Efficacy of an adhesive nanopesticide on insect pests of rice in field trials

Gao Yunhao,Li Donglin,Li Dongyang,Xu Pengfei,Mao Kaikai,Zhang Yunhua,Qin Xueying,Tang Tao,Wan Hu,Li Jianhong,Guo Mingcheng,He Shun 한국응용곤충학회 2020 Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology Vol.23 No.4

Nanopesticides with antiwashing capacity on leaves are the most promising new approaches for sustainable pest management and have been fully evaluated in the laboratory. However, few studies have tested these nanopesticides on pests, and their efficacy under field conditions has not been investigated. In this study, an adhesive hollow mesoporous silica hybrid with well-defined spherical shape and good monodispersity was used as a nanocarrier of cyantraniliprole (CNAP) to fabricate an adhesive nanopesticide (CNAP-HMS-PDAAM). The control efficacy of CNAP-HMS-PDAAM was tested under field conditions. The results indicated that the efficacy of four doses of CNAP-HMS-PDAAM (30.0–69.0 g a.i./ha) against Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guénee) 3, 7, and 14 days after spraying did not significantly differ from that of Benevia (34.5 g a.i./ha). Twenty-eight days after spraying, the efficacy of all four doses of CNAP-HMS-PDAAM was significantly better than that of Benevia. Additionally, the efficacy of CNAP-HMS-PDAAM at doses of 34.5, 39.0 and 69.0 g a.i./ha against Chilo suppressalis (Walker) were significantly higher than that of Benevia (34.5 g a.i./ha). Thus, CNAP-HMS-PDAAM showed long-term control efficacies against C. medinalis (Guénee) and C. suppressalis (Walker), mainly due to its strong adhesive property on rice leaves and its sustained release properties. In addition, the nanocarriers showed good biocompatibility and had no obvious influence on the growth of rice.

Vibration Isolation of Extended Ultra-high Acceleration Macro-micro Motion Platform Considering Floating Stator Stage

Lufan Zhang,Xue-li Li,Jiwen Fang,Yunhao Lv,Bing Ma,Jun Wu,Hu Li 한국정밀공학회 2019 International Journal of Precision Engineering and Vol.20 No.8

It is a limitation for rapid development of microelectronics manufacturing industry to hardly overcome the acceleration limitation of macro–micro motion platform. The paper presents an extended ultra-high acceleration macro–micro motion platform to investigate breakthrough of acceleration limitation with driving modes “macro + micro + macro” (MMM). In the proposed platform, the number of the pair of VCMs was defined as n. Under ultra-high acceleration, floating stator stage is suggested to isolate the vibration and obtain superior performance of the platform. Its theoretical analyses including natural frequency analysis, transient response analysis and frequency response analysis are performed to verify vibration isolation of floating stator stage applied in the extended ultra-high acceleration macro–micro motion platform. The change trends and sensitivities of related objective functions incorporating vibration transmissibility, settling time and the maximum stroke of stator’s motion are explored with their related parameters, and their multi-objective optimization designs are carried out to achieve superior performances of different extended platforms. Moreover, one case is performed when n = 1. Its theoretical analyses, change trends and sensitivities are investigated. The superior performance of the platform is obtained to realize vibration isolation by multi-objective optimization. And its experiment of vibration isolation is also testified finally. The results provide a theoretical and technical basis on microelectronics manufacturing equipment upgrading and manufacturing rapid development.

Complete genome sequence of the Pogostemon cablin bacterial wilt pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum strain SY1

Sun Yunhao,Su Yutong,Hussain Ansar,Xiong Lina,Li Chunji,Zhang Jie,Meng Zhen,Dong Zhangyong,Yu Guohui 한국유전학회 2023 Genes & Genomics Vol.45 No.1

