Association between PM2.5 exposure and risk of Parkinson’s disease in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Taiwan: a nested case-control study

Ci-Wen Luo(Ci-Wen Luo),Yu-Hsiang Kuan(Yu-Hsiang Kuan),Wen-Ying Chen(Wen-Ying Chen),Chun-Jung Chen(Chun-Jung Chen),Frank Cheau-Feng Lin(Frank Cheau-Feng Lin ),Stella Chin-Shaw Tsai(Stella Chin-Shaw Tsa 한국역학회 2023 Epidemiology and Health Vol.45 No.-

OBJECTIVES: This cohort study investigated the correlation between Parkinson’s disease (PD) risk and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) risk under particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter ≤2.5 μm (PM2.5) exposure. METHODS: Data from the National Health Research Institutes of Taiwan were used in this study. The Environmental Protection Administration of Taiwan established an air quality monitoring network for monitoring Taiwan’s general air quality. COPD was indicated by at least 3 outpatient records and 1 hospitalization for COPD. After the implementation of age, sex, and endpoint matching at a 1:4 ratio, 137 patients and 548 patients were included in the case group and control group, respectively. Based on the 2005 World Health Organization (WHO) standards, monthly air particle concentration data were classified into the following 4 groups in analyses of exposure–response relationships: normal level, and 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 times the WHO level ([concentration ≥2]×25 μg/m3×number of exposure months). RESULTS: A multivariate logistic regression revealed that the 1.0 and 1.5 WHO level groups did not significantly differ from the normal level group, but the 2.0 WHO level did (odds ratio, 4.091; 95% confidence interval, 1.180 to 14.188; p=0.038). CONCLUSIONS: Elevated PM2.5 concentrations were significantly correlated with an increased risk of PD among patients with COPD. Furthermore, exposure to high PM2.5 levels can further increase the risk of PD.

17th Century Chinese Jesuits’ Interpretation of Confucian Concepts: Focusing on the Translation of ‘Nature’

( Luo Ying ) 성균관대학교 유교문화연구소 2013 儒敎文化硏究(中文版) Vol.0 No.20

明末淸初來華耶穌會士因應傳敎活動的需要, 入華甫爾便投入大量時間精力學習漢文、閱讀中文典籍並西譯儒家經典將之刊行於歐洲, 其中影響至深者莫若《中國哲學家孔子》(Confucius Sinarum Philosophus, 1687 Paris)一書。該書不僅囊括了《大學》、《中庸》、《論語》三書的拉丁文全譯本, 書中序言(Proëmialis Declaratio)更是首次系統地向歐洲人介紹了中國文化“儒”“釋”“道”三統, 將《易經》的六十四卦之卦名及卦象逐一飜譯描繪並為孔子立像作傳。此外, 書中所附《中華君主統治歷史年表》(Tabula Chronologica Monarchiae Sinicae)、《中華帝國及其大事紀》(Imperii Sinarum et Rerum In Eo Notabilium Synopsis)並附柏應理所繪製的中國地圖, 在將古老的中國歷史帶入歐洲的同時, 由於中國編年與《聖經》紀年之間的顯著差異, 直接誘發了歐洲啟蒙思想家對於《聖經》乃至敎會絕對權威的質疑和反思, 為歐洲的“啓蒙運動”帶去東方的思想火種。由此可見, 明淸之際來華耶穌會士堪稱“儒學西傳”最早的踐行者。本文嘗試借助槪念史的方法, 以《中國哲學家孔子》書中“性”這一儒學槪念的西譯為例, 對十七世紀來華耶穌會士所進行的“四書”西譯活動進行個案分析, 總結譯介過程中滲透進去的東西方文化因素以及譯者在譯介過程中對儒學槪念“名”與“實”的重新設定, 切實體認當時來華耶穌會士對中國文化的理解和接受程度, 繼而勾勒出耶穌會來華傳敎士因應自身需要過濾、投射到西方受衆接受視域中的儒家思想。 During the time of Late Ming and Early Qing dynasty, Chinese Jesuits, especially those who felt the urgent need of proselytization, began to learn and research the Chinese Confucian Classics and translate them into Latin. One of the books most influential in European academic community was Confucius Sinarum Philosophus, written in 1687. This book not only included the Latin version of the Great Learning, the Doctrine of Means, and the Analects, its Preface was the first systematic introduction of Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism. This article attempts to analyze the translated term “Nature (性)” in the Four books as appeared in Confucius Sinarum Philosophus, and tries to derive the cross-world context in which the pivotal term is being understood. Additionally, the changed notion of “name (名)” and “contents (實)” is discussed, in order to describe the vivid circumstances in which Chinese Jesuits understood and enable others to understand the Confucian tradition and thoughts. [Article in Chinese]

