This study explored the synergistic interaction of sewage sludge(SS)and distillation residue(DR)during co-pyrolysis for the optimized treatment of sewage sludge in cement kiln systems,utilizing thermogravimetric analy...This study explored the synergistic interaction of sewage sludge(SS)and distillation residue(DR)during co-pyrolysis for the optimized treatment of sewage sludge in cement kiln systems,utilizing thermogravimetric analysis(TGA)and thermogravimetric analysis with mass spectrometry(TGA-MS).The results reveal the coexisting synergistic and antagonistic effects in the co-pyrolysis of SS/DR.The synergistic effect arises from hydrogen free radicals in SS and catalytic components in ash fractions,while the antagonistic effect is mainly due to the melting of DR on the surface of SS particles during pyrolysis and the reaction of SS ash with alkali metals to form inert substances.SS/DR co-pyrolysis reduces the yielding of coke and gas while increasing tar production.This study will promote the reduction,recycling,and harmless treatment of hazardous solid waste.展开更多
Fullerenes:The extensive development of nanoscience that has marked this century continues to evolve,producing new materials,structures,and devices for the treatments of diverse pathologies.Fullerenes are a family of ...Fullerenes:The extensive development of nanoscience that has marked this century continues to evolve,producing new materials,structures,and devices for the treatments of diverse pathologies.Fullerenes are a family of nanoparticles with great applicative promise due to their small size(approximately 1 nm in diameter),structure,and capacity to cross biological barriers.展开更多
This study explored the synergistic interaction of sewage sludge(SS)and automotive paint sludge(PS)during co-pyrolysis for the optimized treatment of sewage sludge in cement kiln systems,utilizing thermogravimetric an...This study explored the synergistic interaction of sewage sludge(SS)and automotive paint sludge(PS)during co-pyrolysis for the optimized treatment of sewage sludge in cement kiln systems,utilizing thermogravimetric analysis(TGA)and thermogravimetric-mass spectrometry(TGA-MS).The result reveals the coexisting synergistic and antagonistic effects in the co-pyrolysis of SS/PS.The synergistic effect arises from hydrogen free radicals in SS and catalytic components in PS,while the main source of the antagonistic effect is that,during the mechanical mixing process,the SS/PS is converted from the particulate form into a dough-like rubbery which contributes to the film-forming effect,hindering the volatilization of volatile components.SS/PS co-pyrolysis reduces the yielding of tar production while increasing coke and gas.This study will provide some in-depth insights into the co-pyrolysis of SS/PS,and offer theoretical support for the subsequent research on the collaborative disposal processes in cement kilns.展开更多
Exploring dimensionality effects on cuprates is important for understanding the nature of high-temperature superconductivity.By atomically layer-by-layer growth with oxide molecular beam epitaxy,we demonstrate that La...Exploring dimensionality effects on cuprates is important for understanding the nature of high-temperature superconductivity.By atomically layer-by-layer growth with oxide molecular beam epitaxy,we demonstrate that La_(2−x)Sr_(x)CuO_(4)(x=0.15)thin films remain superconducting down to 2 unit cells of thickness but quickly reach the maximum superconducting transition temperature at and above 4 unit cells.By fitting the critical magnetic field(μ0H_(c2)),we show that the anisotropy of the film’s superconductivity increases with decreasing film thickness,indicating that the superconductivity of the film gradually evolves from weak three-to two-dimensional character.These results are helpful to gain more insight into the nature of high-temperature superconductivity with dimensionality.展开更多
