1 INTRODUCTION Meteorological factors, especially precipitation, have close links with geological calamities. According to the statistics, more than 70% of the geological calamities in China occur in rainy seasons. Ma...1 INTRODUCTION Meteorological factors, especially precipitation, have close links with geological calamities. According to the statistics, more than 70% of the geological calamities in China occur in rainy seasons. Many researchers are thus motivated to study extensively to determine their relationship in the prediction of geological calamltles . They either rely on single measurements of rainfall to seek basis for widespread occurrence of geological calamities or treat antecedent diurnal rainfall with equal importance, though with account of the accumulated effect of preceding rainfall. Furthermore, it is common for quite a number of models to use the rainfall recorded at hydrological or meteorological rain gauges as the one for the interested day, reducing the time validity of the prediction. In our analysis, it is found that the landslides and debris flows in Zhejiang province are related with the antecedent precipitation (but not by a simple accumulation). Critical amounts of accumulated and effective rainfall are used in this work to tell whether there will be geological calamities. Moreover, MM5 is used to forecast rainfall, taking account in equations of the predictand for landslides and debris flows, in attempts to predict the appearance of meteorological condition for geological calamities and improve the rationality of forecasting procedures and time validity of forecasts.展开更多
With the rapid development of economy and increase of population in the drainage areas, the nutrient loading has increased dramatically in the Changjiang estuary and adjacent coastal waters. To properly assess the imp...With the rapid development of economy and increase of population in the drainage areas, the nutrient loading has increased dramatically in the Changjiang estuary and adjacent coastal waters. To properly assess the impact of nutrient enrichment on phytoplankton community, seasonal microcosm experiments were conducted during August 2010-July 2011 in the coastal waters of Zhejiang Province. The results of the present study indicated that the chl a concentration, cell abundance, diversity indices, species composition and community succession of the phytoplankton varied significantly with different N/P ratios and seasons. Higher growth was observed in the 64:1 (spring), 32:1 (summer), 16:1 (autumn) and 128:1,256:1 (winter) treatments, respectively. The values of Shannon-Wiener index (H) and Pielou evenness index (J) were lower in the 8:1 and 16:1 treatments in autumn test, while H value was higher in the 128:1 and 8:1 treatments in winter test. A definite community succession order from diatoms to dinoflagel lares was observed in the autumn and winter tests, while the diatoms dominated the community throughout the culture in the spring and summer tests.展开更多
Gluten,known as the major allergen in wheat,has gained increasing concerns in industrialized countries,resulting in an urgent need for accurate,high-sensitive,and on-site detection of wheat gluten in complex food syst...Gluten,known as the major allergen in wheat,has gained increasing concerns in industrialized countries,resulting in an urgent need for accurate,high-sensitive,and on-site detection of wheat gluten in complex food systems.Herein,we proposed a silver nanoparticles(AgNPs)/metal-organic framework(MOF)substrate-based surface-enhanced Raman scattering(SERS)sensor for the high-sensitive on-site detection of wheat gluten.The detection occurred on the newly in-situ synthesized AgNPs/MOF-modified SERS substrate,providing an enhancement factor(EF)of 1.89×10^(5).Benefitting from the signal amplification function of AgNPs/MOF and the superiority of SERS,this sensor represented high sensitivity performance and a wide detection range from 1×10^(-15)mol/L to 2×10^(-6)mol/L with a detection limit of 1.16×10^(-16)mol/L,which allowed monitoring the trace of wheat gluten in complex food system without matrix interference.This reliable sandwich SERS sensor may provide a promising platform for high-sensitive,accurate,and on-site detection of allergens in the field of food safety.展开更多
Structural Health Monitoring(SHM)systems have become a crucial tool for the operational management of long tunnels.For immersed tunnels exposed to both traffic loads and the effects of the marine environment,efficient...Structural Health Monitoring(SHM)systems have become a crucial tool for the operational management of long tunnels.For immersed tunnels exposed to both traffic loads and the effects of the marine environment,efficiently identifying abnormal conditions from the extensive unannotated SHM data presents a significant challenge.This study proposed amodel-based approach for anomaly detection and conducted validation and comparative analysis of two distinct temporal predictive models using SHM data from a real immersed tunnel.Firstly,a dynamic predictive model-based anomaly detectionmethod is proposed,which utilizes a rolling time window for modeling to achieve dynamic prediction.Leveraging the assumption of temporal data similarity,an interval prediction value deviation was employed to determine the abnormality of the data.Subsequently,dynamic predictive models were constructed based on the Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average(ARIMA)and Long Short-Term Memory(LSTM)models.The hyperparameters of these models were optimized and selected using monitoring data from the immersed tunnel,yielding viable static and dynamic predictive models.Finally,the models were applied within the same segment of SHM data,to validate the effectiveness of the anomaly detection approach based on dynamic predictive modeling.A detailed comparative analysis discusses the discrepancies in temporal anomaly detection between the ARIMA-and LSTM-based models.The results demonstrated that the dynamic predictive modelbased anomaly detection approach was effective for dealing with unannotated SHM data.In a comparison between ARIMA and LSTM,it was found that ARIMA demonstrated higher modeling efficiency,rendering it suitable for short-term predictions.In contrast,the LSTM model exhibited greater capacity to capture long-term performance trends and enhanced early warning capabilities,thereby resulting in superior overall performance.展开更多
Objective: To evaluate the prognostic value of P-gp and p27 expression in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESC). Methods: The expressions of P-gp and p27 were detected by immunohistochemistry in 1...Objective: To evaluate the prognostic value of P-gp and p27 expression in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESC). Methods: The expressions of P-gp and p27 were detected by immunohistochemistry in 104 cases of ESC, and the clinicopathological characteristics were analyzed as well. Results: The positive rate of P-gp expression in 104 cases of ESCs was 32.7%. The positive rate of P-gp expression in the group that survived over 3 years (17.5%) was significantly lower than that in the group died within 3 years (53.3%) (x^2=14.227, P〈0.001). The positive rate of p27 expression in 104 cases of ESCs was 67.3%. The positive rate of p27 expression in the group that survived over 3 years (75.8%) was significantly higher than that in the group died within 3 years (56.5%) (x^2=4.361, P〈0.05). The patients with poorer differentiation whole wall invasion, lymph node metastasis and more advanced TNM stage had a shorter survival than did those with better differentiation, more superficial invasion, no lymph node involvement and earlier TNM stage; and it was statistically significant (P〈0.05). However, tumor size, macropathologic type, age and gender had no prognostic impact on ESC patients (P〉0.05). Conclusion: P-gp and p27 expression levels had a clinical prognostic significance in ESC. It could provide a reference basis for selecting the chemotherapy projection. The tumor differentiation degree, depth of invasion, lymph node involvement and TNM stages all were correlated to ESC patients' survival.展开更多
