简介：Theradiancesscatteredoremittedbycloudsdemonstratediversefeaturesatdifferentwavelengthsduetodifferentcloudphysicalstructures.Thispaperpresentsamethod(thesmallest-radiance-distancemethod,SRaDM)ofrevealingthephysicalstructuresofclouds.Themethodisbasedonmulti-spectralradiancesmeasuredbytheModerateResolutionImagingSpectroradiometer(MODIS)onboardAqua.TheprincipleandmethodologyofSRaDMisdeducedandprovidedinthispaper.CorrelationanalysisbasedondatafromMODISandCloudProfilingRadar(onboardCloudSat),collectedfromJanuary2007toDecember2010overanoceanarea(15°N–45°N,145°E–165°E),ledtoselectionofradiancesat13wavebandsofMODISthatdemonstratedhighsensitivitytocloudphysicalstructures;radiancesattheselectedwavebandsweresubjectedtoSRaDM.TheStandardizedEuclideandistanceisintroducedtoquantifythedegreeofchangesinmulti-spectralradiances(termedDrd)andinphysicalstructures(termedDst)betweencloudprofiles.StatisticsbasedonnumerouscloudprofilesshowthatDrddecreasesmonotonicallywithadecreaseinDst,whichimpliesthatsmallDrdalwaysaccompaniessmallDst.AccordingtothelawofDrdandDst,thenewmethod,SRaDM,forrevealingphysicalstructuresofcloudsfromthecollocationofcloudprofilesofsimilarmulti-spectralradiances,ispresented.Then,twosuccessfulexperimentsarepresentedinwhichcloudphysicalstructuresarecapturedusingmulti-spectralradiances.SRaDMprovidesawaytoobtainknowledgeofthephysicalstructuresofcloudsoverrelativelylargerareas,andisanewapproachtoobtaining3Dcloudfields.

简介：TheuniquegeographicallocationandhighaltitudeoftheTibetanPlateaucangreatlyinfluenceregionalweatherandclimate.Inparticular,theAsiansummermonsoon(ASM)anticyclonecirculationsystemovertheTibetanPlateauisrecognizedtobeasignificanttransportpathwayforwatervaporandpollutantstoenterthestratosphere.Toimproveunderstandingofthesephysicalprocesses,amulti-locationjointatmosphericexperimentwasperformedovertheTibetanPlateaufromlateJulytoAugustin2018,fundedbythefiveyear(2018–2022)STEAM(stratosphereandtroposphereexchangeexperimentduringASM)project,duringwhichmultipleplatforms/instruments—includinglong-durationstratosphericballoons,dropsondes,unmannedaerialvehicles,specialsoundingsystems,andground-basedandsatellite-borneinstruments—willbedeployed.Thesecomplementarymethodsofdataacquisitionareexpectedtoprovidecomprehensiveatmosphericparameters(aerosol,ozone,watervapor,CO2,CH4,CO,temperature,pressure,turbulence,radiation,lightningandwind);therichnessofthisapproachisexpectedtoadvanceourcomprehensionofkeymechanismsassociatedwiththermal,dynamical,radiative,andchemicaltransportsovertheTibetanPlateauduringASMactivity.

简介：Becausetheypossessexcellentvisiblelightabsorptionproperties,lead-freecolloidalcopper-basedchalcogenidequantumdots(QDs)haveemergedinphotoelectronicfields.Bymeansoflocalizedsurfaceplasmonicresonance(LSPR),theabsorptionpropertiesofQDscanbeenhanced.Inthispaper,wefabricatealead-freeCuInSe2QDfieldeffectphototransistor(FEpT)byutilizingtheLSPRenhancementofAunanoparticles(NPs).TheplasmonicFEpTdemonstratesresponsivityupto2.7μA·W-1andaspecificdetectivityof7×103Jonesatzerobiasunderilluminationbya532nmlaser,valuesthatareenhancedbyapproximately200%morethandeviceswithoutAuNPs.Particularly,theFEpTexhibitsamulti-wavelengthresponse,whichisphotoresponsiveto405,532,and808nmirradiations,andpresentsstabilityandreproducibilityintheprogressofON–OFFcycles.Furthermore,theenhancementinducedbyAuNPLSPRcanbeinterpretedbyfinite-differencetimedomainsimulations.Thelow-costsolution-basedprocessandexcellentdeviceperformancestronglyunderscoreleadfreeCuInSe2QDsasapromisingmaterialforself-poweredphotoelectronicapplications,whichcanbefurtherenhancedbyAuNPLSPR.

简介：Polyamide/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrenecopolymer(PA/ABS)blendshavedrawnconsiderableattentionfrombothacademiaandindustryfortheirimportantapplicationsinautomotiveandelectronicareas.DuetopoormiscibilityofPAandABS,developinganeffectivecompatibilizationstrategyhasbeenanurgentchallengetoachieveprominentmechanicalproperties.Inthisstudy,wecreateasetofmechanicallyenhancedPA6/ABSblendsusingtwomulti-monomermelt-graftedcompatibilizers,SEBSg-(MAH-co-St)andABS-g-(MAH-co-St).Thedisperseddomainsizeissignificantlydecreasedandmeanwhiletheunique“softshell-encapsulating-hardcore”structuresforminthepresenceofcompatibilizers.Theoptimummechanicalperformancesmanifestanincreaseof36%intensilestrengthandanincreaseof1300%inimpactstrength,comparedwiththeneatPA6/ABSbinaryblend.

