Ultrasound as a Promising Tool for the Green Extraction of Specialized Metabolites from Some Culinary Spices

Spices are a popular food of plant origin, rich in various phytochemicals and recognized for their numerous properties. The aim of the study was to evaluate the antioxidant and antimicrobial activity, as well as the content of specialized metabolites, of aqueous extracts of three spice species––garlic (Allium sativum L.), ginger (Zingiber officinalle L.) and turmeric (Curcuma longa L.)––prepared by green extraction methods. Ultrasound treatment increased the chromaticity parameter b value of turmeric and ginger extracts, thus indicating a higher yellow color predominantly due to curcuminoids characteristic of these species. Ultrasound-assisted extraction significantly increased the content of total soluble solids, phenolic compounds, total carotenoids and vitamin C. The temperature of the system was also an important factor, with the highest (70 °C) conditions in ultrasound-assisted extraction having a positive effect on thermolabile compounds (vitamin C, phenolics, total carotenoids). For example, turmeric extract treated with ultrasound at 70 °C had up to a 67% higher vitamin C content and a 69.4% higher total carotenoid content compared to samples treated conventionally at the same temperature, while ginger extracts had up to 40% higher total phenols. All different concentrations of spice extracts were not sufficient for complete inhibition of pathogenic bacterial strains of Salmonella, L. monocytogenes and S. aureus; however, only garlic extracts had an effect on slowing down the growth and number of L. monocytogenes colonies. Spice extracts obtained by ultrasonic treatment contained a significantly higher level of bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacity, suggesting that the extracts obtained have significant nutritional potential and thus a significant possibility for phytotherapeutic uses.     

一种新颖的高灵敏度光纤光栅带宽调谐机构

设计了一种由一直梁和两个半圆拱组成的开口环结构,并将均匀光纤布拉格光栅斜贴于直梁中间的表面处。对两半圆拱施加与直梁方向平行的应力作用时,光纤光栅受到线性应力场的作用,光纤布拉格光栅即转化为啁啾光纤光栅。该机构实现了光纤光栅带宽的线性调谐,线性度高达0．9982,实验结果与理论分析一致。与以往的带宽调谐机构相比,该机构具有很高的应力灵敏度,在20N力的作用下,可产生约7nm的带宽反射,灵敏度达0．34nm／N。利用环境温度对带宽调谐无影响的特性,采用带宽编码技术,研制出具有温度自动补偿特性、高灵敏度的带宽调谐装置。     

具有单晶到单晶转化的Cu(Ⅰ)配合物的发光性质

选用2-(N，N-双(二苯基膦基甲基))胺基吡啶(bdppmapy)为膦配体、二吡啶并[3，2-a∶2''，3''-c]吩嗪(dppz)为氮配体、[Cu (CH₃CN)₄]BF₄为铜盐，在常温下进行反应，制备了3种新型Cu(Ⅰ)配合物，分别为[Cu (dppz)(bdppmapy)]₂(BF₄)₂·H₂O (CuBF₄-1)、[Cu (dppz)(bdppmapy)]BF₄(CuBF₄-2)和[Cu (dppz)(bdppmapy)]BF₄(CuBF₄-3)。获得了CuBF₄-1和CuBF₄-3的单晶，发现了单晶到单晶转化过程的现象，并探究了溶剂分子的存在对配合物结构和光物理性能的影响。通过单晶X射线衍射确定配合物CuBF₄-1和CuBF₄-3的结构，使用粉末X射线衍射(PXRD)、红外光谱(IR)和核磁共振氢谱/磷谱(¹H/³¹P NMR)对合成的3个配合物进行结构表征。对配合物进行紫外可见吸收光谱(UV-Vis)、荧光光谱、荧光寿命及量子产率等光物理性质的表征和分析，比较了配合物发光性质的差异，探讨了溶剂分子对配合物结构和光物理性质的影响规律。太赫兹时域光谱对配合物的研究提供了帮助。     

Interval optimization based line sampling method for fuzzy and random reliability analysis

