Constraining nuclear symmetry energy with the charge radii of mirror-pair nuclei

The nuclear charge radius plays a vital role in determining the equation of state of isospin asymmetric nuclear matter.Based on the correlation between the differences in charge radii of mirror-partner nuclei and the slope parameter(L)of symmetry energy at the nuclear saturation density,an analysis of the calibrated slope parameter L was performed in finite nuclei.In this study,relativistic and nonrelativistic energy density functionals were employed to constrain the nuclear symmetry energy through the available databases of the mirror-pair nuclei^(36)Ca–^(36)S,^(38)Ca–^(38)Ar,and ^(54)Ni–^(54)Fe.The deduced nuclear symmetry energy was located in the range 29.89–31.85 MeV,and L of the symmetry energy essentially covered the range 22.50–51.55 MeV at the saturation density.Moreover,the extracted L_(s) at the sensitivity density p_(s)=0.10 fm^(-3) was located in the interval range 30.52–39.76 MeV.

Stability of Nuclei Based on the New Proton and Neutron Model

According to the new proton and neutron nuclear picture described earlier, the structure of the nucleus will also be given a new interpretation. The role of the delocalized electrons detached from the outer shell of neutrons is shown in the binding energy value of the nucleus. It is pointed out that the spatial arrangement of nucleons is also very important for the stability of nuclei according to the analyzation of the magic numbers from a geometric point of view.

Nuclei Segmentation in Histopathology Images Using Structure-Preserving Color Normalization Based Ensemble Deep Learning Frameworks

This paper presents a novel computerized technique for the segmentation of nuclei in hematoxylin and eosin(H&E)stained histopathology images.The purpose of this study is to overcome the challenges faced in automated nuclei segmentation due to the diversity of nuclei structures that arise from differences in tissue types and staining protocols,as well as the segmentation of variable-sized and overlapping nuclei.To this extent,the approach proposed in this study uses an ensemble of the UNet architecture with various Convolutional Neural Networks(CNN)architectures as encoder backbones,along with stain normalization and test time augmentation,to improve segmentation accuracy.Additionally,this paper employs a Structure-Preserving Color Normalization(SPCN)technique as a preprocessing step for stain normalization.The proposed model was trained and tested on both single-organ and multi-organ datasets,yielding an F1 score of 84.11%,mean Intersection over Union(IoU)of 81.67%,dice score of 84.11%,accuracy of 92.58%and precision of 83.78%on the multi-organ dataset,and an F1 score of 87.04%,mean IoU of 86.66%,dice score of 87.04%,accuracy of 96.69%and precision of 87.57%on the single-organ dataset.These findings demonstrate that the proposed model ensemble coupled with the right pre-processing and post-processing techniques enhances nuclei segmentation capabilities.

Cyclic feeding regime may delay aging in animals by enhancing the hepatocytes nuclei structure

Background:The liver is fundamental for keeping up the entire body’s homeostasis.The liver hepatocytes have been shown to undergo genomic instability with aging.The stability of the hepatocytes depends on its nuclear architecture.Calorie restriction has been shown to extend life-span favorably and this may be through the reorganization of the nuclear structure.Objective:To study the effect of cyclic feeding regime on the chromatin assembly anchored to the nuclear membrane scaffold of rat models hepatocytes nuclei.Method:Rats models underwent cyclic feeding regime,after which nuclei were isolated;then,we investigated the chromatin decondensation and nuclear membrane disintegration of the hepatocytes using fluorescence imaging methods.Results:In 60 seconds,protease decondensed the chromatin and disintegrated the nuclear membrane structure of controls.After the first fasting,the time increased to 145 seconds in 3-month-old rats.The first refeeding increased the time to 156 seconds with a further rise to 340 seconds following the second fasting,then dropped to 116 seconds by the second refeeding.20 months old rats showed 186 seconds increase in the time of chromatin decondensation and nuclear membrane disintegration after the first fasting,with a decrease to 140 seconds observed after first refeeding.The second fasting increased the time to 165 seconds,which then slightly decreased to 163 seconds after the second refeeding.Conclusion:These results show that intermittent fasting may have acted on chromatin histone interactions and the structural lamin networks of the nuclear membranes in bringing about nuclear stability,which is essential for normal cellular function.

