The Soft X-ray Imager(SXI)is part of the scientific payload of the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer(SMILE)mission.SMILE is a joint science mission between the European Space Agency(ESA)and the Chinese...The Soft X-ray Imager(SXI)is part of the scientific payload of the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer(SMILE)mission.SMILE is a joint science mission between the European Space Agency(ESA)and the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)and is due for launch in 2025.SXI is a compact X-ray telescope with a wide field-of-view(FOV)capable of encompassing large portions of Earth’s magnetosphere from the vantage point of the SMILE orbit.SXI is sensitive to the soft X-rays produced by the Solar Wind Charge eXchange(SWCX)process produced when heavy ions of solar wind origin interact with neutral particles in Earth’s exosphere.SWCX provides a mechanism for boundary detection within the magnetosphere,such as the position of Earth’s magnetopause,because the solar wind heavy ions have a very low density in regions of closed magnetic field lines.The sensitivity of the SXI is such that it can potentially track movements of the magnetopause on timescales of a few minutes and the orbit of SMILE will enable such movements to be tracked for segments lasting many hours.SXI is led by the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom(UK)with collaborating organisations on hardware,software and science support within the UK,Europe,China and the United States.展开更多
In a conventional flat plate solar cell under direct sunlight,light is received from the solar disk,but is re-emitted isotropically.This isotropic emission corresponds to a significant entropy increase in the solar ce...In a conventional flat plate solar cell under direct sunlight,light is received from the solar disk,but is re-emitted isotropically.This isotropic emission corresponds to a significant entropy increase in the solar cell,with a corresponding drop in efficiency.Here,using a detailed balance model,we show that limiting the emission angle of a high-quality GaAs solar cell is a feasible route to achieving power conversion efficiencies above 38%with a single junction.The highest efficiencies are predicted for a thin,light trapping cell with an ideal back reflector,though the scheme is robust to a non-ideal back reflector.Comparison with a conventional planar cell geometry illustrates that limiting emission angle in a light trapping geometry not only allows for much thinner cells,but also for significantly higher overall efficiencies with an excellent rear reflector.Finally,we present ray-tracing and detailed balance analysis of two angular coupler designs,show that significant efficiency improvements are possible with these couplers,and demonstrate initial fabrication of one coupler design.展开更多
In addition to their value as cereal grains, wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and triticale (× Triticosecale Wittmack) are important cool-season annual forages and cover crops. Yearling steer (Bos taurus) performance...In addition to their value as cereal grains, wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and triticale (× Triticosecale Wittmack) are important cool-season annual forages and cover crops. Yearling steer (Bos taurus) performance was compared in the spring following autumn establishment as for age cover crops after soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] grain harvest. Replicated pastures (0.4 ha) were no-till seeded in three consecutive years into soybean stubble in autumn, fertilized, and grazed the following spring near Ithaca, NE, USA. Each pasture (n = 3) was continuously stocked in spring with four yearling steers (380 ± 38 kg) for 17, 32, and 28 d in 2005, 2006, and 2007, respectively. In 2005, average daily gain (ADG) for steers grazing triticale exceeded the ADG for wheat by 0.31 kghd<sup>-1</sup>d<sup>-1</sup>. In 2006, wheat ADG exceeded that for triticale by 0.12 kghd<sup>-1</sup>d<sup>-1</sup>. In 2007, steers grazing wheat lost weight, while steers grazing triticale gained 0.20 kghd<sup>-1</sup>d<sup>-1</sup>. Based on the 3-year average animal gains valued at $1.32 kg<sup>-1</sup>, mean net return ($ ha<sup>-1</sup> yr<sup>-1</sup>) was $62.15 for triticale and $22.55 for wheat. Since these grazed cover crops provide ecosystem services in addition to forage, grazing could be viewed as a mechanism for recovering costs and adds additional value to the system. Based on this 3-year grazing trial, triticale was superior to wheat and likely will provide the most stable beef yearling performance across years with variable weather for the western Cornbelt USA.展开更多
The ESA and CAS SMILE mission orbit is highly elliptical and will pass through multiple radiation environments.The Soft X-ray Imager(SXI)instrument aboard has a radiation shutter door designed to close when the surrou...The ESA and CAS SMILE mission orbit is highly elliptical and will pass through multiple radiation environments.The Soft X-ray Imager(SXI)instrument aboard has a radiation shutter door designed to close when the surrounding radiation flux is high.The shutter door will close when passing below an altitude threshold to protect against trapped particles in the Earth’s Van Allen Belts.Therefore,two radiation environments can be approximated based on the shutter door position:open and closed.The instrument background for the CCDs(Charge-Coupled Devices)that form the focal plane array of the SXI were evaluated for the two environments.Due to the correlation of the space environment with the solar cycle,the solar minima and maxima,the background was also evaluated at these two extremes.The results demonstrated that the highest instrument background will occur during solar minima due to the main contributing source being Galactic Cosmic Rays(GCRs).It was also found that the open background was highest for solar minima and that the closed background was highest during solar maxima.This is due to the radiation shutter door acting as a scattering centre and the changes in the energy flux distribution of the GCRs between the two solar extremes.展开更多
