This study aimed to obtain the first national estimate of the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder(ASD) in Chinese children.We targeted the population of 6 to 12-year-old children for this prevalence study by multis...This study aimed to obtain the first national estimate of the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder(ASD) in Chinese children.We targeted the population of 6 to 12-year-old children for this prevalence study by multistage convenient cluster sampling.The Modified Chinese Autism Spectrum Rating Scale was used for the screening process.Of the target population of 142,086 children,88.5%(n=125,806) participated in the study.A total of 363 children were confirmed as having ASD.The observed ASD prevalence rate was 0.29%(95% CI:0.26%-0.32%) for the overall population.After adjustment for response rates,the estimated number of ASD cases was867 in the target population sample,thereby achieving an estimated prevalence of 0.70%(95% CI:0.64%-0.74%).The prevalence was significantly higher in boys than in girls(0.95%;95% CI:0.87%-1.02% versus 0.30%;95%CI:0.26%-0.34%;P <0.001).Of the 363 confirmed ASD cases,43.3% were newly diagnosed,and most of those(90.4%) were attending regular schools,and 68.8% of the children with ASD had at least one neuropsychiatric comorbidity.Our findings provide reliable data on the estimated ASD prevalence and comorbidities in Chinese children.展开更多
To analyze the effect of basic variable on failure probability in reliability analysis,a moment-independent importance measure of the basic random variable is proposed,and its properties are analyzed and verified.Base...To analyze the effect of basic variable on failure probability in reliability analysis,a moment-independent importance measure of the basic random variable is proposed,and its properties are analyzed and verified.Based on this work,the importance measure of the basic variable on the failure probability is compared with that on the distribution density of the response.By use of the probability density evolution method,a solution is established to solve two importance measures,which can efficiently avoid the difficulty in solving the importance measures.Some numerical examples and engineering examples are used to demonstrate the proposed importance measure on the failure probability and that on the distribution density of the response.The results show that the proposed importance measure can effectively describe the effect of the basic variable on the failure probability from the distribution density of the basic variable.Additionally,the results show that the established solution on the probability density evolution is efficient for the importance measures.展开更多
Background:Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide.Its survival rate can be significantly improved by early screening.Biomarkers based on radiomics features have been found to provide important phy...Background:Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide.Its survival rate can be significantly improved by early screening.Biomarkers based on radiomics features have been found to provide important physiological information on tumors and considered as having the potential to be used in the early screening of lung cancer.In this study,we aim to establish a radiomics model and develop a tool to improve the discrimination between benign and malignant pulmonary nodules.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted on 875 patients with benign or malignant pulmonary nodules who underwent computed tomography(CT)examinations between June 2013 and June 2018.We assigned 612 patients to a training cohort and 263 patients to a validation cohort.Radiomics features were extracted from the CT images of each patient.Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator(LASSO)was used for radiomics feature selection and radiomics score calculation.Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to develop a classification model and radiomics nomogram.Radiomics score and clinical variables were used to distinguish benign and malignant pulmonary nodules in logistic model.The performance of the radiomics nomogram was evaluated by the area under the curve(AUC),calibration curve and Hosmer-Lemeshow test in both the training and validation cohorts.Results:A radiomics score was built and consisted of 20 features selected by LASSO from 1288 radiomics features in the training cohort.The multivariate logistic model and radiomics nomogram were constructed using the radiomics score and patients’age.Good discrimination of benign and malignant pulmonary nodules was obtained from the training cohort(AUC,0.836;95%confidence interval[CI]:0.793-0.879)and validation cohort(AUC,0.809;95%CI:0.745-0.872).The Hosmer-Lemeshow test also showed good performance for the logistic regression model in the training cohort(P=0.765)and validation cohort(P=0.064).Good alignment with the calibration curve indicated the good performance of the nomogram展开更多
Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1(IDO1)is a rate-limiting metabolic enzyme that converts the essential amino acid tryptophan(Trp)into downstream catabolites known as kynurenines.Coincidently,numerous studies have demonstr...Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1(IDO1)is a rate-limiting metabolic enzyme that converts the essential amino acid tryptophan(Trp)into downstream catabolites known as kynurenines.Coincidently,numerous studies have demonstrated that IDO1 is highly expressed in multiple types of human cancer.Preclinical studies have further introduced an interesting paradox:while single-agent treatment with IDO1 enzyme inhibitor has a negligible effect on decreasing the established cancer burden,approaches combining select therapies with IDO1 blockade tend to yield a synergistic benefit against tumor growth and/or animal subject survival.Given the high expression of IDO1 among multiple cancer types along with the lack of monotherapeutic efficacy,these data suggest that there is a more complex mechanism of action than previously appreciated.Similar to the dual faces of the astrological Gemini,we highlight the multiple roles of IDO1 and review its canonical association with IDO1-dependent tryptophan metabolism,as well as documented evidence confirming the dispensability of enzyme activity for its immunosuppressive effects.The gene transcript levels for IDO1 highlight its strong association with T-cell infiltration,but the lack of a universal prognostic significance among all cancer subtypes.Finally,ongoing clinical trials are discussed with consideration of IDO1-targeting strategies that enhance the efficacy of immunotherapy for cancer patients。展开更多
Hypoxia plays an important role in the genesis and progression of renal fibrosis.The underlying mechanisms, however, have not been sufficiently elucidated. We examined the role of p53 in hypoxia-induced renal fibrosis...Hypoxia plays an important role in the genesis and progression of renal fibrosis.The underlying mechanisms, however, have not been sufficiently elucidated. We examined the role of p53 in hypoxia-induced renal fibrosis in cell culture (human and rat renal tubular epithelial cells) and a mouse unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) model. Cell cycle of tubular cells was determined by flow cytometry, and the expression of profibrogenic factors was determined by RT-PCR, immunohistochemistry, and western blotting. Chromatin immunoprecipitation and luciferase reporter experiments were performed to explore the effect of HIF-lα on p53 expression. We showed that, in hypoxic tubular cells, p53 upregulation suppressed the expression of CDK1 and cyclins Bl and DI, leading to cell cycle (G2/M) arrest (or delay) and higher expression of TGF-β, CTGF, collagens, and fibronectin. p53 suppression by siRNA or by a specific p53 inhibitor (PIF-α) triggered opposite effects preventing the G2/M arrest and profibrotic changes. In vivo experiments in the UUO model revealed similar antifibrotic results following intraperitoneal administration of PIF-α(2.2 mg/kg). Using gain-of-function, loss-of-function, and luciferase assays, we further identified an HRE3 region on the p53 promoter as the HIF-lα-binding site. The HIF-la-HRE3 binding resulted in a sharp transcriptional activation of p53. Collectively, we show the presence of a hypoxia-activated, p53-responsive profibrogenic pathway in the kidney. During hypoxia, p53 upregulation induced by HIF-la suppresses cell cycle progression, leading to the accumulation of G2/M cells, and activates profibrotic TGF-β and CTGF-mediated signaling pathways, causing extracellular matrix production and renal fibrosis.展开更多
With sustainable development of biotechnology,increasing attention has been placed on utilization of solid-state fermented feed(SFF).Solid-state fermented feed has been a candidate strategy to alleviate the contradict...With sustainable development of biotechnology,increasing attention has been placed on utilization of solid-state fermented feed(SFF).Solid-state fermented feed has been a candidate strategy to alleviate the contradiction between supply and demand of feed resources,ensure food hygiene safety,promoting energy conservation,and emission reduction.In production of SFF,a variety of organic acids,enzymes,vitamins,peptides,and other unknown growth factors are produced,which could affect performance of animals.Solid-state fermented feed produced by different fermentation techniques has great instability on different physiological stages of different animals,which hinders the application and standardized production of SFF.Herein,we summarize the current advances in the role of the characteristics of SFF prepared by different manufacturing technique and its research progress in animal experiments on growth performance,gastrointestinal ecology,and immune system,so as to provide references for further acquiring a relatively perfect set of SFF production and evaluation systems.展开更多
Microspheres containing nerve growth factor for sustained release were prepared by a compound method, and implanted into chitosan conduits to repair 10-mm defects on the right buccal branches of the facial nerve in ra...Microspheres containing nerve growth factor for sustained release were prepared by a compound method, and implanted into chitosan conduits to repair 10-mm defects on the right buccal branches of the facial nerve in rabbits. In addition, chitosan conduits combined with nerve growth factor or normal saline, as well as autologous nerve, were used as controls. At 90 days post-surgery, the muscular atrophy on the right upper lip was more evident in the nerve growth factor and normal sa- line groups than in the nerve growth factor-microspheres and autologous nerve groups. Electro- physiological analysis revealed that the nerve conduction velocity and amplitude were significantly higher in the nerve growth factor-microspheres and autologous nerve groups than in the nerve growth factor and normal saline groups. Moreover, histological observation illustrated that the di- ameter, number, alignment and myelin sheath thickness of myelinated nerves derived from rabbits were higher in the nerve growth factor-microspheres and autologous nerve groups than in the nerve growth factor and normal saline groups. These findings indicate that chitosan nerve conduits com- bined with microspheres for sustained release of nerve growth factor can significantly improve facial nerve defect repair in rabbits.展开更多
