Close Major-merger Pairs at z=0: Star-forming Galaxies with Pseudobulges

We present a study of star-forming galaxies (SFGs) with pseudobulges (bulges with Sérsic index n<2) in a loca close major-merger galaxy pair sample (H-KPAIR).With data from new aperture photometries in the optical and near-infrared bands (aperture size of 7 kpc) and from the literature,we find that the mean Age of central stellar populations in Spirals with pseudobulges is consistent with that of disky galaxies and is nearly constant against the bulge-to-total ratio (B/T).Paired Spirals have a slightly lower fraction of pure disk galaxies (B/T≤0.1) than their counterparts in the control sample.Compared to SFGs with classical bulges,those with pseudobulges have a higher (>2σ) mean of specific star formation rate (sSFR) enhancement (sSFR_(enh)=0.33±0.07 versus sSFR_(enh)=0.12±0.06) and broader scatter (by~1 dex).The eight SFGs that have the highest sSFR_(enh)in the sample all have pseudobulges.A majority (69%) of paired SFGs with strong enhancement (having sSFR more than5 times the median of the control galaxies) have pseudobulges.The Spitzer data show that the pseudobulges in these galaxies are tightly linked to nuclear/circum-nuclear starbursts.Pseudobulge SFGs in S+S and in S+E pairs have significantly (>3σ) different sSFR enhancement,with the means of sSFR_(enh)=0.45±0.08 and-0.04±0.11respectively.We find a decrease in the sSFR enhancements with the density of the environment for SFGs with pseudobulges.Since a high fraction (5/11) of pseudobulge SFGs in S+E pairs are in rich groups/clusters (loca density N_(1Mpc)≥7),the dense environment might be the cause for their low s SFR_(enh).

The Influence of Placement Time of Blood Samples on the Accuracy of Blood Glucose Measurement

This study aims to explore the influence brought by the decrease degree in blood glucose during the period when diabetes patients’ blood samples are collected through fasting blood and sent to the laboratory for detection on the accuracy on blood glucose measurement. Methods: This study is conducted by detecting fasting blood glucose of 150 patients who came to our hospital for physical examination and collecting their general information. Blood glucose concentration is measured through centrifugation after blood samples are placed for 0 min, 60 min, 120 min and 180 min.

Nickel sulfide modified TiO_2 nanotubes with highly efficient photocatalytic H_2 evolution activity

TiO2 nanotubes（TNTs） with nickel sulfide（NiS） co-catalyst were prepared by a simple solvothermal method and characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscope, N2-physisorption, UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and photoluminescence spectroscopy. Loading NiS nano-clusters can significantly enhance the photocatalytic H2 evolution performance of TNTs. The optimum NiS loading content was found to be 8 wt% and the corresponding hydrogen production rate is ca. 7486 μmol/h/g, being about 79 times higher than that of pure TNTs. This enhancement of photocatalytic H2 evolution was attributed to the synergistic effect between NiS and TNTs.

Dynamic ageing research of cross‐linked polyethylene cable insulation based on temporal‐spatial dimension under combined electro‐thermal effect

Dynamic ageing process of cross‐linked polyethylene(XLPE)cable insulation under combined electro‐thermal effect is investigated by the construction of theoretical analysis model and the practice of operation‐simulated ageing test.Firstly,theoretical analysis model is constructed from time and spatial dimensions.From the time dimension,in the light of the impeding trend of internal stress to external stress,the XLPE ageing process of Steady state‐Transition state‐Steady state(STS)is proposed to illustrate the dynamic ageing process of XLPE.From the spatial dimension,the insulation is divided into three scales to quantify the ageing.Secondly,to practice the theoretical analysis model,an operation‐simulated ageing test was conducted on two high voltage alternating current cables with service years of 15 and 30 for 540 days.Subsequently,relevant diagnostic measurements were applied to analyse the influence of physicochemical characteristics on the dielectric and heat transfer performances of the cables.The results show that the degradation of the actual operating cable is an extremely slow process.On the one hand,the response in physical changes of morphology counterbalances the external stress,maintaining the stability.On the other hand,once the chemical changes occur,negative feedback mechanism tends to impede the occurrence of further degradation by regulating fields distribution.

Inkjet printing-based fabrication of microscale 3D ice structures

This study proposed a method for fabricating 3D microstructures of ice without a supporting material.The inkjet printing process was performed in a low humidity environment to precisely control the growth direction of the ice crystals.In the printing process,water droplets(volume=hundreds of picoliters)were deposited onto the previously formed ice structure,after which they immediately froze.Different 3D structures(maximum height=2000µm)could be formed by controlling the substrate temperature,ejection frequency and droplet size.The growth direction was dependent on the landing point of the droplet on the previously formed ice structure;thus,3D structures could be created with high degrees of freedom.