Identification of a novel cytoplasmic male sterile line M2BS induced by partial-length HcPDIL5-2a transformation in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Danfeng Tang,Peng Chen,Gang Jin,Min Li,Cancan Wang,Zhenlan Bin,Jinghua Qian,Zizheng Wang,Ruiyang Zhou 한국식물학회 2017 Journal of Plant Biology Vol.60 No.2

A cytoplasmic male sterile line (designated as M2BS) was obtained from an indica rice maintainer M2B induced by partial-length HcPDIL5-2a (Hibiscus cannabinus protein disulfide isomerase-like) transformation. The anther of M2BS was short, slender, hygrophanous, and fissured. I2-KI staining method showed that there was typical and spherical abortion in pollen grains. M2BS was found abortive at middle and late stage of monocyte by the modified carbol fuchsin stained observation and paraffin section observation. The tapetum was observed pre-degenerated in M2BS. Hereditary analysis indicated that the male sterility of M2BS was a maternally inherited inability after six backcross generations with M2B and the combinations of M2BS hybridized with other two male fertile materials. The M2BS could be affirmed a cytoplasmic male sterile (CMS) type. Moreover, it was a transgenic plant confirmed by PCR, Southern blot and RT-PCR detection. M2BS could be distinguished from M2B and its CMS line M2A by RFLP analysis. The overall mitochondrial genome sequencing results showed, that in M2BS, the main differences of mitochondrial gene sequence were located in nad4, nad5, nad7, orf194 and intergenic region, relatively to those of M2A. The obtained results indicate that M2BS is a novel cytoplasmic male sterile line.

Design of miniaturized and lightweight coupling inductors for interleaved parallel DC/DC converters

Wang, Yifeng,Cheng, Pengyu,Ma, Xiaoyong,Tao, Long,Zhao, Danfeng The Korean Institute of Power Electronics 2021 JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS Vol.21 No.10

At present, coupled inductance is an effective method for the development of the interleaved parallel converters in terms of high efficiency, miniaturization, and light weight. In view of the difficulty in designing coupling inductors in multiphase interleaved parallel converters, a general coupling inductor design criterion is proposed in this paper. First, the equivalent steady-state inductance and equivalent transient inductance expressions of a converter are obtained according to the modal transformation law of a two-phase interleaved parallel buck converter circuit. In addition, the volume modeling and weight modeling of the core are established, and expressions of the self-inductance and coupling coefficient are obtained. Then, the self-inductance and coupling coefficients are derived with the constraints of the steady-state current ripple and transient response speed as well as the objective function of the volume modeling and weight modeling. It is ensured that the designed coupled inductor successfully achieves its purposes of reducing the volume, weight, and inductor current ripple of the converter while improving the system response speed. Finally, the correctness of the theoretical analysis and the accuracy of the design method were verified on a 40 kW experimental platform based on a SiC MOSFET.

Graphene nanosheet/silicone composite with enhanced thermal conductivity and its application in heat dissipation of high-power light-emitting diodes

Hai Yan Zhang,Yingxi Lin,Danfeng Zhang,Wenguang Wang,Yuxiong Xing,Jin Lin,Haoqun Hong,Chunhui Li 한국물리학회 2016 Current Applied Physics Vol.16 No.12

Heat dissipation from light-emitting diodes (LEDs) has become a serious problem because of the LEDs' high luminosity and power. This problem could be solved by improving the dissipation efficiency of each LED system component. A microwave-reduced graphene nanosheet/silicone (GN/silicone) composite with a high thermal conductivity and stability was prepared by mechanical blending. The thermal conductivity of the composite reaches 2.7 W/(m K) with only 1.5 wt% loading, and is 12 times higher than the pure silicone matrix. When used as a thermal interface material between high-power LED chip module substrates and heat sinks, the thermal conductive GN/silicone composite could decrease the temperature difference between the substrate and shell. It could also improve the system heat transfer efficiency. The temperature gap between the heat slug and the heat sink was less than 2 C with a 1.5 wt% loading of GNs.

Comparative Analysis of Outcomes and Clinicopathological Characteristics of Synchronous and Metachronous Contralateral Breast Cancer: A Study of the SEER Database

Ruiyue Qiu,Wen Zhao,Jiao Yang,Yanwei Shen,Biyuan Wang,Pan Li,Andi Zhao,Qi Tian,Mi Zhang,Min Yi,Jin Yang,Danfeng Dong 한국유방암학회 2019 Journal of breast cancer Vol.22 No.2