简介：Objective:Multiplemechanismsunderlyingthedevelopmentofportalveintumorthrombus(PVTT)inhepatocellularcarcinoma(HCC)havebeenreportedrecently.However,theoriginsofPVTTremainunknown.Increasingmulti-omicsdataonPVTTsinHCCshavemadeitpossibletoinvestigatewhetherPVTTsoriginatefromthecorrespondingprimarytumors(Ts).Methods:TheclonalrelationshipbetweenPVTTsandtheircorrespondingprimaryTswasinvestigatedusingdatasetsdepositedinpublicdatabases.OneDNAcopynumbervariationsdatasetandthreegeneexpressiondatasetsweredownloadedfortheanalyses.ClonalityanalysiswasperformedtoinvestigatetheclonalrelationshipbetweenPVTTsandTsfromanindividualpatient.DifferentialgeneexpressionanalysiswasappliedtoinvestigatethegeneexpressionprofilesofPVTTsandTs.Results:Oneoutof19PVTTshadnoclonalrelationshipwithitscorrespondingT,whereastheothersdid.ThePVTTswithindependentclonaloriginshoweddifferentgeneexpressionandenrichmentinbiologicalprocessesfromtheprimaryTs.Basedontheuniquegeneexpressionprofiles,agenesignatureincluding24geneswasusedtoidentifypairsofPVTTsandprimaryTswithoutanyclonalrelationship.ValidationinthreedatasetsshowedthatthesetypesofpairsofPVTTsandTscanbeidentifiedbythe24-genesignature.Conclusions:OurfindingsshowadirectevidenceforPVTToriginandconsolidatetheheterogeneityofPVTTsobservedinclinic.TheresultssuggestthatPVTTinvestigationatamolecularlevelisclinicallynecessaryfordiagnosisandtreatment.

简介：Weproposeasingle-stepimplementationofamuti-target-qubitcontrolledphasegatewithonecatstatequbit(cqubit)simultaneouslycontrollingn—1targetcqubits.Thetwologicstatesofac.qubitarerepresentedbytwoorthogonalcatstatesofasinglecavitymode.Inthisproposal,thegateisimplementedwithnmicrowavecavitiescoupledtoasuperconductingtransnionqutrit.Becausethequtritremainsinthegroundstateduringthegateoperation,decoherencecausedduetothequtrit5senergyrelaxationanddephasingisgreatlysuppressed.Thegateimplementationisquitesimplebecauseonlyasingle-stcpoperationisneededandneitherclassicalpulsenormeasurementisrequired.Numericalsimulationsdemonstratethathigh-fidelityrealizationofacontrolledphasegatewithonecqubitsimultaneouslycontrollingtwotargetcqubitsisfeasiblewithpresentcircuitQEDtechnology.Thisproposalcanbeextendedtoawiderangeofphysicalsystemstorealizetheproposedgate,suchasmultiplemicrowaveoropticalcavitiescoupledtoanaturalorartificialthree-levelatom.

简介：Inthisstudy,titaniumdioxidesupportedbymulti-walledcarbonnanotubes(MWCNTs/TiO2)andCr-dopedTiO2supportedbyMWCNTs(MWNTs/Cr-TiO2)weresynthesizedbythesol-gelmethod.Thepreparedsampleswerecharacterizedbytransmissionelectronmicroscopy,X-rayphotoelectronspectroscopy,X-raydiffraction,theBrunauerEmmett-Telleranalysis,andtheRamanspectroscopy.TheoxidationandefficiencyforremovalofSO2inasimulatedfluegaswereinvestigatedexperimentallyinafixed-bedreactor.The15%MWCNTs/Cr-Ti02sampledisplayedexcellentadsorptionproperties,andaSO2removalrateequatingto30.4151mg/gfromthesimulatedfluegascontaining2300μg/gofSO2,8%of02,and5%ofH20wasachievedunderoptimalconditionscoveringatemperatureof333.15K,andaspacevelocityof1275h^-1.TheadsorptionprocesswasenhancedbecauseCrdopingmodifiedtheporestructureandinhibitedthegraingrowthofTiO2.Inaddition,theFreundlichandLangmuirmodelsrevealedthatSO2wasmainlyadsorbedthroughchemicaladsorptiononthesamplesurfaces,andthethermodynamicmodelanalysisindicatedthattheadsorptionwasaspontaneous,exothermic,andentropy-reducingprocess.TheadsorptionkineticsofSO2canbedescribedbythepseudosecond-orderkineticandtheBanghamdynamicsmodels.Thepossiblereactionmechanisminvolvedindesulfurizationprocesswasalsoproposed.