简介:Duringthelastfewdecades,photothermalradiometry(PTR)hasbeengreatlydevelopedandwidelyappliedinthefieldofnondestructivetesting.However,thetraditionalPTRsystememploysanexpensivelock-inamplifiertodetecttheweakphotothermalsignal,whichleadstohighcostandlongtesttime.Inthispaper,afasttransmissionPTRsystembasedonsamplingbyusinganinternalcomputersoundcardwasdevelopedtolowerthesystemcostandshorterthetesttime.Apieceofamorphoussilicon(a:Si)thinfilmsolarcellswithartificialdefectswaspreparedandtestedbythesystem.Theresultsshowthatthesharpeneddefectscanbeidentifiedeasilyandquicklyaccordingtothesignificantpeaksoftheoriginalinfraredsignalsampledbytheinternalcomputersoundcard.Furthermore,moredetaileddefectscanbeinvestigatedbyprocessingtheinfraredsignal.ThesevalidatetheeffectivenessoftheproposedtransmissionPTRsystemasalowcostandefficientnon-destructivetesttechnique.
简介:Nowadays,thepassword-basedremoteuserauthenticationmechanismusingsmartcardisoneofthesimplestandconvenientauthenticationwaystoensuresecurecommunicationsoverthepublicnetworkenvironments.Recently,Liuetal.proposedanefficientandsecuresmartcardbasedpasswordauthenticationscheme.However,wefindthatLiuetal.’sschemeisvulnerabletotheoff-linepasswordguessingattackanduserimpersonationattack.Furthermore,italsocannotprovideuseranonymity.Inthispaper,wecryptanalyzeLiuetal.’sschemeandproposeasecurityenhanceduserauthenticationschemetoovercometheaforementionedproblems.Especially,inordertopreservetheuseranonymityandpreventtheguessingattack,weusethedynamicidentitytechnique.Theanalysisshowsthattheproposedschemeismoresecureandefficientthanotherrelatedauthenticationschemes.
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简介:Purpose:Acuteexercisehasbeenlinkedtothefacilitationofexecutivefunction,butlittleisknownregardingexecutivefunctionassessedbytheWisconsinCardSortingTest(WCST).ThepresentresearchconsistedoftwoexperimentsaimedtodeterminewhetheracuteaerobicexerciseinfluencessuccessiveWCSTperformance.Methods:InStudy1,27youngadultswererandomlyassignedtotheexerciseorreadingcontrolgroupandtheninstructedtoperformtheWCSTbeforeandafterassignedtreatment.Inexercisegroup,participantscompletedasingleboutaerobicexercisewithmoderateintensityfor20minonastationarybike.AsimilarexperimentalprotocolwasreplicatedinStudy2with24latemiddle-agedadultstolookforagedifferencesduringadulthoodandcontrolforapotentialceilingeffectatyoungadultage.Results:Althoughasignificanttimeeffectwasobservedinyoungadults,bothstudiesrevealedthattherewasnomaineffectfortreatmentoraninteractionbetweentreatmentandtimeonanyoftheWCSTindices.Conclusion:AcuteaerobicexercisefailedtoinfluenceexecutivefunctionasassessedbytheWCST,revealingthatthisclassicalneuropsychologicaltesttappingexecutivefunctionmaynotbesensitivetoacuteexercise.Ourfindingssuggestthatacuteexercisedoesnotbroadlyaffecttheentirefamilyofexecutivefunctions,oritseffectonaspecificaspectofexecutivefunctionmaybetask-dependent,asproposedbyEtnierandChang(2009).
简介:In2010,Hwang,etal.proposeda'DoS-resistantID-basedpasswordauthenticationschemeusingsmartcards'asanimprovementofKim-Lee-Yoo's'ID-basedpasswordauthenticationscheme'.Inthispaper,wecryptanalyzeHwang,etal.'sschemeandpointoutthattherevealedsessionkeycouldthreatthesecurityofthescheme.Wedemonstratethatextractinginformationfromsmartcardsisequaltoknowingthesessionkey.Thusknownsessionkeyattacksarealsoeffectiveundertheas-sumptionthattheadversarycouldobtaintheinformationstoredinthesmartcards.WeproposedanimprovedschemewithsecurityanalysistoremedytheweaknessesofHwang,etal.'sscheme.Thenewschemedoesnotonlykeepallthemeritsoftheoriginal,butalsoprovidesseveraladditionalphasestoimprovetheflexibility.Finally,theimprovedschemeismoresecure,efficient,practical,andconvenient,becauseellipticcurvecryptosystemisintroduced,theexpensivesmartcardsandsynchronizedclocksystemarereplacedbymobiledevicesandnonces.
