Tetravalent half-arc-transitive graphs of order ^p4

Feng, Yan-Quan,Kwak, Jin Ho,Xu, Ming-Yao,Zhou, Jin-Xin Elsevier 2008 European journal of combinatorics : Journal europ& Vol.29 No.3

<P><B>Abstract</B></P><P>A graph is half-arc-transitive if its automorphism group acts transitively on vertices and edges, but not on arcs. It is known that for a prime p there is no tetravalent half-arc-transitive graphs of order p or <SUP>p2</SUP>. Xu [M.Y. Xu, Half-transitive graphs of prime-cube order, J. Algebraic Combin. 1 (1992) 275–282] classified the tetravalent half-arc-transitive graphs of order <SUP>p3</SUP>. As a continuation, we classify in this paper the tetravalent half-arc-transitive graphs of order <SUP>p4</SUP>. It shows that there are exactly p−1 nonisomorphic connected tetravalent half-arc-transitive graphs of order <SUP>p4</SUP> for each odd prime p.</P>

Cubic s-regular graphs of order 2p³

Feng, Yan-Quan,Kwak, Jin Ho,Xu, Ming-Yao Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 2006 Journal of graph theory Vol.52 No.4

<P>A graph is s-regular if its automorphism group acts regularly on the set of its s-arcs. Malnič et al. (Discrete Math 274 (2004), 187–198) classified the connected cubic edge-transitive, but not vertex-transitive graphs of order 2p<SUP>3</SUP> for each prime p. In this article, we determine the s-regularity of all connected cubic symmetric graphs of order 2p<SUP>3</SUP> for each prime p and each s. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Graph Theory</P>

Synthesis, Structures and Properties of Two Metal-organic Frameworks Derived from 3-Nitro-1,2-benzenedicarboxylic Acid

Xu, Wen-Jia,Zhang, Ling-Yu,Tang, Jin-Niu,Wang, Dai-Yin,Pan, Gang-Hong,Feng, Yu Korean Chemical Society 2013 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.34 No.8

Two metal-organic frameworks based on the connectivity co-effect between rigid benzenedicarboxylic acid and bridging ligand have been synthesized $[Zn_2(3-NO_2-bdc)_2(4,4'-bpy)_2H_2O]_n$ (1), $[Co(3-NO_2-bdc)(4,4'-bpy)H_2O]_n$ (2) (where $3-NO_2-bdcH_2$ = 3-nitro-1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 4,4'-bpy = 4,4'-bipyridine). The two novel complexes were characterized by IR spectrum, elemental analysis, fluorescent properties, thermogravimetric analysis, single-crystal X-ray diffraction and powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD). X-ray structure analysis reveals that 1 and 2 are two-dimensional (2D) network structures. Complex 1 and complex 2 belong to triclinic crystal with P-1 space group. The luminescence measurements reveal that two complexes exhibit good fluorescent emissions in the solid state at room temperature. Also, thermal decomposition process and powder X-ray diffraction of complexes were investigated.

Characteristics and Cause Analysis of Western Pacific Subtropical High with the Huaihe River Floods in 2003

Jin Rong-hua,Jiao Mei-yan,Xu Jing,Qin Hua-feng 한국기상학회 2006 한국기상학회 학술대회 논문집 Vol.2006 No.-

CT-Guided Sclerotherapy for Simple Renal Cysts: Value of Ethanol Concentration Monitoring

Jin Hong Yu,Yong Du,Yang Li,Han Feng Yang,Xiao Xue Xu,Hou Jun Zheng 대한영상의학회 2014 Korean Journal of Radiology Vol.15 No.1

