Search for light tetraquark states in ϒ(1S) and ϒ(2S) decays

Jia, S.,Shen, C. P.,Yuan, C. Z.,Adachi, I.,Ahn, J. K.,Aihara, H.,Al Said, S.,Asner, D. M.,Atmacan, H.,Aushev, T.,Ayad, R.,Babu, V.,Badhrees, I.,Bahinipati, S.,Bakich, A. M.,Bansal, V.,Behera, P.,Berge American Physical Society 2017 Physical review. D Vol.96 No.11

<P>We search for the J(PC) = 0(--) and 1(+-) light tetraquark states with masses up to 2.46 GeV/c(2) in gamma(1S) and gamma(2S) decays with data samples of (102 +/- 2) million and (158 +/- 4) million events, respectively, collected with the Belle detector. No significant signals are observed in any of the studied production modes, and 90% credibility level (C. L.) upper limits on their branching fractions in Upsilon(1S) and Upsilon(2S) decays are obtained. The inclusive branching fractions of the Upsilon(1S) and Upsilon(2S) decays into final states with f(1)(1285) are measured to be B(Upsilon(1S) -> f(1)(1285) + anything) = (46 +/- 28(stat) +/- 13(syst)) x 10(-4) and B(Upsilon(2S) -> f(1)(1285) + anything) = (22 +/- 15(stat) +/- 6.3(syst)) x 10(-4). The measured chi(b2) -> J/Psi + anything branching fraction is measured to be (1.50 +/- 0.34(stat) +/- 0.22(syst)) x 10(-3), and 90% C. L. upper limits for the chi(b0;b1) -> J/Psi + anything branching fractions are found to be 2.3 x 10(-3) and 1.1 x 10(-3), respectively. For B(chi(b1) -> omega + anything), the branching fraction is measured to be (4.9 +/- 1.3(stat) +/- 0.6(syst) x 10(-2). All results reported here are the first measurements for these modes.</P>

First-principles study of the crystal structures and physical properties of H₁₈-BN and Rh6-BN

Ren, X.Y.,Zhao, C.X.,Niu, C.Y.,Wang, J.Q.,Jia, Y.,Cho, J.H. North-Holland 2016 Physics letters. Section A. Vol.380 No.46

<P>As the analog of carbon allotropes, new three-dimensional (3D) boron nitride (BN) allotropes have attracted much attention of researchers due to their great importance in fundamental sciences and wide practical applications. Here, based on first-principles density-functional theory calculations, we predict two new stable BN allotropes: One is H-18-BN with the P (6) over bar m2 (D-3h(1)) symmetry containing eighteen atoms in the hexagonal unit cell and the other is Rh6-BN with the R (3) over barm (C-3v(5)) symmetry containing six atoms in the rhombohedral primitive unit cell. The dynamic stabilities of the two structures are examined through the phonon spectrum analysis as well as molecular dynamics simulations, whereas the mechanical properties are analyzed by elastic constants, bulk modulus and shear modulus. From the analysis of the enthalpy evolution with respect to pressure, we find that h-BN can be transformed into either H-18-BN or RH6-BN structure under a higher pressure of similar to 15 GPa. We also find that both the H-18-BN and Rh6-BN allotropes are brittle materials with indirect band gaps of 2.31 and 4.48 eV, respectively. The simulated XRD spectra provide detailed structural information of H-18-BN and Rh6-BN for future experimental examinations. Our findings not only greatly enrich the existing structural family of 3D-BN materials but also stimulate further experiments. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</P>

Synthesis and Characterization of hollow Fe_3O_4 submicrospheres by a Simple Solvothermal Synthesis

L. F. Duan,S. S. Jia,T. H. Wang,L. J. Zhao 대한금속·재료학회 2011 METALS AND MATERIALS International Vol.17 No.5

Hollow single crystal Fe_3O_4 submicrospheres, which exhibit excellent magnetic properties, have been synthesized by a simple solvothermal process. These Fe3O4 particles have nanocrystallites with an average diameter of about 300 nm and are constructed with a hollow sphere structure that has an inside diameter of about 70 nm. The growth of the hollow Fe_3O_4 submicrospheres involves the cooperation of Ostwald ripening and oriented re-aggregation with increasing reaction time. As the oriented aggregation continues, adjacent nanocrystals fuse together along the (311) direction and the final product is formed as hollow spheres. Optional re-aggregation of the Fe3O4 hollow spheres may happen in the EG and N_2H_4·H_2O solution. The synthesized Fe_3O_4 particles show different magnetic properties and can be adjustable with morphological variation.

