This study investigated enhancing the wear resistance of Ti6Al4V alloys for medical applications by incorporating Ti C nanoreinforcements using advanced spark plasma sintering(SPS). The addition of up to 2.5wt% Ti C s...This study investigated enhancing the wear resistance of Ti6Al4V alloys for medical applications by incorporating Ti C nanoreinforcements using advanced spark plasma sintering(SPS). The addition of up to 2.5wt% Ti C significantly improved the mechanical properties, including a notable 18.2% increase in hardness(HV 332). Fretting wear tests against 316L stainless steel(SS316L) balls demonstrated a 20wt%–22wt% reduction in wear volume in the Ti6Al4V/Ti C composites compared with the monolithic alloy. Microstructural analysis revealed that Ti C reinforcement controlled the grain orientation and reduced the β-phase content, which contributed to enhanced mechanical properties. The monolithic alloy exhibited a Widmanstätten lamellar microstructure, while increasing the Ti C content modified the wear mechanisms from ploughing and adhesion(0–0.5wt%) to pitting and abrasion(1wt%–2.5wt%). At higher reinforcement levels, the formation of a robust oxide layer through tribo-oxide treatment effectively reduced the wear volume by minimizing the abrasive effects and plastic deformation. This study highlights the potential of SPS-mediated Ti C reinforcement as a transformative approach for improving the performance of Ti6Al4V alloys, paving the way for advanced medical applications.展开更多
Sinter is the core raw material for blast furnaces.Flue pressure,which is an important state parameter,affects sinter quality.In this paper,flue pressure prediction and optimization were studied based on the shapley a...Sinter is the core raw material for blast furnaces.Flue pressure,which is an important state parameter,affects sinter quality.In this paper,flue pressure prediction and optimization were studied based on the shapley additive explanation(SHAP)to predict the flue pressure and take targeted adjustment measures.First,the sintering process data were collected and processed.A flue pressure prediction model was then constructed after comparing different feature selection methods and model algorithms using SHAP+extremely random-ized trees(ET).The prediction accuracy of the model within the error range of±0.25 kPa was 92.63%.SHAP analysis was employed to improve the interpretability of the prediction model.The effects of various sintering operation parameters on flue pressure,the relation-ship between the numerical range of key operation parameters and flue pressure,the effect of operation parameter combinations on flue pressure,and the prediction process of the flue pressure prediction model on a single sample were analyzed.A flue pressure optimization module was also constructed and analyzed when the prediction satisfied the judgment conditions.The operating parameter combination was then pushed.The flue pressure was increased by 5.87%during the verification process,achieving a good optimization effect.展开更多
As the bed depth increases,sintering yield increases,but the productivity decreases.To reveal the reasons for the decrease in productivity and explore targeted solutions,the bed resistance of mixtures,wet zone,and com...As the bed depth increases,sintering yield increases,but the productivity decreases.To reveal the reasons for the decrease in productivity and explore targeted solutions,the bed resistance of mixtures,wet zone,and combustion zone was analyzed in the laboratory.The results showed that the decreased porosity of mixture resulted in the increased bed resistance by 160.56%when the bed depth increased from 600 to 1000 mm.After improving porosity of 1%by adding loosening bars with optimized size and distribution,the bed resistance decreased,and the productivity increased by 5%.The increase in bed depth increased the thickness of the wet zone from 120 to 680 mm and the resistance from 1.56 to 8.83 kPa.By using a three-stage intensive mixer and pre-adding water for granulation,the moisture of mixture was reduced by 0.6%,and the sintering productivity increased by 4%.Besides,the high bed resistance is mainly caused by the increase in the thickness of the combustion zone from 31.9 to 132.7 mm,and the bed resistance increased from 0.70 to 5.62 kPa.The bed resistance of the combustion zone at 900 mm was increased by 90.51%compared to 700 mm.After optimization of the distribution of coke breeze,the thickness of combustion zone at the lower layer decreased from 132.7 to 106.84 mm and permeability improved significantly.展开更多
A key component of future lunar missions is the concept of in-situ resource utilization(ISRU),which involves the use of local resources to support human missions and reduce dependence on Earth-based supplies.This pape...A key component of future lunar missions is the concept of in-situ resource utilization(ISRU),which involves the use of local resources to support human missions and reduce dependence on Earth-based supplies.This paper investigates the thermal processing capability of lunar regolith without the addition of binders,with a focus on large-scale applications for the construction of lunar habitats and infrastructure.The study used a simulant of lunar regolith found on the Schr?dinger Basin in the South Pole region.This regolith simulant consists of20 wt%basalt and 80 wt%anorthosite.Experiments were conducted using a high power CO_(2)laser to sinter and melt the regolith in a 80 mm diameter laser spot to evaluate the effectiveness of direct large area thermal processing.Results indicated that sintering begins at approximately 1180℃and reaches full melt at temperatures above 1360℃.Sintering experiments with this material revealed the formation of dense samples up to 11 mm thick,while melting experiments successfully produced larger samples by overlapping molten layers and additive manufacturing up to 50 mm thick.The energy efficiency of the sintering and melting processes was compared.The melting process was about 10 times more energy efficient than sintering in terms of material consolidation,demonstrating the promising potential of laser melting technologies of anorthosite-rich regolith for the production of structural elements.展开更多
Real-time prediction and precise control of sinter quality are pivotal for energy saving,cost reduction,quality improvement and efficiency enhancement in the ironmaking process.To advance,the accuracy and comprehensiv...Real-time prediction and precise control of sinter quality are pivotal for energy saving,cost reduction,quality improvement and efficiency enhancement in the ironmaking process.To advance,the accuracy and comprehensiveness of sinter quality prediction,an intelligent flare monitoring system for sintering machine tails that combines hybrid neural networks integrating convolutional neural network with long short-term memory(CNN-LSTM)networks was proposed.The system utilized a high-temperature thermal imager for image acquisition at the sintering machine tail and employed a zone-triggered method to accurately capture dynamic feature images under challenging conditions of high-temperature,high dust,and occlusion.The feature images were then segmented through a triple-iteration multi-thresholding approach based on the maximum between-class variance method to minimize detail loss during the segmentation process.Leveraging the advantages of CNN and LSTM networks in capturing temporal and spatial information,a comprehensive model for sinter quality prediction was constructed,with inputs including the proportion of combustion layer,porosity rate,temperature distribution,and image features obtained from the convolutional neural network,and outputs comprising quality indicators such as underburning index,uniformity index,and FeO content of the sinter.The accuracy is notably increased,achieving a 95.8%hit rate within an error margin of±1.0.After the system is applied,the average qualified rate of FeO content increases from 87.24%to 89.99%,representing an improvement of 2.75%.The average monthly solid fuel consumption is reduced from 49.75 to 46.44 kg/t,leading to a 6.65%reduction and underscoring significant energy saving and cost reduction effects.展开更多
