Active learning with support vector machine applied to gene expression data for cancer classification

There is growing interest in the application of machine learning techniques in bioinformatics. The supervised machine learning approach has been widely applied to bioinformatics and gained a lot of success in this research area. With this learning approach researchers first develop a large training set, which is a time-consuming and costly process. Moreover, the proportion of the positive examples and negative examples in the training set may not represent the real-world data distribution, which causes concept drift. Active learning avoids these problems. Unlike most conventional learning methods where the training set used to derive the model remains static, the classifier can actively choose the training data and the size of training set increases. We introduced an algorithm for performing active learning with support vector machine and applied the algorithm to gene expression profiles of colon cancer, lung cancer, and prostate cancer samples. We compared the classification performance of active learning with that of passive learning. The results showed that employing the active learning method can achieve high accuracy and significantly reduce the need for labeled training instances. For lung cancer classification, to achieve 96% of the total positives, only 31 labeled examples were needed in active learning whereas in passive learning 174 labeled examples were required. That meant over 82% reduction was realized by active learning. In active learning the areas under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were over 0.81, while in passive learning the areas under the ROC curves were below 0.50.     

Total synthesis of crotophorbolone

As a natural diterpenoid, crotophorbolone possesses a challenging trans,trans-5/7/6 framework decorated with six contiguous stereogenic centers and is structurally and biogenetically related to tigliane-type diterpenoids with intriguing bioactivities such as phorbol and prostratin. Based on the convergent strategy, we completed an eighteen-step total synthesis of crotophorbolone starting from (−)-carvone and (+)-dimethyl-2,3-O-isopropylidene-l-tartrate. The key elements of the synthesis involve expedient installation of the six-membered ring and the five-membered ring with multiple functional groups at an early stage, cyclization of the seven-membered ring through alkenylation of the ketone between the five-membered ring and the six-membered ring, functional group-sensitive ring-closing metathesis and final selective introduction of hydroxyls at C₂₀ and C₄.

Convergent total synthesis of crotophorbolone was accomplished in 18 longest linear steps. Observation of unexpected thermodynamic stability of a cis,trans-5/7/6 tricycle would benefit synthetic design of tigliane- and daphnane-related diterpenoids.     

à 3E态CH3N自由基的稳定性

观察到了CH_3N自由基Ã ~3E←X~3A_2体系317-272 nm的荧光激发谱, 特别讨论了振动激发的Ã 态的稳定性. 报导了v_3~′=6态的色散荧光和荧光时间谱, 该态在240 Pa下的寿命大约是80 ns. 实验表明Ã ~3E 态CH_3N自由基是稳定的, 势能面至少距振动基态4800 cm~(-1)内是束缚的, 异构化或预离解作用并不重要.     

氟烷基化C_(60)与四（N，N-二甲基）氨基乙烯电荷转移复合物磁性的EPR研究

变温ERP研究揭示氟烷基化富勒烯C_(60)(R_f)_n与四(N,N-二甲基)氨基乙烯 (TDAE)间稳定的电荷转移络合物TDAE-C_(60)(R_f)_n的居里温度高达190K[R_f = C_3F_7，H（CF_2）_4]。而非氟烷基化络合物TDAE-C_(60)的相应值仅为16.1K。 这种铁磁性可能是络合物分子中氟烷基化富勒烯多价阴离子基在相应居里温度下具 有某种有序排列的缘故。     

叔醇脱水成烯反应的溶剂化能力与介电常数的关系

我们用Fe_2(SO_4)_3·xH_2O为催化剂,对2-甲基-2-已醇脱水生成烯烃反应的溶剂化能力及其动力学做了研究,测定了20种不同溶剂中的反应速率常数和以丙至辛6种直链醇为溶剂于不同温度下反应的速率常数,确定了溶剂化能力与溶剂介电常数之间的线性关系。这方面工作尚未见报道。     

Fabrication of lead titanate single crystalline nanowires by hydrothermal method and their characterization

Single crystalline nanowires of lead titanate (PbTiO₃) were fabricated by hydrothermal method at 200°C using lead acetate and n-tetrabutyl titanate as starting materials, where sodium hydroxide was served as a mineralizer. Crystalline phases, microstructure and optical properties of PbTiO₃ nanowires were investigated. The PbTiO₃ nanowires were uniform and continuous along the long axis, and were composed of single crystalline PbTiO₃ with a tetragonal perovskite structure. The diameter of a single nanowire was around 12 nm and the length reached up to 3 μm. The chemical composition of the samples and the valence states of elements were determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The ultraviolet/visible absorption spectroscopic investigation suggested that the absorption edge of optical transition of the first excitonic state occurred at around 320 nm. A blue-green light emission peaking at about 471 nm (2.63 eV) is observed at room temperature, and the intensity of this emission increased with increasing excitation wavelength. Oxygen vacancies are responsible for the light emission of PbTiO₃ nanowires.     

Development of ELISA and immunochromatographic assay for ofloxacin

Two rapid,sensitive and reliable immunoassay methods,namely competitive indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(CI- ELISA)and colloidal gold-based immunochromatographic assay(CGIA),were developed to detect ofloxacin(OFL).The linear range of the CI-ELISAwas from 0.5 to 128 ng/mL with a limit of detection(LOD)of 0.35 ng/mL.Good recoveries were obtained in analyzing simulated swine urine samples.The CGIA could accurately estimate OFL at concentrations as low as 10 ng/mL in less than 10 min,and test results were read visually without any instrument.     

A Theoretical Study on the Conductivity of Carbon Doped BNNT

From the changes in energy band, density of state (DOS) and electronic structure calculated by the DFT/B3LYP method, the conductivity of carbon doped boron‐nitride nanotube (BNNT), which is formed by C‐C bond substituting B‐N bond, was discussed. The results indicate that the substitution will strengthen the conductivity of the tube, and its semi‐conductivity might be adjusted by controlling the substitution.     

低头-头链含量的聚偏氟乙烯合成

研究了偏氟乙烯的聚合条件与其聚合物的头-头链含量的关系。实验表明聚合物的头-头链的含量与聚合温度有关,而与引发剂的种类无关。因而,可以在较低的聚合温度下聚合制得带有低的头-头结构(约3％)的聚偏氟乙烯。将聚合物链的A结构含量对其熔点作图,得一直线,可表示为方程式A=24.8+0.362T_m(％)。     

Ce0.67Zr0.33O2对CH4燃烧催化剂Fe2O3/Al2O3的改性作用

固定n(Ce)/n(Zr)比为0.67/0.33,用共沉淀法制得一系列CeO2-ZrO2-Al2O3固溶体.采用这些固溶体作载体,以Fe2O3为活性组分,用浸渍法制备了一系列催化剂.BET结果显示,将适量Ce0.67Zr0.33O2引入到Al2O3载体中有助于催化剂保持较高的比表面积.TPR结果显示,载体中引入适量的Ce0.67Zr0.33O2可以改善催化剂的氧化还原性能.XRD结果表明,Fe2O3在CeO2-ZrO2-Al2O3载体上呈现出良好的分散状况,老化前后催化剂的晶相结构基本无明显变化.特别是当载体中m(Ce0.67Zr0.33O2)∶m(Al2O3)的值为1∶2时,Fe2O3/CeO2-ZrO2-Al2O3催化剂在甲烷催化燃烧中显示出最佳的催化性能和抗高温老化性能.