AIM To evaluate the advantages of endoscopic ultrasound(EUS) in the assessment of detailed structures of pancreatic cystic neoplasms(PCNs) compared to computed tomography(CT) and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI).METHOD...AIM To evaluate the advantages of endoscopic ultrasound(EUS) in the assessment of detailed structures of pancreatic cystic neoplasms(PCNs) compared to computed tomography(CT) and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI).METHODS All patients with indeterminate PCNs underwent CT, MRI, and EUS. The detailed information, including size, number, the presence of a papilla/nodule, the presence of a septum, and the morphology of the pancreatic duct of PCNs were compared among the three imaging modalities. The size of each PCN was determined using the largest diameter measured. A cyst consisting of several small cysts was referred to as a motherdaughter cyst. Disagreement among the three imaging modalities regarding the total number of mother cysts resulted in the assumption that the correct number was the one in which the majority of imaging modalities indicated.RESULTS A total of 52 females and 16 males were evaluated. The median size of the cysts was 42.5 mm by EUS, 42.0 mm by CT and 38.0 mm by MRI; there was no significant difference in size as assessed among the three imaging techniques. The diagnostic sensitivity and ability of EUS to classify PCNs were 98.5%(67/68) and 92.6%(63/68), respectively. These percentages were higher than those of CT(73.1%, P < 0.001; 17.1%, P < 0.001) and MRI(81.3%, P = 0.001; 20.3%, P < 0.001). EUS was also able to better assess the number of daughter cysts in mother cysts than CT(P = 0.003); however, there was no significant difference between EUS and MRI in assessing mother-daughter cysts(P = 0.254). The papilla/nodule detection rate by EUS was 35.3%(24/68), much higher than those by CT(5.8%, 3/52) and MRI(6.3%, 4/64). The detection rate of the septum by EUS was 60.3%(41/68), which was higher than those by CT(34.6%, 18/52) and by MRI(46.9%, 30/64); the difference between EUS and CT was significant(P = 0.02). The rate of visualizing the pancreatic duct using EUS was 100%, whereas using CT and MRI it was less than 10%.CONCLUSION EUS helps visualize the detailed structures of PCNs and has many advantages over CT and MRI. EUS is valuable in the diagnosis and assessment of PCNs.展开更多
Overcoming the strength and ductility trade-off is conducive to expanding the application prospects of the Mg matrix composites.A new approach of using the master alloy containing particulate reinforcements to achieve...Overcoming the strength and ductility trade-off is conducive to expanding the application prospects of the Mg matrix composites.A new approach of using the master alloy containing particulate reinforcements to achieve the strength and ductility synergy in the Mg matrix composites was proposed,which can induce the grain size bimodal structure by regulating the dynamic recrystallization(DRX).Specifically,a novel AlN-Al master alloy was prepared via powder metallurgy to fabricate the AlN/ZK60 composite,and the effects of adding the AlN-Al master alloy on microstructure evolution related to the strength and ductility synergy in the composite were thoughtfully investigated,involving precipitation,grain size,and DRX behavior.The reaction between the Al in the master alloy and the Zr in the ZK60 Mg alloy suppressed the grain refinement,and the coarse grains were further formed after the solution treatment on the as-cast composite.Subsequently,deformation heterogeneity between the AlN and Mg matrix during the hot extrusion induced discontinuous dynamic recrystallization(DDRX)and promoted fine grain fraction.The combination formed the bimodal structure in the AlN/ZK60 composite,and coarse and fine grains acted as hard and soft zones,respectively,during the room temperature deformation.The hard zone was enhanced by the basal texture strengthening,and the ductility was improved due to the promotion of the basalslipping in the soft zone,jointly leading to the strength and ductility synergy in the AlN/ZK60 composite for the ultimate tensile strength increased by ~7.4%while maintaining the same elongation compared with the ZK60 Mg alloy.展开更多
