ELECTROCHEMISTRY OF OI-μ-OXO-DIMANGANESE COMPLEX AT THIOURACIL MODIFIED GOLD ELECTRODE

The electrochemistry of di-μ-oxo-dimanganese complex was investigated. It was found that no redox peak was observed in the cyclic voltammogram (CV) of the complex at the bare gold electrode, but at thiouracil-modified gold electrode, a pair of redox peaks were observed showing that thiouracil can promote the proton-coupled electron transfer reaction of the complex.

The Modified God——A Gender Study of the Pluto-Proserpina Episode in "The Merchant's Tale"

"The Merchant's Tale" is one of the most intriguing tales in Medieval literary canon The Canterbury Tales. In this tale,Chaucer created the Pluto-Proserpina episode which alludes to the biblical story of God expelling Adam and Eve. Previous studies of the episode mainly focus on historical and mythological background of two pagan gods with some focusing on narrative function of the episode. Nevertheless, when examined through the lens of gender studies, Pluto and Proserpina are in effect fabricated as a substitution of God, revealing His androgyny. This article aims to analyze similarities and differences between PlutoProserpina episode, examine God's images in Holy Bible and Medieval society, and finally conclude that the modified God created by Chaucer in the Pluto-Proserpine episode unveils androgyny of God, which is a great challenge to Medieval ideology concerning God's gender.

Analysis of quality-related proteins in golden pompano(Trachinotus ovatus)fillets with modified atmosphere packaging under superchilling storage

Here,we aimed to study the changes in proteome of golden pompano fillets during post-mortem storage.Tandem mass tags(TMT)-labeled quantitative proteomic strategy was applied to investigate the relationships between protein changes and quality characteristics of modified atmosphere packaging(MAP)fillets during superchilling(-3°C)storage.Scanning electron microscopy was used to show that the muscle histology microstructure of fillets was damaged to varying degrees,and low-field nuclear magnetic resonance was used to find that the immobilized water and free water in the muscle of fillets changed significantly.Total sulfhydryl content,TCA-soluble peptides and Ca2+-ATPase activity also showed that the fillet protein had a deterioration by oxidation and denaturation.The Fresh(FS),MAP,and air packaging(AP)groups were set.Total of 150 proteins were identified as differential abundant proteins(DAPs)in MAP/FS,while 209 DAPs were in AP/FS group.The KEGG pathway analysis indicated that most DAPs were involved in binding proteins and protein turnover.Correlation analysis found that 52 DAPs were correlated with quality traits.Among them,8 highly correlated DAPs are expected to be used as potential quality markers for protein oxidation and water-holding capacity.These results provide a further understanding of the muscle deterioration mechanism of packaging golden pompano fillets during superchilling.

Nucleoside modified mRNA-lipid nanoparticles as a new delivery platform for the repair of the injured spinal cord

Spinal cord injury and treatment opportunities:The adult mammalian spinal cord has a very limited capacity for spontaneous regeneration due to various intrinsic molecular and cellular factors.Although the spinal cord neurons have the capacity to regenerate their axons,the expression of growth inhibitory factors,lack or suppression of proper guidance cues,and profound inflammatory responses do not permit successful regeneration(Khyeam et al.,2021).

Bifurcation and Turing Pattern Formation in a Diffusion Modified Leslie-Gower Predator-Prey Model with Crowley-Martin Functional Response

In this paper, we study a modified Leslie-Gower predator-prey model with Smith growth subject to homogeneous Neumann boundary condition, in which the functional response is the Crowley-Martin functional response term. Firstly, for ODE model, the local stability of equilibrium point is given. And by using bifurcation theory and selecting suitable bifurcation parameters, we find many kinds of bifurcation phenomena, including Transcritical bifurcation and Hopf bifurcation. For the reaction-diffusion model, we find that Turing instability occurs. Besides, it is proved that Hopf bifurcation exists in the model. Finally, numerical simulations are presented to verify and illustrate the theoretical results.