Study of optical and electrical properties of TiO2/Ag/TiO2 multilayers

J. H. Jia,L. Y. Chen,H. Xie,H. Y. You,J. Li,P. Zhou 한국물리학회 2004 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.44 No.32

Optical and electrical properties of TiO2/Ag/TiO2 multilms prepared by a multi-target sputtering method were investigated. The transmittance spectra and the sheet resistance as a function of layer thickness were carefully measured and analyzed. By properly adjusting the thickness of the metal and dielectric lms, a low sheet resistance of 30 Ohms/sq. and a high transmittance of over 90 % in the 500-700 nm wavelength region were achieved. It was found that a Ag layer played a significant role in determining the optical and electrical properties of the film structure.

Effects of Genotypes on In Vitro Maturation and Fertilization of Frozen-Thawed Porcine Oocytes

Jia, Y. H.,H. J. Jin,M. S. Wee,H. T. Cheong,B. K. Yang,C. K. Park 한국동물생명공학회(구 한국동물번식학회) 2005 Reproductive & developmental biology Vol.29 No.4

In the present study, we investigated the effects of genotypes on in vitro maturation and fertilization in porcine fresh/frozen-thawed oocytes. The porcine cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) were divided into four groups according to whether they were: (1) in vitro matured; (2) cryopreserved and in vitro matured; (3) in vitro fertilized and (4) cryopreserved, and in vitro fertilized. Maturation of porcine COCs was accomplished by incubation in NCSU23 medium. Immature oocytes were cryopreserved by Open Pulled Straws (OPS) method according to Vajta et al., (1998). Oocytes stained by Acetic-Orcein method were observed under the microscope. DNA extracted from the ovaries was analyzed by RAPD (random amplified polymorphic DNA) and SSCP (single strand conformational polymorphisrrt) method. The rates of oocytes maturation and fertilization were significantly high in AA genotype. The results indicated that in vitro maturation and fertilization in porcine fresh/frozen-thawed oocytes may be affected by genotypes in pigs.

A Study on Start-up Operation of Fixed-bed Biofilm Sequencing Batch Reactor (FbSBR) for Piggery Wastewater Treatment

Tran, H.-T.,Kim, D.-H.,Jia, Y.-H.,Oh, S.-J.,Ahn, D.-H. THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING 2007 Journal of industrial and engineering chemistry Vol.13 No.6

Deletion of <i>Osr2</i> Partially Rescues Tooth Development in <i>Runx2</i> Mutant Mice

Kwon, H.J.E.,Park, E.K.,Jia, S.,Liu, H.,Lan, Y.,Jiang, R. Journal of Dental Research, Inc 2015 Journal of dental research Vol.94 No.8

