Study on Dynamic Behavior of Single-Layer Reticulated Dome by Shaking Table Test

Gui-bo Nie,Xing-long Zhu,Xudong Zhi,Fuyang Wang,Jun-Wu Dai 한국강구조학회 2018 International Journal of Steel Structures Vol.18 No.2

Large-span space structures in the form of reticulated domes, which have developed rapidly in the last three decades, are widely used in large-scale public buildings . In order to have a better understanding of its mechanical performance and verify the failure pattern under seismic motion, a shaking table test of a single-layer reticulated dome was carried out. The geometric position of the structural nodes and material properties of the members were measured, such as yield strength and Young’s modulus . The dynamic characterization of the model under white-noise excitation and fast size frequency was then performed to obtain its natural vibration frequency and damping factor. Next, the mechanical performance of the model under weak and strong seismic motions was investigated experimentally. Finally, a comparison between the experimental and numerical results obtained using the fi nite element software ABAQUS was made and a satisfactory agreement was found. The occurrence of large-scale deformation and signifi cant material plasticity of these structures under severe seismic motion can be regarded as indicators of dynamic strength failure. This is the fi rst time that the pattern of dynamic strength failure has been observed via shaking table tests.

Synthesis and Electro-Optical Propertiesof a Polyacetylene Derivative: Poly(Ethynylestradiol3-Methyl Ether)

Gui, Tai-Long,Yin, Jing-Hua,Wang, Dong-Xing,Jin, Sung-Ho,Lim, Kwon Taek,Kim, Bong-Shik,Lee, Won-Chul,Gal, Yeong-Soon TaylorFrancis 2007 Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Vol.463 No.1

<P> A new conjugated polymer with bulky substituents was synthesized by the polymerization of ethynylestradiol 3-methyl ether (EEDME) by such transition metal catalysts as PdCl2, RuCl3, and (NBD)PdCl2. The polymerization proceeded well in homogeneous manner to give a moderate yield of polymer. The chemical structure of poly(EEDME) was characterized to have the conjugated polymer backbone with the designed substituents. From the CV measurements, the HOMO energy level of the polymer was calculated to be 5.02 eV. The photoluminescence spectra of poly(EEDME) showed that the two photoluminescence peaks are located at 434 and 406 nm corresponding to the photon energy of 2.86 and 3.06 eV, respectively.</P>

Analysis on Electric Field Based on Three Dimensional Atmospheric Electric Field Apparatus

Xing, Hong-yan,He, Gui-xian,Ji, Xin-yuan The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers 2018 Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology Vol.13 No.4

As a key component of lighting location system (LLS) for lightning warning, the atmospheric electric field measuring is required to have high accuracy. The Conventional methods of the existent electric field measurement meter can only detect the vertical component of the atmospheric electric field, which cannot acquire the realistic electric field in the thunderstorm. This paper proposed a three dimensional (3D) electric field system for atmospheric electric field measurement, which is capable of three orthogonal directions in X, Y, Z, measuring. By analyzing the relationship between the electric field and the relative permittivity of ground surface, the permittivity is calculated, and an efficiency 3D measurement model is derived. On this basis, a three-dimensional electric field sensor and a permittivity sensor are adopted to detect the spatial electric field. Moreover, the elevation and azimuth of the detected target are calculated, which reveal the location information of the target. Experimental results show that the proposed 3D electric field meter has satisfactory sensitivity to the three components of electric field. Additionally, several observation results in the fair and thunderstorm weather have been presented.

Meta-analysis of Outcomes Compared between Robotic and Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer

Liao, Gui-Xiang,Xie, Guo-Zhu,Li, Rong,Zhao, Zhi-Hong,Sun, Quan-Quan,Du, Sha-Sha,Ren, Chen,Li, Guo-Xing,Deng, Hai-Jun,Yuan, Ya-Wei Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2013 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.14 No.8

This meta-analysis was performed to evaluate and compare the outcomes of robotic gastrectomy (RG) and laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) for treating gastric cancer. A systematic literature search was carried out using the PubMed database, Web of Knowledge, and the Cochrane Library database to obtain comparative studies assessing the safety and efficiency between RG and LG in May, 2013. Data of interest were analyzed by using of Review Manager version 5.2 software (Cochrane Collaboration). A fixed effects model or random effects model was applied according to heterogeneity. Seven papers reporting results that compared robotic gastrectomy with laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer were selected for this meta-analysis. Our metaanalysis included 2,235 patients with gastric cancer, of which 1,473 had undergone laparoscopic gastrectomy, and 762 had received robotic gastrectomy. Compared with laparoscopic gastrectomy, robotic gastrectomy was associated with longer operative time but less blood loss. There were no significant difference in terms of hospital stay, total postoperative complication rate, proximal margin, distal margin, numbers of harvested lymph nodes and mortality rate between robotic gastrectomy and laparoscopic gastrectomy. Our meta-analysis showed that robotic gastrectomy is a safe technique for treating gastric cancer that compares favorably with laparoscopic gastrectomy in short term outcomes. However, the long term outcomes between the two techniques need to be further examined.

