BACKGROUND Acute myocardial infarction(AMI)is a major cause of mortality worldwide.The stress hyperglycemia ratio(SHR),which integrates glucose and glycated hemoglobin A1c levels,better reflects acute metabolic stress...BACKGROUND Acute myocardial infarction(AMI)is a major cause of mortality worldwide.The stress hyperglycemia ratio(SHR),which integrates glucose and glycated hemoglobin A1c levels,better reflects acute metabolic stress.This study assessed the SHR and longterm prognosis of patients with AMI.METHODS This study was a post-hoc analysis based on the prospective,multicenter OPTIMAL registry(http://www.clinicaltrials.gov,NCT number:NCT03084991).A total of 3384 consecutive patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI)at Department of Cardiology,The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University,Harbin,China were included in the present analysis after exclusions.Patients were stratified into quartiles according to the SHR.The primary endpoint was cardiovascular death,with all-cause death and major adverse cardiovascular events as secondary endpoints.The median follow-up duration was 24.1 months,with a completion rate of 99.5%.RESULTS Kaplan-Meier survival curves showed progressively worse survival across SHR quartiles(log-rank P<0.001),with patients in Q4(SHR≥1.34)experiencing the highest risk.Multivariate Cox regression analysis confirmed that the SHR was an independent predictor of cardiovascular death[hazard ratio(HR)=1.56],all-cause death(HR=1.48),and major adverse cardiovascular events(HR=1.34)for Q4(SHR≥1.34)versus Q2(SHR:0.93–1.11).Restricted cubic spline analysis revealed a J-shaped association between SHR and outcomes,with the lowest risk observed at an SHR of approximately 1.0.CONCLUSIONS The SHR is an independent predictor of long-term adverse outcomes in patients with AMI undergoing PCI,supporting its use for early risk stratification and glycemic management.展开更多
Isolated pillars in underground mines are subjected to uniaxial stress,and the load bearing cross-section of pillars is commonly rectangularly shaped.In addition,the uniaxial compression test(UCT)is widely used for de...Isolated pillars in underground mines are subjected to uniaxial stress,and the load bearing cross-section of pillars is commonly rectangularly shaped.In addition,the uniaxial compression test(UCT)is widely used for determining the basic mechanical properties of rocks and revealing the mechanism of isolated pillar disasters under unidimensional stress.The shape effects of rock mechanical properties under uniaxial compression are mainly quantitatively reflected in the specific shape ratios of rocks.Therefore,it is necessary to study the detailed shape ratio effects on the mechanical properties of rectangular prism rock specimens and isolated pillars under uniaxial compressive stress.In this study,granite,marble and sandstone rectangular prism specimens with various height to width ratios(r)and width to thickness ratios(u)were prepared and tested.The study results show that r and u have a great influence on the bearing ability of rocks,and thin or high rocks have lower uniaxial compressive strength.Reducing the level of r can enhance the u effect on the strength of rocks,and increasing the level of u can enhance the r effect on the strength of rocks.The lateral strain on the thickness side of the rock specimen is larger than that on the width side,which implies that crack growth occurs easily on the thickness side.Considering r and u,a novel strength prediction model of isolated pillars was proposed based on the testing results,and the prediction model was used for the safety assessment of 179 isolated pillars in the Xianglu Mountain Tungsten Mine.展开更多
The space effects of oval-shaped furrow pit slopes were analyzed by the elastic mechanics principle.The interaction of limit equilibrium slope angle,friction coefficient,cohesion and horizontal radius of oval-shaped f...The space effects of oval-shaped furrow pit slopes were analyzed by the elastic mechanics principle.The interaction of limit equilibrium slope angle,friction coefficient,cohesion and horizontal radius of oval-shaped furrow pits has been derived.The oval trumpet-like rock mass is homogeneous and elastic while only loaded by its dead weight.The interaction indicates that the deeper an oval-shaped furrow pit is excavated,the greater the limit equilibrium slope angle.Both the theory base for reducing stripping waste rock in an oval-shaped furrow pit and the basic way to determine the configuration of a stable slope were developed from the mentioned interaction.The theory includes the preceding principles of stability analysis of slopes.Compared with the configuration determined by traditional theory of slope stability,a great quantity of stripping waste rock can be reduced by that determined in this paper under stable conditions.展开更多
To adapt to the change of aquaculture workshop site,optimize the shape of aquaculture tanks and improve the utilization rate of breeding space,it is necessary to determine the appropriate length width ratio parameters...To adapt to the change of aquaculture workshop site,optimize the shape of aquaculture tanks and improve the utilization rate of breeding space,it is necessary to determine the appropriate length width ratio parameters of aquaculture tanks.In this paper,computational fluid dynamics(CFD)technology is adopted to study the flow field performance of aquaculture tanks with different L/B ratios(L:the length;B:the width,of aquaculture tank)and different jet direction conditions(lengthways jet and widthways jet).A three-dimensional numerical calculation model of turbulence in rounded rectangle aquaculture tanks in dual-diagonal-inlet layout was established.Jet directions are arranged lengthways and widthways,and the water flow velocity,resistance coefficient change,vorticity,etc.are analyzed under two working conditions.Results show that the flow field performance in aquaculture tank decreases with the increase of the L/B ratio.The flow field performed well when L/B was 1.0-1.3,sharply dropped at 1.4-1.6,and poor at 1.7-1.9.The results provided a theoretical basis for the design and optimization in flow field performance of the industrialized circulating aquaculture tanks.展开更多
For Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(UAVs)with limited electrical power to achieve effectively anti-/de-icing at the leading edge of the wing,a strategy of ice shape modulation was proposed.Isolated simulated ice shape pieces...For Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(UAVs)with limited electrical power to achieve effectively anti-/de-icing at the leading edge of the wing,a strategy of ice shape modulation was proposed.Isolated simulated ice shape pieces printed by 3D printing technology are mounted on a NACA0012 finite wing model,and its lift/drag coefficients and suction-side velocity fields are measured by the six-component force balance and the Particle Imaging Velocimetry(PIV),respectively.The ratio of the spanwise length of a single ice shape piece to chord length and the spanwise length of the non-icing area between the two adjacent single ice shape pieces are defined as dimensionless ice shape length(w/c)and dimensionless modulation ratio(w/λ),respectively.The results indicate that for a fixed w/λ,the wing lift coefficient first increases and then drops with increasing w/c,and a peak value exists when w/c is between 0.1 and 0.2.The lower the w/λis,the higher the wing lift coefficient will be.The periodical variation of the flow separation area along the spanwise direction is attributed on the one hand to the acceleration effect of the flow field in the non-icing area which reduces the separation area,and on the other hand to the cross-flow caused by the streamwise vortices from the non-icing area to the icing area which promotes the mixing of the flow field(similar to vortex generators).The obtained modulation law is verified through flight tests and provides guidance for the use of ice shape modulation scheme for UAVs that cannot be completely anti-/deicing under severe weather conditions.展开更多
