The double codebook structures are proposed and applied in LTE-advanced, which can track both longterm and short-term channel state information. In traditional incoherent estimation, precoding matrix indicators (PMI) estimation is performed on each individual subcarrier and some form of averaging procedure then follows to combine the results from individual narrow-band processing. As a result, …
Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that diabetes mellitus (DM) is a serious health burden for both governments and healthcare providers. Myricetin, a natural flavonol with hydroxyl groups at 3, 5, 7, 3, 4 and 5 positions, is commonly ingested through human diets such as fruits,vegetables, tea, berries and red wine. Although few epidemiological and clinical studies have reported the h…
This paper investigates whether China has reached postnatal nutrient intake equality between boys and girls, despite an exceptionally high ratio of boys to girls at birth, after dramatic technological advances in prenatal sex determination, rapid increases in income, and improved educational opportunities for females. Dominance methods applied to data from the Chinese Health and Nutrition Surve…
Abstract. Hydrogen production from the steam reforming reactions of ethanol and glycerol has been studied over ceria-supported Ir, Co and Ni catalysts with respect to the nature of the active metals and the reaction pathways. For ethanol steam reforming, ethanol dehydrogenation to acetaldehyde and ethanol decomposition to methane and carbon monoxide were the primary reactions at low temperatur…
Abstract. Steam reforming of ethanol over an Ir/CeO2 catalyst has been studied with regard to the reaction mechanism and the stability of the catalyst. It was found that ethanol dehydrogenation to acetaldehyde was the primary reaction, and acetaldehyde was then decomposed to methane and CO and/or converted to acetone at low temperatures. Methane was further reformed to H2 and CO, and acetone w…
Abstract. Steam reforming of ethanol over unsupported Ni and Ni–Cu catalysts was investigated. Ethanol and the reaction intermediates like acetaldehyde and acetone are entirely converted into hydrogen and C1 products at 400 oC, while methane steam reforming and reversible water gas shift are the major reactions at higher temperatures. The Ni–Cu catalyst exhibited stable performance duri…
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) function as key regulators of gene expression in various cancers. In this study, the aim is to explore the roles and regulation mechanism of miR-181c in neuroblastoma (NB) cells. We found that miR-181c was downregulated in metastatic NB tissues, compared with primary NB tissues. Then functional studies indicated that miR-181c overexpression inhibited NB cell proliferation, mi…