OBJECTIVE:To study the features of the distribution and differentiation ofTraditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)syndromes in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy(DPN).METHODS:We collected clinical data on illness c...OBJECTIVE:To study the features of the distribution and differentiation ofTraditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)syndromes in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy(DPN).METHODS:We collected clinical data on illness course,age,fasting blood glucose,saccharogenic hemoglobin,TCM syndromes,tongue,and pulse of238 DPN patients.Differentiated main syndromes(Yin deficiency and exuberant heat,invasion of spleen by damp-heat,deficiency of both Qi and Yins,and deficiency of both Yin and Yang)and accompanying syndromes(blood stasis and phlegm-dampness)of diabetes were also recorded.The features of DPN syndromes were then analyzed.RESULTS:Among the four main syndromes of diabetes,deficiency of both Yin and Yang was the most common in the 238 DPN patients,of which89%-96%had blood stasis.CONCLUSION:The method of differentiating syndromes of diabetes can be applied to DPN patients.Deficiency of both Yin and Yang,often accompanied by blood stasis,is commonly seen.展开更多
Rapid deactivation of CaO-based sorbents remains a major challenge for the calcium looping(CaL)process.Recently,CeO_(2),known for its high Tammann temperature and abundant oxygen vacancies,has been extensively investi...Rapid deactivation of CaO-based sorbents remains a major challenge for the calcium looping(CaL)process.Recently,CeO_(2),known for its high Tammann temperature and abundant oxygen vacancies,has been extensively investigated for CaO-based sorbents to mitigate performance degradation.In this study,CeO_(2)-doped CaO-based pellets,prepared in a more industrially relevant form for the first time,were investigated.The incorporation of CeO_(2)alleviated the negative impact of pelletization and particle size on performance.CeO_(2)-doped CaO-based pellets with different particle sizes(106-180,180-250,250-355,and 355-500μm)exhibited nearly identical CO_(2)capture performance,closely matching the reactivity of powdery CeO_(2)-doped CaO-based sorbents.Furthermore,the effects of two steam-based strategies-steam hydration and steam injection-on the reactivity of the CeO_(2)-doped pellets were explored.Hydration after the sixth calcination significantly enhanced the reactivity of CeO_(2)-doped CaO-based pellets.Hydration at 650℃resulted in a conversion of 86.0%at the sixth cycle,surpassing the nonhydrated pellets by 55.4%.In contrast,steam hydration had minimal impact on the performance of undoped CaO-based pellets,indicating that CeO_(2)greatly enhanced the improvement from steam hydration.The effect of steam injection was more complex and highly dependent on the steam concentration.Only a moderate steam concentration(10-15%)enhanced the reactivity,leading to higher carbonation conversions.With 10%steam during carbonation,the initial conversion surged to 93.8%,representing a 22.0%improvement over the counterpart without steam.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Fund of Natural Sciences(No.81173445)
文摘OBJECTIVE:To study the features of the distribution and differentiation ofTraditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)syndromes in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy(DPN).METHODS:We collected clinical data on illness course,age,fasting blood glucose,saccharogenic hemoglobin,TCM syndromes,tongue,and pulse of238 DPN patients.Differentiated main syndromes(Yin deficiency and exuberant heat,invasion of spleen by damp-heat,deficiency of both Qi and Yins,and deficiency of both Yin and Yang)and accompanying syndromes(blood stasis and phlegm-dampness)of diabetes were also recorded.The features of DPN syndromes were then analyzed.RESULTS:Among the four main syndromes of diabetes,deficiency of both Yin and Yang was the most common in the 238 DPN patients,of which89%-96%had blood stasis.CONCLUSION:The method of differentiating syndromes of diabetes can be applied to DPN patients.Deficiency of both Yin and Yang,often accompanied by blood stasis,is commonly seen.
基金support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52206230)the Natural Science Research of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China(22KJB480001).
文摘Rapid deactivation of CaO-based sorbents remains a major challenge for the calcium looping(CaL)process.Recently,CeO_(2),known for its high Tammann temperature and abundant oxygen vacancies,has been extensively investigated for CaO-based sorbents to mitigate performance degradation.In this study,CeO_(2)-doped CaO-based pellets,prepared in a more industrially relevant form for the first time,were investigated.The incorporation of CeO_(2)alleviated the negative impact of pelletization and particle size on performance.CeO_(2)-doped CaO-based pellets with different particle sizes(106-180,180-250,250-355,and 355-500μm)exhibited nearly identical CO_(2)capture performance,closely matching the reactivity of powdery CeO_(2)-doped CaO-based sorbents.Furthermore,the effects of two steam-based strategies-steam hydration and steam injection-on the reactivity of the CeO_(2)-doped pellets were explored.Hydration after the sixth calcination significantly enhanced the reactivity of CeO_(2)-doped CaO-based pellets.Hydration at 650℃resulted in a conversion of 86.0%at the sixth cycle,surpassing the nonhydrated pellets by 55.4%.In contrast,steam hydration had minimal impact on the performance of undoped CaO-based pellets,indicating that CeO_(2)greatly enhanced the improvement from steam hydration.The effect of steam injection was more complex and highly dependent on the steam concentration.Only a moderate steam concentration(10-15%)enhanced the reactivity,leading to higher carbonation conversions.With 10%steam during carbonation,the initial conversion surged to 93.8%,representing a 22.0%improvement over the counterpart without steam.
