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Nowadays more private car trips have caused worse congestion due to the Covid-19 pandemic in many cities. Congestion charging is one of the taxes that is levied on vehicle owners to reduce urban traffic congestion. One of the most important reasons congestion charging is not accepted by the public is the high cost. Monitoring the state of traffic congestion in real time requires a lot of expensive installations. The purpose of this paper is to make congestion charging more accurate and acceptable using artificial intelligent algorithm. Massive real-time Global Positioning System (GPS) data provides new data for road congestion charging. The queuing length at intersections is an important measurement for the degree of traffic congestion, and it is also the basis for road congestion pricing. GPS positioning cannot provide sufficient position accuracy for lane identification of vehicles. In this study, a comprehensive model consisting of a real-time lane identification model and a real-time queue length estimation model is developed based on the traffic shockwave theory using GPS data. The comprehensive model can identify the lane where the queuing vehicle is located and estimate the real-time queue length of the lane. The proposed models were evaluated using field-collected data in Guangzhou, China. The testing results show that the proposed comprehensive model can identify lanes and estimate queue lengths with satisfactory accuracy. The model proposed in this paper provides real-time data for road dynamic pricing in a cost-effective way, which can promote the implementation of congestion charging in cities.
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Background:The abundance of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii (Fp) is reduced in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).Previous studies demonstrated that the supernatant of Fp exerts an obvious anti-inflammatory effect in experimental colitis.Aims:To investigate the effect of Fp supernatant on monocytes/macrophages and colonic inflammation in dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis in mice.Methods:Thirty male C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into control group,colitis group and Fp treatment group.Acute colitis was induced by drinking 4.5％ DSS in distilled water for seven days in colitis and Fp treatment groups.Mice in Fp treatment group were also given gastric infusion of Fp supernatant during the process of colitis induction.Weight loss,defecation and histopathological damage of colon tissue were observed.The percentages of monocytes and macrophages of different phenotypes in spleen and colonic lamina propria,as well as the serum levels of a series of inflammatory cytokines were detected by flow cytometry.Results:Compared with colitis group,Fp treatment showed an ameliorating effect on weight loss,shortening of colon length and histopathological damage (P ＜ 0.05).The percentages of total amount of monocytes and proinflammatory monocytes in spleen and colonic lamina propria,and the percentage of M1 macrophages in colonic lamina propria in Fp treatment group were significantly lower than those in colitis group;the percentage of M2 macrophages in colonic lamina propria in Fp treatment group was significantly higher than that in colitis group (P all ＜ 0.05).The serum levels of interleukin (IL)-10 and IL-4 in Fp treatment group were significantly higher than those in colitis group,and the levels of IL-6,interferon (IFN)-γ and chemokine CCL2 were significantly lower than those in colitis group (P all ＜ 0.05).Conclusions:Fp supernatant may exert anti-inflammatory effect in experimental colitis in mice via reducing proinflammatory monocytes,inducing M2 polarization of macrophages in inflamed colon,promoting secretion of anti-inflammatory cytokines,and inhibiting secretion of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines.
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BACKGROUND:Studies have shown that pulsed electromagnetism has a good effect in promoting peripheral nerve regeneration after cerebral infarction and spinal cord injury, and improving memory function in patients with neurological disorders. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of pulsed magnetic field on brain function and endogenous neural stem cell factor in the brain tissue of rats with brain injury. METHODS: Totally 320 adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into model group, pulsed magnetic field 0.1 mT group, pulsed magnetic field 0.3 mT group and pulsed magnetic field 0.5 mT group (n=80 per group). After brain injury models were established using lateral hydraulic strike method, rats in the latter three groups were exposed to pulsed magnetic fields 0.1, 0.3, 0.5 mT, respectively. After electromagnetic radiation 1, 3, 7, 14 days, the motor function of rats was evaluated by beam-walking test and water maze test. Rats were intraperitoneally injected 5-deoxy-uridine (BrdU) at 1 day prior to different radiation time points, and BrdU and nestin expressions in the cerebral cortex were measured by immunohistochemical method. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) The time of water maze test and the beam-walking test at 1, 3 and 7 days after irradiation was ranked as follows: pulse magnetic field 0.5 mT < pulse magnetic field 0.3 mT < pulse magnetic field 0.1 mT < model group, and there were significant differences between groups (P < 0.05). (2) The expressions of BrdU and nestin at 1, 3 and 7 days after irradiation were highest in the pulse magnetic field 0.5 mT group, successively followed by pulse magnetic field 0.3 mT group, pulse magnetic field 0.1 mT group and model group (P < 0.05). In summary, the pulse magnetic field exhibits remarkable protective effects on the brain function of rats with craniocerebral injury in an intensity-dependent manner. The possible mechanism is related to the activation of neural stem cells and the proliferation of neural stem cells in the brain tissue of rats with craniocerebral injury.