A Masterpiece of Confucian Latin Translation in the 18th Century: François Noël S.I. and His Sinensis Imperii Libri Classici Sex

( Luo Ying ) 성균관대학교 유교문화연구소 2015 儒敎文化硏究(中文版) Vol.0 No.23

“四書”域外傳播史是“儒學西傳”跨文化硏究中的重要課題, 本文結合“儀禮之爭”這一時代背景, 以比利時來華耶穌會士衛方濟1711年在布拉格出版的《中華帝國六經》(Sinensis imperii libri classici sex)書中《中庸》譯文爲例, 比較衛氏譯文與其他拉丁文譯本之間的異同, 一方面勾勒出16―18世紀來華耶穌會士對儒學典籍飜譯與闡釋的基本路徑;另一方面著重探討衛氏譯文的獨特之處及個中緣由。 The spreading of Confucian Four Books abroad is among the most important topics in cross-cultural studies of the transmission of Confucianism to the West. Based on the historical background of the “Rite Controversy,” this paper explores the legacy of Sinensis imperii libri classici sex, a text translated by the Belgian Jesuit François Noël (1651-1729) in 1711. This paper focuses on Noël’s Latin translation of the Zhongyong 中庸 (Doctrine of the Mean) comparing it with other Latin translations of the Zhongyong published earlier by other Jesuits of different generations. This article provides a broad summary of both the Jesuit missionaries who came to China from the 16th to 18th century and their approaches to translation and interpretation of Confucian works and a closer investigation and discussion of Noël’s translation and his motives. [Article in Chinese]

Fractional Order Periodic Adaptive Learning Compensation for State-Dependent Periodic Disturbance

Ying Luo,Yang Quan Chen,Hyo-Sung Ahn,You Guo Pi IEEE 2012 IEEE transactions on control systems technology Vol.20 No.2

<P>In this brief, a fractional order periodic adaptive learning compensation (FO-PALC) method is devised for the general state-dependent periodic disturbance minimization on the position and velocity servo platform. In the first trajectory period of the proposed FO-PALC scheme, a fractional order adaptive compensator is designed which can guarantee the boundedness of the system state, input and output signals. From the second repetitive trajectory period and onward, one period previously stored information along the state axis is used in the current adaptation law. Asymptotical stability proof of the system with the proposed FO-PALC is presented. Experimental validation is demonstrated to show the benefits from using fractional calculus in periodic adaptive learning compensation for the state-dependent periodic disturbance.</P>

Evaluation of full-order method for extreme wind effect estimation considering directionality

Ying Luo,Guoqing Huang,Yan Han,C. S. Cai 한국풍공학회 2021 Wind and Structures, An International Journal (WAS Vol.32 No.3

The estimation of the extreme wind load (effect) under a mean recurrence interval (MRI) is an important task in the wind-resistant design for the structure. It can be predicted by either first-order method or full-order method, depending on the accuracy and complexity requirement. Although the first-order method with the consideration of wind directionality has been proposed, less work has been done on the full-order method, especially with the wind directionality. In this study, the full-order method considering the wind directionality is proposed based on multivariate joint probability distribution. Meanwhile, considering two wind directions, the difference of the corresponding results based on the first-order method and full-order method is analyzed. Finally, based on the measured wind speed data, the discrepancy between these two methods is investigated. Results show that the difference between two approaches is not obvious under larger MRIs while the underestimation caused by the first-order method can be larger than 15% under smaller MRIs. Overall, the first-order method is sufficient to estimate the extreme wind load (effect).