Animal body size variation is of particular interest in evolutionary biology,but the genetic basis remains largely unknown.Previous studies have shown the presence of two parallel evolutionary genetic clusters within ...Animal body size variation is of particular interest in evolutionary biology,but the genetic basis remains largely unknown.Previous studies have shown the presence of two parallel evolutionary genetic clusters within the fish genus Epinephelus with evident divergence in body size,providing an excellent opportunity to investigate the genetic basis of body size variation in vertebrates.Herein,we performed phylotranscriptomic analysis and reconstructed the phylogeny of 13 epinephelids originating from the South China Sea.Two genetic clades with an estimated divergence time of approximately 15.4 million years ago were correlated with large and small body size,respectively.A total of 180 rapidly evolving genes and two positively selected genes were identified between the two groups.Functional enrichment analyses of these candidate genes revealed distinct enrichment categories between the two groups.These pathways and genes may play important roles in body size variation in groupers through complex regulatory networks.Based on our results,we speculate that the ancestors of the two divergent groups of groupers may have adapted to different environments through habitat selection,leading to genetic variations in metabolic patterns,organ development,and lifespan,resulting in body size divergence between the two locally adapted populations.These findings provide important insights into the genetic mechanisms underlying body size variation in groupers and species differentiation.展开更多
Unsupervised learning methods such as graph contrastive learning have been used for dynamic graph represen-tation learning to eliminate the dependence of labels.However,existing studies neglect positional information ...Unsupervised learning methods such as graph contrastive learning have been used for dynamic graph represen-tation learning to eliminate the dependence of labels.However,existing studies neglect positional information when learning discrete snapshots,resulting in insufficient network topology learning.At the same time,due to the lack of appropriate data augmentation methods,it is difficult to capture the evolving patterns of the network effectively.To address the above problems,a position-aware and subgraph enhanced dynamic graph contrastive learning method is proposed for discrete-time dynamic graphs.Firstly,the global snapshot is built based on the historical snapshots to express the stable pattern of the dynamic graph,and the random walk is used to obtain the position representation by learning the positional information of the nodes.Secondly,a new data augmentation method is carried out from the perspectives of short-term changes and long-term stable structures of dynamic graphs.Specifically,subgraph sampling based on snapshots and global snapshots is used to obtain two structural augmentation views,and node structures and evolving patterns are learned by combining graph neural network,gated recurrent unit,and attention mechanism.Finally,the quality of node representation is improved by combining the contrastive learning between different structural augmentation views and between the two representations of structure and position.Experimental results on four real datasets show that the performance of the proposed method is better than the existing unsupervised methods,and it is more competitive than the supervised learning method under a semi-supervised setting.展开更多
Highly evolved granite is an important sign of the mature continent crust and closely associated with deposits of rare metals.In this work,the authors undertake systematically zircon U-Pb ages and whole rock elemental...Highly evolved granite is an important sign of the mature continent crust and closely associated with deposits of rare metals.In this work,the authors undertake systematically zircon U-Pb ages and whole rock elemental data for highly evolved granitic intrusions from the Great Xing’an Range(GXR),NE China,to elucidate their discriminant criteria,spatial-temporal distribution,differentiation and geodynamic mecha-nism.Geochemical data of these highly evolved granites suggest that high w(SiO_(2))(>70%)and differentiation index(DI>88)could be quantified indicators,while strong Eu depletion,high TE_(1,3),lowΣREE and low Zr/Hf,Nb/Ta,K/Rb could only be qualitative indicators.Zircon U-Pb ages suggest that the highly evolved gran-ites in the GXR were mainly formed in Late Mesozoic,which can be divided into two major stages:Late Ju-rassic-early Early Cretaceous(162-136 Ma,peak at 138 Ma),and late Early Cretaceous(136-106 Ma,peak at 126 Ma).The highly evolved granites are mainly distributed in the central-southern GXR,and display a weakly trend of getting younger from northwest to southeast,meanwhile indicating the metallogenic potential of rare metals within the central GXR.The spatial-temporal distribution,combined with regional geological data,indicates the highly evolved Mesozoic granites in the GXR were emplaced in an extensional environ-ment,of which the Late Jurassic-early Early Cretaceous extension was related to the closure of the Mongol-Okhotsk Ocean and roll-back of the Paleo-Pacific Plate,while the late Early Cretaceous extension was mainly related to the roll-back of the Paleo-Pacific Plate.展开更多
