Nodule Rich Protein 2 modulates nodule number in Medicago truncatula

Junhui Yan,Xinwei Yang,Yawen Wang,Liangliang Yu,Li Luo 한국식물생명공학회 2021 Plant biotechnology reports Vol.15 No.1

Symbiotic nitrogen fxation is beneft to sustainable agriculture and global nitrogen cycle. Many small peptides were identifed as regulators involving in the interaction between rhizobia and legume. Here we reported Nodule Rich Protein 2 (MtNRP2) encoding a small peptide in Medicago truncatula, belonged to a group of nodule rich protein restricted in legume species. MtNRP2 expressed highly in root nodule and its promoter was active during the initiation and development of root nodule and lateral root. To investigate the function of MtNRP2 in nodulation, we generated MtNRP2-overexpression and MtNRP2- knockdown transgenic Medicago. MtNRP2-overexpression transgenic lines performed normal nodulation phenotype compared with vector control. However, in the MtNRP2-RNAi transgenic plants, the decrease of MtNRP2 expression lead to the increase of infection threads number (7 day post inoculation) and nodules number (3 week post inoculation); meanwhile, the expression of MtRGF3 and MtPUB1 was inhibited. These results suggested that MtNRP2 negatively regulated nodulation in Medicago truncatula.

Prevalence of new psychoactive substances in Northeast Asia from 2007 to 2015

Lee, Junhui,Yang, Songhee,Kang, Yujin,Han, Eunyoung,Feng, Ling-Yi,Li, Jih-Heng,Chung, Heesun Elsevier Sequoia 2017 Forensic science international Vol.272 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>The proliferation of new psychoactive substances (NPS) has been a global trend in drug abuse and its regulation has been a worldwide concern. There is no doubt that it is necessary to share information related to these emerging substances between countries and continents for the effective regulation of NPS. With efforts for the efficient regulation of NPS, many studies and information have been published for the prevalence of NPS in the United States and other countries in Europe and Oceania. However, there is lack of information available for the prevalence of NPS in Asian and African countries. Therefore, this research was focused on the investigation of legal status of certain NPS in Northeast Asian countries, including China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, in order to provide information on the prevalence and trend of emerging NPS in these countries. The results showed that a total of 940 NPS was reported in 4 Northeast Asian countries from 2007 to 2015. Among 940 NPS, 882 NPS are legally restricted in at least one country (94%) and 96 substances were not currently under control (6%) in these countries. The number of controlled NPS that are currently controlled in all 4 countries was only 25 (or 28%) out of 882 NPS. Each substance was categorized in 9 groups according to the classification proposed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). In Northeast Asia, the most commonly controlled NPS were synthetic cannabinoids, synthetic cathinones, and phenethylamines. It was found that Japan is the most proactive country in terms of the NPS regulation with 41% of the total number of controlled NPS in Northeast Asia, followed by South Korea (21%), China (28%), Taiwan (10%). Comparing the number of NPS newly regulated in each country every year, NPS has been broadly scheduled in 2011 and the number of scheduled NPS has dramatically increased from 2013 to 2015. It was shown that Northeast Asia is also in danger of these emerging NPS and the effective regulation across countries is important for the prevention of NPS. Also, this study will bring attention to local law enforcement in the construction of local drug crime prevention network sharing information for these controlled substances.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> The trend and legal status of NPS in China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan was studied. </LI> <LI> Among total of 940 NPS reported, only 25 are currently controlled in 4 countries. </LI> <LI> Japan is the most proactive country regarding the NPS regulation followed by Korea. </LI> <LI> The information on emerging NPS in four countries was conducted for the first time. </LI> </UL> </P>

Combined Remediation of Pesticide Contaminated Soil Via the Application of Manure Biochar

Junhui Li,Qihong Lu,Chongjian Jia,Ying Chen,Ying Lu,Hojae Shim 한국토양비료학회 2014 한국토양비료학회 학술발표회 초록집 Vol.2014 No.6

Guided Anchoring with Libra-RCNN for Object Detection

Li Junhui,Inwhee Joe 한국통신학회 2019 한국통신학회 학술대회논문집 Vol.2019 No.11

Effect of Piston-Slipper Assembly Mass Difference on the Cylinder Block Tilt in a High-Speed Electro-Hydrostatic Actuator Pump of Aircraft

Junhui Zhang,Qun Chao,Bing Xu,Min Pan,Yuan Chen,Qiannan Wang,Ying Li 한국정밀공학회 2017 International Journal of Precision Engineering and Vol.18 No.7

When manufacturing axial piston pumps, mass difference of piston-slipper assembly is inevitable because of manufacturing precision limits. Small mass difference may not cause problems when the pump operates at low speeds, while it cannot be ignored at high speeds. One problem related to high speed is the cylinder block tilt resulting from the inertial effect of piston-slipper assembly. Recently, the speed of electro-hydrostatic actuator (EHA) pump in aircraft can reach more than 10,000 rpm. Therefore, mass difference of pistonslipper assembly should be taken into account in future EHA pump design. The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of the mass difference of piston-slipper assembly on the cylinder block tilt in a high-speed EHA pump. A detailed set of relevant equations is developed to establish the relationship between the mass difference of piston-slipper assembly and cylinder block tilting moment. It is found that a tighter control over the mass difference of piston-slipper assembly should be guaranteed when it comes to high-speed EHA pumps.

