COMPLETELY GENERALIZED MILDLY NONLINEAR COMPLEMENTARITY PROBLEMS FOR FUZZY MAPPINGS

Huang, Nan-Jing,Zhang, Wen-Bin 한국전산응용수학회 1997 Journal of applied mathematics & informatics Vol.4 No.2

In this paper we introduce and study a new class of completely generalized mildly nonlinear complementarity problems for fuzzy mappings and construct some new iterative algorithms. We also show the existence of solution and the convergence of iterative sequences generated by the algorithm. Our results extend some recent results of Noor, Chang and huang.

Secret Key Generation from Common Randomness over Ultra-wideband Wireless Channels

( Jing Jing Huang ),( Ting Jiang ) 한국인터넷정보학회 2014 KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Syst Vol.8 No.10

We develop a secret key generation scheme using phase estimation in ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless fading channels. Based on the reciprocity theorem, two terminals extract the phase of the channel as a common random source to generate secret bits. Moreover, we study the secret key rate by a pair of nodes observing correlated sources and communicating to achieve secret key agreement over public communication channels. As our main results, we establish a more practical upper bound from Cramer-Rao bound (CRB) and compare it with a universally theoretical upper bound on the shared maximum key rate from mutual information of correlated random sources. Derivation and numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the bound. Simulation studies are also provided to validate feasibility and efficiency of the proposed scheme.

Secret Key Generation Using Reciprocity in Ultra-wideband Outdoor Wireless Channels

( Jing Jing Huang ),( Ting Jiang ) 한국인터넷정보학회 2014 KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Syst Vol.8 No.2

To investigate schemes of secret key generation from Ultra-wideband (UWB) channel, we study a statistical characterization of UWB outdoor channel for a campus playground scenario based on extensive measurements. Moreover, an efficient secret key generation mechanism exploiting multipath relative delay is developed, and verification of this algorithm is conducted in UWB Line-of-sight (LOS) outdoor channels. For the first time, we compare key-mismatch probability of UWB indoor and outdoor environments. Simulation results demonstrate that the number of multipath proportionally affects key generation rate and key-mismatch probability. In comparison to the conventional method using received signal strength (RSS) as a common random source, our mechanism achieves better performance in terms of common secret bit generation. Simultaneously, security analysis indicates that the proposed scheme can still guarantee security even in the sparse outdoor physical environment free of many reflectors.

Effects of contact shape on ballistic phonon transport in semiconductor nanowires

Jing-Jing Yao,Wei-Qing Huang,Gui-Fang Huang,Yuan Chen,Ling-Ling Wang,Wangyu Hu,Anlian Pan 한국물리학회 2012 Current Applied Physics Vol.12 No.2

We study the effects of contact shape on ballistic phonon transport in semiconductor nanowires at low temperatures using an approximative scalar model of continuum elasticity. Five different contacts connected to two semiconductor nanowires with different transverse widths are discussed. Numerical results show that the contact shape acts as an ‘acoustic impedance adaptor’, playing a crucial role on the ballistic phonon transmission and thermal conductance. The phonon coupling in the contacts with certain length facilitates ballistic phonon transmission compared to the abrupt interface, in which the phonon scattering is the strongest. It is found that the more the contact is abrupt, the smaller the thermal conductance is. The catenoidal contact rather than the abrupt interface is also the competitive candidate to obtain bigger thermal conductance. These results indicate that choosing an appropriate contact shape is one of the most critical factors to accurately measure the thermal conductance with a very high precision and reliability in different temperature ranges at low temperatures.

Breviscapine Ameliorates Fear Extinction and Anxiety in BALB/cJ Mice

Wei Liang(Wei Liang),Jing Huang(Jing Huang),Shuya Yang(Shuya Yang),Peng Huang(Peng Huang),Jun Chen(Jun Chen),Chen Chen(Chen Chen),Qun Yang(Qun Yang),Fengzhan Li(Fengzhan Li) 대한신경정신의학회 2023 PSYCHIATRY INVESTIGATION Vol.20 No.3

Objective In this research, the influence of breviscapine on anxiety, fear elimination, and aggression and the potential mechanism was investigated. Methods Anxiety and locomotion were analyzed by elevated plus maze and open field test in mice. Bussey-Saksida Mouse Touch Screen Chambers were used to perform fear conditioning. Territorial aggression was assessed by resident intruder test. Protein levels were evaluated by Western blot. Breviscapine improved fear-extinction learning in BALB/cJ mice. Results Breviscapine at 20-100 mg/kg increased center cross number, total distance traveled, and velocity in a dose-dependent manner. On the other hand, breviscapine at 20-100 mg/kg decreased the immobility time in open field test. In addition, breviscapine at 20-100 mg/kg increased the ratio of time on the open arm, time on the distal parts of the open arm, and total distance traveled in elevated plus maze. Breviscapine at 100 mg/kg increased the average attack latency and decreased the number of attacks over the last 3 days of resident intruder test. In hippocampus, protein levels of postsynaptic density protein-95 and synaptophysin were elevated by breviscapine at these three doses. Conclusion The administration of breviscapine alleviates fear extinction, anxiety, and aggression, while increases locomotor in a dose-dependent manner, which might be associated with its influence on synaptic function.

