Learning-Based Non-Intrusive Electric Load Monitoring for Smart Energy Management.

State-of-the-art smart cities have been calling for economic but efficient energy management over a large-scale network, especially for the electric power system. It is a critical issue to monitor, analyze, and control electric loads of all users in the system. In this study, a non-intrusive load monitoring method was designed for smart power management using computer vision techniques popular in artificial intelligence.

Hierarchical MXene/Polypyrrole-Decorated Carbon Nanofibers for Asymmetrical Capacitive Deionization.

Membrane capacitive deionization (MCDI) has emerged as a promising electric-field-driven technology for brackish water desalination and specific salt or charged ion separation. The use of carbon-based or pseudocapacitive materials alone for MCDI usually suffers from the drawbacks of low desalination capacity and poor cycling stability due to their limited accessible adsorption sites and obstructed charge-carrier diffusion pathways. Therefore, developing a hybrid electrode material with multiple charge storage mechanisms and continuous electron/ion transport pathways that can synergistically improve its specific capacitance and cycling durability has currently become one of the most critical technical demands.

Ferroelectric Polarized in Transistor Channel Polarity Modulation for Reward-Modulated Spike-Time-Dependent Plasticity Application.

Reward signals reflect the developmental tendency of reinforcement learning (RL) agents. Reward-modulated spike-time-dependent plasticity (R-STDP) is an efficient and concise information processing feature in RL. However, the physical construction of R-STDP normally demands complex circuit design engineering, resulting in large power consumption and large area.

Nonylphenol Promoted Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Colorectal Cancer Cells by Upregulating the Expression of Regulator of Cell Cycle.

Nonylphenol (NP) is a widely used chemical, which has been considered a kind of endocrine-disrupting chemical and is involved in the occurrence and development of many types of cancers. Our recent studies demonstrated that NP exposure is related to colorectal cancer (CRC) progression. In this study, we also found epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) promoted by NP treatment in CRC cells.

In situ growth of Ca-Zn-P coatings on the Zn-pretreated WE43 Mg alloy to mitigate corrosion and enhance cytocompatibility.

Magnesium (Mg) alloys are potential materials for orthopedic fixation devices but rapid degradation of the materials restricts wider clinical applications. Herein, zinc-incorporated calcium phosphate (Ca-Zn-P) coatings are prepared on the Zn-pretreated WE43 Mg alloy by a hydrothermal technique under relatively stable and favorable conditions. The hydrothermal coating consists of a compact bottom layer of CaZn(PO)∙2 HO and ZnO granular crystals and a jagged upper layer of CaHPO.

Coiled-Coil Domain Containing 80 Suppresses Nonylphenol-Induced Colorectal Cancer Cell Proliferation by Inhibiting the Activation of ERK1/2.

Recently, the effect of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on the cancer procession has been a concern. Nonylphenol (NP) is a common environmental estrogen that has been shown to enhance the proliferation of colorectal cancer (CRC) cells in our previous studies; however, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. In this study, we confirmed the increased concentration of NP in the serum of patients with CRC.

Exosomal miR-487a derived from m2 macrophage promotes the progression of gastric cancer.

Tumor-associated macrophages contribute to cell growth, development, and metastasis in various cancers. However, the underlying mechanisms of M2 macrophage that modulate the progression of gastric cancer (GC) remain largely unknown. In this study, we detected the ratio of macrophages in GC tissues and found that the proportion of M2 macrophages was increased in GC tissues.

Evaluation of the Perinodular Stiffness Potentially Predicts the Malignancy of Thyroid Nodules.

Objectives: To evaluate the surrounding tissue stiffness measured by sound touch elastography for differential diagnosis of thyroid nodules (TNs).

Methods: Thirty-nine benign and 90 malignant TNs were included in this study. The conventional ultrasound features, the maximum Young modulus value of the stiffness of the TNs (recorded as E), and the stiffness of the 0.

[Influence of long-term enclosure and free grazing on soil microbial community structure and carbon metabolic diversity of alpine meadow.].

Soil microbial community structure and functional diversity have great implications for the maintenance of the function and stability of grassland ecosystem. We studied the variation of soil microbial community structure, community diversity of carbon metabolism and their driving factors between the long-term enclosure and the free grazing grasslands in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by using phospholipid fatty acid and Biolog techniques. The results showed that: 1) there were significant differences in soil microbial community structure and the utilization of carbon source between the long-term enclosed and free grazed grasslands.

Copper-catalyzed enantioselective intramolecular aryl C-N coupling: synthesis of enantioenriched 2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline-3-carboxamides via an asymmetric desymmetrization strategy.

The differentiation of two nucleophilic amide groups in malonamides through a copper-catalyzed enantioselective intramolecular aryl C-N coupling reaction is demonstrated based on an asymmetric desymmetrization strategy. Such a method afforded enantioenriched 2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline-3-carboxamides in high yields and moderate to good enantioselectivity.