Xi'an Jiaotong University

About: Xi'an Jiaotong University is a education organization based out in Xi'an, China. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Heat transfer & Dielectric. The organization has 85440 authors who have published 99682 publications receiving 1579683 citations. The organization is also known as: '''Xi'an Jiaotong University''' & Xi'an Jiao Tong University.

Over-expression of CircRNA_100876 in non-small cell lung cancer and its prognostic value.

Abstract: Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a novel type of endogenous RNAs featuring stable structure and high tissue-specific expression. Recently, accumulating evidence has revealed that aberrant circRNAs expression plays important roles in carcinogenesis and tumor progression. However, the expression pattern and biological function of circRNAs in non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remain largely unknown. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to clarify the possible role of one of typical circRNAs, circRNA_100876 in NSCLC and to define its prognostic value in NSCLC. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to detect the expression of circRNA_100876 in tumor tissues and their adjacent nontumorous tissues in 101 patients with NSCLC. We found that the expression level of circRNA_100876 was significantly elevated in NSCLC tissues when compared with their adjacent nontumorous tissues (P=0.000). Moreover, there was a close correlation between the circRNA_100876 up-regulation expression and lymph node metastasis (P=0.001) and tumor staging (P=0.001) in NSCLC. In addition, Kaplan-Meier survival analysis demonstrated that the overall survival time of NSCLC patients with high circRNA_100876 expression was significantly shorter than those patients with low circRNA_100876 expression (P=0.000). In conclusion, our findings indicate that circRNA_100876 is closely related to the carcinogenesis of NSCLC and it might be served as a potential prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for NSCLC.

Fixed-Time Leader-Following Consensus for Second-Order Multiagent Systems With Input Delay

Abstract: This paper studies fixed-time leader-following lag consensus problem of second-order multiagent systems with input delay. Using fixed-time distributed observer, we obtain the leader's states for each followers. An extension of the Artstein's reducing transformation is employed to transform the delayed error system into a second-order system without time delay and a novel nonsingular terminal sliding mode protocol is proposed to achieve fixed-time consensus. The presented sliding mode controller can avoid singularity, eliminate chattering, and achieve exact convergence. It is mathematically proved that the presented protocol can achieve exact fixed-time leader-following lag consensus. Moreover, the upper bound of convergence time only depends on observer parameters, controller parameters, network parameters, and delay time, which makes it possible to determine the convergence time offline regardless of initial condition. The presented protocol is applied to coordinated lag tracking control of single-link robotic manipulators and the results validate the effectiveness of the proposed fixed-time protocol.

Dairy Products Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis

Abstract: Background The consumption of dairy products may influence the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), but inconsistent findings have been reported. Moreover, large variation in the types of dairy intake has not yet been fully explored. Methods and Results We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to clarify the dose–response association of dairy products intake and T2DM risk. We searched PubMed, EMBASE and Scopus for studies of dairy products intake and T2DM risk published up to the end of October 2012. Random-effects models were used to estimate summary relative risk (RR) statistics. Dose-response relations were evaluated using data from different dairy products in each study. We included 14 articles of cohort studies that reported RR estimates and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) of T2DM with dairy products intake. We found an inverse linear association of consumption of total dairy products (13 studies), low-fat dairy products (8 studies), cheese (7 studies) and yogurt (7 studies) and risk of T2DM. The pooled RRs were 0.94 (95% CI 0.91–0.97) and 0.88 (0.84–0.93) for 200 g/day total and low-fat dairy consumption, respectively. The pooled RRs were 0.80 (0.69–0.93) and 0.91 (0.82–1.00) for 30 g/d cheese and 50 g/d yogurt consumption, respectively. We also found a nonlinear association of total and low-fat dairy intake and T2DM risk, and the inverse association appeared to be strongest within 200 g/d intake. Conclusion A modest increase in daily intake of dairy products such as low fat dairy, cheese and yogurt may contribute to the prevention of T2DM, which needs confirmation in randomized controlled trials.

High Energy Storage Density and Large Strain in Bi(Zn2/3Nb1/3)O3-Doped BiFeO3–BaTiO3 Ceramics

Abstract: High recoverable energy density (Wrec ∼ 2.1 J/cm3) was obtained in (0.7 – x)BiFeO3-0.3BaTiO3-xBi(Zn2/3Nb1/3)O3 + 0.1 wt % Mn2O3 (BF-BT-xBZN, x = 0.05) lead-free ceramics at <200 kV/cm. Fast discharge speeds (<0.5 μs), low leakage (∼10–7 A/cm2), and small temperature variation in Wrec (∼25% from 23 to 150 °C) confirmed the potential for these BiFeO3-based compositions for use in high energy density capacitors. A core–shell microstructure composed of a BiFeO3-rich core and BaTiO3-rich shell was observed by scanning and transmission electron microscopy which may contribute to the high value of energy density. In addition, for x = 0.005, a large electromechanical strain was observed with Spos = 0.463% and effective d33* ∼ 424 pm/V, suggesting that this family of ceramics may also have potential for high strain actuators.