Studies on the relationship between moisture behavior and gaseous VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) removal efficiency of packed tower biofilters are limited. In this research, the nutrient holding capacity, moist...Studies on the relationship between moisture behavior and gaseous VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) removal efficiency of packed tower biofilters are limited. In this research, the nutrient holding capacity, moisture evaporation rate and gaseous toluene and MEK (Methyl Ethyl Ketone) removal efficiencies of bioreactors with porous synthetic resin as the packing material were simultaneously observed. The nutrient holding capacity in one of the reactors was higher than those of the other two because its packing layer was frequently supplied with a nutrient solution by soaking. This reactor exhibited the highest toluene removal efficiency. However, excessive biomass growth was observed in this reactor. The reactor with a less frequent supply of nutrient solution by soaking showed a slightly lower toluene removal efficiency, possibly due to lack of nutrients in the packing layer. The reactor that was fed with the nutrient solution by spraying it onto the packing layer (a common method for supplying moisture) had the lowest toluene removal efficiency, mainly because of the uneven distribution of nutrients. Moreover, the moisture evaporation rate in the packing layer during moisture supply and heat balance were determined.展开更多
In the near future, active safety systems will take more control over the vehicle driving, even up to introducing fully autonomous vehicles. Nowadays, it is expected that the active safety systems will aid avoiding co...In the near future, active safety systems will take more control over the vehicle driving, even up to introducing fully autonomous vehicles. Nowadays, it is expected that the active safety systems will aid avoiding collisions much more efficiently than human drivers. These systems can protect not only the passengers, but also other road users. To mitigate collision, certain maneuvers (e.g., sudden braking, lane change, etc.) need to be done in a reasonably quick time. However, this may lead to low-g energy pulses. The latter fact, may cause unexpected and, in some cases, unwanted occupant body motion resulting even in OOP (out of position) postures. New patterns of occupant reactions in such cases are, to some extent, confirmed experimentally [1-3]. This paper evaluates the limits of standard ATDs (anthropometric test devices) and chosen human models in well established maneuver scenarios. Obtained results are compared with experimental data available in the literature. Drawbacks identify new challenges for the near future simulation based safety engineering. One scenario with combined conditions of emergency braking during lane change has been used as an example of OOP posture after maneuver.展开更多
Consistent differences in behavior between individuals, otherwise known as animal personalities, have become a staple in behavioral ecology due to their ability to explain a wide range of phenomena. Social organisms a...Consistent differences in behavior between individuals, otherwise known as animal personalities, have become a staple in behavioral ecology due to their ability to explain a wide range of phenomena. Social organisms are especially serviceable to animal personality techniques because they can be used to explore behavioral variation at both the individual and group level. Despite the suc- cess of personality research in social organisms generally, and social Hymenoptera in particular, social wasps (Vespidae) have received little to no attention in the personality literature. In the pre- sent study, we test Polistes metricus (Vespidae; Polistinae) paper wasp queens for the presence of repeatable variation in, and correlations ("behavioral syndromes") between, several commonly used personality metrics: boldness, aggressiveness, exploration, and activity. Our results indicate that P. metricus queens exhibit personalities for all measured traits and correlations between differ- ent behavioral measures. Given that paper wasps have served as a model organism for a wide range of phenomena such as kin selection, dominance hierarchies, mate choice, facial recognition, social parasitism, and chemical recognition, we hope that our results will motivate researchers to explore whether, or to what degree, queen personality is important in their research programs.展开更多
We present in this paper a numerical algorithm that couples the atomistic and continuum models for the thermal-mechanical coupled problem of polycrystalline aggregates.The key point is that the conservation laws shoul...We present in this paper a numerical algorithm that couples the atomistic and continuum models for the thermal-mechanical coupled problem of polycrystalline aggregates.The key point is that the conservation laws should be satisfied for both the atomistic and continuum models at the microscale.Compared with the traditional methods which construct the constitutive equations of the grain interiors and grain boundaries by continuum mechanics,our model calculates the continuum fluxes through molecular dynamics simulations,provided that the atomistic simulations are consistent with the local microstate of the system.For the grain interiors without defects,central schemes are available for solving the conservation laws and the constitutive parameters can be obtained via molecular dynamics simulations.For the grain boundary structures,the front tracking method is employed because the solutions of the conservation equations are discontinuous near the defects.Firstly,appropriate control volumes are chosen at both sides of the interface,then the finite volume method is applied to solve the continuum equations in each control volume.Fluxes near both sides of the interface are calculated via atomistic simulations.Therefore,all thermo-mechanical information can be obtained.展开更多
