Rolling Bearing Composite Fault Diagnosis Method Based on Enhanced Harmonic Vector Analysis.

Composite fault diagnosis of rolling bearings is very challenging work, especially when the characteristic frequency ranges of different fault types overlap. To solve this problem, an enhanced harmonic vector analysis (EHVA) method was proposed. Firstly, the wavelet threshold (WT) denoising method is used to denoise the collected vibration signals to reduce the influence of noise. Next, harmonic vector analysis (HVA) is used to remove the convolution effect of the signal transmission path, and blind separation of fault signals is carried out. The cepstrum threshold is used in HVA to enhance the harmonic structure of the signal, and a Wiener-like mask will be constructed to make the separated signals more independent in each iteration. Then, the backward projection technique is used to align the frequency scale of the separated signals, and each fault signal can be obtained from composite fault diagnosis signals. Finally, to make the fault characteristics more prominent, a kurtogram was used to find the resonant frequency band of the separated signals by calculating its spectral kurtosis. Semi-physical simulation experiments are conducted using the rolling bearing fault experiment data to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method. The results show that the proposed method, EHVA, can effectively extract the composite faults of rolling bearings. Compared to fast independent component analysis (FICA) and traditional HVA, EHVA improves separation accuracy, enhances fault characteristics, and has higher accuracy and efficiency compared to fast multichannel blind deconvolution (FMBD).

Serum polybrominated diphenyl ether exposure and influence factors in blood donors of Wuxi adults from 2013 to 2016.

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been used as brominated flame retardants worldwide and are correlated with extensive environmental pollution and human health concerns. This study is aimed at analyzing the concentrations of PBDEs and at evaluating their temporal trends among a population of blood donors (n = 33) over a 4-year period. A total of 132 serum samples were used for PBDE detection. Nine PBDE congeners were quantified in serum samples by gas chromatography with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The median concentrations of Σ9PBDEs in each year were 33.46, 29.75, 30.85, and 35.02 ng/g lipid, respectively. Most of the PBDE congeners showed a downward trend from 2013 to 2014 and then increased after 2014. No correlations between age and PBDE congener concentrations were observed, while concentrations of each congener and Σ9PBDE were nearly always lower in females than in males, especially in BDE-66, BDE-153, BDE-183, BDE-190, and Σ9PBDE. We also found that the intake of fish, fruit, and eggs in the daily diet was related to the exposure level of PBDEs. Our results suggest that, as deca-BDE is still produced and used in China, diet is an important exposure pathway for PBDEs, and follow-up studies will be required to improve our understanding of the behaviors of PBDE isomers in humans and the exposure levels.

Recurrence of ischaemic stroke using epidemiology and neuroimaging: A retrospective study in Gansu Province.

Objectives: This retrospective study aimed to investigate the clinical and imaging recurrence of ischaemic stroke (IS), and to evaluate the risk factors for recurrence. A combined clinical and imaging diagnostic model is important for stroke prevention and management. Methods and materials: In accordance with the inclusion and exclusion criteria, we retrospectively analysed consecutively hospitalised patients with acute IS at the Affiliated Hospital of Gansu University of Chinese Medicine. Based on the epidemiological and imaging results, stroke episodes were divided into four categories: clinical first episode (CFE), clinical recurrence (CR), imaging first episode (IFE), and imaging recurrence (IR). Based on the above categories and clinical practice, a joint diagnostic system for IS was established for the first time, including the following five types: IFE, IR, CFE and IFE, CFE and IR, and CR and IR. A binomial logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine the factors which contributed to CR and IR. Results: In total, 280 patients were assessed. The CR rate was 22.9% (64/280) and the IR rate was 62.9% (176/280). The only predictor of CR was hypertension (P = 0.019, odds ratio [OR] = 3.041, 95% confidence interval [95%CI] = 1.200-7.704). The factors of hypertension (P < 0.001, OR = 3.551, 95%CI = 1.781-7.080) and age (P = 0.031, OR = 1.031, 95%CI = 1.003-1.060) were predictors of IR. Conclusion: The IR rates for IS were three times higher than the CR rates. The key to preventing IR and CR in IS was the management of blood pressure. Neuroimaging examinations were important for the early detection of IFE and IR in elderly patients with hypertension. A combined clinical imaging diagnostic model was developed for the first time.

