Interconnected microstructure and flexural behavior of Ti_(2)C-Ti composites with superior Young’s modulus

To enhance the Young’s modulus(E)and strength of titanium alloys,we designed titanium matrix composites with intercon-nected microstructure based on the Hashin-Shtrikman theory.According to the results,the in-situ reaction yielded an interconnected microstructure composed of Ti_(2)C particles when the Ti_(2)C content reached 50vol%.With widths of 10 and 230 nm,the intraparticle Ti lamellae in the prepared composite exhibited a bimodal size distribution due to precipitation and the unreacted Ti phase within the grown Ti_(2)C particles.The composites with interconnected microstructure attained superior properties,including E of 174.3 GPa and ultimate flexural strength of 1014 GPa.Compared with that of pure Ti,the E of the composite was increased by 55% due to the high Ti_(2)C content and interconnected microstructure.The outstanding strength resulted from the strong interfacial bonding,load-bearing capacity of interconnected Ti_(2)C particles,and bimodal intraparticle Ti lamellae,which minimized the average crack driving force.Interrupted flexural tests revealed preferential crack initiation along the{001}cleavage plane and grain boundary of Ti_(2)C in the region with the highest tensile stress.In addition,the propagation can be efficiently inhibited by interparticle Ti grains,which prevented the brittle fracture of the composites.

Application of real-time shear wave elastography to Achilles tendon hardness evaluation in older adults

BACKGROUND Real-time shear wave elastography(SWE)is a non-invasive imaging technique used to measure tissue stiffness by generating and tracking shear waves in real time.This advanced ultrasound-based method provides quantitative information regarding tissue elasticity,offering valuable insights into the mechanical properties of biological tissues.However,the application of real-time SWE in the musculoskeletal system and sports medicine has not been extensively studied.AIM To explore the practical value of real-time SWE for assessing Achilles tendon hardness in older adults.METHODS A total of 60 participants were enrolled in the present study,and differences in the elastic moduli of the bilateral Achilles tendons were compared among the following categories:(1)Age:55-60,60-65,and 65-70-years-old;(2)Sex:Male and female;(3)Laterality:Left and right sides;(4)Tendon state:Relaxed and tense state;and(5)Tendon segment:Proximal,middle,and distal.RESULTS There were no significant differences in the elastic moduli of the bilateral Achilles tendons when comparing by age or sex(P>0.05).There were,however,significant differences when comparing by tendon side,state,or segment(P<0.05).CONCLUSION Real-time SWE plays a significant role compared to other examination methods in the evaluation of Achilles tendon hardness in older adults.

Young Corn Ear Addition Improves Some Nutrients and Lowering Glycemic Index of Chiffon Cake

The effects of partial replacement of wheat flour with young corn ear (YCE) on sensory properties and glycemic index (GI) of chiffon cake were investigated. Dried YCE was processed into powdered form and added in chiffon cake formulations to replace wheat flour partially at concentrations of 0 (control), 10%, 20% and 30%. Protein, ash and dietary fibre contents of chiffon cake added with YCE powder were increased in line with the levels of YCE used. Even though protein content of YCE-based cakes increased in line (13.3% to 15.7%) with the levels of YCE (10% to 30%), but there was no significant difference compared to control. Sensory evaluation results indicate that partial replacement of wheat flour with up to 10% is satisfactory as compared to other levels of wheat flour replacement. Interestingly, addition of YCE at 10% to partially replace wheat flour resulted in reduction of postprandial blood glucose response. The GI value for chiffon cake added with YCE was 49 lower than control cake which recorded GI value at 60. In conclusion, novel food ingredient of YCE can be incorporated in selected bakery products to enhance nutritional composition while at the same time help in reducing the GI value. Further investigation on the addition of YCE into other bakery products in relation to nutrition and glycemic response effects can also be explored.

PROS1基因新同义突变致以脑梗死起病的遗传性蛋白S缺陷症家系调查

目的调查一个以急性脑梗死起病的遗传性蛋白S缺陷症家系的临床特征,分析其PROS1基因的突变特点。方法收集先证者及其直系亲属的临床资料,采集血标本,检测蛋白S活性水平并对PROS1基因进行测序。结果该家系直系亲属三代8人,其中3名确诊为遗传性蛋白S缺陷症,先证者及其兄均表现为急性脑梗死,余家系成员尚未发生血栓事件。检测蛋白S活性:先证者、先证者之兄、先证者母亲分别为16.8%、38.0%、31.8%,父亲正常。基因分析发现先证者、先证者之兄、先证者母亲PROS1基因第11外显子均存在c.1323G>A杂合变异,父亲为野生型。结论本家系为一个新发现的由PROS1基因c.1323G>A同义突变引起的遗传性蛋白S缺陷症家系;此突变可能导致青年缺血性脑卒中的发生。