Purpose: Numerous previous studies have reported inconsistent results about the differences between synchronous contralateral breast cancer (sCBC) and metachronous contralateral breast cancer (mCBC). This study aimed to compare the clinical characteristics and outcomes between sCBC and mCBC and determine predictive factors for the survival of sCBC and mCBC patients. Methods: Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program database, we identified sCBC or mCBC patients from 2000 to 2010. The Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazards regression analysis were used to analyze overall survival and breast cancer-specific survival (BCSS) rates of sCBCs and mCBCs, respectively. Results: Overall, 14,057 sCBC (n = 8,139, 57.9%) and mCBC (n = 5,918, 42.1%) patients were included. The first tumors of sCBC were more likely to have higher stage and more lymph and distant metastases, whereas those of mCBC were more often infiltrating ductal carcinoma (IDC), had localized stage, were estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) negative, and had less axillary nodal involvement. The second tumors of mCBC tended to be IDC and have higher grade, adverse stage, ER and PR-negativity; and more axillary nodal involvement, compared to the second tumors of sCBC. mCBC patients had significantly favorable 5-year BCSS but worse long-term BCSS compared with sCBC patients. Moreover, subgroup analysis revealed no significant difference of BCSS between sCBC and mCBC among patients aged 18–60 years. Multivariate analysis indicated that age, grade, and stage of 2 tumors; surgery for second tumor; and ER status of the second tumor were independent prognostic factors for BCSS of contralateral breast cancer (CBC). Conclusion: The characteristics and outcomes of sCBCs and mCBCs were substantially different. sCBC and mCBC patients may have different prognosis, and the prognosis of CBC depends on the first and second tumors.

Empirical Study on Influence Factors of Adaption Intention of Online Customized Marketing System in China

Jing Li,Huangyong Ji,Lili Qi,Mengjiao Li,Danfeng Wang 보안공학연구지원센터 2015 International Journal of Multimedia and Ubiquitous Vol.10 No.6

This paper studies the influence factors and the influence mechanism which effect adoption intention of online customized marketing system, which is based on TRI model and the theory of resistance to marketing persuasion as the main framework of the research model from two aspects of technical and marketing characteristics. According to empirical study based on 303 Chinese users, we found that the user’s optimism, creativity and system inadaptability directly influence on the adoption intention in terms of technology attribution, marketing supply appeal, marketing supply fitness, perceived controlling and perceived pressure influence on the adoption intention in terms of marketing attribute, meanwhile, recommendation fitness are influenced by customized label, customized participation and explanation of recommendation. Marketing supply attractiveness is influenced by product attributes, novelty and form of customized supply. And users’ concern about security of system has no significant influence on users’ adoption of online customized marketing system. The people at different education are different significantly in their adaption attention. Finally management suggestion for operators was given.

Chitosan-chelated zinc modulates cecal microbiota and attenuates inflammatory response in weaned rats challenged with Escherichia coli

Dan Feng,Minyang Zhang,Shiyi Tian,Jing Wang,Weiyun Zhu 한국미생물학회 2020 The journal of microbiology Vol.58 No.9

Escherichia coli (E. coli) infection is very common among young growing animals, and zinc supplementation is often used to alleviate inflammation induced by this disease. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate whether chitosan- chelated zinc (CS-Zn) supplementation could attenuate gut injury induced by E. coli challenge and to explore how CSZn modulates cecal microbiota and alleviates intestinal inflammation in weaned rats challenged with E. coli. 36 weaned rats (55.65 ± 2.18 g of BW, n = 12) were divided into three treatment groups consisting of unchallenged rats fed a basal diet (Control) and two groups of rats challenged with E. coli and fed a basal diet or a diet containing 640 mg/kg CS-Zn (E. coli + CS-Zn, containing 50 mg/kg Zn) for a 14-day experiment. On days 10 to 12, each rat was given 4 ml of E. coli solution with a total bacteria count of 1010 CFU by oral gavage daily or normal saline of equal dosage. CS-Zn supplementation mitigated intestinal morphology impairment (e.g. higher crypt depth and lower macroscopic damage index) induced by E. coli challenge (P < 0.05), and alleviated the increase of Myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity after E. coli challenge (P < 0.05). 16S rRNA sequencing analyses revealed that E. coli challenge significantly increased the abundance of Verrucomicrobia and E. coli (P < 0.05). However, CS-Zn supplementation increased the abundance of Lactobacillus and decreased the relative abundance of Proteobacteria, Desulfovibrio and E. coli (P < 0.05). The concentrations of butyrate in the cecal digesta, which decreased due to the challenge, were higher in the E. coli + CS-Zn group (P < 0.05). In addition, CS-Zn supplementation significantly prevented the elevation of pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-6 concentration and upregulated the level of anti-inflammatory cytokines IL-10 in cecal mucosa induced by E. coli infection (P < 0.05). In conclusion, these results indicate that CS-Zn produces beneficial effects in alleviating gut mucosal injury of E. coli challenged rats by enhancing the intestinal morphology and modulating cecal bacterial composition, as well as attenuating inflammatory response.