Decontamination of infected plant seeds utilizing atmospheric gliding arc discharge plasma treatment

In agriculture production,plant health is threatened by pathogens parasitic on seeds;hence,it is necessary to disinfect harvested seeds before germination.In this study,a technique of gliding arc plasma treatment was proposed and investigated.The experiment was conducted to treat Astragalus membranaceus(A.membranaceus)seeds that were artificially infected with Fusarium oxysporum(F.oxysporum).The plasma treatment duration varied from 30 s to 270 s.Direct and indirect treatments were compared to evaluate the inactivation efficiency of the F.oxysporum spores on the surface of seeds.The results indicated that the direct treatment behaved significantly better in disinfection than the indirect way.Meanwhile,experiments of the quantitative assessment of seed germination were also conducted,including the germination rate,the germination potential,and the germination index.The results showed that the inactivation efficiency increased as the plasma treatment time was extended.When the treatment time was90 s,the inactivation efficiency reached more than 98%.The plasma treatment of 270 s had a complete devitalization of F.oxysporum spores on the surface of the seeds.After the treatment of 30 s and 90 s,the seed germination parameters improved significantly.This study verified the inactivation efficacy of gliding arc discharge plasma under atmospheric pressure.The technique of gliding arc treatment shows advantages of energy saving and adaptation and has the potential to be utilized in industry.

Meta-analysis of Therapeutic Efficacy of Purgation and Catharsis Method for Treating Severe Pneumonia

[Objectives]To make a systematic evaluation on the therapeutic efficacy of purgation and catharsis method combined with western medicine in treatment of severe pneumonia.[Methods]The literatures were retrieved from China Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI),Chinese science and technology journal full-text database(VIP database,VIP),Wanfang Data,the Chinese biomedical database,PubMed,Embase,and the Cochrane Library.The retrieval time was set to the period from the creation of the database to June 2020.The randomized controlled trial(RCT)was conducted on the comparison between the purgation and catharsis method combined with western medicine and the western medicine alone in the treatment of severe pneumonia.The literature information was extracted and the methodological quality of the included literature was evaluated according to the bias risk assessment tool developed by the Cochrane Collaboration.Meta-analysis was performed with the aid of RevMan 5.3 software for the patient response rate,acute physiology and chronic health evaluations II(APACHE II),clinical pulmonary infection score(CPIS),oxygenation index(OI),procalcitonin(PCT),mechanical ventilation time,etc.[Results]A total of 20 articles were included,involving a total of 1661 patients,and the literature quality was low.Meta analysis results showed that compared with the treatment by western medicine alone,the purgation and catharsis method combined with western medicine can further improve the response rate[RR=1.21,95%CI(1.14,1.27),P<0.00001],and reduce the APACHE II score[WMD=-5.92,95%CI(-7.94,-3.89),P<0.00001],reduce CPIS score[WMD=-1.41,95%CI(-1.70,-1.12),P<0.00001],increase oxygenation index[WMD=39.52,95%CI(29.39,49.65),P<0.00001],reduce PCT level[WMD=-2.85,95%CI(-3.68,-2.01),P<0.00001],shorten the mechanical ventilation time[WMD=-13.00,95%CI(-16.51,-9.48),P<0.00001].[Conclusions]Within the scope of the study included,the purgation and catharsis method combined with western medicine in the treatment of severe pneumonia can further reduce the pulmonary infection,reduce PCT levels,increase oxygenation index,and improve vital organ functions,thereby improving clinical efficacy,shortening the mechanical ventilation time(MVT),and reducing the economic burden of patients.

M0S2 dual-gate transistors with electrostatically doped contacts

Two-dimensional(2D)transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDs)such as molybdenum disulfide(M0S2)have been intensively investigated because of their exclusive physical properties for advaneed electronics and optoelectronics.In the present work,we study the M0S2 transistor based on a novel tri-gate device architecture,with dual-gate(Dual-G)in the channel and the buried side-gate(Side-G)for the source/drain regi ons.All gates can be in depe ndently con trolled without in terfere nee.For a MoS2 sheet with a thick ness of 3.6 nm,the Schottky barrier(SB)and non-overlapped channel region can be effectively tuned by electrostatically doping the source/drain regions with Side-G.Thus,the extri nsic resista nee can be effectively lowered,and a boost of the ON-state cur re nt can be achieved.Mean while,the cha nn el c ontrol remai ns efficient under the Dual-G mode,with an ON-OFF current ratio of 3 x 107 and subthreshold swing of 83 mV/decade.The corresponding band diagram is also discussed to illustrate the device operati on mechanism.This no vel device structure ope ns up a new way toward fabricati on of high-performance devices based on 2D-TMDs.

基于二维半导体的人工神经网络芯片

近些年,二维半导体由于其独特的原子层厚度和可调控带隙等优势受到学术和产业界越来越多的关注。本文基于晶團级二维硫化钼(MoS_(2))进行了大规模电路应用尝试,成功制备了世界上第一个集乘加单元(MAC)、存储单元和激活函数电路于一体的功能性MoS:人工神经网络(ANN)芯片该芯片的制备采用了与硅基工艺更为兼容的顶栅晶体管结构,在1片晶圓级MoS_(2)薄膜上集成了818个MoS_(2)晶体管,并成功演示了基于ANN电路的触觉感知识别应用.该研究不仅展示了二维半导体在大规模集成电路中应用潜力,而且探索了二维半导体在人工智能芯片中的应用。

Iaso： an autonomous fault-tolerant management system for supercomputers

With the increase of system scale, the inherent reliability of supercomputers becomes lower and lower. The cost of fault handling and task recovery increases so rapidly that the reliability issue will soon harm the usability of supercomputers. This issue is referred to as the ＂reliability wall＂, which is regarded as a critical problem for current and future supercomputers. To address this problem, we propose an autonomous fault-tolerant system, named Iaso, in MilkyWay- 2 system. Iaso introduces the concept of autonomous management in supercomputers. By autonomous management, the computer itself, rather than manpower, takes charge of the fault management work. Iaso automatically manage the whole lifecycle of faults, including fault detection, fault diagnosis, fault isolation, and task recovery. Iaso endows the autonomous features with MilkyWay-2 system, such as self-awareness, self-diagnosis, self-healing, and self-protection. With the help of Iaso, the cost of fault handling in supercomputers reduces from several hours to a few seconds. Iaso greatly improves the usability and reliability of MilkyWay-2 system.

Highly [010]-oriented self-assembled LiCoPO4/C nanoflakes as high-performance cathode for lithium ion batteries

In this artide, highly [010]-oriented self-assembled LiCoPO4/C nanoflakes were prepared through simple and facile solution-phase strategies at low temperature and ambient pressure. The formation of 5-hydroxylmethylfurfural and levoglucosan via the dehydration of glucose during the reaction played a key role in mediating the morphology and structure of the resulting products. LiCoPO4 highly oriented along the （010）-facets exposed Li^＋ ion transport channels, facilitating ultrafast lithium ion transportation. In turn, the unique assembled mesoporous structure and the flake-like morphology of the prepared products benefit lithium ion batteries constructed using two-dimensional （2D） LiCoPO4/C nanoflakes self- assembles as cathodes and commercial Li4Ti5O12 as anodes. The tested batteries provide high capacities of 154.6 mA·h·g^-1 at 0.1 C （based on the LiCoPO4 weight of 1 C = 167 mA·h·g^-1） and stable cycling with 93.1% capacity retention after 100 cycles, which is outstanding compared to other recently developed LiCoPO4 cathodes.