The origins of Malaysia-China ties can be traced back to ancient trade of goods.Throughout history,the bilateral relationship has endured ebbs and flows to evolve into full-fledged diplomatic and economic interactions...The origins of Malaysia-China ties can be traced back to ancient trade of goods.Throughout history,the bilateral relationship has endured ebbs and flows to evolve into full-fledged diplomatic and economic interactions.This evolution reflects changes in Southeast Asian and global landscapes,which have been heavily influenced by post-World War II realignment,Cold War politics,and the rise of China.展开更多
With the arrival of the 4G and 5G,the telecommunications networks have experienced a large expansion of these networks.That enabled the integration of many services and adequate flow,thus enabling the operators to res...With the arrival of the 4G and 5G,the telecommunications networks have experienced a large expansion of these networks.That enabled the integration of many services and adequate flow,thus enabling the operators to respond to the growing demand of users.This rapid evolution has given the operators to adapt,their methods to the new technologies that increase.This complexity becomes more important,when these networks include several technologies to access different from the heterogeneous network like in the 4G network.The dimensional new challenges tell the application and the considerable increase in demand for services and the compatibility with existing networks,the management of mobility intercellular of users and it offers a better quality of services.Thus,the proposed solution to meet these new requirements is the sizing of the EPC(Evolved Packet Core)core network to support the 5G access network.For the case of Orange Guinea,this involves setting up an architecture for interconnecting the core networks of Sonfonia and Camayenne.The objectives of our work are of two orders:(1)to propose these solutions and recommendations for the heart network EPC sizing and the deployment to be adopted;(2)supply and architectural interconnection in the heart network EPC and an existing heart network.In our work,the model of traffic in communication that we use to calculate the traffic generated with each technology has link in the network of the heart.展开更多
以英国中学地理教材Geography B Evolving Planet中的教材栏目为研究对象,结合其在教材中实际发挥的功能,将八种主要的教材栏目划分为问题思考类、技能训练类、信息提示类和考试导向类四大类。这四大类教材栏目体现出了不同的特点。问...以英国中学地理教材Geography B Evolving Planet中的教材栏目为研究对象,结合其在教材中实际发挥的功能,将八种主要的教材栏目划分为问题思考类、技能训练类、信息提示类和考试导向类四大类。这四大类教材栏目体现出了不同的特点。问题思考类栏目指向不同教学目标,技能训练类栏目凸显实用性和应用性的学科特色,信息提示类栏目关注学生心理特点,考试导向类栏目提高应试答题技巧。受此启发,未来我国中学地理教材栏目设置应有所侧重,即教材栏目在内容设置上要注重针对性,在形式设置上要增加多样性,在外观设置上要注重醒目性。展开更多
Welcome to the sixth issue of the IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica(JAS)in 2023!In the first issue in 2023,I briefly discussed about MetaVehicles,a technological expression of intelligent vehicles,robotics,AI,bloc...Welcome to the sixth issue of the IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica(JAS)in 2023!In the first issue in 2023,I briefly discussed about MetaVehicles,a technological expression of intelligent vehicles,robotics,AI,blockchain,knowledge automation,networking and communication[1].As the concept of the Metaverse continues to evolve and expand,the range of vehicle entities is diversely enlarged,including passenger vehicles,heavy duty vehicles,rail vehicles,marine vehicles,aerial vehicles,and other types of transportation.The development and use of MetaVehicles are likely to become more sophisticated.Therefore,from a systems and control perspective,new methods of control,estimation and optimization should be developed to achieve the improved vehicular control system stability and reliability in the physical space.展开更多