With a strain rate range of 0.01–10 s^(−1) and a deformation temperature range of 1110–1200℃,the isothermal compression test was performed on one powder metallurgy superalloy which is macroscopic segregation free.U...With a strain rate range of 0.01–10 s^(−1) and a deformation temperature range of 1110–1200℃,the isothermal compression test was performed on one powder metallurgy superalloy which is macroscopic segregation free.Using electron backscatter diffraction,the effect of strain rate and deformation temperature on grain shape and grain size of superalloys during thermal deformation was studied.The results established that exquisite and equiaxed dynamic recrystallization(DRX)grains are procured at supernal deformation temperature and high strain rate because of the high dislocation density.At the same time,the interaction between high DRX nucleation rate and low grain growth rate at high strain rate is favorable in making finer DRX grains.The equivalent medial grain size expanded with lowering strain rate and elevating proof temperature.Moreover,the grain shape was researched by the effective method of aspect ratio.Most aspect ratio of original grains is 0.61,and the aspect ratio has important implications for DRX and grain growth process.The average aspect ratio increases slightly when deformation temperature rises from 1110 to 1140℃,while the average aspect ratio increases memorably as the deformation temperature is higher than 1140℃.展开更多
Carbonate,tight sandstone,and shale reservoirs have many pore types,and the relationship between the porosity and elastic parameters is extremely discrete due to the complex pore shape.This paper presents a method for...Carbonate,tight sandstone,and shale reservoirs have many pore types,and the relationship between the porosity and elastic parameters is extremely discrete due to the complex pore shape.This paper presents a method for predicting reservoir pore types based on pore shape substitution.The pore shape substitution allows for accurately characterizing the changes in the elastic properties of the rock with the changes in pore shape,assuming there are no changes in terms of minerals,porosity,or fl uids.By employing a multiple-porosity variable critical porosity model,the eff ective pore aspect ratio could be inverted from the velocities of the rock.To perform pore shape substitution,we could replace the eff ective pore aspect ratio with another pore aspect ratio or increase/decrease the volume content of diff erent pore shapes.The reservoir pore types could be evaluated by comparing the differences in the reservoir velocities before and after the substitution of the pore shape.The test results pertaining to the theoretical model and the well logging data indicated that the pore shape substitution method could be applied to characterize pore types in terms of separating the eff ects of the pore shapes from the eff ects of the minerals,porosity,or fl uids on the velocities.展开更多
The effects of quenching temperature on shape memory effect and microstructure of Fe 18Mn 5Si 8Cr 4Ni shape memory alloy have been studied. The results show that both the shape recovery ratio and the recovery stra...The effects of quenching temperature on shape memory effect and microstructure of Fe 18Mn 5Si 8Cr 4Ni shape memory alloy have been studied. The results show that both the shape recovery ratio and the recovery strain increased as quenching temperature increased, the amount of stress induced ε martensite in the process of cold work decreased with the increase of quenching temperature, the shape recovery ratio and the recovery strain reached maximum at 650℃, and then decreased rapidly with the further increase of quenching temperature,the stress induced ε martensite wholly disappeared at 1023K. But when the quenching temperature is higher than 1023K, the further increase of quenching temperature had little effect on shape recovery ratio, the amount and size of thermal induced ε martensite would increased with the further increase in quenching temperature. The shape memory effect can be improved by the moderate amount of pre exist ε martensite in the matrix before deforming.展开更多
In this paper,a Double-stage Surrogate-based Shape Optimization(DSSO)strategy for Blended-Wing-Body Underwater Gliders(BWBUGs)is proposed to reduce the computational cost.In this strategy,a double-stage surrogate mode...In this paper,a Double-stage Surrogate-based Shape Optimization(DSSO)strategy for Blended-Wing-Body Underwater Gliders(BWBUGs)is proposed to reduce the computational cost.In this strategy,a double-stage surrogate model is developed to replace the high-dimensional objective in shape optimization.Specifically,several First-stage Surrogate Models(FSMs)are built for the sectional airfoils,and the second-stage surrogate model is constructed with respect to the outputs of FSMs.Besides,a Multi-start Space Reduction surrogate-based global optimization method is applied to search for the optimum.In order to validate the efficiency of the proposed method,DSSO is first compared with an ordinary One-stage Surrogate-based Optimization strategy by using the same optimization method.Then,the other three popular surrogate-based optimization methods and three heuristic algorithms are utilized to make comparisons.Results indicate that the lift-to-drag ratio of the BWBUG is improved by 9.35%with DSSO,which outperforms the comparison methods.Besides,DSSO reduces more than 50%of the time that other methods used when obtaining the same level of results.Furthermore,some considerations of the proposed strategy are further discussed and some characteristics of DSSO are identified.展开更多