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It has been widely accepted that Faecalibacterium prausnitzii (Fp) induces the differentiation of Treg cells.Lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) is also involved in the differentiation of Treg cells.Aims: To investigate the effect of Fp on Treg cells and cytokines in colitis mice with LFA-1 knockout (LFA-1-/-).Methods: Twenty wild type mice and twenty LFA-1-/-mice with same genetic background were randomly divided into wild type control group, wild type treatment group, LFA-1-/-control group and LFA-1-/-treatment group.Colitis model was induced by drinking DSS solution.Mice in the two treatment groups were intragastrically administrated with Fp.General status and histopathological score were assessed.Percentages of Treg cells in spleen and mesenteric lymph nodes were measured by flow cytometry.Serum levels of IL-10 and TGF-β1 were measured by ELISA.mRNA expressions of IL-10 and TGF-β1 in colonic tissue were detected by real time PCR.Results: Compared with corresponding control groups, histopathological score was significantly decreased in wild type treatment group (P<0.05);percentages of Treg cells in spleen and mesenteric lymph nodes were significantly increased (P<0.05), serum levels of IL-10 and TGF-β1 were significantly increased (P<0.01), expression of TGF-β1 mRNA was significantly increased in wild type treatment group and LFA-1-/-treatment group (P<0.05);expression of IL-10 mRNA was significantly decreased in LFA-1-/-treatment group (P<0.01).Compared with wild type treatment group, serum level of TGF-β1 was significantly decreased (P<0.05), and mRNA expressions of IL-10 and TGF-β1 were significantly decreased in LFA-1-/-treatment group (P<0.05).Conclusions: Fp can up-regulate the percentages of Treg cells and enhance the secretion of anti-inflammatory cytokines IL-10 and TGF-β1 in LFA-1-/-mice.The therapeutic efficacy for colitis in wild type mice is superior to that in LFA-1-/-mice, which may be related to the inhibition of function of Treg cells and secretion of cytokines due to LFA-1 knockout.
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BACKGROUND: Existing research shows that in situ regeneration of skin deep within the second degree bum wound and donor site wound healed without physical scarring, can promote three-degree burn wounds liquefied necrotic tissue removement, the growth of transplanted skin, reduce scar; scar-shift using the in situ regeneration is expected to reach significantly reduce scar symptoms, and to reduce the effect of scar, which have not be reported.OBJECTIVE: To observe effects of skin regeneration in situ method to remove scar in the treatment of hypertrophic scar. METHODS: A total of 32 patients with many hyperplastic scars, including 25 males and 7 females, aged 16-52 years, disease course of 1-11 years. Two similar scar regions were selected from each patient for self control. In the experimental group, scar removal, scar skin replantation after the application of in situ regeneration of the skin treatment using burn cream coated yarn. In the control group, scar removal, scar skin replantation after the application of traditional Vaseline covered by treatment. Curative effects were observed and compared. Scar hyperplasia was assessed using Vancouver Scar Assessment Scale assessment. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Replanted scar skin explants were survived in both groups. In the experimental group, healing speed and quality of wound surface were better than the control group (P< 0.05). After 6 months, the Vancouver Scar Assessment Scale assessment in the experimental group was better than control group (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). Scar caused by pain, itching and other symptoms disappeared, skin formation and color back to pre-implantation were significantly improved compared with the surrounding skin almost. Results indicated that with regarding to the lack of autologous skin source, large area of scar in patients with hypertrophic scars or unwilling to add a new donor site wounds in patients, in situ replantation method is an ideal approach.
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Objective: To observe the efficacy of skin regenerative medical technique in treating proliferative scars. Method: Select 32 patients (age16-52) with proliferative scars after burns or wound for 1-11 years,which include 25(male) and 7(female). 2 scar similar spots are chosen in each patient for self-comparison.After the experimental group uses the scar detachment, scar Pi Huizhi applies the beautiful valuable moist burn medicinal plaster gauze cover the cooperation of Chinese and Western medicine home position skin regenerative method treatment; After the control group uses the scar detachment, scar Pi Huizhi applies the petroleum jelly cover the traditional method treatment.The observation comparison curative effect, applies the Vancouver scar appraisal meter appraisal scar proliferation situation. Results: Two groups return to the scar skin which plants to survive.The experimental group regenerates the skin to be good, the cicatrization speed and the quality surpass the control group (P
