582 results on '"MENG Miao"'
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152. The role of non-equilibrium grain boundary in micro-deformation and failure mechanisms of Bicrystal structural tungsten
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Li, Ping, primary, Wang, Lusheng, additional, Yan, Siliang, additional, Meng, Miao, additional, Zhou, Yufeng, additional, and Xue, Kemin, additional
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- 2021
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153. HSP/HSC70 activity is required for Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus replication at the early infectious phase
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Yajie Zhu, Xu Gao, Xi Chen, Yanping Quan, Meng Miao, Jonas Ngowo, Fuxiang Mao, and Wei Yu
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0301 basic medicine ,Expression vector ,biology ,Host (biology) ,viruses ,fungi ,030106 microbiology ,biology.organism_classification ,Bombyx ,Virus Replication ,Microbiology ,Virus ,Nucleopolyhedroviruses ,Hsp70 ,Viral Structure ,Cell biology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Viral Proteins ,030104 developmental biology ,Infectious Diseases ,Bombyx mori ,Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus ,Animals ,Viral genome replication - Abstract
Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus caused large amounts of silk loss annually, although it also could be used as silkworm bioreactor expression vector effectively and efficiently. Many heat shock (cognate) proteins 70 (HSP/HSC70) were induced by baculovirus and found existence in viral structure assembly. However, the concrete mechanism still need further elucidation for understanding host and virus interaction. In this study, the application of HSP/HSC70 inhibitor VER155008 is virus infectious phase-dependent for figuring out the role of intact molecular chaperone HSP/HSC70 activity in different stages of BmNPV proliferation progress. All the data had shown that HSP/HSC70 played a vital role in viral genome replication, virus protein abundance, BmNPV proliferation and budded virus production at the early infectious phase. This finding may provide new insights to unravel the interaction between baculovirus and silkworm in the initial infectious stage.
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- 2020
154. Understanding ESD Induced Thermal Mechanism in FinFETs Through Predictive TCAD Simulation
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Alain Loiseau, Robert Gauthier, Souvick Mitra, Jeffrey B. Johnson, Anindya Nath, You Li, Baofu Zhu, Meng Miao, and Z. Li
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010302 applied physics ,Materials science ,Silicon ,business.industry ,chemistry.chemical_element ,020206 networking & telecommunications ,02 engineering and technology ,01 natural sciences ,Deck ,Fin (extended surface) ,Mechanism (engineering) ,Thermal conductivity ,chemistry ,0103 physical sciences ,Thermal ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Optoelectronics ,business - Abstract
A predictive ESD TCAD deck including the workflow is developed for the 12nm FinFET technology. ESD failure in the I/O FET and ESDNFET is analyzed through TCAD simulation with calibrated silicon fin dimension-dependent thermal conductivity.
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- 2020
155. Eclipses and the Memory of Revolutions: Evidence from China
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Jacopo Ponticelli, Meng Miao, and Yi Shao
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History ,business.product_category ,Polymers and Plastics ,Solar eclipse ,Popular culture ,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering ,Peasant ,Ruler ,Local government ,Political economy ,Business and International Management ,China ,business ,Legitimacy ,Period (music) - Abstract
Why are certain communities more prone to anti-government protests than others? Do past rebellions lead to more protests today? We study the historical roots of social unrest using the experience of China. We document that counties with higher incidence of peasant uprisings against local government officials during the Qing dynasty period (1644-1912) also have higher incidence of anti-government protests in present-day China. To generate plausibly exogenous variation in the incidence of past protests, we exploit differences in the visibility and magnitude of solar eclipses during the Qing dynasty period. In the Confucian tradition, solar eclipses are considered a negative divine signal on the legitimacy of the ruler, facilitating the coordination of protest actions. We test this mechanism using detailed data on the timing and location of anti-government rebellions extracted from local chronicles. Counties within the totality zone of a solar eclipse were significantly more likely to experience a rebellion in the eclipse year. Leaders of early anti-Qing rebellions were recorded in popular culture and celebrated in temples, favoring the transmission of the memory of their actions across generations. The persistent effect of past protests is stronger in counties with such temples and memorials, consistent with a long-term memory of revolutions.
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- 2020
156. Heterogeneous anion-exchange membrane: Influences of charged binders with crosslinking structure on electrodialytic performance
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Yuan-meng Miao, Yu-xiang Jia, Rui-qing Guo, and Meng Wang
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Materials science ,Ion exchange ,Limiting current ,Filtration and Separation ,02 engineering and technology ,Electrodialysis ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Methacrylate ,Electrochemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Biochemistry ,0104 chemical sciences ,Membrane ,Chemical engineering ,Polymerization ,General Materials Science ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
It has practical significance to improve the electrodialytic performance of heterogeneous ion-exchange membrane. In this work, appropriate amount of N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) was added into conventional casting solution composed of poly(vinylchloride), anion-exchange resin particles and N,N-dimethylformamide. After the polymerization of DMAEMA and solvent evaporation, the membrane precursor was formed and then treated by p-xylylene dichloride for the simultaneous quaternization and crosslinking of PDMAEMA. Subsequently, the effects of charged binders with a semi-interpenetrating crosslinking structure on the electrochemical properties of anion-exchange membranes (AEMs) were investigated. Above all, the evolution of chemical composition and morphology changes were recorded by FTIR and SEM, respectively. Moreover, the novel membranes were evaluated from different perspectives, such as Water uptake, Fixed ion concentration, Area electrical resistance, Transport number of counter-ion, Salt permeability coefficient, Limiting current and compared with those of the conventional heterogeneous AEMs with a similar ion-exchange capacity. At last, as-prepared AEMs were applied in simulated electrodialysis experiments. Results showed that the novel membrane-preparing technology made the heterogeneous AEM look and behave more like homogeneous one. Of course, the scheme is also suitable to the hot-pressing technology for the preparation of heterogeneous AEM.
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- 2018
157. Lactonization of C(sp2 )-H Bonds in Enamides with CO2
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Da-Gang Yu, Chun-Jun Zhu, Jie-Lian Han, Jian-Heng Ye, Zhen Zhang, Jing Li, Meng Miao, Tao Ju, and Lei Song
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chemistry.chemical_compound ,010405 organic chemistry ,Chemistry ,Carbon dioxide ,General Chemistry ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Medicinal chemistry ,0104 chemical sciences - Published
- 2018
158. Understanding the charge transport properties of redox active metal–organic conjugated wires† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI: 10.1039/c7sc04727d
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Bu, Donglei, Xiong, Yingqi, Tan, Ying Ning, Meng, Miao, Low, Paul J., Kuang, Dai-Bin, and Liu, Chun Y.
