A new bismuth vanadate photocatalyst of Bi₂₃V₄O_44.5 nanoplates with layered δ-Bi₂O₃ based fluorite-type superstructures

Lu, Yuting,Chen, Luyang,Li, Yuze,Xie, Hongde,Cheng, Han,Jin Seo, Hyo Elsevier 2016 Materials letters Vol.164 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>The work reports the large-scale synthesis and photocatalytic activity of Bi<SUB>23</SUB>V<SUB>4</SUB>O<SUB>44.5</SUB> nanoplates. The structural refinement was conducted in the layered δ-Bi<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>3</SUB> based superstructuLre. The detailed surface properties were characterized. Bi<SUB>23</SUB>V<SUB>4</SUB>O<SUB>44.5</SUB> shows efficient absorption in visible region with a band-gap of 2.384eV from the hybridization of Bi-6s and O-2p orbitals. Particularly, Bi<SUB>23</SUB>V<SUB>4</SUB>O<SUB>44.5</SUB> shows an efficient photodegradation for methylene blue (MB). The photocatalysis benefits from the layered B–O structure characteristic and the codoped defects of V<SUP>4+</SUP>/V<SUP>5+</SUP> ions in the lattices. Bi<SUB>23</SUB>V<SUB>4</SUB>O<SUB>44.5</SUB> nanoplates could be a potential photocatalyst.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> Bi<SUB>23</SUB>V<SUB>4</SUB>O<SUB>44.5</SUB> nanoplates were prepared by the Pechini method. </LI> <LI> It has a narrow band-gap of 2.384eV from hybridization of Bi-6s and O-2p. </LI> <LI> Bi<SUB>23</SUB>V<SUB>4</SUB>O<SUB>44.5</SUB> has photocatalysis report visible-light-irradiation. </LI> <LI> Photocatalysis is due to layered δ-Bi<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>3</SUB>-like structure and codoped V<SUP>4+</SUP>/V<SUP>5+</SUP> ions. </LI> </UL> </P>

Television Viewing Time and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer Mortality among Japanese Population: The JACC Study

Yuting Li,Ehab S. Eshak,Renzhe Cui,Kokoro Shirai,Keyang Liu,Hiroyasu Iso,Satoyo Ikehara,Akiko Tamakoshi,Shigekazu Ukawa,JACC Study Group 대한암학회 2021 Cancer Research and Treatment Vol.53 No.2

Purpose Sedentary behavior attributes to the increased risk of some cancers and all-cause mortality. The evidence is limited for the association between television (TV) viewing time, a major sedentary behavior, and risk of colorectal cancer death. We aimed to examine this association in Japanese population. Materials and Methods A prospective cohort study encompassed of 90,834 men and women aged 40-79 years with no prior history of colorectal cancer who completed a self-administered food frequency questionnaire, and provided their TV viewing information. The participants were followed-up from 1988-1990 to the end of 2009. The hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated by the Cox proportional hazard regression for risk of colorectal cancer mortality according to TV viewing time. Results During the median 19.1-year follow-up period, we documented 749 (385 men and 364 women) colorectal cancer deaths. The multivariable-adjusted HRs for mortality from colorectal cancer were 1.11 (0.88-1.41) for 1.5 to < 3 hr/day, 1.14 (0.91-1.42) for 3 to < 4.5 hr/day and 1.33 (1.02-1.73) for ≥ 4.5 hr/day in comparison to < 1.5 hr/day TV watching; p-trend=0.038, and that for 1-hour increment in TV viewing time was 1.06 (1.01-1.11). Moreover, the multivariable-adjusted HR (95% CI) of colon cancer for 1-hour increment in TV viewing time was 1.07 (1.02-1.13). Age, body mass index, and level of leisure-physical activity did not show significant effect modifications on the observed associations. Conclusion TV viewing time is associated with the increased risk of colorectal cancer mortality among Japanese population, more specifically colon rather than rectal cancer.

