Using harmonic beam combining to generate pulse-burst in nonlinear optical laser

The ultrashort lasers working in pulse-burst mode reveal great machining performance in recent years. The number of pulses in bursts effects greatly on the removal rate and roughness. To generate a more equal amplitude of pulses in burst with linear polarization output and time gap adjustable, we propose a new method by the harmonic beam combining(HBC).The beam combining is commonly used in adding pulses into the output beam while maintaining the pulse waveform and beam quality. In the HBC, dichroic mirrors are used to combine laser pulses of fundamental wave(FW) into harmonic wave(HW), and nonlinear crystals are used to convert the FW into HW. Therefore, HBC can add arbitrarily more HW pulses to generate pulse-burst in linear polarization with simple structure. The amplitude of each pulse in bursts can be adjusted the same to increase the stability of the burst, the time gap of each pulse can be adjusted precisely by proper time delay. Because HBC adds pulses sequentially, the peak power density of the burst is the same as each pulse, pulses can be combined without concern of back-conversion which often occurs in high peak power density. In the demonstration, the extendibility of HBC was verified by combining two beams with a third beam. The combined efficiency rates were larger than 99%, and the beam quality of each beam was maintained at M^(2)≈1.4.

Combining ability of Egyptian cotton(Gossypium barbadense L.)reveals genetic potential for improved yield and fiber quality

Background As the most widely cultivated fiber crop,cotton production depends on hybridization to unlock the yield potential of current varieties.A deep understanding of genetic dissection is crucial for the cultivation of enhanced hybrid plants with desired traits,such as high yield and fine fiber quality.In this study,the general combining ability(GCA)and specific combining ability(SCA)of yield and fiber quality of nine cotton parents(six lines and three testers)and eighteen F1 crosses produced using a line×tester mating design were analyzed.Results The results revealed significant effects of genotypes,parents,crosses,and interactions between parents and crosses for most of the studied traits.Moreover,the effects of both additive and non-additive gene actions played a notably significant role in the inheritance of most of the yield and fiber quality attributes.The F1 hybrids of(Giza 90×Aust)×Giza 86,Uzbekistan 1×Giza 97,and Giza 96×Giza 97 demonstrated superior performance due to their favorable integration of high yield attributes and premium fiber quality characteristics.Path analysis revealed that lint yield has the highest positive direct effect on seed cotton yield,while lint percentage showed the highest negative direct effect on seed cotton yield.Principal component analysis identified specific parents and hybrids associated with higher cotton yield,fiber quality,and other agronomic traits.Conclusion This study provides insights into identifying potential single-and three-way cross hybrids with superior cotton yield and fiber quality characteristics,laying a foundation for future research on improving fiber quality in cotton.

Combining GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT-2 inhibitors for cardiovascular disease prevention in type 2 diabetes:A systematic review with multiple network meta-regressions

BACKGROUND Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists(GLP-1RA)and sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors(SGLT-2I)are associated with significant cardiovascular benefit in type 2 diabetes(T2D).However,GLP-1RA or SGLT-2I alone may not improve some cardiovascular outcomes in patients with prior cardiovascular co-morbidities.AIM To explore whether combining GLP-1RA and SGLT-2I can achieve additional benefit in preventing cardiovascular diseases in T2D.METHODS The systematic review was conducted according to PRISMA recommendations.The protocol was registered on PROSPERO(ID:42022385007).A total of 107049 participants from eligible cardiovascular outcomes trials of GLP-1RA and SGLT-2I were included in network meta-regressions to estimate cardiovascular benefit of the combination treatment.Effect modification of prior myocardial infarction(MI)and heart failure(HF)was also explored to provide clinical insight as to when the INTRODUCTION The macro-and micro-vascular benefits of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists(GLP-1RA)and sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors(SGLT-2I)are independent of their glucose-lowering effects[1].In patients with type 2 diabetes(T2D),the major cardiovascular outcome trials(CVOT)showed that dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors(DPP-4I)did not improve cardiovascular outcomes[2],whereas cardiovascular benefit of GLP-1RA or SGLT-2I was significant[3,4].Further subgroup analyses indicated that the background cardiovascular risk should be considered when examining the cardiovascular outcomes of these newer glucose-lowering medications.For instance,prevention of major adverse cardiovascular events(MACE)was only seen in those patients with baseline atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease[3,4].Moreover,a series of CVOT conducted in patients with heart failure(HF)have demonstrated that(compared with placebo)SGLT-2I significantly reduced risk of hospitalization for HF or cardiovascular death,irrespective of their history of T2D[5-8].However,similar cardiovascular benefits were not observed in those with myocardial infarction(MI)[9,10].Cardiovascular co-morbidities are not only approximately twice as common but are also associated with dispropor-tionately worse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with T2D,compared to the general population[11].Therefore,it is of clinical importance to investigate whether the combination treatment of GLP-1RA and SGLT-2I could achieve greater cardiovascular benefit,particularly when considering patients with cardiovascular co-morbidities who may not gain sufficient cardiovascular protection from the monotherapies.This systematic review with multiple network meta-regressions was mainly aimed to explore whether combining GLP-1RA and SGLT-2I can provide additional cardiovascular benefit in T2D.Cardiovascular outcomes of these newer antidiabetic medications were also estimated under effect modification of prior cardiovascular diseases.This was to provide clinical insight as to when the combination treatment might be prioritized.

