Dysfunction in circadian rhythms is a common occurrence in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.A predominant function of the retina is circadian synchronization,carrying information to the brain through the retinohypot...Dysfunction in circadian rhythms is a common occurrence in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.A predominant function of the retina is circadian synchronization,carrying information to the brain through the retinohypothalamic tract,which projects to the suprachiasmatic nucleus.Notably,Alzheimer’s disease hallmarks,including amyloid-β,are present in the retinas of Alzheimer’s disease patients,followed/associated by structural and functional disturbances.However,the mechanistic link between circadian dysfunction and the pathological changes affecting the retina in Alzheimer’s disease is not fully understood,although some studies point to the possibility that retinal dysfunction could be considered an early pathological process that directly modulates the circadian rhythm.展开更多
The interaction between host circadian rhythm and gut microbes through the gut-brain axis provides new clues for tea polyphenols to improve host health.Our present research showed that oolong tea polyphenols(OTP)impro...The interaction between host circadian rhythm and gut microbes through the gut-brain axis provides new clues for tea polyphenols to improve host health.Our present research showed that oolong tea polyphenols(OTP)improved the structural disorder of the intestinal flora caused by continuous darkness,thereby modulating the production of metabolites related to pyruvate metabolism,glycolysis/gluconeogenesis,and tryptophan metabolism to alleviate the steady-state imbalance.After fecal microbiota transplantation from the OTP group,the single-cell transcriptomic analysis revealed that OTP significantly increased the number of hypothalamus cell clusters,up-regulated the number of astrocytes and fibroblasts,and enhanced the expression of circadian rhythm genes Cry2,Per3,Bhlhe41,Nr1d1,Nr1d2,Dbp and Rorb in hypothalamic cells.Our results confirmed that OTP can actively improve the intestinal environmental state as well as internal/peripheral circadian rhythm disorders and cognitive impairment,with potential prebiotic functional characteristics to notably contribute to host health.展开更多
Autophagy is a widespread biological process that controls cellular growth,survival,development,and death.Circadian rhythm is a recurring reaction of living organisms and behaviors to variations in surrounding brightn...Autophagy is a widespread biological process that controls cellular growth,survival,development,and death.Circadian rhythm is a recurring reaction of living organisms and behaviors to variations in surrounding brightness and obscurity.Most of the fundamental physiological processes in mammals,such as the sleep-wake pattern and the rhythm of nutrition and energy metabolism,are governed by circadian rhythms.Research has indicated that autophagy exhibits a specific circadian pattern in both normal and abnormal conditions.Autophagy can modulate circadian rhythms by breaking down proteins that regulate the circadian clock.The potential regulatory connection between the two has been a popular subject of clinical and fundamental research.Understanding the interaction between circadian rhythm and autophagy could potentially lead to the development of novel approaches for disease treatment in the future.The present analysis presented a summary of the molecular processes implicated in the interplay between autophagy and circadian rhythm,as well as the pathological importance of the disrupted regulatory association between these two phenomena.展开更多
BACKGROUND The obesity rate of adolescents is gradually increasing,which seriously affects their mental health,and sleep plays an important role in adolescent obesity.AIM To investigate the relationship between sleep ...BACKGROUND The obesity rate of adolescents is gradually increasing,which seriously affects their mental health,and sleep plays an important role in adolescent obesity.AIM To investigate the relationship between sleep rhythm and obesity among adolescents and further explores the interactive effect of sleep rhythm and gender on adolescent obesity,providing a theoretical basis for developing interventions for adolescent obesity.METHODS Research data source Tianjin Mental Health Promotion Program for Students.From April to June 2022,this study selected 14201 students from 13 middle schools in a certain district of Tianjin as the research subject using the convenient cluster sampling method.Among these students,13374 accepted and completed the survey,with an effective rate of 94.2%.The demographic data and basic information of adolescents,such as height and weight,were collected through a general situation questionnaire.The sleep rhythm of adolescents was evaluated using the reduced version of the morningness-eveningness questionnaire.RESULTS A total of 13374 participants(6629 females,accounting for 49.56%;the average age is 15.21±1.433 years)were analyzed.Among them,the survey showed that 2942 adolescent were obesity,accounting for 22%and 2104 adolescent were overweight,accounting for 15.7%.Among them,1692 male adolescents are obese,with an obesity rate of 25.1%,higher than 18.9%of female adolescents.There is a statistically significant difference between the three groups(χ2=231.522,P<0.000).The obesity group has the smallest age(14.94±1.442 years),and there is a statistical difference in age among the three groups(F=69.996,P<0.000).Obesity rates are higher among individuals who are not-only-child,have residential experience within six months,have family economic poverty,and have evening-type sleep(P<0.05).Logistic regression analysis shows a correlation between sleep rhythm and adolescent obesity.Evening-type sleep rhythm can increase the risk of obesity in male adolescents[1.250(1.067-1.468)],but the effect on female obesity is not remarkable.Further logistic regression analysis in the overall population demonstrates that the interaction between evening-type sleep rhythm and the male gender poses a risk of adolescent obesity[1.122(1.043-1.208)].CONCLUSION Among adolescents,the incidence of obesity in males is higher than in females.Evening-type sleep rhythm plays an important role in male obesity but has no significant effect on female obesity.Progressive analysis suggests an interactive effect of sleep rhythm and gender on adolescent obesity,and the combination of evening-type sleep and the male gender promotes the development of adolescent obesity.In formulating precautions against adolescent obesity,obesity in male adolescents with evening-type sleep should be a critical concern.展开更多
Musical rhythms are represented as sequences of symbols. The sequences may be composed of binary symbols denoting either silent or monophonic sounded pulses, or ternary symbols denoting silent pulses and two types of ...Musical rhythms are represented as sequences of symbols. The sequences may be composed of binary symbols denoting either silent or monophonic sounded pulses, or ternary symbols denoting silent pulses and two types of sounded pulses made up of low-pitched (dum) and high-pitched (tak) sounds. Experiments are described that compare the effectiveness of the many-to-many minimum-weight matching between two sequences to serve as a measure of similarity that correlates well with human judgements of rhythm similarity. This measure is also compared to the often used edit distance and to the one-to-one minimum-weight matching. New results are reported from experiments performed with three widely different datasets of real- world and artificially generated musical rhythms (including Afro-Cuban rhythms), and compared with results previously reported with a dataset of Middle Eastern dum-tak rhythms.展开更多
Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)has a comprehensive and thorough understanding of biological rhythm.Biological rhythm is an inherent connotation of“harmony between human and nature”,one of the thoughts in TCM.TCM d...Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)has a comprehensive and thorough understanding of biological rhythm.Biological rhythm is an inherent connotation of“harmony between human and nature”,one of the thoughts in TCM.TCM discusses emphatically circadian rhythm,syzygial rhythm and seasonal rhythm,and particularly circadian and seasonal rhythms.Theories of Yin Yang and Five Elements are the principles and methods,with which TCM understands biological rhythms.Based on theories in TCM,biological rhythm in essence is a continuous variation of the human body state synchronized with natural rhythms,and theories of Yin Yang and Five Elements are both language tools to describe this continuous variation and theoretical tools for its investigation and application.The understandings of biological rhythm in TCM can be applied to etiology,health care,disease control and treatment.Many understandings in TCM have been confirmed by modern research and clinical reports,but there are still some pending issues.TCM is distinguished for its holistic viewpoint on biological rhythms.展开更多
