Background This meta-analysis evaluated the effect of noninvasive, positive pressure ventilation on severe, stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease （COPD）. Methods PUBMED, CNKI, Wanfang, EMBASE and the Cochrane...Background This meta-analysis evaluated the effect of noninvasive, positive pressure ventilation on severe, stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease （COPD）. Methods PUBMED, CNKI, Wanfang, EMBASE and the Cochrane trials databases were searched. Randomized controlled trials of patients with severe, stable COPD and receiving noninvasive positive pressure ventilation, compared with sham ventilation or no ventilation, were reviewed. The mortality, physiological and health related parameters were pooled to yield odds ratio （OR）, weighted mean differences or standardized mean differences （SMD）, with 95% confidence interval （CI）. Results Eight parallel and three crossover randomized controlled trials met the inclusion criteria. Pooled analysis for parallel, randomized controlled trials showed noninvasive positive pressure ventilation： （1） Did not affect the 12- or 24-month mortality （OR 0.82, 95% Ch 0.48 to 1.41）; （2） Improved the arterial carbon dioxide tension （SMD -0.88, 95% Ch -1.43 to -0.34）; （3） Did not improve forced expiratory volume in one second （SMD 0.20, 95% CI： -0.06 to 0.46）, maximal inspiratory pressure （SMD 0.01, 95% Ch -0.28 to 0.29） or 6-minute walk distance （SMD 0.17, 95% Ch -0.16 to 0.50）; （4） Subgroup analysis showed noninvasive positive pressure ventilation improved the arterial carbon dioxide tension in hypercapnic patients. Pooled analysis for crossover randomized controlled trials did not show improvement in arterial blood gas or forced expiratory volume in one second with noninvasive positive pressure ventilation. Conclusions Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation improves the arterial carbon dioxide tension but does not improve the mortality, pulmonary function, or exercise tolerance and should be cautiously used in severe stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.展开更多
Seasonal hair follicle activity and fibre growth in some Cashmere-bearing goats （Caprus hircus） is a cyclic process that is well characterized morphologically but understood incompletely at the molecular level. As a...Seasonal hair follicle activity and fibre growth in some Cashmere-bearing goats （Caprus hircus） is a cyclic process that is well characterized morphologically but understood incompletely at the molecular level. As an initial step in discovering regulators in hair-follicle activity and cycling, we used qPCR to investigate 19 genes expression in Cashmere goat side skin from 12 mon. Many of these genes may be associated with the hair follicle development-relevant genes （HFDRGs） in the literature. Here we show that Hoxc13/β-catenin gene associated with the follicle activity. In addition, Hoxc13 was found to be expressed with an drastic increase between July and November for melatonin treatments. To further investigate the role of Hoxcl3 on HFDRGs, fibroblasts and keratinocytes from Cashmere goat skin were transfected with p-ECFP- Hoxc13. The result suggested that overexpression ofHoxcl3 gene decreased HFDRGs with negative role for hair follicle development and increase HFDRGs with positive role for hair follicle development in vitro. These findings provide data on the Hoxc13 expression profile of normal Cashmere goat skin and Cashmere goat skin with melatonin treatment, and demonstrate hair-follicle-activity dependent regulation of Hoxc13 expression.展开更多
