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  1. Article ; Online: Bound states in the continuum enabling ultra-narrowband perfect absorption

    Xueyang Zong / Lixia Li / Yufang Liu

    New Journal of Physics, Vol 25, Iss 2, p

    2023  Volume 023020

    Abstract: Resonant dielectric metasurfaces have been demonstrated to hold a great promise for manipulation of light-wave dispersion at the nanoscale due to their resonant photonic environment and high refractive index. However, the efficiency of devices based on ... ...

    Abstract Resonant dielectric metasurfaces have been demonstrated to hold a great promise for manipulation of light-wave dispersion at the nanoscale due to their resonant photonic environment and high refractive index. However, the efficiency of devices based on dielectric nanostructures is usually limited by the quality ( Q ) factor of their resonant modes. The physics of the bound sates in the continuum (BICs) provide an elegant solution for control over the Q factor of resonant modes. Here, by engineering the substrate of Si-based metasurfaces, we demonstrate two eigenmodes that exhibit an intrinsic magnetic dipole (MD)character and have an infinite radiation lifetime. We reveal that they are characterized by in-plane and out-of-plane MD modes and respectively correspond to two groups of BICs, that is, Fabry–Pérot BICs and symmetry-protected BICs. Using temporal coupled-mode theory and numerical simulations, we show that these BIC modes can transform into high- Q quasi-BIC resonances with near-unity absorption under normal incidence through tuning structural parameters. Our work provides a promising route to use BIC-inspired metasurfaces for designing ultra-narrowband absorbers which can be used as absorption filters, photodetectors, and sensors.
    Keywords metasurface ; bound state in the continuum ; quality factor ; perfect absorber ; Science ; Q ; Physics ; QC1-999
    Subject code 535
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher IOP Publishing
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  2. Article ; Online: A Causal and Correlation Analysis between China Energy Futures and China Energy-Related Companies Stock Market

    Yufang Liu / Chi Zhang / Wang Zhang

    Complexity, Vol

    2021  Volume 2021

    Abstract: Taking the opportunity of China’s launch of Shanghai crude oil futures (INE), this study empirically examined the information transmission in this immature financial market, investigating this issue from a new perspective. To identify the impact of INE ... ...

    Abstract Taking the opportunity of China’s launch of Shanghai crude oil futures (INE), this study empirically examined the information transmission in this immature financial market, investigating this issue from a new perspective. To identify the impact of INE on the related stock market, we collected high-frequency trading data of oil futures and 22 stocks owned by listed companies in the upstream and downstream of China’s oil-related industry chains, constructed a causal chain through Directed Acyclic Graph, and used MFDCCA-MODWT to perform multifractal analysis on the chain. Research shows that INE does have a causal relationship with the stock market of the related industry chain, and there is a multifractal correlation between its transaction time series. Subsequently, the source of fractal correlation was analysed with shuffled and surrogated sequences. We conclude that long memory plays a leading role and is the main reason for multifractal features.
    Keywords Electronic computers. Computer science ; QA75.5-76.95
    Subject code 650
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Hindawi-Wiley
    Document type Article ; Online
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  3. Article ; Online: Integrated Transcriptome Analysis Reveals the Crucial mRNAs and miRNAs Related to Fecundity in the Hypothalamus of Yunshang Black Goats during the Luteal Phase

    Miaoceng Han / Chen Liang / Yufang Liu / Xiaoyun He / Mingxing Chu

    Animals, Vol 12, Iss 3397, p

    2022  Volume 3397

    Abstract: A normal estrus cycle is essential for the breeding of goats, and the luteal phase accounts for most of the estrus cycle. The corpus luteum (CL) formed during the luteal phase is a transient endocrine gland that is crucial for the reproductive cycle and ... ...

