石河子地区“8·9”强对流天气过程分析

利用高空、雷达、云图和数值预报产品对石河子地区2013年8月上旬末一次强对流天气过程进行分析,结果表明,预报强对流天气,在关注形势场演变的同时,注重风场切变、辐合辐散、K指数大值区和探空不稳定能量及雷达资料的分析和应用尤为重要.     

广西强天气气候特征及其探空特征物理量分析

通过统计历年实况资料,得出广西强天气的气候分布特征及其变化规律,然后利用大量样本的探空资料计算有利于强天气发生的特征物理量。结果表明,广西强天气有明显的地域分布特征,主要表现为雷暴南部多、北部少,其中桂东南和沿海地区是雷暴的高发区;冰雹主要出现在北部,桂南降雹少;广西东部和沿海地区为大风频发区;历年龙卷风天气发生次数不多,且集中在涠州岛及沿海地区;强降水呈南北2个高频带。雷暴、降雹和强降水的月变化均具有"单峰型"特征,大风月分布具有"双峰型"特征;强降水主要出现在夜间至次日08:00,大风、雷暴和冰雹天气则主要出现在午后至傍晚;广西强天气发生前在不同地域和不同天气系统影响下的温度层结和不稳定能量等探空特征物理量均有较大差异。     

Detection of serum MDA,NO and INOS in patients with SARS andits clinical significance

AIM: To observe free radicals (MDA, NO) and iNOS of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and to explore its significance. METHODS: MDA, NO₂^-/NO₃^- and iNOS were determined in SARS patients during the early, recovery and follow-up stage, front doctors and nurses (contact group) and health people (health control). RESULTS: The level of MDA during first stage was higher than that of recovery stage and the MDA level of recovery stage was higher than that of follow-up stage, contact group, and health control group (P<0.01). The content of NO₂^-/NO₃^- during early stage was higher than that of other groups, and the NO₂^-/NO₃^- contents of recovery stage, follow-up stage were higher than that of contact group and health control group (P<0.01), respectively. The mean of iNOS during early stage was highest than that of other stages (P<0.01) and the mean of recovery stage was higher than that of contact group (P<0.05), there were no difference in iNOS activity among any other groups (P>0.05). CONCLUSION: The pathological injury in pathogenesis of SARS is related to free radicals.     

Nitric Oxide Response in Critically III Dogs

Alterations in nitric oxide (NO)production may play a role in critical illness. Total serum nitrate/nitrite concentrations [SNN (uM/L)], the stable metabolites of NO, have been used as an indirect measure of NO in people, with increased concentrations reported in cases of critical illness. The relationship of nitric oxide (NO) to criticalillness in dgos is unknown. We tested the hypothesis that critically ill intensive care unit (ICU) canine illness in dogs is unknown. We tested the hypothesis that critically ill intesive care unit (ICU) canine patients would have increased SNN as compared to healthy dogs and non-critically ill dogs. An organ failure index score (OFI) was assigned to dogs admitted to the ICU to evaluate trends between disease severtiy and SNN. Critically ill dogs had significantly (p < 0.05) higher SNN (median 10.53) as compared to non-critically ill dogs (median 2.3) and healthy dogs (median 1.92). Critically ill dogs with the most severe disease (as based on OFI) had higher SNN concentrations. Survival of critically ill dogs with SNN of > 15 upon ICU admission (12% survival) was significantly less than survival of critically ill dogs with SNN ≤ 15 (91%) survival).l (Vet. Emerg. & Crit. Care, 9: 195–202, 1999)