Multi-Patch Hierarchical Transmission Channel Image Dehazing Network Based on Dual Attention Level Feature Fusion.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) inspection of transmission channels in mountainous areas is susceptible to non-homogeneous fog, such as up-slope fog and advection fog, which causes crucial portions of transmission lines or towers to become fuzzy or even wholly concealed. This paper presents a Dual Attention Level Feature Fusion Multi-Patch Hierarchical Network (DAMPHN) for single image defogging to address the bad quality of cross-level feature fusion in Fast Deep Multi-Patch Hierarchical Networks (FDMPHN). Compared with FDMPHN before improvement, the Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR) and Structural Similarity Index Measure (SSIM) of DAMPHN are increased by 0.

Plasma C18:0-ceramide is a novel potential biomarker for disease severity in myasthenia gravis.

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an antibody-mediated autoimmune disorder characterized by fluctuation of fatigue and weakness of muscle. Due to the heterogeneity of the course of MG, available biomarkers for prognostic prediction are urgently needed. Ceramide (Cer) was reported to participate in immune regulation and many autoimmune diseases, but its effects on MG remain undefined.

Increased serum interleukin-34 levels as a novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in patients with acute ischemic stroke.

Background: Recent data reveal that interleukin-34 (IL-34) can drive inflammatory response, thereby participating in the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases. However, the potential effect of IL-34 in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) remains unknown. The purpose of this study was to explore whether the levels of serum IL-34 were correlated with clinical severity or prognosis in AIS patients.

Proteomic analysis of the effects of cell culture density on the metastasis of breast cancer cells.

Cancer cell progression and proliferation increase cell density, resulting in changes to the tumour site, including the microenvironment. What is not known is if increased cell density influences the aggressiveness of cancer cells, especially their proliferation, migration, and invasion capabilities. In this study, we found that dense cell culture enhances the aggressiveness of the metastatic cancer cell lines, 4T1 and ZR-75-30, by increasing their proliferation, migration, and invasion capabilities.

Properties of ZnO nanofilms formed at solution interfaces by nanoparticle oriention arrangement.

ZnO nanoparticles with the diameter of 11-33 nm were grown by decomposing a mixture of Zn(CH3COO)2 x 2H2O with NaCl and Li2CO3. Compact ZnO nanofilms were fabricated with the as-grown nanoparticles at the interfaces of the polar and non-polar solutions. The nanofilm properties were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, photoluminescence spectroscope and Raman spectroscope.