Gas-phase ionic reactions: dynamics and mechanism of nucleophilic displacements

Nucleophilic displacement reactions (the SN2 reaction) of ions in the gas phase are a prototypical reaction system that allows a study of dynamics, mechanisms, and structure-energy relations. This article reviews aspects of the kinetics (especially the applicability of statistical reaction rate theory), the relation of structure and reactivity, and the effects of small numbers of solvent molecules on the reaction and compares the behavior of the ionic reaction in the gas phase with that in solution.     

Detection of Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) by Immunofluorescence

Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis can be readily and accurately diagnosed by direct fluorescent antibody techniques on infected bovine embryo kidney monolayers. Non-specific fluorescence was encountered in direct observation of bovine nasal secretions and cotyledon impressions.     

Wood-to-bark adhesion of subalpine fir (<Emphasis Type="Italic"> Abies lasiocarpa</Emphasis>) in extreme temperatures

Wood-to-bark adhesion strengths were tested at 25 to –78°C under moisture contents of 0–200%. The freezing temperature of the cambium appeared to be between –20 and –40°C. The low freezing temperature was assumed to be due to the high pectin and protein contents in the cambium cells. At temperatures above the freezing point of the cambium (–20 to 25°C), the adhesion strength was curvilinearly and negatively related to moisture content. At temperatures below the freezing point of the cambium (–40 to –78°C), adhesion strength was not correlated with moisture content. For practical application, maintaining logs at high moisture content and temperatures above –20°C would assure a good debarking and yield high quality wood chips for pulping, with less wood loss to hog fuel.     

玉米不同生育期遭受螟害对产量损失的影响

1963年在北京防蛾网室的条件下,在盆栽春玉米上分期用人工接种螟卵,試驗螟害对产量损失的影响,得出如下的結果: 玉米产量的损失与玉米螟为害当时玉米的生育时期有密切的关系。在螟虫数量相同或接近的情况下,心叶期(心叶中期、心叶末期)被害较穗期(灌浆期)影响产量显著为大;心叶末期孵化的螟虫,其为害所造成的損失又显著较心叶中期为大。心叶期被害的处理,产量較对照区显著減低,但穗期被害的处理,每株平均虫数为3.5—15.1时,产量仍与对照差异不显著。同一接种时期,处理間平均虫数的差异大部分是显著的,但产量間的差异則不显著。玉米受害时期对产量的影响远較同一时期不同虫量的影响为明显。虫数与心叶中期和穗期接种的两个处理的产量有显著的負相关,相关系数分別为-0.89和-0.88;虽然产量随着虫数的增加而递減的趋势是明显的,但每株虫数在1—12头的范围內,产量间差异不一定显著。虫数与心叶末期接种的处理的产量,相关不显著,这可能是由于供試株数太少的原因。应用迴归方程式計算时,每增加一虫产量的損失,心叶中期为3.17％,穗期为1.84％。接种后被害玉米发育受到影响,心叶期遭受螟害植株高度減低17％。作者等指出心叶末期孵化为害的螟虫影响玉米产量特别严重的原因,可能是由于玉米抽雄时,这批幼虫尚未成熟,大量轉移蛀入茎稈或为害正在成长中的雌穗,妨碍营养物的輸送和雌穗的正常受粉所致。本文試驗所得的結果,初步指出当前用颗粒剂防治玉米螟,提倡在心叶末期施药的措施,不仅从減少虫数上看是适当的,从保証产量的角度来看也是有利的。     

IMAGING DIAGNOSIS: COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC FINDINGS IN A CASE OF ADENOSQUAMOUS CARCINOMA OF THE HEAD AND NECK IN A CAT

A 15‐year‐old female spayed domestic long‐haired cat was referred for trismus, hypersalivation, and bilateral ocular discharge. On examination, the cat showed pain on palpation of the left zygomatic arch, palpable crepitus of the frontal region, and limited retropulsion of both globes. A contrast‐enhanced sinonasal computed tomographic study was performed, showing facial distortion and extensive osteolysis of the skull, extending beyond the confines of the sinonasal and paranasal cavities. Additionally, soft tissue and fluid accumulation were observed in the nasal cavities and paranasal sinuses. Postmortem biopsy samples acquired from the calvarium yielded a histologic diagnosis of sinonasal adenosquamous carcinoma, a rare and particularly aggressive neoplasm previously only reported in the esophagus of one cat.