We performed spectral analyses on the ages of 89 well-dated major geological events of the last 260 Myr from the recent geologic literature. These events include times of marine and non-marine extinctions,major ocean-...We performed spectral analyses on the ages of 89 well-dated major geological events of the last 260 Myr from the recent geologic literature. These events include times of marine and non-marine extinctions,major ocean-anoxic events, continental flood-basalt eruptions, sea-level fluctuations, global pulses of intraplate magmatism, and times of changes in seafloor-spreading rates and plate reorganizations. The aggregate of all 89 events shows ten clusters in the last 260 Myr, spaced at an average interval of ~ 26.9 Myr, and Fourier analysis of the data yields a spectral peak at 27.5 Myr at the ≥96% confidence level. A shorter period of ~ 8.9 Myr may also be significant in modulating the timing of geologic events.Our results suggest that global geologic events are generally correlated, and seem to come in pulses with an underlying ~ 27.5-Myr cycle. These cyclic pulses of tectonics and climate change may be the result of geophysical processes related to the dynamics of plate tectonics and mantle plumes, or might alternatively be paced by astronomical cycles associated with the Earth’s motions in the Solar System and the Galaxy.展开更多
Ischemic postconditioning(IP)has been shown to provide protection for ischemia/reperfusion(IR)injury,but its efficacy is limited.In this study we hypothesized that spontaneous running wheel(RW)could improve neuroprote...Ischemic postconditioning(IP)has been shown to provide protection for ischemia/reperfusion(IR)injury,but its efficacy is limited.In this study we hypothesized that spontaneous running wheel(RW)could improve neuroprotection efficacy of IP for IR.We established mouse models of IR and showed that compared to Sham group,IR group had obvious brain infract and neurological dysfunction.In IR+IP group,brain infract and neurological dysfunction improved compared to IR group.However,in IR+IP+RW group brain infract and neurological dysfunction improved much better.TUNEL assay showed that IP but not RW significantly reduced the number of apoptotic cells after IR.However,the number of apoptotic cells was significantly reduced in RW+IP group.In addition,the levels of pro-apoptotic factors increased in IR group but significantly reduced in IR+IP+RW group,while the levels of antiapoptotic factors decreased in IR group but significantly increased in IR+IP+RW group.Moreover,in IR+IP+RW group,MDA level was further decreased and SOD level was further increased compared to IR+IP group.Finally,both PI3K inhibitor and STAT3 inhibitor significantly worsened brain infract and neurological dysfunction and promoted apoptosis in IR mice.In conclusion,RW combined with IP reduces brain infract and neurological dysfunction in mice after IR,and this is associated with enhanced anti-apoptotic and anti-oxidant benefits via the activation of PI3K and STAT3 pathways.展开更多
The abuse of antibiotics causes severe bacterial resistance, and the shortage of antibiotics has created a global public health crisis. This situation has prompted people to develop new antibacterial agents independen...The abuse of antibiotics causes severe bacterial resistance, and the shortage of antibiotics has created a global public health crisis. This situation has prompted people to develop new antibacterial agents independent of traditional antibiotics. Here, we created a series of photosensitive azobenzene-quaternary ammonium salt smart antibacterial agents by connecting azobenzene with amines with different chain lengths to improve the antibacterial selectivity of quaternary ammonium salt(QAS) and prevent the accumulation of active QAS in the environment. After trans-cis isomerization, the solubility of the title compound(compound 4) increased and the antibacterial property enhanced. The experimental results suggested that the antibacterial effect of compound 4 was significantly enhanced after 365 nm light irradiation, and it had photosensitive intelligent antibacterial activity and could be reused. Notably, we did not obtain any mutants of Staphylococcus aureus or Escherichia coli resistant to compound 4. In general,compound 4 has the advantages of high yield, photo-controllable antibacterial properties, reusability, and does not induce bacterial resistance. This photosensitive antibacterial compound provides a new idea for the construction of intelligent disinfectants and is expected to be a candidate for disinfectants in public facilities and medical architecture.展开更多
The microstructures and mechanical properties of the as-rolled Mg-3Li and Mg-3Li-1Sc (wt%) alloys before and after annealing treatment have been investigated. Results show that the grains are refined evidently and t...The microstructures and mechanical properties of the as-rolled Mg-3Li and Mg-3Li-1Sc (wt%) alloys before and after annealing treatment have been investigated. Results show that the grains are refined evidently and the recrystallization temperature is improved for more than 100℃by adding 1 wt% Sc into the Mg-3Li alloy. After complete recrystallization, both the strength and ductility of the Mg-3Li alloy are improved evidently with the addition of minor Sc. The brittle fracture tendency of Mg-3Li-ISc alloy also reduces obviously.展开更多
