Practical Calculation Method for the Short‑Circuit Current of Power Grids with High Temperature Superconducting Fault Current Limiters

Hai‑feng Hong,Meng‑ze Yu,Xiao‑hui Zhang,Jia‑jia Huan,Yu Sui,Xian‑xian Pan 대한전기학회 2020 Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology Vol.15 No.2

With the expansion of the power grid scale and the enhancement of network structure interconnection, the short-circuit current of power grids is increasingly close to the upper capacity limit of circuit breakers. The fault current limiter is efective in suppressing the short-circuit current of power grids, and with the mature development of superconducting technology, high-temperature superconducting fault current limiters (HTS-FCLs) have been widely used in power grids. Due to the nonlinear impedance–current characteristic of HTS-FCLs, the traditional short-circuit current calculation method is inapplicable to power grids with HTS-FCLs. First, based on the establishment of the electromechanical transient model and the short-circuit calculation model, the short-circuit current calculation procedure for power grids with HTS-FCLs is proposed. Second, the calculation methods for three-phase and single-phase short-circuit currents at the substation bus in power grids with HTS-FCLs are analyzed. Finally, three-phase and single-phase short-circuit currents at the 500 kV Xijiang substation bus in the Guangdong power grid are calculated as the study case. Simulation results show that compared with the situation where there is no HTS-FCL installed, the short-circuit current on the 500 kV bus decreases from 65.34 to 58.31 kA in terms of the three-phase short-circuit fault, and decreases from 54.56 to 46.62 kA in terms of the single-phase short-circuit fault, thus verifying the efectiveness and practicability of HTS-FCLs in suppressing the short-circuit current, which is signifcant for the safe, stable and reliable operation of the power grid.

MiR-873, as a suppressor in cervical cancer, inhibits cells proliferation, invasion and migration via negatively regulating ULBP2

Hai‑Xia Liang,Yu‑Hong Li 한국유전학회 2020 Genes & Genomics Vol.42 No.4

Background Cervical cancer (CC) remains a large burden in the developing countries. The tumor inhibitory role of miR873 has been verified in a variety of cancers, however, whether miR-873 has a suppressive effect on CC remains unclear. Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the functional role of miR-873 in CC, as well as explore the underlying molecular mechanism. Methods The prognostic values of miR-873 were assessed by Kaplan–Meier methods and cox regression models using the data which were downloaded from TCGA database. The expression of miR-873 was measured by RT-qPCR. Cell counting Kit-8, clone formation, and Transwell assays were used to assess the cell viability and metastasis, appropriately. The targeting relationship between miR-873 and ULBP2 was predicted by biological software and confirmed by dual luciferase reporter assay. Rescue assays were conducted to investigate whether miR-873 affects the phenotype of CC cells via regulating ULBP2. Results We observed that miR-873 was low-expressed in CC. Up-regulation of miR-873 notably restrained the proliferation, invasion and migration of C33a cells. Meanwhile, down-regulation of miR-873 in SiHa cells presented the opposite outcomes. ULBP2 was forecasted and certified as a target of miR-873. The results of rescue assays showed that overexpression of ULBP2 could restore the proliferation and motility of CC cells that inhibited by miR-873. Conclusion MiR-873 suppressed the CC cells proliferation, invasion and migration via negatively regulating ULBP2, suggesting that miR-873 could serve as a valuable therapeutic target for CC therapy.

Integration for Heterogeneous Manufacturing Information Systems Based on Semantic Entity

Song Yu-chuan,Xiong Jun,LI Xian-wang,Chen Xue-hai3 보안공학연구지원센터 2016 International Journal of Smart Home Vol.10 No.9

To support semantic integration for heterogeneous information systems in manufacturing enterprises, based on semantic gateway, the concept of semantic entity is defined, and the semantic entity-based integration method is studied. Semantic entity sets up conceptual structure by aggregating semantic concept from semantic gateway, and builds dynamic conceptual structure through adding or removing its general concept. By means of key business data, semantic entity identifies business object and obtains business data from its application system, and then instantiates concept structure. Based on instantiation, semantic service can obtain parameters data from business object instant, and satisfies the interface contract. Semantic entity captures data changes of business object, and then establishes status-based integration rules, defines algorithm logic of rules. By instantiating concept structure aimed to specific application system and invoking semantic service, the integration activities among information systems come true. This work has been verified by prototype system, and attained expected integration effect.

