To enhance the explosion suppression effects of water mist, various potassium halide additives were tested in a confined vessel filled with a 10% mixture of methane/air. Air and CO2(0.7 MPa) were used as driver gases....To enhance the explosion suppression effects of water mist, various potassium halide additives were tested in a confined vessel filled with a 10% mixture of methane/air. Air and CO2(0.7 MPa) were used as driver gases. The results revealed that halide additives exhibit considerable suppression effects on explosion overpressure. A30% KI mist decreased the explosion overpressure by 27.46% compared with the suppression by pure water mist under the same conditions. When CO2 is used as the driver gas, it will dissolve in water under high pressure.The synergistic effect of a CO2 solution with an effective additive afforded significant suppression. Under the same conditions, the overpressures suppressed by a mist of 30% KI + 0.7 MPa CO2 solution decreased by 33.53% compared with those suppressed by pure water mist driven by air. The synergistic suppression effect is much better than that of a 0.7 MPa CO2 solution mist or 30% KI mist alone. The multicomponent additives can be considered when suppressing methane/air explosions with pressure-formed water mist.展开更多
Graphene oxide (GO) contains numerous functional groups that facilitate the intercalation of polar solvents. The properties and applications of GO are closely related to its interlayer spacing. We report on the chan...Graphene oxide (GO) contains numerous functional groups that facilitate the intercalation of polar solvents. The properties and applications of GO are closely related to its interlayer spacing. We report on the changes in the interlayer spacing of GO after the adsorption of water molecules and the polar organic solvents C2H602 (EG), C3HTNO (DMF), C5H9NO (NMP). Experiments were conducted to investigate the variations in the functional groups and structure of GO after solvent adsorp-tion, and they play a vital role in modeling and verifying the results of molecular dynamics simulation. The most stable GO structures are obtained through molecular dynamics simulation. The expansion of the interlayer spacing of GO after the adsorption of monolayer solvent molecules corresponds to the minimum three-dimensional size of the solvent molecules. The spatial arrangement of solvent molecules also contributes to the changes in interlayer spacing. Most adsorbed molecules are oriented parallel to the carbon plane of GO. However, as additional molecules are adsorbed into the interlaminations of GO, the adsorbed molecules are oriented perpendicular to the carbon plane of GO, and a large space forms between two GO interlayers. In addition, the role of large molecules in increasing interlayer spacing becomes more crucial than that of water molecules in the adsorption of binary solvent systems by GO.展开更多
The imbibition ability of extinguishant is an important factor influencing the extinguishing effect for smoldering fire in pulverized coals. The coal particle size, bulk compactness, and aqueous solution properties si...The imbibition ability of extinguishant is an important factor influencing the extinguishing effect for smoldering fire in pulverized coals. The coal particle size, bulk compactness, and aqueous solution properties significantly affect the imbibition ability of extinguishment. This work aims to reveal the influence of the properties of pulverized coals and aqueous solution on the imbibition ability of extinguishant for smoldering fire through experiments and capillary theories. The imbibition height and rate were adopted to evaluate the imbibition ability of extinguishment. The results showed that a relatively small bulk compactness and a fine coal particle size negatively influenced the extinguishing process dominantly because of its high surface energy and low wettability. An additive was used to adjust the properties of aqueous solution. The liquid with a larger surface tension, a smaller contact angle, and a lower viscosity induced a better imbibition ability of extinguishment.展开更多
Solid–liquid separation is a vital step in drilling sludge disposal, and the filterability and settleability of drilling sludge are the main evaluating indicators for the separation process. The influence of Na^+,K^+...Solid–liquid separation is a vital step in drilling sludge disposal, and the filterability and settleability of drilling sludge are the main evaluating indicators for the separation process. The influence of Na^+,K^+,Mg^(2+),Ca^(2+),and Fe^(3+) on drilling sludge filterability and settleability was investigated in our research. The water content,filtration rate, supernatant volume and supernatant turbidity were measured to evaluate the filterability and settleability of drilling sludge. Meanwhile, the zeta potential, specific surface area of sludge flocs, particle size distribution and Fourier-transformed infrared spectra were employed to clarify the influencing mechanism.The experimental results showed that the filterability and settleability of drilling sludge were related to concentration and types of cations. Mg^(2+),Ca^(2+),and Fe^(3+) performed better than Na^+, K^+, and the cations with smaller hydrated radius got superior solid–liquid separation behavior at same valence. Finally, the spectra indicated that no chemical adsorption occurred between inorganic cations and drilling sludge flocs. The variation of surface charge and flocs growth after adding different inorganic cations were the reasons for the changes of the filterability and settleability.展开更多
