Ultrastructure structure of antennal sensilla of carabid beetle Carabus elysii Thomson, 1856 (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Wen‐Bo Li,Naiyi Liu,Qin XU,Min Sun,Jie Fang,Shuyan Wang 한국곤충학회 2019 Entomological Research Vol.49 No.2

The sensilla type, number and distribution in male and female adults of Carabus elysii Thomson, 1856 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) were studied using scanning electron microscopy. The results showed that there are seven categories and 12 types of sensilla in C. elysii adults: three types of S.Ch, three types of S.T, two types of S.B and one each of B.B, S.Co, S.Ca and S.Cam. There is no difference between male and female in the types of sensilla. Apart from the significant difference in the number and distribution of S.B.2, S.Co and S.Ca between male dorsal and ventral surfaces, there are no significant differences between male and female antennae. In general, the number of sensilla in females is larger than that in males. The results provide a basic reference for future ultrastructure, electrophysiological, and comparative behavioral studies of Carabus species.

Novel HMW glutenin genes from Aegilops tauschii and their unique structures

Wen-Jie Chen,Zhong-Wei Yuan,Lian-Quan Zhang,Xing Fan,Ze-Hong Yan,Ji-Rui Wang,You-Liang Zheng,Huai-Gang Zhang,Deng-Cai Liu 한국유전학회 2012 Genes & Genomics Vol.34 No.3

A pair of novel high-molecular-weight glutenin subunits (HMW-GS) 1Dx5.3t and 1Dy12.1**t were revealed and characterized from Ae. tauschii accession PI554324. SDS-PAGE band of 1Dx5.3t was between those of 1Bx6 and 1Bx7, while 1Dy12.1**t with slightly faster migration rate than that of 1Dy12. The lengths of 1Dx5.3t and 1Dy12.1**t were 2115 bp and 1986 bp, encoding 703 and 660 amino acid residues,respectively. Their authenticity was confirmed by successful expression of the coding regions in Escherichia coli. 1Dx5.3t is the shortest of the known Dx-type alleles. 1Dy12.1**t is also a special subunit since it has an additional cysteine in the front of the central repetitive domain. This cysteine that is not existed in previously reported Dy-type genes may be useful for improving bread wheat quality. Median-joining Network analysis indicated that 1Dy12.1**t may be a key site in the genealogy of the Glu-Dy.

Adaptive Neural Dynamic Surface Control for a General Class of Stochastic Nonlinear Systems with Time Delays and Input Dead-zone

Wen-Jie Si,Xun-De Dong,Fei-Fei Yang 제어·로봇·시스템학회 2017 International Journal of Control, Automation, and Vol.15 No.5

This paper investigates adaptive tracking control for a more general class of stochastic nonlinear timedelaysystems with unknown input dead-zone. For the considered system, the drift and diffusion terms containtime-delay state variables. In control design, Lyapunov-Krasovskii functionals are employed to handle unknowntime-delay terms. Then, unknown nonlinear functions are approximated by RBF neural networks, and the dynamicsurface control (DSC) technique is utilized to avoid the problem of explosion of complexity. At last, based onthe Lyapunov stability theory, a robust adaptive controller is designed to guarantee that all closed-loop signals arebounded in probability and the tracking error converges to a small neighborhood of the origin. The simulationexample is presented to further show the effectiveness of the proposed approach.

Joint Beamforming and Power Allocation Cognitive Radio Networks under Imperfect CSI

Jie Chen,Wen Xi,Xiaolong Sun 보안공학연구지원센터 2015 International Journal of Future Generation Communi Vol.8 No.1

Traditional beamforming and power control algo-rithms in cognitive radio (CR) are based on the assumption of perfect channel state information (CSI) however; this may lead to performance degradation in realistic systems. In this paper, the problem of joint beamforming and power control is investigated in underlay CR networks with imperfect CSI. Our objective is to maximize the sum utility of secondary users (SUs) under the primary users (PUs) interference power constraints and the transmission power constraint of SUs. First, the joint beamforming and power control problem is formulated under game theory framework, where the SUs compete with each other over the beamforming vectors and transmission power level made available by the PUs. Moreover, the channel uncertainty is described using ellipsoid sets and the interference power constraints can be converted into robust interference power constraints. Besides, Nash equilibrium (NE) is considered as the solution of this game. Finally, simulation results show that the proposed scheme can converge to a locally optimal pair of beamforming vector and transmission power level in the presence of channel uncertainty.

