Objective: To investigate the therapeutic effect of Ginkgo biloba extract dropping pills combined with butylphthalide capsules on cognitive dysfunction in patients after acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and its impact on s...Objective: To investigate the therapeutic effect of Ginkgo biloba extract dropping pills combined with butylphthalide capsules on cognitive dysfunction in patients after acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and its impact on serum cytokines CRP, IL-6, and Hcy. Methods: This study selected 76 patients with cognitive dysfunction after ischemic stroke who were hospitalized at Zhuji People’s Hospital from January 2023 to January 2024. The patients were divided into two groups. The control group was treated with butylphthalide capsules, while the combination group received Ginkgo biloba extract dropping pills in addition to the treatment given to the control group. The neurological function, cognitive function, activities of daily living, and levels of serum cytokines CRP, IL-6, and Hcy were compared between the two groups after 1 month and 3 months of treatment. Results: The NIHSS scores, MMSE scores, ADL scores, and levels of CRP, IL-6, and Hcy in both groups showed statistically significant differences compared to before treatment (P Conclusion: The combination of Ginkgo biloba extract dropping pills and butylphthalide capsules has a better therapeutic effect on cognitive dysfunction in patients after ischemic stroke. It can improve the neurological function and cognitive function of patients, enhance their ability to perform daily activities, and reduce inflammatory responses.展开更多
In order to study the dynamic response of high-voltage transmission lines under mechanical failure, a finite element model of a domestic 500-kV high-voltage transmission line system is established. The initial equilib...In order to study the dynamic response of high-voltage transmission lines under mechanical failure, a finite element model of a domestic 500-kV high-voltage transmission line system is established. The initial equilibrium condition of the coupling system model is verified by nonlinear static analysis. The transient dynamic analysis method is proposed to analyze the variation law of dynamic response under cable or insulator rupture, and the dynamic response of structural elements next to the broken span is calculated. The results show that upper crossarm cable rupture has no effect on cable tension at adjacent suspension points, but it has a significant influence on tension in the insulator and the tower component of the upper crossarm next to the broken span. The peak tension in the conductor of the upper crossarm at the suspension point exceeds the design value under insulator rupture. Insulator rupture has no effect on the tower component of the upper crossarm, but it has a significant influence on insulator tension of the upper crossarm. Insulator rupture should be taken into account in the design of overhead transmission lines. The research results can provide a theoretical basis for the design of transmission lines.展开更多
Since the ban on the use of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) such as dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) and hexachlorocyclohexane(HCH) in agriculture, their levels have generally dropped. In a number of cas...Since the ban on the use of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) such as dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) and hexachlorocyclohexane(HCH) in agriculture, their levels have generally dropped. In a number of cases, however, the levels of these OCPs were found to be unchanging or even increasing after the ban. With the aim to unveil the possible causes of these exceptions, we collected two lake cores from King George Island, West Antarctica, and determined their accumulation flux profiles and temporal trends of these OCPs. In the lake core sediments with glacier meltwater input, the accumulation flux of DDT shows an abnormal peak around 1980s in addition to the expected one in 1960s. In the lake core sediments without glacier meltwater input, the accumulation flux of DDT shows a gradual decline trend after the peak in 1960s. This striking difference in the DDT flux profiles between the two lake cores is most likely caused by the regional climate warming and the resulted discharge of the DDT stored in the Antarctic ice cap into the lakes in the Antarctic glacier frontier. Furthermore, to investigate the change of OCPs loadings in the Antarctic coastal ecosystem, we reconstructed the HCH and DDT concentration profiles in penguin droppings and observed a gradual increase for the former and a continuous decrease for the latter during the past 50 years. The increase of HCH seems to be due to the regional warming from the early 1970s and the resulted HCH discharge to the coastal ecosystem by glaciers' meltwater and the illegal use of HCH in the Southern Hemisphere in the recent decade. The different temporal trends of HCH and DDT accumulation rate in the lake core with glacier meltwater input and the aged penguin droppings can be explained by their different water-soluble property.展开更多
Parkinson's disease(PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the world;however,it lacks effective and safe treatments. Ginkgo biloba dropping pill(GBDP), a unique Chinese G. biloba leaf extract p...Parkinson's disease(PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the world;however,it lacks effective and safe treatments. Ginkgo biloba dropping pill(GBDP), a unique Chinese G. biloba leaf extract preparation, exhibits antioxidant and neuroprotective effects and has a potential as an alternative therapy for PD. Thus, the aims of this study were to evaluate the effects of GBDP in in vitro and in vivo PD models and to compare the chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of GBDP and the G. biloba extract EGb 761. Using liquid chromatography tandem-mass spectrometry, 46 GBDP constituents were identified. Principal component analysis identified differences in the chemical profiles of GBDP and EGb 761. A quantitative analysis of 12 constituents showed that GBDP had higher levels of several flavonoids and terpene trilactones than EGb 761, whereas EGb 761 had higher levels of organic acids.Moreover, we found that GBDP prevented 6-hydroxydopamine-induced dopaminergic neuron loss in zebrafish and improved cognitive impairment and neuronal damage in methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced PD mice. Although similar effects were observed after EGb 761 treatment,the neuroprotective effects were greater after GBDP treatment on several endpoints. In addition, in vitro results suggested that the Akt/GSK3β pathway may be involved in the neuroprotective effects of GBDP.These findings demonstrated that GBDP have potential neuroprotective effects in the treatment of PD.展开更多