Sixty sediment samples were collected from the main Songhua River in three years. Twelve polybrominated diphenyl ether( PBDE) congeners( BDE17,28,47,66,99,100,153,154,138,183,and BDE-209) were detected to state the po...Sixty sediment samples were collected from the main Songhua River in three years. Twelve polybrominated diphenyl ether( PBDE) congeners( BDE17,28,47,66,99,100,153,154,138,183,and BDE-209) were detected to state the pollution situation. The results showed that the total concentration of total PBDEs ranges from 0. 424 to 23. 0 ng / g dry weight,with the mean of 3. 02 ng / g,and the total PBDEs concentration is at relative low level compared with those worldwide. The congener profile showed that BDE-209 is the dominant congener that accounts for more than 80. 1% of total PBDEs in sediments,followed by BDE-47 and BDE-99. These profiles are consistent with a high consumption of Deca-BDEs for the brominated flame retardant market in China. The results of spatial and seasonal observations indicated that local sources,temperature variation, and hydrologic conditions are significant factors on PBDEs concentrations. Hazard quotients suggested that PBDEs pose no potential risk to benthic organisms in detected area at present.展开更多
Water-based fire extinguishing agent is the main means to deal with smoldering fires.However,due to the hydrophobic properties of the particle surface,the porous medium channel provide resistance and slow down the ext...Water-based fire extinguishing agent is the main means to deal with smoldering fires.However,due to the hydrophobic properties of the particle surface,the porous medium channel provide resistance and slow down the extinguishing agent flow during the downward permeation process.To promote the liquid permeation process in such porous media,this work studied liquid imbibition process and analyzed the oscillating and attenuating process of liquid level in capillary channel by theoretical,experimental,and numerical methods.An empirical mathematical equation was proposed to describe the oscillating process,and the effects of the capillary diameter and contact angle parameters on the transportation process were analyzed.Based on this,the“relay-mode”was proposed to promote the liquid transportation forward.Finally,the transient simulation results of liquid permeation in coal stacks showed when the liquid flowed through the channel with changed diameter from large to small ones,the transportation distance was several times longer than that through the unidiameter ones.The trend of liquid“relay-mode”in capillaries can be used to promote the permeation in granular materials porous media stacks.The relevant results also provide new thoughts to develop the water-based fire extinguishing agents and then improve the firefighting efficiency of deep-seated fire in porous media stacks.展开更多
After the Tianjin Port 8.12 explosion, an enormous amount of potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7) and butanone (CH3COCH2CH3) leaked into the coastal soil-groundwater system, which potentially threatened the environment ...After the Tianjin Port 8.12 explosion, an enormous amount of potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7) and butanone (CH3COCH2CH3) leaked into the coastal soil-groundwater system, which potentially threatened the environment and human health. Determining the transport process of hazards is necessary to establish guidelines for remediating the contaminated area. This work aims to investigate the migration of potassium dichromate and butanone in the coastal soil-groundwater system through a coupling unsaturated-saturated numerical model, incorporating the HYDRUS model into the MODFLOW/ MT3D model. In the unsaturated zone, two-dimensional HYDRUS model was applied, and its recharge flux at the bottom boundary was utilized as the input of MODFLOW/MT3D model in the saturated zone. Results showed that Cr2O^(2-)7 migrated much faster than butanone in the unsaturated zone and reached the water table in about 1 year. In comparison, butanone was unlikely to enter the aquifer even 5 years later with a migration depth of about 2.2 m. Driven by groundwater, the Cr2O^(2-)7 that entered the aquifer migrated about 161 m toward southeast 5 years later. In the saturated zone, the contamination plume covered mainly the southeast area due to the groundwater flow direction.展开更多
The method of warming the kidney and strengthening the spleen is widely used in the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC) with significant curative effect.This paper reviews the relevant literature in recent years.