Male hypogonadism caused by a homozygous missense mutation of the LHB gene

( Jie Chen ),( Wen-ting Yi ),( Yuan-Qing Cui ),( Wen-ting Wang ),( Xiong Wang ) 대한내과학회 2021 The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine Vol.36 No.6

Self‐assembly of covalent porphyrin compound and its enhanced electrochemiluminescence performance

Wen-Kai Zhu,Wen-Rong Cai,Zhen-Zhi Yin,Ming-Jie Cheng,Kong Yong 대한화학회 2022 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.43 No.12

A novel Zn-coordination covalent porphyrin assembly (TCPP-BZA-Zn) is designed. The assembly structure is synthesized through the amidation reac- tion between the porphyrin terminal carboxyl group and the amino group of benzylamine (BZA), and further assembled through π–π stacking. In particular, the inherently ordered structure of TCPP-BZA-Zn with Zn as the catalytic active center endows the porphyrin assembly structure with several obvious advantages, such as high ion transport properties and high electrocatalytic per- formance. In the presence of hydrogen peroxide as a co-reaction reagent, TCPP-BZA-Zn/GCE showed excellent ECL behavior. The amplification phenome- non of ECL was further studied by cyclic voltammetry and the corresponding mechanism was proposed. Based on TCPP-BZA-Zn, an electrochemilumines- cence sensor was constructed for copper ion detection. The ECL intensity of the sensor shows a good linear relationship with the concentration of copper ion in the range of 10 nM–1 mM, and the detection limit is 1.3 nM.

High-Definition Computed Tomography for Coronary Artery Stent Imaging: a Phantom Study

Wen Jie Yang,Ke Min Chen,Li Fang Pang,Ying Guo,Jian Ying Li,Huang Zhang,Zi Lai Pan 대한영상의학회 2012 Korean Journal of Radiology Vol.13 No.1

Objective: To assess the performance of a high-definition CT (HDCT) for imaging small caliber coronary stents (≤ 3 mm) by comparing different scan modes of a conventional 64-row standard-definition CT (SDCT). Materials and Methods: A cardiac phantom with twelve stents (2.5 mm and 3.0 mm in diameter) was scanned by HDCT and SDCT. The scan modes were retrospective electrocardiography (ECG)-gated helical and prospective ECG-triggered axial with tube voltages of 120 kVp and 100 kVp, respectively. The inner stent diameters (ISD) and the in-stent attenuation value (AVin-stent) and the in-vessel extra-stent attenuation value (AVin-vessel) were measured by two observers. The artificial lumen narrowing (ALN = [ISD - ISDmeasured]/ISD) and artificial attenuation increase between in-stent and in-vessel (AAI = AVin-stent - AVin-vessel) were calculated. All data was analyzed by intraclass correlation and ANOVA-test. Results: The correlation coefficient of ISD, AVin-vessel and AVin-stent between the two observers was good. The ALNs of HDCT were statistically lower than that of SDCT (30 ± 5.7% versus 35 ± 5.4%, p < 0.05). HDCT had statistically lower AAI values than SDCT (15.7 ± 81.4 HU versus 71.4 ± 90.5 HU, p < 0.05). The prospective axial dataset demonstrated smaller ALN than the retrospective helical dataset on both HDCT and SDCT (p < 0.05). Additionally, there were no differences in ALN between the 120 kVp and 100 kVp tube voltages on HDCT (p = 0.05). Conclusion: High-definition CT helps improve measurement accuracy for imaging coronary stents compared to SDCT. HDCT with 100 kVp and the prospective ECG-triggered axial technique, with a lower radiation dose than 120 kVp application, may be advantageous in evaluating coronary stents with smaller calibers (≤ 3 mm). Objective: To assess the performance of a high-definition CT (HDCT) for imaging small caliber coronary stents (≤ 3 mm) by comparing different scan modes of a conventional 64-row standard-definition CT (SDCT). Materials and Methods: A cardiac phantom with twelve stents (2.5 mm and 3.0 mm in diameter) was scanned by HDCT and SDCT. The scan modes were retrospective electrocardiography (ECG)-gated helical and prospective ECG-triggered axial with tube voltages of 120 kVp and 100 kVp, respectively. The inner stent diameters (ISD) and the in-stent attenuation value (AVin-stent) and the in-vessel extra-stent attenuation value (AVin-vessel) were measured by two observers. The artificial lumen narrowing (ALN = [ISD - ISDmeasured]/ISD) and artificial attenuation increase between in-stent and in-vessel (AAI = AVin-stent - AVin-vessel) were calculated. All data was analyzed by intraclass correlation and ANOVA-test. Results: The correlation coefficient of ISD, AVin-vessel and AVin-stent between the two observers was good. The ALNs of HDCT were statistically lower than that of SDCT (30 ± 5.7% versus 35 ± 5.4%, p < 0.05). HDCT had statistically lower AAI values than SDCT (15.7 ± 81.4 HU versus 71.4 ± 90.5 HU, p < 0.05). The prospective axial dataset demonstrated smaller ALN than the retrospective helical dataset on both HDCT and SDCT (p < 0.05). Additionally, there were no differences in ALN between the 120 kVp and 100 kVp tube voltages on HDCT (p = 0.05). Conclusion: High-definition CT helps improve measurement accuracy for imaging coronary stents compared to SDCT. HDCT with 100 kVp and the prospective ECG-triggered axial technique, with a lower radiation dose than 120 kVp application, may be advantageous in evaluating coronary stents with smaller calibers (≤ 3 mm).

