Catalytic biohydrogen production from organic waste materials: A literature review and bibliometric analysis

Global population growth and accelerated urbanisation have resulted in massive amounts of fossil fuel use and waste production. Because of its high energy content, pure nature, and fuel quality, hydrogen fuel is a viable option to fossil fuels. Biohydrogen from agricultural waste, in particular, piques concern because it generates hydrogen while still disposing of waste. This review conducted a bibliometric analysis of biohydrogen production from organic waste to trace the research trends and hotspots based on the literature in the Web of Science (WOS) database from 1970 to 2020. The present review article also focuses on highlighting various processes for converting organic waste into hydrogen, raw materials for biohydrogen production, and catalysts that could distil the latest perceptions that could shed light on a route advancing for successful catalyst design. It also seems that some intentions have been paid on studying waste materials such as pure polysaccharides, disaccharides, and monosaccharides. Among all the catalysts used, non-noble and low-cost active metals over reduced graphene oxide (rGO) support can significantly affect the activity of fermentative hydrogen production from organic waste materials. However, researches focusing on developing anaerobic membrane bioreactors for these technologies are still needed.     

A review on spindle thermal error compensation in machine tools

Thermal error caused by the thermal deformation is one of the most significant factors influencing the accuracy of the machine tool. Among all the heat sources which lead to the thermal distortions, the spindle is the main one. This paper presents an overview of the research about the compensation of the spindle thermal error. Thermal error compensation is considered as a more convenient, effective and cost-efficient way to reduce the thermal error compared with other thermal error control and reduction methods. Based on the analytical calculation, numerical analysis and experimental tests of the spindle thermal error, the thermal error models are established and then applied for implementing the thermal error compensation. Different kinds of methods adopted in testing, modeling and compensating are listed and discussed. In addition, because the thermal key points are vital to the temperature testing, thermal error modeling, and even influence the effectiveness of compensation, various approaches of selecting thermal key points are introduced as well. This paper aims to give a basic introduction of the whole process of the spindle thermal error compensation and presents a summary of methods applied on different topics of it.     

A systematic review on the relationship between user involvement and system success

ContextFor more than four decades it has been intuitively accepted that user involvement (UI) during system development lifecycle leads to system success. However when the researchers have evaluated the user involvement and system success (UI-SS) relationship empirically, the results were not always positive.ObjectiveOur objective was to explore the UI-SS relationship by synthesizing the results of all the studies that have empirically investigated this complex phenomenon.MethodWe performed a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) following the steps provided in the guidelines of Evidence Based Software Engineering. From the resulting studies we extracted data to answer our 9 research questions related to the UI-SS relationship, identification of users, perspectives of UI, benefits, problems and challenges of UI, degree and level of UI, relevance of stages of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and the research method employed on the UI-SS relationship.ResultsOur systematic review resulted in selecting 87 empirical studies published during the period 1980–2012. Among 87 studies reviewed, 52 reported that UI positively contributes to system success, 12 suggested a negative contribution and 23 were uncertain. The UI-SS relationship is neither direct nor binary, and there are various confounding factors that play their role. The identification of users, their degree/level of involvement, stage of SDLC for UI, and choice of research method have been claimed to have impact on the UI-SS relationship. However, there is not sufficient empirical evidence available to support these claims.ConclusionOur results have revealed that UI does contribute positively to system success. But it is a double edged sword and if not managed carefully it may cause more problems than benefits. Based on the analysis of 87 studies, we were able to identify factors for effective management of UI alluding to the causes for inconsistency in the results of published literature.     

A comprehensive review of emergency department simulation applications for normal and disaster conditions

Hospital emergency departments (HEDs) are the most critical units since they undertake a vital health care mission. It is required for these departments to find out rational solution methods in case of issues occurred in normal and disaster times. Simulation is an effective method to improve policies on operational, tactical and strategic decisions about EDs. The main reasons prompting us to do this study are to reveal the importance of simulation for disaster preparedness of EDs and the innovative aspects of recent ED simulation applications unlike the available literature surveys. This systematic and comprehensive review study can provide an insight for researchers on ED simulation modeling in terms of showing current state and gaps to be focused in the future.     

Real-world single image super-resolution: A brief review

Single image super-resolution (SISR), which aims to reconstruct a high-resolution (HR) image from a low-resolution (LR) observation, has been an active research topic in the area of image processing in recent decades. Particularly, deep learning-based super-resolution (SR) approaches have drawn much attention and have greatly improved the reconstruction performance on synthetic data. However, recent studies show that simulation results on synthetic data usually overestimate the capacity to super-resolve real-world images. In this context, more and more researchers devote themselves to develop SR approaches for realistic images. This article aims to make a comprehensive review on real-world single image super-resolution (RSISR). More specifically, this review covers the critical publicly available datasets and assessment metrics for RSISR, and four major categories of RSISR methods, namely the degradation modeling-based RSISR, image pairs-based RSISR, domain translation-based RSISR, and self-learning-based RSISR. Comparisons are also made among representative RSISR methods on benchmark datasets, in terms of both reconstruction quality and computational efficiency. Besides, we discuss challenges and promising research topics on RSISR.     

Advanced polyanionic electrode materials for potassium-ion batteries: Progresses,challenges and application prospects

Although potassium-ion batteries (KIBs) are considered a very promising energy storage system, their development for actual application still has a long way to go. Advanced electrode materials, as a fundamental component of KIBs, are essential for optimizing electrochemical performance and promoting effective energy storage. Due to their unique structural benefits in terms of cycle capability, strong ionic conductivity, and tunable operating voltage, polyanionic compounds are one type of viable electrode material for manufacturing high-performance KIBs. The huge size of K⁺ ion, on the other hand, places great demands on polyanionic materials, which must be able to withstand severe structural deformation during K⁺ intercalation/delamination. To maintain steady electrochemical performance, it is critical to follow the appropriate design guidelines for electrode materials. This paper provides a summary of current advancements in polyanionic compound for KIBs, with a focus on electrode material structural design. The effects of various parameters on electrochemical performance are examined and summarized. In addition, various viable solutions are proposed to address the impending issues posed by polyanionic compounds for KIBs, with the hope of providing a clearer picture of the field's future development path.     

我国上游法尾矿坝理论研究及工程实践综述

上游法尾矿坝是我国尾矿坝的主要坝型,其安全问题非常重要．本文综述了我国上游法尾矿坝在筑坝、渗流、排渗、地震反应、管理、监测以及环境影响方面的理论研究及工程实践,并着重介绍了大石河尾矿坝的研究成果,给出了基于渗流的上游法尾矿坝研究的几个建议。这些内容对指导上游法尾矿坝设计以及中后期管理,有较大的参考价值。     

国外铀与金矿石堆浸技术的应用和新发展

本文简要介绍国外堆浸技术的应用情况和最近的进展,详细列举了部分堆浸矿山的技术经济指标。     

我国铀矿冶技术成就和今后发展方向

本文简要叙述了我国80年代铀矿冶主要技术成就,分析了铀工业面临的形势、问题和未来的发展趋势,根据我国铀工业的具体情况,提出了今后10年的技术发展方向。     

地下无轨矿山辅助设备(车辆)综述

论述了辅助设备通用底盘、井下装药车、撬毛台车、锚杆台车、混凝土喷射机和其他无轨辅助车辆的使用现状及其今后发展趋势。