Light is an essential environmental cue influencing the endogenous circadian clocks that regulate behavioral and physiological processes in animals.Despite extensive research on the circadian rhythms of avian behavior...Light is an essential environmental cue influencing the endogenous circadian clocks that regulate behavioral and physiological processes in animals.Despite extensive research on the circadian rhythms of avian behavior and physiology,the mechanisms by which they adapt and adjust to abnormal photoperiod conditions,such as artificial light,have yet to be fully elucidated.Here,the circadian rhythms of the body mass,activity,and core and peripheral body temperatures of the Eurasian Tree Sparrow(Passer montanus,ETS)-a diurnal passerine-were examined under three different lighting conditions:constant light(LL),constant darkness(DD),and normal light-dark cycles(LD).Our results showed that the activity,body mass,core,tarsometatarsus,and eye temperatures of the ETSs varied significantly with treatment,time,and the interaction between treatment and time;however,there was no significant change in body mass in response to the interaction between time and treatment.Under LD conditions,the ETSs exhibited significant circadian rhythms in activity and core,tarsometatarsus,and eye temperatures.Under LL conditions,only the core temperature exhibited significant rhythmicity.Under DD conditions,there were no significant circadian rhythms in activity,body mass,and eye temperature;however,the core and tarsometatarsus temperatures remained rhythmic.Our results indicate that the core body temperature rhythm of ETS is endogenous and can be maintained under abnormal photoperiods.In contrast,the activity and body surface temperature,uncoupled from the core body temperature under abnormal photoperiod conditions,strongly depend on light.These results differ from those of other diurnal avian species,suggesting a unique coping mechanism of ETS in response to an abnormal photoperiod.展开更多
Background Body phosphorus metabolism exhibits a circadian rhythm over the 24-h daily cycle.The egg laying behavior makes laying hens a very special model for investigating phosphorus circadian rhythms.There is lack o...Background Body phosphorus metabolism exhibits a circadian rhythm over the 24-h daily cycle.The egg laying behavior makes laying hens a very special model for investigating phosphorus circadian rhythms.There is lack of information about the impact of adjusting phosphate feeding regimen according to daily rhythm on the phosphorus homeostasis and bone remodeling of laying hens.Methods and results Two experiments were conducted.In Exp.1,Hy-Line Brown laying hens(n=45)were sampled according the oviposition cycle(at 0,6,12,and 18 h post-oviposition,and at the next oviposition,respectively;n=9 at each time point).Diurnal rhythms of body calcium/phosphorus ingestions and excretions,serum calcium/phosphorus levels,oviduct uterus calcium transporter expressions,and medullary bone(MB)remodeling were illustrated.In Exp.2,two diets with different phosphorus levels(0.32%and 0.14%non-phytate phosphorus(NPP),respectively)were alternately presented to the laying hens.Briefly,four phosphorus feeding regimens in total(each included 6 replicates of 5 hens):(1)fed 0.32%NPP at both 09:00 and 17:00;(2)fed 0.32%NPP at 09:00 and 0.14%NPP at 17:00;(3)fed 0.14%NPP at 09:00 and 0.32%NPP at 17:00;(4)fed 0.14%NPP at both 09:00 and 17:00.As a result,the regimen fed 0.14%NPP at 09:00 and 0.32%NPP at 17:00,which was designed to strengthen intrinsic phosphate circadian rhythms according to the findings in Exp.1,enhanced(P<0.05)MB remodeling(indicated by histological images,serum markers and bone mineralization gene expressions),elevated(P<0.05)oviduct uterus calcium transportation(indicated by transient receptor potential vanilloid 6 protein expression),and subsequently increased(P<0.05)eggshell thickness,eggshell strength,egg specific gravity and eggshell index in laying hens.Conclusions These results underscore the importance of manipulating the sequence of daily phosphorus ingestion,instead of simply controlling dietary phosphate concentrations,in modifying the bone remodeling process.Body phosphorus rhythms will need to be maintained during the daily eggshell calcification cycle.展开更多
We have demonstrated the existence of a pyramid power and have revealed its characteristics by strictly scientific experiments using biosensors. We also revealed the existence of a Bio-Entanglement, an entangled relat...We have demonstrated the existence of a pyramid power and have revealed its characteristics by strictly scientific experiments using biosensors. We also revealed the existence of a Bio-Entanglement, an entangled relationship between biosensors. A parallel study of biosensors (edible cucumber slices) had also been conducted, and we found that the circadian rhythm of gas concentrations emitted from biosensors changes seasonally. The pyramid power and Bio-Entanglement did not change the number of cycles in the periodic approximation curve representing circadian rhythm. Therefore, in this paper we analyzed the influence of the pyramid power and Bio-Entanglement, i.e., their influence on the phase, amplitude, and correlation coefficient of the periodic approximation curve representing the circadian rhythm of emitted gas concentrations. The main results are as follows. 1) The pyramid power shifted the phase of the periodic approximation curve representing the circadian rhythm by 43 minutes. 2) The amplitude of the periodic approximation curve changed with the pyramid power and the Bio-Entanglement. The effect on the lower and upper sections of the biosensors stacked in two layers was different, with a tendency to increase the amplitude of the lower layer and decrease the amplitude of the upper layer. 3) The pyramid power and the Bio-Entanglement affected the correlation coefficient between gas concentration and the periodic approximation curve representing the circadian rhythm of gas concentration. The effect on the lower and upper layers of the biosensors was different, with a tendency for the lower layer correlation coefficient to be larger and the upper layer correlation coefficient to be smaller. Previously we demonstrated that the pyramid power and the Bio-Entanglement affect the ratio of gas concentration, i.e., psi index Ψ. In this paper we demonstrate for the first time that the pyramid power and the Bio-Entanglement affect time, i.e., phase difference.展开更多
Background: The circadian variation of childbirths has been described by several authors around the globe. De Graaf showed that hospital childbirths at night were associated with increased perinatal mortality and adve...Background: The circadian variation of childbirths has been described by several authors around the globe. De Graaf showed that hospital childbirths at night were associated with increased perinatal mortality and adverse perinatal outcome. To improve obstetric care, we carried out this study to evaluate the circadian rhythm of childbirths and to assess the outcome following variations in the time of childbirths during the day. Methods: It was a cross-sectional descriptive study at the Yaoundé Central Hospital (YCH), over a two years period. We collected data from files of women who delivered from the 1st of January 2017 to 31st December 2018. We included files of women who delivered at least at 28 weeks of pregnancy. We excluded files of those who delivered by elective caesarean section, those whose hour of delivery was not noted and those who delivered before reaching the hospital. Sociodemographic, obstetrical characteristics, and immediate prognosis were recorded. Data were entered into excel, then analysed with SPSS v23 software. Tools used to appreciate our results were means, median, number, percentage, P, and OR with its 95% confidence interval. The difference in p is significant if p is less than 5%. Results: We analyzed 6041 files bearing the time of birth. Childbirths took place at all hours of the day, but the times of the day where the highest numbers of births were recorded were 10, 11, 12, 13 (that’s 1pm), 14 (that’s 2 pm), 15 (that’s 3 pm), 16 (that’s 4 pm), 17 (that’s 5 pm) and 23 (that’s 11 pm) hours, with respectively 224 (3.7%), 277 (4.6%), 256 (4.2%), 265 (4.4%), 207 (3.4%), 255 (4.2%), 228 (3.8%), 216 (3.6%) and 226 (3.7%) births. The peak of births was at 11 am while the time of day where the lowest number of births was recorded was 6 pm, with 175 (2.9%) births. The mean age of participants was 27.34 ± 6.03 years with extremes of 13 and 49, with 87.6% between 20 to 39 years. Sociodemographic characteristics of participants, prematurity and bleeding during delivery, had no dependence on the time of delivery. Perineal tear, duration of observation, Apgar score of the newborn, birthweight, delivery mode, health personnel who performed the delivery, and episiotomyseemed to be influenced by the time of delivery. Daily shifts were not independently associated with the poor Apgar score (0 - 6) at 5 mins, when adjusted for all other factors (p = 0.109). Conclusion: Childbirths were more frequent between 10 am and 5 pm. The period where episiotomy was most performed is the same as when there was macrosomia childbirth. Tears of the perineum are more frequent between 2 pm and 10 pm. There was no independent association between Daily shifts and poor Apgar score. The poor APGAR score would be more related to low birth weight.展开更多