<P>Tooth organogenesis depends on genetically programmed sequential and reciprocal inductive interactions between the dental epithelium and neural crest–derived mesenchyme. Previous studies showed that the Msx1 and Runx2 transcription factors are required for activation of odontogenic signals, including Bmp4 and Fgf3, in the early tooth mesenchyme to drive tooth morphogenesis through the bud-to-cap transition and that Runx2 acts downstream of Msx1 to activate <I>Fgf3</I> expression. Recent studies identified Osr2 as a repressor of tooth development and showed that inactivation of <I>Osr2</I> rescued molar tooth morphogenesis in the <I>Msx1</I><SUP>-/-</SUP> mutant mice as well as in mice with neural crest–specific inactivation of <I>Bmp4</I>. Here we show that <I>Runx2</I> expression is expanded in the tooth bud mesenchyme in <I>Osr2</I><SUP>-/-</SUP> mutant mouse embryos and is partially restored in the tooth mesenchyme in <I>Msx1<SUP>-/-</SUP>Osr2<SUP>-/-</SUP></I> mutants in comparison with <I>Msx1<SUP>-/-</SUP></I> and wild-type embryos. Whereas mandibular molar development arrested at the bud stage and maxillary molar development arrested at the bud-to-cap transition in <I>Runx2<SUP>-/-</SUP></I> mutant mice, both mandibular and maxillary molar tooth germs progressed to the early bell stage, with rescued expression of <I>Msx1</I> and <I>Bmp4</I> in the dental papilla as well as expression of <I>Bmp4, p21</I>, and <I>Shh</I> in the primary enamel knot in the <I>Osr2<SUP>-/-</SUP>Runx2<SUP>-/-</SUP></I> compound mutants. In contrast to the <I>Msx1<SUP>-/-</SUP>Osr2<SUP>-/-</SUP></I> compound mutants, which exhibit nearly normal first molar morphogenesis, the <I>Osr2<SUP>-/-</SUP>Runx2<SUP>-/-</SUP></I> compound mutant embryos failed to activate the expression of <I>Fgf3</I> and <I>Fgf10</I> in the dental papilla and exhibited significant deficit in cell proliferation in both the dental epithelium and mesenchyme in comparison with the control embryos. These data indicate that Runx2 synergizes with Msx1 to drive tooth morphogenesis through the bud-to-cap transition and that Runx2 controls continued tooth growth and morphogenesis beyond the cap stage through activation of <I>Fgf3</I> and <I>Fgf10</I> expression in the dental papilla.</P>

Hexacosanol reduces plasma and hepatic cholesterol by activation of AMP-activated protein kinase and suppression of sterol regulatory element-binding protein-2 in HepG2 and C57BL/6J mice

Lee, J.H.,Jia, Y.,Thach, T.T.,Han, Y.,Kim, B.,Wu, C.,Kim, Y.,Seo, W.D.,Lee, S.J. Pergamon Press 2017 Nutrition research Vol.43 No.-

<P>Policosanols have hypocholesterolemic activity; however, the molecular mechanism of the policosanol effects is currently poorly characterized. We hypothesized that hexacosanol, a policosanol compound derived from barley sprout, may decrease cellular and plasma cholesterol levels; we thus investigated the hypocholesterolemic activity and mechanism of hexacosanol on both hepatocytes and high-fat-induced obese C57BL/6J mice. The reduction of total cholesterol, free cholesterol, and cholesteryl ester concentrations was confirmed in hexacosanol-stimulated hepatocytes (-38%, -33%, and -53%, respectively). Plasma, hepatic cholesterol concentrations, and hepatic steatosis were significantly reduced in high-fat-fed mice orally administered with hexacosanol (0.7 mg/kg body weight a day) for 8 weeks compared with those of vehicle-fed control mice (-15% and -40%, respectively). Hexacosanol in fact bound to the allosteric regulation site of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)-beta subunit and thus activated AMPK that inhibited the activity of 3-hydroxy-3methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A reductase by inhibitory phosphorylation. In addition, activation of AMPK by hexacosanol induced hepatic autophagy activity, which could further reduce hepatic lipid accumulation. Alternatively, hexacosanol suppressed the nuclear translocation and activation of sterol regulatory element-binding protein-2 (SREBP-2), a key transcription factor in cholesterol biosynthesis. These results collectively suggest that hexacosanol is a major hypocholesterolemic compound in barley sprouts with regulation of AMPK activation and SREBP-2 suppression. These suppress 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutarylcoenzyme A reductase at both mRNA expression and protein activity levels. In conclusion, hexacosanol activates AMPK and hepatic autophagy and inhibits SREBP2, resulting in hypocholesterolemic activities and improvement of hepatic steatosis. (C) 2017 Published by Elsevier Inc.</P>

On Phylogenetic Relationships Among Native Goat Populations Along the Middle and Lower Yellow River Valley

