Binding of several heavy metal ions by polyaspartyl polymers and their application to some Chinese herbal medicines

Water‐insoluble polyaspartyl polymers were synthesized by using water as medium instead of organic medium. Taking Ca²⁺ as a reference, the binding of several heavy‐metal ions, including Pb²⁺, Cd²⁺, Hg²⁺, Cr³⁺, Cu²⁺, and Mn²⁺, by polyaspartyl polymers was studied. The experimental results revealed that polyaspartate is an excellent binding agent for the investigated heavy‐metal ions. These cation ions were bound to polyaspartate polymer by the same mechanism as Pb²⁺, which can be explained by ion exchange model. Since polyaspartate has a protein‐resembling structure that is sensitive to trace heavy metal, it was used to remove some trace heavy‐metal elements in Chinese herbal medicines. It was found that polyaspartate material was an effective agent for the removal of Pb²⁺, Cd²⁺, and Hg²⁺ ions from glycyrrhizin, angelica, and gynostemma pentaphyllum. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 2007     

基于变权灰色关联法的长江荆南三口地区水资源短缺程度分析

对荆南三口地区水资源短缺程度进行分析研究,为实现区域水资源可持续合理利用提供科学依据。在水资源短缺评价研究中,前期研究成果大多采用常权法确定评价指标,致使评价指标产生状态失衡。将变权理论引入到水资源短缺程度分析中,从而确定评价指标变权重,并结合灰色关联法,构建水资源短缺程度分析的变权灰色关联法模型并加以应用。最终得出荆南三口地区三县的水资源短缺程度均为轻度缺水,其缺水程度排序为:华容县南县安乡县。利用变权灰色关联法计算水资源短缺程度,方法可行,结果合理,满足了评价指标均衡性要求。     

输送自动化系统的应用

分析了我国目前固体原料和成品包装输送系统的控制现状和PLC控制输送系统，通过介绍一大型粮库采用的PLC顺序控制直接与操作计算机局域网相连的输送方式，阐述了现代高度自动化输送系统的构成、特点和功能目标，指出使用现代计算机技术和信息技术是输送系统自动化的方向。     

Investigation on the properties of a three‐component copolymer consisting of tris(allylphenoxy) triazine monomer and a diamine‐chain‐extension bismaleimide

A new type of modified bismaleimide resin was obtained by copolymerization between tris(allylphenoxy)triazine monomer (TAPT) and an aromatic diamine‐chain‐extension bismaleimide [e.g., 4,4′‐diaminodiphenylmethane (DADPM)‐chain‐extension 4,4′‐bismaleimidodiphenylmethane (BMDPM)]. The new three‐component‐polymer system had good processibility and mechanical properties. Better results were obtained when the weight ratio of TAPT to the DADPM‐chain‐extension BMDPM resin was 30%. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 93: 475–480, 2004     

横梁风电场风机基础选型研究

根据横梁风电场的气象和地形地质条件等基本资料,风机塔筒与风机基础采用预应力锚栓组合件进行连接,对梁板式预应力锚栓基础与传统的圆形扩展基础进行了技术经济比较。梁板式预应力锚栓基础整体安全性更好,可减少基础的钢筋与混凝土用量,节约工程投资183.5万元,即技术可行,经济合理。     

金平水电站坝型比选研究

根据金平水电站坝址的水文气象和地形地质条件等基本资料,对砾石土心墙堆石坝和沥青混凝土心墙堆石坝进行技术经济比较。沥青混凝土心墙堆石坝防渗土料工程量小,施工环节少,占用土地少,环境影响小,施工技术成熟,工程投资省745万元,故采用了沥青混凝土心墙堆石坝方案,金平水电站已投产发电,运行良好。     

Incremental inconsistency detection with low memory overhead

Ensuring models’ consistency is a key concern when using a model‐based development approach. Therefore, model inconsistency detection has received significant attention over the last years. To be useful, inconsistency detection has to be sound, efficient, and scalable. Incremental detection is one way to achieve efficiency in the presence of large models. In most of the existing approaches, incrementalization is carried out at the expense of the memory consumption that becomes proportional to the model size and the number of consistency rules. In this paper, we propose a new incremental inconsistency detection approach that only consumes a small and model size‐independent amount of memory. It will therefore scale better to projects using large models and many consistency rules. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Sintering Behavior of Cadmium-Doped Pb(Ni1/3Nb2/3)O3–PbZrO3–PbTiO3 Ceramics

Substituting Cd²⁺ ions into the A and B sites in a Pb(Ni_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃PbZrO₃PbTiO₃ (PNNPZPT) ternary perovskite material made it possible to determine the effects of the Cd²⁺ ion substitution site on sintering behavior. The substitution site of the Cd²⁺ ion was identified by using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy spectra. Although Cd²⁺ ions were substituted into the A and B sites in PNNPZPT, the Cd²⁺ ions preferred the A site over the B site. When Cd²⁺ ions replaced Pb²⁺ ions, a weight gain was observed during sintering. On the other hand, replacing Ni2 ions with Cd²⁺ ions promoted weight loss. Those weight changes indicated that Cd²⁺ ions change the bonding strength between the B-site cations and the oxygen of the octahedron in a perovskite structure. Density was influenced by the Cd²⁺ ion substitution site, and the A-site-doped compositions had higher densities than the B-site-doped compositions.     

Gender,culture and determinants of behavioural intents to adopt mobile commerce among the Y Generation in transition economies: evidence from Kazakhstan

This study investigates perceived risk and trust in relationship to the Diffusion of Innovation Theory [Rogers, E.M., 1962. Diffusion of innovations. Glencoe, IL: The Free Press; 1983. Diffusion of innovations. 3rd ed. New York: The Free Press] from a cultural perspective to understand the determinants of behavioural intent to adopt mobile commerce among the Y Generation in Kazakhstan. Surveys from 345 university-level students and subsequent structural equation modelling revealed perceived risk, trustworthiness and Rogers’ five innovation characteristics are important determinants. Perceived risk and trustworthiness are important determinants because of the high uncertainty avoidance characteristics of the Kazakh society. This study advances theory regarding culture- and generation-based characteristics to transition economies by verifying theoretical proposition regarding the behavioural intent towards mobile commerce adoption, resulting in a greater understanding of mobile commerce adoption among the Y Generation in transition economies. Marketing implications are discussed.     

Effect of reactive diluents on properties of unsaturated polyester/montmorillonite nanocomposites

Unsaturated polyester (UP)/montmorillonite (MMT) nanocomposite was prepared by using hydroxypropylacrylate (HPA) as a reactive diluent instead of conventional styrene monomer and the effect of polarity of reactive diluent on properties of nanocomposite was investigated. X‐ray and mechanical test data indicated that mixing for an extended period of time is essential to enhance the physical properties of nanocomposites in the UP/Cloisite 6A system. This was attributed to the high polarity of HPA that may disturb the preintercalation of UP resin into the galleries of MMT. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 92: 238–242, 2004