Fenofibrate Increases Radiosensitivity in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma via Inducing G2/M Arrest and Apoptosis

Liu, Jia,Ge, Yang-Yang,Zhu, Hong-Cheng,Yang, Xi,Cai, Jing,Zhang, Chi,Lu, Jing,Zhan, Liang-Liang,Qin, Qin,Yang, Yan,Yang, Yue-Hua,Zhang, Hao,Chen, Xiao-Chen,Liu, Zhe-Ming,Ma, Jian-Xin,Cheng, Hong-Yan,S Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.16

Radiation therapy is an important treatment for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). However, how to promote radiation sensitivity in HNSCC remains a challenge. This study aimed to investigate the radiosensitizing effects of fenofibrate on HNSCC and explore the underlying mechanisms. HNSCC cell lines CNE-2 and KB were subjected to ionizing radiation (IR), in the presence or absence of fenofibrate treatment. Cell growth and survival, apoptosis and cell cycle were evaluated. In addition, CNE-2 cells were xenografted into nude mice and subjected to IR and/or fenofibrate treatment. The expression of cyclinB and CDK1 was detected by Western blotting. Our results showed that fenofibrate efficiently radiosensitized HNSCC cells and xenografts in mice, and induced apoptosis and G2/M arrest via reducing the activity of the CDK1/cyclinB1 kinase complex. These data suggest that fenofibrate could be a promising radiosensitizer for HNSCC radiotherapy.

A Novel Phase Locked Loop for Grid-Connected Converters under Non-Ideal Grid Conditions

Yang, Long-Yue,Wang, Chong-Lin,Liu, Jian-Hua,Jia, Chen-Xi The Korean Institute of Power Electronics 2015 JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS Vol.15 No.1

Grid synchronization is one of the key techniques for the grid-connected power converters used in distributed power generation systems. In order to achieve fast and accurate grid synchronization, a new phase locked loop (PLL) is proposed on the basis of the complex filter matrixes (CFM) orthogonal signal generator (OSG) crossing-decoupling method. By combining first-order complex filters with relation matrixes of positive and negative sequence voltage components, the OSG is designed to extract specific frequency orthogonal signals. Then, the OSG mathematical model is built in the frequency-domain and time-domain to analyze the spectral characteristics. Moreover, a crossing-decoupling method is suggested to decouple the fundamental voltage. From the eigenvalue analysis point of view, the stability and dynamic performance of the new PLL method is evaluated. Meanwhile, the digital implementation method is also provided. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed method is verified by experiments under unbalanced and distorted grid voltage conditions.

Biomechanical Evaluation of 2 Endoscopic Spine Surgery Methods for Treating Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Finite Element Study

Yang Zou,Shuo Ji,Hui Wen Yang,Tao Ma,Yue Kun Fang,Zhi Cheng Wang,Miao Miao Liu,Ping Hui Zhou,Zheng Qi Bao,Chang Chun Zhang,Yu Chen Ye 대한척추신경외과학회 2024 Neurospine Vol.21 No.1

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of 2 endoscopic spine surgeries on the biomechanical properties of normal and osteoporotic spines. Methods: Based on computed tomography images of a healthy adult volunteer, 6 finite element models were created. After validating the normal intact model, a concentrated force of 400 N and a moment of 7.5 Nm were exerted on the upper surface of L3 to simulate 6 physiological activities of the spine. Five types of indices were used to assess the biomechanical properties of the 6 models, range of motion (ROM), maximum displacement value, intervertebral disc stress, maximum stress value, and articular protrusion stress, and by combining them with finite element stress cloud. Results: In normal and osteoporotic spines, there was no meaningful change in ROM or disc stress in the 2 surgical models for the 6 motion states. Model N1 (osteoporotic percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy model) showed a decrease in maximum displacement value of 20.28% in right lateral bending. Model M2 (unilateral biportal endoscopic model) increased maximum displacement values of 16.88% and 17.82% during left and right lateral bending, respectively. The maximum stress value of L4–5 increased by 11.72% for model M2 during left rotation. In addition, using the same surgical approach, ROM, maximum displacement values, disc stress, and maximum stress values were more significant in the osteoporotic model than in the normal model. Conclusion: In both normal and osteoporotic spines, both surgical approaches were less disruptive to the physiologic structure of the spine. Furthermore, using the same endoscopic spine surgery, normal spine biomechanical properties are superior to osteoporotic spines.

