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Article ; Online: A new species of the genus Cerapanorpa (Mecoptera, Panorpidae) from the eastern Bashan Mountains

Kai Gao / Bao-Zhen Hua

Biodiversity Data Journal, Vol 9, Iss , Pp 1-

2021 Volume 9

Abstract: Cerapanorpa Gao, Ma & Hua, 2016, an endemic genus of Panorpidae in central China’s mountain regions, currently comprises 21 described species. Recently, the short-horned scorpionfly C. brevicornis (Hua & Li, 2007) was confirmed to contain two valid ... ...

Abstract	Cerapanorpa Gao, Ma & Hua, 2016, an endemic genus of Panorpidae in central China’s mountain regions, currently comprises 21 described species. Recently, the short-horned scorpionfly C. brevicornis (Hua & Li, 2007) was confirmed to contain two valid species by phylogeographic and morphological data. Individuals from the highlands of the eastern Bashan Mountains were suggested as a good species, separated from the original short-horned C. brevicornis.Cerapanorpa alpina sp. nov. was described from the alpine zone of the eastern Bashan Mountains in central China. The new species differs from its congeners by the following combination of characters: male bearing an extra-short anal horn on posterior margin of tergum VI; paramere elongate, extending beyond the median tooth of gonostylus and curved laterally at basal half; female medigynium slightly constricted medially without dorsal basal plate. The species number of Cerapanorpa is raised to 22.
Keywords	alpine zone ; biodiversity ; China ; Panorpidae ; scor ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
Subject code	590
Language	English
Publishing date	2021-09-01T00:00:00Z
Publisher	Pensoft Publishers
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Article ; Online: Security Regulation and Enterprise Innovation in Communication Industry

Kai Gao / Lijun Ma

Security and Communication Networks, Vol

2021 Volume 2021

Abstract: This paper conducted an evolutionary game model of the interaction between the governments and communication enterprises and analyzed the impact of the government’s communication security regulation on the innovation decision-making of communication ... ...

Abstract	This paper conducted an evolutionary game model of the interaction between the governments and communication enterprises and analyzed the impact of the government’s communication security regulation on the innovation decision-making of communication enterprises. The results show that the behavior of the governments depends on the social benefits, rent-seeking benefits, and regulating costs in strict and de security regulations. The communication enterprises’ behavior depends on the benefits of innovation and the costs in R&D and rent-seeking. When government subsidies are relatively inadequate, the communication enterprises’ strategy under government security regulation swings from not-innovation finally to innovation. The policy implications of this study indicate that appropriate de security regulation by the government will help communication enterprises generate a good atmosphere for innovation, and the appropriate increase in subsidies will be more conducive to driving enterprise innovation.
Keywords	Technology (General) ; T1-995 ; Science (General) ; Q1-390
Subject code	338
Language	English
Publishing date	2021-01-01T00:00:00Z
Publisher	Hindawi-Wiley
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Article ; Online: Enhancing Force Control of Prosthetic Controller for Hand Prosthesis by Mimicking Biological Properties

Qi Luo / Minglei Bai / Shuhan Chen / Kai Gao / Lairong Yin / Ronghua Du

IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine, Vol 12, Pp 66-

2024 Volume 75

Abstract: Prosthetic hands are frequently rejected due to frustrations in daily uses. By adopting principles of human neuromuscular control, it could potentially achieve human-like compliance in hand functions, thereby improving functionality in prosthetic hand. ... ...