Objective: The aim of our study was to evaluate the differences between sclerotherapy with and without ethanol concentration monitoring for the treatment of simple renal cysts. Materials and Methods: Sixty-seven patients with 70 simple renal cysts were randomly assigned to two groups in a 12-month prospective controlled trial. One group (group A) was treated with computed tomography (CT)-guided sclerotherapy without ethanol concentration monitoring (33 patients with 35 cysts), whereas the other group (group B) had ethanol concentration monitoring (34 patients with 35 cysts) during the procedure. Treatment outcomes between the two groups were compared 12 months later with follow-up ultrasound examination. Results: After the 12-month follow-up period, the overall success rate was 74.3% in group A and 94.3% in group B (p = 0.022). The mean cyst size before and after treatment was 8.6 ± 2.0 cm and 2.3 ± 2.9 cm, respectively, in group A, and 8.4 ± 1.7 cm and 0.8 ± 1.9 cm, respectively, in group B. The final size of the cysts in group B was significantly smaller than that in group A (p = 0.015). The likelihood of treatment with ethanol concentration monitoring being successful was approximately 16 times higher than without ethanol concentration monitoring (p = 0.026; odds ratio = 15.7; 95% confidence interval: 1.38-179.49). There were no major complications in either group. Conclusion: Monitoring of Hounsfield units (HU) of ethanol by CT is an effective method in the treatment of simple renal cysts with ethanol sclerotherapy. The ethanol sclerotherapy procedure can be terminated at the point of clear fluid aspiration because the HU (-190) of CT scan corresponds to it.

Characterization of a Novel cry1-Type Gene from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. alesti Strain LY-99

Xu Feng Qi,Ming Shun Li,Jae Young Choi,Jong Yul Roh,Ji Zhen Song,Yong Wang,Byung Rae Jin,Yeon Ho Je,Jian Hong Li 한국잠사학회 2009 International Journal of Industrial Entomology Vol.18 No.1

B. thuringiensis strain LY-99 belonging to subsp. Alesti (H3a3c), was isolated from Chinese tobacco warehouse and showed significantly high toxicity to Plutella xylostella. For the identification of the cry1-type genes from B. thuringiensis LY-99, an extended multiplex PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method was established by using two pairs of universal primers based on the conserved regions of the cry1-type genes to amplify around 2.4 kb cry1-type gene fragments. Then the DNA fragment was cloned into pGEM-T Easy vector and digested with EcoRI and EcoRV enzymes. Through this method, a known cry1-type gene was successfully identified from the reference strain, B. thuringiensis subsp. alesti. In addition, the RFLP patterns revealed that B. thuringiensis LY-99 included a novel cry1A-type gene in addition to cry1Aa, cry1Ac, cry1Be and cry1Ea genes. The novel cry1A-type gene was designated cry1Ah2 (Genbank accession No DQ269474). An inverse PCR method was used to amplify the flank regions of cry1Ah2 gene. Finally, 3143 bp HindIII fragment from B. thuringiensis LY-99 plasmid DNA including 5` region and partial ORF was amplified, and sequence analysis revealed that cry1Ah2 gene from LY-99 showed 89.31% of maximum sequence similarity with cry1Ac1 crystal protein gene. In addition, the deduced amino acid sequence of Cry1Ah2 protein shared 87.80% of maximum identity with that of Cry1Ac2. This protein therefore belongs to a new class of B. thuringiensis crystal proteins.

Clinical Implications of p57^KIP2 Expression in Breast Cancer

Xu, Xiao-Yin,Wang, Wen-Qian,Zhang, Lei,Li, Yi-Ming,Tang, Miao,Jiang, Nan,Cai, Shou-Liang,Wei, Liang,Jin, Feng,Chen, Bo Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2012 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.13 No.10

Objective: To study the relationship between expression of $p57^{KIP2}$ and prognosis and other clinicopathological parameters in invasive breast cancers. Methods: We assessed the expression of $p57^{KIP2}$ in 89 cases of invasive breast cancer and 20 cases of normal breast tissue by immunohistochemical methods and analyzed the results with SPSS software (ver. 16.0). Result: The positive expression rates of $p57^{KIP2}$ protein in the invasive breast cancers and surrounding normal tissue were 30.3% (27/89) and 65% (13/20), respectively. Cases with no $p57^{KIP2}$ expression exhibited a significantly higher post-operative distant metastasis rate than those with $p57^{KIP2}$ expression (37.9% vs. 14.8%; P = 0.01). DFS analysis showed that $p57^{KIP2}$-/C-erbB-2+ tumors also exhibited a significantly higher post-operative distant metastasis rate than the other groups (66.7% vs. 29.2%; P = 0.007), as did $p57^{KIP2}$-/p53+ tumors (64.3% vs. 22.7%; P = 0.001). Survival analysis revealed that $p57^{KIP2}$ was associated with breast cancer-specific survival overall (P = 0.045, log-rank test). Subgroup analysis demonstrated that individuals with $p57^{KIP2}$-/C-erbB-2+tumors experienced significantly worse post-operative survival than those with $p57^{KIP2}$-/C-erbB-2- or other tumors (P = 0.006, log-rank test). $p57^{KIP2}$-/p53+ tumors were associated with significantly worse post-operative survival than $p57^{KIP2}$-/p53- or other tumors (P = 0.001, log-rank test). Cox regression analysis showed that $p57^{KIP2}$ was a non-independent prognostic factor for breast cancer (P = 0.303). Conclusions: $p57^{KIP2}$ is expressed at low levels in invasive breast cancer and is associated with better overall survival rate and disease-free survival in breast cancer patients, but it was a non-independent prognostic factor for breast cancer. Thus, the connection between $p57^{KIP2}$/p53 and $p57^{KIP2}$/C-erbB-2 may provide biomarkers for breast cancer.

