20,468 results on '"Xia, Li"'
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352. A differential-self-multiplication demodulation algorithm for fiber optic current sensor
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Tian, Jundong, Yu, Aodi, Wang, Zhuoying, and Xia, Li
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- 2024
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353. Lithium zinc/lithium iodide composite modified layer toward highly stable lithium metal anodes
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Xia, Li, Yan, Xiaolin, Zhang, Yinggan, Wu, Hualong, Zhang, Shiyu, Chang, Xiaoqing, Sa, Baisheng, Lin, Liang, Luo, Qing, Wang, Laisen, Peng, Dong-Liang, and Xie, Qingshui
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- 2024
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354. Microwave–assisted hydrothermal conversion of crop straw into value–added products via magnesium acetate
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Li, Chuyi, Xia, Li, Yuan, Qiaoxia, Ai, Ping, Niu, Wenjuan, and Zhong, Fei
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- 2024
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355. Metering inaccuracy analysis and improvement measures of typical scenarios in hydrogen refueling station
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Zhao, Yimeng, Chen, Guohua, Xu, Qiming, Lv, Hongpeng, Su, Shen, Xia, Li, Zhang, Geng, Yang, Gang, and Hu, Kun
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- 2024
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356. Identification of USP2 as a novel target to induce degradation of KRAS in myeloma cells
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Wang, Yingying, Zhang, Youping, Luo, Hao, Wei, Wei, Liu, Wanting, Wang, Weiwei, Wu, Yunzhao, Peng, Cheng, Ji, Yanjie, Zhang, Jianfang, Zhu, Chujiao, Bai, Wenhui, Xia, Li, Lei, Hu, Xu, Hanzhang, Yin, Leimiao, Weng, Wei, Yang, Li, Liu, Ligen, Zhou, Aiwu, Wei, Yueyue, Zhu, Qi, Zhu, Weiliang, Yang, Yongqing, Xu, Zhijian, and Wu, Yingli
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- 2024
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357. Identification of the lysine and histidine transporter family in Camellia sinensis and the characterizations in nitrogen utilization
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Huang, Wei, Ma, Danni, Zaman, Fawad, Hao, Xulei, Xia, Li, Zhang, E, Wang, Pu, Wang, Mingle, Guo, Fei, Wang, Yu, Ni, Dejiang, and Zhao, Hua
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- 2024
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358. Glucocorticoids and intrauterine programming of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
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Chen, Ze, Xia, Li-Ping, Shen, Lang, Xu, Dan, Guo, Yu, and Wang, Hui
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- 2024
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359. Reasoning about the garden of forking paths
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Li, Yao, Xia, Li-yao, and Weirich, Stephanie
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Computer Science - Programming Languages - Abstract
Lazy evaluation is a powerful tool for functional programmers. It enables the concise expression of on-demand computation and a form of compositionality not available under other evaluation strategies. However, the stateful nature of lazy evaluation makes it hard to analyze a program's computational cost, either informally or formally. In this work, we present a novel and simple framework for formally reasoning about lazy computation costs based on a recent model of lazy evaluation: clairvoyant call-by-value. The key feature of our framework is its simplicity, as expressed by our definition of the clairvoyance monad. This monad is both simple to define (around 20 lines of Coq) and simple to reason about. We show that this monad can be effectively used to mechanically reason about the computational cost of lazy functional programs written in Coq., Comment: 28 pages, accepted by ICFP'21
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- 2021
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360. Zero-Sum Semi-Markov Games with State-Action-Dependent Discount Factors
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Yu, Zhihui, Guo, Xianping, and Xia, Li
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Computer Science - Computer Science and Game Theory ,Mathematics - Optimization and Control - Abstract
Semi-Markov model is one of the most general models for stochastic dynamic systems. This paper deals with a two-person zero-sum game for semi-Markov processes. We focus on the expected discounted payoff criterion with state-action-dependent discount factors. The state and action spaces are both Polish spaces, and the payoff function is $\omega$-bounded. We first construct a fairly general model of semi-Markov games under a given semi-Markov kernel and a pair of strategies. Next, based on the standard regularity condition and the continuity-compactness condition for semi-Markov games, we derive a "drift condition" on the semi-Markov kernel and suppose that the discount factors have a positive lower bound, under which the existence of the value function and a pair of optimal stationary strategies of our semi-Markov game are proved by using the Shapley equation. Moreover, when the state and action spaces are both finite, a value iteration-type algorithm for computing the value function and $\varepsilon$-Nash equilibrium of the game is developed. The convergence of the algorithm is also proved. Finally, we conduct numerical examples to demonstrate our main results.
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- 2021
361. Zero-sum risk-sensitive continuous-time stochastic games with unbounded payoff and transition rates and Borel spaces
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Zhang, Junyu, Guo, Xianping, and Xia, Li
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Mathematics - Optimization and Control ,Computer Science - Computer Science and Game Theory - Abstract
We study a finite-horizon two-person zero-sum risk-sensitive stochastic game for continuous-time Markov chains and Borel state and action spaces, in which payoff rates, transition rates and terminal reward functions are allowed to be unbounded from below and from above and the policies can be history-dependent. Under suitable conditions, we establish the existence of a solution to the corresponding Shapley equation (SE) by an approximation technique. Then, by the SE and the extension of the Dynkin's formula, we prove the existence of a Nash equilibrium and verify that the value of the stochastic game is the unique solution to the SE. Moreover, we develop a value iteration-type algorithm for approaching to the value of the stochastic game. The convergence of the algorithm is proved by a special contraction operator in our risk-sensitive stochastic game. Finally, we demonstrate our main results by two examples.
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- 2021
362. Improved Asymptotic Formulae for Statistical Interpretation Based on Likelihood Ratio Tests
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Xia, Li-Gang and Zhang, Yan
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Physics - Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability ,High Energy Physics - Experiment - Abstract
In this work, we try to improve the classic asymptotic formulae to describe the probability distribution of likelihood-ratio statistical tests. The idea is to split the probability distribution function into two parts. One part is universal and described by the asymptotic formulae. The other part is case-dependent and estimated explicitly using a 6-bin model proposed in this work. The latter is similar to doing toy simulations and hence is able to predict the discrete structures in the probability distributions. The new asymptotic formulae provide a much better differential description of the test statistics. The better performance is confirmed in two toy examples., Comment: add q_mu and q_0, more examples for comparison, simplified n_small, welcome to try it in your analysis and feedback
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- 2021
363. Unraveling the Genomic Evolution of Dengue Virus Serotype 1: A Case Study from Yantai, China
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Yulou Sun, Liqun He, Xia Li, Cong Li, Shicui Yan, Yi Zhang, and Zhenlu Sun
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dengue fever ,dengue virus ,whole genome sequence ,Bayesian evolutionary analysis ,serotype ,genotype ,Science - Abstract
In August 2023, we identified a case of dengue fever in Yantai City, which was imported from Xishuangbanna, China. To investigate its evolutionary history and population dynamics, we utilized the metatranscriptomic method to obtain the virus’ whole genome sequence. Together with 367 selected dengue virus whole genome sequences from the NCBI database, we constructed a time-scaled Maximum Clade Credibility (MCC) tree. We found that our sequence exhibited a high homology with a sequence of DENV1 (OR418422.1) uploaded by the Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention in 2023, with an estimated divergence time around 2019 (95% HPD: 2017–2023), coinciding with the emergence of SARS-CoV-2. The DENV strain obtained in this study belongs to genotype I of DENV1. Its ancestors experienced a global epidemic around 2005 (95% HPD: 2002–2010), and its progeny strains have spread extensively in Southeast Asia and China since around 2007 (95% HPD: 2006–2011). The Bayesian skyline plot indicates that the current population of DENV1 has not been affected by SARS-CoV-2 and is expected to maintain stable transmission. Hence, it is imperative to track and monitor its epidemiological trends and genomic variations to prevent potential large-scale outbreaks in the post-SARS-CoV-2 era.
