Background and Objective: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a well established and time-honored practice in China, employing syndrome differentiation as a basis for the treatment of disease. According to different...Background and Objective: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a well established and time-honored practice in China, employing syndrome differentiation as a basis for the treatment of disease. According to different TCM syndrome typing findings, combining modern medical methods with TCM approaches can improve the quality of life and comprehensive effect on patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). This study investigated the relationship between TCM syndrome typing and imaging characterization to radiosensitivity as to provide objective evidence for the integration of Chinese and modern medical approaches in the treatment of NPC. Methods: Prior to treatment, TCM syndrome typing, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were performed on 147 patients pathologically classified with NPC. The status of tumor remission was radiologically evaluated at accumulated doses of 20 Gy, 40 Gy and 60 Gy, and at 3 months after completion of radiotherapy. Statistical results were analyzed by the Friedman and K-W test procedures. Results: Prior to treatment, TCM syndrome typing of NPC included Lung Heat, Blood Stasis, Phlegm Congealment and Blood Stasis-Phlegm Congealment. Lung Heat typing accounted for the highest proportion at 34.7% (51/147), followed by Phlegm Congealment at 32.7% (48/147), Blood Stasis at 17.0% (25/147) and Blood Stasis-Phlegm Congealment at 15.7% (23/147). Radiological imaging demonstrated a higher incidence of cervical lymph node metastases in Phlegm Congealment and Blood Stasis-Phlegm Congealment types (P < 0.05), while Blood Stasis and Blood Stasis-Phlegm Congealment types were more prone to skull base invasion (P < 0.05). Residual tumor size was larger in Blood Stasis and Blood Stasis-Phlegm Congealment types than in Lung Heat and Phlegm Congealment types after 3 months of treatment (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Different radiological manifestations were observed in TCM syndrome typed NPC patients, with lesser radiosensitivity demonstrated in the Blood Stasis and the Blood Stasis-Phlegm Congealment types relative to the Lung Heat and Phlegm Congealment types.展开更多
The design of the Qitai 110 m Radio Telescope(QTT) with large aperture and very high working frequency(115 GHz) was investigated in Xinjiang, China. The results lead to a main reflector with high surface precision and...The design of the Qitai 110 m Radio Telescope(QTT) with large aperture and very high working frequency(115 GHz) was investigated in Xinjiang, China. The results lead to a main reflector with high surface precision and high pointing precision. In this paper, the properties of active surface adjustment in a deformed parabolic reflector antenna are analyzed. To assure the performance of large reflector antennas such as gain and boresight, which can be obtained by utilizing an electromechanical coupling model, and satisfy them simultaneously, research on active surface adjustment applied to a new parabolic reflector as target surface has been done. Based on the initial position of actuators and the relationship between adjustment points and target points, a novel mathematical model and a program thatdirectly calculates the movements of actuators have been developed for guiding the active surface adjustment of large reflector antennas. This adjustment method is applied to an 8 m reflector antenna,in which we only consider gravity deformation. The results show that this method is more efficient in adjusting the surface and improving the working performance.展开更多
Objective:To systematically identify the therapeutic effects of low-intensity laser with 830 nm on diabetic neuropathic pain.Methods:Thirty male SPF Wistar rats were equally assigned to the blank control(Control),diab...Objective:To systematically identify the therapeutic effects of low-intensity laser with 830 nm on diabetic neuropathic pain.Methods:Thirty male SPF Wistar rats were equally assigned to the blank control(Control),diabetic neuropathic pain(DNP)and diabetic neuropathic pain exposed to the laser treatment(DNP+Laser)groups.The rats in the DNP group and DNP+Laser group were subjected to intraperitoneal injection with streptozotocin(STZ)to establish the diabetic animal model.The rats in the DNP+Laser group were exposed to laser stimulation(700 Hz,60 mW)with 3 sessions per day and 