A new unified constitutive model was developed to predict the two-stage creep-aging(TSCA)behavior of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys.The particular bimodal precipitation feature was analyzed and modeled by considering the primary ...A new unified constitutive model was developed to predict the two-stage creep-aging(TSCA)behavior of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys.The particular bimodal precipitation feature was analyzed and modeled by considering the primary micro-variables evolution at different temperatures and their interaction.The dislocation density was incorporated into the model to capture the effect of creep deformation on precipitation.Quantitative transmission electron microscopy and experimental data obtained from a previous study were used to calibrate the model.Subsequently,the developed constitutive model was implemented in the finite element(FE)software ABAQUS via the user subroutines for TSCA process simulation and the springback prediction of an integral panel.A TSCA test was performed.The result shows that the maximum radius deviation between the formed plate and the simulation results is less than 0.4 mm,thus validating the effectiveness of the developed constitutive model and FE model.展开更多
Ceramic dielectric materials with high dielectric strength and mechanisms of their internal factors affecting dielectric strength are significantly valuable for industrial application,especially for selection of suita...Ceramic dielectric materials with high dielectric strength and mechanisms of their internal factors affecting dielectric strength are significantly valuable for industrial application,especially for selection of suitable dielectric materials for high-power microwave transmission devices and reliable power transmission.Pure magnesium oxide(MgO),a kind of ceramic dielectric material,possesses great application potential in high-power microwave transmission devices due to its high theoretical dielectric strength,low dielectric constant,and low dielectric loss properties,but its application is limited by high sintering temperature during preparation.This work presented the preparation of a new type of multiphase ceramics based on MgO,which was MgO-1%ZrO_(2)-1%CaCO_(3-x)%MnCO_(3)(MZCM_(x),x=0,0.25,0.50,1.00,1.50,in molar),and their phase structures,morphological features,and dielectric properties were investigated.It was found that inclusion of ZrO_(2) and CaCO_(3) effectively inhibited excessive growth of MgO grains by formation of second phase,while addition of MnCO_(3) promoted the grain boundary diffusion process during the sintering process and reduced activation energy for the grain growth,resulting in a lower ceramic sintering temperature.Excellent performance,including high dielectric strength(Eb=92.3 kV/mm)and quality factor(Q×f=216642 GHz),simultaneously accompanying low dielectric loss(<0.03%),low temperature coefficient of dielectric constant(20.3×10^(–6)℃^(–1),85℃)and resonance frequency(–12.54×10^(–6)℃^(–1)),was achieved in MZCM1.00 ceramics under a relatively low sintering temperature of 1350℃.This work offers an effective solution for selecting dielectric materials for high-power microwave transmission devices.展开更多
High-performance graphite materials have important roles in aerospace and nuclear reactor technologies because of their outstanding chemical stability and high-temperature performance.Their traditional production meth...High-performance graphite materials have important roles in aerospace and nuclear reactor technologies because of their outstanding chemical stability and high-temperature performance.Their traditional production method relies on repeated impregnation-carbonization and graphitization,and is plagued by lengthy preparation cycles and high energy consumption.Phase transition-assisted self-pressurized selfsintering technology can rapidly produce high-strength graphite materials,but the fracture strain of the graphite materials produced is poor.To solve this problem,this study used a two-step sintering method to uniformly introduce micro-nano pores into natural graphite-based bulk graphite,achieving improved fracture strain of the samples without reducing their density and mechanical properties.Using natural graphite powder,micron-diamond,and nano-diamond as raw materials,and by precisely controlling the staged pressure release process,the degree of diamond phase transition expansion was effectively regulated.The strain-to-failure of the graphite samples reached 1.2%,a 35%increase compared to samples produced by fullpressure sintering.Meanwhile,their flexural strength exceeded 110 MPa,and their density was over 1.9 g/cm^(3).The process therefore produced both a high strength and a high fracture strain.The interface evolution and toughening mechanism during the two-step sintering process were investigated.It is believed that the micro-nano pores formed have two roles:as stress concentrators they induce yielding by shear and as multi-crack propagation paths they significantly lengthen the crack propagation path.The two-step sintering phase transition strategy introduces pores and provides a new approach for increasing the fracture strain of brittle materials.展开更多
1.Introduction.Ni-Mn-X(X=Ga,In,Sn,or Sb)Heusler alloys have versatile properties[1-4],such as shape memory effect[1],superelastic-ity[5],magnetocaloric effect[3],elastocaloric effect[6],and even multicaloric effect[7]...1.Introduction.Ni-Mn-X(X=Ga,In,Sn,or Sb)Heusler alloys have versatile properties[1-4],such as shape memory effect[1],superelastic-ity[5],magnetocaloric effect[3],elastocaloric effect[6],and even multicaloric effect[7],that indicate their potential for use in actu-ators,sensors,micropumps,energy harvesters,and solid-state re-frigeration[8-10].Among the alloys,Ni-Mn-Sn-based alloys are environment-friendly and cost-effective[6,7,11],and hence,they have received widespread attention.展开更多
Sintering is a critical process in steel production that facilitates the efficient utilization of iron ore resources.However,compared to advanced sintering technologies,China’s sintering methods still exhibit high en...Sintering is a critical process in steel production that facilitates the efficient utilization of iron ore resources.However,compared to advanced sintering technologies,China’s sintering methods still exhibit high energy consumption,with typical solid fuel consumption for sintering of about 55 kg/t.In response,a pellet sintering process has been developed and its behavior has been investigated at sintering bed heights of 750 and 1500 mm.Additionally,a technical and economic comparison with traditional sintering methods has been conducted.The results indicate that at a bed height of 750 mm,the pellet sintering method can significantly reduce solid fuel consumption by approximately 30.82%,dropping from 70.75 to 48.95 kg/t.Additionally,the coke rate decreased from 4.55%to 3.20%,and harmful emissions in the flue gas were also reduced.As the bed height increases to 1500 mm,sintering performance improves even further.The coke rate is reduced to 3.00%,and solid fuel consumption decreases to 41.27 kg/t,approaching the world’s advanced level(≤40 kg/t).Technical and economic analysis also indicates that adopting the pellet sintering process can lower sintering costs by about 2.18 dollars/t.展开更多