    Abstract A normal estrus cycle is essential for the breeding of goats, and the luteal phase accounts for most of the estrus cycle. The corpus luteum (CL) formed during the luteal phase is a transient endocrine gland that is crucial for the reproductive cycle and pregnancy maintenance, and is controlled by many regulatory factors. However, the molecular mechanism of the hypothalamus effect on the reproductive performance of different litter sizes during the luteal phase of goats has not been elucidated. In this study, RNA-sequencing was used to analyze the mRNA and miRNA expression profiles of the hypothalamic tissues with the high-fecundity goats during the luteal phase (LP-HF) and low-fecundity goats during the luteal phase (LP-LF). The RNA-seq results found that there were 1963 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) (890 up-regulated and 1073 down-regulated). The miRNA-seq identified 57 differentially expressed miRNAs (DEMs), including 11 up-regulated and 46 down-regulated, of which 199 DEGs were predicted to be potential target genes of DEMs. Meanwhile, the functional enrichment analysis identified several mRNA-miRNA pairs involved in the regulation of the hypothalamic activity, such as the common target gene MEA1 of novel-miR-972, novel-miR-125 and novel-miR-403, which can play a certain role as a related gene of the reproductive development in the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal (HPG) axis and its regulated network, by regulating the androgen secretion. While another target gene ADIPOR2 of the novel-miR-403, is distributed in the hypothalamus and affects the reproductive system through a central role on the HPG axis and a peripheral role in the gonadal tissue. An annotation analysis of the DE miRNA-mRNA pairs identified targets related to biological processes, such as anion binding (GO:0043168) and small molecule binding (GO: 0036094). Subsequently, the KEGG(Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) pathways were performed to analyze the miRNA-mRNA pairs with negatively correlated miRNAs. We found that the GnRH ...
    Keywords miRNAs-mRNAs ; fecundity ; goats ; hypothalamus ; luteal phase ; Veterinary medicine ; SF600-1100 ; Zoology ; QL1-991
    Subject code 570
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  4. Article ; Online: Excitation Wavelength and Intensity-Dependent Multiexciton Dynamics in CsPbBr 3 Nanocrystals

    Chaochao Qin / Zhinan Jiang / Zhongpo Zhou / Yufang Liu / Yuhai Jiang

    Nanomaterials, Vol 11, Iss 2, p

    2021  Volume 463

    Abstract: ... CsPbBr ... 3 ... has attracted great attention due to unique optical properties. The understanding of the multiexciton process is crucial for improving the performance of the photoelectric devices based on CsPbBr ... 3

    Abstract CsPbBr <semantics> 3 </semantics> has attracted great attention due to unique optical properties. The understanding of the multiexciton process is crucial for improving the performance of the photoelectric devices based on CsPbBr <semantics> 3 </semantics> nanocrystals. In this paper, the ultrafast dynamics of CsPbBr <semantics> 3 </semantics> nanocrystals is investigated by using femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy. It is found that Auger recombination lifetime increases with the decrease of the excitation intensity, while the trend is opposite for the hot-exciton cooling time. The time of the hot-carriers cooling to the band edge is increased when the excitation energy is increased from 2.82 eV (440 nm) to 3.82 eV (325 nm). The lifetime of the Auger recombination reaches the value of 126 ps with the excitation wavelength of 440 nm. The recombination lifetime of the single exciton is about 7 ns in CsPbBr <semantics> 3 </semantics> nanocrystals determined by nanosecond time-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy. The exciton binding energy is 44 meV for CsPbBr <semantics> 3 </semantics> nanocrystals measured by the temperature-dependent steady-state photoluminescence spectroscopy. These findings provide a favorable insight into applications such as solar cells and light-emitting devices based on CsPbBr <semantics> 3 </semantics> nanocrystals.
    Keywords Auger recombination ; hot-exciton cooling ; transient absorption spectroscopy ; temperature-dependent photoluminescence spectroscopy ; Chemistry ; QD1-999
    Subject code 511
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  5. Article ; Online: Study on flavonoid and bioactivity features of the pericarp of Citri Reticulatae ‘chachi' during storage

    Shejian Liang / Zhijia Wen / Tiexin Tang / Yufang Liu / Fengliang Dang / Tianxiao Xie / Hong Wu

    Arabian Journal of Chemistry, Vol 15, Iss 3, Pp 103653- (2022)

    2022  

    Abstract: The mature pericarp of Citri Reticulatae 'Chachi' (PCRC) is one of the six traditional Chinese medicinal materials that should be used after long storage, and it was regarded that the longer the medicine was stored, the better. However, the aging ... ...

