[Hydrochemical Characteristics and Formation Causes of Ground Karst Water Systems in Gudui Spring Catchment].

As one of the famous karst springs in Shanxi Province, the Gudui spring is the only medium-low temperature hot spring, with a long history of development and a rich cultural accumulation. The karst groundwater in the Gudui spring catchment was taken as the research object. Through systematic sample collection and isotope analysis, hydrochemistry (Durov map, ion ratio, Gibbs map, and hydrogen and oxygen isotope) methods were comprehensively used to analyze groundwater hydrochemistry and groundwater system runoff characteristics.

[Hydrochemical and Isotopic Characteristics in the Surface Water of the Fenhe River Basin and Influence Factors].

The Fenhe River Basin is the mother river of Shanxi Province. Due to the over-exploitation of water resources and the impact of social and economic development, the ecological environment has deteriorated. After a series of treatment and protection measures, the water quality has since been improved.

[Distribution Characteristics and Health Risk Assessment of Metal Elements in Groundwater of Longzici Spring Area].

Longzici Spring is an important water source for industry, agriculture, and urban life in Linfen City. With the improvements in public environmental health awareness, it is particularly necessary to study the health risk of posed by metal elements in groundwater. In this study, 43 groundwater samples from Longzici Spring area were analyzed for ten metal elements (As, Cd, Hg, Al, Pb, Co, Mn, Fe, Cu, and Ni).

[Chemical Characteristics and Causes of Groups Water in Niangziguan Spring].

Discharge in Niangziguan Spring is 7.19 m·s, which is the main water supply source for Yangquan City and Pingding County. Every year, Yangquan municipal government take water from the mouth of Niangziguan Spring to supply drinking water to urban residents at a rate of approximately 1.

Maternal oral contraceptive pill use and the risk of atopic diseases in the offspring: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Studies of maternal oral contraceptive pill (OCP) exposure and the offspring's risk of atopic diseases are of current interest due to concerns about widespread use of OCP before or during pregnancy.We evaluated whether maternal OCP exposure is associated with an increased risk of atopic diseases by reviewing the literature and performing a meta-analysis. The PubMed and Embase databases were searched to identify potential studies for inclusion.

Prediction of fatal adverse prognosis in patients with fever-related diseases based on machine learning: A retrospective study.

Background: Fever is the most common chief complaint of emergency patients. Early identification of patients at an increasing risk of death may avert adverse outcomes. The aim of this study was to establish an early prediction model of fatal adverse prognosis of fever patients by extracting key indicators using big data technology.

FKBP10 functioned as a cancer-promoting factor mediates cell proliferation, invasion, and migration via regulating PI3K signaling pathway in stomach adenocarcinoma.

As documented, the expression, biological roles, and prognostic significance of FKBP10 in stomach adenocarcinoma (STAD) have not been investigated till now. This drives us to detect the biological roles and clinical significance of FKBP10 in STAD. The expression level of FKBP10 was measured based on the data obtained from the TCGA, ONCOMINE, and GEPIA databases, and STAD cell lines.

[Prediction and simulation of urban area expansion in Pearl River Delta Region under the RCPs climate scenarios].

The sizes and number of cities in China are increasing rapidly and complicated changes of urban land use system have occurred as the social economy develops rapidly. This study took the urban agglomeration of Pearl River Delta Region as the study area to explore the driving mechanism of dynamic changes of urban area in the urbanization process under the joint influence of natural environment and social economic conditions. Then the CA (cellular automata) model was used to predict and simulate the urban area changes until 2030 under the designed scenarios of planning and RCPs (representative concentration pathways).

[Mechanisms of grass in slope erosion control in Loess sandy soil region of Northwest China].

By adopting the method of simulated precipitation and from the viewpoint of slope hydrodynamics, in combining with the analysis of soil resistance to erosion, a quantitative study was made on the mechanisms of grass in controlling the slope erosion in the cross area of wind-water erosion in Loess Plateau of Northwest China under different combinations of rainfall intensity and slope gradient, aimed to provide basis to reveal the mechanisms of vegetation in controlling soil erosion and to select appropriate vegetation for the soil and water conservation in Loess Plateau. The grass Astragalus adsurgens with the coverage about 40% could effectively control the slope erosion. This grass had an efficiency of more than 70% in reducing sediment, and the grass root had a greater effect than grass canopy.

Contributions of TRAIL-mediated megakaryocyte apoptosis to impaired megakaryocyte and platelet production in immune thrombocytopenia.

Recent in vitro studies provide evidence for autoantibody-induced suppression of megakaryocytopoiesis and show a reduction in megakaryocyte production and maturation in the presence of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) plasma. Here, we present CD34(+) cells from healthy umbilical cord blood mononuclear cells cultured in medium containing thrombopoietin, stem cell factor, interleukin-3, and 10% plasma from either ITP patients or healthy subjects. The quantity, quality, and apoptosis of megakaryocytes were measured.