Vaccines are used to protect human beings from various diseases.mRNA vaccines simplify the development process and reduce the production cost of conventional vaccines,making it possible to respond rapidly to acute and...Vaccines are used to protect human beings from various diseases.mRNA vaccines simplify the development process and reduce the production cost of conventional vaccines,making it possible to respond rapidly to acute and severe diseases,such as coronavirus disease 2019.In this study,a universal integrated platform for the streamlined and ondemand preparation of mRNA products directly from DNA templates was established.Target DNA templates were amplified in vitro by a polymerase chain reaction module and transcribed into mRNA sequences,which were magnetically purified and encapsulated in lipid nanoparticles.As an initial example,enhanced green fluorescent protein(eGFP)was used to test the platform.The expression capacity and efficiency of the products were evaluated by transfecting them into HEK-293T cells.The batch production rate was estimated to be 200–300μg of eGFP mRNA in 8 h.Furthermore,an mRNA vaccine encoding the receptor-binding domain(RBD)of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)spike protein was produced by this platform.The proposed integrated platform shows advantages for the universal and on-demand preparation of mRNA products,offering the potential to facilitate broad access to mRNA technology and enable the development of mRNA products,including the rapid supply of new mRNA-based vaccines in pandemic situations and personalized mRNA-based therapies for oncology and chronic infectious diseases,such as viral hepatitis and acquired immune deficiency syndrome.展开更多
Pancreatitis is the leading cause of hospitalization in gastroenterology,and no medications are available for treating this disease in current clinical practice.FxR plays an anti-inflammatory role in diverse inflammat...Pancreatitis is the leading cause of hospitalization in gastroenterology,and no medications are available for treating this disease in current clinical practice.FxR plays an anti-inflammatory role in diverse inflammatory diseases,while its function in pancreatitis remains unknown.In this study,we initially observed a marked increase of nuclear FXR in pancreatic tissues of human patients ithpancratis eleting theFXRinpancreati acinar cels FXRicnara/a)ledto moreseverepancreatitis in mousemodels of caerulein-induced acute and chronic pancreatitis,while the FXR agonist GW4064 significantly attenuated pancreatitis in caerulein or arginine-induced acute pancreatitis and caerulein-induced chronic pancreatitis.FXR deletion impaired the viability and stress responses of pancreatic exocrine organoids(PEOs)in vitro.Utilizing RNA-seq and ChIP-seq of PEOs,we identified Osginl as a direct target of FxR in the exocrine pancreas,which was also increasingly expressed in human pancreatitis tissues compared to normal pancreatic tissues.Pancreatic knockdown of Osgin1 by AAV-pan abolished the therapeutic effects of FXR activation on pancreatitis,whereas pancreatic overexpression of Osginl effectively alleviated caerulein-induced pancreatitis.Mechanistically,we found that the FXR-OSGINl axis stimulated autophagic flux in the pancreatic tissues and cell lines,which was considered as the intrinsic mechanisms through which FXR-OSGINI protecting against pancreatitis.Our results highlight the protective role of the FXR-OSGIN1 axis in pancreatitis and provided a new target for the treatment of this disease.展开更多
