New nanocomposite based on poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) copolymer and magnetite. Synthesis and characterization

The study presents the preparation of the new magnetic nanocomposite based on PLGA and magnetite. The PLGA used to obtain the magnetic nanocomposites was synthesized by the copolymerization of lactic acid with glycolic acid, in the presence of tin octanoate [Sn(Oct)₂] as catalyst, by polycondensation procedure. Magnetite was obtained by co-precipitation from aqueous salt solutions FeCl₂/FeCl₃. The particles size of magnetite was 420 nm, and the saturation magnetization 62.78 emu/g, while the PLGA/magnetite nanocomposite size was 864 nm and the saturation magnetization 39.44 emu/g. The magnetic nanocomposites were characterized by FT-IR, DLS technique, SEM, VSM and simultaneous thermal analyses (TG–FTIR–MS). The polymer matrix PLGA acts as a shell and carrier for the active component, while magnetite is the component which makes targeting possible by external magnetic field manipulation. Based on the gases resulted by thermal degradation of PLGA copolymer, using the simultaneous analysis TG–FTIR–MS, a possible degradation mechanism was proposed.     

基于子图同构的vEPC虚拟网络分层协同映射算法

5G及未来移动通信网络虚拟化的场景下,资源的管理与编排是实现虚拟化演进分组核心网(vEPC)业务高效部署的关键问题。vEPC中业务功能的载体是服务功能链(SFC),不同服务功能链的控制信令与多媒体数据流呈现负载差异化特点。该文针对传统算法资源定比分配所导致的负载不均问题,提出服务功能链的控制层和转发层解耦的映射模型,解耦后不同层的服务链可以独立地扩容和缩容,实现资源精准按需切片。拓扑映射阶段引入图相似理论,提出一种基于子图同构的虚拟网络映射算法VF2-H,依据节点的全局资源度优选映射子网,通过图特征分析设置剪枝条件,采用回溯机制进行启发式搜索。仿真结果表明,该算法在租户请求接收率、长期收益开销比等方面均具有良好的性能。     

A direct measurement of the heat evolved during the sodium and potassium borohydride catalytic hydrolysis

NaBH₄ and KBH₄ hydrolysis reactions (BH₄⁻ + 4H₂O → B(OH)₄⁻ + 4H₂), which can be utilized as a source of high purity hydrogen and be easily controlled catalytically, are exothermic processes. Precise determination of the evolved heat is of outmost importance for the design of the reactor for hydrogen generation. In this work we present an efficient calorimetric method for the direct measurement of the heats evolved during the catalyzed hydrolysis reaction. A modified Setaram Titrys microcalorimeter was used to determine the heat of hydrolysis in a system where water is added to pure solid NaBH₄ or KBH₄ as well as to solid NaBH₄ or KBH₄ mixed with a Co-based solid catalyst. The measured heats of NaBH₄ hydrolysis reaction were: −236 kJ mol⁻¹, −243 kJ mol⁻¹, −235 kJ mol⁻¹, and −236 kJ mol⁻¹, without catalyst and in the presence of Co nanoparticles, CoO and Co₃O₄, respectively. In the case of the KBH₄ hydrolysis reaction, the measured heats were: −220 kJ mol⁻¹, −219 kJ mol⁻¹, −230 kJ mol⁻¹, and −228 kJ mol⁻¹, without catalyst and with Co nanoparticles, CoO and Co₃O₄, respectively. Also, a comparison was made with an aqueous solution of CoCl₂·6H₂O used as catalyst in which case the measured heats were −222 kJ mol⁻¹ and −196 kJ mol⁻¹ for NaBH₄ and KBH₄ hydrolysis, respectively. The influence of solid NaOH or KOH additions on the heat of borohydride hydrolysis has been investigated as well.     

超高压输电线路的发展性故障判别元件

为提高发展性故障时保护装置的动作性能，该文提出了一种适用于电力系统超高压输电线路的发展性故障判别元件。当系统发生单相接地故障时，零、负序电流之间的相位关系和幅值关系是基本不变的，而发生发展性故障后，他们会有较大的变化，文中以此来构成发展性故障判别元件。与目前所用的判别元件相比，该元件不需要采用浮动门槛，动作灵敏度较高，不受电力系统振荡的影响,能更准确有效地判断出系统是否发生了发展性故障。非全相运行期间发生故障时，不论系统振荡与否，该判别元件都能准确地判断出来。离线数字仿真和动模试验验证了该判别元件的准确性。     

Balance of oxygen throughout the conversion of a high-level waste melter feed to glass

Gases evolve from nuclear waste melter feed during conversion to glass in response to heating. This paper is focused on oxygen mass balance based on the stoichiometry of feed melting reactions and evolved-gas analysis data. Whereas O₂-producing and -consuming batch-melting reactions are complete in the reacting and primary-foam layers of the cold cap, O₂ from redox reactions continues to evolve as long as melt temperature increases, and thus generates secondary foam. Also, we discuss the relationship between the oxygen mass balance and the temperature-dependent iron redox ratio and the O₂ partial pressure, as they evolve during the feed-to-glass conversion.     

并联六坐标测量机及其结构

提出了发展我国并联坐标测量机来克服直角坐标测量机在原理上对刚度、精度、速度和灵活性的限制。讨论了已有坐标测量机的结构和实现六坐标运动的并联机构。为简化位置求解的难度，确定以演化的Stewart平台作为并联六坐标测量机的结构，并按空间才环机构分析了该结构的自由度。     

一种支持节点分割的vEPC虚拟网络功能部署模型

软件定义网络(SDN)和网络功能虚拟化(NFV)促进了网络的创新,NFV实现了虚拟网络功能(VNF)的逻辑集中部署。针对vEPC(virtualized Evolved Packed Core)网络中VNF的池组化部署问题,该文提出一种支持节点分割的VNF部署模型,该模型基于虚拟请求业务流量的感知,利用节点分割算法动态调整VNF与底层网络资源切片的映射关系,实现VNF的跨域组池。与传统的多功能链联合映射算法相比,该方法能够实现节点资源细粒度化管理和统筹调度,优化网络视图,减少资源碎片。在SNDlib提供的网络拓扑实例下仿真证明,该模型可以降低虚拟网络的资源开销,并提高虚拟网络的请求接收率。     

Just so stories and inference to the best explanation in evolutionary psychology

Evolutionary psychology is a science in the making, working toward the goal of showing how psychological adaptation underlies much human behavior. The knee-jerk reaction that sociobiology is unscientific because it tells just-so stories has become a common charge against evolutionary psychology as well. My main positive thesis is that inference to the best explanation is a proper method for evolutionary analyses, and it supplies a new perspective on the issues raised in Schlinger's (1996) just-so story critique. My main negative thesis is that, like many nonevolutionist critics, Schlinger's objections arise from misunderstandings of the evolutionary approach.Evolutionary psychology has progressed beyond telling just-so stories. It has found a host of ingenious special techniques to test hypotheses about the adaptive significance and proximate mechanisms of behavior. Naturalistic data using the comparative method combined with controlled tests using statistical analyses of data provide good evidence for a variety of hypotheses about behavioral control mechanisms — whether in nonhumans or in humans. For instance, the work of Gangestad and Thornhill on evolved mate preferences and fluctuating asymmetry of body type (FA) is a model of success. As the quantity and quality of evidence increase, we are entitled not just to regard such evolutionary hypotheses as preferable, but also as true. Such studies combine to show that the best explanation of the psychic unity of humankind — common patterns across societies, history, and cultures exposed by evolutionists — is the gendered, adapted, evolved species-typical design of the mind.     

Rice husk combustion evolved gas analysis experiments and modelling

Rice husk is a major agricultural waste which could be a major source of fuel for boilers and furnaces if its calorific value could be realized efficiently. The oxidation kinetics of rice husks combustion were investigated using an evolved gas analysis technique. Rice husk samples were heated from 100 °C to 500 °C at a constant rate inside a small pressurised reactor. An oxygen-containing gas was passed through the reactor at a controlled flow rate and the evolved gas was continually analysed for its oxygen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide contents after moisture had been removed. A model for the oxidation of the rice husks samples is proposed that considers that the many simultaneous and competing oxidation reactions may be adequately represented by grouping them into three overlapping and competing reaction regimes in which CO₂, CO and H₂O are the only reaction products. The activation energies, and peak oxygen consumption temperatures were all found to be linear functions of the oxygen partial pressure in the reactor. Increasing the oxygen partial pressure decreased the temperatures at which peak oxygen consumption occurred. The total system pressure had no effect on the combustion behaviour other than through the oxygen partial pressure. At a heating rate of 80 K h⁻¹ and a system pressure of 500 kPa values for E/R for the low temperature, medium temperature and high temperature oxidation reactions are 14.7, 19.2 and 17.4 respectively.