Infinitely Many Solutions and a Ground-State Solution for Klein-Gordon Equation Coupled with Born-Infeld Theory

In this paper, we intend to consider a kind of nonlinear Klein-Gordon equation coupled with Born-Infeld theory. By using critical point theory and the method of Nehari manifold, we obtain two existing results of infinitely many high-energy radial solutions and a ground-state solution for this kind of system, which improve and generalize some related results in the literature.

盐酸羟考酮缓释片12小时滴定方案用于中重度癌痛患者的有效性和安全性-前瞻性随机开放多中心平行对照研究

目的:阿片类药物是中、重度癌痛治疗的首选药物。目前以缓释阿片类药物为背景的滴定方法的剂量调整时机和方式还需进一步探索。本研究旨在评估盐酸羟考酮缓释片12 h滴定方案用于中重度癌痛患者的有效性和安全性。方法:选择2018年2月至2019年12月浙江省24家医院收治的中重度阿片类药物未耐受癌痛患者114例[数字分级法(numerical rating scale,NRS)≥4分]作为研究对象。筛选出合并1次以上爆发痛且存在中重度以上疼痛(NRS≥4分)患者87例,按盐酸羟考酮缓释片调整的时间不同分为试验组(12 h滴定组,n=45)和对照组(24 h滴定组,n=42)。试验组起始给予盐酸羟考酮缓释片10 mg并根据疼痛情况给予即释吗啡补救镇痛,12 h后根据即释吗啡量调整剂量,剂量调整为背景剂量+12 h内即释吗啡剂量。对照组起始剂量给予盐酸羟考酮缓释片10 mg q12h,并根据疼痛情况给予即释吗啡补救镇痛,24 h后剂量调整为背景剂量+24 h内即释吗啡剂量/2。比较两组24、48、72 h的疼痛缓解率、不良反应发生率、即释吗啡补救镇痛情况及使用量、生活质量评分,以及镇痛满意度。结果:给药后24、48、72 h,试验组和对照组均显示出较高的疼痛缓解率,组间比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。相对于对照组,试验组在24、48及72 h补救镇痛次数及剂量均显著减少(P<0.05)。两组患者不良反应大多数为轻中度,发生率比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。镇痛满意度水平均较高,组间比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论:在中重度癌痛患者应用盐酸羟考酮缓释片为背景的滴定方案中,12 h调整剂量能有效减少补救镇痛次数及剂量,维持较高的镇痛缓解率和镇痛满意度,安全性良好。

Air Temperature Estimation with MODIS Data over the Northern Tibetan Plateau

Time series of MODIS land surface temperature(Ts) and normalized difference vegetation index(NDVI) products,combined with digital elevation model(DEM) and meteorological data from 2001 to 2012,were used to map the spatial distribution of monthly mean air temperature over the Northern Tibetan Plateau(NTP). A time series analysis and a regression analysis of monthly mean land surface temperature(Ts) and air temperature(Ta) were conducted using ordinary linear regression(OLR) and geographical weighted regression(GWR). The analyses showed that GWR,which considers MODIS Ts,NDVI and elevation as independent variables,yielded much better results [RAdj2> 0.79; root-mean-square error(RMSE) =0.51℃–1.12℃] associated with estimating Tacompared to those from OLR(RAdj2= 0.40-0.78; RMSE = 1.60℃–4.38℃).In addition,some characteristics of the spatial distribution of monthly Taand the difference between the surface and air temperature(Td) are as follows. According to the analysis of the 0℃ and 10℃ isothermals,Tavalues over the NTP at elevations of 4000–5000 m were greater than 10℃ in the summer(from May to October),and Tavalues at an elevation of3200 m dropped below 0℃ in the winter(from November to April). Taexhibited an increasing trend from northwest to southeast. Except in the southeastern area of the NTP,T d values in other areas were all larger than 0℃ in the winter.

Drug repurposing against coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19):A review

Since December 2019,severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has been found to be the culprit in the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19),causing a global pandemic.Despite the existence of many vaccine programs,the number of confirmed cases and fatalities due to COVID-19 is still increasing.Furthermore,a number of variants have been reported.Because of the absence of approved anticoronavirus drugs,the treatment and management of COVID-19 has become a global challenge.Under these circumstances,drug repurposing is an effective method to identify candidate drugs with a shorter cycle of clinical trials.Here,we summarize the current status of the application of drug repurposing in COVID-19,including drug repurposing based on virtual computer screening,network pharmacology,and bioactivity,which may be a beneficial COVID-19 treatment.

