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This paper proposes a new scheme for locating the faults of three‐terminal double‐circuit transmission line without transposer in the phase domain that is not affected by type of fault. Synchronous voltage and current were measured by phasor measurement units (PMUs) installed at three busbars. Considering the coupling effect of parallel lines, the distribution line model was used to obtain more accurate results and third‐order Taylor series expansion to decouple distributed line model. The phase and branch of all faults on the transmission lines were effectively identified, and various types of faults were accurately located including normal shunt fault, evolving fault and cross‐country fault. The proposed algorithm was tested under different fault locations, resistances, initial angles and types (including cross‐country faults and evolving faults). In addition, the effects of different sampling rates, measurement errors, earth resistivities and transmission line parameter errors were also considered. The simulation calculation was performed in MATLAB software and three‐terminal transmission lines were simulated in PSCAD/EMTP software. The results indicate that maximum estimated error was less than 1.8631%.

Purpose To evaluate dosimetric properties of intensity‐modulated proton therapy (IMPT) for simulated treatment planning in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) targeting left atrial‐pulmonary vein junction (LA‐PVJ), in comparison with volumetric‐modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and helical tomotherapy (TOMO). Methods Ten thoracic 4D‐CT scans with respiratory motion and one with cardiac motion were used for the study. Ten respiratory 4D‐CTs were planned with VMAT, TOMO, and IMPT for simulated AF. Targets at the LA‐PVJ were defined as wide‐area circumferential ablation line. A single fraction of 25 Gy was prescribed to all plans. The interplay effects from cardiac motion were evaluated based on the cardiac 4D‐CT scan. Dose‐volume histograms (DVHs) of the ITV and normal tissues were compared. Statistical analysis was evaluated via one‐way Repeated‐Measures ANOVA and Friedman’s test with Bonferroni’s multiple comparisons test. Results The median volume of ITV was 8.72cc. All plans had adequate target coverage (V23.75Gy ≥ 99%). Compared with VMAT and TOMO, IMPT resulted in significantly lower dose of most normal tissues. For VMAT, TOMO, and IMPT plans, Dmean of the whole heart was 5.52 ± 0.90 Gy, 5.89 ± 0.78 Gy, and 3.01 ± 0.57 Gy (P

Purpose This study assessed the therapeutic efficacy of postoperative magnetic resonance (MR)-guided interstitial 125 I seed implantation for treatment of oral and maxillofacial malignant tumors. Methods and materials A total of 127 patients with oral or maxillofacial malignant tumors were included in this study who received interstitial 125 I treatment after the surgery resection. Before implantation, all the patients received MR scans to assess the lesion scope, extent, and nature. 125 I implantation target regions were based on the pre-operative imaging. 125 I seeds were delivered to target regions via puncture needles under the real-time guidance of MR. Computed tomography (CT)or MR was performed immediately after implantation and again every 3 months later. Results After successful 125 I implantation, all patients were also examined regularly to detect tumor recurrence, lymphatic, and distant metastases. To date, CT or MR verification showed that 13/127 patients experienced tumor recurrence or lymphatic metastasis or distant metastasis. No seeds migration was observed, no serious treatment-related complications affected patient quality of life, and no important organ (such as major cervical vessels, spinal cord, etc.) injuries were observed. Conclusion Our results show that MR-guided 125 I implantation is an effective approach to site-specific treatment for oral and maxillofacial tumor, which could potentially reduce postoperative complications and tumor recurrence rates, increase patient survival, and improve quality of life.

The iron complex of tetradentate tris[2-(diphenylphosphino) ethyl]phosphine (PP3 ), [Fe(PP3 )(MeCN)2 ](BF4 )2 , was able to electrocatalytically reduce CO2 to formate with a Faradaic efficiency (FE) of approximately 97.3 % in acetonitrile. Upon addition of diethylamine as a cocatalyst, electrocatalytic reduction to methanol was achieved with an FE of 68.5 %, and other products were formamide and formate. A mechanistic study suggested that the [FeH(PP3 )](BF4 ) hydride complex was the active species in the electrocatalysis. Added amine as cocatalyst could react with CO2 to form carbamate, which could then be reduced to formamide and further to methanol. By contrast, free CO2 could only be reduced to formate as the end-product.