Particle shape contributes to understanding the physical and chemical processes of the atmosphere and better ascer- taining the origins and chemical compositions of the particles. The particle shape can be classified ...Particle shape contributes to understanding the physical and chemical processes of the atmosphere and better ascer- taining the origins and chemical compositions of the particles. The particle shape can be classified by the aspect ratio. which can be estimated through the asymmetry factor measured with angularly resolved light scattering. An experimental method of obtaining the asymmetry factor based on simultaneous small forward angle light scattering and aerodynamic size measurements is described briefly. The near forward scattering intensity signals of three detectors in the azimuthal angles at 120° offset are calculated using the methods of T-matrix and discrete dipole approximation. Prolate spheroid particles with different aspect ratios are used as the shape models with the assumption that the symmetry axis is parallel to the flow axis and perpendicular to the incident light. The relations between the asymmetry factor and the optical size and aerodynamic size at various equivalent sizes, refractive indices, and mass densities are discussed in this paper. The numerically calculated results indicate that an elongated particle may be classified at diameter larger than 1.0 μm, and may not be distinguished from a sphere at diameter less than 0.5 μm. It is estimated that the lowest detected aspect ratio is around 1.5： I in consideration of the experimental errors.展开更多
A new approach to extraction of affine invariant features of contour image and matching strategy is proposed for shape recognition.Firstly,the centroid distance and azimuth angle of each boundary point are computed.Th...A new approach to extraction of affine invariant features of contour image and matching strategy is proposed for shape recognition.Firstly,the centroid distance and azimuth angle of each boundary point are computed.Then,with a prior-defined angle interval,all the points in the neighbor region of the sample point are considered to calculate the average distance for eliminating noise.After that,the centroid distance ratios（CDRs） of any two opposite contour points to the barycenter are achieved as the representation of the shape,which will be invariant to affine transformation.Since the angles of contour points will change non-linearly among affine related images,the CDRs should be resampled and combined sequentially to build one-by-one matching pairs of the corresponding points.The core issue is how to determine the angle positions for sampling,which can be regarded as an optimization problem of path planning.An ant colony optimization（ACO）-based path planning model with some constraints is presented to address this problem.Finally,the Euclidean distance is adopted to evaluate the similarity of shape features in different images.The experimental results demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed method in shape recognition with translation,scaling,rotation and distortion.展开更多
The photoplethysmogram(PPG) of a pulse wave,similar in appearance to the arterial blood pressure(ABP) waveform,contains rich information about the cardiovascular system.The decay time constant RC,equal to the product ...The photoplethysmogram(PPG) of a pulse wave,similar in appearance to the arterial blood pressure(ABP) waveform,contains rich information about the cardiovascular system.The decay time constant RC,equal to the product of peripheral resistance R and total arterial compliance C,is a meaningful cardiovascular model parameter in vascular assessment.Using or ameliorating the existing ABP methods does not achieve a satisfactory estimation of RC from the PPG volume pulse(VRC).Thus,a novel non-iterative shape method(NSM) of evaluating VRC is introduced in this paper.The mathematic expression between a novel,readily available morphological parameter called the area difference ratio(ADR) and VRC was established.As it was difficult to calculate VRC from the complicated expression analytically,we recommend estimating it using a piecewise linear interpolation criterion.Also,since the effect of the PPG magnitude is eliminated in the calculation of ADR,precaliberation or normalization is dispensable in the NSM.Results of human experiments indicated that the NSM was computationally efficient,and the simulation experiments confirmed that the NSM was theoretically available for ABP.展开更多
It is essential to precisely predict the crack growth,especially the near-threshold regime crack growth under different stress ratios,for most engineering structures consume their fatigue lives in this regime under ra...It is essential to precisely predict the crack growth,especially the near-threshold regime crack growth under different stress ratios,for most engineering structures consume their fatigue lives in this regime under random loading.In this paper,an improved unique curve model is proposed based on the unique curve model,and the determination of the shape exponents of this model is provided.The crack growth rate curves of some materials taken from the literature are evaluated using the improved model,and the results indicate that the improved model can accurately predict the crack growth rate in the nearthreshold and Paris regimes.The improved unique curve model can solve the problems about the shape exponents determination and weak ability around the near-threshold regime meet in the unique curve model.In addition,the shape exponents in the improved model at negative stress ratios are discussed,which can directly adopt that in the unique curve model.展开更多
A large adiabatic temperature change(△T_(ad))is a prerequisite for the application of elastocaloric refriger-ation.Theoretically,a large volume change ratio(△V/V_(0))during martensitic transformation is favorable to...A large adiabatic temperature change(△T_(ad))is a prerequisite for the application of elastocaloric refriger-ation.Theoretically,a large volume change ratio(△V/V_(0))during martensitic transformation is favorable to enhance△T_(ad).However,the design or prediction of△V/V_(0)in experiments is a complex task because the structure of martensite changes simultaneously when the lattice parameter of austenite is tuned by mod-ifying chemical composition.So far,the solid strategy to tailor△V/V_(0)is still urgently desirable.In this work,a first-principles-based method was proposed to estimate△V/V_(0)for Ni-Mn-based alloys.With this method,the substitution of Ga for In is found to be an effective method to increase the value of△V/V_(0)for Ni-Mn-In alloys.Combined with the strategies of reducing the negative contribution of magnetic en-tropy change(via the substitution of Cu for Mn)and introducing strong crystallographic texture(through directional solidification),an outstanding elastocaloric prototype alloy of Ni_(50)(Mn_(28.5)Cu_(4.5))(In_(14)Ga_(3))was fabricated experimentally.At room temperature,a huge△T_(ad)of-19 K and a large specific adiabatic temperature change of 67.8 K/GPa are obtained.The proposed first-principle-assisted framework opens up the possibility of efficiently tailoring△V/V_(0)to promote the design of advanced elastocaloric refrigerants.展开更多
