A Si layer with a thickness of 100 nm and a 50 nm c layer were sputtered on copper-based graphene by magnetron sputtering to form a Graphene/Si/ccomposite nanolayer electrode. The lithium storage performance was stud...
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A Si layer with a thickness of 100 nm and a 50 nm c layer were sputtered on copper-based graphene by magnetron sputtering to form a Graphene/Si/ccomposite nanolayer electrode. The lithium storage performance was studied by the constant current charge-discharge test, cyclic voltammetry test, cycle performance test, and Ac impedance test. The results show that the reversible capacity of the Graphene/Si/c thin film electrode has a serious decay in the early cycle, with an average decay of 1.79 mAh/g per cycle within 200 cycles;the decay is relatively gentle in the latter stage, with an average decay of 0.723 mAh/g per cycle after 1000 cycles. By comparing the SEM and EDS before and after cycling, it was found that the film was broken after cycling, resulting in the loss of active substances.
carbon accumulation in agroecosystems is regulated to a major extent by the variability of c:N:P stoichiometry. To understand the impact of c:N:P ratios and the cycling of limiting nutrients in the leaf-litter-aggrega...
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carbon accumulation in agroecosystems is regulated to a major extent by the variability of c:N:P stoichiometry. To understand the impact of c:N:P ratios and the cycling of limiting nutrients in the leaf-litter-aggregate continuum on soil c sequestration following afforesxtation, we assessed the contribution of aggregate-associated organiccarbon (Oc) to bulk soil Oc accumulation, and examined the c, N, and P concentrations in leaves, litter, aggregates, and their stoichiometriccouplings along an afforestation chronosequence. Averaged across the entire chronosequence, bulk soil Oc stocks increased at the rate of 12.3 g m(-2) year(-1) at the 0-0.4-m depth, and significantly correlated with macroaggregates-associated Oc stocks which increased on average by 114.5% with increasing stand age at soil depth of 0.4 m. Moreover, the c:P and N:P ratios of litter decreased by 19.7-33.0% and 7.6-26.8%, respectively, with increasing stand age, and were significantly associated with aggregate-associated c:P and N:P ratios. Both c:P and N:P ratios in microaggregates and clay-plus-silt fractions were, respectively, 18.0%, 13.3%, and 23.0%, 19.7% lower than those in macroaggregates, indicating a higher P availability in fine fractions. Macroaggregate-associated c:P and N:P ratios increased by 29.5 and 26.3%, respectively, at the 0-0.4-m depth with plantation age and were linked to the increased macroaggregate-associated Oc stocks. collectively, our results suggest that c:P and N:P ratios are good indicators of P cycling in ecosystem, and that P status under the control of aggregates may be an important factor for the sustainable accumulation of Oc during afforestation.
Atherosclerosis is associated with deregulated cholesterol metabolism and formation of macrophage foam cells. ccAAT/enhancer-binding protein beta (c/EBP beta) is a transcription factor, and its inhibition has recently...
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Atherosclerosis is associated with deregulated cholesterol metabolism and formation of macrophage foam cells. ccAAT/enhancer-binding protein beta (c/EBP beta) is a transcription factor, and its inhibition has recently been shown to prevent atherosclerosis development and foam cell formation. However, whether c/EBP beta regulates inflammation, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, and apoptosis, in macrophage foam cells and its underlying molecular mechanism remains unknown. Here, we investigated the effect of c/EBP beta knockdown on proteins and genes implicated in inflammation, ER stress, apoptosis, and autophagy in macrophage foam cells. RAW264.7 macrophage cells were transfected with control and c/EBP beta-siRNA and then treated with nLDL and oxLDL. Key proteins and genes involved in inflammation, ER stress, apoptosis, and autophagy were analyzed by western blot and qPcR. We found that short interfering RNA (siRNA)-mediated knockdown of c/EBP beta attenuated atherogenic lipid-mediated induction of proteins and genes implicated in inflammation (P-NFkB-p65, NFkB-p65, and TNF alpha), ER stress (ATF4 and ATF6), and apoptosis (cHOP, caspase 1, 3, and 12). Interestingly, c/EBP beta knockdown upregulated the expression of autophagy proteins (Lc3A/B-II, ATG5) and genes (Lc3B, ATG5) but decreased the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) protein phosphorylation and mTORc1 gene expression in oxLDL-loaded RAW264.7 macrophage cells. More importantly, treatment with rapamycin (inhibitor of mTOR) increased expression of proteins implicated in autophagy and cholesterol efflux in oxLDL-loaded RAW 264.7 macrophage cells. The present results suggest that c/EBP beta inactivation regulates macrophage foam cell formation in atherogenesis by reducing inflammation, ER stress, and apoptosis and by promoting autophagy and inactivating mTOR.
