Active control of terahertz(THz)waves is attracting tremendous attentions in terahertz communications and active photonic devices.Perovskite,due to its excellent photoelectric conversion performance and simple manufac...Active control of terahertz(THz)waves is attracting tremendous attentions in terahertz communications and active photonic devices.Perovskite,due to its excellent photoelectric conversion performance and simple manufacturing process,has emerged as a promising candidate for optoelectronic applications.However,the exploration of perovskites in optically controlled THz modulators is still limited.In this work,the photoelectric properties and carrier dynamics of FA_(0.4)MA_(0.6)PbI_(3)perovskite films were investigated by optical pumped terahertz probe(OPTP)system.The ultrafast carrier dynamics reveal that FA_(0.4)MA_(0.6)PbI_(3)thin film exhibits rapid switching and relaxation time within picosecond level,suggesting that FA_(0.4)MA_(0.6)PbI_(3)is an ideal candidate for active THz devices with ultrafast response.Furthermore,as a proof of concept,a FA_(0.4)MA_(0.6)PbI_(3)-based metadevice with integrating plasma-induced transparency(PIT)effect was fabricated to achieve ultrafast modulation of THz wave.The experimental results demonstrated that the switching time of FA_(0.4)MA_(0.6)PbI_(3)-based THz modulator is near to 3.5 ps,and the threshold of optical pump is as low as 12.7μJ cm^(-2).The simulation results attribute the mechanism of ultrafast THz modulation to photo-induced free carriers in the FA_(0.4)MA_(0.6)PbI_(3)layer,which progressively shorten the capacitive gap of PIT resonator.This study not only illuminates the potential of FA_(0.4)MA_(0.6)PbI_(3)in THz modulation,but also contributes to the field of ultrafast photonic devices.展开更多
To improve the productivity,the resource utilization and reduce the production cost of flexible job shops,this paper designs an improved two-layer optimization algorithm for the dual-resource scheduling optimization p...To improve the productivity,the resource utilization and reduce the production cost of flexible job shops,this paper designs an improved two-layer optimization algorithm for the dual-resource scheduling optimization problem of flexible job shop considering workpiece batching.Firstly,a mathematical model is established to minimize the maximum completion time.Secondly,an improved two-layer optimization algorithm is designed:the outer layer algorithm uses an improved PSO(Particle Swarm Optimization)to solve the workpiece batching problem,and the inner layer algorithm uses an improved GA(Genetic Algorithm)to solve the dual-resource scheduling problem.Then,a rescheduling method is designed to solve the task disturbance problem,represented by machine failures,occurring in the workshop production process.Finally,the superiority and effectiveness of the improved two-layer optimization algorithm are verified by two typical cases.The case results show that the improved two-layer optimization algorithm increases the average productivity by 7.44% compared to the ordinary two-layer optimization algorithm.By setting the different numbers of AGVs(Automated Guided Vehicles)and analyzing the impact on the production cycle of the whole order,this paper uses two indicators,the maximum completion time decreasing rate and the average AGV load time,to obtain the optimal number of AGVs,which saves the cost of production while ensuring the production efficiency.This research combines the solved problem with the real production process,which improves the productivity and reduces the production cost of the flexible job shop,and provides new ideas for the subsequent research.展开更多
As a typical transportation tool in the intelligent manufacturing system,Automatic Guided Vehicle(AGV)plays an indispensable role in the automatic production process of the workshop.Therefore,integrating AGV resources...As a typical transportation tool in the intelligent manufacturing system,Automatic Guided Vehicle(AGV)plays an indispensable role in the automatic production process of the workshop.Therefore,integrating AGV resources into production scheduling has become a research hotspot.For the scheduling problem of the flexible job shop adopting segmented AGV,a dual-resource scheduling optimization mathematical model of machine tools and AGVs is established by minimizing the maximum completion time as the objective function,and an improved genetic algorithmis designed to solve the problem in this study.The algorithmdesigns a two-layer codingmethod based on process coding and machine tool coding and embeds the task allocation of AGV into the decoding process to realize the real dual resource integrated scheduling.When initializing the population,three strategies are designed to ensure the diversity of the population.In order to improve the local search ability and the quality of the solution of the genetic algorithm,three neighborhood structures are designed for variable neighborhood search.The superiority of the improved genetic algorithmand the influence of the location and number of transfer stations on scheduling results are verified in two cases.展开更多
