Does internet dependence affect young people's psycho-social status? Intrafamilial and social relations,impulse control,coping ability and body image

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between internet dependence in university students in late adolescence and self-image. The research group consisted of first year university students studying in various departments of the Karadeniz Technical University Fatih Faculty of Education. The study was performed with 623 students, 454 female and 169 male. The Internet Dependence Questionnaire, the Offer Self-Image Questionnaire and a Personal Data Form were used for data collection. Pearson product moment coefficient and multiple linear regression analysis results showed that students' internet dependence was significantly negatively correlated with the self-image subdimensions intrafamilial and social relations, impulse control, coping ability and body image. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that the self-image subdimensions of intrafamilial and social relations and impulse control subdimensions significantly predict internet dependence.     

How do the internet technological developments shift the consumption pattern of paper products? Evidence from China

Using a monthly data between 2008 and 2019, this study investigated how the development of the Internet technologies has shaped the consumer consumption pattern of different types of paper products in China during this period. In detail, this study covers four major types of paper products in the Chinese market: newsprint, printing paper, household paper, and packaging paper. The developments of Internet technologies were decomposed into two aspects: the communication technology (CT) and the software platform technology (PT). Granger causality analysis was employed to determine whether the consumption pattern of paper products was affected by the development of the Internet. Furthermore, impulse-response analyses were utilized to measure how the consumption pattern of each paper product was shaped by the development of each aspect of Internet technologies, i.e., CT or PT. The empirical results suggested that the Internet developments are causing the consumption patterns shifts of all four paper products. Specifically, the consumptions of newsprint and printing paper were driven by both CT and PT. However, the consumptions of packaging paper and household paper were driven by the PT only. Compared to the development of CT, we found that the quick evolution of PT plays a more significant role in shifting people's consumption of paper products in China. The empirical results revealed by this study could provide valuable economics and policy implications to both academia and relevant industries.     

Young’s modulus evolution during heating,re-sintering and cooling of partially sintered alumina ceramics

The Young modulus of partially and fully sintered alumina ceramics, obtained by firing to different temperatures (range 1200–1600°C), has been determined via impulse excitation, and the evolution of Young’s modulus of partially sintered alumina with temperature has been monitored from room temperature to 1600°C. As expected, the room-temperature Young modulus of the partially sintered materials is lower than all theoretical predictions. With increasing temperature Young’s modulus decreases, until the original firing temperature is exceeded and sintering (densification) continues, resulting in a steep Young’s modulus increase. During heating and cooling the temperature dependence obeys a master curve for alumina, unless the temperature of the original firing is excessively low.     

Arm strength and impulse generation: Initiation of wheelchair movement by the physically disabled

The initiation of wheelchair movement is a function of starting technique, upper extremity strength and the stabilizing potential of the trunk musculature. This study examined the relation between arm strength, activity level, degree of disability and the maximum impulse generated from a resting position while seated in a wheelchair. Two starting techniques were examined using a force platform.

Sixteen male paraplegic adults (age 28·1 ±6·9 year, supine length l·62±0·16m, total body mass 61·2±16·2 kg) performed three grab starts and three strike starts on a Kistler force platform. For each technique, the processed data were averaged together and impulse in the forward/backward and vertical directions was determined. Isokinetic shoulder flexion and elbow extension moments of force were measured at an angular velocity of 60 degs^?1. Peak power and average power were calculated from digitized values of the moment of force-time curves.

Subjects were classified as highly active (HA, >2 exercise periods per week, N = 8) or less active (LA, N = 8). In addition, the site of spinal cord injury was quantified as a high level lesion (HL, above T10, N = 7) or low level lesion (LL, N = 9). There were no differences (p>0·05) between activity or lesion level groups with respect to age, height, total body mass or skinfold thicknesses. Nor were there significant differences between groups for shoulder and elbow power values. However, shoulder flexion scores for the combined groups were greater than those scores for elbow extension (peak power, 72·9 W versus 49·5 W; average power, 51·8 W versus 37·2 W). The grab start produced more forward impulse (the integral of forward force × time) (152·6 N s) than the strike start (119·5 N s, p < 0·05), but the magnitude of this difference was similar for the several groups. Wheelchair impulse scores were well correlated with strength values in both HA and LA subjects (r=0·74 to 0·89). However, the intercepts of the regression lines were dissimilar between activity groups, suggesting an interaction between activity pattern, muscle force and impulse.     

