BACKGROUND Total hip arthroplasty is a safe and effective procedure.To improve survivorship,ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene hip liners with antioxidants have been developed.Additive antioxidant was deployed to...BACKGROUND Total hip arthroplasty is a safe and effective procedure.To improve survivorship,ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene hip liners with antioxidants have been developed.Additive antioxidant was deployed to reduce oxidation and consequential wear,loosening,or osteolysis.A unique manufacturing process was utilized for two such hip liners,the Novation®and Alteon®XLE hip liners and this research represents the first large series on this specific material.The study hypothesis was that Novation and Alteon XLE hip liners have similar short-term survivorship as other manufacturers’antioxidant liners according to procedure and outcome data from the American Joint Replacement Registry(AJRR).AIM To demonstrate similar short-term survivorship of XLE antioxidant hip liners compared to all antioxidant hip liners in AJRR.METHODS Utilizing total hip arthroplasty data from the AJRR,a retrospective review was performed for subjects who underwent implantation of Novation XLE(n=461),Alteon XLE(n=989),or any other antioxidant hip liner(termed the aggregate antioxidant group;n=39964)as of March 31,2022.Survivorship at three years and revision rates were compared statistically between the Novation group and the aggregate antioxidant group as well as the Alteon group and the aggregate antioxidant group.RESULTS Survivorship at three years post-surgery was 99.09%for Novation,97.73%for Alteon,and 97.69%for the aggregate antioxidant group.There were no reports of failure due to wear in either the Novation or Alteon groups.Among the revision categories(fracture,infection,aseptic loosening,instability,mechanical complications,wear,pain,hematoma/wound complications,or other),there were no significant differences identified in either comparison.There were also no significant differences in cumulative percent revision rates up to three years post-surgery for the Novation vs aggregate antioxidant group or the Alteon vs aggregate antioxidant group.CONCLUSION Novation and Alteon XLE hip liner revision rate and survivorship are equivalent to other antioxidant hip liners in the short term.展开更多
The service life of internal combustion engines is significantly influenced by surface defects in cylinder liners.To address the limitations of traditional detection methods,we propose an enhanced YOLOv8 model with Sw...The service life of internal combustion engines is significantly influenced by surface defects in cylinder liners.To address the limitations of traditional detection methods,we propose an enhanced YOLOv8 model with Swin Transformer as the backbone network.This approach leverages Swin Transformer's multi-head self-attention mechanism for improved feature extraction of defects spanning various scales.Integrated with the YOLOv8 detection head,our model achieves a mean average precision of 85.1%on our dataset,outperforming baseline methods by 1.4%.The model's effectiveness is further demonstrated on a steel-surface defect dataset,indicating its broad applicability in industrial surface defect detection.Our work highlights the potential of combining Swin Transformer and YOLOv8 for accurate and efficient defect detection.展开更多
The adsorption capacity of landfill liners containing granular activated carbon (GAC), or bentonite activated by acid, for Cr(VI) was investigated by batch testing. The results show that both GAC and activated bentoni...The adsorption capacity of landfill liners containing granular activated carbon (GAC), or bentonite activated by acid, for Cr(VI) was investigated by batch testing. The results show that both GAC and activated bentonite could be used as sorptive amendments for trapping Cr(VI) in landfill liners. The Cr(VI) sorption to GAC and activated bentonite is much greater than Cr(VI) sorption to natural clay. The adsorption capacity of Cr(VI) onto all the soils increases with increasing temperature; adsorption capacity is also significantly influenced by soil-solid concentration. As the soil-solid concentration increases the adsorption capacity first decreases logarithmically, but then stabilizes when the soil-solid concentration exceeds a critical value (e.g. 400 g/L). Permeability tests were conducted in the laboratory. The results indicate that the hydraulic conductivity of landfill liners containing GAC or activated bentonite can meet the engineering requirement of 1 nm/s. One-dimensional transport simulations for Cr(VI) were performed to evaluate the effect of GAC and activated bentonite on landfill liners. The results of the simulations indicate that landfill liners containing GAC, or activated bentonite, significantly retard the transport of Cr(VI) relative to a conventional clay liner.展开更多
The geosynthetic clay liner （GCL） is a kind of waterproofing material used widely in engineering. The waterproof mechanism is understood in terms of bentonite particles becoming water-obstruct colloid layers after t...The geosynthetic clay liner （GCL） is a kind of waterproofing material used widely in engineering. The waterproof mechanism is understood in terms of bentonite particles becoming water-obstruct colloid layers after they sorb water and swell. The swell pressure stress, however, has not been determined directly till now. In our experiment, swell pressure stress of the GCL under saturated water-sorbing condition was measured directly using a custom-made instrument. The results show that （1） the instrument designed by the authors performs satisfactorily and the test results are reproducible; and （2） the trend line of swell pressure stress variation with time can be divided into three segments. The first segment is characterized by a quick increase of the swell force in the first 0-50 hours. The swell pressure stress increases by 7.00×10^-4-1.00×10^-3 MPa/h. The second segment shows a slow increase of the swell pressure stress from the 50th to 1730th hour. The swell force increases by 7.54×10^-6-2.02×10^-5 MPa/h. The third segment is characterized by a little variation in swell pressure stress after 1730 hours. In this segment, the average value of the swell pressure stress measurements is 0.0719 MPa and the maximum value is 0.0729 MPa. It is suggested that the swell pressure stress is mainly raised by water entering pores among montmorillonite particles and interstitial layers in individual montmorillonite crystals, leading to an increase of volume.展开更多
In the production of pipes by hot extrusion method,billets should be heated to a certain temperature before hot extrusion by induction heating. The segmented liners in the induction furnace can possibly affect the cir...In the production of pipes by hot extrusion method,billets should be heated to a certain temperature before hot extrusion by induction heating. The segmented liners in the induction furnace can possibly affect the circumferential Joule heat generation,thus leading to an uneven temperature field. The commonly used magnetic flux concentrators （MFC） can increase the temperature on both ends of the billet. In this paper ,the possible effect of liners and the factors affecting the utilization of the MFC,including the permeability,dimension and position,are all numerically studied and determined.展开更多
