Objective:This study aimed to develop and validate a risk scoring system to identify high-risk individuals carrying malignant lesions in stomach for tailored gastric cancer screening.Methods:A gastric cancer risk scor...Objective:This study aimed to develop and validate a risk scoring system to identify high-risk individuals carrying malignant lesions in stomach for tailored gastric cancer screening.Methods:A gastric cancer risk scoring system(GC-RSS)was developed based on questionnaire-based predictors for gastric cancer derived from systematic literature review.To assess the capability of this system for discrimination,risk scores for 8,214 and 7,235 outpatient subjects accepting endoscopic examination in two endoscopy centers,and 32,630 participants in a community-based cohort in China were calculated to plot receiver operating characteristic curves and generate area under the curve(AUC).To evaluate the performance of GC-RSS,the screening proportion,sensitivity and detection rate ratio compared to universal screening were used under different risk score cutoff values.Results:GC-RSS comprised nine predictors including advanced age,male gender,low body mass index(<18.5 kg/m^(2)),family history of gastric cancer,cigarette smoking,consumption of alcohol,preference for salty food,irregularity of meals and consumption of preserved food.This tool performed well in determining the risk of malignant gastric lesions with AUCs of 0.763,0.706 and 0.696 in three validation sets.When subjects with risk scores≥5 were evaluated with endoscopy,nearly 50%of these endoscopies could be saved with a detection rate of over 1.5 times achieved.When the cutoff was set at 8,only about 10%of subjects with the highest risk would be offered endoscopy,and detection rates for gastric cancer could be increased 2-4 fold compared to universal screening.Conclusions:An effective questionnaire-based GC-RSS was developed and validated.This tool may play an important role in establishing a tailored screening strategy for gastric cancer in China.展开更多
We present a novel scheme to realize the direct real-time measurement of liquid evaporation rate and nanometer order liquid level monitoring.It is based on the phase measurement technology of Nd:YAG microchip laser fr...We present a novel scheme to realize the direct real-time measurement of liquid evaporation rate and nanometer order liquid level monitoring.It is based on the phase measurement technology of Nd:YAG microchip laser frequency-shifted feedback,which not only has a high resolution and precision but also ultrahigh sensitivity.The evaporation rates of four different transparent liquids and hot water are measured.Experimental results indicate the ease and convenience of measuring and present promising application prospects in non-cooperative target measurement.展开更多
The design of an excellent active catalyst to improve the sluggish kinetic and thermodynamic properties of magnesium hydride(MgH_(2))remains a great challenge to achieve its practical application.In this study,a novel...The design of an excellent active catalyst to improve the sluggish kinetic and thermodynamic properties of magnesium hydride(MgH_(2))remains a great challenge to achieve its practical application.In this study,a novel Ni-Nb/rGO nanocomposite catalyst was successfully prepared by one-spot hydrothermal and sub-sequent calcination methods.The novel Ni-Nb/rGO nanocomposite exhibits an exceptional catalytic effect on improving MgH_(2) sorption properties.Specifically,the onset desorption temperature of MgH_(2)+10 wt%Ni-Nb/rGO composite is reduced to 198℃,much lower than that of undoped MgH_(2)(330℃).In-terestingly,the composite can release 5.0,5.9,and 6.0 wt%H_(2) within 10 min at 245,260,and 275℃,respectively.Furthermore,the dehydrogenated MgH_(2)+10 wt%Ni-Nb/rGO composite starts to absorb hydrogen even at room temperature with approximate 2.75 wt%H_(2) uptake at 75℃under 3 MPa H_(2) pressure within 30 min and exhibits excellent stability by maintaining 6.0 wt%hydrogen content after 20 cycles at 300℃.Chou’s model suggests that the de/hydrogenation kinetics of Ni-Nb/rGO-modified MgH_(2) switches from surface penetration model to diffusion model at lower temperatures.Additionally,the ac-tivation energies(E a)for the de/hydrogenation of MgH_(2)+10 wt%Ni-Nb/rGO are reduced to 57.8 kJ/mol and 33.9 kJ/mol,which are significantly lower than those of undoped MgH_(2).The work demonstrates that the addition of a novel ternary Ni-Nb/rGO catalyst is an effective strategy to not only boost the sorption kinetics of MgH_(2) but also maintain its cycling property.展开更多