简介:摘要1例主诉为"腹泻、便血3年"的12岁患儿就诊于西安市儿童医院消化内科,通过肠镜发现肠道黏膜慢性炎症伴糜烂,经病理组织活检确诊为组织胞浆菌病,行胱天蛋白酶募集域蛋白9(CARD9)基因测序提示复合杂合突变。经对症及抗真菌治疗,预后良好。
简介:摘要胱天蛋白酶募集域蛋白9(caspase recruitment domain protein 9,CARD9)是细胞内信号转导的重要衔接蛋白,是非特异性免疫和炎症反应中的关键调节器,并参与抗真菌的免疫反应。近年来发现CARD9基因多态性与克罗恩病(CD)的发病具有相关性。本文就CARD9在CD发病机制中的作用做一综述,为相关研究提供新思路。
简介:AbstractBackground:Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a sensitive and specific method for diagnosing schistosomiasis. However, this method should be performed in a laboratory, usually located distant from the sample collection site. Therefore, it is important to have fast sampling preservation methods, which allow simple transport prior to DNA extraction and amplification. The aim of this study was to verify if blood samples applied to filter paper are suitable for analysis of Schistosoma mansoni DNA by real-time PCR.Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted among 100 study participants aged 17 to 70 years in a fishing village on the southern shore of Lake Victoria, Tanzania. Serum samples and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)-anticoagulated whole blood for preparation of dried blood spots (DBS) were collected to test for Schistosoma mansoni infection by real-time PCR. A combined diagnostic reference of positive results of serum-based real-time PCR and the Kato-Katz (KK) method was used for analysis. Sensitivity and negative predictive value (NPV) were calculated. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was chosen to compare the mean cycle threshold (Ct) values from serum and DBS.Results:According to the reference, 92.5% S. mansoni positive samples were determined. The serum-based real-time PCR performed excellently with 95.4% sensitivity, whereas the DBS-based real-time PCR showed a low sensitivity (45.4%). The Ct-values were significantly higher in DBS (median: 37.3) than in serum samples (median: 27.5, P < 0.001), reflecting a lower parasite-specific DNA load on the filter cards. With increasing egg counts, an increase in sensitivity was observed for all methods. The POC-CCA test and the serum-based real-time PCR showed a sensitivity of 100% for medium and severe infections. The DBS real-time PCR showed a sensitivity of only 85.7% even for severe infections.Conclusions:DBS-based real-time PCR did not provide good results in our study and therefore should not be recommended or must be tested concerning temperature of storage, storage duration, use of different filter papers and extraction methods before it is used in future studies. In contrast, our results showed that the POC-CCA test is a sensitive and precise test for detecting S. mansoni infections.
简介:摘要目的探讨胱天蛋白酶募集域蛋白9(CARD9)在C57BL/6小鼠激素抵抗型哮喘气道损伤和炎症中的作用。方法采用随机数字表法,将6~8周龄无特定病原体(SPF)级C57BL/6雌性小鼠分为A组(对照组)、B组(模型组)和C组(地塞米松治疗组),每组6只,B组及C组利用卵清白蛋白(OVA)/完全弗氏佐剂(CFA)腹部皮下注射,OVA雾化激发构建小鼠模型,C组每次致敏前30 min给予地塞米松,末次激发24 h后检测其病理变化及支气管肺泡灌洗液(BALF)细胞计数,进行肺组织炎症浸润情况评分,Western blot检测造模前后CARD9蛋白的变化;然后将雌性6~8周龄C57BL/6野生型小鼠12只和CARD9基因敲除型小鼠12只分为4组,每组6只,其中D组为野生型对照组,E组为野生型模型组,F组为CARD9基因敲除对照组,G组为CARD9基因敲除模型组,造模如上述对照组和模型组。苏木精-伊红染色观察肺组织病理变化,ELISA法检测BALF中白细胞介素(IL)-4、IL-5和IL-17,RT-PCR法检测CXC趋化因子配体10(CXCL-10)和IL-17 mRNA水平。结果B组炎症浸润评分[(3.33±0.82)比(0.67±0.52)分]和BALF总细胞计数[(10.13±4.83)×105个/ml比(3.76±0.84)×105个/ml]均高于A组(均P<0.05);C组炎症浸润评分[(2.83±0.75)分]和BALF总细胞计数[(9.80±3.19)×105个/ml]与B组差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);B组CARD9蛋白表达高于A组(0.245±0.090比0.047±0.014,P=0.004);肺组织病理结果显示,与E组及F组相比,G组的肺组织炎症细胞浸润及组织结构破坏程度加重。与E组及F组相比,G组炎症细胞总数、中性粒细胞数量和嗜酸粒细胞数量均升高(均P<0.05);IL-4、IL-5及IL-17表达水平均升高(均P<0.05);支气管肺组织中IL-17及CXCL-10 mRNA表达水平亦均升高(均P<0.05)。结论CARD9基因的缺失可能通过升高IL-17及CXCL-10等中性粒细胞趋化因子,增加中性粒细胞的浸润,从而加重C57BL/6小鼠激素抵抗型哮喘。
简介:目的初步探讨CARD9基因敲除小鼠骨髓来源树突状细胞(bonemarrowderiveddendriticcell,BMDC)对阿萨希毛孢子菌临床株(Trichosporonasahii,T.asahii)的免疫反应缺陷。方法体外培养野生型(wildtype,WT)与CARD9基因敲除型(CARD9knockout,CARD9-/-)小鼠BMDC并分别与热灭活的T.asahii进行共培养,比较两者对菌体的黏附吞噬能力、表面共刺激分子的激活、细胞因子的表达以及两种小鼠感染菌株后的生存率。结果共培养24h后,WT与CARD9-/-小鼠BMDC对T.asahii的黏附吞噬情况比较未见明显差异;经T.asahii刺激的CARD9-/-小鼠BMDC的CD80、CD86激活情况以及白细胞介素(IL)-6、肿瘤坏死因子(TNF)-α表达水平均明显低于WT小鼠BMDC(P〈0.05);感染T.asahii的CARD9-/-小鼠的生存率明显低于WT小鼠(P〈0.05)。结论CARD9-/-小鼠BMDC对T.asahii的免疫反应缺陷主要体现在共刺激分子的激活以及促炎细胞因子的表达,但并未影响其对T.asahii的吞噬识别。