Elucidating the enhancement of kaolinite flotation by iron content through density functional theory: A study on sodium oleate adsorption efficiency

This study delves into the intricate relationship between iron(Fe)content in kaolinite and its impact on the adsorption behavior of sodium oleate.The effects of different iron concentrations on adsorption energy,hydrogen bond kinetics and adsorption efficiency were studied through simulation and experimental verification.The results show that the presence of iron in the kaolinite structure significantly improves the adsorption capacity of sodium oleate.Kaolinite samples with high iron content have better adsorption properties,lower adsorption energy levels and shorter and stronger hydrogen bonds than pure kaolinite.The optimal concentration of oleic acid ions for achieving maximum adsorption efficiency was identified as 1.2 mmol/L across different kaolinite samples.At this concentration,the adsorption rates and capacities reach their peak,with Fe-enriched kaolinite samples exhibiting notably higher flotation recovery rates.This optimal concentration represents a balance between sufficient oleic acid ion availability for surface interactions and the prevention of self-aggregation phenomena that could hinder adsorption.This study offers promising avenues for optimizing the flotation process in mineral processing applications.

Tuning Active Metal Atomic Spacing by Filling of Light Atoms and Resulting Reversed Hydrogen Adsorption-Distance Relationship for Efficient Catalysis

Precisely tuning the spacing of the active centers on the atomic scale is of great significance to improve the catalytic activity and deepen the understanding of the catalytic mechanism,but still remains a challenge.Here,we develop a strategy to dilute catalytically active metal interatomic spacing(d_(M-M))with light atoms and discover the unusual adsorption patterns.For example,by elevating the content of boron as interstitial atoms,the atomic spacing of osmium(d_(Os-Os))gradually increases from 2.73 to 2.96?.More importantly,we find that,with the increase in dOs-Os,the hydrogen adsorption-distance relationship is reversed via downshifting d-band states,which breaks the traditional cognition,thereby optimizing the H adsorption and H_2O dissociation on the electrode surface during the catalytic process;this finally leads to a nearly linear increase in hydrogen evolution reaction activity.Namely,the maximum dOs-Os of 2.96?presents the optimal HER activity(8 mV@10 mA cm^(-2))in alkaline media as well as suppressed O adsorption and thus promoted stability.It is believed that this novel atomic-level distance modulation strategy of catalytic sites and the reversed hydrogen adsorption-distance relationship can shew new insights for optimal design of highly efficient catalysts.

Diamond growth in a high temperature and high pressure Fe–Ni–C–Si system:Effect of synthesis pressure

Pressure is one of the necessary conditions for diamond growth.Exploring the influence of pressure on growth changes in silicon-doped diamonds is of great value for the production of high-quality diamonds.This work reports the morphology,impurity content and crystal quality characteristics of silicon-doped diamond crystals synthesized under different pressures.Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy shows that with the increase of pressure,the nitrogen content in the C-center inside the diamond crystal decreases.X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy test results show the presence of silicon in the diamond crystals synthesized by adding silicon powder.Raman spectroscopy data shows that the increase in pressure in the Fe-Ni-C-Si system shifts the Raman peak of diamonds from 1331.18 cm^(-1)to 1331.25 cm^(-1),resulting in a decrease in internal stress in the crystal.The half-peak width decreased from 5.41 cm^(-1)to 5.26 cm^(-1),and the crystallinity of the silicon-doped diamond crystals improved,resulting in improved quality.This work provides valuable data that can provide a reference for the synthesis of high-quality silicon-doped diamonds.

High-Effi ciency Catalytic Interface IrO x/CeO_(2)with Adsorbate Evolution Mechanism Boosts Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Acid Media

Oxygen evolution reaction(OER)in acid media has been intensively studied recently for its important role in proton exchange membrane electrolyzers.CeO_(2)-based nanomaterials have been widely used in various applications for their redox properties,oxygen vacancy,and surface activity.CeO_(2)-based nanocatalysts also exhibit superior catalytic performance in OER in acid media.Herein,we fabricated a highly effi cient catalytic interface between IrO x and CeO_(2)(IrO x/CeO_(2)),which showed a boosting OER activity with an overpotential of 217 mV at the current density of 10 mA/cm 2 and long-term stability for 10 h in 0.5 mol/L H_(2)SO_(4),which were better than those of many reported catalysts.The in situ diff erential electrochemical mass spectrometry results demonstrated that IrO x/CeO_(2)and the commercial IrO 2(IrO 2-com)followed the adsorbate evolution mechanism,whereas the pure CeO_(2)surface followed the lattice oxygen oxidation mechanism under the same conditions for OER.These indicated that the interface of IrO x and CeO_(2)improved mass transfer effi ciency and reactivity,which also prevented the lattice oxygen evolution in the CeO_(2)structure and protected the whole structure.This work fi nds a new way for OER in acid media catalyzed by CeO_(2)-based nanocatalysts and promotes the design strategy for other CeO_(2)-based nanostructures.

Location Influencing the Artistic Value

This paper stems from an artistic experiment,in which a distinguished violinist received completely different prices for performing in varying locations.This may be due to the difference in the performance locations,and the value of art in the heart of the audience.

酒精依赖的基于基因和基于通路的全基因组关联研究（英文）

背景:信号通路中风险基因的构成可能可以解释酒精依赖风险基因协同的神经生物学作用。目的:识别酒精依赖的风险基因和风险基因通路。方法:我们采用基因富集(gene-set-rich)分析方法对酒精依赖进行了基于通路的全基因组关联分析(GWAS)。在包括1409名欧裔美国人(European-American,EA)酒精依赖者和1518名EA健康对照者的探索性样本人群中检测了近一百万个基因标志物。此外,将681名非裔美国人(African-American,AA)病例和508名AA健康受试者作为重测样本。结果:我们发现了几个与酒精依赖显著相关的可重复的全基因组风险基因和风险通路。在多重比较Bonferroni校正后,"细胞-细胞外基质相互作用"通路(EA样本中p<2.0E-4)和该通路中PXN基因(编码桩蛋白paxillin)(EA样本中p=3.9E-7)是最有可能的酒精依赖的危险因素。在EA样本(0.015≤p≤0.035)和AA样本(0.025≤p≤0.050)中还有两条富含酒精依赖相关基因的可重复的通路:"Na+/Cl-依赖性神经递质转运体"通路和"其他聚糖降解"通路。结论:一些基因和生物信号传导过程可能与酒精依赖的风险相关,本研究的发现为此提供了新的证据。

Single Image Fog Removal Based on Local Extrema

Atmospheric conditions induced by suspended particles, such as fog and haze, severely alter the scene appearance. In this paper, we propose a novel defogging method based on the local extrema, aiming at improving the image visibility under foggy or hazy weather condition. The proposed method utilizes atmospheric scattering model to realize the fog removal. It applies the local extrema method to figure out three pyramid levels to estimate atmospheric veil, and manipulates the tone and contrast of details at different scales through multi-scale tone manipulation algorithm. The results on the experiments of comparison with traditional methods demonstrate that the proposed method can achieve more accurate restoration for the color and details, resulting in a great improvement in image visibility. © 2014 Chinese Association of Automation.

深海原位孔隙水采集系统设计改进和海试验证

针对原位孔隙水气密采集系统原理样机可能会受到少量海水混合的干扰问题,原位孔隙水气密采集系统生产样机在结构和总体设计等方面进行了多项防海水混合的改进措施。并在南海北部海域通过原位孔隙水气密采集系统生产样机开展了原位孔隙水样品采集试验,通过对样品中CH4、PO43-、 NH4+、总碱度含量进行测试分析,证实了生产样机防海水混合设计方案的可行性、科学性和有效性。

Mechanics of nonbuckling interconnects with prestrain for stretchable electronics

The performance of the flexibility and stretchability of flexible electronics depends on the mechanical structure design,for which a great progress has been made in past years.The use of prestrain in the substrate,causing the compression of the transferred interconnects,can provide high elastic stretchability.Recently,the nonbuckling interconnects have been designed,where thick bar replaces thin ribbon layout to yield scissor-like in-plane deformation instead of in-or out-of-plane buckling modes.The nonbuckling interconnect design achieves significantly enhanced stretchability.However,combined use of prestrain and nonbuckling interconnects has not been explored.This paper aims to study the mechanical behavior of nonbuckling interconnects bonded to the prestrained substrate analytically and numerically.It is found that larger prestrain,longer straight segment,and smaller arc radius yield smaller strain in the interconnects.On the other hand,larger prestrain can also cause larger strain in the interconnects after releasing the prestrain.Therefore,the optimization of the prestrain needs to be found to achieve favorable stretchability.

Determination ofβ-sitosterol in Plumbago zeylanica L.by HPLC-ELSD

[Objectives]A method for the determination ofβ-sitosterol in Plumbago zeylanica L.was established and the content ofβ-sitosterol in different medicinal parts,different producing areas and different harvest periods were compared.[Methods]High performance liquid chromatography(HPLC)-evaporative light scattering detector assay was used.The chromatographic column was Kromasil C_(18) column(250 mm×4.6 mm,5μm);the mobile phase was pure methanol;the flow rate was 1.0 mL/min;the column temperature was 30℃.The detection parameters of evaporative light scattering detector were as follows:drift tube temperature was 40℃,carrier gas(N_(2))pressure was 3.5 bar.[Results]There was a good linear relationship betweenβ-sitosterol(1.080-4.860μg)and the natural logarithm of peak area(r=0.9995).The average recovery rate was 99.80%.The content ofβ-sitosterol in root and stem was 0.2074 and 0.4064 mg/g,respectively,but it was not found in leaves;the content ofβ-sitosterol in P.zeylanica L.in Guangxi was generally lower than that in Yunnan,and the content ofβ-sitosterol in P.zeylanica L.in Xishuangbanna was the highest;the content ofβ-sitosterol in the stem of P.zeylanica L.was stable at a relatively high level in different harvest periods.[Conclusions]The method is simple,accurate and reproducible,and can be used as one of the methods to control the quality of P.zeylanica L.

Screening and identification of soybean varieties with high phosphorus efficiency at seedling stage

In order to simplify the workload and find a reliable method for screening soybeans with different phosphorus(P)efficiencies,47 soybean varieties were screened from 90 varieties according to yield under normal phosphorus,and 10 indicators including root phenotype,phosphorus utilization efficiency at the seedling stage and yield were measured.Through single-index cluster analysis,the performance value and relative value of the abovementioned indexes under low-phosphorus conditions were analyzed,and then,the combined indexes were analyzed by principal components method.The membership function method and the cluster analysis method was used to calculate and analyze the comprehensive score value.Three indexes of root P utilization efficiency(X_(1)),relative value of root P utilization efficiency(X_(2)),and root volume(X_(3))under low P at the seedling stage were selected as the most consistent with the yield screening results under low P condition,and the mathematical model of the comprehensive score value was obtained:D=1.218X_(1)t 0.320X_(2)t 0.007X_(3)-0.664(P=0.000,R^(2)=1.000).The comprehensive score can screen and identify the P efficiency of soybeans with fewer indexes in the early growth stages,which provides a more rapid and reliable mathematical model for screening and identifying a larger number of germplasm resources for P efficiency.

Research Progress of Foreign Direct Investment and Global Value Chain Status

With the rapid development of globalization,the industries of various countries are actively seeking the best way to improve the global value chain(GVC)status while integrating into the world.As an important factor affecting the GVC status,foreign direct investment(FDI)has attracted extensive attention from scholars.On the basis of systematically summarizing the research progress of FDI theory,GVC status and the influence of FDI on GVC status,the paper tries to clarify the internal relationship between FDI and GVC status,explores the shortcomings of existing research,and puts forward the possible direction of future research.

Research on the Evaluation Method of Teaching Quality of Chinese as a Foreign Language Based on Immersion Teaching

With the development of teaching Chinese as a foreign language, the teaching level of teachers of Chinese as a foreign language is constantly improving. Teachers of Chinese as a foreign language are the messengers of Chinese culture and represent the image of China. Therefore, the quality of teaching Chinese as a foreign language teachers plays a vital role in the quality of teaching Chinese as a foreign language. Immersion teaching method is a relatively successful teaching method in the field of foreign bilingual teaching. It opens a new door for teaching Chinese as a foreign language and plays an important role in improving students' ability to use Chinese. This paper comprehensively evaluates the teaching of Chinese as a whole based on immersive teaching, and calculates the data after evaluation of the evaluation index system to ensure the scientific and accurate evaluation results. Finally, it is proposed that the countermeasures should be improved from the three aspects of classroom teaching, the quality of Chinese teachers and the overall quality of the team of Chinese as a foreign language.

亚洲高山区冰川质量和融水径流变化预估

冰川存储着大量的淡水资源,其融水对于下游区域农业、生态、社会经济发展具有重要意义.本研究基于偏差校正的CMIP6数据和集成冰动力学的冰川演化模型(OGGM)预估了21世纪冰川质量损失和融水径流的变化.研究结果可为依赖冰川融水区域的可持续发展提供数据支撑和决策服务.本文研究发现:(1)在SSP245情景下(最接近当前气候变化的预估情景),21世纪末亚洲高山区冰川质量相比2000年约损失55%±3%.小冰川对于气候的变化更加敏感,约20%的小冰川(面积小于0.2 km^(2))极有可能在21世纪中叶之前消失.(2)亚洲高山区总冰川融水最有可能在2029~2056之前达到峰值.(3)亚洲高山区17个主要流域之间总冰川融水量与融水拐点出现的时间存在显著的时空差异,包含冰动力学的冰川模型预估的融水径流拐点相比之前的研究结果有所提前.

The origin and evolution of salicylic acid signaling and biosynthesis in plants

Salicylic acid(SA)plays a pivotal role in plant response to biotic and abiotic stress.Several core SA signaling regulators and key proteins in SA biosynthesis have been well characterized.However,much remains unknown about the origin,evolution,and early diversification of core elements in plant SA signaling and biosynthesis.In this study,we identified 10 core protein families in SA signaling and biosynthesis across green plant lineages.We found that the key SA signaling receptors,the nonexpresser of pathogenesis-related(NPR)proteins,originated in the most recent common ancestor(MRCA)of land plants and formed divergent groups in the ancestor of seed plants.However,key transcription factors for SA signaling,TGACG motif-binding proteins(TGAs),originated in the MRCA of streptophytes,arguing for the stepwise evolution of core SA signaling in plants.Different from the assembly of the core SA signaling pathway in the ancestor of seed plants,SA exists extensively in green plants,including chlorophytes and streptophyte algae.However,the full isochorismate synthase(ICS)-based SA synthesis pathway was first assembled in the MRCA of land plants.We further revealed that the ancient abnormal inflorescence meristem 1(AIM1)-basedβ-oxidation pathway is crucial for the biosynthesis of SA in chlorophyte algae,and this biosynthesis pathway may have facilitated the adaptation of early-diverging green algae to the high-light-intensity environment on land.Taken together,our findings provide significant insights into the early evolution and diversification of plant SA signaling and biosynthesis pathways,highlighting a crucial role of SA in stress tolerance during plant terrestrialization.

eQTL studies: from bulk tissues to single cells

An expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) is a chromosomal region where genetic variants are associated with the expression levels of specific genes that can be both nearby or distant. The identifications of eQTLs for different tissues, cell types, and contexts have led to a better understanding of the dynamic regulations of gene expressions and implications of functional genes and variants for complex traits and diseases. Although most eQTL studies have been performed on data collected from bulk tissues, recent studies have demonstrated the importance of cell-type-specific and context-dependent gene regulations in biological processes and disease mechanisms. In this review, we discuss statistical methods that have been developed to enable the detection of cell-type-specific and context-dependent eQTLs from bulk tissues, purified cell types, and single cells. We also discuss the limitations of the current methods and future research opportunities.

