Source variation and tempo-spatial characteristics of health risks of heavy metals in surface dust in Beijing, China - Leiping Cao; Ruimin Liu; Yiling Zhou; Cong Men; Lin Li (Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 2022)

Characterizing the development of Sea ranching in China - Shurong Liu; Xijie Zhou; Cong Zeng; Tim Frankstone; Ling Cao (Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 2022)

Sevoflurane exposure during the second trimester induces neurotoxicity in offspring rats by hyperactivation of PARP-1 - Cong Wang; Qian Jiang; Ping Zhao (Psychopharmacology, 2022)

Differential pulp cell wall structures lead to diverse fruit textures in apple (Malus domestica) - Ling Yang; Peihua Cong; Jiali He; Haidong Bu; Sijun Qin; Deguo Lyu (Protoplasma, 2022)

Spray-Dried and Spray-Freeze-Dried Powder Formulations of an Anti-Interleukin-4Rα Antibody for Pulmonary Delivery - Harry W. Pan; Han Cong Seow; Jason C. K. Lo; Jinlin Guo; Lingqiao Zhu; Susan W. S. Leung; Chenghai Zhang; Jenny K. W. Lam (Pharmaceutical Research, 2022)

Practical research on improving nano majors students' social adaptability by quality development course - Yi Li; Shijun Xu; Cong Zeng; Yanping Yang (Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering, 2022)

Complex carotid artery segmentation in multi-contrast MR sequences by improved optimal surface graph cuts based on flow line learning - Chenglu Zhu; Xiaoyan Wang; Shengyong Chen; Zhongzhao Teng; Cong Bai; Xiaojie Huang; Ming Xia; Zhanpeng Shao; Zheng Gu; Peiliang Sun (Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2022)

Dissecting the role of cell signaling versus CD8+ T cell modulation in propranolol antitumor activity - Wei Li; Jielin Wan; Cuiyu Chen; Chengfang Zhou; Ping Liao; Qian Hu; Jiali Hu; Yang Wang; Yu Zhang; Cong Peng; Yuanfei Huang; Weihua Huang; et al. (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2022)

Improving the Prediction of Potential Kinase Inhibitors with Feature Learning on Multisource Knowledge - Yichen Zhong; Cong Shen; Huanhuan Wu; Tao Xu; Lingyun Luo (Interdisciplinary Sciences: Computational Life Sciences, 2022)

Integrating hydrochemical and microbial methods to identify hydraulic connections between three saltworks in southern Laizhou Bay, China - Fan Yang; Chao Jia; Wenbo Chang; Haitao Yang; Cong Wang; Qinghe Fan (Hydrogeology Journal, 2022)

Estimation of Active Earth Pressure for Limited Width of Soil Using Nonlinear Failure Criterion - Lu Cong; Xuan-yu Yang; Bi-chang Zhang; Wei Xiong (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2022)

Insights into the fates of plasmids and antimicrobial resistance genes during swine manure treatment and related factors based on plasmidome and metagenome analyses - Junrui Shui; Hongmei Tuo; Jinxin Liu; Xialan Zhang; Jingyi Feng; Yuxuan Feng; Wen Su; Cong Lin; Haoyu Zhang; Zunfang Tu; Hongning Wang; Anyun Zhang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Evaluation of seawater intrusion and water quality prediction in Dagu River of North China based on fuzzy analytic hierarchy process exponential smoothing method - Haitao Yang; Chao Jia; Xin Li; Fan Yang; Cong Wang; Xiao Yang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Changes in antioxidant system and sucrose metabolism in maize varieties exposed to Cd - Cong Li; Yingdi Cao; Tianfeng Li; Meiyu Guo; Xinglin Ma; Yanshu Zhu; Jinjuan Fan (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)
Different maize varieties respond differentially to cadmium (Cd) stress. However, the physiological mechanisms that determine the response are not well defined. Antioxidant systems and sucrose metabolism help plants to cope with abiotic stresses, including Cd stress. The relationship of these two systems in the response to Cd stress is unclear. Seed is sensitive to Cd stress during germination. In this study, we investigated changes in the antioxidant system, sucrose metabolism, and abscisic acid and gibberellin concentrations in two maize varieties with low (FY9) or high (SY33) sensitivities to Cd under exposure to CdCl 2 (20 mg L −1 ) at different stages of germination (3, 6, and 9 days).The seed germination and seedling growth were inhibited under Cd stress. The superoxide, malondialdehyde, and proline concentrations, and the superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, catalase, and lipoxygenase activities increased compared with those of the control (CK; without Cd). The expression levels of three genes ( ZmOPR2 , ZmOPR5 , and ZmPP2C6 ) responsive to oxidative stress increased differentially in the two varieties under Cd stress. The activity of the antioxidant system and the transcript levels of oxidative stress–responsive genes were higher in the Cd-tolerant variety, FY9, than in the sensitive variety, SY33. Sucrose metabolism was increased under Cd stress compared with that of the CK and was more active in the Cd-sensitive variety, SY33. These results suggest that the antioxidant system is the first response to Cd stress in maize, and that sucrose metabolism is cooperative and complementary under exposure to Cd.

Implications of climate change and drought on water requirements in a semi-mountainous region of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta - Huynh Vuong Thu Minh; Tran Van Ty; Ram Avtar; Pankaj Kumar; Kieu Ngoc Le; Nguyen Vo Chau Ngan; Luong Huy Khanh; Nguyen Cong Nguyen; Nigel K. Downes (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2022)

Stabilization of coarse-grained saline soil using microbially enhanced calcium carbonate deposition - Shengyi Cong; Liang Tang; Bo Wang; Xianzhang Ling; Lin Geng; Wenqiang Xing (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2022)

Comparison of Telomere Length between Buccal Cells and Blood Cells - L. Xu; Z. Qiu; Y.-S. Cong (Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine, 2022)

Mice lacking DCAF2 in placenta die at the gastrulation stage - Man Yang; Mei Liu; Zongting Wang; Cong Zhang (Cell and Tissue Research, 2022)

Genome-based analyses reveal heterotypic synonyms of Streptomyces species and associated subspecies - Cong-Jian Li; Min Wang; Zhen Zhang; Xiao-Yang Zhi; Ling-Ling Yang (Archives of Microbiology, 2022)

Analysis of efficient operation conditions of the Shuang 6 gas storage in Shuangtaizi Oilfield, LiaoHe Basin, China - Jianda Li; Lingdong Meng; Xiaofei Fu; Yejun Jin; Mingming Jiang; Cong Liu (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Develop a Comprehensive Method to Evaluate the Mental Workload of Ship Operators - Shengyuan Yan; Yingying Wei; Fengjiao Li; Cong Chi Tran (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
Mental workload has become an important factor affecting the human error of ship operators. Controlling the mental workload of operators within a reasonable range can reduce human errors. The purpose of this study is to develop an evaluation method to evaluate the ship operator’s mental workload. First, the evaluation indices system was constructed according to three types of mental workload measurements. Second, the criteria importance though intercrieria correlation (CRITIC) method and analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method were used to determine the relative weight of each index. Finally, the fuzzy theory was used to calculate ship operator’s mental workload. The experiment results indicated that subjective workload assessment technique, physiological measurement (eye response), and error rate can be integrated into the comprehensive evaluation method to assess the mental workload of ship operators. Thus, this method can be used to comprehensively evaluate the mental workload level and improve the reliability of the assessment results.

Constructing a Model to Discriminate the Workload Level of Ship Interface Operators - Shengyuan Yan; Yingying Wei; Fengjiao Li; Cong Chi Tran (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
Workload level has a significant impact on the human errors of ship operators. Therefore, the accurate discrimination of the operator’s workload level has an important effect on preventing human errors. Firstly, this study analyzed the differences in performance indicators, subjective workload indicators, and eye movement indicators under different workloads. Secondly, according to the correlation analysis result, the NASA Task Load Index (NASA-TLX) score has a correlation with error rate, operation time, NASA-TLX score, pupil dilation, blink rate, saccadic rate, and fixation rate. Thirdly, this study used a typical discriminant analysis method to construct a discrimination model based on these indicators. The validation result indicated that the accurate discrimination rate of the model is 100% for the low and general workload and that is 90.9% for the high workload. It indicated that the constructed model can effectively distinguish the workload level.

Quick mapping and characterization of a co-located kernel length and thousand-kernel weight-related QTL in wheat - Xiangru Qu; Cong Li; Hang Liu; Jiajun Liu; Wei Luo; Qiang Xu; Huaping Tang; Yang Mu; Mei Deng; Zhien Pu; Jun Ma; Qiantao Jiang; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2022)

Comparisons of statistical downscaling methods for air temperature over the Qilian Mountains - Haodong Jin; Xiaodong Li; Oliver W. Frauenfeld; Yaohua Zhao; Cong Chen; Ran Du; Jun Du; Xiaoqing Peng (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2022)

Adipose Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes Promote Wound Healing Through the WNT/β-catenin Signaling Pathway in Dermal Fibroblasts - Cong Li; Yu An; Yu Sun; Fan Yang; Quanchen Xu; Zhiguo Wang (Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 2022)
The differentiation, migration, and proliferation of skin fibroblasts are identified as key factors in cutaneous wound healing. Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADMSCs) and their exosomes (ADMSC-Exos) have been considered as potential therapeutic tools for tissue regeneration; however, the underlying mechanisms on cutaneous wound healing are still not well understood. In this study, we successfully obtained ADMSC-Exos and found ADMSC-Exos significantly promoted the migration and proliferation of fibroblasts in a dose-dependent manner in vitro. The expression levels of COL-I and COL-III in fibroblasts treated with ADMSC-Exos were significantly increased, while the expression level of α-SMA was decreased. In addition, the enhanced protein expression of WNT2b and β-catenin confirmed the activation of the WNT/β-catenin signaling pathway and the WNT/β-catenin inhibitor (XAV939) reversed the promoting effect of ADMSC-Exos on wound healing and the β-catenin expression. Taken together, our study partially elucidates the mechanism of ADMSC-Exos in wound healing, illustrating the potential of ADMSC-Exos as a new therapeutic approach to promote skin wound healing. Graphical Abstract

Syntaxin binding protein 2 in sertoli cells regulates spermatogonial stem cell maintenance through directly interacting with connexin 43 in the testes of neonatal mice - Yibo Wu; Cong Shen; Tiantian Wu; Xiaoyan Huang; Hong Li; Bo Zheng (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

MSC Promotes the Secretion of Exosomal miR-34a-5p and Improve Intestinal Barrier Function Through METTL3-Mediated Pre-miR-34A m6A Modification - Yi-Jun Li; Qing-Wen Xu; Cong-Hui Xu; Wei-Ming Li (Molecular Neurobiology, 2022)

Inhibition of visfatin alleviates sepsis-induced intestinal damage by inhibiting Hippo signaling pathway - Zhong-Shen Kuang; Yu-Xin Leng; Ning Yang; Zheng-Qian Li; Ya-Nan Zong; Deng-Yang Han; Yue Li; Jin-Dan He; Xing-Ning Mi; Zhu-Kai Cong; Xi Zhu; Chang-Yi Wu; et al. (Inflammation Research, 2022)
Background The aim of this study is to investigate role of Visfatin, one of the pro-inflammatory adipokines, in sepsis-induced intestinal injury and to clarify the potential mechanism. Methods C57BL/6 mice underwent cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) surgery to establish sepsis model in vivo. Intestinal epithelial cells were stimulated with LPS to mimic sepsis-induced intestinal injury in vitro. FK866 (the inhibitor of Visfatin) with or without XMU-MP-1 (the inhibitor of Hippo signaling) was applied for treatment. The expression levels of Visfatin, NF-κB and Hippo signaling pathways-related proteins were detected by western blot or immunohistochemistry. The intestinal cell apoptosis and intestinal injury were investigated by TUNEL staining and H&E staining, respectively. ELISA was used to determine the production of inflammatory cytokines. Results The expression of Visfatin increased in CLP mice. FK866 reduced intestinal pathological injury, inflammatory cytokines production, and intestinal cell apoptosis in sepsis mice. Meanwhile, FK866 affected NF-κB and Hippo signaling pathways. Additionally, the effects of FK866 on inflammatory response, apoptosis, Hippo signaling and NF-κB signaling were partly abolished by XMU-MP-1, the inhibitor of Hippo signaling. In vitro experiments also revealed that FK866 exhibited a protective role against LPS-induced inflammatory response and apoptosis in intestinal cells, as well as regulating NF-κB and Hippo signaling, whereas addition of XMU-MP-1 weakened the protective effects of FK866. Conclusion In short, this study demonstrated that inhibition of Visfatin might alleviate sepsis-induced intestinal injury through Hippo signaling pathway, supporting a further research on Visfatin as a therapeutic target.