A novel orange-red emitting Ba3 Y4 O9:Sm^(3+) phosphors were prepared by a high temperature solidstate reaction in air. X-ray diffraction(XRD), photoluminescence spectra, fluorescence decay and temperature-depen...A novel orange-red emitting Ba3 Y4 O9:Sm^(3+) phosphors were prepared by a high temperature solidstate reaction in air. X-ray diffraction(XRD), photoluminescence spectra, fluorescence decay and temperature-dependent emission spectra were utilized to characterize the structure and luminescence properties. The results show that the excitation spectrum includes a series of linear peaks at350, 367, 382, 410, 424, 445, 470 and 495 nm, respectively. Under 410 nm excitation, the emission peaks were located at 574 nm(~4 G(5/2)-~6 H(5/2)), 608 nm(~4 G(5/2)-~6 H(7/2)),659 nm(~4 G(5/2)-~6 H(9/2)) and722 nm(~4 G(5/2)-~6 H(11/2)), respectively. The concentration quenching occurs when x equals 0.08 for Ba3 Y(4-x)O9:xSm^(3+) phosphor and its mechanism is ascribed to the dipole-dipole interaction. The chromaticity coordinates of Ba3 Y(3.92)O9:0.08 Sm^(3+) phosphor are in the orange-red region. The temperature-dependent study shows that this phosphor has excellent luminescence thermal-stability.And the luminescence intensity of Ba3 Y(3.92)O9:0.08 Sm^(3+) phosphor at 473 K only declines by about25.75% of its initial intensity. The experimental data indicate that Ba3 Y4 O9:Sm^(3+) phosphor may be promising as an orange-red emitting phosphor for white light emitting diodes.展开更多
Dear Editor,Synthetic DNA is emerging as a new data storage medium with high density and durable preservation capability potential(Ceze et al., 2019;Yazdi et al., 2015), thus enhancing the security of data stored in D...Dear Editor,Synthetic DNA is emerging as a new data storage medium with high density and durable preservation capability potential(Ceze et al., 2019;Yazdi et al., 2015), thus enhancing the security of data stored in DNA is particularly important(Cherian et al., 2013;El-Zoghabi et al., 2013;Kalsi et al.,2018).展开更多
An interesting and recyclable activated carbon/water catalytic system for efficient synthesis of pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxaline derivatives was developed. The intramolecular C-N and C-C bond can be easily constructed in wa...An interesting and recyclable activated carbon/water catalytic system for efficient synthesis of pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxaline derivatives was developed. The intramolecular C-N and C-C bond can be easily constructed in water under mild condition. This reaction features a broad substrate scope, a good tolerance to water and air, metal-free, additive-free and redox reagent-free.展开更多
The design of two-stage pusher centrifuges have developed rapidly, but a good understanding of the theory behind their practice is a long-standing problem. To better understand centrifugal filter processes, the comput...The design of two-stage pusher centrifuges have developed rapidly, but a good understanding of the theory behind their practice is a long-standing problem. To better understand centrifugal filter processes, the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software program FLUENT has been used to model the three-dimensional geometry and to simulate multiphase flows based on Euler-Euler, moving mesh, dynamic mesh and porous media models. The simulation tangential velocities were a little smaller than those for rigid-body motion. In the stable flow region, the radial velocities were in good agreement with the theoretical data. Additionally, solid concentration distribution were obtained and also showed good agreement with the experimental data. These results show that this simulation method could be an effective tool to optimize the design of the two-stage pusher centrifuge.展开更多
A copper-catalyzed 1,1-difunctionalization of terminal alkynes was achieved via a three-component reaction, providing a variety of vinyl sulfones with good yields and excellent chemo-and stereoselectivity. Preliminary...A copper-catalyzed 1,1-difunctionalization of terminal alkynes was achieved via a three-component reaction, providing a variety of vinyl sulfones with good yields and excellent chemo-and stereoselectivity. Preliminary mechanistic studies indicated that the reaction probably underwent a Cu-catalyzed formal C–H insertion to produce an allene intermediate, which was then trapped by a sulfonyl anion to give the corresponding product.展开更多
An electrochemical amino-azidation of 2-aminostyre ne with sodium azide(NaN3)was developed,which can be carried out smoothly in water under metal-free condition,affording a series of 3-azido indolines with high yields.
