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Yuan PD, Hu YW, Chen XQ, Chen GY, Pan Y, Lao HY, Liang D. Adalimumab Dose Reduction and Withdrawal in Stable Non-Infectious Pediatric Uveitis: An Open-Label, Prospective, Pilot Study. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2024:1-8. [PMID: 38652891 DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2024.2343084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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PURPOSES This study investigated the feasibility of adalimumab (ADA) dose reduction and withdrawal strategy in children with stable pediatric non-infectious uveitis (PNIU). METHODS This open-label prospective pilot trial recruited 18 stable PNIU patients (33 eyes) between two and eighteen years old who were treated with standard doses of ADA (20/40 mg every 2 weeks) plus oral methotrexate. The interval of ADA injection was extended to 4 weeks and followed up for 24 weeks. If the uveitis remained stable, ADA was discontinued and followed up for another 24 weeks. ADA was considered successfully stopped if no relapse occurred during this period. The relapse-free survival rate, best corrected visual acuity (BVCA), anterior chamber cell (ACC), vitritis, macular thickness (MT), and serum ADA levels were evaluated. Approval Number: 2021KYPJ201. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT05155592. RESULTS The relapse-free survival rate was 22.2% (4/18) at 48 weeks. 33.3% (6/18) of patients relapsed when ADA was given every 4 weeks, while 44.5% of patients (8/18) relapsed after ADA was stopped. The four patients successfully withdrawn from ADA were all diagnosed with BD. No statistically significant differences (p > 0.05) were observed in BCVA and MT between baseline and final follow-up. The proportion of ACC and vitritis exhibited an upward trend (p < 0.05) during follow-up. Serum ADA gradually decreased to zero during follow-up in both non-recurrence and recurrence groups. CONCLUSIONS In PNIU children who reached remission for 6 months, ADA dose reduction and withdrawal were associated with a high risk of inflammation recurrence. Timely adjustment of ADA to the last effective dosage frequency can regain control of the inflammation. Detection of ADA serum levels in patients with recurrence may help find the appropriate interval of ADA use.
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- P D Yuan
- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Chen GY, Liu K, Rao X, Wang Y, Khalid M, He J, Wang Y. Long-range distributed vibration sensing using phase-sensitive forward optical transmission: publisher's note. Opt Lett 2023; 48:5967. [PMID: 37966764 DOI: 10.1364/ol.510550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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This publisher's note contains corrections to Opt. Lett.48, 4825 (2023)10.1364/OL.500587.
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Chen GY, Rao X, Liu K, Wang Y, Broderick NGR, Brambilla G, Wang Y. Super-long-range distributed vibration sensor based on the polarimetric forward-transmission of light. Opt Lett 2023; 48:5767-5770. [PMID: 37910754 DOI: 10.1364/ol.504740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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Undersea earthquake-triggered giant tsunamis pose significant threats to coastal areas, spanning thousands of kilometers and affecting populations, ecosystems, and infrastructure. To mitigate their impact, monitoring seismic activity in underwater environments is crucial. In this study, we propose a new, to the best of our knowledge, approach for monitoring vibrations in submarine optical cables. By detecting vibration-induced polarization rotation, our dual-wavelength fiber-optic sensing system enables precise measurement of acoustic/vibration amplitude, frequency, and position. As a proof of concept, a double-ended forward-transmission distributed fiber-optic vibration sensor was demonstrated with a single vibration source with a sensitivity of 3.4 mrad/µε at 100 Hz (20 m fiber on PZT), limit of detection of 1.7 pε/Hz1/2 at 100 Hz, sensing range of 121.5 km without an optical amplifier, spatial resolution of 5 m, and position error as small as 34 m. The vibration frequency range tested is from 0.01 to 100 Hz. The sensing system has several advantages, including elegant setup, noise mitigation, and super-long sensing distance.
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Chen GY, Liu K, Rao X, Wang Y, Khalid M, He J, Wang Y. Long-range distributed vibration sensing using phase-sensitive forward optical transmission. Opt Lett 2023; 48:4825-4828. [PMID: 37707912 DOI: 10.1364/ol.500587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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Long-range vibration sensing is an important tool for real-time structural health monitoring. A new, to the best of our knowledge, design of a distributed fiber-optic vibration sensor is introduced and experimentally demonstrated in this study. The proposed system utilizes the transmission of light in the forward direction for sensing, and a self-interference method for laser source simplification. To extract vibration information from phase modulation of light, two Mach-Zehnder interferometers (MZIs) are employed with a 3 × 3 coupler-based differential cross multiplication algorithm for phase calculation. A folded double-ended detection configuration allows the time-of-flight difference via cross correlation (CC) to provide vibration positioning. Experimental results demonstrate a sensing range of up to ∼80 km without optical amplification, accompanied by a position accuracy of 336 m.
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Khalid M, Chen GY, Ebendorff-Heidepreim H, Lancaster DG. Author Correction: Femtosecond laser induced low propagation loss waveguides in a lead-germanate glass for efficient lasing in near to mid-IR. Sci Rep 2023; 13:10649. [PMID: 37391479 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-37789-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/02/2023] Open
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- Mamoona Khalid
- Laser Physics and Photonics Devices Laboratory (LPPDL), University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia.
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- Laser Physics and Photonics Devices Laboratory (LPPDL), University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia
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- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing and School of Physical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia
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- Laser Physics and Photonics Devices Laboratory (LPPDL), University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia
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Sun XY, Li J, Yue B, Xu R, Jia M, Gao Y, Chen GY. [Pathological features of early gastric cancer and its background mucosa after eradication of Helicobacter pylori and their implications for biopsy diagnosis]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2023; 52:460-465. [PMID: 37106287 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20220725-00649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the clinicopathological changes of early gastric cancer, especially its background mucosa, after the eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), and to investigate the causes of underdiagnosis in preoperative biopsy pathology. Methods: Ninety cases of early gastric cancer after H. pylori eradication and 120 cases of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) specimens without H. pylori eradication and their corresponding biopsy specimens were collected from Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University during 2016-2021. The clinicopathological data of the patients were analyzed, and the histopathological characteristics and immunophenotypic results compared. Results: Compared with the early gastric cancer without H. pylori eradication history, the histopathological type of early gastric cancer after H. pylori eradication was differentiated adenocarcinoma, with staggered distribution of cancerous and non-cancerous epithelium in the tumor area. The morphologic characteristics of gastric mucosa in the background of early gastric cancer after H. pylori eradication, were distinctive, including widening of the opening of enterosylated glandular ducts, serrated change of luminal margin, eosinophilic and microvesicular cytoplasm of enterosylated epithelium. Low-grade atypia existed in gastric cancer epithelial cells after sterilization, which might lead to underdiagnosis or missed diagnosis in biopsy pathology. Conclusions: Early gastric cancer and its background mucosa after H. pylori eradication have unique morphological characteristics, which can be used as a clue for pathological diagnosis, improve the accuracy of biopsy pathology and reduce the underdiagnosis.
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- X Y Sun
- Department of Pathology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China Department of Pathology, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo 255036, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo 255036, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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Tan J, Liu L, Li F, Chen Z, Chen GY, Fang F, Guo J, He M, Zhou X. Screening of Endocrine Disrupting Potential of Surface Waters via an Affinity-Based Biosensor in a Rural Community in the Yellow River Basin, China. Environ Sci Technol 2022; 56:14350-14360. [PMID: 36129370 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c01323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Overcoming the limitations of traditional analytical methods and developing technologies to continuously monitor environments and produce a comprehensive picture of potential endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) has been an ongoing challenge. Herein, we developed a portable nuclear receptor (NR)-based biosensor within 90 min to perform highly sensitive analyses of a broad range of EDCs in environmental water samples. Based on the specific binding of the fluorescence-labeled NRs with their ligands, the receptors were attached to the EDC-functionalized fiber surface by competing with EDCs in the samples. The biosensor emitted fluorescence due to the evanescent wave excitation, thereby resulting in a turn-off sensing mode. The biosensor showed a detection limit of 5 ng/L E2-binding activity equivalent (E2-BAE) and 93 ng/L T3-BAE. As a case study, the biosensor was used to map the estrogenic binding activities of surface waters obtained from a rural community in the Yellow River basin in China. When the results obtained were compared with those from the traditional yeast two-hybrid bioassay, a high correlation was observed. It is anticipated that the good universality and versatility exhibited by this biosensor for various EDCs, which is achieved by using different NRs, will significantly promote the continuous assessment of global EDCs.
