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  1. Article ; Online: Piezoresistive Porous Composites with Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Structures Prepared by Self-Resistance Electric Heating and 3D Printing.

    Peng, Ke / Yu, Tianyu / Wu, Pan / Chen, Mingjun

    Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)

    2024  Volume 24, Issue 7

    Abstract: Three-dimensional flexible piezoresistive porous sensors are of interest in health diagnosis and wearable devices. In this study, conductive porous sensors with complex triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) structures were fabricated using the 3D ... ...

    Abstract Three-dimensional flexible piezoresistive porous sensors are of interest in health diagnosis and wearable devices. In this study, conductive porous sensors with complex triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) structures were fabricated using the 3D printed sacrificial mold and enhancement of MWCNTs. A new curing routine by the self-resistance electric heating was implemented. The porous sensors were designed with different pore sizes and unit cell types of the TPMS (Diamond (D), Gyroid (G), and I-WP (I)). The impact of pore characteristics and the hybrid fabrication technique on the compressive properties and piezoresistive response of the developed porous sensors was studied. The results indicate that the porous sensors cured by the self-resistance electric heating could render a uniform temperature distribution in the composites and reduce the voids in the walls, exhibiting a higher elastic modulus and a better piezoresistive response. Among these specimens, the specimen with the D-based structure cured by self-resistance electric heating showed the highest responsive strain (61%), with a corresponding resistance response value of 0.97, which increased by 10.26% compared to the specimen heated by the external heat sources. This study provides a new perspective on design and fabrication of porous materials with piezoresistive functionalities, particularly in the realm of flexible and portable piezoresistive sensors.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-28
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2052857-7
    ISSN 1424-8220 ; 1424-8220
    ISSN (online) 1424-8220
    ISSN 1424-8220
    DOI 10.3390/s24072184
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  2. Article ; Online: A ground reaction force model of speed skating based on non-contact measurement system

    Qihang Zhu / Chunxin Yang / Peng Ke / Han Yang / Ping Hong

    iScience, Vol 27, Iss 1, Pp 108513- (2024)

    1481  

    Abstract: Summary: Accurate collection and analysis of ground reaction force (GRF) data are crucial for optimizing the technical movements of speed skaters; however, it has been a challenge for the limitations of experimental equipment and application scenarios. ... ...

    Abstract Summary: Accurate collection and analysis of ground reaction force (GRF) data are crucial for optimizing the technical movements of speed skaters; however, it has been a challenge for the limitations of experimental equipment and application scenarios. Therefore, we proposed a novel approach for estimating GRF based on kinematics obtained from markerless video tracking systems and achieved low errors compared with the experimental data. Our method allows for further biomechanical analysis, including muscle force and power, during speed skating competitions.
    Keywords Health sciences ; Sports medicine ; Mechanical engineering ; Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
    Document type Article ; Online
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  3. Article ; Online: Aerodynamic Drag Reduction Analysis of Race Walking Formations Based on CFD Numerical Simulations and Wind Tunnel Experiments

    Yiming Zhang / Peng Ke / Ping Hong

    Applied Sciences, Vol 13, Iss 10604, p

    2023  Volume 10604

    Abstract: Drafting formations have been long recognized as highly effective for reducing drag and enhancing athletic performance, particularly in race walking events. The precise spacing and positioning of the race walkers are critical to optimizing the ... ...

    Abstract Drafting formations have been long recognized as highly effective for reducing drag and enhancing athletic performance, particularly in race walking events. The precise spacing and positioning of the race walkers are critical to optimizing the effectiveness of drafting. In this study, drag reduction in 15 drafting formations is investigated using wind tunnel experiments and CFD numerical simulations. The results show excellent consistency in drag reduction rate between the two methods, with differences being within 10%. This can be attributed to spacing replacing body shape differences as the primary factor influencing drag reduction. Optimal double, triple, and quadruple drafting formations produce the same results in both the wind tunnel experiments and CFD simulation, resulting in drag reductions of 67%, 66%, and 81% (wind tunnel) and 65%, 72%, and 85% (CFD). The sources of drag differences in the two methods are discussed from various aspects. The flow field obtained through CFD analysis is used to examine the mechanism of drag reduction, revealing that drafting formations have a significant shielding effect on incoming air, which reduces the number and speed of airflow impacting the core race walker. This shielding effect is identified as the primary cause of drag reduction. Using an empirical model for mechanical power output, optimal double, triple, and quadruple drafting formations enhance sports economy (4.4–5.7%), speed (3.61–4.67%), and performance (173.8–223.3 s) compared to race walking alone. The findings can serve as a reference for race walkers’ positioning strategies and provide insights for considering drafting formations in various running events.
    Keywords race walking ; error analysis ; numerical simulation ; aerodynamic drag reduction ; drag reduction mechanism ; performance evaluation ; Technology ; T ; Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) ; TA1-2040 ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5 ; Physics ; QC1-999 ; Chemistry ; QD1-999
    Subject code 621
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
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  4. Article: Machines, mathematics, and modules: the potential to provide real-time metrics for pain under anesthesia.

