A change-point model for the r-largest order statistics with applications to environmental and financial data

This study makes a new contribution to extreme value theory by proposing a change-point model of the distribution of the r-larger order statistics. In some situations, using only the maxima of grouped data results in a small sample size that may require a larger dataset. In this sense, using the joint distribution of the r-largest order statistics provides more information and, consequently, better estimators. We perform a comprehensive simulation to show the advantage of this method over other competitive models that approach the change-point model in extremes. Finally, the proposed model is fitted to river quota data (environmental data) and NASDAQ daily returns data (financial data) to demonstrate its potential for practical application.     

基于长短时记忆神经网络的能谱核素识别方法

针对新兴的能谱核素识别方法在混合放射性核素的噪声环境中存在识别速度慢、准确率较低等问题,提出了基于长短时记忆神经网络(LSTM)的能谱核素识别方法。实验使用溴化镧(LaBr3)晶体探测器,分别对环境中60Co、137Cs放射性源分组测量得到能谱数据集,首先使用数据平滑方法和归一化方法进行数据预处理,然后将能谱数据按时间序列分组以获得可用的输入序列数组,最后训练LSTM模型得到预测结果。通过基于BP神经网络和卷积神经网络(CNN)的两个能谱识别模型进行对比,得到在测试集中平均识别率分别为83.45%和86.21%,而LSTM能谱识别模型平均识别率为93.04%,实验结果表明,该能谱模型在核素识别效果中表现较好,可用于快速的能谱核素识别设备上。     

Oxidation of aromatic sulfides with molecular oxygen: Controllable synthesis of sulfoxides or sulfones

The recent development of selective oxidation of aromatic sulfides with molecular oxygen was highlighted. The sulfoxides and sulfones could be obtained by simply switching the reaction media, i.e., bis(2-butoxyethyl)ether (BBE) or poly(ethylene glycol)dimethyl ether (PEGDME). The application of the high-boiling-point polyether as an initiator and green media can eliminate the need of large quantities of additives and volatile solvents. This strategy represents an economic and eco-friendly method that could find potential applications.     

Electrochemical synthesis of α,α-dihaloacetophenones from terminal alkyne derivatives

By virtue of electrochemistry, a series of α,α-dihaloacetophenones were easily obtained with good to excellent yields. This electrochemical procedure was taken in a divided cell with constant current in aqueous media. The reaction can be carried out smoothly at room temperature under metal and oxidant free condition, which provides an eco-friendly synthesis for the α,α-dihaloacetophenone derivatives.     

The adsorption of U(VI) by albite during acid in-situ leaching mining of uranium

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - Uranium adsorption experiment was conducted to study the influencing factors and the adsorption mechanisms. The results show that the acidified...     

On-resin peptide ligation via C-terminus benzyl ester

Here, we reported a new approach of on-resin peptide ligation using C-terminal benzyl ester as the stabilized precursor of thioester, which enables both N-terminal elongation and C-terminal peptide ligation on a Rink Amide resin.     

A conjecture by G. Ladas

In this paper, a sufficient condition for boundedness and persistence of the solu1 /of the following delay difference equation is obtained. A conjecture by G. Ladas is proved here xn-1=A/x^pn B/x^qn-1, n=0,1,...where A, B, p, q, x-1, xo∈(0,∞).     

Epitaxial growth of borophene on substrates

Borophene, a two-dimensional (2D) planar boron sheet, has attracted dramatic attention for its unique physical properties that are theoretically predicted to be different from those of bulk boron, such as polymorphism, superconductivity, Dirac fermions, mechanical flexibility and anisotropic metallicity. Nevertheless, it has long been difficult to obtain borophene experimentally due to its susceptibility to oxidation and the strong covalent bonds in bulk forms. With the development of growth technology in ultra-high vacuum (UHV), borophene has been successfully synthesized by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) supported by substrates in recent years. Due to the intrinsic polymorphism of borophene, the choice of substrates in the synthesis of borophene is pivotal to the atomic structure of borophene. The different interactions and commensuration of borophene on various substrates can induce various allotropes of borophene with distinct atomic structures, which suggests a potential approach to explore and manipulate the structure of borophene and benefits the realization of novel physical and chemical properties in borophene due to the structure–property correspondence. In this review, we summarize the recent research progress in the synthesis of monolayer (ML) borophene on various substrates, including Ag(1 1 1), Ag(1 1 0), Ag(1 0 0), Cu(1 1 1), Cu(1 0 0), Au(1 1 1), Al(1 1 1) and Ir(1 1 1), in which the polymorphism of borophene is present. Moreover, we introduce the realization of bilayer (BL) borophene on Ag(1 1 1), Cu(1 1 1) and Ru(0 0 0 1) surfaces, which possess richer electronic properties, including better thermal stability and oxidation resistance. Then, the stabilization mechanism of polymorphic borophene on their substrates is discussed. In addition, experimental investigations on the unique physical properties of borophene are also introduced, including metallicity, topology, superconductivity, optical and mechanical properties. Finally, we present an outlook on the challenges and prospects for the synthesis and potential applications of borophene.