Dear Editor,This letter addresses the synchronization problem of a class of delayed stochastic complex dynamical networks consisting of multiple drive and response nodes.The aim is to achieve mean square exponential s...Dear Editor,This letter addresses the synchronization problem of a class of delayed stochastic complex dynamical networks consisting of multiple drive and response nodes.The aim is to achieve mean square exponential synchronization for the drive-response nodes despite the simultaneous presence of time delays and stochastic noises in node dynamics.展开更多
Organic solar cells(OSCs) especially non-fullerene OSCs(NF-OSCs) are promising to become the next-generation of commercial applications and have received great attention from many researchers due to their typical adva...Organic solar cells(OSCs) especially non-fullerene OSCs(NF-OSCs) are promising to become the next-generation of commercial applications and have received great attention from many researchers due to their typical advantages of low cost,light weight,and flexibility [1,2].展开更多
This study investigated whether high-normal thyrotropin(TSH) levels are associated with metabolic syndrome in euthyroid Chinese people≥40 years old.Clinical and metabolic factors were assessed in 2,356 subjects(40-77...This study investigated whether high-normal thyrotropin(TSH) levels are associated with metabolic syndrome in euthyroid Chinese people≥40 years old.Clinical and metabolic factors were assessed in 2,356 subjects(40-77 years old) with TSH levels in the normal range(0.35-5.00 mU/L).Using 2.50 mU/L as the cut-off point of TSH level within the normal range,we divided subjects into the high-TSH(2.50-5.00 mU/L;n= 1,064) and low-TSH(0.35-2.50mU/L;n= 1,292) group.The results showed that the mean levels of body mass index(BMI),total cholesterol(TC),low density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C),and fasting plasma glucose(FPG) were higher in the high-TSH group and TSH levels were significantly positively con-elated with BMI,LDL-C,TC,and FPG.The prevalence of central obesity,hypertriglyceridemia,low high density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C),and high FPG(>5.60 mmol/L) was significantly higher in females and subjects with high-TSH levels.Metabolic syndrome was also more prevalent in the high-TSH group.People over the age of 40 years with high-normal TSH levels had a 1.2-fold increased risk of metabolic syndrome,compared with those with low-normal TSII levels,after adjusting for age and gender.In conclusion,high normal TSH is a risk factor for metabolic syndrome in people ≥40 years old.展开更多
The problem of delay-dependent exponential stability is investigated for impulsive stochastic systems with time-varying delay.Although the exponential stability of impulsive stochastic delay systems has been discussed...The problem of delay-dependent exponential stability is investigated for impulsive stochastic systems with time-varying delay.Although the exponential stability of impulsive stochastic delay systems has been discussed by several authors,few works have been done on delay-dependent exponential stability of impulsive stochastic delay systems.Firstly,the Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional method combing the free-weighting matrix approach is applied to investigate this problem.Some delay-dependent mean square exponential stability criteria are derived in terms of linear matrix inequalities.In particular,the estimate of the exponential convergence rate is also provided,which depends on system parameters and impulsive effects.The obtained results show that the system will stable if the impulses' frequency and amplitude are suitably related to the increase or decrease of the continuous flows,and impulses may be used as controllers to stabilize the underlying stochastic system.Numerical examples are given to show the effectiveness of the results.展开更多