Prognostic Role of C-reactive Protein in Gastric Cancer: A Meta-analysis

Yu, Qing,Yu, Xiong-Fei,Zhang, Shou-De,Wang, Hao-Hao,Wang, Hai-Yong,Teng, Li-Song Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2013 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.14 No.10

Background: A number of studies have investigated the association between increased pretreatment serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and the prognosis of gastric cancer. However, due to the inconsistent results, whether the serum CRP level can be a prognostic factor in primary gastric cancer remains controversial. Methods: We searched Medline, PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials for relevant high-quality reports. A meta-analysis was carried out using the included studies to assess the association between pretreatment serum CRP level and overall survival (OS) in patients with gastric cancer. Correlation analyses were conducted to evaluate the relationship between serum CRP and tumor characteristics such as tumor node metastasis (TNM) stage and recurrence. Results: Twelve reports involving 2,597 patients with gastric cancer were included. Primary meta-analysis indicated a significant association between elevated CRP level and poor OS (HR 1.77, 95% CI 1.56-2.00). Subgroup analyses showed no single factor could alter the primary results when we divided the included studies by "number of patients", "max follow-up period", "TNM stage", "treatment" and "cut-off value". Correlation analyses showed that serum CRP level was significantly related to TNM stage (OR 2.96, 95% CI 2.22-3.93) and tumor recurrence (OR 1.81, 95% CI 1.21-2.71). Conclusions: We demonstrated that increased pretreatment serum CRP level (${\geq}10mg/L$) was significantly associated with poor prognosis in gastric cancer patients, either in early or advanced stages.

Protein Structural Characterization by Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry with Top-down Electron Capture Dissociation

Yu, Hai Dong,Ahn, Seonghee,Kim, Byungjoo Korean Chemical Society 2013 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.34 No.5

This study tested the feasibility of observing H/D exchange of intact protein by top-down electron capture dissociation (ECD) mass spectrometry for the investigation of protein structure. Ubiquitin is selected as a model system. Local structural information was obtained from the deuteration levels of c and $z^{\cdot}$ ions generated from ECD. Our results showed that ${\alpha}$-helix region has the lowest deuteration level and the C-terminal fraction containing a highly mobile tail has the highest deuteration level, which correlates well with previous X-Ray and HDX/NMR analyses. We studied site-specific H/D exchange kinetics by monitoring H/D exchange rate of several structural motives of ubiquitin. Two hydrogen bonded ${\beta}$-strands showed similar HDX rates. However, the outer ${\beta}$-strand always has higher deuteration level than the inner ${\beta}$-strand. The HDX rate of the turn structure (residues 8-11) is lower than that of ${\beta}$-strands (residues 1-7 and residues 12-17) it connects. Although isotopic distribution gets broader after H/D exchange which results in a limited number of backbone cleavage sites detected, our results demonstrate that this method can provide valuable detailed structural information of proteins. This approach should also be suitable for the structural investigation of other unknown proteins, protein conformational changes, as well as protein-protein interactions and dynamics.

Cloning, expression and functional analysis of a delta 6-desaturase gene from the silkworm, Bombyx mori L.

Hai-Yan Yu,Zhi-Feng Zhou,Jun-Qiang Jia,Zhong-Zheng Gui 한국응용곤충학회 2016 Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology Vol.19 No.3

Delta 6-fatty acid desaturase is a membrane-bound enzyme, which is the rate-limiting factor in the biosynthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids. In this study, a novel delta 6-desaturase gene was cloned from Bombyx mori (BmD6DES). Sequencing analysis revealed that BmD6DES has an open reading frame of 1357 bp that encodes 448 amino acids. Heterologous expression in yeast demonstrated that BmD6DES could synthesize γ-linolenic acid (GLA, 18:3, Δ6,9,12) by utilizing the endogenous substrate linoleic acid (LA, 18:2, Δ9,12). We found that BmD6DES transcripts were distributed in almost all B. mori tissues, with high expression levels observed at the 5th instar larval, pupal, and adult moth stages. A functional analysis of BmD6DES was performed by measuring mRNA levels after temperature stress, fungal infection, and RNA interference (RNAi). The results indicated that the highest expression of BmD6DES was observed at low temperatures (0 °C) and 6 h to 36 h after fungal infection. qPCR analysis demonstrated that BmD6DES mRNA levels in pupa after BmD6DES RNAi treatment were significantly reduced from 12 h to 72 h compared to those in the control group. Our findings suggest that BmD6DES not only induces the formation of the third carbon–carbon double bond in the LA carbon chain, but also leads to sensitivity to low-temperature stress and fungal infection. These results imply that BmD6DES is a key gene in the γ-linolenic acid pathway during B. mori development.