Biochar shows significant potential to serve as a globally applicable material to remediate water and soil owing to the extensive availability of feedstocks and conducive physio-chemical surface characteristics.This r...Biochar shows significant potential to serve as a globally applicable material to remediate water and soil owing to the extensive availability of feedstocks and conducive physio-chemical surface characteristics.This review aims to highlight biochar production technologies,characteristics of biochar,and the latest advancements in immobilizing and eliminating heavy metal ions and organic pollutants in soil and water.Pyrolysis temperature,heat transfer rate,residence time,and type of feedstock are critical influential parameters.Biochar’s efficacy in managing contaminants relies on the pore size distribution,surface groups,and ion-exchange capacity.The molecular composition and physical architecture of biochar may be crucial when practically applied to water and soil.In general,biochar produced at relatively high pyrolysis temperatures can effectively manage organic pollutants via increasing surface area,hydrophobicity and microporosity.Biochar generated at lower temperatures is deemed to be more suitable for removing polar organic and inorganic pollutants through oxygen-containing functional groups,precipitation and electrostatic attraction.This review also presents the existing obstacles and future research direction related to biochar-based materials in immobilizing organic contaminants and heavy metal ions in effluents and soil.展开更多
Degradation of the Indigo Carmine(IC) by the bipolar pulsed DBD in water-air mixture was studied. Effects of various parameters such as gas flow rate, solution conductivity, pulse repetitive rate and ect., on color re...Degradation of the Indigo Carmine(IC) by the bipolar pulsed DBD in water-air mixture was studied. Effects of various parameters such as gas flow rate, solution conductivity, pulse repetitive rate and ect., on color removal efficiency of dying wastewater were investigated. Concentrations of gas phase O 3 and aqueous phase H 2O 2 under various conditions were measured. Experimental results showed that air bubbling facilitates the breakdown of water and promotes generation of chemically active species. Color removal efficiency of IC solution can be greatly improved by the air aeration under various solution conductivities. Decolorization efficiency increases with the increase of the gas flow rate, and decreases with the increase of the initial solution conductivity. A higher pulse repetitive rate and a larger pulse capacitor C\-p are favorable for the decolorization process. Ozone and hydrogen peroxide formed decreases with the increase of initial solution conductivity. In addition, preliminary analysis of the decolorization mechanisms is given.展开更多
Ionogels with high transparency,stretchability and self-healing capability show great potential for wearable electronics.Here,a kind of highly transparent,stretchable and self-healable ionogels are designed using doub...Ionogels with high transparency,stretchability and self-healing capability show great potential for wearable electronics.Here,a kind of highly transparent,stretchable and self-healable ionogels are designed using double physical cross-linking including hydrogen bonding and dipole–dipole interaction.Owing to the dynamic and reversible nature of the ion–dipole interaction and hydrogen bonds of polymeric chains,the ionogel possesses good self-healing capability.The multifunctional sensors for strain and temperature are fabricated based on ionogel.The ionogel can serve as strain sensor that exhibited high sensitivity[gauge factor(GF)=3.06]and durability(1000 cycles)to a wide range of strains(0–300%).Meanwhile,the ionogel shows rapid response to temperature,due to the temperature dependence of its ionic conductivity.Furthermore,the ionogel fbers with excellent antifreezing(−20°C)capability are fabricated,and the fbers show the good sensing performance to human motions and temperature.Importantly,the antifreezing ionogel-based triboelectric nanogenerator(ITENG)is assembled for efcient energy harvesting.The ITENG shows a short circuit current(ISC)of 6.1μA,open circuit voltage(VOC)of 115 V,and instantaneous peak power density of 334 mW m−2.This work provides a new strategy to design ionogels for the advancement of wearable electronics.展开更多
Drag reduction characteristics of supercavitating body of revolution was researched numerically with a bubble two-phase flow model embodied in commercial CFD code Fluent 6.0.The work included the effects of body shape...Drag reduction characteristics of supercavitating body of revolution was researched numerically with a bubble two-phase flow model embodied in commercial CFD code Fluent 6.0.The work included the effects of body shape on drag coefficient and supercavity sizes; supercavity control; drag coefficient Cd as a function of cavitation number; and the effect of the ratio of length L to diameter D on drag reduction rate. Research on drag reduction mechanism of supercavitation shows that supercavitation can reduce not only the friction drag coefficient but also the pressure drag coefficient. There may be a best combination among body shape, the ratio L/D, cavitation number, engineering feasibility and so on, which makes the drag reduction ratehighest.展开更多
