EXISTENCE AND LARGE TIME BEHAVIOR OF SOLUTIONS TO A FOURTH-ORDER DEGENERATE PARABOLIC EQUATION

Bo Liang,Meishan Wang,Ying Wang 대한수학회 2015 대한수학회보 Vol.52 No.4

The paper is devoted to studying a fourth-order degenerate parabolic equation, which arises in fluid, phase transformation and biology. Based on the existence and uniqueness of one semi-discrete problem, two types of approximate solutions are introduced. By establishing some necessary uniform estimates for those approximate solutions, the existence and uniqueness of the corresponding parabolic problem are obtained. Moreover, the long time asymptotic behavior is established by the entropy functional method.

EXISTENCE AND LARGE TIME BEHAVIOR OF SOLUTIONS TO A FOURTH-ORDER DEGENERATE PARABOLIC EQUATION

LIANG, BO,WANG, MEISHAN,WANG, YING Korean Mathematical Society 2015 대한수학회보 Vol.52 No.4

The paper is devoted to studying a fourth-order degenerate parabolic equation, which arises in fluid, phase transformation and biology. Based on the existence and uniqueness of one semi-discrete problem, two types of approximate solutions are introduced. By establishing some necessary uniform estimates for those approximate solutions, the existence and uniqueness of the corresponding parabolic problem are obtained. Moreover, the long time asymptotic behavior is established by the entropy functional method.

Power Game:Micro-Politics of Industrial Evolution : An Empirical Study On the Great Change of Market Participation Structure of Chinese Oil Industry

Bo Liang 한국사회학회 2012 한국사회학회 사회학대회 논문집 Vol.2012 No.6

The Higher Order Spectrum Analysis for Fault Pattern Extraction of Induction Motors

Bo Liang 전력전자학회 2015 ICPE(ISPE)논문집 Vol.2015 No.6

This paper presents an application based on higher order spectra (HOS) for fault pattern extraction of induction motors. The focus was put on one of major HOS measures, the bispectrum in particular. The bispectrum is the third-order frequency domain measure, which contains information that conventional spectral analysis techniques cannot provide. A series of experiments for fault diagnosis of induction motors by vibration bispectrum analysis were carried out. The experimental results showed that the bispectrum of vibration could significantly suppress the noise and therefore highlight the relevant fault symptoms. It was also found that there were unique bispectrum patterns for different faults of induction motors.

Which Indicator Among Lumbar Vertebral Hounsfield Unit, Vertebral Bone Quality, or Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry-Measured Bone Mineral Density Is More Efficacious in Predicting Thoracolumbar Fragility Fractures?

Bo Zhang,Lu-Ping Zhou,Xian-Liang Zhang,Dui Li,Jia-Qi Wang,Chong-Yu Jia,Hua-Qing Zhang,Liang Kang,Ren-Jie Zhang,Cai-Liang Shen 대한척추신경외과학회 2023 Neurospine Vol.20 No.4

Objective: Hounsfield units (HU), vertebral bone quality (VBQ), and bone mineral density (BMD) can all serve as predictive indicators for thoracolumbar fragility fractures. This study aims to explore which indicator provides better risk prediction for thoracolumbar fragility fractures. Methods: Patients who have received medical attention from The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University for thoracolumbar fragility fractures were selected. A total of 78 patients with thoracolumbar fragility fractures were included in the study. To establish a control group, 78 patients with degenerative spinal diseases were matched to the fracture group on the basis of gender, age, and body mass index. The lumbar vertebral HU, the VBQ, and the BMD were obtained for all the 156 patients through computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). The correlations among these parameters were analyzed. The area under curve (AUC) analysis was employed to assess the predictive efficacy and thresholds of lumbar vertebral HU, VBQ, and BMD in relation to the risk of thoracolumbar fragility fractures. Results: Among the cohort of 156 patients, lumbar vertebral HU exhibited a positive correlation with BMD (p < 0.01). Conversely, VBQ showed a negative correlation with HU, BMD (p < 0.05). HU and BMD displayed a favorable predictive efficacy for thoracolumbar fragility fractures (p < 0.01), with HU (AUC = 0.863) showcasing the highest predictive efficacy, followed by the DEXA-measured BMD (AUC = 0.813). VBQ (AUC = 0.602) ranked lowest among the 3 indicators. The thresholds for predicting thoracolumbar fragility fractures were as follows: HU (88),VBQ (3.37), and BMD (0.81). Conclusion: All 3 of these indicators, HU, VBQ, and BMD, can predict thoracolumbar fragility fractures. Notably, lumbar vertebral HU exhibits the highest predictive efficacy, followed by the BMD obtained through DEXA scanning, with VBQ demonstrating the lowest predictive efficacy.

