[Influence of Hydraulic Retention Time on the Treatment of Polluted River Water by an Activated Carbon Rotating Biological Contactor].

The study combined activated carbon with a rotating biological contactor. The activated carbon adsorption experiments were conducted and the biofilm was formed by using the river water directly. The effects of different hydraulic retention times on the removal of NH4+-N, TP, and permanganate index and on the biofilm properties were investigated at the optimum rotational speed of the disc. Experimental results are as follows. The Freundlich isotherm showed that activated carbon had better adsorption properties for NH4+-N, TP, and permanganate index in water.When the disk speed was 3 r·min-1, the removal efficiency was the best, and the removal rates of NH4+-N, TP and permanganate index were the best at 86.05%, 81.28%, and 77.09%, respectively. In addition, there was a significant linear correlation between the hydraulic retention time and the removal of NH4+-N and TP (R2>0.9), respectively. The removal rates of NH4+-N and TP at different hydraulic retention times were significantly different (P<0.05), but the permanganate index was not (P>0.05).Hydraulic retention time had effects on the biofilm activity, protein and polysaccharide contents,and the three-dimensional fluorescence peaks of S-EPS, LB-EPS, and TB-EPS of the biofilm.

Deceleration capacity-a novel measure for autonomic nervous system in patients with vasovagal syncope on tilt-table testing.

This study was to investigate the changes of autonomic nerve function and hemodynamics in patients with vasovagal syncope (VVS) during head-up tilt-table testing (HUT). HUT was performed in 68 patients with unexplained syncope and 18 healthy subjects served as control group. According to whether bradycardia, hypotension or both took place during the onset of syncope, the patients were divided during the test into three subgroups: vasodepressor syncope (VD), cardioinhibitory syncope (CI) and mixed syncope (MX) subgroups. Heart rate, blood pressure, heart rate variability (HRV), and deceleration capacity (DC) were continuously analyzed during HUT. For all the subjects with positive responses, the normalized low frequency (LFn) and the LF/HF ratio markedly decreased whereas normalized high frequency (HFn) increased when syncope occurred. Syncopal period also caused more significant increase in the power of the DC in positive groups. These changes were more exaggerated compared to controls. All the patients were indicative of a sympathetic surge in the presence of withdrawal vagal activity before syncope and a sympathetic inhibition with a vagal predominance at the syncopal stage by the frequency-domain analysis of HRV. With the measurements of DC, a decreased vagal tone before syncope stage and a vagal activation at the syncopal stage were observed. The vagal tone was higher in subjects showing cardioinhibitory responses at the syncopal stage. DC may provide an alternative method to understand the autonomic profile of VVS patients.

Deceleration Capacity—A Novel Measure for Autonomic Nervous System in Patients with Vasovagal Syncope on Tilt-table Testing / 华中科技大学学报（医学）（英德文版）

This study was to investigate the changes of autonomic nerve function and hemodynamics in patients with vasovagal syncope (VVS) during head-up tilt-table testing (HUT).HUT was performed in 68 patients with unexplained syncope and 18 healthy subjects served as control group.According to whether bradycardia,hypotension or both took place during the onset of syncope,the patients were divided during the test into three subgroups:vasodepressor syncope (VD),cardioinhibitory syncope (CI) and mixed syncope (MX) subgroups.Heart rate,blood pressure,heart rate variability (HRV),and deceleration capacity (DC) were continuously analyzed during HUT.For all the subjects with positive responses,the normalized low frequency (LFn) and the LF/HF ratio markedly decreased whereas normalized high frequency (HFn) increased when syncope occurred.Syncopal period also caused more significant increase in the power of the DC in positive groups.These changes were more exaggerated compared to controls.All the patients were indicative of a sympathetic surge in the presence of withdrawal vagal activity before syncope and a sympathetic inhibition with a vagal predominance at the syncopal stage by the frequency-domain analysis of HRV.With the measurements ofDC,a decreased vagal tone before syncope stage and a vagal activation at the syncopal stage were observed.The vagal tone was higher in subjects showing cardioinhibitory responses at the syncopal stage.DC may provide an alternative method to understand the autonomic profile of VVS patients.

Expression of nerve growth factor and hypoxia inducible factor-1α and its correlation with angiogenesis in non-small cell lung cancer.

In order to investigate the expression of nerve growth factor (NGF) and hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and its correlation with angiogenesis in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), paraffin-embedded tissue blocks from 20 patients with NSCLC were examined. Twenty corresponding para-cancerous lung tissue specimens were obtained to serve as a control. The expression of NGF, HIF-1α, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the NSCLC tissues was detected by using immunohistochemistry. The microvascular density (MVD) was determined by CD31 staining. The results showed that the expression levels of NGF, HIF-1α and VEGF in the NSCLC tissues were remarkably higher than those in the para-cancerous lung tissues (P<0.05). There was significant difference in the MVD between the NSCLC tissues (9.19±1.43) and para-cancerous lung tissues (2.23±1.19) (P<0.05). There were positive correlations between NGF and VEGF, between HIF-1α and VEGF, and between NGF and HIF-1α in NSCLC tissues, with the spearman correlation coefficient being 0.588, 0.519 and 0.588, respectively. In NSCLC tissues, the MVD had a positive correlation with the three factors (P<0.05). Theses results suggest that NGF and HIF-1α are synergically involved in the angiogenesis of NSCLC.

[Biomass of Quercus fabri population under different ecological restoration regimes in subtropical China].

In this paper, the tissue-specific biomass and above-ground biomass of Quercus fabri under different ecological restoration regimes in subtropical China were analyzed by establishing allometric models with different parameters. The best-fitted equations were adopted for estimating the biomass and its annual growth, and the below-ground biomass and its increment were estimated on the basis of its linear relationship with above-ground biomass. The results showed that the biomass of the branches and of the total above-ground tissues was best described by power-function models, and the best fitted independent variables were d2l and D2H, respectively. The tissue-specific biomass and total biomass of Q. fabri population were all greater in secondary forest than in Pinus elliottii plantation. The above-ground biomass and below-ground biomass of Q. fabri population in secondary forest were 3.592 and 1.723 t x hm(-2), respectively, in which, different tissue components were ranked in the order of stem > branch > leaf; while those in P. elliottii plantation were 0.666 and 0.462 t x hm(-2), respectively, in which, different tissue components were ranked in the order of stem > leaf > branch. From 2004 to 2006, the annual increments of above-ground, below-ground, and total biomass increased with time, and the increment of above-ground biomass had an ascent tendency, which was from 54.35% to 62.20% in P. elliottii plantation and from 67.27% to 68.94% in secondary forest. In comparing with that in secondary forest, the biomass increment of Q. fabri population in P. elliottii plantation was small, despite its relatively high growth rate.