Covalent bonding of ZnO nanostructures with dispersible carbon nanotubes for self-assembly photocatalytic heterostructures

Tie, Weiwei,Jin, Jiaming,Bhattacharyya, Surjya Sarathi,Yue, Hongwei,Lei, Yan,Zheng, Zhi,He, Weiwei,Lee, Seung Hee Elsevier BV * North-Holland 2019 Applied Surface Science Vol.492 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>This work demonstrates the fabrication of zinc oxide‑carbon nanotube (ZnO/CNT) heterostructures with tunable photocatalytic activity via microstructure modulation. The ZnO/CNT heterostructures are constructed in one-step hydrothermal procedure consisting of in situ anchoring of ZnO nanostructures with dispersible CNTs in an aqueous alkali solution containing bile salts as a dispersant. Observation via scanning (SEM) and transmission (TEM) electron microscopy reveals self-assembled heterostructures of monodispersible CNTs tightly surrounding ZnO nanostructures with multimorphology. The XRD, FT-IR, Raman and XPS analysis confirm that the CNTs were successfully incorporated into the ZnO nanostructures with strong interfacial contact of covalent bonding rather than simple mixing. A series of ZnO/CNT heterostructures, which varies according to their degree of doping with dispersible CNTs, exhibit distinct sunlight-induced photocatalytic activity onto the degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB). The superior photocatalytic performance of ZnO/CNT heterostructures originates from synergistic effects of sufficient interfacial bonding, self-assembly microstructures, and continuous conducting pathways between ZnO nanostructures and CNTs, which acquires better sunlight utilization and more efficient separation of electron-hole pair, confirmed by UV–Visible diffuse reflectance spectra as well as photocurrent and photovoltage analysis. This study also proposes a photocatalytic degradation mechanism of RhB dyes through detection of active species confirmed by electron-spin-resonance analysis.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> ZnO nanostructures covalently linking with dispersible carbon nanotubes for self-assembly heterostructures are synthesized. </LI> <LI> This sunlight-driven self-assembly heterostructures possess tunable photocatalytic activity via microstructure modulation. </LI> <LI> The charge separation and transfer process are monitored by transient photovoltaic and photocurrent measurement. </LI> </UL> </P>

Land Use Dynamic Change and Ecological Effects Analysis Based on GIS - A Case Study at Hailun City

Yue Zhang,Fengri Li,Weiwei Jia 강원대학교 산림과학연구소 2013 Journal of Forest Science Vol.29 No.2

The typical natural landscapes and temporal- spatial regulation of Land use change and their ecological effects at Hailun County were conducted and analyzed, based on the translated data from remote sensing images in 1986, 1996 and 2000 using GIS and landscape ecological theory. The results indicated the area of arable land, paddy field and city land increased 7,786.39 hm2, 3391.18 hm2 and 120.84 hm2 while the area of forestry, grassland and marsh decreased 3,184.88 hm2, 1,625.8 hm2 and 3,994.85 hm2 respectively during 14 years. Dry land is a main landscape in this area. These changes made the environmental quality worse gradually, such as land degradation, soil erosion and water and soil losses, and temperature getting warmer. This study is very important for the local ecological environment protect and agricultural sustainability and land resources sustainable using.

Land Use Dynamic Change and Ecological Effects Analysis Based on GIS - A Case Study at Hailun City

Zhang, Yue,Li, Fengri,Jia, Weiwei Institute of Forest Science 2013 Journal of Forest Science Vol.29 No.2

The typical natural landscapes and temporal- spatial regulation of Land use change and their ecological effects at Hailun County were conducted and analyzed, based on the translated data from remote sensing images in 1986, 1996 and 2000 using GIS and landscape ecological theory. The results indicated the area of arable land, paddy field and city land increased 7,786.39 $hm^2$, 3391.18 $hm^2$ and 120.84 $hm^2$ while the area of forestry, grassland and marsh decreased 3,184.88 $hm^2$, 1,625.8 $hm^2$ and 3,994.85 $hm^2$ respectively during 14 years. Dry land is a main landscape in this area. These changes made the environmental quality worse gradually, such as land degradation, soil erosion and water and soil losses, and temperature getting warmer. This study is very important for the local ecological environment protect and agricultural sustainability and land resources sustainable using.

Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of a Mn-Doped InSe/WSe2 van der Walls Heterostructure: First Principles Calculations

Liang Rundong,Zhao Xiuwen,Hu Guichao,Yue Weiwei,Yuan Xiaobo,Ren Junfeng 한국물리학회 2020 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.77 No.7

InSe-based van der Walls heterostructures (vdWHs) have attracted research interests recently because of their particular properties. In this work, the electronic structure and the optical properties of Mn-doped InSe/WSe2 vdWHs are investigated by using first-principles calculations. Mn doping in InSe/WSe2 vdWHs induces an increase in the system's band gap. The optical properties of the vdWHs are also studied, and the absorption intensity of Mn-doped InSe/WSe2 is found to be enhanced in the near-infrared and ultraviolet regions. In addition, built-in electric fields are generated in InSe/WSe2 and Mn-doped InSe/WSe2, which can inhibit recombination of photogenerated electron-hole pairs. This work predicates the feasibility of enhancing the optical properties in InSe/WSe2 vdWHs by introducing dopants, which extends the applications of InSe materials in the field of optoelectronics.

lncRNA Epigenetic Landscape Analysis Identifies <i>EPIC1</i> as an Oncogenic lncRNA that Interacts with MYC and Promotes Cell-Cycle Progression in Cancer

Wang, Zehua,Yang, Bo,Zhang, Min,Guo, Weiwei,Wu, Zhiyuan,Wang, Yue,Jia, Lin,Li, Song,Caesar-Johnson, Samantha J.,Demchok, John A.,Felau, Ina,Kasapi, Melpomeni,Ferguson, Martin L.,Hutter, Carolyn M.,Sof Cell Press 2018 Cancer Cell Vol. No.

<P><B>Summary</B></P> <P>We characterized the epigenetic landscape of genes encoding long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) across 6,475 tumors and 455 cancer cell lines. In stark contrast to the CpG island hypermethylation phenotype in cancer, we observed a recurrent hypomethylation of 1,006 lncRNA genes in cancer, including <I>EPIC1</I> (epigenetically-induced lncRNA1). Overexpression of <I>EPIC1</I> is associated with poor prognosis in luminal B breast cancer patients and enhances tumor growth <I>in vitro</I> and <I>in vivo.</I> Mechanistically, <I>EPIC1</I> promotes cell-cycle progression by interacting with MYC through <I>EPIC1</I>'s 129–283 nt region. <I>EPIC1</I> knockdown reduces the occupancy of MYC to its target genes (e.g., <I>CDKN1A</I>, <I>CCNA2</I>, <I>CDC20</I>, and <I>CDC45</I>). MYC depletion abolishes <I>EPIC1</I>'s regulation of MYC target and luminal breast cancer tumorigenesis <I>in vitro</I> and <I>in vivo</I>.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> LncRNAs show a hypomethylation phenotype, in contrast to a CIMP phenotype in cancer </LI> <LI> <I>EPIC1</I> promotes breast tumorigenesis through regulating cancer cell-cycle progression </LI> <LI> <I>EPIC1</I> directly interacts with MYC protein through <I>EPIC1</I>'s 129–283 nt region </LI> <LI> <I>EPIC1</I> regulates MYC targets by enhancing MYC occupancy on its target promoters </LI> </UL> </P> <P><B>Graphical Abstract</B></P> <P>[DISPLAY OMISSION]</P>

The durability and rehabilitation technologies of concrete sewerage pipes: A state-of-the-art review

Zhuge Yan,Fan Wei,Duan Weiwei,Liu Yue 아시아콘크리트학회 2021 Journal of Asian Concrete Federation Vol.7 No.2

This paper reviews the literature available on the subject of the durability of concrete sewer pipes and the corresponding rehabilitation technologies. An introduction related to the importance of the sewer system in urban life and its durability issues was first discussed as most people did not recognise the scale and complexity of the underground sewer system. Then the recent development of alternative binder materials or filler materials to improve the acid resistance of concrete was specified. For instance, the effects of alternative binders on the hydration products and the mechanism of biogenic corrosion were discussed in detail. The paper ends with the current rehabilitation technologies and the structural performance of rehabilitated sewer pipes. Also, some suggestions associated with future research were made.