ESA in High-order Descriptor Linear Systems via Output Feedback

Hai-Hua Yu,Guang-Ren Duan 제어·로봇·시스템학회 2010 International Journal of Control, Automation, and Vol.8 No.2

This paper considers eigenstructure assignment (ESA) in high-order descriptor linear systems via output feedback. Parametric expressions for the left and right closed-loop eigenvectors associated with the finite closed-loop eigenvalues and two simple and complete parametric solutions to the feedback gain matrix are obtained on the basis of the parametric solution to the generalized high-order Sylvester matrix equation. This approach does not impose any restriction on the closed-loop eigenvalues. The numerical example illustrates the effectiveness of the proposed approach.

MP-2 induces caspase-independent HeLa cells apoptosis via mitochondria with the release of apoptosis-inducing factor and endonuclease G

Hai Yang Yu,Hyung-In Moon,Kyung-Mi Kim,Eunsook Chung,Selvam Ayarpadikannan,Hyun-A So,Jae-Sung Kwak,Kenneth Ryan Schraufnagle,Kim Hyo Young,Jai-Heon Lee(이재헌) 한국약용작물학회 2012 한국약용작물학회 학술대회논문집 Vol.2012 No.1

Potential roles of two Cathepsin genes, DcCath-L and DcCath-O in the innate immune response of Diaphorina citri

Hai-Zhong Yu a,Yu-Ling Huang,Ning-Yan Li,Yan-Xin Xie,Cheng-Hua Zhou,Zhan-Jun Lu 한국응용곤충학회 2019 Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology Vol.22 No.4

Cathepsins belong to a group of mammalian papain-like cysteine proteases that play an important role in the insect immune response. In the present study, we identified two cathepsin genes from the Diaphorina citri genome database, cathepsin-L (DcCath-L) and cathepsin-O (DcCath-O). DcCath-L encodes a DcCath-L protein consisting of 348 amino acid residues, and DcCath-O encodes a DcCath-O protein consisting of 329 amino acid residues. DcCaths contain two conserved domains, the Inhibitor_I29 and Pept_C1 domains. Phylogenetic tree analysis revealed that DcCath-L and DcCath-O were divided into two different groups: Cathepsin-L and Cathepsin-O. Reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis showed that both DcCath-O and DCCath-L were highly expressed in the midgut, while lower expression was observed in other tissues. Developmental stage expression analysis suggested that DcCath-O was mainly expressed in third instar nymph and adult, and DcCath-L was highly expressed in first and fourth instar nymph. Following exposure to two different heat-killed bacteria (Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus) and Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, the expression of DcCath-O and DcCath-L was significantly increased and showed differential expression patterns at different time points. In addition, silencing of DcCath-L obvious affected the gene expression of members of the Toll pathway, while knock down of DcCath-L has no significantly influence. Overall, these data provide valuable information for further functional studies of D. citri cathepsins.

Comparative transcriptome analysis of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter genes in eri-silkworm, Samia cynthia ricini in response to 1- deoxynojirimycin

Hai-Zhong Yu,Yan Ma,Shang-zhi Zhang,Dong-qiong Fei,Bing Liu,Li-ang Yang,Azharuddin Muhammad,Ming-hui Liu,Jia-Ping Xu 한국응용곤충학회 2018 Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology Vol.21 No.1

1-Deoxynojirimycin (DNJ) as a kind of alkaloid has been confirmed that could modulate glycometabolism andhas toxicity for the eri-silkworm in our previous research. On the contrary, what is the potentially defensivemechanism when the DNJ enters the eri-silkworm. Based on comparative transcriptome sequencing, we foundthat ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter genes could be induced significantly by DNJ. In this study, a total of16 putative ABC transporter genes were identified, which can be classified into seven subfamilies, namely oneABCA, four ABCBs, three ABCCs, two ABCDs, one ABCE, three ABCFs, and two ABCGs. Phylogenetic analysisrevealed that ScABCs had strong conservation with Bombyx mori. Reverse transcription quantitative PCR (RTqPCR)suggested that 6 ABC transporters had a strong positive correlation between RT-qPCR and transcriptomedata. Additionally, S. c. ricini ABC transporter C-subfamily 4 (ScABCC4), S. c. ricini ABC transporter G-subfamily4 (ScABCG4), S. c. ricini ABC transporter A-subfamily 3 (ScABCA3) and S. c. ricini ABC transporter C-subfamily10 (ScABCC10) showed different expression pattern in two feed dose (1% and 2% DNJ) and three time points(6h, 12 h, 48 h). This study provides the first study on identification, characterization and expression patterns ofABC transporter genes in S. c. ricini response to DNJ, and lays a foundation for further understanding of theirphysiological roles response to the alkaloid.