The conversion of waste resources into fertilizer represents a crucial strategy for optimizing waste utilization and attaining"carbon peak and neutrality"objectives.This approach not only effectively mitigat...The conversion of waste resources into fertilizer represents a crucial strategy for optimizing waste utilization and attaining"carbon peak and neutrality"objectives.This approach not only effectively mitigates greenhouse gas emissions but also enhances the organic matter content in soil,thereby supporting the advancement of sustainable agriculture.Currently,the principal fertilizer production technologies utilizing solid waste resources encompass hydrothermal fertilizer production,aerobic fermentation,wrapping fertilizer production,micro-storage fertilizer production,and biochemical rapid decomposition.This paper examines the applicability and limitations of these technologies in practical contexts,and anticipates their developmental trends and future prospects.It aims to offer practical guidance and constructive support for the resource utilization of solid waste and the sustainable development of related industries.展开更多
Luminescent metal-organic frameworks(MOFs)have garnered significant attention due to their structural tunability and potential applications in solid-state lighting,bioimaging,sensing,anticounterfeiting,and other field...Luminescent metal-organic frameworks(MOFs)have garnered significant attention due to their structural tunability and potential applications in solid-state lighting,bioimaging,sensing,anticounterfeiting,and other fields.Nevertheless,due to the tendency of1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid(BDC)to rotate within the framework,MOFs composed of it exhibit significant non-radiative energy dissipation and thus impair the emissive properties.In this study,efficient luminescence of MIL-140A nanocrystals(NCs)with BDC rotors as ligands is achieved by pressure treatment strategy.Pressure treatment effectively modulates the pore structure of the framework,enhancing the interactions between the N,N-dimethylformamide vip molecules and the BDC ligands.The enhanced host-vip interaction contributes to the structural rigidity of the MOF,thereby suppressing the rotation-induced excited-state energy loss.As a result,the pressure-treated MIL-140A NCs displayed bright blue-light emission,with the photoluminescence quantum yield increasing from an initial 6.8%to 69.2%.This study developed an effective strategy to improve the luminescence performance of rotor ligand MOFs,offers a new avenue for the rational design and synthesis of MOFs with superior luminescent properties.展开更多
The tight-tuff heavy oil reservoir exhibits severe heterogeneity and is characterized by high density,high viscosity,and a high wax content,posing significant challenges for its development.While CO_(2)huffand-puff(H-...The tight-tuff heavy oil reservoir exhibits severe heterogeneity and is characterized by high density,high viscosity,and a high wax content,posing significant challenges for its development.While CO_(2)huffand-puff(H-n-P)enhances oil recovery,these reservoirs struggle with low displacement efficiency.This study proposes a method that combines CO_(2)with an oil-soluble viscosity reducer to improve displacement efficiency in the H-n-P process for tight-tuff heavy oil reservoirs.It also focuses on evaluating pore utilization limits and optimizing the injection strategy.Core samples and crude oil from the TH oilfield(a tight-tuff heavy oil reservoir)were used to conduct online NMR core flooding experiments,including depletion development,water,CO_(2),and HDC(CO_(2)combined with an oil-soluble viscosity reducer)H-n-P injection processes.A single-porosity model accurately reflecting its geological characteristics was developed using the GEM component simulator within the CMG numerical simulation software to investigate the optimized schemes and the enhanced oil recovery potential for a tight-tuff heavy oil reservoir in the TH oilfield.This model was utilized to evaluate the impact of various injection strategies on oilfield recovery efficiency.The study was designed and implemented with five distinct injection schemes.Results showed that oil was produced primarily from large and medium pores during the depletion stage,while water H-n-P,with CO_(2)H-n-P,first targeted macropores,then mesopores,and micropores.The lower pore utilization limit was 0.0267μm.In the HDC H-n-P process,most oil was recovered from water-flooded pores.Still,HDC's lower injection capacity increased the pore utilization limit to 0.03μm,making micropore recovery difficult.Experimental and modeling results suggest that the optimal develo p ment plan for the TH oilfield is one cycle of HDC H-n-P followed by two cycles of CO_(2)H-n-P.This strategy leverages HDC's ability to promote water and oil recovery in the early stage and mass transfer and extraction capacity of CO_(2)in later cycles.Additionally,the characteristics of CO_(2)and HDC H-n-P processes,pore utilization,and recoverable oil(at the pore scale)were evaluated.The results of this study are crucial for refining the reservoir development plan.展开更多
BACKGROUND Drug utilization research has an important role in assisting the healthcare administration to know,compute,and refine the prescription whose principal objective is to enable the rational use of drugs.Resear...BACKGROUND Drug utilization research has an important role in assisting the healthcare administration to know,compute,and refine the prescription whose principal objective is to enable the rational use of drugs.Research in developing nations relating to the cost of treatment is scarce when compared with developed countries.Thus,the drug utilization research studies from developing nations are most needed,and their number has been growing.AIM To evaluate patterns of utilization of antipsychotic drugs and direct medical cost analysis in patients newly diagnosed with schizophrenia.METHODS The present study was observational in type and based on a retrospective cohort to evaluate patterns of utilization of antipsychotic drugs using World Health Organization(WHO)core prescribing indicators and anatomical therapeutic chemical/defined daily dose indicators.We also calculated direct medical costs for a period of 6 months.RESULTS This study has found that atypical antipsychotics are the mainstay of treatment for schizophrenia in every age group and subcategories of schizophrenia.The evaluation based on WHO prescribing indicators showed a low average number of drugs per prescription and low prescribing frequency of antipsychotics from the National List of Essential Medicines 2015 and the WHO Essential Medicines List 2019.The total mean drug cost of our study was 1396 Indian rupees.The total mean cost due to the investigation in our study was 1017.34 Indian rupees.Therefore,the total mean direct medical cost incurred on patients in our study was 4337.28 Indian rupees.CONCLUSION The information from the present study can be used for reviewing and updating treatment policy at the institutional level.展开更多