Cosmological Constraints from the Redshift Dependence of the Alcock-Paczynski Effect: Dynamical Dark Energy

Li, Xiao-Dong,Sabiu, Cristiano G.,Park, Changbom,Wang, Yuting,Zhao, Gong-bo,Park, Hyunbae,Shafieloo, Arman,Kim, Juhan,Hong, Sungwook E. American Astronomical Society 2018 The Astrophysical journal Vol.856 No.2

<P>We perform an anisotropic clustering analysis of 1,133,326 galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-III) Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey Data Release 12 covering the redshift range 0.15 < z < 0.69. The geometrical distortions of the galaxy positions, caused by incorrect assumptions in the cosmological model, are captured in the anisotropic two-point correlation function on scales of 6-40 h(-1) Mpc. The redshift evolution of this anisotropic clustering is used to place constraints on the cosmological parameters. We improve the methodology of Li et al. to enable efficient exploration of high-dimensional cosmological parameter spaces, and apply it to the Chevallier-Polarski-Linder parameterization of dark energy, w = w(0) + w(a)z/(1 + z). In combination with data on the cosmic microwave background, baryon acoustic oscillations, Type Ia supernovae, and H-0 from Cepheids, we obtain Omega(m) = 0.301 +/- 0.008, w(0) = -1.042 +/- 0.067, and w(a) = -0.07 +/- 0.29 (68.3% CL). Adding our new Alcock-Paczynski measurements to the aforementioned results reduces the error bars by similar to 30%-40% and improves the dark-energy figure of merit by a factor of similar to 2. We check the robustness of the results using realistic mock galaxy catalogs.</P>

Multispectral Pedestrian Detection in Autonomous Driving: A Review

Yuting Li 대한전자공학회 2021 IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing & Computing Vol.10 No.1

Multispectral pedestrian detection that utilizes information fusion of visible-light and thermal cameras has attracted much attention in the autonomous driving field. Pedestrians detected are highlighted in thermal images due to radiated temperatures captured by thermal cameras, building a more effective pedestrian detector in various illumination environments. This paper introduces several recent multispectral pedestrian detection techniques, and details their various problems. Four benchmark datasets are discussed, and performance evaluation metrics are presented. Furthermore, this paper discusses interesting observations on the experiments and the potential research directions for multispectral pedestrian detection problems. Finally, this review concludes that, although various multispectral pedestrian detection methods have been proposed, there still exist several future challenges in the multispectral pedestrian detection task, such as detecting small pedestrians, combining infrared and visible-light images at different resolutions, detecting occluded pedestrians, and dealing with the trade-off between detection accuracy and speed. Therefore, research in the multispectral pedestrian–detection area is expected to expand significantly in the coming years. Insightful discussions and prospective future work are delivered by this review, which can serve as a reference for researchers in multispectral pedestrian detection and related fields.

Correlation analysis of muscle amino acid deposition and gut microbiota profile of broilers reared at different ambient temperatures

Yang, Yuting,Gao, Huan,Li, Xing,Cao, Zhenhui,Li, Meiquan,Liu, Jianping,Qiao, Yingying,Ma, Li,Zhao, Zhiyong,Pan, Hongbin Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2021 Animal Bioscience Vol.34 No.1

Objective: Temperature could influence protein and amino acid deposition as well as gut microbiota profile and composition. However, the specific effects of ambient temperature on amino acids deposition and gut microbiota composition remain insufficiently understood. Methods: A total of 300 one-day-old Avian broilers were randomly divided into three groups and reared at high, medium, and low temperature (HT, MT, and LT), respectively. Breast muscle and fecal samples were collected for amino acid composition analysis and 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Results: Our data showed that compared to the MT group, there was a decrease of muscle leucine and tyrosine (p<0.05), as well as an increase of methionine in the HT group (p<0.05) and a decrease of serine in the LT group. Examination of microbiota shift revealed that at genus level, the relative abundance of Turicibacter and Parabacteroides was increased in the HT group (p<0.05) and that the relative abundances of Pandoraea, Achromobacter, Prevotella, Brevundimonas, and Stenotrophomonas in the LT group were higher than those in the MT group (p<0.05). In addition, there were substantial correlations between microbes and amino acids. In the HT group. Turicibacter was negatively correlated with aspartic acid and tyrosine, whereas Parabacteroides was positively correlated with methionine (p<0.05). In the LT group, there were multiple positive correlations between Achromobacter and arginine, isoleucine or tyrosine; between Prevotella and cysteine or phenylalanine; between Brevundimonas and cysteine; and between Stenotrophomonas and cysteine as well as a negative correlation between Stenotrophomonas and serine. Conclusion: Our findings demonstrated that amino acid content of breast muscle and intestinal microbiota profile was affected by different ambient temperatures. Under heat exposure, augmented abundance of Parabacteroides was correlated with elevated methionine. Low temperature treatment may affect muscle tyrosine content through the regulation of Achromobacter.