    Peng, Ke / Karunakaran, Keerthana Deepti / Green, Stephen / Borsook, David

    Neurophotonics

    2024  Volume 11, Issue 1, Page(s) 10701

    Abstract: The brain-based assessments under anesthesia have provided the ability to evaluate pain/nociception during surgery and the potential to prevent long-term evolution of chronic pain. Prior studies have shown that the functional near-infrared spectroscopy ( ... ...

    Abstract The brain-based assessments under anesthesia have provided the ability to evaluate pain/nociception during surgery and the potential to prevent long-term evolution of chronic pain. Prior studies have shown that the functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)-measured changes in cortical regions such as the primary somatosensory and the polar frontal cortices show consistent response to evoked and ongoing pain in awake, sedated, and anesthetized patients. We take this basic approach and integrate it into a potential framework that could provide real-time measures of pain/nociception during the peri-surgical period. This application could have significant implications for providing analgesia during surgery, a practice that currently lacks quantitative evidence to guide patient tailored pain management. Through a simple readout of "pain" or "no pain," the proposed system could diminish or eliminate levels of intraoperative, early post-operative, and potentially, the transition to chronic post-surgical pain. The system, when validated, could also be applied to measures of analgesic efficacy in the clinic.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2781943-7
    ISSN 2329-4248 ; 2329-423X
    ISSN (online) 2329-4248
    ISSN 2329-423X
    DOI 10.1117/1.NPh.11.1.010701
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  5. Article: Regulation of innate immune responses by cell death‐associated caspases during virus infection

    Fang, Yujie / Peng, Ke

    FEBS journal. 2022 July, v. 289, no. 14

    2022  

    Abstract: Viruses are obligate intracellular pathogens that rely on cellular machinery for successful replication and dissemination. The host cells encode a number of different strategies to sense and restrict the invading viral pathogens. Caspase‐mediated ... ...

    Abstract Viruses are obligate intracellular pathogens that rely on cellular machinery for successful replication and dissemination. The host cells encode a number of different strategies to sense and restrict the invading viral pathogens. Caspase‐mediated programmed cell death pathways that are triggered by virus infection, such as apoptosis and pyroptosis, provide a means for the infected cells to limit viral proliferation, leading to suicidal cell death (apoptosis) or lytic cell death and alerting uninfected cells to mount anti‐viral responses (pyroptosis). However, some viruses can employ activated caspases to dampen the anti‐viral responses and facilitate viral replication through cleavage of critical molecules of the innate immune pathways. The regulation of innate immune responses by caspase activation during virus infection has recently become an important topic. In this review, we briefly introduce the characteristics of different classes of caspases and the cell death pathways regulated by these caspases. We then describe how viruses trigger or dampen caspase activation during infection and how these activated caspases regulate three major innate immune response pathways of viral infections: the retinoic acid‐inducible gene I‐like receptor, toll‐like receptor and cyclic GMP‐AMP synthase‐stimulator of interferon genes pathways.
    Keywords Toll-like receptors ; caspases ; genes ; innate immunity ; interferons ; pyroptosis ; virus replication ; viruses
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-07
    Size p. 4098-4111.
    Publishing place John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
    Document type Article
    Note REVIEW
    ZDB-ID 2173655-8
    ISSN 1742-4658 ; 1742-464X
    ISSN (online) 1742-4658
    ISSN 1742-464X
    DOI 10.1111/febs.16051
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  6. Article ; Online: Research on customer churn prediction and model interpretability analysis.

    Peng, Ke / Peng, Yan / Li, Wenguang

    PloS one

    2023  Volume 18, Issue 12, Page(s) e0289724

    Abstract: In recent years, with the continuous improvement of the financial system and the rapid development of the banking industry, the competition of the banking industry itself has intensified. At the same time, with the rapid development of information ... ...