Spatial variations on the hydrochemistry, controls, and solute sources of surface water in the Weihe River Basin, China - Xiying Dong; Liangju Zhao; Ninglian Wang; Cong Xie (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Hydrogels for the removal of the methylene blue dye from wastewater: a review - Yinchuan Yang; Qinlin Zhu; Xuwen Peng; Jingjing Sun; Cong Li; Xinmiao Zhang; Hao Zhang; Jiabin Chen; Xuefei Zhou; Hongbo Zeng; Yalei Zhang (Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2022)

Phylogenetic analysis of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in Vietnam, 2021 - Ngoc Hai Nguyen; Hoang Anh Thu Tran; Trung Quan Nguyen; Phuong Binh Thi Nguyen; Thu Ha Thi Le; Danh Cong Lai; Minh Nam Nguyen (Virus Genes, 2022)

Structural analysis and in vitro antitumor effect of polysaccharides from Pholiota adiposa - Jiao Zhou; Jinhua Gong; Yangyang Chai; Dehai Li; Cong Zhou; Changyan Sun; Joe M. Regenstein (Glycoconjugate Journal, 2022)

Age and spatial distribution of the world's oldest trees - Jiajia Liu; Shangwen Xia; Di Zeng; Cong Liu; Yingjun Li; Wenjing Yang; Bao Yang; Jian Zhang; Ferry Slik; David B. Lindenmayer (Conservation Biology, 2022)
Extremely old trees have important roles in providing insights about historical climatic events and supporting cultural values, yet there has been limited work on their global distribution and conservation. We extracted information on 197,855 tree cores from 4854 sites and combined it with other tree age (e.g., the OLDLIST) data from a further 156 sites to determine the age of the world's oldest trees and quantify the factors influencing their global distribution. We found that extremely old trees >1000 years were rare. Among 30 individual trees that exceeded 2000 years old, 27 occurred in high mountains. We modeled maximum tree age with climatic, soil topographic, and anthropogenic variables, and our regression models demonstrated that elevation, human population density, soil carbon content, and mean annual temperature were key determinants of the distribution of the world's oldest trees. Specifically, our model predicted that many of the oldest trees will occur in high‐elevation, cold, and arid mountains with limited human disturbance. This pattern was markedly different from that of the tallest trees, which were more likely to occur in relatively more mesic and productive locations. Global warming and expansion of human activities may induce rapid population declines of extremely old trees. New strategies, including targeted establishment of conservation reserves in remote regions, especially those in western parts of China and the United States, are required to protect these trees.

Evaluating the effectiveness of three national marine protected areas in the Yangtze River Delta, China - Xu Zeng; Jun Liang; Jiangning Zeng; Mingyang Chen; Cong Zeng; Makenzie Mazur; Shenghui Li; Zengjie Zhou; Wei Ding; Peng Ding; Ling Cao (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
China’s coastal areas face serious environmental degradation as a consequence of large-scale economic development. To balance environmental sustainability with economic development, China is currently implementing a strategy of ‘eco-civilization’, with marine protected areas (MPAs) expected to be one approach to achieving sustainable marine ecosystems. Since the 1990s, China has established over 270 MPAs, but their effectiveness remains unknown, particularly in the Yangtze River Delta. This study modified pre-existing frameworks to evaluate the effectiveness of three national MPAs in the Yangtze River Delta. The modified framework includes conservation outcomes and their potential drivers. Drivers consist of – attributes species or ecosystems within the MPA, attributes of the MPA, institutional design principles, and participation. Five scenarios were proposed based on score combinations of the four drivers: proactive, well designed, well governed, interactive, and learning. All three MPAs achieved a satisfactory level of outcomes and most of the drivers for all three MPAs achieved a satisfactory level. Two of the MPAs were categorized into the learning scenario, and the third into the well-designed scenario, indicating that there is still room to improve institutional design principles and public participation. We suggest developing cost and benefit indicators to more deeply understand proportionality among stakeholders. In addition, the role of participation should be clarified and promoted. We recommend regular environmental performance monitoring and assessment to identify problems and optimize management.

Polystyrene microplastics alter bioaccumulation, and physiological and histopathological toxicities of cadmium in the polychaete Perinereis aibuhitensis - Yi Cong; Yadi Lou; Huan Zhao; Zhaochuan Li; Mingxing Zhang; Fei Jin; Ying Wang; Juying Wang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Heavy metal (HM) pollution in the marine environment has been of concern for decades. The potential impact of HMs carried by emerging marine pollutants such as microplastics (MPs) has attracted attention only in recent years. In this study, we investigated the single and combined chronic toxic effects (growth, burrowing behavior, and histopathology) of cadmium (Cd, three concentrations of low, medium, and high) and polystyrene (PS) microspheres (1 μm, 10 μg/L) on the coastal polychaete Perinereis aibuhitensis . Cd bioaccumulation under two exposure scenarios was also explored. Our results showed that Cd and PS did not affect worm growth for single or combined exposure, while 13.08 μg/L of Cd (Cd L ) alone significantly decreased the burrowing time of P. aibuhitensis in sediment. The presence of PS mitigated the hormetic effect of Cd on worm burrowing behavior, and this influence was Cd concentration-related. Cd body burdens in worms exposed to the medium and high Cd concentrations (Cd M and Cd H ) were significantly greater than those of control worms with or without the presence of PS. In addition, Cd bioaccumulation was significantly higher with the coexistence of PS than those of Cd alone at the Cd L and Cd M groups. Histopathological analyses demonstrated a trend of epidermal and intestinal damages for single Cd/PS and their combined groups, and the contribution of PS-MPs should not be ignored. Our results indicate that the toxic effects and bioaccumulation pattern of Cd could be altered with the presence of PS-MPs for P. aibuhitensis , especially at environmentally relevant concentrations.

Citrinin Derivatives From Penicillium Citrinum Y34 That Inhibit α-Glucosidase and ATP-Citrate Lyase - Shanji Chen; Danmei Tian; Jihua Wei; Cong Li; Yihan Ma; Xiaoshuang Gou; Yiran Shen; Mei Chen; Sihao Zhang; Jia Li; Bin Wu; Jinshan Tang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Two new citrinin dimers bearing a 6,6-spiroketal moiety (1 and 2) and four known analogues (3–6), together with 18 known citrinin monomers (7–24), were isolated from the culture of hydrothermal vent-associated fungus Penicillium citrinum Y34. Their structures were identified by extensive spectroscopic analyses, 13 C NMR calculation in combination with DP4+, linear correlation coefficient ( R 2 ), and mean absolute error (MAE) values analyses, and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculation. The α -glucosidase and ATP-citrate lyase (ACL) inhibitory activities of isolated compounds were evaluated. Compounds 1, 3, and 12 displayed moderate α -glucosidase inhibitory activities with IC 50 values of 239.8, 176.2, and 424.4 μM, respectively. Enzyme kinetics investigations of 1 and 3 suggested their non-competitive inhibition of α -glucosidase with K i values of 204.3 and 212.7 μM, respectively. Meanwhile, compound 4 showed significant ACL inhibitory potential with an IC 50 value of 17.4 μM. Furthermore, the interactions of 1, 3, and 12 with α -glucosidase and 4 with ACL were investigated by molecular docking assay. This study demonstrates that citrinins, especially for their dimers, could be potential lead compounds for the development of new agents for the treatment of metabolic diseases.

Provenance and Palaeogeomorphology study of the southwestern North China Craton during Middle-Late Triassic and its geological implication - Cong Tan; Zhuang Ruan; Bingsong Yu; Zhixin Li; Ce Liu; Lei Zhao; Jianzhong Li; Peng Jia (International Geology Review, 2022)

Hydrodynamic and Flow Field Characteristics of Water Jet Propulsion under Mooring Conditions - Dagang Zhao; Yang Zhang; Qian He; Cong Sun; Mingqi Bi (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
The acceleration characteristics of a water jet-propelled ship during startup are related to its performance under mooring conditions. Water jet propulsion cavitation during startup increases the vibration and noise of the whole ship. Therefore, accurately predicting and analyzing the performance, hydrodynamics and flow field characteristics of water jet-propelled ships under mooring conditions can help elucidate the startup characteristics of the ships and optimize their acceleration strategies. In this study, the hydrodynamic and flow field characteristics of water jet propulsion and water jet propulsion ships under mooring conditions were studied using three-dimensional numerical modeling. First, the hydrodynamic performance of the water jet propeller was analyzed, and the relevant flow field law was derived. Then, the hydrodynamic performance, internal and external flow field characteristics, pulsation pressure and flow rate at the nozzle, and pulsation pressure at the monitoring points around the impeller of the water jet propulsion ship model were analyzed under mooring conditions. We obtained the open-water law for the water jet propeller and the hydrodynamic force and flow field law for a two-pump water jet propulsion ship. The ship model developed in this study provides a good theoretical foundation for further research on water jet propulsion.

CNN-Enhanced graph attention network for hyperspectral image super-resolution using non-local self-similarity - Cong Liu; Yaxin Dong (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2022)

Crop diversification reinforces soil microbiome functions and soil health - Guangzhou Wang; Xiaogang Li; Xinqiang Xi; Wen-Feng Cong (Plant and Soil, 2022)

Cis-element amplified polymorphism (CEAP), a novel promoter- and gene-targeted molecular marker of plants - Meiyan Chen; Xinhua He; Xing Huang; Tingting Lu; Yili Zhang; Jiawei Zhu; Haixia Yu; Cong Luo (Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2022)

How are Asian-Americans different from other races in disaster preparedness in the context of caregiving responsibilities and preparation information access? - Zhen Cong; Zhirui Chen (Natural Hazards, 2022)

PPARγ Dysfunction in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex Mediates High-Fat Diet-Induced Depression - Cong-Cong Fu; Xin-Yi Zhang; Liu Xu; Hui-Xian Huang; Shuang Xu; Qiao-Qi Wu; Zhen Wang; Xi Gu; Li-Fang Lin; Song Lin; Ying-Ying Fang; Xiong Cao; et al. (Molecular Neurobiology, 2022)

Region of freshwater influence (ROFI) and its impact on sediment transport in the lower Mekong Delta coastal zone of Vietnam - Nguyet-Minh Nguyen; Dinh Cong San; Kim Dan Nguyen; Quoc Bao Pham; Alexandre S. Gagnon; Son T. Mai; Duong Tran Anh (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2022)

Characterization of Isolated Aerobic Denitrifying Bacteria and Their Potential Use in the Treatment of Nitrogen-Polluted Aquaculture Water - Phuong Ha Hoang; Thi Minh Nguyen; Nhi Cong T. Le; Ke Son Phan; Thu Trang T. Mai; Phuong Thu Ha (Current Microbiology, 2022)

Experimental investigation on waste slurry improvement using vacuum preloading with calcium oxide - Yajun Wu; Xiaodong Wang; Xudong Zhang; Yitian Lu; Jiale Xu; Quoc Cong Tran; Quoc Vuong Vu (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2022)

Mechanical and microstructural properties of cement-treated marine dredged clay with red mud and phosphogypsum - Xing Wan; Jianwen Ding; Ning Jiao; Cong Mou; Mengying Gao (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2022)

Enhanced Extracellular Matrix Degradation in Growth Plate Contributes to Manganese Deficiency-Induced Tibial Dyschondroplasia in Broiler Chicks - Peng-Fei Dong; Cong Jin; Cai-Yu Lian; Lin Wang; Zhen-Yong Wang (Biological Trace Element Research, 2022)

CHMP1A suppresses the growth of renal cell carcinoma cells via regulation of the PI3K/mTOR/p53 signaling pathway - Youping Wu; Yueguo Wu; Cong Xu; Wei Sun; Zhenqiang You; Yin Wang; Sheng Zhang (Genes & Genomics, 2022)

Changes of intestinal microbiota and microbiota-based treatments in IBD - Qianyu Li; Siyu Zhou; Yanna Wang; Jing Cong (Archives of Microbiology, 2022)

Microbial community composition and function prediction involved in the hydrolytic bioreactor of coking wastewater treatment process - Baoshan Zhang; Jinsi Deng; Junting Xie; Haizhen Wu; Cong Wei; Zemin Li; Guanglei Qiu; Chaohai Wei; Shuang Zhu (Archives of Microbiology, 2022)

