The Construction Study of v-self-orthogonal Latin Square

Meng,Qian,Zheng 장전수학회 2009 Proceedings of the Jangjeon mathematical society Vol.12 No.3

In the paper, we give the input designs with specic DOP set used in the constructions of r-self-orthogonal Latin square.

Suppressing Erwinia carotovora Pathogenicity by Projecting N-Acyl Homoserine Lactonase onto the Surface of Pseudomonas putida Cells

( Qian Qian Li ),( Hong Ni ),( Shan Meng ),( Yan He ),( Zi Niu Yu ),( Lin Li ) 한국미생물 · 생명공학회 2011 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.21 No.12

N-Acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs) serve as the vital quorum-sensing signals that regulate the virulence of the pathogenic bacterium Erwinia carotovora. In the present study, an approach to efficiently restrain the pathogenicity of E. carotovora-induced soft rot disease is described. Bacillus thuringiensis-derived N-acyl homoserine lactonase (AiiA) was projected onto the surface of Pseudomonas putida cells, and inoculation with both strains was challenged. The previously identified N-terminal moiety of the ice nucleation protein, InaQ-N, was applied as the anchoring motif. A surface display cassette with inaQ-N/ aiiA was constructed and expressed under the control of a constitutive promoter in P. putida AB92019. Surface localization of the fusion protein was confirmed by Western blot analysis, flow cytometry, and immunofluorescence microscopy. The antagonistic activity of P. putida MB116 expressing InaQ-N/AiiA toward E. carotovora ATCC25270 was evaluated by challenge inoculation in potato slices at different ratios. The results revealed a remarkable suppressing effect on E. carotovora infection. The active component was further analyzed using different cell fractions, and the cell surface-projected fusion protein was found to correspond to the suppressing effect.

Hepatoprotective effects of loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) lyophilized powder on dimethylnitrosamine-induced liver fibrosis in rats

Qian Zhang,Meng-Meng Shang,Qu-Fei Ling,Xiao-Ping Wu,Chun-Yu Liu 대한약학회 2021 Archives of Pharmacal Research Vol.44 No.8

This study investigates the hepatoprotectiveeffects and the potential therapeutic mechanisms of loach(Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) lyophilized powder (MLP)on dimethylnitrosamine (DMN) induced liver fibrosis inrats. After treatment with MLP (50, 100, 200 mg/kg),alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase(AST), albumin (Alb), total protein (TP) andhydroxyproline (Hyp) levels were detected, to assess thedestruction of hepatocytes and the extent of liver fibrosis. Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), hyaluronic acid (HA), Laminin (LN),procollagen type-III (PC-III), collagen type-IV (C-IV), andtransforming growth factor-b1 (TGF-b1) contents in serumwere all tested using ELISA kits. Alpha-smooth muscleactin (a-SMA) and the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) protein contents and distribution wereevaluated using western blot and immunohistochemicalanalysis. MLP significantly decreased the serum concentrationsof ALT, AST, Hyp, HA, LN, PC-III, C-IV, MMP-2,TIMP-1, a-SMA and TGF-b1, while increasing the contentsof Alb and MMP-9. No significant changes on TP serum concentrations were observed. These results suggest thatMLP has anti-hepatic fibrosis effects and its mechanism maybe associated with the attenuation of extracellular matrix(ECM) synthesis, the acceleration of ECM degradation,inhibition of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) activation andTGF-b1 expression.

Efficiently Engineering Cu-Based Oxide by Surface Embedding of Ce for Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO with NH3

Qian Sun,Chun Zeng,Meng-Meng Xing,Bo Chen,Dan Zhao,San-Guo Hong,Ning Zhang 성균관대학교(자연과학캠퍼스) 성균나노과학기술원 2019 NANO Vol.14 No.6