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- 2024
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364. Physiological Mechanisms by Which the Functional Ingredients in Beer Impact Human Health
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Yawen Zeng, Hafiz Ghulam Muhu-Din Ahmed, Xia Li, Li’e Yang, Xiaoying Pu, Xiaomeng Yang, Tao Yang, and Jiazhen Yang
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functional ingredients ,actional mechanism ,barley grains and grass ,beer ,malt ,hops ,Organic chemistry ,QD241-441 - Abstract
Nutritional therapy, for example through beer, is the best solution to human chronic diseases. In this article, we demonstrate the physiological mechanisms of the functional ingredients in beer with health-promoting effects, based on the PubMed, Google, CNKI, and ISI Web of Science databases, published from 1997 to 2024. Beer, a complex of barley malt and hops, is rich in functional ingredients. The health effects of beer against 26 chronic diseases are highly similar to those of barley due to the physiological mechanisms of polyphenols (phenolic acids, flavonoids), melatonin, minerals, bitter acids, vitamins, and peptides. Functional beer with low purine and high active ingredients made from pure barley malt, as well as an additional functional food, represents an important development direction, specifically, ginger beer, ginseng beer, and coix-lily beer, as consumed by our ancestors ca. 9000 years ago. Low-purine beer can be produced via enzymatic and biological degradation and adsorption of purines, as well as dandelion addition. Therefore, this review paper not only reveals the physiological mechanisms of beer in overcoming chronic human diseases, but also provides a scientific basis for the development of functional beer with health-promoting effects.
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- 2024
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365. Unraveling the Impacts of River Network Connectivity on Ecological Quality Dynamics at a Basin Scale
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Xia Li, Xiaobiao Mo, Cheng Zhang, Qing Wang, Lili Xu, Ze Ren, Gregory W. McCarty, and Baoshan Cui
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river network connectivity ,river structure ,node importance ,ecological quality ,hydrological conditions ,Science - Abstract
The ecological quality of river basins is significantly influenced by the complex network of river structures and their connectivity. This study measured the temporal and spatial variability of ecological quality, as reflected by remote sensing ecological indices (RSEI), and examined their responses to river network connectivity (RNC). In total, 8 RNC indices, including river structure of river density (Dr), water surface ratio (Wr), edge-node ratio (β), and network connectivity (γ), and node importance indices of betweenness centrality (BC), PageRank (PG_R), out_degree centrality (Out_D), and in_closeness centrality (In_C), were generated at the subbasin scale. Our results highlighted the significance of RNC in influencing both the values and variability of RSEI, and the extent of this influence varied across different time periods. Specifically, three distinct clusters can be extracted from the temporal variability of RSEI, representing wet, near-normal, and dry years. The river structure index of γ significantly influenced the spatial patterns of subbasin RSEIs, particularly in wet years (R2 = 0.554), whereas β displayed a pronounced U-shape correlation with subbasin RSEIs in dry years (R2 = 0.512). Although node importance indices did not correlate directly with subbasin RSEI levels, as the river structure indices did, they significantly positively affected temporal variability of subbasin RSEIs (EI_SD_t). Higher values of PG_R, Out_D, and In_C were associated with increased subbasin RSEI variability. Based on these correlations, we developed RNC-based RSEI and EI_SD_t models with high adjusted coefficients of determination to facilitate the assessment of ecosystem quality. This study provides essential insights into ecosystem dynamics related to river connectivity within a basin and offers valuable guidance for effective watershed management and conservation efforts aimed at enhancing ecological resilience and sustainability.
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- 2024
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366. Structural Evolution of Mn-Substituted FeOOH and Its Adsorption Mechanism for U(VI): Effect of the Mole Ratio of Mn/(Fe + Mn)
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Mengxue Li, Lanbao Zhu, Jing Wang, Li Ma, Zhengwei Pan, Wenwei Ji, Xiaoyu Sun, Ruping Li, Xia Li, Shilong Duan, and Yule Tao
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Mn-substituted FeOOH ,U(VI) ,XPS analysis ,adsorption mechanism ,Hydraulic engineering ,TC1-978 ,Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes ,TD201-500 - Abstract
Mn-substituted FeOOH with different Mn/(Mn + Fe) molar ratios are synthesized, and characterized using FESEM, XRD, FTIR, ICP-OES, BET, Zeta potential, TG-DSC, XPS, and VSM. The results show that the actual doping amounts of Mn are 0%, 3.05%, 6.13%, 9.04%, 12.70%, and 15.14%, respectively. The substitution of Mn promotes the transformation of goethite from FeOOH to MnFe2O4, resulting in a saturation magnetization intensity of up to 14.90 emu/g for G-Mn15%, laying a theoretical foundation for magnetic recovery. The specific surface area of Mn-substituted FeOOH increases from 57.15 m2/g to 315.26 m2/g with an increasing Mn substitution amount. Combined with the abundant oxygen-containing functional groups such as -OH, Fe-O, and Mn-O on the surface, sufficient active sites are provided for the efficient adsorption of U(VI). The TG-DSC analysis results indicate that the substitution of Mn improves the thermal stability of goethite. In addition, XPS analysis results indicate that the substitution of Mn leads to the conversion of Fe3+ to Fe2+ in goethite, and the conversion of Mn2+ to Mn3+ replaces Fe3+ in the structure of goethite. Fe-O and Mn-O coordinate participate in the adsorption and reduction process of U(VI). The batch experiment results show that the substitution of Mn promotes the adsorption performance of goethite for U(VI). When T = 303 K, pH = 4.0, m/V = 0.5 g/L, and I = 0.01 mol/L NaCl, the maximum adsorption capacity of G-Mn15% for U(VI) is 79.24 mg/g, indicating the potential value of Mn substitution for goethite in the treatment of uranium-containing wastewater.
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- 2024
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367. Electromagnetic Short-Term to Imminent Forecast Indices for M ≥ 5.5 Earthquakes in the Gansu–Qinghai–Sichuan Region of China
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Xia Li, Ye Zhu, Lili Feng, Yingfeng Ji, and Weiling Zhu
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electromagnetic anomaly ,earthquake forecast ,Gansu–Qinghai–Sichuan area ,Chemical technology ,TP1-1185 - Abstract
Electromagnetic indices play a potential role in the forecast of short-term to imminent M ≥ 5.5 earthquakes and have good application prospects. However, despite possible progress in earthquake forecasting, concerns remain because it is difficult to obtain accurate epicenter forecasts based on different forecast indices, and the forecast time span is as large as months in areas with multiple earthquakes. In this study, based on the actual demand for short-term earthquake forecasts in the Gansu–Qinghai–Sichuan region of western China, we refined the construction of earthquake forecast indicators in view of the abundant electromagnetic anomalies before moderate and strong earthquakes. We revealed the advantageous forecast indicators of each method for the three primary earthquake elements (time, epicenter, magnitude) and the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics of the anomalies. The correlations between the magnitude, time, intensity, and electromagnetic anomalies of different M ≥ 5.5 earthquakes indicate that the combination of short-term electromagnetic indices is pivotal in earthquake forecasting.