Quaternary ammonium salts(QASs) are excellent candidates for treating stubborn bacterial infections caused by biofilms due to their high sterilization efficiency and potential inhibition of the development of drug res...Quaternary ammonium salts(QASs) are excellent candidates for treating stubborn bacterial infections caused by biofilms due to their high sterilization efficiency and potential inhibition of the development of drug resistance.However,the inherent toxicity of QASs,including cytotoxicity,protein absorption and hemolysis,severely limits their applications in vivo.Herein,a charge-co nvertible quaternary ammonium salt-based micelle(QAS-SL@CM) was constructed by co-assembly of two amphiphiles with opposite charges and shell cross-linking strategy.The toxicity of the QAS-SL@CM could be greatly reduced towa rds human cells contrast to the corresponding QASs.By response to the acidic environment at infection sites,the surface charge of QAS-SL@CM could be immediately changed to positive and then target to negatively charged bacteria.Furthermo re,β-thiopropionate bonds on QAS-SL@CM could also be disintegrated under acid environment to release QASs to kill bacteria.Importantly,the QAS-SL@CM showed significant therapeutic effect in mice subcutaneous abscesses models without interference with normal cells.Therefore,a surface adaptive micelle constructed by charge-convertible strategy has been developed to ove rcome the cytotoxicity of QAS s,and could intelligently respond to the microenvironment of infected wound for in vivo infection therapy,which shows promising application in clinic.展开更多
Continuous-flow reactor experiments were carried out to study coke formation from thermal crack-ing of home-made jet fuel RP-3 under supercritical con-ditions.The mechanism and precursor of coke forming were analyzed....Continuous-flow reactor experiments were carried out to study coke formation from thermal crack-ing of home-made jet fuel RP-3 under supercritical con-ditions.The mechanism and precursor of coke forming were analyzed.The starting cracking temperature of RP-3 fuel was determined to be 471.8uC by differential scan-ning calorimetry(DSC).Temperature-programmed oxidation and scanning electron microscopy(SEM)characterizations of the stressed tubes showed that there are three different coke species including chemisorbed carbon,amorphous carbon and filamentous coke in the solid deposits.More than 90%of coke deposits are carried away by the supercritical fluid,which has strong capabilities of extraction for coke deposits and their pre-cursors.There were 17.1 wt-%of iron and 11.1 wt-%of chromium found on the coke surface detected by energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS)which suggests carbure-tion on alloy.RP-3 fuel and its cracking liquids were analyzed by GC-MS,which showed that the content of alkyl benzene and alkyl naphthalene increased evidently in cracking liquids.展开更多
In this work,we show that a d_(33)~150 pC/N can be obtained in nonpoled poly(vinylidene fluoride trifluoroethylene)(P(VDF-TrFE))copolymer films with an arch structure.The copolymer films,which are often thought to be ...In this work,we show that a d_(33)~150 pC/N can be obtained in nonpoled poly(vinylidene fluoride trifluoroethylene)(P(VDF-TrFE))copolymer films with an arch structure.The copolymer films,which are often thought to be homogeneous,are in fact inhomogeneous in microstructure and physical properties after film fabrication.Although a large proportion of the copolymer film is nonpolar,as expected in a nonpoled ferroelectric film,the surface regions of the film are spontaneously polarized.We propose that inhomogeneous stress in the surface regions,which is either from the constraint of the substrate or skin layer effect formed during the film fabrication,generates a flexoelectric response and orients the spontaneous polarization of the ferroelectric film.As a result of the polar surface regions,the nonpoled films exhibit a piezoelectric response.The piezoelectric response is further amplified by the special arch structure of the films,leading to the observed large effective piezoelectric response.This study not only discovers the polar surface effect in ferroelectric polymer films,but also proposes an approach to design polymer materials with a strong piezoelectric response.展开更多
基金Research was partly funded by an NYU Research Challenge Fund Grant。
