Stoichiometry and Stability Constant Values for Copper (II) Chelates with Ethylene Diamine in Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES) (Ethaline) Solutions

In this study we used the deep eutectic solvents (ionic liquids) to investigate the reaction between copper (II) with ethylene diamine (en). Two of the existing methods for analyzing spectrophotometric measurements have been applied for establishing, the stoichiometry and whenever possible, the stability constants of the chelates formed. The method of continuous variations was necessary to determine first whether, the metal ion and the ligand ethylene diamine form one or more than one chelate, when more than one chelate formed, the results obtained depend on the wavelength and for meaningful conclusions the wavelengths were carefully selected. The empirical formulae of the chelates were further substantiated by the molar ratio method. The effect of time and temperature on the formation and stability of these chelates in solution is also studied. The stability constants, K1 and K2 for the copper (II) chelates were calculated, though reliable, and are comparable to literature values.

董事会非正式层级对企业ESG表现的影响——来自我国上市公司的经验证据

提高企业ESG表现对促进企业高质量发展、推动我国碳中和进程具有重要战略意义。作为一项企业战略决策,企业ESG表现与董事会治理效率息息相关。基于沪深两地A股上市公司数据,从合法性视角和董事权威不平衡的治理效应视角,分析董事会非正式层级影响企业ESG表现的内在机制;从公司决策传导机制视角出发,分析管理层能力发挥的中介效应。研究发现,董事会非正式层级对企业ESG表现具有显著的正向促进作用;管理层能力在董事会非正式层级与企业ESG表现之间起中介作用;董事会非正式层级对企业ESG表现的影响在权力大小不同、稳定性不同的管理团队中存在显著差异。通过对董事会非正式层级影响企业决策行为的研究,丰富了董事会非正式层级作用及效果的内在机制的相关研究,对于进一步提升中国企业ESG表现具有重要的借鉴意义。

高管团队稳定性与企业ESG评级

ESG评级是推动企业可持续发展的重要动力,是企业长期生存的内在要求,而高管团队在企业长期发展中起着至关重要的作用。基于2010—2019年中国沪深A股上市公司数据,研究了高管团队稳定性对企业ESG评级的影响及其作用机制。研究发现,高管团队稳定性越高,企业ESG评级越高。机制检验显示,高管团队稳定性通过降低企业战略差异度和经营风险提高企业ESG评级。异质性检验结果表明,在内控质量较低、审计质量较低的企业中,高管团队稳定性对企业ESG评级影响效应显著;媒体关注度较低的企业中高管团队稳定性对企业ESG评级的影响更显著。因此,企业要重视高管团队稳定性,采取有效措施降低经营风险,注重ESG信息披露,提升ESG评级,以推动企业可持续发展。

10℃条件下纳米C-S-H掺量对水泥早期水化的影响

目的探究10℃条件下不同掺量纳米C-S-H对水泥早期水化进程及强度发展的影响,并分析其早强剂作用机理。方法通过溶液共沉淀法制备纳米C-S-H悬浮液,将其掺入到普通硅酸盐水泥中,在10℃条件下进行养护,分析其对水泥凝结时间、抗折强度、抗压强度的影响;通过XRD、TG等检测手段分析水泥的水化进程及对水化产物的影响。结果掺入0.05%纳米C-S-H,可使水泥初凝时间缩短9.9%,终凝时间缩短10.4%;24 h时抗折强度和抗压强度分别提高了34%和33.5%。纳米C-S-H的掺入造成水泥3 d抗折强度略有降低。水化产物中Ca(OH)2质量分数在12 h、16 h和24 h时较参比样分别提高了17.6%、21.3%和29.6%。结论在10℃条件下,纳米C-S-H的加入能够有效促进C 3S和C 2S的水化过程,形成更多的水化产物,从而缩短水泥凝结时间,提高24 h内水泥砂浆强度,28 d强度没有显著降低。

Investigation of factors influencing roof stability at a Western U.S.longwall coal mine

