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Cu matrix composites reinforced by ex-situ added CrB2 ceramic particles were prepared by powder metallurgy and hot extrusion, and then the effect of CrB2 content on microstructure and mechanical properties was studied. Results show that the strength of Cu matrix composites depends mainly on the dispersion degree of CrB2 particles, which is closely corresponded to the content of CrB2 particles. When the content is below 3vol.%, CrB2 particles disperses uniformly in the Cu matrix, and the strength of Cu matrix composites increases continuously with the content of CrB2. However, when the content is above 3vol.%, the strength of Cu matrix composites decreases significantly with the increase of CrB2 content, which is ascribed to the serious agglomeration phenomenon. Although both the electrical conductivity and plasticity decrease with the increase of CrB2 content, they remain quite a high level. The excellent combination properties are obtained when the content of CrB2 is 3vol.%, viz. The tensile strength is 304 MPa, the elongation is 22% and the electrical conductivity is 90 %IACS, better than most of the reported Cu matrix composites especially electrical conductivity prepared by in-situ method. Furthermore, dislocation strengthening caused by thermal mismatch and Orowan strengthen of CrB2 is demonstrated as the main strengthening mechanism of Cu/CrB2 composites, based on the theoretical and experimental investigations.

Based on the community research experience of heat-sensitive moxibustion, this study explained technical recommendations for pragmatic randomized controlled trials (pRCTs) of heat-sensitive moxibustion in community from 7 aspects: selection of community research sites, ethical approval and registration, patient recruitment, training of standard operating procedures, ensuring patient compliance, quality control of follow-up visits and patient safety, which aimed to reduce the difficulty of research execution and improve the quality of pRCTs implementation and follow-up visits of heat-sensitive moxibustion.结合热敏灸社区研究经验，从社区研究点选择、伦理审批与注册、患者招募、标准操作流程培训、保障患者依从性、随访质量控制和患者安全7个方面，阐述热敏灸社区实效性随机对照试验（pRCT）普适性的技术推荐，旨在降低研究执行难度，提高热敏灸pRCT实施与随访质量。.

Background Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf or Fuling is one of the top 10 most frequently prescribed herbs in China for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Objective The purpose of this systematic review is to determine the additional benefit of Fuling formulae use in addition to hypoglycaemic agents for T2DM in randomised clinical trials. Methods English (5) and Chinese (4) medical databases were searched from their inception to August 2021. RCTs that included Fuling in herbal formulae for T2DM were included. Risk of bias were assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration’s procedures. Stata software (13.0) was used for data analysis. Results Seventy-three RCTs (6,489 participants) with herbal formulae containing Fuling were included. Most studies were at risk of bias and strength of the evidence were low to moderate. Meta-analysis findings showed that the addition of formulae containing Fuling to hypoglycaemic agent-treatments could benefit people with T2DM by reducing fasting blood glucose (MD -0.82 [-0.93, -0.71]; I2 = 79.6%, P = 0.00), 2-hour postprandial blood glucose (MD-1.15 [-1.31, -0.98], I2 = 80%, P = 0.00) and haemoglobin A1c (MD-0.64 [-0.75, -0.53], I2 = 84.7%, P = 0.00). Adverse events were also significantly lower in the integrative group than in the hypoglycaemic alone group (RR 0.99 [0.93, 1.06], P = 0.87). Conclusion Evidence from this study supports the use of Fuling formulae combined with hypoglycaemic agents for T2DM. The combined therapies appear to be well tolerated. Trail registration This review is registered with the PROSPERO international prospective register of systematic reviews (CRD42020214635).

