It remains controversial whether tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-α antagonism is effective for asthma.This meta-analysis was performed to evaluate efficacy of TNF-α antagonism in treatment of patients with asthma.MEDLI...It remains controversial whether tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-α antagonism is effective for asthma.This meta-analysis was performed to evaluate efficacy of TNF-α antagonism in treatment of patients with asthma.MEDLINE,EMBASE,LILACS,and CINAHL databases were searched for English-language studies published through January 3,2010.Randomized-controlled trials comparing TNF-α antagonism with control therapy were selected.For each report,data were extracted in relation to the outcomes analyzed:asthma exacerbation,asthma quality of life questionnaire scores,and forced expiratory volume in 1 second.Four assessable trials were identified including 641 patients with asthma.TNF-α antagonism therapy was superior to control therapy in preventing exacerbations in asthmatics [pooled odds ratio 0.52(95% confidence interval 0.29-0.88),P=0.02]however,there was a nonsignificant reduction in asthma quality of life questionnaire scores [0.23(0 to 0.47),P=0.05],forced expiratory volume in 1 second [0.03,(-0.14 to 0.10),P=0.74] when analyzed using standardized mean differences.TNF-α antagonism was superior to control chemotherapy in terms of asthma exacerbation,but not asthma quality of life questionnaire scores or forced expiratory volume in 1 second.展开更多
Based on the data of phytoplankton concentration and environmental factors in Bohai Bay from May to September in 2003. the relationship between environmental factors and phytoplankton biomass was analyzed. By analysis...Based on the data of phytoplankton concentration and environmental factors in Bohai Bay from May to September in 2003. the relationship between environmental factors and phytoplankton biomass was analyzed. By analysis of variance, the weather condition was found to have no direct relation with phytoplankton biomass. Correlation coefficients showed that temperature, pH value,the concentrations of silicate and nitrate exhibited linear relationship with phytoplankton biomass.With principal component analysis, pollution types which affected the abundance of phytoplankton included point sources such as municipal and industrial effluents, agricultural runoff and earth's surface water. Using multivariate stepwise regression method and taking the correlation analysis results into consideration, a multi-step regression equation was developed to predict the concentration of phytoplankton in September 2003. Combined results show that temperature, pH value, the concentrations of silicate and nitrate are the critical ecological factors affecting the phytoplankton biomass in Bohai Bay.展开更多
Statistical Energy Analysis(SEA)is a well-known method to analyze the flow of acoustic and vibration energy in a complex structure.This study investigates the application of the corrected SEA model in a non-reverberan...Statistical Energy Analysis(SEA)is a well-known method to analyze the flow of acoustic and vibration energy in a complex structure.This study investigates the application of the corrected SEA model in a non-reverberant acoustic space where the direct field component from the sound source dominates the total sound field rather than a diffuse field in a reverberant space which the classical SEA model assumption is based on.A corrected SEA model is proposed where the direct field component in the energy is removed and the power injected in the subsystem considers only the remaining power after the loss at first reflection.Measurement was conducted in a box divided into two rooms separated by a partition with an opening where the condition of reverberant and non-reverberant can conveniently be controlled.In the case of a non-reverberant space where acoustic material was installed inside the wall of the experimental box,the signals are corrected by eliminating the direct field component in the measured impulse response.Using the corrected SEA model,comparison of the coupling loss factor(CLF)and damping loss factor(DLF)with the theory shows good agreement.展开更多
This paper describes the experiments with Korean-to-Vietnamese statistical machine translation(SMT). The fact that Korean is a morphologically complex language that does not have clear optimal word boundaries causes a...This paper describes the experiments with Korean-to-Vietnamese statistical machine translation(SMT). The fact that Korean is a morphologically complex language that does not have clear optimal word boundaries causes a major problem of translating into or from Korean. To solve this problem, we present a method to conduct a Korean morphological analysis by using a pre-analyzed partial word-phrase dictionary(PWD).Besides, we build a Korean-Vietnamese parallel corpus for training SMT models by collecting text from multilingual magazines. Then, we apply such a morphology analysis to Korean sentences that are included in the collected parallel corpus as a preprocessing step. The experiment results demonstrate a remarkable improvement of Korean-to-Vietnamese translation quality in term of bi-lingual evaluation understudy(BLEU).展开更多