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- 2024
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368. Synergistic Effects of Metal–Organic Nanoplatform and Guanine Quadruplex-Based CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides in Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines with Different Tumor Antigens
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Xia Li, Mitsuhiro Ebara, Naoto Shirahata, Tomohiko Yamazaki, and Nobutaka Hanagata
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TLR9 agonist ,CpG oligodeoxynucleotides ,nanoplatform ,cancer vaccines ,adjuvant ,Medicine - Abstract
Oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) containing unmethylated cytosine–phosphate–guanosine (CpG) motifs are readily recognized by Toll-like receptor 9 on immune cells, trigger an immunomodulatory cascade, induce a Th1 -biased immune milieu, and have great potential as an adjuvant in cancer vaccines. In this study, a green one-step synthesis process was adopted to prepare an amino-rich metal–organic nanoplatform (FN). The synthesized FN nanoplatform can simultaneously and effectively load model tumor antigens (OVA)/autologous tumor antigens (dLLC) and immunostimulatory CpG ODNs with an unmodified PD backbone and a guanine quadruplex structure to obtain various cancer vaccines. The FN nanoplatform and immunostimulatory CpG ODNs generate synergistic effects to enhance the immunogenicity of different antigens and inhibit the growth of established and distant tumors in both the murine E.G7-OVA lymphoma model and the murine Lewis lung carcinoma model. In the E.G7-OVA lymphoma model, vaccination efficiently increases the CD4+, CD8+, and tetramer+CD8+ T cell populations in the spleens. In the Lewis lung carcinoma model, vaccination efficiently increases the CD3+CD4+ and CD3+CD8+ T cell populations in the spleens and CD3+CD8+, CD3−CD8+, and CD11b+CD80+ cell populations in the tumors, suggesting the alteration of tumor microenvironments from cold to hot tumors.
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- 2024
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369. Retraction of 'Ravoxertinib Improves Long-Term Neurologic Deficits after Experimental Subarachnoid Hemorrhage through Early Inhibition of Erk1/2'
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Ming-feng Yang, Sheng-yao Sun, Hai-guang Lv, Wei-qi Wang, Han-xia Li, Jing-yi Sun, and Zong-yong Zhang
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Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Published
- 2024
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370. Performance of Halo-Alkali-Tolerant Endophytic Bacteria on Hybrid Pennisetum and Bacterial Community under Varying Soil Conditions
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Xia Li, Yiming Ding, Charles Obinwanne Okoye, Xiaoyan Geng, Huifang Jiang, Yongli Wang, Yanfang Wu, Lu Gao, Lei Fu, Jianxiong Jiang, and Jianzhong Sun
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halo-alkali-tolerance ,endophytic bacteria ,hybrid Pennisetum ,salt stress ,bacterial community ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
Halo-alkali soil threatens agriculture, reducing growth and crop yield worldwide. In this study, physicochemical and molecular techniques were employed to explore the potential of halo-alkali-tolerant endophytic bacteria strains Sphingomonas sp. pp01, Bacillus sp. pp02, Pantoea sp. pp04, and Enterobacter sp. pp06 to enhance the growth of hybrid Pennisetum under varying saline conditions. The strains exhibited tolerance to high salt concentrations, alkaline pH, and high temperatures. Under controlled conditions, all four strains showed significant growth-promoting effects on hybrid Pennisetum inoculated individually or in combination. However, the effects were significantly reduced in coastal saline soil. The best growth-promoting effect was achieved under greenhouse conditions, increasing shoot fresh and dry weights of hybrid Pennisetum by up to 457.7% and 374.7%, respectively, using irrigating trials. Metagenomic sequencing analysis revealed that the diversity and composition of rhizosphere microbiota underwent significant changes after inoculation with endophytic bacteria. Specifically, pp02 and co-inoculation significantly increased the Dyella and Pseudomonas population. Firmicutes, Mycobacteria, and Proteobacteria phyla were enriched in Bacillus PP02 samples. These may explain the best growth-promoting effects of pp02 and co-inoculation on hybrid Pennisetum under greenhouse conditions. Our findings reveal the performance of endophytic bacterial inoculants in enhancing beneficial microbiota, salt stress tolerance, and hybrid Pennisetum growth.
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- 2024
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371. A Hydrophilic Polyethylene Glycol-Blended Anion Exchange Membrane to Facilitate the Migration of Hydroxide Ions
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Huaiming Gao, Chenglou Jin, Xia Li, Yat-Ming So, and Yu Pan
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anion exchange membrane ,blended membrane ,PEG ,ion-conducting ,Organic chemistry ,QD241-441 - Abstract
As one of the most important sources for green hydrogen, anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers (AEMWEs) have been developing rapidly in recent decades. Among these components, anion exchange membranes (AEMs) with high ionic conductivity and good stability play an important role in the performance of AEMWEs. In this study, we have developed a simple blending method to fabricate the blended membrane ImPSF-PEGx via the introduction of a hydrophilic PEG into the PSF-based ionic polymer. Given their hydrophilicity and coordination properties, the introduced PEGs are beneficial in assembling the ionic groups to form the ion-conducting channels. Moreover, an asymmetric structure is observed in ImPSF-PEGx membranes with a layer of finger-like cracks at the upper surface because PEGs can act as pore-forming agents. During the study, the ImPSF-PEGx membranes exhibited higher water uptake and ionic conductivity with lower swelling ratios and much better mechanical properties in comparison to the pristine ImPSF membrane. The ImPSF-PEG1000 membrane showed the best overall performance among the membranes with higher ionic conductivity (82.6 mS cm−1 at 80 °C), which was approximately two times higher than the conductivity of ImPSF, and demonstrated better mechanical and alkaline stability. The alkaline water electrolyzer assembled by ImPSF-PEG1000 achieved a current density of 606 mA cm−2 at 80 °C under conditions of 1 M KOH and 2.06 V, and maintained an essentially unchanged performance after 48 h running.
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- 2024
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372. The Impacts of Drought Changes on Alpine Vegetation during the Growing Season over the Tibetan Plateau in 1982–2018
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Xia Li and Yongjie Pan
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drought ,alpine vegetation ,climate change ,Tibetan Plateau ,Science - Abstract
The Tibetan Plateau (TP) is a climate-sensitive and ecologically fragile area. Studying drought and its effects on vegetation over the TP is of great significance for ecological conservation. However, there were large uncertainties in previous studies on the drought characteristics and their impacts on alpine vegetation in this region. This study explored the drought changes and their impacts on alpine vegetation during the growing season over the TP in 1982–2018. The results showed that the TP has experienced a wetting trend in most regions of the TP. Correspondingly, the vegetation has become greener in most areas. The wetting and drying trend in the growing season changed around 1995. Before 1995, the TP experienced an overall drying trend with a spatial pattern of a drying trend in the northern regions and a wetting trend in the southern regions, while it showed an overall wetting trend after 1995, with a reversed spatial pattern to that before 1995. After 1995, wetting and drying trends affected the vegetation in 61% of the TP. However, before 1995, the NDVI presented an increasing trend in most areas of the TP under a drying trend. Therefore, a drying trend was not the primary factor affecting vegetation growth in this period. Instead, changes in the cryosphere induced by warming could be the main factor. In addition, the distribution of vegetation across the TP was primarily influenced by drought intensity, which had the greatest impact on sparse vegetation, followed by meadow and grassland. This study enhances our understanding of the impact of drought changes on alpine vegetation on the TP.
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- 2024
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373. Refinement of Different Frequency Bands of Geomagnetic Vertical Intensity Polarization Anomalies before M > 5.5 Earthquakes
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Haris Faheem, Xia Li, Weiling Zhu, Yingfeng Ji, Lili Feng, and Ye Zhu
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frequency bands ,geomagnetic vertical intensity polarization ,earthquake prediction ,Chemical technology ,TP1-1185 - Abstract
Geomagnetic vertical intensity polarization is a method with a clear mechanism, mature processing methods, and a strong ability to extract anomalous information in the quantitative analysis of seismogenic geomagnetic disturbances. The existing analyses of geomagnetic vertical intensity polarization are all based on the 5~100 s frequency band without refinement of the partitioning process. Although many successful results have been obtained, there are still two problems in the process of extracting anomalies: the geomagnetic anomalies that satisfy the determination criteria are still high in occurrence frequency; and the anomalies are distributed over too large an area in space, which leads to difficulties in determining the location of the epicenter. In this study, based on observations from western China, where fluxgate observation points are positioned in areas with frequent, densely distributed medium-strength earthquakes, we refined the frequency bands of geomagnetic vertical intensity polarization, recalculated the spatial and temporal evolution characteristics of geomagnetic disturbances before earthquakes, and improved the crossover frequency anomaly prediction index while promoting the application of the method in earthquake forecasting.
