Objective To investigate the antidepressant effects of Yuanzhi(Polygalae Radix;PR)aqueous extract on chronic unpredictable mild stress(CUMS)-induced depression rat models and the underlying mechanisms.Methods A total ...Objective To investigate the antidepressant effects of Yuanzhi(Polygalae Radix;PR)aqueous extract on chronic unpredictable mild stress(CUMS)-induced depression rat models and the underlying mechanisms.Methods A total of 40 male Sprague Dawley(SD)rats were randomly divided into control;model;low dose of PR(PR-L;0.5 g/kg);high dose of PR(PR-H;1 g/kg);and fluoxetine(10 mg/kg)groups;with 8 rats in each group.Except for the rats in control group;those in the other four groups underwent CUMS-induced depression modeling.PR and fluoxetine were administered intragastrically once daily;30 min prior to the CUMS procedure;for 14 consecu-tive days until the behavioral tests were performed.After CUMS modeling;the sucrose prefer-ence test(SPT);open field test(OFT);novelty-suppressed feeding test(NSFT);forced swim test(FST);and tail suspension test(TST)were employed to assess the pharmacological ef-fects of PR on the mitigation of depressive-like behaviors in rat models.Additionally;the en-zyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)was utilized to quantify the serum levels of tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-α;interleukin(IL)-6;and IL-1βin the rats.Western blot analysis was al-so conducted to evaluate the protein expression levels of nuclear factor kappa-B(NF-κB);in-ducible nitric oxide synthase(iNOS);cyclooxygenase-2(COX-2);nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain(NOD)-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3(NLRP3);apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing caspase recruitment domain(ASC);and caspase-1 in the hippocampal tissues of the rats.Immunofluorescence staining was per-formed to observe the morphological changes in ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1 positive(Iba-1+)cells in the dentate gyrus(DG)of rats with CUMS-induced depression.Results(i)Treatment with PR-H and fluoxetine resulted in significant enhancements in both the total distance and time the rats moved during tests(P<0.01 and P<0.05;respectively).Post-administration of PR-H and fluoxetine also led to statistically significant increase in su-crose preference among rats(P<0.05).Besides;PR-L;PR-H;and fluoxetine treatment markedly decreased the latency of ingestion(P<0.05;P<0.05;and P<0.01;respectively).As observed from the FST;PR-L;PR-H;and fluoxetine presented antidepressant effects on rats with CUMS-induced depression;leading to the reduction in time of their immobility(P<0.05;P<0.01;and P<0.01;respectively).The results of TST indicated reduced immobility time in rats receiving PR-H and fluoxetine treatment as well(P<0.01).(ii)Rats in model group showed an increase in the levels of Iba-1+microglia in their left and right brains in compari-son with control group(P<0.01).However;such increase was negated post PR treatment(P<0.01).Treatment with PR-L;PR-H;and fluoxetine considerably reduced the levels of inflam-matory factors(TNF-α;IL-1β;and IL-6;P<0.01).In addition;treatment of PR-L and PR-H ef-fectively counteracted the elevated levels of NLRP3;ASC;and caspase-1;and markedly down-regulated the expression levels of phosphorylated p65(p-p65);COX-2;and iNOS in rats’hip-pocampus(P<0.01).Conclusion Collectively;these findings indicate that PR exerts an antidepressant effect on rats with CUMS-induced depression partially through the modulation of the NLRP3 and NF-κB signaling pathways.展开更多
The architecture supporting our conceptual knowledge of abstract words has rem ained almost entirely unexplored. By contrast, a vast neuropsychological, neurol inguistic and neuroimaging literature has addressed quest...The architecture supporting our conceptual knowledge of abstract words has rem ained almost entirely unexplored. By contrast, a vast neuropsychological, neurol inguistic and neuroimaging literature has addressed questions relating to the st ructure of the semantic system underpinning our knowledge of concrete items (e.g . artefacts and animals). In the context of semantic refractory access dysphasia , a series of experiments exploring and comparing abstract and concrete word com prehesion are described. We demonstrate that semantically associated abstract wo rds reliably interfere with one another significantly more than semantically syn onymous abstract words,while concrete words show the reverse pattern. We report the first evidence that abstract and concrete word meanings are based in represe ntational systems that have qualitatively different properties. More specificall y, we show that abstract concepts, but not concrete concepts, are represented in an associative neural network. Furthermore, our patient was found to have signi ficantly greater difficulty in identifying high frequency than low frequency abs tract words. This observation constitutes the first evidence of an inverse word frequency effect.Our results challenge the generality of many existing models of human conceptual knowledge, which derive their structure from experimental find ings in the concrete domain alone.展开更多
