Highly Effective Detection of Amitraz in Honey by Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Spectroscopy Coupled with Chemometric Methods

As an effective and universal acaricide, amitraz is widely used on beehives against varroasis caused by the mite Varroa jacobsoni. Its residues in honey pose a great danger to human health. In this study, a sensitive, rapid, and environmentally friendly surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy method (SERS) was developed for the determination of trace amount of amitraz in honey with the use of silver nanorod (AgNR) array substrate. The AgNR array substrate fabricated by an oblique angle deposition technique exhibited an excellent SERS activity with an enhancement factor of ∽10⁷. Density function theory was employed to assign the characteristic peak of amitraz. The detection of amitraz was further explored and amitraz in honey at concentrations as low as 0.08 mg/kg can be identified. Specifically, partial least square regression analysis was employed to correlate the SERS spectra in full-wavelength with C_amitraz to afford a multiple-quantitative amitraz predicting model. Preliminary results show that the predicted concentrations of amitraz in honey samples are in good agreement with their real concentrations. Compared with the conventional univariate quantitative model based on single peak’s intensity, the proposed multiple-quantitative predicting model integrates all the characteristic peaks of amitraz, thus offering an improved detecting accuracy and anti-interference ability.     

"Supramolecular" assembly of gold nanorods end-terminated with polymer "pom-poms": effect of pom-pom structure on the association modes

We report a predefined self-organization of gold nanorods (NRs) end-terminated with multiple polymer arms ("pom-poms") in higher-order structures. The assembly of polymer-tethered NRs was controlled by changing the structure of the polymer pom-poms. We show that the variation in the molecular weight of the polymer molecules and their relative location with respect to the long side of the NRs resulted in two competing association modes of the nanorods, that is, their side-by-side and end-to-end assembly, and produced bundles, chains, rings, and bundled chains of the NRs. The superposition of the two variables controlling the organization of NRs allowed us to create a map showing the variation in the longitudinal plasmonic bands of the NRs achieved by their self-assembly.     

基于EPICS的CSRe束流诊断控制系统升级

兰州重离子加速器(HIRFL)冷却存储环的实验环（CSRe）提供高品质的束流用于高精度的质量测量、原子物理等实验研究,实现束流参数的准确测量是进行物理实验的前提保障。目前,CSRe加速器控制系统已升级为EPICS架构。介绍了基于EPICS的束流诊断控制系统现状,并利用升级后的控制系统测量了束流相关参数。其中,束流位置系统能够测量注入束流的逐圈位置信息,测量结果发现束流在注入过程中存在一定程度的震荡,影响注入效率。流强测量系统通过高分辨的数据采集卡实现对DCCT信号的精确测量,同时增加了D事例触发功能。升级后的控制系统,可以实现束流参数的测量,并集成于加速器控制系统的EPICS CSS界面。     

The approximation characteristic of diagonal matrix in probabilistic setting

In this paper, the approximation characteristic of a diagonal matrix in probabilistic and average case settings is investigated. And the asymptotic degree of the probabilistic linear (n,δ)$(n,\delta )$-width and p$p$-average linear n$n$-width of diagonal matrix M$M$ are determined.     

A facile approach to synthesize poly(4-vinylpyridine)/multi-walled carbon nanotubes nanocomposites: highly water-dispersible carbon nanotubes decorated with gold nanoparticles

A facile approach to attach high-density and uniform gold nanoparticles on individual multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) is achieved. By simple grinding, water-soluble linear polymers poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PVP)-wrapped around nanotubes and thus rendered them reversibly soluble in water, ethanol, and DMF. Individual tubes are clearly observed after PVP-wrapped nanotubes were spin-coated onto a silicon wafer. Subsequently, Au nanoparticles were densely decorated on the individual MWNTs by in situ reduction of HAuCl₄ in the homogeneous aqueous solution of MWNTs–PVP to form stable water-dispersible Au/PVP/MWNTs hybrid. Morphology of Au nanoparticles was determined by scanning electron microscope and atomic force microscope. The diameter of the Au nanoparticles is controlled in the range of 3.5 to 13.5 nm. The presence of gold nanoparticles with decreased particle size was also detected by UV–Vis spectroscopy.     

