Determining homogeneous domains statistically is helpful for engineering geological modeling and rock mass stability evaluation.In this text,a technique that can integrate lithology,geotechnical and structural informa...Determining homogeneous domains statistically is helpful for engineering geological modeling and rock mass stability evaluation.In this text,a technique that can integrate lithology,geotechnical and structural information is proposed to delineate homogeneous domains.This technique is then applied to a high and steep slope along a road.First,geological and geotechnical domains were described based on lithology,faults,and shear zones.Next,topological manifolds were used to eliminate the incompatibility between orientations and other parameters(i.e.trace length and roughness)so that the data concerning various properties of each discontinuity can be matched and characterized in the same Euclidean space.Thus,the influence of implicit combined effect in between parameter sequences on the homogeneous domains could be considered.Deep learning technique was employed to quantify abstract features of the characterization images of discontinuity properties,and to assess the similarity of rock mass structures.The results show that the technique can effectively distinguish structural variations and outperform conventional methods.It can handle multisource engineering geological information and multiple discontinuity parameters.This technique can also minimize the interference of human factors and delineate homogeneous domains based on orientations or multi-parameter with arbitrary distributions to satisfy different engineering requirements.展开更多
Objective:Taxifolin is a natural flavonoid compound that can be isolated from onions,grapes,oranges and grapefruit.It also acts as a medicine food homology with extraordinary antioxidant and antiinflammatory activity....Objective:Taxifolin is a natural flavonoid compound that can be isolated from onions,grapes,oranges and grapefruit.It also acts as a medicine food homology with extraordinary antioxidant and antiinflammatory activity.This study aims to explain the protective effects and potential mechanisms of taxifolin against inflammatory reaction.Methods:Levels of interleukin(IL)-6,IL-1βand intracellular reactive oxygen species(ROS)were assessed in different time after the treatment of taxifolin in RAW264.7 cells induced by lipopolysaccharide(LPS).Subsequently,the m RNA and protein levels of inducible nitric oxide synthase(i NOS),vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF),cyclooxygenase(COX)-2,tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-a and the phosphorylation expression levels of the MAPK signal pathway were also evaluated.A silico analysis was used to explain the binding situation for the investigation of taxifolin and MAPK signal pathway.And then MAPK inhibitors were used to reveal the expression level of i NOS,VEGF,COX-2 and TNF-a in RAW264.7 cells.Results:It was demonstrated that cell inflammatory damage induced by LPS was significantly alleviated after the treatment of taxifolin.Then,the m RNA and protein levels of i NOS,VEGF,COX-2 and TNF-a were reduced and the phosphorylation expression levels of the MAPK signal pathway were down-regulated remarkably as well.In silico analysis,taxifolin could form a relatively stable combination with MAPK signal pathway.MAPK inhibitors showed increasing or decreasing effect in the m RNA levels of i NOS,VEGF,COX-2 and TNF-a,which suggesting that taxifolin down-regulated i NOS,VEGF,COX-2 and TNF-a expressions were not entirely through the MAPK pathway.Conclusion:This finding demonstrated that taxifolin improved the inflammatory responses that partly involved in the phosphorylation expression level of MAPK signal pathway in RAW264.7 cells exposed to acute stress.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41941017 and U1702241).
文摘Determining homogeneous domains statistically is helpful for engineering geological modeling and rock mass stability evaluation.In this text,a technique that can integrate lithology,geotechnical and structural information is proposed to delineate homogeneous domains.This technique is then applied to a high and steep slope along a road.First,geological and geotechnical domains were described based on lithology,faults,and shear zones.Next,topological manifolds were used to eliminate the incompatibility between orientations and other parameters(i.e.trace length and roughness)so that the data concerning various properties of each discontinuity can be matched and characterized in the same Euclidean space.Thus,the influence of implicit combined effect in between parameter sequences on the homogeneous domains could be considered.Deep learning technique was employed to quantify abstract features of the characterization images of discontinuity properties,and to assess the similarity of rock mass structures.The results show that the technique can effectively distinguish structural variations and outperform conventional methods.It can handle multisource engineering geological information and multiple discontinuity parameters.This technique can also minimize the interference of human factors and delineate homogeneous domains based on orientations or multi-parameter with arbitrary distributions to satisfy different engineering requirements.
基金supported by Open and Selective Project of National Major New Drug Development Science and Technology Major Project in Tianjin,China(No.2017ZX09031062)National Major New Drug Innovation Project of China(No.2017ZX09101001)+4 种基金National Key Research and Development Project in Tianjin,China(No.2019YFA09005600)Open Research fund of State Key Laboratory of Drug Delivery Technology and Pharmacokinetics in TianjinChina(No.010161003)CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(No.2019-I2M-5-020)Tianjin Key Training Project for‘Project+Team’(No.XC202030)。
文摘Objective:Taxifolin is a natural flavonoid compound that can be isolated from onions,grapes,oranges and grapefruit.It also acts as a medicine food homology with extraordinary antioxidant and antiinflammatory activity.This study aims to explain the protective effects and potential mechanisms of taxifolin against inflammatory reaction.Methods:Levels of interleukin(IL)-6,IL-1βand intracellular reactive oxygen species(ROS)were assessed in different time after the treatment of taxifolin in RAW264.7 cells induced by lipopolysaccharide(LPS).Subsequently,the m RNA and protein levels of inducible nitric oxide synthase(i NOS),vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF),cyclooxygenase(COX)-2,tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-a and the phosphorylation expression levels of the MAPK signal pathway were also evaluated.A silico analysis was used to explain the binding situation for the investigation of taxifolin and MAPK signal pathway.And then MAPK inhibitors were used to reveal the expression level of i NOS,VEGF,COX-2 and TNF-a in RAW264.7 cells.Results:It was demonstrated that cell inflammatory damage induced by LPS was significantly alleviated after the treatment of taxifolin.Then,the m RNA and protein levels of i NOS,VEGF,COX-2 and TNF-a were reduced and the phosphorylation expression levels of the MAPK signal pathway were down-regulated remarkably as well.In silico analysis,taxifolin could form a relatively stable combination with MAPK signal pathway.MAPK inhibitors showed increasing or decreasing effect in the m RNA levels of i NOS,VEGF,COX-2 and TNF-a,which suggesting that taxifolin down-regulated i NOS,VEGF,COX-2 and TNF-a expressions were not entirely through the MAPK pathway.Conclusion:This finding demonstrated that taxifolin improved the inflammatory responses that partly involved in the phosphorylation expression level of MAPK signal pathway in RAW264.7 cells exposed to acute stress.