Wax deposition in oil-water stratified flow is commonly encountered onshore and offshore oil production pipe systems,and typically reduces transportation capacity of oil.The accurate predicted model of wax deposition ...Wax deposition in oil-water stratified flow is commonly encountered onshore and offshore oil production pipe systems,and typically reduces transportation capacity of oil.The accurate predicted model of wax deposition has becomes an indispensable approach to design effective remediation strategies.However,a reliable mechanistic model for wax deposition prediction in oil-water two-phase stratified pipe flow is lacking to validate the deposition process.In this work,a three-dimensional(axial,radial,and angular)robust wax deposit model for oil-water stratified circular pipe flow was developed.The model of formation of a gel deposit based on the first principles of rheology was developed,associated with the results obtained from hydrodynamics and heat/mass transfer simulations.The predictions for wax deposition are found to compare satisfactorily with experimental data with two different oils for single phase and four different water cuts for oil-water stratified pipe flow.It can be seen from the wax gelation mechanism that an increase in water cut can help to reduce the wall/oil-deposit interface shear stress,thereby leading to an increase in the degree of gelation as well as the deposit rate.Furthermore,a local deposit analysis in the circumferential direction was conducted,for water cut 75%and total flow rate 5 m3/h,which provided insights to understand that the thickness on pipe wall was roughly uniformly distributed locates near the top of the pipe and the nearer the position gets close to two points,where the oil-water interface contacts the inner wall,the deposition thickness quickly dropped to 0.It was attributed to the fact that a roughly uniformly thickness far away from the oil-water interface contact the inner wall resulted in the slowly changes temperature along the circumferential pipe wall wetted by oil.展开更多
Yellowhorn(Xanthoceras sorbifolium), especially its varieties, is the red petal yellowhorn(X. sorbifolium var. purpurea), an important tree species with great ornamental value, and its flower petals change color throu...Yellowhorn(Xanthoceras sorbifolium), especially its varieties, is the red petal yellowhorn(X. sorbifolium var. purpurea), an important tree species with great ornamental value, and its flower petals change color throughout the flowering period. In this study, we mainly focused on the mechanism of the petal color change with transcriptomics and metabolomics data. A phased chromosome-scale assembly of the red petal yellowhorn genome was generated using the PacBio high-fidelity reads, Illumina short reads, and Phase genomics Proximo Hi-C data. The final de novo assembly yielded 533.67 Mb with a contig N50 of 5.42 Mb, and 27 501 protein-coding genes were predicted. Notably, an alternate haplotig assembly was also obtained. Furthermore, a variation database for the alleles within the genome was constructed. Subsequently, the expression pattern of flower pigmentation-related genes and allelic expression imbalance events were investigated. Apart from 6 genes involved in the anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway regulated by the activation of 15 MYB-bHLH-WD40s, the increased expression of senescencerelated gene 1(SRG1) and 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase(DIOX5) might also result in decreasing content of lutein and increasing abundance of(E/Z)-phytoene, cyanidin-3-O-rutinoside, and cyanidin-3-O-sambubioside. These changes in genes and metabolites were most likely related to the petal color change in red petal yellowhorn. This phased chromosome-scale genome assembly provides more accurate genomic information for future molecular breeding and facilitates allele function studies of the red petal yellowhorn.展开更多
Prokaryotic diversity and community composition in the water column of eight stations(63 samples) around the Antarctic Peninsula of the Southern Ocean were investigated. Through pyrosequencing of the V3–V4hypervariab...Prokaryotic diversity and community composition in the water column of eight stations(63 samples) around the Antarctic Peninsula of the Southern Ocean were investigated. Through pyrosequencing of the V3–V4hypervariable regions of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene, we characterized 4 720 089 valid reads representing 48 188operational taxonomic units(OTUs, 97% similarity). The community was dominated by the phyla Pseudomonadota(original name: Proteobacteria, 47%), Oxyphotobacteria(26%), and Bacteroidota(original name: Bacteroidetes, 18%), which comprised an average of 91% of the total OTUs in all samples. The prokaryotic community composition varied vertically within the water column. Water column prokaryotic communities exhibited a clear depth profile, with higher microbial richness and higher diversity observed with increasing water depth. Cluster analysis of the community composition of water column samples exhibited a similar trend with depth. Correlation with environmental factors suggested distinct variation in prokaryotic community composition with changes in depth, salinity, temperature and dissolved oxygen levels. Functional prediction showed presence of active nitrogen, sulphur and methane metabolic cycles along the vertical transect of the studied region. These results will improve our knowledge of prokaryotic diversity and community composition at different depth of water column for better understanding of the microbial ecology and nutrient cycles in Antarctic Peninsula region of the Southern Ocean.展开更多
With the rapid development of intelligent manufacturing and the changes in market demand,the current manufacturing industry presents the characteristics of multi-varieties,small batches,customization,and a short produ...With the rapid development of intelligent manufacturing and the changes in market demand,the current manufacturing industry presents the characteristics of multi-varieties,small batches,customization,and a short production cycle,with the whole production process having certain flexibility.In this paper,a mathematical model is established with the minimum production cycle as the optimization objective for the dual-resource batch scheduling of the flexible job shop,and an improved nested optimization algorithm is designed to solve the problem.The outer layer batch optimization problem is solved by the improved simulated annealing algorithm.The inner double resource scheduling problem is solved by the improved adaptive genetic algorithm,the double coding scheme,and the decoding scheme of Automated Guided Vehicle(AGV)scheduling based on the scheduling rules.The time consumption of collision-free paths is solved with the path planning algorithm which uses the Dijkstra algorithm based on a time window.Finally,the effectiveness of the algorithm is verified by actual cases,and the influence of AGV with different configurations on workshop production efficiency is analyzed.展开更多
Myc belongs to a family of proto-oncogenes that encode transcription factors.The overexpression of c-Myc causes many types of cancers.Recently,we established a system for screening c-Myc inhibitors and identified anti...Myc belongs to a family of proto-oncogenes that encode transcription factors.The overexpression of c-Myc causes many types of cancers.Recently,we established a system for screening c-Myc inhibitors and identified antimycin A by screening the RIKEN NPDepo chemical library.The specific mechanism of promoting tumor cell metastasis by high c-Myc expression remains to be explained.In this study,we screened approximately 5,600 microbial extracts using this system and identified a broth prepared from Streptomyces sp.RK19-A0402 strongly inhibits c-Myc transcriptional activity.After purification of the hit broth,we identified compounds closely related to the aglycone of cytovaricin and had a structure similar to that of oligomycin A.Similar to oligomycin A,the hit compounds inhibited mitochondrial complex V.The mitochondria dysfunction caused by the compounds induced the production of reactive oxygen species(ROS),and the ROS activated GSK3α/βthat phosphorylated c-Myc for ubiquitination.This study provides a successful screening strategy for identifying natural products as potential c-Myc inhibitors as potential anticancer agents.展开更多
β-transducin repeat-containing protein(β-TrCP)is an F-box protein subunit of the E3 Skp1-Cullin-F box(SCF)type ubiquitin-ligase complex,and provides the substrate specificity for the ligase.To find potent ligands of...β-transducin repeat-containing protein(β-TrCP)is an F-box protein subunit of the E3 Skp1-Cullin-F box(SCF)type ubiquitin-ligase complex,and provides the substrate specificity for the ligase.To find potent ligands ofβ-TrCP useful for the proteolysis targeting chimera(PROTAC)system usingβ-TrCP in the future,we developed a high-throughput screening system for small moleculeβ-TrCP ligands.We screened the chemical library utilizing the system and obtained several hit compounds.The effects of the hit compounds on in vitro ubiquitination activity of SCFβ-TrCP1 and on downstream signaling pathways were examined.Hit compounds NPD5943,NPL62020-01,and NPL42040-01 inhibited the TNFα-induced degradation of IκBαand its phosphorylated form.Hence,they inhibited the activation of the transcription activity of NF-κB,indicating the effective inhibition ofβ-TrCP by the hit compounds in cells.Next,we performed an in silico analysis of the hit compounds to determine the important moieties of the hit compounds.Carboxyl groups of NPL62020-01 and NPL42040-01 and hydroxyl groups of NPD5943 created hydrogen bonds withβ-TrCP similar to those created by intrinsic target phosphopeptides ofβ-TrCP.Our findings enhance our knowledge of useful small molecule ligands ofβ-TrCP and the importance of residues that can be ligands ofβ-TrCP.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U1930117,12204445)。
