Towards Balanced Energy Charging and Transmission Collision in Wireless Rechargeable Sensor Networks

Ruilong Deng,Shibo He,Peng-Cheng Chen,Youxian Sun 한국통신학회 2017 Journal of communications and networks Vol.19 No.4

By integrating sensing and computing capabilities intothe traditional radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, the wirelessidentification and sensing platform (WISP) opens up a new researcharea referred to as wireless rechargeable sensor networks(WRSNs). Since WISPs need to be fully charged and then canstart communication with the reader, thus the energy chargingand transmission collision of WISPs are different from those ofRFID tags. If the reader power is large, WISPs will be chargedfast and start data transmission almost at the same time, which resultsin heavy transmission collision and the communication delaywould be extremely large. However, if the reader power is small,WISPs will be charged slow and start data transmission one byone even without collisionh between any two WISPs, but the chargingperiod of the whole network would be extremely large. Therefore,this paper aims at determining an optimal reader power towardsbalanced energy charging and transmission collision, suchthat the total duration for all WISPs to be fully charged and completelycommunicated is minimized. Firstly, we investigate on dynamicreader power with transmission collision avoidance, andstatic reader power towards balanced energy charging and transmissioncollision. Then, we derive the optimal reader power inthree cases: (i) One reader and ray-uniformly distributed WISPs;(ii) one reader and randomly distributed WISPs; and (iii) multiplereaders and randomly distributed WISPs. Finally, the theoreticalanalysis is verified through extensive evaluations.

Deformation of the ink roller of an offset press based on a simplified model of ink-rubber viscoelasticity

Hongyan Chu,Ruilong Ding,Caixia Zhang,Qiang Yu 대한기계학회 2022 JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Vol.36 No.12

Ink transfer is achieved by the squeezing and rotation of two rollers, one of which is a roller coated with a viscoelastic rubber layer. In this study, the force caused by ink hydrodynamic pressure on the rubber roller during the rotation is considered, the viscoelasticity of ink and rubber is equivalently substituted by spring-damping unit, and a rolling squeezing theoretical model of two rollers is established to study the node deformation of the rubber roller. The validity of the theoretical model is verified by experiments. Results show that the deformation of the rubber roller is greatly affected by the roller rotational speed, rubber layer thickness, and nip width. The rotational speed and nip width have a significant influence on the stiffness– damping of the ink layer and the ink force, and the rubber layer thickness has a remarkable effect on the squeezing deformation between the rollers.

Molecular characterization and expression pattern of a novel Keratin-associated protein 11.1 gene in the Liaoning cashmere goat (Capra hircus)

Mei Jin,Qian Cao,Ruilong Wang,Jun Piao,Fengqin Zhao,Jingai Piao 아세아·태평양축산학회 2017 Animal Bioscience Vol.30 No.3

Objective: An experiment was conducted to determine the relationship between the KAP11.1 and the regulation wool fineness. Methods: In previous work, we constructed a skin cDNA library and isolated a full-length cDNA clone termed KAP11.1. On this basis, we conducted a series of bioinformatics analysis. Tissue distribution of KAP11.1 mRNA was performed using semi-quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis. The expression of KAP11.1 mRNA in primary and secondary hair follicles was performed using real-time PCR (real-time polymerase chain reaction) analysis. The expression location of KAP11.1 mRNA in primary and secondary hair follicles was performed using in situ hybridization. Results: Bioinformatics analysis showed that KAP11.1 gene encodes a putative 158 amino acid protein that exhibited a high content of cysteine, serine, threonine, and valine and has a pubertal mammary gland) structural domain. Secondary structure prediction revealed a high proportion of random coils (76.73%). Semi-quantitative RT-PCR showed that KAP11.1 gene was expressed in heart, skin, and liver, but not expressed in spleen, lung and kidney. Real time PCR results showed that the expression of KAP11.1 has a higher expression in catagen than in anagen in the primary hair follicles. However, in the secondary hair follicles, KAP11.1 has a significantly higher expression in anagen than in catagen. Moreover, KAP11.1 gene has a strong expression in inner root sheath, hair matrix, and a lower expression in hair bulb. Conclusion: We conclude that KAP11.1 gene may play an important role in regulating the fiber diameter.

