BACKGROUND A growing number of recent studies have explored underlying activity in the brain by measuring electroencephalography(EEG)in people with depression.However,the consistency of findings on EEG microstates in ...BACKGROUND A growing number of recent studies have explored underlying activity in the brain by measuring electroencephalography(EEG)in people with depression.However,the consistency of findings on EEG microstates in patients with depression is poor,and few studies have reported the relationship between EEG microstates,cognitive scales,and depression severity scales.AIM To investigate the EEG microstate characteristics of patients with depression and their association with cognitive functions.METHODS A total of 24 patients diagnosed with depression and 32 healthy controls were included in this study using the Structured Clinical Interview for Disease for The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,Fifth Edition.We collected information relating to demographic and clinical characteristics,as well as data from the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status(RBANS;Chinese version)and EEG.RESULTS Compared with the controls,the duration,occurrence,and contribution of microstate C were significantly higher[depression(DEP):Duration 84.58±24.35,occurrence 3.72±0.56,contribution 30.39±8.59;CON:Duration 72.77±10.23,occurrence 3.41±0.36,contribution 24.46±4.66;Duration F=6.02,P=0.049;Occurrence F=6.19,P=0.049;Contribution F=10.82,P=0.011]while the duration,occurrence,and contribution of microstate D were significantly lower(DEP:Duration 70.00±15.92,occurrence 3.18±0.71,contribution 22.48±8.12;CON:Duration 85.46±10.23,occurrence 3.54±0.41,contribution 28.25±5.85;Duration F=19.18,P<0.001;Occurrence F=5.79,P=0.050;Contribution F=9.41,P=0.013)in patients with depression.A positive correlation was observed between the visuospatial/constructional scores of the RBANS scale and the transition probability of microstate class C to B(r=0.405,P=0.049).CONCLUSION EEG microstate,especially C and D,is a possible biomarker in depression.Patients with depression had a more frequent transition from microstate C to B,which may relate to more negative rumination and visual processing.展开更多
Unlike other groups of elements, Group 3 constituency remains unsettled. This article argues that ground level microstates and atomic number parity suggest Sc-Y-Lu-Lr Group 3 membership.
Entropy-stabilized multi-component alloys have been considered to be prospective structural materials attributing to their impressive mechanical and functional properties.The local chemical complexions,microstates and...Entropy-stabilized multi-component alloys have been considered to be prospective structural materials attributing to their impressive mechanical and functional properties.The local chemical complexions,microstates and configurational transformations are essential to reveal the structure–property relationship,thus,to promote the development of advanced multicomponent alloys.In the present work,effects of local lattice distortion(LLD)and microstates of various configurations on the equilibrium volume(V0),total energy,Fermi energy,magnetic moment(μMag)and electron work function(Φ)and bonding structures of the Fe–Mn–Al medium entropy alloy(MEA)have been investigated comprehensively by first-principles calculations.It is found that theΦandμMag of those MEA are proportional to the V 0,which is dominated by lattice distortion.In terms of bonding charge density,both the strengthened clusters or the so-called short-range order structures and the weakly bonded spots or weak spots are characterized.While the presence of weakly bonded Al atoms implies a large LLD/mismatch,the Fe–Mn bonding pairs result in the formation of strengthened clusters,which dominate the local microstates and the configurational transitions.The variations ofμMag are associated with the enhancement of the nearest neighbor magnetic Fe and Mn atoms,attributing to the LLD caused by Al atoms,the local changes in the electronic structures.This work provides an atomic and electronic insight into the microstate-dominated solid-solution strengthening mechanism of Fe–Mn–Al MEA.展开更多
Emergence refers to the existence or formation of collective behaviors in complex systems.Here,we develop a theoretical framework based on the eigen microstate theory to analyze the emerging phenomena and dynamic evol...Emergence refers to the existence or formation of collective behaviors in complex systems.Here,we develop a theoretical framework based on the eigen microstate theory to analyze the emerging phenomena and dynamic evolution of complex system.In this framework,the statistical ensemble composed of M microstates of a complex system with N agents is defined by the normalized N×M matrix A,whose columns represent microstates and order of row is consist with the time.The ensemble matrix A can be decomposed as■,where r=min(N,M),eigenvalueσIbehaves as the probability amplitude of the eigen microstate U_I so that■and U_I evolves following V_I.In a disorder complex system,there is no dominant eigenvalue and eigen microstate.When a probability amplitudeσIbecomes finite in the thermodynamic limit,there is a condensation of the eigen microstate UIin analogy to the Bose–Einstein condensation of Bose gases.This indicates the emergence of U_I and a phase transition in complex system.Our framework has been applied successfully to equilibrium threedimensional Ising model,climate system and stock markets.We anticipate that our eigen microstate method can be used to study non-equilibrium complex systems with unknown orderparameters,such as phase transitions of collective motion and tipping points in climate systems and ecosystems.展开更多
基金Supported by Suzhou Key Technologies Program,No.SKY2021063Suzhou Clinical Medical Center for Mood Disorders,No.Szlcyxzx202109+4 种基金Suzhou Clinical Key Disciplines for Geriatric Psychiatry,No.SZXK202116Jiangsu Province Social Development Project,No.BE2020764the Gusu Health Talents Project,No.GSWS2022091the Science and Technology Program of Suzhou,No.SKYD2022039 and No.SKY2023075the Doctoral Scientific Research Foundation of Suzhou Guangji Hospital,No.2023B01.
