Caractérisation des oxy-hydroxydes de fer et des éléments associés (S, Se, As, Mo, V, Zr) dans les environnements redox favorables aux gisements d’uranium

This work presents a multi-scale and a multi-technical study for the characterization of iron oxi-hydroxides in three uranium-type deposits and host rock. The choice of sites has focused on a roll front deposit: Zoovch Ovoo in a Cretaceous basin of East Gobi (Mongolia); a tectonic-lithological type: Akola/Ebba in Tim Mersoï basin (Niger) and a Proterozoic unconformity type: Kiggavik in Thelon basin (Canada). A new approach has been implemented to characterize the iron oxi-hydroxides on macroscopic samples: field infrared spectroscopy using the ASD TerraSpec® spectrometer. From the original indexes calculated on the spectra, it was possible both to characterize the iron oxi-hydroxides; only hematite and goethite were identified in the different parts of oxidized uranium fronts, and visualize the alteration zonation along the redox front. In addition, the visible part of spectrum was used to quantify the color of samples through the IHS system parameters (Intensity – Hue – Saturation) and the Munsell system. The color setting of the study identified a specific hue for mineralized samples studied: a mixture of yellow and red (2.5 to 10YR in Munsell notation). At the crystals scale, the iron-hydroxides were characterized by µ-Raman spectroscopy. The study highlighted a difference in crystallinity of hematite crystals in different fields. From a morphological point of view, the crystals of goethite in the Zoovch Ovoo deposit, is only authigenic iron oxi-hydroxides described in this uranium front, are twinned in the form of six-pointed star, reflecting a low crystallization temperature, compared to Niger and Kiggavik deposits. This crystallization is mainly controlled by the availability of Feᴵᴵᴵ ions in the fluid, released by pyrite dissolution in an oxidizing environment and pH. From a chemical point of view, iron oxi-hydroxides record the fluid passage owing their uranium content. Secondly, the composition in trace elements marks the type of deposit, for example zirconium content in oxi-hydroxides from Niger deposit, volcanic source. This typical mobility of zirconium is particularly expressed in the uranium front in Ebba deposit by the precipitation of authigenic crystals of zircon contemporary of pitchblende. The mineralogical and geochemical data obtained in this work on the Zoovch Ovoo deposit (Mongolia) allow us to propose an original model for its formation: uranium did not precipitate massively in upstream edge of front, because not radiation halo is visible in cathodoluminescence in detrital minerals in the oxidized area. Uranium precipitated when the oxidizing water met with sedimentary facies having a fairly strong reducing power to allow uranium reduction. The precipitation occurs in a particular location of the formation: paleo-lake where organic matter and pyrite are abundant.Ce travail présente une étude multi-échelle et multi-technique sur la caractérisation des oxy-hydroxydes de fer dans trois types de gisements d’uranium et leur encaissant. Le choix des sites d’études s’est porté sur un gisement de type roll front : Zoovch Ovoo dans le bassin crétacé de East Gobi (Mongolie) ; un autre de type tectono-lithologique : Akola/Ebba dans le bassin de Tim Mersoï (Niger) et enfin un type discordance protérozoïque : Kiggavik en bordure du bassin du Thelon (Canada). Une nouvelle approche a été mise en œuvre pour caractériser les oxy-hydroxydes de fer sur échantillons macroscopiques : la spectroscopie infrarouge de terrain en utilisant le spectromètre ASD TerraSpec®. À partir d’indices originaux calculés sur les spectres, il a été possible à la fois de caractériser les oxy-hydroxydes de fer ; seules l’hématite et la goethite ont été identifiées dans les parties oxydées des différents fronts uranifères, et de visualiser les différentes zonations d’altération le long des fronts redox. De plus, la partie visible du spectre a été utilisée pour quantifier la couleur des échantillons à travers les paramètres des systèmes ITS (Intensité – Teinte – Saturation) et de Munsell. L’étude des paramètres de couleurs a permis d’identifier une teinte spécifique pour les échantillons minéralisés étudiés : un mélange de jaune et de rouge (2,5 à 10 YR en notation de Munsell). A l’échelle des cristaux, les oxy-hydroxydes de fer ont été caractérisés par la spectroscopie micro-Raman. Cette étude a permis de mettre en évidence une différence de cristallinité des cristaux d’hématite dans les différents gisements. D’un point de vue morphologique, les cristaux de goethite du gisement de Zoovch Ovoo, seul oxy-hydroxyde de fer authigène décrit dans ce front, sont maclés en forme d’étoile à six branches, ce qui témoigne d’une cristallisation de basse température, comparé aux gisements du Niger et de Kiggavik. Cette cristallisation est principalement contrôlée par la disponibilité des ions Feᴵᴵᴵ dans le fluide, libérés par la dissolution de la pyrite en milieu oxydant et le pH. D’un point de vue chimique, les oxy-hydroxydes de fer enregistrent le passage du fluide uranifère de part leur teneur eu uranium. Et d’autre part la composition en éléments en trace qui marque la typologie du gisement, par exemple de la teneur en zirconium dans les oxy-hydroxydes de fer provenant du gisement du Niger, source d’origine volcanique. Cette typicité de la mobilité du zirconium est particulièrement bien exprimée dans les fronts uranifères d’Ebba par la précipitation de cristaux authigènes de zircon contemporains de la pechblende. Les données minéralogiques et géochimiques obtenues dans ce travail sur le gisement de Zoovch Ovoo permettent de proposer un modèle original pour sa formation : l’uranium n’a pas précipité massivement en amont du front puisqu’il n’y a pas d’auréole d’irradiation observable en cathodoluminescence dans les minéraux détritiques dans la zone oxydée. L’uranium a précipité lorsque l’eau oxydante a rencontré un faciès sédimentaire ayant un pouvoir réducteur assez fort pour permettre la réduction de l’uranium. La précipitation a lieu dans un endroit particulier de la formation : un paléo-lac où la matière organique et la pyrite sont abondantes