Enhanced remote-sensing scale for wind damage assessment

Luo, Jianjun,Liang, Daan,Kafali, Cagdas,Li, Ruilong,Brown, Tanya M. Techno-Press 2014 Wind and Structures, An International Journal (WAS Vol.19 No.3

This study has developed an Enhanced Remote-Sensing (ERS) scale to improve the accuracy and efficiency of using remote-sensing images of residential building to predict their damage conditions. The new scale, by incorporating multiple damage states observable on remote-sensing imagery, substantially reduces measurement errors and increases the amount of information retained. A ground damage survey was conducted six days after the Joplin EF 5 tornado in 2011. A total of 1,400 one- and two-family residences (FR12) were selected and their damage states were evaluated based on Degree of Damage (DOD) in the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale. A subsequent remote-sensing survey was performed to rate damages with the ERS scale using high-resolution aerial imagery. Results from Ordinary Least Square regression indicate that ERS-derived damage states could reliably predict the ground level damage with 94% of variance in DOD explained by ERS. The superior performance is mainly because ERS extracts more information. The regression model developed can be used for future rapid assessment of tornado damages. In addition, this study provides strong empirical evidence for the effectiveness of the ERS scale and remote-sensing technology for assessment of damages from tornadoes and other wind events.

Enhanced remote-sensing scale for wind damage assessment

Jianjun Luo,Daan Liang,Cagdas Kafali,Ruilong Li,Tanya M. Brown 한국풍공학회 2014 Wind and Structures, An International Journal (WAS Vol.19 No.3

This study has developed an Enhanced Remote-Sensing (ERS) scale to improve the accuracy and efficiency of using remote-sensing images of residential building to predict their damage conditions. The new scale, by incorporating multiple damage states observable on remote-sensing imagery, substantially reduces measurement errors and increases the amount of information retained. A ground damage survey was conducted six days after the Joplin EF 5 tornado in 2011. A total of 1,400 one- and two-family residences (FR12) were selected and their damage states were evaluated based on Degree of Damage (DOD) in the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale. A subsequent remote-sensing survey was performed to rate damages with the ERS scale using high-resolution aerial imagery. Results from Ordinary Least Square regression indicate that ERS-derived damage states could reliably predict the ground level damage with 94% of variance in DOD explained by ERS. The superior performance is mainly because ERS extracts more information. The regression model developed can be used for future rapid assessment of tornado damages. In addition, this study provides strong empirical evidence for the effectiveness of the ERS scale and remote-sensing technology for assessment of damages from tornadoes and other wind events.

Establishment and analysis of thermo-fluid-solid coupling model of ink roller-ink under dynamic pressing contact

Hongyan Chu,Yingjie Hong,Caixia Zhang,Qi Chen,Ruilong Ding,Congbin Yang 대한기계학회 2021 JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Vol.35 No.7

In order to improve the printing quality, this study focused on the thermo-fluidsolid coupling process of ink roller-ink. One of the highlights of this study is to consider the influence of temperature on the rubber hyperelastic parameters, viscoelastic parameters, and ink viscosity. The other highlight is to improve the elastohydrodynamic lubrication theory and Hertz contact theory through the rubber elastic modulus, which is determined by the relaxation curve considering the temperature and working conditions. Furthermore, based on the improved theory, the thermo-fluid-solid coupling model of ink roller-ink was established. Finally, the effect of temperature on the coupling process was analyzed. The results show that under the working conditions, with increasing temperature from 20 °C to 40 °C, the contact half-width increases from 4.2335 mm to 4.4701 mm, and the minimum ink film thickness decreases from 0.5097 mm to 0.1410 mm, and the maximum ink pressure decreases from 0.6802 MPa to 0.6618 MPa.

An Advanced Operation Mode with Product-Service System Using Lifecycle Big Data and Deep Learning

Shan Ren,Yingfeng Zhang,Tomohiko Sakao,Yang Liu,Ruilong Cai 한국정밀공학회 2022 International Journal of Precision Engineering and Vol.9 No.1

As a successful business strategy for enhancing environmental sustainability and decreasing the natural resource consumption of societies, the product-service system (PSS) has raised significant interests in the academic and industrial community. However, with the digitisation of the industry and the advancement of multisensory technologies, the PSS providers face many challenges. One major challenge is how the PSS providers can fully capture and efficiently analyse the operation and maintenance big data of different products and different customers in different conditions to obtain insights to improve their production processes, products and services. To address this challenge, a new operation mode and procedural approach are proposed for operation and maintenance of bigger cluster products, when these products are provided as a part of PSS and under exclusive control by the providers. The proposed mode and approach are driven by lifecycle big data of large cluster products and employs deep learning to train the neural networks to identify the fault features, thereby monitoring the products’ health status. This new mode is applied to a real case of a leading CNC machine provider to illustrate its feasibility. Higher accuracy and shortened time for fault prediction are realised, resulting in the provider’s saving of the maintenance and operation cost.