This paper reviews the usage and emissions of endosulfan, the newest member of the persistent organic pollutants (POPs), in China, and its fate and behavior in Chinese environment. Endosulfan usage in China has been...This paper reviews the usage and emissions of endosulfan, the newest member of the persistent organic pollutants (POPs), in China, and its fate and behavior in Chinese environment. Endosulfan usage in China has been estimated to be approximately 25700 t between 1994 and 2004. Concentrations of endosulfan in different environ- mental compartments in China, such as air, soil, water, and biota, but focusing at air and surface soil, have been summarized. Concentrations of total endosulfan in surface soil across China were ranged from below detection limit (BDL) to 19000 pg.g^-1 dry weight (dw), with geometric mean of 120pg.g^-1dw. The results indicated that endo- sulfan sulfate had highest concentration in Chinese soil, followed by r- and α-endosulfan. Air concentrations of endosulfan in China were ranged 0-340 pg.m3 for a- endosulfan and 0-121 pg. m--3 for β-endosulfan, with high concentrations occurred in the cotton production areas. Gridded usage inventories of endosulfan on a fine gridded system with a 1/4° longitude by 1/6° latitude resolution were compiled, from which, emission to air and residues in soil of endosulfan were calculated in each grid by using a modified simplified gridded pesticide emission and residue model (SGPERM), an integrated modeling system combining mathematical model, database management system, and geographic information system. Total emissions were around 10800 t from 1994 to 2004. Based on the emission and residue inventories, concentrations of α- and β- endosulfan in Chinese air and agricultural surface soil were also calculated for each grid cell, which are in general consistent with the published monitoring data.展开更多
基金Supported by the Key Technologies R&D Program of Tianjin(15ZCZDSF00550)the“Strengthen Police Force by Science and Technology” Special Foundation on Basic Research of Ministry of Public Security(2015GABJC28)the Key Technical Research Plan of Ministry of Public Security(2017JSYJA13).
文摘To enhance the explosion suppression effects of water mist, various potassium halide additives were tested in a confined vessel filled with a 10% mixture of methane/air. Air and CO2(0.7 MPa) were used as driver gases. The results revealed that halide additives exhibit considerable suppression effects on explosion overpressure. A30% KI mist decreased the explosion overpressure by 27.46% compared with the suppression by pure water mist under the same conditions. When CO2 is used as the driver gas, it will dissolve in water under high pressure.The synergistic effect of a CO2 solution with an effective additive afforded significant suppression. Under the same conditions, the overpressures suppressed by a mist of 30% KI + 0.7 MPa CO2 solution decreased by 33.53% compared with those suppressed by pure water mist driven by air. The synergistic suppression effect is much better than that of a 0.7 MPa CO2 solution mist or 30% KI mist alone. The multicomponent additives can be considered when suppressing methane/air explosions with pressure-formed water mist.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21576188)
文摘Graphene oxide (GO) contains numerous functional groups that facilitate the intercalation of polar solvents. The properties and applications of GO are closely related to its interlayer spacing. We report on the changes in the interlayer spacing of GO after the adsorption of water molecules and the polar organic solvents C2H602 (EG), C3HTNO (DMF), C5H9NO (NMP). Experiments were conducted to investigate the variations in the functional groups and structure of GO after solvent adsorp-tion, and they play a vital role in modeling and verifying the results of molecular dynamics simulation. The most stable GO structures are obtained through molecular dynamics simulation. The expansion of the interlayer spacing of GO after the adsorption of monolayer solvent molecules corresponds to the minimum three-dimensional size of the solvent molecules. The spatial arrangement of solvent molecules also contributes to the changes in interlayer spacing. Most adsorbed molecules are oriented parallel to the carbon plane of GO. However, as additional molecules are adsorbed into the interlaminations of GO, the adsorbed molecules are oriented perpendicular to the carbon plane of GO, and a large space forms between two GO interlayers. In addition, the role of large molecules in increasing interlayer spacing becomes more crucial than that of water molecules in the adsorption of binary solvent systems by GO.
基金supported by the Key Technical Research Plan of Ministry of Public Security (No. 2017JSYJA13)Independent Innovation Fund of Tianjin University (No. 1706)
文摘The imbibition ability of extinguishant is an important factor influencing the extinguishing effect for smoldering fire in pulverized coals. The coal particle size, bulk compactness, and aqueous solution properties significantly affect the imbibition ability of extinguishment. This work aims to reveal the influence of the properties of pulverized coals and aqueous solution on the imbibition ability of extinguishant for smoldering fire through experiments and capillary theories. The imbibition height and rate were adopted to evaluate the imbibition ability of extinguishment. The results showed that a relatively small bulk compactness and a fine coal particle size negatively influenced the extinguishing process dominantly because of its high surface energy and low wettability. An additive was used to adjust the properties of aqueous solution. The liquid with a larger surface tension, a smaller contact angle, and a lower viscosity induced a better imbibition ability of extinguishment.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21376167)
文摘Solid–liquid separation is a vital step in drilling sludge disposal, and the filterability and settleability of drilling sludge are the main evaluating indicators for the separation process. The influence of Na^+,K^+,Mg^(2+),Ca^(2+),and Fe^(3+) on drilling sludge filterability and settleability was investigated in our research. The water content,filtration rate, supernatant volume and supernatant turbidity were measured to evaluate the filterability and settleability of drilling sludge. Meanwhile, the zeta potential, specific surface area of sludge flocs, particle size distribution and Fourier-transformed infrared spectra were employed to clarify the influencing mechanism.The experimental results showed that the filterability and settleability of drilling sludge were related to concentration and types of cations. Mg^(2+),Ca^(2+),and Fe^(3+) performed better than Na^+, K^+, and the cations with smaller hydrated radius got superior solid–liquid separation behavior at same valence. Finally, the spectra indicated that no chemical adsorption occurred between inorganic cations and drilling sludge flocs. The variation of surface charge and flocs growth after adding different inorganic cations were the reasons for the changes of the filterability and settleability.
