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Friction 2024年第4期12卷 796-811页

作者： Samuel BOND Robert L.JACKSON germa. mills Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Auburn UniversityAuburn 36849-5412USA Department of Mechanical Engineering Auburn UniversityAuburn 36849-5412USA

Leakage currents accelerate surface degradation of metal contacts via small scale arcing across lubricating films,but recent observations suggest that metallic nanoparticle additives in lubricants may be useful to improve contact *** findings prompted a study that examined electrically induced surface pitting of steel contacts in the presence of several lubricating greases including some containing nanometer-sized colloidal silver(Ag)*** rolling sphere-on-disk experiments were conducted under electro-tribological loads employing polyurea greases derived from mineral and synthetic base oils with and without *** forces and electrical resistance were monitored continuously during the tests;surface changes were characterized by means of optical spectroscopy,stylus profilometry,and scanning electron microscopy(SEM)including compositional analysis using energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS).The observations demonstrate that surface pitting induced by arcing occurs mainly at the points were the rolling motion changes direction and that eroded metal is deposited along the wear ***-sized pits are formed which contain carbon and oxygen indicating that arcing causes decomposition of the hydrocarbon *** findings indicate a significant inhibition of pitting is induced by the Ag nanoparticles;some greases containing other additives exhibit a similar,although less pronounced,effect.

关键词： electric motor bearings wheel bearings electric vehicles arcing electrically induced bearing damage pitting leakage current stray current

An artificial intelligence framework for explainable drift detection in energy forecasting

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Energy and AI 2024年第3期17卷 368-379页

作者： Chamod Samarajeewa Daswin De Silva Milos Manic Nishan mills Harsha Moraliyage Damminda Alahakoon Andrew Jennings Centre for Data Analytics and Cognition La Trobe UniversityAustralia Department of Computer Science Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondUSA

Accurate energy consumption forecasting is crucial for reducing operational costs, achieving net-zero carbon emissions, and ensuring sustainable buildings and cities of the future. Despite the frequent use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms for learning energy consumption patterns and predictions in Building Science, relying solely on these techniques for energy demand prediction addresses only a fraction of the challenge. A drift in energy usage can lead to inaccuracies in these AI models and subsequently to poor decision-making and interventions. While drift detection techniques have been reported, a reliable and robust approach capable of explaining identified discrepancies with actionable insights has not been discussed in extant literature. Hence, this paper presents an Artificial Intelligence framework for energy consumption forecasting with explainable drift detection, aimed at addressing these challenges. The proposed framework is composed of energy embeddings, an optimized dimensional model integrated within a data warehouse, and scalable cloud implementation for effective drift detection with explainability capability. The framework is empirically evaluated in the real-world setting of a multi-campus, mixed-use tertiary education setting in Victoria, Australia. The results of these experiments highlight its capabilities in detecting concept drift, adapting forecast predictions, and providing an interpretation of the changes using energy embeddings.

关键词： Building energy consumption forecasting Explainable drift detection Energy embedding Dimensional modeling

Unifying concepts in methanogenic,aerobic,and anammox sludge granulation

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Environmental Science and Ecotechnology 2024年第1期17卷 17-30页

作者： Simon mills Anna Christine Trego Marco Prevedello Jo De Vrieze Vincent O’Flaherty Piet N.L.Lens Gavin Collins Microbial Communities Laboratory School of Biological and Chemical SciencesNational University of Ireland GalwayUniversity RoadGalwayH91 TK33Ireland Microbial Ecology Laboratory School of Biological and Chemical Sciences University of GalwayUniversity RoadGalwayH91 TK33Ireland Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology(CMET) Ghent UniversityCoupure Links 653B-9000GentBelgium University of Galway University RoadGalwayH91 TK33Ireland

The retention of dense and well-functioning microbial biomass is crucial for effective pollutant removal in several biological wastewater treatment *** solids retention is often achieved through aggregation of microbial communities into dense,spherical aggregates known as granules,which were initially discovered in the *** granules have since been widely applied in upflow anaerobic digesters for waste-to-energy ***,granular biomass has been applied in aerobic wastewater treatment and anaerobic ammonium oxidation(anammox)*** mechanisms underpinning the formation of methanogenic,aerobic,and anammox granules are the subject of ongoing *** each granule type has been extensively studied in isolation,there has been a lack of comparative studies among these granulation *** is likely that there are some unifying concepts that are shared by all three sludge *** these unifying concepts could allow a unified theory of granulation to be ***,we review the granulation mechanisms of methanogenic,aerobic,and anammox granular sludge,highlighting several common concepts,such as the role of extracellular polymeric substances,cations,and operational parameters like upflow velocity and shear *** have then identified some unique features of each granule type,such as different internal structures,microbial compositions,and quorum sensing ***,we propose that future research should prioritize aspects of microbial ecology,such as community assembly or interspecies interactions in individual granules during their formation and growth.