NSF: Neural Surface Fields for Human Modeling from Monocular Depth

Obtaining personalized 3D animatable avatars from a monocular camera has several real world applications in gaming, virtual try-on, animation, and VR/XR, etc. However, it is very challenging to model dynamic and fine-grained clothing deformations from such sparse data. Existing methods for modeling 3D humans from depth data have limitations in terms of computational efficiency, mesh coherency, and flexibility in resolution and topology. For instance, reconstructing shapes using implicit functions and extracting explicit meshes per frame is computationally expensive and cannot ensure coherent meshes across frames. Moreover, predicting per-vertex deformations on a pre-designed human template with a discrete surface lacks flexibility in resolution and topology. To overcome these limitations, we propose a novel method `\keyfeature: Neural Surface Fields' for modeling 3D clothed humans from monocular depth. NSF defines a neural field solely on the base surface which models a continuous and flexible displacement field. NSF can be adapted to the base surface with different resolution and topology without retraining at inference time. Compared to existing approaches, our method eliminates the expensive per-frame surface extraction while maintaining mesh coherency, and is capable of reconstructing meshes with arbitrary resolution without retraining. To foster research in this direction, we release our code in project page at: https://yuxuan-xue.com/nsf.Comment: Accpted to ICCV 2023; Homepage at: https://yuxuan-xue.com/ns

Mineralogical Characterization of the Biodegradation of Sewage Cementitious Materials in the Presence of H2S

The biodegradation of cementitious materials in sewage systems is mainly due to the biotic oxidation of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) into sulfuric acid. It leads to a local and progressive dissolution of the cementitious matrix as well as the precipitation of some expansive products such as gypsum and ettringite. In such a context, this paper focuses on the characterization of the altered layers present on several types of cementitious materials (CEM I ordinary Portland cement, CEM III blast furnace cement, CEM V composite cement, and CAC: calcium aluminate cement). The studied samples are mortars exposed, to different H2S concentrations, for several years in a local sewage plant managed by the Interdepartmental Syndicate for the Sanitation of the Paris Agglomeration (SIAAP). Transversal crosssections of these mortars were first chemically characterized by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) in order to obtain elemental mapping. Additionally, to better understand the surface degradation and the appearance of mineral phases revealing the process, µ-Raman mappings were performed on the deteriorated zones at different time scales. Gypsum was observed on all samples. The analysis confirmed the greater resistance of CAC materials in such an environment than that of Portland cement-based materials

The clinical relevance of oliguria in the critically ill patient : Analysis of a large observational database

