An Engineering Algorithm on Life Damage of a Spider in a Hydraulic Generator Unit Based on Vibration Signal

Fu Zhou Feng,Bo-Suk Yang,Fu Lei Chu 한국소음진동공학회 2003 한국소음진동공학회 국제학술대회논문집 Vol.2003 No.8

A novel M2e-multiple antigenic peptide providing heterologous protection in mice

Feng Wen,Ji-Hong Ma,Hai Yu,Fu-Ru Yang,Meng Huang,Yan-Jun Zhou,Ze-Jun Li,Xiu-Hui Wang,Guo-Xin Li,Yi-Feng Jiang,Wu Tong,Guangzhi Tong 대한수의학회 2016 Journal of Veterinary Science Vol.17 No.1

Swine influenza viruses (SwIVs) cause considerable morbidity and mortality in domestic pigs, resulting in a significant economic burden. Moreover, pigs have been considered to be a possible mixing vessel in which novel strains loom. Here, we developed and evaluated a novel M2e-multiple antigenic peptide (M2e-MAP) as a supplemental antigen for inactivated H3N2 vaccine to provide cross-protection against two main subtypes of SwIVs, H1N1 and H3N2. The novel tetra-branched MAP was constructed by fusing four copies of M2e to one copy of foreign T helper cell epitopes. A high-yield reassortant H3N2 virus was generated by plasmid based reverse genetics. The efficacy of the novel H3N2 inactivated vaccines with or without M2e-MAP supplementation was evaluated in a mouse model. M2e-MAP conjugated vaccine induced strong antibody responses in mice. Complete protection against the heterologous swine H1N1 virus was observed in mice vaccinated with M2e-MAP combined vaccine. Moreover, this novel peptide confers protection against lethal challenge of A/Puerto Rico/8/34 (H1N1). Taken together, our results suggest the combined immunization of reassortant inactivated H3N2 vaccine and the novel M2e-MAP provided cross-protection against swine and human viruses and may serve as a promising approach for influenza vaccine development.

IQGAP1 is overexpressed in hepatocellular carcinoma and promotes cell proliferation by Akt activation

Feng Chen,Zhi Chen,Hai-Hong Zhu,Lin-Fu Zhou,Shan-Shan Wu,Jing Wang 생화학분자생물학회 2010 Experimental and molecular medicine Vol.42 No.7

The scaffold protein IQGAP1 shows elevated levels in several cancer types, but its expression in hepatocellular carcinoma is unknown. We found that 58%of human hepatocellular carcinoma tissue samples had increased IQGAP1 expression compared to adjacent normal tissue. Overexpressing IQGAP1 raised the in vivo tumorigenicity of hepatocellular carcinoma cells, and forced overexpression of IQGAP1 in vitro stimulated cell proliferation. Cell growth was reduced by knockdown or mutation of IQGAP1, or by treatment of cells with a phosphotidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor. To determine the mechanism by which IQGAP1 overexpression affected hepatocellular carcinoma cells,we confirmed its interaction in these cells with mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), a serine/threonine kinase that integrates signals about nutrient and energy status with downstream effectors that influence cell division. In addition, we discovered a new interaction involving IQGAP1, mTOR and Akt, which is a downstream target of mTOR. Akt phosphorylation on Ser-473, which is catalyzed by mTOR and required for Akt activation, increased with increasing amounts of IQGAP1, and decreased with IQGAP1 mutation. We hypothesize that IQGAP1 is a scaffold that facilitates mTOR and Akt interaction.

Protective efficacy of a high-growth reassortant swine H3N2 inactivated vaccine constructed by reverse genetic manipulation

Feng Wen,Ji-Hong Ma,Hai Yu,Fu-Ru Yang,Meng Huang,Yan-Jun Zhou,Ze-Jun Li,Guangzhi Tong 대한수의학회 2014 JOURNAL OF VETERINARY SCIENCE Vol.15 No.3

