A new phenanthropyran and a new biphenanthrene from the rhizomes of Dioscorea septemloba and their antioxidant activities - Tao He; Yi Liu; Rui-Feng Xiong; Xiao-Yu Li; Shou-Feng Wang; Chun-Ru Cheng (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Chiral resolution and bioactivity of enantiomeric furofuran lignans from Juglans mandshurica Maxim - Jie Wang; Le Zhou; Zhuo-Yang Cheng; Yu-Xi Wang; Zhi-Yang Yan; Xiao-Xiao Huang; Shao-Jiang Song (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Selective mGluR1 Negative Allosteric Modulator Reduces Blood–Brain Barrier Permeability and Cerebral Edema After Experimental Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - Cheng Zhang; Ming Jiang; Wei-qi Wang; Shi-jun Zhao; Yan-xin Yin; Qiong-jie Mi; Ming-feng Yang; Yu-qiang Song; Bao-liang Sun; Zong-yong Zhang (Translational Stroke Research, 2020)

New land use regression model to estimate atmospheric temperature and heat island intensity in Taiwan - Chin-Yu Hsu; Uen-Ching Ng; Chiao-Ying Chen; Yu-Cheng Chen; Mu-Jean Chen; Nai-Tzu Chen; Shih-Chun Candice Lung; Huey-Jen Su; Chih-Da Wu (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2020)

Clinical and Genetic Characterization of Autosomal Recessive Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 16 (SCAR16) in Taiwan - Hsu-Huai Chiu; Cheng-Tsung Hsaio; Yu-Shuen Tsai; Yi-Chu Liao; Yi-Chung Lee; Bing-Wen Soong (The Cerebellum, 2020)

Efficacy of a Smartphone Hearing Aid Simulator - Cheng-Yu Ho; Pei-Chun Li; Shuenn-Tsong Young; Ying-Hui Lai (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2020)

Experimental Study on Characteristics and Mechanism of Macrography and Mesoscopic Failure of Deep Granite from Beishan - Chuan-cheng Liu; Qiang-yong Zhang; Wen Xiang; Xin-yu Zhou (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2020)

Correction to: Speciation of carboxylic components in humic-like substances (HULIS) and source apportionment of HULIS in ambient fine aerosols (PM2.5) collected in Hong Kong - Yiqiu Ma; Yubo Cheng; Gang Cao; Jian Zhen Yu; Di Hu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Distribution patterns and source identification for heavy metals in Mirs Bay of Hong Kong in China - Mei-Lin Wu; Hao Cheng; Hui Zhao; Fu-Lin Sun; Yu-Tu Wang; Jian-Ping Yin; Jiao Fei; Cui-Ci Sun; You-Shao Wang (Ecotoxicology, 2020)

Nitrogen dynamics in the mangrove sediments affected by crabs in the intertidal regions - Hao Cheng; Zhao-Yu Jiang; Xiao-Xia Ma; You-Shao Wang (Ecotoxicology, 2020)

Phytoplankton community, structure and succession delineated by partial least square regression in Daya Bay, South China Sea - Mei-Lin Wu; Yu-Tu Wang; Hao Cheng; Fu-lin Sun; Jiao Fei; Cui-Ci Sun; Jian-Ping Yin; Hui Zhao; You-Shao Wang (Ecotoxicology, 2020)

Nakamurella albus sp. nov.: A Novel Actinobacterium Isolated from a Lichen Sample - Long-Qian Jiang; De-Feng An; Kun Zhang; Gui-Ding Li; Xin-Yu Wang; Lei Lang; Ming-Guo Jiang; Li-Song Wang; Cheng-Lin Jiang; Yi Jiang (Current Microbiology, 2020)

In situ characterization of nonlinear soil behavior of vertical ground motion using KiK-net data - Yang Shi; Su-Yang Wang; Ke Cheng; Yu Miao (Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2020)

Reconnaissance and learning after the February 6, 2018, earthquake in Hualien, Taiwan - Jui-Liang Lin; Chun-Hsiang Kuo; Yu-Wen Chang; Shu-Hsien Chao; Yi-An Li; Wen-Cheng Shen; Chung-Han Yu; Cho-Yen Yang; Fan-Ru Lin; Hsiao-Hui Hung; Chun-Chung Chen; Chin-Kuo Su; et al. (Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2020)

Energy pathways associated with sustained spermatozoon motility in the endangered Siberian sturgeon Acipenser baerii - Deepali Rahi; Borys Dzyuba; Miaomiao Xin; Yu Cheng; Viktoriya Dzyuba (Journal of Fish Biology, 2020)
Sturgeon spermatozoa are unique for their sustained motility. We investigated the relative importance of bioenergetic pathways in the energy supply of Siberian sturgeon Acipenser baerii spermatozoa during motile and immotile states. Spermatozoon motility and oxygen consumption rate (OCR) were analysed following exposure to inhibitors of oxidative phosphorylation (sodium azide, NaN 3 ), glycolysis (2‐deoxy‐D‐glucose, DOG) and β‐oxidation of fatty acids (sodium fluoride, NaF), and to an uncoupler of oxidative phosphorylation (carbonyl cyanide m ‐chlorophenyl hydrazine, CCCP). No significant difference in curvilinear velocity was observed after addition of these reagents to activation medium (AM) or nonactivation medium (NAM) for incubation. Incubation of spermatozoa in NAM containing CCCP or NaN 3 resulted in significantly decreased motility duration compared to controls. The OCR of sturgeon spermatozoa in AM (11.9 ± 1.4 nmol O 2 min −1 (10 9 spz) −1 ) was significantly higher than in NAM (8.2 ± 1.5 nmol O 2 min −1 (10 9 spz) −1 ). The OCR significantly declined with addition of NaN 3 to AM and NAM. No significant difference in motility parameters or OCR was observed with NaF or DOG. These results suggest active oxidative phosphorylation in both immotile and motile spermatozoa. Nevertheless, mitochondrial respiration occurring during motility is not sufficient to meet the high energy demands, and the energy required for sustained motility of Siberian sturgeon spermatozoa is derived from adenosine triphosphate accumulated during the quiescent state.

Impact of Climate Change on Wintering Ground of Japanese Anchovy (Engraulis japonicus) Using Marine Geospatial Statistics - Shuhao Liu; Yang Liu; Irene D. Alabia; Yongjun Tian; Zhenjiang Ye; Haiqing Yu; Jianchao Li; Jiahua Cheng (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020)

Reconstruction of nearshore chemical conditions in the Mesoproterozoic: evidence from red and grey beds of the Yangzhuang formation, North China Craton - Yu Zou; Dongna Liu; Fenghua Zhao; Hongwei Kuang; Changgui Song; Yuxiang Sun; Rui Zhou; Jianbo Cheng (International Geology Review, 2020)

Effects of Nitrate Enrichment on Respiration, Photosynthesis, and Fatty Acid Composition of Reef Coral Pocillopora damicornis Larvae - Cheng-Yue Liu; Fang Zhang; You-Fang Sun; Xiao-Lei Yu; Hui Huang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020)

Spatial Variability and Time Decay of Rock Mass Mechanical Parameters: A Landslide Study in the Dagushan Open-Pit Mine - Feiyue Liu; Tianhong Yang; Jingren Zhou; Wenxue Deng; Qinglei Yu; Penghai Zhang; Guanwen Cheng (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2020)

Correlation Between CCG Polymorphisms and CAG Repeats During Germline Transmission in Chinese Patients with Huntington’s Disease - Hong-Rong Cheng; Xiao-Yan Li; Hui-Li Yu; Miao Xu; Yan-Bin Zhang; Shi-Rui Gan; Hong-Lei Li; Zhi-Ying Wu (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2020)

Molecular phylogeny and morphology reveal two new species of Coltricia (Hymenochaetaceae Basidiomycota) from China - Lu-Sen Bian; Yu-Cheng Dai (Mycological Progress, 2020)

Long non-coding RNA H19 promotes osteogenic differentiation of renal interstitial fibroblasts through Wnt-β-catenin pathway - Zewu Zhu; Yu Cui; Fang Huang; Huimin Zeng; Weiping Xia; Feng Zeng; Cheng He; Jinbo Chen; Zhiyong Chen; Hequn Chen; Yang Li (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2020)

Variation in arsenic accumulation and translocation among 74 main rice cultivars in Jiangsu Province, China - Ya Wang; Kang Lv; Chengqiao Shi; Youqing Li; Xiaolong Chen; Jinjin Cheng; Xianwen Fang; Xiangyang Yu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Risk perception and response toward climate change for higher education students in Taiwan - Tai-Kuei Yu; Joseph P. Lavallee; Bruno Di Giusto; I-Cheng Chang; Tai-Yi Yu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Sources and monthly and seasonal concentration variation study of atmospheric particulates and particles-bound PAEs - Guor-Cheng Fang; Tse-Tsung Ho; Yu-Cheng Chen; Yuan-Jie Zhuang; Chao-Lang Kao; Gui-Ren Liang (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2020)

Beach morphodynamic characteristics and classifications on the straight coastal sectors in the west Guangdong - Yuanting Ding; Jitao Yu; Huangxin Cheng (Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2020)

The Stabilization of Central Sympathetic Nerve Activation by Renal Denervation Prevents Cerebral Vasospasm after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Rats - Yushin Takemoto; Yu Hasegawa; Kenyu Hayashi; Cheng Cao; Tadashi Hamasaki; Takayuki Kawano; Akitake Mukasa; Shokei Kim-Mitsuyama (Translational Stroke Research, 2020)

Size Effects in a Transversely Isotropic Rock Under Brazilian Tests: Laboratory Testing - Kaihui Li; Yungming Cheng; Zhen-Yu Yin; Dongya Han; Jingjing Meng (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2020)

Mapping and characterization of major QTL for spike traits in common wheat - Cheng-Hao Kuang; Xiao-Fang Zhao; Ke Yang; Zhi-Peng Zhang; Li Ding; Zhi-En Pu; Jian Ma; Qian-Tao Jiang; Guo-Yue Chen; Ji-Rui Wang; Yu-Ming Wei; You-Liang Zheng; et al. (Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2020)

Hispidulin Inhibits Neuroinflammation in Lipopolysaccharide-Activated BV2 Microglia and Attenuates the Activation of Akt, NF-κB, and STAT3 Pathway - Chung-I Yu; Cheng-I Cheng; Ya-Fei Kang; Po-Chih Chang; In-Pin Lin; Yu-His Kuo; An-Jie Jhou; Mei-Ying Lin; Chung-Yi Chen; Chien-Hsing Lee (Neurotoxicity Research, 2020)