Analysis of Combining Ability of Starch Content in Hybrid Sorghum Based on AMMI Model

[Objective] Analysis of combining ability of starch content variation in hybrid sorghum with the assistant of AMMI model. [Method] Based on the analyses of GCA using incomplete diallel cross(NCII), the SCA of hybrid sorghum was analyzed by AMMI model. [Result] For the starch content change of F1 hybrid sorghum, the effects of GCA and SCA accounted for 81.06% and 17.97%, respectively. In the present study, CMS lines 45A, 29A and restorer lines Hui 1, 44R were proved to be the excellent parent materials for preparing high starch hybrid sorghum cultivars. [Conclusion] The improvement of starch content in parents should be mainly concerned in breeding high starch content hybrid sorghum.

AlGaN/GaN HEMTs Power Amplifier MIC with Power Combining at C-Band

A power amplifier MIC with power combining based on AlGaN/GaN HEMTs was fabricated and measured. The amplifier consists of four 10 × 120μm transistors. A Wilkinson splitters and combining were used to divide and combine the power. By biasing the amplifier at VDS = 40V, IDS = 0.9A, a maximum CW output power of 41.4dBm with a maximum power added efficiency （PAE） of 32.54% and a power combine efficiency of 69% was achieved at 5.4GHz.

Invention and Utilization of Glutinous Sorghum Male Sterile Line 45A with High Starch and High Combining Ability

45A is a glutinous sorghum male sterile line with high starch and high combining ability bred by Rice and Sorghum Institute of Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in 1998, it is a coeno-species taking non-glutinous maintainer line TL169-239B which bred by Tieling Institute of Agricultural Sciences in 1991 as the female parent and glutinous maintainer line72B bred by the authors＇ institute as the male parent, then, based on the backcross breeding between glutinous single plant chosen from F2 segregation population and Tx623A. There are ten hybrid sorghum varieties which already have been examined and approved by national and above provincial（municipal） level units; the patent of this breeding method has been authorized （the patent number： ZL 2012 1 0129155.6）; 45A is protected by the Right of New Varieties of Plants, MOA, P.R. China （the variety right number： CNA20090576.1）. In this paper, the breeding process of 45A and the characteristics of 45A sterile line and its hybrid sorghum were summed up, what＇s more, the technical key points of high-yielding breed of 45A and the production of hybrid sorghum seeds were introduced, to provide data for further popularizing the sterile line.

Analysis on the Combining Ability and Heritability of Main Agronomic Traits of Hybrid Glutinous Sorghum

Using 3 sterile lines and 12 restorer of glutinous sorghum as experimental materials,36 hybrid combinations（3×12 NCⅡ） were designed to analyze the combining ability and heritability of six main agronomic traits,including plant height,panicle length,growth period,1 000-grain weight,per panicle grains and per panicle grain weight.The results showed that except per panicle grain number all other five agronomic traits have remarkable or extremely remarkable general combining ability and specific combining ability.Six agronomic traits were found to be control by additive genetic effect.Most of these agronomic traits are more easily influenced by restorers than sterile lines,suggesting that more attention should be paid to select restores in hybrid glutinous sorghum breeding.The narrow-sense heritability of these agronomic traits were in order growth period plant height per panicle grain weight panicle length 1 000-grain weight per panicle grains.

