In-situ PECVD-enabled graphene-V₂O₃ hybrid host for lithium–sulfur batteries

Song, Yingze,Zhao, Wen,Wei, Nan,Zhang, Li,Ding, Feng,Liu, Zhongfan,Sun, Jingyu Elsevier 2018 Nano energy Vol.53 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries have been regarded as promising candidates for current energy-storage technologies due to their remarkable advantages in energy density and theoretical capacity. However, one of the daunting challenges remained for advanced Li–S systems thus far deals with the synchronous suppression of polysulfide (LiPS) shuttle and acceleration of redox kinetics. Herein, a cooperative interface bridging adsorptive V<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>3</SUB> and conductive graphene is constructed <I>in-situ</I> by virtue of direct plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), resulting in the design of a novel V<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>3</SUB>-graphene hybrid host to synergize the LiPS entrapment and conversion. The redox kinetics and electrochemical performances of thus-derived cathodes were accordingly enhanced owing to the smooth adsorption-diffusion-conversion of LiPSs even at a sulfur mass loading of 3.7 mg cm<SUP>–2</SUP>. Such interfacial engineering offers us a valuable opportunity to gain insight into the comprehensive regulation of LiPS anchoring ability, electrical conductivity and ion diffusive capability in hybrid hosts on suppressing the LiPS shuttle and propelling the redox kinetics. Our devised PECVD route might pave a new route toward the facial and economic design of hetero-phased multi-functional hosts for high-performance Li–S systems.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> Graphene-V<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>3</SUB> hybrid host was designed <I>in-situ</I> based on PECVD route. </LI> <LI> Thus-derived cathode showed a low capacity decay of merely 0.046% per cycle at 2 C after 1000 cycles. </LI> <LI> Cathodes with a relatively high sulfur mass loading (3.7 mg cm<SUP>–2</SUP>) were fabricated. </LI> <LI> The smooth adsorption-diffusion-conversion of polysulfides was thoroughly probed <I>via</I> experimental studies and DFT simulations. </LI> </UL> </P> <P><B>Graphical abstract</B></P> <P>[DISPLAY OMISSION]</P>

MiR-21 Upregulation Induced by Promoter Zone Histone Acetylation is Associated with Chemoresistance to Gemcitabine and Enhanced Malignancy of Pancreatic Cancer Cells

Song, Wei-Feng,Wang, Lei,Huang, Wei-Yi,Cai, Xun,Cui, Jiu-Jie,Wang, Li-Wei Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2013 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.14 No.12

Background and Aims: MicroRNA-21 (miR-21) is reported to be overexpressed and to contribute to proliferation, apoptosis and gemcitabine resistance in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDACs). The aims of this study were to explore regulation of miR-21 expression by epigenetic change and its impact on chemoresistance and malignant properties of of pancreatic cancer. Materials and methods: We retrospectively collected 41 cases of advanced pancreatic cancer patients who were sensitive or resistant to gemcitabine and assessed levels of serum circulating miR-21 for correlation with cytotoxic activity. Histone acetylation in the miR-21 promoter was also studied in gemcitabine-sensitive and gemcitabine-resistant PDAC cells. Gemcitabine-resistant HPAC and PANC-1 cells were transfected with pre-miR-21 precursors (pre-miR-21) and antisense oligonucleotides (anti-miR-21), and were treated with TSA. Finally, invasion and metastasis assays were performed and alteration in mir-21, PTEN, AKT and pAKT level was evaluated in these cells. Results: Serum miR-21 levels were increased in gemcitabine-resistant PDAC patients compared with gemcitabine-sensitive subjects. The miR-21 levels were increased in 6 PDAC cells treated with gemcitabine significantly, associated with 50% inhibitory concentrations ($IC_{50}s$). Histone acetylation levels at miR-21 promoter were increased in PDAC cells after treatment with gemcitabine. Enhanced invasion and metastasis, increased miR-21 expression, decreased PTEN, elevated pAKT level were demonstrated in gemcitabine-resistant HPAC and PANC-1 cells. Pre-miR-21 transfection or TSA treatment further increased invasion and metastasis ability, decreased PTEN, and elevated pAKT levels in these two lines. In contrast, anti-miR-21 transfection could reverse invasion and metastasis, and PTEN and pAKT expressions induced by gemcitabine. Conclusions: MiR-21 upregulation induced by histone acetylation in the promoter zone is associated with chemoresistance to gemcitabine and enhanced malignant potential in pancreatic cancer cells.

