Ultraweak photon emission in germinating seeds: A signal of biological order

Photon emission from germinating gram seeds at various stages of growth exhibits a definite pattern. The pattern of emission changes when a seed is disrupted by physical processes, e. g. mechanical crushing, cooling or heating. The disrupted seeds do not grow. The change in the biological order responsible for seed growth and the observed changes in the pattern of photo emission suggest a link between the macroscopic spatio-temporal organization and metabolic processes.     

Spontaneous and light-induced photon emission from intact brains of chick embryos

Photon emission (PE) and light-induced photon emission(LPE) of intact brains isolated from chick embryos have been measured by using the single photon counting device. Experimental results showed that the intensi-ty level of photon emission was detected to be higher from intact brain than from the medium in which the brain was immerged during measuring, and the emission intensity was related to the developmental stages, the healthy situation of the measured embryos, and the freshness of isolated brains as well. After white light illumination, a short-life de-layed emission from intact brains was observed, and its relaxation behavior followed a hyperbolic rather than an expo-nential law. According to the hypothesis of biophoton emission originating from a delocalized coherent electromagnetic field and Frohlich's idea of coherent long-range interactions in biological systems, discussions were made on the signifi-cance of photon emission in studying cell communication, biological regulation, living system'     

Photon emission from chemically perturbed yeast cells

Photon emission (PE) from yeast cells Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain SP-4 in normal conditions and in conditions perturbed by the addition of formaldehyde was investigated using single-photon counting equipment. PE from yeast cells, growing in a standard nutrient medium (YPG) then centrifuged and resuspended in a phosphate buffer (pH = 6.5), was measured in the presence of oxygen or argon. The solution of formaldehyde (2%) was injected into the sample. The intensity of PE increased and reached a maximum, then slowly decreased to a level which was higher than the PE level without the perturbing factor. The kinetics of PE was found to be strongly dependent upon the presence of oxygen. The model of formation and recombination of free radicals was tested. The results indicate that PE can arise during the recombination reactions of free radicals like R^? + R^?, RO^? + RO^?, RO^?₂ + RO which are formed in the enzymatic oxidative reactions.     

Effect of Microwave and He-Ne Laser on Enzyme Activity and Biophoton Emission of Isatis indigotica Fort

The seed embryos of lsatis indigotica Fort were exposed to He-Ne laser (5.23 mW/mm^2, radiated for 5 min) and microwave ( 1.26 mW/mm^2, radiated for 8 s) irradiation to determine the effects of microwave and He-Ne laser pretreatment on enzyme activities, and biophoton emission of cotyledon. Then: (i) changes in the activities of enzymes in L indigotica cotyledon (such as amylase, transaminase, and proteinase) were measured to investigate the effects of He-Ne laser and microwave pretreatment; and (ii) biophoton emission was measured to determine the speed of cell division and metabolism. Results from these experiments indicated that: (i) the activities of amylase, transaminase, and proteinase of the cotyledon pretreated by HeNe laser and microwave were significantly increased; and (ii) the intensity of biophoton emission was enhanced significantly by He-Ne laser and microwave irradiation. These changes suggest that He-Ne laser and microwave pretreatment can improve the inner energy of seeds, lead to an enhancement of cotyledon enzymes, and speed up the metabolism of the cell, resulting in significantly increased biophoton emission. Moreover, the mechanism of action of the effects of laser and microwave radiation on the microcalorimetric parameters, enzyme activities, and biophoton emission of seeds is discussed on the basis of the results obtained.     

Ultraweak,spontaneous photon emission in seedlings: toxicological and chronobiological applications

The detection of ultraweak light emission in seedlings has been explored in toxicological and chronobiological studies. The main studies in this area are reviewed briefly, including a report on applied tests held in the last 7 years at LaFA – UNICAMP (Brazil). In general, results indicate that a linear relation for total light emission versus germination performance is found if only strong stress situations are considered, when external factors depress a seedling's development, even when considering a sequential series of tests. Light emitted by a single seedling was detected in a compact apparatus, and data are presented here for the first time showing pronounced circadian cycles are evident, with similar time and frequency profiles as those of the local gravimetric tide. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Using spontaneous photon emission to image lipid oxidation patterns in plant tissues

