A dual-view integral imaging three-dimensional (3D) display based on a polarizer array is reported in this work. Two sorts of elemental images captured from two 3D scenes are alternated in the horizontal and vertical directions. Two sorts of polarizer units on the polarizer array, which are aligned to different elemental images, polarize the light rays emitting from those.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There is now a substantial body of evidence supporting the positive impact of urban green spaces on human health and well-being. Most studies in this field have primarily focused on various types of green landscapes. However, there remains a notable gap in research regarding specific green spaces, particularly those associated with linear spatial landscapes, such as pathway spaces.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi
July 2024
The function of the Trihelix transcription factor is that it plays an important role in many abiotic stresses, especially in the signaling pathway of low temperature, drought, flood, saline, abscisic acid, methyl jasmonate, and other abiotic stresses. However, there are few studies on the Trihelix gene family of ginseng. In this study, 41 Trihelix gene family members were identified and screened from the ginseng genome database, and their physicochemical properties, cis-acting elements, subcellular localization, chromosomal assignment, and abiotic stress-induced expression patterns were analyzed by bioinformatics methods.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWorld J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg
June 2024
After spinal cord injury (SCI), local inflammatory response and fibrous scar formation severely hinder nerve regeneration. Berberine (Ber) has a powerful regulatory effect on the local microenvironment, but its limited solubility and permeability through the blood-brain barrier severely limit its systemic efficacy. Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs)-derived small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) are natural nanocarriers with high cargo loading capacity, and can cross the blood-brain barrier.
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December 2022
This paper presents the development of a visual-perception system on a dual-arm mobile robot for human-robot interaction. This visual system integrates three subsystems. Hand gesture recognition is utilized to trigger human-robot interaction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFYing Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao
July 2021
How to accurately model species macro-richness patterns and endemism centers is a key focus of biodiversity conservation efforts and a hot biogeographical topic. Southwest China is one of regions with high Fagaceae species richness, the species diversity patterns and driving mechanisms are unclear. In this study, the distribution pattern of species richness (SR), weighted endemism (WE), and corrected weighted endemism (CWE) indices were estimated based on 7258 occurrence points of 161 Fagaceae species in Southwest China using both occurrence-to grid method and species distribution model (SDM).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGentile statistics, which is famous for its advantages in dealing with composite particle systems, is a kind of fractional statistics. Lately, researchers are concentrating on finding real systems that obey Gentile statistics. Five years ago, we discovered that the cyclic hydrocarbon polyenes called N-annulenes in the Hückel model had certain correspondence with Gentile oscillators.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFis difficult to treat and responsible for various infections in humans and pigs. It can also form biofilms and induce persistent infections. is a medicinal plant widely used in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMutation in the gene encoding microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) lead to Waardenburg syndrome 2 (WS2), an autosomal dominantly inherited syndrome with auditory-pigmentary abnormalities, which is clinically and genetically heterogeneous. Haploinsufficiency may be the underlying mechanism for WS2. However, the mechanisms explaining the genotypic and phenotypic variations in WS2 caused by MITF mutations are unclear.
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November 2017
Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is an autosomal dominant inherited non-syndromic type of hereditary hearing loss characterized by varying combinations of sensorineural hearing loss and abnormal pigmentation of the hair, skin, and inner ear. WS is classified into four subtypes (WS1-WS4) based on additional symptoms. WS2 is characterized by the absence of additional symptoms.
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July 2017
is one of the most important swine pathogens, which can cause persistent infection by forming biofilms. In this study, sub-minimum inhibitory concentration (sub-MIC) of rhubarb water extracts were found to inhibit biofilm formation. Two-component signal transduction systems (TCSs), transcriptional regulators, and DNA binding proteins were compared under two conditions: (1) cells treated with sub-MIC rhubarb water extracts and (2) untreated cells.
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October 2016
() caused serious disease symptoms in humans and pigs. is able to form thick biofilms and this increases the difficulty of treatment. After growth with 1/2 minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of azithromycin, 1/4 MIC of azithromycin, or 1/8 MIC of azithromycin, biofilm formation of dose-dependently decreased in the present study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA series of novel artesunate-polyrotaxanes (ATS-PRs) with folic acid capped, in which artesunate (ATS) was covalently bound to a cyclodextrin (CD) of the polyrotaxane (PR), were synthesized and were characterized by NMR, XRD, TG and DSC. The cytotoxicities of ATS-PRs on human colon cancer cell lines HT-29, SW480, HTC116 and DLD-1 showed that their antitumor activities were better than that of artesunate (ATS) and dihydroartemisinin (DHA). These ATS-PRs may provide a useful approach to the development of a highly effective drug candidate for the chemotherapy of human colon cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Streptococcus suis (S. suis) is a swine pathogen and also a zoonotic agent. Biofilms of S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA novel series of artesunate-β-cyclodextrin (ATS-β-CD) conjugates, in which artesunate (ATS) was coupled covalently to one of the primary hydroxyl groups of β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) through amino bond formation, were synthesized and characterized by (1)H NMR, HRMS, 2D NMR (ROESY), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The results showed that the aqueous solubility of ATS-β-CD conjugates was 26-45 times better than that of free ATS. The cytotoxicity of the ATS-β-CD conjugates was evaluated on human colon cancer cell lines HCT116, LOVO, SW480, and HT-29, and the results indicated that ATS-2NβCD exhibited a very high cytotoxicity against HCT116, LOVO, and HT-29 with IC50 values of 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe safe and effective polyrotaxane-based drug delivery system could potentially increase the antiproliferative activity of antitumor medicine. A novel scutellarin-polyrotaxane (SCU-PR), in which scutellarin (SCU) was covalently bound to one of the hydroxyl groups of polyrotaxane (PR), was synthesized, and its characterization was further investigated by NMR, XRD, TG, DSC. The cytotoxicity of SCU-PR was assessed in vitro using human HCT116 and LOVO cell lines in results that the IC50 values of SCU-PR (1.
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February 2013
A series of scutellarin-cyclodextrin conjugates (SCU-CD conjugates), in which scutellarin was covalently bound to one of the primary hydroxyl groups of β-CD, were prepared, and their structures were determined using NMR and MS. These conjugates were further characterized by XRD and TG. The results showed that the aqueous solubility of the conjugates was much higher than that of scutellarin, and the conjugates could hardly be hydrolyzed to scutellarin in aqueous solutions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHua Xi Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi
February 2009
Objective: To study the method of induced eruption on multiple adjacent impacted teeth in anterior maxillary bone.
Methods: Twenty-two multiple adjacent impacted teeth of 9 cases were chosen. The position of the impacted teeth and the relationship to each other were assessed on X-ray images, oral examination and plaster model.