In order to address the current aircraft noise problem, the knowledge of impedance of acoustic liners subjected to high-intensity sound and grazing flow is of crucial importance to the design of high-efficiency acoust...In order to address the current aircraft noise problem, the knowledge of impedance of acoustic liners subjected to high-intensity sound and grazing flow is of crucial importance to the design of high-efficiency acoustic nacelles. To this end, the present study is twofold. Firstly, the StraightForward impedance eduction Method(SFM) is evaluated by the strategy that the impedance of a liner specimen is firstly experimentally educed on a flow duct using the SFM, and then its accuracy is checked by comparing the numerical prediction with the measured wall sound pressure of the flow duct. Secondly, the effects of grazing flow and high-intensity sound on the impedance behavior of two single-layer liners are investigated based on comparisons between educed impedance and predictions by three impedance models. The performance of the SFM is validated by showing that the educed impedance leads to excellent agreement between the simulation and the measured wall sound pressure for different grazing flow Mach numbers and Sound Pressure Levels(SPLs) and over a frequency range from 3000 Hz down to 500 Hz. The grazing flow effect generally has the tendency that the acoustic resistance exhibits a slight decrease before it increases linearly with an increase in Mach,predicted successfully by the sound-vortex interaction theoretical model and the Kooi semi-empirical impedance model. However, the Goodrich semi-empirical impedance model gives only a simple linear relation of acoustic resistance starting from Mach zero. Additionally, when the SPL increases from 110 to 140 d B in the present investigation, the acoustic resistance exhibits a significant increase at all frequencies in the absence of flow; however, the resistance decreases slightly under a grazing flow of Mach 0.117. It indicates that the SPL effect can be greatly inhibited when flow is present,and the grazing flow effect can be reduced partly as well at a relatively high SPL.展开更多
Direct shear tests were conducted to obtain both the shear strength ofcompacted clay liners (CCLs) specimens and the interface shear strength between compacted clay linerand base soil. These experiments were conducted...Direct shear tests were conducted to obtain both the shear strength ofcompacted clay liners (CCLs) specimens and the interface shear strength between compacted clay linerand base soil. These experiments were conducted under the conditions of five different watercontents. The experimental results show that shear strength of both CCLs and CCLs/base interfacedecreases with the increase in the water content of CCLs and base soil. In addition, the considerateconcentration of NaCl in leachate has no deteriorating effect on the shear strength of liners.Triaxial shear tests were also conducted on clay liner specimens to obtain total and effective shearstrength under a fast compression. The shear strength parameters with total stress are φ=18. 5°and c=30 kPa for clay-bentonite, and φ=48. 5° and c=90 kPa for sand-bentonite and those witheffective stress are φ'= 27. 2° and c'=25 kPa for clay-bentonite, and φ'=35° and c'=100 kPa forsand-bentonite, respectively. These results indicate that the compacted clay-bentonite shows normalconsolidation, but that the compacted sand-bentonite exhibits over-consolidation.展开更多
Two kinds of W/Cu double-layer shaped charge liner（SCL） were prepared by chemical vapor deposition（CVD） combined with electroforming technique： A SCL with W inner layer and Cu outer layer, B SCL with Cu inner lay...Two kinds of W/Cu double-layer shaped charge liner（SCL） were prepared by chemical vapor deposition（CVD） combined with electroforming technique： A SCL with W inner layer and Cu outer layer, B SCL with Cu inner layer and W outer layer. The penetration properties of A and B SCLs were researched. The results show that the two SCLs can form continuous jet and the tip velocities of A and B jets are 7.4 and 6.3 km s^（-1）, respectively. The kinetic energy density（5.3 9 1011 J m-3） of A jet tip increases by 194.4 %compared with that（1.8 9 1011 J m-3） of B jet tip. B jet,however, exhibits deeper penetration depth at the same experimental conditions. The chemical component and microstructure of the area nearby the ballistic perforation were researched. Component analysis shows that both the jets are formed only from inner layer metal. Microstructure analysis shows that martensite and intermetallic form around ballistic perforation penetrated by A SCL due to the intensive interaction between W jet and steel target. The two kinds of newly formed ultrahard phases also hinder the jet from penetrating target further. As a result of relatively alleviative interaction between Cu jet and target, only solid solution rather than ultrahard phases forms around ballistic perforation penetrated by B SCL.展开更多
A framework is presented to quantify the objective-level resilience of reinforced concrete liners of circular tunnels when exposed to enclosed vehicle fire hazards.By assessing the loss of functionality due to fire-in...A framework is presented to quantify the objective-level resilience of reinforced concrete liners of circular tunnels when exposed to enclosed vehicle fire hazards.By assessing the loss of functionality due to fire-induced damage,the framework enables a decision-basis evaluation of the efficiency of various fire mitigation methods for spe-cific tunnel conditions.In this study,the fire-induced damage of concrete tunnel liners due to strength loss and spalling is stochastically simulated and classified based on typical post-fire repair procedures and damage evalu-ation.The resilience assessment is conducted using Monte Carlo Simulation in combination with a fast-running tool for calculating the thermal impact from vehicle fires on the inside surface of the tunnel liner(developed by the authors in previous work).The proposed approach accounts for uncertainties associated with both the vehicle fire(particularly the combustion energy)and the tunnel conditions(i.e.,geometry,dimensions,and the presence of longitudinal ventilation and/or fixed fire-fighting systems(FFFS)).A parametric case study is used to quantitatively demonstrate the effectiveness of FFFS for reducing post-fire losses of tunnel functionality.Other parameters such as tunnel dimensions,traffic restrictions for vehicles with heavy fire hazard risk,and installation or upgrade of the tunnel ventilation system show somewhat less effectiveness for reducing fire-induced damage.展开更多
