A Novel Self-Healing Polyurethane with High Transparency and Strength: Effects of Multiple Supermolecular Forces

Yuan Liu,Yanmei Liao,Yintao Long,Yuxiang Qian,Shengqiang Nie,Yi Wang,Jia Zeng,Chunmei Zhang,Linbo Tian,Jun Luo 한국고분자학회 2022 폴리머 Vol.46 No.3

It is a considerable challenge for expanding the applications of self-healing polyurethane because of the dilemma in balancing its mechanical and self-healing properties. Herein, a series of self-healing polyurethane systems (PUT-x) with short-range ordered rigid aromatic structures were synthesized by simply adjusting two kinds of diisocyanates, and by ingenious addition of aromatic chain extender. We hope to regulate the π-π interactions and further to manipulate the properties of obtained polyurethanes via adjusting the amount of the benzene rings in the molecular chains of the PUT-x systems. The PUT-5 with decent self-healing ability, optimal mechanical properties, acceptable thermal stability and favorable transparency was selected to incorporate liquid metal and fluorescent powder to fabricate conductive wire and anti-counterfeiting film. Significantly, the liquid metal could be recycled from the conductive wire conveniently without using strong acids or strong bases. Moreover, PUT-5 exemplarily withstood long-term soaking in normal saline, and no deformation could be identified.

Case Report : Nutrition Therapy for Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalopathy with Homozygous Mutation of the TYMP Gene

( Jing Wang ),( Wei Chen ),( Fang Wang ),( Dong Wu ),( Jia Ming Qian ),( Jun Ren Kang ),( Hai Long Li ),( En Ling Ma ) 한국임상영양학회 2015 Clinical Nutrition Research Vol.4 No.2

Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy (MNGIE) is characterized by significant gastrointestinal dysmotility. Early and long-term nutritional therapy is highly recommended. We report a case of MNGIE in a patient who was undergoing longterm nutrition therapy. The patient was diagnosed with a serious symptom of fatty liver and hyperlipidemia complications, along with homozygous mutation of the thymidine phosphorylase (TYMP) gene (c.217G > A). To our knowledge, this is the first report of such a case. Herein, we describe preventive measures for the aforementioned complications and mitochondrial disease-specific nutritional therapy.

Almost Sure Stability of Dual Switching Continuous-time Nonlinear System With Deterministic and Stochastic Subsystems

Qian-qian Mu,Fei Long,Qi-xiang Wang,Lang Zhang,Li-po Mo 제어·로봇·시스템학회 2024 International Journal of Control, Automation, and Vol.22 No.1

In this paper, the almost surely globally asymptotical stability and the almost surely exponential stability for dual switching continuous-time nonlinear system are investigated by using the probability analysis method and stochastic Multi-Lyapunov function, respectively. Different from the previous research results, it is the first time that dual switching continuous-time nonlinear system is used as a study object to investigate its switching stability. Then, the probability analysis method is used to overcome the deficiency that the ergodicity no longer holds due to the variable transition rate of Markov process. Some sufficient conditions for the globally asymptomatic stability almost surely and the almost surely exponential stability of dual switching continuous-time nonlinear system are given under the pre-designed deterministic switching strategy. Finally, two numerical examples are provided to verify the effectiveness of the proposed approach.

Relation Extraction Using Convolution Tree Kernel Expanded with Entity Features

( Long Hua Qian ),( Guo Dong Zhou ),( Qiao Min Zhu ),( Pei De Qian ) 한국언어정보학회 2007 학술대회 논문집 Vol.2007 No.-

This paper proposes a convolution tree kernel-based approach for relation extraction where the parse tree is expanded with entity features such as entity type, subtype, and mention level etc. Our study indicates that not only can our method effectively capture both syntactic structure and entity information of relation instances, but also can avoid the difficulty with tuning the parameters in composite kernels. We also demonstrate that predicate verb information can be used to further improve the performance, though its enhancement is limited. Evaluation on the ACE2004 benchmark corpus shows that our system slightly outperforms both the previous best-reported feature-based and kernel-based systems.

