Damage identification of vehicle-track coupling system from dynamic responses of moving vehicles

Zhu, Hong-Ping,Ye, Ling,Weng, Shun,Tian, Wei Techno-Press 2018 Smart Structures and Systems, An International Jou Vol.21 No.5

The structural responses are often used to identify the structural local damages. However, it is usually difficult to gain the responses of the track, as the sensors cannot be installed on the track directly. The vehicles running on a track excite track vibration and can also serve as response receivers because the vehicle dynamic response contains the vibration information of the track. A damage identification method using the vehicle responses and sensitivity analysis is proposed for the vehicle-track coupling system in this paper. Different from most damage identification methods of vehicle-track coupling system, which require the structural responses, only the vehicle responses are required in the proposed method. The local damages are identified by a sensitivity-based model updating process. In the vehicle-track coupling system, the track is modeled as a discrete point supported Euler-Bernoulli beam, and two vehicle models are proposed to investigate the accuracy and efficiency of damage identification. The measured track irregularity is considered in the calculation of vehicle dynamic responses. The measurement noises are also considered to study their effects to the damage identification results. The identified results demonstrate that the proposed method is capable to identify the local damages of the track accurately in different noise levels with only the vehicle responses.

Quality of Life of Male Spouse Caregivers for Breast Cancer Patients in China

Zhu, Ping,Fu, Ju-Fang,Wang, Bo,Lin, Jing,Wang, Yan,Fang, Ning-Ning,Wang, Dan-Dan Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.10

Background: The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of male spouse caregivers of breast cancer patients in China, assess their quality of life (QOL), and investigate the influencing factors. Materials and Methods: A total of 243 breast cancer patient-spouse caregiver dyads were recruited from four hospitals in Shanxi and Anhui province of China. A cross-sectional design was applied to collect data and the Chinese version of the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short Form (SF-36) was used to measure caregivers' QOL, and the Chinese version of M.D. Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI-C) was applied to measure patient symptom severity and interference. Pearson's correlation was used to examine the correlations between caregiver burden and QOL. The multiple regression analysis was used to determine the most predictive factors influencing QOL. Results: The scores of all SF-36 scales were above 50.0, which were much lower than that of general mainland Chinese males. Mental QOL was significantly worse than physical QOL. Spouses demographic characteristics, caregiving-related variables and patient symptoms were related to spouse QOL. Caregiver burden has a negative relationship with QOL. Conclusions: A decrease in life events and patient symptoms, as well as increase in spouse sleeping time and family income, ought to improve QOL.

Women’s Same-Sex Love in Two Fictional Memoirs of the Chinese Cultural Revolution

Ping Zhu 숙명여자대학교 아시아여성연구원 2019 Asian Women Vol.35 No.1

This paper investigates the representations of women’s same-sex relationships during the Cultural Revolution in Sunken Snow (1997) and Red Azalea (1992). The authors of these two fictional memoirs were rusticated youths during the Cultural Revolution, and they use women’s same-sex relationships as a gendered protest against the masculinist political movements and gender oppression that they experienced during their youth. This paper analyzes the two stories’ differing strategies of imagining a resisting female-female relationship; at the same time, it problematizes this gendered resistance by identifying the alternative power discourses that enable such imaginaries. Sunken Snow associates the feminine with softness and valorizes it as a shield against the invasion of the masculine collective, yet it adheres to the gender essentialism that reemerged in postsocialist China. Red Azalea passionately champions the feminine sexual power and female-female bond but still exhibits power worship by endorsing the heterosexual institution in its geopolitical variant, Orientalism. The endings of both stories show the dissolution of women’s same-sex love, revealing that feminist resistance through the imagination of an exclusive female-female relationship is deeply fragmented and fundamentally ambivalent.

Macrophage/Cancer Cell Interactions Mediate Hormone Resistance by a Nuclear Receptor Derepression Pathway

Zhu, Ping,Baek, Sung Hee,Bourk, Eliot M.,Ohgi, Kenneth A.,Garcia-Bassets, Ivan,Sanjo, Hideki,Akira, Shizuo,Kotol, Paul F.,Glass, Christopher K.,Rosenfeld, Michael G.,Rose, David W. Elsevier 2006 Cell Vol.124 No.3

<P><B>Summary</B></P><P>Defining the precise molecular strategies that coordinate patterns of transcriptional responses to specific signals is central for understanding normal development and homeostasis as well as the pathogenesis of hormone-dependent cancers. Here we report specific prostate cancer cell/macrophage interactions that mediate a switch in function of selective androgen receptor antagonists/modulators (SARMs) from repression to activation in vivo. This is based on an evolutionarily conserved receptor N-terminal L/HX<SUB>7</SUB>LL motif, selectively present in sex steroid receptors, that causes recruitment of TAB2 as a component of an N-CoR corepressor complex. TAB2 acts as a sensor for inflammatory signals by serving as a molecular beacon for recruitment of MEKK1, which in turn mediates dismissal of the N-CoR/HDAC complex and permits derepression of androgen and estrogen receptor target genes. Surprisingly, this conserved sensor strategy may have arisen to mediate reversal of sex steroid-dependent repression of a limited cohort of target genes in response to inflammatory signals, linking inflammatory and nuclear receptor ligand responses to essential reproductive functions.</P>