PU.1 Is Identified as a Novel Metastasis Suppressor in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Regulating the miR-615-5p/IGF2 Axis

Song, Li-Jie,Zhang, Wei-Jie,Chang, Zhi-Wei,Pan, Yan-Feng,Zong, Hong,Fan, Qing-Xia,Wang, Liu-Xing Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2015 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.16 No.9

Invasion and metastasis is the major cause of tumor recurrence, difficulty for cure and low survival rate. Excavating key transcription factors, which can regulate tumor invasion and metastasis, are crucial to the development of therapeutic strategies for cancers. PU.1 is a master hematopoietic transcription factor and a vital regulator in life. Here, we report that, compared to adjacent non-cancerous tissues, expression of PU.1 mRNA in metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but not primary HCC, was significantly down-regulated. In addition, levels of PU.1 mRNA in metastatic hepatoma cell lines MHCC97L and MHCC97H were much lower than in non-metastatic Hep3B cells. Transwell invasion assays after PU.1 siRNA transfection showed that the invasion of hepatoma cell lines was increased markedly by PU.1 knockdown. Oppositely, overexpression of PU.1 suppressed the invasion of these cells. However, knockdown and overexpression of PU.1 did not influence proliferation. Finally, we tried to explore the potential mechanism of PU.1 suppressing hepatoma cell invasion. ChIP-qPCR analysis showed that PU.1 exhibited a high binding capacity with miR-615-5p promoter sequence. Overexpression of PU.1 caused a dramatic increase of pri-, pre- and mature miR-615-5p, as well as a marked decrease of miR-615-5p target gene IGF2. These data indicate that PU.1 inhibits invasion of human HCC through promoting miR-615-5p and suppressing IGF2. These findings improve our understanding of PU.1 regulatory roles and provided a potential target for metastatic HCC diagnosis and therapy.

Research on the article characteristic pool for PLIB

Song Li-Wei,Ji Yang-Jian (사)한국CDE학회 2010 한국CAD/CAM학회 국제학술발표 논문집 Vol.2010 No.8

In the information age, data normalization is a key precondition to digitize the enterprise. How to effectively build the information model for manufacturing enterprise is the important research highlight in the PLM domain. The pool model discussed in this paper focus the research on the article characteristics for PLIB. This paper is based on the informed researches and the pre-existing deficiencies. On the view of decoupling the characteristic from article, the modeling works for the characteristic and the characteristic hierarchy are discussed respectively. The article characteristic pool is proposed for the modeling, and the engineering semantic is imported for the decoupling. As a system, the relative application mechanisms are also researched. Furthermore, the software system based on these models is developed to validate the feasibility.

Occurrence and Source Effect of Novel Brominated Flame Retardants (NBFRs) in Soils from Five Asian Countries and Their Relationship with PBDEs

Li, Wen-Long,Ma, Wan-Li,Zhang, Zi-Feng,Liu, Li-Yan,Song, Wei-Wei,Jia, Hong-Liang,Ding, Yong-Sheng,Nakata, Haruhiko,Minh, Nguyen Hung,Sinha, Ravindra Kumar,Moon, Hyo-Bang,Kannan, Kurunthachalam,Sverko, American Chemical Society 2017 Environmental science & technology Vol.51 No.19

