Polarizers are used to eliminate the undesired polarization state and maintain the other one. The phase change material (GSST) has been widely studied for providing reconfigurable function in optical systems. In this paper, based on a silicon waveguide embedded with a GSST, which is able to absorb light by taking advantage of the relatively large imaginary part of its refractive index in the crystalline state, a multifunctional polarizer with transverse electric (TE) and transverse magnetic (TM) passages has been designed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDespite the wide usage of β-adrenoceptor agonists in asthma treatment, they do have side effects such as aggravating inflammation. We previously reported that isoprenaline induced Cl secretion and IL-6 release via cAMP-dependent pathways in human bronchial epithelia, but the mechanisms underlying the inflammation-aggravation effects of β-adrenoceptor agonists remain pooly understood. In this study, we investigated formoterol, a more specific β-adrenoceptor agonist, -mediated signaling pathways involved in the production of IL-6 and IL-8 in 16HBE14o- human bronchial epithelia.
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August 2021
In this study, we successfully established a Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) embryonic cell line, i.e., QAU-Bd-E-2, from the insect eggs.
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