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Chemistry - Abstract
For Rh2-organic molecular wires, we found that weaker coupling systems built using longer bridging ligands exhibit better electrical conductance., Layer-by-layer assembly of the dirhodium complex [Rh2(O2CCH3)4] (Rh2) with linear N,N′-bidentate ligands pyrazine (LS) or 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethene (LL) on a gold substrate has developed two series of redox active molecular wires, (Rh2LS)n@Au and (Rh2LL)n@Au (n = 1–6). By controlling the number of assembling cycles, the molecular wires in the two series vary systematically in length, as characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry and atomic force microscopy. The current–voltage characteristics recorded by conductive probe atomic force microscopy indicate a mechanistic transition for charge transport from voltage-driven to electrical field-driven in wires with n = 4, irrespective of the nature and length of the wires. Whilst weak length dependence of electrical resistance is observed for both series, (Rh2LL)n@Au wires exhibit smaller distance attenuation factors (β) in both the tunneling (β = 0.044 Å–1) and hopping (β = 0.003 Å–1) regimes, although in (Rh2LS)n@Au the electronic coupling between the adjacent Rh2 centers is stronger. DFT calculations reveal that these wires have a π-conjugated molecular backbone established through π(Rh2)–π(L) orbital interactions, and (Rh2LL)n@Au has a smaller energy gap between the filled π*(Rh2) and the empty π*(L) orbitals. Thus, for (Rh2LL)n@Au, electron hopping across the bridge is facilitated by the decreased metal to ligand charge transfer gap, while in (Rh2LS)n@Au the hopping pathway is disfavored likely due to the increased Coulomb repulsion. On this basis, we propose that the super-exchange tunneling and the underlying incoherent hopping are the dominant charge transport mechanisms for shorter (n ≤ 4) and longer (n > 4) wires, respectively, and the Rh2L subunits in mixed-valence states alternately arranged along the wire serve as the hopping sites.
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- 2018
159. CoO-modified Co4N as a heterostructured electrocatalyst for highly efficient overall water splitting in neutral media
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Pengfei Hu, Yoshio Bando, Meng Miao, Ruiqing Li, Zheng Hu, Yongle Li, Xuebin Wang, Zhen Meng, Xiangfen Jiang, and Qiang Wu
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Materials science ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Heterojunction ,02 engineering and technology ,General Chemistry ,engineering.material ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Electrocatalyst ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,Catalysis ,Nickel ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,Electrode ,engineering ,Water splitting ,General Materials Science ,Noble metal ,0210 nano-technology ,Bifunctional - Abstract
Obtaining a high-performance nonprecious electrocatalyst for oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions (OER and HER) under mild conditions is highly desirable yet challenging. Transition metal nitrides are emerging as cost-effective substitutes for state-of-the-art noble metal based catalysts, but large OER overpotentials plague these nitrides. Herein, we developed the heterostructure of CoO-domain-anchored Co4N nanowhiskers as an effective bifunctional electrocatalyst for both OER and HER in neutral media. The exterior CoO targets OER, and the CO4N matrix is active for HER. The periodically-aligned {111} crystalline planes between Co4N and CoO provide good electron transport through their interface. The heterostructure performs dual functions of elevating activity and diminishing interior resistance of the catalyst. Moreover, the porous metallic Co4N nanowhiskers were integrated on a nickel foam, and this configuration contributes an arterial channel for collecting current as well as a spacious surface area for increasing the reaction cross section for heterocatalysis. These advantages actuate our bifunctional 3D catalytic electrode to achieve low OER and HER overpotentials in neutral systems. It finally provides an unprecedentedly low cell voltage (1.79 V for 10 mA cm−2) for catalyzing overall water splitting in neutral media.
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- 2018
160. Radical Trifluoromethylative Dearomatization of Indoles and Furans with CO2
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Lei Zhu, Si-Shun Yan, Da-Gang Yu, Jing Li, Meng Miao, Xin-Chi Zhang, Wen-Jun Zhou, Yu Lan, and Jian-Heng Ye
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Indole test ,010405 organic chemistry ,Substrate (chemistry) ,General Chemistry ,Oxazolidone ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Catalysis ,0104 chemical sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Deprotonation ,chemistry ,Intramolecular force ,Functional group ,Organic chemistry ,Amine gas treating - Abstract
Disclosed herein is a versatile and practical strategy for catalytic radical dearomatization. By means of this strategy, we realized the trifluoromethylative dearomatization of indoles and furans with CO2 via Cu catalysis. We also demonstrated the dearomatization of indoles with C-3 C–O bond formation to generate spirocyclic indolines. A variety of important CF3-containing spirocyclic indolines and spiroacetals can be synthesized with atmospheric CO2 under mild reaction conditions. Moreover, these multicomponent reactions feature high selectivity, good functional group tolerance, broad substrate scope, and easy scalability. Further theoretical investigation indicates that this transformation starts with deprotonation of the amine and CO2 insertion, after which CF3· radical addition to the indole followed by intramolecular C–O coupling affords the oxazolidone product.
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- 2017
161. 28 nm CMOS process ESD protection based on diode-triggered silicon controlled rectifier
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Wei Guo, Hao Jin, Hei Wong, Meng Miao, Xiang Li, Tao Hu, and Shurong Dong
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010302 applied physics ,Engineering ,business.industry ,Electrical engineering ,02 engineering and technology ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Condensed Matter Physics ,Chip ,01 natural sciences ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,Silicon-controlled rectifier ,CMOS ,Robustness (computer science) ,Gate oxide ,0103 physical sciences ,Materials Chemistry ,Breakdown voltage ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,0210 nano-technology ,business ,Diode ,Voltage - Abstract
The downsizing of CMOS technology into the decananometer range has called for the redesign of the ESD protection devices because of the constraints of lower operation voltage and smaller breakdown voltage of the ultrathin gate oxide. In this work, we had developed a two-dimensional diode-triggered silicon-controlled rectifier (TD-DTSCR) structure to cope with the narrowed ESD design window in the 28 nm CMOS technology. A sufficient large SCR trigger voltage was obtained by directing the triggering current to both longitude and lateral directions, through two parasitic diodes and the P-Well, so as to save the chip area for realization. Optimization was done by varying several device parameters and the best ESD robustness obtained was 53.7 mA/μm which was about 65% larger than that of a simple SCR with the same width of 30 μm and realized using the same technology. Failure analysis was also conducted to identify the possible weak spots of the proposed structure.
