AstrodynamicsPub Date : 2025-03-04DOI: 10.1007/s42064-024-0209-5
Yu Zhang, Jincheng Hu, Guoliang Liang, Hongwei Yang, Pengxuan Liu, Xinxi Zeng, Shuang Li, Bin Yang
{"title":"GTOC12: Results from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics","authors":"Yu Zhang, Jincheng Hu, Guoliang Liang, Hongwei Yang, Pengxuan Liu, Xinxi Zeng, Shuang Li, Bin Yang","doi":"10.1007/s42064-024-0209-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s42064-024-0209-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper presents the results and design methods of team Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in the 12th edition of the Global Trajectory Optimization Competition. To address the problem of sustainable asteroid mining, we focus on the following: analyzing the constraints and asteroids involved; selecting a candidate set of asteroids for which mining missions can be performed easily; establishing an algorithmic flow using phasing indicators, multiobjective beam search, and a genetic algorithm to determine the sequence of asteroid visits for mining ships; and optimizing low-thrust trajectories via an indirect method and global optimization. In addition, a central-node method is proposed to simplify the design process and reduce the computational cost of performing repetitive asteroid-rendezvous missions. The methods developed in the competition enable the mining of 161 asteroids via 20 mining ships, with a total collected mass of 11,513 kg.</p><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":52291,"journal":{"name":"Astrodynamics","volume":"9 1","pages":"41 - 53"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143533231","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yangyang Liu , Yuting Ren , Huijie Dang , Mengfei Liu , Ke Hu , Ang Zhao , Wei Liu , Yuxia Yang , Chao Wei , Jianzhong Xu , Mei Wang
{"title":"Organophosphate ester contamination in long-term plasticulture soils: Co-occurrence of tri/di-OPEs, influence factors, source Attribution, and environmental risks","authors":"Yangyang Liu , Yuting Ren , Huijie Dang , Mengfei Liu , Ke Hu , Ang Zhao , Wei Liu , Yuxia Yang , Chao Wei , Jianzhong Xu , Mei Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.emcon.2025.100487","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.emcon.2025.100487","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study focused on the pollution characteristics, influencing factors, and source apportionment of organophosphate triesters (tri-OPEs) and diesters (di-OPEs) in the plastic greenhouses soils with cultivation periods ranging from 6 to 32 years. The concentrations of Σ<sub>13</sub>tri-OPEs and Σ<sub>5</sub>di-OPEs in soil samples ranged from 39.60 to 730.52 ng/g dw and 2.25–6.94 ng/g dw, respectively. Tris (chloroethyl) phosphate was the predominant tri-OPE, while dibutyl phosphate was the most abundant di-OPE. The levels of OPEs pollution increased with the age of mulch film, highlighting the impact of the duration of mulch film usage on OPE accumulation. The type of fertilizer significantly impacted OPE levels. Soil samples treated with compound fertilizers showed the highest concentration of tri-OPEs, reaching up to 205.32 ng/g dry weight. In contrast, the highest concentration of di-OPEs was found in soil samples treated with water-soluble fertilizers, with a peak of 3.89 ng/g dry weight. Total organic carbon, pH, total nitrogen, and total phosphorus had minimal effect on OPEs levels. According to the Positive Matrix Factorization Model, the primary sources of OPEs included the use of pesticides, food packaging materials, and small-scale machinery (48.39 %), water and reclaimed water irrigation (17.68 %), the utilization of agricultural films (17.39 %), and atmospheric deposition and degradation processes (16.54 %). Compared to the moderate risks associated with compounds such as tri-2-ethyl phosphate, 2-ethylhexyl diphenyl phosphate, and tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate, tris(chloroethyl) phosphate exhibited a higher risk level in soil samples. This study offers insights into the potential risks linked to OPE contamination in agricultural soils.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":11539,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Contaminants","volume":"11 2","pages":"Article 100487"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143549156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A simple method for identifying the elementary units governing the mechanical properties in leather materials","authors":"Wenjun Long, Liangqiong Peng, Jiheng Li, Yue Yu, Wenhua Zhang","doi":"10.1186/s42825-024-00184-4","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s42825-024-00184-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Understanding the mechanical properties of leather is crucial for expanding its range of application, but the influence of collagen fibril bundles (FBs) remains unclear. In this study, 12 kinds of bovine leather were prepared with varying FB sizes using Cr(III), Zr(IV) and aldehyde as the crosslinking agents along with different fillers such as rapeseed oil phosphate, polyacrylic acid and their combination. The experimental results revealed that the tear strength of leather was affected by the crosslinking agents, which could be further adjusted by the filler. Accordingly, a simple method using mercury intrusion porosimetry has been proposed for determining the FB size based on the crack-bridging model. Specifically, the tear strength of leather showed a strong correlation with the FB radius where the strength increased with the decrease in FB radius. This indicated that FBs served as the elementary units contributing to loading strength. These findings may facilitate the development of cleaner technologies for fabricating high-performance leather through the regulation of FB size.