Some field experience with subsynchronous vibration of centrifugal compressors

A lot of large chemical fertilizer plants producing 1000 ton NH3/day and 1700 ton urea/day were constructed in the 1970's in China. During operation, subsynchronous vibration takes place occasionally in some of the large turbine-compressor sets and has resulted in heavy economic losses. Two cases of subsynchronous vibration are described: Self-excited vibration of the low-pressure (LP) cylinder of one kind of N2-H2 multistage compressor; and Forced subsynchronous vibration of the high-pressure (HP) cylinder of the CO2 compressor

Radial Angular Momentum Transfer and Magnetic Barrier for Short-Type Gamma-Ray Burst Central Engine Activity

Soft extended emission (EE) following initial hard spikes up to 100 seconds was observed with {\em Swift}/BAT for about half of short-type gamma-ray bursts (SGRBs). This challenges the conversional central engine models of SGRBs, i.e., compact star merger models. In the framework of the black hole-neutron star merger models, we study the roles of the radial angular momentum transfer in the disk and the magnetic barrier around the black hole for the activity of SGRB central engines. We show that the radial angular momentum transfer may significantly prolong the lifetime of the accretion process and multiple episodes may be switched by the magnetic barrier. Our numerical calculations based on the models of the neutrino-dominated accretion flows suggest that the disk mass is critical for producing the observed EE. In case of the mass being $\sim 0.8M_{\odot}$, our model can reproduce the observed timescale and luminosity of both the main and EE episodes in a reasonable parameter set. The predicted luminosity of the EE component is lower than the observed EE with about one order of magnitude and the timescale is shorter than 20 seconds if the disk mass being $\sim 0.2M_{\odot}$. {\em Swift}/BAT-like instruments may be not sensitive enough to detect the EE component in this case. We argue that the EE component would be a probe for merger process and disk formation for compact star mergers.Comment: 9 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in Ap

A comparison about the inhibitory effect of curcunmin and Avastin on the rat corneal neovascularization

AIM: To compare the inhibitory effect of curcunmin and Avastin on the rat corneal neovascularization(CNV), and approach the mechanism of the curcunmin's inhibition. METHODS: CNV was established in thirty SD rats by alkaline burning. Rats were divided equally to group A and group B at random. In group A, right eyes were experimental group A1, treated by 40μmol/L curcunmin solution, and left eyes were control group A2, treated by 0.09% sodium chloride. In group B, right eyes were experimental group group B1, treated by 5g/L avastin, and left eyes were control group B2, treated by 0.09% sodium chloride. Cornea and aqueous humor were collected by time spot. The capillary vessels were study, and the expressions of VEGF were detected by Enzyme-Linked immunosorbnent Assay(ELISA). RESULTS: No toxic effects of the drugs were found. The capillary vessels in experimental group were less than those of control group(P<0.01). No statistical different of the capillary vessels between two drugs were found. The expressions of VEGF in experimental group were less than those in control group(P<0.01). The expressions of VEGF in B1 group were less than in group A1. CONCLUSION: The inhibitory effect to CNV of curcunmin and avastin have no statistical different in the experiment, but curcunmin has the less inhibitory effect to the expressions of VEGF than avastin. Curcunmin may have other mechanism in the inhibitory action on CNV

Di-μ-sulfato-bis­[diaqua­(1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline)nickel(II)] dihydrate

In the title compound, [Ni2(SO4)2(C13H8N4)2(H2O)4]·2H2O, the complete dimeric complex is generated by an inversion center. The NiII atoms are octa­hedrally coordinated by two N atoms from one 1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline (IP) ligand and two O atoms from two adjacent sulfate ions forming the equatorial plane, with two coordinated water mol­ecules in the axial sites. Both of the sulfate ions act as bidentate-bridging ligands connecting the two NiII ions, thus generating a binuclear complex. In the crystal structure, O—H⋯O and O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds involving the coordinated and uncoordinated water mol­ecules and N—H⋯O links lead to the formation of a two-dimensional sheet structure developing parallel to (010). Weak π–π stacking inter­actions [centroid–centroid separation = 3.613 (2) Å] between the IP ligands also occur