Mitchell's solution is commonly used to determine the required strength of vertically exposed cemented backfill in mines. Developed for drained backfill, Mitchell model assumed a zero friction angle for the backfi...Mitchell's solution is commonly used to determine the required strength of vertically exposed cemented backfill in mines. Developed for drained backfill, Mitchell model assumed a zero friction angle for the backfill. Physical model tests were performed. Good agreements were obtained between the required strengths predicted by the analytical solution and experimental results. However, it is well-known that zero friction angle can only be possible in terms of total stresses when geomaterials are submitted to unconsolidated and undrained conditions. A revisit to Mitchell's physical model tests reveals that both the laboratory tests performed for obtaining the shear strength parameters of the cemented backfill and the box stability tests were conducted under a condition close to undrained condition. This explains well the good agreement between Mitchell's solution and experimental results. Good agreements are equally obtained between Mitchell's experimental results and FLAC3 D numerical modeling of shortterm stability analyses of exposed cemented backfill.展开更多
Rapeseed (Brassica napus),an important oilseed crop,has adapted to diverse climate zones and latitudes by forming three main ecotype groups,namely winter,semiwinter,and spring types. However,genetic variations underly...Rapeseed (Brassica napus),an important oilseed crop,has adapted to diverse climate zones and latitudes by forming three main ecotype groups,namely winter,semiwinter,and spring types. However,genetic variations underlying the divergence of these ecotypes are largely unknown. Here,we report the global pattern of genetic polymorphisms in rapeseed determined by resequencing a worldwide collection of 991 germplasm accessions.A total of 5.56 and 5.53 million singlenucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)as Well as 1.86 and 1.92 million InDels were identified by mapping reads to the reference genomes of "Darmor-bzh"and "Tapidor,"respectively.We generated a map of allelic drift paths that shows splits and mixtures of the main populations,and revealed an asymmetric evolution of the two subgenomes of B.napus by calculating the genetic diversity and linkage disequilibrium parameters.Selective-sweep analysis revealed genetic changes in genes orthologous to those regulating various aspects of plant development and response to stresses.A genome-wide association study identified SNPs in the promoter regions of FLOWERING LOCUS T and FLOWERING LOCUS C orthologs that corresponded to the different rapeseed ecotype groups. Our study provides important insights into the genomic footprints of rapeseed evolution and flowering-time divergence among three ecotype groups,and will facilitate screening of molecular markers for accelerating rapeseed breeding.展开更多
Prehospital delay is one of the major causes of low rate of intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator(rt-PA)thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke in China.Regional emergency systems have been proven a suc...Prehospital delay is one of the major causes of low rate of intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator(rt-PA)thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke in China.Regional emergency systems have been proven a successful approach to improve access to thrombolysis.Shenzhen is a high population density city with great geographical disparity of healthcare resources,leading to limited access to rt-PA thrombolysis for most patients with acute ischaemic stroke.To improve rapid access to rt-PA thrombolysis in Shenzhen,a Shenzhen stroke emergency map was implemented by Shenzhen healthcare administrations.This map comprised certification of qualified local hospitals,identification of patients with stroke,acute stroke transport protocol and maintenance of the map.We conducted a retrospective observational study to compare consecutive patients with acute stroke arriving at qualified local hospitals before and after implementation of the Shenzhen stroke emergency map.After implementation of the map,the rate of patients receiving rt-PA thrombolysis increased from 8.3%to 9.7%(p=0.003),and the rate of patients treated with endovascular thrombectomy increased from 0.9%to 1.6%(p<0.001).Sixteen of 20 hospitals have an increase in the number of patients with stroke treated with rt-PA thrombolysis.The median time between receipt of the call and arrival on the scene reduced significantly(17.0 min vs 9.0 min,p<0.001).In Shenzhen Second People's Hospital,the median onset-to-needle time and door-to-needle time were reduced(175.5 min vs 149.5 min,p=0.039;71.5 min vs 51.5 min,p<0.001).No statistically significant differences were found in the proportion of rt-PA-treated patients within various geographical distances.Currently,there are more than 40 cities in China implementing a stroke emergency map.The Shenzhen stroke emergency map improves access to rt-PA thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke,and the novel model has been expanded to multiple areas in China.Future efforts should be conducted to optimise the stroke emergency map.展开更多
On October 10,2020,3 cases of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)were detected via routine preadmission nucleic acid screening of inpatients and their visitors at Qingdao Central Hospital.The 3 cases were all related t...On October 10,2020,3 cases of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)were detected via routine preadmission nucleic acid screening of inpatients and their visitors at Qingdao Central Hospital.The 3 cases were all related to the Qingdao Chest Hospital.An additional 9 cases were discovered and confirmed through tracing and testing contacts of the 3 initial cases.Viral isolates from all 12 cases were found to have high degrees of genetic homology with the viral isolate from a dockworker at Qingdao Port,referred to as Patient A in this report.A joint investigation team was formed to determine the source of infection and the scale of the outbreak,and to prevent further spread of the virus.展开更多