During CHINARE 15(Dec. 1998 Mar. 1999), a lake core 67.5 cm in length, was sampled in Y2 lake, which is located on the Ardley Island, Antarctica. The concentrations of some chemical elements in Y2 lake sediments we...During CHINARE 15(Dec. 1998 Mar. 1999), a lake core 67.5 cm in length, was sampled in Y2 lake, which is located on the Ardley Island, Antarctica. The concentrations of some chemical elements in Y2 lake sediments were analyzed. According to comparative research on elementary characters of sediments in Antarctic West Lake, fresh penguin dropping as well as guano soil on the Ardley Island and Pacific Island in South China Sea, it presents that the Y2 lake sediments were ameliorated by penguin dropping. The result of element cluster analysis shows that the type elements in the sediment impacted by penguin dropping include Sr,F,S,P,Ca,Se,Cu,Zn and Ba. This can provide a base for further interpreting the climatic and environmental event recorded in the sediment.展开更多
By using the experimental approach of dropping liquid, the coupling of three anionic wetting agents with ten dust samples of sulfide ores was studied, and particularly the wetting effects of the wetting agents on the ...By using the experimental approach of dropping liquid, the coupling of three anionic wetting agents with ten dust samples of sulfide ores was studied, and particularly the wetting effects of the wetting agents on the sulfide dust influenced by factors of agent concentration and sulfate additive in the wetting agent solutions were investigated. The results show that when the solution temperature is about 20 ℃, all the selected wetting agents are effective to most dust samples, but the effect is different. Wetting agents are more effective to the dust which is difficult to be wetted. Wetting agent solution with sodium sulfate can improve the wetting ability of sulfide dust. For sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate, the suitable concentration of sodium sulfate is 12 mmol/L. The cost of wetting agents can be reduced because the sodium sulfate is much cheaper than many surfactants. Since the dust of sulfide ores is composed of various minerals and elements, the whole effect of depressing dust should be considered while innovating a wetting agent.展开更多
The dropping scales is an important parameter for comber noil and combing quality. Because the rocking of the nipper shaft makes the nippers move backward and forward through a series of links, the original position o...The dropping scales is an important parameter for comber noil and combing quality. Because the rocking of the nipper shaft makes the nippers move backward and forward through a series of links, the original position of nipper frame is altered when changing the dropping scales, the other parameters of combing are changed accordingly. In this paper, the timing of opening-closing on nipper, the timing of cylinder’s combing, the timing of detaching-lapping and variation of nip pressure are calculated and their effects on combing are analyzed in different dropping scales on E7/6 comber.展开更多
We propose a Rate-Distortion (RD) optimized strategy for frame-dropping and scheduling of multi-user conversa- tional and streaming videos. We consider a scenario where conversational and streaming videos share the fo...We propose a Rate-Distortion (RD) optimized strategy for frame-dropping and scheduling of multi-user conversa- tional and streaming videos. We consider a scenario where conversational and streaming videos share the forwarding resources at a network node. Two buffers are setup on the node to temporarily store the packets for these two types of video applications. For streaming video, a big buffer is used as the associated delay constraint of the application is moderate and a very small buffer is used for conversational video to ensure that the forwarding delay of every packet is limited. A scheduler is located behind these two buffers that dynamically assigns transmission slots on the outgoing link to the two buffers. Rate-distortion side information is used to perform RD-optimized frame dropping in case of node overload. Sharing the data rate on the outgoing link between the con- versational and the streaming videos is done either based on the fullness of the two associated buffers or on the mean incoming rates of the respective videos. Simulation results showed that our proposed RD-optimized frame dropping and scheduling ap- proach provides significant improvements in performance over the popular priority-based random dropping (PRD) technique.展开更多
The present study aimed to investigate the effect of relative humidity(RH) at either acute or chronic moderate ambient temperature(Ta) on growth performance and droppings' corticosterone metabolites of broilers.Tw...The present study aimed to investigate the effect of relative humidity(RH) at either acute or chronic moderate ambient temperature(Ta) on growth performance and droppings' corticosterone metabolites of broilers.Two experiments were conducted: effect of RH(35,60 or 85%) on average daily feed intake(ADFI) and droppings' corticosterone metabolites at acute(1 d: 20–26 or 31–20°C,26 or 31°C for 6 h d–1 at 10:00–16:00) moderate Ta(experiment 1) and effect of RH(35,60 or 85%) on growth performance and droppings' corticosterone metabolites at chronic(step-wisely increasing temperature by 3°C every 3 d from 20 to 32°C within 15 d: 20–23–26–29–32°C) moderate Ta(experiment 2).Droppings were collected at the 2,4,6,8,and 22 h after Ta-RH controlled in experiment 1 and at the 2,4,6,and 22 h after Ta controlled to 32°C in experiment 2.The results showed that: 1) In experiment 1,85% RH increased(P<0.05) the droppings' corticosterone metabolites at the 2,6,8,and 22 h and 35% RH increased(P<0.05) it at the 2 and 22 h compared to the 60% RH.Moreover,85% RH further increased(P<0.05) it compared to the 35% RH,however,no difference(P>0.05) was found in ADFI among the three RH groups at acute moderate 26°C; 35 and 85% RH increased(P<0.05) droppings' corticosterone metabolites at the 2,6,8 and 22 h and decreased(P<0.05) ADFI compared to the 60% RH,moreover,85% RH further increased(P<0.05) droppings' corticosterone metabolites and further decreased(P<0.05) ADFI compared to the 35% RH at acute moderate 31°C; and the average of droppings' corticosterone metabolites in the whole period had a negative correlation(P<0.02) with the ADFI.2) In experiment 2,85% RH increased(P<0.01) droppings' corticosterone metabolites only at the 2 h and decreased(P<0.02) ADFI and average daily gain(ADG) compared to the 60% RH,no difference(P>0.05) in droppings' corticosterone metabolites was found between the 35 and 60% RH,however,35% RH decreased(P<0.01) ADG compared to the 60% RH,and the average of droppings' corticosterone metabolites in the whole period also had a negative correlation(P<0.02) with ADFI and ADG.In conclusion,droppings' corticosterone metabolites could be used as a RH stress index and low and high RH,especially high RH,reduced growth performance possibly through inducing RH stress at moderate temperature.展开更多
