Takotsubo syndrome(TTS),also known as stress cardiomyopathy,occurs in approximately 2%of all patients presenting with suspected acute coronary syndrome.[1]The in-hospital mortality rate of pati-ents with TTS is report...Takotsubo syndrome(TTS),also known as stress cardiomyopathy,occurs in approximately 2%of all patients presenting with suspected acute coronary syndrome.[1]The in-hospital mortality rate of pati-ents with TTS is reported to be approximately 4%-5%.[2]This condition is commonly associated with various rhythm and conduction disturbances,such as atrial fibrillation(5%-15%),ventricular arrhythmias(4%-9%),and rarely sinus node dysfunction(1.3%).展开更多
Bottleneck stage and reentrance often exist in real-life manufacturing processes;however,the previous research rarely addresses these two processing conditions in a scheduling problem.In this study,a reentrant hybrid ...Bottleneck stage and reentrance often exist in real-life manufacturing processes;however,the previous research rarely addresses these two processing conditions in a scheduling problem.In this study,a reentrant hybrid flow shop scheduling problem(RHFSP)with a bottleneck stage is considered,and an elite-class teaching-learning-based optimization(ETLBO)algorithm is proposed to minimize maximum completion time.To produce high-quality solutions,teachers are divided into formal ones and substitute ones,and multiple classes are formed.The teacher phase is composed of teacher competition and teacher teaching.The learner phase is replaced with a reinforcement search of the elite class.Adaptive adjustment on teachers and classes is established based on class quality,which is determined by the number of elite solutions in class.Numerous experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of new strategies,and ETLBO has a significant advantage in solving the considered RHFSP.展开更多
Achieving well-controlled directional steering of liquids is of great significance for both fundamental study and practical applications, such as microfluidics, biomedicine, and heat management. Recent advances allow ...Achieving well-controlled directional steering of liquids is of great significance for both fundamental study and practical applications, such as microfluidics, biomedicine, and heat management. Recent advances allow liquids with different surface tensions to select their spreading directions on a same surface composed of macro ratchets with dual reentrant curvatures. Nevertheless, such intriguing directional steering function relies on 3D printed sophisticated structures and additional polishing process to eliminate the inevitable microgrooves-like surface deficiency generated from printing process, which increases the manufacturing complexity and severally hinders practical applications. Herein, we developed a simplified dual-scale structure that enables directional liquid steering via a straightforward 3D printing process without the need of any physical and chemical post-treatment. The dual-scale structure consists of macroscale tilt ratchet equipped with a reentrant tip and microscale grooves that decorated on the whole surface along a specific orientation. Distinct from conventional design requiring the elimination of microgrooves-like surface deficiency, we demonstrated that the microgrooves of dual-scale structure play a key role in delaying or promoting the local flow of liquids, tuning of which could even enable liquids select different spreading pathways. This study provides a new insight for developing surfaces with tunable multi-scale structures, and also advances our fundamental understanding of the interaction between liquid spreading dynamics and surface topography.展开更多
Materials with a negative Poisson＇s ratio（PR）are called auxetics;they are characterized by expansion/contraction when tensioned/compressed.Given this counterintuitive behavior,they present very particular character...Materials with a negative Poisson＇s ratio（PR）are called auxetics;they are characterized by expansion/contraction when tensioned/compressed.Given this counterintuitive behavior,they present very particular characteristics and mechanical behavior.Geometrical models have been developed to justify and artificiall reproduce such materials＇ auxetic behavior.The focus of this study is the exploration of a reentrant model by analyzing the variation in the PR of reentrant structures as a function of geometrical and base material parameters.It is shown that,even in the presence of protruding ribs,there may not be auxetic behavior,and this depends on the geometry of each reentrant structure.Values determined for these parameters can be helpful as approximate reference data in the design and fabrication of auxetic lattices using reentrant geometries.展开更多