A Novel Fusion System Based on Iris and Ear Biometrics for E-exams

With the rapid spread of the coronavirus epidemic all over the world,educational and other institutions are heading towards digitization.In the era of digitization,identifying educational e-platform users using ear and iris based multi-modal biometric systems constitutes an urgent and interesting research topic to pre-serve enterprise security,particularly with wearing a face mask as a precaution against the new coronavirus epidemic.This study proposes a multimodal system based on ear and iris biometrics at the feature fusion level to identify students in electronic examinations(E-exams)during the COVID-19 pandemic.The proposed system comprises four steps.Thefirst step is image preprocessing,which includes enhancing,segmenting,and extracting the regions of interest.The second step is feature extraction,where the Haralick texture and shape methods are used to extract the features of ear images,whereas Tamura texture and color histogram methods are used to extract the features of iris images.The third step is feature fusion,where the extracted features of the ear and iris images are combined into one sequential fused vector.The fourth step is the matching,which is executed using the City Block Dis-tance(CTB)for student identification.Thefindings of the study indicate that the system’s recognition accuracy is 97%,with a 2%False Acceptance Rate(FAR),a 4%False Rejection Rate(FRR),a 94%Correct Recognition Rate(CRR),and a 96%Genuine Acceptance Rate(GAR).In addition,the proposed recognition sys-tem achieved higher accuracy than other related systems.

剪切波弹性成像评估甲巯咪唑治疗初诊Graves病疗效的应用价值

目的 探讨超声剪切波弹性成像(shear wave elastography, SWE)技术评估甲巯咪唑治疗初诊Graves病疗效的临床应用价值。方法 收集60例经滨州医学院附属医院初诊确诊为Graves病的患者,给予服用甲巯咪唑进行治疗,检测治疗前及治疗2月后患者血清甲状腺功能指标包括血清促甲状腺激素(thyrotropin, TSH)、血清游离三碘甲状腺原氨酸(free triiodothyronine, FT3)和血清游离甲状腺素(free thyroxine, FT4),以及甲状腺自身免疫性炎症指标促甲状腺激素受体抗体(TRAb)。同时应用SWE技术分别测量患者治疗前及治疗2月后甲状腺组织的杨氏模量最大值、最小值和平均值,应用配对t检验对治疗前后的结果进行分析比较。结果 比较治疗前及治疗2月后结果显示,所测血清甲状腺功能指标(TSH、FT3、FT4)显著改善(P<0.01),TRAb显著好转(P<0.05);应用SWE技术测得患者甲状腺组织的各项杨氏模量值也有显著变化(P<0.01)。结论 SWE技术测得甲状腺组织杨氏模量值的变化与患者甲状腺功能指标变化的临床意义一致,说明SWE实时、定量且客观获取的患者甲状腺组织的硬度变化信息,可为临床医师准确评估Graves病治疗效果及调整用药剂量提供重要的量化参考依据,具有较高的临床应用价值。

经会阴三维超声联合SWE评估分娩方式对初产妇肛提肌的影响

目的探讨经会阴三维超声联合剪切波弹性成像技术(shear wave elastography,SWE)在评估分娩方式对初产妇肛提肌形态及功能影响中的应用价值,为早期诊断盆底功能障碍性疾病(pelvic floor disorders,PFD)提供新方法。方法选取在笔者医院分娩后6~8周复查的92例初产妇为产后组,根据其分娩方式分为经阴道分娩组(n=45)和剖宫产组(n=47),选取同期健康未育女性作为对照组(n=43)。采用经会阴三维超声联合SWE进行检查,比较各组间不同状态下肛提肌裂孔形态参数及弹性参数的差异。结果经阴道分娩组在静息、最大缩肛及最大Valsalva状态下肛提肌裂孔面积(levator ani hiatus area,LHA)均大于剖宫产组和对照组,剖宫产组大于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.01);经阴道分娩组在静息及最大缩肛状态下弹性参数较对照组、剖宫产组均减小,差异有统计学意义(P<0.01);而剖宫产组与对照组弹性参数比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);最大Valsalva状态与静息状态下LHA差值(ΔA′)与双侧PR杨氏模量值收缩前后的差值(ΔE)呈显著负相关(左侧r=-0.444,P=0.008;右侧r=-0.488,P=0.002)。结论经会阴三维超声联合SWE可定量评估肛提肌的形态及功能,为PFD的早期诊断提供依据。

Effects of reservoir fluids on sand packs consolidated by furan and epoxy resins:Static and dynamic states

