Human central nerve system(CNS)is an extremely complex and delicate structure.While regeneration is possible in some reptiles and fish CNS,the regeneration capacity seems completely lost in adult mammals.Therefore,the...Human central nerve system(CNS)is an extremely complex and delicate structure.While regeneration is possible in some reptiles and fish CNS,the regeneration capacity seems completely lost in adult mammals.Therefore,the classic concept is that once neurons in mammal展开更多
Magnetic refrigeration is a revolutionary, efficient, environmentally friendly cooling technology, which is on the threshold of commercialization. The magnetic rare earth materials are utilized as the magnetic refrige...Magnetic refrigeration is a revolutionary, efficient, environmentally friendly cooling technology, which is on the threshold of commercialization. The magnetic rare earth materials are utilized as the magnetic refrigerants in most cooling devices, and for many cooling application the Nd2Fe14B permanent magnets are employed as the source of the magnetic field. The status of the near room temperature magnetic cooling was reviewed.展开更多
The effects of SO_(2) on an one-pot synthesized Cu-SSZ-13 catalyst for selective reduction of NO_(x) by NH_(3) were examined.The addition of SO_(2) inhibited NO_(x) conversion significantly below 300℃,while no effect...The effects of SO_(2) on an one-pot synthesized Cu-SSZ-13 catalyst for selective reduction of NO_(x) by NH_(3) were examined.The addition of SO_(2) inhibited NO_(x) conversion significantly below 300℃,while no effect on NO_(x) conversion was observed above 300℃.TGA,TPD,and XPS results showed that the deactivation was caused by the formation of(NH4)2SO_(4),SO_(2) chemisorption on the isolated Cu^(2+)ion sites,as well as the formation of CuSO_(4)-like species.Among them,the site-blocking effect of(NH_(4))_(2)SO_(4) on Cu^(2+)was the primary reason for deactivation.Fortunately,89%of deNO_(x) activity of the poisoned catalyst was recovered after thermal treatment at 500℃ in air,where(NH_(4))_(2)SO_(4) was completely decomposed.The activity was further recovered with regeneration temperature increasing to 600℃,removing the adsorbed SO_(2) on the Cu^(2+)sites.The regeneration at 600℃ could not recover the activity completely,because of the high stability of CuSO_(4)-like species.展开更多
Visual cortical prostheses have the potential to restore partial vision. Still limited by the low-resolution visual percepts provided by visual cortical prostheses, implant wearers can currently only ＂see＂ pixelized...Visual cortical prostheses have the potential to restore partial vision. Still limited by the low-resolution visual percepts provided by visual cortical prostheses, implant wearers can currently only ＂see＂ pixelized images, and how to obtain the specific brain responses to different pixelized images in the primary visual cortex（the implant area） is still unknown. We conducted a functional magnetic resonance imaging experiment on normal human participants to investigate the brain activation patterns in response to 18 different pixelized images. There were 100 voxels in the brain activation pattern that were selected from the primary visual cortex, and voxel size was 4 mm × 4 mm × 4 mm. Multi-voxel pattern analysis was used to test if these 18 different brain activation patterns were specific. We chose a Linear Support Vector Machine（LSVM） as the classifier in this study. The results showed that the classification accuracies of different brain activation patterns were significantly above chance level, which suggests that the classifier can successfully distinguish the brain activation patterns. Our results suggest that the specific brain activation patterns to different pixelized images can be obtained in the primary visual cortex using a 4 mm × 4 mm × 4 mm voxel size and a 100-voxel pattern.展开更多
Bilateral arm raising movements have been used in brain rehabilitation for a long time. However, no study has been reported on the effect of these movements on the cerebral cortex. In this study, using functional near...Bilateral arm raising movements have been used in brain rehabilitation for a long time. However, no study has been reported on the effect of these movements on the cerebral cortex. In this study, using functional near infrared spectroscopy（f NIRS）, we attempted to investigate cortical activation generated during bilateral arm raising movements. Ten normal subjects were recruited for this study. f NIRS was performed using an f NIRS system with 49 channels. Bilateral arm raising movements were performed in sitting position at the rate of 0.5 Hz. We measured values of oxyhemoglobin and total hemoglobin in five regions of interest： the primary sensorimotor cortex, premotor cortex, supplementary motor area, prefrontal cortex, and posterior parietal cortex. During performance of bilateral arm raising movements, oxyhemoglobin and total hemoglobin values in the primary sensorimotor cortex, premotor cortex, supplementary motor area, and prefrontal cortex were similar, but higher in these regions than those in the prefrontal cortex. We observed activation of the arm somatotopic areas of the primary sensorimotor cortex and premotor cortex in both hemispheres during bilateral arm raising movements. According to this result, bilateral arm raising movements appeared to induce large-scale neuronal activation and therefore arm raising movements would be good exercise for recovery of brain functions.展开更多