The “hot Taiwanese girl” persona : The dynamics of politics and femininity in Taiwan

Yue Yang Asian Center for Women's Studies : Ewha Womans Uni 2023 Asian Journal of Women's Studies(AJWS) Vol.29 No.1

Originating in social media, an unconventional gendered political persona, “hot Taiwanese girl (la tai mei),” of the incumbent President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen has become well-known in Taiwan and beyond. Drawing on frameworks of femininity in politics and political persona on social media, this study scrutinizes this persona as an empowering political tool. Using critical discourse analysis, this study examines Dwagie’s rap song, “Hot Taiwanese Girl,” where the persona was created and the media, cultural and political contexts to reveal that it was used to construct understandings about crossstrait conflicts, create a collective Taiwanese identity and win the political favor of voters in election campaigns of Tsai and the Democratic Progressive Party. While this served to subvert the stereotypes of women in politics, the power to interpret femininity remains in the masculine domain. Through the prism of the “hot Taiwanese girl,” this paper seeks to unravel the dynamics between femininity and politics, thereby exploring how the representation of femininity is contingent on the political agenda and its appeals to audiences. 源自社交媒体的“辣台妹”,作为台湾现任领导人蔡英文带有非传统性别意味的角色塑造(persona-building) 在台湾内外广为人知。在参考了政治中女性气质的体现以及社交媒体上政治角色塑造的框架后,本文对角色塑造作为一种赋权的政治工具进行了解读。本文用批判性话语分析(critical discourse analysis),考察了“辣台妹”在台湾嘻哈艺人大支的同名说唱歌曲中的角色起源,以及其媒 介、文化和政治背景。本文探析了“辣台妹”在建构对两岸冲突的理解,创造台湾人的集体认同,争取选民对蔡英文和民进党的支持中的作用。虽然“辣台妹”有助于改变女性在政治中的刻板印象但该角色也显示了诠释女性气质的权力仍在男性的场域。通过“辣台妹”的案例,本文阐释了女性气质与政治之间的动态关系,从而解释了女性气质在政治中的展现取决于政治议程及选民偏好

Siderophore-producing rhizobacteria reduce heavy metal-induced oxidative stress in Panax ginseng Meyer

Yue Huo,Jong Pyo Kang,Jong Chan Ahn,Yeon Ju Kim,Chun Hong Piao,Dong Uk Yang,Deok Chun Yang 고려인삼학회 2021 Journal of Ginseng Research Vol.45 No.2

Background: Panax ginseng is one of the most important medicinal plants and is usually harvested after 5 to 6 years of cultivation in Korea. Heavy metal (HM) exposure is a type of abiotic stress that can induce oxidative stress and decrease the quality of the ginseng crop. Siderophore-producing rhizobacteria (SPR) may be capable of bioremediating HM contamination. Methods: Several isolates from ginseng rhizosphere were evaluated by in vitro screening of their plant growth-promoting traits and HM resistance. Subsequently, in planta (pot tests) and in vitro (medium tests) were designed to investigate the SPR ability to reduce oxidative stress and enhance HM resistance in P. ginseng inoculated with the SPR candidate. Results: In vitro tests revealed that the siderophore-producing Mesorhizobium panacihumi DCY119<SUP>T</SUP> had higher HM resistance than the other tested isolates and was selected as the SPR candidate. In the planta experiments, 2-year-old ginseng seedlings exposed to 25 mL (500 mM) Fe solution had lower biomass and higher reactive oxygen species level than control seedlings. In contrast, seedlings treated with 10<SUP>8</SUP> CFU/mL DCY119<SUP>T</SUP> for 10 minutes had higher biomass and higher levels of antioxidant genes and nonenzymatic antioxidant chemicals than untreated seedlings. When Fe concentration in the medium was increased, DCY119<SUP>T</SUP> can produce siderophores and scavenge reactive oxygen species to reduce Fe toxicity in addition to providing indole-3-acetic acid to promote seedling growth, thereby conferring inoculated ginseng with HM resistance. Conclusions: It was confirmed that SPR DCY119<SUP>T</SUP> can potentially be used for bioremediation of HM contamination.

