Design of community children’s idle supplies replacement system

Zhang Xiaoyun,Wang Zhenxing 한국디자인학회 2023 한국디자인학회 국제초대전도록 Vol.2023 No.10

Atmospheric Corrosion of 7B04 Aluminum Alloy in Marine Environments

( Xiaoyun Zhang ),( Ming Liu ),( Feng Lu ),( Minghui Liu ),( Zhihua Sun ),( Zhihui Tang ) 한국부식방식학회(구 한국부식학회) 2018 Corrosion Science and Technology Vol.17 No.1

Outdoor exposure tests using of 7B04 aluminium alloy samples including plate, tensile and various SCC samples were carried out in Tuandao station, Shandong province (East of China) and Wanning station, Hainan province (South of China). Corrosion characteristics including weight loss, microstructure, tensile strength and SCC susceptibility were investigated. The corrosion rates in Tuandao and Wanning showed high to low and the corrosion rates changed to the following equation of w=at^b (b<1). The corrosion of 7B04 aluminium alloy in Wanning was more serious than that in Tuandao. Pitting appeared at early stage of expose test, and it can be changed to general corrosion with test time extension. The 7B04 aluminium alloy of which specimen shapes are forging and thick plate also showed SCC (Stress corrosion cracking) in the marine atmosphere. The higher SCC sensitivity was observed in Wanning station than in Tuandao station. The 7B04 aluminium alloy with a high stress level was more sensitive to SCC. Intergranular and transgranular or a mixed mode of cracking can be observed in different marine exposure.

The Possible Mechanisms Involved in Citrinin Elimination by Cryptococcus podzolicus Y3 and the Effects of Extrinsic Factors on the Degradation of Citrinin

( Xiaoyun Zhang ),( Zhen Lin ),( Maurice Tibiru Apaliya ),( Xiangyu Gu ),( Xiangfeng Zheng ),( Lina Zhao ),( Mandour Haydar Abdelhai ),( Hongyin Zhang ),( Weicheng Hu ) 한국미생물생명공학회(구 한국산업미생물학회) 2017 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.27 No.12

Citrinin (CIT) is a toxic secondary metabolite produced by fungi belonging to the Penicillium, Aspergillus, and Monascus spp. This toxin has been detected in many agricultural products. In this study, a strain Y3 with the ability to eliminate CIT was screened and identified as Cryptococcus podzolicus, based on the sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer region. Neither uptake of CIT by cells nor adsorption by cell wall was involved in CIT elimination by Cryptococcus podzolicus Y3. The extracellular metabolites of Cryptococcus podzolicus Y3 stimulated by CIT or not showed no degradation for CIT. It indicated that CIT elimination was attributed to the degradation of intracellular enzyme(s). The degradation of CIT by C. podzolicus Y3 was dependent on the type of media, yeast concentration, temperature, pH, and initial concentration of CIT. Most of the CIT was degraded by C. podzolicus Y3 in NYDB medium at 42 h but not in PDB medium. The degradation rate of CIT was the highest (94%) when the concentration of C. podzolicus Y3 was 1 × 10⁸ cells/ml. The quantity of CIT degradation was highest at 28°C, and there was no degradation observed at 35°C. The study also showed that acidic condition (pH 4.0) was the most favorable for CIT degradation by C. podzolicus Y3. The degradation rate of CIT increased to 98% as the concentration of CIT was increased to 20 μg/ml. The toxicity of CIT degradation product(s) toward HEK293 was much lower than that of CIT.

Babeisa duncani infection alters gut microbiota profile in hamsters

Shangdi Zhang,Jinming Wang,Xiaoyun Li,Yanbo Wang,Yueli Nian,Chongge You,Dekui Zhang,Guiquan Guan 대한기생충학ㆍ열대의학회 2023 The Korean Journal of Parasitology Vol.61 No.1

The genus Babesia includes parasites that can induce human and animal babesiosis, which are common in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The gut microbiota has not been examined in hamsters infected by Babesia duncani. Red blood cells infected with B. duncani were injected into hamsters through intraperitoneal route. To evaluate the changes in gut microbiota, DNAs were extracted from small intestinal contents, acquired from hamsters during disease development. Then, the V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene of bacteria was sequenced using the Illumina sequencing platform. Gut microbiota alternation and composition were assessed according to the sequencing data, which were clustered with >97.0% sequence similarity to create amplicon sequence variants (ASVs). Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes were made up of the major components of the gut microbiota in all samples. The abundance of Bacteroidetes elevated after B. duncani infection than the B. duncani-free group, while Firmicutes and Desulfobacterota declined. Alpha diversity analysis demonstrated that the shown ASVs were substantially decreased in the highest parasitemia group than B. duncani-free and lower parasitemia groups. Potential biomarkers were discovered by Linear discriminant analysis Effect Size (LEfSe) analysis, which demonstrated that several bacterial families (including Muribaculaceae, Desulfovibrionaceae, Oscillospiraceae, Helicobacteraceae, Clostridia UGG014, Desulfovibrionaceae, and Lachnospiraceae) were potential biomarkers in B. duncani-infected hamsters. This research demonstrated that B. duncani infectious can modify the gut microbiota of hamsters.

