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Colitis is an inflammatory intestinal disease that lasts for a long time, has an unknown cause, and occurs repeatedly. It is usually accompanied by symptoms such as intestinal cell damage, intestinal immunity, and abnormal intestinal flora. Numerous studies have shown that dietary fiber, as a prebiotic, its metabolites can selectively improve the composition of the intestinal flora, which in turn improves the level of intestinal short-chain fatty acids, reduces the expression of inflammatory factors, and enhances the function of the intestinal immune barrier, thereby improving the inflammatory response of the organism. This anti-inflammatory effect of dietary fiber through its metabolites provides new research ideas to assist in the treatment of colitis. This paper outlines the pathogenesis of colitis, and the mechanism of interaction between dietary fiber and its metabolites with intestinal flora, inflammatory factors and immune cells, aiming to provide theoretical basis for the alleviation of colitis by dietary fiber and the development of functional foods.

An optimization method of fracturing fluid volume strength was introduced taking well X-1 in Biyang Sag of Nanxiang Basin as an example. The characteristic curves of capillary pressure and relative permeability were obtained from history matching between forced imbibition experimental data and core-scale reservoir simulation results and taken into a large scale reservoir model to mimic the forced imbibition behavior during the well shut-in period after fracturing. The optimization of the stimulated reservoir volume (SRV) fracturing fluid volume strength should meet the requirements of estimated ultimate recovery (EUR), increased oil recovery by forced imbibition and enhancement of formation pressure and the fluid volume strength of fracturing fluid should be controlled around a critical value to avoid either insufficiency of imbibition displacement caused by insufficient fluid amount or increase of costs and potential formation damage caused by excessive fluid amount. Reservoir simulation results showed that SRV fracturing fluid volume strength positively correlated with single-well EUR and an optimal fluid volume strength existed, above which the single-well EUR increase rate kept decreasing. An optimized increase of SRV fracturing fluid volume and shut-in time would effectively increase the formation pressure and enhance well production. Field test results of well X-1 proved the practicality of established optimization method of SRV fracturing fluid volume strength on significant enhancement of shale oil well production.

High-quality lacustrine shale beds within the Paleogene Hetaoyuan Formation in the Biyang Sag, Nanxiang Basin, exhibit significant potential for shale oil resources. Previous studies on the oil-bearing potential and hydrocarbon occurrence of shales in the Biyang Sag were relatively limited, potentially hindering advancements for shale oil exploration. This study focuses on the shales found in the third sub-member of the third member within the Hetaoyuan Formation in well Y1, which locates in the southern area of the Biyang Sag. Through various geochemical analyses such as Rock-Eval pyrolysis, multi-temperature pyrolysis and X-ray diffraction, this research systematically investigates the shale oil contents, hydrocarbon occurrence characteristics, and influencing factors. These results indicate that the lithofacies assemblages of the shale primarily consist of felsic shale facies, dolomitic shale facies and mixed shale facies, with a well-developed laminar structure. The source rock quality is classified as good to excellent, and the thermal maturity stage of oil window. The predominant organic maceral is sapropelic, with organic matter types ranging from Ⅰ to Ⅱ1. Oil content increases with burial depth, ranged from adsorbed hydrocarbons in the upper section to free hydrocarbons in the lower section. Detrital mineral content and total organic carbon (TOC) content are identified as the main factors influencing free and adsorbed hydrocarbon content, respectively. Overall, the oil saturation index (OSI) of the shale in the lower section of the Hetaoyuan Formation exceeds 100 mg/g, with an average free hydrocarbon content over 3 mg/g, indicating promising prospects for shale oil exploration and development.

[Objective] In order to reduce the impact of high-speed maglev harmonics on traction network, and to ensure the normal operation of high-speed maglev trains, it is necessary to study the harmonic characteristics of the high-speed maglev traction power suppl system, and the corresponding harmonic suppression methods. [Method] The composition of the high-speed maglev traction power supply system is studied, the dual three-phase half-controlled 12-pulse multiple rectifier circuit and its harmonics are theoretically analyzed and simulated. Based on the principle of the Adaline neural network algorithm and the harmonic characteristics of high-speed maglev trains, a high-speed maglev harmonic detection model based on Adaline is constructed. A harmonic compensation control strategy is used to generate compensating signal of current with equal magnitude but opposite direction to the detected harmonics, for harmonic suppression of the system distorted currents. [Result & Conclusion] Simulation results indicate that before adopting the harmonic detection and suppression method based on Adaline algorithm, the harmonic distortion rate is 11.16%. After applying this method, the content of each harmonic decreases significantly, and the harmonic distortion rate decreases to 1.41%. The research results demonstrate that the proposed harmonic detection and suppression method can effectively reduce harmonic distortion, thereby improving the stability and operational efficiency of the traction power supply system.

Background As a neurodegenerative disease, Alzheimer's disease (AD) has a high incidence rate and rapid development, which seriously affects the quality of life of patients. In recent years, research on music therapy intervention in AD has gradually increased, lacking effective systematic evaluation and analysis. Objective A meta-analysis was conducted on the intervention effects of music in the treatment of cognition, emotion, living ability and sleep disorders in AD patients. Methods Randomized controlled trials (RCT) on the intervention effect of music therapy methods on Alzheimer's patients were searched by computer in CNKI, Wanfang Data, VIP, Medline, Elsevier Science Direct, PubMed, and Embase from inception to February 2023, and the data was analyzed using RevMan 5.3 software. Results The study included 15 RCTs with a total of 1 077 patients. The results of Meta-analysis showed that the intervention effects of music therapy on cognitive function (MD=4.35, 95%CI=1.64 to 7.05, Z=3.15, P=0.002), negative emotion (SMD=-0.71, 95%CI=-1.26 to -0.15, Z=2.51, P=0.01), life ability (SMD=-0.91, 95%CI=-1.55 to -0.27, Z=2.77, P=0.006) in the music therapy group was better than that of control group. There was no significant difference in sleep disorder intervention between the two groups (MD=-1.04, 95%CI=-3.10 to 1.02, Z=0.99, P=0.32). Subgroup analysis showed that the music therapy groups with treatment period was