The Contamination resistance of SiO2 optical films prepared by using sol-gel method was investigated and improved in this research. FDTS (1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecyltrichlorosilane) was used to modify SiO2 thin films. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FT-IR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were used to evaluate the components on surface of the SiO2 thin films. The optical properties and hydrophobicity were also measured. The results show that the SiO2 thin film modification with FDTS causes −OH groups to be replaced by organic groups containing fluorine. The transmittance peak of SiO2 thin film changes, and the surface contact angle of water droplets on the SiO2 film increases from 35° to 107° after surface modification with FTDS. After the SiO2 thin films had been put in a vacuum environment for 24 hours, the peak transmittance of the modified SiO2 film under the same conditions is reduced to 0.14%, which is less than 3.17% of the unmodified film. The peak transmittance of the modified SiO2 thin films is also improved.

Based on literature research and Delphi expert consensus method, the important acupoints for cancer pain was summarized to provide evidence basis for the formulation of采用文献调研和德尔菲专家共识，总结针刺治疗癌痛的重要穴位，为制订《针刺治疗癌痛临床实践指南》提供证据基础。通过系统检索中、英文数据库，纳入针刺治疗癌痛的临床研究28项，归纳分析选穴方法和高频使用的穴位，据此设计德尔菲调查问卷，对30名国内外针灸、肿瘤相关领域专家进行两轮问卷调查。认为针刺治疗癌痛应采用个性化取穴方案，取穴以足三里、合谷、太冲、三阴交、阳陵泉和阿是穴为主。结合临床研究证据与专家调研结果得出针刺治疗癌痛的重要穴位，然而临证选穴仍有待进一步研究和细化。.

CH3NH3PbI3 system of organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite structure solar cells absorption material was established by using first-principle calculations based on density functional theory (DFT). Orthorhombic CH3NH3PbI3 system model is optimized by different functional theories of CASTEP in Materials Studio. It revealed that the results of WC/GGA calculation method are more close to the experimental value. Electron band structure, state density are calculated in the paper and the results indicated that top orbital of the valence band is mainly contributed by Pb atom and I atomic orbital. At the same time, the conduction band bottom is mainly contributed by the orbital contribution of Pb atoms and strong σ bond is formed between terminal iodine atom and Pb atomic orbital. Moreover, the contribution of organic element density of states near the Fermi surface is very weak and the band gap of organic-inorganic hybrid CH3NH3PbI3 materials is basically determined by inorganic elements.

As the traffic volume and wheel load on the orthotropic deck of a long-span steel bridge increase, longitudinal cracks often develop in the asphalt concrete surfacing leading to deterioration. The purpose of this study was accordingly to derive the fatigue failure evolution law of this surfacing. The fatigue damage evolution mechanism was studied from a micro perspective to derive a general fatigue damage evolution law. Fatigue tests and theoretical predictions of fatigue life were then performed for different asphalt concrete surfacing types commonly used in the decks of long-span steel bridges to verify the derived law.

Three kinds of hydrophobic/acidic bifunctional ionic liquids, which contain two different anions, were synthesized and utilized as catalysts for the conversion of cellulosic saccharides into alkyl glucosides, which exhibit a high catalytic conversion for cellobiose and cellulose with a low degree of crystallinity; the catalyst can be easily recovered and reused.

Sheet-shaped zinc oxide nano-particles were prepared by hydrothermal method. The zinc oxide nanosheets were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD)，scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and photoluminescence spectrum (PL) at room temperature. The strongest diffraction apex of the nanosheet-shaped zinc oxide is assigned to crystal planes and exhibits obvious preferred orientation which is different from that of the general zinc oxide. The results show that ZnO nanosheets with about 1000nm×600nm×60 nm are obtained. The growth mechanism of the ZnO nanosheets was discussed.

We report new results on a tunneling junction for tandem solar cells using a nano-structured amorphous silicon p+layer (na-Si p+) as the recombination layer inserted between the n layer and the p layer. Devices were characterized by their dark current-voltage behavior (I-V), activation energy (Ea) and quantum efficiency (QE). The result shows that the tunnel junction with a na-Si p+insertion layer has higher recombination rates with higher density of defect states of about 2.7×1019cm-3, lower resistance with activation energy of 22meV. The tunnel junction with a na-Si p+insertion layer could be easily integrated into the tandem solar cell deposition process.