In this paper, based on a discrete spectral problem and the corresponding zero curvature representation,the isospectral and nonisospectral lattice hierarchies are proposed. An algebraic structure of discrete zero curv...In this paper, based on a discrete spectral problem and the corresponding zero curvature representation,the isospectral and nonisospectral lattice hierarchies are proposed. An algebraic structure of discrete zero curvature equations is then established for such integrable systems. the commutation relations of Lax operators corresponding to the isospectral and non-isospectral lattice flows are worked out, the master symmetries of each lattice equation in the isospectral hierarchyand are generated, thus a τ-symmetry algebra for the lattice integrable systems is engendered from this theory.展开更多
In this study,the effect of ash removal on Shenfu bituminous coal was investigated.The coal was pretreated by hydrofluoric acid(HF)pickling,and the raw/pretreated coal chars were prepared at 900°C in a fixed bed ...In this study,the effect of ash removal on Shenfu bituminous coal was investigated.The coal was pretreated by hydrofluoric acid(HF)pickling,and the raw/pretreated coal chars were prepared at 900°C in a fixed bed reactor.The structure of coal and char were detected by Fourier transform infrared(FTIR)and Raman spectroscopy.The reactivity was tested in a thermogravimetric analyzer,including coal pyrolysis and char gasification.The reaction kinetics was analyzed through the Coats–Redfern method,master plots,the model-free and model-fitting method.The results show that the HF pickling can remove silicon from coal efficiently,and the macromolecular framework of coal is quite stable according to FTIR.The Raman parameters imply some carbonaceous structure on coal surface changed.For slow pyrolysis of coal,the effect of heating rate is considered.The changes of pyrolysis characteristics and kinetics are insignificant.For char gasification,the reactivity under isothermal and non-isothermal condition are discussed with an emphasis in different residence time of devolatilization process.In kinetic control region(low temperature),the activation energy(Ea)is very close(about 240 kJ/mol)for all chars.With the temperature increases,the reactivity of raw coal char is more easily suffered by diffusion.The random pore model is more suitable for the ash-free coal char,and the char with long residence time has a larger value of structural parameterψand smaller value of pre-exponential factor A.The Ea calculated by model-fitting and model-free method were in good agreement.展开更多
By use of ICP spectroscopy,energy spectrum analysis,hydrogen tester,image analyzer,the differential scanning calorimetric(DSC)and microscope analysis,the effects of RE on the Porosity,structure and properties of B319 ...By use of ICP spectroscopy,energy spectrum analysis,hydrogen tester,image analyzer,the differential scanning calorimetric(DSC)and microscope analysis,the effects of RE on the Porosity,structure and properties of B319 aluminum alloy were studied.The results show that under the 0.3°C/s slow cooling rate in lost foam casting,the effect of RE on modification and grain size of B319 aluminum alloy is little.With the increase of RE master alloy,the tensile strength and elongation increase.When RE>0.15%,block like La_(2)Si_(2)Al_(3)phase appear,and the tensile strength and elongation decrease.The results also show that the melt hydrogen content and casting porosity can be decreased greatly by adding 0.15%RE to aluminum melt.This is the important reason why RE improves the mechanical properties of casting under lost foam casting condition.展开更多
According to the bearing structure, building materials and process, this paper adobe housing will be divided into Adobe bearing wall, brick wall, hybrid bearing housing and bearing timber frame house. Research shows t...According to the bearing structure, building materials and process, this paper adobe housing will be divided into Adobe bearing wall, brick wall, hybrid bearing housing and bearing timber frame house. Research shows that, different types of housing distribution has regional and age characteristics, seismic performance is different, but there are different seismic safety problems; in order to improve the seismic capacity of rural houses, we need to accelerate the implementation of rural residential earthquake safety project, speed up the reconstruction of the demolition reconstruction and seismic reinforcement work, to carry out research on seismic technology houses, promote rural seismic residential.展开更多