    Abstract The mature pericarp of Citri Reticulatae 'Chachi' (PCRC) is one of the six traditional Chinese medicinal materials that should be used after long storage, and it was regarded that the longer the medicine was stored, the better. However, the aging mechanism of the medicine is not clear. To further investigate the effect of aging on the main active flavonoids of PCRC, ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) and metabolomics analysis were used to analyze the flavonoids of PCRC stored for different periods. In the results, 219 flavonoids were detected. 5,7,3′,4′,5′-pentamethoxy dihydroflavone and 2′-hydroxy-3,4,5,3′4′,6′-hexamethoxychalcone were found from PCRC for the first time. According to the clustering analysis of metabolites, aging times of 0 year, 1 year, and 2 year were clustered into one group, and aging times of 3 year, 4 year, and 29 year were clustered into the other group. Quantitative analysis showed that the former group contained a greater amount of 4 flavonoids than the latter group, while the latter group contained a greater amount of 15 polymethoxyflavonoids. The newly harvested PCRC was compared with the other 5 groups of PCRC (stored for 1, 2, 3, 4, and 29 years). Eight flavonoids, tectochrysin, apigenin, 2′-hydroxyisoflavone, luteolin, 6-hydroxyluteolin, gallocatechin, quercetin -O- acetylhexoside and apigenin −7-O-[β-D-glucuronide (1 → 2) -O-β-D-glucuronide], were used as marker components to discriminate newly harvested PCRC and aging PCRC. In addition, the antioxidant potency composite index (APC) indicated that the PCRC stored for three or four years had stronger antioxidant activity than the PCRC stored for other periods. By means of molecular docking, it was reviewed that the amount of antiviral components against SARS-CoV-2 in freshly harvested PCRC was significantly higher than that in aging PCRC. The results in this study supplied scientific data for quality control, evaluation, and rational utilization of PCRC and basic ...
    Keywords Pericarp of Citri Reticulatae 'Chachi' ; Aging period ; Flavonoids ; UPLC-MS/MS ; Antioxidation ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Chemistry ; QD1-999
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  6. Article ; Online: Ultra-Broadband Perfect Absorber based on Titanium Nanoarrays for Harvesting Solar Energy

    Didi Song / Kaihua Zhang / Mengdan Qian / Yufang Liu / Xiaohu Wu / Kun Yu

    Nanomaterials, Vol 13, Iss 1, p

    2022  Volume 91

    Abstract: Solar energy is a clean and renewable energy source and solves today’s energy and climate emergency. Near-perfect broadband solar absorbers can offer necessary technical assistance to follow this route and develop an effective solar energy-harvesting ... ...

    Abstract Solar energy is a clean and renewable energy source and solves today’s energy and climate emergency. Near-perfect broadband solar absorbers can offer necessary technical assistance to follow this route and develop an effective solar energy-harvesting system. In this work, the metamaterial perfect absorber operating in the ultraviolet to the near-infrared spectral range was designed, consisting of a periodically aligned titanium (Ti) nanoarray coupled to an optical cavity. Through numerical simulations, the average absorption efficiency of the optimal parameter absorber can reach up to 99.84% in the 200–3000 nm broadband range. We show that the Ti pyramid’s localized surface plasmon resonances, the intrinsic loss of the Ti material, and the coupling of resonance modes between two neighboring pyramids are highly responsible for this broadband perfect absorption effect. Additionally, we demonstrate that the absorber exhibits some excellent features desirable for the practical absorption and harvesting of solar energy, such as precision tolerance, polarization independence, and large angular acceptance.
    Keywords metamaterial ; perfect absorber ; ultra-broadband absorption ; polarization independence ; Chemistry ; QD1-999
    Subject code 535
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
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  7. Article ; Online: Identification immune response genes in psoriasis after treatment with secukinumab

    Jing Wang / Yufang Liu / Yuxin Zhang / Shiyan Wang / Shaomei Kang / Ningyu Mi / Ruxin Li / Yulin Zou

    BMC Medical Genomics, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2023  Volume 14

