简介:ABSTRACT:Westudytheevolutionofsingleellipticvortexringforinitialaspectratio(AR)=2,4,6.TheincompressibleNavier-Stokesequationsaresolvedbyadealiasedpseudo-spectralmethodwith64~3gridpointsinaperiodiccube.WefindthattherearethreekindsofvortexmotionasARincreasesandvortexbifurcationoccursatacertainAR.Theprocessesofadvection,interaction,anddecayofvortexringareanalyzed.Numericalresultscoincidewithexperimentsandothernumericalsimulations.
简介:Anewsimilarsingle-differencemathematicalmodel(SS-DM)anditscorrespondingalgorithmareadvancedtosolvethedeformationofmonitoringpointdirectlyinsingleepoch.ThemethodforbuildingtheSSDMisintroducedindetail,andthemainerrorsourcesaffectingtheaccu-racyofdeformationmeasurementareanalyzedbriefly,andthebasicalgo-rithmandstepsofsolvingthedeform-ationarediscussed.Inordertovalidatethecorrectnessandtheaccuracyofthesimilarsingle-differencemodel,thetestwithfivedualfrequencyreceiversiscarriedoutonaslidewaywhichmovedinplaneinFeb.2001.Inthetest,fivesessionsareobserved.Thenumericalresultsoftestdatashowthattheadvancedmod-eliscorrect.
简介:Thedendriticcellsystemcontainsconventionaldendriticcells(DCs)andplasmacytoidpre-dendriticcells(pDCs).BothDCsandpDCsarebonemarrowderivedcells.AlthoughthecommonfunctionsofDCsareantigen-processingandT-lymphocyteactivation,theydifferinsurfacemarkers,migratorypatterns,andcytokineoutput.ThesedifferencescandeterminethefateoftheTcellstheyactivate.SeveralsubsetsofmatureDCshavebeendescribedinbothmouseandhumanandthedevelopmentalprocessesofthesespecializedDCsubsetshavebeenstudiedextensively.TheoriginalconceptthatallDCswereofmyeloidoriginwasquestionedbyseveralrecentstudies,whichdemonstratedthatinadditiontotheDCsderivedfrommyeloidprecursors,someDCscouldalsobeefficientlygeneratedfromlymphoid-restrictedprecursors.Moreover,ithasbeenshownrecentlythatbothconventionalDCsandpDCscanbegeneratedbytheFlt3expressinghemopoieticprogenitorsregardlessoftheirmyeloid-orlymphoid-origin.ThesefindingssuggestanearlydevelopmentalflexibilityofprecursorsforDCsandpDCs.ThisreviewsummarizessomerecentobservationsonthedevelopmentofDCsysteminbothhumanandmouse.
简介:TcellhomeostasiscommonlyreferstothemaintenanceofrelativelystableTcellnumbersintheperipherallymphoidorgans.AmongthelargenumbersofTcellsintheperiphery,Tcellsexhibitstructuraldiversity,I.e.,theexpressionofadiverserepertoireofTcellreceptors(TCRs),andfunctionaldiversity,I.e.,thepresenceofTcellsatna(I)ve,effector,andmemorydevelopmentalstages.AlthoughthehomeostasisofTcellnumbershasbeenextensivelystudied,investigationofthemechanismsunderlyingthemaintenanceofstructuralandfunctionaldiversityofTcellsisstillatanearlystage.ThefundamentalfeaturethroughoutTcelldevelopmentistheinteractionbetweentheTCRandeitherselforforeignpeptidesinassociationwithMHCmolecules.Inthisreview,wepresentevidenceshowingthathomeostasisofTcellnumberanddiversityismediatedthroughcompetitionforlimitingresources.ThenumberofTcellsismaintainedthroughcompetitionforlimitingcytokines,whereasthediversityofTcellsismaintainedbycompetitionforself-peptide-MHCcomplexes.Inotherwords,diversityoftheself-peptiderepertoirelimitsthestructural(TCR)diversityofaTcellpopulation.Wespeculatethatcognatelowaffinityself-peptides,actingasweakagonistsandantagonists,regulatethehomeostasisofTcelldiversitywhereasnon-cognateornullpeptideswhichareextremelyabundantforanygivenTCR,maycontributetothehomeostasisofTcellnumberbyprovidingsurvivalsignals.Moreover,self-peptidesandcytokinesmayformspecializednichesfortheregulationofTcellhomeostasis.
