Ferromagnetic mixed tribridged dinuclear copper(II) complex [Cu2(OAc)2(OH)(dpa)2]PF6 · H2O (dpa = 2,2′-dipyridylamine): 3D superstructure based on hydrogen bond and π…π interaction

A new dinuclear complex [Cu₂(OAc)₂(OH)(dpa)₂] PF₆ · H₂O (1) is prepared and structurally and magneto-structurally characterized. The monocationic core contains one acetate in familiar bidentate η¹:η¹:μ₂-bridge and another in the rare monoatomic bridge along with one hydroxo intermediary. 1 packs through N–H…O and O–H…O hydrogen bonds and π…π interaction resulting a 3D supramolecular continuum and displays high-energy intraligand ¹(π − π^*) fluorescence and intraligand ³(π − π^*) phosphorescence in glassy solution.     

Numerical evaluation of the effects of friction and geometric nonlinearities on the energy release rate in three- and four-point bend end-notched flexure tests

Nonlinear finite element analyses are used to examine the effects of friction and geometric nonlinearities on the energy release rate in three- and four-point bend end-notched flexure tests. Energy release rates are first determined by a recently developed direct energy balance approach. It is shown that the finite diameter loading rollers that are typically used in practical test set-ups cause both tests to be inherently nonlinear. The effect of these nonlinearities on the energy release rate is shown to be larger in the four point than the three point test and to increase with increasing roller diameter, increasing coefficient of friction along the crack plane, and decreasing supporting span length. For the four point test, the effect of these nonlinearities is also shown to increase with increasing ratio of inner to outer span length. Next, energy release rates at the onset of crack advance are determined by a simulated compliance calibration technique. This “perceived toughness” is compared with predictions of the “true toughness” given by the direct energy balance approach at the same load. It is shown that perceived toughnesses from this simulated compliance calibration procedure are larger than previously reported results that were obtained in a similar fashion using linear theory. In addition, the perceived toughness is shown to strongly depend upon the range used for fitting the load versus deflection data to obtain compliance. These findings are used to make some general recommendations regarding use of the two test methods and their associated data reduction techniques.     

一种基于Nios II的喷涂控制系统设计方案

文中介绍基于NiosII处理器的嵌入式改进喷涂控制系统的实现。该系统通过在SOPC加载Nios软核和相应的外围电路,利用FPGA开发板和NiosII的定制指令来实现。该系统具有开发周期短、成本低、易于实现等优点。     

Selecting Significant Effects in Factorial Designs Taking Type II Errors into Account

When analysing the effects of a factorial design, it is customary to take into account the probability of making a Type I error (the probability of considering an effect significant when it is non‐significant), but not to consider the probability of making a Type II error (the probability of considering an effect as non‐significant when it is significant). Making a Type II error, however, may lead to incorrect decisions regarding the values that the factors should take or how subsequent experiments should be conducted. In this paper, we introduce the concept of minimum effect size of interest and present a visualization method for selecting the critical value of the effects, the threshold value above which an effect should be considered significant, which takes into account the probability of Type I and Type II errors. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Cracked Brazilian disc specimen subjected to mode II deformation

The centrally cracked Brazilian disc specimen has been used by many researchers to study mode I and mode II brittle fracture in different materials. However, the experimental results obtained in the past from this specimen indicate that the fracture toughness ratio (K_IIc/K_Ic) is always significantly higher than the theoretical predictions. It is shown in this paper that the increase in the ratio K_IIc/K_Ic can be predicted if a modified maximum tangential stress (MTS) criterion is used. The modified criterion takes into account the effect of T-stress in addition to the conventional singular stresses. The fracture toughness ratio K_IIc/K_Ic is calculated for two brittle materials using the modified criterion and is compared with the relevant published experimental results obtained from fracture tests on the cracked Brazilian disc specimen. A very good agreement is shown to exist between the theoretical predictions and the experimental results.     

