Accountability audit of natural resources and total factor productivity-Evidence based on Chinese listed companies.

Based on a natural event, namely a pilot accountability audit of natural resources conducted by local officials in 2014, this study empirically investigates the impact of the pilot on the total factor productivity (TFP) of enterprises. The study utilizes the Differences-in-Differences model with an observation window spanning from 2012 to 2015. The findings indicate a significant reduction in the total factor productivity of enterprises in the pilot area due to the implementation of the pilot program.

An enhanced sensitive electrochemical immunosensor based on efficient encapsulation of enzyme in silica matrix for the detection of human immunodeficiency virus p24.

We report a new electrochemical immunosensor for enhanced sensitive detection of human immunodeficiency virus p24 (HIV-p24) based on graphene oxide (GO) as a nanocarrier and enzyme encapsulated in carbon nanotubes-silica as a matrix in a multienzyme amplification strategy. Greatly enhanced sensitivity was achieved by using the bioconjugates featuring horseradish peroxidase-HIV-p24 signal antibody (HRP-HIV-p24) linked to functionalized GO and thionine (TH) as well as efficient encapsulation of enzyme (HRP) in the silica matrix with retained bioactivity. After a sandwich immunoreactions, the HRP in carbon nanotubes-silica matrix and the HRP-HIV-p24-TH/GO captured onto the electrode surface produced an amplified electrocatalytic response by the reduction of enzymatically oxidized thionine in the presence of hydrogen peroxide.

Simple approach for ultrasensitive electrochemical immunoassay of Clostridium difficile toxin B detection.

Clostridium difficile toxin B (Tcd B), as one of the primary contributing factors to the pathogenesis of C. difficile-associated diseases, has raised serious public concerns due to its virulence, spore-forming ability and persistence with major types of infectious diarrhea diseases, and been used as a potential biomarker in clinical diagnoses. Thus, a simple method for the determination of Tcd B was developed based on a sandwich-type electrochemical immunosensor.

Removal of a large amount of pretarsal tissue through three mini incisions in the construction of a double eyelid.

Background: The surgical procedure aimed at constructing the upper eyelid crease is the cosmetic operation most commonly requested by Asian patients. The incisional approach leaves a permanent crease, but the swelling period can last longer than 3 months, and a distinct scar usually is unavoidable. Many mini-incisional techniques with incisions of varying sizes and locations have been developed, but the removal of pretarsal tissue has not been sufficient because these procedures wipe out only small pockets of soft tissue immediately inferior to skin for placement of the suture.

[Using Fourier transform to calculate gas concentration in DOAS].

Being an analysis tool of high sensitivity, high resolution, multicomponents, real-time and fast monitoring, the differential optical absorption spectrometry (DOAS) is becoming a new method in atmosphere pollution monitoring. In the DOAS technique, many gases spectra have periodicity evidently, such as those from SO2, NO, NH3 and NO2. Aiming at three kinds of main air-polluted gases, i.

[Using Fourier transform to analyse differential optical absorption spectrum].

According to the theory of differential optical absorption spectral technique, the differential optical absorption spectral monitoring equipment was designed. Aiming at two kinds of main pollutants, SO2 and NO2, in the atmosphere, this technique was used to monitor them. The present article puts forward the signal analysis method of Fourier transformation to process the above-mentioned two kinds of absorption spectra.

Synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic activities of titanate nanotubes surface-decorated by zinc oxide nanoparticles.

Nanoscaled zinc oxide (ZnO) particles with different amounts are coated on titanate nanotubes (TNTs) by a facile chemical method at room temperature. The characterizations of XPS, TEM, XRD and UV-vis spectra confirm that pure hexagonal wurtzite ZnO nanoparticles with an average size of about 9nm are distributed on the surfaces of TNTs evenly and attached strongly. The photocatalytic activities of the ZnO-TNTs nanocomposite are superior to those of P25, ZnO, TNTs and ZnO-anatase TiO2 (TNP) nanocomposite in the oxidation of rhodamine B under UV light irradiation.

Running buffers for determination of chromium(VI)/(III), cobalt(II) and zinc(II) in complex matrices by capillary electrophoresis with contactless conductivity detection.

Complex matrices and rather high acidity in environmental samples are often the impelling challenges for the used running buffers of capillary electrophoresis. Twelve binary acid-base buffers were evaluated for separation of Cr(VI)/Cr(III), Co(2+) and Zn(2+) in a sample containing various salts by capillary electrophoresis with contactless conductivity detector. The malic acid (MA) systems including MA-His (histidine), MA-Arg (arginine) and MA-Tris (tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane) were selected as the candidates with powerful separation efficiency and good response sensitivity.

Epidemiological characteristics of expressway traffic trauma in 2040 cases.

Objective: To evaluate the epidemiologic characteristics of expressway traffic trauma in 2040 cases in Zhejiang Province.

Methods: The data of 2040 cases of expressway traffic trauma taken from Zhejiang Provincial Expressway Traffic Bureau were analyzed with computer techniques.

Results: A total of 2040 persons were injured in 7963 expressway traffic accidents in Zhejiang Province from January 1999 to December 2001.