Alumina rich fly ash (ARFA) has been regarded as the alternative to bauxite in china. Hydrochloric acid process could be favored for alumina extraction, necessitating calcination of aluminum chloride hexahydate (ACH)....
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Alumina rich fly ash (ARFA) has been regarded as the alternative to bauxite in china. Hydrochloric acid process could be favored for alumina extraction, necessitating calcination of aluminum chloride hexahydate (ACH). In this work, the TGA/DSC results of ACH were used to suggest calcination procedures. Two-step calcinations of 200-1000 degrees C and 350-1000 degrees C did not increase the surface area of alumina, by comparison with one step 1000 degrees C calcination, and a slow heating rate could improve the surface area. Calcination temperature was increased from 950 to 1250 degrees C in a step of 50 degrees C, and XRD, XRF, BET and gas pycnometer were used to characterize the alumina from calcinated ACH. Consistent results were obtained by these different techniques, and two groups of impurities were identified and related to alumina purity and surface area. By comparison with clays, it was suggested to remove impurities such as MgO, Na2O, K2O, P2O5 and SO3 in hydrochloric acid leaching of ARFA.
We have developed a way to map brain-wide networks using focal pulsed infrared neural stimulation in ultrahigh-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The patterns of connections revealed are similar to those of conne...
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We have developed a way to map brain-wide networks using focal pulsed infrared neural stimulation in ultrahigh-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The patterns of connections revealed are similar to those of connections previously mapped with anatomical tract tracing methods. These include connections between cortex and subcortical locations and long-range cortico-cortical connections. Studies of local cortical connections reveal columnar-sized laminar activation, consistent with feed-forward and feedback projection signatures. This method is broadly applicable and can be applied to multiple areas of the brain in different species and across different MRI platforms. Systematic point-by-point application of this method may lead to fundamental advances in our understanding of brain connectomes.
The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of a remote sensing image is one of the most important indicators to evaluate the quality of the image, and also can reflect the SNR performance of a remote sensing payload to a great e...
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(数字)9781510614062
ISBN:
(纸本)9781510614062;9781510614055
The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of a remote sensing image is one of the most important indicators to evaluate the quality of the image, and also can reflect the SNR performance of a remote sensing payload to a great extent. Meanwhile, the SNR determines the information precision of a remote sensing image by which researchers could use the spectral characteristics to identify the surface features. Optical remote sensing images are usually contaminated by Gaussian white noise. Surface features often interfere with each other when imaging, which increases the difficulty of SNR evaluation. For heterogeneous region, the interference between different features is stronger and could not be removed easily. For homogeneous region, same features present the same or similar characteristics, showing as similar digital number (DN) values, so the interference between same features could be removed in some way. One of the ways to remove the interference between same features is to do subtraction operation between the adjacent row DNs or column DNs in homogeneous region. And the residuals, due to subtraction, are more indicative to the noises. This paper presents a novel method for SNR estimation of optical remote sensing images. Firstly, calculating the column residuals between the same features in homogeneous region. Secondly, doing subtraction operation to calculate the row residuals between the same features in homogeneous region. Thirdly, integrating the column and row residuals to evaluate the SNR. In this paper, the new method and a traditional typical method are used to estimate the SNRs of measured images. By analyzing the results of the two methods, we can find the new one is more stable and accurate. This method provides a new way to evaluate the SNR performance of optical remote sensing payload onboard.
Nowadays emerging Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) technologies are introduced to remedy the shortages of the current DRAM-based memory system. However, NVM has limited write endurance, which would severely restrict the perf...
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Ship collision risk is an important aspect of ship navigation safety. A systematic method to assess collision risk by monitoring parameter states continually is necessary and has proven effective. Another important fa...
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Ship collision risk is an important aspect of ship navigation safety. A systematic method to assess collision risk by monitoring parameter states continually is necessary and has proven effective. Another important factor in risk assessment is ship size, but the effect of the size of ship pairs has not been considered properly in many previous studies. This research utilises a systematic perspective to study collision risk of near-misses in ship-ship encounters. This fills a secondary research gap where previous risk assessments only investigated near-misses from the perspective of a single vessel. Following this proposed approach, ship pair encounter states can be continually tracked. Ultimately, a method of improved Vessel Collision Risk Operator (VCRO) to merge risk assessments of both ships is proposed through integration of near-miss collision risks in a systematic way, which overcomes the disadvantages of prior VCROs that only consider the maximum value, from which it is difficult to track and judge the risk trend. Utilising a case study, the effectiveness of the proposed method is validated through analysis of ship encounters, with ships of different sizes in the Baltic Sea.
A fast correlated imaging method based on strip division in large scenes is proposed. By transmitting narrow-pulse random signals synchronously from random radiation radar array, the whole imaging area is divided into...
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(纸本)9781509039920
A fast correlated imaging method based on strip division in large scenes is proposed. By transmitting narrow-pulse random signals synchronously from random radiation radar array, the whole imaging area is divided into multiple strips in range direction, then correlated imaging model in strip mode is established, which reduces the scale of its imaging matrix equation greatly;By multi-strip stitching, a whole correlated imaging in a large scene can be achieved;Numerical simulations validate its effectiveness in reducing its imaging time dramatically meanwhile improving its image quality.
