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Temperature Compensation for Double Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors

A novel double fiber Bragg grating(FBG) strain sensor configuration is presented. Temperature compensation method is based on double FBG moored on a rhombus frame. Through the theoretical analysis,the relation between relative shift of Bragg wavelength and the strain applied on the sensor is obtained,and the analytical expression of strain sensitivity coefficient is also given. The experiment results show that:in the strain range of 0～0.8 mm,the relation between the relative shift of Bragg wavelength and applied strain is linear,and the dispersion of double FBG wavelength at the range of -25 ℃～60 ℃ is 0～0.002 nm. The strain sensitivity of the displacement sensor configuration is 0.171 nm/με,and is nearly twice than that of single FC sensor.
Preliminary design of multi-function LIGA beamline

One design of multi-function LIGA beamline has been reported. In this design, two plane mirrors and a series of filters have been employed. One can choose the spectrum range of X-ray easily according to the exposure requirement by adjusting the grazing angle of mirrors and the thickness of filters. And the spot size in the horizontal direction is up to 120mm, which is large enough for exposing 5 inch silicon slice. The typical exposure time is about 1.2h, 1.Sh, 0.5h, corresponding to PMMA thickness of 500μm, 200 μm, 20 μm, respectively.
AN INSIGHT ON DRIVERS OF LAND USE CHANGE AT REGIONAL SCALE

The studies of driving forces of regional land use change （LUC） are to reveal the real motivation behind the LUC and its interacting mechanism, so as to simulate and predict the process of LUC. Presently, studies rooting from different natural and socio-economic backgrounds and from different scales have deepened the people＇s understanding and cognition to driving forces of regional LUC. Biophysical driving forces are relatively stable, and have the cumulating effects. Human driving forces are relatively active, andare main driving forces of short-term regional LUC. Existing regional LUC models can answer the three main problems： which contribution （why）, which location （where） and what rate （when）. But, regional land use system is defined as the self-organized system, usually affected by the critical value area and sudden change, and controlled by different stages. To reduce the impact of critical threshold and break on land use system, the studies of LUC driving forces will aim at following priority areas： data linkage between remote sensing and no-remote sensing data; underlying driving force identification; driving factor quantification; driving factor scale dependence; and driving process integration simulation.
MECHANISM AND EFFECT OF CHANNEL EVOLUTION AT ESTUARY OF WEIHE RIVER TO HUANGHE RIVER

The channel at the estuary of the Weihe River to the Huanghe （Yellow） River has changed markedly since the 1970s. The Huanghe River has swung westwards about 5km and there was retrogressive deposition along the Weihe River. The mechanism and effect of channel evolution at the entrance of the Weihe River to the Huanghe River was analyzed with the survey data, historical statistic data and Landsat TM images of 1987 and 2002. Following conclusions were reached： 1） Physiognomy factors at the entrance, irrigation project and integrated environment evolvement in the Weihe River basin are the main factors for channel evolution at the entrance of the Weihe River to the Huanghe River. 2） The channel evolution not only reduces the ability ofcontroling flood in the lower reaches of the Weihe River due to shrinking of the riverbed, but also increases the flood threat in the lower reaches of the Weihe River because the Huanghe River water inversely flows into the Weihe River. And there is a complexion of small flux, high water level and big disaster, which leads to the expansion of the alkali-saline cropland in the conflux area of the two rivers. 3） The regionalism and local protection must be broken to implement the integrated planning of the watershed and to decline the height of Tongguan to stabilize the physiognomy at the estuary.
DISTRIBUTION OF LEAD IN URBAN SOIL AND ITS POTENTIAL RISK IN SHENYANG CITY, CHINA

The horizontal and vertical distribution characteristics of Pb in urban soil of Shenyang City, China were investigated in this study. The range of Pb concentration in the soil was 22.02-2910.60mg/kg. The standard deviation was 443.07mg/kg, and coefficient of variation was 1.64. Tiexi District was seriously contaminated by lead. In general, Pb concentration in the soil decreased with distance from pollution source. Lead concentration varied in different functional areas with the order of industrial area〉commercial area〉residential area〉suburb〉reference area. Pb concentration decreased with the depth of soil profile. Both geo-accumulation index and ecological risk index were used to estimate the potential risk of soil Pb pollution in Shenyang City. The results showed that the high potential risk area included Tiexi District and traffic roads.
Regulation of cytokine signaling pathways by PIAS proteins