<P>This paper presents the first comprehensive survey of 19 novel brominated flame retardants (NBFRs) in soil samples collected among five Asian countries. High variability in concentrations of all NBFRs was found in soils with the geometric mean (GM) values ranging from 0.50 ng/g dry weight (dw) in Vietnam to 540 ng/g dw in the vicinity of a BFR manufacturer in China. In urban, rural, and background locations, the GM concentrations of Sigma(19)NBFRs decreased in the order of Japan > South Korea > China > India > Vietnam. Correlations among different NBFR compounds were positive and statistically significant (p < 0.05), suggesting that they originate from similar sources. Evidence for simultaneous application between polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and NBFRs were also noted. Principal component analysis of NBFR concentrations revealed specific pollution sources for different NBFRs coming from urban, BFR-related industrial, and e-waste sites. For the first time, this study demonstrates a 'point source fractionation effect' for NBFRs and PBDEs. The concentrations of all NBFRs and PBDEs were negatively and significantly correlated with the distance from BFR-related industrial and e-waste regions. Positive and significant correlation between population density and NBFR concentrations in soils was identified. Our study revealed that the primary sources effects were stronger than the secondary sources effects in controlling the levels and distribution of NBFRs and PBDEs in soils in these five Asian countries.</P>

Novel arylhydrazone derivatives bearing a rhodanine moiety: synthesis and evaluation of their antibacterial activities

Wei Li,Chang-Ji Zheng,Liang-Peng Sun,Ming-Xia Song,Yan Wu,Yin-Jing Li,Yi Liu,Hu-Ri Piao 대한약학회 2014 Archives of Pharmacal Research Vol.37 No.7

A series of arylhydrazone derivatives bearing arhodanine moiety have been synthesized, characterized, andevaluated as antibacterial agents. Some of these compoundsshowed potent antibacterial activities against several differentstrains of Gram-positive bacteria, including multidrug-resistant clinical isolates. Of the compounds tested, IIkand IIIk were identified as the most effective, with minimuminhibitory concentration values of 2–4 lg/mL against multidrug-resistant Gram-positive organisms, including methicillin-resistant and quinolone-resistant Staphylococcusaureus. None of the compounds exhibited any activityagainst the Gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli 1356 at64 lg/mL.

Flow-table Updating Strategy for Efficient Use of Renewable Energy in Software Defined Wireless Relay Networks

Li Li,Yifei Wei,Mei Song,Xiao-jun Wang 한국통신학회 2017 Journal of communications and networks Vol.19 No.6

Software defined networking (SDN) is revolutionizing thetelecommunication networking industry by providing flexible andefficient management. Because of energy cost and environmentalconcerns, green networking technologies are being developed to increasingenergy efficiency and making use of renewable energy, forboth wired and wireless networks. Relay nodes (RNs) are widelyused in wireless networks to increasing energy efficiency as well asthe network coverage. In this paper, we consider an SDN-enabledwireless relay network, in which the relay nodes are powered by renewableenergy. In the beginning, all the users can connect to a BSor an RN in the most energy efficient way, however, the availabilityof renewable energy is unpredictable, and users connected to anRN will have to be handed over to base stations (BSs) when there isnot enough renewable energy to power the RN. There are also occasionswhen an RN harvested more renewable energy than requiredto server the users connected to it, in these cases users connectedto BS or other RNs can be transferred to connect through this RN,otherwise the harvested surplus renewable energy will be wastedas it cannot be stored.We transform the problem of optimizing theuse of harvested renewable energy into a flow-table managementproblem. A model of harvested renewable energy available for RNsis built first, then we propose a dynamic flow-table updating strategy(DFTUS), which is driven by the availability of renewable energy,to maximize the use of the harvested renewable energy andthus minimize the use of traditional energy. DFTUS can be integratedas an application on top of an SDN controller. Simulationresults show that DFTUS can make more efficient use of renewableenergy thus make the overall relay network more energy efficientcompared with other routing strategies such as the capacity limitedstrategy (CLS) and the optimal path strategy (OPS).