A new controller design problem of networked control systems with packet dropping is proposed. Depending on the place that the observer is put in the system, the network control systems with packet dropping are modele...A new controller design problem of networked control systems with packet dropping is proposed. Depending on the place that the observer is put in the system, the network control systems with packet dropping are modeled as stochastic systems with the random variables satisfying the Bernoulli random binary distribution. The observer-based controller is designed to stabilize the networked system in the sense of mean square, and the prescribed H∞ disturbance attenuation level is achieved. The controller design problem is formulated as the feasibility of the convex optimization problem, which can be solved by a linear matrix inequality (LMI) approach. Numerical examples illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed methods.展开更多
Objective:To study the effect of Shexiang Tongxin Dropping Pill combined with thrombus aspiration on improving myocardial perfusion after PCI in patients with STEMI.Methods:A total of 104 patients with STEMI who recei...Objective:To study the effect of Shexiang Tongxin Dropping Pill combined with thrombus aspiration on improving myocardial perfusion after PCI in patients with STEMI.Methods:A total of 104 patients with STEMI who received emergency PCI combined with thrombus aspiration in our hospital between May 2013 and October 2015 were selected as the research subjects and randomly divided into two groups: observation group received perioperative antiplatelet combined with Shexiang Tongxin Dropping Pill therapy, and the control group received perioperative antiplatelet therapy alone. Before treatment and 3 days after treatment, serum myocardial injury indexes, endothelial injury indexes and RAS system indexes were determined;4 weeks after treatment, serum ventricular remodeling indexes were determined. Results:3 d after treatment, serum CK, CK-MB, cTnI, cTnT, ET-1, vWF, PRA, AngII and ALD levels of both groups were significantly lower than those before treatment while NO level was significantly higher than that before treatment;serum CK, CK-MB, cTnI, cTnT, ET-1, vWF, PRA, AngII and ALD levels of observation group 3 d after treatment were significantly lower than those of control group while NO level was significantly higher than that of control group;4 weeks after treatment, serum PICP, ICTP, PIIINP, HSP47 and GDF-15 levels of observation group were significantly lower than those of control group.Conclusion: Shexiang Tongxin Dropping Pill application during perioperative period of PCI combined with thrombus aspiration can reduce myocardial cell damage and endothelial function injury as well as inhibit RAS system activation and ventricular remodeling.展开更多
A spherical Si solar cell with a reflector cup was successfully fabricated by a dropping method at decompression state. In the dropping method, melted Si droplets were instilled at decompression state (0.5×105 Pa...A spherical Si solar cell with a reflector cup was successfully fabricated by a dropping method at decompression state. In the dropping method, melted Si droplets were instilled at decompression state (0.5×105 Pa) to reduce crystal growth rate, dominating crystal quality such as dislocation density in crystal grains. Spherical Si solar cells were fabricated using the spherical Si crystals with a diameter of 1 mm and then mounted on a reflector cup. The current-voltage measurement of the solar cell shows an energy conversion efficiency of 11.1% (short-circuit current density (Jsc): 24.7 mA·cm-2, open-circuit voltage: 601 mV, fill factor: 74.6%). Minority carrier diffusion length determined by surface photovoltage method was 98 μm. This value can be enhanced by the improvement of crystal quality of spherical Si crystals. These results demonstrate that spherical Si crystals fabricated by the dropping method has a great potential for substrate material of high-efficiency and low-cost solar cells.展开更多
OBJECTIVE To prepare gingerol dropping pills and to investigate its protective effect on alcoholic liver injury. METHODS The prescription was selected by orthogonal design method and the effect of the option and ratio...OBJECTIVE To prepare gingerol dropping pills and to investigate its protective effect on alcoholic liver injury. METHODS The prescription was selected by orthogonal design method and the effect of the option and ratio of ground substance,the temperature of drug. The hardness,circular degree,the tail formation and the dissolution time were studied. Totally 40 KM mice were randomly divided into control group,model group,gingerol dropping pill group(400 mg·kg^(-1)·d^(-1)) and positive control group(bifendate,150 mg·kg^(-1)·d^(-1)) of 10 mice each. The mice from the model and two drug groups were administrated with liqueur[0.15 mL/(10 g·d)]daily by gavage for 3 weeks,Two hours later,drug group mice were treated corresponding gingerol dropping pill and bifendate. Meanwhile,the control group were gavaged same amount of normal saline. Finally,when the model of acute alcoholic liver injury was established on the 22 stday,Biochemical indicators of ocular blood in mice were observed.We also observed the change of liver morphology. RESULTS Under optimum conditions,we can obtain dropping pills having circular shape,touching with hardness and short dissolution time. Compared with the control group,the levels of alanine transaminase(ALT),glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase(AST) and malondialdehyde(MDA) in model group were obviously increased(P<0.01),While the activity of Superoxide dismutase(SOD) were decreased. In addition,In model group,mice liver disorders,hepatic lobule fusion,accompanying a large number of patchy sample liver cell vacuoles,various sizes of fat vacuoles appeared in cytoplasm and inflammatory cell infiltration were visible around the central vein. On the contrary,compared with the model group,drug groups attenuated or even reversed hepatic pathological changes. Form gingerol dropping pill group,an increase in hepatic SOD activity and serum ALT and AST activities were found and a significant decrease in hepatic MDA content were also observed(P<0.01). CONCLUSION The prescription of gingerol dropping pills was reasonable,and the preparation process was simple. Gingerol dropping pills can protect liver from alcoholic liver injury to some extend,and the mechanism may be related to its antioxidant effect.展开更多
In the state of acute myocardial ischemia,miRNA expression can regulate related genes and proteins,reduce myocardial cell damage,and thus play a protective role in the myocardium.However,the specific mechanism still n...In the state of acute myocardial ischemia,miRNA expression can regulate related genes and proteins,reduce myocardial cell damage,and thus play a protective role in the myocardium.However,the specific mechanism still needs to be further explored.Recent studies have found that the opening of the mitoKATP channel can regulate mitochondrial autophagy,and the initiation of miRNA-DNA methylation plays a regulatory role in inducing cell autophagy.The applicant research team previously found that Qishen Yiqi Dropping Pills could significantly improve myocardial ischemia by mediating MitokATP channels to regulate mitochondrial autophagy.,and animal experiments have confirmed that miR-155 plays a significant role in the aspect of autophagy regulates,inflammatory reaction and Vascular smooth muscle cell migration.Therefore,the applicant innovatively proposed that Qishen Yiqi Dropping Pills can regulate miRNA155-DNA methylation to mediate the opening of mitoKATP,thereby regulating mitochondrial autophagy and improving myocardial ischemia.In this paper,the association between mitochondrial autophagy and oxidative stress injury after myocardial ischemia was described,and the possible mechanism of Qisen Yiqi dropping pills regulating mitochondrial autophagy by regulating miRNA155-DNA methylation to mediate MitokATP to improve myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury was discussed,so as to provide theoretical ideas for related research.展开更多