Al-1.0%Sc-1.0%Zr （mass fraction） master alloy was prepared at different cooling rates. The morphology and thermodynamics data of the primary particles of the master alloy were investigated by X-ray diffraction （XRD...Al-1.0%Sc-1.0%Zr （mass fraction） master alloy was prepared at different cooling rates. The morphology and thermodynamics data of the primary particles of the master alloy were investigated by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and differential scanning calorimetry （DSC）. It shows that the primary particles are dendrite-shaped particles comprised of several attached small cubic, cusped-cubic or crucifer shape particles at slow cooling rate. However, the primary particles are separated with crucifer shape at intermediate cooling rate, and they are cubic with cusped-cubic shape at high cooling rate. Meanwhile, the separated and attached particles present AlaSc/AlaZr1-xScx core-shell structure. The formation mechanism of the structure was systematically investigated by a mathematical model.展开更多
基金Supported by Scientific Research Fund of Army of China,No.14BJZ01
文摘AIM To evaluate the advantages of endoscopic ultrasound(EUS) in the assessment of detailed structures of pancreatic cystic neoplasms(PCNs) compared to computed tomography(CT) and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI).METHODS All patients with indeterminate PCNs underwent CT, MRI, and EUS. The detailed information, including size, number, the presence of a papilla/nodule, the presence of a septum, and the morphology of the pancreatic duct of PCNs were compared among the three imaging modalities. The size of each PCN was determined using the largest diameter measured. A cyst consisting of several small cysts was referred to as a motherdaughter cyst. Disagreement among the three imaging modalities regarding the total number of mother cysts resulted in the assumption that the correct number was the one in which the majority of imaging modalities indicated.RESULTS A total of 52 females and 16 males were evaluated. The median size of the cysts was 42.5 mm by EUS, 42.0 mm by CT and 38.0 mm by MRI; there was no significant difference in size as assessed among the three imaging techniques. The diagnostic sensitivity and ability of EUS to classify PCNs were 98.5%(67/68) and 92.6%(63/68), respectively. These percentages were higher than those of CT(73.1%, P < 0.001; 17.1%, P < 0.001) and MRI(81.3%, P = 0.001; 20.3%, P < 0.001). EUS was also able to better assess the number of daughter cysts in mother cysts than CT(P = 0.003); however, there was no significant difference between EUS and MRI in assessing mother-daughter cysts(P = 0.254). The papilla/nodule detection rate by EUS was 35.3%(24/68), much higher than those by CT(5.8%, 3/52) and MRI(6.3%, 4/64). The detection rate of the septum by EUS was 60.3%(41/68), which was higher than those by CT(34.6%, 18/52) and by MRI(46.9%, 30/64); the difference between EUS and CT was significant(P = 0.02). The rate of visualizing the pancreatic duct using EUS was 100%, whereas using CT and MRI it was less than 10%.CONCLUSION EUS helps visualize the detailed structures of PCNs and has many advantages over CT and MRI. EUS is valuable in the diagnosis and assessment of PCNs.
基金the funding supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52161145407,52175285,52305335,52171097).
文摘Overcoming the strength and ductility trade-off is conducive to expanding the application prospects of the Mg matrix composites.A new approach of using the master alloy containing particulate reinforcements to achieve the strength and ductility synergy in the Mg matrix composites was proposed,which can induce the grain size bimodal structure by regulating the dynamic recrystallization(DRX).Specifically,a novel AlN-Al master alloy was prepared via powder metallurgy to fabricate the AlN/ZK60 composite,and the effects of adding the AlN-Al master alloy on microstructure evolution related to the strength and ductility synergy in the composite were thoughtfully investigated,involving precipitation,grain size,and DRX behavior.The reaction between the Al in the master alloy and the Zr in the ZK60 Mg alloy suppressed the grain refinement,and the coarse grains were further formed after the solution treatment on the as-cast composite.Subsequently,deformation heterogeneity between the AlN and Mg matrix during the hot extrusion induced discontinuous dynamic recrystallization(DDRX)and promoted fine grain fraction.The combination formed the bimodal structure in the AlN/ZK60 composite,and coarse and fine grains acted as hard and soft zones,respectively,during the room temperature deformation.The hard zone was enhanced by the basal texture strengthening,and the ductility was improved due to the promotion of the basalslipping in the soft zone,jointly leading to the strength and ductility synergy in the AlN/ZK60 composite for the ultimate tensile strength increased by ~7.4%while maintaining the same elongation compared with the ZK60 Mg alloy.
