Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION If there are s factors of which each factor has q levels in an experiment, where q>1, then the orthogonal array is often used. The number of experiments is 0(q^2) which is too large when q is compa...Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION If there are s factors of which each factor has q levels in an experiment, where q>1, then the orthogonal array is often used. The number of experiments is 0(q^2) which is too large when q is comparatively large, for example, q≥9. The number of experiments may be decreased by BIB (balanced incomplete blocks) method for the case s=2 only (cf. [1]). Hence, it is necessary to find a method of which the展开更多
Soil productivity is the ability of a soil, in its normal environment, to support plant growth and can be evaluated with respect to crop production in unfertilized soil within the agricultural ecosystem. Both soil pro...Soil productivity is the ability of a soil, in its normal environment, to support plant growth and can be evaluated with respect to crop production in unfertilized soil within the agricultural ecosystem. Both soil productivity and fertilizer applications affect crop yields. A long-term experiment with a winter wheat-summer maize rotation was established in 1989 in a field of the Fengqiu State Key Agro-Ecological Experimental Station, a region typical of the North China Plain, including seven treatments： 1） a balanced application of NPK chemical fertilizers （NPK）; 2） application of organic fertilizer （OM）; 3） application of 50% organic fertilizer and 50% NPK chemical fertilizers （1/2OMN）; 4） application of NP chemical fertilizers （NP）; 5） application of PK chemical fertilizer （PK）; 6） application of NK chemical fertilizers （NK）; and 7） unfertilized control （CK）. To investigate the effects of fertilization practices on soil productivity, further pot tests were conducted in 2007-2008 using soil samples from the different fertilization treatments of the long-term field experiment. The soil sample of each treatment of the long-term experiment was divided into three pots to grow wheat： with no fertilization （Potunf）, with balanced NPK fertilization （POtNPK）, and with the same fertilizer（s） of the long-term field experiment （Potori）. The fertilized soils of the field experiment used in all the pot tests showed a higher wheat grain yield and higher nutrient uptake levels than the unfertilized soil. Soil productivity of the treatments of the field experiment after 18 years of continuous fertilizer applications were ranked in the order of OM 〉 1/2OMN 〉 NPK 〉 NP 〉 PK 〉 NK 〉 CK. The contribution of soil productivity of the different treatments of the field experiment to the wheat grain yield of Potori was 36.0%-76.7%, with the PK and NK treatments being higher than the OM, 1/2OMN, NPK, and NP treatments since the soil in this area was deficient in N an展开更多
By analyzing the balanced cross sections and subsidence history of the Longmen Mountain thrust belt, China, we concluded that it had experienced five tectonic stages： （1） the formation stage （T3x） of the miniatur...By analyzing the balanced cross sections and subsidence history of the Longmen Mountain thrust belt, China, we concluded that it had experienced five tectonic stages： （1） the formation stage （T3x） of the miniature of Longmen Mountain, early Indosinian movement, and Anxian tectonic movement created the Longmen Mountain; （2） the stable tectonic stage （J1） where weaker tectonic movement resulted in the Longmen Mountain thrust belt being slightly uplifted and slightly subsiding the foreland basin; （3） the intense tectonic stage （J2-3）, namely the early Yanshan movement; （4） continuous tectonic movement （K-E）, namely the late Yanshan movement and early Himalayan movement; and （5） the formation of Longmen Mountain （N-Q）, namely the late Himalayan movement. During those tectonic deformation stages, the Anxian movement and Himalayan movement played important roles in the Longmen Mountain＇s formation. The Himalayan movement affected Longmen Mountain the most; the strata thrust intensively and were eroded severely. There are some klippes in the middle part of the Longmen Mountain thrust belt because a few nappes were pushed southeastward in later tectonic deformation.展开更多
Background:To evaluate the effect of three different combinations of tip designs and infusion systems in torsional phacoemulsification(INFINITI and CENTURION)in patients with cataract.According to the manufacturer,two...Background:To evaluate the effect of three different combinations of tip designs and infusion systems in torsional phacoemulsification(INFINITI and CENTURION)in patients with cataract.According to the manufacturer,two unique improvements in the Centurion are:active fluid dynamic management system and use of an intrepid balanced tip.The study specifically aimed to evaluate the beneficial effects,if any,of change in tip design and infusion system individually and in combination on both per-operative parameters as well as endothelial health over 6 months.Methods:One