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Papers by Na Ta

Energies, 2020

The aim of this study was to investigate the adsorption of Cu(II) and Zn(II) onto apple tree bran... more The aim of this study was to investigate the adsorption of Cu(II) and Zn(II) onto apple tree branches biochar (BC) produced at 300, 400, 500 and 600 °C (BC300, BC400, BC500, and BC600), respectively. The effect of adsorbent dosage, pH value, contact time, initial concentration of Cu(II) or Zn(II), and temperature on the adsorption process were investigated. The result showed that 5 g BC·L−1 was the optimal dosage to remove Cu(II) and Zn(II) from wastewater and the maximum adsorption efficiency was achieved at a pH of 5.0 for all the BCs when the initial concentration of Cu(II) and Zn(II) were 64 and 65 mg L−1, respectively. Adsorption kinetics and isotherm experiments showed that the pseudo-second order equation and the Langmuir isotherm could best describe the adsorption process, indicating that the adsorption of Cu(II) and Zn(II) onto BCs were monolayer processes and chemisorption was the rate limiting step. The values of ΔG0 for the absorption of Cu(II) and Zn(II) on all BCs were...

Plant and Soil, 2020

Background and aims Changes in nitrogen (N) and precipitation levels can substantially alter soil... more Background and aims Changes in nitrogen (N) and precipitation levels can substantially alter soil properties and plant growth, thereby altering soil microbial diversity and functionality. Method We used manipulated precipitation treatments (50% reduction, control, and plus 50%) and tested two N fertilization levels (control and plus 35 kg N ha −1 yr −1) from a 4-year field experiment to evaluate the effects on soil bacterial diversity, community composition, and Ncycle gene abundance. Results N additions significantly increased ammoniaoxidizing bacterial abundance (via AOB-amoA) but decreased denitrification genes (i.e., nirS and nosZ). Decreased precipitation significantly decreased the abundance of N-cycle genes (AOB-amoA, nirS, and nosZ), while increased precipitation conversely increased the abundance of these same genes. Decreased precipitation led to differences in the microbial community composition that favored drought resistance, indicating that plant-associated microbiomes may be able to modulate plant growth fitness in the context of extreme environmental conditions. N additions substantially altered soil bacterial communities, increasing the relative abundance of certain bacteria and of nitrification-related genes in a manner that depended on precipitation fluctuations. Conclusions Differences in the bacterial community composition and N-cycle genes determined the functional response of a grassland ecosystem to decreased precipitation conditions, and therefore could affect the influence of N deposition on plant growth as well as the physical and chemical properties of the soil.

Science Bulletin, 2020

To acquire the synergy effects between Sn and Cu for the jointly high Faradaic efficiency and cur... more To acquire the synergy effects between Sn and Cu for the jointly high Faradaic efficiency and current density, we develop a novel strategy to design the Sn-Cu alloy catalyst via a decorated co-electrodeposition method for CO 2 electroreduction to formate. The Sn-Cu alloy shows high formate Faradaic efficiency of 82.3% ± 2.1% and total C 1 products Faradaic efficiency of 90.0% ± 2.7% at À1.14 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE). The current density and mass activity of formate reach as high as (79.0 ± 0.4) mA cm À2 and (1490.6 ± 7.5) mA mg À1 at À1.14 V vs. RHE. Theoretical calculations suggest that Sn-Cu alloy can obtain high Faradaic efficiency for CO 2 electroreduction by suppressing the competitive hydrogen evolution reaction and that the formate formation follows the path of CO 2 ? HCOO* ? HCOOH. The stepped (2 1 1) surface of Sn-Cu alloy is beneficial towards selective formate production.

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 2018

Background/Aims: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a group of non-coding RNAs that play diverse roles in pan... more Background/Aims: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a group of non-coding RNAs that play diverse roles in pancreatic carcinogenesis. In pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), NF-kB is constitutively activated in most patients and is linked to a mutation in KRAS via IkB kinase complex 1 (IKK1, also known as IKKa). We investigated the link between PDAC aggressiveness and miR-1290. Methods: We used miRCURYTM LNA Array and in situ hybridization to investigate candidate miRNAs and validated the findings with PCR. The malignant behavior of cell lines was assessed with Cell Counting Kit-8, colony formation, and Transwell assays. A dual-luciferase reporter assay was used to evaluate the interaction between miR-1290 and IKK1. Protein expression was observed by western blotting. Results: In this study, 36 miRNAs were dysregulated in high-grade pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN) and PDAC tissues compared with low-grade PanIN tissues. The area under the curve values of miR-1290 and miR-31-5p we...

Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2010

Cu/MgO catalysts with different Cu particle sizes were prepared by a precipitation-deposition met... more Cu/MgO catalysts with different Cu particle sizes were prepared by a precipitation-deposition method and investigated for their activity in the transfer dehydrogenation of alcohols to carbonyl compounds. They were highly active for the conversion of primary aliphatic alcohols, e.g. 1-octanol. With increasing Cu particle size from 4.6 to 7.4 nm, the aldehyde yield decreased from 65% to 55%, which showed a size effect. The copper particle abstracted an α-hydrogen from the reactive alkoxide intermediate formed on the surface of MgO and simultaneously catalyzed the hydrogenation of styrene.

Medicine, 2017

Background: Exposure to environmental carcinogens can cause damages to DNA. If not properly repai... more Background: Exposure to environmental carcinogens can cause damages to DNA. If not properly repaired, the DNA damages may increase the risk of carcinogenesis. Xeroderma pigmentosum group G (XPG) gene is an essential gene in the nucleotide excision repair (NER) pathway. The association between XPG polymorphisms and cancer susceptibility has been the focus of attention in the molecular epidemiology of cancer. However, the conclusions have been divergent. Therefore, we conducted a comprehensive metaanalysis to precisely evaluate the association of 3 frequently investigated XPG polymorphisms (rs751402, rs873601, and rs2296147) with cancer risk. Methods: Pubmed, EMBASE, and Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) were searched for relevant studies in English and Chinese. Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were used to assess the association between XPG polymorphisms (rs751402, rs873601, and rs2296147) and cancer risk. Results: Twenty-three studies were included. Overall, there was no significant association between rs751402 polymorphism and overall cancer risk under the 5 gene models. However, we observed strong correlation between rs751402 polymorphism and gastric cancer (C vs T: OR=1.21, 95% CI = 1.00-1.26, P = .045; TC vs CC: OR = 1.12, 95% CI = 1.00-1.24, P = .041; TC/TT vs CC: OR = 1.13, 95% CI = 1.02-1.26, P = .020). There was a significant correlation between rs873601 polymorphism and cancer risk under the homozygous model (GG vs AA: OR = 1.16, 95% CI = 1.07-1.26, P = .001). Moreover, significant association with breast cancer was detected for rs873601 polymorphism under the allele contrast model (G vs A: OR = 1.10, 95% CI = 1.02-1.20, P = .021). In the subgroup of Asian, rs873601 polymorphism was related to the susceptibility to cancer (G vs A:

Chemical Science, 2017

The confinement effect of h-BN shells helps to maintain active metallic Ni cores and strengthen t... more The confinement effect of h-BN shells helps to maintain active metallic Ni cores and strengthen the HOR processes occurring at h-BN/Ni interfaces.

Smart Materials and Structures, 2017

The control of the longitudinal pulsating force and the vibration generated is very important to ... more The control of the longitudinal pulsating force and the vibration generated is very important to improve the stealth performance of a submarine. Magnetorheological elastomer (MRE) is a kind of intelligent composite material, whose mechanical properties can be continuously, rapidly and reversibly controlled by an external magnetic field. It can be used as variable-stiffness components in the design of a semi-active dynamic vibration absorber (SDVA), which is one of the effective means of longitudinal vibration control. In this paper, an SDVA is designed based on the MRE's magnetic-induced variable stiffness characteristic. Firstly, a mechanical model of the propulsion shaft system with the SDVA is proposed, theoretically discussed and numerically validated. Then, the mechanical performance of the MRE under different magnetic fields is tested. In addition, the magnetic circuit and the overall structure of the SDVA are designed. Furthermore, electromagnetic and thermodynamic simulations are carried out to guarantee the structural design. The frequency shift property of the SDVA is found through dynamic simulations and validated by a frequency shift experiment. Lastly, the vibration absorption capacity of the SDVA is investigated. The results show that the magnetorheological effect of the MRE and the frequency shift of the SDVA are obvious; the SDVA has relatively acceptable vibration absorption capacity.

IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, 2017

Integrity constraint based data repairing is an iterative process consisting of two parts: detect... more Integrity constraint based data repairing is an iterative process consisting of two parts: detect and group errors that violate given integrity constraints (ICs); and modify values inside each group such that the modified database satisfies those ICs. However, most existing automatic solutions treat the process of detecting and grouping errors straightforwardly (e.g., violations of functional dependencies using string equality), while putting more attention on heuristics of modifying values within each group. In this paper, we propose a revised semantics of violations and data consistency w.r.t. a set of ICs. The revised semantics relies on string similarities, in contrast to traditional methods that use syntactic error detection using string equality. Along with the revised semantics, we also propose a new cost model to quantify the cost of data repair by considering distances between strings. We show that the revised semantics provides a significant change for better detecting and grouping errors, which in turn improves both precision and recall of the following data repairing step. We prove that finding minimum-cost repairs in the new model is NP-hard, even for a single FD. We devise efficient algorithms to find approximate repairs. In addition, we develop indices and optimization techniques to improve the efficiency. Experiments show that our approach significantly outperforms existing automatic repair algorithms in both precision and recall.

Journal of Cancer, 2017

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a devastating malignancy with poor prognostic outcomes... more Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a devastating malignancy with poor prognostic outcomes. Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play an important role in the development and progression of carcinogenesis. Nevertheless, little is known about the role of lncRNAs in PDAC. The aim of the current study was to find differentially expressed lncRNAs and related mRNAs in human PDAC tissues and adjacent normal tissues by microarray analysis, and investigate the relationship between lncRNA RP11-263F15.1 levels and the clinicaopathological features of PDAC patients. It was found that 4364 lncRNAs and 4862 related mRNAs were significantly dysregulated in PDAC tissues as compared with adjacent normal tissues with a fold change ≥2.0 (P<0.05). GO and pathway analyses showed that the up-regulated gene profiles were related to several pathways associated with carcinogenesis, while the down-regulated gene profiles were closely correlated with nutrient metabolism. RP11-263F15.1 levels were associated with histologic differentiation (P=0.001). Besides, Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that high expression of RP11-263F15.1 was associated with poor outcomes, but multivariate analysis suggested that RP11-263F15.1 was not an independent factor for predicting prognosis of PDAC. In conclusion, these data indicate that differentially expressed lncRNAs and mRNAs were involved in the carcinogenesis of PDAC, and RP11-263F15.1 may prove to be a potential biomarker for the diagnosis and prognostic prediction of PDAC.

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Environmental science and pollution research international, Jan 3, 2015

Sidestream cigarette smoke, the major component of environmental tobacco smoke, is a complex and ... more Sidestream cigarette smoke, the major component of environmental tobacco smoke, is a complex and reactive aerosol. The particulate matter (PM) in sidestream smoke is one of the carriers of chemical constituents. However, particle size-dependent toxicological effects of PM are poorly understood. In this study, we evaluated the relationship between the PM size and in vitro cytotoxicity and mutagenicity of sidestream cigarette smoke. A NanoMoudi-II(™) 125A was used to collect PM samples ranging from 10 nm to 10 μm. The in vitro toxicity of PM was evaluated using a neutral red cytotoxicity assay and Salmonella mutagenicity assay. The results showed that the cytotoxicity and mutagenicity of PM larger than 1 μm was significantly lower than PM sized 10 nm-1 μm. Furthermore, there was a noticeable trend that the smaller the size of the PM of sidestream cigarette smoke, the greater the toxicity. This study suggests that the toxicity of PM in sidestream cigarette smoke is size-dependent.

Science China Chemistry, 2014

Hexagonal -Co(OH) 2 nanosheets with edge length of 50 nm and thickness of 10 nm were hydrotherma... more Hexagonal -Co(OH) 2 nanosheets with edge length of 50 nm and thickness of 10 nm were hydrothermally synthesized with the aid of triethylamine. Upon calcination at 350 °C in air, the -Co(OH) 2 nanosheets was converted into Co 3 O 4 nanosheets with a similar dimension. Structural analyses during the calcination process identified that the -Co(OH) 2 precursor was initially dehydrated to HCoO 2 and subsequently transferred into Co 3 O 4. When being applied to catalyze CO oxidation at room temperature, the Co 3 O 4 nanosheets exhibited a higher activity than the conventional spherical nanoparticles. This was perhaps related to the partial exposure of the {112} planes over the Co 3 O 4 nanosheets. The porous structure generated during the calcination process also provided significant amounts of surface defects, which might contribute to the enhanced catalytic activity as well.

Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2006

Volume 1: 21st Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Parts A, B, and C, 2007

It is reported that some types of insects have a remarkable ability to detect the direction of an... more It is reported that some types of insects have a remarkable ability to detect the direction of an incident sound even though its acoustic sensory organs are in very close proximity to each other. The ears are maybe jointed by a cuticular structure with which the separated motions can be coupled mechanically and thus be magnified. In this paper, a detailed model is setup to describe the principle of this type of localization used a mechanical coupled structure. The transfer functions and the responses of the model in terms of time and frequency are analyzed to describe the mechanism of its ability of directional hearing. This analytical model provides a method to design the experimental model for the predetermined incident sound pressure, and the analysis of this model shows that this structure have the ability to determine the direction of the incident stimulus.

CrystEngComm, 2015

ABSTRACT Anatase TiO2 truncated bipyramids that dominantly exposed the reactive {001} facet were ... more ABSTRACT Anatase TiO2 truncated bipyramids that dominantly exposed the reactive {001} facet were hydrothermally synthesized using vanadia as the structure-directing agent. The exposing fraction of the {001} facet researched 53% by adjusting the V/Ti molar ratio in the synthetic solution. Mechanistic investigation, together with control experiments, verified that vanadia species stabilized the {001} facet and induced the construction of the truncated bipyramids. After calcination at 723 K in air, the resulting VOx/TiO2 truncated bipyramids effectively catalyzed selective reduction of NO by NH3.

Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2005

W. Fan, Z. Wu, and J. Yang (Eds.): WAIM 2005, LNCS 3739, pp. 3244, 2005. © Springer-Verlag Berli... more W. Fan, Z. Wu, and J. Yang (Eds.): WAIM 2005, LNCS 3739, pp. 3244, 2005. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005 ... BBTC: A New Update-Supporting Coding Scheme for ... Jianhua Feng, Guoliang Li, Lizhu Zhou, Na Ta, Qian Qian, and Yuguo Liao

Toxicology Letters, 2014

TDCPP and TCEP are two major types of organophosphorus flame retardants (OPFRs) that are bioaccum... more TDCPP and TCEP are two major types of organophosphorus flame retardants (OPFRs) that are bioaccumulative and persistent in the environment. The toxicity effects of TDCPP and TCEP on PC12 cell are not well understood. In the present study, we investigated morphology, viability and apoptosis in cultured PC12 cells in response to TDCPP and TCEP. The mRNA and protein expression levels of CAMKII, GAP43, tubulin and NF-H were quantified in PC12 cells treated with varying concentrations of the two agents. Results indicate that, upon treatment with the two OPFRs, cell growth decreased, apoptosis increased, morphology was altered and significant changes were found in the gene and protein levels. Treatment with TDCPP caused a reduction in the levels of each of the six proteins studied and in the gene levels of GAP43, NF-H and the two tubulins, but it resulted in an increase in CAMKII gene levels. Treatment with TCEP resulted in similar changes in gene levels to TDCPP and led to decreases in the protein levels of GAP43 and the tubulins while increasing the CAMKII and NF-H protein levels. These results suggest that changes in the gene and protein levels of the regulatory proteins (CAMKII, GAP43) and the structural proteins (tubulin, NF-H) are due to different mechanisms of the toxins, and these proteins may be useful biomarkers for the cytotoxicity and neurotoxicity.

Physiological Genomics, 2013

Dermal papilla is considered the control center of hair follicle growth and hair cycle. The secon... more Dermal papilla is considered the control center of hair follicle growth and hair cycle. The secondary hair follicle (producing cashmere) growth cycle of the Cashmere goat ( Capra hircus) is circannual, and each growth phase can be easily distinguished by its long duration. To identify gene expression patterns and differences of the dermal papilla cell (DPC) between the anagen and telogen phases, we established two DPC lines: ana-DPCs (DPCs derived from the anagen secondary hair follicle) and tel-DPCs (DPCs derived from the telogen secondary hair follicle). Compared with the ana-DPCs, the tel-DPCs lost the capacity to form cell aggregates and showed lower cell proliferation rate. Transcriptome sequencing revealed that 825 genes were differentially expressed by at least threefold between the two DPC lines. These genes were significantly enriched in cell cycle control, cell division, and chromosome partitioning from the Eukaryotic Orthologous Groups of proteins (KOG) database and in ce...

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2012