Reversal of Social Recognition Deficit in Adult Mice with MECP2 Duplication via Normalization of MeCP2 in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex - Bin Yu; Bo Yuan; Jian-Kun Dai; Tian-lin Cheng; Sheng-Nan Xia; Ling-Jie He; Yi-Ting Yuan; Yue-Fang Zhang; Hua-Tai Xu; Fu-Qiang Xu; Zhi-Feng Liang; Zi-Long Qiu (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2020)

P-wave velocity structures of the crust across the Southern Taiwan Strait imaged by using air-gun data recorded from ocean-bottom seismometers - Tan K. Wang; Jia Ming Deng; Jing Wang; Yu Hsuan Cheng; Zhi Zhao Xie; Yi Feng Zhang (Marine Geophysical Research, 2020)

High levels of HIF-1ɑ in hypoxic dental pulps associated with teeth with severe periodontitis - Xijiao Yu; Huan Jiang; Guannan Cheng; Wenzhi Shang; Shanyong Zhang (Journal of Molecular Histology, 2020)

Antibacterial Activity of Cysteine-Derived Cationic Dipeptides - Yu-Cheng Tsai; Chen-Chi Tang; Hsu-Heng Wu; Yu-Shiang Wang; Yu-Fon Chen (International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, 2020)

Inhibition of glycolysis ameliorate arthritis in adjuvant arthritis rats by inhibiting synoviocyte activation through AMPK/NF-кB pathway - Ying Wang; Hao Xian; Jiajia Qi; Fang Wei; Xiu Cheng; Sha Li; Qing Wang; Zhaoyang Liu; Yun Yu; Jing Zhou; Xiaojin Sun; Hao Liu; et al. (Inflammation Research, 2020)

Speciation of carboxylic components in humic-like substances (HULIS) and source apportionment of HULIS in ambient fine aerosols (PM2.5) collected in Hong Kong - Yiqiu Ma; Yubo Cheng; Gang Gao; Jian Zhen Yu; Di Hu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Innovative health risk assessments of heavy metals based on bioaccessibility due to the consumption of traditional animal medicines - Tian-Tian Zuo; Hao-Ran Qu; Hong-Yu Jin; Lei Zhang; Fei-Ya Luo; Kun-Zi Yu; Fei Gao; Qi Wang; Lei Sun; Huai-Zhen He; Shuang-Cheng Ma (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Short-term associations between ambient fine particulate matter pollution and hospital visits for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Yinzhou District, China - Cheng-yi Lin; Die Li; Jie-ming Lu; Zhe-bin Yu; Yao Zhu; Peng Shen; Meng-ling Tang; Ming-juan Jin; Hong-bo Lin; Li-ming Shui; Kun Chen; Jian-bing Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Identification and countermeasures of limiting factors of regional sustainable development: a case study in the Pearl River Delta of China - Zhao-Tian Li; Meng-Meng Hu; Miao Li; Meng-Yu Jiao; Bei-Cheng Xia (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2020)

Numerical Investigation of NOx Emission Reduction in Non-Premixed Lean Reverse-Flow Combustor in a Micro Gas Turbine Engine - Jesline Joy; Peng Cheng Wang; Jeggathishwaran Panisilvam; Simon Ching Man Yu (Emission Control Science and Technology, 2020)

Design exploration predicts designer creativity: a deep learning approach - Yu-Cheng Liu; Chaoyun Liang (Cognitive Neurodynamics, 2020)

Recent advances in targeting cancer stem cells using oncolytic viruses - You-Ni Zhang; Shi-Bing Wang; Shu-Shu Song; Pei-Yang Hu; Yu-Cheng Zhou; Yi-Ping Mou; Xiao-Zhou Mou (Biotechnology Letters, 2020)

The association between prenatal endocrine-disrupting chemical exposure and altered resting-state brain fMRI in teenagers - Jun-Cheng Weng; Chi Ieong Hong; Jeng-Dau Tasi; Chao-Yu Shen; Pen-Hua Su; Shu-Li Wang (Brain Structure and Function, 2020)

Effects of land use and cultivation time on soil organic and inorganic carbon storage in deep soils - Xia Yu; Weijian Zhou; Yunqiang Wang; Peng Cheng; Yaoyao Hou; Xiaohu Xiong; Hua Du; Ling Yang; Ya Wang (Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2020)

A Review of Sub-lethal Neonicotinoid Insecticides Exposure and Effects on Pollinators - Chensheng Lu; Yu-Tang Hung; Q. Cheng (Current Pollution Reports, 2020)

Design, synthesis and cholinesterase inhibitory activity of α -mangostin derivatives - Xiao-Qian Chi; Bo Hou; Liu Yang; Cheng-Ting Zi; Yong-Feng Lv; Jin-Yu Li; Fu-Cai Ren; Ming-Yan Yuan; Jiang-Miao Hu; Jun Zhou (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Overexpression of MYBL2 promotes proliferation and migration of non-small-cell lung cancer via upregulating NCAPH - Yu-Chao Xiong; Jiao Wang; Yong Cheng; Xin-Yi Zhang; Xiao-Qun Ye (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2020)

Biocontrol potential of Bacillus subtilis IBFCBF-4 against Fusarium wilt of watermelon - Jiuxiang Zhu; Taimeng Tan; Airong Shen; Xiebin Yang; Yongting Yu; Chunsheng Gao; Zhimin Li; Yi Cheng; Jia Chen; Litao Guo; Xiangping Sun; Zhun Yan; et al. (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2020)

First report of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. canariensis causing Fusarium wilt on Canary Island date palm (Phoenix canariensis Hort. Ex Chabaud) in China - Cheng Zhong Lan; Yu Li Dai; Lin Gan; Jin Ai Yao; Xiu Juan Yang (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2020)

First report of tobacco vein banding mosaic virus infecting Solanum lyratum Thunb in China - Jian Zhang; Yong-Yuan Cheng; Lei Yang; Xin Sun; Jing Yu; Quan-You Lu (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2020)

Pan-genome analysis of Riemerella anatipestifer reveals its genomic diversity and acquired antibiotic resistance associated with genomic islands - Dekang Zhu; Zhishuang Yang; Jinge Xu; Mingshu Wang; Renyong Jia; Shun Chen; Mafeng Liu; Xinxin Zhao; Qiao Yang; Ying Wu; Shaqiu Zhang; Yunya Liu; et al. (Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2020)

Multiple genetic factors affecting the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes of tacrolimus in Chinese myasthenia gravis patients - Huan-Yu Meng; Xi Li; Wan-Lin Jin; Cheng-Kai Yan; Xiao-Hua Dong; Qiu Xu; Yu-Yao Peng; Zhi-Bin Li; Yi Li; Zhao-Hui Luo; Li-Qun Xu; Huan Yang (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2020)

V3 protein encoded by mulberry crinkle leaf virus acts as a pathogenicity determinant in Nicotiana benthamiana - Quan-You Lu; Jing Yu; Yong-Yuan Cheng; Xin Sun; Lei Yang (European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2020)

Effects of modified nanoscale carbon black on plant growth, root cellular morphogenesis, and microbial community in cadmium-contaminated soil - Jiemin Cheng; Zihan Sun; Xinrui Li; Yaqin Yu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 impregnated Ca-alginate capsule for efficient Cr(VI) reduction and Cr(III) adsorption - Cheng Yu; Yi Zhang; Yu Fang; Yujie Tan; Ke Dai; Shilin Liu; Qiaoyun Huang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Carbon dynamics in three subtropical forest ecosystems in China - Zhongrui Zhang; Quanlin Zhong; Dongliang Cheng; Zhiqun Huang; Chaobin Xu; Hua Yu; Shihong Xiao (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

The evaluation of BTEX and carbonyls emissions from recycled building materials - Yu-Hsiang Cheng; Chi-Chi Lin; Yun-Tai Lee; Yu-Chun Lin (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2020)

Cryopreservation of Pleione bulbocodioides (Franch.) Rolfe protocorm-like bodies by vitrification - Wen Cheng; Hongyang Li; Fangmei Zhou; Bingqi Zhu; Jie Yu; Zhishan Ding (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2020)

Antiviral activity of Illicium verum Hook. f. extracts against grouper iridovirus infection - Mingzhu Liu; Qing Yu; Hehe Xiao; Yi Yi; Hao Cheng; Dedi Fazriansyah Putra; Yaming Huang; Qin Zhang; Pengfei Li (Journal of Fish Diseases, 2020)
Grouper iridovirus causes high mortality rates in cultured groupers, and effective treatment for grouper iridovirus infection is urgently required. Illicium verum Hook. f. is a well‐known medicinal plant with a variety of biological activities. The aim of this study was to analyse the use of I. verum extracts to treat grouper iridovirus infection. The safe working concentration of each I. verum extract was identified both in vitro and in vivo as follows: I. verum aqueous extract (IVAE) ≤ 500 μg/ml; I. verum ethanol extract (IVEE) ≤ 250 μg/ml; shikimic acid (SKA) ≤ 250 μg/ml; trans‐anethole (TAT) ≤ 800 μg/ml; 3,4‐dihydroxybenzoic acid (DDBA) ≤ 400 μg/ml; and quercetin (QCE) ≤ 50 μg/ml. The inhibitory activity of each I. verum extract against grouper iridovirus infection was analysed using aptamer (Q2)‐based fluorescent molecular probe (Q2‐AFMP) and RT‐qPCR. All of the I. verum extracts displayed dose‐dependent antiviral activities against grouper iridovirus. Based on the achieved per cent inhibition, IVAE, IVEE, DDBA and QCE were associated with the greatest antiviral activity (all > 90%). Together, our results indicate that I. verum extracts have effective antiviral properties, making it an excellent potential source material for the development of effective treatment for grouper iridovirus infection.

The effects of mesoscale oceanographic structures and ambient conditions on the catch of albacore tuna in the South Pacific longline fishery - Cheng Zhou; Pingguo He; Liuxiong Xu; Pascal Bach; Xuefang Wang; Rong Wan; Hao Tang; Yu Zhang (Fisheries Oceanography, 2020)
Albacore tuna ( Thunnus alalunga ) exhibit patchy concentrations associated with biological process at a wide range of spatial scales, resulting in variations in their catchability by fishing gears. Here, we investigated the association of catch variation for pelagic longlines in the South Pacific Ocean with oceanographic mesoscale structures (in horizontal dimension) and ambient conditions (in vertical dimension). The distribution of albacore tuna as indicated by catch per unit effort (CPUE) of longlines was significantly related to the presence of mesoscale structures, with higher CPUE found at locations closer to thermal fronts and with greater gradient magnitudes, as well as areas marked by peripheral contour line of the anticyclone indicated by Sea Surface Height Anomalies ~0.05 m. Surface mesoscale current velocity had the negative effect on the catch, probably as a result of decreased catchability by shoaling the hook depth. Vertical distribution of albacore in the survey region of South Pacific Ocean was hardly restricted by ambient temperature and oxygen concentration, though effect of ambient temperature was relevant and showed a negatively linear correlation with CPUE at the range of 20–24°C. On the contrary, albacore distribution was evidently dominated by the water depth and showed strong preference on water depth of 200 m, which was likely a representative feeding layer. The presence of prey resources and their accessibility by albacore revealed by mesoscale structures in the biological and physical processes, and catchability determined by the location of the baited hooks comprehensively contribute to the variability of catch.