基金supported by the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China (201302002,Clinical Trial NCT02200679)。
文摘This study aimed to obtain the first national estimate of the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder(ASD) in Chinese children.We targeted the population of 6 to 12-year-old children for this prevalence study by multistage convenient cluster sampling.The Modified Chinese Autism Spectrum Rating Scale was used for the screening process.Of the target population of 142,086 children,88.5%(n=125,806) participated in the study.A total of 363 children were confirmed as having ASD.The observed ASD prevalence rate was 0.29%(95% CI:0.26%-0.32%) for the overall population.After adjustment for response rates,the estimated number of ASD cases was867 in the target population sample,thereby achieving an estimated prevalence of 0.70%(95% CI:0.64%-0.74%).The prevalence was significantly higher in boys than in girls(0.95%;95% CI:0.87%-1.02% versus 0.30%;95%CI:0.26%-0.34%;P <0.001).Of the 363 confirmed ASD cases,43.3% were newly diagnosed,and most of those(90.4%) were attending regular schools,and 68.8% of the children with ASD had at least one neuropsychiatric comorbidity.Our findings provide reliable data on the estimated ASD prevalence and comorbidities in Chinese children.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos NSFC1057211, 50875213)New Century Excellent Talents in University of China (Grant No NCET-05-0868)+2 种基金Aviation Science Foundation of China (Grant No 2007ZA53012)National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No 2007AA04Z401)the Important National Science & Technology Specific Projects (Grant No 2009ZX04014-015-03)
文摘To analyze the effect of basic variable on failure probability in reliability analysis,a moment-independent importance measure of the basic random variable is proposed,and its properties are analyzed and verified.Based on this work,the importance measure of the basic variable on the failure probability is compared with that on the distribution density of the response.By use of the probability density evolution method,a solution is established to solve two importance measures,which can efficiently avoid the difficulty in solving the importance measures.Some numerical examples and engineering examples are used to demonstrate the proposed importance measure on the failure probability and that on the distribution density of the response.The results show that the proposed importance measure can effectively describe the effect of the basic variable on the failure probability from the distribution density of the basic variable.Additionally,the results show that the established solution on the probability density evolution is efficient for the importance measures.
基金Key R&D project of Shandong Province,Grant/Award Number:2018GSF118152
文摘Background:Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide.Its survival rate can be significantly improved by early screening.Biomarkers based on radiomics features have been found to provide important physiological information on tumors and considered as having the potential to be used in the early screening of lung cancer.In this study,we aim to establish a radiomics model and develop a tool to improve the discrimination between benign and malignant pulmonary nodules.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted on 875 patients with benign or malignant pulmonary nodules who underwent computed tomography(CT)examinations between June 2013 and June 2018.We assigned 612 patients to a training cohort and 263 patients to a validation cohort.Radiomics features were extracted from the CT images of each patient.Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator(LASSO)was used for radiomics feature selection and radiomics score calculation.Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to develop a classification model and radiomics nomogram.Radiomics score and clinical variables were used to distinguish benign and malignant pulmonary nodules in logistic model.The performance of the radiomics nomogram was evaluated by the area under the curve(AUC),calibration curve and Hosmer-Lemeshow test in both the training and validation cohorts.Results:A radiomics score was built and consisted of 20 features selected by LASSO from 1288 radiomics features in the training cohort.The multivariate logistic model and radiomics nomogram were constructed using the radiomics score and patients’age.Good discrimination of benign and malignant pulmonary nodules was obtained from the training cohort(AUC,0.836;95%confidence interval[CI]:0.793-0.879)and validation cohort(AUC,0.809;95%CI:0.745-0.872).The Hosmer-Lemeshow test also showed good performance for the logistic regression model in the training cohort(P=0.765)and validation cohort(P=0.064).Good alignment with the calibration curve indicated the good performance of the nomogram
基金supported by NIH grants R00 NS082381(DAW)and R01 NS097851-01(DAW)the Cancer Research Institute—Clinic and Laboratory Integration Program(DAW)+1 种基金the Robert H.Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center—Zell Scholar Program of the Zell Family Foundation Gift(DAW)the Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute.