Graphene oxide template-confined fabrication of hierarchical porous carbons derived from lignin for ultrahigh-efficiency and fast removal of ciprofloxacin

Wenna Ge,Zhiping Zhou,Peng Zhang,Qingfang Zhang,Zhen Cao,Ruilong Zhang,Yongsheng Yan,Jiangdong Dai 한국공업화학회 2018 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.66 No.-

Here, a new hierarchical porous carbon was first prepared from sodium lignosulphonate (SLS), an industrial by-product, via a confined carbonization and alkali activation methods using graphene oxide (GO) as template, and was used for ciprofloxacin (CIP) removal. The addition of GO nanosheets remarkably affected the morphology and pore structure. GLHPC-1, obtained at GO/SLS weight ratio of 1:100, possess a largest specific surface area of 3223 m2 g−1 and pore volume of 2.275 cm3 g−1, and thus exhibited an ultrahigh adsorption of 980.4 mg g−1 at 318 K and fast adsorption rate, as well as a good recycle ability in practice.

Apoptosis and autophagy of muscle cell during pork postmortem aging

Li Chunmei,Yin Xialian,Xue Panpan,Wang Feng,Song Ruilong,Song Qi,Su Jiamin,Zhang Haifeng 아세아·태평양축산학회 2024 Animal Bioscience Vol.37 No.2

Objective: Pork is an important source of animal protein in many countries. Subtle physiochemical changes occur during pork postmortem aging. The changes of apoptosis and autophagy in pork at 6 h to 72 h after slaughter were studied to provide evidence for pork quality. Methods: In this article, morphological changes of postmortem pork was observed through Hematoxylin-eosin staining, apoptotic nuclei were observed by TdT-mediated dUTP nick end labeling assay, protein related to apoptosis and autophagy expressions were tested by western blot and LC3 level were expressed according to immunofluorescence assay. Results: In this study, we found the occurrence of apoptosis in postmortem pork, and the process was characterized by nucleus condensation and fragmentation, formation of apoptotic bodies, increase in apoptosis-related Bax/Bcl-2 levels, and activation of caspases. Autophagy reached its peak between 24 and 48 h after slaughter, accompanied by the formation of autophagosomes on the cell membrane and expression of autophagy-related proteins beclin-1, P62, LC3-I, LC3-II, and ATG5. Conclusion: Obvious apoptosis was observed at 12 h and autophagy reached its peak at 48 h. The present work provides the evidence for the occurrence of apoptosis and autophagy during postmortem aging of pork. In conclusion, the apoptosis and autophagy of muscle cells discovered in this study have important implications for pork in the meat industry.

Endothelial Progenitor Cells Correlated with Oxidative Stress after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Xintao Huang,Dahai Wan,Yunpeng Lin,Naizhao Xue,Jiehe Hao,Ning Ma,Xile Pei,Ruilong Li,Wenju Zhang 연세대학교의과대학 2017 Yonsei medical journal Vol.58 No.5

Purpose: Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) play a key role in tissue repair and regeneration. Previous studies have shown that infusion of human umbilical cord blood-derived endothelial colony-forming cells improves outcomes in mice subjected to experimentaltraumatic brain injury (TBI). However, the efficiency of cell transplantation is not satisfactory. Oxidative stress plays a significant role in the survival of transplanted cells following ischemic reperfusion injury. This observational clinical study investigatedthe correlation between the number of circulating EPCs and plasma levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and malonyldialdehyde(MDA). Materials and Methods: Peripheral blood samples were collected from 20 patients with mild TBI at day-1, day-2, day-3, day-4, and day-7 post TBI. The number of circulating EPCs and the plasma levels of SOD and MDA were measured. Results: The average of circulating EPCs in TBI patients decreased initially, but increased thereafter, compared with healthy controls. Plasma levels of SOD in TBI patients were significantly lower than those in healthy controls at day-4 post-TBI. MDA levels showed no difference between the two groups. Furthermore, when assessed on day-7 post-TBI, the circulating EPC number were correlated with the plasma levels of SOD and MDA. Conclusion: These results suggest that the number of circulating EPCs is weakly to moderately correlated with plasma levels of SOD and MDA at day-7 post-TBI, which may offer a novel antioxidant strategy for EPCs transplantation after TBI.