Adverse Effects of Inactivated Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccine—Possible Causes Analysis and Countermeasures

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, and Chinese government adopts compulsory immunization measures for FMD. The adverse effects of FMD vaccine to pigs, cattle and goats have been reported increasingly frequent during the spring and autumn seasons when large numbers of farm livestock are vaccinated. The financial losses caused by vaccine adverse effects have been a serious concern for both farmers and primary prevention personnel. There are various causative factors reported to involve into adverse effect of FMD vaccine, including the inappropriate vaccine production, transportation and storage, livestock poor tolerance, and unqualified vaccinating manipulations. Symptomatic treatment and early drug prevention have a certain effect on the adverse effects. To analyze causes and propose countermeasures, in the current study possible reasons during the production and processing procedures of inactivated FMD vaccine were reviewed and corresponding countermeasures were recommended. The review may provide references for better use of vaccine to prevent FMD.

Single-source precursor derived high-entropy metal–carbide nanowires:Microstructure and growth evolution

In recent years,high-entropy metal carbides(HECs)have attracted significant attention due to their exceptional physical and chemical properties.The combination of excellent performance exhibited by bulk HEC ceramics and distinctive geometric characteristics has paved the way for the emergence of one-dimensional(1D)HECs as novel materials with unique development potential.Herein,we successfully fabricated novel(Ti_(0.2)Zr_(0.2)Hf_(0.2)Nb_(0.2)Ta_(0.2))C nanowires derived via Fe-assisted single-sourced precursor pyrolysis.Prior to the synthesis of the nanowires,the composition and microstructure of(Ti,Zr,Hf,Nb,Ta)-containing precursor(PHECs)were analyzed,and divinylbenzene(DVB)was used to accelerate the conversion process of the precursor and contribute to the formation of HECs,which also provided a partial carbon source for the nanowire growth.Additionally,multi-branched,single-branched,and single-branched bending nanowires were synthesized by adjusting the ratio of PHECs to DVB.The obtained single-branched(Ti_(0.2)Zr_(0.2)Hf_(0.2)Nb_(0.2)Ta_(0.2))C nanowires possessed smooth surfaces with an average diameter of 130–150 nm and a length of several tens of micrometers,which were a single-crystal structure and typically grew along the[11¯1]direction.Also,the growth of the(Ti_(0.2)Zr_(0.2)Hf_(0.2)Nb_(0.2)Ta_(0.2))C nanowires was in agreement with top-type vapor–liquid–solid mechanism.This work not only successfully achieved the fabrication of HEC nanowires by a catalyst-assisted polymer pyrolysis,but also provided a comprehensive analysis of the factors affecting their yield and morphology,highlighting the potential application of these attractive nano-materials.

An improved long-term correlation tracking method with occlusion handling

By improving the long-term correlation tracking(LCT) algorithm, an effective object tracking method, improved LCT(ILCT), is proposed to address the issue of occlusion. If the object is judged being occluded by the designed criterion, which is based on the characteristic of response value curve, an added re-detector will perform re-detection, and the tracker is ordered to stop. Besides, a filtering and adoption strategy of re-detection results is given to choose the most reliable one for the re-initialization of the tracker. Extensive experiments are carried out under the conditions of occlusion, and the results demonstrate that ILCT outperforms some state-of-the-art methods in terms of accuracy and robustness.

Long-Lasting Filtration of Oily Water by Anti-Fouling Underwater Oleophobic Sand Particles

The produced water from the oilfield was purified with filter material and then injected back into the ground.The serpentine filter material was easy to harden with the increase in filtration amount,which affected the water quality.A superhydrophilic/underwater oleophobic serpentine filter material was successfully prepared by a simple method of coating modification,which exhibited long-lasting filtration of oily water,good filtration and anti-fouling properties,and resistance to harden.The film-forming material of the superhydrophilic/underwater oleophobic coating was composed of SiO_(2) particles with small size,which could completely and evenly cover the filter particle.The weight loss was only 7.6%after mechanical stirring for 90 min.Compared with the original filter material,the superhydrophilic/underwater oleophobic serpentine filter material showed a better anti-fouling ability and resistance to harden.The filtration of crude oil emulsion and oil slick sewage showed a better backwashing performance.After 35 cycles of continuous filtration of suspended solids in wastewater,the backwashing rate reached 78.4%.The results provided an effective method for the filtration of oily wastewater in the oilfield.

Novel Hf_(x)Ta_(1−x)C solid solution nanowire toughened HfC coating:An effective strategy for synchronous enhanced mechanical and anti-ablation performance

Ultra-high-temperature ceramic nanowires have shown increasing potential for use as thermal structural components.Herein,novel single-crystal Hf_(0.5)Ta_(0.5)C solid solution nanowires were synthesized and incorporated with a HfC coating to construct a robust structure with Hf_(0.5)Ta_(0.5)C solid solution nanowires uniformly distributed and interconnected within the coating.The novel Hf_(0.5)Ta_(0.5)C solid solution nanowires could effectively hinder crack propagation through crack tip pinning and crack deflection.This mechanism substantially enhanced the elastic modulus and fracture toughness of the HfC coating by 53.29%and 59.67%,respectively.The toughened HfC coating displayed superior fracture toughness and good interfacial binding strength with the substrate to resist severe oxidation and scouring.Additionally,the high thermal conductivity of the toughened HfC coating promoted heat transmission.Thus,in comparison to the pure HfC coating,the toughened HfC coating displayed smaller mass and linear ablation rates of−0.35 mg·s^(−1)and−0.46μm·s^(−1),which decreased by 39.66%and 36.98%,respectively.Our work not only simultaneously enhances the mechanical properties and ablation resistance of HfC-coated carbon/carbon(C/C)composites but also provides novel prospects for advanced ultrahigh-temperature ceramic nanowires under extreme conditions.