Mechanical properties of carbon nanofiber/fiber-reinforced hierarchical polymer composites manufactured with multiscale-reinforcement fabrics

Hierarchical polymer composites – defined as carbon nanofiber/fiber-reinforced polymer composites – were manufactured using multiscale-reinforcement fabrics (MRFs) and they were characterized for their mechanical properties. The MRFs were fabricated by electrophoretic deposition of carboxylic acid- or amine-functionalized carbon nanofibers (CNFs) on the surface of sized or unsized carbon fiber layers. Compared to the base composite (not containing CNFs), the hierarchical composites containing the functionalized CNFs showed an increase in interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) and compressive strength. Panels containing amine-functionalized CNFs had the highest increase in properties: 12% in ILSS and 13% in compressive strength. The reinforcement mechanism was also investigated with emphasis placed on the fiber/matrix interface and the load transfer between matrix, CNFs, and carbon fiber.     

Aniline in vegetable and fruit samples from the Canadian total diet study

An isotope dilution method based on solvent extraction followed by GC–MS analysis was developed and used to determine aniline in vegetable and fruit samples collected from the Canadian total diet study. Aniline was not detected in any of the 23 vegetable samples from the 2005 total diet study at a method detection limit of 0.01 mg kg^–1. Among the 16 fruit samples, it was detected only in apple samples, with an average concentration of 0.278 mg kg^–1. Aniline was not detected in apple samples collected in the 2002, 2003, 2006 or 2007 total diet studies, but it was detected in the apple samples collected from the 2001 and 2004 studies, at concentrations of 0.085 and 0.468 mg kg^–1, respectively. The average aniline concentration for the 2001, 2004 and 2005 apple samples was 0.277 mg kg^–1. Good repeatability of the method was observed with replicate analysis of apple samples, with relative standard deviations (RSD) ranging 3.8–21% and an average of 11%.     

GSM话音应用的未来

讨论在当前发展的三种无线通信网ＧＳＭ、ＧＰＲＳ和ＵＭＴＳ中,话音业务所承担的角色,介绍 ＧＳＭ话音应用的未来。     

Spontaneous facial expressions of emotion of congenitally and noncongenitally blind individuals.

The study of the spontaneous expressions of blind individuals offers a unique opportunity to understand basic processes concerning the emergence and source of facial expressions of emotion. In this study, the authors compared the expressions of congenitally and noncongenitally blind athletes in the 2004 Paralympic Games with each other and with those produced by sighted athletes in the 2004 Olympic Games. The authors also examined how expressions change from 1 context to another. There were no differences between congenitally blind, noncongenitally blind, and sighted athletes, either on the level of individual facial actions or in facial emotion configurations. Blind athletes did produce more overall facial activity, but these were isolated to head and eye movements. The blind athletes' expressions differentiated whether they had won or lost a medal match at 3 different points in time, and there were no cultural differences in expression. These findings provide compelling evidence that the production of spontaneous facial expressions of emotion is not dependent on observational learning but simultaneously demonstrates a learned component to the social management of expressions, even among blind individuals. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

PMBus--数字电源开放标准协议

近年来,许多相关的因素导致对数字电源管理的需求急剧上升。许多板卡设计人员已经转向开发中间总线电源结构,通过使用多个单板DC/DC转换器来产生不同硅器件所需要的多样化的电源要求。这导致一个很明显的结果就是在产品的设计、生产测试及日常使用的过程中,配置、控制及监控这些电源将变得更加的复杂。光是控制上电/下电时序就需要专门的可编程集成电路及大量的额外部件,更别说用于灵活的系统级控制和诊断所需要的配置或实时反馈设施。     

IEEE 802.22环境下的认知无线网络功率控制研究

在主用户信干噪比(SINR)门限和认知用户总功率的限制条件下,研究了认知无线网络中的功率控制方法。主用户可容忍的干扰随通信环境的改变而不断变化,所以认知用户需根据主用户的信噪比进行严格的功率控制。仿真结果表明,该功率控制方案能最大化认知用户的传输速率和降低认知用户中断概率,同时主用户的QoS得到有效的保证。