Commonly,the standards for the geometric design of roads refer to a given set of values for the friction coefficient(longitudinal and transverse friction).These"reference"values imply corresponding visibilit...Commonly,the standards for the geometric design of roads refer to a given set of values for the friction coefficient(longitudinal and transverse friction).These"reference"values imply corresponding visibility sights,curvature radii,and speed limits.Unfortunately,not only do these reference values not correspond to a given standard to measure them,but nothing is said about the decrease of the posted speed limit(variable speed limits)when roads become slippery and lanes for autonomous vehicle(AV)are concerned.Furthermore,the same assessment of the friction coefficient has plenty of uncertainties due to measurement device,temperature,location,time passed from the construction,alignment-related variables(e.g.,curve,tangent,transition curve,convexity/crests or concavity/sags,longitudinal slope,superelevation,and ruling gradient),and supplementary singularities such as joints and bridge approaches.All the issues above may harm road safety and the complexity of forensic investigations of pavements.Consequently,this study's objectives were confined to(1)carrying out friction measurements and analyzing the problem of friction decay over time;(2)setting up a method to lower the speed limits where friction decays are detected;(3)setting up a method to handle friction decays for autonomous vehicles.Results demonstrate that:(1)a power law describes how the speed limits are affected by friction;(2)for speeds up to 170 km/h,due to the lower reaction time,AV reaction distance is lower,which benefits AV traffic(lower stopping distance);(3)on the contrary,for higher values of friction and higher speeds,under the hypothesis of having the same reaction time law for non-AV(NAV)(i.e.,decreasing with the initial speed),AV speed limits become lower than NAV speed limits;(4)not only do comfort-based speed profiles for AVs bring higher braking distances,but also,in the median part(of the deceleration process),this could pose safety issues and reduce the distance between the available and the needed friction.展开更多
A mathematically rigorous framework for singular limits of the magnetohydrodynamic rotating shallow water equations with ill-prepared data is developed when the Rossby and Froude numbers tend to zero at different rate...A mathematically rigorous framework for singular limits of the magnetohydrodynamic rotating shallow water equations with ill-prepared data is developed when the Rossby and Froude numbers tend to zero at different rates.The reduced systems are derived,respectively,for the stratification-dominant and the rotation-dominant cases by means of the developed three-scale fast averaging method.展开更多
In this paper,we compute sub-Riemannian limits of some important curvature variants associated with the connection with torsion for four dimensional twisted BCV spaces and derive a Gauss-Bonnet theorem for four dimens...In this paper,we compute sub-Riemannian limits of some important curvature variants associated with the connection with torsion for four dimensional twisted BCV spaces and derive a Gauss-Bonnet theorem for four dimensional twisted BCV spaces.展开更多
In chemical flooding,emulsification and interfacial tension(IFT)reduction are crucial for enhanced oil recovery(EOR).However,the dominant performance parameter and technical limits of surfactants for oil displacement ...In chemical flooding,emulsification and interfacial tension(IFT)reduction are crucial for enhanced oil recovery(EOR).However,the dominant performance parameter and technical limits of surfactants for oil displacement remain underexplored.This study investigated the relationship between the emulsification capability and IFT.Accordingly,the dominant performance parameter and the technical limits of surfactants were determined using oil displacement experiments.Specifically,an analysis of 74 sets of experimental results revealed a shift in the significant correlation between EI(a quantitative measure of emulsification capability)andσat anσvalue of 8.5×10^(-2)mN/m(i.e.,critical valueσ_(c)).Forσ<σ_(c),emulsification capability and IFT function as independent performance parameters.The oil displacement experiments using two surfactants with contrasting EI andσvalues demonstrate that emulsification capability,rather than ultra-low IFT,is the dominant performance parameter.This study determined the technical limit of EI using oil displacement experiments via in-situ emulsification.The experimental results indicate strong correlations of EI with oil displacement and recovery efficiencies.The incremental displacement and recovery efficiencies were employed to quantify the potential of surfactants to enhance oil displacement and recovery efficiencies,respectively.The incremental displacement and recovery efficiencies versus EI curves revealed a critical EI(EI_(c))value of 0.53.When EIEI_(c),their increasing rates slowed down markedly.Therefore,the technical limits of the emulsification capability and IFT of surfactants used in this study are determined at EI≥0.53 andσ≤8.5×10^(-2)mN/m,respectively.展开更多
Based on archetype analysis of system dynamics,the limits-to-growth archetype of Peter Senge(one of his eight archetypes) was borrowed,and various influence factors of rural tourism development combined to construct t...Based on archetype analysis of system dynamics,the limits-to-growth archetype of Peter Senge(one of his eight archetypes) was borrowed,and various influence factors of rural tourism development combined to construct the limits-to-growth archetype which consists of limits-to-growth archetype of scientific planning balance,and limits-to-growth archetype of infrastructure input balance,and limits-to-growth archetype of high-quality staff balance.Through the join of limits-to-growth sub-archetypes,limits-to-growth archetype of rural tourism development in overseas countries were obtained,on the basis of which further researches were carried out to analyze management countermeasures to eliminate limits to growth via rural tourism development.It was stressed that government should play the guiding role,unified planning,scientific management and policy support further enhanced;more efforts should be devoted to the infrastructure construction,and more financial support given by the government;more professional talents should be introduced in multiple ways,and training for present rural tourism staff enhanced.展开更多
Let x 1,x 2,… be independent identically distributed (i.i.d.) random variables, in which x n=0 or 1 and the probability of ｛x n=1｝ is p. Here p is unknown. Let τ be any finite stopping ...Let x 1,x 2,… be independent identically distributed (i.i.d.) random variables, in which x n=0 or 1 and the probability of ｛x n=1｝ is p. Here p is unknown. Let τ be any finite stopping time for (x n,n1). For any sequential sample (x 1,x 2,…,x τ ) and γ∈(0,1), we have given an optimal confidence limit of p with confidence level γ . Some related problems are also discussed.展开更多
