Theoretical Territoriality Paradox for the Intellectual Property Protection in Outer Space and Its Regulatory Approach for Reconciliation

Zhijie Chen 이준국제법연구원 2020 Journal of East Asia and International Law Vol.13 No.1

Optimization of the Structural Parameters of the Vertical Trabeculae Beetle Elytron Plate Based on the Mechanical and Thermal Insulation Properties

Zhijie Zhang,Elbashiry Mohamed Adam Elsafi,Jinxiang Chen,Peixing Wei,Yaqin Fu 대한토목학회 2020 KSCE JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Vol.24 No.12

According to the excellent structure of the beetle elytron plate (BEP), a new type of bionic prefabricated wallboard with vertical trabeculae and honeycomb walls (the vertical trabeculae beetle elytron plate: VBEPsc) was proposed. The relationships between the main structural parameters, including the concrete frame thickness (T), honeycomb wall thickness (t), trabecula number (N) and trabecular radius (R), and the performance of the VBEPsc were analyzed. In addition, to improve the mechanical and insulation performance of the VBEPsc, an initial optimal design was determined. The results showed that 1) in addition to the mechanical properties of the VBEPsc being mainly affected by T, as is known, N had an apparent impact on the stiffness of the VBEPsc; the insulation performance was affected greatly by T, N, and t. 2) Under the given conditions, the mechanical properties of the optimized VBEPsc met the requirements for bearing capacities and serviceability; The insulation performance of the optimized VBEPsc met the requirements for self-insulating walls of category II buildings in areas that are cold in winter and hot in summer. In addition, a double-layer mold and complete production technology for VBEPsc were proposed. These works started a discussion for the application of such prefabricated wallboards.

Nanowires for enhanced boiling heat transfer.

Chen, Renkun,Lu, Ming-Chang,Srinivasan, Vinod,Wang, Zhijie,Cho, Hyung Hee,Majumdar, Arun American Chemical Society 2009 NANO LETTERS Vol.9 No.2

<P>Boiling is a common mechanism for liquid-vapor phase transition and is widely exploited in power generation and refrigeration devices and systems. The efficacy of boiling heat transfer is characterized by two parameters: (a) heat transfer coefficient (HTC) or the thermal conductance; (b) the critical heat flux (CHF) limit that demarcates the transition from high HTC to very low HTC. While increasing the CHF and the HTC has significant impact on system-level energy efficiency, safety, and cost, their values for water and other heat transfer fluids have essentially remained unchanged for many decades. Here we report that the high surface tension forces offered by liquids in nanowire arrays made of Si and Cu can be exploited to increase both the CHF and the HTC by more than 100%.</P>

Folate intake, Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Polymorphisms in Association with the Prognosis of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Jing, Chen,Huang, Zhijie,Duan, Yuqin,Xiao, Xinrong,Zhang, Ru,Jiang, Jianqing Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2012 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.13 No.2

Aim: An epidemiological study was conducted based on an esophageal cancer patient's cohort to investigate the association of folate intake and MTHFR C677T polymorphism with the prognosis of esophageal cancer in a Chinese population. Methods: 167 patients aged 37-75 years who had histological confirmed diagnosis of esophageal squamous cell cancer were collected from Jan. 2006 to Jan. 2008. MTHFR genotypes at the C677T site were analyzed by PCR-based RFLP methods, and the folate intake was computed by multiplying the food intake (in grams) and the folate content (per gram) of food in our questionnaire. Results: We found associations between the prognosis of esophageal cancer and smoking status, T and N stages. Individuals carrying the MTHFR 677CT and TT genotypes showed a shorter survival time than with the CC genotype, with adjusted HRs (95% CI) of 1.20 (0.56-2.15) and 2.29 (1.30-4.28), respectively. Similarly, those carrying MTHFR 677T allele had a 1.86-fold risk of death. A higher folate concentration showed a significant decreased risk of death, with an HR (95% CI) of 0.45 (0.18-0.87). Individuals with high folate intake and the MTHFR 677CC genotype showed a significant decreased risk of esophageal cancer (0.43, 0.25-0.89).Conclusion: Our findings supports the hypothesis that high folate intake and active MTHFR C677T polymorphism may exert protective roles in the prognosis of esophageal cancer in the Chinese population.

