Information and Communication Technologies and Informal Scholarly Communication: A Review of the Social Oriented Research

This article reviews and analyzes findings from research on computer mediated informal scholarly communication. Ten empirical research papers, which show the effects and influences of information & communication technologies (ICTs), or the effects of social contexts on ICTs use in informal scholarly communication, were analyzed and compared. Types of ICTs covered in those studies include e-mails, collaboratories, and electronic forums. The review shows that most of the empirical studies examined the ICTs use effects or consequences. Only a few studies examined the social shaping of ICTs and ICT uses in informal scholarly communication. Based on comparisons of the empirical findings this article summarizes the ICT use effects/consequences as identified in the studies into seven categories and discusses their implications

近25 a 银川市城市化进程中热力景观格局演变分析

Abstract： Based on the Landsat images and statistical data，in this paper the urbanization process and thermal landscape dynamics of Yinchuan City were analyzed． The objectives of this study were as follows: ① To analyze the spatial and dynamic characteristics of urban thermal landscapes based on the landscape pattern index; ② To assess the influence of the urbanization process on the thermal landscapes; ③ To understand the relationship between the land use pattern and the land surface temperature ( LST) based on the distribution index． The results showed that there was a significant heat-island effect in Yinchuan City，and the high temperature area was consistent with the built-up area and the unused land． LST declined from the downtown to the suburbs，and an obvious difference of the dynamic characters of the thermal landscapes could be identified at the different stages of urbanization． LST for various land use had obvious discrepancies，the mean LST for the land use types was in a descending order of unused land，construction land，green land and water body． Different land use types had different thermal distribution at different stages of urbanization． The land use pattern influenced the urban thermal environment，especially the spatial distribution of green land and unused land affected LST more significantly

UVA Assisted 4-Thiothymidine for Cancer Treatment

This article reviews the developments of 4-thiothymidine analogues, assisted with UVA light, as a novel cancer therapy. First, the key points on synthetic chemistry, photochemistry and cellular toxicity of 4-thiothymidine are summarized. As the chemical structure of 4-thiothymidine is very similar to that of its parent thymidine, thus 4-thiothymidine can be readily incorporated into cellular DNA, and with the help of thymidine kinase, much more preferably into cancerous DNA. Unlike thymidine, 4-thiothymdine can absorb strongly in UVA (longer wavelengths of UV) light. Thus UVA-assisted 4-thiothymidine offers an effective cancer treatment. Some underlying mechanisms of action by 4-thiothymidine/UVA and compares this cancer approach with the commonly used photodynamic therapy are discussed. The various interactions between 4-thiothymidine with human serum albumin are introduced. Finally, a short conclusion on the past efforts and a brief prospect for future work in this exciting research field are given