Liver transplantation(LT)remains the optimal life-saving intervention for patients with end-stage liver disease.Despite the recent advances in LT several barriers,including organ allocation,donor-recipient matching,an...Liver transplantation(LT)remains the optimal life-saving intervention for patients with end-stage liver disease.Despite the recent advances in LT several barriers,including organ allocation,donor-recipient matching,and patient education,persist.With the growing progress of artificial intelligence,particularly large language models(LLMs)like ChatGPT,new applications have emerged in the field of LT.Current studies demonstrating usage of ChatGPT in LT include various areas of application,from clinical settings to research and education.ChatGPT usage can benefit both healthcare professionals,by decreasing the time spent on non-clinical work,but also LT recipients by providing accurate information.Future potential applications include the expanding usage of ChatGPT and other LLMs in the field of LT pathology and radiology as well as the automated creation of discharge summaries or other related paperwork.Additionally,the next models of ChatGPT might have the potential to provide more accurate patient education material with increased readability.Although ChatGPT usage presents promising applications,there are certain ethical and practical limitations.Key concerns include patient data privacy,information accuracy,misinformation possibility and lack of legal framework.Healthcare providers and policymakers should collaborate for the establishment of a controlled framework for the safe use of ChatGPT.The aim of this minireview is to summarize current literature on ChatGPT in LT,highlighting both opportunities and limitations,while also providing future possible applications.展开更多
Significantly increasing temperature since the 1980s in China has become a consensus under the background of global climate change and how climate change affects agriculture or even cropping systems has attracted more...Significantly increasing temperature since the 1980s in China has become a consensus under the background of global climate change and how climate change affects agriculture or even cropping systems has attracted more and more attention from Chinese government and scientists. In this study, the possible effects of climate warming on the national northern limits of cropping systems, the northern limits of winter wheat and double rice, and the stable-yield northern limits of rainfed winter wheat-summer maize rotation in China from 1981 to 2007 were analyzed. Also, the possible change of crop yield caused by planting limits displacement during the periods 1950s-1981 and 1981-2007 was compared and discussed. The recognized calculation methods of agricultural climatic indices were employed. According to the indices of climatic regionalization for cropping systems, the national northern limits of cropping systems, winter wheat and double rice, and the stable-yield northern limits of rainfed winter wheat-summer maize rotation during two periods, including the 1950s-1980 and 1981-2007, were drawn with ArcGIS software. Compared with the situation during the 1950s- 1980, the northern limits of double cropping system during 1981-2007 showed significant spatial displacement in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei, and Liaoning provinces and Beijing municipality, China. The northern limits of triple cropping system showed the maximum spatial displacement in Hunan, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang provinces, China. Without considering variety change and social economic factors, the per unit area grain yield of main planting patterns would increase about 54-106% if single cropping system was replaced by double cropping system, which turned out to be 27- 58% if double cropping system was replaced by triple cropping system. In Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Qinghai provinces, Inner Mongolia and Ningxia autonomous regions, China, the northern limits of winter wheat during 1981-2007 moved northward and expanded westward in different degrees, compared with those during the 1950s-1980. Taking Hebei Province as an example, the northern limits of winter wheat moved northward, and the per unit area grain yield would averagely increase about 25% in the change region if the spring wheat was replaced by winter wheat. In Zhejiang, Anhui, Hubei, and Hunan provinces, China, the planting northern limits of double rice moved northward, and the per unit area grain yield would increase in different degrees only from the perspective of heat resource. The stable- yield northern limits of rainfed winter wheat-summer maize rotation moved southeastward in most regions, which was caused by the decrease of local precipitation in recent years. During the past 50 yr, climate warming made the national northern limits of cropping systems move northward in different degrees, the northern limits of winter wheat and double rice both moved northward, and the cropping system change would cause the increase of per unit area grain yield in the change region. However, the stable-yield northern limits of rainfed winter wheat-summer maize rotation moved southeastward due to the decrease of precipitation.展开更多
This article provides a brief overview of various approaches that may be utilized for the analysis of human semen test results. Reference intervals are the most widely used tool for the interpretation of clinical labo...This article provides a brief overview of various approaches that may be utilized for the analysis of human semen test results. Reference intervals are the most widely used tool for the interpretation of clinical laboratory results. Reference interval development has classically relied on concepts elaborated by the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry Expert Panel on Reference Values during the 1980s. These guidelines involve obtaining and classifying samples from a healthy population of at least 120 individuals and then identifying the outermost 5% of observations to use in defining limits for two-sided or one-sided reference intervals. More recently, decision limits based on epidemiological outcome analysis have also been introduced to aid in test interpretation. The reference population must be carefully defined on the basis of the intended clinical use of the underlying test. To determine appropriate reference intervals for use in male fertility assessment, a reference population of men with documented time to pregnancy of 〈 12 months would be most suitable. However, for epidemiological assessment of semen testing results, a reference population made up ofunselected healthy men would be preferred. Although reference and decision limits derived for individual semen analysis test results will undoubtedly be the interpretational tools of choice in the near future, in the long term, multivariate methods for the interpretation of semen analysis alone or in combination with information from the female partner seem to represent better means for assessing the likelihood of achieving a successful pregnancy in a subfertile couple.展开更多
