During speech restoration following laryngectomy, language-related cortical areas develop connections with new primary motor neurons. The present study followed up 18 patients after total resection of laryngeal carcin...During speech restoration following laryngectomy, language-related cortical areas develop connections with new primary motor neurons. The present study followed up 18 patients after total resection of laryngeal carcinoma. According to an evaluation of pronunciation, patients were assigned to three groups: poor, moderate and good pronunciation. Functional magnetic resonance imaging revealed significant increases in the number of activated voxels and the intensity of activation changes in the left middle frontal gyrus, left precentral gyrus, left postcentral gyrus, left supplementary motor area, left anterior cingulate gyrus and right fusiform gyrus between the moderate pronunciation group compared with the poor and good pronunciation groups. We propose that these brain regions play an important role in the progress of speech restoration, and improvements in pronunciation learning for patients following laryngectomy. However, during the later period of speech restoration, the number of activated voxels and intensity changes in these regions decreased to the level of healthy controls, indicating that the learning and instruction effects weakened once patients had mastered pronunciation techniques展开更多
After the experimental research on the barrier effect of PTFE membrane on malodorous gases,it was found that PTFE membrane had good gas permeability,and the barrier effect on malodorous gases NH3 and H2S was poor. Aft...After the experimental research on the barrier effect of PTFE membrane on malodorous gases,it was found that PTFE membrane had good gas permeability,and the barrier effect on malodorous gases NH3 and H2S was poor. After a layer of water film was formed on PTFE membrane,it had an obvious barrier effect on malodorous gases NH3 and H2S.展开更多
Monitoring of ambient volatile organic compounds(VOCs)was conducted within typical residentialcommercial area in the city of Xi’an in northwest China during typical ozone(O_(3))episodes,to investigate the major contr...Monitoring of ambient volatile organic compounds(VOCs)was conducted within typical residentialcommercial area in the city of Xi’an in northwest China during typical ozone(O_(3))episodes,to investigate the major contributors to the characteristic of ambient VOCs and their impact on O_(3) production.In the residential-commercial area,diurnal variation of VOCs was highly impacted by vehicle exhaust,fuel evaporation,and local solvent use.Relative higher contributions(up to 60%)of VOCs from solvent use to the ozone formation potential were found.The present findings highlight the urgent need for restrictions on the emission of VOCs from solvent use and non-vehicle-traffic-related sources,such as oil storage.展开更多
基金the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin, No. 06YFJMJC09300
文摘During speech restoration following laryngectomy, language-related cortical areas develop connections with new primary motor neurons. The present study followed up 18 patients after total resection of laryngeal carcinoma. According to an evaluation of pronunciation, patients were assigned to three groups: poor, moderate and good pronunciation. Functional magnetic resonance imaging revealed significant increases in the number of activated voxels and the intensity of activation changes in the left middle frontal gyrus, left precentral gyrus, left postcentral gyrus, left supplementary motor area, left anterior cingulate gyrus and right fusiform gyrus between the moderate pronunciation group compared with the poor and good pronunciation groups. We propose that these brain regions play an important role in the progress of speech restoration, and improvements in pronunciation learning for patients following laryngectomy. However, during the later period of speech restoration, the number of activated voxels and intensity changes in these regions decreased to the level of healthy controls, indicating that the learning and instruction effects weakened once patients had mastered pronunciation techniques
文摘After the experimental research on the barrier effect of PTFE membrane on malodorous gases,it was found that PTFE membrane had good gas permeability,and the barrier effect on malodorous gases NH3 and H2S was poor. After a layer of water film was formed on PTFE membrane,it had an obvious barrier effect on malodorous gases NH3 and H2S.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Nos.2017YFC0212200 and 2016YFA0203000)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41701565 and 41877308)the Chinese Academy of Sciences“Light of West China”Program(No.XAB2019B06).
文摘Monitoring of ambient volatile organic compounds(VOCs)was conducted within typical residentialcommercial area in the city of Xi’an in northwest China during typical ozone(O_(3))episodes,to investigate the major contributors to the characteristic of ambient VOCs and their impact on O_(3) production.In the residential-commercial area,diurnal variation of VOCs was highly impacted by vehicle exhaust,fuel evaporation,and local solvent use.Relative higher contributions(up to 60%)of VOCs from solvent use to the ozone formation potential were found.The present findings highlight the urgent need for restrictions on the emission of VOCs from solvent use and non-vehicle-traffic-related sources,such as oil storage.