Investigation on magnesium degrad ation under fl ow versus static conditions using a novel impedance-driven fl ow apparatus

This article reports a novel impedance-driven flow apparatus and its applicability for studying magnesium degradation under flow versus static conditions. Magnesium has potential to be an effective biomaterial for use inside the human body due to its biodegradability and biocompatibility.Magnesium undergoes degradation reactions in aqueous solutions such as body fluids, leading to mass loss and pH increase of the surrounding fluid. To compare the degradation process of magnesium under flow versus static conditions, a novel flow apparatus consisting of an impedance pump and a flow chamber was designed and constructed. In addition to low-cost, this apparatus is flexible to be sterilized and assembled, and is small enough for use inside an incubator, making it appealing for measuring and comparing magnesium degradation in vitro under flow versus static conditions. The average flow rate in this flow apparatus was 2.8 ml/s, mimicking the flow rate(2.6 ml/s) in coronary artery. In a simulated body fluid(SBF), magnesium samples lost their mass at a much faster rate under the flow condition than that under the static condition. Starting with a pH of 7.4, the SBF showed a pH increase to 8.5 under the flow condition within 96 h due to the degradation of magnesium, greater than the pH increase under the static condition.The results of this study demonstrated the effects of fluid flow on magnesium degradation using the impedance-driven flow apparatus, providing useful design guidelines for magnesium-based implants that may be exposed to body fluid flow.     

Numerical Analysis of Frictional Heat-Stress Coupled Field at Dynamic Contact

A new analysis method was developed to simulate the dynamic process of a frictional heatstress coupled field. The relationship between the frictional heat and the thermal stress was investigated for concave cylinder contact conditions. The results show that, as a nonlinear contact problem, the frictional heat at the contact areas changes with moving velocity in both value and distribution, and that the transient frictional heat at the dynamic condition has a peak within a cycle. The dynamic process of friction heat and thermal stresses affects diffusion of the frictional effects. The result can be helpful for dynamic simulation of diffusion lubrication of elements at elevated temperatures.     

Nonlinear fault diagnosis method based on kernel principal component analysis

To ensure the system run under working order, detection and diagnosis of faults play an important role in industrial process. This paper proposed a nonlinear fault diagnosis method based on kernel principal component analysis (KPCA). In proposed method, using essential information of nonlinear system extracted by KPCA, we constructed KPCA model of nonlinear system under normal working condition. Then new data were projected onto the KPCA model. When new data are incompatible with the KPCA model,it can be concluded that the nonlinear system is out of normal working condition. Proposed method was applied to fault diagnosis on rolling bearings. Simulation results show proposed method provides an effective method for fault detection and diagnosis of nonlinear system.     

Structure change of 430 stainless steel in the heating process

The microstructure analysis was employed for the ferrific stainless steel (SUS430) with the carbon content from 0.029wt% to 0.100wt% under the simulated heating process condition. The higher carbon sample (430H) contains the duplex phase microstructure at the temperature of 1150℃; on the other hand, the lower carbon content sample (430L) does not touch two phase area even at the temperature of 1450℃ and has the single phase ferritic microstructure. The carbon content need be well controlled for the 430 ferritic stainless steel since it can significantly affect the heating process curve, and the heating process may not be done in the two phase area due to the uncontrolled carbon content. With the low carbon content and the proper soaking time, the grain size is not sensitive to the heating process temperature and the soaking time. In the present heat treatment experiments, the soaking time is about 10 min, and the processing parameters can be chosen according to the requirement of the gross energy, the efficiency and the continual forming.     