Silicon(Si)particles were functionalized using carbon dots(CDs)to enhance the interaction between the Si particles and the binders.First,CDs rich in polar groups were synthesized using a simple hydrothermal method.The...Silicon(Si)particles were functionalized using carbon dots(CDs)to enhance the interaction between the Si particles and the binders.First,CDs rich in polar groups were synthesized using a simple hydrothermal method.Then,CDs were loaded on the Si surface by impregnation to obtain the functionalized Si particles(Si/CDs).The phases and microstructures of the Si/CDs were observed using Fourier-transform infrared reflection,X-ray diffraction,scanning electron microscopy,and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy.Si/CDs were used as the active material of the anode for electrochemical performance experiments.The electrochemical performance of the Si/CD electrode was assessed using cyclic voltammetry,electrochemical impedance spectroscopy,and constant current charge and discharge experiment.The electrodes prepared with Si/CDs showed good mechanical structure stability and electrochemical performance.After 150 cycles at 0.2 C,the capacity retention rate of the Si/CD electrode was 64.0%,which is twice as much as that of pure Si electrode under the same test conditions.展开更多
Two scab diseases are currently recognized on citrus:citrus scab, caused by Elsino? fawcettii, and sweet orange scab, caused by E. australis. Although these pathogens are economically important, there is no molecula...Two scab diseases are currently recognized on citrus:citrus scab, caused by Elsino? fawcettii, and sweet orange scab, caused by E. australis. Although these pathogens are economically important, there is no molecular data on these species in China. Here we use internal transcribed spacer sequence data to report on host-speciifcity and genetic relationships among 46 isolates collected from the main citrus varieties grown across China. All strains isolated were E. fawcettii. Based on pathogenicity testing on 9 different citrus species, isolates were divided into 11 pathotypes (SM, FBHR, SJCR, SPOJCR, SR, SOJG, SPOJC, SRGC, Lemon and two unnamed pathotypes). SM is a new pathotype, and two isolates did not ift into any of the known pathotypes of E. fawcettii. Inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR-PCR) assays separated the E. fawcettii isolates into 10 subgroups;the groupings basically corresponded to the pathogenicity test.展开更多
Advanced traveler information systems (ATIS) can not only improve drivers' accessibility to the more accurate route travel time information, but also can improve drivers' adaptability to the stochastic network cap...Advanced traveler information systems (ATIS) can not only improve drivers' accessibility to the more accurate route travel time information, but also can improve drivers' adaptability to the stochastic network capacity degradations. In this paper, a mixed stochastic user equilibrium model was proposed to describe the interactive route choice behaviors between ATIS equipped and unequipped drivers on a degradable transport network. In the proposed model the information accessibility of equipped drivers was reflected by lower degree of uncertainty in their stochastic equilibrium flow distributions, and their behavioral adaptability was captured by multiple equilibrium behaviors over the stochastic network state set. The mixed equilibrium model was formulated as a fixed point problem defined in the mixed route flows, and its solution was achieved by executing an iterative algorithm. Numerical experiments were provided to verify the properties of the mixed network equilibrium model and the efficiency of the iterative algorithm.展开更多
Cost-effective,safe,and highly performing energy storage devices require rechargeable batteries,and among various options,aqueous zinc-ion batteries(ZIBs)have shown high promise in this regard.As a cathode material fo...Cost-effective,safe,and highly performing energy storage devices require rechargeable batteries,and among various options,aqueous zinc-ion batteries(ZIBs)have shown high promise in this regard.As a cathode material for the aqueous ZIBs,manganese dioxide(MnO_(2))has been found to be promising,but certain drawbacks of this cathode material are slow charge-transfer capability and poor cycling performance.Herein,a novel design of graphene quantum dots(GQDs)integrated with Zn-intercalated MnO_(2)nanosheets is put forward to construct a 3D nanoflower-like GQDs@ZnxMnO_(2)composite cathode for aqueous ZIBs.The synergistic coupling of GQDs modification with Zn intercalation provides abundant active sites and conductive medium to facilitate the ion/electron transmission,as well as ensure the GQDs@ZnxMnO_(2)composite cathode with enhanced charge-transfer capability and high electrochemical reversibility,which are elucidated by experiment results and in-situ Raman investigation.These impressive properties endow the GQDs@ZnxMnO_(2)composite cathode with superior aqueous Zn^(2+) storage capacity(~403.6 mAh·g^(−1)),excellent electrochemical kinetics,and good structural stability.For actual applications,the fabricated aqueous ZIBs can deliver a substantial energy density(226.8 W·h·kg^(−1)),a remarkable power density(650 W·kg^(−1)),and long-term cycle performance,further stimulating their potential application as efficient electrochemical storage devices for various energy-related fields.展开更多
Objective: Investigation of the relationship between P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and adhesion molecule CD44 as well as their clinical significance in gastric carcinoma. Methods: To examine the expressed level of P-gp an...Objective: Investigation of the relationship between P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and adhesion molecule CD44 as well as their clinical significance in gastric carcinoma. Methods: To examine the expressed level of P-gp and CD44 in 98 cases with gastric carcinoma by flow eytometry and evaluate their relationships with elinieopathologieal factors. Results: Among the 98 gastric carcinomas, 40 cases (40.8%) were P-gp negative (positive cells 〈25%); 14 cases (14.2%) were 25%-40% expression of P-gp positive cells; 17 cases (17.3%) were 41%-60% expression of P-gp positive cells; 27 cases (27.5%) were the high expression (positive cells 〉60%) of P-gp in all patients with gastric carcinoma. When the tumor sizes were more than 6 cm, the P-gp positive of CD44 showed a significant difference (P〈0.05) in 35 cases with P-gp positive, compared with it in 24 cases with P-gp negative. When the tumors were in low-moderate differentiated gastric carcinoma, the expression of CD44 showed a significant difference (P〈0.05) in 44 cases with P-gp positive, as compared with it in 30 cases with P-gp negative. When the patients were in clinical Ⅲ-Ⅳ stage, the expression of CD44 showed a significant difference (P〈0.05) in 42 cases with P-gp positive, as compared with it in 30 cases with P-gp negative. When the patients with lymph node metastasis, their CD44 expression showed a significant difference (P〈0.05) in 46 cases with P-gp positive, compared with it in 32 cases with P-gp negative. When the tumors P-gp expressed positive, their CD44 expression will be increase. Conclusion: When the CD44 and P-gp both have the positive high expression, it will be significantly associated with the gastric carcinoma progression and metastasis, so both were a positive expression in gastric carcinoma, it might suggest a poor and unfavorable prognosis result.展开更多
Objective: To investigate the relationship between P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and adhesion molecule CD44 expression as well as their clinical significance in esophageal carcinoma. Methods: To examine the expressed leve...Objective: To investigate the relationship between P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and adhesion molecule CD44 expression as well as their clinical significance in esophageal carcinoma. Methods: To examine the expressed level of P-gp and CD44 by flow cytometry (FCM) in the operated samples of 70 cases with esophageal carcinoma and their normal mucosa of esophageal incision, and to evaluate their relationship with clinicopathological factors. Results: Among the 70 cases with esophageal carcinoma, the expression of P-gp in the 27 cases (38.6%) was negative (positive cells 〈25%); 11 cases (15.7%) were 25%-40% expression of P-gp positive cells; 14 cases (20%) were 41%-60% expression of P-gp positive cells; 18 cases (25.7%) were the high expression (positive cells 〉60%) of P-gp. Of the cases with the tumor sizes being more than 4 cm, the expression of CD44 showed a significant difference (P〈0.05) in 25 cases with P-gp positive, compared with 19 cases with P-gp negative. Of the cases with high-mild differentiated esophageal carcinoma, the expression of CD44 showed a significant difference (P〈0.05) in 22 cases with P-gp positive, compared with 17 cases with P-gp negative. Of the cases with clinical Ⅲ-Ⅳ stage, the expression of CD44 showed a significant difference (P〈0.05) in 26 cases with P-gp positive, compared with 10 cases with P-gp negative. Of the cases with lymph node metastasis, the CD44 expression showed a significant difference (P=0.050) in 27 cases with P-gp positive, compared with 11 cases with P-gp negative. Of the cases of the patients' age being more than 56 years, the expression of CD44 showed a significant difference (P〈0.01) in 27 cases with P-gp positive, compared with 12 cases with P-gp negative. When the P-gp and CD44 expression were positive, the clinical Ⅱ stage and Ⅲ-Ⅳ stage in esophageal carcinoma was showed a significant difference (P〈0.05). Conclusion: When the CD44 and P-gp both have the positive high expression, it will be significantly associated with the esophageal carcinoma progression and metastasis, so both were a positive expression in esophageal carcinoma, it might suggest a poor and unfavorable prognosis result.展开更多
