Using enhanced development tools offered by analytical Quality by Design to support switching of a quality control method

Quality by Design (QbD) principles play an increasingly important role in the pharmaceutical industry. Here, we used an analytical QbD (AQbD) approach to develop a capillary electrophoresis sodium dodecyl sulfate under reducing conditions (rCE-SDS), with the aim of replacing SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) as release and stability test method for a commercialized monoclonal antibody product. Method development started with defining analytical method performance requirements as part of an analytical target profile, followed by a systematic risk assessment of method input parameters and their relation to defined method outputs. Based on this, design of experiments studies were performed to identify a method operable design region (MODR). The MODR could be leveraged to improve method robustness. In a bridging study, it was demonstrated that the rCE-SDS method is more sensitive than the legacy SDS-PAGE method, and a conversion factor could be established to compensate for an off-set due to the higher sensitivity, without losing the correlation to the historical data acquired with the former method. Overall, systematic application of analytical Quality by Design principles for designing and developing a new analytical method helped to elucidate the complex dependency of method outputs on its input parameters. The link of the method to product quality attributes and the definition of method performance requirements were found to be most relevant for derisking the analytical method switch, regarding impact on the control strategy.     

对医保定点医疗机构支付方式改革的思考

医保对定点医疗机构支付方式改革势在必行,应由传统的被动支付向管理型支付方向发展。在需方对医疗机构支付方式上,应确定与参保对象承受能力相适应的费用分担比例,同时组合应用多种支付方式;在医保对医疗机构支付方式上,应由后付制转向预付制、由单一的支付方式转向混合型支付方式。支付方式改革要辅之以加强对医疗机构的监管、加快卫生信息化建设、建立医保谈判机制和注重配套政策支撑等。     

多菌种酸奶中活性乳酸菌的计数方法研究

利用4种选择性培养基MRS、MRS-山梨醇、MRS-5．2、Elliker,采用平板涂布法和倾注接种法。在蜡烛缸法（缺氧）、封口膜法（微氧）和供氧条件下对4种市售多菌种酸奶中保加利亚乳杆菌、嗜热链球菌、嗜酸乳杆菌、双歧杆菌进行选择性计数方法研究。结果表明：蜡烛缸法较能反映乳酸菌活菌数量的实际情况,封口膜法次之;在不同培养条件下4种选择性培养基对于乳酸菌活菌的计数都是灵敏的;而涂布法和倾注法接种活菌数有显著差异,倾注法要优于涂布法。     

啮齿动物的巢区面积估算法

巢区(Home range)是动物在其巢附近进行取食、生殖、育幼等日常活动的区域(Burt 1940)。标志流放法是应用最广的调查啮齿动物巢区的方法,尤其是按方格式布笼。但对同一野外调查结果,由于估算方法不同,巢区估算值相差很大,并且至今尚无学者提出一致公认的估算法。1980年5-10月,我们在青海省门源县的高寒草甸生态系统定位站调查根田鼠的巢区,按多种估算法对同一批实际调查结果估计了巢区面积,并对结果进行了分析比较,检查其特点和优缺点,并提出修正平均值法,作为我们今后讨论根田鼠巢区动态的基础。 对方格式布笼的调查结果进行巢区的估算方法,基本上分二大类,图形法和概率性模型法。图形法是按照捕点分布划出巢区,并直接求出巢区面积,如最小面积法,包括或不包括周边地带法,最大距离法和复合散布图法。     

深圳地区参考作物蒸散量计算方法适用性分析

根据深圳1998~2007日值气象资料,以4种方法计算参考作物蒸散量,并以FAO Penman-Monteith公式计算结果为标准,评价其他各公式在深圳的适用性。结果表明:Irmark-Allen公式的月平均参考作物蒸散量及年参考作物蒸散量与Penman-Monteith公式结果没有显著差异,与Hargreaves公式和Pristley-Taylor公式计算结果差异显著,Hargreaves最大,Pristley-Taylor最小;Irmark-Allen公式、Pristley-Taylor公式与Penman-Monteith公式的相关性较高,而Hargreaves相关性较低。Irmark-Allen法可作为深圳地区缺少相关气象资料条件下计算ET0较理想的替代方法。     