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- 2017
162. Visible-Light-Driven Iron-Promoted Thiocarboxylation of Styrenes and Acrylates with CO2
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Zhu-Bao Yin, Meng Miao, He Huang, Da-Gang Yu, Jian-Heng Ye, Si-Shun Yan, and Wen-Jun Zhou
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Reaction conditions ,010405 organic chemistry ,Chemistry ,Thiophenol ,Substrate (chemistry) ,Regioselectivity ,General Medicine ,General Chemistry ,010402 general chemistry ,Photochemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Catalysis ,0104 chemical sciences ,Iron salts ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Carboxylation ,Visible spectrum - Abstract
The first thiocarboxylation of styrenes and acrylates with CO2 was realized by using visible light as a driving force and catalytic iron salts as promoters. A variety of important β-thioacids were obtained in high yields. This multicomponent reaction proceeds in an atom- and redox-economical manner with broad substrate scope under mild reaction conditions. Notably, high regio-, chemo-, and diasteroselectivity are observed. Mechanistic studies indicate that a radical pathway can account for the unusual regioselectivity.
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- 2017
163. The graphene-supported non-noble metal catalysts activate ammonia decomposition: A DFT study
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Xiaojing Gong, Maolin Sha, Meng Miao, Lin Wang, Qiangqiang Meng, and Shulai Lei
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010304 chemical physics ,Graphene ,General Physics and Astronomy ,010402 general chemistry ,Photochemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Decomposition ,Dissociation (chemistry) ,0104 chemical sciences ,Catalysis ,law.invention ,Metal ,Ammonia ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Adsorption ,chemistry ,law ,visual_art ,0103 physical sciences ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,Cluster (physics) ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry - Abstract
Using first-principles calculations, the activation of the metal clusters (Mx = Ni6, Co6, Fe6) and clusters on graphene for ammonia decomposition was investigated. It is found that the Ni6 cluster on graphene is more active for the NH3 adsorption and dissociation, and for the most important steps of ammonia decomposition, namely the initial cleavage of the NH2 − H bond, the migration of N and the N + N recombination, they are all easier to perform on the graphene-supported Ni6 catalyst than that on the Ni6 cluster, the energy barriers are reduced from 1.29 eV, 0.92 eV, 2.25 eV to 1.11 eV, 0.41 eV, 1.47 eV, respectively. This study provides new insights into the potential applications of a cheap metal-based catalysts functionalized by graphene for the current reaction.
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- 2021
164. Rapid Analysis of Trace Phthalates by Spray-Inlet Microwave Plasma Torch Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry in Commercial Perfumes.
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Meng Miao, Gaosheng Zhao, Ping Cheng, Jia Li, Jingyi Zhang, and Hongzhi Pan
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ELECTROSPRAY ionization mass spectrometry , *PLASMA torch , *MICROWAVE plasmas , *TRACE analysis , *TANDEM mass spectrometry , *PERFUMES , *PHTHALATE esters - Abstract
Background: The less volatile fraction of perfumes is susceptible to contamination by phthalate esters (PAEs), which are endocrine-disrupting chemicals encountered during the production, bottling, and transportation processes. There is a need to establish an innovative and rapid method for the determination of trace PAEs in commercial perfumes. Objective: Therefore, self-built spray-inlet microwave plasma torch (MPT) ionization coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight (QTOF) tandem MS (MS/MS) was developed for the direct analysis of PAEs in perfumes without sample pretreatment. Methods: Perfumes were sprayed directly onto the flame of the MPT by means of a sampling pump at a rate of 10 mL/min and the ions produced by the MPT were introduced into the QTOF-MS equipment with the MPT operating at 2450MHz and 40W at a flow rate of 800 ml/min of argon. Results: For the established method, excellent linearity was obtained with a correlation coefficient of 0.9799 for di-n-pentyl phthalate and of greater than 0.99 for the other substances tested. The LOD and LOQ obtained were in the ranges of 1.452-18.96 and 4.839-63.19 ng/g, respectively. The spiked recoveries of PAEs ranged from 100.1 to 105.2% with satisfactory intraday RSDs and interday RSDs ranging from 1.51 to 4.34% and 3.45 to 5.65%, respectively. PAEs in commercial perfumes were successfully detected by spray-inlet MPT-MS/MS with low concentrations ranging from 0.036 to 1.352 mg/g. Conclusions: The method is a promising tool for the on-site analysis of PAEs in cosmetic solutions requiring rapid qualitative and quantitative analysis. Highlights: The method was successfully applied to the analysis of the commercial perfume samples within 30 s, and displayed the merits of simplicity, sensitivity, environmental friendliness and ease of operation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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165. miR-221 and miR-222 expression increased the growth and tumorigenesis of oral carcinoma cells
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Yang, Chun-Ju, Shen, Wilma Grace, Liu, Chung-Ji, Chen, Yun-Wen, Lu, Hsuan-Hsuan, Tsai, Meng-Miao, and Lin, Shu-Chun
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- 2011
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166. Vanadium dioxide-assisted broadband absorption and linear-to-circular polarization conversion based on a single metasurface design for the terahertz wave
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Yan, Dexian, primary, Meng, Miao, additional, Li, Jiusheng, additional, Li, Jining, additional, and Li, Xiangjun, additional
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- 2020
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167. Graphene-Assisted Narrow Bandwidth Dual-Band Tunable Terahertz Metamaterial Absorber
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Yan, Dexian, primary, Meng, Miao, additional, Li, Jiusheng, additional, and Li, Xiangjun, additional
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- 2020
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168. Crossover between the Adiabatic and Nonadiabatic Limits of Thermal Electron Transfer: Verifying the Landau-Zener Formula
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Zhu, Guang Yuan, primary, Qin, Yi, additional, Meng, Miao, additional, Mallick, Suman, additional, Gao, Hang, additional, Chen, Xiaoli, additional, Cheng, Tao, additional, Tan, Ying Ning, additional, Xiao, Xuan, additional, Han, Mei Juan, additional, Sun, Meifang, additional, and Liu, Chun Yuan, additional
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- 2020
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169. BmApontic is involved in neurodevelopment in the silkworm Bombyx mori
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MENG, Miao, primary, YU, Qi, additional, WANG, Qin, additional, LIU, Chun, additional, LIU, Zhao-yang, additional, REN, Chun-jiu, additional, CUI, Wei-zheng, additional, and LIU, Qing-xin, additional
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- 2020
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170. Terahertz wave refractive index sensor based on a sunflower-type photonic crystal
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Yan, Dexian, primary, Meng, Miao, additional, Li, Jiusheng, additional, and Wang, Yi, additional
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- 2020
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171. Proposal for a symmetrical petal core terahertz waveguide for terahertz wave guidance
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Yan, Dexian, primary, Meng, Miao, additional, Li, Jiusheng, additional, and Wang, Yi, additional
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- 2020