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- Jisui Tan
- State Key Joint Laboratory of ESPC, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of ESPC, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Photonic Devices and Sensing Systems for Internet of Things, Guangdong and Hong Kong Joint Research Centre for Optical Fibre Sensors, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of ESPC, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- National Engineering Research Center of Advanced Technology and Equipment for Water Environment Pollution Monitoring, Changsha 410205, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of ESPC, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- National Engineering Research Center of Advanced Technology and Equipment for Water Environment Pollution Monitoring, Changsha 410205, China
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Yang JX, Ma N, Chen GY, Li X, Liu N, Tang RB, Jia CQ, Feng L. [Multifocal ectopic Purkinje-related premature contractions associated with SCN5A mutation: a case report]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2022; 50:923-925. [PMID: 36096712 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20220711-00539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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- J X Yang
- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasonics, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Suihua First Hospital, Suihua 152001, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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Khosropour H, Kalambate PK, Kalambate RP, Permpoka K, Zhou X, Chen GY, Laiwattanapaisal W. A comprehensive review on electrochemical and optical aptasensors for organophosphorus pesticides. Mikrochim Acta 2022; 189:362. [PMID: 36044085 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-022-05399-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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There has been a rise in pesticide use as a result of the growing industrialization of agriculture. Organophosphorus pesticides have been widely applied as agricultural and domestic pest control agents for nearly five decades, and they remain as health and environmental hazards in water supplies, vegetables, fruits, and processed foods causing serious foodborne illness. Thus, the rapid and reliable detection of these harmful organophosphorus toxins with excellent sensitivity and selectivity is of utmost importance. Aptasensors are biosensors based on aptamers, which exhibit exceptional recognition capability for a variety of targets. Aptasensors offer numerous advantages over conventional approaches, including increased sensitivity, selectivity, design flexibility, and cost-effectiveness. As a result, interest in developing aptasensors continues to expand. This paper discusses the historical and modern advancements of aptasensors through the use of nanotechnology to enhance the signal, resulting in high sensitivity and detection accuracy. More importantly, this review summarizes the principles and strategies underlying different organophosphorus aptasensors, including electrochemical, electrochemiluminescent, fluorescent, and colorimetric ones.
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- Hossein Khosropour
- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
- Biosensors and Bioanalytical Technology for Cells and Innovative Testing Device Research Unit, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Biosensors and Bioanalytical Technology for Cells and Innovative Testing Device Research Unit, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Biosensors and Bioanalytical Technology for Cells and Innovative Testing Device Research Unit, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Biosensors and Bioanalytical Technology for Cells and Innovative Testing Device Research Unit, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Photonic Devices and Sensing Systems for Internet of Things, Guangdong and Hong Kong Joint Research Centre for Optical Fibre Sensors, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
- Biosensors and Bioanalytical Technology for Cells and Innovative Testing Device Research Unit, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
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Niu W, Chen GY, Xu H, Liu X, Sun J. Highly Transparent and Self-Healable Solar Thermal Anti-/Deicing Surfaces: When Ultrathin MXene Multilayers Marry a Solid Slippery Self-Cleaning Coating. Adv Mater 2022; 34:e2108232. [PMID: 34963016 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202108232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Solar anti-/deicing can solve icing problems by converting sunlight into heat. One of the biggest problems, which has long been plaguing the design of solar anti-/deicing surfaces, is that photothermal materials are always lightproof and appear black, because of the mutual exclusiveness between generating heat and retaining transparency. Herein, a highly transparent and scalable solar anti-/deicing surface is reported, which enables the coated glass to exhibit high transparency (>77% transmittance at 550 nm) and meanwhile causes a >30 °C surface temperature increase relative to the ambient environment under 1.0 sun illumination. Such a transparent anti-/deicing surface can be fabricated onto a large class of substrates (e.g., glass, ceramics, metals, plastics), by applying a solid omniphobic slippery coating onto layer-by-layer-assembled ultrathin MXene multilayers. Hence, the surface possesses a self-cleaning ability to shed waterborne and oil-based liquids thanks to residue-free slipping motion. Passive anti-icing and active deicing capabilities are, respectively, obtained on the solar thermal surface, which effectively prevents water from freezing and simultaneously melts pre-formed ice and thick frost. The self-cleaning effect enables residue-free removal of unfrozen water and interfacially melted ice/frost to boost the anti-/deicing efficiency. Importantly, the surface is capable of self-healing under illumination to repair physical damage and chemical degradation.
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- Wenwen Niu
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Guangdong and Hong Kong Joint Research Centre for Optical Fiber Sensors, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia, 5095, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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Wang XY, Tian XY, Hou XH, Ning Y, Chen GY, Jin XZ. [Study on the development of public health and safety literacy assessment scale for university freshmen]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 2021; 42:2214-2220. [PMID: 34954989 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20210315-00210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Objective: To develop a measurement scale for the public health and safety literacy of university freshmen. Methods: Item pooling was conducted through literature review and in-depth interview with public health experts, and a nominal group was organized to develop the initial items to form the questionnaire. A total of 250 freshmen were randomly selected to complete the questionnaire, and the assessment of psychometric properties were performed to carry out item reduction by using classical test theory and item response theory. Exploratory factor analysis method (EFA) was employed to calculate the item-factor loadings. The data collected from another 318 freshmen were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis method (CFA). Results: The scale contained 3 dimensions and 9 items with all content validity index ≥0.8. The difficulty coefficient of 9 items was 1.18-2.43. The discriminative validity analysis showed that the difficulty index was 0.41-0.78, and the discrimination index was 0.38-0.64. Each of the remaining items had a statistically significant difference in the score value between the top 27% and lowest 27% of respondents (t>3, P<0.05). The item's Cronbach's α was 0.72-0.77, corrected item-total correlation was 0.33-0.60 and the overall α of the scale was 0.77. EFA indicated all item-factor loading were higher than 0.680, and the accumulated variance contribution of the 3 factors was 62.484%. Results of CFA showed that the overall fitness index of the model reached the fitness standard except for the χ2 value. There was no statistical significance in the total score of the scale and the scores of each item among groups with different demographic characteristics (P>0.05). Conclusions: The newly developed public health safety literacy scale had a good reliability,validity,stability and item constancy.It can be used in measurement of the public health and safety literacy of university freshmen.
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- X Y Wang
- Science Popularization Department of Chinese Center for Health Education,Beijing 100011, China
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- Division for Training and Education of Chinese Center for Health Education,Beijing 100011, China
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- Division for Training and Education of Chinese Center for Health Education,Beijing 100011, China
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- News and Propaganda Department of Chinese Center for Health Education, Beijing 100011, China
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- Science Popularization Department of Chinese Center for Health Education,Beijing 100011, China
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- Division of Health Communication of Chinese Center for Health Education, Beijing 100011, China
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Rao X, Zhao L, Xu L, Wang Y, Liu K, Wang Y, Chen GY, Liu T, Wang Y. Review of Optical Humidity Sensors. Sensors (Basel) 2021; 21:s21238049. [PMID: 34884052 PMCID: PMC8659510 DOI: 10.3390/s21238049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Optical humidity sensors have evolved through decades of research and development, constantly adapting to new demands and challenges. The continuous growth is supported by the emergence of a variety of optical fibers and functional materials, in addition to the adaptation of different sensing mechanisms and optical techniques. This review attempts to cover the majority of optical humidity sensors reported to date, highlight trends in design and performance, and discuss the challenges of different applications.
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- Xing Rao
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education/GuangDong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; (X.R.); (L.X.); (Y.W.); (K.L.); (Y.W.); (Y.W.)
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Photonic Devices and Sensing Systems for Internet of Things, Guangdong and Hong Kong Joint Research Centre for Optical Fibre Sensors, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Laser Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China; (L.Z.); (T.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education/GuangDong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; (X.R.); (L.X.); (Y.W.); (K.L.); (Y.W.); (Y.W.)
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Photonic Devices and Sensing Systems for Internet of Things, Guangdong and Hong Kong Joint Research Centre for Optical Fibre Sensors, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education/GuangDong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; (X.R.); (L.X.); (Y.W.); (K.L.); (Y.W.); (Y.W.)
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Photonic Devices and Sensing Systems for Internet of Things, Guangdong and Hong Kong Joint Research Centre for Optical Fibre Sensors, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education/GuangDong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; (X.R.); (L.X.); (Y.W.); (K.L.); (Y.W.); (Y.W.)
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Photonic Devices and Sensing Systems for Internet of Things, Guangdong and Hong Kong Joint Research Centre for Optical Fibre Sensors, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education/GuangDong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; (X.R.); (L.X.); (Y.W.); (K.L.); (Y.W.); (Y.W.)
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Photonic Devices and Sensing Systems for Internet of Things, Guangdong and Hong Kong Joint Research Centre for Optical Fibre Sensors, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education/GuangDong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; (X.R.); (L.X.); (Y.W.); (K.L.); (Y.W.); (Y.W.)
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Photonic Devices and Sensing Systems for Internet of Things, Guangdong and Hong Kong Joint Research Centre for Optical Fibre Sensors, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Correspondence:
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- Laser Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China; (L.Z.); (T.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education/GuangDong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; (X.R.); (L.X.); (Y.W.); (K.L.); (Y.W.); (Y.W.)