</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3>\u0000<div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":640,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Leather Science and Engineering","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://JLSE.SpringerOpen.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s42825-024-00184-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143521646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Identification of a dual-function peptide for the detection and haematopoietic potency assessment of type I collagen hydrolysates","authors":"Guiya Deng, Jiajun Wang, Cuicui Men, Keyi Cao, Chengming Li, Liang Zheng, Haibin Liu, Shangwei Guo, Yaqin Huang","doi":"10.1186/s42825-024-00188-0","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s42825-024-00188-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Type I collagen hydrolysate with haematopoietic activity has shown tremendous potential for application in the functional food fields. The identification of peptide with haematopoietic activity to ensure the efficiency of functional foods remains challenging because of the vast combinatorial potential of short peptides from collagen hydrolysates. In the present study, we identified a novel marker peptide (the I-1 peptide, GAAGLpGPK, p: hydroxyproline) for type I collagen with haematopoietic capabilities via theoretical sequence analysis and computational prediction of activity. The I-1 peptide was shown to increase the survival rate of haematopoietic stem cells following injury induced by 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), increasing the survival rate from 65.40 to 105.28%, thereby exhibiting significant haematopoietic activity. More importantly, the mechanism underlying the haematopoietic activity of the I-1 peptide was analogous to activate the JAK/STAT signalling pathway mediated by granulocyte‒macrophage colony‒stimulating factor. On this basis, a high-precision method for the detection of type I collagen hydrolysates was developed using the I-1 peptide (relative standard deviation = 1.57%). This study not only provides novel perspectives for the exploration of haematopoietic peptides but also offers a new methodology for controlling the bioactivity of collagen-based food products.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":640,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Leather Science and Engineering","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://JLSE.SpringerOpen.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s42825-024-00188-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143489638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mengzhen Li , Wenhao Ma , James Kar Hei Fang , Jiezhang Mo , Lei Li , Min Pan , Rong Li , Xiaoyun Zeng , Keng Po Lai
{"title":"A review on the combined toxicological effects of microplastics and their attached pollutants","authors":"Mengzhen Li , Wenhao Ma , James Kar Hei Fang , Jiezhang Mo , Lei Li , Min Pan , Rong Li , Xiaoyun Zeng , Keng Po Lai","doi":"10.1016/j.emcon.2025.100486","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.emcon.2025.100486","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As an emerging environmental pollutant, microplastics (MPs) can adsorb various contaminants, including heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants (POPs). This ability stems from their small size and high specific surface area. Once adsorbed, the adherents can act in combination with MPs to produce synergistic toxic effects when they enter organisms through MPs, exacerbating their toxicity when introduced into organisms. This review examines the toxicological effects of the combination of different MPs and environmental pollutants on terrestrial and marine invertebrates, vertebrates, and microorganisms. In conclusion, the combined toxicological effects of MPs and their attachment to organisms are complex and multilayered. Existing studies have identified certain underlying mechanisms, underscoring the need for societies and governments to account for the combined toxic effects of MPs and their associated pollutants.