Aphasia is an acquired language disorder that is a common consequence of stroke.The pathogenesis of the disease is not fully understood,and as a result,current treatment options are not satisfactory.Here,we used blood...Aphasia is an acquired language disorder that is a common consequence of stroke.The pathogenesis of the disease is not fully understood,and as a result,current treatment options are not satisfactory.Here,we used blood oxygenation level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate the activation of bilateral cortices in patients with Broca＇s aphasia 1 to 3 months after stroke.Our results showed that language expression was associated with multiple brain regions in which the right hemisphere participated in the generation of language.The activation areas in the left hemisphere of aphasia patients were significantly smaller compared with those in healthy adults.The activation frequency,volumes,and intensity in the regions related to language,such as the left inferior frontal gyrus（Broca＇s area）,the left superior temporal gyrus,and the right inferior frontal gyrus（the mirror region of Broca＇s area）,were lower in patients compared with healthy adults.In contrast,activation in the right superior temporal gyrus,the bilateral superior parietal lobule,and the left inferior temporal gyrus was stronger in patients compared with healthy controls.These results suggest that the right inferior frontal gyrus plays a role in the recovery of language function in the subacute stage of stroke-related aphasia by increasing the engagement of related brain areas.展开更多
The study of the performances of regenerated activated carbons for the adsorption of MO(methyl orange)in an aqueous medium was carried out with the aim to evaluate the adsorption capacities of these activated carbons....The study of the performances of regenerated activated carbons for the adsorption of MO(methyl orange)in an aqueous medium was carried out with the aim to evaluate the adsorption capacities of these activated carbons.Three regenerated activated carbons issued from the unit of oil treatment of the thermal power station of Dibamba(Cameroon)-DPDC(Dibamba Power Development Company)were obtained thermally and chemically.These three samples(namely CAR 400℃(chemical regenerated activated carbon at 400℃),CAR 700℃(physical regenerated activated carbon at 700℃)and CAR 900℃(physical regenerated activated carbon at 900℃))and the non-used one CA were characterized by iodine number,XRD(X-ray Diffraction)and FTIR(Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy).MO adsorption tests were performed in batch mode;this technique allowed the study of the influence of the parameters such as:the contact time,the initial’s MO concentration and the pH.Moreover,different kinetic models(first-order,pseudo-second-order and Webber and Morris intra-particle diffusion)and adsorption isotherms(Langmuir and Freundlich)are used for the evaluation of adsorption capacities.The physicochemical characterization of these adsorbents showed that they were micro-porous(iodine value:600 mg/g)and strongly crystallized according to their regeneration pathways.The influence of the parameters revealed that the adsorption of MO is the most favorable for concentrations from 5 to 25 mg/L(for materials CA and CAR 400℃)and 10 to 25 g/L(for materials CAR 700℃ and 900℃);and that it was maximum in acid medium(at pH=3 on the materials CA,CAR 400℃,CAR 900℃ and at pH=5 on the material CAR 900℃).The modeling of the adsorption kinetics of MO has revealed the conformity of the kinetic model of pseudosecond-order and intra-particle diffusion for some of these materials.The study of isotherms has shown that the Langmuir isotherm best describes the adsorption of MO on most of these adsorbents.展开更多
