Determination of trace metals in industrial boron carbide by solid sampling optical emission spectrometry. Optimization of DC arc excitation (current, atmosphere and chemical modifier)

Graphite arc emission spectrometry has become possible as a result of the invention of novel types of optical spectrometers with Echelle-optics and semiconductor array detectors, and by the application of electronically controlled, high current arc generators. An optimization of the excitation parameters to boron carbide analysis is reported here, measuring background corrected line intensities that were integrated for the time of total evaporation of 5 mg boron carbide sample with or without added chemical modifiers. The following set of experimental conditions were compared with respect of analytical sensitivity and precision: (A) no modifier, Ar + O₂ (20%), 16 A; (B) sample + graphite powder (1 + 1), Ar + O₂ (20%), 16 A; (C) sample + CaF₂ (1 + 1), Ar, 25 A; (D) sample + CaF₂ + graphite powder (1 + 1 + 1), Ar, 25 A. The graphite powder modifier resulted in improved precision in general, and the CaF₂ was effective as a plasma ionization buffer and fluorinating agent. The best compromise was found under conditions B, when oxygen was present in the discharge atmosphere. This is likely due to the stepwise conversion of the boron carbide matrix to the more volatile boron oxide. Under conditions B, detection limits in the ranges of 0.3–9 μg g⁻¹ for Al, Ca, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn and Si and that of 18–38 μg g⁻¹ for Ti, W, and Zr were attained. Average RSDs of 10.2 and 9.7% were found, respectively, without and with internal referencing to boron.     

Conformation of Tax-response elements in the human T-cell leukemia virus type I promoter

Background: HTLV I Tax is believed to activate viral gene expression by binding bZIP proteins (such as CRIB) and increasing their affinities for proviral THE target sites. Each 21 by THE target site contains an imperfect copy of the intrinsically bent CRE target site (the TRE core) surrounded by highly conserved flanking sequences. These flanking sequences are essential for maximal increases in DNA affinity and transactivation, but they are not, apparently, contacted by protein. Here we employ non-denaturing gel electrophoresis to evaluate TRE conformation in the presence and absence of bZIP proteins, and to explore the role of DNA conformation in viral transactivation.Results: Our results show that the TRE-1 flanking sequences modulate the structure and modestly increase the affinity of a CREB bZIP peptide for the TRE-1 core recognition sequence. These flanking sequences are also essential for a maximal increase in stability of the CREB-DNA complex in the presence of Tax.Conclusions: The CRE-like TRE core and the TRE flanking sequences are both essential for formation of stable CRIB-TRE-1 and Tax-CREB-TRE-1 complexes. These two DNA segments may have co-evolved into a unique structure capable of recognizing Tax and a bZIP protein.     

Finite element investigation of the ground states of the helium trimers 4He3 and 4He2–3He

A three‐dimensional finite element method is applied to the ground states of the symmetric and asymmetric atomic helium trimers ⁴He₃ and ⁴He₂–³He. Three different He–He interaction potentials of hard‐core nature were studied. Two extrapolation procedures based on the convergence properties of the finite element method are investigated. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2007     

笃斯茎中六种无机元素含量分析

应用原子吸收光谱法测定了内蒙古地产的笃斯茎、叶中的Cu,Fe,Zn,Mn,Ca,Mg等六种人体必需微量元素及宏量元素的含量。从而为评价笃斯的品质及其药理、药效提供了具有一定价值的数据。     

基于双尺度渐近分析的有限元算法

1．引言正如文山所说，由于复合材料和周期结构的材料系数ail（x）在局部区域内间断且跳跃性很大，加上区域内含有周期性洞穴或裂缝，且周期长度很小．一般而言，直接采用有限元方法进行数值模拟，其计算量大得惊人，甚至难以实现．文山针对这种特征，提出了一种可计算的双尺度渐近分析模式，本文在此基础上给出了相应的有限元算法，它包括：1．周期解在一个基本构造上的有限元计算；2．边界层的有限元计算．同时，给出了相应的误差分析．2．周期解的有限元计算首先考虑下列形式的边值问题；其中把，代E尸（on叫，iii（0关于E—（EI，ZZ…     

本征值有限元近似的一个抽象误差估计式

设T：LZ（fi）MLZ（fi）是自共轭全连续算子，SgCLZ（fi）是分片。次有限元空间，几：LZ、St是有限秩自共轭算子，IITh-Tllo、0（h、0）．考虑本征值问题：及其近似用（·，·）和DD·D【。·分别表示h（m中内积和范数·ID·卜F表示w认｝（m中范数，简记D卜队。为D卜卜·因为T自共轭全连续，所以它有可数无穷个本征值h，人，...人，...．其相应的本征函数（2丹构成完全标准直交系，所以VZELZ（m设几的本征值为A。l，汕。，...，汕n，相应的本征函数为如山，卜则。二1·不失一般性，可EitL。设tik一大干二＞，E是到Ah对应的本…     

分次环的分次Jacobson根

本文通过引入弱拟正则元的概念，对一般Ｍｏｎｏｉｄ分次环Ａ（未必有１）给出以内部元素刻划的分次Ｊａｃｏｂｓｏｎ根ＪＧ（Ａ）．证明当Ａ有１时，ＪＧ（Ａ）与通常定义的Ｊｇ（Ａ）相等．对ＪＧ（Ａ）性质的讨论，推广了最近的许多结果．作为应用，我们给出了Ａｒｔｉｎ分次环的全部基本结构定理．     

含一般模糊弹性约束的广义模糊变量线性规划

建立并讨论了一类含有一般模糊弹性约束的广义模糊变量线性规划问题.首先,简单介绍了结构元方法并对结构元加权排序中权函数表征决策者风险态度进行了深入分析.然后选取风险中性的决策者来定义序关系,应用Verdegay模糊线性规划方法将含一般模糊弹性约束的广义模糊变量线性规划转化经典的线性规划问题,简化了原问题的求解.最后通过数值算例进一步说明了该方法的有效性.     

Experimental and numerical investigation of aramid fibre reinforced laminates subjected to low velocity impact

The low velocity impact performance of domestic aramid fibre reinforced laminates is investigated experimentally and numerically. Laminates with different thicknesses are impacted by drop-weight test machine under different impact energies. The time histories of impact force are recorded and ultrasonic C-scan technology is used to inspect the internal damage of the laminates. Numerical simulation is conducted using finite element method (FEM), taking into account both intralaminar and interlaminar damage. The intralaminar damage model is based on the continuum damage mechanics (CDM) approach, which consists of the strain-based Hashin failure criteria and the exponential damage evolution law, and considers the nonlinear shear behaviour of the material. The interlaminar damage is simulated by interface elements with cohesive zone model. The numerical results show good agreements with the experiments, thus verifying the validity of the presented numerical model.