WT-FCTGN:A wavelet-enhanced fully connected time-gated neural network for complex noisy traffic flow modeling

Accurate forecasting of traffic flow provides a powerful traffic decision-making basis for an intelligent transportation system. However, the traffic data's complexity and fluctuation, as well as the noise produced during collecting information and summarizing original data of traffic flow, cause large errors in the traffic flow forecasting results. This article suggests a solution to the above mentioned issues and proposes a fully connected time-gated neural network based on wavelet reconstruction(WT-FCTGN). To eliminate the potential noise and strengthen the potential traffic trend in the data, we adopt the methods of wavelet reconstruction and periodic data introduction to preprocess the data. The model introduces fully connected time-series blocks to model all the information including time sequence information and fluctuation information in the flow of traffic, and establishes the time gate block to comprehend the periodic characteristics of the flow of traffic and predict its flow. The performance of the WT-FCTGN model is validated on the public Pe MS data set. The experimental results show that the WT-FCTGN model has higher accuracy, and its mean absolute error(MAE), mean absolute percentage error(MAPE) and root mean square error(RMSE) are obviously lower than those of the other algorithms. The robust experimental results prove that the WT-FCTGN model has good anti-noise ability.

Inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 activity in subchondral bone modifies a subtype of osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis(OA) causes the destruction of joints. Its pathogenesis is still under investigation, and there is no effective diseasemodifying therapy. Here, we report that elevated cyclooxygenase-2(COX-2) expression in the osteocytes of subchondral bone causes both spontaneous OA and rheumatoid arthritis(RA). The knockout of COX-2 in osteocytes or treatment with a COX-2 inhibitor effectively rescues the structure of subchondral bone and attenuates cartilage degeneration in spontaneous OA(STR/Ort)mice and tumor necrosis factor-α transgenic RA mice. Thus, elevated COX-2 expression in subchondral bone induces both OAassociated and RA-associated joint cartilage degeneration. The inhibition of COX-2 expression can potentially modify joint destruction in patients with arthritis.

A normalized statistical study of Earth’s cusp region based on nine-years of Cluster measurements

Nine years(2001–2009)of data from the Cluster spacecraft are analyzed in this study of the Earth’s mid-and high-altitude(2–9RE)cusp.Properties of the cusp region,and its location and size in the Solar Magnetic coordinate system,are studied statistically.The survey shows that(1)the relationships between X and Z are nearly linear for the poleward,equatorward boundaries and the center of the cusp;(2)the relationship between cusp width in the X direction and Z can be expressed by a quadratic function;(3)the cusp region is almost dawn-dusk symmetric for the cusp width in the X direction.Based on topology information,a new normalized statistical methodology is developed to organize the measurements of cusp crossings to obtain distributions of magnetic field and plasma parameters in the XZ plane.The statistical results show that(1)Bx is mostly negative and Bz is always negative;(2)proton velocity is found to be positive for Vx and Vz at low altitudes,while Vx and Vz are negative on the equator side and negative Vx and positive Vz on the pole side at high altitudes;(3)proton density is higher on the equator side than on the pole side.Results reported here will be useful in suggesting directions for future cusp research.

Validation of the use of THEMIS-B and THEMIS-C as a near-Earth solar wind monitor

Two THEMIS(Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms)spacecraft,B and C,began orbiting the Moon in 2011 and have since provided routine measurements of the plasma conditions in the lunar orbit.In this study,we systematically compare these measurements in near-Earth space with solar wind measurements obtained from the Lagrangian 1(L1)point and propagated to the Earth,including measurements in the OMNI database and from the Wind spacecraft.A statistical comparison between THEMIS data and data from the OMNI database from September 2011 to December 2017 showed that the Y and Z components of the magnetic field and the flow speed are generally consistent between the two data sets.The ion number density and the dynamic pressure measured by THEMIS in near-Earth space are lower than those in the OMNI database,suggesting possible variation in the solar wind environment while propagating from the L1 point to near-Earth space.We further show two examples in which near-Earth solar wind measurements are applied in calculating the magnetopause location and in quantifying the magnetic field response to interplanetary shocks.Both examples suggest that using solar wind data from near-Earth space achieves better results than using solar wind data from the L1 point.These results provide validation of THEMIS-B and THEMIS-C as an alternative monitor of the near-Earth solar wind environment.