Research on the layout optimization and utilization of floor gas extraction roadway: a case study in Shoushan No.1 Coal Mine, China - Xiong Ding; Cheng Zhai; Jizhao Xu; Xu Yu; Yong Sun; Yuzhou Cong; Yangfeng Zheng; Wei Tang (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Global patterns of soil gross immobilization of ammonium and nitrate in terrestrial ecosystems - Ahmed S. Elrys; Zhaoxiong Chen; Jing Wang; Yves Uwiragiye; Ayman M. Helmy; El‐Sayed M. Desoky; Yi Cheng; Jin‐bo Zhang; Zu‐cong Cai; Christoph Müller (Global Change Biology, 2022)
Microbial nitrogen (N) immobilization, which typically results in soil N retention but based on the balance of gross N immobilization over gross N production, affects the fate of the anthropogenic reactive N. However, global patterns and drivers of soil gross immobilization of ammonium (I NH4 ) and nitrate (I NO3 ) are still only tentatively known. Here, we provide a comprehensive analysis considering gross N production rates, soil properties, and climate and their interactions for a deeper understanding of the patterns and drivers of I NH4 and I NO3 . By compiling and analyzing 1966 observations from 274 15 N‐labelled studies, we found a global average of I NH4 and I NO3 of 7.41 ± 0.72 and 2.03 ± 0.30 mg N kg −1 day −1 with a ratio of I NO3 to I NH4 (I NO3 :I NH4 ) of 0.79 ± 0.11. Soil I NH4 and I NO3 increased with increasing soil gross N mineralization (GNM) and nitrification (GN), microbial biomass, organic carbon, and total N and decreasing soil bulk density. Our analysis revealed that GNM and GN were the main stimulators for I NH4 and I NO3 , respectively. The structural equation modeling showed that higher soil microbial biomass, total N, pH, and precipitation stimulate I NH4 and I NO3 through enhancing GNM and GN. However, higher temperature and soil bulk density suppress I NH4 and I NO3 by reducing microbial biomass and total N. Soil I NH4 varied with terrestrial ecosystems, being greater in grasslands and forests, which have higher rates of GNM, than in croplands. The highest I NO3 :I NH4 was observed in croplands, which had higher rates of GN. The global average of GN to I NH4 was 2.86 ± 0.31, manifesting a high potential risk of N loss. We highlight that anthropogenic activities that influence soil properties and gross N production rates likely interact with future climate changes and land uses to affect soil N immobilization and, eventually, the fate of the anthropogenic reactive N.

Biochemical and structural characterization of the cyanophage‐encoded phosphate‐binding protein: implications for enhanced phosphate uptake of infected cyanobacteria - Fangxin Zhao; Xingqin Lin; Kun Cai; YongLiang Jiang; Tianchi Ni; Yue Chen; Jianrong Feng; Shangyu Dang; Cong‐Zhao Zhou; Qinglu Zeng (Environmental Microbiology, 2022)
Summary To acquire phosphorus, cyanobacteria use the typical bacterial ABC‐type phosphate transporter, which is composed of a periplasmic high‐affinity phosphate‐binding protein PstS and a channel formed by two transmembrane proteins PstC and PstA. A putative pstS gene was identified in the genomes of cyanophages that infect the unicellular marine cyanobacteria Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus . However, it has not been determined whether the cyanophage PstS protein is functional during infection to enhance the phosphate uptake rate of host cells. Here we showed that the cyanophage P‐SSM2 PstS protein was abundant in the infected Prochlorococcus NATL2A cells and the host phosphate uptake rate was enhanced after infection. This is consistent with our biochemical and structural analyses showing that the phage PstS protein is indeed a high‐affinity phosphate‐binding protein. We further modelled the complex structure of phage PstS with host PstCA and revealed three putative interfaces that may facilitate the formation of a chimeric ABC transporter. Our results provide insights into the molecular mechanism by which cyanophages enhance the phosphate uptake rate of cyanobacteria. Phosphate acquisition by infected bacteria can increase the phosphorus contents of released cellular debris and virus particles, which together constitute a significant proportion of the marine dissolved organic phosphorus pool.

On the Turbulent Drag Reduction Effect of the Dynamic Free-Slip Surface Method - Cong Wang; Morteza Gharib (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
The turbulent boundary layer (TBL) over the hull surface of a water vehicle significantly elevates the drag force on the water vehicle. In this regard, effectively controlling the TBL can lead to a drag reduction (DR) effect and therefore improve the energy efficiency of water transportation. Many DR methods have demonstrated promising DR effects but face challenges in implementation at the scale of engineering application. In this regard, the recently developed dynamic free-slip surface method can resolve some of the critical challenges. It employs an array of freely oscillating air–water interfaces to manipulate the TBL and can achieve a substantial DR effect under certain control conditions. However, the optimal setting of the control parameters that would maximize the DR effect remains unclear. To answer these questions, this study systematically investigates the effects of multiple control parameters for the first time, including the geometric size and curvature of the interface, the frequency of active oscillation, and the Reynolds number of TBL. Digital Particle Image Velocimetry was used to non-invasively measure the velocity and vorticity field of the TBL, and the Charted Clauser method was used to calculate the DR effect. The presented results suggest that the oscillating free-slip interfaces reduce the flow velocity near the wall boundary and lift the transverse vorticity (and the viscous shear stress) away from the wall. In addition, the shape factor of the TBL is elevated by the oscillating interfaces and slowly relaxes back in the downstream regions, which implies a partial relaminarization process induced in the TBL. Up to 36% DR effect was achieved within the current scope range of the control parameters. All of the results consistently suggest that a large DR effect is achieved when the free-slip interfaces oscillate with large Weber numbers. These discoveries shed light on the underlying DR mechanism and provide guidance for the future development of an effective drag control technique based on the dynamic free-slip surface method.

Principal Parameters Analysis of the Double-Elastic-Constrained Flapping Hydrofoil for Tidal Current Energy Extraction - Junwei Zhou; Wenhui Yan; Lei Mei; Lixin Cong; Weichao Shi (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
Taking the rigid NACA0012 airfoil as the object, the key structural parameters of the spring–mass system that govern the dynamics of the double-elastic-constrained flapping hydrofoil are numerically studied in this paper. A two-dimensional numerical model, based on the CFD software FINE/Marine, is established to investigate the influence of the spring stiffness coefficient, frequency ratio, and damping coefficient on the motion and performance of the flapping hydrofoil. This study demonstrates that when the structural parameters are adequately adjusted, the power factor exceeding 1.0 has been achieved, and the corresponding efficiency is up to 37.8%. Moreover, this system can start and work within a wide range of damping coefficients. However, the hydraulic efficiency and power coefficient are sensitive to the change in damping coefficient, so it is very necessary to design an appropriate power output. Lastly, the most obvious parameter affecting the energy acquisition performance is the spring stiffness coefficients. Frequency ratios in the two directions have little influence on the peak value of the power coefficient, but they will cause the change of damping coefficients of the peak point. The key structural parameters studied in this paper provide a useful guideline for an optimized design of this interesting system through searching for the best performance.

A closed-form hydraulic-mechanical coupling solution of a circular tunnel in elastic-brittle-plastic rock mass - Qiang Zhang; Cong Shao; Haijian Su; Hongying Wang; Yujing Jiang; Binsong Jiang (European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 2022)

Monitoring Inflow Dynamics in a Multipurpose Dam Based on Travel-time Principle - Mohamad Basel Al Sawaf; Kiyosi Kawanisi; Cong Xiao; Gillang Noor Nugrahaning Gusti; Faruq Khadami (Water Resources Management, 2022)

Effects of vegetation restoration on soil carbon dynamics in Karst and non-karst regions in Southwest China: a synthesis of multi-source data - Xiao-Cong Zhu; Ming-Guo Ma; Ryunosuke Tateno; Xin-Hua He; Wei-Yu Shi (Plant and Soil, 2022)

A review of the botany, traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Stemonae Radix - Lixia Wang; Hongwei Wu; Cong Liu; Tong Jiang; Xiaoyun Yang; Xiaoxu Chen; Liying Tang; Zhuju Wang (Phytochemistry Reviews, 2022)

An Improved Connection Cloud Model of an Updated Database: A Multicriteria Uncertainty Model for Coal Burst Liability Evaluation - Jian Zhou; Chao Chen; Cong Wei; Kun Du (Natural Resources Research, 2022)

The plasminogen receptor directs maintenance of spermatogonial stem cells by targeting BMI1 - Hui Zhou; Cong Shen; Yueshuai Guo; Xiaoyan Huang; Bo Zheng; Yibo Wu (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel 2-acetylphenol-rivastigmine hybrids as potential multifunctional agents for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease - Cong Deng; Jing Mi; Yi Zhou; Xinjuan Li; Zhengwei Liu; Zhipei Sang; Hui Li (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2022)

Rational design and fabrication of monophasic bioceramic microspheres with enhanced mechanical and biological performances in reconstruction of segmental bone defect - Yu Cong; Zhong Liang; Ni Jianping; Hu Wenyue; Ghamor-Amegavi Edem Prince; Xiangfeng Zhang (Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2022)

Driving Factors, Co-occurrence Networks, and Metabolic Profiles of Soil Bacterial Communities Within the Root Proximity of Amaranthus palmeri - Mei Zhang; Xueying Li; Cong Shi; Zhenlu Qiu; Jianhua Han; Kefan Wang; Pufan Zheng; Fuchen Shi (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2022)

Oral Enrichment of Streptococcus and its Role in Systemic Inflammation Related to Monocyte Activation in Humans with Cocaine Use Disorder - Xiaoyu Fu; Da Cheng; Zhenwu Luo; Amanda Wagner; Sylvia Fitting; Xiaomei Cong; Wanli Xu; Kendra Maas; Zhuang Wan; Jian Zhu; Zejun Zhou; William W. Stoops; et al. (Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology, 2022)

Development of eco‐industrial parks in Ethiopia: The case of Hawassa Industrial Park - Doryn Negesa; Wei Cong; Lei Cheng; Lei Shi (Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2022)
As win‐win solutions at the park level, eco‐industrial parks (EIPs) have become the mainstream model to realize a sustainable transition of industrial parks in the world. However, few cases have been implemented in Africa, even though Africa is fertile ground for the growth of industrial parks. This study explores the transition process and outcome of a typical African industrial park—Hawassa Industrial Park (HIP) in Ethiopia. We adopted the international framework for EIPs and applied the strategic niche management (SNM) framework to uncover the transition performance and process. This study shows that HIP's development is a clear articulation of implementing the sustainable development strategy and the industrial park development corporation's role. However, the analysis also identified limitations such as the impracticability of certain framework criteria and inapplicable indicators. Although HIP is still at the nascent stages of EIP implementation, we have found three critical factors for EIP development in Ethiopia from our preliminary observation. These include the importance of actors, the learning process, and having standards for an indicator system. These indicators are of exceptional value to Ethiopian researchers and practitioners in integrating sustainability into local economic development.