Throughout the SMILE mission the satellite will be bombarded by radiation which gradually damages the focal plane devices and degrades their performance.In order to understand the changes of the CCD370s within the sof...Throughout the SMILE mission the satellite will be bombarded by radiation which gradually damages the focal plane devices and degrades their performance.In order to understand the changes of the CCD370s within the soft X-ray Imager,an initial characterisation of the devices has been carried out to give a baseline performance level.Three CCDs have been characterised,the two flight devices and the flight spa re.This has been carried out at the Open University in a bespo ke cleanroom measure ment facility.The results show that there is a cluster of bright pixels in the flight spa re which increases in size with tempe rature.However at the nominal ope rating tempe rature(-120℃) it is within the procure ment specifications.Overall,the devices meet the specifications when ope rating at -120℃ in 6 × 6 binned frame transfer science mode.The se rial charge transfer inefficiency degrades with temperature in full frame mode.However any charge losses are recovered when binning/frame transfer is implemented.展开更多
Background and purpose Recombinant human TNK tissue-type plasminogen activator(rhTNK-tPA)was not inferior to alteplase for ischaemic stroke within 4.5hours.Our study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of rhT...Background and purpose Recombinant human TNK tissue-type plasminogen activator(rhTNK-tPA)was not inferior to alteplase for ischaemic stroke within 4.5hours.Our study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of rhTNK-tPA in patients who had an ischaemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion(LVO)of anterior circulation beyond 4.5hours.Methods and design Tenecteplase Reperfusion Therapy in Acute Ischaemic Cerebrovascular Events-III(TRACE III)is a multicentre,prospective,randomised,open-label,blind endpoint,controlled clinical trial.Patients who had an ischaemic stroke due to anterior circulation LVO(internal carotid artery,middle cerebral artery M1 and M2 segments)within 4.5–24hours from last known well(including wake-up stroke and no witness stroke)and with salvageable tissue(ischaemic core volume<70mL,mismatch ratio≥1.8 and mismatch volume≥15mL)based on CT perfusion or MRI perfusion-weighted imaging(PWI)were included and randomised to rhTNK-tPA 0.25mg/kg(single bolus)to a maximum of 25mg or standard medical therapy.Specially,we will exclude patients who are intended for direct thrombectomy.All will be followed up for 90 days.Study outcomes Primary efficacy outcome is modified Rankin Scale(mRS)score≤1 at 90 days.Secondary efficacy outcomes include ordinal distribution of mRS at 90 days,major neurological improvement defined by a decrease≥8 points compared with the initial deficit or a score≤1 on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale(NIHSS)at 72 hours,mRS score≤2 at 90 days,the rate of improvement on Tmax>6s at 24 hours and NIHSS score change from baseline at 7days.Safety outcomes are symptomatic intracerebral haemorrhage within 36 hours and mortality at 90 days.Discussion TRACE III will provide evidence for the efficacy and safety of rhTNK-tPA in patients who had an ischaemic strokes due to anterior circulation LVO beyond 4.5hours.Trial registration number NCT05141305.展开更多
Polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS)is a dominant material in the fabrication of microfluidic devices to generate water-in-oil droplets,particularly lipid-stabilized droplets,because of its highly hydrophobic nature.However,its...Polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS)is a dominant material in the fabrication of microfluidic devices to generate water-in-oil droplets,particularly lipid-stabilized droplets,because of its highly hydrophobic nature.However,its key property of hydrophobicity has hindered its use in the microfluidic generation of oil-in-water droplets,which requires channels to have hydrophilic surface properties.In this article,we developed,optimized,and characterized a method to produce PDMS with a hydrophilic surface via the deposition of polyvinyl alcohol following plasma treatment and demonstrated its suitability for droplet generation.The proposed method is simple,quick,effective,and low cost and is versatile with respect to surfactants,with droplets being successfully generated using both anionic surfactants and more biologically relevant phospholipids.This method also allows the device to be selectively patterned with both hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions,leading to the generation of double emulsions and inverted double emulsions.展开更多
2008年5月12日,灾难性的汶川7.9级大地震袭击了青藏高原东缘,造成四川盆地西部多个大城市房屋倒塌和大量人员伤亡。如此大的地震之后,地壳应力的重新调整通常会导致破坏性地震发生(Steinet al,1997;Stein,1999;McCloskey et al,2005;Par...2008年5月12日,灾难性的汶川7.9级大地震袭击了青藏高原东缘,造成四川盆地西部多个大城市房屋倒塌和大量人员伤亡。如此大的地震之后,地壳应力的重新调整通常会导致破坏性地震发生(Steinet al,1997;Stein,1999;McCloskey et al,2005;Parsonset al,2000;Parsons,2002)。5月12日地震的主震造成龙门山和四川盆地连接处最大位错量达9m,说明复杂的走滑和逆冲运动(Ji and Hayes,2008)为该地区的特征(Burchfiel et al,1995;Densmore et al,2007)。四川盆地及其周边也有其他活跃的走滑和逆冲断层相互交错。本文利用地震断层模型计算了由2008年5月12日汶川地震引起的同震应力变化,结果显示很多地区应力显著增加。快速给出这种应力变化图像有助于确定未来可能发生强余震的断层段。展开更多
In 1987,NASA sponsored an international workshop that inspired the Directory Interchange Format or DIF–a metadata format to enable“catalog interoperability”.The DIF formed the basis of the International Directory N...In 1987,NASA sponsored an international workshop that inspired the Directory Interchange Format or DIF–a metadata format to enable“catalog interoperability”.The DIF formed the basis of the International Directory Network(IDN)and the Global Change Master Directory(GCMD)and included a set of science keywords.The primary intent was to catalog NASA Earth science and related data,but the keywords have been implemented in many different systems and adopted in varying ways by many different organizations around the world.This review provides an ethnographic examination of how the keywords have evolved and been managed and how they have been adopted over the last 35 years.It illustrates how semantic approaches have evolved over time and provides insights on how standards and associated processes can be sustained and adaptable.Ongoing institutional commitment is essential,but so is transparency and technical flexibility.Understanding and empowering the different roles involved in standards creation,maintenance,and use of standards as well as the services that standards enable is also critical.It is apparent that semantic representations need to be mindful of different contexts and carefully define verbs as well as nouns and categories.Understanding and representing relationships is central to interdisciplinary interoperability.展开更多
