E-Service Quality Model of B2C Online Shopping Platform Based on User’S Perspective

In recent year, B2C has gradually become the main driving force of the network shopping market development, many B2C online shopping platform weakens the differences in product and price, which intensify the competition on e-service quality among B2C online shopping platform. Therefore, this paper discusses the composition of electronic service quality model of B2C online shopping platform from the user’s perspective, combining with the analysis of literature and the trading process. And the e-service quality model, which has carried on the empirical test, determined the evaluation index of e-service quality evaluation for B2C e-commerce platform. The results of this study show that e-service quality evaluation model of B2C online shopping platform is composed of seven dimensions and twenty-nine measurement items

Improved Statistical Analysis for Array CGH-Based DNA Copy Number Aberrations

Array-based comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) allows measuring DNA copy number at the whole genome scale. In cancer studies, one may be interested in identifying DNA copy number aberrations (CNAs) associated with certain clinicopathological characteristics such as cancer metastasis. We proposed to define test regions based on copy number pattern profiles across multiple samples, using either smoothed log2-ratio or discrete data of copy number gain/loss calls. Association test performed on the refined test regions instead of the probes has improved power due to reduced number of tests. We also compared three types of measurement of copy number levels, normalized log2-ratio, smoothed log2-ratio, and copy number gain or loss calls in statistical hypothesis testing. The relative strengths and weaknesses of the proposed method were demonstrated using both simulation studies and real data analysis of a liver cancer study

Fusion characterization of biomass ash

The ash fusion characteristics are important parameters for thermochemical utilization of biomass. In this research, a method for measuring the fusion characteristics of biomass ash by Thermo-mechanical Analyzer, TMA, is described. The typical TMA shrinking ratio curve can be divided into two stages, which are closely related to ash melting behaviors. Several characteristics temperatures based on the TMA curves are used to assess the ash fusion characteristics. A new characteristics temperature, T-m, is proposed to represent the severe melting temperature of biomass ash. The fusion characteristics of six types of biomass ash have been measured by TMA. Compared with standard ash fusibility temperatures (AFT) test, TMA is more suitable for measuring the fusion characteristics of biomass ash. The glassy molten areas of the ash samples are sticky and mainly consist of K-Ca-silicates. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p

Effects of biochar immobilized microorganisms on the enzyme activity and remediation of petroleum hydrocarbon in contaminated soil

The high-temperature pyrolysis oxidation method was adopted to prepare reed biochar, and reed biochar was used as the immobilized material to load the dominant petroleum hydrocarbon degrading bacteria, and the effects of biochar immobilized microorganisms on the remediation effect and enzyme activity of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil were studied. The results showed that after 40 days of remediation of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil by immobilized microorganisms with reed biochar, the removal rate of petroleum hydrocarbon in soil reached 55.01%, which was significantly higher than that of single biochar (45.82%) and blank treatment group (24.83%). It was also found that biochar immobilized microorganisms could significantly improve the activities of dehydrogenase, catalase, urease and polyphenol oxidase in soil. The use of biochar immobilized microorganism technology can not only improve the remediation efficiency of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil, but can also significantly increase the soil biological enzyme activity

Entrained flow gasification of coal/bio-oil slurries

Coal/bio-oil slurry (CBS) is a new partial green fuel for bio-oil utilization. CBS reacts with gasification agents at high temperatures and converts into hydrogen and carbon monoxide. This paper provides a feasibility study for the gasification of CBS in an atmospheric entrained flow reactor for syngas production. Experiments have shown that CBS can be successfully processed and gasified in the entrained flow reactor to produce syngas with almost no tar content and low residual carbon formation. High reactor temperature and steam/carbon ratio is favourable for H-2 production. At 1400 degrees C with steam/carbon ratio of 5, the syngas components are similar with that in equilibrium. A synergistic effect exists between coal and bio-oil in coal/bio-oil slurry gasification which might be caused by the catalysis effect of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals in bio-oil. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p

Morphological Redescription and SSU rDNA-based Phylogeny of Two Freshwater Ciliates, Uronema nigricans and Lembadion lucens (Ciliophora, Oligohymenophorea), with Discussion on the Taxonomic Status of Uronemita sinensis

Liu, Mingjian, Li, Lifang, Qu, Zhishuai, Luo, Xiaotian, Al-Farraj, Saleh A., Lin, Xiaofeng, Hu, Xiaozhong (2017): Morphological Redescription and SSU rDNA-based Phylogeny of Two Freshwater Ciliates, Uronema nigricans and Lembadion lucens (Ciliophora, Oligohymenophorea), with Discussion on the Taxonomic Status of Uronemita sinensis. Acta Protozoologica 56 (1): 17-37, DOI: 10.4467/16890027AP.17.003.6967, URL: https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/cb3bc4f7-739f-32f8-92cd-7da31a838cb6

Application and development of synchronous fluorescence spectrometry

Synchronous fluorescence spectrometry is useful in simultaneous determination of multi-component fluorescent substances. Its application and development in recent years are reviewed. Synchronous fluorescence approaches, including constant-wavelength synchronous fluorescence, constant-energy synchronous fluorescence, variable-angle synchronous fluorescence, isopotential matrix synchronous fluorescence, and the combination with the derivative technique, stoichiometry and cryogenic technique are discussed