Aims: Two genetically distinct clones of Phragmites australis were used to investigate the immediate response induced by osmotic stress. The study aimed at elucidating if the response time, the inhibition rate and the...Aims: Two genetically distinct clones of Phragmites australis were used to investigate the immediate response induced by osmotic stress. The study aimed at elucidating if the response time, the inhibition rate and the recovery from salinity stress vary between these two genotypes. The experimental work was conducted at the laboratory of the Institute of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Denmark. Methods: The light-saturated photosynthetic rate (Pmax), stomata conductance (gs) and transpiration rate (E) were measured over different periods of salt exposure (15, 70 and 240 minutes) and at different salt concentrations (20 and 40 parts per thousand salinity). Important findings: The osmotic stress induced stomata closure and reduction of Pmax and E for both clones. The clone-specific responses as measured through physiological parameters were negatively correlated with exposure time and salt concentration. During the 4-hour exposure at 20 ppt, the two clones were inhibited at different rates. The salt-sensitive Land-type showed an immediate reduction of Pmax, gs and E. No recovery was observed after removing the salt solution. At the same salt concentration, the reduction of Pmax gs and E of the Greeny-type was lower and immediate recovery was observed when the root zone was rinsed. Both clones were irreversibly inhibited after 4 hours of exposure to 40 ppt. Recovery was primarily related to exposure time, as Pmax, gs and E rates of both clones recovered completely after fresh-water rinsing in the 15-minute experiment. The Greeny-type also recovered after the 70-minute exposure, but not the Land-type.展开更多
Background:This study was designed to investigate the feasibility of tumor-infiltrating immune cells with different phenotypic characteristics for predicting short-term clinical responses in patients with locally adva...Background:This study was designed to investigate the feasibility of tumor-infiltrating immune cells with different phenotypic characteristics for predicting short-term clinical responses in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer(LACC).Methods:Thirty-four patients who received concurrent chemoradiotherapy and twenty-one patients who merely underwent radiotherapy were enrolled in this study.We retrospectively analyzed the T cell markers(i.e.,CD3,CD4,CD8),memory markers(i.e.,CD45,CCR7),and differentiation markers(i.e.,CD27)in the peripheral blood and tumor tissues of patients with LACC before treatment based on flow cytometry.We also analyzed the relationship of T cell subsets between peripheral blood and tumor tissues,and their correlation with complete response or partial response.Results:The percentage of central memory CD8^(+)TCM(CD8^(+)CD45RA^(−)CD27^(+)CCR7^(+))cells in LACC patients was significantly lower than that of the control group.The percentage of CD8^(+)TN in the peripheral blood of LACC patients was significantly higher than that of tumor tissues.CD8^(+)TEM in the peripheral blood was significantly lower than that of tumor tissues.The percentage of CD8^(+)TN and CD8^(+)TCM in human papillomavirus(HPV)positive samples was significantly higher than that of HPV-negative samples.Similarly,the percentage of CD8^(+)TCM in tumor tissues was significantly higher in cancer tissue samples with lymph nodes compared with those without.Conclusion:A higher proportion of CD4^(+)TCM and a lower proportion of CD8^(+)TN in the tumor microenvironment of LACC may contribute to the therapy response prediction.展开更多
Nitrogen(N)enrichment is expected to induce a greater phosphorus(P)limitation,despite the acceleration of soil P cycling.However,the changing patterns in plant P and soil available P after N enrichment,and their regul...Nitrogen(N)enrichment is expected to induce a greater phosphorus(P)limitation,despite the acceleration of soil P cycling.However,the changing patterns in plant P and soil available P after N enrichment,and their regulatory mechanisms,remain poorly understood in alpine meadows.Here,we conducted a field experiment with four N addition rates(0,5,10,and 15 g N m^(-2)yr^(-1))in an alpine meadow,and investigated the P in plants,microorganisms,and soil to determine their patterns of change after short-term N addition.Our results showed that N addition significantly increased plant biomass,and the plant P pool showed a non-linear response to the N addition gradient.Soil available P initially increased and then declined with increasing N addition,whereas the occluded inorganic P decreased markedly.The critical factors for soil available P varied with different N addition rates.At lower N addition levels(0 and 5 g N m^(-2)yr^(-1)),soil acidification facilitated the mobilization of occluded inorganic P to increase soil available P.Conversely,at higher N addition levels(10 and 15 g N m^(-2)yr^(-1)),the elevated soil microbial biomass P intensified the competition with plants for soil P,leading to a decline in soil available P.This study highlights the nonlinear responses of the plant P pool and soil available P concentration to N addition rates.These responses suggest the need for developing ecosystem models to assess different effects of increasing N rates,which would enable more accurate predictions of the plant P supply and soil P cycling under N enrichment.展开更多
Objective To develop and validate clinical predictive models for identifying poor short-term response to recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) treatment in children with short stature.Methods A retrospective analysi...Objective To develop and validate clinical predictive models for identifying poor short-term response to recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) treatment in children with short stature.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 118 children diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency or idiopathic short stature who were treated at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University and two other hospitals between January 1,2020,and January 1,2024.展开更多
Accurately predicting motion responses is a crucial component of the design process for floating offshore structures.This study introduces a hybrid model that integrates a convolutional neural network(CNN),a bidirecti...Accurately predicting motion responses is a crucial component of the design process for floating offshore structures.This study introduces a hybrid model that integrates a convolutional neural network(CNN),a bidirectional long short-term memory(BiLSTM)neural network,and an attention mechanism for forecasting the short-term motion responses of a semisubmersible.First,the motions are processed through the CNN for feature extraction.The extracted features are subsequently utilized by the BiLSTM network to forecast future motions.To enhance the predictive capability of the neural networks,an attention mechanism is integrated.In addition to the hybrid model,the BiLSTM is independently employed to forecast the motion responses of the semi-submersible,serving as benchmark results for comparison.Furthermore,both the 1D and 2D convolutions are conducted to check the influence of the convolutional dimensionality on the predicted results.The results demonstrate that the hybrid 1D CNN-BiLSTM network with an attention mechanism outperforms all other models in accurately predicting motion responses.展开更多
This paper presents a new type of triangular Sharp Eagle wave energy converter(WEC)platform.On the basis of the linear potential flow theory and the finite element analysis method,the hydrodynamic performance and stru...This paper presents a new type of triangular Sharp Eagle wave energy converter(WEC)platform.On the basis of the linear potential flow theory and the finite element analysis method,the hydrodynamic performance and structural response of the platform are studied,considering the actual platform motion and free surface rise under extreme sea states.First,the effects of the wave frequency and direction on the wave-induced loads and dynamic responses were examined.The motion at a wave direction angle of 0°is relatively low.On this basis,the angle constrained by the two sides of the Sharp Eagle floaters should be aligned with the main wave direction to avoid significant platform motion under extreme sea states.Additionally,the structural response of the platform,including the wave-absorbing floaters,is investigated.The results highlighted that the conditions or locations where yielding,buckling,and fatigue failures occur were different.In this context,the connection area of the Sharp Eagle floaters and platform is prone to yielding failure under oblique wave action,whereas the pontoon and side of the Sharp Eagle floaters are prone to buckling failure during significant vertical motion.Additionally,fatigue damage is most likely to occur at the connection between the middle column on both sides of the Sharp Eagle floaters and the pontoons.The findings of this paper revealed an intrinsic connection between wave-induced loads and the dynamic and structural responses of the platform,which provides a useful reference for the improved design of WECs.展开更多