Design Method of Combined Gradient Dimming Structures for Highway Tunnels

Bo Liang,Jinghang Xiao,Jiaan Niu,Shiyong He 대한토목학회 2023 KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering Vol.27 No.4

The notable brightness difference between the inside and outside of a tunnel is a major issue restricting the safe driving and energy-saving conditions of highway tunnels. The installation of a shading structure at the entrance of a highway tunnel could resolve this problem. This method is equivalent to moving the entrance zone outside so that light is smoothly transmitted into the tunnel, which is called pretunnel lighting. In this research, the shading structure is selected as the research object. First, the shading effects of pergolas and sunshades of different cross-sectional forms are analyzed. Second, choosing the Jiulongpo Tunnel in Chongqing as an example, through DIALux software modeling and analysis, the tunnel sunshade is selected as the primary shading structure, which is better than the pergola in terms of the average luminance value and uniformity of luminance. Third, based on the idea of gradient dimming outside the tunnel, three kinds of combined gradient dimming sunshades are designed. Considering the influence of the season, weather and orientation, the optimal design scheme is determined in detail. Finally, the energy-saving benefits are calculated of the installation of a tunnel sunshade to replace the enhanced lighting in Threshold zone 1 (TH1) combined with gradient dimming lighting in Threshold zone 2 (TH2). The results show that the combined gradient dimming sunshade in Scheme 3 (70% + 40% + 20% + 10%) is optimal. The combined gradient dimming sunshade could decrease the variation in luminance inside and outside the tunnel and reduce the artificial lighting intensity in the entrance zone, which could facilitate safe driving and energy savings.

Selective Radiotherapy after Distant Metastasis of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Treated with Dose-Dense Cisplatin plus Fluorouracil

Liang, Yong,Bu, Jun-Guo,Cheng, Jin-ling,Gao, Wei-Wei,Xu, Yao-Can,Feng, Jian,Chen, Bo-Yu,Liang, Wei-Chao,Chen, Ke-Quan Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2015 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.16 No.14

Purpose: To investigate the efficacy and safety of selective radiotherapy after distant metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) treated with dose-dense cisplatin plus fluorouracil. Materials and Methods: Eligible patients were randomly assigned to a study group treated with dose-dense cisplatin plus fluorouracil following selective radiotherapy and a control group receiving traditional cisplatin plus fluorouracil following selective radiotherapy according to a 1:1 distribution using a digital random table method. The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS). Secondary endpoints were progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rate, relapse or progression rate in the radiation field and treatment toxicity. Results: Of 52 patients in the study group, 20 cases underwent radiotherapy., while in the control group of 51 patients, 16 underwent radiotherapy. The median PFS, median OS, survival rates in 1, 2 and 3 years in study and control group were 20.9 vs 12.7months, 28.3 vs 18.8months, 85.2%vs 65.9%, 62.2% vs 18.3%, and 36.6%vs 5.2% (p values of 0.00, 0.00, 0.04, 0.00 and 0.00, respectively). Subgroup analysis showed that the median OS and survival rates of 1, 2, 3 years for patients undergoing radiotherapy in the study group better than that in control group( 43.2vs24.1 months, 94.1% vs 86.7%, 82.4% vs 43.3%, 64.7% vs 17.3%, (p=0.00, 0.57, 0.04 and 0.01, respectively). The complete response rate, objective response rate after chemotherapy and three months after radiotherapy, relapse or progression rate in radiation field in study group and in control group were 19.2% vs 3.9%, 86.5% vs 56.9%, 85% vs 50%, 95% vs 81.3% and 41.3% vs 66.7% (p =0.03, 0.00, 0.03,0.30, 0.01 respectively). The grade 3-4 acute adverse reactions in the study group were significantly higher than in the control group (53.8% vs 9.8%, p=0.00). Conclusions: The survival of patients benefits from selective radiotherapy after distant metastasis of NPC treated with dose-dense cisplatin plus fluorouracil.

