Degradation of starch by incubation with rumen fluid. A comparison of different starch sources

The degradability of starch from various feedstuffs was investigated in vitro by incubation of 500-mg amounts in 50 ml of a 3:1 rumen fluid/buffer solution at 39°C for 6 h. The rumen fluid was obtained from one of three cows fed on hay or hay and concentrate. The degree of degradation after 6 h incubation varied strongly for the 23 feedstuffs investigated. The degradation of starch from the same feedstuff in rumen fluid from a hay-fed cow was significantly lower than in rumen fluid from a concentrate-fed cow. It seemed that differences in degradability between feedstuffs were not determined by the ration of the donor cow, but merely by the properties of the starch. Processed feedstuffs showed a higher degradation of their starch than the unprocessed feedstuffs, independent of the ration of the donor cow. Particle size influenced degradation, but not of the starch of tapioca meal. A fairly constant ranking in degradability between the various feedstuffs was found. Fermentation of mixtures of feedstuffs showed about the same rate of degradation as found for the single products. Only when great differences in the degree of degradability existed was the degradation of the total starch enhanced. The time of collection of rumen fluid strongly influenced the in-vitro degradation of starch.     

基于果蝇算法优化广义回归神经网络的机枪枪管初速衰减建模与预测

机枪枪管初速衰减预测是一个复杂的非线性问题。广义回归神经网络方法被广泛应用于非线性问题的建模,但其平滑因子取值对神经网络的预测性能有较大影响。采用果蝇算法对广义回归神经网络的参数进行优化选取,提出了基于果蝇算法优化广义回归神经网络的机枪枪管初速衰减建模方法。基于机枪枪管初速衰减试验数据,建立在不同使用环境下随着累计射弹量的增加,以初速降为特征量的机枪枪管初速衰减预测模型,预测结果与试验结果基本一致,证实了所提方法的可行性。通过与未经优化的广义回归神经网络方法和反向传播神经网络方法建立的预测模型进行比较,其性能明显优于另外两种方法,验证了基于果蝇算法优化的广义回归神经网络方法在建立机枪枪管初速衰减模型中的有效性。     

Graceful Degradation FEC Layer for Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service in LTE Mobile Systems

This paper proposes an additional forward error correction (FEC) layer to compensate for the defectiveness inherent in the conventional FEC layer in the Long Term Evolution specifications. The proposed additional layer is called a graceful degradation (GD)‐FEC layer and maintains desirable service quality even under burst data loss conditions of a few seconds. This paper also proposes a non‐delayed decoding (NDD)‐GD‐FEC layer that is inherent in the decoding process. Computer simulations and device‐based tests show a better loss recovery performance with a negligible increase in CPU utilization and occupied memory size.     

Temperature influence on performance degradation of hydrogenated amorphous silicon solar cells irradiated with protons

This paper reports temperature influence on radiation degradation of hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a‐Si : H) solar cells. Degradation behaviors of a‐Si : H solar cells irradiated with protons at 331 K are compared with that at 298 K (room temperature). Variations with time in the post‐irradiation electrical properties are also investigated. It is found that the radiation degradation of the electrical properties at 331 K is significantly smaller than that at room temperature. Also, all the electrical properties (short‐circuit current, open‐circuit voltage, output maximum, and fill factor) recover with time after irradiation even at room temperature. The characteristic time of thermal annealing of short‐circuit current is larger as the temperature is higher. These results indicate that temperature during irradiation and elapsed time from irradiation to measurement is an important parameter for radiation degradation of a‐Si : H solar cells. Therefore, these parameters should be controlled in conducting the ground radiation tests. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

聚合物发光二极管中可逆的不稳定行为

研究了存在于聚合物发光二极管 ( PL ED)中的一种可逆的“负阻”现象及短期衰退行为 .当加在 PLED上的正向偏压大于 1 0 V之后 ,其电流和发光强度将在某偏压下出现突然的转折 ,即电流或光强骤增而器件上压降减小 .“负阻”现象将随测量次数的增加而逐渐消失 .采用 CCD摄像头摄取发光象素上发光的变化情况的图像 ,发现光强的突变与电流的突变是相对应的 .对以不同极性脉冲偏置观察发光光强的短期衰退情况时发现 ,反向偏置有助于抑制正向的发光衰退行为 .我们初步认为这些现象可能与 PLED中存在的缺陷态及其上电荷的填充状况有关     