Mining activities interfere with the natural groundwater chemical environment,which may lead to hydrogeochemical changes of aquifers and mine water inrush disasters.This study analyzed the hydrochemical compositions o...Mining activities interfere with the natural groundwater chemical environment,which may lead to hydrogeochemical changes of aquifers and mine water inrush disasters.This study analyzed the hydrochemical compositions of 80 water samples in three aquifers and developed a water source identification model to explore the control factors and potential hydraulic connection of groundwater chemistry in a coal mine.The results showed that the hydrochemical types of the three aquifers were different.The main hydrochemical compositions of the loose-layer,coal-bearing,and limestone aquifers were HCO_(3)·Cl-Na,SO_(4)·HCO_(3)-Na,and SO_(4)-Na·Ca,respectively.The correlation,Unmix,and factor an-alyses showed that the hydrochemical composition of groundwater was controlled by the dissolution of soluble minerals(such as calcite,dolomite,gypsum,and halite)and the weathering of silicate minerals.The factor score plot combined with Q-mode cluster analysis demon-strated no remarkable hydraulic connection among the three aquifers in the study area.The water source identification model effectively identified the source of inrush water.Moreover,the mixing ratio model rationally quantified the contributions of the three aquifers to inrush water.展开更多
In normal theory exploratory factor analysis, likelihood ratio (LR) statistic plays an important role in evaluating the goodness-of-fit of the model. In this paper, we derive an approximation of the LR statistic. The ...In normal theory exploratory factor analysis, likelihood ratio (LR) statistic plays an important role in evaluating the goodness-of-fit of the model. In this paper, we derive an approximation of the LR statistic. The approximation is then used to show explicitly that the expectation of the LR statistic agrees with the degrees of freedom of the asymptotic chi-square distribution.展开更多
Multivariate statistical techniques,such as cluster analysis(CA),discriminant analysis(DA),principal component analysis(PCA) and factor analysis(FA),were applied to evaluate and interpret the surface water quality dat...Multivariate statistical techniques,such as cluster analysis(CA),discriminant analysis(DA),principal component analysis(PCA) and factor analysis(FA),were applied to evaluate and interpret the surface water quality data sets of the Second Songhua River(SSHR) basin in China,obtained during two years(2012-2013) of monitoring of 10 physicochemical parameters at 15 different sites.The results showed that most of physicochemical parameters varied significantly among the sampling sites.Three significant groups,highly polluted(HP),moderately polluted(MP) and less polluted(LP),of sampling sites were obtained through Hierarchical agglomerative CA on the basis of similarity of water quality characteristics.DA identified p H,F,DO,NH3-N,COD and VPhs were the most important parameters contributing to spatial variations of surface water quality.However,DA did not give a considerable data reduction(40% reduction).PCA/FA resulted in three,three and four latent factors explaining 70%,62% and 71% of the total variance in water quality data sets of HP,MP and LP regions,respectively.FA revealed that the SSHR water chemistry was strongly affected by anthropogenic activities(point sources:industrial effluents and wastewater treatment plants;non-point sources:domestic sewage,livestock operations and agricultural activities) and natural processes(seasonal effect,and natural inputs).PCA/FA in the whole basin showed the best results for data reduction because it used only two parameters(about 80% reduction) as the most important parameters to explain 72% of the data variation.Thus,this work illustrated the utility of multivariate statistical techniques for analysis and interpretation of datasets and,in water quality assessment,identification of pollution sources/factors and understanding spatial variations in water quality for effective stream water quality management.展开更多
Background and Objectives: Asthma is a heterogeneous disease where patient severity can be classified according to various models based on numerous variables. Large collections of well-phenotyped subjects are needed t...Background and Objectives: Asthma is a heterogeneous disease where patient severity can be classified according to various models based on numerous variables. Large collections of well-phenotyped subjects are needed to find distinct clusters of patients for personalized medicine and future genetic studies. The objective of this study is to describe the collection of the Quebec City Case-Control Asthma Cohort and to identify homogeneous subgroups of asthma patients based on clinical characteristics. Methods: This cohort is part of an ongoing project initiated in 2007 to elucidate the genetic basis of asthma. All subjects are randomly recruited at the same site following advertisements. Subjects are unrelated French Canadian white adults 18 years of age or older. Each