Multi-scale modelling for hydrodynamic and morphological changes of breakwater in coastal Mekong Delta in Vietnam - Tu Le Xuan; Phong Nguyen Cong; Thanh Vo Quoc; Quoc Quan Tran; David P. Wright; Duong Tran Anh (Journal of Coastal Conservation, 2022)

A20 attenuates pyroptosis and apoptosis in nucleus pulposus cells via promoting mitophagy and stabilizing mitochondrial dynamics - Xin Peng; Cong Zhang; Zhi-Min Zhou; Kun Wang; Jia-Wei Gao; Zhan-Yang Qian; Jun-Ping Bao; Hang-Yu Ji; V. L. F. Cabral; Xiao-Tao Wu (Inflammation Research, 2022)

Nangibotide attenuates osteoarthritis by inhibiting osteoblast apoptosis and TGF-β activity in subchondral bone - Yiming Zhong; Yiming Xu; Song Xue; Libo Zhu; Haiming Lu; Cong Wang; Hongjie Chen; Weilin Sang; Jinzhong Ma (Inflammopharmacology, 2022)

Multiple Protein Subcellular Locations Prediction Based on Deep Convolutional Neural Networks with Self-Attention Mechanism - Hanhan Cong; Hong Liu; Yi Cao; Yuehui Chen; Cheng Liang (Interdisciplinary Sciences: Computational Life Sciences, 2022)

Consistent Clustering Pattern of Prokaryotic Genes Based on Base Frequency at the Second Codon Position and its Association with Functional Category Preference - Yan-Ting Jin; Cong Ma; Xin Wang; Shu-Xuan Wang; Kai-Yue Zhang; Wen-Xin Zheng; Zixin Deng; Ju Wang; Feng-Biao Guo (Interdisciplinary Sciences: Computational Life Sciences, 2022)
In 2002, our research group observed a gene clustering pattern based on the base frequency of A versus T at the second codon position in the genome of Vibrio cholera and found that the functional category distribution of genes in the two clusters was different. With the availability of a large number of sequenced genomes, we performed a systematic investigation of A 2 –T 2 distribution and found that 2694 out of 2764 prokaryotic genomes have an optimal clustering number of two, indicating a consistent pattern. Analysis of the functional categories of the coding genes in each cluster in 1483 prokaryotic genomes indicated, that 99.33% of the genomes exhibited a significant difference ( p < 0.01) in function distribution between the two clusters . Specifically, functional category P was overrepresented in the small cluster of 98.65% of genomes, whereas categories J, K, and L were overrepresented in the larger cluster of over 98.52% of genomes. Lineage analysis uncovered that these preferences appear consistently across all phyla. Overall, our work revealed an almost universal clustering pattern based on the relative frequency of A 2 versus T 2 and its role in functional category preference. These findings will promote the understanding of the rationality of theoretical prediction of functional classes of genes from their nucleotide sequences and how protein function is determined by DNA sequence. Graphical abstract

Heavy metals in surface sediments of the intertidal Thai Binh Coast, Gulf of Tonkin, East Sea, Vietnam: distribution, accumulation, and contamination assessment - Lim Thi Duong; Bac Quang Nguyen; Cham Dinh Dao; Nhiem Ngoc Dao; Huong Lan Thi Nguyen; Thuy Huong Thi Nguyen; Chi Ha Thi Nguyen; Dien Cong Duong; Ngo Nghia Pham (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Assessment of pilot direct contact membrane distillation regeneration of lithium chloride solution in liquid desiccant air-conditioning systems using computer simulation - Hung Cong Duong; Long Duc Nghiem; Ashley Joy Ansari; Thao Dinh Vu; Khai Manh Nguyen (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Production of phenylpyruvic acid by engineered l-amino acid deaminase from Proteus mirabilis - Jia Liu; Jianmin Liu; Bin Yang; Cong Gao; Wei Song; Guipeng Hu; Liming Liu; Jing Wu (Biotechnology Letters, 2022)

Therapeutic Effects of Sodium Para-Aminosalicylic Acid on Cognitive Deficits and Activated ERK1/2-p90RSK/NF-κB Inflammatory Pathway in Pb-Exposed Rats - Li-li Lu; Yu-wen Zhang; Zhao-cong Li; Yuan-yuan Fang; Lei-lei Wang; Yue-song Zhao; Shao-jun Li; Shi-yan Ou; Michael Aschner; Yue-ming Jiang (Biological Trace Element Research, 2022)

Investigation on long-term progressive deformation of engineering slope based on comprehensive monitoring - Shi-shu Zhang; Song-feng Guo; Sheng-wen Qi; Feng-jiao Tang; Jin-shan Hu; Xiao-ping Zhao; Cong-yan Ran; Xin Wang; Yu Zou; Xiao-lin Huang; Bo-wen Zheng; Ning Liang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2022)

Identifying factors that affect environmental air quality using geographical detectors in the NKEFAs of China - Jie Xu; Haijiang Liu; Baolin Li; Xizhang Gao; Pingjing Nie; Cong Sun; Ziheng Jin; Dechao Zhai (Frontiers of Earth Science, 2022)

Effects of dietary protein concentration on growth and anti-oxidant capacity of coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch (Walbaum, 1792) alevins - Cong-mei Xu; Hai-rui Yu; Qin Zhang; Ling-yao Li; Jing-jing Fan; Meng-jie Guo; Fang-hui Li; Xiang-yi Qiu; Ling-ling Shan (Aquaculture International, 2022)

Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Marine Animal Species, as a Potential Source of Food Contamination: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - Ehsan Ahmadpour; Mohamad Taghi Rahimi; Altin Ghojoghi; Fatemeh Rezaei; Kareem Hatam-Nahavandi; Sónia M. R. Oliveira; Maria de Lourdes Pereira; Hamidreza Majidiani; Abolghasem Siyadatpanah; Samira Elhamirad; Wei Cong; Abdol Sattar Pagheh (Acta Parasitologica, 2022)

The regulation of shrimp metabolism by the white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) - Ramya Kumar; Jiun‐Yan Huang; Yen‐Siong Ng; Cong‐Yan Chen; Han‐Ching Wang (Reviews in Aquaculture, 2022)
For more than three decades, infectious diseases have been one of the major causes of economic losses in the global shrimp industry. One of the deadliest of the shrimp pathogens is white spot syndrome virus (WSSV), which causes mass mortality in farmed shrimp. Various aspects of WSSV pathogenicity have been studied, but in this review, we will focus only on one of them, namely metabolic reprogramming. WSSV’s modulation of host metabolism affects glycolysis, the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, glutaminolysis and lipid metabolism. Several signaling pathways are involved in this regulation, including JAK‐STAT, PI3K‐AKT‐mTOR, MAPK and Ras‐Raf‐MEK, with the PI3K‐Akt‐mTOR pathway in particular playing a critical role in activating the WSSV‐induced Warburg effect. Taken together, these changes benefit the virus by facilitating WSSV replication. In this review, we summarize current knowledge regarding the metabolism‐related aspects of WSSV pathogenesis, and discuss the mechanisms by which this virus reprograms its host's metabolic pathways. A deeper understanding of these pathways, key metabolic enzymes and signaling mechanisms is potentially important for the development of effective anti‐WSSV strategies.

Community Competition Is the Microorganism Feedback to Sedimentary Carbon Degradation Process in Aquaculture Tidal Flats - Min Zhou; Fu-Tao Fang; Cong Zeng; Li-Hong Zhang; Cheng-Xu Zhou; Zhuo-Yi Zhu (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
How the microbial community response to carbon degradation is unclear, while it plays an essential role in predicting microbial community shift and determining carbon cycling. Surface sediments in two contrasting aquacultural tidal flat sites in Fujian Province, China, were collected in October, 2020. In addition to 16s rRNA gene high-throughput sequencing for determining bacteria and archaea biodiversity, an amino acids-based molecular degradation index DI was used to quantify the carbon degradation status. The results revealed that the microorganism response to DI at the family level was community competition. Specifically, the winning microbes that grew under carbon degradation (i.e., operational taxa unit numbers negatively related with the degradation index) accounted for only 18% of the total family number, but accounted for 54% of the total operational taxa unit numbers. Network analysis confirmed the oppressive relation between winners and the rest (losers + centrists), and further suggested the losers survival strategy as uniting the centrists. These findings shed new light on microorganism feedback to carbon degradation, and provide a scientific basis for the explanation of microbial community shift under progressive carbon degradation.

Massive Heat Shock Protein 70 Genes Expansion and Transcriptional Signatures Uncover Hard Clam Adaptations to Heat and Hypoxia - Zhi Hu; Hao Song; Jie Feng; Cong Zhou; Mei-Jie Yang; Pu Shi; Zheng-Lin Yu; Yong-Ren Li; Yong-Jun Guo; Hai-Zhou Li; Tao Zhang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) members participate in a wide range of housekeeping and stress-related activities in eukaryotic cells. In marine ecosystems, bivalves encounter abiotic stresses, including high temperatures and low dissolved oxygen. Here, 133 MmHSP70 genes were identified through combined methods including Blastp, HMM and manual filtration, based on the whole Mercenaria mercenaria genome. The MmHSP70 genes were unevenly distributed, and 41 genes (33.08%) were located on Chr 7. Phylogenetic analyses indicated that the MmHSP70 gene family mainly consisted of two clusters and the Hspa12 subfamily underwent lineage-specific expansion. A high-density collinear gene block was observed between M. mercenaria Chr 7 and Cyclina sinensis Chr 14. Tandem duplication MmHSP70 gene pairs experienced different levels of purifying selection, which could be an important source of sequence and functional constraints. MmHSP70 genes showed tissue-specific and stress-specific expression. Most tandem duplication HSP70 gene pairs had high expression under hypoxia stress. HSP70 B2 tandem duplication gene pairs showed significantly increased expression under heat plus severe hypoxia stress. This study provided a comprehensive understanding of the MmHSP70 gene family in the M. mercenaria and laid a significant foundation for further studies on the functional characteristics of MmHSP70 genes during exposure to heat and hypoxia stress.

P-Limitation Promotes Carbon Accumulation and Sinking of Emiliania huxleyi Through Transcriptomic Reprogramming - Cong Wang; Jingtian Wang; Ling Li; Yujie Wang; Senjie Lin (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Global warming is expected to cause decreases in nutrient availability, photosynthesis, and potentially carbon export in the ocean. But how, and by what molecular mechanisms, nutrient limitation affects biological pump (BP) efficiency of phytoplankton are poorly understood. Here, using transcriptomics, miRNAomics, and physiological measurements, we report that phosphorus (P)-limitation increased cellular carbon and calcium contents and sinking rate of the cosmopolitan phytoplankton Emiliania huxleyi . Under P-limitation, when photosynthesis was depressed, there were substantial increases in cellular organic (3.4-fold) and inorganic (fivefold) carbon contents due to cell division arrest and, as our transcriptomic data suggest, CO 2 incorporation into C4 compounds. Furthermore, calcification was increased by 46% through transcriptional and epigenetic regulations. An increase in sinking rate by 37-44% was detected. Although calcification releases equivalent amounts of CO 2 , the considerable increase in cellular carbon content and sinking rate far outweighed the CO 2 release, leading to an elevated efficiency of carbon export by E. huxleyi , which would partially offset the decrease in BP capacity resulting from lower growth rate under P deficiency. However, how the observed sinking rate and its increase under P limitation on the laboratory cultures will translate into BP efficiency still requires further examination using in situ or mesocosm experiments.

Mechanical properties distribution of lime-fly ash solidified oil contaminated soil in a coastal environment - Min Li; Cong Ma; Zhao Ming Sun; Xin Yu Yao (European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 2022)

Age, origin and tectonic implications of Late Carboniferous-Early Permian felsic magmatic rocks from central Inner Mongolia, south-eastern Central Asian Orogenic Belt - Jianzhou Tang; Jian Cheng; Zhicheng Zhang; Jinzhuang Xue; Bo Liu; Tiejun Duan; Weijia Zhan; Cong Ding; Qi Wang; Huaihui Zhang; Yunxi Meng (International Geology Review, 2022)

Geographical distribution and migration routes of the medical bryophyte, Climacium dendroides , under climate warming in China - Mingyang Cong; Minfei Jian; Yueyue Xu; Luyan Tang; Jinjiang Li; Wenjing Yang; Yongmei Zhu (Plant Biosystems, 2022)

Polyhydroxylated steroid derivatives from the starfish Pentaceraster regulus - Le Thi Vien; Tran Thi Hong Hanh; Tran Hong Quang; Nguyen Xuan Cuong; Do Thi Thao; Nguyen Hoai Nam; Do Cong Thung; Phan Van Kiem; Chau Van Minh (Natural Product Research, 2022)

Decoupling of plant carbon and nitrogen under elevated CO2 and nitrogen addition in a typical alpine ecosystem - Guang Zhao; Yao Chen; Yangjian Zhang; Nan Cong; Zhoutao Zheng; Juntao Zhu; Ning Chen (Plant and Soil, 2022)

Investigation on the characteristics of gut microbiota in critically endangered blue-crowned laughingthrush (Garrulax courtoisi) - Cong Wang; Jiawei Li; Yuwei Cheng; Hongbo Tang; Yanpeng Xiong; Yongfei Wu; Luping Wang; Daoqiang Liu; Jianhua Huang (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2022)

Carbon sequestration and nutrients improvement meditated by biochar in a 3-year vegetable rotation system - Jining Zhang; Xianxian Zhang; Huifeng Sun; Cong Wang; Sheng Zhou (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2022)

Study on emission factors of FCC flue gas pollutants in petroleum refineries - Hui Luan; Cong Wu; Guangli Xiu; Feng Ju; Hao Ling; Helin Pan (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Using HYDRUS-2D model to simulate the water flow and nitrogen transport in a paddy field with traditional flooded irrigation - Xiaoying Sun; Juxiu Tong; Cong Liu; Yanbao Ma (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Identification and genomic characterization of a novel porcine CRESS DNA virus from a pig suffering from diarrhea in China - Tian-Ning Liu; Cong-Xi Liu; Jing-Ying Liao; Wei-Jie Xiong; Jun-Yong Xia; Chao-Ting Xiao (Archives of Virology, 2022)

