Well-Known and Novel Serum Biomarkers for Risk Stratification of Patients with Non-ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy encompasses a wide spectrum of myocardial disorders, characterized by left ventricular dilatation with systolic impairment and increased risk of sudden cardiac death. In spite of all the therapeutic progress that has been made in recent years, dilated cardiomyopathy continues to be an important cause of cardiac transplant, being associated with an enormous cost burden for health care systems worldwide. Predicting the prognosis of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy is essential to individualize treatment. Late gadolinium enhancement-cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, microvolt T-wave alternans, and genetic testing have emerged as powerful tools in predicting sudden cardiac death occurrence and maximizing patient’s selection. Despite all these new diagnostic modalities, additional tests to complement or replace current tools are required for better risk stratification. Therefore, biomarkers are an easy and important tool that can help to detect patients at risk of adverse cardiovascular events. Additionally, identifying potential biomarkers involved in dilated cardiomyopathy can provide us important information regarding the diagnostic, prognostic, risk stratification, and response to treatment for these patients. Many potential biomarkers have been studied in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, but only a few have been adopted in current practice. Therefore, the aim of our review is to provide the clinicians with an update on the well-known and novel biomarkers that can be useful for risk stratification of patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy.     

特殊工业粉尘地区复合绝缘子腐蚀失效过程研究

硅橡胶复合绝缘子因其优异的憎水性及憎水迁移性而具备较好的防污闪能力,往往作为应对污闪事故的首选方案。但在部分特殊工业粉尘地区,复合绝缘子在短时间运行后会出现爬电及蚀损现象,并发展为绝缘失效。为研究特殊工业粉尘地区复合绝缘子的腐蚀失效过程,测试了某特殊工业园区内运行的复合绝缘子的表面污秽度及污秽成分、污闪电压梯度、憎水性能及微观性能,并分析了其腐蚀失效过程。主要结论如下:绝缘子表面等值盐密为0.1~0.2 mg/cm²,其污秽成分与化工污源类似;存在自然污秽时绝缘子表面憎水性良好,但其憎水性的减弱、恢复及迁移特性均不能满足运行要求;绝缘失效的起因是电晕放电导致憎水性降低,进而导致伞裙电蚀损,最后发展为绝缘失效。     

Preparation and mechanical characteristics of fine-woven cloth and punctured felt preform Cf/C-SiC-ZrC composite

A 3D architecture carbon fiber preform, specifically fine-woven cloth and punctured felt preform, is used to manufacture a novel advanced C_f/C-SiC-ZrC composite. The composite matrix is produced by chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) plus precursor infiltration and pyrolysis (PIP) process and finalized by using a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of SiC coating to make the final density of the material reach 1.95 g/cm³. The organic precursors of SiC and ZrC have a weight ratio of 4:1 in a xylene solute. The composite mechanical properties, such as tensile, compression, bending, shear, and Z-direction load bearing, are introduced under analysis to find possible applications for the composite. What is more, scanning electron microscope (SEM) images are employed to illustrate the failure behavior of the ceramic composite. The results showed that the punctured filament tows will be beneficial, not only for the composite to withstand compression force up to 308.6 MPa and shear strength to 18.14 MPa but also for the alternatively stacked weave piles and short fiber layers to support the punctured bundles, as well as to hold the composite structure under mechanical forces from different orientations, which is believed to reinforce the ceramic matrix for some high pressure and severe ablation applications.     

冲击荷载作用下热处理花岗岩动态力学特性研究

为研究冲击速度和热处理温度对黑云母花岗岩动态力学特性的影响,利用改进的霍普金森压杆系统对25~800 ℃共9个温度等级的热处理试样分别进行3种弹速下的冲击压缩试验。试验结果表明：随着冲击速度的增加,25~700 ℃热处理试样的应力—应变曲线由“Ⅱ型”转变为“Ⅰ型”,而800 ℃热处理试样均表现出“Ⅰ型”应力—应变曲线特征。同一温度热处理下试块的峰值应力、应变和平均应变均随动荷载的升高而增大。相同的冲击速度下,300 ℃热处理试样的动力学性能有所改善,500 ℃后试样的动力学性能开始逐渐劣化。同一温度热处理试样的破碎程度随冲击速度的增加而增加;相同冲击速度下,热处理试样的破碎程度随温度的升高先减弱后增强。     

纳米TiN改性金属陶瓷刀片的铣削性能

制备了两种纳米TiN改性金属陶瓷可转位铣刀片ToolA和ToolB。研究了这两种新型面铣刀在切削正火态45#钢时的铣削性能及其失效机理。试验结果表明,两种试验铣刀片在Vc=294m/min,fz=0.16mm/z,ap=0.5mm条件下铣削45#钢时,均未发现“崩刃”现象,并全都以“磨损”的形式失效,刀具寿命较长。此外,在同样切削条件下,ToolA具有良好的抗氧化磨损性能,而ToolB有更高的耐机械冲击能力;高温扩散和氧化磨损成为导致纳米TiN改性铣刀片磨损失效的主要原因。     

数控机床的故障分析

本文对数控机床故障现象进行了简要分析并列举维修实例。     

刹车鼓工作面龟裂失效分析

用化学成分分析、金相组织检验、硬度测试以及对刹车鼓的宏观和微观分析等方法,对刹车鼓刹车失灵进行分析,并探讨了刹车鼓失效的原因、失效形式以及对刹车鼓铸件质量控制。     

GCr15钢轴承套圈的磨削开裂失效分析

通过金相分析及断口观察，对GCr15钢轴承套圈的磨削开裂进行了系统分析。结果表明．淬火裂纹是套圈失效的根本原因，而原材料中Cr的带状偏析、套圈表面的应力集中、淬火加热时的氧化脱碳以及不当的磨削工序则共同加剧了淬火裂纹的萌生和扩展。     

合成氨二段转化废热锅炉失效分析

综述合成氨二段转化废热锅炉失效历程分析，废热锅炉列管穿孔、管板泄漏及水压试验泄漏的原因，提出解决对策。     

采用表面粘涂技术提高设备的抗腐蚀性能

通过表面粘涂，对受到腐蚀、冲蚀、气蚀的设备进行表面修补与防护，可提高设备的使用寿命。