[Objective] This study aimed at investigating the effects of consumption of potassium fertilizer on production and biological characteristics of rape and utilizing efficiency of potassium fertilizer.[Method] Taking 0 ...[Objective] This study aimed at investigating the effects of consumption of potassium fertilizer on production and biological characteristics of rape and utilizing efficiency of potassium fertilizer.[Method] Taking 0 kg/hm2 as control,nine consumptions of potassium fertilizer were designed for the experiment using single factor randomized block design with three replications and field experiment in nine rape-producing areas with different ecological types in Yunnan Province.[Result] Appropriately applying potassium fertilizer in Yunnan Province could improve the rapeseed production,the rape production could achieve 3 983-4 151 kg when applied 150-180 kg/hm2 of K2O,which had increased by 4.7-9.1% compared with the control and attained the peak in K165 treatment.When applied 1 kg of K2O,the rapeseed production could enhance 559 kg,the net profit could reach 1 229 yuan/hm2 and the partial productivity of potassium fertilizer could attain 31.32 kg/kg K2O and 3.7 kg/kg K2O,respectively.Applying potassium fertilizer could promote the growth of rape and increase rapeseed production.[Conclusion] The recommended optimal consumptions of potassium fertilizer with high production and high efficiency for rape in Yunnan Province were ranged between 150 and 180 kg K2O/hm2.However,comprehensively considering production and efficiency factors,the consumption of potassium fertilizer in Yunnan Province was around 73.9 kg/hm2,which should be appropriately increased to around 100.0 kg/hm2 in Longchuan,Yulong,Linxiang and other producing areas with similar conditions.展开更多
Two schemes（scheme Ⅰ and scheme Ⅱ）for designing a district cooling system（DCS）utilizing cold energy of liquefied natural gas（LNG）are presented.In scheme Ⅰ,LNG cold energy is used to produce ice,and then ice i...Two schemes（scheme Ⅰ and scheme Ⅱ）for designing a district cooling system（DCS）utilizing cold energy of liquefied natural gas（LNG）are presented.In scheme Ⅰ,LNG cold energy is used to produce ice,and then ice is transported to the central cooling plant of the DCS.In scheme Ⅱ,return water from the DCS is directly chilled by LNG cold energy,and the chilled water is then sent back to the central plant.The heat transportation loss is the main negative impact in the DCS and is emphatically analyzed when evaluating the efficiency of each scheme.The results show that the DCS utilizing LNG cold energy is feasible and valuable.The cooling supply distance of scheme Ⅱ is limited within 13 km while scheme Ⅰ has no distance limit.When the distance is between 6 and 13 km,scheme Ⅱ is more practical and effective.Contrarily,scheme Ⅰ has a better economic performance when the distance is shorter than 6 km or longer than 13 km.展开更多
The comprehensive utilization and environment-friendliness of processes for recovering fresh water or valuable salt from seawater, salt-lakes, or mineral deposits are of utmost importance for sustainable development.O...The comprehensive utilization and environment-friendliness of processes for recovering fresh water or valuable salt from seawater, salt-lakes, or mineral deposits are of utmost importance for sustainable development.One primitive sustainable process for recovering salt from sodium-sulfate-type brine in Yuncheng salt lake had been considered one of the greatest inventions of ancient China, however, the replaced process of mass extraction of single Na_2SO_4 in recent years, has reduced a large amount of residual brine.In this research, relying on the salt-forming diagram in the non-equilibrium state, the technical secrets of ancient salt processes were uncovered, and a new comprehensive utilization system was proposed and tested experimentally.The new system includes a vacuum salt-making process and a normal pressure kieserite process, which can gradually eliminate the existed waste liquid and aid in the sustainable development of the Yuncheng salt-lake.The continuous experiment of salt-making process running stably in the double salt region without double salt formation, which proves the feasibility of salt-forming diagram applied in industrial process.Thus salt-forming diagram would be extremely valuable to industry process design and control, especially, the treatment of concentrated brine.展开更多
The figure of merit ZT is the direct embodiment of thermoelectric performance for a given material.However,as an indicator of performance improvement,the only ZT value is not good enough to identify its outstanding in...The figure of merit ZT is the direct embodiment of thermoelectric performance for a given material.However,as an indicator of performance improvement,the only ZT value is not good enough to identify its outstanding inherent properties,which are highly sought in thermoelectric community.Here,we utilize one powerful parameter to reveal the outstanding properties of a given material.The weighted mobility is used to estimate the carrier transports of p-type SnS crystals,including the differences in doping level,carrier scattering and electronic band structure.We analyze the difference in carrier scattering mechanism for different crystal forms with the same doping level,then evaluate and confirm the temperature-dependent evolution of electronic band structures in SnS.Finally,we calculate the quality factor B based on the weighted mobility,and establish the relationship between ZT and B to further predict the potential performance in p-type SnS crystals with low cost and earth abundance,which can be realized through taking advantage of the inherent material property,thus improving B factor to achieve optimal thermoelectric level.展开更多
Tissue engineering approaches have emerged recently to circumvent many limitations associated with current clinical practices.This elegant approach utilizes a natural/synthetic biomaterial with optimized physiomechani...Tissue engineering approaches have emerged recently to circumvent many limitations associated with current clinical practices.This elegant approach utilizes a natural/synthetic biomaterial with optimized physiomechanical properties to serve as a vehicle for delivery of exogenous stem cells and bioactive factors or induce local recruitment of endogenous cells for in situ tissue regeneration.Inspired by the natural microenvironment,biomaterials could act as a biomimetic three-dimensional(3D)structure to help the cells establish their natural interactions.Such a strategy should not only employ a biocompatible biomaterial to induce new tissue formation but also benefit from an easily accessible and abundant source of stem cells with potent tissue regenerative potential.The human teeth and oral cavity harbor various populations of mesenchymal stem cells(MSCs)with self-renewing and multilineage differentiation capabilities.In the current review article,we seek to highlight recent progress and future opportunities in dental MSC-mediated therapeutic strategies for tissue regeneration using two possible approaches,cell transplantation and cell homing.Altogether,this paper develops a general picture of current innovative strategies to employ dental-derived MSCs combined with biomaterials and bioactive factors for regenerating the lost or defective tissues and offers information regarding the available scientific data and possible applications.展开更多