基金Sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.21277038)
文摘Sixty sediment samples were collected from the main Songhua River in three years. Twelve polybrominated diphenyl ether( PBDE) congeners( BDE17,28,47,66,99,100,153,154,138,183,and BDE-209) were detected to state the pollution situation. The results showed that the total concentration of total PBDEs ranges from 0. 424 to 23. 0 ng / g dry weight,with the mean of 3. 02 ng / g,and the total PBDEs concentration is at relative low level compared with those worldwide. The congener profile showed that BDE-209 is the dominant congener that accounts for more than 80. 1% of total PBDEs in sediments,followed by BDE-47 and BDE-99. These profiles are consistent with a high consumption of Deca-BDEs for the brominated flame retardant market in China. The results of spatial and seasonal observations indicated that local sources,temperature variation, and hydrologic conditions are significant factors on PBDEs concentrations. Hazard quotients suggested that PBDEs pose no potential risk to benthic organisms in detected area at present.
基金the funding support of National Natural Science Foundation of China (21978204)
文摘Water-based fire extinguishing agent is the main means to deal with smoldering fires.However,due to the hydrophobic properties of the particle surface,the porous medium channel provide resistance and slow down the extinguishing agent flow during the downward permeation process.To promote the liquid permeation process in such porous media,this work studied liquid imbibition process and analyzed the oscillating and attenuating process of liquid level in capillary channel by theoretical,experimental,and numerical methods.An empirical mathematical equation was proposed to describe the oscillating process,and the effects of the capillary diameter and contact angle parameters on the transportation process were analyzed.Based on this,the“relay-mode”was proposed to promote the liquid transportation forward.Finally,the transient simulation results of liquid permeation in coal stacks showed when the liquid flowed through the channel with changed diameter from large to small ones,the transportation distance was several times longer than that through the unidiameter ones.The trend of liquid“relay-mode”in capillaries can be used to promote the permeation in granular materials porous media stacks.The relevant results also provide new thoughts to develop the water-based fire extinguishing agents and then improve the firefighting efficiency of deep-seated fire in porous media stacks.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21656001)
文摘After the Tianjin Port 8.12 explosion, an enormous amount of potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7) and butanone (CH3COCH2CH3) leaked into the coastal soil-groundwater system, which potentially threatened the environment and human health. Determining the transport process of hazards is necessary to establish guidelines for remediating the contaminated area. This work aims to investigate the migration of potassium dichromate and butanone in the coastal soil-groundwater system through a coupling unsaturated-saturated numerical model, incorporating the HYDRUS model into the MODFLOW/ MT3D model. In the unsaturated zone, two-dimensional HYDRUS model was applied, and its recharge flux at the bottom boundary was utilized as the input of MODFLOW/MT3D model in the saturated zone. Results showed that Cr2O^(2-)7 migrated much faster than butanone in the unsaturated zone and reached the water table in about 1 year. In comparison, butanone was unlikely to enter the aquifer even 5 years later with a migration depth of about 2.2 m. Driven by groundwater, the Cr2O^(2-)7 that entered the aquifer migrated about 161 m toward southeast 5 years later. In the saturated zone, the contamination plume covered mainly the southeast area due to the groundwater flow direction.