Combustible gases in coal mines are composed of methane, hydrogen, some multi-carbon alkane gases and other gases. Based on a numerical calculation, the explosion limits of combustible gases were studied, showing that...Combustible gases in coal mines are composed of methane, hydrogen, some multi-carbon alkane gases and other gases. Based on a numerical calculation, the explosion limits of combustible gases were studied, showing that these limits are related to the concentrations of different components in the mixture. With an increase of C4H10 and C6H14, the Lower ExplosionLimit （LEL） and Upper Explosion-Limit （UEL） of a combustible gas mixture will decrease clearly. For every 0.1% increase in C4H10 and C6H14, the LEL decreases by about 0.19% and the UEL by about 0.3%. The results also prove that, by increasing the amount of H2, the UEL of a combustible gas mixture will increase considerably. If the level of HE increases by 0.1%, the UEL will increase by about 0.3%. However, H2 has only a small effect on the LEL of the combustible gas mixture. Our study provides a theoretical foundation for judging the explosion risk of an explosive gas mixture in mines.展开更多
The explosive gases CO and C2H4, released mainly flammable gases during the process of coal self-ignition, are of the most important ingredients of the multi-component gases in goal areas, along with CH4. We have dete...The explosive gases CO and C2H4, released mainly flammable gases during the process of coal self-ignition, are of the most important ingredients of the multi-component gases in goal areas, along with CH4. We have determined some of the parame- ters of explosive properties of the one-component gases CH4, CO and C2H4 using an explosive trial device of polybasic explosive gas mixtures and emphasized particularly the effect on the limits of explosive concentration of the binary explosive mixed gases CH4＋CO, CH4＋C2H4, as a function of the amount of CO, C2H4 and inert flame resisting gases （N2, CO2）. The experimental results show that the effect of inert gases on the explosive limits of mixed gases, given the property of explosive gas, is obvious： the inert gases （N2, CO2） possess some inhibitory effects on the explosion of the multi-component explosive gas mixtures. The results will provide some experimental support to suppress the occurrence of the gas explosions in goaf areas and provide some directions for designing explosion-proof electric equipment and fire arresters.展开更多
Given the background of a transmission tower erected on a particular mining subsidence area,we used finite element modeling to analyze the anti-deformation performance of transmission towers under a number of differen...Given the background of a transmission tower erected on a particular mining subsidence area,we used finite element modeling to analyze the anti-deformation performance of transmission towers under a number of different load conditions,including horizontal foundation displacement,uneven vertical downward displacement,wind loads and icing conditions.The results show that the failure in stability of a single steel angle iron represents the limit of the tower given ground deformation.We calculated the corresponding limits of foundation displacements.The results indicate that compression displacement of the foundation is more dangerous than tension displacement.Under complex foundation displacement conditions,horizontal foundation displacement is a key factor leading to failure in the stability of towers.Under conditions of compression or tension displacement of the foundation,wind load becomes the key factor.Towers do not fail when foundation displacements are smaller than 1% (under tension) or 0.5% (under horizontal compression or single foundation subsidence) of the distance between two supports.展开更多
In order to reduce the number of accidents due to explosions of flammable gases in the goaf of coalmines,the conditions for explosion of flammable gases and their explosion limits,affected to a considerable extent by ...In order to reduce the number of accidents due to explosions of flammable gases in the goaf of coalmines,the conditions for explosion of flammable gases and their explosion limits,affected to a considerable extent by CO2,are explored.With the use of our experimental equipment suitable for the study of explosion of polybasic explosive gas mixtures,we investigated the effect of CH4/H2=10/1 and CH4/C2H4=10/1 gases mixed with CO2 on their explosion limits.The results indicate that after adding CO2,the explosion limit of the CH4/H2(or C2H4) =10/1 gas mixtures decreased markedly with increasing amounts of CO2.When the amount of CO2 exceeded 25%,the CH4/C2H4=10/1 flammable gas mixture did not lead to explosions.Similar results were obtained when the amount of CO2 exceeded 23% in the CH4/H2=10/1 flammable gas mixture.We also compared the explosion limits and the explosion suppression effect of N2 or CO2 on the explosion limits of the CH4+CO and CH4+C2H4 dual explosive gas mixtures.Along with the increases in the amounts of CO2 or N2,the area of the explosion limits of gas mixtures decreased.Under the same conditions,the explosion suppression effect of CO2 was greater than that of N2.CO2 has clearly the better suppression effect on the explosion of flammable gases in goafs.展开更多
Desorption rate index(DRI)was presented to the Australian underground coal industry in 1995 as a means for determining outburst threshold limits for Australian coal seams.DRI is a measure of the gas volume released fr...Desorption rate index(DRI)was presented to the Australian underground coal industry in 1995 as a means for determining outburst threshold limits for Australian coal seams.DRI is a measure of the gas volume released from a coal sample in the first 30 s of crushing during the Q3 stage of gas content testing,multiplied by the ratio between measured Q3 and QM.Relationships were identified between QM and DRI for both CO2 and CH4 rich coal samples collected from the Bulli Seam at West Cliff Colliery and that identified relationship was referred to as the Bulli Seam Benchmark.The outburst mining gas content threshold limit values specified for the Bulli Seam at that time,when applied to the QM-DRI Bulli Seam benchmark,was shown to closely align with a DRI value of 900(DRI900),for both CO2 and CH4 rich seam gas conditions.The Australian coal industry adopted the DRI900 as the basis for determining outburst gas content TLV for Australian coal seams.Outburst mining experience in Australia has shown that gas content is not the only significant factor that impacts outburst risk,as all significant outburst events have been associated with abnormal geological conditions,such as faults and dykes.Therefore,assessing the potential application of additional outburst risk factors,to accurately define outburst risk zones,set safe mining threshold levels,and determine appropriate mining controls,warrants further investigation.Several Australian coal mines have implemented mining procedures enabling mining to continue in areas with gas content greater than the TLV determined using the DRI900 approach,without inducing an outburst.There is a broad lack of understanding among Australian coal mine operators as to the procedure and calculations used to determine DRI.Also,there has been growing concern regarding the accuracy and validity of the DRI900 method for determining outburst TLV.A comprehensive set of gas data has been collected from Australian coal seams,including the Bulli Seam,and this data has been used to investigate the DRI,Bulli Seam Benchmark,and the applicability of using DRI900 as the basis for assessing outburst risk and determining gas content TLV.The results are presented and discussed.展开更多