Intracellular Polysaccharide and its Antioxidant Activity by Pleurotus citrinopileatus SM-01

Su-Qian Wu,Shang-Long Gao,Hong-Hong Liu,Xin-Yi Sun,Long Hao,Le Jia,Li-Fei Pang,Shou-Hua Jia,Meng-Shi Jia 한국고분자학회 2013 Macromolecular Research Vol.21 No.6

The extraction parameters of intracellular polysaccharide (IPS) from Pleurotus citrinopileatus SM-01mycelia were optimized, and the in vitro and in vivo antioxidant activities of IPS were investigated. The optimum conditions of IPS extraction were predicted to be an ultrasonic treatment time of 664.09 s, precipitation time of 23.03h and pH 7.36, and IPS yield was estimated at 16.13%. The in vitro inhibition effects of IPS at a dosage of 5 g/L on the superoxide anion, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and hydroxyl radicals were 73.96±4.62%, 69.2±4.37%,and 50.75±4.39%, respectively, which were 72.56±5.08%, 22.83±1.94%, and 43.93±3.26% higher than that of butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), respectively. The reducing power of IPS was 0.9±0.07, 69.81±5.24% higher than that of BHT. The activities of glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in mice blood were 241.38±23.19, 454.95±42.39, 60.32±5.16, and 32.39±2.54 U/mL,respectively, and the malonaldehyde (MDA) level was 9.54±0.72 nmol/mL. The results provided a reference for the large-scale extraction of IPS by P. citrinopileatus SM-01 in industrial fermentation, suggesting that the IPS can be used as a potential antioxidant, which enhances adaptive immune responses.

Characterization of a novel ribose-5-phosphate isomerase B from Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens ZXL1 for D-allose production

Qian Zheng,Si Long,Zhi Chen,Jiaolong Fu,Xin Ju,Liangzhi Li 한국식품과학회 2024 Food Science and Biotechnology Vol.33 No.7

Enzymatic preparation of rare sugars as an alternative to traditional sweeteners is an effective strategy to achieve a low-calorie healthy diet. Ribose-5-phosphate isomerase B (RpiB) is a key enzyme in the non-oxidative branch of the catalytic pentose phosphate pathway. Here, we investigated the potential of Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens ZXL1 (C. flaccumfaciens ZXL1) derived RpiB (CfRpiB) in D-allose preparation. The optimal reaction conditions for recombinant CfRpiB were found experimentally to be pH 7.0, 55 °C, and no metal ions. The kinetic parameters Km, kcat, and catalytic efficiency kcat/Km were 320 mM, 4769 s−1, and 14.9 mM−1 s−1 respectively. The conversion of D-allulose by purified enzyme (1 g L−1 ) to D-allose was 13% within 1 h. In addition, homology modeling and molecular docking were used to predict the active site residues: Asp13, Asp14, Cys72, Gly73, Thr74, Gly77, Asn106, and Lys144.

Cyclophosphamide-induced HCN1 channel upregulation in interstitial Cajal-like cells leads to bladder hyperactivity in mice

Qian Liu,Zhou Long,Xingyou Dong,Teng Zhang,Jiang Zhao,Bishao Sun,Jingzhen Zhu,Jia Li,Qingqing Wang,Zhenxing Yang,Xiaoyan Hu,Longkun Li 생화학분자생물학회 2017 Experimental and molecular medicine Vol.49 No.-

Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels are confirmed to be expressed in bladder interstitial Cajal-like cells (ICC-LCs), but little is known about their possible role in cystitis-associated bladder dysfunction. The present study aimed to determine the functional role of HCN channels in regulating bladder function under inflammatory conditions. Sixty female wild-type C57BL/6J mice and sixty female HCN1-knockout mice were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups, respectively. Cyclophosphamide (CYP)-induced cystitis models were successfully established in these mice. CYP treatment significantly enhanced HCN channel protein expression and Ih density and significantly altered bladder HCN1 channel regulatory proteins. Carbachol (CCH) and forskolin (FSK) exerted significant effects on bladder ICC-LC [Ca2+]i in CYP-treated wild-type (WT) mice, and HCN1 channel ablation significantly decreased the effects of CCH and FSK on bladder ICC-LC [Ca2+]i in both naive and CYP-treated mice. CYP treatment significantly potentiated the spontaneous contractions and CCH (0.001–10 μM)-induced phasic contractions of detrusor strips, and HCN1 channel deletion significantly abated such effects. Finally, we demonstrated that the development of CYP-induced bladder overactivity was reversed in HCN1 / mice. Taken together, our results suggest that CYP-induced enhancements of HCN1 channel expression and function in bladder ICC-LCs are essential for cystitis-associated bladder hyperactivity development, indicating that the HCN1 channel may be a novel therapeutic target for managing bladder hyperactivity.