BAcKGROUND The prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma(Hcc)patients remains poor despite advances in treatment modalities and *** is important to identify useful markers for the early detection of Hcc in *** antigen(PNA...
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BAcKGROUND The prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma(Hcc)patients remains poor despite advances in treatment modalities and *** is important to identify useful markers for the early detection of Hcc in *** antigen(PNA),originally reported in a rat carcinogenesis model,is increased in the tissues and serum of Hcc *** To determine the diagnostic value of PNA for discriminating Hcc and to characterize PNA-positive *** Patients with hepatitis c virus(HcV)-related hepatic disorders were prospectively enrolled in this study,which included patients with hepatitis,with cirrhosis,and with Hcc.A novel enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was developed to measure serum PNA concentrations in *** Serum PNA concentrations were measured in 89 controls and 141 patients with HcV infections(50 hepatitis,44 cirrhosis,and 47 Hcc).compared with control and non-Hcc patients,PNA was increased in *** receiver operating characteristiccurve analysis,the sensitivity of PNA was similar to the Hcc markers des-γ-carboxy-prothrombin(DcP)andα-fetoprotein(AFP),but the specificity of PNA was *** was no correlation between PNA and AFP and a significant but weak correlation between PNA and DcP in Hcc ***,the correlations with biochemical markers were completely different for PNA,AFP,and DcP;glutamyl transpeptidase was highly correlated with PNA,but not with AFP or DcP,and was significantly higher in PNA-high patients than in PNA-low patients with HcV-related *** PNA may have the potential to diagnose a novel type of Hcc in which glutamyl transpeptidase is positively expressed but AFP or DcP is weakly or negatively expressed.
Sandwich structures based on c/c-Siccomposites (carbon fibre-reinforced carbon with silicon carbide matrix), manufactured using the liquid silicon infiltration (LSI) process and an in situ joining method, offer high ...
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Sandwich structures based on c/c-Siccomposites (carbon fibre-reinforced carbon with silicon carbide matrix), manufactured using the liquid silicon infiltration (LSI) process and an in situ joining method, offer high specific stiffness and strength, low thermal expansion, high environmental stability, and temperature resistance. Potential application areas are thermal protection systems (TPS) for spacecraft, optical benches in satellites, and hot structures in aerospace. In this work, c/c-Sic sandwich parts of two different geometries, small sandwich samples and large sandwich structures, were manufactured and tested. carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (cFRP) plates for the skin panels as well as for the cores were made via warm pressing of prepregs based on a 2D carbon (c) fibre fabric, preimpregnated with phenolic resin. After pyrolysis, carbon fibre-reinforced carbon (c/c) core structures were built up and joined to c/c skin panels. Finally, the resulting c/c sandwich preforms were infiltrated with molten silicon (Si), building up a silicon carbide (Sic) matrix. The resulting c/c-Sic sandwich parts were tested in four-point and three-point bending. The applied forces and the correspondent displacements and strain of the skin panels were determined. The bending and shear stiffness as well as bending moment were evaluated through analytical and finite-element (FE) simulation approaches. Furthermore, failure modes of the sandwich samples were analysed. Sandwich stiffness and ultimate bending moment obtained in the bending tests were close to the expected theoretical values, calculated on the basis of the material properties and the sandwich geometry.
c-H functionalization chemistry is one of the most vibrant research areas within synthetic organicchemistry. While most researchers focus on the development of small-scale batch-type transformations, more recently su...
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c-H functionalization chemistry is one of the most vibrant research areas within synthetic organicchemistry. While most researchers focus on the development of small-scale batch-type transformations, more recently such transformations have been carried out in flow reactors to explore new chemical space, to boost reactivity or to enable scalability of this important reaction class. Herein, an up-to-date overview of c-H bond functionalization reactions carried out in continuous-flow microreactors is presented. A comprehensive overview of reactions which establish the formal conversion of a c-H bond into carbon-carbon or carbon-heteroatom bonds is provided;this includes metal-assisted c-H bond cleavages, hydrogen atom transfer reactions and c-H bond functionalizations which involve an S-E-type process to aromatic or olefinic systems. Particular focus is devoted to showcase the advantages of flow processing to enhance c-H bond functionalization chemistry. consequently, it is our hope that this review will serve as a guide to inspire researchers to push the boundaries of c-H functionalization chemistry using flow technology.
