De novo Assembly and Analysis of Amur Sturgeon (Acipenser schrenckii) Transcriptome in Response to Mycobacterium Marinum Infection to Identify Putative Genes Involved in Immunity

( Qianqian Zhang ),( Xiehao Wang ),( Defeng Zhang ),( Meng Long ),( Zhenbing Wu ),( Yuqing Feng ),( Jingwen Hao ),( Shuyi Wang ),( Qian Liao ),( Aihua Li ) 한국미생물생명공학회(구 한국산업미생물학회) 2019 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.29 No.8

Fish mycobacteriosis is a common bacterial disease in many species of freshwater and marine fish and has caused severe loss of fish production. Mycobacterium marinum has been the most prevalent pathogen observed in several outbreaks of mycobacteriosis of farmed sturgeons in China. However, the immune responses and pathology of sturgeons in mycobacterial infection are rarely studied. Therefore, we used the Illumina RNA-seq method to analyze the transcriptome profile of Acipenser schrenckii challenged with Mycobacterium marinum. To begin, 168,220 non-redundant contigs were acquired from the infection and control groups, and among these, 33,225 contigs have acquired annotations. A total of 4,043 differently expressed (DE) contigs between the two groups were identified, and among these, 2479 were upregulated and 1564 were down-regulated in the infected fish. A total of 1,340 DE contigs with acquired annotations in KEGG were enriched for 124 pathways including the TNF signaling pathway, and the Toll-like receptor signaling pathway. The roles of DE genes involved in significant pathways and other processes were discussed. The 2,209 DE contigs that have yet to acquire proper annotation may represent candidate genes associated with infection in sturgeons and are expected to serve as immunogenetic resources for further study. To our best knowledge, this is the first transcriptome study on sturgeons under bacterial infection.

Fiber-polyquaterniums@Cu(I) as recyclable polymer-supported copper complex catalysts for alkyne coupling and cycloaddition reactions

Qianqian Hu,Xian-Lei Shi,Yongju Chen,Feng Wang,Yujing Weng,Peigao Duan 한국공업화학회 2019 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.69 No.-

Herein, a newly designed and synthesized fiber-supported polyquaterniums@Cu(I) served as efficient and recyclable polymer-supported copper complex catalysts for alkyne coupling and cycloaddition reactions, is reported. The fiber-supported copper complex catalyst was prepared systematically from commercially available polyacrylonitrile fiber, and characterized detailedly by elemental analysis, FTIR spectroscopy, mechanical properties, and SEM during both of the preparation and utilization processes. Moreover, the fiber-supported polyquaterniums@Cu(I) has been verified to possess high catalytic activities for the homocoupling of terminal alkyne in ethyl acetate (10 samples yields 83–99%, 10 cycles from 98% to 95%), A3 coupling of alkyne, aldehyde and amine in toluene (10 samples yields 81–94%, 10 cycles from 94% to 90%), and click chemistry of CuAAC reactions in water (10 samples yields 82–99%, 21 cycles from 97% to 96%). Furthermore, the newly developed fiber catalyst in spinning basket reactor displayed excellent stability and recyclability, and the concise and effective gram-scalable operation has extensive application prospect on chemical productions.

Conversion of biomass components to methyl levulinate over an ultra-high performance fiber catalyst in impellers of the agitation system

Xian-Lei Shi,Qianqian Hu,Yongju Chen,Feng Wang,Peigao Duan 한국공업화학회 2018 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.65 No.-

An ultra-high performance fiber, serving as a novel material for heterogeneous-acid catalyst for the conversion of biomass components to methyl levulinate, is presented. The catalyst was prepared conveniently from commercially available polyphenylene sulfide fiber by sulfonation, and characterized detailedly by elemental analysis, FTIR spectroscopy, SEM and mechanical strength at different stages. Moreover, the catalyst exhibited higher activity for biomass components transforming into methyl levulinate (52–96%), and prominent ability to be reused with good recyclability and stability. Furthermore, the effective large-scale process with fiber catalyst in impellers of the agitation system is very attractive for the industrial applications.

Topology optimization of unsymmetrical complex plate and shell structures bearing multicondition overload

Yangyang Zhang,Yixiao Qin,Jinpeng Gu,Qianqian Jiao,Feng Wang,Zhenshan Guo,Hao Zhang,Jianjun Wang,Chenghong Mi,Huaipeng Zheng 대한기계학회 2021 JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Vol.35 No.8

Unsymmetrical complex plate and shell structure is one of the common engineering structures. In practice, more redundant materials exist because of the irrationality of this kind of structure with heavy load and multiple working conditions, and the study of its topology optimization has become an engaging topic. Using the SIMP model, topological results show that one side of the main web is a hollow structure, and the other side of the auxiliary web is a truss structure. According to the topological results and considering manufacturable processing, a new structure is redesigned, the size and shape of the redesigned structure is secondary optimized, and the final structure is obtained. The method in this paper not only meets the performance requirements of the unsymmetrical complex plate and shell structures, but also realizes the topology and lightweight. The effectiveness scientific research value of the proposed method is verified by engineering examples.