文摘We performed spectral analyses on the ages of 89 well-dated major geological events of the last 260 Myr from the recent geologic literature. These events include times of marine and non-marine extinctions,major ocean-anoxic events, continental flood-basalt eruptions, sea-level fluctuations, global pulses of intraplate magmatism, and times of changes in seafloor-spreading rates and plate reorganizations. The aggregate of all 89 events shows ten clusters in the last 260 Myr, spaced at an average interval of ~ 26.9 Myr, and Fourier analysis of the data yields a spectral peak at 27.5 Myr at the ≥96% confidence level. A shorter period of ~ 8.9 Myr may also be significant in modulating the timing of geologic events.Our results suggest that global geologic events are generally correlated, and seem to come in pulses with an underlying ~ 27.5-Myr cycle. These cyclic pulses of tectonics and climate change may be the result of geophysical processes related to the dynamics of plate tectonics and mantle plumes, or might alternatively be paced by astronomical cycles associated with the Earth’s motions in the Solar System and the Galaxy.
基金supported by the Joint Fund for Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Department-Kunming Medical University(No.2017FE467-152)Yunnan Provincial Workstation of XunMing Ji(2018)+2 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Regional Fund Project)(No.81060102)Yunnan Provincial Medical and Health Units set up research institutes for scientific research projects(No.2014NS077,2016NS262,2016NS263,2017NS286,2017NS287)Chinese stroke high-risk population intervention suitable technology research and promotion project(No.GN-2016R0005).
文摘Ischemic postconditioning(IP)has been shown to provide protection for ischemia/reperfusion(IR)injury,but its efficacy is limited.In this study we hypothesized that spontaneous running wheel(RW)could improve neuroprotection efficacy of IP for IR.We established mouse models of IR and showed that compared to Sham group,IR group had obvious brain infract and neurological dysfunction.In IR+IP group,brain infract and neurological dysfunction improved compared to IR group.However,in IR+IP+RW group brain infract and neurological dysfunction improved much better.TUNEL assay showed that IP but not RW significantly reduced the number of apoptotic cells after IR.However,the number of apoptotic cells was significantly reduced in RW+IP group.In addition,the levels of pro-apoptotic factors increased in IR group but significantly reduced in IR+IP+RW group,while the levels of antiapoptotic factors decreased in IR group but significantly increased in IR+IP+RW group.Moreover,in IR+IP+RW group,MDA level was further decreased and SOD level was further increased compared to IR+IP group.Finally,both PI3K inhibitor and STAT3 inhibitor significantly worsened brain infract and neurological dysfunction and promoted apoptosis in IR mice.In conclusion,RW combined with IP reduces brain infract and neurological dysfunction in mice after IR,and this is associated with enhanced anti-apoptotic and anti-oxidant benefits via the activation of PI3K and STAT3 pathways.
基金supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21975165)Innovative Research Team Program of Sichuan Province (No. 2021JDTD0015)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2021TQ0228)。
文摘The abuse of antibiotics causes severe bacterial resistance, and the shortage of antibiotics has created a global public health crisis. This situation has prompted people to develop new antibacterial agents independent of traditional antibiotics. Here, we created a series of photosensitive azobenzene-quaternary ammonium salt smart antibacterial agents by connecting azobenzene with amines with different chain lengths to improve the antibacterial selectivity of quaternary ammonium salt(QAS) and prevent the accumulation of active QAS in the environment. After trans-cis isomerization, the solubility of the title compound(compound 4) increased and the antibacterial property enhanced. The experimental results suggested that the antibacterial effect of compound 4 was significantly enhanced after 365 nm light irradiation, and it had photosensitive intelligent antibacterial activity and could be reused. Notably, we did not obtain any mutants of Staphylococcus aureus or Escherichia coli resistant to compound 4. In general,compound 4 has the advantages of high yield, photo-controllable antibacterial properties, reusability, and does not induce bacterial resistance. This photosensitive antibacterial compound provides a new idea for the construction of intelligent disinfectants and is expected to be a candidate for disinfectants in public facilities and medical architecture.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.50801048)the Aero Science Foundation of China(Grant No. 2007ZF54016)
文摘The microstructures and mechanical properties of the as-rolled Mg-3Li and Mg-3Li-1Sc (wt%) alloys before and after annealing treatment have been investigated. Results show that the grains are refined evidently and the recrystallization temperature is improved for more than 100℃by adding 1 wt% Sc into the Mg-3Li alloy. After complete recrystallization, both the strength and ductility of the Mg-3Li alloy are improved evidently with the addition of minor Sc. The brittle fracture tendency of Mg-3Li-ISc alloy also reduces obviously.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21975165,51703145 and 51673130)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Nos.2017M620426 and 2019T12084).