hundred and twenty six consenting patients of grade 4.0-6.9 senile cataract were randomized into three groups for phacoemulsification:Group A(n=42):Gravity fed infusion system and 45° Kelman miniflared ABS phaco tip;Group B(n=42):intraocular pressure(IOP)based infusion system and 45° Kelman miniflared ABS phaco tip;Group C(n=42):IOP based infusion system and 45° Intrepid balanced phaco tip.The cumulative dissipated energy(CDE),estimated fluid usage(EFU)and total aspiration time(TAT)were compared peroperatively.The endothelial parameters were followed up postoperatively for six months.Results:The three arms were matched for age(p=0.525),gender(p=0.96)and grade of cataract(p=0.177).Group C was associated with significant reductions in CDE(p=0.001),EFU(p<0.0005)as well as TAT(p=0.001)in comparison to the other groups.All three groups had comparable baseline endothelial cell density(p=0.876)and central corneal thickness(p=0.561).On post-operative evaluation,although all groups were comparable till 3 months,by 6 months,the percentage losses in endothelial cell density were significantly lower in group C as compared to the other groups.Conclusions:Use of an IOP based phacoemulsification system in association with use of the Intrepid balanced tip reduces the CDE,EFU and TAT in comparison to a gravity fed system with a mini flared tip or IOP based system with a mini flared tip while also providing better endothelial preservation thus favouring the use of an I展开更多
Combined with a digital bored photography system and in-situ statistics concerning the joints and fissures of both ore-body and surrounding rock,a 2D discrete model was constructed using UDEC.The stress field and disp...Combined with a digital bored photography system and in-situ statistics concerning the joints and fissures of both ore-body and surrounding rock,a 2D discrete model was constructed using UDEC.The stress field and displacement field changes of different sublevel stoping systems were also studied.Changes in the overlying rock strata settlement pattern has been analyzed and validated by in-situ monitoring data.The results show that:in the caving process,there exists an obvious delay and jump for the overlying rock strata displacement over time,and a stable arch can be formed in the process of caving,which leads to hidden goafs.Disturbed by the mining activity,a stress increase occurred in both the hanging wall and the foot wall,demonstrating a hump-shaped distribution pattern.From the comparison between simulation results and in-situ monitoring results,land subsidence shows a slow-development,suddenfailure,slow-development cycle pattern,which leads eventually to a stable state.This pattern validates the existence of balanced arch and hidden goafs.展开更多
Supersaturated designs are factorial designs in which the number of main effects is greater than the number of experimental runs. In this paper, a discrete discrepancy is proposed as a measure of uniformity for supers...Supersaturated designs are factorial designs in which the number of main effects is greater than the number of experimental runs. In this paper, a discrete discrepancy is proposed as a measure of uniformity for supersaturated designs, and a lower bound of this discrepancy is obtained asa benchmark of design uniformity. A construction method for uniform supersaturated designs via resolvable balanced incomplete block designs is also presented along with the investigation of properties of the resulting designs. The construction method shows a strong link between these two different kinds of designs.展开更多
Balanced acupuncture, a single-acupoint balance therapy, regulates the balance of the cerebral center, and is characterized by exerting quick effects and a short treatment course. A total of 20 low-back and leg pain p...Balanced acupuncture, a single-acupoint balance therapy, regulates the balance of the cerebral center, and is characterized by exerting quick effects and a short treatment course. A total of 20 low-back and leg pain patients with lumbar disc herniation were treated with balanced acupuncture or body acupuncture. Central mechanisms of vaded acupunctures were compared using resting-state functional MRI. Patients from both groups received functional MRI before and after acupuncture. Functional connectivity in brain regions that were strongly associated with the bilatera amygdala was analyzed utilizing AFNI software. Visual analogue scale scores were greater in the balanced acupuncture group compared with the body acupuncture group. Function of the endogenous pain regulation network was enhanced in patients in the balanced acupuncture group, but was not changed in the body acupuncture group. This result indicates that the analgesic effects of body acupuncture do not work through the central nervous system. These data suggest that balanced acupuncture exerts analgesic effects on low-back and leg pain patients with lumbar disc herniation by regulating the function of the endogenous pain regulation network.展开更多
