33 research outputs found
Natural aromatic compounds as scaffolds to develop selective G-quadruplex ligands. From previously reported berberine derivatives to new palmatine analogues
In this paper, the selective interactions of synthetic derivatives of two natural compounds, berberine and palmatine,with DNA G-quadruplex structureswere reported. In particular, the previous works on this subject concerning berberine were further presented and discussed, whereas the results concerning palmatine are presented here for the first time. In detail, these palmatine derivatives were developed by inserting seven different small peptide basic chains, giving several new compounds that have never been reported before. The preliminary studies of the interactions of these compounds with various G-quadruplex-forming sequences were carried out by means of various structural and biochemical techniques, which showed that the presence of suitable side chains is very useful for improving the interaction of the ligands with G-quadruplex structures. Thus, these new palmatine derivatives might act as potential anticancer drugs
Learning from Heterogeneity: A Dynamic Learning Framework for Hypergraphs
Graph neural network (GNN) has gained increasing popularity in recent years
owing to its capability and flexibility in modeling complex graph structure
data. Among all graph learning methods, hypergraph learning is a technique for
exploring the implicit higher-order correlations when training the embedding
space of the graph. In this paper, we propose a hypergraph learning framework
named LFH that is capable of dynamic hyperedge construction and attentive
embedding update utilizing the heterogeneity attributes of the graph.
Specifically, in our framework, the high-quality features are first generated
by the pairwise fusion strategy that utilizes explicit graph structure
information when generating initial node embedding. Afterwards, a hypergraph is
constructed through the dynamic grouping of implicit hyperedges, followed by
the type-specific hypergraph learning process. To evaluate the effectiveness of
our proposed framework, we conduct comprehensive experiments on several popular
datasets with eleven state-of-the-art models on both node classification and
link prediction tasks, which fall into categories of homogeneous pairwise graph
learning, heterogeneous pairwise graph learning, and hypergraph learning. The
experiment results demonstrate a significant performance gain (average 12.5% in
node classification and 13.3% in link prediction) compared with recent
state-of-the-art methods
Exploiting Spatial-temporal Data for Sleep Stage Classification via Hypergraph Learning
Sleep stage classification is crucial for detecting patients' health
conditions. Existing models, which mainly use Convolutional Neural Networks
(CNN) for modelling Euclidean data and Graph Convolution Networks (GNN) for
modelling non-Euclidean data, are unable to consider the heterogeneity and
interactivity of multimodal data as well as the spatial-temporal correlation
simultaneously, which hinders a further improvement of classification
performance. In this paper, we propose a dynamic learning framework STHL, which
introduces hypergraph to encode spatial-temporal data for sleep stage
classification. Hypergraphs can construct multi-modal/multi-type data instead
of using simple pairwise between two subjects. STHL creates spatial and
temporal hyperedges separately to build node correlations, then it conducts
type-specific hypergraph learning process to encode the attributes into the
embedding space. Extensive experiments show that our proposed STHL outperforms
the state-of-the-art models in sleep stage classification tasks
Energy Evolution and Damage Mechanism of Fractured Sandstone with Different Angles
To explore the influence of crack angle on the mechanical properties, energy evolution, and damage evolution of sandstone, uniaxial loading tests were conducted on sandstones with different crack angles. Through the stress–strain curve, the influence of the crack angle on the mechanical properties was analyzed. Based on energy theories and principles, the influence of crack angle on the energy conversion mechanism was analyzed. Based on crack angle and dissipated energy, a damage model considering the initial damage to the fractured sandstones was established. The following conclusions were drawn: (1) The strength and elastic modulus of sandstone decrease with an increase in crack angle, and Poisson’s ratio increases with an increase in crack angle; prefabricated cracks affect the crack initiation position, and accelerate the formation of fracture surfaces. (2) The stress–strain curve was divided into compaction stage, elastic stage, yield stage, and failure stage. The larger the crack angle, the longer the yield stage and the shorter the failure stage. (3) At the peak point, the elastic energy, dissipated energy, and input energy of fractured sandstone always decrease with an increase in crack angle; the energy consumption ratio increases with an increase in crack angle; and the energy storage ratio decreases with an increase in crack angle. (4) The damage variable shows a trend of slow accumulation–steady accumulation–rapid accumulation; the crack angle affects the initial damage of the specimen, and the dissipated energy affects the variation trend of the damage variable