participant underwent a spirometry, methacholine challenge, and allergy skin-prick tests. Blood was collected for DNA, cell counts and total serum IgE measurements. So far, 982 subjects have been recruited and classified as cases (n = 566) or controls (n = 416). We performed factor and cluster analyses on collected phenotypes from this set to identify subgroups of phenotypically similar asthmatic patients. Results: Factor analysis with 13 variables led to the selection of five factors: lung function, numbers of allergens, blood eosinophil percentage, smoking status and age. K-means cluster analysis on the reduced dataset produced four significantly different groups with the following characteristics: smoking history, low atopy and low lung function, high atopy, and young non-smoking with average atopy. Conclusions: The Quebec City Case-Control Asthma Cohort is a new resource for local and collaborative clinical and genetic research on asthma. This new collection reveals distinct multivariate phenotypes of adult asthma that are likely to be important for future genetic studies and targeted therapies.展开更多
Earthquake-induced landslides are difficult to assess and predict owing to the inherent unpredictability of earthquakes.In most existing studies,the landslide potential is statistically assessed by collecting and anal...Earthquake-induced landslides are difficult to assess and predict owing to the inherent unpredictability of earthquakes.In most existing studies,the landslide potential is statistically assessed by collecting and analyzing the data of historical landslide events and earthquake observation records.Unlike rainfall-induced landslides,earthquake-induced landslides cannot be predicted in advance using real-time monitoring systems,and the development of the models for these landslides should instead depend on early earthquake warnings and estimations.Hence,in this study,factor analysis was performed and the frequency distribution method was employed to investigate the potential risk of the landslides caused by earthquakes.Factors such as the slope gradient,lithology(geology),aspect,and elevation were selected and classified as influential factors to facilitate the construction of a landslide database for the area of study.展开更多
Understanding the controlling factor of groundwater quality can enhance promoting sustainable development of groundwater resources. To this end, multivariate statistical analysis(MA) and hydrochemical analysis were ...Understanding the controlling factor of groundwater quality can enhance promoting sustainable development of groundwater resources. To this end, multivariate statistical analysis(MA) and hydrochemical analysis were introduced in this work. The results indicate that the canonical discriminant function with 7 parameters was established using the discriminant analysis(DA) method, which can afford 100% correct assignation according to the 3 different clusters(good water(GW), poor water(PW), and very poor water(VPW)) obtained from cluster analysis(CA). According to factor analysis(FA), 8 factors were extracted from 25 hydrochemical elements and account for 80.897% of the total data variance, suggesting that groundwater with higher concentrations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, chloride, and sulfate in southeastern study area are mainly affected by the natural process; the higher level of arsenic and chromium in groundwater extracted from northwestern part of study area are derived by industrial activities; domestic and agriculture sewage have important contribution to copper, iron, iodine, and phosphate in the northern study area. Therefore, this work can help identify the main controlling factor of groundwater quality in North China plain so as to make better and more informed decisions about how to achieve groundwater resources sustainable development.展开更多
Objective Apatinib is a novel inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2.The goal of this study was to evaluate overall survival(OS)after a combination of transarterial chemoembolization(TACE)and apati...Objective Apatinib is a novel inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2.The goal of this study was to evaluate overall survival(OS)after a combination of transarterial chemoembolization(TACE)and apatinib in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)and to identify the factors affecting patient survival.Methods Fifty-one patients with advanced HCC who received TACE in combination with apatinib in our hospital from June 2015 to May 2017 were enrolled.The OS and progression-free survival(PFS)were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method.The log-rank test and Cox regression model were used to determine the factors affecting OS.Results The median OS and PFS of the patients were 15 months and 10 months,respectively.The 1-,2-,and 3-year survival rates were 64.7%,23.5%,and 1.8%,respectively.Univariate survival analysis showed that patients with Child-Pugh A(P=0.006),reduction rate of proper hepatic artery(P=0.016),hand-foot syndrome(P=0.005),secondary hypertension(P=0.050),and without ascites(P=0.010)had a better OS.Multivariate analysis showed that hand-foot syndrome(P=0.014),secondary hypertension(P=0.017),and reduction rate of proper hepatic artery(P=0.025)were independent predictors of better OS.Conclusion TACE combined with apatinib is a promising treatment for advanced HCC.Hand-foot syndrome,secondary hypertension,and the reduction rate of proper hepatic artery were associated with a better OS.展开更多
