地下输油管线腐蚀势态的灰色评估

根据表征输油管线运行状态的四项参数即管地电位、阴极保护电位、土壤腐蚀性以及防腐层电阻建立了统计分布模型,并对新才管线数据分布模型的均值和方差进行了显著性水平检验。应用灰色决策（灰靶）理论对管线的腐蚀与防护综合势态和运行风险进行了分级和评估,从而为减少管道腐蚀事故的发生和管道的预防性能维修提供依据。     

Calcium carbonate nanoparticles promote osteogenesis compared to adipogenesis in human bone-marrow mesenchymal stem cells

Rhombohedron-like and fusiform calcium carbonate nanoparticles were fabricated using a new method. Their geometry was controlled by varying the mixing speed and ratio of ethanol versus water in reaction system. The calcium carbonate nanoparticles(CCNPs) have slight effect on viability of human bone-marrow mesenchymal stem cells(hBMSCs) with dose-dependent and shape-dependent, but they can significantly promote osteogenic differentiation of hBMSCs in vitro by 10–37% increase of alkaline phosphatase(ALP) activity, 9–36% growth of collagen secretion and 1.13–1.83 folds upregulation of osteogenesis-related genes, even at lower dose ranges(5–20 μg/ml). The efficacity of promoting osteogenesis depends on the shape and dose of CCNPs. Furthermore,adipogenesis was inhibited by less accumulation of lipid droplets, lower triglyceride(TG) secretion and downregulation of adipogenesis-related genes. These findings improve the understanding of effects CCNPs on hBMSCs fate towards osteoblasts or adipocytes and have meaningful impact for combining use of CCNPs and hBMSCs in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine fields.     

Observation on rapid transient explosive boiling under pulsed-laser heating

Using various kinds of liquids (pure acetone, binary mixtures in various volume fractions of ethanol and acetone) as working liquids, the experiments of rapid transient explosive boiling induced by pulsed-laser irradiation are carried out. The temperature field on a microsecond scale is measured, and the behavior of bubbles is observed and captured by a microscopic camera system. The extreme characteristics that differ from those in normal boiling are clearly revealed. The influence of working liquid species, volume fraction of the mixture, nanoparticles added in the working liquid, and the laser irradiation parameters on the boiling behavior are also studied.     

Rapid recovery of polycrystalline silicon from kerf loss slurry using double-layer organic solvent sedimentation method

The rapid development of photovoltaic (PV) industries has led to a shortage of silicon feedstock. However, more than 40% silicon goes into slurry wastes due to the kerf loss in the wafer slicing process. To effectively recycle polycrystalline silicon from the kerf loss slurry, an innovative double-layer organic solvent sedimentation process was presented in the paper. The sedimentation velocities of Si and SiC particles in some organic solvents were investigated. Considering the polarity, viscosity, and density of solvents, the chloroepoxy propane and carbon tetrachloride were selected to separate Si and SiC particles. It is found that Si and SiC particles in the slurry waste can be successfully separated by the double-layer organic solvent sedimentation method, which can greatly reduce the sedimentation time and improve the purity of obtained Si-rich and SiC-rich powders. The obtained Si-rich powders consist of 95.04% Si, and the cast Si ingot has 99.06% Si.     

Effects of Ce, Y, and Sm doping on the thermoelectric properties of Bi2Te3 alloy

Nanopowders of elements doped Bi2Te3thermoelectric alloy R0.2Bi1.8Te3(R Ce,Y and Sm)were synthesized by the hydrothermal method.The nanopowders were hot-pressed into pellets and their thermoelectric properties were investigated.The results show that Ce,Y,and Sm doping has signifcant effects on the morphologies of the synthesized nanopowders and thermoelectric properties.Among the doping elements,Ce doping is a superiority dopant.Although the electrical conductivity and Seebeck coeffcient are not improved much by Ce doping,the thermal conductivity is supressed greatly.As a result the fgure of merit(ZT) of Ce0.2Bi1.8Te3is improved and reaches 1.29 at 398 K,which is higher than the Bi2Te3ingots made by the traditional zone-melting method     

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Spectrum Characterization of Schiff Base Isonicotinaldehyde Thiosemicarbazone

1 Introduction Heterocyclicthiosemicarbazonesand theirmental complexes have been extensivelyinvestigatedin the recent years, because many of them exhibit antibacteri,a lantivir,a lantitumour and antileukaemic activityin vitroand in vivo [1～3]. In particularthose derivedfrom 2-formyl [4,5] and 2-acetylpyridine[6], but a thiosemicarbazonemoiety attachedto the 3- and 4-position of the hetercyclichave receivedmuch less attention presumably due to a less ability for coordination. Mendes et al. [7]…     

Energy and long term hygrothermal performance of building enclosures based on dynamic environmental simulation test

Dynamic environmental testing is an effective means to study the energy and long-term hygrothermal performance of building enclosures. Southeast University is designing and building a large-scale dynamic environment simulation testing facility. It can simultaneously and dynamically simulate temperature, relatively humidity, infrared solar radiation, UV radiation, and precipitation. A transformation is needed to predict the energy and long-term hygrothermal performance of building enclosures under real service conditions using data obtained from accel-erated tests.     

Re-assessment and Optimization of the Ga-M (M = In,Sb,Pb) Systems with Chemsage

The thermodynamic properties and the phase diagrams of the systems Ga-M (M = In, Sb, Ph) were critically re-assessed and optimized employing the software package ChemSage for the calculation of thermodynamic equilibria. The Redlich-Kister/Margules formalism was employed for all solution phases and sets of self-consistent thermodynamic parameters were obtained. The results of re-assessment and optimization are compared with previous work, they are in excellent agreement with most experimental data.     

Nonnegative Matrix Tri-Factorization Based Clustering in a Heterogeneous Information Network with Star Network Schema

Heterogeneous Information Networks(HINs) contain multiple types of nodes and edges; therefore, they can preserve the semantic information and structure information. Cluster analysis using an HIN has obvious advantages over a transformation into a homogenous information network, which can promote the clustering results of different types of nodes. In our study, we applied a Nonnegative Matrix Tri-Factorization(NMTF) in a cluster analysis of multiple metapaths in HIN. Unlike the parameter estimati...     

Natural variation in GS5 plays an important role in regulating grain size and yield in rice

Increasing crop yield is one of the most important goals of plant science research. Grain size is a major determinant of grain yield in cereals and is a target trait for both domestication and artificial breeding(1). We showed that the quantitative trait locus (QTL) GS5 in rice controls grain size by regulating grain width, filling and weight. GS5 encodes a putative serine carboxypeptidase and functions as a positive regulator of grain size, such that higher expression of GS5 is correlated with larger grain size. Sequencing of the promoter region in 51 rice accessions from a wide geographic range identified three haplotypes that seem to be associated with grain width. The results suggest that natural variation in GS5 contributes to grain size diversity in rice and may be useful in improving yield in rice and, potentially, other crops(2).