High accuracy deep learning wavefront sensing under highorder turbulence

We explore an end-to-end wavefront sensing approach based on deep learning,which aims to deal with the high-order turbulence and the discontinuous aberration caused by optical system obstructions commonly encountered in real-world ground-based telescope observations.We have considered factors such as the entrance pupil wavefront containing high-order turbulence and discontinuous aberrations due to obstruction by the secondary mirror and spider,realistically simulating the observation conditions of ground-based telescopes.By comparing with the Marechal criterion(0.075λ),we validate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.Experimental results show that the deep learning wavefront sensing approach can correct the distorted wavefront affect by high-order turbulence to close to the diffraction limit.We also analyze the limitations of this approach,using the direct zonal phase output method,where the residual wavefront stems from the fitting error.Furthermore,we have explored the wavefront reconstruction accuracy of different noise intensities and the central obstruction ratios.Within a noise intensity range of 1%–1.9%,the root mean square error(RMSE)of the residual wavefront is less than Marechal criterion.In the range of central obstruction ratios from 0.0 to 0.3 commonly used in ground-based telescopes,the RMSE of the residual wavefront is greater than 0.039λand less than 0.041λ.This research provides an efficient and valid wavefront sensing approach for high-resolution observation with ground-based telescopes.

Diagnostic value of 5 serum biomarkers for hepatocellular carcinoma with different epidemiological backgrounds:A large-scale,retrospective study

Objective:Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is a lethal global disease that requires an accurate diagnosis.We assessed the potential of 5 serum biomarkers(AFP,AFU,GGT-II,GPC3,and HGF)in the diagnosis of HCC.Methods:In this retrospective study,we measured the serum levels of each biomarker using ELISAs in 921 participants,including 298 patients with HCC,154 patients with chronic hepatitis(CH),122 patients with liver cirrhosis(LC),and 347 healthy controls from 3 hospitals.Patients negative for hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis C antibody(called"NBNC-HCC")and patients positive for the above indices(called"HBV-HCC and HCV-HCC")were enrolled.The selected diagnostic model was constructed using a training cohort(n=468),and a validation cohort(n=453)was used to validate our results.Receiver operating characteristic analysis was used to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy.Results:Theα-L-fucosidase(AFU)/α-fetoprotein(AFP)combination was best able to distinguish NBNC-HCC[area under the curve:0.986(95%confidence interval:0.958–0.997),sensitivity:92.6%,specificity:98.9%]from healthy controls in the test cohort.For screening populations at risk of developing HCC(CH and LC),the AFP/AFU combination improved the diagnostic specificity for early-stage HCC[area under the curve:0.776(0.712–0.831),sensitivity:52.5%,specificity:91.6%in the test group].In all-stage HBV-HCC and HCV-HCC,AFU was also the best candidate biomarker combined with AFP[area under the curve:0.835(0.784–0.877),sensitivity 69.1%,specificity:87.4%in the test group].All results were verified in the validation group.Conclusions:The AFP/AFU combination could be used to identify NBNC-HCC from healthy controls and hepatitis-related HCC from at-risk patients.

免疫及靶向药物联合肝动脉灌注化疗治疗晚期肝癌的回顾性分析

目的:探讨免疫及靶向药物联合肝动脉灌注化疗术(hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy,HAIC)治疗晚期肝细胞癌(hepatocellular carcinoma,HCC)的疗效与安全性。方法:回顾性分析2021年4月至2022年4月天津医科大学肿瘤医院收治的34例行HAIC联合信迪利单抗及贝伐珠单抗生物类似物治疗的晚期HCC患者,以首次治疗为起点,以患者死亡、疾病进展及不可耐受的不良反应为终点,按照实体肿瘤的疗效评价(mRECIST)1.1标准进行疗效评估,随访截至2023年4月。主要研究终点为客观缓解率(objective response rate,ORR),次要研究终点为疾病控制率(disease control rate,DCR)、总生存期(overall survival,OS)、无复发生存期(disease-free survival,DFS)、手术转化率及安全性。结果:ORR为52.9%,DCR可达到85.3%,手术转化利率为41.1%。部分缓解(partial response,PR)组1年OS及DFS分别为94.4%、50.0%;病变稳定(stable disease,SD)+病变进展(progressive disease,PD)组患者1年OS及DFS分别为66.7%、25.0%,两组差距均有统计学意义(P=0.002及P=0.013)。常见的不良反应有恶心呕吐(38.2%)、高血压(32.4%)及血小板减少(29.4%)等,无治疗相关死亡事件发生。结论:HAIC联合信迪利单抗及贝伐珠单抗生物类似物治疗晚期HCC的客观缓解率高,安全性良好,为后续临床试验的开展奠定了基础。

