In this article,we are concerned with analytical solutions for a model of inviscid liquid-gas two-phase flow.On the basis of Yuen’s works[25,27–29]on self-similar solutions for compressible Euler equations,we presen...In this article,we are concerned with analytical solutions for a model of inviscid liquid-gas two-phase flow.On the basis of Yuen’s works[25,27–29]on self-similar solutions for compressible Euler equations,we present some special self-similar solutions for a model of inviscid liquid-gas two-phase flow in radial symmetry with and without rotation,and in elliptic symmetry without rotation.Some blowup phenomena and the global existence of the solutions obtained are classified.展开更多
Respiratory syncytial virus(RSV)is the major cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in young children and the elderly.There are currently no approved RSV-specific therapeutic small molecules available.Using high-through...Respiratory syncytial virus(RSV)is the major cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in young children and the elderly.There are currently no approved RSV-specific therapeutic small molecules available.Using high-throughput antiviral screening,we identified an oral drug,the prenylation inhibitor lonafarnib,which showed potent inhibition of the RSV fusion process.Lonafarnib exhibited antiviral activity against both the RSV A and B genotypes and showed low cytotoxicity in HEp-2 and human primary bronchial epithelial cells(HBEC).Time-of-addition and pseudovirus assays demonstrated that lonafarnib inhibits RSV entry,but has farnesyltransferase-independent antiviral efficacy.Cryo-electron microscopy revealed that lonafarnib binds to a triple-symmetric pocket within the central cavity of the RSV F metastable pre-fusion conformation.Mutants at the RSV F sites interacting with lonafarnib showed resistance to lonafarnib but remained fully sensitive to the neutralizing monoclonal antibody palivizumab.Furthermore,lonafarnib dose-dependently reduced the replication of RSV in BALB/c mice.Collectively,lonafarnib could be a potential fusion inhibitor for RSV infection.展开更多
The existence of classical solutions to a stationary simplified quantum energytransport model for semiconductor devices in 1-dimensional space is proved.The model consists of a nonlinear elliptic third-order equation ...The existence of classical solutions to a stationary simplified quantum energytransport model for semiconductor devices in 1-dimensional space is proved.The model consists of a nonlinear elliptic third-order equation for the electron density,including a temperature derivative,an elliptic nonlinear heat equation for the electron temperature,and the Poisson equation for the electric potential.The proof is based on an exponential variable transformation and the Leray-Schauder fixed-point theorem.展开更多
Cynanchum paniculatum(Bunge) Kitagawa is usually used as an herbal medicine for treating many diseases. Paeonol is the main active component, and its content is the key indicator for quality control of C. paniculatum....Cynanchum paniculatum(Bunge) Kitagawa is usually used as an herbal medicine for treating many diseases. Paeonol is the main active component, and its content is the key indicator for quality control of C. paniculatum. In the present study, we developed a rapid, accurate and precise method for quantitation of paeonol in C. paniculatum using 1 H NMR spectra. The deuterated solvent of methanol-d4 enabled satisfactory separation of the signals to be integrated in 1 H NMR spectrum. H-6(δ 7.78) of 1 H NMR spectrum of C. paniculatum was selected as the feature signal for quantitation, and trimesic acid(TMA) was selected as an internal standard. Validation of the quantitative method was performed in terms of linearity, specificity, repeatability and stability. This is the first time to report quantitative 1 H NMR(qHNMR) applied to determine the content of paeonol in C. paniculatum and showed a wider linearity range than the reported quantitation of paeonol in others. The simple extraction of paeonol from C. paniculatum was rapid and will prompt the application of the developed method. This work implied that qHNMR represented a feasible alternative to HPLC-based methods for quantitation of paeonol in C. paniculatum, and it was suitable for the quality control of C. paniculatum.展开更多
Water regulation of the Xiaolangdi Reservoir of the Yellow River was chosen as a case to investigate variations in concentrations and bioavailability of heavy metals caused by water conservancy projects in rivers. Wat...Water regulation of the Xiaolangdi Reservoir of the Yellow River was chosen as a case to investigate variations in concentrations and bioavailability of heavy metals caused by water conservancy projects in rivers. Water and suspended sediment(SPS) samples were collected at downstream sampling sites along the river during this period. Concentrations and speciation of Zn, Cr, Cu, Ni, and Pb in water and SPS samples were analyzed, and their bioaccumulation was studied with Daphnia magna. This study indicated that the exchangeable and carbonatebound fractions of heavy metals in SPS decreased along the studied stretch, and the dissolved heavy metal concentrations increased along the river with 1.6–15 folds. This is because sediment resuspension increased along the river during water regulation, giving rise to the increase of heavy metal release from SPS. The dissolved Zn, Cu, Ni, and Pb concentrations were significantly positively correlated with SPS concentrations, and their increase along the river was greater than Cr. The body burdens of heavy metals in D. magna exposed into samples collected from the reservoir outlet were 1.3–3.0 times lower than those from downstream stations, suggesting that the heavy metal bioavailability increased during water regulation.This should be considered in the reservoir operation.展开更多
