Stress-Regulation Design of Lithium Alloy Electrode toward Stable Battery Cycling

Metallic tin(Sn)foil is a promising candidate anode for lithium-ion batteries(LIBs)due to its metallurgical processability and high capacity.However,it suffers low initial Coulombic efficiency and inferior cycling stability due to its uneven alloying/dealloying reactions,large volume change and stress,and fast electrode structural degradation.Herein,we report an undulating LiSn electrode fabricated by a scalable two-step procedure involving mechanical lithography and chemical prelithiation of Sn foil.With the combination of experimental measurements and chemo-mechanical simulations,it was revealed the obtained undulating LiSn/Sn electrode could ensure better mechanical stability due to the pre-swelling state from Sn to Li x Sn and undulating structure of lithography in comparison with plane Sn,homogenize the electrochemical alloying/dealloying reactions due to the activated surface materials,and compensate Li loss during cycling due to the introduction of excess Li from Li_(x)Sn,thus enabling enhanced electrochemical performance.Symmetric cells consisting of undulating LiSn/Sn electrode with an active thickness of∼5 um displayed stable cycling over 1000 h at 1 mA cm^(-2) and 1 mAh cm^(-2) with a low average overpotential of<15 mV.When paired with commercial LiNi_(0.6)Co_(0.2)Mn_(0.2)O_(2)(NCM622)cathode with high mass loading of 15.8 mg cm^(-2),the full cell demonstrated a high capacity of 2.4 mAh cm^(-2) and outstanding cycling stability with 84.9% capacity retention at 0.5 C after 100 cycles.This work presents an advanced LiSn electrode with stress-regulation design toward high-performance LIBs,and sheds light on the rational electrode design and processing of other high-capacity lithium alloy anodes.

单极脉冲法沉积聚3,4-乙烯二氧噻吩及其电容性能

聚3,4-乙烯二氧噻吩(PEDOT)因具有非常高的离子电导率而被广泛研究。文中以EDOT为单体,采用单极脉冲法在不锈钢片基底上制备了PEDOT膜电极。考察了不同脉冲参数对PEDOT膜超级电容的影响。通过扫描电子显微镜、傅里叶变换红外光谱表征PEDOT涂覆的不锈钢电极,确认了PEDOT由不规则的虚球体堆积成褶皱状结构,证实了Cl O4-成功掺杂于PEDOT膜中;通过循环伏安法、恒电流充电/放电和电化学阻抗谱得到:PEDOT电极展示出良好的比电容(128.64 F/g)、倍率性能和稳定性(循环2000次保留率达71.26%)。对于低成本、高性能的能量存储应用显示出相当大的潜力。

Selective catalytic oxidation of NO with O_2 over Ce-doped MnO_x/TiO_2 catalysts

A series of Ce-doped MnOx/TiO2 catalysts were prepared by impregnation method and used for catalytic oxidation of NO in the presence of excess O2. The sample with the Ce doping concentration of Ce/Mn=l/3 and calcined at 300 ℃ shows a superior activity for NO oxidation to NO2. On Ce（1）Mn（3）Ti catalyst, 58% NO conversion was obtained at 200 ℃ and 85% NO conversion at 250 ℃ with a GHSV of 41000 h-1, which was much higher than that over MnOx/TiO2 catalyst （48% at 250 ℃）. Characterization results implied that the higher activity of Ce（1）Mn（3）Ti could be attributed to the enrichment of well-dispersed MnO2 on the surface and the abundance of Mn3＋ and Zi3＋ species. The addition of Ce into MnO2/TiO2 could improve oxygen storage capacity and facilitate oxygen mobility of the catalyst as shown by PL and ESR, so that its activity for NO oxidation could be enhanced. The effect of H2O and SO2 on the catalyst activity was also investigated.

