Recreational runners with patellofemoral pain exhibit elevated patella water content

Increased bone water content resulting from repetitive patellofemoral joint overloading has been suggested to be a possible mechanism underlying patellofemoral pain (PFP). To date, it remains unknown whether persons with PFP exhibit elevated bone water content. The purpose of this study was to determine whether recreational runners with PFP exhibit elevated patella water content when compared to pain-free controls. Ten female recreational runners with a diagnosis of PFP (22 to 39 years of age) and 10 gender, age, weight, height, and activity matched controls underwent chemical-shift-encoded water-fat magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to quantify patella water content (i.e., water-signal fraction). Differences in bone water content of the total patella, lateral aspect of the patella, and medial aspect of the patella were compared between groups using independent t tests. Compared with the control group, the PFP group demonstrated significantly greater total patella bone water content (15.4 ± 3.5% vs. 10.3 ± 2.1%; P = 0.001), lateral patella water content (17.2 ± 4.2% vs. 11.5 ± 2.5%; P = 0.002), and medial patella water content (13.2 ± 2.7% vs. 8.4 ± 2.3%; P < 0.001). The higher patella water content observed in female runners with PFP is suggestive of venous engorgement and elevated extracellular fluid. In turn, this may lead to an increase in intraosseous pressure and pain.     

300～1100nm多波段成像光学系统设计及杂光分析

设计了一套300～1100nm多波段光学系统,该系统能对目标的近紫外、可见光和近红外3个波段同时成像,可满足目标多波段信息探测的要求。由于在光学系统中镜筒内壁反射和棱镜表面反射会产生杂光和鬼像,因此,利用Light—Tools软件对此系统的杂光和鬼像进行了模拟分析。模拟结果表明,视场之外11．7—18．3°和-11．7～-18．3°的入射光线被胶合棱镜上下表面反射后,会聚焦到3个探测器靶面范围内,形成鬼像;6．2°-9．8°和一6．2°--9．8°的入射光线被镜筒反射后会在3个探测器上形成杂光。利用设计的多波段光学系统进行了相关实验,结果证明了模拟分析的正确性,表明此分析能用于指导多波段光学系统的设计和研制。提出了减少杂光和鬼像的相应措施,实验结果验证了提出的措施能够减少杂光及消除鬼像,提高系统成像质量。     

操作参数对PEM燃料电池中水迁移的影响

质子膜内水分和阴极多孔电极中液态水含量是PEM燃料电池正常运行的控制因素。本文给出了一个用于研究PEM燃料电池内水迁移的稳态、等温、两相流模型。模型耦合了连续方程、动量守恒方程和物质守恒方程,以及水在质子膜中传递方程。运用试验结果验证了模型的有效性。分析模拟结果表明,增大系统操作压力、升高电池操作温度和降低加湿温度将会使质子膜中水的净迁移通量增大;增大操作压力、降低操作温度和升高加湿温度会增加阴极CTL与GDL界面上液态水含量。     

二极管泵浦Nd:YAG板条双通放大器技术研究

对二极管泵浦NdYAG板条双通放大器进行了理论设计和数值计算.在注入能量1 mJ,小信号增益为0.23 cm-1时理论计算结果为双通放大器输出能量为229.8 mJ.实验在10 Hz时获得单脉冲输出能量216 mJ;400 Hz时获得单脉冲输出能量203.4 mJ,光束质量因子小于5,激光脉宽为16.9 ns.实验结果与理论计算基本吻合.用相位共轭镜取代0°全反镜,超高斯镜取代振荡级输出镜,并采用镜面均匀的光学器件可以改善光束质量及光斑均匀性.     

Circulation model for water circulation and purification in a water Cerenkov detector

Owing to its low cost and good transparency, highly purified water is widely used as a medium in large water Cerenkov detector experiments. The water circulation and purification system is usually needed to keep the water in good quality. In this work, a practical circulation model is built to describe the variation of the water resistivity in the circulation process and compared with the data obtained from a prototype experiment. The successful test of the model makes it useful in the future design and optimization of the circulation/purification system.     

