Through the study of the thermal rheological behavior of Ti6Al4V alloy at different temperatures (500 °C, 600 °C, 700 °C, and 800 °C) and different strain rates (0.1 s, 0.05 s, 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTitanium alloy hot stamping technology has a wide range of application prospects in the field of titanium alloy part processing due to its high production efficiency and low manufacturing cost. However, the challenges of forming titanium alloy parts with large depths and deformations have restricted its development. In this study, the hot stamping process of a Ti6Al4V alloy box-shaped part was investigated using ABAQUS 2020 software.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeuroinflammation is a common characteristic of intracranial infection (ICI), which is associated with the activation of astrocytes and microglia. MiRNAs are involved in the process of neuroinflammation. This study aimed to investigate the potential mechanism by which miR-338-3p negatively modulate the occurrence of neuroinflammation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe ability to predict the size of information cascades in online social networks is crucial for various applications, including decision-making and viral marketing. However, traditional methods either rely on complicated time-varying features that are challenging to extract from multilingual and cross-platform content, or on network structures and properties that are often difficult to obtain. To address these issues, we conducted empirical research using data from two well-known social networking platforms, WeChat and Weibo.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBased on the indirect hot-stamping test system, the effect of pre-forming on the microstructure evolution (grain size, dislocation density, martensite phase transformation) and mechanical properties of the blank in indirect hot stamping is systematically studied using ultra-high-strength steel 22MnB5. It is found that the average austenite grain size slightly decreases with the increase in pre-forming. After quenching, the martensite also becomes finer and more uniformly distributed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Several predictors of COVID-19 severity have been reported. However, chronic airway inflammation characterised by accumulated lymphocytes or eosinophils may affect the pathogenesis of COVID-19.
Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, we reviewed the medical records of all patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 with chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma admitted to the Sino-French New City Branch of Tongji Hospital, a large regional hospital in Wuhan, China, from 26 January to 3 April.
Aluminum alloy has been used as the skin material for rail vehicles and automobiles to meet the requirements of environmental protection. The hot stamping-in-die quenching composite forming (HFQ) process is a promising technology to compensate for the poor formability of the aluminum alloy sheet at room temperature. In this paper, the high-temperature mechanical properties of 5083 aluminum alloy under various temperature (200 °C, 300 °C, 400 °C, 450 °C) and strain rate conditions (0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma are chronic inflammatory diseases of the airways. Galectin-13 has recently been forwarded as a biomarker for airway eosinophilic inflammation in asthma. However, the association between galectin-13 and COPD remains unknown.
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November 2022
With the vigorous development of rail transit trains around the world and the emergence of global environmental pollution and energy shortages, the world has an urgent need for manufacturing technology for lightweight aluminum alloy rail transit train components. This paper mainly studied the superplastic forming law of 5083Al for rail transit. Through the high-temperature tensile test and blowing forming experiments, the superplastic properties of 5083Al were determined.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAm J Respir Cell Mol Biol
November 2022
Activation of IL-4R (IL-4 receptor) signaling in airway epithelial cells leads to airway hyperresponsiveness and mucus overproduction in asthma. CDH26 (cadherin-26), a cadherin implicated in the polarization of airway epithelial cells, is upregulated in asthma. However, the role of CDH26 in asthma remains unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Type 2-high asthma is a prominent endotype of asthma which is characterized by airway eosinophilic inflammation. Airway epithelial cells play a critical role in the pathogenesis of asthma. Our previous miRNA profiling data showed that miR-30a-3p was downregulated in bronchial epithelial cells from asthma patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAsthma is one of the most prevalent chronic respiratory diseases worldwide. Bronchial epithelial cells play a critical role in the pathogenesis of asthma. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) act as microRNA (miRNA) sponges to regulate downstream gene expression.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Airway eosinophilic inflammation is a central feature in asthma which is mainly driven by type 2 response. The expression of galectin-13 was up-regulated in a parasitic infection model which is also characterized by type 2 immune response. We hypothesized that galectin-13 may be involved in airway eosinophilic inflammation in asthma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe epithelial cell-derived cytokines IL-25, IL-33, and thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) initiate type 2 inflammation in allergic diseases, including asthma. However, the signaling pathway regulating these cytokines expression remains elusive. Since microRNAs are pivotal regulators of gene expression, we profiled microRNA expression in bronchial epithelial brushings from type 2-low and type 2-high asthma patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NC) is a malignant human tumor with a high incidence that occurs on the top and lateral wall of the nasopharynx.
Aims: To investigate the clinical value of chemokine receptor 7 (CCR7) in locally advanced NC.
Methods: We enrolled 114 patients with locally advanced NC admitted to our hospital in the observation group (OBG) and 100 normal healthy subjects who underwent physical examination in the control group (COG).
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol
January 2019
Serine peptidase inhibitor, clade B, member 10 (SERPINB10) expression is increased in IL-13-stimulated human bronchial epithelial cells and in a murine model of allergic airway inflammation. However, the role of SERPINB10 in asthma remains unknown. We examined the association between epithelial SERPINB10 expression and airway eosinophilia in subjects with asthma and the role of Serpinb10 in allergic airway inflammation in an animal model.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIEEE Trans Vis Comput Graph
February 2020
Social media, such as Facebook and WeChat, empowers millions of users to create, consume, and disseminate online information on an unprecedented scale. The abundant information on social media intensifies the competition of WeChat Public Official Articles (i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe G1-like gene from the Lycium chinense was cloned and transferred into N. tabacum. Evidence showed that endogenous JA accumulation was crucial to LcGR gene expression in cadmium-stressed L.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: Three common polymorphisms in CD209 gene (-336A/G, -871A/G and -139G/A) have been reportedly associated with pulmonary tuberculosis risk. However, the findings from different studies were inconsistent. Therefore, we conducted a comprehensive meta-analysis to determine the association between CD209 gene polymorphisms and pulmonary tuberculosis susceptibility.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of this study was to determine whether orosomucoid1- like 3 (ORMDL3) single nucleotide polymorphisms rs7216389, rs11650680, rs12603332 are associated with susceptibility to asthma. We performed a meta-analysis by searching PubMed, EMBASE, Elsevier and Wanfang Databases. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were used to evaluate the strength of associations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) gene plays an important role in the pathogenesis of cancers. The association between ACE insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism and the risk of various cancers has been studied. However, the results of these studies remain conflicting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAm J Respir Crit Care Med
September 2014
Rationale: Activation of type 2 cytokine pathways plays a central role in a large subset of subjects with asthma. Th2-high and Th2-low asthma have distinct clinical, pathologic, and molecular phenotypes and respond differently to therapy. The factors that initiate type 2 responses in some subjects with asthma are unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 38-year-old female was found to have multiple bilateral lung nodules in a routine chest X-ray examination. Thoracoscopy was performed with biopsy of three nodules from the right lower lobe and Congo red staining showed typical amyloid pattern. Initial diagnosis of pulmonary nodular amyloidosis was made.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: We performed a comprehensive meta-analysis to determine the association between P2X7 -762T/C polymorphism and pulmonary tuberculosis susceptibility.
Methodology: Based on comprehensive searches of the PubMed, SCI, Elsevier, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and Wanfang Database, we identified eligible studies about the association between P2X7 -762T/C polymorphism and pulmonary tuberculosis risk. Pooled odds ratio (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CIs) were calculated in random-effects model.
Objectives: RAD51 gene plays an important role in the pathogenesis of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN), colorectal cancer, ovarian cancer and acute leukaemia. A number of studies assessed the association between RAD51 135G/C polymorphism and the risk of these cancers in different population. However, the results have been inconclusive.
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