Objective To explore and quantify the association of hot night exposure during the sperm development period(0–90 lag days) with semen quality.Methods A total of 6,640 male sperm donors from 6 human sperm banks in Chi...Objective To explore and quantify the association of hot night exposure during the sperm development period(0–90 lag days) with semen quality.Methods A total of 6,640 male sperm donors from 6 human sperm banks in China during 2014–2020were recruited in this multicenter study.Two indices(i.e.,hot night excess [HNE] and hot night duration[HND]) were used to estimate the heat intensity and duration during nighttime.Linear mixed models were used to examine the association between hot nights and semen quality parameters.Results The exposure-response relationship revealed that HNE and HND during 0–90 days before semen collection had a significantly inverse association with sperm motility.Specifically,a 1 ℃ increase in HNE was associated with decreased sperm progressive motility of 0.0090(95% confidence interval[CI]:–0.0147,–0.0033) and decreased total motility of 0.0094(95% CI:–0.0160,–0.0029).HND was significantly associated with reduced sperm progressive motility and total motility of 0.0021(95% CI:–0.0040,–0.0003) and 0.0023(95% CI:–0.0043,–0.0002),respectively.Consistent results were observed at different temperature thresholds on hot nights.Conclusion Our findings highlight the need to mitigate nocturnal heat exposure during spermatogenesis to maintain optimal semen quality.展开更多
In this work, porous Ti6Al4V alloys with 30%-70% porosity for biomedical applications were fabricated by diffusion bonding of alloy meshes. Pore structure was characterized by Micro-CT and SEM. Compressive behavior in...In this work, porous Ti6Al4V alloys with 30%-70% porosity for biomedical applications were fabricated by diffusion bonding of alloy meshes. Pore structure was characterized by Micro-CT and SEM. Compressive behavior in the out-of-plane direction and biocompatibility with cortical bone were studied. The results reveal that the fabricated porous Ti6Al4V alloys possess anisotropic structure with square pores in the in-plane direction and elongated pores in the out-of-plane direction. The average pore size of porous Ti6Al4V alloys with 30%-70% porosity is in the range of 240-360 Bin. By tailoring diffusion bonding temperature, aspect ratio of alloy meshes and porosity, porous Ti6Al4V alloys with different compressive properties can be obtained, for instance, Young＇s modulus and yield stress in the ranges of 4-40 GPa and 70-500 MPa, respectively. Yield stress of porous Ti6Al4V alloys fabricated by diffusion bonding is close to that of alloys fabricated by rapid prototyping, hut higher than that of fabricated by powder sintering and space-holder method. Diffusion bonding temperature has some effects on the yield stress of porous Ti6Al4V alloys, but has a minor effect on the Young＇s modulus. The relationship between compressive properties and relative density conforms well to the Gibson-Ashby model. The Young＇s modulus is linear with the aspect ratio, while the yield stress is linear with the square of aspect ratio of alloy meshes. Porous Ti6Al4V alloys with 60%-70% porosity have potential for cortical bone implant applications.展开更多
Objective:to search for hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)in tumor subdivision from different aspects,such as transcripts,proteins,gene mutations,protein interactions,signal pathways and functions.To explore the correlatio...Objective:to search for hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)in tumor subdivision from different aspects,such as transcripts,proteins,gene mutations,protein interactions,signal pathways and functions.To explore the correlation between METTL1-6 protein family and hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC),and to determine whether METTL family proteins are valuable as potential biomarkers for tumor progression and prognosis of HCC.Methods:We try to use data collection technique to extract the data needed in medical analysis.The correlation between the MRNA expression level of METTL family proteins and the prognosis of HCC patients was obtained from TCGA data.METTL data and clinical data of protein METTL family in tissue samples of HCC patients were obtained from Kaplan-Meier Plotter database for correlation analysis.The immunohistochemical data of METTL family protein 1,2A,2B,3,4,5,6 in normal liver tissue and HCC tissue were obtained from TIMER database.The protein network of METTL proteome was obtained by using STRING database,and the heat map enrichment analysis of proteome interaction between KEGG and GO was done by software.Results:6 of the 7 METTL protein members were highly expressed in HCC tissues,and were positively correlated with the grade and clinical analysis of HCC tumors.展开更多
The technology of in situ immobilization with amendments is an important measure that remediates the soil contaminated by heavy metals, and selecting economical and effective amendments is the key. The effects and mec...The technology of in situ immobilization with amendments is an important measure that remediates the soil contaminated by heavy metals, and selecting economical and effective amendments is the key. The effects and mechanism of steel slag, the silicon-rich alkaline byproduct which can remediate acidic soil contaminated by heavy metal, are mainly introduced in this paper to provide theory reference for future research. Firstly, the paper analyzes current research situation of in situ immobilization with amendments. Then, it introduces the main physicochemical properties of steel slag, and the effect on soil pH value as well as heavy metal activity. Besides, the paper elaborates the promoting effect on silicon-requiring plant and the strengthening mechanism for its resistant capability of heavy metal. According to the analysis, the application of steel slag could be a potential valuable strategy to remediate acidic soil contaminated by heavy metal by modifying the transformation of heavy metals in both soil and plant, so that the translocation of heavy metal in food chain is reduced.展开更多