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- 2024
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374. Health Risk Prediction of Operational Subsea Tunnel Structure Based on Bayesian Network
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Hongmei Ni, Xia Li, Jingqi Huang, and Shuming Zhou
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underground structure ,tunnel structure ,Bayesian network ,health risk ,risk prediction ,Building construction ,TH1-9745 - Abstract
Recently, subsea tunnel construction has developed rapidly in China. The traffic volume of subsea metro tunnels is large. Once a safety accident occurs, economic losses and social impacts will be extremely serious. To eliminate accidents in operational subsea metro tunnel structures, a health risk prediction method is proposed based on a discrete Bayesian network. Detecting and monitoring data of the tunnel structures in operation were used to evaluate the health risk by employing the proposed method. This method establishes a Bayesian network model for the health risk prediction of the shield tunnel structure through the dependency relationship between the health risk of the operational tunnel structure and 13 risk factors in five aspects: the mechanical condition, material performance, integrity state, environmental state, and deformation state. By utilizing actual detection and monitoring data of various risk factors for the health risk of the operational subsea metro shield tunnel structure, this method reflects the actual state of the tunnel structure and improves the accuracy of health risk predictions. The validity of the proposed method is verified through expert knowledge and the subsea shield tunnel structure of the Dalian Subway Line 5. The results demonstrate that the health risk prediction outcomes effectively reflect the actual service state of the shield tunnel structure, thus providing decision support for the control of health risks in the subsea metro shield tunnel.
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- 2024
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375. Research on Mechanical Properties of Steel-Polypropylene Fiber-Reinforced Concrete after High-Temperature Treatments
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Xinggang Shen, Xia Li, Lei Liu, Xinzuo Chen, and Jun Du
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steel-polypropylene hybrid fiber ,elevated temperature ,mechanical property ,SHPB ,numerical simulation ,Technology ,Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) ,TA1-2040 ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Physics ,QC1-999 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
A mechanical property experiment was carried out on steel-polypropylene fiber-reinforced concrete after elevated temperatures by using a 50 mm diameter SHPB apparatus. The regulations of compressive strength, elastic modulus, Poisson’s ratio, and other mechanical properties under six heating temperature levels (normal temperature, 100 °C, 200 °C, 400 °C, 600 °C, and 800 °C) and three impact pressures (0.3 MPa, 0.4 MPa, 0.5 MPa) were studied. Using ANSYS/LS-DYNA 19.0 numerical simulation software and LS-PrePost post-processing software, numerical simulation analysis was conducted on the dynamic Hopkinson uniaxial impact compression and uniaxial dynamic impact splitting mechanical experiments of C40 plain concrete and steel-polypropylene hybrid fiber concrete. The results show that the dynamic compressive strength of hybrid fiber concrete with the optimal dosage reaches its maximum at a temperature group of 200 °C, and the dynamic compressive strength of hybrid fiber concrete with the optimal dosage increases by 97.1% compared to C40 plain concrete at a temperature group of 800 °C. The impact waveform and stress-strain curve results of the numerical simulation are very similar to the experimental results. The errors in calculating the peak stress and peak strain are within 6%, which can truly and accurately simulate the static mechanical properties and failure process of hybrid fiber-reinforced concrete.
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- 2024
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376. TLR7 Agonist-Loaded Gadolinium Oxide Nanotubes Promote Anti-Tumor Immunity by Activation of Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses
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Xiupeng Wang, Motohiro Hirose, and Xia Li
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Gd2O3 nanotubes ,adjuvant ,cancer ,immunotherapy ,Medicine - Abstract
Improving the delivery of biomolecules to DCs and lymph nodes is critical to increasing their anti-tumor efficacy, reducing their off-target side effects, and improving their safety. In this study, Gd2O3 nanotubes with lengths of 70–80 nm, diameters of 20–30 nm, and pore sizes of up to 18 nm were synthesized using a facile one-pot solvothermal method. The Gd2O3 nanotubes showed good adsorption capacity of OVA and TLR7a, with a loading efficiency of about 100%. The Gd2O3 nanotubes showed pH-sensitive degradation and biomolecule release properties; the release of gadolinium ions, OVA, and TLR7a was slow at pH 7.4 and fast at pH 5. The Gd2O3 nanotubes showed 2.6–6.0 times higher payload retention around the injection site, 3.1 times higher cellular uptake, 1.7 times higher IL1β secretion, 1.4 times higher TNFα secretion by BMDCs, and markedly enhanced draining lymph node delivery properties. The combination of OVA, TLR7a, and Gd2O3 nanotubes significantly inhibited tumor growth and increased survival rate compared with only OVA-TLR7a, only OVA, and saline. The Gd2O3 nanotubes are biocompatible and can also be used as radiation sensitizers.
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- 2024
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377. Open-Set Recognition of Individual Cows Based on Spatial Feature Transformation and Metric Learning
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Buyu Wang, Xia Li, Xiaoping An, Weijun Duan, Yuan Wang, Dian Wang, and Jingwei Qi
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cow individual recognition ,open-set recognition ,overhead perspective ,distance metrics ,STN ,Veterinary medicine ,SF600-1100 ,Zoology ,QL1-991 - Abstract
The automated recognition of individual cows is foundational for implementing intelligent farming. Traditional methods of individual cow recognition from an overhead perspective primarily rely on singular back features and perform poorly for cows with diverse orientation distributions and partial body visibility in the frame. This study proposes an open-set method for individual cow recognition based on spatial feature transformation and metric learning to address these issues. Initially, a spatial transformation deep feature extraction module, ResSTN, which incorporates preprocessing techniques, was designed to effectively address the low recognition rate caused by the diverse orientation distribution of individual cows. Subsequently, by constructing an open-set recognition framework that integrates three attention mechanisms, four loss functions, and four distance metric methods and exploring the impact of each component on recognition performance, this study achieves refined and optimized model configurations. Lastly, introducing moderate cropping and random occlusion strategies during the data-loading phase enhances the model’s ability to recognize partially visible individuals. The method proposed in this study achieves a recognition accuracy of 94.58% in open-set scenarios for individual cows in overhead images, with an average accuracy improvement of 2.98 percentage points for cows with diverse orientation distributions, and also demonstrates an improved recognition performance for partially visible and randomly occluded individual cows. This validates the effectiveness of the proposed method in open-set recognition, showing significant potential for application in precision cattle farming management.
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- 2024
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378. Characteristics of Foehn Wind in Urumqi, China, and Their Relationship with EI Niño and Extreme Heat Events in the Last 15 Years
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Maoling Ayitikan, Xia Li, Yusufu Musha, Qing He, Shuting Li, Yuting Zhong, and Kai Cheng
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Foehn wind ,wind speed ,temperature ,relative humidity ,EI Niño ,extreme heat ,Science - Abstract
Dry and hot Foehn wind weather often occurs in Urumqi, China, due to its canyon terrain. This directly impacts the lives and health of local people. Using surface meteorological variables (including the hourly wind, temperature, humidity, and pressure) measured in situ at the Urumqi Meteorological Station and ERA5 reanalysis from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts in the past 15 years (2008–2022), the characteristics of Foehn wind and their relationship with EI Niño and extreme high-temperature events in Urumqi are analyzed. The results show that the annual distributions of Foehn wind present a fluctuating pattern, and the highest frequency occurred in 2015. Compared to the summer (July) and winter (February) seasons, Foehn wind occurs most frequently in spring (March, April, May) and autumn (September, October, and November). Daily variations in Foehn wind occur most frequently from 9:00 a.m. to 14:00 p.m. In particular, high levels are found at 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. in April and May. In 2011, 2012, and 2014, the average wind speed of FW exceeded 6 m/s, and the lowest average wind speed was 3.8 m/s in 2021. The temperature and relative humidity changes (ΔT and ΔRH) caused by Foehn wind are the most significant in winter and when Foehn wind begins to occur. The high-temperature hours related to Foehn wind weather in Urumqi represented 25% of the total in the past 15 years. During the EI Niño period, the amount of Foehn wind in Urumqi significantly increased; The correlation coefficient beteewn slide anomaly of Foehn days and the Oceanic Niño Index is as high as 0.71. Specifically, Foehn wind activity aggravates extreme high-temperature events. This study provides indications for Foehn wind weather forecasting in Urumqi.
