Safe batteries are the basis for next-generation application scenarios such as portable energy storage devices and electric vehicles,which are crucial to achieving carbon neutralization.Electrolytes,separators,and ele...Safe batteries are the basis for next-generation application scenarios such as portable energy storage devices and electric vehicles,which are crucial to achieving carbon neutralization.Electrolytes,separators,and electrodes as main components of lithium batteries strongly affect the occurrence of safety accidents.Responsive materials,which can respond to external stimuli or environmental change,have triggered extensive attentions recently,holding great promise in facilitating safe and smart batteries.This review thoroughly discusses recent advances regarding the construction of high-safety lithium batteries based on internal thermal-responsive strategies,together with the corresponding changes in electrochemical performance under external stimulus.Furthermore,the existing challenges and outlook for the design of safe batteries are presented,creating valuable insights and proposing directions for the practical implementation of safe lithium batteries.展开更多
Background Cardiovascular risk burden is associated with dementia risk and neurodegeneration-related brain structure,while the role of genetics and incident cardiovascular disease(CVD)remains unclear.Aims To examine t...Background Cardiovascular risk burden is associated with dementia risk and neurodegeneration-related brain structure,while the role of genetics and incident cardiovascular disease(CVD)remains unclear.Aims To examine the association of overall cardiovascular risk burden with the risk of major dementia subtypes and volumes of related brain regions in a large sample,and to explore the role of genetics and CVD onset.Methods A prospective study among 354 654 participants free of CVD and dementia(2006-2010,mean age 56.4 years)was conducted within the UK Biobank,with brain magnetic resonance imaging(MRl)measurement availablefor 15104participants since 2014.CVD risk burden was evaluated by the Framingham General Cardiovascular Risk Score(FGCRS).Dementia diagnosis was ascertained from inpatient and death register data.Results Overamedian 12.0-yearfollow-up,3998 all-cause dementia cases were identified.Higher FGCRS was associated with increasedall-cause dementia risk after adjusting for demographic,major lifestyle,clinical factors and the polygenic risk score(PRS)of Alzheimer's disease.Comparing the high versus low tertile of FGCRS,the odds ratios(ORs)and 95%confidence intervals(Cls)were 1.26(1.12 to 1.41)for all-cause dementia,1.67(1.33 to 2.09)for Alzheimer's disease and 1.53(1.07 to 2.16)for vascular dementia(all p_(treng)<0.05).Incident stroke and coronary heart disease accounted for 14%(95%Cl:9% to 21%)of the association between FGCRS and all-cause dementia.Interactions were not detected for FGCRS and PRS on the risk of any dementia subtype.We observed an 83%(95%Cl:47%to 128%)higher all-cause dementia risk comparing the high-high versus low-low FGCRS-PRS category.For brain volumes,higher FGCRS was associated with greater log-transformed white matter hyperintensities,smaller cortical volume and smaller grey matter volume.Conclusions Our findings suggest that the positive association of cardiovascular risk burden with dementia risk also applies to major dementia subtypes.The association of cardiovascular risk burden with all-cause dementia is largely independent of CVD onset and genetic predisposition to dementia.展开更多
As a vital and integral component of transportation infrastructure,pavement has a direct and tangible impact on socio-economic sustainability.In recent years,an influx of groundbreaking and state-of-the-art materials,...As a vital and integral component of transportation infrastructure,pavement has a direct and tangible impact on socio-economic sustainability.In recent years,an influx of groundbreaking and state-of-the-art materials,structures,equipment,and detection technologies related to road engineering have continually and progressively emerged,reshaping the landscape of pavement systems.There is a pressing and growing need for a timely summarization of the current research status and a clear identification of future research directions in these advanced and evolving technologies.Therefore,Journal of Road Engineering has undertaken the significant initiative of introducing a comprehensive review paper with the overarching theme of“advanced road materials,structures,equipment,and detection technologies”.This extensive and insightful review meticulously gathers and synthesizes research findings from 39 distinguished scholars,all of whom are affiliated with 19 renowned universities or research institutions specializing in the diverse and multidimensional field of highway engineering.It covers the current state and anticipates future development directions in the four major and interconnected domains of road engineering:advanced road materials,advanced road structures and performance evaluation,advanced road construction equipment and technology,and advanced road detection and assessment technologies.展开更多
The mouse model of oxygen induced retinopathy is suitable for the study of various retinal neovascularization diseases,including retinopathy of prematurity.The maternally expressed gene 3(MEG3)has been demonstrated to...The mouse model of oxygen induced retinopathy is suitable for the study of various retinal neovascularization diseases,including retinopathy of prematurity.The maternally expressed gene 3(MEG3)has been demonstrated to have an inhibitory effect on diabetic retinopathy.In this study,we investigated the role of MEG3 overexpression in oxygen-induced retinopathy in mice.The results showed that MEG3 overexpression effectively inhibited the production of retinal neovascularization in oxygen-induced retinopathy mice.It acts by down-regulating the expression of phosphoinositide 3-kinase,serine/threonine kinase,and vascular endothelial growth factor and pro-inflammatory factors.MEG3 overexpression lentivirus has a future as a new method for the clinical treatment of retinopathy of prematurity.The animal experiments were approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University,China(approval No.2016PS074K)on February 25,2016.展开更多