Novel reassortant H3N2 swine influenza viruses (SwIV)with the matrix gene from the 2009 H1N1 pandemic virushave been isolated in many countries as well as duringoutbreaks in multiple states in the United States, indicatingthat H3N2 SwIV might be a potential threat to public health. Since southern China is the world’s largest producer of pigs,efficient vaccines should be developed to prevent pigs fromacquiring H3N2 subtype SwIV infections, and thus limit thepossibility of SwIV infection at agricultural fairs. In thisstudy, a high-growth reassortant virus (GD/PR8) wasgenerated by plasmid-based reverse genetics and tested as acandidate inactivated vaccine. The protective efficacy of thisvaccine was evaluated in mice by challenging them withanother H3N2 SwIV isolate [A/Swine/Heilongjiang/1/05(H3N2) (HLJ/05)]. Prime and booster inoculation withGD/PR8 vaccine yielded high-titer serum hemagglutinationinhibiting antibodies and IgG antibodies. Completeprotection of mice against H3N2 SwIV was observed, withsignificantly reduced lung lesion and viral loads invaccine-inoculated mice relative to mock-vaccinatedcontrols. These results suggest that the GD/PR8 vaccine mayserve as a promising candidate for rapid intervention ofH3N2 SwIV outbreaks in China.

Interoperative Radiotherapy of Seventy-two Cases of Early Breast Cancer Patients During Breast-conserving Surgery

Zhou, Shi-Fu,Shi, Wei-Feng,Meng, Dong,Sun, Chun-Lei,Jin, Jian-Rong,Zhao, Yu-Tian Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2012 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.13 No.4

Objective: To evaluate interoperative radiotherapy after breast conservative surgery in early breast cancer patients in terms of postoperative complications, cosmetic outcome and recurrence events. Methods: From June 2007 to Dec 2011, 143 early breast cancer patients received breast conservative surgery. Seventy-two (study group) received interoperative radiotherapy, compared with 71 patients (control group) given routine radiotherapy. Postoperative complications were evaluated 1 month after surgery; cosmetic outcome was evaluated 1 year postoperatively; recurrence and death events were followed up. Results: The average wound healing time was 13~22 d in the study group and 9~14 d in the control group. In the study group, 2 patients developed lyponecrosis, 16 patients showed wound edema while no such side effects were found in the control group. No infection or hematomas were found in either group. In the study group (59 cases), overall cosmetic outcome in 53 patients was graded as excellent or good, and in 6 as fair or poor. Meanwhile in the control group (56 cases), 42 patients were graded as excellent or good, and 14 as fair or poor (P=0.032). After a follow-up from 3 to 54 months (median: 32 months), two patients (2.78%) in study group developed local relapses, one of them (1.39%) died, 2 patients (2.78%) developed bone metastases. In control group, one patient (1.41%) developed local relapse, 2 patients (2.82%) developed bone metastases, and no one died. Conclusion: Intraoperative radiotherapy is safe and reliable with good cosmetic outcome.

Two-Stage Cascaded High-Precision Early Warning of Wind Turbine Faults Based on Machine Learning and Data Graphization

Fu Yang,Wang Shuo,Jia Feng,Zhou Quan,Ge Xiaolin 대한전기학회 2024 Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology Vol.19 No.3

Due to the limited accessibility of wind turbines (WTs) and the complexity of operation and maintenance (O&M), it is increasingly important to early warn the component faults of WTs, and the difculties lie in balancing the comprehensiveness and delicacy of early warning. In this paper, a two-stage cascaded high-precision fault early warning method based on machine learning (ML) and data graphization is proposed. The frst stage copes with the early warning of the main components, in which the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) data are converted into Gramian Angular Field (GAF) images to establish the potential relationship of fault features at diferent time points, and the fault characteristics are extracted by convolutional neural network (CNN) to realize fault early warning for multiple main components simultaneously. The second stage focus on the fault subcomponents inside the main components further, in which the time generative adversarial network (TimeGAN) is adopted to enhance the fault code data samples, then the enhanced data in the form of grayscale images is input into the Vision Transformer (ViT) to train the subcomponent early warning model. The proposed method is validated with real SCADA data, the results show the efectiveness of the proposed method.

Lack of Association of Glutathione S-transferase M3 Gene Polymorphism with the Susceptibility of Lung Cancer

Feng, Xu,Dong, Chun-Qiang,Shi, Jun-Jie,Zhou, Hua-Fu,He, Wei,Zheng, Bao-Shi Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2012 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.13 No.9

Objective: The conclusions of published reports on the relationship between the glutathione S-transferase M3 (GSTM3) A/B gene polymorphism and the risk of lung cancer are still debated. This meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the association between GSTM3 and the risk of lung cancer. Methods: Association investigations were identified from PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library, and eligible studies were included and synthesized using a meta-analysis method. Results: Eight reports were included into this meta-analysis for the association of GSTM3 A/B gene polymorphism and lung cancer susceptibility, covering 1,854 patients with lung cancer and 1,926 controls. No association between the GSTM3 A/B gene polymorphism and lung cancer was found in this meta-analysis (B allele: OR = 1.25, 95% CI: 0.89-1.76, P = 0.20; BB genotype: OR = 1.53, 95% CI: 0.71-3.32, P = 0.28; AA genotype: OR = 0.85, 95% CI: 0.59-1.23, P = 0.39). Conclusions: The GSTM3 A/B gene polymorphism is not associated with lung cancer susceptibility. However, more studies on the relationship between GSTM3 A/B gene polymorphism and the risk of lung cancer should be performed in the future.

