Thunderstorm wind gusts are small in scale,typically occurring within a range of a few kilometers.It is extremely challenging to monitor and forecast thunderstorm wind gusts using only automatic weather stations.There...Thunderstorm wind gusts are small in scale,typically occurring within a range of a few kilometers.It is extremely challenging to monitor and forecast thunderstorm wind gusts using only automatic weather stations.Therefore,it is necessary to establish thunderstorm wind gust identification techniques based on multisource high-resolution observations.This paper introduces a new algorithm,called thunderstorm wind gust identification network(TGNet).It leverages multimodal feature fusion to fuse the temporal and spatial features of thunderstorm wind gust events.The shapelet transform is first used to extract the temporal features of wind speeds from automatic weather stations,which is aimed at distinguishing thunderstorm wind gusts from those caused by synoptic-scale systems or typhoons.Then,the encoder,structured upon the U-shaped network(U-Net)and incorporating recurrent residual convolutional blocks(R2U-Net),is employed to extract the corresponding spatial convective characteristics of satellite,radar,and lightning observations.Finally,by using the multimodal deep fusion module based on multi-head cross-attention,the temporal features of wind speed at each automatic weather station are incorporated into the spatial features to obtain 10-minutely classification of thunderstorm wind gusts.TGNet products have high accuracy,with a critical success index reaching 0.77.Compared with those of U-Net and R2U-Net,the false alarm rate of TGNet products decreases by 31.28%and 24.15%,respectively.The new algorithm provides grid products of thunderstorm wind gusts with a spatial resolution of 0.01°,updated every 10minutes.The results are finer and more accurate,thereby helping to improve the accuracy of operational warnings for thunderstorm wind gusts.展开更多
BACKGROUND Delayed wound healing is a common clinical complication following gastric cancer radical surgery,adversely affecting patient prognosis.With advances in artificial intelligence,machine learning offers a prom...BACKGROUND Delayed wound healing is a common clinical complication following gastric cancer radical surgery,adversely affecting patient prognosis.With advances in artificial intelligence,machine learning offers a promising approach for developing predictive models that can identify high-risk patients and support early clinical intervention.AIM To construct machine learning-based risk prediction models for delayed wound healing after gastric cancer surgery to support clinical decision-making.METHODS We reviewed a total of 514 patients who underwent gastric cancer radical surgery under general anesthesia from January 1,2014 to December 30,2023.Seventy percent of the dataset was selected as the training set and 30%as the validation set.Decision trees,support vector machines,and logistic regression were used to construct a risk prediction model.The performance of the model was evaluated using accuracy,recall,precision,F1 index,and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve and decision curve.RESULTS This study included five variables:Sex,elderly,duration of abdominal drainage,preoperative white blood cell(WBC)count,and absolute value of neutrophils.These variables were selected based on their clinical relevance and statistical significance in predicting delayed wound healing.The results showed that the decision tree model outperformed the logistic regression and support vector machine models in both the training and validation sets.Specifically,the decision tree model achieved higher accuracy,F1 index,recall,and area under the curve(AUC)values.The support vector machine model also demonstrated better performance than logistic regression,with higher accuracy,recall,and F1 index,but a slightly lower AUC.The key variables of sex,elderly,duration of abdominal drainage,preoperative WBC count,and absolute value of neutrophils were found to be strong predictors of delayed wound healing.Patients with longer duration of abdominal drainage had a significantly higher risk of delayed wound healing,with a risk ratio of 1.579 compared to those with shorter duration of abdominal drainage.Similarly,preoperative WBC count,sex,elderly,and absolute value of neutrophils were associated with a higher risk of delayed wound healing,highlighting the importance of these variables in the model.CONCLUSION The model is able to identify high-risk patients based on sex,elderly,duration of abdominal drainage,preoperative WBC count,and absolute value of neutrophils can provide valuable insights for clinical decision-making.展开更多
As climate change triggers unprecedented ecological shifts,it becomes imperative to understand the genetic underpinnings of species’adaptability.Adaptive introgression significantly contributes to organismal adaptati...As climate change triggers unprecedented ecological shifts,it becomes imperative to understand the genetic underpinnings of species’adaptability.Adaptive introgression significantly contributes to organismal adaptation to new environments by introducing genetic variation across species boundaries.However,despite growing recognition of its importance,the extent to which adaptive introgression has shaped the evolutionary history of closely related species remains poorly understood.Here we employed population genetic analyses of high-throughput sequencing data to investigate the interplay between genetic introgression and local adaptation in three species of spruce trees in the genus Picea(P.asperata,P.crassifolia,and P.meyeri).We find distinct genetic differentiation among these species,despite a substantial gene flow.Crucially,we find bidirectional adaptive introgression between allopatrically distributed species pairs and unearthed dozens of genes linked to stress resilience and flowering time.These candidate genes most likely have promoted adaptability of these spruces to historical environmental changes and may enhance their survival and resilience to future climate changes.Our findings highlight that adaptive introgression could be prevalent and bidirectional in a topographically complex area,and this could have contributed to rich genetic variation and diverse habitat usage by tree species.展开更多