Long noncoding RNA(lncRNA)regulates the proliferation and migration of human retinal endothelial cells,as well as retinal neovascularization in diabetic retinopathy.Based on similarities between the pathogenesis of re...Long noncoding RNA(lncRNA)regulates the proliferation and migration of human retinal endothelial cells,as well as retinal neovascularization in diabetic retinopathy.Based on similarities between the pathogenesis of retinopathy of prematurity(ROP)and diabetic retinopathy,lncRNA may also play a role in ROP.Seven-day-old mice were administered 75±2% oxygen for 5 days and normoxic air for another 5 days to establish a ROP model.Expression of lncRNA and mRNA in the retinal tissue of mice was detected by high-throughput sequencing technology,and biological functions of the resulted differentially expressed RNAs were evaluated by Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analyses.The results showed that compared with the control group,57 lncRNAs were differentially expressed,including 43 upregulated and 14 downregulated,in the retinal tissue of ROP mice.Compared with control mice,42 mRNAs were differentially expressed in the retinal tissue of ROP mice,including 24 upregulated and 18 downregulated mRNAs.Differentially expressed genes were involved in ocular development and related metabolic pathways.The differentially expressed lncRNAs may regulate ROP in mice via microRNAs and multiple signaling pathways.Our results revealed that these differentially expressed lncRNAs may be therapeutic targets for ROP treatment.This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University on February 25,2016(approval No.2016PS074K).展开更多
Ester exchange reaction between the thymidine and N(O,O-diisopropyl)phosphoryl serine could yield several derivatives of thymidylic acid, including dithymidylic acid. These results might be meaningful to the prebiotic...Ester exchange reaction between the thymidine and N(O,O-diisopropyl)phosphoryl serine could yield several derivatives of thymidylic acid, including dithymidylic acid. These results might be meaningful to the prebiotic synthesis of macromolecules.展开更多
AIM: To identify the predictive factors and laser photocoagulation associated with the use of silicone oil as endotamponade during primary diabetic vitrectomy. METHODS: The medical and surgical records of 690 patients...AIM: To identify the predictive factors and laser photocoagulation associated with the use of silicone oil as endotamponade during primary diabetic vitrectomy. METHODS: The medical and surgical records of 690 patients(798 eyes) who underwent primary diabetic vitrectomy at a tertiary eye hospital in China from January 2018 to December 2018 were reviewed in this retrospective cohort study. The patients’ baseline characteristics and preoperative treatments were recorded. The binary Logistic regression model was used to evaluate the risk factors for the use of silicone oil as endotamponade agent during primary vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy(PDR)-related complications.RESULTS: Among 690 patients with mean age of 52.1±10.5 y(range: 18-85 y), 299/690(43.3%) were female. The 31.6% of the eyes received preoperative laser treatment, and 72.4% of the eyes received preoperative anti-VEGF adjuvant therapy. Non-clearing vitreous haemorrhage(VH) alone or combined with retinal detachment was the main surgical indication(89.5%) for primary vitrectomy. Silicone oil was used as endotamponade in 313(39.2%) eyes. Lack of preoperative laser treatment [odds ratio(OR) 0.66, 95% confidence interval(CI): 0.48-0.92;P=0.015] and older age(OR 0.96, 95%CI: 0.95-0.98;P<0.001) were predictors of silicone oil tamponade during primary vitrectomy for PDR. CONCLUSION: The lack of preoperative laser treatment is a significant predictor of silicone oil tamponade during primary vitrectomy for PDR. However, the severity of PDR relevant to silicone oil use should be further evaluated.展开更多
We present a statistical study of decimetric type Ⅲ radio bursts, coronal mass ejections (CMEs), and Hα flares observed in the period from July 2000 to March 2005. In total, we investigated 395 decimetric type Ⅲ ...We present a statistical study of decimetric type Ⅲ radio bursts, coronal mass ejections (CMEs), and Hα flares observed in the period from July 2000 to March 2005. In total, we investigated 395 decimetric type Ⅲ radio burst events, 21% of which showed apparent correlation to CMEs that were associated with Hα flares. We noticed that the Hα flares which were strongly associated with CMEs were gradual events, and 82% of them took place before CMEs appeared in the field of view of LASCO C2; that most of the CME-associated radio bursts started in the frequency range around 750 MHz with a frequency drifting rate of several hundred MHz s-1, of which both positive and negative ones were recognized; and that the correlation of type Ⅲ radio bursts to CMEs without associated flares is fairly vague, less than 9%.展开更多