A new sterile line UP-3s, which carries the Dominant Early Maturity Gene (DEMG), was bred on the farm of University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB). UP-3s and two check sterile lines, Jin23-A and Xie-A which do not c...A new sterile line UP-3s, which carries the Dominant Early Maturity Gene (DEMG), was bred on the farm of University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB). UP-3s and two check sterile lines, Jin23-A and Xie-A which do not carry the Dominant Early Maturity Gene, were crossed with a group of different maturity restorer lines, PB-1R, PB-5R,PB11, PB-13R, PB-20, PB-21, PB-22R, and PB-23R. Eighteen new hybrid rice combinations of these crosses were then tested at UAPB in 2012 and 2013. The results showed that panicle differentiation (PD) of hybrids from female parent UP-3s (DEMG) crossed with the 8 male parents, were earlier than the hybrids from female parent Jin23-A or Xie-A crossed with the 8 male parents. The PD of these earlier hybrids was before Jun 25 and heading was before July 20. Early PD and heading avoided the high temperature (over 34°C) period which usually occurs after July 20 in Arkansas. The yields of these earlier maturity hybrids with female parent UP-3s were higher than those of the late maturity hybrids thatwereF1 progeny of sterile lines Jin23-A or Xie-A (these two female parent checks with non-DEMG). These results showed that the DEMG sterile line UP-3s can be adopted in making crosses with later maturity restorer lines to obtain earlier maturity hybrids to avoid the high temperature period in Arkansas.展开更多
Simultaneously improving the communication speed and equalizing the nonlinear frequency response are still challenging for tunnel visible light communication(TVLC)system.Here,we propose and numerically investigate a f...Simultaneously improving the communication speed and equalizing the nonlinear frequency response are still challenging for tunnel visible light communication(TVLC)system.Here,we propose and numerically investigate a frequency domain pre-equalization scheme for discrete multitone(DMT)modulation TVLC system.The amplitude of each subscriber is appropriately pre-equalized by optimized nonlinear compensation parameters.Simulation results demonstrate that our proposed equalization technique can resist the channel attenuation of the signal high-frequency part and further flatten the nonlinear channel response.Without forward error correction technique,the bit error ratio(BER)performance can reach 7.66×10^(-6)in a 2.05 Gbit/s DMT-TVLC system.展开更多
Wollastonite, a mineral of wide industrial applications was synthesised from rice husk ash silica and limestone. A number of raw batches consisting of these starting materials, in 1:1 molar ratio, were heat treated to...Wollastonite, a mineral of wide industrial applications was synthesised from rice husk ash silica and limestone. A number of raw batches consisting of these starting materials, in 1:1 molar ratio, were heat treated to produce it through solid state reaction from 900℃ to 1300℃. The conducted reaction was monitored by XRD step by step. Amount of Wollastonite formed at every temperature was also studied to some extent. Analyses of the obtained data indicated that the target mineral formation was quite effective and almost proportional to a rise in temperature up to 1200℃. The results from both, XRD and chemical analysis were found in fair agreement with one another展开更多
Globally,pea(Pisum sativum L.)is an important temperate legume crop for food,feed and fodder,and many breeding programs develop cultivars adapted to these end-uses.In order to assist pea development efforts,we assembl...Globally,pea(Pisum sativum L.)is an important temperate legume crop for food,feed and fodder,and many breeding programs develop cultivars adapted to these end-uses.In order to assist pea development efforts,we assembled the USDA Pea Single Plant Plus Collection(PSPPC),which contains 431 P.sativum accessions with morphological,geographic and taxonomic diversity.The collection was characterized genetically in order to maximize its value for trait mapping and genomics-assisted breeding.To that end,we used genotyping-by-sequencing—a cost-effective method for de novo single-nucleotide polymorphism(SNP)marker discovery—to generate 66591 high-quality SNPs.These data facilitated the identification of accessions divergent from mainstream breeding germplasm that could serve as sources of novel,favorable alleles.In particular,a group of accessions from Central Asia appear nearly as diverse as a sister species,P.fulvum,and subspecies,P.sativum subsp.elatius.PSPPC genotypes can be paired with new and existing phenotype data for trait mapping;as proof-of-concept,we localized Mendel’s A gene controlling flower color to its known position.We also used SNP data to define a smaller core collection of 108 accessions with similar levels of genetic diversity as the entire PSPPC,resulting in a smaller germplasm set for research screening and evaluation under limited resources.Taken together,the results presented in this study along with the release of a publicly available SNP data set comprise a valuable resource for supporting worldwide pea genetic improvement efforts.展开更多
Electronic health records(EHR)is a documentation tool that improves the quality and safety of patient care.However,certain challenges are experienced by nurses.This Special Focus Issue aims to collect novel nursing in...Electronic health records(EHR)is a documentation tool that improves the quality and safety of patient care.However,certain challenges are experienced by nurses.This Special Focus Issue aims to collect novel nursing informatics research and case report that highlight the challenges of utilizing electronic health records,specifically EHR relevant nursing practices,interventions,evaluations,policies,theories,etc.This special issue welcomes original research papers,perspectives,conceptual papers,case reports,systematic review,and scoping review articles that address a range of topics including,but are not limited to,the following areas.展开更多