A novel and effective approach to enhance the interfacial interactions of meta-aramid fibers

Hui Zhang,Xiaoyun Du,Jiawei Liu,YunHong Bai,Jingyi Nie,Jiaojun Tan,Zhibin He,Meiyun Zhang,Jinbao Li,Yonghao Ni 한국공업화학회 2023 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.120 No.-

Meta-aramid paper exhibits some unique properties, including high temperature resistance, electricalinsulation. However, due to the inherent chemical inertness of aramid fibers, the interfacial bondingbetween fibers is weak, which negatively affect the properties of aramid paper. Herein, we report a simple,effective and scalable process for substantially improving the interfacial bonding between aramidfibers, thus, mechanical and insulating properties of the meta-aramid composite paper, and it wasachieved by surface coating of aramid paper with meta-aramid stock solution that contains N, N dimethylacetamide(DMAc)-CaCl2 and high molecular weight poly (m-phenylene isophthalamide) polymers. Results show that the tensile strength, modulus, internal bond strength and tearing index of the resultantall-PMIA paper increased by 83 %, 58 %, 173 % and 89 %, respectively, in comparison with those of the control. The breakdown strength of the improved aramid paper is 190 % higher than that of the control paper,attaining 26.46 KV/mm. This work provides a simple, economical, efficient, and scalable method toimprove the overall performance of meta-aramid paper, which has great potential to be implementedat the industrial scale.

Numerical optimization of transmission bremsstrahlung target for intense pulsed electron beam

Xiao Yu,Jie Shen,Shijian Zhang,Jie Zhang,Nan Zhang,Ivan Sergeevich Egorov,Sha Yan,Chang Tan,Gennady Efimovich Remnev,Xiaoyun Le 한국원자력학회 2022 Nuclear Engineering and Technology Vol.54 No.2

The optimization of a transmission type bremsstrahlung conversion target was carried out with MonteCarlo code FLUKA for intense pulsed electron beams with electron energy of several hundred keV formaximum photon fluence. The photon emission intensity from electrons with energy ranging from300 keV to 1 MeV on tungsten, tantalum and molybdenum targets was calculated with varied targetthicknesses. The research revealed that higher target material element number and electron energy leadsto increased photon fluence. For a certain target material, the target thickness with maximum photonemission fluence exhibits a linear relationship with the electron energy. With certain electron energy andtarget material, the thickness of the target plays a dominant role in increasing the transmission photonintensity, with small target thickness the photon flux is largely restricted by low energy loss of electronsfor photon generation while thick targets may impose extra absorption for the generated photons. Thespatial distribution of bremsstrahlung photon density was analyzed and the optimal target thicknessesfor maximum bremsstrahlung photon fluence were derived versus electron energy on three targetmaterials for a quick determination of optimal target design

The Impact of Rural-urban Migration on Gender Relations in Chinese Households

ZHANG, Chuanhong,GAO, Qijie,LI, Xiaoyun Ewha Womans University Press 2013 Asian Journal of Women's Studies(AJWS) Vol.19 No.1

The large scale of migrant flows has affected China’s development profoundly. Rural-urban migration, in particular, has been the main source of the China’s economic miracle in recent years and is also rapidly reshaping the demographic and social landscapes of Chinese cities and countryside. How has migration impacted migrants themselves? This article attempts to examine the way in which migration challenges traditional attitudes to gender and patriarchy based on this empirical study of 89 rural-urban migrant households in Beijing. It concludes that the rural-urban movement has to some extent changed the pattern of the gender-based division of labor, the gendered decision-making process and perceived fairness and satisfaction regarding gender relations in these households. A comparison between three different types of migrant households reveals that the change in women’s position in the labor force is the most important factor contributing to changes in domestic gender relations. However, due to the still gender-biased labor market regime and discriminatory policies towards migrants, the change has been limited. The findings have profound policy implications for improving the migrants’ lives in cities. 大规模的人口乡城流动无疑对中国经济和社会发展产生深刻的影响,是中国近年经济奇迹的主要动力,重塑着中国的人口和社会结构。但流动对流动人口本身的影响如何?本文通过比较北京89户乡城流动家庭流动前后夫妻性别关系的变化,探讨了流动对传统夫妻性别关系影响,得出流动在一定程度上改变了乡城流动家庭的夫妻性别分工,权利分配和性别满意度的结论。对三种不同类型的流动家庭的比较研究发现,流动后妻子在劳动力市场地位的变化是影响家庭性别关系的重要因素。本研究结论对进一步改善中国城市流动人口的生活具有非常深刻的政策涵义。

Characterization and quantification of electron donating capacity and its structure dependence in biochar derived from three waste biomasses