The exploration of the causes of dropping end is much necessary in raising reelabilityof poor raw cocoon. This paper, by an analysis of the curves of gumming force and dissoci-ating tension of cocoon filament, put for...The exploration of the causes of dropping end is much necessary in raising reelabilityof poor raw cocoon. This paper, by an analysis of the curves of gumming force and dissoci-ating tension of cocoon filament, put forward a view that dissociation consists of a processof alternate tension and relaxation of the tensile force on the bave being dissociated. Also,based on the cocooning pattern of silkworms and the composition of the tensile force indissociation, a conclusion was reached that dropping end takes place when the energy con-sumed in dissociating a certain length of bave goes beyond the work of brittle rupture of thebave. Consequently tests were made in possible ways to improve reelability and the resultswere discussed.展开更多
The process of changing the channel associated with the current connection while a call is in progress is under consideration. The estimation of dropping rate in handover process of a one dimensional traffic system is...The process of changing the channel associated with the current connection while a call is in progress is under consideration. The estimation of dropping rate in handover process of a one dimensional traffic system is discussed. To reduce the sample size of simulation, dropping calls at base station is considered as rare event and simulated with importance sampling - one of rare event simulation approaches. The simulation results suggest the sample size can be tremendously reduced by using importance sampling.展开更多
<span style="font-family:Verdana;">The</span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> use of organic manures, constitute an alternative to that of polluting artificial fert...<span style="font-family:Verdana;">The</span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> use of organic manures, constitute an alternative to that of polluting artificial fertilizers. In this study, the effect of various levels of hen droppings fertilization on the production of biomass, chemical composition and carrying capacity of </span><i><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">P</span></i><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">clandestinum</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></span></i> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">were evaluated at the Research and Experimental Farm (REF) and at the Animal Nutrition and Feeding Laboratory of </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">the University of Dschang, between April and September 2016. A completely randomized block design comparing three nitrogen level of fertilization in hen droppings form (0;100 and 200 kg N/ha) on 4 m</span><sup><span style="font-family:Verdana;">2</span></sup><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> plot of </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><i></i></span><i><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">P</span></i><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">clandestinum</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> were used. Each treatment was carried out in four replications for a total of 12 experimental plots. Then a sample of 500 g of forage has been collected in the center of each plot, then dried and used for the evaluation of the biomass and the</span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> chemical composition of <i></i></span><i><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">P</span></i><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">clandestinum</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></span></i>, </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">according to the level of fertilization and the cutting frequency. The results showed that the fertilization with the hen droppings positively influenced (p < 0.05) regenera</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">tion at the first cutting frequency and the highest value (47.12 cm) was obtained with of 200 kg N/ha rate of fertilization. The biomass of this fodder increased significantly (p < 0.05) with the level of fertilization with hen droppings. Besides, it decrease</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> with the increasing cutting of frequency whatever the level of fertilization. Independently of the fertilization and the cutting frequency, the maximum biomass (6.22 t DM/ha) was obtained with the first cutting at the 200 kg N/ha of hen droppings fertilization. The fertilization influenced in variable way the chemical composition of </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><i></i></span><i><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">P</span></i><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">clandestinum</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></span></i></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. The dry matter and organic matter content decrease with the level of fertilization and the highest values (83.79% and 89.39% respectively for the DM and OM) were obtained on the control plot at the third and the first cutting. Moreover, the ash and crude protein contents increased significantly (p < 0.05) with the cutting frequency of cutting and the level of fertilization applied. The highest ash (19.34% DM) and CP (20.04% DM) contents were obtained with of 200 kg N/ha of hen droppings at the second cutting frequency.</span>展开更多
Preparation of DPPC lipid monolayer in water trough has been done by dropping method and compared with compression method. Monolayer was studied by surface pressure isotherm, fluorescence microscopy, Brewster angle mi...Preparation of DPPC lipid monolayer in water trough has been done by dropping method and compared with compression method. Monolayer was studied by surface pressure isotherm, fluorescence microscopy, Brewster angle microscopy, and infrared external reflection spectroscopy. Results of these measurements showed that dropping method gave better results compared to compression method. In dropping method, transition from liquid expanded state to liquid condensed is gradual compared to sharp one in compressed method. During monolayer formation, adjustment and interaction between hydrophilic part of lipid and water and among hydrophobic part of lipid molecule are slow, stable, and more natural as worked out from surface area versus pressure isotherm. At a given molecular area, surface pressure is less compared to compression method thus monolayer is in more fluidic state in dropping method than compression method. The observation was supported by all techniques described above.展开更多
