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Herein, crack-free photonic crystal templates with enhanced color contrast were first demonstrated by the coassembly of polystyrene (PS) microspheres and graphene oxide (GO). Then, photonic crystal hydrogels (PCHs) with quick responses to temperature and alcohol solution concentration changes were fabricated by photopolymerization of monomers in the gaps of the self-assembled colloidal crystal templates. The structural color of the PCHs changed from yellow to blue within 120 s as the temperature rose from 25 to 40 °C, whereas upon a decrease in temperature from 40 to 25 °C, the structural color changed from blue to yellow. The structural color of the PCHs also shows an obvious response with the concentration of alcohol solution ranging from 40 to 100 wt %. The quick responses of the PCHs’ structural color to changes in temperature and alcohol solution concentration are attributed to the temperature sensitivity of poly­(N-isopropylacrylamide) and preferential adsorption and swelling of the alcohol solution for the polymer chains. Furthermore, moxifloxacin (Mox) was loaded into PCHs by hydrogel swelling and exhibited sustained released by increasing the temperature. The sustained release process was facilely monitored by observing the corresponding color changes in real time. The rapid and visible response offers the fabricated PCHs great potential application prospects in the semiquantitative analysis of alcohol concentration and intelligent drug delivery.

Sustainability of the workforce becomes a crucial issue, of which responsible care for employees can increase job satisfaction and human capital that impact corporate ability to absorb and generate new knowledge. Firms are obligated to provide a healthy and safe working environment for their employees, but it may in turn hinder innovation due to rigid and structured institutional regulations. Drawing on data of 308 China’s pharmaceutical firms from 2010 to 2017, we investigated whether employee care can trigger innovation under corporate adoption of the occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS). Our results suggest that both employee care and OHSMS adoption have a positive impact on innovation. Moreover, the positive relationship between employee care and innovation was more pronounced in firms that had adopted the OHSMS certification. These findings are valuable to policymakers and corporate managers in emerging economies through corroborating the important role of workforce sustainability in facilitating firm innovation.

The calcined carbide slag was used to prepare xonotlite by replacing quicklime as the calcareous materials. Effects of calcination temperature on the mineral composition of the carbide slag, lime activity and synthesized xonotlite were studied. The results indicated that carbide slag after proper calcination can be used to prepare xonotlite. Calcination temperature has no effect on the synthesized xonotlite, but has a great impact on lime activity and morphology of secondary particles of xonotlite.

The phosphorus slag produced as the waste of yellow phosphorus manufacturing was studied for the production of calcium-aluminum-silicone system glass ceramic materials. The thermal behavior and crystallization processes of fine powders of parent glass with chemical composition (wt. %) 52-60 SiO2, 22-28 CaO, 2-10 Al2O3, 3-8Na2O+K2O, 1.7-2.1P2O5 and 1.6-2.0 F were carefully studied by DTA, XRD and SEM techniques. The desired sequence of events, i.e. nucleation, sintering and devitrification occurred by heat treating the glass powder. The results showed that the phosphorus slag can be as a main raw material directly in production of the glass ceramic.

The blast furnace slag is an industrial solid waste in the production process, this paper deals with the blast furnace slag as products -- artificial jade cup handicraft lost wax casting process of high additional value of main raw material, firstly analyses the production process of chemical composition and artificial jade common blast furnace slag and natural jade, then the detailed design of the lost wax casting process of artificial jade cup, including manufacturing, shell mould manufacturing, dewaxing, baking, imitation jade material melting and casting. The lost wax casting method for producing artificial jade crafts complex products, the added value of products, so as to achieve a high added value utilization of blast furnace slag.

The blast furnace slag is an industrial solid waste in the production process, this paper deals with the blast furnace slag as moulding technology products -- artificial Purple Jade ship crafts high value-added main raw material preparation, analysis of the chemical composition of blast furnace slag and natural jade, moulding process for artificial Purple Jade ship blast furnace slag prepared were designed, including process analysis, press, die structure design, selection of heating system design, molding equipment checking. The molding method is suitable for the production of large quantities of artificial jade crafts, high production efficiency, so as to achieve a high added value utilization of blast furnace slag.