Factors affecting soil organic carbon in a Phyllostachys edulis forest

Phyllostachys edulis plays an important role in maintaining carbon cycling.We examined the effects of soil properties on organic carbon content in a P.edulis forest on Dagang Mountain,Jiangxi Province,China.Based on correlation and stepwise multiple regression analyses,the effects of seven soil factors on organic carbon and their sensitivities to change were studied using path and sensitivity analyses.The results revealed differences in the interconnections and intensities of soil factors on organic carbon.Soil porosity,field capacity,and ammonium nitrogen levels were the main factors affecting organic carbon in the ecosystem.Soil porosity had a strong direct effect on organic carbon content and a strong indirect effect through field capacity.Field capacity and ammonium nitrogen levels mainly affected organic carbon directly.Field capacity,soil porosity,and ammonium nitrogen content,as well as bulk density,b-glucosidase activity,and invertase activity,were sensitive factors.Polyphenol oxidase activity was insensitive.Our study provides a theoretical basis for understanding the effects of soil factors on organic carbon,which can be utilised to improve P.edulis forest management strategies and promote carbon sequestration capacities.

Effect of radiotherapy on tumor markers and serum immune-associated cells in patients with esophageal cancer

Objective This study aimed to investigate the effect of radiotherapy on serum immune-associated cells and tumor markers in patients with esophageal cancer.Methods A total of 87 patients with esophageal cancer admitted to our hospital between October 2016 and July 2020 were selected as the observation group,and all patients received radiotherapy.A total of 87 healthy volunteers who underwent physical examination at our hospital during the same period were selected as the control group in order to compare the changes in serum immune-associated cells and tumor markers between the two groups.Results The levels of carcinoembryonic antigen(CEA),cancer antigen(CA)125,CA72-4,C-terminus of cytokeratin(CYFRA)21-1,and squamous cell carcinoma(SCC)antigen in the observation group before radiotherapy were higher than those in the control group,and the differences were significant(P<0.05).The levels of CEA,CA125,CA72-4,CYFRA21-1,and SCC antigen in the research group after radiotherapy were significantly lower than those before radiotherapy,but were still significantly higher than those in the control group(P<0.05).The levels of CD3+,CD4+,CD4+/CD8+,and natural killer cells in the research group before and after radiotherapy were significantly lower,while the levels of Treg and CD8+cells were significantly higher than those in the control group(P<0.05).The levels of CD3+,CD4+,and CD4+/CD8+cells in the observation group after radiotherapy were lower,while the levels of CD8+cells were significantly higher than those before radiotherapy(P<0.05).Conclusion Radiotherapy can effectively reduce the level of serum tumor markers in patients with esophageal cancer;these antigens and cells can be used as tumor markers of esophageal cancer in order to determine its prognosis.However,radiotherapy has adverse effects on the immune function of the body.The reasons behind this need to be further studied and analyzed.

Truth finder algorithm based on entity attributes for data conflict solution

The Internet now is a large-scale platform with big data. Finding truth from a huge dataset has attracted extensive attention, which can maintain the quality of data collected by users and provide users with accurate and efficient data. However, current truth finder algorithms are unsatisfying, because of their low accuracy and complication. This paper proposes a truth finder algorithm based on entity attributes (TFAEA). Based on the iterative computation of source reliability and fact accuracy, TFAEA considers the interactive degree among facts and the degree of dependence among sources, to simplify the typical truth finder algorithms. In order to improve the accuracy of them, TFAEA combines the one-way text similarity and the factual conflict to calculate the mutual support degree among facts. Furthermore, TFAEA utilizes the symmetric saturation of data sources to calculate the degree of dependence among sources. The experimental results show that TFAEA is not only more stable, but also more accurate than the typical truth finder algorithms.

不同桨型组合淤浆聚合釜内固液悬浮特性研究

针对高密度聚乙烯搅拌式聚合釜物料体系,利用三叶后掠式搅拌桨HQ、抛物线圆盘涡轮式搅拌桨BTD、三宽叶旋桨式搅拌桨KHX、桨叶安放角δ分别为45°和75°的斜叶圆盘涡轮式搅拌桨ZY和平直叶圆盘涡轮式搅拌桨PY构成四种桨型组合,在直径T=480 mm的圆柱形有机玻璃搅拌槽内进行了固液悬浮实验。基于计算流体力学软件Ansys Fluent 2020R2,采用多重参考系法以及欧拉-欧拉多相流模型,研究了各桨型组合在30.71%固含率下的流场和固液悬浮状态。研究结果表明,转速小于250 r/min时,桨型组合2和3在搅拌槽内顶部会形成清液层;桨型组合1和4能在更低转速和更低功率的情况下达到物料的均匀混合状态,且桨型组合4比桨型组合1的功率消耗降低约30%,具有高效节能的效果。模拟获得的固含率分布趋势与实验所测数值吻合较好。模拟的流场表明桨型组合4和1的流型相似,可以有效避免桨型组合2和3在低转速下出现的清液层。

