无溶剂条件下LiNTf2催化的醛和酮的非手性硅氰化反应研究

以LiNTf2为催化剂,在无溶剂条件下,醛或酮与三甲基氰硅烷(TMSCN)室温发生加成反应,得到相应的α-氰基硅醚.该法操作简便、反应条件温和、收率高、催化剂易回收和可以重复使用.     

Using thresholding difference-based estimators for variable selection in partial linear models

A commonly used semiparametric model is considered. We adopt two difference based estimators of the linear component of the model and propose corresponding thresholding estimators that can be used for variable selection. For each thresholding estimator, variable selection in the linear component is developed and consistency of the variable selection procedure is shown. We evaluate our method in a simulation study and implement it on a real data set.     

Density functional study of α–β phase transition of polyvinylidene difluoride

We perform density functional calculations to investigate structural and dynamical properties of crystalline polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) associated with the transition from α to β phase. We examine the change of the conformational energy and the corresponding structure of each phase depending on the lattice parameters of the orthorhombic crystalline structure. From this information, we construct the path that connects the point where the α phase is most stable to the point where the β phase is most stable, and identify the sub‐ region in the lattice parameter space where α and β phases have the same energy. In this sub‐region, we locate the point which gives the lowest conformation energy for both α and β phases, and examine the behaviour of the lowest energy profile and corresponding change of intermediate structures as the conformation of the PVDF chain transforms from α phase to β phase. Finally we perform ab‐initio molecular dynamics simulations and analyse the characteristic dynamics associated with transition from α to β phase. (© 2012 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Modulating the precision of recurrent bursts in cultured neural networks

Synchronized bursts are a very common feature in biological neural networks, and they play an important role in various brain functions and neurological diseases. This Letter investigates "recurrent synchronized bursts" induced by a single pulse stimulation in cultured networks of rat cortical neurons. We look at how the precision in their arrival times can be modified by a noble time-delayed stimulation protocol, which we term as "Δt training." The emergence of recurrent bursts and the change of the precision in their arrival times can be explained by the stochastic resonance of a damped, subthreshold, neural oscillation.     

Elastic and inelastic scattering components in the angular intensity distribution of He scattered from graphite

The angular intensity distribution of thermal energy He beam scattered from highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) surface has been measured by means of supersonic molecular beam scattering technique in the wide surface temperature range. To separate the elastic and inelastic scattering components, simple analysis method has been developed by applying the classical binary collision theory of the hard cube model (HCM). From the extracted elastic scattering component in the scattering distribution, the Debye temperature of the HOPG surface has been derived as 590 ± 30 K. On the basis of the HCM analysis for the extracted inelastic scattering components of He beam, the effective mass for the HOPG surface has been found to be 72 u (six carbon atoms).     

A new gradient method via quasi-Cauchy relation which guarantees descent

We propose a new monotone algorithm for unconstrained optimization in the frame of Barzilai and Borwein (BB) method and analyze the convergence properties of this new descent method. Motivated by the fact that BB method does not guarantee descent in the objective function at each iteration, but performs better than the steepest descent method, we therefore attempt to find stepsize formula which enables us to approximate the Hessian based on the Quasi-Cauchy equation and possess monotone property in each iteration. Practical insights on the effectiveness of the proposed techniques are given by a numerical comparison with the BB method.     

新型十二烷基三甲氧基硅烷/氧化石墨烯复合膜对430不锈钢耐蚀性能的影响

使用一步电沉积法在430不锈钢上制备出十二烷基三甲氧基硅烷(DTES)/氧化石墨烯(GO)复合膜。 拉曼光谱(Raman)与扫描电子显微镜(SEM)测试表明,氧化石墨烯均匀地混合在硅烷膜中,并用电化学交流阻抗与极化曲线方法对这种复合膜所保护的430不锈钢进行耐蚀性能测试。 结果显示,在3.5%NaCl溶液中,430不锈钢会发生腐蚀反应,而存在硅烷复合膜的430不锈钢的耐蚀性能显著地提高。 研究表明,由于氧化石墨烯出色的阻隔性能一定程度上弥补了硅烷膜的缺陷,而且延长了腐蚀介质通过硅烷基质的路径,因此复合膜有着对基底物质更强的保护性能。     

Isolation of Industrial Important Bioactive Compounds from Microalgae

Microalgae are known as a rich source of bioactive compounds which exhibit different biological activities. Increased demand for sustainable biomass for production of important bioactive components with various potential especially therapeutic applications has resulted in noticeable interest in algae. Utilisation of microalgae in multiple scopes has been growing in various industries ranging from harnessing renewable energy to exploitation of high-value products. The focuses of this review are on production and the use of value-added components obtained from microalgae with current and potential application in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, cosmeceutical, energy and agri-food industries, as well as for bioremediation. Moreover, this work discusses the advantage, potential new beneficial strains, applications, limitations, research gaps and future prospect of microalgae in industry.     

A study on heat transfer during thermoplastic composite tape lay-up process

A study on heat transfer during thermoplastic composite tape lay-up process was done. To investigate the relation between major process variables, experiments as well as numerical simulations were performed. A small-scale tape lay-up system was built. A hot nitrogen torch was used to heat the prepreg tape. Right after the torch, a compaction roller was located to bond the prepreg plies. Temperatures inside the composite at four different locations through the thickness were measured, using thermocouples. Experiments were done for different process conditions. Numerical simulations also were performed, using the finite element code developed in this study. A numerical code was run for the same conditions as the experiment. Close agreement was observed between the numerical results and the experimental data.