The occurrence of top-down(TD)cracking has gradually become a prevalent issue in semi-rigid base asphalt pavements after prolonged service.A coupled simulation model integrating the finite difference method(FDM)and di...The occurrence of top-down(TD)cracking has gradually become a prevalent issue in semi-rigid base asphalt pavements after prolonged service.A coupled simulation model integrating the finite difference method(FDM)and discrete element method(DEM)was employed to investigate the mechanical behavior of asphalt pavement containing a pre-existing TD crack.The mesoscopic parameters of the model were calibrated based on the mixture modulus and the static mechanical response on the MLS66 test road.Finally,an analysis was performed to assess how variations in TD crack depth and longitudinal length affect the distribution patterns of transverse tensile stress,vertical shear stress,and vertical compressive stress.The results indicate that the vertical propagation of TD crack significantly increases both the tensile stress value and range on the middle surface,while the longitudinal development of TD crack has minimal impact.This phenomenon may result in more severe fatigue failure on the middle surface.With the vertical and longitudinal development of TD crack,the vertical shear stress and compressive stress show obvious"two-stage"characteristics.When the crack's vertical length reaches 40 mm,there is a sharp increase in stress on the upper surface.As the crack continues to propagate vertically,the growth of stress on the upper surface becomes negligible,while the stress in the middle and lower layers increased significantly.Conversely,for longitudinal development of TD crack,any changes in stress are insignificant when their length is less than 180 mm;however,as they continue to develop longitudinally beyond this threshold,there is a sharp increase in stress levels.These findings hold great significance for understanding pavement structure deterioration and maintenance behavior associated with TD crack.展开更多
BACKGROUND Although the 2021 Chinese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Enhanced Recovery after Surgery(ERAS)provide recommendations for ERAS in gastrointestinal surgery,the clinical application of standard ERAS nursing...BACKGROUND Although the 2021 Chinese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Enhanced Recovery after Surgery(ERAS)provide recommendations for ERAS in gastrointestinal surgery,the clinical application of standard ERAS nursing models is challenging due to the variety of diseases involved in gastrointestinal surgery and the com-plex factors contributing to patient stress responses.Moreover,stress responses are more severe in older adult patients.Therefore,precision medicine is required to improve the quality of nursing care and promote postoperative recovery in gastrointestinal surgery.and demonstrate nursing benefits through clinical practice.METHODS This randomized clinical trial first established an evidence-based nursing ERAS protocol in older adult patients based on literature related to perioperative nursing measures for gastrointestinal surgery stress response.Next,392 older adult patients who underwent gastrointestinal surgery and were admitted to our hospital between December 2021 and June 2023 were categorized into two groups to receive evidence-based(study group)or conventional(control group)ERAS nursing models,respectively.Intraoperative physiological parameters during surgery and postoperative recovery indicators were compared between the groups.RESULTS Among 64 domestic and international studies,the stress responses of older adult patients mainly included emotional anxiety,sleep disorders,gastrointestinal discomfort,physical weakness,pain,and swelling.The appropriate nursing interventions included comprehensive psychological counseling,pre-and postoperative nutritional support,temperature control,pain management,and rehabilitation training.Compared with the control group,the study group showed lower heart rate,mean arterial pressure,blood glucose level,and adrenaline level;shorter duration of drainage tube placement,time to first flatus,time to first ambulation,and postoperative hospital stay;lower anxiety scores on postoperative day 3;and lower incidences of postoperative infection,obstruction,poor wound healing,and gastrointestinal reactions were lower in the study group(all P<0.05).CONCLUSION The evidence-based nursing measures targeting stress responses based on the conventional ERAS nursing model resulted in stable intraoperative physiological parameters during surgery,promoted postoperative recovery,and reduced the incidence of complications.展开更多
The DDR(DNA damage response)is an essential cellular mechanism that detects and repairs DNA lesions to maintain genomic stability.Dysregulation of DDR pathways is frequently observed in human tumors,leading to increas...The DDR(DNA damage response)is an essential cellular mechanism that detects and repairs DNA lesions to maintain genomic stability.Dysregulation of DDR pathways is frequently observed in human tumors,leading to increased genomic instability and promoting tumor progression.Consequently,targeting DDR mechanisms has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy in oncology.This review provides an overview of the major DDR pathways,highlighting the roles of key proteins involved in various DDR processes.A detailed understanding of these molecular mechanisms has paved the way for the development of targeted antitumor agents,including inhibitors of PARP1,ATM,ATR,CHK1,CHK2,DNA-PK,and WEE1.Additionally,the significant challenges in the development of DDR inhibitors are examined,including tumor microenvironment heterogeneity,resistance mechanisms,issues with selectivity and toxicity,and the complexities associated with clinical trial design.Finally,future directions and emerging strategies to improve DDR-targeted therapies are discussed.These strategies include biomarker-driven precision medicine,novel combination therapies,advanced drug delivery systems,and the potential application of artificial intelligence to optimize treatment outcomes.展开更多
The vibration response and noise caused by subway trains can affect the safety and comfort of superstructures.To study the dynamic response characteristics of subway stations and superstructures under train loads with...The vibration response and noise caused by subway trains can affect the safety and comfort of superstructures.To study the dynamic response characteristics of subway stations and superstructures under train loads with a hard combination,a numerical model is developed in this study.The indoor model test verified the accuracy of the numerical model.The influence laws of different hard combinations,train operating speeds and modes were studied and evaluated accordingly.The results show that the frequency corresponding to the peak vibration acceleration level of each floor of the superstructure property is concentrated at 10–20 Hz.The vibration response decreases in the high-frequency parts and increases in the lowfrequency parts with increasing distance from the source.Furthermore,the factors,such as train operating speed,operating mode,and hard combination type,will affect the vibration of the superstructure.The vibration response under the reversible operation of the train is greater than that of the unidirectional operation.The operating speed of the train is proportional to its vibration response.The vibration amplification area appears between the middle and the top of the superstructure at a higher train speed.Its vibration acceleration level will exceed the limit value of relevant regulations,and vibration-damping measures are required.Within the scope of application,this study provides some suggestions for constructing subway stations and superstructures.展开更多
Personalized drug response prediction from molecular data is an important challenge in precision medicine for treating cancer.Computational methods have been widely explored and have become increasingly accurate in re...Personalized drug response prediction from molecular data is an important challenge in precision medicine for treating cancer.Computational methods have been widely explored and have become increasingly accurate in recent years.However,the clinical application of prediction methods is still in its infancy due to large discrepancies between preclinial models and patients.We present a novel disentangled synthesis transfer network(DiSyn)for drug response prediction specifically designed for transfer learning from preclinical models to clinical patients.DiSyn uses a domain separation network(DSN)to disentangle drug response related features,employs data synthesis technology to increase the sample size and iteratively trains for better feature disentanglement.DiSyn is pretrained on large-scale unlabeled cancer samples and validated by three datasets,The Cancer Genome Atlas(TCGA),Investigation of Serial Studies to Predict Your Therapeutic Response With Imaging And moLecular Analysis 2(I-SPY2)and Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research Patient-Derived Xenograft Encyclopedia(NIBR PDXE),achieving competitive performance with the state-of-the-art methods on cancer patients and mice.Furthermore,the application of DiSyn to thousands of breast cancer patients show the heterogeneity in drug responses and demonstrate its potential value in biomarker discovery and drug combination prediction.展开更多