Clustering high dimensional data is challenging as data dimensionality increases the distance between data points,resulting in sparse regions that degrade clustering performance.Subspace clustering is a common approac...Clustering high dimensional data is challenging as data dimensionality increases the distance between data points,resulting in sparse regions that degrade clustering performance.Subspace clustering is a common approach for processing high-dimensional data by finding relevant features for each cluster in the data space.Subspace clustering methods extend traditional clustering to account for the constraints imposed by data streams.Data streams are not only high-dimensional,but also unbounded and evolving.This necessitates the development of subspace clustering algorithms that can handle high dimensionality and adapt to the unique characteristics of data streams.Although many articles have contributed to the literature review on data stream clustering,there is currently no specific review on subspace clustering algorithms in high-dimensional data streams.Therefore,this article aims to systematically review the existing literature on subspace clustering of data streams in high-dimensional streaming environments.The review follows a systematic methodological approach and includes 18 articles for the final analysis.The analysis focused on two research questions related to the general clustering process and dealing with the unbounded and evolving characteristics of data streams.The main findings relate to six elements:clustering process,cluster search,subspace search,synopsis structure,cluster maintenance,and evaluation measures.Most algorithms use a two-phase clustering approach consisting of an initialization stage,a refinement stage,a cluster maintenance stage,and a final clustering stage.The density-based top-down subspace clustering approach is more widely used than the others because it is able to distinguish true clusters and outliers using projected microclusters.Most algorithms implicitly adapt to the evolving nature of the data stream by using a time fading function that is sensitive to outliers.Future work can focus on the clustering framework,parameter optimization,subspace search techniques,memory-efficient synopsis structures,explicit cluster change detection,and intrinsic performance metrics.This article can serve as a guide for researchers interested in high-dimensional subspace clustering methods for data streams.展开更多
基金Funded by National College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program Project(No.CY202036)。
文摘This study explored the synergistic interaction of sewage sludge(SS)and distillation residue(DR)during co-pyrolysis for the optimized treatment of sewage sludge in cement kiln systems,utilizing thermogravimetric analysis(TGA)and thermogravimetric analysis with mass spectrometry(TGA-MS).The results reveal the coexisting synergistic and antagonistic effects in the co-pyrolysis of SS/DR.The synergistic effect arises from hydrogen free radicals in SS and catalytic components in ash fractions,while the antagonistic effect is mainly due to the melting of DR on the surface of SS particles during pyrolysis and the reaction of SS ash with alkali metals to form inert substances.SS/DR co-pyrolysis reduces the yielding of coke and gas while increasing tar production.This study will promote the reduction,recycling,and harmless treatment of hazardous solid waste.
基金supported by Ministarstvo Prosvete,Nauke i Tehnoloskog Razvoja,Grant/Award Number:451-03-9/2021-14/200007 and 451-03-9/2021-14/200017Zepter International Foundation,Grant/Award Number:5/2019(to Sl)。
文摘Fullerenes:The extensive development of nanoscience that has marked this century continues to evolve,producing new materials,structures,and devices for the treatments of diverse pathologies.Fullerenes are a family of nanoparticles with great applicative promise due to their small size(approximately 1 nm in diameter),structure,and capacity to cross biological barriers.
基金Funded by National College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program Project(No.CY202036)。
文摘This study explored the synergistic interaction of sewage sludge(SS)and automotive paint sludge(PS)during co-pyrolysis for the optimized treatment of sewage sludge in cement kiln systems,utilizing thermogravimetric analysis(TGA)and thermogravimetric-mass spectrometry(TGA-MS).The result reveals the coexisting synergistic and antagonistic effects in the co-pyrolysis of SS/PS.The synergistic effect arises from hydrogen free radicals in SS and catalytic components in PS,while the main source of the antagonistic effect is that,during the mechanical mixing process,the SS/PS is converted from the particulate form into a dough-like rubbery which contributes to the film-forming effect,hindering the volatilization of volatile components.SS/PS co-pyrolysis reduces the yielding of tar production while increasing coke and gas.This study will provide some in-depth insights into the co-pyrolysis of SS/PS,and offer theoretical support for the subsequent research on the collaborative disposal processes in cement kilns.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2022YFA1403000)the Na-tional Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.12250710675).
