Research on Community Detection Algorithm Based on the UIR-Q

Aiming at the current problems of community detection algorithm in which user’s property is not used; the community structure is not stable and the efficiency of the algorithm is low, this paper proposes a community detection algorithm based on the user influence and its parallelization method. In terms of the concept of user influence in the subject communication and the PageRank algorithm, this paper uses the properties of nodes of users in social networks to form the user influence factors. Then, the user with the biggest influence is set as the initial node of new community and and the local modularity is introduced into detecting the community structure.  in order to make the result of community detection quick and efficient. Many experiments show that the improved algorithm can efficiently detect the community structure with large scale users and the results are stable. Therefore, this algorithm will have a wide applied prospect

Pollution level and risk assessment of heavy metals in sewage sludge from eight wastewater treatment plants in Wuhu City, China

Aim of study: To investigate the content, contamination levels and potential sources of five heavy metals (Hg, Pb, Cd, Cr, As) in sewage sludge from eight wastewater treatment plants (W1 to W8).Area of study: Wuhu, located in southeastern Anhui Province, southeastern China.Material and methods: The sewage sludge pollution assessment employed the single-factor pollution index, Nemerow’s synthetic pollution index, monomial potential ecological risk coefficient and potential ecological risk index. The potential sources among the five heavy metals were determined using the Pearson’s correlation analysis and principal component analysis (PCA).Main results: The mean concentrations of the heavy metals were 0.27 mg/kg (Hg), 70.78 mg/kg (Pb), 3.48 mg/kg (Cd), 143.65 mg/kg (Cr) and 22.17 mg/kg (As). W1, W5 and W6 sewage sludge samples showed the highest levels of heavy metal contamination, and cadmium had the highest contamination level in the study area. Pearson’s correlation analysis and PCA revealed that Pb and Cd mainly derived from traffic emissions and the manufacturing industry and that As and Cr originated from agricultural discharges.Research highlights: The pollution of cadmium in Wuhu should be controlled preferentially. The heavy metal pollution of W1, W5 and W6 sewage treatment plants is relatively high, they should be key prevention targets

Copper-doped nano laponite coating on poly(butylene succinate) scaffold with antibacterial properties and cytocompatibility for biomedical application

An ideal artificial bone will likely be multifunctional, combining different technologies to simultaneously promote bone regeneration while inhibiting microbial infection. In this study, copper- (Cu-) doped nano laponite (cnLAP) was prepared by a cation-exchanged method, and the cnLAP coating on poly(butylene succinate) (PBSu) scaffold was fabricated by poly(dopamine) modification. The results showed that incorporation of Cu ions into nano laponite (nLAP) did not have obvious effects on the morphology and surface area of cnLAP (compared with nLAP), which could be coated easily on macroporous PBSu scaffolds. In addition, the cnLAP-coated PBSu scaffolds could inhibit the growth of both Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), indicating good antibacterial activity. Moreover, the cnLAP-coated PBSu scaffolds significantly promoted proliferation and improved alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity of bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) compared with PBSu scaffolds. Furthermore, no obvious differences in cell responses to cnLAP- and nLAP-coated PBSu scaffolds were found, indicating that incorporation of Cu into nLAP had no negative effects on its cytocompatibility. The results suggested that the cnLAP-coated PBSu scaffolds exhibited excellent cytocompatibility and antimicrobial activity, which might offer promising opportunities for promoting bone regeneration and prevention of infectious from bacteria and effective treatment of bone defects.National Natural Science Foundation of China [51772194, 81771990]; Key Medical Program of Science and Technology Development of Shanghai [17441900600, 15441902500]; Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic Program NPU I [LO1504

Pollution level and risk assessment of heavy metals in sewage sludge from eight wastewater treatment plants in Wuhu City, China

