A Novel Kinetic Analysis of Crystallization of Polypropylene (PP) in Dynamically-vulcanized PP/Ethylene-propylene-diene Rubber (EPDM) Blends Using an In-situ Measurement Technique

Lei Hu,Bin Yang,Yan-Li Deng,Fei-Xue Lu,Ru Xia,Zheng-Zhi Zheng,Ji-Bin Miao,Jia-Sheng Qian,Chuan-Ru Zhang,Peng Chen,Yu-Chuan Zhang 한국고분자학회 2017 폴리머 Vol.41 No.4

The effects of cooling medium temperatures and plastic/rubber ratios on solidification and crystallization kinetics of dynamically-vulcanized polypropylene/ethylene-propylene-diene rubber (PP/EPDM) blends were investigated with the aid of an in-situ measurement technique. The cooling medium temperature heavily influenced the solidification kinetics primarily due to a combination of latent heat liberated from the molten polymer and the heat transferred away via the metallic wall during the cooling period. Interestingly, the parameter C in three-parameter model was not only affected by the material properties, but also by the cooling condition, different from the previous literature. The crystallization kinetics analysis indicated that the effect of EPDM in the blends consisted of both nucleation-promoting effect (low EPDM loading) and steric effect (higher EPDM loading). The present kinetic analysis may be helpful to further studies on improving the product performances for industrial applications.

Application of the Acoustic Method in Biomass Estimation of Multi-Species Fish in the South China Sea

Ali, Rosidi bin,Gambang, Albert Chuan,Rajali, Hadil bin,Hassan, Raja Bidin bin Raja,Basir, Samusudin bin,Shiomi, Kunimune,Fujiwara, Shunji 한국수산자원학회 1998 한국수산자원학회지 Vol.1 No.-

Acoustic resource surveys were conducted by M/V SEAFDEC in the Gulf of Thailand and off the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia from September 5 to 28, 1995 for pre-NE monsoon season and from April 24 to May 17, 1996 for post-NE monsoon season, using the scientific echosounder FQ-70 (Furuno Electric Co.). Raw values of backscattering strength (SV) from the 200 ㎑ were carefully corrected and filtered to eliminate the influence of plankton. These corrected SV values were sorted out into pelagic and demersal fish, and were used to estimate biomass for each category of multi-species fish. Biomass of pelagic and demersal fish for each season was estimated both in the Gulf of Thailand within Thai EEZ and in the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia within Malaysian EEZ waters due to the availability of previous fisheries statistics and biological data. Dominant species were selected based on the fisheries statistics and landing place survey. Length (L) and weight were obtained from previous literature. Target strength (TS) of these dominant species were calculated as TS = 20 log (L) - 66. The distribution of the SV values for pelagic fish showed a distinct difference between pre and post monsoon seasons. Greater concentrations of SVs were observed from offshore compared to the nearshore waters in pre monsoon season. The distribution for the demersal fish showed that there was no clear difference between pre and post monsoon. The estimated biomass of multispecies fish in the Gulf of Thailand within Thai EEZ for the pre and post monsoon seasons was 9.2 × 10^5 tonnes (5.5 × 10^5 tonnes of pelagic fish and 3.7 × 10^5 tonnes of demersai fish) and 4.7 × 10^5 tonnes (2.0 × 10^5 tonnes of pelagic fish and 2.7 × 10^5 tonnes of demersal fish), respectively. The estimated biomass of multi-species fish off the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia within Malaysian EEZ for the pre and post monsoon seasons was 4.4 × 10^5 tonnes (2.3 × 10^5 tonnes of pelagic fish and 2.1 × 10^5 tonnes of demersal fish) and 3.1 × 10%5 tonnes (1.9 × 10^5 tonnes of pelagic fish and 1.2 × 10^5 tonnes of demersal fish), respectively.

An integrated blade optimization approach based on parallel ANN and GA with hierarchical fair competition dynamic-niche

Bin Zhang,Tong Wang,Chuan-gang Gu,Xin-Wei Shu 대한기계학회 2011 JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Vol.25 No.6

This work presented an available multi-point blade optimization procedure for better aerodynamic performances. Based on the proposed Parallel ANN and GA with hierarchical fair competition dynamic-niche (GA-HFCDN), an integrated approach for the blade optimization design was put forward by combining Bezier parameterization with FINE/TURBO solver. In the optimization design, parallel ANN was employed to build a more proper approximate model. GA-HFCDN was proposed to obtain the global optimization solution more efficiently for the blade design. Two research cases, including plane cascades blade optimization and the optimization and experimental study of a low specific speed centrifugal blower blade, were performed by using the above approach. The conclusions showed the rationality and validity of the optimization approach.

