Effects of atmosphere visibility on performances of non-line-of-sight ultraviolet communication systems

Dependence of performances of non-line-of-sight (NLOS) solar-blind ultraviolet (UV) communication systems on atmosphere visibility is investigated numerically by correlating the propagation of UV radiation with the visibility. A simplified solar-blind UV atmospheric propagation model is introduced, and the NLOS UV communication system model is constituted based on the single scattering assumption. Using the model, numerical simulation is conducted for two typical geometry configurations and different modulation formats. The results indicate that the performance of the NLOS UV communication system is insensitive to variation of visibility in quite a large range, and deteriorates significantly only in very low-visibility weather, and is also dependent on the geometry configuration of the system. The results also show that the pulse position modulation (PPM) is preferable due to its high-power efficiency to improve the system performance.     

温度敏感型树枝状大分子衍生物的合成及药物控制释放

通过加入偶联剂活化末端羧基基团进行酰胺化反应, 将得到的带有羧基末端基团的温敏性聚N-异丙基丙烯酰胺接枝到整代的树枝状大分子聚酰胺-胺(PAMAM)上, 制备了树枝状大分子衍生物PAMAM-g-PNIPAm, 通过FTIR和¹H NMR表征其结构, 通过GPC和¹H NMR测定其分子量, 从而验证了接枝产物的形成; 通过紫外-可见分光光度计测定其在不同pH值缓冲液中的低临界溶胀/溶解温度(LCST)值, 发现产物的LCST值受缓冲液pH值的影响很大, 接枝前后的LCST值也发生了变化. 选用难溶性药物吲哚美辛作为模型药物, 考察了树枝状大分子及其温度敏感性衍生物PAMAM-g-PNIPAm作为载体对药物的包载、增溶和不同温度环境下的释放行为. 结果表明, 树枝状大分子衍生物对吲哚美辛具有增溶和控制释放的性能, 在难溶性药物的控制释放领域具有广阔的应用前景.     

Developments in geothermal energy in Mexico—part thirty. Conclusion of the corrosion in mexican geothermal wells project

This paper is complementary to part 19 of this series, in which partial results from the joint IIE/CFE studies were presented. The objective was to define the specifications for steel used in geothermal well construction in Mexico and to characterize and control identifiable corrosion inducing factors. The complete results of corrosion testing in wellhead pressure chambers, down hole chambers and in an autoclave simulation system are included. Also shown are chemical, mechanical and metallographic studies on steels commonly used in Mexican geothermal wells, as well as the main conclusions.     

Local elastic properties of nano-confined fluids: A density functional study

The understanding of mechanical properties of confined fluids is essential for modeling and manipulating of nano-scaled systems. Unlike the uniform phase, the confined fluids usually display different features in structure and related properties. Due to the presence of the confining geometry, the density profile and many physical and chemical properties may be position-dependent. The aim of our research is to derive an expression for the local elastic property by using the classical elastic theory. Both the bulk and shear moduli are expressed as functional of density of particle. The theoretical result derived is applied to the Lennard-Jones fluids confined in nano-cavity. Comparison of our numerical result and the simulation result is made and qualitative agreement is observed. Further, influence of bulk density, temperature and external potential on moduli is calculated and the physical mechanism is analyzed. Relationship between contact modulus and the interfacial tension is also calculated. Their opposite trend with temperature is observed.     

Combination of hollow fiber-based liquid-phase microextraction with sweeping techniques in micellar electrokinetic chromatography for the determination of Strychnos alkaloids in human urine

A new method for the enrichment of Strychnos alkaloids in biological samples via liquid-phase microextraction (LPME) based on porous polypropylene hollow fibers in combination with on-line sweeping in micellar electrokinetic chromatography was developed. The calibration curve was linear over the range of 20-200 ng mL-1 for both strychnine and brucine in human urine sample. The detection limits (S/N=3:1) for strychnine and brucine were 1 ng mL-1 and 2 ng mL-1, respectively. The LPME-sweeping method has been successfully applied to the analysis of strychnine and brucine in real urine samples.     

ABg型超支化反应体系的平衡统计特征

应用统计力学原理, 从两种不同角度对ABg型超支化反应体系中的平衡特征进行研究, 得到该体系平衡自由能以及反应程度与热力学量之间关系的解析表达式. 进一步指出获得超支化高分子数量分布函数的两种新方法, 并结合改进的高分子格子流体理论探讨了聚合反应对体系状态方程的影响.     

碱性离子液体催化的5-芳亚甲基-2-硫代-4-噻唑酮衍生物的合成

以碱性离子液体[bmim]OH为溶剂和催化剂, 由芳香醛与2-硫代-4-噻唑酮在沸水浴中反应30～75 min, 以89%～ 96%的产率制备了5-芳亚甲基-2-硫代-4-噻唑酮. 结果表明该方法简便易行, 产率较高, 所使用的离子液体对环境友好, 并可循环使用. 产物结构经¹H NMR和IR确证.     

On the nonlinear dynamics of an ecoepidemic reaction–diffusion model

A reaction–diffusion ecoepidemic model of predator–prey type with a transmissible disease spreading among the predator species only is considered. The longtime behavior of solutions is analyzed and, in particular, absorbing sets in the phase space are determined. Conditions guaranteeing the non existence of non-constant equilibria have been found. Linear and non-linear stability conditions for biologically meaningful equilibria are determined.