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":11539,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Contaminants","volume":"11 2","pages":"Article 100486"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143534465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Biomechanical effects of medial and lateral translation deviations of femoral components in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty on tibial prosthesis fixation].","authors":"Jingting Xu, Jing Zhang, Bing Zhang, Wen Cui, Weijie Zhang, Zhenxian Chen","doi":"10.7507/1001-5515.202409039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7507/1001-5515.202409039","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Prosthesis loosening is the leading cause of postoperative revision in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA). The deviation of medial and lateral translational installation of the prosthesis during surgery is a common clinical phenomenon and an important factor in increasing the risk of prosthesis loosening. This study established a UKA finite element model and a bone-prosthesis fixation interface micromotion prediction model. The predicted medial contact force and joint motion of the knee joint from a patient-specific lower extremity musculoskeletal multibody dynamics model of UKA were used as boundary conditions. The effects of 9 femoral component medial and lateral translational installation deviations on the Von Mises stress of the proximal tibia, the contact stress, and the micro-motion of the bone prosthesis fixation interface were quantitatively studied. It was found that compared with the neutral position (a/A of 0.492), the lateral translational deviation of the femoral component significantly increased the tibial Von Mises stress and the bone-prosthesis fixation interface contact stress. The maximum Von Mises stress and the maximum contact stress of the fixation interface increased by 14.08% and 143.15%, respectively, when a/A was 0.361. The medial translational deviation of the femoral component significantly increased the bone-prosthesis fixation interface micro-motion. The maximum value of micromotion under the conditions of femoral neutral and medial translation deviation was in the range of 20-50 μm, which is suitable for osseointegration. Therefore, based on considerations such as the micromotion range suitable for osseointegration reported in the literature, the risk of reducing prosthesis loosening, and factors that may induce pain, it is recommended that clinicians control the mounting position of the femoral component during surgery within the safe range of 0-4 mm medial translation deviation.</p>","PeriodicalId":39324,"journal":{"name":"生物医学工程学杂志","volume":"42 1","pages":"105-112"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143504653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Design and validation of an automated testing system for essential performance parameters of ventilators].","authors":"Yongzhen Li, Wei Wang, Chunyuan Zhang, Xia Zhang, Zhenglong Chen, Zhaoyan Hu","doi":"10.7507/1001-5515.202408009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7507/1001-5515.202408009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Traditional manual testing of ventilator performance is labor-intensive, time-consuming, and prone to errors in data recording, making it difficult to meet the current demands for testing efficiency in the development and manufacturing of ventilators. Therefore, in this study we designed an automated testing system for essential performance parameters of ventilators. The system mainly comprises a ventilator airflow analyzer, an automated switch module for simulated lungs, and a test control platform. Under the control of testing software, this system can perform automated tests of critical performance parameters of ventilators and generate a final test report. To validate the effectiveness of the designed system, tests were conducted on two different brands of ventilators under four different operating conditions, comparing tidal volume, oxygen concentration, and positive end expiratory pressure accuracy using both the automated testing system and traditional manual methods. Bland-Altman statistical analysis indicated good consistency between the accuracy of automated tests and manual tests for all respiratory parameters. In terms of testing efficiency, the automated testing system required approximately one-third of the time needed for manual testing. These results demonstrate that the designed automated testing system provides a novel approach and means for quality inspection and measurement calibration of ventilators, showing broad application prospects.</p>","PeriodicalId":39324,"journal":{"name":"生物医学工程学杂志","volume":"42 1","pages":"164-173"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143504737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Three-dimensional human-robot mechanics modeling for dual-arm nursing-care robot transfer based on individualized musculoskeletal multibody dynamics].","authors":"Zhiqiang Yang, Funing Hou, Qiang Lin, Jiexin Xie, Hao Lu, Shijie Guo","doi":"10.7507/1001-5515.202406074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7507/1001-5515.202406074","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During transfer tasks, the dual-arm nursing-care robot require a human-robot mechanics model to determine the balance region to support the patient safely and stably. Previous studies utilized human-robot two-dimensional static equilibrium models, ignoring the human body volume and muscle torques, which decreased model accuracy and confined the robot ability to adjust the patient's posture in three-dimensional