Allowable levels for pesticide residues in foods, known as tolerances in the US and as maximum residue limits （MRLs） in much of the world, are widely yet inappropriately perceived as levels of safety concern. A nove...Allowable levels for pesticide residues in foods, known as tolerances in the US and as maximum residue limits （MRLs） in much of the world, are widely yet inappropriately perceived as levels of safety concern. A novel approach to develop scientifically defensible levels of safety concern is presented and an example to determine acute and chronic pesticide food safety standard （PFSS） levels for the fungicide captan on strawberries is provided. Using this approach, the chronic PFSS level for captan on strawberries was determined to be 2 000 mg kg-1 and the acute PFSS level was determined to be 250 mg kg-1. Both levels are far above the existing tolerance and MRLs that commonly range from 3 to 20 mg kg-~, and provide evidence that captan residues detected at levels greater than the tolerance or MRLs are not of acute or chronic health concern even though they represent violative residues. The benefits of developing the PFSS approach to serve as a companion to existing tolerances/MRLs include a greater understanding concerning the health significance, if any, from exposure to violative pesticide residues. In addition, the PFSS approach can be universally applied to all potential pesticide residues on all food commodities, can be modified by specific jurisdictions to take into account differences in food consumption practices, and can help prioritize food residue monitoring by identifying the pesticide/commodity combinations of the greatest potential food safety concern and guiding development of field level analytical methods to detect pesticide residues on prioritized pesticide/commodity combinations.展开更多
Lean blow-out （LBO） is critical to operational performance of combustion systems in propulsion and power generation. Current predictive tools for LBO limits are based on decadesold empirical correlations that have l...Lean blow-out （LBO） is critical to operational performance of combustion systems in propulsion and power generation. Current predictive tools for LBO limits are based on decadesold empirical correlations that have limited applicability for modern combustor designs. According to the Lefebvre＇s model for LBO and classical perfect stirred reactor （PSR） concept, a load parameter （LP） is proposed for LBO analysis of aero-engine combustors in this paper. The parameters contained in load parameter are all estimated from the non-reacting flow field of a combustor that is obtained by numerical simulation. Additionally, based on the load parameter, a method of fuel iterative approximation （FIA） is proposed to predict the LBO limit of the combustor. Compared with experimental data for 19 combustors, it is found that load parameter can represent the actual combustion load of the combustor near LBO and have good relativity with LBO fuel/air ratio （FAR）. The LBO FAR obtained by FIA shows good agreement with experimental data, the maximum prediction uncertainty of FIA is about ±17.5%. Because only the non-reacting flow is simulated, the time cost of the LBO limit prediction using FIA is relatively low （about 6 h for one combustor with computer equipment of CPU 2.66 GHz · 4 and 4 GB memory）, showing that FIA is reliable and efficient to be used for practical applications.展开更多
In this article, two relaxation time limits, namely, the momentum relaxation time limit and the energy relaxation time limit are considered. By the compactness argument, it is obtained that the smooth solutions of the...In this article, two relaxation time limits, namely, the momentum relaxation time limit and the energy relaxation time limit are considered. By the compactness argument, it is obtained that the smooth solutions of the multidimensional nonisentropic Euler-Poisson problem converge to the solutions of an energy transport model or a drift diffusion model, respectively, with respect to different time scales.展开更多
A coupling dynamic model of a subway train and an embedded track is established to study the safety limits of track irregularities.The simulated vehicle system was a 74-degrees of freedom multi-rigid body model,and th...A coupling dynamic model of a subway train and an embedded track is established to study the safety limits of track irregularities.The simulated vehicle system was a 74-degrees of freedom multi-rigid body model,and the rail was a Timoshenko beam.The slab was a three-dimensional solid finite element model.The sensitive wavelength irregularity was first studied,and then the safety limit of the sensitive wavelength was analyzed.The wheel-rail lateral force exhibited a substantial effect on the track alignment and gauge irregularity safety limit.The wheel-rail vertical force and the rate of wheel load reduction significantly affected the height and cross-level irregularity safety limit.The results demonstrate that the safety limits of the alignment,gauge,height,and cross-level embedded track geometric irregularity are 5.3 mm,[−10.5,8]mm,5.6 mm,and 6 mm,respectively.展开更多
The stretch forming and the deep-drawing processes were carried out at 300 and 673 K to determine the safe forming and fracture limits of IN625 alloy.The experimentally obtained strain-based fracture forming limit dia...The stretch forming and the deep-drawing processes were carried out at 300 and 673 K to determine the safe forming and fracture limits of IN625 alloy.The experimentally obtained strain-based fracture forming limit diagram(FFLD)was transformed into a stress-based(σ-FFLD)and effective plastic strain(EPS)vs triaxiality(η)plot to remove the excess dependency of fracture limits over the strains.For the prediction of fracture limits,seven different damage models were calibrated.The Oh model displayed the best ability to predict the fracture locus with the least absolute error.Though the experimentally obtained fracture limits have only been used for the numerical analysis,none of the considered damage models predicted the fracture strains over the entire considered range of stress triaxiality(0.33<η<0.66).The deep drawing process window helped to determine wrinkling,safe and fracture zones while drawing the cylindrical cups under different temperature and lubricating conditions.Further,the highest drawing ratio of 2 was achieved at 673 K under the lubricating condition.All the numerically predicted results of both stretch forming and deep drawing processes using the Hill 1948 anisotropic yielding function were found to be good within the acceptable range of error.展开更多
