The Ecological Explanation of the Confucian View of Heavenly Way: On the Account of East Asian Monsoonal Climate and Phenological Application

( Wu Zhou ) 성균관대학교 유교문화연구소 2013 儒敎文化硏究(中文版) Vol.0 No.19

儒家天道觀的特質,與其固有的道論、氣論和象論的獨特內涵有關,進一步來看,也跟中國古代社會基於其環境特徵的獨特的農耕文明有關。農耕文明亟須之基本認識方法爲物候學觀察,這種方法的泛化就是“取象比類”。農耕要靠天吃飯,對於氣候資源高度依賴,對於氣候波動則高度敏感;中華文明核心區域裡的東亞季風性氣候,就在儒家天道觀當中得到了深刻映現,與此種天道觀相容的“陰陽五行”的編碼模式,就是運用物候學方法和反映東亞季風性氣候的結果。 The specialty of Confucian viewpoint on natural law is related to the special intension of Dao theory and Qi theory and phenomenon theory. And also the specialty of Confucian viewpoint on natural law is related to the special agriculture civilization because of the environment of ancient china. The phenometry is the basic cognitional method in the agriculture civilization. Then the phenomenon theory usually basing on analogy has been the wide-ranging apply of the phenometry. Obviously, the farming practices rely on the climate resources and the natural condition. Then the features of East Asian monsoonal climate in the principal area are deeply reflected in the Confucian viewpoint on natural law. The encoded models of Yin yang and five elements that is compatible to the Confucian natural law viewpoint are the results of the apply of phenometry and the reflects of the features of East Asian monsoonal climate. [Article in Chinese]

The Development and Prospect of Tourism Orchard in China

Wu Zhong Zhou,Xiao Yan Chen 한국원예학회 2006 한국원예학회 기타간행물 Vol.- No.-

Research on the Chinese Town-Dwellers’ Consumption of Flowers

Wu Zhong Zhou,Yao Guo,Jian Feng Zhu,Xin Feng,Jing Guo 한국원예학회 2006 한국원예학회 기타간행물 Vol.- No.-

Incidence and Mortality of Female Breast Cancer in Jiangsu, China

Wu, Li-Zhu,Han, Ren-Qiang,Zhou, Jin-Yi,Yang, Jie,Dong, Mei-Hua,Qian, Yun,Wu, Ming Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.6

Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe and analyze the incidence and mortality of female breast cancer in Jiangsu Province of China. Methods: Incidence and mortality data for female breast cancer and corresponding population statistics from eligible cancer registries in Jiangsu from 2006 to 2010 were collected and analyzed. Crude rates, age-specific rates and age-standardized rates of incidence and mortality were calculated, and annual present changes (APCs) were estimated to describe the time trends. Results: From 2006 to 2010, 11,013 new cases and 3,068 deaths of female breast cancer were identified in selected cancer registry areas of Jiangsu. The annual average crude incidence and age-standardized incidence by world population (ASW) were 25.2/ and 17.9/100,000 respectively. The annual average crude and ASW for mortality rates were 7.03/ and 4.81/100,000. The incidence was higher in urban areas than that in rural areas, and this was consistent in all age groups. No significant difference was observed in mortality between urban and rural areas. Two peaks were observed when looking at age-specific rates, one at 50-59 years and another at over 85 years. During the 5 years, incidence and mortality increased with APCs of 4.47% and 6.89%, respectively. Compared to the national level, Jiangsu is an area with relatively low risk of female breast cancer. Conclusion: Breast cancer has become a main public health problem among Chinese females. More prevention and control activities should be conducted to reduce the burden of this disease, even in relatively low risk areas like Jiangsu.