Although the famous brittle characteristics of molecular crystals are unfavorable when they are used as flexible smart materials(FSMs),an increasing number of organic crystal-based FSMs have been reported recently.Thi...Although the famous brittle characteristics of molecular crystals are unfavorable when they are used as flexible smart materials(FSMs),an increasing number of organic crystal-based FSMs have been reported recently.This breaks the perception of their stiff and brittle properties and promises a bright future for basic research and practical applications.Crystalline smart materials present considerable advantages over polymer materials under certain circumstances,rendering them potential candidates for certain applications,such as rapidly responsive actuators,ON/OFF switching,and microrobots.In this review,we summarize the recent developments in the field of organic crystal-based FSMs,including the derivatives of azobenzene,diarylethene,anthracene,and olefin.These organic crystal-based FSMs can bend,curl,twist,deform,or respond otherwise to external stimuli,such as heat or light.The detailed mechanisms of their smart behaviors are discussed with their potential applications in exciting intelligent fields.We believe this review could provide guidelines toward future fabrication and developments for novel organic crystal-based FSMs and their advanced smart applications.展开更多
In the real world, the population systems are often subject to white noises and a system with such stochastic perturbations tends to be suitably modeled by stochastic differential equations. This paper is concerned wi...In the real world, the population systems are often subject to white noises and a system with such stochastic perturbations tends to be suitably modeled by stochastic differential equations. This paper is concerned with the dynamic behaviors of a delay stochastic competitive system. We first obtain the global existence of a unique positive solution of system. Later, we show that the solution of system will be stochastically ultimate boundedness. However, large noises may make the system extinct exponentially with probability one. Also, sufficient conditions for the global attractivity of system are established. FinMly, illustrated examples are given to show the effectiveness of the proposed criteria.展开更多
文摘Studies on the relationship between moisture behavior and gaseous VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) removal efficiency of packed tower biofilters are limited. In this research, the nutrient holding capacity, moisture evaporation rate and gaseous toluene and MEK (Methyl Ethyl Ketone) removal efficiencies of bioreactors with porous synthetic resin as the packing material were simultaneously observed. The nutrient holding capacity in one of the reactors was higher than those of the other two because its packing layer was frequently supplied with a nutrient solution by soaking. This reactor exhibited the highest toluene removal efficiency. However, excessive biomass growth was observed in this reactor. The reactor with a less frequent supply of nutrient solution by soaking showed a slightly lower toluene removal efficiency, possibly due to lack of nutrients in the packing layer. The reactor that was fed with the nutrient solution by spraying it onto the packing layer (a common method for supplying moisture) had the lowest toluene removal efficiency, mainly because of the uneven distribution of nutrients. Moreover, the moisture evaporation rate in the packing layer during moisture supply and heat balance were determined.
文摘In the near future, active safety systems will take more control over the vehicle driving, even up to introducing fully autonomous vehicles. Nowadays, it is expected that the active safety systems will aid avoiding collisions much more efficiently than human drivers. These systems can protect not only the passengers, but also other road users. To mitigate collision, certain maneuvers (e.g., sudden braking, lane change, etc.) need to be done in a reasonably quick time. However, this may lead to low-g energy pulses. The latter fact, may cause unexpected and, in some cases, unwanted occupant body motion resulting even in OOP (out of position) postures. New patterns of occupant reactions in such cases are, to some extent, confirmed experimentally [1-3]. This paper evaluates the limits of standard ATDs (anthropometric test devices) and chosen human models in well established maneuver scenarios. Obtained results are compared with experimental data available in the literature. Drawbacks identify new challenges for the near future simulation based safety engineering. One scenario with combined conditions of emergency braking during lane change has been used as an example of OOP posture after maneuver.