With the progress of society, there is an increasing need to tackle disorders of the central nervous system. Human brain tissue, unlike animal tissues, is an irreplaceable resource for the study of neurological diseas...With the progress of society, there is an increasing need to tackle disorders of the central nervous system. Human brain tissue, unlike animal tissues, is an irreplaceable resource for the study of neurological diseases (1)Aimed at scientific research and education, the roles of human brain tissue repositories are to acquire brain tissue from donors, prepare, process, and preserve collected samples,provide tissue to specific eligible facilities, and determine the characteristics of each tissue sample.展开更多
Physical activity has been known as an essential element to promote human health for centuries.Thus,exercise intervention is encouraged to battle against sedentary lifestyle.Recent rapid advances in molecular biotechn...Physical activity has been known as an essential element to promote human health for centuries.Thus,exercise intervention is encouraged to battle against sedentary lifestyle.Recent rapid advances in molecular biotechnology have demonstrated that both endurance and resistance exercise training,two traditional types of exercise,trigger a series of physiological responses,unraveling the mechanisms of exercise regulating on the human body.Therefore,exercise has been expected as a candidate approach of alleviating a wide range of diseases,such as metabolic diseases,neurodegenerative disorders,tumors,and cardiovascular diseases.In particular,the capacity of exercise to promote tissue regeneration has attracted the attention of many researchers in recent decades.Since most adult human organs have a weak regenerative capacity,it is currently a key challenge in regenerative medicine to improve the efficiency of tissue regeneration.As research progresses,exercise-induced tissue regeneration seems to provide a novel approach for fighting against injury or senescence,establishing strong theoretical basis for more and more“exercise mimetics.”These drugs are acting as the pharmaceutical alternatives of those individuals who cannot experience the benefits of exercise.Here,we comprehensively provide a description of the benefits of exercise on tissue regeneration in diverse organs,mainly focusing on musculoskeletal system,cardiovascular system,and nervous system.We also discuss the underlying molecular mechanisms associated with the regenerative effects of exercise and emerging therapeutic exercise mimetics for regeneration,as well as the associated opportunities and challenges.We aim to describe an integrated perspective on the current advances of distinct physiological mechanisms associated with exercise-induced tissue regeneration on various organs and facilitate the development of drugs that mimics the benefits of exercise.展开更多
Due to the large error of the traditional battery theoretical model during large-rate discharge for electromagnetic launch,the Shepherd derivative model considering the factors of the pulse cycle condition,temperature...Due to the large error of the traditional battery theoretical model during large-rate discharge for electromagnetic launch,the Shepherd derivative model considering the factors of the pulse cycle condition,temperature,and life is proposed by the Naval University of Engineering.The discharge rate of traditional lithium-ion batteries does not exceed 10C,while that for electromagnetic launch reaches 60C.The continuous pulse cycle condition of ultra-large discharging rate causes many unique electrochemical reactions inside the cells.The traditional model cannot accurately describe the discharge characteristics of the battery.The accurate battery theoretical model is an important basis for system efficiency calculation,precise discharge control,and remaining capacity prediction.To this purpose,an experimental platform for electromagnetic launch is built,and discharge characteristics of the battery under different rate,temperature,and life decay are measured.Through the experimental test and analysis,the reason that the traditional model cannot accurately characterize the large-rate discharge process is analyzed.And a novel battery theoretical model is designed with the help of genetic algorithm,which is integrated with the electromagnetic launch topology.Numerical simulation is compared with the experimental results,which verifies the modeling accuracy for the large-rate discharge.On this basis,a variety of discharge conditions are applied to test the applicability of the model,resulting in better results.Finally,with the continuous cycle-pulse condition in the electromagnetic launch system,the stability and accuracy of the model are confirmed.展开更多