关键词： Granule Granulation Anaerobic digestion Anammox Aerobic granule

Artificial light at night(ALAN) pollution alters bat lunar chronobiology:insights from broad-scale long-term acoustic monitoring

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Ecological Processes 2024年第1期13卷 176-187页

作者： Han Li Pauline Allen Saige Boris Samantha Lagrama Jade Lyons Christina mills Pauline Moussi Casey Nichols Carter Tacosik Mc Kenzie Tsaousis Nyzaya Livingston Wilson John F.Grider Kevin A.Parker Matina C.Kalcounis-Rueppell Department of Biology University of Nebraska Omaha Department of Biology University of North Carolina Greensboro Colorado Parks and Wild-life Parker Ecology LLC Department of Biological Sciences University of Alberta

Background The timing of behavior and habitat use of nocturnal animals can be influenced by the lunar cycle in nature. The prevalence of artificial light at night(ALAN) has been recognized as a source of environmental pol-lution. The interaction between ALAN and the lunar cycle on bat behavior is important for understanding anthro-pogenic effects on bats. We utilized a decade(2012–2022) of acoustic monitoring data collected in North Carolina, United States, to investigate the relationship between bat activity, lunar cycle, and light pollution. We examined whether the amount of lunar illumination affected species-specific nightly activity and whether hourly bat activity patterns varied between nights with different moon phases. We further investigated if the relationship between bat activity and the lunar cycle might be altered by light *** We found that seven bat species showed activity variation across nights in relation to the amount of moon illumination when ALAN was absent. In general, bats were less active on full moon nights compared to new moon nights. Light pollution interacted with the bat–lunar relationship in five of the seven species, masking the effect of the lunar cycle. We identified delayed bat activity patterns on nights with a full or waxing moon in seven species, and light pollution altered that pattern in four species. Overall, ALAN was associated with decreased bat activity inde-pendent of lunar cycle *** Our study demonstrated that at a broad spatial scale, ALAN negatively affected many North American temperate bat species and altered their lunar chronobiology. As light pollution is spreading to historically dark areas and habitats, ALAN might couple with other threats, such as the white-nose syndrome or climate change, to cause cascading damage in the environment that depends on ecosystem services such as pest control provided by bats. We argue that further research and conservation actions are needed to mitigate

关键词： Artificial light at night ALAN Bats Chiroptera Chronobiology Light pollution Lunar cycle Moonlight

Desert X AlUla 2024:沙漠中的艺术

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艺术与设计（理论版） 2024年第4期 6-9页

作者：西蒙·米尔斯不详

近期,在沙特阿拉伯的广袤沙漠中,一个名为AlUla的古者之地,正上演着-场艺术与自然、现实与幻觉交织的盛宴——Desert X AlUla 2024。这不仅仅是一场艺术的展览,更是一次对自然、历史、文化和人类存在意义的深刻探索。

关键词：沙漠沙特阿拉伯艺术 Al

Combining solar power with coal-fired power plants,or cofiring natural gas

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Clean Energy 2018年第1期2卷 1-9页

作者： Stephen mills IEA Clean Coal Centre Apsley House176 Upper Richmond RoadLondon SW152SHUK

Coal-fired power operators continue to look for ways to increase the efficiency and extend the working lives of their plants by improving operational flexibility and reducing environmental *** possible options are explored here:combining solar energy with coal-fired power generation,and cofiring natural gas in coal-fired *** techniques show *** on the individual circumstances,both can increase the flexibility of a power plant whilst reducing its *** some cases,plant costs could also be ***,any solar-based system is limited geographically to locations that receive consistently high levels of solar ***,although many coal-fired plants already burn limited amounts of gas alongside their coal feed,for cofiring at a significant level,a reliable,affordable supply of natural gas is *** is not the case *** for each technology,there are niche and mainstream locations where the criteria can be *** need for good solar radiation means that the uptake of coal-solar hybrids will be *** natural gas has wider potential:currently,the largest near-term market appears to be for application to existing coal-fired plants in the ***,where gas is available and affordable,potential markets also exist in some other countries.

关键词： coal-fired power plant coal-solar hybrid power generation solar power cofiring hybrid

Mechanism of soft x-ray continuum radiation from low-energy pinch discharges of hydrogen and ultra-low field ignition of solid fuels

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Plasma Science and Technology 2017年第9期19卷 7-34页

作者： R mills J LOTOSKI Y LU Brilliant Light Power Inc.493 Old Trenton RoadCranburyNJ 08512United States of America