BACKGROUND Gallbladder cancer(GBC)is the most common and aggressive subtype of biliary tract cancer(BTC)and has a poor prognosis.A newly developed regimen of gemcitabine,cisplatin,and durvalumab shows promise for the ...BACKGROUND Gallbladder cancer(GBC)is the most common and aggressive subtype of biliary tract cancer(BTC)and has a poor prognosis.A newly developed regimen of gemcitabine,cisplatin,and durvalumab shows promise for the treatment of advanced BTC.However,the efficacy of this treatment for GBC remains unclear.CASE SUMMARY In this report,we present a case in which the triple-drug regimen exhibited marked effectiveness in treating locally advanced GBC,thus leading to a long-term survival benefit.A 68-year-old man was diagnosed with locally advanced GBC,which rendered him ineligible for curative surgery.Following three cycles of therapy,a partial response was observed.After one year of combined therapy,a clinical complete response was successfully achieved.Subsequent maintenance therapy with durvalumab monotherapy resulted in a disease-free survival of 9 months for the patient.The patient experienced tolerable toxicities of reversible grade 2 nausea and fatigue.Tolerable adverse events were observed in the patient throughout the entirety of the treatment.CONCLUSION The combination of gemcitabine and cisplatin chemotherapy with durvalumab was proven to be an effective treatment approach for advanced GBC,with manageable adverse events.Further research is warranted to substantiate the effectiveness of the combined regimen in the context of GBC.展开更多
A deep-sea mining riser is a crucial component of the system used to lift seafloor mineral resources to the vessel.It is prone to damage and failure because of harsh environmental conditions and internal fluid erosion...A deep-sea mining riser is a crucial component of the system used to lift seafloor mineral resources to the vessel.It is prone to damage and failure because of harsh environmental conditions and internal fluid erosion.Furthermore,damage can impact the response characteristics of the riser,but varying environmental loadings easily mask it.Thus,distin-guishing between riser damage and environmental effects poses a considerable challenge.To address this issue,a cantilevered model is created for a deep-sea mining riser via the concentrated mass method,and a time-domain analytical strategy is developed.The vortex-induced vibration(VIV)response characteristics of the riser are initially examined,considering various damage conditions and flow velocities.The study results revealed four primary observations:(a)effective tension can serve as a reliable indicator for identifying damage at lower velocities;(b)there are noticeable differences in displacement between the healthy and damaged risers in the in-line direction rather than the cross-flow direction;(c)frequency characteristics can more effectively distinguish the damage conditions at high flow velocities,with the mean square frequency and frequency variance being more effective than the centroid frequency and root variance frequency;(d)displacement differences are more sensitive to damage occurring near the top and bottom of the riser,while both velocity variations and structural damage can influence displacements,especially in regions between modal nodes.The vibrational behavior and damage indicators are clarified for structural health monitoring of deep-sea mining risers during lifting operations.展开更多
Macrophages undergo dynamic transitions between M1 and M2 states,exerting profound influences on both inflammatory and regenerative processes.The biocompatible and wound-healing properties of decellularized amniotic m...Macrophages undergo dynamic transitions between M1 and M2 states,exerting profound influences on both inflammatory and regenerative processes.The biocompatible and wound-healing properties of decellularized amniotic membrane(d AM)make it a subject of exploration for its potential impact on the anti-inflammatory response of macrophages.Experimental findings unequivocally demonstrate that d AM promotes anti-inflammatory M2 polarization of macrophage,with its cytokine-rich content posited as a potential mediator.The application of RNA sequencing unveils differential gene expression,implicating the hypoxia inducible factor-1α(HIF-1α)signaling pathway in this intricate interplay.Subsequent investigation further demonstrates that d AM facilitates anti-inflammatory M2 polarization of macrophage through the upregulation of epidermal growth factor(EGF),which,in turn,activates the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase(PI3K)/protein kinase B(AKT)pathway and stabilizes HIF-1α.This cascade results in a noteworthy augmentation of anti-inflammatory gene expression.This study significantly contributes to advancing our comprehension of d AM's immunomodulatory role in tissue repair,thereby suggesting promising therapeutic potential.展开更多
β-Ga_(2)O_(3),as one of the important 4th generation semiconductors,is widely used in solar-blind ultraviolet(UV)detectors with a short detection range of 200-280 nm benefiting from its ultra-wide bandgap,strong radi...β-Ga_(2)O_(3),as one of the important 4th generation semiconductors,is widely used in solar-blind ultraviolet(UV)detectors with a short detection range of 200-280 nm benefiting from its ultra-wide bandgap,strong radiation resistance,and excellent chemical and thermal stabilities.Here,a self-powered photodetector(PD)based on an Ag/β-Ga_(2)O_(3) Schottky heterojunction was designed and fabricated.Through a subtle design of electrodes,the pyro-phototronic effect was discovered,which can be coupled to the common photovoltaic effect and further enhance the performance of the PD.Compared to traditional Ga_(2)O_(3)-based PD,the as-used PD exhibited a self-driving property and a broadband response beyond the bandgap lim-itations,ranging from 200 nm(deep UV)to 980 nm(infrared).Moreover,the photoresponse time was greatly shrunk owing to the coupling effect.Under laser irradiation,with a wavelength of 450 nm and a power density of 8 mW cm-2,the photocurrent could be improved by around 41 times compared with the sole photovoltaic effect.Besides,the performances of the Schottky PD were enhanced at both high and low temperatures.The device also possessed long-term working stability.This paper not only re-veals basic physics lying in the 4th generation semiconductor Ga_(2)O_(3) but also sheds light on the multi-encryption transmission of light information using this PD.展开更多
As the mine depth around the world increases,the temperature of the surrounding rock of the mining workface increases significantly.To control the heat hazards,the hot water in the mining floor is developed during min...As the mine depth around the world increases,the temperature of the surrounding rock of the mining workface increases significantly.To control the heat hazards,the hot water in the mining floor is developed during mining to decrease the min-ing workface temperature while also developing geothermal energy.This method is called the co-exploitation of mine and geothermal energy(CMGE).The geothermal development may precipitate the large-scale failure of the nearby fault zone during the mining process.However,the evolution of shear slide and shear failure of fault under geothermal production/rein-jection during mining is missing.Therefore,a fully-coupled hydraulic mechanism(HM)double-medium model for CMGE was developed based on the measured data of the Chensilou mine.A comparative analysis of the mechanical response of fault between CMGE and single mining was conducted.The disturbance of geothermal production pressure and reinjection pressure under mining on fault stability were respectively expounded.The results indicate that:(1)The disturbance of geo-thermal reinjection amplifies the disturbance of mining on fault stability.The amplified effect resulted in a normal stress drop of the fault,further leading to a substantial increase in shear slide distance,failure area,and cumulative seismic moment of fault compared with the single mining process.(2)As the distance of reinjection well to the fault decreases,the fault failure intensity increases.Setting the production well within the fault is advantageous for controlling fault stability under CMGE.(3)The essence of the combined disturbance of CMGE on the nearby fault is the overlay of tensile stress disturbance on the fault rock mass of the mining and geothermal reinjection.Though the geothermal reinjection causes a minor normal stress drop of fault,it can result in a more serious fault failure under CMGE.This paper supplies a significant gap in understanding thenearby faults failure under CMGE.展开更多
Introduction Frequency-dependent dielectric response is one of the important properties of ferroelectrics,reflecting the polarization response to high-frequency electric fields.Polarizations are closely related to fer...Introduction Frequency-dependent dielectric response is one of the important properties of ferroelectrics,reflecting the polarization response to high-frequency electric fields.Polarizations are closely related to ferroelectric domain structures,such as single domain,which represents the region with homogeneous polarizations direction.Ferroelectrics usually possess complex domain structures with domain walls(DWs)separating adjacent homogeneously polarized domains.DWs have attracted much attention during the past two decades due to their properties and potential for device designing.The related issues include DW motion,nonvolatile memory,topological defects,enhanced susceptibility,enhanced quality factor,low dielectric loss,and others.