A GAC-sand dual media filter （GSF） was devised as an alternative solution for drinking water treatment plant to tackle the raw water polluted by ammonium in place of expensive ozone-GAC processes or bio-pretreatment...A GAC-sand dual media filter （GSF） was devised as an alternative solution for drinking water treatment plant to tackle the raw water polluted by ammonium in place of expensive ozone-GAC processes or bio-pretreatments. The ammonium removal pathways and microbial community in the GSFs were investigated. The concentrations of ammonium, nitrite and nitrate nitrogen were monitored along the filter. Total inorganic nitrogen （TIN） loss occurred during the filtration. For 1 mg ammonium removal, the TIN loss was as high as 0.35 mg, DO consumption was 3.06 mg, and alkalinity consumption was 5.55 rag. It was assumed that both nitrification and denitrification processes occur in the filters to fit the TIN loss and low DO consumption. During the filtration, nitritation, nitrification and nitritation-anaerobic ammonium oxidation processes probably occur, while traditional nitrification and denitrification and simultaneous nitrification and denitrification processes may occur. In the GSFs, Nitrosomonas and Nitrospira are likely to be involved in nitrification processes, while Novosphingobium, Comamonadaceae and Oxalobacteraceae may be involved in denitrification processes.展开更多
Santanghu Coalfield is the largest integrated coalfield exploration area in China. The major coal seams developing in Xishanyao Formation (Middle Jurassic) are the high-quality steam coals characterized by large thick...Santanghu Coalfield is the largest integrated coalfield exploration area in China. The major coal seams developing in Xishanyao Formation (Middle Jurassic) are the high-quality steam coals characterized by large thickness, favorable horizontal continuity and high coal quality. In this paper, twenty-two samples were collected from the three typical boreholes in Hanshuiquan disirict, representing the 11 coal seam sequences (7#,8#,9#,13#, 14#,15#,17#,18#,19#,20#,22#), respectively. The petrographic characteristics of the coal-bearing sequence in Xishanyao Formation were firstly summarized systematicly, and then the coal-forming swamp characteristics and succession mechanism of the coal seam in Xishanyao Formation were defined by analyzing the samples. The maceral composition, structure, geochemical and geophysical characteristics of coal are in eluded in original genetic criteria of coal-forming swamp an alysis. And the composition of coal petrography, maceral and microlithotype are the most frequently used parameters. Coal is composed of microscopic constituents and inorganic substances. The Xishanyao Formation maceral mainly consists of vitrinite (65.74%-97.01 %), inert i nite (1.93%-34%), and the exinite shows the mode of regular change. The coal-forming swamp in Xishanyao Formation possesses the characteristics of mainly marsh, wet forest swamp facies, and shallow water covered forest swamp facies, and a few of coal seams distribute in the deep water covered forest swamp facies. In addition, the sporopollens in Xishanyao Formation are mainly Pinaceae evergreen broad leaf and needle-leaved plants. Osmundaceae, Cyatheaceae and Lygodiaceae, indicating that the warm and humid tropic-subtropical climate conductive to the persistent growth of coal-forming plants in the Middle Jurassic. The coal-forming swamp shows the characteristics of vertically upward fluctuation through the periodic transition. It indicates a shallow-deep-shallow change process of the water covered depth in the swamp. This is the prin ci pal factor for the formation of the high-quality and continuous coal seam in Hanshuiquan district, Santanghu Coalfield.展开更多
The metastasis in which the cancer cells degrade the extracellular matrix （ECM） and invade to the sur- rounding and far tissues of the body is the leading cause of mortality in cancer patients, With a lot of advance...The metastasis in which the cancer cells degrade the extracellular matrix （ECM） and invade to the sur- rounding and far tissues of the body is the leading cause of mortality in cancer patients, With a lot of advancement in the field, yet the biological cause of metastasis are poorly understood, The microfluidic system provides advanced technology to reconstruct a variety of in vivo-like environment for studying the interactions between tumor ceils （TCs） and endothelial ceils （ECs）. This review gives a brief account of both two-dimensional models and three-dimensional microfluidic systems for the analysis of TCs-ECs co- culture as well as their applications to anti-cancer drug screening, Furthermore, the advanced methods for analyzing cell-to-cell interactions at single-cell level were also discussed,展开更多
This study determined effects of birth weights （0.70 to 1.09, 1.10 to 1.49, 1.50 to 1.89, and ≥ 1.90 kg） on the efficiency of milk utilization for growth in sow-reared piglets. One-hundred-sixty piglets from 18 mul...This study determined effects of birth weights （0.70 to 1.09, 1.10 to 1.49, 1.50 to 1.89, and ≥ 1.90 kg） on the efficiency of milk utilization for growth in sow-reared piglets. One-hundred-sixty piglets from 18 multiparous sows （ Landrace × Large White） were individually weighed immediately after birth （ day 0） and at 7-day intervals for 35 days. Milk consumption of piglets was determined weekly using the weigh-suckle-weigh method. Deaths of piglets were recorded daily. Piglets with the lightest birth weight had the highest incidence of mortality. Birth weights between 0.70 and 1.89 kg were positively as- sociated with average dally gains （ADG, g/day ） during the suckling period （ P 〈 0.01 ）. Compared with piglets having birth weights of 1.50 to 1.89 kg, birth weights ≥ 1.90 kg did not confer any additional benefit on preweaning survival or ADG. Colostrum or milk consumption per kilogram of body weight among low-, normal-, and large-birth-weight piglets did not differ in the first week. At days 14 to 35, milk consumption of piglets （ g/kg BW/day ） increased （e 〈 0. 01 ） but the ratio of gain to milk consumption decreased （ P 〈 0.01 ） progressively, as their birth weights increased from 0.70 to ≥1.90 kg. Additionally, surviving low-birth-weight piglets had a higher relative growth rate （%/day ） than normal-and large-birth- weight piglets. Based on these novel findings, it is imperative that great efforts be made to improve the survival of low-birth-weight piglets so as to increase the efficiency of nutrient utilization by both lactating sows and suckling piglets.展开更多
Amorphous metal fiber has high corrosion resistance and excellent mechanical properties, making it a kind of good material for reinforcing concrete matrix. The effect of heat treatment on the corrosion behaviour of Fe...Amorphous metal fiber has high corrosion resistance and excellent mechanical properties, making it a kind of good material for reinforcing concrete matrix. The effect of heat treatment on the corrosion behaviour of Fe73- Cr6C9Si1P11 amorphous metal fibers in 0.5 mol/L He SO4 solution was investigated by electrochemical polarization analysis. Differential scanning calorimetry （DSC） was used to measure the thermal properties. The evolution of the crystallization process after heat treatment was identified by X-ray diffraction （XRD）. The results show that the α- Fe, Fe2 P and Fea P crystalline phases individually precipitate in the amorphous matrix with increasing annealing temperature. The as prepared amorphous sample shows high corrosion resistance with a lower passivation current density and a wider passive region. The corrosion resistance dramatically decreases after the annealing temperature is higher than 400 ℃.展开更多