Polycrystalline and epitaxial CoSi 2 films are formed on the n-Si (111) substrates by solid state reaction of the as-deposited Co single-layer and Co/Ti bilayer with Si,respectively at different annealing phase.The C...Polycrystalline and epitaxial CoSi 2 films are formed on the n-Si (111) substrates by solid state reaction of the as-deposited Co single-layer and Co/Ti bilayer with Si,respectively at different annealing phase.The CoSi 2/Si Schottky contacts are measured with the current-voltage and capacitance-voltage (I-V/C-V) techniques within the range of temperature from 90K to room temperature.The measured I-V characteristics have been analyzed with a model based on the inhomogeneity in Schottky barrier height,i.e.,at high temperatures (≥~200K) or low temperatures but with a large bias,the I-V curves can be described by using the thermionic emission theory with a Gaussian distributed barrier height over the whole junction,while at low temperatures and with a small bias,the current is dominated by some small patches with low barrier height.It results in a plateau-like section in the low temperature I-V curves around 10 -7 A.At room temperature,the barrier height of polycrystalline CoSi 2/Si deduced from the I-V curve is about 0 57eV.For epitaxial CoSi 2,the barrier height depends on its final annealing temperature and increases from 0 54eV to 0 60eV with the annealing temperature increasing from 700℃ to 900℃.展开更多
AIM: To investigate the differences in biological features of gastric dysplasia (Dys), indefinite dysplasia (IDys) and reactive hyperplasia (RH) by studying the biomarker alterations in cell proliferation, cell differ...AIM: To investigate the differences in biological features of gastric dysplasia (Dys), indefinite dysplasia (IDys) and reactive hyperplasia (RH) by studying the biomarker alterations in cell proliferation, cell differentiation, cell cycle control and the expression of house-keeping genes, and further to search for markers which could be used in guiding the pathological diagnosis of three lesions. METHODS: Expressions of MUC5AC, MUC6, adenomatous polyposis coli (APC), p53, Ki-67, proliferation cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and EGFR were studied by immunohistochemistry with a standard Envision technique in formalinfixed and paraffin-embedded specimens from 43 RH, 35 IDys, 35 Dys and 36 intestinal type gastric carcinomas (IGC). In addition, Bayes discriminant analysis was used to investigate the value of markers studied in differential diagnosis of RH, IDys, Dys and IGC. RESULTS: The MUC5AC and MUC6 antigen expressions in RH, IDys, Dys and IGC decreased gradually (MUC5AC:86.04%, 77.14%, 28.57%, 6.67%; MUC6: 65.15%, 54.29%, 20.00%, 25.00%, respectively). The expressions of the two markers had no significant difference between RH and IDys, but were all significantly higher than those ofthe other two lesions (MUC5AC: x2 = 27.607, 38.027 and 17.33, 26.092; MUC6: x2= 16.54, 12.665 and 9.282, 6.737, P<0.01). There was no significant differencebetween RH and IDys, Dys and IGC in MUC6 expression. The APC gene expression in the four lesions had a similar decreasing tendency (RH 69.76%, IDys 68.57%, Dys39.39%, IGC 22.86%), and it was significantly higher in the first two lesions than in the last two (x2 = 7.011,16.995 and 14.737, 19.817, P<0.05). The p53 expressionin RH, IDys, Dys and IGC was 6.98%, 20%, 57.14% and 50%, respectively. There was no significant differencebetween RH and IDys or Dys and IGC, but the p53 expression in RH and IDys was significantly lower than that in Dys and IGC (x2 = 7.011, 16.995 and 14.737, 19.817, P<0.01).The Ki-67 label index was significantly different among four lesions (RH: 0.298±8.92%, IDys: 0.358±9.25%,Dys: 0.498±9.03%, IGC: 0.620±10.8%, P<0.001). Positive immunostaining of PCNA was though observed in all specimens, significant differences were detected among four lesions (F= 95.318, P<0.01). In addition, we used Bayes discriminant analysis to investigate molecular pathological classification of the lesions, and obtained the best result with the combination of MUC5AC, Ki-67 and PCNA. The overall rate of correct classification was67.4% (RH), 68.6% (IDys), 70.6% (Dys) and 84.8% (IGC), respectively.CONCLUSION: Dys has neoplastic biological characteristics, while RH and IDys display hyperplastic characteristics. MUC5AC and proliferation-related biomarkers (Ki-67, PCNA) are more specific in distinguishing Dys from RH and IDys.展开更多
