Preparation of Magnetic Composite Hollow Microsphere and Its Adsorption Capacity for Basic Dyes

Magnetic microspheres with an Fe₃O₄ core and a SiO₂–TiO₂ hybrid shell were prepared by a surfactant-assisted aerosol process and subsequent etching treatment. The core–shell spheres with robust and chemically stable Ti–O–Si shells exhibit excellent adsorption performance toward basic dyes. The maximum adsorption capacities were obtained at 147 mg/g for methylene blue (MB) and 124.6 mg/g for basic fuchsin. MB with an initial concentration of 20 mg/L can be completely removed in 5 min at a dosage of 0.5 mg/L, and the equilibrium time is 90 min in the MB concentration range 20–250 mg/L. The adsorption kinetics follows the pseudo-second-order model. Furthermore, the dye saturated microspheres can be easily recycled by an external magnetic field and regenerated using 1–3 wt % NaOH aqueous solution. After six recycle runs, 98% of the adsorption capacity was still retained. The low-cost magnetic hollow spheres with good adsorption capacity are a promising candidate for water treatment

Driving anger and its relationships with type A behavior patterns and trait anger: Differences between professional and non-professional drivers

<div><p>The present study examined the types of situations that caused Chinese professional and non-professional drivers to become angry and investigated the differences in driving-elicited anger, considering the influences of type A behavior pattern and trait anger between the two groups. The 20-item revised Driving Anger Scale (DAS) was used to assess a sample of 232 drivers (57% professional, 43% non-professional). The non-professional drivers reported significantly higher levels of anger than the professional drivers on the overall Driving Anger Scale (DAS) and the traffic obstructions and discourtesy subscales. In both groups, the preferred driving speeds were positively related to driving anger. Furthermore, drivers with a type A personality exhibited higher overall driving anger scores and higher anger scores in response to traffic obstructions and slow driving than drivers with a type B personality. Trait anger was significantly related to driving anger in both groups. In the non-professional group, type A behavior patterns (TABPs) and time hurry (TH) were positively correlated with anger evoked by slow driving. In the professional group, TABPs, TH and competitive hostility (CH) were positively related to driving anger, and the TABPs exerted an indirect effect on driving anger by mediating the influence of trait anger. Overall, these findings provide a theoretical basis for implementing targeted interventions for driving anger in both professional and non-professional drivers.</p></div

Synthesis of Submicrometer Hollow Particles with a Nanoscale Double-Layer Shell Structure

The morphology of hollow, double-shelled submicrometer particles is generated through a rapid aerosol-based process. The inner shell is an essentially hydrophobic carbon layer of nanoscale dimension (20 nm), and the outer shell is a hydrophilic silica layer of approximately 40 nm, with the shell thickness being a function of the particle size. The particles are synthesized by exploiting concepts of salt bridging to lock in a surfactant (CTAB) and carbon precursors together with iron species in the interior of a droplet. This deliberate negation of surfactant templating allows a silica shell to form extremely rapidly, sealing in the organic species in the particle interior. Subsequent pyrolysis results in a buildup of internal pressure, forcing carbonaceous species against the silica wall to form an inner shell of carbon. The incorporation of magnetic iron oxide into the shells opens up applications in external stimuli-responsive nanomaterials

The correlation coefficients of driving anger and personality traits.

<p>The correlation coefficients of driving anger and personality traits.</p

Differences in the DAS scores between the professional and non-professional driver groups.

<p>Differences in the DAS scores between the professional and non-professional driver groups.</p

The results of the multiple comparison tests.

<p>The results of the multiple comparison tests.</p

Demographics and preferred driving speeds of the two groups.

<p>Demographics and preferred driving speeds of the two groups.</p

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<a></a><a>(A) Distribution of Gene Ontology classifications</a>. Transcripts classified into biological process, cellular component and molecular function and 71 subcategories. The right y-axis indicates the number of genes per category. The left y-axis indicates the percentage of genes in the main category. (B) <a>Histogram of cluster of orthologous groups (COG)</a>. Homology (E-value ≤1.0E^-5) of unigenes to genes within any one of the 24 categories (A-V, Y and Z) found in the COGs database at NCBI. (C) Distribution of unigenes into top 25 biological pathways using KEG

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The detailed lists with all unigenes of important KEGG metabolic pathways of <i>C. oleifera</i> under drought stress. A. <a>The unigenes related to the</a> circadian rhythm-plant pathway. B. The unigenes related to the flavone and flavonol biosynthesis pathway. C. The unigenes related to the ribosome pathwa

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Abundance of different types of<a> nucleotide repeat</a> containing SSR