Characterization and Expression Profile Analysis of a New cDNA Encoding Taxadiene Synthase from Taxus media

Guo Yin Kai,Ling Xia Zhao,Lei Zhang,Zhu Gang Li,Bin Hui Guo,Dong Li Zhao,Xiao Fen Sun,Zhi Qi Miao,Ke Xuan Tang 한국생활환경학회 2005 BMB Reports Vol.38 No.6

Superior Hybrid Cathode Material Containing Lithium-Excess Layered Material and Graphene for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Jiang, Ke-Cheng,Wu, Xing-Long,Yin, Ya-Xia,Lee, Jong-Sook,Kim, Jaekook,Guo, Yu-Guo American Chemical Society 2012 ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES Vol.4 No.9

<P>Graphene-wrapped lithium-excess layered hybrid materials (Li<SUB>2</SUB>MnO<SUB>3</SUB>·LiMO<SUB>2</SUB>, M = Mn, Ni, Co, hereafter abbreviated as LMNCO) have been synthesized and investigated as cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries. Cyclic voltammetry measurement shows a significant reduction of the reaction overpotential in benefit of the graphene conducting framework. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy results reveal that the graphene can greatly reduce the cell resistance, especially the charge transfer resistance. Our investigation demonstrates that the graphene conducting framework can efficiently alleviate the polarization of pristine LMNCO material leading to an outstanding enhancement in cell performance and cycling stability. The superior electrochemical properties support the fine hybrid structure design by enwrapping active materials in graphene nanosheets for high-capacity and high-rate cathode materials.</P><P><B>Graphic Abstract</B> <IMG SRC='http://pubs.acs.org/appl/literatum/publisher/achs/journals/content/aamick/2012/aamick.2012.4.issue-9/am301202a/production/images/medium/am-2012-01202a_0006.gif'></P><P><A href='http://pubs.acs.org/doi/suppl/10.1021/am301202a'>ACS Electronic Supporting Info</A></P>

Improved kinetics of LiNi_1/3Mn_1/3Co_1/3O₂ cathode material through reduced graphene oxide networks

Jiang, Ke-Cheng,Xin, Sen,Lee, Jong-Sook,Kim, Jaekook,Xiao, Xiao-Ling,Guo, Yu-Guo The Royal Society of Chemistry 2012 Physical chemistry chemical physics Vol.14 No.8

<P>An electronically conducting 3D network of reduced graphene oxide (RGO) was introduced into LiNi<SUB>1/3</SUB>Mn<SUB>1/3</SUB>Co<SUB>1/3</SUB>O<SUB>2</SUB> (LNMC) cathode material in a special nano/micro hierarchical structure. The rate test and cycling measurement showed that the hierarchical networks remarkably improve the high rate performance of LNMC electrode for lithium-ion batteries. The effect of RGO conducting networks on kinetic property was investigated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and potentiostatic intermittent titration (PITT). The EIS results reveal that the RGO network greatly decreases the resistance of lithium batteries, especially the charge transfer resistance which can be attributed to the significantly improved conducting networks. The enhancement of apparent diffusion coefficient by the RGO conducting networks is shown by PITT. The power performance was found to be limited by the electrical conduction in the two-phase region, which can be greatly facilitated by the hierarchical RGO network together with carbon black. The as-obtained LNMC/RGO cathode exhibits an outstanding electrochemical property supporting the design idea of electronically conducting 3D networks for the high-energy and high-power lithium-ion batteries.</P> <P>Graphic Abstract</P><P>A 3D conducting network of reduced graphene oxide nanosheets is introduced into LiNi<SUB>1/3</SUB>Mn<SUB>1/3</SUB>Co<SUB>1/3</SUB>O<SUB>2</SUB> and is found to significantly promote the kinetics for Li storage. <IMG SRC='http://pubs.rsc.org/services/images/RSCpubs.ePlatform.Service.FreeContent.ImageService.svc/ImageService/image/GA?id=c2cp23363k'> </P>

