Formation of Polymeric Lewis Acid–Lewis Base Complexes with Well-defined Organoboron Polymers

The binding of Lewis bases to organoboron polymeric Lewis acids has been studied and the parameters that determine the complexation equilibrium have been investigated, which include (i) the strength of the individual Lewis acids and Lewis bases, (ii) concentration, and (iii) temperature. While the strongly Lewis acidic borane polymers poly(4-bis(pentafluorophenyl)borylstyrene) (PS-BPf) and poly(4-(di-2-thienylboryl)styrene) (PS-BTh) form isolable complexes with strong Lewis bases such as 4-t-butylpyridine (^tPy), a temperature dependent equilibrium is established with weaker bases such as THF. Similarly, the weakly Lewis acidic boronate polymer poly(4-diethoxyborylstyrene) (PS-BOEt) undergoes a temperature dependent equilibrium with the strong Lewis base 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP), while poly(4-pinacolatoborylstyrene) (PS-BPin) does not significantly bind to pyridine bases. Decomplexation of PS-BTh· ^t Py is achieved by treatment with the stronger Lewis acid, B(C₆F₅)₃, thereby confirming the reversible nature of the polymeric Lewis acid–base adducts. This paper is dedicated to Professor Ian Manners in gratitude of his guidance throughout the years and recognition of his scientific accomplishments     

Seasonal evolution of the interannual variability of chlorophyll-a concentration and its forcing factors in the northwestern Pacific from 1998 to 2010

The northwestern Pacific Ocean is a complex region with significant biological spatial variations on a seasonal timescale. To investigate the joint variation patterns on both seasonal and interannual timescales, a season-reliant empirical orthogonal function (S-EOF) analysis was applied to seasonal mean chlorophyll-a concentration (chl-a) anomalies in the northwestern Pacific Ocean during the period 1998–2010. The first two dominant modes accounted for nearly 31% of the total interannual variance, with the second S-EOF mode (S-EOF2) lagging behind the first S-EOF mode (S-EOF1) by one year. S-EOF1 featured a strong variation pattern to the north of 30° N, with maximum chl-a in winter and minimum chl-a in summer. However, S-EOF2 indicated an opposite seasonally evolving pattern compared with S-EOF1, with chl-a increasing along the Kuroshio and extension current from boreal winter to autumn. Both these modes revealed significant relationships with climate-related indices. The two modes corresponded to the central Pacific (CP) La Niña developing episodes and the turnaround from eastern Pacific (EP) La Niña to CP El Niño, respectively. Both modes were associated with the cold phase of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, which played an important role in prolonging the impact of the El Niño/Southern Oscillation on chl-a seasonal evolution from 1998 to 2010. In addition, we discuss the possible factors dominating chl-a seasonal variation, in terms of the subregions of the northwestern Pacific Ocean. In the subtropical northwestern Pacific Ocean (15° N – 30° N), the chl-a growth was primarily nutrient-limited, whereas in the mid-latitude northwestern Pacific Ocean (35° N – 50° N), the chl-a growth was mainly light-limited.     

ZrO2载体催化剂的制作及特性探讨

选择有应用价值的CuO/ZrO2体系，通过大量试验寻找到了一种以ZrO2为载体的高比表面催化剂的制备方法。     

Relations between quantum correlations,purity and teleportation fidelity for the two-qubit Heisenberg XYZ system

Quantifying and understanding quantum correlations may give a direct reply for many issues regarding the interesting behaviors of quantum system. To explore the quantum correlations in quantum teleportation, we have used a two-qubit Heisenberg XYZ system with spin–orbit interaction as a quantum channel to teleport an unknown state. By using different measures and standard teleportation protocols, we have derived the analytical expressions for quantum discord, entanglement of formation, purity, and maximal teleportation fidelity of the system. We compare their different characteristics and analyze the relationships between these quantities.     

A formal framework for service mashups with dynamic service selection

The service mashup programming paradigm is a blooming faction of service oriented Architecture for developing web applications. A mashup application constructs its functionality by combining data, presentation and functionalities obtained from online services published by service providers such as Google and Amazon. This paradigm significantly facilitates the implementation of application and reduces the workload. But it also makes the application rely on the availability and qualities of the online services which beyond its control in which case the robustness of the system requires more concern. This paper proposes a formal model to specify and analyze the behavior and robustness of service mashups under a certain environment where some services may become unavailable. The specification contains both system specification and environment situation. Refinement theory are employed to specify the correctness of dynamic service selection. The framework realizes the service selection by allowing virtual service requests to be handled by any online service having consistent interface and refined functionality. The framework provides a clear definition of the robustness of mashup systems and proposes several rules as well as approaches to preserve the robustness during the development and maintenance of the system.     