The Lean Blowout(LBO)limit is crucial for the aircraft engines.The semi-empirical(such as Lefebvre’s LBO model and Flame Volume(FV)model),numerical and hybrid methods are widely utilized for the LBO limit quick predi...The Lean Blowout(LBO)limit is crucial for the aircraft engines.The semi-empirical(such as Lefebvre’s LBO model and Flame Volume(FV)model),numerical and hybrid methods are widely utilized for the LBO limit quick prediction.An innovative hybrid method based on the FV concept is proposed.This method can be classified as a semi-empirical/physical based hybrid prediction method.In this hybrid method,it is assumed that the flame volume varies nearly linearly with the fuel/air ratio near the LBO.The flame volume is obtained directly by the numerical simulation using the threshold value of the visible flame boundary as 900 K.Then the final LBO limits is determined by the FV model.On the premise of keeping the good generality of prediction,the hybrid method based on the FV concept can further improve the prediction accuracy.The comparison with the prediction of the existing available methods on fifteen combustors shows that the hybrid method based on the FV concept achieves better prediction accuracy.The prediction uncertainties between the experimental results and the predicted values by the hybrid method based on the FV concept are within about±10%.展开更多
文摘Commonly,the standards for the geometric design of roads refer to a given set of values for the friction coefficient(longitudinal and transverse friction).These"reference"values imply corresponding visibility sights,curvature radii,and speed limits.Unfortunately,not only do these reference values not correspond to a given standard to measure them,but nothing is said about the decrease of the posted speed limit(variable speed limits)when roads become slippery and lanes for autonomous vehicle(AV)are concerned.Furthermore,the same assessment of the friction coefficient has plenty of uncertainties due to measurement device,temperature,location,time passed from the construction,alignment-related variables(e.g.,curve,tangent,transition curve,convexity/crests or concavity/sags,longitudinal slope,superelevation,and ruling gradient),and supplementary singularities such as joints and bridge approaches.All the issues above may harm road safety and the complexity of forensic investigations of pavements.Consequently,this study's objectives were confined to(1)carrying out friction measurements and analyzing the problem of friction decay over time;(2)setting up a method to lower the speed limits where friction decays are detected;(3)setting up a method to handle friction decays for autonomous vehicles.Results demonstrate that:(1)a power law describes how the speed limits are affected by friction;(2)for speeds up to 170 km/h,due to the lower reaction time,AV reaction distance is lower,which benefits AV traffic(lower stopping distance);(3)on the contrary,for higher values of friction and higher speeds,under the hypothesis of having the same reaction time law for non-AV(NAV)(i.e.,decreasing with the initial speed),AV speed limits become lower than NAV speed limits;(4)not only do comfort-based speed profiles for AVs bring higher braking distances,but also,in the median part(of the deceleration process),this could pose safety issues and reduce the distance between the available and the needed friction.
基金supported by Natural Science Foundation of China(12001506)the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(ZR2020QA014).
文摘A mathematically rigorous framework for singular limits of the magnetohydrodynamic rotating shallow water equations with ill-prepared data is developed when the Rossby and Froude numbers tend to zero at different rates.The reduced systems are derived,respectively,for the stratification-dominant and the rotation-dominant cases by means of the developed three-scale fast averaging method.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11771070).
文摘In this paper,we compute sub-Riemannian limits of some important curvature variants associated with the connection with torsion for four dimensional twisted BCV spaces and derive a Gauss-Bonnet theorem for four dimensional twisted BCV spaces.
基金funded by a basic research project of SINOPEC(KL22023)。
文摘In chemical flooding,emulsification and interfacial tension(IFT)reduction are crucial for enhanced oil recovery(EOR).However,the dominant performance parameter and technical limits of surfactants for oil displacement remain underexplored.This study investigated the relationship between the emulsification capability and IFT.Accordingly,the dominant performance parameter and the technical limits of surfactants were determined using oil displacement experiments.Specifically,an analysis of 74 sets of experimental results revealed a shift in the significant correlation between EI(a quantitative measure of emulsification capability)andσat anσvalue of 8.5×10^(-2)mN/m(i.e.,critical valueσ_(c)).Forσ<σ_(c),emulsification capability and IFT function as independent performance parameters.The oil displacement experiments using two surfactants with contrasting EI andσvalues demonstrate that emulsification capability,rather than ultra-low IFT,is the dominant performance parameter.This study determined the technical limit of EI using oil displacement experiments via in-situ emulsification.The experimental results indicate strong correlations of EI with oil displacement and recovery efficiencies.The incremental displacement and recovery efficiencies were employed to quantify the potential of surfactants to enhance oil displacement and recovery efficiencies,respectively.The incremental displacement and recovery efficiencies versus EI curves revealed a critical EI(EI_(c))value of 0.53.When EIEI_(c),their increasing rates slowed down markedly.Therefore,the technical limits of the emulsification capability and IFT of surfactants used in this study are determined at EI≥0.53 andσ≤8.5×10^(-2)mN/m,respectively.
基金Supported by Scientific and Technological Program of Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education: Limits to Growth Archetype Analysis ofRural Tourism with Restricted Resources and Countermeasure Research(GJJ1622)~~
文摘Based on archetype analysis of system dynamics,the limits-to-growth archetype of Peter Senge(one of his eight archetypes) was borrowed,and various influence factors of rural tourism development combined to construct the limits-to-growth archetype which consists of limits-to-growth archetype of scientific planning balance,and limits-to-growth archetype of infrastructure input balance,and limits-to-growth archetype of high-quality staff balance.Through the join of limits-to-growth sub-archetypes,limits-to-growth archetype of rural tourism development in overseas countries were obtained,on the basis of which further researches were carried out to analyze management countermeasures to eliminate limits to growth via rural tourism development.It was stressed that government should play the guiding role,unified planning,scientific management and policy support further enhanced;more efforts should be devoted to the infrastructure construction,and more financial support given by the government;more professional talents should be introduced in multiple ways,and training for present rural tourism staff enhanced.