Cat fertilization by mouse sperm injection

Jin, Yong-Xun,Cui, Xiang-Shun,Yu, Xian-Feng,Lee, Sung-Hyun,Wang, Qing-Ling,Gao, Wei-Wei,Xu, Yong-Nan,Sun, Shao-Chen,Kong, IL-Keun,Kim, Nam-Hyung Cambridge University Press 2012 Zygote Vol.20 No.4

<B>Summary</B><P>Interspecies intracytoplasmic sperm injection has been carried out to understand species-specific differences in oocyte environments and sperm components during fertilization. While sperm aster organization during cat fertilization requires a paternally derived centriole, mouse and hamster fertilization occur within the maternal centrosomal components. To address the questions of where sperm aster assembly occurs and whether complete fertilization is achieved in cat oocytes by interspecies sperm, we studied the fertilization processes of cat oocytes following the injection of cat, mouse, or hamster sperm. Male and female pronuclear formations were not different in the cat oocytes at 6 h following cat, mouse or hamster sperm injection. Microtubule asters were seen in all oocytes following intracytoplasmic injection of cat, mouse or hamster sperm. Immunocytochemical staining with a histone H3-m2K9 antibody revealed that mouse sperm chromatin is incorporated normally with cat egg chromatin, and that the cat eggs fertilized with mouse sperm enter metaphase and become normal 2-cell stage embryos. These results suggest that sperm aster formation is maternally dependent, and that fertilization processes and cleavage occur in a non-species specific manner in cat oocytes.</P>

Improved scintillation luminescence and thermal stability of In₂Si₂O₇ ceramic phosphor

Xu, Jian,Cao, Lei,Feng, Yongyi,Huang, Yanlin,Wang, Yaorong,Qin, Lin,Seo, Hyo Jin Elsevier 2017 Journal of luminescence Vol.183 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>In<SUB>2</SUB>Si<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>7</SUB> is a known indium-based scintillator with fast ultraviolet photoluminescence. Unfortunately the emission only can be detected below 200K. the poor thermal stability limits its application at room temperature. In this work, the luminescence improvement of In<SUB>2</SUB>Si<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>7</SUB> was realized by F<SUP>−</SUP>-ions doping in the lattices. The ceramic phosphors were via typical solid-state reaction method. The pure crystalline phase with thortveirite-type structure was confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) Rietveld refinements. The photoluminescence (PL) emission and excitation spectra together with the luminescence thermal stability were tested. The fluorescence decay curves CIE emission Stokes shifts were measured. The ceramic samples could present blue luminescence with maximum wavelength at about 340nm under the excitation of UV light or high energy X-ray irradiation. The pure sample only presents luminescence below 200K, however, the F-doping can be greatly enhance the luminescence thermal stability. The F-doped In<SUB>2</SUB>Si<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>7</SUB> could present emission signals with fast decay lifetime of 850ns at room temperature. The luminescence transitions from the In<SUP>3+</SUP>-O<SUP>2−</SUP> charge transfer (CT) were discussed on the structure properties.</P>

Analysis of the magnetic properties of RFe₁₁Ti and RFe₁₁TiH (R=Tb,Ho)

Xu Shuwei,Yan Yu,Jin Hanmin,Wang Wenquan,Su Feng 한국자기학회 2003 한국자기학회 학술연구발표회 논문개요집 Vol.13 No.2