Characteristics of progestin- insensitive early stage endometrial cancer and atypical hyperplasia patients receiving second-line fertility-sparing treatment

Shuang Zhou,Zhiying Xu,Bingyi Yang,Jun Guan,Weiwei Shan,Yue Shi,Xiaojun Chen 대한부인종양학회 2021 Journal of Gynecologic Oncology Vol.32 No.4

Objective: This study investigated the characteristics of progestin-insensitive endometrioid endometrial cancer (EEC) and atypical endometrial hyperplasia (AEH) patients receiving fertility-sparing treatments and assessed the therapeutic effects of second-line fertility- preserving treatments. Methods: Three hundred and thirty-eight patients with EEC (n=75) or AEH (n=263) receiving fertility-preserving treatment were retrospectively analyzed. ‘Progestin-insensitive’ was defined as meeting one of the following criteria: 1) presented with progressed disease at any time during conservative treatment, 2) remained with stable disease after 7 months of treatment, and/or 3) did not achieve complete response (CR) after 10 months of treatment. Clinical characteristics and treatment results of progestin-insensitive patients receiving second-line treatment and those of progestin-sensitive patients were compared. Results: Eight-two patients (59 AEH and 23 EEC) were defined as progestin-insensitive and 256 as progestin-sensitive. In multivariate analysis, body mass index ≥28.0 kg/m2 (odds ratio [OR]=1.898) and lesion size >2 cm (OR=2.077) were independent predictors of progestin- insensitive status. Compared to AEH patients, progestin-insensitive EEC patients had poorer second-line treatment responses (28-week cumulative CR rate after changing second-line treatment, 56.3% vs. 85.4%, p=0.011). No statistical difference was found in CR rate among different second-line treatments. Conclusion: Obesity and larger lesion size were independent risk factors associatedwith progestin-insensitive status. In progestin-insensitive patients receiving second-line treatment, EEC patients had lower CR rate comparing with AEH patients. Further study with larger sample size is needed to evaluate efficacy of different second-line treatments for progestin insensitive patients.

Appropriate nitrogen application enhances saponin synthesis and growth mediated by optimizing root nutrient uptake ability

Wei, Wei,Ye, Chen,Huang, Hui-Chuan,Yang, Min,Mei, Xin-Yue,Du, Fei,He, Xia-Hong,Zhu, Shu-Sheng,Liu, Yi-Xiang The Korean Society of Ginseng 2020 Journal of Ginseng Research Vol.44 No.4

Background: Cultivation of medicinal crops, which synthesize hundreds of substances for curative functions, was focused on the synthesis of secondary metabolites rather than biomass accumulation. Nutrition is an important restrict factor for plant growth and secondary metabolites, but little attention has been given to the plasticity of nutrient uptake and secondary metabolites synthesis response to soil nitrogen (N) change. Methods: Two year-field experiments of Sanqi (Panax notoginseng), which can synthesize a high level of saponin in cells, were conducted to study the effects of N application on the temporal dynamics of biomass, nutrient absorption, root architecture and the relationships between these parameters and saponin synthesis. Results: Increasing N fertilizer rates could improve the dry matter yields and nutrient absorption ability through increasing the maximum daily growth (or nutrient uptake) rate. Under suitable N level (225 kg/ha N), Sanqi restricted the root length and surface and enhanced the root diameter and N uptake rate per root length (NURI) to promote nutrient absorption, but the opposite status of Sanqi root architecture and NURI was found when soil N was deficient. Furthermore, increasing N rates could promote the accumulation of saponin in roots through improving the NURI, which showed a significant positive relationship with the content of saponin in the taproots. Conclusion: Appropriate N fertilizer rates could optimize both root architecture and nutrient uptake efficiency, then promote both the accumulation of dry matter and the synthesis of saponins.