PREPARATION OF CISPLATIN COMPOSITE MICRO/NANOFIBERS AND ANTITUMOR ACTIVITY IN VITRO AGAINST HUMAN TUMOR spc-a-1 CELLS

PING CHEN,QING-SHENG WU,YA-PING DING,ZI-CHUN ZHU 성균관대학교(자연과학캠퍼스) 성균나노과학기술원 2011 NANO Vol.6 No.4

In this paper, the cisplatin composite micro/nanofibers were prepared by electrospinning. Average diameter of the typical products was about 700 nm, and cisplatins were incorporated in biodegradable poly (L-lactic acid) fibers. The controlled release of cisplatin can be gained for long time. The possible mechanisms of cisplatin release in the PBS and the PBS with proteinase K were discussed. 3-(4, 5)-dimethylthiahiazo-(-z-y1)-3, 5-di-phenytetrazoliumromide (MTT) method was used to test antitumor activities in vitro against human lung tumor spc-a-1 cells. When incubation time was 24 h, the same content of cisplatin from virgin cisplatin and the composite fibers has almost equal antitumor activity in vitro. However, when incubation time was 48 h, the composite fibers show much higher antitumor activity than the virgin cisplatin. The system may be useful in the postoperative local chemotherapy and have clinical applications as an implantable drug for tumor in the future.

Sub - cloning and expression of a cDNA encoding taxadiene synthase from Taxus chinensis in Gibberella fujikuroi

(Ping Zhu),(Jin Ling Yang),(Ying Qin),(Wei Wang),(Ke Di Cheng) 한국균학회 2001 Proceedings of the Fifth Korea-China Joint Symposi Vol.- No.-

Electromagnetic energy harvesting from structural vibrations during earthquakes

Songye Zhu,Wenai Shen,Hong-Ping Zhu,You-Lin Xu 국제구조공학회 2016 Smart Structures and Systems, An International Jou Vol.18 No.3

Energy harvesting is an emerging technique that extracts energy from surrounding environments to power low-power devices. For example, it can potentially provide sustainable energy for wireless sensing networks (WSNs) or structural control systems in civil engineering applications. This paper presents a comprehensive study on harvesting energy from earthquake-induced structural vibrations, which is typically of low frequency, to power WSNs. A macroscale pendulum-type electromagnetic harvester (MPEH) is proposed, analyzed and experimentally validated. The presented predictive model describes output power dependence with mass, efficiency and the power spectral density of base acceleration, providing a simple tool to estimate harvested energy. A series of shaking table tests in which a single-storey steel frame model equipped with a MPEH has been carried out under earthquake excitations. Three types of energy harvesting circuits, namely, a resistor circuit, a standard energy harvesting circuit (SEHC) and a voltage-mode controlled buck-boost converter were used for comparative study. In ideal cases, i.e., resistor circuit cases, the maximum electric energy of 8.72 J was harvested with the efficiency of 35.3%. In practical cases, the maximum electric energy of 4.67 J was extracted via the buck-boost converter under the same conditions. The predictive model on output power and harvested energy has been validated by the test data.

Effect of cation ratio and order on magnetic circular dichroism in the double perovskite Sr₂Fe₁₊ <i> _x </i>Re_1- <i> _x </i>O₆

