Parameter sensitivity analysis of pedestrian head dynamic response and injuries based on coupling simulations.

There are a very limited number of reports studying on the dynamic response and injuries of pedestrian head in the scenarios with head hitting windshield. This study aims to investigate the significant factors that affect the dynamic response and injuries of pedestrian head through finite element-multi-body coupling simulations. Two finite element vehicle models and two multi-body pedestrian human models were used to build the coupling simulations.

A novel FGFR1-binding peptide attenuates the degeneration of articular cartilage in adult mice.

Objective: We previously reported that genetic ablation of (Fibroblast Growth Factors Receptors) FGFR1 in knee cartilage attenuates the degeneration of articular cartilage in adult mice, which suggests that FGFR1 is a potential targeting molecule for osteoarthritis (OA). Here, we identified R1-P1, an inhibitory peptide for FGFR1 and investigated its effect on the pathogenesis of OA in mice induced by destabilization of medial meniscus (DMM).

Design: Binding ability between R1-P1 and FGFR1 protein was evaluated by enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay (ELISA) and molecular docking.

A novel FGFR1-binding peptide exhibits anti-tumor effect on lung cancer by inhibiting proliferation and angiogenesis.

It has been reported that overactivation of fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1 is an important characteristic found in most non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) samples. Here, we identified a FGFR1 inhibitory peptide R1-P2 and investigated its effects on the lung cancer cells growth and angiogenesis and . Our results demonstrate that R1-P2 bound to human FGFR1 protein, and efficiently blocked the binding of FGF2 to FGFR1 in A549 and NCI-H460 cells.

Finger-vein image recognition combining modified Hausdorff distance with minutiae feature matching.

In this paper, we propose a novel method for finger-vein recognition. We extract the features of the vein patterns for recognition. Then, the minutiae features included bifurcation points and ending points are extracted from these vein patterns.

Study on the inhibition of methane production from anaerobic digestion of biodegradable solid waste.

The inhibition effects and mechanisms of chlorinated methane, anthraquinone and acetylene on methanogenesis in the anaerobic digestion process of biodegradable solid wastes were investigated. It was found that both chloroform and acetylene could effectively inhibit methanogens. Acetylene inhibited the activity of methanogens, while chloroform inhibited metabolic process of methanogenesis.

The moment segmentation analysis of heart sound pattern.

Unlabelled: This paper presents two new ideas. The first one is to apply the Viola integral waveform method to analyze the heart sounds recorded by an electric stethoscope, and the multi-scale moment analysis is proposed to locate each cycle of heart sounds. A fast algorithm for calculating characteristic waveform (CW) and characteristic moment waveform (CMW) of heart sound can be expressed by the Viola integral method, and their calculation time has nothing to do with their scales.

Experimental validation for the determination of particle positions by the correlation coefficient method in digital particle holography.

The feasibility and the accuracy of the correlation coefficient (CC) method for the determination of particle positions along the optical axis in digital particle holography were verified by validation experiments. A translation system capable of high precision was used to move the particle objects by exact known distances between several different positions. The particle positions along the optical axis were calculated by the CC method and compared with their exact values to obtain the errors of the focus plane determination.

[Study on quality standard of Poria cocos].

Objective: To perfect the standard of Poria cocos (Schw.).

Methods: TLC and HPLC fingerprint were used to identify triterpenoids from P.

New descriptors of amino acids and their application to peptide QSAR study.

A new set of descriptors was derived from a matrix of three structural variables of the natural amino acid, including van der Waal's volume, net charge index and hydrophobic parameter of side residues. They were selected from many properties of amino acid residues, which have been validated being the key factors to influence the interaction between peptides and its protein receptor. They were then applied to structure characterization and QSAR analysis on bitter tasting di-peptide, agiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and bactericidal peptides by using multiple linear regression (MLR) method.

[Study on bioavilability of oxymatrine-phospholipid complex in rats].

Objective: To study the plasma concentration-time curve, pharmacokinetic parameters and bioavilability of oxymatrine-phospholipid complex and to compare with oxymatrine in rats.

Method: Rats were given oxymatrine-phospholipid 100 mg x kg(-1). Blood samples were collected at different times after oral administration.

Application of the correlation coefficient method for determination of the focal plane to digital particle holography.

The correlation coefficient (CC) method, which was proposed by our research group, is applied to digital particle holography to locate the focal plane of particles. It uses the fact that the CC is maximum at the focal plane. The factors influencing this method are discussed with a numerical simulation of holograms.

[Investigation of optical and EPR spectra of ZnO : V3+ crystal].

In the present paper, the 45 X 45 energy matrix of the 3d2 ions in trigonal symmetry with the strong-field-coupling mechanism is established. The forty-five optical energy levels and five EPR parameters (including the zero-field splitting D, g factors g//, g perpendicular and hyperfine structure constants A//, A perpendicular) of ZnO : V3+ cryst are calculated from the diagonalization of this complete energy matrix. The calculated results are in agreement with the observed values.

Detoxification of chromium slag by chromate resistant bacteria.

This paper presented direct detoxification of chromium slag by using microorganisms. Our work showed that a bacterial consortium isolated from chromium slag can efficiently accelerate Cr(VI) leaching rate and remove it. The chromate resistant bacterial consortium consists of three strains.

[A comparison between the eye trackers of laser cornea correction systems made by foreign manufacturers].

Photo refractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) have been used for over a decade and become popular in China. Principles and characteristics of eye trackers made by several famous foreign manufacturers are introduced in this paper and their developing direction in the future is pointed out too.