In order to study the slagging characteristics of boiler combustion liners during pulverized coal stream combustion, the slag samples on the surface of combustion liner were investigated by X-ray diffractometry, scan ...In order to study the slagging characteristics of boiler combustion liners during pulverized coal stream combustion, the slag samples on the surface of combustion liner were investigated by X-ray diffractometry, scan electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray analysis, and the transformation characteristics of the compositions and crystal phases were studied. The results show that the size of slag granules decreases as the slagging temperature increases; the crystallinity of coal ash I reduces to about 48.6% when the temperature is increased up to 1 350 ℃, and that of the coal ash II reduces to about 65% when the temperature is increased up to 1 500 ℃; the encroachment of molten coal ash to the combustion liner is strengthened. At the same time, the diffusion and the segregation of the compositions in combustion liners have selectivity, which is in favor of enhancing the content of crystal phases, weakening the conglutination among molten slag compositions and combustion liner, and avoiding yielding big clinkers. But the diffusion of the compositions in combustion liners increases the porosity and decreases the mechanical intensity of combustion liner, and makes the slag encroachment to the liner become more serious.展开更多
Low-ionization nuclear emission regions （LINERs） are present in a large fraction of local galaxies, while their connection to the more luminous active galactic nuclei （AGN） remains elusive. We analyze the narrow b...Low-ionization nuclear emission regions （LINERs） are present in a large fraction of local galaxies, while their connection to the more luminous active galactic nuclei （AGN） remains elusive. We analyze the narrow band images obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope （HST） in Hα＋[NII] and/or [OIII] band for 23 LINERs and low luminosity Seyfert galaxies in the sample of the Palomar Optical Spectroscopic Survey of nearby galaxies in an attempt to resolve the structure of Narrow Emission Line Regions （NLRs） of these objects. In all cases, NLRs are well resolved and their morphology differs from object to object. Clumps, linear structure, spiral arms or a ring are detected in a large fraction of the objects, while there is no significant difference between Seyfert galaxies and LINERs. We find that the NLR size and the narrow line luminosity are strongly correlated for both LINERs and low luminosity Seyfert galaxies, and that the size of Ha＋[NII] emission line region scales with Ha luminosity as RNLR ∝ LHα^0.44＋0.06, consistent with an extension of the NLR size-luminosity relation defined for luminous Seyfert galaxies and quasars, to two orders of magnitude lower in luminosity and to lower activity levels. Our results suggest that NLRs in LINERs are similar to those of Seyfert galaxies, and they are powered by the central active galactic nucleus.展开更多
A series of confined swell tests were conducted on a needle-punched geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) with tap water as the hydration medium. The effects of the static confining stress on the swelling characteristics of G...A series of confined swell tests were conducted on a needle-punched geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) with tap water as the hydration medium. The effects of the static confining stress on the swelling characteristics of GCLs and the hydration time under different confining stresses were explored. Increasing the static confining stress led to: shorter hydration time; smaller final GCL height; less final GCL bulk void ratio; smaller final bentonite moisture content. The confined swell pressure determined for the tested GCL was 82.2 kPa, and the relationships between confining stress, final bulk void ratio (or final GCL height, final bentonite moisture content) were attained through the analyses of the confined swell test results in this study.展开更多
Put geosynthetic clay liners around underground oil-gas pipelines can reduce the potential damage to environment but it will also affect the distribution of cathodic protection current. Geosynthetic clay liners can be...Put geosynthetic clay liners around underground oil-gas pipelines can reduce the potential damage to environment but it will also affect the distribution of cathodic protection current. Geosynthetic clay liners can be regarded as anisotropic soil structure and the potential distribution on the pipeline between two adjacent cathodic protection stations was calculated based on boundary element method (BEM). The calculation results indicate that potential distribution on the pipeline with geosynthetic clay liner is lower than before. A 1500 m built pipeline with geosynthetic clay liners was selected to be calculated and to perform field test, which shows that the calculation results tally well with the field test results and the validity of the arithmetic in this paper was verified.展开更多
The goal of this study is to investigate the possibility of using the Irbid city clayey soil as compacted clay liner. The geotechnical properties and the permeability characteristics of compacted clayey soil sample ob...The goal of this study is to investigate the possibility of using the Irbid city clayey soil as compacted clay liner. The geotechnical properties and the permeability characteristics of compacted clayey soil sample obtained from the eastern part of Irbid city were determined to evaluate their suitability as compacted clay liner. Falling head permeability test, unconfined compressive strength and volumetric shrinkage test were conducted on soil samples that were compacted at about 0% and 3% wet of its optimum water content. The leakage rates expected through clay-only and composite geomembrane-clay liners were determined. It could be concluded based on the results of the geotechnical tests and leachate rate calculations that Irbid clay is appropriate to be used as compacted landfill liner material.展开更多
In the present study,the seasonal concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers(PBDEs)in leachate and sediment samples,and the influence of geomembrane liners on PBDE levels and the extent of their infiltration int...In the present study,the seasonal concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers(PBDEs)in leachate and sediment samples,and the influence of geomembrane liners on PBDE levels and the extent of their infiltration into groundwater on selected landfill sites in Gauteng Province,South Africa were determined.Leachate and sediment samples were collected from seven operational landfill sites namely:Goudkoppies,Robinson Deep,Marie Louis,Soshanguve,Onderstepoort,Hatherly and Garankuwa from Johannesburg and Pretoria,in winter and summer.Groundwater samples were collected from monitoring boreholes from two landfill sites.Liquid-liquid and Soxhlet extraction techniques were employed for the extraction of leachate and groundwater,and sediment respectively using dichloromethane.The extracted samples were subjected to column clean up and,thereafter,analysed using gas chromatographyemass spectroscopy(GC-MS).PBDEs selected for the study were:BDE-17,-28,-47,-100,-99,-153,-154,-183 and-209.The P9PBDE concentrations in leachate samples for winter and summer ranged from 0.316e1.36 ng L-1 and 0.560e1.08 ng L-1 respectively.The P9 PBDE concentrations obtained for sediment in winter and summer were 3.00e4.91 ng g-1 and 2.50e3.71 ng g-1 respectively.Winter samples exhibited higher(p<0.05)concentrations for both leachate and sediment samples compared to summer samples.This trend was attributed to high precipitation rate in summer which may have infiltrated into the landfills,subsequently diluting the leachate and sediment samples.In contrast,the winter period is generally dry and PBDEs are,therefore,more likely to be concentrated.The concentrations of PBDEs in leachate and sediment samples were higher in landfill sites with geomembrane liners compared to those without liners.Groundwater samples taken from the vicinity of selected landfill sites without geomembrane liners exhibited high concentrations of P9PBDEs,indicating possible migration of PBDEs from landfill site into groundwater.Pearson correlation(r)and statistical significant t-test(p)for the PBDE congeners versus dissolved organic carbon(DOC)resulted in positive moderate interactions with a statistical significance for most congeners.Suggesting that there is a possible influence of organic carbon on the levels of PBDEs.展开更多
