In this paper,we study make-or-buy decisions with the consideration of retail-level competition,in which a supplier provides substitutable products to two retailers.One incumbent retailer is capable of producing the p...In this paper,we study make-or-buy decisions with the consideration of retail-level competition,in which a supplier provides substitutable products to two retailers.One incumbent retailer is capable of producing the product in-house and makes the make-or-buy decision,while the rival retailer can only outsource from the supplier.Intuitively,the incumbent will not outsource if the wholesale price is higher than its production cost.However,we illustrate this may not be true when the supplier also supplies the retail rival.In this case,the incumbent may accept a high wholesale price to limit the supplier's incentive to serve the retail rival on particularly favorable terms.Moreover,under certain circumstances,the supplier may charge a wholesale price lower than its production cost to attract orders from the incumbent,which can generate for the supplier and the incumbent a higher total profit than the situation in which the incumbent makes the product in-house.展开更多
This paper considers tripartite pricing issues in a two-echelon supply chain involving duopolistic manufacturers and a single retailer.Firstly,a tripartite competitive model is conducted,in which both a Stackelberg ga...This paper considers tripartite pricing issues in a two-echelon supply chain involving duopolistic manufacturers and a single retailer.Firstly,a tripartite competitive model is conducted,in which both a Stackelberg game and a Bertrand game occur simultaneously.It is shown that the manufacturer who possesses a higher sales quantity gains more profits than the other one.Secondly,a definition of optimal vertical pricing alliance is proposed when cooperation exists between the retailer and some manufacturer.We conduct two-player games when partial cooperation exists among the three participants.It is demonstrated that the total profit of the alliance is higher than the sum profit of the corresponding two participants in the tripartite competition model,and meanwhile the profit of the manufacturer who is not in the alliance suffers a loss.Further,a criterion is given to judge which manufacturer the retailer will choose to cooperate in order to maximize the total increased profits.From the perspective of game theory,we examine the stability of the vertical alliance with considering the dominance of the retailer.Finally,a numerical illustration is designed to examine the judging criteria of which manufacturer is the member of the optimal alliance under different potential market demands.展开更多
Sustainable integrated inventory management policy focuses on reducing the environmental impact of the manufacturing and transport sector.This study develops an integrated single-manufacturer single-buyer inventory mo...Sustainable integrated inventory management policy focuses on reducing the environmental impact of the manufacturing and transport sector.This study develops an integrated single-manufacturer single-buyer inventory model for substitutable deteriorating items considering transport and industry carbon emissions.This article categorizes carbon emissions into two parts:direct and indirect emissions.We also assume two mutually substitutable items,and substitution is considered on the buyer's side.If one of the items is out of stock,the demand for that item can be partially satisfied by the stock of the other item;else,demand will be lost.The purpose of this study is to minimize the integrated cost of the supply chain with total carbon emissions produced by industry and transport sectors and to determine the optimal number of deliveries,order level and carbon emission quantity.A solution procedure is developed to find the optimal values of the policy.Numerical experiments and sensitivity analyses are presented to demonstrate the proposed model.展开更多
Elliptic curve(EC)based cryptosystems gained more attention due to enhanced security than the existing public key cryptosystems.A substitution box(S-box)plays a vital role in securing modern symmetric key cryptosystem...Elliptic curve(EC)based cryptosystems gained more attention due to enhanced security than the existing public key cryptosystems.A substitution box(S-box)plays a vital role in securing modern symmetric key cryptosystems.However,the recently developed EC based algorithms usually trade off between computational efficiency and security,necessitating the design of a new algorithm with the desired cryptographic strength.To address these shortcomings,this paper proposes a new scheme based onMordell elliptic curve(MEC)over the complex field for generating distinct,dynamic,and highly uncorrelated S-boxes.Furthermore,we count the exact number of the obtained S-boxes,and demonstrate that the permuted version of the presented S-box is statistically optimal.The nonsingularity of the presented algorithm and the injectivity of the resultant output are explored.Rigorous theoretical analysis and experimental results demonstrate that the proposedmethod is highly effective in generating a large number of dynamic S-boxes with adequate cryptographic properties,surpassing current state-of-the-art S-box generation algorithms in terms of security.Apart fromthis,the generated S-box is benchmarked using side-channel attacks,and its performance is compared with highly nonlinear S-boxes,demonstrating comparable results.In addition,we present an application of our proposed S-box generator by incorporating it into an image encryption technique.The encrypted and decrypted images are tested by employing extensive standard security metrics,including the Number of Pixel Change Rate,the Unified Average Changing Intensity,information entropy,correlation coefficient,and histogram analysis.Moreover,the analysis is extended beyond conventional metrics to validate the new method using advanced tests,such as the NIST statistical test suite,robustness analysis,and noise and cropping attacks.Experimental outcomes show that the presented algorithm strengthens the existing encryption scheme against various well-known cryptographic attacks.展开更多
Violet phosphorus,a recently explored layered elemental semiconductor,has attracted much attention due to its unique photoelectric,mechanical properties,and high hole mobility.Herein,violet arsenic phosphorus has for ...Violet phosphorus,a recently explored layered elemental semiconductor,has attracted much attention due to its unique photoelectric,mechanical properties,and high hole mobility.Herein,violet arsenic phosphorus has for the first time been synthesized by a molten lead method.The crystal structure of violet arsenic phosphorus(P^(83.4)As_(0.6),CSD-2408761)was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction to have similar structure as that of violet phosphorus,where P12 is occupied by arsenic/phosphorus(As/P)atoms as mixed occupancy sites As1/P12.The arsenic substitution has been demonstrated to tune the band structure of violet phosphorus,switching p-type of violet phosphorus to high-performance n-type violet arsenic phosphorus.The effective electron mass along the<010>direction is significantly reduced from 1.792 to 0.515 m_(0)by arsenic substitution,resulting in an extremely high electron mobility of 2622.503 cm^(2)V^(-1)s^(-1).The field effect transistor built with P_(83.4)As_(0.6)nanosheets was measured to have a high electron mobility(137.06 cm^(2)V^(-1)s^(-1),61.2 nm),even under ambient conditions for 5 h,much higher than the hole mobility of violet phosphorene nanosheets(4.07 cm^(2)V^(-1)s^(-1),73.3 nm).This work provides a new idea for designing phosphorus-based materials for field effect transistors,giving significant potential in complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor applications.展开更多