Several studies have reported on the capabilities of different yeasts to utilize hydrocarbons hence the need to ascertain the petroleum hydrocarbon biodegradation potential of yeast isolated from palm wine. The study ...Several studies have reported on the capabilities of different yeasts to utilize hydrocarbons hence the need to ascertain the petroleum hydrocarbon biodegradation potential of yeast isolated from palm wine. The study aimed at isolation, characterization and testing of yeasts from palm wine for biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons. Hydrocarbon utilizing yeasts (HUY) were isolated from palm wine, a rich sugar substrate from a non-oil impacted environment using Bacto Bushnell Haas broth. The medium composed of 0.2 g MgSO<sub>4</sub>, 0.02 g CaCl<sub>2</sub>, 1 g KH<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>, 1 g K<sub>2</sub>HPO<sub>4</sub>, 0.05 g FeCl<sub>2</sub>, 1 g/L NH<sub>4</sub>NO<sub>3</sub>, pH (7.2 ± 0.2) and mineral salt broth comprising of 4.4 g KH<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>, 8 g (NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>, 2 g Na<sub>2</sub>HPO<sub>4</sub>·H<sub>2</sub>O, MgSO<sub>4</sub>ܭH<sub>2</sub>O, 0.1 g FeSO<sub>4</sub>, 0.01 g/L CaCl<sub>2</sub>, pH (4.5 ± 0.2) supplemented with palm wine (0.5%) and crude oil (1%). Yeasts isolated from an enriched medium and palm wine showed similarities. Yeast isolates were further screened for hydrocarbon degrading potentials using the Bacto Bushnell Haas broth containing 2, 6-dichlorophenol indophenols as the indicator agent. The isolates were identified using microscopic, macroscopic, fermentation and molecular characteristics as Candida adriatica (ZIM 2468) and Candida taoyuanica (MYA-4700).展开更多
Acute aortic dissection is a serious condition in elderly patients and may become fatal rapidly if left undiagnosed and untreated. As pointed out by Welch et al1chest radiography is a screening test for this condition...Acute aortic dissection is a serious condition in elderly patients and may become fatal rapidly if left undiagnosed and untreated. As pointed out by Welch et al1chest radiography is a screening test for this condition by detecting these signs such as widening mediastinum,blurring of the aortic knob, left apical cap, etc.展开更多
Dear Editor,Te Veterans Health Administration(VHA)provides healthcare for over 9 million enrolled veterans with approximately 2.7 million of those residing in rural areas[1].Te MISSION Act of 2018 emphasizes VHA colla...Dear Editor,Te Veterans Health Administration(VHA)provides healthcare for over 9 million enrolled veterans with approximately 2.7 million of those residing in rural areas[1].Te MISSION Act of 2018 emphasizes VHA collaboration with Federally Qualifed Healthcare Centers(FQHC)to serve rural residing veterans and nearly all existing collaborations involve arrangement of payment for community-based care by VHA to FQHCs.Unfortunately,there is a paucity of descriptive clinical data on existing cross-system collaborations which may help characterize these veterans and aid understanding of conditions for which they may receive treatment across systems.Such data has implications for workforce training,development,and resource allocation[2].Te objective of this report is to describe diferent clinical profles between two mutually exclusive samples:veterans engaged in FQHC only use,and VHA-enrolled veterans engaged in dual VHA and FQHC use.展开更多
A kind of Dynamic Full Bandwidth Utilized (DFBU) allocation algorithm is introduced. This algorithm allows a single link to use bandwidth far beyond its fair share bandwidth in a multi-service packet transporting syst...A kind of Dynamic Full Bandwidth Utilized (DFBU) allocation algorithm is introduced. This algorithm allows a single link to use bandwidth far beyond its fair share bandwidth in a multi-service packet transporting system. Three important parameters as the bound on maximum and minimum bandwidth, the maximum packet delay and the minimum band width utilization are discussed and analyzed. Results of experiments show that the DFBU-algorithm is capable of making a single link in the system to use all the spare bandwidth (up to full-bandwidth) while the performance of fairness and QoS requirement is still guaranteed.展开更多
In cloud data centers,the consolidation of workload is one of the phases during which the available hosts are allocated tasks.This phenomenon ensures that the least possible number of hosts is used without compromise ...In cloud data centers,the consolidation of workload is one of the phases during which the available hosts are allocated tasks.This phenomenon ensures that the least possible number of hosts is used without compromise in meeting the Service Level Agreement(SLA).To consolidate the workloads,the hosts are segregated into three categories:normal hosts,under-loaded hosts,and over-loaded hosts based on their utilization.It is to be noted that the identification of an extensively used host or underloaded host is challenging to accomplish.Thresh-old values were proposed in the literature to detect this scenario.The current study aims to improve the existing methods that choose the underloaded hosts,get rid of Virtual Machines(VMs)from them,andfinally place them in some other hosts.The researcher proposes a Host Resource Utilization Aware(HRUAA)Algorithm to detect those underloaded and place its virtual machines on different hosts in a vibrant Cloud environment.The mechanism presented in this study is contrasted with existing mechanisms empirically.The results attained from the study estab-lish that numerous hosts can be shut down,while at the same time,the user's workload requirement can also be met.The proposed method is energy-efficient in workload consolidation,saves cost and time,and leverages active hosts.展开更多
In views of system theory, information theory and cybernetics, this paper utilizes the method of the system dynamics to create the field resources utilizing system main diagram of causation and system dynamic followin...In views of system theory, information theory and cybernetics, this paper utilizes the method of the system dynamics to create the field resources utilizing system main diagram of causation and system dynamic following diagram, uses the Dynamo computer language to construct the dynamic emulating model, and with the help of computer, completes the computer dynamic simulating of the field resources utilizing system. This paper utilizes the method of AHP （analytical hierarchy process） to seek for the most excellent program of Nanpi County＇s field resources utilizing structure. So we can provide scientific basis for leaders to make scientific management and strategic decision and the limited field resources will bring out the most benefit for society, economics and ecological.展开更多
基金Supported by National Undergraduate Training Programs for Innovation and Entrepreneurship(X202510580088)Special Project for Promoting the Coordinated Development of Urban and Rural Areas and Regions by Introducing Scientific and Technological Achievements of Guangdong Province into Counties and Towns(2025B0202010051)Project of High-quality Development in Hundred Counties,Thousands Towns and Ten Thousand Villages of Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology:Key Dispatch Project for Rural Science and Technology Commissioners(KTP20240704).
