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The paper introduced principles of fault diagnosis method based on Park vector transformation, spectrum analysis of stator current based on Fourier transformation and the method based on wavelet transformation, and analyzed and discussed application effects of the three methods in fault diagnosis of three-phase cage type asynchronous motor.

A new species, Smilax weniae (Smilacaceae), from Southwest China, is described and illustrated. The new species bears peltate leaves, which was previously a unique feature of S. luei. However, it differs from the latter by having a broad ovate leaf blade, longer peduncle, and sexual dimorphic flowers. Further phylogenetic analyses revealed that the new species were placed in a unique position in a subclade of Old World Smilax based on ptDNA and nrITS sequences. Combining detailed morphological comparisons and molecular evidence, we validated that S. weniae is an undescribed new species. Moreover, the plastome characteristics of S. weniae are reported.

Abstract: Sn-based alloys are a new kind of anode material for lithium ion battery because of their high specific capacity. Ni3Sn4 alloy was prepared by high-energy ball-milling and was electroless plated with copper to form a composite. The powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern showed that the ball-milled alloy was composed of Ni3Sn4 and a small amount of SnO and Ni. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) observation showed that Cu electroless-plated on the surface of Ni3Sn4 alloy were particles. The electrochemical performance of Cu-plated alloy was superior to that of ball-milled one. Due to the formation of solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) and the reduction of the oxide, the coulombic efficiency was 46% for the first cycle. But the efficiency keep over 99% in the following 100 cycles, and the specific capacity was stable. The Cu-plated Ni3Sn4 alloy will be a promising anode material for lithium ion battery. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Aiming at the problems that traditional image dehazing algorithms are easily restricted by prior knowledge and color distortion,a multi-scale feature fusion image dehazing algorithm combined with attention mechanism is proposed.The algorithm first obtains feature maps of multiple scales through down-sampling operations,and then uses skip connections between feature maps of different scales to connect the feature maps of the encoder part and the decoder part for feature fusion.At the same time,a feature attention module composed of channel attention submodule and pixel attention submodule is added to the network to control the importance of different channels and pixels.This feature attention module allows the network to pay more attention to detailed information and important features,therefore,a better dehazing effect can be achieved.In order to verify the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm,qualitative and quantitative comparative experiments are carried out on the RESIDE dataset with five popular dehazing algorithms.The experimental results show that the proposed algorithm can more completely dehazing,and the preservation of image color is better.At the same time,the average values on the two evaluation indicators PSNR (Peak Signal to Noise Ratio) and SSIM (Structure Similarity) are 28.83 dB and 0.957 5,respectively,which are 2.23 dB and 0.017 2 higher than the second-performance model in the comparison algorithm.Then,qualitative comparison experiments are performed between the proposed algorithm and five comparison algorithms on the MSD data set and real images.The experimental results further prove that the proposed algorithm has good dehazing performance and color retention.

Background: A subtype of the Omicron variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is suggested to be responsible for the outbreak in Northern China since the quarantine was lifted in December 2022. The coronavirus disease 2019 virus is primarily responsible for the development of respiratory illnesses, however, it can present a plethora of symptoms affecting a myriad of body organs. This virus has been theorized to be linked to demyelinating lesions of the peripheral and central nervous system including transverse myelitis and acute retrobulbar optic neuritis (ARON). For example, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the orbit and brain showed enlargement of the retrobulbar intraorbital segments of the optic nerve with high T2 signal, and no abnormalities were seen in the brain tissue. In this case series, we analyzed the connection between SARS-CoV-2 infection and the onset of ARON., Case Summary: Fifteen patients, and a teenage boy who did not have any pre-existing ocular or demyelinating diseases suddenly experienced a loss of vision after SARS-CoV-2 infection. The patients expressed a central scotoma and a fever as the primary concern. The results of the fundus photography were found to be normal. However, the automated perimetry and MRI scans showed evidence of some typical signs. Out of the 15 patients diagnosed with ARON after SARS-CoV-2 infection, only one individual tested positive for the aquaporin-4 antibody., Conclusion: Direct viral invasion of the central nervous system and an immune-related process are the two primary causes of SARS-CoV-2-related ARON., Competing Interests: Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report having no relevant conflicts of interest for this article., (©The Author(s) 2024. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.)

Objective: To study the inhibitory effect of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs) infected by a adenoviral vector containing interleukin 12 (IL-12) gene on the proliferation of ovarian carcinoma SKOV3 in vitro and the growth of tumor explants in nude mice., Methods: Cultured human UC-MSCs were infected with the recombinant adenovirus vector harboring IL-12 gene to establish the IL-12-expressing cell line AdIL-12-MSCs. Western blotting and RT-PCR were used to detect IL-12 expressions in AdIL-12-MSCs at the protein and mRNA levels, respectively. ELISA were used to detect IL-12 content in the supernatant of AdIL-12-MSCs, whose effect on the proliferation and apoptosis of ovarian carcinoma SKOV3 cells was evaluated with MTT assay and flow cytometry, respectively. In a nude mouse model bearing subcutaneous SKOV3 tumor explants, AdIL-12-MSCs were infused via the tail vein and the inhibitory effect on the tumor growth was observed., Results: The exogenous IL-12 gene was successfully transduced into UC-MSCs by the recombinant adenovirus vector, resulting in efficient IL-12 expression in the cell at both the protein and mRNA levels. The supernatant of AdIL-12-MSCs significantly inhibited the proliferation of SKOV3 cells and induced cellular apoptosis in vitro as compared with UC-MSC supernatant. In the tumor-bearing nude mouse model, the transplantation of AdIL-12-MSCs significantly inhibited the growth of SKOV3 tumor explants (P<0.05)., Conclusion: Human UC-MSCs with IL-12 gene transduction, which express IL-12 at protein and mRNA levels, can inhibit the proliferation and induce apoptosis of ovarian carcinoma SKOV3 cells in vitro, and suppress the growth of ovarian cancer explants in nude mice.