Critical effects of long non-coding RNA on fibrosis diseases

Yue Zhang,Gang Luo,Yi Zhang,Mengjie Zhang,Jian Zhou,Weiwu Gao,Xiuyun Xuan,Xia Yang,Di Yang,Zhiqiang Tian,Bing Ni,Jun Tang 생화학분자생물학회 2018 Experimental and molecular medicine Vol.50 No.-

The expression or dysfunction of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) is closely related to various hereditary diseases, autoimmune diseases, metabolic diseases and tumors. LncRNAs were also recently recognized as functional regulators of fibrosis, which is a secondary process in many of these diseases and a primary pathology in fibrosis diseases. We review the latest findings on lncRNAs in fibrosis diseases of the liver, myocardium, kidney, lung and peritoneum. We also discuss the potential of diseaserelated lncRNAs as therapeutic targets for the clinical treatment of human fibrosis diseases.

Bridge widening with composite steel-concrete girders: application and analysis of live load distribution

Yang, Yue,Zhang, Xiaoguang,Fan, Jiansheng,Bai, Yu Techno-Press 2015 Advances in concrete construction Vol.3 No.4

A bridge widening technology using steel-concrete composite system was developed and is presented in this paper. The widened superstructure system consists of a newly built composite steel-concrete girder with concrete deck and steel diaphragms attached to the existing concrete girders. This method has been applied in several bridge widening projects in China, and one of those projects is presented in detail. Due to the higher stiffness-to-weight ratio and the rapid erection of composite girders, this widening method reveals benefits in both mechanical performance and construction. As only a few methods for the design of bridges with different types of girders are recommended in current design codes, a more accurate analytical method of estimating live load distribution on girder bridges was developed. In the analytical model, the effects of span length, girder pacing, diaphragms, concrete decks were considered, as well as the torsional and flexural stiffness of both composite box girders and concrete T girders. The study shows that the AASHTO LRFD specification procedures and the analytical models proposed in this paper closely approximate the live load distribution factors determined by finite element analysis. A parametric study was also conducted using the finite element method to evaluate the potential load carrying capacities of the existing concrete girders after widening.

Sliding Mode Control of Three-Phase Four-Leg Inverters via State Feedback

Yang, Long-Yue,Liu, Jian-Hua,Wang, Chong-Lin,Du, Gui-Fu The Korean Institute of Power Electronics 2014 JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS Vol.14 No.5

To optimize controller design and improve static and dynamic performances of three-phase four-leg inverter systems, a compound control method that combines state feedback and quasi-sliding mode variable structure control is proposed. The linear coordinate change matrix and the state variable feedback equations are derived based on the mathematical model of three-phase four-leg inverters. Based on system relative degrees, sliding surfaces and quasi-sliding mode controllers are designed for converted linear systems. This control method exhibits the advantages of both state feedback and sliding mode control. The proposed controllers provide flexible dynamic control response and excellent stable control performance with chattering suppression. The feasibility of the proposed strategy is verified by conducting simulations and experiments.

The Expression of Carnosine and Its Effect on the Antioxidant Capacity of Longissimus dorsi Muscle in Finishing Pigs Exposed to Constant Heat Stress

Yang, Peige,Hao, Yue,Feng, Jinghai,Lin, Hai,Feng, Yuejin,Wu, Xin,Yang, Xin,Gu, Xianhong Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2014 Animal Bioscience Vol.27 No.12