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the molecular effect of Socheongryong Tang(SCRT,Xiaoqinglong Tang in Chinese) on whole genome level in asthma mouse model by microarray technology.METHODS:Asthma was induced by intranasal inst...OBJECTIVE:To investigate the molecular effect of Socheongryong Tang(SCRT,Xiaoqinglong Tang in Chinese) on whole genome level in asthma mouse model by microarray technology.METHODS:Asthma was induced by intranasal instillation of ovalbumin in mouse.After administration of SCRT on asthma-induced mouse,the expression of genes in lung tissue was measured using whole genome microarray.The functional implication of differentially expressed genes was performed using ontological analysis and the similarity of promoter structure of genes was also analyzed.RESULTS:Treatment of SCRT restored expression level of many up- or down-regulated genes in asthma model,and this recovery rate means SCRT could regulate a set of genes having specific TFBS binding sites.CONCLUSION:In this study,we identified a set of genes subjected to similar regulation by SCRT in asthma model in mice.展开更多
BACKGROUND Endoscopic mucosal resection is an innovative method for treating early gastric cancer and has been widely used in clinical practice.AIM To analyze the factors associated with the development of heterochron...BACKGROUND Endoscopic mucosal resection is an innovative method for treating early gastric cancer and has been widely used in clinical practice.AIM To analyze the factors associated with the development of heterochronic gastric cancer in patients with early gastric cancer who had undergone endoscopic mucosal dissection(EMD).METHODS A cohort of patients with early gastric cancer treated using EMD was retrospectively analyzed,and patients who developed heterochronic gastric cancer after the surgery were compared with those who did not.The effects of patient age,sex,tumor size,pathological type,and surgical technique on the development of heterochronic gastric cancer were assessed using statistical analysis.RESULTS Of the 300 patients with early gastric cancer,150 patients developed heterochronic gastric cancer after EMD.Statistical analysis revealed that patient age(P value=XX),sex(P value=XX),tumor size(P value=XX),pathological type(P value=XX),and surgical technique(P value=XX)were significantly associated with the occurrence of heterochronic gastric cancer.CONCLUSION Age,sex,tumor size,pathological type,and surgical technique are key factors influencing the occurrence of heterochronic gastric cancer after EMD in patients with early gastric cancer.To address these factors,postoperative follow-up and management should be strengthened to improve the prognosis and survival rate of patients.展开更多
基于多指标成分定量联合多元统计分析综合评价不同产地鹅不食草质量差异,提高鹅不食草药材的整体质量控制水平。以Waters XTerra MS C18柱为色谱柱,乙腈-0.2%磷酸为流动相,采用HPLC法同时测定鹅不食草中绿原酸、异绿原酸A、异绿原酸C、...基于多指标成分定量联合多元统计分析综合评价不同产地鹅不食草质量差异,提高鹅不食草药材的整体质量控制水平。以Waters XTerra MS C18柱为色谱柱,乙腈-0.2%磷酸为流动相,采用HPLC法同时测定鹅不食草中绿原酸、异绿原酸A、异绿原酸C、槲皮素、山柰酚、3-甲氧基槲皮素、山金车内酯D、山金车内酯C、小堆心菊素C、短叶老鹳草素A、羽扇豆醇、β-谷甾醇和蒲公英甾醇含量。对16批鹅不食草多指标成分定量检测结果进行聚类分析(cluster analysis,CA)、主成分分析(principal component analysis,PCA)和因子分析(factor analysis,FA),对不同产地鹅不食草药材进行分组和综合质量评价。利用正交偏最小二乘法-判别分析(orthogonal partial least squares-discriminant analysis,OPLS-DA)分析挖掘影响产品质量的差异性标志物。方法学验证符合中华人民共和国药典要求,13种成分在各自范围内线性关系良好(R^(2)>0.999),平均加样回收率(n=9)在96.88%~100.1%之间(RSD<2.0%)。CA结果显示16批鹅不食草聚为3类。PCA结果显示前2个主成分特征值分别为10.187和2.059,方差贡献率分别为78.361%和15.839%,表明前2个主成分代表鹅不食草94.200%信息量,对鹅不食草质量评价具有很好的代表性。FA结果显示16批鹅不食草样品主成分综合得分在-1.451~1.344,其中浙江和江苏产鹅不食草综合得分较高,排名居于前5位,湖北、湖南和广东产鹅不食草综合得分排名居中,贵州和四川产鹅不食草综合得分排名靠后。OPLS-DA结果显示短叶老鹳草素A、异绿原酸A、小堆心菊素C、槲皮素、山金车内酯C是影响鹅不食草产品质量的差异性标志物。所建立的HPLC法操作便捷,结果准确,可用于鹅不食草多指标成分定量控制;多元统计分析可用于不同产地鹅不食草的整体质量评价。展开更多
目的:探讨老年髋部骨折手术延迟的影响因素,构建老年髋部骨折手术延迟风险预测模型。方法:选取2019年11月至2022年11月采用手术治疗的老年髋部骨折患者的病例资料进行研究,将纳入研究的患者按照2∶1的比例随机分为训练集(用于模型构建)...目的:探讨老年髋部骨折手术延迟的影响因素,构建老年髋部骨折手术延迟风险预测模型。方法:选取2019年11月至2022年11月采用手术治疗的老年髋部骨折患者的病例资料进行研究,将纳入研究的患者按照2∶1的比例随机分为训练集(用于模型构建)和验证集(用于模型验证)。从病历系统中提取纳入患者的信息,包括年龄、性别、体质量指数、骨折类型、美国麻醉医师协会(American Society of Anesthesiologists, ASA)分级、伤前日常活动能力(activities of daily living, ADL)、是否服用影响凝血功能的药物、入院至手术时间、手术方式,是否合并精神障碍、高血压、糖尿病、呼吸系统疾病、心功能不全、肝功能不全、肾功能不全、电解质紊乱、尿酮体异常、下肢静脉血栓、凝血功能异常,以及入院后血清肿瘤坏死因子-α、C反应蛋白水平等。将训练集中的患者根据入院至手术时间分为早期手术组(入院至手术时间<48 h)和延迟手术组(入院至手术时间≥48 h)。先对2组患者的相关信息进行单因素对比分析,再对单因素分析中组间差异有统计学意义的因素进行多因素Logistic回归分析及多重共线性诊断;采用R软件基于贝叶斯网络模型构建老年髋部骨折手术延迟风险预测模型,并采用Netica软件进行贝叶斯网络模型推理。采用受试者操作特征(receiver operating characteristic, ROC)曲线评价老年髋部骨折手术延迟风险预测模型的区分度,采用校准曲线评价老年髋部骨折手术延迟风险预测模型的校准度。结果:(1)分组结果。共纳入老年髋部骨折患者318例,训练集212例、验证集106例。根据入院至手术时间,训练集中早期手术组78例、延迟手术组134例。(2)老年髋部骨折手术延迟影响因素的单因素分析结果。2组患者ASA分级、是否服用影响凝血功能的药物及是否合并精神障碍、高血压、糖尿病、呼吸系统疾病、心功能不全、电解质紊乱、凝血功能异常的比较,组间差异均有统计学意义(χ~2=3.862,P=0.049;χ~2=26.806,P=0.000;χ~2=29.852,P=0.000;χ~2=21.743,P=0.000;χ~2=25.226,P=0.000;χ~2=5.415,P=0.020;χ~2=11.683,P=0.001;χ~2=14.686,P=0.000;χ~2=6.057,P=0.014)。