三维传播环境天线阵列空域相关性研究

针对任意三维传播环境下多天线空域相关性求解复杂的问题,提出一种基于角度域脉冲采样的高效近似计算方法。针对均匀角度谱分布,详细推导出了天线空域相关系数的闭合表达式和近似表达式;针对非均匀任意角度谱,利用有限个均匀二维采样脉冲加权叠加进行逼近,从而将天线空域相关系数等效为多个均匀采样脉冲对应相关系数的加权之和。基于实测的Von Mises Fisher角度谱,仿真结果表明,当采样间隔小于2°时,所提方法运算量仅为数值积分方法的十分之一,而绝对误差小于0.005,可以应用于多天线分集、多输入多输出系统性能评估及天线阵列流型优化等场合。     

Cilioplasm is a cellular compartment for calcium signaling in response to mechanical and chemical stimuli

Primary cilia with a diameter of ~200 nm have been implicated in development and disease. Calcium signaling within a primary cilium has never been directly visualized and has therefore remained a speculation. Fluid-shear stress and dopamine receptor type-5 (DR5) agonist are among the few stimuli that require cilia for intracellular calcium signal transduction. However, it is not known if these stimuli initiate calcium signaling within the cilium or if the calcium signal originates in the cytoplasm. Using an integrated single-cell imaging technique, we demonstrate for the first time that calcium signaling triggered by fluid-shear stress initiates in the primary cilium and can be distinguished from the subsequent cytosolic calcium response through the ryanodine receptor. Importantly, this flow-induced calcium signaling depends on the ciliary polycystin-2 calcium channel. While DR5-specific agonist induces calcium signaling mainly in the cilioplasm via ciliary CaV1.2, thrombin specifically induces cytosolic calcium signaling through the IP₃ receptor. Furthermore, a non-specific calcium ionophore triggers both ciliary and cytosolic calcium responses. We suggest that cilia not only act as sensory organelles but also function as calcium signaling compartments. Cilium-dependent signaling can spread to the cytoplasm or be contained within the cilioplasm. Our study thus provides the first model to understand signaling within the cilioplasm of a living cell.     

Activation of the AXL kinase causes resistance to EGFR-targeted therapy in lung cancer

Human non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) with activating mutations in EGFR frequently respond to treatment with EGFR-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), such as erlotinib, but responses are not durable, as tumors acquire resistance. Secondary mutations in EGFR (such as T790M) or upregulation of the MET kinase are found in over 50% of resistant tumors. Here, we report increased activation of AXL and evidence for epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in multiple in vitro and in vivo EGFR-mutant lung cancer models with acquired resistance to erlotinib in the absence of the EGFR p.Thr790Met alteration or MET activation. Genetic or pharmacological inhibition of AXL restored sensitivity to erlotinib in these tumor models. Increased expression of AXL and, in some cases, of its ligand GAS6 was found in EGFR-mutant lung cancers obtained from individuals with acquired resistance to TKIs. These data identify AXL as a promising therapeutic target whose inhibition could prevent or overcome acquired resistance to EGFR TKIs in individuals with EGFR-mutant lung cancer.     

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.     

Genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility loci for open angle glaucoma at TMCO1 and CDKN2B-AS1

We report a genome-wide association study for open-angle glaucoma (OAG) blindness using a discovery cohort of 590 individuals with severe visual field loss (cases) and 3,956 controls. We identified associated loci at TMCO1 (rs4656461[G] odds ratio (OR) = 1.68, P = 6.1 × 10(-10)) and CDKN2B-AS1 (rs4977756[A] OR = 1.50, P = 4.7 × 10(-9)). We replicated these associations in an independent cohort of cases with advanced OAG (rs4656461 P = 0.010; rs4977756 P = 0.042) and two additional cohorts of less severe OAG (rs4656461 combined discovery and replication P = 6.00 × 10(-14), OR = 1.51, 95% CI 1.35-1.68; rs4977756 combined P = 1.35 × 10(-14), OR = 1.39, 95% CI 1.28-1.51). We show retinal expression of genes at both loci in human ocular tissues. We also show that CDKN2A and CDKN2B are upregulated in the retina of a rat model of glaucoma.     

耗能连梁采用新型复合阻尼器后对剪力墙结构性能的影响

研究一种震后可替换的新型复合阻尼器置于连梁跨中以实现保护连梁并提高连梁耗能能力的目标.在ABAQUS有限元软件平台上根据复合阻尼器的特点提出一种可以有效反映其特征的等效简化模型,并与仿真模型进行对比验证;将等效简化模型应用于高层剪力墙结构的连梁中,进行罕遇地震下的剪力墙结构动力时程分析;以混凝土连梁为参照,研究安装了复...     

双胆固醇取代Schiff碱衍生物的合成及其自组装性质

设计合成了双胆固醇取代Schiff碱衍生物, 发现该化合物能在苯、 CCl₄、 乙酸丁酯和DMF中自组装形成透明的有机凝胶. 扫描电镜和透射电镜照片表明, 大量一维凝胶纤维的交叉缠绕构成了三维网络结构. UV-vis吸收光谱表明, 在凝胶相中Schiff碱基团之间通过π-π相互作用形成了H-聚集体.     

La-Mg-Ni基合金储氢性能的研究

采用高频感应熔炼制备La0.7Ca0.3Ni2.8-xMgx(x=0.1、0.2、0.3、0.4)合金,进行X射线衍射(XRD)实验,气相储氢性能测试和电化学性能测试,分析Mg部分替代Ni对合金的储氢和电化学性能的影响。分析结果表明,合金具有多相结构,当x=0.1、0.3时,合金的主相是CaCu5-型结构的LaNi5相,当x=0.2、0.4时,合金的主相是AB2-型Laves相LaNi2相。随x=0.1、0.2、0.3、0.4合金电极的放电容量(mAh/g)依次为244.7、140.8、257.6、164。当x=0.1时,在2MPa氢压、25℃时,合金La0.7Ca0.3Ni2.7Mg0.1的储氢量达到1.1wt%。     

乌骨藤化学成分和生物活性研究进展

综述了近年来乌骨藤化学成分和生物活性研究方面的进展,主要包括化学成分、生物活性、临床应用概述,并对它的研究和应用前景作了展望。     

基于曲率的自适应曲面数控磨削

利用等包络迹高度控制砂轮行走路径,实现了曲面的自适应数控成型磨削,以提高曲面的磨削效率.首先,根据曲面曲率建立自适应数控成型磨削的数控模式,然后,在比较等间距行走的数控磨削方式的基础上分析曲面曲率不同的成型磨削特征,最后,进行数控成型磨削试验和检测加工曲面的成形误差,验证该自适应数控成型磨削方法的有效性.分析结果表明,利用移动磨削点的包络成型磨削可以减小砂轮磨损对加工精度的影响.此外,等包络迹高度行走的数控磨削可以根据曲面曲率调节行走路经的间距,实现自适应磨削加工,提高曲面的加工效率,而且在加工曲率较大且提高加工精度时可以较大幅度地减少砂轮行走步数.试验结果表明,当等包络迹高度小至1μm时可以形成光顺的加工曲面,在100mm×40mm范围内形状误差PV值可以达到0.285mm.