In order to improve the efficacy of modified inferior method or middle method of radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) in the treatment of atrioventricular node reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT), the clinical data of 3...In order to improve the efficacy of modified inferior method or middle method of radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) in the treatment of atrioventricular node reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT), the clinical data of 325 cases of AVNRT from March 1992 to Feb. 2000 being subjected to the treatment of RFCA were retrospectively analyzed. The results showed that the successful rate was increased and recurrence was decreased year by year. In the recent 4 years the effective rate was up to 100 %. The complication of three grade of AVB occurred in 3 % and recurrent rate in 9.1 % before March 1996, but both of them were zero in the last 3 years. The time of RFCA procedure and X ray exposure was significantly reduced. It was concluded that ablating more than 3 targets by modified inferior method or middle method with energy titrating and strict endpoint was the crux of obtaining satisfactory therapeutic effects and preventing recurrence.展开更多
The mixed-valent Pb3Rh7O15 undergoes a Verwey-type transition at Tv≈180K, below which the development of Rh3＋3＋/Rh4＋4＋ charge order induces an abrupt conductor-to-insulator transition in resistivity. Here we inve...The mixed-valent Pb3Rh7O15 undergoes a Verwey-type transition at Tv≈180K, below which the development of Rh3＋3＋/Rh4＋4＋ charge order induces an abrupt conductor-to-insulator transition in resistivity. Here we investigate the effect of pressure on the Verwey-type transition of Pb3Rh7O15 by measuring its electrical resistivity under hydrostatic pressures up to 8GPa with a cubic anvil cell apparatus. We find that the application of high pressure can suppress the Verwey-type transition around 3GPa, above which a metallic state is realized at temperatures below ～70K, suggesting the melting of charge order by pressure. Interestingly, the low-temperature metallic region shrinks gradually upon further increasing pressure and disappears completely at P〉7GPa, which indicates that the charge carriers in Pb3Rh7O15 undergo a reentrant localization under higher pressures. We have constructed a temperature-pressure phase diagram for Pb3Rh7O15 and compared to that of Fe3O4, showing an archetype Verwey transition.展开更多
We present the superconducting(SC) property and high-robustness of structural stability of kagome CsV_3Sb_5 under in situ high pressures.For the initial SC-I phase,its T_c is quickly enhanced from 3.5 K to 7.6 K and t...We present the superconducting(SC) property and high-robustness of structural stability of kagome CsV_3Sb_5 under in situ high pressures.For the initial SC-I phase,its T_c is quickly enhanced from 3.5 K to 7.6 K and then totally suppressed at P-10 GPa.With further increasing pressure,an SC-Ⅱ phase emerges at P-15 GPa and persists up to 100 GPa.The T_c rapidly increases to the maximal value of 5.2 K at P=53.6 GPa and slowly decreases to 4.7 K at P=100 GPa.A two-dome-like variation of T_c in CsV_3Sb_5 is concluded here.The Raman measurements demonstrate that weakening of E_(2g) mode and strengthening of E_(1g) mode occur without phase transition in the SC-II phase,which is supported by the results of phonon spectra calculations.Electronic structure calculations reveal that exertion of pressure may bridge the gap of topological surface nontrivial states near E_F,i.e.,disappearance of Z2 invariant.Meanwhile,the Fermi surface enlarges significantly,consistent with the increased carrier density.The findings here suggest that the change of electronic structure and strengthened electron-phonon coupling should be responsible for the pressure-induced reentrant SC.展开更多
Contrary to natural cavitation,ventilated cavitation is controllable and is not harmful.It is particularly used to reduce the drag of the hydraulic vehicles.The ventilated cavitation is characterized by various gas re...Contrary to natural cavitation,ventilated cavitation is controllable and is not harmful.It is particularly used to reduce the drag of the hydraulic vehicles.The ventilated cavitation is characterized by various gas regimes.The mechanisms of ventilated cavitation are investigated in the present work with CFD based on a 2D solver.The attention is especially focused on the transition between the reentrant jet and twin vortex regimes.The results confirmthat the product of ventilated cavitation number and Froude number is lower than 1(σcFr<1)in the twin vortex regime,while it is higher than 1(σcFr>1)in the reentrant jet regime,as reported in the literature.Further analysis shows that ventilated cavitation is significantly influenced by the natural cavitation number.展开更多