Family migration and educational outcomes of migrant children in China: the roles of family investments and school quality

Li Yunsen,Wang Junhui,Luo Liang 서울대학교 교육연구소 2020 Asia Pacific Education Review Vol.21 No.3

This study examines the effects of family migration on migrant children’s educational outcomes. We especially focus on the relative importance of family investment and school quality to children’s achievements. A unique and nationally representative sample from the National Children’s Study of China (NCSC) (2004 migrant children and 3923 rural children) is used. Estimates from the propensity score matching method suggest that conditional on basic personal and family characteristics, children’s academic performances are significantly improved by family migration. Further examination using the Oaxaca– Blinder decomposition approach reveals that over 40% of the differences in the children’s scores in Chinese and about 40% of those in mathematics can be explained by family investments (about 18.67–21.75% in different cases) and school quality (about 18–34.67% in different cases), including parental expectations, family material support, school expenditure, teacher quality, and student–teacher ratio. However, our results also reveal the potential for migrant children to be exposed to social exclusions in urban public schools.

Research Motion Blurred Image Restoration Algorithms

Qiong Li,Junhui Rao,Xiaofeng Yang 보안공학연구지원센터 2015 International Journal of Signal Processing, Image Vol.8 No.9

Subject in the process of image acquisition and the relative games between the camera or camera image fuzzy, it seriously affected the further image feature extraction, target recognition and image analysis. In order to meet the needs of reality, get high quality image, we must be used image restoration techniques for fuzzy image restoration. Based on the detailed study on the basis of the theory of wavelet transform, we confirmed by experiments in motion blurred image of wavelet and decomposition level .The method to identify the fuzzy parameters, under the condition of without noise and with noise on the four classic image restoration algorithm, the simulation experiment using the peak signal-to-noise ratio, mean square error, average gray level gradient method and Laplace operator method of four kinds of image quality evaluation index to evaluate the healing effect and recovery result diagram and its quality evaluation. Through the scene shooting motion blurred image point spread function of parameter identification and image restoration, it demonstrates that the proposed point spread function’s parameters identification method is sound and effective.

Mechanical Properties and VOC Emission of Hemp Fibre Reinforced Polypropylene Composites: Natural Freezingmechanical Treatment and Interface Modification

Zhigang Li,Xinpei Wei,Junhui Liu,Hongjiang Han,Hongjie Jia,Jiawang Song 한국섬유공학회 2021 Fibers and polymers Vol.22 No.4

In this study, the effects of natural freezing-mechanical treatment and interface modification on the mechanicalproperties and VOC emissions of hemp fibre-reinforced polypropylene composites were investigated. To evaluate theinfluence of natural freezing-mechanical treatment on fibres and composites, several tests were performed. Natural freezingmechanicaltreatment of HF enhanced the mechanical properties and reduced the VOC emissions of HF/PP compositescompared with untreated composites. After the degumming treatment, HF was treated with urea and KH-550, and themechanical properties of the modified composites were better than those of the unmodified composites. Compared with thetensile strength, flexural strength and impact strength of the unmodified composites, the mechanical properties of the ureamodifiedcomposites were enhanced by 16.45 %, 17.32 % and 13.23 %, respectively; the mechanical properties of thecomposites modified by the coupling agent KH-550 were increased by 19.53 %, 20.40 % and 11.19 %, respectively. The totalVOC emissions of modified HF/PP composites were lower than those of the unmodified composites. The obtained resultsdemonstrated that natural freezing-mechanical treatment is an effective fibre degumming method. Combined with interfacemodification, the composite has the characteristics of low VOC emissions, high strength, and good interface bonding.

Piperonyl butoxide synergizes the larvicidal activity of Origanum vulgare essential oil and its major constituents against the larvae of Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus

Chen Junhui,Liu Yangqing,Ma Guangqiang,Yang Feiying,Zhan Zhigao,Guan Limei,Kuang Wendong,Wang Jinchang,Li Jianghuai,Han Fei,Jin Liang 한국응용곤충학회 2023 Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology Vol.26 No.1

Mosquitoes bite human beings and transmit many diseases, such as malaria, dengue fever, and Zika virus. Vector control of mosquitoes is an effective strategy for reducing the spread of disease. However, extensive use of in secticides (e.g. pyrethroids and organophosphorus) has caused resistance in mosquitoes, which weakens the effectiveness of mosquito control. Phytochemicals have been considered an alternative approach to mosquito control. Essential oil (EO) was obtained from the leaves and flowers of Origanum vulgare, and its synergistic activity with piperonyl butoxide (PBO) was tested against Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus larvae. Thirty-seven compounds were identified, among which carvacrol and thymol were two major constitu ents (30.73 % and 18.81 %, respectively). O. vulgare EO had a significant toxic effect against fourth-stage larvae of Cx. p. quinquefasciatus and Ae. albopictus, with LC 50 values of 17.51 and 75.90 mg/L. Carvacrol and thymol also each appeared to be more effective against Cx. p. quinquefasciatus (LC 50 = 19.30 and 11.56 mg/L, respectively) than Ae. albopictus (LC 50 = 26.62 and 26.66 mg/L, respectively). PBO interacted synergistically with O. vulgare EO, carvacrol and thymol with 2.60–6.26 times as much of the active compound needed without PBO as against Cx. p. quinquefasciatus and Ae. albopictus larvae. Overall, our results contribute to the development of new natural mosquito insecticides.

Research on Comparison and Evolution Mobile Customers Participate Type in Open Innovation

Zhen Zhang,He Junhui,Jiahua Li 보안공학연구지원센터 2014 International Journal of Multimedia and Ubiquitous Vol.9 No.8