两种生物农药对蚯蚓的急性毒性及氧化胁迫效应

为探究植物性杀虫剂鱼藤酮、藜芦碱对蚯蚓的影响选择赤子爱胜蚓(Eisenia foetida)为受试生物,通过急性毒性实验和抗氧化酶活性测定,揭示鱼藤酮、藜芦碱的毒性效应。结果显示,急性染毒试验鱼藤酮对蚯蚓24h、48h的半致死质量浓度分别为23.96mg/L、5.991mg/L,藜芦碱对蚯蚓24h、48h的半致死浓度分别为40.67mg/L、20.33 mg/L。说明藜芦碱、鱼藤酮对蚯蚓有致死效应,鱼藤酮的毒性强于藜芦碱;蚯蚓体重的增长受到了药物浓度的影响,有较明显的剂量效应关系,但随时间的延长对蚯蚓体重的抑制效应减弱;在药物胁迫下,SOD与POD活性变化随质量浓度增大呈现先上升后下降,蚯蚓体内SOD、POD响应不同,POD对药物响应更敏感。     

Lysosomal chymotrypsin B potentiates apoptosis via cleavage of Bid

We have reported that chymotrypsin B (CtrB) is not just a digestive enzyme but is also stored in lysosomes. Herein, we demonstrated a broad distribution of CtrB and explored the involvement of CtrB in apoptosis. Exposure of RH-35 cells to H₂O₂ or palmitate induced the redistribution of lysosomal CtrB into the cytoplasm as a result of lysosomal membrane permeabilization (LMP). Suppression of CtrB significantly blocked apoptosis, while overexpression of CtrB sensitized apoptosis markedly. CtrB could cleave Bid under neutral conditions. In RH-35 cells with Bid silenced, apoptosis induced by CtrB protein was attenuated, suggesting that CtrB mediates apoptosis of RH-35 cells mainly through processing Bid. Our data also suggest that LMP occurs earlier than mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization; Bid activation initiated by caspase-8 might be reinforced by CtrB in consequence of LMP, which causes a positive feedback loop leading to the accumulation of tBid, and results in lysosome- and mitochondrion-dependent apoptosis.     

Exome sequencing of liver fluke-associated cholangiocarcinoma

Opisthorchis viverrini-related cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), a fatal bile duct cancer, is a major public health concern in areas endemic for this parasite. We report here whole-exome sequencing of eight O. viverrini-related tumors and matched normal tissue. We identified and validated 206 somatic mutations in 187 genes using Sanger sequencing and selected 15 genes for mutation prevalence screening in an additional 46 individuals with CCA (cases). In addition to the known cancer-related genes TP53 (mutated in 44.4% of cases), KRAS (16.7%) and SMAD4 (16.7%), we identified somatic mutations in 10 newly implicated genes in 14.8-3.7% of cases. These included inactivating mutations in MLL3 (in 14.8% of cases), ROBO2 (9.3%), RNF43 (9.3%) and PEG3 (5.6%), and activating mutations in the GNAS oncogene (9.3%). These genes have functions that can be broadly grouped into three biological classes: (i) deactivation of histone modifiers, (ii) activation of G protein signaling and (iii) loss of genome stability. This study provides insight into the mutational landscape contributing to O. viverrini-related CCA.     

A genome-wide association study in Han Chinese identifies new susceptibility loci for ankylosing spondylitis

To identify susceptibility loci for ankylosing spondylitis, we performed a two-stage genome-wide association study in Han Chinese. In the discovery stage, we analyzed 1,356,350 autosomal SNPs in 1,837 individuals with ankylosing spondylitis and 4,231 controls; in the validation stage, we analyzed 30 suggestive SNPs in an additional 2,100 affected individuals and 3,496 controls. We identified two new susceptibility loci between EDIL3 and HAPLN1 at 5q14.3 (rs4552569; P = 8.77 × 10(-10)) and within ANO6 at 12q12 (rs17095830; P = 1.63 × 10(-8)). We also confirmed previously reported associations in Europeans within the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) region (top SNP, rs13202464; P < 5 × 10(-324)) and at 2p15 (rs10865331; P = 1.98 × 10(-8)). We show that rs13202464 within the MHC region mainly represents the risk effect of HLA-B*27 variants (including HLA-B*2704, HLA-B*2705 and HLA-B*2715) in Chinese. The two newly discovered loci implicate genes related to bone formation and cartilage development, suggesting their potential involvement in the etiology of ankylosing spondylitis.     

