Equilibrium, kinetic and mechanism studies on the biosorption of Cu2+ and Ni2+ by sulfur-modified bamboo powder

Tian Ai,Xiaojun Jiang,Hongmei Yu,Hong-Bo Xu,Dawei Pan,Qingyu Liu,Dongyu Chen,Jinyang Li 한국화학공학회 2015 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.32 No.2

Two biosorbents were prepared using bamboo powder modified with mercaptoacetic acid and carbondisulfide, which exhibits strong adsorption properties for Cu2+ and Ni2+. The obtained materials were characterized byFTIR. Maximum adsorption for both metals was found to occur around pH 5.0-6.5. The kinetic data followed thepseudo-second-order model. The maximum adsorption capacities of Cu2+ and Ni2+ on mercaptoacetic acid modifiedbamboo powder determined from Langmuir isotherm were 103.97mg g−1 and 61.35mg g−1, respectively. While oncarbon disulfide modified bamboo powder were 128.21mg g−1 and 56.82mg g−1, respectively. The adsorption mechanismanalysis revealed that the most possible adsorption mode of Cu2+ was coordination, and Ni2+ was ion exchange. The obtained adsorbents could effectively remove Cu2+ and Ni2+ from industrial electroplating wastewater and could beused repeatedly for more than five cycles.

Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of phosphoric acid-activated Goldenberry peel powder biochar for enhancing the adsorption of trace beta-lactamase inhibitors

Tian Ai,Chunmei Xu,Lei Zhang,Ke Chen,Yonggui Wu,Shujuan Dai,Xiaolu Xiong,Shixin Jie,Xiaoni Jin,Zhongxu Yu 한국화학공학회 2022 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.39 No.9

Novel efficient biochar of Goldenberry peels (GBPMW-H3PO4) was prepared through a microwave-assistedphosphoric acid activation method. It was characterized and used for removing two beta-lactamase inhibitors, sulbactam(SAM, first listed in Japan in 1986) and avibactam (AVI, first listed in the U.S. in 2015), from aqueous solution. Characterization confirmed that GBPMW-H3PO4 displayed a high surface area (720.046m2 g1), more abundant porestructure, smaller particle size, and higher thermal stability. The experimental results showed that the adsorption of thetwo antibiotics was a spontaneous, favorable, and endothermic process, highly dependent on solution pH. A contacttime of 60 min assured equilibrium, and GBPMW-H3PO4 followed pseudo-first-order kinetics (R2=0.9950-0.9977). Furthermore,the adsorption capacities of GBPMW-H3PO4 for SAM and AVI were 211.86 and 198.81mg g1, respectively,and the performance was better than that of unmodified biochar. Microscopically, the main mechanism could beexplained by - electron donor-acceptor interaction, hydrogen bonding interaction, -hydrogen bonding, hydrophobicinteraction, and electrostatic interaction. The study demonstrates that the microwave-assisted H3PO4 activationmethod could produce biochar, and GBPMW-H3PO4 was confirmed to be a low-cost and high-efficiency adsorbent forremoving beta-lactamase inhibitors from medical wastewater.

PKM2 Regulates Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Epithelial-mesenchymal Transition and Migration upon EGFR Activation

Fan, Fang-Tian,Shen, Cun-Si,Tao, Li,Tian, Chao,Liu, Zhao-Guo,Zhu, Zhi-Jie,Liu, Yu-Ping,Pei, Chang-Song,Wu, Hong-Yan,Zhang, Lei,Wang, Ai-Yun,Zheng, Shi-Zhong,Huang, Shi-Le,Lu, Yin Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.5

Pyruvate kinase isozyme type M2 (PKM2) was first found in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and its expression has been thought to correlate with prognosis. A large number of studies have demonstrated that epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a crucial event in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and associated metastasis, resulting in enhanced malignancy of HCC. However, the roles of PKM2 in HCC EMT and metastasis remain largely unknown. The present study aimed to determine the effects of PKM2 in EGF-induced HCC EMT and elucidate the molecular mechanisms in vitro. Our results showed that EGF promoted EMT in HCC cell lines as evidenced by altered morphology, expression of EMT-associated markers, and enhanced invasion capacity. Furthermore, the present study also revealed that nuclear translocation of PKM2, which is regulated by the ERK pathway, regulated ${\beta}$-catenin-TCF/LEF-1 transcriptional activity and associated EMT in HCC cell lines. These discoveries provide evidence of novel roles of PKM2 in the progression of HCC and potential therapeutic target for advanced cases.