Development of branchless watermelon near isogenic lines by marker assisted selection

Pruning is time-consuming and laborious in watermelon cultivation,which can not meet the needs for simplified cultivation in the future.The development of branchless lines will provide important germplasms for breeding watermelon varieties and is an important method for genetic improvement.In this study,the watermelon accession,Wu Cha Zao(WCZ)is a branchless inbred line that carries the branchless gene Clbl,which was used as the donor parent to develop branchless near isogenic lines(NILs).To construct the NILs of Clbl,WCZ crossed with the normal branching watermelon inbred line WT20 which was used as the recurrent parent.The co-segregating markers dCAPS10 and Indel1 with Clbl were used for foreground selection,and a total of 108 SSR markers was selected with good polymorphism between two parental lines for background selection which had relatively uniform distribution across 11 chromosomes.Using these markers to select individuals from the BC_(1)F_(1),BC_(2)F_(1),and BC_(2)F_(2) generations,three NILs with a proportion of recurrent parent genome(PRPG)>99%were finally obtained.The lateral branch and plant height phenotypes did not significantly differ between the NILs and WCZ,indicating that the NILs of Clbl under the genetic background of WT20 has been successfully developed.These results provide ideal materials for further in-depth analysis of the genetic mechanisms of lateral branch development and ideal plant architecture breeding in watermelon.

Littoral-cell angioma of the spleen:a case report

Littoral-cell angioma(LCA), a primary angioma which clinically belongs to splenic hemangioma, can be mostly found in normal spleen red sinus shore cells of reticuloendothelial cell system. The cells of LCA strongly express endothelial and tissue cell associated antigens that indicate a dual differentiation characteristic; whereas only endothelial cell markers are positive in normal spleen red sinus shore cells. Diagnosis of LCA relies on histopathology. Regular follow-up is needed to monitor recurrence and metastasis.

Melon short internode(CmSi)encodes an ERECTA-like receptor kinase regulating stem elongation through auxin signaling

Plant height is one of the most important agronomic traits that directly determines plant architecture,and compact or dwarf plants can allow for increased planting density and land utilization as well as increased lodging resistance and economic yield.At least four dwarf/semidwarf genes have been identified in different melon varieties,but none of them have been cloned,and little is known about the molecular mechanisms underlying internode elongation in melon.Here,we report map-based cloning and functional characterization of the first semidwarf gene short internode(Cmsi)in melon,which encodes an ERECTA-like receptor kinase regulating internode elongation.Spatial-temporal expression analyses revealed that CmSI exhibited high expression in the vascular bundle of the main stem during internode elongation.The expression level of CmSI was positively correlated with stem length in the different melon varieties examined.Ectopic expression of CmSI in Arabidopsis and cucumber suggested CmSI as a positive regulator of internode elongation in both species.Phytohormone quantitation and transcriptome analysis showed that the auxin content and the expression levels of a number of genes involved in the auxin signaling pathway were altered in the semidwarf mutant,including several well-known auxin transporters,such as members of the ABCB family and PINFORMED genes.A melon polar auxin transport protein CmPIN2 was identified by protein–protein interaction assay as physically interacting with CmSI to modulate auxin signaling.Thus,CmSI functions in an auxin-dependent regulatory pathway to control internode elongation in melon.Our findings revealed that the ERECTA family gene CmSI regulates stem elongation in melon through auxin signaling,which can directly affect polar auxin transport.