A 3×3 complete diallel cross comprising three families of the clam Meretrix meretrix(P1, P2 and P3) was used to determine the combining ability of parental families and heterosis of F1 under indoor and openair ...A 3×3 complete diallel cross comprising three families of the clam Meretrix meretrix(P1, P2 and P3) was used to determine the combining ability of parental families and heterosis of F1 under indoor and openair environments for growth traits. Analysis of variance for shell length and whole body weight indicated highly significant cross effects, environment effects and the interaction of cross by environment. General combining ability(GCA) and specific combing ability exhibited great variation among crosses and between two environments. Pooled over environments, P2 was the top combiner among the three parental families for both traits studied. The cross of P1 and P3 had the highest SCA. Additionally, significant reciprocal effects were observed. For individual environment, about half of the crossbred combinations showed favorable Mid-parent heterosis(MPH)(〉1%) for the shell length and whole body weight. Our data has shown that non-additive genetic and reciprocal effects constituted the major sources of genetic variation for both shell length and whole body weight, which indicates that crossbreeding among selective families could further explore the heterotic effects.展开更多
OBJECTIVE To identify metastasis-related biomarkers in humanovarian cancer cell lines and in serum.METHODS We isolated total protein from cell lysis solutionsand cultured supernatants from 2 human ovarian cancer cell ...OBJECTIVE To identify metastasis-related biomarkers in humanovarian cancer cell lines and in serum.METHODS We isolated total protein from cell lysis solutionsand cultured supernatants from 2 human ovarian cancer cell linesand used SELDI-TOF-MS to detect the differential expressionof the proteins in the 2 cell lines.The proteomic spectra weregenerated using weak cation exchange chips.The biomarkerswere validated by analyzing serum proteins or peptides in ovariancancer patients,relapsed ovarian cancer patients,patients withbenign ovarian tumors,and healthy people.RESULTS Four proteins in the culture supernatant fromHO-8910PM cells were up-regulated,relative to the culturesupernatant of HO-8910 cells.One protein (3,144 Da m/z value)was up-regulated in both the cell lysis solution and in the culturesupernatant of HO-8910PM cells.In addition,expression of the3,144 Da m/z protein differed significantly between serum fromthe 26 ovarian cancer patients,from the 22 relapsed ovarianpatients and from the 37 healthy women (P<0.01).However,therewas no difference between patients with benign ovarian tumorsand healthy people (P>0.5).CONCLUSION Ovarian cancer cell lines with high or lowmetastatic potential have distinct protein profiles.Protein 3,144Da m/z could be a useful biomarker for diagnosing ovarian cancermetastasis.展开更多
As the most northerly mangrove species in China, Kandelia obovata may undergo extreme cold event stress. Enhancing the cold tolerance of this species is crucial to its successful afforestation. This study aimed to det...As the most northerly mangrove species in China, Kandelia obovata may undergo extreme cold event stress. Enhancing the cold tolerance of this species is crucial to its successful afforestation. This study aimed to determine the resistance of K. obovata seedlings to low temperature stress by cold acclimation and to explain the mechanisms for alleviating cold injury. To understand these mechanisms, seedlings that were acclimatized and not acclimatized were exposed to 5℃/- 2℃(day/night)for 48 h.Results showed that low temperature stress reduced leaf photosynthesis of non-acclimatized seedlings by inducing oxidative stress and structural damage to chloroplasts. These phenomena were shown by increasing levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), O2-and H2O2, as well as decreasing enzyme activities in the ascorbate–glutathione (AsA-GSH) cycle. However, cold-acclimatized seedlings had improved photosynthetic rates and efficiency of photosystem II (PSII) under low temperature stress. Compared with non-acclimatized seedlings, leaves of coldacclimatized seedlings under low temperature stress for 48 h exhibited higher anti-oxidative enzyme activities, lower levels of O2^- and H2O2, less damage to chloroplast structure, and removed 33.7% of MDA at low temperature stress for 48 h. The data indicate that cold acclimation enhances photosynthetic capacity by effectively regulating activation in the PSII electron transport and the AsA–GSH cycle to scavenge excess ROS in chloroplasts, while the latter is more important.展开更多
A series of novel 1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-^1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide derivatives were designed based on our previous work and synthesized. All these title compounds were confirmed by NMR and MS. The primarily n...A series of novel 1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-^1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide derivatives were designed based on our previous work and synthesized. All these title compounds were confirmed by NMR and MS. The primarily nematocidal activity results indicated that some of them exhibited good control efficacy against the tomato root-knot nematode disease caused by M. incognita. The docking results indicated that compound 6n interacts with amino acid residue Trp 279 of Ach E via hydrogen bond and amino acid residue Trp 84 of Ach E via π-π interaction.展开更多
Dear Editor,This letter aims to establish a privacy-preserving distributed optimization algorithm by combining the consensus iteration by subgradients, which not only enables the privacy preservation of optimization b...Dear Editor,This letter aims to establish a privacy-preserving distributed optimization algorithm by combining the consensus iteration by subgradients, which not only enables the privacy preservation of optimization but also guarantees the optimality of solutions with some bias bounds.In the setting of distributed optimization, a network of nodes, having their own objective functions depending on the global agents' state, would like to distributedly optimize the sum of all objective functions through the local agent-to-agent information change.展开更多
The past few years have seen work on the maintenance and decaying mechanisms of tropical cyclones (TCs) over land. Statistic study has been on the landfall frequency and location of TCs and their maintenance, decayi...The past few years have seen work on the maintenance and decaying mechanisms of tropical cyclones (TCs) over land. Statistic study has been on the landfall frequency and location of TCs and their maintenance, decaying, transition, intensification and dissipation for the past 32 years and that (1) the deeper water accumulates on land, the more favorable it would be for the maintenance of low pressures and vast lakes, and the surface of large rivers and large- sized reservoirs can slow down the decaying of TC lows, (2) the descending and intrusion of cold air from mid- and upper- tropospheric and warm advection from lower troposphere are responsible for TCs transition; and (3) after landfall, TCs tend to accelerate towards areas of intense convection to the northwest, etc. Being mainly numerical simulation and diagnostic analyses for cases covering much detail and depth, most of the studies cannot tell anything in common about how TCs maintain and decay over land. There has been little work on the difference of land track of TCs, which travel with the underlying surface changing from sea to land. The energy supply from the tropical ocean is severely reduced or completely cut off on the one hand, rough land surface is both a blocking and frictional force for TCs to dissipate their energy on the other. In fact, landfall TCs can either maintain for only a few hours and cover a distance of less than 100 km or stay active tbr more than 100 hours and go as farther away as a few thousand km inland. Why do they differ so much? Why do TCs follow routes that differ dramatically when they land at or near the same sites with identical or similar underlying surface? It is obvious that the environmental field is one of the essential factors for TCs after landfall. The aim of this paper is to discuss the effect of the environmental field on TCs track over land and to know whicch, synoptic systems or factors play key roles in it so as to provide basis for the forecasting of land track of TCs after landfall.展开更多