AIM: To investigate whether landiolol, an ultra-shortacting β1-antagonist, can safely and effectively control heart rate in septic patients with supraventricular tachyarrhythmias.METHODS: We reviewed all patients wit...AIM: To investigate whether landiolol, an ultra-shortacting β1-antagonist, can safely and effectively control heart rate in septic patients with supraventricular tachyarrhythmias.METHODS: We reviewed all patients with sepsis who admitted to our intensive care unit between January 2006 and December 2011. Sixty one septic patients suffered from supraventricular tachyarrhythmias(heart rate ≥ 120 bpm for > 1 h). Among 61 patients, 39 patients were treated with landiolol(landiolol group) and 22 patients were not treated with landiolol(control group). Arterial pressure, heart rate, cardiac rhythm, pulmonary arterial pressure and cardiac output(if a pulmonary arterial catheter was inserted) were compared between the 2 groups at 1, 8 and 24 h after the initiation of tachyarrhythmias. RESULTS: Mean age and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment scores were similar between the 2 groups. Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation/flutter(87%), paroxysmal atrial tachycardia(10%), and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia(3%) were observed. The initial landiolol dose administered was 6.3 ± 5.8 g/kg per minute. Rapid and substantial reduction of heart rate was observed in the landiolol group without anydeterioration of hemodynamics. Landiolol significantly reduced heart rate(from 145 ± 14 bpm to 90 ± 20 bpm) compared to the control group(from 136 ± 21 bpm to 109 ± 18 bpm, P < 0.05). The conversion to sinus rhythm was observed more frequently in the landiolol group than in the control group at every point(P < 0.01 at 8 h; P < 0.05 at 1 and 24 h).CONCLUSION: Landiolol safely reduced heart rate and, in part, converted to sinus rhythm in septic patients with supraventricular tachyarrhythmias.展开更多
Purpose: To investigate the alteration of left ventricular function in subjects with persistent atrial tachyarrhythmia induced cardiomyopathy (TIC) undergoing radiofrequency ablation, and to study the pathogenesis and...Purpose: To investigate the alteration of left ventricular function in subjects with persistent atrial tachyarrhythmia induced cardiomyopathy (TIC) undergoing radiofrequency ablation, and to study the pathogenesis and effective treatment of TIC. Methods: A total of 25 cases with persistent atrial tachyarrhythmia and impaired left ventricular systolic function were studied (16 men and 9 women, aged 53.3 ± 15.2 years), and all subjects underwent electrophysiological study and radiofrequency ablation of atrial tachyarrhythmia under the guidance of CARTO system during 2006.9-2011.8. Indexes related to cardiac function, including left ventricular end diastolic diameter (LVEDD), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), New York Heart Association functional classification (NYHA class), 6 minutes walking test (6MWT), N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and 24 hours average heart rate (AHR), were analyzed at the time point of 7 days, 3 and 6 months after the procedure as well as 1 day before ablation. Results: No refractory atrial arrhythmia recurred in all cases after ablation, compared with LVEDD (51.7 ± 4.5 mm), LVEF (39.0% ± 4.3%), number of patients with NYHA class IV and III (n = 17), 6MWT (212 ± 56 m), BNP (3622 ± 1860 ng/L) and AHR (112.5 ± 23.2 bpm) before ablation, the index of LVEDD (45.2 ± 3.3 mm;41.7 ± 2.5 mm;40.5 ± 3.1 m), BNP (2429 ± 1355 ng/L;1530 ± 866 ng/L;1300 ± 520 ng/L), total number of patients of NYHA class IV and III (n = 11;3;2) and AHR (73.3 ± 15.3 bpm;68.7 ± 13.5 bpm;66.3 ± 13.6 bpm) significantly decreased (P < 0.05), LVEF (45.6 ± 3.5%;51.5 ± 2.7%;53.5 ± 3.1%) and 6MWT (262 ± 47 m;305 ± 37 m;313 ± 41 m) greatly increased (P < 0.05)in 7 days, 3 and 6 months after ablation respectively. There was a statistical difference between 7 days and 3 or 6 months after ablation in above-mentioned indexes (P < 0.05) except AHR (P > 0.05), no significant difference existed between 3 and 6 months in all indexes (P > 0.05). Conclusion: long-lasting atrial arrhythmia with rapid ventricular response could impair left ventricle function, which could be reversed within weeks after successful ablation and restoration of sinus rhythm.展开更多
The basic rhythms of nature that left their imprint on the existence of all living organism on the Earth, arose under the influence of the Earth’s rotation relative to the Sun, the Moon and other planets and stars of...The basic rhythms of nature that left their imprint on the existence of all living organism on the Earth, arose under the influence of the Earth’s rotation relative to the Sun, the Moon and other planets and stars of the Universe. This periodicity gave rise to the rhythm that has become essential for their life. Life is a continual chemical process of building up and breaking down of organic substances, which results from the substance exchange between an organism and the environment. This makes it impossible for a living organism to exist without the external environment. Since 1978-1979 we have been carrying out a task-oriented research with the aim to approximate the moment when we are able to answer all these questions. Daily fluctuations of cardiac and motor activity of the fetus have been studied (uninterrupted daily recording of fetal ECG);polysomnography of nocturnal sleep was recorded;daily fluctuations of endocrine system activity in the pregnant were studied. A correlation was made between the functional state of maternal sleep-wakefulness biological rhythm, biological clock of the human fetus and the “light-darkness” cycle of a 24-hour solar day. In the process of the study we have developed an original method of day-to-day analysis of maternal and fetal ECGs. It has been established that a healthy fetus has distinct, diurnal variations of physiological functions. The fetal biorhythms coordinate with the status of the maternal organism being, however, in an opposite phase. The curve of the dynamics of fetal physiological system functioning shows a biphasic nature (one-phase in adults). “Active” and “quiet” (sleep-like) periods have been singled out in the human fetus. No reaction is observed in “quiet” periods. However, the “zero”-type fetal reaction recorded by us within the period from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. does not indicate unsatisfactory condition of the fetus but rather is suggestive of a definite reduction of functional levels of the fetal physiological systems, which is necessary for vital activity. Although conventionally recognized as an indicator of poor state of the fetus, this type only calls for precise attention when recorded in fetal “active” hours. The present study has been the first in the world’s medicine and biorhythmology to detect and establish the daily rhythms of cardiac and motor activity in the human fetus.展开更多
As an important prosodic feature in the processing of natural languages,speech rhythm refers to the temporal organization of language.The present study reviewed the literature related to speech rhythm pattern of secon...As an important prosodic feature in the processing of natural languages,speech rhythm refers to the temporal organization of language.The present study reviewed the literature related to speech rhythm pattern of second language.It is indicated most of the previous studies only focused on the ESL learners’speech rhythm patterns.However,there are a few studies on the rhythm patterns of Mandarin Chinese learners.Thus,it is necessary to investigate the rhythmic patterns of different second language learners because rhythmic cues are important to evaluate the degree of accentedness in speech.展开更多
