The point-spread function of an optical system determines its optical resolution for both spatial and temporal imaging. For spatial imaging, it is given by a Fourier transform of the pupil function of the system. For ...
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The point-spread function of an optical system determines its optical resolution for both spatial and temporal imaging. For spatial imaging, it is given by a Fourier transform of the pupil function of the system. For temporal imaging based on nonlinear optical processes, such as sum-frequency generation or four-wave mixing, the pointspread function is related to the waveform of the pump wave by a nonlinear transformation. We compare the point-spread functions of three temporal imaging schemes: sum-frequency generation, co-propagating four-wave mixing, and counter-propagating four-wave mixing, and demonstrate that the last scheme provides the best temporal resolution. Our results are valid for both quantum and classical temporal imaging.
Salmonella can cause global foodborne illnesses in humans and many animals. The current diagnostic gold standard used for detecting Salmonella infection is microbiological culture followed by serological confirmation ...
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Salmonella can cause global foodborne illnesses in humans and many animals. The current diagnostic gold standard used for detecting Salmonella infection is microbiological culture followed by serological confirmation tests. However, these methods are complicated and time-consuming. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) analysis offers some advantages in rapid identification, for example, simple and fast sample preparation, fast and automated measurement, and robust and reliable identification up to genus and species levels, possibly even to the strain level. In this study, we established a reference database for species identification using whole-cell MALDI-TOF MS;the database consisted of 12 obtained main spectra of the Salmonella culture collection strains belonged to seven serotypes. Eighty-two clinical isolates of Salmonella were identified using established database, and partial 16S rDNA gene sequencing and serological method were used as comparison. We found that MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry provided high accuracy in identification of Salmonella at species level but was limited to type or subtype Salmonella serovars. We also tried to find serovar-specific biomarkers and failed. Our study demonstrated that (a) MALDI-TOF MS was suitable for identification of Salmonella at species level with high accuracy and (b) that MALDI-TOF MS method presented in this study was not useful for serovar assignment of Salmonella currently, because of its low matching with serological method and (c) MALDI-TOF MS method presented in this study was not suitable to subtype S. typhimurium because of its low discriminatory ability.
Conventional data-aware structure SRAMs consume unnecessary dynamic power during the read phase due to the read-half-select issue. In this paper, a 9T-based read-half-select disturb-free SRAM architecture with the cro...
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Conventional data-aware structure SRAMs consume unnecessary dynamic power during the read phase due to the read-half-select issue. In this paper, a 9T-based read-half-select disturb-free SRAM architecture with the cross-point data-aware write strategy is proposed. Based on the proposed write-half-select and read-half-select disturb-free strategy, our 9T bitcell structure improves the read and write SNM by 2.5X and 2.4X compared to traditional bitcells. Furthermore, the proposed strategy and 9T bitcell structure can reduce the read power dissipation on bitline of the SRAM array by 5.14X compared with traditional SRAMs. Based on the proposed architecture, a 16Kb SRAM is fabricated in a 130 nm CMOS which is fully functional from 1.2 V down to 0.33 V. The minimal energy per cycle is 11.8pJ at 0.35 V. The power consumption at 0.33 V is 2.5 mu W with 175 kHz. The proposed SRAM has 1.5X and 4.2X less total power and leakage power than other works.
In this letter, we propose theoretically a coherent receiver based on solid-state impact-ionization multiplier (SIM) for quantum communication. In the newly proposed coherent receiver, the balanced photodetector (BPD)...
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In this letter, we propose theoretically a coherent receiver based on solid-state impact-ionization multiplier (SIM) for quantum communication. In the newly proposed coherent receiver, the balanced photodetector (BPD) is used as a current source connected to the SIM. The signal from the BPD is fed into the SIM, where it is amplified through a desirable avalanche process, which is similar to the avalanche photodiodes, and can then be fed into a transimpedance amplifier for voltage readout. Compared with the conventional coherent receiver with only coherent gain, the signal gain of the proposed coherent receiver consists of two parts, the coherent gain produced by the local oscillator (LO) and the avalanche gain produced by the SIM, so the LO power can be decreased to avoid the saturation of the BPD without sacrificing the signal gain. What is more, the proposed receiver can operate at a higher bandwidth by optimizing the structure of the coherent receiving end and redesigning the geometry of the SIM.
Se0.5Te0.5 semiconductor core optical fibers with phosphate glass cladding were fabricated by using a reactive molten core approach. The core was found to be amorphous with some oxygen diffusing in from the cladding g...
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Se0.5Te0.5 semiconductor core optical fibers with phosphate glass cladding were fabricated by using a reactive molten core approach. The core was found to be amorphous with some oxygen diffusing in from the cladding glass. Crystalline Se0.5Te0.5 (c-Se0.5Te0.5) semiconductor core fibers were obtained by a post-drawing annealing process. Significant disparities in conductivity under stress and without stress were observed in c-Se0.5Te0.5 semiconductor core fibers. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that stress sensing can be realized in c-Se0.5Te0.5 semiconductor core optical fibers. This is in contrast to all previous work on stress sensing using fibers, which require the use of optical probing signals. In addition, it is found that more than 60 times change in conductivity between dark and illuminated states in c-Se0.5Te0.5 semiconductor core fibers. These results demonstrate that c-Se0.5Te0.5 semiconductor core optical fibers have promising applications in stress sensor, photodetector, and optical switch.