From 3D to 4D printing: approaches and typical applications

Ye Zhou,Wei Min Huang,Shu Feng Kang,Xue Lian Wu,Hai Bao Lu,Jun Fu,Haipo Cui 대한기계학회 2015 JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Vol.29 No.10

With the additional dimension, 4D printing is emerging as a novel technique to enable configuration switching in 3D printed items. Inthis paper, four major approaches, namely self-assembly of elements, deformation mismatch, bi-stability, and the Shape memory effect(SME), are identified as the generic approaches to achieve 4D printing. The main features of these approaches are briefly discussed. Utilizingthese approaches either individually or in a combined manner, the potential of 4D printing to reshape product design is demonstratedby a few example applications.

IQGAP1 is overexpressed in hepatocellular carcinoma and promotes cell proliferation by Akt activation

Chen, Feng,Zhu, Hai-Hong,Zhou, Lin-Fu,Wu, Shan-Shan,Wang, Jing,Chen, Zhi Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Bion 2010 Experimental and molecular medicine Vol.42 No.7

The scaffold protein IQGAP1 shows elevated levels in several cancer types, but its expression in hepatocellular carcinoma is unknown. We found that 58% of human hepatocellular carcinoma tissue samples had increased IQGAP1 expression compared to adjacent normal tissue. Overexpressing IQGAP1 raised the in vivo tumorigenicity of hepatocellular carcinoma cells, and forced overexpression of IQGAP1 in vitro stimulated cell proliferation. Cell growth was reduced by knockdown or mutation of IQGAP1, or by treatment of cells with a phosphotidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor. To determine the mechanism by which IQGAP1 overexpression affected hepatocellular carcinoma cells, we confirmed its interaction in these cells with mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), a serine/threonine kinase that integrates signals about nutrient and energy status with downstream effectors that influence cell division. In addition, we discovered a new interaction involving IQGAP1, mTOR and Akt, which is a downstream target of mTOR. Akt phosphorylation on Ser-473, which is catalyzed by mTOR and required for Akt activation, increased with increasing amounts of IQGAP1, and decreased with IQGAP1 mutation. We hypothesize that IQGAP1 is a scaffold that facilitates mTOR and Akt interaction.

Solvent assisted dyeing of wool fibers with reactive dyes in a ternary solvent system for protecting fibers against damage

Aming Wang,Feng Liu,Liangjun Xia,Chunhua Zhang,Sijie Zhou,Zhuan Fu,Yunli Wang,Weilin Xu 한국공업화학회 2021 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.103 No.-

Severe effluent pollution and chemical damage to protein fibers generated from conventional aqueousdyeing process have stimulated interest in exploiting sustainable dyeing of wool. Herein, an ethanol(EtOH)-carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-water (H2O) ternary solvent system was used as the dyeing mediumto protect wool fibers from being damaged in the dyeing process. The wool fibers were firstly pretreatedin an aqueous acid solution, followed by dyeing in the EtOH-CCl4-H2O (45:50:5) ternary solvent systemwith reactive dyes. The results indicated that the acid pretreatment solution could be reused for severaltimes, the samples dyed in the EtOH-CCl4-H2O mixture with the investigated dyes showed higher K/S valuescompared to the conventional approach, implying the increased dye utilization and decreased effluentsdischarge were realized. Furthermore, acceptable permeability, good colorfastness, and satisfactoryleveling properties of the dyed samples were achieved using the developed method. Additionally, thesolvent-assisted dyed samples showed improved mechanical properties compared with the conventionallydyed samples. The dyeing mechanisms of wool fibers in the EtOH-CCl4-H2O mixture were illustratedin detail. The proposed dyeing technology consumes fewer energy, freshwater, and chemicals comparedwith the conventional wool dyeing method. Future work will principally concentrate on the reuse of thedye-contaminated EtOH-CCl4-H2O mixture.