苗族发酵型白酸汤的生产工艺

以大米、糯米、鲜嫩玉米为原料,人工接种苗族农家老酸汤生产发酵型白酸汤。通过对发酵时间、发酵温度、接菌量的研究,确定发酵白酸汤生产工艺的最佳参数。结果表明:以大米、糯米、鲜嫩玉米的混合谷物作为原料(混合比例2:1:1)、老酸汤接种量(体积分数)15%、发酵温度40℃、发酵时间3d,制得的酸汤气味芳香,酸度适口,具有苗族酸汤独特的风味。     

Visual differentiation and recognition memory of look-alike drug names: effects of disfluent format,text enhancement and exposure time

Abstract

Three computer-based experiments were conducted to examine whether disfluent format, enhanced text, and increased exposure time improve the accuracy of visual differentiation and recognition memory of look-alike drug names. A three-way, repeated-measures look-alike drug name differentiation test assessed the visual differentiation accuracy of 30 nursing students (Experiment 1) and 15 nurses (Experiment 2). A two-way, repeated-measures recognition memory test examined the recognition memory accuracy of 15 nurses for look-alike drug names (Experiment 3). We found that making drug names disfluent did not significantly improve differentiation (Experiment 2) or memory accuracy (Experiment 3), but even impaired differentiation accuracy (Experiment 1). Enhanced text and longer exposure time significantly improved differentiation accuracy (Experiments 1 and 2). However, the enhanced text did not improve recognition memory (Experiment 3). We suggest that making look-alike drug names disfluent is not favourable. Enhanced text and longer exposure times are effective in supporting visual differentiation of look-alike drug names.

Practitioner Summary: Confusion arising from look-alike drug names may compromise patient safety. Three experiments examined the effects of disfluent format, text enhancement and increased exposure time on visual and memory performances. Making drug names more difficult to read did not improve performance. Enhancing text design and increasing exposure (i.e. reading) time improved visual differentiation between medications, but did not improve the recognition of medications from memory.

Abbreviations: SEEV: Salience-effort-expectancy-value; FDA: Food and Drug Administration; ANOVA: analysis of variance; SD: standard deviation, DF: disfluent format; TE: text enhancement; ET: exposure time.     

An optimal linear time algorithm for quasi-monotonic segmentation1

Monotonicity is a simple yet significant qualitative characteristic. We consider the problem of segmenting a sequence in up to K segments. We want the segments to be as monotonic as possible and to alternate signs. We propose a quality metric for this problem using the l _∞ norm, and we present an optimal linear time algorithm based on a novel formalism. Moreover, given a precomputation in time O(n log n) consisting of a labelling of all extrema, we compute any optimal segmentation in constant time. We compare experimentally its performance to two piecewise linear segmentation heuristics (top-down and bottom-up). We show that our algorithm is faster and more accurate. Applications include pattern recognition and qualitative modelling.     

Effect of cycle time and duty cycle on psychophysically determined acceptable levels in a highly repetitive task

Psychophysical methodology has been used to develop guidelines for lifting and more recently similar methods have been applied to repetitive upper limb movements. While a range of cycle times are usually used, there is often no control for duty cycle. The purpose of this paper is to present psychophysically determined acceptable torques for a common upper limb task, with both cycle time and duty cycle conditions set by the researcher. Eight female participants, sitting at adjustable workstations, performed a simulated in-line screw running task. A computer-controlled torque motor applied a torque every 3, 6, 12 or 20?s with a duty cycle of 25, 50 or 83%. The participants worked with one set of conditions each day and self-selected the highest torque that they felt was acceptable without developing undue pain and discomfort. Duty cycle was found to significantly affect the amount of torque selected. With duty cycle controlled, cycle time was no longer found to have any significant effect on selected torque. Acceptable torques for 25, 50 and 83% duty cycles were 1.09, 0.9 and 0.73 Nm. Discomfort and stiffness were concentrated on the back of the hand and on the thumb web. These findings suggest that increased perception of discomfort with increased frequency (decreased cycle time) may be related to decreased rest/recovery time for muscles.     