Major ginsenosides from Panax ginseng promote aerobic cellular respiration and SIRT1-mediated mitochondrial biosynthesis in cardiomyocytes and neurons

Huang, Qingxia,Lou, Tingting,Lu, Jing,Wang, Manying,Chen, Xuenan,Xue, Linyuan,Tang, Xiaolei,Qi, Wenxiu,Zhang, Zepeng,Su, Hang,Jin, Wenqi,Jing, Chenxu,Zhao, Daqing,Sun, Liwei,Li, Xiangyan The Korean Society of Ginseng 2022 Journal of Ginseng Research Vol.46 No.6

Background: Aerobic cellular respiration provides chemical energy, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), to maintain multiple cellular functions. Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) can deacetylate peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1 alpha (PGC-1α) to promote mitochondrial biosynthesis. Targeting energy metabolism is a potential strategy for the prevention and treatment of various diseases, such as cardiac and neurological disorders. Ginsenosides, one of the major bioactive constituents of Panax ginseng, have been extensively used due to their diverse beneficial effects on healthy subjects and patients with different diseases. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms of total ginsenosides (GS) on energy metabolism remain unclear. Methods: In this study, oxygen consumption rate, ATP production, mitochondrial biosynthesis, glucose metabolism, and SIRT1-PGC-1α pathways in untreated and GS-treated different cells, fly, and mouse models were investigated. Results: GS pretreatment enhanced mitochondrial respiration capacity and ATP production in aerobic respiration-dominated cardiomyocytes and neurons, and promoted tricarboxylic acid metabolism in cardiomyocytes. Moreover, GS clearly enhanced NAD⁺-dependent SIRT1 activation to increase mitochondrial biosynthesis in cardiomyocytes and neurons, which was completely abrogated by nicotinamide. Importantly, ginsenoside monomers, such as Rg1, Re, Rf, Rb1, Rc, Rh1, Rb2, and Rb3, were found to activate SIRT1 and promote energy metabolism. Conclusion: This study may provide new insights into the extensive application of ginseng for cardiac and neurological protection in healthy subjects and patients.

Building on Economic Success

Huang Jing 동아시아재단 2016 Global Asia Vol.11 No.4

Effects of a Workplace Multiple Cardiovascular Disease Risks Reduction Program

Jing-Juin Huang,Huey-Shyan Lin,Miaofen Yen,Wai-Ming Kan,Bih-O. Lee,Ching-Huey Chen 한국간호과학회 2013 Asian Nursing Research Vol.7 No.2

Purpose: Interventions targeting multiple risk behaviors have the potential to offer greater health benefits on public health. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a Workplace Multiple Cardiovascular Disease Risks Reduction Program (WMCVDRRP) on male participants at high risk for cardiovascular disease. Methods: One group pretest-posttest design was applied in this study. No control group was assigned as this study was the first one in Taiwan conducted to promote participants’ health using WMCVDRRP and thus with the nature of a pilot study. The program design was based on the collaboration between the health clinic at the corporation and a nursing school targeting six health behaviors. Of the 465 individuals who participated, data from 283 participants were included in the analysis. The change in any of six health behaviors and eight physical indicators were tested as the effect of the WMCVDRRP. Results: Nearly 40% of the participants improved their regular exercise, diet control, stress management, and medication adherence. Although the improvement in drinking behaviors did not show statistical significance, 21% of the participants changed in alcohol consumption and 21% quit smoking. Eight physical indicators including systolic and diastolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, triglyceride, body mass index, waist-hip ratio, body fat, and muscle weight improved significantly. Conclusion: Dual collaboration between the industry and nursing schools could establish a cost-effective program to improve health behaviors and health status of participants. Purpose: Interventions targeting multiple risk behaviors have the potential to offer greater health benefits on public health. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a Workplace Multiple Cardiovascular Disease Risks Reduction Program (WMCVDRRP) on male participants at high risk for cardiovascular disease. Methods: One group pretest-posttest design was applied in this study. No control group was assigned as this study was the first one in Taiwan conducted to promote participants’ health using WMCVDRRP and thus with the nature of a pilot study. The program design was based on the collaboration between the health clinic at the corporation and a nursing school targeting six health behaviors. Of the 465 individuals who participated, data from 283 participants were included in the analysis. The change in any of six health behaviors and eight physical indicators were tested as the effect of the WMCVDRRP. Results: Nearly 40% of the participants improved their regular exercise, diet control, stress management, and medication adherence. Although the improvement in drinking behaviors did not show statistical significance, 21% of the participants changed in alcohol consumption and 21% quit smoking. Eight physical indicators including systolic and diastolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, triglyceride, body mass index, waist-hip ratio, body fat, and muscle weight improved significantly. Conclusion: Dual collaboration between the industry and nursing schools could establish a cost-effective program to improve health behaviors and health status of participants.