文摘The method of warming the kidney and strengthening the spleen is widely used in the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC) with significant curative effect.This paper reviews the relevant literature in recent years.
基金This study was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant no.2021YFC2302405).
文摘Vaccines are used to protect human beings from various diseases.mRNA vaccines simplify the development process and reduce the production cost of conventional vaccines,making it possible to respond rapidly to acute and severe diseases,such as coronavirus disease 2019.In this study,a universal integrated platform for the streamlined and ondemand preparation of mRNA products directly from DNA templates was established.Target DNA templates were amplified in vitro by a polymerase chain reaction module and transcribed into mRNA sequences,which were magnetically purified and encapsulated in lipid nanoparticles.As an initial example,enhanced green fluorescent protein(eGFP)was used to test the platform.The expression capacity and efficiency of the products were evaluated by transfecting them into HEK-293T cells.The batch production rate was estimated to be 200–300μg of eGFP mRNA in 8 h.Furthermore,an mRNA vaccine encoding the receptor-binding domain(RBD)of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)spike protein was produced by this platform.The proposed integrated platform shows advantages for the universal and on-demand preparation of mRNA products,offering the potential to facilitate broad access to mRNA technology and enable the development of mRNA products,including the rapid supply of new mRNA-based vaccines in pandemic situations and personalized mRNA-based therapies for oncology and chronic infectious diseases,such as viral hepatitis and acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFC2000500/3and2018YFC2000202)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC no.82070391(N.S.),no.321711175(X.L.),and no.81900791(Z.W.).
文摘Pancreatitis is the leading cause of hospitalization in gastroenterology,and no medications are available for treating this disease in current clinical practice.FxR plays an anti-inflammatory role in diverse inflammatory diseases,while its function in pancreatitis remains unknown.In this study,we initially observed a marked increase of nuclear FXR in pancreatic tissues of human patients ithpancratis eleting theFXRinpancreati acinar cels FXRicnara/a)ledto moreseverepancreatitis in mousemodels of caerulein-induced acute and chronic pancreatitis,while the FXR agonist GW4064 significantly attenuated pancreatitis in caerulein or arginine-induced acute pancreatitis and caerulein-induced chronic pancreatitis.FXR deletion impaired the viability and stress responses of pancreatic exocrine organoids(PEOs)in vitro.Utilizing RNA-seq and ChIP-seq of PEOs,we identified Osginl as a direct target of FxR in the exocrine pancreas,which was also increasingly expressed in human pancreatitis tissues compared to normal pancreatic tissues.Pancreatic knockdown of Osgin1 by AAV-pan abolished the therapeutic effects of FXR activation on pancreatitis,whereas pancreatic overexpression of Osginl effectively alleviated caerulein-induced pancreatitis.Mechanistically,we found that the FXR-OSGINl axis stimulated autophagic flux in the pancreatic tissues and cell lines,which was considered as the intrinsic mechanisms through which FXR-OSGINI protecting against pancreatitis.Our results highlight the protective role of the FXR-OSGIN1 axis in pancreatitis and provided a new target for the treatment of this disease.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFB0701003)Key Program of the Frontier Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(YZDY-SSW-JSC018)+1 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(51402288)Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province(201602674)
文摘A novel orange-red emitting Ba3 Y4 O9:Sm^(3+) phosphors were prepared by a high temperature solidstate reaction in air. X-ray diffraction(XRD), photoluminescence spectra, fluorescence decay and temperature-dependent emission spectra were utilized to characterize the structure and luminescence properties. The results show that the excitation spectrum includes a series of linear peaks at350, 367, 382, 410, 424, 445, 470 and 495 nm, respectively. Under 410 nm excitation, the emission peaks were located at 574 nm(~4 G(5/2)-~6 H(5/2)), 608 nm(~4 G(5/2)-~6 H(7/2)),659 nm(~4 G(5/2)-~6 H(9/2)) and722 nm(~4 G(5/2)-~6 H(11/2)), respectively. The concentration quenching occurs when x equals 0.08 for Ba3 Y(4-x)O9:xSm^(3+) phosphor and its mechanism is ascribed to the dipole-dipole interaction. The chromaticity coordinates of Ba3 Y(3.92)O9:0.08 Sm^(3+) phosphor are in the orange-red region. The temperature-dependent study shows that this phosphor has excellent luminescence thermal-stability.And the luminescence intensity of Ba3 Y(3.92)O9:0.08 Sm^(3+) phosphor at 473 K only declines by about25.75% of its initial intensity. The experimental data indicate that Ba3 Y4 O9:Sm^(3+) phosphor may be promising as an orange-red emitting phosphor for white light emitting diodes.