It is significant to make researches on drag reduction in two-phase transport pipeline because two-phase flow has high energy dissipation. API X 52 steel pipe with diameter of 40mm is used in this paper to simulate pipeline with different inclination geometry including horizontal, up-inclined and vertical sections. The up-inclined section has an inclination angle of eight degree. Experiments and theoretical analysis are carried out to study the drag reduction characteristics of gas-liquid two-phase flow in these three sections. The drag reducing agents used here is polyacrylamide. It is found that two-phase drag reduction varies with pipe inclination geometry. The largest drag reduction efficiency occurs in horizontal pipes and which is up to seventy percent. Drag reduction efficiency in up-inclined section is up to sixty percent. Drag reduction in vertical section is the lowest and which can be up to about thirty percent. A mechanistic drag reduction model is proposed to predict drag reduction in gas-liquid two-phase flow. The results predicted are in good agreement with the experiment data.

Sol-gel thin films prepared by rotating coating technique, sol–gel derived bulk was prepared from constant water (H2O)/tetraethyl-orthosilicate (TEOS) ratio, rotating coating was carried out at different rotating speed 1000r/min (high speed) and 800r/min (low speed), 1500r/min (high speed) and 800r/min (low speed),2000r/min (high speed) and 800r/min (low speed),2500r/min (high speed) and 800r/min (low speed) respectively. The films were characterized by ellipsometer and SEM respectively. The experimental results show the thickness and refractive index of films are become smaller and smaller with the rotating speeds increasing.

ZrO2 and ZrO2-PVP sol was obtained by hydrothermal synthesis. And the thin films were prepared with spin coating method. ZrO2 thin films were characterized or examined by many kinds of instruments. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy was employed and some infrared absorption peaks weakened when the heating temperature increased. And 1-on-1 laser-induced damage threshold tests on ZrO2 films were carried out. Refractive index and thickness of the ZrO2-PVP films were measured by means of automatic scanning spectroscopic ellipsometer and the refractive index of ZrO2 -PVP film changed with the addition of PVP content.

An experimental loop was established with API X52 steel pipes to investigate the effect of drag-reducing polymer on heat transfer in gas-liquid two-phase flow. The inner diameter of the steel pipe is forty millimeter and the test loop has four different test sections such as horizontal, inclined upward, inclined downward and vertical upward sections. The experimental results were presented. The relationship between the drag reduction efficiency and heat transfer reduction was analyzed. When the drag reduction induced by drag-reducing polymer is about 60~70%, the heat transfer between the fluid and the pipe wall obviously decreases. The heat transfer reduction can reach up to 80~90%, which is greater than the drag reduction. A new method is proposed for characterizing the effect of drag reducing polymer on the heat transfer in two-phase flow with Stanton Number.

Amorphous silicon films prepared by PECVD on glass substrate have been crystallized by rapid thermal annealing (RTA). By means of micro-Raman scattering and scanning electronic microscope (SEM), the quantum states in these processions are found and discussed.

The effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for the treatment of supraventricular tachycardia were systematically reviewed. The randomized controlled trials (RCTs) regarding acupuncture for supraventricular tachycardia were searched in domestic and overseas databases, and the evaluation tool of bias risk in Cochrane Handbook 5.1.0 software was used to perform the evaluation of bias risk in literature, and RevMan 5.2 software was applied for statistics and Meta-analysis. Five RCTs involving 323 patients were included. The results showed that compared with the blank control group, the acupuncture reduced the heart rate by 18.8 times/min [95% CI (12.68, 24.92)]; the clinical effective rate in the acupuncture group was superior to that in the diltiazem group [OR= 3.11, 95% CI (1.50, 6.46)]; the difference of immediate effect between propafenone and acupuncture was not significant. No reports regarding adverse events was described in 5 RCTs. As was shown in the present evidence, acupuncture is safe and effective for the treatment of supraventricular tachycardia, but the level of evidence was low and the intensity of conclusion needed to be improved.