Experimental investigation on the subsurface stress distributions in specimens with different strengths after ultrasonic impact treatment

Chuan Liu,Jia-bin Shen,Chang-hua Lin,Jian-fei Wang,Jian-xin Wang 대한기계학회 2021 JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Vol.35 No.5

Ultrasonic impact treatment (UIT) was carried out on three specimens with different strengths and, to measure the subsurface stress distribution of the specimens, the layer-by-layer removal x-ray diffraction method was applied. The stress redistribution due to material removal was corrected by finite element analysis. The effect of material strength on the after-UIT subsurface stress was investigated. The results show that the UIT can cause a compressive stress layer with a depth of over 2.5 mm for specimens with different strengths, while the material strength has no significant effect on the depth of UIT-induced stress. The UIT-induced peak compressive stresses in the three specimens exceed the material yield strength, appearing at the depth of 0.2 mm beneath the surface and increasing with the increase of material yield strength. The ratio of UIT-induced peak compressive stress magnitude to material yield strength decreases with the increase of material yield strength.

Appropriate Soil Heat Treatment Promotes Growth and Disease Suppression of Panax notoginseng by Interfering with the Bacterial Community

( Ying-bin Li ),( Zhi-ping Zhang ),( Ye Yuan ),( Hui-chuan Huang ),( Xin-yue Mei ),( Fen Du ),( Min Yang ),( Yi-xiang Liu ),( Shu-sheng Zhu ) 한국미생물 · 생명공학회 2022 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.32 No.3

In our greenhouse experiment, soil heat treatment groups (50, 80, and 121°C) significantly promoted growth and disease suppression of Panax notoginseng in consecutively cultivated soil (CCS) samples (p < 0.01), and 80°C worked better than 50°C and 121°C (p < 0.01). Furthermore, we found that heat treatment at 80°C changes the microbial diversity in CCS, and the inhibition ratios of culturable microorganisms, such as fungi and actinomycetes, were nearly 100%. However, the heat-tolerant bacterial community was preserved. The 16S rRNA gene and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequencing analyses indicated that the soil heat treatment had a greater effect on the Chao1 index and Shannon’s diversity index of bacteria than fungi, and the relative abundances of Firmicutes and Proteobacteria were significantly higher than without heating (80 and 121°C, p < 0.05). Soil probiotic bacteria, such as Bacillus (67%), Sporosarcina (9%), Paenibacillus (6%), Paenisporosarcina (6%), and Cohnella (4%), remained in the soil after the 80°C and 121°C heat treatments. Although steam increased the relative abundances of most of the heat-tolerant microbes before sowing, richness and diversity gradually recovered to the level of CCS, regardless of fungi or bacteria, after replanting. Thus, we added heat-tolerant microbes (such as Bacillus) after steaming, which reduced the relative abundance of pathogens, recruited antagonistic bacteria, and provided a long-term protective effect compared to the steaming and Bacillus alone (p < 0.05). Taken together, the current study provides novel insight into sustainable agriculture in a consecutively cultivated system.

Taxonomy of the genus Ectopioglossa Perkins from China, with two new species and an updated key to the Oriental species (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae)

Wang Hua-Chuan,Chen Bin,Li Ting-Jing 한국응용곤충학회 2020 Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology Vol.23 No.2

A total of five species of the genus Ectopioglossa is reviewed from China, of which two new species are described and illustrated. These two new species are Ectopioglossa trimacula sp. nov. and E. convexa sp. nov., collected from Guangxi and Yunnan, China, respectively. Among other three nomial species, E. sublaevis (Smith, 1857) is new to China. An updated key to the Oriental species is also provided.

Analysis of Cancer Incidence in Zhejiang Cancer Registry in China during 2000 to 2009

Du, Ling-Bin,Li, Hui-Zhang,Wang, Xiang-Hui,Zhu, Chen,Liu, Qing-Min,Li, Qi-Long,Li, Xue-Qin,Shen, Yong-Zhou,Zhang, Xin-Pei,Ying, Jiang-Wei,Yu, Chuan-Ding,Mao, Wei-Min Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.14

Objective: The Zhejiang Provincial Cancer Prevention and Control Office collected cancer registration data during 2000 to 2009 from 6 cancer registries in Zhejiang province of China in order to analyze the cancer incidence. Methods: Descriptive analysis included cancer incidence stratified by sex, age and cancer site group. The proportions and cumulative rates of 10 common cancers in different groups were also calculated. Chinese population census in 1982 and Segi's population were used for calculating age-standardized incidence rates. The log-linear model was used for fitting to calculate the incidence trends. Results: The 6 cancer registries in Zhejiang province in China covered a total of 60,087,888 person-years during 2000 to 2009 (males 30,445,904, females 29,641,984). The total number of new cancer cases were 163,104 (males 92,982, females 70,122). The morphology verified cases accounted for 69.7%, and the new cases verified only by information from death certification accounted for 1.23%. The crude incidence rate in Zhejiang cancer registration areas was $271.5/10^5$ during 2000 to 2009 (male $305.41/10^5$, female $236.58/10^5$), age-standardized incidence rates by Chinese standard population (ASIRC) and by world standard population (ASIRW) were $147.1/10^5$ and $188.2/10^5$, the cumulative incidence rate (aged from 0 to 74) being 21.7%. The crude incidence rate was $209.6/10^5$ in 2000, and it increased to $320.20/10^5$ in 2009 (52.8%), with an annual percent change (APC) of 4.51% (95% confidence interval, 3.25%-5.79%). Age-specific incidence rate of 80-84 age group was achieved at the highest point of the incidence curve. Overall with different age groups, the cancer incidences differed, the incidence of liver cancer being highest in 15-44 age group in males; the incidence of breast cancer was the highest in 15-64 age group in females; the incidences of lung cancer were the highest in both males and females over the age of 65 years. Conclusions: Lung cancer, digestive system malignancies and breast cancer are the most common cancers in Zhejiang province in China requiring an especial focus. The incidences of thyroid cancer, prostate cancer, cervical cancer and lymphoma have increased rapidly. Prevention and control measures should be implemented for these cancers.