Periostin mediates epithelial-mesenchymal transition through the MAPK/ERK pathway in hepatoblastoma

Objective: The aim of the present study was to analyze the prognostic factors in patients with hepatoblastoma(HB) in our single center and to evaluate periostin(POSTN) expression in HB and its association with clinicopathological variables. In addition, the underlying mechanism of how POSTN promotes HB progression was discussed.Methods: POSTN expression was investigated in HB tumors by immunohistochemistry(IHC), immunofluorescence(IF) and Western blot(WB). The association among POSTN expression, clinicopathological features and overall survival(OS) was also evaluated. The migration and adhesion ability of HB cells were measured using chemotaxis and cell-matrix adhesion assays,respectively. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT)-associated markers and activation of the ERK pathway were detected by WB.Results: HB patients had poor prognosis which displayed lymph node metastasis, vascular invasion, POSTN and vimentin expression. POSTN expression was also associated with lymph node metastasis. Furthermore, overexpressed POSTN promoted migration and the adhesive ability of HB cells in vitro. In addition, we demonstrated that POSTN activated the MAPK/ERK pathway, upregulated the expression of Snail and decreased the expression of OVOL2. Finally, POSTN promoted the expression of EMT-associated markers.Conclusions: POSTN might modulate EMT via the ERK signaling pathway, thereby promoting cellular migration and invasion.Our study also suggests that POSTN may serve as a therapeutic biomarker in HB patients.

协同致死效应在肿瘤研究中的现状

包括导致基因功能缺失在内的大部分致癌突变均不是传统的小分子抑制剂的直接作用靶点。尽管对致癌相关突变的了解越来越多,但目前肿瘤的靶向治疗依然存在问题,协同致死效应(synthetic lethality effects)的应用有望成为肿瘤靶向治疗中的新突破。因此,寻找能够产生协同致死效应的基因突变组合对于肿瘤靶向治疗有着重大的作用,本文就协同致死效应概念的提出与演变、相互作用形式、相关筛选技术以及临床治疗策略、意义和挑战等方面进行综述。

Cytosolic phospholipase A2α modulates cell-matrix adhesion via the FAK/paxillin pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma

Objective: To explore the effect of cytosolic phospholipase A2α(cPLA2α) on hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) cell adhesion and the underlying mechanisms.Methods: Cell adhesion, detachment, and hanging-drop assays were utilized to examine the effect of cPLA2α on the cell-matrix and cell-cell adhesion. Downstream substrates and effectors of cPLA2α were screened via a phospho-antibody microarray.Associated signaling pathways were identified by the functional annotation tool DAVID. Candidate proteins were verified using Western blot and colocalization was investigated via immunofluorescence. Western blot and immunohistochemistry were used to detect protein expression in HCC tissues. Prognosis evaluation was conducted using Kaplan-Meier and Cox-proportional hazards regression analyses.Results: Our findings showed that cPLA2α knockdown decreases cell-matrix adhesion but increases cell-cell adhesion in HepG2 cells. Microarray analysis revealed that phosphorylation of multiple proteins at specific sites were regulated by cPLA2α. These phosphorylated proteins were involved in various biological processes. In addition, our results indicated that the focal adhesion pathway was highly enriched in the cPLA2α-relevant signaling pathway. Furthermore, cPLA2α was found to elevate phosphorylation levels of FAK and paxillin, two crucial components of focal adhesion. Moreover, localization of p-FAK to focal adhesions in the plasma membrane was significantly reduced with the downregulation of cPLA2α. Clinically, cPLA2α expression was positively correlated with p-FAK levels. Additionally, high expression of both cPLA2α and p-FAK predicted the worst prognoses for HCC patients.Conclusions: Our study indicated that cPLA2α may promote cell-matrix adhesion via the FAK/paxillin pathway, which partly explains the malignant cPLA2α phenotype seen in HCC.