BACKGROUND Medial dished(MD)liner designs for cruciate-retaining(CR)total knee arthroplasty(TKA)are a relatively novel development.MD tibial inserts have a more constraining medial side,which allows for more similar k...BACKGROUND Medial dished(MD)liner designs for cruciate-retaining(CR)total knee arthroplasty(TKA)are a relatively novel development.MD tibial inserts have a more constraining medial side,which allows for more similar kinematics and function to a native knee.AIM To evaluate the clinical results and patient-reported outcomes after CR TKA procedures utilizing a kinematically designed medial dish system.METHODS A multicenter,retrospective cohort review of 139 primary elective TKAs utilizing a kinematically designed CR Knee System(JOURNEY™II CR MD;Smith and Nephew,Memphis,TN,United States)at three different institutions with a minimum of two years of follow-up.Demographic information,clinical outcomes,and patient-reported outcome measures were collected and analyzed.RESULTS With up to 3.7 years from surgery,overall implant survivorship was 98.6%.There were significant postoperative increases in the average Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement scores(17.4 at 6 months,26.1 points at two years or more,P<0.001).CONCLUSION The combination of high implant survivorship and substantial improvements in patient-reported outcome measures suggests that the medial dish tibial insert represents a safe and effective option within TKA.Additional investigation is necessary to evaluate the long-term survivorship of this design.展开更多
To investigate the performance of landfill composite liner system,a one-dimensional model was developed for solute transport through composite liners containing geomembrane defects.An analytical solution to the model ...To investigate the performance of landfill composite liner system,a one-dimensional model was developed for solute transport through composite liners containing geomembrane defects.An analytical solution to the model was obtained by the method of Laplace transformation.The results obtained by the presented solution agree well with those obtained by the numerical method.Results show that leachate head and construction quality of geomembrane(GM) have significant influences on the performance of the composite liners for heavy metal ions.The breakthrough time of lead decreases from 50 a to 19 a when the leachate head increases from 0.3 m to 10 m.It is also indicated that the contaminant mass flux of volatile organic compounds(VOCs) induced by leakage can not be neglected in case of poor construction quality of the landfill barrier system.It is shown that diffusion coefficient and partition coefficient of GM have great influences on solute transport through composite liners for VOCs.The breakthrough time of heavy metal ions will be greatly overestimated if the effects of diffusion and adsorption of clay and geosynthetic clay liner(GCL) are neglected.The composite liner consisting of a geomembrane and a GCL provides a poor barrier for VOCs.The presented analytical solution is relatively simple to apply and can be used for preliminary design of composite liners,evaluating experimental results,and verifying more complex numerical models.展开更多
The three-part wedge limit equilibrium method for seismic stability analysis of the landfill along liners is presented. The approximate solutions of the factor of safety and the yield acceleration coefficient are obta...The three-part wedge limit equilibrium method for seismic stability analysis of the landfill along liners is presented. The approximate solutions of the factor of safety and the yield acceleration coefficient are obtained. Parametric studies show that the interface strength of liners, the shear strength of waste and the height of retaining wall can influence the seismic stability of landfill along liners. The density and the shear wave velocity of the field waste are obtained by the borehole investigation and the spectral analysis of surface wave (SASW), respectively. The strain-dependent shear modulus and damping ratio of the artifical waste are obtained by the moderate-scale dynamic triaxial tests. The onedimensional (1D) equivalent linear dynamic response analysis is used to calculate the horizontal equivalent seismic coefficient-time history of the sliding landfill during earthquake. The seismic permanent displacement of the landfill along liners with different site conditons and heights is evaluated by the Newmark method. The catculated results show that ratio of ky /kmax, site conditions, the amplitude and frequency content of the bedrock motion can affect the seismic permanent displacement of the landfill along liners in some degree. Finally, the seismic stability and permanent displacements of three expanded configurations of a certain landfill case are analyzed.展开更多
Low-k and high aspect ratio blind through-silicon-vias （TSVs） to be applied in ＂via-last/backside via＂ 3-D integration paradigm were fabricated with polyimide dielectric liners formed by vacuum-assisted spin coati...Low-k and high aspect ratio blind through-silicon-vias （TSVs） to be applied in ＂via-last/backside via＂ 3-D integration paradigm were fabricated with polyimide dielectric liners formed by vacuum-assisted spin coating technique. MIS trench capacitors with diameter of-6 μm and depth of-54 μm were successfully fabricated with polyimide insulator step coverage better than 30%. C-V characteristics and leakage current properties of the MIS trench capacitor were evaluated under thermal treat- ment. Experimental results show that, the minimum capacitance density is around 4.82 nF/cm2, and the leakage current density after 30 cycles of thermal chock tests becomes stable and it is around 30 nA/cm2 under bias voltage of 20 V. It also shows that, the polyimide dielectric liner is with an excellent capability in constraining copper ion diffusion and mobile charges even un- der test temperature as high as 125℃. Finite element analysis results show that TSVs with polyimide dielectric liner are with lower risks in SiO2 interlayer dielectric （ILD） fracture and interfacial delamination along dielectric-silicon interface, thus, higher thermo-mechanical reliability can be expected.展开更多
