Inflammation plays an important role in atherosclerosis.Inflammasomes play a crucial role in innate immunity,which mediates the body’s response to various pathogens.Of the different types of inflammasomes,NLRP3 has b...Inflammation plays an important role in atherosclerosis.Inflammasomes play a crucial role in innate immunity,which mediates the body’s response to various pathogens.Of the different types of inflammasomes,NLRP3 has been implicated in atherosclerosis through the production of proinfl ammatory cytokines,IL-1β and IL-18.This review describes the role of the NLRP3 infl ammasome in atherosclerosis and discusses potential therapeutic targets in the infl ammasome pathway.展开更多
Internet of Things(IoT)technology is rapidly evolving,but there is no trusted platform to protect user privacy,protect information between different IoT domains,and promote edge processing.Therefore,we integrate the b...Internet of Things(IoT)technology is rapidly evolving,but there is no trusted platform to protect user privacy,protect information between different IoT domains,and promote edge processing.Therefore,we integrate the blockchain technology into constructing trusted IoT platforms.However,the application of blockchain in IoT is hampered by the challenges posed by heavy computing processes.To solve the problem,we put forward a blockchain framework based on mobile edge computing,in which the blockchain mining tasks can be offloaded to nearby nodes or the edge computing service providers and the encrypted hashes of blocks can be cached in the edge computing service providers.Moreover,we model the process of offloading and caching to ensure that both edge nodes and edge computing service providers obtain the maximum profit based on game theory and auction theory.Finally,the proposed mechanism is compared with the centralized mode,mode A(all the miners offload their tasks to the edge computing service providers),and mode B(all the miners offload their tasks to a group of neighbor devices).Simulation results show that under our mechanism,mining networks obtain more profits and consume less time on average.展开更多
The crack tip fields are investigated for a cracked functionally graded material （FGM） plate by Reissner＇s linear plate theory with the consideration of the transverse shear deformation generated by bending. The el...The crack tip fields are investigated for a cracked functionally graded material （FGM） plate by Reissner＇s linear plate theory with the consideration of the transverse shear deformation generated by bending. The elastic modulus and Poisson＇s ratio of the functionally graded plates are assumed to vary continuously through the coordinate y, according to a linear law and a constant, respectively. The governing equations, i.e., the 6th-order partial differential equations with variable coefficients, are derived in the polar coordinate system based on Reissner＇s plate theory. Furthermore, the generalized displacements are treated in a separation-of-variable form, and the higher-order crack tip fields of the cracked FGM plate are obtained by the eigen-expansion method. It is found that the analytic solutions degenerate to the corresponding fields of the isotropic homogeneous plate with Reissner＇s effect when the in-homogeneity parameter approaches zero.展开更多
Dynamic controls of pressure-swing distillation with an intermediate connection(PSDIC) process of ethyl acetate and ethanol separation were investigated.The double temperature/composition cascade control structure can...Dynamic controls of pressure-swing distillation with an intermediate connection(PSDIC) process of ethyl acetate and ethanol separation were investigated.The double temperature/composition cascade control structure can perfectly implement effective control when ±20% feed disturbances were introduced.This control structure did not require the control of the flowrate of the side stream.The dynamic controllability of PSDIC with partial heat integration(PHIPSDIC) was also explored.The improved control structure can effectively control ±20% feed disturbances.However,in industrial production,simple controller,sensitive and easy to operate,is the optimal target.To avoid the use of component controllers or complex control structure,the original product purities could be maintained using the basic control structure for the PSDIC process if the product purities in steady state were properly increased,albeit by incurring a slight rise in the total annual cost(TAC).This alternative method without a composition controller combined with the energy-saving PSDIC process provides a simple and effective control scheme in industrial production.展开更多
Hypoxia has been identified as a common environmental stress factor associated with therapeutic resistance and metastasis in human cancers. A major player in regulating the response to hypoxia is the transcriptional f...Hypoxia has been identified as a common environmental stress factor associated with therapeutic resistance and metastasis in human cancers. A major player in regulating the response to hypoxia is the transcriptional factor hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha （HIF-1α）.展开更多
With the recent ongoing autumn/winter 2022 COVID-19 wave and the adjustment of public health control measures,there have been widespread SARS-CoV-2 infections in Chinese mainland.Here we have analyzed 369 viral genome...With the recent ongoing autumn/winter 2022 COVID-19 wave and the adjustment of public health control measures,there have been widespread SARS-CoV-2 infections in Chinese mainland.Here we have analyzed 369 viral genomes from recently diagnosed COVID-19 patients in Shanghai,identifying a large number of sublineages of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron family.Phylogenetic analysis,coupled with contact history tracing,revealed simultaneous community transmission of two Omicron sublineages dominating the infections in some areas of China(BA.5.2 mainly in Guangzhou and Shanghai,and BF.7 mainly in Beijing)and two highly infectious sublineages recently imported from abroad(XBB and BQ.1).Publicly available data from August 31 to November 29,2022 indicated an overall severe/critical case rate of 0.035%nationwide,while analysis of 5706 symptomatic patients treated at the Shanghai Public Health Center between September 1 and December 26,2022 showed that 20 