Effects of personalized exercise prescriptions and social media delivered through mobile health on cancer survivors’physical activity and quality of life

Purpose This study aimed to examine the effects of a multi-component mobile health intervention(wearable,apps,and social media)on cancer survivors’(CS')physical activity(PA),quality of life,and PA determinants compared to exercise prescription only,social media only,and attention control conditions.Methods A total of 126 CS(age=60.37±7.41 years,mean±SD)were recruited from the United States.The study duration was 6 months and participants were randomly placed into 4 groups.All participants received a Fitbit tracker and were instructed to install its companion app to monitor their daily PA.They(1)received previously established weekly personalized exercise prescriptions via email,(2)received weekly Facebook health education and interacted with one another,(3)received both Conditions 1 and 2,or(4)were part of the control condition,meaning they adopted usual care.CS PA daily steps,quality of life(i.e.,physical health and mental health),and PA determinants(e.g.,self-efficacy,social support)were measured at baseline,3 months,and 6 months.Results The final sample size included 123 CS.The results revealed only the multi-component condition had greater improvements in PA daily steps than the control condition post-intervention(95%confidence interval(95%CI):368–2951;p<0.05).Similarly,those in the multi-component condition had significantly greater increased physical health than the control condition(95%CI:–0.41 to–0.01;p<0.05)over time.In addition,the social media condition had significantly greater increased perceived social support than the control condition(95%CI:0.01–0.93;p<0.05).No other significant differences on outcomes were identified.Conclusion The study findings suggest that the implementation of a multi-component mobile health intervention had positive effects on CS PA steps and physical health.Also,offering social media intervention has the potential to improve CS perceived social support.

Investigation of active-region doping on InAs/GaSb long wave infrared detectors

The eight-band κ·p model is used to establish the energy band structure model of the type-II InAs/GaSb superlattice detectors with a cut-off wavelength of 10.5μm,and the best composition of M-structure in this type of device is calculated theoretically.In addition,we have also experimented on the devices designed with the best performance to investigate the effect of the active region p-type doping temperature on the quantum efficiency of the device.The results show that the modest active region doping temperature(Be:760℃)can improve the quantum efficiency of the device with the best performance,while excessive doping(Be:>760℃)is not conducive to improving the photo response.With the best designed structure and an appropriate doping concentration,a maximum quantum efficiency of 45% is achieved with a resistance-area product of 688?·cm^2,corresponding to a maximum detectivity of 7.35×10^11cm·Hz^1/2/W.

High-performance midwavelength infrared detectors based on InAsSb nBn design

we report n Bn photodetectors based on In As0.91 Sb0.09 with a 100% cut-off wavelength of 4.75 μm at 300 K. The band of an n Bn detector is similar to that of a standard pin detector, but there is special wide bandgap Al As0.08 Sb0.92 barrier layer in the n Bn detector, in which the depletion region of n Bn detector exists. The n Bn design has many advantages, such as low dark current and high quantum efficiency, because the n Bn design can suppress the generation–recombination(GR)current that is the main composition of standard pin detector dark current. The constant slope of the Arrhenius plot of J0–1/T indicates the absence of the generation–recombination dark current. We fabricate an n Bn detector with a quantum efficiency(QE) maximum of ~ 60% under-0.2-V bias voltage. The In As Sb n Bn detectors may be a competitive candidate for midwavelength infrared detector.

低温等离子体改性碳纳米管及其对U(Ⅵ)的吸附性能研究

采用低温等离子体法将O-磷酸乙醇胺(O-PEA)接枝到多壁碳纳米管表面(MWCNTs),并使用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、X射线衍射(XRD)和拉曼光谱(Raman)表征改性前后的MWCNTs的物化性质.通过静态吸附实验研究改性碳纳米管对溶液中U(Ⅵ)的吸附容量,同时,还研究了吸附时间、pH、离子强度和温度对吸附性能的影响.结果表明,通过低温等离子体法改性后的MWCNTs(PTMWCNTs-4)对U(Ⅵ)的吸附性能最好,其吸附容量大约是未改性MWCNTs吸附量的3倍.改性后的MWCNTs吸附速率更快. PTMWCNTs-4对U(Ⅵ)的吸附在pH<7.0条件下不受离子强度影响,属于内层络合机理;而在pH>7.0条件下受离子强度影响,属于外层络合机理或离子交换.热力学数据表明,吸附过程放热且可自发进行.本文为U(Ⅵ)的有效去除提供了一种新型环保的改性方法.

