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.     

用于中子发生器加速极电源的高频变压器设计

根据中子发生器加速极电源功率要求,通过AP(Area Product)法对加速极电源中的关键部件高频变压器进行设计.在推挽前级逆变电路中,增加去磁回路抑制变压器偏磁问题,采用分段分组绕制法减小分布电容.同时,测量和比较了不同频率下,变压器原、副边电压实验波形.结果表明:高频变压器的转换效率随频率升高而增大,当工作频率为20 kHz时,输出效率达到84％,满足了中子发生器加速极电源的要求.     

基于NOMA的认知无线电网络功率分配

考虑采用非正交多址接入(NOMA)技术的认知无线电网络下行链路的功率分配问题,旨在最大化接入系统的次用户数,提升系统的频谱效率.在不影响主用户通信的情况下,对次用户进行合理的功率分配,使得系统接入的次用户数最大化.在系统可用功率未得到充分利用时,考虑在接入系统的次用户间对未利用的功率再次进行功率分配,提升系统的频谱效率.仿真结果显示:当次用户最小速率为2.5 bit·s~(-1),请求接入系统的次用户数为10时,频谱效率可提升13%.     

外汇欧式期权在市场不完备下的对冲误差分析

本文研究了外汇欧式期权的对冲误差问题,针对典型的静态和动态Delta对冲策略,在对冲过程不连续和利率平价公式不成立的市场不完备情形下,给出了即期对冲和远期对冲的对冲误差公式,从而能够更准确地衡量实际对冲组合产生的风险.在研究Delta对冲策略过程中,本文提出了一个包含摩擦系数ε的外汇远期汇率模型,并通过分析即期对冲和远期对冲的差异,给出了最优对冲方式的判别条件.该判别条件依赖于摩擦系数ε,做市商仅通过对摩擦系数ε实时的监控,便可以选择最优的风险对冲方式,从而提高了对冲效率.本文提出的对冲误差的具体解析式和最优对冲方式的判别条件为外汇期权对冲及其风险管理提供了理论依据.实证结果表明,本文提出的期望收益差与实际对冲组合的收益差基本一致,从而验证了判别条件的合理性.     

基于改进Faster R-CNN的农田残膜识别方法

为了实现农田残膜的精准捡拾,提高残膜回收机的回收率.将改进Faster R-CNN卷积神经网络运用到农田残膜的识别检测中,提出了一种农田残膜的识别方法.以11MS-1850残膜回收机工作后遗留在农田表面的残膜为研究对象,分别在晴天、阴天不同时间段采集图像共计1648幅.通过更改图像亮度、旋转等方式扩充数据集,最终得到4950幅残膜样本图像,按照7:2:1划分为训练集(3465幅)、验证集(990幅)、测试集(495幅);采用双阈值算法替代传统的单阈值算法,降低了阈值对模型性能的影响;通过对比试验,选取具有残差网络结构的ResNet50作为主干特征提取网络,准确率可达88.84％,召回率为87.70％,总体精度为88.27％;为了使检测模型对小目标更加灵敏,根据数据集中残膜尺寸大小,在原有锚点基础上增加322和642的尺度参数,准确率、召回率、总体精度分别提升了1.29％、0.67％、0.97％,单幅检测时间为284.13 ms,基本满足了识别残膜的要求.可为残膜回收机加装补收装置提供参考,为研制人工智能残膜回收机提供理论基础.     

尾水管水力振动的监测与故障判断

从模型及真机试验结果出发，叙述混流式水轮机一般的水力故障形式，研究了尾水管的水力振动特点及振动随运行工况而变化的情况，介绍了以压力脉动频率及幅值作为特征参量对尾水管进行振动监测及故障判断的方法。     

酸性硅溶胶沉淀法制备超微细活性白炭黑

对酸性硅溶胶沉淀法生产超微细活性白炭黑的工艺进行了研究；探讨了生产过程中硅溶胶的ｐＨ值，反应终点ｐＨ值，反应温度以及分散剂等条件；制备了较高品质的产品，其性能接近或超过国外同类产品．     

铝合金加工用刀具的使用研究（三）

当前我国各机械加工生产厂家引进国外进口设备及生产线较多，实现引进设备及生产线上刀具的国产化以降低生产成本，成为当前国内整个机械加工领域亟待解决的问题。     

C60偶联多孔硅系统的蓝光发射

用G60作为表面钝化剂，与多孔硅进行偶联．发现当C60偶联多孔硅系统在空气中存储一年后，能够发射460nm左右的强烈蓝光．经过系统的测量和分析，认为蓝光起源的发光中心与SiO2体材料中的“自捕获激子”模型类似．它是由一个氧空位和一个间隙氧组成的，间隙氧同时和相邻的晶格氧形成过氧连接．光激发载流子来自于Si纳米晶粒的核心，辐射复合过程则在多孔硅表面的发光中心进行．进一步的电子束辐照和臭氧辐照实验证明了这个发光中心的存在．从FTIR谱的分析，推测是样品表面Si=O双键的缓慢变化促使了蓝光中心的自发产生．     

An efficient algorithm to generate candidates in discovering frequent episodes

0 IntroductionData mining is widely used in many research fieldssuch as decision supporting systems[1], bio-informationanalysis[2]and knowledge engineering[3-5]. Most data col-lected from scientific experiments or telecommunicationnetworks have inherent sequential nature inthemand canthus be abstractly viewed as a sequence of events . Onebasic problemin miningsuchevent sequencesis discoveryof recurrent combinations of events , which are calledepisodes. Once frequent episodes are discovered,rul…