Primary cilia are microtubule-based cell organelles important for cellular communication. Since they are involved in the regulation of numerous signalling pathways, defects in cilia development or function are associa...Primary cilia are microtubule-based cell organelles important for cellular communication. Since they are involved in the regulation of numerous signalling pathways, defects in cilia development or function are associated with genetic disorders, collectively called ciliopathies. Besides their ciliary functions, recent research has shown that several ciliary proteins are involved in the coordination of the actin cytoskeleton. Although ciliary and actin phenotypes are related, the exact nature of their interconnection remains incompletely understood. Here, we show that the protein BBS6, associated with the ciliopathy Bardet–Biedl syndrome, cooperates with the actin-bundling protein Fascin-1 in regulating filopodia and ciliary signalling. We found that loss of Bbs6 affects filopodia length potentially via attenuated interaction with Fascin-1. Conversely, loss of Fascin-1 leads to a ciliary phenotype, subsequently affecting ciliary Wnt signalling, possibly in collaboration with BBS6. Our data shed light on how ciliary proteins are involved in actin regulations and provide new insight into the involvement of the actin regulator Fascin-1 in ciliogenesis and cilia-associated signalling. Advancing our knowledge of the complex regulations between primary cilia and actin dynamics is important to understand the pathogenic consequences of ciliopathies.展开更多
Tourniquets are commonly used in penile surgery to achieve a bloodless operating field or produce artificial erections intraoperatively. Several techniques have been described, but there is a paucity of data and a lac...Tourniquets are commonly used in penile surgery to achieve a bloodless operating field or produce artificial erections intraoperatively. Several techniques have been described, but there is a paucity of data and a lack of guidelines to direct their safe use. In penile surgery, it is the local rather than systemic effects of tourniquet use that are the main concern. Tourniquet time should be kept to a minimum, as the limited data available suggests that reperfusion injury can occur even after short periods of ischaemia. High risk groups such as diabetics and arteriopaths are at particular risk. Further studies are needed to determine safe tourniquet times and pressures.展开更多
Acute myeloid leukaemia(AML)patients harbouring certain chromosome abnormalities have particularly adverse prognosis.For these patients,targeted therapies have not yet made a significant clinical impact.To understand ...Acute myeloid leukaemia(AML)patients harbouring certain chromosome abnormalities have particularly adverse prognosis.For these patients,targeted therapies have not yet made a significant clinical impact.To understand the molecular landscape of poor prognosis AML we profiled 74 patients from two different centres(in UK and Finland)at the proteomic,phosphoproteomic and drug response phenotypic levels.These data were complemented with transcriptomics analysis for 39 cases.Data integration highlighted a phosphoproteomics signature that define two biologically distinct groups of KMT2A rearranged leukaemia,which we term MLLGA and MLLGB.MLLGA presented increased DOT1L phosphorylation,HOXA gene expression,CDK1 activity and phosphorylation of proteins involved in RNA metabolism,replication and DNA damage when compared to MLLGB and no KMT2A rearranged samples.MLLGA was particularly sensitive to 15 compounds including genotoxic drugs and inhibitors of mitotic kinases and inosine-5-monosphosphate dehydrogenase(IMPDH)relative to other cases.Intermediate-risk KMT2A-MLLT3 cases were mainly represented in a third group closer to MLLGA than to MLLGB.The expression of IMPDH2 and multiple nucleolar proteins was higher in MLLGA and correlated with the response to IMPDH inhibition in KMT2A rearranged leukaemia,suggesting a role of the nucleolar activity in sensitivity to treatment.In summary,our multilayer molecular profiling of AML with poor prognosis and KMT2A-MLLT3 karyotypes identified a phosphoproteomics signature that defines two biologically and phenotypically distinct groups of KMT2A rearranged leukaemia.These data provide a rationale for the potential development of specific therapies for AML patients characterised by the MLLGA phosphoproteomics signature identified in this study.展开更多
A crucial step in creating cutting-edge soft magnetic alloys is the nanocrystallization of Fe-based amorphous alloys.However,it is unclear how the thermal history affects the nanocrystallization.In this work,high-prec...A crucial step in creating cutting-edge soft magnetic alloys is the nanocrystallization of Fe-based amorphous alloys.However,it is unclear how the thermal history affects the nanocrystallization.In this work,high-precision nanocalorimetry and in-situ hightemperature transmission electron microscopy are used to systematically examine how the pre-annealing relaxation process affects the nanocrystallization of Fe-based amorphous alloys.We discover that the glass with more thermal energy storage will crystallize into superb nanocrystalline structures with exceptionally advanced soft magnetism.The soft magnetic properties of Fe-B nanocrystalline alloys can be improved by increasing the relaxation temperature.This finding provides solid and clear evidence for the influences of thermal history on crystallization behavior for Fe-based amorphous alloys,which is helpful for designing advanced soft magnetic nanocrystalline alloys.展开更多
