An Improved Protocol for Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation in Subterranean Clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.)

Subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum) is the most widely grown annual pasture legume in southern Australia. With the advent of advanced sequencing and genome editing technologies, a simple and efficient gene transfer protocol mediated by Agrobacterium tumefaciens was developed to overcome the hurdle of genetic manipulation in subterranean clover. In vitro tissue culture and Agrobacterium transformation play a central role in testing the link between specific genes and agronomic traits. In this paper, we investigate a variety of factors affecting the transformation in subterranean clover to increase the transformation efficiency. In vitro culture was optimised by including cefotaxime during seed sterilisation and testing the best antibiotic concentration to select recombinant explants. The concentrations for the combination of antibiotics obtained were as follows: 40 mg L⁻¹ hygromycin, 100 mg L⁻¹ kanamycin and 200 mg L⁻¹ cefotaxime. Additionally, 200 mg L⁻¹ cefotaxime increased shoot regeneration by two-fold. Different plant hormone combinations were tested to analyse the best rooting media. Roots were obtained in a medium supplemented with 1.2 µM IAA. Plasmid pH35 containing a hygromycin-resistant gene and GUS gene was inoculated into the explants with Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain AGL0 for transformation. Overall, the transformation efficiency was improved from the 1% previously reported to 5.2%, tested at explant level with Cefotaxime showing a positive effect on shooting regeneration. Other variables in addition to antibiotic and hormone combinations such as bacterial OD, time of infection and incubation temperature may be further tested to enhance the transformation even more. This improved transformation study presents an opportunity to increase the feeding value, persistence, and nutritive value of the key Australian pasture.     

Thermodynamic assessment of iron and the expansion behavior of porous ceramsite in pure mineral systems relating to solid waste components

Herein, Factsage software and sintering experiment were conducted to predict and correlate thermodynamic calculations of Fe in a synthetic solid waste and the expansion behavior of ceramsite. With the increase of Fe₂O₃ content, the liquid phase content and viscosity in the multi-component system gradually decreased and the melting temperature range became wider. This can match with the generation of the liquid phase with proper viscosity in the ceramsite and the full expansion properties. At 400–1000 °C, iron as a network former was tetrahedrally coordinated with oxygen to form Hercynite (Al₂FeO₄) phase; at 1180–1200 °C, iron as a network modifier dissolved into the silicate mineral structure to form the eutectic composition of Diopside (Ca₄Mg_3.62Fe_0.78Si_7.6O₂₄) and Ferrosolite (Si₁₆Mg_5.09Fe_10.66Ca_0.26O₄₈). The formation of iron-bearing silicate facilitated the generation of the viscous layer, so that the outer layer of the ceramsite exhibited sealing performance. Finally, a preferable porous ceramsite with compressive strength of 10.7 MPa and an apparent density of 708 kg/m³ was obtained. This study analyzes the effect of Fe₂O₃ on the expansion behavior of porous ceramsite and provides new insight into how to analyze different solid wastes to produce ceramsite in a predictable way.     

Möbius变换下四次有理抛物-PH曲线的C2 Hermite插值

目的 曲线插值问题在机器人设计、机械工业、航天工业等诸多现代工业领域都有广泛的应用，而已知端点数据的Hermite插值是计算机辅助几何设计中一种常用的曲线构造方法，本文讨论了一种偶数次有理等距曲线，即四次抛物-PH曲线的C² Hermite插值问题。方法 基于M bius变换引入参数，利用复分析的方法构造了四次有理抛物-PH曲线的C² Hermite插值，给出了具体插值算法及相应的Bézier曲线表示和控制顶点的表达式。结果 通过给出"合理"的端点插值数据，以数值实例表明了该算法的有效性，所得12条插值曲线中，结合最小绝对旋转数和弹性弯曲能量最小化两种准则给出了判定满足插值条件最优曲线的选择方法，并以具体实例说明了与其他插值方法的对比分析结果。结论 本文构造了M bius变换下的四次有理抛物-PH曲线的C² Hermite插值，在保证曲线次数较低的情况下，达到了连续性更高的插值条件，计算更为简单，插值效果明显，较之传统奇数次PH曲线具有更加自然的几何形状，对偶数次PH曲线的相关研究具有一定意义。     