(Ba0.8,Sr0.2)TiO3(BST0.8)is a ferroelectric usually with multi-domain structures.Previous work identified two typical types of domain walls(DWs),i.e.,90°DWs and 180°DWs.The enhancement of dielectric response in systems with 90°DWs is now well understood,and the behavior of dielectric response in multi-domain systems with 180°DWs remains unclear.Therefore,gaining insights into how 180°DWs affect the dielectric response can clarify the effects in multidomain systems.Methods We performed molecular dynamics simulations using the ALFE-H code with the first-principles-based effective Hamiltonian method to study the BST0.8 system.All the calculations were performed in the NPT ensemble using the Evans-Hoover thermostat,and periodic boundary condition(PBC)along all three directions.To simulate the substrate,a uniform biaxial strain was fixed to the 1.55%in-plane strain.To analyze the multi-domain with different DWs,the simulations started with a self-constructed initial multi-domain polarization configuration.Subsequent 50 ps MD simulation was performed under chosen strains for structural relaxation.In the initial configuration,the magnitude of non-zero components of soft mode on each site was set to 0.1Å,atomic occupations(alloying)were randomized,and unless otherwise specified,all other mode variables were set to zero.The trajectory of local mode averaged over the supercell during MD simulations was extracted to calculate the dielectric response.The 8 ns MD simulations were performed to obtain an autocorrelation function for any time t ranging from 0 to 1 ns by one step of 10 fs.The fast Fourier transformation(FFT)was performed to calculate the dielectric response.Then two uncoupled damped harmonic oscillators(DHOs)were used to fit the data of dielectric response.Results and discussion The dielectric response of single domain at 300 K with the different electric fields along[110]from 0 to 2 MV/cm was computed.The computational results can be well fitted with the model of two uncoupled DHOs.The real and imaginary parts of the predicted dielectric response at each chosen electric field both exhibit two peaks.As the electric field increases,the low-frequency mode with 300 GHz at zero field in the system gradually disappears,and a high-frequency mode of larger than 8 THz appears when electric field is larger than 1 MV/cm.The high frequencies modes of 3 THz at zero filed and 8 THz under 1 MV/cm shift towards higher frequencies as the electric field increases.In other words,the present simulations reveal that it is possible to manipulate the frequency of peaks in dielectric response via changing the magnitude of the external electric field.The dielectric responses of multi-domain with 90°DWs and 180°DWs are further analyzed.According to the experimental PFM results,the multi-domain structures are simulated and the dielectric response through MD simulations is calculated.The analysis of the dielectric response of single domain structure and multi-domain structures shows that the single domain structures exhibit high-frequency peaks at>300 GHz,whereas the multi-domain structures exhibit low-frequency peaks at 8 GHz and 120 GHz for 180°DWs system and at 10 GHz for 90°DWs system,revealing that there exists a low-frequency mode related to collective oscillation of DWs in multi-domain structures.In addition,the frequencies of peaks in multi-domain with DWs are in a gigahertz range,whereas the single domain structure exhibits peaks in a terahertz range.The contribution of DWs to the dielectric response primarily arises from the timescale of DWs motion,such as sliding or breathing,which differs significantly from the high-frequency vibrations of optical phonon modes.The vibrational frequency of DWs is much lower,with relaxation times in the order of nanoseconds,resulting in a response frequency in GHz range,which is far below the terahertz range of optical phonon modes.Therefore,DWs oscillations dominate the dielectric response at a low frequency.Moreover,multi-domain structure with 180°DWs exhibits a unique low frequency mode at 120 GHz,which is significantly different from single domain and 90°DWs system.In other words,multi-domain structures with 180°DWs and 90°DWs exhibit different dielectric responses.There exists a common low-frequency mode related to the oscillations of DWs in BST0.8.Conclusions It was possible to manipulate the frequency of peaks in dielectric response of single domain through changing the magnitude of the external electric field.Domain walls oscillations dominated the dielectric response in a low frequency gigahertz range,whereas the single domain structures exhibited resonant peaks in a terahertz range.Moreover,multi-domain structures with different domain walls in BST0.8 had different dielectric responses,but the both have a same low-frequency mode at 10 GHz related to the domain walls oscillations.The results of this study indicated the dielectric response behaviors of ferroelectrics induced in an external electric field and internal multi-domain configurations and provided the potential mechanisms and guidance for optimizing application performance.展开更多
Projective synchronization problems of a drive system and a particular response network were investigated,where the drive system is an arbitrary system with n+1 dimensions;it may be a linear or nonlinear system,and ev...Projective synchronization problems of a drive system and a particular response network were investigated,where the drive system is an arbitrary system with n+1 dimensions;it may be a linear or nonlinear system,and even a chaotic or hyperchaotic system,the response network is complex system coupled by N nodes,and every node is showed by the approximately linear part of the drive system.Only controlling any one node of the response network by designed controller can achieve the projective synchronization.Some numerical examples were employed to verify the effectiveness and correctness of the designed controller.展开更多
Chondrocyte senescence is a critical pathological hallmark of osteoarthritis(OA).Aberrant mechanical stress is considered a pivotal determinant in chondrocyte aging;however,the precise underlying mechanism remains elu...Chondrocyte senescence is a critical pathological hallmark of osteoarthritis(OA).Aberrant mechanical stress is considered a pivotal determinant in chondrocyte aging;however,the precise underlying mechanism remains elusive.Our findings demonstrate that SPI1 plays a significant role in counteracting chondrocyte senescence and inhibiting OA progression.SPI1 binds to the PERK promoter,thereby promoting its transcriptional activity.Importantly,PERK,rather than GCN2,facilitates eIF2αphosphorylation,activating the mitochondrial unfolded protein response(UPRmt)and impeding chondrocyte senescence.Deficiency of SPI1 in mechanical overload-induced mice leads to diminished UPRmt activation and accelerated OA progression.Intra-articular injection of adenovirus vectors overexpressing SPI1 and PERK effectively mitigates cartilage degeneration.In summary,our study elucidates the crucial regulatory role of SPI1 in the pathogenesis of chondrocyte senescence by activating UPRmt signaling through PERK,which may present a novel therapeutic target for treating OA.展开更多
The work takes a new liquid-cooling plate in a power battery with pin fins inside the channel as the object.A mathematical model is established via the central composite design of the response surface to study the rel...The work takes a new liquid-cooling plate in a power battery with pin fins inside the channel as the object.A mathematical model is established via the central composite design of the response surface to study the relationships among the length,width,height,and spacing of pin fins;the maximum temperature and temperature difference of the battery module;and the pressure drop of the liquid-cooling plate.Model accuracy is verified via variance analysis.The new liquid-cooling plate enables the power battery to work within an optimal temperature range.Appropriately increasing the length,width,and height and reducing the spacing of pin fins could reduce the temperature of the power battery module and improve the temperature uniformity.However,the pressure drop of the liquid-cooling plate increases.The structural parameters of the pin fins are optimized to minimize the maximum temperature and the temperature difference of the battery module as well as the pressure drop of the liquid-cooling plate.The errors between the values predicted and actual by the simulation test are 0.58%,4%,and 0.48%,respectively,which further verifies the model accuracy.The results reveal the influence of the structural parameters of the pin fins inside the liquid-cooling plate on its heat dissipation performance and pressure drop characteristics.A theoretical basis is provided for the design of liquid-cooling plates in power batteries and the optimization of structural parameters.展开更多
文摘Aims: Two genetically distinct clones of Phragmites australis were used to investigate the immediate response induced by osmotic stress. The study aimed at elucidating if the response time, the inhibition rate and the recovery from salinity stress vary between these two genotypes. The experimental work was conducted at the laboratory of the Institute of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Denmark. Methods: The light-saturated photosynthetic rate (Pmax), stomata conductance (gs) and transpiration rate (E) were measured over different periods of salt exposure (15, 70 and 240 minutes) and at different salt concentrations (20 and 40 parts per thousand salinity). Important findings: The osmotic stress induced stomata closure and reduction of Pmax and E for both clones. The clone-specific responses as measured through physiological parameters were negatively correlated with exposure time and salt concentration. During the 4-hour exposure at 20 ppt, the two clones were inhibited at different rates. The salt-sensitive Land-type showed an immediate reduction of Pmax, gs and E. No recovery was observed after removing the salt solution. At the same salt concentration, the reduction of Pmax gs and E of the Greeny-type was lower and immediate recovery was observed when the root zone was rinsed. Both clones were irreversibly inhibited after 4 hours of exposure to 40 ppt. Recovery was primarily related to exposure time, as Pmax, gs and E rates of both clones recovered completely after fresh-water rinsing in the 15-minute experiment. The Greeny-type also recovered after the 70-minute exposure, but not the Land-type.