Accurate prediction of rockburst proneness is one of challenges for assessing the rockburst risk and selecting effective control measures.This study aims to assess rockburst proneness by considering the energy charact...Accurate prediction of rockburst proneness is one of challenges for assessing the rockburst risk and selecting effective control measures.This study aims to assess rockburst proneness by considering the energy characteristics and qualitative information during rock failure.Several representative rock types in cylindrical and cuboidal sample shapes were tested under uniaxial compression conditions and the failure progress was detected by a high-speed camera.The far-field ejection mass ratio(FEMR)was determined considering the qualitative failure information of the rock samples.The peak-strength energy impact index and the residual elastic energy index were used to quantitatively evaluate the rockburst proneness of both cylindrical and cuboidal samples.Further,the performance of these two indices was analyzed by comparing their estimates with the FEMR.The results show that the accuracy of the residual elastic energy index is significantly higher than that of the peak-strength energy impact index.The residual elastic energy index and the FEMR are in good agreement for both cylindrical and cuboidal rock materials.This is because these two indices can essentially reflect the common energy release mechanism characterized by the mass,ejection velocity,and ejection distance of rock fragments.It suggests that both the FEMR and the residual elastic energy index can be used to accurately measure the rockburst proneness of cylindrical and cuboidal samples based on uniaxial compression test.展开更多
The complexes of poly(methacrylic acid-co-methyl methacrylate) network with poly(ethylene glycol) stabilized byhydrogen bonds were prepared. By introducing the poly(ethylene glycol), a large difference in storage modu...The complexes of poly(methacrylic acid-co-methyl methacrylate) network with poly(ethylene glycol) stabilized byhydrogen bonds were prepared. By introducing the poly(ethylene glycol), a large difference in storage modulus below andabove the glass transition temperature occurred and the complexes exhibited shape memory behaviors. The morphology ofcomplexes was studied by using DSC, WAXD, and DMA. The results indicate that the fixed phase of this kind of novelshape memory materials is the network, and the reversible phase is the amorphous state of PEG:PMAA complex phase. Theshape recoverability almost reaches 100%. This type of complexes can be regarded as a novel shape memory network.展开更多
Film cooling is introduction of a secondary fluid （coolant or injected fluid） at one or more discrete locations along a surface exposed to a high temperature environment to protect that surface not only in the immed...Film cooling is introduction of a secondary fluid （coolant or injected fluid） at one or more discrete locations along a surface exposed to a high temperature environment to protect that surface not only in the immediate region of injection but also downstream region. This paper numerically investigated the film cooling effectiveness on two types of hole geometries which are cut-shaped hole and antivortex hole. The 3D computational geometries are modeled with a single 30 deg angled hole on a flat surface. The different blowing ratios of 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5,5 and k-Epsilon turbulence model are used in this study. A two dimensional distribution of film cooling effectiveness in the downstream region of the cooling hole is performed. A comparison of spanwise averaged effectiveness is also performed in the field starts from center point of hole to X/D=-30.展开更多
Bird eggs can be spherical,ellipsoid,ovoid,or pear-shaped(pyriform),the latter being the most complex.There is however no unambiguous evolutionary/adaptive explanation for this final,exotic shape.We hypothesized that ...Bird eggs can be spherical,ellipsoid,ovoid,or pear-shaped(pyriform),the latter being the most complex.There is however no unambiguous evolutionary/adaptive explanation for this final,exotic shape.We hypothesized that pyriform eggs have a larger surface area-to-volume ratio(S/V)that may be a criterion for increased embryo metabolism.By integrating mathematical approaches,we confirmed this to be the case and developed a model of the egg metabolic rate defined as the ratio of S/V to its maximum possible value,depending on egg length.We found this to be inversely proportional to the egg incubation period and concluded that the complex pyriform shape is most likely due to embryo metabolism increase and,as a result,a reduction in the incubation period and shortened hatching time.As a result of this study,we conclude that some avian eggs are pyriform as this may attain a larger S/V ratio making them grow and hatch quicker.展开更多
Four-dimensional(4D)printing,integrates transformation information into three-dimensional(3D)-printed structures,which means that 3D-printed structures are able to change their shapes,properties,or functionalities ove...Four-dimensional(4D)printing,integrates transformation information into three-dimensional(3D)-printed structures,which means that 3D-printed structures are able to change their shapes,properties,or functionalities over time.Here,two types of shape memory personalized vascular stents with negative Poisson’s ratio structure are developed via 4D printing.The genetic algorithm is used to optimize the structure.Axial compression tests,radial compression tests and three-point bending tests are carried out to study the mechanical properties of the stents.In addition,fluid-structure interaction and stress distribution during the shape recovery process are investigated based on finite element method.The shape memory behaviors of the stents are excellent and in vitro feasibility tests demonstrate that the stents can expand the simulated narrow blood vessel rapidly.Therefore,4D printed shape memory stents with negative Poisson’s ratio structure are highly promising for the treatment of vascular stenosis.展开更多
Smartphones are becoming increasingly popular, users are provided with various interface styles with different designed icons. Icon, as an important competent of user interface, is regarded to be more efficient and pl...Smartphones are becoming increasingly popular, users are provided with various interface styles with different designed icons. Icon, as an important competent of user interface, is regarded to be more efficient and pleasurable. However, compared with desktop computers, fewer design principles on smartphone icon were proposed. This paper investigated the effects of icon background shape and the figure/background area ratio on visual search performance and user preference. Icon figures combined with six different geometric background shapes and five different figure/ background area ratios were studied on three different screens in experiments with 40 subjects. The results of an analysis of variance （ANOVA） showed that these two inde- pendent variables （background shape and figure/background area ratio） significantly affected the visual search performance and user preference. On 3.5-in （1 in=0.025 4 m） and 4.0-in displays, unified backgroundwould be optimal, shapes such as square, circle and transitions between them （e.g., rounded square, squircle, etc.） are recommended because backgrounds in these shapes yield a better search time performance and subjective satisfaction for ease of use, search and visual preference. A 60% figure/background area ratio is the most appropriate for smartphone icon design on the 3.5-in screen, while a 50% area ratio could be a suggestion for both relatively optimized search performance and user preference on 4.0-in. In terms of the 4.7-in, icon figure is used di- rectly for its better performance and preference compared with icons with background.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.62135002)the Key Research and Development Program of Heilongjiang Province(No.2022ZX01A28).