(3)老年髋部骨折手术延迟影响因素的多因素分析及多重共线性诊断结果。多因素Logistic回归分析结果显示,服用影响凝血功能的药物及合并精神障碍、高血压、糖尿病、呼吸系统疾病、心功能不全、电解质紊乱、凝血功能异常均是老年髋部骨折手术延迟的影响因素[β=0.328,P=0.000,OR=5.112,95%CI(2.686,9.728);β=0.322,P=0.000,OR=5.425,95%CI(2.884,10.203);β=0.302,P=0.000,OR=3.956,95%CI(2.189,7.148);β=0.312,P=0.000,OR=4.560,95%CI(2.476,8.398);β=0.291,P=0.021,OR=1.962,95%CI(1.108,3.474);β=0.296,P=0.001,OR=2.713,95%CI(1.520,4.844);β=0.303,P=0.000,OR=3.133,95%CI(1.729,5.679);β=0.296,P=0.015,OR=2.061,95%CI(1.154,3.680)];多重共线性诊断结果显示,上述影响因素均不存在共线性(VIF=1.134,VIF=1.266,VIF=1.465,VIF=1.389,VIF=1.342,VIF=1.183,VIF=1.346,VIF=1.259)。(4)基于贝叶斯网络模型的老年髋部骨折手术延迟风险预测模型的构建与推理结果。基于贝叶斯网络模型构建的老年髋部骨折手术延迟风险预测模型包括8个节点、8条有向边。模型显示,服用影响凝血功能的药物及合并精神障碍、呼吸系统疾病、电解质紊乱、凝血功能异常直接影响手术延迟的发生,合并心功能不全、高血压、糖尿病间接影响手术延迟的发生;推理结果显示,患者合并心功能不全、凝血功能异常及精神障碍时,手术延迟发生率为64.1%。(5)老年髋部骨折手术延迟风险预测模型的评价结果。采用训练集数据进行老年髋部骨折手术延迟风险预测模型评价,ROC曲线下面积为0.861[P=0.000,95%CI(0.810,0.912)],灵敏度为91.29%,特异度为93.35%;校准曲线显示其一致性指数为0.866[P=0.000,95%CI(0.702,0.943)];采用验证集数据进行老年髋部骨折手术延迟风险预测模型评价,ROC曲线下面积为0.848[P=0.000,95%CI(0.795,0.901)],灵敏度为91.62%,特异度为92.46%;校准曲线显示其一致性指数为0.879[P=0.000,95%CI(0.723,0.981)]。结论:服用影响凝血功能的药物以及合并精神障碍、高血压、糖尿病、呼吸系统疾病、心功能不全、电解质紊乱、凝血功能异常均为老年髋部骨折手术延迟的影响因素,基于上述因素构建的老年髋部骨折手术延迟风险预测模型具有较高的应用价值。展开更多
基金supported by a grant from National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (No. 30925032)by grants from National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (No. 30872343 and No. 30770648)
文摘It remains controversial whether tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-α antagonism is effective for asthma.This meta-analysis was performed to evaluate efficacy of TNF-α antagonism in treatment of patients with asthma.MEDLINE,EMBASE,LILACS,and CINAHL databases were searched for English-language studies published through January 3,2010.Randomized-controlled trials comparing TNF-α antagonism with control therapy were selected.For each report,data were extracted in relation to the outcomes analyzed:asthma exacerbation,asthma quality of life questionnaire scores,and forced expiratory volume in 1 second.Four assessable trials were identified including 641 patients with asthma.TNF-α antagonism therapy was superior to control therapy in preventing exacerbations in asthmatics [pooled odds ratio 0.52(95% confidence interval 0.29-0.88),P=0.02]however,there was a nonsignificant reduction in asthma quality of life questionnaire scores [0.23(0 to 0.47),P=0.05],forced expiratory volume in 1 second [0.03,(-0.14 to 0.10),P=0.74] when analyzed using standardized mean differences.TNF-α antagonism was superior to control chemotherapy in terms of asthma exacerbation,but not asthma quality of life questionnaire scores or forced expiratory volume in 1 second.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.10472077).
文摘Based on the data of phytoplankton concentration and environmental factors in Bohai Bay from May to September in 2003. the relationship between environmental factors and phytoplankton biomass was analyzed. By analysis of variance, the weather condition was found to have no direct relation with phytoplankton biomass. Correlation coefficients showed that temperature, pH value,the concentrations of silicate and nitrate exhibited linear relationship with phytoplankton biomass.With principal component analysis, pollution types which affected the abundance of phytoplankton included point sources such as municipal and industrial effluents, agricultural runoff and earth's surface water. Using multivariate stepwise regression method and taking the correlation analysis results into consideration, a multi-step regression equation was developed to predict the concentration of phytoplankton in September 2003. Combined results show that temperature, pH value, the concentrations of silicate and nitrate are the critical ecological factors affecting the phytoplankton biomass in Bohai Bay.
基金the financial support provided for this project by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia(MoHE)under Fundamental Research Grant Scheme No.FRGS/1/2016/FTK-CARE/F00323.
文摘Statistical Energy Analysis(SEA)is a well-known method to analyze the flow of acoustic and vibration energy in a complex structure.This study investigates the application of the corrected SEA model in a non-reverberant acoustic space where the direct field component from the sound source dominates the total sound field rather than a diffuse field in a reverberant space which the classical SEA model assumption is based on.A corrected SEA model is proposed where the direct field component in the energy is removed and the power injected in the subsystem considers only the remaining power after the loss at first reflection.Measurement was conducted in a box divided into two rooms separated by a partition with an opening where the condition of reverberant and non-reverberant can conveniently be controlled.In the case of a non-reverberant space where acoustic material was installed inside the wall of the experimental box,the signals are corrected by eliminating the direct field component in the measured impulse response.Using the corrected SEA model,comparison of the coupling loss factor(CLF)and damping loss factor(DLF)with the theory shows good agreement.