Although human milk fat substitute(HMFS)has been wildly applied in infant formula(IF),there are still some differences in fat composition between human milk and IF,which is extremely attributed to the phospholipid com...Although human milk fat substitute(HMFS)has been wildly applied in infant formula(IF),there are still some differences in fat composition between human milk and IF,which is extremely attributed to the phospholipid composition.We therefore designed a human milk phospholipid substitute(HMPS),and investigated its nutritional outcomes on brain development using C57BL/6J mice.Results showed that HMPS improved mice's cognitive behavior and dendritic development compared to soybean phospholipids and nophospholipid diets.Based on the lipidomics,we revealed that these beneficial outcomes were potentially associated with the increased biosynthesis of N-acylethanolamines,phosphatidylethanolamine(PE),and ether PE,and the decreased metabolism of diacylglycerol and hexosylceramide in brain.It was further found in Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis that glycerophospholipid metabolic pathway participated in the improvement of HMPS on mice's neurodevelopment.In conclusion,this study demonstrated that HMPS improves mice's neurodevelopment,and the glycerophospholipid metabolic pathway plays a major role in this beneficial result,and provided evidence for future application of HMPS in commercial IF.展开更多
Thinopyrum ponticum(2n=10×=70),a wild relative of common wheat(Triticum aestivum L.),is considered an invaluable genetic resource for wheat improvement due to its abundance of genes conferring resistance to bioti...Thinopyrum ponticum(2n=10×=70),a wild relative of common wheat(Triticum aestivum L.),is considered an invaluable genetic resource for wheat improvement due to its abundance of genes conferring resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses.This study focused on the CH97 line,derived from the BC1F7 progeny of a cross between wheat cv.7182 and Th.ponticum.Cytological evidence showed that CH97 has 42 chromosomes,forming 21 bivalents at meiotic metaphase I,with the bivalents subsequently separating and moving to opposite poles during meiotic anaphase I.Through a combination of fluorescence in situ hybridization(FISH),genomic in situ hybridization(GISH),multicolor GISH(mc-GISH),and liquid array analysis,it was determined that CH97 comprises 40 wheat chromosomes and two alien chromosomes from the Ee genome of Th.ponticum,featuring the absence of a pair of 5D chromosomes and variations in 1B,6B,and 7B chromosomes.These findings confirm that CH97 is a stable wheat-Th.ponticum 5E(5D)alien disomic substitution line.Inoculation experiments revealed that CH97 exhibits high resistance to wheat powdery mildew and stripe rust throughout the growth period,in contrast to the highly susceptible common wheat parent 7182.Compared to 7182,CH97 displayed improvements in thousand-kernel weight and kernel length.Additionally,utilizing specific-locus amplified fragment sequencing(SLAF-seq)technology,chromosome 5E-specific molecular markers were developed and validated,achieving a 33.3% success rate,facilitating marker-assisted selection for disease resistance in wheat.Overall,the CH97 substitution line,with its resistance to diseases and improved agronomic traits,represents valuable new germplasm for wheat chromosome engineering and breeding.展开更多
Background:The phenomenon of multimorbidity in chronic diseases among the elderly is prevalent,and its significant association with depression poses a serious threat to the physical and mental health of older adults.C...Background:The phenomenon of multimorbidity in chronic diseases among the elderly is prevalent,and its significant association with depression poses a serious threat to the physical and mental health of older adults.Current research on the associations between 24-hour movement behaviors(including physical activity,sedentary behavior,and sleep)and depression has largely been confined to examining the effects of single behaviors,overlooking the intrinsic compositional nature and interrelationships among these behaviors.Therefore,it is necessary to investigate the integrated effects of 24-hour movement behaviors on depression in older adults with multimorbidity from a holistic,compositional perspective.Methods:From November 2024 to April 2025,a total of 226 older adult patients with multimorbidity were recruited from a tertiary hospital in Changzhou City.Data were collected using a general information questionnaire,the International Physical Activity Questionnaire–Short Form(IPAQ-SF),the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI),and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9(PHQ-9).Compositional data analysis and isotemporal substitution models were employed for statistical analysis.Results:The mean daily durations of Light-Intensity Physical Activity(LPA),Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity(MVPA),Sedentary Behavior(SB),and Sleep(SLP)in older adults with multimorbidity were 402.48 min,12.04 min,511.52 min,and 458.68 min,respectively.The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 37.6%.Compositional data analysis revealed that SB was positively associated with depression(βSB=1.005,P=0.006),while SLP was negatively associated with depression(βSLP=−1.736,P<0.001).No statistically significant associations were found between MVPA or LPA and depression(P>0.05).In the 10-minute isotemporal substitution model,replacing SB with any other behavioral component was associated with a decrease in depression scores.Conversely,substituting SLP with either LPA or SB resulted in an increase in depression scores,while substituting SLP with MVPA led to a decrease in depression scores.The dose-response analysis revealed that,among the isotemporal substitution effects,replacing SB with SLP and replacing SLP with MVPA were the substitution pathways associated with the most rapid decline in depression scores,representing the greatest beneficial health effects.Conclusion:The prevalence of depression is notably high among older adults with multimorbidity.Reducing daily sedentary behavior(SB),maintaining adequate sleep(SLP),and increasing moderate-to-vigorous physical activity(MVPA)can improve depressive symptoms and enhance overall health in this population.展开更多
Halide perovskite materials have received considerable attention for solar cells,LEDs,lasers etc.owing to their controllable physicochemical properties and structural advantages.However,little research has focused on ...Halide perovskite materials have received considerable attention for solar cells,LEDs,lasers etc.owing to their controllable physicochemical properties and structural advantages.However,little research has focused on energy storage and conversion applications,such as use as anodes in lithium-ion batteries.In this paper,all-inorganic lead-free halide perovskite Cs_(3)Bi_(2)Cl_(9)powders were synthesized by the grinding method,and the lattice was successfully adjusted via introducing Mn^(2+).The characterization results show that Mn-ion substitution can cause local lattice distortion to restructure the lattice,which will cause a mixed arrangement of[BiCl_(6)]octahedra to improve the performance of the anode material.This new material can provide a feasible solution for solving the problem of low specific capacity anode materials caused by unstable crystal structures,and also indicates that such perovskites with unique crystal structures and lattice tunability have broad application prospects in lithium-ion batteries.展开更多