A combined method of granular activated carbon（GAC） adsorption and bipolar pulse dielectric barrier discharge（DBD） plasma regeneration was employed to degrade phenol in water.After being saturated with phenol,the ...A combined method of granular activated carbon（GAC） adsorption and bipolar pulse dielectric barrier discharge（DBD） plasma regeneration was employed to degrade phenol in water.After being saturated with phenol,the GAC was filled into the DBD reactor driven by bipolar pulse power for regeneration under various operating parameters.The results showed that different peak voltages,air flow rates,and GAC content can affect phenol decomposition and its major degradation intermediates,such as catechol,hydroquinone,and benzoquinone.The higher voltage and air support were conducive to the removal of phenol,and the proper water moisture of the GAC was 20%.The amount of H2 O2 on the GAC was quantitatively determined,and its laws of production were similar to phenol elimination.Under the optimized conditions,the elimination of phenol on the GAC was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,and the total removal of organic carbons achieved 50.4%.Also,a possible degradation mechanism was proposed based on the HPLC analysis.Meanwhile,the regeneration efficiency of the GAC was improved with the discharge treatment time,which attained 88.5% after 100 min of DBD processing.展开更多
Paraplegic gait orthosis has been shown to help paraplegic patients stand and walk, although this method cannot be individualized for patients with different spinal cord injuries and functional recovery of the lower e...Paraplegic gait orthosis has been shown to help paraplegic patients stand and walk, although this method cannot be individualized for patients with different spinal cord injuries and functional recovery of the lower extremities. There is, however, a great need to develop individualized paraplegic orthosis to improve overall quality of life for paraplegic patients. In the present study, 36 spinal cord（below T4） injury patients were equally and randomly divided into control and observation groups. The control group received systematic rehabilitation training, including maintenance of joint range of motion, residual muscle strength training, standing training, balance training, and functional electrical stimulation. The observation group received an individualized paraplegic locomotion brace and functional training according to the various spinal cord injury levels and muscle strength based on comprehensive systematic rehabilitation training. After 3 months of rehabilitation training, the observation group achieved therapeutic locomotion in 8 cases, family-based locomotion in 7 cases, and community-based locomotion in 3 cases. However, locomotion was not achieved in any of the control group patients. These findings suggest that individualized paraplegic braces significantly improve activity of daily living and locomotion in patients with thoracolumbar spinal cord injury.展开更多
Plant genetic transformation strategies serve as essential tools for the genetic engineering and advanced molecular breeding of plants.However,the complicated operational protocols and low efficiency of cur-rent trans...Plant genetic transformation strategies serve as essential tools for the genetic engineering and advanced molecular breeding of plants.However,the complicated operational protocols and low efficiency of cur-rent transformation strategies restrict the genetic modification of most plant species.This paper de-scribes the development of the regenerative activity–dependent in planta injection delivery(RAPID)method based on the active regeneration capacity of plants.In this method,Agrobacterium tumefaciens is delivered to plant meristems via injection to induce transfected nascent tissues.Stable transgenic plants can be obtained by subsequent vegetative propagation of the positive nascent tissues.The method was successfully used for transformation of plants with strong regeneration capacity,including different genotypes of sweet potato(Ipomoea batatas),potato(Solanum tuberosum),and bayhops(Ipo-moea pes-caprae).Compared with traditional transformation methods,RAPID has a much higher trans-formation efficiency and shorter duration,and it does not require tissue culture procedures.The RAPID method therefore overcomes the limitations of traditional methods to enable rapid in planta transformation and can be potentially applied to a wide range of plant species that are capable of active regeneration.展开更多
Auxin and cytokinin direct cell proliferation and differentiation during the in vitro culture of plant cells, but the molecular basis of these processes, especially de novo shoot regeneration, has not been fully eluci...Auxin and cytokinin direct cell proliferation and differentiation during the in vitro culture of plant cells, but the molecular basis of these processes, especially de novo shoot regeneration, has not been fully elucidated. Here, we describe the regulatory control of shoot regeneration in Arabidopsis thaliana(L.) Heynh, based on the interaction of ARABIDOPSIS RESPONSE REGULATOR12(ARR12) and WUSCHEL(WUS). The major site of ARR12 expression coincided with the location where the shoot apical meristem(SAM) initiated. The oar12 mutants showed severely impaired shoot regeneration and reduced responsiveness to cytokinin; consistent with this, the overexpression of ARR12 enhanced shoot regeneration.Certain shoot meristem specification genes, notably WUSCHEL(WUS) and CLAVATA3, were significantly downregulated in the arr1z explants. Chromatin immunoprecipitation(ChIP) and transient activation assays demonstrated that ARR12 binds to the promoter of WUS. These observations indicate that during shoot regeneration, in vitro, ARR12 functions as a molecular link between cytokinin signaling and the expression of shoot meristem specification genes.展开更多