Virtual Non-Contrast Computer Tomography (CT) with Spectral CT as an Alternative to Conventional Unenhanced CT in the Assessment of Gastric Cancer

Tian, Shi-Feng,Liu, Ai-Lian,Wang, He-Qing,Liu, Jing-Hong,Sun, Mei-Yu,Liu, Yi-Jun Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2015 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.16 No.6

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate computed tomography (CT) virtual non-contrast (VNC) spectral imaging for gastric carcinoma. Materials and Methods: Fifty-two patients with histologically proven gastric carcinomas underwent gemstone spectral imaging (GSI) including non-contrast and contrast-enhanced hepatic arterial, portal venous, and equilibrium phase acquisitions prior to surgery. VNC arterial phase (VNCa), VNC venous phase (VNCv), and VNC equilibrium phase (VNCe) images were obtained by subtracting iodine from iodine/water images. Images were analyzed with respect to image quality, gastric carcinoma-intragastric water contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), gastric carcinoma-perigastric fat CNR, serosal invasion, and enlarged lymph nodes around the lesions. Results: Carcinoma-water CNR values were significantly higher in VNCa, VNCv, and VNCe images than in normal CT images (2.72, 2.60, 2.61, respectively, vs 2.35, $p{\leq}0.008$). Carcinoma-perigastric fat CNR values were significantly lower in VNCa, VNCv, and VNCe images than in normal CT images (7.63, 7.49, 7.32, respectively, vs 8.48, p< 0.001). There were no significant differences of carcinoma-water CNR and carcinoma-perigastric fat CNR among VNCa, VNCv, and VNCe images. There was no difference in the determination of invasion or enlarged lymph nodes between normal CT and VNCa images. Conclusions: VNC arterial phase images may be a surrogate for conventional non-contrast CT images in gastric carcinoma evaluation.

Integral inequalities of Hermite-Hadamard type for harmonically quasi-convex functions

TIAN-YU ZHANG,AI-PING JI,Feng Qi 장전수학회 2013 Proceedings of the Jangjeon mathematical society Vol.16 No.3

In the paper, by creating an integral identity and using Holder’s inequality,the authors establish some Hermite-Hadamard type integral inequalitiesfor harmonically quasi-convex functions and apply these inequalities to constructseveral inequalities for special means.

Same Topic of Systematic Review, Same Conclusion?

Tian, Jin-Hui,Li, Lun,Liu, Ai-Ping,Yang, Ke-Hu Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2012 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.13 No.10

MR Imaging of the Spine at 3.0T with T2-Weighted IDEAL Fast Recovery Fast Spin-Echo Technique

Ai-Jun Ren,Yong Guo,Shu-Ping Tian,Li-Jing Shi,Min-Hua Huang 대한영상의학회 2012 Korean Journal of Radiology Vol.13 No.1

Objective: To compare the iterative decomposition of water and fat with echo asymmetry and the least-squares estimation (IDEAL) method with a fat-saturated T2-weighted (T2W) fast recovery fast spin-echo (FRFSE) imaging of the spine. Materials and Methods: Images acquired at 3.0 Tesla (T) in 35 patients with different spine lesions using fat-saturated T2W FRFSE imaging were compared with T2W IDEAL FRFSE images. Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)-efficiencies measurements were made in the vertebral bodies and spinal cord in the mid-sagittal plane or nearest to the mid-sagittal plane. Images were scored with the consensus of two experienced radiologists on a four-point grading scale for fat suppression and overall image quality. Statistical analysis of SNR-efficiency, fat suppression and image quality scores was performed with a paired Student’s t test and Wilcoxon’s signed rank test. Results: Signal-to-noise ratio-efficiency for both vertebral body and spinal cord was higher with T2W IDEAL FRFSE imaging (p < 0.05) than with T2W FRFSE imaging. T2W IDEAL FRFSE demonstrated superior fat suppression (p < 0.01) and image quality (p < 0.01) compared to fat-saturated T2W FRFSE. Conclusion: As compared with fat-saturated T2W FRFSE, IDEAL can provide a higher image quality, higher SNR-efficiency, and consistent, robust and uniform fat suppression. T2W IDEAL FRFSE is a promising technique for MR imaging of the spine at 3.0T. Objective: To compare the iterative decomposition of water and fat with echo asymmetry and the least-squares estimation (IDEAL) method with a fat-saturated T2-weighted (T2W) fast recovery fast spin-echo (FRFSE) imaging of the spine. Materials and Methods: Images acquired at 3.0 Tesla (T) in 35 patients with different spine lesions using fat-saturated T2W FRFSE imaging were compared with T2W IDEAL FRFSE images. Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)-efficiencies measurements were made in the vertebral bodies and spinal cord in the mid-sagittal plane or nearest to the mid-sagittal plane. Images were scored with the consensus of two experienced radiologists on a four-point grading scale for fat suppression and overall image quality. Statistical analysis of SNR-efficiency, fat suppression and image quality scores was performed with a paired Student’s t test and Wilcoxon’s signed rank test. Results: Signal-to-noise ratio-efficiency for both vertebral body and spinal cord was higher with T2W IDEAL FRFSE imaging (p < 0.05) than with T2W FRFSE imaging. T2W IDEAL FRFSE demonstrated superior fat suppression (p < 0.01) and image quality (p < 0.01) compared to fat-saturated T2W FRFSE. Conclusion: As compared with fat-saturated T2W FRFSE, IDEAL can provide a higher image quality, higher SNR-efficiency, and consistent, robust and uniform fat suppression. T2W IDEAL FRFSE is a promising technique for MR imaging of the spine at 3.0T.