Huanglongbing (HLB, or citrus greening) is the most destructive disease of citrus, which is associated with Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (Las). Few management options are available, aside from preventive meas...Huanglongbing (HLB, or citrus greening) is the most destructive disease of citrus, which is associated with Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (Las). Few management options are available, aside from preventive measures such as removing infected plants, planting disease-free seedlings, and managing the insect vector. In this study, we assessed the efficacy of thermotherapy against HLB under controlled greenhouse conditions. A total of 60 two-year-old, graft-infected Citrus reticulata Blanco plants were used. The plants were randomly divided into three groups (45℃, 48℃, and untreated control), with five plants/replicate (rep) and four reps/treatment. The treated plants were placed in phytotrons for a 4-h treatment session, repeated once per week for three consecutive weeks. Disease remission was observed eight weeks post-treatment. Real-time PCR assays revealed that Las titers in HLB-affected seedlings were significantly reduced in both 45 and 48℃ treatments four weeks after treatment, with the exception of eight plants. In contrast, Las titers in the untreated control plants increased significantly during the same period, with a maximum increase of 28-fold. Except for seven plants, Las titers in the new flushes of treated plants decreased more than 90% eight weeks after treatment. Las titers in mature leaves of treated plants decreased 56 and 60% in average at 45 and 48℃, respectively, eight weeks after treatment. The HLB symptoms and Las titer of seedings were markedly alleviated eight weeks after treatment in both 45 and 48℃ treatments. Our results laid a good foundation for the further development of citrus free-disease seedling cultivation and Huanglongbing control in the field. The whole plants were replaced for scion or branch in previous as the research object in this study, and the expression of Huanglongbing symptoms combined with real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were used to evaluate the effect of heat treatment in the greenhouse.展开更多
AIM: To identify biomarkers indicating virus-specific hepatocarcinogenic process, differential mRNA expression in 32 patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-/hepatitis C virus (HCV)-associated hepatocellular carcin...AIM: To identify biomarkers indicating virus-specific hepatocarcinogenic process, differential mRNA expression in 32 patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-/hepatitis C virus (HCV)-associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were investigated by means of cDNA microarrays comprising of 886 genes. METHODS: Thirty two HCC patients were divided into two groups based on viral markers: hepatitis B virus positive and HCV positive. The expression profiles of 32 pairs of specimens (tumorous and surrounding nontumorous liver tissues), consisting of 886 genes were analyzed. RESULTS: Seven up-regulated genes in HBV-associated HCC comprised genes involved in protein synthesis (RPSS), cytoskeletal organization (KRTS), apoptosis related genes (CFLAR), transport (ATPSF1), cell membrane receptor related genes (IGFBP2), signal transduction or transcription related genes (MAP3KS), and metastasis-related genes (MMP9). The up-regulated genes in HCV-infected group included 4 genes: V/M (cell structure), ACTB (cell structure), GAPD (glycolysis) and CD58 (cell adhesion). The expression patterns of the 11 genes, identified by cDNA microarray, were confirmed by quantitative RT-PCR in 32 specimens.CONCLUSION: The patterns of all identified genes were classified based on the viral factor involved in HBV- and HCV-associated HCC. Our results strongly suggest that the pattern of gene expression in HCC is closely associated with the etiologic factor. The present study indicates that HBV and HCV cause hepatocarcinogenesis by different mechanisms, and provide novel tools for the diagnosis and treatment of HBV- and HCV-associated HCC.展开更多
Objective: To study the difference of gene expression and screen the carcinogenesis associated gene in gastric mucosa by oligonucleotide microarray. Methods: Using the U133A gene chip to detect the gene expression p...Objective: To study the difference of gene expression and screen the carcinogenesis associated gene in gastric mucosa by oligonucleotide microarray. Methods: Using the U133A gene chip to detect the gene expression profile difference between pericancerous mucosa (mucosa inside nearly 2 cm by cancer) and normal section of gastric mucosa. Bioinformatics was used to analyze the detected result on their localization and function in chromosome. Results" (1) A total of 150 genes with a difference of more than 3 times in expression levels by comparing the pericancerous mucosa with normal gastric mucosa, of 130 genes were up-regulated (SLR〉I.5), and 20 were down- regulated (SLR〈 -1.5). From the gene expression difference was to do the function classification, among those 22 enzyme and 6 enzyme regular genes were most one (18.7%). The next were 17 nucleic acid binding associated genes (11.3%). The third were 15 signal transduction associated genes (10%). Fourth, were 13 protein binding associated genes (8.7%). Besides the 40 genes were unknown their function, above mentioned 4 groups were 48.7% of the gene total number; (2) The pericancerous mucosa (P) and gastric cancer (T) were simultaneously compared with normal gastric mucosa, which had 71 genes with the same expression difference, of 61 genes were up-regulated (pericancerous SLR〉I.5), and other 10 genes were down-regulated (pericancerous SLR〈 -1.5). From their localization on the chromosome, there was simultaneously 71 genes appearance both in the pericancerous mucosa and in gastric cancer. The most one was 11 abnormal genes on the No. 19 chromosome. The next was No. 1, 2, 16 and 17 chromosomes which had 6 genes, respectively. It was not finding an abnormal gene on the No. 5, 14, 22 and Y chromosome. Conclusion: It suggested those genes may be related to the promotion in early gastric carcinogenesis and their progress. Four main groups (enzyme and enzyme regular, nucleic acid binding, signal transduction, protein binding) that associated gene's abnormality be played an importance role in studying the carcinogenesis of gastric cancer. The No. 19 and No. 1, 2, 16, 17 chromosomes are important sites of the oncogene transformation.展开更多
基金"The pre-warning and prediction system for unexpected geological calamities in Zhejiangprovince and demonstration of its application - A "provincial key project from the science and technologybureau of Zhejianga key project "the study on forecasting system for heavy rains in Zhejiang province"
文摘1 INTRODUCTION Meteorological factors, especially precipitation, have close links with geological calamities. According to the statistics, more than 70% of the geological calamities in China occur in rainy seasons. Many researchers are thus motivated to study extensively to determine their relationship in the prediction of geological calamltles . They either rely on single measurements of rainfall to seek basis for widespread occurrence of geological calamities or treat antecedent diurnal rainfall with equal importance, though with account of the accumulated effect of preceding rainfall. Furthermore, it is common for quite a number of models to use the rainfall recorded at hydrological or meteorological rain gauges as the one for the interested day, reducing the time validity of the prediction. In our analysis, it is found that the landslides and debris flows in Zhejiang province are related with the antecedent precipitation (but not by a simple accumulation). Critical amounts of accumulated and effective rainfall are used in this work to tell whether there will be geological calamities. Moreover, MM5 is used to forecast rainfall, taking account in equations of the predictand for landslides and debris flows, in attempts to predict the appearance of meteorological condition for geological calamities and improve the rationality of forecasting procedures and time validity of forecasts.