Three new ɑ-pyrone derivatives induced by chemical epigenetic manipulation of Penicillium herquei , an endophytic fungus isolated from Cordyceps sinensis - Da-Le Guo; Ling Qiu; Dan Feng; Xin He; Xiao-Hua Li; Zhi-Xing Cao; Yu-Cheng Gu; Ling Mei; Fang Deng; Yun Deng (Natural Product Research, 2020)

AAV/BBB-Mediated Gene Transfer of CHIP Attenuates Brain Injury Following Experimental Intracerebral Hemorrhage - Shuo Zhang; Zheng-wei Hu; Hai-yang Luo; Cheng-yuan Mao; Mi-bo Tang; Yu-sheng Li; Bo Song; Yao-he Wang; Zhong-xian Zhang; Qi-meng Zhang; Li-yuan Fan; Yao Zhang; et al. (Translational Stroke Research, 2020)

Comprehensive characterization and gene expression patterns of LBD gene family in Gossypium - Jingwen Yu; Qianwen Xie; Cheng Li; Yating Dong; Shuijin Zhu; Jinhong Chen (Planta, 2020)
Main conclusion A comprehensive account of the LBD gene family of Gossypium was provided in this work. Expression analysis and functional characterization revealed that LBD genes might play different roles in G. hirsutum and G. barbadense . Abstract The Lateral Organ Boundaries Domain (LBD) proteins comprise a plant-specific transcription factor family, which plays crucial roles in physiological processes of plant growth, development, and stress tolerance. In the present work, a systematical analysis of LBD gene family from two allotetraploid cotton species, G. hirsutum and G. barbadense , together with their genomic donor species, G. arboreum and G. raimondii , was conducted. There were 131, 128, 62, and 68 LBDs identified in G. hirsutum , G. barbadense , G. arboreum and G. raimondii , respectively. The LBD proteins could be classified into two main classes, class I and class II, based on the structure of their lateral organ boundaries domain and traits of phylogenetic tree, and class I was further divided into five subgroups. The gene structure and motif composition analyses conducted in both G. hirsutum and G. barbadense revealed that LBD genes kept relatively conserved within the subfamilies. Synteny analysis suggested that segmental duplication acted as an important mechanism in expansion of the cotton LBD gene family. Cis-element analysis predicated the possible functions of LBD genes. Public RNA-seq data were investigated to analyze the expression patterns of cotton LBD genes in various tissues as well as gene expression under abiotic stress treatments. Furthermore, RT-qPCR results found that GhLBDs had various expression regulation under MeJA treatments. Expression analysis indicated the differential functions of cotton LBD genes in response to abiotic stress and hormones.

Optimization of the protoplast transient expression system for gene functional studies in strawberry (Fragaria vesca) - Yi-Jie Gou; Yu-Lian Li; Pin-Pin Bi; Dan-Juan Wang; Yang-Yang Ma; Yang Hu; Hou-Cheng Zhou; Ying-Qiang Wen; Jia-Yue Feng (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2020)

Naturally Occurring Antibodies to Tau Exists in Human Blood and Are Not Changed in Alzheimer’s Disease - Zhong-Yuan Yu; Wei-Wei Li; Hai-Mei Yang; Noralyn B. Mañucat-Tan; Jun Wang; Ye-Ran Wang; Bin-Lu Sun; Zi-Cheng Hu; Li-Li Zhang; Liang Tan; Juan Deng; Yu-Hui Liu (Neurotoxicity Research, 2020)

Circadian gene Clock participates in mitochondrial apoptosis pathways by regulating mitochondrial membrane potential, mitochondria out membrane permeablization and apoptosis factors in AML12 hepatocytes - Shuhong Yang; Yanyou Liu; Yimei Guo; Rong Liu; Fang Qi; Xiaoxue Li; Hang Yu; Shuting Cheng; Zhengrong Wang (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2020)

Phytochemicals and biological activities of species from the genus Maytenus - Lei Zhang; Ming-Yue Ji; Bin Qiu; Qin-Yu Li; Ke-Yong Zhang; Ji-Cheng Liu; Lian-Sheng Dang; Min-Hui Li (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2020)

Metabolomic abnormalities of purine and lipids implicated olfactory bulb dysfunction of CUMS depressive rats - Yong He; Yue Wang; Zhonghao Wu; Tianlan Lan; Yu Tian; Xi Chen; Yan Li; Ruozhi Dang; Mengge Bai; Ke Cheng; Peng Xie (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2020)

Mechanisms behind soil N dynamics following cover restoration in degraded land in subtropical China - Xiangzhou Zheng; Cheng Lin; Baoling Guo; Juhua Yu; Hong Ding; Shaoyun Peng; Jinbo Zhang; Eric Ireland; Deli Chen; Christoph Müller; Yushu Zhang (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2020)

RIG-I aggravates interstitial fibrosis via c-Myc-mediated fibroblast activation in UUO mice - Zhuanli Zhou; Jiayun Ni; Jingyao Li; Chuanbing Huo; Naijun Miao; Fan Yin; Qian Cheng; Dan Xu; Hongyan Xie; Panpan Chen; Peiqing Zheng; Yingying Zhang; et al. (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2020)
Progressive tubulointerstitial fibrosis is the common final outcome for all kidney diseases evolving into chronic kidney disease (CKD), whereas molecular mechanisms driving fibrogenesis remain elusive. Retinoic acid-inducible gene-I (RIG-I), an intracellular pattern recognition receptor, is originally identified participating in immune response by recognizing virus RNA. Here, we revealed for the first time that RIG-I was induced in unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) and folic acid (FA) renal fibrosis models and moderate-degree renal fibrosis patients. Besides, we found RIG-I was mainly located in renal tubular epithelial cells and promoted the production and release of inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-6 through activation of NF-κB. Inflammatory cytokines released by tubular epithelial cells activated c-Myc-mediated TGF-β/Smad signaling in fibroblasts, which in turn aggravated interstitial fibrosis by promoting fibroblast activation and production of extracellular matrix components (ECM). Deficiency of RIG-I attenuated renal fibrosis by the regulation of inflammatory responses, c-Myc expression, and fibroblast activation. Besides, gene silencing of RIG-I reduced inflammatory cytokines in cultured tubular epithelial cells treated with Angiotensin II. Knockdown of c-Myc or c-Myc inhibitor blocked IL-1β-induced fibroblast activation. Collectively, our study demonstrates that RIG-I plays a significant role in the progress of renal fibrosis via regulating c-Myc-mediated fibroblast activation. Key messages • RIG-I was constantly elevated in kidneys from renal fibrotic mice. • RIG-I facilitated inflammatory cytokine production in tubular epithelial cells. • RIG-I aggravated renal fibrosis via c-Myc-mediated TGF-β/Smad activation.

Dynamic change of vegetation and its response to climate and topographic factors in the Xijiang River basin, China - Lu Jia; Zhan-bin Li; Guo-ce Xu; Zong-ping Ren; Peng Li; Yu-ting Cheng; Yi-xin Zhang; Bin Wang; Jia-xin Zhang; Shu Yu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Impacts of elevated temperature and pCO2 on the brooded larvae of Pocillopora damicornis from Luhuitou Reef, China: evidence for local acclimatization - Lei Jiang; Ming-Lan Guo; Fang Zhang; Yu-Yang Zhang; Guo-Wei Zhou; Xin-Ming Lei; Xiang-Cheng Yuan; You-Fang Sun; Tao Yuan; Lin Cai; Jian-Sheng Lian; Sheng Liu; et al. (Coral Reefs, 2020)

Lipocalin-2 Predicts Long-Term Outcome of Normotensive Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism - Haixu Yu; Zhuohui Liu; Jie Lu; Xinying Yang; Xin-Xin Yan; Yuhong Mi; Lu Hua; Yulin Li; Zhi-Cheng Jing; Jie Du (Cardiovascular Toxicology, 2020)

Increased interregional functional connectivity of anterior insula is associated with improved smoking cessation outcome - Chao Wang; Zhujing Shen; Peiyu Huang; Wei Qian; Cheng Zhou; Kaicheng Li; Qingze Zeng; Xiao Luo; Quanquan Gu; Hualiang Yu; Yihong Yang; Minming Zhang (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2020)

Genetic removal of the CH1 exon leads to the production of hypofunctional heavy chain-only IgG2a in rats - Zhenrong Li; Ming Zhang; Shunan Zheng; Yu Song; Xueqian Cheng; Di Yu; Lijuan Du; Liming Ren; Haitang Han; Yaofeng Zhao (Transgenic Research, 2020)

Separation and preparation of N-glycans based on ammonia-catalyzed release method - Meifang Yang; Ming Wei; Chengjian Wang; Yu Lu; Wanjun Jin; Xi Gao; Cheng Li; Langhong Wang; Linjuan Huang; Zhongfu Wang (Glycoconjugate Journal, 2020)

Titanium dioxide nanoparticles via oral exposure leads to adverse disturbance of gut microecology and locomotor activity in adult mice - Shanshan Zhang; Xuejun Jiang; Shuqun Cheng; Jingchuan Fan; Xia Qin; Tianxiong Wang; Yujia Zhang; Jun Zhang; Yu Qiu; Jingfu Qiu; Zhen Zou; Chengzhi Chen (Archives of Toxicology, 2020)

Multifunctionality of biocrusts is positively predicted by network topologies consistent with interspecies facilitation - Hua Li; Da Huo; Weibo Wang; Youxin Chen; Xiaoli Cheng; Gongliang Yu; Renhui Li (Molecular Ecology, 2020)
The potential of biodiversity loss to impair the delivery of ecosystem services has motived ecologists to better understand the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Although increasing evidence underlines the collective contribution of different biodiversity components on the simultaneous performance of multiple functions (multifunctionality), we know little about the trade‐offs between individual diversity effects and the extent to which they determine multifunctionality differentially. Here, at a subcontinental scale of 62 dryland sites, we show in phototrophic microbiota of biological soil crusts (biocrusts) that, whereas richness alone is unable to guarantee the maxima of multifunctional performance, interspecies facilitation and compositional identity are particularly stronger but often neglected predictors. The inconsistent effects of different biodiversity components imply that soil multifunctionality can be lost despite certain species remaining present. Moreover, we reveal a significant empirical association between species functional importance and its topological feature in co‐occurrence networks, indicating a functional signal of species interaction. Nevertheless, abundant species tend to isolate and merely interact within small topological structures, but rare species were tightly connected in complicated network modules. Our findings suggest that abundant and rare species of soil phototrophs exhibit distinct functional relevance. These results give a comprehensive view of how soil constructive species drive multifunctionality in biocrusts and ultimately promote a deeper understanding of the consequences of biodiversity loss in real‐world ecosystems.

