Carbon Coated α‑Fe2O3 Photoanode Synthesized by a Facile Anodic Electrodeposition for Highly Efficient Water Oxidation

Honglei Zhang,Longzhu Li,Changhai Liu,Wenchang Wang,Penghua Liang,Naotoshi Mitsuzak,Zhidong Chen 대한금속·재료학회 2018 ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LETTERS Vol.14 No.3

This work provides a facile anodic electrodeposition method for synthesizing carbon coated α-Fe2O3 photoanode followedby annealing treatment with argon atmosphere. Compared with bare hematite photoanode, the carbon coated α-Fe2O3 photoanodesannealed at lower temperature (Fe2O3/C-L) and higher temperature (Fe2O3/C-H) have higher photocurrent densityas 0.3 and 0.5 mA cm−2 (at 1.23 V vs. RHE), respectively. The excellent PEC performance is attributed to the synergisticreaction of carbon and vacancy oxygen. The morphology and properties of the sample were characterized with scanningelectron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, UV–Vis spectra, X-raydiffractometry, X-ray photoelectron spectra, and photoelectrical measurements.

Research progress and the prospect of CO2 hydrogenation with dielectric barrier discharge plasma technology

Zhang Ziyi,Ding Honglei,Zhou Qi,Pan Weiguo,Qiu Kaina,Mu Xiaotian,Ma Junchi,Zhang Kai,Zhao Yuetong 한국탄소학회 2023 Carbon Letters Vol.33 No.4

In recent years, people are increasingly interested in CO2 hydrogenation to produce value-added chemicals and fuels (CH4, CH3OH, etc.). In the quest for an efficient treatment in CO2 methanation and methanolization, several technologies have been practiced, and DBD plasma technology gain attention due to its easily handling, mild operating conditions, strong activation ability, and high product selectivity. In addition, its reaction mechanism and the effect of packing materials and reaction parameters are still controversial. To address these problems efficiently, a summary of the reaction mechanism is presented. A discussion on plasma-catalyzed CO2 hydrogenation including packing materials, reaction parameters, and optimizing methods is addressed. In this review, the overall status and recent findings in DBD plasma-catalyzed CO2 hydrogenation are presented, and the possible directions of future development are discussed.

HDRE: Coverage Hole Detection with Residual Energy in Wireless Sensor Networks

Yun-zhou Zhang,Xiaohua Zhang,Wenyan Fu,Zeyu Wang,Honglei Liu 한국통신학회 2014 Journal of communications and networks Vol.16 No.5

Coverage completeness is an important indicator forquality of service in wireless sensor networks (WSN). Due to limitedenergy and diverse working conditions, the sensor nodes havedifferent lifetimes which often cause network holes. Most of the existingmethods expose large limitation and one-sidedness becausethey generally consider only one aspect, either coverage rate or energyissue. This paper presents a novel method for coverage holedetection with residual energy in randomly deployed wireless sensornetworks. By calculating the life expectancy of working nodesthrough residual energy, we make a trade-off between network repaircost and energy waste. The working nodes with short lifetimeare screened out according to a proper ratio. After that, the locationsof coverage holes can be determined by calculating the jointcoverage probability and the evaluation criteria. Simulation resultshows that compared to those traditional algorithms without considerationof energy problem, our method can effectively maintainthe coverage quality of repairedWSN while enhancing the life spanof WSN at the same time.

Imaging Assessment of Visceral Pleural Surface Invasion by Lung Cancer: Comparison of CT and Contrast-Enhanced Radial T1-Weighted Gradient Echo 3-Tesla MRI

Zhang Yu,Kwon Woocheol,Lee Ho Yun,Ko Sung Min,Kim Sang-Ha,Lee Won-Yeon,Yong Suk Joong,Jung Soon-Hee,Byun Chun Sung,Lee JunHyeok,Yang Honglei,Han Junhee,Ackman Jeanne B. 대한영상의학회 2021 Korean Journal of Radiology Vol.22 No.5

