The formation of humins hampers the large-scale production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural(HMF)in biorefinery.Here,a detailed reaction network of humin formation at the initial stage of fructose-to-HMF dehydration in water...The formation of humins hampers the large-scale production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural(HMF)in biorefinery.Here,a detailed reaction network of humin formation at the initial stage of fructose-to-HMF dehydration in water is delineated by combined experimental,spectroscopic,and theoretical studies.Three bimolecular reaction pathways to build up soluble humins are demonstrated.That is,the intermolecular etherification of β-furanose at room temperature initiates the C12 path,whereas the C-C cleavage of a-furanose at 130-150℃ leads to C11 path,and that of open-chain fructose at 180℃ to C11' path.The successive intramolecular dehydrations and condensations of the as-formed bimolecular intermediates lead to three types of soluble humins.We show that the C12 path could be restrained by using HCl or AlCl_(3) catalyst,and both the C12 and C110 paths could be effectively inhibited by adding THF as a co-solvent or accelerating heating rate via microwave heating.展开更多
This study mainly investigated the regulatory effect of Rosa roxburghii Tratt fruit juice fermented by Lacticaseibacillus paracasei SR10-1(LAB-RRTJ)on modulating gut microbiota in dextran sulfate sodium(DSS)-induced u...This study mainly investigated the regulatory effect of Rosa roxburghii Tratt fruit juice fermented by Lacticaseibacillus paracasei SR10-1(LAB-RRTJ)on modulating gut microbiota in dextran sulfate sodium(DSS)-induced ulcerative colitis in mice.Compared to control group,DSS induction decreased body weight of mice,indexes of Shannon,Simpson,Chao1 and Faith_pd,and increased disease activity index(DAI)and levels of interleukin 1β(IL-1β),IL-6,tumor necrosis factorα(TNF-α)and interferon-γ(IFN-γ);And this induction also led to an increase in Proteobacteria,Verrucomicrobia and Actinobacteria at phylum level,harmful bacterial species richness at genus level,and relative richness of S.sciuri,Desulfovibrio C21_c20,R.gnavus and Akkermansia muciniphila at species level,and a decrease in Firmicutes at phylum level and relative richness of B.acidifaciens in mice.LAB-RRTJ increased body weight of mice with DSS induced ulcerative colitis(UC)and indexes of Shannon,Simpson,Chao1 and Faith_pd,reduced DAI and the content of four infl ammatory factors and improved gut microbiota imbalance in DSS induced UC mice.Besides,the number of operational taxonomic units(OTUs)increased,α-diversity andβ-diversity were restored and similar to those in mice in the control group after LAB-RRTJ treatment.Compared with the positive drug treatment group,LAB-RRTJ has a better effect on regulating gut microbiota diversity in colitis mice.Correlation analysis showed that infl ammatory factors were positively correlated with harmful bacteria and negatively correlated with beneficial bacteria which commonly found in some colitis mice.Taken together,our study demonstrated that LAB-RRTJ could alleviate DSS-induced colitis in mice through the modulation of infl ammatory cytokines and gut microbiota composition.展开更多
Background:Chinese medicine is widely applied in Asian and Western countries for its outstanding therapeutic effect,but there are still unsolved problems such as unclear active ingredients and pharmacological effects....Background:Chinese medicine is widely applied in Asian and Western countries for its outstanding therapeutic effect,but there are still unsolved problems such as unclear active ingredients and pharmacological effects.The application of nano/microparticle technology in Chinese medicine may become a promising strategy to solve this problem in the near future(provided that more efforts are made to in-depth exploration).In this work,a comprehensive analysis of the field was carried out from a bibliometrics perspective,and further the publishing trends and research hotspots were figured out.Methods:The articles or reviews from 2000 to 2020 were retrieved in the database of Web of Science Core Collection.The documents were processed by Clarivate Analytic,Visualization of Similarities viewer,Statistical Analysis Toolkit for Informetrics and bibliometric online platform,and the data were visualized.Finally,a bibliometric summary,citation analysis results and research trends were described.Results:A bibliometric analysis of 773 articles of interest showed that research in this field had continued to grow in recent years,with a high degree of interdisciplinary integration.Secondly,this field attached great importance to the quantitative analysis of Chinese medicine combined with nano/micro particle technology.Chinese medicine,nanoparticles and liposomes were the most accessed keywords.China was the main contributing country,and the top-10 contributing organizations were all located in China.Co-authorship was a common phenomenon in this field.Conclusion:The published literature on the application of nano/micro particle technology in Chinese medicine was summarized.The results suggested that bibliometric analysis could predict possible directions for future research in this field.展开更多