A novel two-way rotary joint (S and P band) is described. For S band rotary joint,VSWR is less than 1.2 over the frequency range from 1.2GHz to 4.4GHz. For P band rotary joint,the structure of the reentrant resonator ...A novel two-way rotary joint (S and P band) is described. For S band rotary joint,VSWR is less than 1.2 over the frequency range from 1.2GHz to 4.4GHz. For P band rotary joint,the structure of the reentrant resonator is used to reduce the length of the rotary joint to aboutλ/4, and the special and small size requirement is satisfied.展开更多
Objectives: This study was aimed at assessing the value of the adenosine test for noninvasive diagnosis of dual AV nodal physiology(DAVNP) in patients with AV nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT). Methods: 5...Objectives: This study was aimed at assessing the value of the adenosine test for noninvasive diagnosis of dual AV nodal physiology(DAVNP) in patients with AV nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT). Methods: 53 patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) were given incremental doses of adenosine intravenously during sinus rhythm before electrophysiological study. The adenosine test was repeated on a subset of 18 patients with AVNRT after radiofrequency catheter ablation. Results: Sudden increments of PR interval of more than 60 msec between two consecutive beats were observed in 26(83.9%) of 31 patients with typical AVNRT and 2 (9.1%) of 22 patients with AVRT and AT ( P <0.01). The maximal PR increment between 2 consecutive beats in the AVNRT group(105±45ms) was significantly greater than that in the AVRT and AT group (20±13ms) ( P <0.01).In postablation adenosine test, DAVNP was eliminated in all 8 patients who underwent slow pathway abolition that EPS showed the slow pathway disappeared and 4 of 10 patients who underwent slow pathway modification that EPS showed the slow pathway persisted. Six of 10 patients who exhibited persistent duality showed a marked reduction in the number of beats conducted in the slow pathway after adenosine injection( P <0.01).Conclusions: Administration of adenosine during sinus rhythm may be a useful bedside test for diagnosis of DAVNP in high percentage of patients with typical AVNRT and additionally for evaluating the effects of radiofrequency ablation.展开更多
Transformable architecture is totally linked to the study and knowledge of geometry.There are some materials in nature,whose geometric invariants establish equivalent structural behavior regarding the scalar transform...Transformable architecture is totally linked to the study and knowledge of geometry.There are some materials in nature,whose geometric invariants establish equivalent structural behavior regarding the scalar transformations,developing different spatial typologies according to dimensional variation.Auxetic materials are characterized by their negative Poisson’s ratio.They can change their geometric configuration from a line to a surface,and from a surface to a volume or spatial framework.This paper is based on establishing and comparing those stellated reentrant auxetic geometries to be able to build new spaces defined by their capacity for architectural transformation,studying analytically geometric properties of stellated reentrant auxetic structures that,from the molecular to the macroscopic level,can be part of the architecture construction.In this investigation,a comparative study by means of CAD of stellated reentrant auxetic patterns has been realized.A Computer-Aided Design study of stellated reentrant auxetic structures will be realized to use them in architecture.The geometric behavior of the different stellated reentrant auxetic patterns is analyzed from the developed study to generate a systematic comparison,evaluating properties of these forms,such as their maximum achievable area reductions in relation to the total length of bars of the structure,in order to obtain a growth factor.展开更多
For a 2-station and 3-class reentrant line under first-buffer first-served(FBFS)service discipline in light traffic,we firstly construct the strong approximations for performance measures including the queue length,wo...For a 2-station and 3-class reentrant line under first-buffer first-served(FBFS)service discipline in light traffic,we firstly construct the strong approximations for performance measures including the queue length,workload,busy time and idle time processes.Based on the obtained strong approximations,we use a strong approximation method to find all the law of the iterated logarithms(LILs)for the above four performance measures,which are expressed as some functions of system parameters:means and variances of interarrival and service times,and characterize the fluctuations around their fluid approximations.展开更多