Aim of study: To investigate the content, contamination levels and potential sources of five heavy metals (Hg, Pb, Cd, Cr, As) in sewage sludge from eight wastewater treatment plants (W1 to W8).Area of study: Wuhu, located in southeastern Anhui Province, southeastern China.Material and methods: The sewage sludge pollution assessment employed the single-factor pollution index, Nemerow’s synthetic pollution index, monomial potential ecological risk coefficient and potential ecological risk index. The potential sources among the five heavy metals were determined using the Pearson’s correlation analysis and principal component analysis (PCA).Main results: The mean concentrations of the heavy metals were 0.27 mg/kg (Hg), 70.78 mg/kg (Pb), 3.48 mg/kg (Cd), 143.65 mg/kg (Cr) and 22.17 mg/kg (As). W1, W5 and W6 sewage sludge samples showed the highest levels of heavy metal contamination, and cadmium had the highest contamination level in the study area. Pearson’s correlation analysis and PCA revealed that Pb and Cd mainly derived from traffic emissions and the manufacturing industry and that As and Cr originated from agricultural discharges.Research highlights: The pollution of cadmium in Wuhu should be controlled preferentially. The heavy metal pollution of W1, W5 and W6 sewage treatment plants is relatively high, they should be key prevention targets

A Monolithic Integrated Logic Circuit of Resonant Tunneling Diodes and a HEMT

A technology for the monolithic integration of resonant tunneling diodes (RTDs) and high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) is developed. Molecular beam epitaxy is used to grow an RTD on a HEMT structure on GaAs substrate. The RTD has a room temperature peak-to-valley ratio of 5.2:1 with a peak current density of 22.5kA/cm~2. The HEMT has a 1μm gate length with a-1V threshold voltage. A logic circuit called a monostableto-bistable transition logic element (MOBILE) circuit is developed. The experimental result confirms that the fabricated logic circuit operates successfully with frequency operations of up to 2GHz

Copper-Doped Nano Laponite Coating on Poly(butylene Succinate) Scaffold with Antibacterial Properties and Cytocompatibility for Biomedical Application

An ideal artificial bone will likely be multifunctional, combining different technologies to simultaneously promote bone regeneration while inhibiting microbial infection. In this study, copper- (Cu-) doped nano laponite (cnLAP) was prepared by a cation-exchanged method, and the cnLAP coating on poly(butylene succinate) (PBSu) scaffold was fabricated by poly(dopamine) modification. The results showed that incorporation of Cu ions into nano laponite (nLAP) did not have obvious effects on the morphology and surface area of cnLAP (compared with nLAP), which could be coated easily on macroporous PBSu scaffolds. In addition, the cnLAP-coated PBSu scaffolds could inhibit the growth of both Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), indicating good antibacterial activity. Moreover, the cnLAP-coated PBSu scaffolds significantly promoted proliferation and improved alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity of bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) compared with PBSu scaffolds. Furthermore, no obvious differences in cell responses to cnLAP- and nLAP-coated PBSu scaffolds were found, indicating that incorporation of Cu into nLAP had no negative effects on its cytocompatibility. The results suggested that the cnLAP-coated PBSu scaffolds exhibited excellent cytocompatibility and antimicrobial activity, which might offer promising opportunities for promoting bone regeneration and prevention of infectious from bacteria and effective treatment of bone defects

Tibial plateau fracture and RNA sequencing with osteogenesis imperfecta: a case report

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a hereditary skeletal dysplasia with an incidence of approximately 1:15,000 to 20,000. OI is usually caused by the mutation of COL1A1 and COL1A2, which would encode the α-chain of type I collagen. OI is clinically characterized by decreased bone mass, increased risk of bone fragility, blue sclerae, and dentinogenesis.Case presentationA 29-year-old male patient was diagnosed with right tibial plateau fracture caused by slight violence. Physical examination revealed the following: height, 140 cm; weight, 70 kg; body mass index (BMI), 35.71 kg/m2; blue sclera and barrel chest were observed. X-ray examination showed left convex deformity of the thoracic vertebrae with reduced thoracic volume. Laboratory examinations revealed a decrease in both vitamin D and blood calcium levels. Bone mineral density (BMD) was lower than the normal range. After the preoperative preparation was completed, the open reduction and internal fixation of the right tibial plateau fracture were performed. Meanwhile, whole blood samples of this OI patient and the normal control were collected for RNA transcriptome sequencing. The RNA sequence analysis revealed that there were 513 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between this OI patient and the normal control. KEGG-enriched signaling pathways were significantly enriched in extracellular matrix (ECM)–receptor interactions.ConclusionIn this case, DEGs between this OI patient and the normal control were identified by RNA transcriptome sequencing. Moreover, the possible pathogenesis of OI was also explored, which may provide new evidence for the treatment of OI