    Abstract In recent years, with the continuous improvement of the financial system and the rapid development of the banking industry, the competition of the banking industry itself has intensified. At the same time, with the rapid development of information technology and Internet technology, customers' choice of financial products is becoming more and more diversified, and customers' dependence and loyalty to banking institutions is becoming less and less, and the problem of customer churn in commercial banks is becoming more and more prominent. How to predict customer behavior and retain existing customers has become a major challenge for banks to solve. Therefore, this study takes a bank's business data on Kaggle platform as the research object, uses multiple sampling methods to compare the data for balancing, constructs a bank customer churn prediction model for churn identification by GA-XGBoost, and conducts interpretability analysis on the GA-XGBoost model to provide decision support and suggestions for the banking industry to prevent customer churn. The results show that: (1) The applied SMOTEENN is more effective than SMOTE and ADASYN in dealing with the imbalance of banking data. (2) The F1 and AUC values of the model improved and optimized by XGBoost using genetic algorithm can reach 90% and 99%, respectively, which are optimal compared to other six machine learning models. The GA-XGBoost classifier was identified as the best solution for the customer churn problem. (3) Using Shapley values, we explain how each feature affects the model results, and analyze the features that have a high impact on the model prediction, such as the total number of transactions in the past year, the amount of transactions in the past year, the number of products owned by customers, and the total sales balance. The contribution of this paper is mainly in two aspects: (1) this study can provide useful information from the black box model based on the accurate identification of churned customers, which can provide reference for commercial banks to improve their service quality and retain customers; (2) it can provide reference for customer churn early warning models of other related industries, which can help the banking industry to maintain customer stability, maintain market position and reduce corporate losses.
    MeSH term(s) Commerce ; Industry
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2267670-3
    ISSN 1932-6203 ; 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    ISSN 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0289724
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  7. Article: Cellular specificity of lactate metabolism and a novel lactate-related gene pair index for frontline treatment in clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

    Li, Xiangsheng / Du, Guangsheng / Li, Liqi / Peng, Ke

    Frontiers in oncology

    2023  Volume 13, Page(s) 1253783

    Abstract: Background: Although lactate metabolism-related genes (LMRGs) have attracted attention for their effects on cancer immunity, little is known about their function in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). The aim of this study was to examine the ... ...

    Abstract Background: Although lactate metabolism-related genes (LMRGs) have attracted attention for their effects on cancer immunity, little is known about their function in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). The aim of this study was to examine the cellular specificity of lactate metabolism and how it affected the first-line treatment outcomes in ccRCC.
    Methods: GSE159115 was used to examine the features of lactate metabolism at the single-cell level. Utilizing the transcriptome, methylation profile, and genomic data from TCGA-KIRC, a multi-omics study of LMRG expression characteristics was performed. A prognostic index based on a gene-pair algorithm was created to assess how LMRGs affected patients' clinical outcomes. To simulate the relationship between the prognostic index and the frontline treatment, pRRophetic and Subclass Mapping were used. E-MTAB-1980, E-MTAB-3267, Checkmate, and Javelin-101 were used for external validation.
    Results: The variable expression of some LMRGs in ccRCC can be linked to variations in DNA copy number or promoter methylation levels. Lactate metabolism was active in tumor cells and vSMCs, and LDHA, MCT1, and MCT4 were substantially expressed in tumor cells, according to single-cell analysis. The high-risk patients would benefit from immune checkpoint blockade monotherapy (ICB) and ICB plus tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) therapy, whereas the low-risk individuals responded to mTOR-targeted therapy.
    Conclusions: At the single-cell level, our investigation demonstrated the cellular specificity of lactate metabolism in ccRCC. We proposed that the lactate-related gene pair index might be utilized to identify frontline therapy responders in ccRCC patients as well as predict prognosis.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-19
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2649216-7
    ISSN 2234-943X
    ISSN 2234-943X
    DOI 10.3389/fonc.2023.1253783
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  8. Article ; Online: Numerical optimization of pacing strategy in cross-country skiing based on Gauss pseudo-spectral method

    Xu Ni / Jiawei Liu / Shuguang Zhang / Peng Ke

    Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2022  Volume 13

    Abstract: Abstract In cross-country skiing competitions, the choice of pacing strategy is of decisive significance to athletes' performance. A reasonable pacing strategy is essential for athletes to improve their performance. In this paper, the mathematical models ...

