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Flow structure and shear stress in the presence of both ice cover on water surface and leafless vegetation in channel bed

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Journal of Hydrodynamics 2024年第2期36卷 340-354页

作者： Mahboubeh Barahimi Jueyi Sui School of Engineering University of Northern British ColumbiaPrince GeorgeCanada

This study aimed to investigate the previously unexplored effects of ice cover and submerged vegetation on flow *** were undertaken under both open channel and ice-covered flow *** bed material consisted of three non-uniform *** findings revealed that when vegetation patches were present on the bed and an ice cover was present,the velocity profiles exhibited a distinctive pattern with two peak *** kinetic energy(TKE)also exhibited two peaks,one above the vegetation bending height and another at the sheath section,with a decreasing trend towards the ice ***,quadrant analysis showed that when the flow surface is covered by an ice cover,the contributions of inward and outward events increased compared with those observed in an open channel *** most cases,these contributions surpassed the sweep and ejection *** findings enhance our understanding of vegetation’s response to diverse surface conditions and have practical implications for river management and environmental engineering.

关键词： Ice cover vegetation flow structure Reynolds shear stress turbulent kinetic energy(TKE) quadrant analysis

Direct Pointwise Comparison of FE Predictions to StereoDIC Measurements:Developments and Validation Using Double Edge-Notched Tensile Specimen

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Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences 2024年第8期140卷 1263-1298页

作者： Troy Myers Michael A.Sutton Hubert Schreier Alistair Tofts Sreehari Rajan Kattil Department of Mechanical Engineering University of South CarolinaColumbiaSC29208USA Correlated Solutions Incorporated 121 Dutchman BlvdColumbiaSC29063USA

To compare finite element analysis(FEA)predictions and stereovision digital image correlation(StereoDIC)strain measurements at the same spatial positions throughout a region of interest,a field comparison procedure is *** procedure includes(a)conversion of the finite element data into a triangular mesh,(b)selection of a common coordinate system,(c)determination of the rigid body transformation to place both measurements and FEA data in the same system and(d)interpolation of the FEA nodal information to the same spatial locations as the StereoDIC measurements using barycentric *** an aluminum Al-6061 double edge notched tensile specimen,FEA results are obtained using both the von Mises isotropic yield criterion and Hill’s quadratic anisotropic yield criterion,with the unknown Hill model parameters determined using full-field specimen strain measurements for the nominally plane stress *** Hill’s quadratic anisotropic yield criterion,the point-by-point comparison of experimentally based full-field strains and stresses to finite element predictions are shown to be in excellent agreement,confirming the effectiveness of the field comparison process.

关键词： StereoDIC spatial co-registration data transformation finite element simulations point-wise comparison of measurements and FEA predictions double edge notch specimen model validation

Polymeric piezoelectric accelerometers with high sensitivity,broad bandwidth,and low noise density for organic electronics and wearable microsystems

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Microsystems & Nanoengineering 2024年第3期10卷 63-74页

作者： Chang Ge Edmond Cretu The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering The University of British ColumbiaVancouverBCCanada

Piezoelectric accelerometers excel in vibration *** the emerging trend of fully organic electronic microsystems,polymeric piezoelectric accelerometers can be used as vital front-end components to capture dynamic signals,such as vocal vibrations in wearable speaking assistants for those with speaking ***,high-performance polymeric piezoelectric accelerometers suitable for such applications are *** organic compounds such as PVDF have inferior properties to their inorganic counterparts such as ***,most existing polymeric piezoelectric accelerometers have very unbalanced performance *** often sacrifice resonance frequency and bandwidth for a flat-band sensitivity comparable to those of PZT-based accelerometers,leading to increased noise density and limited application *** this study,a new polymeric piezoelectric accelerometer design to overcome the material limitations of PVDF is *** new design aims to simultaneously achieve high sensitivity,broad bandwidth,and low *** samples were manufactured and characterized,demonstrating an average sensitivity of 29.45 pC/g within a±10 g input range,a 5%flat band of 160 Hz,and an in-band noise density of 1.4μg/√*** results surpass those of many PZT-based piezoelectric accelerometers,showing the feasibility of achieving comprehensively high performance in polymeric piezoelectric accelerometers to increase their potential in novel applications such as organic microsystems.