全过程人民民主的地方性探索及实践——以江苏民生实事票决工作为例

民生实事票决制是对全过程人民民主的生动践行,是拓展全过程人民民主制度创新的一个重要维度。江苏省积极探索实施民生实事项目人大代表票决制,把全过程人民民主落实到重大事项决定的全链条,这成为推进全过程人民民主的生动样本。本文通过对江苏省民生实事票决工作的回顾与梳理,以全过程人民民主视域分析这一民主创新机制的实践与效能,为全过程人民民主落实到民生实事的全过程,打造基层综合治理新格局,进而推动“中国之治”迈向新的高度提供参考。

Redox processes in subduction zones:Progress and prospect

Oxygen fugacity(fO_(2))is an intensive variable that describes the redox state of a system.By controlling the valence state of multivalent elements,fO_(2)affects the stability of iron-bearing minerals,dominants the species of volatile elements(e.g.,carbon and sulfur),and controls the partitioning behaviors of multivalent elements(e.g.,iron,vanadium,cerium,europium).Thus,fO_(2)plays a key role in understanding the generation and differentiation of arc magmas,the formation of magmatic-hydrothermal deposits,and the nature of magmatic volatiles.Subduction zones are an important site for arc magmatism and fluid action,and the study of redox processes is indispensable in subduction zone geochemistry.In this paper,we first introduce the concept,expression,and estimation methods of fO_(2).Then we retrospect the history and progress about the oxidation state of the metasomatized mantle wedge,summarize the redox property of slab-derived fluids,and review the latest progress on redox evolution of arc magmas during magma generation and differentiation.The main conclusions include:(1)despite its wide variation range,fO_(2)of the mantle wedge is generally higher than that of the oceanic mantle;(2)the redox property of the subducting slab-derived fluids is still controversial and the mechanism for the oxidization of the mantle wedge remains unclear;(3)how the fO_(2)varies during the generation and differentiation of the arc magmas is debated.We propose that the crux in deciphering the oxidization mechanism of the mantle wedge is to determine the mobility of iron,carbon and sulfur in subducting slab-derived fluids(especially solute-rich fluid or supercritical fluid);the key in understanding the redox evolution during arc magma generation and differentiation is to determine the partition coefficients of Fe^(3+)and Fe^(2+)between ferromagnesian minerals and silicate melts.

The partitioning behavior of trace elements in subduction zones:Advances and prospects

The partitioning behavior of trace elements is of key importance for understanding the geochemical process and material cycle mechanism in subduction zones.This paper focuses on the advances and prospects on the studies of trace element partitioning in subduction zones from the following four aspects.(1)The properties of fluids derived from subducting slabs and their ability in element transport.How slab-derived solute-rich fluids and supercritical fluids are formed and what the roles and key control factors of these fluids are in transferring of elements(especially the high field strength elements)from slab to wedge are discussed.We point out that the detailed investigations of supercritical fluids may provide a new perspective for the element migration mechanism,material cycle process,arc magma genesis and so on.(2)The behavior of transition elements during mantle wedge melting.The behavior of the first row transition elements(Sc,Ti,V,Cr,Mn,Fe,Co,Ni,Cu,Zn)in the mantle partial melting process is compatible or incompatible,depending on residual mineral assemblage and physicochemical conditions.The partitioning behavior of the elements such as Sc,Ti,Co,Ni and Zn whose valence states do not change in the melting process mainly depends on the residual mineral assemblage and temperature,whereas the partitioning behavior of the multivalent elements such as V and Fe is also the function of oxygen fugacity(fO_(2))in addition to mineral assemblage and temperature.Therefore,the partitioning behavior of transition elements has important applications in tracing lithologic inhomogeneity and fO_(2)of the mantle wedges.(3)The specificity of element partitioning behavior during arc magma evolution.Garnet has Dy/Yb partitioning behavior different from amphibole,and rutile has Nb/Ta partitioning behavior different from amphibole.Dy/Yb and Nb/Ta partitioning differences for these minerals enable to distinguish the specific evolution process of arc magmas.The Dy/Yb and Nb/Ta generally decrease with the increase of SiO_(2)in arc magmas,indicating that amphibole fractionation should be the most important during arc magma differentiation.(4)The behavior of sulfur and chalcophile elements and porphyry metallogeny.In subduction zones,the behavior of chalcophile elements such as Cu and Au is controlled by sulfide and fluid.Therefore,the stability of sulfide,the time at which the fluid exsolves from the melt relative to sulfide saturation,the fluid/sulfide mass ratio and fluid/melt Cu and Au partition coefficients in intermediate-felsic magma-H_(2)O systems are especially important in understanding Cu and Au enrichment in magma-hydrothermal processes.Intermediate-felsic magmas mainly originate from the differentiation of arc magmas at lower crustal reservoirs,and thus the fluid exsolution from the lower crustal reservoirs and the fluid/melt and fluid/sulfide partition coefficients of Cu and Au should be the keys to understanding quantitatively how Cu and Au are migrated from the deep crust to the shallow site of mineralization.

