Comparison of efficacy of lung ultrasound and chest X-ray in diagnosing pulmonary edema and pleural effusion in ICU patients: A single centre, prospective, observational study

Background and Aims While chest X-ray (CXR) has been a conventional tool in intensive care units (ICUs) to identify lung pathologies, computed tomography (CT) scan remains the gold standard. Use of lung ultrasound (LUS) in resource-rich ICUs is still under investigation. The present study compares the utility of LUS to that of CXR in identifying pulmonary edema and pleural effusion in ICU patients. In addition, consolidation and pneumothorax were analyzed as secondary outcome measures. Material and Methods This is a prospective, single centric, observational study. Patients admitted in ICU were examined for lung pathologies, using LUS by a trained intensivist;and CXR done within 4 hours of each other. The final diagnosis was ascertained by an independent senior radiologist, based on the complete medical chart including clinical findings and the results of thoracic CT, if available. The results were compared and analyzed. Results Sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic accuracy of LUS was 95%, 94.4%, 94.67% for pleural effusion;and 98.33%, 97.78%, 98.00% for pulmonary edema respectively. Corresponding values with CXR were 48.33%, 76.67%, 65.33% for pleural effusion;and 36.67%, 82.22% and 64.00% for pulmonary edema respectively. Sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic accuracy of LUS was 91.30%, 96.85%, 96.00% for consolidation;and 100.00%, 79.02%, 80.00% for pneumothorax respectively. Corresponding values with CXR were 60.87%, 81.10%, 78.00% for consolidation;and 71.3%, 97.20%, 96.00% for pneumothorax respectively. Conclusion LUS has better diagnostic accuracy in diagnosis of pleural effusion and pulmonary edema when compared with CXR and is thus recommended as an effective alternative for diagnosis of these conditions in acute care settings. Our study recommends that a thoracic CT scan can be avoided in most of such cases.

Fe_(100-x)Co_x系合金超细粉末的制备和磁性

用机械合金化方法制备了Fe100-xCox系超细粉末(x=15,35,50).对各样品进行了X-ray衍射谱的分析;用柯西分布公式计算了材料的晶粒尺寸,约为9～12nm;用最小二乘法计算了材料的晶格常数a;测量了不同成分样品的磁滞回线.研究发现,当x=15,35,50时,材料均呈现了α-Fe的单相,并且样品有较低的矫顽力Hc和较高的饱和磁化强度Ms.用趋近饱和定律计算了样品的有效磁晶各向异性常数Ke和原子磁矩μ.研究表明,样品具有优良软磁材料的内禀性能.

厚钢管X射线图像中焊缝区域的检测

由于传统焊缝区域检测算法难以准确提取模糊和对比度低的厚钢管焊缝区域,提出一种新的基于鲁棒PCA模型的焊缝区域检测算法,该算法能克服传统方法的不足,并能准确提取焊缝区域.首先,收集一序列X射线图像,并对其进行空域对齐及亮度归一化预处理.其次,计算得到系列图像的背景图像,并将背景图像与待测试X射线图像张成一个观测矩阵.最后,使用鲁棒PCA算法对观测矩阵进行低秩与稀疏分解,测试图像中的不均匀强度及噪声被消除,焊缝区域被凸显出来,通过全局阈值可将焊缝区域较好地分割出来.实验结果表明,该算法能较大地消除厚钢管X射线图像中噪声及不均匀强度分布带来的干扰、同时增强模糊的焊缝边缘及对比度低的区域,相比传统焊缝区域检测算法,具有更高的检测灵敏度(0.952)和精度(0.989),能更好地将模糊和对比度低的焊缝区域完整检测出来.

联合应用近红外线、高频超声、钼靶x—ray对乳腺癌的早期诊断分析

目的：比较应用近红外线、高频超声、钼靶x—ray各自对乳腺癌早期诊断的价值，探讨联合应用近红外线、高频超声、钼靶x—ray对乳腺癌早期诊断的价值。方法：对81例经近红外线扫描、经B超检查、钼钯X线检查的病例进行回顾性总结，对三种影像学方法在乳腺癌诊断中的价值和优缺点进行了分析比较。结论诊断符合率分别为：近红外线83％，B超92．5％，钼钯X线93％，联合应用96％。联合应用近红外线、高频超声、钼靶x—ray有助于提高乳腺癌的诊断率和判断手术范围及术后效果，具有较大的临床价值。

胞元结构X-Ray三维成像及其FEM模拟

采用微纳米X-Ray断面成像技术,通过对含有CaCl2生物淀粉膨化结构材料三维成像规律的研究,确定了胞元体结构形态,并分析了断层胞元分布规律.建立了带有微细孔洞结构材料三维几何描述模型,通过理论建模和数字编程实现了与非线性有限元的连接,分析了微米级胞体材料受载后的场变量分布.