Thoughts on Cultivation of Top-notch Innovative Talents of Food Subject in Local Universities

The cultivation of top-notch innovative talents is one of the most prominent tasks in China s universities in the new era,and also an opportunity and challenge for local universities.Taking the food subject of local universities as an example,some suggestions were put forward from the aspects of security measures,teacher team construction,talent selection and management,and talent cultivation,in order to provide reference for the exploration and practice of cultivating top-notch innovative talents in the food subject of local universities.

有机无机纳米杂化“多面手”——POSS的奥秘

多面体低聚倍半硅氧烷(POSS)是化学世界里纳米杂化改性材料的“多面手”。本文采用拟人化的手法,以故事情节的方式从POSS的类型及化学结构、组装方式、应用领域等方面揭开其神秘面纱,以期读者对其化学性质和应用前景获得较为深入的了解。

A Novel Extrusion Microns Embossing Method of Polymer Film

A continuous hot embossing method is reported in this paper. The continuous means that the extruder and the hot embossing equipment is used in series, the polymer film is embossed after extrusion immediately. The basic principle of this method, the key design point and the corresponding operate process of the embossing equipment is described in this paper. The polymer diffuser with micro-lens matrix on its surface is designed and the optical properties are simulated. Then, the diffuser is fabricated by the embossing equipment. The optical properties of the diffuser are tested and compared with the results of the simulation to verify the reproducibility of the equipment. By this method, the diffuser with large area can be fabricated with high precision of graphic replication, high efficiency and low cost.

Chlorinated Thiazole-Based Low-Cost Polymer Donors for High Efficiency Binary and Ternary Organic Solar Cells

In this work,novel D-A alternating polymers(PJ-1,PJ-2,and PJ-3)with chlorinated benzodithiophene and chlorinated thiazole units were synthesized via gradual chlorination.These polymers could be obtained readily through a few concise synthesis steps.Among them,PJ-1 displayed desirable properties including energy levels,crystallinity,and charge transport capabilities.The binary and ternary organic solar cells(OSCs)fabricated based on PJ-1 displayed significant power conversion efficiency(PCE)of 15.02%and 19.12%,respectively,placing them among the highest reported for ternary OSCs.Notably,the PJ1-based devices also showcased one of the highest figure-of-merit values,indicating their promising potential for future applications.This study offers valuable insights and supports the development of costeffective and high-performance polymer donors for the generation of OSCs.

Designing high-performance nonfused ring electron acceptors via side-chain engineering

The side-chain has a significant influence on the optical properties and aggregation behaviors of the organic small molecule acceptors,which becomes an important strategy to optimize the photovoltaic performance of organic solar cells.In this work,we designed and synthesized three brand-new nonfused ring electron acceptors(NFREAs)OC4-4Cl-Ph,OC4-4Cl-Th,and OC4-4Cl-C8 with hexylbenzene,hexylthiophene,and octyl side chains on theπ-bridge units.Compared with OC4-4Cl-Ph and OC4-4Cl-Th,OC4-4Cl-C8 with linear alkyl side chain has more red-shift absorption,which is conducive to obtaining higher short-circuit current density.Additionally,the OC4-4Cl-C8 film exhibits a longer exciton diffusion distance,and the D18:OC4-4Cl-C8 blend film displays faster hole transfer,weaker bimolecular recombination,and more efficient exciton transport.Furthermore,The D18:OC4-4Cl-C8 blend films may effectively form interpenetrating networks that resemble nanofibrils,which can facilitate exciton dissociation and charge transport.Finally,OC4-4Cl-C8-based devices can be created a marvellously power conversion efficiency(PCE)of 16.56%,which is much higher than OC4-4Cl-Ph(12.29%)-and OC4-4Cl-Th-based(11.00%)ones,being the highest PCE among the NFREA based binary devices.All in all,we have validated that side-chain engineering is an efficient way to achieve high-performance NFREAs.