文摘Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1(IDO1)is a rate-limiting metabolic enzyme that converts the essential amino acid tryptophan(Trp)into downstream catabolites known as kynurenines.Coincidently,numerous studies have demonstrated that IDO1 is highly expressed in multiple types of human cancer.Preclinical studies have further introduced an interesting paradox:while single-agent treatment with IDO1 enzyme inhibitor has a negligible effect on decreasing the established cancer burden,approaches combining select therapies with IDO1 blockade tend to yield a synergistic benefit against tumor growth and/or animal subject survival.Given the high expression of IDO1 among multiple cancer types along with the lack of monotherapeutic efficacy,these data suggest that there is a more complex mechanism of action than previously appreciated.Similar to the dual faces of the astrological Gemini,we highlight the multiple roles of IDO1 and review its canonical association with IDO1-dependent tryptophan metabolism,as well as documented evidence confirming the dispensability of enzyme activity for its immunosuppressive effects.The gene transcript levels for IDO1 highlight its strong association with T-cell infiltration,but the lack of a universal prognostic significance among all cancer subtypes.Finally,ongoing clinical trials are discussed with consideration of IDO1-targeting strategies that enhance the efficacy of immunotherapy for cancer patients。
文摘Hypoxia plays an important role in the genesis and progression of renal fibrosis.The underlying mechanisms, however, have not been sufficiently elucidated. We examined the role of p53 in hypoxia-induced renal fibrosis in cell culture (human and rat renal tubular epithelial cells) and a mouse unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) model. Cell cycle of tubular cells was determined by flow cytometry, and the expression of profibrogenic factors was determined by RT-PCR, immunohistochemistry, and western blotting. Chromatin immunoprecipitation and luciferase reporter experiments were performed to explore the effect of HIF-lα on p53 expression. We showed that, in hypoxic tubular cells, p53 upregulation suppressed the expression of CDK1 and cyclins Bl and DI, leading to cell cycle (G2/M) arrest (or delay) and higher expression of TGF-β, CTGF, collagens, and fibronectin. p53 suppression by siRNA or by a specific p53 inhibitor (PIF-α) triggered opposite effects preventing the G2/M arrest and profibrotic changes. In vivo experiments in the UUO model revealed similar antifibrotic results following intraperitoneal administration of PIF-α(2.2 mg/kg). Using gain-of-function, loss-of-function, and luciferase assays, we further identified an HRE3 region on the p53 promoter as the HIF-lα-binding site. The HIF-la-HRE3 binding resulted in a sharp transcriptional activation of p53. Collectively, we show the presence of a hypoxia-activated, p53-responsive profibrogenic pathway in the kidney. During hypoxia, p53 upregulation induced by HIF-la suppresses cell cycle progression, leading to the accumulation of G2/M cells, and activates profibrotic TGF-β and CTGF-mediated signaling pathways, causing extracellular matrix production and renal fibrosis.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U180220167)the Beijing Swine Innovation Team of Modern Agriculture Industry Technological System。
文摘With sustainable development of biotechnology,increasing attention has been placed on utilization of solid-state fermented feed(SFF).Solid-state fermented feed has been a candidate strategy to alleviate the contradiction between supply and demand of feed resources,ensure food hygiene safety,promoting energy conservation,and emission reduction.In production of SFF,a variety of organic acids,enzymes,vitamins,peptides,and other unknown growth factors are produced,which could affect performance of animals.Solid-state fermented feed produced by different fermentation techniques has great instability on different physiological stages of different animals,which hinders the application and standardized production of SFF.Herein,we summarize the current advances in the role of the characteristics of SFF prepared by different manufacturing technique and its research progress in animal experiments on growth performance,gastrointestinal ecology,and immune system,so as to provide references for further acquiring a relatively perfect set of SFF production and evaluation systems.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.30872898,81371116the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing,No.7132173
文摘Microspheres containing nerve growth factor for sustained release were prepared by a compound method, and implanted into chitosan conduits to repair 10-mm defects on the right buccal branches of the facial nerve in rabbits. In addition, chitosan conduits combined with nerve growth factor or normal saline, as well as autologous nerve, were used as controls. At 90 days post-surgery, the muscular atrophy on the right upper lip was more evident in the nerve growth factor and normal sa- line groups than in the nerve growth factor-microspheres and autologous nerve groups. Electro- physiological analysis revealed that the nerve conduction velocity and amplitude were significantly higher in the nerve growth factor-microspheres and autologous nerve groups than in the nerve growth factor and normal saline groups. Moreover, histological observation illustrated that the di- ameter, number, alignment and myelin sheath thickness of myelinated nerves derived from rabbits were higher in the nerve growth factor-microspheres and autologous nerve groups than in the nerve growth factor and normal saline groups. These findings indicate that chitosan nerve conduits com- bined with microspheres for sustained release of nerve growth factor can significantly improve facial nerve defect repair in rabbits.
基金National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFA0207002)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21906052,U2067215)Beijing Outstanding Young Scientist Program.