Electrochemical Degradation of Indigocarmine Dye at Ni/Graphite Modified Electrode in Aqueous Solution

Nickel Graphite modified electrode (Ni/GME) was prepared by electrochemical method and degradation of Indigocarmine (IC) dye was carried out. An investigation between the efficiency of degradation by graphite electrode and the Ni/graphite modified electrode has been carried out. The different effects of concentration, current density and temperature on the rate of degradation were studied. This study shows that the rate of the degradation is more for Ni doped modified graphite electrode. UV-Visible spectra before and after degradation of the dye solution were observed. The thin film formation of Ni or encapsulated in graphite rod is observed by scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM & EDAX). The instantaneous current effectiveness values of different experimental conditions are evaluated. The anodic oxidation by Ni/ graphite modified electrode showed the complete degradation of aqueous solution indigocarmine, which is confirmed by UV-Visible and chemical oxygen demand (COD) measurements. The dye is converted into CO2, H2O and simpler inorganic salts. The results observed for reuse of modified electrodes indicate that the Ni/graphite modified electrode would be a promising anode for electrochemical degradation of indigocarmine. This method can be applied for the remediation of waste water containing organics, cost-effective and simple.

应用Modified Gompertz模型对城市生活垃圾沼气发酵的拟合研究

尽管Modified Gompertz模型与料菌比和发酵浓度之间没有直接的函数和变量关系,但是料菌比和浓度的变化必然导致Modified Gompertz模型参数的改变,因此可以通过Modified Gompertz模型参数的变化特征对料菌比和发酵浓度是否适宜作出合理的评价.据此本研究将采用中温批量发酵,分别设计单因素实验和多因素均匀设计(Uniform Design)实验,并利用ModifiedGompertz模型拟合的方法,同时考察料菌比和发酵浓度对城市生活垃圾批量沼气发酵的影响.结果表明,累积产气量随时间的变化与Modified Gompertz模型具有较好的相关性,从而获得最大累积产气量、最大产气速率和滞留时间模型参数,并由此推算出VS产气率及产气速率等评价指标.这些参数和指标的变化特征表明,发酵含量是影响最大累积产气量、最大产气速率、VS产气率和VS产气速率的主要因素,而料菌比的影响相对较小,特别是对VS产气率和VS产气速率几乎不产生影响,并表明城市生活垃圾沼气发酵的VS含量在4%～8%比较适宜,料菌比在1.5∶1～2.5∶1比较适宜.

基于Modified Gompertz研究食品模型中肉桂精油的抑菌活性

香辛料精油可以有效地抑制微生物生长,延缓食品腐败变质,但体内应用时其抑菌活性常受到食品成分的影响。本文以最低抑菌浓度(MIC)和抑菌圈直径(DIZ)为指标,发现肉桂、丁香、大蒜、生姜、百里香、鼠尾草、迷迭香、芥末和牛至9种香辛料精油中肉桂精油是对大肠杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌抑菌活性均最高的精油,MIC分别为250μL/L和500μL/L,DIZ分别为31.8±1.7 mm和30.5±0.5 mm。通过Modified Gompertz生长模型,研究肉桂精油在蛋白质和碳水化合物两类食品模型中对两种受试细菌延滞期(λ)和最大比生长速率(μmax)的影响。结果显示:蛋白质和碳水化合物对肉桂精油抑菌活性均有加强作用;大肠杆菌在牛肉和马铃薯模型(含有1/4MIC肉桂精油)中的λ较Luria-Bertani培养基分别延长1.76倍和2.51倍;同样模型中,金黄色葡萄球菌在24 h内生长完全受到抑制。上述结果表明肉桂精油具有在蛋白质或碳水化合物成分高的食品中推广应用的潜力。

Application of SAGE algorithm in PET image reconstruction using modified ordered subsets

A new method that uses a modified ordered subsets （MOS） algorithm to improve the convergence rate of space-alternating generalized expectation-maximization （SAGE） algorithm for positron emission tomography （PET） image reconstruction is proposed.In the MOS-SAGE algorithm,the number of projections and the access order of the subsets are modified in order to improve the quality of the reconstructed images and accelerate the convergence speed.The number of projections in a subset increases as follows：2,4,8,16,32 and 64.This sequence means that the high frequency component is recovered first and the low frequency component is recovered in the succeeding iteration steps.In addition,the neighboring subsets are separated as much as possible so that the correlation of projections can be decreased and the convergences can be speeded up.The application of the proposed method to simulated and real images shows that the MOS-SAGE algorithm has better performance than the SAGE algorithm and the OSEM algorithm in convergence and image quality.