Solution processability is a unique property of organic semiconductors. The compact and regular π-π stacking between molecules is paramount in the performance of organic optoelectronic devices. However, it is still ...Solution processability is a unique property of organic semiconductors. The compact and regular π-π stacking between molecules is paramount in the performance of organic optoelectronic devices. However, it is still a challenge to improve their stacking quality without sacrificing the solution-processability from the aspect of materials design. Here, delicately engineered additives are presented to promote the formation of ordered aggregation of conjugated molecules by regulating their nucleation and growth dynamics. Intriguingly, the long-chain BTP-eC9-4F molecules can realize ordered aggregation comparable to short-chain ones without sacrificing processability. The domain size of BTP-eC9-4F aggregation is enlarged from 24.2 to 32.2 nm in blend films.Thereby exciton diffusion and charge transport become faster, contributing to the suppression of recombination losses. As a result, a power conversion efficiency of 19.2% is achieved in D18:BTP-eC9-4F based organic photovoltaics. Our findings demonstrate a facile strategy to improve the packing quality of solution-processed organic semiconductors for high-efficiency photovoltaics and beyond photovoltaics.展开更多
Organic small molecules(TPA-BT3T,TPA-PT3T,and TPA-DFBT3T)using triphenylamine as a donor unit,terthiophene as a bridge,and benzo-2,1,3-thiadiazole(BT),[1,2,5]thiadiazolo[3,4-c]pyridine(PT)or 5,6-difluorobenzo[c][1,2,5...Organic small molecules(TPA-BT3T,TPA-PT3T,and TPA-DFBT3T)using triphenylamine as a donor unit,terthiophene as a bridge,and benzo-2,1,3-thiadiazole(BT),[1,2,5]thiadiazolo[3,4-c]pyridine(PT)or 5,6-difluorobenzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole(DFBT)as an acceptor unit were designed and synthesized through Suzuki coupling reactions.These molecules exhibited good thermal stability with decomposition temperatures over 380°C and broad absorption from 300 to 700 nm.Photovoltaic devices were fabricated with these small molecules as donors and PC71BM as an acceptor.The TPA-BT3T based devices exhibited a power conversion efficiency of 2.89%,higher than those of the TPA-PT3T-and TPA-DFBT3T-based devices(1.34%and1.54%respectively).The effects of electron-withdrawing units on absorption,energy level,charge transport,morphology,and photovoltaic properties also were investigated.展开更多
Objective To investigate the miR-296's function in prostate carcinoma(PCa) cells. Methods In order to profile the miRNA expression in LNCaP cells, the cultured cells were stimulated with androgen after 48-h starva...Objective To investigate the miR-296's function in prostate carcinoma(PCa) cells. Methods In order to profile the miRNA expression in LNCaP cells, the cultured cells were stimulated with androgen after 48-h starvation, miRNA microarray analysis and Q-RT-PCR assay were performed. To characterize the effects of miR296 on PCa cells, CL-1 and PC-3 cells were transfected with miR-296 and antisense-miR-296, cell growth and apoptosis were then analyzed. Results The miR-296-5p expression was up-regulated by 2.22 folds in the CL-1 cells, which do not express significantly androgen receptor, than in LNCaP cells. Knockdown of miR-296-5p induced apoptosis of CL-1 cells, but not LNCaP cells. However, knockdown of miR-296-5p inhibited the growth rate of LNCaP cells cultured in absence of androgen. Conclusion MiR-296-5p could be important for development of prostate cancer from androgen dependence to androgen independence.展开更多
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11771001)the Key Natural Science Research Project of Universities of Anhui Province,China(2022AH050108)。
文摘Dear Editor,This letter addresses the synchronization problem of a class of delayed stochastic complex dynamical networks consisting of multiple drive and response nodes.The aim is to achieve mean square exponential synchronization for the drive-response nodes despite the simultaneous presence of time delays and stochastic noises in node dynamics.
基金the Natural Science Foundation of China (52172048, 52103221, 51873172, 22205130, 12175298)the Shandon Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (ZR2021QB024, ZR2021QB179, ZR2021ZD06)+2 种基金the Guangdong Natural Science Foundation of China (2023A1515012323, 2023A1515010943, 2022A1515110643)the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2022YFB4200400) funded by MOST of Chinathe Fundamental Research Funds of Shandong University from China。
文摘Organic solar cells(OSCs) especially non-fullerene OSCs(NF-OSCs) are promising to become the next-generation of commercial applications and have received great attention from many researchers due to their typical advantages of low cost,light weight,and flexibility [1,2].