Interaction Between Serum/Glucocorticoid-Regulated Kinase 1 and Interleukin-6 in Chronic Rhinosinusitis

Lai Yuting,Hu Li,Yang Lu,Hu Xianting,Song Xiaole,Yang Jingyi,Li Hongbin,Chen Kun,Li Huabin,Wang Dehui 대한천식알레르기학회 2021 Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Research Vol.13 No.5

Purpose: Serum/glucocorticoid-regulated kinase 1 (SGK1) has recently emerged as a critical regulator of inflammatory diseases. In this study, we examined SGK1 expression and its possible pathogenic roles in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Methods: Immunohistochemistry, western blotting, Bio-Plex assay, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction were performed to assess protein and gene expression levels. The mRNA expression levels of SGK1 and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were extracted from a CRS database to perform correlation analysis. Stable cell lines with SGK1 overexpression (16HBE) and knockdown (A549) were constructed to investigate the interaction between SGK1 and IL-6 in vitro. Results: SGK1 exhibited strong cytoplasmic and nuclear staining in the epithelial layers and the lamina propria of nasal polyps (NPs) and in the mucosal tissues of CRS without nasal polyps (CRSsNP). The mRNA and protein expression levels of SGK1 and IL-6 were significantly increased in NPs and CRSsNP tissues, compared to control tissues. SGK1 phosphorylation was significantly greater in NPs than in CRSsNP tissues (P < 0.01). The mRNA levels of SGK1 and IL-6 were significantly correlated (P < 0.001, r = 0.649). Exposure to IL-6 significantly increased SGK1 expression in cultured dispersed NP cells, 16HBE cells, and A549 cells. IL-6 expression was significantly down-regulated in SGK1-overexpressing 16HBE cells (P < 0.01) and significantly up-regulated in SGK1-knockdown A549 cells (P < 0.05). Administration of GSK650394, a SGK1 inhibitor, significantly increased IL-6 self-induced mRNA expression in cultured dispersed NP cells and 16HBE cells. Conclusions: The interaction between SGK1 and IL-6 may play an anti-inflammatory role in IL-6-induced inflammation in the pathogenesis of CRS.

Comparison of cecal microbiota composition in hybrid pigs from two separate three-way crosses

Yang, Yuting,Shen, Liyan,Gao, Huan,Ran, Jinming,Li, Xian,Jiang, Hengxin,Li, Xueyan,Cao, Zhenhui,Huang, Ying,Zhao, Sumei,Song, Chunlian,Pan, Hongbin Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2021 Animal Bioscience Vol.34 No.7

Objective: The intestinal microbiota plays an important role in host physiology, metabolism, immunity, and behavior. And host genetics could influence the gut microbiota of hybrid animals. The three-way cross model is commonly utilized in commercial pig production; however, the use of this model to analyse the gut microbial composition is rarely reported. Methods: Two three-way hybrid pigs were selected, with Saba pigs as the starting maternal pig: Duroc× (Berkshire×Saba) (DBS) pig, Berkshire×(Duroc×Saba) (BDS) pig. One hundred pigs of each model were reared from 35 days (d) to 210 d. The body weight or feed consumption of all pigs were recorded and their feed/gain (F/G) ratio was calculated. On day 210, 10 pigs from each three-way cross were selected for slaughter, and cecal chyme samples were collected for 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Results: The final body weight (FBW) and average daily gain (ADG) of DBS pigs were significantly higher than those of BDS pigs (p<0.05), while the F/G ratios of DBS pigs were significantly lower than those of BDS pigs (p<0.05). The dominant phyla in DBS and BDS pigs were Bacteroidetes (55.23% vs 59%, respectively) and Firmicutes (36.65% vs 34.86%, respectively) (p>0.05). At the genus level, the abundance of Prevotella, Roseburia, and Anaerovibrio in DBS pigs was significantly lower than in BDS pigs (p<0.01). The abundance of Eubacterium, Clostridium XI, Bacteroides, Methanomassiliicoccus, and Parabacteroides in DBS pigs was significantly higher than in BDS pigs (p<0.05). The FBWs and ADGs were positively correlated with Bacteroides, ClostridiumXI, and Parabacteroides but negatively correlated with the Prevotella, Prevotella/Bacteroides (P/B) ratio, Roseburia, and Anaerovibrio. Conclusion: These results indicated that host genetics affect the cecal microbiota composition and the porcine gut microbiota is associated with growth performance, thereby suggesting that gut microbiota composition may be a useful biomarker in porcine genetics and breeding.