文摘The conversion of waste resources into fertilizer represents a crucial strategy for optimizing waste utilization and attaining"carbon peak and neutrality"objectives.This approach not only effectively mitigates greenhouse gas emissions but also enhances the organic matter content in soil,thereby supporting the advancement of sustainable agriculture.Currently,the principal fertilizer production technologies utilizing solid waste resources encompass hydrothermal fertilizer production,aerobic fermentation,wrapping fertilizer production,micro-storage fertilizer production,and biochemical rapid decomposition.This paper examines the applicability and limitations of these technologies in practical contexts,and anticipates their developmental trends and future prospects.It aims to offer practical guidance and constructive support for the resource utilization of solid waste and the sustainable development of related industries.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2023YFA1406200)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.12274177 and 12304261)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2024M751076)。
文摘Luminescent metal-organic frameworks(MOFs)have garnered significant attention due to their structural tunability and potential applications in solid-state lighting,bioimaging,sensing,anticounterfeiting,and other fields.Nevertheless,due to the tendency of1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid(BDC)to rotate within the framework,MOFs composed of it exhibit significant non-radiative energy dissipation and thus impair the emissive properties.In this study,efficient luminescence of MIL-140A nanocrystals(NCs)with BDC rotors as ligands is achieved by pressure treatment strategy.Pressure treatment effectively modulates the pore structure of the framework,enhancing the interactions between the N,N-dimethylformamide vip molecules and the BDC ligands.The enhanced host-vip interaction contributes to the structural rigidity of the MOF,thereby suppressing the rotation-induced excited-state energy loss.As a result,the pressure-treated MIL-140A NCs displayed bright blue-light emission,with the photoluminescence quantum yield increasing from an initial 6.8%to 69.2%.This study developed an effective strategy to improve the luminescence performance of rotor ligand MOFs,offers a new avenue for the rational design and synthesis of MOFs with superior luminescent properties.
基金funded by the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality(3232028)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52274053)the National Foreign Expert Individual Project(H20240045)。
文摘The tight-tuff heavy oil reservoir exhibits severe heterogeneity and is characterized by high density,high viscosity,and a high wax content,posing significant challenges for its development.While CO_(2)huffand-puff(H-n-P)enhances oil recovery,these reservoirs struggle with low displacement efficiency.This study proposes a method that combines CO_(2)with an oil-soluble viscosity reducer to improve displacement efficiency in the H-n-P process for tight-tuff heavy oil reservoirs.It also focuses on evaluating pore utilization limits and optimizing the injection strategy.Core samples and crude oil from the TH oilfield(a tight-tuff heavy oil reservoir)were used to conduct online NMR core flooding experiments,including depletion development,water,CO_(2),and HDC(CO_(2)combined with an oil-soluble viscosity reducer)H-n-P injection processes.A single-porosity model accurately reflecting its geological characteristics was developed using the GEM component simulator within the CMG numerical simulation software to investigate the optimized schemes and the enhanced oil recovery potential for a tight-tuff heavy oil reservoir in the TH oilfield.This model was utilized to evaluate the impact of various injection strategies on oilfield recovery efficiency.The study was designed and implemented with five distinct injection schemes.Results showed that oil was produced primarily from large and medium pores during the depletion stage,while water H-n-P,with CO_(2)H-n-P,first targeted macropores,then mesopores,and micropores.The lower pore utilization limit was 0.0267μm.In the HDC H-n-P process,most oil was recovered from water-flooded pores.Still,HDC's lower injection capacity increased the pore utilization limit to 0.03μm,making micropore recovery difficult.Experimental and modeling results suggest that the optimal develo p ment plan for the TH oilfield is one cycle of HDC H-n-P followed by two cycles of CO_(2)H-n-P.This strategy leverages HDC's ability to promote water and oil recovery in the early stage and mass transfer and extraction capacity of CO_(2)in later cycles.Additionally,the characteristics of CO_(2)and HDC H-n-P processes,pore utilization,and recoverable oil(at the pore scale)were evaluated.The results of this study are crucial for refining the reservoir development plan.