    Abstract Abstract In cross-country skiing competitions, the choice of pacing strategy is of decisive significance to athletes' performance. A reasonable pacing strategy is essential for athletes to improve their performance. In this paper, the mathematical models of cross-country skiing simulation and pacing optimization are established, including motion model, athlete power output model, and optimization model. The actual competition data of a Chinese athlete in Guyangshu 1.5 km track was compared with the model simulation results. The whole process time error is less than 3%, which verifies the accuracy of the motion and power output model. Gauss pseudo-spectral method is applied to the optimization model. By changing the distribution of athletes' power output, the racing time is minimized under the condition that the total energy output remains unchanged. Compared with the pacing strategy before optimization, the optimized racing time was shortened by 12.6 s, which verifies the effectiveness of the optimization model. Optimized results show that in the first significant uphill section, a recommendation is to use a more conservative strategy, while in the latter half of uphill sections the power output should be increased.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 510
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Portfolio
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  9. Article ; Online: Regulation of innate immune responses by cell death-associated caspases during virus infection.

    Fang, Yujie / Peng, Ke

    The FEBS journal

    2021  Volume 289, Issue 14, Page(s) 4098–4111

    Abstract: Viruses are obligate intracellular pathogens that rely on cellular machinery for successful replication and dissemination. The host cells encode a number of different strategies to sense and restrict the invading viral pathogens. Caspase-mediated ... ...

    Abstract Viruses are obligate intracellular pathogens that rely on cellular machinery for successful replication and dissemination. The host cells encode a number of different strategies to sense and restrict the invading viral pathogens. Caspase-mediated programmed cell death pathways that are triggered by virus infection, such as apoptosis and pyroptosis, provide a means for the infected cells to limit viral proliferation, leading to suicidal cell death (apoptosis) or lytic cell death and alerting uninfected cells to mount anti-viral responses (pyroptosis). However, some viruses can employ activated caspases to dampen the anti-viral responses and facilitate viral replication through cleavage of critical molecules of the innate immune pathways. The regulation of innate immune responses by caspase activation during virus infection has recently become an important topic. In this review, we briefly introduce the characteristics of different classes of caspases and the cell death pathways regulated by these caspases. We then describe how viruses trigger or dampen caspase activation during infection and how these activated caspases regulate three major innate immune response pathways of viral infections: the retinoic acid-inducible gene I-like receptor, toll-like receptor and cyclic GMP-AMP synthase-stimulator of interferon genes pathways.
    MeSH term(s) Apoptosis ; Caspases/metabolism ; Humans ; Immunity, Innate ; Signal Transduction ; Virus Diseases/immunology
    Chemical Substances Caspases (EC 3.4.22.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-11
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2173655-8
    ISSN 1742-4658 ; 1742-464X
    ISSN (online) 1742-4658
    ISSN 1742-464X
    DOI 10.1111/febs.16051
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  10. Article ; Online: Dexmedetomidine and acute kidney injury after non-cardiac surgery: A meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis.

    Zhuang, Kai / Yang, Hao-Tian / Long, Yu-Qin / Liu, Hong / Ji, Fu-Hai / Peng, Ke

    Anaesthesia, critical care & pain medicine

    2024  Volume 43, Issue 3, Page(s) 101359

    Abstract: Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication after surgery and is associated with detrimental outcomes. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated perioperative dexmedetomidine on AKI and renal function after non-cardiac ... ...

    Abstract Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication after surgery and is associated with detrimental outcomes. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated perioperative dexmedetomidine on AKI and renal function after non-cardiac surgery.
    Methods: PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were searched until August 2023 for randomised trials comparing dexmedetomidine with normal saline on AKI and renal function in adults undergoing non-cardiac surgery. The primary outcome was the incidence of AKI (according to Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes or Acute Kidney Injury Network criteria). Meta-analysis was performed using a random-effect model. We conducted sensitivity analysis, trial sequential analysis (TSA), and Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation level of evidence.
    Results: Twenty-three trials involving 2440 patients were included. Dexmedetomidine administration, as compared to normal saline, significantly reduced the incidence of AKI (7.4% vs. 13.2%; risk ratio = 0.57, 95% CI = 0.40-0.83, P =  0.003, I
    Conclusion: Dexmedetomidine administration reduced the incidence of AKI and improved renal function after non-cardiac surgery. Based on a high level of evidence, dexmedetomidine is recommended as a component of perioperative renoprotection.
    Registration: International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews; Registration number: CRD42022299252.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-21
    Publishing country France
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ISSN 2352-5568
    ISSN (online) 2352-5568
    DOI 10.1016/j.accpm.2024.101359
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