Association of Polymorphisms in Stress-Related TNFα and NPY Genes with the Metabolic Syndrome in Han and Hui Ethnic Groups

Bu, De-Yun,Ji, Wen-Wu,Bai, Dan,Zhou, Jian,Li, Hai-Xia,Yang, Hui-Fang Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.14

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a cluster of complicated disorders caused by the interactive influencing factors of heredity and environment, which predisposes to many cnacers. Results from epidemic research indicate that stress is tightly related to the pathogenesis of MS and neoplasia. This paper aims to investigate the association between psychological stress and MS with respect to the tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF${\alpha}$) and neuropeptide Y (NPY) genes in the Han and Hui ethnic groups. Methods: All subjects for this case-control study matched strict enrollment criteria (nationality, gender and age) and lived in the city of Wu Zhong of Ningxia Province in China. The enrolled group contained 102 matched pairs of Hui ethnic individuals and 98 matched pairs of Han ethnic individuals. Enrolled subjects completed the general Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90). The TNF${\alpha}$-308G/A variant and NPYrs16147 polymorphism were detected in case (81 males, 119 females) and control (81 males, 119 females) groups by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification. Results: Nine factors of the SCL-90 were found to be statistically different (p<0.05) between case and control groups. The homozygous mutant genotype (AA) and the mutant allele (A) of the TNF${\alpha}$-308G/A gene were less frequently observed in the control population compared to the case group. The odds ratio (95% confidence interval) in "Allele" for MS was 2.28 (1.47-3.53), p=0.0001, while "OR" was 1.11 (0.83-1.47), p=0.15, for the NPYrs16147 gene polymorphism. Conclusions: Psychological stress has been positively associated with MS. A previous study from our group suggested there were differences in the level of psychological stress between Hui and Han ethnic groups. Furthermore, we found that the stress-related TNF${\alpha}$ gene was associated with MS for both Han and Hui ethnic groups. In contrast, NPY may be a possible contributor to MS and associated cancer for the Han ethnic group.

A Novel Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm for QoS-Based Multicast Trusted Routing in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks

Hui Xia,Xiu-qing Lu,Zhen-kuan Pan 보안공학연구지원센터 2015 International Journal of Security and Its Applicat Vol.9 No.8

Facile synthesis of manganese carbonate quantum dots/Ni(HCO₃)₂–MnCO₃ composites as advanced cathode materials for high energy density asymmetric supercapacitors

Xia, Qi Xun,San Hui, Kwan,Hui, Kwun Nam,Kim, Sung Dae,Lim, Jae Hong,Choi, Si Young,Zhang, Luo Jiang,Mane, Rajaram S.,Yun, Je Moon,Kim, Kwang Ho The Royal Society of Chemistry 2015 Journal of Materials Chemistry A Vol.3 No.44

<▼1><P>Well dispersed MnCO3 quantum dots (∼1.2 nm) decorated on Ni(HCO3)2–MnCO3 as a cathode electrode for high performance supercapacitors.</P></▼1><▼2><P>We have developed a high performance supercapacitor cathode electrode composed of well dispersed MnCO3 quantum dots (QDs, ∼1.2 nm) decorated on nickel hydrogen carbonate–manganese carbonate (Ni(HCO3)2–MnCO3) hedgehog-like shell@needle (MnCO3 QDs/NiH–Mn–CO3) composites directly grown onto a 3D macro-porous nickel foam as a binder-free supercapacitor electrode by a facile and scalable hydrothermal method. The MnCO3 QDs/NiH–Mn–CO3 composite electrode exhibited a remarkable maximum specific capacitance of 2641.3 F g<SUP>−1</SUP> at 3 A g<SUP>−1</SUP> and 1493.3 F g<SUP>−1</SUP> at 15 A g<SUP>−1</SUP>. Moreover, the asymmetric supercapacitor with MnCO3 QDs/NiH–Mn–CO3 composites as the positive electrode and graphene as the negative electrode showed an energy density of 58.1 W h kg<SUP>−1</SUP> at a power density of 900 W kg<SUP>−1</SUP> as well as excellent cycling stability with 91.3% retention after 10 000 cycles, which exceeded the energy densities of most previously reported nickel or manganese oxide/hydroxide-based asymmetric supercapacitors. The ultrahigh capacitive performance is attributed to the presence of the high surface area core–shell nanostructure, the well dispersed MnCO3 quantum dots, and the high conductivity of MnCO3 quantum dots as well as the synergetic effect between multiple transition metal ions. The superior supercapacitive performance of the MnCO3 QDs/NiH–Mn–CO3 composites makes them promising cathode materials for high energy density asymmetric supercapacitors.</P></▼2>