首发抑郁症伴自杀意念患者中缝核功能连接的改变

目的观察首发抑郁症伴自杀意念(SI)患者中缝核功能连接(FC)改变。方法前瞻性纳入98例首发抑郁症患者,根据伴SI与否将其分为伴SI组(n=56)与不伴SI组(n=42);另以47名健康志愿者为对照组。以静息态功能MRI观察背侧中缝核(DRN)、中缝中央核(MRN)与全脑间的FC;比较3组及两两组间FC,分析伴SI组差异脑区FC与临床资料的相关性。结果相比对照组,伴与不伴SI组DRN与左侧小脑及左侧壳核的FC均降低(P均<0.05),MRN与右侧颞下回的FC均升高而与左侧额下回、右侧枕上回、左侧顶下小叶及左侧壳核的FC均降低(P均<0.05);其中,伴SI组DRN与左侧壳核的FC高于不伴SI组(P<0.05);相比不伴SI组及对照组,伴SI组MRN与右侧中央后回的FC升高(P均<0.05)。伴SI组MRN与左侧壳核的FC与24项汉密尔顿抑郁量表(HAMD-24)体质量得分呈正相关(r_(s)=0.297,P=0.026)。结论首发抑郁症伴SI患者中缝核与皮层和皮层下区的FC存在异常改变,且其MRN与左侧壳核的FC与HAMD-24体质量得分呈正相关。

延胡索酸水合酶与2琥珀酸半胱氨酸在初筛延胡索酸水合酶缺陷型子宫平滑肌瘤的应用价值

目的探讨延胡索酸水合酶(fumarate hydratase,FH)和2琥珀酸半胱氨酸(2-succinocysteine,2SC)在具有奇异核特征平滑肌瘤中的表达,分析2种蛋白在初筛延胡索酸水合酶缺陷型(fumarate hydratase-deficient,FH-d)平滑肌瘤中的诊断价值。方法收集67例具有奇异核特征平滑肌瘤的临床资料,采用免疫组化EnVision两步法染色,分析FH、2SC表达与FH-d型平滑肌瘤形态学特征的相关性,并复习相关文献。结果67例患者有27例为FH-d型平滑肌瘤,FH在FH-d型平滑肌瘤中的阳性率为(2/27,7.41%),低于无FH-d形态平滑肌瘤(31/40,77.50%);2SC在FH-d型平滑肌瘤中的阳性率为(26/27,96.30%),高于无FH-d形态平滑肌瘤(11/40,27.50%)。统计学显示FH和2SC的表达存在相关性(P<0.05),且FH、2SC阳性与显著嗜酸性核仁、核仁周围空晕、嗜酸性包涵体和鹿角形血管均有关(P<0.05)。FH免疫组化染色显示FH-d型平滑肌瘤的敏感度为92.59%,特异度77.50%。2SC免疫组化染色显示FH-d型平滑肌瘤的敏感度为96.30%,特异度为72.50%。结论多数FH-d形态的平滑肌瘤中FH阴性和2SC阳性,对两者行联合检测可显著提高FH-d型平滑肌瘤的诊断准确性。

基于Transformer与距离图谱的泛癌细胞核图像分割

肿瘤细胞的密度、核质比和平均尺寸等指标对癌症的分级和预后有重要的意义.在计算病理学中,细胞核分割是肿瘤微环境分析的基础.通过对分割结果进行统计分析,对新的肿瘤标记物的探索有重大的意义.病理图像背景下的细胞核形态不规则,细胞核染色不均匀,且细胞核边缘之间存在黏连的问题,而现有的深度学习算法在细胞核主体分割正确的情况下,边缘的分割错误不会对总体的损失造成太大的影响,黏连的细胞核很容易被当作同一个分割目标.为了解决细胞核重叠问题,本文提出一种基于Transformer与距离图谱的分割模型,将Transformer中的核心多头自注意力机制与距离图谱引导算法相结合,重视细胞核内部,弱化细胞核边界,提升对图像局部和全局上下文信息的学习能力.本文方法在两个公开数据集上的平均Dice系数为0.7979、精度为0.7561、AJI系数为0.6672、Hausdorff距离为10.11.实验结果表明,相较其他分割算法,本文方法的性能更好,能够有效提高细胞核的分割精度,同时较好地解决了细胞核之间的黏连问题.