The fruits of Pyracantha fortuneana(Maxim.)Li were fermented with pure fungi to improve their antioxidant capacity.The antioxidant activities of fermented and non-fermented P.fortuneana fruits were estimated by 1,1-di...The fruits of Pyracantha fortuneana(Maxim.)Li were fermented with pure fungi to improve their antioxidant capacity.The antioxidant activities of fermented and non-fermented P.fortuneana fruits were estimated by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl(DPPH)and 2,2'-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonate)(ABTS)radical scavenging activities,as well as ferric ion reducing antioxidant power(FRAP).The total phenolic content(TPC)and total flavonoid content(TFC)were also determined.Additionally,the changes caused by fermentation were characterized by proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy(1H NMR).The results showed that P.fortuneana fruits fermented with Rhizopus oryzae and Penicillium commune exhibited stronger antioxidant activity compared with the non-fermented material.Correlation analysis indicated that the increased activity might be ascribed to the improvement of TPC.Chemical characterization of 1H NMR implied that the increased TPC and antioxidant activity might be attributed to some of the phenolic and flavonoid glycosides hydrolyzed to new components during fermentation.The present study was the first report of the fermentation of P.fortuneana fruit with pure fungal strains and suggested that fermentation of P.fortuneana fruits with R.oryzae and P.commune was an effective alternative approach to increase antioxidant,and P.fortuneana fruit fermented by R.oryzae and P.commune might be the new alternative of natural antioxidants.展开更多
The livestock breeding industries face overuse of antibiotics,which has been intensively studied in recent years.However,the occurrence and fate of antibiotics as well as their potential threats to the aquatic environ...The livestock breeding industries face overuse of antibiotics,which has been intensively studied in recent years.However,the occurrence and fate of antibiotics as well as their potential threats to the aquatic environments in alpine and arid regions remain unclear.This study investigated the relationship of the occurrence and concentrations of antibi-otics between the Kaidu River and Bosten Lake in a typical alpine basin in China.Hot spots with antibiotic pollution source were explored.The antibiotic concentrations in river water and suspended sediment(SPS)were 2.20-99.4 ng/L and 1.03-176 ng/g.The dominant antibi-otics were tetracyclines,sulphacetamide,and ofloxacin in river water and sulfonamides,clarithromycin,roxithromycin,and ofloxacin in SPS.The apparent differences in pollution sources and landscapes in different reaches led to the obvious spatial patterns of antibiotics in the Kaidu River.Higher partition coefficient of antibiotic between SPS and water phases for sulfonamides than tetracyclines was because that tetracyclines strongly responded to clay contents while sulfonamides significantly responded to organic carbon contents in SPS.There were significant differences in detected antibiotic categories between the river and the lake.Fluoroquinolones(especially ciprofloxacin and enrofloxacin)were detected in the lake while sulphacetamide was only detected in the river.Therefore,the surrounding husbandry and aquaculture around the Bosten Lake was an important antibiotic pollution source in addition to inputs from the Kaidu River.This research suggested that alpine lakes could be an important sink of antibiotics in alpine dry regions,and thus impose greater threats to the aquatic ecosystem.展开更多
基金supported by the Project of Youth Backbone Teachers of Colleges and Universities in Henan Province(2019GGJS176)the Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province Science and Technology Department(162300410077)+3 种基金the Outstanding Youth Foundation of Science and Technology Innovation of Henan Province(2018JQ0004)the Aeronautical Science Foundation of China(2017ZD55014)the Basic Research Projects of Key Scientific Research Projects Plan in Henan Higher Education Institutions(20zx003)the Internal Research Grant from the Education University of Hong Kong(RG 15/2018-2019R)。
文摘In this article,we are concerned with analytical solutions for a model of inviscid liquid-gas two-phase flow.On the basis of Yuen’s works[25,27–29]on self-similar solutions for compressible Euler equations,we present some special self-similar solutions for a model of inviscid liquid-gas two-phase flow in radial symmetry with and without rotation,and in elliptic symmetry without rotation.Some blowup phenomena and the global existence of the solutions obtained are classified.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong province(Grant no.2024A1515011589 to Q.Y.)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant no.32000111 to Q.Y.,82170473 to J.S.)+3 种基金the Pearl River Talent Recruitment Program(Grant no.2019CX01Y422 to X.C.)the Guangzhou Laboratory(Grant no.SRPG22-002 to J.S.and X.C.,No.SRPG22-011 to W.P.and Q.Y.)the Basic and Applied Basic Research Projects of Guangzhou Basic Research Program(2023A04J0161 to Q.Y.,2021QN020451 to J.S.)the Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST(Grant no.2023QNRC001 to F.L.).