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Photonic Devices and Sensing Systems for Internet of Things, Guangdong and Hong Kong Joint Research Centre for Optical Fibre Sensors, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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Khalid M, Chen GY, Ebendorff-Heidepreim H, Lancaster DG. Femtosecond laser induced low propagation loss waveguides in a lead-germanate glass for efficient lasing in near to mid-IR. Sci Rep 2021; 11:10742. [PMID: 34031490 PMCID: PMC8144420 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-90249-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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To support the growing landscape of near to mid-IR laser applications we demonstrate a range of low propagation loss femtosecond laser (FSL) written waveguides (WGs) that have achieved guided-mode laser operation in a rare earth (RE) doped lead-germanate glass. The WGs are fabricated in both the athermal and thermal FSL writing regimes using three different pulse repetition frequencies (PRF): 100 kHz (athermal); 1 MHz; and 5 MHz (thermal). The lasing capability of Yb3+ doped lead-germanate waveguides is verified in the near-IR. The refractive index contrast (∆n) for 100 kHz WGs is ~ 1 × 10–4, while for 5 MHz, ∆n increases to ~ 5 × 10–4. The WGs in the thermal regime are less effected by self-focusing and are larger in dimensions with reduced propagation losses. For the 1 MHz repetition rate thermal writing regime we report a low propagation loss WG (0.2 dB/cm) and demonstrate laser operation with slope efficiencies of up to ~ 28%.
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- Mamoona Khalid
- Laser Physics and Photonics Devices Laboratory (LPPDL), University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia.
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- Laser Physics and Photonics Devices Laboratory (LPPDL), University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia
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- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing and School of Physical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia
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- Laser Physics and Photonics Devices Laboratory (LPPDL), University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia
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Wei XJ, Zhang YN, Cheng M, Su CL, Zhang PP, Gu WR, Chen GY. [Adrenocortical oncocytic tumors: a clinicopathological analysis of 44 cases]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2021; 50:500-504. [PMID: 33915658 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20210209-00142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To study the clinicopathological features of adrenocortical oncocytic tumors (ACOT) and to compare the diagnostic values of Lin-Weiss-Bisceglia (LWB) score and Helsinki score. Methods: Forty-four cases of ACOT diagnosed at Beijing Friendship Hospital, China from March 2008 to July 2019 were histologically analyzed to evaluate their malignant potential (benign versus malignant) according to two scoring criteria. Immunohistochemical studies (EnVision method) were also used. Results: There were 23 males and 21 females with an average age of 46 years. Histologically, the tumor cells were arranged in trabecular, chrysanthemum-shaped, glandular and microcapsule structures, while clear cells were rare or absent. Most of the tumor cells were moderately atypical, and intranuclear inclusion bodies were conspicuous. Immunohistochemical staining showed that tumor cells were positive for Melan A, inhibin, Syn and calretinin. The average proliferation index was 3% in benign ACOT, about 5% in ACOT of malignant potential, and>20% in malignant ACOT. According to the LWB score, 61.4% (27/44) of the tumors were on the left side and had multiple lesions. The percentage of benign ACOT was 59.1% (26/44), malignant potential 6.8% (3/44), malignant 34.1% (15/44), respectively. Among the 15 malignant ACOT, the mitotic figures>5/50 HPF were found in 13 cases, necrosis in 11 cases and capsule invasion in 10 cases. According to the Helsinki score, 65.9% (29/44) of the tumors were benign, and 34.1% (15/44) were malignant. There was no significant difference between the two scoring standards (P>0.05). During the follow-up of 9 to 144 months, 31 patients survived without disease and 13 patients relapsed or had metastasis. Conclusions: ACOT more likely be benign than malignant. The left side is more common. Malignant tumors are prone to recurrence and metastasis. The morphological parameters (high mitotic index, necrosis, and capsular invasion) in the LWB scoring standards combined with immunohistochemical parameters (Ki-67) in the Helsinki score are helpful for the diagnosis of malignant ACOT and are important predictors of poor prognosis.
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- X J Wei
- Department of Pathology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050,China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050,China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050,China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050,China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050,China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050,China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050,China
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Zhang XB, Fei YX, He T, Gao L, Zhang YT, Gao YD, Li G, Wang J, Ru QJ, Wang HQ, Chen GY. [Correlation analysis between serum ferritin level and liver damage in acute stage of dengue fever]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2021; 29:265-270. [PMID: 33902195 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501113-20191204-00444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the correlation between serum ferritin (SF) level and liver damage in the acute stage of dengue fever. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted to analyze 171 cases diagnosed with dengue fever as dengue fever group and 130 healthy patients as control group in Hangzhou 3A grade hospital from July to December 2017. Clinical data, SF and liver function related indicators were collected from both groups: alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), total bilirubin (TBIL) to analyze the correlation between liver damage and SF in patients with dengue fever. Results: ALT, AST, and SF levels were significantly higher in the dengue fever group than those in the healthy control group (Z = 11.553, 15.054 and 15.163, P < 0.001). SF levels were higher in the dengue fever combined with liver damage group than those without the liver damage group (z = 6.930, P < 0.001). However, there was no statistically significant differences in age, gender, peak body temperature, and history of liver disease (P > 0.05). In addition, Spearman's correlation analysis showed that SF was positively correlated with ALT, AST, and TBIL (r = 0.464, 0.531 and 0.315, P < 0.001). Among dengue patients with different SF levels, there were significant difference in ALT, AST levels and incidence of liver damage (H = 14.240 and 17.584, χ(2) = 49.547, P < 0.001). Patients with higher SF levels had higher ALT, AST levels and incidence of liver damage. Binary logistic regression analysis showed that hyperferritinemia (SF≥500 ng/ml) was the risk factor for dengue fever combined with liver damage (OR = 8.120, P < 0.001). Furthermore, ROC curve analysis showed that the AUC for SF to judge dengue fever combined liver damage was 0.846 (95% CI: 0.785-0.908), and the sensitivity and specificity when the SF cut-off value was 1 506 ng/ml were 74.8% and 83.3%. Conclusion: There is a certain correlation between the SF level and the degree of liver damage in acute stage of dengue fever patients, and hyperferritinemia is a risk factor for dengue fever combined with liver damage.
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- X B Zhang
- The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Hangzhou Nomal University, Hangzhou 311100, China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- The second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Hangzhou Genter For Disease Control And Prevention, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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Chen GY, Li ZX, Chen YH, Zhang XD. Highly efficient polarization-entangled photon-pair generation in lithium niobate waveguides based on bound states in continuum. Opt Express 2021; 29:12110-12123. [PMID: 33984977 DOI: 10.1364/oe.420792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Integrated optics provides a platform for the experimental implementation of highly complex and compact circuits for practical applications as well as for advances in the fundamental science of quantum optics. The lithium niobate (LN) waveguide is an important candidate for the construction of integrated optical circuits. Based on the bound state in the continuum (BIC) in a LN waveguide, we propose an efficient way to produce polarization-entangled photon pairs. The implementation of this method is simple and does not require the polarization process needed for periodically poled LN. The generation rate of the entangled photon pairs increases linearly with the length of the waveguide. For visible light, the generation efficiency can be improved by more than five orders of magnitude with waveguides having the length of only a few millimeters, compared with the corresponding case without BICs. The phenomena can appear in a very wide spectrum range from the visible to THz regions. This study is of great significance for the development of active integrated quantum chips in various wavelength ranges.
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Liu J, Xing Y, Zhou X, Chen GY, Shi H. Light-sheet skew rays enhanced U-shaped fiber-optic fluorescent immunosensor for Microcystin-LR. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 176:112902. [PMID: 33341317 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Revised: 12/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A novel U-shaped fiber-optic evanescent-wave fluorescent immunosensor was designed that exploits light-sheet excitation of skew rays in a passive fiber for sensitive microcystin-LR (MC-LR) detection in real-time. In particular, a light sheet comprising a thin plane of light can be concentrated into exciting the optimum ray group, resulting in enhanced interaction between light and fluorophores. Meanwhile, skew rays excited by transmitting light into an optical fiber with an angle offset allow a much higher number of total-internal-reflections with increased interaction length along the fiber interface, which strengthens the light-matter interactions. Under the optimal angle offset, the proposed evanescent wave fluorescent immunosensor is the first demonstration of integrating light-sheet skew rays and a U-shaped fiber-optic probe for enhanced sensitivity. The results show that fluorescence sensitivity of the U-shaped fiber-optic probe with light-sheet skew rays excitation is 16 times higher than that of collimated skew rays excitation. Combined with this newly designed light-sheet skew rays enhanced U-shaped fiber-optic fluorescent immunosensor, a sensitive and real-time MC-LR detection method was established based on the indirect competitive immunoassay principle. Real environmental water samples spiked with MC-LR were determined by the immunosensor with recovery rates between 85% and 112%. The present system could be an alternative tool for the on-site environmental monitoring, in-field food safety assurance and clinical diagnostics. It also advances the fiber-optic sensors field in terms of experimental design.
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- Jinchuan Liu
- State Key Joint Laboratory of ESPC, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of ESPC, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of ESPC, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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- Laser Physics and Photonic Devices Laboratories, UniSA STEM, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia, 5095, Australia.
