Narrow band gap and visible light-driven photocatalysis of V-doped Bi₆Mo₂O₁₅ nanoparticles

Xu, Jian,Qin, Chuanxiang,Huang, Yanlin,Wang, Yaorong,Qin, Lin,Seo, Hyo Jin Elsevier 2017 APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE - Vol.396 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>Pure and V<SUP>5+</SUP>-doped Bi<SUB>6</SUB>Mo<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>15</SUB> (3Bi<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>3</SUB>·2MoO<SUB>3</SUB>) photocatalysts were synthesized through electrospinning, followed by low-temperature heat treatment. The samples developed into nanoparticles with an average size of approximately 50nm. The crystalline phases were verified via X-ray powder diffraction measurements (XRD). The surface properties of the photocatalysts were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analyses. The UV–vis spectra showed that V doping in Bi<SUB>6</SUB>Mo<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>15</SUB> shifted the optical absorption from the UV region to the visible-light wavelength region. The energy of the band gap of Bi<SUB>6</SUB>Mo<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>15</SUB> was reduced by V doping in the lattices. The photocatalytic activities of the pure and V-doped Bi<SUB>6</SUB>Mo<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>15</SUB> were tested through photodegradation of rhodamine B (RhB) dye solutions under visible light irradiation. Results showed that 20 mol% V-doped Bi<SUB>6</SUB>Mo<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>15</SUB> achieved efficient photocatalytic ability. RhB could be degraded by V-doped Bi<SUB>6</SUB>Mo<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>15</SUB> in 2h. The photocatalytic activities and mechanisms were discussed according to the characteristics of the crystal structure and the results of EIS and XPS measurements.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> V<SUP>5+</SUP>-doped Bi<SUB>6</SUB>Mo<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>15</SUB> was synthesized by the electrospinning preparation. </LI> <LI> The band gap energy of Bi6Mo12O15 was greatly reduced by V-doping in the lattices. </LI> <LI> V-doped Bi<SUB>6</SUB>Mo<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>15</SUB> shows high activity in RhB degradation under visible light. </LI> <LI> Crystal structure of Bi<SUB>6</SUB>Mo<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>15</SUB> is favorable for high photocatalytic capacity. </LI> </UL> </P>

Meta-Analysis of the Diagnostic Efficacy of the Luminex xTAG Respiratory Viral Panel FAST v2 Assay for Respiratory Viral Infections

Xu-Guang Guo,Li-Min Xie,Xin Yin,Tian-Ao Xie,Jian-Wen Su,Qin Huang,Jing-Hao Zhang,Yin-Fei Huang 연세대학교의과대학 2022 Yonsei medical journal Vol.63 No.1

Purpose: Acute respiratory viral infections pose significant morbidity and mortality, making it essential to diagnose respiratory viral infections rapidly. In this study, the diagnostic efficacy of the Luminex xTAG Respiratory Virus Panel (RVP) FAST v2 test was evaluated on respiratory viral infections. Materials and Methods: Information was retrieved from electronic databases, including Embase, Web of Science, PubMed, and Cochrane Library, for systematic review. Studies that fulfilled predefined inclusion criteria were included. After the extraction of information, statistical software was utilized for quality evaluation, data analysis, and assessment of publication bias. Results: Eighty groups in fourfold tables from nine articles were included to perform statistical analyses. Therein, the mean specificity and mean sensitivity of Luminex xTAG RVP FAST v2 test for the detection of respiratory viral infections were 0.99 (0.98–0.99) and 0.88 (0.87–0.90), respectively. Additionally, the negative and positive likelihood ratios were 0.14 (0.11–0.19) and 87.42 (61.88–123.50), respectively. Moreover, the diagnostic odds ratio and area under the curve of summary receiver operating characteristic were 714.80 and 0.9886, respectively. Conclusion: The Luminex xTAG RVP FAST v2 test could be a reliable and rapid diagnostic method for multiple respiratory viral infections.