关键词： piezoelectric polymeric overcome

Influence of indoor airflow on airborne disease transmission in a classroom

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Building Simulation 2024年第3期17卷 355-370页

作者： Mojtaba Zabihi Ri Li Joshua Brinkerhoff School of Engineering Faculty of Applied ScienceUniversity of British ColumbiaKelownaCanada

It has been widely accepted that the most effective way to mitigate airborne disease transmission in an indoor space is to increase the ventilation airflow,measured in air change per hour(ACH).However,increasing ACH did not effectively prevent the spread of *** better understand the role of ACH and airflow large-scale patterns,a comprehensive fully transient computational fluid dynamics(CFD)simulation of two-phase flows based on a discrete phase model(DPM)was performed in a university classroom setting with people *** investigations encompass various particle sizes,ventilation layouts,and flow *** findings demonstrated that the particle size threshold at which particles are deemed airborne is highly influenced by the background flow strength and large-scale flow pattern,ranging from 5µm to 10µm in the cases *** effects of occupants are significant and must be precisely accounted for in respiratory particle transport *** enhanced ventilation design(UFAD-CDR)for university classrooms is introduced that places a premium on mitigating airborne disease *** to the baseline design at the same ACH,this design successfully reduced the maximum number density of respiratory particles by up to 85%.A novel airflow-related parameter,Horizontality,is introduced to quantify and connect the large-scale airflow pattern with indoor aerosol *** underscores that ACH alone cannot ensure or regulate air *** addition to the necessary ACH for air exchange,minimizing horizontal bulk motion is essential for reducing aerosol transmissibility within the room.

关键词： aerosol transmission airflow pattern horizontality COVID-19 simulation classroom ventilation

Engineering Nano/Microscale Chiral Self‑Assembly in 3D Printed Constructs

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Nano-Micro Letters 2024年第3期16卷 313-332页

作者： Mohsen Esmaeili Ehsan Akbari Kyle George Gelareh Rezvan Nader Taheri‑Qazvini Monirosadat Sadati Department of Chemical Engineering University of South CarolinaColumbiaSC 29208USA TA Instruments Waters LLCNew CastleDE 19720USA Biomedical Engineering Program University of South CarolinaColumbiaSC 29208USA

Helical hierarchy found in biomolecules like cellulose,chitin,and collagen underpins the remarkable mechanical strength and vibrant colors observed in living *** study advances the integration of helical/chiral assembly and 3D printing technology,providing precise spatial control over chiral nano/microstructures of rod-shaped colloidal nanoparticles in intricate *** designed reactive chiral inks based on cellulose nanocrystal(CNC)suspensions and acrylamide monomers,enabling the chiral assembly at nano/microscale,beyond the resolution seen in printed *** employed a range of complementary techniques including Orthogonal Superposition rheometry and in situ rheo-optic measurements under steady shear rate *** techniques help us to understand the nature of the nonlinear flow behavior of the chiral inks,and directly probe the flow-induced microstructural dynamics and phase transitions at constant shear rates,as well as their post-flow ***,we analyzed the photo-curing process to identify key parameters affecting gelation kinetics and structural integrity of the printed object within the supporting *** insights into the interplay between the chiral inks self-assembly dynamics,3D printing flow kinematics and photopolymerization kinetics provide a roadmap to direct the out-of-equilibrium arrangement of CNC particles in the 3D printed filaments,ranging from uniform nematic to 3D concentric chiral structures with controlled pitch length,as well as random orientation of chiral *** biomimetic approach can pave the way for the creation of materials with superior mechanical properties or programable photonic responses that arise from 3D nano/microstructure and can be translated into larger scale 3D printed designs.

关键词： Directed chiral self-assembly Cellulose nanocrystals Bioinspired nanocomposite 3D printing Rheology

T1 colorectal cancer management in the era of minimally invasive endoscopic resection

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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology 2024年第6期16卷 2284-2294页

作者： Shirley Xue Jiang Aein Zarrin Neal Shahidi Department of Medicine University of British ColumbiaVancouver V6Z2K5British ColumbiaCanada Division of Gastroenterology St.Paul’s HospitalVancouver V6Z2K5British ColumbiaCanada

T1 colorectal cancer(CRC),defined by tumor invasion confined to the submucosa,has historically been managed by *** understanding of recurrence and lymph node metastases risk,coupled with advances in endoscopic resection techniques,have led to an increasing capacity for organ-sparing local *** invasive management of T1 CRC begins with optical evaluation of the lesion to diagnose invasive disease and quantify depth of invasion,which informs therapeutic decision *** selection between various available endoscopic resection techniques depends upon lesion characteristics,technique risk-benefit profiles,and location-specific *** endoscopic resection,established histopathology features determine the risk of recurrence and subsequent management including surveillance or adjuvant surgical *** management of non-operative candidates deviates from conventional recommendations with emerging treatment strategies in select populations.

