DETERMINATION OF KRAFT LIGNIN CONCENTRATIONS BY FTIR

A fast and accurate method based on FTIR is developed for determining the lignin content and its characteristic bands in alkali solutions. The work consisted of two main parts: 1) establishing a predictive model and 2) determination of the accuracy of the model. The model was derived by applying the partial least squares algorithm for multivariate analyses to a set of spectrum data obtained from selected IR absorption regions in the range of 1600 - 900 cm-1. The model was tested with spent liquors obtained from commercial pulp mills.The accuracy of the predictive model is extremely high suitable for commercial applications,particularly for monitoring the dynamic response of modern kraft pulping processes.     

New Results on Stability and Stabilization of Delayed Caputo Fractional Order Systems with Convex Polytopic Uncertainties

In this paper, the problems of robust stability and stabilization, for the first time, are studied for delayed fractional-order linear systems with convex polytopic uncertainties. The authors derive some sufficient conditions for the problems based on linear matrix inequality technique combined with fractional Razumikhin stability theorem. All the results are obtained in terms of linear matrix inequalities that are numerically tractable. The proposed results are quite general and improve those given in the literature since many factors, such as discrete and distributed delays, convex polytopic uncertainties, global stability and stabilizability, are considered. Numerical examples and simulation results are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the effectiveness of our results.     

TspanC8 tetraspanins differentially regulate the cleavage of ADAM10 substrates,Notch activation and ADAM10 membrane compartmentalization

The metalloprotease ADAM10 mediates the shedding of the ectodomain of various cell membrane proteins, including APP, the precursor of the amyloid peptide Aβ, and Notch receptors following ligand binding. ADAM10 associates with the members of an evolutionary conserved subgroup of tetraspanins, referred to as TspanC8, which regulate its exit from the endoplasmic reticulum. Here we show that 4 of these TspanC8 (Tspan5, Tspan14, Tspan15 and Tspan33) which positively regulate ADAM10 surface expression levels differentially impact ADAM10-dependent Notch activation and the cleavage of several ADAM10 substrates, including APP, N-cadherin and CD44. Sucrose gradient fractionation, single molecule tracking and quantitative mass-spectrometry analysis of the repertoire of molecules co-immunoprecipitated with Tspan5, Tspan15 and ADAM10 show that these two tetraspanins differentially regulate ADAM10 membrane compartmentalization. These data represent a unique example where several tetraspanins differentially regulate the function of a common partner protein through a distinct membrane compartmentalization.     

菠萝蜜废弃物沼气发酵的实验研究

实验以菠萝蜜的果皮、软皮、果核三种废弃物为发酵原料,采用中温30℃批量发酵工艺,进行沼气发酵。结果表明,菠萝蜜果皮的产气潜力为239mL/g.TS和257mL/g.VS,菠萝蜜软皮的产气潜力为238mL/g.TS和259mL/g.VS,菠萝蜜果核的产气极低。因此,对菠萝蜜的果皮和软皮这两种废弃物进行沼气能源化利用是可行的。     

New Results on H∞ Control for Nonlinear Conformable Fractional Order Systems

This paper deals with H_∞ control problem for nonlinear conformable fractional order systems. The authors first derive new sufficient condition for exponential stability of nonlinear conformable fractional order systems based on Lyapunov-like function method for conformable fractional order systems and linear matrix inequalities(LMIs) approach. Then, by introducing a new concepts of H_∞ control problem for nonlinear conformable fractional order systems, the authors study H_∞ performance analysis and H_∞ state feedback controller design problems for the considered systems. In terms of LMIs, a sufficient condition is proposed to ensure the nonlinear conformable fractional order systems are not only exponentially stable, but also satisfy H_∞ performance γ. An explicit expression for state feedback controllers is also designed to make the closed-loop system is exponentially stable with H_∞performance γ. Finally, numerical examples are given to illustrate the validity and effectiveness of the proposed results.     

Robust Finite-Time Guaranteed Cost Control for Positive Systems with Multiple Time Delays

This paper deals with the finite-time guaranteed cost control problem for positive system with multiple time delays and bounded disturbance. By using Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional method,some new sufficient conditions for the design of a state feedback controller which makes the closedloop system finite-time stable and guarantees an adequate cost level of performance are derived. Two numerical examples are also given to show the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Robust Finite-Time Stability and Stabilization of a Class of Fractional-Order Switched Nonlinear Systems

This paper deals with the problem of finite-time boundedness and finite-time stabilization boundedness of fractional-order switched nonlinear systems with exogenous inputs. By constructing a simple Lyapunov-like function and using some properties of Caputo derivative, the authors obtain some new sufficient conditions for the problem via linear matrix inequalities, which can be efficiently solved by using existing convex algorithms. A constructive geometric is used to design switching laws amongst the subsystems. The obtained results are more general and useful than some existing works, and cover them as special cases, in which only linear fractional-order systems were presented. Numerical examples are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed results.