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379. Comparison and Evaluation of Five Global Land Cover Products on the Tibetan Plateau
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Yongjie Pan, Danyun Wang, Xia Li, Yong Liu, and He Huang
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land cover ,multi-source datasets ,spatial consistency ,accuracy assessment ,Tibetan Plateau ,Agriculture - Abstract
The Tibetan Plateau (TP) region contains maximal alpine grassland ecology at the mid-latitudes. This region is also recognized as an ecologically fragile and sensitive area under the effects of global warming. Regional climate modeling and ecosystem research depend on accurate land cover (LC) information. In order to obtain accurate LC information over the TP, the reliability and precision of five moderate/high-resolution LC products (MCD12Q1, C3S-LC, GlobeLand30, GLC_FCS30, and ESA2020 in 2020) were analyzed and evaluated in this study. The different LC products were compared with each other in terms of areal/spatial consistency and assessed with four reference sample datasets (Geo-Wiki, GLCVSS, GOFC-GOLD, and USGS) using the confusion matrix method for accuracy evaluation over the TP. Based on the paired comparison of these five LC datasets, all five LC products show that grass is the major land cover type on the TP, but the range of grass coverage identified by the different products varies noticeably, from 43.35% to 65.49%. The fully consistent spatial regions account for 43.72% of the entire region of the TP, while, in the transition area between grass and bare soil, there is still a large area of medium-to-low consistency. In addition, a comparison of LC datasets using integrated reference datasets shows that the overall accuracies of MCD12Q1, C3S-LC, GlobeLand30, GLC_FCS30, and ESA2020 are 54.29%, 49.32%, 53.03%, 53.73%, and 60.11%, respectively. The producer accuracy of the five products is highest for grass, while glaciers have the most reliable and accurate characteristics among all LC products for users. These findings provide valuable insights for the selection of rational and appropriate LC datasets for studying land-atmosphere interactions and promoting ecological preservation in the TP.
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380. Size Tuning of Mesoporous Silica Adjuvant for One-Shot Vaccination with Long-Term Anti-Tumor Effect
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Xiupeng Wang, Yu Sogo, and Xia Li
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adjuvant ,cancer ,particle size ,one-shot vaccination ,Pharmacy and materia medica ,RS1-441 - Abstract
Despite recent clinical successes in cancer immunotherapy, it remains difficult to initiate a long-term anti-tumor effect. Therefore, repeated administrations of immune-activating agents are generally required in most cases. Herein, we propose an adjuvant particle size tuning strategy to initiate a long-term anti-tumor effect by one-shot vaccination. This strategy is based on the size-dependent immunostimulation mechanism of mesoporous silica particles. Hollow mesoporous silica (HMS) nanoparticles enhance the antigen uptake with dendritic cells around the immunization site in vivo. In contrast, hierarchically porous silica (HPS) microparticles prolong cancer antigen retention and release in vivo. The size tuning of the mesoporous silica adjuvant prepared by combining both nanoparticles and microparticles demonstrates the immunological properties of both components and has a long-term anti-tumor effect after one-shot vaccination. One-shot vaccination with HMS-HPS-ovalbumin (OVA)-Poly IC (PIC, a TLR3 agonist) increases CD4+ T cell, CD8+ T cell, and CD86+ cell populations in draining lymph nodes even 4 months after vaccination, as well as effector memory CD8+ T cell and tumor-specific tetramer+CD8+ T cell populations in splenocytes. The increases in the numbers of effector memory CD8+ T cells and tumor-specific tetramer+CD8+ T cells indicate that the one-shot vaccination with HMS-HPS-OVA-PIC achieved the longest survival time after a challenge with E.G7-OVA cells among all groups. The size tuning of the mesoporous silica adjuvant shows promise for one-shot vaccination that mimics multiple clinical vaccinations in future cancer immunoadjuvant development. This study may have important implications in the long-term vaccine design of one-shot vaccinations.
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381. Search for Low-Mass Leptoquarks using the $llqq$ final states in Pb-Pb Ultra-Peripheral Collisions
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Xia, Li-Gang
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High Energy Physics - Phenomenology ,High Energy Physics - Experiment - Abstract
After a review over past experiments and theoretical requirements from low-energy flavour physics, we argue that the possibility of low-mass leptoquarks (LQ) cannot be fully excluded due to the assumptions made in the measurements. Therefore we propose to search for the pair production of low-mass leptoquarks in Pb-Pb ultra-peripheral collisions with the least model dependence (assuming a small coupling constant $\lesssim0.1$). There are a couple of advantages: 1) high photon flux provides high production rate for low mass LQs; 2) the background contamination is much lower than that in $p$-$p$ collisions. The analysis strategy permits a leptoquark to decay to all possible lepton-plus-quark modes. Taking the scalar LQ, $S_3$, with an electric charge $|q|=\frac{4}{3}e$, as example, the mass point of 100 GeV can be excluded at the 95~\% confidence level using a dataset of 4~pb$^{-1}$ Pb-Pb ultra-peripheral collisions at $\sqrt{s}=5.02$ TeV and the performance of the ATLAS detector in Run~2. The proposed method also applies to searching for high-mass LQs in $p$-$p$ collisions as long as the LQ pair production mechanism dominates., Comment: 24 pages, 12 figures, major improvement thanks to journal reviewer, version accepted by JHEP
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382. Phase-shifting multimode FLRD technique with MSM structure for RI measurement
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Xiang, Peng, Yu, Aodi, Zheng, Dongqiao, Li, Can, Li, Wei, and Xia, Li
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383. In vitro and in vivo comparative study of 68Ga-labeled DOTA-, NOTA-, and HBEDCC-chelated radiotracers targeting prostate-specific membrane antigen
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Liu, Yang, Xia, Li, Cai, Ping, Wang, Yingwen, Feng, Yue, Zhang, Wei, Liu, Nan, Chen, Yue, and Zhou, Zhijun
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384. Enhanced ferroelectric properties in La-doped BiFeO3 films by the sol-gel method
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Zhang, Guo-Dong, Dai, Jian-Qing, and Liang, Xia-Li
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385. Analysis of Trio Half Sibling Testing
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Hai-xia LI, Hui CHEN, Ran LI, Yu ZANG, Hong-yu SUN
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forensic genetics ,kinship ,family reconstruction ,trio half sibling testing ,kinship index ,Medicine - Abstract
Objective To establish an analytical method for half sibling testing involving common three relatives’ participation. Methods Based on the half sibling testing scenarios with the known biological mother, grandfather or uncle, and two unidentified controversial half siblings participating, two opposing hypotheses were set. Lineage reconstruction according to Mendel’s law of heredity was carried out, and the calculation formula of the half sibling kinship index was derived. Verification of actual cases was carried out and the results were compared with duo half sibling testing. Results In the scenarios of the known biological mother, grandfather and uncle participating in half sibling testing, the kinship calculation formulae of 54, 91 and 99 genotype combinations for kinship index calculation were deduced respectively. The actual cases showed higher kinship indexes in trio half sibling testing compared with duo half sibling testing. Conclusion It is beneficial to obtain more genetic information for family reconstruction and improvement of the strength of genetic evidence for half sibling testing by adding known relatives.