基金supported by the Institute for Information&communications Technology Promotion under Grant No.R0101-16-0176the Project of Core Technology Development for Human-Like Self-Taught Learning Based on Symbolic Approach
文摘This paper describes the experiments with Korean-to-Vietnamese statistical machine translation(SMT). The fact that Korean is a morphologically complex language that does not have clear optimal word boundaries causes a major problem of translating into or from Korean. To solve this problem, we present a method to conduct a Korean morphological analysis by using a pre-analyzed partial word-phrase dictionary(PWD).Besides, we build a Korean-Vietnamese parallel corpus for training SMT models by collecting text from multilingual magazines. Then, we apply such a morphology analysis to Korean sentences that are included in the collected parallel corpus as a preprocessing step. The experiment results demonstrate a remarkable improvement of Korean-to-Vietnamese translation quality in term of bi-lingual evaluation understudy(BLEU).
基金supported by the Natural Science Research Project of Universities in Anhui Province(Grants No.KJ2020ZD64 and KJ2020A0740)the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.2008085MD122)+3 种基金the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.LQ20D010009)the Key Program for Outstanding Young Talents in Higher Education Institutions of Anhui Province(Grant No.gxyqZD2021134)the Research Development Foundation of Suzhou University(Grant No.2021fzjj28)the Doctoral Scientific Reuter Foundation of Suzhou University(Grant No.2019jb15).
文摘Mining activities interfere with the natural groundwater chemical environment,which may lead to hydrogeochemical changes of aquifers and mine water inrush disasters.This study analyzed the hydrochemical compositions of 80 water samples in three aquifers and developed a water source identification model to explore the control factors and potential hydraulic connection of groundwater chemistry in a coal mine.The results showed that the hydrochemical types of the three aquifers were different.The main hydrochemical compositions of the loose-layer,coal-bearing,and limestone aquifers were HCO_(3)·Cl-Na,SO_(4)·HCO_(3)-Na,and SO_(4)-Na·Ca,respectively.The correlation,Unmix,and factor an-alyses showed that the hydrochemical composition of groundwater was controlled by the dissolution of soluble minerals(such as calcite,dolomite,gypsum,and halite)and the weathering of silicate minerals.The factor score plot combined with Q-mode cluster analysis demon-strated no remarkable hydraulic connection among the three aquifers in the study area.The water source identification model effectively identified the source of inrush water.Moreover,the mixing ratio model rationally quantified the contributions of the three aquifers to inrush water.
文摘In normal theory exploratory factor analysis, likelihood ratio (LR) statistic plays an important role in evaluating the goodness-of-fit of the model. In this paper, we derive an approximation of the LR statistic. The approximation is then used to show explicitly that the expectation of the LR statistic agrees with the degrees of freedom of the asymptotic chi-square distribution.
基金Project (2012ZX07501002-001) supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China
文摘Multivariate statistical techniques,such as cluster analysis(CA),discriminant analysis(DA),principal component analysis(PCA) and factor analysis(FA),were applied to evaluate and interpret the surface water quality data sets of the Second Songhua River(SSHR) basin in China,obtained during two years(2012-2013) of monitoring of 10 physicochemical parameters at 15 different sites.The results showed that most of physicochemical parameters varied significantly among the sampling sites.Three significant groups,highly polluted(HP),moderately polluted(MP) and less polluted(LP),of sampling sites were obtained through Hierarchical agglomerative CA on the basis of similarity of water quality characteristics.DA identified p H,F,DO,NH3-N,COD and VPhs were the most important parameters contributing to spatial variations of surface water quality.However,DA did not give a considerable data reduction(40% reduction).PCA/FA resulted in three,three and four latent factors explaining 70%,62% and 71% of the total variance in water quality data sets of HP,MP and LP regions,respectively.FA revealed that the SSHR water chemistry was strongly affected by anthropogenic activities(point sources:industrial effluents and wastewater treatment plants;non-point sources:domestic sewage,livestock operations and agricultural activities) and natural processes(seasonal effect,and natural inputs).PCA/FA in the whole basin showed the best results for data reduction because it used only two parameters(about 80% reduction) as the most important parameters to explain 72% of the data variation.Thus,this work illustrated the utility of multivariate statistical techniques for analysis and interpretation of datasets and,in water quality assessment,identification of pollution sources/factors and understanding spatial variations in water quality for effective stream water quality management.
文摘Background and Objectives: Asthma is a heterogeneous disease where patient severity can be classified according to various models based on numerous variables. Large collections of well-phenotyped subjects are needed to find distinct clusters of patients for personalized medicine and future genetic studies. The objective of this study is to describe the collection of the Quebec City Case-Control Asthma Cohort and to identify homogeneous subgroups of asthma patients based on clinical characteristics. Methods: This cohort is part of an ongoing project initiated in 2007 to elucidate the genetic basis of asthma. All subjects are randomly recruited at the same site following advertisements. Subjects are unrelated French Canadian white adults 18 years of age or older. Each participant underwent a spirometry, methacholine challenge, and allergy skin-prick tests. Blood was collected for DNA, cell counts and total serum IgE measurements. So far, 982 subjects have been recruited and classified as cases (n = 566) or controls (n = 416). We performed factor and cluster analyses on collected phenotypes from this set to identify subgroups of phenotypically similar asthmatic patients. Results: Factor analysis with 13 variables led to the selection of five factors: lung function, numbers of allergens, blood eosinophil percentage, smoking status and age. K-means cluster analysis on the reduced dataset produced four significantly different groups with the following characteristics: smoking history, low atopy and low lung function, high atopy, and young non-smoking with average atopy. Conclusions: The Quebec City Case-Control Asthma Cohort is a new resource for local and collaborative clinical and genetic research on asthma. This new collection reveals distinct multivariate phenotypes of adult asthma that are likely to be important for future genetic studies and targeted therapies.
