Numerical analysis of stress distribution in the upper arm tissues under an inflatable cuff: Implications for noninvasive blood pressure measurement

An inflatable cuff wrapped around the upper arm is widely used in noninvasive blood pressure measurement. However, the mechanical interaction between cuff and arm tissues, a factor that potentially affects the accuracy of noninvasive blood pressure measurement, remains rarely addressed. In the present study, finite element (FE) mod-els were constructed to quantify intra-arm stresses generated by cuff compression, aiming to provide some theoretical evi-dence for identifying factors of importance for blood pressure measurement or explaining clinical observations. Obtained results showed that the simulated tissue stresses were highly sensitive to the distribution of cuff pressure on the arm sur-face and the contact condition between muscle and bone. In contrast, the magnitude of cuff pressure and small variations in elastic properties of arm soft tissues had little influence on the efficiency of pressure transmission in arm tissues. In par-ticular, it was found that a thickened subcutaneous fat layer in obese subjects significantly reduced the effective pres-sure transmitted to the brachial artery, which may explain why blood pressure overestimation occurs more frequently in obese subjects in noninvasive blood pressure measurement.     

CsI(Tl)晶体的α/γ波形数字化实时甄别

基于Cs I(Tl)探测器对α/γ粒子的波形甄别能力,采用电荷比较法设计了一种波形实时甄别系统.介绍了实时甄别系统的设计原理,利用60Co-γ源、241Am-α源对实时系统进行了甄别实验,探究了不同参数对甄别效果的影响,并给出了最优甄别效果下的参数设置.研究表明,设计的数字化实时波形甄别系统体积小,能准确、实时地甄别开α/γ粒子,最佳品质因子大于1.4,事件计数率可达3×105/s.     

Adsorption of Eu(III) on titanate nanotubes studied by a combination of batch and EXAFS technique

The effects of pH,contact time and natural organic ligands on radionuclide Eu(Ⅲ) adsorption and mechanism on titanate nanotubes(TNTs) are studied by a combination of batch and extended X-ray absorption fine structure(EXAFS) techniques.Macroscopic measurements show that the adsorption is ionic strength dependent at pH < 6.0,but ionic strength independent at pH > 6.0.The presence of humic acid(HA) /fulvic acid(FA) increases Eu(Ⅲ) adsorption on TNTs at low pH,but reduces Eu(Ⅲ) adsorption at high pH.The results of EXAFS analysis indicate that Eu(Ⅲ) adsorption on TNTs is dominated by outer-sphere surface complexation at pH < 6.0,whereas by inner-sphere surface complexation at pH > 6.0.At pH < 6.0,Eu(Ⅲ) consists of ～ 9 O atoms at REu?O ≈ 2.40  in the first coordination sphere,and a decrease in NEu-O with increasing pH indicates the introduction of more asymmetry in the first sphere of adsorbed Eu(Ⅲ).At long contact time or high pH values,the Eu(Ⅲ) consists of ～2 Eu at REu-Eu ≈ 3.60  and ～ 1 Ti at REu-Ti ≈ 4.40 ,indicating the formation of inner-sphere surface complexation,surface precipitation or surface polymers.Surface adsorbed HA/FA on TNTs modifies the species of adsorbed Eu(Ⅲ) as well as the local atomic structures of adsorbed Eu(Ⅲ) on HA/FA-TNT hybrids.Adsorbed Eu(Ⅲ) on HA/FA-TNT hybrids forms both ligand-bridging ternary surface complexes(Eu-HA/FA-TNTs) as well as surface complexes in which Eu(Ⅲ) remains directly bound to TNT surface hydroxyl groups(i.e.,binary Eu-TNTs or Eu-bridging ternary surface complexes(HA/FA-Eu-TNTs)).The findings in this work are important to describe Eu(Ⅲ) interaction with nanomaterials at molecular level and will help to improve the understanding of Eu(Ⅲ) physicochemical behavior in the natural environment.     

单轴拉伸对Nafion 结构及性能的影响

²H NMR 和PFG-NMR 用于研究拉伸过程中Nafion 结构的改变以及对溶剂分子运动性质的影响．²H 谱表明单轴拉伸Nafion 膜在拉伸比率较低情况下（L < 5），通道排列取向程度随着拉伸比率变大而增大，同时扩散实验表明水分子的运动能力也得到增强，表明取向化的通道网络有助于增强材料取向方向质子的导电能力，可以用于提高质子膜材料性能．在取向达到最大值后（L≥5）继续拉伸，膜内水分子的移动能力相比略有降低．溶胀实验表明取向膜的溶胀行为呈各向异性,拉伸作用致使膜内通道沿拉伸方向取向排列，通道的取向效应使得其在垂直拉伸方向（Y）和膜厚度方向（Z）溶胀更为显著．拉伸Nafion 膜对甲醇的吸附能力随着拉伸比率的增加而增强，同时甲醇的扩散数据显示，甲醇的运动能力在该通道网络中也随着拉伸比率的变大而不断增强，甲醇燃料在该类质子膜内的渗透效
应得以增强，不利于其在直接甲醇燃料电池中的应用．     

细胞内蛋白质磁共振

细胞内的环境异常复杂，其中生物大分子的浓度超过300 mg/mL并占据着大约30%的细胞内空间. 然而，直到目前为止大多数的蛋白质研究仍然在细胞外或是甚至非常稀的缓冲液中进行. 细胞内磁共振（In-cell NMR）提供了一个可以直接非损伤地获取细胞内原子水平信息的方法. 虽然In-cell NMR在近10年里有了较大的发展，但是这一技术尚未成熟. 在该篇综述中，作者首先总结制约这一技术发展的因素以及研究中需要注意的事项，最后讨论了未来的发展方向.     

电视台机房设备和系统安装的电磁兼容问题

电视台内各机房由于电视技术的飞速发展,面临着设备的更新,系统的升级改造或是新机房的搭建等问题,在此过程中,由于沿用原来的接地系统,由此产生各种或大或小的电磁兼容问题。而为了改进这一情况,从电磁兼容的角度出发,提出一种新的接地方式。     

Radiation effect on the optical and electrical properties of CdSe(In)/p-Si heteroj unction photovoltaic solar cells

The efficiency and radiation resistance of solar cells are graded.They are then fabricated in the form of n-CdeSe（In）/p-Si heterojunction cells by electron beam evaporation of a stoichiomteric mixture of CdSe and In to make a thin film on a p-Si single crystal wafer with a thickness of 100μm and a resistivity of～1.5Ω·cm at a temperature of 473 K.The short-circuit current density(j_sc),open-circuit voltage(V_oc),fill factor（ff） and conversion efficiency（η） under 100 mW/cm²（AMI） intensity,are 20 mA/cm²,0.49 V,0.71 and 6%respectively. The cells were exposed to different electron doses（electron beam accelerator of energy 1.5 MeV,and beam intensity 25 mA）.The cell performance parameters are measured and discussed before and after gamma and electron beam irradiation.     

创新多核处理器将服务器性能、密度提升十倍

在一台服务器的总成本中，与电能和冷却相关的运转费占据着支配地位。据IDC数据显示，2010年，全球范围内所有服务器共消耗电费445亿美元，是数据中心真正的“能耗大户”。