Interleukin-1 beta induction of neuron apoptosis depends on p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase activity after spinal cord injury

X Wang, K Kong, W Qi, W Ye, P Song - Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 2005 - nature.com
Aim: Interleukin-1 beta (IL-β) has been implicated as an extracellular signal in the initiation
of apoptosis in neurons and oligodendrocytes after spinal cord injury (SCI). To further …

Chemical compositions of Ipomea aquatica (green kangkong).

IO Igwenyi, CE Offor, DA Ajah, OC Nwankwo… - 2011 - cabidigitallibrary.org
… Phytochemical screening of green kangkong revealed high concentrations of alkaloids,
reducing sugar, soluble carbohydrate, flavonoids, while it contained lower concentrations of …

Identifying catalytically active mononuclear peroxoniobate anion of ionic liquids in the epoxidation of olefins

W Ma, H Yuan, H Wang, Q Zhou, K Kong, D Li… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The organic carboxylic acid coordinated monomeric peroxoniobate-based ionic liquids (ILs)
[TBA][NbO(OH) 2 (R)] (TBA = tetrabutylammonium; R = lactic acid (LA), glycolic acid (GLY), …

Catalytic dehydration of sorbitol and fructose by acid-modified zirconium phosphate

W Ni, D Li, X Zhao, W Ma, K Kong, Q Gu, M Chen… - Catalysis Today, 2019 - Elsevier
Zirconium phosphate, a typical metal phosphate material, is characteristic in the design of
structures and active sites, which has received widespread attention as solid acid catalysts in …

Aluminum (III) triflate-catalyzed selective oxidation of glycerol to formic acid with hydrogen peroxide

K Kong, D Li, W Ma, Q Zhou, G Tang, Z Hou - Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2019 - Elsevier
Glycerol is a by-product of biodiesel production and is an important readily available
platform chemical. Valorization of glycerol into value-added chemicals has gained immense …

Parametric design and process parameter optimization for bra cup molding via response surface methodology

L Wu, K Yick, S Ng, J Yip, K Kong - Expert Systems with Applications, 2012 - Elsevier
Seamless and traceless undergarments have rendered foam sheet molding as an important
manufacturing technique for the intimate apparel industry. Seamless bra cups are made by …

Kinematic design of a generalized double parallelogram based remote center-of-motion mechanism for minimally invasive surgical robot

K Kong, J Li, H Zhang, J Li… - Journal of Medical …, 2016 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has shown tremendous advances over the
traditional techniques. To improve dexterity and back-drivability of the existing planar remote …

Selective aerobic oxidation of glycerol over zirconium phosphate-supported vanadium catalyst

D Li, H Gong, L Lin, W Ma, Q Zhou, K Kong, R Huang… - Molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
The zirconium phosphate (ZrP)-supported vanadium catalysts have been prepared by the
mechanochemical synthesis, and were characterized in detail using various techniques …

Design of coupled strong classifiers in AdaBoost framework and its application to pedestrian detection

KK Kong, KS Hong - Pattern Recognition Letters, 2015 - Elsevier
In the AdaBoost framework, a strong classifier consists of weak classifiers connected sequentially.
Usually the detection performance of the strong classifier can be improved increasing …

CO 2 promoted synthesis of unsymmetrical organic carbonate using switchable agents based on DBU and alcohols

Q Gu, J Fang, Z Xu, W Ni, K Kong, Z Hou - New Journal of Chemistry, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) is an effective nucleophilic catalyst for the
transesterification of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) with various alcohols and amines, which afforded …