植物类囊体主要膜脂及其生物合成

叶绿体是绿色植物进行光合作用的主要场所,类囊体是叶绿体中膜结构的主要成分。植物类囊体膜上分布着多种色素蛋白复合物和脂质。其中脂质成分约一半是糖脂质,主要包括单半乳糖甘油二酯、双半乳糖甘油二酯和硫代异鼠李糖甘油二酯。磷脂在类囊体膜中的占比很小,主要成分为磷脂酰甘油。光合作用相关的大多数色素蛋白复合物都镶嵌在排列规则的极性脂上,这些膜脂对植物光合作用和生长发育至关重要。深入了解原核/真核生物类囊体膜中主要脂质的结构、功能及其生物合成,有助于阐明光合作用光能及物质转化的调控机理,为植物类囊体膜脂研究提供理论依据。

Pyrotinib and chrysin synergistically potentiate autophagy in HER2-positive breast cancer

Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2(HER2)-positive breast cancer(BC)has been the most challenging subtype of BC,consisting of 20%of BC with an apparent correlation with poor prognosis.Despite that pyrotinib,a new HER2 inhibitor,has led to dramatic improvements in prognosis,the efficacy of pyrotinib monotherapy remains largely restricted due to its acquired resistance.Therefore,identifying a new potential antitumor drug in combination with pyrotinib to amplify therapeutic efficacy is a pressing necessity.Here,we reported a novel combination of pyrotinib with chrysin and explored its antitumor efficacy and the underlying mechanism in HER2-positive BC.We determined that pyrotinib combined with chrysin yielded a potent synergistic effect to induce more evident cell cycle arrest,inhibit the proliferation of BT-474 and SK-BR-3 BC cells,and repress in vivo tumor growth in xenograft mice models.This may be attributed to enhanced autophagy induced by endoplasmic reticulum stress.Furthermore,the combined treatment of pyrotinib and chrysin induced ubiquitination and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase(G6PD)degradation by upregulating zinc finger and BTB/POZ domain-containing family protein 16(ZBTB16)in tumorigenesis of BC.Mechanistically,we identified that miR-16-5p was a potential upstream regulator of ZBTB16,and it showed a significant inverse correlation with ZBTB16.Inhibition of miR-16-5p overexpression by restoring ZBTB16 significantly potentiated the overall antitumor efficacy of pyrotinib combined with chrysin against HER2-positive BC.Together,these findings demonstrate that the combined treatment of pyrotinib and chrysin enhances autophagy in HER2-positive BC through an unrecognized miR-16-5p/ZBTB16/G6PD axis.

求职者对AI面试的接受度及其影响因素:基于公平视角的质性研究

人工智能(AI)技术已应用于人力资源选拔与面试。尽管已有研究考察了个体对AI服务的接受度,但真实参与过AI面试的求职者对AI面试的接受度尚有待挖掘。基于公平启发理论,本文采用扎根理论的研究路径,收集参加过AI面试的个体在新浪微博分享的文本数据,以及访谈了22位参与过AI面试的求职者。结果发现求职者对AI面试的接受度体现为感知易用性、感知有用性、情绪体验与参与意愿等四个维度,总体接受度较低。AI面试内容设计(评价标准相关性与合理性、AI形象设计)、面试过程设计(信息透明度、系统功能)等方面影响了求职者在AI面试中的自我表现反馈,为AI面试公平感知提供了启发式线索,并进一步塑造求职者对AI面试的接受度。AI面试环境(外界与终端)、求职者对AI面试的预期(人际互动导向、应试任务导向)起到了阶段性的调节作用。本研究将技术接受模型拓展至求职者对AI面试的接受度,挖掘了该应用场景中的独特内涵,并提出“AI面试设计-自我表现反馈-公平感知-AI面试接受度”的链式影响机制,对AI技术更好地应用于面试提供了实证依据与管理实践启示。