Objective:To compare the effectiveness and safety of Banxia Xiexin Decoction (BXD) as alternative therapy versus standard triple therapy or quadruple therapy for patients with peptic ulcer or chronic gastritis infecte...Objective:To compare the effectiveness and safety of Banxia Xiexin Decoction (BXD) as alternative therapy versus standard triple therapy or quadruple therapy for patients with peptic ulcer or chronic gastritis infected with Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori).Methods:Databases including China National Knowledge Infrastructure,Chongqing VIP,Wanfang Database,PubMed,the Cochrane Library and clinicaltrials.gov were searched in December 2018 for relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs).Two authors independently screened and selected studies,extracted data and checked data extraction.Methodological quality was evaluated using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool.Meta-analysis was performed by using RevMan 5.3.5 software.Results:Fourteen RCTs were included in our analysis involving 1300 patients.Thirteen RCTs compared the effects of BXD alone versus standard therapy,11 involving triple therapy and 2 in quadruple therapy.The cure rate for both diseases were higher in the BXD alone group than in the standard therapy group (RR and 95% Cl:1.85 [1.07,3.17] and 1.48 [1.24,1.75],respectively).And also,the same result with effectiveness rate (RR and 95% CI:1.18 [1.08,1.29] and 1.14 [1.08,1.20],respectively).However,there was no significant difference in the clearance of H.pylori one month after treatment,neither compared with quadruple therapy nor triple therapy (RR and 95% CI:1.10 [1.00,1.22] and 1.04 [0.97,1.12],respectively).Adverse events appeared in 3 participants in the BXD group and 26 participants in the conventional therapy group.The quality of the trials included in this review was not very good.Conclusion:BXD has a superior effect to standard conventional therapy in improving clinical symptoms and repair of the mucosal lesion,and a similar effect to standard conventional therapy in clearing H.pylori.We still need good quality trials,especially placebo-controlled trials,in the future to confirm this result.展开更多
Magnetocaloric performance is of vital importance for Mn-Fe-P-Si alloys.However,when processes and compositions are considered,designing alloys with large magnetic entropy changes(ΔS_(m)),low thermal hysteresis(ΔT_(...Magnetocaloric performance is of vital importance for Mn-Fe-P-Si alloys.However,when processes and compositions are considered,designing alloys with large magnetic entropy changes(ΔS_(m)),low thermal hysteresis(ΔT_(hys)),and Curie temperatures(T_(C))around room temperature become relatively complicated.In this study,we adopt machine learning methods to predict the magnetocaloric performance of Mn-Fe-P-Si compounds for the first time.To achieve this goal,503,465,and 660 data points for datasets with T_(C),ΔT_(hys),andΔS_(m)are collected,respectively.The collected datasets contain parameters of compositions,preparations,heat treatment,and magnetic field changes.We search for the optimal configuration using various methods and also compare their mean squared errors(MSE)and allowable errors.Evaluation results show that the performance of neural networks(NNs)is better than other methods.Therefore,we select NN to explore the T_(C),ΔT_(hys),andΔS_(m)values as a function of Mn,Si,metal/non-metal ratios,and B(Boron).We also propose to use the composition window with excellent magnetocaloric performance.These results not only help us gain deep insights into Mn-Fe-P-Si alloys but also accelerate the design process of alloys suitable for magnetocaloric materials.This work has the potential to solve the challenges and boost the research of Mn-Fe-P-Si alloys.展开更多
Objective:Active and passive smoking are common environmental risk factors,but there is no definite conclusion about their effects on relapse and disability progression in multiple sclerosis(MS)and neuromyelitis optic...Objective:Active and passive smoking are common environmental risk factors,but there is no definite conclusion about their effects on relapse and disability progression in multiple sclerosis(MS)and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder(NMOSD).Methods:This was a retrospective cohort study.Patients were included from four centers.Demographic and clinical data were extracted from the clinical database,while data involving environmental exposures during daily life,relapse,and disability progression were obtained through telephone follow-up interviews.Determinants of relapse were assessed by Cox proportional models,and disability progression was assessed by linear regression.Kaplan‒Meier survival was used to estimate relapse within five years after the first attack.Results:A total of 130 MS patients and 318 NMOSD patients were included in this study,and females accounted for 60%and 79.6%,respectively.MS patients with an active smoking history had a higher risk of relapse,for which the association became borderline significant after accounting for covariates(aHR=1.52,95%CI=1.00,2.31;p=0.052).The relapse risk between ever-smokers who smoked more than 10 cigarettes per day and smokers who smoked less than 10 cigarettes per day was not significantly different(aHR=0.96,95%CI=0.63,1.47;p=0.859).However,exposure to passive smoking was associated with a reduced risk of MS relapse(aHR=0.75,95%CI=0.56,1.00;p=0.044)compared with never-exposed patients.No associations were observed between active smoking/passive smoking and the risk of NMOSD relapse,but patients with a history of smoking were associated with a lower annual progression rate by Expanded Disability Status Scale(EDSS)(aβ=−0.20,95%CI=−0.38,−0.01;p=0.036)and Multiple Sclerosis Severity Score(MSSS)(aβ=−0.23,95%CI=−0.44,−0.03;p=0.028).Conclusion:Our research shows that active smoking increases the relapse risk of MS and has a negative impact on disability progression;thus,smoking cessation should be encouraged.展开更多
