Synergistic Effects of Pseudocolor Imaging,Differentiation, and Square and Logarithmic Conversion on Accuracy of Quantification of Chemical Characteristics Using Test Strips and Similar Products

Test strips and similar products are highly feasible tools for the rapid and approximate determination of chemical characteristics. Although the application of both the quantitative observation of coloration and regression modeling has recently enabled these products to become quantitative tools, their precision and accuracy may be further improved. In this study, the pseudocolor imaging of the coloration image, derivative spectrophotometry-like differentiation of the coloration values, and logarithmic conversion of the raw and derivative values were compared in terms of the precision and accuracy of the quantitative determination of corrosiveness, glucose, nitrate, and pH using the products. The best regression models for the determination were provided by the combination of pseudocolor imaging and differentiation (nitrate and pH); pseudocolor imaging, differentiation, and square-conversion (corrosiveness); or all of the techniques (glucose). When compared to the use of the original 10 raw coloration variables of red-green-blue, cyan-magenta-yellow-key black, and L*a*b* color models only, the above combinations improved the normalized mean absolute error from 14.8% to 3.09% (corrosiveness), 6.33% to 3.15% (glucose), 7.46% to 4.56% (nitrate), and 3.22% to 0.94% (pH). These achievements were largely attributed to the combination of multiple variables that have non-linear and nonmonotonic relationships with the chemical characteristics.     

An Intrinsic Photothermal Liquid for Light Detection and Energy Storage

Photothermal materials (PTMs) have been intensively investigated in the fields of photothermal conversion. Superior to solid PTMs, liquid PTMs are leading the trends in satisfying the demands of high flexibility and easy recycling. Successful examples of liquid PTMs are mostly formulated by dispersing solid PTMs in solvents, but suffer from the problems of phase segregation and solvent pollution. In this work, a low-cost formulation is proposed, which involves an oxidative product of ethyl oleate by iodine. It is an intrinsic liquid PTM, preserving the fluidic nature as well as possessing considerable ability for photothermal conversion. In addition to understanding the mechanism of light absorption in the visible and even near infrared windows, two examples are presented to demonstrate the great potential of liquid PTMs in broad areas such as light sensing and energy storage.     

Kinetics Study of the Thermal Decomposition of Post-consumer Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) in an Argon Atmosphere

The thermal decomposition of post-consumer samples of a carbonated water bottle made of poly(ethylene terephthalate), PC-PET, was examined by linear temperature programing under an argon atmosphere to determine its mass loss kinetics. A simple kinetic model, called the first order pseudo single-component model, was used. The total weight-loss of each sample assumed to be in two periods, with each period corresponding to a one step decomposition of the PC-PET to volatiles. Three methods for determining the kinetic parameters by thermal gravimetric analysis were examined: differential analysis at a constant heating rate (differential), temperatures of a given conversion at a number of heating rates (isoconversional), and the maximum rate at multiple heating rates (peak temperature). The latter two multiple heating rates methods results were comparable to each other but they were not in agreement with the results from the differential method. The results of the differential method were insensitive to the heating rate and consistent with kinetics data reported in the literature for PET.     

Dayaolingzhiols A−E,AchE inhibitory meroterpenoids from Ganoderma lucidum

Ganoderma mushrooms are widely used as effective medicines for treating and preventing chronic diseases. In this study, five new meroterpenoids, dayaolingzhiols A (1) and B (2) featuring a 6/6/6 ring system, dayaolingzhiols C?E (3–5) harboring a γ-lactone motif, along with eight known ones (6–13), were purified from G. lucidum. To clarify their chemical structures, spectroscopic and ECD and OR computational methods were used. In addition, the inhibition of all the new meroterpenoids against AChE was evaluated, disclosing that (+)-4 and (±)-5 possess potent AChE inhibitory activities with respective IC₅₀ values of 8.52?±?1.90?μM and 7.37?±?0.52?μM.     

Nanomaterials in Cerebrovascular Disease Diagnose and Treatment

Cerebrovascular diseases (CVDs) are among the most serious diseases with high mortality and disability rates. The prevalent diagnosis and treatment methods of CVDs include imaging and interventional therapy. With the development of nanotechnology, large numbers of nanomaterials have been applied to the diagnosis and treatment of CVDs, mainly including carbon nanotubes, quantum dots, fullerenes, and dendrimers. In this review, the applications of nanomaterials in the field of diagnosis and treatment of CVDs, mainly including drug target delivery, imaging, therapy, endovascular treatment, and angiogenesis, are summarized. The applications of nanomaterials in the field of CVD are almost in the laboratory, and more effort is needed for clinical translation. The aim of this review is to provide useful information for future research and equipment development.     