Aureobasidium melanogenum HN6.2 was found to able to produce an esterase of 208.1 +/- 2.7 units per ml within 72 h. A molecular weight of the purified esterase was 60.2 kDa and its PI was 4.86. The optimal pH and temp...
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Aureobasidium melanogenum HN6.2 was found to able to produce an esterase of 208.1 +/- 2.7 units per ml within 72 h. A molecular weight of the purified esterase was 60.2 kDa and its PI was 4.86. The optimal pH and temperature of the purified esterase were 8.0 and 40 degrees C, respectively. The purified esterase was stable at the temperature less than 40 degrees C and in the pH range of 7.5-8.0. The esterase activity was greatly inhibited in the presence of Zn2+, Hg2+, Fe2+, Ni2+ and SDS. K-m and V-max values of the enzyme for rho-nitrophenyl butyrate were 68.6 mu M and 251.4 mu M per min, respectively. Mass analysis showed that it belonged to a carboxylesterase. After an esterase gene (Car-Est) cloned from the genomic DNA of the marine yeast strain HN6.2 was disrupted, the disruptant Y44 obtained exhibited a significant decrease in esterase activity. Meanwhile, a transcriptional level of the Car-Est gene of the disruptant Y44 was only 5.18% that of the Car-Est gene of its wild type strain HN6.2, confirming that the cloned esterase gene was indeed closely related to the esterase activity of the yeast HN6.2 strain. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
In this study, two CeO2-ZrO2-Al2O3 composites with layered structure were prepared by sequential precipitation route (SP) and compared with that obtained from conventional coprecipitation method (CC). The structural, ...
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In this study, two CeO2-ZrO2-Al2O3 composites with layered structure were prepared by sequential precipitation route (SP) and compared with that obtained from conventional coprecipitation method (CC). The structural, textural and redox properties of the Pd-supported three-way catalysts were investigated by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), N-2 adsorption-desorption, CO chemical adsorption, H-2-temperature-programmed reduction and oxygen storage capacity (OSC). By adjusting the precipitation sequence of CZ and Al2O3 components, different combination styles of CZ and Al2O3 as well as different interaction between the two components are obtained, which consequently modifies the physicochemical properties, catalytic performance along with the thermal stability of the supported Pd/CeO2-ZrO2-Al2O3 catalysts. The catalysts derived from SP present comparable structural and textural thermal stability compared to that obtained from CC. From the aspects of XPS, TPR and OSC, more Ce3+ and improved redox properties are created by SP with respect to CC. In addition, the dispersion of palladium is enhanced due to the strongmetal-support interaction. The catalytic performance evaluation results reveal that SP method leads to the formation of three-way catalysts with advanced catalytic activities for C3H8, CO and NO conversions especially when CZ is enriched in the outer layer.
Conventional co-precipitation combined with a urea-assisted low-temperature (90 A degrees C) hydrothermal procedure (CZU) and the same method without urea (CZ) were used to prepare material CeO2-ZrO2-La2O3-Nd2O3. X-ra...
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Conventional co-precipitation combined with a urea-assisted low-temperature (90 A degrees C) hydrothermal procedure (CZU) and the same method without urea (CZ) were used to prepare material CeO2-ZrO2-La2O3-Nd2O3. X-ray diffraction, Raman, nitrogen adsorption-desorption, transmission electron microscope, hydrogen-temperature programmed reduction (H-2-TPR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were employed to study the structural, textural, reduction behavior and surface elemental composition of the materials. The results reveal that, compared to CZ, CZU exhibits more outstanding structural property, higher thermal stability and higher low-temperature reducibility. The results also show that the stability of the reduction behavior is closely related to its surface chemical properties, especially the variation of the surface atomic ratio of Ce/Zr and the surface oxygen species. The possible mechanism of urea was also discussed in this study. In addition, with regard to corresponding Pd-only three-way catalysts, remarkably boosted catalytic performance of Pd/CZU is also obtained than that of Pd/CZ, and which suggests that CZU holds better prospective applications.
Motivation: Advances in neuroimaging and sequencing techniques provide an unprecedented opportunity to map the function of brain regions and identify the roots of psychiatric diseases. However, the results from most n...
Motivation: Advances in neuroimaging and sequencing techniques provide an unprecedented opportunity to map the function of brain regions and identify the roots of psychiatric diseases. However, the results from most neuroimaging studies, i.e. activated clusters/regions or functional connectivities between brain regions, frequently cannot be conveniently and systematically interpreted, rendering the biological meaning unclear. Results: We describe a brain annotation toolbox that generates functional and genetic annotations for neuroimaging results. The voxel-level functional description from the Neurosynth database and gene expression profile from the Allen Human Brain Atlas are used to generate functional/genetic information for region-level neuroimaging results. The validity of the approach is demonstrated by showing that the functional and genetic annotations for specific brain regions are consistent with each other;and further the region by region functional similarity network and genetic similarity network are highly correlated for major brain atlases. One application of brain annotation toolbox is to help provide functional/genetic annotations for newly discovered regions with unknown functions, e.g. the 97 new regions identified in the Human Connectome Project. Importantly, this toolbox can help understand differences between psychiatric patients and controls, and this is demonstrated using schizophrenia and autism data, for which the functional and genetic annotations for the neuroimaging changes in patients are consistent with each other and help interpret the results.
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