Chang, H.,Nozawa, K.,Liu, X.L.,Geng, S.M.,Ren, Z.J.,Qin, G.Q.,Li, X.G.,Sun, J.M.,Zheng, H.L.,Song, J.Z.,Kurosawa, Y.,Sano, A.,Jia, Q.,Chen, G.H. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2000 Animal Bioscience Vol.13 No.2

This paper is based on the 9 goat colonies along the middle and lower Yellow River valley and 7 local goat colonies in the Northeast, Tibet and the Yangtze valley. After collecting the same data about the 22 goat colonies in China and other countries, it establishes and composes the matrix of fuzzy similarity relation describing the genetic similarities of different colonies. It also clusters 38 colonies according to their phylogenetic relationship. The establishment of the matrix and the cluster are effected in terms of the frequency of 18 loci and 43 allelomorphs in blood enzyme and other protein variations. The study proves that the middle Yellow River valley is one of the taming and disseminating centers of domestic goats in the South and East of Central Asia. Compared with other goat populations in this vast area, the native goat populations in the west of Mongolian Plateau, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the middle Yellow River valley share the same origin. The colonies in the lower Yellow River valley and those in the middle valley, however, are relatively remote in their phylogenetic relationship. The native goat colonies in the southeast of Central Asia can be classified into two genetic groups: "East Asia" and "South Asia" and the colonies in Southeast Asia belong to either group.

A Phase 3 Evaluation of Daclatasvir plus Asunaprevir in Treatment-Naive Patients with Chronic HCV Genotype 1b Infection

( L. Wei ),( F. Wang ),( M. Zhang ),( J. Jia ),( A.A. Yakovlev ),( W. Xie ),( E.Z. Burnevich ),( J. Niu ),( Y.J. Jung ),( X. Jiang ),( M. Xu ),( X. Chen ),( Q. Xie ),( J. Li ),( J. Hou ),( H. Tang ),( 대한간학회 2017 춘·추계 학술대회 (KASL) Vol.2017 No.1

Background/Aims: Treatment-naive GT 1b-infected patients from mainland China, South Korea and Russia were assessed for SVR at follow-up week 12 (SVR12) after receiving daclatasvir (60 mg, QD) and asunaprevir (100 mg, BID) (DCV+ASV). Methods: Patients were randomized 3:1 to receive DCV+ASV (24 weeks; immediate treatment [IM]) or 12 weeks of placebo followed by DCV+ASV (24 weeks; placebo-deferred treatment [PD]). The primary endpoint was to evaluate SVR12 in the IM arm to the historical rate for peginterferon/ribavirin (70%). Secondary endpoints included overall safety and safety comparisons between the treatment arms during the first 12 weeks. Results: 207 patients were randomized to IM (n=155) or PD (n=52); Asian (86%), female (59%), IL28B CC genotype (68%) and median age 49 (range 18-73) years; cirrhosis (13%), HCV RNA ≥6x106 IU/mL (53%). SVR12 in the IM arm was 92% and broadly unaffected by most baseline factors assessed (Figure); SVR12 was higher in patients without (96%) baseline NS5A-L31M/V or Y93H polymorphisms. There were 6 virologic breakthroughs, 6 relapses and 1 detectable HCV RNA at end-of-treatment in the IM arm. Safety was mostly comparable between the two arms during the first 12 weeks. The most frequent adverse events (AEs; ≥5%) during DCV+ASV (24 weeks) treatment in both arms were aminotransferase, bilirubin and INR elevations, hypertension, fatigue and respiratory tract infections; the most frequent treatment-emergent grade 3/4 laboratory abnormalities were aminotransferase (≤4.5%) and hematologic, lipase and total bilirubin abnormalities (≤2%); one patient (IM) discontinued DCV+ASV for aminotransferase elevations, nausea and jaundice (all reversible); one patient PD) discontinued DCV+ASV for a fatal AE unrelated to treatment. Conclusions: These data demonstrate that DCV+ASV is a highly efficacious and well tolerated treatment for treatment-naive HCV GT 1b-infected patients. Those treated immediately with DCV+ASV achieved a 92% SVR12 rate which was unaffected by factors known to attenuate response to interferon.