Enhanced plasticity of spontaneous coagulation cast oxide ceramic green bodies

In the preparation of large-sized ceramics,the use of a green body with relatively high plasticity is crucial to minimize the risk of cracking during processing.To achieve this goal,glycerol and polyethylene glycol(PEG)were utilized as plasticizers in the shaping of green bodies of oxide ceramics through spontaneous coagulation casting(SCC).This study investigated the effects of plasticizers and particle sizes ranging from the submicron to nanoscale on the slurry viscosity,drying shrinkage of wet gels,and mechanical properties of green bodies.The plasticity of the green bodies was assessed by measuring the impact toughness and flexural stress‒strain curves.By incorporating an appropriate plasticizer,the peak width of the flexural stress‒strain curve for dried green bodies from particles of different sizes was nearly twice that without plasticizers,and the impact toughness was enhanced by approximately 71%,34%,and 41%when the particle size decreased from the submicron scale to the nanoscale(0.45μm,0.18μm,and 50 nm,respectively).The drilling test revealed that there was nearly no cracking around the holes in the green bodies with plasticizers.The plasticity mechanism of the green bodies was examined based on ultraviolet–visible(UV–Vis)spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy(SEM).It was discovered that plasticizers might mitigate the brittleness of green bodies by adjusting the interactions between molecules and modifying the gel network properly.

Unraveling the role of formate in improving nitrogen removal via coupled partial denitrification-anammox

The addition of traditional carbon sources(e.g.,acetate)could favor heterotrophic overgrowth in partial denitrification coupled with anammox(PD–A)systems,thus hindering the performance and stability of this novel wastewater nitrogen removal technology.Therefore,it is necessary to develop an effective,environmentally friendly,and inexpensive alternative.This study demonstrated the potential of formate to enhance the performance and community stability of PD–A under mainstream conditions.In a laboratory-scale biofilm reactor,formate addition(COD/NO_(3)^(–)–N=1.75)improved nitrogen removal efficiency(from 72.1±3.5%to 81.7±2.7%),EPS content(from 106.3±8.1 to 163.0±15.5 mg/gVSS)and increased anammox bacteria growth(predominantly Candidatus Brocadia,from 29.5±0.7%to 34.5±5.4%)while maintaining stable heterotrophs dominated by methylotrophic Desulfobacillus.FISH–NanoSIMS revealed a formate uptake using Ca.Brocadia and Desulfobacillus,with Ca.Brocadia being the major contributor to partial nitrate reduction to nitrite.Desulfobacillus can synthesize diverse hydrophobic amino acids and provide key nutrients for Ca.Brocadia.To achieve comparable nitrogen removal,the cost of the formate-driven PD–A process should be 11.2%lower than that of acetate.These results greatly enrich our understanding of C1 metabolism represented by formate in anammox communities and its application in the context of coupling partial denitrification–anammox toward enhanced nitrogen removal in global wastewater treatment systems.