High hepatitis B virus load is associated with hepatocellular carcinomas development in Chinese chronic hepatitis B patients: a case control study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Persistent hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development. This study aimed to clarify whether the high HBV DNA level is associated with HCC development by comparing HBV DNA levels between HBV infected patients with and without HCC.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>There were 78 male and 12 female patients in each group and there was no statistical difference between these two group patients' average ages. The HBV DNA level in the HCC patients was 4.73 ± 1.71 Log₁₀IU/ml while 3.90 ± 2.01 Log₁₀IU/ml in non-HCC patients (<it>P </it>< 0.01). The HBeAg positive rate was 42.2% (38/90) in the HCC group while 13.3% (12/90) in the non-HCC group (<it>P </it>< 0.001). Compared with patients with HBV DNA level of < 3 Log₁₀IU/ml, the patients with level of 3 to < 4, 4 to < 5, 5 to < 6, or ≥ 6 Log₁₀IU/ml had the odds ratio for HCC of 1.380 (95% CI, 0.544-3.499), 3.671 (95% CI, 1.363-9.886), 5.303 (95% CI, 1.847-15.277) or 3.030 (95% CI, 1.143-8.036), respectively.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>HBV-related HCC patients had higher HBV DNA level than non-HCC counterparts. Our findings imply that active HBV replication is associated with the HCC development.</p

贴片式动态心电记录仪在临床教学中可行性研究

Objective: To explore effectiveness of clinical application of the patch type dynamic ecg recorder by comparing with conventional dynamic ecg recorder Holter. And the clinical ecg teaching models is discussed in this paper. Methods: Using parallel controlled trial method, 60 patients in two hospitals received Holter examination, and patch heart testing at the same time. A comparative analysis of two kinds of inspection methods on testing the average heart rate, supraventricular premature beats and ventricular premature beat was made. Results: The average heart rate of patch type ECG and Holter were 71.87±9.28 and 72.55±9.06 (P = 0.0879). Two kinds of detection methods, chamber on the coincidence rate of premature beat (PPS) was 98.33%, 95% CI (91.06, 99.96), Kappa = 0.9462, 95% CI (0.84, 1.00), good consistency. The accuracy of ventricular premature beat (PPS) was 98.33%, 95% CI (91.06, 99.63), Kappa = 0.9850, 95% CI (0.90, 1.00), good consistency. Patch type heart all platform is suitable for self-study and clinical care study, and professional skill assessment,etc.Conclusion: The effectiveness of patch type heart all on testing the average heart rate, supraventricular premature beat is the same as Holter. it is also suitable for to carry out clinical ECG teaching at the same time.目的 通过和常规动态心电记录仪 Holter比较，研究贴片式的动态心电记录仪临床应用的有效性。并探讨其在临床心电教学中的模式。方法 采用自身平行对照试验方法，在两医院60例患者用Holter检查时，同时用贴片心电仪检测，比较分析两种检查方法在检测平均心率、室上性早搏和室性早搏方面的情况。结果 贴片式心电仪和Holter的平均心率分别为71.87±9.28和72.55±9.06（P＝0.0879）。两种检测方法，室上性早搏的符合率（PPS）为 98.33%，95%CI为（91.06,99.96），Kappa=0.9462, 95%CI为（0.84,1.00）,一致性良好。室性早搏的符合率（PPS）为 98.33%，95%CI为（91.06,99.63），Kappa=0.9850, 95%CI为（0.90, 1.00）。贴片式心电仪平台适合自学、临床监护学习、大课和专业技能考核等临床心电教学。结论 贴片式心电仪在检测平均心率、室上性早搏和室性早搏方面的有效性和Holter相同。同时也适合以此平台开展临床心电教学

Germline-Competent Mouse-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Lines Generated on Human Fibroblasts without Exogenous Leukemia Inhibitory Factor

Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells have attracted enormous attention due to their vast potential in regenerative medicine, pharmaceutical screening and basic research. Most prior established iPS cell lines were derived and maintained on mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF) cells supplemented with exogenous leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF). Drawbacks of MEF cells impede optimization as well as dissection of reprogramming events and limit the usage of iPS cell derivatives in therapeutic applications. In this study, we develop a reproducible protocol for efficient reprogramming mouse neural progenitor cells (NPCs) on human foreskin fibroblast (HFF) cells via retroviral transfer of human transcriptional factors OCT4/SOX2/KLF4/C-MYC. Two independent iPS cell lines are derived without exogenous LIF. They display typical undifferentiated morphology and express pluripotency markers Oct4 and Sox2. Transgenes are inactivated and the endogenous Oct4 promoter is completely demethylated in the established iPS cell lines, indicating a fully reprogrammed state. Moreover, the iPS cells can spontaneously differentiate or be induced into various cell types of three embryonic germ layers in vitro and in vivo when they are injected into immunodeficient mice for teratoma formation. Importantly, iPS cells extensively integrate with various host tissues and contribute to the germline when injected into the blastocysts. Interestingly, these two iPS cell lines, while both pluripotent, exhibit distinctive differentiation tendencies towards different lineages. Taken together, the data describe the first genuine mouse iPS cell lines generated on human feeder cells without exogenous LIF, providing a reliable tool for understanding the molecular mechanisms of nuclear reprogramming