装配式凸轮轴滚花连接机理及连接强度研究

装配式凸轮轴与传统凸轮轴相比具有重量轻、加工成本低、材料利用合理等优点。是新型的凸轮轴制造技术, 具有广泛的发展空间。而其连接方法是装配式凸轮轴制造的关键技术。本文基于相异材料的咬合连接理论, 提出了滚花式塑性变形连接机理, 对不同材料、尺寸的滚花式凸轮轴静连接强度及疲劳强度进行了实验研究, 同时分析了滚花连接的不同连接状况以及凸轮压装张紧应力。     

一种评价二尖瓣偏心返流严重程度的修正PISA算法

基于彩色多普勒成像的近测等速面(PISA)算法是临床评价二尖瓣中心返流严重程度的一种常用方法,但对于偏心返流却存在极大低估。针对这一现状,从返流角度和湍流强度两个方面,对传统PISA算法的有效返流瓣口面积(EROA)进行修正。为比较首先用传统PISA算法的EROA对具有不同程度偏心返流的20例患者进行分级,结果误差较大;用改进PISA算法的EROA分级效果良好。对比实时三维超声测得的数据表明修改后的PISA算法相关性更好。     

Knockout of Auxin Response Factor SlARF4 Improves Tomato Resistance to Water Deficit

Auxin response factors (ARFs) play important roles in various plant physiological processes; however, knowledge of the exact role of ARFs in plant responses to water deficit is limited. In this study, SlARF4, a member of the ARF family, was functionally characterized under water deficit. Real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and β-glucuronidase (GUS) staining showed that water deficit and abscisic acid (ABA) treatment reduced the expression of SlARF4. SlARF4 was expressed in the vascular bundles and guard cells of tomato stomata. Loss of function of SlARF4 (arf4) by using Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats/Cas 9 (CRISPR/Cas 9) technology enhanced plant resistance to water stress and rehydration ability. The arf4 mutant plants exhibited curly leaves and a thick stem. Malondialdehyde content was significantly lower in arf4 mutants than in wildtype plants under water stress; furthermore, arf4 mutants showed higher content of antioxidant substances, superoxide dismutase, actual photochemical efficiency of photosystem II (PSII), and catalase activities. Stomatal and vascular bundle morphology was changed in arf4 mutants. We identified 628 differentially expressed genes specifically expressed under water deficit in arf4 mutants; six of these genes, including ABA signaling pathway-related genes, were differentially expressed between the wildtype and arf4 mutants under water deficit and unlimited water supply. Auxin responsive element (AuxRE) elements were found in these genes’ promoters indicating that SlARF4 participates in ABA signaling pathways by regulating the expression of SlABI5/ABF and SCL3, thereby influencing stomatal morphology and vascular bundle development and ultimately improving plant resistance to water deficit.     

A Novel DUF569 Gene Is a Positive Regulator of the Drought Stress Response in Arabidopsis

In the last two decades, global environmental change has increased abiotic stress on plants and severely affected crops. For example, drought stress is a serious abiotic stress that rapidly and substantially alters the morphological, physiological, and molecular responses of plants. In Arabidopsis, several drought-responsive genes have been identified; however, the underlying molecular mechanism of drought tolerance in plants remains largely unclear. Here, we report that the “domain of unknown function” novel gene DUF569 (AT1G69890) positively regulates drought stress in Arabidopsis. The Arabidopsis loss-of-function mutant atduf569 showed significant sensitivity to drought stress, i.e., severe wilting at the rosette-leaf stage after water was withheld for 3 days. Importantly, the mutant plant did not recover after rewatering, unlike wild-type (WT) plants. In addition, atduf569 plants showed significantly lower abscisic acid accumulation under optimal and drought-stress conditions, as well as significantly higher electrolyte leakage when compared with WT Col-0 plants. Spectrophotometric analyses also indicated a significantly lower accumulation of polyphenols, flavonoids, carotenoids, and chlorophylls in atduf569 mutant plants. Overall, our results suggest that novel DUF569 is a positive regulator of the response to drought in Arabidopsis.     

Genome-Wide Analysis of the Late Embryogenesis Abundant (LEA) and Abscisic Acid-, Stress-, and Ripening-Induced (ASR) Gene Superfamily from Canavalia rosea and Their Roles in Salinity/Alkaline and Drought Tolerance

Canavalia rosea (bay bean), distributing in coastal areas or islands in tropical and subtropical regions, is an extremophile halophyte with good adaptability to seawater and drought. Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins typically accumulate in response to various abiotic stresses, including dehydration, salinity, high temperature, and cold, or during the late stage of seed development. Abscisic acid-, stress-, and ripening-induced (ASR) genes are stress and developmentally regulated plant-specific genes. In this study, we reported the first comprehensive survey of the LEA and ASR gene superfamily in C. rosea. A total of 84 CrLEAs and three CrASRs were identified in C. rosea and classified into nine groups. All CrLEAs and CrASRs harbored the conserved motif for their family proteins. Our results revealed that the CrLEA genes were widely distributed in different chromosomes, and all of the CrLEA/CrASR genes showed wide expression features in different tissues in C. rosea plants. Additionally, we introduced 10 genes from different groups into yeast to assess the functions of the CrLEAs/CrASRs. These results contribute to our understanding of LEA/ASR genes from halophytes and provide robust candidate genes for functional investigations in plant species adapted to extreme environments.     

CREEP CRACK PROPAGATION IN CONVENTIONAL CAST AND DIRECTIONALLY SOLIDIFIED SUPERALLOY RENE 80

The creep crack propagation in superalloy René80 of two different microstructures,i.e.,equiaxed grain structure by conventional casting and columnar grain by directionalsolidification,was investigated under static load at 1123 K.The creep crack growth rate,da/dt,seems to be correlated with the stress intensity factor,K.The creep crack growth ratein the directionally solidified alloy is lower than that in the conventional cast alloy,owing tothe elimination of transverse grain boundaries.The effect of microstructure on creep crackpropagation has also been discussed.     

Microstructures and Plastic Anisotropy of As—Cast Low Carbon Steel Strips

对比研究了低碳钢带铸材不同处理状态钢带和薄板铸坯中不同位置切片的组织特征、晶体学织构和15％工程应变条件下的塑性异向性．结果表明，带铸材试样中存在{111}与{114}特征织构，织构强度均较弱；铸坯切片中存在{111}与{001}特征织构，并且因局部凝固冷速不同存在明显的织构强度差异．两组低碳钢的法向异向性与平均晶粒尺寸的对数之间尽管均存在线性关系，但斜率明显不同．分析表明法向异向性的晶粒尺寸依存性与钢带中织构的强弱有关，由此提出了“有效织构强度比”的概念，从塑性变形理论的角度解释了微观组织对塑性异向性的影响．     

厚向异性板应力应变强度表述方法讨论

从希尔 (Hill)正交各向异性体二次屈服函数出发 ,可以导出厚向异性板应力强度 (等效应力 )与应变强度 (等效应变 )的两组表达式 ;本文讨论了采用两组不同表述方法的选择 ,并利用单向拉伸与双向等拉两种实验作了可比性的分析比较