magnetostratigraphy, 26Al-10Be, Yx02 borehole, tectonic evolution, Daxing Uplift, Beijing Sub-plain

Fubing He,Xiwei Xu,Fang Tian,Zhenhua Liu,Yueze Zhang,Lingyan Bai,Yubin Cui,Kai Wang,Wenzhi Niu,Jingbo Ni,Xiaoyong Liu,Mengmeng Cao 한국지질과학협의회 2024 Geosciences Journal Vol.28 No.2

The buried Daxing Uplift connects the Beijing Sag and Dachang Sag, which is the critical tectonic unit for understanding the structural evolution of the Beijing Sub-plain and its linkages to regional tectonics. This study combines paleomagnetic, 26Al-10Be isochron dates and sedimentary analyses from a new borehole (Yx02) in the northeastern Beijing Sub-plain to shed fresh light on regional tectonic processes and the sedimentary history since the Pliocene. The main findings are as follows: (1) the Daxing Uplift had formed three depositional episodes: alluvial-fan, lacustrine-delta, and alluvial-fan sedimentation since the Cenozoic; (2) The borehole records the Brunhes, Gauss normal chron, and the Matuyama, Gilbert reversed chron in the Daxing Uplift, the corresponding depths are 0–148.9 m, 148.9–315.0 m, 315.0–520.5 m and 520.5–650 m; (3) An important tectonic event started in ~4.3 Ma, disintegrated NE-trending basin and range terrain, reactivated the NW-trending Nankou-Sunhe fault, and formed Shunyi fault in Beijing Sub-plain. Sedimentation occurs exclusively in the Beijing Sag and the northeastern Daxing Uplift during ~4.3–1.77 Ma; (4) During ~1.77–1.07 Ma, a transition from an extension to a strike-slip occurred, and is described not only in a progressively higher increase of the overall deposition rate, but also in a decrease of the relative deposition disparity between sags and uplifts. Since then, the Beijing Sub-plain has been shaped, associated with an overall subsidence depression in the Bohai Bay Basin. This work enhances our understanding of the formation and evolution of the Beijing Sub-plain, the division of tectonic episodes, and the initiation time of the latest tectonic movement in the break-up region, North China Craton, since the Neogene.

Research progress on hydrogel-based drug therapy in melanoma immunotherapy

( Wei He ),( Yanqin Zhang ),( Yi Qu ),( Mengmeng Liu ),( Guodong Li ),( Luxiang Pan ),( Xinyao Xu ),( Gege Shi ),( Qiang Hao ),( Fen Liu ),( Yuan Gao ) 생화학분자생물학회 2024 BMB Reports Vol.57 No.2

Melanoma is one of the most aggressive skin tumors, and conventional treatment modalities are not effective in treating advanced melanoma. Although immunotherapy is an effective treatment for melanoma, it has disadvantages, such as a poor response rate and serious systemic immune-related toxic side effects. The main solution to this problem is the use of biological materials such as hydrogels to reduce these side effects and amplify the immune killing effect against tumor cells. Hydrogels have great advantages as local slow-release drug carriers, including the ability to deliver antitumor drugs directly to the tumor site, enhance the local drug concentration in tumor tissue, reduce systemic drug distribution and exhibit good degradability. Despite these advantages, there has been limited research on the application of hydrogels in melanoma treatment. Therefore, this article provides a comprehensive review of the potential application of hydrogels in melanoma immunotherapy. Hydrogels can serve as carriers for sustained drug delivery, enabling the targeted and localized delivery of drugs with minimal systemic side effects. This approach has the potential to improve the efficacy of immunotherapy for melanoma. Thus, the use of hydrogels as drug delivery vehicles for melanoma immunotherapy has great potential and warrants further exploration.