基金supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of P.R.China under grant contracts (No.2010CB428903)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.41306112)+3 种基金the National Marine Public Welfare Research Project of China (Nos.201305043,200805069)the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Nos.LY13D060004,Y5110131)the Marine Science Foundation of State Oceanic Administration for Youth (Nos.2013140,2013144)the Basic Scientific Research Fund of SIO,China (Nos.JG1311,JG1221)
文摘With the rapid development of economy and increase of population in the drainage areas, the nutrient loading has increased dramatically in the Changjiang estuary and adjacent coastal waters. To properly assess the impact of nutrient enrichment on phytoplankton community, seasonal microcosm experiments were conducted during August 2010-July 2011 in the coastal waters of Zhejiang Province. The results of the present study indicated that the chl a concentration, cell abundance, diversity indices, species composition and community succession of the phytoplankton varied significantly with different N/P ratios and seasons. Higher growth was observed in the 64:1 (spring), 32:1 (summer), 16:1 (autumn) and 128:1,256:1 (winter) treatments, respectively. The values of Shannon-Wiener index (H) and Pielou evenness index (J) were lower in the 8:1 and 16:1 treatments in autumn test, while H value was higher in the 128:1 and 8:1 treatments in winter test. A definite community succession order from diatoms to dinoflagel lares was observed in the autumn and winter tests, while the diatoms dominated the community throughout the culture in the spring and summer tests.
基金financially supported by the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(LY21C200008)。
文摘Gluten,known as the major allergen in wheat,has gained increasing concerns in industrialized countries,resulting in an urgent need for accurate,high-sensitive,and on-site detection of wheat gluten in complex food systems.Herein,we proposed a silver nanoparticles(AgNPs)/metal-organic framework(MOF)substrate-based surface-enhanced Raman scattering(SERS)sensor for the high-sensitive on-site detection of wheat gluten.The detection occurred on the newly in-situ synthesized AgNPs/MOF-modified SERS substrate,providing an enhancement factor(EF)of 1.89×10^(5).Benefitting from the signal amplification function of AgNPs/MOF and the superiority of SERS,this sensor represented high sensitivity performance and a wide detection range from 1×10^(-15)mol/L to 2×10^(-6)mol/L with a detection limit of 1.16×10^(-16)mol/L,which allowed monitoring the trace of wheat gluten in complex food system without matrix interference.This reliable sandwich SERS sensor may provide a promising platform for high-sensitive,accurate,and on-site detection of allergens in the field of food safety.
基金supported by the Research and Development Center of Transport Industry of New Generation of Artificial Intelligence Technology(Grant No.202202H)the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2019YFB1600702)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51978600&51808336).
文摘Structural Health Monitoring(SHM)systems have become a crucial tool for the operational management of long tunnels.For immersed tunnels exposed to both traffic loads and the effects of the marine environment,efficiently identifying abnormal conditions from the extensive unannotated SHM data presents a significant challenge.This study proposed amodel-based approach for anomaly detection and conducted validation and comparative analysis of two distinct temporal predictive models using SHM data from a real immersed tunnel.Firstly,a dynamic predictive model-based anomaly detectionmethod is proposed,which utilizes a rolling time window for modeling to achieve dynamic prediction.Leveraging the assumption of temporal data similarity,an interval prediction value deviation was employed to determine the abnormality of the data.Subsequently,dynamic predictive models were constructed based on the Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average(ARIMA)and Long Short-Term Memory(LSTM)models.The hyperparameters of these models were optimized and selected using monitoring data from the immersed tunnel,yielding viable static and dynamic predictive models.Finally,the models were applied within the same segment of SHM data,to validate the effectiveness of the anomaly detection approach based on dynamic predictive modeling.A detailed comparative analysis discusses the discrepancies in temporal anomaly detection between the ARIMA-and LSTM-based models.The results demonstrated that the dynamic predictive modelbased anomaly detection approach was effective for dealing with unannotated SHM data.In a comparison between ARIMA and LSTM,it was found that ARIMA demonstrated higher modeling efficiency,rendering it suitable for short-term predictions.In contrast,the LSTM model exhibited greater capacity to capture long-term performance trends and enhanced early warning capabilities,thereby resulting in superior overall performance.
基金This project was supported by the Zhejiang Medical and Health Science Foundation (No. 2000A017).
文摘Objective: To evaluate the prognostic value of P-gp and p27 expression in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESC). Methods: The expressions of P-gp and p27 were detected by immunohistochemistry in 104 cases of ESC, and the clinicopathological characteristics were analyzed as well. Results: The positive rate of P-gp expression in 104 cases of ESCs was 32.7%. The positive rate of P-gp expression in the group that survived over 3 years (17.5%) was significantly lower than that in the group died within 3 years (53.3%) (x^2=14.227, P〈0.001). The positive rate of p27 expression in 104 cases of ESCs was 67.3%. The positive rate of p27 expression in the group that survived over 3 years (75.8%) was significantly higher than that in the group died within 3 years (56.5%) (x^2=4.361, P〈0.05). The patients with poorer differentiation whole wall invasion, lymph node metastasis and more advanced TNM stage had a shorter survival than did those with better differentiation, more superficial invasion, no lymph node involvement and earlier TNM stage; and it was statistically significant (P〈0.05). However, tumor size, macropathologic type, age and gender had no prognostic impact on ESC patients (P〉0.05). Conclusion: P-gp and p27 expression levels had a clinical prognostic significance in ESC. It could provide a reference basis for selecting the chemotherapy projection. The tumor differentiation degree, depth of invasion, lymph node involvement and TNM stages all were correlated to ESC patients' survival.