文摘Respiratory syncytial virus(RSV)is the major cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in young children and the elderly.There are currently no approved RSV-specific therapeutic small molecules available.Using high-throughput antiviral screening,we identified an oral drug,the prenylation inhibitor lonafarnib,which showed potent inhibition of the RSV fusion process.Lonafarnib exhibited antiviral activity against both the RSV A and B genotypes and showed low cytotoxicity in HEp-2 and human primary bronchial epithelial cells(HBEC).Time-of-addition and pseudovirus assays demonstrated that lonafarnib inhibits RSV entry,but has farnesyltransferase-independent antiviral efficacy.Cryo-electron microscopy revealed that lonafarnib binds to a triple-symmetric pocket within the central cavity of the RSV F metastable pre-fusion conformation.Mutants at the RSV F sites interacting with lonafarnib showed resistance to lonafarnib but remained fully sensitive to the neutralizing monoclonal antibody palivizumab.Furthermore,lonafarnib dose-dependently reduced the replication of RSV in BALB/c mice.Collectively,lonafarnib could be a potential fusion inhibitor for RSV infection.
基金the Vital Science Research Foundation of Henan Province Education Department(No.12A110024)
文摘The existence of classical solutions to a stationary simplified quantum energytransport model for semiconductor devices in 1-dimensional space is proved.The model consists of a nonlinear elliptic third-order equation for the electron density,including a temperature derivative,an elliptic nonlinear heat equation for the electron temperature,and the Poisson equation for the electric potential.The proof is based on an exponential variable transformation and the Leray-Schauder fixed-point theorem.
基金Science and Technology Project of Yunnan Provincial Department of Science and Technology(Grant No.2018FD081)Yunnan Local Colleges Applied Basic Research Projects[Grant Nos.2019FH001-(109),2017FH001-092,2017FH001-094 and 2018FH001-019]Youth Research Foundation of Qujing Normal University in 2019(Grant No.2019QN004)。
文摘Cynanchum paniculatum(Bunge) Kitagawa is usually used as an herbal medicine for treating many diseases. Paeonol is the main active component, and its content is the key indicator for quality control of C. paniculatum. In the present study, we developed a rapid, accurate and precise method for quantitation of paeonol in C. paniculatum using 1 H NMR spectra. The deuterated solvent of methanol-d4 enabled satisfactory separation of the signals to be integrated in 1 H NMR spectrum. H-6(δ 7.78) of 1 H NMR spectrum of C. paniculatum was selected as the feature signal for quantitation, and trimesic acid(TMA) was selected as an internal standard. Validation of the quantitative method was performed in terms of linearity, specificity, repeatability and stability. This is the first time to report quantitative 1 H NMR(qHNMR) applied to determine the content of paeonol in C. paniculatum and showed a wider linearity range than the reported quantitation of paeonol in others. The simple extraction of paeonol from C. paniculatum was rapid and will prompt the application of the developed method. This work implied that qHNMR represented a feasible alternative to HPLC-based methods for quantitation of paeonol in C. paniculatum, and it was suitable for the quality control of C. paniculatum.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2017YFA0605001)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.91547207)the Fund for Innovative Research Group of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51721093)
文摘Water regulation of the Xiaolangdi Reservoir of the Yellow River was chosen as a case to investigate variations in concentrations and bioavailability of heavy metals caused by water conservancy projects in rivers. Water and suspended sediment(SPS) samples were collected at downstream sampling sites along the river during this period. Concentrations and speciation of Zn, Cr, Cu, Ni, and Pb in water and SPS samples were analyzed, and their bioaccumulation was studied with Daphnia magna. This study indicated that the exchangeable and carbonatebound fractions of heavy metals in SPS decreased along the studied stretch, and the dissolved heavy metal concentrations increased along the river with 1.6–15 folds. This is because sediment resuspension increased along the river during water regulation, giving rise to the increase of heavy metal release from SPS. The dissolved Zn, Cu, Ni, and Pb concentrations were significantly positively correlated with SPS concentrations, and their increase along the river was greater than Cr. The body burdens of heavy metals in D. magna exposed into samples collected from the reservoir outlet were 1.3–3.0 times lower than those from downstream stations, suggesting that the heavy metal bioavailability increased during water regulation.This should be considered in the reservoir operation.