Twenty orthosequences and their corresponding sea-level change (SLC) cycles have been recognized in the Devonian overlying the Caledonian unconformity, of which 9, 5.5 and 5.5 occurred in the Lower, Middle and Upper D...Twenty orthosequences and their corresponding sea-level change (SLC) cycles have been recognized in the Devonian overlying the Caledonian unconformity, of which 9, 5.5 and 5.5 occurred in the Lower, Middle and Upper Devonian respectively. They can be grouped into 4 orthosequence sets, in which the maximum flooding surfaces lie in the sulcutus Zone (D12), perbonus Zone (D13), Middle and Upper varcus Zone (D22) and gigas Zone (D21) respectively. Four instant palaeogeographical reconstructions of South China have been made in the Emsian and Givetian. Devonian sea-level change rhythms of South China can be divided into 3 categories: the autorhythmic, the worldwide and regional allorhythmic, and the coupling-rhythmic. They developed respectively in the Famennian, Pragian, Eifelian, Lochkovian, Emsian, Givetian, Frasnian and the F / F (between the Frasnian and Famennian) event. The cause of the worldwide allorhythmic SLC of the Pragian and Eifelian under comparatively dry, warm and tranquil conditions may展开更多
In anurans, the outcomes of male-male contests and female choice are often associated with body size. In some species, males evaluate an opponent's fighting ability and females evaluate male quality on the basis o...In anurans, the outcomes of male-male contests and female choice are often associated with body size. In some species, males evaluate an opponent's fighting ability and females evaluate male quality on the basis of male communication signals, which are thought to reflect information concerning male body size. Nevertheless, previous studies reveal that male call structure is not always correlated with body size. In the present study we investigated the relationships between body size and call structure in the large treefrog, Rhacophorus dennysi, as well as the relationship of its calling behavior with air temperature and humidity. The results show that both the dominant and fundamental frequencies are negatively correlated with body size, while inter-note intervals are positively correlated with body size, indicating that call characters could reflect body size in this species.Additionally, calling in this tropical species exhibits a circadian rhythm insofar as relatively high temperature and low humidity during the day is associated with less vocal behavior. Thus, individual variations in call structure are mainly dependent on body size while the temporal rhythm of calling activity is affected by environmental conditions in large treefrogs.展开更多
The etiology of digestive pathologies such as irritable bowel syndrome(IBS), inflammatory bowel diseases(IBD) and cancer is not yet fully understood. In recent years, several studies have evidenced circadian variation...The etiology of digestive pathologies such as irritable bowel syndrome(IBS), inflammatory bowel diseases(IBD) and cancer is not yet fully understood. In recent years, several studies have evidenced circadian variations in mechanisms involved in digestive health. In situations of disturbed circadian rhythms(chronodisruption) where the central clock and the peripheral clocks receive incoherent signals, the synchronicity is lost producing implications for health. This lack of coordination could alter the tissue function and cause long term damage to the organs. Life habits such as sleep, physical exercise, social interaction, and feeding times are determinants for stability and integrity of circadian rhythms. In recent years, experimental and clinical studies have consistently evidenced that the alteration of circadian rhythms is associated with the development of digestive pathologies mainly linked to dismotility or changes in microbiota composition. Likewise, it seems reasonable to deep into the importance of chronodisruption as a factor that may participate in the development of pathologies such as IBS, IBD and digestive cancers. Moreover, life habits respecting circadian rhythms should be promoted for the prevention of these diseases. Further studies will allow us a better understanding of the mechanisms acting at molecular level, and the development of new therapeutic targets.展开更多
Sleep-wake rhythm disturbances,which are characterized by abnormal sleep timing or duration,are associated with cognitive dysfunction.Photoacoustic treatments including light and sound stimulation have been found to b...Sleep-wake rhythm disturbances,which are characterized by abnormal sleep timing or duration,are associated with cognitive dysfunction.Photoacoustic treatments including light and sound stimulation have been found to be effective in modulating sleep patterns and improving cognitive behavior in abnormal sleep-wake pattern experiments.In this study,we examined whether light and sound interventions could reduce sleep-wake pattern disturbances and memory deficits in a sleep rhythm disturbance model.We established a model of sleep rhythm disturbance in C57 BL/6 J mice via a sleep deprivation method involving manual cage tapping,cage jostling,and nest disturbance.We used a Mini Mitter radio transmitter device to monitor motor activity in the mice and fear conditioning tests to assess cognitive function.Our results indicated that an intervention in which the mice were exposed to blue light(40-Hz flickering frequency)for 1 hour during their subjective daytime significantly improved the 24-hour-acrophase shift and reduced the degree of memory deficit induced by sleep deprivation.However,interventions in which the mice were exposed to a 40-Hz blue light at offset time or subjective night time points,as well as 2 Hz-blue light at 3 intervention time points(subjective day time,subjective night time,and offset time points),had no positive effects on circadian rhythm shift or memory deficits.Additionally,a 2000-Hz sound intervention during subjective day time attenuated the24-hour-acrophase shift and memory decline,while 440-Hz and 4000-Hz sounds had no effect on circadian rhythms.Overall,these results demonstrate that photoacoustic treatment effectively corrected abnormal sleep-wake patterns and cognitive dysfunction associated with sleep-deprivation-induced disturbances in sleep-wake rhythm.All animal experiments were approved by the Experimental Animal Ethics Committee of Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to the Medical College of Nanjing University,China(approval No.20171102)on November20,2017.展开更多
The rubber tree physiological and ecological process quantitatively described by using mathematical method is an important means to the analysis of rubber tree growth process and mechanism. The study on growth simulat...The rubber tree physiological and ecological process quantitatively described by using mathematical method is an important means to the analysis of rubber tree growth process and mechanism. The study on growth simulation model of rubber tree will lay the foundation for the application of rubber tree cultivation intelligent decision system. A Richards equation was formulated to describe the height and stem diameter growth dynamics of the annual rubber seedlings. An area correlation analysis was done according to the closeness of the observed parameters to the dynamic curve on the gray system composed of the seedling growth increment and the meteorological factors including aerial temperature, precipitation and solar radiation hours that influence upon the seedling growth. The results showed that rubber seedling response fitted the Richards equation quite well. The growth increment displayed a distinct alternation of 'slow—fast—slow— fast—slow' rhythm. The growth course of the seedlings might be partitioned into three periods of time by the sequential clustering analysis, namely pre-growing, fast-growing, late-growing stage. The tray correlation analysis revealed that air temperature had the most significant influence while precipitation had the least impact on height growth of the rubber seedlings. In conclusion, the air temperature had the most significant influence while solar radiation hours had the least impact on stem diameter growth of the rubber seedlings.展开更多
文摘Dysfunction in circadian rhythms is a common occurrence in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.A predominant function of the retina is circadian synchronization,carrying information to the brain through the retinohypothalamic tract,which projects to the suprachiasmatic nucleus.Notably,Alzheimer’s disease hallmarks,including amyloid-β,are present in the retinas of Alzheimer’s disease patients,followed/associated by structural and functional disturbances.However,the mechanistic link between circadian dysfunction and the pathological changes affecting the retina in Alzheimer’s disease is not fully understood,although some studies point to the possibility that retinal dysfunction could be considered an early pathological process that directly modulates the circadian rhythm.