An effective strategy for dendrite free Li metal anodes:Nickel foam decorated with high lattice-matching CoN and CoF_(2) nanosheets for dense deposition

The notorious dendrite and infinite volume change seriously restrict the advancement of lithium metal anodes(LMAs),during the long-term process of stripping/plating.Herein,the nanosheets of metal fluoride(CoF_(2))and metal nitride(CoN)with magnificent lithiophilicity on the nickel(Ni)foam are designed as the“regulator”to uniform the Li plating and build stronger solid electrolyte interface(SEI)layer for dendrite free LMAs.The Ni foam offers abundant space to receive deposited Li metal.The CoN nanosheets can guarantee the fast transfer of electrons,which provides a stable interface of Li^(+)reduction.Moreover,the nanosheet structure with lithiophilicity would accelerate the move of Li+and decrease the nucleation barrier,due to the high lattice-matching of Li and CoN.Meanwhile,the CoF_(2) could increase the content of F(LiF)in the SEI layer,which enhances the strength and avoids the destruction of SEI layer.With the cooperation of CoN and CoF_(2),the composited anode(Li/NF@CNCF)exhibits ultra-long cycle performance(more than 1200 h)and fantastic structure stability at 1 mA·cm^(-2) with 1 mAh·cm^(-2).Based on the LiFePO_(4) and Li/NF@CNCF,the full cells deliver excellent specifical capacity and steady coulombic efficiency.The strategy contributes an effective approach to alleviate the issues of lithium metal anodes in the field of LMAs.

Effectiveness of post-COVID-19 primary care attendance in improving survival in very old patients with multimorbidity:a territory-wide target trial emulation

Objectives Older individuals with multimorbidity are at an elevated risk of infection and complications from COVID-19.Effectiveness of post-COVID-19 interventions or care models in reducing subsequent adverse outcomes in these individuals have rarely been examined.This study aims to examine the effectiveness of attending general outpatient within 30 days after discharge from COVID-19 on 1-year survival among older adults aged 85 years or above with multimorbidity.Design Retrospective cohort study emulating a randomised target trial using electronic health records.Setting We used data from the Hospital Authority and the Department of Health in Hong Kong,which provided comprehensive electronic health records,COVID-19 confirmed case data,population-based vaccination records and other individual characteristics for the study.Participants Adults aged 85 years or above with multimorbidity who were discharged after hospitalisation for COVID-19 between January 2020 and August 2022.Interventions Attending a general outpatient within 30 days of last COVID-19 discharge defined the exposure,compared to no outpatient visit.Main outcome measures Primary outcome was all-cause mortality within one year.Secondary outcomes included mortality from respiratory,cardiovascular and cancer causes.Results A total of 6183 eligible COVID-19 survivors were included in the analysis.The all-cause mortality rate following COVID-19 hospitalisation was lower in the general outpatient visit group(17.1 deaths per 100 person-year)compared with non-visit group(42.8 deaths per 100 person-year).After adjustment,primary care consultations within 30 days after discharge were associated with a significantly greater 1-year survival(difference in 1-year survival:11.2%,95%CI 8.1%to 14.4%).We also observed significantly better survival from respiratory diseases in the general outpatient visit group(difference in 1-year survival:6.3%,95%CI 3.5%to 8.9%).In a sensitivity analysis for different grace period lengths,we found that the earlier participants had a general outpatient visit after COVID-19 discharge,the better the survival.Conclusions Timely primary care consultations after COVID-19 hospitalisation may improve survival following COVID-19 hospitalisation among older adults aged 85 or above with multimorbidity.Expanding primary care services and implementing follow-up mechanisms are crucial to support this vulnerable population’s recovery and well-being.

基于ROI-RSICP算法的车轮廓形动态检测

在车轮廓形动态检测过程中,线激光传感器只能安装在轨道旁作业,线激光测量平面与车轮表面交线无法通过车轮轮心,导致采集到的大量车轮廓形数据存在仿射畸变,难以用传统迭代最近邻(ICP)算法进行准确匹配,测量精确性与鲁棒性难以保证。提出了一种基于感兴趣域的加权尺度迭代最近邻(ROI-RSICP)算法,对存在仿射畸变的磨耗车轮廓形实现了精确测量。首先,根据车轮廓形磨耗特征和大量磨耗车轮数据,采用PointNet深度学习网络,将采集的车轮廓形点集分成磨耗感兴趣区域(ROI)和非磨耗区域;然后,通过对磨耗ROI和非磨耗区域赋予不同权重值,提出了ROI-RSICP方法,并实现了仿射畸变磨耗车轮廓形与标准廓形的精确配准;最后,通过Hausdorff距离算法实现了车轮磨耗可视化处理。实验对比了ICP算法、Scaling ICP算法、ROI-RSICP算法以及第四种检查器的测量结果,验证了所提算法对仿射畸变磨耗车轮廓形动态检测的可行性。

