Characterization of the Residence Time Distribution in Spray Dryers

In this work it is presented a study on the residence time distribution (RTD) of particles in a co-current pilot-plant spray dryer operated with a rotary atomization system. A nuclear technique is applied to investigate the RTD responses of spray dryers. The methodology is based on the injection of a radioisotope tracer in the feed stream followed by the monitoring of its concentration at the outlet stream. The experiments were performed during the drying of aqueous suspensions of gadolinium oxide. The RTD responses obtained experimentally presented good reproducibility, indicating that the technique applied is well suited to investigating fluid-dynamics of spray dryers. In addition to the experimental investigation, a mathematical model was used to describe the RTD experimental curves.     

考虑天然气混氢的园区综合能源系统电制氢优化配置

电制氢和天然气混氢技术在促进可再生能源消纳、降低系统碳排放量方面具有良好的理论研究和工程应用前景。面向含高比例可再生能源的园区综合能源系统,提出一种计及天然气混氢及跨季节存储的电制氢优化配置方法。首先梳理了含氢园区综合能源系统的运行框架和能量流动关系,建立园区内部能源生产、转换与存储设备的数学模型,其次以设备的年化投资成本、园区综合能源系统的年度运行成本和碳交易成本最优为目标,提出电制氢优化配置模型。最后通过算例分析表明电制氢及天然气混氢技术的引入可提升可再生能源的消纳能力,降低系统的整体经济成本和碳排放量,并分析了电解槽投资成本、混氢体积分数上限以及经济性和低碳性成本权重系数变化对规划运行结果的影响。关键词：园区综合能源系统;电制氢;天然气混氢;碳交易;跨季节储氢;优化配置 中图分类号：TM732     

Role of miRNAs in Human T Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 Induced T Cell Leukemia: A Literature Review and Bioinformatics Approach

Human T cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) was identified as the first pathogenic human retrovirus and is estimated to infect 5 to 10 million individuals worldwide. Unlike other retroviruses, there is no effective therapy to prevent the onset of the most alarming diseases caused by HTLV-1, and the more severe cases manifest as the malignant phenotype of adult T cell leukemia (ATL). MicroRNA (miRNA) dysfunction is a common feature of leukemogenesis, and it is no different in ATL cases. Therefore, we sought to analyze studies that reported deregulated miRNA expression in HTLV-1 infected cells and patients’ samples to understand how this deregulation could induce malignancy. Through in silico analysis, we identified 12 miRNAs that stood out in the prediction of targets, and we performed functional annotation of the genes linked to these 12 miRNAs that appeared to have a major biological interaction. A total of 90 genes were enriched in 14 KEGG pathways with significant values, including TP53, WNT, MAPK, TGF-β, and Ras signaling pathways. These miRNAs and gene interactions are discussed in further detail for elucidation of how they may act as probable drivers for ATL onset, and while our data provide solid starting points for comprehension of miRNAs’ roles in HTLV-1 infection, continuous effort in oncologic research is still needed to improve our understanding of HTLV-1 induced leukemia.     

Sogatella furcifera Saliva Mucin-like Protein Is Required for Feeding and Induces Rice Defences

The white-backed planthopper (WBPH), Sogatella furcifera, is one of the most important piercing-sucking pests of rice (Oryza sativa) in Asia. Mucin-like salivary protein (SFMLP) is highly expressed in the salivary glands of WBPH, which plays an important role in WBPH feeding. In this study, WBPH injected with dsSFMLP had difficulty in sucking phloem sap from rice plants, which significantly reduced their food intake, weight, and survival. In contrast, the knockdown of the SFMLP gene had only a marginal effect on the survival of WBPH fed an artificial diet. Further studies showed that silencing SFMLP resulted in the short and single-branched salivary sheaths secretion and less formation of salivary flanges in rice. These data suggest that SFMLP is involved in the formation of the salivary sheath and is essential for feeding in WBPH. Overexpression of the SFMLP gene in rice plants promoted the feeding of WBPH, whereas silencing the gene in rice plants significantly decreased WBPH performance. Additionally, it was found that overexpression of SFMLP in rice plants elicited the signalling pathway of SA (salicylic acid) while suppressing JA (jasmonic acid); in contrast, silencing of the SFMLP gene in rice plants showed the opposite results. This study clarified the function of SFMLP in WBPH feeding as well as mediating rice defences.     