[Research progress on index system of regional ecological risk assessment].

Regional ecological risk assessment (RERA) covers the assessments of multiple risk sources, receptors, and endpoints, while the selection of assessment indices is quite complicated, being a hotspot in regional environment management research. Domestic and international researches on RERA revealed that three processes in RERA are of vital, i.e.

[Expression and localization of hnRNP A2/B1 during differentiation of human osteosarcoma MG-63 cells induced by HMBA].

Background & Objective: The differentially expressed nuclear matrix proteins have great effects on canceration and regulation of cell differentiation. This study was to explore the existence and distribution of ribonucleoprotein hnRNP A2/B1 in nuclear matrix and its co-localization with Actin and Prohibitin in human osteosarcoma MG-63 cells before and after hexamethylene bisacetamide (HMBA) treatment.

Methods: The nuclear matrix of MG-63 cells before and after treatment of HMBA were selectively extracted.

[Localization of prohibitin in nuclear matrix and its expressive alteration during the differentiation of human osteosarcoma MG-63 cells induced by HMBA].

To explore the existence,distribution of prohibitin in nuclear matrix and the co-localization relationship between prohibitin and the products of some interrelated genes in the human osteosarcoma MG-63 cells before and after HMBA treatment, the nuclear matrix of MG-63 cells and the cells induced by HMBA were selectively extracted. It was confirmed by Western blot that prohibitin existed in the component of nuclear matrix protein of MG-63 cells and its expression was decreased by HMBA treatment. The immunofluorescence observation revealed that prohibitin located in the nuclear matrix, and its distribution regions and expression level had altered after HMBA treatment.

[Advances of research on abnormality of cell immunity in idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: review].

It was long believed that platelets are prematurely destroyed in the reticuloendothelial system by platelet autoantibodies in idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. However, humoral mechanisms cannot account for all observations made in this disorder, and it is increasingly evident that cellular mechanisms contribute to platelet destruction. In this review the tolerance of T cell, abnormality of T cell apoptosis, abnormal activation of T cells, T cell subtype and its function changes, and T cell-mediated cytotoxicity were summarized.

[Ultraviolet transmission spectra of BC(x)N thin films].

BCN, BC2N and BC3N thin films with transmission increasing properties in the ultraviolet region were deposited by RF magnetron sputtering with different sputtering power (80-130 W). Fourier transform infrared absorption and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results suggested that the films were atomnic-level hybrids composed of B, 'C and N atoms. The compositions and transmission increasing properties of samples in the ultraviolet region were strongly influenced by sputtering power, which determined the transmission increasing properties in the ultraviolet region by changing compositions.

Changes of nuclear matrix proteins following the differentiation of human osteosarcoma MG-63 cells.

Human osteosarcoma MG-63 cells were induced into differentiation by 5 mmol/L hexamethylene bisacetamide (HMBA). Their nuclear matrix proteins (NMPs) were selectively extracted and subjected to two-dimensional gel electrophoresis analysis. The results of protein patterns were analyzed by Melanie software.

Computational studies and drug design for HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitors of 3',4'-di-O-(S)-camphanoyl-(+)-cis-khellactone (DCK) analogs.

Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation were applied to study the binding mode of 3',4'-di-O-(S)-camphanoyl-(+)-cis-khellactone (DCK) analogs anti-HIV inhibitors with HIV-1 RT. The results suggest that there is a strong hydrogen bond between DCK O16 and NH of Lys101, and that DCK analogues might act similarly as other types of HIV-1 RT inhibitors. The investigation about drug resistance for DCK shows no remarkable influence on the most frequently observed mutation K103N of HIV-1 RT.

Altered profiles of nuclear matrix proteins during the differentiation of human gastric mucous adenocarcinoma MGc80-3 cells.

Aim: To find and identify specific nuclear matrix proteins associated with proliferation and differentiation of carcinoma cells, which will be potential markers for cancer diagnosis and targets in cancer therapy.

Methods: Nuclear matrix proteins were selectively extracted from MGc80-3 cells treated with or without hexamethylamine bisacetamide (HMBA), and subjected to 2-D gel electrophoresis. The resulted protein patterns were analyzed by Melanie software.

Molecular modeling, design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel 3',4'-dicamphanoyl-(+)-cis-khellactone (DCK) analogs as potent anti-HIV agents.

Our current studies aimed at developing new potential anti-AIDS drug candidates have focused on the design and synthesis of new DCK analogs with improved molecular water solubility. Based on the structures and biodata of previous DCK analogs, 3D-QSAR studies have been performed which resulted in two reliable computational models, CoMFA and CoMSIA, with r(2) values of 0.995 and 0.