Design of ZVT-ZCT buck converter based on self-tracking ZCD algorithm

Zhou Dongguo,Wu Yangjie,Zhou Hong 대한전기학회 2022 Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology Vol.17 No.1

In this study, a novel buck converter with a resonant circuit and self-tracking zero current detection (ZCD) algorithm is proposed. The active resonant circuit provides main switch and auxiliary switch. In this converter all switching devices operate with soft switching, to tun on with (ZVT) zero-voltage transition and to turn off with (ZCT)zero-current transition. The PWM self-tracking ZCD algorithm improves the conversion effi ciency and avoid reverse current. The operation principle and detailed steady-state analysis of the ZVT-ZCT buck converter are given. The buck converter can operate with soft switching at high frequencies which has a simple structure. The presented theoretical analysis is verifi ed exactly by a MATLAB simulation experiment and a prototype of 1 kW and 100 kHz buck converter. The converter can eff ectively reduce current and voltage stress, reduce losses and improve power conversion effi ciency.

Magnetic Resonance Image Manifestations of the Atypical Meningioma

Wu, Qing-Wu,Yan, Rui-Fang,Li, Qiang,Hu, Ying,Zhou, Feng-Mei,Ren, Ji-Peng,Yang, Rui-Min,Zhang, Yan Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2013 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.14 No.11

Through retrospective analysis of 13 cases of magnetic resonance image (MRI) manifestations of atypical meningiomas confirmed by operation and pathology in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, the objective of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of MRI in order to improve the accuracy rate of preoperative diagnosis. In this retrospective analysis of MRI findings for atypical meningiomas in First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University from January to July in 2012, the location, morphology and tumor signals and other tumor imaging characteristics were covered. In 13 cases of atypical meningioma patients of this group, most tumors were located at typical sites (10/13), mainly the falx cerebri, parasagittal, convexity, saddle area. Only two cases were at atypical locations, 1 in the cerebellar hemisphere and 1 in a lateral ventricle. Most of the tumors showed T1 and T2 isointensity signals, and necrosis, calcification, and peritumoral edema were always featured. DWI showed isointensity in 11 cases (11/13), and hyperintensity in 2. Some 9 cases had dural tail signs, 12 had accurate positioning (12/13), and 2 were postoperative recurrences. MRI has high value in the diagnosis of atypical meningiomas, with important roles in early clinical diagnosis, treatment and prognosis evaluation.

Association of Oral Contraceptives Use and Lung Cancer Risk among Women: an Updated Meta-analysis Based on Cohort and Case-control Studies

Wu, Wei,Yin, Zhi-Hua,Guan, Peng,Ren, Yang-Wu,Zhou, Bao-Sen Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.3

Background: Previous studies on the association of oral contraceptives (OC) use and lung cancer generated inconsistent findings. The aim of this study was to confirm any definite correlation between OC use and lung cancer risk. Methods: Publications were reviewed and obtained through PubMed and EMBASE databases literature search up to November, 2013. Reference lists from retrieved articles were also reviewed. The language of publication was restricted to English. A meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the association by calculating pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results: A total of 14 studies consisting of 9 case-control studies and 5 cohort studies were finally included in this meta-analysis. There was no significant association observed between OC use and lung cancer risk in the overall analysis (OR=0.91; 95% CI=0.81-1.03). There was a significant protective effect in Europe (OR=0.74; 95% CI=0.60-0.91) and a borderline significant protective effect with an adenocarcinoma histology (OR=0.90; 95% CI=0.80-1.01) in subgroup analyses. No association was observed for methodological quality of study, study design, smoking status and case number of study. Conclusion: This meta-analysis suggests that OC use is not likely to be associated with the risk of lung cancer at all. While a significant protective effect of OC use on lung cancer was observed in Europe, interpretation should be cautious because of the potential biases of low-quality studies. At the same time, more attention should be paid to the possible association of OC use with adenocarcinoma of lung. Our findings require further research, with well-conducted and large-scale epidemiological studies to confirm effects of OC use on lung cancer.