Background Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia （AVNRT） is one of the most common paroxysmal supraventricular tachyarrhythmias. The aim of the study was to prospectively compare the characteristics of radiof...Background Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia （AVNRT） is one of the most common paroxysmal supraventricular tachyarrhythmias. The aim of the study was to prospectively compare the characteristics of radiofrequency catheter ablation of AVNRT guided by a magnetic navigation system with the conventional procedure. Methods Patients with AVNRT diagnosed by electrophysiological tests were randomized into two groups. In the conventional technique group （CMT）, a common 4-mm-tip quadrapolar temperature-controlled ablation catheter was used. In the magnetic navigation system guidance group （MNS）, a magnetic 4-mm-tip quadrapolar temperature-controlled ablation catheter was used. The following parameters were collected and compared between the two groups： ablation procedure time, patient fluoroscopy time, operator fluoroscopy time, energy delivery numbers, maximal energy per deployment, success rate, complication rate and operative cost. Results Forty patients were enrolled and randomized into CMT and MNS groups. The age, gender, tachycardia history and basic cardiovascular diseases of the two groups were comparable （P 〉0.05）. All procedures were conducted successfully without complications. No tachycardia recurred during the follow-up period of （9.3±2.6） months. In the MNS group, the patient and operator fluoroscopy times （（11.5±4.3） min, （4.2±1.5） min）, energy delivery numbers （3.2_＋0.9）, and maximal energy per deployment （16.9±3.4） W） were shorter or lower than those of the CMT group （（14.3±6.2） min, （13.6±3.5） min, 6.3±2.1, （23.7±1.3） W, respectively） （P 〈0.05）. But the operative cost for the MNS group was higher than that of the CMT group （P 〈0.01 ）. Conclusion Magnetic navigation system guided radiofrequency catheter ablation of AVNRT has the advantages of shorter fluoroscopy time and lower energy delivery numbers and maximal energy per deployment compared to the present conventional ablation technique.展开更多
Aluminum-based microgroove surfaces with reentrant cavities (MSRCs) were fabricated by two staggered ploughing/extrusion processes to meet the requirements of lightweight phase change heat transfer devices.Five MSRCs ...Aluminum-based microgroove surfaces with reentrant cavities (MSRCs) were fabricated by two staggered ploughing/extrusion processes to meet the requirements of lightweight phase change heat transfer devices.Five MSRCs with different stagger angles between cavities and microgrooves (MGs) were fabricated to study the effect of stagger angle on capillary performance.Capillary rise and permeability tests were performed on all MSRCs and the results were compared with MGs having the same processing parameters.It was found that MSRCs with smaller stagger angles have higher capillary height,and the maximum enhancement maintained by MSRC45 was about 54.84%.However,MSRCs with larger stagger angles were found to have higher permeability.Therefore,the capillary parameter K·ΔP_(cap)was used as a comprehensive index to evaluate these wicks.MSRC90 and MSRC75 obtained the largest K·ΔP_(cap)values without and with the effect of gravity considered,respectively.Although all MSRCs had a higher capillary rise height than MGs,smaller stagger angles (≤60°) seriously reduced the permeability of MSRCs and even resulted in smaller K·ΔP_(cap)value than that of MGs when calculated considering the effect of gravity.Therefore,MSRCs with larger stagger angles (≥75°) may be the optimum wicks due to the good balance between capillary pressure and permeability.展开更多
Intra-atrial reentrant tachycardia （IART） is not uncommon after surgical correction of congenital heart disease （CHD）. The patients with IART are often refractory to antiarrhymic agents and present with severe sym...Intra-atrial reentrant tachycardia （IART） is not uncommon after surgical correction of congenital heart disease （CHD）. The patients with IART are often refractory to antiarrhymic agents and present with severe symptoms. Current treatment approach to IART has shifted largely to interventional procedures which have a good short-term success rate, however, late recurrence rate is still high. With the development of mapping technique especially the application of three-dimensional electroanatomic mapping,展开更多
文摘Takotsubo syndrome(TTS),also known as stress cardiomyopathy,occurs in approximately 2%of all patients presenting with suspected acute coronary syndrome.[1]The in-hospital mortality rate of pati-ents with TTS is reported to be approximately 4%-5%.[2]This condition is commonly associated with various rhythm and conduction disturbances,such as atrial fibrillation(5%-15%),ventricular arrhythmias(4%-9%),and rarely sinus node dysfunction(1.3%).