Benzoic acid containing fluorine atom at ortho-,meta-,and para-position are employed as self-assembled monolayers to modify the buried interface in perovskite solar cells(PSCs).It is demonstrated that the position of ...Benzoic acid containing fluorine atom at ortho-,meta-,and para-position are employed as self-assembled monolayers to modify the buried interface in perovskite solar cells(PSCs).It is demonstrated that the position of fluorine atom influences the passivation effect and para-fluorinated one provided the most substantial performance enhancement mainly originating from ameliorated contact and energy band alignment between NiOx and perovskite,improved perovskite quality and defect healing.Resultantly,PSC with a power conversion efficiency of 24%can be achieved.Meanwhile,which can maintain 96.8%of the initial PCE after a 1000 h storage,presenting enhanced durability.This work highlights the critical role of molecular functionality and conformation in the buried interface modification of PSCs,providing valuable insights for future developments.展开更多
Capacity acquisition and pricing decisions are a company＇s long-term strategic decisions. However, demand uncertainty and substitutability of multiple products cause the difficulty to solve capacity and pricing decis...Capacity acquisition and pricing decisions are a company＇s long-term strategic decisions. However, demand uncertainty and substitutability of multiple products cause the difficulty to solve capacity and pricing decision problems. In this paper, we address a multiple product pricing and multiple resource capacity acquisition problem with demand.uncertainties and competition. The company needs to determine capacity commitment for each resource and product prices before demands are realized so that the total profit is maximized. If the demand exceeds the committed capacity, extra amounts can be purchased from the spot market. Variable unit production costs, capacity acquisition and maintenance costs are considered. We first analyze a single company basic problem and find the optimal solutions on prices and capacity. Based on the single company model, we address the two-product, two-firm capacity commitment and pricing problem considering across product and across company price competition factors. The existence and uniqueness of equilibrium on price and capacity commitment are proved, and then we extended the results to the multiple product, multiple company case.展开更多
A medical image encryption is proposed based on the Fisher-Yates scrambling,filter diffusion and S-box substitution.First,chaotic sequence associated with the plaintext is generated by logistic-sine-cosine system,whic...A medical image encryption is proposed based on the Fisher-Yates scrambling,filter diffusion and S-box substitution.First,chaotic sequence associated with the plaintext is generated by logistic-sine-cosine system,which is used for the scrambling,substitution and diffusion processes.The three-dimensional Fisher-Yates scrambling,S-box substitution and diffusion are employed for the first round of encryption.The chaotic sequence is adopted for secondary encryption to scramble the ciphertext obtained in the first round.Then,three-dimensional filter is applied to diffusion for further useful information hiding.The key to the algorithm is generated by the combination of hash value of plaintext image and the input parameters.It improves resisting ability of plaintext attacks.The security analysis shows that the algorithm is effective and efficient.It can resist common attacks.In addition,the good diffusion effect shows that the scheme can solve the differential attacks encountered in the transmission of medical images and has positive implications for future research.展开更多
The practical application of aqueous zinc-ion batteries(AZIBs)is primarily constrained by issues such as corrosion,zinc dendrite formation,and the hydrogen evolution reaction occurring at the zinc metal anode.To overc...The practical application of aqueous zinc-ion batteries(AZIBs)is primarily constrained by issues such as corrosion,zinc dendrite formation,and the hydrogen evolution reaction occurring at the zinc metal anode.To overcome these challenges,strategies for optimizing the electrolyte are crucial for enhancing the stability of the zinc anode.Inspired by the role of hemoglobin in blood cells,which facilitates oxygen transport during human respiration,an innovative inorganic colloidal electrolyte has been developed:calcium silicate-ZnSO_(4)(denoted as CS-ZSO).This electrolyte operates in weak acidic environment and releases calcium ions,which participate in homotopic substitution with zinc ions,while the solvation environment of hydrated zinc ions in the electrolyte is regulated.The reduced energy barrier for the transfer of zinc ions and the energy barrier for the desolvation of hydrated ions imply faster ion transfer kinetics and accelerated desolvation processes,thus favoring the mass transfer process.Furthermore,the silicate colloidal particles act as lubricants,improving the transfer of zinc ions.Together,these factors contribute to the more uniform concentration of zinc ions at the electrode/electrolyte interface,effectively inhibiting zinc dendrite formation and reducing by-product accumulation.The Zn//CS-ZSO//Zn symmetric cell demonstrates stable operation for over 5000 h at 1 mA cm^(-2),representing 29-fold improvement compared to the Zn//ZSO//Zn symmetric cell,which lasts only 170 h.Additionally,the Zn//CS-ZSO//Cu asymmetric cell shows stable average Coulombic efficiency(CE)exceeding 99.6%over2400 cycles,significantly surpassing the performance of the ZSO electrolyte.This modification strategy for electrolytes not only addresses key limitations associated with zinc anodes but also provides valuable insights into stabilizing anodes for the advancement of high-performance aqueous zinc-ion energy storage systems.展开更多
Aqueous sodium-ion batteries(ASIBs) offer significant advantages for energy storage on a large scale,attributed to their economical cost,secure operatio n,and eco-friend ly natu re.Among the leading cathode materials ...Aqueous sodium-ion batteries(ASIBs) offer significant advantages for energy storage on a large scale,attributed to their economical cost,secure operatio n,and eco-friend ly natu re.Among the leading cathode materials for ASIBs,Na_(3)V_(2)(PO_(4))_(3)(NVP) exhibits excellent structural stability and a high Na+diffusion coefficient,making it a promising option.However,the high solubility of vanadium-based materials in aqueous electrolytes engenders suboptimal cycling stability for Na_(3)V_(2)(PO_(4))_(3),constraining its application in ASIBs.Herein,the Cr-substituted Na_(3)V_(1.3)Cr_(0.7)(PO_(4))3@C(NV_(1.3)Cr_(0.7)P) cathode material was synthesized via a simple sol-gel method.It is found that Cr substitution reduces the cell parameters of NV_(1.3)Cr_(0.7)P,effectively reinforcing the crystal structure.Furthermore,NV_(1.3)Cr_(0.7)P alters the Na^(+)insertion/extraction mechanism,transforming the typical two-phase reaction between Na_(1)V_(2)(PO_(4))_(3)and Na_(3)V_(2)(PO_(4))3into continuous solid-solution reactions with stable intermediates.The Cr substitution diminishes the sodium-ion diffusion energy barrier in NV_(1.3)Cr_(0.7)P,leading to smoother Na+insertion and extraction processes.Consequently,NV_(1.3)Cr_(0.7)P exhibits impressive cycling stability,retaining 74.8% of its capacity after 5,000 cycles at a current density of 5 A g^(-1),along with an outstanding rate performance of 79,2% at 10 A g^(-1).This work elucidates the stable Na^(+)insertion/extraction processes in Cr-substituted NV_(1.3)Cr_(0.7)P,offering insights into the application of vanadium-based materials in aqueous sodium-ion batteries.展开更多