主链含单羟基硼酸高分子的制备与聚集诱导发光性能

通过1, 2-二(4-溴苯)-1, 2-二苯乙烯的格氏试剂和硼酸三甲酯的缩聚反应合成了四苯乙烯和硼在主链的首个单羟基硼酸共轭高分子(PTPEBA)。利用核磁共振氢谱和傅里叶变换红外光谱进行了结构鉴定。凝胶渗透色谱测试表明制备的PTPEBA数均相对分子质量为5200。通过荧光发射光谱和荧光量子产率研究了PTPEBA在不同体积分数THF/H_2O体系中的聚集诱导发光(AIE)效应。结果表明,当水体积分数大于80%时,体系表现出明显的AIE特性;在水中体系荧光强度是在THF溶液中强度的477倍。利用荧光发射光谱对PTPEBA与酸性红-87、荧光素染料(质量分数1%)掺杂进行分析,发现PTPEBA可以使二者的固态荧光增强,此发现有望成为一种使商业染料固态发光的新方法。

High-Performance and Flexible Co-Planar Integrated Microsystem of Carbon-Based All-Solid-State Micro-Supercapacitor and Real-Time Temperature Sensor

With the rapid development of flexible and portable microelectronics,the extreme demand for miniaturized,mechanically flexible,and integrated microsystems are strongly stimulated.Here,biomass-derived carbons(BDCs)are prepared by KOH activation using Qamgur precursor,exhibiting three-dimensional(3D)hierarchical porous structure.Benefiting from unobstructed 3D hierarchical porous structure,BDCs provide an excellent specific capacitance of 433 F g^(-1)and prominent cyclability without capacitance degradation after 50000 cycles at 50 A g^(-1).Furthermore,BDC-based planar micro-supercapacitors(MSCs)without metal collector,prepared by mask-assisted coating,exhibit outstanding areal-specific capacitance of 84 mF cm^(-2)and areal energy density of 10.6μWh cm^(-2),exceeding most of the previous carbon-based MSCs.Impressively,the MSCs disclose extraordinary flexibility with capacitance retention of almost 100%under extreme bending state.More importantly,a flexible planar integrated system composed of the MSC and temperature sensor is assembled to efficiently monitor the temperature variation,providing a feasible route for flexible MSC-based functional micro-devices.

HD-Zip Transcription Factor is Responsible for No-Lobed Leaf in Watermelon(Citrullus lanatus L.)

Leaf is a vital organ of plants that plays an essential role in photosynthesis and respiration.As an important agronomic trait in leaf development,leaf shape is classified into lobed,entire(no-lobed),and serrated in most crops.In this study,two-lobed leaf watermelon inbred lines WT2 and WCZ,and a no-lobed leaf watermelon inbred line WT20 were used to create two F_(2)populations.Segregation analysis suggested that lobed leaves were dominant over the no-lobed leaves,and it was controlled by a signal gene.A locus on watermelon chromosome 4 controlling watermelon lobed/no-lobed leaves was identified through BSA-seq strategy combined with linkage analysis.The candidate gene was fine-mapped to a 61.5 kb region between 21,224,481 and 21,285,957 bp on watermelon chromosome 4 using two F_(2)populations.Four functional genes were annotated in the candidate region,while sequences blast showed that there was a single-base deletion(A/-)only in the exon of Cla018360,which resulted in premature termination of translation in the no-lobed leaf lines.Function prediction showed that Cla018360 encodes an HD-Zip protein that has been reported to regulate the development of leaf shape.The single-base deletion also occurred in the HD-Zip domain.We inferred that the Cla018360 gene is the candidate gene for regulating the development of lobed/no-lobed leaves in watermelon.Gene expression analysis showed that Cla018360 was highly expressed in young leaves.Phylogenetic analysis showed that Cla018360 had a close genetic relationship with AtHB51,which had been reported to regulate the formation of leaf shape in Arabidopsis.Furthermore,transcriptome analysis showed that a total of 333 differentially expressed genes were identified between WT2 and WT20,of which 115 and 218 genes were upregulated and downregulated in no-lobed leaved watermelon WT20.This study not only provides a good entry point for studying leaf development but also provides foundational insights into breeding for special plant architecture in watermelon.