Technical Regulation of Foxtail Millet Production by Combining Machinery and Agronomy

In order to solve the problems of low production efficiency,great loss and low yield,Millet Research Institute of Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences integrated the plastic film mulching technique and mechanized production technique,forming a foxtail millet production technique combining machinery and agronomy.The foxtail millet production technique combining machinery and agronomy regulates millet production from the links of soil preparation,fertilization,variety selection,seeding,intertillage and fertilization and harvest,so as to achieve the effects of promoting the matching between agro-machinery and agronomy,improving the level of millet production mechanization,realizing light simplified production and saving labor cost.This technical regulation has a broad application prospect.

Lower bound on BER performance for maximal ratio combining with weighting errors

The theoretical lower bounds on mean squared channel estimation errors for typical fading channels are presented by the infinite-length and non-causal Wiener filter and the exact closed-form expressions of the lower bounds for different channel Doppler spectra are derived. Based on the obtained lower bounds on mean squared channel estimation errors, the limits on bit error rate （BER） for maximal ratio combining （MRC） with Gaussian distributed weighting errors on independent and identically distributed （i. i. d） fading channels are presented. Numerical results show that the BER performances of ideal MRC are the lower bounds on the BER performances of non-ideal MRC and deteriorate as the maximum Doppler frequency increases or the SNR of channel estimate decreases.

Spatial channel pairing-based maximum ratio combining algorithm for cooperative relay networks

To improve the reliable performance of information transmission in cooperative relay networks, the scheme of the max-rate spatial channel pairing （SCP） based on maximum ratio combining （MRC） is proposed. The scheme includes three steps： channel phase cancellation, MRC, and SCP. Eventually, the solution of the scheme is modeled as convex optimization. The objective function of the optimization problem is to maximize the transmission rate and the optimization variable is the strategy of pairing between the uplink spatial sub-channels of each user and the corresponding downlink spatial ones. The theorem of the arrangement inequalities is adopted to obtain the approximate closed-form solution of the optimal pairing for this convex optimization. Simulation results demonstrate that compared to the existing distributed space-time block coding and coherent combined schemes without SCP, the proposed max-rate SCP plus MRC algorithm achieves appreciable improvements in symbol error rate in medium and high signal-to-noise ratio regimes. The achievable performance gain is due to the use of maxrate SCP.

Combining Ability and Correlation of Ear Characteristics of Twenty Maize Inbred Lines

The combining ability and correlation of eight ear characteristics in 99 maize hybrids generated by crossing nine female parents with 11 male parents were analyzed by incomplete diallel cross （NC II ） design. The results showed that the line F6 had the highest general combining ability （GCA） for yield, followed by F7, M3, M4 and M8. All of the five lines have great potential in maize breeding. The cross combination M3xF10 had the highest specific combining ability （SCA） for yield, showing strong heterosis. Heritability analysis of ear characteristics showed that GCA variance was higher than SCA variance in ear diameter, number of rows per ear and seed rate, and they were mainly controlled by the additive gene effect, indicating that that the selections for these traits are effective at early generations. The other three traits had lower SCA, for which the selections should be carried out at late generations. The correlation analysis revealed that ear length, number of grains per row, ear diameter, number of rows per ear, 100-seed weight and seed rate had extremely significant positive correlations with grain yield per plant. Among them, number of grains per row had the most significant effect on yield per plant. Barren tip length had a significant negative correlation with grain yield per plant. Therefore, we concluded that the combinations with more grains per row and shorter barren tip should be selected to achieve high yield of maize.

