Study on a Bowl-based Mechanism for Transplanting Potted Strawberry Seedlings

To improve the efficiency of fetching and transplanting seedlings for the mechanization of strawberry planting,an integrated transplanting mechanism was designed with protruding,fetching and planting performance to achieve rapid fetching and pushing bowl movements.According to the working principle of the slewing mechanism,a kinematics model and the optimization goal were established,respectively.Based on visual auxiliary analysis software,optimal parameters were obtained.A three-dimensional model was established to obtain a simulation trajectory by means of a virtual simulation design analysis.Three-dimensional printing technology was used to manufacture the test prototype,and the actual working trajectories of the test prototype were extracted using high-speed photography technology,which verified the consistency of the actual trajectory with the theoretical and simulated trajectories.A prototype transplanting experiment was performed with the success rate of seedling extraction of 91.2%and excellent planting rate of 82.8%,which met the requirements for integrated strawberry harvesting,planting and transplanting.The experimental results verified the correctness and feasibility of the design of integrated transplanting mechanism.

Vibration-reduced anxiety-like behavior relies on ameliorating abnormalities of the somatosensory cortex and medial prefrontal cortex

Tibetan singing bowls emit low-frequency sounds and produce perceptible harmonic tones and vibrations through manual tapping.The sounds the singing bowls produce have been shown to enhance relaxation and reduce anxiety.However,the underlying mechanism remains unclear.In this study,we used chronic restraint stress or sleep deprivation to establish mouse models of anxiety that exhibit anxiety-like behaviors.We then supplied treatment with singing bowls in a bottomless cage placed on the top of a cushion.We found that unlike in humans,the combination of harmonic tones and vibrations did not improve anxietylike behaviors in mice,while individual vibration components did.Additionally,the vibration of singing bowls increased the level of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 1 in the somatosensory cortex and prefrontal cortex of the mice,decreased the level ofγ-aminobutyric acid A(GABA)receptorα1 subtype,reduced the level of CaMKII in the prefrontal cortex,and increased the number of GABAergic interneurons.At the same time,electrophysiological tests showed that the vibration of singing bowls significantly reduced the abnormal low-frequency gamma oscillation peak frequency in the medial prefrontal cortex caused by stress restraint pressure and sleep deprivation.Results from this study indicate that the vibration of singing bowls can alleviate anxiety-like behaviors by reducing abnormal molecular and electrophysiological events in somatosensory and medial prefrontal cortex.

A Comparative Study on the Leaf Characteristics and Root Vigor of Bowl Lotus under Hydroponics and Soil Culture

[Objective] The experiment aimed to study the growth characteristics of hydroponic bowl lotus. [Method] The lotus variety Hongxia was chosen as the experimental material. Two treatments, hydroponics and soil culture were set to measure their photosynthetic indices, chlorophyll content and root vigor, and to observe their leaf tissue structure and stomatal characteristics. [Result] The findings indicated that there are no differences in the leaf physiological indices between bowl lotus under hydroponics and soil culture, while the leaf stomata of hydroponic bowl lotus is bigger and its amount is larger than that of soil-culture bowl lotus. At the same time, the ratio of the palisade tissue thickness to spongy tissue thickness is small,and its leaf tissue structure is loose. The root vigor of hydroponic bowl lotus reached its summit earlier, then began to drop. Whereas, the root activity of soil-culture lotus sustained increasing, with vigorous growth. [Conclusion] Therefore, it indicated that hydroponic bowl lotus can adapt to the aquatic-culture environment well and quickly, meanwhile, it also enters into its aging period quickly and its growth cycle gets shorter.

碗式HP磨煤机用笼型异步电动机性能分析

根据碗式磨煤机对驱动电机的转矩及电流等性能的要求,介绍了该类负载用笼型异步电动机转子槽型的特殊设计思路。以一台670 kW、6极电动机为研究对象,介绍电机的设计方案,并利用有限元法模拟该电机堵转运行工况及额定运行工况,进而计算电机各工况相应的性能参数。最后,将理论计算结果和电动机型式试验结果进行对比分析,确认碗式磨煤机用电机设计思路和设计方法的合理性。

How to Clean Your Sneakers

1 Mix warm water and a little detergent in a bowl.2 Take the shoelaces out of your sneakers.3 Brush the dirt from your sneakers with a brush.