Base-catalyzed nucleophilic substitution reactions ofβ-ketonitrile with azodicarboxylates have been developed.A series of disubstituted C—N coupling products were obtained in good to excellent yields under Et_(3)N c...Base-catalyzed nucleophilic substitution reactions ofβ-ketonitrile with azodicarboxylates have been developed.A series of disubstituted C—N coupling products were obtained in good to excellent yields under Et_(3)N catalysis.Monosubstitu-tion C—N bond formation reaction catalyzed by K_(2)CO_(3) also gave novel enol-based target products.This method is simple and mild,with good chemoselectivity,excellent substrate compatibility and tolerance for various functional groups,and achieves gram-scale synthesis.The reaction is a nucleophilic substitution process without the involvement of free radicals.展开更多
Asymmetric allylic C—H functionalization is a valuable and challenging research area. Different from the conventional direct allylic C—H cleavage strategy, transition metal-catalyzed migratory allylic substitution o...Asymmetric allylic C—H functionalization is a valuable and challenging research area. Different from the conventional direct allylic C—H cleavage strategy, transition metal-catalyzed migratory allylic substitution of remote dienes has emerged as a new route to achieve allylic C—H functionalization enantioselectively. This review provides a detailed summary of the development and advance of this strategy, introduces the related mechanistic processes, and discusses the area based on the types of catalysts and products.展开更多
A new gold self-relay catalytic annulation/nucleophilic substitution cascade of 1,3-enyne acetates with cyclic ether acetals is reported,enabling highly diastereoselective access to cyclic etherified cyclopentenones w...A new gold self-relay catalytic annulation/nucleophilic substitution cascade of 1,3-enyne acetates with cyclic ether acetals is reported,enabling highly diastereoselective access to cyclic etherified cyclopentenones with cyclic quaternary centers in moderate to good yields and>19∶1 dr.This catalysis enables the direct construction of two types of carboncyclic skeletons by adjusting the olefin types of 1,3-enyne acetates.When 1,3-enyne acetates bearing a cyclic alkene unit were used,5~6 fused bicarbocyclic products were diastereoselectively synthesized,whereas the reaction of acyclic 1,3-enyne acetates resulted in five-memebered carbocyclic framework.Notably,cyclic ether acetals are commonly used as protecting groups in traditional multistep organic syntheses,and in this reaction,such reagents serve as electrophilic cyclic ether precursors,achieving new uses for old reagents.The current method demonstrates good functional group compatibility,a broad substrate scope and high diastereoselectivity,providing a new synthetic strategy toward functionalized cyclopentenones.展开更多
The feldspar-based microwave dielectric ceramic with low relative permittivity(εr)and excellent mechanical properties has attracted much attention in the fifth-generation wireless communication technology.In this wor...The feldspar-based microwave dielectric ceramic with low relative permittivity(εr)and excellent mechanical properties has attracted much attention in the fifth-generation wireless communication technology.In this work,a series of microwave dielectric ceramic SrAl_(2-x)Ga_(x)Si_(2)O_(8)(0.1≤x≤2.0)was synthesized using the traditional solid-state method.X-ray diffraction pattern indicates that Ga^(3+)can be dissolved into Al^(3+),forming a solid solution.Meanwhile,substitution of Ga^(3+)for Al^(3+)can promote the space group transition from I2/c(0.1≤x≤1.4)to P21/a(1.6≤x≤2.0)with coefficient of thermal expansion(CTE)increasing from 2.9×10^(-6)℃^(-1) to 5.2×10^(-6)℃^(-1).During this substitution,the phase transition can significantly improve the structural symmetry to enhance the dielectric properties and mechanical properties.Rietveld refinement results indicate that Ga^(3+)averagely occupied four Al^(3+)compositions to form solid solution.All ceramics have a dense microstructure and high relative density above 95%.An ultralower of 5.8 was obtained at x=1.6 composition with high quality factor(Q´f)of 50700 GHz and negative temperature coefficients of resonant frequency(tf)of approximately−35×10^(-6)℃^(-1).The densification temperature can be reduced to 940℃by adding 4%(in mass)LiF,resulting in good chemical compatibility with Ag electrode.Meanwhile,negativetf can be tuned to near-zero(+3.7×10^(-6)℃^(-1))by adding CaTiO_(3) ceramic.展开更多
Industrial waste management constitutes a major challenge for sustainable development. This study aims to transform hardened cement waste stored in cement warehouses and in real estate construction sites into paving s...Industrial waste management constitutes a major challenge for sustainable development. This study aims to transform hardened cement waste stored in cement warehouses and in real estate construction sites into paving stones. This innovative solution will contribute to the protection of the environment and the reduction of inert industrial waste. To do this, paving stones based on hardened cement have been developed and characterized. The raw materials were subjected to physical and mechanical characterization tests. The hardened cement aggregates previously crushed with the 5/15 granular class were used as substitutes to replace the natural 5/15 aggregates in the hardened paving stones at contents ranging from 0 to 100%. The mechanical characterization results on the raw material showed that the hardened cement aggregate is made from lightweight aggregates. On the prepared mortar, in the fresh state, the Abrams cone slump test showed an increase in the quantity of waste water with the increase in the content of hardened cement aggregate. In the hardened state, physical (porosity, absorption and dry density) and mechanical (compression, splitting traction, 3-point bending traction and wear) characterization tests were carried out at periods of 7, 14 and 28 days of maturation in water on the cobblestones. These results show that the substitution of natural aggregates by hardened cement aggregates in increasingly large proportions leads to an improvement in compressive, flexural, splitting and wear resistance. In addition, the incorporation of hardened cement aggregate considerably slows down the mechanical degradation of the paving stones. They can, therefore, be used in road and interior or exterior floor coverings.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China 71831007,71571079,71571160Social Science Foundation in Zhejiang Province 13ZJQN041YBby the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,No.2019kfyXMBZ046.