文摘Quaternary ammonium salts(QASs) are excellent candidates for treating stubborn bacterial infections caused by biofilms due to their high sterilization efficiency and potential inhibition of the development of drug resistance.However,the inherent toxicity of QASs,including cytotoxicity,protein absorption and hemolysis,severely limits their applications in vivo.Herein,a charge-co nvertible quaternary ammonium salt-based micelle(QAS-SL@CM) was constructed by co-assembly of two amphiphiles with opposite charges and shell cross-linking strategy.The toxicity of the QAS-SL@CM could be greatly reduced towa rds human cells contrast to the corresponding QASs.By response to the acidic environment at infection sites,the surface charge of QAS-SL@CM could be immediately changed to positive and then target to negatively charged bacteria.Furthermo re,β-thiopropionate bonds on QAS-SL@CM could also be disintegrated under acid environment to release QASs to kill bacteria.Importantly,the QAS-SL@CM showed significant therapeutic effect in mice subcutaneous abscesses models without interference with normal cells.Therefore,a surface adaptive micelle constructed by charge-convertible strategy has been developed to ove rcome the cytotoxicity of QAS s,and could intelligently respond to the microenvironment of infected wound for in vivo infection therapy,which shows promising application in clinic.
文摘Continuous-flow reactor experiments were carried out to study coke formation from thermal crack-ing of home-made jet fuel RP-3 under supercritical con-ditions.The mechanism and precursor of coke forming were analyzed.The starting cracking temperature of RP-3 fuel was determined to be 471.8uC by differential scan-ning calorimetry(DSC).Temperature-programmed oxidation and scanning electron microscopy(SEM)characterizations of the stressed tubes showed that there are three different coke species including chemisorbed carbon,amorphous carbon and filamentous coke in the solid deposits.More than 90%of coke deposits are carried away by the supercritical fluid,which has strong capabilities of extraction for coke deposits and their pre-cursors.There were 17.1 wt-%of iron and 11.1 wt-%of chromium found on the coke surface detected by energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS)which suggests carbure-tion on alloy.RP-3 fuel and its cracking liquids were analyzed by GC-MS,which showed that the content of alkyl benzene and alkyl naphthalene increased evidently in cracking liquids.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Nos.2017YFA0701301 and 2020YFA0711502).
文摘In this work,we show that a d_(33)~150 pC/N can be obtained in nonpoled poly(vinylidene fluoride trifluoroethylene)(P(VDF-TrFE))copolymer films with an arch structure.The copolymer films,which are often thought to be homogeneous,are in fact inhomogeneous in microstructure and physical properties after film fabrication.Although a large proportion of the copolymer film is nonpolar,as expected in a nonpoled ferroelectric film,the surface regions of the film are spontaneously polarized.We propose that inhomogeneous stress in the surface regions,which is either from the constraint of the substrate or skin layer effect formed during the film fabrication,generates a flexoelectric response and orients the spontaneous polarization of the ferroelectric film.As a result of the polar surface regions,the nonpoled films exhibit a piezoelectric response.The piezoelectric response is further amplified by the special arch structure of the films,leading to the observed large effective piezoelectric response.This study not only discovers the polar surface effect in ferroelectric polymer films,but also proposes an approach to design polymer materials with a strong piezoelectric response.