The fluorescently labelled polymers including pyrene-labelled polystyrene(PyPS) and pyrene-labelled poly(methyl methacrylate)(PyPMMA) with narrow molecular weight distributions were synthesized by the atom transfer ra...The fluorescently labelled polymers including pyrene-labelled polystyrene(PyPS) and pyrene-labelled poly(methyl methacrylate)(PyPMMA) with narrow molecular weight distributions were synthesized by the atom transfer radical copolymerization(ATRCP) of styrene or methyl methacrylate with 1-pyrenemethyl methacrylate(PyMMA). The ultrathin PyPS and PyPMMA films with the thickness ranging from 30 nm to 400 nm supported on the quartz slides were prepared by spin-coating. The fluorescent quantum yield(QY) of the pyrene probe in the ultrathin polymer films was investigated by the photoluminescence spectrometer using an integrating sphere detector. The QY decreased with the reduction of film thickness in the sub-200 nm range.展开更多
Objective:Lymphatic endothelial cell(LEC)proliferation is essential for lymphangiogenesis.Hypoxia induces lymphangiogenesis,but it directly inhibits LEC proliferation and the underlying mechanisms have not been fully ...Objective:Lymphatic endothelial cell(LEC)proliferation is essential for lymphangiogenesis.Hypoxia induces lymphangiogenesis,but it directly inhibits LEC proliferation and the underlying mechanisms have not been fully understood.The aim of this study was to investigate the role of carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1(CEACAM1)in hypoxia-repressed LEC proliferation.Methods:Human dermal lymphatic endothelial cells(HDLECs)were cultured under normoxic or hypoxic conditions,and cell proliferation was determined using MTT or CCK-8 assays.CEACAM1 expression was silenced by siRNA transfection.Activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases(MAPKs)was examined by Western blotting and blocked by specific inhibitors.Results:Under hypoxia,HDLECs proliferation was suppressed and CEACAM1 expression was downregulated.Silence of CEACAM1 in normoxia inhibited HDLECs proliferation and did not further decrease proliferation in HDLECs in response to hypoxia,suggesting that CEACAM1 may mediate hypoxia-induced inhibition of HDLECs proliferation.In addition,silence of CEACAM1 increased phosphorylation of MAPK molecules:extracellular signal-regulated kinase(ERK),p38 MAPK and Jun N-terminal kinase(JNK)in HDLECs.However,only inhibition of the JNK pathway rescued the reduction of HDLEC proliferation induced by CEACAM1 silence.Conclusion:Our results suggested that hypoxia downregulates CEACAM1 expression by activation of the JNK pathway,leading to inhibition of HDLEC proliferation.These findings may help to understand the mechanisms of LEC-specific response to hypoxia and develop novel therapies for pathological lymphangiogenesis.展开更多
The binding energy and generalized stacking-fault energy (GSFE) are two critical interface properties of two dimensional layered materials, and it is still unclear how neighboring layers affect the interface energy of...The binding energy and generalized stacking-fault energy (GSFE) are two critical interface properties of two dimensional layered materials, and it is still unclear how neighboring layers affect the interface energy of adjacent layers. Here, we investigate the effect of neighboring layers by comparing the differences of binding energy and GSFE between trilayer heterostructures (graphene/graphene/graphene, graphene/graphene/boron nitride,boron nitride/graphene/boron nitride) and bilayer heterostructures (graphene/graphene,graphene/boron nitride) using density functional theory. The binding energy of the adjacent layers changes from -2.3% to 22.55% due to the effect of neighboring layer, with a very small change of the interlayer distance. Neighboring layers also make a change from -2% to 10% change the GSFE, depending on the property of the interface between adjacent layers. In addition, a new simple expression is proven to describe the GSFE landscape of graphene-like structure with high accuracy.展开更多
Health is maintained by a state of dynamic homeostasis in which nutrient intake and ex- penditure are of good balance. Therefore, it is important to know exactly the nutritional value of food sources, as well as the n...Health is maintained by a state of dynamic homeostasis in which nutrient intake and ex- penditure are of good balance. Therefore, it is important to know exactly the nutritional value of food sources, as well as the nutritional requirements of individuals, in order to achieve optimal nutrition. Considering the interaction between diet and individual back- ground, nutritional evaluation and recommendation has become a complicate issue needing further investigations. While traditional nutrition research has made significant progress in population nutrition, modern nutrition research is now becoming possible to focus on personalized nutrition in health promotion, disease prevention, performance improvement, and risk assessment of individual with the development of emerging omics technologies. This review tried to summarize the methods used in nutritional evaluation and recom- mendation as well as their applications. Though personal nutrition evaluation and recommendation are still not well-established, utilization of these advanced technologies may expand our knowledge in bioavailability and bioefficacy of diet ingredients, pathophysiological changes in response to dietary intervention, as well as nutrition-associated disease biomarkers discovery, and thus contributing to personalized nutrition.展开更多
Objectives:Helicobacter pylori(H.pylori)infection is one of the most common infections,for which wellestablished medical treatments have been widely used,such as quadruple therapy and sequential therapy.However,some p...Objectives:Helicobacter pylori(H.pylori)infection is one of the most common infections,for which wellestablished medical treatments have been widely used,such as quadruple therapy and sequential therapy.However,some patients still suffer from the infection after multiple treatment.Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)has been widely used to treat the H.pylori infection.Whether the combination of TCM therapy and antibiotic treatment is effective for these patients with repeated infection with H.pylori needs clinical observation.Methods:In this study,we reported two cases with refractory H.pylori infection.One is a 60-yearold Chinese woman with diagnoses of chronic atrophic gastritis and H.pylori infection,who has an uncomfortable feeling in her stomach with a poor appetite,depression and irregular defecations.The other is a Vietnamese woman aged 46,who had abdominal pain for 11 years.We treated the two patients with Chai Ping Decoction,combined with sequential therapy.Results:Both patients had pain relieved and H.pylori infection eradicated after treatment.Conclusion:TCM therapy may eliminate H.pylori infection well with sequential therapy.Based on the TCM theory,the patients who were diagnosed as spleen deficiency and dampness with abdominal uncomfortable symptoms could be well treated.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2022YFC3004104)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.U2342204)+4 种基金the Innovation and Development Program of the China Meteorological Administration(Grant No.CXFZ2024J001)the Open Research Project of the Key Open Laboratory of Hydrology and Meteorology of the China Meteorological Administration(Grant No.23SWQXZ010)the Science and Technology Plan Project of Zhejiang Province(Grant No.2022C03150)the Open Research Fund Project of Anyang National Climate Observatory(Grant No.AYNCOF202401)the Open Bidding for Selecting the Best Candidates Program(Grant No.CMAJBGS202318)。