基金financially supported by the Leading Innovative and Entrepreneur Team Introduction Program of Zhejiang,China(No.2019R01006)the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2018YFB0104300).
文摘Silicon(Si)particles were functionalized using carbon dots(CDs)to enhance the interaction between the Si particles and the binders.First,CDs rich in polar groups were synthesized using a simple hydrothermal method.Then,CDs were loaded on the Si surface by impregnation to obtain the functionalized Si particles(Si/CDs).The phases and microstructures of the Si/CDs were observed using Fourier-transform infrared reflection,X-ray diffraction,scanning electron microscopy,and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy.Si/CDs were used as the active material of the anode for electrochemical performance experiments.The electrochemical performance of the Si/CD electrode was assessed using cyclic voltammetry,electrochemical impedance spectroscopy,and constant current charge and discharge experiment.The electrodes prepared with Si/CDs showed good mechanical structure stability and electrochemical performance.After 150 cycles at 0.2 C,the capacity retention rate of the Si/CD electrode was 64.0%,which is twice as much as that of pure Si electrode under the same test conditions.
基金supported by the China Agriculture Research System (CARS-27)the Technology Application Research Program for Public Interest of Zhejiang Province,China
文摘Two scab diseases are currently recognized on citrus:citrus scab, caused by Elsino? fawcettii, and sweet orange scab, caused by E. australis. Although these pathogens are economically important, there is no molecular data on these species in China. Here we use internal transcribed spacer sequence data to report on host-speciifcity and genetic relationships among 46 isolates collected from the main citrus varieties grown across China. All strains isolated were E. fawcettii. Based on pathogenicity testing on 9 different citrus species, isolates were divided into 11 pathotypes (SM, FBHR, SJCR, SPOJCR, SR, SOJG, SPOJC, SRGC, Lemon and two unnamed pathotypes). SM is a new pathotype, and two isolates did not ift into any of the known pathotypes of E. fawcettii. Inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR-PCR) assays separated the E. fawcettii isolates into 10 subgroups;the groupings basically corresponded to the pathogenicity test.
基金Projects(51378119,51578150)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Advanced traveler information systems (ATIS) can not only improve drivers' accessibility to the more accurate route travel time information, but also can improve drivers' adaptability to the stochastic network capacity degradations. In this paper, a mixed stochastic user equilibrium model was proposed to describe the interactive route choice behaviors between ATIS equipped and unequipped drivers on a degradable transport network. In the proposed model the information accessibility of equipped drivers was reflected by lower degree of uncertainty in their stochastic equilibrium flow distributions, and their behavioral adaptability was captured by multiple equilibrium behaviors over the stochastic network state set. The mixed equilibrium model was formulated as a fixed point problem defined in the mixed route flows, and its solution was achieved by executing an iterative algorithm. Numerical experiments were provided to verify the properties of the mixed network equilibrium model and the efficiency of the iterative algorithm.
基金financially supported by the National Nature Science Foundations of China (Nos. 52002157 and 51873083)the Nature Science Foundations of Jiangsu Province, China (No. BK20190976)
文摘Cost-effective,safe,and highly performing energy storage devices require rechargeable batteries,and among various options,aqueous zinc-ion batteries(ZIBs)have shown high promise in this regard.As a cathode material for the aqueous ZIBs,manganese dioxide(MnO_(2))has been found to be promising,but certain drawbacks of this cathode material are slow charge-transfer capability and poor cycling performance.Herein,a novel design of graphene quantum dots(GQDs)integrated with Zn-intercalated MnO_(2)nanosheets is put forward to construct a 3D nanoflower-like GQDs@ZnxMnO_(2)composite cathode for aqueous ZIBs.The synergistic coupling of GQDs modification with Zn intercalation provides abundant active sites and conductive medium to facilitate the ion/electron transmission,as well as ensure the GQDs@ZnxMnO_(2)composite cathode with enhanced charge-transfer capability and high electrochemical reversibility,which are elucidated by experiment results and in-situ Raman investigation.These impressive properties endow the GQDs@ZnxMnO_(2)composite cathode with superior aqueous Zn^(2+) storage capacity(~403.6 mAh·g^(−1)),excellent electrochemical kinetics,and good structural stability.For actual applications,the fabricated aqueous ZIBs can deliver a substantial energy density(226.8 W·h·kg^(−1)),a remarkable power density(650 W·kg^(−1)),and long-term cycle performance,further stimulating their potential application as efficient electrochemical storage devices for various energy-related fields.
基金Supported by the ZheJiang Medical and Health Science Foundation (No.2005A09).
文摘Objective: Investigation of the relationship between P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and adhesion molecule CD44 as well as their clinical significance in gastric carcinoma. Methods: To examine the expressed level of P-gp and CD44 in 98 cases with gastric carcinoma by flow eytometry and evaluate their relationships with elinieopathologieal factors. Results: Among the 98 gastric carcinomas, 40 cases (40.8%) were P-gp negative (positive cells 〈25%); 14 cases (14.2%) were 25%-40% expression of P-gp positive cells; 17 cases (17.3%) were 41%-60% expression of P-gp positive cells; 27 cases (27.5%) were the high expression (positive cells 〉60%) of P-gp in all patients with gastric carcinoma. When the tumor sizes were more than 6 cm, the P-gp positive of CD44 showed a significant difference (P〈0.05) in 35 cases with P-gp positive, compared with it in 24 cases with P-gp negative. When the tumors were in low-moderate differentiated gastric carcinoma, the expression of CD44 showed a significant difference (P〈0.05) in 44 cases with P-gp positive, as compared with it in 30 cases with P-gp negative. When the patients were in clinical Ⅲ-Ⅳ stage, the expression of CD44 showed a significant difference (P〈0.05) in 42 cases with P-gp positive, as compared with it in 30 cases with P-gp negative. When the patients with lymph node metastasis, their CD44 expression showed a significant difference (P〈0.05) in 46 cases with P-gp positive, compared with it in 32 cases with P-gp negative. When the tumors P-gp expressed positive, their CD44 expression will be increase. Conclusion: When the CD44 and P-gp both have the positive high expression, it will be significantly associated with the gastric carcinoma progression and metastasis, so both were a positive expression in gastric carcinoma, it might suggest a poor and unfavorable prognosis result.