基金sponsored by the Ningbo Natural Science Foundation(2021J107)。
文摘The interaction between host circadian rhythm and gut microbes through the gut-brain axis provides new clues for tea polyphenols to improve host health.Our present research showed that oolong tea polyphenols(OTP)improved the structural disorder of the intestinal flora caused by continuous darkness,thereby modulating the production of metabolites related to pyruvate metabolism,glycolysis/gluconeogenesis,and tryptophan metabolism to alleviate the steady-state imbalance.After fecal microbiota transplantation from the OTP group,the single-cell transcriptomic analysis revealed that OTP significantly increased the number of hypothalamus cell clusters,up-regulated the number of astrocytes and fibroblasts,and enhanced the expression of circadian rhythm genes Cry2,Per3,Bhlhe41,Nr1d1,Nr1d2,Dbp and Rorb in hypothalamic cells.Our results confirmed that OTP can actively improve the intestinal environmental state as well as internal/peripheral circadian rhythm disorders and cognitive impairment,with potential prebiotic functional characteristics to notably contribute to host health.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Code No.82100954/81800924)Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(Code No.2023QN08026)+3 种基金Key Research and Development Projects of Shaanxi Province(Code No.2022KW-12)The Basic and Natural Science Research Program of Shaanxi Province(Code No.2022JQ-915)Key Research and Development Program of Tibet Autonomous Region(XZ202001ZY0059G)New Technology and New Business Project of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University(Code No.LX2021-416).
文摘Autophagy is a widespread biological process that controls cellular growth,survival,development,and death.Circadian rhythm is a recurring reaction of living organisms and behaviors to variations in surrounding brightness and obscurity.Most of the fundamental physiological processes in mammals,such as the sleep-wake pattern and the rhythm of nutrition and energy metabolism,are governed by circadian rhythms.Research has indicated that autophagy exhibits a specific circadian pattern in both normal and abnormal conditions.Autophagy can modulate circadian rhythms by breaking down proteins that regulate the circadian clock.The potential regulatory connection between the two has been a popular subject of clinical and fundamental research.Understanding the interaction between circadian rhythm and autophagy could potentially lead to the development of novel approaches for disease treatment in the future.The present analysis presented a summary of the molecular processes implicated in the interplay between autophagy and circadian rhythm,as well as the pathological importance of the disrupted regulatory association between these two phenomena.
基金This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Anding Hospital in Tianjin,No.2021-42.
文摘BACKGROUND The obesity rate of adolescents is gradually increasing,which seriously affects their mental health,and sleep plays an important role in adolescent obesity.AIM To investigate the relationship between sleep rhythm and obesity among adolescents and further explores the interactive effect of sleep rhythm and gender on adolescent obesity,providing a theoretical basis for developing interventions for adolescent obesity.METHODS Research data source Tianjin Mental Health Promotion Program for Students.From April to June 2022,this study selected 14201 students from 13 middle schools in a certain district of Tianjin as the research subject using the convenient cluster sampling method.Among these students,13374 accepted and completed the survey,with an effective rate of 94.2%.The demographic data and basic information of adolescents,such as height and weight,were collected through a general situation questionnaire.The sleep rhythm of adolescents was evaluated using the reduced version of the morningness-eveningness questionnaire.RESULTS A total of 13374 participants(6629 females,accounting for 49.56%;the average age is 15.21±1.433 years)were analyzed.Among them,the survey showed that 2942 adolescent were obesity,accounting for 22%and 2104 adolescent were overweight,accounting for 15.7%.Among them,1692 male adolescents are obese,with an obesity rate of 25.1%,higher than 18.9%of female adolescents.There is a statistically significant difference between the three groups(χ2=231.522,P<0.000).The obesity group has the smallest age(14.94±1.442 years),and there is a statistical difference in age among the three groups(F=69.996,P<0.000).Obesity rates are higher among individuals who are not-only-child,have residential experience within six months,have family economic poverty,and have evening-type sleep(P<0.05).Logistic regression analysis shows a correlation between sleep rhythm and adolescent obesity.Evening-type sleep rhythm can increase the risk of obesity in male adolescents[1.250(1.067-1.468)],but the effect on female obesity is not remarkable.Further logistic regression analysis in the overall population demonstrates that the interaction between evening-type sleep rhythm and the male gender poses a risk of adolescent obesity[1.122(1.043-1.208)].CONCLUSION Among adolescents,the incidence of obesity in males is higher than in females.Evening-type sleep rhythm plays an important role in male obesity but has no significant effect on female obesity.Progressive analysis suggests an interactive effect of sleep rhythm and gender on adolescent obesity,and the combination of evening-type sleep and the male gender promotes the development of adolescent obesity.In formulating precautions against adolescent obesity,obesity in male adolescents with evening-type sleep should be a critical concern.
文摘Musical rhythms are represented as sequences of symbols. The sequences may be composed of binary symbols denoting either silent or monophonic sounded pulses, or ternary symbols denoting silent pulses and two types of sounded pulses made up of low-pitched (dum) and high-pitched (tak) sounds. Experiments are described that compare the effectiveness of the many-to-many minimum-weight matching between two sequences to serve as a measure of similarity that correlates well with human judgements of rhythm similarity. This measure is also compared to the often used edit distance and to the one-to-one minimum-weight matching. New results are reported from experiments performed with three widely different datasets of real- world and artificially generated musical rhythms (including Afro-Cuban rhythms), and compared with results previously reported with a dataset of Middle Eastern dum-tak rhythms.
基金This work is supported by a grant from National Science Foundation of China(No.81574098).
