Semiconductor nanowires coupled to a superconductor provide a powerful testbed for quantum device physics such as Majorana zero modes and gate-tunable hybrid qubits.The performance of these quantum devices heavily rel...Semiconductor nanowires coupled to a superconductor provide a powerful testbed for quantum device physics such as Majorana zero modes and gate-tunable hybrid qubits.The performance of these quantum devices heavily relies on the quality of the induced superconducting gap.A hard gap.展开更多
Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)is currently under a global pandemic trend.The efficiency of containment measures and epidemic tendency of typical countries should be assessed.In this study,the efficiency of prevent...Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)is currently under a global pandemic trend.The efficiency of containment measures and epidemic tendency of typical countries should be assessed.In this study,the efficiency of prevention and control measures in China,Italy,Iran,South Korea,and Japan was assessed,and the COVID-19 epidemic tendency among these countries was compared.Results showed that the effective reproduction number(Re)in Wuhan,China increased almost exponentially,reaching a maximum of 3.98 before a lockdown and rapidly decreased to below 1 due to containment and mitigation strategies of the Chinese government.The Re in Italy declined at a slower pace than that in China after the implementation of prevention and control measures.The Re in Iran showed a certain decline after the establishment of a national epidemic control command,and an evident stationary phase occurred because the best window period for the prevention and control of the epidemic was missed.The epidemic in Japan and South Korea reoccurred several times with the Re fluctuating greatly.The epidemic has hardly rebounded in China due to the implementation of prevention and control strategies and the effective enforcement of policies.Other countries suffering from the epidemic could learn from the Chinese experience in containing COVID-19.展开更多
The global pandemic of 2019 coronavirus disease(COVID-19)is a great assault to public health.Presymptomatic transmission cannot be controlled with measures designed for symptomatic persons,such as isolation.This study...The global pandemic of 2019 coronavirus disease(COVID-19)is a great assault to public health.Presymptomatic transmission cannot be controlled with measures designed for symptomatic persons,such as isolation.This study aimed to estimate the interval of the transmission generation(TG)and the presymptomatic period of COVID-19,and compare the ftting effects of TG and serial interval(S)based on the SEIHR model incorporating the surveillance data of 3453 cases in 31 provinces.These data were allocated into three distributions and the value of AIC presented that the Weibull distribution fitted well.The mean of TG was 5.2 days(95%C:4.6-5.8).The mean of the presymptomatic period was 2.4 days(95%CI:1.5-3.2).The dynamic model using TG as the generation time performed well.Eight provinces exhibited a basic reproduction number from 2.16 to 3.14.Measures should be taken to control presymptomatic transmission in the COVID-19 pandemic.展开更多
Spherical nucleic acids(SNAs)are composed of a nanoparticle core and a layer of densely arranged oligonucleotide shells.After the first report of SNA by Mirkin and coworkers in 1996,it has created a significant intere...Spherical nucleic acids(SNAs)are composed of a nanoparticle core and a layer of densely arranged oligonucleotide shells.After the first report of SNA by Mirkin and coworkers in 1996,it has created a significant interest by offering new possibilities in the field of gene and drug delivery.The controlled aggregation of oligonucleotides on the surface of organic/inorganic nanoparticles improves the delivery of genes and nucleic acid–based drugs and alters and regulates the biological profiles of the nanoparticle core within living organisms.Here in this review,we present an overview of the recent progress of SNAs that has speeded up their biomedical application and their potential transition to clinical use.We start with introducing the concept and characteristics of SNAs as drug/gene delivery systems and highlight recent efforts of bioengineering SNA by imaging and treatmenting various diseases.Finally,we discuss potential challenges and opportunities of SNAs,their ongoing clinical trials,and future translation,and how they may affect the current landscape of clinical practices.We hope that this review will update our current understanding of SNA,organized oligonucleotide aggregates,for disease diagnosis and treatment.展开更多
基金supported by Tsinghua University Initiative Scientific Research Programthe National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.92065206)+1 种基金the Innovation Program for Quantum Science and Technology(Grant No.2021ZD0302400)the support from National Postdoctoral Researcher Program of China(Grant No.GZC20231368)。
文摘Semiconductor nanowires coupled to a superconductor provide a powerful testbed for quantum device physics such as Majorana zero modes and gate-tunable hybrid qubits.The performance of these quantum devices heavily relies on the quality of the induced superconducting gap.A hard gap.