SHRIMP U-Pb zircon geochronology and Hf isotope analyses of Middle Permian–early triassic intrusions in southern Manzhouli area, Northeast China: implications for the subduction of Mongol-Okhotsk plate beneath the Erguna massif - Kui-Feng Mi; Zhi-Cheng LÜ; Ting-Jie Yan; Sheng-Jin Zhao; Hai-Yang Yu (International Geology Review, 2020)

Genome-Wide Analysis of the Cryptochrome Gene Family in Plants - Shijiang Cao; Sijia He; Hongwei Lv; Jiashuo Zhang; Mohammad Aslam; Han Cheng; Anqi Hu; Guangqiu Cao; Xingtan Zhang; Yuan Yu; Yuan Qin (Tropical Plant Biology, 2020)

Atorvastatin ameliorates depressive behaviors and neuroinflammatory in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice - Zhang Hai-Na; Yu Xu-Ben; Tang Cong-Rong; Cao Yan-Cheng; Yang Fan; Xu Lei-Mei; Sun Ruo-Lan; Ye-Zi; Wang Ye-Xuan; Liang Jing (Psychopharmacology, 2020)

ES5 is involved in the regulation of phosphatidylserine synthesis and impacts on early senescence in rice (Oryza sativa L.) - Mohammad Hasanuzzaman Rani; Qunen Liu; Ning Yu; Yingxin Zhang; Beifang Wang; Yongrun Cao; Yue Zhang; Md Anowerul Islam; Workie Anley Zegeye; Liyong Cao; Shihua Cheng (Plant Molecular Biology, 2020)
Leaf senescence, which affects plant growth and yield in rice, is an ideal target for crop improvement and remarkable advances have been made to identify the mechanism underlying this process. We have characterized an early senile mutant es5 ( e arly leaf s enescence 5 ) in rice exhibiting leaf yellowing phenotype after the 4-leaf stage. This phenotype was confirmed by the higher accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and malondialdehyde (MDA), the disintegration of chloroplasts, reduction in chlorophyll content and photosynthetic rate and up-regulation of senescence-associated genes (SAGs) like Osh36 , OsI57 , and OsI85 . Positional cloning revealed that the es5 phenotype is the result of one base substitution in ES5 , encoding phosphatidylserine synthase (PSS) family protein, which is involved in the base-exchange type reaction to synthesize the minor membrane phospholipid phosphatidylserine. Functional complementation of ES5 in the es5 plants completely restored the wild-type phenotype. Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) analysis showed that es5 plants had increased levels of phosphatidylserine (PS) and decreased level of phosphatidylcholine (PC). These results provide evidence about the role of PS in rice leaf senescence.

Dopamine D2 Receptor-Mediated Modulation of Rat Retinal Ganglion Cell Excitability - Ning Yin; Yu-Long Yang; Shuo Cheng; Hong-Ning Wang; Xin Hu; Yanying Miao; Fang Li; Zhongfeng Wang (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2020)

CSF sAPPα and sAPPβ levels in Alzheimer’s Disease and Multiple Other Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Network Meta-Analysis - Wei Tang; Yan Wang; Juan Cheng; Jie Yao; Yu-You Yao; Qiang Zhou; Shi-He Guan (NeuroMolecular Medicine, 2020)

Three types of modern submarine canyons on the tectonically active continental margin offshore southwestern Taiwan - Cheng-Shing Chiang; Kan-Hsi Hsiung; Ho-Shing Yu; Song-Chuen Chen (Marine Geophysical Research, 2020)

Emplacement mechanisms of the Tagarma rock avalanche on the Pamir-western Himalayan syntaxis of the Tibetan Plateau, China - Yu-Feng Wang; Qian-Gong Cheng; Yun-Qiang Yuan; Jie Wang; Yu-Heng Qiu; Bang-Min Yin; An-Wen Shi; Zhen-Wei Guo (Landslides, 2020)

Influence of storage conditions on the infestation of Tyrophagus putrescentiae and prevalence of mite hypersensitivity in Taiwan - Cheng-Ying Shen; Chung-Yang Yen; Ding-Kuo Chien; Jaw-Ji Tsai; Sheng-Jie Yu; En-Chih Liao (Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2020)

The enhanced SO3 formation by alkali-metal sulfates from ash in the post-flame region during the combustion of high-alkali coal - Haiping Xiao; Qiyong Cheng; Hao Shi; Jian Li; Yu Ru (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Spray dedusting scheme under hybrid ventilation at a fully mechanized excavation face - Haiming Yu; Weimin Cheng; Yao Xie; Huitian Peng (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Comparative examination on synergistic toxicities of chlorpyrifos, acephate, or tetraconazole mixed with pyrethroid insecticides to honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) - Yanhua Wang; Yu Cheng Zhu; Wenhong Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Western Pacific Ocean influences on monsoon precipitation in the southwestern Chinese Loess Plateau since the mid-Holocene - Can Zhang; Cheng Zhao; Zicheng Yu; Haixia Zhang; Aifeng Zhou; Xiaojian Zhang; Xiaoping Feng; Xiaoshuang Sun; Ji Shen (Climate Dynamics, 2020)

Carbon content in airway macrophages and genomic instability in Chinese carbon black packers - Wenting Cheng; Yuansheng Liu; Jinglong Tang; Huawei Duan; Xiaoran Wei; Xiao Zhang; Shanfa Yu; Matthew J. Campen; Wei Han; Nathaniel Rothman; Steven A. Belinsky; Qing Lan; et al. (Archives of Toxicology, 2020)

Insights into non-symbiotic plant growth promotion bacteria associated with nodules of Sphaerophysa salsula growing in northwestern China - Zhen-Shan Deng; Zhao-Yu Kong; Bao-Cheng Zhang; Long-Fei Zhao (Archives of Microbiology, 2020)

The effect of heat transfer from formation to wellbore on the key parameters of supercritical CO2 in toe-point injection horizontal wells - Naichao Feng; Shiqing Cheng; Haiyang Yu; Wenyang Shi; Changhao Hu (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020)

Semi-analytical Modelling of Water Injector Test with Fractured Channel in Tight Oil Reservoir - Yang Wang; Shiqing Cheng; Kaidi Zhang; Jianchun Xu; Xiaoping An; Youwei He; Haiyang Yu (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2020)

MicroRNA-mediated responses to colchicine treatment in barley - Fang-Yao Sun; Lin Liu; Yi Yu; Xin-Ming Ruan; Cheng-Yu Wang; Qun-Wen Hu; De-Xiang Wu; Genlou Sun (Planta, 2020)

LPS impairs steroidogenesis and ROS metabolism and induces PPAR transcriptional activity to disturb estrogen/androgen receptor expression in testicular cells - Gang Wang; Songtao Cheng; Shanshan Zhang; Yuan Zhu; Yu Xiao; Lingao Ju (Molecular Biology Reports, 2020)

The giant Zaozigou Au-Sb deposit in West Qinling, China: magmatic- or metamorphic-hydrothermal origin? - Kun-Feng Qiu; Hao-Cheng Yu; Jun Deng; Duncan McIntire; Zong-Yang Gou; Jian-Zhen Geng; Zhao-Shan Chang; Rui Zhu; Kang-Ning Li; Richard Goldfarb (Mineralium Deposita, 2020)

Spinal P2X7R contributes to streptozotocin-induced mechanical allodynia in mice - Cheng-ming Ni; He-ping Sun; Xiang Xu; Bing-yu Ling; Hui Jin; Yu-qiu Zhang; Zhi-qi Zhao; Hong Cao; Lan Xu (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2020)

CX3CR1 contributes to streptozotocin-induced mechanical allodynia in the mouse spinal cord - Cheng-ming Ni; Bing-yu Ling; Xiang Xu; He-ping Sun; Hui Jin; Yu-qiu Zhang; Hong Cao; Lan Xu (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2020)

Preliminary study on the role of novel LysR family gene kp05372 in Klebsiella pneumoniae of forest musk deer - Wei Yang; Wu-you Wang; Wei Zhao; Jian-guo Cheng; Yin Wang; Xue-ping Yao; Ze-xiao Yang; Dong Yu; Yan Luo (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2020)

Performance Evaluation of a New Mobile POC Lipids Analyzer - Shi-Yann Cheng; Tung-Meng Tsai; Yen-Yu Chen; Po-Jung Lai; Tai-I Chen; Tsai-Jung Chen; Chieh-Hsiao Chen (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2020)

Therapeutic Efficacy of Subcutaneous and Intraperitoneal Injections of a Single Dose of Human Umbilical Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Acute and Chronic Colitis in a Mouse Model - Yu-Lung Chang; Huei-Yu Lo; Shun-Ping Cheng; Kuo-Ting Chang; Xiu-Fang Lin; Sheng-Ping Lee; Jason Ma; Ming-Ling Kuo; Ming-Fa Hsieh; Chin-Kan Chan (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2020)

Mobile Health for Diagnosis-PixoTest HbA1c POCT System - Shi-Yann Cheng; Tung-Meng Tsai; Yen-Yu Chen; Po-Jung Lai; Tai-I Chen; Chiung-Wen Hsu; Chieh-Hsiao Chen (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2020)

Performance Evaluation of a Novel Preclinical Micro-CT System In Vitro and In Vivo - Yi-Wen Lo; Chien-Chih Ke; Jhih-Shain Lee; Hsien-Chih Chiu; Cheng-Hsu Lu; Sih-Yu Chen; Wen-Chieh Yang; Ming-Chin Hu; Bang-Hung Yang; Wen-Sheng Huang; Ren-Shyan Liu (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2020)

Pulse Oximetry Monitor Feasible for Early Screening of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) - Huei-Chen Lin; Chien-Ling Su; Jun-Hui Ong; kun-ling Tsai; Yu-Wen Chen; Cheng-Yu Lin; Ling-Ling Chiang; Ching-Hsia Hung (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2020)

Genome-wide association analysis of stripe rust resistance loci in wheat accessions from southwestern China - Bin Cheng; Xu Gao; Ning Cao; Yanqing Ding; Yu Gao; Tianqing Chen; Zhihai Xin; Liyi Zhang (Journal of Applied Genetics, 2020)
Wheat stripe rust can cause considerable yield losses, and genetic resistance is the most effective approach for controlling the disease. To identify the genomic regions responsible for Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici ( Pst ) resistance in a set of winter wheat strains mainly from southwestern China, and to identify DNA markers in these regions, we carried out a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of 120 China winter wheat accessions using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers from 90K wheat SNP arrays. In total, 16 SNP loci were significantly associated with wheat stripe rust in field and greenhouse trials. Of these, three distinctive SNPs on chromosomes 1B, 4A, and 6A were identified at a site in Mianyang in 2014, where the most prevalent wheat stripe rust races since 2009 have been V26 (G22-9, G22-14). This suggests that the three SNP loci were linked to the new quantitative trait loci (QTL)/genes resistant to the V26 races. Germplasm with immunity to Pst is a good source of stripe rust resistance for breeding, and after further validation, SNPs closely linked to resistance QTLs/genes could be converted into user-friendly markers and facilitate marker-assisted selection to improve wheat stripe rust resistance.

