Background: Dry eye syndrome, which affects 10% to 20% of adults, is a disorder of the tear film and is associated with symptoms of ocular discomfort. Smart Plug is a mechanical treatment in which the tear drainage sy...Background: Dry eye syndrome, which affects 10% to 20% of adults, is a disorder of the tear film and is associated with symptoms of ocular discomfort. Smart Plug is a mechanical treatment in which the tear drainage system is blocked in order to aid in the preservation of natural tears on the ocular surface. Purpose: To evaluate the long-term clinical efficacy of Smart Plug in the treatment of aqueous tear deficiency dry eye. Patients and Methods: Retrospective study. Three hundred and two patients with aqueous tear deficiency dry eye were enrolled and all the patients accepted the punctual plug of Smart plug from Jan. 2011 to Jan. 2016. The clinical symptoms, Schirmer’s I test, Fluorescein staining (FL), tear break up time (TBUT), and complications were observed and analyzed. Results: Three hundred and two patients (604 eyes) were treated with Smart Plug (22 cases accepted upper and lower punctual plug, 280 cases only lower punctual plug). There were 109 males (36.1%) and 193 females (63.9%) with a mean age of 44.54 years old (Range from 25 to 83 years). Ten cases required the upper Smart Plug after lower punctual plug insertion because of no significantly improved symptoms. Smart plug was removed in 3 patients (1%) due to tearing. Six patients had mild postoperative tearing and no special treatment was required. Lacrimal canaliculitis occurred postoperatively in 8 cases (2.6%) (6 lower and 2 upper), and the affected plug was removed and treated with topical antibiotic eye drops. The BUT, SIT and FL scores of all patients were significantly improved from (2.11 ± 1.01, 4.20 ± 1.07, 6.06 ± 1.97) to (4.34 ± 1.22, 9.01 ± 1.56, 2.33 ± 1.28) respectively after at least 36 months of follow-up (All P P Conclusion: During a mean follow-up of 4.3 years, Smart plug is an effective method for the treatment of aqueous tear deficiency dry eye in spite of its postoperative complications such as canaliculitis and tearing.展开更多
The key purpose of a smart home system is to provide people with a better indoor life experience using the technology of Internet of Things. However,there are some limitations which make the current smart home system ...The key purpose of a smart home system is to provide people with a better indoor life experience using the technology of Internet of Things. However,there are some limitations which make the current smart home system impractical,such as high cost,complex installation,poor flexibility and maintainability. In this paper,a novel plug-configure-play ZigB ee-based smart home system is proposed to provide repeatable use and improve flexibility and maintainability with the reductions of cost and complexity,which can be customized and reconfigured without redevelopment. In this system,new sensors can be flexibly added through different interfaces on the ZigB ee nodes and the sensor network layer is transparent to the users. Therefore,by using our method,users can customize and use the smart home system simply by configuring the sensors information via software on the application layer.展开更多
AIM: To evaluate the effect of punctal occlusion using thermosensitive(smart plug) versus silicone plug for management of aqueous deficient dry eye on cornea sensitivity, ocular surface health and tear film stabili...AIM: To evaluate the effect of punctal occlusion using thermosensitive(smart plug) versus silicone plug for management of aqueous deficient dry eye on cornea sensitivity, ocular surface health and tear film stability.METHODS: A comparative prospective interventiona case study included 45 patients with bilateral severe form of aqueous deficient dry eye. In each patient, the smar plug was inserted in the lower punctum of the right eye which was considered as study group 1 and silicone plug was inserted in the lower punctum of the left eye o the same patient which was considered as study group2. All patients were subjected to careful history taking and questionnaire for subjective assessment of severity of symptoms. Corneal sensitivity, corneal fluorescein rose bengal staining, Schirmer's I test, tear film break up time and conjunctival impression cytology were performed pre and 1, 3 and 6mo post plug insertion.RESULTS: A statistically significant improvement in subjective and objective manifestations occurred following treatment with both types of plugs(P 〈0.01)The thermosensitive plug caused significant overal improvement, decrease in frequency of application o tear substitutes and improvement of conjunctiva impression cytology parameters in the inserted side(P 〈0.01). Canaliculitis was reported in two eyes(4.4% following punctal occlusion using thermosensitive plug(study group 1). Spontaneous plug loss occurred in 21eyes(46.6%) in the silicone plug group(study group 2).CONCLUSION: Improvement of subjective and objective manifestations of aqueous deficient dry eye occurs following punctal plug occlusion. Thermosensitive plug has good patient's compliance with fewer complications and lower rates of loss compared to the silicone plug.展开更多