基金supported by the grants from the Chinese Society of Endocrinology and National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases(81170726)
文摘This study investigated whether high-normal thyrotropin(TSH) levels are associated with metabolic syndrome in euthyroid Chinese people≥40 years old.Clinical and metabolic factors were assessed in 2,356 subjects(40-77 years old) with TSH levels in the normal range(0.35-5.00 mU/L).Using 2.50 mU/L as the cut-off point of TSH level within the normal range,we divided subjects into the high-TSH(2.50-5.00 mU/L;n= 1,064) and low-TSH(0.35-2.50mU/L;n= 1,292) group.The results showed that the mean levels of body mass index(BMI),total cholesterol(TC),low density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C),and fasting plasma glucose(FPG) were higher in the high-TSH group and TSH levels were significantly positively con-elated with BMI,LDL-C,TC,and FPG.The prevalence of central obesity,hypertriglyceridemia,low high density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C),and high FPG(>5.60 mmol/L) was significantly higher in females and subjects with high-TSH levels.Metabolic syndrome was also more prevalent in the high-TSH group.People over the age of 40 years with high-normal TSH levels had a 1.2-fold increased risk of metabolic syndrome,compared with those with low-normal TSII levels,after adjusting for age and gender.In conclusion,high normal TSH is a risk factor for metabolic syndrome in people ≥40 years old.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (60874114)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, South China University of Technology (SCUT)(2009ZM0140)
文摘The problem of delay-dependent exponential stability is investigated for impulsive stochastic systems with time-varying delay.Although the exponential stability of impulsive stochastic delay systems has been discussed by several authors,few works have been done on delay-dependent exponential stability of impulsive stochastic delay systems.Firstly,the Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional method combing the free-weighting matrix approach is applied to investigate this problem.Some delay-dependent mean square exponential stability criteria are derived in terms of linear matrix inequalities.In particular,the estimate of the exponential convergence rate is also provided,which depends on system parameters and impulsive effects.The obtained results show that the system will stable if the impulses' frequency and amplitude are suitably related to the increase or decrease of the continuous flows,and impulses may be used as controllers to stabilize the underlying stochastic system.Numerical examples are given to show the effectiveness of the results.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52303239)the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(ZR2022QB141,2023HWYQ-087)+1 种基金Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials&Devices,Soochow University(KJS2209)Sichuan Science and Technology Program(2023NSFSC0990)。
文摘Solution processability is a unique property of organic semiconductors. The compact and regular π-π stacking between molecules is paramount in the performance of organic optoelectronic devices. However, it is still a challenge to improve their stacking quality without sacrificing the solution-processability from the aspect of materials design. Here, delicately engineered additives are presented to promote the formation of ordered aggregation of conjugated molecules by regulating their nucleation and growth dynamics. Intriguingly, the long-chain BTP-eC9-4F molecules can realize ordered aggregation comparable to short-chain ones without sacrificing processability. The domain size of BTP-eC9-4F aggregation is enlarged from 24.2 to 32.2 nm in blend films.Thereby exciton diffusion and charge transport become faster, contributing to the suppression of recombination losses. As a result, a power conversion efficiency of 19.2% is achieved in D18:BTP-eC9-4F based organic photovoltaics. Our findings demonstrate a facile strategy to improve the packing quality of solution-processed organic semiconductors for high-efficiency photovoltaics and beyond photovoltaics.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21025418,51261130582)the National Basic Research Program of China(2011CB808401)the Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘Organic small molecules(TPA-BT3T,TPA-PT3T,and TPA-DFBT3T)using triphenylamine as a donor unit,terthiophene as a bridge,and benzo-2,1,3-thiadiazole(BT),[1,2,5]thiadiazolo[3,4-c]pyridine(PT)or 5,6-difluorobenzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole(DFBT)as an acceptor unit were designed and synthesized through Suzuki coupling reactions.These molecules exhibited good thermal stability with decomposition temperatures over 380°C and broad absorption from 300 to 700 nm.Photovoltaic devices were fabricated with these small molecules as donors and PC71BM as an acceptor.The TPA-BT3T based devices exhibited a power conversion efficiency of 2.89%,higher than those of the TPA-PT3T-and TPA-DFBT3T-based devices(1.34%and1.54%respectively).The effects of electron-withdrawing units on absorption,energy level,charge transport,morphology,and photovoltaic properties also were investigated.
文摘Objective To investigate the miR-296's function in prostate carcinoma(PCa) cells. Methods In order to profile the miRNA expression in LNCaP cells, the cultured cells were stimulated with androgen after 48-h starvation, miRNA microarray analysis and Q-RT-PCR assay were performed. To characterize the effects of miR296 on PCa cells, CL-1 and PC-3 cells were transfected with miR-296 and antisense-miR-296, cell growth and apoptosis were then analyzed. Results The miR-296-5p expression was up-regulated by 2.22 folds in the CL-1 cells, which do not express significantly androgen receptor, than in LNCaP cells. Knockdown of miR-296-5p induced apoptosis of CL-1 cells, but not LNCaP cells. However, knockdown of miR-296-5p inhibited the growth rate of LNCaP cells cultured in absence of androgen. Conclusion MiR-296-5p could be important for development of prostate cancer from androgen dependence to androgen independence.