Due to the waning of Moore’s Law,the conventional monolithic chip architectural design is confronting hurdles such as increasing die size and skyrocketing cost.In this post-Moore era,the integrated chip has emerged a...Due to the waning of Moore’s Law,the conventional monolithic chip architectural design is confronting hurdles such as increasing die size and skyrocketing cost.In this post-Moore era,the integrated chip has emerged as a pivotal technology,gaining substantial interest from both the academia and industry.Compared with monolithic chips,the chiplet-based integrated chips can significantly enhance system scalability,curtail costs,and accelerate design cycles.However,integrated chips introduce vast design spaces encompassing chiplets,inter-chiplet connections,and packaging parameters,thereby amplifying the complexity of the design process.This paper introduces the Optimal Decomposition-Combination Theory,a novel methodology to guide the decomposition and combination processes in integrated chip design.Furthermore,it offers a thorough examination of existing integrated chip design methodologies to showcase the application of this theory.展开更多
Hydrophilic polymer coatings on artificial implants generate excellent tribological properties.The friction properties of polymer coatings are affected by salt ion factors.Herein,the atomic force microscopy(AFM)was us...Hydrophilic polymer coatings on artificial implants generate excellent tribological properties.The friction properties of polymer coatings are affected by salt ion factors.Herein,the atomic force microscopy(AFM)was used to show that the superlubricity was achieved between poly(vinylphosphonic acid)(PVPA)-modified Ti6Al4V and polystyrene(PS)microsphere probe lubricated with monovalent salt solutions(LiCl,NaCl,KCl,and CsCl).Considering that adhesion is an important cause of friction changes,the AFM was further utilized to obtain adhesion between friction pairs in different salt solutions.The results indicated that the larger the cation radius in the lubricant,the smaller the adhesion,and the lower the friction coefficient of the PVPA coating.The electrostatic interaction between the PVPA and one-valence cations in lubricants was analyzed by the molecular dynamics(MD)simulation as it was found to be the main influencing factor of the adhesion.Combined analysis results of friction and adhesion indicated that by adjusting the size of cation radius in lubricant,the adhesion between the tribo-pairs can be changed,and eventually the magnitude of friction can be affected.This study opens up a new avenue for analyzing the friction characteristics of hydrophilic polymer coatings from the perspective of intermolecular forces.展开更多
基金funded by the Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(No.2022A1515011517).
文摘Objective To explore and quantify the association of hot night exposure during the sperm development period(0–90 lag days) with semen quality.Methods A total of 6,640 male sperm donors from 6 human sperm banks in China during 2014–2020were recruited in this multicenter study.Two indices(i.e.,hot night excess [HNE] and hot night duration[HND]) were used to estimate the heat intensity and duration during nighttime.Linear mixed models were used to examine the association between hot nights and semen quality parameters.Results The exposure-response relationship revealed that HNE and HND during 0–90 days before semen collection had a significantly inverse association with sperm motility.Specifically,a 1 ℃ increase in HNE was associated with decreased sperm progressive motility of 0.0090(95% confidence interval[CI]:–0.0147,–0.0033) and decreased total motility of 0.0094(95% CI:–0.0160,–0.0029).HND was significantly associated with reduced sperm progressive motility and total motility of 0.0021(95% CI:–0.0040,–0.0003) and 0.0023(95% CI:–0.0043,–0.0002),respectively.Consistent results were observed at different temperature thresholds on hot nights.Conclusion Our findings highlight the need to mitigate nocturnal heat exposure during spermatogenesis to maintain optimal semen quality.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (No. 2012CB619101)
文摘In this work, porous Ti6Al4V alloys with 30%-70% porosity for biomedical applications were fabricated by diffusion bonding of alloy meshes. Pore structure was characterized by Micro-CT and SEM. Compressive behavior in the out-of-plane direction and biocompatibility with cortical bone were studied. The results reveal that the fabricated porous Ti6Al4V alloys possess anisotropic structure with square pores in the in-plane direction and elongated pores in the out-of-plane direction. The average pore size of porous Ti6Al4V alloys with 30%-70% porosity is in the range of 240-360 Bin. By tailoring diffusion bonding temperature, aspect ratio of alloy meshes and porosity, porous Ti6Al4V alloys with different compressive properties can be obtained, for instance, Young＇s modulus and yield stress in the ranges of 4-40 GPa and 70-500 MPa, respectively. Yield stress of porous Ti6Al4V alloys fabricated by diffusion bonding is close to that of alloys fabricated by rapid prototyping, hut higher than that of fabricated by powder sintering and space-holder method. Diffusion bonding temperature has some effects on the yield stress of porous Ti6Al4V alloys, but has a minor effect on the Young＇s modulus. The relationship between compressive properties and relative density conforms well to the Gibson-Ashby model. The Young＇s modulus is linear with the aspect ratio, while the yield stress is linear with the square of aspect ratio of alloy meshes. Porous Ti6Al4V alloys with 60%-70% porosity have potential for cortical bone implant applications.