Field measurement and numerical simulation of excavation damaged zone in a 2000 m-deep cavern

Zhang, Yuting,Ding, Xiuli,Huang, Shuling,Qin, Yang,Li, Peng,Li, Yujie Techno-Press 2018 Geomechanics & engineering Vol.16 No.4

This paper addresses the issue of field measurement of excavation damage zone (EDZ) and its numerical simulation method considering both excavation unloading and blasting load effects. Firstly, a 2000 m-deep rock cavern in China is focused. A detailed analysis is conducted on the field measurement data regarding the mechanical response of rock masses subjected to excavation and blasting operation. The extent of EDZ is revealed 3.6 m-4.0 m, accounting for 28.6% of the cavern span, so it is significantly larger than rock caverns at conventional overburden depth. The rock mass mechanical response subjected to excavation and blasting is time-independent. Afterwards, based on findings of the field measurement data, a numerical evaluation method for EDZ determination considering both excavation unloading and blasting load effects is presented. The basic idea and general procedures are illustrated. It features a calibration operation of damage constant, which is defined in an elasto-plastic damage constitutive model, and a regression process of blasting load using field blasting vibration monitoring data. The numerical simulation results are basically consistent with the field measurement results. Further, some issues regarding the blasting loads, applicability of proposed numerical method, and some other factors are discussed. In conclusion, the field measurement data collected from the 2000 m-deep rock cavern and the corresponding findings will broaden the understanding of tunnel behavior subjected to excavation and blasting at great depth. Meanwhile, the presented numerical simulation method for EDZ determination considering both excavation unloading and blasting load effects can be used to evaluate rock caverns with similar characteristics.

Numerical simulation investigation on centrifugal compressor performance of turbocharger

Jie Li,Yuting Yin,Shuqi Li,Jizhong Zhang 대한기계학회 2013 JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Vol.27 No.6

In this paper, the mathematical model of the flow filed in centrifugal compressor of turbocharger was studied. Based on the theory of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), performance curves and parameter distributions of the compressor were obtained from the 3-D numerical simulation by using CFX. Meanwhile, the influences of grid number and distribution on compressor performance were investigated,and numerical calculation method was analyzed and validated, through combining with test data. The results obtained show the increase of the grid number has little influence on compressor performance while the grid number of single-passage is above 300,000. The results also show that the numerical calculation mass flow rate of compressor choke situation has a good consistent with test results,and the maximum difference of the diffuser exit pressure between simulation and experiment decrease to 3.5% with the assumption of 6kPa additional total pressure loss at compressor inlet. The numerical simulation method in this paper can be used to predict compressor performance, and the difference of total pressure ratio between calculation and test is less than 7%, and the total-to-total efficiency also have a good consistent with test.

Comparative portrayal of ocular surface microbe with and without dry eye

ZhenHao Li,Yufang Gong,ShuZe Chen,SiQi Li,Yu Zhang,HuiMin Zhong,ZhouCheng Wang,YiFan Chen,QiXin Deng,YuTing Jiang,LiYing Li,Min Fu,GuoGuo Yi 한국미생물학회 2019 The journal of microbiology Vol.57 No.11

To compare the ocular surface (OS) microbial communities and diversity between dry eye (DE) and non-DE (NDE). Furthermore, we compared meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) and non-MGD (NMGD) among DE subjects. The V3-V4 region of 16S rRNA gene high-throughput sequencing was performed in the conjunctival swab samples to investigate the composition of the OS bacterial community in DE (n=35) and NDE (n=54) and compared the composition of MGD (n=25) and NMGD (n=10) among DE subjects. Deep sequencing of OS 16S rDNA from DE (n=35) and NDE (n=54) demonstrated great a difference in alpha and beta diversity between the OS bacterial flora (P < 0.05). The similar OS microbial structures were shown at the phylum and genus levels by bioinformatics analysis between them, and in LEfSe (linear discriminant analysis effect size) analysis, Bacteroidia and Bacteroidetes were enriched in DE, while Pseudomonas was plentiful in NDE (linear discriminant analysis [LDA] > 4.0). Among the DE group, there was no significant difference in α and β diversity between MGD and NMGD (P > 0.05). Surprisingly, Bacilli was the dominant microbe in MGD, and Bacteroidetes was the superior bacteria in NMGD among DE subjects (LDA > 4.0). Different diversity of OS bacteria composition between DE and NDE and the altered diversity of OS bacteria may play an important role in DE. Moreover, the lower dominance of OS bacteria in DE may be associated with the occurrence and development of DE. Although there was no significant difference in alpha and beta analysis, the OS dominant microbe between MGD and NMGD among DE was different.