A hybrid two-stage transportation and batch scheduling problem

We study the coordinated scheduling problem of hybrid batch production on a single batching machine and two-stage transportation connecting the production, where there is a crane available in the first-stage transportation that transports jobs from the warehouse to the machine and there is a vehicle available in the second-stage transportation to deliver jobs from the machine to the customer. As the job to be carried out is big and heavy in the steel industry, it is reasonable assumed that both the crane and the vehicle have unit capacity. The batching machine processes a batch of jobs simultaneously. Each batch occur a setup cost. The objective is to minimize the sum of the makespan and the total setup cost. We prove that this problem is strongly NP-hard. A polynomial time algorithm is proposed for a case where the job transportation times are identical on the crane or the vehicle. An efficient heuristic algorithm for the general problem is constructed and its tight worst-case bound is analyzed. In order to further verify the performance of the proposed heuristics, we develop a lower bound on the optimal objective function. Computational experiments show that the heuristic algorithm performs well on randomly generated problem instances.     

空腔靶能量吸收,转换特性实验研究

本文介绍空腔靶设计的物理思想、及能量吸收特性、X光转换特性和堵腔特性的实验研究方法,给出了实验观察到的一系列物理现象,通过对现象的分析而得出空腔靶的能量吸收和X光转换明显优于平面靶;利用相对孔径较大的聚焦透镜打空腔靶有利于改善靶的能量吸收和转换特性的结论。     

Integral equation approach to multiphoton ionization by intense fields

We discuss the integral equation for an electron bound by a potential in a monochromatic, spatially homogeneous laser field which is turned on adiabatically. We outline a method for the solution of this equation, and, as a numerical example, present results for the photoionization of hydrogen in the weak field limit.     

Nearly monochromatic red electroluminescence from a nonconjugated polymer containing carbazole segments and phenanthroline [Eu(β‐diketonate)3] moieties

A novel nonconjugated copolymer (PVKEu) with carbazole segments and phenanthroline [Eu(β‐diketonate)₃] moieties was synthesized via free radical copolymerization, and characterized by FTIR, ¹H NMR spectroscopy, GPC, ICP, and elemental analysis. The copolymer exhibited good solubility, as well as good thermal stability and high glass transition temperature. The photoluminescence (PL) of this polymer in solution and in solid film has been studied. A multi‐layer device with the configuration of ITO/PEDOT: PSS (40 nm)/PVKEu (70 nm)/BCP (15 nm)/AlQ₃ (30 nm)/LiF/Al exhibited nearly monochromatic red emission at 615 nm and voltage‐independent spectral stability. Our results suggest that enhancing the ligand‐mediated energy transfer between the matrix polymer and europium complex is a potential method to improve the electroluminescence performance of the Eu‐chelated polymers. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 210–221, 2009     

Synthesis of morphological ZnO particles by a facile solution-based chemical method

In this study, a facile solution-based chemical method has been developed to produce ZnO particles in the presence of triethanolamine (TEA) and NaOH. In this novel method, TEA acted as complexing reagents, and NaOH contributed to the transformation of ZnO precursor (Zn–TEA complex) into ZnO particles. The core of this new strategy is to transform Zn–TEA complex into morphological ZnO particles directly by a facile solution method. The results from transmission electron microscope (TEM) and field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) analysis revealed that the morphologies of the as-prepared ZnO samples evolved from slices to quasi-spheres by increasing the amount of TEA. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman and room-temperature photoluminescence (PL) tests showed that these ZnO samples had wurtzite structures. A reasonable mechanism for the transformation of Zn–TEA complex into morphological ZnO particles was supplied.     

Clickable amino acid tuned self-assembly of a nucleus-selective multi-component nanoplatform for synergistic cancer therapy

Nucleus-targeted therapy holds great promise in cancer treatment; however, a lack of effective nucleus-specific delivery significantly limits its application potential. Here, we report a nucleus-targeted synergistic chemo-photodynamic therapy based on the self-assembly of chlorin e6 (Ce6) and doxorubicin (DOX) tuned by clickable dibenzocyclooctyne (DIBO) functionalized lysine (D-K) and subsequent reaction with crosslinkers. The assembled nanodrugs with high loading efficiency and long-term stability show enhanced cellular uptake and accumulation in the nucleus, resulting in greatly improved in vitro and in vivo chemo-photodynamic efficacy. Notably, D-K can promote the rapid self-assembly of Ce6 and DOX in aqueous solution, avoiding the introduction of organic solvents or tedious preparations. In addition, the introduction of the DIBO group can effectively expand the types of self-assembly material and enhance the self-assembly behaviour through a copper-free click reaction. Therefore, we present an effective nucleus-targeted combination drug delivery strategy, which has great potential in the treatment of many diseases.

A highly efficient nucleus-targeted multi-drug delivery nanoplatform based on clickable amino acid tuned self-assembly of chlorin e6 and doxorubicin has been prepared for enhanced photodynamic therapy and chemotherapy.     

Side-pumped short rectangular Nd-doped phosphate glass fiber lasers

Watt-level short fiber lasers side-pumped through fiber-to-waveguide couplers are demonstrated. The fiber lasers are fabricated from Nd-doped phosphate glass with large numerical aperture of 0.2 and rectangular cross section of 1.5 × 0.5 (mm). Single transverse mode output is achieved by the gain-guiding effect. Average power of 1 W is generated from a 4.0-cm-long fiber laser with a slope efficiency of 10%.     

Ethylene polymerizations,and the copolymerizations of ethylene with hexene or norbornene with highly active mono(β‐enaminoketonato) vanadium(III) catalysts

Five novel vanadium(III) complexes [PhN = C(R₂)CHC(R₁)O]VCl₂(THF)₂ ( 4a : R₁ = Ph, R₂ = CF₃; 4b : R₁ = t‐Bu, R₂ = CF₃; 4c : R₁ = CF₃, R₂ = CH₃; 4d : R₁ = Ph, R₂ = CH₃; 4e : R₁ = Ph, R₂ = H) have been synthesized and characterized. On activation with Et₂AlCl, all the complexes, in the presence of ethyl trichloroacetate (ETA) as a promoter, are highly active precatalysts for ethylene polymerization, and produce high molecular weight and linear polymers. Catalyst activities more than 16.8 kg PE/mmol_V h bar and weight‐average molecular weights higher than 173 kg/mol were observed under mild conditions. The copolymerizations of ethylene and norbornene or 1‐hexene with the precatalysts were also explored, which leads to high molecular weight copolymers with high comonomer incorporation. Catalyst activity, comonomer incorporation, and polymer molecular weight as well as polydispersity index can be controlled over a wide range by the variation of precatalyst structure and the reaction parameters such as Al/V molar ratio, comonomer feed concentration, and polymerization temperature. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 2038–2048, 2008