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Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS) is a critical maternal complication in some pre-eclampsia (PE) and nearly all eclampsia patients; RPLS is associated with high blood pressure (BP). However, the effect of BP on RPLS and the different characteristics of RPLS in PE or eclampsia are largely unknown. We consecutively collected data from 69 patients who were diagnosed with RPLS in PE or eclampsia between 2013 and 2017. The BP and biochemical indicators at onset and post onset of RPLS were examined to explore their likely correlation with RPLS. We grouped patients into PE (n=40) and eclampsia (n=29) groups according to whether a seizure had occurred. Information regarding BP, clinical symptoms and imaging features was collected retrospectively to explore the differences between groups. BP measurements (moderate and severe hypertension, systolic pressure (SBP), diastolic pressure (DBP) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) levels) and biochemical indicators (uric acid, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), C-reactive protein and WBC) were higher at the onset of RPLS than post-onset of RPLS (P

Ferroelectric (FE) materials have been extensively applied to the multifunctional electronic devices, particularly the FE memories due to their excellent physical properties. The FE memory is a kind of nonvolatile memory device, and it could overcome the shortcomings of the traditional memory. But the development of the FE memory is very slow due to the FE failure problem. However, with the continuous decrease of the thickness of FE thin film, when it reaches microns or nanometers in magnitude, the leakage current is the main cause of the FE failure of FE thin film. The leakage current of FE thin film is directly related to whether the FE memory is applicable, and it has been the hot spot of scientific researches. There are still a lot of factors influencing the FE memory leakage current except for the thickness of the film, such as interface, processing temperature, defect, domain wall, etc. Of these factors, the defect and domain wall are the most common and the most probable. In this paper, the first-principle calculation method through combining the density function theory with the nonequilibrium Green's function is used to systematically study the influence of oxygen vacancy defect on the leakage current of the FE thin film. The doping with four kinds of Cu, Al, V, and Fe cations is used to regulate and control the leakage current of the FE thin PbTiO3 film caused by the oxygen vacancy defects. We investigate the leakage current induced by oxygen vacancies in PbTiO3 films, and the doped PbTiO3 thin FE films having oxygen vacancies. It is found that Fe and Al doping will increase the leakage current of oxygen vacancy defects of FE thin films, while the Cu and V doping significantly reduce the leakage current of oxygen vacancy defects of FE thin films. This is because the Cu and V doping have obvious pinning effect on oxygen vacancy defect. In addition, we find that the oxygen vacancies are pinned by Cu and V atoms due to the fact that the formation energy of oxygen vacancies can be remarkably reduced. So Cu and V doping in PbTiO3 not only induce the leakage current but also improve the fatigue resistance of the FE thin film induced by oxygen vacancies. Moreover, since the ionic radius of V is closer to the ionic radius of Ti than the ionic radius of Cu, V is easier to implement doping to suppress the leakage current caused by the oxygen vacancy defects. These conclusions are of important theoretical significance and application value for improving the performance of FE thin films and their FE memories.

By using Darboux transformation, this paper studies analytically the nonlinear dynamics of a one-dimensional growing Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC). It is shown that the growing model has an important effect on the amplitude of the soliton in the condensates. In the absence of the growing model, there exhibits the stable alternate bright solitons in the condensates. In the presence of the growing model, the obtained results show that the amplitude of the bright soliton decreases (increases) for the BEC growing coefficient Ω 0). Furthermore, we propose experimental protocols to manipulate the amplitude of the bright soliton by varying the scattering length via the Feshbach resonance in the future experiment.

We analytically study the interaction characteristics of two bright solitons in a one-dimensional growing Bose–Einstein condensate with time-dependent periodic atomic scattering length. It is shown that the interaction between two bright solitons can generate fission and fusion in the presence of both time-dependent periodic atomic scattering length and the growing case. Furthermore, we propose experimental protocols to realize these interaction phenomena by varying the scattering length via the Feshbach resonance in the future experiment.

