Dry-wet alternation has an essential effect on soil minerals' adsorption of dissolved organic matter. In this study, kaolin, illite, and hematite were subjected to 0, 1, 3, and 6 dry-wet alternation incubation tests, respectively, and the changes in the characterization of the three minerals were explored by using a BET specific surface area analyzer and an X-ray diffractometer. The effects of different dry-wet alternation treatments on the adsorption of tannic acid and glucose as the representatives of dissolved organic matter were investigated by isothermal and kinetic adsorption tests as well as by different model-fitting methods. The effects of different dry-wet alternation treatments on the adsorption of tannic acid and glucose by the three minerals were investigated by isothermal and kinetic adsorption tests and different model fitting methods. The results showed that alternating drywet treatment could change the three minerals' specific surface area and average pore diameter to different degrees. Still, the spacing of the crystal layers did not change significantly. The dry-wet alternation did not alter the adsorption process and tannic acid and glucose adsorption mode. Still, it affected the equilibrium adsorption amount to different degrees, which was illite>hematite>kaolin, and the intensity of the effect was mainly affected by the decrease of the specific surface area of the minerals, which was not related to the change of the average pore diameter and the spacing of the crystal layers.
Purpose: A novel portable system has been used to evaluate spatial knee movement, but its accuracy and repeatability is not known. The aim of this study was to investigate the accuracy and repeatability of the measurement. Methods: Ten healthy participants were included, and the knee motion trajectory during walking were assessed. Six evaluations were conducted (three days by two raters) for each participant. The motion parameters at the key points and the range of motion were statistically analyzed. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), standard error of the measurement (SEM), and the Bland–Altman method were used. Results: For intra-rater repeatability, 1) the ICC values range from 0.75 to 0.9 for rotations; and 0.64 to 0.96 for translations. Among the ICC values, 100% of rotations and 90% of translations were not less than 0.70; 2) among the SEM values, 100% of rotations were not more than 5°, while 73.3% of translations were less than 3 mm. For inter-rater repeatability, 1) the ICC values range from 0.68 to 0.99 for rotations; and 0.57 to 0.93 for translations. Among the ICC values, 95.6% of rotations and 82.2% of translations were not less than 0.70; 2) among the SEM values, 100% of rotations were not more than 5°, and 48.9% of translations were less than 3 mm. The Bland–Altman plots showed good agreement for intra- and inter-repeatability. Conclusions: The results indicated that the accuracy and repeatability of the measurement were acceptable, except for the inter-rater repeatability for translation. This may help researchers and physicians better interpret the measurement data.
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