球形红细菌降解PNP的不同因素影响及代谢机理

通过拟合Haldane动力学方程,分析球形红细菌(Rhodobacter sphaeroides)H菌株降解对硝基苯酚(PNP)的生长动力学特性;考察营养因素(碳源、金属离子和NaCl浓度)对H菌株降解PNP的影响以及H菌株对酚类物质的底物广谱性,并对H菌株降解PNP的代谢机理进行推测。结果表明,H菌株降解PNP的生长动力学符合Haldane模型(R~2=0.9990);H菌株降解PNP的最适碳源和金属离子分别是苹果酸和Ca~(2+),NaCl浓度耐受值为20 mg·L-1;酚类物质中邻苯二酚对PNP降解影响最大;利用高效液相色谱-质谱联用仪(HPLC-MC)对菌株代谢PNP的产物进行分析,发现中间产物主要为对苯二酚(HQ)、4-羟基粘糠酸半醛(4-HS)和马来酰胺乙酸(MA),同时酶活性分析表明底物HQ在粗酶液中对苯二酚1,2-双加氧酶作用下生成4-HS,由此推测H菌株可能利用的是对苯二酚代谢途径。     

基于p 值的性能退化数据与故障数据的一致性检验方法

为对产品的可靠性进行评估,提出一种基于p 值的性能退化数据与故障数据的一致性检验方法。详细介 绍一致性检验方法的流程及特点,以性能退化产品为对象,采集产品故障和性能退化数据,确定样本的伪寿命及故 障数据的分布函数,计算各伪寿命数据在分布函数中的p 值,通过判定规则对一致概率进行判定,并结合实例进行 验证。结果表明：该一致性检验方法保证了性能可靠性模型的有效性,可为性能退化数据提供参考。     

Degradation of organophosphorus pesticides in aqueous extracts of young green barley leaves (Hordeum vulgare L)

The degradation of the organophosphorus pesticides malathion, chlorpyrifos, guthion, diazinon, methidathion and parathion in an aqueous extract of young green barley leaves (Hordeum vulgare L) was monitored by gas chromatography. Aqueous solutions of various amounts of freeze‐dried young barley leaves containing 5.75 mg l⁻¹ of malathion were incubated at 37 °C and pH 7.4 over prolonged time periods. Over 95% of the malathion degraded in 4 h in a 3% (30 g l⁻¹) solution of young green barley leaves. When the barley solution was autoclaved at 120 °C for 25 min prior to the addition of malathion, no degradation of malathion was observed. When 10 mg l⁻¹ each of the above six pesticides was incubated in a 15% (150 g l⁻¹) solution of young green barley leaves for 3 h at 37 °C and pH 7.4, malathion and chlorpyrifos degraded 100%, whereas parathion (75%), diazinon (54%), guthion (41%) and methidathion (23%) showed lesser degrees of degradation. © 1999 Society of Chemical Industry     

Influence of the applied charge on the electro-chemical degradation in green phosphorescent organic light emitting diodes

The influence of the current density on the chemical degradation processes of a phosphorescent OLED based on Ir(ppy)₃ emitter is investigated by laser-desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Comparing the mass spectra collected for unaged and aged OLEDs, the formation of different chemical degradation products could be detected and are identified as dimer and trimer products of BPhen as well as Cs-adducts of these polymers and the well-known emitter-BPhen-adduct ([Ir(ppy)₂BPhen]⁺). In this work, we will show that the formation of [Ir(ppy)₂BPhen]⁺ depends strongly on the amount of the charge flowing through the device, where the other degradation products show a much different behaviour.     

改进的混合MAP-POCS超分辨率图像复原算法研究

超分辨率图像复原技术在不改变硬件的条件下可提高成像系统获取图像的分辨率。研究了图像退化机理,建立了精确的图像退化过程模型,提出一种改进的混合MAP-POCS复原算法,将POCS的凸集约束条件加入到MAP估计过程中。运用峰值信噪比(PSNR)等评价手段对复原图像进行质量评价。仿真结果表明,改进的混合复原算法能够有效地保证复原求解的收敛性并保持复原图像的边缘细节,提升了超分辨率的复原效果。