Quantitative assessment of parameter sensitivity for SNESIM multiple-point geostatistics - Xie Qing; Niu Cong (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Study on the seepage control of ultra-deep in situ test wells in deep overburden of riverbeds - Ting Yu; Bing-nan Jiang; Shun-bin He; Wen-ming Peng; Cong-yong Ran (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Seasonal variations of particle number distribution in an office environment and outside potential pollution sources - Huidi Ding; Hang Gao; Changhao Wang; Xiaochun Cong (Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2022)

Tropical cyclone genesis over the western North Pacific simulated by Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 models - Cong Gao; Lei Zhou (Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2022)

Polysialic Acid Self-assembled Nanocomplexes for Neutrophil-Based Immunotherapy to Suppress Lung Metastasis of Breast Cancer - Chuizhong Fan; Cong Li; Shuang Lu; Xiaoxue Lai; Shuo Wang; Xinrong Liu; Yanzhi Song; Yihui Deng (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2022)

Parmosidone K, a new meta -depsidone from the lichen Parmotrema tsavoense - Thi-Hoai-Thu Nguyen; Thi-My-Nhung Nguyen; Thanh-Trung Nguyen; Huu-Hung Nguyen; Ngoc-Hong Nguyen; Dinh-Tri Mai; Bui-Linh-Chi Huynh; Cong-Luan Tran; Thuc-Huy Duong (Natural Product Research, 2022)

Two new glycosides, farnesyl pentaglycoside and oleanane triglycoside from Lepisanthes rubiginosa , a mangrove plant collected from Thua Thien-Hue province, Vietnam - Loc Van Tran; Ninh Pham Thi; Luu Nguyen Thi; Chien Van Tran; Nhu Thi Quynh Vo; Anh Ngoc Ho; Viet Cong Do; Van Sung Tran; Thao Thi Phuong Tran (Natural Product Research, 2022)

Develop a public response model of soundscape for urban landscape garden parks - Guoqing Di; Junli Xiang; Yao Yao; Cong Chen; Qinhao Lin (Urban Ecosystems, 2022)

Effects of dietary sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L.) oil and medicinal plant powder supplementation on growth performance, carcass traits, and breast meat quality of colored broiler chickens raised in Vietnam - Oanh Nguyen Cong; Don Nguyen Viet; Dang Pham Kim; Jean-Luc Hornick (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2022)

Effect of Metal Foam on Natural Convective Heat Transfer of Nanofluids in a Photothermal Conversion System - Zhibo Tang; Cong Qi; Liyuan Zhang; Zhen Tian (Transport in Porous Media, 2022)

Improving succinate production by engineering oxygen-dependent dynamic pathway regulation in Escherichia coli - Cong Gao; Wenxiu Tang; Liang Guo; Guipeng Hu; Jia Liu; Liming Liu; Xiulai Chen (Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing, 2022)

Two trehalase isoforms, produced from a single transcript, regulate drought stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana - Tran Le Cong Huyen Bao Phan; Nathalie Crepin; Filip Rolland; Patrick Van Dijck (Plant Molecular Biology, 2022)

Alpha-Lipoic Acid Attenuates MPTP/MPP+-Induced Neurotoxicity: Roles of SIRT1-Dependent PGC-1α Signaling Pathways - Jian Zhang; Ya Gao; Lan Zhang; Cong Zhang; Yuan Zhao; Yidan Zhang; Shuyue Li; Cui Chang; Xiangjian Zhang; Guofeng Yang (Neurotoxicity Research, 2022)

Effects of inorganic alkalis and organic anions in biochars on acidic paddy soil resistance to acidification - Xian He; Hai-long Lu; Cong-min Wu; Ren-kou Xu (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2022)

Differences in responses of ammonia volatilization and greenhouse gas emissions to straw return and paddy-upland rotations - Yu Liu; Kunkun Wang; Shipeng Liao; Tao Ren; Xiaokun Li; Rihuan Cong; Jianwei Lu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Prediction of tempo-spatial patterns and exceedance probabilities of atmospheric corrosion of Q235 carbon steel across China - Cong Men; Jingyang Li; Jiane Zuo (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Comparison of the Intestinal Bacteria Between Black Seabass Centropristis striata Reared in Recirculating Aquaculture System and Net Pen - Cong Yu; Chen Zhang; Abba Salisu; Yan Wang (Current Microbiology, 2022)

Dynamic evolution mechanism and subsequent reactivated ancient landslide analyses of the “6.17” Danba sequential disasters - Nan Jiang; Hai-bo Li; Yu-xiang Hu; Jie-yuan Zhang; Wei Dai; Cong-jiang Li; Jia-wen Zhou (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2022)

Unraveling the distribution patterns of near-surface temperature lapse rates in the Northwestern Kunlun Mountains - Cong-jian Sun; Wei Chen; Yan-jun Shen (Journal of Mountain Science, 2022)

Effects of land use patterns on slope soil water in the semiarid Loess Plateau, China - Lei Jiao; Wenhui Yang; Tian Jia; Keyimu Maierdang; Weiliang Chen; Guangyao Gao; Shuai Wang; Jianbo Liu; Cong Wang (Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2022)

Association of Sandstone-Type Uranium Mineralization in the Northern China with Tectonic Movements and Hydrocarbons - Yin Chen; Peisen Miao; Jianguo Li; Ruoshi Jin; Hualei Zhao; Lulu Chen; Cong Wang; Haoyu Yu; Xiaoru Zhang (Journal of Earth Science, 2022)

Experimental investigation on the treatment of different typical marine dredged sludges by flocculant and vacuum preloading - Yajun Wu; Quoc Cong Tran; Xudong Zhang; Yitian Lu; Jiale Xu; Haiqiang Zhang (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Bacterial taxa have different responses to alterations in soil variables along a degradation gradient in the Napahai wetlands - Mei Lu; Cong Li; Yulian Ren; Xiangyang Sun; Jun Feng (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Preliminary evidence on laboratory experiments to detect the impact of transient flow on bedload transport - Łukasz Przyborowski; Michael Nones; Magdalena Mrokowska; Leszek Książek; Cong Ngoc Phan; Andrzej Strużyński; Maciej Wyrębek; Bartosz Mitka; Szymon Wojak (Acta Geophysica, 2022)

Application of ADSCs and their Exosomes in Scar Prevention - Cong Li; Shuqiang Wei; Quanchen Xu; Yu Sun; Xuchao Ning; Zhiguo Wang (Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 2022)
Scar is a common way of healing after tissue injury. The poor scar healing will not only cause dysfunction of tissues and organs but also affect the appearance of the patients’ body surface, which causes the pressure of life and spirit to the patients. However, the formation of scar tissue is an extremely complex process and its mechanism is not fully understood. At present, there is no treatment method to eliminate scars completely. Fibroblasts are the most abundant cells in the dermis, which have the ability to synthesize and remodel extracellular matrix (ECM). Myofibroblasts actively participate in the wound healing process and influence the outcome. Therefore, both of them play important roles in wound healing and scar formation. Adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ADSCs) are pluripotent stem cells that can act on target cells by paracrine. Adipose tissue stem cell-derived exosomes (ADSC-Exos) are important secretory substances of ADSCs. They are nanomembrane vesicles that can transport a variety of cellular components and fuse with target cells. In this review, we will discuss the effects of ADSCs and ADSC-Exos on the behavior of fibroblasts and myofibroblasts during wound healing and scarring stage in combination with recent studies. Graphical Abstract

Fracture Initiation and Morphology of Tight Sandstone by Liquid Nitrogen Fracturing - Chunyang Hong; Ruiyue Yang; Zhongwei Huang; Xiaozhou Qin; Haitao Wen; Richao Cong; Wei Liu; Jianxiang Chen (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2022)

Spatiotemporal Response of Currents and Mixing to the Interaction of Tides and River Runoff in a Mesotidal Estuary - Faruq Khadami; Kiyosi Kawanisi; Mohamad Basel Al Sawaf; Gillang Noor Nugrahaning Gusti; Cong Xiao (Ocean Science Journal, 2022)

Recycling of supra-crustal materials in the rhyolites from north Sonid Youqi: implications for the crustal evolution in the southeast Central Asian Orogenic Belt - Jian-Zhou Tang; Zhicheng Zhang; Bo Liu; Shaohua Zhang; Ke Li; Qi Wang; Cong Ding (International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2022)

MiR-182-5p inhibits the tumorigenesis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma by repressing UBE2T - Yucai Wu; Cuijian Zhang; Ding Peng; Shiming He; Cong Huang; Jinqin Qian; Weijie Zhu; Ninghan Feng; Yanqing Gong; Xuesong Li; Liqun Zhou (Human Cell, 2022)

Chemical characteristics, evolution, and quality of groundwater and processes controlling its fluoride concentration features: case study of a typical high-fluoride areas in the Southwestern Shandong Plain, China - Cong Han; Jiutan Liu; Zongjun Gao; Yuan Xu; Yuqi Zhang; Zheng Han; Zhenhua Zhao; Zhenjiang Luo (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Assessment of the hydrochemistry, water quality, and human health risk of groundwater in the northwest of Nansi Lake Catchment, north China - Zongjun Gao; Cong Han; Shuyu Yuan; Jiutan Liu; Yuming Peng; Changsuo Li (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2022)

The adaptation mechanism based on an integrated vulnerability assessment of potato production to climate change in Inner Mongolia, China - Na Huang; Jialin Wang; Yu Song; Yuying Pan; Guolin Han; Ziyuan Zhang; Shangqian Ma; Guofeng Sun; Cong Liu; Zhihua Pan (Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 2022)

Genome-wide locus-specific DNA methylation repatterning may facilitate rapid evolution of mercury resistance in rice - Weixuan Cong; Ning Li; Jinbin Wang; Ying Kang; Yiling Miao; Chunming Xu; Ziqi Wang; Tongtong Liu; Lei Gong; Bao Liu; Xiufang Ou (Genes & Genomics, 2022)

The impact of Typhoon Lekima (2019) on East China: a postevent survey in Wenzhou City and Taizhou City - Cong Zhou; Peiyan Chen; Shifang Yang; Feng Zheng; Hui Yu; Jie Tang; Yi Lu; Guoming Chen; Xiaoqing Lu; Xiping Zhang; Jing Sun (Frontiers of Earth Science, 2022)

Permafrost thaw with warming reduces microbial metabolic capacities in subsurface soils - Linwei Wu; Felix Yang; Jiajie Feng; Xuanyu Tao; Qi Qi; Cong Wang; Edward A. G. Schuur; Rosvel Bracho; Yi Huang; James R. Cole; James M. Tiedje; Jizhong Zhou (Molecular Ecology, 2022)
Microorganisms are major constituents of the total biomass in permafrost regions, whose underlain soils are frozen for at least two consecutive years. To understand potential microbial responses to climate change, here we examined microbial community compositions and functional capacities across four soil depths in an Alaska tundra site. We showed that a 5‐year warming treatment increased soil thaw depth by 25.7% ( p = .011) within the deep organic layer (15–25 cm). Concurrently, warming reduced 37% of bacterial abundance and 64% of fungal abundances in the deep organic layer, while it did not affect microbial abundance in other soil layers (i.e., 0–5, 5–15, and 45–55 cm). Warming treatment altered fungal community composition and microbial functional structure ( p p

Effects of Dietary Poly-β-Hydroxybutyrate Supplementation on the Growth, Non-specific Immunity, and Intestinal Microbiota of the Sea Cucumber Apostichopus japonicus - Longzhen Liu; Mingyang Wang; Cong Wei; Yang Liu; Miaojun Pan; Shishuang Wang; Liang Cui; Xiangli Tian (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
The present study evaluated the effects of dietary supplementation with poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) on the growth performance, non-specific immunity, immune-related gene expression in the Nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway, and intestinal microbiota of the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus . During a 63-day feeding trial, the sea cucumber was fed with basal diet (control, C treatment) and treatment diets supplemented at different doses of PHB, i.e., 0.5% (P treatment), 1% (OP treatment), and 3% PHB (TP treatment) ( w / w ) followed by a stimulation test of inactivated Vibrio splendidus for 7 days. All PHB treatments significantly promoted the specific growth rate and weight gain rate of the sea cucumber ( P < 0.05). The 1% PHB significantly enhanced phagocytic, respiratory burst, superoxide dismutase, alkaline phosphatase, acid phosphatase, catalase, and lysozyme activities in the coelomocytes of A. japonicus ( P < 0.05). However, no elevated activities of catalase and lysozyme were observed in the P treatment ( P < 0.05), and only increased catalase activity appeared in the TP treatment ( P < 0.05). Quantitative real-time PCR revealed significantly higher expression levels of Aj -p105, Aj -p50, and Aj -rel in the mid-intestine tissue of the sea cucumber in the PHB treatments ( P < 0.05), and the relative expression level Aj -lys gene was significantly higher in the OP treatment ( P < 0.05) than that in the control. After injection of inactivated V. splendidus , the relative expression level of four immune-related genes in the OP treatment was significantly up-regulated at 24 h ( P < 0.05). The richness of intestinal microbiota in PHB treatments significantly increased, while diversity in TP treatment significantly decreased ( P < 0.05). The relative abundances of Rhodobacteraceae in the PHB treatments were significantly higher than that in the control ( P < 0.05). Network analysis revealed that 0.5 and 1% PHB supplement enhanced the stability of the intestinal microbial ecosystem. Functional prediction revealed that the PHB diet significantly increased some potential functions of intestinal microbiota, involving amino acid, lipid, and nucleotide metabolisms. In summary, dietary supplementation with a suitable dose of PHB had shown multiple beneficial effects on A. japonicus . Considering collectively the above, the optimum dose of 1% PHB addition to the diet of A. japonicus is recommended.