EUV continuum radiation（10–30 nm） arising only from very low energy pulsed pinch gas discharges comprising some hydrogen was first observed at Black Light Power, Inc. and reproduced at the Harvard Center for Astrophysics（Cf A）. The source was determined to be due to the transition of H to the lower-energy hydrogen or hydrino state H（1/4） whose emission matches that observed wherein alternative sources were eliminated. The identity of the catalyst that accepts 3 · 27.2 eV from the H to cause the H to H（1/4） transition was determined to HOH versus 3H. The mechanism was elucidated using different oxide-coated electrodes that were selective in forming HOH versus plasma forming metal atoms as well as from the intensity profile that was a mismatch for the multi-body reaction required during 3H catalysis. The HOH catalyst was further shown to give EUV radiation of the same nature by igniting a solid fuel comprising a source of H and HOH catalyst by passing a low voltage, high current through the fuel to produce explosive plasma. No chemical reaction can release such high-energy light. No high field existed to form highly ionized ions that could give radiation in this EUV region that persisted even without power input. This plasma source serves as strong evidence for the existence of the transition of H to hydrino H（1/4） by HOH as the catalyst and a corresponding new power source wherein initial extraordinarily brilliant light-emitting prototypes are already producing photovoltaic generated electrical power. The hydrino product of a catalyst reaction of atomic hydrogen was analyzed by multiple spectroscopic techniques. Moreover, the m H catalyst was identified to be active in astronomical sources such as the Sun, stars and interstellar medium wherein the characteristics of hydrino match those of the dark matter of the Universe.

关键词： ignition continuum brilliant catalysis matches elucidated reproduced spectroscopic figure helium

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Re-evaluation of Rostraria bierii Tokioka,1970(Annelida)from Seto,Japan as a magelonid,with a review of the Magelonidae of the western Pacific

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Acta Oceanologica Sinica 2022年第3期41卷 61-69页

作者： Mortimer Kate mills Kimberley Gil Joao Department of Natural Sciences Amgueddfa Cymru-National Museum WalesCathays ParkCardiff CF103NPWalesUK School of Earth and Environmental Sciences Cardiff UniversityCardiff CF103ATWalesUK Centre of Marine Sciences(CCMAR) University of AlgarveCampus de GambelasFaro 8005-139Portugal

The identity of Rostraria bierii,originally described as a larval amphinomid from Cape Setozaki,Pacific coast of Japan,is *** on the original description and illustrations,reinterpretations conclude the“larva”to represent a partial juvenile or adult magelonid specimen,broken after the first *** original figures are compared with several known magelonid species to justify the new *** authors suggest the supposed amphinomid larva is a Magelonidae taxon *** identity of the species is discussed in line with the current knowledge of the Magelonidae in the western Pacific and a key to all known species within the region is provided to aid *** gaps in our taxonomic knowledge of the Magelonidae of the western Pacific are highlighted and discussed.

关键词： Polychaeta Amphinomida Magelonidae Magelona Octomagelona western Pacific identification key Cape Setozaki

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STATE TRANSFORMATION PROCESSES FOR FREE-FLOATING THREE-LINK PLANAR ROBOTS

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Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering 2004年第2期17卷 166-169页

作者： XuMingtao XuYangsheng JamesK.mills DepartmentofMechanics ChongqingUniversityChongqing400044China DepartmentofAutomationandComputer-AidedEngineering TheUniversityofHongKongHongKongChina DepartmentofMechanicalandIndustrialEngineering UniversityofTorontoTorontoCanada

The transformation process of an m-DOF free-floating robot from one staticstate to a different static state has m degrees of freedom. The proposed approach of thesetransformations utilizes a series of single-DOF transformation processes as an alternative to them-DOF transformation process. Two static state transformation processes are studied in ***, a single-DOF transformation process is established using a newly defined concept, referred toas transformation planning, and the definite integral of conservation of angular momentum. Second,the governing equation of the single-DOF transformation process is established using the dynamicequations of motion of the robot. This allows the joint torques to be computed to effect the statetransformation. Finally, an extension of the single-DOF transformation process is proposed to extendthe application of this proposed transformation methodology to create a transformation net whichallows the reconfiguration of a robot from one state to many other possible states.

关键词： Planar robot Static state Single-DOF transformation process n-elementtransformation net

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Male infertility： lifestyle factors and holistic, complementary, and alternative therapies

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Asian Journal of Andrology 2016年第3期18卷 410-418,I0008,I0009页

作者： David F Yao Jesse N mills Department of Urology UCLA 1260 15^th St #1200 Santa Monica CA 90404 USA.

While we may be comfortable with an allopathic approach to male infertility, we are also responsible for knowledge about lifestyle modifications and holistic, complementary, and alternative therapies that are used by many of our patients. This paper provides an evidence-based review separating fact from fiction for several of these therapies. There is sufficient literature to support weight reduction by diet and exercise, smoking cessation, and alcohol moderation. Supplements that have demonstrated positive effects on male fertility on small randomized controlled trial （RCT） include aescin, coenzyme Qlo, glutathione, Korean red ginseng, L-carnitine, nigella sativa, omega-3, selenium, a combination of zinc and folate, and the Menevit antioxidant. There is no support for the use of Vitamin C, Vitamin E, or saffron. The data for Chinese herbal medications, acupuncture, mind-body practice, scrotal cooling, and faith-based healing are sparse or inconclusive.

关键词： alcohol antioxidants caffeine faith-based healing male infertility obesity scrotal cooling sperm tobacco traditional Chinese medicine