Directional Paging for 5G Communications Based on Partitioned User ID.

The millimeter-wave (mmWave) spectrum is one of the important propositions of 5G mobile networks due to its ability to accommodate massive traffic demands and an ever-increasing number of wireless devices. The beam-formed directional technique overcomes the propagation and path loss challenges of mmWave high frequencies. Though the directional convergence is expected to unleash new possibilities, it cannot be implemented with conventional power-saving solutions optimized over omnidirectional communications.

Raman Spectroscopy, Photocatalytic Degradation, and Stabilization of Atomically Thin Chromium Tri-iodide.

As a 2D ferromagnetic semiconductor with magnetic ordering, atomically thin chromium tri-iodide is the latest addition to the family of two-dimensional (2D) materials. However, realistic exploration of CrI-based devices and heterostructures is challenging due to its extreme instability under ambient conditions. Here, we present Raman characterization of CrI and demonstrate that the main degradation pathway of CrI is the photocatalytic substitution of iodine by water.

[Ecological risk assessment of typical karst basin based on land use change: A case study of Lijiang River basin, Southern China].

Taking Lijiang River basin as study area, and based on the remote sensing images of 1973, 1986, 2000 and 2013, the land-use data were extracted, the ecological risk index was constructed, and the characteristics of spatiotemporal variation of ecological risk were analyzed by "3S" technique. The results showed that land use structure of Lijiang River basin was under relatively reasonable state and it was constantly optimizing during 1973-2013. Overall, the ecological risk of Lijiang River basin was maintained at a low level.

Inter- and Intra-Specific Differentiation of Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) Species Using PCR-RFLP Targeting COI.

The identification of Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) species is problematic due to their small size and lack of distinct morphological characters. In this study, we combined morphological characters of the male genitalia and molecular methods using the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene as a molecular marker to identify eight species from 16 geographic populations: T. evanescens Westwood, T.

Transcriptome analysis of in response to exogenous methyl jasmonate provides novel insights into regulation of jasmonate-elicited rubber biosynthesis.

The phytohomorne methyl jasmonate (MeJA) is known to trigger extensive reprogramming of gene expression leading to transcriptional activation of many secondary metabolic pathways. However, natural rubber is a commercially important secondary metabolite and little is known about the genetic and genomic basis of jasmonate-elicited rubber biosynthesis in rubber tree (). RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) of bark treated with 1 g lanolin paste containing 0.

A synthesis and performance evaluation of a highly efficient ecological dust depressor based on the sodium lignosulfonate-acrylic acid graft copolymer.

In this paper, a highly efficient and environmentally-friendly dust depressor was developed based on the sodium lignosulfonate-acrylic acid graft copolymer. Using the grafting ratio as an index, a three-factor and four-level orthogonal experiment was conducted to optimize the fabrication conditions of the graft copolymer. At a reaction temperature of 60 °C, feed ratio of 1 : 3, and FeSO·7HO content of 2.

Randomised phase III trial of concurrent chemoradiotherapy with extended nodal irradiation and erlotinib in patients with inoperable oesophageal squamous cell cancer.

Background: This randomised phase III study was conducted to investigate the efficacy of extended nodal irradiation (ENI) and/or erlotinib in inoperable oesophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC).

Patients And Methods: Patients with histologically confirmed locally advanced ESCC or medically inoperable disease were randomly assigned (ratio 1:1:1:1) to one of four treatment groups: group A, radiotherapy adoption of ENI with two cycles of concurrent TP chemotherapy (paclitaxel 135 mg/m day 1 and cisplatin 20 mg/m days 1-3, every 4 weeks) plus erlotinib (150 mg per day during chemoradiotherapy); group B, radiotherapy adoption of ENI with two cycles of concurrent TP; group C, radiotherapy adoption of conventional field irradiation (CFI) with two cycles of concurrent TP plus erlotinib; group D, radiotherapy adoption of CFI with two cycles of concurrent TP.

Results: A total of 352 patients (88 assigned to each treatment group) were enrolled.

Performance Analysis of Diversity-Controlled Multi-User Superposition Transmission for 5G Wireless Networks.