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of ESPC, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Jingjing Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012
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- Laser Physics and Photonic Devices Laboratories, School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095
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- College of Health Science and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012
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He T, Zhang XB, Fei YX, Gao L, Gong L, Zhang QL, Chen GY. [Anti-PD-1 therapy in advanced malignant liver tumor-induced type-1 diabetes mellitus: a case report]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2020; 28:518-520. [PMID: 32660183 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501113-20191124-00430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) has been emerged as a major breakthrough in tumor immunotherapy, but its unique mechanism of action has also led to a number of immune-related adverse events (irAE). Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is one of the rarest irAEs. This paper reports a case of advanced malignant liver tumor-induced T1DM who received second-line anti-PD-1 therapy and showed initial symptoms of hyperosmolar coma and hyperglycemia. In addition, the relevant literature at home and abroad was collected and reviewed, and the clinical characteristics of T1DM induced by anti-PD-1 therapy were summarized with a view to achieve early detection, diagnosis and treatment.
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- T He
- Hangzhou Nomal University, Hangzhou 310011, China
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- Hangzhou Nomal University, Hangzhou 310011, China
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- Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou 310011, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310011, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310011, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310011, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310011, China
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Chen GY, Wang J, Lancaster DG. Fiber-Optic Skew Ray Sensors. Sensors (Basel) 2020; 20:s20092499. [PMID: 32354093 PMCID: PMC7248862 DOI: 10.3390/s20092499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Revised: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The evanescent fields along multimode fibers are usually relatively weak. To enhance the sensitivity of the resulting sensors, skew rays have been exploited for their larger number of total internal reflections and their more comprehensive spread over the fiber surface. The uniform distribution of light-matter interactions across the fiber surface facilitates high sensitivity through an increased interaction area, while mitigating the risk of laser-induced coating-material damage and photobleaching. Power-dependent measurements are less susceptible to temperature effects than interferometric techniques, and place loose requirements on the laser source. This review highlights the key developments in this area, while discussing the benefits, challenges as well as future development.
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- George Y. Chen
- Laser Physics and Photonic Devices Laboratories, School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, 5095 SA, Australia;
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- Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Technology of Shandong Province; Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, China;
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- Laser Physics and Photonic Devices Laboratories, School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, 5095 SA, Australia;
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Wang J, Chen GY, Wu X, Xu H, Monro TM, Liu T, Lancaster DG. Light-Sheet Skew Ray-Enhanced Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance-Based Chemical Sensing. ACS Sens 2020; 5:127-132. [PMID: 31815433 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b01897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A stronger absorption of pump/probe light is desirable for maximizing the sensitivity to enable accurate measurements of trace chemical elements. We introduce a new sensing technique built on light-sheet excitation of skew rays in a multimode fiber with an additional enhancement of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) and its evanescent-field hotspots between gold nanospheres on the coated fiber. A skewed light-sheet (i.e., a thin plane of light) can exploit the optimum ray group, producing enhanced and uniform interactions between light and matter for higher absorption/sensitivity and higher power threshold. The heightened evanescent field couples to the localized surface plasmon resonant modes to attain even greater sensitivity. We compared this excitation method with the previously demonstrated light-sheet skew ray-based sensor without LSPR and observed an enhancement in normalized attenuation of pump light up to seven orders of magnitude for low-concentration rhodamine B. The improvement in the normalized detection limit is almost three orders of magnitude. This new sensing technique uses a functionalized fiber rather than pairing a passive fiber with added functional particles in the analyte, which offers better area-selectivity. The potentially low-cost chemical sensors can be used on a range of sensing mechanisms such as pump/probe light absorption.
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- Jinyu Wang
- Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Technology of Shandong Province, Laser Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, Shandong, China
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- Department of Defence, Defence Science and Technology Group, Canberra 2609, ACT, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Technology of Shandong Province, Laser Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, Shandong, China
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Chen GY, Zhang WX, Zhang XD. Strong terahertz magneto-optical phenomena based on quasi-bound states in the continuum and Fano resonances. Opt Express 2019; 27:16449-16460. [PMID: 31252870 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.016449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We propose new ways to produce strong terahertz (THz) magneto-optical phenomena from monolayer graphene based on bound states in the continuum (BICs) and Fano resonances. The BICs and Fano resonances of radiation modes in the monolayer graphene are realized by designing the photonic crystal slab-graphene-slab structure. Based on them, the magnetic circular dichroism near 100% has been achieved. Importantly, such magneto-optical phenomena can be modulated in intensity and frequency using only electrostatic doping at a fixed magnetic field. Comparing two ways to produce magneto-optical phenomena, it is found that the way based on BICs exhibits some advantages such as good electrical tenability due to narrower resonance width, higher conversion efficiency and more stability with the change of incident angle. These phenomena can appear in a broad THz range by designing the nanostructures, which are very beneficial to polarization conversion and optoelectronic devices.
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Zhou DX, Ma YJ, Chen GY, Gao X, Yang L. [Relationship of TLR2 and TLR4 expressions on the surface of peripheral blood mononuclear cells to small intestinal bacteria overgrowth in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2019; 27:286-290. [PMID: 31082340 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2019.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate TLR2 and TLR4 expressional situation on the surface of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and their relationship with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). Methods: Flow cytometry was used to detect TLR2 and TLR4 expressional situation on the surface of PBMC in 78 cases with HCC, 56 cases with cirrhosis and 33 healthy controls. Furthermore, lactose hydrogen breath test (LHBT) was used to detect small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. Results: Of the 78 cases with HCC, 56 cases (71.8%) were SIBO-positive, 23 cases (41.1%) were SIBO- positive in 56 cases with cirrhosis, and 1 (3.0%) was SIBO-positive in 33 healthy controls. The incidence of SIBO in HCC patients was higher than cirrhosis patients (χ(2) = 12.72, P < 0.05) and healthy controls (χ(2) = 41.18, P < 0.05). The expression levels of TLR2 and TLR4 in HCC patients (100.55 ± 24.22, 42.76 ± 15.96) were significantly higher than cirrhosis (67.42 ± 18.36, 24.38 ± 8.68)and healthy control group (33.06 ± 11.72, 12.52 ± 4.46) (P < 0.05). Furthermore, the expression levels of TLR2 and TLR4 in SIBO-positive patients (108.75 ± 20.40, 48.1 ± 14.98) were higher than SIBO-negative patients (79.67 ± 20.60, 28.62 ± 7.36) (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The expression of TLR2 and TLR4 and the incidence of SIBO in HCC patients are significantly higher than cirrhosis and healthy control group. Moreover, the high expressions of TLR2 and TLR4 in SIBO-positive HCC patients may promote the development of HCC.
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- D X Zhou
- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease Institute, People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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Jiang YH, Jiao Y, Chen GY, Sheng JH, Xu QX. [Parotid mucoepidermoid carcinoma after treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2019; 57:483-484. [PMID: 31216808 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2019.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Y H Jiang
- Clinical Laboratory, the Tumor Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450008, China
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Wang L, Sun LY, Huang J, Chen GY, Zhao XY. [A clinicopathological analysis of 21 cases of hepatolenticular degeneration]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2018; 26:903-908. [PMID: 30669782 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2018.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To improve the diagnostic quality of hepatolenticular degeneration by summarizing the clinicopathological features. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 21 cases that were diagnosed as hepatolenticular degeneration with liver biopsy in our hospital from January 2013 to August 2018 was reviewed, and then their clinicopathologic features were analyzed. The pathomorphological differences between liver biopsy and liver biopsy after transplantation, and the relationship between histopathological patterns and biopsy types and clinical indicators were analyzed by Fisher's exact test. Results: Of the 21 patients with hepatolenticular degeneration, 10 patients had liver biopsy, and 11 patients underwent liver biopsy after liver transplantation. Among them, four cases were presented as simple fatty liver pattern (19.0%, 4/21), eight cases as steatohepatitis pattern (38.1%, 8/21), four cases as inflammatory necrosis without cirrhosis pattern (19.0%, 4/21), and five cases as inflammatory necrosis with cirrhosis pattern (23.9%, 5/21). Twelve cases had copper deposition in the liver (57.1%, 12/21), and the pattern of copper distribution in the liver was uneven. Conclusion: A clinicalpathological features of hepatolenticular degeneration mainly manifests in four patterns, but lack characteristic changes. Hence, comprehensive judgment should rely on clinical history, laboratory examination, genetic test results and liver histopathological changes.