Massive cryptogenic hemoptysis is a common presenting symptom and cause of hospitalization for respiratory diseases, and represents a challenging condition in the clinical. This study aimed to analyze the clinical and pathologic data and management of patients with massive cryptogenic hemoptysis. We retrospectively reviewed 12 patients with massive cryptogenic hemotysis in our hospital between January 2003 and December 2012. Bronchoscopy showed submucosal vascular abnormalities in 4 patients. Of 6 patients managed with conservative measures, bleeding was completely controlled in 2 patients. Of 10 hemoptysis patients, three were controlled by bronchial arterial embolization, and seven by surgery. Pathological examination showed a superficial dysplastic, tortuous and dilated bronchial artery under the bronchial epithelium in 4 patients, and bronchiole dilation in 2 patients, indicating Dieulafoy's disease of the bronchus and bronchiectasis. No malignance developed within the follow-up. In conclusion, Dieulafoy's disease of the bronchus and bronchiectasis should be suspected in patients with massive cryptogenic hemoptysis. BAE and surgical treatment should be considered in case that massive hemoptysis could not be controlled by conservative management.

In the past few years, with developing the technology of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) and improving the semiconductor technology, it has become possible to realize the application of optical soliton to communication device. Studies show the reduction of group velocity of the optical soliton in EIT medium under weak driving condition, which possibly realizes the storing of optical pulses in information storage. More importantly, semiconductor quantum wells have the inherent advantages such as large electric dipole moments of the transitions, high nonlinear optical coefficients, small size, easily operating and integrating. So it is considered to be the most potential EIT medium to realize the application of quantum devices. The optical soliton behavior in the semiconductor quantum well is studied, which can provide a certain reference value for the practical application of information transmission and processing together quantum devices. Although there has been a series of researches on both linear and nonlinear optical properties in semiconductor quantum wells structures, few publications report the effects of the cross-coupling longitude-optical phonon (CCLOP) relaxation on its linear and nonlinear optical properties. However, to our knowledge, the electron-longitude-optical phonon scattering rate can be realized experimentally by varying the sub-picosecond range to the order of a picosecond. According to this, we in the paper study the effects of the CCLOP relaxation on its linear and nonlinear optical properties in a cascade-type three-level EIT semiconductor quantum well. According to the current experimental conditions, we first propose a cascade-type three-level EIT semiconductor quantum well model. And in this model we consider the longitudinal optical phonons coupling between the bond state and anti-bond state. Subsequently, by using the multiple-scale method, we analytically study the dynamical properties of solitons in the cascade-type three-level EIT semiconductor quantum well with the CCRLOP. It is shown that when the CCRLOP strength is smaller, there exhibits the dark soliton in the EIT semiconductor quantum well. Only if the strength of the CCRLOP is larger, will in the system there exists bright soliton. That is to say, with increasing the strength of the CCRLOP, the soliton type of the system is converted from dark to bright soliton little by little. So, the temporal soliton type can be effectively controlled by the strength of the CCRLOP. In addition, we also find that the group velocity of the soliton can also be controlled by the strength of CCRLOP and the control light. These results may provide a theoretical basis for manipulating experimentally the dynamics of soliton in semiconductor quantum wells.

Considering the disadvantages of traditional development methods for JavaEE applications, based on the system analysis, an architecture integrating Struts2, Spring and Ibatis frameworks was proposed. A multi-tier Ecommerce system for tourism was rap idly built and developed using the architecture. By practical application, it shows that new features of technique used in system improve security and stability of system. This framework technique not only make a good use of resources but also make the project developing to be compact and clear in flame. Besides good expansibility and maintainability also are provided by this kind of system.

Aims In the present study, we explored the hypothesis that initiation of PH involves the upregulation of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in acute PTE. We evaluated the effects of resveratrol and the role of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in this process. Main methods A rat model of acute PTE was established by infusion of an autologous blood clot into the pulmonary artery through a polyethylene catheter. Rats were randomly divided into 1, 4, and 8 hour time groups. Resveratrol, C1142 (a rodent chimeric mAb that neutralizes rat MCP-1) or SB203580 (a p38MAPK specific inhibitor) was administered to the animals beginning 1 h prior to the start of the acute PTE protocol. At each time point, the mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP), mRNA and protein expressions of MCP-1 were measured. The phosphorylation of p38 MAPK (p-pMAPK) was also detected. Key findings Acute PTE elicited significant increases in mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP), and up-regulated the expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and phosphorylation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p-p38 MAPK). Administration of C1142 markedly reduced mPAP. Furthermore, pre-treatment of rats with resveratrol significantly reduced mPAP and down-regulated the expression of MCP-1, which was associated with robustly suppressed acute PTE-induced p-p38MAPK expression. Significance These findings suggested that MCP-1 was involved in the formation of acute PTE-induced PH, and resveratrol down-regulated the expression of MCP-1 by inhibiting acute PTE-induced p-p38MAPK activation, which contributed to the decrease in PH.