文摘Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)has a comprehensive and thorough understanding of biological rhythm.Biological rhythm is an inherent connotation of“harmony between human and nature”,one of the thoughts in TCM.TCM discusses emphatically circadian rhythm,syzygial rhythm and seasonal rhythm,and particularly circadian and seasonal rhythms.Theories of Yin Yang and Five Elements are the principles and methods,with which TCM understands biological rhythms.Based on theories in TCM,biological rhythm in essence is a continuous variation of the human body state synchronized with natural rhythms,and theories of Yin Yang and Five Elements are both language tools to describe this continuous variation and theoretical tools for its investigation and application.The understandings of biological rhythm in TCM can be applied to etiology,health care,disease control and treatment.Many understandings in TCM have been confirmed by modern research and clinical reports,but there are still some pending issues.TCM is distinguished for its holistic viewpoint on biological rhythms.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC,31971413)the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province(C2020205038)to Dongming Li.
文摘Light is an essential environmental cue influencing the endogenous circadian clocks that regulate behavioral and physiological processes in animals.Despite extensive research on the circadian rhythms of avian behavior and physiology,the mechanisms by which they adapt and adjust to abnormal photoperiod conditions,such as artificial light,have yet to be fully elucidated.Here,the circadian rhythms of the body mass,activity,and core and peripheral body temperatures of the Eurasian Tree Sparrow(Passer montanus,ETS)-a diurnal passerine-were examined under three different lighting conditions:constant light(LL),constant darkness(DD),and normal light-dark cycles(LD).Our results showed that the activity,body mass,core,tarsometatarsus,and eye temperatures of the ETSs varied significantly with treatment,time,and the interaction between treatment and time;however,there was no significant change in body mass in response to the interaction between time and treatment.Under LD conditions,the ETSs exhibited significant circadian rhythms in activity and core,tarsometatarsus,and eye temperatures.Under LL conditions,only the core temperature exhibited significant rhythmicity.Under DD conditions,there were no significant circadian rhythms in activity,body mass,and eye temperature;however,the core and tarsometatarsus temperatures remained rhythmic.Our results indicate that the core body temperature rhythm of ETS is endogenous and can be maintained under abnormal photoperiods.In contrast,the activity and body surface temperature,uncoupled from the core body temperature under abnormal photoperiod conditions,strongly depend on light.These results differ from those of other diurnal avian species,suggesting a unique coping mechanism of ETS in response to an abnormal photoperiod.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (32172759)Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Department (2022QFY11-05,2021KJXX-97,2021TD-30).
文摘Background Body phosphorus metabolism exhibits a circadian rhythm over the 24-h daily cycle.The egg laying behavior makes laying hens a very special model for investigating phosphorus circadian rhythms.There is lack of information about the impact of adjusting phosphate feeding regimen according to daily rhythm on the phosphorus homeostasis and bone remodeling of laying hens.Methods and results Two experiments were conducted.In Exp.1,Hy-Line Brown laying hens(n=45)were sampled according the oviposition cycle(at 0,6,12,and 18 h post-oviposition,and at the next oviposition,respectively;n=9 at each time point).Diurnal rhythms of body calcium/phosphorus ingestions and excretions,serum calcium/phosphorus levels,oviduct uterus calcium transporter expressions,and medullary bone(MB)remodeling were illustrated.In Exp.2,two diets with different phosphorus levels(0.32%and 0.14%non-phytate phosphorus(NPP),respectively)were alternately presented to the laying hens.Briefly,four phosphorus feeding regimens in total(each included 6 replicates of 5 hens):(1)fed 0.32%NPP at both 09:00 and 17:00;(2)fed 0.32%NPP at 09:00 and 0.14%NPP at 17:00;(3)fed 0.14%NPP at 09:00 and 0.32%NPP at 17:00;(4)fed 0.14%NPP at both 09:00 and 17:00.As a result,the regimen fed 0.14%NPP at 09:00 and 0.32%NPP at 17:00,which was designed to strengthen intrinsic phosphate circadian rhythms according to the findings in Exp.1,enhanced(P<0.05)MB remodeling(indicated by histological images,serum markers and bone mineralization gene expressions),elevated(P<0.05)oviduct uterus calcium transportation(indicated by transient receptor potential vanilloid 6 protein expression),and subsequently increased(P<0.05)eggshell thickness,eggshell strength,egg specific gravity and eggshell index in laying hens.Conclusions These results underscore the importance of manipulating the sequence of daily phosphorus ingestion,instead of simply controlling dietary phosphate concentrations,in modifying the bone remodeling process.Body phosphorus rhythms will need to be maintained during the daily eggshell calcification cycle.
文摘We have demonstrated the existence of a pyramid power and have revealed its characteristics by strictly scientific experiments using biosensors. We also revealed the existence of a Bio-Entanglement, an entangled relationship between biosensors. A parallel study of biosensors (edible cucumber slices) had also been conducted, and we found that the circadian rhythm of gas concentrations emitted from biosensors changes seasonally. The pyramid power and Bio-Entanglement did not change the number of cycles in the periodic approximation curve representing circadian rhythm. Therefore, in this paper we analyzed the influence of the pyramid power and Bio-Entanglement, i.e., their influence on the phase, amplitude, and correlation coefficient of the periodic approximation curve representing the circadian rhythm of emitted gas concentrations. The main results are as follows. 1) The pyramid power shifted the phase of the periodic approximation curve representing the circadian rhythm by 43 minutes. 2) The amplitude of the periodic approximation curve changed with the pyramid power and the Bio-Entanglement. The effect on the lower and upper sections of the biosensors stacked in two layers was different, with a tendency to increase the amplitude of the lower layer and decrease the amplitude of the upper layer. 3) The pyramid power and the Bio-Entanglement affected the correlation coefficient between gas concentration and the periodic approximation curve representing the circadian rhythm of gas concentration. The effect on the lower and upper layers of the biosensors was different, with a tendency for the lower layer correlation coefficient to be larger and the upper layer correlation coefficient to be smaller. Previously we demonstrated that the pyramid power and the Bio-Entanglement affect the ratio of gas concentration, i.e., psi index Ψ. In this paper we demonstrate for the first time that the pyramid power and the Bio-Entanglement affect time, i.e., phase difference.
