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Application of Machine Learning and Internet of Things Techniques in Evaluation of English Teaching Effect in Colleges
2022
College English classroom teaching evaluation is one of the key issues discussed by all schools at present. First of all, teachers and students are highly concerned about English learning in the compulsory course of English examination, but there are also many problems. The distance network teaching with computer technology as the main body develops rapidly, a large number of video and audio teaching resources network through the network transmission to present in front of learners, through the network transmission of video and audio aided, expand the audience of network teaching, is conducive to the realization of digitalization, information, lifelong, new education goals. Firstly, this article summarizes the problems of poor effect, uneven performance, and mismatch between evaluation and teaching in college English at present. Then, based on the previous works, the author designed a machine learning-based Internet of things technology and verifies its feasibility. The data of teaching experiments show that the writing performance of the students in the lower section of the experimental class is better than that of the students in the middle and high sections. Among them, significant progresses have been made in grammar, length, expression, and structure, which has optimized students’ preclass preview efficiency, autonomous learning motivation, quality of homework completion, and afterclass reflection behavior. Finally, the author summarized the shortcomings of this research and puts forward the prospect of relevant research, in order to provide reference value for the national college English blended teaching and promotes the efficient implementation and vigorous development of college English teaching. In the future, the evaluation index system under the pressure of performance can be further studied.
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Recovery of Li2CO3 from Spent LiFePO4 by Using a Novel Impurity Elimination Process
2023
The large-scale implementations of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for energy storage systems have been gaining attention around the world due to their quality of high technological maturity and flexible configuration. Unfortunately, the exponential production of LFP batteries is accompanied by an annual accumulation of spent batteries and a premature consumption of the lithium resource. Recycling souring critical battery materials such as Li2CO3 is essential to reduce the supply chain risk and achieve net carbon neutrality goals. During the recovery of Li2CO3, impurity removal is the most crucial step in the hydrometallurgy process of spent LiFePO4, which determines the purity of Li2CO3. By investigating and comparing the results of impurity elimination from the purified Li+-containing liquids with strong and weak alkalis under identical pH conditions, respectively, a strategy based on an alkali mixture has been proposed. The purified Li+-containing liquid was, thereafter, concentrated and sodium carbonate was added in order to precipitate Li2CO3. As a result, a high purity Li2CO3 (99.51%) of battery grade was obtained. LiFePO4 prepared with the recovered Li2CO3 and FePO4 as raw materials also displayed a comparative high capacity and stable cycle performance to the commercial product and further verified the electrochemical activity of the recovered materials.
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Diversity of platinum-sites at platinum/fullerene interface accelerates alkaline hydrogen evolution
2023
Membrane-based alkaline water electrolyser is promising for cost-effective green hydrogen production. One of its key technological obstacles is the development of active catalyst-materials for alkaline hydrogen-evolution-reaction (HER). Here, we show that the activity of platinum towards alkaline HER can be significantly enhanced by anchoring platinum-clusters onto two-dimensional fullerene nanosheets. The unusually large lattice distance (~0.8 nm) of the fullerene nanosheets and the ultra-small size of the platinum-clusters (~2 nm) leads to strong confinement of platinum clusters accompanied by pronounced charge redistributions at the intimate platinum/fullerene interface. As a result, the platinum-fullerene composite exhibits 12 times higher intrinsic activity for alkaline HER than the state-of-the-art platinum/carbon black catalyst. Detailed kinetic and computational investigations revealed the origin of the enhanced activity to be the diverse binding properties of the platinum-sites at the interface of platinum/fullerene, which generates highly active sites for all elementary steps in alkaline HER, particularly the sluggish Volmer step. Furthermore, encouraging energy efficiency of 74% and stability were achieved for alkaline water electrolyser assembled using platinum-fullerene composite under industrially relevant testing conditions.
One major technological obstacle for membrane-based alkaline water electrolyzer is the inefficient hydrogen evolution reaction. Here, the authors report a platinum/fullerene heterostructure catalyst, which shows enhanced activity for hydrogen production due to the diverse interface between platinum and fullerene.
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Nurse-led multidisciplinary cooperation for early screening and protection of fecal water dermatitis in hospitalized patients with enterostomy
2024
This study aimed to investigate the effect of nurse-led multidisciplinary cooperation in the early screening and protection of fecal water dermatitis in hospitalized patients with enterostomy.
An enterostomy management team led by nurses with multidisciplinary cooperation was established to investigate the current situation of fecal water dermatitis in patients with enterostomy in our hospital, and the causes of fecal water dermatitis were analyzed. Based on the evidence-based results, the management plan for the prevention of fecal water dermatitis in patients with enterostomy was implemented. The related indicators before and after the implementation of a nurse-led multidisciplinary cooperation management program were compared.