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386. Application of Familial Y-STR Haplotype Mismatch Tolerance in Genealogy Inference
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Meng-jie TONG, Ke ZHANG, Cai-xia LI, Guang-feng ZHANG, Wen-jie ZHANG, Lan YANG, Qing-tang HOU, Jing LIU
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forensic genetics ,mutation ,y chromosome ,short tandem repeats ,kinship ,family lineage ,males ,Medicine - Abstract
Objective To provide a guideline for genealogy inference and family lineage investigation through a study of the mismatch tolerance distribution of Y-STR loci in Chinese Han male lineage. Methods Three Han lineages with clear genetic relationships were selected. YFiler Platinum PCR amplification Kit was used to obtain the typing data of 35 Y-STR loci in male samples. The variation of Y-STR haplotypes in generation inheritance and the mismatch tolerance at 1-7 kinship levels were statistically analyzed. Results Mutations in Y-STR were family-specific with different mutation loci and numbers of mutation in different lineages. Among all the mutations, 66.03% were observed on rapidly and fast mutating loci. At 1-7 kinship levels, the number of mismatch tolerance ranged from 0 to 5 on all 35 Y-STR loci, with a maximum step size of 6. On medium and slow mutant loci, the number of mismatch tolerance ranged from 0 to 2, with a maximum step size of 3; on rapidly and fast mutant loci, the number of mismatch tolerance ranged from 0 to 3, with a maximum step size of 6. Conclusion Combined use of SNP genealogy inference and Y-STR lineage investigation, both 0 and multiple mismatch tolerance need to be considered. Family lineage with 0-3 mismatch tolerance on all 35 Y-STR loci and 0-1 mismatch tolerance on medium and slow loci can be prioritized for screening. When the number of mismatch tolerance is eligible, family lineages with long steps should be carefully excluded. Meanwhile, adding fast mutant loci should also be handled with caution.
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387. Prokaryotic expression analysis of aluminum associated receptor-like protein kinase AhPRK4 in peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
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Guijun SU, Xia LI, Yuxi CHEN, Jie ZHAN, Aiqin WANG, Longfei HE, and Dong XIAO
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peanut (arachis hypogaea) ,aluminum stress ,pollen receptor-like protein kinase ,expression analysis ,prokaryotic expression ,Botany ,QK1-989 - Abstract
The pollen receptor-like protein kinase (PRK) family, an LRR receptor-like protein kinase, not only plays a role in pollen development and fertilization, but also plays a role in stress response. Based on the analysis of transcriptome data that generated in our previous study, we found that AhPRK4 was an aluminum-responsive gene. To explore the role of AhPRK4 in response to aluminum stress, we analyzed the expression of AhPRK4 by qRT-PCR in ‘ZH2’ (Al-sensitive) and ‘99-1507’ (Al-tolerant), clarified the protein structure and genetic relationship of AhPRK4 by sequence analysis, phylogenetic tree construction and other genetic analysis, constructed the recombinant plasmid by homologous recombination, obtained the intracellular domain recombinant protein of AhPRK4 by prokaryotic expression technology and determined the activity of the recombinant protein by incubation with phosphorylated antibodys. The results were as follows: (1) The transcription level of AhPRK4 was up-regulated after different aluminum treatments time and different aluminum concentrations, indicating that AhPRK4 was an aluminum inducible gene. (2) The AhPRK4 protein had 673 amino acids with transmembrane domain, signal peptide and phosphorylation active sites, belonging to the LRR-III protein kinase family. (3) The GST-AhPRK4-CD recombinant protein was induced in vitro and verified by Western Blot. And the recombinant protein had phosphorylated on both serine/threonine and tyrosine residues, but had no significant auto-phosphorylation activity. In conclusion, AhPRK4 is an aluminum responsive gene, which participates in the regulation of short-term aluminum stress and is phosphorylated in vitro.
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388. Comparison of cerebral perfusion between patients with tremor dominant Parkinson's disease and essential tremor
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SHAO Xia⁃li, ZHANG Yong, JIN Li⁃rong, and WANG Jian
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conversion disorder ,tic disorders ,case reports ,Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system ,RC346-429 - Abstract
Objective To investigate the cerebral perfusion difference between tremor dominant Parkinson's disease (PD) and essential tremor (ET). Methods Twenty⁃five patients with tremor dominant PD and 23 with ET admitted to Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University from October 2016 to December 2018 were included, and 39 normal controls matched by sex and age were recruited. Cerebral blood flow (CBF) was acquired through three dimensional pseudo ⁃ continuous arterial spin labeling (3D ⁃ pCASL). Results Significant differences of CBF were observed among 3 groups in bilateral middle frontal gyrus, caudate nucleus, posterior cerebellar lobes, left superior frontal gyrus, left parahippocampal gyrus, left inferior occipital gyrus, left lingual gyrus, left precuneus, right orbital middle frontal gyrus, right cuneus, right superior occipital gyrus, right middle occipital gyrus (P < 0.05, for all; AlphaSim correction). Compared with the control group, PD patients demonstrated decreased CBF in the left superior frontal gyrus (t = 4.891, P < 0.05), left middle frontal gyrus (t = 4.993, P < 0.05) and left inferior occipital gyrus (t = 4.403, P < 0.05), as well as increased CBF in the right orbital middle frontal gyrus (t = 4.162, P < 0.05). Compared with the ET group, PD patients demonstrated decreased CBF in the left middle frontal gyrus (t = 5.471, P < 0.05), right middle frontal gyrus (t = 4.798, P < 0.05), left lingual gyrus (t = 4.972, P < 0.05), left inferior parietal gyrus (t = 4.532, P < 0.05), left caudate nucleus (t = 5.001, P < 0.05) and right posterior cerebellar lobe (t = 3.852, P < 0.05). Conclusions There are distinctive cerebral perfusion patterns in PD and ET patients, which implies that these two conditions may be associated with distinct pathophysiological mechanisms.
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389. Prevalence of psoriatic arthritis in Chinese population with psoriasis: A multicenter study conducted by experienced rheumatologists
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Hua Zhang, Miao Chen, Ran Cui, Xia Li, Kexiang Yan, Lihong Chen, Zhenghua Zhang, Ning Yu, Xinling Bi, Hui Deng, Yangfeng Ding, Qiong Huang, Sheng-Ming Dai, and Lishao Guo
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Medicine - Abstract
Abstract. Background:. Reports on the prevalence of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) among Chinese patients with psoriasis are very limited. This study, conducted by rheumatologists, estimated the prevalence of PsA in a large number of Chinese patients with psoriasis. Methods:. Consecutive patients with a confirmed diagnosis of psoriasis attending nine dermatology clinics in five hospitals were recruited. All psoriasis patients were asked to complete a questionnaire comprising 16 questions to identify possible cases of PsA. All patients with one or more positive answers to the questionnaire were evaluated by two experienced rheumatologists. Results:. A total of 2434 psoriasis patients, including 1561 males and 873 females, were enrolled. Both the questionnaire and rheumatologists' examinations were completed in the dermatology clinics. The results identified 252 patients with PsA, comprising 168 males and 84 females. The overall prevalence of PsA among psoriasis patients was 10.4% (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 9.1%–11.7%). By sex, the prevalence was 10.8% (95% CI, 9.2%–12.5%) for males and 9.6% (95% CI, 7.7%–11.9%) for females and there was no significant sex difference in the prevalence of PsA (P = 0.38). Of the 252 PsA patients, 125 (49.6%, 95% CI, 41.3%–59.1%) were newly diagnosed by rheumatologists. Consequently, the prevalence of undiagnosed PsA among psoriasis patients was 5.2% (95% CI, 4.4%–6.2%). Conclusion:. The prevalence of PsA in the Chinese population with psoriasis is about 10.4%, which is almost double that of previous reports in the Chinese population, but lower than that in Caucasians.