The objective of this study was to assess the effects of constant high ambient temperatures on meat quality, antioxidant capacity, and carnosine expression in longissimus dorsi muscle of finishing pigs. Castrated 24 male DLY (crossbreeds between Landrace${\times}$Yorkshire sows and Duroc boars) pigs were allocated to one of three treatments: constant ambient temperature at $22^{\circ}C$ and ad libitum feeding (CON, n = 8); constant high ambient temperature at $30^{\circ}C$ and ad libitum feeding (H30, n = 8); and constant ambient temperature at $22^{\circ}C$ and pair-fed with H30 (PF, n = 8). Meat quality, malondialdehyde (MDA) content, antioxidant capacity, carnosine content, and carnosine synthetase (CARNS1) mRNA expression in longissimus dorsi muscle were measured after three weeks. The results revealed that H30 had lower $pH_{24h}$, redness at 45 min, and yellowness at 24 h post-mortem (p<0.05), and higher drip loss at 48 h and lightness at 24 h post-mortem (p<0.01). Constant heat stress disrupted the pro-oxidant/antioxidant balance in longissimus dorsi muscle with higher MDA content (p<0.01) and lower antioxidant capacity (p<0.01). Carnosine content and CARNS1 mRNA expression in longissimus dorsi muscle of H30 pigs were significantly decreased (p<0.01) after three weeks at $30^{\circ}C$. In conclusion, constant high ambient temperatures affect meat quality and antioxidant capacity negatively, and the reduction of muscle carnosine content is one of the probable reasons.

중국 중학생이 지각한 부모 및 교사의 자율성지지, 기본심리욕구, 사회정서역량 간의 관계 연구

( Yang Yue ),신태섭 ( Tae Seob Shin ) 인하대학교 교육연구소 2021 교육문화연구 Vol.27 No.1

본 연구의 목적은 자기결정성이론에 기반하여 부모 및 교사의 자율성 지지가 기본심리욕구를 매개로 중국 청소년의 사회정서역량에 미치는 영향을 살펴보는 데 있다. 이를 위해 중국 산동성 쯔보시 중학교 3학년 434명의 데이터를 사용하여 부모 및 교사의 자율성 지지와 중학생의 사회정서역량 간의 관계에서 중학생의 기본심리욕구의 매개효과를 확인하였다. 본 연구의 주요 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 부모의 자율성 지지가 교사의 자율성 지지보다 중학생의 기본심리욕구 및 사회정서역량에 더 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 중학생의 기본심리욕구가 충족될수록 중학생의 사회정서역량 수준이 높아지는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 중학생이 지각한 부모 및 교사의 자율성 지지가 많을수록 중학생의 사회정서역량 수준이 높아졌다. 특히 중학생이 지각한 부모의 자율성 지지는 교사의 자율성 지지보다 중학생의 사회정서역량에 더 직접적인 영향을 주었다. 넷째, 부모와 교사의 자율성 지지는 중학생의 기본심리욕구를 충족시켜 사회정서역량에 긍정적 영향을 미쳤다. 이때 역시 부모의 자율성 지지는 교사의 자율성 지지보다 중학생의 기본심리욕구를 더 충족시키고 사회정서역량에 보다 큰 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 연구 결과는 중학생의 사회·정서적 역량을 개발하기 위해 교사뿐만 아니라 부모의 역할이 필수적이고, 특히 중국에서 부모의 사회정서학습에 대한 인식 개선과 부모 교육 확대의 필요를 시사한다. Purpose of this study was intended to examine the effect of parent and teacher's autonomy support on adolescent's social and emotional competencies, focusing on the mediating effect of basic psychological needs based on self-determination theory. Data of 434 students in Zibo city in Shandong Province were used in the analysis of a structural equation modeling. The main results of this study are as follows. First, the more basic psychological needs of middle school students they were met, the higher level of social and emotional competencies of middle school students have. Second, the more parents and teachers' autonomy supported middle school students perceived, the higher level of social and emotional competencies of middle school students they had. In particular, parental autonomy support perceived by students had a more direct impact on the social and emotional competencies. Lastly, parents' autonomy support stimulated middle school students' basic psychological needs more than teachers' autonomy support, and has a greater influence on social and emotional competencies of middle school students. In conclusion, in order to develop the social and emotional competencies of middle school students, the role of parents as well as teachers is essential, suggesting the need to raise awareness of parent education in China and to expand and implement parent education at national level.