基金supported by the National Science&Technology Fundamental Resources Investigation Program of China(No.2019FY101102)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82073626,81773501)+5 种基金the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2016YFC0901404)the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Basic Research Cooperation Project(No.J200016)the Digestive Medical Coordinated Development Center of Beijing Hospitals Authority(No.XXZ0204)the Beijing Hospitals Authority Youth Programme(No.QML20201101)Sanming Project of Shenzhen(No.SZSM201612061)the Beijing Nova Program(No.Z201100006820093)。
文摘Objective:This study aimed to develop and validate a risk scoring system to identify high-risk individuals carrying malignant lesions in stomach for tailored gastric cancer screening.Methods:A gastric cancer risk scoring system(GC-RSS)was developed based on questionnaire-based predictors for gastric cancer derived from systematic literature review.To assess the capability of this system for discrimination,risk scores for 8,214 and 7,235 outpatient subjects accepting endoscopic examination in two endoscopy centers,and 32,630 participants in a community-based cohort in China were calculated to plot receiver operating characteristic curves and generate area under the curve(AUC).To evaluate the performance of GC-RSS,the screening proportion,sensitivity and detection rate ratio compared to universal screening were used under different risk score cutoff values.Results:GC-RSS comprised nine predictors including advanced age,male gender,low body mass index(<18.5 kg/m^(2)),family history of gastric cancer,cigarette smoking,consumption of alcohol,preference for salty food,irregularity of meals and consumption of preserved food.This tool performed well in determining the risk of malignant gastric lesions with AUCs of 0.763,0.706 and 0.696 in three validation sets.When subjects with risk scores≥5 were evaluated with endoscopy,nearly 50%of these endoscopies could be saved with a detection rate of over 1.5 times achieved.When the cutoff was set at 8,only about 10%of subjects with the highest risk would be offered endoscopy,and detection rates for gastric cancer could be increased 2-4 fold compared to universal screening.Conclusions:An effective questionnaire-based GC-RSS was developed and validated.This tool may play an important role in establishing a tailored screening strategy for gastric cancer in China.
基金Supported by the Major National Scientific Instrument and Equipment Development Project of China under Grant No 2011YQ04013603.
文摘We present a novel scheme to realize the direct real-time measurement of liquid evaporation rate and nanometer order liquid level monitoring.It is based on the phase measurement technology of Nd:YAG microchip laser frequency-shifted feedback,which not only has a high resolution and precision but also ultrahigh sensitivity.The evaporation rates of four different transparent liquids and hot water are measured.Experimental results indicate the ease and convenience of measuring and present promising application prospects in non-cooperative target measurement.
基金the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51801078).
文摘The design of an excellent active catalyst to improve the sluggish kinetic and thermodynamic properties of magnesium hydride(MgH_(2))remains a great challenge to achieve its practical application.In this study,a novel Ni-Nb/rGO nanocomposite catalyst was successfully prepared by one-spot hydrothermal and sub-sequent calcination methods.The novel Ni-Nb/rGO nanocomposite exhibits an exceptional catalytic effect on improving MgH_(2) sorption properties.Specifically,the onset desorption temperature of MgH_(2)+10 wt%Ni-Nb/rGO composite is reduced to 198℃,much lower than that of undoped MgH_(2)(330℃).In-terestingly,the composite can release 5.0,5.9,and 6.0 wt%H_(2) within 10 min at 245,260,and 275℃,respectively.Furthermore,the dehydrogenated MgH_(2)+10 wt%Ni-Nb/rGO composite starts to absorb hydrogen even at room temperature with approximate 2.75 wt%H_(2) uptake at 75℃under 3 MPa H_(2) pressure within 30 min and exhibits excellent stability by maintaining 6.0 wt%hydrogen content after 20 cycles at 300℃.Chou’s model suggests that the de/hydrogenation kinetics of Ni-Nb/rGO-modified MgH_(2) switches from surface penetration model to diffusion model at lower temperatures.Additionally,the ac-tivation energies(E a)for the de/hydrogenation of MgH_(2)+10 wt%Ni-Nb/rGO are reduced to 57.8 kJ/mol and 33.9 kJ/mol,which are significantly lower than those of undoped MgH_(2).The work demonstrates that the addition of a novel ternary Ni-Nb/rGO catalyst is an effective strategy to not only boost the sorption kinetics of MgH_(2) but also maintain its cycling property.
