Southern China has one of the world's largest population of patients needing transfusions. Transfusion and chelation are not uniformly available and no magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) assessment data exists to date. A total of 153 young β-thalassemia major (β-TM) patients were assessed using a validated 1.5T scanner in Hong Kong, People's Republic of China (PRC). Their median age was 13 (range 7 to 30), and most patients were young (22.0% age <10, 73.0% age <15, 88.0% age <18). Erratic health care made estimation of total transfusion and chelation exposure impossible. Despite their early age, 24.0% had severe cardiac hemosiderosis [T2*<10 milliseconds (ms)], at ages as early as 8 years old. Median heart iron was 1.68 mg/g dry weight (range 0.19-7.66) and increased with age (p = 0.017), while liver iron was 22.2 mg/g dry weight (range 3.15 to 39.2). Serum ferritin levels were poor predictors of heart and liver, or pancreatic R* and pituitary R* values. Magnetic resonance imaging scans are needed to screen very young β-TM patients with immediate risk of premature cardiac death in developing nations and triage them to more intensive treatment. This is particularly important in countries with a large number of patients and limited resources. Our data suggests that in developing countries, there is no lower limit for thalassemia MRI scanning programs.

In order to achieve the catalytic oxidation of the low concentration SO2 flue gas in SNOX process, screen out the appropriate type of V2O5 catalyst for high-efficient transformation of the low concentration SO2. In order to provide foundation for reaction progression design, calculate the reaction depth of the process condition through the reaction thermodynamics analysis. According to the technological factors of affecting the effect of catalytic oxidation, investigate the reaction temperature, the space velocity and the mole ratio between O 2and SO2 on the SO2 transformation. Based on the experimental results, we did the reaction kinetics calculation. Above theoretical and experimental results provide the necessary technical parameters for designing catalystic oxidation of the low concentration SO2 in SNOX process.

In order to further improve the collection efficiency of ESP especially for high-resistivity dust and perfect electrostatic collection theory, how dust layer effects collection efficiency should be revealed more accurately. Taking dust layer as research object, the paper has theoretically analysed the charge distribution of dust layer based on basic principles of electrostatics and Ohm’s Law in order to deduce the formula of the amount of accumulated charge in dust layer. The formula of electric-field strength formed by accumulated charges in collection space was deduced according to the principle of constant voltage and the potential continuity principle of phase boundary. Then the formulas of calculating the effective collecting electric-field and the effective theory migration velocity of charged particles were obtained. The theoretical criterion of occurring back corona was proposed by theoretical analysis of distribution characteristics of electric-field strength in dust layer. Besides that, the elaboration of non-static electrostatic collection theory has enriched and developed the traditional electrostatic collection theory. The paper has player an important role in the design of structure and the selection of operating parameters of ESP, and in the direction to explore the new ways of improving collection efficiency of high-resistivity dust.

In order to study the effect of dust removal in the electrostatic precipitator under the influence of change of temperature and air moisture of flue gas, the ultrasonic atomization and electrical heating has been adopted for simulated gas to change its air moisture and temperature. The specific resistance of fly ash of fluidized bed boiler, the V-j characteristics of the precipitator model and the efficiency of dust removal has been tested in gas working conditions. The measured results of dust specific resistance shows that: when the temperature of gas at range of 100°C to 150°C, the specific resistance of dust was lower when the air moisture is at 23.73% than at 5.21%, especially when the gas temperature is below 120°C, the specific resistance of dust reduce more,and it can reach the orders of magnitude at1010Ω·cm when the moisture of 23.73%; then keep the temperature at 150°C and make the moisture increased, the specific resistance of dust is decreased, however it is still more than 1011Ω·cm when the moisture is increased to 23.73%. The measured results of V-j characteristics of the precipitator model shows that: when the moisture keeps at 23.73% and the temperature is below 120°C, the electric field does not occur the phenomenon of anti-corona. The test result of the efficiency of dust removal indicated that: when we make the moisture increased to 23.73% and the gas temperature below 120°C, the efficiency of dust removal shows a significant increase. The results confirmed that we can improve the purification efficiency of high resistivity dust through flue gas humidification and proper temperature maintain.

In order to assess thermal insulating properties of exterior windows of building objectively, a detection device for thermal insulating properties of windows was designed scientifically according to the requirement of national standard. The design plan of detection device was introduced. The detection principle of the device and the calibration method of the system were discussed, and the error analysis for the result was also made. Accurate quantitative-detection of thermal insulating properties of exterior windows of building has been achieved, which provides an important technical safeguard for energy saving of building.