An inexact hybrid projection-proximal point algorithm for solving generalized mixed variational inequalities

In this paper, we investigate an inexact hybrid projection-proximal method for solving a class of generalized mixed variational inequalities in Hilbert spaces. We construct a general inexact hybrid projection-proximal point algorithm, in which an inexact relaxed proximal point step is followed by a suitable orthogonal projection onto a hyperplane. Under some suitable conditions concerned with the pseudomonotone set-valued mapping T, the nonsmooth convex function f and the step size λ_k, we prove the convergence of the inexact hybrid projection-proximal point algorithm for solving generalized mixed variational inequalities in Hilbert spaces.     

A hierarchical Path Computation Element (PCE)-based k-random-paths routing algorithm in multi-domain WDM networks

We propose an inter-domain routing algorithm for multi-domain wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) mesh networks. On the basis of the hierarchical Path Computation Element (PCE) architecture, the proposed algorithm introduces a k random path strategy in the parent PCE to adjust the algorithm optimization level. Simulation results indicate that the proposed algorithm outperforms previous schemes in terms of blocking probability and resource utilization, while preventing the increase in PCEP signaling overhead.     

三倍体毛白杨APMP制浆的研究

对速生材种三倍体毛白杨进行了APMP法制浆。通过对制浆过程中影响因素的探讨及单段和两段浆科性能的比较发现，化学预处理中NaOH用量和H2O2用量是影响浆料性能的主要因素，NaOH和H202在段间的不同分配及NaOH和H2O2不同比例也是影响浆科性能的因素。单段预处理与两段预处理APMP相比，在相同打浆度和化学药品用量下，两段预处理APMP具有较高的白度和强度，但光散射系数和不透明度较低。     

Stabilizing effect of the cyclodextrins additive to spray-dried particles of curcumin/polyvinylpyrrolidone on the supersaturated state of curcumin

Although curcumin is considered to have various therapeutic effects, its use as a functional food or supplement is restricted owing to its low water solubility and bioavailability. To increase the solubility of curcumin in water, the use of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and vinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymers with a pyrrolidone skeleton was noted to be promising. In particular, the bi-component formulations of curcumin/PVP prepared through spray drying exhibited an amorphous state in powder X-ray diffraction observations and temporally increased the apparent solubility of curcumin to over 5000 times that of untreated curcumin; nevertheless, after 24 h, the solubility decreased owing to the unstable supersaturated state of curcumin. The addition of α-cyclodextrin (α-CyD) in the bi-component curcumin/PVP formulation helped maintain the supersaturated state of curcumin, whereas the addition of β- and γ-CyD led to the collapse of the supersaturated state. The addition of α-CyD can likely help inhibit the nucleation and crystal growth of curcumin, through the interaction among the solubilized units of curcumin/PVP and α-CyD.     

Biological activities of Solanum paludosum Moric. extracts obtained by maceration and supercritical fluid extraction

Solanum paludosum extracts obtained by maceration (SP-EtOH_CRUDE and SP-EtOH_MARC) and supercritical fluid extraction (SP-SFECO₂) were evaluated. Three extracts with distinct chromatographic profiles were obtained: SP-EtOH_CRUDE, with a complex phenolic composition; SP-SFECO₂, containing methoxylated flavonoids; and SP-EtOH_MARC, which bears mainly polar polyphenols. All extracts were strong antioxidants, as measured using the diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPPH) method, xanthine/xanthine oxidase/luminol and iron-induced lipid peroxidation systems. Extracts were also evaluated as modifiers of antibiotic activity in strains of Staphylococcus aureus expressing fluoroquinolone, macrolide and tetracycline efflux proteins. Despite their lack of antibacterial activity, all extracts were able to potentiate antibiotics activities by as much as eight fold. Both the maceration and supercritical fluid extraction processes were adequate to obtain extracts with different biological activities according to their patterns of phenolic compounds. The data suggest that S. paludosum could be a valuable source of antioxidants and putative efflux pumps inhibitors.     

Kinetic analysis of NO-sensitized methane oxidation

The role of NO-sensitized oxidation during the product-gas entrainment of a low-NO_x, multi-jet, natural gas burner is investigated. A detailed kinetic mechanism for the NO-sensitized oxidation of CH₄, consisting of 483 reactions and 69 species, is used for the kinetic analysis. An eigenvalue-eigenvector decomposition is performed on normalized sensitivity coefficients to study the important reactions using principal component analysis (PCA), and the loadings corresponding to the largest eigenvalue are used to identify the reaction pathways of NO-sensitized oxidation. The main reaction pathway is most strongly affected by the temperature profile and equivalence ratio. Also, a reduced kinetic scheme of 110 reactions and 47 species is developed by eliminating reactions with small loadings. The temporal evolution of reactions is investigated using functional PCA, in which the functional loadings reflect the importance of reactions as a function of time. A discretization approach is used to perform the functional PCA.     