Objective: To compare the diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced radial T1-weighted gradient-echo 3-tesla (3T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) for the detection of visceral pleural surface invasion (VPSI). Visceral pleural invasion by non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) can be classified into two types: PL1 (without VPSI), invasion of the elastic layer of the visceral pleura without reaching the visceral pleural surface, and PL2 (with VPSI), full invasion of the visceral pleura. Materials and Methods: Thirty-three patients with pathologically confirmed VPSI by NSCLC were retrospectively reviewed. Multidetector CT and contrast-enhanced 3T MRI with a free-breathing radial three-dimensional fat-suppressed volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination (VIBE) pulse sequence were compared in terms of the length of contact, angle of mass margin, and arch distance-to-maximum tumor diameter ratio. Supplemental evaluation of the tumor-pleura interface (smooth versus irregular) could only be performed with MRI (not discernible on CT). Results: At the tumor-pleura interface, radial VIBE MRI revealed a smooth margin in 20 of 21 patients without VPSI and an irregular margin in 10 of 12 patients with VPSI, yielding an accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and F-score for VPSI detection of 91%, 83%, 95%, 91%, 91%, and 87%, respectively. The McNemar test and receiver operating characteristics curve analysis revealed no significant differences between the diagnostic accuracies of CT and MRI for evaluating the contact length, angle of mass margin, or arch distance-to-maximum tumor diameter ratio as predictors of VPSI. Conclusion: The diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced radial T1-weighted gradient-echo 3T MRI and CT were equal in terms of the contact length, angle of mass margin, and arch distance-to-maximum tumor diameter ratio. The advantage of MRI is its clear depiction of the tumor-pleura interface margin, facilitating VPSI detection.

A Fiber Spool’s Vibration Sensitivity Optimization Based on Orthogonal Experimental Design

Jing Gao,Linbo Zhang,Dongdong Jiao,Guanjun Xu,Xue Deng,Qi Zang,Honglei Yang,Ruifang Dong,Tao Liu,Shougang Zhang 한국광학회 2024 Current Optics and Photonics Vol.8 No.1

A fiber spool with ultra-low vibration sensitivity has been demonstrated for the ultra-narrowlinewidth fiber-stabilized laser by the multi-object orthogonal experimental design method, which can achieve the optimization object and analysis of influence levels without extensive computation. According to a test of 4 levels and 4 factors, an L 16 (4 4 ) orthogonal table is established to design orthogonal experiments. The vibration sensitivities along the axial and radial directions and the normalized sums of the vibration sensitivities are determined as single objects and comprehensive objects, respectively. We adopt the range analysis of object values to obtain the influence levels of the four design parameters on the single objects and the comprehensive object. The optimal parameter combinations are determined by both methods of comprehensive balance and evaluation. Based on the corresponding fractional frequency stability of ultra-narrow-linewidth fiber-stabilized lasers, we obtain the final optimal parameter combination A3B1C2D1, which can achieve the fiber spool with vibration sensitivities of 10 −12 /g magnitude. This work is the first time to use an orthogonal experimental design method to optimize the vibration sensitivities of fiber spools, providing an approach to design the fiber spool with ultra-low vibration sensitivity.

Comparative transcriptome analysis of salt-sensitive and salt-tolerant maize reveals potential mechanisms to enhance salt resistance

Mingquan Wang,Yufeng Wang,Yifei Zhang,Chunxia Li,Shichen Gong,Shuqin Yan,Guoliang Li,Guanghui Hu,Honglei Ren,Jianfei Yang,Tao Yu,Kejun Yang 한국유전학회 2019 Genes & Genomics Vol.41 No.7