基金the Project of the Central Government Guiding Local Science and Technology under Grant Number ZYYD2022B18the Institutional Ethics Committee of Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University(No.K-2019001).
文摘Background:This study was designed to investigate the feasibility of tumor-infiltrating immune cells with different phenotypic characteristics for predicting short-term clinical responses in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer(LACC).Methods:Thirty-four patients who received concurrent chemoradiotherapy and twenty-one patients who merely underwent radiotherapy were enrolled in this study.We retrospectively analyzed the T cell markers(i.e.,CD3,CD4,CD8),memory markers(i.e.,CD45,CCR7),and differentiation markers(i.e.,CD27)in the peripheral blood and tumor tissues of patients with LACC before treatment based on flow cytometry.We also analyzed the relationship of T cell subsets between peripheral blood and tumor tissues,and their correlation with complete response or partial response.Results:The percentage of central memory CD8^(+)TCM(CD8^(+)CD45RA^(−)CD27^(+)CCR7^(+))cells in LACC patients was significantly lower than that of the control group.The percentage of CD8^(+)TN in the peripheral blood of LACC patients was significantly higher than that of tumor tissues.CD8^(+)TEM in the peripheral blood was significantly lower than that of tumor tissues.The percentage of CD8^(+)TN and CD8^(+)TCM in human papillomavirus(HPV)positive samples was significantly higher than that of HPV-negative samples.Similarly,the percentage of CD8^(+)TCM in tumor tissues was significantly higher in cancer tissue samples with lymph nodes compared with those without.Conclusion:A higher proportion of CD4^(+)TCM and a lower proportion of CD8^(+)TN in the tumor microenvironment of LACC may contribute to the therapy response prediction.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31971746 and 32171685)。
文摘Nitrogen(N)enrichment is expected to induce a greater phosphorus(P)limitation,despite the acceleration of soil P cycling.However,the changing patterns in plant P and soil available P after N enrichment,and their regulatory mechanisms,remain poorly understood in alpine meadows.Here,we conducted a field experiment with four N addition rates(0,5,10,and 15 g N m^(-2)yr^(-1))in an alpine meadow,and investigated the P in plants,microorganisms,and soil to determine their patterns of change after short-term N addition.Our results showed that N addition significantly increased plant biomass,and the plant P pool showed a non-linear response to the N addition gradient.Soil available P initially increased and then declined with increasing N addition,whereas the occluded inorganic P decreased markedly.The critical factors for soil available P varied with different N addition rates.At lower N addition levels(0 and 5 g N m^(-2)yr^(-1)),soil acidification facilitated the mobilization of occluded inorganic P to increase soil available P.Conversely,at higher N addition levels(10 and 15 g N m^(-2)yr^(-1)),the elevated soil microbial biomass P intensified the competition with plants for soil P,leading to a decline in soil available P.This study highlights the nonlinear responses of the plant P pool and soil available P concentration to N addition rates.These responses suggest the need for developing ecosystem models to assess different effects of increasing N rates,which would enable more accurate predictions of the plant P supply and soil P cycling under N enrichment.
文摘Objective To develop and validate clinical predictive models for identifying poor short-term response to recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) treatment in children with short stature.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 118 children diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency or idiopathic short stature who were treated at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University and two other hospitals between January 1,2020,and January 1,2024.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52301322)the Jiangsu Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. BK20220653)+1 种基金the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (Grant No. 52025112)the Key Projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52331011)
文摘Accurately predicting motion responses is a crucial component of the design process for floating offshore structures.This study introduces a hybrid model that integrates a convolutional neural network(CNN),a bidirectional long short-term memory(BiLSTM)neural network,and an attention mechanism for forecasting the short-term motion responses of a semisubmersible.First,the motions are processed through the CNN for feature extraction.The extracted features are subsequently utilized by the BiLSTM network to forecast future motions.To enhance the predictive capability of the neural networks,an attention mechanism is integrated.In addition to the hybrid model,the BiLSTM is independently employed to forecast the motion responses of the semi-submersible,serving as benchmark results for comparison.Furthermore,both the 1D and 2D convolutions are conducted to check the influence of the convolutional dimensionality on the predicted results.The results demonstrate that the hybrid 1D CNN-BiLSTM network with an attention mechanism outperforms all other models in accurately predicting motion responses.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2022YFC3003805)Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.2022356)Guangzhou Basic and Applied Basic Research Project(Grant No.2023A04J0955).
文摘This paper presents a new type of triangular Sharp Eagle wave energy converter(WEC)platform.On the basis of the linear potential flow theory and the finite element analysis method,the hydrodynamic performance and structural response of the platform are studied,considering the actual platform motion and free surface rise under extreme sea states.First,the effects of the wave frequency and direction on the wave-induced loads and dynamic responses were examined.The motion at a wave direction angle of 0°is relatively low.On this basis,the angle constrained by the two sides of the Sharp Eagle floaters should be aligned with the main wave direction to avoid significant platform motion under extreme sea states.Additionally,the structural response of the platform,including the wave-absorbing floaters,is investigated.The results highlighted that the conditions or locations where yielding,buckling,and fatigue failures occur were different.In this context,the connection area of the Sharp Eagle floaters and platform is prone to yielding failure under oblique wave action,whereas the pontoon and side of the Sharp Eagle floaters are prone to buckling failure during significant vertical motion.Additionally,fatigue damage is most likely to occur at the connection between the middle column on both sides of the Sharp Eagle floaters and the pontoons.The findings of this paper revealed an intrinsic connection between wave-induced loads and the dynamic and structural responses of the platform,which provides a useful reference for the improved design of WECs.
