中药肾茶对家猫夏季饮水和血清尿素含量的影响

家猫饮水、排尿较少,泌尿系统疾病高发.肾茶是一种传统中药,具有良好的利尿作用.本研究采用10只家猫进行实验,结果显示:在饲粮中添加1%(质量分数)肾茶可以显著增加家猫的饮水量,降低血清尿素氮含量,但不影响家猫的体重和采食量.这表明肾茶有增加家猫排尿量、减少其泌尿系统疾病的潜在作用.     

淀山湖水质及与环湖稻田农业面源污染的关系

对淀山湖主要进水和出水口水质进行年度定点监测; 同时, 布置田间试验, 研究不同施肥稻田田面水养分含量动态. 结果表明:淀山湖进出水口水体氨氮和总磷年平均质量浓度分别为 0.47 和 0.13 mg/L, 基本处于 Ⅴ 类水质标准; 进水口水质略劣于出水口, 不同进水口的水质也有很大差异. 进一步研究发现, 淀山湖水质的年度变化与稻田田面水养分的动态变化有密切的相关性, 表明农业面源污染对淀山湖水环境具有显著影响. 在环湖地区, 减少和控制农业面源, 是进一步改善淀山湖水环境质量的关键.     

一种基于类不平衡学习的情感分析方法

针对网络评论中普遍存在的负面评论较少而影响力却较大的类不平衡问题, 提出一种基于类不平衡学习的情感分析方法. 该方法利用深度学习训练过程中的概率输出, 以计算样例的信息熵作为影响因子构建交叉信息熵损失函数. 在IMDB公开数据集上进行实验验证的结果表明, 基于集成信息熵损失函数的双向长短期记忆网络能处理类不平衡问题; 对数据的统计分析结果表明, 该策略能提升基于双向长短期记忆网络的评论情感极性分类性能. 针对AUC(area under curve)指标, 使用集成信息熵损失函数的双向长短期记忆网络模型比未考虑类不平衡的深度学习模型在中位数上最多提升15.3%.     

Blockage of the NLRP3 inflammasome by MCC950 improves anti-tumor immune responses in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

The NLRP3 inflammasome is a critical innate immune pathway responsible for producing active interleukin (IL)-1β, which is associated with tumor development and immunity. However, the mechanisms regulating the inflammatory microenvironment, tumorigenesis and tumor immunity are unclear. Herein, we show that the NLRP3 inflammasome was over-expressed in human HNSCC tissues and that the IL-1β concentration was increased in the peripheral blood of HNSCC patients. Additionally, elevated NLRP3 inflammasome levels were detected in tumor tissues of Tgfbr1/Pten 2cKO HNSCC mice, and elevated IL-1β levels were detected in the peripheral blood serum, spleen, draining lymph nodes and tumor tissues. Blocking NLRP3 inflammasome activation using MCC950 remarkably reduced IL-1β production in an HNSCC mouse model and reduced the numbers of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), regulatory T cells (Tregs) and tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs). Moreover, inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation increased the numbers of CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T cells in HNSCC mice. Notably, the numbers of exhausted PD-1⁺ and Tim3⁺ T cells were significantly reduced. A human HNSCC tissue microarray showed that NLRP3 inflammasome expression was correlated with the expression of CD8 and CD4, the Treg marker Foxp3, the MDSC markers CD11b and CD33, and the TAM markers CD68 and CD163, PD-1 and Tim3. Overall, our results demonstrate that the NLRP3 inflammasome/IL-1β pathway promotes tumorigenesis in HNSCC and inactivation of this pathway delays tumor growth, accompanied by decreased immunosuppressive cell accumulation and an increased number of effector T cells. Thus, inhibition of the tumor microenvironment through the NLRP3 inflammasome/IL-1β pathway may provide a novel approach for HNSCC therapy.     

Microsatellite instability in gastric cancer: molecular bases,clinical perspectives,and new treatment approaches

Gastric cancer is one of the most aggressive malignancies, with limited treatment options in both locally advanced and metastatic setting, resulting in poor prognosis. Based on genomic characterization, stomach tumour has recently been described as a heterogeneous disease composed by different subtypes, each of them with peculiar molecular aspects and specific clinical behaviour. With an incidence of 22% among all western gastric tumour cases, stomach cancer with microsatellite instability was identified as one of these subgroups. Retrospective studies and limited prospective trials reported differences between gastric cancers with microsatellite stability and those with instability, mainly concerning clinical and pathological features, but also in regard to immunological microenvironment, correlation with prognostic value, and responses to treatment. In particular, gastric cancer with microsatellite instability constitutes a small but relevant subgroup associated with older age, female sex, distal stomach location, and lower number of lymph-node metastases. Emerging data attribute to microsatellite instability status a favourable prognostic meaning, whereas the poor outcomes reported after perioperative chemotherapy administration suggest a detrimental role of cytotoxic drugs in this gastric cancer subgroup. The strong immunogenicity and the widespread expression of immune-checkpoint ligands make microsatellite instability subtype more vulnerable to immunotherapeutic approach, e.g., with anti-PD-L1 and anti-CTLA4 antibodies. Since gastric cancer with microsatellite instability shows specific features and clinical behaviour not overlapping with microsatellite stable disease, microsatellite instability test might be suitable for inclusion in a diagnostic setting for all tumour stages to guarantee the most targeted and effective treatment to every patient.     

氯乙烯精馏过程模拟优化与节能降耗的研究

针对某聚氯乙烯厂精馏过程中氯乙烯产品纯度低、能耗高的问题,利用化工流程模拟软件Aspen Plus对氯乙烯精馏系统中的T-203塔进行模拟优化,选择适合氯乙烯体系的NRTL模型进行计算,确定理论板数为28块。根据灵敏度分析和正交试验得到最佳操作参数为:回流比为0.8,进料位置为第2块理论板,侧线采出位置为第18块理论板。产品中氯乙烯质量分数达到99.999%,低沸物质量分数小于1×10-6,高沸物质量分数小于5×10-6。同时对精馏系统提出两项节能降耗技术,其中循环水改造技术预计为企业带来经济效益1034.85万元/a,高效导向筛板技术可以有效提高分离效率和生产能力。     

Fe掺杂对BiTaO_4陶瓷样品介电和铁电特性的影响

为探究Fe掺杂对BiTaO4陶瓷样品介电特性和铁电特性的影响,采用传统固相烧结法制备了Bi Ta1-xFexO4-x(x=0,0.01,0.03)陶瓷样品,利用X线衍射仪和扫描电子显微镜对样品的晶体结构和表面形貌进行分析,利用精密阻抗分析仪和铁电分析仪对样品的介电性能和铁电性能进行检测.结果表明:Fe掺杂没有明显改变样品的晶体结构;随着Fe掺杂量的增加,样品的介电常数表现出较好的稳定性,介电损耗略有减小,且基本保持在tanδ=0.05以下,其漏电流先增大后减小,且掺杂样品均可得到比较完整的电滞回线.     

关于检查井沉降与解决措施的研究

基于我国检查井施工中出现的不均匀沉降及相关施工问题的实际情况,针对导致上述问题出现的各方面原因进行分析,就优化设计、规范开挖及回填施工、强化检查井的砌筑等方面提出了相应解决措施.以期为我国市政管线建设中的检查井设计及施工提供借鉴.