With the largest ageing population in the world,China is faced with the huge chal-lenge of dementia.-However,previously reported estimates on the prevalence of dementia among Chinese older adults were inconsistent,var...With the largest ageing population in the world,China is faced with the huge chal-lenge of dementia.-However,previously reported estimates on the prevalence of dementia among Chinese older adults were inconsistent,varying from 2%to 13%.5°It is crucial for dementia prevention to determine the number of cases that could be delayed or prevented,but how to do this remains unclear.To address these research gaps,we aimed to provide population estimates of the prevalence of dementia in China and estimate the population attributable fractions(PAFs)of potentially modifiable risk factors.展开更多
The separator is a key component of sodium-ion battery,which greatly affects the electrochemical performances and safety characteristics of the battery.Conventional glass fiber separator cannot meet the requirements o...The separator is a key component of sodium-ion battery,which greatly affects the electrochemical performances and safety characteristics of the battery.Conventional glass fiber separator cannot meet the requirements of large-scale application because of high cost and poor mechanical properties.Herein,the novel composite separators are prepared by a simple slurry sieving process using glass fiber separator scraps and ordinary qualitative filter paper as raw materials.As the composite mass ratio is 1:1,the composite separator has excellent comprehensive properties,including tensile strength of 15.8 MPa,porosity of 74.3%,ionic conductivity of 1.57×10^(-3)S·cm^(-1)and thermal stability at 210℃.The assembled sodium-ion battery shows superior cycling performance(capacity retention of 94.1%after 500 cycles at 1C)and rate capacity(retention rate of 87.3%at 10C),and it maintains fine interface stability.The above results provide some new ideas for the separator design of high-performance and low-cost sodium-ion batteries.展开更多
Persistent luminescence phosphors are a novel group of promising luminescent materials with afterglow properties after the stoppage of excitation.In the past decade,persistent luminescence nanoparticles(PLNPs)with int...Persistent luminescence phosphors are a novel group of promising luminescent materials with afterglow properties after the stoppage of excitation.In the past decade,persistent luminescence nanoparticles(PLNPs)with intriguing optical properties have attracted a wide range of attention in various areas.Especially in recent years,the development and applications in biomedical fields have been widely explored.Owing to the efficient elimination of the autofluorescence interferences from biotissues and the ultra-long near-infrared afterglow emission,many researches have focused on the manipulation of PLNPs in biosensing,cell tracking,bioimaging and cancer therapy.These achievements stimulated the growing interest in designing new types of PLNPs with desired superior characteristics and multiple functions.In this review,we summarize the works on synthesis methods,bioapplications,biomembrane modification and biosafety of PLNPs and highlight the recent advances in biosensing,imaging and imaging-guided therapy.We further discuss the new types of PLNPs as a newly emerged class of functional biomaterials for multiple applications.Finally,the remaining problems and challenges are discussed with suggestions and prospects for potential future directions in the biomedical applications.展开更多
Poly(ethylene terephthalate)hydrolase(PETase)from Ideonella sakaiensis exhibits a strong ability to degrade poly(ethylene terephthalate)(PET)at room temperature,and is thus regarded as a potential tool to solve the is...Poly(ethylene terephthalate)hydrolase(PETase)from Ideonella sakaiensis exhibits a strong ability to degrade poly(ethylene terephthalate)(PET)at room temperature,and is thus regarded as a potential tool to solve the issue of polyester plastic pollution.Therefore,we explored the interaction between PETase and the substrate(a dimer of the PET monomer ethylene terephthalate,2PET),using a model of PETase and its substrate.In this study,we focused on six key residues around the substrate-binding groove in order to create novel high-efficiency PETase mutants through protein engineering.These PETase mutants were designed and tested.The enzymatic activities of the R61A,L88F,and I179F mutants,which were obtained with a rapid cell-free screening system,exhibited 1.4 fold,2.1 fold,and 2.5 fold increases,respectively,in comparison with wild-type PETase.The I179F mutant showed the highest activity,with the degradation rate of a PET film reaching 22.5 mg perμmol·L^-1 PETase per day.Thus,this study has created enhanced artificial PETase enzymes through the rational protein engineering of key hydrophobic sites,and has further illustrated the potential of biodegradable plastics.展开更多
Most recently, due to the demand of immersive communication, region-of-interest-based(ROI) high efficiency video coding(HEVC) approaches in conferencing scenarios have become increasingly important. However, there exi...Most recently, due to the demand of immersive communication, region-of-interest-based(ROI) high efficiency video coding(HEVC) approaches in conferencing scenarios have become increasingly important. However, there exists no objective metric, specially developed for efficiently evaluating the perceived visual quality of video conferencing coding. Therefore, this paper proposes a novel objective quality assessment method, namely Gaussian mixture model based peak signal-tonoise ratio(GMM-PSNR), for the perceptual video conferencing coding. First, eye tracking experiments, together with a real-time technique of face and facial feature extraction, are introduced. In the experiments, importance of background, face, and facial feature regions is identified, and it is then quantified based on eye fixation points over test videos. Next, assuming that the distribution of the eye fixation points obeys Gaussian mixture model, we utilize expectation-maximization(EM) algorithm to generate an importance weight map for each frame of video conferencing coding, in light of a new term eye fixation points/pixel(efp/p). According to the generated weight map, GMM-PSNR is developed for quality assessment by assigning different weights to the distortion of each pixel in the video frame. Finally, we utilize some experiments to investigate the correlation of the proposed GMM-PSNR and other conventional objective metrics with subjective quality metrics. The experimental results show the effectiveness of GMM-PSNR.展开更多
