On the free vibration response of rectangular plates,partially supported on elastic foundation

Rectangular plates on distributed elastic foundations are widely employed in footings and raft foundations of variety of structures. In particular, mounted columns and single footings may partially occupy the rectangular plate of any kind.     

n阶不等距常系数线性差分方程的解

利用Mikusinski的算符演算理论和移动算符的幂级数表示,给出了n阶不等距常系数线性差分方程的解法.     

特种合金钢系列标准物质研制

介绍了特种合金钢系列标准物质的研制过程。采用合理的冶炼锻轧工艺,选取不同部位的样品进行均匀性检验,确定了15种元素的认定值及扩展不确定度,并进行了线性、一致性考察以及与国内外同类标准物质的比对。结果表明,本套特种合金钢系列标准物质的均匀性良好,定值准确且有良好的梯度分布。     

Theory of variational calculation with a scaling correct moment functional to solve the electronic schrödinger equation directly for ground state one‐electron density and electronic energy

The reduction of the electronic Schrodinger equation or its calculating algorithm from 4N‐dimensions to a nonlinear, approximate density functional of a three spatial dimension one‐electron density for an N electron system which is tractable in practice, is a long‐desired goal in electronic structure calculation. In a seminal work, Parr et al. (Phys. Rev. A 1997, 55, 1792) suggested a well behaving density functional in power series with respect to density scaling within the orbital‐free framework for kinetic and repulsion energy of electrons. The updated literature on this subject is listed, reviewed, and summarized. Using this series with some modifications, a good density functional approximation is analyzed and solved via the Lagrange multiplier device. (We call the attention that the introduction of a Lagrangian multiplier to ensure normalization is a new element in this part of the related, general theory.) Its relation to Hartree–Fock (HF) and Kohn–Sham (KS) formalism is also analyzed for the goal to replace all the analytical Gaussian based two and four center integrals (∫g_i( r ₁)g_k( r ₂)rd r ₁d r ₂, etc.) to estimate electron‐electron interactions with cheaper numerical integration. The KS method needs the numerical integration anyway for correlation estimation. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Parametric inference for multiple repairable systems under dependent competing risks

The focus of this article is on the analysis of repairable systems that are subject to multiple sources of recurrence. The event of interest at the system level is assumed to be caused by the earliest occurrence of a source, thereby conforming to a series system competing risks framework. Parametric inference is carried out under the power law process model that has found significant attention in industrial applications. Dependence among the cause‐specific recurrent processes is induced via a shared frailty structure. The theoretical inference results are implemented to a warranty database for a fleet of automobiles, for which the warranty repair is triggered by the failure of one of many components. Extensive finite‐sample simulation is carried out to supplement the asymptotic findings. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Influence of sputter power on structural and electrical properties of TiO2 films for Al/TiO2/Si gate capacitors

Titanium dioxide (TiO₂) thin films were deposited onto p‐Si substrates held at room temperature by reactive Direct Current (DC) magnetron sputtering at various sputter powers in the range 80–200 W. The as‐deposited TiO₂ films were annealed at a temperature of 1023 K. The post‐annealed films were characterized for crystallographic structure, chemical binding configuration, surface morphology and optical absorption. The electrical and dielectric properties of Al/TiO₂/p‐Si structure were determined from the capacitance–voltage and current–voltage characteristics. X‐ray diffraction studies confirmed that the as‐deposited films were amorphous in nature. After post‐annealing at 1023 K, the films formed at lower powers exhibited anatase phase, where as those deposited at sputter powers > 160 W showed the mixed anatase and rutile phases of TiO₂. The surface morphology of the films varied significantly with the increase of sputter power. The electrical and dielectric properties on the air‐annealed Al/TiO₂/p‐Si structures were studied. The effect of sputter power on the electrical and dielectric characteristics of the structure of Al/TiO₂/p‐Si (metal‐insulator‐semiconductor) was systematically investigated. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Retention behavior of a homologous series and positional isomers of aliphatic amino acids in hydrophilic interaction chromatography

The retention behavior of several series of free α‐ and ω‐amino acids and positional isomers of amino pentanoic acid in the hydrophilic interaction chromatography mode (HILIC) was studied. The study was carried out on three stationary phases followed by post‐column derivatization with fluorescence detection in order to describe the retention mechanism of the tested amino acids. The effect of chromatographic conditions including acetonitrile content in the mobile phase, mobile phase pH (ranging from 3.5 to 6.5) and concentration of buffer in the mobile phase was investigated. The effect of the number of carbon atoms (n_C) in aliphatic chains of the individual homologue of α‐ and ω‐amino acids and the logarithm of the partition coefficient (logD) on retention was also a part of the presented study. A good correlation (r > 0.98) between the logk and logD values of amino acids or n_C, respectively, was observed. The described linear relationships were subsequently applied to predict the retention behavior of individual members of the homologous series of amino acids and to optimize the mobile phase composition in HILIC. The obtained results confirmed that the retention mechanism of α‐amino acids, ω‐amino acids and positional isomers of amino acids was based on the logD values and the number of carbon atoms in the aliphatic chains of amino acids. The elution order of ω‐amino acids and positional isomers of amino pentanoic acid was strongly dependent on the mobile phase pH in the investigated range whereas the retention factors of all α‐amino acids remained essentially unchanged on all tested stationary phases.     

On the molecular mechanism of ion specific Hofmeister series

Hofmeister series ranks the ability of salt ions in influencing a variety of properties and processes in aqueous solutions.In this review,we reexamine how these ions and some other small molecules affect water structure and thermodynamic properties,such as surface tension and protein backbone solvation.We illustrate the difficulties in interpreting the thermodynamic information based on structural and dynamic arguments.As an alternative,we show that the solvation properties of ions and proteins/small molecules can be used to explain the salt effects on the thermodynamic properties of the solutions.Our analysis shows that the often neglected cation-anion cooperativity plays a very important role in these effects.We also argue that the change of hydrogen donor/acceptor equilibrium by added cosolutes/cosolvents can be used to explain their effects on protein secondary structure denaturation/protection:those increase hydrogen donor concentrations such as urea and salts with strongly solvated cations/weakly hydrated anions tend to dissolve protein backbone acting as secondary structure denaturants,whereas those lack of hydrogen donors but rich in acceptors have the opposite effect.     

锰氧化物中氧空位的构建及其催化氧化苯系物作用机制研究进展

作为一种过渡金属氧化物,锰氧化物以其多晶型、储/释氧能力强、蕴含丰富氧物种、结构缺陷可控等优点被广泛应用于苯系物的热催化氧化。其中,具有众多特性的氧空位能有效促进苯系物的完全催化氧化,因而成为各界研究的焦点。我们综述了常见的氧空位构建方法及表征技术,并总结了在苯系物催化氧化过程中,锰氧化物中氧空位的几种重要作用机制对催化活性和抗水性能的积极影响。最后文章对氧空位构建新方法、形成机理、具体过程及其在锰氧化物热催化氧化苯系物领域中的应用进行了总结和展望。