运动疲劳通过基底神经节输出核团损伤大鼠工作记忆能力

目的:探讨基底神经节输出核团[脚内核(EPN)和黑质网状部(SNr)]内小清蛋白(PV)阳性神经元参与运动疲劳损害工作记忆能力的神经调控机制。方法:采用随机数字法将雄性SD大鼠分为对照组(Control)和疲劳组(Fatigue),选用三级递增负荷跑台训练方案,建立慢性力竭运动疲劳模型。利用Y迷宫自主交替实验评估大鼠的工作记忆能力。免疫组织化学染色观察大鼠EPN和SNr内PV和caspase-3的表达。结果:Y迷宫自主交替实验表明,疲劳组大鼠自主交替正确率较对照组大鼠呈显著性降低(P<0.05)。免疫组织化学染色结果显示,疲劳组大鼠EPN和SNr内PV阳性细胞密度和阳性纤维染色程度与对照组相比均大幅降低(P<0.05,P<0.01)。同时,疲劳组大鼠EPN和SNr内caspase-3阳性细胞密度明显升高(P<0.05,P<0.01)。结论:运动疲劳导致大鼠工作记忆能力受损,其机制可能与EPN和SNr内PV阳性神经元凋亡有关。

α-synuclein C端截短体的胞内分布

目的研究α-synuclein的4种C端截短体胞内的表达分布情况。方法PCR法获得α-synuclein的4个C端截短体基因片段,分别克隆入pEGFP-N1载体,并转染MN9D细胞、PC12细胞及SH-SY5Y细胞,于Confocal荧光显微镜下观察α-synuclein 4个C端截短体胞内的表达分布情况。结果α-synuclein的不同C端截短体胞内分布明显不一致,表现为随着C端部分的增长,α-synuclein截短体向核分布的趋势增强。结论α-synuclein的胞内定位与其C端密切相关,并且整个C端序列都可能在其核分布中发挥重要作用。

Multi-layer phenomena in petawatt laser-driven acceleration of heavy ions

Laser-accelerated high-flux-intensity heavy-ion beams are important for new types of accelerators.A particle-in-cell program(Smilei) is employed to simulate the entire process of Station of Extreme Light(SEL) 100 PW laser-accelerated heavy particles using different nanoscale short targets with a thickness of 100 nm Cr, Fe, Ag, Ta, Au, Pb, Th and U, as well as 200 nm thick Al and Ca. An obvious stratification is observed in the simulation. The layering phenomenon is a hybrid acceleration mechanism reflecting target normal sheath acceleration and radiation pressure acceleration, and this phenomenon is understood from the simulated energy spectrum,ionization and spatial electric field distribution. According to the stratification, it is suggested that high-quality heavy-ion beams could be expected for fusion reactions to synthesize superheavy nuclei. Two plasma clusters in the stratification are observed simultaneously, which suggest new techniques for plasma experiments as well as thinner metal targets in the precision machining process.

Discussion of RE Inclusions as Heterogeneous Nuclei of Primary Austenite in Hardfacing Metals of Medium-High Carbon Steels

As the substrate for nucleation of primary austenite in hardfacing metals, the effectiveness of RE inclusions and the most common inclusions such as Al2O3, SiO2 and MnO in hardfacing metals of medium-high carbon steelswas analyzed and calculated in detail. The calculation based on the theory of planar lattice misfit shows that Ce2O3,La2O3 and Ce2O2S, instead of SiO2, Al2O3, MnO and CeS, are effective as the heterogeneous nuclei of primary austenitein medium-high carbon steels.

Study on Heterogeneous Nuclei in Cast H13 Steel Modified by Rare Earth

The dendrite segregation in cast H13 steel was weakened with RE modification treatment. Grain boundary carbide during quenching was also under control and impact toughness was improved greatly. By thermodynamic calculation, analysis of two dimensional lattice misfitting and electron probe analysis, it is found that Ce 2O 3 may act as the heterogeneous nuclei of modified cast H13 steel.