Funding Information: Marc Leone reports receiving consulting fees from Amomed and Aguettant; lecture fees from MSD, Pfizer, Octapharma, 3 M, Aspen, Orion; travel support from LFB; and grant support from PHRC IR and his institution. JLV is the Editor-in-Chief of Critical Care. The other authors declare that they have no relevant financial interests. Publisher Copyright: © 2020 The Author(s). Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.Background: Urine output is widely used as one of the criteria for the diagnosis and staging of acute renal failure, but few studies have specifically assessed the role of oliguria as a marker of acute renal failure or outcomes in general intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Using a large multinational database, we therefore evaluated the occurrence of oliguria (defined as a urine output 16 years) patients in the ICON audit who had a urine output measurement on the day of admission were included. To investigate the association between oliguria and mortality, we used a multilevel analysis. Results: Of the 8292 patients included, 2050 (24.7%) were oliguric during the first 24 h of admission. Patients with oliguria on admission who had at least one additional 24-h urine output recorded during their ICU stay (n = 1349) were divided into three groups: transient - oliguria resolved within 48 h after the admission day (n = 390 [28.9%]), prolonged - oliguria resolved > 48 h after the admission day (n = 141 [10.5%]), and permanent - oliguria persisting for the whole ICU stay or again present at the end of the ICU stay (n = 818 [60.6%]). ICU and hospital mortality rates were higher in patients with oliguria than in those without, except for patients with transient oliguria who had significantly lower mortality rates than non-oliguric patients. In multilevel analysis, the need for RRT was associated with a significantly higher risk of death (OR = 1.51 [95% CI 1.19-1.91], p = 0.001), but the presence of oliguria on admission was not (OR = 1.14 [95% CI 0.97-1.34], p = 0.103). Conclusions: Oliguria is common in ICU patients and may have a relatively benign nature if only transient. The duration of oliguria and need for RRT are associated with worse outcome.publishersversionPeer reviewe

Research and Design of a Routing Protocol in Large-Scale Wireless Sensor Networks

无线传感器网络，作为全球未来十大技术之一，集成了传感器技术、嵌入式计算技术、分布式信息处理和自组织网技术，可实时感知、采集、处理、传输网络分布区域内的各种信息数据，在军事国防、生物医疗、环境监测、抢险救灾、防恐反恐、危险区域远程控制等领域具有十分广阔的应用前景。 本文研究分析了无线传感器网络的已有路由协议，并针对大规模的无线传感器网络设计了一种树状路由协议，它根据节点地址信息来形成路由，从而简化了复杂繁冗的路由表查找和维护，节省了不必要的开销，提高了路由效率，实现了快速有效的数据传输。 为支持此路由协议本文提出了一种自适应动态地址分配算——ADAR（AdaptiveDynamicAddre...As one of the ten high technologies in the future, wireless sensor network, which is the integration of micro-sensors, embedded computing, modern network and Ad Hoc technologies, can apperceive, collect, process and transmit various information data within the region. It can be used in military defense, biomedical, environmental monitoring, disaster relief, counter-terrorism, remote control of haz...学位：工学硕士院系专业：信息科学与技术学院通信工程系_通信与信息系统学号：2332007115216

Iron oxi-hydroxides characterization and associated elements (S, Se, As, Mo, V, Zr) in the redox environments favorable for uranium deposits