BACKGROUND Patients with schizophrenia have an increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus that has shown a significant association with the rs7754840 polymorphism in the gene encoding the cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (CDK5) regulatory subunit-associated protein 1-like 1 (CDKAL1). OBJECTIVE To examine whether this polymorphism was involved in the susceptibility in first-episode drug-naive schizophrenic patients (FDSP), and further influenced their clinical symptoms. METHODS This polymorphism was genotyped in 239 FDSP and 368 healthy controls. The clinical symptoms in FDSP were assessed using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) five-factor models. RESULTS There was no significant difference in the allelic and genotypic frequencies of this polymorphism between two groups (both p > 0.05) after adjusting for covariates. However, the PANSS depressive score significantly differed by genotype in FDSP after adjusting for covariates (F = 5.25, p = 0.006). This significant difference also persisted after Bonferroni correction (p

In patients with preserved ejection fraction or right bundle branch block (RBBB) pattern requiring a high percentage of ventricular pacing, His-bundle pacing (HBP) might be an alternative to biventricular pacing, although the high threshold occasionally occurs. We provided a case of the intrinsic RBBB correction by capturing intra-Hisian left bundle branch (LBB) or distal His-bundle with different output settings. LBB pacing had the advantage of a much lower threshold while remained most synchrony as HBP. LBB pacing might be a promisingly safe and effective procedure for patients with high-grade atrioventricular (AV) block and RBBB pattern.

To illustrate the benefits of water reuse project, the process-based life cycle analysis (LCA) could be combined with input-output LCA to evaluate the water reuse project. Energy is the only evaluation parameter used in this study. Life cycle assessment of all energy inputs (LCEA) is completed mainly by the life cycle inventory (LCI), taking into account the full life cycle including the construction, the operation, and the demolition phase of the project. Assessment of benefit from water reuse during the life cycle should focus on wastewater discharge reduction and water-saving benefits. The results of LCEA of Beijing water reuse project built in 2014 in a comprehensive way shows that the benefits obtained from the reclaimed water reuse far exceed the life cycle energy consumption. In this paper, the authors apply the LCEA model to estimate the benefits of reclaimed water reuse projects quantitatively.

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are regarded as promising materials for CO2 adsorption, which is an important step in CO2 electrochemical reduction. In this work, zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8) nanomaterials were synthesized with various zinc sources and used as electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction to CO. Among them, ZIF-8, prepared using ZnSO4, delivers the best catalytic activity towards CO2 electroreduction, with 65 % CO yield. The main catalytic center can be attributed to the discrete Zn nodes in ZIF-8. Electrolytes are important in increasing the CO selectivity, and NaCl is the best suitable electrolyte due to facile anion exchange.

Single-atom Co catalyst Co-Tpy-C with well-defined sites is synthesized by pyrolysis of a Co terpyridine (Tpy) organometallic complex. The Co-Tpy-C catalyst exhibits excellent activity for the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction in aqueous electrolyte, with CO faradaic efficiency (FE) of over 95% from -0.7 to -1.0 V (vs RHE). By comparison, catalysts without Co or Tpy ligand added do not show any high CO FE. When simulated flue gas with 15% of CO2 is used as the source of CO2 , CO FE is kept at 90.1% at -0.5 V versus RHE. During gas phase flow electrolysis using simulated flue gas, the CO partial current density is further increased to 86.4 mA cm-2 and CO FE reached >90% at the cell voltage of 3.4 V. Experiments and density functional theory calculations indicate that uniform single-atom Co-N4 sites mainly contribute to the high activity for CO2 reduction.