l. zhao

This Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia (PASH), a rare benign breast tumor, manifests as a fissured pseudovascular cavity formed by interstitial hyperplasia. Imaging often presents it as a nodular or non-mass-type lesion associated with other benign lesions. Clinical detection of PASH generally reveals a rare mass type.

We report a case of a 13-year-old girl with a rapidly growing circumscribed mass in her unilateral breast. Mammography of the breast revealed a high-density mass without calcification; color Doppler ultrasound showed a low echo with arterial blood flow; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suggested that the mass was heterogeneous; diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) results indicated a slightly high signal; T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) high-signal components showed a fissure without enhancement; and the time-signal intensity curve of solid components displayed a type I curve. Patient underwent surgical treatment, whereupon pathological results indicated PASH.

PASH presents as a rapidly growing borderline mass without calcification in a unilateral breast. Comparative analyses of the imaging characteristics of multiple MR sequences show significant enhancement of the low-signal area in T2WI results.

This study reconstructed the flow field of a symmetrical variable inlet guide vane in a centrifugal compressor through the passive control method of vane slots. Based on the high-fidelity numerical simulation model verified by experiments, the influence of different slot forms on the flow field was investigated, and the passive control mechanism was revealed. The results demonstrated that the vane slot method can effectively suppress the suction surface separation and broaden the range of low-loss incidence angles. Overall, the 50_30 slotted vane achieves the best flow field control, with a 65.6% reduction in the total pressure loss coefficient and a 2.3° reduction in the deviation angle, respectively, at a 25° incidence angle. The linear characteristics of the pre-swirl grade variation curve with variable inlet guide vane incidence angles are also improved. Furthermore, changing the slot outlet angle has the most significant influence on the aerodynamic performance as it changes the throat width of the location, thereby affecting the flow rate and momentum of the jet. Finally, the impact of the velocity varies in the first self-similarity region on the slotted vane. The results indicate that, in contrast to the baseline vane, the suppression effect of the slot jet on the flow separation improves with the inlet velocity, whereas the deviation angle of the slotted vane declines with the inlet velocity. Meanwhile, the higher the incoming flow velocity, the better the slotted jet can inhibition of flow separation.

In the oil-gas mixture transportation system of offshore oilfields, it is of great theoretical and practical significance to study the flow characteristics of the slug flow and its suppression or elimination. In this paper, the characteristics of the slug flow and microbubbles in a laboratory-scale rig are experimentally studied and analyzed by a multi-parameters measurement system including electrical resistance tomography (ERT), highspeed camera, and traditional pressure sensor. The suppression of the microbubbles on the slug flow formation is further investigated. Experimental results showed that the bubbles with different sizes from the microbubble generator have different aggregation and dispersion characteristics. The microbubbles can suppress the formation of the slug flow by increasing the liquid slug pressure and further affect the motion of the slug by enhancing the disturbance effect of the boundary layer, so as to achieve the suppression on slug flow.

Eriocheir sinensis, which is an important aquaculture species, belongs to the class Crustacea. To discuss the temperature tolerance of E. sinensis, the survival rates of juvenile crabs of E. sinensis were determined in this paper using a series of temperature settings (normal temperature, 25°C, 30°C, 32°C, 34°C, 35°C, 36°C, 38°C, 40 °C). The results indicated that except the normal temperature level, mortality rate almost reached 100% at other temperatures. The time of death of all crabs at 30℃, 35℃, and 40℃ was different. All the crabs died in only 10 minutes at 40℃, while they died after 3 days and 7 days at 35 ℃ and 30℃, respectively. In addition to normal temperature conditions, minimum survival time of the juvenile crabs of E. sinensis at other temperature condition was no more than 24 h. Before the 8th day, the death rate at 30℃ and normal temperature was different, change of turning slope for concentration of NH3-N and TN was contrary. Under normal temperature, the behavior of abdomen extension was not observed in juvenile crabs but the percentage time of abdomen extension was relatively long at 25℃. This research studied the influence of temperature stress on the survival of juvenile crabs of E. sinensis to provide information reference for the production and transportation of juvenile crab of E. sinensis.

In this study, we explored the pathogenic effects of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) and effects of yeast cell wall in the red claw crayfish, Cherax quadricarinatus, by investigating the activity of enzymes related to innate immune function following artificial infection of immunized and non-immunized crayfish. Our results reveal that the activity of four enzymes, phenoloxidase (PO), peroxidase (POD), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and lysozyme (LSZ), increased in the hepatopancreas and antennal gland of C. quadricarinatus 6 – 24 hours after exposure to WSSV. Activity levels of these enzymes decreased rapidly, so that 72 h post-exposure the activity of the enzymes in WSSV-infected crayfish were significantly lower than those of the control individuals (except for LSZ). Interestingly, we found that immunization with yeast cell wall before challenge with WSSV conferred an immune protection rate of 51.86% at 7 days post-infection, demonstrating that yeast cell wall could improve immune-related enzyme activity in the crayfish and enhance the anti-viral defenses of this species. Morphological examination by transmission electron microscopy revealed significant damage in the hepatopancreas and antennal glands of infected crayfish. WSSV infection caused damage to the epithelium of the hepatopancreas and antennas and reduced the number and size of microvilli. In addition, mitochondria morphology changed following infection, with parts of the cristae diminishing leaving large vacuoles. Moreover, the dictyosome morphology changed, the lysosome membranes ruptured, and heterochromatinized nuclei could be seen in cells with ruptured nuclear membranes although no WSSV particles appeared in the hepatopancreas or in the antennal gland.