Analysis of Heterosis, Combining Ability and Heritability of Cadmium Content in Brown Rice of Three-line Indica Hybrid Rice

Five cytoplasmic male sterile （CMS） lines were used as parents in an incomplete diallet cross and six restorer lines of rice design （Nc II design）. Thirty hybrid combinations with the same growth period were selected as experimental ma- terials to investigate the heterosis, combined ability and heredity of Cd content in brown rice of indica hybrid rice. According to the results, Cd content in brown rice showed a significantly negative heterosis; the general combining ability and specific combination ability of Cd content in CMS and restorer lines both reached extremely significant level （P〈0.01）, indicating that both genetic improvement of parents and e- valuation of combinations are important to the breeding of hybrid combinations with low accumulation of Cd; the broad-sense heritabitity and narrow-sense heritability of Cd content were both relatively high with slight differences, which respectively reached 97.73% and 80.10%, indicating that Cd content in brown rice mainly de- pends on the additive action of genes; in addition, parent improvement showed bet- ter effect on the selection of early generation.

Analysis on Combining Ability and Genetic Parameters of Main Agronomic Characters of 22 Maize Inbred Lines

The general combining ability（GCA）, special combining ability（SCA） and genetic parameter of ten characters of 22 maize inbred lines including plant height and ear height were analyzed using 10×12 through incomplete diallel cross（NC Ⅱ）.The results showed that：（1） Among the 22 maize inbred lines, the yield GCAs of11 HN 097, 11 HN 099, 11 HN 105 and 11 HN 110 were high, which were elite inbred lines to collocate hybridized combinations with strong heterosis. The yield of11 HN110 × 11 HN097, 11 HN110 × 11 HN105, 11 HN112 × 11 HN 097 and 11 HN 106 × 11 HN 104 were in the first four place. The yielding abilities, adaptabilities and yielding stabilities of the four combinations can be further identified by experiment. The heredities of the ten characters were mainly controlled by additive gene effect whereas the influence of non-addictive gene effect was small. The narrow heritabilities of plant height, ear height, ear rows, ear length, kernels per row,100-grain weight and seed-producing percentage were more than 50%. The variances were mainly caused by heredity and early-generation selection should be conducted. The narrow heritabilities of ear diameter, bare tip length and yield was low, which should not be selected in early-generation.

Analysis on Combining Ability and Heritability of the Main Agronomic Characters for JA CMS in Brassica napus L.

Fifteen combinations crossed by five JA cytoplasmic male sterile lines （A1, A2, A3, A4, A5） and three restoring lines （R1, R2, R3） were selected to analyze the combining ability and heritability of nine main agronomic characters of Brassica na-pus L. to definite the application potential of these parent materials. The result showed that （i） the general combining ability （GCA） of male parents was R3＆gt;R2＆gt;R1 and that of female parents was A4＆gt;A1＆gt;A2＆gt;A5＆gt;A3; （i ） the special combining ability （SCA） of A2＆#215;R3 in plant height, number of branches, number of pods per plant and yield per plant was the best. The yield per plant of A2＆#215;R3, A1＆#215;R1 and A2＆#215;R1 ranked the first three places in the 15 combinations; （i i） the broad heritability of yield per plant was the highest, and that of the height of branches was the lowest. The com-prehensive characters of R3, A2 and A4 were better, which could be used to create new materials; （iv） good offspring were more likely to be chosen from the combina-tion with higher parental GCA, so the GCA and SCA should be considered com-prehensively when choosing parent and determining the optimal combinations.

Combining Ability Analysis on Yield Traits of Recombinant Inbred Lines in Hybrid Rice

A population of 140 recombinant inbred lines at F8 generation were obtained after seven successive generations of self-pollination using single seed descent（SSD） method from the F2 hybrids of three-line restorers Luhui 8258 with high combining ability and Yanghui 34. Then, the 140 inbred lines obtained above and their parents Luhui 8258 and Yanghui 34 were crossed with three different types of cyto-plasmic male sterile（CMS） lines（Gang 46 A, Ⅱ-32 A and Lu 98A） according to NCⅡ design. The resulting 426 combinations were planted at Deyang and Suining bases to test the combining ability and inheritance of five yield traits： yield per plant, panicle number per plant, filled grain number per panicle, seed setting rate and 1 000-grain weight. The results showed that the variances of both general and specific combining abilities of the five traits all reached a significant or extremely significant level at the two sites. The broad and narrow heritability of the yield traits（except 1 000-grain weight whose broad and narrow heritability were both over70%） were all below 50% at the two experimental bases, suggesting that the four traits were easily subjected to environment influence. Very significant positive correlation of general combining ability was found between yield per plant and other traits except 1 000-grain weight. The general combining ability variance showed a normal distribution among the recombinant inbred lines at two sites, right in line with inheritance of quantitative traits. So, the genes controlling rice general combining ability can be targeted by QTL mapping.