Aquaporins in Pacific White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei): Molecular Characterization, Expression Patterns, and Transcriptome Analysis in Response to Salinity Stress - Zhongkai Wang; Yigeng Chen; Cong Wang; Nannan Zhao; Zhihao Zhang; Zhitong Deng; Yanting Cui; Renjie Wang; Yuquan Li (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Aquaporins (AQPs) are integral membrane proteins that facilitate the transport of water and small solutes across cell membranes. These proteins are vital for maintaining water homeostasis in living organisms. In mammals, thirteen aquaporins have been characterized, but in crustaceans, especially penaeid shrimp, the diversity, structure, and substrate specificity of these membrane channel proteins are largely unknown. We here presented the three types of AQPs from Litopenaeus vannamei based on genome and transcriptome sequencing. Phylogenetic analysis showed that each AQP separately represented members of aquaglyceroporins, classical aquaporins, and unorthodox aquaporins, thus they were named as LvAQP3, LvAQP4, and LvAQP11. The LvAqp4 was mostly expressed in hepatopancreas, stomach, and gill, meanwhile LvAqp3 and LvAqp11 were separately predominantly expressed in intestine and muscle, respectively. To investigate possible roles of aquaporins in osmoregulation, mRNA expression changes in mainly expressed tissues were analyzed after acute exposure or long-term acclimation to different salinities. The results revealed that the expression levels of aquaporins genes were significantly decreased in most tissues (except hepatopancreas) under salinity stress, though the expression patterns were variable among isoforms and tissues. Moreover, comparative transcriptome analysis indicated the combination roles of aquaglyceroporin and amino acid metabolism related genes and pathways in response to acute salinity changes in the intestine. This study opened new windows for future investigations and provided new insights into the role of aquaporins in osmoregulation in L. vannamei .

Geochronology, geochemistry and zircon Hf isotope constraints on petrogenesis and tectonic setting of Early Permian volcanic rocks from Sonid Youqi area, Solonker Zone - Jianzhou Tang; Zhicheng Zhang; Bo Liu; Qi Wang; Cong Ding (International Geology Review, 2022)

Novel avian orthoavulavirus 13 in wild migratory waterfowl: biological and genetic considerations - Yidong Fei; Zhuang Ding; Yanlong Cong; Jianjun Chen; Renfu Yin (Veterinary Research Communications, 2022)

Characterization and fine mapping of a lesion mimic mutant (Lm5) with enhanced stripe rust and powdery mildew resistance in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) - Cong Li; Hang Liu; Jian Wang; Qi Pan; Yue Wang; Kunyan Wu; Peiying Jia; Yang Mu; Huaping Tang; Qiang Xu; Qiantao Jiang; Yaxi Liu; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2022)

The first complete chloroplast genome of Vicatia thibetica de Boiss.: genome features, comparative analysis, and phylogenetic relationships - Yun-hui Guan; Wen-wen Liu; Bao-zhong Duan; Hai-zhu Zhang; Xu-bing Chen; Ying Wang; Cong-long Xia (Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2022)

Damage and Failure of Hot Dry Rock under Cyclic Liquid Nitrogen Cold Shock Treatment: A Non-destructive Ultrasonic Test Method - Yong Sun; Cheng Zhai; Jizhao Xu; Xu Yu; Yuzhou Cong; Yangfeng Zheng; Wei Tang; Yujie Li (Natural Resources Research, 2022)

Homo sapiens circular RNA 0003602 (Hsa_circ_0003602) accelerates the tumorigenicity of acute myeloid leukemia by modulating miR-502-5p/IGF1R axis - Qidong Ye; Nan Li; Kai Zhou; Cong Liao (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2022)

Expression and localization of amelotin, laminin γ2 and odontogenesis-associated phosphoprotein (ODAPH) on the basal lamina and junctional epithelium - Cong Li; Yan Gao; Zhenzhen Xu; Yuan Tian; Haiyu Mu; Cuicui Yu; Yuguang Gao; Li Zhang (Journal of Molecular Histology, 2022)

Determination of intracellular lipid and main fatty acids of Nannochloropsis oceanica by ATR-FTIR spectroscopy - Dongmei Zhang; Qijun Li; Chenghu Yan; Wei Cong (Journal of Applied Phycology, 2022)

Pathogen resistance in Sphagneticola trilobata (Singapore daisy): molecular associations and differentially expressed genes in response to disease from a widespread fungus - Shan-Shan Qi; Bharani Manoharan; Vignesh Dhandapani; Sridharan Jegadeesan; Susan Rutherford; Justin S. H. Wan; Ping Huang; Zhi-Cong Dai; Dao-Lin Du (Genetica, 2022)

Research development and trends of benzene-induced leukemia from 1990 to 2019-A bibliometric analysis - Qianyu Sun; Boshen Wang; Shouxiang Xu; Xiaowei Cong; Yuepu Pu; Juan Zhang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

RETRACTED ARTICLE: The role of public-private partnership investment and eco-innovation in environmental abatement in USA: evidence from quantile ARDL approach - Nguyen Van Song; Nguyen Cong Tiep; Dinh van Tien; Thai Van Ha; Nguyen Thi Minh Phuong; Tran Thi Hoang Mai (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

N2O reduction during denitrifying phosphorus removal with propionate as carbon source - Cong Li; Qian Wang; Wenlin Jia (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Long-term observations of the chemical composition, fluxes and sources of atmospheric wet deposition at an urban site in Xi’an, Northwest China - Rui-feng Li; Xi-ying Dong; Cong Xie; Liang-ju Zhao (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2022)

Janibacter endophyticus sp. nov., an Endophytic Actinobacterium Isolated from the Root of Paris polyphylla Smith var. Yunnanensis - Zhen Zhang; En-Min Zhou; Cong-Jian Li; Xing-Wang Jiang; Rui-Feng Mao; Jing-Ran Liu; Xiao-Yang Zhi; Ling-Ling Yang (Current Microbiology, 2022)

Neobacillus paridis sp. nov., an endophyte of Paris polyphylla Smith var. yunnanensis - Peng-Chao Zhan; Cong-Jian Li; Zhen Zhang; Rui-Feng Mao; Jing-Ran Liu; Xing-Wang Jiang; Xiao-Yang Zhi; Ling-Ling Yang (Archives of Microbiology, 2022)

SKI knockdown suppresses apoptosis and extracellular matrix degradation of nucleus pulposus cells via inhibition of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway and ameliorates disc degeneration - Zuo-long Wu; Ya-jun Chen; Guang-zhi Zhang; Qi-qi Xie; Ke-ping Wang; Xin Yang; Tai-Cong Liu; Zhi-qiang Wang; Guang-hai Zhao; Hai-Hong Zhang (Apoptosis, 2022)

Reactive oxygen species mediate the relationship between mitochondrial function and delayed luminescence during senescence of strawberry (Fragaria ananassa) fruits - Cong Sun; Jiecai Liu; Huan Liu; Jinli Guo (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2022)

Pre-inoculation with Bradyrhizobium japonicum confers NaCl tolerance by improving nitrogen status and ion homeostasis in wild soybean (Glycine soja L.) seedlings - Ying Wang; Cong Cheng; Ziyi Du; Bingjun Yu (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2022)

Response to concerns about the African fire trends controlled by precipitation over recent decades - Fangli Wei; Shuai Wang; Bojie Fu; Martin Brandt; Naiqing Pan; Cong Wang; Rasmus Fensholt (Global Change Biology, 2022)

Analysis of Vibration Characteristics of Podded Propulsor Shafting Based on Analytical Method - Yaqi Tian; Cong Zhang; Lei Yang; Wu Ouyang; Xincong Zhou (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
Podded propulsors are widely used in warships and cruise ships, which have a higher requirement of vibrational and acoustic design. Therefore, studying vibration characteristics and the transmission mechanism of podded propulsor shafting is significant for reducing vibration and ensuring the safe operation of ships. This paper establishes a model of podded propulsor shafting by analytical method. The shafting is simplified to a heterogeneous variable cross-section beam, while bearings are seen as springs. The podded propulsor shafting has one radial-thrust hybrid bearing and one radial bearing. The excitations from the propeller and cabin are considered. The influences of bearing stiffness, bearing location, and excitation on vibration characteristics of shafting are analyzed. The main conclusions are as follows: Based on the analysis of the area that resonance frequency is sensitive to the change of bearing stiffness, the resonance frequencies of the shafting can be adjusted to the proper range. The large span between hybrid bearing and radial bearing leads to low stiffness of shafting and low resonances frequencies. Under radial excitations, the low vibration always occurs at the hybrid bearing, motor shafting, or propeller end of shafting. This research provides theoretical support for the design and optimization of vibration reduction of podded propulsor shafting.

Position Correction and Trajectory Optimization of Underwater Long-Distance Navigation Inspired by Sea Turtle Migration - Ziyuan Li; Huapeng Yu; Ye Li; Tongsheng Shen; Chongyang Wang; Zheng Cong (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
Accumulating evidence suggests that migrating animals store navigational “maps” in their brains, decoding location information from geomagnetic information based on their perception of the magnetic field. Inspired by this phenomenon, a novel geomagnetic inversion navigation framework was proposed to address the error constraint of a long-distance inertial navigation system. In the first part of the framework, the current paper proposed a geomagnetic bi-coordinate inversion localization approach which enables an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to estimate its current position from geomagnetic information like migrating animals. This paper suggests that the combination of geomagnetic total intensity (F) and geomagnetic inclination (I) can determine a unique geographical location, and that there is a non-unique mapping relationship between the geomagnetic parameters and the geographical coordination (longitude and latitude). Then the cumulative error of the inertial navigation system is corrected, according to the roughly estimated position information. In the second part of the framework, a cantilever beam model is proposed to realize the optimal correction of the INS historical trajectory. Finally, the correctness of the geomagnetic bi-coordinate inversion localization model we proposed was verified by outdoor physical experiments. In addition, we also completed a geomagnetic/inertial navigation integrated long-distance semi-physical test based on the real navigation information of the AUV. The results show that the geomagnetic inversion navigation framework proposed in this paper can constrain long-distance inertial navigation errors and improve the navigation accuracy by 73.28% compared with the pure inertial navigation mode. This implies that the geomagnetic inversion localization will play a key role in long-distance AUV navigation correction.

