Factors impacting university students' online learning experiences during the COVID-19 epidemic

Due to the COVID-19 epidemic crisis, students from higher education institutions around the world are forced to participate in comprehensive online curriculums. In such a scenario, it is worth investigating how students perceived their learning outcomes and satisfaction based on this method of teaching and learning online. This study aims to explore the role of six factors, namely, system quality, course design, learner-learner interaction, learner-instructor interaction, learner-content interaction, and self-discipline, on university students' perceived learning outcomes and their effect on student satisfaction with online curricula during the COVID-19 epidemic. A structural equation modelling technique was used to assess survey questionnaires obtained from 457 validated students at a Public University in China. The results demonstrated that these determinants had a positive effect on satisfaction and learning outcomes, whereas learner-instructor interaction had no significant effect. Furthermore, the strongest determinant that affected not only students' satisfaction but also their learning outcomes was the learner-content interaction.     

Amaranth functional cookies exert potential antithrombotic and antihypertensive activities

In this study, amaranth flour was used as an ingredient to prepare gluten-free cookies. The production process and attributes of amaranth cookies were characterised, and the potential use of amaranth flour as a functional ingredient was analysed. Cookies exhibited a non-uniform reddish brown colour and a cookie factor ratio of 4.5 ± 0.6. Storage studies indicated that after 3 weeks at room temperature cookies presented slight variations in the texture. Simulated gastrointestinal digestion of this product was able to release peptides capable of exerting potential antithrombotic and antihypertensive activities, IC₅₀ values of 0.22 ± 0.04 and 0.23 ± 0.03 mg mL⁻¹ protein, respectively. This work demonstrates for the first time that food made with amaranth flour exerts potential antithrombotic and antihypertensive activity. In conclusion, these amaranth cookies could be an alternative way of incorporating potentially health beneficial products for people who choose a conscious diet, including coeliac or vegan consumers.     

Polymers dynamics of the nonfluoro,nano-brush repelling agent with self-stratifying property in water-based coatings

While perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs), also known as C8s, are used extensively in textile repellent coatings, concerns have arisen for their carcinogenicity and hazardous effects on the environment. In this study, a novel water-based, nonfluoro, and nanobrush textile repelling agent was prepared by conventional sol–gel chemistry using amorphous fumed silica and n-octyltriethoxysilane as the starting materials. Minimal interaction between the designed repelling agent and marketed water-based resins was confirmed using linear viscosity region (LVR) analysis and asymmetric-flow field-flow fractionation (AF4), suggesting the self-stratification potential of the repelling agent. More specifically, the repelling agent exhibited excellent compatibility and self-stratifying ability with a force-emulsified acrylic-based resin, affording a water contact angle of 104.3° when incorporated at 7% solid content. Performance tests carried out on thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) revealed excellent adhesion (100/100) of a final formulation, and a significant increase in water contact angle from 80.1° to 103.8° after treatment. In addition, the fouling area after the removal of a submerged sample from a mixture of slurry, polymer, and oil decreased from 48 to 1% when the repelling agent was added. Moreover, the sludge-fouling property remained unchanged after 1000 cycles of abrasion. These findings demonstrate the potential of the described nonfluoro, nanobrush repelling agent as an environmentally safe alternative for use with commercial resins, in turn realizing a fully water-based hydrophobic coating. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2019 , 136, 48003.     

Fenton 絮凝工艺去除废水中的有机物试验

为了研究废水中有机物的去除问题，针对某企业含有机物废水进行了对比试验，采用了Fenton 絮凝联合工艺去除废水中的COD（化学需氧量）和浊度，考察了初始pH值、H2O2投加量、H2O2与Fe2+投加物质的量比、反应时间、絮凝剂投加量以及絮凝剂投加时的pH值对COD以及浊度去除效果的影响。结果表明，采用最佳工艺参数组合后，浊度去除率和COD的去除率分别为99.32%和97.27%。     

Automatic debugging of operator errors based on efficient mutation analysis

Multimedia Tools and Applications - It takes a lot of time and effort to manually locate and fix software bugs. This paper proposes a method for automatically debugging operator related bugs....     

Simulation and experimental study on carbide dissolution process of Fe‐1C‐1.42Cr‐bearing steel

In this paper, the distribution of C and Cr in the microsegregation of Fe‐1C‐1.42Cr‐bearing steel was measured by experimental and numerical simulation methods. Melting points of the low‐melting zones were calculated with the Thermo‐Calc system; and then the verifications were made by heat treatment experiments and the temperature and time required for the bulk carbide dissolution process of bearing steel were tested. Bulk carbides could be dissolved by soaking for 60 minutes above 1260°C.     

往复式活塞压缩机中间喷液制冷系统的(火用)分析

通过对往复式活塞压缩机进行改造，在单级活塞压缩系统的基础上搭建了一种中间喷液冷却的准两级压缩系统并在蒸发温度为-20 ℃的工况下进行实验测量，根据实验数据对单级活塞压缩系统和新型中间喷液冷却活塞压缩系统的COP、〖HT5”，7”〗火〖KG-*3〗用〖HT5”〗损失和〖HT5”，7”〗火〖KG-*3〗用〖HT5”〗效率进行计算。结果表明：加入中间喷液冷却系统后，系统的COP由1.27提升至1.36，单位制冷量由155.1 kJ/kg提升至176.7 kJ/kg；单级活塞压缩系统〖HT5”，7”〗火〖KG-*3〗用〖HT5”〗损失较大的部分是压缩机和膨胀阀，分别占压缩机输入〖HT5”，7”〗火〖KG-*3〗用〖HT5”〗的16.2%和14.8%，加入中间喷液冷却系统后压缩机部分的〖HT5”，7”〗火〖KG-*3〗用〖HT5”〗损失明显降低，仅占压缩机输入〖HT5”，7”〗火〖KG-*3〗用〖HT5”〗的3.6%，冷凝器及膨胀阀的〖HT5”，7”〗火〖KG-*3〗用〖HT5”〗损比也有所下降。     

柴油机喷油器结构参数与磨料流加工效果关联的研究

基于磨蚀模型和多相流离散相模型建立了柴油机喷油器磨料流加工过程的CFD计算模型。在验证基础模型的有效性后,分别针对喷孔直径、喷孔锥角和交点位置三种结构参数进行变参数模拟计算。通过对加工域颗粒流速、湍流强度和磨蚀率的分析,获得了喷油器主要结构参数对液力研磨加工的影响机理:喷孔直径和喷雾锥度的变化对喷孔壁面磨蚀量的影响较大,随着两者的增大,喷孔壁面的磨蚀量有所增加;交点位置由上至下的变化对喷孔壁面磨蚀量的影响较小,但是喷孔入口处磨蚀量有所增加。