秦皇岛市某仓库三种火灾蔓延等级下火灾特性的数值模拟研究

火灾是危及人民生活的最频繁灾难之一,科学防火成为未来消防安全的重要方向.火灾发生时会产生大量的热,并同时释放对人体有害的燃烧产物.文中以秦皇岛市某仓库为例,使用流体动力学软件Fluent对中等、快速和极快三种火灾蔓延等级下火灾特性开展数值模拟.分析火灾发生后,温度场的分布特性和燃烧产物(CO、CO2)的流动特性,及其影...     

A novel three-step approach to separate cathode components for lithium-ion battery recycling

Lithium-ion batteries(LIBs) represent efficient energy storage technology that can help to alleviate fossil fuel-based CO_2 emissions.Presently,LIBs are being applied extensively in consumer electronics and electric vehicles,but because of limited resources,there is an urgent need for spent LIB recycling technologies.The complexity of LIBs,especially the electrode part,makes it difficult to achieve precision separations for each single component from the used electrode with low emissions.Herein,we propose a three-step treatment for the separation of cathode components.In detail,detaching of the current collector from the cathode is accomplished by the solvent method,which was found to be an ideal strategy compared with previous reports.Then,a thermal treatment is used to remove the polymer binder in the second step because we demonstrated that it is challenging to separate polyvinylidene fluoride(PVDF) from other cathode components by dissolution with N-methylpyrrolidone.The separation efficiency between the active material and conductive carbon by the polymer solution in the third step showed reasonably good results.We anticipate this work will serve as an important reference for the separation of each single electrode component in both laboratory-and industrialscale applications.Separation of binder and development of novel binders,which can be easily recycled for sustainable LIBs,are fruitful areas for further research.     

Rapid,Label-Free Prediction of Antibiotic Resistance in Salmonella typhimurium by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

The rapid identification of bacterial antibiotic susceptibility is pivotal to the rational administration of antibacterial drugs. In this study, cefotaxime (CTX)-derived resistance in Salmonella typhimurium (abbr. CTX^r-S. typhimurium) during 3 months of exposure was rapidly recorded using a portable Raman spectrometer. The molecular changes that occurred in the drug-resistant strains were sensitively monitored in whole cells by label-free surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). Various degrees of resistant strains could be accurately discriminated by applying multivariate statistical analyses to bacterial SERS profiles. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values showed a positive linear correlation with the relative Raman intensities of I₉₉₀/I₁₃₄₈, and the R² reached 0.9962. The SERS results were consistent with the data obtained by MIC assays, mutant prevention concentration (MPC) determinations, and Kirby-Bauer antibiotic susceptibility tests (K-B tests). This preliminary proof-of-concept study indicates the high potential of the SERS method to supplement the time-consuming conventional method and help alleviate the challenges of antibiotic resistance in clinical therapy.     

晚清中国在巨文岛事件中的外交斡旋(1885-1886)

朝鲜问题一直是甲午战争前夕东北亚地区国际斗争的焦点之一,在中日双方就中朝宗藩关系体制的存废争执不休的同时,英国和俄国也为争夺对远东的控制而进行了明争暗斗。中国清廷在英俄两国之间展开外交斡旋,中国清廷本着维护中国对朝鲜的宗主权为出发点利用英俄两国的矛盾,使两国的争端得以缓和,最终以俄国允诺不侵占朝鲜领土和英国撤出巨文岛为结束。巨文岛事件的解决是晚清中国政府利用外交斡旋手段处理大国矛盾的比较成功的特例,但也使得清廷滋长了对未来朝鲜问题再度尖锐化的麻痹,盲目自信的态度也为日后甲午战争的外交失败埋下了伏笔。     

Tumor-Localized Administration of α-GalCer to Recruit Invariant Natural Killer T Cells and Enhance Their Antitumor Activity against Solid Tumors

Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells have the capacity to mount potent anti-tumor reactivity and have therefore become a focus in the development of cell-based immunotherapy. iNKT cells attack tumor cells using multiple mechanisms with a high efficacy; however, their clinical application has been limited because of their low numbers in cancer patients and difficulties in infiltrating solid tumors. In this study, we aimed to overcome these critical limitations by using α-GalCer, a synthetic glycolipid ligand specifically activating iNKT cells, to recruit iNKT to solid tumors. By adoptively transferring human iNKT cells into tumor-bearing humanized NSG mice and administering a single dose of tumor-localized α-GalCer, we demonstrated the rapid recruitment of human iNKT cells into solid tumors in as little as one day and a significantly enhanced tumor killing ability. Using firefly luciferase-labeled iNKT cells, we monitored the tissue biodistribution and pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) of human iNKT cells in tumor-bearing NSG mice. Collectively, these preclinical studies demonstrate the promise of an αGC-driven iNKT cell-based immunotherapy to target solid tumors with higher efficacy and precision.     