文摘Let x 1,x 2,… be independent identically distributed (i.i.d.) random variables, in which x n=0 or 1 and the probability of ｛x n=1｝ is p. Here p is unknown. Let τ be any finite stopping time for (x n,n1). For any sequential sample (x 1,x 2,…,x τ ) and γ∈(0,1), we have given an optimal confidence limit of p with confidence level γ . Some related problems are also discussed.
文摘Liver transplantation(LT)remains the optimal life-saving intervention for patients with end-stage liver disease.Despite the recent advances in LT several barriers,including organ allocation,donor-recipient matching,and patient education,persist.With the growing progress of artificial intelligence,particularly large language models(LLMs)like ChatGPT,new applications have emerged in the field of LT.Current studies demonstrating usage of ChatGPT in LT include various areas of application,from clinical settings to research and education.ChatGPT usage can benefit both healthcare professionals,by decreasing the time spent on non-clinical work,but also LT recipients by providing accurate information.Future potential applications include the expanding usage of ChatGPT and other LLMs in the field of LT pathology and radiology as well as the automated creation of discharge summaries or other related paperwork.Additionally,the next models of ChatGPT might have the potential to provide more accurate patient education material with increased readability.Although ChatGPT usage presents promising applications,there are certain ethical and practical limitations.Key concerns include patient data privacy,information accuracy,misinformation possibility and lack of legal framework.Healthcare providers and policymakers should collaborate for the establishment of a controlled framework for the safe use of ChatGPT.The aim of this minireview is to summarize current literature on ChatGPT in LT,highlighting both opportunities and limitations,while also providing future possible applications.
基金funded by the Mode Construction of Modern Farming System and Supporting Technology Research and Demonstration, China (200803028)
文摘Significantly increasing temperature since the 1980s in China has become a consensus under the background of global climate change and how climate change affects agriculture or even cropping systems has attracted more and more attention from Chinese government and scientists. In this study, the possible effects of climate warming on the national northern limits of cropping systems, the northern limits of winter wheat and double rice, and the stable-yield northern limits of rainfed winter wheat-summer maize rotation in China from 1981 to 2007 were analyzed. Also, the possible change of crop yield caused by planting limits displacement during the periods 1950s-1981 and 1981-2007 was compared and discussed. The recognized calculation methods of agricultural climatic indices were employed. According to the indices of climatic regionalization for cropping systems, the national northern limits of cropping systems, winter wheat and double rice, and the stable-yield northern limits of rainfed winter wheat-summer maize rotation during two periods, including the 1950s-1980 and 1981-2007, were drawn with ArcGIS software. Compared with the situation during the 1950s- 1980, the northern limits of double cropping system during 1981-2007 showed significant spatial displacement in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei, and Liaoning provinces and Beijing municipality, China. The northern limits of triple cropping system showed the maximum spatial displacement in Hunan, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang provinces, China. Without considering variety change and social economic factors, the per unit area grain yield of main planting patterns would increase about 54-106% if single cropping system was replaced by double cropping system, which turned out to be 27- 58% if double cropping system was replaced by triple cropping system. In Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Qinghai provinces, Inner Mongolia and Ningxia autonomous regions, China, the northern limits of winter wheat during 1981-2007 moved northward and expanded westward in different degrees, compared with those during the 1950s-1980. Taking Hebei Province as an example, the northern limits of winter wheat moved northward, and the per unit area grain yield would averagely increase about 25% in the change region if the spring wheat was replaced by winter wheat. In Zhejiang, Anhui, Hubei, and Hunan provinces, China, the planting northern limits of double rice moved northward, and the per unit area grain yield would increase in different degrees only from the perspective of heat resource. The stable- yield northern limits of rainfed winter wheat-summer maize rotation moved southeastward in most regions, which was caused by the decrease of local precipitation in recent years. During the past 50 yr, climate warming made the national northern limits of cropping systems move northward in different degrees, the northern limits of winter wheat and double rice both moved northward, and the cropping system change would cause the increase of per unit area grain yield in the change region. However, the stable-yield northern limits of rainfed winter wheat-summer maize rotation moved southeastward due to the decrease of precipitation.
文摘This article provides a brief overview of various approaches that may be utilized for the analysis of human semen test results. Reference intervals are the most widely used tool for the interpretation of clinical laboratory results. Reference interval development has classically relied on concepts elaborated by the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry Expert Panel on Reference Values during the 1980s. These guidelines involve obtaining and classifying samples from a healthy population of at least 120 individuals and then identifying the outermost 5% of observations to use in defining limits for two-sided or one-sided reference intervals. More recently, decision limits based on epidemiological outcome analysis have also been introduced to aid in test interpretation. The reference population must be carefully defined on the basis of the intended clinical use of the underlying test. To determine appropriate reference intervals for use in male fertility assessment, a reference population of men with documented time to pregnancy of 〈 12 months would be most suitable. However, for epidemiological assessment of semen testing results, a reference population made up ofunselected healthy men would be preferred. Although reference and decision limits derived for individual semen analysis test results will undoubtedly be the interpretational tools of choice in the near future, in the long term, multivariate methods for the interpretation of semen analysis alone or in combination with information from the female partner seem to represent better means for assessing the likelihood of achieving a successful pregnancy in a subfertile couple.
基金Projects 706029 supported by the Cultivation Fund of the Key Scientific and Technical Innovation Project of Ministry of Education of China2007AA04Z332 by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China
文摘Combustible gases in coal mines are composed of methane, hydrogen, some multi-carbon alkane gases and other gases. Based on a numerical calculation, the explosion limits of combustible gases were studied, showing that these limits are related to the concentrations of different components in the mixture. With an increase of C4H10 and C6H14, the Lower ExplosionLimit （LEL） and Upper Explosion-Limit （UEL） of a combustible gas mixture will decrease clearly. For every 0.1% increase in C4H10 and C6H14, the LEL decreases by about 0.19% and the UEL by about 0.3%. The results also prove that, by increasing the amount of H2, the UEL of a combustible gas mixture will increase considerably. If the level of HE increases by 0.1%, the UEL will increase by about 0.3%. However, H2 has only a small effect on the LEL of the combustible gas mixture. Our study provides a theoretical foundation for judging the explosion risk of an explosive gas mixture in mines.