一种合成维生素E中间体的绿色简易制备方法

采用简易方法以两步合成了维生素E的重要中间体2,3,5-三甲基氢醌。该方法具有步骤少、反应条件温和,后处理步骤简便、绿色环保的特点,非常适合工业化生产。

Control Mechanisms and Simulation of <i>Populus simonii</i>Leaf Unfolding

Populus simonii Carr., one of the main poplar tree species, is cultivated widely in Northeast and Northwest China in protection and timber forests. Plant phenology plays an important role in timber production by controlling the growing period (i.e., the period between the leaf unfolding and the leaf turning yellow). It is important to understand this control mechanism and to improve the accuracy of the simulation of leaf unfolding phenology for P. simonii in order to determine accurately the timber production of P. simonii plantations. In this study, based on phenological observation data from 10 agricultural meteorological stations in Heilongjiang Province, China, model simulation was employed to determine the control mechanism of leaf unfolding of P. simonii. Furthermore, the predicting effects of nine phenology-simulating models for P. simonii leaf unfolding were evaluated and the distribution characteristics of P. simonii leaf unfolding in China in 2015 were simulated. The results show that P. simonii leaf unfolding is sensitive to air temperature;consequently, climate warming could advance the P. simonii leaf unfolding process. The phenological model based on air temperature could be better suited for simulating P. simonii leaf unfolding, with 76.7% of the calibration data of absolute error being less than three days. The performance of the models based solely on forcing requirements was found superior to that of the models incorporating chilling. If it was imperative that the chilling threshold is reached, the south of the Yunnan, Guangdong, and Guangxi provinces would be unsuitable for planting P. simonii. In this regard, the phenology model based on the chilling threshold as necessary condition was indicated a more reasonable model for the distribution characteristics of P. simonii leaf unfolding.

Effects of malignancies on fertility preservation outcomes and relevant cryobiological advances

A decrease in cancer deaths has resulted in the possibility of child bearing for many young adult cancer survivors. Most antitumor treatment modalities are detrimental to female fertility, and methods for fertility preservation before gonadotoxic treatment, including cryopreservation of oocytes, embryos and ovarian tissue, have therefore been developed. This review focuses on the ovarian function of cancer patients, the safety and efficacy of fertility preservation methods, and the pregnancy outcomes of these patients. Breast cancer and hematological tumors constitute the majority of cancers in reproductive-aged female oncology patients. Ovarian function may not be impacted by breast cancer cells, while in patients with hematological malignancies, decreases in anti-Müllerian hormone and antral follicle counts have been demonstrated. In most cases, patients can undergo ovarian stimulation without delaying treatment, and a new stimulation protocol known as dual stimulation, which may be more efficient, has now been developed. Birth outcomes are also acceptable in cancer patients.

Epigenome-wide development and validation of a prognostic methylation score in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma based on machine learning strategies