SELF-TUNING OCCUPANT INJURY PREDICTION ALGORITHM FOR ADVANCED AUTOMATIC CRASH NOTIFICATION SYSTEM

Ying Luo,Yuezhou Yin,Heng Wei,Na Chen 한국자동차공학회 2022 International journal of automotive technology Vol.23 No.4

In this study, the effect of discrimination threshold on velocity variation is investigated, and a self-tuning algorithm for velocity variation is proposed to improve the accuracy of an advanced automatic crash notification (AACN) system. First, after determining the factors affecting driver injury, an injury prediction model for the driver is developed. Second, the prediction accuracy affected by the discrimination threshold in the AACN system is analyzed using a finite element model for a sled crash test. Third, the self-tuning occupant injury prediction algorithm is presented based on an association model for the velocity variation error, discrimination threshold, and acceleration peak. Fourth, a vehicle terminal is designed by embedding a self-tuning algorithm into the system. Finally, a sled test and vehicle crash test are conducted to verify the reliability of the self-tuning algorithm. The test results show that the self-tuning algorithm can increase the accuracy of the probability of driver injury.

Application of Jasmonic Acid Followed by Salicylic Acid Inhibits Cucumber mosaic virus Replication

Luo, Ying,Shang, Jing,Zhao, Pingping,Xi, Dehui,Yuan, Shu,Lin, Honghui The Korean Society of Plant Pathology 2011 Plant Pathology Journal Vol.27 No.1

Systemic acquired resistance is a form of inducible resistance that is triggered in systemic healthy tissues of local-infected plants. Several candidate signaling molecules emerged in the past two years, including the methylated derivatives of well-known defense hormones salicylic acid (SA) and jasmonic acid (JA). In our present study, the symptom on Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) infected Arabidopsis leaves in 0.1 mM SA or 0.06 mM JA pre-treated plants was lighter (less reactive oxygen species accumulation and less oxidative damages) than that of the control group. JA followed by SA (JA${\rightarrow}$SA) had the highest inhibitory efficiency to CMV replication, higher than JA and SA simultaneous co-pretreatment (JA+SA), and higher than a JA or a SA single pretreatment. The crosstalk between the two hormones was further investigated at the transcriptional levels of pathogenesis-related genes. The time-course measurement showed JA might play a more important role in the interaction between JA and SA.

The influence of added nano carbon black on the electrical properties of the cathode of a lithium-ion secondary battery

Ying-Ni Luo,Yuo-Tern Tsai,Kuan-Hong Lin 한양대학교 세라믹연구소 2016 Journal of Ceramic Processing Research Vol.17 No.10

The cathode of a lithium-ion secondary battery was fabricated using lithium iron phosphate blended with nano carbon black. The effects of four kinds of carbon black on lithium iron phosphate were evaluated by irreversible capacity loss and cyclingperformance. Analyses results show that the specimen 1B had the lowest irreversible capacity loss at charge-discharge cyclingrate 1C among all of the specimens to which 1 wt.% carbon black was added. All of the specimens had a lower chargedischargecapacity at cycling rate 1C and a higher charge-discharge capacity at cycling rate C/2. Cycling performance testresults indicated that the specimen 1B had the highest discharge-capacity and the lowest fade rate.

Data fusion based improved Kalman filter with unknown inputs and without collocated acceleration measurements

Ying Lei,Sujuan Luo,Ying Su 국제구조공학회 2016 Smart Structures and Systems, An International Jou Vol.18 No.3

The classical Kalman filter (KF) can provide effective state estimation for structural identification and vibration control, but it is applicable only when external inputs are measured. So far, some studies of Kalman filter with unknown inputs (KF-UI) have been proposed. However, previous KF-UI approaches based solely on acceleration measurements are inherently unstable which leads to poor tracking and fictitious drifts in the identified structural displacements and unknown inputs in the presence of measurement noises. Moreover, it is necessary to have the measurements of acceleration responses at the locations where unknown inputs applied, i.e., with collocated acceleration measurements in these approaches. In this paper, it aims to extend the classical KF approach to circumvent the above limitations for general real time estimation of structural state and unknown inputs without using collocated acceleration measurements. Based on the scheme of the classical KF, an improved Kalman filter with unknown excitations (KF-UI) and without collocated acceleration measurements is derived. Then, data fusion of acceleration and displacement or strain measurements is used to prevent the drifts in the identified structural state and unknown inputs in real time. Such algorithm is not available in the literature. Some numerical examples are used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.

Affects of Wastewater Discharges from Mining Areas on Soil Heavy Metal Pollution and Enzyme Activities in Northern Hunan Province, Central South China

Ying Jiang,Xue-Feng Hu,Ying Shu,Fan Luo,Xiao-Juan Yan,Yi-Jun Jiang 한국토양비료학회 2014 한국토양비료학회 학술발표회 초록집 Vol.2014 No.6