文摘Thunderstorm wind gusts are small in scale,typically occurring within a range of a few kilometers.It is extremely challenging to monitor and forecast thunderstorm wind gusts using only automatic weather stations.Therefore,it is necessary to establish thunderstorm wind gust identification techniques based on multisource high-resolution observations.This paper introduces a new algorithm,called thunderstorm wind gust identification network(TGNet).It leverages multimodal feature fusion to fuse the temporal and spatial features of thunderstorm wind gust events.The shapelet transform is first used to extract the temporal features of wind speeds from automatic weather stations,which is aimed at distinguishing thunderstorm wind gusts from those caused by synoptic-scale systems or typhoons.Then,the encoder,structured upon the U-shaped network(U-Net)and incorporating recurrent residual convolutional blocks(R2U-Net),is employed to extract the corresponding spatial convective characteristics of satellite,radar,and lightning observations.Finally,by using the multimodal deep fusion module based on multi-head cross-attention,the temporal features of wind speed at each automatic weather station are incorporated into the spatial features to obtain 10-minutely classification of thunderstorm wind gusts.TGNet products have high accuracy,with a critical success index reaching 0.77.Compared with those of U-Net and R2U-Net,the false alarm rate of TGNet products decreases by 31.28%and 24.15%,respectively.The new algorithm provides grid products of thunderstorm wind gusts with a spatial resolution of 0.01°,updated every 10minutes.The results are finer and more accurate,thereby helping to improve the accuracy of operational warnings for thunderstorm wind gusts.
基金Supported by the Shandong Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Technology Project,No.Q-2023147the Weifang Health Commission Research Project,No.WFWSJK-2023-033+3 种基金the Weifang City Science and Technology Development Plan(Medical Category),No.2023YX057the Weifang Medical University 2022 Campus Level Education and Teaching Reform and Research Project,No.2022YB051Norman Bethune Public Welfare Foundation,No.ezmr2023-037Special Research Project on Optimized Management of Acute Pain,Wu Jieping Medical Foundation.
文摘BACKGROUND Delayed wound healing is a common clinical complication following gastric cancer radical surgery,adversely affecting patient prognosis.With advances in artificial intelligence,machine learning offers a promising approach for developing predictive models that can identify high-risk patients and support early clinical intervention.AIM To construct machine learning-based risk prediction models for delayed wound healing after gastric cancer surgery to support clinical decision-making.METHODS We reviewed a total of 514 patients who underwent gastric cancer radical surgery under general anesthesia from January 1,2014 to December 30,2023.Seventy percent of the dataset was selected as the training set and 30%as the validation set.Decision trees,support vector machines,and logistic regression were used to construct a risk prediction model.The performance of the model was evaluated using accuracy,recall,precision,F1 index,and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve and decision curve.RESULTS This study included five variables:Sex,elderly,duration of abdominal drainage,preoperative white blood cell(WBC)count,and absolute value of neutrophils.These variables were selected based on their clinical relevance and statistical significance in predicting delayed wound healing.The results showed that the decision tree model outperformed the logistic regression and support vector machine models in both the training and validation sets.Specifically,the decision tree model achieved higher accuracy,F1 index,recall,and area under the curve(AUC)values.The support vector machine model also demonstrated better performance than logistic regression,with higher accuracy,recall,and F1 index,but a slightly lower AUC.The key variables of sex,elderly,duration of abdominal drainage,preoperative WBC count,and absolute value of neutrophils were found to be strong predictors of delayed wound healing.Patients with longer duration of abdominal drainage had a significantly higher risk of delayed wound healing,with a risk ratio of 1.579 compared to those with shorter duration of abdominal drainage.Similarly,preoperative WBC count,sex,elderly,and absolute value of neutrophils were associated with a higher risk of delayed wound healing,highlighting the importance of these variables in the model.CONCLUSION The model is able to identify high-risk patients based on sex,elderly,duration of abdominal drainage,preoperative WBC count,and absolute value of neutrophils can provide valuable insights for clinical decision-making.
基金the Project of Qinghai provincial central government guides local funds for science and technology development(2024ZY005).
文摘As climate change triggers unprecedented ecological shifts,it becomes imperative to understand the genetic underpinnings of species’adaptability.Adaptive introgression significantly contributes to organismal adaptation to new environments by introducing genetic variation across species boundaries.However,despite growing recognition of its importance,the extent to which adaptive introgression has shaped the evolutionary history of closely related species remains poorly understood.Here we employed population genetic analyses of high-throughput sequencing data to investigate the interplay between genetic introgression and local adaptation in three species of spruce trees in the genus Picea(P.asperata,P.crassifolia,and P.meyeri).We find distinct genetic differentiation among these species,despite a substantial gene flow.Crucially,we find bidirectional adaptive introgression between allopatrically distributed species pairs and unearthed dozens of genes linked to stress resilience and flowering time.These candidate genes most likely have promoted adaptability of these spruces to historical environmental changes and may enhance their survival and resilience to future climate changes.Our findings highlight that adaptive introgression could be prevalent and bidirectional in a topographically complex area,and this could have contributed to rich genetic variation and diverse habitat usage by tree species.