50 s per session for overall 8 weeks.The paw mechanical pain threshold levels and thermal pain threshold levels were measured at 0,2,4,6 and 8 weeks post the STZ administration,and the motor nerve conduction velocity and sensory nerve conduction velocity were also determined.Results:The rats in the DNP+EMF group showed significantly higher paw mechanical pain threshold levels and thermal pain threshold levels than the rats in the DNP group(P<0.05).Moreover,the motor nerve conduction velocity and sensory nerve conduction velocity in the DNP+Laser group were also significantly higher than those in the DNP group(P<0.05).Conclusion:Low-intensity laser stimulation displayed positive effects on the attenuation of the progression of neuropathic pain in diabetic rats,implying that low-intensity laser treatment has the potential to be an effective biophysical approach for diabetic neuropathic pain in clinics.展开更多
Aiming at the problem of the surface accuracy and electrical performance of the antenna in space environment are reduced due to thermal deformation caused by temperature load. This paper presents a method to compensat...Aiming at the problem of the surface accuracy and electrical performance of the antenna in space environment are reduced due to thermal deformation caused by temperature load. This paper presents a method to compensate the thermally induced shape distortion of antenna reflector by actively adjusting actuators in order to improve the electrical performance. The adjustment of each actuator is related to the local deformation of the panel. Then, taking a space deployable antenna with a diameter of 5 meters as an example, the finite element model is established. According to the range of the temperature variation in space (<span style="white-space:nowrap;">−</span>180<span style="white-space:nowrap;">°</span>C - 200<span style="white-space:nowrap;">°</span>C), different temperature loads are applied to the antenna. The variation of electrical properties and surface accuracy is analyzed and the worst working condition is determined, and the antenna is compensated based on this condition. Then, four different electrical performance parameters are used as the optimization objectives, and the electromechanical coupling optimization model is established, and the PSO algorithm is used to optimize the actuators adjustments. The results show that the method can effectively improve the electrical performance of the deformed reflector antenna.展开更多
Type-2 fuzzy controllers have been mostly viewed as black-box function generators. Revealing the analytical structure of any type-2 fuzzy controller is important as it will deepen our understanding of how and why a ty...Type-2 fuzzy controllers have been mostly viewed as black-box function generators. Revealing the analytical structure of any type-2 fuzzy controller is important as it will deepen our understanding of how and why a type-2 fuzzy controller functions and lay a foundation for more rigorous system analysis and design. In this study, we derive and analyze the analytical structure of an interval type-2 fuzzy controller that uses the following identical elements: two nonlinear interval type-2 input fuzzy sets for each variable, four interval type-2 singleton output fuzzy sets, a Zadeh AND operator, and the Karnik-Mendel type reducer. Through dividing the input space of the interval type-2 fuzzy controller into 15 partitions, the input-output relationship for each local region is derived. Our derivation shows explicitly that the controller is approximately equivalent to a nonlinear proportional integral or proportional differential controller with variable gains. Furthermore, by comparing with the analytical structure of its type-1 counterpart, potential advantages of the interval type-2 fuzzy controller are analyzed. Finally, the reliability of the analysis results and the effectiveness of the interval type-2 fuzzy controller are verified by a simulation and an experiment.展开更多