文摘Dear Editor,Synthetic DNA is emerging as a new data storage medium with high density and durable preservation capability potential(Ceze et al., 2019;Yazdi et al., 2015), thus enhancing the security of data stored in DNA is particularly important(Cherian et al., 2013;El-Zoghabi et al., 2013;Kalsi et al.,2018).
基金the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21432009, 21672200, 21472177, 21772185 and 21801233)for the assistance of the product characterization from the Chemistry Experiment Teaching Center of University of Science and Technology of Chinasupported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. XDB20000000)
文摘An interesting and recyclable activated carbon/water catalytic system for efficient synthesis of pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxaline derivatives was developed. The intramolecular C-N and C-C bond can be easily constructed in water under mild condition. This reaction features a broad substrate scope, a good tolerance to water and air, metal-free, additive-free and redox reagent-free.
文摘The design of two-stage pusher centrifuges have developed rapidly, but a good understanding of the theory behind their practice is a long-standing problem. To better understand centrifugal filter processes, the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software program FLUENT has been used to model the three-dimensional geometry and to simulate multiphase flows based on Euler-Euler, moving mesh, dynamic mesh and porous media models. The simulation tangential velocities were a little smaller than those for rigid-body motion. In the stable flow region, the radial velocities were in good agreement with the theoretical data. Additionally, solid concentration distribution were obtained and also showed good agreement with the experimental data. These results show that this simulation method could be an effective tool to optimize the design of the two-stage pusher centrifuge.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21432009,21672200,21472177,21772185,21801233)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB20000000)
文摘A copper-catalyzed 1,1-difunctionalization of terminal alkynes was achieved via a three-component reaction, providing a variety of vinyl sulfones with good yields and excellent chemo-and stereoselectivity. Preliminary mechanistic studies indicated that the reaction probably underwent a Cu-catalyzed formal C–H insertion to produce an allene intermediate, which was then trapped by a sulfonyl anion to give the corresponding product.
基金financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21672200,21772185,21801233)the assistance of the product characterization from the Chemistry Experiment Teaching Center of University of Science and Technology of China+1 种基金supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2018M632532)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDB20000000)。
文摘An electrochemical amino-azidation of 2-aminostyre ne with sodium azide(NaN3)was developed,which can be carried out smoothly in water under metal-free condition,affording a series of 3-azido indolines with high yields.
文摘This paper reviews the usage and emissions of endosulfan, the newest member of the persistent organic pollutants (POPs), in China, and its fate and behavior in Chinese environment. Endosulfan usage in China has been estimated to be approximately 25700 t between 1994 and 2004. Concentrations of endosulfan in different environ- mental compartments in China, such as air, soil, water, and biota, but focusing at air and surface soil, have been summarized. Concentrations of total endosulfan in surface soil across China were ranged from below detection limit (BDL) to 19000 pg.g^-1 dry weight (dw), with geometric mean of 120pg.g^-1dw. The results indicated that endo- sulfan sulfate had highest concentration in Chinese soil, followed by r- and α-endosulfan. Air concentrations of endosulfan in China were ranged 0-340 pg.m3 for a- endosulfan and 0-121 pg. m--3 for β-endosulfan, with high concentrations occurred in the cotton production areas. Gridded usage inventories of endosulfan on a fine gridded system with a 1/4° longitude by 1/6° latitude resolution were compiled, from which, emission to air and residues in soil of endosulfan were calculated in each grid by using a modified simplified gridded pesticide emission and residue model (SGPERM), an integrated modeling system combining mathematical model, database management system, and geographic information system. Total emissions were around 10800 t from 1994 to 2004. Based on the emission and residue inventories, concentrations of α- and β- endosulfan in Chinese air and agricultural surface soil were also calculated for each grid cell, which are in general consistent with the published monitoring data.