Ce travail présente une étude multi-échelle et multi-technique sur la caractérisation des oxy-hydroxydes de fer dans trois types de gisements d’uranium et leur encaissant. Le choix des sites d’études s’est porté sur un gisement de type roll front : Zoovch Ovoo dans le bassin crétacé de East Gobi (Mongolie) ; un autre de type tectono-lithologique : Akola/Ebba dans le bassin de Tim Mersoï (Niger) et enfin un type discordance protérozoïque : Kiggavik en bordure du bassin du Thelon (Canada). Une nouvelle approche a été mise en œuvre pour caractériser les oxy-hydroxydes de fer sur échantillons macroscopiques : la spectroscopie infrarouge de terrain en utilisant le spectromètre ASD TerraSpec®. À partir d’indices originaux calculés sur les spectres, il a été possible à la fois de caractériser les oxy-hydroxydes de fer ; seules l’hématite et la goethite ont été identifiées dans les parties oxydées des différents fronts uranifères, et de visualiser les différentes zonations d’altération le long des fronts redox. De plus, la partie visible du spectre a été utilisée pour quantifier la couleur des échantillons à travers les paramètres des systèmes ITS (Intensité – Teinte – Saturation) et de Munsell. L’étude des paramètres de couleurs a permis d’identifier une teinte spécifique pour les échantillons minéralisés étudiés : un mélange de jaune et de rouge (2,5 à 10 YR en notation de Munsell). A l’échelle des cristaux, les oxy-hydroxydes de fer ont été caractérisés par la spectroscopie micro-Raman. Cette étude a permis de mettre en évidence une différence de cristallinité des cristaux d’hématite dans les différents gisements. D’un point de vue morphologique, les cristaux de goethite du gisement de Zoovch Ovoo, seul oxy-hydroxyde de fer authigène décrit dans ce front, sont maclés en forme d’étoile à six branches, ce qui témoigne d’une cristallisation de basse température, comparé aux gisements du Niger et de Kiggavik. Cette cristallisation est principalement contrôlée par la disponibilité des ions Feᴵᴵᴵ dans le fluide, libérés par la dissolution de la pyrite en milieu oxydant et le pH. D’un point de vue chimique, les oxy-hydroxydes de fer enregistrent le passage du fluide uranifère de part leur teneur eu uranium. Et d’autre part la composition en éléments en trace qui marque la typologie du gisement, par exemple de la teneur en zirconium dans les oxy-hydroxydes de fer provenant du gisement du Niger, source d’origine volcanique. Cette typicité de la mobilité du zirconium est particulièrement bien exprimée dans les fronts uranifères d’Ebba par la précipitation de cristaux authigènes de zircon contemporains de la pechblende. Les données minéralogiques et géochimiques obtenues dans ce travail sur le gisement de Zoovch Ovoo permettent de proposer un modèle original pour sa formation : l’uranium n’a pas précipité massivement en amont du front puisqu’il n’y a pas d’auréole d’irradiation observable en cathodoluminescence dans les minéraux détritiques dans la zone oxydée. L’uranium a précipité lorsque l’eau oxydante a rencontré un faciès sédimentaire ayant un pouvoir réducteur assez fort pour permettre la réduction de l’uranium. La précipitation a lieu dans un endroit particulier de la formation : un paléo-lac où la matière organique et la pyrite sont abondantes.This work presents a multi-scale and a multi-technical study for the characterization of iron oxi-hydroxides in three uranium-type deposits and host rock. The choice of sites has focused on a roll front deposit: Zoovch Ovoo in a Cretaceous basin of East Gobi (Mongolia); a tectonic-lithological type: Akola/Ebba in Tim Mersoï basin (Niger) and a Proterozoic unconformity type: Kiggavik in Thelon basin (Canada). A new approach has been implemented to characterize the iron oxi-hydroxides on macroscopic samples: field infrared spectroscopy using the ASD TerraSpec® spectrometer. From the original indexes calculated on the spectra, it was possible both to characterize the iron oxi-hydroxides; only hematite and goethite were identified in the different parts of oxidized uranium fronts, and visualize the alteration zonation along the redox front. In addition, the visible part of spectrum was used to quantify the color of samples through the IHS system parameters (Intensity – Hue – Saturation) and the Munsell system. The color setting of the study identified a specific hue for mineralized samples studied: a mixture of yellow and red (2.5 to 10YR in Munsell notation). At the crystals scale, the iron-hydroxides were characterized by µ-Raman spectroscopy. The study highlighted a difference in crystallinity of hematite crystals in different fields. From a morphological point of view, the crystals of goethite in the Zoovch Ovoo deposit, is only authigenic iron oxi-hydroxides described in this uranium front, are twinned in the form of six-pointed star, reflecting a low crystallization temperature, compared to Niger and Kiggavik deposits. This crystallization is mainly controlled by the availability of Feᴵᴵᴵ ions in the fluid, released by pyrite dissolution in an oxidizing environment and pH. From a chemical point of view, iron oxi-hydroxides record the fluid passage owing their uranium content. Secondly, the composition in trace elements marks the type of deposit, for example zirconium content in oxi-hydroxides from Niger deposit, volcanic source. This typical mobility of zirconium is particularly expressed in the uranium front in Ebba deposit by the precipitation of authigenic crystals of zircon contemporary of pitchblende. The mineralogical and geochemical data obtained in this work on the Zoovch Ovoo deposit (Mongolia) allow us to propose an original model for its formation: uranium did not precipitate massively in upstream edge of front, because not radiation halo is visible in cathodoluminescence in detrital minerals in the oxidized area. Uranium precipitated when the oxidizing water met with sedimentary facies having a fairly strong reducing power to allow uranium reduction. The precipitation occurs in a particular location of the formation: paleo-lake where organic matter and pyrite are abundant