Cytokines activate multiple signal transduction pathways to regulate gene expression. STATs and NF-kB are two important families of transcription factors activated by cytokines. Abnormal regulation of STAT and NF-kB activities has been associated with human diseases. The protein inhibitor of activated STAT （PIAS） protein family has been proposed to interact with over 60 proteins, many of which are transcription factors involved in the immune system. PIAS proteins regulate transcription through several mechanisms, including blocking the DNA-binding activity of transcription factors, recruiting transcriptional co-repressors and promoting protein sumoylation. This article is to review the role of PIAS proteins in the regulation of STAT and NF-kB signaling pathways.
Motion estimation based on an improved  block matching technique

An improved block-matching algorithm for fast motion estimation is proposed. The matching criterion is the sum of absolute difference. The basic idea is to obtain the best estimation of motion vectors by an optimization of the search process which can terminate the time-consuming computation of matching evaluation between the current block and the ineligible candidate block as early as possible and eliminate the search positions as many as possible in the search area. The performance of this algorithm is evaluated by theoretic analysis and compared with the full search algorithm （FSA）. The simulation results demonstrate that the computation load of this algorithm is much less than that of FSA, and the motion vectors obtained by this algorithm are identical to those of FSA.
ZrO2 films with variable refractive index by  glancing angle deposition

When optical film is deposited at oblique angle incidences, the film becomes porously, and the film effective refractive index will decrease. Six porous ZrO2 films are fabricated by the glancing angle deposition （GLAD） technique with the different incidence angles. By changing the substrate tilt angle from 0° to 85°. the film refractive index varies from 1.92 to 1.27.
Efficient intracavity optical parametric oscillator with diode side-pumped electro-optic Q-switched laser

An efficient intracavity single-resonant optical parametric oscillator (OPO) at 1.571-micron eye-safe range using a non-critically phase-matched KTP crystal is reported. The OPO is excited by a diode side-pumped electro-optic Q-switched Nd:YAG laser at 1.064 microns. Signal pulse of 97 mJ and 3.56 ns is obtained under the input electric energy of 2.3 J, corresponding to a slope efficiency of 4.2%, and a repetition rate range of 1-30 Hz.
Invariance of spectrum and polarization of electromagnetic  Gaussian Schell-model beams propagating in free space

The propagation of polychromatic electromagnetic Gaussian Schell-model （EGSM） beams in free space is investigated. It is shown that the spectral degree of polarization, spectral degree of coherence, and normalized spectrum change generally on propagation. The conditions of keeping the spectral invariance and keeping polarization invariance for the polychromatic EGSM beams are derived respectively. The results indicate that the constraints on the parameters of EGSM source to keep polarization invariance on propagation are more rigorous than those to keep invariance of the normalized spectrum.
Optical E-field probe using LiNbO3 M-Z waveguides in the electromagnetic compatibility measurements

An integrated optical E-field probe with the segmented electrode using LiNbO3 Mach-Zehnder (M-Z) waveguides is proposed and an equivalent circuit of the segmented electrode is given. According to the circuit theory, the electrode structure of the probe is designed. The unpackaged size of the fabricated probe is as small as 60*6*0.5 (mm). The measured results show that the half wavelength voltage is 7.7 V, the +-5 dB baseband range is 3 GHz, and the minimum detectable field is lower than 90 dB*microV/m (bandwidth 100 Hz). Therefore it can be used in the electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) measurements.
Low noise gain-clamped L-band erbium-doped fiber amplifier by utilizing fiber Bragg grating