Background Salt stress is a devastating environmental stress that causes plant growth inhibition and yield reduction. Objective The identification of salt-tolerant genes brings hope for the generation of salinity-tolerant crop plants through molecular breeding. Methods In this study, one salt-sensitive and one salt-tolerant maize inbred line were screened from 242 maize inbred lines. Reactive oxygen species (ROS)-related enzyme activities were detected and salt-responsive comparative transcriptome analysis was performed for control and 220 mM NaCl treated maize leaves. Results Salt-tolerant maize inbred line (L87) showed higher ROS-related enzyme (SOD, POD, APX and CAT) activities and accumulated relatively lower levels of ROS under salt stress. Of the total DEGs, 1856 upregulated DEGs were specific to L87, including stress tolerance-related members of the 70kDa family of heat shock proteins (Hsp70s) and aquaporins. The DEGs involved in the abscisic acid (ABA), ethylene, jasmonic acid (JA) and salicylic acid (SA) signal transduction pathways may determine the difference in salt tolerance between the two varieties, especially one central component SnRK2, that positively regulates ABA signaling and was only upregulated in L87. Analysis of DEGs related to ROS scavenging showed that some peroxidase (POD), glutathione S-transferase (GST), catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) genes specific to L87 probably enhanced its salt tolerance. The analysis of differentially expressed transcription factors (TFs) suggested that WRKY TFs could contribute to the difference in salt tolerance between the two maize lines. Conclusion Compared with Salt-sensitive maize inbred line (L29), L87 exhibits specific regulatory mechanisms related to salt tolerance, including plant hormone interactions, ROS scavenging and the regulation of TFs. Our study identifies new candidate genes that may regulate maize tolerance to salt stress and provides useful information for breeding maize with high salt resistance.

Simulation and Design Considerations on Transverse Connection of Prestressed Concrete T-girder Bridge

Chen Chen,Caiqian Yang,Yong Pan,Honglei Zhang,Hans De Backer 한국강구조학회 2021 International Journal of Steel Structures Vol.21 No.4

In this paper, the structural performance of the prestressed concrete T-girder bridge with a newly proposed diaphragm transverse connections (DTCs) have been investigated. The DTCs are composed of diagonal braces and horizontal brace, and the braces are structural steel with square cross section. A series of simulations have been carried out to study the eff ectiveness of the proposed DTCs on enhancing the transverse connection of the prestressed concrete T-girder bridge. Load Model 1 in accordance with Eurocode 1 is considered in the simulations, which consists of tandem system and uniformly distributed loads (UDL system). The Von Mises stress of the DTCs has been checked and corresponding steel grade has been given. The force on the surface between the T-girder bridge and the proposed DTCs has been studied and detailed connection design has been given for both new bridge construction and existing bridge retrofi tting. The simulation results show that the maximum defl ection arises when the deck is fully loaded with the UDL system and with lane 1 centrally located on exterior girder, and the tandem systems are applied at midspan simultaneously. It is revealed that with the proposed DTCs installed at midspan, the maximum defl ection of the prestressed concrete T-girder bridge reduces 12.8% in the most unfavorable load case. In all the discussed load cases, the Von Mises stress of the proposed DTCs is within the reasonable range and can be borne by normal steel material. Additionally, connection methods have been given for the DTCs’ application to new bridge and existing bridge. For the use of chemical anchor in existing bridge, the concrete and prestress tendons should be checked in case of any additional damage during the installing of the DTCs.

Investigation of Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting for Mn-Doped In2O3 Film

Xianke Sun,Xinhe Fu,Tingting You,Qiannan Zhang,Liuyang Xu,Xiaodong Zhou,Honglei Yuan,Kuili Liu 대한금속·재료학회 2018 ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LETTERS Vol.14 No.6

Undoped and Mn-doped In 2 O 3 fi lms were prepared by radiofrequency magnetron sputtering technique. The eff ects of Mn dopingon the structural and optical properties of as-prepared fi lms were investigated using X-ray diff raction, X-ray photoelectronspectroscopy and ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy. Mn doping can enhance the intensity of (222) peak in Mn-doped In 2 O 3thin fi lm, indicating Mn dopant promotes preferred orientation of crystal growth along (222) plane. XPS analyses revealedthat the doped Mn ions exist at + 2 oxidation states, substituting for the In 3+ sites in the In 2 O 3 lattice. UV–Vis measurementsshow that the optical band gap E g decreases from 3.33 to 2.87 eV with Mn doping in In 2 O 3 , implying an increasing sp–dexchange interaction in the fi lm. Our work demonstrates a practical means to manipulate the band gap energy of In 2 O 3 thinfi lm via Mn impurity doping, and signifi cantly improves the photoelectrochemical activity.