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390. Anterior segment structure changes caused by different luminance light after implantable collamer lens surgery
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Xia Li, Min Wang, Weiwen Dong, and Jinfeng Cai
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ICL surgery ,Vault ,Light intensity ,Pupil ,Lens ,Ophthalmology ,RE1-994 - Abstract
Abstract Backgrounds To investigate the changes of anterior eye segment with implantable collamer lens (ICL) under mesopic and photopic conditions. Method Forty-seven eyes of myopic patients who underwent ICL V4c implantation were included. Three months after surgery, the pupil diameter (PD), dynamic vault, ACD (distance from the posterior corneal surface to the anterior lens surface), ACD-ICL (distance from the posterior corneal surface to the anterior ICL surface), and anterior chamber angle parameters were measured using the anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT, Carl Zeiss AG, Germany) under completely mesopic (0 lx) and photopic (5290 lx) lighting conditions. Results Compared with mesopic conditions, a significant decreased vault was detected in photopic conditions (486.7 ± 186.1 μm versus 643.5 ± 191.2 μm, p
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391. Exploration of KIR genes and hematological-related diseases in Chinese Han population
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Ye-Mo Li, Yu-Xia Li, Xiao-Zhuang Hu, Dai-Yang Li, Lin An, Zhi-Yang Yuan, Zhong-Liang Liu, Ke-Ming Du, and Zhong-Zheng Zheng
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Abstract The function of natural killer (NK) cells has previously been implicated in hematopoietic-related diseases. Killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) play an important role in NK cells after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. To explore the immunogenetic predisposition of hematological-related diseases, herein, a multi-center retrospective study in China was conducted, analyzing and comparing 2519 patients with hematopathy (mainly, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, aplastic anemia, and myelodysplastic syndrome) to 18,108 individuals without known pathology. Genotyping was performed by polymerase chain reaction with specific sequence primers (PCR-SSP). As a result, we discovered four genes including KIR2DL5 (OR: 0.74, 95% CI 0.59–0.93; Pc = 0.0405), 2DS1 (OR: 0.74, 95% CI 0.59–0.93; Pc = 0.0405), 2DS3 (OR: 0.58, 95% CI 0.41–0.81; Pc = 0.0180), and 3DS1 (OR: 0.74, 95% CI 0.58–0.94; Pc = 0.0405) to be protective factors that significantly reduce the risk of aplastic anemia. Our findings offer new approaches to immunotherapy for hematological-related diseases. As these therapies mature, they are promising to be used alone or in combination with current treatments to help to make blood disorders a manageable disease.
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392. Emerging role of miRNAs, lncRNAs, and circRNAs in pregnancy-associated diseases
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Xiaoxiao Fu, Yuling Li, Zhen Zhang, Bin Wang, Ran Wei, Chu Chu, Ke Xu, Lihua Li, Yonglin Liu, Xia Li, and Yanjie Yin
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Abstract. Accumulating studies have demonstrated that non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), functioning as important regulators of transcription and translation, are involved in the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy, especially the maternal immune adaptation process. The endometrial stromal cells (ESCs), trophoblast cells, and decidua immune cells that reside at the maternal–fetal interface are thought to play significant roles in normal pregnancy and pregnancy-associated diseases. Here, we reviewed the up-to-date evidence on how microRNA, long non-coding RNA, and circular RNA regulate ESCs, trophoblast cells, and immune cells and discussed the potential applications of these ncRNAs as diagnostic and therapeutic markers in pregnancy complications.
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393. Diagnosis and characterization of the ribosomal DNA-ITS of potato rot nematode (Ditylenchus destructor) populations from Chinese medicinal herbs
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Chun-hui NI, Bian HAN, Yong-gang LIU, Maria MUNAWAR, Shi-ming LIU, Wen-hao LI, Ming-ming SHI, Hui-xia LI, and De-liang PENG
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Ditylenchus destructor ,minisatellites ,ITS-RFLP ,phylogeny ,RNA secondary structure ,Agriculture (General) ,S1-972 - Abstract
The potato rot nematode (Ditylenchus destructor) is a very economically important nematode in agronomic and horticultural plants worldwide. In this study, 43 populations of D. destructor were collected from different hosts across China, including 37 populations from Chinese herbal medicine plants. Obtained sequences of ITS-rDNA and D2–D3 of 28S-rDNA genes of D. destructor were compared and analyzed. Nine types of significant length variations in ITS sequences were observed among all populations. The differences in ITS1 length were mainly caused by the presence of repetitive elements with substantial base substitutions. Reconstructions of ITS1 secondary structures showed that the minisatellites formed a stem structure. Ten haplotypes were observed in all populations based on mutations and variations of helix H9. Among them, 3 known haplotypes (A–C) were found in 7 populations isolated from potato, sweet potato, and Codonopsis pilosula, and 7 unique haplotypes were found in other 36 populations collected from C. pilosula and Angelica sinensis compared with 7 haplotypes (A–G) according to Subbotin’ system. These unique haplotypes were different from haplotypes A–G, and we named them as haplotypes H–N. The present results showed that a total of 14 haplotypes (A–N) of ITS-rDNA have been found in D. destructor. Phylogenetic analyses of ITS-rDNA and D2–D3 showed that all populations of D. destructor were clustered into two major clades: one clade only containing haplotype A from sweet potato and the other containing haplotypes B–N from other plants. For further verification, PCR-ITS-RFLP profiles were conducted on 7 new haplotypes. Collectively, our study suggests that D. destructor populations on Chinese medicinal materials are very different from those on other hosts and this work provides a paradigm for relevant researches.
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394. Association of serum uric acid with anemia in U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study using secondary data
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Yingying Wang, Jingjing Ming, Zongyun Guo, Wei Zhang, Xiang Li, Shengguo Zhou, Xia Li, and Huijuan Ma
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anemia ,Serum uric acid ,U-shaped curve ,US adults ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
Abstract Background High serum uric acid (SUA) is a risk factor of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Abnormal SUA have been correlated with a significant increase in mortality. Anemia is an independent predictor of mortality and CVD. To date, no study has investigated the relationship between SUA and anemia. Here, we explored the correlation between SUA and anemia in the American population. Methods The cross-sectional study involved 9205 US adults from NHANES (2011–2014). The relationship between SUA and anemia was explored using multivariate linear regression models. Two-piecewise linear regression model, generalized additive models (GAM) and smooth curve fitting were performed to explore the non-linear relationships between SUA and anemia. Results We found a U-shaped non-linear relationship between SUA and anemia. The inflection point of the SUA concentration curve was 6.2 mg/dL. The ORs (95% CIs) for anemia on the left and right of the inflection point were 0.86 (0.78–0.95) and 1.33 (1.16–1.52), respectively. The 95% CI of inflection point was 5.9-6.5 mg/dL. The findings showed that both genders presented a U-shaped correlation. Safe ranges of SUA in men and women were 6-6.5 and 4.3–4.6 mg/dL, respectively. Conclusions Both high and low SUA levels were correlated with increased risk of anemia, and a U-shaped relationship was observed between SUA and anemia.
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395. Recovery of pinch force sense after short-term fatigue
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Lin Li, Yan-xia Li, Chong-long Zhang, and Dong-hai Zhang
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Abstract The aim of this study was to identify the exact origin of force sense and identify whether it arises centrally or peripherally. The present study was designed to analyze the effects of short-term fatigue on pinch force sense and the duration of these effects. During the fatigue protocol, twenty (10 men and 10 women; Mage = 22.0 years old) young Chinese participants were asked to squeeze maximally until the pinch grip force decreased to 50% of its maximal due to fatigue. Participants were instructed to produce the target force (10% of maximal voluntary isometric contraction) using the same hand before and after fatigue (immediately, 10, 30, 60, 180, 300 s). The results showed significantly higher absolute error immediately after fatigue (1.22 ± 1.06 N) than before fatigue (0.68 ± 0.34 N), and 60 s (0.76 ± 0.69 N), 180 s (0.67 ± 0.42 N), and 300 s (0.75 ± 0.37 N) after fatigue (all P 0.05). It was also revealed that there was a significant overestimate of the constant error values before (0.32 ± 0.61 N) and immediately after fatigue (0.80 ± 1.38 N, all P 0.05). Our study results revealed that short-term fatigue resulted in a significant decrease in force sense accuracy, but it did not affect force sense consistently; however, force sense accuracy recovered to a certain extent within 10 s and 30 s, whereas it recovered fully within 60 s, and force sense directivity improvement exceeded 300 s after fatigue. The present study shows that the sense of tension (peripherally) is also an important factor affecting force sense. Our study supports the view that the periphery is part of the origin of force sense.