Performance of Sequencing Biofilm Batch Reactor（SBBR） under Micro-aerobic Condition for Aniline-Contaminated Wastewater Treatment

The performance of sequencing biofilm batch reactor（ SBBR） under micro-aerobic condition for aniline-contaminated wastewater treatment was investigated in this study. Dissolved oxygen（ DO） and aniline concentrations were selected as the operating variables to analyze,model,and optimize the process. In order to analyze the process,5 dependent parameters,chemical oxygen demand（ COD）,aniline,ammonium,total nitrogen（ TN）,and total phosphorous（ TP） removal as the process responses were studied. From the results, increase in DO concentration could promote the removal of COD,aniline,ammonium,and TN,while increase in aniline concentration has a slightly negative impact on the removal of pollutants. The optimum DO concentration was found to be 0. 4-0. 5 mg /L. The removal efficiencies for COD,aniline,ammonium,and TN at the optimum point（ DO concentration0. 5 mg /L,aniline concentration 11 mg /L） were 95. 84%,100%,75. 72%,and 45. 39%,respectively. The oxidative deamination was the main degradation method for aniline under micro-aerobic condition. Simultaneously nitrification-denitrification（ SND）process performed under micro-aerobic condition and about 20%-40% nitrogen was removed by SND.     

Healing of hydrogen-attacked cracks in split specimens with recovering heat treatment in vacuum

The healing mechanism of hydrogen-attacked cracks in low carbon steel and Cr-Mo steel and its influencing factors during the healing process were studied by recovering heat treatment of split specimens in vacuum. The result showed that crack pacing tums much smaller under the condition of pure heating, especially for crack tips. The healing effect is well related to the length of cracks with the shorter in priority. By the primary mechanism of thermal diffusion, iron and carbon atoms must diffuse at the high speed in steel to realize that plasticity deformation energy exceeds and overcomes surface tensile force energy. In addition, phase transformation and stress-stain relationship also have positive effects on the process.     

Material removal model for non-contact chemical mechanical polishing

Material removal mechanism under non-contact condition between the pad and the wafer in the chemical mechanical polishing （CMP） process is investigated. Based on the assumption that almost all effective material removals take place due to the active abrasives which cut material through the plowing effects. A novel model is developed to predict the material removal rate （MRR） under non-contact condition between the pad and the wafer in CMP. Validated by the experimental data, the model is proved to be able to predict the change of MRR under non-contact condition. Numerical simulation of the model shows： the relative velocity u between the pad and the wafer and fluid viscosity 7/are the most important factors which impact MRR under non-contact condition; load changes of wa- fer also affects the MRR, but the effect is not as obvious as the relative velocity and fluid viscosity; when the radius of abrasive is not less than 50nm, the impact of MRRalone with the changes in the size of the abrasive can be ignored.     

Asymptotic Behavior of the Drift Coefficient Estimator of Stochastic Differential Equations Driven by Small Noises

The parametric estimation problem for diffusion processes with small white noise based on continuous time observations is well developed. However,in parametric inference,it is more realistic and interesting to consider asymptotic estimation for diffusion processes based on discrete observations. The least squares method is used to obtain the estimator of the drift parameter for stochastic differential equations( SDEs) driven by general Lévy noises when the process is observed discretely. Its strong consistency and the rate of convergence of the squares estimator are studied under some regularity conditions.     

Gray Synthetic Evaluation on Moisture Comfort of Sportswear Fabrics under the Condition of Heavy Sweating

Moisture and water transfer under the condition of heavy sweating are analyzed. Four different experiments are made to test moisture resistance, water-keep, wicking effect and drying ability of samples. Then gray analysis method is introduced to evaluate the comprehensive comfort of these fabrics. Result shows chemical fiber with high moisture transfer performance has advantage in water transfer and diffusion, which is suitable for human under the condition of heavy sweating. Though natural fiber can absorb moisture well, it cannot transfer fluid sweat. Therefore natural fiber fabrics such as cotton, wool are unsuitable to make functional sportswear.     

Criteria for Regularity of Elliptic Diffusion Processes and It’s Application

0　IntroductionThe concept of regularity plays an important and elemen tary role in both stochastic processes and probabilisticpotential theories. The result for Brownian Motion can befound in Ref.[1,2]. Blumenthal, Getoor and Chung have giv en man…     

Verifiable （ t, n） Threshold Signature Scheme Based on Elliptic Curve

Based on the difficulty of solving the ECDLP (elliptic curve discrete logarithm problem) on the finite field, we present a (t, n) threshold signature scheme and a verifiable key agreement scheme without trusted party. Applying a modified elliptic curve signature equation, we get a more efficient signature scheme than the existing ECDSA (ellipticcurve digital signature algorithm) from the computability and security view. Our scheme has a shorter key, faster computation, and better security.     