Interaction between CA repeat microsatellites and HIF1α regulated the transcriptional activity of porcine IGF1 promoter - Hongwei Geng; Linlin Hao; Yunyun Cheng; Chunli Wang; Shan Huang; Wenzhen Wei; Rui Yang; Haoyang Li; Songcai Liu; Hao Yu; Huayi Lu (Journal of Applied Genetics, 2020)

Correction to: Associations of trace elements in blood with the risk of isolated ventricular septum defects and abnormal cardiac structure in children - Yu Zhu; Cheng Xu; Yuxi Zhang; Zongyun Xie; Yaqin Shu; Changgui Lu; Xuming Mo (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Impact of temperature changes between neighboring days on COPD in a city in Northeast China - Yuxia Ma; Haoran Jiao; Yifan Zhang; Bowen Cheng; Fengliu Feng; Zhiang Yu; Bingji Ma (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Correction to: Bioaccumulation and growth characteristics of Vallisneria natans (Lour.) Hara after chronic exposure to metal-contaminated sediments - Yu Qian; Changlei Cheng; Ken Drouillard; Qingzhi Zhu; Huan Feng; Shuzhuang He; Yuhong Fang; Shinan Qiao; Marek Kolenčík; Xuexiu Chang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Particulates and particulates-bound mercury (Hg(p)) sizes (PM18, PM10, PM2.5, PM1, PM<1) distributions study by using MOUDI sampler at a complex sampling site - Guor-Cheng Fang; Chao-Lang Kao; Pin-Wen Huang; Huang-Min Chen; Yu-Lun Wu; Gui-Ren Liang (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2020)

Aureimonas leprariae sp. nov., Isolated from a Lepraria sp. Lichen - Kun Zhang; Long-Qian Jiang; Li-Song Wang; De-Feng An; Lei Lang; Gui-Ding Li; Xin-Yu Wang; Song-Biao Shi; Qin-Yuan Li; Cheng-Lin Jiang; Yi Jiang (Current Microbiology, 2020)

Characterization and Genome Analysis of a Zearalenone-Degrading Bacillus velezensis Strain ANSB01E - Yongpeng Guo; Jianchuan Zhou; Yu Tang; Qiugang Ma; Jianyun Zhang; Cheng Ji; Lihong Zhao (Current Microbiology, 2020)

Molecular and morphological evidence for hybrid origin and matroclinal inheritance of an endangered wild rose, Rosa × pseudobanksiae (Rosaceae) from China - Cheng Zhang; Shi-Qi Li; Yu Zhang; Zhang-Ming Zhu; Jian-Quan Liu; Xin-Fen Gao (Conservation Genetics, 2020)

Bioavailable phosphorus distribution in alpine meadow soil is affected by topography in the Tian Shan Mountains - Fa-Yong Li; Cheng-yu Yuan; Zi-Qiang Yuan; Yong-jun You; Xue-fei Hu; Shan Wang; Guo-yu Li (Journal of Mountain Science, 2020)

Record-Setting Ocean Warmth Continued in 2019 - Lijing Cheng; John Abraham; Jiang Zhu; Kevin E. Trenberth; John Fasullo; Tim Boyer; Ricardo Locarnini; Bin Zhang; Fujiang Yu; Liying Wan; Xingrong Chen; Xiangzhou Song; et al. (Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2020)

v301, a new allele of BRITTLE CULM 12, and its regulation of the early senescence of the leaf blade in rice - Ji-le Ni; Xiao-zhu Wen; Cheng-bing Tang; Wei-jiang Tian; Wen-jing Yang; Jia Xie; Xiao-bo Zhang; Yang-yang Li; Yu-zhen Xiong; Ying Sun; Zhu Zhu; Ying Wang; et al. (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2020)

The false smut pathogen Ustilaginoidea virens requires rice stamens for false smut ball formation - Jing Fan; Jie Liu; Zhi‐You Gong; Pei‐Zhou Xu; Xiao‐Hong Hu; Jin‐Long Wu; Guo‐Bang Li; Juan Yang; Yu‐Qiu Wang; Yu‐Feng Zhou; Shuang‐Cheng Li; Li Wang; et al. (Environmental Microbiology, 2020)
Summary Rice false smut has emerged as a serious grain disease in rice production worldwide. The disease is characterized by the transformation of individual rice florets into false smut balls, which is caused by the fungal pathogen Ustilaginoidea virens . To date, little is known about the host factors required for false smut ball formation by U . virens . In this study, we identified histological determinants for the formation of false smut balls by inoculating U . virens into rice floral mutants defective with respect to individual floral parts. The results showed that U . virens could form mature false smut balls in rice floral mutants with defective pistils, but failed to develop false smut balls in the superwoman mutant lacking stamens, identifying that U . virens requires rice stamens to complete its infection cycle. Comparative transcriptome analysis indicated a list of candidate host genes that may facilitate nutrient acquisition by U . virens from the rice stamens, such as SWEET11 , SWEET14 and SUT5 , and genes involved in the biosynthesis of trehalose and raffinose family sugars. These data pinpoint rice stamens as the key target organ of U . virens infection and provide a valuable starting point for dissecting the molecular mechanism of false smut ball formation.

The application of the ‘Gene-deletor’ technology in banana - Chun-hua Hu; Qiao-song Yang; Xiu-hong Shao; Tao Dong; Fang-cheng Bi; Chun-yu Li; Gui-ming Deng; Yi Li; Gan-jun Yi; Tong-xin Dou (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2020)
Banana ( Musa spp.) is an important tropical crop. Banana industry is under biotic and abiotic stresses such as Fusarium wilt, typhoon, cold stress. Genetic engineering offers a powerful strategy to create germplasm of banana with enhanced resistance. The safety of genetically modified organisms has become a bottleneck restricting the popularization and application of genetically modified technology. In this study, a candidate promoter, LEAFY (LFY) for expression and flower initiation in Arabidopsis , was cloned and constructed to ‘Gene-deletor’ vector. Histochemical β-glucuronidase (GUS) staining results showed that the ‘Gene-deletor’ vector driven by LFY promoter could lead to 88.5% excision efficiency from Arabidopsis seeds based on more than 200 T 3 progeny examined per event. GUS staining was found to be partially negative in transgenic bananas, however, polymerase chain reaction could still detect the presence of large fragments of the vector. These results suggest that although LFY promoter could not completely drive the ‘Gene-deletor’ vector to achieve the effect of complete elimination of exogenous gene in bananas, its efficiency of eliminating exogenous gene laid a theoretical foundation for cloning banana fruit-specific promoters, that is, ‘non-transgenic’ GM bananas.

Tumor Microenvironment Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Prodrug Micelles for Improved Cancer Therapy - Zhiqiang Zhang; Miao Yu; Tong An; Jun Yang; Meijuan Zou; Yinglei Zhai; Wei Sun; Gang Cheng (Pharmaceutical Research, 2020)

The formation of the ore-bearing dolomite marble from the giant Bayan Obo REE-Nb-Fe deposit, Inner Mongolia: insights from micron-scale geochemical data - Wei Chen; Hang-Yu Liu; Jue Lu; Shao-Yong Jiang; Antonio Simonetti; Cheng Xu; Wen Zhang (Mineralium Deposita, 2020)

Modified stepwise mini-incision microdissection testicular sperm extraction: a useful technique for patients with a history of orchidopexy affected by non-obstructive azoospermia - Peng Li; Chen-cheng Yao; Er-lei Zhi; Yuan Xu; Zhong Wan; Ying-chuan Jiang; Yu-hua Huang; Yue-hua Gong; Hui-xing Chen; Ru-hui Tian; Chao Yang; Liang-yu Zhao; et al. (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2020)

Controlled Release of Spirotetramat Using Starch–Chitosan–Alginate-Encapsulation - Yan-Li Xie; Wayne Jiang; Fen Li; Yu Zhang; Xiao-Yu Liang; Meng Wang; Xueqing Zhou; Shao-Ying Wu; Cheng-Hui Zhang (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2020)

Characteristics and numerical modeling of a catastrophic loess flow slide triggered by the 2013 Minxian–Zhangxian earthquake in Yongguang village, Minxian, Gansu, China - Yu Zhuang; Aiguo Xing; Qiangong Cheng; Desheng Li; Cheng Zhao; Chong Xu (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2020)

Characterization and genome sequencing of a novel T7-like lytic phage, kpssk3, infecting carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae - Yunlong Shi; Yu Chen; Zichen Yang; Yulong Zhang; Bo You; Xinzhu Liu; Ping Chen; Meixi Liu; Cheng Zhang; Xiaoqiang Luo; Yajie Chen; Zhiqiang Yuan; et al. (Archives of Virology, 2020)

Geochemical characteristics and Sr‐Nd‐Hf isotope compositions of Late Triassic post‐collisional A‐type granites in Sarudik, SW Sumatra, Indonesia - Haikun Zhang; Peng Hu; Liang Cao; Armin Tampubolon; Asui Liu; Xiang Cheng; Mingguo Zhan; Luozhong Pan; Yu Dai; Beihong Pan (Island Arc, 2020)
Late Triassic A‐type granites are identified in this study in Sarudik, SW Sumatra. We present new data on zircon U–Pb geochronology, whole‐rock major and trace elements and Sr‐Nd‐Hf isotope geochemistry, aiming to study their petrogenesis and tectonic implications. LA‐ICP‐MS U–Pb dating of zircon separated from one biotite monzogranite sample yields a concordia age of 222.6 ±1.0 Ma, indicating a Late Triassic magmatic event. The studied granites are classified as weakly peralumious, high‐K calc‐alkaline granites. They exhibit high SiO 2 , K 2 O + Na 2 O, FeO/(FeO + MgO) and Ga/Al ratios and low Al 2 O 3 , CaO, MgO, P 2 O 5 and TiO 2 contents, with enrichment of Rb, Th and U and depletion of Ba, Sr, P and Eu, showing the features of A‐type granites. The granites have zircon ε Hf ( t ) values from −4.6 to −0.4 and whole‐rock ε Nd ( t ) values from −5.51 to −4.98, with Mesoproterozoic T DM2 ages (1278–1544 Ma) for both Hf and Nd isotopes. Geochemical and isotopic data suggest that the source of these A‐type granites is the Mesoproterozoic continental crust, without significant incorporation of mantle‐derived component, and their formation is controlled by subsequent fractional crystallization. The Sarudik A‐type granites are further assigned to A2‐type formed in post‐collisional environment. Combined with previous knowledge on the western SE Asia tectonic evolution, we conclude that the formation of the Late Triassic A‐type granites is related to the post‐collisional extension induced by the crustal thickening, gravitational collapse, and asthenosphere upwelling following the collision between the Sibumasu and the East Malaya Block.

