Experimental study on the full cycle evolution of high-intensity atmospheric dc arc discharge from breakdown to extinguishment.

In this study, the spatiotemporal evolution of full cycle of high-intensity dc argon arc discharge at atmospheric pressure is investigated by using a transferred arc device, which is easy to be directly observed in the experiment. Combining the voltage and current waveforms with high-speed images, the full cycle evolution process of high-intensity atmospheric dc arc can be divided into five different stages: breakdown pulse stage, cathode heating stage, current climbing stage, stable arc discharge stage, and finally arc extinguishing stage. The characteristics of each different stage are analyzed in detail through the electrical properties, high-speed pictures, and spectroscopic measurements.

Synthesis, crystal structure and biological activity of two Mn complexes with 4-acyl pyrazolone derivatives.

In order to study the biological activities of transitional metal complexes based on 4-acyl pyrazolone derivatives, two Mn complexes [Mn(HLa)(La)]·(CH3CN)1.5·H2O (1) and [Mn2(Lb)2(μ-EtO)2(EtOH)2] (2) (H2La = N-(1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-benzoyl-5-pyrazolone)-2-thiophenecarboxylic acid hydrazide, H2Lb = N-(1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-propenylidene-5-pyrazolone)-2-thiophenecarboxylic acid hydrazide) have been synthesized and characterized. Single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis indicated that 1 is a mononuclear complex and 2 exhibits a dinuclear centrosymmetric structure.

Modeling, docking and dynamics simulations of a non-specific lipid transfer protein from Peganum harmala L.

Non-specific lipid transfer proteins (ns-LTPs), ubiquitously found in various types of plants, have been well-known to transfer amphiphilic lipids and promote the lipid exchange between mitochondria and microbody. In this study, an in silico analysis was proposed to study ns-LTP in Peganum harmala L., which may belong to ns-LTP1 family, aiming at constructing its three-dimensional structure.

Serial expression of the truncated fragments of the nucleocapsid protein of CCHFV and identification of the epitope region.

The Crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a geographically widespread fatal pathogen. Identification of the epitope regions of the virus is important for the diagnosis and epidemiological studies of CCHFV infections. In this study, expression vectors carrying series truncated fragments of the NP (nucleocapsid protein) gene from the S fragment of CCHFV strain YL04057 were constructed.

[Geography and host distribution of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in the Tarim Basin].

Objective: To determine the infective status and natural distribution of Xinjiang hemorrhagic fever (XHF; Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, CCHF) in ticks, rodents and livestock in the Tarim Basin.

Methods: The pathogenic materials of ticks or rodents' viscera and blood samples of sheep were inoculated into sucking mouse of 24 to 48-hour old. Materials with typical clinic symptoms were identified with RPHA and IFA.

[Molecular analysis on the S gene of three Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus strains in China].

Objective: To compare the molecular characteristics of 3 Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever viruses(CCHFV) isolated in Xinjiang province.

Methods: YL05035, YT05099 and LT05146 were isolated in 2005 from Hyalomma ticks and viral RNA was extracted from suckling mouse brains infected with these three strains respectively. The polymerase chain reaction(PCR) products of S segments from the 3 strains of CCHFV were directly sequenced.