文摘Exploring dimensionality effects on cuprates is important for understanding the nature of high-temperature superconductivity.By atomically layer-by-layer growth with oxide molecular beam epitaxy,we demonstrate that La_(2−x)Sr_(x)CuO_(4)(x=0.15)thin films remain superconducting down to 2 unit cells of thickness but quickly reach the maximum superconducting transition temperature at and above 4 unit cells.By fitting the critical magnetic field(μ0H_(c2)),we show that the anisotropy of the film’s superconductivity increases with decreasing film thickness,indicating that the superconductivity of the film gradually evolves from weak three-to two-dimensional character.These results are helpful to gain more insight into the nature of high-temperature superconductivity with dimensionality.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32273136,31872572)Agriculture Research System of China (ARS-47)+1 种基金Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province (2023B1212060023)Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai) (SML2023SP201)。
文摘Animal body size variation is of particular interest in evolutionary biology,but the genetic basis remains largely unknown.Previous studies have shown the presence of two parallel evolutionary genetic clusters within the fish genus Epinephelus with evident divergence in body size,providing an excellent opportunity to investigate the genetic basis of body size variation in vertebrates.Herein,we performed phylotranscriptomic analysis and reconstructed the phylogeny of 13 epinephelids originating from the South China Sea.Two genetic clades with an estimated divergence time of approximately 15.4 million years ago were correlated with large and small body size,respectively.A total of 180 rapidly evolving genes and two positively selected genes were identified between the two groups.Functional enrichment analyses of these candidate genes revealed distinct enrichment categories between the two groups.These pathways and genes may play important roles in body size variation in groupers through complex regulatory networks.Based on our results,we speculate that the ancestors of the two divergent groups of groupers may have adapted to different environments through habitat selection,leading to genetic variations in metabolic patterns,organ development,and lifespan,resulting in body size divergence between the two locally adapted populations.These findings provide important insights into the genetic mechanisms underlying body size variation in groupers and species differentiation.
文摘Unsupervised learning methods such as graph contrastive learning have been used for dynamic graph represen-tation learning to eliminate the dependence of labels.However,existing studies neglect positional information when learning discrete snapshots,resulting in insufficient network topology learning.At the same time,due to the lack of appropriate data augmentation methods,it is difficult to capture the evolving patterns of the network effectively.To address the above problems,a position-aware and subgraph enhanced dynamic graph contrastive learning method is proposed for discrete-time dynamic graphs.Firstly,the global snapshot is built based on the historical snapshots to express the stable pattern of the dynamic graph,and the random walk is used to obtain the position representation by learning the positional information of the nodes.Secondly,a new data augmentation method is carried out from the perspectives of short-term changes and long-term stable structures of dynamic graphs.Specifically,subgraph sampling based on snapshots and global snapshots is used to obtain two structural augmentation views,and node structures and evolving patterns are learned by combining graph neural network,gated recurrent unit,and attention mechanism.Finally,the quality of node representation is improved by combining the contrastive learning between different structural augmentation views and between the two representations of structure and position.Experimental results on four real datasets show that the performance of the proposed method is better than the existing unsupervised methods,and it is more competitive than the supervised learning method under a semi-supervised setting.
基金Supported by projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.92062216,41888101).
文摘Highly evolved granite is an important sign of the mature continent crust and closely associated with deposits of rare metals.In this work,the authors undertake systematically zircon U-Pb ages and whole rock elemental data for highly evolved granitic intrusions from the Great Xing’an Range(GXR),NE China,to elucidate their discriminant criteria,spatial-temporal distribution,differentiation and geodynamic mecha-nism.Geochemical data of these highly evolved granites suggest that high w(SiO_(2))(>70%)and differentiation index(DI>88)could be quantified indicators,while strong Eu depletion,high TE_(1,3),lowΣREE and low Zr/Hf,Nb/Ta,K/Rb could only be qualitative indicators.Zircon U-Pb ages suggest that the highly evolved gran-ites in the GXR were mainly formed in Late Mesozoic,which can be divided into two major stages:Late Ju-rassic-early Early Cretaceous(162-136 Ma,peak at 138 Ma),and late Early Cretaceous(136-106 Ma,peak at 126 Ma).The highly evolved granites are mainly distributed in the central-southern GXR,and display a weakly trend of getting younger from northwest to southeast,meanwhile indicating the metallogenic potential of rare metals within the central GXR.The spatial-temporal distribution,combined with regional geological data,indicates the highly evolved Mesozoic granites in the GXR were emplaced in an extensional environ-ment,of which the Late Jurassic-early Early Cretaceous extension was related to the closure of the Mongol-Okhotsk Ocean and roll-back of the Paleo-Pacific Plate,while the late Early Cretaceous extension was mainly related to the roll-back of the Paleo-Pacific Plate.
文摘The origins of Malaysia-China ties can be traced back to ancient trade of goods.Throughout history,the bilateral relationship has endured ebbs and flows to evolve into full-fledged diplomatic and economic interactions.This evolution reflects changes in Southeast Asian and global landscapes,which have been heavily influenced by post-World War II realignment,Cold War politics,and the rise of China.