Evaluation of Bending Fatigue Testing of Austempered Ductile Iron Spur Gears

Jian Hua Lv(려건화),Rui Zhou(주서),Yang Xu(허양),Zhen Qin(진진),Qi Zhang(장기),Sungki Lyu(류성기) 한국기계가공학회 2020 한국기계가공학회지 Vol.19 No.12

An experimental evaluation of bending fatigue strength for austempered ductile iron (ADI) spur gears was performed using a Zwick fatigue tester. The gear material was manufactured using vertical continuous casting, resulting in the radius of the graphite grains being smaller. The stress-number of cycles curve (S-N curve) for the bending fatigue strength of the ADI spur gears thus manufactured, without any specific surface treatments, was obtained using post-processing software. It was observed that when the reliability was 50%, the allowable root stress was 610 MPa. was calculated using an analytical method as well as the finite element method, and the difference between the values calculated using the two methods is only 7%. This study provides a reliable basis to rate the reliability design of small gearboxes in automation in the future.

Improved scintillation luminescence and thermal stability of In₂Si₂O₇ ceramic phosphor

Xu, Jian,Cao, Lei,Feng, Yongyi,Huang, Yanlin,Wang, Yaorong,Qin, Lin,Seo, Hyo Jin Elsevier 2017 Journal of luminescence Vol.183 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>In<SUB>2</SUB>Si<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>7</SUB> is a known indium-based scintillator with fast ultraviolet photoluminescence. Unfortunately the emission only can be detected below 200K. the poor thermal stability limits its application at room temperature. In this work, the luminescence improvement of In<SUB>2</SUB>Si<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>7</SUB> was realized by F<SUP>−</SUP>-ions doping in the lattices. The ceramic phosphors were via typical solid-state reaction method. The pure crystalline phase with thortveirite-type structure was confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) Rietveld refinements. The photoluminescence (PL) emission and excitation spectra together with the luminescence thermal stability were tested. The fluorescence decay curves CIE emission Stokes shifts were measured. The ceramic samples could present blue luminescence with maximum wavelength at about 340nm under the excitation of UV light or high energy X-ray irradiation. The pure sample only presents luminescence below 200K, however, the F-doping can be greatly enhance the luminescence thermal stability. The F-doped In<SUB>2</SUB>Si<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>7</SUB> could present emission signals with fast decay lifetime of 850ns at room temperature. The luminescence transitions from the In<SUP>3+</SUP>-O<SUP>2−</SUP> charge transfer (CT) were discussed on the structure properties.</P>

Prognostic Factors Influencing Clinical Outcomes of Malignant Glioblastoma Multiforme: Clinical, Immunophenotypic, and Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization Findings for 1p19q in 816 Chinese Cases

Qin, Jun-Jie,Liu, Zhao-Xia,Wang, Jun-Mei,Du, Jiang,Xu, Li,Zeng, Chun,Han, Wu,Li, Zhi-Dong,Xie, Jian,Li, Gui-Lin Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2015 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.16 No.3

Malignant glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most malignant brain tumor and despite recent advances in diagnostics and treatment prognosis remains poor. In this retrospective study, we assessed the clinical and radiological parameters, as well as fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) of 1p19q deletion, in a series of cases. A total of 816 patients with GBM who received surgery and radiation between January 2010 and May 2014 were included in this study. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and Cox regression analysis were used to find the factors independently influencing patient progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Age at diagnosis, preoperative Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) score, KPS score change at 2 weeks after operation, neurological deficit symptoms, tumor resection extent, maximal tumor diameter, involvement of eloquent cortex or deep structure, involvement of brain lobe, Ki-67 and MMP9 expression level and adjuvant chemotherapy were statistically significant factors (p<0.05) for both PFS and OS in the univariate analysis. Cox proportional hazards modeling revealed that age ${\leq}50$ years, preoperative KPS score ${\geq}80$, KPS score change after operation ${\geq}0$, involvement of single frontal lobe, deep structure involvement, low Ki-67 and MMP9 expression and adjuvant chemotherapy were independent favorable factors (p<0.05) for patient clinical outcomes.

