Application of Raman spectroscopy in carbon nanotube-based polymer composites

Raman spectroscopy has been widely used to identify the physical properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and to assess their func-tionalization as well as orientation. Recently, Raman spectroscopy has become a powerful tool to characterize the interfacial properties between CNTs and polymer matrices. This review provides an overview of micro-Raman spectroscopy of CNTs and its application in studying CNT reinforced polymer composites. Based on the specific Raman band shifts relating to the mechanical deformation of CNTs, Raman scattering can be used to evaluate the interactions between the CNTs and the surrounding polymer in the composites, and to detect the phase transitions of the polymer, and investigate the local stress state as well as the Young’s modulus of the CNTs. Moreover, we also review the current progress of Raman spectroscopy in various CNT macroarchitectures (such as films, fibers as well as composite fibers). The microscale structural deformation of CNT macroarchitectures and strain transfer factors from macroscale architectures to microscale structures are inferred. Based on an in situ Raman-tensile test, we further predict the Young’s modulus of the CNT macroarchitectures and reveal the dominating factors affecting the mechanical performances of the CNT macroarchitectures     

New constructions of identity-based threshold decryption

In this paper, based on the verifiable pair and identity-based threshold cryptography, a novel identity-based (ID-based) threshold decryption scheme (IDTDS) is proposed, which is provably secure against adaptive chosen ciphertext attack under the computational bilinear Diffie-Hellman (CBDH) problem assumption in the random oracle. The pubic checkability of ciphertext in the IDTDS is given by simply creating a signed ElGamal encryption instead of a noninteractive zero-knowledge proof. Furthermore, we introduce a modified verifiable pairing to ensure all decryption shares are consistent. Our scheme is more efficient in verification than the schemes considered previously.     

Molecular docking and spectroscopic methods to probe the interaction of acetylgliotoxin and HSA

The interaction between acetylgliotoxin and human serum albumin (HSA) has been studied by spectroscopic method. Acetylgliotoxin quenches the intrinsic fluorescence of HSA in a static quenching procedure. The binding of acetylgliotoxin to HSA causes a slight conformational change of HSA. The binding constants at different temperatures as well as enthalpy change and entropy change, are calculated according to relevant fluorescent data and Van’t Hoff equation. The hydrogen bond is a predominant intermolecular force for stabilizing the complex, which is in conformity with the results of molecular modeling study.     

Characterizations of <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Subscript>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis>) using tight wavelet frames

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Multi-target track-correlation algorithm of the graph-matching-based sensor network

For the problem of track correlation failure under the influence of sensor system deviation in wireless sensor networks, a new track correlation method which is based on relative positional relation chart matching is proposed. This method approximately simulates the track correlation determination process using artificial data, and integrally matches the relative position relation between multiple targets in the common measuring space of various sensors in order to fulfill the purpose of multi-target track correlation. The simulation results show that this method has high correlation accuracy and robustness.     

Influence of urbanization on the surface water quality in Guangzhou,China

The urbanization process is a trend occurring inevitably in the historical development. This paper reviews the progress of the urbanization in Guangzhou and focuses on the change of water quality in the Guangzhou reach of the Pearl River. 8 kinds of main pollutant parameters were collected from 9 important sections in the Guangzhou reach of the Pearl River from 1986 to 2000 and the water quality change was analyzed per time and space. The study concludes that the surface water quality of Guangzhou reflects ...     

Screening and denitrification characteristics of a slight halophilic heterotrophic nitrobacteria

A slight halophilic heterotrophic nitrobacteria named gs1 was separated from the matured activated sludge. According to the morphological observation,physiological biochemical tests and sequence analysis of the 16S rDNA,strain gs1 was identified to be as Pseudomonas sp. Sodium acetate and ammonium chloride were used as carbon and nitrogen sources,respectively,to investi-gate the characteristics of the bacterium. When cultured for 24 h under aerobic conditions,with the removal rates of the NH4+-N and COD being 82.2% and 74.73%,respectively,strain gs1 will have a nitrification function of producing NO2--N. When cultured for 24 h under aerobic conditions in nitrite medium,the removal rate of the NO2--N became 100%,and when cultured for 24 h under aerobic conditions in nitrate medium,the removal rate of the NO3--N became 97%. The result shows that this strain functions for either nitrification or denitrification,i.e.,it can complete the full process of biological deoxidation.     

HLA-B*6701 as a subtype performing post-selected marking gene for cervical cancer

A method of sequence-based typing (SBT) has been adopted to assort types of exons 2 and 3, which have the most polymorphism, of HLA-B locus of the Tujia nation group in Hubei province. The correlation among the HLA-B alleles, human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and cervical cancer risk has also been investigated. Under the condition of resident location and age, race unified, 100 specimens of cancer patients were sampled as a case group, of which 86 were HPV positive and were screened for HLA-B alleles; while 187 specimens were taken from healthy people, of which 92 were HPV negative as a control group. The result shows that by comparing the above mentioned 86 HPV positive cervical cancer group and 92 HPV negative normal group, it was concluded that HLA-B*6701 was only found in the cervical cancer group (p < 0.034), which shows that HLA-B*6701 can be used as an important candidate biological marking gene for generation of cervical cancer in Wufeng county of Hubei province.     

Measurement study on wind characteristics of Typhoon Kalmaegi on the sutong bridge

The Sutong Bridge, a cable-stayed located in the southeast coastal area of China, is vulnerable to the Pacific typhoons. From the data measured by two 3D ultrasonic anemometers at the height of 76 m and 306 m, the wind characteristics (including 10-minute mean wind speed and direction, turbulence intensity and gust factor, power spectral density and integral scale of turbulence) of Typhoon Kalmaegi are analyzed The comparison of 10-minute mean wind velocity from the two anemometers validates the reliability...     

Some functions with low differential uniformity

We study the functions with low differential uniformity, and concentrates mainly on the properties of perfect nonlinear (PN) functions, including the properties of the derivative of the components of those functions. Some sufficient and necessary conditions have been explored to judge when a function is a PN function. These conditions may be useful in constructing new PN functions. We also construct some functions with differential 4-uniformity that have rarely been studied in the literature. Some of the constructed functions with differential 4-uniformity have high nonlinearity as well. Finally, a class of functions with differential 4-uniformity which are not extended affine equivalent to any power functions are constructed.