目的:在前期发现琐琐葡萄总黄酮(Flavones from Vitis vinifera L,VTF)可改善APP/PS-1双转基因(Alzheimer's disease,AD)小鼠认知功能的基础上,进一步验证“VTF是否通过重塑肠道菌群-肠-脑轴而发挥神经保护作用”,并阐明其潜在机制...目的:在前期发现琐琐葡萄总黄酮(Flavones from Vitis vinifera L,VTF)可改善APP/PS-1双转基因(Alzheimer's disease,AD)小鼠认知功能的基础上,进一步验证“VTF是否通过重塑肠道菌群-肠-脑轴而发挥神经保护作用”,并阐明其潜在机制。方法:本研究将从天然药物琐琐葡萄中提取活性成分总黄酮VTF,作用于APP/PS-1小鼠,VTF灌胃8周,通过Morris水迷宫实验评估小鼠空间学习能力;ELISA检测小鼠脑组织中IL-1β、IL-6、TNF-α因子,血清中5-HT、GABA因子的含量;苏木精-伊红(Hematoxylin and eosin staining,HE)染色法观察结肠组织形态,免疫组化法检测Occludin、Claudin、Zo-1、NLRP3蛋白表达;高通量测序检测小鼠粪便肠道菌群;结果:1)水迷宫实验结果显示:VTF低剂量组平均逃逸潜伏期缩短(P<0.05);VTF低、中剂量组有效区域运动距离,运动时间以及进入次数显著增多(P<0.01);2)结肠组织HE染色结果显示;AD模型小鼠肠粘膜膜层萎缩,隐窝丢失和绒毛断裂,而VTF干预之后小鼠上述情况均有所减轻;3)结肠组织免疫组化结果显示:VTF干预可以上调Occludin、Claudin、Zo-1等紧密连接蛋白阳性表达(P<0.01),减少NLRP3炎症相关蛋白的表达(P<0.01);4)ELISA结果:VTF各剂量组小鼠脑组织中IL-1β、IL-6、TNFα等炎症因子水平降低(P<0.01);VTF各剂量组中5-HT和GABA的含量增多(P<0.01);5)肠道菌群检测结果显示:VTF高剂量干预后的AD小鼠厚壁菌门相对丰度增多(P<0.05),与模型组小鼠相比,VTF中、高剂量组中乳杆菌科(Lactobacillaceae)相对丰度增多,VTF低剂量组中Muribaculaceae相对丰度增多,多奈哌齐组,VTF各剂量组中丹毒科(Erysipelotrichaceae)、瘤胃球菌科(Ruminococcaceae)相对丰度增多;而VTF各剂量组中毛螺菌科(Lachnospiraceae)、螺杆菌科(Helicobacteraceae),脱铁杆菌科(Deferribacteraceae)相对丰度减少。结论:这些结果表明,VTF调节肠道菌群可能具有治疗衰老过程中微生物导致脑轴和认知功能缺陷的潜力,其机制可能与改变肠道菌群组成,修复受损的肠道屏障,炎症反应和神经递质有关。因此,调节肠道微生物群可能是治疗AD相关神经疾病的一种潜在策略。展开更多
Maize value-added products play a crucial role in reducing post-harvest losses, enhancing food security, and generating income. While extensive research has focused on maize production in Cameroon, the exploration of ...Maize value-added products play a crucial role in reducing post-harvest losses, enhancing food security, and generating income. While extensive research has focused on maize production in Cameroon, the exploration of its value-added products and their profitability in the North-West Region remains underexplored. This study examined the profitability of maize value-added products in Mezam Division, with the objectives to: 1) identify various maize-based products, 2) assess the diversity of these products, 3) conduct a cost-benefit analysis of selected products, 4) examine the relationship between profitability and product diversity, and 5) identify key constraints impacting profitability. To achieve these objectives, structured questionnaires were administered to 500 small-scale maize entrepreneurs randomly selected from five subdivisions. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze objective 1 and 5, while the Shannon Diversity Index was employed to assess product diversity. Additionally, a cost-benefit analysis was conducted on four selected products namely pap, parched corn, peeled parboiled corn, and corn beer, and a correlation analysis was used to examine objective 4. In total, 13 maize value-added products were identified, with a diversity index of 4.4. The total cost of processing the four selected products per entrepreneur using 18 kg of maize per product was FCFA 83631.5 (US $132.75), while the total revenue was FCFA 121864.5 (US $193.43), resulting in an economic profit of FCFA 38,233 (US $60.69). Pap emerged as the most profitable product, with an economic profit of FCFA 27,875 (US $44.24), while corn beer was the least profitable, with an economic profit of FCFA 2133.46 (US $3.39). The correlation analysis revealed a strong negative relationship between product diversity and profitability (r = −0.91), indicating that entrepreneurs can maximize profitability by focusing on a few high-demand products like pap and parched corn. Key constraints to profitability included fluctuating market prices, high production costs, limited access to finance, and inadequate storage facilities. Despite these challenges, our findings indicate that maize value addition is profitable in Mezam Division. Entrepreneurs can leverage this data for informed decision-making and future investments. It is recommended that the government promote maize value addition and provide financial support for modern processing equipment to boost profitability and income generation.展开更多