Slip initiation on frictional fractures

Direct shear tests and biaxial compression tests are conducted to investigate the onset of slip along a non-homogeneous frictional surface and to determine the effect of specimen thickness and confining stress on slip initiation and propagation. The specimens are made of two and three acrylic blocks with the contact surfaces between blocks having on their upper half a frictional strength smaller than on their lower half. This creates a “weak” surface on the upper half and a “strong” surface on the lower half. The specimens are then loaded in direct shear or biaxial compression with confining pressures ranging from 0.7 to 3.5 MPa. The onset of slip, slip propagation, and the stress field generated at the front and center of the blocks interfaces are monitored using a photoelastic technique where a thin photoelastic film is placed at the location where observations are made. The onset of slip at the weak-strong zone interface is treated as propagation of a frictional crack under Mode II loading. The critical stress intensity factor, K_IIC, at the onset of slip is obtained from photoelastic techniques. The results show a weak dependency of K_IIC on the normal stress applied and no influence of the specimen size for specimens thicker than 25.4 mm; for thinner specimens the K_IIC values are smaller because the boundaries of the specimen prevent the full development of the stress field ahead of the crack tip. The experiments show a linear increase of the critical energy release rate with normal stress which is explained with linear elastic fracture mechanics theories.     

基于数量化II类的数据分析库的设计与实现

数量化II类理论研究的是定性资料的分析,它与判别分析根据所研究的个体的观测指标来推断该个体所属类型的方式不一样。文章以数量化II类作理论依据,采用定性分析与定量分析相结合的方法,提出了一种数据分析库的设计和实施方案,该系统在数据分析和决策支持系统方面的研究和应用中有一定的特色。     

基于MES/MRPⅡ生产成本管理系统的设计与实现

成本管理是企业管理的重要组成部分。讨论了基于MRPⅡ和制造执行系统(MES)成本管理系统，该系统可与车间管理其它子系统实现信息集成，同时给出了系统功能模型和实现流程。该系统在实际应用中取得了较好的经济效益和社会效益。     

A new instrument for passive remote sensing: 2. Measurement of leaf and canopy reflectance changes at 531 nm and their relationship with photosynthesis and chlorophyll fluorescence

A previously described passive remote sensing fluorimeter (see companion paper) was modified to detect changes in the reflectance of vegetation. The utility of this remote sensing technique to measure the Physiological Reflectance Index (PRI) is shown at both leaf level under laboratory conditions and at the canopy level in the field. PRI, defined as the relative changes in reflectance at 531 nm with respect to those at 570 nm (PRI=R531−R570/R531+R570), is related to xanthophyll-related, dynamic changes of non-photochemical quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence. The robustness of this relationship by simultaneous remote sensing of PRI and chlorophyll fluorescence is strengthened. At the leaf level, the existence of two kinetically distinct components of PRI is shown. A fast (within seconds) component that is partly attributed to ΔpH induced chloroplast shrinkage, and a slow (within minutes), main component that is related to xanthophyll de-epoxidation, as demonstrated by its disappearance in the presence of DTT. Overall, PRI correlated better with non-photochemical quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence (NPQ) than with any other measured parameter, including the photochemical efficiency of PSII. Finally, at the canopy level and under field conditions, it is shown that PRI can be a useful tool for remote sensing of water stress in grapevines.     

Max Penson in Uzbekistan

Photography reached the Ottoman Empire soon after its invention, at about the time that painting began to be practised there as part of a broader project of assimilating aspects of European culture. This was in marked contrast to the situation in Europe, where photography had to contend with visual traditions from which it adopted pictorial conventions and subject matter. Instead of supplanting existing traditions of realistic visual representation, photography in the Ottoman Empire served as a discrete source of inspiration. This paper examines how this inversion of European experience within the Ottoman Empire provides an alternative to dominant narratives of photographic history. If one of the salient characteristics of modernist movements in Western art is their ability to break with tradition, then the adoption of Western practices of representation by artists within the Ottoman Empire may be viewed as a radical modernist success.