基金supported by National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2021YFB2601200)Open Fund of National Engineering Research Center of Highway Maintenance Technology(Changsha University of Science&Technology)(No.kfj230207).
文摘The occurrence of top-down(TD)cracking has gradually become a prevalent issue in semi-rigid base asphalt pavements after prolonged service.A coupled simulation model integrating the finite difference method(FDM)and discrete element method(DEM)was employed to investigate the mechanical behavior of asphalt pavement containing a pre-existing TD crack.The mesoscopic parameters of the model were calibrated based on the mixture modulus and the static mechanical response on the MLS66 test road.Finally,an analysis was performed to assess how variations in TD crack depth and longitudinal length affect the distribution patterns of transverse tensile stress,vertical shear stress,and vertical compressive stress.The results indicate that the vertical propagation of TD crack significantly increases both the tensile stress value and range on the middle surface,while the longitudinal development of TD crack has minimal impact.This phenomenon may result in more severe fatigue failure on the middle surface.With the vertical and longitudinal development of TD crack,the vertical shear stress and compressive stress show obvious"two-stage"characteristics.When the crack's vertical length reaches 40 mm,there is a sharp increase in stress on the upper surface.As the crack continues to propagate vertically,the growth of stress on the upper surface becomes negligible,while the stress in the middle and lower layers increased significantly.Conversely,for longitudinal development of TD crack,any changes in stress are insignificant when their length is less than 180 mm;however,as they continue to develop longitudinally beyond this threshold,there is a sharp increase in stress levels.These findings hold great significance for understanding pavement structure deterioration and maintenance behavior associated with TD crack.
文摘BACKGROUND Although the 2021 Chinese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Enhanced Recovery after Surgery(ERAS)provide recommendations for ERAS in gastrointestinal surgery,the clinical application of standard ERAS nursing models is challenging due to the variety of diseases involved in gastrointestinal surgery and the com-plex factors contributing to patient stress responses.Moreover,stress responses are more severe in older adult patients.Therefore,precision medicine is required to improve the quality of nursing care and promote postoperative recovery in gastrointestinal surgery.and demonstrate nursing benefits through clinical practice.METHODS This randomized clinical trial first established an evidence-based nursing ERAS protocol in older adult patients based on literature related to perioperative nursing measures for gastrointestinal surgery stress response.Next,392 older adult patients who underwent gastrointestinal surgery and were admitted to our hospital between December 2021 and June 2023 were categorized into two groups to receive evidence-based(study group)or conventional(control group)ERAS nursing models,respectively.Intraoperative physiological parameters during surgery and postoperative recovery indicators were compared between the groups.RESULTS Among 64 domestic and international studies,the stress responses of older adult patients mainly included emotional anxiety,sleep disorders,gastrointestinal discomfort,physical weakness,pain,and swelling.The appropriate nursing interventions included comprehensive psychological counseling,pre-and postoperative nutritional support,temperature control,pain management,and rehabilitation training.Compared with the control group,the study group showed lower heart rate,mean arterial pressure,blood glucose level,and adrenaline level;shorter duration of drainage tube placement,time to first flatus,time to first ambulation,and postoperative hospital stay;lower anxiety scores on postoperative day 3;and lower incidences of postoperative infection,obstruction,poor wound healing,and gastrointestinal reactions were lower in the study group(all P<0.05).CONCLUSION The evidence-based nursing measures targeting stress responses based on the conventional ERAS nursing model resulted in stable intraoperative physiological parameters during surgery,promoted postoperative recovery,and reduced the incidence of complications.
文摘The DDR(DNA damage response)is an essential cellular mechanism that detects and repairs DNA lesions to maintain genomic stability.Dysregulation of DDR pathways is frequently observed in human tumors,leading to increased genomic instability and promoting tumor progression.Consequently,targeting DDR mechanisms has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy in oncology.This review provides an overview of the major DDR pathways,highlighting the roles of key proteins involved in various DDR processes.A detailed understanding of these molecular mechanisms has paved the way for the development of targeted antitumor agents,including inhibitors of PARP1,ATM,ATR,CHK1,CHK2,DNA-PK,and WEE1.Additionally,the significant challenges in the development of DDR inhibitors are examined,including tumor microenvironment heterogeneity,resistance mechanisms,issues with selectivity and toxicity,and the complexities associated with clinical trial design.Finally,future directions and emerging strategies to improve DDR-targeted therapies are discussed.These strategies include biomarker-driven precision medicine,novel combination therapies,advanced drug delivery systems,and the potential application of artificial intelligence to optimize treatment outcomes.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.51578463。
文摘The vibration response and noise caused by subway trains can affect the safety and comfort of superstructures.To study the dynamic response characteristics of subway stations and superstructures under train loads with a hard combination,a numerical model is developed in this study.The indoor model test verified the accuracy of the numerical model.The influence laws of different hard combinations,train operating speeds and modes were studied and evaluated accordingly.The results show that the frequency corresponding to the peak vibration acceleration level of each floor of the superstructure property is concentrated at 10–20 Hz.The vibration response decreases in the high-frequency parts and increases in the lowfrequency parts with increasing distance from the source.Furthermore,the factors,such as train operating speed,operating mode,and hard combination type,will affect the vibration of the superstructure.The vibration response under the reversible operation of the train is greater than that of the unidirectional operation.The operating speed of the train is proportional to its vibration response.The vibration amplification area appears between the middle and the top of the superstructure at a higher train speed.Its vibration acceleration level will exceed the limit value of relevant regulations,and vibration-damping measures are required.Within the scope of application,this study provides some suggestions for constructing subway stations and superstructures.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foun-dation of China(Grant Nos.:32170680 and T2122018)the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai,China(Grant No.:21ZR1476000)the CAS Youth Innovation Promotion Association,China(Grant No.:Y2022076).
文摘Personalized drug response prediction from molecular data is an important challenge in precision medicine for treating cancer.Computational methods have been widely explored and have become increasingly accurate in recent years.However,the clinical application of prediction methods is still in its infancy due to large discrepancies between preclinial models and patients.We present a novel disentangled synthesis transfer network(DiSyn)for drug response prediction specifically designed for transfer learning from preclinical models to clinical patients.DiSyn uses a domain separation network(DSN)to disentangle drug response related features,employs data synthesis technology to increase the sample size and iteratively trains for better feature disentanglement.DiSyn is pretrained on large-scale unlabeled cancer samples and validated by three datasets,The Cancer Genome Atlas(TCGA),Investigation of Serial Studies to Predict Your Therapeutic Response With Imaging And moLecular Analysis 2(I-SPY2)and Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research Patient-Derived Xenograft Encyclopedia(NIBR PDXE),achieving competitive performance with the state-of-the-art methods on cancer patients and mice.Furthermore,the application of DiSyn to thousands of breast cancer patients show the heterogeneity in drug responses and demonstrate its potential value in biomarker discovery and drug combination prediction.
基金Supported by General Project of Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing,China,No.cstc2021jcyj-msxmX0604Chongqing Doctoral"Through Train"Research Program,China,No.CSTB2022BSXM-JCX0045.