During the sintering process of iron ore,a large amount of nitrogen oxides is generated,for which there is currently no efficient and economical treatment process.Therefore,it is necessary to implement process control...During the sintering process of iron ore,a large amount of nitrogen oxides is generated,for which there is currently no efficient and economical treatment process.Therefore,it is necessary to implement process control in sintering production to keep the mass concentration of NO_(x)in sintering flue gas at a low level.Through industrial trials at sintering sites,methods such as correlation analysis,path analysis,and multiple linear regression were applied to analyze the influence of various factors on NO emissions during the sintering process.The results indicate that negative correlations exist between nitrogen monoxide(NO)emissions and negative pressure,permeability index,O_(2) concentration,CO concentration,and flue gas temperature.Conversely,positive correlations exist between NO emissions and dust concentration,water vapor volume fraction,and sintering bed speed.Among these factors,O_(2) concentration and dust concentration are identified as the most significant influencing factors on NO emissions.By analyzing the masses and modes of influence of different factors,the mechanisms of action of each factor were obtained.Specifically,O_(2) concentration,dust concentration,permeability index,CO concentration,and flue gas temperature play a direct dominant role in NO emissions during the sintering process,while water vapor volume fraction,sintering trolley speed,and negative pressure have an indirect effect.A predictive model for NO mass concentration in flue gas was established with an accuracy rate of 91.6%,showing consistent overall trends with actual values.Finally,denitrification strategies for sintering industrial production were proposed,along with prospects for preliminary denitrification of sintering flue gas using fluidized bed conditions in the duct.展开更多
Limestone was pretreated via the mechanical activation method,and burnt lime was partially substituted by the pretreated limestone for better sinter indices and lower sintering costs.With the reduction in the size dis...Limestone was pretreated via the mechanical activation method,and burnt lime was partially substituted by the pretreated limestone for better sinter indices and lower sintering costs.With the reduction in the size distribution of the pretreated limestone,the particle morphology,the activity of the calcined limestone and the fluidity of the liquid phase during sintering are all improved.When the substitution ratio of the pretreated limestone for burnt lime is kept at 50%,the granulation performance and sinter indices in sinter pot tests are both better compared with that of the base case.Much denser interleaved texture in product sinter is formed with the reduction of sinter porosity and improvement of silico-ferrite of calcium and alumina amount.When the particle size of the pretreated limestone is maintained within the optimal range of 0–2 mm,the tumble index,yield and productivity increase by 7.2%,2.6%and 11.2%,respectively,while the solid fuel rate decreases by 8.7%.In the corresponding sinter industry production,the tumble index and output of the product sinter are comparable to those of the base case,while the coke dosage is reduced by 9.0%.Reduction index and reduction degradation index(RDI_(+3.15))are both higher than 74%.The cost of raw materials in sintering process can be greatly reduced.展开更多
A pre-reduction sintering process with flue gas recirculation(PSP_(fsg)-FGR)was developed to mitigate alkalis harm to the blast furnace and reduce the flue gas emission in the whole ironmaking process.The results indi...A pre-reduction sintering process with flue gas recirculation(PSP_(fsg)-FGR)was developed to mitigate alkalis harm to the blast furnace and reduce the flue gas emission in the whole ironmaking process.The results indicated that the pre-reduction sintering process(PSP)can effectively remove 58.02%of K and 30.68%of Na from raw mixtures and improve yield and tumbler index to 74.40%and 68.69%,respectively.Moreover,PSP was conducive to reducing NO_(x) and SO_(2)emissions and simultaneously increasing CO content in flue gas.Circulating CO-containing flue gas to sintering bed effectively recycled CO and further improved K and Na removal ratio to 74.11%and 32.92%,respectively.Microstructural analysis revealed that the pre-reduced sinter mainly consisted of magnetite,wustite and a small quantity of metallic iron,and very few silicate glass phase was also formed.This process can simultaneously realize alkali metal elements removal as well as flue gas emission reduction from the integrated ironmaking process.展开更多
Volatile organic compounds(VOCs)present significant risks to both human health and the environment.As a result,there has been increasing research on their formation processes,emission patterns,and emission reduction t...Volatile organic compounds(VOCs)present significant risks to both human health and the environment.As a result,there has been increasing research on their formation processes,emission patterns,and emission reduction technologies.Sintered ore,a key raw material in ironmaking,requires substantial amounts of fossil fuels such as coal and coke in its production,leading to significant VOC emissions.However,research on VOC emission patterns during the sintering process remains limited.Thus,the influence of factors such as moisture content in the sintering mixture,fuel type,fuel ratio,and coal-to-coke ratio on VOC emissions was investigated through sintering cup experiments.Additionally,the reaction pathways of hydrocarbons within the sintering bed were analyzed using temperature distribution and thermodynamic calculations.In the sintering process using coke powder,the emissions of total volatile organic compounds and non-methane hydrocarbons per ton of sintered ore are 18.78 and 11.14 g,respectively,whereas emissions from coal are substantially higher at 378.27 and 32.55 g.VOC emissions exhibit a linear correlation with the total volatile matter input during sintering,with most VOCs originating from volatile matter.The improved heat transfer conditions reduce the preheating zone thickness,allowing more VOCs to remain in the high-temperature region.展开更多
Steel rolling sludge,an oil-containing waste generated during steel production,was difficult to manage.Prolonged storage poses significant environmental and health hazards.Most steel enterprises in China use steel rol...Steel rolling sludge,an oil-containing waste generated during steel production,was difficult to manage.Prolonged storage poses significant environmental and health hazards.Most steel enterprises in China use steel rolling sludge directly as a raw material for sintering.However,its adhesive nature caused poor mixing with other materials,affecting the quality of the sinter.Herein,the incorporation of steel rolling sludge incineration slag into the sintering process was investigated for experimental purposes.The results indicated that adding 1%incinerated steel rolling sludge to the sintering raw material was feasible.At this proportion,both the yield and the tumbler index of the sinter have improved,primarily due to the oxidation reaction of Fe_(3)O_(4)present in the steel rolling sludge incineration slag during the sintering process,which significantly increases the sensible heat of the sinter and enhances the sintering mineralization reaction.Notably,the addition of steel rolling sludge incineration slag reduced dioxin concentrations in the sintering flue gas.Although CO,NO_(x),and SO_(2)emission concentrations slightly increased,the existing flue gas treatment system effectively controlled their emissions.展开更多
Lexical analysis is a fundamental task in natural language processing,which involves several subtasks,such as word segmentation(WS),part-of-speech(POS)tagging,and named entity recognition(NER).Recent works have shown ...Lexical analysis is a fundamental task in natural language processing,which involves several subtasks,such as word segmentation(WS),part-of-speech(POS)tagging,and named entity recognition(NER).Recent works have shown that taking advantage of relatedness between these subtasks can be beneficial.This paper proposes a unified neural framework to address these subtasks simultaneously.Apart from the sequence tagging paradigm,the proposed method tackles the multitask lexical analysis via two-stage sequence span classification.Firstly,the model detects the word and named entity boundaries by multilabel classification over character spans in a sentence.Then,the authors assign POS labels and entity labels for words and named entities by multi-class classification,respectively.Furthermore,a Gated Task Transformation(GTT)is proposed to encourage the model to share valuable features between tasks.The performance of the proposed model was evaluated on Chinese and Thai public datasets,demonstrating state-of-the-art results.展开更多
