A Coherent Mechanistic Rationale for Additive Effects and Autoinductive Behaviour in Proline‐Mediated Reactions

Differences in the kinetic behaviour of aldol reactions compared to aminoxylation and amination reactions are rationalized by consideration of the rate‐determining step in each case. Both autoinductive behaviour and the rate‐enhancing effect of additives are attributed to an effect on the enamine formation step.     

高速公路沥青路面车辙形成原因及机理分析

介绍了四种主要的车辙：结构性车辙,失稳性车辙,磨耗型车辙,压密性车辙,分析了车辙形成的内因和外因,阐述了车辙产生的机理,提出对于沥青路面车辙,应从源头上控制,但也必须重视最后的施工环节。     

Role of Tannin-Binding Salivary Proteins and Tannase-Producing Bacteria in the Acclimation of the Japanese Wood Mouse to Acorn Tannins

We studied the defense mechanisms against the negative effects of tannins in acorns by using the Japanese wood mouse (Apodemus speciosus) and acorns of a Japanese deciduous oak Quercus crispula, which contain 9.9% tannins on a dry weight basis. For the experiment, we allocated 26 wood mice into two groups: acclimated (N = 12) and nonacclimated (N = 14). Mice in the nonacclimated group were fed only acorns for 10 d after 4 wk of receiving a tannin-free diet. In contrast, mice in the acclimated group received ca. 3 g acorns daily in addition to the tannin-free diet for the first 4 wk, then they were fed only acorns for 10 d. Body weight, food intake, and digestibility were monitored. In addition, the amount of salivary proline-rich proteins (PRPs) and abundance of tannase-producing bacteria (TPB) in the feces of mice were measured. Of the 14 mice in the nonacclimated group, 8 died, whereas only 1 of the 12 in the acclimated group died. During the first 5 d of feeding acorns only, mice in the nonacclimated group lost, on average, 17.5% of their body mass, while those in the acclimated group lost only 2.5%. Food intake, dry matter digestibility, and nitrogen digestibility were higher in the acclimated group than in the nonacclimated group. The results indicate that wood mice can mitigate the negative effects of tannins by acclimation. Path analysis revealed that increased secretion of PRPs and abundance of Lactobacillus type of TPB might explain the acclimation to tannins.     

Plane frames as semi-underconstrained systems

A different approach to the analysis of slender framed structures is presented. It is based on the theory of underconstrained systems. It is shown that frames can be interpreted as semi-underconstrained structures. The approach allows understanding of various features of the mechanical behavior of frames as well as novel computing techniques.     

Experimental measurement of the bearing characteristics of straight-line flexure mechanisms

In this paper, we present an experimental set-up and procedure to accurately measure the bearing characteristics of any single Degree of Freedom (DoF) straight-line flexure mechanism. Bearing characteristics include stiffness in the bearing and motion directions, and error motions in the bearing directions. In particular, we present this characterization for the traditional paired double parallelogram (DP-DP) flexure and its recently-reported improved variation, the clamped paired double parallelogram (C-DP-DP) flexure. Of particular interest is the bearing direction stiffness and its variation with motion direction displacement. While the bearing stiffness for both mechanisms has been extensively predicted via analysis and its consequences have been observed in experiments, its direct measurement poses several challenges and is not found in the literature. This paper presents an experimental set-up that is reconfigurable to accommodate both the above two flexures, comprises a novel virtual pulley concept, and employs carefully selected ground mounting and sensor locations, among other features that enable the desired measurements. The experimental results agree well with analytical predictions and generate insight into the importance of ground mounting, finite compliance of mechanism features that are generally assumed to be rigid, and manufacturing tolerances.     

Understanding the Role of Small Cations on the Electroluminescence Performance of Perovskite Light-Emitting Diodes

The delicate engineering of monovalent cations in perovskite material has led to continuous performance breakthroughs and stability improvement for the perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs). However, the exact role of A-site cations on the electroluminescence (EL) performance and degradation mechanism of PeLEDs has not been systematically answered yet. Herein, it is demonstrated that the most commonly used methylammonium cation (MA⁺) has an adverse effect on the electrochemical reaction at the interface between perovskite and metal-oxide layer, leading to deteriorated EL performance as compared to that of the formamidinium cation (FA⁺)-based perovskite. It reveals that the accelerated deprotonation process of MA⁺ under an electric field will aggravate the reaction between iodide and metal ion in oxide layer. The further substitution of a small portion of FA⁺ with inorganic cesium cation (Cs⁺) results in much enhanced crystallinity and enlarged crystal size, leading to an optimized peak external quantum efficiency of 21.3%. The ion migration process in the PeLEDs can be significantly suppressed with Cs⁺ incorporation, leading to a smaller roll-off under large current density and an elongated half-lifetime of 190.1 h under a current density of 20 mA cm^-2, representing one of the most stable PeLEDs based on 3D perovskite layer.