基金This work was supported by an National Science Foundation Animal Behavior grant to J.N.P.(IOS 1352705 and 1455895), as well as G. Murray McKinley Research Fund and the Arthur and Barbara Pape Endowment Award research grants provided through the University of Pittsburgh's Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology.
文摘Consistent differences in behavior between individuals, otherwise known as animal personalities, have become a staple in behavioral ecology due to their ability to explain a wide range of phenomena. Social organisms are especially serviceable to animal personality techniques because they can be used to explore behavioral variation at both the individual and group level. Despite the suc- cess of personality research in social organisms generally, and social Hymenoptera in particular, social wasps (Vespidae) have received little to no attention in the personality literature. In the pre- sent study, we test Polistes metricus (Vespidae; Polistinae) paper wasp queens for the presence of repeatable variation in, and correlations ("behavioral syndromes") between, several commonly used personality metrics: boldness, aggressiveness, exploration, and activity. Our results indicate that P. metricus queens exhibit personalities for all measured traits and correlations between differ- ent behavioral measures. Given that paper wasps have served as a model organism for a wide range of phenomena such as kin selection, dominance hierarchies, mate choice, facial recognition, social parasitism, and chemical recognition, we hope that our results will motivate researchers to explore whether, or to what degree, queen personality is important in their research programs.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2010CB832702)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 90916027 and 11202065)
文摘We present in this paper a numerical algorithm that couples the atomistic and continuum models for the thermal-mechanical coupled problem of polycrystalline aggregates.The key point is that the conservation laws should be satisfied for both the atomistic and continuum models at the microscale.Compared with the traditional methods which construct the constitutive equations of the grain interiors and grain boundaries by continuum mechanics,our model calculates the continuum fluxes through molecular dynamics simulations,provided that the atomistic simulations are consistent with the local microstate of the system.For the grain interiors without defects,central schemes are available for solving the conservation laws and the constitutive parameters can be obtained via molecular dynamics simulations.For the grain boundary structures,the front tracking method is employed because the solutions of the conservation equations are discontinuous near the defects.Firstly,appropriate control volumes are chosen at both sides of the interface,then the finite volume method is applied to solve the continuum equations in each control volume.Fluxes near both sides of the interface are calculated via atomistic simulations.Therefore,all thermo-mechanical information can be obtained.
基金the AME Programmatic Funding Scheme of Cyber Physiochemical Interfaces(CPI)project(#A18Alb0045)Singapore National Research Foundation Fellowship(NRF-NRFF11-2019-0004)the start-up funds of the Youth Talent Support Program from Xi’an Jiaotong University。
文摘Although the famous brittle characteristics of molecular crystals are unfavorable when they are used as flexible smart materials(FSMs),an increasing number of organic crystal-based FSMs have been reported recently.This breaks the perception of their stiff and brittle properties and promises a bright future for basic research and practical applications.Crystalline smart materials present considerable advantages over polymer materials under certain circumstances,rendering them potential candidates for certain applications,such as rapidly responsive actuators,ON/OFF switching,and microrobots.In this review,we summarize the recent developments in the field of organic crystal-based FSMs,including the derivatives of azobenzene,diarylethene,anthracene,and olefin.These organic crystal-based FSMs can bend,curl,twist,deform,or respond otherwise to external stimuli,such as heat or light.The detailed mechanisms of their smart behaviors are discussed with their potential applications in exciting intelligent fields.We believe this review could provide guidelines toward future fabrication and developments for novel organic crystal-based FSMs and their advanced smart applications.
基金Acknowledgments The authors thank the referees for their reports and many valuable comments and suggestions that greatly improved the presentation of this paper. The work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 11261017), the Key Laboratory of Biological Resources Protection and Utilization of Hubei Province (No. PKLHB1323) and the Key Project of Chinese Ministry of Education (No. 212111).
文摘In the real world, the population systems are often subject to white noises and a system with such stochastic perturbations tends to be suitably modeled by stochastic differential equations. This paper is concerned with the dynamic behaviors of a delay stochastic competitive system. We first obtain the global existence of a unique positive solution of system. Later, we show that the solution of system will be stochastically ultimate boundedness. However, large noises may make the system extinct exponentially with probability one. Also, sufficient conditions for the global attractivity of system are established. FinMly, illustrated examples are given to show the effectiveness of the proposed criteria.