As a physical interface,a prosthetic liner is commonly used as a transition material between the residual limb and the stiff socket.Typically made from a compliant material such as silicone,the main function of a pros...As a physical interface,a prosthetic liner is commonly used as a transition material between the residual limb and the stiff socket.Typically made from a compliant material such as silicone,the main function of a prosthetic liner is to protect the residual limb from injuries induced by load-bearing normal and shear stresses.Compared to conventional liners,custom prosthetic lower-extremity(LE)liners have been shown to better relieve stress concentrations in painful and sensitive regions of the residual limb.Although custom LE liners have been shown to offer clinical benefits,no review article on their design and efficacy has yet been written.To address this shortcoming in the literature,this paper provides a comprehensive survey of custom LE liner materials,design,and fabrication methods.First,custom LE liner materials and components are summarized,including a description of commercial liners and their efficacy.Subsequently,digital methods used to design and fabricate custom LE liners are addressed,including residual limb biomechanical modeling,finite element-based design methods,and 3-D printing techniques.Finally,current evaluation methods of custom/commercial LE liners are presented and discussed.We hope that this review article will inspire further research and development into the design and manufacture of custom LE liners.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Total hip arthroplasty is a safe and effective procedure.To improve survivorship,ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene hip liners with antioxidants have been developed.Additive antioxidant was deployed to reduce oxidation and consequential wear,loosening,or osteolysis.A unique manufacturing process was utilized for two such hip liners,the Novation®and Alteon®XLE hip liners and this research represents the first large series on this specific material.The study hypothesis was that Novation and Alteon XLE hip liners have similar short-term survivorship as other manufacturers’antioxidant liners according to procedure and outcome data from the American Joint Replacement Registry(AJRR).AIM To demonstrate similar short-term survivorship of XLE antioxidant hip liners compared to all antioxidant hip liners in AJRR.METHODS Utilizing total hip arthroplasty data from the AJRR,a retrospective review was performed for subjects who underwent implantation of Novation XLE(n=461),Alteon XLE(n=989),or any other antioxidant hip liner(termed the aggregate antioxidant group;n=39964)as of March 31,2022.Survivorship at three years and revision rates were compared statistically between the Novation group and the aggregate antioxidant group as well as the Alteon group and the aggregate antioxidant group.RESULTS Survivorship at three years post-surgery was 99.09%for Novation,97.73%for Alteon,and 97.69%for the aggregate antioxidant group.There were no reports of failure due to wear in either the Novation or Alteon groups.Among the revision categories(fracture,infection,aseptic loosening,instability,mechanical complications,wear,pain,hematoma/wound complications,or other),there were no significant differences identified in either comparison.There were also no significant differences in cumulative percent revision rates up to three years post-surgery for the Novation vs aggregate antioxidant group or the Alteon vs aggregate antioxidant group.CONCLUSION Novation and Alteon XLE hip liner revision rate and survivorship are equivalent to other antioxidant hip liners in the short term.
基金supported by the Scientific and technological key project in Henan Province 22210224002the Natural Science Foundation of Henan Polytechnic University B2021-38.
文摘The service life of internal combustion engines is significantly influenced by surface defects in cylinder liners.To address the limitations of traditional detection methods,we propose an enhanced YOLOv8 model with Swin Transformer as the backbone network.This approach leverages Swin Transformer's multi-head self-attention mechanism for improved feature extraction of defects spanning various scales.Integrated with the YOLOv8 detection head,our model achieves a mean average precision of 85.1%on our dataset,outperforming baseline methods by 1.4%.The model's effectiveness is further demonstrated on a steel-surface defect dataset,indicating its broad applicability in industrial surface defect detection.Our work highlights the potential of combining Swin Transformer and YOLOv8 for accurate and efficient defect detection.
基金Project 50639010 and 50678032 supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The adsorption capacity of landfill liners containing granular activated carbon (GAC), or bentonite activated by acid, for Cr(VI) was investigated by batch testing. The results show that both GAC and activated bentonite could be used as sorptive amendments for trapping Cr(VI) in landfill liners. The Cr(VI) sorption to GAC and activated bentonite is much greater than Cr(VI) sorption to natural clay. The adsorption capacity of Cr(VI) onto all the soils increases with increasing temperature; adsorption capacity is also significantly influenced by soil-solid concentration. As the soil-solid concentration increases the adsorption capacity first decreases logarithmically, but then stabilizes when the soil-solid concentration exceeds a critical value (e.g. 400 g/L). Permeability tests were conducted in the laboratory. The results indicate that the hydraulic conductivity of landfill liners containing GAC or activated bentonite can meet the engineering requirement of 1 nm/s. One-dimensional transport simulations for Cr(VI) were performed to evaluate the effect of GAC and activated bentonite on landfill liners. The results of the simulations indicate that landfill liners containing GAC, or activated bentonite, significantly retard the transport of Cr(VI) relative to a conventional clay liner.
文摘The geosynthetic clay liner （GCL） is a kind of waterproofing material used widely in engineering. The waterproof mechanism is understood in terms of bentonite particles becoming water-obstruct colloid layers after they sorb water and swell. The swell pressure stress, however, has not been determined directly till now. In our experiment, swell pressure stress of the GCL under saturated water-sorbing condition was measured directly using a custom-made instrument. The results show that （1） the instrument designed by the authors performs satisfactorily and the test results are reproducible; and （2） the trend line of swell pressure stress variation with time can be divided into three segments. The first segment is characterized by a quick increase of the swell force in the first 0-50 hours. The swell pressure stress increases by 7.00×10^-4-1.00×10^-3 MPa/h. The second segment shows a slow increase of the swell pressure stress from the 50th to 1730th hour. The swell force increases by 7.54×10^-6-2.02×10^-5 MPa/h. The third segment is characterized by a little variation in swell pressure stress after 1730 hours. In this segment, the average value of the swell pressure stress measurements is 0.0719 MPa and the maximum value is 0.0729 MPa. It is suggested that the swell pressure stress is mainly raised by water entering pores among montmorillonite particles and interstitial layers in individual montmorillonite crystals, leading to an increase of volume.