Combining Ability Analysis of Panicle Traits in Six CIMMYT Maize Inbred Lines

In this study, six CIMMYT maize inbred lines and five representative do- mestic maize inbred lines were used as parental lines. By using incomplete diallel cross design, 30 hybrid combinations were developed to analyze the general com- bining ability （GCA）, specific combining ability （SCA） and total combining ability （TCA） of seven panicle traits in six CIMMYT maize inbred lines. The results showed that CIMBL98 and GEMS13 were excellent inbred lines with good compre- hensive performance; CIMBL98 × 340 and GEMS13×Chang 7-2 were superior combinations.

Analysis of Combining Ability of Drought Tolerance in Maize

By using complete-diallel cross design（Griffing method I）, the influence of the combination of different high-yield genotypes of maize on the drought tolerance of their offspring, the general combining ability, the specific combining ability and the back cross effect of drought tolerance between parents and the main genetic parameters for drought tolerance were analyzed. The result indicated that there were significant differences in general combining ability effects（GCA） of maize; there were highly significant differences in special combining ability effects（SCA）; there was no significant difference in reciprocal effects（R）. There were apparent differences in drought tolerance among six parents; to be specific, Zheng 58 had the highest drought tolerance, while PH4CV had the lowest. Improving drought-tolerant parents with Zheng 58, Ji 853 and Xinzi 8717 had gain superiority effects on the increase of drought tolerance in offspring. The influence of the genetic additive effect on the drought tolerance of offsprings varied with different parents and combinations. Therefore, the expression of drought tolerance inheritance genes was determined only by the additive and non-additive genetic effects but had little relationship with reciprocal effects. The selection of drought tolerance of maize should be conducted at higher generations.

双髋关节MRI预测股骨头坏死塌陷风险

背景:MRI是诊断股骨头坏死的金标准,以往基于MRI图像预测股骨头坏死塌陷的方法多需要冠状面、矢状面图像联合评估。然而由于股骨头坏死好发于双侧,临床上大多医院检查时多行双侧髋关节MRI扫描,但双髋扫描仅可查看冠状面及横断面图像,难以获取矢状面图像,从而影响塌陷风险的评估。因此,建立一种应用双髋MRI可获取的图像评估早期股骨头坏死塌陷风险的方法有一定的临床实用价值。目的:建立一种应用双髋关节MRI冠状面与横断面图像评估股骨头坏死塌陷风险的方法。方法:回顾性分析2017年10月至2019年10月在西安交通大学附属红会医院门诊确诊的早期股骨头坏死患者111例(181髋)的病历资料。根据末次随访时股骨头塌陷情况分为2组,其中塌陷组69髋,未塌陷组112髋。在MRI影像系统上测量正中冠状面、横断面或其上下各一个层面图像上的坏死范围角度,以冠状面、横断面上坏死角两角之和作为联合坏死角,并取每髋3种联合坏死角的平均值得到每髋的平均联合坏死角。最后,分析3种联合坏死角及平均联合坏死角与股骨头坏死塌陷的相关性,利用受试者工作特征曲线评价4种联合坏死角预测塌陷的特异性与敏感性。结果与结论:①末次随访69髋(38.1%)发生股骨头塌陷,纳入塌陷组;112髋(61.9%)未发生塌陷进展,纳入非塌陷组;②塌陷组与未塌陷组在ARCO分期方面比较差异有显著性意义(P<0.001);在年龄、体质量指数、随访时间、性别分布、发病侧别、致病因素等方面比较差异均无显著性意义(P>0.05);③独立样本t检验结果提示,4种联合坏死角均与塌陷显著相关(P<0.0001);且ARCOⅠ期、Ⅱ期中塌陷组与未塌陷组患者的联合坏死角相比差异均有显著性意义(P<0.0001);④在受试者工作特征分析中,平均联合坏死角曲线下面积大于正中下一层面、正中层面、正中上一层面上的联合坏死角;⑤平均联合坏死角塌陷预测准确度高于正中下一层面、正中层面、正中上一层面上的联合坏死角;⑥提示平均联合坏死角对股骨头坏死塌陷风险的预测精准度较高,临床实用性较强,可考虑使用该方法对股骨头坏死塌陷风险进行预测。