Zhang, Yue,Xu, Xiaoyun,Cao, Lingzhi,Ok, Yong Sik,Cao, Xinde Elsevier 2018 CHEMOSPHERE - Vol.211 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>Biochar has shown a unique electrochemical property being involved in various redox reactions in soil and water. In this study, the electron donating capacities (EDCs) of biochar pyrolyzed at 200–800 °C from pine wood, barley grass and wheat straw were investigated by using the mediated electrochemical oxidation method. The EDC values for all biochar were in the range of 0.18–1.83 mmol e<SUP>−</SUP> (g biochar)<SUP>−1</SUP>, showing the increase as the temperature increased from 200 °C to 400 °C, the decrease from 400 °C to 650 °C, and then increase from 650 °C until to 800 °C. At low and intermediate temperatures of 200–650 °C, the EDCs were mainly attributed to the phenolic hydroxyl groups, while the conjugated π-electron system associated with aromatic structure dominated the EDCs of biochar at the high temperatures of over 650 °C. The barley grass- and wheat straw-derived biochar had higher EDCs than the pine wood-derived biochar, resulting from the higher phenolic hydroxyl groups in the former samples than the latter one. In conclusion, the reductive property of biochar was mainly attributed to both phenolic hydroxy group and conjugated π-electron system associated with aromatic structure, depending on the pyrolytic temperature and feedstock source. The results will help us to obtain a complete view on the role of biochar in biogeochemical redox reactions and consider developing biochar with controlled redox properties for specific environmental applications such as electron shuttle and catalyst material.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> Quantification of the relationship between EDCs and phenolic groups and conjugate π-electron system were reported. </LI> <LI> At low and intermediate temperatures, the EDCs were mainly attributed to the phenolic groups. </LI> <LI> At high temperatures, the conjugated π-electron system associated with aromatic structure dominated the EDCs of biochar. </LI> <LI> Developing biochar with controlled redox properties was proposed for specific environmental applications. </LI> </UL> </P>

Hydrate Management in Deadlegs: Effect of Header Temperature on Hydrate Deposition

Zhang, Xianwei,Lee, Bo Ram,Sa, Jeong-Hoon,Kinnari, Keijo J.,Askvik, Kjell M.,Li, Xiaoyun,Sum, Amadeu K. American Chemical Society 2017 ENERGY AND FUELS Vol.31 No.11

<P>Deadlegs in oil and gas production systems often encounter hydrate plugs by deposition. Temperature is generally known to be an important variable in hydrate formation, but the effects in deadlegs are not exactly known. This study focuses on the effects of the header temperature on the hydrate deposition in gas-filled vertical deadlegs at constant wall temperature. All experiments are conducted with a methane/ethane gas mixture at constant pressure. The pipe wall temperature is kept constant while considering different header temperatures. The tests show that the header temperature has a significant impact in the hydrate deposit growth rate and distribution in the deadleg. It is also found that the hydrate deposit can, in turn, change the temperature field inside the pipe. The header temperature or the pipe temperature field can be used to estimate the hydrate distribution in the deadleg. Under the right conditions, hydrates can form a restriction in the deadleg and its location is usually close to the boundary of a hydrate-stable region. The location of the restriction can be correlated to the header temperature. At 80 °C, the location is estimated to be 15–18 ID, and at 30 °C, the location is estimated to be 9–12 ID. The results of this study contribute to the understanding of the hydrate deposition mechanism in deadlegs.</P><P><A href='http://pubs.acs.org/doi/suppl/10.1021/ef7b02095'>ACS Electronic Supporting Info</A></P>

Safety and antifatigue effect of Korean Red Ginseng: a randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled clinical trial

Zhang, Li,Chen, Xiaoyun,Cheng, Yanqi,Chen, Qilong,Tan, Hongsheng,Son, Dongwook,Chang, Dongpill,Bian, Zhaoxiang,Fang, Hong,Xu, Hongxi The Korean Society of Ginseng 2019 Journal of Ginseng Research Vol.43 No.4

Background: Korean Red Ginseng (KRG) is widely used for strengthening the immune system and fighting fatigue, especially in people with deficiency syndrome. However, there is concern that the long-term application or a high dose of KRG can cause "fireness" (上火 in Chinese) because of its "dryness" (燥性 in Chinese). The aim of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of a 4-week treatment with KRG in participants with deficiency syndrome. Methods: This was a 4-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. A total of 180 Chinese participants were randomly allocated to three groups: placebo control group, participants were given a placebo, 3.6 g/d; KRG 1.8 g and 3.6 g groups. The primary outcomes were the changes in fireness and safety evaluation (adverse events, laboratory tests, and electrocardiogram). The secondary outcomes were the efficacy of KRG on fatigue, which include the following: traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) symptom scale and fatigue self-assessment scale. Results: Of the 180 patients, 174 completed the full study. After 4 weeks of KRG treatment, the Fire-heat symptoms score including Excess fire-heat score and Deficient fire-heat score showed no significant change as compared with placebo treatment, and no clinically significant changes in any safety parameter were observed. Based on the TCM syndrome score and fatigue self-assessment score, TCM symptoms and fatigue were greatly improved after treatment with KRG, which showed a dose- and time-dependent effect. The total effective rate was also significantly increased in the KRG groups. Conclusion: Our study revealed that KRG has a potent antifatigue effect without significant adverse effects in people with deficiency syndrome. Although a larger sample size and longer treatment may be required for a more definite conclusion, this clinical trial is the first to disprove the common conception of "fireness" related to KRG.