Inductive modulation on P-glycoprotein and cytochrome 3A by resveratrol,a constituent of grapes

Resveratrol has been reported to show various beneficial pharmacological effects. Nowadays, resveratrol dietary supplement (RDS) is available in the market. Cyclosporin (CsA), a probe drug of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4), is an important immunosuppressant. This study investigated the effect of coadministration of RDS on CsA pharmacokinetics.     

基于ABAQUS显式动力学的PCB板跌落研究

分析了ABAQUS/Explicit动力学的中心差分算法、稳定时间极限、能量平衡理论,研究了材料刚度、密度等力学参数以及网格密度对稳定时间极限和能量平衡的影响。建立了PCB板跌落的有限元模型,并采用惠斯通电桥测量应变法验证了有限元模型的准确性,在此基础上进行PCB板跌落研究。结果表明:ABAQUS/Explicit能够非常精确地处理冲击载荷问题;运用能量平衡理论可以在满足精度的前提下尽可能减小计算量。     

A Comparison of Three Types of Manual Controls on a Third-Order Tracking Task

Abstract

Three types of control levers— the spring-centrod-displaccment control, the on-off control and the pressure control— were compared on a third-order compensatory tracking task. Based on an analysis of the control transfer functions, the predicted ranking of the three controls is: (1) pressure, (2) displacement and (3) on-off. The results of a study in which five subjects tracked six trials with each control for 18 sessions were as follows. The data at the beginning of training indicated rankings of (1) pressure, (2) on-off and (3) displacement. However, the data taken during the latter sessions ranked the controls as predicted, although the difference between displacement and on-off was not statistically significant. Differences in results between, early and late training, and comparisons of these results with other studies, are discussed.     

A biomechanical shoulder strain index based on stabilizing demand of shoulder joint

Abstract

Work-related shoulder joint disorders contribute considerably to absenteeism in the workplace. To identify the tasks that are stressful to the shoulder joint, a strain index was formulated based on the concept of concavity compression—a shoulder stabilizing mechanism. The magnitude and direction of the shoulder joint reaction forces were used in formulating the strain index. A two phase experiment was conducted. In Phase 1, participants performed 30 different manual handling tasks. The tasks were categorized into low, medium and high strain tasks based on their strain index values. In Phase 2, out of the 30 tasks, repetitive exertions of three tasks (low, medium and high strain index values) were simulated using three external loads (0.91, 1.81 and 2.72?kg). The muscle activity data recorded from eight shoulder muscles showed that tasks with higher strain index values induced significantly greater activation and muscle fatigue than tasks with lower strain index values.Practitioner Summary: The strain index developed in this study is a conclusive estimation of the concavity compression required for shoulder joint stabilization. It can be used to identify the activities that may contribute to the risks of shoulder disorders. Abbreviation BLS Bureau of the Labor Statistics

     

The effect of epoxy resin to reduce the compression set of polysulfide sealant

In this article, modified polysulfide sealants with lower compression set were prepared by a simple method of introducing the diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A resin (DGEBA epoxy resin) into sealants. The investigation on reactivity analysis and gel faction test verified that the incorporation of epoxy resin in sealants was just a blending process rather than copolyaddition with polysulfide resin. Stress–strain behavior during compression revealed that the epoxy resin could reduce the compression stress when the sealants were loaded to a certain strain, which effectively lessened crosslink breakages and benefited to compression resistance. Also the rigid phenyl structure in epoxy resin may retard incidental slide between polysulfide chains and prevent interchange reactions between disulfide linkages. The incorporation of 2 phr epoxy resin distinctly reduced compression set of polysulfide sealant from 28.3% to 11.2% after compressed 25% at 23°C for 1 day. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2012