The coal mine roof rating(CMRR) was developed to bridge the gap between geological variation in underground coal mines and engineering design. The CMRR accounts for the compressive strength of the immediate roof, the shear strength and intensity of any discontinuities present, and the moisture sensitivity of the immediate roof. The CMRR has been widely used and validated in Eastern US coal mines, but it has seen limited application in the Western US. This study focuses on roof behavior at a Western coal mine(Mine A). Mine A shows significant lateral geological variation, along with localized faulting and a laterally extensive sandstone channel network. The CMRR is not used to predict roof instability at the mine. It is, therefore, hypothesized that there are other factors that are correlated with roof instability in underground coal mines that could potentially also be considered in conjunction with the CMRR.This hypothesis was tested by collecting 30 CMRR measurements at Mine A. At each measurement location, a binary record of the roof condition(stable or unstable) was made, and other parameters such as depth of cover, presence of faulting, and sandstone channels were also recorded. ANOVA tests showed that the CMRR values and the roof conditions were not strongly correlated, indicating that the CMRR input criteria are not fully predictive of roof stability at this mine. The CMRR values showed statistically significant correlations(p less than 0.05) with faulting as well as with location at an intersection. For areas that had previously experienced roof fall but were currently stable, faulting was correlated with roof condition(p less than 0.05) only when the condition was classified as unstable.

Stability Analysis on Speed Control System of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

The stability of the motion control system is one of the decisive factors of the control quality for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle（AUV）.The divergence of control,which the unstable system may be brought about,is fatal to the operation of AUV.The stability analysis of the PD and S-surface speed controllers based on the Lyapunov＇s direct method is proposed in this paper.After decoupling the six degree-of-freedom（DOF）motions of the AUV,the axial dynamic behavior is discussed and the condition is deduced,in which the parameters selection within stability domain can guarantee the system asymptotically stable.The experimental results in a tank and on the sea have successfully verified the algorithm reliability,which can be served as a good reference for analyzing other AUV nonlinear control systems.

Linear instability of the electrified free interface between two cylindrical shells of viscoelastic fluids through porous media

In this paper, we have discussed the linear stabil- ity analysis of the electrified surface separating two coaxial Oldroyd-B fluid layers confined between two impermeable rigid cylinders in the presence of both interfacial insoluble surfactant and surface charge through porous media. The case of long waves interfacial stability has been studied. The dispersion relation is solved numerically and hence the ef- fects of various parameters are illustrated graphically. Our results reveal that the influence of the physicochemical pa- rameterβ is to shrink the instability region of the surface and reduce the growth rate of the unstable normal modes. Such important effects of the surfactant on the shape of in- terfacial structures are more sensitive to the variation of the βcorresponding to non-Newtonian fluids-model compared with the Newtonian fluids model. In the case of long wave limit, it is demonstrated that increasing r, has a dual role in- fluence （de-stabilizing effects） depending on the viscosity of the core fluid. It has a destabilizing effect at the large values of the core fluid viscosity coefficient, while this role is ex- changed to a regularly stabilizing influence at small values of such coefficient.

Stability analysis of helical rod based on exact Cosserat model

Helical equilibrium of a thin elastic rod has practical backgrounds, such as DNA, fiber, sub-ocean cable, and oil-well drill string. Kirchhoff＇s kinetic analogy is an effective approach to the stability analysis of equilibrium of a thin elastic rod. The main hypotheses of Kirchhoff＇s theory without the extension of the centerline and the shear deformation of the cross section are not adoptable to real soft materials of biological fibers. In this paper, the dynamic equations of a rod with a circular cross section are established on the basis of the exact Cosserat model by considering the tension and the shear deformations. Euler＇s angles are applied as the attitude representation of the cross section. The deviation of the normal axis of the cross section from the tangent of the centerline is considered as the result of the shear deformation. Lyapunov＇s stability of the helical equilibrium is discussed in static category. Euler＇s critical values of axial force and torque are obtained. Lyapunov＇s and Euler＇s stability conditions in the space domain are the necessary conditions of Lyapunov＇s stability of the helical rod in the time domain.