Current study proposes a green regeneration method of activated carbon(AC)laden with Perfluorochemicals(PFCs)from the perspective of environmental safety and resource regeneration.The defluorination efficiencies of AC...Current study proposes a green regeneration method of activated carbon(AC)laden with Perfluorochemicals(PFCs)from the perspective of environmental safety and resource regeneration.The defluorination efficiencies of AC adsorbed perfluorooctanesulfonate(PFOS),perfluorooctanoic acid(PFOA)and perfluorobutanesulfonate(PFBS)using three molten sodium salts and one molten alkali were compared.Results showed that defluorination efficiencies of molten NaOH for the three PFCs were higher than the other three molten sodium salts at lower temperature.At 700°C,the defluorination efficiencies of PFOS and PFBS using molten NaOH reached to 84.2%and 79.2%,respectively,while the defluorination efficiency of PFOA was 35.3%.In addition,the temperature of molten salt,the holding time and the ratio of salt to carbon were directly proportional to the defluorination efficiency.The low defluorination efficiency of PFOA was due to the low thermal stability of PFOA,which made it difficult to be captured by molten salt.The weight loss range of PFOA was 75°C–125°C,which was much lower than PFOS and PFBS(400°C–500°C).From the perspective of gas production,fluorine-containing gases produced from molten NaOH-treated AC were significantly reduced,which means that environmental risks were significantly reduced.After molten NaOH treatment,the regenerated AC had higher adsorption capacity than that of pre-treated AC.展开更多
Since refrigeration,air-conditioning and heat pump systems account to 25–30%of all energy consumed in the world,there is a considerable potential to mitigate the Global Warming by increasing the efficiency of the rel...Since refrigeration,air-conditioning and heat pump systems account to 25–30%of all energy consumed in the world,there is a considerable potential to mitigate the Global Warming by increasing the efficiency of the related appliances.Magnetocaloric systems,i.e.refrigerators and heat pumps,are promising solutions due to their large theoretical Coefficient Of Performance(COP).However,there is still a long way to make such systems marketable.One barrier is the cost of the magnet and magnetocaloric materials,which can be overcome by decreasing the materials quantity,e.g.by optimizing the geometry with efficient dimensioning procedures.In this work,we have developed a machine learning method to predict the three most significant performance values of magnetocaloric heat pumps:temperature span,heating power and COP.We used 4 different regressors:ordinary least squares,ridge,lasso and K-Nearest Neighbors(KNN).By using a dataset generated by numerical calculations,we have arrived at minimum average relative errors of the temperature span,heating power and COP of 23%,29%and 31%,respectively.While the lasso regressor is more appropriate when using small datasets,the ordinary least squares regressor shows the best performance when using more samples.The best order of polynomials range between 3,for the heating power,to 5,for the COP.The worse performance in predicting the three performance values occurs when using the KNN regressor.Furthermore,the application of regressors to the dataset is more adequate to evaluate the temperature span rather than energetic performance values.展开更多
文摘Human central nerve system(CNS)is an extremely complex and delicate structure.While regeneration is possible in some reptiles and fish CNS,the regeneration capacity seems completely lost in adult mammals.Therefore,the classic concept is that once neurons in mammal
基金Project supported bythe U.S .Department of Energy ,Office of Basic Energy Sciences , Materials Science and Engineering Division and Astronautics Corporation of America , Milwaukee , Wisconsin
文摘Magnetic refrigeration is a revolutionary, efficient, environmentally friendly cooling technology, which is on the threshold of commercialization. The magnetic rare earth materials are utilized as the magnetic refrigerants in most cooling devices, and for many cooling application the Nd2Fe14B permanent magnets are employed as the source of the magnetic field. The status of the near room temperature magnetic cooling was reviewed.
