An Fe6AlCoCrNi medium-entropy (MEA) coating was coated on a steel substrate by laser cladding. Th... more An Fe6AlCoCrNi medium-entropy (MEA) coating was coated on a steel substrate by laser cladding. The micro-structure, crystal structure, phases, and wear properties of the coating were investigated. The coating was mainly composed of a dendritic face-center cubic (FCC) phase, which showed preferred crystal orientation of <2 0 0>, normal to the coating surface, and a body-center cubic (BCC) phase. The MEA coating exhibited satisfactory rigidity with superior wear resistance at different loads and temperatures, much higher than that of the steel substrate. When the test temperature increased from 293 K to 573 K, the coefficient of friction (COF) of the coating markedly decreased from about 0.75 to 0.35; a large decrease in wear was also observed. The wear mechanism of the MEA coating was abrasion wear at room temperature, while the wear of the coating at high temperatures involved considerable oxidation, which enhanced the wear resistance of the coating.
Previous studies indicated that the relationship between lysyl oxidase-like 1 (LOXL1) gene polymo... more Previous studies indicated that the relationship between lysyl oxidase-like 1 (LOXL1) gene polymorphisms and primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) remains inconsistent. In the present study, we aimed to perform a meta-analysis to investigate the association of LOXL1 polymorphisms with POAG risk. Literatures were electronically searched in the PubMed, EMBASE, CNKI, Wanfang, and VIP databases. The published literatures, which are case-control or cohort studies on the relationship between the polymorphisms (rs1048661, rs3825942, rs2165241) of the LOXL1 gene and POAG, were documented. We included 13 literatures including 5,293 subjects for the present study. A meta-analysis showed that the risk of POAG in individuals carrying the C allele of rs2165241 was 1.26 times higher compared with those carrying the T allele (odds ratio (OR) = 1.26, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.09 ~1.46) in the total population. In the Caucasian population, we also found that individuals carrying the C allele of r...
BackgroundCases of Mediterranean Spotted Fever like rickettsioses, caused by Rickettsia monacensi... more BackgroundCases of Mediterranean Spotted Fever like rickettsioses, caused by Rickettsia monacensis, have become more common in the last 10Â years. In China, natural infection of R. monacensis in various tick species has been confirmed but the vector(s) of R. monacensis have not been recorded.MethodsThe prevalence of R. monacensis in >1500 Ixodidae ticks from central and southern China was determined using centrifugation-shell vial culture and polymerase chain reaction techniques. The predominant species, Ixodes sinensis, harbored a natural infection of R. monacensis and was assumed to be a vector candidate of R. monacensis. Experimental transmissions were initialized by infecting Rickettsia-free tick colonies with R. monacensis using capillary tube feeding (CTF) or immersion techniques. Transstadial and transovarial transmissions, and transmission from ticks to mice, were conducted under laboratory conditions.Results R. monacensis was isolated and identified from hemolymph of Ixod...
An Fe6AlCoCrNi medium-entropy (MEA) coating was coated on a steel substrate by laser cladding. Th... more An Fe6AlCoCrNi medium-entropy (MEA) coating was coated on a steel substrate by laser cladding. The micro-structure, crystal structure, phases, and wear properties of the coating were investigated. The coating was mainly composed of a dendritic face-center cubic (FCC) phase, which showed preferred crystal orientation of <2 0 0>, normal to the coating surface, and a body-center cubic (BCC) phase. The MEA coating exhibited satisfactory rigidity with superior wear resistance at different loads and temperatures, much higher than that of the steel substrate. When the test temperature increased from 293 K to 573 K, the coefficient of friction (COF) of the coating markedly decreased from about 0.75 to 0.35; a large decrease in wear was also observed. The wear mechanism of the MEA coating was abrasion wear at room temperature, while the wear of the coating at high temperatures involved considerable oxidation, which enhanced the wear resistance of the coating.
Previous studies indicated that the relationship between lysyl oxidase-like 1 (LOXL1) gene polymo... more Previous studies indicated that the relationship between lysyl oxidase-like 1 (LOXL1) gene polymorphisms and primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) remains inconsistent. In the present study, we aimed to perform a meta-analysis to investigate the association of LOXL1 polymorphisms with POAG risk. Literatures were electronically searched in the PubMed, EMBASE, CNKI, Wanfang, and VIP databases. The published literatures, which are case-control or cohort studies on the relationship between the polymorphisms (rs1048661, rs3825942, rs2165241) of the LOXL1 gene and POAG, were documented. We included 13 literatures including 5,293 subjects for the present study. A meta-analysis showed that the risk of POAG in individuals carrying the C allele of rs2165241 was 1.26 times higher compared with those carrying the T allele (odds ratio (OR) = 1.26, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.09 ~1.46) in the total population. In the Caucasian population, we also found that individuals carrying the C allele of r...
BackgroundCases of Mediterranean Spotted Fever like rickettsioses, caused by Rickettsia monacensi... more BackgroundCases of Mediterranean Spotted Fever like rickettsioses, caused by Rickettsia monacensis, have become more common in the last 10Â years. In China, natural infection of R. monacensis in various tick species has been confirmed but the vector(s) of R. monacensis have not been recorded.MethodsThe prevalence of R. monacensis in >1500 Ixodidae ticks from central and southern China was determined using centrifugation-shell vial culture and polymerase chain reaction techniques. The predominant species, Ixodes sinensis, harbored a natural infection of R. monacensis and was assumed to be a vector candidate of R. monacensis. Experimental transmissions were initialized by infecting Rickettsia-free tick colonies with R. monacensis using capillary tube feeding (CTF) or immersion techniques. Transstadial and transovarial transmissions, and transmission from ticks to mice, were conducted under laboratory conditions.Results R. monacensis was isolated and identified from hemolymph of Ixod...
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