In this paper, a high-resolution Sigma-Delta (Sigma Delta) modulator in a standard 0.5 mu m CMOS technology for a MEMS accelerometer is presented. The digital output is attained by the interface circuit based on a low...
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In this paper, a high-resolution Sigma-Delta (Sigma Delta) modulator in a standard 0.5 mu m CMOS technology for a MEMS accelerometer is presented. The digital output is attained by the interface circuit based on a low-noise front-end charge-amplifier and a back-end forth-order Sigma-Delta modulator. The low-noise front-end detection circuit is proposed with correlated double sampling (CDS) technique to eliminate the 1/f noise and offset of operational amplifier. The capacitance compensation array is used for rejecting the sensor element mechanical offset. The lead compensator circuit is to ensure the stability of the high-order closed-loop system. The interface is fabricated in a standard 0.5 mu m CMOS process and the active circuit area is about 8 mm(2). The MEMS accelerometer system consumes 25 mW from a single 7 V supply at a sampling frequency of 250 kHz. The Sigma Delta modulator can achieve an effective number of bits 20.30 bits and an average noise floor in low-frequency range of 140 dB.
We report a 42Ohm external cavity diode laser with an interference filter (IF) of 0.5am narrow-bandwidth and 79% high transmission, which is first used for Rb optical frequency standard. The IF and the cat-eye refle...
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We report a 42Ohm external cavity diode laser with an interference filter (IF) of 0.5am narrow-bandwidth and 79% high transmission, which is first used for Rb optical frequency standard. The IF and the cat-eye reflector are used for selecting wavelength and light feedback, respectively. The measured laser linewidth is 24 kHz when the diode laser is free running. Using this narrow-linewidth IF blue diode laser, we realize a compact Rb optical frequency standard without a complicated PDH system. The preliminary stability of the Rb optical frequency standard is 2 × 10^-13 at I s and decreases to 1.9 ×10^-14 at 1000s. The narrow-linewidth characteristic makes the IF blue diode laser a well suited candidate for the compact Rb optical frequency standard.
Background: Oogenesis in the domestic silkworm (Bombyx mori) is a complex process involving previtellogenesis, vitellogenesis and choriogenesis. During this process, follicles show drastic morphological and physiologi...
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Background: Oogenesis in the domestic silkworm (Bombyx mori) is a complex process involving previtellogenesis, vitellogenesis and choriogenesis. During this process, follicles show drastic morphological and physiological changes. However, the genome-wide regulatory profiles of gene expression during oogenesis remain to be determined. Results: In this study, we obtained time-series transcriptome data and used these data to reveal the dynamic landscape of gene regulation during oogenesis. A total of 1932 genes were identified to be differentially expressed among different stages, most of which occurred during the transition from late vitellogenesis to early choriogenesis. Using weighted gene co-expression network analysis, we identified six stage-specific gene modules that correspond to multiple regulatory pathways. Strikingly, the biosynthesis pathway of the molting hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) was enriched in one of the modules. Further analysis showed that the ecdysteroid 20-hydroxylase gene (CYP314A1) of steroidgenesis genes was mainly expressed in previtellogenesis and early vitellogenesis. However, the 20E-inactivated genes, particularly the ecdysteroid 26-hydroxylase encoding gene (Cyp18a1), were highly expressed in late vitellogenesis. These distinct expression patterns between 20E synthesis and catabolism-related genes might ensure the rapid decline of the hormone titer at the transition point from vitellogenesis to choriogenesis. In addition, we compared landscapes of gene regulation between silkworm (Lepidoptera) and fruit fly (Diptera) oogeneses. Our results show that there is some consensus in the modules of gene co-expression during oogenesis in these insects. Conclusions: The data presented in this study provide new insights into the regulatory mechanisms underlying oogenesis in insects with polytrophic meroistic ovaries. The results also provide clues for further investigating the roles of epigenetic reconfiguration and circadian rhythm in insect o
Fresh Pd/CeO/AlOclose coupled catalyst was prepared by the stepwise impregnation method and calcined at 550 °C for 3 h, which was then pretreated at 700, 800, and 900 °C for 3 h, respectively. Finally, these...
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Fresh Pd/CeO/AlOclose coupled catalyst was prepared by the stepwise impregnation method and calcined at 550 °C for 3 h, which was then pretreated at 700, 800, and 900 °C for 3 h, respectively. Finally, these pretreated catalysts were aged at 1000 °C for 3 h to study their anti-aging properties. The catalytic activities of the catalysts were investigated detailedly, and the results showed that the catalyst pretreated at 800 °C before aging treatment possessed the best anti-aging performance for CHoxidation. XRD and XPS results indicated that well-crystallized CeOparticles were formed during calcinations at 800 °C, which made CeOan effective promoter. HRTEM revealed that Pd particles found on the edge of CeOover the aged catalyst pretreated at 800 °C were relatively smaller than those over the catalysts without pretreatment. H-TPR and XPS results also implied that the interaction between well-crystallized CeOand Pd suppressed the deactivation of PdO sites and further enhanced the catalytic performance.
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