Monolithic silica spin column extraction (MonoSpin-SPE) was developed as a simple, sensitive, and eco-friendly pretreatment method which combined with ultra-fast liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (UFLC-MS) t...Monolithic silica spin column extraction (MonoSpin-SPE) was developed as a simple, sensitive, and eco-friendly pretreatment method which combined with ultra-fast liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (UFLC-MS) to determine the levels of six phthalate esters, dimethyl- (DMP), diethyl- (DEP), dipropyl- [ DPrP], butyl-benzyl- (BBP), dicyclohexyl- (DcHP), and di-n-octyl-(DOP) phthalate in physiological saline samples. Under optimized experimental conditions, the method was linear in the following ranges: 0.2- 50 μg/L for DMP, DEP, DPrP, DcHP and DOP; 5- 100 μg/L for BBP. The correlation coefficients (R2 ) were in the range of 0. 9951 - 0. 9995 for all the analytes and the limits of detection (LODs) and limits of quantification (LOQs) were in the ranges of 0.02 - 0.9 μg/L and 0.08 - 2.7μg/L, respectively. The pretreatment process showed good reproducibility with inter-day and intra-day relative standard deviations (RSDs) below 8.5% and 11.2%, respectively. This method was used to determine the levels of six phthalate esters in physiological saline samples and the recoveries ranged from 71.2% to 107.3%. DMP and DEP were found in actual physical saline samples (brand A and brand B).展开更多
Brittleness is a dominant issue that restricts potential applications of Mg_2Si intermetallic compounds(IMC). In this paper, guided by first-principles calculations, we found that Al doping will enhance the ductility ...Brittleness is a dominant issue that restricts potential applications of Mg_2Si intermetallic compounds(IMC). In this paper, guided by first-principles calculations, we found that Al doping will enhance the ductility of Mg_2Si. The underlying mechanism is that Al doping could reduce the electronic exchange effect between Mg and Si atoms, and increase the volume module/shear modulus ratio, both of which are beneficial to the deformation capability of Mg_2Si. Experimental investigations were then carried out to verify the calculation results with Al doping contents ranging from Al-free to 10 wt%. Results showed that the obtained ductile-brittle transition temperature of the Mg_2Si–Al alloy decreased and the corresponding ductility increased. Specifically, the ductile-brittle transition temperature could be reduced by about 100℃. When the content of Al reached 6 wt%, α-Al phase started to precipitate, and the ductile-brittle transition temperature of the alloy no longer decreased.展开更多
[ Objective] This study aimed to optimize the fermentation condition of Lepista sordida mycelium. [ Method ] The effects of carbon sources, nitrogen sources ,pH and incubation time on the dry weight of mycelium in L. ...[ Objective] This study aimed to optimize the fermentation condition of Lepista sordida mycelium. [ Method ] The effects of carbon sources, nitrogen sources ,pH and incubation time on the dry weight of mycelium in L. sordida fermentation were investigated. [ Result] The descending order of the influences on L. sordida mycelium growth was : carbon sources 〉 incubation time 〉 pH 〉 nitrogen sources. Based on orthogonal experiment, the optimal fermentation condition of L. sordida mycelium was determined as : fermentation medium of 3% corn powder and 0.2% yeast extract, pH of 6.0, and incubation time of 8 d. [ Conclusion ] This study provides theoretical reference and experimental basis for the development and utilization of L. sordida biological resources.展开更多
In this paper, we described an improved electrochemical method for synthesis of some 1-aryl-2-pyrrolidinecarbonitrile derivatives bearing an electron-withdrawing group (NO2). The electrochemical synthesis of titile ...In this paper, we described an improved electrochemical method for synthesis of some 1-aryl-2-pyrrolidinecarbonitrile derivatives bearing an electron-withdrawing group (NO2). The electrochemical synthesis of titile compounds has been successfully performed in an undivided cell in reasonable yields.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22179070,U1932220)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20220073)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(RF1028623157)。
文摘Safe batteries are the basis for next-generation application scenarios such as portable energy storage devices and electric vehicles,which are crucial to achieving carbon neutralization.Electrolytes,separators,and electrodes as main components of lithium batteries strongly affect the occurrence of safety accidents.Responsive materials,which can respond to external stimuli or environmental change,have triggered extensive attentions recently,holding great promise in facilitating safe and smart batteries.This review thoroughly discusses recent advances regarding the construction of high-safety lithium batteries based on internal thermal-responsive strategies,together with the corresponding changes in electrochemical performance under external stimulus.Furthermore,the existing challenges and outlook for the design of safe batteries are presented,creating valuable insights and proposing directions for the practical implementation of safe lithium batteries.
