Effects of Different Nitrogen Applications on Soil Physical, Chemical Properties and Yield in Maize (<i>Zea mays</i>L.)

Application of nitrogen (N) fertilizer is one of the most important approaches on improving maize grain yield. However, as is known to all, overuse N fertilizer not only leads to decline of N use efficiency and maize yield, but also leads to potential risk to environment pollution. This experiment was conducted to determine the effects of N fertilizer applications with nine different treatments on soil physical-chemical characters and maize grain yield using hybrid variety Zhengdan 958 in 2011 and 2012. Results indicated that the soil bulk densities of T2 (CK) and T1 were the lowest compared to other treatments in 2011 and 2012, respectively, whereas the soil bulk density of T5 in 2011 and T3 in 2012 were higher than other treatments. The soil porosity and field capacity of T5 in 2011 and T3 in 2012 were lower than other treatments, but those of CK in 2011 and T1 in 2012 were higher than other treatments. The pH values of T3 to T7 were lower than other treatments. These results indicated that the soil bulk densities were increased, whereas the soil porosity, field capacity and values pH were decreased by N application at different stages. N application could increase the N contents of leaf and stem, whereas less or excess N application should not significant improve maize yield. Although the soil organic matter and total N contents of T3 were the highest in both 2011 and 2012, the yield of T4 is the highest in both 2011 and 2012. The application amount, period and times of N fertilizer were important to maize yield.

Detection of T-wave Alternans in ECG Signals Using FRFT and Tensor Decomposition

T-wave alternans(TWA)refers to the periodic beat-to-beat variation in the amplitude of T-wave in the electrocardiogram(ECG)signal in an ABAB-pattern.TWA has been proven to be a very important indicator of malignant arrhythmia risk stratification.A new method to detect TWA by combining fractional Fourier transform(FRFT)and tensor decomposition is proposed.First,the T-wave vector is extracted from the ECG of each heartbeat,and its FRFT amplitudes at multiple orders are arranged to form a T-wave matrix.Then,a third-order tensor is composed of T-wave matrices of several consecutive heart beats.After tensor decomposition,projection matrices are obtained in three dimensions.The complexity of the projection matrix is measured by Shannon entropy to obtain feature vector to detect the presence of TWA.Results show that the sensitivity,specificity,and accuracy of the algorithm on the MIT-BIH database are 91.16%,94.25%,and 92.68%,respectively.This method effectively utilizes the fractional domain information of ECG,and shows the promising potential of the FRFT in ECG signal processing.

Ovarian tumor-associated microRNA-20a decreases natural killer cell cytotoxicity by downregulating MICA/B expression

MicroRNAs (miRNAs ) 是小非编码的规章的 RNA 的一个班，并且在 miRNAs 的变化涉及肿瘤起源和前进。研究证明了 miR-20a 是在人的卵巢的癌症纸巾的 overexpressed 并且这 miRNA 提高长期的细胞的增长和侵略能力。在这研究，在浆液 miR-20a 表示和卵巢的癌症舞台之间的积极关联被观察。我们发现 miR-20a 直接绑，导致它的降级并且减少它 MICA/B mRNA 的 -untranslated 区域在血浆膜上铺平的蛋白质 3 ′；。膜界限 MICA/B 蛋白质的减小，是 2 成员 D (NKG2D ) 受体在生来的杀手(NK ) 上发现了房间的生来的迷人的组的 ligands， γ； δ； + T 房间和 CD8 + T 房间，允许肿瘤房间躲避调停免疫者的杀死。尤其是，反对 miR-20a 行动提高了在 vitro 并且在肿瘤的 vivo 模型的在两个的肿瘤房间的调停 NKG2D 的杀死。一起拿，我们的数据显示在肿瘤房间的 miR-20a 的增加的层次可以间接地由 downregulating MICA/B 压制 NK 房间 cytotoxicity 表达式。这些数据提供在转移能力和 NK 房间的肿瘤房间的有免疫力的逃跑之间的一个潜在的连接。

Controlled synthesis of single-crystal SnSe nanoplates

二维的分层的 IVVI chalcogenides 在下一代的 optoelectronic 为应用正在吸引大兴趣，光电、热电的设备。然而，在高质量的 IVVI chalcogenide nanostructures 的可控制的合成的大挑战迄今为止妨碍了他们的深入的研究和实际应用。第一次，这里，我们由蒸汽运输免职在云母底层上以一种控制方式报导单个水晶的 IVVI SnSe nanoplates 的可行合成。成长得当的 SnSe nanoplates 有近似方形的形状，可控制的方面长度从 1 ～ 6 m 变化。电的运输和 optoelectronic 大小证明同样获得的 SnSe nanoplates 显示 p 类型电导率和高 photoresponsivity。

Estrogen upregulates MICA/B expression in human non-small cell lung cancer through the regulation of ADAM17

雌激素涉及支持肺癌症房间分割和转移。云母和 MICB 为 NKG2D 作为 ligands 工作，在生来的杀手(NK ) 上表示的重要 immunoreceptor 房间。然而，雌激素是否调整 MICA/B 表示并且影响肿瘤免疫者逃跑，仍然保持未知。在这研究，我们测量了非小的房间肺癌症(NSCLC ) 房间线与雌激素对待的云母， MICB 和 ADAM17in 的 mRNA 层次。LTEP-a2 和 A549 上的 MICA/B 的表面表示用流动 cytometry 被检测。我们证明 mRNA 和在肺腺癌房间线的 MICA/B 的能分泌的蛋白质层次是由 estradiol 的 upregulated。Estradiol 提高了 ADAM17 的表示，它与 MICA/B 的分泌物被联系。MICA/B downregulated 的这分泌物 NK92 房间的表面上的 NKG2D 受体并且损害了 NK 房间的细胞毒素的活动。Estradiol 提高了 ADAM17 的表示，它与 MICA/B 的分泌物被联系。而且，在 estradiol 和云母的表示的集中之间的重要关联在 NSCLC 病人的肿瘤纸巾被发现。因此，我们断定雌激素能通过 ADAM17 调整 MICA/B 的表示和分泌物，它帮助肺癌症房间逃离调停 NKG2D 的有免疫力的监视。

Rapid growth of angle-confined large-domain graphene bicrystals

In the chemical vapor deposition growth of large-area graphene polycrystalline thin films, the coalescence of randomly oriented graphene domains results in a high density of uncertain grain boundaries (GBs). The structures and properties of various GBs are highly dependent on the misorientation angles between the graphene domains, which can significantly affect the performance of the graphene films and impede their industrial applications. Graphene bicrystals with a specific type of GB can be synthesized via the controllable growth of graphene domains with a predefined lattice orientation. Although the bicrystal has been widely investigated for traditional bulk materials, no successful synthesis strategy has been presented for growing two-dimensional graphene bicrystals. In this study, we demonstrate a simple approach for growing well-aligned large-domain graphene bicrystals with a confined tilt angle of 30° on a facilely recrystallized single-crystal Cu (100) substrate. Control of the density of the GBs with a misorientation angle of 30° was realized via the controllable rapid growth of subcentimeter graphene domains with the assistance of a cooperative catalytic surface-passivation treatment. The large-area production of graphene bicrystals consisting of the sole specific GBs with a tunable density provides a new material platform for fundamental studies and practical applications.