铁素体基Ti-Mo高强钢连续冷却相变及组织性能

摘要：为了深入了解铁素体基Ti-Mo高强钢在连续冷却相变过程中组织及硬度的变化及其原因，通过热膨胀法、金相及硬度等实验研究了Ti-Mo微合金钢在连续冷却条件下组织及性能的变化，探讨了冷却速率对组织、硬度及相变行为的影响机理，揭示了（Ti，Mo）C在奥氏体和铁素体中Ti/Mo原子比变化的原因。结果表明，随着冷却速率由0.06℃/s增加至17.9℃/s，组织依次为多边形铁素体+珠光体→多边形铁素体+粒状贝氏体→粒状贝氏体，硬度由144HV逐渐增大至228HV。当冷速由0.14℃/s增大至0.90℃/s时，组织中多边形铁素体比例不断增大，珠光体比例不断降低，硬度的提高主要来自于铁素体晶粒尺寸的细化及纳米级（Ti，Mo）C粒子的增多；当冷速由1.79℃/s增大至17.9℃/s时，组织中多边形铁素体比例不断降低，贝氏体比例不断提高，硬度的提高主要是由于贝氏体组织的细化及其比例的增加。（Ti，Mo）C粒子主要有2类：一类是奥氏体中析出的10～20nm的粒子，Ti原子数分数约为88%，另一类是铁素体中析出的小于10nm的粒子，Ti原子数分数约为68%，EDS测量结果与计算结果大致相当。     

Phase evolution in mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering of AlxCoCrCuFeNi HEAs

ABSTRACT

Al_xCoCrCuFeNi high-entropy alloys were synthesised through mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering. Different alloys were produced by varying the aluminium content (x?=?0.5, 1.5, 2.5 and 4). The influences of the milling duration on the evolution of microstructure, constituent phases and morphology were studied. Increasing milling time resulted in grain refinement and higher solid solution homogenisation characterised by a high internal strain. As a consequence of aluminium addition, the microstructure of materials evolved from face centered cubic (FCC) and body centered cubic (BCC) phases to FCC, BCC and ordered BCC phases. Both mechanical alloying and SPS conditions as well as aluminium content led to grain refinement and variations of mechanical properties. In particular, hardness increased with increasing aluminium content. The aluminium percentage and the evolution of consequent phases are responsible for the microstructural stability at high temperatures. In addition, with Al content increase, the further synergy of strength and ductility along with a more pronounced strain hardening was obtained.     

“互联网+”背景下的高校图书馆服务创新与转型发展研究

文章主要依据我国高校图书馆服务的发展情况,分析了"互联网+"环境下,高校图书馆服务创新与转型的重要意义,提出了目前高校图书馆服务中所存在的问题,并针对这些问题给出了一系列有针对性的方案。     

Interplay of the phase and the chemical composition of the powder feedstock on the properties of porous 8YSZ thermal barrier coatings

Some chemical impurities enhance sintering kinetics of ceramic Thermal Barrier Coatings (TBCs) which can cause their premature failure during operation in gas turbine engine by causing reduction in coating’s strain compliance as well as faster bond-coat oxidation due to increased thermal conductivity. Certain chemical impurities are also believed to suppress resistance to tetragonal to monoclinic phase transformation in 8YSZ, which can also be an important factor regarding TBC’s performance. Most of the impurities and some of the monoclinic phase present in the powder feedstocks can survive into the as-sprayed coating. Therefore, there is a general trend towards OEMs requiring the lowest amounts of chemical impurities and the lowest amounts of monoclinic phase in the powder feedstocks. This paper presents a comprehensive investigation aimed at understanding the role and the relative importance of the chemical and phase purities of the powder feedstock for the properties and performance of thick 8YSZ TBCs.