文摘BACKGROUND Drug utilization research has an important role in assisting the healthcare administration to know,compute,and refine the prescription whose principal objective is to enable the rational use of drugs.Research in developing nations relating to the cost of treatment is scarce when compared with developed countries.Thus,the drug utilization research studies from developing nations are most needed,and their number has been growing.AIM To evaluate patterns of utilization of antipsychotic drugs and direct medical cost analysis in patients newly diagnosed with schizophrenia.METHODS The present study was observational in type and based on a retrospective cohort to evaluate patterns of utilization of antipsychotic drugs using World Health Organization(WHO)core prescribing indicators and anatomical therapeutic chemical/defined daily dose indicators.We also calculated direct medical costs for a period of 6 months.RESULTS This study has found that atypical antipsychotics are the mainstay of treatment for schizophrenia in every age group and subcategories of schizophrenia.The evaluation based on WHO prescribing indicators showed a low average number of drugs per prescription and low prescribing frequency of antipsychotics from the National List of Essential Medicines 2015 and the WHO Essential Medicines List 2019.The total mean drug cost of our study was 1396 Indian rupees.The total mean cost due to the investigation in our study was 1017.34 Indian rupees.Therefore,the total mean direct medical cost incurred on patients in our study was 4337.28 Indian rupees.CONCLUSION The information from the present study can be used for reviewing and updating treatment policy at the institutional level.
基金Supported by the National Science and Technology Support Program(2009BADA8B01)Kunming Comprehensive Experimental Station,National Modern Agricultural Industrial Technology System of Rape(NYCYTX-00564)Yunnan Modern Agricultural Industrial Technology System Construction of Rape~~
文摘[Objective] This study aimed at investigating the effects of consumption of potassium fertilizer on production and biological characteristics of rape and utilizing efficiency of potassium fertilizer.[Method] Taking 0 kg/hm2 as control,nine consumptions of potassium fertilizer were designed for the experiment using single factor randomized block design with three replications and field experiment in nine rape-producing areas with different ecological types in Yunnan Province.[Result] Appropriately applying potassium fertilizer in Yunnan Province could improve the rapeseed production,the rape production could achieve 3 983-4 151 kg when applied 150-180 kg/hm2 of K2O,which had increased by 4.7-9.1% compared with the control and attained the peak in K165 treatment.When applied 1 kg of K2O,the rapeseed production could enhance 559 kg,the net profit could reach 1 229 yuan/hm2 and the partial productivity of potassium fertilizer could attain 31.32 kg/kg K2O and 3.7 kg/kg K2O,respectively.Applying potassium fertilizer could promote the growth of rape and increase rapeseed production.[Conclusion] The recommended optimal consumptions of potassium fertilizer with high production and high efficiency for rape in Yunnan Province were ranged between 150 and 180 kg K2O/hm2.However,comprehensively considering production and efficiency factors,the consumption of potassium fertilizer in Yunnan Province was around 73.9 kg/hm2,which should be appropriately increased to around 100.0 kg/hm2 in Longchuan,Yulong,Linxiang and other producing areas with similar conditions.
文摘Two schemes（scheme Ⅰ and scheme Ⅱ）for designing a district cooling system（DCS）utilizing cold energy of liquefied natural gas（LNG）are presented.In scheme Ⅰ,LNG cold energy is used to produce ice,and then ice is transported to the central cooling plant of the DCS.In scheme Ⅱ,return water from the DCS is directly chilled by LNG cold energy,and the chilled water is then sent back to the central plant.The heat transportation loss is the main negative impact in the DCS and is emphatically analyzed when evaluating the efficiency of each scheme.The results show that the DCS utilizing LNG cold energy is feasible and valuable.The cooling supply distance of scheme Ⅱ is limited within 13 km while scheme Ⅰ has no distance limit.When the distance is between 6 and 13 km,scheme Ⅱ is more practical and effective.Contrarily,scheme Ⅰ has a better economic performance when the distance is shorter than 6 km or longer than 13 km.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U1407204)the Yangtze Scholarsand Research Team in university of Ministry of Education of China(IRT_17R81)+1 种基金the Innovative Research Team of Tianjin Municipal Education Commission(TD12-5004)the Foundation of Tianjin Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Chemistry(201602)
文摘The comprehensive utilization and environment-friendliness of processes for recovering fresh water or valuable salt from seawater, salt-lakes, or mineral deposits are of utmost importance for sustainable development.One primitive sustainable process for recovering salt from sodium-sulfate-type brine in Yuncheng salt lake had been considered one of the greatest inventions of ancient China, however, the replaced process of mass extraction of single Na_2SO_4 in recent years, has reduced a large amount of residual brine.In this research, relying on the salt-forming diagram in the non-equilibrium state, the technical secrets of ancient salt processes were uncovered, and a new comprehensive utilization system was proposed and tested experimentally.The new system includes a vacuum salt-making process and a normal pressure kieserite process, which can gradually eliminate the existed waste liquid and aid in the sustainable development of the Yuncheng salt-lake.The continuous experiment of salt-making process running stably in the double salt region without double salt formation, which proves the feasibility of salt-forming diagram applied in industrial process.Thus salt-forming diagram would be extremely valuable to industry process design and control, especially, the treatment of concentrated brine.
基金Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant Nos.2018YFA0702100 and 2018YFB0703600)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51632005 and 51772012)+3 种基金the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.JQ18004)the Shenzhen Peacock Plan Team(Grant No.KQTD2016022619565991)111 Project(Grant No.B17002)the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(Grant No.51925101).
文摘The figure of merit ZT is the direct embodiment of thermoelectric performance for a given material.However,as an indicator of performance improvement,the only ZT value is not good enough to identify its outstanding inherent properties,which are highly sought in thermoelectric community.Here,we utilize one powerful parameter to reveal the outstanding properties of a given material.The weighted mobility is used to estimate the carrier transports of p-type SnS crystals,including the differences in doping level,carrier scattering and electronic band structure.We analyze the difference in carrier scattering mechanism for different crystal forms with the same doping level,then evaluate and confirm the temperature-dependent evolution of electronic band structures in SnS.Finally,we calculate the quality factor B based on the weighted mobility,and establish the relationship between ZT and B to further predict the potential performance in p-type SnS crystals with low cost and earth abundance,which can be realized through taking advantage of the inherent material property,thus improving B factor to achieve optimal thermoelectric level.