基金The financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.50874088)the Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (No.IRT0856)
文摘The explosive gases CO and C2H4, released mainly flammable gases during the process of coal self-ignition, are of the most important ingredients of the multi-component gases in goal areas, along with CH4. We have determined some of the parame- ters of explosive properties of the one-component gases CH4, CO and C2H4 using an explosive trial device of polybasic explosive gas mixtures and emphasized particularly the effect on the limits of explosive concentration of the binary explosive mixed gases CH4＋CO, CH4＋C2H4, as a function of the amount of CO, C2H4 and inert flame resisting gases （N2, CO2）. The experimental results show that the effect of inert gases on the explosive limits of mixed gases, given the property of explosive gas, is obvious： the inert gases （N2, CO2） possess some inhibitory effects on the explosion of the multi-component explosive gas mixtures. The results will provide some experimental support to suppress the occurrence of the gas explosions in goaf areas and provide some directions for designing explosion-proof electric equipment and fire arresters.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50004008)Xuzhou Power Supply Company and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2011QNB18) for their financial and technical support for this work
文摘Given the background of a transmission tower erected on a particular mining subsidence area,we used finite element modeling to analyze the anti-deformation performance of transmission towers under a number of different load conditions,including horizontal foundation displacement,uneven vertical downward displacement,wind loads and icing conditions.The results show that the failure in stability of a single steel angle iron represents the limit of the tower given ground deformation.We calculated the corresponding limits of foundation displacements.The results indicate that compression displacement of the foundation is more dangerous than tension displacement.Under complex foundation displacement conditions,horizontal foundation displacement is a key factor leading to failure in the stability of towers.Under conditions of compression or tension displacement of the foundation,wind load becomes the key factor.Towers do not fail when foundation displacements are smaller than 1% (under tension) or 0.5% (under horizontal compression or single foundation subsidence) of the distance between two supports.
基金provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.50874088)the Project of Creative Team by the Ministry of Education of China (No.IRT0856)+1 种基金the Excellent Talent Project of the New Century supported by the Ministry of Education of China (No.NECT050874)the Natural Science Foundation of the Education Department of Shaanxi Province (No.08JK351)
文摘In order to reduce the number of accidents due to explosions of flammable gases in the goaf of coalmines,the conditions for explosion of flammable gases and their explosion limits,affected to a considerable extent by CO2,are explored.With the use of our experimental equipment suitable for the study of explosion of polybasic explosive gas mixtures,we investigated the effect of CH4/H2=10/1 and CH4/C2H4=10/1 gases mixed with CO2 on their explosion limits.The results indicate that after adding CO2,the explosion limit of the CH4/H2(or C2H4) =10/1 gas mixtures decreased markedly with increasing amounts of CO2.When the amount of CO2 exceeded 25%,the CH4/C2H4=10/1 flammable gas mixture did not lead to explosions.Similar results were obtained when the amount of CO2 exceeded 23% in the CH4/H2=10/1 flammable gas mixture.We also compared the explosion limits and the explosion suppression effect of N2 or CO2 on the explosion limits of the CH4+CO and CH4+C2H4 dual explosive gas mixtures.Along with the increases in the amounts of CO2 or N2,the area of the explosion limits of gas mixtures decreased.Under the same conditions,the explosion suppression effect of CO2 was greater than that of N2.CO2 has clearly the better suppression effect on the explosion of flammable gases in goafs.
基金ACARPthe Australian underground coal mine operators who have supported this research project
文摘Desorption rate index(DRI)was presented to the Australian underground coal industry in 1995 as a means for determining outburst threshold limits for Australian coal seams.DRI is a measure of the gas volume released from a coal sample in the first 30 s of crushing during the Q3 stage of gas content testing,multiplied by the ratio between measured Q3 and QM.Relationships were identified between QM and DRI for both CO2 and CH4 rich coal samples collected from the Bulli Seam at West Cliff Colliery and that identified relationship was referred to as the Bulli Seam Benchmark.The outburst mining gas content threshold limit values specified for the Bulli Seam at that time,when applied to the QM-DRI Bulli Seam benchmark,was shown to closely align with a DRI value of 900(DRI900),for both CO2 and CH4 rich seam gas conditions.The Australian coal industry adopted the DRI900 as the basis for determining outburst gas content TLV for Australian coal seams.Outburst mining experience in Australia has shown that gas content is not the only significant factor that impacts outburst risk,as all significant outburst events have been associated with abnormal geological conditions,such as faults and dykes.Therefore,assessing the potential application of additional outburst risk factors,to accurately define outburst risk zones,set safe mining threshold levels,and determine appropriate mining controls,warrants further investigation.Several Australian coal mines have implemented mining procedures enabling mining to continue in areas with gas content greater than the TLV determined using the DRI900 approach,without inducing an outburst.There is a broad lack of understanding among Australian coal mine operators as to the procedure and calculations used to determine DRI.Also,there has been growing concern regarding the accuracy and validity of the DRI900 method for determining outburst TLV.A comprehensive set of gas data has been collected from Australian coal seams,including the Bulli Seam,and this data has been used to investigate the DRI,Bulli Seam Benchmark,and the applicability of using DRI900 as the basis for assessing outburst risk and determining gas content TLV.The results are presented and discussed.