Deep Learning-Based Classification of the Polar Emotions of “Moe”-Style Cartoon Pictures

The cartoon animation industry has developed into a huge industrial chain with a large potential market involving games, digital entertainment, and other industries. However, due to the coarse-grained classification of cartoon materials, cartoon animators can hardly find relevant materials during the process of creation. The polar emotions of cartoon materials are an important reference for creators as they can help them easily obtain the pictures they need. Some methods for obtaining the emotions of cartoon pictures have been proposed, but most of these focus on expression recognition. Meanwhile, other emotion recognition methods are not ideal for use as cartoon materials. We propose a deep learning-based method to classify the polar emotions of the cartoon pictures of the "Moe" drawing style. According to the expression feature of the cartoon characters of this drawing style, we recognize the facial expressions of cartoon characters and extract the scene and facial features of the cartoon images. Then, we correct the emotions of the pictures obtained by the expression recognition according to the scene features. Finally, we can obtain the polar emotions of corresponding picture. We designed a dataset and performed verification tests on it, achieving 81.9% experimental accuracy. The experimental results prove that our method is competitive.     

模板法制备CexZr1-xO2及催化餐饮废油合成生物柴油

以松木为模板,使用模板法制备了不同铈锆含量的Ce_xZr_1-xO₂复合氧化物的催化剂,用于餐饮废油与甲醇进行酯交换反应合成生物柴油.采用BET、SEM对Ce_xZr_1-xO₂进行表征分析.研究不同制备方法、CeO₂的负载量和煅烧温度对催化剂活性的影响,以及不同的酯交换反应条件对生物柴油产率的影响.制备的Ce_xZr_1-xO₂具有松木的生物形态,并有助于催化剂形成多孔道结构.以Ce_xZr_1-xO₂为催化剂,考察甲醇和餐饮废油的酯交换反应.结果表明：当x=0.5,煅烧温度为600℃时,甲醇与餐饮废油物质的量比为60：1,催化剂用量（基于餐饮废油的质量）的质量分数为5%,反应温度为190℃,反应时间为6 h的反应条件下,酯交换反应的甲酯收率达到91.1%.     

模板法制备La2O3-CexZr1-xO2催化酯交换反应的研究

以松木屑为模版,制备了La₂O₃-Ce_xZr_1-xO₂复合氧化物,用于催化餐饮废弃油合成生物柴油的酯交换反应。采用BET比表面积分析仪、扫描电子显微镜（SEM）对La₂O₃-Ce_xZr_1-xO₂进行表征。研究不同制备方法对催化剂活性的影响,分析不同的反应条件对酯交换反应产率的影响。结果表明：当反应条件为x=0.5,催化剂量为餐饮废油质量的5%,甲醇与餐饮废油物质的量的比为54：1时,在165℃下反应4.5 h左右,酯交换反应获得生物柴油的产率为91.1%。     

水泥固化铅污染土的碳化机理及碳化度评价

为了探究水泥固化处理重金属污染场地在碳化作用下的微观结构演变规律及碳化度表征指标,选取典型加速碳化7d后的铅污染土试样进行分析.采用X射线衍射、电镜扫描和热重分析等测试方法,分析了碳化作用对矿物成分、铅的赋存形态、孔隙分布特征及孔隙溶液pH值的影响规律.结果表明:固化重金属污染土中Pb主要以硅酸盐、氢氧化物等化学沉淀的...     

煤粉管道堵塞故障分析

文章结合运行调整,分析了300 MW直接空冷机组,锅炉采用中储式制粉系统运行中因给粉机叶轮孔板销子脱落,煤粉自流引起煤粉管道堵塞对机组安全运行的影响,通过对故障现象的分析,介绍了故障诊断及处理过程.     

含有氨基酸基团的聚(ε-己内酯)合成与表征

采用氨基酸钠游离的氨基引发ε-己内酯单体开环得到酯肽齐聚物,并以六亚甲基二异氰酸酯为扩链剂,将这些齐聚物扩链合成4种聚酯酰胺.将4种天然氨基酸(L-丙氨酸、L-亮氨酸、L-谷氨酸、L-赖氨酸)引入到聚(ε-己内酯)(poly(ε-caprolactone),PCL)中,合成和表征了4种含有氨基酸残基的聚合物.通过1H-NMR、FT-IR、水接触角、水吸收率和降解实验对该聚酯酰胺进行了表征.实验结果表明:经氨基酸改性PCL的亲水性和降解性得到了改善,其中含有L-赖氨酸残基的聚酯酰胺因亲水性最高,降解速率最快.