    Abstract: Abstract Background Secukinumab is a fully human IgG1κ MoAb that selectively binds to IL-17A with high affinity, and it has been proven effective for the treatment of psoriasis. However, the immune response pathways and mechanisms during the treatment ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Background Secukinumab is a fully human IgG1κ MoAb that selectively binds to IL-17A with high affinity, and it has been proven effective for the treatment of psoriasis. However, the immune response pathways and mechanisms during the treatment are still masked. Therefore, the current study was designed to investigate the potential immune response genes via bioinformatics approaches. Methods Gene expression data of severe plaque-type psoriasis was retrieved from the GEO database. Quantification of immune infiltration by ssGSEA and identification of differentially infiltrated immune cells were conducted to validate the treatment effect of secukinumab. After data processing, differentially expressed genes were identified between the treatment and untreated group. TC-seq was employed to analyze the trend of gene expression and clustering analysis. IL-17 therapeutic immune response genes were selected by taking the intersection of the genes inside the key cluster set and the MAD3-PSO geneset. Based on these therapeutic response genes, protein–protein interaction networks were built for key hub gene selection. These hub genes would work as potential immune response genes, and be validated via an external dataset. Results Enrichment scores calculated by ssGSEA illustrated that the immune infiltration level of T cells had a strong difference before and after medication, which validated the treatment effect of Secukinumab. 1525 genes that have significantly different expression patterns before and after treatment were extracted for further analysis, and the enrichment result shows that these genes have the function related to epidermal development, differentiation, and keratinocytes differentiation. After overlapping candidate genes with MAD3-PSO gene set, 695 genes were defined as anti-IL7A treatment immune response genes, which were mainly enriched in receptor signaling and IL-17 signaling pathways. Hub gene were pinpointed from the PPI network constructed by anti-IL7A treatment immune response genes, their ...
    Keywords Severe psoriasis ; Secukinumab ; Immune response ; PPI ; Internal medicine ; RC31-1245 ; Genetics ; QH426-470
    Subject code 570
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BMC
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  8. Article ; Online: The electron–phonon scattering and charge transport of the two-dimensional (2D) polar h-BX(X = P, As, Sb) monolayers

    Xiaomei Zhang / Huike Li / Xin Ma / Xiaohui Zhou / Zhongtian Zheng / Chenhai Shen / Congxin Xia / Yufang Liu

    New Journal of Physics, Vol 25, Iss 12, p

    2023  Volume 123043

    Abstract: In this paper, the electron–phonon scattering and phonon-limited transport properties of the two-dimensional polar h-BX(X = P, As, Sb) have been studied through first-principles calculations in combination with Boltzmann transport theory. The electron– ... ...

    Abstract In this paper, the electron–phonon scattering and phonon-limited transport properties of the two-dimensional polar h-BX(X = P, As, Sb) have been studied through first-principles calculations in combination with Boltzmann transport theory. The electron–phonon scattering in these three systems is systematically assessed. Remarkably, intravalley scattering and intervalley scattering are separately investigated, of which the contribution to total scattering is found to be relatively comparable. The carrier mobility is determined over a broad range of carrier concentrations. The results indicate that h-BX (BP, BAs, BSb) simultaneously possess ultrahigh electron mobilities (4097 cm ^2 V ^−1 s ^−1 , 4141 cm ^2 V ^−1 s ^−1 , 12 215 cm ^2 V ^−1 s ^−1 ) and hole mobilities (7563 cm ^2 V ^−1 s ^−1 , 7606 cm ^2 V ^−1 s ^−1 , 22 282 cm ^2 V ^−1 s ^−1 ) at room temperature as compared to the most known two-dimensional (2D) materials. Additionally, it is discovered that compressive strain can induce a further increase in carrier mobility. The exceptional charge transport properties exhibited by these 2D semiconductors are attributed to the small effective masses in combination with the significant suppression of scattering due to high optical longitudinal optical- and transverse optical-phonon frequencies. This is the first time that we have provided a systematic interpretation of the reason for the exceptional charge transport properties exhibited by the 2D h-BX(X = P, As, Sb) semiconductors. Our finding can provide a theoretical perspective regarding the search for 2D materials with the high carrier mobility.
    Keywords 2D polar material ; electron–phonon interaction ; intravalley scattering and intervalley scattering ; high carrier mobility ; strain engineering ; Science ; Q ; Physics ; QC1-999
    Subject code 541
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher IOP Publishing
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  9. Article ; Online: Controllable Synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles with Improved Photocatalytic Performance for the Degradation of Rhodamine B under Ultraviolet Light Irradiation

    Xinyue Ren / Yien Du / Xinji Qu / Yumei Li / Luxi Yin / Kaixin Shen / Jingwen Zhang / Yufang Liu

    Molecules, Vol 28, Iss 5135, p

    2023  Volume 5135

    Abstract: In this work, two-dimensional (2D) Zn-HMT (Zn(NO 3 ) 2 (HMT) 2 (H 2 O) 2 ] n ) nanosheets were synthesized using a facile one-step chemical precipitation in the presence of Zn(NO 3 ) 2 , hexamine (HMT), and anhydrous ethanol at room temperature. ... ...