Poly(propylene carbonate phthalate)(PPC-P)is a chemically modified poly(propylene carbonate)(PPC)biodegradable thermoplastic by introducing phthalic anhydride(PA)as the third monomer into the copolymerization of propy...Poly(propylene carbonate phthalate)(PPC-P)is a chemically modified poly(propylene carbonate)(PPC)biodegradable thermoplastic by introducing phthalic anhydride(PA)as the third monomer into the copolymerization of propylene oxide(PO)and CO_(2).To enhance the thermal and mechanical properties of PPC-P,a branching agent pyromellitic anhydride(PMDA)was introduced into the terpolymerization of PO,PA and CO_(2).The resulting copolymers with branched structure,named branched PPC-P,can be obtained using metal-free Lewis pair consisting of triethyl borane(TEB)and bis(triphenylphosphine)iminium chloride(PPNCl)as catalyst.The products obtained were analyzed by NMR spectroscopy and their thermal,mechanical properties and melt processability were evaluated by DSC,TGA,tensile test and melt flow index(MFI)measurement.The obtained branched PPC-P has a high molecular weight up to 156.0 kg·mol^(-1).It shows an increased glass transition temperature(Tg)higher than 50℃and an enhanced tensile strength as high as 38.9 MPa.Noteworthily,the MFI value decreases obviously,indicative of an improved melt strength arising from the branched structure and high molecular weight.What is more,the branched PPC-P exhibits reasonable biodegradability,which demonstrates the great potential as a new green thermoplastic for the family of biodegradable plastics.展开更多
高斯过程回归(Gaussian process regression, GPR)是一种广泛应用的回归方法,可以用于解决输入输出均为多元变量的人体姿态估计问题.计算复杂度是高斯过程回归的一个重要考虑因素,而常用的降低计算复杂度的方法为稀疏表示算法.在稀疏算...高斯过程回归(Gaussian process regression, GPR)是一种广泛应用的回归方法,可以用于解决输入输出均为多元变量的人体姿态估计问题.计算复杂度是高斯过程回归的一个重要考虑因素,而常用的降低计算复杂度的方法为稀疏表示算法.在稀疏算法中,完全独立训练条件(Fully independent training conditional, FITC)法是一种较为先进的算法,多用于解决输入变量彼此之间完全独立的回归问题.另外,输入变量的噪声问题是高斯过程回归的另一个需要考虑的重要因素.对于测试的输入变量噪声,可以通过矩匹配的方法进行解决,而训练输入样本的噪声则可通过将其转换为输出噪声的方法进行解决,从而得到更高的计算精度.本文基于以上算法,提出一种基于噪声输入的稀疏高斯算法,同时将其应用于解决人体姿态估计问题.本文实验中的数据集来源于之前的众多研究人员,其输入为从视频序列中截取的图像或通过特征提取得到的图像信息,输出为三维的人体姿态.与其他算法相比,本文的算法在准确性,运行时间与算法稳定性方面均达到了令人满意的效果.展开更多
基金This study was supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province （No. BK2009318 and No. SBK201123521）, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation （No. 20100471844 and No. 201104792）, and Medical Technology Innovation Foundation of Nanjing Military Command （No. 09Z028）.
文摘Background This meta-analysis evaluated the effect of noninvasive, positive pressure ventilation on severe, stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease （COPD）. Methods PUBMED, CNKI, Wanfang, EMBASE and the Cochrane trials databases were searched. Randomized controlled trials of patients with severe, stable COPD and receiving noninvasive positive pressure ventilation, compared with sham ventilation or no ventilation, were reviewed. The mortality, physiological and health related parameters were pooled to yield odds ratio （OR）, weighted mean differences or standardized mean differences （SMD）, with 95% confidence interval （CI）. Results Eight parallel and three crossover randomized controlled trials met the inclusion criteria. Pooled analysis for parallel, randomized controlled trials showed noninvasive positive pressure ventilation： （1） Did not affect the 12- or 24-month mortality （OR 0.82, 95% Ch 0.48 to 1.41）; （2） Improved the arterial carbon dioxide tension （SMD -0.88, 95% Ch -1.43 to -0.34）; （3） Did not improve forced expiratory volume in one second （SMD 0.20, 95% CI： -0.06 to 0.46）, maximal inspiratory pressure （SMD 0.01, 95% Ch -0.28 to 0.29） or 6-minute walk distance （SMD 0.17, 95% Ch -0.16 to 0.50）; （4） Subgroup analysis showed noninvasive positive pressure ventilation improved the arterial carbon dioxide tension in hypercapnic patients. Pooled analysis for crossover randomized controlled trials did not show improvement in arterial blood gas or forced expiratory volume in one second with noninvasive positive pressure ventilation. Conclusions Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation improves the arterial carbon dioxide tension but does not improve the mortality, pulmonary function, or exercise tolerance and should be cautiously used in severe stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30960246)the Key Project of National Science and Technology Pillar Program of China (2011BAD28B05)+3 种基金the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (2007AA10Z151)the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education(20091515120010)the Inner Mongolia Natural Science Foundation, China (20080404ZD04)the China Agriculture Research System (CARS-40)
文摘Seasonal hair follicle activity and fibre growth in some Cashmere-bearing goats （Caprus hircus） is a cyclic process that is well characterized morphologically but understood incompletely at the molecular level. As an initial step in discovering regulators in hair-follicle activity and cycling, we used qPCR to investigate 19 genes expression in Cashmere goat side skin from 12 mon. Many of these genes may be associated with the hair follicle development-relevant genes （HFDRGs） in the literature. Here we show that Hoxc13/β-catenin gene associated with the follicle activity. In addition, Hoxc13 was found to be expressed with an drastic increase between July and November for melatonin treatments. To further investigate the role of Hoxcl3 on HFDRGs, fibroblasts and keratinocytes from Cashmere goat skin were transfected with p-ECFP- Hoxc13. The result suggested that overexpression ofHoxcl3 gene decreased HFDRGs with negative role for hair follicle development and increase HFDRGs with positive role for hair follicle development in vitro. These findings provide data on the Hoxc13 expression profile of normal Cashmere goat skin and Cashmere goat skin with melatonin treatment, and demonstrate hair-follicle-activity dependent regulation of Hoxc13 expression.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51673131)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.171gjc37)。
文摘Poly(propylene carbonate phthalate)(PPC-P)is a chemically modified poly(propylene carbonate)(PPC)biodegradable thermoplastic by introducing phthalic anhydride(PA)as the third monomer into the copolymerization of propylene oxide(PO)and CO_(2).To enhance the thermal and mechanical properties of PPC-P,a branching agent pyromellitic anhydride(PMDA)was introduced into the terpolymerization of PO,PA and CO_(2).The resulting copolymers with branched structure,named branched PPC-P,can be obtained using metal-free Lewis pair consisting of triethyl borane(TEB)and bis(triphenylphosphine)iminium chloride(PPNCl)as catalyst.The products obtained were analyzed by NMR spectroscopy and their thermal,mechanical properties and melt processability were evaluated by DSC,TGA,tensile test and melt flow index(MFI)measurement.The obtained branched PPC-P has a high molecular weight up to 156.0 kg·mol^(-1).It shows an increased glass transition temperature(Tg)higher than 50℃and an enhanced tensile strength as high as 38.9 MPa.Noteworthily,the MFI value decreases obviously,indicative of an improved melt strength arising from the branched structure and high molecular weight.What is more,the branched PPC-P exhibits reasonable biodegradability,which demonstrates the great potential as a new green thermoplastic for the family of biodegradable plastics.
文摘高斯过程回归(Gaussian process regression, GPR)是一种广泛应用的回归方法,可以用于解决输入输出均为多元变量的人体姿态估计问题.计算复杂度是高斯过程回归的一个重要考虑因素,而常用的降低计算复杂度的方法为稀疏表示算法.在稀疏算法中,完全独立训练条件(Fully independent training conditional, FITC)法是一种较为先进的算法,多用于解决输入变量彼此之间完全独立的回归问题.另外,输入变量的噪声问题是高斯过程回归的另一个需要考虑的重要因素.对于测试的输入变量噪声,可以通过矩匹配的方法进行解决,而训练输入样本的噪声则可通过将其转换为输出噪声的方法进行解决,从而得到更高的计算精度.本文基于以上算法,提出一种基于噪声输入的稀疏高斯算法,同时将其应用于解决人体姿态估计问题.本文实验中的数据集来源于之前的众多研究人员,其输入为从视频序列中截取的图像或通过特征提取得到的图像信息,输出为三维的人体姿态.与其他算法相比,本文的算法在准确性,运行时间与算法稳定性方面均达到了令人满意的效果.
