Characterization of viscoelastic properties of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide using the stress recovery experiment

Polymer solutions have very important applications in the enhanced oil recovery due to their unique viscoelastic properties increasing microscale displacement efficiency. In this paper, the viscoelastic properties of partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) solution have been investigated. Results show that the viscoelastic properties of HPAM increase with HPAM concentration increasing, and decrease with the increase of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS).Meanwhile, adding NaCI can destroy the viscoelastic properties.     

A simple rectification method for linear multi-baseline stereovision system

The linear multi-baseline stereo system introduced by the CMU-RI group has been proven to be a very effective and robust stereovision system. However, most traditional stereo rectification algorithms are all designed for binocular stereovision system, and so, cannot be applied to a linear multi-baseline system. This paper presents a simple and intuitional method that can simultaneously rectify all the cameras in a linear multi-baseline system. Instead of using the general 8-parameter homography transform, a two-step virtual rotation method is applied for rectification, which results in a more specific transform that has only 3 parameters, and more stability. Experimental results for real stereo images showed the presented method is efficient.     

Immunotherapy of intracranial G422 glioblastoma with dendritic cells pulsed with tumor extract or RNA

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the anti-tumor efficacy of dendritic cell (DC)-based vaccines pulsed with tumor extracts or RNA in a mouse model of intracranial G422 glioblastoma. METHODS: Bone marrow-derived DCs were pulsed ex vivo with tumor extracts or RNA. Ninety female mice harboring 4-day-old intracranial G422 glioblastomas and 126 normal mice were treated with three spaced one week apart subcutaneous injections either with PBS, unpulsed DCs, G422 tumor extracts, RNA, DCs pulsed with G422 tumor extracts (DC/extract) or with RNA (DC/RNA). Seven days after the third immunization of normal mice, the spleens of 36 of them were harvested for cytotoxic T lyphocyte (CTL) assays and the others were challenged in the brain with G422 tumor cells. All the treated mice were followed for survival. Some mice brains were removed and examined pathologically when they died. RESULTS: Immunization using DC/extract or DC/RNA significantly induced G422-specific CTL responses compared with control groups (P<0.01). Vaccination with DC/extract or DC/RNA, either prior to G422 tumor challenge or in tumor-harboring mice, significantly prolonged survival compared with other control groups (P<0.01). CONCLUSION: DCs pulsed with tumor extracts or RNA derived from autologous tumors has potential antitumor effects via activation of cell-mediated immunity. Our results suggest a useful therapeutic strategy against gliomas.     

从科学基金资助谈我国植物学基础研究的发展

通过对基金委受理和资助项目的分析发现,植物学具有几个特点:学科发展不平衡,经典与前沿并存;研究方法和手段不断发展;学科交叉呈现新的趋势,传统意义上的学科界限被打破;新的学科生长点不断涌现,热点领域增多。而我国又存在高水平植物学研究人员数量少,跟踪性项目比例依然很大,研究不系统、不深入,以及研究手段和技术方法创新不够等问题。本文认为为了促进植物学的发展,基金管理工作应重视以下3点: ( 1 )促进植物学优秀研究人才的培养; (2)要制定适合植物学发展的学科资助策略; (3)努力为科学家创造有利于创新的管理氛围。     

冷中子源两相氢热虹吸回路流动极限试验研究

针对中国先进研究堆冷中子源两相氢热虹吸回路传递管的流动极限,以R113 为工质进行了垂直管内气液两相逆流流型和液泛发生界限的试验研究.通过可视化试验发现,随着气液两相流量的增加,依次可出现平稳的下降液膜流、入口有液滴夹带的下降液膜流、入口附近局部乳沫流和全管搅拌乳沫流4 种流型.依据不同管径(32、34、45 mm)、不同压力(70~820 kPa)下的液泛试验数据,提出了一个新的预测液泛发生的关联式,并和一些著名的液泛关联式进行了比较,发现试验数据以及新关联式的预测结果和McQuillan修正关联式的预测值最为一致.所提出的关联式适用于闭式系统中具有锐边入口几何结构的垂直管内气液两相逆流液泛的预测.     

基于信赖域法的多运行方式下阻尼控制器参数协调

提出了一种多运行方式下电力系统阻尼控制器参数协调方法.在该方法中,采用多运行方式下所有机电振荡模式的阻尼比度量系统的小干扰稳定性,将所有阻尼控制器的参数协调表示为带不等式约束的非光滑优化问题,采用非光滑优化信赖域法求解该问题,求得的阻尼控制器协调参数对多种运行方式下系统的所有振荡模式具有总体最优的阻尼效果.算例分析中,Anderson 3机系统2.7 s收敛于最小阻尼比0.350 2,New England 10机系统28.8 s收敛于最小阻尼比0.177 6.结果表明,所提方法收敛速度快,能有效地抑制系统的低频振荡,适合于多机电力系统多种运行方式下的参数协调.     

双非线性化Toda特征值问题的Lie-Poisson结构

利用Hamilton对称群的作用不变量,将R4N上具有标准辛结构的双非线性化Toda特征值问题约化为R4N/(R＞0)N上Lie-Poisson结构下的3×3非线性化特征值问题;并进一步讨论了该3×3非线性化特征值问题与R2N上标准辛结构下的2×2非线性化特征值问题之间的关系.     

Deformation in the Three Gorges Reservoir after the first impoundment determined by GPS measurements

Currently,theongoingThreeGorgesProject(TGP)isthebiggesthydraulicprojectintheworld andtheThreeGorgesdamwillbeoneofthehighest dams.Standing185mhigh,itwillbeholding3.92×1010m3ofwaterwhencompletedin2009.Howev er,previousresearchesandhistoricalrecordshave shownthatsuchahugecontentofwatermighttrig germinorandmediateearthquakes[1—4],becausea decreaseoffrictiononanactivefaultduetoporepres surediffusenessandenhancedwaterpermeationcould causefaultintermittentunlockingtoreleaseseismic energy[4,5—8]…     

Os isotopic compositions of a cobalt-rich ferromanganese crust profile in Central Pacific

Cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts occur throughout the global ocean on seamounts, ridges, and plateaus where currents have kept the rocks swept clean of sediments for millions of years. Crusts are important as a potential re-source for primarily cobalt, but also for titanium, nickel, REE, PGE, and other elements. Most Co-rich crusts pre-cipitate at water depths of about 1000-3000 m, and are easy to be exploited. Besides the high cobalt contents compared to abyssal Fe-Mn nodules, exploitati…     

用两个正交拉丁幻方构造2n+1阶完美幻方的一种简便方法

先构造两个2n 1阶正交拉丁幻方，再经一系列列变换得到另外两个正交拉丁幻方，进而构造出2n 1阶完美幻方．