Abstract-Satellites have largely been designed as applicationspecific and isolated for the past decades. Though with certain benefits, it might lead to resource under utilization and limited satellite applications. As an emerging networking technology, software-defined networking (SDN) has recently been introduced into satellite networks. In this letter, we propose a softwaredefined satellite networking (SDSN) architecture, which simplifies networking among versatile satellites and enables new protocols to be easily tested and deployed. Particularly, we propose a seamless handover mechanism based on SDSN, and conduct physical layer simulation, which shows significant improvement over the existing hard handover and hybrid handover mechanisms in terms of handover latency, throughput and quality of experience of users.
Plasmalogens
derived from dietary phospholipids are considered
to be potential protectors against oxidation-related disorders, while
lead (Pb) is an environmental contaminant worldwide and is known to
induce oxidative stress. However, the protective and antilipid oxidative
effects of individual plasmalogen species against Pb damage have received
little attention. In this study, six plasmalogen species (with either
choline or ethanolamine as the headgroup and p16:0/18:1, p16:0/18:2,
or p16:0/20:5 as the side chains) were evaluated in human hepatoma
cells. Plasmalogen species showed a remarkable recovery in cell viability
as well as elimination of reactive oxygen species and suppressed the
accumulation of phosphatidylcholine hydroperoxides (from 63.6 ±
1.8% to 80.3 ± 2.9%) and phosphatidylethanolamine hydroperoxides
(from 25.7 ± 9.3% to 76.1 ± 3.7%). Moreover, plasmalogens
significantly upregulated the gene expression levels of a series of
antioxidant enzymes that are regulated via the Nrf-2-dependent pathway.
This study suggested that choline and ethanolamine plasmalogens could
prevent Pb-induced cytotoxicity and lipid oxidation in HepG2 cells.
Background Short-chain fatty acids are primarily absorbed through the portal vein during lipid digestion, which is utilized as the energy source, as well as prevent type 2 diabetes and some cancers. However, reports on the determination of these short-chain fatty acids in human serum are limited. Methods Blood samples from human subjects ( n = 547, male/female = 246/301, age 58.85 ± 12.57) were collected. Saponification was applied to obtain total fatty acid. After derivatization by 2-nitrophenylhydrazine, fatty acid 4:0 and fatty acid 6:0 were measured by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Results The developed method exhibited good linearity (R = 0.9996 for both). All the coefficients of variation of reproducibility and accuracy for fatty acid 4:0 and fatty acid 6:0 ranged 3.0%-6.1%, with the average recoveries of 87.8%-102.4% and 92.2%-98.2%, respectively. In all the samples, the concentration of fatty acid 4:0 (162.4 ± 76.4 μmol/L) was significantly higher than fatty acid 6:0 (2.0 ± 2.5 μmol/L, P < 0.001). Furthermore, the esterified form was predominant in both fatty acid 4:0 and fatty acid 6:0 (98.2% and 82.4% of total fatty acids, respectively). Besides, short-chain fatty acids showed no significant differences with regard to sex or age differences. Conclusion This developed liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method is convenient and reliable, which might be useful for monitoring the variations of short-chain fatty acids in blood.
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