Carbon-assisted morphological manipulation of CdS nanostructures and their cathodoluminescence properties

CdS nanostructures with different morphologies and sizes were successfully fabricated through a facile and effective carbon-assisted thermal evaporation method. Through simply changing the positions of silicon substrates, the temperatures and the effects of carbon in different zones were modified, and thus the morphologies of CdS nanostructures were varied from multipods to nanobrushes to nanocups. These nanostructures were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectroscopy. Cathodoluminescence (CL) measurement shows that the as-grown CdS nanostructures display different luminescent properties. CdS multipods and nanocups show mainly green emission centered at 496 nm. However, nanobrushes exhibit predominant red emission band peaking at 711 nm. These interesting results show that carbon not only affected the growth process but also influenced the properties of CdS nanostructures.     

Theoretical studies on QSAR and mechanism of 2‐indolinone derivatives as tubulin inhibitors

The theoretical studies on three‐dimensional quantitative structure activity relationship (3D‐QSAR) and action mechanism of a series of 2‐indolinone derivatives as tubulin inhibitors against human breast cancer cell line MDA‐MB‐231 have been carried out. The established 3D‐QSAR model from the comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA) shows not only significant statistical quality but also predictive ability, with high correlation coefficient (R² = 0.986) and cross‐validation coefficient (q² = 0.683). In particular, the appropriate binding orientations and conformations of these 2‐indolinone derivatives interacting with tubulin are located by docking study, and it is very interesting to find that the plot of the energy scores of these compounds in DOCK versus the corresponding experimental pIC₅₀ values exhibits a considerable linear correlation. Therefore, the inhibition mechanism that 2‐indolinone derivatives were regarded as tubulin inhibitors can be theoretically confirmed. Based on such an inhibition mechanism along with 3D‐QSAR results, some important factors improving the activities of these compounds were discussed in detail. These factors can be summarized as follows: the H atom adopted as substituent R₁, the substituent R₂ with higher electropositivity and smaller bulk, the substituents R₄–R₆ (on the phenyl ring) with higher electropositivity and larger bulk, and so on. These results can offer useful theoretical references for understanding the action mechanism, designing more potent inhibitors, and predicting their activities prior to synthesis. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2009     

化学分析中的质量控制

从人、机、料、法、环、测6方面讨论了化学分析中质量控制手段,结合分析化学实验室多年的实践经验提出了具体的质量控制措施,对如何保证分析结果的准确性和可靠性进行了详细论述.     

The optimal ordering policy of the EOQ model under trade credit depending on the ordering quantity from the DCF approach

This paper discusses the optimum order quantity of the EOQ model that is not only dependent on the inventory policy but also on firm’ credit policy. Here, the conditions of using a discounted cash-flows (DCF) approach and trade credit depending on the quantity ordered are discussed. We consider that if the order quantity is less than at which the delay in payments is permitted, the payment for the item must be made immediately. Otherwise, the fixed trade credit period is permitted.     

On the interaction of deep water waves and exponential shear currents

A train of periodic deep-water waves propagating on a steady shear current with a vertical distribution of vorticity is investigated by an analytic method, namely the homotopy analysis method (HAM). The magnitude of the vorticity varies exponentially with the magnitude of the stream function, while remaining constant on a particular streamline. The so-called Dubreil–Jacotin transformation is used to transfer the original exponentially nonlinear boundary-value problem in an unknown domain into an algebraically nonlinear boundary-value problem in a known domain. Convergent series solutions are obtained not only for small amplitude water waves on a weak current but also for large amplitude waves on a strong current. The nonlinear wave-current interaction is studied in detail. It is found that an aiding shear current tends to enlarge the wave phase speed, sharpen the wave crest, but shorten the maximum wave height, while an opposing shear current has the opposite effect. Besides, the amplitude of waves and fluid velocity decay over the depth more quickly on an aiding shear current but more slowly on an opposing shear current than that of waves on still water. Furthermore, it is found that Stokes criteria of wave breaking is still valid for waves on a shear current: a train of propagating waves on a shear current breaks as the fiuid velocity at crest equals the wave phase speed. Especially, it is found that the highest waves on an opposing shear current are even higher and steeper than that of waves on still water. Mathematically, this analytic method is rather general in principle and can be employed to solve many types of nonlinear partial differential equations with variable coefficients in science, finance and engineering.     

On an identity associated with Weil's estimate and its applications

In this paper we study the fourth mean value of generalized quadratic Gauss sums, and get an interesting identity associated with Weil's estimate,

     

Chaos control and synchronization for a special generalized Lorenz canonical system – The SM system

This paper presents some simple feedback control laws to study global stabilization and global synchronization for a special chaotic system described in the generalized Lorenz canonical form (GLCF) when τ = −1 (which, for convenience, we call Shimizu–Morioka system, or simply SM system). For an arbitrarily given equilibrium point, a simple feedback controller is designed to globally, exponentially stabilize the system, and reach globally exponent synchronization for two such systems. Based on the system’s coefficients and the structure of the system, simple feedback control laws and corresponding Lyapunov functions are constructed. Because all conditions are obtained explicitly in terms of algebraic expressions, they are easy to be implemented and applied to real problems. Numerical simulation results are presented to verify the theoretical predictions.     

A new cryptosystem based on chaotic map and operations algebraic

Based on the study of some existing chaotic encryption algorithms, a new block cipher is proposed. The proposed cipher encrypts 128-bit plaintext to 128-bit ciphertext blocks, using a 128-bit key K and the initial value x₀ and the control parameter mu of logistic map. It consists of an initial permutation and eight computationally identical rounds followed by an output transformation. Round r uses a 128-bit roundkey K^(r) to transform a 128-bit input C^(r-1), which is fed to the next round. The output after round 8 enters the output transformation to produce the final ciphertext. All roundkeys are derived from K and a 128-bit random binary sequence generated from a chaotic map. Analysis shows that the proposed block cipher does not suffer from the flaws of pure chaotic cryptosystems and possesses high security.     

Optimal purchasing cycle length of a deteriorating product for intermediary firms

In a supply chain logistics system, the function of an intermediary firm is to purchase products and to sell those purchased products to the public or to other firms. This article investigates how an intermediary firm can optimally determine the purchasing cycle length of a deteriorating product. By incorporating the special structure of the intermediary firm’s environments and the deteriorating nature of the product, the inventory problem encountered by the intermediary firm is mathematically formulated. The optimal purchasing cycle length is derived such that the total profit is maximized. Several interesting properties of the optimal policy are investigated and an efficient iterative algorithm is provided to search for the optimal policy. Also, the convergence of the iterative algorithm developed in this paper is proved. Finally, a numerical example is provided to illustrate the features of the proposed problem and the iterative search algorithm.