Ho, Ping-Luen,Yu, Chu-Ping,Zhang, Qiqi,Song, Kyung,Buban, James P.,Choi, Si-Young,Dunin-Borkowski, Rafal E.,Mayer, Joachim,Tai, Nyan-Hwa,Zhu, Jing,Jin, Lei,Zhong, Xiaoyan Elsevier 2018 Ultramicroscopy Vol.193 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>Superexchange-based magnetic coupling of the two <I>B</I>-site cations in rock-salt-ordered double perovskite oxides is extremely sensitive to the cation ratio and degree of order. However, as a result of the limited spatial resolution of most magnetic characterization techniques, it is challenging to establish a direct relationship between magnetic properties and structure in these materials, including the effects of elemental segregation and cation disorder. Here, we use electron energy-loss magnetic chiral dichroism together with aberration-corrected electron microscopy and spectroscopy to record magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) spectra at the nm scale, in combination with structural and chemical information at the atomic scale from the very same region. We study nanoscale phases in ordered Sr<SUB>2</SUB>[Fe][Re]O<SUB>6</SUB>, ordered Sr<SUB>2</SUB>[Fe][Fe<SUB>1/5</SUB>Re<SUB>4/5</SUB>]O<SUB>6</SUB> and disordered Sr[Fe<SUB>4/5</SUB>Re<SUB>1/5</SUB>]O<SUB>3</SUB> individually, in order to understand the role of cation ratio and order on local magnetic coupling. When compared with ordered Sr<SUB>2</SUB>[Fe][Re]O<SUB>6</SUB>, we find that antiferromagnetic Fe<SUP>3+</SUP>-O<SUP>2−</SUP>-Fe<SUP>3+</SUP>superexchange interactions arising from an excess of Fe suppress the MCD signal from Fe cations in ordered Sr<SUB>2</SUB>[Fe][Fe<SUB>1/5</SUB>Re<SUB>4/5</SUB>]O<SUB>6</SUB>, while dominant Fe<SUP>3+</SUP>-O<SUP>2−</SUP>-Fe<SUP>3+</SUP>antiferromagnetic coupling in disordered Sr[Fe<SUB>4/5</SUB>Re<SUB>1/5</SUB>]O<SUB>3</SUB> leads to a decrease in MCD signal down to the noise level. Our work demonstrates a protocol that can be used to correlate crystallographic, electronic and magnetic information in materials such as Sr<SUB>2</SUB>Fe<SUB>1+</SUB> <I> <SUB>x</SUB> </I>Re<SUB>1-</SUB> <I> <SUB>x</SUB> </I>O<SUB>6</SUB>, in order to provide insight into structure-property relationships in double perovskite oxides at the atomic scale.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> Local measurements of magnetic circular dichroism, atomic arrangement, cation order, chemical state and elemental distribution from the very same region provide an improved understanding of structure-property relationships at the nm scale in double perovskites with different structural complexities. </LI> <LI> Antiferromagnetic Fe<SUP>3+</SUP>-O<SUP>2−</SUP>-Fe<SUP>3+</SUP>superexchange interactions arising from an excess of Fe suppress the magnetic circular dichroism signal from Fe cations in ordered Sr<SUB>2</SUB>[Fe][Fe<SUB>1/5</SUB>Re<SUB>4/5</SUB>]O<SUB>6</SUB>, when compared with ordered Sr<SUB>2</SUB>[Fe][Re]O<SUB>6</SUB>. </LI> <LI> Dominant Fe<SUP>3+</SUP>-O<SUP>2−</SUP>-Fe<SUP>3+</SUP>antiferromagnetic coupling in disordered Sr[Fe<SUB>4/5</SUB>Re<SUB>1/5</SUB>]O<SUB>3</SUB> leads to a decrease in magnetic circular dichroism signal down to the noise level. </LI> </UL> </P>

Identification and Enumeration of Microcystis Using a Sandwich Hybridization Assay

Jing Ping Zhu,Xian Li,Shi Du 한국미생물학회 2012 The journal of microbiology Vol.50 No.2

Based on sequence analyses of phycocyanin intergenic spacers (PC-IGS) from Microcystis, Anabaena, Aphanizomenon,and Planktothrix (Oscillatoria) strains, a genus-specific probe pair TF/TR was designed, and a sandwich hybridization assay was established to quantitatively detect Microcystis. Through BLAST and cyanobacterial culture tests, TF/TR was demonstrated to be specific for Microcystis. A calibration curve for the sandwich hybridization assay was established, and the lowest detected concentration was 100 cell/ml. Laboratory and field samples were analyzed with both sandwich hybridization assay and microscopy. The biotic and abiotic components of the samples were of little disturbance to the sandwich hybridization assay. The results showed no distinct difference between the two methods. In this study, a sandwich hybridization assay was established to detect Microcystis,providing an alternative to traditional microscopic, morphology-based methods.

Effects of early commercial milk supplement on the mucosal morphology, bacterial community and bacterial metabolites in jejunum of the pre- and post-weaning piglets

Hu, Ping,Niu, Qingyan,Zhu, Yizhi,Shi, Chao,Wang, Jing,Zhu, Weiyun Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2020 Animal Bioscience Vol.33 No.3

Objective: Sow milk (SM) may not be able to meet the piglet's nutritional needs in late lactation. Hence, this study was conducted to investigate the effects of early commercial milk (CM) supplement on the mucosal morphology, bacterial community and bacterial metabolites in jejunum of piglets. Methods: Ten litters of newborn piglets ([Yorkshire×Landrace]×Duroc) were randomly divided into 2 groups of 5 litters. The piglets in the control group were suckled by the sow (SM), while the piglets in the treatment group (CM supplement) were supplemented with a CM supplement along with suckling from d 4 to d 28 of age. Results: No significant differences were observed about jejunal mucosal morphology on d 28 and d 35 between two groups. On d 28, the activity of lactase in the jejunum was significantly decreased in the CM group, while the activity of sucrase and the ratio of maltase to lactase were significantly increased (p<0.05). On d 35, the activity of maltase in the jejunum was significantly increased in the CM group (p<0.05), and maltase to lactase ratio tended to increase in the CM group (p = 0.065). In addition, piglets in the CM group had a higher abundance of Clostridium XI, Tuicibater, and Moraxella in the jejunum on d 28, while the abundance of Lactobacillus was significantly increased on d 35 (p<0.05). Conclusion: The early CM supplement improved the maturation of the jejunum to some extent by enhancing the maltase and sucrase activities. Moreover, the early CM supplement could help maintain the homeostasis of internal environment in jejunum by increasing the microbial-derived metabolites.