文摘Tissue engineering approaches have emerged recently to circumvent many limitations associated with current clinical practices.This elegant approach utilizes a natural/synthetic biomaterial with optimized physiomechanical properties to serve as a vehicle for delivery of exogenous stem cells and bioactive factors or induce local recruitment of endogenous cells for in situ tissue regeneration.Inspired by the natural microenvironment,biomaterials could act as a biomimetic three-dimensional(3D)structure to help the cells establish their natural interactions.Such a strategy should not only employ a biocompatible biomaterial to induce new tissue formation but also benefit from an easily accessible and abundant source of stem cells with potent tissue regenerative potential.The human teeth and oral cavity harbor various populations of mesenchymal stem cells(MSCs)with self-renewing and multilineage differentiation capabilities.In the current review article,we seek to highlight recent progress and future opportunities in dental MSC-mediated therapeutic strategies for tissue regeneration using two possible approaches,cell transplantation and cell homing.Altogether,this paper develops a general picture of current innovative strategies to employ dental-derived MSCs combined with biomaterials and bioactive factors for regenerating the lost or defective tissues and offers information regarding the available scientific data and possible applications.
文摘A new sterile line UP-3s, which carries the Dominant Early Maturity Gene (DEMG), was bred on the farm of University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB). UP-3s and two check sterile lines, Jin23-A and Xie-A which do not carry the Dominant Early Maturity Gene, were crossed with a group of different maturity restorer lines, PB-1R, PB-5R,PB11, PB-13R, PB-20, PB-21, PB-22R, and PB-23R. Eighteen new hybrid rice combinations of these crosses were then tested at UAPB in 2012 and 2013. The results showed that panicle differentiation (PD) of hybrids from female parent UP-3s (DEMG) crossed with the 8 male parents, were earlier than the hybrids from female parent Jin23-A or Xie-A crossed with the 8 male parents. The PD of these earlier hybrids was before Jun 25 and heading was before July 20. Early PD and heading avoided the high temperature (over 34°C) period which usually occurs after July 20 in Arkansas. The yields of these earlier maturity hybrids with female parent UP-3s were higher than those of the late maturity hybrids thatwereF1 progeny of sterile lines Jin23-A or Xie-A (these two female parent checks with non-DEMG). These results showed that the DEMG sterile line UP-3s can be adopted in making crosses with later maturity restorer lines to obtain earlier maturity hybrids to avoid the high temperature period in Arkansas.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61905091)the PhD Foundation of University of Jinan(No.XBS1901)
文摘Simultaneously improving the communication speed and equalizing the nonlinear frequency response are still challenging for tunnel visible light communication(TVLC)system.Here,we propose and numerically investigate a frequency domain pre-equalization scheme for discrete multitone(DMT)modulation TVLC system.The amplitude of each subscriber is appropriately pre-equalized by optimized nonlinear compensation parameters.Simulation results demonstrate that our proposed equalization technique can resist the channel attenuation of the signal high-frequency part and further flatten the nonlinear channel response.Without forward error correction technique,the bit error ratio(BER)performance can reach 7.66×10^(-6)in a 2.05 Gbit/s DMT-TVLC system.
文摘Wollastonite, a mineral of wide industrial applications was synthesised from rice husk ash silica and limestone. A number of raw batches consisting of these starting materials, in 1:1 molar ratio, were heat treated to produce it through solid state reaction from 900℃ to 1300℃. The conducted reaction was monitored by XRD step by step. Amount of Wollastonite formed at every temperature was also studied to some extent. Analyses of the obtained data indicated that the target mineral formation was quite effective and almost proportional to a rise in temperature up to 1200℃. The results from both, XRD and chemical analysis were found in fair agreement with one another
基金Funding for WL Holdsworth was provided by Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grant for Plant Breeding and Education no.2010-85117-20551 from the USDA National Institute of Food and AgricultureE Gazave was supported by USDA-NIFA/DOE Biomass Research and Development Initiative(BRDI)Proposal No.2011-06476(MA Gore)+1 种基金Funding for genotyping was provided by a USDA National Plant Germplasm System Evaluation Grant(M Mazourek)and the USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council Research Committee(RJ McGee,CJ Coyne)Publication costs were supported by a Barbara McClintock Award.
文摘Globally,pea(Pisum sativum L.)is an important temperate legume crop for food,feed and fodder,and many breeding programs develop cultivars adapted to these end-uses.In order to assist pea development efforts,we assembled the USDA Pea Single Plant Plus Collection(PSPPC),which contains 431 P.sativum accessions with morphological,geographic and taxonomic diversity.The collection was characterized genetically in order to maximize its value for trait mapping and genomics-assisted breeding.To that end,we used genotyping-by-sequencing—a cost-effective method for de novo single-nucleotide polymorphism(SNP)marker discovery—to generate 66591 high-quality SNPs.These data facilitated the identification of accessions divergent from mainstream breeding germplasm that could serve as sources of novel,favorable alleles.In particular,a group of accessions from Central Asia appear nearly as diverse as a sister species,P.fulvum,and subspecies,P.sativum subsp.elatius.PSPPC genotypes can be paired with new and existing phenotype data for trait mapping;as proof-of-concept,we localized Mendel’s A gene controlling flower color to its known position.We also used SNP data to define a smaller core collection of 108 accessions with similar levels of genetic diversity as the entire PSPPC,resulting in a smaller germplasm set for research screening and evaluation under limited resources.Taken together,the results presented in this study along with the release of a publicly available SNP data set comprise a valuable resource for supporting worldwide pea genetic improvement efforts.