A weighted test-area method for calculating surface tension

In this paper, we propose a weighted test-area method to calculate surface tension by incorporating the weighting factor from the Bennett method into the free energy perturbation scheme of the test-area method. This new method was tested by comparing against the results of the Bennett and test-area methods for simulations of square well (SW), Lennard-Jones and point charge fluid models. It is seen that the new method is accurate for all these simulations, giving the same results as the Bennett method, in contrast to the test-area method which cannot calculate the surface tension of a SW fluid. The new method converges as quickly, on the basis of computational time required, as the test-area method and almost twice as quickly as the Bennett method. This combination of speed and accuracy means that the weighted test-area method should be used in preference to the test-area method and Bennett method for surface tension and other macroscopic thermodynamic quantities that can be calculated through perturbation methods.     

Method for rapid screening of pesticide mineralization in soil

A method has been developed for the analysis of (14)CO(2) evolution from the mineralization of (14)C-labelled organic compounds in soil samples. The new method is less space demanding and substantially cuts down laborious manual work compared to the traditional incubation bottle method used. Furthermore, the use of scintillation cocktail is largely reduced with the new method. In the new method, (14)CO(2) is trapped in filter paper held in the lid of a 20 ml glass vial by surface tension. The trapping solution used is Ca(OH)(2), which fixates CO(2) in the filter paper and the analysis of trapped (14)CO(2) is done using the Cyclone trade mark Storage Phosphor system. The lids are placed in a 32 well holder and exposed to a phosphor screen prior to scanning in a Cyclone trade mark scanner. The new filter method has been tested and compared to results obtained using the traditional method. The results show good agreement but due to a smaller capacity for CO(2) with the filter method compared to the traditional method, the interval between sampling has to be shorter using the filter method when the CO(2) development is high. The detection limits for the filter method is higher compared to the traditional method. With the filter method, the level of radioactivity has to exceed 300 dpm before detection is possible, while the same limit for the traditional method is around 30 dpm. On the other hand, the gas trapping faster and the efficiency is higher with the filter method.     

Comparative studies of polyethylene glycol-modified liposomes prepared using different PEG-modification methods

To address the issue of excess polyethylene glycol (PEG)-lipid degradation observed when PEG-modified liposomes are prepared using the pH-gradient method, a concept using a novel PEG-modification method, called the post-modification method, was proposed and evaluated. To assess the proof concept, a preservation-stability study and a pharmacokinetic study were performed that compared the conventional PEG-modification method, called the pre-modification method, with the post-modification method. The results show that PEG-lipid degradation could be markedly inhibited in the post-modification method. Furthermore, the post-modification method could be used without any manufacturing process difficulties, especially with high PEG-lipid content. In addition, a higher blood circulation capability was observed in the post-modification method. Through comparative studies, it was found that the post-modification method was advantageous compared to the pre-modification method. In conclusion, the post-modification method has the potential to be a novel PEG-modification method that can achieve a higher preservation stability of PEG-lipid, a greater ease of manufacturing, and a higher blood circulation capability, especially in the manufacturing of pH-gradient liposomal products.     