For structural system with fuzzy variables as well as random variables, a novel algorithm for obtaining membership function of fuzzy reliability is presented on interval optimization based Line Sampling (LS) method. In the presented algorithm, the value domain of the fuzzy variables under the given membership level is firstly obtained according to their membership functions. Then, in the value domain of the fuzzy variables, bounds of reliability of the structure are obtained by the nesting analysis of the interval optimization, which is performed by modern heuristic methods, and reliability analysis, which is achieved by the LS method in the reduced space of the random variables. In this way the uncertainties of the input variables are propagated to the safety measurement of the structure, and the membership function of the fuzzy reliability is obtained. The presented algorithm not only inherits the advantage of the direct Monte Carlo method in propagating and distinguishing the fuzzy and random uncertainties, but also can improve the computational efficiency tremendously in case of acceptable precision. Several examples are used to illustrate the advantages of the presented algorithm.     

多模式自适应重要抽样法及其应用

针对多模式的可靠性分析，研究了其失效概率计算的自适应重要抽样法，该方法用模拟退火 算法来自动调整每个失效模式的重要抽样函数，使其逐渐趋近于估计方差最小的重要抽样 函数. 对于多个模式系统失效概率的计算，采用混合加权自适应重要抽样的方法, 反映了每个 失效模式对系统失效概率的贡献；对于系统失效模式所含基本变量不全相同的情况，提出了 扩展自适应重要抽样法, 来统一所有失效模式中的基本变量，从而使得混合自适应 重要抽样, 可以方便地求解变量不全相同时的系统失效概率. 对估计值方差和变异系数的计算公 式进行了推导. 验证算例结果, 充分说明方法的合理性与可行性.     

各向异性晶体滑移有限元程序及其应用

本文全面介绍了各向异性晶体滑移结构强度和蠕变分析有限元程序的原理、功能特点及其在镍基单晶涡轮叶片中的应用实例。     

多失效模式重要抽样法的方差分析及应用

在计算结构体系失效概率时,基于Monte-Carlo数值模拟的重要抽样技术已被实践证明是一种非常有效的方法。重要抽样法中估计量的方差是影响收敛速度和计算精度的重要指标,因此重要抽样法的方差分析是非常必要的。对于单模式而言,其方差分析比较容易。对于多模式情况,其方差分析有一定的困难。这有可能影响重要抽样法在多模式结构体系失效概率计算中的应用。本文详细推导了几种常见重要抽样法的方差计算公式。然后用方差分析的概念,阐明了多模式重要抽样法应用中的一些问题。     

考虑基本变量模糊与随机性的广义自适应重要抽样法

基于模糊随机广义可靠性分析向随机可靠性分析的转换,提出了模糊随机广义失效概率计算的自适应重要抽样法,该方法利用模拟退火智能优化,在模拟的过程中逐步逼近模糊随机广义设计点,并在模拟过程中自适应地构造重要抽样函数,从而使得模糊随机失效概率的计算效率和精度大为提高。与传统的重要抽样法相比,本文方法无需首先求解失效模式的设计点。对非线性失效区和复杂等价概率密度函数,由于模拟退火智能优化在寻找设计点时比诸如一次二阶矩法(FOSM)更为有效,因而所提方法适合非线性失效区和复杂等价概率密度函数情况下的广义可靠性分析。另外,随着重要抽样密度函数逐步向最优值的自动调整,抽取的样本数逐渐增大,使后续构建的重要抽样函数更能体现对广义失效概率贡献的重要程度,并使失效概率的计算更加准确。文中算例证明了所提方法的合理性。     

An application of the Kriging method in global sensitivity analysis with parameter uncertainty

For structural systems with both epistemic and aleatory uncertainties, the effect of epistemic uncertainty on failure probability is measured by the variance based sensitivity analysis, which generally needs a “triple-loop” crude sampling procedure to solve and is time consuming. Thus, the Kriging method is employed to avoid the complex sampling procedure and improve the computational efficiency. By utilizing the Kriging predictor model, the conditional expectation of failure probability on the given epistemic uncertainty can be calculated efficiently. Compared with the Sobol’s method, the proposed one can ensure reasonable accuracy of results but with lower computational cost. Three examples are employed to demonstrate the reasonability and efficiency of the proposed method.     

Apportionment of wind from water erosion on the hillslopes of China Northern Loess Hilly Area,by the fallout 137Cs technique

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - Differences in the net soil loss and apportionment of wind from water erosion on hillslopes were analyzed and evaluated quantitatively through...