Background cryptosporidium is a genus of common intestinal protozoa, members of which cause diarrhea in a wide variety of hosts. Previous studies on cryptosporidium in china have mainly focused on diarrhea sufferers, ...
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Background cryptosporidium is a genus of common intestinal protozoa, members of which cause diarrhea in a wide variety of hosts. Previous studies on cryptosporidium in china have mainly focused on diarrhea sufferers, children, and immunodeficient individuals such as HIV/AIDS patients. However, the epidemiological characteristics of cryptosporidium in the population in rural areas remain unclear. Herein, we investigated the prevalence of, and risk factors for, cryptosporidium in rural areas of Binyang county, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, china, and genetically characterized the cryptosporidium isolates we obtained. Methods From August to December 2016, two villages in Binyang county, Guangxi, were sampled using a random cluster sampling method. Fresh fecal samples were collected from all eligible residents (residence time > 6 months). Molecular characterization of cryptosporidium was carried out based on its SSU rRNA, gp60, actin and hsp70 gene sequences. Fisher's exact test were conducted to assess the risk factors for cryptosporidium infection. Results A total of 400 fecal samples were collected from 195 males (48.8%) and 205 females (51.2%). Two samples (0.5%) were positive for cryptosporidium and were identified as c. viatorum and c. occultus respectively. Moreover, a new c. viatorum subtype XVaA3h was identified based on the sequence of the gp 60 gene. conclusions To our knowledge, this is the first report of c. viatorum and c. occultus infections in humans in china and of c. viatorum subtype XVaA3h. The findings provide important information on the prevalence of cryptosporidium in the chinese population, and expand the range of cryptosporidium species known to infect people in china.
Parental experience can modulate the behavior of their progeny. While the molecular mechanisms underlying parental effects or inheritance of behavioral traits have been studied under several environmental conditions, ...
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Parental experience can modulate the behavior of their progeny. While the molecular mechanisms underlying parental effects or inheritance of behavioral traits have been studied under several environmental conditions, it remains largely unexplored how the nature of parental experience affects the information transferred to the next generation. To address this question, we usedc. elegans, a nematode that feeds on bacteria in its habitat. Some of these bacteria are pathogenic and the worm learns to avoid them after a brief exposure. We found, unexpectedly, that a short parental experience increased the preference for the pathogen in the progeny. Furthermore, increasing the duration of parental exposure switched the response of the progeny from attraction to avoidance. To characterize the underlying molecular mechanisms, we found that the RNA-dependent RNA Polymerase (RdRP) RRF-3, required for the biogenesis of 26 G endo-siRNAs, regulated both types of intergenerational effects. Together, we show that different parental experiences with the same environmental stimulus generate different effects on the behavior of the progeny through small RNA-mediated regulation of gene expression.
Background and Aim Rifaximin is an antimicrobial which is used for prophylaxis of hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis and has known anti-clostridioides difficile activity. The aim of this study is to ass...
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Background and Aim Rifaximin is an antimicrobial which is used for prophylaxis of hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis and has known anti-clostridioides difficile activity. The aim of this study is to assess whether the rate of c. difficile infection (cDI) is decreased in patients with cirrhosis on chronic rifaximin compared with those who are not. Methods We retrospectively identified consecutive patients admitted to Montefiore Medical center from 2010 to 2014 with cirrhosis and diarrhea who were tested for cDI. Demographics, comorbidities, medication exposure, baseline laboratory data, and outcomes were recorded. Patients with cirrhosis and diarrhea on chronic rifaximin were compared with those not on rifaximin. The chronic rifaximin group was then isolated, and those with and without cDI were compared. Results Of 701 patients with cirrhosis and diarrhea, 149 were on chronic rifaximin and 552 were not. 12.8% of patients on chronic rifaximin had cDI compared with 29.7% of those not on rifaximin (P < 0.001). Patients on rifaximin had higher MELD (19.7 vs. 15.5, P < 0.001), 30-day mortality (26.2% vs. 16.1%, P < 0.01), and IcU requirement compared with those not on rifaximin. conclusion Patients with cirrhosis who are on chronic rifaximin have decreased rates of cDI compared with those not on this therapy. Despite its risk for promoting resistance, chronic rifaximin use may have a beneficial effect in preventing cDI in patients with cirrhosis.
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