Value of Ultrasound Elastography in Assessment of Enlarged Cervical Lymph Nodes

Teng, Deng-Ke,Wang, Hui,Lin, Yuan-Qiang,Sui, Guo-Qing,Guo, Feng,Sun, Li-Na Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2012 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.13 No.5

Background: To investigate the value of ultrasound elastography (UE) in the differentiation between benign and malignant enlarged cervical lymph nodes (LNs). Methods: B-mode ultrasound, power Doppler imaging and UE were examined to determine LN characteristics. Two kinds of methods, 4 scores of elastographic classification and a strain ratio (SR) were used to evaluate the ultrasound elastograms. Results: The cutoff point of SR had high utility in differential diagnosis of benign and malignant of cervical lymph nodes, with good sensitivity, specificity and accuracy. Conclusion: UE is an important aid in differential diagnosis of benign and malignant cervical LNs.

Prognostic Values of VEGF and Endostatin with Malignant Pleural Effusions in Patients with Lung Cancer

Zhang, Yu,Yu, Li-Ke,Lu, Guo-Jun,Xia, Ning,Xie, Hai-Yan,Hu, Wei,Hao, Ke-Ke,Xu, Chun-Hua,Qian, Qian Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.19

Aims: Angiogenesis is important in malignant pleural effusion (MPE) formation and it is regulated by a number of pro- and anti-angiogenic cytokines. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of angiogenic factor vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and angiogenesis inhibitor endostatin in lung cancer patients with MPE, and investigate the relationship between these two kinds of agent. Methods: Using enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay, the concentrations of VEGF and endostatin were measured in pleural effusions (PE) and serum from a total of 70 lung cancer patients with MPE and 20 patients with tuberculosis. Results: Compared to patients with tuberculosis, the levels of VEGF and endostatin in both PE and serum were significantly higher in patients with lung cancer. There were statistically significant correlations between VEGF levels in PE and serum (r=0.696, p<0.001), endostatin levels in PE and serum (r=0.310, p=0.022), and VEGF and endostatin levels in PE (r=0.287, p=0.019). Cox multivariate analysis revealed that elevated pleural VEGF and endostatin levels and serum endostatin level were independent predictors of shorter overall survival. Conclusion: Both pro- and anti-angiogenic factors are likely contributors to PE formation. Our results suggest that the levels of VEGF and endostatin in PE, together with endostatin in serum, may be potential prognostic parameters for lung cancer patients with MPE.

Rhizosphere Inhibition of Cucumber Fusarium Wilt by Different Surfactinexcreting Strains of Bacillus subtilis

Ke Jia,Yu-Han Gao,Xiao-Qin Huang,Rong-Jun Guo,Shi-Dong Li 한국식물병리학회 2015 Plant Pathology Journal Vol.31 No.2

Bacillus subtilis B006 strain effectively suppresses the cucumber fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinum (Foc). The population dynamics of Foc, strain B006 and its surfactin over-producing mutant B841 and surfactin-deficient mutant B1020, in the rhizosphere were determined under greenhouse conditions to elucidate the importance of the lipopeptides excreted by these strains in suppressing Foc. Results showed that B. subtilis strain B006 effectively suppressed the disease in natural soil by 42.9%, five weeks after transplanting, whereas B841 and B1020 suppressed the disease by only 22.6% and 7.1%, respectively. Quantitative PCR assays showed that effective colonization of strain B006 in the rhizosphere suppressed Foc propagation by more than 10 times both in nursery substrate and in field-infected soil. Reduction of Foc population at the cucumber stems in a range of 0.96 log10 ng/g to 2.39 log10 ng/g was attained at the third and the fifth weeks of B006 treatment in nursery substrate. In field-infected soil, all three treatments with B. subtilis suppressed Foc infection, indicated by the reduction of Foc population at a range of 2.91 log10 ng/g to 3.36 log10 ng/g at the stem base, one week after transplanting. This study reveals that the suppression of fusarium wilt disease is affected by the effective colonization of the surfactin-producing B. subtilis strain in the rhizosphere. These results improved our understanding of the biocontrol mechanism of the B. subtilis strain B006 in the natural soil and facilitate its application as biocontrol agent in the field.

