A self-penetrating and chemically stable zinc (ii)-organic framework as multi-responsive chemo-sensor to detect pesticide and antibiotics in water

Guided by the self-penetrating features can improve the stability of metal organic frameworks (MOFs), an unprecedented 3D self-penetrated framework, {[Zn (tptc)_0.5(bimb)]·H₂O}_n ( NUC-6 , here NUC corresponding to North University of China), with 3D (4,4)-c {8⁶} net, was designed. Benefit from the high chemical stability and excellent luminescent property, NUC-6 can be act as an efficient multi-response chemo-sensor in detecting dichloronitroaniline pesticide and nitrofuran antibiotics in water with the detection limits are 116 ppb for DCN pesticide, 16 ppb for NFT antibiotic, and 12 ppb for NTZ antibiotic. Besides, the mechanisms of luminescence quenching were revealed from the viewpoint of internal filter effect (IFE) and photo-induced electron transfer (PET), implied by the optical spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculation. This work provides a promising strategy to design stable MOFs by improving the self-penetrating features and to expand their practical applications in the detection of organic pollutants in aqueous medium.     

Tantalum Nitride Nanosheets for Photoacoustic Imaging-Guided Photothermal Cancer Therapy

In this study, the synthesis of TaN nanosheets and their application in theranostic agents is reported. After coating polyethylene glycol (PEG) on the TaN nanosheets, the as-synthesized PEG-modified TaN nanosheets (TaN-PEG) show good stability and biocompatibility. Because of their high absorbance in the near-IR region, TaN-PEG can be utilized as photoacoustic imaging contrast agents for tumor imaging. Moreover, TaN-PEG has significant photothermal conversion performance, exhibiting effective laser-induced tumor ablation capability. The TaN-PEG possessing excellent photoacoustic contrast effect and photothermal properties thus have great promise in theranostic applications, especially imaging-guided cancer treatment.     

On order-preserving and order-reversing mappings defined on cones of convex functions

In this paper,we first show that for a Banach space X,there is a fully order-reversing mapping T from conv(X)(the cone of all the extended real-valued lower semicontinuous proper convex functions defined on X) onto itself if and only if X is reflexive and linearly isomorphic to its dual X~*.Then we further prove the following generalized Artstein-Avidan-Milman representation theorem:For every fully order-reversing mapping T:conv(X)→conv(X),there exist a linear isomorphism U:X→X~*,x_0~*,φ_0∈X~*,α0 and r_0∈R so that(Tf)(x)=α(Ff)(Ux+x_0~*)+φ_0,x+r_0,■x∈X where T:conv(X)→conv(X~*) is the Fenchel transform.Hence,these resolve two open questions.We also show several representation theorems of fully order-preserving mappings defined on certain cones of convex functions.For example,for every fully order-preserving mapping S:semn(X)→ semn(X),there is a linear isomorphism U:X→ X so that(Sf)(x)=f(Ux),■f∈semn(X),x∈X where semn(X) is the cone of all the lower semicontinuous seminorms on X.     

Exploring the latest Pantheon SN Ia dataset by using three kinds of statistics techniques

In this work, we explore the cosmological consequences of the latest Type Ia supernova (SN Ia)dataset, Pantheon, by adopting the wCDM model. The Pantheon dataset currently contains the largest number of SN Ia samples, which contains 1048 supernovae on the redshift range0 z 2.3. Here we take into account three kinds of SN Ia statistics techniques, including:(1) magnitude statistics (MS), which is the traditional SN Ia statistics technique;(2) flux statistics(FS), which is based on the flux-averaging (FA) method; and (3) improved flux statistics (IFS),which combines the advantages of MS and FS. It should be mentioned that the IFS technique needs to scan the (zcut,Δz) parameters plane, where zcutandΔz are redshift cut-off and redshift interval of FA, respectively. The results are as follows.(1) Using the SN dataset only, the best FA recipe for IFS is (zcut,Δz)=(0.1, 0.08);(2) comparing to the old SN dataset, JLA, adopting the Pantheon dataset can reduce the 2σerror bars of equation of state w by 38%, 47%and 53%for MS, FS and IFS, respectively;(3) FS gives closer results to other observations, such as Baryon acoustic oscillations and cosmic microwave background;(4) compared with FS and IFS,MS more favors a Universe that will end in a ‘big rip’.     

High-throughput lipidomics analysis to discover lipid biomarkers and profiles as potential targets for evaluating efficacy of Kai-Xin-San against APP/PS1 transgenic mice based on UPLC–Q/TOF–MS

Lipid metabolism has a significant function in the central nervous system and Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-related senile disease characterized by central nerve degeneration. The pathological development of AD is closely related to lipid metabolism disorders. To reveal the influence of Kai-Xin-San (KXS) on lipid metabolism in APP/PSI transgenic mice and potential therapeutic targets for treating AD, brain tissue samples were collected and analyzed by high-throughput lipidomics based on UPLC–Q/TOF-MS. The collected raw data were processed by multivariate data analysis to discover the potential biomarkers and lipid metabolic profiles. Compared with the control wild-type mouse group, nine potential lipid biomarkers were found in the AD model group, of which seven were up-regulated and two were down-regulated. Orally administrated KXS can reverse the changes in these potential biomarkers. Compared with the model group, a total of six differential metabolites showed a recovery trend and may be potential targets for KXS to treat AD. This study showed that high-throughput lipidomics can be used to discover the perturbed pathways and lipid biomarkers as potential targets to reveal the therapeutic effects of KXS.     

平面硅异质结太阳电池的光吸收增强的研究

钙钛矿/硅叠层太阳电池可以充分利用太阳光谱,提高光电转换效率.平面硅异质结太阳电池可以作为叠层电池的底电池,其性能直接影响叠层电池的性能表现.采用传统反应热蒸发技术,在低温(170 ℃)条件下制备了掺锡氧化铟薄膜,并在170 ℃的氧气氛围下后退火处理,对ITO薄膜的特性进行了详细的表征和分析.结果表明:后退火工艺改善了ITO的结晶特性,使得材料的光学特性和电学特性得到明显提高,将其应用于平面硅异质结太阳电池,短路电流密度得到极大提高,尤其红外光响应改善明显.引入MgF2薄膜作为减反射层,进一步增强了电池的光响应,转换效率达到19.04;.     

Dynamic modeling,simulation and design of smart membrane systems driven by soft actuators of multilayer dielectric elastomers

Nonlinear Dynamics - A multilayer membrane element of absolute nodal coordinate formulation is proposed for dynamic modeling of multilayer dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs). The coupled...     

Peridynamic modeling and simulation of coupled thermomechanical removal of ice from frozen structures

Meccanica - In this work, a bond-based peridynamic de-icing model has been developed to simulate the thermo-mechanical ice removal process of frozen structures. In the proposed numerical method,...     

在线社交网络控制实验的现状与展望

在线社交网络已发展成为一个独特的电子生态系统，其应用深刻影响着人们生活的方方面面。由于在线社交网络特性复杂，分析在线社交网络形成和变化中的规律成为当前计算机科学、社会学和物理学的一项挑战。传统上，在线社交网络实证研究主要采用计算机辅助的被动数据获取和分析方式。近年来，在真实大规模在线社交网络上直接进行控制实验从而主动获取数据并开展分析研究的方式广受关注。评述了这一领域的研究进展，包括：社交网络控制实验的主要研究模式；控制实验方法在社交网络结构、信息传播、行为和心理学等领域取得的主要成果以及主要实验工具的适用条件和局限性。最后，展望了人工智能技术在社交网络控制实验中的应用潜力，分析了智能算法对降低实验成本和提高实验效率的作用。