Plants, like almost all living organisms, spontaneously emit photons of visible light. We used a highly sensitive, low-noise cooled charge coupled device camera to image spontaneous photon emission (autoluminescence) of plants. Oxidative stress and wounding induced a long-lasting enhancement of plant autoluminescence, the origin of which is investigated here. This long-lived phenomenon can be distinguished from the short-lived chlorophyll luminescence resulting from charge recombinations within the photosystems by pre-adapting the plant to darkness for about 2 h. Lipids in solvent were found to emit a persistent luminescence after oxidation in vitro, which exhibited the same time and temperature dependence as plant autoluminescence. Other biological molecules, such as DNA or proteins, either did not produce measurable light upon oxidation or they did produce a chemiluminescence that decayed rapidly, which excludes their significant contribution to the in vivo light emission signal. Selective manipulation of the lipid oxidation levels in Arabidopsis mutants affected in lipid hydroperoxide metabolism revealed a causal link between leaf autoluminescence and lipid oxidation. Addition of chlorophyll to oxidized lipids enhanced light emission. Both oxidized lipids and plants predominantly emit light at wavelengths higher than 600 nm; the emission spectrum of plant autoluminescence was shifted towards even higher wavelengths, a phenomenon ascribable to chlorophyll molecules acting as luminescence enhancers in vivo. Taken together, the presented results show that spontaneous photon emission imaged in plants mainly emanates from oxidized lipids. Imaging of this signal thus provides a simple and sensitive non-invasive method to selectively visualize and map patterns of lipid oxidation in plants.     

生物光子场的光谱分布特性研究

改装设计了分光谱段测试生物光子场辐射强度的装置;用此装置实验证明生物系统的超微弱光子辐射（ＵＰＥ）存在于从紫外－可见到红外的宽光谱范围内,而且其ｆ（λ）≌常数。此结果对于证实生物光子场的相干特性具有一定意义。     

生物超微弱发光在猪肉新鲜度检测中的应用

为了寻找最佳测试条件来实现猪肉样品新鲜度的检测,采用单光子测试系统测试了不同条件下猪肉的自发辐射强度和延迟发光的变化。4天连续测试的噪声平均值为76.3 counts/s,平均偏差为1.1 counts/s;自发辐射测试中肥肉样品信号较强,其强度随放置时间的增加有增加过程;延迟发光测试中大排及肥肉信号较强;按照延迟发光动力学曲线拟合,拟合系数达0.996。随着测量时间的增加,延迟发光的特征时间t降低,反应了猪肉新鲜度下降。实验结果表明该系统能实现对生鲜猪肉新鲜度的直接检测,具有选材少,检测速度快的特点。     

中国农田土壤N2O排放通量分布格局研究

中国作为世界上一个重要农业大国,对全球大气中N2O浓度的影响正在引起人们的普遍关注。该研究采用针对农业土壤痕量气体排放估算建立的,基于N2O的产生、传输和消耗机理的反硝化分解（DNDC）模型,在建立了有关中国气候、农业土壤和农业生产的分县数据库基础上,估计了我国各县农业土壤N2O的排放通量,发现我国农田土壤N2O排放通量有较明显的地区差异,西北地区较低,东南地区较高。还发现无论温度升高,还是施肥量变化,对我国农田土壤N2O排放通量的影响,都存在区域差异,表现为东南地区的变化幅度较西北地区大,这可能与我国气候的干湿变化有较密切的关系。     

Low-power compact continuous-wave stimulated emission depletion microscopy

Stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy can break the optical diffraction barrier and provide subdiffraction resolution. According to the STED superresolution imaging principle, the resolution of STED is positively related to the power of the depletion laser. However, high-laser power largely limits the study of living cells or living bodies. Moreover, the high complexity and high cost of conventional pulsed STED microscopy limit the application of this technique. Therefore, this paper describes a simple continuous-wave STED (CW-STED) system constructed on a 45 × 60 cm breadboard and combined with digitally enhanced (DE) technology; low-power superresolution imaging is realized, which has the advantages of reducing system complexity and cost. The low-system complexity, low cost, and low-power superresolution imaging features of CW-STED have great potential to advance the application of STED microscopy in biological research.     

作物对黄土性土壤氧化亚氮排放的影响——根系与土壤氧化亚氮排放

以冬小麦田耕作层原状土为研究对象,采用了室内培养实验的方法,观测了小麦生长期不同阶段根系对土壤N2O排放的影响,及对土壤N2O排放的水、热效应的影响。结果表明,在实验的各个时期土壤N2O平均排放通量麦田均高于休耕地,在孕穗期麦田N2O排放通量出现最大值;而随根系质量和活性下降,生殖后期N2O排放量减少。小麦主根区与行间土壤N2O排放量存在差异,其主要表现在孕穗期,行间N2O排放通量是主根区的5.64倍,但开花期和成熟期差异表现并不明显。在小麦开花期和成熟期土壤N2O排放温度效应受作物根系的影响显著,而孕穗期不明显。小麦根系对水分效应影响主要集中表现在15～20cm的土层。同时,研究还发现种植小麦使土壤中N2O排放的主要区域扩大。     