文摘In the production of pipes by hot extrusion method,billets should be heated to a certain temperature before hot extrusion by induction heating. The segmented liners in the induction furnace can possibly affect the circumferential Joule heat generation,thus leading to an uneven temperature field. The commonly used magnetic flux concentrators （MFC） can increase the temperature on both ends of the billet. In this paper ,the possible effect of liners and the factors affecting the utilization of the MFC,including the permeability,dimension and position,are all numerically studied and determined.
基金co-supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51576009)the Projects of International Cooperation and Exchanges National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.11661141020 and 51711530036)
文摘In order to address the current aircraft noise problem, the knowledge of impedance of acoustic liners subjected to high-intensity sound and grazing flow is of crucial importance to the design of high-efficiency acoustic nacelles. To this end, the present study is twofold. Firstly, the StraightForward impedance eduction Method(SFM) is evaluated by the strategy that the impedance of a liner specimen is firstly experimentally educed on a flow duct using the SFM, and then its accuracy is checked by comparing the numerical prediction with the measured wall sound pressure of the flow duct. Secondly, the effects of grazing flow and high-intensity sound on the impedance behavior of two single-layer liners are investigated based on comparisons between educed impedance and predictions by three impedance models. The performance of the SFM is validated by showing that the educed impedance leads to excellent agreement between the simulation and the measured wall sound pressure for different grazing flow Mach numbers and Sound Pressure Levels(SPLs) and over a frequency range from 3000 Hz down to 500 Hz. The grazing flow effect generally has the tendency that the acoustic resistance exhibits a slight decrease before it increases linearly with an increase in Mach,predicted successfully by the sound-vortex interaction theoretical model and the Kooi semi-empirical impedance model. However, the Goodrich semi-empirical impedance model gives only a simple linear relation of acoustic resistance starting from Mach zero. Additionally, when the SPL increases from 110 to 140 d B in the present investigation, the acoustic resistance exhibits a significant increase at all frequencies in the absence of flow; however, the resistance decreases slightly under a grazing flow of Mach 0.117. It indicates that the SPL effect can be greatly inhibited when flow is present,and the grazing flow effect can be reduced partly as well at a relatively high SPL.
文摘Direct shear tests were conducted to obtain both the shear strength ofcompacted clay liners (CCLs) specimens and the interface shear strength between compacted clay linerand base soil. These experiments were conducted under the conditions of five different watercontents. The experimental results show that shear strength of both CCLs and CCLs/base interfacedecreases with the increase in the water content of CCLs and base soil. In addition, the considerateconcentration of NaCl in leachate has no deteriorating effect on the shear strength of liners.Triaxial shear tests were also conducted on clay liner specimens to obtain total and effective shearstrength under a fast compression. The shear strength parameters with total stress are φ=18. 5°and c=30 kPa for clay-bentonite, and φ=48. 5° and c=90 kPa for sand-bentonite and those witheffective stress are φ'= 27. 2° and c'=25 kPa for clay-bentonite, and φ'=35° and c'=100 kPa forsand-bentonite, respectively. These results indicate that the compacted clay-bentonite shows normalconsolidation, but that the compacted sand-bentonite exhibits over-consolidation.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51201013)
文摘Two kinds of W/Cu double-layer shaped charge liner（SCL） were prepared by chemical vapor deposition（CVD） combined with electroforming technique： A SCL with W inner layer and Cu outer layer, B SCL with Cu inner layer and W outer layer. The penetration properties of A and B SCLs were researched. The results show that the two SCLs can form continuous jet and the tip velocities of A and B jets are 7.4 and 6.3 km s^（-1）, respectively. The kinetic energy density（5.3 9 1011 J m-3） of A jet tip increases by 194.4 %compared with that（1.8 9 1011 J m-3） of B jet tip. B jet,however, exhibits deeper penetration depth at the same experimental conditions. The chemical component and microstructure of the area nearby the ballistic perforation were researched. Component analysis shows that both the jets are formed only from inner layer metal. Microstructure analysis shows that martensite and intermetallic form around ballistic perforation penetrated by A SCL due to the intensive interaction between W jet and steel target. The two kinds of newly formed ultrahard phases also hinder the jet from penetrating target further. As a result of relatively alleviative interaction between Cu jet and target, only solid solution rather than ultrahard phases forms around ballistic perforation penetrated by B SCL.
基金Financial support for this project has been provided by the U.S.De-partment of Transportation(Grant#69A3551747118)via the Univer-sity Transportation Center for Underground Transportation Infrastruc-ture(UTC-UTI)at the Colorado School of Mines(CSM).
文摘A framework is presented to quantify the objective-level resilience of reinforced concrete liners of circular tunnels when exposed to enclosed vehicle fire hazards.By assessing the loss of functionality due to fire-induced damage,the framework enables a decision-basis evaluation of the efficiency of various fire mitigation methods for spe-cific tunnel conditions.In this study,the fire-induced damage of concrete tunnel liners due to strength loss and spalling is stochastically simulated and classified based on typical post-fire repair procedures and damage evalu-ation.The resilience assessment is conducted using Monte Carlo Simulation in combination with a fast-running tool for calculating the thermal impact from vehicle fires on the inside surface of the tunnel liner(developed by the authors in previous work).The proposed approach accounts for uncertainties associated with both the vehicle fire(particularly the combustion energy)and the tunnel conditions(i.e.,geometry,dimensions,and the presence of longitudinal ventilation and/or fixed fire-fighting systems(FFFS)).A parametric case study is used to quantitatively demonstrate the effectiveness of FFFS for reducing post-fire losses of tunnel functionality.Other parameters such as tunnel dimensions,traffic restrictions for vehicles with heavy fire hazard risk,and installation or upgrade of the tunnel ventilation system show somewhat less effectiveness for reducing fire-induced damage.
