37 research outputs found
Study on Influencing Factors of the Changing of Rural Residents Income Structure in Heilongjiang Province
Base on analysis of the structure change of rural residents income in Heilongjiang province, Studying on main affective factors of the structure change of rural residents on income. The results showed that: a) To further strengthen the agricultural foundation status, create conditions for rural residents increase household business income. b) Adjust the rural industry and product structure, promote industrial upgrading. c) Correctly guide the rural surplus labor transfer, develop the third industry. d) To develop the education, strengthen the hand in hand with the development of rural education and skills training. e) According to distribution of elements as the main body, variety of modes of distribution coexist, improve the rural economy and financial market environment. f. Increase spending on national finance in rural areas
Oriented Graphene Nanoribbons Embedded in Hexagonal Boron Nitride Trenches
Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) are ultra-narrow strips of graphene that have the
potential to be used in high-performance graphene-based semiconductor
electronics. However, controlled growth of GNRs on dielectric substrates
remains a challenge. Here, we report the successful growth of GNRs directly on
hexagonal boron nitride substrates with smooth edges and controllable widths
using chemical vapour deposition. The approach is based on a type of template
growth that allows for the in-plane epitaxy of mono-layered GNRs in
nano-trenches on hexagonal boron nitride with edges following a zigzag
direction. The embedded GNR channels show excellent electronic properties, even
at room temperature. Such in-plane hetero-integration of GNRs, which is
compatible with integrated circuit processing, creates a gapped channel with a
width of a few benzene rings, enabling the development of digital integrated
circuitry based on GNRs.Comment: 32 pages, 4 figures, Supplementary informatio
Clinical and Biological Implications of Mutational Spectrum in Acute Myeloid Leukemia of FAB Subtypes M0 and M1
Background/Aims: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) of French-American-British (FAB) subtypes M0 and M1 are both poorly differentiated AML, but their mutational spectrum and molecular characteristics remain unknown. This study aimed to explore the mutational spectrum and prognostic factors of AML-M0 and M1. Methods: Sixty-five AML patients derived from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database were enrolled in this study. Whole-genome sequencing was performed to depict the mutational spectrum of each patient. Clinical characteristics at diagnosis, including peripheral blood (PB) white blood cell counts (WBC), blast percentages in PB and bone marrow (BM), FAB subtypes and the frequencies of known recurrent genetic mutations were described. Survival was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier methods and log-rank test. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard models were constructed procedure. Results: Forty-six patients had more than five recurrent genetic mutations. FLT3 had the highest mutation frequency (n=20, 31%), followed by NPM1 (n=18, 28%), DNMT3A (n=16, 25%), IDH1 (n=14, 22%), IDH2 (n=12, 18%), RUNX1 (n=11, 17%) and TET2 (n=7, 11%). Univariate analysis showed that age >= 60 years and TP53 mutations had adverse effect on EFS (P=0.015, P=0.036, respectively) and OS (P=0.003, P=0.004, respectively), WBC count >= 50x10(9)/L and FLT3-ITD negatively affected EFS (P=0.003, P=0.034, respectively), whereas NPM1 mutations had favorable effect on OS (P=0.035) and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) on EFS and OS (all P= 50x10(9)/L was an independent risk factor for EFS (P=0.002) and TP53 mutations for OS (P=0.043). Conclusions: Our study provided new insights into the mutational spectrum and molecular signatures of AML-M0 and M1. We proposed that FLT3-ITD, NPM1 and TP53 be identified as markers for risk stratification of AML-M0 and M1. Patients with AML-M0 and M1 would likely benefit from allo-HSCT. (C) 2018 The Author(s) Published by S. Karger AG, Base
To Set Up a Logistic Regression Prediction Model for Hepatotoxicity of Chinese Herbal Medicines Based on Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory
Aims. To establish a logistic regression (LR) prediction model for hepatotoxicity of Chinese herbal medicines (HMs) based on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theory and to provide a statistical basis for predicting hepatotoxicity of HMs. Methods. The correlations of hepatotoxic and nonhepatotoxic Chinese HMs with four properties, five flavors, and channel tropism were analyzed with chi-square test for two-way unordered categorical data. LR prediction model was established and the accuracy of the prediction by this model was evaluated. Results. The hepatotoxic and nonhepatotoxic Chinese HMs were related with four properties (p<0.05), and the coefficient was 0.178 (p<0.05); also they were related with five flavors (p<0.05), and the coefficient was 0.145 (p<0.05); they were not related with channel tropism (p>0.05). There were totally 12 variables from four properties and five flavors for the LR. Four variables, warm and neutral of the four properties and pungent and salty of five flavors, were selected to establish the LR prediction model, with the cutoff value being 0.204. Conclusions. Warm and neutral of the four properties and pungent and salty of five flavors were the variables to affect the hepatotoxicity. Based on such results, the established LR prediction model had some predictive power for hepatotoxicity of Chinese HMs
Isolating hydrogen in hexagonal boron nitride bubbles by a plasma treatment
Atomically thin hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is often regarded as an
elastic film that is impermeable to gases. The high stabilities in thermal and
chemical properties allow h-BN to serve as a gas barrier under extreme
conditions.In this work, we demonstrate the isolation of hydrogen in bubbles of
h-BN via plasma treatment.Detailed characterizations reveal that the substrates
do not show chemical change after treatment. The bubbles are found to withstand
thermal treatment in air,even at 800 degree celsius. Scanning transmission
electron microscopy investigation shows that the h-BN multilayer has a unique
aligned porous stacking nature, which is essential for the character of being
transparent to atomic hydrogen but impermeable to hydrogen molecules. We