Applying bio-oxidation waste solution(BOS)to chemical-biological two-stage oxidation process can significantly improve the bio-oxidation efficiency of arsenopyrite.This study aims to clarify the enhanced oxidation mec...Applying bio-oxidation waste solution(BOS)to chemical-biological two-stage oxidation process can significantly improve the bio-oxidation efficiency of arsenopyrite.This study aims to clarify the enhanced oxidation mechanism of arsenopyrite by evaluating the effects of physical and chemical changes of arsenopyrite in BOS chemical oxidation stage on mineral dissolution kinetics,as well as microbial growth activity and community structure composition in bio-oxidation stage.The results showed that the chemical oxidation contributed to destroying the physical and chemical structure of arsenopyrite surface and reducing the particle size,and led to the formation of nitrogenous substances on mineral surface.These chemical oxidation behaviors effectively promoted Fe^(3+)cycling in the bio-oxidation system and weakened the inhibitory effect of the sulfur film on ionic diffusion,thereby enhancing the dissolution kinetics of the arsenopyrite.Therefore,the bio-oxidation efficiency of arsenopyrite was significantly increased in the two-stage oxidation process.After 18 d,the two-stage oxidation process achieved total extraction rates of(88.8±2.0)%,(86.7±1.3)%,and(74.7±3.0)%for As,Fe,and S elements,respectively.These values represented a significant increase of(50.8±3.4)%,(47.1±2.7)%,and(46.0±0.7)%,respectively,compared to the one-stage bio-oxidation process.展开更多
Silica-based ramming mixes are widely used as lining materials in coreless induction furnaces,which serve as the main equipment for iron and steel in foundry industry.The service life of linings made from silica-based...Silica-based ramming mixes are widely used as lining materials in coreless induction furnaces,which serve as the main equipment for iron and steel in foundry industry.The service life of linings made from silica-based ramming mixes depends on the properties of quartzite raw materials.In this paper,quartzites from three regions were selected as raw materials,with boron oxide and boron phosphate as sintering aids.By comparing and testing performance such as the phase composition,permanent linear change,bulk density,apparent porosity,and slag resistance,the effects of raw material characteristics and sintering aids on the performance of the silica-based ramming mixes were investigated.The results showed that boron oxidecontaining ramming mixes prepared from quartzite with a fast phase transition showed lower strength and greater expansion as well as lower slag penetration index.For boron phosphate as a sintering aid,ramming mixes made from quartzites with medium and slow phase transition rates had an approaching slag penetration index comparable to those containing boron oxide,although their strength was lower than the latter.According to the melting requirements of stainless steel,boron phosphate can replace boron oxide as a sintering aid for silica-based ramming mixes.Regarding practical applications for linings of coreless induction furnaces,the selection of quartzite as the raw material for silica-based ramming mixes shall be comprehensively considered from multiple aspects.展开更多
Exploring the factors driving the decoupling of China’s sulfur dioxide(SO_(2))emissions from economic growth(DEI)is crucial for achieving sustainable development.By analyzing the decoupling indicators and driving fac...Exploring the factors driving the decoupling of China’s sulfur dioxide(SO_(2))emissions from economic growth(DEI)is crucial for achieving sustainable development.By analyzing the decoupling indicators and driving factors at both the generation and treatment stages of SO_(2),more effective targeted mitigation strategies can be developed.We employ the Tapio decoupling model and propose a two-stage method to examine the decoupling issues related to SO_(2).Our findings indicate that:①DEI shows a steady and significant improvement,with SO_(2)emission intensity identified as the primary driver.②for the decoupling of economic growth and SO_(2)generation,energy scale serves as the largest stimulator,while the effect of energy intensity changes from negative to positive,and pollution intensity is first positive and then negative.③For the decoupling of SO_(2)generation and SO_(2)removal,treatment efficiency leads as the largest promoter,followed by treatment intensity.Based on these results,this study recommends that China focuses more on enhancing clean energy utilization and the effectiveness of treatment processes.展开更多
BACKGROUND Two-stage revision is the most common treatment for chronic periprosthetic joint infection of the hip,involving a resection arthroplasty with or without placement of an antibiotic-loaded spacer,followed by ...BACKGROUND Two-stage revision is the most common treatment for chronic periprosthetic joint infection of the hip,involving a resection arthroplasty with or without placement of an antibiotic-loaded spacer,followed by antibiotic therapy before reimplantation.AIM To compare the outcomes and complications of two consecutive treatment protocols for two-stage revision arthroplasty of the infected hip:One using Girdlestone with an antibiotic holiday,the other using custom-made articulating spacers(CUMARS)without an antibiotic holiday.METHODS In this retrospective study,two consecutive cohorts were compared.Group A(2017-2020)underwent two-stage revision with a Girdlestone and an antibiotic holiday before reimplantation,while Group B(2020-2023)received CUMARS whenever possible,and no antibiotic holiday,or a Girdlestone if indicated.The primary outcome was successful infection eradication after one year.Secondary outcomes included surgical duration,length of hospital stay,weight-bearing allowance,discharge destination,and complications.RESULTS A total of 98 patients were included:39 patients in Group A and 59 patients in Group B.Successful infection eradication after one year was achieved in 69%of Group A and 83%of Group B(P=0.164).Patients in Group B were more frequently allowed to bear weight(64%vs 18%,P<0.001),had a shorter in-hospital stay(9 vs 16 days,P<0.001),and were more often discharged home after the first surgery(48%vs 24%,P=0.048).No significant differences were found in(mechanical)complications.CONCLUSION A protocol including CUMARS is a safe and effective treatment,offering faster recovery,shorter length of hospital stay,and enabling more patients to return home during the interval.This reduces strain on patients and the healthcare system,potentially saving costs,without compromising infection control or increasing(mechanical)complications.展开更多
文摘This study investigated enhancing the wear resistance of Ti6Al4V alloys for medical applications by incorporating Ti C nanoreinforcements using advanced spark plasma sintering(SPS). The addition of up to 2.5wt% Ti C significantly improved the mechanical properties, including a notable 18.2% increase in hardness(HV 332). Fretting wear tests against 316L stainless steel(SS316L) balls demonstrated a 20wt%–22wt% reduction in wear volume in the Ti6Al4V/Ti C composites compared with the monolithic alloy. Microstructural analysis revealed that Ti C reinforcement controlled the grain orientation and reduced the β-phase content, which contributed to enhanced mechanical properties. The monolithic alloy exhibited a Widmanstätten lamellar microstructure, while increasing the Ti C content modified the wear mechanisms from ploughing and adhesion(0–0.5wt%) to pitting and abrasion(1wt%–2.5wt%). At higher reinforcement levels, the formation of a robust oxide layer through tribo-oxide treatment effectively reduced the wear volume by minimizing the abrasive effects and plastic deformation. This study highlights the potential of SPS-mediated Ti C reinforcement as a transformative approach for improving the performance of Ti6Al4V alloys, paving the way for advanced medical applications.