Refining and Validating a Two-stage and Web-based Cancer Risk Assessment Tool for Village Doctors in China

Shen, Xing-Rong,Chai, Jing,Feng, Rui,Liu, Tong-Zhu,Tong, Gui-Xian,Cheng, Jing,Li, Kai-Chun,Xie, Shao-Yu,Shi, Yong,Wang, De-Bin Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.24

The big gap between efficacy of population level prevention and expectations due to heterogeneity and complexity of cancer etiologic factors calls for selective yet personalized interventions based on effective risk assessment. This paper documents our research protocol aimed at refining and validating a two-stage and web-based cancer risk assessment tool, from a tentative one in use by an ongoing project, capable of identifying individuals at elevated risk for one or more types of the 80% leading cancers in rural China with adequate sensitivity and specificity and featuring low cost, easy application and cultural and technical sensitivity for farmers and village doctors. The protocol adopted a modified population-based case control design using 72, 000 non-patients as controls, 2, 200 cancer patients as cases, and another 600 patients as cases for external validation. Factors taken into account comprised 8 domains including diet and nutrition, risk behaviors, family history, precancerous diseases, related medical procedures, exposure to environment hazards, mood and feelings, physical activities and anthropologic and biologic factors. Modeling stresses explored various methodologies like empirical analysis, logistic regression, neuro-network analysis, decision theory and both internal and external validation using concordance statistics, predictive values, etc..

Association Between Pancreatitis and Subsequent Risk of Pancreatic Cancer: a Systematic Review of Epidemiological Studies

Tong, Gui-Xian,Geng, Qing-Qing,Chai, Jing,Cheng, Jing,Chen, Peng-Lai,Liang, Han,Shen, Xing-Rong,Wang, De-Bin Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.12

This study aimed to summarize published epidemiological evidence for the relationship between pancreatitis and subsequent risk of pancreatic cancer (PC). We searched Medline and Embase for epidemiological studies published by February $5^{th}$, 2014 examining the risk of PC in pancreatitis patients using highly inclusive algorithms. Information about first author, year of publication, country of study, recruitment period, type of pancreatitis, study design, sample size, source of controls and attained age of subjects were extracted by two researchers and Stata 11.0 was used to perform the statistical analyses and examine publication bias. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated with the random effects model. A total of 17 articles documenting 3 cohort and 14 case-control studies containing 14,667 PC cases and 17,587 pancreatitis cases were included in this study. The pooled OR between pancreatitis and PC risk was 7.05 (95%CI: 6.42-7.75). Howeever, the pooled ORs of case-control and cohort studies were 4.62 (95%CI: 4.08-5.22) and 16.3 (95%CI: 14.3-18.6) respectively. The risk of PC was the highest in patients with chronic pancreatitis (pooled OR=10.35; 95%CI: 9.13-11.75), followed by unspecified type of pancreatitis (pooled OR=6.41; 95%CI: 4.93-8.34), both acute and chronic pancreatitis (pooled OR=6.13; 95%CI: 5.00-7.52), and acute pancreatitis (pooled OR=2.12; 95%CI: 1.59-2.83). The pooled OR of PC in pancreatitis cases diagnosed within 1 year was the highest (pooled OR=23.3; 95%CI: 14.0-38.9); and the risk in subjects diagnosed with pancreatitis for no less than 2, 5 and 10 years were 3.03 (95%CI: 2.41-3.81), 2.82 (95%CI: 2.12-3.76) and 2.25 (95%CI: 1.59-3.19) respectively. Pancreatitis, especially chronic pancreatitis, was associated with a significantly increased risk of PC; and the risk decreased with increasing duration since diagnosis of pancreatitis.

Circulating current suppression control for modular multilevel converters based on restricted self-redundant states prediction

Hu, Xing,Zhang, Jianzhong,Deng, Fujin,Chen, Gui,Chen, Qiang,Din, Zaki ud The Korean Institute of Power Electronics 2020 JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS Vol.20 No.5

Circulating current exists among phases or between the DC link and the three phases in a modular multilevel converter (MMC). Suppression control of the alternating components in circulating current is a critical issue for the stable and efficient operation of an MMC. Due to the redundancy and symmetry of MMCs, some of the self-redundant states of MMCs can be used to suppress the alternating components in circulating current without affecting the output performance of the converter. In this paper, a theoretical derivation of the boundary of redundant states is given. Then a suppression strategy for circulating current is proposed based on prediction control and the boundary of redundant states. The selection range of the redundant states is narrowed in this case, which reduces the computation burden when compared to the original method and ensures excellent performance in the suppression of circulating current. Simulations and experiments are carried out to verify the effectiveness of the proposed strategy.