文摘BACKGROUND Gallbladder cancer(GBC)is the most common and aggressive subtype of biliary tract cancer(BTC)and has a poor prognosis.A newly developed regimen of gemcitabine,cisplatin,and durvalumab shows promise for the treatment of advanced BTC.However,the efficacy of this treatment for GBC remains unclear.CASE SUMMARY In this report,we present a case in which the triple-drug regimen exhibited marked effectiveness in treating locally advanced GBC,thus leading to a long-term survival benefit.A 68-year-old man was diagnosed with locally advanced GBC,which rendered him ineligible for curative surgery.Following three cycles of therapy,a partial response was observed.After one year of combined therapy,a clinical complete response was successfully achieved.Subsequent maintenance therapy with durvalumab monotherapy resulted in a disease-free survival of 9 months for the patient.The patient experienced tolerable toxicities of reversible grade 2 nausea and fatigue.Tolerable adverse events were observed in the patient throughout the entirety of the treatment.CONCLUSION The combination of gemcitabine and cisplatin chemotherapy with durvalumab was proven to be an effective treatment approach for advanced GBC,with manageable adverse events.Further research is warranted to substantiate the effectiveness of the combined regimen in the context of GBC.
基金financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2023YFC2811600)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52301349 and 52088102)+1 种基金the Qingdao Post-Doctorate Science Fund(No.QDBSH20220202070)the Major Scientific and Technological Innovation Project of Shandong Province(Grant No.2019JZZY010820).
文摘A deep-sea mining riser is a crucial component of the system used to lift seafloor mineral resources to the vessel.It is prone to damage and failure because of harsh environmental conditions and internal fluid erosion.Furthermore,damage can impact the response characteristics of the riser,but varying environmental loadings easily mask it.Thus,distin-guishing between riser damage and environmental effects poses a considerable challenge.To address this issue,a cantilevered model is created for a deep-sea mining riser via the concentrated mass method,and a time-domain analytical strategy is developed.The vortex-induced vibration(VIV)response characteristics of the riser are initially examined,considering various damage conditions and flow velocities.The study results revealed four primary observations:(a)effective tension can serve as a reliable indicator for identifying damage at lower velocities;(b)there are noticeable differences in displacement between the healthy and damaged risers in the in-line direction rather than the cross-flow direction;(c)frequency characteristics can more effectively distinguish the damage conditions at high flow velocities,with the mean square frequency and frequency variance being more effective than the centroid frequency and root variance frequency;(d)displacement differences are more sensitive to damage occurring near the top and bottom of the riser,while both velocity variations and structural damage can influence displacements,especially in regions between modal nodes.The vibrational behavior and damage indicators are clarified for structural health monitoring of deep-sea mining risers during lifting operations.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82302772)Guizhou Basic Research Project(No.ZK[2023]General 201)partially supported by Wuhan Kangchuang Biotechnology Co.,Ltd。
文摘Macrophages undergo dynamic transitions between M1 and M2 states,exerting profound influences on both inflammatory and regenerative processes.The biocompatible and wound-healing properties of decellularized amniotic membrane(d AM)make it a subject of exploration for its potential impact on the anti-inflammatory response of macrophages.Experimental findings unequivocally demonstrate that d AM promotes anti-inflammatory M2 polarization of macrophage,with its cytokine-rich content posited as a potential mediator.The application of RNA sequencing unveils differential gene expression,implicating the hypoxia inducible factor-1α(HIF-1α)signaling pathway in this intricate interplay.Subsequent investigation further demonstrates that d AM facilitates anti-inflammatory M2 polarization of macrophage through the upregulation of epidermal growth factor(EGF),which,in turn,activates the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase(PI3K)/protein kinase B(AKT)pathway and stabilizes HIF-1α.This cascade results in a noteworthy augmentation of anti-inflammatory gene expression.This study significantly contributes to advancing our comprehension of d AM's immunomodulatory role in tissue repair,thereby suggesting promising therapeutic potential.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52192610 and 52192613)the National Key R&D Project from the Minister of Science and Technology(No.2021YFA1201601)the CAS-TWAS President’s Fellow-ship(A.B).
文摘β-Ga_(2)O_(3),as one of the important 4th generation semiconductors,is widely used in solar-blind ultraviolet(UV)detectors with a short detection range of 200-280 nm benefiting from its ultra-wide bandgap,strong radiation resistance,and excellent chemical and thermal stabilities.Here,a self-powered photodetector(PD)based on an Ag/β-Ga_(2)O_(3) Schottky heterojunction was designed and fabricated.Through a subtle design of electrodes,the pyro-phototronic effect was discovered,which can be coupled to the common photovoltaic effect and further enhance the performance of the PD.Compared to traditional Ga_(2)O_(3)-based PD,the as-used PD exhibited a self-driving property and a broadband response beyond the bandgap lim-itations,ranging from 200 nm(deep UV)to 980 nm(infrared).Moreover,the photoresponse time was greatly shrunk owing to the coupling effect.Under laser irradiation,with a wavelength of 450 nm and a power density of 8 mW cm-2,the photocurrent could be improved by around 41 times compared with the sole photovoltaic effect.Besides,the performances of the Schottky PD were enhanced at both high and low temperatures.The device also possessed long-term working stability.This paper not only re-veals basic physics lying in the 4th generation semiconductor Ga_(2)O_(3) but also sheds light on the multi-encryption transmission of light information using this PD.
基金supported by the Key Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U23B2091)the National Key R&D Program of China(2022YFC2905600)+1 种基金the Youth Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52304104 and 52404157)the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(GZB20240825).
文摘As the mine depth around the world increases,the temperature of the surrounding rock of the mining workface increases significantly.To control the heat hazards,the hot water in the mining floor is developed during mining to decrease the min-ing workface temperature while also developing geothermal energy.This method is called the co-exploitation of mine and geothermal energy(CMGE).The geothermal development may precipitate the large-scale failure of the nearby fault zone during the mining process.However,the evolution of shear slide and shear failure of fault under geothermal production/rein-jection during mining is missing.Therefore,a fully-coupled hydraulic mechanism(HM)double-medium model for CMGE was developed based on the measured data of the Chensilou mine.A comparative analysis of the mechanical response of fault between CMGE and single mining was conducted.The disturbance of geothermal production pressure and reinjection pressure under mining on fault stability were respectively expounded.The results indicate that:(1)The disturbance of geo-thermal reinjection amplifies the disturbance of mining on fault stability.The amplified effect resulted in a normal stress drop of the fault,further leading to a substantial increase in shear slide distance,failure area,and cumulative seismic moment of fault compared with the single mining process.(2)As the distance of reinjection well to the fault decreases,the fault failure intensity increases.Setting the production well within the fault is advantageous for controlling fault stability under CMGE.(3)The essence of the combined disturbance of CMGE on the nearby fault is the overlay of tensile stress disturbance on the fault rock mass of the mining and geothermal reinjection.Though the geothermal reinjection causes a minor normal stress drop of fault,it can result in a more serious fault failure under CMGE.This paper supplies a significant gap in understanding thenearby faults failure under CMGE.