Transcriptional reprogramming caused by cold acclimation in Meloidogyne incognita eggs

Yuanzheng Wang,Zhijie Chen,Yiwei Yang,Feng Zhang 한국유전학회 2021 Genes & Genomics Vol.43 No.5

Background Egg hatching in Meloidogyne incognita is a highly regulated developmental event and is strictly correlated with temperature. It has been demonstrated that exposure of M. incognita eggs to low temperature seriously afects their embryonic development. On the other hand, clear evidence has shown that M. incognita is able to overwinter at subzero soil temperatures in certain open felds. Therefore, subtle physiological and genetic adaptations may occur in M. incognita to minimize freezing injuries. Objective A growing body of evidence indicates that cold acclimation plays a large role in an individual organism’s ability to cope with freezing-induced cellular damage. Given the decreasing temperatures in late autumn or early winter, we hypothesize that natural cold acclimation occurring during these periods may assist M. incognita in overwintering. Methods Transcriptomic analysis and functional enrichment analyses were used to identify and annotate diferentially expressed genes (DEGs) in acclimated eggs. The expression of DEGs involved in signal transduction and protein assembly was subsequently validated by reverse transcription quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). Results Relatively long-term preacclimation at 4 °C signifcantly accelerated the hatching of M. incognita eggs that were subjected to freezing at − 1 °C. Using a transcriptomic approach, we further identifed 686 and 460 up- and downregulated transcripts, respectively, in pre-cold-acclimated eggs. Additionally, we used Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway and Gene Ontology annotations for functional enrichment analyses of the diferentially expressed genes (DEGs). Conclusion The phenomenon in which M. incognita safely overwinters at subzero soil temperatures in certain areas may be attributed to the natural cold acclimation occurring in late autumn. Here, the identifcation of DEGs between acclimated and nonacclimated eggs will provide us with promising directions for future studies on the mechanisms of M. incognita freezing tolerance.

Color stability and degradation kinetics of anthocyanins in mulberry stirred yoghurt fermented by different starter cultures

Xin Cheng,Jinpeng Zhu,Zhijie Chen,Zhihao Wu,Fuqiang Zhang,Cai-e Wu,Gong-Jian Fan 한국식품과학회 2023 Food Science and Biotechnology Vol.32 No.10

To evaluate the storage stability of anthocyanin in stirred yoghurt, mulberry juice and different starter cultures (S) were added into milk to investigate the color stability and degradation kinetics of anthocyanin. The result showed that the redness value decreased, while the brightness value increased, and the anthocyanin content decreased significantly from 1.47 ~ 1.86 to 1.01 ~ 1.19 mg/g. The degradation kinetics followed a first-order reaction. Principal component analysis showed that S2 and S6 were correlated with anthocyanins, S8 and S4 were correlated with a*. At the later stage, S4, S8 were correlated with a*, while S2, S4, S6 were correlated with anthocyanins. At 28th day, the anthocyanin content of S4 was 1.14 mg/g, which was not the highest, but the total score was the highest. Therefore, S4 was the best choice when the storage period is 28 days. This study provided technical support for the selection of a better starter for stirring yoghurt.

