Photoluminescence of Alq3‐ and Tb‐activated aluminium–tris(8‐hydroxyquinoline) complex for blue chip‐excited OLEDs

The tris(8‐hydroxyquinoline)–aluminium complex is the most important and widely studied as electron transporting and green light emitting material. Alq₃ and Tb_xAl_(1‐x)q₃ have been synthesized (where x = 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 and 0.9) and blended films of Alq₃ and Tb_xAl_(1‐x)q₃ with PMMA and PS at different percentage weight (wt%) concentrations (e.g., 0.1, 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 wt%) have been prepared. The synthesized materials and their blended thin films have been characterized by a photoluminescence (PL) technique; the synthesis and PL characterization are reported in this paper. The synthesized metal complex shows bright emission of green light with blue light excitation (440 nm) and the prepared Tb_xAl_(1‐x)q₃ phosphor may be applicable in blue chip‐excited OLEDs for the newly developed wallpaper lighting technology. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

云南野生兜兰的引种栽培

1997～ 2 0 0 1年引种云南野生兜兰 1 3种 ,存苗 2万余株 ,在昆明园林植物园 (金殿 )兰圃栽培。具有引种成活率高、容易栽培、观赏价值高的优点 ,在养护管理实践中确立了一套栽培管理技术措施     

Microalgal process-monitoring based on high-selectivity spectroscopy tools: status and future perspectives

Microalgae are well known for their ability to accumulate lipids intracellularly, which can be used for biofuels and mitigate CO₂ emissions. However, due to economic challenges, microalgae bioprocesses have maneuvered towards the simultaneous production of food, feed, fuel, and various high-value chemicals in a biorefinery concept. On-line and in-line monitoring of macromolecules such as lipids, proteins, carbohydrates, and high-value pigments will be more critical to maintain product quality and consistency for downstream processing in a biorefinery to maintain and valorize these markets. The main contribution of this review is to present current and prospective advances of on-line and in-line process analytical technology (PAT), with high-selectivity – the capability of monitoring several analytes simultaneously – in the interest of improving product quality, productivity, and process automation of a microalgal biorefinery. The high-selectivity PAT under consideration are mid-infrared (MIR), near-infrared (NIR), and Raman vibrational spectroscopies. The current review contains a critical assessment of these technologies in the context of recent advances in software and hardware in order to move microalgae production towards process automation through multivariate process control (MVPC) and software sensors trained on “big data”. The paper will also include a comprehensive overview of off-line implementations of vibrational spectroscopy in microalgal research as it pertains to spectral interpretation and process automation to aid and motivate development.     

微生物技术“学习情境”项目教学改革探索与实践

针对卫生行业对高职医学生物技术专业人才需求,对接企业就业岗位群,设置微生物技术"学习领域"课程,开发设计来源于企业生产或服务实践的以工作过程为导向的"学习情境"教学单元。强化职业导向,开展理论实践一体化项目教学及云班课互动教学改革。采取多元化考核形式,以产品或项目成果为指引,给学生提供感知和体验工作过程的机会。经过多个学习情境项目教学的长期强化训练,学生积累了适应未来岗位的综合技能和素质。     

Pressure Cycling Technology Assisted Mass Spectrometric Quantification of Gingival Tissue Reveals Proteome Dynamics during the Initiation and Progression of Inflammatory Periodontal Disease

Understanding the progression of periodontal tissue destruction is at the forefront of periodontal research. The authors aimed to capture the dynamics of gingival tissue proteome during the initiation and progression of experimental (ligature‐induced) periodontitis in mice. Pressure cycling technology (PCT), a recently developed platform that uses ultra‐high pressure to disrupt tissues, is utilized to achieve efficient and reproducible protein extraction from ultra‐small amounts of gingival tissues in combination with liquid chromatography‐tandem mass spectrometry (MS). The MS data are processed using Progenesis QI and the regulated proteins are subjected to METACORE, STRING, and WebGestalt for functional enrichment analysis. A total of 1614 proteins with ≥2 peptides are quantified with an estimated protein false discovery rate of 0.06%. Unsupervised clustering analysis shows that the gingival tissue protein abundance is mainly dependent on the periodontitis progression stage. Gene ontology enrichment analysis reveals an overrepresentation in innate immune regulation (e.g., neutrophil‐mediated immunity and antimicrobial peptides), signal transduction (e.g., integrin signaling), and homeostasis processes (e.g., platelet activation and aggregation). In conclusion, a PCT‐assisted label‐free quantitative proteomics workflow that allowed cataloging the deepest gingival tissue proteome on a rapid timescale and provided novel mechanistic insights into host perturbation during periodontitis progression is applied.     