For solution prepared perovskite solar cells,metal halide perovskite materials with low-dimensional(LD)are flexibly employed in 3D perovskite solar cells to promote efficiency and long-term stability.In this review,th...For solution prepared perovskite solar cells,metal halide perovskite materials with low-dimensional(LD)are flexibly employed in 3D perovskite solar cells to promote efficiency and long-term stability.In this review,the various structures,properties,and applications of LD perovskites are firstly summarized and discussed.To take advantage of LD materials,LD perovskites are introduced in the 3D bulk and/or the interface between the perovskite thin film and the carrier transporting layer to passivate the gain boundary defects while providing the stability advantage of LD materials.Therefore,the preparation methods and crystallization control of the LD perovskite layers are discussed in depth.Then,the combined devices using both LD and 3D components are reviewed on the basis of device design,cell structure,interface charge transfer,energy lever alignment,and synergistic improvement of both efficiency and stability.Finally,the challenges and expectations are speculated for further development of perovskite solar cells.展开更多
Peridynamics(PD)is a non-localmechanics theory that overcomes the limitations of classical continuummechanics(CCM)in predicting the initiation and propagation of cracks.However,the calculation efficiency of PDmodels i...Peridynamics(PD)is a non-localmechanics theory that overcomes the limitations of classical continuummechanics(CCM)in predicting the initiation and propagation of cracks.However,the calculation efficiency of PDmodels is generally lower than that of the traditional finite elementmethod(FEM).Structural idealization can greatly improve the calculation efficiency of PD models for complex structures.This study presents a PD shell model based on the micro-beam bond via the homogenization assumption.First,the deformations of each endpoint of themicro-beam bond are calculated through the interpolation method.Second,the micro-potential energy of the axial,torsional,and bending deformations of the bond can be established from the deformations of endpoints.Finally,the micro moduli of the shellmodel can be obtained via the equivalence principle of strain energy density(SED).In addition,a new fracture criterion based on the SED of the micro-beam bond is adopted for crack simulation.Numerical examples of crack propagation are provided,and the results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed PD shell model.展开更多
Evaluating the genetic status of threatened species is an essential task in conservation genetics.However,the genetic status of threatened species has been mostly evaluated through techniques that fail to estimate gen...Evaluating the genetic status of threatened species is an essential task in conservation genetics.However,the genetic status of threatened species has been mostly evaluated through techniques that fail to estimate genetic diversity at the whole genomic level.Next generation sequencing can meet this demand,but high quality samples such as blood or muscle tissues are required.However,it is difficult to collect such samples from threatened species because sampling work may impact their health.Therefore,it is essential to design a workflow to evaluate the whole genomic status of threatened species using non-destructive sampling.Even though non-destructive sampling has been used in traditional barcoding technique,the barcoding technique cannot evaluate the whole genomic status.Brown Eared Pheasant(Crossoptilon mantchuricum)is an endangered species,with captive populations maintained in Taiyuan Zoo,China,and Europe.However,the genetic diversity,inbreeding pattern,and mutation load of these two populations are unclear.To uncover the genetic status of these two captive populations,we applied 2b-RAD technology to evaluate the genomic status of these populations using feathers as samples.The feathers could be collected by non-destructive sampling.The results indicate that the Taiyuan Zoo population has a lower genetic diversity and higher inbreeding coefficient than the European population.The Taiyuan Zoo population has lethal mutations when homozygous.The current project uses a non-destructive sampling technique to evaluate the whole genomic status of the two captive populations,providing a paradigm for conservation genetics,which will facilitate the development of conservation biology.展开更多
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries(AZIBs)have become a hotspot for electrochemical energy storage owing to the high safety,low cost,environmental friendliness,and favorable rate performance.However,the serious dissolution of ...Aqueous zinc-ion batteries(AZIBs)have become a hotspot for electrochemical energy storage owing to the high safety,low cost,environmental friendliness,and favorable rate performance.However,the serious dissolution of cathode materials in aqueous electrolytes would lead to poor cyclability,which should be addressed before commercialization.Herein,we designed a Ti-doped V_(2)O_(5) with yolk-shell microspherical structure for AZIBs.The Ti doping stabilizes the crystal structure and relieves the dissolution of V_(2)O_(5) in aqueous ZnSO_(4) electrolyte.The optimized sample,Ti_(0.2)V_(1.8)O_(4.9),delivers a high capacity(355 mAh/g at 0.05 A/g)as well as good capacity retention(89%after 2500 cycles at 1.0 A/g).This work provides an effective strategy to mitigate the dissolution of cathode material in aqueous ZnSO_(4) electrolyte for cyclability enhancement.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21875149)111 project(B17030)the Basal Research Fund of the Central University.