ABS熔融接枝丙烯酸及在无卤阻燃ABS中的应用

以过氧化二异丙苯(DCP)为引发剂,在转矩流变仪中进行了丙烯酸(AA)熔融接枝ABS树脂的研究。纯化后样品的红外光谱分析表明,从接枝ABS产物在1720cm^-1处出现了C=O基吸收峰,证实从接枝到了ABS树脂上。研究了单体用量、引发剂用量、螺杆转速和反应温度对接枝率的影响。研究结果表明：控制适当的反应条件可使AA接枝到ABS上的量达1．8％-2．43％。将ABS—g-AA从接枝物应用于ABs／膨胀型阻燃剂(IFR)／蒙脱土(MMT)无卤阻燃体系中时发现,复合材料的力学性能得到了有效改善。     

Forced modulation of biological processes: A review

Cell culture or biochemical processes utilizing free or immobilized cells or enzymes are candidates for periodic operation. Even though these processes are isothermal, inhibition frequently arises giving their kinetics a push-pull character of the Turing type so that excited states or multiplicity are observed. Modulation of an input such as a substrate or a nutrient concentration or the cell environment such as the pH can enhance the rates of biochemical reactions that are occurring. This possibility was realized by explorers of reactor periodic operation in the 1980s. However, the use of rotating disc biological filters for aerobic waste treatment precedes these activities by at least a decade. The biologically active slime on the disc surface is exposed alternately to air and to an aqueous media containing dissolved and/or suspended waste matter. Indeed, periodic variation of reactor volume in a CSTR, which is equivalent to periodic variation of space velocity, was explored in the early 1970s. The application of this was to activated sludge waste treatment. Periodic operation has been used to address the problem of plasmid loss in continuous fermenters to produce genetically altered microorganisms. A twofold increase in the concentration of plasmid bearing cells using square wave modulation of the dilution rate has been found in a simulation using a model validated by experimental data. These results are in agreement with other studies attempting to control species populations in chemostats. Improvement in the rate of fermentation of a substrate to form a metabolite has been addressed by modulation. It has been shown that the rate of xylose utilization by a yeast is affected by a periodic variation of pH. These were lowered, but the metabolite yield, ethanol, remained the same. With secondary metabolites associated with the non-growth period in fermentation, modulation of the growth-limiting substrate concentration fed to immobilized live cells resulted in significantly higher yields. Differences in the effect of cycling on primary and secondary metabolites has been observed in several biochemical systems, such as those used for penicillin and monoclonal antibody production or in citric acid fermentation.     

Systematics of salt precipitation in complexes of polyethylene oxide and alkali metal iodides

Conductivity measurements in PEO₃₀MI polymer electrolytes with M=Li, Na, K, Rb, or Cs over the temperature range from about 65 to 200 °C show an increasing tendency for salt precipitation with increasing cation size. The salt precipitation in these complexes upon heating is revealed by the decrease of the dc conductivity starting at a critical temperature T_c. Whereas LiI and NaI complexes do not show precipitation effects, T_c monotonically decreases from about 140 to 65 °C when changing the salt component from KI via RbI to CsI. For the PEO-RbI system, precipitation is further investigated by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and tracer diffusion experiments. NMR analysis unambiguously demonstrates the onset of RbI salt precipitation and the increase of the precipitate fraction with increasing temperature. In diffusion experiments on PEO₃₀RbI with the radiotracers and , the precipitation effect is manifested by anomalous features in the penetration profiles, however, without noticeable changes in their depth range. Combining the resulting tracer diffusion coefficients with the dc conductivity data enables us to assess crucial parameters characterizing ionic transport in PEO₃₀RbI.     

无土相漂珠钻井完井液体系在DP3井水平段的应用

为了增加泄气面积,了解盒3气层的自然产能,在大牛地气田盒3气层实施了DP3井水平井钻井工艺试验。为了有效保护气层,在DP3水平井水平段采用水基欠平衡钻井,循环介质采用无土相漂珠钻井完井液体系,该体系特点是通过减轻剂—玻璃微珠降低钻井液密度实现欠平衡钻井,有效保护储层。现场应用表明,无土相漂珠钻井完井液体系基本满足了安全生产的要求,实施了平衡钻井技术,部分井段实现了微欠平衡钻井,有效地保护了储层,很好地解决了水平井段的携带岩屑、固相控制、润滑防卡、井壁稳定、储层保护等技术难题。后期测试无阻流量达到6.34×10~4 m~3/d。