A three-dimensional mathematical model,based on differential balances of mass and momentum,hasbeen developed to describe the two-phase flow of gas and liquid through the dropping zone of the blast fur-nace.Agreement b...A three-dimensional mathematical model,based on differential balances of mass and momentum,hasbeen developed to describe the two-phase flow of gas and liquid through the dropping zone of the blast fur-nace.Agreement between observed and calculated values verifies the validity of this model.On the basis of this model,various parameters for the surrounding of the dry zone of Blast FurnaceNo.I-BF of the Beijing Iron and Steel Company have been computed,from which a diagram for demar-cation of fluidization of coke and flooding of slag has been proposed.展开更多
文摘Objective: To investigate the therapeutic effect of Ginkgo biloba extract dropping pills combined with butylphthalide capsules on cognitive dysfunction in patients after acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and its impact on serum cytokines CRP, IL-6, and Hcy. Methods: This study selected 76 patients with cognitive dysfunction after ischemic stroke who were hospitalized at Zhuji People’s Hospital from January 2023 to January 2024. The patients were divided into two groups. The control group was treated with butylphthalide capsules, while the combination group received Ginkgo biloba extract dropping pills in addition to the treatment given to the control group. The neurological function, cognitive function, activities of daily living, and levels of serum cytokines CRP, IL-6, and Hcy were compared between the two groups after 1 month and 3 months of treatment. Results: The NIHSS scores, MMSE scores, ADL scores, and levels of CRP, IL-6, and Hcy in both groups showed statistically significant differences compared to before treatment (P Conclusion: The combination of Ginkgo biloba extract dropping pills and butylphthalide capsules has a better therapeutic effect on cognitive dysfunction in patients after ischemic stroke. It can improve the neurological function and cognitive function of patients, enhance their ability to perform daily activities, and reduce inflammatory responses.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.50578038)the Science and Technology Project of the State Grid Corporation of China(No.SGKJ[2007]116)
文摘In order to study the dynamic response of high-voltage transmission lines under mechanical failure, a finite element model of a domestic 500-kV high-voltage transmission line system is established. The initial equilibrium condition of the coupling system model is verified by nonlinear static analysis. The transient dynamic analysis method is proposed to analyze the variation law of dynamic response under cable or insulator rupture, and the dynamic response of structural elements next to the broken span is calculated. The results show that upper crossarm cable rupture has no effect on cable tension at adjacent suspension points, but it has a significant influence on tension in the insulator and the tower component of the upper crossarm next to the broken span. The peak tension in the conductor of the upper crossarm at the suspension point exceeds the design value under insulator rupture. Insulator rupture has no effect on the tower component of the upper crossarm, but it has a significant influence on insulator tension of the upper crossarm. Insulator rupture should be taken into account in the design of overhead transmission lines. The research results can provide a theoretical basis for the design of transmission lines.
文摘Since the ban on the use of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) such as dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) and hexachlorocyclohexane(HCH) in agriculture, their levels have generally dropped. In a number of cases, however, the levels of these OCPs were found to be unchanging or even increasing after the ban. With the aim to unveil the possible causes of these exceptions, we collected two lake cores from King George Island, West Antarctica, and determined their accumulation flux profiles and temporal trends of these OCPs. In the lake core sediments with glacier meltwater input, the accumulation flux of DDT shows an abnormal peak around 1980s in addition to the expected one in 1960s. In the lake core sediments without glacier meltwater input, the accumulation flux of DDT shows a gradual decline trend after the peak in 1960s. This striking difference in the DDT flux profiles between the two lake cores is most likely caused by the regional climate warming and the resulted discharge of the DDT stored in the Antarctic ice cap into the lakes in the Antarctic glacier frontier. Furthermore, to investigate the change of OCPs loadings in the Antarctic coastal ecosystem, we reconstructed the HCH and DDT concentration profiles in penguin droppings and observed a gradual increase for the former and a continuous decrease for the latter during the past 50 years. The increase of HCH seems to be due to the regional warming from the early 1970s and the resulted HCH discharge to the coastal ecosystem by glaciers' meltwater and the illegal use of HCH in the Southern Hemisphere in the recent decade. The different temporal trends of HCH and DDT accumulation rate in the lake core with glacier meltwater input and the aged penguin droppings can be explained by their different water-soluble property.
基金supported by the National S&T Major Project (Grant No. 2018ZX09201011)the Key Program from the SciTech Plan of Zhejiang Province (Grant No. 2018C03075)Hunter Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Hangzhou, China) for technical support of the zebrafish experiments。
文摘Parkinson's disease(PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the world;however,it lacks effective and safe treatments. Ginkgo biloba dropping pill(GBDP), a unique Chinese G. biloba leaf extract preparation, exhibits antioxidant and neuroprotective effects and has a potential as an alternative therapy for PD. Thus, the aims of this study were to evaluate the effects of GBDP in in vitro and in vivo PD models and to compare the chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of GBDP and the G. biloba extract EGb 761. Using liquid chromatography tandem-mass spectrometry, 46 GBDP constituents were identified. Principal component analysis identified differences in the chemical profiles of GBDP and EGb 761. A quantitative analysis of 12 constituents showed that GBDP had higher levels of several flavonoids and terpene trilactones than EGb 761, whereas EGb 761 had higher levels of organic acids.Moreover, we found that GBDP prevented 6-hydroxydopamine-induced dopaminergic neuron loss in zebrafish and improved cognitive impairment and neuronal damage in methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced PD mice. Although similar effects were observed after EGb 761 treatment,the neuroprotective effects were greater after GBDP treatment on several endpoints. In addition, in vitro results suggested that the Akt/GSK3β pathway may be involved in the neuroprotective effects of GBDP.These findings demonstrated that GBDP have potential neuroprotective effects in the treatment of PD.