Background:Clinical parameter-based nomograms and staging systems provide limited information for the prediction of survival in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma(ICC)patients.In this study,we developed a methylation signature that precisely predicts overall survival(OS)after surgery.Methods:An epigenome-wide study of DNA methylation based on whole-genome bisulfite sequencing(WGBS)was conducted for two independent cohorts(discovery cohort,n=164;validation cohort,n=170)from three hepatobiliary centers in China.By referring to differentially methylated regions(DMRs),we proposed the concept of prognostically methylated regions(PMRs),which were composed of consecutive prognostically methylated CpGs(PMCs).Using machine learning strategies(Random Forest and the least absolute shrinkage and selector regression),a prognostic methylation score(PMS)was constructed based on 14 PMRs in the discovery cohort and confirmed in the validation cohort.Results:The C-indices of the PMS for predicting OS in the discovery and validation cohorts were 0.79 and 0.74,respectively.In the whole cohort,the PMS was an independent predictor of OS[hazard ratio(HR)=8.12;95% confidence interval(CI):5.48-12.04;P<0.001],and the C-index(0.78)of the PMS was significantly higher than that of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine(JHUSM)nomogram(0.69,P<0.001),the Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital(EHBSH)nomogram(0.67,P<0.001),American Joint Committee on Cancer(AJCC)tumor-node-metastasis(TNM)staging system(0.61,P<0.001),and MEGNA prognostic score(0.60,P<0.001).The patients in quartile 4 of PMS could benefit from adjuvant therapy(AT)(HR=0.54;95%CI:0.32-0.91;log-rank P=0.043),whereas those in the quartiles 1-3 could not.However,other nomograms and staging system failed to do so.Further analyses of potential mechanisms showed that the PMS was associated with tumor biological behaviors,pathway activation,and immune microenvironment.Conclusions:The PMS could improve the prognostic accuracy and identify patients who would benefit from AT for ICC patients,and might facilitate decisions in treatment of ICC patients.

Visualized Degradation of CO_(2)-Based Unsaturated Polyesters toward Structure-Controlled and High-Value-Added Fluorophores

In comparing with traditional polymer degradation toward unknown or unvalued products(i.e.,downcycling),new methods to degrade polymers into monomers or high-value-added materials(i.e.,upcycling)are preferable for sustainable developments.In this work,CO_(2)-based linear and cross-linked unsaturated polyesters,that is,poly(alkynoate)s,were successfully degraded by benzamidine into diols and high-value-added pyrimidone or imidazolone derivatives through controlled reaction conditions.The degradation process could be visualized under UV light via gradually increased luminescent intensity of the reaction mixtures and fluorescence patterns could be generated through microcontact printing of the stamp on the thin films of poly(alkynoate)s.Moreover,the pyrimidone derivatives could be applied in bioimaging and inhibiting bacteria,and the imidazolone derivatives could be used for the detection and recovery of gold(III)ions from electronic waste and serve as the fluorescent sensor to detect in situ-generated amines from food spoilage.Thus,this work presents a visualized and high value productselective degradation to solve the end-of-life issue of polymers.

Enhanced water-induced effects enabled by alkali-stabilized Pd-OH_(x) species for oxidation of benzyl alcohol

The water promotion effects,where water can provide a solution-mediated reaction pathway in various heterogeneous chemical catalysis,have been presented and attracted wide attention recently,yet,the rational design of catalysts with a certain ability of enhancing water-induced reaction process is full of challenges and difficulties.Here,we show that by incorporating alkali(Na,K)cations as an electronic and/or structural promoter into Pd/rGO-ZnCr_(2)O_(4)(r GO,reduced graphene oxide),the obtained Pd(Na)/rGO-ZnCr_(2)O_(4)as a representative example demonstrates an outstanding benzyl alcohol oxidation activity in the Pickering emulsion system in comparison to the alkali-free counterpart.The response experiments of water injection confirm the enhanced activity,and the Na-modified catalyst can further enhance the promotion effects of water on the reaction.The effects of alkali cations for Pd nanoparticles are identified and deciphered by a series of experimental characterizations(XPS,in situ CO-DRIFTS,and CO-TPR coupled with MS),showing that there is abundant-OH on the surface of the catalyst,which is stabilized by the formation of Pd-OH_(x).The alkali-stabilized Pd-OH_(x)is helpful to enhance the waterinduced reaction process.According to the results of in situ Raman as well as UV-vis absorption spectra,the Na-modulated Pd(Na)/rGO-ZnCr_(2)O_(4)enables the beneficial characteristics for distorting the benzyl alcohol structure and enhancing the adsorption of benzyl alcohol.Further,the mechanism for enhanced water promotion effects is rationally proposed.The strategy of alkali cations-modified catalysts can provide a new direction to effectively enhance the chemical reaction involving small molecule water.