X-ray Powder Diffraction Data and Crystal Structure of NiSbY

X-ray powder diffraction data and crystal structure of NiSbY compound were studied by X-ray powderdiffraction. The compound belongs to the space group F43 m with MgAgAs structure type, and the parameters Z=4, a=0.63075(2) nm.

X射线衍射法定性分析陶瓷釉中的铅和镉相

本研究运用X射线衍射技术对潮州市面陶瓷釉料的组成成分的物相样品进行了定性分析,结果显示,这些釉料样品中基本不含有毒的Pb、Cd氧化物等。

Preparation and catalytic activity of CO-resistant catalyst core-shell Au@Pt/C for methanol oxidation

Au@Pt core-shell nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by a successive reduction method and then assembled on Vulcan XC-72 carbon surface. Furthermore, its composition, morphology, structure, and activity towards methanol oxidation were characterized by UV-vis spectrometry, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution TEM (HRTEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and cyclic voltammetry (CV). Results reveal that Au@Pt/C catalyst has better activity towards methanol oxidation than the pure platinum prepared under the same conditions. When the atomic ratio of Au to Pt in the prepared Au@Pt/C catalyst is 1:2, this catalyst exhibits best electrocatalytic activity towards methanol oxidation in acidic media, and the peak current density on this catalyst is ~2.0 times higher than that on Pt/C catalyst. The better catalytic activity of Au@Pt/C results from its better resistance to toxic CO than Pt/C because the CO oxidation on Au@Pt/C is 60 mV more negative than the case on Pt/C. © The Nonferrous Metals Society of China and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012.

Amine-functionalized low-cost industrial grade multi-walled carbon nanotubes for the capture of carbon dioxide

Industrial grade multi-walled carbon nanotubes(IG-MWCNTs) are a low-cost substitute for commercially purified multi-walled carbon nanotubes(P-MWCNTs). In this work, IG-MWCNTs were functionalized with tetraethylenepentamine(TEPA) for CO2capture. The TEPA impregnated IG-MWCNTs were characterized with various experimental methods including N2adsorption/desorption isotherms, elemental analysis, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. Both the adsorption isotherms of IGMWCNTs-n and the isosteric heats of different adsorption capacities were obtained from experiments. TEPA impregnated IG-MWCNTs were also shown to have high CO2adsorption capacity comparable to that of TEPA impregnated P-MWCNTs. The adsorption capacity of IG-MWCNTs based adsorbents was in the range of 2.145 to 3.088 mmol/g, depending on adsorption temperatures. Having the advantages of low-cost and high adsorption capacity, TEPA impregnated IG-MWCNTs seem to be a promising adsorbent for CO2capture from flue gas.

Comparison of preoperative TN staging of gastric carcinoma by endoscopic ultrasonography with CT examination

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Relaxation of residual stresses in 20%SiC_w/6061Al composite as-extruded at high temperature

The residual stress in a 20%SiC w/6061Al composite as extruded was investigated by using X ray stress measurement method. It was found that, high residual stress existed in the composite and residual stress distribution in each direction are not uniform. Relaxation process of residual stress in the composite was dynamically measured during annealing at high temperature. It is verified that the relaxation of residual stress obeys the power law at high temperature. With the creep mechanism, the relaxation behavior of residual stresses at high temperature was analyzed. The results show that, the stress exponent and activation energy for stress relaxation of the composite are obviously higher than those of the matrix alloy.

特征X射线的量子特性

在论述X射线与特征X射线的产生的基础上,用量子理论分析了连续X射线谱与特征X射线谱产生的机理。结果表明,特征X射线的波长是由阳极靶物质的原子序数决定的;产生特征X射线的条件中必须包含一个临界激发电压。

Effects of the crystallization time on the mesoporous structure,texture, morphology and styrene oxidation performances of V-MCM-41

The new V-MCM-41 molecular sieves with good ordered hexagonal mesoporous structure and crystallinity were synthesized through in-situ hydrothermal preparation method. The effects of the crystallization time were discussed. The synthesized samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, N2adsorption/desorption, Fourier transformed infrared and scanning electron microscopy. The different structures, textures, morphologies of V-MCM-41 obtained with different crystallization times were observed and analyzed on the basis of the characterized results. The results showed that the V-MCM-41 molecular sieve obtained at 110 °C for 48 h crystallization times was of good spherical morphology, ordered hexagonal structure, most uniform pore size distribution and high surface area compared with other samples. Meanwhile, the V-MCM-41 molecular sieve with the high skeleton Si condensation and the good crystallinity was obtained. The heteroatom could be incorporated into MCM-41 framework with increasing crystallization times, which was beneficial to improve the catalytic activity and selectivity of pure siliceous MCM-41. The V-MCM-41 showed the good catalytic selectivity in catalytic oxidation of styrene using hydrogen peroxide, and the selectivity of the benzaldehyde and phenylacetic acid reached 30.68% and 49.44%, respectively. © 2016