Voxel-Encoded Descriptor for 3D Model Retrieval by Exploring Model`s Spatial Information

Qian Zhang,Jin-Yuan Jia,Matthew Ming-Fai Yuen,Long Zeng (사)한국CDE학회 2013 한국CAD/CAM학회 국제학술발표 논문집 Vol.2010 No.8

To develop a model retrieval engine tolerant to defects (e.g. holes and cracks) of digitized models, a new descriptor is proposed by encoding the model’s spatial information, i.e. not only boundary data but also internal data of a complex model. First, a polygonal model is converted into a voxel model and its posture is normalized by a voxel-based principal component analysis technique. Then, six color images are generated by projecting the voxel model along its three local axes. The color value of each pixel is computed from the status of all the voxels which intersect with the ray starting from the pixel and parallel to the axis. The status of the voxels along a ray embodies the spatial distribution of the model along this ray. Finally, a voxel-encoded descriptor is computed by applying Fourier and wavelet transformation to the six color images. To further improve the retrieval efficiency, the database structure is optimized by an improved geometric manifold entropy scheme. The two techniques are integrated into a model retrieval system and the experiments demonstrated that the VED descriptor outperforms current popular shape descriptors.

Behaviour of micropiles in collapsible loess under tension or compression load

Qian, Zeng-Zhen,Lu, Xian-Long,Yang, Wen-Zhi,Cui, Qiang Techno-Press 2014 Geomechanics & engineering Vol.7 No.5

This study examines the behaviour of single micropiles subjected to axial tension or compression load in collapsible loess under in-situ moisture content and saturated condition. Five tension loading tests and five compression loading tests on single micropiles were carried out at a typical loess site of the Loess Plateau in Northwest China. A series of laboratory tests, including grain size distribution, specific gravity, moisture content, Atterberg limits, density, granular components, shear strength, and collapse index, were carried out during the micropile loading tests to determine the values of soil parameters. The loess at the test site poses a severe collapse risk upon wetting. The tension or compression load-displacement curves of the micropiles in loess, under in-situ moisture content or saturated condition, can generally be simplified into three distinct regions: an initial linear, a curvilinear transition, and a final linear region, and the bearing capacity or failure load can be interpreted by the L1-L2 method as done in other studies. Micropiles in loess should be considered as frictional pile foundations though the tip resistances are about 10%-15% of the applied loads. Both the tension and compression capacities increase linearly with the ratio of the pile length to the shaft diameter, L/d. For micropiles in loess under in-situ moisture content, the interpreted failure loads or capacities under tension are 66%-87% of those under compression. However, the prewetting of the loess can lead to the reductions of 50% in the tensile bearing capacity and 70% in the compressive bearing capacity.

MicroRNA-206 Reduces Osteosarcoma Cell Malignancy In Vitro by Targeting the PAX3-MET Axis

Qian-Rong Deng,Fang-Biao Zhan,Xian-Wei Zhang,Shi-Long Feng,Jun Cheng,You Zhang,Bo Li,Li-Zhong Xie 연세대학교의과대학 2019 Yonsei medical journal Vol.60 No.2

Purpose: This study was undertaken to explore how miR-206 represses osteosarcoma (OS) development. Materials and Methods: Expression levels of miR-206, PAX3, and MET mRNA were explored in paired OS and adjacent tissuespecimens. A patient-derived OS cell line was established. miR-206 overexpression and knockdown were achieved by lentiviraltransduction. PAX3 and MET overexpression were achieved by plasmid transfection. Treatment with hepatocyte growth factor(HGF) was utilized to activate c-Met receptor. Associations between miR-206 and PAX3 or MET mRNA in OS cells were verifiedby AGO2-RNA immunoprecipitation assay and miRNA pulldown assay. OS cell malignancy was evaluated in vitro by cell proliferation,metastasis, and apoptosis assays. PAX3 and MET gene expression in OS cells was assayed by RT-qPCR and Western blot. Activation of PI3K-AKT and MAPK-ERK in OS cells were assayed by evaluating Akt1 Ser473 phosphorylation and total threoninephosphorylation of Erk1/2, respectively. Results: Expression levels of miR-206 were significantly decreased in OS tissue specimens, compared to adjacent counterparts,and were inversely correlated with expression of PAX3 and MET mRNA. miR-206 directly interacted with PAX3 and MET mRNAin OS cells. miR-206 overexpression significantly reduced PAX3 and MET gene expression in OS cells in vitro, resulting in significantdecreases in Akt1 and Erk1/2 activation, cell proliferation, and metastasis, as well as increases in cell apoptosis, while miR-206 knockdown showed the opposite effects. The effects of miR-206 overexpression on OS cells were reversed by PAX3 or METoverexpression, but only partially attenuated by HGF treatment. Conclusion: miR-206 reduces OS cell malignancy in vitro by targeting PAX3 and MET gene expression.