基金supported by the General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52274326)the China Baowu Low Carbon Metallurgy Innovation Foundation(No.BWLCF202109)the Seventh Batch of Ten Thousand Talents Plan of China(No.ZX20220553).
文摘Sinter is the core raw material for blast furnaces.Flue pressure,which is an important state parameter,affects sinter quality.In this paper,flue pressure prediction and optimization were studied based on the shapley additive explanation(SHAP)to predict the flue pressure and take targeted adjustment measures.First,the sintering process data were collected and processed.A flue pressure prediction model was then constructed after comparing different feature selection methods and model algorithms using SHAP+extremely random-ized trees(ET).The prediction accuracy of the model within the error range of±0.25 kPa was 92.63%.SHAP analysis was employed to improve the interpretability of the prediction model.The effects of various sintering operation parameters on flue pressure,the relation-ship between the numerical range of key operation parameters and flue pressure,the effect of operation parameter combinations on flue pressure,and the prediction process of the flue pressure prediction model on a single sample were analyzed.A flue pressure optimization module was also constructed and analyzed when the prediction satisfied the judgment conditions.The operating parameter combination was then pushed.The flue pressure was increased by 5.87%during the verification process,achieving a good optimization effect.
基金supported by the Basic Science Center Project for the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.72088101)the S&T Program of Hebei(No.23564101D).
文摘As the bed depth increases,sintering yield increases,but the productivity decreases.To reveal the reasons for the decrease in productivity and explore targeted solutions,the bed resistance of mixtures,wet zone,and combustion zone was analyzed in the laboratory.The results showed that the decreased porosity of mixture resulted in the increased bed resistance by 160.56%when the bed depth increased from 600 to 1000 mm.After improving porosity of 1%by adding loosening bars with optimized size and distribution,the bed resistance decreased,and the productivity increased by 5%.The increase in bed depth increased the thickness of the wet zone from 120 to 680 mm and the resistance from 1.56 to 8.83 kPa.By using a three-stage intensive mixer and pre-adding water for granulation,the moisture of mixture was reduced by 0.6%,and the sintering productivity increased by 4%.Besides,the high bed resistance is mainly caused by the increase in the thickness of the combustion zone from 31.9 to 132.7 mm,and the bed resistance increased from 0.70 to 5.62 kPa.The bed resistance of the combustion zone at 900 mm was increased by 90.51%compared to 700 mm.After optimization of the distribution of coke breeze,the thickness of combustion zone at the lower layer decreased from 132.7 to 106.84 mm and permeability improved significantly.
文摘A key component of future lunar missions is the concept of in-situ resource utilization(ISRU),which involves the use of local resources to support human missions and reduce dependence on Earth-based supplies.This paper investigates the thermal processing capability of lunar regolith without the addition of binders,with a focus on large-scale applications for the construction of lunar habitats and infrastructure.The study used a simulant of lunar regolith found on the Schr?dinger Basin in the South Pole region.This regolith simulant consists of20 wt%basalt and 80 wt%anorthosite.Experiments were conducted using a high power CO_(2)laser to sinter and melt the regolith in a 80 mm diameter laser spot to evaluate the effectiveness of direct large area thermal processing.Results indicated that sintering begins at approximately 1180℃and reaches full melt at temperatures above 1360℃.Sintering experiments with this material revealed the formation of dense samples up to 11 mm thick,while melting experiments successfully produced larger samples by overlapping molten layers and additive manufacturing up to 50 mm thick.The energy efficiency of the sintering and melting processes was compared.The melting process was about 10 times more energy efficient than sintering in terms of material consolidation,demonstrating the promising potential of laser melting technologies of anorthosite-rich regolith for the production of structural elements.
基金founded by the Open Project Program of Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Metallurgical Engineering and Resources Recycling(Anhui University of Technology)(No.SKF21-06)Research Fund for Young Teachers of Anhui University of Technology in 2020(No.QZ202001).
