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Poincare type inequalities of Heisenberg group target for p < 2
In this paper, we prove some Poincare type inequalities of the Heisenberg group target space in the case of 2mm+1 p < 2. In order to overcome the obstacles which are due to the nonlinear structure of the group laws, there are some techniques in the arguments for proving the results
Eigenvalue problems for a class of singular quasilinear elliptic equations in weighted spaces
In this paper, by using the Galerkin method and the generalized Brouwer's theorem, some problems of the higher eigenvalues are studied for a class of singular quasiliner elliptic equations in the weighted Sobolev spaces. The existence of weak solutions is obtained for this problem
Consumer Stated Preference for Acer Laptop from Online Reviews
Consumer preference is a hot topic in the domain of marking management and e-commerce. Many previous studies have been conducted in this field. Whereas, there are rarely studies building on the particular commodity such as laptop. Therefore, this study explores comprehensive features that affect consumer preference for laptops by mining the online reviews. Firstly, we collect 6531 online reviews for Acer laptop from Amazon.cn and code these reviews with Nvivo10. Secondly, we develop a feature-based consumer preference model named MCPL based on the review text analysis. Considering the data imbalance of the collected 6531 product reviews, we adopt a random cluster sampling method to extract 50 groups with 100 samples per group. Then the correspondent regression analyses are conducted for the 50 groups of reviews. Finally, the meta-analysis is creatively conducted to integrate the multiple liner regression results of different groups. According to the result of meta-analysis, we demonstrate dominant features on behalf of the consumer preference of laptop and draw practical implications for enterprise competition strategies to facilitate product design or improvement
Mdivi-1, a mitochondrial fission inhibitor, modulates T helper cells and suppresses the development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.
BACKGROUND: Unrestrained activation of Th1 and Th17 cells is associated with the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis and its animal model, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). While inactivation of dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1), a GTPase that regulates mitochondrial fission, can reduce EAE severity by protecting myelin from demyelination, its effect on immune responses in EAE has not yet been studied.
METHODS: We investigated the effect of Mdivi-1, a small molecule inhibitor of Drp1, on EAE. Clinical scores, inflammation, demyelination and Drp1 activation in the central nervous system (CNS), and T cell responses in both CNS and periphery were determined.
RESULTS: Mdivi-1 effectively suppressed EAE severity by reducing demyelination and cellular infiltration in the CNS. Mdivi-1 treatment decreased the phosphorylation of Drp1 (ser616) on CD4+ T cells, reduced the numbers of Th1 and Th17 cells, and increased Foxp3+ regulatory T cells in the CNS. Moreover, Mdivi-1 treatment effectively inhibited IFN-γ+, IL-17+, and GM-CSF+ CD4+ T cells, while it induced CD4+ Foxp3+ regulatory T cells in splenocytes by flow cytometry.
CONCLUSIONS: Together, our results demonstrate that Mdivi-1 has therapeutic potential in EAE by modulating the balance between Th1/Th17 and regulatory T cells
Carrier-envelope phase measurement from half-cycle high harmonics
We present a method to distinguish the high harmonics generated in individual
half-cycle of the driving laser pulse by mixing a weak ultraviolet pulse,
enabling one to observe the cutoff of each half-cycle harmonic. We show that
the detail information of the driving laser pulse, including the laser
intensity, pulse duration and carrier-envelope phase, can be {\it in situ}
retrieved from the harmonic spectrogram. In addition, our results show that
this method also distinguishes the half-cycle high harmonics for a pulse longer
than 10 fs, suggesting a potential to extend the CEP measurement to the
multi-cycle regime.Comment: 6 figures, 3 movie
Eigenvalue problems for a class of singular quasilinear elliptic equations in weighted spaces
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