Tel Ad办公空间坐落于以色列卡法萨巴一栋翻新建筑内。因自然采光条件有限,设计团队引入中央人工照明中庭,重塑空间流线,并通过材料运用,明确空间界定与功能分区。该中庭既是空间锚点,亦是氛围焦点。鉴于建筑进深较大,难以持续获取自然...Tel Ad办公空间坐落于以色列卡法萨巴一栋翻新建筑内。因自然采光条件有限,设计团队引入中央人工照明中庭,重塑空间流线,并通过材料运用,明确空间界定与功能分区。该中庭既是空间锚点,亦是氛围焦点。鉴于建筑进深较大,难以持续获取自然光线,中庭采用全光谱农业照明系统,以确保绿植全年茂盛生长。同时,空间流线也经重新设计,形成环绕绿色核心的环形路径,既确保了与绿植的持续视觉联系,又使各工作区域间的流线直观且流畅。除满足空间功能需求外,中庭在提升员工福祉与工作效率方面亦扮演关键角色:研究显示,相较于传统无窗办公环境,接触绿植及动态照明等自然元素,可有效降低压力、增强专注力并缓解视疲劳。室内统一采用水磨石地面、不锈钢装饰及天然木饰面,实现了整体空间的连贯性。展开更多
In this paper,we propose a new privacy-aware transmission scheduling algorithm for 6G ad hoc networks.This system enables end nodes to select the optimum time and scheme to transmit private data safely.In 6G dynamic h...In this paper,we propose a new privacy-aware transmission scheduling algorithm for 6G ad hoc networks.This system enables end nodes to select the optimum time and scheme to transmit private data safely.In 6G dynamic heterogeneous infrastructures,unstable links and non-uniform hardware capabilities create critical issues regarding security and privacy.Traditional protocols are often too computationally heavy to allow 6G services to achieve their expected Quality-of-Service(QoS).As the transport network is built of ad hoc nodes,there is no guarantee about their trustworthiness or behavior,and transversal functionalities are delegated to the extreme nodes.However,while security can be guaranteed in extreme-to-extreme solutions,privacy cannot,as all intermediate nodes still have to handle the data packets they are transporting.Besides,traditional schemes for private anonymous ad hoc communications are vulnerable against modern intelligent attacks based on learning models.The proposed scheme fulfills this gap.Findings show the probability of a successful intelligent attack reduces by up to 65%compared to ad hoc networks with no privacy protection strategy when used the proposed technology.While congestion probability can remain below 0.001%,as required in 6G services.展开更多
Alzheimer’s disease(AD)is the most common form of dementia.In addition to the lack of effective treatments,there are limitations in diagnostic capabilities.The complexity of AD itself,together with a variety of other...Alzheimer’s disease(AD)is the most common form of dementia.In addition to the lack of effective treatments,there are limitations in diagnostic capabilities.The complexity of AD itself,together with a variety of other diseases often observed in a patient’s history in addition to their AD diagnosis,make deciphering the molecular mechanisms that underlie AD,even more important.Large datasets of single-cell RNA sequencing,single-nucleus RNA-sequencing(snRNA-seq),and spatial transcriptomics(ST)have become essential in guiding and supporting new investigations into the cellular and regional susceptibility of AD.However,with unique technology,software,and larger databases emerging;a lack of integration of these data can contribute to ineffective use of valuable knowledge.Importantly,there was no specialized database that concentrates on ST in AD that offers comprehensive differential analyses under various conditions,such as sex-specific,region-specific,and comparisons between AD and control groups until the new Single-cell and Spatial RNA-seq databasE for Alzheimer’s Disease(ssREAD)database(Wang et al.,2024)was introduced to meet the scientific community’s growing demand for comprehensive,integrated,and accessible data analysis.展开更多
It is well-recognized that a transfer system response delay that reduces the test stability inevitably exists in real-time dynamic hybrid testing （RTDHT）. This paper focuses on the delay-dependent stability and adde...It is well-recognized that a transfer system response delay that reduces the test stability inevitably exists in real-time dynamic hybrid testing （RTDHT）. This paper focuses on the delay-dependent stability and added damping of SDOF systems in RTDHT. The exponential delay term is transferred into a rational fraction by the Pad6 approximation, and the delay-dependent stability conditions and instability mechanism of SDOF RTDHT systems are investigated by the root locus technique. First, the stability conditions are discussed separately for the cases of stiffness, mass, and damping experimental substructure. The use of root locus plots shows that the added damping effect and instability mechanism for mass are different from those for stiffness. For the stiffness experimental substructure case, the instability results from the inherent mode because of an obvious negative damping effect of the delay. For the mass case, the delay introduces an equivalent positive damping into the inherent mode, and instability occurs at an added high frequency mode. Then, the compound stability condition is investigated for a general case and the results show that the mass ratio may have both upper and lower limits to remain stable. Finally, a high-emulational virtual shaking table model is built to validate the stability conclusions.展开更多