successfully demonstrated the extraction of hydrogen gases from gaseous
compounds or mixtures containing hydrogen element. The successful production of
hydrogen bubbles on h-BN flakes has potential for further application in
nano/micro-electromechanical systems and hydrogen storage.Comment: 55 pages, 33figure
Minimizing the programming power of phase change memory by using graphene nanoribbon edge-contact
Nonvolatile phase change random access memory (PCRAM) is regarded as one of
promising candidates for emerging mass storage in the era of Big Data. However,
relatively high programming energy hurdles the further reduction of power
consumption in PCRAM. Utilizing narrow edge-contact of graphene can effectively
reduce the active volume of phase change material in each cell, and therefore
realize low-power operation. Here, we demonstrate that a write energy can be
reduced to about ~53.7 fJ in a cell with ~3 nm-wide graphene nanoribbon (GNR)
as edge-contact, whose cross-sectional area is only ~1 nm2. It is found that
the cycle endurance exhibits an obvious dependence on the bias polarity in the
cell with structure asymmetry. If a positive bias was applied to graphene
electrode, the endurance can be extended at least one order longer than the
case with reversal of polarity. The work represents a great technological
advance for the low power PCRAM and could benefit for in-memory computing in
future.Comment: 14 pages, 4 figure
A cost-benefit analysis on Tobacco Control in China
There are more than 300 million smokers in China, nearly one-third of the world's total. According to WHO’s data, approximately one million deaths every year in China are caused by tobacco – around one in six of all such deaths worldwide and approximately 100,000 people die as a result of exposure to second-hand smoke each year. The smoking is becoming a huge threat to China’s public health. In 2016, The State Council of China issued an outline of the country's 2030 health plan. According to the outline, by 2030 the smoking rate of Chinese citizens above 15 years old should be reduced to 20 percent. Meanwhile the outline pointed out China will enhance tobacco control with the measures of price, tax and law. Although these market-based smoke-free policies will improve public health in the long run by decreasing cigarette consumption and reducing exposure to secondhand smoke, there exists debate/concern on the tobacco control in the short-term. The counterargument is tobacco control would bring about a reduction in not only employment in related sectors but also in tax revenues and economic growth. To respond to the debate and develop the most effective policy strategies, the government should make a trade-off between public health and economic development. In order to provide reference for policy decision, this study will do a cost-benefit analysis on tobacco control by constructing China’s computable general equilibrium model for tobacco policy. In this study, we will design different policy scenarios with different policy measures and targets. By doing simulation with CGE model, we will explores the direct costs: reduction on employment, tax revenue. We will also investigate the direct benefits: the saving of health insurance expense and health benefits. And more importantly, we will examine the indirect effects and aggregated/equilibrium effects on macro economy and consumer welfare
Object Segmentation by Spraying Robot Based on Multi-Layer Perceptron
The vision system provides an important way for construction robots to obtain the type and spatial location information of the object. The characteristics of the construction environment, construction object, and robot structure are jointly examined in this paper to propose an approach of object segmentation by spraying the robot based on multi-layer perceptron. Firstly, the hand-eye system experimental platform is built through establishing the mathematical model of the system and calibrating the parameters of the model. Secondly, effort is made to carry out research on image preprocessing algorithms and related experiments, and compare the effects of different binocular stereo-matching algorithms in the actual engineering environment. Finally, research and an experiment are conducted to identify the applicability and effect of the depth image object segmentation algorithm based on multi-layer perceptron. The experimental results prove that the application of multi-layer perceptron to object segmentation by spraying robots can meet the requirement on solution accuracy and is suitable for the object segmentation of complex projects in real life. This approach not only overcomes the shortcomings of the existing recognition methods that are poor in accuracy and difficult to be used widely, but also provides basic data for the subsequent three-dimensional reconstruction, thus making a significant contribution to the research of image processing by spraying robots
NAT10 mediated mRNA acetylation modification patterns associated with colon cancer progression and microsatellite status
N4-acetylcytidine (ac4C) is one type of RNA modification found in eukaryotes. RNA acetylation modifications are gradually expanding in oncology. However, the role of RNA acetylation modifications in colorectal cancer and its association with colorectal cancer microsatellite status remain unclear. Using public databases and in vitro experiments, we verified the expression and biological function of NAT10, as the key RNA acetylation modification enzyme, in colorectal cancer. The results showed that NAT10 was highly expressed in colorectal cancer, and significantly promoted colorectal cancer cell proliferation. NAT10 was also involved in several aspects of cell homoeostasis such as ion transport, calcium-dependent phospholipid binding, and RNA stability. NAT10 expression positively correlated with immune infiltration in colorectal cancer. We further constructed a risk regression model for mRNA acetylation in colorectal cancer using acetylation-related differential genes. We found that tumour immune infiltration, microsatellite instability (MSI) proportion, tumour immune mutation burden, and patient response to immunotherapy were positively correlated with risk scores. For the first time, our study showed that the level of mRNA acetylation modification level is elevated in colorectal cancer and positively correlates with immune infiltration and microsatellite status of patients. Based on our findings, NAT10 may be a new target for colorectal cancer treatment