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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- Liver Transplantation Center Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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- Experimental Research Center, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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- Liver Research Center, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases
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Chen GY, Piantedosi F, Otten D, Kang YQ, Zhang WQ, Zhou X, Monro TM, Lancaster DG. Femtosecond-laser-written Microstructured Waveguides in BK7 Glass. Sci Rep 2018; 8:10377. [PMID: 29991701 PMCID: PMC6039443 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-28631-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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There is a deficiency of low-loss microstructured waveguides that can be fabricated with a single laser-pass to minimize stress build-up, which can enable enhanced functionality and higher compactness for integrated optical devices. We demonstrate, for the first time, a series of multi-ring claddings each with a pair of cores in BK7 glass. Each waveguide was fabricated using only a single laser-pass at 1 MHz pulse repetition rate, 5 mm/s translation speed, 250 fs pulse width, over a set of pulse energies. We obtained the lowest-reported propagation loss of 0.062 dB/cm, measured at 1155 nm wavelength from the waveguide written with 340 nJ pulse energy. The maximum observed numerical aperture is 0.020, measured at 1155 nm wavelength from the waveguide written with 620 nJ pulse energy. Such waveguides could be incorporated in integrated Raman laser platforms for biomedical applications.
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- George Y Chen
- Laser Physics and Photonic Devices Laboratories, School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia, 5095, Australia.
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- Laser Physics and Photonic Devices Laboratories, School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia, 5095, Australia
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- Laser Physics and Photonic Devices Laboratories, School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia, 5095, Australia
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- Laser Physics and Photonic Devices Laboratories, School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia, 5095, Australia
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- Laser Physics and Photonic Devices Laboratories, School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia, 5095, Australia
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of ESPC, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 10084, China
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- Laser Physics and Photonic Devices Laboratories, School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia, 5095, Australia
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- Laser Physics and Photonic Devices Laboratories, School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia, 5095, Australia
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Liu YH, Guo PF, Chen GY, Bo YC, Ma Y, Cui ZJ. [Advances in the research of effects of glutamine on immune function of burn patients]. Zhonghua Shao Shang Za Zhi 2018; 34:249-253. [PMID: 29690745 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-2587.2018.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid found in plasma and cells. It is the preferred fuel for enterocytes in the small intestine, macrophages, and lymphocytes. After serious burn, increased requirement of glutamine by the gastrointestinal tract, kidney and lymphocytes, and relatively insufficient self synthesis likely contribute to the rapid decline of glutamine in circulation and cells. Glutamine supplementation can not only protect intestinal mucosa, maintain normal intestinal barrier function, reduce bacterial translocation, and enhance the intestinal immune function, but also increase the number of lymphocytes, enhance the phagocytic function of macrophage, promote the synthesis of immunoglobulin, and reduce the body's inflammatory response, so as to enhance the immune function. Therefore, glutamine supplementation can improve and enhance the immune function, reduce complications and promote the prognosis of severely burned patients.
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- Department of Nutrition, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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Piantedosi F, Chen GY, Monro TM, Lancaster DG. Widely tunable, high slope efficiency waveguide lasers in a Yb-doped glass chip operating at 1 μm. Opt Lett 2018; 43:1902-1905. [PMID: 29652394 DOI: 10.1364/ol.43.001902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Ultrafast laser inscribed waveguide lasers can lead to highly efficient and compact optical devices. This Letter reports an average lasing efficiency of 65%±2.5% from a multi-waveguide 2.5 mol. % ytterbium-doped ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3-NaF (Yb:ZBLAN) chip in an extended-cavity configuration. A maximum output power of 750 mW with a lasing efficiency of 68% is also achieved. A monolithic end-coupled configuration reached a maximum output power of 784 mW with a lasing efficiency of 70%. The lasing wavelength is tuned from 1001 to 1045 nm in a Littrow configured cavity. A beam propagation factor of the lowest-order transverse-mode output was routinely achieved with an M2 of 1.15.
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Hébert NB, Lancaster DG, Michaud-Belleau V, Chen GY, Genest J. Highly coherent free-running dual-comb chip platform. Opt Lett 2018; 43:1814-1817. [PMID: 29652371 DOI: 10.1364/ol.43.001814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We characterize the frequency noise performance of a free-running dual-comb source based on an erbium-doped glass chip running two adjacent mode-locked waveguide lasers. This compact laser platform, contained only in a 1.2 L volume, rejects common-mode environmental noise by 20 dB thanks to the proximity of the two laser cavities. Furthermore, it displays a remarkably low mutual frequency noise floor around 10 Hz2/Hz, which is enabled by its large-mode-area waveguides and low Kerr nonlinearity. As a result, it reaches a free-running mutual coherence time of 1 s since mode-resolved dual-comb spectra are generated even on this time scale. This design greatly simplifies dual-comb interferometers by enabling mode-resolved measurements without any phase lock.
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Shi YK, Wang L, Han BH, Li W, Yu P, Liu YP, Ding CM, Song X, Ma ZY, Ren XL, Feng JF, Zhang HL, Chen GY, Han XH, Wu N, Yao C, Song Y, Zhang SC, Song W, Liu XQ, Zhao SJ, Lin YC, Ye XQ, Li K, Shu YQ, Ding LM, Tan FL, Sun Y. First-line icotinib versus cisplatin/pemetrexed plus pemetrexed maintenance therapy for patients with advanced EGFR mutation-positive lung adenocarcinoma (CONVINCE): a phase 3, open-label, randomized study. Ann Oncol 2017; 28:2443-2450. [PMID: 28945850 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Icotinib has been previously shown to be non-inferior to gefitinib in non-selected advanced non-small-cell lung cancer patients when given as second- or further-line treatment. In this open-label, randomized, phase 3 CONVINCE trial, we assessed the efficacy and safety of first-line icotinib versus cisplatin/pemetrexed plus pemetrexed maintenance in lung adenocarcinoma patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation. PATIENTS AND METHODS Eligible participants were adults with stage IIIB/IV lung adenocarcinoma and exon 19/21 EGFR mutations. Participants were randomly allocated (1 : 1) to receive oral icotinib or 3-week cycle of cisplatin plus pemetrexed for up to four cycles; non-progressive patients after four cycles were maintained with pemetrexed until disease progression or intolerable toxicity. The primary end point was progression-free survival (PFS) assessed by independent response evaluation committee. Other end points included overall survival (OS) and safety. RESULTS Between January 2013 and August 2014, 296 patients were randomized, and 285 patients were treated (148 to icotinib, 137 to chemotherapy). Independent response evaluation committee-assessed PFS was significantly longer in the icotinib group (11.2 versus 7.9 months; hazard ratio, 0.61, 95% confidence interval 0.43-0.87; P = 0.006). No significant difference for OS was observed between treatments in the overall population or in EGFR-mutated subgroups (exon 19 Del/21 L858R). The most common grade 3 or 4 adverse events (AEs) in the icotinib group were rash (14.8%) and diarrhea (7.4%), compared with nausea (45.9%), vomiting (29.2%), and neutropenia (10.9%) in the chemotherapy group. AEs (79.1% versus 94.2%; P < 0.001) and treatment-related AEs (54.1% versus 90.5%; P < 0.001) were significantly fewer in the icotinib group than in the chemotherapy group. CONCLUSIONS First-line icotinib significantly improves PFS of advanced lung adenocarcinoma patients with EGFR mutation with a tolerable and manageable safety profile. Icotinib should be considered as a first-line treatment for this patient population.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical Study on Anticancer Molecular Targeted Drugs, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical Study on Anticancer Molecular Targeted Drugs, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing
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- Department of Pulmonology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai
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- Department of Oncology, The First Hospital Affiliated to Jilin University, Changchun
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- Department of Lung Cancer Medical Oncology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shanxi Provincial Tumor Hospital, Taiyuan
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- Department of Oncology, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an
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- Department of Oncology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Nanjing
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- Department of Oncology, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical Study on Anticancer Molecular Targeted Drugs, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing
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- Department of Imaging Diagnosis, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing
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- Department of Biostatistics, Peking University Clinical Research Institute, Beijing
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing
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- Department of Pulmonary Oncology, The 307th Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing
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- Department of Imaging Diagnosis, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou
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- Department of Respiratory Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin
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- Department of Oncology, Jiangsu Provincial Hospital, Nanjing
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- Betta Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd, Hangzhou, China
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- Betta Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical Study on Anticancer Molecular Targeted Drugs, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing
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Zeng J, Sun WL, Chen GY, Pan Q, Yan SY, Sun C, Xu ZJ, Fan JG. [Efficiency of FibroScan and FibroTouch in liver stiffness measurement and fat quantification: a comparative analysis]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2017; 24:652-658. [PMID: 27788720 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2016.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the efficiency of FibroScan(FS)and FibroTouch(FT)in liver stiffness measurement(LSM)and fat quantification through a comparative analysis. Methods: The outpatients or hospitalized patients who underwent LSM and fat quantification using FS and FT were enrolled. The differences in success rate and detecting parameters between FS and FT were analyzed, as well as the correlation between FS and FT values. The t-test was used for comparison of normally distributed continuous data between groups, and a one-way analysis of variance or the Kruskal-Wallis test was used for comparison between multiple groups. The Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparison of non-normally distributed continuous data between groups. Results: A total of 1621 patients were enrolled. The success rates of FT and FS were 100% and 94.96%, respectively, and the success rate of FS was influenced by sex, age, body mass index, and biochemical markers of liver function. FT has a significantly shorter duration of single detection and a significantly lower number of times of single detection than FS(duration of single detection: 190.21±38.78 s vs 220.89±68.36 s, P < 0.01; number of single detection times: 10.31±1.32 vs 11.81±3.76, P < 0.01), as well as a significantly lower ratio of interquartile range to median of fat quantification in the same patient(5.39%±4.81% vs 17.18%±14.07%, P < 0.01). The LSM and fat quantification of FS were significantly correlated with those of FT(r = 0.645 and 0.620, both Based on the duration and number of times of single detection, success rate, and stability of fat quantification, FT seems to have a better detection efficiency than FS. The detection values of FT and FS can be calculated with regression equations < 0.01). The equations of linear regression were LSM(FT)= 4.435+0.477×LSM(FS); CAP(FT)= 134.71+0.456×CAP(FS). Conclusion: Based on the duration and number of times of single detection, success rate, and stability of fat quantification, FT seems to have a better detection efficiency than FS. The detection values of FT and FS can be calculated with regression equations.