文摘In this paper,we study make-or-buy decisions with the consideration of retail-level competition,in which a supplier provides substitutable products to two retailers.One incumbent retailer is capable of producing the product in-house and makes the make-or-buy decision,while the rival retailer can only outsource from the supplier.Intuitively,the incumbent will not outsource if the wholesale price is higher than its production cost.However,we illustrate this may not be true when the supplier also supplies the retail rival.In this case,the incumbent may accept a high wholesale price to limit the supplier's incentive to serve the retail rival on particularly favorable terms.Moreover,under certain circumstances,the supplier may charge a wholesale price lower than its production cost to attract orders from the incumbent,which can generate for the supplier and the incumbent a higher total profit than the situation in which the incumbent makes the product in-house.
文摘This paper considers tripartite pricing issues in a two-echelon supply chain involving duopolistic manufacturers and a single retailer.Firstly,a tripartite competitive model is conducted,in which both a Stackelberg game and a Bertrand game occur simultaneously.It is shown that the manufacturer who possesses a higher sales quantity gains more profits than the other one.Secondly,a definition of optimal vertical pricing alliance is proposed when cooperation exists between the retailer and some manufacturer.We conduct two-player games when partial cooperation exists among the three participants.It is demonstrated that the total profit of the alliance is higher than the sum profit of the corresponding two participants in the tripartite competition model,and meanwhile the profit of the manufacturer who is not in the alliance suffers a loss.Further,a criterion is given to judge which manufacturer the retailer will choose to cooperate in order to maximize the total increased profits.From the perspective of game theory,we examine the stability of the vertical alliance with considering the dominance of the retailer.Finally,a numerical illustration is designed to examine the judging criteria of which manufacturer is the member of the optimal alliance under different potential market demands.
文摘Sustainable integrated inventory management policy focuses on reducing the environmental impact of the manufacturing and transport sector.This study develops an integrated single-manufacturer single-buyer inventory model for substitutable deteriorating items considering transport and industry carbon emissions.This article categorizes carbon emissions into two parts:direct and indirect emissions.We also assume two mutually substitutable items,and substitution is considered on the buyer's side.If one of the items is out of stock,the demand for that item can be partially satisfied by the stock of the other item;else,demand will be lost.The purpose of this study is to minimize the integrated cost of the supply chain with total carbon emissions produced by industry and transport sectors and to determine the optimal number of deliveries,order level and carbon emission quantity.A solution procedure is developed to find the optimal values of the policy.Numerical experiments and sensitivity analyses are presented to demonstrate the proposed model.
文摘Elliptic curve(EC)based cryptosystems gained more attention due to enhanced security than the existing public key cryptosystems.A substitution box(S-box)plays a vital role in securing modern symmetric key cryptosystems.However,the recently developed EC based algorithms usually trade off between computational efficiency and security,necessitating the design of a new algorithm with the desired cryptographic strength.To address these shortcomings,this paper proposes a new scheme based onMordell elliptic curve(MEC)over the complex field for generating distinct,dynamic,and highly uncorrelated S-boxes.Furthermore,we count the exact number of the obtained S-boxes,and demonstrate that the permuted version of the presented S-box is statistically optimal.The nonsingularity of the presented algorithm and the injectivity of the resultant output are explored.Rigorous theoretical analysis and experimental results demonstrate that the proposedmethod is highly effective in generating a large number of dynamic S-boxes with adequate cryptographic properties,surpassing current state-of-the-art S-box generation algorithms in terms of security.Apart fromthis,the generated S-box is benchmarked using side-channel attacks,and its performance is compared with highly nonlinear S-boxes,demonstrating comparable results.In addition,we present an application of our proposed S-box generator by incorporating it into an image encryption technique.The encrypted and decrypted images are tested by employing extensive standard security metrics,including the Number of Pixel Change Rate,the Unified Average Changing Intensity,information entropy,correlation coefficient,and histogram analysis.Moreover,the analysis is extended beyond conventional metrics to validate the new method using advanced tests,such as the NIST statistical test suite,robustness analysis,and noise and cropping attacks.Experimental outcomes show that the presented algorithm strengthens the existing encryption scheme against various well-known cryptographic attacks.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.22175136)the State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment(Grant No.EIPE23127)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(xtr052024009,xtr052025002).
文摘Violet phosphorus,a recently explored layered elemental semiconductor,has attracted much attention due to its unique photoelectric,mechanical properties,and high hole mobility.Herein,violet arsenic phosphorus has for the first time been synthesized by a molten lead method.The crystal structure of violet arsenic phosphorus(P^(83.4)As_(0.6),CSD-2408761)was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction to have similar structure as that of violet phosphorus,where P12 is occupied by arsenic/phosphorus(As/P)atoms as mixed occupancy sites As1/P12.The arsenic substitution has been demonstrated to tune the band structure of violet phosphorus,switching p-type of violet phosphorus to high-performance n-type violet arsenic phosphorus.The effective electron mass along the<010>direction is significantly reduced from 1.792 to 0.515 m_(0)by arsenic substitution,resulting in an extremely high electron mobility of 2622.503 cm^(2)V^(-1)s^(-1).The field effect transistor built with P_(83.4)As_(0.6)nanosheets was measured to have a high electron mobility(137.06 cm^(2)V^(-1)s^(-1),61.2 nm),even under ambient conditions for 5 h,much higher than the hole mobility of violet phosphorene nanosheets(4.07 cm^(2)V^(-1)s^(-1),73.3 nm).This work provides a new idea for designing phosphorus-based materials for field effect transistors,giving significant potential in complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor applications.