基于T-S模糊逻辑的混合储能孤岛直流微电网功率分配控制

在含混合储能的直流微电网中,传统阻容下垂控制无法解决由线路电阻和负荷功率波动导致的系统功率分配失衡问题。为此,提出一种基于Takagi-Sugeno(T-S)模糊逻辑的自适应阻容下垂控制方法以实现混合储能的分频分配。根据蓄电池和超级电容的物理特性,建立单个蓄电池支路输出电压、蓄电池组间输出功率差额和阻性下垂系数之间的T-S模糊逻辑关系,以及单个超级电容支路输出功率及其变化率、超级电容组间功率差额和容性下垂系数之间的T-S模糊逻辑关系,并由此构建基于T-S模糊逻辑的阻容下垂控制器。推导含混合储能的直流微电网中各部分的平均阻抗模型,并采用阻抗比分析法对微电网的小信号稳定性进行研究。MATLAB/Simulink仿真结果表明,基于T-S模糊逻辑的阻容下垂控制可保证在线路电阻和负荷功率波动情况下系统功率的合理分配。

Asymptotic stability for impulsive functional differential equations

In this paper, we investigate the stability of a class of impulsive functional differential equations by using Lyapunov functional and Jensen＇s inequality. Some new stability theorems are obtained. Examples are given to demonstrate the advantage of the obtained results.

S-(-)-尼古丁-己二酸盐的制备、特性及其应用研究

S-(-)-尼古丁的获取主要是通过从烟叶等植物中提取,获取途径受限,本研究以2′-羟基尼古丁为原料通过还原、化学拆分制备S-(-)-尼古丁;选用己二酸与S-(-)-尼古丁通过超声法制备S-(-)-尼古丁-己二酸盐,优化了合成工艺。产物利用ESI-MS、^(1)H NMR、HPLC进行表征;采用HPLC进行抗氧化性分析;利用热重分析仪进行热稳定性分析。结果表明在反应的最佳工艺条件下S-(-)-尼古丁总产率达55.1%,比旋光度为-141.5°,光学纯度为99.23%;S-(-)-尼古丁-己二酸盐的产率达94.4%,纯度为99.36%;S-(-)-尼古丁-己二酸盐的抗氧化性和热稳定性均优于S-(-)-尼古丁。本研究提供了一条切实可行的S-(-)-尼古丁及其己二酸盐的合成路线;S-(-)-尼古丁-己二酸盐有效避免了S-(-)-尼古丁易氧化、受热不稳定等不足,具有良好的应用前景。

Stability of a Neutral Stochastic Functional Differential Equations

Sufficient condition for stochastic unifrom stability of a neutral stochastic functional differential equation is given, especially, new techniques are developed to cope with the neutral delay case, we obtained the sufficient condition for asymptotic stability of neutral stochastic differential delay equations. Due to the new techniques developed in this paper, the results obtained arc very general and useful. The theory developed here gives a unified treatment for various asymptotic estimates e.g. exponential and polynomial bounds.

Stability constants of Sb^5+with Cl−and thermodynamics of Sb−S−Cl−H2O system involving complex behavior of Sb with Cl

The stability constants of Sb^5+with Cl−as well as thermodynamics of the Sb−S−Cl−H2O system were calculated.The stability constants of Sb5+with Cl−were obtained by theoretical calculations of the absorbance of a Sb5+-containing solution at different Cl^−concentrations,which was detected by spectrophotometric analysis at certain wavelengths of light(380 nm).The logarithmic values versus 10 of stability constants of Sb^5+with Cl−were 1.795,3.150,4.191,4.955,5.427 and 5.511,respectively,and partly filled the data gaps in the hydrometallurgy of antimony.The presence and distribution of pentavalent antimony compounds under different conditions were analyzed based on equilibrium calculations.Thermodynamic equilibrium calculations were performed for Sb−S−Cl−H2O system,which included the complex behavior of Sb with Cl,and the equilibrium equations of related reactions in this system were integrated into the potential−pH diagram.

Global Stability of An Eco-epidemiological Model with Beddington-DeAngelis Functional Response and Delay

In this paper,an eco-epidemiological model with Beddington-DeAngelis functional response and a time delay representing the gestation period of the predator is studied.By means of Lyapunov functionals and Laselle’s invariance principle,sufficient conditions are obtained for the global stability of the interior equilibrium and the disease-free equilibrium of the system,respectively.

Stability and Hopf Bifurcation of a Virus Infection Model with a Delayed CTL Immune Response

In this paper, a virus infection model with standard incidence rate and delayed CTL immune response is investigated. By analyzing corresponding characteristic equations,the local stability of each of feasible equilibria and the existence of Hopf bifurcations at the CTL-activated infection equilibrium are established, respectively. By means of comparison arguments, it is verified that the infection-free equilibrium is globally asymptotically stable if the basic reproduction ratio is less than unity. By using suitable Lyapunov functional and LaSalle's invariance principle, it is shown that the CTL-inactivated infection equilibrium of the system is globally asymptotically stable if the immune response reproduction ratio is less than unity and the basic reproduction ratio is greater than unity. Numerical simulations are carried out to illustrate the theoretical result.

On the Stability of Our Universe

We argue that the Robertson-Walker’s Universe is a zero-energy stable one, even though it may possess a rotational state besides expansion.

基于改进D-S证据理论选择性集成的边坡稳定性评价

针对边坡稳定性预测算法选择困难和单个模型误判风险大的问题,建立了基于改进D-S证据理论选择性集成的边坡稳定性评价方法,为边坡稳定性初步评价提供方法依据。基于边坡稳定性主要影响因素,通过极限平衡法构建了大型边坡稳定性评价数据集。引入基于边界距离最小化的基学习器选择技术,提升选择性集成模型的泛化能力。提出了改进D-S证据理论融合基学习器信息,降低了选择性集成模型决策过程中的不确定性和模糊性,解决了现有边坡稳定性评价模型易误判和结果非一致性问题。仿真试验结果表明:改进D-S证据理论选择性集成方法无需复杂的数值建模与计算迭代过程,可直接客观地评判边坡稳定性状态,并从信息论角度给出边坡失稳概率。对比传统机器学习方法,该方法有效提高了边坡稳定性的预测准确率,同时降低了预测结果的不确定性,实现了速度快、精度高、稳健性好的广域尺度边坡稳定性评价。

Absolute Stability of Nonlinear Systems with Two Additive Time-varying Delay Components

In this paper, we present a new sufficient condition for absolute stability of Lure system with two additive time-varying delay components. This criterion is expressed as a set of linear matrix inequalities （LMIs）, which can be readily tested by using standard numerical software. We use this new criterion to stabilize a class of nonlinear time-delay systems. Some numerical examples are given to illustrate the applicability of the results using standard numerical software.

Stabilization of switched systems with all unstable modes:application to the aircraft team problem

The method of stabilizing switched systems based on the optimal control is applied,with all modes unstable,for a typical example of the multi-agent system.First,the optimal control method for stabilizing switched systems is introduced.For this purpose,a switching table rule procedure is constructed.This procedure is inspired by the optimal control that identifies the optimal trajectory for the switched systems.In the next step,the stability of a multi-agent system is studied,considering different unstable connection topologies.Finally,the optimal control method is successfully applied to an aircraft team,as an example of the multi-agent systems.Simulation results evaluate and confirm the successful application of this method in the aircraft team example.

Finite element analysis of slope stability by expanding the mobilized principal stress Mohr's circles-Development, encoding and validation

In recent years,finite element analysis is increasingly being proposed in slope stability problems as a competitive method to traditional limit equilibrium methods(LEMs)which are known for their inherent deficiencies.However,the application of finite element method(FEM)to slope stability as a strength reduction method(SRM)or as finite element limit analysis(FELA)is not always a success for the drawbacks that characterize both methods.To increase the performance of finite element analysis in this problem,a new approach is proposed in this paper.It consists in gradually expanding the mobilized stress Mohr’s circles until the soil failure occurs according to a prescribed non-convergence criterion.The present approach called stress deviator increasing method(SDIM)is considered rigorous for three main reasons.Firstly,it preserves the definition of the factor of safety(FOS)as the ratio of soil shear strength to the mobilized shear stress.Secondly,it maintains the progressive development of shear stress resulting from the increase in the principal stress deviator on the same plane,on which the shear strength takes place.Thirdly,by introducing the concept of equivalent stress loading,the resulting trial stresses are checked against the violation of the actual yield criterion formed with the real strength parameters rather than those reduced by a trial factor.The new numerical procedure was encoded in a Fortran computer code called S^(4)DINA and verified by several examples.Comparisons with other numerical methods such as the SRM,gravity increasing method(GIM)or even FELA by assessing both the FOS and contours of equivalent plastic strains showed promising results.