Identification and Expression Pattern Analysis of Bacterial Blight Resistance Genes in Oryza officinalis Wall ex Watt Under Xanthomonas oryzae Pv. oryzae Stress - Chunmiao Jiang; Suqin Xiao; Dingqin Li; Ling Chen; Qiaofang Zhong; Fuyou Yin; Tengqiong Yu; Xue Ke; Dunyu Zhang; Jian Fu; Yue Chen; Bo Wang; et al. (Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 2019)
Background Bacterial blight (BB) caused by Xanthomonas oryzae Pv. oryzae ( Xoo ) is one of the most serious diseases of rice worldwide. Oryza officinalis Wall ex Watt, harboring abundant genetic diversity and disease resistance features, are important resources of exploring resistance genes with broad-spectrum resistance to BB. However, the molecular mechanisms and genes of BB resistance in O. officinalis have been rarely explored. Results Here, the BB resistance of four different origin O. officinalis populations in Yunnan were identified by seven representative hypervirulent Xoo races, which exhibited different BB resistance among four populations, in which the BB resistance of the Gengma_Lincang population was the strongest. In addition, the pathogenetic ability of seven Xoo races to O. officinalis was different in that the pathogenicity of PXO99 was stronger than that of C5. There were no remarkable differences in leaf microstructures among four O. officinalis populations, revealing the differences in resistance of four O. officinalis to BB are caused by the endogenous resistance genes. Furthermore, our results proved that there were no nine cloned BB resistance genes in four populations but possessed dominant Xa5 , dominant Xa13 , and recessive xa3/xa26 homologous alleles of xa5 , xa13 , and Xa3 / Xa26 resistance genes. These three homologous genes were isolated and cloned from four populations and named OoXa5 , OoXa13 , and Ooxa3 / xa26 . The expression profile revealed that the expression levels of OoXa13 and Ooxa3/xa26 were significantly down-regulated under PXO99 and C5 stress, especially in the Gengma_Lincang population, suggesting the O. officinalis might enhance BB resistance by down-regulating the expression level of OoXa13 and Ooxa3 / xa26 . Conclusion The BB resistance genes of O. officinalis had its own characteristics by expression pattern and BLAST analysis of OoXa5 , OoXa13 , and Ooxa3 / xa26 , which indicated that there might be new genes or molecular mechanism of BB resistance in O. officinalis. Our studies provided a solid foundation and reference for revealing the molecular mechanism of BB resistance in O. officinalis .

A maize NAC transcription factor, ZmNAC34, negatively regulates starch synthesis in rice - Xiaojian Peng; Qianqian Wang; Yu Wang; Beijiu Cheng; Yang Zhao; Suwen Zhu (Plant Cell Reports, 2019)

Combination of schisandrin and nootkatone exerts neuroprotective effect in Alzheimer’s disease mice model - Yu Qi; Xinhui Cheng; Huiting Jing; Tingxu Yan; Feng Xiao; Bo Wu; Kaishun Bi; Ying Jia (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2019)

Effects of calcium-binding sites in the S2–S3 loop on human and Nematostella vectensis TRPM2 channel gating processes - Yu-huan Luo; Xia-fei Yu; Cheng Ma; Fan Yang; Wei Yang (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2019)

Expressional and Functional Verification of the Involvement of CmEXPA4 in Chrysanthemum Root Development - Hong Ren; Li-zhu Wen; Yun-hui Guo; Yuan-yuan Yu; Cui-hui Sun; Hong-mei Fan; Fang-fang Ma; Cheng-shu Zheng (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2019)

Evaluation of Different Modulation Transfer Function Measurement Based on Different Edge Spread Function Calculations - Yu-Wei Tsai; Chien-Hau Chu; Wei-Hung Shih; Shih-Chun Jin; Jyh-Cheng Chen; Kai-Chieh Liang (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2019)

Construction of a Lactobacillus plantarum Strain Expressing the Capsid Protein of Porcine Circovirus Type 2d (PCV2d) as an Oral Vaccine - Yi-Han Tseng; Cheng-Chu Hsieh; Tsun-Yung Kuo; Je-Ruei Liu; Ting-Yu Hsu; Shu-Chen Hsieh (Indian Journal of Microbiology, 2019)

SSR analysis reveals molecular variation and genetic diversity in Malus sieversii with different stress resistance levels in China - Shaoshuai Yu; Wenxia Zhao; Yanxia Yao; Wenxia Huai; Yuan Cheng; Zhongfu Zhou; Wenfa Xiao; Weiquan Qin; Wei Yan; Weiwei Song (Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology, 2019)

Mechanism and Control of Roadway Floor Heave in the Paleogene Soft Rock Surroundings - Jun Yang; Kaifang Zhou; Yu Cheng; Yubing Gao; Qinglong Wei; Yongguang Hu (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2019)

Normal Impact Test of a Spherical Rockfall - Taijiang Chen; Guangcheng Zhang; Cheng Zhang; Xu Gao; Yu Zheng (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2019)

The effect of plastic fines on the shear modulus and damping ratio of silty sands - Ke Cheng; Jun Zhang; Yu Miao; Bin Ruan; Tao Peng (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2019)

Selenium Deficiency Affects Uterine Smooth Muscle Contraction Through Regulation of the RhoA/ROCK Signalling Pathway in Mice - Cheng-Jie Chen; Peng Xiao; Yu Chen; Rui Fang (Biological Trace Element Research, 2019)

Interception of sulfate deposition from a closed canopy to a forest gap edge canopy in a subalpine dragon spruce plantation - Yu Zhang; Fu-zhong Wu; Bo Tan; Zhen-feng Xu; Han Li; Jun-cheng Liu; Hai-rong Zhao; Si-yi Tan; Cheng-ming You; Wan-qin Yang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2019)

PML and CFS-PML boundary conditions for a mesh-free finite difference solution of the elastic wave equation - Cheng-Yu Sun; Shi-Zhong Li; Ning Xu (Applied Geophysics, 2019)

Rubellimicrobium rubrum sp. nov., a novel bright reddish bacterium isolated from a lichen sample - Long-Qian Jiang; Kun Zhang; Gui-Ding Li; Xin-Yu Wang; Song-Biao Shi; Qin-Yuan Li; De-Feng An; Lei Lang; Li-Song Wang; Cheng-Lin Jiang; Yi Jiang (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2019)

DESIGN AND TYPE SELECTION OF CONCRETE‐LINED SMALL CANALS IN CUT AND EXPANSIVE SOIL IN COLD REGIONS - Sen‐Hao Cheng; Liang Wang; Yu‐Bao Wang; Zheng‐Zhong Wang; Bernard A. Engel (Irrigation and Drainage, 2019)
In cold regions, deformation because of frost heave in the soil seriously damages the concrete lining of canals, which results in seepage loss and high maintenance costs. Cross‐sectional canal shapes with low‐stress concrete lining are an important aspect of small canal design. Round‐bottom triangular, parabolic and catenary sections are curved and therefore regarded as likely to perform well in conditions in which frost heave occurs. This study provides an objective answer to the question of which section would perform well in frost heave conditions with as large as possible water conveyance efficiency. The design process of small canals was simplified first, and the result shows savings in the land area required for canals. Then, based on two principles, the hydraulic radius and performance of three sections in resisting frost heave damage were compared. In regions without frost heave, the round‐bottom triangular section is better because it has the largest hydraulic radius and design flexibility. In cold regions, if width to depth ratio or depth is a principal constraint, a parabolic (wide section) or catenary (narrow section) is better for big side slopes and curved structures. If side slope (horizontal to vertical) is the principal constraint, the round‐bottom triangular is better. © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Structural characterization and immunosuppressive activity of a new pregnane glycoside from Epigynum cochinchinensis - Yu-Ting Shao; Yan Zhao; Hong Zhang; Meng-Jun Jiang; Afsar Khan; Sheng-Bao Cai; Tian-Rui Zhao; Gui-Guang Cheng; Jian-Xin Cao (Natural Product Research, 2019)

Numerical and Experimental Study on the Cracking Behavior of Marble with En-Echelon Flaws - Yi Cheng; Yu-Yong Jiao; Fei Tan (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2019)

Isoflurane produces antidepressant effects inducing BDNF-TrkB signaling in CUMS mice - Sha-Sha Zhang; Yu-Hua Tian; Song-Jun Jin; Wen-Cheng Wang; Jing-Xin Zhao; Xiao-Ming Si; Li Zhang; Hong Xu; Jing-Yu Jin (Psychopharmacology, 2019)

Application of Cas12a and nCas9-activation-induced cytidine deaminase for genome editing and as a non-sexual strategy to generate homozygous/multiplex edited plants in the allotetraploid genome of tobacco - Chen-Tran Hsu; Yu-Jung Cheng; Yu-Hsua Yuan; Wei-Fon Hung; Qiao-Wei Cheng; Fu-Hui Wu; Lan-Ying Lee; Stanton B. Gelvin; Choun-Sea Lin (Plant Molecular Biology, 2019)

FadP affects the virulence of Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum by altering nitrogen metabolism processes and reducing motility, cellulase, and extracellular polysaccharide production - Jia-chun Wu; Min Zhong; Xing-wei Li; Cheng-peng Yu; Qiong-guang Liu (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2019)