Facile Synthesis of Manganese Tellurite Nanoparticles for Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Photothermal Therapy

In this study, manganese tellurite (MnTeO₃) nanoparticles are developed as theranostic agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided photothermal therapy of tumor. MnTeO₃ nanoparticles are synthesized via a simple one-step method. The as-synthesized MnTeO₃ nanoparticles with uniform size show good biocompatibility. In particular, MnTeO₃ nanoparticles exhibit a high photothermal conversion efficiency (η = 26.3%), which is higher than that of gold nanorods. Moreover, MnTeO₃ nanoparticles also have high MRI performance. The longitudinal relaxivity (r₁) value of MnTeO₃ nanoparticles is determined to be 8.08 ± 0.2 mm ⁻¹ s⁻¹, which is higher than that of clinically approved T₁-contrast agents Gd-DTPA (4.49 ± 0.1 mm ⁻¹ s⁻¹). The subsequent MnTeO₃ nanoparticles-mediated photothermal therapy displays a highly efficient ablation of tumor cells both in vitro and in vivo with negligible toxicity. It is demonstrated that MnTeO₃ nanoparticles can serve as promising theranostic agents with great potentials for MRI-guided photothermal therapy.     

二维CdO的低晶格热导率研究

寻求具有较小晶格热导率k_lat的高热电性能的二维材料具有重要意义。基于从头计算和声子玻耳兹曼输运理论,该研究首先对二维CdO结构进行优化,并通过计算声子谱验证了单层CdO的动力学稳定性。在此基础上详细研究了单层CdO的声子输运性质。计算表明在室温下单层CdO的晶格热导率k_lat约为5.7 W/(m·K),低于单层石墨烯、磷烯、黑磷和MoS₂等二维材料的晶格热导率。其中,Z方向声学模式(Z-direction acoustic, ZA),横声学支(transverse acoustic,TA),纵声学支(longitudinal acoustic, LA),Z方向光学模式(Z-direction optical, ZO),横光学支(transverse optical, TO),纵光学支(longitudinal optical, LO)对k_lat的百分比贡献分别为73.7％、13.9％、3.7％、2.8％、4.7％和1.2％。研究发现,ZA、TA、LA声学支和光学支之间的强散射是导致单层CdO低热导率的原因。本文计算结果可用于指导基于CdO的低维热电器件的设计。     

基于级联卷积神经网络的前列腺磁共振图像分类

针对深度学习训练成本高，以及基于磁共振图像的前列腺癌临床诊断需要大量医学常识且极为耗时的问题，本文提出了一种基于级联卷积神经网络（Convolutional Neural Network，CNN）和磁共振图像的前列腺癌（Prostate Cancer，PCa）自动分类诊断方法，该网络以Faster-RCNN作为前网络，对前列腺区域进行提取分割，用于排除前列腺附近组织器官的干扰；以基于ResNet改进的网络结构CNN40_bottleneck作为后网络，用于对前列腺区域病变进行分类.后网络由瓶颈结构串联组成，其中使用批量标准化（Batch Normalization，BN）、全局平均池化（Global Average Pooling，GAP）进行优化.实验结果证明，本文方法对前列腺癌诊断结果较好，而且缩减了训练时间和参数量，有效降低了训练成本.     

高分辨率微型星载相机光学系统的设计及应用

为了克服太空环境的复杂性，满足航天工程的空间使用要求，研制一款2 500万像素宽光谱共焦成像的微型星载相机光学系统。该系统适应卫星发射和在轨道运行的恶劣环境，具有抗冲击震动、耐太空高温差强辐射，体积小，质量轻等优点。设计的系统可在450 nm～800 nm的谱段内清晰成像，焦距181 mm，入瞳口径45 mm，视场角10.4°，边缘相对照度0.81，轴上点MTF:0.57@55 lp/mm，0.33@110 lp/mm，畸变1.2%，镜头质量622 g，外形尺寸Φ58.3 mm×117 mm，抗辐照性能≥5 krad。通过温度适应性的模拟和优化，用户进行?30 ℃～+70 ℃光学镜头热真空试验，可正常工作。该系统已成功应用于天宫二号伴飞卫星相机中，获得的图像清晰稳定，为空间遥感实验观测发挥了重要的作用。     

OCS分子在128 nm附近的光解动力学研究：S(3PJ=2,1,0)、S(1D2)以及S(1S0)产物通道

本文利用时间切片离子成像技术对OCS分子进行了真空紫外波段的光解动力学研究. 在四个光解光波长(从129.32到126.08 nm)下测量了硫原子解离产物S(³P_J=2,1,0)、S(¹D₂)、S(¹S₀)的速度影像，并从中清晰地发现了四个主要的解离产物通道：S(³P_J=2,1,0)+CO(X¹Σ⁺)，S(³P_J=2,1,0)+CO(A³π)，S(¹D₂)+CO(X¹Σ⁺)和S(¹S₀)+CO(X¹Σ⁺). 在实验影像中，产物CO分子的部分振动态结构能够得到分辨. 实验还获取解离产物总平动能谱，产物分支比和角分布. 对实验结果进行分析显示除绝热解离通道S(³P_J=2,1,0)+CO(A³π)之外，在其他三个产物通道中非绝热效应都起到非常重要的作用.