In order to improve the electrochemical cycle stability of the RE–Mg–Ni-based A2B7-type electrode alloys, a small amount of Si has been added into the alloys.The casting and annealing technologies were adopted to fa...In order to improve the electrochemical cycle stability of the RE–Mg–Ni-based A2B7-type electrode alloys, a small amount of Si has been added into the alloys.The casting and annealing technologies were adopted to fabricate the La0.8Mg0.2Ni3.3Co0.2Six(x = 0–0.2) electrode alloys. The impacts of the addition of Si and annealing treatment on the structures and electrochemical performances of the alloys were investigated systematically. The results obtained by XRD and SEM show that all the as-cast and annealed alloys are of a multiphase structure, involving two main phases(La, Mg)2Ni7and La Ni5 as well as a residual phase La Ni3. Both adding Si and the annealing treatment lead to an evident change in the phase abundance and cell parameters of(La, Mg)2Ni7and La Ni5 major phases of the alloy without altering its main phase component. Moreover, the annealing treatment has the composition of the alloy distributed more homogeneously overall and simultaneously causes the grain of the alloy to be coarsened obviously. The electrochemical measurements indicate that adding Si and the annealing treatment give a significant rise to the influence on the electrochemical performances of the alloys. In brief, the cycle stability of the as-cast and annealed alloys evidently increases with the rising of Si content, while their discharge capacities obviously decrease under the same circumstances. Furthermore, the electrochemical kineticproperties of the electrode alloys, including the high rate discharge ability, the limiting current density(IL), hydrogen diffusion coefficient(D), and the charge-transfer resistance, first augment and then decline with the rising of Si content. Similarly, it is found that the above-mentioned electrochemical properties first mount up and then go down with the rising annealing temperature.展开更多
In the experiment, the brown rice whose moisture content was 12.5% was used as raw material. The brown rice was grouped, then moisturized differently and milled. While milling, the energy consumption, the rate of brok...In the experiment, the brown rice whose moisture content was 12.5% was used as raw material. The brown rice was grouped, then moisturized differently and milled. While milling, the energy consumption, the rate of broken rice and the crack rate were tested. It is confirmed that the stress crack owing to the moisture added to the brown rice can be avoided when the moisture amount added once is limited to no more than 1.5%. It is also proved that the energy consumption can be reduced, the yielding rate of rice can be increased and that the quality of rice can be improved.展开更多
文摘目的:在前期发现琐琐葡萄总黄酮(Flavones from Vitis vinifera L,VTF)可改善APP/PS-1双转基因(Alzheimer's disease,AD)小鼠认知功能的基础上,进一步验证“VTF是否通过重塑肠道菌群-肠-脑轴而发挥神经保护作用”,并阐明其潜在机制。方法:本研究将从天然药物琐琐葡萄中提取活性成分总黄酮VTF,作用于APP/PS-1小鼠,VTF灌胃8周,通过Morris水迷宫实验评估小鼠空间学习能力;ELISA检测小鼠脑组织中IL-1β、IL-6、TNF-α因子,血清中5-HT、GABA因子的含量;苏木精-伊红(Hematoxylin and eosin staining,HE)染色法观察结肠组织形态,免疫组化法检测Occludin、Claudin、Zo-1、NLRP3蛋白表达;高通量测序检测小鼠粪便肠道菌群;结果:1)水迷宫实验结果显示:VTF低剂量组平均逃逸潜伏期缩短(P<0.05);VTF低、中剂量组有效区域运动距离,运动时间以及进入次数显著增多(P<0.01);2)结肠组织HE染色结果显示;AD模型小鼠肠粘膜膜层萎缩,隐窝丢失和绒毛断裂,而VTF干预之后小鼠上述情况均有所减轻;3)结肠组织免疫组化结果显示:VTF干预可以上调Occludin、Claudin、Zo-1等紧密连接蛋白阳性表达(P<0.01),减少NLRP3炎症相关蛋白的表达(P<0.01);4)ELISA结果:VTF各剂量组小鼠脑组织中IL-1β、IL-6、TNFα等炎症因子水平降低(P<0.01);VTF各剂量组中5-HT和GABA的含量增多(P<0.01);5)肠道菌群检测结果显示:VTF高剂量干预后的AD小鼠厚壁菌门相对丰度增多(P<0.05),与模型组小鼠相比,VTF中、高剂量组中乳杆菌科(Lactobacillaceae)相对丰度增多,VTF低剂量组中Muribaculaceae相对丰度增多,多奈哌齐组,VTF各剂量组中丹毒科(Erysipelotrichaceae)、瘤胃球菌科(Ruminococcaceae)相对丰度增多;而VTF各剂量组中毛螺菌科(Lachnospiraceae)、螺杆菌科(Helicobacteraceae),脱铁杆菌科(Deferribacteraceae)相对丰度减少。结论:这些结果表明,VTF调节肠道菌群可能具有治疗衰老过程中微生物导致脑轴和认知功能缺陷的潜力,其机制可能与改变肠道菌群组成,修复受损的肠道屏障,炎症反应和神经递质有关。因此,调节肠道微生物群可能是治疗AD相关神经疾病的一种潜在策略。
