Investigation of the use of ram horn hydrolysate for fungal protein production

Production of the fungus Aspergillus niger NRRL 330 was studied in submerged fermentation with ram horn hydrolysate (RHH) as substrate. The characteristics of RHH have been reported previously. The RHH was enriched by addition of glucose and KH₂PO₄. The effects of kinetic parameters on the biomass yield of the fungus were investigated. The optimal conditions for growth of A niger on RHH were initial pH 6.5, temperature 30 °C, fermentation time 96 h and agitation speed 150 rpm. Under these optimal conditions the initial carbohydrate content of RHH was reduced from 1.52 to 0.2% and the biomass yield was 8.9 g l^?1. The biomass contained about 48.1% protein, 5.2% fat and 9.4% ash (on a dry weight basis). The amino acid content of the biomass was compared with Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and animal feed standards. The protein produced contained all the essential amino acids for animal feed, but the amounts of these amino acids were somewhat lower than those of FAO and soybean reference protein. However, the amino acid composition of the biomass was better than that of animal feed. The results with RHH were also compared with previously reported data on fungal mycelium grown on waste liquor substrate. In conclusion, it was found that RHH could be used as a substrate in the production of fungal protein for use as animal feed. Copyright © 2003 Society of Chemical Industry     

Texture analysis of poly-adenylated mRNA staining following global brain ischemia and reperfusion

Texture analysis provides a means to quantify complex changes in microscope images. We previously showed that cytoplasmic poly-adenylated mRNAs form mRNA granules in post-ischemic neurons and that these granules correlated with protein synthesis inhibition and hence cell death. Here we utilized the texture analysis software MaZda to quantify mRNA granules in photomicrographs of the pyramidal cell layer of rat hippocampal region CA3 around 1 h of reperfusion after 10 min of normothermic global cerebral ischemia. At 1 h reperfusion, we observed variations in the texture of mRNA granules amongst samples that were readily quantified by texture analysis. Individual sample variation was consistent with the interpretation that animal-to-animal variations in mRNA granules reflected the time-course of mRNA granule formation. We also used texture analysis to quantify the effect of cycloheximide, given either before or after brain ischemia, on mRNA granules. If administered before ischemia, cycloheximide inhibited mRNA granule formation, but if administered after ischemia did not prevent mRNA granulation, indicating mRNA granule formation is dependent on dissociation of polysomes. We conclude that texture analysis is an effective means for quantifying the complex morphological changes induced in neurons by brain ischemia and reperfusion.     

毫米波宽带四加脊圆锥喇叭天线研究

本文利用有限单元法对毫米波宽带四加脊圆锥喇叭天线进行了理论分析和综合优化设计。对于这种形式的毫米波宽带天线在频率范围26—40G内的驻波分布情况进行了重点研究。并且，根据设计尺寸制作了一个实验样品，完成了有关实验，获得了满意的实验结果。     

磁介质涂层圆锥喇叭天线的设计方法

通过在圆锥喇叭内壁加磁介导涂层的方法，成功地设计了具有低副瓣、低交叉极化和方向图对称的喇叭天线。该磁介质涂层既是良导电体，又是良导磁体。通过选择合适的喇叭张角，该喇叭天线与波纹喇叭性能相同，而且比波纹喇叭设计简单。     

110、220kV变压器中性点保护用新型复合间隙

为解决目前110、220kV变压器中性点保护用棒-棒间隙电极分体装设时存在距离调节不准、放电电压不稳定等固有缺陷,研制了一种新型复合间隙。根据间隙保护原则确定间隙的技术条件并设计了间隙的结构;通过Ф14-75°和Ф20-45°羊角间隙的工频和雷电冲击放电试验确定了复合间隙采用Ф14-75°羊角电极及其间隙距离。考核羊角间隙和棒间隙耐弧性能的工频电弧试验结果表明:羊角间隙的放电电极在间隙放电后未发生烧蚀现象,保证了放电电压的稳定性,验证了新型复合间隙更适合变压器中性点保护。     

基于包装机械的超声焊接技术研究及应用

研究超声焊接技术在三角袋原茶包装设备中的应用。分析了压电换能器、频率跟踪发生器、变幅杆等超声焊接核心部件的工作原理及作用,剖析了它们在设计及应用中的关键影响因素;论述了超声焊接系统工作稳定性,研究了系统谐振匹配和调试技术,总结分析了应用中的常见故障及质量缺陷,给出了相应解决措施。实践表明：超声焊接技术能较好完成 PET 纱、玉米纤维、尼龙滤布及食品应用级无纺布的无缝焊接,满足原茶包装设备的需要。     

Pattern squint elimination for quad‐ridged conical and pyramidal horn antennas using bended probes

This article describes a new technique for pattern squint elimination of quad‐ridged conical and pyramidal horn antennas by introducing bended coaxial probes. Because of the phase difference and mutual coupling between vertical and horizontal polarizations, the radiation patterns of the conventional quad‐ridged conical and pyramidal horn antennas squint over a wide bandwidth. The proposed technique substantially reduces the phase difference and coupling between the two probes, so a significant improvement in the radiation patterns over the frequency band of 8–18 GHz can be achieved. The designed modified horn antennas are most suitable as a feed element in reflectors of radar systems and EMC applications. The proposed modified antennas have a voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) less than 2.2 for the frequency range of 8–18 GHz. Moreover, the proposed antennas exhibit high gain, dual‐polarization performance, good isolation, low SLL, low back lobe, low cross polarization, and satisfactory far‐field radiation characteristics for the entire frequency band. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE 2010.     

一种适用于声化学的新型复合超声变幅杆

提出一种新型复合超声变幅杆,该变幅杆总长为一个波长,由五段组成,其中三段为等截面圆柱杆,两段为变截面圆柱杆。给出了该类复合变幅杆的设计方法,并计算了两个实例。结果表明,和普通使用的半波长复合变幅杆相比,该类复合变幅杆具有在不减少甚至增大辐射面积的情况下放大振幅的特点,这对提高整个超声系统的辐射声功率和辐射效率具有积极意义。此类复合变幅杆特别适合在声化学等超声液体处理领域使用。     

阵元失效对克罗内克积波束形成性能的影响

对于一类规则阵型,可以引入克罗内克积提高最小方差无失真响应波束形成器的鲁棒性,同时降低其运算复杂度;然而,对于阵元数较多的规则阵列,阵元失效的可能性大幅增加,当某些阵元失效时,规则阵列不满足克罗内克分解。针对常见阵元失效问题,文章研究了阵元失效的三种情况对最小方差无失真响应波束形成器与克罗内克积自适应波束形成的性能影响。仿真与实验结果证明,信号完全缺失的通道对自适应波束形成器的影响最大,信号重复的通道对自适应波束形成器的影响最小。文章据此提出了一种低复杂度的信号恢复方法,通过使用相邻通道的信号代替信号缺失通道,提升阵元失效情况下的波束形成性能。     

收发等波束的双频低副瓣多波束天线

介绍了一种可实现收发波束大小一致的工作于K/Ka频段的低副瓣反射面多波束天线系统。该天线系统采用高效率双频多模喇叭作为馈源,实现了收发频段共用同一反射面,极大地降低了系统的规模。通过对反射面口径场上幅度和相位的分布对天线二次辐射方向图的影响的分析,提出了一种在高频处对反射面引入副瓣照射的方法,从而实现了收发波束大小一致。该天线系统在收发频段均体现了良好的低副瓣、高载干比特性。