Production of light nuclei and hypernuclei at High Intensity Accelerator Facility energy region

Heavy-ion collisions are powerful tools for studying hypernuclear physics.We develop a dynamical coalescence model coupled with an ART model(version1.0) to study the production rates of light nuclear clusters and hypernuclei in heavy-ion reactions,for instance,the deuteron(d),triton(t),helium(~3He),and hypertriton(_A^3H)in minimum bias(0-80%centrality)~6Li+^(12)C reactions at beam energy of 3.5A GeV.The penalty factor for light clusters is extracted from the yields,and the distributions of 0 angle of particles,which provide direct suggesetions about the location of particle detectors in the near future facility-High Intensity heavy-ion Accelerator Facility(HIAF) are investigated.Our calculation demonstrates that HIAF is suitable for studying hypernuclear physics.

Experimental study of intruder components in light neutron-rich nuclei via single-nucleon transfer reaction

With the development of radioactive beam facilities,studies concerning the shell evolution of unstable nuclei have recently gained prominence.Intruder components,particularly s-wave intrusion,in the low-lying states of light neutron-rich nuclei near N=8 are of importance in the study of shell evolution.The use of single-nucleon transfer reactions in inverse kinematics has been a sensitive tool that can be used to quantitatively investigate the single-particle orbital component of selectively populated states.The spin-parity,spectroscopic factor(or single-particle strength),and effective singleparticle energy can all be extracted from such reactions.These observables are often useful to explain the nature of shell evolution,and to constrain,check,and test the parameters used in nuclear structure models.In this article,the experimental studies of the intruder components in lowlying states of neutron-rich nuclei of He,Li,Be,B,and C isotopes using various single-nucleon transfer reactions are reviewed.The focus is laid on the precise determination of the intruder s-wave strength in low-lying states.

THE CO-RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NEIGUAN POINT AND THE HEART AND REGULATION OF AMYGDALOID NUCLEI

In this present study, the ruodel of the rabbit with acute myocardial ischemia（AMI） was used to explore mechanisms of interrelation hetween Neiguan acupoint （PC 6） of the Peri-cardium Meridian and the heart hy employing physiological and morphologicaI methods. It wasdemonstrated that electroacupuncture （EA） at Neiguan （PC 6 ） couId raise the eIectrical excitahility ofischemic myocardium, lessen the dispersity of recovery excitability, correct the disorder of electricalactivity; protect myocardiac glycogen and phosphorylase and alleviate their depletion, increase contentof ribonuclei acid （RNA ）, etc., indicating that EA could help oxidative rnetaholism carry out normal-Iy and irnProve nutritional state of the ischemic myocardiurn. The key point of EA action is probablyregulates the coronary microclrculation of heart and reclistributes myocardial blood flow. Studies withalkaline phosphatase （ALP ）, Mg2--ATPase and ABS casting of the Ieft coronary artery showed thatafter EA the number and the Iength

Pairing Effects on Bubble Nuclei

In the framework of the Skyrme–Hartree–Fock–Bogoliubov approach with the Sk T interaction, the pairing effects on the proton bubble structures of ^(46)Ar and ^(206)Hg are discussed. In calculations, three kinds of pairing forces (volume, surface and mixed pairing interactions) are used. For ^(46)Ar, it is shown that the bubble structure with the volume pairing is almost the same as that with the mixed pairing. The bubble with the surface pairing is less pronounced than those with the volume and mixed pairings. Analyzing the density distributions and occupation probabilities of the proton s states and the quasi-degeneracy between the proton 2s_(1/2) and 1d_(3/2) orbitals, we explain the difference between the bubble structure with the surface pairing and those with the volume and mixed pairings. For ^(206)Hg, it is seen that the proton density distribution with the surface pairing is different from those with the volume and mixed pairings in the whole region of the radial distance. In addition, it is found that the bubbles with the three pairing forces are different from each other and the least pronounced bubble is obtained with the surface pairing. Thus the selection of the pairing force is important for the study of the nuclear bubble structure.

Effects of hypothalamic paraventricular nuclei on apoptosis and proliferation of gastric mucosal cells induced by ischemia/reperfusion in rats

AIM: To investigate the effects of electrical stimulation of hypothalamic paraventricular nuclei (PVN) on gastric mucosal cellular apoptosis and proliferation induced by gastric ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. METHODS: For different experimental purposes, stimulating electrode plantation or electrolytic destruction of the PVN was applied, then the animals' GI/R injury model was established by clamping the celiac artery for 30min and allowing reperfusing the artery for 30min, 1h, 3h or 6h respectively. Then histological, immunohistochemistry methods were used to assess the gastric mucosal damage index, the gastric mucosal cellular apoptosis and proliferation at different times. RESULTS: The electrical stimulation of PVN significantly attenuated the GI/R injury at 30 min, 1h and 3h after reperfusion. The electrical stimulation of PVN decreased gastric mucosal apoptosis and increased gastric mucosal proliferation. The electrolytic destruction of the PVN could eliminate the protective effects of electrical stimulation of PVN on GI/R injury. These results indicated that the PVN participated in the regulation of GI/R injury as a specific area in the brain, exerting protective effects against the GI/R injury, and the protection was associated with the inhibition of cellular apoptosis and the promotion of gastric mucosal proliferation. CONCLUSION: Stimulating PVN significantly inhibits the gastric mucosal cellular apoptosis and promots gastric mucosal cellular proliferation. This may explain the protective mechanisms of electrical stimulation of PVN against GI/R injury.

A Study of Supersaturation Spectra of Deposition Ice Nuclei

Ice nuclei-supersaturation spectra in the form of a Power Law ( Ni=RSir; B and y are empirical constants) have been expressed since 1973 when the curve was first introduced independentally by Gagin and Huffman. Experiments performed with a thermal gradient diffusion chamber in order to investigate the validity of the power curve. The results show that a linear curve fit to the data is as good as the power curve. The linear curve has the coefficients of correlation between 0.75 and 0.93 whereas the power curve fit to the same data has the coefficients between 0.82 and 0.93. The data reported by other workers, Zamurs and Jiusto and Zamurs et al., exhibit the same trend.

Structure of Halo Nuclei

A self-similar-structure shell modct （SSM） is proposed to extend the conven-tional shell model （SM） calculation to study halo nuclei.The exotic structures of 11Liand 6He nuclei are reproduced by means of SSM.The neutron halo of 11Li comes fromthe spin-orbit term and the thick neutron skin of 6He arises from the different quantumnumbers Nn and Np（N=2n+1） in SSM.

Low-Level Temperature Inversions and Their Effect on Aerosol Condensation Nuclei Concentrations under Different Large-Scale Synoptic Circulations

Knowledge of the statistical characteristics of inversions and their effects on aerosols under different large-scale synoptic circulations is important for studying and modeling the diffusion of pollutants in the boundary layer. Based on results generated using the self-organizing map(SOM) weather classification method, this study compares the statistical characteristics of surface-based inversions(SBIs) and elevated inversions(EIs), and quantitatively evaluates the effect of SBIs on aerosol condensation nuclei(CN) concentrations and the relationship between temperature gradients and aerosols for six prevailing synoptic patterns over the the Southern Great Plains(SGP) site during 2001–10. Large-scale synoptic patterns strongly influence the statistical characteristics of inversions and the accumulation of aerosols in the low-level atmosphere. The activity,frequency, intensity, and vertical distribution of inversions are significantly different among these synoptic patterns. The vertical distribution of inversions varies diurnally and is significantly different among the different synoptic patterns. Anticyclonic patterns affect the accumulation of aerosols near the ground more strongly than cyclonic patterns. Mean aerosol CN concentrations increase during SBIs compared to no inversion cases by 16.1%, 22.6%, 24.5%, 58.7%, 29.8% and 23.7% for the six synoptic patterns. This study confirms that there is a positive correlation between temperature gradients and aerosol CN concentrations near the ground at night under similar large-scale synoptic patterns. The relationship is different for different synoptic patterns and can be described by linear functions. These findings suggest that large-scale synoptic patterns change the static stability of the atmosphere and inversions in the lower atmosphere, thereby influencing the diffusion of aerosols near the ground.