NURBS Interpolator with Adaptive Smooth Feedrate Scheduling and Minimal Feedrate Fluctuation

Taiyong Wang,Yong-Bin Zhang,Jing-Chuan Dong,Run-Ji Ke,Yan-Yu Ding 한국정밀공학회 2020 International Journal of Precision Engineering and Vol.21 No.2

For an effective NURBS interpolator, generating the smooth feedrate profile and minimizing the feedrate fluctuation are two main tasks, which have a great influence on the machining quality. In this paper, a NURBS interpolator is proposed to solve the problem with offline-online two stages, which contain curving splitting, feedrate scheduling, and real-time interpolation modules. At first, in offline module, the limited feedrate of the curve is calculated with consideration of geometric characteristics and dynamic constraints, and the curve is split into several segments according to the key regions. Thus the necessary information is stored. Then the feedrate scheduling algorithm is applied with constant feedrate scheduling method at each segment, where tangential acceleration and jerk are taken into consideration to generate an adaptive smooth S-type feedrate profile. Moreover, in real-time interpolation module, an average feedrate calculation method is proposed to determine the sampling step size. And to minimize the feedrate fluctuation, a double interpolation algorithm based on the cosine theorem is presented, which use the second-order Taylor’s expansion method two times in one interpolation period. Finally, simulations and experiments are conducted to verify the performance of the proposed interpolator.

Implementation of IMS-based PoC Service with Context-Aware Interaction

Jenq-Muh Hsu,Wei-Bin Lain,Chih-Chuan Chan,Yi-Ming Huang 보안공학연구지원센터 2008 International Journal of Multimedia and Ubiquitous Vol.3 No.4

Push-to-Talk (PTT) is a half-duplex and one-to-many voice group communication. In past decades, PTT service has been widely adopted in various areas, including practical military, police, security, rescue, and emergency radio communication, etc. In addition, PTT service has also annunciated being an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)-based service defined by Open Mobile Alliance (OMA), which is called Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC).Context-aware computing derived from the field of ubiquitous computing as a technique for imbuing application services with an awareness of users’ surroundings and situations for achieving transparent interaction. Thus, a user can obtain some reasonable and proper services among context-aware interactions. In this paper we try combine the features of PoC and context-aware service to implement a context-aware PoC service based on the Open IMS core. The context-aware PoC service can be aware to filter context information and to form an applicable PoC session according to the current contexts of participant PoC users. By the way, our implemented context-aware PoC service can be realizedly used to play an applicable IMS application service in the next generation network (NGN).

Acupuncture for ventilator-dependent patients at a hospital-based respiratory care center: A randomized controlled trial

Jia-Ming Chen,Wan-Li Chiang,Bin-Chuan Ji,Ruei-Jhe Jhang,Pei-Hsin Chen,Ya-Lun Li,Che-Ju Chang,Sung-Yen Huang,Tsung-Chieh Lee,Chia-Yun Chen,Ching-Hsiung Lin,Sheng-Hao Lin 한국한의학연구원 2023 Integrative Medicine Research Vol.12 No.4

Background: In intensive care units, mechanical ventilation is an important therapy to help patients with dysp- nea. However, long-term ventilator dependence would consume huge medical resources and increase the risk of morbidity and mortality. The aim of the study was to examine the efficacy of the acupuncture combined with western medical care on ventilator parameters in ventilator-dependent patients. Methods: In this clinical trial, 80 ventilator-dependent patients aged 20 to 80 years old were randomly assigned to acupuncture group and control group in the respiratory care center (RCC) of Changhua Christian Hospital. Besides regular medical care and therapy, participants in the acupuncture group received acupuncture therapy at the same 17 acu-points for 20 minutes once a day, a total of 12 sessions. The ventilator parameters were recorded to evaluate the respiratory efficiency for all participants. The primary outcome was rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI), and secondary outcomes were respiratory rate (RR), tidal volume (TV) and ventilation per minute (MV). Results: Though there was no significant difference in the parameter between the acupuncture group and the control group, we found the trend of decreasing RSBI in the acupuncture group. In subgroup analyses, the mean of RSBI significantly decreased 16.02 (with the SD in 60.84) in acupuncture group, while it increased 17.84 (with the SD in 39.38) in control group (p = 0.036) after 12 sessions. Conclusion: Acupuncture treatment can improve breathing ability of patients with respirator dependence in respiratory care center.