Chinese integrative medicine （CIM） focuses on the integration of conventional medicine （biomedicine） with Chinese medicine （CM）. Although the CIM field has witnessed several advancements, the definition and clas...Chinese integrative medicine （CIM） focuses on the integration of conventional medicine （biomedicine） with Chinese medicine （CM）. Although the CIM field has witnessed several advancements, the definition and classification of CIM is not quite clear, given that an independent theory system has not yet been established in this field. Therefore, future research and studies should focus on the following objectives： （1） emphasizing CM features, （2） improving CIM positioning, and （3） establishing CIM standards. These concerted efforts will help CIM be at par with international standards and criteria. With the development of CIM, the world will embrace a new medical system providing person-cantered treatment with a balanced medicine approach.展开更多
文摘Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION If there are s factors of which each factor has q levels in an experiment, where q>1, then the orthogonal array is often used. The number of experiments is 0(q^2) which is too large when q is comparatively large, for example, q≥9. The number of experiments may be decreased by BIB (balanced incomplete blocks) method for the case s=2 only (cf. [1]). Hence, it is necessary to find a method of which the
基金supported by the Knowledge Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nos. KZCX2-YW-312 and KZCX2-YW-406-2)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 40621001)
文摘Soil productivity is the ability of a soil, in its normal environment, to support plant growth and can be evaluated with respect to crop production in unfertilized soil within the agricultural ecosystem. Both soil productivity and fertilizer applications affect crop yields. A long-term experiment with a winter wheat-summer maize rotation was established in 1989 in a field of the Fengqiu State Key Agro-Ecological Experimental Station, a region typical of the North China Plain, including seven treatments： 1） a balanced application of NPK chemical fertilizers （NPK）; 2） application of organic fertilizer （OM）; 3） application of 50% organic fertilizer and 50% NPK chemical fertilizers （1/2OMN）; 4） application of NP chemical fertilizers （NP）; 5） application of PK chemical fertilizer （PK）; 6） application of NK chemical fertilizers （NK）; and 7） unfertilized control （CK）. To investigate the effects of fertilization practices on soil productivity, further pot tests were conducted in 2007-2008 using soil samples from the different fertilization treatments of the long-term field experiment. The soil sample of each treatment of the long-term experiment was divided into three pots to grow wheat： with no fertilization （Potunf）, with balanced NPK fertilization （POtNPK）, and with the same fertilizer（s） of the long-term field experiment （Potori）. The fertilized soils of the field experiment used in all the pot tests showed a higher wheat grain yield and higher nutrient uptake levels than the unfertilized soil. Soil productivity of the treatments of the field experiment after 18 years of continuous fertilizer applications were ranked in the order of OM 〉 1/2OMN 〉 NPK 〉 NP 〉 PK 〉 NK 〉 CK. The contribution of soil productivity of the different treatments of the field experiment to the wheat grain yield of Potori was 36.0%-76.7%, with the PK and NK treatments being higher than the OM, 1/2OMN, NPK, and NP treatments since the soil in this area was deficient in N an
基金support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant No.40672143,40472107,and 40172076)the National Major Fundamental Research and Development Project (grant No.2005CB422107 and G1999043305)+1 种基金the Development Foundation of Key Laboratory for Hydrocarbon Accumulation of Education Ministry (grant No.2003-03)the Project of Southwestern Exploration and Development Division Company,SINOPEC (GJ-51-0602).
文摘By analyzing the balanced cross sections and subsidence history of the Longmen Mountain thrust belt, China, we concluded that it had experienced five tectonic stages： （1） the formation stage （T3x） of the miniature of Longmen Mountain, early Indosinian movement, and Anxian tectonic movement created the Longmen Mountain; （2） the stable tectonic stage （J1） where weaker tectonic movement resulted in the Longmen Mountain thrust belt being slightly uplifted and slightly subsiding the foreland basin; （3） the intense tectonic stage （J2-3）, namely the early Yanshan movement; （4） continuous tectonic movement （K-E）, namely the late Yanshan movement and early Himalayan movement; and （5） the formation of Longmen Mountain （N-Q）, namely the late Himalayan movement. During those tectonic deformation stages, the Anxian movement and Himalayan movement played important roles in the Longmen Mountain＇s formation. The Himalayan movement affected Longmen Mountain the most; the strata thrust intensively and were eroded severely. There are some klippes in the middle part of the Longmen Mountain thrust belt because a few nappes were pushed southeastward in later tectonic deformation.