A novel gain-clamped long wavelength band (L-band) erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) is proposed and experimented by using a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) at the input end of the amplifier. This design provides a good gain clamping and decreases noise effectively. It uses two sections of erbium-doped fiber (EDF) pumped by a 1480-nm laser diode (LD) for higher efficiency and lower noise figure (NF). The gain is clamped at 23 dB with a variation of 0.5 dB from input signal power of -30 to -8 dBm for 1589 nm and NF below 5 dB is obtained. At the longer wavelength in L-band higher gain is also obtained and the gain is clamped at 16 dB for 1614 nm effectively. Because the FBG injects a portion of backward amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) back into the system, the gain enhances 5 dB with inputting small signal.
Low Temperature Wafer Level Hermetic Package with Benzo-cyclo-butene Material

The wafer level hermetic package method was studied experimentally in low temperature for optoelectronic devices with benzo-cyclo-butene（BCB） material. The results show that the bonding temperature is below 250℃, the helium hermetic capability of both silicon-BCB-silicon and silicon-BCB-glass package are better than 6 × 10^-4· Pa · cm^3/s. The shear strength is enough for package. The hermeticity is still good after the 15 cycles＇ thermal shock test. The relationship between the leakage rate and the distance from the hole to the device border were also discussed with a seepage model.
Toxicological and biochemical characterizations of malathion sensitivity in two field populations of Oxya chinensis （Orthoptera： Acridoidea）

We evaluate comparative toxicity of malathion in the two populations of the grasshopper Oxya chinensis, collected from Daixian and Fanshi of Shanxi province, China. General esterases and acetylcholinesterase （ACHE） from the two populations were characterized and compared. LD50 of the Daixian population （7.58 μg/g body weight） was 2.02-fold higher than that of the Fanshi population （3.75μg/g body weight）. General esterase-specific activities in the Daixian population were 1.91,130 and 1.85-fold higher than those in the Fanshi population, when α-NA, α-NB and β-NA were used as a substrate, respectively. Kinetic studies of general esterase showed that Vmax values of general esterases hydrolyzing α-NA,α-NB and β-NA in the Daixian population were 2.15-, 1.12-, and 1.47-fold, respectively, higher than those in the Fanshi population. The AChE activity of the Fanshi population was 1.54-fold higher than that of the Daixian population. Kinetic analysis of AChE showed that significant differences were presented between the two populations in the Km values; and the Vmax value in the Fanshi population was higher than that in the Daixian population. Inhibition studies of AChE indicated that AChE from the Daixian population was 2.56-, 2.80-, and 2.29-fold less sensitive to inhibition by paraoxon, chlorpyrifos-oxon, and demeton-S-methyl, respectively, than that from the Fanshi population. These biochemical characterizations of general esterases and AChE were consistent with malathion bioassay in the two populations. It is inferred that the reduced sensitivity of altered AChE and increased general esterase activities play an important role in the differences of insusceptibility of Oxya chinensis to malathion between the two populations.
Effect of L-Arginine on Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cell Apoptosis in Rats with Hypoxic Pulmonary Vascular Structural Remodeling

This study investigated the effect of L-arginine (L-Arg) on the apoptosis of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMC) in rats with hypoxic pulmonary vascular structural remodeling, and its mechanisms. Seventeen Wistar rats were randomly divided into a control group (n=5), a hypoxia group (n=7), and a hypoxia+L-Arg group (n=5). The morphologic changes of lung tissues were observed under optical microscope. Using the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate-biotin nick end labeling assay, the apoptosis of PASMC was examined. Fas expression in PASMC was examined using immunohistochemistry. The results showed that the percentage of muscularized artery in small pulmonary vessels, and the relative medial thickness and relative medial area of the small and median pulmonary muscularized arteries in the hypoxic group were all significantly increased. Pulmonary vascular structural remodeling developed after hypoxia. Apoptotic smooth muscle cells of the small and median pulmonary arteries in the hypoxia group were significantly less than those in the control group. After 14 d of hypoxia, Fas expression by smooth muscle cells of median and small pulmonary arteries was significantly inhibited. L-Arg significantly inhibited hypoxic pulmonary vascular structural remodeling in association with an augmentation of apoptosis of smooth muscle cells as well as Fas expression in PASMC. These results showed that L-Arg could play an important role in attenuating hypoxic pulmonary vascular structural remodeling by upregulating Fas expression in PASMC, thus promoting the apoptosis of PASMC.
Transforming Growth Factor-b1 Induces Transdifferentiation of Fibroblasts into Myofibroblasts in Hypoxic Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling

 The muscularization of non-muscular pulmonary arterioles is an important pathological feature of hypoxic pulmonary vascular remodeling. However, the origin of the cells involved in this process is still not well understood. The present study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that transforming growth factor-b1 (TGF-b1) can induce transdifferentiation of fibroblasts into myofibroblasts, which might play a key role in the muscularization of non-muscular pulmonary arterioles. It was found that mean pulmonary arterial pressure increased significantly after 7 d of hypoxia. Pulmonary artery remodeling index and right ventricular hypertrophy became evident after 14 d of hypoxia. The distribution of nonmuscular, partially muscular, and muscular vessels was significantly different after 7 d of hypoxia. Immunocytochemistry results demonstrated that the expression of a-smooth muscle actin was increased in intra-acinar pulmonary arteries with increasing hypoxic time. TGF-b1 mRNA expression in pulmonary arterial walls was increased significantly after 14 d of hypoxia, but showed no obvious changes after 3 or 7 d of hypoxia. In pulmonary tunica adventitia and tunica media, TGF-b1 protein staining was poorly positive in control rats, but was markedly enhanced after 3 d of hypoxia, reaching its peak after 7 d of hypoxia. The myofibroblast phenotype was confirmed by electron microscopy, which revealed microfilaments and a well-developed rough endoplasmic reticulum. Taken together, our results suggested that TGF-b1 induces transdifferentiation of fibroblasts into myofibroblasts, which is important in hypoxic pulmonary vascular remodeling.
Modulation of the activation of Statl by the interferon-gamma receptor complex

The activation of Statl by the interferon-gamma （IFN-γ） receptor complex is responsible for the transcription of a significant portion of IFN-γ induced genes. Many of these genes are responsible for the induction of an apoptotic state in response to IFN-γ. In the absence of Stat 1 activation, IFN-γ instead induces a proliferative response. Modifying Stat 1 activation by IFN-γ may have pharmacological benefits. We report that the rate of activation of Statl can be altered in HeLa cells by overexpressing either the IFN-γ R1 chain or the IFN-γ R2 chain. These alterations occur in hematopoietic cell lines： Raji cells and monocytic cell lines, which have average and above-average IFN-γ R2 surface expression, activate Statl similarly to HeLa cells and HeLa cells overexpressing IFNγR2, respectively. The rapid Statl activation seen in HeLa cells can be inhibited by overexpressing a chimeric IFN-γR2 chain that does not bind Jak2 or （when high concentrations of IFN-γ are used） by overexpressing IFN-γR1. These data are consistent with a model in which the recruitment of additional Jak2 activity to a signaling complex accelerates the rate of Statl activation. We conclude that the rate of activation of Statl in cells by IFN-γ can be modified by regulating either receptor chain and speculate that pharmacological agents which modify receptor chain expression may alter IFN-γ receptor signal transduction.
COMPLEXITY OF EVOLUTION LANGUAGES OF THE ELEMENTARY CELLULAR AUTOMATON OF RULE 146

Symbolic dynamics of cellular automata is introduced by coarse-graining the temporal evolution orbits. Evolution languages are defined. By using the theory of formal languages and automata, the complexity of evolution languages of the elementary cellular automaton of rule 146 is studied and it is proved that its width 1-evolution language is regular, but for every n ≥ 2 its width n-evolution language is not context-free but context-sensitive. Also, the same results hold for the equivalent (under conjugation) elementary cellular automaton of rule 182.
Silicon limitation on primary production and its destiny in Jiaozhou Bay, China Ⅶ: The complementary mechanism of the earth ecosystem

In this paper, the phenomenon that the variation in nutrient and water temperature could cause changes in phytoplankton growth and structure is examined; and the question of how a marine ecosystem make up the earth ecosystem step by step to auto-sustain the balance between phytoplankton and nutrient supply especially Si is discussed. Three major complementary mechanisms of the earth ecosystem for nutrient Si, water temperature and carbon were put forward. Understanding the mechanisms nowadays would explain the why the El Ni(n)o and La Ni(n)a occurred, and forecast the trend of human-impacted the earth, which would alert us with proactive countermeasures.
New phenomenon in early development of sporelings in Gracilaria asiatica Chang et Xia (Gracilariaceae, Rhodophyta)

