Explicit maximal and minimal curves over finite fields of odd characteristics

In this work we present explicit classes of maximal and minimal Artin–Schreier type curves over finite fields having odd characteristics. Our results include the proof of Conjecture 5.9 given in [1] as a very special subcase. We use some techniques developed in [2], which were not used in [1].     

PPH加Block术与单纯Block术治疗直肠前突的临床比较研究

目的 探讨吻合器痔上黏膜环切术（PPH 术）加直肠闭式修补术（Block 术）治疗直肠前突的临床疗效。方法 近9年来对女性直肠前突患者先后采用Block 术（36 例）和PPH+Block 术（41 例）治疗,分析两组患者的临床资料,观察并比较其术后第1 天出血量、术后并发症的发生率及疗效。结果 两组患者术后第1 天出血量及术后并发症发生率的差异均无统计学意义（均P＞0.05）。术后3、6、12个月PPH+Block 术组与Block 术组的痊愈率分别为85.4%、82.9%、82.9%和58.3%、52.8%、52.8%,差异均有统计学意义（均P＜0.05）。结论 PPH+Block 术治疗直肠前突较单纯Block 术疗效更好,值得推广应用。     

双金属(Sn/Ni)掺杂多孔硅微球的液相合成与电化学储锂性能

使用廉价的硅铝合金前驱体,通过简单的化学沉积方法制备了新型双金属(Sn/Ni)掺杂多孔硅微球(pSi@SnNi)。pSi@SnNi复合材料的三维多孔结构可以缓冲硅在锂化过程中的巨大体积膨胀,增加储锂活性位点。双金属(Sn/Ni)的掺杂可以提高硅的电子导电性,改进pSi的结构稳定性。由于其独特的组成和微观结构,具有适当Sn/Ni含量的pSi@SnNi复合材料显示了较大的可逆储锂容量(0.1 A·g^-1下为2 651.7 mAh·g^-1)、较高的电化学循环稳定性(1 A·g^-1下400次循环后为1 139 mAh·g^-1)和优异的倍率性能(2.5 A·g^-1下为1 235.8 mAh·g^-1)。     

Discovery of Novel Sultone Fused Berberine Derivatives as Promising Tdp1 Inhibitors

A new type of berberine derivatives was obtained by the reaction of berberrubine with aliphatic sulfonyl chlorides. The new polycyclic compounds have a sultone ring condensed to C and D rings of a protoberberine core. The reaction conditions were developed to facilitate the formation of sultones with high yields without by-product formation. Thus, it was shown that the order of addition of reagents affects the composition of the reaction products: when sulfochlorides are added to berberrubine, their corresponding 9-O-sulfonates are predominantly formed; when berberrubine is added to pre-generated sulfenes, sultones are the only products. The reaction was shown to proceed stereo-selectively and the cycle configuration was confirmed by 2D NMR spectroscopy. The inhibitory activity of the synthesized sultones and their 12-brominated analogs against the DNA-repair enzyme tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 1 (Tdp1), an important target for a potential antitumor therapy, was studied. All derivatives were active in the micromolar and submicromolar range, in contrast to the acyclic analogs and 9-O-sulfonates, which were inactive. The significance of the sultone cycle and bromine substituent in binding with the enzyme was confirmed using molecular modeling. The active inhibitors are mostly non-toxic to the HeLa cancer cell line, and several ligands show synergy with topotecan, a topoisomerase 1 poison in clinical use. Thus, novel berberine derivatives can be considered as candidates for adjuvant therapy against cancer.     

Novel Tdp1 Inhibitors Based on Adamantane Connected with Monoterpene Moieties via Heterocyclic Fragments

Tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 1 (Tdp1) is a promising target for anticancer therapy due to its ability to counter the effects topoisomerase 1 (Top1) poison, such as topotecan, thus, decreasing their efficacy. Compounds containing adamantane and monoterpenoid residues connected via 1,2,4-triazole or 1,3,4-thiadiazole linkers were synthesized and tested against Tdp1. All the derivatives exhibited inhibition at low micromolar or nanomolar concentrations with the most potent inhibitors having IC₅₀ values in the 0.35–0.57 µM range. The cytotoxicity was determined in the HeLa, HCT-116 and SW837 cancer cell lines; moderate CC₅₀ (µM) values were seen from the mid-teens to no effect at 100 µM. Furthermore, citral derivative 20c, α-pinene-derived compounds 20f, 20g and 25c, and the citronellic acid derivative 25b were found to have a sensitizing effect in conjunction with topotecan in the HeLa cervical cancer and colon adenocarcinoma HCT-116 cell lines. The ligands are predicted to bind in the catalytic pocket of Tdp1 and have favorable physicochemical properties for further development as a potential adjunct therapy with Top1 poisons.     

The minimal dimensions of faithful representations for Heisenberg Lie superalgebras

This paper aims to determine the minimal dimensions and super-dimensions of faithful representations for Heisenberg Lie superalgebras over an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero.     

Improving Site‐Directed RNA Editing In Vitro and in Cell Culture by Chemical Modification of the GuideRNA

Adenosine‐to‐inosine deamination can be re‐addressed to user‐defined mRNAs by applying phosphothioate/2′‐methoxy‐modified guideRNAs. Dense chemical modification of the guideRNA clearly improves performance of the covalent conjugates inside the living cell. Furthermore, careful positioning of a few modifications controls editing selectivity in vitro and was exploited for the challenging repair of the Factor 5 Leiden missense mutation.     

Organ Repair,Hemostasis, and In Vivo Bonding of Medical Devices by Aqueous Solutions of Nanoparticles

Sutures are traumatic to soft connective tissues, such as liver or lungs. Polymer tissue adhesives require complex in vivo control of polymerization or cross‐linking reactions and currently suffer from being toxic, weak, or inefficient within the wet conditions of the body. Herein, we demonstrate using Stöber silica or iron oxide nanoparticles that nanobridging, that is, adhesion by aqueous nanoparticle solutions, can be used in vivo in rats to achieve rapid and strong closure and healing of deep wounds in skin and liver. Nanoparticles were also used to fix polymer membranes to tissues even in the presence of blood flow, such as occurring after liver resection, yielding permanent hemostasis within a minute. Furthermore, medical devices and tissue engineering constructs were fixed to organs such as a beating heart. The simplicity, rapidity, and robustness of nanobridging bode well for clinical applications, surgery, and regenerative medicine.