The incidence of fecal water dermatitis in patients with enterostomy decreased from 45.56% to 20.73%, the screening rate of nutritional risk for patients with enterostomy increased from 45.57% to 97.56%, the accuracy of stoma positioning by nurses was increased from 65.82% to 98.78%, the incidence of basement warping in enterostomy was decreased from 29.80% to 1.95%, the incidence of fecal water leakage decreased from 50.76% to 22.53%, the 1-hour leakage rate of stoma basement increased from 4.48% to 97.29%, the awareness rate of patients' related knowledge increased from 43.03% to 80.48%, and the average score of self-care ability of patients (family members) increased from 99.5 to 126.7. Patients' mean quality of life scores increased from 80.73 to 98.57, and patients' mean self-efficacy scores increased from 78.34 to 99.26. The differences in the above indicators were statistically significant (
< 0.01).
Nurse-led multidisciplinary cooperation can improve early screening and protection of fecal water dermatitis in hospitalized patients with enterostomy and improve the quality of life of patients.
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A Physiological-Signal-Based Thermal Sensation Model for Indoor Environment Thermal Comfort Evaluation
by
Huang, Ing-Jer
,
Liu, Yang-Guang
,
Guo, Lan-Yuen
in
Energy consumption
,
Experiments
,
Heart rate
2022
Traditional heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) control systems rely mostly on static models, such as Fanger’s predicted mean vote (PMV) to predict human thermal comfort in indoor environments. Such models consider environmental parameters, such as room temperature, humidity, etc., and indirect human factors, such as metabolic rate, clothing, etc., which do not necessarily reflect the actual human thermal comfort. Therefore, as electronic sensor devices have become widely used, we propose to develop a thermal sensation (TS) model that takes in humans’ physiological signals for consideration in addition to the environment parameters. We conduct climate chamber experiments to collect physiological signals and personal TS under different environments. The collected physiological signals are ECG, EEG, EMG, GSR, and body temperatures. As a preliminary study, we conducted experiments on young subjects under static behaviors by controlling the room temperature, fan speed, and humidity. The results show that our physiological-signal-based TS model performs much better than the PMV model, with average RMSEs 0.75 vs. 1.07 (lower is better) and R2 0.77 vs. 0.43 (higher is better), respectively, meaning that our model prediction has higher accuracy and better explainability. The experiments also ranked the importance of physiological signals (as EMG, body temperature, ECG, and EEG, in descending order) so they can be selectively adopted according to the feasibility of signal collection in different application scenarios. This study demonstrates the usefulness of physiological signals in TS prediction and motivates further thorough research on wider scenarios, such as ages, health condition, static/motion/sports behaviors, etc.
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Linear Triquinane Sesquiterpenoids: Their Isolation, Structures, Biological Activities, and Chemical Synthesis
by
Li, Hou-Jin
,
Lan, Wen-Jian
,
Qiu, Yi
in
Acids
,
Animals
,
Anti-Infective Agents - chemical synthesis
2018
Linear triquinane sesquiterpenoids represent an important class of natural products. Most of these compounds were isolated from fungi, sponges, and soft corals, and many of them displayed a wide range of biological activities. On account of their structural diversity and complexity, linear triquinane sesquiterpenoids present new challenges for chemical structure identification and total synthesis. 118 linear triquinane sesquiterpenoids were classified into 8 types, named types I–VIII, based on the carbon skeleton and the position of carbon substituents. Their isolation, structure elucidations, biological activities, and chemical synthesis were reviewed. This paper cited 102 articles from 1947 to 2018.
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Depletion of Microglia Attenuates Dendritic Spine Loss and Neuronal Apoptosis in the Acute Stage of Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice
by
Huang, Xian-jian
,
Jiang, Ji-yao
,
Zhao, Cheng-cheng
in
Animals
,
Apoptosis
,
Apoptosis - immunology
2020
Microglia are the primary immune cells in the central nervous system and undergo significant morphological and transcriptional changes after traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, their exact contribution to the pathogenesis of TBI is still debated and remains to be elucidated. In the present study, thy-1 GFP mice received a colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor inhibitor (PLX3397) for 21 consecutive days, then were subjected to moderate fluid percussion injury (FPI). Brain samples were collected at 1 day and 3 days after FPI for flow cytometry analysis, immunofluorescence, dendrite spine quantification, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling assay, and Western blot. We found that PLX3397 treatment significantly attenuated the percentages of resident microglia and infiltrated immune cells. Depletion of microglia promoted neurite outgrowth, preserved dendritic spines and reduced total brain cell and neuronal apoptosis after FPI, which was accompanied by decreased the protein levels of endoplasmic reticulum stress marker proteins, C/EBP-homologous protein and inositol-requiring kinase 1α. Taken together, these findings suggest that microglial depletion may exert beneficial effects in the acute stage of FPI.
