Development of co-continuous structure in liquid crystalline polyester

We investigated liquid crystallization of liquid crystalline polyester BB-5 during isothermal annealing by digital high-fidelity microscope and light scattering. A liquid crystalline spherical domain having a radius of micrometers appeared by annealing at around 180 °C. The domain grew dendritically in all directions. Neighboring liquid crystalline regions coalesced and then interconnected. The interconnected structure changed to a co-continuous two-phase structure with increasing ordering of the liquid crystalline phase, and the interface between the liquid crystalline phase and the isotropic phase became smoother over time. Liquid crystallization stopped before volume filling the whole space, and the liquid crystalline phase and isotropic phase coexisted. The liquid crystalline region became narrower with an increase in the temperature of the liquid crystallization. Such structural development is different from the liquid-liquid phase separation via spinodal decomposition, and it may be attributed to the segregation of non-liquid crystallizable low molecular weight molecules from the growth front by fractionation of the molecular weight distribution during the liquid crystallization in terms of the instability of the diffusion-controlled interface.     

中国传统园林建筑审美意向的基本特征初探

本文以中国传统园林建筑为基点,结合艺术理论和具体的艺术形象,对传统园林建筑的基本元素、空间组织,整体形式和气氛表达进行了分析,并探讨其运用于当代设计条件的方式。     

Fabrication of blue-light emission fused-silica substrates by using Si-ion implantation and high-temperature annealing

We fabricated fused-silica substrates which emit blue light by using Si-ion implantation and high-temperature annealing. Photoluminescence peak wavelengths are around 400 nm, and the peak intensities can be remarkable after annealing above 1150 °C.     

半钢子午线轮胎气泡的原因分析及解决措施

针对半钢子午线轮胎不同位置的气泡产生原因进行具体分析,通过优化结构设计、加强工艺管理和严格执行技术标准等措施,有效避免半钢子午线轮胎气泡的产生,从而降低废品数量,降低生产成本,提高轮胎使用性能。     

Induction of Tertiary Phase Epileptiform Discharges after Postasphyxial Infusion of a Toll-Like Receptor 7 Agonist in Preterm Fetal Sheep

Background: Toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists are key immunomodulatory factors that can markedly ameliorate or exacerbate hypoxic–ischemic brain injury. We recently demonstrated that central infusion of the TLR7 agonist Gardiquimod (GDQ) following asphyxia was highly neuroprotective after 3 days but not 7 days of recovery. We hypothesize that this apparent transient neuroprotection is associated with modulation of seizure-genic processes and hemodynamic control. Methods: Fetuses received sham asphyxia or asphyxia induced by umbilical cord occlusion (20.9 ± 0.5 min) and were monitored continuously for 7 days. GDQ 3.34 mg or vehicle were infused intracerebroventricularly from 1 to 4 h after asphyxia. Results: GDQ infusion was associated with sustained moderate hypertension that resolved after 72 h recovery. Electrophysiologically, GDQ infusion was associated with reduced number and burden of postasphyxial seizures in the first 18 h of recovery (p < 0.05). Subsequently, GDQ was associated with induction of slow rhythmic epileptiform discharges (EDs) from 72 to 96 h of recovery (p < 0.05 vs asphyxia + vehicle). The total burden of EDs was associated with reduced numbers of neurons in the caudate nucleus (r² = 0.61, p < 0.05) and CA1/2 hippocampal region (r² = 0.66, p < 0.05). Conclusion: These data demonstrate that TLR7 activation by GDQ modulated blood pressure and suppressed seizures in the early phase of postasphyxial recovery, with subsequent prolonged induction of epileptiform activity. Speculatively, this may reflect delayed loss of early protection or contribute to differential neuronal survival in subcortical regions.     

Novel Constitutive Equation for Predicting Dynamic Recrystallization During Hot Working Considering the Efficiency of Power Dissipation

The efficiency of power dissipation (η) in a dynamic material model has been conventionally used for qualitative predictions to estimate the hot working conditions at which dynamic recrystallization (DRX) is dominant. However, predicting the quantitative value of the DRX fraction (X_DRX) from η remains a challenge. In this paper, a constitutive equation is proposed to quantitatively predict X_DRX using η. The proposed equation for describing X_DRX is derived from the reaction rate equation using the assumption that the DRX rate depends on η. The proposed equation is verified via hot compression tests of equiaxed Ti–6Al–4V ELI alloys (Ti-64) in the (α + β) region. The predicted and experimental X_DRX values are found to be generally consistent with one another, exhibiting an average absolute error of 0.05. Furthermore, the proposed equation provides the same level of prediction accuracy as the conventional Johnson–Mehl–Avrami–Kolmogorov (JMAK) equation. Therefore, the proposed equation can be used to quantitatively predict X_DRX following hot compression tests of equiaxed Ti-64. Moreover, compared with the JMAK equation, the proposed equation is expressed in fewer parameters and constant terms. It is, thus, expected to facilitate the quantitative prediction of X_DRX.

     

Extraction and implementation of muscle synergies in neuro-mechanical control of upper limb movement

This work faces the redundancy problem, a central concern in robotics, in a particular force-producing task by using muscle synergies to simplify the control. We extracted muscle synergies from human electromyograph signals and interpreted the physical meaning of the identified muscle synergies. Based on the human analysis results, we hypothesized a novel control framework that can explain the mechanism of the human motor control. The framework was tested in controlling a pneumatic-driven robotic arm to perform a reaching task. This control method, which uses only two synergies as manipulated variables for driving antagonistic pneumatic artificial muscles to generate desired movements, would be useful to deal with the redundancy problem; thus, suggesting a simple but efficient control for human-like robots to work safely and compliantly with humans.     

导热油循环加热冷却工艺

介绍了一套投资少、传热效果好，控温准确的双闭路循环供热、供冷装置。该装置通过实施，运行平稳、安全可靠。     

某综合处理机接口测试软件可扩展性研究

为解决某综合处理机现有测试软件只针对某个具体设备开发的问题,从构件描述,构件适配、构件组装3个方面对系统软件进行建模,研究了构件的适配和组装机制,对构件适配逻辑和组装逻辑进行了规范,设计了自动组装构件的集成配置框架和运行构件的运行框架,并在.NET平台下进行了实现.用户可以在现有构件库的基础上集成目前需要的测试系统软件,系统具有易操作、易扩展等特点.     

基于容错改进的邻域粗糙集属性约简算法

作为Pawlak粗糙集的扩展,邻域粗糙集能有效地处理数值型的数据。但是,因为沿用了Pawlak粗糙集在构造上下近似集时的包含关系,邻域粗糙集对噪声数据的容错性很差。针对这个问题,本文通过引入贝叶斯最小风险决策规则,提出了一种基于容错改进的邻域粗糙集属性算法。通过和现有的算法进行比较,实验结果表明,在数据预处理阶段用该算法能得到更好的属性约简。