The influence of exhaustion and electrical stimulation on the meat quality of young bulls: Part 1-Post-mortem pH and temperature

After designing a method of handling cattle so that they reproducibly developed DFD meat, pH and temperature in cattle developing DFD and normal meat, respectively were studied. The influence of low voltage stimulation on both groups was also investigated. Depending on final pH and other characteristics of the meat, the carcasses could be assigned to subgroups representing pronounced DFD, slight DFD and normal meat, with and without electrical stimulation. In normal and in pronounced DFD carcasses electrical stimulation speeded up the pH drop but did not affect the final state of the meat. In stressed animals the pH values are variable for the first few hours post mortem. This effect is enhanced by electrical stimulation which, in carcasses with slight DFD (from stressed but not exhausted animals), may produce extremely fast pH drop and PSE-like meat. There is no evidence that electrical stimulation would influence the incidence of DFD in cattle slaughtered under commercial conditions. In normal animals electrical stimulation raised the carcass temperature during the first few hours post mortem by approximately 2°C. Carcasses from stressed animals had a higher temperature, independent of stimulation.     

农业废弃物作为吸附剂去除水中重金属研究

农业废弃物主要由纤维素和木质素组成,是一种潜在的重金属吸附剂。文中归纳了几种农业废弃物吸附剂及其改性方法,阐述了改性农业废弃物吸附重金属的机理,讨论了pH、重金属离子初始浓度、吸附剂用量、反应温度等因素对改性农业废弃物吸附能力的影响,并展望了改性农业废弃物的应用前景。     

阳离子乳化沥青混凝土配合比设计的优选方法研究

采用均匀正交试验对水泥掺量、乳液用量、拌合用水量三个因素进行优选,得到阳离子乳化沥青混凝土的基础配合比参数。通过测定每组沥青混凝土试件的稳定度和流值,并采用投影寻踪回归分析法(PPR)研究了水泥掺量、乳液用量和拌合用水量对稳定度和流值的影响规律,研究发现,对于稳定度和流值影响最大的因素是水泥掺量,其次是乳液用量的影响,而拌合用水量对稳定度和流值影响较小。     

四氢吡咯烷离子液体液晶研究

合成了亲水性和疏水性的饱和杂环类离子液体N-十六烷基-N-甲基四氢吡咯烷溴化物与四氟合硼酸盐,采用偏光显微镜、变温X射线衍射仪和热化学等方法,研究两类离子液体液晶结构、自组装过程和相转变等特性,研究负离子对饱和杂环类离子液体自组装行为的影响.结果发现,该两种离子液体均可在熔点以上形成层状液晶,负离子结构与大小对离子液体液晶的结构与性质具有非常重要的影响,BF4-比Br-体积大,使吡咯烷环和环上的长碳链以较大的间隔排列,形成分子在近晶平面层内有序分布,结构非常接近固态的近晶型液晶.     

一种改进的无锁相环单相谐波电流检测方法

针对目前单相谐波电流检测方法存在的问题,对无锁相环谐波电流检测法进行了详细分析,提出了一种改进的无锁相环单相谐波电流检测方法.采用低通滤波器和均值滤波器串联的形式对原有低通滤波器进行优化,以提高检测精度和动态响应速度;采用基波电流反馈形式,以进一步提高动态响应速度.Matlab/Simulink下的仿真结果表明:所提方法确实可行,大大提高了检测精度和动态响应速度.     

Design and analysis of a model predictive controller for active queue management

Model predictive (MP) control as a novel active queue management (AQM) algorithm in dynamic computer networks is proposed. According to the predicted future queue length in the data buffer, early packets at the router are dropped reasonably by the MPAQM controller so that the queue length reaches the desired value with minimal tracking error. The drop probability is obtained by optimizing the network performance. Further, randomized algorithms are applied to analyze the robustness of MPAQM successfully, and also to provide the stability domain of systems with uncertain network parameters. The performances of MPAQM are evaluated through a series of simulations in NS2. The simulation results show that the MPAQM algorithm outperforms RED, PI, and REM algorithms in terms of stability, disturbance rejection, and robustness.     

Confectionery industry: a case study on treatability-based effluent characterization and treatment system performance

Source-based wastewater characterization and stream segregation provide effective management of industrial wastewaters. The characterization of wastewater sources from a confectionery factory was presented and performance of the wastewater treatment plant was evaluated in this study. All of the wastewater sources in the factory, except the vacuum water line, can be characterized by high concentrations of soluble pollutants and low pH. High organic content of the wastewater generated from the confectionery industry promoted the application of anaerobic technology as a pre-treatment before the conventional aerobic treatment. The average chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal and biogas production for expanded granular sludge bed reactor were 88% and 1,730 Nm(3)/day, respectively. The effluent from the investigated facility can be used for irrigation provided that conductivity values are within acceptable limits.     

The photodegradation of metronidazole in the presence of coexisting pharmaceuticals

The objective of this study was to investigate if coexisting compounds could affect the fate of pharmaceuticals in surface water under solar irradiation. The degradation of metronidazole (MET) in the presence of different coexisting pharmaceuticals was investigated in batch experiments with exposure to sunlight. Tinidazole, which has a similar structure to MET, was employed as an analogue. The results indicated that the presence of an analogue with a similar photosensitive group to MET could inhibit the photodegradation of MET. In addition, the effect of coexisting pharmaceuticals with different absorption spectra on the degradation of MET was investigated. The results showed that the effect depended on the degree of overlapping absorption spectra between MET and the coexisting pharmaceuticals. The relationship between the degree of the influence and the ultraviolet absorption spectra of coexisting pharmaceuticals found in this study could give guidance in assessing the fate of pharmaceuticals in environmental water.