Microstructural phase of linepipe steels depends on different isothermal conditions. Thermal cycling testing of X90 linepipe steel was conducted using a thermomechanical simulator. The results have shown that with increased holding time, the microstructure constituents change from the martensite and bainitic ferrites to granular bainite and polygonal ferrite. There was the amount of martensite in the microstructure for isothermal holding times of 5 and 10 s at 700ºC. The effects of the martensite strengthening were weak. The changes of the hardness curve are decided by microstructural phase and the precipitation behavior. The interphase precipitation seems to begin for isothermal holding times greater than 30 s. It has a peak value for isothermal holding time of 600 s. Some fcc (Ti, Nb) (N, C) particles which belong to the MX-type precipitates were obtained at this condition. It is a major microstructural contributor to the hardness. The beneficial effects of the precipitates decreased considerably due to coarsening of the precipitates with prolonged holding, which results in the hardness quickly dropping. As a result, the hardness exhibited a low value after isothermal holding for 3600 s because the extent of precipitation strengthening was lessened and a lot of polygonal ferrites were formed.

Abstract Purpose: To investigate the efficacy and mechanisms of root tuber of Polygonum ciliinerve (Nakai) ohwi (rPC) which has been used to treat bacterial infection in traditional Chinese medicine. Methods: With the mouse model of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) pneumonia, the phenotype of rPC treated mice, including body weight, mortality, lung slices and bacterial burden were evaluated. Furthermore, inflammatory factors in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) were determined by ELISA and the distribution of T cells in lung was assessed by immunofluorescence assay. Results: rPC treatment could dose-dependently reduce weight loss and mortality in S. aureus-infected mice. Upon 10 mg/ml rPC treatment, S. aureus-infected mice showed about 8 grams increase in body weight (P<0.001) and 50% enhancement in mortality. The integrity of lung tissue and bacterial burden were also improved by rPC treatment. Moreover, rPC was found to modulate the immune response in infection. Conclusion: rPC has therapeutic potential for S. aureus infections and pneumonia with immunomodulatory functions.

The surface gravitational redshift of the massive neutron star PSR J0348+0432 is calculated in the framework of the relativistic mean field theory by choosing the suitable hyperon coupling constants. It is found that the value ranges of the radius and the surface gravitational redshift of the massive neutron star PSR J0348+0432 are determined as 12.062-12.957 km and 0.3473-0.4064, respectively. In our calculations, the radius and the surface gravitational redshift of the canonical mass neutron star are, respectively 13.245 km and 0.2226. So, the surface gravitational red shift of the massive neutron star PSRJ 0348+0432 is about 1.56-1.8 times larger than that of the canonical mass neutron star.

Se calcula el corrimiento al rojo gravitatorio en la superficie de la estrella neutrón masiva PSR J0348+0432 en el marco de la teoria relativista de campo medio, escogiendo adecuadamente las constantes de acoplamiento para los hiperones. Se encuentra que el intervalo de valores para el radio y el corrimiento al rojo gravitatorio en la superficie de PSR J0348+0432 es de 12.062-12.957 km y 0.3473-0.04064, respectivamente. Según nuestros cálculos, los valores para el radio y el corrimiento al rojo gravitatorio para una estrella neutrón de masa canónica son de 13.245 km y 0.2226, respectivamente. Así, el corrimiento al rojo gravitatorio de PSR J0348+0432 resulta ser 1.56-1.8 veces mayor que el de la estrella neutrón de masa canónica.