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简介:Redbloodcells(RBC)’flickeringpresentthedynamicpropertiesofthecytomembrane.Itscomplexitycouldbeusedforaginganalysisortheevaluationforthestoragequality.Theflickeringactivityisakindofreversibleperpendicularmotionofthespecifiedpixel.Therefore,thecomplexityanalysisdependsonthereliabledetectionoftemporalvariationforthegray-scalevaluesfromeachpixelofthecells.Inthispaper,weimprovedourpreviousworkonthescreeningofthehorizontaldriftedcellswithasurfacebasedoncellregistrationmethodandtheeffectofGSMexposuretothedynamicpropertiesoftheRBCsintermsofmulti-scalesampleentropywaspresentedinthepaper.
简介:Cancercelldormancyisthemaincauseofcancerrecurrenceandfailureoftherapyasdormantcellsevadenotonlytheanticancerdrugsbutalsothehostimmunesystem.Thesedormantcellsveilthemselvesfromdetectionbyimagingand/orusingbiomarkers,whichimposesanadditionalproblemintargetingsuchcells.Asimilarformofhibernationprocessknownasencystationisstudiedindetailforpathogenicunicellulareukaryoticmicroorganisms.Byexaminationusingmicroarraygeneexpressionprofiles,immunocytochemistrytools,andsiRNAsduringtheprocessofencystation,understandingthecovertfeaturesofcancercelldormancyasproposedcouldbepossible.Thisknowledgecanbeextendedtodormantcancercellstouncoverthemechanismsthatunderliethisghost,yetdangerousstateofhumancancers.Weproposeastrategytoinducedormancyandexitthisstatebyapplicationofknowledgegainedfromtheencystationinductionandretrievalprocessesinpathogeniceukaryoticmicroorganisms.Giventhatearlydetectionandcharacterizationofdormantmalignanttumorcellsisimportantasageneralstrategytomonitorandpreventthedevelopmentofovertmetastaticdisease,thishomologymayenablethedesignoftherapiesthatcouldeitherawakethedormantcellfromdormancytomakeitavailablefortherapiesorprolongsuchaphasetomakecancerappearasachronicdisease
简介:Theintroductionofnext-generationsequencing(NGS)technologyintestingforhereditarycancersusceptibilityallowstestingofmultiplecancersusceptibilitygenessimultaneously.Whiletherearemanypotentialbenefitstoutilizingthistechnologyinthehereditarycancerclinic,includingefficiencyoftimeandcost,therearealsoimportantlimitationsthatmustbeconsidered.Thebestpanelforthegivenclinicalsituationshouldbeselectedtominimizethenumberofvariantsofunknownsignificance.Theinclusioninpanelsoflowpenetranceornewlyidentifiedgeneswithoutspecificactionabilitycanbeproblematicforinterpretation.Geneticcounselorsareanessentialpartofthehereditarycancerriskassessmentteam,helpingthemedicalteamselectthemostappropriatetestandinterprettheoftencomplexresults.Geneticcounselorsobtainanextendedfamilyhistory,counselpatientsontheavailabletestsandthepotentialimplicationsofresultsforthemselvesandtheirfamilymembers(pre-testcounseling),explaintopatientstheimplicationsofthetestresults(post-testcounseling),andassistintestingfamilymembersatrisk.
简介:Thispaperstudiesatwostagesupplychainwithadominantupstreampartner.ManufactureristhedominantpartnerandoperatesinaJust-in-Timeenvironment.Productionisdoneinasinglemanufacturinglinecapableofproducingtwoproductswithoutstoppingtheproductionforswitchingfromoneproducttotheother.Themanufacturerimposesconstraintsonthedistributorbyadheringtohisfavorableproductionschedulewhichminimizeshismanufacturingcost.Distributorontheotherhandcaterstoretailers'orderswithoutincurringanyshortagesandisresponsibleformanagingtheinventoryoffinishedgoods.Adheringtomanufacturer'sschedulemayleadtohighinventorycarryingcostsforthedistributor.Distributor'sproblem,whichistofindanoptimaldistributionsequencewhichminimizesthedistributor'sinventorycostundertheconstraintimposedbythemanufacturerisprovedNP-HardbyManojetal.(2008).Therefore,solvinglargesizeproblemsrequireefficientheuristics.Wedevelopalgorithmsforthedistributionproblembyexploitingitsstructuralproperties.Weproposetwoheuristicsandusetheirsolutionsintheinitialpopulationofageneticalgorithmtoarriveatsolutionswithanaveragedeviationoflessthan3.5%fromtheoptimalsolutionforpracticalsizeproblems.