基金grants from the National Key R&D Program of China(2023YFF1104301)(by Geng Zong)National Natural Science Foundation of China(82373576)(by Geng Zong)+2 种基金National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars(81922060)(by Geng Zong)Strategic Priority CAS Project(XDB38010300)(by Geng Zong)the Zhejiang University Education Foundation Global Partnership Fund(by Changzheng Yuan).
文摘Background Cardiovascular risk burden is associated with dementia risk and neurodegeneration-related brain structure,while the role of genetics and incident cardiovascular disease(CVD)remains unclear.Aims To examine the association of overall cardiovascular risk burden with the risk of major dementia subtypes and volumes of related brain regions in a large sample,and to explore the role of genetics and CVD onset.Methods A prospective study among 354 654 participants free of CVD and dementia(2006-2010,mean age 56.4 years)was conducted within the UK Biobank,with brain magnetic resonance imaging(MRl)measurement availablefor 15104participants since 2014.CVD risk burden was evaluated by the Framingham General Cardiovascular Risk Score(FGCRS).Dementia diagnosis was ascertained from inpatient and death register data.Results Overamedian 12.0-yearfollow-up,3998 all-cause dementia cases were identified.Higher FGCRS was associated with increasedall-cause dementia risk after adjusting for demographic,major lifestyle,clinical factors and the polygenic risk score(PRS)of Alzheimer's disease.Comparing the high versus low tertile of FGCRS,the odds ratios(ORs)and 95%confidence intervals(Cls)were 1.26(1.12 to 1.41)for all-cause dementia,1.67(1.33 to 2.09)for Alzheimer's disease and 1.53(1.07 to 2.16)for vascular dementia(all p_(treng)<0.05).Incident stroke and coronary heart disease accounted for 14%(95%Cl:9% to 21%)of the association between FGCRS and all-cause dementia.Interactions were not detected for FGCRS and PRS on the risk of any dementia subtype.We observed an 83%(95%Cl:47%to 128%)higher all-cause dementia risk comparing the high-high versus low-low FGCRS-PRS category.For brain volumes,higher FGCRS was associated with greater log-transformed white matter hyperintensities,smaller cortical volume and smaller grey matter volume.Conclusions Our findings suggest that the positive association of cardiovascular risk burden with dementia risk also applies to major dementia subtypes.The association of cardiovascular risk burden with all-cause dementia is largely independent of CVD onset and genetic predisposition to dementia.
基金support from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No.101024139,the RILEM technical committee TC 279 WMR(valorisation of waste and secondary materials for roads),RILEM technical committee TC-264 RAP(asphalt pavement recycling)the Swiss National Science Foundation(SNF)grant 205121_178991/1 for the project titled“Urban Mining for Low Noise Urban Roads and Optimized Design of Street Canyons”,National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51808462,51978547,52005048,52108394,52178414,52208420,52278448,52308447,52378429)+9 种基金China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2023M730356)National Key R&D Program of China(No.2021YFB2601302)Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi(Program No.2023-JC-QN-0472)Postdoctoral Science Foundation of Anhui Province(2022B627)Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Department(No.2022 PT30)Key Technological Special Project of Xinxiang City(No.22ZD013)Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing of Construction Machinery(No.IMCM2021KF02)the Applied Basic Research Project of Sichuan Science and Technology Department(Free Exploration Type)(Grant No.2020YJ0039)Key R&D Support Plan of Chengdu Science and Technology Project-Technology Innovation R&D Project(Grant No.2019-YF05-00002-SN)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2018M643520).
文摘As a vital and integral component of transportation infrastructure,pavement has a direct and tangible impact on socio-economic sustainability.In recent years,an influx of groundbreaking and state-of-the-art materials,structures,equipment,and detection technologies related to road engineering have continually and progressively emerged,reshaping the landscape of pavement systems.There is a pressing and growing need for a timely summarization of the current research status and a clear identification of future research directions in these advanced and evolving technologies.Therefore,Journal of Road Engineering has undertaken the significant initiative of introducing a comprehensive review paper with the overarching theme of“advanced road materials,structures,equipment,and detection technologies”.This extensive and insightful review meticulously gathers and synthesizes research findings from 39 distinguished scholars,all of whom are affiliated with 19 renowned universities or research institutions specializing in the diverse and multidimensional field of highway engineering.It covers the current state and anticipates future development directions in the four major and interconnected domains of road engineering:advanced road materials,advanced road structures and performance evaluation,advanced road construction equipment and technology,and advanced road detection and assessment technologies.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81600747(to YD)a grant from Liaoning Department of Education,No.QNZR2020010(to YD)a grant from 345 Talent Project of Shengjing Hospital(to YD).