Background The rate of intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke remains low in China.We investigated whether the implementation of a citywide Acute Stroke Care Map(ASCaM)is associated with an improvement of...Background The rate of intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke remains low in China.We investigated whether the implementation of a citywide Acute Stroke Care Map(ASCaM)is associated with an improvement of acute stroke care quality in a Chinese urban area.Methods The ASCaM comprises 10 improvement strategies and has been implemented through a network consisting of 20 tertiary hospitals.We identified 7827 patients with ischaemic stroke admitted from April to October 2017,and 506 patients underwent thrombolysis were finally included for analysis.Results Compared with‘pre-ASCaM period’,we observed an increased rate of administration of tissue plasminogen activator within 4.5 hours(65.4% vs 54.5%;adjusted OR,1.724;95% CI 1.21 to 2.45;p=0.003)during‘ASCaM period’.In multivariate analysis models,‘ASCaM period’was associated with a significant reduction in onset-to door time(114.1±55.7 vs 135.7±58.4 min,p=0.0002)and onset-to needle time(ONT)(169.2±58.1 vs 195.6±59.3 min,p<0.0001).Yet no change was found in door-to needle time.Clinical outcomes such as symptomatic intracranial haemorrhage,favourable functional outcome(modified Rankin Scale≤2)and in-hospital mortality remained unchanged.Conclusion The implementation of ASCaM was significantly associated with increased rates of intravenous thrombolysis and shorter ONT.The ASCaM may,in proof-of principle,serve as a model to reduce treatment delay and increase thrombolysis rates in Chinese urban areas and possibly other highly populated Asian regions.展开更多
BACKGROUND Chronic kidney disease is associated with angiodysplasia of gastrointestinal tract leading to increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding.AIM To determine the nationwide prevalence,trends,predictors and res...BACKGROUND Chronic kidney disease is associated with angiodysplasia of gastrointestinal tract leading to increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding.AIM To determine the nationwide prevalence,trends,predictors and resource utilization of angiodysplasia-associated gastrointestinal bleeding in end-stage renal disease hospitalizations.METHODS The Nationwide Inpatient Sample database from 2009 to 2014,was utilized to conduct a retrospective study on patients with angiodysplasia associatedgastrointestinal bleeding and end-stage renal disease.Hospitalizations with endstage renal disease were included in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database and a subset of hospitalizations with end-stage renal disease and angiodysplasiaassociated gastrointestinal bleeding were identified with International Classification of Diseases,9th revision,Clinical Modification codes for both endstage renal disease(585.6)and angiodysplasia(569.85,537.83).RESULTS The prevalence of angiodysplasia-associated gastrointestinal bleeding was 0.45%(n=24709)among all end-stage renal disease patients(n=5505252)that were hospitalized.Multivariate analysis indicated that the following were significant factors associated with higher odds of angiodysplasia associated-gastrointestinal bleeding in end-stage renal disease patients:an increasing trend from 2009-2014(P<0.01),increasing age(P<0.0001);African American race(P=0.0206);increasing Charlson-Deyo Comorbidity Index(P<0.01);hypertension(P<0.0001);and tobacco use(P<0.0001).Diabetes mellitus(P<0.0001)was associated with lower odds of angiodysplasia associated-gastrointestinal bleeding in end-stage renal disease patients.In comparison with urban teaching hospitals,rural and urban nonteaching hospitals were associated with decreased odds of angiodysplasia associated-gastrointestinal hemorrhage.CONCLUSION Angiodysplasia-associated gastrointestinal bleeding in end-stage renal disease patients showed an increasing trend from 2009-2014.Advanced age,African American race,overall high comorbidities,hypertension and展开更多
This paper primarily focuses on the development of the International Lubricant Standardization & Approval Committee (ILSAC) GF-5 passenger car engine oil category in North America and Japan including key technical...This paper primarily focuses on the development of the International Lubricant Standardization & Approval Committee (ILSAC) GF-5 passenger car engine oil category in North America and Japan including key technical performance requirements. New ILSAC GF-5 is scheduled to be introduced during the 3rd quarter of 2010 and will supersede ILSAC GF-4 and previous categories. It will also be backward compatible and will provide improved performance relative to GF-4 in many respects. At the same time, when GF-5 is introduced, it is anticipated that API SN will also be introduced as a new performance category to supersede the current category, API SM.展开更多
基金funding and support from the United Kingdom Space Agency(UKSA)the European Space Agency(ESA)+5 种基金funded and supported through the ESA PRODEX schemefunded through PRODEX PEA 4000123238the Research Council of Norway grant 223252funded by Spanish MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 grant PID2019-107061GB-C61funding and support from the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)funding and support from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)。
文摘The Soft X-ray Imager(SXI)is part of the scientific payload of the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer(SMILE)mission.SMILE is a joint science mission between the European Space Agency(ESA)and the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)and is due for launch in 2025.SXI is a compact X-ray telescope with a wide field-of-view(FOV)capable of encompassing large portions of Earth’s magnetosphere from the vantage point of the SMILE orbit.SXI is sensitive to the soft X-rays produced by the Solar Wind Charge eXchange(SWCX)process produced when heavy ions of solar wind origin interact with neutral particles in Earth’s exosphere.SWCX provides a mechanism for boundary detection within the magnetosphere,such as the position of Earth’s magnetopause,because the solar wind heavy ions have a very low density in regions of closed magnetic field lines.The sensitivity of the SXI is such that it can potentially track movements of the magnetopause on timescales of a few minutes and the orbit of SMILE will enable such movements to be tracked for segments lasting many hours.SXI is led by the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom(UK)with collaborating organisations on hardware,software and science support within the UK,Europe,China and the United States.