Multiple-flash activation of the water-photolysis system in wheat leaves as observed by delayed emission

The chloroplasts from wheat leaves greened under intermittent illuminations (1 ms in duration) at long intervals (5 min) are capable of photoreducing DCIP (2, 6-dichlorophenolindophenol) with diphenylcarbazide as an electron donor but are incapable of photoreducing DCIP with water as the donor. On exposure of such intermittently illuminated leaves to flashes spaced at intervals of less than 10 s, the delayed light emission from the leaves was greatly enhanced in parallel with the generation of Hill activity. The mechanism of this photoactivation was studied by following the changes of the delayed emission from intermittently illuminated leaves exposed to short-interval flashes programmed in various ways. Analysis of the kinetic data indicated that the photoactivation involves three consecutive photoreactions with a rate-limiting dark reaction between them; P-light → A₀-light → A₁-dark → A₂-light → A₃ in which P is a precursor convertible to A₀, the first intermediate with a longer lifetime of $\text{t}\text{1}\text{2}\text{≈ 100}\text{s}$ and A₃ is the final activated compound or state converted by short-interval flashes from A₀ through A₁ and A₂, two other intermediates with shorter lifetimes of $\text{t}\text{1}\text{2}\text{≈ 0.4}\text{s}$ and 5 s, respectively.     

西安黄土区土壤碳释放的初步研究

1999年 9月～ 2 0 0 1年 9月的观测资料显示 ,西安黄土区土壤CO2 释放表现为白昼释放量低于夜间。土壤CO2 释放量日变化从当日清晨至次日晨 ,呈现由高变低再变高的规律。土壤CO2 释放量的变化趋势大体与温度的变化在时间上有一定的滞后性。西安黄土区土壤CO2 释放量有明显的季节变化 ,夏季日释放量最多 ,秋季次之 ,冬季最少。不同覆被条件下 ,土壤CO2 释放量有差异 ,一般说来 ,裸地有较高的释放量。实验表明 ,CO2 释放量对土质变化敏感 ,致密的土壤 ,释放量小。     

激光与生物组织相互作用：光子迁移与生物传热理论

激光热疗中,激光与生物组织相互作用研究主要包含两方面：光子在生物组织中的迁移规律,以及光生扫热在生物组织在的传导。对前者的描述主要为,基于传输理论的解析法和Ｍｏｎｔｅ￣Ｃａｒｌｏ模拟,生物组织中光子迁移规律的研究能定量描述组织中的光分布,并进一步获得生物组织中的热分布;考虑到了生物组织特性,所建立了生物组织中温度场分布及变化规律。光子迁移与生物传热理论是研究激光热序不可分割的传热模型,全面描述了生     

Analysis of DNA distributions from flow cytometry

A recently proposed automatic procedure for analyzing DNA distribution from flow cytometric data is extensively tested against simulated data. After a discussion of the procedure itself and of the simulation program, the results obtained are reported. They are evidence of the reliability of the procedure in extracting the proper underlying DNA distribution from sets of data obtained under various simulated instances. The different sources of error are then analyzed, along with their quantitative effects on the fit of the fluorescence histogram.     

试论生物信息流与激光生物效应的相关性--激光生物效应分子机理研究

为了探索激光生物学效应的分子机理,以便更好的掌控和利用激光生物效应,用XeCl（308 nm）准分子紫外激光以相同变化的激光参量直接辐照有生物活性的生物大分子BTG DNA、BSA（v）蛋白质和糖Mannan.实验结果分析告知：电镜法观察到受辐照的三类生物大分子的表观结构、构象（含结构信息）和光谱法（IR、Vis-UV、FR、CD）分析指出生物大分子的内在结构部件的相关的特征峰的峰位、峰值都受影响,其变迁都与激光参量的变化相呼应;与三类生物大分子中分子内、分子间沟通与信息传递相关的氢键、糖苷键等的形成与否的类似或相同的结构部件（如-C-H、-N-H、-CH-OH、-C-O、-C =O等）其特征峰的变迁都更敏感于激光参量的改变.激光辐照生物体时,激光似生物信号分子通过它的能量以粒子性、电磁波相干性影响生物大分子的分子结构、构象（含结构信息）的稳定性、增加分子内、分子间相互沟通、信息传递,亦增加了结构部件的被修饰的可能性.进而影响着生物信息流的流量与流向和细胞信号转导的协同与整体表达,产生相应的生物效应.掌握获得功能生物大分子结构构象信息与使用适宜的激光参量的相关的关系值（阈值）是重要的关键.     