Sterol Fatty Acid Esters from the Mushroom <i>Hericium erinaceum</i> and Their PPAR Transactivational Effects

Li, Wei,Zhou, Wei,Song, Seok Bean,Shim, Sang Hee,Kim, Young Ho American Chemical Society and American Society of 2014 Journal of natural products Vol.77 No.12

<P>Six new (erinarols A–F, <B>1</B>–<B>6</B>) and five known (<B>7</B>–<B>11</B>) ergostane-type sterol fatty acid esters were isolated from the methanol extract of the dried fruiting bodies of <I>Hericium erinaceum.</I> Their chemical structures were elucidated using chemical and physical methods as well as through comparison of NMR and mass spectral data with those reported previously. This is the first comprehensive investigation on ergostane-type sterol fatty acid esters from <I>H. erinaceum</I>. The isolated compounds were evaluated for their PPAR transactivational effects using a luciferase reporter system. Compounds <B>1</B> and <B>2</B> significantly activated the transcriptional activity of PPARs in a dose-dependent manner, with EC<SUB>50</SUB> values of 8.2 and 6.4 μM, respectively. Moreover, compounds <B>1</B> and <B>2</B> also activated PPARα and PPARγ transcriptional activity, with stimulation from 1.3- to 3.9-fold at 20 μM concentrations.</P><P><B>Graphic Abstract</B> <IMG SRC='http://pubs.acs.org/appl/literatum/publisher/achs/journals/content/jnprdf/2014/jnprdf.2014.77.issue-12/np500234f/production/images/medium/np-2014-00234f_0004.gif'></P><P><A href='http://pubs.acs.org/doi/suppl/10.1021/np500234f'>ACS Electronic Supporting Info</A></P>

Technical Note : The FasT-Fix Repair Technique for Ramp Lesion of the Medial Meniscus

( Wei Ping Li ),( Zhong Chen ),( Bin Song ),( Rui Yang ),( Wei Quan Tan ) 대한슬관절학회 2015 대한슬관절학회지 Vol.27 No.1

Introduction: This technical note describes a new arthroscopic technique to repair the peripheral attachment lesion of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus. The operation was performed under arthroscopy using a standard anterior portal. Surgical Technique: A FasT-Fix needle was inserted obliquely close to the tibial plateau and the first implant was inserted into the joint capsule depending on its bending angle underneath the meniscus. The second implant was inserted through 1/3 periphery of the meniscus into the meniscocapsular area. The pre-tied self-sliding knot was tensioned to achieve secure fixation of the posterior meniscal peripheral attachment at the original attachment point. Materials and Methods: From August 2011 to February 2014, 23 knees were diagnosed as ramp lesion, underwent meniscal repair using FasT-Fix technique. Results: All patients were followed up for average 14 months. The Lysholm score improved from preoperative 64.4±4.52 to postoperative 91.2±4.60. Conclusions: We believe that the FasT-Fix technique via the standard anterior portal can be a more convenient and less traumatic alternative for repair of the peripheral attachment lesion of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus in the anterior cruciate ligament deficient knee.

BCC-DPSO Algorithm for Task Scheduling on NOC

Wei Gao,Yubai Li,Song Chai,Jian Wang 보안공학연구지원센터 2014 International Journal of Grid and Distributed Comp Vol.7 No.5

In this paper, a BCC-DPSO scheduling algorithm is proposed to solve multi-objective optimization problem for task scheduling on Network-on-Chip (NoC). In our proposal, the relative advantage of the solution is evaluated by calculating its efficiency using BCC model in Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), and the referred-time method is introduced to rank the BCC-efficient solution. Moreover, a sub-swarm strategy is adopted to reduce the high computational requirement introduced by the DEA. There are four sub-swarms, each of which optimizes one of four observed metrics, namely makespan, energy, link load and workload balance. Meanwhile, the speed vector updating formulation is modified to comply with the sub-swarm strategy. By conducting comparative simulations, the results show that our proposal produces more efficient schedule solution than other multi-objective Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO).