The formation of multiple oxygen intermediates supporting efficient oxygen evolution reaction(OER)are affinitive with hydroxyl adsorption.However,ability of the catalyst to capture hydroxyl and maintain the continuous...The formation of multiple oxygen intermediates supporting efficient oxygen evolution reaction(OER)are affinitive with hydroxyl adsorption.However,ability of the catalyst to capture hydroxyl and maintain the continuous supply at active sits remains a tremendous challenge.Herein,an affordable Ni2P/FeP2 heterostructure is presented to form the internal polarization field(IPF),arising hydroxyl spillover(HOSo)during OER.Facilitated by IPF,the oriented HOSo from FeP2 to Ni2P can activate the Ni site with a new hydroxyl transmission channel and build the optimized reaction path of oxygen intermediates for lower adsorption energy,boosting the OER activity(242 mV vs.RHE at 100 mA cm-2)for least 100 h.More interestingly,for the anion exchange membrane water electrolyzer(AEMWE)with low concentration electrolyte,the advantage of HOSo effect is significantly amplified,delivering 1 A cm^(-2)at a low cell voltage of 1.88 V with excellent stability for over 50 h.展开更多
Pyrolysis of Shenmu coal was performed in fixed-bed reactors indirectly heated by reducing operating pressure and mounting internals in the reactor to explore their synergetic effects on coal pyrolysis. Mounting inter...Pyrolysis of Shenmu coal was performed in fixed-bed reactors indirectly heated by reducing operating pressure and mounting internals in the reactor to explore their synergetic effects on coal pyrolysis. Mounting internals particularly designed greatly improved the heat transfer inside coal bed and raised the yield of tar production.Reducing pressure further facilitated the production of tar through its suppression of secondary reactions occurring in the reactor. The absolute increase in tar yield reached 3.33 wt% in comparison with the pyrolysis in the reactor without internals under atmospheric pressure. The obtained tar yield in the reactor with internals under reduced pressure was even higher than the yield of Gray–King assay. Through experiments in a laboratory fixed bed reactor, it was also clarified that the effect of reducing pressure is related to volatile release rate in pyrolysis. It did not obviously vary tar yield at pyrolysis temperatures below 600 °C, while the effect was evident at 650 and 700 °C but became limited again above 800 °C. Under reduced pressure the produced tar contained more aliphatics and phenols but less aromatics.展开更多
AIM:To identify and understand the regular distribution pattern for Salmonella enteritidis (S. enteritidis) in the internal organs of mice after an oral challenge over a 3 wk period. METHODS:Assays based on the serova...AIM:To identify and understand the regular distribution pattern for Salmonella enteritidis (S. enteritidis) in the internal organs of mice after an oral challenge over a 3 wk period. METHODS:Assays based on the serovar-specific DNA sequence of S. enteritidis from GenBank, and a serovar-specific real-time, fluorescence-based quantitative polymerase chain reaction (FQ-PCR) were developed for the detection of S. enteritidis. We used this assay to detect genomic DNA of S. enteritidis in the blood and the internal organs, including heart, liver, spleen, kidney, pancreas, and gallbladder, from mice after oral challenge at different time points respectively.RESULTS:The results showed that the spleen was positive at 12 h post inoculation (PI), and the blood was at 14 h PI. The organism was detected in the liver and heart at 16 h PI, the pancreas was positive at 20 h PI, and the final organs to show positive results were the kidney and gallbladder at 22 h PI. The copy number of S. enteritidis DNA in each tissue reached a peak at 24-36 h PI, with the liver and spleen containing high concentrations of S. enteritidis, whereas the blood, heart, kidney, pancreas, and gallbladder had low concentrations. S. enteritidis populations began to decrease and were not detectable at 3 d PI, but were still present up to 12 d PI in the gallbladder, 2 wk for the liver, and 3 wk for the spleen without causing apparent symptoms. CONCLUSION:The results provided significant data for understanding the life cycle of S. enteritidis in the internal organs, and showed that the liver and spleen may be the primary sites for setting itself up as a commensa over a long time after oral challenge. Interestingly, it may be the first time reported that the gallbladder is a site of carriage for S. enteritidis over a 12 d period. This study will help to understand the mechanisms of action of S. enteritidis infection in vivo.展开更多
There is a lack of systematic research on the expression of internal control genes used for gene expression normalization in real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in spinal cord injury research.In ...There is a lack of systematic research on the expression of internal control genes used for gene expression normalization in real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in spinal cord injury research.In this study,we used rat models of spinal cord hemisection to analyze the expression stability of 13 commonly applied reference genes:Actb,Ankrd27,CypA,Gapdh,Hprt1,Mrpl10,Pgk1,Rictor,Rn18s,Tbp,Ubc,Ubxn11,and Ywhaz.Our results show that the expression of Ankrd27,Ubc,and Tbp were stable after spinal cord injury,while Actb was the most unstable internal control gene.Ankrd27,Ubc,Tbp,and Actb were consequently used to investigate the effects of internal control genes with differing stabilities on the normalization of target gene expression.Target gene expression levels and changes over time were similar when Ankrd27,Ubc,and Tbp were used as internal controls but different when Actb was used as an internal control.We recommend that Ankrd27,Ubc,and Tbp are used as internal control genes for real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in spinal cord injury research.This study was approved by the Administration Committee of Experimental Animals,Jiangsu Province,China(approval No.20180304-008)on March 4,2018.展开更多