Effect of temperature and moisture on soil organic carbon mineralization of predominantly permafrost peatland in the Great Hing'an Mountains,Northeastern China

Boreal peatlands represent a large global carbon pool. The relationships between carbon mineralization, soil temperature and moisture in the permafrost peatlands of the Great Hing＇an Mountains, China, were examined. The CO2 emissions were measured during laboratory incubations of samples from four sites under different temperatures （5, 10, 15, and 20℃） and moisture contents （0%, 30%, 60%, 100% water holding capacity （WHC） and completely water saturated）. Total carbon mineralization ranged from 15.51 to 112.92 mg C under the treatments for all sites. Carbon mineralization rates decreased with soil depth, increased with temperature, and reached the highest at 60% WHC at the same temperature. The calculated temperature coefficient （Q10） values ranged from 1.84 to 2.51 with the soil depths and moisture. However, the values were not significantly affected by soil moisture and depth for all sites due to the different peat properties （P 〉 0.05）. We found that the carbon mineralization could be successfully predicted as a two-compartment function with temperature and moisture （R^2 〉 0.96） and total carbon mineralization was significantly affected by temperature and moisture （P 〈 0.05）. Thus, temperature and moisture would play important roles in carbon mineralization of permafrost peatlands in the Great Hing＇an Mountains, indicating that the permafrost peatlands would be sensitive to the environment change, and the permafrost peatlands would be potentially mineralized under future climate change.

A reactive oxygen species burst causes haploid induction in maize

Haploid induction (HI) is an important tool in crop breeding. Phospholipase A1 (ZmPLA1)/NOT LIKE DAD (NLD)/MATRILINEAL (MTL) is a key gene controlling HI in maize;however, the underlying molecular mechanism remains unclear. In this study, to dissect why loss of ZmPLA1 function could mediate HI we performed a comprehensive multiple omics analysis of zmpla1 mutant anthers by integrating transcriptome, metabolome, quantitative proteome, and protein modification data. Functional classes of significantly enriched or differentially abundant molecular entities were found to be associated with the oxidative stress response, suggesting that a reactive oxygen species (ROS) burst plays a critical role in HI. In support of this, we further discovered that a simple chemical treatment of pollen with ROS reagents could lead to HI. Moreover, we identified ZmPOD65, which encodes a sperm-specific peroxidase, as a new gene controlling HI. Taken together, our study revealed a likely mechanism of HI, discovered a new gene controlling HI, and created a new method for HI in maize, indicating the importance of ROS balance in maintaining normal reproduction and providing a potential route to accelerate crop breeding.

Co-existence and co-infection of influenza A viruses and coronaviruses: Public health challenges

Since the 20th century,humans have lived through five pandemics caused by influenza A viruses(IAVs)(H1N1/1918,H2N2/1957,H3N2/1968,and H1N1/2009)and the coronavirus(CoV)severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2).IAVs and CoVs both have broad host ranges and share multiple hosts.Virus co-circulation and even co-infections facilitate genetic reassortment among IAVs and recombination among CoVs,further altering virus evolution dynamics and generating novel variants with increased cross-species transmission risk.Moreover,SARS-CoV-2 may maintain longterm circulation in humans as seasonal IAVs.Co-existence and co-infection of both viruses in humans could alter disease transmission patterns and aggravate disease burden.Herein,we demonstrate how virus-host ecology correlates with the co-existence and co-infection of IAVs and/or CoVs,further affecting virus evolution and disease dynamics and burden,calling for active virus surveillance and countermeasures for future public health challenges.