The effects of microstructure inhomogeneity on the mechanical properties of different zones in TA15 electron beam welded joints were investigated using a micromechanics-based finite element method.Considering the inde...The effects of microstructure inhomogeneity on the mechanical properties of different zones in TA15 electron beam welded joints were investigated using a micromechanics-based finite element method.Considering the indentation size effect,the mechanical properties for constituent phases of the base metal(BM) and heat affected zone(HAZ) were determined by the instrumented nano-indentation test.The macroscopic mechanical properties of BM and HAZ obtained from the tensile test agree well with the numerical results.The incompatible deformation between the constituent phases tends to localize along the softer primary phase a where failure usually initiates in form of localized plastic strain.Compared with the BM,the mechanical properties of constituent phases in the HAZ differ substantially,leading to more serious strain localization behavior.展开更多
Due to the current trend towards lightweight design in automotive industry,hollow stepped gear shafts for automobile and its radial forging process are widely investigated.Utilizing coupled finite element thermo-mecha...Due to the current trend towards lightweight design in automotive industry,hollow stepped gear shafts for automobile and its radial forging process are widely investigated.Utilizing coupled finite element thermo-mechanical model,radial forging process of a hollow stepped gear shaft for automobile was simulated.The optimal combination of three process parameters including initial temperature,rotation rate and radial reduction was also selected using orthogonal design method.To examine the strain inhomogeneity of the forging workpiece,the strain inhomogeneity factor was introduced.The results reveal that the maximum effective strain and the minimum effective strain appeared in the outermost and innermost zones of different cross sections for the hollow stepped gear shaft,respectively.Optimal forging parameters are determined as a combination of initial temperature of 780°C,rotation rate of 21°/stroke and radial reduction of 3 mm.展开更多
Severe water erosion is notorious for its harmful effects on land-water resources as well as local societies. The scale effects of water erosion, however, greatly exacerbate the difficulties of accurate erosion evalua...Severe water erosion is notorious for its harmful effects on land-water resources as well as local societies. The scale effects of water erosion, however, greatly exacerbate the difficulties of accurate erosion evaluation and hazard control in the real world. Analyzing the related scale issues is thus urgent for a better understanding of erosion variations as well as reducing such erosion. In this review article, water erosion dynamics across three spatial scales including plot, watershed, and regional scales were selected and discussed. For the study purposes and objectives, the advantages and disadvantages of these scales all demonstrate clear spatial-scale dependence. Plot scale studies are primarily focused on abundant data collection and mechanism discrimination of erosion generation, while watershed scale studies provide valuable information for watershed management and hazard control as well as the development of quantitatively distributed models. Regional studies concentrate more on large-scale erosion assessment, and serve policymakers and stakeholders in achieving the basis for regulatory policy for comprehensive land uses. The results of this study show that the driving forces and mechanisms of water erosion variations among the scales are quite different. As a result, several major aspects contributing to variations in water erosion across the scales are stressed: differences in the methodologies across various scales, different sink-source roles on water erosion processes, and diverse climatic zones and morphological regions. This variability becomes more complex in the context of accelerated global change. The changing climatic factors and earth surface features are considered the fourth key reason responsible for the increased variability of water erosion across spatial scales.展开更多