Design and torque calculation of permanent magnet eddy current coupling with sinusoidal torque output

Ke Chen,Hongyang Shi,Yajun Guo,Lei Yin,Ziwei Bao,Hongmei Zheng 전력전자학회 2023 JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS Vol.23 No.4

Due to its unique characteristic of non-contact torque transmission between its permanent magnetic rotor and conductorrotor, permanent magnet eddy current coupling (PMECC) is preferable in transmitting torque from the outside to the insideof a sealed container, which can effectively avoid the tricky problem of dynamic seals. To mix non-uniform liquid solutionsor gas mixtures in sealed containers more effectively, a sinusoidal torque is also required. Thus, permanent magnet eddy current coupling with a slotted conductor is proposed in this paper, which can adaptively output sinusoidal torque under a real-time load when the input rotational speed is constant. Based on the equivalent magnetic circuit method, an analytical model for calculating torque is proposed. When establishing the equivalent magnetic circuit model of the PMECC, the radial magnetic flux leakage circuit is added to the equivalent magnetic circuit diagram, and the cross-sectional shape of the eddy current region is equivalent to an octagon, which simplifies the torque calculation process. The analytical model is verified by finite element method (FEM) simulation and experiments. According to a comparison, the peak and lowest values of output torque obtained by the experiments, the analytical model, and the FEM simulation are consistent. The output torque waveform obtained by the analytical model and FEM simulation are also consistent.

Creative Thinking of Database Course for Economics and Management Major in Conceive of the “Big Course” and “Big Task”

Ke Hou,Guo-ying Li 보안공학연구지원센터 2016 International Journal of Database Theory and Appli Vol.9 No.9

According to the teaching and reform practice experience of database course for economics and management major, the paper makes a comparative analysis of the database courses of the universities in china and foreign, in terms of textbook, teaching content, teaching method, homework form, examination method and so on. In this paper, some new ideas about system and content of database course based on the “big course” and “big task” are put forward, and some improvements on teaching method have been discussed.

Buckling Analysis of Columns Ended by Rotation-stiffness Spring Hinges

Ke Cao,Yao-Jie Guo,Jun Xu 한국강구조학회 2016 International Journal of Steel Structures Vol.16 No.1

Stabilities of compressed columns ended by spring hinges with particular rotation stiffness was a basic theory for more complex structures’ researches and engineering, however investigations on calculation approaches for these columns were rarely reported. This paper focus on buckling analysis on these spring hinge ended columns, and the derivation of the columns’ effective length factor equation were presented. Meanwhile a practical design formula to predicate the effective length factors was proposed and further validated to be highly accurate. Furthermore impacts of ideal-ends column method, which ignoring real ends’ rotation stiffness, were investigated. Finally conditions making ideal-ends column method accurate enough in practice were put forward and the practical condition equations were proposed.

Quantificational Measurement of China-North Korea Relations after the End of the Cold War: Changes, Characteristics, and Elicitation

( Guo Rui ),( Xiao Ke Wang ) 한국국방연구원 2013 The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis Vol.25 No.1

By conducting a quantificational measurement of China-North Korea relations from1991 to 2012, it was found that the interactions between the two nations were mainly positive. Bilateral relations between China and North Korea basically remained on a good and friendly level. However, there were several distinct fluctuations. Moreover, these fluctuations happened suddenly, and their frequency showed a rising trend. The development of China-North Korea relations requires expanding the bases of bilateral cooperation and enhancing the stability thereof. China should apply the necessary means of deterrence and active preventive measures in both the political and security areas, as well as discuss and coordinate with other relevant parties ways in which to create as soon as possible suitable mechanisms to handle any events unexpectedly arising on the Korean peninsula.