Interfacial behaviors in Cu/molten Sn–58Bi/Cu solder joints under coupling with thermal and current stressing

Fengjiang Wang,Hong Chen,Dongyang Li,Zhijie Zhang,Xiaojing Wang 대한금속·재료학회 2019 ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LETTERS Vol.15 No.1

The interfacial behaviors of Cu/molten Sn–58Bi/Cu solder joints under the coupling eff ect of a temperature gradient and thecurrent stressing have been investigated. The most obvious change of the interfacial behaviors under the individual electromigration(EM) and thermomigration (TM) in molten solder was the asymmetrical growth of interfacial Cu–Sn intermetalliccompounds (IMCs), which grew rapidly as the stressing time prolonged. The growth rates of the interfacial IMCs inducedby TM under a temperature gradient of 40 °C/cm were slightly faster than EM under the current density of 0.5 × 10 4 A/cm 2 . However, the microstructure evolution and interfacial behaviors changed obviously when the thermal was distributedunevenly across the entire solder stripe under current stressing. It was found that there was a Bi-rich layer adhered to theanode side and a distributed Cu 6 Sn 5 phase existed in the solder matrix when the anode and the cold end were at the sameend. Additionally, a large number of Bi-blocks and Cu–Sn IMCs were dramatically observed in the solder matrix when theanode and the hot end were on the same side. The main reason for this result may be attributed to the signifi cant change ofthe diff usion of Bi atoms under the thermo-electric coupling conditions. In the initial melting stage of solder, the Bi atomsin molten Sn–58Bi solder rapidly diff used to the anode and then began to be reversely dissolved into the solder matrix. Theexperimental results proved the additional temperature gradient played a positive or negative role on the reverse dissolutionof Bi atoms in the heat preservation process.

Biological Parameters of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) Fed on Rabbits, Sheep, and Cattle

Miling Ma,Ze Chen,Aihong Liu,Qiaoyun Ren,Junlong Liu,Zhijie Liu,Youquan Li,Hong Yin,Guiquan Guan,Jianxun Luo 대한기생충학열대의학회 2016 The Korean Journal of Parasitology Vol.54 No.3

Distributed Control for Uncertain Nonlinear Multiagent Systems Subject to Hybrid Faults

Chang-chun Hua,Zhijie Li,Kuo Li,Shuzong Chen,Jie Sun 제어·로봇·시스템학회 2020 International Journal of Control, Automation, and Vol.18 No.10

This paper investigates a distributed consensus control problem for a class of uncertain nonlinear multiagent systems with hybrid faults. Most of the existing works about consensus control for multi-agent systems solely consider either actuator faults or process faults. Different from the works, the more comprehensive hybrid faults are proposed which mainly focusing on both process and actuator faults occur simultaneously. For the nonlinear multiagent systems with uncertainties, we propose a less conservative consensus strategy which relaxes the conservative condition on nonlinear terms. Subsequently, the novel distributed consensus strategy is proposed with the help of a backstepping design method. Based on the Lyapunov stability theory, it is proved strictly that the proposed controllers make the followers reach an agreement on a certain quantity of common interest. Finally, a simulation example is given to verify the effectiveness of the theoretical result.

Current progress on gold recovery from refractory ore and waste electrical and electronic equipment

Ji Xuran,Shen Zhijie,Xu Wenping,Yao Shimiao,Zhang Hairong,Xiong Lian,Li Hailong,Guo Haijun,Chen Xuefang,Chen Xinde 한국화학공학회 2023 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.40 No.9

The physical and chemical properties of gold promote its application, such as in the high-tech, electronic products, and aerospace industries. The easily leachable ore is gradually depleted. Thus, it becomes necessary to extract gold from other resources such as refractory ore and electrical and electronic equipment. The normal method of leaching for gold is cyanide leaching, but it is very dangerous for both environment and operator. Non-cyanide leaching methods, including thiourea leaching, halide leaching, and sulfate leaching have been developed to substitute cyanide leaching. A variety of methods to enrich gold from leaching solutions are described in this paper, including solvent extraction, electrowinning, activated carbon adsorption, and ion exchange resins. Among those methods, ion exchange resins can adsorb gold with high adsorption efficiency and regenerate easily as well. This paper focuses on the research progress of the recovery of gold from non-cyanide leachates by ion exchange resins, summarizes the existing resin types and elution processes, points out the limitations in the application of current ion exchange resins, and discusses possible solutions.