基金Supported by the Zhejiang Medical and Health Science Foundation (No. 2000A017)
文摘Objective: To investigate the relationship between P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and adhesion molecule CD44 expression as well as their clinical significance in esophageal carcinoma. Methods: To examine the expressed level of P-gp and CD44 by flow cytometry (FCM) in the operated samples of 70 cases with esophageal carcinoma and their normal mucosa of esophageal incision, and to evaluate their relationship with clinicopathological factors. Results: Among the 70 cases with esophageal carcinoma, the expression of P-gp in the 27 cases (38.6%) was negative (positive cells 〈25%); 11 cases (15.7%) were 25%-40% expression of P-gp positive cells; 14 cases (20%) were 41%-60% expression of P-gp positive cells; 18 cases (25.7%) were the high expression (positive cells 〉60%) of P-gp. Of the cases with the tumor sizes being more than 4 cm, the expression of CD44 showed a significant difference (P〈0.05) in 25 cases with P-gp positive, compared with 19 cases with P-gp negative. Of the cases with high-mild differentiated esophageal carcinoma, the expression of CD44 showed a significant difference (P〈0.05) in 22 cases with P-gp positive, compared with 17 cases with P-gp negative. Of the cases with clinical Ⅲ-Ⅳ stage, the expression of CD44 showed a significant difference (P〈0.05) in 26 cases with P-gp positive, compared with 10 cases with P-gp negative. Of the cases with lymph node metastasis, the CD44 expression showed a significant difference (P=0.050) in 27 cases with P-gp positive, compared with 11 cases with P-gp negative. Of the cases of the patients' age being more than 56 years, the expression of CD44 showed a significant difference (P〈0.01) in 27 cases with P-gp positive, compared with 12 cases with P-gp negative. When the P-gp and CD44 expression were positive, the clinical Ⅱ stage and Ⅲ-Ⅳ stage in esophageal carcinoma was showed a significant difference (P〈0.05). Conclusion: When the CD44 and P-gp both have the positive high expression, it will be significantly associated with the esophageal carcinoma progression and metastasis, so both were a positive expression in esophageal carcinoma, it might suggest a poor and unfavorable prognosis result.
基金The National High-Tech R&D Program of China(863 Program)under contract No.2012AA10A410the Key Technologies R&D Program of Jiangsu Province under contract No.BE2011372
文摘A 3×3 complete diallel cross comprising three families of the clam Meretrix meretrix(P1, P2 and P3) was used to determine the combining ability of parental families and heterosis of F1 under indoor and openair environments for growth traits. Analysis of variance for shell length and whole body weight indicated highly significant cross effects, environment effects and the interaction of cross by environment. General combining ability(GCA) and specific combing ability exhibited great variation among crosses and between two environments. Pooled over environments, P2 was the top combiner among the three parental families for both traits studied. The cross of P1 and P3 had the highest SCA. Additionally, significant reciprocal effects were observed. For individual environment, about half of the crossbred combinations showed favorable Mid-parent heterosis(MPH)(〉1%) for the shell length and whole body weight. Our data has shown that non-additive genetic and reciprocal effects constituted the major sources of genetic variation for both shell length and whole body weight, which indicates that crossbreeding among selective families could further explore the heterotic effects.
基金supported by grants from the Medical Scientific Research Foundation and Bureau of Health Care for Senior Officials of Zhejiang Province,China (No.2007B026)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.0471819)
文摘OBJECTIVE To identify metastasis-related biomarkers in humanovarian cancer cell lines and in serum.METHODS We isolated total protein from cell lysis solutionsand cultured supernatants from 2 human ovarian cancer cell linesand used SELDI-TOF-MS to detect the differential expressionof the proteins in the 2 cell lines.The proteomic spectra weregenerated using weak cation exchange chips.The biomarkerswere validated by analyzing serum proteins or peptides in ovariancancer patients,relapsed ovarian cancer patients,patients withbenign ovarian tumors,and healthy people.RESULTS Four proteins in the culture supernatant fromHO-8910PM cells were up-regulated,relative to the culturesupernatant of HO-8910 cells.One protein (3,144 Da m/z value)was up-regulated in both the cell lysis solution and in the culturesupernatant of HO-8910PM cells.In addition,expression of the3,144 Da m/z protein differed significantly between serum fromthe 26 ovarian cancer patients,from the 22 relapsed ovarianpatients and from the 37 healthy women (P<0.01).However,therewas no difference between patients with benign ovarian tumorsand healthy people (P>0.5).CONCLUSION Ovarian cancer cell lines with high or lowmetastatic potential have distinct protein profiles.Protein 3,144Da m/z could be a useful biomarker for diagnosing ovarian cancermetastasis.
基金supported by Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.LY18C030001 and LQ13C030002)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.41776097)+4 种基金Special Funding for Research of National Oceanic Public Service Industry of China(Grant No.201505028)National Science and Technology Basic Resources Survey Special of China(Grant No.2017FY100700)Zhejiang Province Science and Technology Plan Project of China(Grant Nos.2013C25096 and2014F50003)Zhejiang Province Foundation of the Nonprofit Technology Research Projects of China(Grant No.2015C33227)Wenzhou Municipal Science and Technology Plan Project of China(Grant Nos.N20140046,N20170008 and S20160004)
文摘As the most northerly mangrove species in China, Kandelia obovata may undergo extreme cold event stress. Enhancing the cold tolerance of this species is crucial to its successful afforestation. This study aimed to determine the resistance of K. obovata seedlings to low temperature stress by cold acclimation and to explain the mechanisms for alleviating cold injury. To understand these mechanisms, seedlings that were acclimatized and not acclimatized were exposed to 5℃/- 2℃(day/night)for 48 h.Results showed that low temperature stress reduced leaf photosynthesis of non-acclimatized seedlings by inducing oxidative stress and structural damage to chloroplasts. These phenomena were shown by increasing levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), O2-and H2O2, as well as decreasing enzyme activities in the ascorbate–glutathione (AsA-GSH) cycle. However, cold-acclimatized seedlings had improved photosynthetic rates and efficiency of photosystem II (PSII) under low temperature stress. Compared with non-acclimatized seedlings, leaves of coldacclimatized seedlings under low temperature stress for 48 h exhibited higher anti-oxidative enzyme activities, lower levels of O2^- and H2O2, less damage to chloroplast structure, and removed 33.7% of MDA at low temperature stress for 48 h. The data indicate that cold acclimation enhances photosynthetic capacity by effectively regulating activation in the PSII electron transport and the AsA–GSH cycle to scavenge excess ROS in chloroplasts, while the latter is more important.
基金supported by Zhejiang Provincial Science Foundation of China(No.LY16C140007)
文摘A series of novel 1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-^1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide derivatives were designed based on our previous work and synthesized. All these title compounds were confirmed by NMR and MS. The primarily nematocidal activity results indicated that some of them exhibited good control efficacy against the tomato root-knot nematode disease caused by M. incognita. The docking results indicated that compound 6n interacts with amino acid residue Trp 279 of Ach E via hydrogen bond and amino acid residue Trp 84 of Ach E via π-π interaction.
基金supported by the Science and Technology Project from State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power CO.Ltd(5211JY20001Q)。
文摘Dear Editor,This letter aims to establish a privacy-preserving distributed optimization algorithm by combining the consensus iteration by subgradients, which not only enables the privacy preservation of optimization but also guarantees the optimality of solutions with some bias bounds.In the setting of distributed optimization, a network of nodes, having their own objective functions depending on the global agents' state, would like to distributedly optimize the sum of all objective functions through the local agent-to-agent information change.
