The association of handgrip strength with prevalence of hypertension among Chinese Han population

Objective To investigate the associations of handgrip strength with hypertension among Chinese Han population.Methods A total of 11, 151 subjects were recruited between October to November in 2015, using a multi-stage sampling method in 13 townships of Jurong city, Jiangsu Province, south of China.

Removal of pathogenic indicator microorganisms during partial nitrification:the role of free nitrous acid

Digested wastewater contains pathogenic microorganisms and high ammonia concentrations,which can pose a potential risk to public health.Effective removal of pathogens and nitrogen is crucial for the post-treatment of digested wastewater.Partial nitrification-anammox is an energy-saving nitrogen removal process.Free nitrous acid(FNA),an intermediate product of partial nitrification,has the potential to inactivate microorganisms.However,the efficiency and mechanisms of FNA-related inactivation in pathogens during partial nitrification remains unclear.In this study,Enterococcus and Escherichia coli(E.coli)were selected to investigate the efficiency and mechanisms of FNA-related inactivation in partial nitrification process.The results revealed that 83%±13%and 59%±27%of E.coli and Enterococcus were removed,respectively,in partial nitrification process at FNA concentrations of 0.023−0.028 mg/L.When the concentration of FNA increased from 0 to 0.5 mg/L,the inactivation efficiencies of E.coli and Enterococcus increased from 0 to 99.9%and 89.9%,respectively.Enterococcus exhibited a higher resistance to FNA attack compared to E.coli.3D-laser scanning microscopy(3D-LSM)and scanning electron microscopy(SEM)revealed that FNA exposure caused the surface collapse of E.coli and Enterococcus,as well as visible pore formation on the surface of E.coli cells.4',6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole dihydrochloride n-hydrate(DAPI)/propidium iodide(PI)and biomolecule leakage confirmed that inactivation of E.coli and Enterococcus occurred due to breakdown of cell walls and cell membranes.These findings indicate that partial nitrification process can be used for the removal of residual pathogenic microorganisms.

A Fault Diagnosis Method for Power Systems Based on Temporal Tissue-like P Systems

To quickly and accurately identify faulty components based on the alarm information is critical for the fault diagnosis of power grids.To address this chal-lenge,this paper proposes a novel fault diagnosis method based on temporal tissue-like P system(TTPS).In the proposed method,suspected faulty components are iden-tifiedfirst via a network topology analysis method.An TTPS-based fault diagnosis model is then built for each suspected faulty component to perform fault reasoning,so as to accurately detect the faulty components.To take full advantage of the action signals and temporal information of protection devices,TTPS and its forward temporal reasoning algorithm are proposed.TTPS can synchro-nously model the action and temporal logics of protection devices in an intuitive and graphical way,while the rea-soning algorithm can process the fault alarm information in parallel.To demonstrate the effectiveness and superi-ority of the proposed method,simulations are carried out on the IEEE 14-bus and 118-bus systems,while the results are compared to other two widely adopted methods.Index Terms—Alarm signal,fault diagnosis,membrane computing,power system,tissue-like P system.