基金Thanks to D Callahan,M Sheldon and J van de Groep for insightful discussions and advice on the manuscript.The authors also found advice from O Miller on handling non-radiative recombination,R Briggs on mode structure calculations,J Zipkin on numerical methods and C Eisler on internal fluorescence yield derivations extremely helpful.The authors are grateful for technical assistance from G Vollenbroek.The Caltech researchers are supported by the‘Light-Material Interactions in Energy Conversion’Energy Frontier Research Center funded by the US Department of Energy,Office of Science,Office of Basic Energy Sciences under grant DE-SC0001293(EK and HA).EK also acknowledges the support of the Resnick Sustainability Institute.Researchers of the Center for Nanophotonics at AMOLF are supported by the research program of FOM which is financially supported by NWO and by the European Research Council.
文摘In a conventional flat plate solar cell under direct sunlight,light is received from the solar disk,but is re-emitted isotropically.This isotropic emission corresponds to a significant entropy increase in the solar cell,with a corresponding drop in efficiency.Here,using a detailed balance model,we show that limiting the emission angle of a high-quality GaAs solar cell is a feasible route to achieving power conversion efficiencies above 38%with a single junction.The highest efficiencies are predicted for a thin,light trapping cell with an ideal back reflector,though the scheme is robust to a non-ideal back reflector.Comparison with a conventional planar cell geometry illustrates that limiting emission angle in a light trapping geometry not only allows for much thinner cells,but also for significantly higher overall efficiencies with an excellent rear reflector.Finally,we present ray-tracing and detailed balance analysis of two angular coupler designs,show that significant efficiency improvements are possible with these couplers,and demonstrate initial fabrication of one coupler design.
文摘In addition to their value as cereal grains, wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and triticale (× Triticosecale Wittmack) are important cool-season annual forages and cover crops. Yearling steer (Bos taurus) performance was compared in the spring following autumn establishment as for age cover crops after soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] grain harvest. Replicated pastures (0.4 ha) were no-till seeded in three consecutive years into soybean stubble in autumn, fertilized, and grazed the following spring near Ithaca, NE, USA. Each pasture (n = 3) was continuously stocked in spring with four yearling steers (380 ± 38 kg) for 17, 32, and 28 d in 2005, 2006, and 2007, respectively. In 2005, average daily gain (ADG) for steers grazing triticale exceeded the ADG for wheat by 0.31 kghd<sup>-1</sup>d<sup>-1</sup>. In 2006, wheat ADG exceeded that for triticale by 0.12 kghd<sup>-1</sup>d<sup>-1</sup>. In 2007, steers grazing wheat lost weight, while steers grazing triticale gained 0.20 kghd<sup>-1</sup>d<sup>-1</sup>. Based on the 3-year average animal gains valued at $1.32 kg<sup>-1</sup>, mean net return ($ ha<sup>-1</sup> yr<sup>-1</sup>) was $62.15 for triticale and $22.55 for wheat. Since these grazed cover crops provide ecosystem services in addition to forage, grazing could be viewed as a mechanism for recovering costs and adds additional value to the system. Based on this 3-year grazing trial, triticale was superior to wheat and likely will provide the most stable beef yearling performance across years with variable weather for the western Cornbelt USA.
文摘The ESA and CAS SMILE mission orbit is highly elliptical and will pass through multiple radiation environments.The Soft X-ray Imager(SXI)instrument aboard has a radiation shutter door designed to close when the surrounding radiation flux is high.The shutter door will close when passing below an altitude threshold to protect against trapped particles in the Earth’s Van Allen Belts.Therefore,two radiation environments can be approximated based on the shutter door position:open and closed.The instrument background for the CCDs(Charge-Coupled Devices)that form the focal plane array of the SXI were evaluated for the two environments.Due to the correlation of the space environment with the solar cycle,the solar minima and maxima,the background was also evaluated at these two extremes.The results demonstrated that the highest instrument background will occur during solar minima due to the main contributing source being Galactic Cosmic Rays(GCRs).It was also found that the open background was highest for solar minima and that the closed background was highest during solar maxima.This is due to the radiation shutter door acting as a scattering centre and the changes in the energy flux distribution of the GCRs between the two solar extremes.