Packaging and Temperature Compensation of Fiber Bragg Grating for Strain Sensing： A Survey

During last decades, sensor elements based on the fiber Bragg grating （FBG） have been widely studied and developed due to the advantages of immunity to electromagnetic interference, compact size, high precision, and so on. The FBG itself is sensitive to axial strain and temperature variation directly and can indirectly measure these complex physical parameters, such as pressure, displacement, and vibration, by using some specially designed elastic structures to convert them into the axial strain of the FBG. Whether the FBG is fixed on the measured object to measure the strain directly or fixed on an elastic structure body to measure other physical quantities, these types of FBGs could be collectively called as strain sensing FBGs. The packaging of the FBG has important influence on FBG characteristics that directly affect the measurement accuracy, such as strain transfer, temperature characteristic, and spectral shape. This paper summarizes the packaging methods and corresponding temperature compensation methods of the currently reported strain sensing FBGs, focusing especially on fully pasted FBG, pre-stretched FBG with double-end fixed, and metallic packaging. Furthermore, the advantages and drawbacks of different packaging methods have been analyzed, which can provide a reference for future researches.

Flexible oxide epitaxial thin films for wearable electronics:Fabrication,physical properties,and applications

Recently,flexible oxide epitaxial thin films are of increasing interests owing to their excellent physical properties and wide applications.The oxide epitaxial thin films with flexible,lightweight and wearable are promising for the applications in flexible and wearable devices,such as flexible sensors,flexible detectors,flexible oscillators,flexible spintronics,wearable displays and electronic skin,etc.This review aims to summarize the fabrication,physical properties and applications of the flexible oxide epitaxial thin films for wearable electronics in most recent few years.The fabrication of flexible oxide epitaxial thin films reviewed here mainly includes the deposition on flexible substrates at high temperature and epitaxial lift-off(ELO)from rigid substrates.The physical properties and applications of flexible oxide epitaxial thin films reviewed here chiefly focus on the area of electricity and magnetism,including stable and tunable physical properties in the flexible oxide epitaxial thin films.In final,the perspectives and challenges of flexible oxide thin films for wearable electronics have been also addressed.

Strontium modulates osteogenic activity of bone cement composed of bioactive borosilicate glass particles by activating Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway

There is a need for synthetic grafts to reconstruct large bone defects using minimal invasive surgery.Our previous study showed that incorporation of Sr into bioactive borate glass cement enhanced the osteogenic capacity in vivo.However,the amount of Sr in the cement to provide an optimal combination of physicochemical properties and capacity to stimulate bone regeneration and the underlying molecular mechanism of this stimulation is yet to be determined.In this study,bone cements composed of bioactive borosilicate glass particles substituted with varying amounts of Sr(0 mol%to 12 mol%SrO)were created and evaluated in vitro and in vivo.The setting time of the cement increased with Sr substitution of the glass.Upon immersion in PBS,the cement degraded and converted more slowly to HA(hydroxyapatite)with increasing Sr substitution.The released Sr2+modulated the proliferation,differentiation,and mineralization of hBMSCs(human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells)in vitro.Osteogenic characteristics were optimally enhanced with cement(designated BG6Sr)composed of particles substituted with 6mol%SrO.When implanted in rabbit femoral condyle defects,BG6Sr cement supported better peri-implant bone formation and bone-implant contact,comparing to cements substituted with 0mol%or 9mol%SrO.The underlying mechanism is involved in the activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in osteogenic differentiation of hBMSCs.These results indicate that BG6Sr cement has a promising combination of physicochemical properties and biological performance for minimally invasive healing of bone defects.