基金supported by Huhhot Science&Technology Plan(2021-National Center of Technology innovation for Dairy-4)Innovation Consortium Project(2023RC Consortium-7)+3 种基金National Key Research and Development Program(2023YFF1104502)Ganpo Juncai supports the plan(20232BCJ22046)Nanchang University Jiangxi Financial Science and Technology Special Project(ZBG20230418011)Free Exploration Project of State Key Laboratory(SKLF-ZZB-202317).
文摘Although human milk fat substitute(HMFS)has been wildly applied in infant formula(IF),there are still some differences in fat composition between human milk and IF,which is extremely attributed to the phospholipid composition.We therefore designed a human milk phospholipid substitute(HMPS),and investigated its nutritional outcomes on brain development using C57BL/6J mice.Results showed that HMPS improved mice's cognitive behavior and dendritic development compared to soybean phospholipids and nophospholipid diets.Based on the lipidomics,we revealed that these beneficial outcomes were potentially associated with the increased biosynthesis of N-acylethanolamines,phosphatidylethanolamine(PE),and ether PE,and the decreased metabolism of diacylglycerol and hexosylceramide in brain.It was further found in Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis that glycerophospholipid metabolic pathway participated in the improvement of HMPS on mice's neurodevelopment.In conclusion,this study demonstrated that HMPS improves mice's neurodevelopment,and the glycerophospholipid metabolic pathway plays a major role in this beneficial result,and provided evidence for future application of HMPS in commercial IF.
基金funded by the Key R&D Program of Yangling Seed Industry Innovation,China(Ylzy-xm-02)the Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by China Association for Science and Technology(2021QNRC001)。
文摘Thinopyrum ponticum(2n=10×=70),a wild relative of common wheat(Triticum aestivum L.),is considered an invaluable genetic resource for wheat improvement due to its abundance of genes conferring resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses.This study focused on the CH97 line,derived from the BC1F7 progeny of a cross between wheat cv.7182 and Th.ponticum.Cytological evidence showed that CH97 has 42 chromosomes,forming 21 bivalents at meiotic metaphase I,with the bivalents subsequently separating and moving to opposite poles during meiotic anaphase I.Through a combination of fluorescence in situ hybridization(FISH),genomic in situ hybridization(GISH),multicolor GISH(mc-GISH),and liquid array analysis,it was determined that CH97 comprises 40 wheat chromosomes and two alien chromosomes from the Ee genome of Th.ponticum,featuring the absence of a pair of 5D chromosomes and variations in 1B,6B,and 7B chromosomes.These findings confirm that CH97 is a stable wheat-Th.ponticum 5E(5D)alien disomic substitution line.Inoculation experiments revealed that CH97 exhibits high resistance to wheat powdery mildew and stripe rust throughout the growth period,in contrast to the highly susceptible common wheat parent 7182.Compared to 7182,CH97 displayed improvements in thousand-kernel weight and kernel length.Additionally,utilizing specific-locus amplified fragment sequencing(SLAF-seq)technology,chromosome 5E-specific molecular markers were developed and validated,achieving a 33.3% success rate,facilitating marker-assisted selection for disease resistance in wheat.Overall,the CH97 substitution line,with its resistance to diseases and improved agronomic traits,represents valuable new germplasm for wheat chromosome engineering and breeding.
基金supported by the 2025 Jiangsu Province Graduate Student Practice Innovation Program(No.SJCX25_1696)the 2024 Changzhou University Educational Research Project(No.GJY2024009).
文摘Background:The phenomenon of multimorbidity in chronic diseases among the elderly is prevalent,and its significant association with depression poses a serious threat to the physical and mental health of older adults.Current research on the associations between 24-hour movement behaviors(including physical activity,sedentary behavior,and sleep)and depression has largely been confined to examining the effects of single behaviors,overlooking the intrinsic compositional nature and interrelationships among these behaviors.Therefore,it is necessary to investigate the integrated effects of 24-hour movement behaviors on depression in older adults with multimorbidity from a holistic,compositional perspective.Methods:From November 2024 to April 2025,a total of 226 older adult patients with multimorbidity were recruited from a tertiary hospital in Changzhou City.Data were collected using a general information questionnaire,the International Physical Activity Questionnaire–Short Form(IPAQ-SF),the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI),and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9(PHQ-9).Compositional data analysis and isotemporal substitution models were employed for statistical analysis.Results:The mean daily durations of Light-Intensity Physical Activity(LPA),Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity(MVPA),Sedentary Behavior(SB),and Sleep(SLP)in older adults with multimorbidity were 402.48 min,12.04 min,511.52 min,and 458.68 min,respectively.The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 37.6%.Compositional data analysis revealed that SB was positively associated with depression(βSB=1.005,P=0.006),while SLP was negatively associated with depression(βSLP=−1.736,P<0.001).No statistically significant associations were found between MVPA or LPA and depression(P>0.05).In the 10-minute isotemporal substitution model,replacing SB with any other behavioral component was associated with a decrease in depression scores.Conversely,substituting SLP with either LPA or SB resulted in an increase in depression scores,while substituting SLP with MVPA led to a decrease in depression scores.The dose-response analysis revealed that,among the isotemporal substitution effects,replacing SB with SLP and replacing SLP with MVPA were the substitution pathways associated with the most rapid decline in depression scores,representing the greatest beneficial health effects.Conclusion:The prevalence of depression is notably high among older adults with multimorbidity.Reducing daily sedentary behavior(SB),maintaining adequate sleep(SLP),and increasing moderate-to-vigorous physical activity(MVPA)can improve depressive symptoms and enhance overall health in this population.
基金supported by the Foundation of Yunnan Province(Nos.202301AU070021,202201BE070001-027)the Test Foundation of KUST(No.2022T20210208).