Coupling denoising algorithm based on discrete wavelet transform and modified median filter for medical image

In order to overcome the phenomenon of image blur and edge loss in the process of collecting and transmitting medical image,a denoising method of medical image based on discrete wavelet transform(DWT)and modified median filter for medical image coupling denoising is proposed.The method is composed of four modules:image acquisition,image storage,image processing and image reconstruction.Image acquisition gets the medical image that contains Gaussian noise and impulse noise.Image storage includes the preservation of data and parameters of the original image and processed image.In the third module,the medical image is decomposed as four sub bands(LL,HL,LH,HH)by wavelet decomposition,where LL is low frequency,LH,HL,HH are respective for horizontal,vertical and in the diagonal line high frequency component.Using improved wavelet threshold to process high frequency coefficients and retain low frequency coefficients,the modified median filtering is performed on three high frequency sub bands after wavelet threshold processing.The last module is image reconstruction,which means getting the image after denoising by wavelet reconstruction.The advantage of this method is combining the advantages of median filter and wavelet to make the denoising effect better,not a simple combination of the two previous methods.With DWT and improved median filter coefficients coupling denoising,it is highly practical for high-precision medical images containing complex noises.The experimental results of proposed algorithm are compared with the results of median filter,wavelet transform,contourlet and DT-CWT,etc.According to visual evaluation index PSNR and SNR and Canny edge detection,in low noise images,PSNR and SNR increase by 10%–15%;in high noise images,PSNR and SNR increase by 2%–6%.The experimental results of the proposed algorithm achieved better acceptable results compared with other methods,which provides an important method for the diagnosis of medical condition.

Treatment of 60 Cases of Gouty Arthritis with Modified Simiao Tang

Objective:To observe the clinical effect of a modified Simiao Tang (加味四妙汤 Modified Decoction of Four Wonderful Drugs) for gouty arthritis and its influence on uric acid in blood. Methods: 120 cases of gouty arthritis were randomly divided into the treatment group and control group with 60 cases in each group. Modified Simiao Tang (MST) was orally administered to the patients in the treatment group and allopurinol tablet was orally administered to the patients in the control group. The clinical effects of two groups were evaluated after one-week treatment and uric acid (UA) and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in blood were determined after 1-month treatment. Results: The total effective rate in the treatment group was significantly higher than in the control group, 86.7% vs. 68.3% (P< 0.01). And the treatment group was also significantly better than the control group in decreasing UA and CRP (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Conclusions: MST can significantly improve the symptoms and signs of gouty arthritis and decrease the levels of UA and CRP. It is good for gouty arthritis.

Effect of Ni loadings on the activity and coke formation of MgO-modified Ni/Al_2O_3 nanocatalyst in dry reforming of methane

MgO-modified Ni/Al2O3 catalysts with different Ni loadings were prepared and employed in dry reforming of methane （DRM）. The effect of Ni loadings on the activity and coke formation of Ni/MgO-A1203 catalysts were investigated. The synthesized catalysts were characterized by XRD, N2 adsorption-desorption, SEM, TPO and TPR techniques. The obtained results showed that increasing nickel loading decreased the BET surface area and increased the catalytic activity and amount of deposited carbon. In addition, the effect of gas hourly space velocity （GHSV） and feed ratio were studied.

Solving mKdV-sinh-Gordon equation by a modified variable separated ordinary differential equation method

By introducing a more general auxiliary ordinary differential equation （ODE）, a modified variable separated ODE method is developed for solving the mKdV-sinh-Gordon equation. As a result, many explicit and exact solutions including some new formal solutions are successfully picked up for the mKdV-sinh-Gordon equation by this approach.

Nonlocal symmetry and exact solutions of the(2+1)-dimensional modified Bogoyavlenskii–Schiff equation

In this paper,the truncated Painlev′e analysis,nonlocal symmetry,Bcklund transformation of the（2＋1）-dimensional modified Bogoyavlenskii–Schiff equation are presented.Then the nonlocal symmetry is localized to the corresponding nonlocal group by the prolonged system.In addition,the（2＋1）-dimensional modified Bogoyavlenskii–Schiff is proved consistent Riccati expansion（CRE） solvable.As a result,the soliton–cnoidal wave interaction solutions of the equation are explicitly given,which are difficult to find by other traditional methods.Moreover figures are given out to show the properties of the explicit analytic interaction solutions.

Efficient implementation of x-ray ghost imaging based on a modified compressive sensing algorithm

Towards efficient implementation of x-ray ghost imaging(XGI),efficient data acquisition and fast image reconstruction together with high image quality are preferred.In view of radiation dose resulted from the incident x-rays,fewer measurements with sufficient signal-to-noise ratio(SNR)are always anticipated.Available methods based on linear and compressive sensing algorithms cannot meet all the requirements simultaneously.In this paper,a method based on a modified compressive sensing algorithm with conjugate gradient descent method(CGDGI)is developed to solve the problems encountered in available XGI methods.Simulation and experiments demonstrate the practicability of CGDGI-based method for the efficient implementation of XGI.The image reconstruction time of sub-second implicates that the proposed method has the potential for real-time XGI.

