“Lingzhi”is a mushroom that has been renowned in China for more than 2,000 years because of its claimed medicinal properties plus its symbolic fortune.“Lingzhi”has high economic value mostly as a dietary supplemen...“Lingzhi”is a mushroom that has been renowned in China for more than 2,000 years because of its claimed medicinal properties plus its symbolic fortune.“Lingzhi”has high economic value mostly as a dietary supplement in the modern market especially in East Asia,and its medicinal functions have become a hot study topic.For over a century,the highly prized medicinal fungus,known as“Lingzhi”in East Asia,has been assigned to Ganoderma lucidum,a species originally described from Europe.Molecular studies in recent years have revealed that the commercially cultivated‘G.lucidum’(“Lingzhi”)in East Asia is a different species from the true G.lucidum.The present study aims to clarify the species identity of“Lingzhi”based on morphological studies and analysis of rDNA nuc-ITS sequences,and additional gene fragments of mt-SSU,RPB1,RPB2,and TEF1-αof“Lingzhi”were provided.All Ganoderma species that mostly resemble“Lingzhi”in phylogeny and/or morphology were included for analysis.We propose a new species G.lingzhi for“Lingzhi”,which has an East Asia distribution.The most striking characteristics which differentiate G.lingzhi from G.lucidum are the presence of melanoid bands in the context,a yellow pore surface and thick dissepiments(80–120μm)at maturity.G.curtisii is most closely related to G.lingzhi in phylogeny and is from North America.Ganoderma flexipes,G.multipileum,G.sichuanense,G.tropicum and‘G.tsugae’,are also closely related with G.lingzhi and are reported from China.These species are compared and discussed.‘Ganoderma tsuage’reported from China is determined as conspecific with G.lucidum,hence the distribution of G.lucidum extends from Europe to northeastern China.展开更多
Although Inonotus linteus complex is placed in the genusInonotus,its perennial basidiocarps with a dimitic hyphal system,at least in the trama,distinguish the complex from other species in the genus,which have an annu...Although Inonotus linteus complex is placed in the genusInonotus,its perennial basidiocarps with a dimitic hyphal system,at least in the trama,distinguish the complex from other species in the genus,which have an annual habit and a monomitic hyphal system.The species number of Inonotus linteus complex has been increased in China and tropical America in recent publications.However,whether species in this complex belong to Inonotus has not specifically been addressed.To explore the phylogenetic placement of species of Inonotus linteus complex,we performed a comprehensive study using morphological and phylogenetic data based on global samples.nLSU(53 with 13 new)and ITS(70 with 18 new)datasets were used to produce the phylogenetic results.Taking into consideration the phylogenies inferred from the nLSU and ITS datasets,Inonotus is a polyphyletic genus comprising at least three clades.Clade A,the core Inonotus clade,contains the generic type,Inonotus hispidus,while Clades B and C comprise species from the Inonotus linteus complex.Morphological and phylogenetic evidence indicates that Clades B and C are new genera,and Sanghuangporus and Tropicoporus are introduced in this study.Ten species are transferred to Sanghuangporus and seven to Tropicoporus.Tropicoporus excentrodendri and T.guanacastensis spp.nov.are described,and their distinctive characters are discussed.Keys to the two new genera and the Inonotus sensu stricto,and to species of each new genus are provided.展开更多
Background:The influence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae(MP)infection on bronchiolitis remains unclear.Additionally,reports on the efficacies of leukotriene receptor antagonists in the treatment of bronchiolitis have been in...Background:The influence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae(MP)infection on bronchiolitis remains unclear.Additionally,reports on the efficacies of leukotriene receptor antagonists in the treatment of bronchiolitis have been inconclusive.Methods:Children with respiratory syncytial virus(RSV)-induced bronchiolitis were divided into two groups:RSV+MP group and RSV group.Each group was randomly divided into two subgroups:one received routine and placebo treatment,while the other received routine and montelukast treatment for 9 months.The cumulative numbers of wheezing episodes and recurrent respiratory tract infections were recorded.Blood parameters were determined.Results:Patients in the RSV+MP group exhibited an older average age,fever,more frequent flaky and patchy shadows in chest X-rays,more frequent extrapulmonary manifestations,and longer hospital stays compared with patients in the RSV group.Additionally,higher baseline blood eosinophil counts,eosinophil cationic protein(ECP),total immunoglobulin