Abstract	Prosthetic hands are frequently rejected due to frustrations in daily uses. By adopting principles of human neuromuscular control, it could potentially achieve human-like compliance in hand functions, thereby improving functionality in prosthetic hand. Previous studies have confirmed the feasibility of real-time emulation of neuromuscular reflex for prosthetic control. This study further to explore the effect of feedforward electromyograph (EMG) decoding and proprioception on the biomimetic controller. The biomimetic controller included a feedforward Bayesian model for decoding alpha motor commands from stump EMG, a muscle model, and a closed-loop component with a model of muscle spindle modified with spiking afferents. Real-time control was enabled by neuromorphic hardware to accelerate evaluation of biologically inspired models. This allows us to investigate which aspects in the controller could benefit from biological properties for improvements on force control performance. 3 non-disabled and 3 amputee subjects were recruited to conduct a “press-without-break” task, subjects were required to press a transducer till the pressure stabilized in an expected range without breaking the virtual object. We tested whether introducing more complex but biomimetic models could enhance the task performance. Data showed that when replacing proportional feedback with the neuromorphic spindle, success rates of amputees increased by 12.2% and failures due to breakage decreased by 26.3%. More prominently, success rates increased by 55.5% and failures decreased by 79.3% when replacing a linear model of EMG with the Bayesian model in the feedforward EMG processing. Results suggest that mimicking biological properties in feedback and feedforward control may improve the manipulation of objects by amputees using prosthetic hands. Clinical and Translational Impact Statement: This control approach may eventually assist amputees to perform fine force control when using ...
Keywords	Electromyography (EMG) ; prosthetic control ; biomimetic model ; neuromorphic computation ; force control ; Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics ; R858-859.7 ; Medical technology ; R855-855.5
Subject code	629
Language	English
Publishing date	2024-01-01T00:00:00Z
Publisher	IEEE
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Article ; Online: Effect of enzymolytic soybean meal supplementation on performance, nitrogen excretion, serum biochemical parameters and intestinal morphology in broilers fed low-protein diets

Xin Zhu / Kai Gao / Ziyi Zhang / Haiying Liu / Guiqin Yang

Animal Bioscience, Vol 36, Iss 11, Pp 1718-

2023 Volume 1726

Abstract: Objective The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of supplementation with enzymolytic soybean meal (ESBM) on broilers fed low crude protein (CP) diets. Methods A total of 360 one-day-old broilers were randomly assigned to six treatments ...

Abstract	Objective The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of supplementation with enzymolytic soybean meal (ESBM) on broilers fed low crude protein (CP) diets. Methods A total of 360 one-day-old broilers were randomly assigned to six treatments with 6 replicates per treatment and 10 chicks per replicate for a period of 42 days. Chicks were fed a basal standard high-CP diet as a positive control (PC), a low-CP diet (reducing 10 g/kg CP from the PC) as a negative control (NC), or an NC + 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5%, or 2.0% ESBM diet. Results Compared to chicks fed the PC, chicks fed the NC had a decreased body weight gain (BWG, p<0.05) from 1 to 42 days, but supplementation with 2.0% ESBM restored BWG (p<0.05) and even linearly improved the feed conversion rate (FCR, p<0.05). Digestibility of CP and ether extract was increased (p<0.05) in chicks fed a 1.0% ESBM diet compared to the PC. With increasing levels of ESBM, nitrogen (N) excretion decreased (p<0.05). The addition of ESBM to the diet did not affect (p>0.05) serum concentrations of total protein, albumin and total cholesterol but led to a descending trend in triglycerides and an ascending trend in calcium and urea N at 42 days (p<0.10). There were no differences (p>0.05) in villus height (VH), crypt depth (CD), and VH/CD (V/C) of the duodenum and jejunum between the PC and NC at both 21 days and 42 days, while increasing dietary ESBM levels linearly (p<0.05) decreased CD and increased V/C of the duodenum and jejunum at both 21 days and 42 days. Conclusion The findings indicated that ESBM could be used in broiler low-CP diets to improve production performance, decrease N excretion, and enhance intestinal health.
Keywords	chicken ; enzymolytic soybean meal ; growth performance ; intestinal health ; low crude protein diet ; nitrogen excretion ; Zoology ; QL1-991
Subject code	630
Language	English
Publishing date	2023-11-01T00:00:00Z
Publisher	Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies
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Article ; Online: The Impact of the “Belt and Road” Initiative on Accounting Conservatism of Energy-Intensive Enterprises under the Low-Carbon Background

Tingting Liu / Kai Gao / Sajid Anwar

Journal of Environmental and Public Health, Vol

2022 Volume 2022

Abstract: In recent years, the “Belt and Road” Initiative (BRI) has paid more and more attention to practicing the concept of green development. The concept of green development in the BRI will help promote the active response to climate change in the regions ... ...