cases(0.35%)without comorbidities progressed into severe/critical conditions and 153 cases(2.68%)with COVID-19-exacerbated comorbidities progressed into severe/critical conditions.These observations shall alert healthcare providers to place more resources for the treatment of severe/critical cases.Furthermore,mathematical modeling predicts this autumn/winter wave might pass through major cities in China by the end of the year,whereas some middle and western provinces and rural areas would be hit by the upcoming infection wave in mid-to-late January 2023,and the duration and magnitude of upcoming outbreak could be dramatically enhanced by the extensive travels during the Spring Festival(January 21,2023).Altogether,these preliminary data highlight the needs to allocate resources to early diagnosis and effective treatment of severe cases and the protection of vulnerable population,especially in the rural areas,to ensure the country’s smooth exit from the ongoing pandemic and accelerate socio-economic recovery.展开更多
The traditional approach to solvent selction in the extractive distillation process strictly focuses on the change in the relative voltility of light-heavy components induced by the solvent.However,the total annual co...The traditional approach to solvent selction in the extractive distillation process strictly focuses on the change in the relative voltility of light-heavy components induced by the solvent.However,the total annual cost of the process may not be minimal when the solvent induces the largest change in relative volatility.This work presents a heuristic method for selecting the optimal solvent to minimize the total annual cost.The functional relationship between the relative volatility and the total annual cost is established,where the main factors,such as the relative volatility of the light-heavy components and the relative volatility of the heavy-component solvent,are taken into account.Binary azeotropic mixtures of methanol-toluene and methanol-acetone are separated to verify the feasibility of the model.The results show that using the solvent with the minimal two-column extractive distillation index,the process achieves a minimal total annual cost.The method is conducive for sustainable advancements in chemistry and engineering because a suitable solvent can be selected without simulation verification.展开更多
文摘Inflammation plays an important role in atherosclerosis.Inflammasomes play a crucial role in innate immunity,which mediates the body’s response to various pathogens.Of the different types of inflammasomes,NLRP3 has been implicated in atherosclerosis through the production of proinfl ammatory cytokines,IL-1β and IL-18.This review describes the role of the NLRP3 infl ammasome in atherosclerosis and discusses potential therapeutic targets in the infl ammasome pathway.
基金This work is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(61702048)。
文摘Internet of Things(IoT)technology is rapidly evolving,but there is no trusted platform to protect user privacy,protect information between different IoT domains,and promote edge processing.Therefore,we integrate the blockchain technology into constructing trusted IoT platforms.However,the application of blockchain in IoT is hampered by the challenges posed by heavy computing processes.To solve the problem,we put forward a blockchain framework based on mobile edge computing,in which the blockchain mining tasks can be offloaded to nearby nodes or the edge computing service providers and the encrypted hashes of blocks can be cached in the edge computing service providers.Moreover,we model the process of offloading and caching to ensure that both edge nodes and edge computing service providers obtain the maximum profit based on game theory and auction theory.Finally,the proposed mechanism is compared with the centralized mode,mode A(all the miners offload their tasks to the edge computing service providers),and mode B(all the miners offload their tasks to a group of neighbor devices).Simulation results show that under our mechanism,mining networks obtain more profits and consume less time on average.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.90305023 and 11172332)
文摘The crack tip fields are investigated for a cracked functionally graded material （FGM） plate by Reissner＇s linear plate theory with the consideration of the transverse shear deformation generated by bending. The elastic modulus and Poisson＇s ratio of the functionally graded plates are assumed to vary continuously through the coordinate y, according to a linear law and a constant, respectively. The governing equations, i.e., the 6th-order partial differential equations with variable coefficients, are derived in the polar coordinate system based on Reissner＇s plate theory. Furthermore, the generalized displacements are treated in a separation-of-variable form, and the higher-order crack tip fields of the cracked FGM plate are obtained by the eigen-expansion method. It is found that the analytic solutions degenerate to the corresponding fields of the isotropic homogeneous plate with Reissner＇s effect when the in-homogeneity parameter approaches zero.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.21776145 and 21676152)。
文摘Dynamic controls of pressure-swing distillation with an intermediate connection(PSDIC) process of ethyl acetate and ethanol separation were investigated.The double temperature/composition cascade control structure can perfectly implement effective control when ±20% feed disturbances were introduced.This control structure did not require the control of the flowrate of the side stream.The dynamic controllability of PSDIC with partial heat integration(PHIPSDIC) was also explored.The improved control structure can effectively control ±20% feed disturbances.However,in industrial production,simple controller,sensitive and easy to operate,is the optimal target.To avoid the use of component controllers or complex control structure,the original product purities could be maintained using the basic control structure for the PSDIC process if the product purities in steady state were properly increased,albeit by incurring a slight rise in the total annual cost(TAC).This alternative method without a composition controller combined with the energy-saving PSDIC process provides a simple and effective control scheme in industrial production.