文摘BACKGROUND Acute myocardial infarction(AMI)is a major cause of mortality worldwide.The stress hyperglycemia ratio(SHR),which integrates glucose and glycated hemoglobin A1c levels,better reflects acute metabolic stress.This study assessed the SHR and longterm prognosis of patients with AMI.METHODS This study was a post-hoc analysis based on the prospective,multicenter OPTIMAL registry(http://www.clinicaltrials.gov,NCT number:NCT03084991).A total of 3384 consecutive patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI)at Department of Cardiology,The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University,Harbin,China were included in the present analysis after exclusions.Patients were stratified into quartiles according to the SHR.The primary endpoint was cardiovascular death,with all-cause death and major adverse cardiovascular events as secondary endpoints.The median follow-up duration was 24.1 months,with a completion rate of 99.5%.RESULTS Kaplan-Meier survival curves showed progressively worse survival across SHR quartiles(log-rank P<0.001),with patients in Q4(SHR≥1.34)experiencing the highest risk.Multivariate Cox regression analysis confirmed that the SHR was an independent predictor of cardiovascular death[hazard ratio(HR)=1.56],all-cause death(HR=1.48),and major adverse cardiovascular events(HR=1.34)for Q4(SHR≥1.34)versus Q2(SHR:0.93–1.11).Restricted cubic spline analysis revealed a J-shaped association between SHR and outcomes,with the lowest risk observed at an SHR of approximately 1.0.CONCLUSIONS The SHR is an independent predictor of long-term adverse outcomes in patients with AMI undergoing PCI,supporting its use for early risk stratification and glycemic management.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51774326,42177164,41807259,and41702350)Hunan Young Talent(No.2021RC3007)+2 种基金the open fund of Mining Disaster Prevention and Control Ministry Key Laboratory at Shandong University of Science and Technology(No.MDPC201917)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of Central South University(No.2019zzts668)the Innovation-Driven Project of Central South University(No.2020CX040)。
文摘Isolated pillars in underground mines are subjected to uniaxial stress,and the load bearing cross-section of pillars is commonly rectangularly shaped.In addition,the uniaxial compression test(UCT)is widely used for determining the basic mechanical properties of rocks and revealing the mechanism of isolated pillar disasters under unidimensional stress.The shape effects of rock mechanical properties under uniaxial compression are mainly quantitatively reflected in the specific shape ratios of rocks.Therefore,it is necessary to study the detailed shape ratio effects on the mechanical properties of rectangular prism rock specimens and isolated pillars under uniaxial compressive stress.In this study,granite,marble and sandstone rectangular prism specimens with various height to width ratios(r)and width to thickness ratios(u)were prepared and tested.The study results show that r and u have a great influence on the bearing ability of rocks,and thin or high rocks have lower uniaxial compressive strength.Reducing the level of r can enhance the u effect on the strength of rocks,and increasing the level of u can enhance the r effect on the strength of rocks.The lateral strain on the thickness side of the rock specimen is larger than that on the width side,which implies that crack growth occurs easily on the thickness side.Considering r and u,a novel strength prediction model of isolated pillars was proposed based on the testing results,and the prediction model was used for the safety assessment of 179 isolated pillars in the Xianglu Mountain Tungsten Mine.