基于模糊逻辑的红外相机模拟器定量化仿真度评价框架

针对红外相机模拟器仿真度量化评价体系的现状,提出了一种基于模糊逻辑和模糊集思想的全新的理论框架.该框架是一种客观的、多尺度的评价体系,涉及到模糊逻辑、曲线相似度评价、图像质量评估以及信息论等多个交叉领域.和现有的单一尺度的评价方法相比,这种多尺度的仿真度评价分析系统综合考虑了成像系统的主要性能特性参量和系统输出图像的质量,具有更好的任务适应性,可以方便地量化和比较具有相同或相似需求的相机模拟器的仿真度结果.     

气相沉积法制备聚酰亚胺微球的均匀性及性能

为满足惯性约束聚变(ICF)对聚酰亚胺(PI)靶丸的要求,研究了气相沉积过程单体加热温度对PI薄膜厚度的影响并测试其均匀性,测试了脉冲敲击模式下复合微球的表面质量。研究了薄膜热环化过程中的结构变化,并对所得PI薄膜进行了热稳定性分析。研究结果表明:脉冲敲击下制备所得复合微球表面粗糙度均方根值波动在29~45nm之间,在相同时间内其薄膜厚度随单体加热温度的增加而增加,通过调节不同单体加热温度,可将薄膜厚度控制在一定范围;薄膜厚度测试发现其较为均匀,横向和纵向各点厚度相差不足1μm;热环化后聚酰胺酸转化为PI,CONH与COOH结合形成C-N键;热重分析数据显示PI薄膜热稳定性较好,600℃左右才开始大量分解。     

Simulation of water potential for the electronic structureof serine

First-principles, all-electron, \textit{ab initio} calculations have been performed to construct an equivalent water potential for the electronic structure of serine (Ser) in solution. The calculation is composed of three steps. The first step is to search for the configuration of the Ser + NH₂O system with a minimum energy. The second step is to calculate the electronic structure of Ser with the water molecule potential via the self-consistent cluster-embedding method (SCCE), based on the result obtained in the first step. The last step is to calculate the electronic structure of Ser with the dipole potential after replacing the water molecules with dipoles. The results show that the occupied states of Ser are raised by about 0.017~Ry on average due to the effect of water. The water effect can be successfully simulated by using the dipole potential. The obtained equivalent potential can be applied directly to the electronic structure calculation of protein in solution by using the SCCE method.     

Improving image quality of diagnostic ultrasound by using the safe use time model with the dynamic safety factor and the effect of the exposure time on the image quality

Resolution and penetration are primary criteria for image quality of diagnostic ultrasound. In theory (and usually in practice), the maximum depth of imaging in a tissue increases as power (pressure) is increased. Alternatively, at a particular effective penetration, an increased power may be used to allow a higher ultrasound frequency for higher resolution and tissue contrast. Recently, Karagoz and Kartal [29] proposed a safety parameter for thermal bioeffects of diagnostic ultrasound; that is, SUT (safe use time). The SUT model is constructed to determine how long one piece of tissue can be insonated safely according to a threshold exposure. Also, Karagoz and Kartal [29] suggested that an increase in acoustic intensity beyond the current US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) limit of intensity can be theoretically possible by using SUT model while staying within the safe limit. The present study was motivated particularly by the goals of higher resolution and/or deeper penetration by using SUT model. The results presented here suggest that the safe use of higher exposure levels than currently allowed by the FDA may be possible for obtaining substantial improvements in penetration depth and/or resolution. Also, the study reveals that image quality can be functionally related to exposure time in addition to acoustic energy and frequency.     

正交光楔激光远场焦斑测量方法

为验证正交光楔激光远场焦斑测量方法在提取光斑高频组分、扩展CCD测量动态范围和减小光束质量测量误差等诸方面的有效性,以常用的光束质量因子作为衡量新方法有效性的指标,建立离焦光斑强度分布理论模型并搭建相应的实验平台进行实验验证。验证结果表明:新方法与传统远场测量方案相比,使实验所用CCD的测量动态范围拓展了约9倍,实际光斑远离中心主核区域的大量高频旁瓣分布特征从CCD背景噪声起伏中凸显出来,光束质量因子的测量平均相对误差也有约16%的精度改善。