Abstract Advances in timing detector technology require new specialized readout electronics. Applications demand below 10 ps time of arrival resolution and low power for a low repetition rate. A ...possible path to achieve O(10 ps) time resolution is an integrated chip using Silicon Germanium (SiGe) technology. Using DoE SBIR funding, Anadyne, Inc., in collaboration with UC Santa Cruz, has developed a prototype SiGe front-end readout chip optimized for low power and timing resolution. Two versions of the chip were produced with performance in simulation: a more power version with 10 ps resolution at 5 fC with 1.1 mW/channel, and a less power version with 10 ps resolution at 8 fC with 0.6 mW/channel. The chip was produced at Tower Semiconductor with 350 nm technology. The ASIC from the prototype run shows good performance: a rise time of 0.7–1 ns and 25 mV per fC response with RMS noise <1 mV. Simulation and results from the prototype will be reported in this paper.
Molecular monitoring of chronic myeloid leukemia patients using robust BCR-ABL1 tests standardized to the International Scale (IS) is key to proper disease management, especially when treatment ...cessation is considered. Most laboratories currently use a time-consuming sample exchange process with reference laboratories for IS calibration. A World Health Organization (WHO) BCR-ABL1 reference panel was developed (MR(1)-MR(4)), but access to the material is limited. In this study, we describe the development of the first cell-based secondary reference panel that is traceable to and faithfully replicates the WHO panel, with an additional MR(4.5) level. The secondary panel was calibrated to IS using digital PCR with ABL1, BCR and GUSB as reference genes and evaluated by 44 laboratories worldwide. Interestingly, we found that >40% of BCR-ABL1 assays showed signs of inadequate optimization such as poor linearity and suboptimal PCR efficiency. Nonetheless, when optimized sample inputs were used, >60% demonstrated satisfactory IS accuracy, precision and/or MR(4.5) sensitivity, and 58% obtained IS conversion factors from the secondary reference concordant with their current values. Correlation analysis indicated no significant alterations in %BCR-ABL1 results caused by different assay configurations. More assays achieved good precision and/or sensitivity than IS accuracy, indicating the need for better IS calibration mechanisms.
In the current work, the graphene oxide was synthesized through Hummer’s method and modified with nickel hexacyanoferrate nanoparticles. The product was characterized by a Scanning Electron ...Microscope (SEM) and Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The characterization results confirm the successful synthesis of graphene oxide and the immobilization of nanoparticles on it. The obtained graphene oxide-nickel hexacyanoferrate (GO-NiHCF) was applied for the removal of Sr(II) from the aqueous media in the batch method. The influence of effective factors such as pH, time, and initial concentration of strontium on adsorption was studied. The pH study showed that Sr(II) uptake increases in the pH range of 1-7 and the uptake reduces slightly or remains constant at higher pH values. The adsorption capacity under optimum conditions was obtained at about 140 mg g-1 adsorbent. The kinetic data of Sr(II) sorption by GO-NiHCF were investigated by pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order models. The results showed that the kinetic data fitted well to the pseudo-second-order rate model. The equilibrium data suggest the data are relatively fitted well to the Langmuir adsorption isotherm. Therefore, it can be understood that adsorbents’ dispersion on graphene oxide sheets or interlayers is homogenous. The separation factor(RL) value extracted from the Langmuir curve was estimated as 0<RL<1, showing the sorption behavior is favorable.
The distribution of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and peptide histidine isoleucine (PHI) mRNA within the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of rats was evaluated by immunocytochemistry and in situ ...hybridization. The pattern of VIP and PHI immunoreactivity corresponded closely to the distribution of VIP/PHI mRNA within the ventrolateral SCN. Clear hybridization signal was observed within the SCN of rats killed 5 h after light onset and in rats killed 2 h after the onset of the dark phase of the light-dark cycle. Visual examination of the grain density within the autoradiographs suggested that VIP/PHI mRNA may occur in higher concentrations shortly after the onset of darkness than 5 h after the onset of the light phase.
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