Cultural Approach to English-Chinese Metaphor Translation

This paper studies the approach to English-Chinese metaphor translation. It introduces two translating approaches, aiming to explore their uses in the metaphor translation. Following an overview of domestication and foreignization, this paper analyzes the guide lines of translating metaphors through a close study of examples. This paper also explores the choices between the two strategies, trying to find the tendency in using the two approaches in cultural aspect

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema in COVID-19: case report and literature review

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly spread worldwide. Numerous studies have shown its typical and atypical CT findings. We report one COVID-19 patient who presented with a transient pneumothorax, spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SP), as well as subcutaneous emphysema during hospitalization. Chest CT andclinical findings were discussed, and a literature review is presented. The probable cause of SP in COVID-19 was alveolar damage. Once pneumothorax and SP were present, the patient should be carefully monitored to prevent respiratory deterioration, especially when lung lesions are severe

Topological states and braiding statistics using quantum circuits

Using superconducting quantum circuits, we propose an approach to construct a Kitaev lattice, i.e., an anisotropic spin model on a honeycomb lattice with three types of nearest-neighbor interactions. We study two particular cases to demonstrate topological states (i.e., the vortex and bond states) and show how the braiding statistics can be revealed. Our approach provides an experimentally realizable many-body system for demonstrating exotic properties of topological phases.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure

Effects of Different Base Wine Volumes on Volatile Compound Profile of Distilled Merlot Wine Analyzed by Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction Combined with Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

The effects of different base wine volumes (150, 200, and 250 L) during the distillation process on the volatile compounds of distilled wine made from Merlot grapes from the Jiaodong Peninsula were investigated in order to optimize the distillation conditions of distilled Merlot wine. In this study, headspace solid-phase microextraction combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS) was used to qualitatively and quantitatively analyze the volatile compounds of the intermediate distillates from different volumes of base wine. In addition, statistical analysis of the volatile composition data was performed by principal component analysis (PCA) and orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA). In total, 67, 67, and 64 aroma compounds were detected in the distillate samples from 150, 200, and 250 L of base wine, respectively. In each sample, 37 esters were found. Ester content was significantly higher in the distillate from 150 L than 200 and 250 L from base wine. PCA and OPLS-DA results consistently showed that 13, 1, and 1 aroma substances had positive effects on distilled samples from 150, 200, and 250 L of base wine, respectively. This study will lay the foundation for the production of high-quality distilled wine and thereby contribute to the development of the wine industry

Coordinative control of G2/M phase of the cell cycle by non-coding RNAs in hepatocellular carcinoma

Objective To investigate the interaction of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) in hepatocellular carcinoma. Methods We compared the ncRNAs and mRNAs expression profiles of hepatocellular carcinoma and adjacent tissue by microarray and RT-PCR. The relationship between different ncRNAs and mRNA was analyzed using bioinformatics tools. A regulatory model of ncRNAs in hepatocellular carcinoma cells was developed. Results A total of 1,704 differentially expressed lncRNAs, 57 miRNAs, and 2,093 mRNAs were identified by microarray analyses. There is a co-expression relationship between two ncRNAs (miRNA-125b-2-3p and lncRNA P26302). Bioinformatics analysis demonstrated cyclin-dependent kinases 1 and CyclinA2 as potential targets of miR-125b-2-3p and Polo-like kinase 1 as potential target of lncRNAP26302. All three gene are important components in the G2/M phase of cell cycle. Subsequently real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) studies confirmed these microarray results. Conclusion MiR-125b-2-3p and lncRNAP26302 may affect the G2/M phase of the cell cycle through the regulation of their respective target genes. This study shows a role of ncRNAs in pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma at molecular level, providing a basis for the future investigation aiming at early diagnosis and novel treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma

A fast "hybrid" silicon double quantum dot qubit

We propose a quantum dot qubit architecture that has an attractive combination of speed and fabrication simplicity. It consists of a double quantum dot with one electron in one dot and two electrons in the other. The qubit itself is a set of two states with total spin quantum numbers $S^2=3/4$ (S=\half) and S_z = -\half, with the two different states being singlet and triplet in the doubly occupied dot. The architecture is relatively simple to fabricate, a universal set of fast operations can be implemented electrically, and the system has potentially long decoherence times. These are all extremely attractive properties for use in quantum information processing devices.Comment: Includes text and supplemental material, 12 pages, 9 figure

Gate-dependent Pseudospin Mixing in Graphene/Boron Nitride Moire Superlattices

Electrons in graphene are described by relativistic Dirac-Weyl spinors with a two-component pseudospin1-12. The unique pseudospin structure of Dirac electrons leads to emerging phenomena such as the massless Dirac cone2, anomalous quantum Hall effect2, 3, and Klein tunneling4, 5 in graphene. The capability to manipulate electron pseudospin is highly desirable for novel graphene electronics, and it requires precise control to differentiate the two graphene sub-lattices at atomic level. Graphene/boron nitride (graphene/BN) Moire superlattice, where a fast sub-lattice oscillation due to B-N atoms is superimposed on the slow Moire period, provides an attractive approach to engineer the electron pseudospin in graphene13-18. This unusual Moire superlattice leads to a spinor potential with unusual hybridization of electron pseudospins, which can be probed directly through infrared spectroscopy because optical transitions are very sensitive to excited state wavefunctions. Here, we perform micro-infrared spectroscopy on graphene/BN heterostructure and demonstrate that the Moire superlattice potential is dominated by a pseudospin-mixing component analogous to a spatially varying pseudomagnetic field. In addition, we show that the spinor potential depends sensitively on the gate-induced carrier concentration in graphene, indicating a strong renormalization of the spinor potential from electron-electron interactions. Our study offers deeper understanding of graphene pseudospin structure under spinor Moire potential, as well as exciting opportunities to control pseudospin in two-dimensional heterostructures for novel electronic and photonic nanodevices