Thin Film Microbatteries Prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition

Hui xia,Li Lu,S. B. Tang 한국물리학회 2007 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.51 No.3

There is a growing interest in thin film microbatteries due to miniaturization of electronic devices. The reduction in current and power consumptions of electronic devices makes microbatteries possible as power sources. Hence, if micro-scale thin-film batteries are to be developed, a suitable fabrication processing technique for thin-film cathodes, anodes and electrolytes becomes crucial. Among various thin film deposition techniques, pulsed laser deposition (PLD) is a relatively flexible and powerful technique for preparing high quality and dense thin-film electrodes on a laboratory scale. This paper reviews recent developments in the fabrication of thin-film electrodes by using PLD.

0BTimSim: An Efficient Simulator for Wireless Ad-hoc Networks

Hui Xia,Jia Yu,Guo-Dong Wang,Zhen-Kuan Pan 보안공학연구지원센터 2016 International Journal of Future Generation Communi Vol.9 No.4

With the growth of increasingly complex in wireless ad-hoc networks, performance modeling and evaluation play a crucial part in their design process to ensure successful deployment and exploitation in practice. Compared with the actual implementation (testbeds), simulation has become a valuable tool, which allows studying large scale systems that cannot be built practically. However, most simulators currently used for such networks are intended to evaluate individual routing protocol, which should be extracted from the source code and rewritten in accordance with the simulator’s requirements. Thus, in this paper, we design a new wireless ad-hoc network simulator, called Time Step-based Wireless Ad-hoc Network Simulator (TimSim). It is intended to facilitate the migration of simulation code to real devices via providing useful APIs with real device driver. We use a discrete event processor with time step-based feature as the simulating engine, and the data can be transmitted in bit-level. A unique feature of TimSim is its ability to support the simulation of multi-thread programming. Additionally, we import database access to store the simulation information. Extensive experiments have been conducted to evaluate the efficiency of TimSim. Furthermore, a case study on a real system has been presented to illustrate its practicability.

Apoptin Induces Apoptosis in Human Bladder Cancer EJ and BIU-87 Cells

Zhan, Hui,Wang, Jian-Song,Wang, Hai-Feng,Zuo, Yi-Gang,Wang, Chun-Hui,Ding, Ming-Xia Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2012 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.13 No.1

Objective: To investigate whether apoptin is a apoptosis-inducing protein with a potential for bladder cancer therapy. Methods: We constructed a PCDNA3/Apoptin eukaryotic expression vector, and transfected this vector into bladder cancer cell lines BIU-87 and EJ, then observed the results by RT-PCR, transmission electron microscopy, MTT assay and the flow cytometry (TUNEL method). Results: PCDNA3/Apoptin successfully induced a high level apoptosis in both bladder cancer cell lines, compared with the controls (p<0.05). Conclusions: Apoptin can induce high level apoptosis in human bladder cancer EJ and BIU-87 cells, which suggests a potential for human bladder cancer therapy.

Characteristics of the multiphase flow field with super-cavitation induced by successively fired projectiles under-water and cross-medium

Dong-Hui Zhou,Hong-Hui Shi,Hui-Xia Jia 대한기계학회 2022 JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Vol.36 No.1

The multiphase flow field with supercavitation induced by successively fired underwater projectiles is very complicated. It involves the interaction of two or more supercavitating flow fields, which is very different from the supercavitating flow of single underwater projectile. In the paper, the multiphase flow field with supercavitation induced by two successively fired projectiles underwater and cross-media (water-entry and water-exit) was simulated. The interaction effect between supercavities induced by two projectiles was particularly analyzed. The influence mechanism of the supercavity evolution on the motion of two projectiles was also analyzed. The results indicate that, the supercavitating flow fields of two successively fired underwater projectiles interact on each other. The coalescence, separation and collapse of cavities occur during the interaction stage of the supercavitating flow fields, which causes that the second-fired projectile enters the supercavity of the first one. The second-fired projectile can catch up with the first one and then a rear-end collision happens. The collision causes disturbances on the supercavity contour. The impact load of the secondfired projectile during the water-entry period is smaller than that of the first one. The cavities induced by the first- and second-fired projectiles coalesce each other into a cavity, and the second-fired projectile is finally completely wrapped by a supercavity. During the water-entry process, a rear-end collision also happens. In the process of water-exit, the supercavity induced by the first-fired projectile is blocked under the free surface, and then the first-fired projectile flies into the air after throwing off the water layer. Under the influence of the supercavity separated by the first-fired projectile, the second-fired projectile can escape from its own supercavity, and then enter the supercavity of the first-fired projectile. With the supercavity collapse of the first-fired projectile, a new partial cavity generates around the second-fired projectile.