基金supported by the Major Science and Technology Program for Water Pollution Control and Treatment(No. 2009ZX07423-003)
文摘A GAC-sand dual media filter （GSF） was devised as an alternative solution for drinking water treatment plant to tackle the raw water polluted by ammonium in place of expensive ozone-GAC processes or bio-pretreatments. The ammonium removal pathways and microbial community in the GSFs were investigated. The concentrations of ammonium, nitrite and nitrate nitrogen were monitored along the filter. Total inorganic nitrogen （TIN） loss occurred during the filtration. For 1 mg ammonium removal, the TIN loss was as high as 0.35 mg, DO consumption was 3.06 mg, and alkalinity consumption was 5.55 rag. It was assumed that both nitrification and denitrification processes occur in the filters to fit the TIN loss and low DO consumption. During the filtration, nitritation, nitrification and nitritation-anaerobic ammonium oxidation processes probably occur, while traditional nitrification and denitrification and simultaneous nitrification and denitrification processes may occur. In the GSFs, Nitrosomonas and Nitrospira are likely to be involved in nitrification processes, while Novosphingobium, Comamonadaceae and Oxalobacteraceae may be involved in denitrification processes.
基金National Natural Science Foundation Project (Grant No. 41662010)Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region University Scientific Research Program For Young Teachers Research And Cultivation Fund Project (Grant No. XJEDU20I6S038).
文摘Santanghu Coalfield is the largest integrated coalfield exploration area in China. The major coal seams developing in Xishanyao Formation (Middle Jurassic) are the high-quality steam coals characterized by large thickness, favorable horizontal continuity and high coal quality. In this paper, twenty-two samples were collected from the three typical boreholes in Hanshuiquan disirict, representing the 11 coal seam sequences (7#,8#,9#,13#, 14#,15#,17#,18#,19#,20#,22#), respectively. The petrographic characteristics of the coal-bearing sequence in Xishanyao Formation were firstly summarized systematicly, and then the coal-forming swamp characteristics and succession mechanism of the coal seam in Xishanyao Formation were defined by analyzing the samples. The maceral composition, structure, geochemical and geophysical characteristics of coal are in eluded in original genetic criteria of coal-forming swamp an alysis. And the composition of coal petrography, maceral and microlithotype are the most frequently used parameters. Coal is composed of microscopic constituents and inorganic substances. The Xishanyao Formation maceral mainly consists of vitrinite (65.74%-97.01 %), inert i nite (1.93%-34%), and the exinite shows the mode of regular change. The coal-forming swamp in Xishanyao Formation possesses the characteristics of mainly marsh, wet forest swamp facies, and shallow water covered forest swamp facies, and a few of coal seams distribute in the deep water covered forest swamp facies. In addition, the sporopollens in Xishanyao Formation are mainly Pinaceae evergreen broad leaf and needle-leaved plants. Osmundaceae, Cyatheaceae and Lygodiaceae, indicating that the warm and humid tropic-subtropical climate conductive to the persistent growth of coal-forming plants in the Middle Jurassic. The coal-forming swamp shows the characteristics of vertically upward fluctuation through the periodic transition. It indicates a shallow-deep-shallow change process of the water covered depth in the swamp. This is the prin ci pal factor for the formation of the high-quality and continuous coal seam in Hanshuiquan district, Santanghu Coalfield.
基金financial support from National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 214350002, 21727814 and 21621003)
文摘The metastasis in which the cancer cells degrade the extracellular matrix （ECM） and invade to the sur- rounding and far tissues of the body is the leading cause of mortality in cancer patients, With a lot of advancement in the field, yet the biological cause of metastasis are poorly understood, The microfluidic system provides advanced technology to reconstruct a variety of in vivo-like environment for studying the interactions between tumor ceils （TCs） and endothelial ceils （ECs）. This review gives a brief account of both two-dimensional models and three-dimensional microfluidic systems for the analysis of TCs-ECs co- culture as well as their applications to anti-cancer drug screening, Furthermore, the advanced methods for analyzing cell-to-cell interactions at single-cell level were also discussed,
基金supported by funds from Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants no.2008-35206-187642008-35203-19120 from the USDA National Institute of Food and AgricultureTexas AgriLife Research Hatch project (H-8200), and Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas, USA)
文摘This study determined effects of birth weights （0.70 to 1.09, 1.10 to 1.49, 1.50 to 1.89, and ≥ 1.90 kg） on the efficiency of milk utilization for growth in sow-reared piglets. One-hundred-sixty piglets from 18 multiparous sows （ Landrace × Large White） were individually weighed immediately after birth （ day 0） and at 7-day intervals for 35 days. Milk consumption of piglets was determined weekly using the weigh-suckle-weigh method. Deaths of piglets were recorded daily. Piglets with the lightest birth weight had the highest incidence of mortality. Birth weights between 0.70 and 1.89 kg were positively as- sociated with average dally gains （ADG, g/day ） during the suckling period （ P 〈 0.01 ）. Compared with piglets having birth weights of 1.50 to 1.89 kg, birth weights ≥ 1.90 kg did not confer any additional benefit on preweaning survival or ADG. Colostrum or milk consumption per kilogram of body weight among low-, normal-, and large-birth-weight piglets did not differ in the first week. At days 14 to 35, milk consumption of piglets （ g/kg BW/day ） increased （e 〈 0. 01 ） but the ratio of gain to milk consumption decreased （ P 〈 0.01 ） progressively, as their birth weights increased from 0.70 to ≥1.90 kg. Additionally, surviving low-birth-weight piglets had a higher relative growth rate （%/day ） than normal-and large-birth- weight piglets. Based on these novel findings, it is imperative that great efforts be made to improve the survival of low-birth-weight piglets so as to increase the efficiency of nutrient utilization by both lactating sows and suckling piglets.