基金the Chilean Government and the National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICYT) for supporting this work through the Becas Chile Scholarships
文摘Allowable levels for pesticide residues in foods, known as tolerances in the US and as maximum residue limits （MRLs） in much of the world, are widely yet inappropriately perceived as levels of safety concern. A novel approach to develop scientifically defensible levels of safety concern is presented and an example to determine acute and chronic pesticide food safety standard （PFSS） levels for the fungicide captan on strawberries is provided. Using this approach, the chronic PFSS level for captan on strawberries was determined to be 2 000 mg kg-1 and the acute PFSS level was determined to be 250 mg kg-1. Both levels are far above the existing tolerance and MRLs that commonly range from 3 to 20 mg kg-~, and provide evidence that captan residues detected at levels greater than the tolerance or MRLs are not of acute or chronic health concern even though they represent violative residues. The benefits of developing the PFSS approach to serve as a companion to existing tolerances/MRLs include a greater understanding concerning the health significance, if any, from exposure to violative pesticide residues. In addition, the PFSS approach can be universally applied to all potential pesticide residues on all food commodities, can be modified by specific jurisdictions to take into account differences in food consumption practices, and can help prioritize food residue monitoring by identifying the pesticide/commodity combinations of the greatest potential food safety concern and guiding development of field level analytical methods to detect pesticide residues on prioritized pesticide/commodity combinations.
文摘Lean blow-out （LBO） is critical to operational performance of combustion systems in propulsion and power generation. Current predictive tools for LBO limits are based on decadesold empirical correlations that have limited applicability for modern combustor designs. According to the Lefebvre＇s model for LBO and classical perfect stirred reactor （PSR） concept, a load parameter （LP） is proposed for LBO analysis of aero-engine combustors in this paper. The parameters contained in load parameter are all estimated from the non-reacting flow field of a combustor that is obtained by numerical simulation. Additionally, based on the load parameter, a method of fuel iterative approximation （FIA） is proposed to predict the LBO limit of the combustor. Compared with experimental data for 19 combustors, it is found that load parameter can represent the actual combustion load of the combustor near LBO and have good relativity with LBO fuel/air ratio （FAR）. The LBO FAR obtained by FIA shows good agreement with experimental data, the maximum prediction uncertainty of FIA is about ±17.5%. Because only the non-reacting flow is simulated, the time cost of the LBO limit prediction using FIA is relatively low （about 6 h for one combustor with computer equipment of CPU 2.66 GHz · 4 and 4 GB memory）, showing that FIA is reliable and efficient to be used for practical applications.
基金Supported by the Chinese Postdoctoral Science Foundation, the Young Scientists Funds of NSF of China (10401019)the Tsinghua Basic Research Foundation.
文摘In this article, two relaxation time limits, namely, the momentum relaxation time limit and the energy relaxation time limit are considered. By the compactness argument, it is obtained that the smooth solutions of the multidimensional nonisentropic Euler-Poisson problem converge to the solutions of an energy transport model or a drift diffusion model, respectively, with respect to different time scales.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51708459)Science and Technology Research and Development Program of China Railway(Grant No.N2019G037)Sichuan Science and Technology Program(Grant No.2020YJ0076).
文摘A coupling dynamic model of a subway train and an embedded track is established to study the safety limits of track irregularities.The simulated vehicle system was a 74-degrees of freedom multi-rigid body model,and the rail was a Timoshenko beam.The slab was a three-dimensional solid finite element model.The sensitive wavelength irregularity was first studied,and then the safety limit of the sensitive wavelength was analyzed.The wheel-rail lateral force exhibited a substantial effect on the track alignment and gauge irregularity safety limit.The wheel-rail vertical force and the rate of wheel load reduction significantly affected the height and cross-level irregularity safety limit.The results demonstrate that the safety limits of the alignment,gauge,height,and cross-level embedded track geometric irregularity are 5.3 mm,[−10.5,8]mm,5.6 mm,and 6 mm,respectively.
基金Science and Engineering Research Board,Government of India(ECR/2016/001402)BITS-Pilani,Hyderabad Campus。
文摘The stretch forming and the deep-drawing processes were carried out at 300 and 673 K to determine the safe forming and fracture limits of IN625 alloy.The experimentally obtained strain-based fracture forming limit diagram(FFLD)was transformed into a stress-based(σ-FFLD)and effective plastic strain(EPS)vs triaxiality(η)plot to remove the excess dependency of fracture limits over the strains.For the prediction of fracture limits,seven different damage models were calibrated.The Oh model displayed the best ability to predict the fracture locus with the least absolute error.Though the experimentally obtained fracture limits have only been used for the numerical analysis,none of the considered damage models predicted the fracture strains over the entire considered range of stress triaxiality(0.33<η<0.66).The deep drawing process window helped to determine wrinkling,safe and fracture zones while drawing the cylindrical cups under different temperature and lubricating conditions.Further,the highest drawing ratio of 2 was achieved at 673 K under the lubricating condition.All the numerically predicted results of both stretch forming and deep drawing processes using the Hill 1948 anisotropic yielding function were found to be good within the acceptable range of error.
基金co-supported by National Science and Technology Major Project(No.2017-III-0007-0032)Key Laboratory Fund(No.6142702180306)。
文摘The Lean Blowout(LBO)limit is crucial for the aircraft engines.The semi-empirical(such as Lefebvre’s LBO model and Flame Volume(FV)model),numerical and hybrid methods are widely utilized for the LBO limit quick prediction.An innovative hybrid method based on the FV concept is proposed.This method can be classified as a semi-empirical/physical based hybrid prediction method.In this hybrid method,it is assumed that the flame volume varies nearly linearly with the fuel/air ratio near the LBO.The flame volume is obtained directly by the numerical simulation using the threshold value of the visible flame boundary as 900 K.Then the final LBO limits is determined by the FV model.On the premise of keeping the good generality of prediction,the hybrid method based on the FV concept can further improve the prediction accuracy.The comparison with the prediction of the existing available methods on fifteen combustors shows that the hybrid method based on the FV concept achieves better prediction accuracy.The prediction uncertainties between the experimental results and the predicted values by the hybrid method based on the FV concept are within about±10%.
