对复合肥厂污染物排放标准的探讨

对NPK复合肥工厂污染物排放标准的分析表明现行的有关标准不能涵盖其污染物排放的限制.与国外公司NPK复合肥排出物控制指标比较,有不足之处,如缺少氨排放浓度限制的规定值,氟和氨的排放总量控制指标与生产规模大型化之间存在不相适应之处等,均值得与标准制订部门商讨.     

Self-care in Heart Failure Hospital Discharge Instructions—Differences Between Nurse Practitioner and Physician Providers

Patients with heart failure (HF) are at risk for frequent readmission potentially due to self-care deficits. Medical doctors (MDs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) both provide discharge instructions. However, each type of provider may emphasize different elements of care. The aim of this study was to analyze and compare the content of the documentation of 50 discharge instructions of heart failure patients written by NPs and MDs. Compared with MDs, NPs placed greater emphasis on symptom identification, and were more likely to advise and schedule follow-up appointments with primary care and cardiology providers rather than advising an appointment was needed without scheduling one.     

On the atrial response to focal discharges in man

INTRODUCTION: Triggers and vulnerability are key factors for the occurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF). The aim of this study was to assess spatial dispersion of atrial refractoriness and vulnerability in response to both focal discharges as well as programmed electrical stimulation in patients undergoing ablation of atrial arrhythmogenic foci. METHODS AND RESULTS: Twenty-nine patients were studied, and 12 right atrial unipolar electrograms were recorded. Inducibility of AF was assessed by a pacing protocol that started with one extrastimulus, followed by more aggressive pacing until AF was obtained. Mean fibrillatory intervals were used to assess the local refractoriness of each recording site. Spatial dispersion of refractoriness was calculated as the coefficient of dispersion (CD value: standard deviation of the mean of all local mean fibrillatory intervals as a percentage of the overall mean fibrillatory interval). Based on our previous study, a CD value 3.0 was considered enhanced spatial dispersion of refractoriness. Fifteen of 29 patients had normal dispersion of refractoriness (mean CD value 1.65 +/- 0.43), and AF was inducible with burst pacing only. These patients had focal discharges causing rapid atrial tachycardia with a focal activation pattern. Activation mapping of focal activity was possible in 14 of 15 patients. Focal triggering of AF occurred in only 1 of 15 patients. Fourteen of 29 patients had enhanced dispersion (mean CD value 4.2 +/- 0.72). AF was inducible with a single extrastimulus in 11 of 14 patients (P < 0.001). Focal triggering of AF occurred in all 14 patients. CONCLUSION: Spatial dispersion of atrial refractoriness determines whether focal atrial discharges trigger AF with disorganized activity or, alternatively, only rapid atrial tachycardia.     

Radio-frequency plasma treatment improves the growth and attachment of endothelial cells on poly(methyl methacrylate) substrates: implications in tissue engineering

The aim of this study was to improve the biocompatibility of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) substrates for possible applications in corneal prostheses or in micro-carrier cell culture systems. PMMA substrates were exposed to radio-frequency (RF) argon and nitrogen plasmas for 5 and 10 min each. The PMMA films were examined by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, to characterize the surface changes after plasma exposure. Plasma treatment in general was found to decrease the water contact angle of PMMA, thus increasing its hydrophilicity. There was also an associated increase in the work of adhesion of plasma-treated PMMA substrates. PMMA substrates exhibited differential properties towards endothelial cell (CPA-47) growth. The untreated PMMA surface did not support endothelial growth, compared with both polystyrene (TCPS) and plasma-treated PMMA, while plasma (PL):PMMA exhibited growth rates slightly lower than the TCPS control, as assessed by [³H]thymidine incorporation profiles. The compatibility and growth supportive properties of PL: PMMA were further confirmed by an MTT assay, which showed preserved cellular viability and mitochondrial activity of the cells. Confocal microscopic visualization of cells with fluorescence-labeled vimentin showed normal organization of the cytoskeletal fibers, indicating appropriate attachment to the substrate. Cells growing on PL:PMMA maintained their functionality, as seen from Factor VIII expression. Taken collectively, the findings of this study point out the suitability of RF plasma treatment in inducing desirable changes in PMMA substrates, so as to improve their ability to support the growth and attachment of endothelial cells.     

Plasma gas discharge deposited fluorocarbon polymers exhibit reduced elutability of adsorbed albumin and fibrinogen

The adsorption and subsequent detergent elutability of fibrinogen and albumin were measured on various treated and untreated polymer films in order to determine whether the relative adsorption of these proteins was responsible for the enhanced thromboresistance of Dacron vascular grafts treated with tetrafluoroethylene in a radio frequency glow discharge (RFGD) apparatus. Fluorocarbon-coated surfaces varying in the relative proportions of CF, CF₂' and CF groups and in the ratio of fluorine to carbon were prepared by RFGD treatment of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) films with tetrafluoroethylene or perfluoropropane. The adsorption of fibrinogen and albumin to these fluorocarbon-coated surfaces was comparable to the adsorption of the proteins to polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and PET. However, the elutability of fibrinogen and albumin from the RFGD fluorocarbon surfaces with sodium dodecyl sulfate was much lower than that from PTFE or PET. Other RFGD treatments of PET, such as ethylene deposition or argon etching, did not reduce the extent of albumin elutability as dramatically as did the RFGD fluorocarbon treatments. The strong albumin binding to RFGD fluorocarbon surfaces may be exploited clinically to enhance the retention of albumin preadsorbed to blood-contacting surfaces fo render them thromboresistant.     

甲钴胺对大鼠受损背根节A-类神经元自发放电的抑制作用

目的:研究甲钴胺(methylcobalamin,Methyl B12)对损伤背根节(dorsal root ganglion,DRG)A-类神经元的不同模式自发放电的作用。方法:在大鼠L5椎间孔植入不锈钢柱制备大鼠DRG慢性压迫模型(chronic com-pression of DRG,CCD)上,利用在体单纤维细胞外记录方法研究Methyl B12对受损DRG神经元自发放电的影响。结果:(1)CCD模型大鼠出现明显的双侧机械刺激引起缩足反应阈值降低(P<0.001);(2)Methyl B12(300μmol/L)对受损A-类DRG神经元自发放电具有显著的抑制作用(n=13,P<0.05);(3)Methyl B12(300μmol/L)对受损A-类DRG神经元非周期和周期放电模式自发放电均有抑制作用,且两者之间没有明显差异。结论:Methyl B12(300μmol/L)对受损DRG A-类神经元产生的异位自发放电具有抑制作用,且对于非周期和周期放电模式的抑制作用没有差异。