文摘With the progress of society, there is an increasing need to tackle disorders of the central nervous system. Human brain tissue, unlike animal tissues, is an irreplaceable resource for the study of neurological diseases (1)Aimed at scientific research and education, the roles of human brain tissue repositories are to acquire brain tissue from donors, prepare, process, and preserve collected samples,provide tissue to specific eligible facilities, and determine the characteristics of each tissue sample.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(92068101,31871498)Project from Shanghai Municipal Health Commission(2022XD050)+3 种基金Shanghai Municipal Education Commission-Gaofeng Clinical Medicine Grant Support(828313)Project from National Research Center for Translational Medicine at Shanghai(TMSK-2021–106)Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Program on Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research(2019CXJQ01)Innovative Research Team of High-level Local Universities in Shanghai.
文摘Physical activity has been known as an essential element to promote human health for centuries.Thus,exercise intervention is encouraged to battle against sedentary lifestyle.Recent rapid advances in molecular biotechnology have demonstrated that both endurance and resistance exercise training,two traditional types of exercise,trigger a series of physiological responses,unraveling the mechanisms of exercise regulating on the human body.Therefore,exercise has been expected as a candidate approach of alleviating a wide range of diseases,such as metabolic diseases,neurodegenerative disorders,tumors,and cardiovascular diseases.In particular,the capacity of exercise to promote tissue regeneration has attracted the attention of many researchers in recent decades.Since most adult human organs have a weak regenerative capacity,it is currently a key challenge in regenerative medicine to improve the efficiency of tissue regeneration.As research progresses,exercise-induced tissue regeneration seems to provide a novel approach for fighting against injury or senescence,establishing strong theoretical basis for more and more“exercise mimetics.”These drugs are acting as the pharmaceutical alternatives of those individuals who cannot experience the benefits of exercise.Here,we comprehensively provide a description of the benefits of exercise on tissue regeneration in diverse organs,mainly focusing on musculoskeletal system,cardiovascular system,and nervous system.We also discuss the underlying molecular mechanisms associated with the regenerative effects of exercise and emerging therapeutic exercise mimetics for regeneration,as well as the associated opportunities and challenges.We aim to describe an integrated perspective on the current advances of distinct physiological mechanisms associated with exercise-induced tissue regeneration on various organs and facilitate the development of drugs that mimics the benefits of exercise.
基金This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51607187,51877214,51907203,51925704,and 52107235)the Hubei Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.2019CFB371 and 2019CFB373)partially by No.12 Special Financial 349 Aid to China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2019T120972).
文摘Due to the large error of the traditional battery theoretical model during large-rate discharge for electromagnetic launch,the Shepherd derivative model considering the factors of the pulse cycle condition,temperature,and life is proposed by the Naval University of Engineering.The discharge rate of traditional lithium-ion batteries does not exceed 10C,while that for electromagnetic launch reaches 60C.The continuous pulse cycle condition of ultra-large discharging rate causes many unique electrochemical reactions inside the cells.The traditional model cannot accurately describe the discharge characteristics of the battery.The accurate battery theoretical model is an important basis for system efficiency calculation,precise discharge control,and remaining capacity prediction.To this purpose,an experimental platform for electromagnetic launch is built,and discharge characteristics of the battery under different rate,temperature,and life decay are measured.Through the experimental test and analysis,the reason that the traditional model cannot accurately characterize the large-rate discharge process is analyzed.And a novel battery theoretical model is designed with the help of genetic algorithm,which is integrated with the electromagnetic launch topology.Numerical simulation is compared with the experimental results,which verifies the modeling accuracy for the large-rate discharge.On this basis,a variety of discharge conditions are applied to test the applicability of the model,resulting in better results.Finally,with the continuous cycle-pulse condition in the electromagnetic launch system,the stability and accuracy of the model are confirmed.