文摘Background:To evaluate the effect of three different combinations of tip designs and infusion systems in torsional phacoemulsification(INFINITI and CENTURION)in patients with cataract.According to the manufacturer,two unique improvements in the Centurion are:active fluid dynamic management system and use of an intrepid balanced tip.The study specifically aimed to evaluate the beneficial effects,if any,of change in tip design and infusion system individually and in combination on both per-operative parameters as well as endothelial health over 6 months.Methods:One hundred and twenty six consenting patients of grade 4.0-6.9 senile cataract were randomized into three groups for phacoemulsification:Group A(n=42):Gravity fed infusion system and 45° Kelman miniflared ABS phaco tip;Group B(n=42):intraocular pressure(IOP)based infusion system and 45° Kelman miniflared ABS phaco tip;Group C(n=42):IOP based infusion system and 45° Intrepid balanced phaco tip.The cumulative dissipated energy(CDE),estimated fluid usage(EFU)and total aspiration time(TAT)were compared peroperatively.The endothelial parameters were followed up postoperatively for six months.Results:The three arms were matched for age(p=0.525),gender(p=0.96)and grade of cataract(p=0.177).Group C was associated with significant reductions in CDE(p=0.001),EFU(p<0.0005)as well as TAT(p=0.001)in comparison to the other groups.All three groups had comparable baseline endothelial cell density(p=0.876)and central corneal thickness(p=0.561).On post-operative evaluation,although all groups were comparable till 3 months,by 6 months,the percentage losses in endothelial cell density were significantly lower in group C as compared to the other groups.Conclusions:Use of an IOP based phacoemulsification system in association with use of the Intrepid balanced tip reduces the CDE,EFU and TAT in comparison to a gravity fed system with a mini flared tip or IOP based system with a mini flared tip while also providing better endothelial preservation thus favouring the use of an I
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51374033)the Doctoral Program of Higher Education Research Fund(No.20120006110022)the Chenchao Iron Mine and the technical support of Itasca
文摘Combined with a digital bored photography system and in-situ statistics concerning the joints and fissures of both ore-body and surrounding rock,a 2D discrete model was constructed using UDEC.The stress field and displacement field changes of different sublevel stoping systems were also studied.Changes in the overlying rock strata settlement pattern has been analyzed and validated by in-situ monitoring data.The results show that:in the caving process,there exists an obvious delay and jump for the overlying rock strata displacement over time,and a stable arch can be formed in the process of caving,which leads to hidden goafs.Disturbed by the mining activity,a stress increase occurred in both the hanging wall and the foot wall,demonstrating a hump-shaped distribution pattern.From the comparison between simulation results and in-situ monitoring results,land subsidence shows a slow-development,suddenfailure,slow-development cycle pattern,which leads eventually to a stable state.This pattern validates the existence of balanced arch and hidden goafs.
基金This work was partially supported by the Hong Kong RGC (HKUB RC/98-99/Gen-370) the YNSFC (10001026) the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10171051). Theresearch was carried out while the last two authors were visiting Hong Kong Ba
文摘Supersaturated designs are factorial designs in which the number of main effects is greater than the number of experimental runs. In this paper, a discrete discrepancy is proposed as a measure of uniformity for supersaturated designs, and a lower bound of this discrepancy is obtained asa benchmark of design uniformity. A construction method for uniform supersaturated designs via resolvable balanced incomplete block designs is also presented along with the investigation of properties of the resulting designs. The construction method shows a strong link between these two different kinds of designs.
基金funded by the Scientific Research Innovation Program regarding Traditional Chinese Medicine of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Central mechanism of balanced acupuncture for lumbar disc herniationusing functional MRI), No. 09CX068
文摘Balanced acupuncture, a single-acupoint balance therapy, regulates the balance of the cerebral center, and is characterized by exerting quick effects and a short treatment course. A total of 20 low-back and leg pain patients with lumbar disc herniation were treated with balanced acupuncture or body acupuncture. Central mechanisms of vaded acupunctures were compared using resting-state functional MRI. Patients from both groups received functional MRI before and after acupuncture. Functional connectivity in brain regions that were strongly associated with the bilatera amygdala was analyzed utilizing AFNI software. Visual analogue scale scores were greater in the balanced acupuncture group compared with the body acupuncture group. Function of the endogenous pain regulation network was enhanced in patients in the balanced acupuncture group, but was not changed in the body acupuncture group. This result indicates that the analgesic effects of body acupuncture do not work through the central nervous system. These data suggest that balanced acupuncture exerts analgesic effects on low-back and leg pain patients with lumbar disc herniation by regulating the function of the endogenous pain regulation network.
文摘Chinese integrative medicine （CIM） focuses on the integration of conventional medicine （biomedicine） with Chinese medicine （CM）. Although the CIM field has witnessed several advancements, the definition and classification of CIM is not quite clear, given that an independent theory system has not yet been established in this field. Therefore, future research and studies should focus on the following objectives： （1） emphasizing CM features, （2） improving CIM positioning, and （3） establishing CIM standards. These concerted efforts will help CIM be at par with international standards and criteria. With the development of CIM, the world will embrace a new medical system providing person-cantered treatment with a balanced medicine approach.