基金Financial supports from the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin 19JCTPJC42300.
文摘The effects of SO_(2) on an one-pot synthesized Cu-SSZ-13 catalyst for selective reduction of NO_(x) by NH_(3) were examined.The addition of SO_(2) inhibited NO_(x) conversion significantly below 300℃,while no effect on NO_(x) conversion was observed above 300℃.TGA,TPD,and XPS results showed that the deactivation was caused by the formation of(NH4)2SO_(4),SO_(2) chemisorption on the isolated Cu^(2+)ion sites,as well as the formation of CuSO_(4)-like species.Among them,the site-blocking effect of(NH_(4))_(2)SO_(4) on Cu^(2+)was the primary reason for deactivation.Fortunately,89%of deNO_(x) activity of the poisoned catalyst was recovered after thermal treatment at 500℃ in air,where(NH_(4))_(2)SO_(4) was completely decomposed.The activity was further recovered with regeneration temperature increasing to 600℃,removing the adsorbed SO_(2) on the Cu^(2+)sites.The regeneration at 600℃ could not recover the activity completely,because of the high stability of CuSO_(4)-like species.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.31070758,31271060the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing in China,No.cstc2013jcyj A10085
文摘Visual cortical prostheses have the potential to restore partial vision. Still limited by the low-resolution visual percepts provided by visual cortical prostheses, implant wearers can currently only ＂see＂ pixelized images, and how to obtain the specific brain responses to different pixelized images in the primary visual cortex（the implant area） is still unknown. We conducted a functional magnetic resonance imaging experiment on normal human participants to investigate the brain activation patterns in response to 18 different pixelized images. There were 100 voxels in the brain activation pattern that were selected from the primary visual cortex, and voxel size was 4 mm × 4 mm × 4 mm. Multi-voxel pattern analysis was used to test if these 18 different brain activation patterns were specific. We chose a Linear Support Vector Machine（LSVM） as the classifier in this study. The results showed that the classification accuracies of different brain activation patterns were significantly above chance level, which suggests that the classifier can successfully distinguish the brain activation patterns. Our results suggest that the specific brain activation patterns to different pixelized images can be obtained in the primary visual cortex using a 4 mm × 4 mm × 4 mm voxel size and a 100-voxel pattern.