基于效率视角的浙江省2030年碳排放配额分析

测算浙江省1995—2015年的碳排放总量,构建STIRPAT模型,通过岭回归分析各影响因素对碳排放总量的影响,结合情景分析法对浙江省2030年的碳排放总量进行预测,最后以情景预测值为总量限定在效率视角下进行碳配额并分析各市剩余碳排放空间。结果表明:(1)人口总量、人口城市化率、人均GDP和煤类能源占比对碳排放总量起促进作用,人口总量、人口城市化率、人均GDP和煤类能源占比每增加1%,浙江省的碳排放总量会分别增加3.578%、0.588%、0.295%和1.310%;(2)保持经济和城市化高速发展的同时,大力实施产业结构调整和节能减排的情景3最符合现实发展要求,情景3下,浙江省碳排放总量在2030年将达到47902.57万吨;(3)ZSG-DEA模型的碳配额结果显示,2030年宁波市碳配额最多,其次为杭州市,丽水市碳配额最少。从绝对剩余碳排放空间看,宁波市剩余碳排放空间最大,其次为杭州市,舟山市剩余碳排放空间最小。从相对剩余碳排放空间看,丽水市相对剩余碳排放空间最大,其次为绍兴市,舟山市需在2015年碳排放总量的基础上减排9.47%。     

Trace-element analysis of human teeth and bone by proton-induced X-ray emission

The objective of our study is to correlate Fe, Cu, Zn, Pb, Br, Sr, and Mo concentrations in human teeth crown, root, and bone. The samples, teeth from a lower jaw bone and the lower jaw bone itself, were obtained from a 97-yr-old female cadaver. Two hundred milligrams of crown and root of the teeth, and lower jaw bones were fixed to a Kapton film and irradiated with a 3.8-MeV external proton beam from an 8-MV FN Tandem Van de Graaff Accelerator. TheF-test was used to analyze the difference between crown, root, and bone. It resulted in the following: For Fe, Zn, and Pb, the comparison showed significant differences among the three sample populations of tooth crown, root, and bone; for Cu, Br, Sr, and Mo, the comparison showed no significant differences among all three sample populations. Several elements in the samples were highly interrelated.     

Process-based modelling of isoprene emission by oak leaves

The emission rate of the volatile reactive compound isoprene, emitted predominantly by trees, must be known before the level of photo‐oxidants produced during summer smog can be predicted reliably. The emission is dependent on plant species and local conditions, and these dependencies must be quantified to be included in any empirical algorithm for the calculation of isoprene production. Experimental measurements of isoprene emission rates are expensive, however, and existing data are scarce and fragmentary. To overcome these difficulties, it is promising to develop a numerical model capable of precisely calculating the isoprene emission by trees for diverse ecosystems, even under changing environmental conditions. A basic process‐based biochemical isoprene emission model (BIM) has therefore been developed, which describes the enzymatic reactions in leaf chloroplasts leading to the formation of isoprene under varying environmental conditions (e.g. light intensity, temperature). Concentrations of the precursors of isoprene formation, 3‐phosphoglyceric acid and glyceraldehyde 3‐phosphate, are provided by a published light fleck photosynthesis model. Specific leaf and enzyme parameters were determined for the pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.), so that the BIM is capable of calculating oak‐specific isoprene emission rates as influenced by the leaf temperature and light intensity. High correlation was observed between isoprene emission rates calculated by the BIM and the diurnal isoprene emission rates of leaves measured under controlled environmental conditions. The BIM was even capable of describing changes in isoprene emission caused by midday depression of net photosynthesis.     

Synthesis and radiolabeling of 111In-core-cross linked polymeric micelle-octreotide for near-infrared fluoroscopy and single photon emission computed tomography imaging

The objective of this study was the development of a dual-modality imaging device, namely ¹¹¹In-core-cross-linked polymeric micelle (CCPM)-octreotide, for neuroendocrine tumor detection, using near-infrared fluoroscopy (NIRF) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). The tumor targeting ability of the ¹¹¹In-labeled CCPM-octreotide was evaluated in a tumor mouse model. SPECT/CT, NIRF and gamma imaging results showed high tumor uptake of ¹¹¹In-labeled CCPM-octreotide. In contrast, there was a much lower signal in the same mouse model injected with ¹¹¹In-labeled CCPM. The high accumulation of ¹¹¹In-labeled CCPM-octreotide in U87 tumor was reduced after co-injection with an excess amount of CCPM-octreotide. These results suggested CCPM-octreotide’s potential applications in tumor diagnosis, drug delivery and molecular imaging.