A Fast Method to Evaluate upper Region Strength Safety of Gravity Dam

Wen-jie Niu 대한토목학회 2018 KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering Vol.22 No.7

Strength safety problem of concrete gravity dam is a key issue in the dam design process. For purpose of realistic modeling ofconcrete dam, numerical method has achieved a dominant position. However, models need to be tested with filed experience toconvince that they are applicable, and accompanying sophisticated numerical model makes preliminary design and safety evaluationof concrete dam cumbersome and difficult. So we propose a concise method for strength safety evaluation of triangle dam. In the newmethod, we apply upper stream water pressure and dam self weight on the dam model, and use an analytic solution to obtain damstresses in the dam upper region (two thirds of the height of the dam superstructure). Then, we select Ottosen failure criteria todetermine critically stressed locations and safe locations in the dam upper region. We compared the analysis results by the newmethod with simulated results by Ansys, and there is only slight difference. At last, by the new method, we evaluate effect ofgeometry parameters on upper region strength safety of an ideal right triangle dam considering dam self-weight and full upstreamreservoir water pressure. Results indicate that when the dam wedge top corner angle increases, the upper region safety factor ofstrength is enhanced. The proposed fast method would indeed prove desirable and valuable because it is succinct and cost-effectivefor engineers to make preliminary design and strength safety evaluation of concrete dam. And the proposed fast method may also beused to check the analysis results by numerical simulation software.

Intracranial Atherosclerosis: From Microscopy to High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Wen-jie Yang,Ka Sing Wong,Xiang-yan Chen 대한뇌졸중학회 2017 Journal of stroke Vol.19 No.3

Intracranial atherosclerosis is one of the leading causes of ischemic stroke and occurs more commonly in patients of Asian, African or Hispanic origin than in Caucasians. Although the histopathology of intracranial atherosclerotic disease resembles extracranial atherosclerosis, there are some notable differences in the onset and severity of atherosclerosis. Current understanding of intracranial atherosclerotic disease has been advanced by the high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (HRMRI), a novel emerging imaging technique that can directly visualize the vessel wall pathology. However, the pathological validation of HRMRI signal characteristics remains a key step to depict the plaque components and vulnerability in intracranial atherosclerotic lesions. The purpose of this review is to describe the histological features of intracranial atherosclerosis and to state current evidences regarding the validation of MR vessel wall imaging with histopathology.

The Expression of MicroRNA-155 in Plasma and Tissue Is Matched in Human Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Wen-jie Shi,Jian-ling Wang,Dong Yang 연세대학교의과대학 2016 Yonsei medical journal Vol.57 No.2

Purpose: Tumor-associated microRNAs have been detected in cancer, though whether plasma microRNA-155 (miR-155) could be a potential biomarker for laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) prognosis is unclear. We aimed to determine how miR-155 can be used to predict the clinical characteristics of patients with LSCC and correctly diagnose them. Materials and Methods: We collected tissue samples and peripheral blood samples before and after treatment from 280 LSCC cases and 560 controls. Real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR was employed in this study to compare the relative expressionof miR-155. Results: A total of 280 LSCC patients and 560 age- and sex-matched controls were included in the study. The miR-155 level was more up-regulated in LSCC tissue than in the non-tumor tissues (13.6±2.4 vs. 3.1±0.80, p<0.001). Additionally, a significantly higher miR-155 level in plasma samples from LSCC patients than in those of the controls (8.9±1.25 vs. 1.8±0.8, p<0.001) was reported. Tissue miR-155 showed an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.933, with a sensitivity of 82.6% and a specificity of 89.2%. The AUC for plasma miR-155 was 0.757, with a sensitivity of 58.4% and a specificity of 69.5%. When early LSCC in TNM I stage was considered, tissue miR-155 showed an area under the curve of 0.804, with a sensitivity of 85.2% and a specificity of 87.3%. Conclusion: The expression of tissue and plasma miR-155 were significantly up-regulated in patients with LSCC. Our work will serve as a basis for further investigation, preferably large-scale validation in clinical trials.