文摘Introduction Frequency-dependent dielectric response is one of the important properties of ferroelectrics,reflecting the polarization response to high-frequency electric fields.Polarizations are closely related to ferroelectric domain structures,such as single domain,which represents the region with homogeneous polarizations direction.Ferroelectrics usually possess complex domain structures with domain walls(DWs)separating adjacent homogeneously polarized domains.DWs have attracted much attention during the past two decades due to their properties and potential for device designing.The related issues include DW motion,nonvolatile memory,topological defects,enhanced susceptibility,enhanced quality factor,low dielectric loss,and others.(Ba0.8,Sr0.2)TiO3(BST0.8)is a ferroelectric usually with multi-domain structures.Previous work identified two typical types of domain walls(DWs),i.e.,90°DWs and 180°DWs.The enhancement of dielectric response in systems with 90°DWs is now well understood,and the behavior of dielectric response in multi-domain systems with 180°DWs remains unclear.Therefore,gaining insights into how 180°DWs affect the dielectric response can clarify the effects in multidomain systems.Methods We performed molecular dynamics simulations using the ALFE-H code with the first-principles-based effective Hamiltonian method to study the BST0.8 system.All the calculations were performed in the NPT ensemble using the Evans-Hoover thermostat,and periodic boundary condition(PBC)along all three directions.To simulate the substrate,a uniform biaxial strain was fixed to the 1.55%in-plane strain.To analyze the multi-domain with different DWs,the simulations started with a self-constructed initial multi-domain polarization configuration.Subsequent 50 ps MD simulation was performed under chosen strains for structural relaxation.In the initial configuration,the magnitude of non-zero components of soft mode on each site was set to 0.1Å,atomic occupations(alloying)were randomized,and unless otherwise specified,all other mode variables were set to zero.The trajectory of local mode averaged over the supercell during MD simulations was extracted to calculate the dielectric response.The 8 ns MD simulations were performed to obtain an autocorrelation function for any time t ranging from 0 to 1 ns by one step of 10 fs.The fast Fourier transformation(FFT)was performed to calculate the dielectric response.Then two uncoupled damped harmonic oscillators(DHOs)were used to fit the data of dielectric response.Results and discussion The dielectric response of single domain at 300 K with the different electric fields along[110]from 0 to 2 MV/cm was computed.The computational results can be well fitted with the model of two uncoupled DHOs.The real and imaginary parts of the predicted dielectric response at each chosen electric field both exhibit two peaks.As the electric field increases,the low-frequency mode with 300 GHz at zero field in the system gradually disappears,and a high-frequency mode of larger than 8 THz appears when electric field is larger than 1 MV/cm.The high frequencies modes of 3 THz at zero filed and 8 THz under 1 MV/cm shift towards higher frequencies as the electric field increases.In other words,the present simulations reveal that it is possible to manipulate the frequency of peaks in dielectric response via changing the magnitude of the external electric field.The dielectric responses of multi-domain with 90°DWs and 180°DWs are further analyzed.According to the experimental PFM results,the multi-domain structures are simulated and the dielectric response through MD simulations is calculated.The analysis of the dielectric response of single domain structure and multi-domain structures shows that the single domain structures exhibit high-frequency peaks at>300 GHz,whereas the multi-domain structures exhibit low-frequency peaks at 8 GHz and 120 GHz for 180°DWs system and at 10 GHz for 90°DWs system,revealing that there exists a low-frequency mode related to collective oscillation of DWs in multi-domain structures.In addition,the frequencies of peaks in multi-domain with DWs are in a gigahertz range,whereas the single domain structure exhibits peaks in a terahertz range.The contribution of DWs to the dielectric response primarily arises from the timescale of DWs motion,such as sliding or breathing,which differs significantly from the high-frequency vibrations of optical phonon modes.The vibrational frequency of DWs is much lower,with relaxation times in the order of nanoseconds,resulting in a response frequency in GHz range,which is far below the terahertz range of optical phonon modes.Therefore,DWs oscillations dominate the dielectric response at a low frequency.Moreover,multi-domain structure with 180°DWs exhibits a unique low frequency mode at 120 GHz,which is significantly different from single domain and 90°DWs system.In other words,multi-domain structures with 180°DWs and 90°DWs exhibit different dielectric responses.There exists a common low-frequency mode related to the oscillations of DWs in BST0.8.Conclusions It was possible to manipulate the frequency of peaks in dielectric response of single domain through changing the magnitude of the external electric field.Domain walls oscillations dominated the dielectric response in a low frequency gigahertz range,whereas the single domain structures exhibited resonant peaks in a terahertz range.Moreover,multi-domain structures with different domain walls in BST0.8 had different dielectric responses,but the both have a same low-frequency mode at 10 GHz related to the domain walls oscillations.The results of this study indicated the dielectric response behaviors of ferroelectrics induced in an external electric field and internal multi-domain configurations and provided the potential mechanisms and guidance for optimizing application performance.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11161027)。
文摘Projective synchronization problems of a drive system and a particular response network were investigated,where the drive system is an arbitrary system with n+1 dimensions;it may be a linear or nonlinear system,and even a chaotic or hyperchaotic system,the response network is complex system coupled by N nodes,and every node is showed by the approximately linear part of the drive system.Only controlling any one node of the response network by designed controller can achieve the projective synchronization.Some numerical examples were employed to verify the effectiveness and correctness of the designed controller.
基金supported by the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.2308085MH250)the Natural Science Research Project of Anhui Educational Committee(Grant No.2023AH053327)the Scientific Research Fund Project of Anhui Medical University(2020xkj039).
文摘Chondrocyte senescence is a critical pathological hallmark of osteoarthritis(OA).Aberrant mechanical stress is considered a pivotal determinant in chondrocyte aging;however,the precise underlying mechanism remains elusive.Our findings demonstrate that SPI1 plays a significant role in counteracting chondrocyte senescence and inhibiting OA progression.SPI1 binds to the PERK promoter,thereby promoting its transcriptional activity.Importantly,PERK,rather than GCN2,facilitates eIF2αphosphorylation,activating the mitochondrial unfolded protein response(UPRmt)and impeding chondrocyte senescence.Deficiency of SPI1 in mechanical overload-induced mice leads to diminished UPRmt activation and accelerated OA progression.Intra-articular injection of adenovirus vectors overexpressing SPI1 and PERK effectively mitigates cartilage degeneration.In summary,our study elucidates the crucial regulatory role of SPI1 in the pathogenesis of chondrocyte senescence by activating UPRmt signaling through PERK,which may present a novel therapeutic target for treating OA.
基金supported by the Education and Teaching Research Project of Universities in Fujian Province(FBJY20230167).
文摘The work takes a new liquid-cooling plate in a power battery with pin fins inside the channel as the object.A mathematical model is established via the central composite design of the response surface to study the relationships among the length,width,height,and spacing of pin fins;the maximum temperature and temperature difference of the battery module;and the pressure drop of the liquid-cooling plate.Model accuracy is verified via variance analysis.The new liquid-cooling plate enables the power battery to work within an optimal temperature range.Appropriately increasing the length,width,and height and reducing the spacing of pin fins could reduce the temperature of the power battery module and improve the temperature uniformity.However,the pressure drop of the liquid-cooling plate increases.The structural parameters of the pin fins are optimized to minimize the maximum temperature and the temperature difference of the battery module as well as the pressure drop of the liquid-cooling plate.The errors between the values predicted and actual by the simulation test are 0.58%,4%,and 0.48%,respectively,which further verifies the model accuracy.The results reveal the influence of the structural parameters of the pin fins inside the liquid-cooling plate on its heat dissipation performance and pressure drop characteristics.A theoretical basis is provided for the design of liquid-cooling plates in power batteries and the optimization of structural parameters.