基金Item Sponsored by National Key Technology Research and Development Program of China(2011BAE27B02)
文摘Amorphous metal fiber has high corrosion resistance and excellent mechanical properties, making it a kind of good material for reinforcing concrete matrix. The effect of heat treatment on the corrosion behaviour of Fe73- Cr6C9Si1P11 amorphous metal fibers in 0.5 mol/L He SO4 solution was investigated by electrochemical polarization analysis. Differential scanning calorimetry （DSC） was used to measure the thermal properties. The evolution of the crystallization process after heat treatment was identified by X-ray diffraction （XRD）. The results show that the α- Fe, Fe2 P and Fea P crystalline phases individually precipitate in the amorphous matrix with increasing annealing temperature. The as prepared amorphous sample shows high corrosion resistance with a lower passivation current density and a wider passive region. The corrosion resistance dramatically decreases after the annealing temperature is higher than 400 ℃.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81830115)Beijing University of Chinese Medicine(2016-DZM111-JC011)China Scholarship Council.
文摘Objective:To compare the effectiveness and safety of Banxia Xiexin Decoction (BXD) as alternative therapy versus standard triple therapy or quadruple therapy for patients with peptic ulcer or chronic gastritis infected with Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori).Methods:Databases including China National Knowledge Infrastructure,Chongqing VIP,Wanfang Database,PubMed,the Cochrane Library and clinicaltrials.gov were searched in December 2018 for relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs).Two authors independently screened and selected studies,extracted data and checked data extraction.Methodological quality was evaluated using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool.Meta-analysis was performed by using RevMan 5.3.5 software.Results:Fourteen RCTs were included in our analysis involving 1300 patients.Thirteen RCTs compared the effects of BXD alone versus standard therapy,11 involving triple therapy and 2 in quadruple therapy.The cure rate for both diseases were higher in the BXD alone group than in the standard therapy group (RR and 95% Cl:1.85 [1.07,3.17] and 1.48 [1.24,1.75],respectively).And also,the same result with effectiveness rate (RR and 95% CI:1.18 [1.08,1.29] and 1.14 [1.08,1.20],respectively).However,there was no significant difference in the clearance of H.pylori one month after treatment,neither compared with quadruple therapy nor triple therapy (RR and 95% CI:1.10 [1.00,1.22] and 1.04 [0.97,1.12],respectively).Adverse events appeared in 3 participants in the BXD group and 26 participants in the conventional therapy group.The quality of the trials included in this review was not very good.Conclusion:BXD has a superior effect to standard conventional therapy in improving clinical symptoms and repair of the mucosal lesion,and a similar effect to standard conventional therapy in clearing H.pylori.We still need good quality trials,especially placebo-controlled trials,in the future to confirm this result.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52074182 and 51821001)。
文摘Magnetocaloric performance is of vital importance for Mn-Fe-P-Si alloys.However,when processes and compositions are considered,designing alloys with large magnetic entropy changes(ΔS_(m)),low thermal hysteresis(ΔT_(hys)),and Curie temperatures(T_(C))around room temperature become relatively complicated.In this study,we adopt machine learning methods to predict the magnetocaloric performance of Mn-Fe-P-Si compounds for the first time.To achieve this goal,503,465,and 660 data points for datasets with T_(C),ΔT_(hys),andΔS_(m)are collected,respectively.The collected datasets contain parameters of compositions,preparations,heat treatment,and magnetic field changes.We search for the optimal configuration using various methods and also compare their mean squared errors(MSE)and allowable errors.Evaluation results show that the performance of neural networks(NNs)is better than other methods.Therefore,we select NN to explore the T_(C),ΔT_(hys),andΔS_(m)values as a function of Mn,Si,metal/non-metal ratios,and B(Boron).We also propose to use the composition window with excellent magnetocaloric performance.These results not only help us gain deep insights into Mn-Fe-P-Si alloys but also accelerate the design process of alloys suitable for magnetocaloric materials.This work has the potential to solve the challenges and boost the research of Mn-Fe-P-Si alloys.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U20A20357)Program for Innovative Research Team of the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC。
文摘Objective:Active and passive smoking are common environmental risk factors,but there is no definite conclusion about their effects on relapse and disability progression in multiple sclerosis(MS)and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder(NMOSD).Methods:This was a retrospective cohort study.Patients were included from four centers.Demographic and clinical data were extracted from the clinical database,while data involving environmental exposures during daily life,relapse,and disability progression were obtained through telephone follow-up interviews.Determinants of relapse were assessed by Cox proportional models,and disability progression was assessed by linear regression.Kaplan‒Meier survival was used to estimate relapse within five years after the first attack.Results:A total of 130 MS patients and 318 NMOSD patients were included in this study,and females accounted for 60%and 79.6%,respectively.MS patients with an active smoking history had a higher risk of relapse,for which the association became borderline significant after accounting for covariates(aHR=1.52,95%CI=1.00,2.31;p=0.052).The relapse risk between ever-smokers who smoked more than 10 cigarettes per day and smokers who smoked less than 10 cigarettes per day was not significantly different(aHR=0.96,95%CI=0.63,1.47;p=0.859).However,exposure to passive smoking was associated with a reduced risk of MS relapse(aHR=0.75,95%CI=0.56,1.00;p=0.044)compared with never-exposed patients.No associations were observed between active smoking/passive smoking and the risk of NMOSD relapse,but patients with a history of smoking were associated with a lower annual progression rate by Expanded Disability Status Scale(EDSS)(aβ=−0.20,95%CI=−0.38,−0.01;p=0.036)and Multiple Sclerosis Severity Score(MSSS)(aβ=−0.23,95%CI=−0.44,−0.03;p=0.028).Conclusion:Our research shows that active smoking increases the relapse risk of MS and has a negative impact on disability progression;thus,smoking cessation should be encouraged.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21174167 and 51573212)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(Nos.S2013030013474 and 2014A030313178)
文摘The fluorescently labelled polymers including pyrene-labelled polystyrene(PyPS) and pyrene-labelled poly(methyl methacrylate)(PyPMMA) with narrow molecular weight distributions were synthesized by the atom transfer radical copolymerization(ATRCP) of styrene or methyl methacrylate with 1-pyrenemethyl methacrylate(PyMMA). The ultrathin PyPS and PyPMMA films with the thickness ranging from 30 nm to 400 nm supported on the quartz slides were prepared by spin-coating. The fluorescent quantum yield(QY) of the pyrene probe in the ultrathin polymer films was investigated by the photoluminescence spectrometer using an integrating sphere detector. The QY decreased with the reduction of film thickness in the sub-200 nm range.