Comparison of Six Automated Immunoassays With Isotope-Diluted Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry for Total Thyroxine Measurement

Songlin Yu,Weiyan Zhou,Xinqi Cheng,Qinghui Meng,Honglei Li,Li’an Hou,Jun Lu,Shaowei Xie,Qian Cheng,Chuanbao Zhang,Ling Qiu 대한진단검사의학회 2019 Annals of Laboratory Medicine Vol.39 No.4

Background: Accurate serum total thyroxine (TT4) measurement is important for thyroid disorder diagnosis and management. We compared the performance of six automated immunoassays with that of isotope-diluted liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (ID-LC-MS/MS) as the reference method. We also evaluated the correlation of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) with TT4 measured by ID-LC-MS/MS and immunoassays. Methods: Serum was collected from 156 patients between October 2015 and January 2016. TT4 was measured by immunoassays from Abbott (Architect), Siemens (ADVIA Centaur XP), Roche (E601), Beckman-Coulter (Dxi800), Autobio (Autolumo A2000), and Mindray (CL-1000i), and by ID-LC-MS/MS. Results were analyzed using Passing–Bablok regression and Bland–Altman plots. Minimum requirements based on biological variation were as follows: a mean bias of ≤4.5% and total imprecision (CV) of ≤3.7%. Results: All immunoassays showed a correlation >0.945 with ID-LC-MS/MS; however, the slope of the Passing–Bablok regression line varied from 0.886 (Mindray) to 1.23 (Siemens) and the intercept from -12.8 (Siemens) to 4.61 (Mindray). Only Autobio, Beckman-Coulter, and Roche included the value of one in the 95% confidence interval for slope. The mean bias ranged from -10.8% (Abbott) to 9.0% (Siemens), with the lowest value noted for Roche (3.5%) and the highest for Abbott (-10.8%). Only Abbott and Roche showed within-run and total CV ≤3.7%. Conclusions: Though all immunoassays correlated strongly with ID-LC-MS/MS, most did not meet the minimum clinical requirement. Laboratories and immunoassay manufacturers must be aware of these limitations.

Reference Intervals for Thyroid-Associated Hormones and the Prevalence of Thyroid Diseases in the Chinese Population

Zou Yutong,Wang Danchen,Cheng Xinqi,Ma Chaochao,Lin Songbai,Hu Yingying,Yu Songlin,Xia Liangyu,Li Honglei,Yin Yicong,Liu Huaicheng,Zhang Dianxi,Zhang Kui,Lian Xiaolan,Xu Tengda,Qiu Ling 대한진단검사의학회 2021 Annals of Laboratory Medicine Vol.41 No.1

Background: Thyroid diseases are highly prevalent worldwide, but their diagnosis remains a challenge. We established reference intervals (RIs) for thyroid-associated hormones and evaluated the prevalence of thyroid diseases in China. Methods: After excluding outliers based on the results of ultrasound screening, thyroid antibody tests, and the Tukey method, the medical records of 20,303 euthyroid adults, who visited the Department of Health Care at Peking Union Medical College Hospital from January 2014 to December 2018, were analyzed. Thyroid-associated hormones were measured by the Siemens Advia Centaur XP analyzer. The RIs for thyroid-associated hormones were calculated according to the CLSI C28-A3 guidelines, and were compared with the RIs provided by Siemens. The prevalence of thyroid diseases over the five years was evaluated and compared using the chi-square test. Results: The RIs for thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), free thyroxine (FT4), free triiodothyronine (FT3), total thyroxine (TT4), and total triiodothyronine (TT3) were 0.71–4.92 mIU/L, 12.2–20.1 pmol/L, 3.9–6.0 pmol/L, 65.6–135.1 nmol/L, and 1.2–2.2 nmol/L, respectively. The RIs of all hormones except TT4 differed significantly between males and females. The RIs of TSH increased with increasing age. The prevalence of overt hypothyroidism, overt hyperthyroidism, subclinical hypothyroidism, and subclinical hyperthyroidism was 0.5% and 0.8%, 0.2% and 0.6%, 3.8% and 6.1%, and 3.3% and 4.7% in males and females, respectively, which differed from those provided by Siemens. Conclusions: Sex-specific RIs were established for thyroid-associated hormones, and the prevalence of thyroid diseases was determined in the Chinese population.