基金a part of the research sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology,Taiwan,China(Contract No.MOST 105-2221-E-035-074)Soil and Water Conservation Bureau,Taiwan,China(Contract No.SWCB-106-055).
文摘Earthquake-induced landslides are difficult to assess and predict owing to the inherent unpredictability of earthquakes.In most existing studies,the landslide potential is statistically assessed by collecting and analyzing the data of historical landslide events and earthquake observation records.Unlike rainfall-induced landslides,earthquake-induced landslides cannot be predicted in advance using real-time monitoring systems,and the development of the models for these landslides should instead depend on early earthquake warnings and estimations.Hence,in this study,factor analysis was performed and the frequency distribution method was employed to investigate the potential risk of the landslides caused by earthquakes.Factors such as the slope gradient,lithology(geology),aspect,and elevation were selected and classified as influential factors to facilitate the construction of a landslide database for the area of study.
基金supported by the Major State Basic Research Development Program (No. 2010CB428800)the Geological Survey Projects Foundation of Institute of Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology (No. SK201308)
文摘Understanding the controlling factor of groundwater quality can enhance promoting sustainable development of groundwater resources. To this end, multivariate statistical analysis(MA) and hydrochemical analysis were introduced in this work. The results indicate that the canonical discriminant function with 7 parameters was established using the discriminant analysis(DA) method, which can afford 100% correct assignation according to the 3 different clusters(good water(GW), poor water(PW), and very poor water(VPW)) obtained from cluster analysis(CA). According to factor analysis(FA), 8 factors were extracted from 25 hydrochemical elements and account for 80.897% of the total data variance, suggesting that groundwater with higher concentrations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, chloride, and sulfate in southeastern study area are mainly affected by the natural process; the higher level of arsenic and chromium in groundwater extracted from northwestern part of study area are derived by industrial activities; domestic and agriculture sewage have important contribution to copper, iron, iodine, and phosphate in the northern study area. Therefore, this work can help identify the main controlling factor of groundwater quality in North China plain so as to make better and more informed decisions about how to achieve groundwater resources sustainable development.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81771950,No.81471765 and No.81601578).
文摘Objective Apatinib is a novel inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2.The goal of this study was to evaluate overall survival(OS)after a combination of transarterial chemoembolization(TACE)and apatinib in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)and to identify the factors affecting patient survival.Methods Fifty-one patients with advanced HCC who received TACE in combination with apatinib in our hospital from June 2015 to May 2017 were enrolled.The OS and progression-free survival(PFS)were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method.The log-rank test and Cox regression model were used to determine the factors affecting OS.Results The median OS and PFS of the patients were 15 months and 10 months,respectively.The 1-,2-,and 3-year survival rates were 64.7%,23.5%,and 1.8%,respectively.Univariate survival analysis showed that patients with Child-Pugh A(P=0.006),reduction rate of proper hepatic artery(P=0.016),hand-foot syndrome(P=0.005),secondary hypertension(P=0.050),and without ascites(P=0.010)had a better OS.Multivariate analysis showed that hand-foot syndrome(P=0.014),secondary hypertension(P=0.017),and reduction rate of proper hepatic artery(P=0.025)were independent predictors of better OS.Conclusion TACE combined with apatinib is a promising treatment for advanced HCC.Hand-foot syndrome,secondary hypertension,and the reduction rate of proper hepatic artery were associated with a better OS.
文摘OBJECTIVE:To investigate the molecular effect of Socheongryong Tang(SCRT,Xiaoqinglong Tang in Chinese) on whole genome level in asthma mouse model by microarray technology.METHODS:Asthma was induced by intranasal instillation of ovalbumin in mouse.After administration of SCRT on asthma-induced mouse,the expression of genes in lung tissue was measured using whole genome microarray.The functional implication of differentially expressed genes was performed using ontological analysis and the similarity of promoter structure of genes was also analyzed.RESULTS:Treatment of SCRT restored expression level of many up- or down-regulated genes in asthma model,and this recovery rate means SCRT could regulate a set of genes having specific TFBS binding sites.CONCLUSION:In this study,we identified a set of genes subjected to similar regulation by SCRT in asthma model in mice.
文摘BACKGROUND Endoscopic mucosal resection is an innovative method for treating early gastric cancer and has been widely used in clinical practice.AIM To analyze the factors associated with the development of heterochronic gastric cancer in patients with early gastric cancer who had undergone endoscopic mucosal dissection(EMD).METHODS A cohort of patients with early gastric cancer treated using EMD was retrospectively analyzed,and patients who developed heterochronic gastric cancer after the surgery were compared with those who did not.The effects of patient age,sex,tumor size,pathological type,and surgical technique on the development of heterochronic gastric cancer were assessed using statistical analysis.RESULTS Of the 300 patients with early gastric cancer,150 patients developed heterochronic gastric cancer after EMD.Statistical analysis revealed that patient age(P value=XX),sex(P value=XX),tumor size(P value=XX),pathological type(P value=XX),and surgical technique(P value=XX)were significantly associated with the occurrence of heterochronic gastric cancer.CONCLUSION Age,sex,tumor size,pathological type,and surgical technique are key factors influencing the occurrence of heterochronic gastric cancer after EMD in patients with early gastric cancer.To address these factors,postoperative follow-up and management should be strengthened to improve the prognosis and survival rate of patients.
