@article{ZhaoYuHuetal.2015, author = {Zhao, De-Wei and Yu, Mang and Hu, Kai and Wang, Wei and Yang, Lei and Wang, Ben-Jie and Gao, Xiao-Hong and Guo, Yong-Ming and Xu, Yong-Qing and Wei, Yu-Shan and Tian, Si-Miao and Yang, Fan and Wang, Nan and Huang, Shi-Bo and Xie, Hui and Wei, Xiao-Wei and Jiang, Hai-Shen and Zang, Yu-Qiang and Ai, Jun and Chen, Yuan-Liang and Lei, Guang-Hua and Li, Yu-Jin and Tian, Geng and Li, Zong-Sheng and Cao, Yong and Ma, Li}, title = {Prevalence of Nontraumatic Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head and its Associated Risk Factors in the Chinese Population: Results from a Nationally Representative Survey}, series = {Chinese Medical Journal}, volume = {128}, journal = {Chinese Medical Journal}, number = {21}, doi = {10.4103/0366-6999.168017}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-138482}, pages = {2843-2850}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Background: Nontraumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head (NONFH) is a debilitating disease that represents a significant financial burden for both individuals and healthcare systems. Despite its significance, however, its prevalence in the Chinese general population remains unknown. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of NONFH and its associated risk factors in the Chinese population. Methods: A nationally representative survey of 30,030 respondents was undertaken from June 2012 to August 2013. All participants underwent a questionnaire investigation, physical examination of hip, and bilateral hip joint X-ray and/or magnetic resonance imaging examination. Blood samples were taken after overnight fasting to test serum total cholesterol, triglyceride, and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels. We then used multivariate logistic regression analysis to investigate the associations between various metabolic, demographic, and lifestyle-related variables and NONFH. Results: NONFH was diagnosed in 218 subjects (0.725\%) and the estimated NONFH cases were 8.12 million among Chinese people aged 15 years and over. The prevalence of NONFH was significantly higher in males than in females (1.02\% vs. 0.51\%, \(\chi^2\) = 24.997, P < 0.001). Among NONFH patients, North residents were subjected to higher prevalence of NONFH than that of South residents (0.85\% vs. 0.61\%, \(\chi^2\) = 5.847, P = 0.016). Our multivariate regression analysis showed that high blood levels of triglycerides, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and non-HDL-cholesterol, male, urban residence, family history of osteonecrosis of the femoral head, heavy smoking, alcohol abuse and glucocorticoid intake, overweight, and obesity were all significantly associated with an increased risk of NONFH. Conclusions: Our findings highlight that NONFH is a significant public health challenge in China and underscore the need for policy measures on the national level. Furthermore, NONFH shares a number of risk factors with atherosclerosis.}, language = {en} } @article{ChenMengLiaoetal.2021, author = {Chen, Xing and Meng, Guoyun and Liao, Guanming and Rauch, Florian and He, Jiang and Friedrich, Alexandra and Marder, Todd B. and Wang, Nan and Chen, Pangkuan and Wang, Suning and Yin, Xiaodong}, title = {Highly Emissive 9-Borafluorene Derivatives: Synthesis, Photophysical Properties and Device Fabrication}, series = {Chemistry—A European Journal}, volume = {27}, journal = {Chemistry—A European Journal}, number = {20}, doi = {10.1002/chem.202005185}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-256738}, pages = {6274-6282}, year = {2021}, abstract = {A series of 9-borafluorene derivatives, functionalised with electron-donating groups, have been prepared. Some of these 9-borafluorene compounds exhibit strong yellowish emission in solution and in the solid state with relatively high quantum yields (up to 73.6 \% for FMesB-Cz as a neat film). The results suggest that the highly twisted donor groups suppress charge transfer, but the intrinsic photophysical properties of the 9-borafluorene systems remain. The new compounds showed enhanced stability towards the atmosphere, and exhibited excellent thermal stability, revealing their potential for application in materials science. Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) devices were fabricated with two of the highly emissive compounds, and they exhibited strong yellow-greenish electroluminescence, with a maximum luminance intensity of >22 000 cd m\(^{-2}\). These are the first two examples of 9-borafluorene derivatives being used as light-emitting materials in OLED devices, and they have enabled us to achieve a balance between maintaining their intrinsic properties while improving their stability.}, language = {en} } @article{WangLiuXiaoetal.2023, author = {Wang, Xiaoliang and Liu, Xuan and Xiao, Yun and Mao, Yue and Wang, Nan and Wang, Wei and Wu, Shufan and Song, Xiaoyong and Wang, Dengfeng and Zhong, Xingwang and Zhu, Zhu and Schilling, Klaus and Damaren, Christopher}, title = {On-orbit verification of RL-based APC calibrations for micrometre level microwave ranging system}, series = {Mathematics}, volume = {11}, journal = {Mathematics}, number = {4}, issn = {2227-7390}, doi = {10.3390/math11040942}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-303970}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Micrometre level ranging accuracy between satellites on-orbit relies on the high-precision calibration of the antenna phase center (APC), which is accomplished through properly designed calibration maneuvers batch estimation algorithms currently. However, the unmodeled perturbations of the space dynamic and sensor-induced uncertainty complicated the situation in reality; ranging accuracy especially deteriorated outside the antenna main-lobe when maneuvers performed. This paper proposes an on-orbit APC calibration method that uses a reinforcement learning (RL) process, aiming to provide the high accuracy ranging datum for onboard instruments with micrometre level. The RL process used here is an improved Temporal Difference advantage actor critic algorithm (TDAAC), which mainly focuses on two neural networks (NN) for critic and actor function. The output of the TDAAC algorithm will autonomously balance the APC calibration maneuvers amplitude and APC-observed sensitivity with an object of maximal APC estimation accuracy. The RL-based APC calibration method proposed here is fully tested in software and on-ground experiments, with an APC calibration accuracy of less than 2 mrad, and the on-orbit maneuver data from 11-12 April 2022, which achieved 1-1.5 mrad calibration accuracy after RL training. The proposed RL-based APC algorithm may extend to prove mass calibration scenes with actions feedback to attitude determination and control system (ADCS), showing flexibility of spacecraft payload applications in the future.}, language = {en} }