氨基脲衍生物的合成及其阴离子识别性能

以3-异氰酸丙基三乙氧基硅烷和2,4-二硝基苯肼为原料,制备了一种氨基脲衍生物阴离子受体R,通过1HNMR、13CNMR、FTIR和HRMS对其结构进行了表征.在二甲基亚砜(DMSO)体系,受体R通过UV-Vis吸收光谱的变化及溶液颜色的显著差别对F–、CH3COO–(Ac–)和CN–表现出良好的识别能力.此外,通过向...     

Early Osteogenic Marker Expression in hMSCs Cultured onto Acid Etching-Derived Micro- and Nanotopography 3D-Printed Titanium Surfaces

Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) titanium composite (PTC) is a novel interbody fusion device that combines a PEEK core with titanium alloy (Ti6Al4V) endplates. The present study aimed to investigate the in vitro biological reactivity of human bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hBM-MSCs) to micro- and nanotopographies produced by an acid-etching process on the surface of 3D-printed PTC endplates. Optical profilometer and scanning electron microscopy were used to assess the surface roughness and identify the nano-features of etched or unetched PTC endplates, respectively. The viability, morphology and the expression of specific osteogenic markers were examined after 7 days of culture in the seeded cells. Haralick texture analysis was carried out on the unseeded endplates to correlate surface texture features to the biological data. The acid-etching process modified the surface roughness of the 3D-printed PTC endplates, creating micro- and nano-scale structures that significantly contributed to sustaining the viability of hBM-MSCs and triggering the expression of early osteogenic markers, such as alkaline phosphatase activity and bone-ECM protein production. Finally, the topography of 3D-printed PTC endplates influenced Haralick’s features, which in turn correlated with the expression of two osteogenic markers, osteopontin and osteocalcin. Overall, these data demonstrate that the acid-etching process of PTC endplates created a favourable environment for osteogenic differentiation of hBM-MSCs and may potentially have clinical benefit.     

The E3 Ligase GmPUB21 Negatively Regulates Drought and Salinity Stress Response in Soybean

E3-ubiquitin ligases are known to confer abiotic stress responses in plants. In the present study, GmPUB21, a novel U-box E3-ubiquitin ligase-encoding gene, was isolated from soybean and functionally characterized. The expression of GmPUB21, which possesses E3-ubiquitin ligase activity, was found to be significantly up-regulated by drought, salinity, and ABA treatments. The fusion protein GmPUB21-GFP was localized in the cytoplasm, nucleus, and plasma membrane. Transgenic lines of the Nicotiana benthamiana over-expressing GmPUB21 showed more sensitive to osmotic, salinity stress and ABA in seed germination and inhibited mannitol/NaCl-mediated stomatal closure. Moreover, higher reactive oxygen species accumulation was observed in GmPUB21 overexpressing plants after drought and salinity treatment than in wild-type (WT) plants. Contrarily, silencing of GmPUB21 in soybean plants significantly enhanced the tolerance to drought and salinity stresses. Collectively, our results revealed that GmPUB21 negatively regulates the drought and salinity tolerance by increasing the stomatal density and aperture via the ABA signaling pathway. These findings improved our understanding of the role of GmPUB21 under drought and salinity stresses in soybean.     

大型渗碳齿轮圈热处理畸变与控制

大型齿轮圈是焊接重载齿轮的外圆工作部分，其结构见图1。由于缺少内部支撑，该齿轮圈在渗碳淬火热处理过程中会出现明显的尺寸和形状变化，而渗碳层的加工余量很小，给机械加工造成困难。笔者就生产现场中出现的热处理畸变及预防措施作必要的分析。