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Number 61573264).
文摘Bottleneck stage and reentrance often exist in real-life manufacturing processes;however,the previous research rarely addresses these two processing conditions in a scheduling problem.In this study,a reentrant hybrid flow shop scheduling problem(RHFSP)with a bottleneck stage is considered,and an elite-class teaching-learning-based optimization(ETLBO)algorithm is proposed to minimize maximum completion time.To produce high-quality solutions,teachers are divided into formal ones and substitute ones,and multiple classes are formed.The teacher phase is composed of teacher competition and teacher teaching.The learner phase is replaced with a reinforcement search of the elite class.Adaptive adjustment on teachers and classes is established based on class quality,which is determined by the number of elite solutions in class.Numerous experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of new strategies,and ETLBO has a significant advantage in solving the considered RHFSP.
基金financial support from the ITF(GHP/021/19SZ)Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Council (9240061 and JCYJ20200109143206663)+3 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51975502)Research Grants Council of Hong Kong(No. C1006-20WF, No. 11213320)Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province (No.2021A0505110002)Shenzhen-Hong Kong Joint Innovation Project (No. SGDX2019091716460172)。
文摘Achieving well-controlled directional steering of liquids is of great significance for both fundamental study and practical applications, such as microfluidics, biomedicine, and heat management. Recent advances allow liquids with different surface tensions to select their spreading directions on a same surface composed of macro ratchets with dual reentrant curvatures. Nevertheless, such intriguing directional steering function relies on 3D printed sophisticated structures and additional polishing process to eliminate the inevitable microgrooves-like surface deficiency generated from printing process, which increases the manufacturing complexity and severally hinders practical applications. Herein, we developed a simplified dual-scale structure that enables directional liquid steering via a straightforward 3D printing process without the need of any physical and chemical post-treatment. The dual-scale structure consists of macroscale tilt ratchet equipped with a reentrant tip and microscale grooves that decorated on the whole surface along a specific orientation. Distinct from conventional design requiring the elimination of microgrooves-like surface deficiency, we demonstrated that the microgrooves of dual-scale structure play a key role in delaying or promoting the local flow of liquids, tuning of which could even enable liquids select different spreading pathways. This study provides a new insight for developing surfaces with tunable multi-scale structures, and also advances our fundamental understanding of the interaction between liquid spreading dynamics and surface topography.
文摘Materials with a negative Poisson＇s ratio（PR）are called auxetics;they are characterized by expansion/contraction when tensioned/compressed.Given this counterintuitive behavior,they present very particular characteristics and mechanical behavior.Geometrical models have been developed to justify and artificiall reproduce such materials＇ auxetic behavior.The focus of this study is the exploration of a reentrant model by analyzing the variation in the PR of reentrant structures as a function of geometrical and base material parameters.It is shown that,even in the presence of protruding ribs,there may not be auxetic behavior,and this depends on the geometry of each reentrant structure.Values determined for these parameters can be helpful as approximate reference data in the design and fabrication of auxetic lattices using reentrant geometries.