文摘Halide perovskite materials have received considerable attention for solar cells,LEDs,lasers etc.owing to their controllable physicochemical properties and structural advantages.However,little research has focused on energy storage and conversion applications,such as use as anodes in lithium-ion batteries.In this paper,all-inorganic lead-free halide perovskite Cs_(3)Bi_(2)Cl_(9)powders were synthesized by the grinding method,and the lattice was successfully adjusted via introducing Mn^(2+).The characterization results show that Mn-ion substitution can cause local lattice distortion to restructure the lattice,which will cause a mixed arrangement of[BiCl_(6)]octahedra to improve the performance of the anode material.This new material can provide a feasible solution for solving the problem of low specific capacity anode materials caused by unstable crystal structures,and also indicates that such perovskites with unique crystal structures and lattice tunability have broad application prospects in lithium-ion batteries.
基金the Key project of Nature Science Foundation of Tianjin(22JCZDJC00120)the 111 Project(B16027)for financial support.
文摘Benzoic acid containing fluorine atom at ortho-,meta-,and para-position are employed as self-assembled monolayers to modify the buried interface in perovskite solar cells(PSCs).It is demonstrated that the position of fluorine atom influences the passivation effect and para-fluorinated one provided the most substantial performance enhancement mainly originating from ameliorated contact and energy band alignment between NiOx and perovskite,improved perovskite quality and defect healing.Resultantly,PSC with a power conversion efficiency of 24%can be achieved.Meanwhile,which can maintain 96.8%of the initial PCE after a 1000 h storage,presenting enhanced durability.This work highlights the critical role of molecular functionality and conformation in the buried interface modification of PSCs,providing valuable insights for future developments.
基金supported by National Nature Science Foundation of China(71101021 and 71271049)Post-Doctor Science Foundation of China(20110490144)Humanities and Society Science Plan Foundation o f Ministry of Education of China(11YJA630180)
文摘Capacity acquisition and pricing decisions are a company＇s long-term strategic decisions. However, demand uncertainty and substitutability of multiple products cause the difficulty to solve capacity and pricing decision problems. In this paper, we address a multiple product pricing and multiple resource capacity acquisition problem with demand.uncertainties and competition. The company needs to determine capacity commitment for each resource and product prices before demands are realized so that the total profit is maximized. If the demand exceeds the committed capacity, extra amounts can be purchased from the spot market. Variable unit production costs, capacity acquisition and maintenance costs are considered. We first analyze a single company basic problem and find the optimal solutions on prices and capacity. Based on the single company model, we address the two-product, two-firm capacity commitment and pricing problem considering across product and across company price competition factors. The existence and uniqueness of equilibrium on price and capacity commitment are proved, and then we extended the results to the multiple product, multiple company case.
文摘A medical image encryption is proposed based on the Fisher-Yates scrambling,filter diffusion and S-box substitution.First,chaotic sequence associated with the plaintext is generated by logistic-sine-cosine system,which is used for the scrambling,substitution and diffusion processes.The three-dimensional Fisher-Yates scrambling,S-box substitution and diffusion are employed for the first round of encryption.The chaotic sequence is adopted for secondary encryption to scramble the ciphertext obtained in the first round.Then,three-dimensional filter is applied to diffusion for further useful information hiding.The key to the algorithm is generated by the combination of hash value of plaintext image and the input parameters.It improves resisting ability of plaintext attacks.The security analysis shows that the algorithm is effective and efficient.It can resist common attacks.In addition,the good diffusion effect shows that the scheme can solve the differential attacks encountered in the transmission of medical images and has positive implications for future research.
基金the Doctoral Research Start-up Fund of Hubei University of Science and Technology(BK202504)the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province(2023-MS-115)。
文摘The practical application of aqueous zinc-ion batteries(AZIBs)is primarily constrained by issues such as corrosion,zinc dendrite formation,and the hydrogen evolution reaction occurring at the zinc metal anode.To overcome these challenges,strategies for optimizing the electrolyte are crucial for enhancing the stability of the zinc anode.Inspired by the role of hemoglobin in blood cells,which facilitates oxygen transport during human respiration,an innovative inorganic colloidal electrolyte has been developed:calcium silicate-ZnSO_(4)(denoted as CS-ZSO).This electrolyte operates in weak acidic environment and releases calcium ions,which participate in homotopic substitution with zinc ions,while the solvation environment of hydrated zinc ions in the electrolyte is regulated.The reduced energy barrier for the transfer of zinc ions and the energy barrier for the desolvation of hydrated ions imply faster ion transfer kinetics and accelerated desolvation processes,thus favoring the mass transfer process.Furthermore,the silicate colloidal particles act as lubricants,improving the transfer of zinc ions.Together,these factors contribute to the more uniform concentration of zinc ions at the electrode/electrolyte interface,effectively inhibiting zinc dendrite formation and reducing by-product accumulation.The Zn//CS-ZSO//Zn symmetric cell demonstrates stable operation for over 5000 h at 1 mA cm^(-2),representing 29-fold improvement compared to the Zn//ZSO//Zn symmetric cell,which lasts only 170 h.Additionally,the Zn//CS-ZSO//Cu asymmetric cell shows stable average Coulombic efficiency(CE)exceeding 99.6%over2400 cycles,significantly surpassing the performance of the ZSO electrolyte.This modification strategy for electrolytes not only addresses key limitations associated with zinc anodes but also provides valuable insights into stabilizing anodes for the advancement of high-performance aqueous zinc-ion energy storage systems.