Deliberately engineering oxide composites on constructing and manipulating interactive structures particularly in surface layers was highly desirable for heterogeneous catalysis. Herein, upon the redox replacement reaction between Ce(IV) precursor (Ce(NO3)2- 6)and Cu2O nanosubstrate, an attempt to directly engineer the surface structure of Cu-based substrate was performed by the Ce(IV)–Cu2O etching-embedding process, then the obtained powders were thermo-treated to get a series of Ce–O–Cu catalysts with different Ce:Cu molar ratios for NH3 selective catalytic reduction (NH3-SCR) of NO. Characterized by ICP-OES, XRD, Raman, XPS, SEM, BET, H2-TPR, NO- and NH3-TPD measurements, it was demonstrated that the Cu–O–Ce catalysts were structured as CuO matrix with an interactive surface composed by co-present Cu(I)–Cu(II) and Ce(III)–Ce(IV) species, even the introduction of Ce was confined in a quite low loading range (0.83–2.3 wt.%); such a surface exhibited the distinct synergistic effect with positively manipulated physical-chemistry properties such as active site distributions, redox features and surface reactivity compared to pure CuO and traditional Cu–Ce composite catalyst, leading to attractive catalytic performance such as ≥ 90% NO conversion with ≥ 95% N2 selectivity and the two-fold TOF enhancement versus traditional catalysts, even SO2 was present in reactant mixture on well-manipulated catalyst (Ce loading at 1.6 wt.%) These results indicated that the etching-embedding strategy illuminated in this work could be referred as a feasible method to directly engineer and construct interactive oxide composite surface for advanced application as well as current efficient Ce–O–Cu catalytic interface for heterogeneous catalysis.

Multiparametric Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Evaluating Renal Allograft Injury

Yuan Meng Yu,Qian Qian Ni,Zhen Jane Wang,Meng Lin Chen,Long Jiang Zhang 대한영상의학회 2019 Korean Journal of Radiology Vol.20 No.6

Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for patients with end-stage renal disease, as it extends survival and increases quality of life in these patients. However, chronic allograft injury continues to be a major problem, and leads to eventual graft loss. Early detection of allograft injury is essential for guiding appropriate intervention to delay or prevent irreversible damage. Several advanced MRI techniques can offer some important information regarding functional changes such as perfusion, diffusion, structural complexity, as well as oxygenation and fibrosis. This review highlights the potential of multiparametric MRI for noninvasive and comprehensive assessment of renal allograft injury.

Nickle nanoparticles highly dispersed on reduced graphene oxide for ammonia decomposition to hydrogen

Tao Meng,Tie-Zhen Ren,Qian-Qian Xu,Yin-Tao Li,Jian-Li Chang,Zhong-Yong Yuan 한국공업화학회 2015 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.32 No.-

The Ni/reduced graphene oxide catalysts are synthesized by an in situ hydrothermal method, using thegraphene oxide as the support precursor. The textural and structural properties of the prepared Ni/reduced graphene oxide catalysts are characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning and transmissionelectron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, H2-Temperature-programmed reduction, andelectrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The catalytic performances of the prepared Ni/reducedgraphene oxide catalysts for ammonia decomposition display the enhanced activity. The effect ofreduced graphene oxide support and the influence of nickel content on catalytic activity are evaluated,and the Ni/reduced graphene oxide catalysts exhibit higher catalytic activity than reduced grapheneoxide support and the pure NiO. The ammonia has a conversion of 81.9% and 27.4 mmol/min gcat H2 rateat 700 8C when the 10%-Ni/reduced graphene oxide catalyst used.

Highly Uniform Core/Shell Structured CoFe2O4/MIL-100(Fe) Nanofibers for Efficient Visible Light Photocatalysis

Jun Liu,Meng Sun,Meng-Jie Chang,Si-Meng Fan,Qian Hui,Fu-Rong Ni,Bin Yuan 한국섬유공학회 2021 Fibers and polymers Vol.22 No.2

Novel CoFe2O4/MIL-100(Fe) (CFO/MIL-100(Fe)) core/shell nanofibers were prepared by successive ionic layeradsorption and reaction (SILAR) assembly of MIL-100(Fe) on electrospun CoFe2O4 nanofibers. The MIL-100(Fe) shellswere constructed on the dispersed CoFe2O4 fiber surface with high uniformity, homogeneous thickness and high stability. Due to the inherent porosity of MIL-100(Fe), a higher specific surface area of 225.77 m2/g is achieved for the CFO/MIL-100(Fe)-10 sample. The formed CFO/MIL-100(Fe) catalysts exhibit high catalytic activity towards degradation of rhodamineB (RhB) under visible light irradiation. The photocatalytic activity remains above 77 % within 60 min illumination after fourcycles. Due to the simple synthetic method, highly uniform structure, strong magnetic recoverable, as well as goodphotocatalytic performance, the obtained CFO/MIL-100(Fe) core/shell nanofibers could be promising photocatalysts forpractical application.

