In vitro activity of EDTA and TOL-463 against Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Neisseria gonorrhoeae quickly develops drug resistance. Time-kill curves revealed that EDTA and TOL-463 inhibit growth similar to penicillin, ciprofloxacin, and azithromycin. Furthermore, synergistic and additive antimicrobial interactions occurred when EDTA and TOL-463 were combined with penicillin or azithromycin, respectively, suggesting that further investigations into these unconventional antimicrobials may be advantageous.     

Hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI using isobutene as a new quenching gas

The use of a quenching gas, isobutene, with a low vapor pressure was investigated to enhance the utility of hyperpolarized ¹²⁹Xe (HP Xe) MRI. Xenon mixed with isobutene was hyperpolarized using a home‐built apparatus for continuously producing HP Xe. The isobutene was then readily liquefied and separated almost totally by continuous condensation at about 173 K, because the vapor pressure of isobutene (0.247 kPa) is much lower than that of Xe (157 kPa). Finally, the neat Xe gas was continuously delivered to mice by spontaneous inhalation. The HP Xe MRI was enhanced twofold in polarization level and threefold in signal intensity when isobutene was adopted as the quenching gas instead of N₂. The usefulness of the HP Xe MRI was verified by application to pulmonary functional imaging of spontaneously breathing mice, where the parameters of fractional ventilation (r_a) and gas exchange (f_D) were evaluated, aiming at future extension to preclinical studies. This is the first application of isobutene as a quenching gas for HP Xe MRI.     

当代大学生审美价值观的构建与现状

目的:东西审美文化的相互碰撞以及互联网时代的到来,传统的审美文化已经不能满足当代大学生的审美需求。为了了解和引导大学生树立积极的审美价值观,需要重新构建大学生审美价值观体系。方法:使用审美价值观自编问卷对197名大学生进行初测,再补充施测126人。结果:1采用主成分分析法,碎石图验证大学生审美价值观包括深邃、形式化、沉浸和高雅4个维度,各维度的α信度系数分别为0.786、0.780、0.690、0.634,;2闲暇时娱乐以网络为平台,以影视剧(77.6%)和听音乐(76.6%)为主来放松心情(87.2%)和舒缓压力(73.4%);3审美价值观存在显著性别差异,女性在深邃、沉浸、高雅维度上均显著高于男性(t=-3.084,P0.01;t=-3.893,P0.001;t=-2.540;P0.05),而男性在形式化维度上得分显著高于女性(t=2.649,P0.01);4审美价值观在高雅维度上存在显著城乡差异(t=2.027,P0.05),在深邃、形式化、沉浸上不存在城乡显著差异;5文科生、理科生在深邃因子和高雅因子上得分上均显著高于工科生(P0.05)。结论:大学生审美价值观包括深邃、形式化、沉浸、高雅4个维度。当今大学生的审美价值观受网络影响较大,审美欣赏更注重深邃性,城乡与大中城市不同专业的学生存在审美差异。     

Normative values for the oro‐facial Esthetic Scale in Sweden

This study reports the findings and challenges of the assessment of oro‐facial aesthetics in the Swedish general population and the development of normative values for the self‐reporting Orofacial Esthetic Scale (OES). In a Swedish national sample of 1406 adult subjects (response rate: 47%), OES decile norms were established. The influence of sociodemographics (gender, age, and education), oral health status and general health status on OES scores was analysed. Mean ± standard deviation of OES scores was 50·3 ± 15·6 units (0, worst score; 70, best score); <1% of the subjects had the minimum score of 0, and 11% had the maximum score of 70 OES units. Orofacial Esthetic Scale score differences were (i) substantial (>5 OES units) for subjects with excellent/very good versus good to poor oral or general health status; ii) small (2 units), but statistically significant for gender (P = 0·01) and two age groups (P = 0·02), and (iii) absent for subjects with college versus no college education (P = 0·31) or with and without dentures (P = 0·90). To estimate normative values for a self‐reporting health status, instrument is considered an important step in standardisation, and the developed norms provide a frame of reference in the general population to interpret the Orofacial Esthetic Scale scores.     

