Indoor radon measurement with The Lucas cell technique

Rn-222 is the most important source of natural radiation and is responsible for approximately half of the received dose from all sources. Most of this dose is from inhalation of the Rn-222 progeny, especially in closed atmospheres. A Lucas cell technique, using a portable device, “PRASSI” (SILENA mod. 5S), for Rn-222 measurements inside the Centre for Radiation Protection and Radioecology (ZSR), Hannover University was used. The portable radon monitor PRASSI is suitable for radon gas continuous or grab sampling measurements with the scintillation cell technique. In recognition of the wide periodic variations in concentration, measurements were made daily for extended periods. At the same time, meteorological variables, such as temperature and humidity were observed so that their influence on radon levels could be evaluated. The radon average concentration during the year was about 55.9 Bq/m³ which gives rise to an annual effective dose 2.2 mSv y⁻¹. The radon concentration is within the limits prescribed by the International Commission for Radiation Protection. A detailed analysis of radon distribution with seasonal variation is presented.     

典型办公室内氡浓度水平的时间性变化

目的了解典型办公场所内氡浓度水平随时间变化规律,为开展办公室内氡浓度水平调查或评价提供有效方案。方法选取典型办公室1间,用脉冲电离室测氡仪AlphaGUARD～开展9个月的连续测量,通过对测量数据的统计,分析办公室内氡浓度水平的变化规律。结果在9个月内,办公室内氡浓度的最大日均值、周均值、月均值以及季度均值与相应的最小值比分别为6.27、2.63、1.41和1.09;周末与工作日平均氡浓度的比值为1.17,工作日中上、下班时间段的平均氡浓度比值为0.86。结论办公场所内氡浓度水平虽然随时间变化,但3个月的连续测量均值基本可反映办公室内氡浓度的年度均值。     

Effect of avitaminosis B6 in mice on T-lymphocyte function in vitro

The effect of different degrees of avitaminosis B₆ in mice on the cytolytic activity of T lymphocytes, measured as the quantity of Na₂Cr⁵¹O₄ released from lysed target cells, was studied on a model of the primary immune response in a mixed lymphocyte culture in vitro. Keeping animals for 3 weeks on a diet without pyridoxine did not affect the ability of the lymphocytes to proliferate in vitro or their cytolytic activity. In animals receiving a diet without pyridoxine for 45 days the content of pyridoxal-5-phosphate in the spleen was 55% lower than in the control. Lymphocytes taken from these animals, when cultured in vitro, showed sharply weakened ability to incorporate [³H]thymidine into DNA in response to the alloantigen. The cytolytic activity of these lymphocytes also was reduced. The ability of different forms of pyridoxine to restore the functions of T lymphocytes, when disturbed by avitaminosis B₆, was studied.Laboratory of Systemic Blood Diseases, Oncologic Scientific Center, Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR, Moscow. (Presented by Academician of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR N. A. Kraevskii.) Translated from Byulleten' Éksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 84, No. 8, pp. 185–188, August, 1977.     

An “all-season” mammoplasty

A reduction mammoplasty must produce a reduction in volume, a natural lasting shape, and minimal residual scarring. Many attempts to achieve this goal have been developed in recent years. The author described, in 1970, a vertical technique achieving an important reduction and a good shape but with the appearance of the end of the vertical scar below the brassiere line. In 1977, the author [3] modified the technique by the adjunction of a small horizontal scar to eliminate the inconvenience of the visible part of the vertical scar. In this article the author describes his technique which appears to be suitable for most types of breast deformities.     

miR-221/222与肿瘤发生发展关系的研究进展

微小RNA-221/222(miR-221/222)是一类与肿瘤发生密切相关的微小RNA,异常表达存在于机体多系统、多步骤、多位点肿瘤的分化发展进程中。miR-221/222通过靶向不同靶基因的信号转导途径发挥着抑癌基因或促癌基因的作用,有望成为恶性肿瘤的生物学标志物和新型治疗靶点。该文就miR-221/222与肿瘤发生发展关系的研究进展作一综述。     

广州某地下人防工事空气氡浓度监测分析

目的 了解广州某地下人防工事空气氡浓度水平及其变化规律。方法 采用RAD7型测氡仪对指挥中心、通道等场所进行瞬时氡浓度测量与分析,并粗略估算氡及其子体所致工作人员年有效剂量。结果 指挥中心、无线通讯室、中央主通道和仓库区通道这4个有人员停留的主要工作场所的日间氡浓度均值分别为106.7、98.4、129.0、111.1 Bq/m³,总体平均为111.0 Bq/m³。²²²Rn子体所致工作人员的年有效剂量当量为0.400 mSv/a。结论 不同场所的氡浓度不尽相同,且其受通风、排水等人为活动的影响呈不同的变化规律。