文摘Real-time prediction and precise control of sinter quality are pivotal for energy saving,cost reduction,quality improvement and efficiency enhancement in the ironmaking process.To advance,the accuracy and comprehensiveness of sinter quality prediction,an intelligent flare monitoring system for sintering machine tails that combines hybrid neural networks integrating convolutional neural network with long short-term memory(CNN-LSTM)networks was proposed.The system utilized a high-temperature thermal imager for image acquisition at the sintering machine tail and employed a zone-triggered method to accurately capture dynamic feature images under challenging conditions of high-temperature,high dust,and occlusion.The feature images were then segmented through a triple-iteration multi-thresholding approach based on the maximum between-class variance method to minimize detail loss during the segmentation process.Leveraging the advantages of CNN and LSTM networks in capturing temporal and spatial information,a comprehensive model for sinter quality prediction was constructed,with inputs including the proportion of combustion layer,porosity rate,temperature distribution,and image features obtained from the convolutional neural network,and outputs comprising quality indicators such as underburning index,uniformity index,and FeO content of the sinter.The accuracy is notably increased,achieving a 95.8%hit rate within an error margin of±1.0.After the system is applied,the average qualified rate of FeO content increases from 87.24%to 89.99%,representing an improvement of 2.75%.The average monthly solid fuel consumption is reduced from 49.75 to 46.44 kg/t,leading to a 6.65%reduction and underscoring significant energy saving and cost reduction effects.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2021YFB3400900)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52175373,52205435)+1 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China(No.2022JJ40621)the Innovation Fund of National Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Engineering Technology Center,China(No.COMACSFGS-2022-1875)。
文摘A new unified constitutive model was developed to predict the two-stage creep-aging(TSCA)behavior of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys.The particular bimodal precipitation feature was analyzed and modeled by considering the primary micro-variables evolution at different temperatures and their interaction.The dislocation density was incorporated into the model to capture the effect of creep deformation on precipitation.Quantitative transmission electron microscopy and experimental data obtained from a previous study were used to calibrate the model.Subsequently,the developed constitutive model was implemented in the finite element(FE)software ABAQUS via the user subroutines for TSCA process simulation and the springback prediction of an integral panel.A TSCA test was performed.The result shows that the maximum radius deviation between the formed plate and the simulation results is less than 0.4 mm,thus validating the effectiveness of the developed constitutive model and FE model.
基金Student Training Program for Innovation and Entrepreneurship of Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study,UCAS(CXCY20230305)Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Project(ZDRW-CN-2021-3-1-18)。
文摘Ceramic dielectric materials with high dielectric strength and mechanisms of their internal factors affecting dielectric strength are significantly valuable for industrial application,especially for selection of suitable dielectric materials for high-power microwave transmission devices and reliable power transmission.Pure magnesium oxide(MgO),a kind of ceramic dielectric material,possesses great application potential in high-power microwave transmission devices due to its high theoretical dielectric strength,low dielectric constant,and low dielectric loss properties,but its application is limited by high sintering temperature during preparation.This work presented the preparation of a new type of multiphase ceramics based on MgO,which was MgO-1%ZrO_(2)-1%CaCO_(3-x)%MnCO_(3)(MZCM_(x),x=0,0.25,0.50,1.00,1.50,in molar),and their phase structures,morphological features,and dielectric properties were investigated.It was found that inclusion of ZrO_(2) and CaCO_(3) effectively inhibited excessive growth of MgO grains by formation of second phase,while addition of MnCO_(3) promoted the grain boundary diffusion process during the sintering process and reduced activation energy for the grain growth,resulting in a lower ceramic sintering temperature.Excellent performance,including high dielectric strength(Eb=92.3 kV/mm)and quality factor(Q×f=216642 GHz),simultaneously accompanying low dielectric loss(<0.03%),low temperature coefficient of dielectric constant(20.3×10^(–6)℃^(–1),85℃)and resonance frequency(–12.54×10^(–6)℃^(–1)),was achieved in MZCM1.00 ceramics under a relatively low sintering temperature of 1350℃.This work offers an effective solution for selecting dielectric materials for high-power microwave transmission devices.
基金Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(24ZR1400800)he Natural Science Foundation of China(U23A20685,52073058,91963204)+1 种基金the National Key R&D Program of China(2021YFB3701400)Shanghai Sailing Program(23YF1400200)。
文摘High-performance graphite materials have important roles in aerospace and nuclear reactor technologies because of their outstanding chemical stability and high-temperature performance.Their traditional production method relies on repeated impregnation-carbonization and graphitization,and is plagued by lengthy preparation cycles and high energy consumption.Phase transition-assisted self-pressurized selfsintering technology can rapidly produce high-strength graphite materials,but the fracture strain of the graphite materials produced is poor.To solve this problem,this study used a two-step sintering method to uniformly introduce micro-nano pores into natural graphite-based bulk graphite,achieving improved fracture strain of the samples without reducing their density and mechanical properties.Using natural graphite powder,micron-diamond,and nano-diamond as raw materials,and by precisely controlling the staged pressure release process,the degree of diamond phase transition expansion was effectively regulated.The strain-to-failure of the graphite samples reached 1.2%,a 35%increase compared to samples produced by fullpressure sintering.Meanwhile,their flexural strength exceeded 110 MPa,and their density was over 1.9 g/cm^(3).The process therefore produced both a high strength and a high fracture strain.The interface evolution and toughening mechanism during the two-step sintering process were investigated.It is believed that the micro-nano pores formed have two roles:as stress concentrators they induce yielding by shear and as multi-crack propagation paths they significantly lengthen the crack propagation path.The two-step sintering phase transition strategy introduces pores and provides a new approach for increasing the fracture strain of brittle materials.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Pro-gram of China(No.2022YFB3805701)National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(No.52371182,51701052,52192592,52192593)+1 种基金Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST(No.2019QNRC001)the Heilongjiang Touyan Innovation Team Program.
文摘1.Introduction.Ni-Mn-X(X=Ga,In,Sn,or Sb)Heusler alloys have versatile properties[1-4],such as shape memory effect[1],superelastic-ity[5],magnetocaloric effect[3],elastocaloric effect[6],and even multicaloric effect[7],that indicate their potential for use in actu-ators,sensors,micropumps,energy harvesters,and solid-state re-frigeration[8-10].Among the alloys,Ni-Mn-Sn-based alloys are environment-friendly and cost-effective[6,7,11],and hence,they have received widespread attention.
基金financially supported by Huxiang Youth Talent Program of Hunan Province(No.2024RC3008)National Natural Science Foundation China(Nos.52274343 and 52474370)National Key R&D Program of China(Nos.2023YFC3903900 and 2023YFC3903904).
文摘Sintering is a critical process in steel production that facilitates the efficient utilization of iron ore resources.However,compared to advanced sintering technologies,China’s sintering methods still exhibit high energy consumption,with typical solid fuel consumption for sintering of about 55 kg/t.In response,a pellet sintering process has been developed and its behavior has been investigated at sintering bed heights of 750 and 1500 mm.Additionally,a technical and economic comparison with traditional sintering methods has been conducted.The results indicate that at a bed height of 750 mm,the pellet sintering method can significantly reduce solid fuel consumption by approximately 30.82%,dropping from 70.75 to 48.95 kg/t.Additionally,the coke rate decreased from 4.55%to 3.20%,and harmful emissions in the flue gas were also reduced.As the bed height increases to 1500 mm,sintering performance improves even further.The coke rate is reduced to 3.00%,and solid fuel consumption decreases to 41.27 kg/t,approaching the world’s advanced level(≤40 kg/t).Technical and economic analysis also indicates that adopting the pellet sintering process can lower sintering costs by about 2.18 dollars/t.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51974131)Hebei Outstanding Youth Fund Project(No.E2020209082),Tangshan Key R&D Program project(No.22150232J)Sixth Division Wujiaqu City Science and Technology Plan Project(2410).
