Identification of a myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) in Oncomela-nia hupensis against Schistosoma japonicum infection / 中国血吸虫病防治杂志

Objective To identify a myeloid differentiation factor 88(MyD88)in Oncomelania hupensis,and characterize the role of MyD88 against Schistosoma japonicum infection. Methods The complete cDNA of MyD88 in O. hupensis was ob-tained by using rapid amplification of cDNA ends(RACE),and homologues sequences and conserved domains were aligned and the structure of MyD88 was predicted either. A phylogenetic tree of MyD88 was further constructed with other species. In ad-dition,the mRNA expression level of O. hupensis MyD88 before and after S. japonicum infection was investigated by real-time quantitative PCR(RT-qPCR). Results The cDNA of O. hupensis MyD88 consisted of 1406 bp open reading frame(ORF),en-coding 468 amino acid residues,which contained death domain and Toll/interlrukin-1 receptor(TIR)domain,the typical fea-tures of MyD88 family proteins. The predicted amino acid sequence of O. hupensis MyD88 shared 38%-52%identity with other mollusc. O. hupensis MyD88 was phylogenetically closeted to Biomphalaria glabrata MyD88. The O. hupensis MyD88 existed in all selected tissues and expressed highly in hemocyte,up-regulated after S. japonicum infection in all selected tissues except cephalopodium,especially higher in whole snail and hemocyte. Conclusion MyD88-dependent signaling pathway is present in O. hupensis and plays an important role in innate immune response against S. japonicum infection.

Learn Sparse Dictionaries for Edit Propagation.

With the increasing availability of high-resolution images, videos, and 3D models, the demand for scalable large data processing techniques increases. We introduce a method of sparse dictionary learning for edit propagation of large input data. Previous approaches for edit propagation typically employ a global optimization over the whole set of pixels (or vertexes), incurring a prohibitively high memory and time-consumption for large input data. Rather than propagating an edit pixel by pixel, we follow the principle of sparse representation to obtain a representative and compact dictionary and perform edit propagation on the dictionary instead. The sparse dictionary provides an intrinsic basis for input data, and the coding coefficients capture the linear relationship between all pixels and the dictionary atoms. The learned dictionary is then optimized by a novel scheme, which maximizes the Kullback-Leibler divergence between each atom pair to remove redundant atoms. To enable local edit propagation for images or videos with similar appearance, a dictionary learning strategy is proposed by considering range constraint to better account for the global distribution of pixels in their feature space. We show several applications of the sparsity-based edit propagation, including video recoloring, theme editing, and seamless cloning, operating on both color and texture features. Our approach can also be applied to computer graphics tasks, such as 3D surface deformation. We demonstrate that with an atom-to-pixel ratio in the order of 0.01% signifying a significant reduction on memory consumption, our method still maintains a high degree of visual fidelity.

Knowledge of schistosomiasis and related behaviors of immigrations in South-North Water-Diversion Middle-line Project areas in Hubei Province / 中国血吸虫病防治杂志

Objective To understand the immigrants' recognition of schistosomiasis and their relevant behaviors in the South-North Water-Diversion Middle-line Project areas in Hubei Province.Methods The investigation objects were selected by the method of stratified sampling among immigrants in the project areas and were surveyed through oral interview and questionnaire.Results A total of 1 010 immigrants were investigated and 1 005 questionnaires were indentified as effective ones.The awareness rates of schistosomiasis and the correct rates of related behaviors among the immigrants were still not satisfying.Conclusions The immigrants' recognition of schistosomiasis and their relevant behaviors in South-North Water-Diversion Middle-line Project areas in Hubei Province still need to be improved through health education and other measures.

Proteomics and Its Application in Parasitology / 中国寄生虫学与寄生虫病杂志

Proteomics is an important high throughout method in modern life science.In this paper,the definition,background and methods used in proteomics were introduced,and the last part was focused on its application in parasitology.