基金Supported by the National Science Foundation of China under Grant No.11371244the Applied Mathematical Subject of SSPU under Grant No.XXKPY1604
文摘In this paper, based on a discrete spectral problem and the corresponding zero curvature representation,the isospectral and nonisospectral lattice hierarchies are proposed. An algebraic structure of discrete zero curvature equations is then established for such integrable systems. the commutation relations of Lax operators corresponding to the isospectral and non-isospectral lattice flows are worked out, the master symmetries of each lattice equation in the isospectral hierarchyand are generated, thus a τ-symmetry algebra for the lattice integrable systems is engendered from this theory.
基金This work was supported by National Key R&D Program of China(2017YFB0602601)National Natural Science Foundation of China(21878093).
文摘In this study,the effect of ash removal on Shenfu bituminous coal was investigated.The coal was pretreated by hydrofluoric acid(HF)pickling,and the raw/pretreated coal chars were prepared at 900°C in a fixed bed reactor.The structure of coal and char were detected by Fourier transform infrared(FTIR)and Raman spectroscopy.The reactivity was tested in a thermogravimetric analyzer,including coal pyrolysis and char gasification.The reaction kinetics was analyzed through the Coats–Redfern method,master plots,the model-free and model-fitting method.The results show that the HF pickling can remove silicon from coal efficiently,and the macromolecular framework of coal is quite stable according to FTIR.The Raman parameters imply some carbonaceous structure on coal surface changed.For slow pyrolysis of coal,the effect of heating rate is considered.The changes of pyrolysis characteristics and kinetics are insignificant.For char gasification,the reactivity under isothermal and non-isothermal condition are discussed with an emphasis in different residence time of devolatilization process.In kinetic control region(low temperature),the activation energy(Ea)is very close(about 240 kJ/mol)for all chars.With the temperature increases,the reactivity of raw coal char is more easily suffered by diffusion.The random pore model is more suitable for the ash-free coal char,and the char with long residence time has a larger value of structural parameterψand smaller value of pre-exponential factor A.The Ea calculated by model-fitting and model-free method were in good agreement.
文摘By use of ICP spectroscopy,energy spectrum analysis,hydrogen tester,image analyzer,the differential scanning calorimetric(DSC)and microscope analysis,the effects of RE on the Porosity,structure and properties of B319 aluminum alloy were studied.The results show that under the 0.3°C/s slow cooling rate in lost foam casting,the effect of RE on modification and grain size of B319 aluminum alloy is little.With the increase of RE master alloy,the tensile strength and elongation increase.When RE>0.15%,block like La_(2)Si_(2)Al_(3)phase appear,and the tensile strength and elongation decrease.The results also show that the melt hydrogen content and casting porosity can be decreased greatly by adding 0.15%RE to aluminum melt.This is the important reason why RE improves the mechanical properties of casting under lost foam casting condition.
文摘According to the bearing structure, building materials and process, this paper adobe housing will be divided into Adobe bearing wall, brick wall, hybrid bearing housing and bearing timber frame house. Research shows that, different types of housing distribution has regional and age characteristics, seismic performance is different, but there are different seismic safety problems; in order to improve the seismic capacity of rural houses, we need to accelerate the implementation of rural residential earthquake safety project, speed up the reconstruction of the demolition reconstruction and seismic reinforcement work, to carry out research on seismic technology houses, promote rural seismic residential.
基金Project(2012CB619503)supported by the National Basic Research Program of ChinaProject(2013AA031001)supported by the National High-tech Research and Development Program of ChinaProject(2012DFA50630)supported by the International Science and Technology Cooperation Program of China
文摘Al-1.0%Sc-1.0%Zr （mass fraction） master alloy was prepared at different cooling rates. The morphology and thermodynamics data of the primary particles of the master alloy were investigated by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and differential scanning calorimetry （DSC）. It shows that the primary particles are dendrite-shaped particles comprised of several attached small cubic, cusped-cubic or crucifer shape particles at slow cooling rate. However, the primary particles are separated with crucifer shape at intermediate cooling rate, and they are cubic with cusped-cubic shape at high cooling rate. Meanwhile, the separated and attached particles present AlaSc/AlaZr1-xScx core-shell structure. The formation mechanism of the structure was systematically investigated by a mathematical model.