Remotely sensed Digital Elevation Models(DEM)can be used to augment a standalone Global Positioning System(GPS)by adding an extra range observation which measures the distance to the Earth centre.This method so called...Remotely sensed Digital Elevation Models(DEM)can be used to augment a standalone Global Positioning System(GPS)by adding an extra range observation which measures the distance to the Earth centre.This method so called height aiding can reduce the number of GPS satellites required to get a 3D position fix from four to three and hence improve the performance of the GPS navigation algorithm in terms of accuracy,reliability and availability.Up until now,the accuracy of height aided GPS navigation using higher resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar(SAR)and Light Detection and Ranging(LiDAR)-derived elevation data has not been fully evaluated in a broad spectrum of navigation scenarios.This article provides a robust and accurate analysis on how much range error is introduced by height aiding using 5 m spacing SAR and 1 m spacing LiDAR-derived DEMs under in-car and personal navigation situations.Based on the experimental results obtained from both dynamic and static tests,suggestions have been made on what level of vertical and positional accuracy can be achieved as well as the related DEM quality issues for navigation purposes.展开更多
基金Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China (No.2006AA02Z4 B4)
文摘Background and Objective: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a well established and time-honored practice in China, employing syndrome differentiation as a basis for the treatment of disease. According to different TCM syndrome typing findings, combining modern medical methods with TCM approaches can improve the quality of life and comprehensive effect on patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). This study investigated the relationship between TCM syndrome typing and imaging characterization to radiosensitivity as to provide objective evidence for the integration of Chinese and modern medical approaches in the treatment of NPC. Methods: Prior to treatment, TCM syndrome typing, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were performed on 147 patients pathologically classified with NPC. The status of tumor remission was radiologically evaluated at accumulated doses of 20 Gy, 40 Gy and 60 Gy, and at 3 months after completion of radiotherapy. Statistical results were analyzed by the Friedman and K-W test procedures. Results: Prior to treatment, TCM syndrome typing of NPC included Lung Heat, Blood Stasis, Phlegm Congealment and Blood Stasis-Phlegm Congealment. Lung Heat typing accounted for the highest proportion at 34.7% (51/147), followed by Phlegm Congealment at 32.7% (48/147), Blood Stasis at 17.0% (25/147) and Blood Stasis-Phlegm Congealment at 15.7% (23/147). Radiological imaging demonstrated a higher incidence of cervical lymph node metastases in Phlegm Congealment and Blood Stasis-Phlegm Congealment types (P < 0.05), while Blood Stasis and Blood Stasis-Phlegm Congealment types were more prone to skull base invasion (P < 0.05). Residual tumor size was larger in Blood Stasis and Blood Stasis-Phlegm Congealment types than in Lung Heat and Phlegm Congealment types after 3 months of treatment (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Different radiological manifestations were observed in TCM syndrome typed NPC patients, with lesser radiosensitivity demonstrated in the Blood Stasis and the Blood Stasis-Phlegm Congealment types relative to the Lung Heat and Phlegm Congealment types.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)(Grant No.2015CB857100)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51522507,51475349 and 51490660)+1 种基金the Youth Science and Technology Star Project of Shaanxi Province(Grant No.2016KJXX-06)the National 111 Project(Grant No.B14042)
文摘The design of the Qitai 110 m Radio Telescope(QTT) with large aperture and very high working frequency(115 GHz) was investigated in Xinjiang, China. The results lead to a main reflector with high surface precision and high pointing precision. In this paper, the properties of active surface adjustment in a deformed parabolic reflector antenna are analyzed. To assure the performance of large reflector antennas such as gain and boresight, which can be obtained by utilizing an electromechanical coupling model, and satisfy them simultaneously, research on active surface adjustment applied to a new parabolic reflector as target surface has been done. Based on the initial position of actuators and the relationship between adjustment points and target points, a novel mathematical model and a program thatdirectly calculates the movements of actuators have been developed for guiding the active surface adjustment of large reflector antennas. This adjustment method is applied to an 8 m reflector antenna,in which we only consider gravity deformation. The results show that this method is more efficient in adjusting the surface and improving the working performance.
基金This study was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province(Grant No.2018JQ8056).