基金Project(50576005) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘In order to study the slagging characteristics of boiler combustion liners during pulverized coal stream combustion, the slag samples on the surface of combustion liner were investigated by X-ray diffractometry, scan electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray analysis, and the transformation characteristics of the compositions and crystal phases were studied. The results show that the size of slag granules decreases as the slagging temperature increases; the crystallinity of coal ash I reduces to about 48.6% when the temperature is increased up to 1 350 ℃, and that of the coal ash II reduces to about 65% when the temperature is increased up to 1 500 ℃; the encroachment of molten coal ash to the combustion liner is strengthened. At the same time, the diffusion and the segregation of the compositions in combustion liners have selectivity, which is in favor of enhancing the content of crystal phases, weakening the conglutination among molten slag compositions and combustion liner, and avoiding yielding big clinkers. But the diffusion of the compositions in combustion liners increases the porosity and decreases the mechanical intensity of combustion liner, and makes the slag encroachment to the liner become more serious.
文摘Low-ionization nuclear emission regions （LINERs） are present in a large fraction of local galaxies, while their connection to the more luminous active galactic nuclei （AGN） remains elusive. We analyze the narrow band images obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope （HST） in Hα＋[NII] and/or [OIII] band for 23 LINERs and low luminosity Seyfert galaxies in the sample of the Palomar Optical Spectroscopic Survey of nearby galaxies in an attempt to resolve the structure of Narrow Emission Line Regions （NLRs） of these objects. In all cases, NLRs are well resolved and their morphology differs from object to object. Clumps, linear structure, spiral arms or a ring are detected in a large fraction of the objects, while there is no significant difference between Seyfert galaxies and LINERs. We find that the NLR size and the narrow line luminosity are strongly correlated for both LINERs and low luminosity Seyfert galaxies, and that the size of Ha＋[NII] emission line region scales with Ha luminosity as RNLR ∝ LHα^0.44＋0.06, consistent with an extension of the NLR size-luminosity relation defined for luminous Seyfert galaxies and quasars, to two orders of magnitude lower in luminosity and to lower activity levels. Our results suggest that NLRs in LINERs are similar to those of Seyfert galaxies, and they are powered by the central active galactic nucleus.
文摘A series of confined swell tests were conducted on a needle-punched geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) with tap water as the hydration medium. The effects of the static confining stress on the swelling characteristics of GCLs and the hydration time under different confining stresses were explored. Increasing the static confining stress led to: shorter hydration time; smaller final GCL height; less final GCL bulk void ratio; smaller final bentonite moisture content. The confined swell pressure determined for the tested GCL was 82.2 kPa, and the relationships between confining stress, final bulk void ratio (or final GCL height, final bentonite moisture content) were attained through the analyses of the confined swell test results in this study.
文摘Put geosynthetic clay liners around underground oil-gas pipelines can reduce the potential damage to environment but it will also affect the distribution of cathodic protection current. Geosynthetic clay liners can be regarded as anisotropic soil structure and the potential distribution on the pipeline between two adjacent cathodic protection stations was calculated based on boundary element method (BEM). The calculation results indicate that potential distribution on the pipeline with geosynthetic clay liner is lower than before. A 1500 m built pipeline with geosynthetic clay liners was selected to be calculated and to perform field test, which shows that the calculation results tally well with the field test results and the validity of the arithmetic in this paper was verified.
文摘The goal of this study is to investigate the possibility of using the Irbid city clayey soil as compacted clay liner. The geotechnical properties and the permeability characteristics of compacted clayey soil sample obtained from the eastern part of Irbid city were determined to evaluate their suitability as compacted clay liner. Falling head permeability test, unconfined compressive strength and volumetric shrinkage test were conducted on soil samples that were compacted at about 0% and 3% wet of its optimum water content. The leakage rates expected through clay-only and composite geomembrane-clay liners were determined. It could be concluded based on the results of the geotechnical tests and leachate rate calculations that Irbid clay is appropriate to be used as compacted landfill liner material.
基金The authors acknowledge the Water Research Commission(WRC-K8-850)South Africa for funding this research and Tshwane University of Technology for the facilitiesfinancial support for Sibiya IV for her masters'programme.
文摘In the present study,the seasonal concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers(PBDEs)in leachate and sediment samples,and the influence of geomembrane liners on PBDE levels and the extent of their infiltration into groundwater on selected landfill sites in Gauteng Province,South Africa were determined.Leachate and sediment samples were collected from seven operational landfill sites namely:Goudkoppies,Robinson Deep,Marie Louis,Soshanguve,Onderstepoort,Hatherly and Garankuwa from Johannesburg and Pretoria,in winter and summer.Groundwater samples were collected from monitoring boreholes from two landfill sites.Liquid-liquid and Soxhlet extraction techniques were employed for the extraction of leachate and groundwater,and sediment respectively using dichloromethane.The extracted samples were subjected to column clean up and,thereafter,analysed using gas chromatographyemass spectroscopy(GC-MS).PBDEs selected for the study were:BDE-17,-28,-47,-100,-99,-153,-154,-183 and-209.The P9PBDE concentrations in leachate samples for winter and summer ranged from 0.316e1.36 ng L-1 and 0.560e1.08 ng L-1 respectively.The P9 PBDE concentrations obtained for sediment in winter and summer were 3.00e4.91 ng g-1 and 2.50e3.71 ng g-1 respectively.Winter samples exhibited higher(p<0.05)concentrations for both leachate and sediment samples compared to summer samples.This trend was attributed to high precipitation rate in summer which may have infiltrated into the landfills,subsequently diluting the leachate and sediment samples.In contrast,the winter period is generally dry and PBDEs are,therefore,more likely to be concentrated.The concentrations of PBDEs in leachate and sediment samples were higher in landfill sites with geomembrane liners compared to those without liners.Groundwater samples taken from the vicinity of selected landfill sites without geomembrane liners exhibited high concentrations of P9PBDEs,indicating possible migration of PBDEs from landfill site into groundwater.Pearson correlation(r)and statistical significant t-test(p)for the PBDE congeners versus dissolved organic carbon(DOC)resulted in positive moderate interactions with a statistical significance for most congeners.Suggesting that there is a possible influence of organic carbon on the levels of PBDEs.