Use of an Artificial Neural Network to Construct a Model of Predicting Deep Fungal Infection in Lung Cancer Patients

Chen, Jian,Chen, Jie,Ding, Hong-Yan,Pan, Qin-Shi,Hong, Wan-Dong,Xu, Gang,Yu, Fang-You,Wang, Yu-Min Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2015 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.16 No.12

Background: The statistical methods to analyze and predict the related dangerous factors of deep fungal infection in lung cancer patients were several, such as logic regression analysis, meta-analysis, multivariate Cox proportional hazards model analysis, retrospective analysis, and so on, but the results are inconsistent. Materials and Methods: A total of 696 patients with lung cancer were enrolled. The factors were compared employing Student's t-test or the Mann-Whitney test or the Chi-square test and variables that were significantly related to the presence of deep fungal infection selected as candidates for input into the final artificial neural network analysis (ANN) model. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) and area under curve (AUC) were used to evaluate the performance of the artificial neural network (ANN) model and logistic regression (LR) model. Results: The prevalence of deep fungal infection from lung cancer in this entire study population was 32.04%(223/696), deep fungal infections occur in sputum specimens 44.05%(200/454). The ratio of candida albicans was 86.99% (194/223) in the total fungi. It was demonstrated that older (${\geq}65$ years), use of antibiotics, low serum albumin concentrations (${\leq}37.18g/L$), radiotherapy, surgery, low hemoglobin hyperlipidemia (${\leq}93.67g/L$), long time of hospitalization (${\geq}14$days) were apt to deep fungal infection and the ANN model consisted of the seven factors. The AUC of ANN model($0.829{\pm}0.019$)was higher than that of LR model ($0.756{\pm}0.021$). Conclusions: The artificial neural network model with variables consisting of age, use of antibiotics, serum albumin concentrations, received radiotherapy, received surgery, hemoglobin, time of hospitalization should be useful for predicting the deep fungal infection in lung cancer.

Influence of Preparation Conditions on the Formation of Copper (II) Architectures with Pyrazine-2,3,5-tricarboxylic Acid

Feng-Qin Wang,Shu Lin,Ming-Lin Guo,Jun-Jian Xu,Xiao-Qing Wang,Yong-Nan Zhao 대한화학회 2011 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.32 No.7

Three new metal-organic copper(II) complexes, [Cu(H_2PZTC)_2]_n·2nH_2O (1), [Cu(HPZTC)·2H_2O]_n·2nH_2O (2),and Cu_2[(PZHD)(OH)(H_2O)_2]_n (3) (H_3PZTC = pyrazine-2,3,5-tricarboxylic acid, PZHD^3− = 2-hydroxypyrazine-3,5-dicarboxylate), have been synthesized from Cu(II)/H3PZTC system under different synthetic conditions, and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. In complexes 1 and 2, H_3PZTC ligands loose one and two protons, which were transformed into H_2PZTC− anion and HPZTC^2− dianion under different preparation condition, respectively. Furthermore, two ligands coordinate with Cu(II) cations in different modes, leading to the formation of the different chain structures. In complex 3, H_3PZTC ligand was converted into a new ligand-PZHD by in situ decarboxylation and hydroxylation under a higher pH value than that for complexes 1 and 2. PZHD ligands link the Cu(II) cations to form a 2D layer structure. These results demonstrate that the preparation conditions,including pH value and reaction temperature etc, play an important role in the construction of complexes based on H_3PZTC ligand.