Bridging of Calixarenes with N, N＇-Bis（Chloroacetyl） Propylenediamine

A new bridging reagent, N, N‘-bis (chloroacetyl) propylenediamine was used to explore the relativeactivity and bridging pattern of p-ten-bury lcalix [4] arene, p-tert-butylcalix [6] arene and butylcalix [8] arene. It wasfound that the bridging reaction is selectively, at least, preferably at 1, 3-position for p-tert-butylcalix [4] arene and p-tert-butylcalix [6] arene, 1,5-position for p-tert-butylcalix [8] arene. Taking the yield of bridged calixarene as a compar-sion standard, the activity decreases with the increasing of the number of phenolic units in calixarene.     

Study on the action of sodium selenite on the mitochondria metabolism of<Emphasis Type="Italic">Carassius auratus</Emphasis> hybrid carps liver by microcalorimetry

By using an LKB-2277 bioactivity monitor and ampoule method, the fundamental thermogenesis curves of the metabolic process of liver mitochondria fromCarassius auratus hybrid carps and the toxic effect of Na₂SeO₃ on it were studied at 28°C. From the thermogenesis curves, the thermokinetic equations were established under different condition. The kinetics show that Na₂SeO₃ has toxic action on the metabolism process ofCarassius auratus hybrid carps liver mitochondria. Foundation item: Supported by the National Science Foundation of China (29973030, 30170010 and 5020310), Chenguang Project of Wuhan and National Postdoctor Foundation of China Biography: Li Xi (1968-), female, Associate pofessor, research direction: biothermochemistry and biomaterials.     

Convergence in the<Emphasis Type="Italic">r</Emphasis>-th mean and the Marcinkiewicz type weak law of large numbers for weighted sums of<Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript>q</Subscript>-mixingale arrays

L _r convergence and convergence in probability for weighted sums ofL _q-mixingale arrays have been discussed and the Marcinkiewicz type weak law of large numbers forL _q-mixingale arrays has been obtained. Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10071058) Biography: Gan Shi-xin (1939-), male, Professor, research direction; martingale theory, probability limiting theory and Banach space geometry theory.     

Hausdorff Measure of Linear Cantor Set

We study the Hausdorff measure of linear Cantor set E,on the unit interval,under the strong seperated condition.We give a necessary and sufficient condition for (E) =|E|^α by using the contracting ratio and the first gap.This condition is easy to use.     

Finite Indeterminacy of Homogenous Polynomial Germs under Some Subgroups R1（r） of R

Using the finite determinacy relation with the regular sequence in the Ring Theory and the complete intersection in Analytic Geometry, the finite indeterminacy of homogeneous polynomial germs under some subgroups R1（r） of R in both real and complex case is proven by the homogeneity of the polynomial germs. It results in the finite determinacy of homogeneous polynomial germs needn＇t be discussed respectively.     

Atomic Decompositions of Weak Hardy Spaces of B-Valued Martingales

The atomic decompositions of weak Hardy spaces of Banach-space-valued martingales are given. With the help of the atomic decompositions, some inequalities for B-valued martingales are established in the case 0〈r≤1. Here the results are connected closely with the p-uniform smoothness and q-uniform convexity of Banach spaces which the martingales take values in.     

Walsh spectrum properties of rotation symmetric boolean function

Rotation symmetric function was presented by Pieprzyk. The algebraic configuration of rotation symmetric（RotS） function is special. For a Rots n variables function f（x1, x2, …, xn） we have f（ρn^k （x1, x2, …xn））=f（x1, x2, …, xn） for k=0, 1, …, n-1. In this paper, useing probability method we find that when the parameters of RotS function is under circular translation of indices, its walsh spectrum is invariant. And we prove the result is both sufficient and necessary.     

A Note on the Multifractal Decomposition of Directed Graph Self Similar Sets

We investigated the directed graph self similar sets under some weak overlapping condition. We get the multifractal decomposition formulas for these sets, i. e.,dim Ku^a DimKu^a =f(a), where fis the multifractal spectral function of the directed graph self similar measure. Especially, the results improve that of Edgar and Mauldin to the case which allows certain overlapping.