Abstract	In recent years, the “Belt and Road” Initiative (BRI) has paid more and more attention to practicing the concept of green development. The concept of green development in the BRI will help promote the active response to climate change in the regions along the route and maintain global ecological security and is of great significance to the green transformation and development of energy-intensive enterprises. Using company-level data from China over the 2011–2020 period, we provide a comprehensive analysis of the impact of the BRI on energy-intensive enterprise accounting conservatism. We find that BRI has decreased the energy-intensive enterprise accounting conservatism, and this result continues to hold after a series of robustness tests. We also examine the effect of the RBI on accounting conservatism across company types and ages and find that the BRI is beneficial to energy-intensive state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and young companies. Furthermore, analysis reveals that BRI changes the accounting conservatism of energy-intensive enterprises mainly through debt financing, tax burden, and legal environment channels.
Keywords	Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
Language	English
Publishing date	2022-01-01T00:00:00Z
Publisher	Hindawi Limited
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Article ; Online: Establishment of Economic Forecasting Model of High-tech Industry Based on Genetic Optimization Neural Network

Kai Gao / Tingting Liu / Bin Hu / Miao Hao / Yueran Zhang

Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience, Vol

2022 Volume 2022

Abstract: Scientific and accurate prediction of high-tech industries is of great practical significance for government departments to grasp the future economic operation and formulate development strategies. In this paper, aiming at some shortcomings of neural ... ...

Abstract	Scientific and accurate prediction of high-tech industries is of great practical significance for government departments to grasp the future economic operation and formulate development strategies. In this paper, aiming at some shortcomings of neural network (NN) applied in economic forecasting, GANN was introduced to construct the economic forecasting model of high-tech industry. Genetic algorithm (GA) has simple calculation and strong robustness and can generally ensure convergence to the global optimum, which effectively overcomes the shortcomings of NN using gradient descent method. In order to verify the feasibility of the economic forecasting model in this paper, the comparative experiments of different models are carried out in this paper. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm has faster convergence speed and greater generalization ability, and the average error rate is reduced to about 1%. The prediction accuracy of this model reached 95.14%, which was about 11.93% higher than the previous model. Applying the economic forecasting model in this paper to the economic forecasting of high-tech industries can provide the means and reference value for the government to formulate regional future economic development plans, forecast, and control the economic growth and development direction.
Keywords	Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics ; R858-859.7 ; Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ; RC321-571
Language	English
Publishing date	2022-01-01T00:00:00Z
Publisher	Hindawi Limited
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Article ; Online: Revision of the genus Cerapanorpa (Mecoptera

Kai Gao / Bao-Zhen Hua

European Journal of Taxonomy, Iss

Panorpidae) with descriptions of four new species

2019 Volume 537

Abstract: The genus Cerapanorpa Gao, Ma & Hua, 2016 is taxonomically revised. Cerapanorpa is confirmed to be endemic to the mountain regions in central China. Nineteen species are recognized in the genus, including four new species: Cerapanorpa baimaensis sp. nov., ...