NVST Data Archiving System Based On FastBit NoSQL Database

Ying Bo Liu,Feng Wang,Kai-fan Ji,Hui Deng,Wei Dai,Bo Liang 한국천문학회 2014 Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society Vol.47 No.3

The New Vacuum Solar Telescope (NVST) is a 1-meter vacuum solar telescope that aims to observe the fine structures of active regions on the Sun. The main tasks of the NVST are high resolution imaging and spectral observations, including the measurements of the solar magnetic field. The NVST has been collecting more than 20 million FITS files since it began routine observations in 2012 and produces a maximum observational records of 120 thousand files in a day. Given the large amount of files, the effective archiving and retrieval of files becomes a critical and urgent problem. In this study, we implement a new data archiving system for the NVST based on the Fastbit Not Only Structured Query Language (NoSQL) database. Comparing to the relational database (i.e., MySQL; My Structured Query Language), the Fastbit database manifests distinctive advantages on indexing and querying performance. In a large scale database of 40 million records, the multi-field combined query response time of Fastbit database is about 15 times faster and fully meets the requirements of the NVST. Our study brings a new idea for massive astronomical data archiving and would contribute to the design of data management systems for other astronomical telescopes.

Effect of Heat Treatment on the Lipophillic Pigments of Fresh Green Tea Liquor

Jian-Liang Lu,Zhan-Bo Dong,Shun-Shun Pan,Chen Lin,Xin-Qiang Zheng,Borthakur Devajit,Yue-Rong Liang 한국식품과학회 2009 Food Science and Biotechnology Vol.18 No.3

Changes in lipophillic pigments concentration and its relation to color of fresh green tea liquor during heat treatment were studied. The results showed liquor greenness decreased markedly with extension of incubation time at 55℃, while the brightness and yellowness changed a little. Significant increase in ‘a’ and ‘b’ values of tea liquor was observed at 95℃. Color change of liquor at 55℃ was accompanied by a decrease in the level of chlorophylls, lutein and neoxanthin, and an increase in the pheophytins and β-carotene levels. However, all pigments except β-carotene decreased with time extension at 95℃. Significant correlation was found between pigments and color difference index. The browning of fresh green tea liquor was attributed to vicissitudes of lipophillic pigments during heat treatment, especially to the change of chlorophylls/pheophytins ratio. Result also showed addition of Zn²? at 1.6 μ㏖/ℓ could partially alleviate the decrease in greenness during heat treatment.

Complex roles of the stroma in the intrinsic resistance to gemcitabine in pancreatic cancer: where we are and where we are going

Chen Liang,Si Shi,Qingcai Meng,Dingkong Liang,Shunrong Ji,Bo Zhang,Yi Qin,Jin Xu,Quanxing Ni,Xianjun Yu 생화학분자생물학회 2017 Experimental and molecular medicine Vol.49 No.-

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is among the most devastating human malignancies. The poor clinical outcome in PDAC is partly attributed to a growth-permissive tumor microenvironment. In the PDAC microenvironment, the stroma is characterized by the development of extensive fibrosis, with stromal components outnumbering pancreatic cancer cells. Each of the components within the stroma has a distinct role in conferring chemoresistance to PDAC, and intrinsic chemoresistance has further worsened this pessimistic prognosis. The nucleoside analog gemcitabine (GEM) is usually the recommended first-line chemotherapeutic agent for PDAC patients and is given alone or in combination with other agents. The mechanisms of intrinsic resistance to GEM are an active area of ongoing research. This review highlights the important role the complex structure of stroma in PDAC plays in the intrinsic resistance to GEM and discusses whether antistroma therapy improves the efficacy of GEM. The addition of antistroma therapy combined with GEM is expected to be a novel therapeutic strategy with significant survival benefits for PDAC patients.