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- J Zeng
- Department of Gastroenterology, Center for Fatty Liver, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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Chen GY, Wu X, Kang YQ, Yu L, Monro TM, Lancaster DG, Liu X, Xu H. Ultra-fast Hygrometer based on U-shaped Optical Microfiber with Nanoporous Polyelectrolyte Coating. Sci Rep 2017; 7:7943. [PMID: 28801678 PMCID: PMC5554257 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-08562-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Real-time measurement of the relative humidity of air has applications ranging from process control to safety. By using a microfiber form-factor, we demonstrate a miniature and fast-response hygrometer with the shortest-ever response time (3 ms). The sensor head consists of an optical microfiber of 10 µm diameter and 2 mm length configured to form a compact U-shaped probe, and functionalized with a polyelectrolyte multilayer coating of 1.0 bilayer. The sensing mechanism is primarily water-absorption-based optical loss. We have measured a response time of 3 ms and a recovery time of 36 ms. The sensitivity is as high as 0.4%/%RH, and the detection limit is as low as 1.6%RH. The maximum relative humidity is 99%RH, before reaching a recoverable dew-point.
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- George Y Chen
- Laser Physics and Photonic Devices Laboratories, School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia, 5095, Australia.
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia, 5095, Australia
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- Laser Physics and Photonic Devices Laboratories, School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia, 5095, Australia
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.,Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Laser Physics and Photonic Devices Laboratories, School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia, 5095, Australia
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- Laser Physics and Photonic Devices Laboratories, School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia, 5095, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia, 5095, Australia.
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia, 5095, Australia.
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Hébert NB, Genest J, Deschênes JD, Bergeron H, Chen GY, Khurmi C, Lancaster DG. Self-corrected chip-based dual-comb spectrometer. Opt Express 2017; 25:8168-8179. [PMID: 28380932 DOI: 10.1364/oe.25.008168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We present a dual-comb spectrometer based on two passively mode-locked waveguide lasers integrated in a single Er-doped ZBLAN chip. This original design yields two free-running frequency combs having a high level of mutual stability. We developed in parallel a self-correction algorithm that compensates residual relative fluctuations and yields mode-resolved spectra without the help of any reference laser or control system. Fluctuations are extracted directly from the interferograms using the concept of ambiguity function, which leads to a significant simplification of the instrument that will greatly ease its widespread adoption and commercial deployment. Comparison with a correction algorithm relying on a single-frequency laser indicates discrepancies of only 50 attoseconds on optical timings. The capacities of this instrument are finally demonstrated with the acquisition of a high-resolution molecular spectrum covering 20 nm. This new chip-based multi-laser platform is ideal for the development of high-repetition-rate, compact and fieldable comb spectrometers in the near- and mid-infrared.
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Yang RX, Hu CX, Mi YQ, Sun WL, Chen GY, Pan Q, Shen F, Xu GW, Fan JG. [A serum lipidomic study of patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2017; 25:122-127. [PMID: 28297799 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2017.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the serum lipidomic profile in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and to analyze the lipid metabolism characteristics of NAFLD. Methods: The subjects were divided into control group (23 patients) and pathologically confirmed NAFLD group (42 patients), and ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry was used to measure serum lipidomic metabolites. The partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) model was established to analyze the differences in lipid metabolism with reference to the univariate analysis. The t-test and Mann-Whitney U test were used for data analysis. Results: A total of 239 lipids were identified and qualitative and quantitative analyses were performed. The PLS-DA model (R2 = 0.753, Q2 = 0.456) and the univariate analysis showed that 77 lipids were metabolized differentially between the NAFLD group and the control group (VIP > 1, P < 0.05), including free fatty acid, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol, lysophosphatidylcholine, lysophosphatidylinositol (LPI), choline plasmalogen (PlsCho), ethanolamine plasmalogen (PlsEtn), ceramide (Cer), sphingomyelin, and triglyceride (TG). Compared with the control group, the NAFLD group had significant increases in monounsaturated fatty acids (increased by 39%, t = -3.954, P < 0.05) and TGs (increased by 36%, Z = -2.662, P < 0.05), mainly TGs with low numbers of carbon atoms and unsaturated bonds, while there were reductions in TGs with high numbers of carbon atoms and unsaturated bonds. In addition, compared with the control group, the NAFLD group had significant increases in the levels of LPI (increased by 223%, t = -3.858, P < 0.05) and Cer (increased by 21%, t = -2.481, P < 0.05) and significant reductions in PlsCho (reduced by 18%, t = 3.184, P < 0.05) and PlsEtn (reduced by 20%, t = 2.363, P < 0.05). Conclusion: There is a significant difference in lipid metabolism profile between NAFLD patients and healthy people, and a serum lipidomic analysis of NAFLD helps to further clarify the characteristics of lipid metabolism in patients with NAFLD.
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- Center for Fatty Liver, Department of Gastroenterology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- the Second People's Hospital of Tianjin, Tianjin Medical Research Institute of Liver Disease, Tianjin 300192, China
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- Center for Fatty Liver, Department of Gastroenterology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Center for Fatty Liver, Department of Gastroenterology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Center for Fatty Liver, Department of Gastroenterology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Center for Fatty Liver, Department of Gastroenterology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Center for Fatty Liver, Department of Gastroenterology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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Sun WL, Sun CG, Chen GY, Pan Q, Zeng J, Shan PP, Fan JG. [A clinical study of the association between hepatic controlled attenuation parameter and metabolic syndrome]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2017; 25:128-133. [PMID: 28297800 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2017.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the association between hepatic controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) and the correlation of CAP and its changes with the incidence of MetS. Methods: A total of 2461 subjects who underwent physical examination from July 2013 to September 2015 were enrolled. Spearman correlation analysis was used to investigate the correlation of CAP with the number of MetS components and each MetS component, and the chi-square test was used to investigate the prevalence rates of MetS and each component under different CAP levels. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the odds ratio (95% confidence interval (CI)) of MetS under different CAP levels. A total of 230 subjects without baseline MetS were selected; in a prospective cohort study, these subjects were divided into groups according to the baseline CAP, change in CAP, and percent change in CAP, and the chi-square test was performed to compare the incidence of MetS. The Cox regression analysis was used to analyze the values of baseline CAP, change in CAP, and percent change in CAP in predicting MetS. Results: CAP was positively correlated with the number of MetS components (r = 0.309, P < 0.01) and significantly correlated with all components. There were significant differences in the prevalence rates of MetS and its components under different CAP levels (< 238 dB/m, 238-258 dB/m, 259-291 dB/m, and ≥292 dB/m) (P < 0.05). After the adjustment for sex and age, with < 238 dB/m as a reference, the odds ratios (95% CI) of MetS in patients with CAP levels of 238-258 dB/m, 259-291 dB/m, and ≥292 dB/m were 1.784 (1.369-2.325), 2.936 (2.292-3.760), and 4.363 (3.435-5.543), respectively (all P < 0.05). Follow-up data showed that 28 patients (12.2%) developed MetS. After the adjustment for related factors, the hazard ratios (95% CI) of MetS in patients with baseline CAP > 238 dB/m, change in CAP > 30 dB/m, and percent change in CAP > 25.0% were 3.337 (1.163-9.569), 7.732 (2.453-24.366), and 11.656 (3.329-40.813), respectively (all P < 0.05). Conclusion: CAP is closely associated with MetS and its components. CAP and its change can be used to predict the risk of MetS.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kunshan Geriatric Hospital, Kunshan Jiangsu Province 215324, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kunshan Geriatric Hospital, Kunshan Jiangsu Province 215324, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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Chen GY, Wu X, Liu X, Lancaster DG, Monro TM, Xu H. Photodetector based on Vernier-Enhanced Fabry-Perot Interferometers with a Photo-Thermal Coating. Sci Rep 2017; 7:41895. [PMID: 28139745 PMCID: PMC5282560 DOI: 10.1038/srep41895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2016] [Accepted: 12/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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We present a new type of fiber-coupled photodetector with a thermal-based optical sensor head, which enables it to operate even in the presence of strong electro-magnetic interference and in electrically sensitive environments. The optical sensor head consists of three cascaded Fabry-Perot interferometers. The end-face surface is coated with copper-oxide micro-particles embedded in hydrogel, which is a new photo-thermal coating that can be readily coated on many different surfaces. Under irradiation, photons are absorbed by the photo-thermal coating, and are converted into heat, changing the optical path length of the probing light and induces a resonant wavelength shift. For white-light irradiation, the photodetector exhibits a power sensitivity of 760 pm/mW, a power detection limit of 16.4 μW (i.e. specific detectivity of 2.2 × 105 cm.√Hz/W), and an optical damage threshold of ~100 mW or ~800 mW/cm2. The response and recovery times are 3.0 s (~90% of change within 100 ms) and 16.0 s respectively.