PacBio Isoform Sequencing and Illumina RNA Sequencing Provide Novel Insights on Responses to Acute Heat Stress in Apostichopus japonicus Coelomocytes - Yanlin Wang; Yingchao Yin; Xiao Cong; Kenneth B. Storey; Muyan Chen (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Significant increases in global sea surface temperatures are expected with climate change and may cause a serious challenge for marine organisms cultured in aquatic environments that are characterized by short and long-term fluctuations in water temperatures. Apostichopus japonicus , a sea cucumber with high nutritional value and pharmacological properties, is an important economic species that is widely raised in aquaculture in China. In recent years, continuous extreme high temperatures (up to 30°C) have occurred frequently in summer leading to mass mortality of sea cucumbers cultured in semi-open shallow regions seriously restricting the sustainable development of sea cucumber aquaculture. In the present study, we combined RNA-seq and PacBio single-molecular real-time (SMRT) sequencing technology to unveil the potential mechanisms of response to acute heat stress in A. japonicus coelomocytes. A total of 1,375 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in a comparison of control and 48 h heat stress (HS) groups. Pathway enrichment analysis indicated that nine important pathways induced by HS were significantly enriched ( q -value < 0.05) and mostly fell into four classes: folding, sorting, and degradation, immune and infectious diseases, signal transduction, and post-transcriptional regulation. Among them, all 41 genes connected with protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum were significantly up-regulated, and 12 of these were selected and validated via qPCR. Furthermore, changes in alternative splicing (AS) were also identified in sea cucumbers following HS. A total of 1,224 and 1,251 differential alternative splicing (DAS) events were identified using splice junction counts (JC only) and reads on target and junction counts (JCEC) as the input for rMATS in CO-HS comparison. We further found that the RNA splicing-related genes were enriched in the spliceosome pathway and showed DAS in control versus heat-stressed animals. In particular, we compared and confirmed that the hsfs1 gene, the master regulator of the heat shock response, showed differentially spliced exons in response to HS. This is the first comprehensive study showing that transcriptional and post-transcriptional (AS) controls are involved in the acute heat stress response of sea cucumber coelomocytes and provides novel insights into the molecular mechanisms of echinoderm adaptation to environmental stress.

Petrogenesis of the Late Triassic Mengsong strongly peraluminous granites in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau: highly fractionated from crystal mush - Feng Cong; Fu-Yuan Wu; Wen-Chang Li; De-Feng He; Zai-Bo Sun; Xiao-Ming Huang; Zhi-Zhong Hu; Han Zhao (International Geology Review, 2022)

Influence Mechanism of Geomorphological Evolution in a Tidal Lagoon with Rising Sea Level - Cuiping Kuang; Jiadong Fan; Zhichao Dong; Qingping Zou; Xin Cong; Xuejian Han (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
A tidal lagoon system has multiple environmental, societal, and economic implications. To investigate the mechanism of influence of the geomorphological evolution of a tidal lagoon, the effect of critical erosion shear stress, critical deposition shear stress, sediment settling velocity, and initial bed elevation were assessed by applying the MIKE hydro- and morpho-dynamic model to a typical tidal lagoon, Qilihai Lagoon. According to the simulation results, without sediment supply, an increase of critical erosion, deposition shear stress, or sediment settling velocity gives rise to tidal networks with a stable terrain. Such an equilibrium state can be defined as when the change of net erosion has little variation, which can be achieved due to counter actions between the erosion and deposition effect. Moreover, the influence of the initial bed elevation depends on the lowest tidal level. When the initial bed elevation is below the lowest tidal level, the tidal networks tend to be fully developed. A Spearman correlation analysis indicated that the geomorphological evolution is more sensitive to critical erosion or deposition shear stress than sediment settling velocity and initial bed elevation. Exponential sea level rise contributes to more intensive erosion than the linear or the parabolic sea level rise in the long-term evolution of a tidal lagoon.

Design, modification of phyllanthone derivatives as anti-diabetic and cytotoxic agents - Ngoc-Hong Nguyen; Van-Giau Vo; Hoang-Vinh-Truong Phan; Thanh-The Ngo; Jirapast Sichaem; Thi-Phuong Nguyen; Huu-Hung Nguyen; Duc-Dung Pham; Tien-Cong Nguyen; Van-Kieu Nguyen; Thuc-Huy Duong (Natural Product Research, 2022)

Removing Cloud Cover Interference from Sentinel-2 imagery in Google Earth Engine by fusing Sentinel-1 SAR data with a CNN model - Xiuhua Zhang; Zhaoxin Qiu; Cong Peng; Peng Ye (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2022)

Taxonomical and functional bacterial community selection in the rhizosphere of the rice genotypes with different nitrogen use efficiencies - Wei Chen; Yan Gao; Jie Yang; Fangjun Fan; Weiguo Zhang; Jiangye Li; Cong Zhou; Gaoling Shi; Fei Tong; Guangping Fan (Plant and Soil, 2022)

Seasonal variability in dissolved oxygen in the Bohai Sea, China - Yaozu Chen; Fangguo Zhai; Yanzhen Gu; Jing Cao; Cong Liu; Xingchuan Liu; Zizhou Liu; Peiliang Li (Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2022)

Estimate greenhouse gas emissions from water-saving and drought-resistance rice paddies by deNitrification-deComposition model - Xianxian Zhang; Huifeng Sun; Junguo Bi; Bo Yang; Jining Zhang; Cong Wang; Sheng Zhou (Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2022)

Adenine base-editing-mediated exon skipping induces gene knockout in cultured pig cells - Xiang-xing Zhu; Jia-sheng Pan; Tao Lin; Ye-cheng Yang; Qiu-yan Huang; Shuai-peng Yang; Zi-xiao Qu; Zi-sheng Lin; Jian-cong Wen; Ai-fen Yan; Juan Feng; Lian Liu; et al. (Biotechnology Letters, 2022)

Isolation and partial characterization of a novel bacteriocin from Pseudomonas azotoformans with antimicrobial activity against Pasterella multocida - Yu Wang; Shuang Lei; Inam Muhammad; Yu Jia; Cheng-guang He; Yi-Ming Wang; Yun-Hang Gao; Ling-Cong Kong; Hong-Xia Ma (Archives of Microbiology, 2022)

Halomonas populi sp. nov. isolated from Populus euphratica - Lin Xu; Jun-Jie Ying; Yuan-Chun Fang; Ran Zhang; Jia Hua; Min Wu; Bing-Nan Han; Cong Sun (Archives of Microbiology, 2022)

Spatial and temporal fluctuation of rainfall and drought in Balochistan province, Pakistan - Muhammad Rafiq; Yue Cong Li; Yanpei Cheng; Ghani Rahman; Ikram Ullah; Ahmad Ali (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Responses of soil pH to no‐till and the factors affecting it: A global meta‐analysis - Xin Zhao; Cong He; Wen‐Sheng Liu; Wen‐Xuan Liu; Qiu‐Yue Liu; Wei Bai; Li‐Jun Li; Rattan Lal; Hai‐Lin Zhang (Global Change Biology, 2022)
No‐till (NT) is a sustainable option because of its benefits in controlling erosion, saving labor, and mitigating climate change. However, a comprehensive assessment of soil pH response to NT is still lacking. Thus, a global meta‐analysis was conducted to determine the effects of NT on soil pH and to identify the influential factors and possible consequences based on the analysis of 114 publications. When comparing tillage practices, the results indicated an overall significant decrease by 1.33 ± 0.28% in soil pH under NT than that under conventional tillage ( p −1 (−1.83%), or crop residue retention (−1.52%). Changes in organic matter decomposition under undisturbed soil and with crop residue retention might lead to a higher concentration of H + and lower of basic cations (i.e., calcium, magnesium, and potassium), which decrease the soil pH, and consequently, impact nutrient dynamics (i.e., soil phosphorus) in the surface layer under NT. Furthermore, soil acidification may be aggravated by NT within site‐specific conditions and improper fertilizer and crop residue management and consequently leading to adverse effects on soil nutrient availability. Thus, there is a need to identify strategies to ameliorate soil acidification under NT to minimize the adverse consequences.

Evaluation of variation in background nitrous oxide emissions: A new global synthesis integrating the impacts of climate, soil, and management conditions - Yulong Yin; Zihan Wang; Xingshuai Tian; Yingcheng Wang; Jiahui Cong; Zhenling Cui (Global Change Biology, 2022)
Robust global simulation of soil background N 2 O emissions (BNEs) is a challenge due to the lack of a comprehensive system for quantification of the variations in their magnitude and location. We mapped global BNEs based on 1353 field observations from globally distributed sites and high‐resolution climate and soil data. We then calculated global and national total BNE budgets and compared them to the IPCC‐estimated values. The average BNE was 1.10, 0.92, and 0.84 kg N ha −1 year −1 with variations from 0.18 to 3.47 (5th–95th percentile, hereafter), 0.20 to 3.44, and −1.16 to 3.70 kg N ha −1 year −1 for cropland, forestland, and grassland, respectively. Soil pH, soil N mineralization, atmospheric N deposition, soil volumetric water content, and soil temperature were the principle significant drivers of BNEs. The total BNEs of three land use types was lower than IPCC‐estimated total BNEs by 0.83 Tg (10 12 g) N year −1 , ranging from −47% to 94% across countries. The estimated BNE with cropland values were slightly higher than the IPCC estimates by 0.11 Tg N year −1 , and forestland and grassland lower than the IPCC estimates by 0.4 and 0.54 Tg N year −1 , respectively. Our study underlined the necessity for detailed estimation of the spatial distribution of BNEs to improve the estimates of global N 2 O emissions and enable the establishment of more realistic and effective mitigation measures.

Complex co‐evolutionary relationships between cicadas and their symbionts - Dandan Wang; Zhi Huang; Johan Billen; Guoyun Zhang; Hong He; Cong Wei (Environmental Microbiology, 2022)
Summary Previous evidence suggests that cicadas lacking Hodgkinia may harbour the yeast‐like fungal symbionts (YLS). Here, we reinforce an earlier conclusion that the pathogenic ancestor of YLS independently infected different cicada lineages instead of the common ancestor of Cicadidae. Five independent replacement events in the loss of Hodgkinia /acquisition of YLS and seven other replacement events of YLS (from an Ophiocordyceps fungus to another Ophiocordyceps fungus) are hypothesised to have occurred within the sampled cicada taxa. The divergence time of YLS lineages was later than that of corresponding cicada lineages. The rapid shift of diversification rates of YLS and related cicada‐parasitizing Ophiocordyceps began at approximately 32.94 Ma, and the diversification rate reached the highest value at approximately 24.82 Ma, which corresponds to the cooling climate changes at the Eocene–Oligocene boundary and the Oligocene–Miocene transition respectively. Combined with related acquisition/replacement events of YLS occurred during the cooling‐climate periods, we hypothesise that the cooling‐climate changes impacted the interactions between cicadas and related Ophiocordyceps , which coupled with the unusual life cycle and the differentiation of cicadas may finally led to the diversification of YLS in Cicadidae. Our results contribute to a better understanding of the evolutionary transition of YLS from entomopathogenic fungi in insects.

Impact of Anthropogenic Activities and Sea Level Rise on a Lagoon System: Model and Field Observations - Cuiping Kuang; Xin Cong; Zhichao Dong; Qingping Zou; Huaming Zhan; Wei Zhao (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021)
The long-term geomorphological evolution of a coastal lagoon is driven by hydrodynamic forcing and is influenced by climate changes and human activities. In this study, a numerical model of the Qilihai lagoon (QL) system was established based on field measurements, previous hydrology data and satellite remote sensing measurements, to simulate the geomorphological evolution of QL from 1900 to 2018. The influences of sea level rise, runoff and human activities on the evolution of geomorphology were investigated. The results of the model show that the construction projects including the tide gate, the bridge, reclamation and the straightening or widening of the tidal channel increased the net deposition within the QL system. Furthermore, the spatial distribution of tidal asymmetry during the natural time period was similar to that of the change in bed thickness. However, bed erosion or deposition was not only dependent on tidal asymmetry but it was also affected by the external sediment supply and the discharge of upstream rivers. Moreover, sea level rise had a significant effect on the tidal asymmetry; therefore, it enhanced the accumulation of sediments in the QL system, while runoff had little effect on the tidal asymmetry or geomorphological changes in the system.