文摘The formation of humins hampers the large-scale production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural(HMF)in biorefinery.Here,a detailed reaction network of humin formation at the initial stage of fructose-to-HMF dehydration in water is delineated by combined experimental,spectroscopic,and theoretical studies.Three bimolecular reaction pathways to build up soluble humins are demonstrated.That is,the intermolecular etherification of β-furanose at room temperature initiates the C12 path,whereas the C-C cleavage of a-furanose at 130-150℃ leads to C11 path,and that of open-chain fructose at 180℃ to C11' path.The successive intramolecular dehydrations and condensations of the as-formed bimolecular intermediates lead to three types of soluble humins.We show that the C12 path could be restrained by using HCl or AlCl_(3) catalyst,and both the C12 and C110 paths could be effectively inhibited by adding THF as a co-solvent or accelerating heating rate via microwave heating.
基金supported by Rosa roxburghii industry development program of Guizhou Province,China(QCN2019-261)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31260379)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31960485).
文摘This study mainly investigated the regulatory effect of Rosa roxburghii Tratt fruit juice fermented by Lacticaseibacillus paracasei SR10-1(LAB-RRTJ)on modulating gut microbiota in dextran sulfate sodium(DSS)-induced ulcerative colitis in mice.Compared to control group,DSS induction decreased body weight of mice,indexes of Shannon,Simpson,Chao1 and Faith_pd,and increased disease activity index(DAI)and levels of interleukin 1β(IL-1β),IL-6,tumor necrosis factorα(TNF-α)and interferon-γ(IFN-γ);And this induction also led to an increase in Proteobacteria,Verrucomicrobia and Actinobacteria at phylum level,harmful bacterial species richness at genus level,and relative richness of S.sciuri,Desulfovibrio C21_c20,R.gnavus and Akkermansia muciniphila at species level,and a decrease in Firmicutes at phylum level and relative richness of B.acidifaciens in mice.LAB-RRTJ increased body weight of mice with DSS induced ulcerative colitis(UC)and indexes of Shannon,Simpson,Chao1 and Faith_pd,reduced DAI and the content of four infl ammatory factors and improved gut microbiota imbalance in DSS induced UC mice.Besides,the number of operational taxonomic units(OTUs)increased,α-diversity andβ-diversity were restored and similar to those in mice in the control group after LAB-RRTJ treatment.Compared with the positive drug treatment group,LAB-RRTJ has a better effect on regulating gut microbiota diversity in colitis mice.Correlation analysis showed that infl ammatory factors were positively correlated with harmful bacteria and negatively correlated with beneficial bacteria which commonly found in some colitis mice.Taken together,our study demonstrated that LAB-RRTJ could alleviate DSS-induced colitis in mice through the modulation of infl ammatory cytokines and gut microbiota composition.
基金the financial supports from the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.21621012)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82104070).
文摘Background:Chinese medicine is widely applied in Asian and Western countries for its outstanding therapeutic effect,but there are still unsolved problems such as unclear active ingredients and pharmacological effects.The application of nano/microparticle technology in Chinese medicine may become a promising strategy to solve this problem in the near future(provided that more efforts are made to in-depth exploration).In this work,a comprehensive analysis of the field was carried out from a bibliometrics perspective,and further the publishing trends and research hotspots were figured out.Methods:The articles or reviews from 2000 to 2020 were retrieved in the database of Web of Science Core Collection.The documents were processed by Clarivate Analytic,Visualization of Similarities viewer,Statistical Analysis Toolkit for Informetrics and bibliometric online platform,and the data were visualized.Finally,a bibliometric summary,citation analysis results and research trends were described.Results:A bibliometric analysis of 773 articles of interest showed that research in this field had continued to grow in recent years,with a high degree of interdisciplinary integration.Secondly,this field attached great importance to the quantitative analysis of Chinese medicine combined with nano/micro particle technology.Chinese medicine,nanoparticles and liposomes were the most accessed keywords.China was the main contributing country,and the top-10 contributing organizations were all located in China.Co-authorship was a common phenomenon in this field.Conclusion:The published literature on the application of nano/micro particle technology in Chinese medicine was summarized.The results suggested that bibliometric analysis could predict possible directions for future research in this field.