In this paper, we propose a novel low-complexity multi-user superposition transmission (MUST) technique for 5G downlink networks, which allows multiple cell-edge users to be multiplexed with a single cell-center user. We call the proposed technique since the cell-center user enjoys the frequency diversity effect via signal repetition over multiple orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) sub-carriers. We assume that a base station is equipped with a single antenna but users are equipped with multiple antennas.

Admission circulating monocytes level is an independent predictor of outcome in traumatic brain injury.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic value of admission immune cell levels in the peripheral blood in determining outcomes in patients with TBI.

Method: We studied 141 adult patients with mild-to-severe TBI (Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 3-15). Patient outcome was assessed using the Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOSE) at 6 months post-injury.

Electronic structure of FeTe bulk crystals and epitaxial FeTe thin films on BiTe.

The electronic structure of thin films of FeTe grown on BiTe is investigated using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy and first principles calculations. As a comparison, data from cleaved bulk FeTe taken under the same experimental conditions is also presented. Due to the substrate and thin film symmetry, FeTe thin films grow on BiTe in three domains, rotated by 0°, 120°, and 240°.

Prognostic value of coagulation tests for in-hospital mortality in patients with traumatic brain injury.

Background: Coagulopathy is commonly observed after traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, it is not known whether using the standard independent predictors in conjunction with coagulation tests would improve their prognostic value. We determined the incidence of TBI-associated coagulopathy in patients with isolated TBI (iTBI), evaluated the prognostic value of coagulation tests for in-hospital mortality, and tested their predictive power for in-hospital mortality in patients with iTBI.

Small Molecule-Modified Hole Transport Layer Targeting Low Turn-On-Voltage, Bright, and Efficient Full-Color Quantum Dot Light Emitting Diodes.

For an organic-inorganic hybrid quantum dot light-emitting diode (QD-LED), enhancing hole injection into the emitter for charge balance is a priority to achieve efficient device performance. Aiming at this, we employ N,N'-bis(3-methylphenyl)-N,N'-bis(phenyl)benzidine (TPD) as the additional hole transport material which was mixed with poly(9-vinylcarbazole) (PVK) to form a composite hole transport layer (HTL) or was employed to construct a TPD/PVK bilayer structure. Enabled by this TPD modification, the green QD-LED (at a wavelength of 515 nm) exhibits a subband gap turn-on voltage of 2.

A Triplet Resonance in Superconducting FeSeTe.

From heavy fermion compounds and cuprates to iron pnictides and chalcogenides, a spin resonance at is a staple of nearly magnetic superconductors. Possible explanations include a two-particle bound state or loss of magnon damping in the superconducting state. While both scenarios suggest a central role for magnetic fluctuations, distinguishing them is important to identify the right theoretical framework to understand these types of unconventional superconductors.

The impacts of the axial-to-radial airflow quantity ratio and suction distance on air curtain dust control in a fully mechanized coal face.

To understand the impacts of the axial-to-radial airflow quantity ratio (denoted as R) and the suction distance (denoted as D) on air curtain dust control in a fully mechanized coal face, the 3610 coal face in Jiangzhuang coal mine was numerically simulated in this study. A mathematic model was established to describe the airflow migration and dust diffusion in a coal face, and a scaled physical model was constructed. The comparison between simulation results and field measurements validated the model and the parameter settings.

Abscisic Acid Signaling Inhibits Brassinosteroid Signaling through Dampening the Dephosphorylation of BIN2 by ABI1 and ABI2.

Abscisic acid (ABA) and brassinosteroid (BR) antagonistically regulate many aspects of plant growth and development. Previous physiological studies have revealed that the inhibition of BR signaling by ABA is largely dependent on ABI1 and ABI2. However, the genetic and molecular basis of how ABI1 and ABI2 are involved in inhibiting BR signaling remains unclear.

Effects of Saponin from Trigonella Foenum-Graecum Seeds on Dyslipidemia.

Background: Saponins identified from fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) seeds are reported effective on dyslipidemia. However, the definite mechanism is still not elucidated systematically. In this study, we evaluate the effects of saponin extract on cholesterol absorption, metabolism, synthesis, and reverse cholesterol transport in vivo.