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172. Temperature effect on the diffusion welding process and mechanism of B2–O interface in the Ti2AlNb-based alloy:A molecular dynamics simulation
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Li, Ping, primary, Wang, Lusheng, additional, Yan, Siliang, additional, Meng, Miao, additional, and Xue, Kemin, additional
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- 2020
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173. Growth of High-Quality Superconducting FeSe0.5Te0.5 Films on Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)0.7Ti0.3O3 and Electric-Field Modulation of Superconductivity
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Mei, Chenguang, primary, Lin, Zhu, additional, Zhang, Ruixin, additional, Xu, Chengchao, additional, Huang, Haoliang, additional, Dong, Yongqi, additional, Meng, Miao, additional, Gao, Ye, additional, Zhang, Xi, additional, Zhang, Qinghua, additional, Gu, Lin, additional, Yang, Huaixin, additional, Tian, Huanfang, additional, Li, Jianqi, additional, Lu, Yalin, additional, Zhang, Guangming, additional, and Zhao, Yonggang, additional
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- 2020
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174. Large Power Amplification in Magneto‐Mechano‐Electric Harvesters through Distributed Forcing
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Sriramdas, Rammohan, primary, Kang, Min‐Gyu, additional, Meng, Miao, additional, Kiani, Mehdi, additional, Ryu, Jungho, additional, Sanghadasa, Mohan, additional, and Priya, Shashank, additional
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- 2020
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175. Research on negative curvature terahertz fiber based on nested triangle structure cladding
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Meng, Miao, primary, Yan, De-Xian, additional, Li, Jiu-Sheng, additional, and Sun, Shuai, additional
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- 2020
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176. Enhanced charge transport via d(δ)–p(π) conjugation in Mo2-integrated single-molecule junctions
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Meng, Miao, primary, Tang, Zheng, additional, Mallick, Suman, additional, Luo, Ming Hui, additional, Tan, Zhibing, additional, Liu, Jun-yang, additional, Shi, Jia, additional, Yang, Yang, additional, Liu, Chun Y., additional, and Hong, Wenjing, additional
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- 2020
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177. The Construction and Practice of an Interactive Informative Platform for Experiment Education in the School with Overseas Chinese Students
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Zhou, Yanhui, primary, Zhang, Zhubao, additional, Zhou, Meiyun, additional, Xie, Xinyuan, additional, Meng, Miao, additional, Meng, Jianxin, additional, and Li, Dan, additional
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- 2020
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178. A Multi-Beam Shared-Inductor Reconfigurable Voltage/SECE Mode Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Interface Circuit
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Meng, Miao, primary, Wang, Dixiong, additional, Truong, Binh Duc, additional, Trolier-McKinstry, Susan, additional, Roundy, Shad, additional, and Kiani, Mehdi, additional
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- 2019
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179. Reliability and validity of SHMS v1.0 for suboptimal health status assessment of Tianjin residents and factors affecting sub-health
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Hong-Xia Yuan, Yue-Lin Zhang, Yao Wang, Ju Liu, and Jia-Meng Miao
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Adult ,Male ,China ,Multivariate analysis ,Urban Population ,Cross-sectional study ,Health Status ,suboptimal health status ,Observational Study ,Patient Health Questionnaire ,Risk Assessment ,Diagnostic Self Evaluation ,03 medical and health sciences ,Sex Factors ,0302 clinical medicine ,Cronbach's alpha ,Environmental health ,Prevalence ,Health Status Indicators ,Humans ,Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Reliability (statistics) ,Aged ,business.industry ,Age Factors ,Reproducibility of Results ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,Health Surveys ,Status assessment ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Population Surveillance ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Scale (social sciences) ,Chronic Disease ,Multivariate Analysis ,Bachelor degree ,Female ,Risk assessment ,business ,Research Article - Abstract
The study aimed to explore the reliability and validity of the Sub-Health Measurement Scale version 1.0 (SHMS v1.0) for the assessment of the suboptimal health status (SHS) of Tianjin residents. This was a cross-sectional study that surveyed 2640 urban residents in Tianjin from June 2016 to January 2018. Demographic and clinical characteristics were collected. Each subject completed the SHMS v1.0 and Short Form-36 (SF-36) scale assessments. The retest coefficient was 0.675. The overall Cronbach's α coefficient was 0.921. The correlation between SHMS v1.0 and SF-36 was 0.781 (P 25 years old (P = .009), bachelor degree or above (P 10 hours (P 9 (P
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- 2021
180. Transition-Metal-Free Lactonization of sp2 C–H Bonds with CO2
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Da-Gang Yu, Meng Miao, Jie-Lian Han, Yong-Gang Zhi, Zhen Zhang, Tao Ju, Xing-Yong Zhu, Yi-Han Zhang, and Jian-Heng Ye
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010405 organic chemistry ,Organic Chemistry ,Substrate (chemistry) ,010402 general chemistry ,Coumarin ,01 natural sciences ,Biochemistry ,Combinatorial chemistry ,0104 chemical sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Transition metal ,Functional group ,Organic chemistry ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,Derivatization - Abstract
The transition-metal-free lactonization of heteroaryl and alkenyl C–H bonds with carbon dioxide is reported to synthesize important coumarin derivatives in moderate to excellent yields. These redox-neutral reactions feature a broad substrate scope, good functional group tolerance, facile scalability, and easy product derivatization.
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- 2017
181. The effect of oxygen on the microwave-assisted synthesis of carbon quantum dots from polyethylene glycol
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Songlin Zuo, Zhao Yunyang, and Meng Miao
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Photoluminescence ,Materials science ,Absorption spectroscopy ,General Chemical Engineering ,Quantum yield ,02 engineering and technology ,General Chemistry ,Polyethylene glycol ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Photochemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Fluorescence ,Fluorescence spectroscopy ,0104 chemical sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Ultraviolet light ,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
Fluorescent carbon quantum dots (CQDs) were synthesized using polyethylene glycol (PEG) as both the carbon source and solvent in various atmospheres including air, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and oxygen by following a microwave irradiation method. The CQDs were characterized by performing ultraviolet-visible absorption spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and fluorescence spectroscopy. We found that different reaction atmospheres yielded significantly different reaction rates and properties of the CQDs. In particular, including oxygen in the synthesis of the CQDs clearly shortened the reaction time, significantly enhanced the photoluminescence (PL) intensity and quantum yield (PLQY) of the CQDs, and extended their average lifetime. The PLQY and fluorescence lifetime of the CQDs were improved from 5.78% and 2.4 ns, respectively, when synthesized in a medium open to air to 7.84% and 3.0 ns, respectively, when synthesized in an O2 atmosphere. The CQDs synthesized using microwave irradiation showed strong blue fluorescence under ultraviolet light.