Energy Evolution and Damage Mechanism of Fractured Sandstone with Different Angles
To explore the influence of crack angle on the mechanical properties, energy evolution, and damage evolution of sandstone, uniaxial loading tests were conducted on sandstones with different crack angles. Through the stress–strain curve, the influence of the crack angle on the mechanical properties was analyzed. Based on energy theories and principles, the influence of crack angle on the energy conversion mechanism was analyzed. Based on crack angle and dissipated energy, a damage model considering the initial damage to the fractured sandstones was established. The following conclusions were drawn: (1) The strength and elastic modulus of sandstone decrease with an increase in crack angle, and Poisson’s ratio increases with an increase in crack angle; prefabricated cracks affect the crack initiation position, and accelerate the formation of fracture surfaces. (2) The stress–strain curve was divided into compaction stage, elastic stage, yield stage, and failure stage. The larger the crack angle, the longer the yield stage and the shorter the failure stage. (3) At the peak point, the elastic energy, dissipated energy, and input energy of fractured sandstone always decrease with an increase in crack angle; the energy consumption ratio increases with an increase in crack angle; and the energy storage ratio decreases with an increase in crack angle. (4) The damage variable shows a trend of slow accumulation–steady accumulation–rapid accumulation; the crack angle affects the initial damage of the specimen, and the dissipated energy affects the variation trend of the damage variable
Study on Characteristic Strength and Constitutive Model of Red Sandstone under Hydraulic Coupling
The newly built shaft in the western region needs to pass through the deep Cretaceous stratum, where the pores and fissures are developed, the cementation ability is poor, and the surrounding rock is rich in water. Under the coupling effect of the stress field and seepage field, the surrounding rock is easy to deteriorate and loses stability. The hydraulic coupling test of Cretaceous red sandstone was carried out by using the TAW-2000 rock mechanics testing system, and the characteristic strength evolution law of red sandstone was analyzed; Mohr’s circle and strength envelope were obtained by the M–C criterion, and the influence mechanism seepage pressure on red sandstone was explored; and combined with the effective stress principle and M–C strength criterion, a constitutive model under hydraulic coupling was established. Confining pressure limits the development of cracks and strengthens the mechanical properties. The results revealed that red sandstone has the characteristics of low less clay, loose particles, and weak cementation capacity; under the action of water pressure, the cement between particles disintegrates and loses the cementation strength, resulting in a significant decrease in cohesion, and the loss of cementation strength is the internal reason for the softening of red sandstone. The constitutive model based on the effective principle and M–C criterion can better reflect the mechanical behavior of red sandstone under hydraulic coupling. This paper provides a research basis for understanding the microscopic characteristics and hydraulic coupling characteristics of Cretaceous weakly cemented sandstone
Experimental Study on Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Coal Gangue Concrete
In order to study the static and dynamic mechanical characteristics of the coal gangue concrete used in the mine support structure, the compressive strength test, the drop weight impact test, and the Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) test were conducted. The compressive strength, initial and final impacting energy, dynamic strength, and failure characteristic of concrete were obtained of the concrete single-doped with coal gangue coarse aggregate, single-doped with coal gangue fine aggregate, and codoped with coal gangue coarse and fine aggregates. The results show that (1) it is feasible that employing coal gangue to replace natural coarse and fine aggregates in concrete can prepare C30 and C40 concrete; (2) the addition of coal gangue fine aggregate has a positive effect on the impact energy of the initial and final cracks of concrete, while the addition of coal gangue coarse aggregate has a negative effect on it; (3) compared with the static strength, the dynamic strength of concrete is improved no matter whether coal gangue is added to concrete; (4) the incorporation of coal gangue coarse aggregate will make the concrete shear surface smooth; (5) at the given impacting pressure, the concrete with coal gangue coarse aggregate has greater particle breakage and those with coal gangue fine aggregate has less. The research of this study can be a reference for the application of gangue concrete in mine support structures