Photoregulation of Gene Expression with Ligand-Modified Caged siRNAs through Host/Guest Interaction

Small interfering RNA (siRNA) can effectively silence target genes through Argonate 2 (Ago2)-induced RNA interference (RNAi). It is very important to control siRNA activity in both spatial and temporal modes. Among different masking strategies, photocaging can be used to regulate gene expression through light irradiation with spatiotemporal and dose-dependent resolution. Many different caging strategies and caging groups have been reported for light-activated siRNA gene silencing. Herein, we describe a novel caging strategy that increases the blocking effect of RISC complex formation/process through host/guest (including ligand/receptor) interactions, thereby enhancing the inhibition of caged siRNA activity until light activation. This strategy can be used as a general approach to design caged siRNAs for the photomodulation of gene silencing of exogenous and endogenous genes.     

基于有限元的区域分解方法在永磁聚焦系统仿真中的应用

随着计算机技术以及并行求解技术的发展,区域分解方法越来越多地应用于计算电磁学的各个领域.针对微波管中的永磁聚焦系统仿真,该文提出一种基于有限元的非重叠区域分解方法,其引入一种新型传输条件,并采用内罚的方式推导出有限元弱形式.该区域分解法的最大优势是不需要引入多余的未知量,并且最终集成的有限元矩阵满足对称正定性,适合采用预处理共轭梯度法进行矩阵方程的求解.该文仿真了多个微波管永磁聚焦系统,并与商业软件Maxwell进行了详细的对比,结果表明所提出的区域分解方法和Maxwell精度相当,却拥有着更加优越的计算性能.     

一种大量元素水溶肥料的制备及其在玉米上的喷施效果

根据玉米需肥特性设计氮磷钾比例,制备了含中微量元素的大量元素水溶肥料,产品氮、磷、钾比例为2∶1∶4,属于高钾中氮低磷型.在河北省安平县前子文村和浙江省新昌县孟家塘村玉米上开展了叶面喷施试验.结果表明:玉米生物学性能得到改善,玉米产量、出籽率、百粒重与容重得到提高;与空白对照相比,平均增产率为5.45％,平均纯增收896.40元/公顷,平均产投比为5.43∶1.     

基于电机效率的纯电动汽车传动系统参数匹配研究

为降低能耗、提高续航里程,本文提出了以提高电机效率为目标的纯电动汽车三档变速传动方案.首先,在分析电机工作特性的基础上提出了三档传动系统参数匹配方法;然后以某纯电动汽车为研究对象,对其驱动系统进行了改动:方案一在不改变原车型动力系统参数的情况下将传动系统由一档改为三档,并运用所提出的方法确定各档位的传动比;方案二在满足整车动力性指标要求下对电机重新选型并匹配三档传动系统;最后利用ADVISOR软件进行NEDC工况仿真分析.结果表明:在不改变原车型动力系统参数的情况下,采用三档传动可使整车的动力性和经济性都有一定的提升,续航里程提高了 9.2％,百公里电耗降低了 1.28 kW·h;重新选型电机后,采用三档传动续航里程提高了 14.1％,百公里电耗降低了 1.87kW·h.     

Performance analysis of bit error rate of data link system under pulse LFM interference in time-varying rayleigh channel

Wireless Networks - In such mobile platforms as ships and aircraft, the detection and reconnaissance devices are near to the communication facilities. When working at the same time, they will...     

Nacre-Inspired,Liquid Metal-Based Ultrasensitive Electronic Skin by Spatially Regulated Cracking Strategy

The realization of liquid metal-based wearable systems will be a milestone toward high-performance, integrated electronic skin. However, despite the revolutionary progress achieved in many other components of electronic skin, liquid metal-based flexible sensors still suffer from poor sensitivity due to the insufficient resistance change of liquid metal to deformation. Herein, a nacre-inspired architecture composed of a biphasic pattern (liquid metal with Cr/Cu underlayer) as “bricks” and strain-sensitive Ag film as “mortar” is developed, which breaks the long-standing sensitivity bottleneck of liquid metal-based electronic skin. With 2 orders of magnitude of sensitivity amplification while maintaining wide (>85%) working range, for the first time, liquid metal-based strain sensors rival the state-of-art counterparts. This liquid metal composite features spatially regulated cracking behavior. On the one hand, hard Cr cells locally modulate the strain distribution, which avoids premature cut-through cracks and prolongs the defect propagation in the adjacent Ag film. On the other hand, the separated liquid metal cells prevent unfavorable continuous liquid-metal paths and create crack-free regions during strain. Demonstrated in diverse scenarios, the proposed design concept may spark more applications of ultrasensitive liquid metal-based electronic skins, and reveals a pathway for sensor development via crack engineering.     

坛紫菜蛋白质提取工艺优化及其特性分析

为了开展坛紫菜高值化加工利用，以坛紫菜为原料、蛋白质提取率为评价指标，通过考察提取溶剂、超声时间和功率、料液比、pH等单因素实验、正交试验设计优化超声波提取工艺，对其等电点、乳化性、起泡性等基础特性进行分析，并进行抗氧化活性测定。结果表明，在超声全程时间50 min、超声功率1350 W条件下，坛紫菜蛋白质提取率为60.98%±1.01%。同时通过对所提取的坛紫菜蛋白质特性分析结果显示，坛紫菜蛋白质的等电点为4.5，在等电点附近，坛紫菜蛋白质有较好的泡沫稳定性，可达80.84%±2.95%；抗氧化测定结果显示，坛紫菜蛋白质在5~50 mg/mL范围内具有较强的抗氧化活性，浓度为50 mg/mL时，总抗氧化能力为2.89±0.09 U/mL，ABTS+自由基清除能力相当于0.83±0.08 mmol/L Trolox，DPPH清除率在10 mg/mL时达到68.04%±0.73%。该研究可以为坛紫菜资源的开发利用提供一定的理论依据和技术支持。     

Generating Questions Based on Semi-Automated and End-to-End Neural Network

With the emergence of large-scale knowledge base, how to use triple information to generate natural questions is a key technology in question answering systems. The traditional way of generating questions require a lot of manual intervention and produce lots of noise. To solve these problems, we propose a joint model based on semi-automated model and End-to-End neural network to automatically generate questions. The semi-automated model can generate question templates and real questions combining the knowledge base and center graph. The End-to-End neural network directly sends the knowledge base and real questions to BiLSTM network. Meanwhile, the attention mechanism is utilized in the decoding layer, which makes the triples and generated questions more relevant. Finally, the experimental results on SimpleQuestions demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

Anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and FOG with sewage sludge – realising its potential in Ireland

The severe environmental pollution in many countries is caused by indiscriminate discharge of large quantities of food waste (FW), fat oil and grease (FOG) and sewage sludge (SS) to the environment. There are many possible treatment routes, but anaerobic digestion (AD) is now well accepted for treating several kinds of organic wastes. But AD of FW alone presents some operational challenges because of substrates and variability. Anaerobic co-digestion of two or more substrates is better than single substrate digestion. This can use a plant’s unused capacity, in line with the trend to renewable energy. Co-digestion technology, although well established in many European countries, is still in its infancy in Ireland. There are problems with different regulatory arrangements. They should be resolved. The paper reviews anaerobic co-digestion technology is reviewed, with special focus on possible application in Ireland.