文摘Throughout the SMILE mission the satellite will be bombarded by radiation which gradually damages the focal plane devices and degrades their performance.In order to understand the changes of the CCD370s within the soft X-ray Imager,an initial characterisation of the devices has been carried out to give a baseline performance level.Three CCDs have been characterised,the two flight devices and the flight spa re.This has been carried out at the Open University in a bespo ke cleanroom measure ment facility.The results show that there is a cluster of bright pixels in the flight spa re which increases in size with tempe rature.However at the nominal ope rating tempe rature(-120℃) it is within the procure ment specifications.Overall,the devices meet the specifications when ope rating at -120℃ in 6 × 6 binned frame transfer science mode.The se rial charge transfer inefficiency degrades with temperature in full frame mode.However any charge losses are recovered when binning/frame transfer is implemented.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81870905,82171272)Beijing Municipal Science&Technology Committee(Z211100003521019)Beijing Hospitals Authority(PX2022019).
文摘Background and purpose Recombinant human TNK tissue-type plasminogen activator(rhTNK-tPA)was not inferior to alteplase for ischaemic stroke within 4.5hours.Our study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of rhTNK-tPA in patients who had an ischaemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion(LVO)of anterior circulation beyond 4.5hours.Methods and design Tenecteplase Reperfusion Therapy in Acute Ischaemic Cerebrovascular Events-III(TRACE III)is a multicentre,prospective,randomised,open-label,blind endpoint,controlled clinical trial.Patients who had an ischaemic stroke due to anterior circulation LVO(internal carotid artery,middle cerebral artery M1 and M2 segments)within 4.5–24hours from last known well(including wake-up stroke and no witness stroke)and with salvageable tissue(ischaemic core volume<70mL,mismatch ratio≥1.8 and mismatch volume≥15mL)based on CT perfusion or MRI perfusion-weighted imaging(PWI)were included and randomised to rhTNK-tPA 0.25mg/kg(single bolus)to a maximum of 25mg or standard medical therapy.Specially,we will exclude patients who are intended for direct thrombectomy.All will be followed up for 90 days.Study outcomes Primary efficacy outcome is modified Rankin Scale(mRS)score≤1 at 90 days.Secondary efficacy outcomes include ordinal distribution of mRS at 90 days,major neurological improvement defined by a decrease≥8 points compared with the initial deficit or a score≤1 on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale(NIHSS)at 72 hours,mRS score≤2 at 90 days,the rate of improvement on Tmax>6s at 24 hours and NIHSS score change from baseline at 7days.Safety outcomes are symptomatic intracerebral haemorrhage within 36 hours and mortality at 90 days.Discussion TRACE III will provide evidence for the efficacy and safety of rhTNK-tPA in patients who had an ischaemic strokes due to anterior circulation LVO beyond 4.5hours.Trial registration number NCT05141305.
基金This work was supported by the EPSRC(grants EP/K038648/1 and EP/J017566/1)by an EPSRC Fellowship awarded to YE(grant EP/N016998/1).
文摘Polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS)is a dominant material in the fabrication of microfluidic devices to generate water-in-oil droplets,particularly lipid-stabilized droplets,because of its highly hydrophobic nature.However,its key property of hydrophobicity has hindered its use in the microfluidic generation of oil-in-water droplets,which requires channels to have hydrophilic surface properties.In this article,we developed,optimized,and characterized a method to produce PDMS with a hydrophilic surface via the deposition of polyvinyl alcohol following plasma treatment and demonstrated its suitability for droplet generation.The proposed method is simple,quick,effective,and low cost and is versatile with respect to surfactants,with droplets being successfully generated using both anionic surfactants and more biologically relevant phospholipids.This method also allows the device to be selectively patterned with both hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions,leading to the generation of double emulsions and inverted double emulsions.
文摘2008年5月12日,灾难性的汶川7.9级大地震袭击了青藏高原东缘,造成四川盆地西部多个大城市房屋倒塌和大量人员伤亡。如此大的地震之后,地壳应力的重新调整通常会导致破坏性地震发生(Steinet al,1997;Stein,1999;McCloskey et al,2005;Parsonset al,2000;Parsons,2002)。5月12日地震的主震造成龙门山和四川盆地连接处最大位错量达9m,说明复杂的走滑和逆冲运动(Ji and Hayes,2008)为该地区的特征(Burchfiel et al,1995;Densmore et al,2007)。四川盆地及其周边也有其他活跃的走滑和逆冲断层相互交错。本文利用地震断层模型计算了由2008年5月12日汶川地震引起的同震应力变化,结果显示很多地区应力显著增加。快速给出这种应力变化图像有助于确定未来可能发生强余震的断层段。
基金supported by NASA Grant NNM11AA01A as part of the Interagency Implementation and Advanced Concepts Team(IMPACT)program.
