[Precipitable Water Vapor Retrieval with MODIS Near Infrared Data].

Precipitable water vapor (PWV) shows great significance in remote sensing quantitative application and ecological research. Aiming at solving the problems of traditional methods, an Improved Continuum Interpolated Band Ratio (ICIBR) algorithm was proposed based on the ratios of apparent reflectance of multi-channels in this paper. The ICIBR algorithm considers the absorption characteristics of water vapor absorption in three MODIS near infrared channels (Bands 17, 18 and 19) and the relationship between the PWV and the ICIBRs of above three channels were simulated by using the MORTRAN model.

New pregnane and steroidal glycosides from Tribulus terrestris L.

Three new steroidal saponins were isolated from the fruits of Tribulus terrestris L. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic and chemical analysis as 16beta-(4'-methyl-5'-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-pentanoxy)-5alpha-pregn-3beta-ol-12,20-dione-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 --> 2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 --> 4)-beta-D-galactopyranoside (1), 2alpha,3beta-dihydroxy-5alpha-pregn-16-en-20-one 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 --> 4)-beta-D-galactopyranoside (2) and 26-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(25R)-5alpha-furostan-20(22)-en-2alpha,3beta,26-triol-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 --> 4)-beta-D-galactopyranoside (3).

The visualized polarity-sensitive magnetic nanoparticles.

Three polarity-sensitive organic molecules (DIAA, DIUA, and DISA) were designed and synthesized for functionalizing high-quality superparamagnetic Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles (NPs) via the ligand exchange strategy to prepare polarity-sensitive Fe(3)O(4) NPs. The functional group is chosen to be the carboxyl group (one for DIAA and DIUA, two for DISA) that is a universal coordinating site for iron oxide NPs. The method for binding these functional molecules onto the surface of the NPs is simple and straightforward.

[Evaluation of diagnosis and prediction of degree of coronary stenosis by CAVI].

Objective: To investigate the relationship between CAVI (Cardio-Ankle vascular Index) and the degree of coronary artery stenosis in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes, the predictive value of CAVI were evaluated using the degree of coronary artery stenosis.

Methods: Relevant clinical data including CAMI, BMI, blood pressure, smoking, age, Sbp, Dbp, history and blood biochemistry test were collected in 60 years or older patients with coronary artery stenosis diagnosed by coronary angiography, and the 298 cases were divided into two groups, A group (CAVI > or = 9), B group (CAVI < 9), to investigate the correlativity among the level of CAVI and cardiovascular risk factors; at the same time all cases were assigned to group C (diabetes group) and group D (non-diabetic group), to analyse the change of CAVI in coronary artery stenosis patients complicated with diabetes mellitus.

Results: A total of 298 eligible patients with coronary artery stenosis were enrolled, including 163 non diabetics and 135 type 2 diabetics.

Fluorescent conjugated polyfluorene with pendant lactopyranosyl ligands for studies of Ca(2+)-mediated carbohydrate-carbohydrate interaction.

A well-defined fluorescent conjugated polyfluorene with pendant lactopyranosyl ligands was easily prepared through Cu(I)-catalyzed azide/alkyne "click" ligation and Suzuki coupling polymerization. As a fluorescent multivalent model system of glycoconjugates, the polymer was first used for studies of metal ion-mediated carbohydrate-carbohydrate interaction based on fluorescence spectroscopy. A significant fluorescence quenching of the lactosyl-bearing polyfluorene was observed upon addition of calcium ion, which is attributed to the polymer aggregation derived from Ca(2+)-mediated complex formation.

Fluorescence-detecting cationic surfactants using luminescent CdTe quantum dots as probes.

A novel fluorescence quenching method for the determination of cationic surfactants (CS), specifically cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB), and cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC), has been developed using water-soluble luminescent CdTe quantum dots (QDs) modified with thioglycolic acid (TGA). The possible interference from heavy and transition metals (HTM) has been efficiently eliminated through simple sample treatment with mercapto cotton made in-house. Under optimum conditions, the extent of fluorescence quenching of CdTe QDs is linearly proportional to the concentration of CS from 2.