文摘In order to improve the efficacy of modified inferior method or middle method of radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) in the treatment of atrioventricular node reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT), the clinical data of 325 cases of AVNRT from March 1992 to Feb. 2000 being subjected to the treatment of RFCA were retrospectively analyzed. The results showed that the successful rate was increased and recurrence was decreased year by year. In the recent 4 years the effective rate was up to 100 %. The complication of three grade of AVB occurred in 3 % and recurrent rate in 9.1 % before March 1996, but both of them were zero in the last 3 years. The time of RFCA procedure and X ray exposure was significantly reduced. It was concluded that ablating more than 3 targets by modified inferior method or middle method with energy titrating and strict endpoint was the crux of obtaining satisfactory therapeutic effects and preventing recurrence.
基金Supported by the"Shi-Pei Ji Hua",the National Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 51402019 and 11574377the Beijing Natural Science Foundation under Grant No 2152011+5 种基金the National Basic Research Program of China under Grants No2014CB921500the Strategic Priority Research ProgramKey Research Program of Frontier Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences under Grant Nos XDB07020100 and QYZDB-SSW-SLH013the U.S.Department of Energy,Office of Science,Basic Energy Sciences,Materials Sciences and Engineering Divisionthe CEMNSF MRSEC under Grant No DMR-1420451
文摘The mixed-valent Pb3Rh7O15 undergoes a Verwey-type transition at Tv≈180K, below which the development of Rh3＋3＋/Rh4＋4＋ charge order induces an abrupt conductor-to-insulator transition in resistivity. Here we investigate the effect of pressure on the Verwey-type transition of Pb3Rh7O15 by measuring its electrical resistivity under hydrostatic pressures up to 8GPa with a cubic anvil cell apparatus. We find that the application of high pressure can suppress the Verwey-type transition around 3GPa, above which a metallic state is realized at temperatures below ～70K, suggesting the melting of charge order by pressure. Interestingly, the low-temperature metallic region shrinks gradually upon further increasing pressure and disappears completely at P〉7GPa, which indicates that the charge carriers in Pb3Rh7O15 undergo a reentrant localization under higher pressures. We have constructed a temperature-pressure phase diagram for Pb3Rh7O15 and compared to that of Fe3O4, showing an archetype Verwey transition.
基金Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant Nos.2017YFA0304700,2018YFE0202601,and2016YFA0300600)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.51922105,11804184,11974208,and 51772322)+2 种基金the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No.QYZDJ-SSW-SLH013)the Beijing Natural Science Foundation (Grant No.Z200005)the Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Grant Nos.ZR2020YQ05,ZR2019MA054,and 2019KJJ020)。
文摘We present the superconducting(SC) property and high-robustness of structural stability of kagome CsV_3Sb_5 under in situ high pressures.For the initial SC-I phase,its T_c is quickly enhanced from 3.5 K to 7.6 K and then totally suppressed at P-10 GPa.With further increasing pressure,an SC-Ⅱ phase emerges at P-15 GPa and persists up to 100 GPa.The T_c rapidly increases to the maximal value of 5.2 K at P=53.6 GPa and slowly decreases to 4.7 K at P=100 GPa.A two-dome-like variation of T_c in CsV_3Sb_5 is concluded here.The Raman measurements demonstrate that weakening of E_(2g) mode and strengthening of E_(1g) mode occur without phase transition in the SC-II phase,which is supported by the results of phonon spectra calculations.Electronic structure calculations reveal that exertion of pressure may bridge the gap of topological surface nontrivial states near E_F,i.e.,disappearance of Z2 invariant.Meanwhile,the Fermi surface enlarges significantly,consistent with the increased carrier density.The findings here suggest that the change of electronic structure and strengthened electron-phonon coupling should be responsible for the pressure-induced reentrant SC.
