Shiying Ma

ABSTRACT The endpoint determination of matte converting directly impacts converter stability, process efficiency, and blister copper quality. To address poor accuracy, high cost, and delayed response in endpoint determination, this paper proposes a non-contact, real-time method using flame images for endpoint prediction in Peirce-Smith converters. Firstly, the flame images are preprocessed through data annotation and augmentation to meet the training requirements of the model.

Abstract : Grain size is one of the most frequently selected traits during domestication and modern breeding. The continued discovery and characterization of new genes and alleles in controlling grain size are important in safeguarding the food supply for the world’s growing population. Previously, a small grain size was observed in a rice restorer line ‘Fuhui212’, while the underlying genetic factors controlling this trait were unknown.

We constructed a generic coarse-grained model of triphenylene-based side-chain discotic liquid crystalline polymers (SDLCPs). Then dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulation was employed to systematically study how composition and structural factors of SDLCPs such as molecular weight, main chain, spacer and aliphatic tails, and the incompatibility between mesogenic core and its substituents influence their mesophases and self-assembly behavior.