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- 2017
182. A New Method to Estimate Failure Temperatures of Semiconductor Devices Under Electrostatic Discharge Stresses
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Javier A. Salcedo, Meng Miao, Jean-Jacques Hajjar, Yuanzhong Zhou, and Juin J. Liou
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010302 applied physics ,Materials science ,Electrostatic discharge ,Thermal runaway ,business.industry ,02 engineering and technology ,Semiconductor device ,Mechanics ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,Temperature measurement ,Thermal expansion ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,Stress (mechanics) ,Semiconductor ,0103 physical sciences ,Electronic engineering ,Junction temperature ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,0210 nano-technology ,business - Abstract
Thermal runaway is one of the main causes of semiconductor device failure under electrostatic discharge (ESD) stresses. An experimental method to investigate the failure temperature under such electrical stresses is proposed. By extrapolating the power-to-failure under different stress time versus ambient temperature curves to the temperature axis, an effective failure temperature is extracted which represents the real failure temperature. This temperature is observed to be higher than the temperature at which the semiconductor becomes intrinsic. The latter is conventionally regarded as the critical temperature for thermal failure. These findings suggest that a different thermal-related mechanism is responsible for the ESD-induced damage in semiconductor devices.
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- 2016
183. Property Rights, Political Connections, and Corporate Investment
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Dragon Yongjun Tang, Meng Miao, and L. Colin Xu
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Special economic zone ,Market economy ,Corruption ,Property rights ,Cost of capital ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Planned economy ,Access to finance ,Business ,Investment (macroeconomics) ,Rule of law ,media_common - Abstract
Despite the literature on rural land property rights, studies on urban land property rights are rare. This paper studies the impact of an urban land titling program on firm investment. It finds that the program leads to increased investment rate for titling firms, and the positive effect holds only for politically connected firms. The effects are likely causal, because they are more pronounced for firms that are more likely to benefit from strengthened property rights. Connected titling firms experienced fewer disputes than nonconnected titling firms after the program, and the results remain robust when using instrumental variable estimation.
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- 2019
184. Modeling and Simulation of Diode Triggered Silicon Controlled Rectifier Behavior under ESD Stresses
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You Li, Robert Gauthier, and Meng Miao
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010302 applied physics ,Materials science ,Velocity saturation ,020206 networking & telecommunications ,02 engineering and technology ,Mechanics ,01 natural sciences ,Modeling and simulation ,Snapback ,Electrical resistivity and conductivity ,0103 physical sciences ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Overshoot (microwave communication) ,Waveform ,Transient (oscillation) ,Diode - Abstract
A Diode Triggered Silicon Controlled Rectifier (DTSCR) is modeled. This DTSCR compact model is able to simulate the DTSCR’s I-V characteristics with snapback. Overshoot related parameters in this model also reproduces the overshoot phenomenon in transient simulation. Simulation of non-linear resistivity in the high current region is modeled based on the electro-thermal behavior and velocity saturation. This model is not only able to simulate quasi-static I-V under typical ESD stresses, but can predict ESD failure with arbitrary input ESD waveforms.
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185. Proteomics Profiling of Host Cell Response via Protein Expression and Phosphorylation upon Dengue Virus Infection
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Xiaolu Zhao, Xi Zhou, Danya Wang, Jiuyue Xu, Yongjia Tong, Liuting Yang, Fei Yu, Yang Qiu, and Meng Miao
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0301 basic medicine ,Proteomics ,030106 microbiology ,Immunology ,Quantitative proteomics ,Dengue virus ,Biology ,medicine.disease_cause ,Virus Replication ,Virus ,03 medical and health sciences ,Western blot ,Virology ,medicine ,Transcriptional regulation ,Humans ,Protein phosphorylation ,Phosphorylation ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Computational Biology ,Dengue Virus ,Cell biology ,030104 developmental biology ,Host-Pathogen Interactions ,Molecular Medicine ,K562 Cells ,Protein Processing, Post-Translational ,K562 cells ,Research Article - Abstract
Dengue virus (DENV) infection is a worldwide public health threat. To date, the knowledge about the pathogenesis and progression of DENV infection is still limited. Combining global profiling based on proteomic analysis together with functional verification analysis is a powerful strategy to investigate the interplay between the virus and host cells. In the present study, quantitative proteomics has been applied to evaluate host responses (as indicated by altered proteins and modifications) in human cells (using K562 cell line) upon DENV-2 infection, as DENV-2 spreads most widely among all DENV serotypes. Comparative analysis was performed to define differentially expressed proteins in the infected cells compared to the mock-control, and it revealed critical pathogen-induced changes covering a broad spectrum of host cellular compartments and processes. We also discovered more dramatic changes (> 20%, 160 regulated phosphoproteins) in protein phosphorylation compared to protein expression (14%, 321 regulated proteins). Most of these proteins/phosphoproteins were involved in transcription regulation, RNA splicing and processing, immune system, cellular response to stimulus, and macromolecule biosynthesis. Western blot analysis was also performed to confirm the proteomic data. Potential roles of these altered proteins were discussed. The present study provides valuable large-scale protein-related information for elucidating the functional emphasis of host cell proteins and their post-translational modifications in virus infection, and also provides insight and protein evidence for understanding the general pathogenesis and pathology of DENV. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1007/s12250-019-00131-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- 2019
186. The expressions and significance of B7-H3 and CTLA-4 in the clinical stages of non-small-cell lung cancer
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Liu, Zheng, Pei, Meng-Miao, Liu, Jun-Xia, Shi, Fang, Zhang, Ye, Zhao, Dong-Fang, Li, Jian-Ming, Guo, Feng-Rui, Yan, Jing-Jing, Liu, Jia-Qi, and Li, Yin-Peng
