Education-driven research in CAD

We argue for a new research category, named education-driven research (EDR), which fills the gap between traditional field-specific research that is not concerned with educational objectives and research in education that focuses on fundamental teaching and learning principles and possibly on their customization to broad areas (such as mathematics or physics), but not to specific disciplines (such as CAD). The objective of EDR is to simplify the formulation of the underlying theoretical foundations and of specific tools and solutions in a specialized domain, so as to make them easy to understand and internalize. As such, EDR is a difficult and genuine research activity, which requires a deep understanding of the specific field and can rarely be carried out by generalists with primary expertise in broad education principles. We illustrate the concept of EDR with three examples in CAD: (1) the Split and Tweak subdivisions of a polygon and its use for generating curves, surfaces, and animations; (2) the construction of a topological partition of a plane induced by an arbitrary arrangement of edges; and (3) a romantic definition of the minimal and Hausdorff distances. These examples demonstrate the value of using analogies, of introducing evocative terminology, and of synthesizing the simplest fundamental building blocks. The intuitive understanding provided by EDR enables the students (and even the instructor) to better appreciate the limitations of a particular solution and to explore alternatives. In particular, in these examples, EDR has allowed the author to: (1) reduce the cost of evaluating a cubic B-spline curve; (2) develop a new subdivision curve that is better approximated by its control polygon than either a cubic B-spline or an interpolating 4-point subdivision curve; (3) discover how a circuit inclusion tree may be used for identifying the faces in an arrangement; and (4) rectify a common misconception about the computation of the Hausdorff error between triangle meshes. We invite the scientific community to encourage the development of EDR by publishing its results as genuine research contributions in peer-reviewed professional journals.     

The principles of information processing based on the numerical solution of the nonlinear heat-conduction problem. Pt. 1. The three-dimensional discrete mathematical model

A three-dimensional solution of the direct problem of heat conduction when a linear pulsed heat source acts in the plane of contact of two semibounded bodies is presented. The solution is obtained by the method of finite differences. An example of the modeling is considered. __________ Translated from Izmeritel’naya Tekhnika, No. 10, pp. 42–45, October, 2007.     

Mixed formulation of nonlinear beam on foundation elements

This paper presents an inelastic element for the analysis of beams on foundations. The element is derived from a two-field mixed formulation with independent approximation of forces and displacements. The state determination algorithm for the implementation of the element in a general purpose nonlinear finite element analysis program is presented and its stability characteristics are discussed. Numerical studies are performed to compare the model with the classical displacement formulation. The studies confirm the superiority of the proposed model in describing the inelastic behavior of beams on foundations.     

含钡合金的生产及其对钢液脱氧行为的研究

介绍了含钡合金的生产状况。在MoSi2炉上对钢管钢进行了含钡合金脱氧行为的研究，然后在150tLF／VD精炼设备上进行了使用含钡合金的工业试验。研究中主要选取SiAlBa、SiCaBa、SiAlBaCa、SiAlBaCaSr及用于钙处理的SiCa包芯线，并选用Al和FeSiAl作为对比脱氧剂，分别考察了实验室条件下和实际生产过程中，采用钡系合金对钢液脱氧的全氧含量，脱氧产物的分布、尺寸和形貌，探讨了钡系合金脱氧和对夹杂物的变质作用的机理。     

含钡合金在钢液中的脱氧行为研究

在MoSi2炉上采用MgO质坩蜗对钢管进行了含钡合金脱氧行为的研究。实验中钡系合金主要选取SiAUBa、SiCaBa、SiAlBaCa、SiAlBeCaSr及用于钙处理的SiCa包芯线，选用Al作为对比脱氧剂，考察了钡系合金脱氧的全氧含量，脱氧产物的分布、尺寸和形貌，探讨了钡系合金脱氧和对夹杂物变性作用的机理。     

关于深冲薄钢板中的夹杂和成形性的商榷

对深冲薄钢板大生产的全工艺过程进行了跟踪，研究了ＷＹ０８ＡｌＡ薄钢板中Ａｌ＿２Ｏ＿３的形成，形态以及它们对冷轧成品的深冲性能和冲压小件的冲压成形废品率的影响。     

康山金矿地质地球化学特征及其成因

康山金矿产在豫西熊耳山古隆起区的结晶基底太华群和盖层中元古界熊耳群地层接触界面附近，矿体严格受构造破碎蚀变带控制。流体包裹体，稳定同位素等研究表明，成矿物质来自太华群变质岩，成矿流体的性质与变质热液截然不同，而与花岗岩浆热液相近似。该矿床的形成与燕山期发生的同构造－花岗岩浆期热液活动有关，金沉淀成矿阶段有大气水的混入。     

Purification and renaturation of recombinant human lymphotoxin (tumour necrosis factor beta) expressed in Escherichia coli as inclusion bodies

High level expression of recombinant human tumour necrosis factor β (rh TNF-β) in Escherichia coli results in the formation of two portions of protein, namely soluble active protein and insoluble protein which is inactive and aggregates in the form of inclusion bodies (IBs). In this study, a procedure for purification and renaturation of rh TNF-β from inclusion bodies has been designed and verified experimentally with a product purity of more than 90% and a recovery of about 30%. The procedure includes washing of IBs with specific wash buffer (Triton X-100/EDTA/lysozyme/PMSF), their solubilization with 8 mol dm^?3 alkaline urea, purification with ion-exchange columns, refolding with renaturation buffer and finally concentration and desalination with an ultrafiltration membrane. The characteristics of the renatured protein were identical with those of purified protein from the soluble fraction as demonstrated by (1) SDS-PAGE, (2) cytotoxic activity on mouse L929 cells, (3) N-terminal amino acid sequence, and (4) gel filtration chromatography.