文摘Active control of terahertz(THz)waves is attracting tremendous attentions in terahertz communications and active photonic devices.Perovskite,due to its excellent photoelectric conversion performance and simple manufacturing process,has emerged as a promising candidate for optoelectronic applications.However,the exploration of perovskites in optically controlled THz modulators is still limited.In this work,the photoelectric properties and carrier dynamics of FA_(0.4)MA_(0.6)PbI_(3)perovskite films were investigated by optical pumped terahertz probe(OPTP)system.The ultrafast carrier dynamics reveal that FA_(0.4)MA_(0.6)PbI_(3)thin film exhibits rapid switching and relaxation time within picosecond level,suggesting that FA_(0.4)MA_(0.6)PbI_(3)is an ideal candidate for active THz devices with ultrafast response.Furthermore,as a proof of concept,a FA_(0.4)MA_(0.6)PbI_(3)-based metadevice with integrating plasma-induced transparency(PIT)effect was fabricated to achieve ultrafast modulation of THz wave.The experimental results demonstrated that the switching time of FA_(0.4)MA_(0.6)PbI_(3)-based THz modulator is near to 3.5 ps,and the threshold of optical pump is as low as 12.7μJ cm^(-2).The simulation results attribute the mechanism of ultrafast THz modulation to photo-induced free carriers in the FA_(0.4)MA_(0.6)PbI_(3)layer,which progressively shorten the capacitive gap of PIT resonator.This study not only illuminates the potential of FA_(0.4)MA_(0.6)PbI_(3)in THz modulation,but also contributes to the field of ultrafast photonic devices.
文摘To improve the productivity,the resource utilization and reduce the production cost of flexible job shops,this paper designs an improved two-layer optimization algorithm for the dual-resource scheduling optimization problem of flexible job shop considering workpiece batching.Firstly,a mathematical model is established to minimize the maximum completion time.Secondly,an improved two-layer optimization algorithm is designed:the outer layer algorithm uses an improved PSO(Particle Swarm Optimization)to solve the workpiece batching problem,and the inner layer algorithm uses an improved GA(Genetic Algorithm)to solve the dual-resource scheduling problem.Then,a rescheduling method is designed to solve the task disturbance problem,represented by machine failures,occurring in the workshop production process.Finally,the superiority and effectiveness of the improved two-layer optimization algorithm are verified by two typical cases.The case results show that the improved two-layer optimization algorithm increases the average productivity by 7.44% compared to the ordinary two-layer optimization algorithm.By setting the different numbers of AGVs(Automated Guided Vehicles)and analyzing the impact on the production cycle of the whole order,this paper uses two indicators,the maximum completion time decreasing rate and the average AGV load time,to obtain the optimal number of AGVs,which saves the cost of production while ensuring the production efficiency.This research combines the solved problem with the real production process,which improves the productivity and reduces the production cost of the flexible job shop,and provides new ideas for the subsequent research.
文摘As a typical transportation tool in the intelligent manufacturing system,Automatic Guided Vehicle(AGV)plays an indispensable role in the automatic production process of the workshop.Therefore,integrating AGV resources into production scheduling has become a research hotspot.For the scheduling problem of the flexible job shop adopting segmented AGV,a dual-resource scheduling optimization mathematical model of machine tools and AGVs is established by minimizing the maximum completion time as the objective function,and an improved genetic algorithmis designed to solve the problem in this study.The algorithmdesigns a two-layer codingmethod based on process coding and machine tool coding and embeds the task allocation of AGV into the decoding process to realize the real dual resource integrated scheduling.When initializing the population,three strategies are designed to ensure the diversity of the population.In order to improve the local search ability and the quality of the solution of the genetic algorithm,three neighborhood structures are designed for variable neighborhood search.The superiority of the improved genetic algorithmand the influence of the location and number of transfer stations on scheduling results are verified in two cases.