Lignin as a Wood‐Inspired Binder Enabled Strong,Water Stable,and Biodegradable Paper for Plastic Replacement

Plastic waste has been increasingly transferred from land into the ocean and has accumulated within the food chain, causing a great threat to the environment and human health, indicating that fabricating an eco‐friendly and biodegradable replacement is urgent. Paper made of cellulose is attractive in terms of its favorable biodegradability, resource abundance, large manufacturing scale, and low material cost, but is usually hindered by its inferior stability against water and poor mechanical strength for plastic replacement. Here, inspired by the reinforcement principle of cellulose and lignin in natural wood, a strong and hydrostable cellulosic material is developed by integrating lignin into the cellulose. Lignin as a reinforced matrix is incorporated to the cellulose fiber scaffold by successive infiltration and mechanical hot‐pressing treatments. The resulting lignin‐cellulose composite exhibits an outstanding isotropic tensile strength of 200 MPa, which is significantly higher than that of conventional cellulose paper (40 MPa) and some commercial petroleum‐based plastics. Additionally, the composite demonstrates a superior wet strength of 50 MPa. Adding lignin also improves the thermostability and UV‐blocking performance of cellulose paper. The demonstrated lignin‐cellulose composite is biodegradable and eco‐friendly with both components from natural wood, which represents a promising alternative that can potentially replace the nonbiodegradable plastics.     

Evaluation of graded-channel SOI MOSFET operation at high temperatures

This paper presents a comparative analysis between graded-channel (GC) and conventional fully depleted SOI MOSFETs devices operating at high temperatures (up to 300 °C). The electrical characteristics such as threshold voltage and subthreshold slope were obtained experimentally and by two-dimensional numerical simulations. The results indicated that GC transistors present nearly the same behavior as the conventional SOI MOSFET devices with similar channel length. Experimental analysis of the g_m/I_DS ratio and Early voltage demonstrated that in GC devices the low-frequency open-loop gain is significantly improved in comparison to conventional SOI devices at room and at high-temperature due to the Early voltage increase. The multiplication factor and parasitic bipolar transistor gain obtained by two-dimensional numerical simulations allowed the analysis of the breakdown voltage, which was demonstrated to be improved in the GC as compared to conventional SOI transistors in thin silicon layer devices in the whole temperature range under analysis.     

海洋激光雷达实验与仿真结果的对比

海洋激光雷达是探测上层海水并构建海洋立体观测网络的重要遥感设备。文中将激光雷达实验数据与MC (Monte Carlo)仿真、解析模型、原位数据进行综合对比,检验它们的匹配程度。与实验实测的激光雷达回波信号相比,MC仿真和解析模型均有很高的一致性(R^2>0.97),将原位漫射衰减系数(Kd)近似代入普通激光雷达方程也有较好的一致性(R^2>0.92)。反演得到的激光雷达衰减系数(α)表现出了相似的结果,MC仿真和解析模型具有更佳的一致性。结果表明:海洋激光雷达实验结果能与MC和解析模型的仿真结果很好地匹配。     

采用半解析蒙特卡洛技术模拟星载海洋激光雷达回波信号的软件

采用半解析蒙特卡洛方法,开发了一套星载海洋激光雷达回波信号的仿真系统。通过输入激光雷达系统参数和仿真的环境参数,该系统能够模拟具有不同光学特性的大气和海洋的激光雷达回波信号。同时该仿真系统设计了用户友好的软件界面方便用户对输入参数进行操作,并直观地看到输出结果。利用该系统进行了多种仿真,例如不同类型水体以及不同散射相函数的情况,并将仿真结果与理论的激光雷达信号做了对比,具有较高的一致性。该系统对星载海洋激光雷达探测机理的研究有一定的指导意义。     

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