    Abstract In this work, two-dimensional (2D) Zn-HMT (Zn(NO 3 ) 2 (HMT) 2 (H 2 O) 2 ] n ) nanosheets were synthesized using a facile one-step chemical precipitation in the presence of Zn(NO 3 ) 2 , hexamine (HMT), and anhydrous ethanol at room temperature. Subsequently, hexagonal T x -ZnO (T x -ZnO refers to the zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles) were synthesized by a high-temperature solid-phase method at different temperatures ( x = 500, 550, 600, 650, 700, 750, and 800 °C) nanoparticles with different morphologies were synthesized by a high-temperature calcination approach using 2D Zn-HMT nanosheets as precursor. The crystal structure, morphology, specific surface areas, surface and interface properties, optical properties, and charge migration behaviors of the as-synthesized T x -ZnO nanoparticles were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution TEM (HRTEM), automatic specific surface and aperture analyzer, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-visible spectrophotometer, photoluminescence (PL) spectra, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The photocatalytic performances and stabilities of the as-synthesized typical T x -ZnO nanoparticles with various morphologies were evaluated and compared with the commercial ZnO (CM-ZnO) nanoparticle. The T700-ZnO nanoparticle with spherical and irregular morphology exhibited the highest photocatalytic activity (99.12%) for the degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB), compared to T500-ZnO (92.32%), T600-ZnO (90.65%), T800-ZnO (44.04%), and the CM-ZnO (88.38%) nanoparticle, which can be attributed to the cooperative effects of higher crystallinity, bigger crystal size, the strongest separation efficiency, the lowest recombination rate, the fastest charge carrier transfer path, and the highest charge-transfer efficiency. The superior photocatalytic activity illustrated by the T700-ZnO nanoparticle makes it have potential application prospects for the treatment of ...
    Keywords zinc oxide ; semiconductor photocatalyst ; photocatalytic activity ; cooperative effects ; Organic chemistry ; QD241-441
    Subject code 620
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
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  10. Article ; Online: Low expression of microRNA-328 can predict sepsis and alleviate sepsis-induced cardiac dysfunction and inflammatory response

    Bin Sun / Chunye Luan / Lisha Guo / Bing Zhang / Yufang Liu

    Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, Vol 53, Iss

    2020  Volume 8

    Abstract: Sepsis often leads to cardiac dysfunction and inflammation. This study investigated the clinical value of microRNA-328 (miR-328) in sepsis and its role in cardiac dysfunction and inflammation caused by sepsis. The expression level of miR-328 in the serum ...

    Abstract Sepsis often leads to cardiac dysfunction and inflammation. This study investigated the clinical value of microRNA-328 (miR-328) in sepsis and its role in cardiac dysfunction and inflammation caused by sepsis. The expression level of miR-328 in the serum of the subjects was detected by qRT-PCR. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve measured the diagnostic value of miR-328 in sepsis. Rat sepsis model was established to detect left ventricular systolic pressure (LVSP), left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP), and maximal rate of increase/decrease of left ventricular pressure (±dp/dtmax). Myocardial injury markers serum cardiac troponin I (cTnI), myocardial kinase isoenzyme (CK-MB), and inflammatory factors were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). miR-328 expression was assessed in serum of sepsis patients and in rat models of sepsis. The AUC of ROC curve was 0.926, sensitivity 87.60%, and specificity 86.36%. Compared with the sham group, LVSP and +dp/dtmax were decreased in the rat model of sepsis. LVEDP, -dp/dtmax, cTnI, CK-MB, tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin (IL)-6, and IL-1β were upregulated in the rat model of sepsis. The low expression of miR-328 reversed these indicators. miR-328 is a diagnostic marker for patients with sepsis, and decreasing the expression level of miR-328 can ameliorate cardiac dysfunction and cardiac inflammation in sepsis.
    Keywords miR-328 ; Sepsis ; Cardiac dysfunction ; Inflammatory response ; Diagnosis ; Medicine (General) ; R5-920 ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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