Red Emission Carbon Dots Prepared by 1,4-Diaminonaphthalene for Light-Emitting Diode Application and Metal Ion Detection.

Carbon dots (CDs), as the most important type of carbon materials, have been widely used in many fields because of their unique fluorescence characteristics and excellent properties of biocompatibility. In previous studies, the fluorescence of CDs was mainly concentrated in the blue and green, whereas the red fluorescence was relatively less. Herein, we prepared efficient red-emitting CDs from 1,4-diaminonaphthalene using solvothermal methods. We discussed the effects of different solvothermal solvents on CDs. The results show that CDs prepared with octane and acetone as reaction media have the best fluorescence properties. The CDs dispersed in different organic solvents exhibited tunable emission across a wide spectrum from 427 nm to 679 nm. We further demonstrated the application of red light-emitting diode (LED) optoelectronics and fluorescence detection of Fe3+ in aqueous solution.

Branched-chain fatty acids in the vernix caseosa and meconium of infants born at different gestational ages.

The functional lipid components found in breast milk, vernix caseosa, and meconium are Branched-chain Fatty Acids (BCFA). The goal of this study was to establish the existence of BCFA in vernix and meconium in infants born at different gestational ages. TLC plates and GC-MS were examined for the lipids in vernix caseosa and meconium. The results indicated that there were nine BCFA in vernix caseosa, including iso-12:0, anteiso-13:0, iso-14:0, iso-15:0, anteiso-15:0, iso-16:0, anteiso-17:0, iso-18:0, and iso-20:0. Five BCFA (iso-12:0, anteiso-13:0, iso-14:0, iso-15:0, and anteiso-15:0) were not contained in the meconium, suggesting that some of the BCFA may be digested and consumed by infants. In the vernix caseosa, the content of BCFA in triacylglycerol (TAG) and free fatty acid (FFA) was 15.59% and 11.82%, respectively. The vernix caseosa's wax ester fraction contained the highest content of BCFA, reaching up to 16.81%. The carbon chain length of fatty acids (FA) ranged from 12 to 24 in the vernix caseosa and 14 to 22 in meconium samples. The gestational age was likely to affect BCFA concentrations, with the vernix caseosa and meconium BCFA content being significantly higher in full-term infants than in preterm infants (p < .001). Further research is required into the relationship between BCFA and gut microbiotas.

In Situ Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles on Amino-Grafted Polyacrylonitrile Fiber and Its Antibacterial Activity.

In this study, amino hyperbranched polymers (HBP)-grafted polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fiber was prepared through an amidation reaction in an autoclave. The prepared PAN-G-HBP fiber can complex Ag+ through amino groups of amino HBP, and in a hot steaming condition, Ag+ can be converted to Ag0 through the reducibility of HBP. PAN-G-HBP and Ag nanoparticles (NPs)-coated fibers were then characterized through FTIR, UV-VIS DRS, FE-SEM, EDS, XPS and antibacterial measurement. FTIR results confirmed HBP was grafted on the surface of PAN fiber. FE-SEM showed that after grafting with HBP, the average diameter of PAN fibers was amplified. EDS, XPS, and UV-VIS DRS method indicated that under hot steaming condition and with the reducibility of HBP, Ag NPs uniform coating on the PAN-G-HBP. Ag NPs-coated fibers exhibits excellent antibacterial property against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. Even under 20 times home washing conditions, the antibacterial reduction of Ag NPs-coated PAN fiber can achieved more than 98.94%.