粪便中大肠埃希菌分离方法的筛选

比较了滤膜法、涂布法和纸片法对粪便中大肠埃希菌的分离效果。通过对分离粪便大肠埃希菌的数量可知,纸片法与m—TEC培养基上滤膜法分离的大肠埃希菌数量结果基本一致。m—TEC培养基滤膜法分离的大肠埃希菌平均数量分别是伊红美蓝培养基涂布法分离大肠埃希菌平均数量的1．4倍、伊红美蓝培养基滤膜法分离大肠埃希菌平均数量的2．8倍、m—TEC培养基涂布法分离大肠埃希菌平均数量的2．25倍。分离粪便样品中大肠埃希菌选择滤膜法用m—TEC培齐基进行分离为最佳分离方法。     

酵母双杂交相关方法的改良及应用

对酵母双杂交实验过程中较为耗时的阳性克隆鉴定过程进行改进,以期建立一种快速有效的鉴定方法。分别采用液氮冻融法、超声破碎法、渗透压破壁法以及煮沸裂解法裂解酵母细胞,获得质粒作为PCR模板,直接测序鉴定筛选到的相互作用蛋白。以液氮冻融法和超声破碎法裂解细胞获得的质粒为模板进行PCR,得到特异的产物,测序鉴定结果明确,与经典的鉴定方法相比效果相当,但更加经济快捷;而渗透压破壁法和煮沸裂解法则效果不好。说明前两种方法可代替常规方法用于阳性克隆的鉴定,从而加快酵母双杂交实验中大量阳性克隆的筛查工作。     

A new semiparametric estimation method for accelerated hazard model

The accelerated hazard model has been proposed for more than a decade. However, its application is still very limited, partly due to the complexity of the existing semiparametric estimation method. We propose a new semiparametric estimation method based on a kernel-smoothed approximation to the limit of a profile likelihood function of the model. The method leads to smooth estimating equations and is easy to use. The estimates from the method are proved to be consistent and asymptotically normal. Our numerical study shows that the new method is more efficient than the existing method. The proposed method is employed to reanalyze the data from a brain tumor treatment study.     

电化学法快速检测微生物的发展现状及趋势

自1898年Stewart提出利用电化学法检测微生物,电化学法已发展成为一种微生物快速检测的方法。根据检测的参数不同,电化学微生物检测法可以分为阻抗微生物法和介电常数法。阻抗法主要用于食品工业中微生物的快速检测(≤10⁷ cfu/mL),尤其用于易腐食品的微生物快速检测,以期实现在其发生明显腐败之前得到检测结果。而介电常数则用于生物发酵过程中的微生物数量的快速测定,可以实现在线监测微生物数量及生物发酵过程的实时控制。电化学法由于其检测迅速、可以实现自动化检测,在工业化生产中具有广阔的应用前景。     

T细胞亚群CD4测定方法的研究

为比较外周血T淋巴细胞亚群CD4不同测定方法的差别,以流式细胞术为定量手段,测定了猴外周血中三种不同方法处理后CD4的表达.结果表明：先标后溶法——先用异硫氰荧光素标记的单克隆抗体（FITC-CD4 McAb）标记后,再加入红细胞溶解液溶掉红细胞的处理方法,结果基本等同于传统的淋巴细胞分离法,但样本用量仅为传统方法的1/5,且操作简单.激光共焦显微术的形态学研究也证实：先标后溶法与淋巴细胞分离法相似,其细胞膜表面荧光标记清晰,优于先溶后标法.     

Mapping quantitative trait loci by an extension of the Haley-Knott regression method using estimating equations

The Haley-Knott (HK) regression method continues to be a popular approximation to standard interval mapping (IM) of quantitative trait loci (QTL) in experimental crosses. The HK method is favored for its dramatic reduction in computation time compared to the IM method, something that is particularly important in simultaneous searches for multiple interacting QTL. While the HK method often approximates the IM method well in estimating QTL effects and in power to detect QTL, it may perform poorly if, for example, there is strong epistasis between QTL or if QTL are linked. Also, it is well known that the estimation of the residual variance by the HK method is biased. Here, we present an extension of the HK method that uses estimating equations based on both means and variances. For normally distributed phenotypes this estimating equation (EE) method is more efficient than the HK method. Furthermore, computer simulations show that the EE method performs well for very different genetic models and data set structures, including nonnormal phenotype distributions, nonrandom missing data patterns, varying degrees of epistasis, and varying degrees of linkage between QTL. The EE method retains key qualities of the HK method such as computational speed and robustness against nonnormal phenotype distributions, while approximating the IM method better in terms of accuracy and precision of parameter estimates and power to detect QTL.     