基金supported by funds from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant nos.62004121 and 62174103)the supports of the Scientific and Technological Innovation Team Project of Shaanxi Innovation Capability Support Plan (2022TD-30)+1 种基金Youth Innovation Team of Shaanxi Universities (2019–2022)Top Young Talents Project of“Special Support Program for High Level Talents”in Shaanxi Province,China (2018–2023)。
文摘For solution prepared perovskite solar cells,metal halide perovskite materials with low-dimensional(LD)are flexibly employed in 3D perovskite solar cells to promote efficiency and long-term stability.In this review,the various structures,properties,and applications of LD perovskites are firstly summarized and discussed.To take advantage of LD materials,LD perovskites are introduced in the 3D bulk and/or the interface between the perovskite thin film and the carrier transporting layer to passivate the gain boundary defects while providing the stability advantage of LD materials.Therefore,the preparation methods and crystallization control of the LD perovskite layers are discussed in depth.Then,the combined devices using both LD and 3D components are reviewed on the basis of device design,cell structure,interface charge transfer,energy lever alignment,and synergistic improvement of both efficiency and stability.Finally,the challenges and expectations are speculated for further development of perovskite solar cells.
基金funded by Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11872017).
文摘Peridynamics(PD)is a non-localmechanics theory that overcomes the limitations of classical continuummechanics(CCM)in predicting the initiation and propagation of cracks.However,the calculation efficiency of PDmodels is generally lower than that of the traditional finite elementmethod(FEM).Structural idealization can greatly improve the calculation efficiency of PD models for complex structures.This study presents a PD shell model based on the micro-beam bond via the homogenization assumption.First,the deformations of each endpoint of themicro-beam bond are calculated through the interpolation method.Second,the micro-potential energy of the axial,torsional,and bending deformations of the bond can be established from the deformations of endpoints.Finally,the micro moduli of the shellmodel can be obtained via the equivalence principle of strain energy density(SED).In addition,a new fracture criterion based on the SED of the micro-beam bond is adopted for crack simulation.Numerical examples of crack propagation are provided,and the results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed PD shell model.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31872244 to Z.Z.)Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions,Beijing Zoo Management Office(No.zx2019016 to J.Z.)the Biodiversity Survey,Monitoring and Assessment Project(2019-2023)of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment,China(No.2019HB2096001006 to Z.Z.)。
文摘Evaluating the genetic status of threatened species is an essential task in conservation genetics.However,the genetic status of threatened species has been mostly evaluated through techniques that fail to estimate genetic diversity at the whole genomic level.Next generation sequencing can meet this demand,but high quality samples such as blood or muscle tissues are required.However,it is difficult to collect such samples from threatened species because sampling work may impact their health.Therefore,it is essential to design a workflow to evaluate the whole genomic status of threatened species using non-destructive sampling.Even though non-destructive sampling has been used in traditional barcoding technique,the barcoding technique cannot evaluate the whole genomic status.Brown Eared Pheasant(Crossoptilon mantchuricum)is an endangered species,with captive populations maintained in Taiyuan Zoo,China,and Europe.However,the genetic diversity,inbreeding pattern,and mutation load of these two populations are unclear.To uncover the genetic status of these two captive populations,we applied 2b-RAD technology to evaluate the genomic status of these populations using feathers as samples.The feathers could be collected by non-destructive sampling.The results indicate that the Taiyuan Zoo population has a lower genetic diversity and higher inbreeding coefficient than the European population.The Taiyuan Zoo population has lethal mutations when homozygous.The current project uses a non-destructive sampling technique to evaluate the whole genomic status of the two captive populations,providing a paradigm for conservation genetics,which will facilitate the development of conservation biology.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52102299)the Independent Innovation Project of Hubei Longzhong Laboratory(No.2022ZZ-18)+1 种基金the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(No.2021A1515110059)the Foshan Xianhu Laboratory of the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory(No.XHT2020-003).
文摘Aqueous zinc-ion batteries(AZIBs)have become a hotspot for electrochemical energy storage owing to the high safety,low cost,environmental friendliness,and favorable rate performance.However,the serious dissolution of cathode materials in aqueous electrolytes would lead to poor cyclability,which should be addressed before commercialization.Herein,we designed a Ti-doped V_(2)O_(5) with yolk-shell microspherical structure for AZIBs.The Ti doping stabilizes the crystal structure and relieves the dissolution of V_(2)O_(5) in aqueous ZnSO_(4) electrolyte.The optimized sample,Ti_(0.2)V_(1.8)O_(4.9),delivers a high capacity(355 mAh/g at 0.05 A/g)as well as good capacity retention(89%after 2500 cycles at 1.0 A/g).This work provides an effective strategy to mitigate the dissolution of cathode material in aqueous ZnSO_(4) electrolyte for cyclability enhancement.