文摘BACKGROUND A growing number of recent studies have explored underlying activity in the brain by measuring electroencephalography(EEG)in people with depression.However,the consistency of findings on EEG microstates in patients with depression is poor,and few studies have reported the relationship between EEG microstates,cognitive scales,and depression severity scales.AIM To investigate the EEG microstate characteristics of patients with depression and their association with cognitive functions.METHODS A total of 24 patients diagnosed with depression and 32 healthy controls were included in this study using the Structured Clinical Interview for Disease for The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,Fifth Edition.We collected information relating to demographic and clinical characteristics,as well as data from the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status(RBANS;Chinese version)and EEG.RESULTS Compared with the controls,the duration,occurrence,and contribution of microstate C were significantly higher[depression(DEP):Duration 84.58±24.35,occurrence 3.72±0.56,contribution 30.39±8.59;CON:Duration 72.77±10.23,occurrence 3.41±0.36,contribution 24.46±4.66;Duration F=6.02,P=0.049;Occurrence F=6.19,P=0.049;Contribution F=10.82,P=0.011]while the duration,occurrence,and contribution of microstate D were significantly lower(DEP:Duration 70.00±15.92,occurrence 3.18±0.71,contribution 22.48±8.12;CON:Duration 85.46±10.23,occurrence 3.54±0.41,contribution 28.25±5.85;Duration F=19.18,P<0.001;Occurrence F=5.79,P=0.050;Contribution F=9.41,P=0.013)in patients with depression.A positive correlation was observed between the visuospatial/constructional scores of the RBANS scale and the transition probability of microstate class C to B(r=0.405,P=0.049).CONCLUSION EEG microstate,especially C and D,is a possible biomarker in depression.Patients with depression had a more frequent transition from microstate C to B,which may relate to more negative rumination and visual processing.
文摘Unlike other groups of elements, Group 3 constituency remains unsettled. This article argues that ground level microstates and atomic number parity suggest Sc-Y-Lu-Lr Group 3 membership.
基金financially supported by the Key Project of the Equipment Pre-Research Field Fund of China(No.6140922010302)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51690164)。
文摘Entropy-stabilized multi-component alloys have been considered to be prospective structural materials attributing to their impressive mechanical and functional properties.The local chemical complexions,microstates and configurational transformations are essential to reveal the structure–property relationship,thus,to promote the development of advanced multicomponent alloys.In the present work,effects of local lattice distortion(LLD)and microstates of various configurations on the equilibrium volume(V0),total energy,Fermi energy,magnetic moment(μMag)and electron work function(Φ)and bonding structures of the Fe–Mn–Al medium entropy alloy(MEA)have been investigated comprehensively by first-principles calculations.It is found that theΦandμMag of those MEA are proportional to the V 0,which is dominated by lattice distortion.In terms of bonding charge density,both the strengthened clusters or the so-called short-range order structures and the weakly bonded spots or weak spots are characterized.While the presence of weakly bonded Al atoms implies a large LLD/mismatch,the Fe–Mn bonding pairs result in the formation of strengthened clusters,which dominate the local microstates and the configurational transitions.The variations ofμMag are associated with the enhancement of the nearest neighbor magnetic Fe and Mn atoms,attributing to the LLD caused by Al atoms,the local changes in the electronic structures.This work provides an atomic and electronic insight into the microstate-dominated solid-solution strengthening mechanism of Fe–Mn–Al MEA.
基金supported by the Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.QYZD-SSW-SYS019)。
文摘Emergence refers to the existence or formation of collective behaviors in complex systems.Here,we develop a theoretical framework based on the eigen microstate theory to analyze the emerging phenomena and dynamic evolution of complex system.In this framework,the statistical ensemble composed of M microstates of a complex system with N agents is defined by the normalized N×M matrix A,whose columns represent microstates and order of row is consist with the time.The ensemble matrix A can be decomposed as■,where r=min(N,M),eigenvalueσIbehaves as the probability amplitude of the eigen microstate U_I so that■and U_I evolves following V_I.In a disorder complex system,there is no dominant eigenvalue and eigen microstate.When a probability amplitudeσIbecomes finite in the thermodynamic limit,there is a condensation of the eigen microstate UIin analogy to the Bose–Einstein condensation of Bose gases.This indicates the emergence of U_I and a phase transition in complex system.Our framework has been applied successfully to equilibrium threedimensional Ising model,climate system and stock markets.We anticipate that our eigen microstate method can be used to study non-equilibrium complex systems with unknown orderparameters,such as phase transitions of collective motion and tipping points in climate systems and ecosystems.