spatial. Therefore, this study proposes a three-dimensional spatial mechanics modeling method based on individualized human musculoskeletal multibody dynamics. Firstly, based on the mechanical features of dual-arm support, this study constructed a foundational three-dimensional human-robot mechanics model including body posture, contact position and body force. With the computed tomography data from subjects, a three-dimensional femur-pelvis-sacrum model was reconstructed, and the individualized musculoskeletal dynamics was analyzed using the ergonomics software, which derived the human joint forces and completed the mechanic model. Then, this study established a dual-arm robot transfer platform to conduct subject transfer experiments, showing that the constructed mechanics model possessed higher accuracy than previous methods. In summary, this study provides a three-dimensional human-robot mechanics model adapting to individual transfers, which has potential application in various scenarios such as nursing-care and rehabilitating robots.</p>","PeriodicalId":39324,"journal":{"name":"生物医学工程学杂志","volume":"42 1","pages":"96-104"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143504084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[A review of deep learning methods for non-contact heart rate measurement based on facial videos].","authors":"Shuyue Guan, Yimou Lyu, Yongchun Li, Chengzhi Xia, Lin Qi, Lisheng Xu","doi":"10.7507/1001-5515.202405057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7507/1001-5515.202405057","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Heart rate is a crucial indicator of human health with significant physiological importance. Traditional contact methods for measuring heart rate, such as electrocardiograph or wristbands, may not always meet the need for convenient health monitoring. Remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) provides a non-contact method for measuring heart rate and other physiological indicators by analyzing blood volume pulse signals. This approach is non-invasive, does not require direct contact, and allows for long-term healthcare monitoring. Deep learning has emerged as a powerful tool for processing complex image and video data, and has been increasingly employed to extract heart rate signals remotely. This article reviewed the latest research advancements in rPPG-based heart rate measurement using deep learning, summarized available public datasets, and explored future research directions and potential advancements in non-contact heart rate measurement.</p>","PeriodicalId":39324,"journal":{"name":"生物医学工程学杂志","volume":"42 1","pages":"197-204"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143504650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[A joint distillation model for the tumor segmentation using breast ultrasound images].","authors":"Hongjiang Guo, Youyou Ding, Hao Dang, Tongtong Liu, Xuekun Song, Ge Zhang, Shuo Yao, Daisen Hou, Zongwang Lyu","doi":"10.7507/1001-5515.202311054","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7507/1001-5515.202311054","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The accurate segmentation of breast ultrasound images is an important precondition for the lesion determination. The existing segmentation approaches embrace massive parameters, sluggish inference speed, and huge memory consumption. To tackle this problem, we propose T <sup>2</sup>KD Attention U-Net (dual-Teacher Knowledge Distillation Attention U-Net), a lightweight semantic segmentation method combined double-path joint distillation in breast ultrasound images. Primarily, we designed two teacher models to learn the fine-grained features from each class of images according to different feature representation and semantic information of benign and malignant breast lesions. Then we leveraged the joint distillation to train a lightweight student model. Finally, we constructed a novel weight balance loss to focus on the semantic feature of small objection, solving the unbalance problem of tumor and background. Specifically, the extensive experiments conducted on Dataset BUSI and Dataset B demonstrated that the T <sup>2</sup>KD Attention U-Net outperformed various knowledge distillation counterparts. Concretely, the accuracy, recall, precision, Dice, and mIoU of proposed method were 95.26%, 86.23%, 85.09%, 83.59%and 77.78% on Dataset BUSI, respectively. And these performance indexes were 97.95%, 92.80%, 88.33%, 88.40% and 82.42% on Dataset B, respectively. Compared with other models, the performance of this model was significantly improved. Meanwhile, compared with the teacher model, the number, size, and complexity of student model were significantly reduced (2.2×10 <sup>6</sup> <i>vs</i>. 106.1×10 <sup>6</sup>, 8.4 MB <i>vs</i>. 414 MB, 16.59 GFLOPs <i>vs</i>. 205.98 GFLOPs, respectively). Indeedy, the proposed model guarantees the performances while greatly decreasing the amount of computation, which provides a new method for the deployment of clinical medical scenarios.</p>","PeriodicalId":39324,"journal":{"name":"生物医学工程学杂志","volume":"42 1","pages":"148-155"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143504723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}