基金performed in the scope of project ANR-12-ASTR-0017-03 "BF-DRAINH" in collaboration with the IRENav Laboratory (French Naval Academy,Brest,France) and the IMFT laboratory (Toulouse,France)
文摘Contrary to natural cavitation,ventilated cavitation is controllable and is not harmful.It is particularly used to reduce the drag of the hydraulic vehicles.The ventilated cavitation is characterized by various gas regimes.The mechanisms of ventilated cavitation are investigated in the present work with CFD based on a 2D solver.The attention is especially focused on the transition between the reentrant jet and twin vortex regimes.The results confirmthat the product of ventilated cavitation number and Froude number is lower than 1(σcFr<1)in the twin vortex regime,while it is higher than 1(σcFr>1)in the reentrant jet regime,as reported in the literature.Further analysis shows that ventilated cavitation is significantly influenced by the natural cavitation number.
文摘A novel two-way rotary joint (S and P band) is described. For S band rotary joint,VSWR is less than 1.2 over the frequency range from 1.2GHz to 4.4GHz. For P band rotary joint,the structure of the reentrant resonator is used to reduce the length of the rotary joint to aboutλ/4, and the special and small size requirement is satisfied.
文摘Objectives: This study was aimed at assessing the value of the adenosine test for noninvasive diagnosis of dual AV nodal physiology(DAVNP) in patients with AV nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT). Methods: 53 patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) were given incremental doses of adenosine intravenously during sinus rhythm before electrophysiological study. The adenosine test was repeated on a subset of 18 patients with AVNRT after radiofrequency catheter ablation. Results: Sudden increments of PR interval of more than 60 msec between two consecutive beats were observed in 26(83.9%) of 31 patients with typical AVNRT and 2 (9.1%) of 22 patients with AVRT and AT ( P <0.01). The maximal PR increment between 2 consecutive beats in the AVNRT group(105±45ms) was significantly greater than that in the AVRT and AT group (20±13ms) ( P <0.01).In postablation adenosine test, DAVNP was eliminated in all 8 patients who underwent slow pathway abolition that EPS showed the slow pathway disappeared and 4 of 10 patients who underwent slow pathway modification that EPS showed the slow pathway persisted. Six of 10 patients who exhibited persistent duality showed a marked reduction in the number of beats conducted in the slow pathway after adenosine injection( P <0.01).Conclusions: Administration of adenosine during sinus rhythm may be a useful bedside test for diagnosis of DAVNP in high percentage of patients with typical AVNRT and additionally for evaluating the effects of radiofrequency ablation.
文摘Transformable architecture is totally linked to the study and knowledge of geometry.There are some materials in nature,whose geometric invariants establish equivalent structural behavior regarding the scalar transformations,developing different spatial typologies according to dimensional variation.Auxetic materials are characterized by their negative Poisson’s ratio.They can change their geometric configuration from a line to a surface,and from a surface to a volume or spatial framework.This paper is based on establishing and comparing those stellated reentrant auxetic geometries to be able to build new spaces defined by their capacity for architectural transformation,studying analytically geometric properties of stellated reentrant auxetic structures that,from the molecular to the macroscopic level,can be part of the architecture construction.In this investigation,a comparative study by means of CAD of stellated reentrant auxetic patterns has been realized.A Computer-Aided Design study of stellated reentrant auxetic structures will be realized to use them in architecture.The geometric behavior of the different stellated reentrant auxetic patterns is analyzed from the developed study to generate a systematic comparison,evaluating properties of these forms,such as their maximum achievable area reductions in relation to the total length of bars of the structure,in order to obtain a growth factor.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11871116 and No.11971074)by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2023ZCJH02)。
文摘For a 2-station and 3-class reentrant line under first-buffer first-served(FBFS)service discipline in light traffic,we firstly construct the strong approximations for performance measures including the queue length,workload,busy time and idle time processes.Based on the obtained strong approximations,we use a strong approximation method to find all the law of the iterated logarithms(LILs)for the above four performance measures,which are expressed as some functions of system parameters:means and variances of interarrival and service times,and characterize the fluctuations around their fluid approximations.