文摘Maize value-added products play a crucial role in reducing post-harvest losses, enhancing food security, and generating income. While extensive research has focused on maize production in Cameroon, the exploration of its value-added products and their profitability in the North-West Region remains underexplored. This study examined the profitability of maize value-added products in Mezam Division, with the objectives to: 1) identify various maize-based products, 2) assess the diversity of these products, 3) conduct a cost-benefit analysis of selected products, 4) examine the relationship between profitability and product diversity, and 5) identify key constraints impacting profitability. To achieve these objectives, structured questionnaires were administered to 500 small-scale maize entrepreneurs randomly selected from five subdivisions. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze objective 1 and 5, while the Shannon Diversity Index was employed to assess product diversity. Additionally, a cost-benefit analysis was conducted on four selected products namely pap, parched corn, peeled parboiled corn, and corn beer, and a correlation analysis was used to examine objective 4. In total, 13 maize value-added products were identified, with a diversity index of 4.4. The total cost of processing the four selected products per entrepreneur using 18 kg of maize per product was FCFA 83631.5 (US $132.75), while the total revenue was FCFA 121864.5 (US $193.43), resulting in an economic profit of FCFA 38,233 (US $60.69). Pap emerged as the most profitable product, with an economic profit of FCFA 27,875 (US $44.24), while corn beer was the least profitable, with an economic profit of FCFA 2133.46 (US $3.39). The correlation analysis revealed a strong negative relationship between product diversity and profitability (r = −0.91), indicating that entrepreneurs can maximize profitability by focusing on a few high-demand products like pap and parched corn. Key constraints to profitability included fluctuating market prices, high production costs, limited access to finance, and inadequate storage facilities. Despite these challenges, our findings indicate that maize value addition is profitable in Mezam Division. Entrepreneurs can leverage this data for informed decision-making and future investments. It is recommended that the government promote maize value addition and provide financial support for modern processing equipment to boost profitability and income generation.
基金funding from the European Commission by the Ruralities project(grant agreement no.101060876).
文摘In this paper,we propose a new privacy-aware transmission scheduling algorithm for 6G ad hoc networks.This system enables end nodes to select the optimum time and scheme to transmit private data safely.In 6G dynamic heterogeneous infrastructures,unstable links and non-uniform hardware capabilities create critical issues regarding security and privacy.Traditional protocols are often too computationally heavy to allow 6G services to achieve their expected Quality-of-Service(QoS).As the transport network is built of ad hoc nodes,there is no guarantee about their trustworthiness or behavior,and transversal functionalities are delegated to the extreme nodes.However,while security can be guaranteed in extreme-to-extreme solutions,privacy cannot,as all intermediate nodes still have to handle the data packets they are transporting.Besides,traditional schemes for private anonymous ad hoc communications are vulnerable against modern intelligent attacks based on learning models.The proposed scheme fulfills this gap.Findings show the probability of a successful intelligent attack reduces by up to 65%compared to ad hoc networks with no privacy protection strategy when used the proposed technology.While congestion probability can remain below 0.001%,as required in 6G services.
