On the Crystal Structure of [Cu(OH)_2(H_2O)_2(4-C_5H_4NCOOH)_2]

In their report of the crystal structure of the compound claimed to be [Cu(OH)2(H2O)2(4- C5H4NCOOH)2], the authors did not give any experimental details on the location and refinement of the water and hydroxyl hydrogen atoms[1]; they had assumed the presence of the carboxylic -CO2H unit on the basis of the infrared stretching frequency at 1700 cm-1 that is only of medium intensity. The cell constants for the compound are, in fact, identical, with those documented for tetraaquabis(isonicot…     

Dirac current in expanding spacetime

We study the behaviour of Dirac current in expanding spacetime with Schrödinger and de Sitter form for the evolution of the scale-factor. The study is made to understand the particle-antiparticle rotation and the evolution of quantum vacuum leading to particle production in such spacetime.     

热解压力对生物质焦结构及气化反应性能的影响

利用加压固定床反应器、吸附仪、X射线衍射仪、元素分析仪、电感耦合等离子原子发射光谱仪等考察了热解压力对生物质半焦(以下简称半焦)产率、物化结构、元素组成的影响规律。同时,利用热天平对不同热解压力下所制半焦的气化行为进行了考察。结果表明,随热解压力升高,半焦产率增大,当压力升至1.0 MPa后,半焦产率基本不变;半焦中C元素含量随热解压力的升高而增加,而H元素含量和BET比表面积则减小;此外,随热解压力升高,玉米秸秆焦和锯末焦的石墨化程度增强,而稻壳焦的石墨化程度则基本不受热解压力影响。气化反应的研究表明,玉米秸秆焦及锯末焦的平均气化反应速率随热解压力的提高而减小,而稻壳焦的平均气化反应速率基本不受热解压力的影响。热解压力对半焦BET比表面积及碳微晶结构的影响规律与气化反应速率变化规律的对比研究表明,热解压力引起半焦微晶结构的变化是造成热解压力对半焦气化反应速率影响的主要原因。     

基于6-羟基-2-吡啶基膦酸配体的铜配合物的合成、结构及磁性

在水热条件下, 以6-羟基-2-吡啶基膦酸为主配体, 4, 4′-联吡啶(bpy)及1, 2-二(4-吡啶基)乙烯(bpe)为桥联配体, 合成了2个铜膦酸配位聚合物[Cu₃(L)₂(bpy)₂(H₂O)₂]· 2H₂O (1), [Cu₃(L)₂(bpy)₂(H₂O)₃]· 2H₂O (2)。配合物1中, Cu²⁺离子由膦酸配体连接成一条链, 该链由bpy桥联成二维层, 层与层之间通过氢键作用构成三维结构。配合物2与配合物1是同构的, 桥联配体是bpe。磁性研究表明, 配合物1与2中铜离子之间存在反铁磁性耦合。     

Numerical experiments on flow control of near wall turbulence

In this paper we demonstrate by means of direct numerical simulations (DNS) of channel flow with surface structuring or modified boundary conditions how turbulence can be controlled by influencing the anisotropy state of near wall turbulence. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Solving sparse non-negative tensor equations: algorithms and applications

We study iterative methods for solving a set of sparse non-negative tensor equations (multivariate polynomial systems) arising from data mining applications such as information retrieval by query search and community discovery in multi-dimensional networks. By making use of sparse and non-negative tensor structure, we develop Jacobi and Gauss-Seidel methods for solving tensor equations. The multiplication of tensors with vectors are required at each iteration of these iterative methods, the cost per iteration depends on the number of non-zeros in the sparse tensors. We show linear convergence of the Jacobi and Gauss-Seidel methods under suitable conditions, and therefore, the set of sparse non-negative tensor equations can be solved very efficiently. Experimental results on information retrieval by query search and community discovery in multi-dimensional networks are presented to illustrate the application of tensor equations and the effectiveness of the proposed methods.     

An ecological acoustic recorder (EAR) for long-term monitoring of biological and anthropogenic sounds on coral reefs and other marine habitats

Keeping track of long-term biological trends in many marine habitats is a challenging task that is exacerbated when the habitats in question are in remote locations. Monitoring the ambient sound field may be a useful way of assessing biological activity because many behavioral processes are accompanied by sound production. This article reports the preliminary results of an effort to develop and use an Ecological Acoustic Recorder (EAR) to monitor biological activity on coral reefs and in surrounding waters for periods of 1 year or longer. The EAR is a microprocessor-based autonomous recorder that periodically samples the ambient sound field and also automatically detects sounds that meet specific criteria. The system was used to record the sound field of coral reefs and other marine habitats on Oahu, HI. Snapping shrimp produced the dominant acoustic energy on the reefs examined and exhibited clear diel acoustic trends. Other biological sounds recorded included those produced by fish and cetaceans, which also exhibited distinct temporal variability. Motor vessel activity could also be monitored effectively with the EAR. The results indicate that acoustic monitoring may be an effective means of tracking biological and anthropogenic activity at locations where continuous monitoring by traditional survey methods is impractical.     

Model Calculations on the Positive Column of a Medium Pressure Neon Gas-discharge

Model calculations on the positive column of a neon gas-discharge for gas pressures between 50 and 350 torr and currents between 5 and 100 mA are presented. In these calculations a Druyvesteyn distribution for the electron energy has been used. Volume recombination and radially dependent electron and gas temperatures have been taken into account. Numerical results are compared with available experimental data. In particular, the axial field strength, electron density, electron temperature and ambipolar field strength are considered. In general, the agreement between experimental and numerical data is good.     

Preparation,Characterization and Antimicrobial Properties of Nanosized Silver-Containing Carbon/Silica Composites from Rice Husk Waste

Rice husk, one of the main side products in the rice production, and its sustainable management represent a challenge in many countries. Herein, we describe the use of this abundant agricultural bio-waste as feedstock for the preparation of silver-containing carbon/silica nano composites with antimicrobial properties. The synthesis was performed using a fast and cheap methodology consisting of wet impregnation followed by pyrolysis, yielding C/SiO₂ composite materials doped with varying amounts of silver from 28 to 0.001 wt %. The materials were fully characterized and their antimicrobial activity against ESKAPE pathogens, namely E. faecium, S. aureus, K. pneumoniae, A. baumannii, P. aeruginosa, and E. coli, and the pathogenic yeast C. albicans was investigated. Sensitivities of these strains against the prepared materials were demonstrated, even with exceptional low amounts of 0.015 m% silver. Hence, we report a straightforward method for the synthesis of antimicrobial agents from abundant sources which addresses urgent questions like bio-waste valorization and affordable alternatives to increasingly fewer effective antibiotics.     

C~*-代数的Murray-von Neumann分类理论的抽象架构

Murray和von Neumann在对W~*-代数进行分类工作时,主要的工具是刻画W~*-代数中的投影的性质(事实上,W~*-代数是由投影所生成的).因为一般的C~*-代数可能不包含任何非零的投影,所以不能将Murray和von Neumann的方法,直接地应用到C~*-代数上来得出分类理论.本文作者在最近的两项工作中,分别使用C~*-代数的开投影和正元来代替投影,得到两套平行的Murray-von Neumann式的分类理论.本文在简单描述了这两套分类理论之后,将会给出一个一般的分类架构,它可以用来得出好些C~*-代数的分类理论(包括我们之前的两套理论),我们也会通过它来讨论各种分类理论之间的等价性,并给出之前两套理论的细化.