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This paper aims to improve the service quality of Chinese civil aviation and objectively evaluate the service quality of Chinese civil aviation through the DEA model. Based on C2R model and C2GS2 model, the DEA model is optimized and improved to establish C2WH model. Based on the principle of the gray correlation cone of constraints, a gray correlation cone of constraints DEA model is established, and the optimized DEA budget process is constructed. Using the gray correlation constraint cone DEA model to budget and evaluate the service quality data of Chinese civil aviation, combined with the data analysis, the strategy to improve IT intelligence and flight transit service level is proposed. The results show that the items of baggage claim speed, security check waiting time and the Internet have the lowest scores, which are below 4.40. Catering facilities and charges and flight information screen also scored low, below 4.45. The number of passengers checking in for their boarding passes through self-check-in is growing rapidly at a rate of 18%, with this segment exceeding 50% of total passengers. Airport signage optimization resulted in a 45% reduction in airport traffic. This study is beneficial to improve the science of service quality evaluation of civil aviation in China.

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) like programmed cell death-1 (PD-1)/programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitor have shown considerable efficacy in several important cancers including primary liver cancer (PLC) like hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma. However, only some patients with PLC will benefit, so combination therapy and biomarker classification detected by next-generation sequencing or immunohistochemistry are very important. Herein, we briefly summarize ICI-based therapies and stratify these evolving therapies for advanced PLC into three stages of immunotherapies Mark (Mk.) 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0. We illustrated the significance of ICI monotherapy (Mk. 1.0), offering combinational approaches with traditional strategies (Mk. 2.0) and additional locoregional therapy (Mk. 3.0) to achieve longer survival and even meet the “No Evidence of Disease” status. We also highlight the importance of biomarkers and prognostic factors for patients with advanced PLC treated with ICI-based therapies. Multidisciplinary team management should be investigated and collaborated closely to manage adverse events and sequential therapy suggestions for patients.

Bacteriophages (phages) are capable of infecting specific bacteria, and therefore can be used as a biological control agent to control bacteria-induced animal, plant, and human diseases. In this study, two homolog phages (named PPAY and PPAT) that infect Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 were isolated and characterized. The results of the phage plaque assay showed that PPAT plaques were transparent dots, while the PPAY plaques were translucent dots with a halo. Transmission electron microscopy results showed that PPAT (65 nm) and PPAY (60 nm) strains are similar in size and have an icosahedral head and a short tail. Therefore, these belong to the short-tailed phage family Podoviridae. One-step growth curves revealed the latent period of 20 min and burst time of 30 min for PPAT and PPAY. The burst size of PPAT (953 PFUs/infected cell) was higher than that of PPAY (457 PFUs/infected cell). Also, the adsorption rate constant of PPAT (5.97 × 10−7 ml/min) was higher than that of PPAY (1.32 × 10−7 ml/min) at 5 min. Whole-genome sequencing of phages was carried out using the Illumina HiSeq platform. The genomes of PPAT and PPAY have 54,888 and 50,154 bp, respectively. Only 17 of the 352 predicted ORFs of PPAT could be matched to homologous genes of known function. Likewise, among the 351 predicted ORFs of PPAY, only 18 ORFs could be matched to genes of established functions. Homology and evolutionary analysis indicated that PPAT and PPAY are closely related to PA11. The presence of tail fiber proteins in PPAY but not in PPAT may have contributed to the halo effect of its plaque spots. In all, PPAT and PPAY, newly discovered P. aeruginosa phages, showed growth inhibitory effects on bacteria and can be used for research and clinical purposes.

Fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene is an obesity susceptibility gene and its relationship with the nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) remains unclear. This study aims to investigate the relationships of FTO gene variations with NAFLD risk in a Chinese male population.

Celsian was synthesized in situ and was used to sinter silicon carbide. The low temperature pressureless liquid sintering process for BAS/SiC complex phase ceramics was studied, and ceramic materials with high density were prepared. The effect of sintering temperature and content of BAS on density, structure and mechanical properties of the ceramics were investigated. The densification and microstructures of BAS/SiC ceramics were observed by scanning electron microscope. The crystalline phase of the composite ceramics was identified by X-ray powder diffraction. The results show that celsian is synthesized at the temperature of 1800 ℃, and BAS/SiC ceramics are prepared with density of 3.2 g/cm3. BAS is precipitated in hexagonal structure, and SiC particles are distributed uniformly in the composite ceramic. The flexural strength and fracture toughness of composite ceramics are decreased due to grains growth while the sintering temperature is above 1800 ℃. When the mass content of BAS reaches 30%, the typical flexural strength, elastic modulus and fracture toughness of the pressureless sintered BAS/SiC ceramics are 413 MPa, 210 GPa and 5.03 MPa?m1/2 at room temperature.

The feasibility of CuI and C60 as hole transport layer and electron transport layer in the perovskite solar cell is tested by using the software Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator (SCAPS). It is found that the thicknesses of the absorption layer, electron transport layer and hole transport layer, and the Interface Density of Defect State of their interface have a key influence on the efficiency of the perovskite solar cells. After optimization, the efficiency was as twice as that before, 22.70% to 11.62%, and the fill factor can still be at a high value, 76%.

This study considered parameter estimations for micro-motion targets embedded in non-Gaussian noise with a Single Input Multiple Output (SIMO) radar. A novel estimation algorithm based on mutual correntropy was presented and used to derive the micro-perturbation parameters by exploiting the second and higher-order knowledge of the return signals among multiple channels. Compared with a conventional Fourier Transform (FT) method, the method proposed herein had a much higher Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) gain. In addition, the location was derived by employing the Phase-Comparison Monopulse (PCM) technique. Finally, several numerical results were provided and discussed.

A kind of multi-channel capillary electrophoresis (CE) chip signal detection system based on CCD was developed. The output signal of the CCD sensor was processed by a series of pre-processing circuits and ADC, and then it was collected by the Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) chip which communicated with a host computer. The core in FPGA was designed to control the signal flow of the CCD and transfer the data to PC based on a Nios II embedded soft-processor. The application of PC was used to store the data and demonstrate the curve. The measurement of the fluorescent signals for different concentration Rhodamine B dyes is presented and the comparison with other detection systems is also discussed.