文摘BACKGROUND Medial dished(MD)liner designs for cruciate-retaining(CR)total knee arthroplasty(TKA)are a relatively novel development.MD tibial inserts have a more constraining medial side,which allows for more similar kinematics and function to a native knee.AIM To evaluate the clinical results and patient-reported outcomes after CR TKA procedures utilizing a kinematically designed medial dish system.METHODS A multicenter,retrospective cohort review of 139 primary elective TKAs utilizing a kinematically designed CR Knee System(JOURNEY™II CR MD;Smith and Nephew,Memphis,TN,United States)at three different institutions with a minimum of two years of follow-up.Demographic information,clinical outcomes,and patient-reported outcome measures were collected and analyzed.RESULTS With up to 3.7 years from surgery,overall implant survivorship was 98.6%.There were significant postoperative increases in the average Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement scores(17.4 at 6 months,26.1 points at two years or more,P<0.001).CONCLUSION The combination of high implant survivorship and substantial improvements in patient-reported outcome measures suggests that the medial dish tibial insert represents a safe and effective option within TKA.Additional investigation is necessary to evaluate the long-term survivorship of this design.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.50538080,40839902)the China National Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists (Grant No.50425825)the National Science Foundation for Post-doctoral Scientists of China (Grant No.20090451472)
文摘To investigate the performance of landfill composite liner system,a one-dimensional model was developed for solute transport through composite liners containing geomembrane defects.An analytical solution to the model was obtained by the method of Laplace transformation.The results obtained by the presented solution agree well with those obtained by the numerical method.Results show that leachate head and construction quality of geomembrane(GM) have significant influences on the performance of the composite liners for heavy metal ions.The breakthrough time of lead decreases from 50 a to 19 a when the leachate head increases from 0.3 m to 10 m.It is also indicated that the contaminant mass flux of volatile organic compounds(VOCs) induced by leakage can not be neglected in case of poor construction quality of the landfill barrier system.It is shown that diffusion coefficient and partition coefficient of GM have great influences on solute transport through composite liners for VOCs.The breakthrough time of heavy metal ions will be greatly overestimated if the effects of diffusion and adsorption of clay and geosynthetic clay liner(GCL) are neglected.The composite liner consisting of a geomembrane and a GCL provides a poor barrier for VOCs.The presented analytical solution is relatively simple to apply and can be used for preliminary design of composite liners,evaluating experimental results,and verifying more complex numerical models.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation (Grant No: 50538080) National Distinguished Young Scientist Foundation of China (Grant No: 50425825)
文摘The three-part wedge limit equilibrium method for seismic stability analysis of the landfill along liners is presented. The approximate solutions of the factor of safety and the yield acceleration coefficient are obtained. Parametric studies show that the interface strength of liners, the shear strength of waste and the height of retaining wall can influence the seismic stability of landfill along liners. The density and the shear wave velocity of the field waste are obtained by the borehole investigation and the spectral analysis of surface wave (SASW), respectively. The strain-dependent shear modulus and damping ratio of the artifical waste are obtained by the moderate-scale dynamic triaxial tests. The onedimensional (1D) equivalent linear dynamic response analysis is used to calculate the horizontal equivalent seismic coefficient-time history of the sliding landfill during earthquake. The seismic permanent displacement of the landfill along liners with different site conditons and heights is evaluated by the Newmark method. The catculated results show that ratio of ky /kmax, site conditions, the amplitude and frequency content of the bedrock motion can affect the seismic permanent displacement of the landfill along liners in some degree. Finally, the seismic stability and permanent displacements of three expanded configurations of a certain landfill case are analyzed.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61404008&61574016)"111"Project of China(Grant No.B14010)
文摘Low-k and high aspect ratio blind through-silicon-vias （TSVs） to be applied in ＂via-last/backside via＂ 3-D integration paradigm were fabricated with polyimide dielectric liners formed by vacuum-assisted spin coating technique. MIS trench capacitors with diameter of-6 μm and depth of-54 μm were successfully fabricated with polyimide insulator step coverage better than 30%. C-V characteristics and leakage current properties of the MIS trench capacitor were evaluated under thermal treat- ment. Experimental results show that, the minimum capacitance density is around 4.82 nF/cm2, and the leakage current density after 30 cycles of thermal chock tests becomes stable and it is around 30 nA/cm2 under bias voltage of 20 V. It also shows that, the polyimide dielectric liner is with an excellent capability in constraining copper ion diffusion and mobile charges even un- der test temperature as high as 125℃. Finite element analysis results show that TSVs with polyimide dielectric liner are with lower risks in SiO2 interlayer dielectric （ILD） fracture and interfacial delamination along dielectric-silicon interface, thus, higher thermo-mechanical reliability can be expected.
基金supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant number JKF-YG-22-B010)the National Institutes of Health(Grant number 5R01EB024531-03).
文摘As a physical interface,a prosthetic liner is commonly used as a transition material between the residual limb and the stiff socket.Typically made from a compliant material such as silicone,the main function of a prosthetic liner is to protect the residual limb from injuries induced by load-bearing normal and shear stresses.Compared to conventional liners,custom prosthetic lower-extremity(LE)liners have been shown to better relieve stress concentrations in painful and sensitive regions of the residual limb.Although custom LE liners have been shown to offer clinical benefits,no review article on their design and efficacy has yet been written.To address this shortcoming in the literature,this paper provides a comprehensive survey of custom LE liner materials,design,and fabrication methods.First,custom LE liner materials and components are summarized,including a description of commercial liners and their efficacy.Subsequently,digital methods used to design and fabricate custom LE liners are addressed,including residual limb biomechanical modeling,finite element-based design methods,and 3-D printing techniques.Finally,current evaluation methods of custom/commercial LE liners are presented and discussed.We hope that this review article will inspire further research and development into the design and manufacture of custom LE liners.
