Xi'an Jiaotong University

About: Xi'an Jiaotong University is a education organization based out in Xi'an, China. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Heat transfer & Dielectric. The organization has 85440 authors who have published 99682 publications receiving 1579683 citations. The organization is also known as: '''Xi'an Jiaotong University''' & Xi'an Jiao Tong University.

Relationships between the microstructure and properties of thermally sprayed deposits

Abstract: Thermally sprayed deposits have layered structure composed of individual splats. The individual splats have quenching microstructure of quasi-stable preferred fine grains. However, this fine-grained microstructure of the deposits is usually not reflected by improved performance of the deposits because a layered structure with two-dimensional voids occurs between lamellar interfaces. The microstructure of the thermal spray deposits with the emphasis on the layer structural parameters is reviewed. Conventionally, one of the most common quantitative parameters used to characterize the microstructure of the thermally sprayed deposits is the porosity, measured by different methods. However, it is illustrated that the relationships between properties and porosity for bulk porous materials processed by conventional processes cannot be applied to thermally sprayed deposits owing to the two-dimensional characteristics of voids. The total porosity in the deposits is not meaningful from the viewpoint of prediction of the deposit properties. An idealized structural model and related parameters, instead of porosity, are proposed to characterize quantitatively the microstructure of the thermally sprayed deposit. The relationships between the properties and the structural parameters are presented for the plasma-sprayed ceramic deposits based on the proposed microstructure model. The properties include the Young’s modulus, fracture toughness, erosion resistance, and thermal conductivity of the plasma sprayed ceramic deposits. The correlations of theoretical relationships with reported experimental data are discussed. An agreement of theoretical with observed values suggests that the lamellar structure of the deposit with limited interface bonding is the dominant factor controlling the performance of the deposit.

Camrelizumab in Combination with Apatinib in Patients with Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (RESCUE): A Nonrandomized, Open-label, Phase II Trial.

Abstract: Purpose: We assessed the efficacy and safety of camrelizumab [an anti-programmed death (PD-1) mAb] plus apatinib (a VEGFR-2 tyrosine kinase inhibitor) in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Patients and Methods: This nonrandomized, open-label, multicenter, phase II study enrolled patients with advanced HCC who were treatment-naive or refractory/intolerant to first-line targeted therapy. Patients received intravenous camrelizumab 200 mg (for bodyweight ≥50 kg) or 3 mg/kg (for bodyweight Results: Seventy patients in the first-line setting and 120 patients in the second-line setting were enrolled. As of January 10, 2020, the ORR was 34.3% [24/70; 95% confidence interval (CI), 23.3–46.6] in the first-line and 22.5% (27/120; 95% CI, 15.4–31.0) in the second-line cohort per IRC. Median progression-free survival in both cohorts was 5.7 months (95% CI, 5.4–7.4) and 5.5 months (95% CI, 3.7–5.6), respectively. The 12-month survival rate was 74.7% (95% CI, 62.5–83.5) and 68.2% (95% CI, 59.0–75.7), respectively. Grade ≥3 treatment-related adverse events (TRAE) were reported in 147 (77.4%) of 190 patients, with the most common being hypertension (34.2%). Serious TRAEs occurred in 55 (28.9%) patients. Two (1.1%) treatment-related deaths occurred. Conclusions: Camrelizumab combined with apatinib showed promising efficacy and manageable safety in patients with advanced HCC in both the first-line and second-line setting. It might represent a novel treatment option for these patients. See related commentary by Pinato et al., p. 908

Entrepreneurial Orientation, Organizational Learning, and Performance: Evidence From China

Abstract: This study examined the relationships among entrepreneurial orientation (EO), experimental learning (EL) and acquisitive learning (AL), and firm performance (FP). We tested our model in China as EO...

Dielectric relaxation in relaxor ferroelectrics

Abstract: In this review the dielectric properties of relaxor ferroelectrics are discussed and compared with the properties of normal dielectrics and ferroelectrics. We try to draw a general picture of dielectric relaxation starting from a textbook review of the underlying concepts and pay attention to common behavior of relaxors rather than to the features observed in specific materials. We hope that this general approach is beneficial to those physicists, chemists, material scientists and device engineers who deal with relaxors. Based on the analysis of dielectric properties, a comprehensive definition of relaxors is proposed: relaxors are defined as ferroelectrics in which the maximum in the temperature dependence of static susceptibility occurs within the temperature range of dielectric relaxation, but does not coincide with the temperature of singularity of relaxation time or soft mode frequency.