Preparation and Characterization of ZnO-ACF/TiO2 Composite Catalysts for the Photocatalytic Degradation of MO under Visible Light

Qian Sun,Lei Zhu,Ze-Da Meng,Kefayat Ullah,Shu Ye,오원춘 한국세라믹학회 2013 한국세라믹학회지 Vol.50 No.4

ACF and ZnO modified TiO2 composite materials (ZnO-ACF/TiO2) were prepared by a sol-gel method. The composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis and scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis. A methyl orange (MO) solution under visible light irradiation was used to determine the photocatalytic activity. The degradation of the MO was determined using UV spectrophotometers. An increase in the photocatalytic activity was observed and attributed to an increase of the photo-absorption effect by the ZnO and the cooperative effect of the ACF.

Rapid Screening of Maize Inbred Lines Based on NIR-MIR Spectral Characteristics and Small-molecule Metabolites

Meng Ting Li,Ren Jie Yang,Hai Xue Liu,Yang Liu,Xiao Qian Zhang,Xiao Dong Xie 한국작물학회 2018 Journal of crop science and biotechnology Vol.21 No.4

Near-infrared (NIR), Mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy and Gas chromatography -mass spectrometry (GC-MS) combined with principal component analysis (PCA) were used to preliminarily select suitable maize parents that can be further employed in future breeding process. Especially, a new matrix was innovatively developed in terms of metabolic components, and used for PCA. Firstly, the quality maize seeds were selected based on the score plots from PCA of NIR, MIR, fusion of NIR and MIR, and GC-MS. Then, the potential biomarkers, including phenol, propionic acid, DL-malic acid, L-valine, which have great influence on the selection of quality maize seeds, were confirmed based on the loading plots from PCA of GC-MS and MIR spectral data. Finally, the quantitative analysis of partial biomarkers for selected parents was carried based on GC-MS method. The selected suitable maize parents were further confirmed by the difference of biomarkers contents. The results showed that NIR, MIR, and GC-MS combined with PCA are as rapid, convenient analysis methods, and can be thus employed for future maize breeding process.

Natural History of Untreated Coronary Total Occlusions Revealed with Follow-Up Semi-Automated Quantitative Coronary CT Angiography: The Morphological Characteristics of Initial CT Predict Occlusion Shortening

Qian Wu,Mengmeng Yu,Yuehua Li,Wenbin Li,Zhigang Lu,Meng Wei,Jing Yan,Jiayin Zhang 대한영상의학회 2018 Korean Journal of Radiology Vol.19 No.2

Objective: To investigate the morphological changes of coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) as determined by coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) follow-up using semi-automated quantitative analysis. Materials and Methods: Thirty patients with 31 CTO lesions confirmed by invasive coronary angiography and baseline/follow-up CCTA were retrospectively included. CTOs were quantitatively analyzed by a semi-automated coronary plaque analysis software (Coronary Plaque Analysis, version 2.0, Siemens) after manually determining the lesion border. Recanalized lumen was defined as the linear-like enhanced opacity traversing the non-opacified occluded segment. Other parameters, such as total occlusion length, total occlusion volume, volume with low attenuation component (< 30 Hounsfield unit [HU]), volume with middle to high attenuation component (30−190 HU) as well as the calcification volume, were also recorded. Results: Recanalized lumen was found within 48.4% (15/31) occlusions on the follow-up CCTA, compared to 45.2% (14/31) occlusions on the baseline CCTA. Eleven of 14 lesions (78.6%) with CT-visible recanalized lumen within CTOs had a shorter occlusion length on follow-up compared to only 3 of 17 lesions (17.6%) without CT-visible recanalized lumen (odds ratio, 17.1, p < 0.001). The percentage of low attenuation component of occlusions was smaller on follow-up CCTA compared to baseline value (18.1 ± 20.1% vs. 22.6 ± 19.6%, p = 0.033). Conclusion: Coronary computed tomography angiography enables non-invasive characterization of natural progression of untreated CTO lesions. Recanalized lumen within CTOs observed at baseline CCTA was associated with shortening of occlusion length on follow-up. Compared to their earlier stage, occlusions of later stage were presented with higher density of non-calcified components.