Adsorption of Rare Earth Ion La(Ⅲ) on Yunnan Bowl Tea Surface from Aqueous Solution

The adsorption characteristics of rare earth ion La(Ⅲ) on Yunnan bowl tea surface from aqueous solution and effects of various surfactants on the adsorption were studied. It was found that Yunnan bowl tea can adsorb strongly La(Ⅲ) and pH may affect drastically the adsorption amount of La(Ⅲ). The adsorption law of La(Ⅲ) on Yunnan bowl tea surface follows the Langmuir equation. The maximum adsorption amount of La(Ⅲ) can reach 15 mg·g (-1). A comprehensive adsorption model is suggested according to the experimental results.

Efficacy of Singing Bowls in Childhood Asthma—A Pilot and Feasibility Study

The potential use of sound and vibration for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes remains largely under-explored and under-estimated.Sound and vibrational energy has great positive impact on the mind and body.It could be particularly useful for psychosomatic diseases as a complementary therapy.Singing bowls,the spiritual ancient therapy has been claimed to aid in mind relaxation and painful and inflammatory conditions.Childhood asthma is an inflammatory airway disease and a psychosomatic disorder.The psychological management in it is often neglected leading to under-treatment or a relapse.Hence,we hypothesized that sound therapy with singing bowls might be useful as complementary therapy in management of childhood asthma.We aimed to study the effect of singing bowl session on child’s asthma severity and control and on the psychological well-being.Children<18 years of age and suffering from childhood asthma were recruited after informed written consent of parents.At the baseline,demographic and clinical details were noted.Anthropometric parameters,PEFR readings,asthma severity,parental and child’s subjective feeling of well-being,asthma control score,and pediatric symptom checklist score(based on age)were determined.The child was given 15 min of singing bowl session as per the set protocol.The subjective and objective evaluation of asthma control and psychological assessment was repeated at 1 month and 3 months follow-up and compared with the baseline results for clinical significance.Eighteen children formed the study group with a mean age of 9.13±2.15 years(range 2–15.25 years).4 children had psychological issues on initial screening.There was a significant improvement in asthma severity,subjective feeling of well-being and asthma control score at 3 months(p<0.05).Singing bowl therapy could be a useful,low-cost complementary therapy in childhood asthmatics.

Special requirements for alumina ceramic of ESG electrode bowl

At present ESG (Electrostatic Suspended Gyro) is the most precise inertia element in the world. The electrode bowl, which has direct effect on the precision of ESG, is a key part to ESG. Through the analysis of the function and characteristic of the electrode bowl in hollow rotor ESG and the present situation of new material development in the world, the alumina ceramic is regarded as the best material for the electrode bowl of hollow rotor ESG. By analyzing the present situation of alumina ceramic in the world, main technique requirements have been put forward for the alumina ceramic of ESG electrode bowl which is also fit for solid rotor ESG.

THREE-DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS AND ALLOWABLE DEFECT ASSESSMENT OF THE CENTRIFUGE BOWL BODY

For the first time,an allowable defect analysis of the bowl body of XZZ 1200-G Centrifuge was made by using fatigue fracture mechanics method;and,again for the first time,the design fatigue curve of the dangerous section of the bowl body was given out、which may form the basis for the design and use of the centrifuge.

New^(40)Ar/^(39)Ar age evidence for the Cretaceous volcanic rocks of the Mount Bowles Formation in Livingston Island,South Shetland Islands

The age of the volcanic rocks of the Mount Bowles Formation (MBF) on the eastern part of Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is redetermined by using 40Ar/39Ar and laser microarea isochron age dating method with a continuous laser system and mass spectrometer. The isochron ages of an andesite sample and a basaltic andesite sample are (105.62±2.11) Ma and (111.48±2.23) Ma with the 40Ar/36Ar initial ratios of 295.3 and 294.6 respectively, being almost the same as the atmospheric value, which proves that there exists no excess argon in these rocks. The 40Ar/39Ar plateau age of an aplite sample is (96.7±1.6) Ma and the calculated isochron age is 96.6 Ma, which indicates that the aplite occurred after lava eruption. These data suggest that the MBF volcanic rocks were formed during Cretaceous.

Robowler:Design and development of a cricket bowling machine ensuring ball seam position

The art of cricket bowling is complex and arduous owing to the run-up and ball release time energy requirement to achieve speed and variations. Therefore, human bowlers cannot bowl for extended periods and numerous mechanical bowling machines have been built to help batsmen improve their skills during practice sessions. However, most of these existing machines are designed for spherical balls ignoring the distinguishing physical feature of a cricket ball: the raised equatorial seam, which makes it less of a sphere. The bowlers are known to often benefit from this seam in their pursuit to taking the batsmen's wicket by imparting swing, spin and bounce variations along-with other bowling variables. This lack of the seam consideration creates a void between human and mechanical bowling. In this work, we present design and development of an automatic bowling machine termed as ROBOWLER to make mechanical bowling more realistic. This machine ensures ball seam position as well as fulfills other constraints. Ball pitching and seam position accuracy results underscore the suitability of this design to enhance the capabilities of mechanical bowling.

Bowling Ball

Today millions of people enjoy the game of bowlingthroughout the world, in which they roll the bowlingball down the wooden lane and try to knock down tenwooden pins. People have played and enjoyed bowling for thou-sands of years. It is believed that during the Stone Agethe aboriginal communities had already started to playa kind of bowling game. They rolled large rocks or peb-

Nutrition Bowl"Double Covering"Cutting Propagation Technique for Llex cornuta var.fortunei S.Y.Hu

Llex cornuta var.fortunei S.Y.Hu is a good ornamental tree species for viewing fruits and leaves,and has a wide range of garden uses.Nutrition bowl cutting seedlings can improve the survival rate of L.cornut a var.fortunei S.Y.Hu transplanting and greening,and has the advantages of no time limit for planting and saving management costs.Based on this,this paper introduced the container seedling double-covering cutting technology for L.cornut a var.fortunei,to provide a reference for the propagation of L.cornut a var.fortunei.

Theoretical Analysis on Bowl Track Performance

This paper presents some results of theoretical analysis of the effects of systemerrors on bowl track performance with the assumptioris of all controlcomponents and modules having been calibrated to their nomuial perfomcelevels such that only random errors exist of which we have little control.Theporformance levels needed to be raised considerably by anpraving in our presenttechnique of predicting bowl track resistance.

Filling the Rice Bowl

Amagnitude-8.0 earthquake hit Wenchuan in southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008,sowing devastation and causing many casualties.When the earthquake struck,Luo Shide,a soil and fertilizer expert,was working at the Agricultural Bureau of Beichuan County,one of the most affected areas.Surviving the earthquake and taking part in the reconstruction work were a life changing experience for Luo.

Chinatown's Community Organizations Reflected in Louis Chu's Eat a Bowl of Tea

Louis Chu's novel Eat a Bowl of Tea(1961) is widely recognized as a pioneer masterpiece in Chinese American litera-ture. It pictures the bachelor society of Chinatown in New York City after the Second World War. Several characteristics of China-town's community organizations are reflected in this novel: kinship-based; responsible for protecting and caring for the members;led by commercial elites; rule of man, rather than rule of law. It offers us a precious chance to take a glimpse of the Chinese-Ameri-can society in post-World War II era.

Animal Bowls 我不是马良,我也没有超能力

小时候有多羡慕＂神笔马良＂,看我做的梦就知道了——我拿着神笔,画了无数的甜甜圈,然后它们全部变成真的,几乎将我淹没。后来看《虫师》,里面有一个右手可以画出生命的少年。我又忍不住开始羡慕——要是我也有超能力就好了!当然神笔和超能力都是假的,我有的只是普通的笔。直到遇到了很多画画大神之后,我才明白,只要拥有一只画笔就可以画尽世界。

Plastic Bowl就是“塑料碗”吗?

本文用实例说明了 bowl与“碗”在指称对象和语用方面的异同 ,指出二者之间的语义关系是—种语义区别与语义非区别的关系 ,因而翻译时应灵活掌握。

某轮Alfa-Laval SA820分油机“Bowl Speed-Low”故障分析

本文介绍了某轮 Alfa-Laval SA820 分油机的结构和工作原理,针对其No.1LO分油机常出现的“Bowl Speed-Low”故障报警现象,依据分油机原理分析了故障可能原因,逐一排查使故障得以解决,最后,针对性地提出分油机日常管理中应注意的问题。