E(IgE),interleukin(IL)-4,IL-5,IL-4/interferon-γratios,leukotriene(LT)B4,and LTC4,and lower baseline lipoxin A4(LXA4)/LTB4 ratios were observed in the RSV+MP group compared with the RSV group.Montelukast treatment decreased the cumulative numbers of recurrent wheezing episodes and recurrent respiratory tract infections at 9 and 12 months.This efficacy may be related to the montelukast-induced reductions in peripheral eosinophil counts,ECP and total IgE,as well as the montelukast-dependent recovery in T helper(Th)1/Th2 balance and LXA4/LTB4 ratios in children with bronchiolitis.Conclusions:RSV bronchiolitis with MP infection was associated with clinical and laboratory features that differed from those of RSV bronchiolitis without MP infection.Add-on therapy with montelukast for 9 months was benefi cial for children with bronchiolitis at 9 and 12 months after the initiation of treatment.展开更多
The forming limit diagram（FLD） is an important tool to be used when characterizing the formability of metallic sheets used in metal forming processes. Experimental measurement and determination of the FLD is timecon...The forming limit diagram（FLD） is an important tool to be used when characterizing the formability of metallic sheets used in metal forming processes. Experimental measurement and determination of the FLD is timeconsuming and therefore the analytical prediction based on theory of plasticity and instability criteria allows a direct and efficient methodology to obtain critical values at different loading paths, thus carrying significant practical importance.However, the accuracy of the plastic instability prediction is strongly dependent on the choice of the material constitutive model [1–3]. Particularly for materials with hexagonal close packed（HCP） crystallographic structure, they have a very limited number of active slip systems at room temperature and demonstrate a strong asymmetry between yielding in tension and compression [4, 5]. Not only the magnitude of the yield locus changes, but also the shape of the yield surface is evolving during the plastic deformation [4]. Conventional phenomenological constitutive models of plasticity fail to capture this unconventional mechanical behavior [4, 6]. Cazacu and Plunkett [6] have proposed generic yield criteria, by using the transformed principal stress, to account for the initial plastic anisotropy and strength differential（SD） effect simultaneously. In this contribution, a generic FLD MATLAB script was developed based on Marciniak–Kuczynski analytical theory and applied to predict the localized necking. The influence of asymmetrical effect on the FLD was evaluated. Several yield functions such as von Mises, Hill, Barlat89, and Cazacu06 were incorporated into analysis. The paper also presents and discusses the influence of different hardening laws on the formability of materials with HCP crystal structures. The findings indicate that the plastic instability theory coupled with Cazacu model can adequately predict the onset of localized necking for HCP materials under different strain paths.展开更多
基金financed by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Project Nos.30910103907,31070022).
文摘“Lingzhi”is a mushroom that has been renowned in China for more than 2,000 years because of its claimed medicinal properties plus its symbolic fortune.“Lingzhi”has high economic value mostly as a dietary supplement in the modern market especially in East Asia,and its medicinal functions have become a hot study topic.For over a century,the highly prized medicinal fungus,known as“Lingzhi”in East Asia,has been assigned to Ganoderma lucidum,a species originally described from Europe.Molecular studies in recent years have revealed that the commercially cultivated‘G.lucidum’(“Lingzhi”)in East Asia is a different species from the true G.lucidum.The present study aims to clarify the species identity of“Lingzhi”based on morphological studies and analysis of rDNA nuc-ITS sequences,and additional gene fragments of mt-SSU,RPB1,RPB2,and TEF1-αof“Lingzhi”were provided.All Ganoderma species that mostly resemble“Lingzhi”in phylogeny and/or morphology were included for analysis.We propose a new species G.lingzhi for“Lingzhi”,which has an East Asia distribution.The most striking characteristics which differentiate G.lingzhi from G.lucidum are the presence of melanoid bands in the context,a yellow pore surface and thick dissepiments(80–120μm)at maturity.G.curtisii is most closely related to G.lingzhi in phylogeny and is from North America.Ganoderma flexipes,G.multipileum,G.sichuanense,G.tropicum and‘G.tsugae’,are also closely related with G.lingzhi and are reported from China.These species are compared and discussed.‘Ganoderma tsuage’reported from China is determined as conspecific with G.lucidum,hence the distribution of G.lucidum extends from Europe to northeastern China.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Project No.31200015).