Since Cu-Al powder characteristics have important effects on the preparation of Cu/Al2O3 composite, the apparent activation energy of Al internal oxidation reaction in Cu-Al pre-alloyed powders with different characte...Since Cu-Al powder characteristics have important effects on the preparation of Cu/Al2O3 composite, the apparent activation energy of Al internal oxidation reaction in Cu-Al pre-alloyed powders with different characteristics was calculated in the present investigation. The microstructure and properties of the synthesized Cu/Al2O3 were studied. The results show that high-energy milling can obviously promote internal oxidation of Al in Cu-Al powders in the same solid solubility. At the same milling conditions and internal oxidation parameters, the solid solution of Al in Cu either in low or high amount will result in the poor microstructure and properties of the Cu/Al2O3 composite. Subsequently, when high-energy milling and internal oxidation are synchronously used to prepare the Cu/Al2O3 composite, there should be an appropriate solubility and milling effect for the pre-alloyed powders.展开更多
The photochemical reaction of bicyclo[4.1.0]heptane was studied at the complete active space SCF（CASSCF） level with a 6-31G^＊ basis set. A muhireference MP2 algorithm that has been implemented in the Gaussian progr...The photochemical reaction of bicyclo[4.1.0]heptane was studied at the complete active space SCF（CASSCF） level with a 6-31G^＊ basis set. A muhireference MP2 algorithm that has been implemented in the Gaussian program was used to correct the energetics for the dynamic correlation. Starting from the Franck-Condon excitation of bicyclo [ 4.1.0 ] heptane, the reaction is via two bonds＇ breakage to give rise to 1,6-heptdiene. One internal conversion （IC） and two intersystem crossing points（ISC） were located and are discussed separately. The reaction proceeds to its own characteristic product on the ground state.展开更多
The diffusion and reaction phenomenon in a Fe-based catalyst pellet for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis was studied.It was considered that the pores of catalyst pellets were full of liquid wax under Fischer-Tropsch synthesi...The diffusion and reaction phenomenon in a Fe-based catalyst pellet for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis was studied.It was considered that the pores of catalyst pellets were full of liquid wax under Fischer-Tropsch synthesis conditions.The reactants diffused from the bulk gas phase to the external surface of the pellet,and then the reactants diffused through the wax inside the pellet and reacted on the internal surface formed along the pore passages of the pellet.On the basis of reaction kinetics and doubleα-ASF product distribution model,a diffusion and reaction model of catalyst pellet was established.The effects of diffusion and reaction interaction in a catalyst pellet,the bulk temperature,the reaction pressure and the pellet size on the reactivity were further investigated.The relationship between the internal diffusion effectiveness factor of spherical catalyst pellet and the Thiele modulus were also discussed.The bulk temperature and pellet size have significant effects on the reactivity,while the pressure shows only a slight influence on the reactivity.The internal diffusion effectiveness factor decreases with an increasing Thiele modulus.展开更多
For this study,there were two sets of data collection:face-to-face interview and on-line survey via“survey monkey”.The survey focuses on the following:feelings associated with airport security screening and impact o...For this study,there were two sets of data collection:face-to-face interview and on-line survey via“survey monkey”.The survey focuses on the following:feelings associated with airport security screening and impact of awareness with prohibited items.The survey was conducted from May 13 to 31,2018 for three weeks covering four terminals at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport(NAIA)in Manila.From the interviews and on-line survey conducted,it was evident that there are five typical emotional reactions to airport security screening processes.Forty-five percent of travelers felt frustrated upon undergoing a security screening process.On a positive note,26%of the respondents felt relaxed and 16%have understood the screening processes being implemented in the airports.Other negative reactions surfaced were fear(5%)and humiliation(8%).Initial reactions and questions from departing passengers,such as“will I get trouble?”“will I be treated like a criminal or terrorist?”or“will I miss my flight”,these are common responses that might be traced from a first time traveler.The results of this study will provide beneficial information to airport authorities as they determine how they can best provide a balanced-mixed of security and facilitation in managing airport security.展开更多
基金This work is financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(52174283 and 52274308)Innovation Fund Project for Graduate Student of China University of Petroleum(East China)(22CX04023A)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities。
文摘The formation of multiple oxygen intermediates supporting efficient oxygen evolution reaction(OER)are affinitive with hydroxyl adsorption.However,ability of the catalyst to capture hydroxyl and maintain the continuous supply at active sits remains a tremendous challenge.Herein,an affordable Ni2P/FeP2 heterostructure is presented to form the internal polarization field(IPF),arising hydroxyl spillover(HOSo)during OER.Facilitated by IPF,the oriented HOSo from FeP2 to Ni2P can activate the Ni site with a new hydroxyl transmission channel and build the optimized reaction path of oxygen intermediates for lower adsorption energy,boosting the OER activity(242 mV vs.RHE at 100 mA cm-2)for least 100 h.More interestingly,for the anion exchange membrane water electrolyzer(AEMWE)with low concentration electrolyte,the advantage of HOSo effect is significantly amplified,delivering 1 A cm^(-2)at a low cell voltage of 1.88 V with excellent stability for over 50 h.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21376250)National Basic Research Program of China(2014CB744303)the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA07010100)
文摘Pyrolysis of Shenmu coal was performed in fixed-bed reactors indirectly heated by reducing operating pressure and mounting internals in the reactor to explore their synergetic effects on coal pyrolysis. Mounting internals particularly designed greatly improved the heat transfer inside coal bed and raised the yield of tar production.Reducing pressure further facilitated the production of tar through its suppression of secondary reactions occurring in the reactor. The absolute increase in tar yield reached 3.33 wt% in comparison with the pyrolysis in the reactor without internals under atmospheric pressure. The obtained tar yield in the reactor with internals under reduced pressure was even higher than the yield of Gray–King assay. Through experiments in a laboratory fixed bed reactor, it was also clarified that the effect of reducing pressure is related to volatile release rate in pyrolysis. It did not obviously vary tar yield at pyrolysis temperatures below 600 °C, while the effect was evident at 650 and 700 °C but became limited again above 800 °C. Under reduced pressure the produced tar contained more aliphatics and phenols but less aromatics.
基金The National Key Technology R&D Program of China, No. 2004BA901A03National Scientific and Technical Support Program, No. 2007Z06-017+3 种基金The Cultivation Fund of the Key Scientific and Technical Innovation Project & Ministry of Education of China, No. 706050Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University, No. NCET-04-0906/NCET-06-0818Sichuan Province Basic Research Program, No. 04JY0290061/07JY029-017Program for Key DisciplinesConstruction of Sichuan Province No. SZD0418
文摘AIM:To identify and understand the regular distribution pattern for Salmonella enteritidis (S. enteritidis) in the internal organs of mice after an oral challenge over a 3 wk period. METHODS:Assays based on the serovar-specific DNA sequence of S. enteritidis from GenBank, and a serovar-specific real-time, fluorescence-based quantitative polymerase chain reaction (FQ-PCR) were developed for the detection of S. enteritidis. We used this assay to detect genomic DNA of S. enteritidis in the blood and the internal organs, including heart, liver, spleen, kidney, pancreas, and gallbladder, from mice after oral challenge at different time points respectively.RESULTS:The results showed that the spleen was positive at 12 h post inoculation (PI), and the blood was at 14 h PI. The organism was detected in the liver and heart at 16 h PI, the pancreas was positive at 20 h PI, and the final organs to show positive results were the kidney and gallbladder at 22 h PI. The copy number of S. enteritidis DNA in each tissue reached a peak at 24-36 h PI, with the liver and spleen containing high concentrations of S. enteritidis, whereas the blood, heart, kidney, pancreas, and gallbladder had low concentrations. S. enteritidis populations began to decrease and were not detectable at 3 d PI, but were still present up to 12 d PI in the gallbladder, 2 wk for the liver, and 3 wk for the spleen without causing apparent symptoms. CONCLUSION:The results provided significant data for understanding the life cycle of S. enteritidis in the internal organs, and showed that the liver and spleen may be the primary sites for setting itself up as a commensa over a long time after oral challenge. Interestingly, it may be the first time reported that the gallbladder is a site of carriage for S. enteritidis over a 12 d period. This study will help to understand the mechanisms of action of S. enteritidis infection in vivo.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81901257(to YXW)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China,No.BK20180951(to YXW)+1 种基金Postgraduate Research and Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province of China,No.KYCX20_2818(to WL)and Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD,to Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education).
文摘There is a lack of systematic research on the expression of internal control genes used for gene expression normalization in real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in spinal cord injury research.In this study,we used rat models of spinal cord hemisection to analyze the expression stability of 13 commonly applied reference genes:Actb,Ankrd27,CypA,Gapdh,Hprt1,Mrpl10,Pgk1,Rictor,Rn18s,Tbp,Ubc,Ubxn11,and Ywhaz.Our results show that the expression of Ankrd27,Ubc,and Tbp were stable after spinal cord injury,while Actb was the most unstable internal control gene.Ankrd27,Ubc,Tbp,and Actb were consequently used to investigate the effects of internal control genes with differing stabilities on the normalization of target gene expression.Target gene expression levels and changes over time were similar when Ankrd27,Ubc,and Tbp were used as internal controls but different when Actb was used as an internal control.We recommend that Ankrd27,Ubc,and Tbp are used as internal control genes for real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in spinal cord injury research.This study was approved by the Administration Committee of Experimental Animals,Jiangsu Province,China(approval No.20180304-008)on March 4,2018.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.50574075)Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University(No.NCET-05-0873)Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (SRFDP 20060700011)
文摘Since Cu-Al powder characteristics have important effects on the preparation of Cu/Al2O3 composite, the apparent activation energy of Al internal oxidation reaction in Cu-Al pre-alloyed powders with different characteristics was calculated in the present investigation. The microstructure and properties of the synthesized Cu/Al2O3 were studied. The results show that high-energy milling can obviously promote internal oxidation of Al in Cu-Al powders in the same solid solubility. At the same milling conditions and internal oxidation parameters, the solid solution of Al in Cu either in low or high amount will result in the poor microstructure and properties of the Cu/Al2O3 composite. Subsequently, when high-energy milling and internal oxidation are synchronously used to prepare the Cu/Al2O3 composite, there should be an appropriate solubility and milling effect for the pre-alloyed powders.
基金Supported by the Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Department(No. 2003A0003M)
文摘The photochemical reaction of bicyclo[4.1.0]heptane was studied at the complete active space SCF（CASSCF） level with a 6-31G^＊ basis set. A muhireference MP2 algorithm that has been implemented in the Gaussian program was used to correct the energetics for the dynamic correlation. Starting from the Franck-Condon excitation of bicyclo [ 4.1.0 ] heptane, the reaction is via two bonds＇ breakage to give rise to 1,6-heptdiene. One internal conversion （IC） and two intersystem crossing points（ISC） were located and are discussed separately. The reaction proceeds to its own characteristic product on the ground state.
基金Financial support from the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program,2010CB736203)
文摘The diffusion and reaction phenomenon in a Fe-based catalyst pellet for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis was studied.It was considered that the pores of catalyst pellets were full of liquid wax under Fischer-Tropsch synthesis conditions.The reactants diffused from the bulk gas phase to the external surface of the pellet,and then the reactants diffused through the wax inside the pellet and reacted on the internal surface formed along the pore passages of the pellet.On the basis of reaction kinetics and doubleα-ASF product distribution model,a diffusion and reaction model of catalyst pellet was established.The effects of diffusion and reaction interaction in a catalyst pellet,the bulk temperature,the reaction pressure and the pellet size on the reactivity were further investigated.The relationship between the internal diffusion effectiveness factor of spherical catalyst pellet and the Thiele modulus were also discussed.The bulk temperature and pellet size have significant effects on the reactivity,while the pressure shows only a slight influence on the reactivity.The internal diffusion effectiveness factor decreases with an increasing Thiele modulus.
文摘For this study,there were two sets of data collection:face-to-face interview and on-line survey via“survey monkey”.The survey focuses on the following:feelings associated with airport security screening and impact of awareness with prohibited items.The survey was conducted from May 13 to 31,2018 for three weeks covering four terminals at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport(NAIA)in Manila.From the interviews and on-line survey conducted,it was evident that there are five typical emotional reactions to airport security screening processes.Forty-five percent of travelers felt frustrated upon undergoing a security screening process.On a positive note,26%of the respondents felt relaxed and 16%have understood the screening processes being implemented in the airports.Other negative reactions surfaced were fear(5%)and humiliation(8%).Initial reactions and questions from departing passengers,such as“will I get trouble?”“will I be treated like a criminal or terrorist?”or“will I miss my flight”,these are common responses that might be traced from a first time traveler.The results of this study will provide beneficial information to airport authorities as they determine how they can best provide a balanced-mixed of security and facilitation in managing airport security.