文摘目的:探讨老年髋部骨折手术延迟的影响因素,构建老年髋部骨折手术延迟风险预测模型。方法:选取2019年11月至2022年11月采用手术治疗的老年髋部骨折患者的病例资料进行研究,将纳入研究的患者按照2∶1的比例随机分为训练集(用于模型构建)和验证集(用于模型验证)。从病历系统中提取纳入患者的信息,包括年龄、性别、体质量指数、骨折类型、美国麻醉医师协会(American Society of Anesthesiologists, ASA)分级、伤前日常活动能力(activities of daily living, ADL)、是否服用影响凝血功能的药物、入院至手术时间、手术方式,是否合并精神障碍、高血压、糖尿病、呼吸系统疾病、心功能不全、肝功能不全、肾功能不全、电解质紊乱、尿酮体异常、下肢静脉血栓、凝血功能异常,以及入院后血清肿瘤坏死因子-α、C反应蛋白水平等。将训练集中的患者根据入院至手术时间分为早期手术组(入院至手术时间<48 h)和延迟手术组(入院至手术时间≥48 h)。先对2组患者的相关信息进行单因素对比分析,再对单因素分析中组间差异有统计学意义的因素进行多因素Logistic回归分析及多重共线性诊断;采用R软件基于贝叶斯网络模型构建老年髋部骨折手术延迟风险预测模型,并采用Netica软件进行贝叶斯网络模型推理。采用受试者操作特征(receiver operating characteristic, ROC)曲线评价老年髋部骨折手术延迟风险预测模型的区分度,采用校准曲线评价老年髋部骨折手术延迟风险预测模型的校准度。结果:(1)分组结果。共纳入老年髋部骨折患者318例,训练集212例、验证集106例。根据入院至手术时间,训练集中早期手术组78例、延迟手术组134例。(2)老年髋部骨折手术延迟影响因素的单因素分析结果。2组患者ASA分级、是否服用影响凝血功能的药物及是否合并精神障碍、高血压、糖尿病、呼吸系统疾病、心功能不全、电解质紊乱、凝血功能异常的比较,组间差异均有统计学意义(χ~2=3.862,P=0.049;χ~2=26.806,P=0.000;χ~2=29.852,P=0.000;χ~2=21.743,P=0.000;χ~2=25.226,P=0.000;χ~2=5.415,P=0.020;χ~2=11.683,P=0.001;χ~2=14.686,P=0.000;χ~2=6.057,P=0.014)。(3)老年髋部骨折手术延迟影响因素的多因素分析及多重共线性诊断结果。多因素Logistic回归分析结果显示,服用影响凝血功能的药物及合并精神障碍、高血压、糖尿病、呼吸系统疾病、心功能不全、电解质紊乱、凝血功能异常均是老年髋部骨折手术延迟的影响因素[β=0.328,P=0.000,OR=5.112,95%CI(2.686,9.728);β=0.322,P=0.000,OR=5.425,95%CI(2.884,10.203);β=0.302,P=0.000,OR=3.956,95%CI(2.189,7.148);β=0.312,P=0.000,OR=4.560,95%CI(2.476,8.398);β=0.291,P=0.021,OR=1.962,95%CI(1.108,3.474);β=0.296,P=0.001,OR=2.713,95%CI(1.520,4.844);β=0.303,P=0.000,OR=3.133,95%CI(1.729,5.679);β=0.296,P=0.015,OR=2.061,95%CI(1.154,3.680)];多重共线性诊断结果显示,上述影响因素均不存在共线性(VIF=1.134,VIF=1.266,VIF=1.465,VIF=1.389,VIF=1.342,VIF=1.183,VIF=1.346,VIF=1.259)。(4)基于贝叶斯网络模型的老年髋部骨折手术延迟风险预测模型的构建与推理结果。基于贝叶斯网络模型构建的老年髋部骨折手术延迟风险预测模型包括8个节点、8条有向边。模型显示,服用影响凝血功能的药物及合并精神障碍、呼吸系统疾病、电解质紊乱、凝血功能异常直接影响手术延迟的发生,合并心功能不全、高血压、糖尿病间接影响手术延迟的发生;推理结果显示,患者合并心功能不全、凝血功能异常及精神障碍时,手术延迟发生率为64.1%。(5)老年髋部骨折手术延迟风险预测模型的评价结果。采用训练集数据进行老年髋部骨折手术延迟风险预测模型评价,ROC曲线下面积为0.861[P=0.000,95%CI(0.810,0.912)],灵敏度为91.29%,特异度为93.35%;校准曲线显示其一致性指数为0.866[P=0.000,95%CI(0.702,0.943)];采用验证集数据进行老年髋部骨折手术延迟风险预测模型评价,ROC曲线下面积为0.848[P=0.000,95%CI(0.795,0.901)],灵敏度为91.62%,特异度为92.46%;校准曲线显示其一致性指数为0.879[P=0.000,95%CI(0.723,0.981)]。结论:服用影响凝血功能的药物以及合并精神障碍、高血压、糖尿病、呼吸系统疾病、心功能不全、电解质紊乱、凝血功能异常均为老年髋部骨折手术延迟的影响因素,基于上述因素构建的老年髋部骨折手术延迟风险预测模型具有较高的应用价值。