文摘In 1987,NASA sponsored an international workshop that inspired the Directory Interchange Format or DIF–a metadata format to enable“catalog interoperability”.The DIF formed the basis of the International Directory Network(IDN)and the Global Change Master Directory(GCMD)and included a set of science keywords.The primary intent was to catalog NASA Earth science and related data,but the keywords have been implemented in many different systems and adopted in varying ways by many different organizations around the world.This review provides an ethnographic examination of how the keywords have evolved and been managed and how they have been adopted over the last 35 years.It illustrates how semantic approaches have evolved over time and provides insights on how standards and associated processes can be sustained and adaptable.Ongoing institutional commitment is essential,but so is transparency and technical flexibility.Understanding and empowering the different roles involved in standards creation,maintenance,and use of standards as well as the services that standards enable is also critical.It is apparent that semantic representations need to be mindful of different contexts and carefully define verbs as well as nouns and categories.Understanding and representing relationships is central to interdisciplinary interoperability.
基金supported by grants from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz,Alexander von Humboldt Foundation(Sofja Kovalevskaja Award),Hanns Seidel Foundation,and Sibylle Kalkhof-Rose Foundation.This project was further funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft(DFG,German Research Foundation,GRK2526/1-Projectnr.407023052).
文摘Primary cilia are microtubule-based cell organelles important for cellular communication. Since they are involved in the regulation of numerous signalling pathways, defects in cilia development or function are associated with genetic disorders, collectively called ciliopathies. Besides their ciliary functions, recent research has shown that several ciliary proteins are involved in the coordination of the actin cytoskeleton. Although ciliary and actin phenotypes are related, the exact nature of their interconnection remains incompletely understood. Here, we show that the protein BBS6, associated with the ciliopathy Bardet–Biedl syndrome, cooperates with the actin-bundling protein Fascin-1 in regulating filopodia and ciliary signalling. We found that loss of Bbs6 affects filopodia length potentially via attenuated interaction with Fascin-1. Conversely, loss of Fascin-1 leads to a ciliary phenotype, subsequently affecting ciliary Wnt signalling, possibly in collaboration with BBS6. Our data shed light on how ciliary proteins are involved in actin regulations and provide new insight into the involvement of the actin regulator Fascin-1 in ciliogenesis and cilia-associated signalling. Advancing our knowledge of the complex regulations between primary cilia and actin dynamics is important to understand the pathogenic consequences of ciliopathies.
文摘Tourniquets are commonly used in penile surgery to achieve a bloodless operating field or produce artificial erections intraoperatively. Several techniques have been described, but there is a paucity of data and a lack of guidelines to direct their safe use. In penile surgery, it is the local rather than systemic effects of tourniquet use that are the main concern. Tourniquet time should be kept to a minimum, as the limited data available suggests that reperfusion injury can occur even after short periods of ischaemia. High risk groups such as diabetics and arteriopaths are at particular risk. Further studies are needed to determine safe tourniquet times and pressures.
基金We thank Adrian Kontor for technical help with the manipulation of AML primary samples,Sarah Mueller for managing the supply of AML primary samples,Janet Matthews for assisting with the processing of patient clinical data,Ruth Osuntola for technical assistance with the mass spectrometry experiments and the FIMM High Throughput Biomedicine Unit for their expert technical support.This work was mainly funded by Cancer Research UK(C15966/A24375)with additional contribution from Blood Cancer UK(20008).All authors have read and approved the article.
文摘Acute myeloid leukaemia(AML)patients harbouring certain chromosome abnormalities have particularly adverse prognosis.For these patients,targeted therapies have not yet made a significant clinical impact.To understand the molecular landscape of poor prognosis AML we profiled 74 patients from two different centres(in UK and Finland)at the proteomic,phosphoproteomic and drug response phenotypic levels.These data were complemented with transcriptomics analysis for 39 cases.Data integration highlighted a phosphoproteomics signature that define two biologically distinct groups of KMT2A rearranged leukaemia,which we term MLLGA and MLLGB.MLLGA presented increased DOT1L phosphorylation,HOXA gene expression,CDK1 activity and phosphorylation of proteins involved in RNA metabolism,replication and DNA damage when compared to MLLGB and no KMT2A rearranged samples.MLLGA was particularly sensitive to 15 compounds including genotoxic drugs and inhibitors of mitotic kinases and inosine-5-monosphosphate dehydrogenase(IMPDH)relative to other cases.Intermediate-risk KMT2A-MLLT3 cases were mainly represented in a third group closer to MLLGA than to MLLGB.The expression of IMPDH2 and multiple nucleolar proteins was higher in MLLGA and correlated with the response to IMPDH inhibition in KMT2A rearranged leukaemia,suggesting a role of the nucleolar activity in sensitivity to treatment.In summary,our multilayer molecular profiling of AML with poor prognosis and KMT2A-MLLT3 karyotypes identified a phosphoproteomics signature that defines two biologically and phenotypically distinct groups of KMT2A rearranged leukaemia.These data provide a rationale for the potential development of specific therapies for AML patients characterised by the MLLGA phosphoproteomics signature identified in this study.