文摘Objective:to search for hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)in tumor subdivision from different aspects,such as transcripts,proteins,gene mutations,protein interactions,signal pathways and functions.To explore the correlation between METTL1-6 protein family and hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC),and to determine whether METTL family proteins are valuable as potential biomarkers for tumor progression and prognosis of HCC.Methods:We try to use data collection technique to extract the data needed in medical analysis.The correlation between the MRNA expression level of METTL family proteins and the prognosis of HCC patients was obtained from TCGA data.METTL data and clinical data of protein METTL family in tissue samples of HCC patients were obtained from Kaplan-Meier Plotter database for correlation analysis.The immunohistochemical data of METTL family protein 1,2A,2B,3,4,5,6 in normal liver tissue and HCC tissue were obtained from TIMER database.The protein network of METTL proteome was obtained by using STRING database,and the heat map enrichment analysis of proteome interaction between KEGG and GO was done by software.Results:6 of the 7 METTL protein members were highly expressed in HCC tissues,and were positively correlated with the grade and clinical analysis of HCC tumors.
文摘The technology of in situ immobilization with amendments is an important measure that remediates the soil contaminated by heavy metals, and selecting economical and effective amendments is the key. The effects and mechanism of steel slag, the silicon-rich alkaline byproduct which can remediate acidic soil contaminated by heavy metal, are mainly introduced in this paper to provide theory reference for future research. Firstly, the paper analyzes current research situation of in situ immobilization with amendments. Then, it introduces the main physicochemical properties of steel slag, and the effect on soil pH value as well as heavy metal activity. Besides, the paper elaborates the promoting effect on silicon-requiring plant and the strengthening mechanism for its resistant capability of heavy metal. According to the analysis, the application of steel slag could be a potential valuable strategy to remediate acidic soil contaminated by heavy metal by modifying the transformation of heavy metals in both soil and plant, so that the translocation of heavy metal in food chain is reduced.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)under Grant 92373206,Grant 62222411,and Grant 62025404in part by the National Key Research and Development Program of China under Grant 2023YFB4404400.
文摘Due to the waning of Moore’s Law,the conventional monolithic chip architectural design is confronting hurdles such as increasing die size and skyrocketing cost.In this post-Moore era,the integrated chip has emerged as a pivotal technology,gaining substantial interest from both the academia and industry.Compared with monolithic chips,the chiplet-based integrated chips can significantly enhance system scalability,curtail costs,and accelerate design cycles.However,integrated chips introduce vast design spaces encompassing chiplets,inter-chiplet connections,and packaging parameters,thereby amplifying the complexity of the design process.This paper introduces the Optimal Decomposition-Combination Theory,a novel methodology to guide the decomposition and combination processes in integrated chip design.Furthermore,it offers a thorough examination of existing integrated chip design methodologies to showcase the application of this theory.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51705010)the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(3192003)+2 种基金the General Project of Science and Technology Plan from Beijing Educational Committee(KM201810005013)the Tribology Science Fund of State Key Laboratory of Tribology(STLEKF16A02 and SKLTKF19B08)the training program of Rixin talent and outstanding talent from Beijing University of Technology.
文摘Hydrophilic polymer coatings on artificial implants generate excellent tribological properties.The friction properties of polymer coatings are affected by salt ion factors.Herein,the atomic force microscopy(AFM)was used to show that the superlubricity was achieved between poly(vinylphosphonic acid)(PVPA)-modified Ti6Al4V and polystyrene(PS)microsphere probe lubricated with monovalent salt solutions(LiCl,NaCl,KCl,and CsCl).Considering that adhesion is an important cause of friction changes,the AFM was further utilized to obtain adhesion between friction pairs in different salt solutions.The results indicated that the larger the cation radius in the lubricant,the smaller the adhesion,and the lower the friction coefficient of the PVPA coating.The electrostatic interaction between the PVPA and one-valence cations in lubricants was analyzed by the molecular dynamics(MD)simulation as it was found to be the main influencing factor of the adhesion.Combined analysis results of friction and adhesion indicated that by adjusting the size of cation radius in lubricant,the adhesion between the tribo-pairs can be changed,and eventually the magnitude of friction can be affected.This study opens up a new avenue for analyzing the friction characteristics of hydrophilic polymer coatings from the perspective of intermolecular forces.