基金The work received the support of by National Natural Science Foundation of China(52272338)Major Project of Science and Technology Research Program of Chongqing Education Commission of China(KJZD-M202212901,KJZD-K202012903)Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program(2020-JCJQ-QT-005).
文摘Wax deposition in oil-water stratified flow is commonly encountered onshore and offshore oil production pipe systems,and typically reduces transportation capacity of oil.The accurate predicted model of wax deposition has becomes an indispensable approach to design effective remediation strategies.However,a reliable mechanistic model for wax deposition prediction in oil-water two-phase stratified pipe flow is lacking to validate the deposition process.In this work,a three-dimensional(axial,radial,and angular)robust wax deposit model for oil-water stratified circular pipe flow was developed.The model of formation of a gel deposit based on the first principles of rheology was developed,associated with the results obtained from hydrodynamics and heat/mass transfer simulations.The predictions for wax deposition are found to compare satisfactorily with experimental data with two different oils for single phase and four different water cuts for oil-water stratified pipe flow.It can be seen from the wax gelation mechanism that an increase in water cut can help to reduce the wall/oil-deposit interface shear stress,thereby leading to an increase in the degree of gelation as well as the deposit rate.Furthermore,a local deposit analysis in the circumferential direction was conducted,for water cut 75%and total flow rate 5 m3/h,which provided insights to understand that the thickness on pipe wall was roughly uniformly distributed locates near the top of the pipe and the nearer the position gets close to two points,where the oil-water interface contacts the inner wall,the deposition thickness quickly dropped to 0.It was attributed to the fact that a roughly uniformly thickness far away from the oil-water interface contact the inner wall resulted in the slowly changes temperature along the circumferential pipe wall wetted by oil.
基金supported by the Central PublicInterest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund (Grant No. CAFYBB2020QB001)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 31800571)。
文摘Yellowhorn(Xanthoceras sorbifolium), especially its varieties, is the red petal yellowhorn(X. sorbifolium var. purpurea), an important tree species with great ornamental value, and its flower petals change color throughout the flowering period. In this study, we mainly focused on the mechanism of the petal color change with transcriptomics and metabolomics data. A phased chromosome-scale assembly of the red petal yellowhorn genome was generated using the PacBio high-fidelity reads, Illumina short reads, and Phase genomics Proximo Hi-C data. The final de novo assembly yielded 533.67 Mb with a contig N50 of 5.42 Mb, and 27 501 protein-coding genes were predicted. Notably, an alternate haplotig assembly was also obtained. Furthermore, a variation database for the alleles within the genome was constructed. Subsequently, the expression pattern of flower pigmentation-related genes and allelic expression imbalance events were investigated. Apart from 6 genes involved in the anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway regulated by the activation of 15 MYB-bHLH-WD40s, the increased expression of senescencerelated gene 1(SRG1) and 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase(DIOX5) might also result in decreasing content of lutein and increasing abundance of(E/Z)-phytoene, cyanidin-3-O-rutinoside, and cyanidin-3-O-sambubioside. These changes in genes and metabolites were most likely related to the petal color change in red petal yellowhorn. This phased chromosome-scale genome assembly provides more accurate genomic information for future molecular breeding and facilitates allele function studies of the red petal yellowhorn.
基金The Impact and Response of Antarctic Seas to Climate Change under contract No. IRFSOCC2020-2022。
文摘Prokaryotic diversity and community composition in the water column of eight stations(63 samples) around the Antarctic Peninsula of the Southern Ocean were investigated. Through pyrosequencing of the V3–V4hypervariable regions of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene, we characterized 4 720 089 valid reads representing 48 188operational taxonomic units(OTUs, 97% similarity). The community was dominated by the phyla Pseudomonadota(original name: Proteobacteria, 47%), Oxyphotobacteria(26%), and Bacteroidota(original name: Bacteroidetes, 18%), which comprised an average of 91% of the total OTUs in all samples. The prokaryotic community composition varied vertically within the water column. Water column prokaryotic communities exhibited a clear depth profile, with higher microbial richness and higher diversity observed with increasing water depth. Cluster analysis of the community composition of water column samples exhibited a similar trend with depth. Correlation with environmental factors suggested distinct variation in prokaryotic community composition with changes in depth, salinity, temperature and dissolved oxygen levels. Functional prediction showed presence of active nitrogen, sulphur and methane metabolic cycles along the vertical transect of the studied region. These results will improve our knowledge of prokaryotic diversity and community composition at different depth of water column for better understanding of the microbial ecology and nutrient cycles in Antarctic Peninsula region of the Southern Ocean.