基金A project from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2005DIB3j104)
文摘The past few years have seen work on the maintenance and decaying mechanisms of tropical cyclones (TCs) over land. Statistic study has been on the landfall frequency and location of TCs and their maintenance, decaying, transition, intensification and dissipation for the past 32 years and that (1) the deeper water accumulates on land, the more favorable it would be for the maintenance of low pressures and vast lakes, and the surface of large rivers and large- sized reservoirs can slow down the decaying of TC lows, (2) the descending and intrusion of cold air from mid- and upper- tropospheric and warm advection from lower troposphere are responsible for TCs transition; and (3) after landfall, TCs tend to accelerate towards areas of intense convection to the northwest, etc. Being mainly numerical simulation and diagnostic analyses for cases covering much detail and depth, most of the studies cannot tell anything in common about how TCs maintain and decay over land. There has been little work on the difference of land track of TCs, which travel with the underlying surface changing from sea to land. The energy supply from the tropical ocean is severely reduced or completely cut off on the one hand, rough land surface is both a blocking and frictional force for TCs to dissipate their energy on the other. In fact, landfall TCs can either maintain for only a few hours and cover a distance of less than 100 km or stay active tbr more than 100 hours and go as farther away as a few thousand km inland. Why do they differ so much? Why do TCs follow routes that differ dramatically when they land at or near the same sites with identical or similar underlying surface? It is obvious that the environmental field is one of the essential factors for TCs after landfall. The aim of this paper is to discuss the effect of the environmental field on TCs track over land and to know whicch, synoptic systems or factors play key roles in it so as to provide basis for the forecasting of land track of TCs after landfall.
基金funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-APHIS-PPQ-CPHST and North Carolina State University joint project (2012-0195-01)the Special Fund for Agro-Scientific Research in the Public Interest, China (201003067-05)
文摘Huanglongbing (HLB, or citrus greening) is the most destructive disease of citrus, which is associated with Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (Las). Few management options are available, aside from preventive measures such as removing infected plants, planting disease-free seedlings, and managing the insect vector. In this study, we assessed the efficacy of thermotherapy against HLB under controlled greenhouse conditions. A total of 60 two-year-old, graft-infected Citrus reticulata Blanco plants were used. The plants were randomly divided into three groups (45℃, 48℃, and untreated control), with five plants/replicate (rep) and four reps/treatment. The treated plants were placed in phytotrons for a 4-h treatment session, repeated once per week for three consecutive weeks. Disease remission was observed eight weeks post-treatment. Real-time PCR assays revealed that Las titers in HLB-affected seedlings were significantly reduced in both 45 and 48℃ treatments four weeks after treatment, with the exception of eight plants. In contrast, Las titers in the untreated control plants increased significantly during the same period, with a maximum increase of 28-fold. Except for seven plants, Las titers in the new flushes of treated plants decreased more than 90% eight weeks after treatment. Las titers in mature leaves of treated plants decreased 56 and 60% in average at 45 and 48℃, respectively, eight weeks after treatment. The HLB symptoms and Las titer of seedings were markedly alleviated eight weeks after treatment in both 45 and 48℃ treatments. Our results laid a good foundation for the further development of citrus free-disease seedling cultivation and Huanglongbing control in the field. The whole plants were replaced for scion or branch in previous as the research object in this study, and the expression of Huanglongbing symptoms combined with real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were used to evaluate the effect of heat treatment in the greenhouse.
文摘AIM: To identify biomarkers indicating virus-specific hepatocarcinogenic process, differential mRNA expression in 32 patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-/hepatitis C virus (HCV)-associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were investigated by means of cDNA microarrays comprising of 886 genes. METHODS: Thirty two HCC patients were divided into two groups based on viral markers: hepatitis B virus positive and HCV positive. The expression profiles of 32 pairs of specimens (tumorous and surrounding nontumorous liver tissues), consisting of 886 genes were analyzed. RESULTS: Seven up-regulated genes in HBV-associated HCC comprised genes involved in protein synthesis (RPSS), cytoskeletal organization (KRTS), apoptosis related genes (CFLAR), transport (ATPSF1), cell membrane receptor related genes (IGFBP2), signal transduction or transcription related genes (MAP3KS), and metastasis-related genes (MMP9). The up-regulated genes in HCV-infected group included 4 genes: V/M (cell structure), ACTB (cell structure), GAPD (glycolysis) and CD58 (cell adhesion). The expression patterns of the 11 genes, identified by cDNA microarray, were confirmed by quantitative RT-PCR in 32 specimens.CONCLUSION: The patterns of all identified genes were classified based on the viral factor involved in HBV- and HCV-associated HCC. Our results strongly suggest that the pattern of gene expression in HCC is closely associated with the etiologic factor. The present study indicates that HBV and HCV cause hepatocarcinogenesis by different mechanisms, and provide novel tools for the diagnosis and treatment of HBV- and HCV-associated HCC.
文摘Objective: To study the difference of gene expression and screen the carcinogenesis associated gene in gastric mucosa by oligonucleotide microarray. Methods: Using the U133A gene chip to detect the gene expression profile difference between pericancerous mucosa (mucosa inside nearly 2 cm by cancer) and normal section of gastric mucosa. Bioinformatics was used to analyze the detected result on their localization and function in chromosome. Results" (1) A total of 150 genes with a difference of more than 3 times in expression levels by comparing the pericancerous mucosa with normal gastric mucosa, of 130 genes were up-regulated (SLR〉I.5), and 20 were down- regulated (SLR〈 -1.5). From the gene expression difference was to do the function classification, among those 22 enzyme and 6 enzyme regular genes were most one (18.7%). The next were 17 nucleic acid binding associated genes (11.3%). The third were 15 signal transduction associated genes (10%). Fourth, were 13 protein binding associated genes (8.7%). Besides the 40 genes were unknown their function, above mentioned 4 groups were 48.7% of the gene total number; (2) The pericancerous mucosa (P) and gastric cancer (T) were simultaneously compared with normal gastric mucosa, which had 71 genes with the same expression difference, of 61 genes were up-regulated (pericancerous SLR〉I.5), and other 10 genes were down-regulated (pericancerous SLR〈 -1.5). From their localization on the chromosome, there was simultaneously 71 genes appearance both in the pericancerous mucosa and in gastric cancer. The most one was 11 abnormal genes on the No. 19 chromosome. The next was No. 1, 2, 16 and 17 chromosomes which had 6 genes, respectively. It was not finding an abnormal gene on the No. 5, 14, 22 and Y chromosome. Conclusion: It suggested those genes may be related to the promotion in early gastric carcinogenesis and their progress. Four main groups (enzyme and enzyme regular, nucleic acid binding, signal transduction, protein binding) that associated gene's abnormality be played an importance role in studying the carcinogenesis of gastric cancer. The No. 19 and No. 1, 2, 16, 17 chromosomes are important sites of the oncogene transformation.