Development of a Novel Versatile Method for Determination of two Antihistamines in Association with Naphazoline Using Cathodically Pretreated Boron‐doped Diamond Electrode

Antihistamines such as pheniramine (PHN) or chlorpheniramine (CPH) are commonly associated with naphazoline (NPZ) in eye drops and nasal decongestants. In this work, a batch‐injection analysis system with multiple pulse amperometric (BIA‐MPA) detection has been applied for the first time for fast simultaneous determination of naphazoline (NPZ) and pheniramine (PHN) or NPZ and chlorpheniramine (CPH). PHN or CPH was selectively detected at +1.1 V and both PHN and NPZ or CPH and NPZ were detected at +1.3 V using boron doped diamond (BDD) as working electrode and Britton‐Robinson (BR) buffer (pH=10.0) as supporting electrolyte. The current of NPZ can then be obtained by subtraction of the currents detected at both potential pulses and applying a correction factor (CF). The proposed method presented good intra‐day repeatability (RSD between 0.7 and 3.2 % for PHN; 0.7 and 2.1 % for CPH; 1.5 and 4.0 % for NPZ; n=20), high analytical frequency (>80 injections h⁻¹), and limits of detection of 0.64, 0.47 and 0.11 μmol L⁻¹ for PHN, CPH and NPZ, respectively. The results obtained with the proposed method are in agreement with those obtained by HPLC (95 % confidence level).     

Application of SSNTD for maintenance of radiation and nuclear safety of the Sarcophagus

Object “Shelter” (known world-wide as the Sarcophagus) is a source of very high radiological and nuclear hazard. Transfer of the Sarcophagus into an ecologically safe site is a task not only for Ukraine but also for the world community. A composite approach to maintenance of radiation and nuclear safety of the Sarcophagus applying spectrometric methods using solid state nuclear track detectors (SSNTD) is suggested in this paper. The aspects are: (1) monitoring of transuranium element inhalation intake to a human body of nuclear workers; (2) neutron flux evaluation in some premises of the Sarcophagus; (3) fuel hot particle detection in air of working zones; (4) radon and thoron simultaneous measurements.     

A novel video abstraction method based on fast clustering of the regions of interest in key frames

Online video nowadays has become one of the top activities for users and has become easy to access. In the meantime, how to manage such huge amount of video data and retrieve them efficiently has become a big issue. In this article, we propose a novel method for video abstraction based on fast clustering of the regions of interest (ROIs). Firstly, the key-frames in each shot are extracted using the average histogram algorithm. Secondly, the saliency and edge maps are generated from each key-frame. According to these two maps, the key points for the visual attention model can be determined. Meanwhile, in order to expand the regions surrounding the key points, several thresholds are calculated from the corresponding key-frame. Thirdly, based on the key points and thresholds, several regions of interest are expanded and thus the main content in each frame is obtained. Finally, the fast clustering method is performed on the key frames by utilizing their ROIs. The performance and effectiveness of the proposed video abstraction algorithm is demonstrated by several experimental results.     

微系统封装热问题探讨

电子机械系统微型化就是把不同功能的各种元器件封装到紧密空间, 目的在于分析有关封装设计负载下降的方案. 采用计算机程序配置发生器生成系统的热传递路径的几何构造和平面基板上热分布作为样本的方法,把这些构造的温度解决方案压缩进入快速估计公式中,使封装设计能够自由地进行相关的热传递分析. 通过涉及到几何学方面复杂的传热路径的系统热传递分析,快速完成每个设计改变. 结果表明系统微型化热设计,就是系统构造和整个向周围环境热损耗之间的耦合,就是热通过自然对流和辐射,从系统外壳上的一个区域向周围扩散. 最后得出结论,外壳材料热传导性跨越的参数领域,以及系统的性能长度为系统级热传递领域,对系统的构造敏感.性能长度对塑料封装系统而言约为1cm,对陶瓷及合金封装约为3~10cm,在铜或铝金属包层系统为10~40 cm.     

Characterization of the Insoluble Sludge from the Dissolution of Irradiated Fast Breeder Reactor Fuel

Insoluble sludge is generated in the reprocessing of spent fuel. The sludge obtained from the dissolution of irradiated fuel from the “Joyo” experimental fast reactor was analyzed to evaluate its chemical form. The sludge was collected by the filtration of the dissolved fuel solution, and then washed in nitric acid. The yields of the sludge weight were less than 1% of the total fuel weight. The chemical composition of the sludge was analyzed after decomposition by alkaline fusion. Molybdenum, technetium, ruthenium, rhodium, and palladium were found to be the main constituent elements of the sludge. X-ray diffraction patterns of the sludge were attributable to Mo₄Ru₄RhPd, regardless of the experimental conditions. The concentrations of molybdenum and zirconium in the dissolved fast reactor fuel solutions were low, indicating that zirconium molybdate hydrate is produced in negligible amounts in the process.     

Fast-cycle trace analysis of dioxin in flue gas. Monitoring of the incineration of dioxin-containing waste from seveso

The fast trace analysis method used to monitor 2,3,7,8-TCDD in stack gas during the incineration of the waste from Seveso is described. The sampling of volatile organic compounds from flue gases, distributed between all three aggregation states, is based on a micromethod developed for the trace analysis of water using a specially dimensioned adsorptive charcoal filter (1.5 mg charcoal). In conjunction with subsequent GC/MS measurements the rapid “fast cycle trace analysis” ensured specific 2,3,7,8-TCDD detection down to 100 pg per m³ flue gas in cycle times of about 1–2 hours.     

Why does PMLG proton decoupling work at 65 kHz MAS?

Schemes such as phase-modulated Lee–Goldburg (PMLG) for homonuclear dipolar decoupling have been shown to yield high-resolution ¹H spectra at high magic-angle spinning (MAS) frequencies of 50–70 kHz. This is at variance to the commonly held notion that these methods require MAS frequencies not comparable to the cycle frequencies of the pulse schemes. Here, a theoretical argument, based on bimodal Floquet theory, is presented to explain this aspect together with conditions where PMLG type of schemes may be successful at high MAS frequencies.     

快速、高精度可见光-近红外透射光谱测量技术研究

基于传统分光光度测量方法的构架,提出了一种快速、高精度测量可见光-近红外透射光谱的新方法,在该方法的测量过程中,光栅单色器的出射波长保持匀速的连续变化,同时参考光探测器和测试光探测器保持连续的光强采集。初步实验研究表明,新方法可把测量耗时降低到传统分光光度法所需时间的50%以下,测量得到的透射光谱与传统分光光度法的相对误差为0.070%,三次重复性测量的统计误差为0.042%。与现有常见可见光-近红外透射光谱的测量方法(分光光度法、CCD光谱仪法、傅里叶变换光谱仪法)相比,新方法同时具有以下优点：(1)有望显著提高可见光-近红外透射光谱的测量速度,从而应用于透射光谱的动态测量环境中;(2)具有较高的测量精度(0.1%～0.3%);(3)在测量过程中,系统的机械部件始终保持匀速的运动状态,测试系统因而具有较高的机械稳定性。