In vitro activities of imipenem, vancomycin, and rifampicin against clinical Elizabethkingia species producing BlaB and GOB metallo-beta-lactamases - Tein-Yao Chang; Hsing-Yu Chen; Yu-Ching Chou; Yun-Hsiang Cheng; Jun-Ren Sun (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2019)

Effects of aquatic phototrophs on seasonal hydrochemical, inorganic, and organic carbon variations in a typical karst basin, Southwest China - Ping’an Sun; Shiyi He; Yaqiong Yuan; Shi Yu; Cheng Zhang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Relationship between the Asian summer monsoon circulation and speleothem δ18O of Xiaobailong cave - Yu Yang; Ruowen Yang; Jie Cao; Jingyao Zhao; Hai Cheng; Jian Wang (Climate Dynamics, 2019)

Candidate genes underlying the quantitative trait loci for root-knot nematode resistance in a Cucumis hystrix introgression line of cucumber based on population sequencing - Chunyan Cheng; Xing Wang; Xuejiao Liu; Shuqiong Yang; Xiaqing Yu; Chuntao Qian; Ji Li; Qunfeng Lou; Jinfeng Chen (Journal of Plant Research, 2019)
The southern root-knot nematode (RKN), Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid & White) Chitwood, is one of most destructive species of plant parasitic nematodes, causing significant economic losses to numerous crops including cucumber ( Cucumis sativus L. 2n = 14). No commercial cultivar is currently available with resistance to RKN, severely hindering the genetic improvement of RKN resistance in cucumber. An introgression line, IL10-1, derived from the interspecific hybridization between the wild species Cucumis hystrix Chakr. (2n = 24, HH) and cucumber, was identified with resistance to RKN. In this study, an ultrahigh-density genetic linkage bin-map, composed of high-quality single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), was constructed based on low-coverage sequences of the F 2:6 recombinant inbred lines derived from the cross between inbred line IL10-1 and cultivar ‘Beijingjietou’ CC3 (hereinafter referred to as CC3). Three QTLs were identified accounting for 13.36% (qRKN1-1), 9.07% and 9.58% (qRKN5-1 and qRKN5-2) of the resistance variation, respectively. Finally, four genes with nonsynonymous SNPs from chromosome 5 were speculated to be the candidate RKN-resistant related genes, with annotation involved in disease resistance. Though several gaps still exist on the bin-map, our results could potentially be used in breeding programs and establish an understanding of the associated mechanisms underlying RKN resistance in cucumber.

Aflatoxin B1 enhances pyroptosis of hepatocytes and activation of Kupffer cells to promote liver inflammatory injury via dephosphorylation of cyclooxygenase-2: an in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo study - Li-Yin Zhang; Deng-Lin Zhan; Yuan-Yuan Chen; Wei-Hua Wang; Cheng-Yong He; Yi Lin; Yu-Chun Lin; Zhong-Ning Lin (Archives of Toxicology, 2019)

Engineering properties of loess stabilized by a type of eco-material, calcium lignosulfonate - Guo-yu Li; Xin Hou; Yan-hu Mu; Wei Ma; Fei Wang; Yu Zhou; Yun-cheng Mao (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2019)

Hip Fracture Discrimination Based on Statistical Multi-parametric Modeling (SMPM) - Julio Carballido-Gamio; Aihong Yu; Ling Wang; Yongbin Su; Andrew J. Burghardt; Thomas F. Lang; Xiaoguang Cheng (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2019)

Design and Experiment of a Plateau Data-Gathering AUV - Hao Xu; Guo-Cheng Zhang; Yu-Shan Sun; Shuo Pang; Xiang-Rui Ran; Xiang-Bin Wang (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2019)
The design, control, and implementation of an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for collecting hydrological information from plateau rivers and lakes are presented in this paper. The hardware and software structures of the control system were previously described. A novel sliding mode controller (SMC) with combinational reaching law of vertical hovering motion is proposed to improve the robustness and stability. The S-plane control, a nonlinear controller with little parameters, is used in the horizontal motion. Besides, the navigation strategy based on the dead-reckoning algorithm, a path tracking based on the light-of-sight (LOS) algorithm, and a control allocation strategy considering saturation are present. Finally, experiments were performed in a tank and in a river in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau to prove the feasibility and reliability of the AUV system.

Two new polyketides isolated from a diethyl sulphate mutant of marine-derived Penicillium purpurogenum G59 - Chang-Jing Wu; Hua Qiao; Cheng-Bin Cui; Yu Yang; Rui Xu; Chun-Xiao Sun; De-Hai Li; Chang-Wei Li (Natural Product Research, 2019)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) Is the Most Important Component of Spots on the Inner Surface of Mactra veneriformis Shells - Cheng He; Baolu Zhang; Lei Wei; Wenchao Yu; Qiuyun Jiang; Xiaona Wang; Wen Guo; Xiaotong Wang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019)

Mapping oil palm plantation expansion in Malaysia over the past decade (2007–2016) using ALOS-1/2 PALSAR-1/2 data - Yuqi Cheng; Le Yu; Yidi Xu; Hui Lu; Arthur P. Cracknell; Kasturi Kanniah; Peng Gong (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2019)

Environmental-comfort building layout principle for a coastal industrial park - Cheng-Wei Yu; Yin-Hao Chiu (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2019)

MicroRNA-365 Knockdown Prevents Ischemic Neuronal Injury by Activating Oxidation Resistance 1-Mediated Antioxidant Signals - Jia-Lin Mo; Zhi-Guang Pan; Xiao Chen; Yu Lei; Ling-Ling Lv; Cheng Qian; Feng-Yan Sun (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2019)

Orientin Improves Cognition by Enhancing Autophagosome Clearance in an Alzheimer’s Mouse Model - Yi Zhong; Qing-yu Zheng; Cheng-yan Sun; Ze Zhang; Kun Han; Ning Jia (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2019)

Evaluation of Coherence Between ECG and PPG Derived Parameters on Heart Rate Variability and Respiration in Healthy Volunteers With/Without Controlled Breathing - Hao-Yu Jan; Mei-Fen Chen; Tieh-Cheng Fu; Wen-Chen Lin; Cheng-Lun Tsai; Kang-Ping Lin (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2019)

Development of Multi-axis Motor Control Systems for Lower Limb Robotic Exoskeleton - Cheng-Tang Pan; Chun-Chieh Chang; Pei-Yuan Sun; Cheng-Lung Lee; Tzu-Chieh Lin; Chung-Kun Yen; Yu-Sheng Yang (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2019)

The effects of negative air ions on cognitive function: an event-related potential (ERP) study - Chien-Heng Chu; Su-Ru Chen; Chih-Han Wu; Yung-Chao Cheng; Yu-Min Cho; Yu-Kai Chang (International Journal of Biometeorology, 2019)

Fine mapping and identification of ub4 as a candidate gene associated with tassel branch number in maize (Zea mays L.) - Jianbo Li; Dexuan Meng; Hongwei Yu; Kuangye Zhang; Kangning Zhu; Jingbo Lv; Zixiang Cheng; Jianfeng Weng; Wanli Du; Xiangling Lv; Fenghai Li (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2019)

Investment Environment Assessment and Strategic Policy for Subjects of Federation in Russia - Fujia Li; Qian Liu; Suocheng Dong; Hao Cheng; Yu Li; Yang Yang; Bair Tsydypov; Alexey Bilgaev; Alexander Ayurzhanaev; Xiaoyan Bu; Bing Xia (Chinese Geographical Science, 2019)

Multifractal analysis and evolution rules of micro-fractures in brittle tectonically deformed coals of Yangquan mining area - Fengli Li; Bo Jiang; Guoxi Cheng; Yu Song (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2019)

LpxD gene knockout elicits protection to Litopenaeus vannamei, white shrimp, against Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection - Ching-Yi Tsai; Harvey M. Santos; Shao-Yang Hu; Cheng Yu Sang; Ciara Alyssa S. Yanuaria; Ernest Nicolo G. Lola; Lemmuel L. Tayo; Karmella Marie A. Nitura; Chun Hung Liu; Kuo Pin Chuang (Aquaculture International, 2019)

Extracting Typhoon Disaster Information from VGI Based on Machine Learning - Jiang Yu; Qiansheng Zhao; Cheng Siong Chin (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2019)
The southeastern coast of China suffers many typhoon disasters every year, causing huge casualties and economic losses. In addition, collecting statistics on typhoon disaster situations is hard work for the government. At the same time, near-real-time disaster-related information can be obtained on developed social media platforms like Twitter and Weibo. Many cases have proved that citizens are able to organize themselves promptly on the spot, and begin to share disaster information when a disaster strikes, producing massive VGI (volunteered geographic information) about the disaster situation, which could be valuable for disaster response if this VGI could be exploited efficiently and properly. However, this social media information has features such as large quantity, high noise, and unofficial modes of expression that make it difficult to obtain useful information. In order to solve this problem, we first designed a new classification system based on the characteristics of social medial data like Sina Weibo data, and made a microblogging dataset of typhoon damage with according category labels. Secondly, we used this social medial dataset to train the deep learning model, and constructed a typhoon disaster mining model based on a deep learning network, which could automatically extract information about the disaster situation. The model is different from the general classification system in that it automatically selected microblogs related to disasters from a large number of microblog data, and further subdivided them into different types of disasters to facilitate subsequent emergency response and loss estimation. The advantages of the model included a wide application range, high reliability, strong pertinence and fast speed. The research results of this thesis provide a new approach to typhoon disaster assessment in the southeastern coastal areas of China, and provide the necessary information for the authoritative information acquisition channel.