文摘Background Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia （AVNRT） is one of the most common paroxysmal supraventricular tachyarrhythmias. The aim of the study was to prospectively compare the characteristics of radiofrequency catheter ablation of AVNRT guided by a magnetic navigation system with the conventional procedure. Methods Patients with AVNRT diagnosed by electrophysiological tests were randomized into two groups. In the conventional technique group （CMT）, a common 4-mm-tip quadrapolar temperature-controlled ablation catheter was used. In the magnetic navigation system guidance group （MNS）, a magnetic 4-mm-tip quadrapolar temperature-controlled ablation catheter was used. The following parameters were collected and compared between the two groups： ablation procedure time, patient fluoroscopy time, operator fluoroscopy time, energy delivery numbers, maximal energy per deployment, success rate, complication rate and operative cost. Results Forty patients were enrolled and randomized into CMT and MNS groups. The age, gender, tachycardia history and basic cardiovascular diseases of the two groups were comparable （P 〉0.05）. All procedures were conducted successfully without complications. No tachycardia recurred during the follow-up period of （9.3±2.6） months. In the MNS group, the patient and operator fluoroscopy times （（11.5±4.3） min, （4.2±1.5） min）, energy delivery numbers （3.2_＋0.9）, and maximal energy per deployment （16.9±3.4） W） were shorter or lower than those of the CMT group （（14.3±6.2） min, （13.6±3.5） min, 6.3±2.1, （23.7±1.3） W, respectively） （P 〈0.05）. But the operative cost for the MNS group was higher than that of the CMT group （P 〈0.01 ）. Conclusion Magnetic navigation system guided radiofrequency catheter ablation of AVNRT has the advantages of shorter fluoroscopy time and lower energy delivery numbers and maximal energy per deployment compared to the present conventional ablation technique.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51905352)the Science and Technology Plan of Guangdong,China (Grant No. 2019B090910001)+2 种基金the Basic and Applied Research Foundation of Guangdong Province (Grant No. 2020A1515011039)the Basic Research Foundation of Shenzhen (Grant No. JCYJ2019080814400-3701)the Open Fund of Hubei Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmission and Manufacturing Engineering at Wuhan University of Science and Technology (Grant No. MTMEOF2019A02)。
文摘Aluminum-based microgroove surfaces with reentrant cavities (MSRCs) were fabricated by two staggered ploughing/extrusion processes to meet the requirements of lightweight phase change heat transfer devices.Five MSRCs with different stagger angles between cavities and microgrooves (MGs) were fabricated to study the effect of stagger angle on capillary performance.Capillary rise and permeability tests were performed on all MSRCs and the results were compared with MGs having the same processing parameters.It was found that MSRCs with smaller stagger angles have higher capillary height,and the maximum enhancement maintained by MSRC45 was about 54.84%.However,MSRCs with larger stagger angles were found to have higher permeability.Therefore,the capillary parameter K·ΔP_(cap)was used as a comprehensive index to evaluate these wicks.MSRC90 and MSRC75 obtained the largest K·ΔP_(cap)values without and with the effect of gravity considered,respectively.Although all MSRCs had a higher capillary rise height than MGs,smaller stagger angles (≤60°) seriously reduced the permeability of MSRCs and even resulted in smaller K·ΔP_(cap)value than that of MGs when calculated considering the effect of gravity.Therefore,MSRCs with larger stagger angles (≥75°) may be the optimum wicks due to the good balance between capillary pressure and permeability.
基金This work was supported partly by a grant from Beijing Science Foundation Council （No. 7072024）.
文摘Intra-atrial reentrant tachycardia （IART） is not uncommon after surgical correction of congenital heart disease （CHD）. The patients with IART are often refractory to antiarrhymic agents and present with severe symptoms. Current treatment approach to IART has shifted largely to interventional procedures which have a good short-term success rate, however, late recurrence rate is still high. With the development of mapping technique especially the application of three-dimensional electroanatomic mapping,
