Investigation of a High-Beam-Quality Dual-End-Pumped Stable Tm:YLF Laser in Single Rod Geometry

We report a high-beam-quality stable Tm:YLF laser with a single rod crystal. By optimizing the output coupler parameters and regulating an F–P etalon combined with the VBG, we obtain a maximum continuous-wave output power exceeding 15Wwith a wavelength of 1,908.2 nm and a narrow linewidth of 0.18 nm, corresponding to a slope efficiency of 39.4% and an optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 34.6%; the beam quality factor M² is less than 1.4 at the maximum output power.     

混沌时间序列预测的局域法在边坡变形分析中的应用

边坡作为一个复杂系统,其本身的各种参量是不确定的和随机的,在其演化过程中,表现出复杂的非线性行为,发生一系列的混沌现象。本文运用现代混沌理论,对边坡变形的预测问题进行探索性研究,把混沌时间序列理论引入到边坡工程研究中,对该理论的建立及预测方法进行系统地讨论,为该领域的研究提供完整的技术方法。通过对新滩滑坡的研究结果表明,混沌时间序列方法对混沌序列的预测较线性时间序列具有较高的精度。     

Cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris in Dairy Wastewater Pretreated by UV Irradiation and Sodium Hypochlorite

There is potential in the utilization of microalgae for the purification of wastewater as well as recycling the resource in the wastewater to produce biodiesel. The large-scale cultivation of microalgae requires pretreatment of the wastewater to eliminate bacteria and protozoa. This procedure is costly and complex. In this study, two methods of pretreatment, UV irradiation, and sodium hypochlorite (NaClO), in various doses and concentrations, were tested in the dairy wastewater. Combining the efficiency of biodiesel production, we proposed to treat the dairy wastewater with NaClO in the concentration of 30 ppm. In this condition, The highest biomass productivity and lipid productivity of Chlorella vulgaris reached 0.450 g L^?1 day^?1 and 51 mg L^?1 day^?1 after a 4-day cultivation in the dairy wastewater, respectively.     

基于石墨烯可饱和吸收被动锁模超快全固体激光器的研究

石墨烯具有饱和恢复时间极短、导热性好、吸收带宽、损耗低、成本低廉且容易制备等优点,被认为是光电子应用中理想的半导体可饱和吸收体材料,近几年受到广泛的关注。介绍了本课题组最近在石墨烯锁模超快全固体激光器研究中取得的一些进展。在用液相剥离方法成功制备出尺寸大于20μm的石墨烯薄片的基础上,将其应用于全固态Nd∶GdVO4激光器,实现了脉宽16 ps、平均功率360 mW的锁模激光输出,单脉冲能量为8.4 nJ;继而在宽带增益介质Yb∶KGW晶体中又实现了脉宽为489 fs的超快激光,平均功率564 mW。     

The Legendre Galerkin Chebyshev collocation least squares for the elliptic problem

The Legendre Galerkin Chebyshev collocation least squares method is presented for a second‐order elliptic problem with variable coefficients. By introducing a flux variable, the original problem is rewritten as an equivalent first‐order system. The present method is based on the Legendre Galerkin method, but Chebyshev–Gauss–Lobatto collocation is used to deal with the variable coefficient and the right hand side terms. The coercivity and continuity of the method are proved and an error estimate in the ‐norm is derived. Some numerical examples are given to validate the efficiency and accuracy of the scheme. © 2016Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 32: 1689–1703, 2016     

Algae-Derived Bioactive Molecules for the Potential Treatment of SARS-CoV-2

The recently emerged COVID-19 disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has adversely affected the whole world. As a significant public health threat, it has spread worldwide. Scientists and global health experts are collaborating to find and execute speedy diagnostics, robust and highly effective vaccines, and therapeutic techniques to tackle COVID-19. The ocean is an immense source of biologically active molecules and/or compounds with antiviral-associated biopharmaceutical and immunostimulatory attributes. Some specific algae-derived molecules can be used to produce antibodies and vaccines to treat the COVID-19 disease. Algae have successfully synthesized several metabolites as natural defense compounds that enable them to survive under extreme environments. Several algae-derived bioactive molecules and/or compounds can be used against many diseases, including microbial and viral infections. Moreover, some algae species can also improve immunity and suppress human viral activity. Therefore, they may be recommended for use as a preventive remedy against COVID-19. Considering the above critiques and unique attributes, herein, we aimed to systematically assess algae-derived, biologically active molecules that could be used against this disease by looking at their natural sources, mechanisms of action, and prior pharmacological uses. This review also serves as a starting point for this research area to accelerate the establishment of anti-SARS-CoV-2 bioproducts.     

定碳定硫分析仪检定规程的探讨和修订建议

JJG 395–1997《定碳定硫分析仪检定规程》中的部分技术要求和检定项目已不能满足现代碳硫分析仪器检定/校准的要求。对规程的适用性、称量稳定性、示值误差、标准物质、重复性、分析时间等进行了探讨,并给出了修订建议。探讨了评定仪器检测空白的可能性,提出了依据碳硫测定基准国标方法的仪器检定/校准方法,以评定不同用途的测试仪器,并扩展了仪器检定/校准的范围。为计量部门修订规程提供参考,同时也为实验室合理评价,验收碳硫分析仪,及时掌握仪器的运行状况,保证分析数据的准确性、一致性和溯源性提供借鉴。     

A hybrid detrending method for fractional Gaussian noise

Determining trend and implementing detrending operations are important steps in data analysis. Yet there is neither precise definition of “trend” nor any logical algorithm for extracting it. In this paper, we propose a Hybrid Detrending Method (HDM) which is based on the Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) and the Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (DFA). Our method can remove the polynomial and sinusoidal trends from the fractional Gaussian noise (fGn) background. We illustrate the method by selected examples from artificial time series and climate data. In comparison with existing frequency domain based detrending methods, our method is a posteriori, the trend defined by our method is only derived from the data. Further, our method also preserves the scaling behavior of the original signals.     

Adsorption of aromatic compounds on porous covalent triazine-based framework

Covalent triazine-based frameworks (CTFs) are an emerging class of polymers whose adsorption properties of organic chemicals are not well understood. The main objective of this work was to evaluate combined effects of the functional groups of aromatic solutes and the triazine structure of a synthesized CTF on adsorption in aqueous solutions. Adsorption of the hydroxyl-, amino-, nitro-, and sulfonate-substituted monocyclic and bicyclic aromatic compounds was generally stronger than their non-substituted, nonpolar counterparts (benzene and naphthalene). When compared with Amberlite XAD-4 resin, one of the most common and widely used polymeric adsorbents, the CTF showed much stronger adsorption toward the polar and/or ionic compounds. To explain the adsorption enhancement of CTF, several specific, non-hydrophobic mechanisms were proposed, including hydrogen bonding (hydroxyl- and amino-substituted compounds), electrostatic attraction (anionized compounds), and π-π electron-donor-acceptor (EDA) interaction (nitroaromatic compounds) with the triazine structure of CTF. The hypothesized mechanisms were further supported by the observed pH dependence of adsorption. Resulting from size exclusion, adsorption of large-size dissolved humic acids on the homogeneous, nanopored (1.2 nm in size) CTF was negligible and did not affect adsorption of aromatic solutes. Additional advantages of fast adsorption/desorption kinetics and complete adsorption reversibility made CTF a superior adsorbent for aromatic compounds.