中国学龄前儿童先天性心脏病流行病学研究进展

先天性心脏病(CHD)是婴幼儿因出生缺陷而死亡的最常见原因之一。学龄前期可作为CHD筛查新生儿期的补充阶段,是CHD早筛、早诊、早治的重点年龄段。我国学龄前儿童CHD患病率具有明显地域差异性,房间隔缺损(ASD)、室间隔缺损(VSD)、动脉导管未闭(PDA)是最常见的3种类型,男性多见于较为复杂和严重的CHD,而女性多为单纯性CHD,高海拔与CHD高患病率有关,低收入地区的患病率相对较高。研究学龄前儿童CHD流行病学能够为更精准进行风险预测及一级预防提供更多帮助。

Cistus parviflorus叶化学成分研究（英文）

研究Cistus parviflorus叶的化学成分。采用溶剂提取和色谱分离技术进行化学成分分离,根据质谱和波谱数据鉴定化合物结构。从Cistus parviflorus叶提取物中分离得到18个化合物,分别鉴定为山奈酚3-O-(3′′,6′′-双-O-E-p-香豆酰基)-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(1),东莨菪素(2),山奈酚3-O-(3′′-O-E-p-香豆酰基)-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(3),3-O-(6′′-O-E-p-香豆酰基)-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(4),3-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(5),山奈酚3-O-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖基-(1→2)-(6′′-O-E-p-香豆酰基)-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(6),methyl flavogallonate(7),槲皮素3-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(8),槲皮素3-O-β-D-吡喃半乳糖苷(9),对苯二酚(10),熊果素(11),甲基β-吡喃葡萄糖(12),莽草酸(13),(S)-1,2-丙二醇-1-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(14),苯甲基-O-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖基-(1→6)-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(15),2-苯乙基-O-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖基-(1→6)-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(16),corchoionoside C(17),山奈酚3-O-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖基-(1→2)-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(18)。化合物1~2,6~7,10~12和14~16为首次从Cistus属中分离得到。

Sodium cantharidinate,a novel anti-pancreatic cancer agent that activates functional p53

Despite the use of many types of chemotherapies for pancreatic cancer, optimal efficacy has not been obtained so far. Pancreatic cancer shows a high incidence of TP53 mutations, inactivating its tumor suppressor activity. In this study, we identified sodium cantharidinate as a novel, potential anti-pancreatic cancer agent that activates p53 function. Sodium cantharidinate reduced the viability of pancreatic cancer cells, including the human primary pancreatic cancer cells, PANC-1, As PC-1, SW1990 and BXPC-3, in a dose-dependent manner. Sodium cantharidinate induced apoptosis and DNA damage of pancreatic cancer cells. Furthermore, proteome-wide sequencing analysis detected a marked perturbation in p53 signaling pathway on PANC-1 cells upon sodium cantharidinate. Consistent with the previous results, sodium cantharidinate treatment decreased Bcl-2 and mitochondrial cytochrome-c protein expression, as well as phosphorylation of MDM2;meanwhile, it increased the levels of cleaved-caspase-3,cleaved-caspase-9, cleaved-PARP, Bax, and phosphorylated p53, thus inducing the apoptosis of pancreatic cancer cells. The p53-activating effect of sodium cantharidinate was strongly abrogated by treatment with TP53-targeting sh RNA. Moreover, sodium cantharidinate inhibited neoplasm growth via the JAK2-STAT3 pathway, which was inhibited by sh RNA-TP53 and triggered by combination with gemcitabine. Combination therapy indicated that sodium cantharidinate and gemcitabine synergistically reduced ex vivo and in vivo growth of pancreatic neoplasm. Further docking studies revealed the different binding fates of sodium cantharidinate to activate wild-type p53 function. Thus, sodium cantharidinate could be a potential agent with promising anti-pancreatic cancer efficacy.