Investigation of laser-irradiated Ar cluster dynamics from K-shell x-ray emission measurements

Intense (up to a few 1017 W/cm2) femtosecond (down to 40 fs) laser pulses are focused onto a partially clusterized Argon gas jet. The target was previously characterized and optimized in order to get a homogeneous and dense jet of clusters with a well controlled size. The interaction leads to x-ray emission that is absolutely calibrated and spectrally resolved using a high resolution timeintegrated spectrometer in the K-shell range (from 2.9 to 4.3 keV). X-ray spectra are investigated as a function of di_erent laser temporal parameters such as the nanosecond pre-pulse contrast, the laser pulse duration, and the femtosecond delay between two di_erent laser pulses. The cluster size ranges from 180 to 350 °A and irradiation by laser pulses with both linear and circular polarization is investigated. The experimental results are discussed in terms of the laser-cluster interaction dynamics. They are compared with the predictions of collision-dominated nano-plasma models. However, further interaction processes are required in order to explain the observed characteristic lines demonstrating highly charged ions up to Ar16+

The fate of tetrathionate during the development of a biofilm in biogenic sulfuric acid attack on different cementitious materials

International audienceThe biodeterioration of cement-based materials in sewer environments occurs because of the production of sulfuric acid from the biochemical oxidation of H2S by sulfur-oxidizing bacteria (SOB). In the perspective of determining the possible reaction pathways for the sulfur cycle in such conditions, hydrated ce-mentitious binders were exposed to an accelerated laboratory test (BAC test) to reproduce a biochemical attack similar to the one occurring in the sewer networks. Tetrathionate was used as a reduced sulfur source to naturally develop sulfur-oxidizing activities on the surfaces of materials.The transformation of tetrathionate was investigated on materials made from different binders: Portland cement, calcium aluminate cement, calcium sulfoaluminate cement and alkali-activated slag. The pH and the concentration of the different sulfur species were monitored in the leached solutions during 3 months of exposure. The results showed that the formation of different polythionates was independent of the nature of the material. The main parameter controlling the phenomena was the evolution of the pH of the leached solutions. Moreover, tetrathionate disproportionation was detected with the formation of more reduced forms of sulfur compounds (pentathionate, hexathionate and elemental sulfur) along with thiosulfate and sulfate. The experimental findings allowed numerical models to be developed to estimate the amount of sulfur compounds as a function of the pH evolution. In addition, biomass samples were collected from the exposed surface and from the deteriorated layers to identifythe microbial populations. No clear influence of the cementitious materials on the selected populations was detected, confirming the previous results concerning the impact of the materials on the selected reaction pathways for tetrathionate transformation

Mineralogical characterization of the alteration layer of chemically and biologically altered cementitious materials

International audienceIn the context of biocorrosion of concrete sewer pipes, this study aims at characterizing the alteration layers present on different types of cementitious materials (ordinary Portland cement: CEM I, blended Portland cement: CEM III, calcium aluminate cement: CAC). The studied samples resulted from laboratory expositions to H2S under abiotic and biotic conditions from a bio-deterioration test ([H2S] = 30 ppm; T = 30°C; RH = 100%).For both exposure conditions, cross sections of mortar slices were first chemically characterized using SEM-EDS to obtain elemental mapping. Chemical analysis evidenced an enrichment of Ca and S for CEM I and CEM III samples, suggesting the formation of gypsum at the surface of the alteration layer. For CAC samples, an enrichment of S and Al and in a minor extent of Ca was observed. To further investigate the sulphur-bearing phases, μ-Raman maps were performed on the altered areas. For the CEM I and CEM III mortars under the abiotic conditions, the altered layer was composed by the following distribution: (i) at the surface the main phase was hannebachite (CaSO3.1/2H2O), (ii) calcite was observed either in co-precipitation with hannebachite or in a underlying layer. Finally, for the CAC mortar, aluminum hydroxides (AH3) were observed at the surface followed by a co-precipitation of hannebachite and calcite. Under biotic conditions, gypsum was evidenced as the main sulphur-bearing phase, while hannebachite was not observed in the studied samples (CEM I, CEM III, CAC). Those results highlight the bacterial contribution in the gypsum formation.Besides, the results obtained, by a deeper description of the phases in presence, are expected to allow an improvement of the understanding of the alteration mechanisms and in turn could be implemented in mechanistic models