文摘During CHINARE 15(Dec. 1998 Mar. 1999), a lake core 67.5 cm in length, was sampled in Y2 lake, which is located on the Ardley Island, Antarctica. The concentrations of some chemical elements in Y2 lake sediments were analyzed. According to comparative research on elementary characters of sediments in Antarctic West Lake, fresh penguin dropping as well as guano soil on the Ardley Island and Pacific Island in South China Sea, it presents that the Y2 lake sediments were ameliorated by penguin dropping. The result of element cluster analysis shows that the type elements in the sediment impacted by penguin dropping include Sr,F,S,P,Ca,Se,Cu,Zn and Ba. This can provide a base for further interpreting the climatic and environmental event recorded in the sediment.
文摘By using the experimental approach of dropping liquid, the coupling of three anionic wetting agents with ten dust samples of sulfide ores was studied, and particularly the wetting effects of the wetting agents on the sulfide dust influenced by factors of agent concentration and sulfate additive in the wetting agent solutions were investigated. The results show that when the solution temperature is about 20 ℃, all the selected wetting agents are effective to most dust samples, but the effect is different. Wetting agents are more effective to the dust which is difficult to be wetted. Wetting agent solution with sodium sulfate can improve the wetting ability of sulfide dust. For sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate, the suitable concentration of sodium sulfate is 12 mmol/L. The cost of wetting agents can be reduced because the sodium sulfate is much cheaper than many surfactants. Since the dust of sulfide ores is composed of various minerals and elements, the whole effect of depressing dust should be considered while innovating a wetting agent.
文摘The dropping scales is an important parameter for comber noil and combing quality. Because the rocking of the nipper shaft makes the nippers move backward and forward through a series of links, the original position of nipper frame is altered when changing the dropping scales, the other parameters of combing are changed accordingly. In this paper, the timing of opening-closing on nipper, the timing of cylinder’s combing, the timing of detaching-lapping and variation of nip pressure are calculated and their effects on combing are analyzed in different dropping scales on E7/6 comber.
基金Project (No. STE1093/1-1) supported by the German ResearchFoundation, Germany
文摘We propose a Rate-Distortion (RD) optimized strategy for frame-dropping and scheduling of multi-user conversa- tional and streaming videos. We consider a scenario where conversational and streaming videos share the forwarding resources at a network node. Two buffers are setup on the node to temporarily store the packets for these two types of video applications. For streaming video, a big buffer is used as the associated delay constraint of the application is moderate and a very small buffer is used for conversational video to ensure that the forwarding delay of every packet is limited. A scheduler is located behind these two buffers that dynamically assigns transmission slots on the outgoing link to the two buffers. Rate-distortion side information is used to perform RD-optimized frame dropping in case of node overload. Sharing the data rate on the outgoing link between the con- versational and the streaming videos is done either based on the fullness of the two associated buffers or on the mean incoming rates of the respective videos. Simulation results showed that our proposed RD-optimized frame dropping and scheduling ap- proach provides significant improvements in performance over the popular priority-based random dropping (PRD) technique.
基金funded by the Key National Research and Development Program Project of China (2016YFD0500509)the National Science and Technology Support Plan Project of China (2012BAD39B02)the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Team Project (ASTIPIAS07)
文摘The present study aimed to investigate the effect of relative humidity(RH) at either acute or chronic moderate ambient temperature(Ta) on growth performance and droppings' corticosterone metabolites of broilers.Two experiments were conducted: effect of RH(35,60 or 85%) on average daily feed intake(ADFI) and droppings' corticosterone metabolites at acute(1 d: 20–26 or 31–20°C,26 or 31°C for 6 h d–1 at 10:00–16:00) moderate Ta(experiment 1) and effect of RH(35,60 or 85%) on growth performance and droppings' corticosterone metabolites at chronic(step-wisely increasing temperature by 3°C every 3 d from 20 to 32°C within 15 d: 20–23–26–29–32°C) moderate Ta(experiment 2).Droppings were collected at the 2,4,6,8,and 22 h after Ta-RH controlled in experiment 1 and at the 2,4,6,and 22 h after Ta controlled to 32°C in experiment 2.The results showed that: 1) In experiment 1,85% RH increased(P<0.05) the droppings' corticosterone metabolites at the 2,6,8,and 22 h and 35% RH increased(P<0.05) it at the 2 and 22 h compared to the 60% RH.Moreover,85% RH further increased(P<0.05) it compared to the 35% RH,however,no difference(P>0.05) was found in ADFI among the three RH groups at acute moderate 26°C; 35 and 85% RH increased(P<0.05) droppings' corticosterone metabolites at the 2,6,8 and 22 h and decreased(P<0.05) ADFI compared to the 60% RH,moreover,85% RH further increased(P<0.05) droppings' corticosterone metabolites and further decreased(P<0.05) ADFI compared to the 35% RH at acute moderate 31°C; and the average of droppings' corticosterone metabolites in the whole period had a negative correlation(P<0.02) with the ADFI.2) In experiment 2,85% RH increased(P<0.01) droppings' corticosterone metabolites only at the 2 h and decreased(P<0.02) ADFI and average daily gain(ADG) compared to the 60% RH,no difference(P>0.05) in droppings' corticosterone metabolites was found between the 35 and 60% RH,however,35% RH decreased(P<0.01) ADG compared to the 60% RH,and the average of droppings' corticosterone metabolites in the whole period also had a negative correlation(P<0.02) with ADFI and ADG.In conclusion,droppings' corticosterone metabolites could be used as a RH stress index and low and high RH,especially high RH,reduced growth performance possibly through inducing RH stress at moderate temperature.