文摘During the sintering process of iron ore,a large amount of nitrogen oxides is generated,for which there is currently no efficient and economical treatment process.Therefore,it is necessary to implement process control in sintering production to keep the mass concentration of NO_(x)in sintering flue gas at a low level.Through industrial trials at sintering sites,methods such as correlation analysis,path analysis,and multiple linear regression were applied to analyze the influence of various factors on NO emissions during the sintering process.The results indicate that negative correlations exist between nitrogen monoxide(NO)emissions and negative pressure,permeability index,O_(2) concentration,CO concentration,and flue gas temperature.Conversely,positive correlations exist between NO emissions and dust concentration,water vapor volume fraction,and sintering bed speed.Among these factors,O_(2) concentration and dust concentration are identified as the most significant influencing factors on NO emissions.By analyzing the masses and modes of influence of different factors,the mechanisms of action of each factor were obtained.Specifically,O_(2) concentration,dust concentration,permeability index,CO concentration,and flue gas temperature play a direct dominant role in NO emissions during the sintering process,while water vapor volume fraction,sintering trolley speed,and negative pressure have an indirect effect.A predictive model for NO mass concentration in flue gas was established with an accuracy rate of 91.6%,showing consistent overall trends with actual values.Finally,denitrification strategies for sintering industrial production were proposed,along with prospects for preliminary denitrification of sintering flue gas using fluidized bed conditions in the duct.
基金supported by Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing(No.CSTB2023NSCQ-BHX0166)Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China(No.2024T171095)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2024CDJXY003).
文摘Limestone was pretreated via the mechanical activation method,and burnt lime was partially substituted by the pretreated limestone for better sinter indices and lower sintering costs.With the reduction in the size distribution of the pretreated limestone,the particle morphology,the activity of the calcined limestone and the fluidity of the liquid phase during sintering are all improved.When the substitution ratio of the pretreated limestone for burnt lime is kept at 50%,the granulation performance and sinter indices in sinter pot tests are both better compared with that of the base case.Much denser interleaved texture in product sinter is formed with the reduction of sinter porosity and improvement of silico-ferrite of calcium and alumina amount.When the particle size of the pretreated limestone is maintained within the optimal range of 0–2 mm,the tumble index,yield and productivity increase by 7.2%,2.6%and 11.2%,respectively,while the solid fuel rate decreases by 8.7%.In the corresponding sinter industry production,the tumble index and output of the product sinter are comparable to those of the base case,while the coke dosage is reduced by 9.0%.Reduction index and reduction degradation index(RDI_(+3.15))are both higher than 74%.The cost of raw materials in sintering process can be greatly reduced.
基金Project(52274290)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(72088101)supported by the Basic Science Center Project for National Natural Science Foundation of China。
文摘A pre-reduction sintering process with flue gas recirculation(PSP_(fsg)-FGR)was developed to mitigate alkalis harm to the blast furnace and reduce the flue gas emission in the whole ironmaking process.The results indicated that the pre-reduction sintering process(PSP)can effectively remove 58.02%of K and 30.68%of Na from raw mixtures and improve yield and tumbler index to 74.40%and 68.69%,respectively.Moreover,PSP was conducive to reducing NO_(x) and SO_(2)emissions and simultaneously increasing CO content in flue gas.Circulating CO-containing flue gas to sintering bed effectively recycled CO and further improved K and Na removal ratio to 74.11%and 32.92%,respectively.Microstructural analysis revealed that the pre-reduced sinter mainly consisted of magnetite,wustite and a small quantity of metallic iron,and very few silicate glass phase was also formed.This process can simultaneously realize alkali metal elements removal as well as flue gas emission reduction from the integrated ironmaking process.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFC3901405)the National Program for Supporting Postdoctoral Researchers of China(GZC20230016)the 2023 Provincial Quality Project Program for Nurturing People in the New Era(Graduate Education)(2023xscx065).
文摘Volatile organic compounds(VOCs)present significant risks to both human health and the environment.As a result,there has been increasing research on their formation processes,emission patterns,and emission reduction technologies.Sintered ore,a key raw material in ironmaking,requires substantial amounts of fossil fuels such as coal and coke in its production,leading to significant VOC emissions.However,research on VOC emission patterns during the sintering process remains limited.Thus,the influence of factors such as moisture content in the sintering mixture,fuel type,fuel ratio,and coal-to-coke ratio on VOC emissions was investigated through sintering cup experiments.Additionally,the reaction pathways of hydrocarbons within the sintering bed were analyzed using temperature distribution and thermodynamic calculations.In the sintering process using coke powder,the emissions of total volatile organic compounds and non-methane hydrocarbons per ton of sintered ore are 18.78 and 11.14 g,respectively,whereas emissions from coal are substantially higher at 378.27 and 32.55 g.VOC emissions exhibit a linear correlation with the total volatile matter input during sintering,with most VOCs originating from volatile matter.The improved heat transfer conditions reduce the preheating zone thickness,allowing more VOCs to remain in the high-temperature region.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52204331)Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province Youth Project(2208085QE145)the Open Project Program of Key Laboratory of Metallurgical Emission Reduction&Resources Recycling(Anhui University of Technology),Ministry of Education(JKF20-03).
文摘Steel rolling sludge,an oil-containing waste generated during steel production,was difficult to manage.Prolonged storage poses significant environmental and health hazards.Most steel enterprises in China use steel rolling sludge directly as a raw material for sintering.However,its adhesive nature caused poor mixing with other materials,affecting the quality of the sinter.Herein,the incorporation of steel rolling sludge incineration slag into the sintering process was investigated for experimental purposes.The results indicated that adding 1%incinerated steel rolling sludge to the sintering raw material was feasible.At this proportion,both the yield and the tumbler index of the sinter have improved,primarily due to the oxidation reaction of Fe_(3)O_(4)present in the steel rolling sludge incineration slag during the sintering process,which significantly increases the sensible heat of the sinter and enhances the sintering mineralization reaction.Notably,the addition of steel rolling sludge incineration slag reduced dioxin concentrations in the sintering flue gas.Although CO,NO_(x),and SO_(2)emission concentrations slightly increased,the existing flue gas treatment system effectively controlled their emissions.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.62266028,62266027,U21B2027,and U24A20334)Major Science and Technology Programs in Yunnan Province(Grant No.202302AD080003,202402AG050007,and 202303AP140008)+1 种基金Yunnan Province Basic Research Program(Grant No.202301AS070047,202301AT070471,and 202401BC070021)Kunming University of Science and Technology's"Double First-rate"construction joint project(Grant No.202201BE070001-021).