Robust Finite-time Extended Dissipative Control for a Class of Uncertain Switched Delay Systems

Hui Gao,Jianwei Xia,Guangming Zhuang 제어·로봇·시스템학회 2018 International Journal of Control, Automation, and Vol.16 No.3

This paper investigates the problem of finite-time extended dissipative analysis and control for a class of uncertain switched time delay systems, where the uncertainties satisfy the polytopic form. By using the average dwell-time and linear matrix inequality technique, some sufficient conditions are proposed to guarantee that the switched system is finite-time bounded and has finite-time extended dissipative performance, where the H∞, L2-L∞, Passivity and (Q, S, R)-dissipativity performance can be solved simultaneously in a unified framework based on the concept of extended dissipative. Furthermore, a state feedback controller is presented to guarantee that the closedloop system is finite-time bounded and satisfies the extended dissipative performance. Finally, a numerical example is given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.

Diagnostic Performance of 68Gallium Labelled Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Staging the Prostate Cancer with Intermediate or High Risk Prior to Radical Prostatectomy:

Hui Wu,Ting Xu,Xiao Wang,Yong-Bo Yu,Zhong-Yuan Fan,Dan-Xia Li,Lei Luo,Xue-Cheng Yang,Wei Jiao,Hai-Tao Niu 대한남성과학회 2020 The World Journal of Men's Health Vol.38 No.2

Purpose: To compare the diagnostic efficiency of 68Gallium labelled prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography (68Ga-PSMA PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for staging the lymph node metastases (LNMs) in the prostate cancer. Materials and Methods: A broad search of scientific databases including PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane Database, and Chinese Biomedicine Literature Database (updated prior to November 1st, 2018) was conducted systematically by two reviewers. In this paper, we evaluated the methodological quality of each included article independently and performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to reveal the summary of the diagnostic performance of 68Ga-PSMA PET and MRI in properly identifying LNMs of intermediate- and/or high-risk prostate cancer.Results: Thirteen eligible articles comprising 1,597 patients were included. For LNMs detection, the pooled sensitivity and specificity of 68Ga-PSMA PET were 0.65 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.49–0.79) and 0.94 (95% CI: 0.88–0.97), respectively, while the corresponding values of MRI were 0.41 (95% CI: 0.26–0.57) and 0.92 (95% CI: 0.86–0.95). The area under the symmetric receiver-operating characteristic (SROC) curve for 68Ga-PSMA PET and MRI were 0.92 and 0.83, respectively. Conclusions: In intermediate- or high-risk pre-treatment prostate cancer, 68Ga-PSMA PET had a higher sensitivity and a slightly different specificity in probing the LNMs when comparing with MRI. Moreover, the area under the SROC curve indicated that 68Ga-PSMA PET was a more effective weapon for predicting the LNMs prior to radical surgery.

EFFECT OF MACROMOLECULAR COUPLING AGENT PMMA-b-PVTES ON STABILIZING NANO-Si3N4

HUI ZHU,Jiasheng Qian,Peng Chen,JIBIN MIAO,RU XIA,Bin Yang,LIFEN SU 성균관대학교(자연과학캠퍼스) 성균나노과학기술원 2014 NANO Vol.9 No.8

Poly(methyl methacrylate)-b-poly(vinyltriethoxysilane) (PMMA-b-PVTES) are synthesized using atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and used as macromolecular coupling agents to modify silicon nitride nanoparticles (nano-Si3N4). The chemical composition of copolymers PMMA-b-PVTES and modified nano-Si3N4 are confirmed by various characterization techniques. The modified nano-Si3N4 shows excellent hydrophobic nature, which make nanoparticles (NPs) stably disperse in organic solvent. Transmission electron microscope (TEM), particle size testing, contact angle measuring and sedimentation experiment are employed to examine the dispersion of modified nano-Si3N4 in chloroform. By comparing the effects of copolymers with varied number-average molecular weight (Mn) and block length ratio on stabilizing nano-Si3N4, we discussed the mechanism of macromolecular coupling agent stabilizing NPs. In our experiments, the copolymer PMMA88-b-PVTES17 is found to be the most effective macromolecular coupling agent for stabilizing nano-Si3N4.