Based on mesoscopic damage mechanics, numerical code RFPA2D (dynamic edition) was developed to analyze the influence of tunnel reinforcing on failure process of surrounding rock under explosive stress waves. The res...Based on mesoscopic damage mechanics, numerical code RFPA2D (dynamic edition) was developed to analyze the influence of tunnel reinforcing on failure process of surrounding rock under explosive stress waves. The results show that the propagation phenomenon of stress wave in the surrounding rock of tunnel and the failure process of surrounding rock under explosive stress waves are reproduced realistically by using numerical code RFPA2O; from the failure process of surrounding rock, the place at which surrounding rock fractures is transferred because of tunnel reinforcing, and the rockfall and collapse caused by failure of surrounding rock are restrained by tunnel reinforcing; furthermore, the absolute values of peak values of major principal stress, and the minimal principal stress and shear stress at center point of tunnel roof are reduced because of tunnel reinforcing, and the displacement at center point of runnel roof is reduced as well, consequently the stability of tunnel increases.展开更多
Clearances at joints cause an uncertainty in the actual posture of the end-effector of any mechanism. This uncertainty relays on the clearance dimension and the way these clearances are taken up by the mechanism under...Clearances at joints cause an uncertainty in the actual posture of the end-effector of any mechanism. This uncertainty relays on the clearance dimension and the way these clearances are taken up by the mechanism under the load and the inertial effects at every instant. As a matter of fact, the actual measure of the pose error is often replaced by an uncertainty measure. However, a side effect of the existence of clearances is that they can cause sudden changes in the posture of the mechanism as a motion is performed. Such discontinuities in the position produce task defects and impacts. In this work a tool to determine the pose error due to clearances is presented together with a discontinuity analysis. In addition, effects of mass distribution and inertial effects on such discontinuities are expounded, taking a 3-PRS robot as example.展开更多
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-tumor activity and safety of Gemcitabine (GEM) combined with Vinorelbine (NVB) in patients with advanced TNABC after chemotherapy. Methods: Thirty-seven ...Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-tumor activity and safety of Gemcitabine (GEM) combined with Vinorelbine (NVB) in patients with advanced TNABC after chemotherapy. Methods: Thirty-seven patients with immunohistochemical proved TNABC were enrolled. The patients received 21-day cycles of NVB 25mg/m^2 i.v. with GEM 1000 mg/m^2 i.v. on days 1 and 8. Results: A total of 136 cycles were given to 37 patients(median 4 cycles, ranged 2-6 cycles). The treatment response was evaluable in all patients. Of the 37 patients, 1 received complete remission (CR), 8 received partial remission (PR), 20 had stable disease (SD), 9 had progressive disease (PD). Overall objective response (CR+ PR) were 24.3 %. The median time to progress (TTP) was 6 months (95% CI, 4-6 months). The median overall survival was 24 months (95% CI, 11-37 months). The median 1-year survival rate was (66.24±8.43)%. The median 3-year survival rate was (28.77±11.96)%. The major adverse events were grade Ⅰ-Ⅱ myelosuppression, peripheral neurologic toxicities, nausea and vomiting. Some patients had rash and hepatic dysfunction. A total of 40% of patients experienced flu-like symptoms. Alopecia and diarrhea were rare. Conclusion: The combination of GEM and NVB is an effective and well tolerated regimen for the patients with TNABC.展开更多
基金International Cooperative Project of Traditional Chinese Medicine(GZYYG2020023)CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(CIFMS)Grant(2021-I2M-1-034)Key Research Project of Hunan Province(222SK2018).
文摘Objective To investigate the antidepressant effects of Yuanzhi(Polygalae Radix;PR)aqueous extract on chronic unpredictable mild stress(CUMS)-induced depression rat models and the underlying mechanisms.Methods A total of 40 male Sprague Dawley(SD)rats were randomly divided into control;model;low dose of PR(PR-L;0.5 g/kg);high dose of PR(PR-H;1 g/kg);and fluoxetine(10 mg/kg)groups;with 8 rats in each group.Except for the rats in control group;those in the other four groups underwent CUMS-induced depression modeling.PR and fluoxetine were administered intragastrically once daily;30 min prior to the CUMS procedure;for 14 consecu-tive days until the behavioral tests were performed.After CUMS modeling;the sucrose prefer-ence test(SPT);open field test(OFT);novelty-suppressed feeding test(NSFT);forced swim test(FST);and tail suspension test(TST)were employed to assess the pharmacological ef-fects of PR on the mitigation of depressive-like behaviors in rat models.Additionally;the en-zyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)was utilized to quantify the serum levels of tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-α;interleukin(IL)-6;and IL-1βin the rats.Western blot