One of the most effective methods for sand control is the chemical consolidation of sandstone structures.In this paper,the impacts of crude oil and brine in the static state and the impact of the flow rates of the fluids in the dynamic state have been assessed at the reservoir conditions.The analyses in this research were Young’s modulus,compressive strength,porosity,and permeability which were done on core samples after and before fluid contact.Samples made with two different resins showed good resistance to crude oil in both states.No considerable change was seen in the analyses even at high crude oil injection rates in the dynamic state.Conversely,brine caused a noticeable change in the analyses in both states.In the presence of brine at the static state,Young’s modulus and compressive strength respectively decreased by 37.5%and 34.5%for epoxy cores,whereas these parameters respectively reduced by 30%and 41%for furan cores.In brine presence at the dynamic state,compressive strength reduction was 10.28 MPa for furan and 6.28 MPa for epoxy samples and their compressive strength reached 16.75 MPa and 26.54 MPa respectively which are higher than the critical point to be known as weak sandstone core.Moreover,Young’s modulus decrease values for furan and epoxy samples were respectively 0.37 GPa and 0.44 GPa.Therefore,brine had a more destructive effect on the mechanical characteristics of samples in the static state than the dynamic one for two resins.In addition,brine injection increased permeability by about 13.6%for furan and 34.8%for epoxy.Also,porosity raised by about 21.8%for furan,and 19%for epoxy by brine injection.The results showed that the chemical sand consolidation weakens in the face of brine production along with crude oil which can lead to increasing cost of oil production and treating wellbore again.

Earth: Review Article

Every year on 22 April, we have celebrated Earth Day and the beautiful planet we call home. Earth Day, established in 1970, has been used to highlight our planet’s environmental challenges and raise awareness of the importance of protecting our world for future generations [1]. To provide the protection of our planet, we should explain Earth’s environmental challenges to the best of our knowledge in frames of contemporary Geophysics. This paper gives a short overview of the developed Hypersphere World-Universe Model (WUM) and pay particular attention to the principal role of Dark Matter (DM) in the Earth’s life. In this manuscript, we discuss different aspects of the Earth: a condition of Young Earth before the Beginning of life on It;Internal Structure;“The 660-km Boundary” that we named Geomagma;Random Variations of Earth’s Rotational Speed on a daily basis;Origin of Moon;Expanding Earth;Internal Heating;Faint Young Sun paradox;Geocorona and Planetary Coronas;High-Energy Atmospheric Physics. WUM proposed principally different ways to solve the problems of Internal Heating, Origin of the Moon, and Faint Young Sun paradox based on DM core of the Earth. The Model revealed the fact that the Sun Activity causes the Geomagma Activity and, as a consequence, Random Variations of Earth’s Rotational Speed by the varying Sun’s magnetic field.

Kimberly S.Young关于网络成瘾的15年研究述评

美国匹兹堡大学的Kimberly S.Young作为系统研究网瘾的先驱之一,她对于人类网络成瘾奥秘的追问与探究在过去的15年(1996-2011)里从未间断。本文追踪评述了Young对于网络成瘾的界定与分类,关于网络成瘾产生机理的研究,两度开发的网络成瘾诊断问卷和治疗网瘾的认知行为疗法。

Wagnild-Young心理弹性量表(RS-11)中文版的信效度检验

目的对Wagnild-Young心理弹性量表(RS-11)进行初步的修订和信效度检验。方法根据量表修订的方法,选取某大学在校生3363名进行测试,分析中文版的信、效度。结果项目分析结果表明RS-11各项目的项目鉴别力良好(r=0.344～0.700);内部一致性系数为0.807,分半信度为0.865,量表的重测信度为0.617;与CD-RISC-25关联效度为0.725;与大五人格和SCL-90关联效度理想。结论修订的Wagnild-Young心理弹性量表(RS-11)具有较高的信度和效度。

PSO algorithm for Young's modulus reconstruction

To get the quantitive value of abnormal biological tissues, an inverse algorithm about the Young＇s modulus based on the boundary extraction and the image registration technologies is proposed. With the known displacements of boundary tissues and the force distribution, the Young＇s modulus is calculated by constructing the unit system and the inverse finite element method （IFEM）. Then a tough range of the modulus for the whole tissue is estimated referring the value obtained before. The improved particle swarm optimizer （PSO） method is adopted to calculate the whole Yong＇s modulus distribution. The presented algorithm overcomes some limitations in other Young＇s modulus reconstruction methods and relaxes the displacements and force boundary condition requirements. The repetitious numerical simulation shows that errors in boundary displacement are not very sensitive to the estimation of next process; a final feasible solution is obtained by the improved PSO method which is close to the theoretical values obtained during searching in an extensive range.

关于Young’s不等式证明的一个注记

给出Youngs不等式的新证明和一个注记.

