Thermodynamic studies on the complete phase diagram of aqueous two phase system containing polyethylene glycol dimethyl ether 2000 and di-potassium hydrogen phosphate at different temperatures

The liquid-liquid equilibrium of polyethylene glycol dimethyl ether 2000 (PEGDME₂₀₀₀)+K₂HPO₄+H₂O system has been determined experimentally at T=(298.15,303.15,308.15 and 318.15) K. The liquid-solid and complete phase diagram of this system was also obtained at T=(298.15 and 308.15) K. A nonlinear temperature dependent equation was successfully used for the correlation of the experimental binodal data. Furthermore, a temperature dependent Setschenow-type equation was successfully used for the correlation of the tie-lines of the studied system. Moreover, the effect of temperature on the binodal curves and the tie-lines for the investigated aqueous two-phase system have been studied. Also, the free energies of cloud points for this system and some previously studied systems containing PEGDME₂₀₀₀ were calculated from which it was concluded that the increase of the entropy is the driving force for formation of aqueous two-phase systems. Additionally, the calculated free energies for phase separation of the studied systems were used to investigate the salting-out ability of the salts having different anions. Furthermore, the complete phase diagram of the investigated system was compared with the corresponding phase diagrams of previously studied systems, in which the PEGDME₂₀₀₀ has been used, in order to obtain some information regarding the phase behavior of these PEGDME₂₀₀₀+salt+water systems.     

Virtual Reference Feedback Tuning for non-minimum phase plants

Model reference control design methods fail when the plant has one or more non-minimum phase zeros that are not included in the reference model, leading possibly to an unstable closed loop. This is a very serious problem for data-based control design methods, where the plant is typically unknown. In this paper, we extend the Virtual Reference Feedback Tuning method to non-minimum phase plants. This extension is based on the idea proposed in Lecchini and Gevers (2002) for Iterative Feedback Tuning. We present a simple two-step procedure that can cope with the situation where the unknown plant may or may not have non-minimum phase zeros.     

Impacts of essential elements of management on IT application maturity — A perspective from firms in China

This paper explores the impacts of essential elements of management on IT application maturity (ITAM). A game theoretical model is established to show that a firm's IT application maturity should match with its essential elements of management. In order to further validate the analytical result, a data set with 137 firms was collected via a survey instrument. Using reliability and factor analysis on the dataset, a four-dimension measurement construct of IT application maturity is proposed together with a three-dimension measurement construct of essential elements of management. Empirical analysis is then conducted to address research questions on the impacts of essential elements of management on IT application maturity. It is found that while a firm's strategic cooperation capability has no significant effect on IT application maturity, its internal coordination capability positively influences all four dimensions of IT application maturity. For the firm's execution capability, although it shows no significant effect on the overall IT application maturity, it does positively affect the technology and man-machine synergy dimensions of IT application maturity. The findings of this study offer practical guidance for organizations to better align their IT application maturity with essential elements of management.     

湿法相分离不对称超滤膜形成机理

本文选择了憎水的极怀非普质子性聚砜和亲水的极性质子怀聚砜酰胺两种膜材料，从铸膜液组成和凝胶过程两方面，用气相色谱和高效液相色谱研究了表征膜材料－溶剂－添加剂－水作用力的混合自由焓，平衡分配常数，及其与膜性能，不同溶剂特性粘度，雾点值和溶解度参数的关系，提出了铸膜液中有机溶剂的作用机理，及不对称超滤膜形成的一些规律。     

建设项目设计阶段投资控制系统的建立与分析

针对建设设计阶段独立使用价值工程、优化设计和限额设计等方法进行投资控制的局限性,借鉴系统论、控制论、信息论等思想和方法,建立了设计阶段投资控制系统。系统主要由探测元件、控制元件和执行元件组成,探测元件进行设计阶段的信息收集;控制元件通过审核将各项投资控制活动与投资控制目标进行对比,提出应对策略;执行元件完成应对策略。通过投资控制系统的执行,实现对设计阶段各项活动的全面系统控制,从管理层面上解决设计阶段投资控制活动割裂问题,进而改善设计阶段整体投资控制效果。     

弱耦合状态下的量子逻辑门和远距离量子态的转移（英文）

依据弱耦合状态下的量子点-腔系统,提出了1个控制Z门和1个条件相位门.利用这个控制Z门并且测量光子和第1个电子的状态,可以将这个量子态转移到第2个电子上,从而实现2个远距离量子点之间的远程量子态转移.这些方案都是在弱耦合状态下实现的,不需要对腔有严格的要求.     

On learning and development, Piagetian style: I. A reply to Lefebvre-Pinard.

Examines the equilibration theory of Piaget (learning vs development, stage transitions) to make more explicit the methodological foundations of B. Inhelder et al (1974). In this connection, the "problem-solving" learning method used by these authors is analyzed by means of the new concept of "learning loops." Similarly, the successful equilibration learning method used by M. Lefebvre and A. Pinard (1974) is analyzed and shown to involve executive facilitation and chunking (coordination) of 2 crucial schemes. A process-structural model of conservation acquisition previously developed by the present author, and its empirical tests by R. Case (1975) and by G. M. Parkinson (1975), are used to illustrate and to empirically support the process-structural differences theoretically found between these 2 equilibration methods. (54 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)