基金Special Basic Cooperative Research Programs of Yunnan Provincial Undergraduate Universities(Grant No.2019FH001-109)Undergraduates Innovative Experiment Project from MOE(Grant Nos.202010684016,202110684004)。
文摘The fruits of Pyracantha fortuneana(Maxim.)Li were fermented with pure fungi to improve their antioxidant capacity.The antioxidant activities of fermented and non-fermented P.fortuneana fruits were estimated by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl(DPPH)and 2,2'-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonate)(ABTS)radical scavenging activities,as well as ferric ion reducing antioxidant power(FRAP).The total phenolic content(TPC)and total flavonoid content(TFC)were also determined.Additionally,the changes caused by fermentation were characterized by proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy(1H NMR).The results showed that P.fortuneana fruits fermented with Rhizopus oryzae and Penicillium commune exhibited stronger antioxidant activity compared with the non-fermented material.Correlation analysis indicated that the increased activity might be ascribed to the improvement of TPC.Chemical characterization of 1H NMR implied that the increased TPC and antioxidant activity might be attributed to some of the phenolic and flavonoid glycosides hydrolyzed to new components during fermentation.The present study was the first report of the fermentation of P.fortuneana fruit with pure fungal strains and suggested that fermentation of P.fortuneana fruits with R.oryzae and P.commune was an effective alternative approach to increase antioxidant,and P.fortuneana fruit fermented by R.oryzae and P.commune might be the new alternative of natural antioxidants.
基金This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2017YFC0404501)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51809177)+1 种基金China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2018M630576)Special Fund for Basic Scientific Research of Central Public Research Institutes NHRI Youth fund(No.Y918017).
文摘The livestock breeding industries face overuse of antibiotics,which has been intensively studied in recent years.However,the occurrence and fate of antibiotics as well as their potential threats to the aquatic environments in alpine and arid regions remain unclear.This study investigated the relationship of the occurrence and concentrations of antibi-otics between the Kaidu River and Bosten Lake in a typical alpine basin in China.Hot spots with antibiotic pollution source were explored.The antibiotic concentrations in river water and suspended sediment(SPS)were 2.20-99.4 ng/L and 1.03-176 ng/g.The dominant antibi-otics were tetracyclines,sulphacetamide,and ofloxacin in river water and sulfonamides,clarithromycin,roxithromycin,and ofloxacin in SPS.The apparent differences in pollution sources and landscapes in different reaches led to the obvious spatial patterns of antibiotics in the Kaidu River.Higher partition coefficient of antibiotic between SPS and water phases for sulfonamides than tetracyclines was because that tetracyclines strongly responded to clay contents while sulfonamides significantly responded to organic carbon contents in SPS.There were significant differences in detected antibiotic categories between the river and the lake.Fluoroquinolones(especially ciprofloxacin and enrofloxacin)were detected in the lake while sulphacetamide was only detected in the river.Therefore,the surrounding husbandry and aquaculture around the Bosten Lake was an important antibiotic pollution source in addition to inputs from the Kaidu River.This research suggested that alpine lakes could be an important sink of antibiotics in alpine dry regions,and thus impose greater threats to the aquatic ecosystem.