多晶Cu中Young's模量和硬度与晶体取向的关系

采用纳米压入(nanoindentation)和电子背散射衍射(EBSD)技术对多晶Cu样品多个晶粒进行了微观力学性能表征和晶体取向分析.结果表明,Young's模量随晶粒表面法向方向<hkl>与<111>和<001>最小夹角的变化有明显的规律:<hkl>越接近<111>,其Young's模量越大;<hkl>越接近<001>,其Young's模量越小;而Young's模量随<hkl>与<110>最小夹角的变化无明显规律.硬度随<hkl>与<111>,<110>和<001>最小夹角的变化均无明显规律.通过理论计算讨论了上述规律性.

Measurement of Young's Modulus and Poisson's Ratio of Thermal Barrier Coatings

In gas turbines, thermal barrier coatings （TBCs） applied by air plasma spraying are widely used to lower the temperature of hot components. To analyze the characteristics of TBCs such as residual stress, bond strength, fracture toughness, and crack propagation ratio, the Young＇s modulus and Poisson＇s ratio are important parameters. For TBC is a brittle and thin film, it is desirable to evaluate those properties while the coatings are bonded to a substrate. An atmospheric plasma spray MCrAIY bond coat and Yttria stabilized zirconia （YSZ） top coat are deposited onto a nickel-base superalloy GH150 substrate. The Young＇s modulus and Poisson＇s ratio are measured by cantilever beam bending with NDI. The method will be developed to test the Young＇ s modulus and Poisson ratio of other multilayer systems.

A method to determine Young's modulus of soft gels for cell adhesion

A convenient technique is reported in this note for measuring elastic modulus of extremely soft material for cellular adhesion. Specimens of bending cylinder under gravity are used to avoid contact problem between testing device and sample, and a beam model is presented for evaluating the curvatures of gel beams with large elastic deformation. A self-adaptive algorithm is also proposed to search for the best estimation of gels＇ elastic moduli by comparing the experimental bending curvatures with those computed from the beam model with preestimated moduli. Application to the measurement of the property of polyacrylamide gels indi- cates that the material compliance varies with the concentrations of bis-acrylamide, and the gels become softer after being immersed in a culture medium for a period of time, no matter to what extent they are polymerized.

EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCHES ON MAGNETO-THERMO-MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF TERFENOL-D

The coupling effects of axial pre-stress, temperature and magnetic field on magne- tostrictive strain and magnetization as well as Young＇s modulus ofa Terfenol-D （Tbo.3Dyo.rFei.93） rod are tested to give a good understanding of magneto-thermal-mecha- nical characteristics of giant magnetostrictive materials. Results show that magneto-thermo-mechanical coupling of giant magnetostrictive materials is very strong; and the influences of pre-stress and temperature on magnetostrictive strain and Young＇s modulus vary with the intensity of magnetic field.

Prediction and optimization of process variables to maximize the Young’s modulus of plasma sprayed alumina coatings on AZ31B magnesium alloy

Like other manufacturing techniques,plasma spraying has also a non-linear behavior because of the contribution of many coating variables.This characteristic results in finding optimal factor combination difficult.Subsequently,the issue can be solved through effective and strategic statistical procedures integrated with systematic experimental data.Plasma spray parameters such as power,stand-off distance and powder feed rate have significant influence on coating characteristics like Young’s modulus.This paper presents the use of statistical techniques in specifically response surface methodology(RSM),analysis of variance,and regression analysis to develop empirical relationship to predict Young’s modulus of plasma-sprayed alumina coatings.The developed empirical relationships can be effectively used to predict Young’s modulus of plasma-sprayed alumina coatings at 95%confidence level.Response graphs and contour plots were constructed to identify the optimum plasma spray parameters to attain maximum Young’s modulus in alumina coatings.A linear regression relationship was established between porosity and Young’s modulus of the alumina coatings.

A molecular mechanics approach for analyzing tensile nonlinear deformation behavior of single-walled carbon nanotubes

In this paper, by capturing the atomic information and reflecting the behaviour governed by the nonlinear potential function, an analytical molecular mechanics approach is proposed. A constitutive relation for single-walled carbon nanotubes （SWCNT＇s） is established to describe the nonlinear stress-strain curve of SWCNT＇s and to predict both the elastic properties and breaking strain of SWCNT＇s during tensile deformation. An analysis based on the virtual internal bond （VIB） model proposed by P. Zhang et al. is also presented for comparison. The results indicate that the proposed molecular mechanics approach is indeed an acceptable analytical method for analyzing the mechanical behavior of SWCNT＇s.

Experimental Study on Young′s Modulus of Concrete

Young′s Modulus of concrete is studied on the basis of triaxial compressive experiments. The authors proposed two empirical equations to calculate its static Young′s modulus and dynamic Young′s modulus when dynamic Poisson ratio μ d varies nearby 0.20.P wave velocity and elastic modulus have the same varying tendency as letter N. μ,μ d decrease with the increase of loading rate and μ d has a great effect on the parameters E d and E D.