基金supported by the“Pioneer and Leading Goose”R&D Program of Zhejiang(Grant No.2022C01023)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52101205,92163108,51922102,52001319,and 51971239)+1 种基金Hunan Key Laboratory of Design and Manufacture of Electromagnetic Equipment under the Open Foundation(Grant No.DC202005)Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.LGF22E010002).
文摘A crucial step in creating cutting-edge soft magnetic alloys is the nanocrystallization of Fe-based amorphous alloys.However,it is unclear how the thermal history affects the nanocrystallization.In this work,high-precision nanocalorimetry and in-situ hightemperature transmission electron microscopy are used to systematically examine how the pre-annealing relaxation process affects the nanocrystallization of Fe-based amorphous alloys.We discover that the glass with more thermal energy storage will crystallize into superb nanocrystalline structures with exceptionally advanced soft magnetism.The soft magnetic properties of Fe-B nanocrystalline alloys can be improved by increasing the relaxation temperature.This finding provides solid and clear evidence for the influences of thermal history on crystallization behavior for Fe-based amorphous alloys,which is helpful for designing advanced soft magnetic nanocrystalline alloys.
基金supported by grants from China Cardiovascular Association(2017-CCA VG-048)Shenyang Committee of Science and Technology(18-014-4-51)to Dr YS.
文摘Background The rate of intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke remains low in China.We investigated whether the implementation of a citywide Acute Stroke Care Map(ASCaM)is associated with an improvement of acute stroke care quality in a Chinese urban area.Methods The ASCaM comprises 10 improvement strategies and has been implemented through a network consisting of 20 tertiary hospitals.We identified 7827 patients with ischaemic stroke admitted from April to October 2017,and 506 patients underwent thrombolysis were finally included for analysis.Results Compared with‘pre-ASCaM period’,we observed an increased rate of administration of tissue plasminogen activator within 4.5 hours(65.4% vs 54.5%;adjusted OR,1.724;95% CI 1.21 to 2.45;p=0.003)during‘ASCaM period’.In multivariate analysis models,‘ASCaM period’was associated with a significant reduction in onset-to door time(114.1±55.7 vs 135.7±58.4 min,p=0.0002)and onset-to needle time(ONT)(169.2±58.1 vs 195.6±59.3 min,p<0.0001).Yet no change was found in door-to needle time.Clinical outcomes such as symptomatic intracranial haemorrhage,favourable functional outcome(modified Rankin Scale≤2)and in-hospital mortality remained unchanged.Conclusion The implementation of ASCaM was significantly associated with increased rates of intravenous thrombolysis and shorter ONT.The ASCaM may,in proof-of principle,serve as a model to reduce treatment delay and increase thrombolysis rates in Chinese urban areas and possibly other highly populated Asian regions.
文摘BACKGROUND Chronic kidney disease is associated with angiodysplasia of gastrointestinal tract leading to increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding.AIM To determine the nationwide prevalence,trends,predictors and resource utilization of angiodysplasia-associated gastrointestinal bleeding in end-stage renal disease hospitalizations.METHODS The Nationwide Inpatient Sample database from 2009 to 2014,was utilized to conduct a retrospective study on patients with angiodysplasia associatedgastrointestinal bleeding and end-stage renal disease.Hospitalizations with endstage renal disease were included in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database and a subset of hospitalizations with end-stage renal disease and angiodysplasiaassociated gastrointestinal bleeding were identified with International Classification of Diseases,9th revision,Clinical Modification codes for both endstage renal disease(585.6)and angiodysplasia(569.85,537.83).RESULTS The prevalence of angiodysplasia-associated gastrointestinal bleeding was 0.45%(n=24709)among all end-stage renal disease patients(n=5505252)that were hospitalized.Multivariate analysis indicated that the following were significant factors associated with higher odds of angiodysplasia associated-gastrointestinal bleeding in end-stage renal disease patients:an increasing trend from 2009-2014(P<0.01),increasing age(P<0.0001);African American race(P=0.0206);increasing Charlson-Deyo Comorbidity Index(P<0.01);hypertension(P<0.0001);and tobacco use(P<0.0001).Diabetes mellitus(P<0.0001)was associated with lower odds of angiodysplasia associated-gastrointestinal bleeding in end-stage renal disease patients.In comparison with urban teaching hospitals,rural and urban nonteaching hospitals were associated with decreased odds of angiodysplasia associated-gastrointestinal hemorrhage.CONCLUSION Angiodysplasia-associated gastrointestinal bleeding in end-stage renal disease patients showed an increasing trend from 2009-2014.Advanced age,African American race,overall high comorbidities,hypertension and
文摘This paper primarily focuses on the development of the International Lubricant Standardization & Approval Committee (ILSAC) GF-5 passenger car engine oil category in North America and Japan including key technical performance requirements. New ILSAC GF-5 is scheduled to be introduced during the 3rd quarter of 2010 and will supersede ILSAC GF-4 and previous categories. It will also be backward compatible and will provide improved performance relative to GF-4 in many respects. At the same time, when GF-5 is introduced, it is anticipated that API SN will also be introduced as a new performance category to supersede the current category, API SM.
