Hydrogen bonding dominated self-assembly mechanism of amphiphilic molecules in Chinese Baijiu.

Molecular mechanisms underlying the aging of Chinese Baijiu remained elusive. This study proposed the self-assembly behavior of amphiphilic molecules dominated by hydrogen bonds in Chinese Baijiu for the first time. The self-assembly degree of amphiphilic clusters gradually intensifies with the prolonged storage time of Baijiu, comprehensively characterized at both micro and macro levels.

PnP-GA+: Plug-and-Play Domain Adaptation for Gaze Estimation Using Model Variants.

Appearance-based gaze estimation has garnered increasing attention in recent years. However, deep learning-based gaze estimation models still suffer from suboptimal performance when deployed in new domains, e.g.

Liquid-Phase Assisted Engineering of Highly Strong SiC Composite Reinforced by Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes.

Despite the ultrahigh intrinsic strength of multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT), the strengthening effect on ceramic matrix composite remains far from expectation mainly due to the weak load transfer between the reinforcement and ceramic matrix. With the assistance of the in situ pullout test, it is revealed that the liquid-phase sintering (LPS) can serve as a novel strategy to achieve effective load transfer in MWCNT reinforced ceramic matrix composites. The YAlO formed liquid phase during spark plasma sintering of SiC composite greatly facilitates radical elastic deformation of MWCNT, leading to highly increased interfacial shear strength (IFSS) as well as interlayer shear resistance (ISR) of nested walls.

Single and combined impacts of nickel and cadmium on the performance, microbial community and enzymatic activity of sequencing batch reactors.

The performance, microbial enzymatic activities and the microbial community of sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) were evaluated under the single and combined nickel (Ni) at 20 mg/L and cadmium (Cd) at 10 mg/L. The single and combined Ni and Cd had no adverse impacts on the COD removal, whereas the NH-N removal efficiency declined sharply from about 99% to 34.42% and 42.

Associations between short-term exposure to gaseous pollutants and pulmonary heart disease-related mortality among elderly people in Chengdu, China.

Background: Pulmonary heart disease (PHD) has become a global burden, especially in low- and middle-income countries. However, very few studies have assessed the influence of air pollution on PHD. This is the first study to explore the association between gaseous pollutants and PHD-related mortality in the central Sichuan Basin of southwestern China.

Association between gaseous pollutants and emergency ambulance dispatches for asthma in Chengdu, China: a time-stratified case-crossover study.

Objectives: The association between concentrations of sulfur dioxide (SO), nitrogen dioxide (NO), carbon monoxide (CO), ozone (O), and emergency ambulance dispatches (EADs) for asthma was explored in the central Sichuan Basin of southwestern China for the first time.

Methods: EADs for asthma were collected from the Chengdu First-Aid Command Center. Pollutant concentrations were collected from 24 municipal environmental monitoring centers and including SO, NO, CO, daily 8-h mean concentrations of O (O-8 h), and particulate matter less than 2.

Short-term exposures to PM and cause-specific mortality of cardiovascular health in China.

Background: Many multi-center epidemiological studies have robustly examined the acute health effects of exposure to low concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM) on cardiovascular mortality in developed counties. However, data limitations have resulted in few related studies being conducted in developing counties with high levels of PM exposure. In recent years, people in China with a heavy cardiovascular disease burden have been exposed to particularly high levels of PM.

The relationship between airborne fine particle matter and emergency ambulance dispatches in a southwestern city in Chengdu, China.

High levels of fine particulate matter (PM) are known to cause adverse effects to human health. The goal of this study was to estimate the acute health effects of short-term exposure to ambient PM by analyzing cause-specific emergency ambulance dispatches as the endpoint in Chengdu, a city in Sichuan Province in southwest China. The ambient PM concentration of Chengdu reached 63 μg/m in 2015.

A sapphire based monolithic integrated optrode.

A novel kind of optrode fabricated on a sapphire substrate is proposed for optogenetic applications in neuroscience. Eight thin-film neural electrodes and a GaN-LED are monolithically integrated on the surface of a sapphire shank. The LED is used for optogenetic stimulation and the multiple electrodes are used for simultaneous recording of neural activities.

Developing a one-channel BCI system using a dry claw-like electrode.

An eight-class SSVEP-based BCI system was designed and demonstrated in this study. To minimize the complexity of the traditional equipment and operation, only one work electrode was used. The work electrode was fabricated in our laboratory and designed as a claw-like structure with a diameter of 15 mm, featuring 8 small fingers of 4mm length and 2 mm diameter, and the weight was only 0.