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY AND X-RAY DIFFRACTION STUDIES ON AGING BEHAVIOR OF Zn-Al ALLOYS

Decomposition processes of the quenched Zn-Al alloys were studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results show that the stabilities of supersaturated solid solution (SSS) of Zn-Al alloy and α' phase formed by quenching would reduce with the increase of Zn content and the precipitation of η-Zn phases even when aging at ambient temperature, so that the exothermic precipitation peak in DSC curve would disappear. The activation energy of the η-Zn precipitation and the reaction enthalpy were calculated and measured. The kinetics of α' decomposition or η-Zn formation was determined by XRD. The microstructure change during aging was observed by TEM.

EXAFS STUDY OF THE SHORT RANGE STRUCTURE OF NANOCRYSTALLINE BCC-Fe_(80)Cu_(20) SOLID SOLUTION

The structure of bcc-Fe80Cu20 solid solution produced by mechanical alloying of the elemental bcc-Fe and fcc-Cu powders has been studied using X-ray diffraction and the extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) techniques. The disappearance of elemental Fe and Cu X-ray diffraction (XRD) peaks and the presence of bcc structural XRD peaks illustrate the formation of a nanocrystalline single-phase bcc-Fe80Cu20 solid solution. From the EXAFS result, the clear observation of Cu atoms taking on bcc coordination in the solid solution and Fe atoms remaining bcc structure further verifies the reality of atomic alloying between Fe and Cu atoms and the lattice change of Cu from fcc to bcc. However, the supersaturated bcc solid solution is not chemically uniform, i.e., some regions are rich in Fe atoms and other regions rich in Cu atoms.

Study of NdCl_3-FeCl_3-Graphite Intercalation Compounds by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

NdCl 3 FeCl 3 graphite intercalation compounds were synthesized by molten salt exchange method. The state of the intercalates and the relative contents of Nd, Fe, Cl, C in the product were determined by X ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS). From the XPS data, it is concluded that the binding energy of Fe2p electrons is about 711 20～710 3 eV, the binding energy of Nd3d electrons is about 983 08～983 20 eV, and Fe in the product has two valence states (Fe 3+ and Fe 2+ ).

发光材料SrAl_2O_4:Eu^(2+)的制备及XRD物相分析

采用高温固相法合成SrAl2O4:Eu2+,并用X射线粉末衍射仪进行表征。通过考察合成温度、原料配比的影响,找出了样品的最佳烧结温度及最佳原料配比。

Highly efficient and stable electrooxidation of methanol and ethanol on 3D Pt catalyst by thermal decomposition of In2O3 nanoshells

In this paper In2O3nanoshells have been synthesized via a facile hydrothermal approach. The nanoshells can be completely cracked into pony-size nanocubes by annealing, which are then used as a support of Pt catalyst for methanol and ethanol electrocatalytic oxidation. The prepared In2O3and supported Pt catalysts (Pt/In2O3) were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), field effect scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Cyclic voltammetry (CV), linear sweep voltammetry (LSV), chronoamperometry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) were carried out, indicating the excellent catalytic performance for alcohol electrooxidation can be achieved on Pt/In2O3nanocatalysts due to the multiple active sites, high conductivity and a mass of microchannels and micropores for reactant diffusions arising from 3D frame structures compared with that on the Pt/C catalysts. © 2016 Science Press

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Bis(tert-butyl-cyclopentadienyl)Erbium Ethoxide, (t-BuCp)_2ErOEt

The formation of ( t BuCp) 2ErOEt was discussed. Its single crystal structure was determined by X ray diffraction. The crystal is monoclinic, P 2(1)/ c space group, a =1.0191(2), b =1.6203(5), c =1.2118(3) nm, β =102.960(10)°, V =1.9500 (nm 3), Z =2, D c=1.566 mg·m -3 , R =0.0450, R w=0.1363. The complex is monomeric and solvent free in the solid state. The erbium ion is coordinated by two tert butyl cyclopentadienyl rings and one oxygen atom of ethoxy group to form a seven coordinated complex.

Nested grazing incidence optics for x ray detection

Grazing incidence optics （GIO） is the most important compound in an x-ray detection system; it is used to concentrate the x-ray photons from outer space. A nested planar GIO for x-ray concentration is designed and developed by authors in this paper; planar segments are used as the reflection mirror instead of curved segments because of the simple process and low cost. After the complex assembling process with a special metal supporter, a final circle light spot of φ 12 mm was obtained in the visible light testing experiment of GIO; the effective area of 1710.51 mm^2@ 1 keV and 530 mm^2@8 keV is obtained in the x-ray testing experiment with the GIO-SDD combination, which is supposed to be a concentrating detector in xray detection systems.