文摘Alzheimer’s disease(AD)is the most common form of dementia.In addition to the lack of effective treatments,there are limitations in diagnostic capabilities.The complexity of AD itself,together with a variety of other diseases often observed in a patient’s history in addition to their AD diagnosis,make deciphering the molecular mechanisms that underlie AD,even more important.Large datasets of single-cell RNA sequencing,single-nucleus RNA-sequencing(snRNA-seq),and spatial transcriptomics(ST)have become essential in guiding and supporting new investigations into the cellular and regional susceptibility of AD.However,with unique technology,software,and larger databases emerging;a lack of integration of these data can contribute to ineffective use of valuable knowledge.Importantly,there was no specialized database that concentrates on ST in AD that offers comprehensive differential analyses under various conditions,such as sex-specific,region-specific,and comparisons between AD and control groups until the new Single-cell and Spatial RNA-seq databasE for Alzheimer’s Disease(ssREAD)database(Wang et al.,2024)was introduced to meet the scientific community’s growing demand for comprehensive,integrated,and accessible data analysis.
基金State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering Under Grant No.2008-TC-2National Natural Science Foundation of China Under Grant No.90510018,50779021 and 90715041
文摘It is well-recognized that a transfer system response delay that reduces the test stability inevitably exists in real-time dynamic hybrid testing （RTDHT）. This paper focuses on the delay-dependent stability and added damping of SDOF systems in RTDHT. The exponential delay term is transferred into a rational fraction by the Pad6 approximation, and the delay-dependent stability conditions and instability mechanism of SDOF RTDHT systems are investigated by the root locus technique. First, the stability conditions are discussed separately for the cases of stiffness, mass, and damping experimental substructure. The use of root locus plots shows that the added damping effect and instability mechanism for mass are different from those for stiffness. For the stiffness experimental substructure case, the instability results from the inherent mode because of an obvious negative damping effect of the delay. For the mass case, the delay introduces an equivalent positive damping into the inherent mode, and instability occurs at an added high frequency mode. Then, the compound stability condition is investigated for a general case and the results show that the mass ratio may have both upper and lower limits to remain stable. Finally, a high-emulational virtual shaking table model is built to validate the stability conclusions.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 50961009 and 51161015)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (No. 2011AA03A408)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Nos. 2011ZD10 and 2010ZD05)
文摘In order to improve the electrochemical cycle stability of the RE–Mg–Ni-based A2B7-type electrode alloys, a small amount of Si has been added into the alloys.The casting and annealing technologies were adopted to fabricate the La0.8Mg0.2Ni3.3Co0.2Six(x = 0–0.2) electrode alloys. The impacts of the addition of Si and annealing treatment on the structures and electrochemical performances of the alloys were investigated systematically. The results obtained by XRD and SEM show that all the as-cast and annealed alloys are of a multiphase structure, involving two main phases(La, Mg)2Ni7and La Ni5 as well as a residual phase La Ni3. Both adding Si and the annealing treatment lead to an evident change in the phase abundance and cell parameters of(La, Mg)2Ni7and La Ni5 major phases of the alloy without altering its main phase component. Moreover, the annealing treatment has the composition of the alloy distributed more homogeneously overall and simultaneously causes the grain of the alloy to be coarsened obviously. The electrochemical measurements indicate that adding Si and the annealing treatment give a significant rise to the influence on the electrochemical performances of the alloys. In brief, the cycle stability of the as-cast and annealed alloys evidently increases with the rising of Si content, while their discharge capacities obviously decrease under the same circumstances. Furthermore, the electrochemical kineticproperties of the electrode alloys, including the high rate discharge ability, the limiting current density(IL), hydrogen diffusion coefficient(D), and the charge-transfer resistance, first augment and then decline with the rising of Si content. Similarly, it is found that the above-mentioned electrochemical properties first mount up and then go down with the rising annealing temperature.
基金Tenth Eive-Year Plan of the Committee of the Scientific Tech. of Heilongjiang Province (GB02B4040-1)Heilongjiang Education Bureau (10511012)
文摘In the experiment, the brown rice whose moisture content was 12.5% was used as raw material. The brown rice was grouped, then moisturized differently and milled. While milling, the energy consumption, the rate of broken rice and the crack rate were tested. It is confirmed that the stress crack owing to the moisture added to the brown rice can be avoided when the moisture amount added once is limited to no more than 1.5%. It is also proved that the energy consumption can be reduced, the yielding rate of rice can be increased and that the quality of rice can be improved.
