摘要：We consider a nonlinear integral eigenvalue problem, which is a reformulation of the transmission eigenvalue problem arising in the inverse scattering theory. The boundary element method is employed for discretization, which leads to a generalized matrix eigenvalue problem. We propose a novel method based on the spectral projection. The method probes a given region on the complex plane using contour integrals and decides whether the region contains eigenvalue(s) or not. It is particularly suitable to test whether zero is an eigenvalue of the generalized eigenvalue problem, which in turn implies that the associated wavenumber is a transmission eigenvalue. Effectiveness and efficiency of the new method are demonstrated by numerical examples.

摘要：Although some experiments have shown that point defects in a cathode host material may enhance its performance for lithium-sulfur battery(LSB),the enhancement mechanism needs to be well investigated for the design of desired sulfur ***,the first principle density functional theory(DFT)is adopted to investigate a high-performance sulfur host material based on oxygen-defective TiO2(D-TiO2).The adsorption energy comparisons and Gibbs free energy analyses verify that D-TiO2 has relatively better performances than defect-free TiO2 in terms of anchoring effect and catalytic conversion of ***,D-TiO2 is capable of absorbing the most soluble and diffusive long-chain *** newly designed D-TiO2 composited with three-dimensional graphene aerogel(D-TiO2@Gr)has been shown to be an excellent sulfur host,maintaining a specific discharge capacity of 1,049.3 mAhg^−1 after 100 cycles at 1C with a sulfur loading of 3.2 mgcm^−*** with the sulfur mass loading increasing to 13.7 mgcm^−2,an impressive stable cycling is obtained with an initial areal capacity of 14.6 mAhcm^−2,confirming the effective enhancement of electrochemical performance by the oxygen *** DFT calculations shed lights on the enhancement mechanism of the oxygen defects and provide some guidance for designing advanced sulfur host materials.

摘要：The thermal conduction of suspended few-layer hexagonal boron nitride （h-BN） sheets was experimentally investigated using a noncontact micro-Raman spectroscopy method. The first-order temperature coefficients for monolayer （1L）, bilayer （2L） and nine-layer （9L） h-BN sheets were measured to be -（3.41 ± 0.12）× 10-2, -（3.15 ± 0.14） × 10-2 and -（3.78 ±0.16）× 10-2 cm-1.K-1, respectively. The room-temperature thermal conductivity of few-layer h-BN sheets was found to be in the range from 227 to 280 W.m-1-K-1, which is comparable to that of bulk h-BN, indicating their potential use as important components to solve heat dissipation problems in thermal management configurations.

摘要：Additive manufacturing(AM)has revolutionized the design and manufacturing of patient-specific,three-dimensional(3D),complex porous structures known as scaffolds for tissue engineering *** use of advanced image acquisition techniques,image processing,and computer-aided design methods has enabled the precise design and additive manufacturing of anatomically correct and patient-specific implants and ***,these sophisticated techniques can be timeconsuming,labor-intensive,and ***,the necessary imaging and manufacturing equipment may not be readily available when urgent treatment is needed for trauma *** this study,a novel design and AM methods are proposed for the development of modular and customizable scaffold blocks that can be adapted to fit the bone defect area of a *** modular scaffold blocks can be combined to quickly form any patient-specific scaffold directly from two-dimensional(2D)medical images when the surgeon lacks access to a 3D printer or cannot wait for lengthy 3D imaging,modeling,and 3D printing during *** proposed method begins with developing a bone surface-modeling algorithm that reconstructs a model of the patient’s bone from 2D medical image measurements without the need for expensive 3D medical imaging or *** algorithm can generate both patient-specific and average bone ***,a biomimetic continuous path planning method is developed for the additive manufacturing of scaffolds,allowing porous scaffold blocks with the desired biomechanical properties to be manufactured directly from 2D data or *** algorithms are implemented,and the designed scaffold blocks are 3D printed using an extrusion-based AM *** and instructions are also provided to assist surgeons in assembling scaffold blocks for the self-repair of patient-specific large bone defects.

摘要：Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD)is a severe public health *** smoke(CS)is a risk factor for COPD and lung *** underlying molecular mechanisms of CS-induced malignant transformation of bronchial epithelial cells remain *** this study,we describe a lung-on-a-chip to explore the possible mechanistic link between cigarette smoke extract(CSE)-associated COPD and lung *** An in vitro lung-on-a-chip model was used to simulate pulmonary epithelial cells and vascular endothelial cells with *** levels of IL-6 and TNF-αwere tested as indicators of inflammation using an enzyme-linked immune sorbent *** junction complex mRNA expression was detected with qRT-PCR as the index of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition(EMT).The effects of CSE on the phosphorylation of signal transduction and transcriptional activator 3(STAT3)were detected by Western *** cytometry was performed to investigate the effects of this proto-oncogene on cell cycle *** Inflammation caused by CSE was achieved in a lung-on-a-chip model with a mimetic *** exposure induced the degradation of intercellular connections and triggered the EMT *** exposure also activated the phosphorylation of proto-oncogene STAT3,while these effects were inhibited with *** CSE exposure in the lung-on-a-chip model caused activation of STAT3 in epithelial cells and endothelial ***0152,an inhibitor of activated STAT3,could be a potential treatment for CS-associated COPD and lung cancer.