Synthesis of magnetically modified palygorskite composite for immobilization of Candida sp. 99–125 lipase via adsorption

Magnetically modified palygorskite composites were synthesized with γ-Fe2O3 dispersing on the external surface of clay mineral. The magnetic clay was characterized with Fourier transform infrared, X-ray diffrac- tion, transmission electron microscopy, and vibrating sample magnetometer. Candida sp. 99-125 lipase was immobilized on magnetic palygorskite composites by physical adsorption with enzyme loading of 41.5 mg· g^-1 support and enzyme activity of 2631.6 U· （g support）^-1. The immobilized lipase exhibit better thermal and broader pH stability and excellent reusabilitV compared with free lipase.

Modified Shuffled Frog Leaping Algorithm for Solving Economic Load Dispatch Problem

In the recent restructured power system scenario and complex market strategy, operation at absolute minimum cost is no longer the only criterion for dispatching electric power. The economic load dispatch (ELD) problem which accounts for minimization of both generation cost and power loss is itself a multiple conflicting objective function problem. In this paper, a modified shuffled frog-leaping algorithm (MSFLA), which is an improved version of memetic algorithm, is proposed for solving the ELD problem. It is a relatively new evolutionary method where local search is applied during the evolutionary cycle. The idea of memetic algorithm comes from memes, which unlike genes can adapt themselves. The performance of MSFLA has been shown more efficient than traditional evolutionary algorithms for such type of ELD problem. The application and validity of the proposed algorithm are demonstrated for IEEE 30 bus test system as well as a practical power network of 203 bus 264 lines 23 machines system.

Electrochemical Determination of Diethylstilbestrol in Feeds at Polyethylenimine-nanogold Modified Electrode

In this paper, a new method for the modification of glass carbon electrode (GCE) by polyethylenimine (PEI) and nano-gold (Au-colloid) was established to explore sensitive techniques for voltammetric determination of diethylstilbestrol. Compared with bare GCE, the peak current at the potential of 0.45 V is increased notably at PEI and PEI-nanogold modified electrode both by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). This kind of electrode allows the detection of low concentration of diethylstilbestrol in the range of 0.03～12 mg/L by DPV measurement. Other optimizations for experimental conditions were also discussed in detail.

Suppression of Spiral Wave in Modified Orengonator Model

In this paper, a spatial perturbation scheme is proposed to suppress the spiral wave in the modified Orengonator model, which is used to describe the chemical reaction in the light-sensitive media. The controllable external illumination Ф is perturbed with a spatial linear function. In our numerical simulation, the scheme is investigated by imposing the external controllable illumination on the space continuously and/or intermittently. The numerical simulation results confirm that the stable rotating spiral wave still can be removed with the scheme proposed in this paper even if the controllable Ф changed vs. time and space synchronously. Then the scheme is also used to control the spiral wave and turbulence in the modified Fitzhugh-Nagumo model. It is found that the scheme is effective to remove the sable rotating and meandering spiral wave but it costs long transient period and intensity of the gradient parameter to eliminate the soiral turbulence.

Modified Bat Algorithm for Optimal VM’s in Cloud Computing

All task scheduling applications need to ensure that resources are optimally used,performance is enhanced,and costs are minimized.The purpose of this paper is to discuss how to Fitness Calculate Values(FCVs)to provide application software with a reliable solution during the initial stages of load balancing.The cloud computing environment is the subject of this study.It consists of both physical and logical components(most notably cloud infrastructure and cloud storage)(in particular cloud services and cloud platforms).This intricate structure is interconnected to provide services to users and improve the overall system’s performance.This case study is one of the most important segments of cloud computing,i.e.,Load Balancing.This paper aims to introduce a new approach to balance the load among Virtual Machines(VM’s)of the cloud computing environment.The proposed method led to the proposal and implementation of an algorithm inspired by the Bat Algorithm(BA).This proposed Modified Bat Algorithm(MBA)allows balancing the load among virtual machines.The proposed algorithm works in two variants:MBA with Overloaded Optimal Virtual Machine(MBAOOVM)and Modified Bat Algorithm with Balanced Virtual Machine(MBABVM).MBA generates cost-effective solutions and the strengths of MBA are finally validated by comparing it with Bat Algorithm.