·mL-1范围内其释放随染毒剂量的增加而逐渐上升,在200μg·mL-1剂量组,其释放有所减弱;而细胞内GSH在SWCNT染毒浓度为0￣200μg·mL-1范围内其含量随染毒剂量的增加而逐渐下降.以上结果说明,SWCNT可致血管内皮细胞损伤,其机制可能为氧化损伤途径.