关键词： Cancer Colonoscopy Endoscopy Polyp Surgery

Small molecule conjugates with selective estrogen receptor β agonism promote anti-aging benefits in metabolism and skin recovery

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Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2024年第5期14卷 2137-2152页

作者： Tarik Zahr Vijay K.Boda Jian Ge Lexiang Yu Zhongzhi Wu Jianwen Que Wei Li Li Qiang Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center Columbia UniversityNew YorkNY 10032USA Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics Columbia UniversityNew YorkNY 10032USA Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences College of PharmacyUniversity of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphisTN 38163USA Drug Discovery Center College of PharmacyUniversity of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphisTN 38163USA Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases Columbia UniversityNew YorkNY 10032USA Center for Human Development Columbia UniversityNew YorkNY 10027USA Department of Pathology and Cell Biology Columbia UniversityNew YorkNY 10032USA Department of Medicine Columbia UniversityNew YorkNY 10032USA

Estrogen is imperative to mammalian reproductivity,metabolism,and ***,the hormone activating estrogen receptor(ERs)αcan cause major safety concerns due to the enrichment of ERαin female tissues and certain *** contrast,ERβis more broadly expressed in metabolic tissues and the ***,it is desirable to generate selective ERβagonist conjugates for maximizing the therapeutic effects of ERs while minimizing the risks of ERα***,we report the design and production of small molecule conjugates containing selective non-steroid ERβagonists Gtx878 or *** of aged mice with our synthesized conjugates improved aging-associated declines in insulin sensitivity,visceral adipose integrity,skeletal muscle function,and skin health,with validation in *** further uncovered the benefits of ERβconjugates in the skin using two inducible skin injury mouse models,showing increased skin basal cell proliferation,epidermal thickness,and wound ***,our ERβ-selective agonist conjugates offer novel therapeutic potential to improve aging-associated conditions and aid in rejuvenating skin health.

关键词： Estrogen receptorβ Aging Metabolism Skin injury Muscle metabolism Small molecule conjugates Regeneration Adiposity

Evolution of biomass particles during pelletization process

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Particuology 2024年第3期86卷 182-187页

作者： Hamid Rezaei Maryam Tajilrou Jun Sian Lee Kanages Singaraveloo Anthony Lau Shahab Sokhansanj Biomass and Bioenergy Research Group Department of Chemical and Biological EngineeringUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverCanada

Pulverizing is an essential unit operation in co-firing biomass with *** are only compatible with pellet forms of fibrous biomass materials and crush them down to their original forming particle *** is why the data on the size distribution of the particles forming a biomass pellet is crucial to achieving optimum combustion *** current study determines the internal particle size distribution of pellets after wet disintegration,following Iso 17830 standard,and aims to suggest improvements to the mentioned standard based on new measured *** were carried out on white wood pellets(no bark)and brown wood pellets containing bark at four water temperatures:20,40,60,and 95℃,with or without *** particle size distribution of the pre-pelletizer wood particles was also measured and compared with particles in the formed *** water temperature of 20℃ was found to be adequate for the complete disintegration of pellets,and no mechanical stirring was *** 30% of particles in the disintegrated pellets were 0.5-1.0 *** changes the particle size distribution to smaller *** disintegrated bark pellets contained more fines than white pellets.

关键词： Wood pellets Particle sizes distribution Wet disintegration Stirring Water temperature

Long-term monitoring of cycles in Clethrionomys rutilus in the Yukon boreal forest

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Integrative Zoology 2024年第1期19卷 27-36页

作者： Charles J.KREBS Alice J.KENNEY B.Scott GILBERT Rudy BOONSTRA Department of Zoology University of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada Renewable Resources Management Program Yukon UniversityWhitehorseYukonCanada Department of Biological Sciences University of Toronto ScarboroughTorontoOntarioCanada

Baseline studies of small rodent populations in undisturbed ecosystems are *** report here 50 years of mon-itoring and experimentation in Yukon of a dominant rodent species in the North American boreal forest,the red-backed vole Clethrionomys *** voles breed in summer,weigh 20–25 g,and reach a maximum density of 20 to 25 per *** populations have shown consistent 3–4-year cycles for the last 50 years with the only change being that peak densities averaged 8/ha until 2000 and 18/ha since that *** the last 25 years,we have measured food resources,predator numbers,and winter weather,and for 1-year social interactions,to estimate their contribution to changes in the rate of summer increase and the rate of overwinter *** these potential limiting factors could contribute to changes in density,and we measured their relative contributions statistically with multiple *** rate of winter decline in density was related to both food supply and winter *** rate of summer increase was related to summer berry crops and white spruce cone *** measure of predator numbers was related to winter or summer changes in vole *** was a large signal of climate change effects in these *** is no density dependence in summer population growth and only a weak one in winter population *** of our results provide a clear understanding of what generates 3–4-year cycles in these voles,and the major missing piece may be an understanding of social interactions at high density.

关键词： boreal forest climate change density dependence population cycles predation winter severity