Optimization of injection molding design. Part I: Gate location optimization

The placement of a gate in an injection mold is one of the most important variables of the total mold design. The quality of the molded part is greatly affected by the gate location, because it influences the manner in which the plastic flows into the mold cavity. Some defects, such as weldline and overpack, can be effectively controlled only by the gate location. Therefore, the product quality can be greatly improved by determining the optimum gate location. In this paper, we develop a general methodology for gate location optimization. We first quantify quality in terms of flow simulation outputs. We can thus assess detrimental effects such as warpage and dimensional instability as a function of the independent variable, which is in this case the gate location. Next we develop methods to search for the optimum gate location. The search method introduced in this paper is a method that combines a deterministic hill climbing search with a stochastic annealing search method. The method is appropriately called simulated annealing and hill climbing (SANHIL). The criteria used for evaluation during the search process are a function of the flow simulation outputs. We demonstrate the success of the method for a complex industrial mold. The approach is applicable to any complex mold geometry and any plastic.     

立足于创造性思维与实践能力培养的服装设计专业“项目设计”课程改革研究

针对现有服装设计专业“项目设计”课程存在的问题,根据服装产业市场发展的新趋势,提出立足于创造性思维与实践能力培养研究该课程内容及课程体系结构设置等方面的改革思路与举措。改革强调以学生为中心。培养创造性思维与实践能力相结合的复合型人才,以互动式教学与启发式教学为核心,促进由“以教师为中心的知识传授方式”向“以学生为中心,激励自己去发现和创作的教学方式”转变。并经初步改革的教学实践证明该课程的改革是可行的。     

基于WINCE系统软件开发的内存研究

WINCE系统内存配置较小,嵌入式软件如果出现内存泄露问题,将会导致系统的可用内存不足,甚至出现系统崩溃。为此针对WINCE操作系统内存的管理和应用,通过引入一个在实时更新动态图的过程中出现内存泄露的案例,阐述了关于内存管理和内存应用的重要知识点,包括内存模型和内存分配方式,分析了在该案例中出现内存泄露的原因,提出了与案例中出现的内存泄露相似问题的解决方法,并针对一般情况下如何防止内存泄露作了简单介绍,最后详细阐述了案例中为了优化内存所做的工作,对编程者有很好的指导作用。     

基于网络中控技术的多媒体教室管理与监控系统的应用

设计基于网络中控技术的多媒体教室管理与监控系统,该系统能够将高校各个独立的多媒体教室管理与监控系统关联到一起进行管理,实现集远程管理、监控、维护于一体的应用系统,提高高校多媒体应用水平。     

Effects of the reinforcement and toughening of acrylate resin/CaCO3 nanoparticles on rigid poly(vinyl chloride)

Novel composite particles based on nanoscale calcium carbonate (nano‐CaCO₃) as the core and polyacrylates as the shell were first synthesized by in situ encapsulating emulsion polymerization in the presence of the fresh slush pulp of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) nanoparticles. Subsequently, these modified nanoparticles were compounded with rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (RPVC) to prepare RPVC/CaCO₃ nanocomposites. At the same time, the effects of the reinforcement and toughening of these modified nanoparticles on RPVC were investigated, and the synergistic effect of modified nanoparticles with chlorinated polyethylene (CPE) was also studied. The results showed that in the presence of nano‐CaCO₃ particles, the in situ emulsion polymerization of acrylates was carried out smoothly, and polyacrylates successfully encapsulated on the surface of nano‐CaCO₃ to prepare the modified nanoparticles, breaking down nano‐CaCO₃ particle agglomerates, improving their dispersion in the matrix, and also increasing the particle–matrix interfacial adhesion. Thus, the effects of the reinforcement and toughening of these modified nanoparticles on RPVC were very significant, and the cooperative effect of the nanoparticles with CPE occurred in the united modification system. Scanning electron microscopy analyses indicated that large‐fiber drawing and network morphologies coexisted in the system of joint modification of nanoparticles with CPE. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 103: 3940–3949, 2007