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The aim of this study was to analyze the expressions and significance of B7-H3 and CTLA-4 in the clinical stages of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Seventy patients with NSCLC who underwent surgical resection or biopsy between January 2016 and February 2018 were enrolled. Among them, 30 were cases of paracancerous tissues and were assigned to the control group (CON). These cases were analyzed using immunochemical methods. Of the 70 cases, 48 were of adenocarcinoma, 19 were of squamous cell carcinoma, and 3 were of adenosquamous carcinoma. The expression rates of B7-H3 and CTLA-4 in the observation group (OBS) were 64.2% and 57.1% respectively, and those in the CON group were 6.7% and 0%, respectively (χ(2)=27.988, 28.571, P
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187. Flavivirus induces and antagonizes antiviral RNA interference in both mammals and mosquitoes
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Yan-Peng Xu, Ruiting Li, Jiuyue Xu, Yan Guo, Jie Cui, Jing Kong, Cheng-Feng Qin, Hui Zhou, Yang Qiu, Miao Wang, Da Zheng, Xiaofeng Li, Xi Zhou, Rong-Rong Zhang, and Meng Miao
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Ribonuclease III ,Small interfering RNA ,viruses ,Mutant ,Immunology ,Mosquito Vectors ,Viral Nonstructural Proteins ,Dengue fever ,law.invention ,Flavivirus Infections ,03 medical and health sciences ,law ,RNA interference ,Virology ,parasitic diseases ,medicine ,Animals ,Research Articles ,030304 developmental biology ,Regulation of gene expression ,0303 health sciences ,Multidisciplinary ,biology ,Flavivirus ,030302 biochemistry & molecular biology ,fungi ,virus diseases ,SciAdv r-articles ,biochemical phenomena, metabolism, and nutrition ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,In vitro ,Culicidae ,Gene Expression Regulation ,Host-Pathogen Interactions ,Suppressor ,RNA Interference ,Research Article - Abstract
Flaviviruses such as dengue use the same strategy to evade RNAi-based intrinsic antiviral defenses in both mammals and mosquitoes., Mosquito-borne flaviviruses infect both mammals and mosquitoes. RNA interference (RNAi) has been demonstrated as an anti-flavivirus mechanism in mosquitoes; however, whether and how flaviviruses induce and antagonize RNAi-mediated antiviral immunity in mammals remains unknown. We show that the nonstructural protein NS2A of dengue virus-2 (DENV2) act as a viral suppressor of RNAi (VSR). When NS2A-mediated RNAi suppression was disabled, the resulting mutant DENV2 induced Dicer-dependent production of abundant DENV2-derived siRNAs in differentiated mammalian cells. VSR-disabled DENV2 showed severe replication defects in mosquito and mammalian cells and in mice that were rescued by RNAi deficiency. Moreover, NS2As of multiple flaviviruses act as VSRs in vitro and during viral infection in both organisms. Overall, our findings demonstrate that antiviral RNAi can be induced by flavivirus, while flavivirus uses NS2A as a bona fide VSR to evade RNAi in mammals and mosquitoes, highlighting the importance of RNAi in flaviviral vector-host life cycles.
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- 2019
188. Loss of the Chr16p11.2 ASD candidate gene QPRT leads to aberrant neuronal differentiation in the SH-SY5Y neuronal cell model
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Denise Haslinger, Regina Waltes, Afsheen Yousaf, Silvia Lindlar, Ines Schneider, Chai K. Lim, Meng-Miao Tsai, Boyan K. Garvalov, Amparo Acker-Palmer, Nicolas Krezdorn, Björn Rotter, Till Acker, Gilles J. Guillemin, Simone Fulda, Christine M. Freitag, and Andreas G. Chiocchetti
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Quinolinate phosphoribosyltransferase ,610 Medical sciences Medicine ,Autism ,ddc:610 ,16p11.2 ,Quinolinic acid ,CRISPR/Cas9 ,Kynurenine ,lcsh:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system ,lcsh:RC346-429 - Abstract
Background Altered neuronal development is discussed as the underlying pathogenic mechanism of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Copy number variations of 16p11.2 have recurrently been identified in individuals with ASD. Of the 29 genes within this region, quinolinate phosphoribosyltransferase (QPRT) showed the strongest regulation during neuronal differentiation of SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells. We hypothesized a causal relation between this tryptophan metabolism-related enzyme and neuronal differentiation. We thus analyzed the effect of QPRT on the differentiation of SH-SY5Y and specifically focused on neuronal morphology, metabolites of the tryptophan pathway, and the neurodevelopmental transcriptome. Methods The gene dosage-dependent change of QPRT expression following Chr16p11.2 deletion was investigated in a lymphoblastoid cell line (LCL) of a deletion carrier and compared to his non-carrier parents. Expression of QPRT was tested for correlation with neuromorphology in SH-SY5Y cells. QPRT function was inhibited in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells using (i) siRNA knockdown (KD), (ii) chemical mimicking of loss of QPRT, and (iii) complete CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knock out (KO). QPRT-KD cells underwent morphological analysis. Chemically inhibited and QPRT-KO cells were characterized using viability assays. Additionally, QPRT-KO cells underwent metabolite and whole transcriptome analyses. Genes differentially expressed upon KO of QPRT were tested for enrichment in biological processes and co-regulated gene-networks of the human brain. Results QPRT expression was reduced in the LCL of the deletion carrier and significantly correlated with the neuritic complexity of SH-SY5Y. The reduction of QPRT altered neuronal morphology of differentiated SH-SY5Y cells. Chemical inhibition as well as complete KO of the gene were lethal upon induction of neuronal differentiation, but not proliferation. The QPRT-associated tryptophan pathway was not affected by KO. At the transcriptome level, genes linked to neurodevelopmental processes and synaptic structures were affected. Differentially regulated genes were enriched for ASD candidates, and co-regulated gene networks were implicated in the development of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, the hippocampus, and the amygdala. Conclusions In this study, QPRT was causally related to in vitro neuronal differentiation of SH-SY5Y cells and affected the regulation of genes and gene networks previously implicated in ASD. Thus, our data suggest that QPRT may play an important role in the pathogenesis of ASD in Chr16p11.2 deletion carriers.
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189. The rule of N in N-doped graphene supported Pd catalyst
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Maolin Sha, Meng Miao, and Qiangqiang Meng
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Materials science ,010304 chemical physics ,Graphene ,Doping ,General Physics and Astronomy ,02 engineering and technology ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,Catalysis ,law.invention ,Adsorption ,law ,0103 physical sciences ,Atom ,Physical chemistry ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,Doped graphene ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
Using first-principles calculations, the rule of N in N-doped graphene supported Pd catalyst was investigated. Our results show that the doped N enhanced the adsorption and charge of Pd, which can lead to higher catalytic activity. Meanwhile, the doped N can also enhance the adsorption of H and make it more difficult to migrate on graphene. But the doped N is conductive to overflow of H from the Pd to graphene, the energy barrier is reduced from 1.01 eV to 0.85 eV. Therefore, it is speculated that one migration path of H on the N-doped graphene through the Pd atom.