Abstract	The genus Cerapanorpa Gao, Ma & Hua, 2016 is taxonomically revised. Cerapanorpa is confirmed to be endemic to the mountain regions in central China. Nineteen species are recognized in the genus, including four new species: Cerapanorpa baimaensis sp. nov., Cerapanorpa xuebaodinga sp. nov., and Cerapanorpa yanggashana sp. nov. from the Minshan Mountains, and Cerapanorpa taizishana sp. nov. from the northeastern margin of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Six species are transferred from Cerapanorpa back to Panorpa Linnaeus, 1758. An updated key to species is presented.
Keywords	biodiversity ; central China ; Minshan Mountains ; scorpionfly ; taxonomy ; Zoology ; QL1-991 ; Botany ; QK1-989
Language	English
Publishing date	2019-07-01T00:00:00Z
Publisher	Consortium of European Natural History Museums
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Article ; Online: Pathological mechanism of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in rats based on iTRAQ technology

Hang Xu / Kai Gao / Chao Liu / Tian Li / Yi Ding / Jing Ma

PeerJ, Vol 11, p e

2023 Volume 15280

Abstract: Objective Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a public health problem worldwide. Treatments for the patients with HFpEF are not satisfactory because there is no unified understanding of the pathological mechanism of HFpEF. This ... ...

Abstract	Objective Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a public health problem worldwide. Treatments for the patients with HFpEF are not satisfactory because there is no unified understanding of the pathological mechanism of HFpEF. This study aims at investigating the potential pathological mechanism for the effective diagnosis and treatment of HFpEF. Methods Ten adult male Dahl salt sensitive rats (180–200 g) were divided into control and model groups. The rats in model group were fed with high salt diet (8% NaCl) to induce HFpEF for this comparative study. Behavioral changes, biochemical parameters, and histopathological changes of the rats were detected. iTRAQ technology combined with bioinformatics analysis was employed to study the differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) and their enrichment in signaling pathways. Results Echocardiography detection showed decreased LVEF, indicating impaired cardiac function (P < 0.01), increased LVPWd, indicating ventricular wall hypertrophy (P < 0.05), prolonged duration of IVRT and decreased E/A ratio, indicating diastolic dysfunction (P < 0.05) of the rats in model group. 563 DEPs were identified in the rats of both groups, with 243 up-regulated and 320 down-regulated. The expression of PPAR signaling pathway in the rats of model group was down-regulated, with PPARα most significantly decreased (91.2%) (P < 0.01), PPARγ obviously decreased (63.60%) (P < 0.05), and PPARβ/δ decreased (45.33%) (P < 0.05). The DEPs enriched in PPAR signaling pathway were mainly related to such biological processes as fatty acid beta-oxidation, such cellular components as peroxisome, and such molecular functions as lipid binding. Conclusions NaCl high salt diet is one of the factors to increase the incidence of HFpEF in rats. PPARα, PPARγ and PPAR β/δ might be the targets of HFpEF. The findings may provide a theoretical basis for the treatment of HFpEF in clinical practice.
Keywords	Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction ; Pathogenesis ; Differentially expressed protein ; PPAR ; iTRAQ technology ; Medicine ; R ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
Subject code	610
Language	English
Publishing date	2023-05-01T00:00:00Z
Publisher	PeerJ Inc.
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Article ; Online: Potential and Limitations of ChatGPT 3.5 and 4.0 as a Source of COVID-19 Information

Guoyong Wang / Kai Gao / Qianyang Liu / Yuxin Wu / Kaijun Zhang / Wei Zhou / Chunbao Guo

Journal of Medical Internet Research, Vol 25, p e

Comprehensive Comparative Analysis of Generative and Authoritative Information

2023 Volume 49771

Abstract: BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has necessitated reliable and authoritative information for public guidance. The World Health Organization (WHO) has been a primary source of such information, disseminating it through a ... ...

