Two-stream adaptive-attentional subgraph convolution networks for skeleton-based action recognition

Multimedia Tools and Applications - Recently, skeleton-based action recognition has modeled the human skeleton as a graph convolution network (GCN), and has achieved remarkable results. However,...     

Teff (Eragrostis tef) processing,utilization and future opportunities: a review

The demand for food production has been constantly increasing due to rising population. In developed countries, for example, the emergence of regional production of old grains that are rarely utilized, along with the production of commonly consumed grains, has gained importance in recent years. These grains, known collectively as ancient or heirloom grains, have offered both farmers and consumers novel ways of cultivation and products with interesting taste, characteristics and nutritional value. Among the 30 000 plant species known, only five cereals currently provide more than 50% of the world's energy intake – bread wheat (Triticum aestivum), rice (Oryza sativa), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), millets (Panicum sp.) and maize (Zea mays). The excessive utilization of these selected species has a great potential to cause genetic losses and difficulty in bridging future agricultural demands. Teff (Eragrostis tef), an ancient grain extensively cultivated in countries like Eritrea and Ethiopia, provides promising alternatives for new food uses since its nutritional value is significantly higher than most others cereal grains. The absence of gluten allows flexibility in food utilization since it can be directly substituted to gluten-containing products. The grain also offers an excellent balance of essential amino acids and minerals, which can fulfil the recommended daily intake and eliminates the need for fortification and enrichment. This review provides a general overview of the physical properties and nutritional composition of teff grains related to processing and applications in the food and feed industries. The current status of teff utilization, as well as the challenges in production and commercialization, and future opportunities is presented and discussed.     

Flame characteristics of premixed H2-air mixtures explosion venting in a spherical container through a duct

The explosion venting duct can effectively reduce the hazard degree of a gas explosion and conduct the venting energy to the safe area. To investigate the flame quantitative propagation law of explosion venting with a duct, the effects of hydrogen fraction and explosion venting duct length on jet flame propagation characteristics of premixed H₂-air mixtures were analyzed through experiment and simulation. The experiment results under initial conditions of room temperature and 1 atm show that when hydrogen fraction was high enough, part of the unburned hydrogen was mixed with air again to reach an ignitable concentration, resulting in the secondary combustion was easier produced and the duration of the secondary flame increased. With the increase of venting duct length, the flame front distance and propagation velocity increased. Meanwhile, the spatial distribution of pressure field and temperature field, and the propagation process and mechanism of the flame venting with a duct were analyzed using FLUENT software. The variation of the pressure wave and the pressure reflection oscillation law in the explosion venting duct was captured. Therefore, in the industrial explosion venting design with a duct, the hazard caused by the coupling of venting pressure and venting flame under different fractions should be considered comprehensively.     

针刺复合生态土工布的制备及植生性能研究

以黏胶短纤维和再生植物纤维为主要原料,采用短纤维干法成网-针刺加固工艺,在针刺密度为60～160针/cm2、针刺深度为3.5～ 12.0 mm、针刺频率为720～ 940次/min的条件下,制备单位面积质量在196～979g/m2、厚度在3.6～ 14.4 mm、再生植物纤维质量分数在39.6％ ～ 70.9％的针刺复合生态土工布,用于植生护坡.性能测试和植物种植试验结果表明:针刺复合生态土工布具有较好的力学性能和吸水保水性能,且对植物的生长具有良好的促进作用;随着针刺复合生态土工布单位面积质量的增加,其力学性能增加,吸水保水性能变好,发芽率、植株高度和植株质量也均呈现出增加的趋势.     

黄酒酿造过程中氨基甲酸乙酯形成的细胞生物学基础及消减研究进展

氨基甲酸乙酯(EC)是发酵食品(面包、酸奶、大豆奶酪等)和酒精饮料(葡萄酒、清酒、黄酒等)在发酵过程中，含氮化合物不完全代谢产生的副产物，与乙醇自发反应产生的，对人体具有潜在遗传毒性和致癌性。黄酒是我国传统而独特的发酵酒，因独特的风味和较高的营养价值，而深受消费者的喜爱。然而，在传统黄酒中，氨基甲酸乙酯含量显著高于其它酒精饮料，对消费者健康构成潜在的安全隐患。降低黄酒中氨基甲酸乙酯含量对黄酒产业的可持续发展具有重要意义。本文综述尿素、瓜氨酸及精氨酸分别在酿酒酵母及乳酸菌细胞中代谢调控机制，以及黄酒酿造过程中EC消减的方法。     

Do funded papers attract more usage?