文摘With the arrival of the 4G and 5G,the telecommunications networks have experienced a large expansion of these networks.That enabled the integration of many services and adequate flow,thus enabling the operators to respond to the growing demand of users.This rapid evolution has given the operators to adapt,their methods to the new technologies that increase.This complexity becomes more important,when these networks include several technologies to access different from the heterogeneous network like in the 4G network.The dimensional new challenges tell the application and the considerable increase in demand for services and the compatibility with existing networks,the management of mobility intercellular of users and it offers a better quality of services.Thus,the proposed solution to meet these new requirements is the sizing of the EPC(Evolved Packet Core)core network to support the 5G access network.For the case of Orange Guinea,this involves setting up an architecture for interconnecting the core networks of Sonfonia and Camayenne.The objectives of our work are of two orders:(1)to propose these solutions and recommendations for the heart network EPC sizing and the deployment to be adopted;(2)supply and architectural interconnection in the heart network EPC and an existing heart network.In our work,the model of traffic in communication that we use to calculate the traffic generated with each technology has link in the network of the heart.
文摘以英国中学地理教材Geography B Evolving Planet中的教材栏目为研究对象,结合其在教材中实际发挥的功能,将八种主要的教材栏目划分为问题思考类、技能训练类、信息提示类和考试导向类四大类。这四大类教材栏目体现出了不同的特点。问题思考类栏目指向不同教学目标,技能训练类栏目凸显实用性和应用性的学科特色,信息提示类栏目关注学生心理特点,考试导向类栏目提高应试答题技巧。受此启发,未来我国中学地理教材栏目设置应有所侧重,即教材栏目在内容设置上要注重针对性,在形式设置上要增加多样性,在外观设置上要注重醒目性。
文摘Welcome to the sixth issue of the IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica(JAS)in 2023!In the first issue in 2023,I briefly discussed about MetaVehicles,a technological expression of intelligent vehicles,robotics,AI,blockchain,knowledge automation,networking and communication[1].As the concept of the Metaverse continues to evolve and expand,the range of vehicle entities is diversely enlarged,including passenger vehicles,heavy duty vehicles,rail vehicles,marine vehicles,aerial vehicles,and other types of transportation.The development and use of MetaVehicles are likely to become more sophisticated.Therefore,from a systems and control perspective,new methods of control,estimation and optimization should be developed to achieve the improved vehicular control system stability and reliability in the physical space.
文摘Clustering high dimensional data is challenging as data dimensionality increases the distance between data points,resulting in sparse regions that degrade clustering performance.Subspace clustering is a common approach for processing high-dimensional data by finding relevant features for each cluster in the data space.Subspace clustering methods extend traditional clustering to account for the constraints imposed by data streams.Data streams are not only high-dimensional,but also unbounded and evolving.This necessitates the development of subspace clustering algorithms that can handle high dimensionality and adapt to the unique characteristics of data streams.Although many articles have contributed to the literature review on data stream clustering,there is currently no specific review on subspace clustering algorithms in high-dimensional data streams.Therefore,this article aims to systematically review the existing literature on subspace clustering of data streams in high-dimensional streaming environments.The review follows a systematic methodological approach and includes 18 articles for the final analysis.The analysis focused on two research questions related to the general clustering process and dealing with the unbounded and evolving characteristics of data streams.The main findings relate to six elements:clustering process,cluster search,subspace search,synopsis structure,cluster maintenance,and evaluation measures.Most algorithms use a two-phase clustering approach consisting of an initialization stage,a refinement stage,a cluster maintenance stage,and a final clustering stage.The density-based top-down subspace clustering approach is more widely used than the others because it is able to distinguish true clusters and outliers using projected microclusters.Most algorithms implicitly adapt to the evolving nature of the data stream by using a time fading function that is sensitive to outliers.Future work can focus on the clustering framework,parameter optimization,subspace search techniques,memory-efficient synopsis structures,explicit cluster change detection,and intrinsic performance metrics.This article can serve as a guide for researchers interested in high-dimensional subspace clustering methods for data streams.