文摘Biochar shows significant potential to serve as a globally applicable material to remediate water and soil owing to the extensive availability of feedstocks and conducive physio-chemical surface characteristics.This review aims to highlight biochar production technologies,characteristics of biochar,and the latest advancements in immobilizing and eliminating heavy metal ions and organic pollutants in soil and water.Pyrolysis temperature,heat transfer rate,residence time,and type of feedstock are critical influential parameters.Biochar’s efficacy in managing contaminants relies on the pore size distribution,surface groups,and ion-exchange capacity.The molecular composition and physical architecture of biochar may be crucial when practically applied to water and soil.In general,biochar produced at relatively high pyrolysis temperatures can effectively manage organic pollutants via increasing surface area,hydrophobicity and microporosity.Biochar generated at lower temperatures is deemed to be more suitable for removing polar organic and inorganic pollutants through oxygen-containing functional groups,precipitation and electrostatic attraction.This review also presents the existing obstacles and future research direction related to biochar-based materials in immobilizing organic contaminants and heavy metal ions in effluents and soil.
文摘Degradation of the Indigo Carmine(IC) by the bipolar pulsed DBD in water-air mixture was studied. Effects of various parameters such as gas flow rate, solution conductivity, pulse repetitive rate and ect., on color removal efficiency of dying wastewater were investigated. Concentrations of gas phase O 3 and aqueous phase H 2O 2 under various conditions were measured. Experimental results showed that air bubbling facilitates the breakdown of water and promotes generation of chemically active species. Color removal efficiency of IC solution can be greatly improved by the air aeration under various solution conductivities. Decolorization efficiency increases with the increase of the gas flow rate, and decreases with the increase of the initial solution conductivity. A higher pulse repetitive rate and a larger pulse capacitor C\-p are favorable for the decolorization process. Ozone and hydrogen peroxide formed decreases with the increase of initial solution conductivity. In addition, preliminary analysis of the decolorization mechanisms is given.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21991123 and 52073049)the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(20ZR1402500 and 18ZR1401900)+5 种基金Shanghai Rising-Star Program(20520741000)Belt&Road Young Scientist Exchanges Project of Science and Technology Commission Foundation of Shanghai(20520741000)the Shanghai Belt and Road Joint Laboratory of Advanced Fiber and Low-dimension Materials(Donghua University)(18520750400)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2232021G-02)DHU Distinguished Young Professor Program(LZA2019001)the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai(17DZ2260100).
文摘Ionogels with high transparency,stretchability and self-healing capability show great potential for wearable electronics.Here,a kind of highly transparent,stretchable and self-healable ionogels are designed using double physical cross-linking including hydrogen bonding and dipole–dipole interaction.Owing to the dynamic and reversible nature of the ion–dipole interaction and hydrogen bonds of polymeric chains,the ionogel possesses good self-healing capability.The multifunctional sensors for strain and temperature are fabricated based on ionogel.The ionogel can serve as strain sensor that exhibited high sensitivity[gauge factor(GF)=3.06]and durability(1000 cycles)to a wide range of strains(0–300%).Meanwhile,the ionogel shows rapid response to temperature,due to the temperature dependence of its ionic conductivity.Furthermore,the ionogel fbers with excellent antifreezing(−20°C)capability are fabricated,and the fbers show the good sensing performance to human motions and temperature.Importantly,the antifreezing ionogel-based triboelectric nanogenerator(ITENG)is assembled for efcient energy harvesting.The ITENG shows a short circuit current(ISC)of 6.1μA,open circuit voltage(VOC)of 115 V,and instantaneous peak power density of 334 mW m−2.This work provides a new strategy to design ionogels for the advancement of wearable electronics.
文摘Drag reduction characteristics of supercavitating body of revolution was researched numerically with a bubble two-phase flow model embodied in commercial CFD code Fluent 6.0.The work included the effects of body shape on drag coefficient and supercavity sizes; supercavity control; drag coefficient Cd as a function of cavitation number; and the effect of the ratio of length L to diameter D on drag reduction rate. Research on drag reduction mechanism of supercavitation shows that supercavitation can reduce not only the friction drag coefficient but also the pressure drag coefficient. There may be a best combination among body shape, the ratio L/D, cavitation number, engineering feasibility and so on, which makes the drag reduction ratehighest.
基金financial support from China Scholarship Council(CSC)under the Grant CSC No.201406460041financial support from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada(NSERC 402318)+4 种基金the Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvéen Santéet en Sécuritédu Travail(IRSST 2013-0029)Fonds de Recherche du Québec-Nature et Technologies(FRQNT 2015-MI-191676)the industrial partners of Research Institute on Mines and Environment(RIME UQAT-Polytechnique)The financial support from the National Science and Technology Support Program of China(No.2013BAB02B02)the Scientific Research Fund of Beijing General Research Institute of Mining and Metallurgy of China(No.YJ201507)
文摘Mitchell's solution is commonly used to determine the required strength of vertically exposed cemented backfill in mines. Developed for drained backfill, Mitchell model assumed a zero friction angle for the backfill. Physical model tests were performed. Good agreements were obtained between the required strengths predicted by the analytical solution and experimental results. However, it is well-known that zero friction angle can only be possible in terms of total stresses when geomaterials are submitted to unconsolidated and undrained conditions. A revisit to Mitchell's physical model tests reveals that both the laboratory tests performed for obtaining the shear strength parameters of the cemented backfill and the box stability tests were conducted under a condition close to undrained condition. This explains well the good agreement between Mitchell's solution and experimental results. Good agreements are equally obtained between Mitchell's experimental results and FLAC3 D numerical modeling of shortterm stability analyses of exposed cemented backfill.