文摘With the rapid development of intelligent manufacturing and the changes in market demand,the current manufacturing industry presents the characteristics of multi-varieties,small batches,customization,and a short production cycle,with the whole production process having certain flexibility.In this paper,a mathematical model is established with the minimum production cycle as the optimization objective for the dual-resource batch scheduling of the flexible job shop,and an improved nested optimization algorithm is designed to solve the problem.The outer layer batch optimization problem is solved by the improved simulated annealing algorithm.The inner double resource scheduling problem is solved by the improved adaptive genetic algorithm,the double coding scheme,and the decoding scheme of Automated Guided Vehicle(AGV)scheduling based on the scheduling rules.The time consumption of collision-free paths is solved with the path planning algorithm which uses the Dijkstra algorithm based on a time window.Finally,the effectiveness of the algorithm is verified by actual cases,and the influence of AGV with different configurations on workshop production efficiency is analyzed.
基金supported by grants from JSPS/MEXT KAKENHI(JP19H05302 and JP21H00295 to N.W.)the MOST-RIKEN Collaboration Project(2021YFE0108000 to J.L.and N.W.)Translation Research Programs from Fukushima Prefecture(to K.S.).
文摘Myc belongs to a family of proto-oncogenes that encode transcription factors.The overexpression of c-Myc causes many types of cancers.Recently,we established a system for screening c-Myc inhibitors and identified antimycin A by screening the RIKEN NPDepo chemical library.The specific mechanism of promoting tumor cell metastasis by high c-Myc expression remains to be explained.In this study,we screened approximately 5,600 microbial extracts using this system and identified a broth prepared from Streptomyces sp.RK19-A0402 strongly inhibits c-Myc transcriptional activity.After purification of the hit broth,we identified compounds closely related to the aglycone of cytovaricin and had a structure similar to that of oligomycin A.Similar to oligomycin A,the hit compounds inhibited mitochondrial complex V.The mitochondria dysfunction caused by the compounds induced the production of reactive oxygen species(ROS),and the ROS activated GSK3α/βthat phosphorylated c-Myc for ubiquitination.This study provides a successful screening strategy for identifying natural products as potential c-Myc inhibitors as potential anticancer agents.
基金supported by research grants from the JSPS/MEXT KAKENHI(JP19H05302 and JP21H00295 to N.W.)the MOSTRIKEN Collaboration Project(2021YFE0108000 to J.L.and N.W.).
文摘β-transducin repeat-containing protein(β-TrCP)is an F-box protein subunit of the E3 Skp1-Cullin-F box(SCF)type ubiquitin-ligase complex,and provides the substrate specificity for the ligase.To find potent ligands ofβ-TrCP useful for the proteolysis targeting chimera(PROTAC)system usingβ-TrCP in the future,we developed a high-throughput screening system for small moleculeβ-TrCP ligands.We screened the chemical library utilizing the system and obtained several hit compounds.The effects of the hit compounds on in vitro ubiquitination activity of SCFβ-TrCP1 and on downstream signaling pathways were examined.Hit compounds NPD5943,NPL62020-01,and NPL42040-01 inhibited the TNFα-induced degradation of IκBαand its phosphorylated form.Hence,they inhibited the activation of the transcription activity of NF-κB,indicating the effective inhibition ofβ-TrCP by the hit compounds in cells.Next,we performed an in silico analysis of the hit compounds to determine the important moieties of the hit compounds.Carboxyl groups of NPL62020-01 and NPL42040-01 and hydroxyl groups of NPD5943 created hydrogen bonds withβ-TrCP similar to those created by intrinsic target phosphopeptides ofβ-TrCP.Our findings enhance our knowledge of useful small molecule ligands ofβ-TrCP and the importance of residues that can be ligands ofβ-TrCP.