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190. Selective hydrogenation of C C bond over N-doped reduced graphene oxides supported Pd catalyst
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Zhaoyin Hou, Juanjuan Shi, Yingchun Liu, Meng Miao, Weichen Du, and Renfeng Nie
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Materials science ,Graphene ,Process Chemistry and Technology ,Oxide ,Cyclohexanone ,02 engineering and technology ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Photochemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Catalysis ,Cinnamaldehyde ,0104 chemical sciences ,law.invention ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,symbols.namesake ,chemistry ,Transmission electron microscopy ,law ,symbols ,Phenol ,0210 nano-technology ,Raman spectroscopy ,General Environmental Science - Abstract
In this work, N-doped reduced graphene oxides (NRGO) was synthesized via a facile urea-hydrothermal treatment of graphene oxide and used as support for ultrafine Pd nanoparticles (NPs). It was found that N in NRGO can improve the dispersion of Pd NPs. NRGO supported Pd catalyst (Pd/NRGO) is highly active and selective for the hydrogenation of CC bond in cinnamaldehyde and hydrogenation of phenol to cyclohexanone under mild conditions. X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectra and transmission electron microscopy characterizations confirmed the interaction between NRGO and Pd enhanced with the amount of N atom in NRGO. Raman spectroscopy of adsorbed cinnamaldehyde on Pd/NRGO suggested that NRGO played a positive role in the selective activation of CC bond in cinnamaldehyde.
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191. Compact Thermal Failure Model for Devices Subject to Electrostatic Discharge Stresses
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Yuanzhong Zhou, Javier A. Salcedo, Meng Miao, Jean-Jacques Hajjar, and Juin J. Liou
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Electrostatic discharge ,Materials science ,Hardware_PERFORMANCEANDRELIABILITY ,Mechanics ,Dissipation ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,Stress (mechanics) ,Heat transfer ,Thermal ,Hardware_INTEGRATEDCIRCUITS ,Electronic engineering ,Waveform ,Heat equation ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,Device failure ,Hardware_LOGICDESIGN - Abstract
A leading cause of device failure under electrostatic discharge stress conditions is thermal failure. This failure occurs as a result of excessive energy dissipation which raises the temperature of the device to a critical breaking level. To predict such a physical failure at circuit level, a compact model compatible with circuit simulators is proposed. The model is derived from the fundamental heat transfer equations and is shown to accurately predict thermal failure for arbitrary electrical stress waveforms.
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192. Effect of the emphysema subtypes of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on airway inflammation and COTE index
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Meng‑Miao Pei, Fang Shi, Chang‑Lan Gao, Jing Li, Pei‑Xiu Li, Zheng Liu, and Jun‑Xia Liu
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Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pulmonary disease ,Disease ,Gastroenterology ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,COPD ,Lung ,business.industry ,Airway inflammation ,Cancer ,Articles ,General Medicine ,respiratory system ,medicine.disease ,Comorbidity ,Molecular medicine ,respiratory tract diseases ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,030228 respiratory system ,business - Abstract
The aim of the present study was investigate the association of the severity of emphysema of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with airway inflammation and the COPD-specific comorbidity test (COTE) index. A total of 94 patients with COPD were divided into four groups according to the severity of their emphysema; in each patient, comorbidities were recorded and inflammatory biomarkers, including MMP-9 and TIMP-1 were determined in circulating blood. The unbalanced proportion of MMP-9 and its inhibitor, TIMP-1, led to the airway inflammation and lung remodeling in the patients with COPD. A total of 80.85% of the patients had emphysema of different degrees. The quantity of male patients and the smoking index in the three emphysema groups were significantly higher than those in the non-emphysema group (F=7.67 and 5.42, P3 comorbidities, a COTE index of ≥4 and cardiovascular disease as well as coronary heart disease (t=6.40, 2.53, 3.65 and 2.90, P
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193. Design and Optimization of ESD P-Direction Diode in Bulk FinFET Technology
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Robert Gauthier, Meng Miao, and You Li
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010302 applied physics ,Materials science ,Electrostatic discharge ,Silicon ,business.industry ,chemistry.chemical_element ,020206 networking & telecommunications ,02 engineering and technology ,01 natural sciences ,Capacitance ,Cathode ,law.invention ,Anode ,chemistry ,law ,Logic gate ,0103 physical sciences ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Optoelectronics ,Performance improvement ,business ,Diode - Abstract
We present an ESD P-direction STI diode fabricated in an advanced bulk FinFET technology. The impact on process and design parameters are evaluated in detail. With design optimization, the ESD P-direction STI diode achieves 46% and 16% performance improvement for It2/C and It2/Area relative to the C-direction design.
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194. Effect of Different Additives Addition on Basic Magnesium Sulfate Cement Composite Sheet
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Jiaqi Zhou, Sainan Xing, Meng Miao, Chengyou Wu, and Jingping Zong
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Cement ,Materials science ,chemistry ,Magnesium ,Composite number ,Metallurgy ,chemistry.chemical_element - Abstract
Study the effects of different admixtures and different dosages on Basic Magnesium Sulfate Cement (BMS) composite sheets, the effects of sodium citrate and phosphoric acid on the flexural strength and compressive strength of basic magnesium sulfate cement sheets were studied, XRD and SEM were used to analyze the composition and microstructure of hydration products. The results show, the addition of admixtures has a great influence on the properties of composite sheets. Adding the corresponding proportion of admixture to the plate, the mechanical properties are significantly improved. Therefore, the properties of sheet metal can be greatly improved by choosing appropriate additives.
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195. Study on properties of citric acid to magnesium oxysulfide cement
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Kejia Luo, Meng Miao, Chengyou Wu, Jiaqi Zhou, and Jingping Zong
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Cement ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Chemistry ,Magnesium ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Citric acid ,Nuclear chemistry - Abstract
Magnesium oxysulfide cement (MOS) is an emerging building material. The application of MOS in practical engineering is affected by the low mechanical properties, which can now be modified by some admixtures. In this paper, the mechanical properties and hydration heat release of citric acid (CA)-modified MOS were studied, and the phase composition and microstructure of hydration products were analyzed by SEM and XRD. The results show that the addition of CA modified MOS can reduce MgO direct hydration of Mg(OH)2, promote the formation of a large number of needle-shaped 5Mg(OH)2 ·MgSO4·7H2O (5·1·7) phase crystals, and the compressive strength is greatly improved. When the CA dosage is 0.5%, the mechanics of MOS Best performance. The clotting time of the MOS modified with CA is slightly prolonged.
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196. Study on the Effect of Water Reducing Agent on Dolomite-based Magnesium Sulfate Cement
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Meng Miao, Chengyou Wu, Yuanji Chen, Jinping Zong, and Jiaqi Zhou
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Cement ,Chemistry ,Magnesium ,Reducing agent ,Dolomite ,Metallurgy ,chemistry.chemical_element - Abstract
Adding different types and amounts of water reducing agent to Dolomite-based magnesium sulfate cement (DBMSC), and analysing the effect of water reducing agent on DBMSC by studying its setting time, water reduction effect and mechanical strength. on the one hand, Experimental results show that adding water reducing agent to DBMSC has a retarding effect on dolomitic magnesium sulfate cement, and reduces the hydration heat of cement; on the other hand, the water reduction effect of the water reducing agent on DBMSC prepared by light burning dolomite is not too obvious, and even the mechanical strength of DBMSC is lowered.