Bidirectional Controlled Teleportation by Using a Five-Qubit Composite GHZ-Bell State

We present a scheme for bidirectional controlled teleportation by using a five-qubit composite GHZ-Bell state as quantum channel. Based on the C-not operation and single qubit measurements, Alice may transmit an arbitrary single qubit state of qubit A to Bob and Bob may transmit an arbitrary single qubit state of qubit B to Alice via the control of the supervisor Charlie.     

Determination of main taxoids in Taxus species by microwave‐assisted extraction combined with LC‐MS/MS analysis

A method based on microwave‐assisted extraction (MAE) has been developed for the determination of paclitaxel and five related taxoids, namely 10‐deacetylbaccatin III (10‐DAB III), cephalomannine, 10‐deacetylpaclitaxel (10‐DAT), 7‐xyl‐10‐ deacetylpaclitaxel (7‐xyl‐10‐DAT), and 7‐epi‐10‐deacetylpaclitaxel (7‐epi‐10‐DAT) in Taxus species in this study. The influential parameters of the MAE procedure were optimized, and the optimal conditions were as follows: extraction solvent 80% ethanol solution, solid/liquid ratio 1:10 (g/mL), temperature 50°C, and three extraction cycles, each cycle 10 min. The method validation for LC‐MS/MS analysis was performed. The LOD and LOQ were 3.16–9.20 and 12.20–30.45 ng/mL, respectively. Repeatability and reproducibility for the six taxiods with RSD ranged from 2.78 to 3.85% and from 5.26 to 6.60%. The recoveries of the method for the six taxoids were 92.6–105.6%. The developed MAE‐LC‐MS/MS method was also successfully applied to determine the contents of six taxoids in different Taxus species.     

时间延迟积分型面阵CMOS图像传感器MTF速度失配模型研究

研究了时间延迟积分型面阵互补金属氧化物半导体(CMOS)图像传感器调制传递函数(MTF)速度失配特性,在分析累加级数、像素尺寸、镜头放大倍数、行周期及电机运动速度失配等影响因素的基础上,建立了MTF速度失配模型。基于现场可编程门阵列(FPGA)开发板,搭建面阵CMOS图像传感器实现线阵时间延时积分(TDI)的CMOS测试系统。实验结果表明,在光强为3lx,速度失配M(ΔV/V)<2,8级时间延迟积分与面阵成像相比,MTF值提高50%;当累加级数为8级,速度失配满足M(ΔV/V)=2的速度失配容限时,奈奎斯特频率处的MTF值下降10%,当速度失配达到M(ΔV/V)=10时,MTF值下降35%。     

双耦合B类激光器的混沌动力学行为

提出并研究了双耦合Ｂ类激光器的动力学行为。发现该系统可在稳定连续、自脉冲和混沌输出。还发现该系统是以倍周期分岔由周期解进入混沌。     

Construction and application of a novel library: Fourier transform infrared wavelet coefficients library

This article aims at designing a wavelet alternative to Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR). In order to select the most suitable wavelet parameters to perform, several decomposition levels and 53 wavelets were tested by trial and error approach, respectively. The result indicated that discrete meyer wavelet (dmey) associated with its third decomposition level was very efficient for this purpose. On the base of it, a novel library named as Fourier transform infrared wavelet coefficients library (FTIR-WC) has been constructed. Finally, two tools such as library search and structure elucidation were developed to evaluate the capability of the new library system. The results obtained were also compared with those from FTIR library by a variety of indices. The results suggested that the new library performed better but with less volume. This work is expected to propose a novel and practical strategy in infrared spectroscopic analysis.