Hybrid Density Functional for Liquid 4He

No Heading An alternative density functional for studying adsorption of ⁴He onto solid surfaces is suggested, where the helium-helium interaction is screened at small distances by the two-body distribution function g(r) and the gradient-gradient term of the Orsay-Trento proposal is replaced by a contribution written in terms of the gradient of g(r). Results for helium adsorption onto planar Na substrates are reported.PACS numbers: 67.40.Db, 67.70.+n, 68.10.–m, 68.15.+e     

Validation of a 1D-2D dual drainage model under unsteady part-full and surcharged sewer conditions

This paper presents a 1D-2D dual drainage model to compute the rainfall-runoff transformation in urban environments. Overland flow in major drainage systems is modelled with the 2D shallow water equations, whereas the flow in a sewer network is computed with the 1D Saint-Venant equations using the two-component pressure approach to model pressure-flow conditions. The surface and sewer network models are linked through manholes, which allow water interchange in both directions. A new series of rainfall–runoff experiments in a real-scale physical model of a street section is used to validate the model under unsteady part-full and pressure flow conditions. The experimental measurements of water depth and discharge at several locations in a drainage network show a very satisfactory performance of the numerical model.     

Phase separation and segregation morphology of PCL/PS blends: Quantitative effect of the crystallization temperature,composition, and molecular weight of PS

The phase diagrams for blends of semicrystalline poly(ε‐caprolactone) (PCL) with amorphous polystyrene (PS) were determined and it was noticed that when molecular weight increases, the critical composition diminishes while its temperature increases. That is the same effect that produces the increase in the polydispersity of PS. From the fitting of phase diagrams of blends of PCL with oligomers and homopolymers of PS, taking into account the polydispersity, it was possible to conclude that the miscibility in these systems is due only by entropic effects. The crystalline fraction as well as the interlamellar spacing increased with crystallization temperature while the volume fraction of the amorphous PCL in the interfibrillar regions increases for the pure PCL and in its blends with low concentration of PS. Increasing the mass fraction of PS increases the average long spacing (L) till a weight fraction of 60%, for higher mass fractions L is almost constant indicating the interfibrillar segregation of PS. The PCL lamellar morphology is not affected when the molecular weight of PS employed is similar or higher than the molecular weight of PCL. If the PS has a higher molecular weight its penetration into the structure is inhibited. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 57:1062–1072, 2017. © 2016 Society of Plastics Engineers     

Presence of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis through drinking water

To evaluate the presence of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis in the influent and final effluent of sixteen drinking water treatment plants located in a hydrographic basin in Galicia (NW Spain) - in which the principal river is recognised as a Site of Community Importance (SCI) - estimate the efficiency of treatment plants in removing these protozoans and determine the species and genotypes of the parasites by means of a molecular assay. All plant samples of influent and final effluent (50-100 l) were examined in the spring, summer, autumn and winter of 2007. A total of 128 samples were analysed by method 1623, developed by US Environmental Protection Agency for isolation and detection of both parasites. To identify the genotypes present the following genes were amplified and sequenced: 18S SSU rRNA (Cryptosporidium spp.) and b-giardina (G. duodenalis). The mean concentrations of parasites in the influent were 0.0-10.5 Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts per litre and 1.0-12.8 of G. duodenalis cysts per litre. In the final treated effluent, the mean concentration of parasites ranged from 0.0-3.0 oocysts per litre and 0.5-4.0 cysts per litre. The distribution of results by season revealed that in all plants, the highest numbers of (oo)cysts were recorded in spring and summer. Cryptosporidium parvum, C. andersoni, C. hominis and assemblages A-I, A-II, E of G. duodenalis were detected. Cryptosporidium spp. and G. duodenalis were consistently found at high concentrations in drinking water destined for human and animal consumption in the hydrographic basin under study, in Galicia (NW Spain). It is important that drinking water treatment authorities rethink the relevance of contamination levels of both parasites in drinking water and develop adequate countermeasures.     

Why are some Spanish regions more resilient than others?

Which of a region's characteristics most strongly influence its degree of resilience? This study constructs a composite resilience index for the Spanish regions and uses Multiple Factor Analysis to compare it with the Martin resilience index (Martin, 2012). The results of a Principal Components Analysis to measure the relative contributions of potential regional resilience drivers indicate that, during recovery periods, it is market- service focused regional economies that show stronger resilience, while, in crisis periods, it is regions with a more highly-educated workforce.     