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- George Y Chen
- Laser Physics and Photonic Devices Laboratories, School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Laser Physics and Photonic Devices Laboratories, School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Laser Physics and Photonic Devices Laboratories, School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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Chen GY, Monro TM, Lancaster DG. Detection of microscopic defects in optical fiber coatings using angle-resolved skew rays. Opt Lett 2016; 41:4036-4039. [PMID: 27607966 DOI: 10.1364/ol.41.004036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Microscopic defects in optical fiber coatings can be an impending catastrophe for high-power fiber laser and telecommunications systems and are difficult to detect with conventional methods. We demonstrate a highly sensitive interrogation technique that can readily identify faults such as microscopic nicks, scrapes, low-quality recoatings, and internal defects in fibers and their coatings, based on skew ray excitation and angle-resolved analysis.
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Yu L, Chen GY, Xu H, Liu X. Substrate-Independent, Transparent Oil-Repellent Coatings with Self-Healing and Persistent Easy-Sliding Oil Repellency. ACS Nano 2016; 10:1076-85. [PMID: 26728655 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b06404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Herein we report a simple and substrate-independent approach to fabricate transparent oil-repellent coatings, which involves alternate deposition of poly(diallyldimethylammonium) (PDDA) and poly(styrenesulfonate) (PSS) onto substrates, followed by incubation of the coated objects into perfluorooctanoate (PFO) aqueous solutions for 2 min. Various low-surface-tension liquids can easily slide down the coating surfaces on flat substrates at a sliding angle lower than 12° for 10 μL droplets. The coatings are applicable to different substrates including Si, glass, plastic, steel, and wood, and those with complex shapes and large surface areas. They are also applicable to rough substrates with roughness at both micro/nanoscale and macroscopic scales to realize the easy-sliding oil repellency. Incubation of the PDDA/PSS polyelectrolyte multilayers (PEMs) into PFO solutions induces an effective but nondestructive substitution of PFO anions for PSS in the PEMs, which results in a composite coating with PFO anions homogeneously interspersed in both the coating surface and the bulk. Thanks to the as-described "repeating-layer" composition/structure of the coatings, their easy-sliding oil repellency can be self-healed after surface decomposition or well maintained after physical damages, due to the replenishing surface. Therefore, the advantageous characteristics of the as-developed oil-repellent coatings and the simplicity of the preparation protocol make the coatings highly practical for real-world applications. It is believed that the coatings can perform as antismudge coatings that shield against oil-borne contaminants, chemical-shield coatings that protect coated plastics from dissolution by organic solvents, and nonstick coatings (of oil tankers or pipelines) that enable loss-free oil transportation.
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- Li Yu
- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Laser Physics and Photonic Devices Laboratories, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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He K, Duan H, Chen GY, Liu X, Yang W, Wang D. Cleaning of Oil Fouling with Water Enabled by Zwitterionic Polyelectrolyte Coatings: Overcoming the Imperative Challenge of Oil-Water Separation Membranes. ACS Nano 2015; 9:9188-98. [PMID: 26260326 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b03791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Herein we report a self-cleaning coating derived from zwitterionic poly(2-methacryloyloxylethyl phosphorylcholine) (PMPC) brushes grafted on a solid substrate. The PMPC surface not only exhibits complete oil repellency in a water-wetted state (i.e., underwater superoleophobicity), but also allows effective cleaning of oil fouled on dry surfaces by water alone. The PMPC surface was compared with typical underwater superoleophobic surfaces realized with the aid of surface roughening by applying hydrophilic nanostructures and those realized by applying smooth hydrophilic polyelectrolyte multilayers. We show that underwater superoleophobicity of a surface is not sufficient to enable water to clean up oil fouling on a dry surface, because the latter circumstance demands the surface to be able to strongly bond water not only in its pristine state but also in an oil-wetted state. The PMPC surface is unique with its described self-cleaning performance because the zwitterionic phosphorylcholine groups exhibit exceptional binding affinity to water even when they are already wetted by oil. Further, we show that applying this PMPC coating onto steel meshes produces oil-water separation membranes that are resilient to oil contamination with simply water rinsing. Consequently, we provide an effective solution to the oil contamination issue on the oil-water separation membranes, which is an imperative challenge in this field. Thanks to the self-cleaning effect of the PMPC surface, PMPC-coated steel meshes can not only separate oil from oil-water mixtures in a water-wetted state, but also can lift oil out from oil-water mixtures even in a dry state, which is a very promising technology for practical oil-spill remediation. In contrast, we show that oil contamination on conventional hydrophilic oil-water separation membranes would permanently induce the loss of oil-water separation function, and thus they have to be always used in a completely water-wetted state, which significantly restricts their application in practice.
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- Ke He
- Ian Wark Research Institute, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University , Changchun 130012, PR China
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- Ian Wark Research Institute, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Laser Physics and Photonic Devices Laboratories, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Ian Wark Research Institute, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University , Changchun 130012, PR China
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- Ian Wark Research Institute, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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Tang ZG, Chen GY, Li LF, Wen C, Wang T, Zhou YM. Effect of zinc-bearing zeolite clinoptilolite on growth performance, zinc accumulation, and gene expression of zinc transporters in broilers. J Anim Sci 2015; 93:620-6. [PMID: 25548200 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2014-8165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This study investigated Zn-bearing zeolite clinoptilolite (Zn-ZCP) as a Zn supplement on performance, organ or tissue development, Zn accumulation in tissues, and gene expression of Zn transporters in the duodenum of broilers. A total of 300 1-d-old Arbor Acres chickens were randomly allocated to 5 dietary treatments with 6 replicate cages of 10 birds per treatment for a 21-d feeding period. The treatments comprised a basal corn–soybean meal diet without supplemental Zn (the control) or similar diets supplemented with 80 mg/kg Zn from ZnSO4 or 20, 40, or 80 mg/kg Zn from Zn- ZCP, respectively. Supplementation of Zn-ZCP had a positive effect on G:F (linear, P < 0.05) and had tendency difference on ADG (linear, P < 0.1) of broilers during 1 to 21 d. Incremental Zn-ZCP inclusion in the diet increased the fresh weight of the pancreas (linear, P < 0.05) and tibia (linear, P < 0.05) in broilers on d 14. The same trend to the fresh weight of the tibia (linear, P < 0.05) and pancreas (linear, P < 0.05) was observed on d 21. Increasing Zn-ZCP level showed a linear response on Zn concentration in the liver (linear, P < 0.001), pancreas (linear, P < 0.05), and tibia (linear, P < 0.05) on d 14. The same trend of Zn concentrations in pancreas (linear, P < 0.05) and tibia (linear, P < 0.001) was observed on d 21. The mRNA levels of Zn transporter 2 (ZnT-2) and Zn transporter 5 (ZnT-5) in the duodenum of chicks fed the diet with 80 mg/kg Zn from Zn-ZCP did not differ from those of chicks fed the control diet, but both were lower (P < 0.05) than those of chicks fed ZnSO4 diet. Metallothionein (MT) mRNA levels of broilers fed the diet supplemented with 80 mg/kg Zn from Zn-ZCP or ZnSO4 was higher (P < 0.05) than that in the control group. Dietary treatments did not affect the mRNA expression of Zn transporter 1 (ZnT-1) or metal response element-binding transcription factor-1 (MTF-1). In conclusion, as a Zn supplement, Zn-ZCP was comparable to ZnSO4 for enhancing Zn accumulation and growth performance of broilers during 1 to 21 d. Broilers fed the diet with 80 mg/kg Zn from Zn-ZCP had different expressions of ZnT-2 and ZnT-5 in the duodenum compared with those fed the ZnSO4 diet.