Preparation and Property of Wet-spun Silk Fibroin Filaments with Fibrils Regenerated by Dissolving in CaCl₂-Formic Acid

Wu Huiying,Wu Guiying,Yao Ping,Zhou Yan,Zhang Feng,Zuo Baoqi 한국고분자학회 2018 폴리머 Vol.42 No.5

In this work, silk fibroin (SF) filament with fibrils regenerated by dissolving in CaCl₂-formic acid (FA) was prepared by wet-spun method at room temperature. Different from traditional dissolved methods, SF solutions obtained by dissolving in CaCl₂-FA preserved fibrils, which have been recognized as the key to the high performance of native silk. The morphology of SF filament was analyzed, very dense filaments with smooth surface and circular, nanofibrils could be observed in longitudinal and cross-sections of filaments. Moreover, the breaking stress of samples was gradually increased with the increase of draw-down ratios. After 3 times drawing, the breaking stress and elongation at break of filament were 276.4±22.6 MPa and 40.8±3.1%, respectively. At the same time, the secondary structure of SF filament was typical β-sheet. In addition, SF filaments showed excellent degradation property, the mass lost of SF filament declined 42% after incubating in protease XIV solution. Above all, the human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) adhered very well on the surface of the filaments, which demonstrated the good biocompatibility of SF filaments, was suitable for application in tissue engineering.

Cathode interfacial layer-free all small-molecule solar cells with efficiency over 12%

Wu, Hao,Yue, Qihui,Zhou, Zichun,Chen, Shanshan,Zhang, Dongyang,Xu, Shengjie,Zhou, Huiqiong,Yang, Changduk,Fan, Haijun,Zhu, Xiaozhang The Royal Society of Chemistry 2019 Journal of materials chemistry. A, Materials for e Vol.7 No.26

<P>While nonfullerene small-molecule solar cells (NF-SMSCs) have relatively inferior performance compared with nonfullerene polymer solar cells, their performance is improving. In this work, a weak crystalline molecular donor BSFTR, was designed and synthesized to achieve efficient NF-SMSCs. By blending with a strong crystalline acceptor NBDTP-Fout, BSFTR achieves a well-intermixed blending morphology, which favors the formation of efficient charge percolation pathways with suppressed recombination. The BSFTR:NBDTP-Fout device obtains a power-conversion efficiency (PCE) of approximately 11.97% by achieving an efficient cathode interfacial layer (CIL)-free device that delivers an even higher PCE of 12.3%, which ranks among the top values for the reported NF-SMSCs. This work provides a simple solution for achieving high-performance NF-SMSCs by identifying the key factors for designing efficient, cost-saving, mass production-favorable CIL-free organic photovoltaic devices.</P>

Establishing a Nomogram for Stage IA-IIB Cervical Cancer Patients after Complete Resection

Zhou, Hang,Li, Xiong,Zhang, Yuan,Jia, Yao,Hu, Ting,Yang, Ru,Huang, Ke-Cheng,Chen, Zhi-Lan,Wang, Shao-Shuai,Tang, Fang-Xu,Zhou, Jin,Chen, Yi-Le,Wu, Li,Han, Xiao-Bing,Lin, Zhong-Qiu,Lu, Xiao-Mei,Xing, H Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2015 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.16 No.9

Background: This study aimed to establish a nomogram by combining clinicopathologic factors with overall survival of stage IA-IIB cervical cancer patients after complete resection with pelvic lymphadenectomy. Materials and Methods: This nomogram was based on a retrospective study on 1,563 stage IA-IIB cervical cancer patients who underwent complete resection and lymphadenectomy from 2002 to 2008. The nomogram was constructed based on multivariate analysis using Cox proportional hazard regression. The accuracy and discriminative ability of the nomogram were measured by concordance index (C-index) and calibration curve. Results: Multivariate analysis identified lymph node metastasis (LNM), lymph-vascular space invasion (LVSI), stromal invasion, parametrial invasion, tumor diameter and histology as independent prognostic factors associated with cervical cancer survival. These factors were selected for construction of the nomogram. The C-index of the nomogram was 0.71 (95% CI, 0.65 to 0.77), and calibration of the nomogram showed good agreement between the 5-year predicted survival and the actual observation. Conclusions: We developed a nomogram predicting 5-year overall survival of surgically treated stage IA-IIB cervical cancer patients. More comprehensive information that is provided by this nomogram could provide further insight into personalized therapy selection.