DNA聚合酶对PacBio SMRT测序结果影响的评价

目的 评估不同DNA聚合酶是否会对以16S rRNA全长为测序靶点的肠道微生物多样性研究结果产生影响。方法 用美国太平洋公司的三代测序仪（PacBio single molecule real-time sequencing technology）对3份分别采用KAPA HiFiTM HotStart DNA聚合酶和PCRBIO HotStart DNA聚合酶扩增的军犬粪便样品进行精确至“种”水平的测序分析。结果 经配对Mann-Whitney U检验显示,不同DNA聚合酶扩增的同一样品在门、属和种水平上差异无统计学意义（P>0.05）,然而在某些相对含量较少的操作分类单元（OTU）上,其扩增效率存在差异。经基于非加权UniFrac距离的非加权组平均法聚类分析和基于加权UniFrac距离的非参数多元方差分析发现不同DNA聚合酶扩增的同一样品其多样性差异无统计学意义（P>0.05）。结论 KAPA HiFiTM HotStart DNA聚合酶和PCRBIO HotStart DNA聚合酶虽对模板DNA扩增存在一定的偏好性,但该偏好性不影响PacBio SMRT测序结果。     

龙脑型阴香截顶采收技术研究

以2年生龙脑型阴香Cinnamomum burmannii chvar. Borneol幼林为研究对象,开展截顶采收技术试验,试验设置4个截顶高度,每个截顶高度内又采用3种下部枝条处理模式。通过对2个年度3次调查数据进行分析,结果表明树高、地径、冠幅和可蒸生物量4个性状不同区组间本底差异不大,处理后4个性状不同处理间差异显著加大,且均达极显著水平;多重比较也从本底的2个DUNNCAN分组提升至3～4个分组,且可以看出随着截干高度的提升,4个性状指标逐渐提升;在留枝方面,保留枝条越少,4个性状指标数值越小。因此,采收以120 cm高度截顶后保留下部枝条(H4-T1组合)为最佳处理。     

Real-time dissolved carbon dioxide monitoring I: Application of a novel in situ sensor for CO2 monitoring and control

Dissolved carbon dioxide (dCO₂) is a well-known critical parameter in bioprocesses due to its significant impact on cell metabolism and on product quality attributes. Processes run at small-scale faces many challenges due to limited options for modular sensors for online monitoring and control. Traditional sensors are bulky, costly, and invasive in nature and do not fit in small-scale systems. In this study, we present the implementation of a novel, rate-based technique for real-time monitoring of dCO₂ in bioprocesses. A silicone sampling probe that allows the diffusion of CO₂ through its wall was inserted inside a shake flask/bioreactor and then flushed with air to remove the CO₂ that had diffused into the probe from the culture broth (sensor was calibrated using air as zero-point calibration). The gas inside the probe was then allowed to recirculate through gas-impermeable tubing to a CO₂ monitor. We have shown that by measuring the initial diffusion rate of CO₂ into the sampling probe we were able to determine the partial pressure of the dCO₂ in the culture. This technique can be readily automated, and measurements can be made in minutes. Demonstration experiments conducted with baker's yeast and Yarrowia lipolytica yeast cells in both shake flasks and mini bioreactors showed that it can monitor dCO₂ in real-time. Using the proposed sensor, we successfully implemented a dCO₂-based control scheme, which resulted in significant improvement in process performance.     

Industrial enzymes--developments in production and application

The utilization of gene technology and of new production technologies have made industrial enzymes with improved properties or better cost performance available. This has in turn opened important new areas of enzyme applications. The benefits to the customers are considerable: cost savings in the application process, improved product quality, and in most cases also a significantly reduced impact on the environment.

Gene technology offers several benefits to the enzyme industry. This technology enables the use of safe, well-documented host organisms easy to cultivate, the microbial production of enzymes of animal and plant origin, the realization of enhanced efficiency and high product purity, and also the production of enzymes with improved stability and activity.

Developments in production technology include advanced control methods, the use of expert systems, and the application of large-scale crystallization.

As case stories the development of a lipase and of a cellulase is described. The effect on environment of enzyme application and production is discussed.