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Wang X, Chen GY, Yang SS, Tian Y, Ge T, Qin H, Han W, Chang HY. Effects of high thoracic epidural anesthesia on ischemic cardiomyopathy cardiac function and autonomic neural function. Genet Mol Res 2014; 13:6813-9. [PMID: 25177960 DOI: 10.4238/2014.august.29.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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We aimed at observing the effects of high thoracic epidural anesthesia (HTEA) on cardiac structure and function, heart rate variability (HRV), and QT interval variation (QTV) in ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) patients with chronic heart failure. We divided 30 ICM patients into HTEA (N = 16) and control (N = 14) groups.The control group was treated with medication, and the HTEA group was treated with HTEA and medication for 4 weeks. We measured the changes in the left-ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDd) and left-ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) before and after treatment by using echocardiography and examined changes in HRV and QTV using ambulatory electrocardiogram. HTEA significantly narrowed the LVEDd, improved LVEF, significantly increased the HRV, and significantly reduced the QTV in the ICM group compared to the control group. HTEA significantly narrowed the ventricular chamber diameter size of ICM patients, enhanced myocardial contractility, increased myocardial electrical stability, and improved the cardiac structure and function.
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Medical, Second Hospital of Harbin City, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Medical, Second Hospital of Harbin City, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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Chen GY, Codemard CA, Lewis RJ, Jankowski L, Chan JS, Gorman PM, Zervas MN. Enhanced responsivity with skew ray excitation of reflection- and transmission-type refractometric sensors. Opt Lett 2014; 39:3822-3825. [PMID: 24978746 DOI: 10.1364/ol.39.003822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The responsivity of optical fibers to refractive index can be enhanced using high-order skew rays compared with using meridional rays. Skew rays can have a much higher number of reflections with increased interaction length along the core-cladding interface, which gives rise to stronger interactions with the external medium. Reflection/transmission-type refractometric sensors based on twin-coupled-core and multimode fibers showed one/two orders of magnitude increase in responsivity with skew ray excitation. The responsivity and sensitivity for the two types are ~2000%/RIU, ~1400%/RIU, and 4.9×10⁻⁵ RIU, 7.0×10⁻⁵ RIU, respectively.
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We propose and demonstrate a compact acoustic sensor comprising a 2 μm diam, 35 mm length optical microfiber coiled around a 3 mm diam air-backed mandrel. Acoustic waves induce local pressure variations that change the mandrel diameter and thus the optical path length of the mode propagating in the microfiber. The phase modulation is detected via a single-fiber polarimetric interferometer. The low stiffness and minimum bend radii of microfibers gives rise to extremely small package sizes without compromising acoustic responsivity.
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- George Y Chen
- Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.
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Li J, Chen TR, Gong HL, Wan MH, Chen GY, Tang WF. Intensive insulin therapy in severe acute pancreatitis: a meta-analysis and systematic review. W INDIAN MED J 2012; 61:574-579. [PMID: 23441350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of intensive insulin therapy on outcomes of patients with severe acute pancreatitis. METHODS Relevant literatures cited in these electronic databases: Medline, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNK1) database, and Excerpta Medical database (Embase) were systematically searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in which intensive insulin therapy was used in severe acute pancreatitis. Length of hospitalization, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE II) score, incidence of complications, and adverse effects were recorded for statistical analysis. The methodological quality of the eligible studies was assessed by Jadad scale. The results were analysed by Revman 4.3 software. RESULTS Three studies, which included a total of 118 cases, were finally reviewed. The methodological quality of the trials varied substantially In patients with severe acute pancreatitis, intensive insulin therapy was associated with shorter length of hospitalization (weighted mean difference (WMD) = -12.13, 95% confidence interval (CI) [-15.48, 8.78], p > 0.00001) and lower APACHE II score after 72 hours treatment (WMD = -3.80, 95% CI [-4.88,2. 72], p > 0.00001). One study reported insulin-related adverse event. CONCLUSION In patients with severe acute pancreatitis, intensive insulin therapy could relieve the patient's condition earlier and shorten the length of hospitalization without serious adverse effect.
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- Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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A compact optical microfiber phase modulator with MHz bandwidth is presented. A micrometer-diameter microfiber is wound on a millimeter-diameter piezoelectric ceramic rod with two electrodes. When a voltage is applied to the piezoelectric ceramic, the rod is strained, leading to a phase change along the microfiber; because of the small size, the optical microfiber phase modulator can have as high as a few MHz bandwidth response.
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- Xueliang Zhang
- Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
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Chen GY, Zhang XL, Brambilla G, Newson TP. Theoretical and experimental demonstrations of a microfiber-based flexural disc accelerometer. Opt Lett 2011; 36:3669-3671. [PMID: 21931427 DOI: 10.1364/ol.36.003669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The proof-of-concept demonstration of a microfiber-based flexural disc accelerometer is presented. The reduced microfiber size and bending radii give rise to high device compactness and responsivity. A flexural disc accelerometer manufactured from a 10 mm long microfiber showed a performance of ~2.2 rad/g, with the responsivity expected to increase proportionally with the microfiber length.
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- G Y Chen
- Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
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Chen GY, Stolojan V, Silva SRP. Top-down heating for low substrate temperature synthesis of carbon nanotubes. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2010; 10:3952-3958. [PMID: 20355397 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2010.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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A top-down heating method to allow for low-temperature large area synthesis of carbon nanotubes using plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition is introduced in this paper. The approach utilizes top-down electromagnetic heating rather than conventional heating from a substrate heater under the electrode. A temperature gradient is created between the Ni catalyst surface and the substrate using a metal thermal control barrier layer, on which carbon nanotubes are grown as a function of the bias voltage, hydrocarbon concentrations and growth conditions. The heat during growth is provided by the plasma or energy coupling to the catalyst via top-down heating, which based on the coupled power density and the cooling of the substrate, in addition to the thermal 'barrier layer' properties will dictate the temperature of the growth surface. This unique approach of top-down heating with suitable cooling schemes, coupled with thermal barriers allows for the low substrate temperature synthesis of carbon nanotubes, scalable to large areas.
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- G Y Chen
- Nano-Electronic Centre, Advanced Technology Institute, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
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Chen GY, Somesfalean G, Zhang ZG, Sun Q, Wang FP. Ultraviolet upconversion fluorescence in rare-earth-ion-doped Y2O3 induced by infrared diode laser excitation. Opt Lett 2007; 32:87-9. [PMID: 17167593 DOI: 10.1364/ol.32.000087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Room-temperature ultraviolet emission of Tm(3+) ions at 298 ((1)I(6)-->(3)H(6)), 364 ((1)D(2)-->(3)H(6)), and 391 nm ((1)I(6)-->(3)H(5)) was obtained in Y(2)O(3):Yb(3+)-Tm(3+) by continuous-wave diode laser excitation of 980 nm. Power dependence analysis demonstrates that five- and six-photon upconversion processes populate the (1)D(2) and (1)I(6) states, respectively. We believe that the (1)D(2) population originates from the cross relaxation (1)G(4)+(3)F(4)-->(3)H(4)+(1)D(2) of the Tm(3+) ions, while subsequent energy transfer from Yb(3+) to Tm(3+) excites the (1)D(2) state to the upper (1)I(6) state. High multiphoton-induced ultraviolet emission is also expected for other trivalent rare-earth ions similar to Tm(3+).
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- G Y Chen
- Department of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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Gao C, Jin YZ, Kong H, Whitby RLD, Acquah SFA, Chen GY, Qian H, Hartschuh A, Silva SRP, Henley S, Fearon P, Kroto HW, Walton DRM. Polyurea-Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis, Morphology, and Raman Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem B 2005; 109:11925-32. [PMID: 16852469 DOI: 10.1021/jp051642h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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An in situ polycondensation approach was applied to functionalize multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs), resulting in various linear or hyperbranched polycondensed polymers [e.g., polyureas, polyurethanes, and poly(urea-urethane)-bonded carbon nanotubes]. The quantity of the grafted polymer can be easily controlled by the feed ratio of monomers. As a typical example, the polyurea-functionalized MWNTs were measured and characterized in detail. The oxidized MWNTs (MWNT-COOH) were converted into acyl chloride-functionalized MWNTs (MWNT-COCl) by reaction with neat thionyl chloride (SOCl2). MWNT-COCl was reacted with excess 1,6-diaminohexane, affording amino-functionalized MWNTs (MWNT-NH2). In the presence of MWNT-NH2, the polyurea was covalently coated onto the surfaces of the nanotube by in situ polycondensation of diisocyanate [e.g., 4,4'-methylenebis(phenylisocyanate)] and 1,6-diaminohexane, followed by the removal of free polymer via repeated filtering and solvent washing. The coated polyurea content can be controlled to some extent by adjusting the feed ratio of the isocyanato and amino groups. The structure and morphology of the resulting nanocomposites were characterized by FTIR, NMR, Raman, confocal Raman, TEM, EDS, and SEM measurements. The polyurea-coated MWNTs showed interesting self-assembled flat- or flowerlike morphologies in the solid state. The signals corresponding to that of the D and G bands of the carbon nanotubes were strongly attenuated after polyurea was chemically tethered to the MWNT surfaces. Comparative experiments showed that the grafted polymer species and structures have a strong effect on the Raman signals of polymer-functionalized MWNTs.
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- Chao Gao
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China.
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