An efficient, recyclable and large-scalable fiber-supported Fe(III) catalytic system on a simple fixed-bed reactor verified in the Biginelli reactions

Xian-Lei Shi,Yongju Chen,Qianqian Hu,Feng Wang,Peigao Duan 한국공업화학회 2018 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.60 No.-

An efficient, recyclable and large-scalable fiber-supported Fe(III) catalytic system verifed in the one-pot multicomponent Biginelli reactions, is presented. The fiber catalyst was prepared conveniently from commercially available polyacrylonitrile fiber according to a simple two-step procedure by amination and chelation in water, and characterized detailedly with ICP analysis, morphology, mechanical properties, elemental analysis, FTIR spectroscopy, and SEM during the modification and utilization processes. Moreover, the fiber catalyst-mediated reactions showed broad applicability and proceeded smoothly to afford a series of substituted 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2-(1H)-ones/-thiones (yields 81–94%) in ethanol under mild conditions. Furthermore, the newly developed fiber catalyst held high strength, good flexibility and exhibited excellent stability and recyclability (over 10 cycles), and the procedure was operationally concise and effectively amenable to the gram-scale on a simple fixed-bed reactor with potential industrialization prospect.

Large-scale Landslides in Diexi Region of Minjiang River, Sichuan Province, China

( Yunsheng Wang ),( Bo Zhao ),( Xun Zhao ),( Qianqian Feng ),( Fengshuang Guo ),( Yue Luo ),( Jiangwei Liu ) 대한지질공학회 2019 대한지질공학회 학술발표회논문집 Vol.2019 No.2

The field survey regarding large-scale landslide (Scale) of whole Minjiang River shows that Diexi region, located in upper reach of Minjiang River, is an obvious large-scale landslide concentration area. There are 21 large-scale landslides in Diexi region, and 70% landslides belong to super large-scale landslides (Scale), as shown in Figure 1. All these landslides both blocked rivers and some barrier lakes still exist. Based on field investigations, the failure mechanism and geological environment are discussed in this study. For failure mechanism, three fracture planes cut the rock mass into separation; the stepped fractures forms slip surfaces; finally, these unstable rock mass slide. For geological environment, Diexi region is in west boundary of Minshan block, and in the N-S seismic belt and the Jiaochang arc tectonic belt, two active fractures (Songpinggou fracture and Minjiang fracture) confluence at Diexi region; all these make Diexi region be a Knick point of Minjiang River, a compression and torsion zone and a high stress concentration zone. Intensive uplift and quick incision (1.88 mm/yr.) since the middle Pleistocene formed a gorge with sharp slopes and strong lateral uploading. For failure cause, the intensive tectonic activities make the rock mass produce many fractures, numerous strong earthquakes weaken the rock mass integrity further; finally, the strong earthquake triggered them.

Layout Optimization of Stiffeners in Heavy-Duty Thin-Plate Box Grider

Hao Zhang,Yixiao Qin,Jinpeng Gu,Haibiao Gao,Qianqian Jiao,Feng Wang,Zhenshan Guo,Yangyang Zhang,Chenghong Mi 대한토목학회 2021 KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering Vol.25 No.8

The optimization of layout and sizes of the stiffeners in heavy-duty box girder could make this kind of the structure more compact and reasonable, which has certain engineering values. In this study, on the basis of the establishment of parametric finite element model, the function approaching method and gradient search method are combined to form a high-precision optimization algorithm, which makes structural analysis be integrated into the optimization process. The optimization takes the type and location of longitudinal stiffening ribs and the thickness and hole position of transverse diaphragms as design variables, the box girder structural behaviors as constraint conditions, and the total volume as objective function. Finally, the weight is reduced by nearly 7%. More importantly, the new asymmetrical layout of the stiffeners is obtained, the distance between the longitudinal stiffening ribs on the main web and the neutral layer is longer than the distance between the longitudinal stiffening ribs on the secondary web and the neutral layer, and the hole position of transverse diaphragms is close to the secondary web. Compared with the current production of symmetrical layout structure, this layout provides a new idea for the design of stiffeners in the bias-rail box girder.

Distinct Dose-Dependent Association of Free Fatty Acids with Diabetes Development in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients

Fuxi Li,Junzhao Ye,Yanhong Sun,Yansong Lin,Tingfeng Wu,Congxiang Shao,Qianqian Ma,Xianhua Liao,Shiting Feng,Bihui Zhong 대한당뇨병학회 2021 Diabetes and Metabolism Journal Vol.45 No.3

Background: Excessive delivery of free fatty acids (FFAs) to the liver promotes steatosis and insulin resistance (IR), with IR defined as reduced glucose uptake, glycogen synthesis and anti-lipolysis stimulated by normal insulin levels. Whether the associations between FFAs and diabetes development differ between patients with and without nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) remains unclear. Methods: Consecutive subjects (2,220 NAFLD subjects and 1,790 non-NAFLD subjects according to ultrasound imaging) were enrolled from the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University between 2009 and 2019. The homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) was calculated. Results: There was an approximate J-shaped relationship between FFA levels and HOMA-IR in the NAFLD group. Higher FFA concentration quartiles were associated with higher risks of IR (odds ratio [OR], 9.24; 95% confidence interval [CI], 6.43 to 13.36), prediabetes (OR, 10.48; 95% CI, 5.66 to 19.39), and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM; OR, 19.43; 95% CI, 12.75 to 29.81) in the NAFLD group but not in the non-NAFLD group. The cut-off points for the FFA levels increased in a stepwise manner in discriminating IR, prediabetes and T2DM (573, 697, and 715 μmol/L) in the NAFLD group but not in non-NAFLD individuals. Conclusion: A distinct dose-dependent relationship of FFA levels was found with IR, prediabetes and T2DM in NAFLD patients. Screening serum FFA levels in NAFLD patients would be valuable in preventing diabetes development.