Comprehensive Analysis of Ubiquitously Expressed Genes in Humans from A Data-driven Perspective

Comprehensive characterization of spatial and temporal gene expression patterns in humans is critical for uncovering the regulatory codes of the human genome and understanding the molecular mechanisms of human diseases.Ubiquitously expressed genes(UEGs)refer to the genes expressed across a majority of,if not all,phenotypic and physiological conditions of an organism.It is known that many human genes are broadly expressed across tissues.However,most previous UEG studies have only focused on providing a list of UEGs without capturing their global expression patterns,thus limiting the potential use of UEG information.In this study,we proposed a novel data-driven framework to leverage the extensive collection of40,000 human transcriptomes to derive a list of UEGs and their corresponding global expression patterns,which offers a valuable resource to further characterize human transcriptome.Our results suggest that about half(12,234;49.01%)of the human genes are expressed in at least 80%of human transcriptomes,and the median size of the human transcriptome is 16,342 genes(65.44%).Through gene clustering,we identified a set of UEGs,named LoVarUEGs,which have stable expression across human transcriptomes and can be used as internal reference genes for expression measurement.To further demonstrate the usefulness of this resource,we evaluated the global expression patterns for 16 previously predicted disallowed genes in islet beta cells and found that seven of these genes showed relatively more varied expression patterns,suggesting that the repression of these genes may not be unique to islet beta cells.

Magnetically driven microrobots moving in a flow:a review

Magnetically driven microrobots hold great potential to perform specific tasks more locally and less invasively in the human body.To reach the lesion area in vivo,microrobots should usually be navigated in flowing blood,which is much more complex than static liquid.Therefore,it is more challenging to design a corresponding precise control scheme.A considerable amount of work has been done regarding control of magnetic microrobots in a flow and the corresponding theories.In this paper,we review and summarize the state-of-the-art research progress concerning magnetic microrobots in blood flow,including the establishment of flow systems,dynamics modeling of motion,and control methods.In addition,current challenges and limitations are discussed.We hope this work can shed light on the efficient control of microrobots in complex flow environments and accelerate the study of microrobots for clinical use.

我国深海自主水下机器人的研究现状

近年来,自主水下机器人(autonomous underwater vehicle,AUV)一直是水下机器人(unmanned underwater vehicle,UUV)领域的研究热点,已经在海洋科学研究、海洋资源调查和海洋安全保证等方面得到了广泛的应用.在国家和有关部门的支持下,我国深海AUV在技术上取得了重要突破,开展了较大规模的航次应用,在多种深海资源调查领域中发挥了不可替代的作用.本文简要介绍了国外自主水下机器人研究现状,重点介绍了我国深海AUV的研究现状和应用成果,并展望了我国深海AUV的未来发展趋势.

Two RING-Finger Ubiquitin E3 Ligases Regulate the Degradation of SPX4, An Internal Phosphate Sensor, for Phosphate Homeostasis and Signaling in Rice

SPX-domain-containing proteins (SPXs) play an important role in inorganic phosphate (Pi) sensing,signaling,and transport in eukaryotes.In plants,SPXs are known to integrate cellular Pi status and negatively regulate the activity of Pi central regulators,the PHOSPATE STARVATION RESPONSE proteins (PHRs).The stability of SPXs,such as SPX4,is reduced under Pi-deficient conditions.However,the mechanisms by which SPXs are degraded remain unclear.In this study,using a yeast-twhybrid screen we iden.tified two RING-finger ubiquitin E3 ligases regulating SPX4 degradation,designated SDEL1 and SDEL2,which were post-transcriptionally induced by Pi starvation.We found that both SDELs were located in the nucleus and cytoplasm,had ubiquitin E3 ligase activity,and directly ubiquitinated the K^213 and K^299 lysine residues in SPX4 to regulate its stability.Furthermore,we found that PHR2,a Pi central regulator in rice,could compete with SDELs by interacting with SPX4 under Pi-sufficient conditions,which protected SPX4 from ubiquitination and degradation.Consistent with the biochemical function of SDEL1 and SDEL2,overexpression of SDEL1 or SDEL2 resulted in Pi overaccumulation and induced Pi-starvation signaling even under Pi-sufficient conditions.Conversely,their loss-of-function mutants displayed decreased Pi accumulation and reduced Pi-starvation signaling.Collectively,our study revealed that SDEL1 and SDEL2 facilitate the degradation of SPX4 to modulate PHR2 activity and regulate Pi homeostasis and Pi signaling in response to external Pi availability in rice.