Two new labdane diterpenoids from aerial parts of Leonurus japonicus and their anti-inflammatory activity - Yu-Mei Hu; Wen-Jun Liu; Meng-Xuan Li; Hai-Bo Li; Tao Jiang; Ning-Bo Cheng; Wen-Zhe Huang; Zhen-Zhong Wang; Hua-Xu Zhu; Wei Xiao (Natural Product Research, 2019)

Effects of drought–re-watering–drought on the photosynthesis physiology and secondary metabolite production of Bupleurum chinense DC. - Linlin Yang; Yu Zhao; Qi Zhang; Lin Cheng; Mei Han; Yueying Ren; Limin Yang (Plant Cell Reports, 2019)

Mechanism of the Breaking of Seed Dormancy by Flower Thinning in Heracleum moellendorffii Hance - Shuya Liu; Xinmei Jiang; Zaimin Liu; Yao Cheng; Tianyu Sun; Xihong Yu (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2019)

Dysregulation of Fibroblast Growth Factor 10 in the Peripheral Blood of Patients with Schizophrenia - Yun Yu; Guo-Jun Xie; Yang Hu; Xue-Song Li; Guang-Yang Chen; Guang-En Zheng; Xi Chen; Yong Cheng (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2019)

2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin-induced aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation enhanced the suppressive function of mesenchymal stem cells against splenocyte proliferation - Guorui Zhang; Xiaoming Li; Yi Cheng; Haiyang Yu; Wen Gu; Zhilei Cui; Xuejun Guo (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2019)

Optimized aeration strategies for nitrogen removal efficiency: application of end gas recirculation aeration in the fixed bed biofilm reactor - Jia heng Zhou; Hao cheng Yu; Kai qiang Ye; Hong yu Wang; Yun jie Ruan; Jian ming Yu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Canned food intake and urinary bisphenol a concentrations: a randomized crossover intervention study - Chiung-Yu Peng; Eing-Mei Tsai; Tzu-Hsiung Kao; Tai-Cheng Lai; Shih-Shin Liang; Chien-Chih Chiu; Tsu-Nai Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Landform classification based on optimal texture feature extraction from DEM data in Shandong Hilly Area, China - Hongchun Zhu; Yuexue Xu; Yu Cheng; Haiying Liu; Yipeng Zhao (Frontiers of Earth Science, 2019)

Evaluating three satellite-based precipitation products of different spatial resolutions in Shanghai based on upscaling of rain gauge - Weiyue Li; Xiaogang He; Weiwei Sun; Marco Scaioni; Dongjing Yao; Jing Fu; Yu Chen; Bin Liu; Jun Gao; Xin Li; Guodong Cheng (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2019)

Construction of a high-density genetic map of tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa Andr. Moutan) using restriction site associated DNA sequencing (RADseq) approach - Shiming Li; Shuzuo Lv; Kang Yu; Zhanying Wang; Yunfei Li; Xuemei Ni; Xin Jin; Gang Huang; Jie Wang; Shu Cheng; Erqiang Wang; Gengyun Zhang; et al. (Tree Genetics & Genomes, 2019)

Interpreting air temperature generated from urban climatic map by urban morphology in Taipei - Yu-Cheng Chen; Tzu-Wen Lo; Wan-Yu Shih; Tzu-Ping Lin (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2019)

Late Holocene hydroclimatic variations and possible forcing mechanisms over the eastern Central Asia - Jianghu Lan; Hai Xu; Keke Yu; Enguo Sheng; Kangen Zhou; Tianli Wang; Yuanda Ye; Dongna Yan; Huixian Wu; Peng Cheng; Waili Abuliezi; Liangcheng Tan (Science China Earth Sciences, 2019)

WSL6 encoding an Era-type GTP-binding protein is essential for chloroplast development in rice - Yinglun Sun; Yunlu Tian; Shuhan Cheng; Yunlong Wang; Yuanyuan Hao; Jianping Zhu; Xiaopin Zhu; Yuanyan Zhang; Mingzhou Yu; Jie Lei; Xiuhao Bao; Hongming Wu; et al. (Plant Molecular Biology, 2019)

Adult sacrococcygeal teratoma: a retrospective study over eight years at a single institution - Xiang-ming Xu; Feng Zhao; Xiao-fei Cheng; Wei-xiang Zhong; Jing-peng Liu; Wei-qin Jiang; Xiao-kai Yu; Jian-jiang Lin (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2019)

Dynamic Load Characteristics and the Pressure Reduction Caused by the Cutting Seam on the Roadside Roof of a Large Mining Height Longwall Face in a Shallow Coal Seam - Jun Yang; Binhui Liu; Yubing Gao; Yajun Wang; Yu Cheng; Shilin Hou (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2019)

A pro-environmental behavior model for investigating the roles of social norm, risk perception, and place attachment on adaptation strategies of climate change - Tai-Kuei Yu; Yu-Jie Chang; I-Cheng Chang; Tai-Yi Yu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Prevalence of mycotoxins in feed and feed ingredients between 2015 and 2017 in Taiwan - Ching-Kuo Yang; Yeong-Hsiang Cheng; Wan-Ting Tsai; Rou-Wan Liao; Chia-Sheng Chang; Wan-Chu Chien; Jia-Cin Jhang; Yu-Hsiang Yu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Quaternary ammonium-functionalized rice straw hydrochar as efficient adsorbents for methyl orange removal from aqueous solution - Xiong Peng; Zongcheng Yan; Xi Cheng; Yu Li; Aili Wang; Li Chen (Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2019)

The Variable Regulatory Effect of Arsenic on Nrf2 Signaling Pathway in Mouse: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - Cheng Wang; Qiang Niu; Rulin Ma; Guanling Song; Yunhua Hu; Shangzhi Xu; Yu Li; Haixia Wang; Shugang Li; Yusong Ding (Biological Trace Element Research, 2019)

Modelling spatial variation in the treatment costs of non-point source pollution in mountainous regions of southwest China - Ju Liu; Bin Fu; Cheng-hu Zhang; Yu-kuan Wang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2019)

PB2 and hemagglutinin mutations confer a virulent phenotype on an H1N2 avian influenza virus in mice - Zhijun Yu; Zhiguang Ren; Yongkun Zhao; Kaihui Cheng; Weiyang Sun; Xinghai Zhang; Jiaqiang Wu; Hongbin He; Xianzhu Xia; Yuwei Gao (Archives of Virology, 2019)

CNOT3 contributes to cisplatin resistance in lung cancer through inhibiting RIPK3 expression - Lin Jing; Meng-En Zhai; Jian Cui; Xin-Yu Fan; Yuan-Yuan Cheng; Jian-Li Jiang; Zhi-Nan Chen (Apoptosis, 2019)

F‐box proteins MoFwd1, MoCdc4 and MoFbx15 regulate development and pathogenicity in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae - Huan‐Bin Shi; Nan Chen; Xue‐Ming Zhu; Shuang Liang; Lin Li; Jiao‐Yu Wang; Jian‐Ping Lu; Fu‐Cheng Lin; Xiao‐Hong Liu (Environmental Microbiology, 2019)
Summary The Skp1‐Cul1‐F‐box‐protein (SCF) ubiquitin ligases are important parts of the ubiquitin system controlling many cellular biological processes in eukaryotes. However, the roles of SCF ubiquitin ligases remain unclear in phytopathogenic Magnaporthe oryzae . Here, we cloned 24 F‐box proteins and confirmed that 17 proteins could interact with MoSkp1, showing their potential to participate in SCF complexes. To determine their functions, null mutants of 21 F‐box‐containing genes were created. Among them, the F‐box proteins MoFwd1, MoCdc4 and MoFbx15 were found to be required for growth, development and full virulence. Fluorescent‐microscopy observations demonstrated that both MoFbx15 and MoCdc4 were localized to the nucleus, compared with MoFwd1, which was distributed in the cytosol. MoCdc4 and MoFwd1 bound to MoSkp1 via the F‐box domain, the deletion of which abrogated their function. Race tube and qRT‐PCR assays confirmed that MoFwd1 was involved in circadian rhythm by regulating transcription and protein stability of the core circadian clock regulator MoFRQ . Moreover, MoFWD1 also orchestrates conidial germination by influencing conidial amino acids pools and oxidative stress release. Overall, our results indicate that SCF ubiquitin ligases play indispensable roles in development and pathogenicity in M. oryzae .

Comparative genome‐scale modelling of the pathogenic Flavobacteriaceae species Riemerella anatipestifer in China - Jibin Liu; Qiurui Zeng; Mingshu Wang; Anchun Cheng; Mafeng Liu; Dekang Zhu; Shun Chen; Renyong Jia; Xin‐Xin Zhao; Ying Wu; Qiao Yang; Shaqiu Zhang; et al. (Environmental Microbiology, 2019)
Riemerella anatipestifer (RA) is a gram‐negative bacterium that has a high potential to infect waterfowl. Although more and more genomes of RA have been generated comparaed to genomic analysis of RA still remains at the level of individual species. In this study, we analysed the pan‐genome of 27 RA virulent isolates to reveal the intraspecies genomic diversity from various aspects. The multi‐locus sequence typing (MLST) analysis suggests that the geographic origin of R. anatipestifer is Guangdong province, China. Results of pan‐genome analysis revealed an open pan‐genome for all 27 species with the sizes of 2967 genes. We identified 387 genes among 555 unique genes originated by horizontal gene transfer. Further studies showed 204 strain‐specific HGT genes were predicted as virulent proteins. Screening the 1113 core genes in RA through subtractive genomic approach, 70 putative vaccine targets out of 125 non‐cytoplasmic proteins have been predicted. Further analysis of these non A. platyrhynchos homologous proteins predicted that 56 essential proteins as drug target with more interaction partners were involved in unique metabolic pathways of RA. In conclusion, the present study indicated the essence and the diversity of RA and also provides useful information for identification of vaccine and drugs candidates in future.

Isochromanes from Aspergillus fumigatus , an endophytic fungus from Cordyceps sinensis - Xiao-Hua Li; Xue-Hua Han; Ling-Ling Qin; Jun-Lin He; Zhi-Xing Cao; Yu-Cheng Gu; Da-Le Guo; Yun Deng (Natural Product Research, 2019)

Correction to: Shear Rate Effects on the Post-peak Shear Behaviour and Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Artificially Split Granite Joints - Fanzhen Meng; Louis Ngai Yuen Wong; Hui Zhou; Jin Yu; Guangtan Cheng (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2019)

Shear Rate Effects on the Post-peak Shear Behaviour and Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Artificially Split Granite Joints - Fanzhen Meng; Louis Ngai Yuen Wong; Hui Zhou; Jin Yu; Guangtan Cheng (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2019)

Comparative proteomics illustrates the complexity of Fe, Mn and Zn deficiency-responsive mechanisms of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) plants in vitro - Lixiang Cheng; Shaomei Zhang; Lili Yang; Yuping Wang; Bin Yu; Feng Zhang (Planta, 2019)

Effect of Interaction between Adenosine and Nitric Oxide on Central Nervous System Oxygen Toxicity - Cheng-wei Xie; Zhong-zhuang Wang; Ya-nan Zhang; Yu-liang Chen; Run-ping Li; Jun-dong Zhang (Neurotoxicity Research, 2019)

Antagonism of Ca2+-sensing receptors by NPS 2143 is transiently masked by p38 activation in mouse brain bEND.3 endothelial cells - Cing-Yu Chen; Mann-Jen Hour; Wen-Chuan Lin; Kar-Lok Wong; Lian-Ru Shiao; Ka-Shun Cheng; Paul Chan; Yuk-Man Leung (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2019)