Abstract	BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has necessitated reliable and authoritative information for public guidance. The World Health Organization (WHO) has been a primary source of such information, disseminating it through a question and answer format on its official website. Concurrently, ChatGPT 3.5 and 4.0, a deep learning-based natural language generation system, has shown potential in generating diverse text types based on user input. ObjectiveThis study evaluates the accuracy of COVID-19 information generated by ChatGPT 3.5 and 4.0, assessing its potential as a supplementary public information source during the pandemic. MethodsWe extracted 487 COVID-19–related questions from the WHO’s official website and used ChatGPT 3.5 and 4.0 to generate corresponding answers. These generated answers were then compared against the official WHO responses for evaluation. Two clinical experts scored the generated answers on a scale of 0-5 across 4 dimensions—accuracy, comprehensiveness, relevance, and clarity—with higher scores indicating better performance in each dimension. The WHO responses served as the reference for this assessment. Additionally, we used the BERT (Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers) model to generate similarity scores (0-1) between the generated and official answers, providing a dual validation mechanism. ResultsThe mean (SD) scores for ChatGPT 3.5–generated answers were 3.47 (0.725) for accuracy, 3.89 (0.719) for comprehensiveness, 4.09 (0.787) for relevance, and 3.49 (0.809) for clarity. For ChatGPT 4.0, the mean (SD) scores were 4.15 (0.780), 4.47 (0.641), 4.56 (0.600), and 4.09 (0.698), respectively. All differences were statistically significant (P<.001), with ChatGPT 4.0 outperforming ChatGPT 3.5. The BERT model verification showed mean (SD) similarity scores of 0.83 (0.07) for ChatGPT 3.5 and 0.85 (0.07) for ChatGPT 4.0 compared with the official WHO answers. ConclusionsChatGPT 3.5 and 4.0 can generate accurate and relevant COVID-19 ...
Keywords	Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics ; R858-859.7 ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
Subject code	333
Language	English
Publishing date	2023-12-01T00:00:00Z
Publisher	JMIR Publications
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Article ; Online: Exploring active ingredients and function mechanisms of Ephedra-bitter almond for prevention and treatment of Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) based on network pharmacology

Kai Gao / Yan-Ping Song / Anna Song

BioData Mining, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-

2020 Volume 20

Abstract: Abstract Background COVID-19 has caused a global pandemic, and there is no wonder drug for epidemic control at present. However, many clinical practices have shown that traditional Chinese medicine has played an important role in treating the outbreak. ... ...

Abstract	Abstract Background COVID-19 has caused a global pandemic, and there is no wonder drug for epidemic control at present. However, many clinical practices have shown that traditional Chinese medicine has played an important role in treating the outbreak. Among them, ephedra-bitter almond is a common couplet medicine in anti-COVID-19 prescriptions. This study aims to conduct an exploration of key components and mechanisms of ephedra-bitter almond anti-COVID-19 based on network pharmacology. Material and methods We collected and screened potential active components of ephedra-bitter almond based on the TCMSP Database, and we predicted targets of the components. Meanwhile, we collected relevant targets of COVID-19 through the GeneCards and CTD databases. Then, the potential targets of ephedra-bitter almond against COVID-19 were screened out. The key components, targets, biological processes, and pathways of ephedra-bitter almond anti-COVID-19 were predicted by constructing the relationship network of herb-component-target (H-C-T), protein-protein interaction (PPI), and functional enrichment. Finally, the key components and targets were docked by AutoDock Vina to explore their binding mode. Results Ephedra-bitter almond played an overall regulatory role in anti-COVID-19 via the patterns of multi-component-target-pathway. In addition, some key components of ephedra-bitter almond, such as β-sitosterol, estrone, and stigmasterol, had high binding activity to 3CL and ACE2 by molecular docking simulation, which provided new molecular structures for new drug development of COVID-19. Conclusion Ephedra-bitter almonds were used to prevent and treat COVID-19 through directly inhibiting the virus, regulating immune responses, and promoting body repair. However, this work is a prospective study based on data mining, and the findings need to be interpreted with caution.
Keywords	COVID-19 ; Ephedra-bitter almond ; Molecular docking simulation ; Traditional Chinese medicine ; Molecular mechanisms of pharmacological action ; Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics ; R858-859.7 ; Analysis ; QA299.6-433
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Publishing date	2020-11-01T00:00:00Z
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