文摘A new controller design problem of networked control systems with packet dropping is proposed. Depending on the place that the observer is put in the system, the network control systems with packet dropping are modeled as stochastic systems with the random variables satisfying the Bernoulli random binary distribution. The observer-based controller is designed to stabilize the networked system in the sense of mean square, and the prescribed H∞ disturbance attenuation level is achieved. The controller design problem is formulated as the feasibility of the convex optimization problem, which can be solved by a linear matrix inequality (LMI) approach. Numerical examples illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed methods.
文摘Objective:To study the effect of Shexiang Tongxin Dropping Pill combined with thrombus aspiration on improving myocardial perfusion after PCI in patients with STEMI.Methods:A total of 104 patients with STEMI who received emergency PCI combined with thrombus aspiration in our hospital between May 2013 and October 2015 were selected as the research subjects and randomly divided into two groups: observation group received perioperative antiplatelet combined with Shexiang Tongxin Dropping Pill therapy, and the control group received perioperative antiplatelet therapy alone. Before treatment and 3 days after treatment, serum myocardial injury indexes, endothelial injury indexes and RAS system indexes were determined;4 weeks after treatment, serum ventricular remodeling indexes were determined. Results:3 d after treatment, serum CK, CK-MB, cTnI, cTnT, ET-1, vWF, PRA, AngII and ALD levels of both groups were significantly lower than those before treatment while NO level was significantly higher than that before treatment;serum CK, CK-MB, cTnI, cTnT, ET-1, vWF, PRA, AngII and ALD levels of observation group 3 d after treatment were significantly lower than those of control group while NO level was significantly higher than that of control group;4 weeks after treatment, serum PICP, ICTP, PIIINP, HSP47 and GDF-15 levels of observation group were significantly lower than those of control group.Conclusion: Shexiang Tongxin Dropping Pill application during perioperative period of PCI combined with thrombus aspiration can reduce myocardial cell damage and endothelial function injury as well as inhibit RAS system activation and ventricular remodeling.
基金This work was partly financially supported by NEDO.
文摘A spherical Si solar cell with a reflector cup was successfully fabricated by a dropping method at decompression state. In the dropping method, melted Si droplets were instilled at decompression state (0.5×105 Pa) to reduce crystal growth rate, dominating crystal quality such as dislocation density in crystal grains. Spherical Si solar cells were fabricated using the spherical Si crystals with a diameter of 1 mm and then mounted on a reflector cup. The current-voltage measurement of the solar cell shows an energy conversion efficiency of 11.1% (short-circuit current density (Jsc): 24.7 mA·cm-2, open-circuit voltage: 601 mV, fill factor: 74.6%). Minority carrier diffusion length determined by surface photovoltage method was 98 μm. This value can be enhanced by the improvement of crystal quality of spherical Si crystals. These results demonstrate that spherical Si crystals fabricated by the dropping method has a great potential for substrate material of high-efficiency and low-cost solar cells.
基金The project supported by Col ege Students Of Science and Technology Innovation Project of Tai'an City(2015D064)the National College Students'Innovative and Entrepreneurial Training Project(201510439078)
文摘OBJECTIVE To prepare gingerol dropping pills and to investigate its protective effect on alcoholic liver injury. METHODS The prescription was selected by orthogonal design method and the effect of the option and ratio of ground substance,the temperature of drug. The hardness,circular degree,the tail formation and the dissolution time were studied. Totally 40 KM mice were randomly divided into control group,model group,gingerol dropping pill group(400 mg·kg^(-1)·d^(-1)) and positive control group(bifendate,150 mg·kg^(-1)·d^(-1)) of 10 mice each. The mice from the model and two drug groups were administrated with liqueur[0.15 mL/(10 g·d)]daily by gavage for 3 weeks,Two hours later,drug group mice were treated corresponding gingerol dropping pill and bifendate. Meanwhile,the control group were gavaged same amount of normal saline. Finally,when the model of acute alcoholic liver injury was established on the 22 stday,Biochemical indicators of ocular blood in mice were observed.We also observed the change of liver morphology. RESULTS Under optimum conditions,we can obtain dropping pills having circular shape,touching with hardness and short dissolution time. Compared with the control group,the levels of alanine transaminase(ALT),glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase(AST) and malondialdehyde(MDA) in model group were obviously increased(P<0.01),While the activity of Superoxide dismutase(SOD) were decreased. In addition,In model group,mice liver disorders,hepatic lobule fusion,accompanying a large number of patchy sample liver cell vacuoles,various sizes of fat vacuoles appeared in cytoplasm and inflammatory cell infiltration were visible around the central vein. On the contrary,compared with the model group,drug groups attenuated or even reversed hepatic pathological changes. Form gingerol dropping pill group,an increase in hepatic SOD activity and serum ALT and AST activities were found and a significant decrease in hepatic MDA content were also observed(P<0.01). CONCLUSION The prescription of gingerol dropping pills was reasonable,and the preparation process was simple. Gingerol dropping pills can protect liver from alcoholic liver injury to some extend,and the mechanism may be related to its antioxidant effect.