Establishment and Application of a Femtosecond-laser Two-photon-polymerization Additive-manufacturing System

Shanggeng Li,Shuai Zhang,Mengmeng Xie,Jing Li,Ning Li,Qiang Yin,Zhibing He,Lin Zhang 한국광학회 2022 Current Optics and Photonics Vol.6 No.4

Two-photon-polymerization additive-manufacturing systems feature high resolution and precision. However, there are few reports on specific methods and possible problems concerning the use of small lasers to independently build such platforms. In this paper, a femtosecond-laser two-photon-polymerization additive-manufacturing system containing an optical unit, control unit, monitoring unit, and testing unit is built using a miniature femtosecond laser, with a detailed building process and corresponding control software that is developed independently. This system has integrated functions of light-spot detection, interface searching, micro-/nanomanufacturing, and performance testing. In addition, possible problems in the processes of platform establishment, resin preparation, and actual polymerization for two-photon-polymerization additive manufacturing are explained specifically, and the causes of these problems analyzed. Moreover, the impacts of different power levels and scanning speeds on the degree of polymerization are compared, and the influence of the magnification of the object lens on the linewidth is analyzed in detail. A qualitative analysis model is established, and the concepts of the threshold broadening and focus narrowing effects are proposed, with their influences and cooperative relation discussed. Besides, a linear structure with micrometer accuracy is manufactured at the millimeter scale.

Spatial Regionalization on Surface Ozone in the Yangtze River Delta of China

Lei Tong,Hang Xiao,Hui Yi,Yu Liu,Jie Zheng,Cenyan Huang,Mengmeng He 한국기상학회 2022 Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences Vol.58 No.2

In order to better understand the tempo-spatial characteristics of surface ozone (O3) on the regional scale of Yangtze River Delta (YRD), China, cluster analysis was applied to surface O3 monitored from 2016 to 2017 at 110 state-controlled stations. Eight spatial regions with distinct patterns of O3 variations were identified. The exceedances over the Grade I (100 μg/m3) andGrade II (160μg/m3) National Ambient Air Quality Standard of maximum daily average 8 h O3 (MDA8 O3) varied within 99~192 and 1~41 days, respectively, for different subregions. The central and east YRD were the most polluted subregions with higher incidence of O3 episodes, while the southwest and southeast YRD were relatively clean. The spatial disparity of O3 over YRD was strongly affected by local emissions, with larger precursor emissions contributing to higher frequencies of O3 pollution and larger amplitudes of temporal variations. The regionalO3 pollution mainly occurred in spring, with higher peaks ofMDA8O3 being observed duringApril ~May for most subregions. While for east YRD, O3 pollution was most serious in summer, when its monthly MDA8 O3 reached the highest value (141.0 μg/m3). During thewhole study period, the spatial differences of weekly/monthly amplitudes ofMDA8O3 were similar to those of NO2 among the eight subregions, indicating the significant influence of NO2 on O3 over YRD on the yearly timescale. This influence was especially evident in warm seasons for the coastal subregions, where O3 production was controlled by NOx. While for the west inland subregion, O3was less affected by NO2 variation, indicating a NOx-saturated characteristic of O3 formation.

Characteristics of long-range transported PM2.5 at a coastal city using the single particle aerosol mass spectrometry

Qiuliang Cai,Lei Tong,Jingjing Zhang,Jie Zheng,Mengmeng He,Jiamei Lin,Xiaoqiu Chen,Hang Xiao 대한환경공학회 2019 Environmental Engineering Research Vol.24 No.4

Air pollution has attracted ever-increasing attention because of its substantial influence on air quality and human health. To better understand the characteristics of long-range transported pollution, the single particle chemical composition and size were investigated by the single particle aerosol mass spectrometry in Fuzhou, China from 17th to 22nd January, 2016. The results showed that the haze was mainly caused by the transport of cold air mass under higher wind speed (10 m·s<SUP>-1</SUP>) from the Yangtze River Delta region to Fuzhou. The number concentration elevated from 1,000 to 4,500 #·h<SUP>-1</SUP>, and the composition of mobile source and secondary aerosol increased from 24.3% to 30.9% and from 16.0% to 22.5%, respectively. Then, the haze was eliminated by the clean air mass from the sea as indicated by a sharp decrease of particle number concentration from 4,500 to 1,000 #·h<SUP>-1</SUP>. The composition of secondary aerosol and mobile sources decreased from 29.3% to 23.5% and from 30.9% to 23.1%, respectively. The particles with the size ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 ㎛ were mainly in the accumulation mode. The stationary source, mobile source, and secondary aerosol contributed to over 70% of the potential sources. These results will help to understand the physical and chemical characteristics of long- range transported pollutants.