Flexible mica films for high-temperature energy storage

Dielectrics used for energy storage are highly desired for power electronics and pulse power applications and the polymer capacitors are the main commercial ones available.The development of flexible electronics and wearable devices require the relative materials being flexible.Besides,high temperature resistance is also desired because of the rising demand for high power devices and large electricity under elevated temperature.The polymer dielectrics for polymer capacitors are flexible but with relatively low working temperature normally less than 100℃.Therefore,fabricating a dielectric material to satisfy the flexibility and high working temperature simultaneously is still a great challenge.Here we propose one solution by demonstrating a hand-exfoliated fluorophlogopite film with micrometer scale thickness.Among which,the mica film with a thickness of around 10μm(Mica-10)exhibits the inorganic-like temperature stability even polymer-like flexibility.From 25℃to 200℃,Mica-10 has an energy density of around 11.27 J/cm^(3)with a variation within 2%,accompanied by a charge-discharge efficiency of around 95%at an electric field of 500 MV/m.Meanwhile,the thin thickness makes Mica-10 flexible,enabling its excellent flexibility and durability.This work revives the traditional material,mica,providing a way for high-temperature energy storage applications.

Effect of Tb Doping on Structural and Electrical Properties of BiFeO_3 Thin Films Prepared by Sol-Gel Technique

Bil_xTbxFe03 thin films were prepared on Sn02 （fluorine doped tin oxide） substrates by a sol-gel method. The structural and electrical properties of the BiFe03 thin films were characterized and tested. The results indicated that the diffraction peak of the Tb-doped BiFe03 films was shifted towards right as the doping amounts were increased. The structure was transformed from the rhombohedral to tetragonal/orthorhombic phase. The Bio.sgTbo.11Fe03 thin film showed the well-developed P-E loops, which enhanced remnant polarization （Pr = 88.05 μC/cm2） at room temperature. The dielectric constant and dielectric loss of Bio.sgTbo.llFe03 thin film at 100 kHz were 185 and 0.018, respectively. Furthermore, the Bio.seTbo.llFe03 thin film showed a relatively low leakage current density of 2.07×10-5 A/cm2 at an applied electric field of 150 kV/cm. The X- ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS） spectra indicated that the presence of Fe2＋ ions in the Bio.egTbo.11Fe03 thin film was less than that in the pure BiFe03.

Akermanite used as an alkaline biodegradable implants for the treatment of osteoporotic bone defect

In osteoporosis scenario, tissue response to implants is greatly impaired by the deteriorated boneregeneration microenvironment. In the present study, a Mg-containing akermanite (Ak) ceramic wasemployed for the treatment of osteoporotic bone defect, based on the hypothesis that both beneficialions (e.g. Mg^2+ ect.) released by the implants and the weak alkaline microenvironment pH (μe-pH) itcreated may play distinct roles in recovering the abnormal bone regeneration by stimulating osteoblasticanabolic effects. The performance of Ak, b-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) and Hardystone (Har) in healinga 3 mm bone defect on the ovariectomized (OVX) osteoporotic rat model was evaluated. Our resultsindicated that, there's more new bone formed in Ak group than in β-TCP or Har group at week 9. Theinitial me-pHs of Ak were significantly higher than that of the β-TCP and Blank group, and this weakalkaline condition was maintained till at least 9 weeks post-surgery. Increased osteoblastic activity whichwas indicated by higher osteoid secretion was observed in Ak group at week 4 to week 9. An intermediatelayer which was rich in phosphorus minerals and bound directly to the new forming bone wasdeveloped on the surface of Ak. In a summary, our study demonstrates that Ak exhibits a superior boneregenerative performance under osteoporosis condition, and might be a promising candidate for thetreatment of osteoporotic bone defect and fracture.