Amorphous silicon films prepared by PECVD on silex glass substrate has been crystallized by rapid thermal annealing (RTA), From the Raman spectra and scanning electronic microscope (SEM), it was found that the Raman spectra wa best crystallized at 950°C for 5 min. The thin film made by RTA was smoothly and perfect structure.

Goal: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) focuses on individual diagnosis. Besides the analysis methods on group level, clinical experimental data could also be researched with Information Technology to optimize the feature for individual healing effect; Method: we propose and apply a new method of feature optimization — Balance-Bagging-PRFS — to optimize the feature of insomnia intervened by TCM, aiming at solving problems typically in TCM data, such as mixing of discrete and continuous features and data imbalance; Result: from the view of all data, it is found that different levels of "ISI baseline score" and "Insomnia severity" have important influence on the curative effect. In treat group, different values of "environment" and "social field baseline" make remarkable difference on curative effect; while in control group, in which patients are treated with the placebo, "social field baseline", "survival quality baseline", and "classification of constitution" make sense; Conclusion: the method of Balance-Bagging-PRFS achieves good results in feature optimization for data from insomnia interfered by TCM, and it provides a basis for TCM individual diagnosis and for further optimization of symptom.

Viewing from some TCM concepts and basic characteristics of health, assimilating the operationalization concerning thinking and procedure of modern scientific research, the pilot form of Health Scale of TCM--initial health scale of TCM (iHSTCM) based upon TCM theory was developed. From November 2002 to January 2003, the domain, facets and items of HSTCM were finally established by analyzing the data from a survey of 652 persons in Guangzhou City using iHSTCM. In conclusion, the HSTCM has its theoretical ratio-nality and is applicable. It could be further applied in TCM clinical practice.

The analysis of the effective value obtained in clinical trails should take account of both sides of its size and precision, for its interpretation, the general principles of: accuracy, explicitness and quantification should be complied. Criteria such as relative risk (RR), relative risk reducing rate (RRR), absolute risk reducing rate (ARR) and number needed to treat (NNT) an important clinical event, etc. are commonly used in the primary outcomes interpretation, while the methods to express the effective size and precision of surrogate outcomes and intermediary outcomes are needed to be further studied. Many problems for give expression to the outcome of TCM clinical trail still remain to be solved.

In order to scientifically reflect the real efficacy of TCM treatment and to preliminarily establish a definitely valid and reliable assessment system of stroke treatment, with multi-dimensional outcome assessment indexes, including efficacy evaluation system of conventional western medicine, syndrome evaluation criteria in TCM and quality of life assessment system.An integrative approach of cross-sectional survey and prospective follow-up was adopted. Two hundred and forty-five case-episodes of stroke patients were assessed by determining such parameters as nerve functional deficit scale, grading of total status of living ability, activity of daily living (ADL), TCM stroke criteria of diagnosing-treatment, TCM syndrome related symptoms/signs, Health Survey Questionnaire (Short form 36, SF-36), and index of quality of life (QOL), and their construction and relation were analyzed by such methods as multivariate relation, partial relation, linear regression, factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha coefficients, and the responsiveness estimation.The multi-dimensional assessment system of stroke treatment, containing 57 indexes with clarified constructions and classification, was created, and its validity and reliability confirmed after assessement. Various degrees of relationship were found between different TCM Syndromes and different domains of QOL.The assessment system of stroke treatment preliminarily created has satisfied reliability and validity. It could be expected to reflect the real efficacy of TCM treatment more inclusive and accurate. TCM Syndrome indexes are considered to be the factor related to both domains of mental and physical health, particularly with the former, therefore, to improve the TCM Syndrome would imply improvement of the mental health, physical health and QOL of the patients.