文摘The space effects of oval-shaped furrow pit slopes were analyzed by the elastic mechanics principle.The interaction of limit equilibrium slope angle,friction coefficient,cohesion and horizontal radius of oval-shaped furrow pits has been derived.The oval trumpet-like rock mass is homogeneous and elastic while only loaded by its dead weight.The interaction indicates that the deeper an oval-shaped furrow pit is excavated,the greater the limit equilibrium slope angle.Both the theory base for reducing stripping waste rock in an oval-shaped furrow pit and the basic way to determine the configuration of a stable slope were developed from the mentioned interaction.The theory includes the preceding principles of stability analysis of slopes.Compared with the configuration determined by traditional theory of slope stability,a great quantity of stripping waste rock can be reduced by that determined in this paper under stable conditions.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31872609)the Innovation Support Program for High-level Talents of Dalian City(No.2019RD12)+1 种基金the Key Research Project of Liaoning Provincial Department of Education in 2022(No.LJKZZ 20220091)the earmarked fund for CARS-49(CARS-49)。
文摘To adapt to the change of aquaculture workshop site,optimize the shape of aquaculture tanks and improve the utilization rate of breeding space,it is necessary to determine the appropriate length width ratio parameters of aquaculture tanks.In this paper,computational fluid dynamics(CFD)technology is adopted to study the flow field performance of aquaculture tanks with different L/B ratios(L:the length;B:the width,of aquaculture tank)and different jet direction conditions(lengthways jet and widthways jet).A three-dimensional numerical calculation model of turbulence in rounded rectangle aquaculture tanks in dual-diagonal-inlet layout was established.Jet directions are arranged lengthways and widthways,and the water flow velocity,resistance coefficient change,vorticity,etc.are analyzed under two working conditions.Results show that the flow field performance in aquaculture tank decreases with the increase of the L/B ratio.The flow field performed well when L/B was 1.0-1.3,sharply dropped at 1.4-1.6,and poor at 1.7-1.9.The results provided a theoretical basis for the design and optimization in flow field performance of the industrialized circulating aquaculture tanks.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.12002384)the National Key Laboratory Foundation of China(No.614220210200112)。
文摘For Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(UAVs)with limited electrical power to achieve effectively anti-/de-icing at the leading edge of the wing,a strategy of ice shape modulation was proposed.Isolated simulated ice shape pieces printed by 3D printing technology are mounted on a NACA0012 finite wing model,and its lift/drag coefficients and suction-side velocity fields are measured by the six-component force balance and the Particle Imaging Velocimetry(PIV),respectively.The ratio of the spanwise length of a single ice shape piece to chord length and the spanwise length of the non-icing area between the two adjacent single ice shape pieces are defined as dimensionless ice shape length(w/c)and dimensionless modulation ratio(w/λ),respectively.The results indicate that for a fixed w/λ,the wing lift coefficient first increases and then drops with increasing w/c,and a peak value exists when w/c is between 0.1 and 0.2.The lower the w/λis,the higher the wing lift coefficient will be.The periodical variation of the flow separation area along the spanwise direction is attributed on the one hand to the acceleration effect of the flow field in the non-icing area which reduces the separation area,and on the other hand to the cross-flow caused by the streamwise vortices from the non-icing area to the icing area which promotes the mixing of the flow field(similar to vortex generators).The obtained modulation law is verified through flight tests and provides guidance for the use of ice shape modulation scheme for UAVs that cannot be completely anti-/deicing under severe weather conditions.
基金This work received financial support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51805308)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2018M631189)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province(No.2019JQ-303)the Wenzhou Municipal Science and Technology Foundation(No.G20180032).
文摘With a strain rate range of 0.01–10 s^(−1) and a deformation temperature range of 1110–1200℃,the isothermal compression test was performed on one powder metallurgy superalloy which is macroscopic segregation free.Using electron backscatter diffraction,the effect of strain rate and deformation temperature on grain shape and grain size of superalloys during thermal deformation was studied.The results established that exquisite and equiaxed dynamic recrystallization(DRX)grains are procured at supernal deformation temperature and high strain rate because of the high dislocation density.At the same time,the interaction between high DRX nucleation rate and low grain growth rate at high strain rate is favorable in making finer DRX grains.The equivalent medial grain size expanded with lowering strain rate and elevating proof temperature.Moreover,the grain shape was researched by the effective method of aspect ratio.Most aspect ratio of original grains is 0.61,and the aspect ratio has important implications for DRX and grain growth process.The average aspect ratio increases slightly when deformation temperature rises from 1110 to 1140℃,while the average aspect ratio increases memorably as the deformation temperature is higher than 1140℃.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.42074136,41674130)National Key S&T Special Project of China(No.2016ZX05027-004-001)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central University(No.18CX02061A).
文摘Carbonate,tight sandstone,and shale reservoirs have many pore types,and the relationship between the porosity and elastic parameters is extremely discrete due to the complex pore shape.This paper presents a method for predicting reservoir pore types based on pore shape substitution.The pore shape substitution allows for accurately characterizing the changes in the elastic properties of the rock with the changes in pore shape,assuming there are no changes in terms of minerals,porosity,or fl uids.By employing a multiple-porosity variable critical porosity model,the eff ective pore aspect ratio could be inverted from the velocities of the rock.To perform pore shape substitution,we could replace the eff ective pore aspect ratio with another pore aspect ratio or increase/decrease the volume content of diff erent pore shapes.The reservoir pore types could be evaluated by comparing the differences in the reservoir velocities before and after the substitution of the pore shape.The test results pertaining to the theoretical model and the well logging data indicated that the pore shape substitution method could be applied to characterize pore types in terms of separating the eff ects of the pore shapes from the eff ects of the minerals,porosity,or fl uids on the velocities.
文摘The effects of quenching temperature on shape memory effect and microstructure of Fe 18Mn 5Si 8Cr 4Ni shape memory alloy have been studied. The results show that both the shape recovery ratio and the recovery strain increased as quenching temperature increased, the amount of stress induced ε martensite in the process of cold work decreased with the increase of quenching temperature, the shape recovery ratio and the recovery strain reached maximum at 650℃, and then decreased rapidly with the further increase of quenching temperature,the stress induced ε martensite wholly disappeared at 1023K. But when the quenching temperature is higher than 1023K, the further increase of quenching temperature had little effect on shape recovery ratio, the amount and size of thermal induced ε martensite would increased with the further increase in quenching temperature. The shape memory effect can be improved by the moderate amount of pre exist ε martensite in the matrix before deforming.
基金This research was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51875466 and 51805436)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2019T120941)the China Scholarships Council(Grant No.201806290133).