Structural Conservation and Food Habit-related Liver Expression of Uncoupling Protein 2 Gene in Five Major Chinese Carps

( Wan Qin Liao ),( Xu Fang Liang ),( Lin Wang ),( Ling Fang ),( Xiao Tao Lin ),( Jun Jie Bai ),( Qing Jian ) 생화학분자생물학회 2006 BMB Reports Vol.39 No.4

Influence of Preparation Conditions on the Formation of Copper (II) Architectures with Pyrazine-2,3,5-tricarboxylic Acid

Wang, Feng-Qin,Lin, Shu,Guo, Ming-Lin,Xu, Jun-Jian,Wang, Xiao-Qing,Zhao, Yong-Nan Korean Chemical Society 2011 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.32 No.7

Three new metal-organic copper(II) complexes, $[Cu(H_2PZTC)_2]_n{\cdot}2nH_2O$ (1), $[Cu(HPZTC){\cdot}2H_2O]_n{\cdot}2nH_2O$ (2), and $Cu_2[(PZHD)(OH)(H_2O)_2]_n$ (3) ($H_3PZTC$ = pyrazine-2,3,5-tricarboxylic acid, $PZHD^{3-}$ = 2-hydroxypyrazine-3,5-dicarboxylate), have been synthesized from $Cu(II)/H_3PZTC$ system under different synthetic conditions, and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. In complexes 1 and 2, $H_3PZTC$ ligands loose one and two protons, which were transformed into $H_2PZTC^-$ anion and $HPZTC^{2-}$ dianion under different preparation condition, respectively. Furthermore, two ligands coordinate with Cu(II) cations in different modes, leading to the formation of the different chain structures. In complex 3, $H_3PZTC$ ligand was converted into a new ligand-PZHD by in situ decarboxylation and hydroxylation under a higher pH value than that for complexes 1 and 2. PZHD ligands link the Cu(II) cations to form a 2D layer structure. These results demonstrate that the preparation conditions, including pH value and reaction temperature etc, play an important role in the construction of complexes based on $H_3PZTC$ ligand.

EBV-miR-BHRF1-1 Targets p53 Gene: Potential Role in Epstein-Barr Virus Associated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Dan-Min Xu,Yi-Lin Kong,Li Wang,Hua-Yuan Zhu,Jia-Zhu Wu,Yi Xia,Yue Li,Shu-Chao Qin,Lei Fan,Jian-Yong Li,Jin-Hua Liang,Wei Xu 대한암학회 2020 Cancer Research and Treatment Vol.52 No.2

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the prognostic impact of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)–microRNA (miRNA, miR)-BHRF1-1 with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) as well as role of EBV-miR-BHRF1-1 in p53 gene. Materials and Methods Quantitative reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction and western blotting were used to quantify EBV-miR-BHRF1-1 and p53 expression in cultured CLL. Results p53 aberration was associated with the higher expression level of EBV-miR-BHRF1-1 (p < 0.001) which was also an independent prognostic marker for overall survival (p=0.028; hazard ratio, 5.335; 95% confidence interval, 1.193 to 23.846) in 97 newly-diagnosed CLL patients after adjusted with International Prognostic Index for patients with CLL. We identified EBV-miR-BHRF1-1 as a viral miRNA regulator of p53. EBV-miR-BHRF1-1 repressed luciferase reporter activity by specific interaction with the seed region within the p53 3- untranslated region. Discordance of p53 messenger RNA and protein expression was associated with high EBV-miR-BHRF1-1 levels in CLL patients and cell lines. EBV-miR-BHRF1- 1 inhibition upregulated p53 protein expression, induced cell cycle arrest and apoptosis and decreased cell proliferation in cell lines. EBV-miR-BHRF1-1 mimics downregulated p53 protein expression, decreased cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, and induced cell proliferation in cell lines. Conclusion This study supported the role of EBV-miR-BHRF1-1 in p53 regulation in vitro. Our results support the potential of EBV-miR-BHRF1-1 as a therapeutic target in EBV-associated CLL with p53 gene aberration.