GAM-4: a novel microporous silicoaluminophosphate crystal formed by the interzeolite conversion of SAPO-5 zeolite

Journal of Porous Materials - The interzeolite conversion of silicoaluminophosphate-type zeolite, SAPO-5 with AFI topology, was performed using a cyclic secondary amine, pyrrolidine, as an organic...     

Gene Transfer of Skeletal Muscle-Type Myosin Light Chain Kinase via Adeno-Associated Virus 6 Improves Muscle Functions in an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Mouse Model

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that shows progressive muscle weakness. A few treatments exist including symptomatic therapies, which can prolong survival or reduce a symptom; however, no fundamental therapies have been found. As a therapeutic strategy, enhancing muscle force is important for patients’ quality of life. In this study, we focused on skeletal muscle-specific myosin regulatory light chain kinase (skMLCK), which potentially enhances muscle contraction, as overexpression of skMLCK was thought to improve muscle function. The adeno-associated virus serotype 6 encoding skMLCK (AAV6/skMLCK) and eGFP (control) was produced and injected intramuscularly into the lower limbs of SOD1^G37R mice, which are a familial ALS model. AAV6/skMLCK showed the successful expression of skMLCK in the muscle tissues. Although the control did not affect the muscle force in both of the WT and SOD1^G37R mice, AAV6/skMLCK enhanced the twitch force of SOD1^G37R mice and the tetanic force of WT and SOD1^G37R mice. These results indicate that overexpression of skMLCK can enhance the tetanic force of healthy muscle as well as rescue weakened muscle function. In conclusion, the gene transfer of skMLCK has the potential to be a new therapy for ALS as well as for other neuromuscular diseases.     

A Novel MIMO Channel Model for Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication System on Narrow Curved-Road Environment

Wireless Personal Communications - This paper presents a generalized statistical multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) fading channel model for a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) non-line of sight mobile...     

Angle and Time of Arrival Statistics for a 3-D Pie-Cellular-Cut Scattering Channel Model

In this paper, investigated a 3-D pie-cellular-cut (PCC) scattering channel model for microcell environments, that idealizes the mobile station (MS) located inside of a 3-D scattering semispheroid and base station (BS) employing a directional antenna at the center of the semispheroid. The joint probability density functions (PDFs) and marginal PDFs of Angle of arrival (AOA) and Time of Arrival (TOA) seen at the BS and the MS in correspondence with azimuth and elevation angles are derived. The results show that the proposed 3D scattering channel model performs better compared with previously proposed 2D models for outdoor and indoor environments, which promotes the research of the statistical channel models.     

移动通信室内外空间几何信道模型的分析与比较

针对频率非选择性无线多径衰落信道,基于室外通信环境下的空心圆模型,提出了一种改进的适应于室内通信环境的空心圆模型。通过推导接收信号的空时联合分布以及边缘分布概率密度函数,分析和比较了两种空心圆几何信道模型的空时统计特性。通过空心圆的空心率以及收发机间距的信道参数变化,仿真结果阐明了空心圆模型在圆盘模型和圆环模型之间过渡的变化机理,以及不同无线通信环境下的信道信息。     

Minimum Projection Method for nonsmooth control Lyapunov function design on general manifolds

Asymptotic stabilization on noncontractible manifolds is known as a difficult control problem. On the other hand, an important fact is every control system that is globally asymptotically stabilizable at a desired equilibrium must have nonsmooth control Lyapunov functions.This paper considers the problem of construction of nonsmooth control Lyapunov functions on general manifolds, and we propose a nonsmooth control Lyapunov function design method called the ‘Minimum Projection Method’. The proposed method considers a simple-structured smooth manifold associated with the original manifold by a surjective immersion, and then a control Lyapunov function defined on the simple-structured manifold is projected to the original manifold. A function on the original manifold is thus obtained.In this paper, we prove that the control system on another manifold associated with a surjective immersion is determined uniquely, and the resulting function by the proposed method is a nonsmooth control Lyapunov function on the original manifold. The effectiveness of the proposed method is confirmed by examples.     

Reaction Profiles of High Silica MOR Zeolite Catalyzed Friedel–Crafts Acylation of Anisole Using Acetic Anhydride in Acetic Acid

Friedel–Crafts reaction of anisole over high silica mordenite zeolite was investigated. Detailed reaction profiles were obtained using various reaction conditions. In particular, the behavior of acetic anhydride during the reaction and the effect on the hydrophilicity of the mordenite zeolite catalyst were investigated.

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