Prognostic Value of Tissue Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression in Bladder Cancer: a Meta-analysis

Huang, Yu-Jing,Qi, Wei-Xiang,He, Ai-Na,Sun, Yuan-Jue,Shen, Zan,Yao, Yang Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2013 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.14 No.2

Objective: The prognostic role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in bladder cancer remains controversial. This meta-analysis aimed to explore any association between overexpression and survival outcomes. Methods: We systematically searched for studies investigating the relationships between VEGF expression and outcome of bladder cancer patients. Study quality was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. After careful review, survival data were extracted from eligible studies. A meta-analysis was performed to generate combined hazard ratios (HRs) for overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS) and disease-specific survival (DSS). Results: A total of 1,285 patients from 11 studies were included in the analysis. Our results showed that tissue VEGF overexpression in patients with bladder cancer was associated with poor prognosis in terms of OS (HR, 1.843; 95% CI, 1.231-2.759; P = 0.003), DFS (HR, 1.498; 95% CI, 1.255-1.787; P = 0.000) and DSS (HR, 1.562; 95% CI, 0.996-1.00; P = 0.052), though the difference for DSS was not statistically significant. In addition, there was no evidence of publication bias as suggested by Begg's and Egger's tests except for DFS (Begg's test, P = 0.221; Egger's test, P = 0.018). Conclusion: The present meta-analysis indicated elevated VEGF expression to be associated with a poor prognosis in patients with bladder cancer.

曉瑩 『羅湖野錄』中所保存佚文及其評說-以「禪本草」、「炮炙論」為中心

Huang Jing Jia 중국학연구회 2018 중국학연구 Vol.- No.86

The Zen Notes-"Luo Hu Ye Lu"(羅湖野錄)written by Xiao Ying, this book contains the " Chan Ben Cao "(禪本草)made by Hui Ri Wen Ya and the " Pao Zhi Lun "(炮炙論)made by Zhan Tang Wen Zhun. These two articles are not included in other documents in the Song Dynasty. They are two essays recorded in the "Luo Hu Ye Lu". The former imitates the style of " Chan Ben Cao " and uses the "Zen" metaphor to explain the efficacy of meditation. The latter imitates the method of concocting medicine, and explains the practice method and the second method of using Zen as medicine. This research focuses on revising the content of anecdotes “Chan Ben Cao” and “Pao Zhi Lun” collected in Zen Note - Luo Hu Ye Lu, and conduct textual research on the versions spread. Then discusses Xiao Ying's comments at the end of the transcript, in order to understand the literature value and creative meaning of the two articles. This two-character style is humorous and must be read in a coherent way to understand the meditation meaning of the echo. Xiao Ying inherits from Zong Gao, and Zong Gao had studied from Zhan Tang Wen Zhun . Therefore, Xiao Ying's " Luo Hu Ye Lu " contains these two essays. On the one hand, it has its own source of learning, and on the other hand, it also preserves important Zen literature for the Song Dynasty. 宋代曉瑩所作禪林筆記『羅湖野錄』中,記錄許多禪門遺行逸事,具有補充史傳記錄的史料價值。其中載錄了慧日文雅所作「禪本草」和湛堂文準所作「炮炙論」全文,此二文不見載於宋代其他文獻,是『羅湖野錄』所輯錄的兩篇佚文。前者仿『本草』體例,以「禪」喻藥,說明禪修之功效;後者仿炮製之法,說明此一味禪藥之修練方法和次第。本文主要從『羅湖野錄』之後,考察「禪本草」、「炮炙論」的文本流傳和變化歷程,「禪本草」在明代『韋弦佩』、『佛祖綱目』中尚存全本,至袁中道效顰而作「禪門本草補」,其後『五朝小說』、『重校說郛』便誤將「禪門本草補」混淆為「禪本草」了。所幸清代『禪苑蒙求拾遺』中仍保存完整的「禪本草」全文。「炮炙論」的部分,今可見之版本從『羅湖野錄』,到明代的『佛祖綱目』、『韋弦佩』皆有收錄,三者內容一致並無任何變動。其次,曉瑩在抄錄二文之末加上個人的評說意見,此二文以本草的體例來表述禪修的功效和方法,以及炮製禪方的步驟,文字風格詼諧,必須連貫來讀,方能理解其中隱含呼應的禪思脈絡。曉瑩嗣法於宗杲,而宗杲曾從學於文準,因此,曉瑩『羅湖野錄』收錄這兩篇佚文,一方面有其學法淵源,一方面也為宋代禪門保存了重要的論禪文獻。