文摘Hypoxia has been identified as a common environmental stress factor associated with therapeutic resistance and metastasis in human cancers. A major player in regulating the response to hypoxia is the transcriptional factor hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha （HIF-1α）.
基金supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.82100158,81890994,81770143,81970130,and 81861148030)Double First-Class Project(No.WF510162602)from the Ministry of Education+8 种基金State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics,Overseas Expertise Introduction Project for Discipline Innovation(111 Project,No.B17029)National Key R&D Program of China(Nos.2019YFA0905902 and 2018YFA0107802)Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(Nos.20JC1410600,21ZR1480900,and 21YF1427900)Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease(No.19MC1910700)Shanghai Major Project for Clinical Medicine(No.2017ZZ01002)Shanghai Shenkang Hospital Development Center(No.SHDC2020CR5002)Innovative Research Team of High-level Local Universities in Shanghai,Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Program on Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research(No.2019CXJQ01)Shanghai Jiao Tong University(No.YG2021QN19)Shanghai Guangci Translational Medical Research Development Foundation.
文摘With the recent ongoing autumn/winter 2022 COVID-19 wave and the adjustment of public health control measures,there have been widespread SARS-CoV-2 infections in Chinese mainland.Here we have analyzed 369 viral genomes from recently diagnosed COVID-19 patients in Shanghai,identifying a large number of sublineages of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron family.Phylogenetic analysis,coupled with contact history tracing,revealed simultaneous community transmission of two Omicron sublineages dominating the infections in some areas of China(BA.5.2 mainly in Guangzhou and Shanghai,and BF.7 mainly in Beijing)and two highly infectious sublineages recently imported from abroad(XBB and BQ.1).Publicly available data from August 31 to November 29,2022 indicated an overall severe/critical case rate of 0.035%nationwide,while analysis of 5706 symptomatic patients treated at the Shanghai Public Health Center between September 1 and December 26,2022 showed that 20 cases(0.35%)without comorbidities progressed into severe/critical conditions and 153 cases(2.68%)with COVID-19-exacerbated comorbidities progressed into severe/critical conditions.These observations shall alert healthcare providers to place more resources for the treatment of severe/critical cases.Furthermore,mathematical modeling predicts this autumn/winter wave might pass through major cities in China by the end of the year,whereas some middle and western provinces and rural areas would be hit by the upcoming infection wave in mid-to-late January 2023,and the duration and magnitude of upcoming outbreak could be dramatically enhanced by the extensive travels during the Spring Festival(January 21,2023).Altogether,these preliminary data highlight the needs to allocate resources to early diagnosis and effective treatment of severe cases and the protection of vulnerable population,especially in the rural areas,to ensure the country’s smooth exit from the ongoing pandemic and accelerate socio-economic recovery.
基金This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.21776145 and 21676152).
文摘The traditional approach to solvent selction in the extractive distillation process strictly focuses on the change in the relative voltility of light-heavy components induced by the solvent.However,the total annual cost of the process may not be minimal when the solvent induces the largest change in relative volatility.This work presents a heuristic method for selecting the optimal solvent to minimize the total annual cost.The functional relationship between the relative volatility and the total annual cost is established,where the main factors,such as the relative volatility of the light-heavy components and the relative volatility of the heavy-component solvent,are taken into account.Binary azeotropic mixtures of methanol-toluene and methanol-acetone are separated to verify the feasibility of the model.The results show that using the solvent with the minimal two-column extractive distillation index,the process achieves a minimal total annual cost.The method is conducive for sustainable advancements in chemistry and engineering because a suitable solvent can be selected without simulation verification.