analysis was al-so conducted to evaluate the protein expression levels of nuclear factor kappa-B(NF-κB);in-ducible nitric oxide synthase(iNOS);cyclooxygenase-2(COX-2);nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain(NOD)-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3(NLRP3);apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing caspase recruitment domain(ASC);and caspase-1 in the hippocampal tissues of the rats.Immunofluorescence staining was per-formed to observe the morphological changes in ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1 positive(Iba-1+)cells in the dentate gyrus(DG)of rats with CUMS-induced depression.Results(i)Treatment with PR-H and fluoxetine resulted in significant enhancements in both the total distance and time the rats moved during tests(P<0.01 and P<0.05;respectively).Post-administration of PR-H and fluoxetine also led to statistically significant increase in su-crose preference among rats(P<0.05).Besides;PR-L;PR-H;and fluoxetine treatment markedly decreased the latency of ingestion(P<0.05;P<0.05;and P<0.01;respectively).As observed from the FST;PR-L;PR-H;and fluoxetine presented antidepressant effects on rats with CUMS-induced depression;leading to the reduction in time of their immobility(P<0.05;P<0.01;and P<0.01;respectively).The results of TST indicated reduced immobility time in rats receiving PR-H and fluoxetine treatment as well(P<0.01).(ii)Rats in model group showed an increase in the levels of Iba-1+microglia in their left and right brains in compari-son with control group(P<0.01).However;such increase was negated post PR treatment(P<0.01).Treatment with PR-L;PR-H;and fluoxetine considerably reduced the levels of inflam-matory factors(TNF-α;IL-1β;and IL-6;P<0.01).In addition;treatment of PR-L and PR-H ef-fectively counteracted the elevated levels of NLRP3;ASC;and caspase-1;and markedly down-regulated the expression levels of phosphorylated p65(p-p65);COX-2;and iNOS in rats’hip-pocampus(P<0.01).Conclusion Collectively;these findings indicate that PR exerts an antidepressant effect on rats with CUMS-induced depression partially through the modulation of the NLRP3 and NF-κB signaling pathways.
文摘The architecture supporting our conceptual knowledge of abstract words has rem ained almost entirely unexplored. By contrast, a vast neuropsychological, neurol inguistic and neuroimaging literature has addressed questions relating to the st ructure of the semantic system underpinning our knowledge of concrete items (e.g . artefacts and animals). In the context of semantic refractory access dysphasia , a series of experiments exploring and comparing abstract and concrete word com prehesion are described. We demonstrate that semantically associated abstract wo rds reliably interfere with one another significantly more than semantically syn onymous abstract words,while concrete words show the reverse pattern. We report the first evidence that abstract and concrete word meanings are based in represe ntational systems that have qualitatively different properties. More specificall y, we show that abstract concepts, but not concrete concepts, are represented in an associative neural network. Furthermore, our patient was found to have signi ficantly greater difficulty in identifying high frequency than low frequency abs tract words. This observation constitutes the first evidence of an inverse word frequency effect.Our results challenge the generality of many existing models of human conceptual knowledge, which derive their structure from experimental find ings in the concrete domain alone.
文摘Polycrystalline and epitaxial CoSi 2 films are formed on the n-Si (111) substrates by solid state reaction of the as-deposited Co single-layer and Co/Ti bilayer with Si,respectively at different annealing phase.The CoSi 2/Si Schottky contacts are measured with the current-voltage and capacitance-voltage (I-V/C-V) techniques within the range of temperature from 90K to room temperature.The measured I-V characteristics have been analyzed with a model based on the inhomogeneity in Schottky barrier height,i.e.,at high temperatures (≥~200K) or low temperatures but with a large bias,the I-V curves can be described by using the thermionic emission theory with a Gaussian distributed barrier height over the whole junction,while at low temperatures and with a small bias,the current is dominated by some small patches with low barrier height.It results in a plateau-like section in the low temperature I-V curves around 10 -7 A.At room temperature,the barrier height of polycrystalline CoSi 2/Si deduced from the I-V curve is about 0 57eV.For epitaxial CoSi 2,the barrier height depends on its final annealing temperature and increases from 0 54eV to 0 60eV with the annealing temperature increasing from 700℃ to 900℃.