文摘Although Inonotus linteus complex is placed in the genusInonotus,its perennial basidiocarps with a dimitic hyphal system,at least in the trama,distinguish the complex from other species in the genus,which have an annual habit and a monomitic hyphal system.The species number of Inonotus linteus complex has been increased in China and tropical America in recent publications.However,whether species in this complex belong to Inonotus has not specifically been addressed.To explore the phylogenetic placement of species of Inonotus linteus complex,we performed a comprehensive study using morphological and phylogenetic data based on global samples.nLSU(53 with 13 new)and ITS(70 with 18 new)datasets were used to produce the phylogenetic results.Taking into consideration the phylogenies inferred from the nLSU and ITS datasets,Inonotus is a polyphyletic genus comprising at least three clades.Clade A,the core Inonotus clade,contains the generic type,Inonotus hispidus,while Clades B and C comprise species from the Inonotus linteus complex.Morphological and phylogenetic evidence indicates that Clades B and C are new genera,and Sanghuangporus and Tropicoporus are introduced in this study.Ten species are transferred to Sanghuangporus and seven to Tropicoporus.Tropicoporus excentrodendri and T.guanacastensis spp.nov.are described,and their distinctive characters are discussed.Keys to the two new genera and the Inonotus sensu stricto,and to species of each new genus are provided.
基金supported by a grant from the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institution(JX10231801).
文摘Background:The influence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae(MP)infection on bronchiolitis remains unclear.Additionally,reports on the efficacies of leukotriene receptor antagonists in the treatment of bronchiolitis have been inconclusive.Methods:Children with respiratory syncytial virus(RSV)-induced bronchiolitis were divided into two groups:RSV+MP group and RSV group.Each group was randomly divided into two subgroups:one received routine and placebo treatment,while the other received routine and montelukast treatment for 9 months.The cumulative numbers of wheezing episodes and recurrent respiratory tract infections were recorded.Blood parameters were determined.Results:Patients in the RSV+MP group exhibited an older average age,fever,more frequent flaky and patchy shadows in chest X-rays,more frequent extrapulmonary manifestations,and longer hospital stays compared with patients in the RSV group.Additionally,higher baseline blood eosinophil counts,eosinophil cationic protein(ECP),total immunoglobulin E(IgE),interleukin(IL)-4,IL-5,IL-4/interferon-γratios,leukotriene(LT)B4,and LTC4,and lower baseline lipoxin A4(LXA4)/LTB4 ratios were observed in the RSV+MP group compared with the RSV group.Montelukast treatment decreased the cumulative numbers of recurrent wheezing episodes and recurrent respiratory tract infections at 9 and 12 months.This efficacy may be related to the montelukast-induced reductions in peripheral eosinophil counts,ECP and total IgE,as well as the montelukast-dependent recovery in T helper(Th)1/Th2 balance and LXA4/LTB4 ratios in children with bronchiolitis.Conclusions:RSV bronchiolitis with MP infection was associated with clinical and laboratory features that differed from those of RSV bronchiolitis without MP infection.Add-on therapy with montelukast for 9 months was benefi cial for children with bronchiolitis at 9 and 12 months after the initiation of treatment.
基金support from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) via the projects PTDC/EMS-TEC/2404/2012, and PTDC/EMS-TEC/1805/2012FEDER funds through the program COMPETE-‘‘Programa Operacional Factores de Competitividade’’ is greatly acknowledged
文摘The forming limit diagram（FLD） is an important tool to be used when characterizing the formability of metallic sheets used in metal forming processes. Experimental measurement and determination of the FLD is timeconsuming and therefore the analytical prediction based on theory of plasticity and instability criteria allows a direct and efficient methodology to obtain critical values at different loading paths, thus carrying significant practical importance.However, the accuracy of the plastic instability prediction is strongly dependent on the choice of the material constitutive model [1–3]. Particularly for materials with hexagonal close packed（HCP） crystallographic structure, they have a very limited number of active slip systems at room temperature and demonstrate a strong asymmetry between yielding in tension and compression [4, 5]. Not only the magnitude of the yield locus changes, but also the shape of the yield surface is evolving during the plastic deformation [4]. Conventional phenomenological constitutive models of plasticity fail to capture this unconventional mechanical behavior [4, 6]. Cazacu and Plunkett [6] have proposed generic yield criteria, by using the transformed principal stress, to account for the initial plastic anisotropy and strength differential（SD） effect simultaneously. In this contribution, a generic FLD MATLAB script was developed based on Marciniak–Kuczynski analytical theory and applied to predict the localized necking. The influence of asymmetrical effect on the FLD was evaluated. Several yield functions such as von Mises, Hill, Barlat89, and Cazacu06 were incorporated into analysis. The paper also presents and discusses the influence of different hardening laws on the formability of materials with HCP crystal structures. The findings indicate that the plastic instability theory coupled with Cazacu model can adequately predict the onset of localized necking for HCP materials under different strain paths.