基金supported by the DGIST R&D Program of the Ministry of Science,ICT and Future Planning,No.16-BD-0401
文摘Bilateral arm raising movements have been used in brain rehabilitation for a long time. However, no study has been reported on the effect of these movements on the cerebral cortex. In this study, using functional near infrared spectroscopy（f NIRS）, we attempted to investigate cortical activation generated during bilateral arm raising movements. Ten normal subjects were recruited for this study. f NIRS was performed using an f NIRS system with 49 channels. Bilateral arm raising movements were performed in sitting position at the rate of 0.5 Hz. We measured values of oxyhemoglobin and total hemoglobin in five regions of interest： the primary sensorimotor cortex, premotor cortex, supplementary motor area, prefrontal cortex, and posterior parietal cortex. During performance of bilateral arm raising movements, oxyhemoglobin and total hemoglobin values in the primary sensorimotor cortex, premotor cortex, supplementary motor area, and prefrontal cortex were similar, but higher in these regions than those in the prefrontal cortex. We observed activation of the arm somatotopic areas of the primary sensorimotor cortex and premotor cortex in both hemispheres during bilateral arm raising movements. According to this result, bilateral arm raising movements appeared to induce large-scale neuronal activation and therefore arm raising movements would be good exercise for recovery of brain functions.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province of China,No.2016A030313327the Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangzhou City of China,No.201607010185+1 种基金the Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province of China,No.2016A020215226the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81401869
文摘Aphasia is an acquired language disorder that is a common consequence of stroke.The pathogenesis of the disease is not fully understood,and as a result,current treatment options are not satisfactory.Here,we used blood oxygenation level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate the activation of bilateral cortices in patients with Broca＇s aphasia 1 to 3 months after stroke.Our results showed that language expression was associated with multiple brain regions in which the right hemisphere participated in the generation of language.The activation areas in the left hemisphere of aphasia patients were significantly smaller compared with those in healthy adults.The activation frequency,volumes,and intensity in the regions related to language,such as the left inferior frontal gyrus（Broca＇s area）,the left superior temporal gyrus,and the right inferior frontal gyrus（the mirror region of Broca＇s area）,were lower in patients compared with healthy adults.In contrast,activation in the right superior temporal gyrus,the bilateral superior parietal lobule,and the left inferior temporal gyrus was stronger in patients compared with healthy controls.These results suggest that the right inferior frontal gyrus plays a role in the recovery of language function in the subacute stage of stroke-related aphasia by increasing the engagement of related brain areas.
文摘The study of the performances of regenerated activated carbons for the adsorption of MO(methyl orange)in an aqueous medium was carried out with the aim to evaluate the adsorption capacities of these activated carbons.Three regenerated activated carbons issued from the unit of oil treatment of the thermal power station of Dibamba(Cameroon)-DPDC(Dibamba Power Development Company)were obtained thermally and chemically.These three samples(namely CAR 400℃(chemical regenerated activated carbon at 400℃),CAR 700℃(physical regenerated activated carbon at 700℃)and CAR 900℃(physical regenerated activated carbon at 900℃))and the non-used one CA were characterized by iodine number,XRD(X-ray Diffraction)and FTIR(Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy).MO adsorption tests were performed in batch mode;this technique allowed the study of the influence of the parameters such as:the contact time,the initial’s MO concentration and the pH.Moreover,different kinetic models(first-order,pseudo-second-order and Webber and Morris intra-particle diffusion)and adsorption isotherms(Langmuir and Freundlich)are used for the evaluation of adsorption capacities.The physicochemical characterization of these adsorbents showed that they were micro-porous(iodine value:600 mg/g)and strongly crystallized according to their regeneration pathways.The influence of the parameters revealed that the adsorption of MO is the most favorable for concentrations from 5 to 25 mg/L(for materials CA and CAR 400℃)and 10 to 25 g/L(for materials CAR 700℃ and 900℃);and that it was maximum in acid medium(at pH=3 on the materials CA,CAR 400℃,CAR 900℃ and at pH=5 on the material CAR 900℃).The modeling of the adsorption kinetics of MO has revealed the conformity of the kinetic model of pseudosecond-order and intra-particle diffusion for some of these materials.The study of isotherms has shown that the Langmuir isotherm best describes the adsorption of MO on most of these adsorbents.