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396. Safety and efficacy in pediatric secondary intraocular lens implantation, in-the-bag versus sulcus implantation: a multicenter, single-blinded randomized controlled trial
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Yingshi Zou, Ling Jin, Bo Qu, Hui Chen, Mingbing Zeng, Xia Li, Xinhua Liu, Lixia Luo, Zhenzhen Liu, and Yizhi Liu
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Pediatric aphakia ,Secondary intraocular lens implantation ,Glaucomarelated ,Adverse events ,In-the-bag IOL implantation ,Sulcus IOL implantation ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
Abstract Background Treatment of pediatric cataract remains challenging because of the extremely high incidence of postoperative adverse events (AEs), especially the AEs related to the locations of secondary implanted intraocular lens (IOL). There are two common locations for secondary IOL implantation in pediatric aphakic eyes: ciliary sulcus or in-the-bag implantation. However, there are currently no large, prospective studies comparing complication rates and visual prognosis of in-the-bag versus ciliarysulcus secondary IOL implantation in pediatric patients. Whether or how much secondary in-the-bag IOL implantation benefits the pediatric patients more than sulcus implantation and deserves to be performed routinely by surgeons remains to be elucidated. Here, we describe the protocol of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of two approaches of IOL implantation in pediatric aphakia. Methods The study is a multicenter, single-blinded RCT with 10 years of follow-up. Overall, a minimum of 286 eyes (approximately 228 participants assuming 75% have two study eyes) will be recruited. This study will be carried out in four eye clinics across China. Consecutive eligible patients are randomized to undergo either secondary in-the-bag IOL implantation or secondary sulcus IOL implantation. Participants with two eyes eligible will receive the same treatment. The primary outcomes are IOL decentration and the incidence of glaucoma-related AEs. The secondary outcomes include the incidence of other AEs, IOL tilt, visual acuity, and ocular refractive power. Analysis of the primary and secondary outcomes is to be based on the intention-to-treat and per-protocol analysis. Statistical analyses will include the χ 2 test or Fisher’s exact test for the primary outcome, mixed model and generalized estimated equation (GEE) model for the secondary outcome, Kaplan–Meier survival curves for the cumulative probability of glaucoma-related AEs over time in each group. Discussion To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first RCT to evaluate the safety and efficacy of secondary IOL implantation in pediatric aphakia. The results will provide high-quality evidence for the clinical guidelines for the treatment of pediatric aphakia. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05136950. Registered on 1 November 2021.
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397. Multilayered regulation of secondary metabolism in medicinal plants
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Yan Zhao, Guanze Liu, Feng Yang, Yanli Liang, Qingqing Gao, Chunfan Xiang, Xia Li, Run Yang, Guanghui Zhang, Huifeng Jiang, Lei Yu, and Shengchao Yang
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Medicinal plants ,Secondary metabolism ,Multilayered regulation ,Transcription factors ,Epigenetic regulation ,Plant culture ,SB1-1110 ,Botany ,QK1-989 - Abstract
Abstract Medicinal plants represent a huge reservoir of secondary metabolites (SMs), substances with significant pharmaceutical and industrial potential. However, obtaining secondary metabolites remains a challenge due to their low-yield accumulation in medicinal plants; moreover, these secondary metabolites are produced through tightly coordinated pathways involving many spatiotemporally and environmentally regulated steps. The first regulatory layer involves a complex network of transcription factors; a second, more recently discovered layer of complexity in the regulation of SMs is epigenetic modification, such as DNA methylation, histone modification and small RNA-based mechanisms, which can jointly or separately influence secondary metabolites by regulating gene expression. Here, we summarize the findings in the fields of genetic and epigenetic regulation with a special emphasis on SMs in medicinal plants, providing a new perspective on the multiple layers of regulation of gene expression. Graphical Abstract
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398. Inflammation and aging: signaling pathways and intervention therapies
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Xia Li, Chentao Li, Wanying Zhang, Yanan Wang, Pengxu Qian, and He Huang
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Medicine ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
Abstract Aging is characterized by systemic chronic inflammation, which is accompanied by cellular senescence, immunosenescence, organ dysfunction, and age-related diseases. Given the multidimensional complexity of aging, there is an urgent need for a systematic organization of inflammaging through dimensionality reduction. Factors secreted by senescent cells, known as the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP), promote chronic inflammation and can induce senescence in normal cells. At the same time, chronic inflammation accelerates the senescence of immune cells, resulting in weakened immune function and an inability to clear senescent cells and inflammatory factors, which creates a vicious cycle of inflammation and senescence. Persistently elevated inflammation levels in organs such as the bone marrow, liver, and lungs cannot be eliminated in time, leading to organ damage and aging-related diseases. Therefore, inflammation has been recognized as an endogenous factor in aging, and the elimination of inflammation could be a potential strategy for anti-aging. Here we discuss inflammaging at the molecular, cellular, organ, and disease levels, and review current aging models, the implications of cutting-edge single cell technologies, as well as anti-aging strategies. Since preventing and alleviating aging-related diseases and improving the overall quality of life are the ultimate goals of aging research, our review highlights the critical features and potential mechanisms of inflammation and aging, along with the latest developments and future directions in aging research, providing a theoretical foundation for novel and practical anti-aging strategies.
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399. Generalization of PhaseNet in Shandong and its application to the Changqing M4.1 earthquake sequenceKey points
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Zonghui Dai, Lianqing Zhou, Xuhui Hu, Junhao Qu, and Xia Li
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PhaseNet ,deep learning ,generalization ,Changqing earthquake ,earthquake catalog ,Geology ,QE1-996.5 - Abstract
Waveforms of seismic events, extracted from January 2019 to December 2021 were used to construct a test dataset to investigate the generalizability of PhaseNet in the Shandong region. The results show that errors in the picking of seismic phases (P- and S-waves) had a broadly normal distribution, mainly concentrated in the ranges of −0.4–0.3 s and −0.4–0.8 s, respectively. These results were compared with those published in the original PhaseNet article and were found to be approximately 0.2–0.4 s larger. PhaseNet had a strong generalizability for P- and S-wave picking for epicentral distances of less than 120 km and 110 km, respectively. However, the phase recall rate decreased rapidly when these distances were exceeded. Furthermore, the generalizability of PhaseNet was essentially unaffected by magnitude. The M4.1 earthquake sequence in Changqing, Shandong province, China, that occurred on February 18, 2020, was adopted as a case study. PhaseNet detected more than twice the number of earthquakes in the manually obtained catalog. This further verified that PhaseNet has strong generalizability in the Shandong region, and a high-precision earthquake catalog was constructed. According to these precise positioning results, two earthquake sequences occurred in the study area, and the southern cluster may have been triggered by the northern cluster. The focal mechanism solution, regional stress field, and the location results of the northern earthquake sequence indicated that the seismic force of the earthquake was consistent with the regional stress field.
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400. RETRACTED: Ravoxertinib Improves Long-Term Neurologic Deficits after Experimental Subarachnoid Hemorrhage through Early Inhibition of Erk1/2
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Ming-feng Yang, Sheng-yao Sun, Hai-guang Lv, Wei-qi Wang, Han-xia Li, Jing-yi Sun, and Zong-yong Zhang
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Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Published
- 2023
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