文摘In this paper,a Double-stage Surrogate-based Shape Optimization(DSSO)strategy for Blended-Wing-Body Underwater Gliders(BWBUGs)is proposed to reduce the computational cost.In this strategy,a double-stage surrogate model is developed to replace the high-dimensional objective in shape optimization.Specifically,several First-stage Surrogate Models(FSMs)are built for the sectional airfoils,and the second-stage surrogate model is constructed with respect to the outputs of FSMs.Besides,a Multi-start Space Reduction surrogate-based global optimization method is applied to search for the optimum.In order to validate the efficiency of the proposed method,DSSO is first compared with an ordinary One-stage Surrogate-based Optimization strategy by using the same optimization method.Then,the other three popular surrogate-based optimization methods and three heuristic algorithms are utilized to make comparisons.Results indicate that the lift-to-drag ratio of the BWBUG is improved by 9.35%with DSSO,which outperforms the comparison methods.Besides,DSSO reduces more than 50%of the time that other methods used when obtaining the same level of results.Furthermore,some considerations of the proposed strategy are further discussed and some characteristics of DSSO are identified.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.41275132)
文摘Particle shape contributes to understanding the physical and chemical processes of the atmosphere and better ascer- taining the origins and chemical compositions of the particles. The particle shape can be classified by the aspect ratio. which can be estimated through the asymmetry factor measured with angularly resolved light scattering. An experimental method of obtaining the asymmetry factor based on simultaneous small forward angle light scattering and aerodynamic size measurements is described briefly. The near forward scattering intensity signals of three detectors in the azimuthal angles at 120° offset are calculated using the methods of T-matrix and discrete dipole approximation. Prolate spheroid particles with different aspect ratios are used as the shape models with the assumption that the symmetry axis is parallel to the flow axis and perpendicular to the incident light. The relations between the asymmetry factor and the optical size and aerodynamic size at various equivalent sizes, refractive indices, and mass densities are discussed in this paper. The numerically calculated results indicate that an elongated particle may be classified at diameter larger than 1.0 μm, and may not be distinguished from a sphere at diameter less than 0.5 μm. It is estimated that the lowest detected aspect ratio is around 1.5： I in consideration of the experimental errors.
基金supported by the National "111" Project of China(B08036)the Foundation for Science & Technology Research Project of Chongqing (CSTC2010AA5049)the Scientific Research Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security (2007DA10512709213)
文摘A new approach to extraction of affine invariant features of contour image and matching strategy is proposed for shape recognition.Firstly,the centroid distance and azimuth angle of each boundary point are computed.Then,with a prior-defined angle interval,all the points in the neighbor region of the sample point are considered to calculate the average distance for eliminating noise.After that,the centroid distance ratios（CDRs） of any two opposite contour points to the barycenter are achieved as the representation of the shape,which will be invariant to affine transformation.Since the angles of contour points will change non-linearly among affine related images,the CDRs should be resampled and combined sequentially to build one-by-one matching pairs of the corresponding points.The core issue is how to determine the angle positions for sampling,which can be regarded as an optimization problem of path planning.An ant colony optimization（ACO）-based path planning model with some constraints is presented to address this problem.Finally,the Euclidean distance is adopted to evaluate the similarity of shape features in different images.The experimental results demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed method in shape recognition with translation,scaling,rotation and distortion.
基金Project (No.81070885) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The photoplethysmogram(PPG) of a pulse wave,similar in appearance to the arterial blood pressure(ABP) waveform,contains rich information about the cardiovascular system.The decay time constant RC,equal to the product of peripheral resistance R and total arterial compliance C,is a meaningful cardiovascular model parameter in vascular assessment.Using or ameliorating the existing ABP methods does not achieve a satisfactory estimation of RC from the PPG volume pulse(VRC).Thus,a novel non-iterative shape method(NSM) of evaluating VRC is introduced in this paper.The mathematic expression between a novel,readily available morphological parameter called the area difference ratio(ADR) and VRC was established.As it was difficult to calculate VRC from the complicated expression analytically,we recommend estimating it using a piecewise linear interpolation criterion.Also,since the effect of the PPG magnitude is eliminated in the calculation of ADR,precaliberation or normalization is dispensable in the NSM.Results of human experiments indicated that the NSM was computationally efficient,and the simulation experiments confirmed that the NSM was theoretically available for ABP.
文摘It is essential to precisely predict the crack growth,especially the near-threshold regime crack growth under different stress ratios,for most engineering structures consume their fatigue lives in this regime under random loading.In this paper,an improved unique curve model is proposed based on the unique curve model,and the determination of the shape exponents of this model is provided.The crack growth rate curves of some materials taken from the literature are evaluated using the improved model,and the results indicate that the improved model can accurately predict the crack growth rate in the nearthreshold and Paris regimes.The improved unique curve model can solve the problems about the shape exponents determination and weak ability around the near-threshold regime meet in the unique curve model.In addition,the shape exponents in the improved model at negative stress ratios are discussed,which can directly adopt that in the unique curve model.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51922026,51975111)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Nos.N2202015,N2230002,N2002021,N2105001)the 111 Project of China(Nos.BP0719037,B20029).
文摘A large adiabatic temperature change(△T_(ad))is a prerequisite for the application of elastocaloric refriger-ation.Theoretically,a large volume change ratio(△V/V_(0))during martensitic transformation is favorable to enhance△T_(ad).However,the design or prediction of△V/V_(0)in experiments is a complex task because the structure of martensite changes simultaneously when the lattice parameter of austenite is tuned by mod-ifying chemical composition.So far,the solid strategy to tailor△V/V_(0)is still urgently desirable.In this work,a first-principles-based method was proposed to estimate△V/V_(0)for Ni-Mn-based alloys.With this method,the substitution of Ga for In is found to be an effective method to increase the value of△V/V_(0)for Ni-Mn-In alloys.Combined with the strategies of reducing the negative contribution of magnetic en-tropy change(via the substitution of Cu for Mn)and introducing strong crystallographic texture(through directional solidification),an outstanding elastocaloric prototype alloy of Ni_(50)(Mn_(28.5)Cu_(4.5))(In_(14)Ga_(3))was fabricated experimentally.At room temperature,a huge△T_(ad)of-19 K and a large specific adiabatic temperature change of 67.8 K/GPa are obtained.The proposed first-principle-assisted framework opens up the possibility of efficiently tailoring△V/V_(0)to promote the design of advanced elastocaloric refrigerants.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41877272 and 42077244)the National Key Research and Development Program of China e 2023 Key Special Project(Grant No.2023YFC2907400).