Fabrication of Hierarchically Porous Carbon Nanofibers from Immiscible PAN/PVDF Polymer Blends as Electrode Materials

Cheng Gui,Yike Zhang,Rui Jin,Yang Song,Rong Li,Yanjun Xing 한국섬유공학회 2021 Fibers and polymers Vol.22 No.4

Most previous work on the preparation of electrode materials has usually used to grind carbon nanofibers and addnon-reactive binders, which lead to limited surface area and lower electrochemical performance in electrode materials. In thisstudy, porous carbon nanofibers were prepared from non-miscible PAN/PVDF polymer blends by electrospinning andcarbonization to obtain electrode materials with high performance and high specific surface area. In the process of preparingelectrode materials, carbon nanofibers can be directly prepared as electrodes with high-performance and flexibility withoutadding any inactive materials, such as polymer binders or electronic conductors. Results showed that PF-C-50 has themaximum specific surface area of 773 m2 g-1 and the specific capacitance as high as 181 F/g at the current density of 0.4 A/gand 134 F/g at the current density of 1 A/g. PF-C-80 exhibits a specific capacitance as high as 156 F/g at the current densityof 0.4 A/g and 117 F/g at the current density of 1 A/g with the smallest IR drop and Rct. The prepared porous carbonnanofiber electrode improves the electrochemical performance and flexibility of the electrode material. These uniquestructures and characteristic materials can be excellent candidates for high-performance flexible electrodes, laying a goodfoundation for wearable devices.

The genetic engineering of glycine betaine synthesis in tobacco improves the resistance of the photosynthetic apparatus to drought stress

Wang Gui-Ping,Xue Xiao-Min,Yang Xing-hong,Chen Ru,Han Xue-Ping 한국식물생명공학회 2022 Plant biotechnology reports Vol.16 No.2

In recent years, with the global climate change, the intensity, frequency and duration of drought have increased significantly, which has become the main limiting factor for agricultural development in many areas. Glycine betaine (GB) is an effec- tive stress-resistant substance. In this experiment, the effects of the genetic engineering of GB synthesis on photosynthetic apparatus of tobacco under drought stress were studied using transgenic tobacco (T) accumulating GB and wild-type tobacco (K326, WT). Potted tobaccos were subjected to drought stress (controlled irrigation, 25 °C ± 1 °C, a relative humidity: 75–80%) for 9 days, photosynthetic gas exchange parameters, chlorophyll a fluorescence, structure of chloroplast and thyla- koid membrane, and protein function of thylakoid membrane were examined under different drought stress time (days). The results showed that T tobacco could accumulate GB and the accumulated GB improved the resistance of the photosynthetic apparatus to drought stress. Under drought stress, the damage of chloroplast and thylakoid lamellae in T tobacco was less than that in WT tobacco, the accumulation of GB in T tobacco could maintain the stability of thylakoid membrane, improved the unsaturated fatty acid index (IUFA) of thylakoid membrane lipid, increased the contents of digalactosyl diacylglycerol (DGDG) and phosphatidylglycerol (PG), and decreased the ratio of monogalactosyl diaylglycerol (MGDG) to DGDG. In addition, under drought stress, the accumulation of GB in T tobacco alleviated the photo-inhibition of PSII, and the increase of xanthophyll cycle de-epoxidation may be one of the reasons for the enhancement of PSII function.

Association of Risk of Gastric Cancer and Consumption of Tobacco, Alcohol and Tea in the Chinese Population

Tong, Gui-Xian,Liang, Han,Chai, Jing,Cheng, Jing,Feng, Rui,Chen, Peng-Lai,Geng, Qing-Qing,Shen, Xing-Rong,Wang, De-Bin Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.20

This study aimed at summarizing epidemiological research findings on associations between tobacco, alcohol and tea consumption and risk of gastric cancer (GC) in the Chinese population. The review searched PubMed, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and China Biology Medicine (CBM) databases and reference lists of review papers for all studies published in English or Chinese languages. Information extracted, via two independent researchers, from retrieved articles included first author, year of publication, study design, sample size, source of controls and adjusted odds ratio (OR) or relative risk (RR) with the corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for each category. Statistical analyses used software STATA version 12.0. The systematic search found 89 articles containing 25,821 GC cases and 135,298 non-cases. The overall random effects in terms of pooled OR and 95%CI for tobacco, alcohol and tea consumption were 1.62 (95%CI: 1.50-1.74), 1.57 (95%CI: 1.41-1.76) and 0.67 (95%CI: 0.59-0.76) respectively; while the heterogeneity among included studies ranged from 80.1% to 87.5%. The majority of subgroup analyses revealed consistent results with the overall analyses. All three behavioral factors showed statistically significant dose-dependent effects on GC (P<0.05). The study revealed that tobacco smoking and alcohol drinking were associated with over 1/2 added risk of GC, while tea drinking conferred about 1/3 lower risk of GC in the Chinese population. However, these results should be interpreted with caution given the fact that most of the included studies were based on a retrospective design and heterogeneity among studies was relatively high.