Non-viral vector mediated CKb11 with folic acid modification regulates macrophage polarization and DC maturation to elicit immune response against cancer

The immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment(TME)of cancer strongly hinders the anti-tumor immune responses,thereby resulting in disappointing responses to immunotherapy.Chemoattractive and promotive traits of chemokines exerted on leukocytes have garnered interest in improving the efficiency of immunotherapy by increasing the infiltration of immune cells in the TME.In this study,a folic acid(FA)-modified gene delivery system based on the self-assembly of DOTAP,MPEG-PCL-MPEG,and FA-PEG-PCL-PEG-FA,namely F-PPPD,was developed to deliver plasmids encoding the immunostimulating chemokine CKb11.The delivery of plasmid CKb11(pCKb11)by F-PPPD nanoparticles resulted in the high secretion of CKb11 from tumor cells,which successfully activated T cells,suppressed the M2 polarization of macrophages,promoted the maturation of dendritic cells(DCs),facilitated the infiltration of natural killer(NK)cells and inhibited the infiltration of immunosuppressive cells in tumor tissues.Administration of F-PPPD/pCKb11 also significantly suppressed the cancer progression.Our study demonstrated a nanotechnology-enabled delivery of pCKb11,that remodeled the immunosuppressive TME,for cancer treatment.

Hard nanocrystalline gold materials prepared via high-pressure phase transformation

As one of the important materials,nanocrystalline Au(n-Au)has gained numerous interests in recent decades owing to its unique properties and promising applications.However,most of the current n-Au thin films are supported on substrates,limiting the study on their mechanical properties and applications.Therefore,it is urgently desired to develop a new strategy to prepare nAu materials with superior mechanical strength and hardness.Here,a hard n-Au material with an average grain size of~40 nm is prepared by cold-forging of the unique Au nanoribbons(NRBs)with unconventional 4H phase under high pressure.Systematic characterizations reveal the phase transformation from 4H to face-centered cubic(fcc)phase during the cold compression.Impressively,the compressive yield strength and Vickers hardness(HV)of the prepared n-Au material reach~140.2 MPa and~1.0 GPa,which are 4.2 and 2.2 times of the microcrystalline Au foil,respectively.This work demonstrates that the combination of high-pressure cold-forging and the in-situ 4H-to-fcc phase transformation can effectively inhibit the grain growth in the obtained n-Au materials,leading to the formation of novel hard n-Au materials.Our strategy opens up a new avenue for the preparation of nanocrystalline metals with superior mechanical property.

A Severe Seasonal Influenza Epidemic During 2017–2018 in China After the 2009 Pandemic Influenza: A Modeling Study

Influenza viruses continue to cause epidemics worldwide every year.However,due to the lack of an effective assessment for the severity of influenza epidemics,it was extremely difficult to take preventative measures.Data were extracted from infectious diseases reports from 2011–2018.Joinpoint regression model and susceptible-exposed-infectious-recovered model were built to understand the characteristics and processes of the epidemic.The reported incidence of influenza was 1,913,698 from January 2011 to February 2018,with an average-yearly-reported-incidence-rate of 19.21 per 100,000.However,there had been a substantial nationwide epidemic of influenza after September 2017,when the average yearly reported incidence rate was 87.29 per 100,000 and an annual percentage change of 48.1%.The hemagglutinin genes of most influenza A(H1N1 and H3N2)viruses from the period of the epidemic had lower homology to those before August 2017.All the hemagglutinin of the recommended A(H3N2,H1N1)and B(Victoria)viruses for vaccines 2017/2018 had low matches with the epidemic viruses.The basic reproduction number was 1.53.The vaccination benefit was linearly related to vaccination coverage,while the quarantine measure had only significantly benefited when over 60%of the quarantined population.The most severe epidemic of influenza in China since 2011 occurred during the period from September 2017 to February 2018.Compared to quarantine,influenza vaccination is more effective way to prevent influenza,and strategies to increase vaccination coverage should be taken for the prevention of severe epidemics of influenza.