文摘Accurate prediction of rockburst proneness is one of challenges for assessing the rockburst risk and selecting effective control measures.This study aims to assess rockburst proneness by considering the energy characteristics and qualitative information during rock failure.Several representative rock types in cylindrical and cuboidal sample shapes were tested under uniaxial compression conditions and the failure progress was detected by a high-speed camera.The far-field ejection mass ratio(FEMR)was determined considering the qualitative failure information of the rock samples.The peak-strength energy impact index and the residual elastic energy index were used to quantitatively evaluate the rockburst proneness of both cylindrical and cuboidal samples.Further,the performance of these two indices was analyzed by comparing their estimates with the FEMR.The results show that the accuracy of the residual elastic energy index is significantly higher than that of the peak-strength energy impact index.The residual elastic energy index and the FEMR are in good agreement for both cylindrical and cuboidal rock materials.This is because these two indices can essentially reflect the common energy release mechanism characterized by the mass,ejection velocity,and ejection distance of rock fragments.It suggests that both the FEMR and the residual elastic energy index can be used to accurately measure the rockburst proneness of cylindrical and cuboidal samples based on uniaxial compression test.
文摘The complexes of poly(methacrylic acid-co-methyl methacrylate) network with poly(ethylene glycol) stabilized byhydrogen bonds were prepared. By introducing the poly(ethylene glycol), a large difference in storage modulus below andabove the glass transition temperature occurred and the complexes exhibited shape memory behaviors. The morphology ofcomplexes was studied by using DSC, WAXD, and DMA. The results indicate that the fixed phase of this kind of novelshape memory materials is the network, and the reversible phase is the amorphous state of PEG:PMAA complex phase. Theshape recoverability almost reaches 100%. This type of complexes can be regarded as a novel shape memory network.
文摘Film cooling is introduction of a secondary fluid （coolant or injected fluid） at one or more discrete locations along a surface exposed to a high temperature environment to protect that surface not only in the immediate region of injection but also downstream region. This paper numerically investigated the film cooling effectiveness on two types of hole geometries which are cut-shaped hole and antivortex hole. The 3D computational geometries are modeled with a single 30 deg angled hole on a flat surface. The different blowing ratios of 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5,5 and k-Epsilon turbulence model are used in this study. A two dimensional distribution of film cooling effectiveness in the downstream region of the cooling hole is performed. A comparison of spanwise averaged effectiveness is also performed in the field starts from center point of hole to X/D=-30.
文摘Bird eggs can be spherical,ellipsoid,ovoid,or pear-shaped(pyriform),the latter being the most complex.There is however no unambiguous evolutionary/adaptive explanation for this final,exotic shape.We hypothesized that pyriform eggs have a larger surface area-to-volume ratio(S/V)that may be a criterion for increased embryo metabolism.By integrating mathematical approaches,we confirmed this to be the case and developed a model of the egg metabolic rate defined as the ratio of S/V to its maximum possible value,depending on egg length.We found this to be inversely proportional to the egg incubation period and concluded that the complex pyriform shape is most likely due to embryo metabolism increase and,as a result,a reduction in the incubation period and shortened hatching time.As a result of this study,we conclude that some avian eggs are pyriform as this may attain a larger S/V ratio making them grow and hatch quicker.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11632005 and 11672086)。
文摘Four-dimensional(4D)printing,integrates transformation information into three-dimensional(3D)-printed structures,which means that 3D-printed structures are able to change their shapes,properties,or functionalities over time.Here,two types of shape memory personalized vascular stents with negative Poisson’s ratio structure are developed via 4D printing.The genetic algorithm is used to optimize the structure.Axial compression tests,radial compression tests and three-point bending tests are carried out to study the mechanical properties of the stents.In addition,fluid-structure interaction and stress distribution during the shape recovery process are investigated based on finite element method.The shape memory behaviors of the stents are excellent and in vitro feasibility tests demonstrate that the stents can expand the simulated narrow blood vessel rapidly.Therefore,4D printed shape memory stents with negative Poisson’s ratio structure are highly promising for the treatment of vascular stenosis.
基金Acknowledgements This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant No. 51175458）.
文摘Smartphones are becoming increasingly popular, users are provided with various interface styles with different designed icons. Icon, as an important competent of user interface, is regarded to be more efficient and pleasurable. However, compared with desktop computers, fewer design principles on smartphone icon were proposed. This paper investigated the effects of icon background shape and the figure/background area ratio on visual search performance and user preference. Icon figures combined with six different geometric background shapes and five different figure/ background area ratios were studied on three different screens in experiments with 40 subjects. The results of an analysis of variance （ANOVA） showed that these two inde- pendent variables （background shape and figure/background area ratio） significantly affected the visual search performance and user preference. On 3.5-in （1 in=0.025 4 m） and 4.0-in displays, unified backgroundwould be optimal, shapes such as square, circle and transitions between them （e.g., rounded square, squircle, etc.） are recommended because backgrounds in these shapes yield a better search time performance and subjective satisfaction for ease of use, search and visual preference. A 60% figure/background area ratio is the most appropriate for smartphone icon design on the 3.5-in screen, while a 50% area ratio could be a suggestion for both relatively optimized search performance and user preference on 4.0-in. In terms of the 4.7-in, icon figure is used di- rectly for its better performance and preference compared with icons with background.