基金financially supported by the Scientific and Technological Plan Project of Guizhou Province ([2024]054)Additional support came from the Industry and Education Combination Innovation Platform of Intelligent Manufacturing and Graduate Joint Training Base at Guizhou University (2020-520000-83-01324061)the Guizhou Engineering Research Center for Smart Services (2203-520102-04-04-298868)。
文摘Aqueous sodium-ion batteries(ASIBs) offer significant advantages for energy storage on a large scale,attributed to their economical cost,secure operatio n,and eco-friend ly natu re.Among the leading cathode materials for ASIBs,Na_(3)V_(2)(PO_(4))_(3)(NVP) exhibits excellent structural stability and a high Na+diffusion coefficient,making it a promising option.However,the high solubility of vanadium-based materials in aqueous electrolytes engenders suboptimal cycling stability for Na_(3)V_(2)(PO_(4))_(3),constraining its application in ASIBs.Herein,the Cr-substituted Na_(3)V_(1.3)Cr_(0.7)(PO_(4))3@C(NV_(1.3)Cr_(0.7)P) cathode material was synthesized via a simple sol-gel method.It is found that Cr substitution reduces the cell parameters of NV_(1.3)Cr_(0.7)P,effectively reinforcing the crystal structure.Furthermore,NV_(1.3)Cr_(0.7)P alters the Na^(+)insertion/extraction mechanism,transforming the typical two-phase reaction between Na_(1)V_(2)(PO_(4))_(3)and Na_(3)V_(2)(PO_(4))3into continuous solid-solution reactions with stable intermediates.The Cr substitution diminishes the sodium-ion diffusion energy barrier in NV_(1.3)Cr_(0.7)P,leading to smoother Na+insertion and extraction processes.Consequently,NV_(1.3)Cr_(0.7)P exhibits impressive cycling stability,retaining 74.8% of its capacity after 5,000 cycles at a current density of 5 A g^(-1),along with an outstanding rate performance of 79,2% at 10 A g^(-1).This work elucidates the stable Na^(+)insertion/extraction processes in Cr-substituted NV_(1.3)Cr_(0.7)P,offering insights into the application of vanadium-based materials in aqueous sodium-ion batteries.
文摘Base-catalyzed nucleophilic substitution reactions ofβ-ketonitrile with azodicarboxylates have been developed.A series of disubstituted C—N coupling products were obtained in good to excellent yields under Et_(3)N catalysis.Monosubstitu-tion C—N bond formation reaction catalyzed by K_(2)CO_(3) also gave novel enol-based target products.This method is simple and mild,with good chemoselectivity,excellent substrate compatibility and tolerance for various functional groups,and achieves gram-scale synthesis.The reaction is a nucleophilic substitution process without the involvement of free radicals.
文摘Asymmetric allylic C—H functionalization is a valuable and challenging research area. Different from the conventional direct allylic C—H cleavage strategy, transition metal-catalyzed migratory allylic substitution of remote dienes has emerged as a new route to achieve allylic C—H functionalization enantioselectively. This review provides a detailed summary of the development and advance of this strategy, introduces the related mechanistic processes, and discusses the area based on the types of catalysts and products.
文摘A new gold self-relay catalytic annulation/nucleophilic substitution cascade of 1,3-enyne acetates with cyclic ether acetals is reported,enabling highly diastereoselective access to cyclic etherified cyclopentenones with cyclic quaternary centers in moderate to good yields and>19∶1 dr.This catalysis enables the direct construction of two types of carboncyclic skeletons by adjusting the olefin types of 1,3-enyne acetates.When 1,3-enyne acetates bearing a cyclic alkene unit were used,5~6 fused bicarbocyclic products were diastereoselectively synthesized,whereas the reaction of acyclic 1,3-enyne acetates resulted in five-memebered carbocyclic framework.Notably,cyclic ether acetals are commonly used as protecting groups in traditional multistep organic syntheses,and in this reaction,such reagents serve as electrophilic cyclic ether precursors,achieving new uses for old reagents.The current method demonstrates good functional group compatibility,a broad substrate scope and high diastereoselectivity,providing a new synthetic strategy toward functionalized cyclopentenones.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (52302140)Major Scientific and Technological Innovation Project of Wenzhou (ZG2023040, ZG2023042)Joint Funds of the National Natural Science Foundation of China Key Program (U21B2068)。
文摘The feldspar-based microwave dielectric ceramic with low relative permittivity(εr)and excellent mechanical properties has attracted much attention in the fifth-generation wireless communication technology.In this work,a series of microwave dielectric ceramic SrAl_(2-x)Ga_(x)Si_(2)O_(8)(0.1≤x≤2.0)was synthesized using the traditional solid-state method.X-ray diffraction pattern indicates that Ga^(3+)can be dissolved into Al^(3+),forming a solid solution.Meanwhile,substitution of Ga^(3+)for Al^(3+)can promote the space group transition from I2/c(0.1≤x≤1.4)to P21/a(1.6≤x≤2.0)with coefficient of thermal expansion(CTE)increasing from 2.9×10^(-6)℃^(-1) to 5.2×10^(-6)℃^(-1).During this substitution,the phase transition can significantly improve the structural symmetry to enhance the dielectric properties and mechanical properties.Rietveld refinement results indicate that Ga^(3+)averagely occupied four Al^(3+)compositions to form solid solution.All ceramics have a dense microstructure and high relative density above 95%.An ultralower of 5.8 was obtained at x=1.6 composition with high quality factor(Q´f)of 50700 GHz and negative temperature coefficients of resonant frequency(tf)of approximately−35×10^(-6)℃^(-1).The densification temperature can be reduced to 940℃by adding 4%(in mass)LiF,resulting in good chemical compatibility with Ag electrode.Meanwhile,negativetf can be tuned to near-zero(+3.7×10^(-6)℃^(-1))by adding CaTiO_(3) ceramic.
文摘Industrial waste management constitutes a major challenge for sustainable development. This study aims to transform hardened cement waste stored in cement warehouses and in real estate construction sites into paving stones. This innovative solution will contribute to the protection of the environment and the reduction of inert industrial waste. To do this, paving stones based on hardened cement have been developed and characterized. The raw materials were subjected to physical and mechanical characterization tests. The hardened cement aggregates previously crushed with the 5/15 granular class were used as substitutes to replace the natural 5/15 aggregates in the hardened paving stones at contents ranging from 0 to 100%. The mechanical characterization results on the raw material showed that the hardened cement aggregate is made from lightweight aggregates. On the prepared mortar, in the fresh state, the Abrams cone slump test showed an increase in the quantity of waste water with the increase in the content of hardened cement aggregate. In the hardened state, physical (porosity, absorption and dry density) and mechanical (compression, splitting traction, 3-point bending traction and wear) characterization tests were carried out at periods of 7, 14 and 28 days of maturation in water on the cobblestones. These results show that the substitution of natural aggregates by hardened cement aggregates in increasingly large proportions leads to an improvement in compressive, flexural, splitting and wear resistance. In addition, the incorporation of hardened cement aggregate considerably slows down the mechanical degradation of the paving stones. They can, therefore, be used in road and interior or exterior floor coverings.