基金Supported by the National Key Fundamental Research Project,No.G1998051203
文摘AIM: To investigate the differences in biological features of gastric dysplasia (Dys), indefinite dysplasia (IDys) and reactive hyperplasia (RH) by studying the biomarker alterations in cell proliferation, cell differentiation, cell cycle control and the expression of house-keeping genes, and further to search for markers which could be used in guiding the pathological diagnosis of three lesions. METHODS: Expressions of MUC5AC, MUC6, adenomatous polyposis coli (APC), p53, Ki-67, proliferation cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and EGFR were studied by immunohistochemistry with a standard Envision technique in formalinfixed and paraffin-embedded specimens from 43 RH, 35 IDys, 35 Dys and 36 intestinal type gastric carcinomas (IGC). In addition, Bayes discriminant analysis was used to investigate the value of markers studied in differential diagnosis of RH, IDys, Dys and IGC. RESULTS: The MUC5AC and MUC6 antigen expressions in RH, IDys, Dys and IGC decreased gradually (MUC5AC:86.04%, 77.14%, 28.57%, 6.67%; MUC6: 65.15%, 54.29%, 20.00%, 25.00%, respectively). The expressions of the two markers had no significant difference between RH and IDys, but were all significantly higher than those ofthe other two lesions (MUC5AC: x2 = 27.607, 38.027 and 17.33, 26.092; MUC6: x2= 16.54, 12.665 and 9.282, 6.737, P<0.01). There was no significant differencebetween RH and IDys, Dys and IGC in MUC6 expression. The APC gene expression in the four lesions had a similar decreasing tendency (RH 69.76%, IDys 68.57%, Dys39.39%, IGC 22.86%), and it was significantly higher in the first two lesions than in the last two (x2 = 7.011,16.995 and 14.737, 19.817, P<0.05). The p53 expressionin RH, IDys, Dys and IGC was 6.98%, 20%, 57.14% and 50%, respectively. There was no significant differencebetween RH and IDys or Dys and IGC, but the p53 expression in RH and IDys was significantly lower than that in Dys and IGC (x2 = 7.011, 16.995 and 14.737, 19.817, P<0.01).The Ki-67 label index was significantly different among four lesions (RH: 0.298±8.92%, IDys: 0.358±9.25%,Dys: 0.498±9.03%, IGC: 0.620±10.8%, P<0.001). Positive immunostaining of PCNA was though observed in all specimens, significant differences were detected among four lesions (F= 95.318, P<0.01). In addition, we used Bayes discriminant analysis to investigate molecular pathological classification of the lesions, and obtained the best result with the combination of MUC5AC, Ki-67 and PCNA. The overall rate of correct classification was67.4% (RH), 68.6% (IDys), 70.6% (Dys) and 84.8% (IGC), respectively.CONCLUSION: Dys has neoplastic biological characteristics, while RH and IDys display hyperplastic characteristics. MUC5AC and proliferation-related biomarkers (Ki-67, PCNA) are more specific in distinguishing Dys from RH and IDys.
基金Project(51875402)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The effects of microstructure inhomogeneity on the mechanical properties of different zones in TA15 electron beam welded joints were investigated using a micromechanics-based finite element method.Considering the indentation size effect,the mechanical properties for constituent phases of the base metal(BM) and heat affected zone(HAZ) were determined by the instrumented nano-indentation test.The macroscopic mechanical properties of BM and HAZ obtained from the tensile test agree well with the numerical results.The incompatible deformation between the constituent phases tends to localize along the softer primary phase a where failure usually initiates in form of localized plastic strain.Compared with the BM,the mechanical properties of constituent phases in the HAZ differ substantially,leading to more serious strain localization behavior.
基金Projects(51774054,51974050)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China。
文摘Due to the current trend towards lightweight design in automotive industry,hollow stepped gear shafts for automobile and its radial forging process are widely investigated.Utilizing coupled finite element thermo-mechanical model,radial forging process of a hollow stepped gear shaft for automobile was simulated.The optimal combination of three process parameters including initial temperature,rotation rate and radial reduction was also selected using orthogonal design method.To examine the strain inhomogeneity of the forging workpiece,the strain inhomogeneity factor was introduced.The results reveal that the maximum effective strain and the minimum effective strain appeared in the outermost and innermost zones of different cross sections for the hollow stepped gear shaft,respectively.Optimal forging parameters are determined as a combination of initial temperature of 780°C,rotation rate of 21°/stroke and radial reduction of 3 mm.
基金Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 40925003, 40930528, 40801041)
文摘Severe water erosion is notorious for its harmful effects on land-water resources as well as local societies. The scale effects of water erosion, however, greatly exacerbate the difficulties of accurate erosion evaluation and hazard control in the real world. Analyzing the related scale issues is thus urgent for a better understanding of erosion variations as well as reducing such erosion. In this review article, water erosion dynamics across three spatial scales including plot, watershed, and regional scales were selected and discussed. For the study purposes and objectives, the advantages and disadvantages of these scales all demonstrate clear spatial-scale dependence. Plot scale studies are primarily focused on abundant data collection and mechanism discrimination of erosion generation, while watershed scale studies provide valuable information for watershed management and hazard control as well as the development of quantitatively distributed models. Regional studies concentrate more on large-scale erosion assessment, and serve policymakers and stakeholders in achieving the basis for regulatory policy for comprehensive land uses. The results of this study show that the driving forces and mechanisms of water erosion variations among the scales are quite different. As a result, several major aspects contributing to variations in water erosion across the scales are stressed: differences in the methodologies across various scales, different sink-source roles on water erosion processes, and diverse climatic zones and morphological regions. This variability becomes more complex in the context of accelerated global change. The changing climatic factors and earth surface features are considered the fourth key reason responsible for the increased variability of water erosion across spatial scales.
基金Projects(50874020, 50504005 and 50490274) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaPorject(2007CB209407) supported by Major State Basic Research Development Program of ChinaProject(2005038250) supported by Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China
文摘Based on mesoscopic damage mechanics, numerical code RFPA2D (dynamic edition) was developed to analyze the influence of tunnel reinforcing on failure process of surrounding rock under explosive stress waves. The results show that the propagation phenomenon of stress wave in the surrounding rock of tunnel and the failure process of surrounding rock under explosive stress waves are reproduced realistically by using numerical code RFPA2O; from the failure process of surrounding rock, the place at which surrounding rock fractures is transferred because of tunnel reinforcing, and the rockfall and collapse caused by failure of surrounding rock are restrained by tunnel reinforcing; furthermore, the absolute values of peak values of major principal stress, and the minimal principal stress and shear stress at center point of tunnel roof are reduced because of tunnel reinforcing, and the displacement at center point of runnel roof is reduced as well, consequently the stability of tunnel increases.
文摘Clearances at joints cause an uncertainty in the actual posture of the end-effector of any mechanism. This uncertainty relays on the clearance dimension and the way these clearances are taken up by the mechanism under the load and the inertial effects at every instant. As a matter of fact, the actual measure of the pose error is often replaced by an uncertainty measure. However, a side effect of the existence of clearances is that they can cause sudden changes in the posture of the mechanism as a motion is performed. Such discontinuities in the position produce task defects and impacts. In this work a tool to determine the pose error due to clearances is presented together with a discontinuity analysis. In addition, effects of mass distribution and inertial effects on such discontinuities are expounded, taking a 3-PRS robot as example.
基金Supported by a grant from the Comprehensive Prevention and Treat-ment Project for Chronic Diseases of Shanghai Municipal Hospitals (No. SHDC12007304)
文摘Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-tumor activity and safety of Gemcitabine (GEM) combined with Vinorelbine (NVB) in patients with advanced TNABC after chemotherapy. Methods: Thirty-seven patients with immunohistochemical proved TNABC were enrolled. The patients received 21-day cycles of NVB 25mg/m^2 i.v. with GEM 1000 mg/m^2 i.v. on days 1 and 8. Results: A total of 136 cycles were given to 37 patients(median 4 cycles, ranged 2-6 cycles). The treatment response was evaluable in all patients. Of the 37 patients, 1 received complete remission (CR), 8 received partial remission (PR), 20 had stable disease (SD), 9 had progressive disease (PD). Overall objective response (CR+ PR) were 24.3 %. The median time to progress (TTP) was 6 months (95% CI, 4-6 months). The median overall survival was 24 months (95% CI, 11-37 months). The median 1-year survival rate was (66.24±8.43)%. The median 3-year survival rate was (28.77±11.96)%. The major adverse events were grade Ⅰ-Ⅱ myelosuppression, peripheral neurologic toxicities, nausea and vomiting. Some patients had rash and hepatic dysfunction. A total of 40% of patients experienced flu-like symptoms. Alopecia and diarrhea were rare. Conclusion: The combination of GEM and NVB is an effective and well tolerated regimen for the patients with TNABC.