基金The study was supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.81673275 and 91846302)the National S&T Major Project Foundation of China(Nos.2018ZX10715002-004 and 2018ZX10713001-001)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD).
文摘Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)is currently under a global pandemic trend.The efficiency of containment measures and epidemic tendency of typical countries should be assessed.In this study,the efficiency of prevention and control measures in China,Italy,Iran,South Korea,and Japan was assessed,and the COVID-19 epidemic tendency among these countries was compared.Results showed that the effective reproduction number(Re)in Wuhan,China increased almost exponentially,reaching a maximum of 3.98 before a lockdown and rapidly decreased to below 1 due to containment and mitigation strategies of the Chinese government.The Re in Italy declined at a slower pace than that in China after the implementation of prevention and control measures.The Re in Iran showed a certain decline after the establishment of a national epidemic control command,and an evident stationary phase occurred because the best window period for the prevention and control of the epidemic was missed.The epidemic in Japan and South Korea reoccurred several times with the Re fluctuating greatly.The epidemic has hardly rebounded in China due to the implementation of prevention and control strategies and the effective enforcement of policies.Other countries suffering from the epidemic could learn from the Chinese experience in containing COVID-19.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82041026,81673275,11961071,91846302)the Huai'an Key Laboratory for Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention(HAP201704).
文摘The global pandemic of 2019 coronavirus disease(COVID-19)is a great assault to public health.Presymptomatic transmission cannot be controlled with measures designed for symptomatic persons,such as isolation.This study aimed to estimate the interval of the transmission generation(TG)and the presymptomatic period of COVID-19,and compare the ftting effects of TG and serial interval(S)based on the SEIHR model incorporating the surveillance data of 3453 cases in 31 provinces.These data were allocated into three distributions and the value of AIC presented that the Weibull distribution fitted well.The mean of TG was 5.2 days(95%C:4.6-5.8).The mean of the presymptomatic period was 2.4 days(95%CI:1.5-3.2).The dynamic model using TG as the generation time performed well.Eight provinces exhibited a basic reproduction number from 2.16 to 3.14.Measures should be taken to control presymptomatic transmission in the COVID-19 pandemic.
基金Wuhan Union Hospital,the University of Wisconsin-Madison,the National Institutes of Health,Grant/Award Number:P30CA014520National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Numbers:81501532,82071968Yellow Crane Talent(Science&Technology)Program of Wuhan City。
文摘Spherical nucleic acids(SNAs)are composed of a nanoparticle core and a layer of densely arranged oligonucleotide shells.After the first report of SNA by Mirkin and coworkers in 1996,it has created a significant interest by offering new possibilities in the field of gene and drug delivery.The controlled aggregation of oligonucleotides on the surface of organic/inorganic nanoparticles improves the delivery of genes and nucleic acid–based drugs and alters and regulates the biological profiles of the nanoparticle core within living organisms.Here in this review,we present an overview of the recent progress of SNAs that has speeded up their biomedical application and their potential transition to clinical use.We start with introducing the concept and characteristics of SNAs as drug/gene delivery systems and highlight recent efforts of bioengineering SNA by imaging and treatmenting various diseases.Finally,we discuss potential challenges and opportunities of SNAs,their ongoing clinical trials,and future translation,and how they may affect the current landscape of clinical practices.We hope that this review will update our current understanding of SNA,organized oligonucleotide aggregates,for disease diagnosis and treatment.