Research funding has been seen as one of the most important resource in the reward system of science. And usage of publications denotes an interesting perspective of user behavior in scientific communication. This study aims to address the relationship between funding and Usage Count, which is a new metrics item established on the platform of Web of Science. Full records of 300,010 articles published in 2013 were downloaded in October 2015, and divided into six disciplines, including information science library science, education educational research, economics, computer science, materials science, and chemistry. Seven indicators were proposed to measure the impact, including Funding rate, Citation per paper, Usage rate, Usage per paper, Citation difference, Usage difference, and Conversion rate. It concluded funding has impact on usage and citation, and funded papers attract more usage, but varying in different disciplines. Usage Count can be used in the extension of citation metrics but with limits. This study originally engages with usage metrics and detected that there is positive correlation between usage and funding.     

蒸压加气混凝土砌块生产线升级改造技术简析

目前,在加气混凝土行业中有很多的企业都在寻求扩大生产规模,以自动化、规模化生产寻求发展。目前行业中企业最大规模达200多万m3/a,近年来新上生产线行业平均规模25万m3/a以上,年生产规模50万m3的企业数明显增加。在原有生产线基础上改扩建年产40万m3加气混凝土砌块及板材生产线已成为加气混凝土企业的普遍现象,这样的项目建设既可使电厂排放的粉煤灰及脱硫石膏等资源得到充分利用,又可以缓解周边新型墙材市场供求紧张局面,且兼顾适应未来装配式建筑构件的发展,同时还可以改善当地环境状况,取得较好的企业经济效益。     

Headspace fingerprinting approach to identify the major pathway influencing volatile patterns of vinasse-cured duck processed by high pressure,as well as its impact on physicochemical and sensory attributes

As a decisive attribute, flavour could be influenced by HP treatments through multiple physical and chemical pathways within the high pressure (HP)-assisted meat curing process. This investigation aimed to identify the major pathway influencing volatile flavour patterns of two representative vinasse-cured duck (VCD) products with HP treatments (150–300 MPa/15 min), including wet and dry types, by employing headspace fingerprinting as an untargeted approach. Results suggested that HP treatments greatly lowered moisture contents and increased Warner-Bratzler shear force and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances of the cured samples. According to multivariate models, the volatile flavour patterns of the HP-processed VCD could be clearly separated from the unprocessed samples, but the VCD pressurised at different intensities represented similar volatile fingerprinting, which was validated by e-nose analysis. The discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) model outlined vinasse-derived ethanol, acetic acid, 3-methyl-1-butanol, 2-methyl-1-butanol, phenethyl alcohol and 2-methyl-3-octanone as the major discriminant aromas across the unpressurised and pressurised samples.     

Up-pulling force analysis for ESC hollow cylindrical casting

Electroslag casting(ESC)is an important method to produce high quality castings.In this study,the ESC up-pulling inner mold method(EUPIM)was used to produce hollow cylindrical castings with the multiple consumable electrodes.The radial deformation,the axial and radial internal stress of the inner mold,and the axial internal stress of the slag shell were analyzed using the finite element method(FEM)with the aid of ANSYS software.The ProCAST software was used to calculate the specific heat,heat conductivity and density curve of Cu.Simulation results show that the radial deformation,the axial and radial internal stress of the inner mold,and the axial internal stress of the slag shell near the slag-metal interface of hollow cylndrical casting gradually increase from 0 s to 360 s after the ESC starting(slagging)process but before applying the up-pulling force.The suitable initial up-pulling moment of the inner mold is at around 180-198 s after the starting process.     

组装结构优化对PCBN聚晶层厚度差均匀性及稳定性的影响

通过优化PCBN复合片合成时组装结构中的盐管厚度及中间垫片材料，分别探究未优化(A)、中间垫片材料优化(B)、盐管厚度优化(C)及中间垫片和盐管厚度二者共同优化(D)4种情况下合成的PCBN聚晶层厚度差、聚晶层同一位置的硬度及其整体耐磨性的影响。结果表明:当盐管厚度由1.0 mm变为1.4 mm、中间垫片材料由石墨变为硬质合金时，4种情况下的PCBN复合片聚晶层同一位置硬度及其整体耐磨性基本不变。在显著性水平为0.05时, B、C、D优化相对A，D优化相对于单一因素的B和C优化，均能改善聚晶层厚度差的均匀性；B、C、D优化相对A，D优化相对于C优化，均能改善聚晶层厚度差的稳定性，但D优化相对于B优化，对聚晶层厚度差的稳定性无改善。