文摘Background: The circadian variation of childbirths has been described by several authors around the globe. De Graaf showed that hospital childbirths at night were associated with increased perinatal mortality and adverse perinatal outcome. To improve obstetric care, we carried out this study to evaluate the circadian rhythm of childbirths and to assess the outcome following variations in the time of childbirths during the day. Methods: It was a cross-sectional descriptive study at the Yaoundé Central Hospital (YCH), over a two years period. We collected data from files of women who delivered from the 1st of January 2017 to 31st December 2018. We included files of women who delivered at least at 28 weeks of pregnancy. We excluded files of those who delivered by elective caesarean section, those whose hour of delivery was not noted and those who delivered before reaching the hospital. Sociodemographic, obstetrical characteristics, and immediate prognosis were recorded. Data were entered into excel, then analysed with SPSS v23 software. Tools used to appreciate our results were means, median, number, percentage, P, and OR with its 95% confidence interval. The difference in p is significant if p is less than 5%. Results: We analyzed 6041 files bearing the time of birth. Childbirths took place at all hours of the day, but the times of the day where the highest numbers of births were recorded were 10, 11, 12, 13 (that’s 1pm), 14 (that’s 2 pm), 15 (that’s 3 pm), 16 (that’s 4 pm), 17 (that’s 5 pm) and 23 (that’s 11 pm) hours, with respectively 224 (3.7%), 277 (4.6%), 256 (4.2%), 265 (4.4%), 207 (3.4%), 255 (4.2%), 228 (3.8%), 216 (3.6%) and 226 (3.7%) births. The peak of births was at 11 am while the time of day where the lowest number of births was recorded was 6 pm, with 175 (2.9%) births. The mean age of participants was 27.34 ± 6.03 years with extremes of 13 and 49, with 87.6% between 20 to 39 years. Sociodemographic characteristics of participants, prematurity and bleeding during delivery, had no dependence on the time of delivery. Perineal tear, duration of observation, Apgar score of the newborn, birthweight, delivery mode, health personnel who performed the delivery, and episiotomyseemed to be influenced by the time of delivery. Daily shifts were not independently associated with the poor Apgar score (0 - 6) at 5 mins, when adjusted for all other factors (p = 0.109). Conclusion: Childbirths were more frequent between 10 am and 5 pm. The period where episiotomy was most performed is the same as when there was macrosomia childbirth. Tears of the perineum are more frequent between 2 pm and 10 pm. There was no independent association between Daily shifts and poor Apgar score. The poor APGAR score would be more related to low birth weight.
文摘AIM: To investigate whether landiolol, an ultra-shortacting β1-antagonist, can safely and effectively control heart rate in septic patients with supraventricular tachyarrhythmias.METHODS: We reviewed all patients with sepsis who admitted to our intensive care unit between January 2006 and December 2011. Sixty one septic patients suffered from supraventricular tachyarrhythmias(heart rate ≥ 120 bpm for > 1 h). Among 61 patients, 39 patients were treated with landiolol(landiolol group) and 22 patients were not treated with landiolol(control group). Arterial pressure, heart rate, cardiac rhythm, pulmonary arterial pressure and cardiac output(if a pulmonary arterial catheter was inserted) were compared between the 2 groups at 1, 8 and 24 h after the initiation of tachyarrhythmias. RESULTS: Mean age and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment scores were similar between the 2 groups. Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation/flutter(87%), paroxysmal atrial tachycardia(10%), and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia(3%) were observed. The initial landiolol dose administered was 6.3 ± 5.8 g/kg per minute. Rapid and substantial reduction of heart rate was observed in the landiolol group without anydeterioration of hemodynamics. Landiolol significantly reduced heart rate(from 145 ± 14 bpm to 90 ± 20 bpm) compared to the control group(from 136 ± 21 bpm to 109 ± 18 bpm, P < 0.05). The conversion to sinus rhythm was observed more frequently in the landiolol group than in the control group at every point(P < 0.01 at 8 h; P < 0.05 at 1 and 24 h).CONCLUSION: Landiolol safely reduced heart rate and, in part, converted to sinus rhythm in septic patients with supraventricular tachyarrhythmias.
文摘Purpose: To investigate the alteration of left ventricular function in subjects with persistent atrial tachyarrhythmia induced cardiomyopathy (TIC) undergoing radiofrequency ablation, and to study the pathogenesis and effective treatment of TIC. Methods: A total of 25 cases with persistent atrial tachyarrhythmia and impaired left ventricular systolic function were studied (16 men and 9 women, aged 53.3 ± 15.2 years), and all subjects underwent electrophysiological study and radiofrequency ablation of atrial tachyarrhythmia under the guidance of CARTO system during 2006.9-2011.8. Indexes related to cardiac function, including left ventricular end diastolic diameter (LVEDD), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), New York Heart Association functional classification (NYHA class), 6 minutes walking test (6MWT), N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and 24 hours average heart rate (AHR), were analyzed at the time point of 7 days, 3 and 6 months after the procedure as well as 1 day before ablation. Results: No refractory atrial arrhythmia recurred in all cases after ablation, compared with LVEDD (51.7 ± 4.5 mm), LVEF (39.0% ± 4.3%), number of patients with NYHA class IV and III (n = 17), 6MWT (212 ± 56 m), BNP (3622 ± 1860 ng/L) and AHR (112.5 ± 23.2 bpm) before ablation, the index of LVEDD (45.2 ± 3.3 mm;41.7 ± 2.5 mm;40.5 ± 3.1 m), BNP (2429 ± 1355 ng/L;1530 ± 866 ng/L;1300 ± 520 ng/L), total number of patients of NYHA class IV and III (n = 11;3;2) and AHR (73.3 ± 15.3 bpm;68.7 ± 13.5 bpm;66.3 ± 13.6 bpm) significantly decreased (P < 0.05), LVEF (45.6 ± 3.5%;51.5 ± 2.7%;53.5 ± 3.1%) and 6MWT (262 ± 47 m;305 ± 37 m;313 ± 41 m) greatly increased (P < 0.05)in 7 days, 3 and 6 months after ablation respectively. There was a statistical difference between 7 days and 3 or 6 months after ablation in above-mentioned indexes (P < 0.05) except AHR (P > 0.05), no significant difference existed between 3 and 6 months in all indexes (P > 0.05). Conclusion: long-lasting atrial arrhythmia with rapid ventricular response could impair left ventricle function, which could be reversed within weeks after successful ablation and restoration of sinus rhythm.
文摘The basic rhythms of nature that left their imprint on the existence of all living organism on the Earth, arose under the influence of the Earth’s rotation relative to the Sun, the Moon and other planets and stars of the Universe. This periodicity gave rise to the rhythm that has become essential for their life. Life is a continual chemical process of building up and breaking down of organic substances, which results from the substance exchange between an organism and the environment. This makes it impossible for a living organism to exist without the external environment. Since 1978-1979 we have been carrying out a task-oriented research with the aim to approximate the moment when we are able to answer all these questions. Daily fluctuations of cardiac and motor activity of the fetus have been studied (uninterrupted daily recording of fetal ECG);polysomnography of nocturnal sleep was recorded;daily fluctuations of endocrine system activity in the pregnant were studied. A correlation was made between the functional state of maternal sleep-wakefulness biological rhythm, biological clock of the human fetus and the “light-darkness” cycle of a 24-hour solar day. In the process of the study we have developed an original method of day-to-day analysis of maternal and fetal ECGs. It has been established that a healthy fetus has distinct, diurnal variations of physiological functions. The fetal biorhythms coordinate with the status of the maternal organism being, however, in an opposite phase. The curve of the dynamics of fetal physiological system functioning shows a biphasic nature (one-phase in adults). “Active” and “quiet” (sleep-like) periods have been singled out in the human fetus. No reaction is observed in “quiet” periods. However, the “zero”-type fetal reaction recorded by us within the period from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. does not indicate unsatisfactory condition of the fetus but rather is suggestive of a definite reduction of functional levels of the fetal physiological systems, which is necessary for vital activity. Although conventionally recognized as an indicator of poor state of the fetus, this type only calls for precise attention when recorded in fetal “active” hours. The present study has been the first in the world’s medicine and biorhythmology to detect and establish the daily rhythms of cardiac and motor activity in the human fetus.
