[en] Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) films were treated by non-equilibrium microwave plasma of a mixture of water vapor and argon at low pressure. The properties of the PTFE surface were evaluated by means of contact angle measurements, adhesion strength measurements, attenuated total reflectance infrared spectrometry (ATR IR), and X-ray photoelectron spectrometry (XPS). The influence of some plasma parameters, such as microwave power and treatment time, has been studied. H₂O/Ar plasma treatment led to a significant decrease of the water contact angle from 110.0 deg. to 23.6 deg. under the optimal condition, which resulted from the substantial surface defluoration and the introduction of an unusual amount of oxygen and polar functions as revealed by XPS and ATR IR spectra. When the treated samples were kept in air at room temperature, the contact angles increased markedly within a few days probably due to the evolution of chemical composition and structure of the treated PTFE surface during storage. Nevertheless, after the contact angle had reached a constant value of 60 deg. , the plasma-treated PTFE still exhibited significantly improved wettability. Adhesion strength was improved from 26.7 to 583 N cm^-2, a factor of 22, after plasma treatments

[en] Carbon nanowires (CNWs) have been template-directed synthesized from methane and hydrogen mixtures through pulsed corona plasma reaction. The products were analyzed by transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscope and Raman spectroscopy. The results suggested that the CNWs are mainly composed of microcrystalline graphite full of defects. This study provides a new method for synthesizing 1D nanomaterials at atmospheric pressure and low temperature, which has some special advantages for scale-up production or applications

[en] Ultrafine amorphous alloy particles of Fe-B, Fe-Ni-B and Ni-B with nanometer size have been produced by chemical reduction method. Iron and nickel contents in the particles can be easily varied by changing the ionic concentration ratio in the aqueous solution. The TEM result of a-Fe₄₆Ni_19.7B_34.3 sample shows that the alloy particles are well-distributed spherical particles with the size of about 30 nm. The x-ray diffraction, electron diffraction and Moessbauer experiments confirm that the alloy particles are in amorphous phase. The DSC curve indicates that the crystallization for the sample of Fe₄₆Ni_19.7B_34.3 occurs from 720K to 747K

[en] Recently, the reduction properties of supported iron oxide catalysts and the interactions between iron oxide and support have gained growing interest because of the extensive applications of these catalysts in many catalytic processes. It has been shown that the intermediates formed during the reduction process and the interactions between iron oxides and support depend not only on the support property but also on the iron loading. In this work, temperature-programmed reduction combined with in situ Moessbauer spectroscopic technique has been used to study the formation of various intermediates during the successive steps of reduction of iron oxides deposited on zirconia. Along these lines, the interaction between iron oxides and zirconia is discussed

[en] The first book studies on the economics of electricity consumption. Compares the sector production functions with electricity and the commercial production functions with electricity. Introduces the global E-GDP function, the European E-GDP function and 12 national E-GDP functions. Presents the gene characters of EAI production functions and E-GDP functions for USA to see why USA's economy is entering an up-industrialization period. Discusses China's economic growth by production functions with electricity. Electricity Economics: Production Functions with Electricity studies the production output from analyzing patterns of electricity consumption. Since electricity data can be used to measure scenarios of economic performance due to its accuracy and reliability, it could therefore also be used to help scholars explore new research frontiers that directly and indirectly benefits human society. Our research initially explores a similar pattern to substitute the Cobb-Douglas function with the production function with electricity to track and forecast economic activities. The book systematically introduces the theoretical frameworks and mathematical models of economics from the perspective of electricity consumption. The E-GDP functions are presented for case studies of more than 20 developed and developing countries. These functions also demonstrate substantial similarities between human DNA and production functions with electricity in terms of four major characteristics, namely replication, mutation, uniqueness, and evolution. Furthermore, the book includes extensive data and case studies on the U.S., China, Japan, etc. It is intended for scientists, engineers, financial professionals, policy makers, consultants, and anyone else with a desire to study electricity economics as well as related applications.

[en] Fe-Ni-B and Fe-P-B ultrafine amorphous alloy particles were prepared by the chemical reduction method. The crystallization process of Fe₃₅Ni₁₅B₂₆ sample was investigated by Moessbauer spectroscopy, and the electron irradiation effect of the Fe₈₂P₁₁B₇ sample was reported. Some comparisons of these two samples were presented. (orig.)

[en] MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small single-stranded noncoding RNAs consisting of 21-23 nucleotides that play important gene-regulatory roles in eukaryotes by pairing to the mRNAs of protein-coding genes to direct their posttranscriptional repression. A growing body of evidence indicates that alterations in miRNA expression may occur following exposure to several oxidative stress including ionizing radiation. So miRNAs may serve as potential new targets for co-therapies aiming to improve the effects of radiation disease therapy in cancer patients. The progress in research on ionizing radiation-induced miRNAs is reviewed in this paper. (authors)

[en] A method for determination of Ti, V and Mo in nuclear purity UO₂ by ICP-AES is described. The sample charged into the DHDECMP extraction resin chromatographic column was separated at a flow rate of 0.5 mL/min with 3 mol/L HNO₃ as a medium. The uranium was absorbed on the chromatographic column while the three impurity elements remained in the effluent solution. Using the Jarrell-Ash Model 975 ICP direct reading spectrometer the Ti, V and Mo in the effluent solution was determined with the determination limits of 0.08 x 10^-6 to 0.6 x 10^-6. The RSD was better than 14% and the recovery of 94% to 99% was obtained

[en] SSRF use the EPICS (Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System) system which is based on Linux for its control. Its data management system is based on the Channel Archiver which is an additional tool for getting system running data. But the Channel Archiver that we are still using has many defects in funtionality. So we use MySQL to manage the running data of SSRF for remedy. To achieve this, we developed a engine for sending data to MySQL server from Channel Archiver. In addition, we developed a web based data query system, which is more user friendly and more effective than before. Moreover, we developed a new suggestion method for user input, which make the UI more effective. (authors)

[en] Zeeman effect at the hyperfine level of the rovibronic ground state of I ³⁵ Cl are determined on the basis of $|I_1{JF}_1{I}_2{FM}_F⟩<!--\; ???\; -->$ via an effective Hamiltonian matrix diagonalization method. Perturbations of the Zeeman sublevels are observed and the perturbation selection rules are summarized as well. Several potential applications of such Zeeman effect are suggested. (paper)