An Integrated Insight into the Relationship between Soil Microbial Community and Tobacco Bacterial Wilt Disease.

The soil microbial communities play an important role in plant health, however, the relationship between the below-ground microbiome and above-ground plant health remains unclear. To reveal such a relationship, we analyzed soil microbial communities through sequencing of 16S rRNA gene amplicons from 15 different tobacco fields with different levels of wilt disease in the central south part of China. We found that plant health was related to the soil microbial diversity as plants may benefit from the diverse microbial communities.

Chinese herbal medicine compound Yi-Zhi-Hao pellet inhibits replication of influenza virus infection through activation of heme oxygenase-1.

As a leading cause of respiratory disease, influenza A virus (IAV) presents a pandemic threat in annual seasonal outbreaks. Given the limitation of existing anti-influenza therapies, there remains to be a requirement for new drugs. Compound Yi-Zhi-Hao pellet (CYZH) is a famous traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) used in the clinic, whose formula has been recorded in to treat common cold.

Manipulating and detecting the chirpiness of spatial chirp signals via fractional Fourier lenses designed by transformation optics.

Estimating the chirpiness of a spatial chirp signal is important in many optical engineering applications. With the help of transformation optics, a new kind of fractional Fourier transform lens is designed by deforming the conventional graded index lens through conformal mapping, which can manipulate the chirpiness of the input chirp signal. The low-input chirpiness is magnified by the transformation material, and the error of the detection is kept approximately the same; thus, the designed lens has enhanced chirpiness detection precision and distinguishability for low chirpiness.

The influence of physical activity, sedentary behavior on health-related quality of life among the general population of children and adolescents: A systematic review.

Background: The association between physical activity, sedentary behavior and health-related quality of life in children and adolescents has been mostly investigated in those young people with chronic disease conditions. No systematic review to date has synthesized the relationship between physical activity, sedentary behavior and health-related quality of life in the general healthy population of children and adolescents. The purpose of this study was to review systematically the existing literature that evaluated the relations between physical activity, sedentary behavior and health-related quality of life in the general population of children and adolescents.

Acetylome Profiling Reveals Extensive Lysine Acetylation of the Fatty Acid Metabolism Pathway in the Diatom .

N-lysine acetylation represents a highly dynamic and reversibly regulated post-translational modification widespread in almost all organisms, and plays important roles for regulation of protein function in diverse metabolic pathways. However, little is known about the role of lysine acetylation in photosynthetic eukaryotic microalgae. We integrated proteomic approaches to comprehensively characterize the lysine acetylome in the model diatom In total, 2324 acetylation sites from 1220 acetylated proteins were identified, representing the largest data set of the lysine acetylome in plants to date.

Corydaline inhibits enterovirus 71 replication by regulating COX-2 expression.

Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is a huge threat to the worldwide public health and there is no approved antiviral drug for EV71-induced disease therapy. Corydaline exists antiallergic and antinociceptive activities, but the anti-EV71 activity of corydaline is still not reported. In this study, corydaline could suppress the expression of viral structural and non-structural proteins.

Isolation and Characterization of Few-Layer Manganese Thiophosphite.

This work reports an experimental study on an antiferromagnetic honeycomb lattice of MnPS that couples the valley degree of freedom to a macroscopic antiferromagnetic order. The crystal structure of MnPS is identified by high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy. Layer-dependent angle-resolved polarized Raman fingerprints of the MnPS crystal are obtained, and the Raman peak at 383 cm exhibits 100% polarity.

Genome Survey Sequencing of Luffa Cylindrica L. and Microsatellite High Resolution Melting (SSR-HRM) Analysis for Genetic Relationship of Luffa Genotypes.

(L.) Roem. is an economically important vegetable crop in China.

Early post-traumatic seizures are associated with valproic acid plasma concentrations and UGT1A6/CYP2C9 genetic polymorphisms in patients with severe traumatic brain injury.

Background: Seizure is a common complication for severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Valproic acid (VPA) is a first-line antiepileptic drug, though its metabolism is affected by genetic polymorphisms and varies between individuals. The aim of this study was to investigate such association and to explore its influence on the occurrence of early post-traumatic seizure.