Synthesis, bioactivity, action mode and 3D-QSAR of novel anthranilic diamide derivatives

To study the pesticide effect, action mode, structure-activity relationships (SARs) of anthranilic diamide insecticide and screen highly active pesticides, novel anthranilic diamide derivatives were synthesized.Bioassays indicated that all of the title compounds displayed 100% mortality against diamondback moth and oriental armyworm at 100 mg/L, among which 12 v and 12 w showed 100% insecticidal acitvity at 5 mg/L. Surprisingly compound 12 w exhibited better insecticidal acitvity than commercialized chlorantraniliprole against Pyrausta nubilalis (0.1 mg/L) and Cnaphalocrocis Medinalis (2 mg/L). 3 D-QSAR and SARs statistical analysis revealed that title compounds with R^2 fixed as methoxy had the highest probability possessing high activity. The calcium fluorescence measurements on neurons revealed that E series compounds containing pyrazinyl may have a molecular target different from caffeine on ryanodine receptors rather than the voltage-gated calcium channel present on cytomembran.

LILRB4 ITIMs mediate the T cell suppression and infiltration of acute myeloid leukemia cells

We recently demonstrated that leukocyte Ig-like receptor 4(LILRB4)expressed by monocytic acute myeloid leukemia(AML)cells mediates T-cell inhibition and leukemia cell infiltration via its intracellular domain.The cytoplasmic domain of LILRB4 contains three immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motifs(ITIMs);the tyrosines at positions 360,412,and 442 are phosphorylation sites.Here,we analyzed how the ITIMs of LILRB4 in AML cells mediate its function.Our in vitro and in vivo data show that Y412 and Y442,but not Y360,of LILRB4 are required for T-cell inhibition,and all three ITIMs are needed for leukemia cell infiltration.We constructed chimeric proteins containing the extracellular domain of LILRB4 and the intracellular domain of LILRB1 and vice versa.The intracellular domain of LILRB4,but not that of LILRB1,mediates T-cell suppression and AML cell migration.Our studies thus defined the unique signaling roles of LILRB4 ITIMs in AML cells.

Synthesis,bioactivities and 3D-QSAR of novel avermectin B2a aglycon derivatives

Fourteen avermectin B2 a aglycon derivatives were designed and synthesized after removing the oleandrose disaccharide of avermectin B2 a.Their structures were characterized by’H NMR,13 C NMR,HMRS.Preliminary bioassays indicated that these compounds exhibited good insecticidal activity against diamondback moth at 200 mg/L,with mortality no less than 90%.Compounds 10 b,12 a,12 c,17 demonstrated good acaricidal activity against the adult mites,larvae,and good inhibition rate of hatching to mite eggs of Tetranychus cinnabarinus.Compounds 5,10 b,10 c exhibited excellent fungicidal activity against fourteen fungal pathogens in vitro.3 D-QSAR analysis showed that the fungicidal activity of avermectin B2 a aglycon derivatives would be increased when a negatively charged and bulky group was introduced at 13-position,which will be instructive for the further modification of avermectin B2 aaglycon.

shinyChromosome:An R/Shiny Application for Interactive Creation of Non-circular Plots of Whole Genomes

Non-circular plots of whole genomes are natural representations of genomic data aligned along all chromosomes.Currently,there is no specialized graphical user interface(GUI)designed to produce non-circular whole genome diagrams,and the use of existing tools requires considerable coding effort from users.Moreover,such tools also require improvement,including the addition of new functionalities.To address these issues,we developed a new R/Shiny application,named shiny Chromosome,as a GUI for the interactive creation of non-circular whole genome diagrams.shiny Chromosome can be easily installed on personal computers for own use as well as on local or public servers for community use.Publication-quality images can be readily generated and annotated from user input using diverse widgets.shiny Chromosome is deployed at http://150.109.59.144:3838/shiny Chromosome/,http://shiny Chromosome.ncpgr.cn,and https://yimingyu.shinyapps.io/shiny Chromosome for online use.The source code and manual of shiny Chromosome are freely available at https://github.com/venyao/shiny Chromosome.

Correction to: LILRB4 ITIMs mediate the T cell suppression and infiltration of acute myeloid leukemia cells

In this article,published online on 7 November 2019,there was an unintended error during image processing of Fig.1a and Fig.6c leading to wrong pictures to appear.These pictures have now been replaced with the appropriate pictures that were generated for this experiment.The corrected Fig.1 and Fig.6 are shown here.The conclusion made from the experiments remains unaltered.The inconvenience caused by this error is deeply regretted.