基金financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Project No.51608468)the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province(Project Nos.B2015203303 and B2015203300)+3 种基金the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Project Nos.2015M580216 and 2016M601285)the Youth Teacher Independent Research Program of Yanshan University(Project No.15LGA013)the Hebei Province Preferred Postdoctoral Science Foundation(B2016003019)the Open Foundation of Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering(MOE)
文摘A combined method of granular activated carbon（GAC） adsorption and bipolar pulse dielectric barrier discharge（DBD） plasma regeneration was employed to degrade phenol in water.After being saturated with phenol,the GAC was filled into the DBD reactor driven by bipolar pulse power for regeneration under various operating parameters.The results showed that different peak voltages,air flow rates,and GAC content can affect phenol decomposition and its major degradation intermediates,such as catechol,hydroquinone,and benzoquinone.The higher voltage and air support were conducive to the removal of phenol,and the proper water moisture of the GAC was 20%.The amount of H2 O2 on the GAC was quantitatively determined,and its laws of production were similar to phenol elimination.Under the optimized conditions,the elimination of phenol on the GAC was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,and the total removal of organic carbons achieved 50.4%.Also,a possible degradation mechanism was proposed based on the HPLC analysis.Meanwhile,the regeneration efficiency of the GAC was improved with the discharge treatment time,which attained 88.5% after 100 min of DBD processing.
文摘Paraplegic gait orthosis has been shown to help paraplegic patients stand and walk, although this method cannot be individualized for patients with different spinal cord injuries and functional recovery of the lower extremities. There is, however, a great need to develop individualized paraplegic orthosis to improve overall quality of life for paraplegic patients. In the present study, 36 spinal cord（below T4） injury patients were equally and randomly divided into control and observation groups. The control group received systematic rehabilitation training, including maintenance of joint range of motion, residual muscle strength training, standing training, balance training, and functional electrical stimulation. The observation group received an individualized paraplegic locomotion brace and functional training according to the various spinal cord injury levels and muscle strength based on comprehensive systematic rehabilitation training. After 3 months of rehabilitation training, the observation group achieved therapeutic locomotion in 8 cases, family-based locomotion in 7 cases, and community-based locomotion in 3 cases. However, locomotion was not achieved in any of the control group patients. These findings suggest that individualized paraplegic braces significantly improve activity of daily living and locomotion in patients with thoracolumbar spinal cord injury.
基金supported by grants from the Key Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province (2022B1111230001)the Science and Technology Projects in Guangzhou (E3330900-01)+3 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China-Guangdong Joint Fund (U1701234)the Guangdong Special Support Plan Project (2019TQ05N140)the Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Project (202201010641)the Guangdong Forestry Bureau (Key Laboratory of Plant Ex Situ Protection and Utilization in South China) (E336030011).
文摘Plant genetic transformation strategies serve as essential tools for the genetic engineering and advanced molecular breeding of plants.However,the complicated operational protocols and low efficiency of cur-rent transformation strategies restrict the genetic modification of most plant species.This paper de-scribes the development of the regenerative activity–dependent in planta injection delivery(RAPID)method based on the active regeneration capacity of plants.In this method,Agrobacterium tumefaciens is delivered to plant meristems via injection to induce transfected nascent tissues.Stable transgenic plants can be obtained by subsequent vegetative propagation of the positive nascent tissues.The method was successfully used for transformation of plants with strong regeneration capacity,including different genotypes of sweet potato(Ipomoea batatas),potato(Solanum tuberosum),and bayhops(Ipo-moea pes-caprae).Compared with traditional transformation methods,RAPID has a much higher trans-formation efficiency and shorter duration,and it does not require tissue culture procedures.The RAPID method therefore overcomes the limitations of traditional methods to enable rapid in planta transformation and can be potentially applied to a wide range of plant species that are capable of active regeneration.