文摘The mouse model of oxygen induced retinopathy is suitable for the study of various retinal neovascularization diseases,including retinopathy of prematurity.The maternally expressed gene 3(MEG3)has been demonstrated to have an inhibitory effect on diabetic retinopathy.In this study,we investigated the role of MEG3 overexpression in oxygen-induced retinopathy in mice.The results showed that MEG3 overexpression effectively inhibited the production of retinal neovascularization in oxygen-induced retinopathy mice.It acts by down-regulating the expression of phosphoinositide 3-kinase,serine/threonine kinase,and vascular endothelial growth factor and pro-inflammatory factors.MEG3 overexpression lentivirus has a future as a new method for the clinical treatment of retinopathy of prematurity.The animal experiments were approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University,China(approval No.2016PS074K)on February 25,2016.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81600747(to YD)Startup Foundation for Doctors of Liaoning Province,China,No.201501020(to YD)
文摘Long noncoding RNA(lncRNA)regulates the proliferation and migration of human retinal endothelial cells,as well as retinal neovascularization in diabetic retinopathy.Based on similarities between the pathogenesis of retinopathy of prematurity(ROP)and diabetic retinopathy,lncRNA may also play a role in ROP.Seven-day-old mice were administered 75±2% oxygen for 5 days and normoxic air for another 5 days to establish a ROP model.Expression of lncRNA and mRNA in the retinal tissue of mice was detected by high-throughput sequencing technology,and biological functions of the resulted differentially expressed RNAs were evaluated by Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analyses.The results showed that compared with the control group,57 lncRNAs were differentially expressed,including 43 upregulated and 14 downregulated,in the retinal tissue of ROP mice.Compared with control mice,42 mRNAs were differentially expressed in the retinal tissue of ROP mice,including 24 upregulated and 18 downregulated mRNAs.Differentially expressed genes were involved in ocular development and related metabolic pathways.The differentially expressed lncRNAs may regulate ROP in mice via microRNAs and multiple signaling pathways.Our results revealed that these differentially expressed lncRNAs may be therapeutic targets for ROP treatment.This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University on February 25,2016(approval No.2016PS074K).
文摘Ester exchange reaction between the thymidine and N(O,O-diisopropyl)phosphoryl serine could yield several derivatives of thymidylic acid, including dithymidylic acid. These results might be meaningful to the prebiotic synthesis of macromolecules.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82070972)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(No.2019A1515011347)+1 种基金the grants from the Guangdong Province High-level Hospital Construction Program(No.303020103)the Key Science&Technology Project of Guangzhou(No.202103000045)。
文摘AIM: To identify the predictive factors and laser photocoagulation associated with the use of silicone oil as endotamponade during primary diabetic vitrectomy. METHODS: The medical and surgical records of 690 patients(798 eyes) who underwent primary diabetic vitrectomy at a tertiary eye hospital in China from January 2018 to December 2018 were reviewed in this retrospective cohort study. The patients’ baseline characteristics and preoperative treatments were recorded. The binary Logistic regression model was used to evaluate the risk factors for the use of silicone oil as endotamponade agent during primary vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy(PDR)-related complications.RESULTS: Among 690 patients with mean age of 52.1±10.5 y(range: 18-85 y), 299/690(43.3%) were female. The 31.6% of the eyes received preoperative laser treatment, and 72.4% of the eyes received preoperative anti-VEGF adjuvant therapy. Non-clearing vitreous haemorrhage(VH) alone or combined with retinal detachment was the main surgical indication(89.5%) for primary vitrectomy. Silicone oil was used as endotamponade in 313(39.2%) eyes. Lack of preoperative laser treatment [odds ratio(OR) 0.66, 95% confidence interval(CI): 0.48-0.92;P=0.015] and older age(OR 0.96, 95%CI: 0.95-0.98;P<0.001) were predictors of silicone oil tamponade during primary vitrectomy for PDR. CONCLUSION: The lack of preoperative laser treatment is a significant predictor of silicone oil tamponade during primary vitrectomy for PDR. However, the severity of PDR relevant to silicone oil use should be further evaluated.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of Chinasupported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China under the 973 Program grants 2006CB806301+3 种基金supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China under the 973 Program grants 2006CB806303by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10473020, 10333030 and 10873030)by the Chinese Academy of Sciences under the grant KJCX2-YW-T04 to YNAONASA grant NNX07AL72G for supporting his visit to CfA
文摘We present a statistical study of decimetric type Ⅲ radio bursts, coronal mass ejections (CMEs), and Hα flares observed in the period from July 2000 to March 2005. In total, we investigated 395 decimetric type Ⅲ radio burst events, 21% of which showed apparent correlation to CMEs that were associated with Hα flares. We noticed that the Hα flares which were strongly associated with CMEs were gradual events, and 82% of them took place before CMEs appeared in the field of view of LASCO C2; that most of the CME-associated radio bursts started in the frequency range around 750 MHz with a frequency drifting rate of several hundred MHz s-1, of which both positive and negative ones were recognized; and that the correlation of type Ⅲ radio bursts to CMEs without associated flares is fairly vague, less than 9%.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2022YFC2010106)the Chinese Nutrition Society(CNS-NNSRG2021-61).