Anticancer Activity and Mechanism of Action Evaluation of an Acylhydrazone Cu(II) Complex toward Breast Cancer Cells,Spheroids, and Mammospheres

The purpose of this work was to screen the anticancer activity and mechanisms of action of Cu(II)-acylhydrazone complex [Cu(HL)(H₂O)](NO₃)⋅H₂O, (CuHL), to find a potential novel agent for breast chemotherapies. Cytotoxicity studies on MCF7 cells demonstrated that CuHL has stronger anticancer properties than cisplatin over breast cancer cell models. Computational simulations showed that CuHL could interact in the minor groove of the DNA dodecamer, inducing a significant genotoxic effect on both cancer cells from 0.5 to 1 μM. In this sense, molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations showed that the compound could interact with 20S proteasome subunits. Also, cell proteasome experiments using breast cancer cells revealed that the complex can inhibit proteasomal activity. Moreover, CuHL induced apoptosis in breast cancer cells at very low micromolar concentrations (0.5–2.5 μM) and displayed relevant anticancer activity over spheroids derived from MCF7 cells. Ultimately, CuHL diminished the number of mammospheres formed, disturbing their morphology and size.     

Ice films follow structure zone model morphologies

Ice films deposited at temperatures of 6-220 K and at low pressures in situ in a cryo-environmental scanning electron microscope show pronounced morphologies at the mesoscale consistent with the structure zone model of film growth. Water vapour was injected directly inside the chamber at ambient pressures ranging from 10^− 4 Pa to 10² Pa. Several different substrates were used to exclude the influence of their morphology on the grown films. At the lowest temperatures the ice, which under these conditions is amorphous on the molecular scale, shows the mesoscale morphologies typical of the low-temperature zones of the structure zone model (SZM), including cauliflower, transition, spongelike and matchstick morphologies. Our experiments confirm that the SZM is independent of the chemical nature of the adsorbate, although the intermolecular interactions in water (hydrogen bonds) are different to those in ceramics or metals. At higher temperatures, on the other hand, where the ice is hexagonal crystalline on the molecular scale, it displays a complex palmlike morphology on the mesoscale.     

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座椅虽然常常被隐藏在整个室内设计系统内,但它是家具设计师经常表现的主题,座椅设计不但能反映出设计师的理念、情感与爱好,同时也能反映出各个时期的意识形态和技术水平。     

微生物与矿物建筑材料的相互作用(英文)

综合介绍了比利时根特大学Magnel实验室与其他合作单位关于微生物与建筑材料(混凝土和石材)之间相互作用的研究概况。第一个研究课题是生物硫酸腐蚀,主要研究混凝土下水道系统和储肥设施的侵蚀。整个过程可用纯化学或微生物侵蚀实验来模拟。利用化学硫酸实验来模拟侵蚀过程的缺点是忽视了混凝土本身的杀菌效果。微生物实验结果表明使用具有高度中和能力的材料可限制生物腐蚀的发生。因此,生物硫酸侵蚀模型中不但需要考虑耐久性(如孔隙率),也需要把混凝土碱性列为参数之一。第二个研究课题是细菌在胶结固化和混凝土自修复中的应用。细菌诱导产生的碳酸钙用于水泥基材料和石灰石的表面防护。研究表明:沉积在表面的生物碳酸钙可有效降低混凝土吸水率、碳化和氯离子侵蚀;还能提高混凝土抗冻融性能。多孔石灰石表面固化深度可达到30mm甚至更多,固结区的强度可增加300%。与此同时,微生物碳酸钙也被应用于混凝土裂缝自修复。细菌先被固载于硅藻土或微胶囊内,然后加入到混凝土中与其一起搅拌。结果显示:加有硅藻土固载的细菌的砂浆试块上0.15~0.17mm宽的裂缝可在40d内被细菌诱导产生的碳酸钙完全修复;而加有微胶囊固载的细菌的试块上1mm宽的裂缝可以在3周内自修复完毕。微生物在混凝土中的另一个应用是创造绿色生态混凝土墙壁。这种混凝土墙壁经过特殊设计获得特定的微观结构和生物兼容性,从而可充当生物生长的基体。为了适于生物生长,使用低pH值的磷酸镁水泥混凝土和碳化水泥混凝土,并对其他影响生物兼容性的因素如混凝土孔隙率、表面粗糙度等进行了优化研究。     

Assessing the Uncertainty in Transient Heat Conduction Within Large Plates,Long Cylinders,and Spheres

Relevant quantities in transient heat conduction within solids include the temperature distribution and the total energy released up to a given time. Expressions for these quantities are well known in the case of large plates, long cylinders, and spheres initially at a uniform temperature and subject to convective boundary conditions. Because the heat transfer coefficient usually is not known accurately, it is of interest to assess how the uncertainty associated with its estimated value propagates into the uncertainties of the local temperatures inside these three bodies and of the total energy released from them. In this paper a calculation procedure in agreement with current international recommendations is developed for this purpose.