基金Funded by Postgraduate Research&Practice Innovation Program of Xinjiang Normal UniversityProject Name:An Acoustic Study of Standard Chinese Speech Rhythm by Preparatory University Students--A Case Study of Xinjiang Normal UniversityProject number:XSY202001014.
文摘As an important prosodic feature in the processing of natural languages,speech rhythm refers to the temporal organization of language.The present study reviewed the literature related to speech rhythm pattern of second language.It is indicated most of the previous studies only focused on the ESL learners’speech rhythm patterns.However,there are a few studies on the rhythm patterns of Mandarin Chinese learners.Thus,it is necessary to investigate the rhythmic patterns of different second language learners because rhythmic cues are important to evaluate the degree of accentedness in speech.
基金Jointly supported by the Special Research Foundation for Doctorate Programme of CollegesUniversities of the State Education Commission of China (No. 9549111), Fundamental Research Project from the State Commission of Science and Technology of ChinaNa
文摘Twenty orthosequences and their corresponding sea-level change (SLC) cycles have been recognized in the Devonian overlying the Caledonian unconformity, of which 9, 5.5 and 5.5 occurred in the Lower, Middle and Upper Devonian respectively. They can be grouped into 4 orthosequence sets, in which the maximum flooding surfaces lie in the sulcutus Zone (D12), perbonus Zone (D13), Middle and Upper varcus Zone (D22) and gigas Zone (D21) respectively. Four instant palaeogeographical reconstructions of South China have been made in the Emsian and Givetian. Devonian sea-level change rhythms of South China can be divided into 3 categories: the autorhythmic, the worldwide and regional allorhythmic, and the coupling-rhythmic. They developed respectively in the Famennian, Pragian, Eifelian, Lochkovian, Emsian, Givetian, Frasnian and the F / F (between the Frasnian and Famennian) event. The cause of the worldwide allorhythmic SLC of the Pragian and Eifelian under comparatively dry, warm and tranquil conditions may
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(3090014131270042)+1 种基金the Chinese Academy of Sciences(KSCX2-EW-J-22Y2C3011) to Jianguo CUI
文摘In anurans, the outcomes of male-male contests and female choice are often associated with body size. In some species, males evaluate an opponent's fighting ability and females evaluate male quality on the basis of male communication signals, which are thought to reflect information concerning male body size. Nevertheless, previous studies reveal that male call structure is not always correlated with body size. In the present study we investigated the relationships between body size and call structure in the large treefrog, Rhacophorus dennysi, as well as the relationship of its calling behavior with air temperature and humidity. The results show that both the dominant and fundamental frequencies are negatively correlated with body size, while inter-note intervals are positively correlated with body size, indicating that call characters could reflect body size in this species.Additionally, calling in this tropical species exhibits a circadian rhythm insofar as relatively high temperature and low humidity during the day is associated with less vocal behavior. Thus, individual variations in call structure are mainly dependent on body size while the temporal rhythm of calling activity is affected by environmental conditions in large treefrogs.
文摘The etiology of digestive pathologies such as irritable bowel syndrome(IBS), inflammatory bowel diseases(IBD) and cancer is not yet fully understood. In recent years, several studies have evidenced circadian variations in mechanisms involved in digestive health. In situations of disturbed circadian rhythms(chronodisruption) where the central clock and the peripheral clocks receive incoherent signals, the synchronicity is lost producing implications for health. This lack of coordination could alter the tissue function and cause long term damage to the organs. Life habits such as sleep, physical exercise, social interaction, and feeding times are determinants for stability and integrity of circadian rhythms. In recent years, experimental and clinical studies have consistently evidenced that the alteration of circadian rhythms is associated with the development of digestive pathologies mainly linked to dismotility or changes in microbiota composition. Likewise, it seems reasonable to deep into the importance of chronodisruption as a factor that may participate in the development of pathologies such as IBS, IBD and digestive cancers. Moreover, life habits respecting circadian rhythms should be promoted for the prevention of these diseases. Further studies will allow us a better understanding of the mechanisms acting at molecular level, and the development of new therapeutic targets.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81730033(to XPG),No.81701371(to TJX),No.81801380(to XZ)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China,No.BK20170654(to TJX),No.BK20170129(to XZ)the Key Talent’s 13th Five-Year Plan for Strengthening Health of Jiangsu Province of China,No.ZDRCA2016069(to XPG)
文摘Sleep-wake rhythm disturbances,which are characterized by abnormal sleep timing or duration,are associated with cognitive dysfunction.Photoacoustic treatments including light and sound stimulation have been found to be effective in modulating sleep patterns and improving cognitive behavior in abnormal sleep-wake pattern experiments.In this study,we examined whether light and sound interventions could reduce sleep-wake pattern disturbances and memory deficits in a sleep rhythm disturbance model.We established a model of sleep rhythm disturbance in C57 BL/6 J mice via a sleep deprivation method involving manual cage tapping,cage jostling,and nest disturbance.We used a Mini Mitter radio transmitter device to monitor motor activity in the mice and fear conditioning tests to assess cognitive function.Our results indicated that an intervention in which the mice were exposed to blue light(40-Hz flickering frequency)for 1 hour during their subjective daytime significantly improved the 24-hour-acrophase shift and reduced the degree of memory deficit induced by sleep deprivation.However,interventions in which the mice were exposed to a 40-Hz blue light at offset time or subjective night time points,as well as 2 Hz-blue light at 3 intervention time points(subjective day time,subjective night time,and offset time points),had no positive effects on circadian rhythm shift or memory deficits.Additionally,a 2000-Hz sound intervention during subjective day time attenuated the24-hour-acrophase shift and memory decline,while 440-Hz and 4000-Hz sounds had no effect on circadian rhythms.Overall,these results demonstrate that photoacoustic treatment effectively corrected abnormal sleep-wake patterns and cognitive dysfunction associated with sleep-deprivation-induced disturbances in sleep-wake rhythm.All animal experiments were approved by the Experimental Animal Ethics Committee of Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to the Medical College of Nanjing University,China(approval No.20171102)on November20,2017.
文摘The rubber tree physiological and ecological process quantitatively described by using mathematical method is an important means to the analysis of rubber tree growth process and mechanism. The study on growth simulation model of rubber tree will lay the foundation for the application of rubber tree cultivation intelligent decision system. A Richards equation was formulated to describe the height and stem diameter growth dynamics of the annual rubber seedlings. An area correlation analysis was done according to the closeness of the observed parameters to the dynamic curve on the gray system composed of the seedling growth increment and the meteorological factors including aerial temperature, precipitation and solar radiation hours that influence upon the seedling growth. The results showed that rubber seedling response fitted the Richards equation quite well. The growth increment displayed a distinct alternation of 'slow—fast—slow— fast—slow' rhythm. The growth course of the seedlings might be partitioned into three periods of time by the sequential clustering analysis, namely pre-growing, fast-growing, late-growing stage. The tray correlation analysis revealed that air temperature had the most significant influence while precipitation had the least impact on height growth of the rubber seedlings. In conclusion, the air temperature had the most significant influence while solar radiation hours had the least impact on stem diameter growth of the rubber seedlings.