Mechanical Properties of Limestone After High-Temperature Treatment Under Triaxial Cyclic Loading and Unloading Conditions - Qing-bin Meng; Jiang-Feng Liu; Hai Pu; Li-yuan Yu; Jiang-yu Wu; Cong-kai Wang (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2021)

SLAF-Based Linkage Map Construction and QTL Mapping of Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) - Jianjiang Bai; Zhongze Piao; Changzhao Wan; Gangseob Lee; Xinmin Ruan; Zhixiang Luo; Fuzhi Shi; Xihan Cong; Ruifang Yang (Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 2021)

Preparation and sound transmission loss analysis of carbon fiber composite sandwich panel - Xianhang Sui; Qing Cong; Xianhua Li; Wenjiong Chen (Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering, 2021)

Research on the functions and values of minority village sports - Cong Zeng; Jinyong Tang; Minghuan Tang; Shijun XU (Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering, 2021)

Transcriptome-based identification and expression profiling of AP2/ERF members in Caragana intermedia and functional analysis of CiDREB3 - Kun Liu; Qi Yang; Tianrui Yang; Feiyun Yang; Ruigang Wang; Jingyu Cong; Guojing Li (Molecular Biology Reports, 2021)

miR-140-3p regulates the osteogenic differentiation ability of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells by targeting spred2-mediated autophagy - Ping Liu; Yan Zhuang; Binfei Zhang; Hai Huang; Pengfei Wang; Hu Wang; Yuxuan Cong; Shuangwei Qu; Kun Zhang; Xing Wei (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2021)

c-Abl Tyrosine Kinase-Mediated Neuronal Apoptosis in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage by Modulating the LRP-1-Dependent Akt/GSK3β Survival Pathway - Cong Yan; Hongwei Yu; Yao Liu; Pei Wu; Chunlei Wang; Hongbo Zhao; Kongbin Yang; Qi Shao; Yingqiang Zhong; Wenyang Zhao; Jingwei Li; Nan Liu; et al. (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2021)

Metapath-Based Deep Convolutional Neural Network for Predicting miRNA-Target Association on Heterogeneous Network - Jiawei Luo; Yaoting Bao; Xiangtao Chen; Cong Shen (Interdisciplinary Sciences: Computational Life Sciences, 2021)

MEHP induces pyroptosis and autophagy alternation by cathepsin B activation in INS-1 cells - Lijie Jiang; Tianming Qiu; Xiaofeng Yao; Huangben Chen; Kun Yao; Xiance Sun; Guang Yang; Liping Jiang; Cong Zhang; Ningning Wang; Hongying Zhang; Xiaofang Liu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Controlling environmental pollution: dynamic role of fiscal decentralization in CO2 emission in Asian economies - Cong The Phan; Vipin Jain; Eko Priyo Purnomo; Md. Monirul Islam; Nafeesa Mughal; John William Grimaldo Guerrero; Sana Ullah (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Classification of ASD based on fMRI data with deep learning - Lizhen Shao; Cong Fu; Yang You; Dongmei Fu (Cognitive Neurodynamics, 2021)

Characteristics and Environmental Response of White Secondary Mineral Precipitate in the Acid Mine Drainage From Jinduicheng Mine, Shaanxi, China - Cong Lu; Bo Yang; Xing Cui; Sichang Wang; Chengtun Qu; Weiwei Zhang; Bo Zhou (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2021)

MicroRNA-294 Regulates Apoptosis of the Porcine Cerebellum Caused by Selenium Deficiency via Targeting iNOS - He Zichan; Jiao Linfei; Wang Jinliang; Shen Zhiqiang; Cong Yimei; Li Shu (Biological Trace Element Research, 2021)

Polymorphism in the Ras and β-Glucosidase Genes and Their Association with Growth Traits in the Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas - Ziqiang Han; Rihao Cong; Qi Li (Journal of Ocean University of China, 2021)

Net distance optimization of super-large section tunnel using new elastoplastic-damage model combining tensile and shear yield modes - Fujin Hou; Cong Liu; Kang Wang; Zhe Yuan; Tao Li; Shen Zhou (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Intelligent fish farm—the future of aquaculture - Cong Wang; Zhen Li; Tan Wang; Xianbao Xu; Xiaoshuan Zhang; Daoliang Li (Aquaculture International, 2021)

Global gross nitrification rates are dominantly driven by soil carbon‐to‐nitrogen stoichiometry and total nitrogen - Ahmed S. Elrys; Jing Wang; Mohamed A. S. Metwally; Yi Cheng; Jin‐Bo Zhang; Zu‐Cong Cai; Scott X. Chang; Christoph Müller (Global Change Biology, 2021)
Soil gross nitrification (GN) is a critical process in the global nitrogen (N) cycle that results in the formation of nitrate through microbial oxidation of ammonium or organic N, and can both increase N availability to plants and nitrous oxide emissions. Soil GN is thought to be mainly controlled by soil characteristics and the climate, but a comprehensive analysis taking into account the climate, soil characteristics, including microbial characteristics, and their interactions to better understand the direct and indirect controlling factors of GN rates globally is lacking. Using a global meta‐analysis based on 901 observations from 330 15 N‐labeled studies, we show that GN differs significantly among ecosystem types, with the highest rates found in croplands, in association with higher pH which stimulates nitrifying bacteria activities. Autotrophic and heterotrophic nitrifications contribute 63% and 37%, respectively, to global GN. Soil GN increases significantly with soil total N, microbial biomass, and soil pH, but decreases significantly with soil carbon (C) to N ratio (C:N). Structural equation modeling suggested that GN is mainly controlled by C:N and soil total N. Microbial biomass and pH are also important factors controlling GN and their effects are similar. Precipitation and temperature affect GN by altering C:N and/or soil total N. Soil total N and temperature drive heterotrophic nitrification, whereas C:N and pH drive autotrophic nitrification. Moreover, GN is positively related to nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide emissions. This synthesis suggests that changes in soil C:N, soil total N, microbial population size, and/or soil pH due to anthropogenic activities may influence GN, which will affect nitrate accumulation and gaseous emissions of soils under global climate and land‐use changes.

Iridoids and cycloartane saponins from mussaenda pilosissima valeton and their inhibitory NO production in BV2 cells - Vu Kim Thu; Nguyen Xuan Bach; Cong Tien Dung; Nguyen The Cuong; Tran Hong Quang; Youn-Chul Kim; Hyuncheol Oh; Phan Van Kiem (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Carbon, oxygen and strontium isotopes of the Mesoproterozoic Jixian System （1.6-1.4 Ga）in the southern margin of the North China Craton and the geological implications - Cong Tan; Yuanzheng Lu; Xin Li; Haonan Song; Dan Lv; Xueying Ma; Ru Fan; Shenghui Deng (International Geology Review, 2021)

Early Palaeozoic alkaline trachytes in the North Daba Mountains, South Qinling Belt: petrogenesis and geological implications - Hang Yang; Shao-Cong Lai; Jiang-Feng Qin; Ren-Zhi Zhu; Shao-Wei Zhao; Yu Zhu; Fang-Yi Zhang; Ze-Zhong Zhang; Xing-Ying Wang (International Geology Review, 2021)

Effects of Discontinuous Thermal Conductivity of a Substrate Surface on Ice Adhesion Strength - Tingkun Chen; Yiying Chen; Luquan Ren; Jingfu Jin; Qian Cong; Kwang-Leong Choy (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021)
This study proposes a novel anti-icing model in which silicone rubber with low thermal conductivity is coated at different positions on a material surface to change the continuity of the thermal conductivity of the surface. During the test, the surfaces of aluminum alloy and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) are discontinuously coated with silicone rubber. Repeated experiments are conducted to verify the anti-icing effect of the proposed model. Results showed that compared to the conventional surface ice adhesion strength, the rate of reduction of the ice adhesion strength of the aluminum alloy and PMMA could reach 75.07% and 76.70%, respectively, when the novel method is used. Because of the different levels of thermal conductivity at different positions on the material surface, the water attached to the surface locations without the coated silicone rubber had other freezing times. Combined with the heat and phase change of water during the freezing process, changing the stability of the interface between the ice and substrate could act as an active anti-icing power. The ice adhesion strength on the material surface could then be reduced. Compared with the conventional anti-icing methods, the anti-icing method proposed in this study could significantly increase the active anti-icing characteristics of the material and provide a novel anti-icing method for use in engineering applications.

Loganin ameliorates depression-like behaviors of mice via modulation of serotoninergic system - Chen-Hao Pan; Cong-Yuan Xia; Yu Yan; Yan Han; Rui Shi; Jun He; Ze-Xing Wang; Yu-Ming Wang; Wei-Ku Zhang; Jie-Kun Xu (Psychopharmacology, 2021)

Lipin1 Alleviates Autophagy Disorder in Sciatic Nerve and Improves Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy - Meijian Wang; Min Xie; Shuyan Yu; Pan Shang; Cong Zhang; Xiaolin Han; Cuiqin Fan; Li Chen; Xianghua Zhuang; Shihong Chen (Molecular Neurobiology, 2021)

Chemical and boron isotopic compositions of tourmaline at the Dachang Sn-polymetallic ore district in South China: Constraints on the origin and evolution of hydrothermal fluids - Kui-Dong Zhao; Ling-Huo Zhang; Martin R. Palmer; Shao-Yong Jiang; Cong Xu; He-Dong Zhao; Wei Chen (Mineralium Deposita, 2021)

Characterization and diversity of magnetotactic bacteria from sediments of Caroline Seamount in the Western Pacific Ocean - Kaixuan Cui; Wenyan Zhang; Jia Liu; Cong Xu; Yicong Zhao; Si Chen; Hongmiao Pan; Tian Xiao; Long-Fei Wu (Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2021)

Time-resolved Fluorescence Immunoassay (TRFIA) for the Simultaneous Detection of MMP-9 and Lp-PLA2 in Serum - Hong-yan Ma; Qian Mao; Yan-bin Zhu; Chun-li Cong; Shi-yu Zheng; Qi Zhang; Cui-cui Chen; Lai-qing Li (Journal of Fluorescence, 2021)

Correction to: HOXA11‑AS promotes the migration and invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by inhibiting miR‑124 expression by binding to EZH2 - Wen‑long Zhang; Ya‑nan Zhao; Zhang‑zhen Shi; Gui‑ying Gu; Dan Cong; Chen Wei; Yuan‑song Bai (Human Cell, 2021)

Stock markets dynamics and environmental pollution: emerging issues and policy options in Asia - Carlos Samuel Ramos Meza; Maryam Kashif; Vipin Jain; John William Grimaldo Guerrero; Randhir Roopchund; Gniewko Niedbala; Cong Phan The (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Deciphering the rhizobacterial assemblages under the influence of genetically engineered maize carrying mcry genes - Aliya Fazal; Zhongling Wen; Minkai Yang; Yonghui Liao; Jiangyan Fu; Cong He; Xuan Wang; Wencai Jie; Farman Ali; Dongqing Hu; Tongming Yin; Zhi Hong; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Extent of detection of hidden relationships among different hydrological variables during floods using data-driven models - Mohamad Basel Al Sawaf; Kiyosi Kawanisi; Mohamad Nazieh Jlilati; Cong Xiao; Masoud Bahreinimotlagh (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2021)

The distribution characteristics of β-propeller phytase genes in rhizosphere sediment provide insight into species specialty from phytic mineralization in subtropical and tropical seagrass ecosystems - Liyun Lin; Juan Ling; Qiuying Peng; Xiancheng Lin; Weiguo Zhou; Yanying Zhang; Qingsong Yang; Manzoor Ahamad; Ying Zhang; Cong Wang; Youshao Wang; Junde Dong (Ecotoxicology, 2021)

Climate Change Modulates Multitrophic Interactions Between Maize, A Root Herbivore, and Its Enemies - Anouk Guyer; Cong van Doan; Corina Maurer; Ricardo A. R. Machado; Pierre Mateo; Katja Steinauer; Lucie Kesner; Günter Hoch; Ansgar Kahmen; Matthias Erb; Christelle A. M. Robert (Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2021)
How climate change will modify belowground tritrophic interactions is poorly understood, despite their importance for agricultural productivity. Here, we manipulated the three major abiotic factors associated with climate change (atmospheric CO 2 , temperature, and soil moisture) and investigated their individual and joint effects on the interaction between maize, the banded cucumber beetle ( Diabrotica balteata ), and the entomopathogenic nematode (EPN) Heterorhabditis bacteriophora . Changes in individual abiotic parameters had a strong influence on plant biomass, leaf wilting, sugar concentrations, protein levels, and benzoxazinoid contents. Yet, when combined to simulate a predicted climate scenario (Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5, RCP 8.5), their effects mostly counter-balanced each other. Only the sharp negative impact of drought on leaf wilting was not fully compensated. In both current and predicted scenarios, root damage resulted in increased leaf wilting, reduced root biomass, and reconfigured the plant sugar metabolism. Single climatic variables modulated the herbivore performance and survival in an additive manner, although slight interactions were also observed. Increased temperature and CO 2 levels both enhanced the performance of the insect, but elevated temperature also decreased its survival. Elevated temperatures and CO 2 further directly impeded the EPN infectivity potential, while lower moisture levels improved it through plant- and/or herbivore-mediated changes. In the RCP 8.5 scenario, temperature and CO 2 showed interactive effects on EPN infectivity, which was overall decreased by 40%. We conclude that root pest problems may worsen with climate change due to increased herbivore performance and reduced top-down control by biological control agents.