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197. Characterization of Dielectric Breakdown and Lifetime Analysis for Silicon Nitride Metal-Insulator-Metal Capacitors under Electrostatic Discharge Stresses
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Hobie Yun, Meng Miao, Hang Li, Kalpathy B. Sundaram, Wei Liang, and Aihua Dong
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010302 applied physics ,Electrostatic discharge ,Materials science ,Dielectric strength ,business.industry ,020208 electrical & electronic engineering ,Time-dependent gate oxide breakdown ,02 engineering and technology ,Integrated circuit ,01 natural sciences ,law.invention ,Capacitor ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Silicon nitride ,chemistry ,law ,0103 physical sciences ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Optoelectronics ,Breakdown voltage ,business ,Transmission-line pulse - Abstract
Silicon nitride (SiN) metal-insulator-metal capacitors (MIMCAPs) are components of most GaAs and GaN integrated circuits and integrated passive devices (IPD). To analyze the dielectric breakdown mechanisms and predict the lifetime of SiN MIMCAPs under electrostatic discharge (ESD) conditions, characteristics of MIMCAPs with different dimensions (dielectric thickness and area) and various ambient temperatures under ESD stresses are investigated. Measurements are conducted using the Barth 4002 transmission line pulse (TLP) system and the Signatone S1060 heating module. Then, the breakdown voltage variation of MIMCAPs with respect to dimensions and temperatures under different types of transmission line pulsing (TLP) stresses is discussed. Furthermore, with the transformative version of power law employed, the lifetime (time dependent dielectric breakdown, TDDB) of MIMCAPs is analyzed.
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198. Loss of the Chr16p11.2 ASD candidate gene
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Denise, Haslinger, Regina, Waltes, Afsheen, Yousaf, Silvia, Lindlar, Ines, Schneider, Chai K, Lim, Meng-Miao, Tsai, Boyan K, Garvalov, Amparo, Acker-Palmer, Nicolas, Krezdorn, Björn, Rotter, Till, Acker, Gilles J, Guillemin, Simone, Fulda, Christine M, Freitag, and Andreas G, Chiocchetti
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Neurons ,Quinolinate phosphoribosyltransferase ,DNA Copy Number Variations ,Autism Spectrum Disorder ,Research ,Autism ,Cell Differentiation ,16p11.2 ,Cell Line, Tumor ,Humans ,Pentosyltransferases ,Chromosome Deletion ,Sholl analysis ,Quinolinic acid ,CRISPR/Cas9 ,Chromosomes, Human, Pair 16 ,Kynurenine - Abstract
Background Altered neuronal development is discussed as the underlying pathogenic mechanism of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Copy number variations of 16p11.2 have recurrently been identified in individuals with ASD. Of the 29 genes within this region, quinolinate phosphoribosyltransferase (QPRT) showed the strongest regulation during neuronal differentiation of SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells. We hypothesized a causal relation between this tryptophan metabolism-related enzyme and neuronal differentiation. We thus analyzed the effect of QPRT on the differentiation of SH-SY5Y and specifically focused on neuronal morphology, metabolites of the tryptophan pathway, and the neurodevelopmental transcriptome. Methods The gene dosage-dependent change of QPRT expression following Chr16p11.2 deletion was investigated in a lymphoblastoid cell line (LCL) of a deletion carrier and compared to his non-carrier parents. Expression of QPRT was tested for correlation with neuromorphology in SH-SY5Y cells. QPRT function was inhibited in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells using (i) siRNA knockdown (KD), (ii) chemical mimicking of loss of QPRT, and (iii) complete CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knock out (KO). QPRT-KD cells underwent morphological analysis. Chemically inhibited and QPRT-KO cells were characterized using viability assays. Additionally, QPRT-KO cells underwent metabolite and whole transcriptome analyses. Genes differentially expressed upon KO of QPRT were tested for enrichment in biological processes and co-regulated gene-networks of the human brain. Results QPRT expression was reduced in the LCL of the deletion carrier and significantly correlated with the neuritic complexity of SH-SY5Y. The reduction of QPRT altered neuronal morphology of differentiated SH-SY5Y cells. Chemical inhibition as well as complete KO of the gene were lethal upon induction of neuronal differentiation, but not proliferation. The QPRT-associated tryptophan pathway was not affected by KO. At the transcriptome level, genes linked to neurodevelopmental processes and synaptic structures were affected. Differentially regulated genes were enriched for ASD candidates, and co-regulated gene networks were implicated in the development of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, the hippocampus, and the amygdala. Conclusions In this study, QPRT was causally related to in vitro neuronal differentiation of SH-SY5Y cells and affected the regulation of genes and gene networks previously implicated in ASD. Thus, our data suggest that QPRT may play an important role in the pathogenesis of ASD in Chr16p11.2 deletion carriers. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13229-018-0239-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- 2018
199. Thermal failure and voltage overshoot models for diode behavior under electrostatic discharge stresses
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Yuanzhong Zhou, Javier A. Salcedo, Jean-Jacques Hajjar, Kalpathy B. Sundaram, Meng Miao, and Hang Li
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010302 applied physics ,Electrostatic discharge ,Materials science ,020208 electrical & electronic engineering ,02 engineering and technology ,Integrated circuit ,Mechanics ,01 natural sciences ,law.invention ,Effective solution ,Voltage overshoot ,law ,Robustness (computer science) ,0103 physical sciences ,Thermal ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Device failure ,Diode - Abstract
Diodes are simple but effective solution for Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protection. In order to evaluate and simulate ESD robustness of diode protection schemes at circuit-level for integrated circuits, models of diode thermal failure and voltage overshoot for ESD simulation are proposed in this paper. These models are based on physical mechanisms of ESD events and device failure. According to simulation results, the models are shown to predict thermal failure and reproduce voltage overshoot phenomena under ESD stresses, respectively.
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200. Additional file 1:Â Supplementary information: of Loss of the Chr16p11.2 ASD candidate gene QPRT leads to aberrant neuronal differentiation in the SH-SY5Y neuronal cell model
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Haslinger, Denise, Waltes, Regina, Afsheen Yousaf, Lindlar, Silvia, Schneider, Ines, Lim, Chai, Meng-Miao Tsai, Garvalov, Boyan, Acker-Palmer, Amparo, Krezdorn, Nicolas, BjĂśrn Rotter, Acker, Till, Guillemin, Gilles, Fulda, Simone, Freitag, Christine, and Chiocchetti, Andreas
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Supplementary methods, supplementary results, supplementary table S1, supplementary figures S1-S6. (DOCX 555 kb)
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