文摘Lexical analysis is a fundamental task in natural language processing,which involves several subtasks,such as word segmentation(WS),part-of-speech(POS)tagging,and named entity recognition(NER).Recent works have shown that taking advantage of relatedness between these subtasks can be beneficial.This paper proposes a unified neural framework to address these subtasks simultaneously.Apart from the sequence tagging paradigm,the proposed method tackles the multitask lexical analysis via two-stage sequence span classification.Firstly,the model detects the word and named entity boundaries by multilabel classification over character spans in a sentence.Then,the authors assign POS labels and entity labels for words and named entities by multi-class classification,respectively.Furthermore,a Gated Task Transformation(GTT)is proposed to encourage the model to share valuable features between tasks.The performance of the proposed model was evaluated on Chinese and Thai public datasets,demonstrating state-of-the-art results.
基金Project(52274348)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2022JH1/10400024)supported by the Major Projects for the“Revealed Top”Science and Technology of Liaoning Province,China。
文摘Applying bio-oxidation waste solution(BOS)to chemical-biological two-stage oxidation process can significantly improve the bio-oxidation efficiency of arsenopyrite.This study aims to clarify the enhanced oxidation mechanism of arsenopyrite by evaluating the effects of physical and chemical changes of arsenopyrite in BOS chemical oxidation stage on mineral dissolution kinetics,as well as microbial growth activity and community structure composition in bio-oxidation stage.The results showed that the chemical oxidation contributed to destroying the physical and chemical structure of arsenopyrite surface and reducing the particle size,and led to the formation of nitrogenous substances on mineral surface.These chemical oxidation behaviors effectively promoted Fe^(3+)cycling in the bio-oxidation system and weakened the inhibitory effect of the sulfur film on ionic diffusion,thereby enhancing the dissolution kinetics of the arsenopyrite.Therefore,the bio-oxidation efficiency of arsenopyrite was significantly increased in the two-stage oxidation process.After 18 d,the two-stage oxidation process achieved total extraction rates of(88.8±2.0)%,(86.7±1.3)%,and(74.7±3.0)%for As,Fe,and S elements,respectively.These values represented a significant increase of(50.8±3.4)%,(47.1±2.7)%,and(46.0±0.7)%,respectively,compared to the one-stage bio-oxidation process.
基金grateful to Hubei Province Science and Technology Innovation Talent Plan,and Science and Technology Service Talent Special Project(2023DJC124)for the support on this work.
文摘Silica-based ramming mixes are widely used as lining materials in coreless induction furnaces,which serve as the main equipment for iron and steel in foundry industry.The service life of linings made from silica-based ramming mixes depends on the properties of quartzite raw materials.In this paper,quartzites from three regions were selected as raw materials,with boron oxide and boron phosphate as sintering aids.By comparing and testing performance such as the phase composition,permanent linear change,bulk density,apparent porosity,and slag resistance,the effects of raw material characteristics and sintering aids on the performance of the silica-based ramming mixes were investigated.The results showed that boron oxidecontaining ramming mixes prepared from quartzite with a fast phase transition showed lower strength and greater expansion as well as lower slag penetration index.For boron phosphate as a sintering aid,ramming mixes made from quartzites with medium and slow phase transition rates had an approaching slag penetration index comparable to those containing boron oxide,although their strength was lower than the latter.According to the melting requirements of stainless steel,boron phosphate can replace boron oxide as a sintering aid for silica-based ramming mixes.Regarding practical applications for linings of coreless induction furnaces,the selection of quartzite as the raw material for silica-based ramming mixes shall be comprehensively considered from multiple aspects.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China[Grant No.52270183].
文摘Exploring the factors driving the decoupling of China’s sulfur dioxide(SO_(2))emissions from economic growth(DEI)is crucial for achieving sustainable development.By analyzing the decoupling indicators and driving factors at both the generation and treatment stages of SO_(2),more effective targeted mitigation strategies can be developed.We employ the Tapio decoupling model and propose a two-stage method to examine the decoupling issues related to SO_(2).Our findings indicate that:①DEI shows a steady and significant improvement,with SO_(2)emission intensity identified as the primary driver.②for the decoupling of economic growth and SO_(2)generation,energy scale serves as the largest stimulator,while the effect of energy intensity changes from negative to positive,and pollution intensity is first positive and then negative.③For the decoupling of SO_(2)generation and SO_(2)removal,treatment efficiency leads as the largest promoter,followed by treatment intensity.Based on these results,this study recommends that China focuses more on enhancing clean energy utilization and the effectiveness of treatment processes.
文摘BACKGROUND Two-stage revision is the most common treatment for chronic periprosthetic joint infection of the hip,involving a resection arthroplasty with or without placement of an antibiotic-loaded spacer,followed by antibiotic therapy before reimplantation.AIM To compare the outcomes and complications of two consecutive treatment protocols for two-stage revision arthroplasty of the infected hip:One using Girdlestone with an antibiotic holiday,the other using custom-made articulating spacers(CUMARS)without an antibiotic holiday.METHODS In this retrospective study,two consecutive cohorts were compared.Group A(2017-2020)underwent two-stage revision with a Girdlestone and an antibiotic holiday before reimplantation,while Group B(2020-2023)received CUMARS whenever possible,and no antibiotic holiday,or a Girdlestone if indicated.The primary outcome was successful infection eradication after one year.Secondary outcomes included surgical duration,length of hospital stay,weight-bearing allowance,discharge destination,and complications.RESULTS A total of 98 patients were included:39 patients in Group A and 59 patients in Group B.Successful infection eradication after one year was achieved in 69%of Group A and 83%of Group B(P=0.164).Patients in Group B were more frequently allowed to bear weight(64%vs 18%,P<0.001),had a shorter in-hospital stay(9 vs 16 days,P<0.001),and were more often discharged home after the first surgery(48%vs 24%,P=0.048).No significant differences were found in(mechanical)complications.CONCLUSION A protocol including CUMARS is a safe and effective treatment,offering faster recovery,shorter length of hospital stay,and enabling more patients to return home during the interval.This reduces strain on patients and the healthcare system,potentially saving costs,without compromising infection control or increasing(mechanical)complications.