基金Regional Fund Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81460712)the Young and Middle-aged Teachers’Scientific Research Basic Ability Enhancement Project of Guangxi Universities(No.2020KY07026)Guangxi Graduate Education Innovation Program(No.YCXJ2021035)。
文摘In the state of acute myocardial ischemia,miRNA expression can regulate related genes and proteins,reduce myocardial cell damage,and thus play a protective role in the myocardium.However,the specific mechanism still needs to be further explored.Recent studies have found that the opening of the mitoKATP channel can regulate mitochondrial autophagy,and the initiation of miRNA-DNA methylation plays a regulatory role in inducing cell autophagy.The applicant research team previously found that Qishen Yiqi Dropping Pills could significantly improve myocardial ischemia by mediating MitokATP channels to regulate mitochondrial autophagy.,and animal experiments have confirmed that miR-155 plays a significant role in the aspect of autophagy regulates,inflammatory reaction and Vascular smooth muscle cell migration.Therefore,the applicant innovatively proposed that Qishen Yiqi Dropping Pills can regulate miRNA155-DNA methylation to mediate the opening of mitoKATP,thereby regulating mitochondrial autophagy and improving myocardial ischemia.In this paper,the association between mitochondrial autophagy and oxidative stress injury after myocardial ischemia was described,and the possible mechanism of Qisen Yiqi dropping pills regulating mitochondrial autophagy by regulating miRNA155-DNA methylation to mediate MitokATP to improve myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury was discussed,so as to provide theoretical ideas for related research.
文摘The exploration of the causes of dropping end is much necessary in raising reelabilityof poor raw cocoon. This paper, by an analysis of the curves of gumming force and dissoci-ating tension of cocoon filament, put forward a view that dissociation consists of a processof alternate tension and relaxation of the tensile force on the bave being dissociated. Also,based on the cocooning pattern of silkworms and the composition of the tensile force indissociation, a conclusion was reached that dropping end takes place when the energy con-sumed in dissociating a certain length of bave goes beyond the work of brittle rupture of thebave. Consequently tests were made in possible ways to improve reelability and the resultswere discussed.
文摘The process of changing the channel associated with the current connection while a call is in progress is under consideration. The estimation of dropping rate in handover process of a one dimensional traffic system is discussed. To reduce the sample size of simulation, dropping calls at base station is considered as rare event and simulated with importance sampling - one of rare event simulation approaches. The simulation results suggest the sample size can be tremendously reduced by using importance sampling.
文摘<span style="font-family:Verdana;">The</span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> use of organic manures, constitute an alternative to that of polluting artificial fertilizers. In this study, the effect of various levels of hen droppings fertilization on the production of biomass, chemical composition and carrying capacity of </span><i><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">P</span></i><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">clandestinum</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></span></i> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">were evaluated at the Research and Experimental Farm (REF) and at the Animal Nutrition and Feeding Laboratory of </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">the University of Dschang, between April and September 2016. A completely randomized block design comparing three nitrogen level of fertilization in hen droppings form (0;100 and 200 kg N/ha) on 4 m</span><sup><span style="font-family:Verdana;">2</span></sup><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> plot of </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><i></i></span><i><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">P</span></i><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">clandestinum</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> were used. Each treatment was carried out in four replications for a total of 12 experimental plots. Then a sample of 500 g of forage has been collected in the center of each plot, then dried and used for the evaluation of the biomass and the</span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> chemical composition of <i></i></span><i><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">P</span></i><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">clandestinum</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></span></i>, </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">according to the level of fertilization and the cutting frequency. The results showed that the fertilization with the hen droppings positively influenced (p < 0.05) regenera</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">tion at the first cutting frequency and the highest value (47.12 cm) was obtained with of 200 kg N/ha rate of fertilization. The biomass of this fodder increased significantly (p < 0.05) with the level of fertilization with hen droppings. Besides, it decrease</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> with the increasing cutting of frequency whatever the level of fertilization. Independently of the fertilization and the cutting frequency, the maximum biomass (6.22 t DM/ha) was obtained with the first cutting at the 200 kg N/ha of hen droppings fertilization. The fertilization influenced in variable way the chemical composition of </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><i></i></span><i><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">P</span></i><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">clandestinum</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></span></i></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. The dry matter and organic matter content decrease with the level of fertilization and the highest values (83.79% and 89.39% respectively for the DM and OM) were obtained on the control plot at the third and the first cutting. Moreover, the ash and crude protein contents increased significantly (p < 0.05) with the cutting frequency of cutting and the level of fertilization applied. The highest ash (19.34% DM) and CP (20.04% DM) contents were obtained with of 200 kg N/ha of hen droppings at the second cutting frequency.</span>
文摘Preparation of DPPC lipid monolayer in water trough has been done by dropping method and compared with compression method. Monolayer was studied by surface pressure isotherm, fluorescence microscopy, Brewster angle microscopy, and infrared external reflection spectroscopy. Results of these measurements showed that dropping method gave better results compared to compression method. In dropping method, transition from liquid expanded state to liquid condensed is gradual compared to sharp one in compressed method. During monolayer formation, adjustment and interaction between hydrophilic part of lipid and water and among hydrophobic part of lipid molecule are slow, stable, and more natural as worked out from surface area versus pressure isotherm. At a given molecular area, surface pressure is less compared to compression method thus monolayer is in more fluidic state in dropping method than compression method. The observation was supported by all techniques described above.
文摘A three-dimensional mathematical model,based on differential balances of mass and momentum,hasbeen developed to describe the two-phase flow of gas and liquid through the dropping zone of the blast fur-nace.Agreement between observed and calculated values verifies the validity of this model.On the basis of this model,various parameters for the surrounding of the dry zone of Blast FurnaceNo.I-BF of the Beijing Iron and Steel Company have been computed,from which a diagram for demar-cation of fluidization of coke and flooding of slag has been proposed.