简介:Denovosequencingisoneofthemostpromisingproteomicstechniquesforidentificationofproteinposttranslationmodifications(PTMs)instudyingproteinregulationsandfunctions.WehavedevelopedacomputertoolPRIMEforidentificationofbandyionsintandemmassspectra,akeychallengingproblemindenovosequencing.PRIMEutilizesafeaturethationsofthesameanddifferenttypesfollowdifferentmass-differencedistributionstoseparatebfromyionscorrectly.Wehaveformulatedtheproblemasagraphpartitionproblem.Alinearinteger-programmingalgorithmhasbeenimplementedtosolvethegraphpartitionproblemrigorouslyandefficiently.TheperformanceofPRIMEhasbeendemonstratedonalargeamountofsimulatedtandemmassspectraderivedfromYeastgenomeanditspowerofdetectingPTMshasbeentestedon216simulatedphosphopeptides.
简介:AbstractIntroduction:Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare, aggressive cutaneous malignancy, and its pathogenesis might relate to ultraviolet light and Merkel cell polyomavirus infection. MCC in the Chinese population is uncommon.Here, we present a case of MCC that occurred based on widespread actinic keratosis (AK) in a Chinese female.Case report:An 82-year-old woman presented with two rapidly enlarging and rupture lesions on the face for 1 year. Biopsy was suggestive of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) on the forehead and MCC on the left cheek. The patient had a history of generalized AK for 3 years. The lesion on the left cheek was also revealed as an AK by histopathological examination 1 year ago. Complete surgical resection was performed to remove the two malignancies.Discussion:The co-occurrence of AK, SCC, and MCC in a Chinese woman is unusual. Immunohistopathological examination is vital for correct diagnosis. The three tumors, in this case, may originate from two different precursor cells and are affected by the same carcinogen. Alternatively, they may come from the same pluripotent epidermal stem cells, and chronic exposure to ultraviolet light and Merkel cell polyomavirus lead to the formation of different types of tumors. The coexist of MCC with other cutaneous tumors provided a train of thought for exploring the origin of MCC.Conclusion:We reported a rare co-existence phenomenon of MCC associated with AK and SCC. Hence, long-term follow-up and early treatment are imperative for patients with premalignant lesions, such as widespread AK.
简介:AbstractObjective:Pemphigus is a life threatening autoimmune bullous disease which involves the skin and mucous membranes of the stratified squamous epithelium. The global distribution of Pemphigus varies according to genetic, ethnic, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds. The purpose of our study is to evaluate the epidemiological features of pemphigus a single center in Morocco and compare our results with those reported elsewhere.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted of 302 pemphigus patients seen between 1990 and 2020 in the Dermatology Department of Ibn Sina Hospital (Rabat, Morocco). We further collected all the Moroccan scientific researches published by now to compare.Results:The average annual incidence was 0.32/100,000 inhabitants. The incidence doubled to 0.72 in 2020. The most common variant was pemphigus vulgaris (125 cases) followed by pemphigus erythematosus (99 cases), pemphigus foliaceous (40 cases), and vegetans (27 cases). The female to male ratio was 0.75, the average age at onset was 53 years old and the mean duration of the disease before diagnosis was 13.36 months.Conclusion:This study joins the main characteristics of pemphigus in the Maghreb and around the world (pemphigus vulgaris most frequent subtype). In 2020, an epidemiological peak occurred during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic; probably related to stress and delayed time consultation for fear of contracting the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
简介:Thispaperdealswithamethodologyforsinglegatelocationoptimizationforplasticinjectionmold.Theobjectiveofthegateoptimizationistominimizethewarpageofinjectionmoldedparts,becausewarpageisacrucialqualityissueformostinjectionmoldedpartswhileitisinfluencedgreatlybythegatelocation.Featurewarpageisdefinedastheratioofmaximumdisplacementonthefeaturesurfacetotheprojectedlengthofthefeaturesurfacetodescribepartwarpage.Theoptimizationiscombinedwiththenumericalsimulationtechnologytofindtheoptimalgatelocation,inwhichthesimulatedannealingalgorithmisusedtosearchfortheoptimum.Finally,anexampleisdiscussedinthepaperanditcanbeconcludedthattheproposedmethodiseffective.