文摘With the largest ageing population in the world,China is faced with the huge chal-lenge of dementia.-However,previously reported estimates on the prevalence of dementia among Chinese older adults were inconsistent,varying from 2%to 13%.5°It is crucial for dementia prevention to determine the number of cases that could be delayed or prevented,but how to do this remains unclear.To address these research gaps,we aimed to provide population estimates of the prevalence of dementia in China and estimate the population attributable fractions(PAFs)of potentially modifiable risk factors.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.52002106,22262013,and 52102261)the Talent Project of Anhui Provincial Department of Education (Nos.gxyqZD2021127 and gxbjZ D2022050)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province,China (Nos.2108085QB68,2208085QB34,and2022AH052157)the Research Funds for Hefei Normal University (Nos.14098100 and 2021cyxy061)。
文摘The separator is a key component of sodium-ion battery,which greatly affects the electrochemical performances and safety characteristics of the battery.Conventional glass fiber separator cannot meet the requirements of large-scale application because of high cost and poor mechanical properties.Herein,the novel composite separators are prepared by a simple slurry sieving process using glass fiber separator scraps and ordinary qualitative filter paper as raw materials.As the composite mass ratio is 1:1,the composite separator has excellent comprehensive properties,including tensile strength of 15.8 MPa,porosity of 74.3%,ionic conductivity of 1.57×10^(-3)S·cm^(-1)and thermal stability at 210℃.The assembled sodium-ion battery shows superior cycling performance(capacity retention of 94.1%after 500 cycles at 1C)and rate capacity(retention rate of 87.3%at 10C),and it maintains fine interface stability.The above results provide some new ideas for the separator design of high-performance and low-cost sodium-ion batteries.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21804109,31771577)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2018M633561)+2 种基金the Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province of China(2019JQ-034,2018JM3027)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(G2018KY0304 and 3102017OQD047)the National Undergraduate Training Programs for Innovation and Entrepreneurship(201810699376,201810699344,201910699028).
文摘Persistent luminescence phosphors are a novel group of promising luminescent materials with afterglow properties after the stoppage of excitation.In the past decade,persistent luminescence nanoparticles(PLNPs)with intriguing optical properties have attracted a wide range of attention in various areas.Especially in recent years,the development and applications in biomedical fields have been widely explored.Owing to the efficient elimination of the autofluorescence interferences from biotissues and the ultra-long near-infrared afterglow emission,many researches have focused on the manipulation of PLNPs in biosensing,cell tracking,bioimaging and cancer therapy.These achievements stimulated the growing interest in designing new types of PLNPs with desired superior characteristics and multiple functions.In this review,we summarize the works on synthesis methods,bioapplications,biomembrane modification and biosafety of PLNPs and highlight the recent advances in biosensing,imaging and imaging-guided therapy.We further discuss the new types of PLNPs as a newly emerged class of functional biomaterials for multiple applications.Finally,the remaining problems and challenges are discussed with suggestions and prospects for potential future directions in the biomedical applications.
基金National Program on Key Basic Research Project by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2014CB745100)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21676190 and 21621004)the Innovative Talents and Platform Program of Tianjin(16PTGCCX00140 and 16PTSYJC00050).
文摘Poly(ethylene terephthalate)hydrolase(PETase)from Ideonella sakaiensis exhibits a strong ability to degrade poly(ethylene terephthalate)(PET)at room temperature,and is thus regarded as a potential tool to solve the issue of polyester plastic pollution.Therefore,we explored the interaction between PETase and the substrate(a dimer of the PET monomer ethylene terephthalate,2PET),using a model of PETase and its substrate.In this study,we focused on six key residues around the substrate-binding groove in order to create novel high-efficiency PETase mutants through protein engineering.These PETase mutants were designed and tested.The enzymatic activities of the R61A,L88F,and I179F mutants,which were obtained with a rapid cell-free screening system,exhibited 1.4 fold,2.1 fold,and 2.5 fold increases,respectively,in comparison with wild-type PETase.The I179F mutant showed the highest activity,with the degradation rate of a PET film reaching 22.5 mg perμmol·L^-1 PETase per day.Thus,this study has created enhanced artificial PETase enzymes through the rational protein engineering of key hydrophobic sites,and has further illustrated the potential of biodegradable plastics.