摘要：Patterning ultrathin MoS2 layers with regular edges or controllable shapes is appealing since the properties of MoS2 sheets are sensitive to the edge structures. In this work, we have introduced a simple, effective and well-controlled technique to etch layered MoS2 sheets with well-oriented equilateral triangular pits by simply heating the samples in air. The anisotropic oxidative etching is greatly affected by the surrounding temperature and the number of MoS2 layers, whereby the pit sizes increase with the increase of surrounding temperature and the number of MoS2 layers. First-principles computations have been performed to explain the formation mechanism of the triangular pits. This technique offers an alternative avenue to engineering the structure of MoS2 sheets.

摘要：Multiprocessor System on Chip (MPSoC) technology presents an interesting solution to reduce the computational time of complex applications such as multimedia applications. Implementing the new High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC/h.265) codec on the MPSoC architecture becomes an interesting research point that can reduce its algorithmic complexity and resolve the real time constraints. The implementation consists of a set of steps that compose the Co-design flow of an embedded system design process. One of the first anf key steps of a Co-design flow is the modeling phase which allows designers to make best architectural choices in order to meet user requirements and platform constraints. Multimedia applications such as HEVC decoder are complex applications that demand increasing degrees of agility and flexibility. These applications are usually modeling by dataflow techniques. Several extensions with several schedules techniques of dataflow model of computation have been proposed to support dynamic behavior changes while preserving static analyzability. In this paper, the HEVC/h.265 video decoder is modeled with SADF based FSM in order to solve problems of placing and scheduling this application on an embedded architecture. In the modeling step, a high-level performance analysis is performed to find an optimal balance between the decoding efficiency and the implementation cost, thereby reducing the complexity of the system. The case study in this case works with the HEVC/h.265 decoder that runs on the Xilinx Zedboard platform, which offers a real environment of experimentation.

摘要：Solar thermochemical CO_(2)-splitting(STCS)is a promising solution for solar energy harvesting and ***,practical solar fuel production by utilizing earth-abundant iron/iron oxides remains a great challenge because of the formation of passivation layers,resulting in slow reaction kinetics and limited CO_(2)***,we report a novel material consisting of an iron-nickel alloy embedded in a perovskite substrate for intensified CO production via a two-step STCS *** novel material achieved an unprecedented CO production rate of 381 mL g^(-1)min^(-1)with 99%CO_(2)conversion at 850℃,outperforming state-of-the-art *** situ structural analyses and density functional theory calculations show that the alloy/substrate interface is the main active site for CO_(2)*** oxidation of the FeNi alloy at the interface(as opposed to forming an FeO_(x)passivation shell encapsulating bare metallic iron)and rapid stabilization of the iron oxide species by the robust perovskite matrix significantly promoted the conversion of CO_(2)to *** regeneration of the alloy/perovskite interfaces was realized by isothermal methane reduction with simultaneous production of syngas(H_(2)/CO=2,syngas yield>96%).Overall,the novel perovskite-mediated dealloying-exsolution redox system facilitates highly efficient solar fuel production,with a theoretical solar-to-fuel efficiency of up to 58%,in the absence of any heat integration.

摘要：Inspired by the limitations of nanoparticles in cancer treatment caused by their low therapeutic effects and biotoxicity,biocompatible and photothermal enhanced copper oxide-decorated carbon nanospheres(CuO@CNSs)with doxorubicin hydrochloride(DOX)loading were *** as photothermal agents were synthesized by a hydrothermal *** was adsorbed on the surface of CNSs,which improved the photothermal conversion efficiency due to the electron transitions between C-2 p and Cu-3 *** addition,CuO would release Cu2+ions in the tumor microenvironment,which could produce hydroxyl radical(·OH)to induce cancer cells apoptosis via Haber-Weiss and Fenton-like *** as a chemotherapeutic agent was located on the surface of CuO@CNSs by electrostatic adsorption and released quickly in the tumor microenvironment to kill cancer *** CuO@CNSs-DOX nanoplatforms realized the combination therapy of photothermal therapy(PTT),chemodynamic therapy(CDT),and chemotherapy(CT),which have strong potential for cancer treatment.

摘要：The design and synthesis of multifunctional nanocarriers for efficient synergistic cancer therapy have drawn great research interests in recent *** this work,a nanoplatform for chemo-photothermal therapy with targeting ligand was *** porous structured silica nanotubes(SNTs)with controllable lengths decorated with CuS nanoparticles(NPs)on the surface as photothermal agents were prepared and further conjugated with lactobionic acid groups as a cancer cell *** with average lengths of 40,55 and 150 nm were obtained and further functionalized as drug *** smallest bifunctional SNTs with targeting groups show good biocompatibility and highest cellular uptake for HepG2 *** release of doxorubicin hydrochloride(DOX)from the SNTs was dependent on the p H of the buffer solution and 808-nm near infrared(NIR)light *** integration of photothermal therapy(PTT)of CuS NPs and chemotherapy of anticancer drug leads to a better tumor inhibition effect than the individual therapy alone in vitro and in *** results demonstrate potential applications of the nanocomposites as vector for efficient chemo-photothermal therapy.