Background Ralstonia solanacearum causes bacterial wilt of Pogostemon cablin which is an important aromatic herb and also the main materials of COVID-19 therapeutic traditional drugs. However, we are lacking the information on the genomic sequences of R. solanacearum isolated from P. cablin. Objective The acquisition and analysis of this whole-genome sequence of the P. cablin bacterial wilt pathogen. Methods An R. solanacearum strain, named SY1, was isolated from infected P. cablin plants, and the complete genome sequence was sequenced and analyzed. Results The SY1 strain contains a 3.70-Mb chromosome and a 2.18-Mb megaplasmid, with GC contents of 67.57% and 67.41%, respectively. A total of 3308 predicted genes were located on the chromosome and 1657 genes were located in the megaplasmid. SY1 strain has 273 unique genes compared with five representative R. solanacearum strains, and these genes were enriched in the plant–pathogen interaction pathway. SY1 possessed a higher syntenic relationship with phylotype I strains, and the arsenal of type III effectors predicted in SY1 were also more closely related to those of phylotype I strains. SY1 contained 14 and 5 genomic islands in its chromosome and megaplasmid, respectively, and two prophage sequences in its chromosome. In addition, 215 and 130 genes were annotated as carbohydrate-active enzymes and antibiotic resistance genes, respectively. Conclusion This is the first genome-scale assembly and annotation for R. solanacearum which isolated from infected P. cablin plants. The arsenal of virulence and antibiotic resistance may as the determinants in SY1 for infection of P. cablin plants.

Extension of indacenodithiophene backbone conjugation enables efficient asymmetric A-D-A type non-fullerene acceptors

Song, Jiali,Li, Chao,Ye, Linglong,Koh, Changwoo,Cai, Yunhao,Wei, Donghui,Woo, Han Young,Sun, Yanming The Royal Society of Chemistry 2018 Journal of Materials Chemistry A Vol.6 No.39

<P>A novel strategy involving judiciously fusing one thiophene/thieno[3,2-<I>b</I>]thiophene on only one side of an indacenodithiophene (IDT) unit to extend IDT backbone conjugation was developed, and three A-D-A type non-fullerene small molecules (TPT-2F, TPTT-2F, and TPTTT-2F) were designed and synthesized to investigate the influence of the extent of IDT core conjugation on their photovoltaic properties. Extending the IDT core conjugation could broaden absorption, upshift the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy level, enhance electron mobility, and increase intermolecular π-π stacking. When these three non-fullerene acceptors were applied in organic solar cells (OSCs), simultaneous enhancement of the open-circuit voltage (<I>V</I>oc), short-circuit current (<I>J</I>sc), and fill factor (FF) was obtained, with the degree of enhancement following the order TPT-2F < TPTT-2F < TPTTT-2F. As a result, the TPTTT-2F based OSCs yielded a high PCE of 12.03%. To the best of our knowledge, the PCE of 12.03% is among the highest values for asymmetric non-fullerene acceptor based OSCs so far. These results demonstrate that extending the conjugation of the IDT core is an effective approach to design highly efficient asymmetric non-fullerene acceptors.</P>

Flexible Transmission Expansion Planning for Integrating Wind Power Based on Wind Power Distribution Characteristics

Jianxue Wang,Ruogu Wang,Pingliang Zeng,Shutang You,Yunhao Li,Yao Zhang 대한전기학회 2015 Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology Vol.10 No.3

Traditional transmission planning usually caters for rated wind power output. Due to the low occurrence probability of nominal capacity of wind power and huge investment in transmission, these planning methods will leads to low utilization rates of transmission lines and poor economic efficiency. This paper provides a novel transmission expansion planning method for integrating largescale wind power. The wind power distribution characteristics of large-scale wind power output and its impact on transmission planning are analyzed. Based on the wind power distribution characteristics, this paper proposes a flexible and economic transmission planning model which saves substantial transmission investment through spilling a small amount of peak output of wind power. A methodology based on Benders decomposition is used to solve the model. The applicability and effectiveness of the model and algorithm are verified through a numerical case.

Flexible Transmission Expansion Planning for Integrating Wind Power Based on Wind Power Distribution Characteristics

Wang, Jianxue,Wang, Ruogu,Zeng, Pingliang,You, Shutang,Li, Yunhao,Zhang, Yao The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers 2015 Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology Vol.10 No.3

Traditional transmission planning usually caters for rated wind power output. Due to the low occurrence probability of nominal capacity of wind power and huge investment in transmission, these planning methods will leads to low utilization rates of transmission lines and poor economic efficiency. This paper provides a novel transmission expansion planning method for integrating large-scale wind power. The wind power distribution characteristics of large-scale wind power output and its impact on transmission planning are analyzed. Based on the wind power distribution characteristics, this paper proposes a flexible and economic transmission planning model which saves substantial transmission investment through spilling a small amount of peak output of wind power. A methodology based on Benders decomposition is used to solve the model. The applicability and effectiveness of the model and algorithm are verified through a numerical case.