Study on the early development of sporelings from carpospores of Gracilaria asiatica Chang et Xia was conducted indoors under controlled culture conditions. Besides normal development of sporelings, a new developmental phenomenon of filamentous frond was observed. It was composed of one or two rows of cells, and took place from the outmost brim of the basal disc. During the early disc stage of germinated carpospores, one or two filamentous fronds formed on about 10% basal discs. Simultaneously, young fronds began to arch slightly from the centers of single and coalescent discs; lately more filamentous fronds up to 80% appeared on the brims of basal discs. Meanwhile one or more upright fronds protuberated on the basal discs. Generally, filamentous fronds exhibited in self-existence or co-existence forms with normal young sporelings on the same basal disc, and single cell detached from filamentous fronds developed into a new filamentous frond. This new phenomenon exhibited a unique differentiation pathway during the early development of G. asiatica, which would be potential for the application in artificial sporelings nursery.
Survival of Human Metallothionein-2 Transplastomic Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to Ultraviolet B Exposure

Solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation has a great influence on green organisms, especially plankton like Chlamydomonas. A human metallothionein-2 gene, which is generally considered to have an anti-radiation function by its coding product, was transferred into the chloroplast genome of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. To dynamically measure the UV effects on Chlamydomonas cells grown in liquid tris-acetate-phosphate medium, a new method was developed based on the relationship between the chlorophyll content of an algal culture and its absorbance at 570 nm after the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay. In this experiment, both the wild-type and the transplastomic C. reinhardtii cells were cultivated in 96-well microplates containing liquid tris-acetate-phosphate medium in the absence or presence of zinc, copper, cadmium and cysteine. The transgenic C. reinhardtii showed a higher resistance than wild-type to UV-B exposure under all the examined conditions. Metals in the medium had positive impacts on both types of cells, but had significant influence only on the transplastomic cells. However, the high cell viability of the transgenic alga at the end of the 8 h UV-B treatment disappeared after a 20-h recovery culture. Cysteine did not protect cells from UV-B damage, but clearly enhanced the growth of both wild-type and transgenic C. reinhardtii.
Enhancement of Metastatic and Invasive Capacity of Gastric Cancer Cells by Transforming Growth Factor-b1

Transforming growth factor-b (TGF-b), a multifunctional cytokine, exerts contradictory roles in different kinds of cells. A number of studies have revealed its involvement in the progression of many types of tumors. To investigate the effect of TGF-b on gastric carcinoma, SGC7901, BGC823 and MKN28 (a TGF-b-resistant cell line) adenocarcinoma clones were used. After pretreatment in serum-free medium with or without 10 ng/ml TGF-b1, their experimental metastatic potential, chemotaxis, and invasive and adhesive ability were measured. Furthermore, zymography for gelatinase was processed. Liver colonies were also measured 4 weeks after inoculation of SGC7901, BGC823 and MKN28 in Balb/c nude mice, and an increase in the number of surface liver metastases was seen in SGC7901 (from 11.0±3.0 to 53.3±3.3) and BGC823 (from 9.3±2.5 to 60.0±2.8) groups, whereas there was no difference between MKN28 groups (from 35.2±3.8 to 38.5±2.7). In vitro experiments showed that TGF-b1 increased the adhesion capacity of SGC7901 and BGC823 cells to immobilized reconstituted basement membrane/fibronectin matrices and promoted their penetration through reconstituted basement membrane barriers. Zymography demonstrated that enhanced invasive potential was partly due to the increased type IV collagenolytic (gelatinolytic) activity, but there was no difference in type IV collagenolytic activity and other biological behaviors between MKN28 groups. These results suggested that TGF-b1 might modulate the metastatic potential of gastric cancer cells by promoting their ability to break down and penetrate basement membrane barriers and their adhesive and motile activities. We speculated that TGF-b1 might act as a progression-enhancing factor in gastric cancer. Therefore blockage of TGF-b or TGF-b signaling might prevent gastric cancer cells from invading and metastasizing.