密质骨各向异性性质的力学实验及细观分析

目的研究牛股骨密质骨的微观结构特征与其力学行为间的关系。方法对牛股骨密质骨纵向和横向试样分别进行压缩实验;对破坏后的纵向和横向试样进行断裂路径、断裂表面微结构特征观察;基于复合材料细观力学的理论,分析密质骨中骨单元方向对骨纵向和横向弹性模量及断裂极限强度的影响。结果纵向试样的压缩弹性模量和断裂极限强度均明显大于横向试样的压缩弹性模量和断裂极限强度;纵向试样的断裂路径与加载方向近似为0°,且比较平直,而横向试样的断裂路径与加载方向近似为45°,且比较曲折;纵向试样断面中存在许多与加载方向平行的条状结构,断面较为光滑,而横向试样断面存在许多圆弧形凹坑或凸起,断面较为粗糙。结论牛股骨密质骨具有各向异性的力学性质,其各向异性力学性质与骨单元方向密切相关。     

孤独症谱系障碍儿童的磁共振弥散张量成像研究

目的 探讨孤独症谱系障碍儿童重要区域脑白质的磁共振弥散张量成像(diffusion tensor imaging,DTI)特点。方法 对37例男性孤独症谱系障碍儿童和16例正常发育男童进行神经心理评估及磁共振弥散张量成像技术扫描,比较两组各向异性分数(fractional anisotropy,FA)的差异,并分析孤独症组感兴趣区FA值与儿童智能发展水平及临床表现之间的关系。结果 孤独症谱系障碍组的感兴趣脑区FA值与对照组相比无明显差异(P>0.05)。孤独症谱系障碍组的左侧额叶FA值与智能发展水平有相关性(P<0.05)。孤独症谱系障碍儿童儿童期孤独症评定量表(The Childhood Autism Raling Scale,CARS)分级重度组比轻-中度组左侧额叶FA值更低(P<0.05)。结论 左侧额叶白质损伤可能参与了孤独症谱系障碍的病例生理过程的变化。     

In vivo observation of quadrupolar splitting in 39K magnetic resonance spectroscopy of human muscle tissue

The purpose of this work was to explore the origin of oscillations of the T^*₂ decay curve of ³⁹K observed in studies of ³⁹K magnetic resonance imaging of the human thigh. In addition to their magnetic dipole moment, spin‐³/₂ nuclei possess an electric quadrupole moment. Its interaction with non‐vanishing electrical field gradients leads to oscillations in the free induction decay and to splitting of the resonance. All measurements were performed on a 7T whole‐body MRI scanner (MAGNETOM 7T, Siemens AG, Erlangen, Germany) with customer‐built coils. According to the theory of quadrupolar splitting, a model with three Lorentzian‐shaped peaks is appropriate for ³⁹K NMR spectra of the thigh and calf. The frequency shifts of the satellites depend on the angle between the calf and the static magnetic field. When the leg is oriented parallel to the static magnetic field, the satellites are shifted by about 200 Hz. In the thigh, rank‐2 double quantum coherences arising from anisotropic quadrupolar interaction are observed by double‐quantum filtration with magic‐angle excitation. In addition to the spectra, an image of the thigh with a nominal resolution of (16 × 16 × 32) mm³ was acquired with this filtering technique in 1:17 h. From the line width of the resonances, ³⁹K transverse relaxation time constants T^*_{2, fast} = (0.51 ± 0.01) ms and T^*_{2, slow} = (6.21 ± 0.05) ms for the head were determined. In the thigh, the left and right satellite, both corresponding to the short component of the transverse relaxation time constant, take the following values: T^*_{2, fast} = (1.56 ± 0.03) ms and T^*_{2, fast} = (1.42 ± 0.03) ms. The centre line, which corresponds to the slow component, is T^*₂, _slow = (9.67 ± 0.04) ms. The acquisition time of the spectra was approximately 10 min. Our results agree well with a non‐vanishing electrical field gradient interacting with ³⁹K nuclei in the intracellular space of muscle tissue. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.