肌电生物反馈疗法与脊髓损伤患者运动功能的恢复

背景:肌电生物反馈技术具有非侵入性、实时反馈、个性化治疗和促进神经可塑性等独特优势,加速了脊髓损伤患者的功能恢复。目的:综述肌电生物反馈联合运动疗法、外骨骼机器人以及虚拟现实技术在脊髓损伤运动功能恢复中的应用现状及治疗效果。方法:应用计算机检索中国知网、PubMed数据库建库至2024年5月期间的相关文献,英文检索词为“Spinal cord injury,EMG biofeedback,physical therapy,robotic exoskeleton,VR,motor function,exercise”,中文检索词为“脊髓损伤,肌电生物反馈,运动疗法,外骨骼机器人,虚拟现实,运动功能,运动”,最终纳入71篇文献进行综述。结果与结论:肌电生物反馈疗法促进脊髓损伤康复的机制包括促进神经可塑性变化、增强神经肌肉连接和改善运动模式。肌电生物反馈作为新兴的技术手段,通常与运动疗法、外骨骼机器人以及虚拟现实联合用于脊髓损伤后运动功能的恢复,综合治疗效果得到明显提升。然而目前仍存在一些问题和挑战,例如缺乏机制的详细解析、缺少为结合疗效提供有力证据的大规模试验、技术适应性有限等。未来的研究可以集中在这些方面:提高肌电生物反馈的个性化和精准性;可以探索将肌电生物反馈与更先进的技术或工学设备相结合开发新型康复设备,扩大应用领域;将肌电生物反馈应用到步态训练系统、呼吸训练系统以及四肢联动康复系统中,提高反馈的准确性和个性化治疗方案的效果,同时提高设备的易用性和舒适性。

缺血性脑卒中痰热腑实证大鼠模型的建立与评价

背景:中医药在治疗缺血性脑卒中痰热腑实证中具有丰富的经验和独特的优势,为深入挖掘中医药对该病的治疗靶点和治疗机制,建立稳定、可靠的缺血性脑卒中痰热腑实证病证结合动物模型是关键。目的:探讨缺血性脑卒中痰热腑实证大鼠模型的建立方法及评价体系。方法:采用随机数字表法将60只SD大鼠随机分为4组:空白对照组(n=12)、缺血性脑卒中组(n=18)给予普通饲料喂养25 d,病证结合组(n=18)、痰热腑实证组(n=12)给予高脂饲料喂养25 d;第26天,空白对照组、缺血性脑卒中组灌胃给予生理盐水,病证结合组、痰热腑实证组灌胃给予自体粪便混悬液,连续灌胃3 d(灌胃期间继续给予高脂饲料);灌胃结束后,缺血性脑卒中组、病证结合组采用线栓法建立缺血性脑卒中模型,记录各组大鼠饮食量、饮水量、体质量、体温、粪便性状、鼻分泌物、喉中痰鸣、舌象等表征变化。造模结束后24 h,进行神经功能缺损评分、舌象表征、血脂水平检测、脑组织及颈动脉形态学观察以及血清胃动素和生长抑素水平检测。结果与结论:(1)与空白对照组比较,病证结合组大鼠呼吸急促、精神萎靡、烦躁、行动迟缓,鼻周可见大量分泌物、可闻及厚重的喉中痰鸣,饮食量、饮水量下降,体质量、体温及舌下脉络评分升高,粪便粒数、Bristol评分及粪便含水率降低;血清总胆固醇、三酰甘油、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇及生长抑素水平升高,胃动素水平降低,神经功能缺损评分升高,颈动脉发生显著病理改变,脑组织显示明显缺血形态学改变。缺血性脑卒中组仅能造成缺血性脑组织病理改变,不能复制出痰热腑实证的证候特征。痰热腑实证组能复制出典型的中医证候特征,但不能构建出缺血性脑卒中的脑组织病理改变。(2)结果表明,高脂诱导结合线栓法及自体粪便灌胃的多因素复合造模方法,可建立缺血性脑卒中痰热腑实证病证结合动物模型。