文摘Electronic health records(EHR)is a documentation tool that improves the quality and safety of patient care.However,certain challenges are experienced by nurses.This Special Focus Issue aims to collect novel nursing informatics research and case report that highlight the challenges of utilizing electronic health records,specifically EHR relevant nursing practices,interventions,evaluations,policies,theories,etc.This special issue welcomes original research papers,perspectives,conceptual papers,case reports,systematic review,and scoping review articles that address a range of topics including,but are not limited to,the following areas.
文摘Several studies have reported on the capabilities of different yeasts to utilize hydrocarbons hence the need to ascertain the petroleum hydrocarbon biodegradation potential of yeast isolated from palm wine. The study aimed at isolation, characterization and testing of yeasts from palm wine for biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons. Hydrocarbon utilizing yeasts (HUY) were isolated from palm wine, a rich sugar substrate from a non-oil impacted environment using Bacto Bushnell Haas broth. The medium composed of 0.2 g MgSO<sub>4</sub>, 0.02 g CaCl<sub>2</sub>, 1 g KH<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>, 1 g K<sub>2</sub>HPO<sub>4</sub>, 0.05 g FeCl<sub>2</sub>, 1 g/L NH<sub>4</sub>NO<sub>3</sub>, pH (7.2 ± 0.2) and mineral salt broth comprising of 4.4 g KH<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>, 8 g (NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>, 2 g Na<sub>2</sub>HPO<sub>4</sub>·H<sub>2</sub>O, MgSO<sub>4</sub>ܭH<sub>2</sub>O, 0.1 g FeSO<sub>4</sub>, 0.01 g/L CaCl<sub>2</sub>, pH (4.5 ± 0.2) supplemented with palm wine (0.5%) and crude oil (1%). Yeasts isolated from an enriched medium and palm wine showed similarities. Yeast isolates were further screened for hydrocarbon degrading potentials using the Bacto Bushnell Haas broth containing 2, 6-dichlorophenol indophenols as the indicator agent. The isolates were identified using microscopic, macroscopic, fermentation and molecular characteristics as Candida adriatica (ZIM 2468) and Candida taoyuanica (MYA-4700).
文摘Acute aortic dissection is a serious condition in elderly patients and may become fatal rapidly if left undiagnosed and untreated. As pointed out by Welch et al1chest radiography is a screening test for this condition by detecting these signs such as widening mediastinum,blurring of the aortic knob, left apical cap, etc.
基金supported in part by an award from the VHA Office of Rural Health,Veterans Rural Health Resource CenterDIowa City(VRHRC-IC),Iowa City VA Health Care System,Iowa City,IA(Award#7345)。
文摘Dear Editor,Te Veterans Health Administration(VHA)provides healthcare for over 9 million enrolled veterans with approximately 2.7 million of those residing in rural areas[1].Te MISSION Act of 2018 emphasizes VHA collaboration with Federally Qualifed Healthcare Centers(FQHC)to serve rural residing veterans and nearly all existing collaborations involve arrangement of payment for community-based care by VHA to FQHCs.Unfortunately,there is a paucity of descriptive clinical data on existing cross-system collaborations which may help characterize these veterans and aid understanding of conditions for which they may receive treatment across systems.Such data has implications for workforce training,development,and resource allocation[2].Te objective of this report is to describe diferent clinical profles between two mutually exclusive samples:veterans engaged in FQHC only use,and VHA-enrolled veterans engaged in dual VHA and FQHC use.
文摘A kind of Dynamic Full Bandwidth Utilized (DFBU) allocation algorithm is introduced. This algorithm allows a single link to use bandwidth far beyond its fair share bandwidth in a multi-service packet transporting system. Three important parameters as the bound on maximum and minimum bandwidth, the maximum packet delay and the minimum band width utilization are discussed and analyzed. Results of experiments show that the DFBU-algorithm is capable of making a single link in the system to use all the spare bandwidth (up to full-bandwidth) while the performance of fairness and QoS requirement is still guaranteed.
文摘In cloud data centers,the consolidation of workload is one of the phases during which the available hosts are allocated tasks.This phenomenon ensures that the least possible number of hosts is used without compromise in meeting the Service Level Agreement(SLA).To consolidate the workloads,the hosts are segregated into three categories:normal hosts,under-loaded hosts,and over-loaded hosts based on their utilization.It is to be noted that the identification of an extensively used host or underloaded host is challenging to accomplish.Thresh-old values were proposed in the literature to detect this scenario.The current study aims to improve the existing methods that choose the underloaded hosts,get rid of Virtual Machines(VMs)from them,andfinally place them in some other hosts.The researcher proposes a Host Resource Utilization Aware(HRUAA)Algorithm to detect those underloaded and place its virtual machines on different hosts in a vibrant Cloud environment.The mechanism presented in this study is contrasted with existing mechanisms empirically.The results attained from the study estab-lish that numerous hosts can be shut down,while at the same time,the user's workload requirement can also be met.The proposed method is energy-efficient in workload consolidation,saves cost and time,and leverages active hosts.
文摘In views of system theory, information theory and cybernetics, this paper utilizes the method of the system dynamics to create the field resources utilizing system main diagram of causation and system dynamic following diagram, uses the Dynamo computer language to construct the dynamic emulating model, and with the help of computer, completes the computer dynamic simulating of the field resources utilizing system. This paper utilizes the method of AHP （analytical hierarchy process） to seek for the most excellent program of Nanpi County＇s field resources utilizing structure. So we can provide scientific basis for leaders to make scientific management and strategic decision and the limited field resources will bring out the most benefit for society, economics and ecological.