文摘Most recently, due to the demand of immersive communication, region-of-interest-based(ROI) high efficiency video coding(HEVC) approaches in conferencing scenarios have become increasingly important. However, there exists no objective metric, specially developed for efficiently evaluating the perceived visual quality of video conferencing coding. Therefore, this paper proposes a novel objective quality assessment method, namely Gaussian mixture model based peak signal-tonoise ratio(GMM-PSNR), for the perceptual video conferencing coding. First, eye tracking experiments, together with a real-time technique of face and facial feature extraction, are introduced. In the experiments, importance of background, face, and facial feature regions is identified, and it is then quantified based on eye fixation points over test videos. Next, assuming that the distribution of the eye fixation points obeys Gaussian mixture model, we utilize expectation-maximization(EM) algorithm to generate an importance weight map for each frame of video conferencing coding, in light of a new term eye fixation points/pixel(efp/p). According to the generated weight map, GMM-PSNR is developed for quality assessment by assigning different weights to the distortion of each pixel in the video frame. Finally, we utilize some experiments to investigate the correlation of the proposed GMM-PSNR and other conventional objective metrics with subjective quality metrics. The experimental results show the effectiveness of GMM-PSNR.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.90813015,20935002)
文摘Monolithic silica spin column extraction (MonoSpin-SPE) was developed as a simple, sensitive, and eco-friendly pretreatment method which combined with ultra-fast liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (UFLC-MS) to determine the levels of six phthalate esters, dimethyl- (DMP), diethyl- (DEP), dipropyl- [ DPrP], butyl-benzyl- (BBP), dicyclohexyl- (DcHP), and di-n-octyl-(DOP) phthalate in physiological saline samples. Under optimized experimental conditions, the method was linear in the following ranges: 0.2- 50 μg/L for DMP, DEP, DPrP, DcHP and DOP; 5- 100 μg/L for BBP. The correlation coefficients (R2 ) were in the range of 0. 9951 - 0. 9995 for all the analytes and the limits of detection (LODs) and limits of quantification (LOQs) were in the ranges of 0.02 - 0.9 μg/L and 0.08 - 2.7μg/L, respectively. The pretreatment process showed good reproducibility with inter-day and intra-day relative standard deviations (RSDs) below 8.5% and 11.2%, respectively. This method was used to determine the levels of six phthalate esters in physiological saline samples and the recoveries ranged from 71.2% to 107.3%. DMP and DEP were found in actual physical saline samples (brand A and brand B).
基金financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2016YFB0700500)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51574027)
文摘Brittleness is a dominant issue that restricts potential applications of Mg_2Si intermetallic compounds(IMC). In this paper, guided by first-principles calculations, we found that Al doping will enhance the ductility of Mg_2Si. The underlying mechanism is that Al doping could reduce the electronic exchange effect between Mg and Si atoms, and increase the volume module/shear modulus ratio, both of which are beneficial to the deformation capability of Mg_2Si. Experimental investigations were then carried out to verify the calculation results with Al doping contents ranging from Al-free to 10 wt%. Results showed that the obtained ductile-brittle transition temperature of the Mg_2Si–Al alloy decreased and the corresponding ductility increased. Specifically, the ductile-brittle transition temperature could be reduced by about 100℃. When the content of Al reached 6 wt%, α-Al phase started to precipitate, and the ductile-brittle transition temperature of the alloy no longer decreased.
文摘[ Objective] This study aimed to optimize the fermentation condition of Lepista sordida mycelium. [ Method ] The effects of carbon sources, nitrogen sources ,pH and incubation time on the dry weight of mycelium in L. sordida fermentation were investigated. [ Result] The descending order of the influences on L. sordida mycelium growth was : carbon sources 〉 incubation time 〉 pH 〉 nitrogen sources. Based on orthogonal experiment, the optimal fermentation condition of L. sordida mycelium was determined as : fermentation medium of 3% corn powder and 0.2% yeast extract, pH of 6.0, and incubation time of 8 d. [ Conclusion ] This study provides theoretical reference and experimental basis for the development and utilization of L. sordida biological resources.
基金The authors would like to thank the financial support of Beijing TH-UNIS-Insight Co.Ltd.and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.20132020) the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Chinese Ministry of Education and Tsinghua University.
文摘In this paper, we described an improved electrochemical method for synthesis of some 1-aryl-2-pyrrolidinecarbonitrile derivatives bearing an electron-withdrawing group (NO2). The electrochemical synthesis of titile compounds has been successfully performed in an undivided cell in reasonable yields.