基金supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81873473 and No.91939110)Academic Promotion Program of Shandong First Medical University(No.2019QL014)Shandong Taishan Scholarship(Ju Liu).
文摘Objective:Lymphatic endothelial cell(LEC)proliferation is essential for lymphangiogenesis.Hypoxia induces lymphangiogenesis,but it directly inhibits LEC proliferation and the underlying mechanisms have not been fully understood.The aim of this study was to investigate the role of carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1(CEACAM1)in hypoxia-repressed LEC proliferation.Methods:Human dermal lymphatic endothelial cells(HDLECs)were cultured under normoxic or hypoxic conditions,and cell proliferation was determined using MTT or CCK-8 assays.CEACAM1 expression was silenced by siRNA transfection.Activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases(MAPKs)was examined by Western blotting and blocked by specific inhibitors.Results:Under hypoxia,HDLECs proliferation was suppressed and CEACAM1 expression was downregulated.Silence of CEACAM1 in normoxia inhibited HDLECs proliferation and did not further decrease proliferation in HDLECs in response to hypoxia,suggesting that CEACAM1 may mediate hypoxia-induced inhibition of HDLECs proliferation.In addition,silence of CEACAM1 increased phosphorylation of MAPK molecules:extracellular signal-regulated kinase(ERK),p38 MAPK and Jun N-terminal kinase(JNK)in HDLECs.However,only inhibition of the JNK pathway rescued the reduction of HDLEC proliferation induced by CEACAM1 silence.Conclusion:Our results suggested that hypoxia downregulates CEACAM1 expression by activation of the JNK pathway,leading to inhibition of HDLEC proliferation.These findings may help to understand the mechanisms of LEC-specific response to hypoxia and develop novel therapies for pathological lymphangiogenesis.
文摘The binding energy and generalized stacking-fault energy (GSFE) are two critical interface properties of two dimensional layered materials, and it is still unclear how neighboring layers affect the interface energy of adjacent layers. Here, we investigate the effect of neighboring layers by comparing the differences of binding energy and GSFE between trilayer heterostructures (graphene/graphene/graphene, graphene/graphene/boron nitride,boron nitride/graphene/boron nitride) and bilayer heterostructures (graphene/graphene,graphene/boron nitride) using density functional theory. The binding energy of the adjacent layers changes from -2.3% to 22.55% due to the effect of neighboring layer, with a very small change of the interlayer distance. Neighboring layers also make a change from -2% to 10% change the GSFE, depending on the property of the interface between adjacent layers. In addition, a new simple expression is proven to describe the GSFE landscape of graphene-like structure with high accuracy.
基金supported by the Beijing Excellent Talent Support Program(PYZZ090428001238)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.30828024,30972156)+1 种基金State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition(2004DA125184Team0815)SpecialPublic Sector Fund in Agriculture(200903006)
文摘Health is maintained by a state of dynamic homeostasis in which nutrient intake and ex- penditure are of good balance. Therefore, it is important to know exactly the nutritional value of food sources, as well as the nutritional requirements of individuals, in order to achieve optimal nutrition. Considering the interaction between diet and individual back- ground, nutritional evaluation and recommendation has become a complicate issue needing further investigations. While traditional nutrition research has made significant progress in population nutrition, modern nutrition research is now becoming possible to focus on personalized nutrition in health promotion, disease prevention, performance improvement, and risk assessment of individual with the development of emerging omics technologies. This review tried to summarize the methods used in nutritional evaluation and recom- mendation as well as their applications. Though personal nutrition evaluation and recommendation are still not well-established, utilization of these advanced technologies may expand our knowledge in bioavailability and bioefficacy of diet ingredients, pathophysiological changes in response to dietary intervention, as well as nutrition-associated disease biomarkers discovery, and thus contributing to personalized nutrition.
基金This case report was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81774146)Beijing Nova Program(No.xxjh2015A093 and No.Z1511000003150125).
文摘Objectives:Helicobacter pylori(H.pylori)infection is one of the most common infections,for which wellestablished medical treatments have been widely used,such as quadruple therapy and sequential therapy.However,some patients still suffer from the infection after multiple treatment.Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)has been widely used to treat the H.pylori infection.Whether the combination of TCM therapy and antibiotic treatment is effective for these patients with repeated infection with H.pylori needs clinical observation.Methods:In this study,we reported two cases with refractory H.pylori infection.One is a 60-yearold Chinese woman with diagnoses of chronic atrophic gastritis and H.pylori infection,who has an uncomfortable feeling in her stomach with a poor appetite,depression and irregular defecations.The other is a Vietnamese woman aged 46,who had abdominal pain for 11 years.We treated the two patients with Chai Ping Decoction,combined with sequential therapy.Results:Both patients had pain relieved and H.pylori infection eradicated after treatment.Conclusion:TCM therapy may eliminate H.pylori infection well with sequential therapy.Based on the TCM theory,the patients who were diagnosed as spleen deficiency and dampness with abdominal uncomfortable symptoms could be well treated.