基金financially supported by the National Special Science Research Program of China (grant no.2013CB967300)the National High Technology Research and Development Program "863”(grant no.2013AA102602-4)+2 种基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China (grant no.2016YFD0101902)National Transgenic Project of China (Grant No.2016ZX08010002-002)the National Natural Science Foundation (grant nos.31471515,31500232,31270328,30970243)
文摘Auxin and cytokinin direct cell proliferation and differentiation during the in vitro culture of plant cells, but the molecular basis of these processes, especially de novo shoot regeneration, has not been fully elucidated. Here, we describe the regulatory control of shoot regeneration in Arabidopsis thaliana(L.) Heynh, based on the interaction of ARABIDOPSIS RESPONSE REGULATOR12(ARR12) and WUSCHEL(WUS). The major site of ARR12 expression coincided with the location where the shoot apical meristem(SAM) initiated. The oar12 mutants showed severely impaired shoot regeneration and reduced responsiveness to cytokinin; consistent with this, the overexpression of ARR12 enhanced shoot regeneration.Certain shoot meristem specification genes, notably WUSCHEL(WUS) and CLAVATA3, were significantly downregulated in the arr1z explants. Chromatin immunoprecipitation(ChIP) and transient activation assays demonstrated that ARR12 binds to the promoter of WUS. These observations indicate that during shoot regeneration, in vitro, ARR12 functions as a molecular link between cytokinin signaling and the expression of shoot meristem specification genes.
基金This work was financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2019YFC1904400)。
文摘Current study proposes a green regeneration method of activated carbon(AC)laden with Perfluorochemicals(PFCs)from the perspective of environmental safety and resource regeneration.The defluorination efficiencies of AC adsorbed perfluorooctanesulfonate(PFOS),perfluorooctanoic acid(PFOA)and perfluorobutanesulfonate(PFBS)using three molten sodium salts and one molten alkali were compared.Results showed that defluorination efficiencies of molten NaOH for the three PFCs were higher than the other three molten sodium salts at lower temperature.At 700°C,the defluorination efficiencies of PFOS and PFBS using molten NaOH reached to 84.2%and 79.2%,respectively,while the defluorination efficiency of PFOA was 35.3%.In addition,the temperature of molten salt,the holding time and the ratio of salt to carbon were directly proportional to the defluorination efficiency.The low defluorination efficiency of PFOA was due to the low thermal stability of PFOA,which made it difficult to be captured by molten salt.The weight loss range of PFOA was 75°C–125°C,which was much lower than PFOS and PFBS(400°C–500°C).From the perspective of gas production,fluorine-containing gases produced from molten NaOH-treated AC were significantly reduced,which means that environmental risks were significantly reduced.After molten NaOH treatment,the regenerated AC had higher adsorption capacity than that of pre-treated AC.
基金This work was supported by FCT-Portugal,project Network of Ex-treme Conditions Laboratories NECL-IFIMUP,NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-022096Project PTDC/EME-SIS/31575/2017-POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031575 is acknowledged.D.J.S.acknowledges his contract DL57/2016 reference SFRH-BPD-90571/2012.
文摘Since refrigeration,air-conditioning and heat pump systems account to 25–30%of all energy consumed in the world,there is a considerable potential to mitigate the Global Warming by increasing the efficiency of the related appliances.Magnetocaloric systems,i.e.refrigerators and heat pumps,are promising solutions due to their large theoretical Coefficient Of Performance(COP).However,there is still a long way to make such systems marketable.One barrier is the cost of the magnet and magnetocaloric materials,which can be overcome by decreasing the materials quantity,e.g.by optimizing the geometry with efficient dimensioning procedures.In this work,we have developed a machine learning method to predict the three most significant performance values of magnetocaloric heat pumps:temperature span,heating power and COP.We used 4 different regressors:ordinary least squares,ridge,lasso and K-Nearest Neighbors(KNN).By using a dataset generated by numerical calculations,we have arrived at minimum average relative errors of the temperature span,heating power and COP of 23%,29%and 31%,respectively.While the lasso regressor is more appropriate when using small datasets,the ordinary least squares regressor shows the best performance when using more samples.The best order of polynomials range between 3,for the heating power,to 5,for the COP.The worse performance in predicting the three performance values occurs when using the KNN regressor.Furthermore,the application of regressors to the dataset is more adequate to evaluate the temperature span rather than energetic performance values.