A comparison of two meshing schemes for CFD analysis of the impulse turbine for wave energy applications

This paper presents the comparison of a three-dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis with empirical performance data of a 0.6 m Impulse Turbine with Fixed Guide Vanes used for wave energy power conversion. Pro-Engineer, Gambit and Fluent 6 were used to create a 3-D model of the turbine. A hybrid meshing scheme was used with hexahedral cells in the near blade region and tetrahedral and pyramid cells in the rest of the domain. The turbine has a hub-to-tip ratio of 0.6 and results were obtained over a wide range of flow coefficients. Satisfactory agreement was obtained with experimental results. The model yielded a maximum efficiency of approximately 54% as compared to a maximum efficiency of around 49% from experiment. A degree of insight into flow behaviour, not possible with experiment, was obtained. Sizeable areas of separation on the pressure side of the rotor blade were identified toward the tip. The aim of the work is to benchmark the CFD results with experimental data and to investigate the performance of the turbine using CFD and to with a view to integrating CFD into the design process.     

脉冲电流在金属凝固过程中的作用及研究进展

综述了国内外关于脉冲电流处理对金属凝固组织和对合金性能影响的研究概况,根据电磁学和金属凝固原理,分析了电脉冲细化金属晶粒和改善合金性能的原因,揭示了电脉冲影响金属凝固的主要机制,并对其影响规律进行了理论推测。     

单级齿轮箱内部冲击振动的传播衰减特性研究

齿轮箱箱体表面的振动信号包含了丰富的内部状态信息,因此成为系统动态特性辨识和结构故障诊断的主要依据。考虑到啮合刚度,以及加工误差或齿面缺陷的激励作用,从内部激励源到表面拾振点之间形成了多级、多界面的振动传递过程,沿不同路径的传播、衰减特性直接决定了振动信号采集的质量。建立某单级齿轮箱的有限元模型,通过模态叠加法完成了该结构的冲击响应分析,研究了沿不同传播路径的界面传播与衰减情况,并通过振动幅值能量和能量传播损耗率两个参数实现了衰减特性的定量分析。最终通过齿轮箱试验台的脉冲响应试验,验证了数值仿真的准确性,并建立了可信的齿轮箱冲击振动衰减规律。     

The result of a wall failure in-pile experiment under the EAGLE project

The WF (wall failure) test of the EAGLE program, in which 2 kg of uranium dioxide fuel-pins were melted by nuclear heating, was successfully conducted in the IGR (Impulse Graphite Reactor) of NNC/Kazakhstan. In this test, a 3 mm-thick stainless steel (SS) wall structure was placed between fuel pins and a 10 mm-thick sodium-filled channel (sodium gap). During the transient, fuel pins were heated, which led to the formation of a fuel-steel mixture pool. Under the transient nuclear heating condition, the SS wall was strongly heated by the molten pool, leading to wall failure. The time needed for fuel penetration into the sodium-filled gap was very short (less than 1 s after the pool formation). The result suggests that molten core materials formed in hypothetical LMFBR core disruptive accidents have a certain potential to destroy SS-wall boundaries early in the accident phase, thereby providing fuel escape paths from the core region. The early establishment of such fuel escape paths is regarded as a favorable characteristic in eliminating the possibility of severe re-criticality events. A preliminary interpretation on the WF test results is presented in this paper.     

基于动态贝叶斯网络的多状态系统可靠性分析

为避免离散T-S模糊故障树计算误差,清晰表达系统可靠度随时间变化趋势,将基于冲激函数约束的连续时间T-S动态故障树与动态贝叶斯网络相结合,既可体现连续时间T-S模糊动态故障树的动静态描述能力,又能发挥贝叶斯网络双向推理建模与可描述动态的优势;然后在GeNIe2.0软件中搭建贝叶斯网络模型,导出后验概率,再计算合成动静态模块的重要度;最后以动车组空气供给系统为例,进行了可靠性分析,并于软件中仿真系统可靠度随时间的变化曲线,验证了模糊动态贝叶斯网络方法的正确性与合理性。研究结果表明：安全阀与单向阀为系统的薄弱环节,应加大检查检修频次,其余部件可参考图示结果合理安排设备维护频次。     

工频、冲击接地电阻及高频低阻抗等电位联结

接地的内涵不仅包括需要接地的电气回路导体或电气设备金属外壳与大地的连接,还包括它们与替代大地的某些导体的连接,即等电位联结。对工频而言,接地回路起主导作用的是电阻;对高频而言,起主导作用的则是电抗。