Nonlinear Measures to Evaluate Upright Postural Stability: A Systematic Review

Conventional biomechanical analyses of human movement have been generally derived from linear mathematics. While these methods can be useful in many situations, they fail to describe the behavior of the human body systems that are predominately nonlinear. For this reason, nonlinear analyses have become more prevalent in recent literature. These analytical techniques are typically investigated using concepts related to variability, stability, complexity, and adaptability. This review aims to investigate the application of nonlinear metrics to assess postural stability. A systematic review was conducted of papers published from 2009 to 2019. Databases searched were PubMed, Google Scholar, Science-Direct and EBSCO. The main inclusion consisted of: Sample entropy, fractal dimension, Lyapunov exponent used as nonlinear measures, and assessment of the variability of the center of pressure during standing using force plate. Following screening, 43 articles out of the initial 1100 were reviewed including 33 articles on sample entropy, 10 articles on fractal dimension, and 4 papers on the Lyapunov exponent. This systematic study shows the reductions in postural regularity related to aging and the disease or injures in the adaptive capabilities of the movement system and how the predictability changes with different task constraints.     

连续损伤力学基临界奇异指数与破坏时间预测

响应量在临近破坏时呈现出临界幂律奇异性加速特征,是一种被广泛证实的灾变破坏前兆,并被火山、滑坡和岩石破坏实验等后验预测结果证实为一种对破坏时间进行短临期预测的可行方法.但是,奇异性指数测量值的较大分散性导致了对其具体取值的争议和预测效果的不确定性.因此,理解奇异性指数取值特征及其内在物理控制因素,成为了一个核心问题.本文基于连续介质损伤力学和材料时间相关失效特征,构建了刻画损伤加速发展通向破坏过程的力学模型.导出了恒名义应力蠕变加载和控制名义应力随时间线性增大两种典型加载方式下,损伤和应变率加速发展通向破坏的临界幂律奇异性前兆特征.阐明了临界幂律奇异性指数取值依赖于材料损伤与承受真应力之间的非线性关系这一内在物理根源,表明了实际测量中奇异性指数的分散性不完全归结于测量数据误差,而是有着内在物理控制因素.针对破坏前奇异性指数的不确定性,建议了在未知奇异性指数条件下预测破坏时间的方法,并基于花岗岩脆性蠕变破坏实验进行了验证和说明.      

Li+与线性碳链HC2n-体系相互作用的理论研究

应用密度泛函理论(DFT)和多体微扰理论(MP2),对Li 与线性碳链HC2n-形成的体系HC2nLi(n=1~8,C∞v)的平衡几何构型、谐振动频率、第一绝热电离能和结合能进行了研究并计算了HC2n-与Li 之间相互作用的势能曲线。计算结果表明,Li 可与线性碳链HC2n-形成稳定的化合物HC2nLi;化合物的电离能和结合能与体系大小n之间存在非线性关系。基于计算结果,得到了体系的绝热电离能和结合能与体系大小n的解析表达式。     

Adiabatic calorimetry and thermal analysis on acetaminophen

Molar heat capacities of acetaminophen were precisely measured with a small sample precision automated adiabatic calorimeter over the temperature range from 80 to 330 K. A solid-solid transition at 149.96 K was found from the C_p,m-T curve. The polynomial functions of C_p,.m(J K^-1 mol^-1) vs. T were established on the heat capacity measurements by means of the least square fitting method. Thermal decomposition processes of acetaminophen have been studied by thermogravimetry. And the thermal decomposition kinetics parameters, such as activation energy E, pre-exponential factor A and reaction order n, were calculated by TG-DTG techniques with the Freeman-Carroll method, Kissinger method and Ozawa method. Accordingly the thermal decomposition kinetics equation of acetaminophen is expressed as: dα/dt=2.67·10⁷e^-89630/RT(1-α)^0.23. The process of fusion has been investigated through DSC. The melting point, molar enthalpy and entropy of fusion are to be (441.89±0.04) K, 26.49±0.44 kJ mol^-1 and 59.80±1.01 J K^-1 mol^-1, respectively.     

Application of an adiabatic precision calorimeter in the field of organic reactions

Adiabatic calorimetry is a suitable method for investigations of reactions because the generated heat remains completely in the reactor. For the investigation of organic reactions, the adiabatic precision calorimeter ACTRON 5 is used. The alcoholyses of phenyl isocyanate and 1,2-butyleneoxide were investigated. The temperature-time course was estimated by means of the nonlinear program TA-kin. Inclusion of the concentration-time course in the estimation procedure led to an increase in the reliability of the parameters. Probes were taken during isoperibolic measurements and were analysed by means of HPLC.     

High-precision adiabatic calorimetry and the specific heat of cyclopentane at low temperature

We describe a fully automated adiabatic calorimeter designed for high-precision covering the temperature range 15 to 300 K. Initial measurements were performed on synthetic sapphire (20 g). The statistical error of the apparatus estimated from the scattering of theC _p data of sapphire is about 0.1% and the average absolute error of specific heat between 100 and 300 K was 0.7% compared to values given in the literature. The heat capacity and the three phase transitions of cyclopentane (C₅H₁₀) which is recommended as a standard for the temperature calibration of scanning calorimeters have also been measured. The transition temperatures were determined to be (literature values in parentheses): 122.23 K (122.39 K) 138.35 K (138.07 K) and 178.59 K (179.69 K), with an experimental error of ±40 mK.     

用动态光散射跟踪钙-海藻酸水溶液凝胶化

海藻酸(alginate)是一种天然多糖,是直链键合的β-D-甘露糖醛酸(M)和α-L-古洛糖醛酸(G)的无规嵌段共聚物[1].在海藻酸水溶液中加入钙、铜、锌、铅等二价正离子,能够形成凝胶;其中钙-海藻酸凝胶在细胞输送、组织工程等领域受到人们的关注[2,3].影响海藻酸凝胶化的因素包括海藻酸的分子量和分子量分布、M/G值和序列分布、溶液浓度、正离子种类与浓度等[4,5].     

Critical behaviour of the order parameters at the SmC* to SmA phase transition in a ferroelectric liquid crystal mixture

Critical behaviour of the order parameters has been investigated in the ferroelectric liquid crystal mixture ZLI‐3654 in a 7.5 µm thick planar cell. The temperature dependence of the primary (tilt angle) and secondary (spontaneous polarisation) order parameters is considered. The critical exponent (β) has been evaluated from the fitting of the temperature dependence of the experimental data for both tilt angle and spontaneous polarisation. Experimental results are compared with the predictions of the de Gennes and Landau models.     

La-Fe-M(M=Al, Si)化合物磁热性能研究进展

介绍了La-Fe-M(M=AI,Si)化合物在磁热性能研究方面的最新进展。具有NaZn13型晶体结构,含高浓度Fe的La-Fe—M(M=AI,Si)化合物为良好的软磁材料;用少量的Co替代化合物中Si,Al元素可以将化合物的居里温度提高至室温;对La(Fe1-yCoy)xSi13-x化合物,适量的Si,Co组合可使化合物在室温产生可与Gd5Si2Ge2比拟的磁热效应;加入适量的间隙原子H,也可使La(FexSi1-x)13在室温的磁热性能远远大于金属Gd;对含Si量低及含Si量高的La(FexSi1-x)13化合物在相转变点附近由温度和磁场诱导相变的本质做了详细阐述。     

相关带干扰风险模型的破产概率

本文引进了含相关类带干扰经典风险过程, 研究类之间的相关性对破产概率的影响, 主要研究类之间的相关性对其Lundberg指数的大小关系的影响.