智能电网中大规模电动汽车(plug-in hybrid electricvehicle,PHEV)和可再生能源(renewable energy resource,RES)发电的接入,使得电网由传统的自上而下的集中控制转变为分布式控制,潮流也从单一流动转变为双向流动,直接影响传统发电机...智能电网中大规模电动汽车(plug-in hybrid electricvehicle,PHEV)和可再生能源(renewable energy resource,RES)发电的接入,使得电网由传统的自上而下的集中控制转变为分布式控制,潮流也从单一流动转变为双向流动,直接影响传统发电机组的功率输出。电动汽车能够向电网提供辅助服务(vehicle to grid,V2G),改变了传统经济调度单一的发电商利益模式。车主充电行为的随机性和可再生能源发电的间歇性也加大了对电网调节能力的要求。为此文章构建了基于智能电网的动态经济调度模型,该模型包含电动汽车和可再生能源发电,以发电成本(含电动汽车入网服务成本)和车主充电成本最低、环境污染最小和等效负荷率最高为优化目标,在满足用电需求的前提下,动态调节电动汽车充放电时间和功率,匹配负荷和可再生能源发电波动。最后以10机组系统为例对该模型进行了分析,证明了所提模型的合理性和有效性。展开更多
文摘Background: Dry eye syndrome, which affects 10% to 20% of adults, is a disorder of the tear film and is associated with symptoms of ocular discomfort. Smart Plug is a mechanical treatment in which the tear drainage system is blocked in order to aid in the preservation of natural tears on the ocular surface. Purpose: To evaluate the long-term clinical efficacy of Smart Plug in the treatment of aqueous tear deficiency dry eye. Patients and Methods: Retrospective study. Three hundred and two patients with aqueous tear deficiency dry eye were enrolled and all the patients accepted the punctual plug of Smart plug from Jan. 2011 to Jan. 2016. The clinical symptoms, Schirmer’s I test, Fluorescein staining (FL), tear break up time (TBUT), and complications were observed and analyzed. Results: Three hundred and two patients (604 eyes) were treated with Smart Plug (22 cases accepted upper and lower punctual plug, 280 cases only lower punctual plug). There were 109 males (36.1%) and 193 females (63.9%) with a mean age of 44.54 years old (Range from 25 to 83 years). Ten cases required the upper Smart Plug after lower punctual plug insertion because of no significantly improved symptoms. Smart plug was removed in 3 patients (1%) due to tearing. Six patients had mild postoperative tearing and no special treatment was required. Lacrimal canaliculitis occurred postoperatively in 8 cases (2.6%) (6 lower and 2 upper), and the affected plug was removed and treated with topical antibiotic eye drops. The BUT, SIT and FL scores of all patients were significantly improved from (2.11 ± 1.01, 4.20 ± 1.07, 6.06 ± 1.97) to (4.34 ± 1.22, 9.01 ± 1.56, 2.33 ± 1.28) respectively after at least 36 months of follow-up (All P P Conclusion: During a mean follow-up of 4.3 years, Smart plug is an effective method for the treatment of aqueous tear deficiency dry eye in spite of its postoperative complications such as canaliculitis and tearing.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation oi China(61175096,61303245,61173132)Specialized Fund for Joint Building Program of Beijing Municipal Education Commission
文摘The key purpose of a smart home system is to provide people with a better indoor life experience using the technology of Internet of Things. However,there are some limitations which make the current smart home system impractical,such as high cost,complex installation,poor flexibility and maintainability. In this paper,a novel plug-configure-play ZigB ee-based smart home system is proposed to provide repeatable use and improve flexibility and maintainability with the reductions of cost and complexity,which can be customized and reconfigured without redevelopment. In this system,new sensors can be flexibly added through different interfaces on the ZigB ee nodes and the sensor network layer is transparent to the users. Therefore,by using our method,users can customize and use the smart home system simply by configuring the sensors information via software on the application layer.
文摘AIM: To evaluate the effect of punctal occlusion using thermosensitive(smart plug) versus silicone plug for management of aqueous deficient dry eye on cornea sensitivity, ocular surface health and tear film stability.METHODS: A comparative prospective interventiona case study included 45 patients with bilateral severe form of aqueous deficient dry eye. In each patient, the smar plug was inserted in the lower punctum of the right eye which was considered as study group 1 and silicone plug was inserted in the lower punctum of the left eye o the same patient which was considered as study group2. All patients were subjected to careful history taking and questionnaire for subjective assessment of severity of symptoms. Corneal sensitivity, corneal fluorescein rose bengal staining, Schirmer's I test, tear film break up time and conjunctival impression cytology were performed pre and 1, 3 and 6mo post plug insertion.RESULTS: A statistically significant improvement in subjective and objective manifestations occurred following treatment with both types of plugs(P 〈0.01)The thermosensitive plug caused significant overal improvement, decrease in frequency of application o tear substitutes and improvement of conjunctiva impression cytology parameters in the inserted side(P 〈0.01). Canaliculitis was reported in two eyes(4.4% following punctal occlusion using thermosensitive plug(study group 1). Spontaneous plug loss occurred in 21eyes(46.6%) in the silicone plug group(study group 2).CONCLUSION: Improvement of subjective and objective manifestations of aqueous deficient dry eye occurs following punctal plug occlusion. Thermosensitive plug has good patient's compliance with fewer complications and lower rates of loss compared to the silicone plug.
文摘智能电网中大规模电动汽车(plug-in hybrid electricvehicle,PHEV)和可再生能源(renewable energy resource,RES)发电的接入,使得电网由传统的自上而下的集中控制转变为分布式控制,潮流也从单一流动转变为双向流动,直接影响传统发电机组的功率输出。电动汽车能够向电网提供辅助服务(vehicle to grid,V2G),改变了传统经济调度单一的发电商利益模式。车主充电行为的随机性和可再生能源发电的间歇性也加大了对电网调节能力的要求。为此文章构建了基于智能电网的动态经济调度模型,该模型包含电动汽车和可再生能源发电,以发电成本(含电动汽车入网服务成本)和车主充电成本最低、环境污染最小和等效负荷率最高为优化目标,在满足用电需求的前提下,动态调节电动汽车充放电时间和功率,匹配负荷和可再生能源发电波动。最后以10机组系统为例对该模型进行了分析,证明了所提模型的合理性和有效性。