Measurement of DNA with an automatic spectrophotometer

A method that uses an automated spectrophotometer to read microtiter plates in a modification of the diphenylamine method of DNA determination in tissue extracts, is presented. The micromethod saves technician time, and reduces exposure to acetic acid fumes. The reproducibility of the method is superior to the manual method. Fewer pipetting steps are required, and the method is suited to large batches of samples.     

A centrifugation method for determining the fresh weight of aquatic macrophytes

A centrifugation method to remove the surface water from five species of aquatic macrophytes of various morphologies is described and compared with the standard blotting method. The centrifugation method is up to twice as fast and up to three times more accurate than the blotting method. It works particularly well will plants of complex morphology and is less damaging to delicate plants than the blotting method. Errors in fresh weight determination between workers are also eliminated. Repeated centrifugation of plants, at 3-day intervals, was no more deleterious to their growth than the blotting method.     

洗发、护发化妆品微生物检查方法学研究

为提高化妆品潜在微生物的阳性检出率,建立洗发、护发类化妆品微生物限度和控制菌检查方法。采用常规法、培养基稀释法、薄膜过滤法对4种洗发、护发类化妆品进行微生物限度与控制菌方法学研究。结果显示,飘柔长效柔顺滋养洗发露、海飞丝去屑洗发露、飘柔人参滋养润发精华素、力士密集滋养修复-发膜级精华素菌落总数检测方法分别为0.2 m L/皿法、800 m L/膜法、0.5 m L/皿法和300 m L/膜法;霉菌及酵母菌检测方法分别为300 m L/膜法、300 m L/膜法、1 m L/皿法和1 m L/皿法;除海飞丝去屑洗发露采用培养基稀释法,其他均采用常规法进行控制菌检查。建议在化妆品微生物检验前应进行微生物方法研究,从而提高化妆品"潜在"病原菌的检出率。     

The neighbor-joining method: a new method for reconstructing phylogenetic trees

A new method called the neighbor-joining method is proposed for reconstructing phylogenetic trees from evolutionary distance data. The principle of this method is to find pairs of operational taxonomic units (OTUs [= neighbors]) that minimize the total branch length at each stage of clustering of OTUs starting with a starlike tree. The branch lengths as well as the topology of a parsimonious tree can quickly be obtained by using this method. Using computer simulation, we studied the efficiency of this method in obtaining the correct unrooted tree in comparison with that of five other tree-making methods: the unweighted pair group method of analysis, Farris's method, Sattath and Tversky's method, Li's method, and Tateno et al.'s modified Farris method. The new, neighbor-joining method and Sattath and Tversky's method are shown to be generally better than the other methods.      

草坪草总RNA几种提取方法的比较

分别采用DEPC水法、TRIzol法、CTAB-LiCl沉淀法、SDS-酚法、SDS提取液抽提法以及异硫氰酸胍法等6种方法提取草坪草总RNA,通过检测对各种方法的提取效果进行比较分析。结果表明,DEPC水法是最经济、操作最简单的一种方法,并且提取的RNA质量较好、可靠性高、易于大量制备,是提取草坪草RNA比较理想的方法之一,建议使用该方法。利用TRIzol法提取到的28S rRNA亮度约为18S rRNA的两倍,效果较好,操作简单,符合分子生物学实验要求。CTAB-LiCl沉淀法、SDS-酚法、SDS提取液抽提法也获得较高质量的RNA,但存在不同程度的DNA污染。异硫氰酸胍法提取RNA有明显的蛋白质污染,且RNA部分降解,此种方法不予采用。