基金the National Key Basic Research Project (no. 2015CB150205)Natural Science Foundation of China,China (no. 31671597,31370313,31670283)+1 种基金Sino-German Science Center for Research Promotion,China (GZ 1099)Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production,China,and the Singapore National Research Foundation Investigatorship Program,Singapore (NRF-NRFI2016-02).
文摘Rapeseed (Brassica napus),an important oilseed crop,has adapted to diverse climate zones and latitudes by forming three main ecotype groups,namely winter,semiwinter,and spring types. However,genetic variations underlying the divergence of these ecotypes are largely unknown. Here,we report the global pattern of genetic polymorphisms in rapeseed determined by resequencing a worldwide collection of 991 germplasm accessions.A total of 5.56 and 5.53 million singlenucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)as Well as 1.86 and 1.92 million InDels were identified by mapping reads to the reference genomes of "Darmor-bzh"and "Tapidor,"respectively.We generated a map of allelic drift paths that shows splits and mixtures of the main populations,and revealed an asymmetric evolution of the two subgenomes of B.napus by calculating the genetic diversity and linkage disequilibrium parameters.Selective-sweep analysis revealed genetic changes in genes orthologous to those regulating various aspects of plant development and response to stresses.A genome-wide association study identified SNPs in the promoter regions of FLOWERING LOCUS T and FLOWERING LOCUS C orthologs that corresponded to the different rapeseed ecotype groups. Our study provides important insights into the genomic footprints of rapeseed evolution and flowering-time divergence among three ecotype groups,and will facilitate screening of molecular markers for accelerating rapeseed breeding.
基金This work was supported by the Science and Technology Innovation programme of Shenzhen Science and Technology Commission(grant number:JCYJ20151030151431727)Shenzhen Health and Population Family Planning Commission(grant number:SZLY2017012)Shenzhen Development and Reform Commission’s Stroke Screening and Prevention Public Service Platform improving programme.
文摘Prehospital delay is one of the major causes of low rate of intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator(rt-PA)thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke in China.Regional emergency systems have been proven a successful approach to improve access to thrombolysis.Shenzhen is a high population density city with great geographical disparity of healthcare resources,leading to limited access to rt-PA thrombolysis for most patients with acute ischaemic stroke.To improve rapid access to rt-PA thrombolysis in Shenzhen,a Shenzhen stroke emergency map was implemented by Shenzhen healthcare administrations.This map comprised certification of qualified local hospitals,identification of patients with stroke,acute stroke transport protocol and maintenance of the map.We conducted a retrospective observational study to compare consecutive patients with acute stroke arriving at qualified local hospitals before and after implementation of the Shenzhen stroke emergency map.After implementation of the map,the rate of patients receiving rt-PA thrombolysis increased from 8.3%to 9.7%(p=0.003),and the rate of patients treated with endovascular thrombectomy increased from 0.9%to 1.6%(p<0.001).Sixteen of 20 hospitals have an increase in the number of patients with stroke treated with rt-PA thrombolysis.The median time between receipt of the call and arrival on the scene reduced significantly(17.0 min vs 9.0 min,p<0.001).In Shenzhen Second People's Hospital,the median onset-to-needle time and door-to-needle time were reduced(175.5 min vs 149.5 min,p=0.039;71.5 min vs 51.5 min,p<0.001).No statistically significant differences were found in the proportion of rt-PA-treated patients within various geographical distances.Currently,there are more than 40 cities in China implementing a stroke emergency map.The Shenzhen stroke emergency map improves access to rt-PA thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke,and the novel model has been expanded to multiple areas in China.Future efforts should be conducted to optimise the stroke emergency map.
文摘On October 10,2020,3 cases of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)were detected via routine preadmission nucleic acid screening of inpatients and their visitors at Qingdao Central Hospital.The 3 cases were all related to the Qingdao Chest Hospital.An additional 9 cases were discovered and confirmed through tracing and testing contacts of the 3 initial cases.Viral isolates from all 12 cases were found to have high degrees of genetic homology with the viral isolate from a dockworker at Qingdao Port,referred to as Patient A in this report.A joint investigation team was formed to determine the source of infection and the scale of the outbreak,and to prevent further spread of the virus.