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Exploring the phylogenetic framework and trait evolution of Impatiens through chloroplast genome analysis
2024
Background
The genus
Impatiens
, which includes both annual and perennial herbs, holds considerable ornamental, economic, and medicinal value. However, it posed significant challenges for taxonomic and systematic reconstruction. This was largely attributed to its high intraspecific diversity and low interspecific variation in morphological characteristics. In this study, we sequenced samples from 12
Impatiens
species native to China and assessed their phylogenetic resolution using the complete chloroplast genome, in conjunction with published samples of
Impatiens
. In addition, a comparative analysis of chloroplast genomes were conducted to explore the evolution of the chloroplast genome in
Impatiens
.
Results
The chloroplast genomes of 12
Impatiens
species exhibited high similarity to previously published samples in terms of genome size, gene content, and sequence. The chloroplast genome of
Impatiens
exhibited a typical four-part structure, with lengths ranging from 146,987 bp(
I. morsei
)- 152,872 bp(
I. jinpingensis)
. Our results identified 10 mutant hotspot regions (
rps16
,
rps16-trnG
,
trnS-trnR
, and
rpoB-trnC
) that could serve as effective molecular markers for phylogenetic analyses and species identification within the
Impatiens
. Phylogenetic analyses supported the classification of
Impatiens
as a monophyletic taxon. The identified affinities supported the taxonomic classification of the subgenus
Clavicarpa
within the
Impatiens
, with subgenus
Clavicarpa
being the first taxon to diverge. In phylogenetic tree,the
Impatiens
was divided into eight distinct clades. The results of ancestral trait reconstruction suggested that the ancestral traits of
Impatiens
included a perennial life cycle, four sepals and three pollen grooves. However, the ancestral morphology regarding fruit shape, flower colour, and spacing length remained ambiguous.
Conclude
Our study largely supported the family-level taxonomic treatment of
Impatiens
species in China and demonstrated the utility of whole chloroplast genome sequences for phylogenetic resolution. Comparative analysis of the chloroplast genomes of
Impatiens
facilitated the development of molecular markers.The results of ancestral trait reconstruction showed that the ancestor type of habit was perennial, the number of sepals was 4, and morphology and number of aperture was 3 colpus. The traits of capsule shape, flower colour, and spur length underwent a complex evolutionary process. Our results provided data support for further studies and some important new insights into the evolution of the
Impatiens
.
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Nsun2 coupling with RoRγt shapes the fate of Th17 cells and promotes colitis
2023
T helper 17 (Th17) cells are a subset of CD4
+
T helper cells involved in the inflammatory response in autoimmunity. Th17 cells secrete Th17 specific cytokines, such as IL-17A and IL17-F, which are governed by the master transcription factor RoRγt. However, the epigenetic mechanism regulating Th17 cell function is still not fully understood. Here, we reveal that deletion of RNA 5-methylcytosine (m
5
C) methyltransferase Nsun2 in mouse CD4
+
T cells specifically inhibits Th17 cell differentiation and alleviates Th17 cell-induced colitis pathogenesis. Mechanistically, RoRγt can recruit Nsun2 to chromatin regions of their targets, including
Il17a
and
Il17f
, leading to the transcription-coupled m
5
C formation and consequently enhanced mRNA stability. Our study demonstrates a m
5
C mediated cell intrinsic function in Th17 cells and suggests Nsun2 as a potential therapeutic target for autoimmune disease.
Th17 cells produce a range of characteristic Th17 type cytokines and express transcription factors governed by epigenetic regulation to engage the Th17 programme. Here the authors implicate the RNA 5- methylcytosine (m
5
C) methyltransferase Nsun2 in Th17 cells and the promotion of colitis in a murine model.
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Calcineurin B-Like Proteins CBL4 and CBL10 Mediate Two Independent Salt Tolerance Pathways in Arabidopsis
2019
In Arabidopsis, the salt overly sensitive (SOS) pathway, consisting of calcineurin B-like protein 4 (CBL4/SOS3), CBL-interacting protein kinase 24 (CIPK24/SOS2) and SOS1, has been well defined as a crucial mechanism to control cellular ion homoeostasis by extruding Na+ to the extracellular space, thus conferring salt tolerance in plants. CBL10 also plays a critical role in salt tolerance possibly by the activation of Na+ compartmentation into the vacuole. However, the functional relationship of the SOS and CBL10-regulated processes remains unclear. Here, we analyzed the genetic interaction between CBL4 and CBL10 and found that the cbl4 cbl10 double mutant was dramatically more sensitive to salt as compared to the cbl4 and cbl10 single mutants, suggesting that CBL4 and CBL10 each directs a different salt-tolerance pathway. Furthermore, the cbl4 cbl10 and cipk24 cbl10 double mutants were more sensitive than the cipk24 single mutant, suggesting that CBL10 directs a process involving CIPK24 and other partners different from the SOS pathway. Although the cbl4 cbl10, cipk24 cbl10, and sos1 cbl10 double mutants showed comparable salt-sensitive phenotype to sos1 at the whole plant level, they all accumulated much lower Na+ as compared to sos1 under high salt conditions, suggesting that CBL10 regulates additional unknown transport processes that play distinct roles from the SOS1 in Na+ homeostasis.
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