Cloud Storage Security Deduplication Scheme Based on Dynamic Bloom Filter

Xi-ai Yan,Wei-qi Shi,Hua Tian 한국정보처리학회 2019 Journal of information processing systems Vol.15 No.6

Data deduplication is a common method to improve cloud storage efficiency and save network communicationbandwidth, but it also brings a series of problems such as privacy disclosure and dictionary attacks. This paperproposes a secure deduplication scheme for cloud storage based on Bloom filter, and dynamically extends thestandard Bloom filter. A public dynamic Bloom filter array (PDBFA) is constructed, which improves theefficiency of ownership proof, realizes the fast detection of duplicate data blocks and reduces the false positiverate of the system. In addition, in the process of file encryption and upload, the convergent key is encryptedtwice, which can effectively prevent violent dictionary attacks. The experimental results show that the PDBFAscheme has the characteristics of low computational overhead and low false positive rate.

Radiation Hybrid Mapping and mRNA Expression of Chicken N- myc downregulated gene 4

Yong Tian,Li Zhi Lu,Yan Fu,Ai Ping Yuan,Guo Qin Li,Qing Yan Yuan,Zheng Rong Tao,Jin Zhao 한국유전학회 2007 Genes & Genomics Vol.29 No.4

N-myc downregulated gene 4 (NDRG4) is a member of the N-myc downregulated gene family which belongs to the alpha/beta hydrolase superfamily. The protein encoded by this gene is a cytoplasmic protein that may be involved in the regulation of mitogenic signalling in vascular smooth muscle cells. To map NDRG4 gene in chicken chromosome, a 6,000 rads chicken- hamster radiation hybrid panel was used. Primers were designed according to the published human sequence for amplification of chicken NDRG4. We compared the corresponding human mRNA sequence with the predicted coding sequence of chicken NDRG4, and found that the assembled contig shared a high percentage of similarity with that of human gene. PCR of samples from ChickRH6 revealed the locations of NDRG4 to be linked to the maker PARD6G (5 cR away) with a LOD score 20.46. In addition, we detected the mRNA expression and distribution of chicken NDRG4 in various tissues by RT-PCR, and found that NDRG4 was highly expressed in chicken brain and heart, whereas lowly but detectable in thymus. The mRNA expression of this gene in chicken liver, spleen, lung and muscle was rarely detectable under present experimental conditions.

Seismic Dynamic Response Analysis of Mountain Tunnels with Seismic Reduction and Isolation Measures

Zhongxian Liu,Tian-Chun Ai,Lei Huang,Si-Bo Meng,Ping-Lin Jiang 대한토목학회 2023 KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering Vol.27 No.1

In this paper, the multi-domain indirect boundary element method (IBEM) is developed for the seismic response analysis of double-line mountain tunnels with seismic reduction and isolation measures. The dynamic response of the tunnel with seismic reduction and isolation measures under incident SV waves is analyzed, and the effect of the mountain topography on the tunnel is also investigated. Further, the effects of the isolation layer and the grouting reinforcement with different thicknesses on the seismic response of the tunnel are discussed in detail. The results show that the scattering of seismic waves by mountain topography significantly increases tunnel stress. In general, with the increase of incident frequency, the isolation layer will increase the peak displacement of the tunnel by about 12.7% at most, and the isolation ratio of the isolation layer on the tunnel stress exceeds 40%. The seismic reduction performance of the grouting reinforcement also depends on the incident frequency, and the amplitude decreases by approximately 20% at most frequencies. However, it is possible that the lining displacement under high-frequency waves becomes larger. This method can provide valuable insights and assessments for damage prediction.