文摘Objective:To systematically identify the therapeutic effects of low-intensity laser with 830 nm on diabetic neuropathic pain.Methods:Thirty male SPF Wistar rats were equally assigned to the blank control(Control),diabetic neuropathic pain(DNP)and diabetic neuropathic pain exposed to the laser treatment(DNP+Laser)groups.The rats in the DNP group and DNP+Laser group were subjected to intraperitoneal injection with streptozotocin(STZ)to establish the diabetic animal model.The rats in the DNP+Laser group were exposed to laser stimulation(700 Hz,60 mW)with 3 sessions per day and 50 s per session for overall 8 weeks.The paw mechanical pain threshold levels and thermal pain threshold levels were measured at 0,2,4,6 and 8 weeks post the STZ administration,and the motor nerve conduction velocity and sensory nerve conduction velocity were also determined.Results:The rats in the DNP+EMF group showed significantly higher paw mechanical pain threshold levels and thermal pain threshold levels than the rats in the DNP group(P<0.05).Moreover,the motor nerve conduction velocity and sensory nerve conduction velocity in the DNP+Laser group were also significantly higher than those in the DNP group(P<0.05).Conclusion:Low-intensity laser stimulation displayed positive effects on the attenuation of the progression of neuropathic pain in diabetic rats,implying that low-intensity laser treatment has the potential to be an effective biophysical approach for diabetic neuropathic pain in clinics.
文摘Aiming at the problem of the surface accuracy and electrical performance of the antenna in space environment are reduced due to thermal deformation caused by temperature load. This paper presents a method to compensate the thermally induced shape distortion of antenna reflector by actively adjusting actuators in order to improve the electrical performance. The adjustment of each actuator is related to the local deformation of the panel. Then, taking a space deployable antenna with a diameter of 5 meters as an example, the finite element model is established. According to the range of the temperature variation in space (<span style="white-space:nowrap;">−</span>180<span style="white-space:nowrap;">°</span>C - 200<span style="white-space:nowrap;">°</span>C), different temperature loads are applied to the antenna. The variation of electrical properties and surface accuracy is analyzed and the worst working condition is determined, and the antenna is compensated based on this condition. Then, four different electrical performance parameters are used as the optimization objectives, and the electromechanical coupling optimization model is established, and the PSO algorithm is used to optimize the actuators adjustments. The results show that the method can effectively improve the electrical performance of the deformed reflector antenna.
基金supported by the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory,China(No.2014KL012)the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China(No.2015CB857100)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51490660 and 51405362)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(No.SPSY021401)
文摘Type-2 fuzzy controllers have been mostly viewed as black-box function generators. Revealing the analytical structure of any type-2 fuzzy controller is important as it will deepen our understanding of how and why a type-2 fuzzy controller functions and lay a foundation for more rigorous system analysis and design. In this study, we derive and analyze the analytical structure of an interval type-2 fuzzy controller that uses the following identical elements: two nonlinear interval type-2 input fuzzy sets for each variable, four interval type-2 singleton output fuzzy sets, a Zadeh AND operator, and the Karnik-Mendel type reducer. Through dividing the input space of the interval type-2 fuzzy controller into 15 partitions, the input-output relationship for each local region is derived. Our derivation shows explicitly that the controller is approximately equivalent to a nonlinear proportional integral or proportional differential controller with variable gains. Furthermore, by comparing with the analytical structure of its type-1 counterpart, potential advantages of the interval type-2 fuzzy controller are analyzed. Finally, the reliability of the analysis results and the effectiveness of the interval type-2 fuzzy controller are verified by a simulation and an experiment.
基金This research is supported by Project 41101436 supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China.
文摘Remotely sensed Digital Elevation Models(DEM)can be used to augment a standalone Global Positioning System(GPS)by adding an extra range observation which measures the distance to the Earth centre.This method so called height aiding can reduce the number of GPS satellites required to get a 3D position fix from four to three and hence improve the performance of the GPS navigation algorithm in terms of accuracy,reliability and availability.Up until now,the accuracy of height aided GPS navigation using higher resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar(SAR)and Light Detection and Ranging(LiDAR)-derived elevation data has not been fully evaluated in a broad spectrum of navigation scenarios.This article provides a robust and accurate analysis on how much range error is introduced by height aiding using 5 m spacing SAR and 1 m spacing LiDAR-derived DEMs under in-car and personal navigation situations.Based on the experimental results obtained from both dynamic and static tests,suggestions have been made on what level of vertical and positional accuracy can be achieved as well as the related DEM quality issues for navigation purposes.