Differential effects of Ca2+ and Mn2+ on cyanobacterial mineralization and organic matter preservation - Jie Li; Yongjie Zhang; Yanyang Zhao; Chao Han; Kaiming Hu; Wenhui Chen; Yangmei Fei; Yongmei Liu; Haoran Li; Maurice E. Tucker; Zuozhen Han (Chemical Geology, 2025)

Source shifting and contributions to Central East Asia dust events during 2000–2023 - Yu Xing; Benli Liu; Larry E. Wagner; Jianjun Qu (Science China Earth Sciences, 2025)

Bio-organic fertilizer amendment helps suppress tomato bacterial wilt disease by improving aggregation and enhancing the pathogen inhibition capacity within micro-aggregates - Menghui Dong; Eiko E. Kuramae; Mengli Zhao; Yi Min; Shanshan Liu; Xu Xu; Qirong Shen; Rong Li; George A. Kowalchuk (Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2025)

The New Old Rat ( Rattus , Mammalia) From Turkestan: Revisiting From a Genomics Perspective - A. A. Lissovsky; N. Liu; E. V. Obolenskaya; E. A. Ivanova; D. Y. Ge (Zoologica Scripta, 2025)
The Turkestan rat ( Rattus turkestanicus ) has long been classified as a part of the Himalayan rat R. pyctoris . In this study, we integrate genomic and morphological data to re‐evaluate the taxonomic status of this species. Morphological analyses indicate minimal differentiation between samples from the Himalayas and Turkestan, whereas significant genetic divergence is evident in both mitochondrial DNA and across whole‐genome SNPs. Genetic distance analysis of 13 mitochondrial protein‐coding sequences and population differentiation statistics (fixation index Fst) of genome‐wide SNPs also supported the divergence. Based on these findings, we propose reinstating R. turkestanicus as a full species.

Ecological and Mutation‐Order Speciation in Senecio - Maddie E. James; Maria C. Melo; Federico Roda; Diana Bernal‐Franco; Melanie J. Wilkinson; Gregory M. Walter; Huanle Liu; Jan Engelstädter; Daniel Ortiz‐Barrientos (Molecular Ecology, 2025)
Natural selection shapes how new species arise, yet the mechanisms that generate reproductive barriers remain actively debated. Although ecological divergence in contrasting environments and mutation‐order processes in similar environments are often viewed as distinct speciation mechanisms, we show they can occur simultaneously and act as part of a continuum of selective pressures. In the Senecio lautus species complex, Dune and Headland ecotypes have evolved repeatedly along the Australian coastline. Through crossing experiments and field studies, we find that divergent natural selection promotes strong reproductive isolation between the Dune and Headland ecotypes. While uniform selection maintains reproductive compatibility among ecologically similar Dune populations, geographically distant Headland populations have evolved reproductive barriers despite their convergent prostrate phenotypes, likely driven by adaptation to subtle environmental differences between each Headland location. To understand how this habitat heterogeneity contributes to patterns of reproductive isolation, we extend previous theoretical work on the accumulation of hybrid incompatibilities to account for environmental gradients and polygenic adaptation. We show that the probability of reproductive isolation depends on three factors: how similar the environments are, how complex the genetic architecture is and how selection coefficients are distributed among beneficial mutations. These theoretical findings explain how reproductive isolation arises in systems like Senecio , where multiple forms of selection jointly drive speciation.

Correction: Culturally Adapting a Video-Based Self-acupressure Intervention to Manage Symptoms for Black and Latina Breast Cancer Survivors - Katarina E. AuBuchon; Amrita Bonthu; Lourdes Inbar-Albo; Thelma D. Jones; Jacqueline Beale; Claudia Campos-Galván; Laura A. Logie; Carla Arieta; Geng-Hao Liu; Alejandra Hurtado-de-Mendoza; Suzanne C. Danhauer; Kristi D. Graves; et al. (Journal of Cancer Education, 2025)

Integrated wide-scope and class-specific nontarget analysis reveals a broad spectrum of organic micropollutants in an urban river - Jingrun Hu; Yi Liu; Xuman Zhang; Zhuoyu Chen; Moran Tang; Yitao Lyu; Xiuqi You; Damian E. Helbling; Weiling Sun (Water Research, 2025)

Mycorrhizal allies: synergizing forest carbon and multifunctional restoration - Tengteng Li; Richard P. Phillips; Matthias C. Rillig; Gerrit Angst; E. Toby Kiers; Paola Bonfante; Nico Eisenhauer; Zhanfeng Liu (Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2025)

Effects of root traits on shear performance of root-soil complex and soil reinforcement in the Loess Plateau - Yuying Cao; Xuemeng Su; Zhengchao Zhou; Jun`e Liu; Mingyu Chen; Ning Wang; Bingbing Zhu; Peipei Wang; Fang Liu (Soil and Tillage Research, 2025)

Exposure to low levels of hexavalent chromium in drinking water alters diet-induced steatotic liver disease in male rats - Gabrielle Griffin; Morgan E. Delnicki; Haiyan Lu; Idoia Meaza; Aggie Williams; Samuel T. Vielee; Oluwanifemi Esther Bolatimi; Rachel M. Wise; Rui Liu; J. Calvin Kouokam; Sandra S. Wise; John Pierce Wise; et al. (Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 2025)

Fabrication of nZVI/rGO via an innovative thermal co-reduction method for enhanced PFAS removal through sequential adsorption and photocatalytic degradation - Sushmita Regmi; Md Sayeduzzaman Sarker; Austin K. Oglesby; Kaitlyn N. Banning; Elle E. Lanier; Chunjie Xia; Sonkorson Talukder Sabuj; Haoran Yang; Nafeesa Khan; Jia Liu (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025)

NH3, N2O, NO and NO2 losses, emission factors and reduction mechanisms under different N managements from greenhouse vegetable soils - Tiantian Miao; Bin Wang; Yunfan Wan; Yu'e Li; Tianjing Ren; Huan Liu; Jiaqi Zhang; Andong Cai; Waseem Hassan (Journal of Environmental Management, 2025)

A comparison of peroxymonosulfate activation by FeS2 and Fe3S4 for quinclorac degradation: The contribution of Fe(II) and S2−/S22− species - Mei’e Zhong; Ze Wen; Jiewei Ouyang; Ziqiang Liu; Yueyu Liu; Feng Jiang; Lijun Chen; Chunxia Ding; Bang Ji (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025)

Epitaxial construction of BiPO4@Bi(OH)3vac S-scheme heterojunction with firm interfacial contact for bolstered photocatalytic performance - Potlako J. Mafa; Mope E. Malefane; Adewale O. Oladipo; Sogolo L. Lebelo; Dan Liu; Jianzhou Gui; Bhekie B. Mamba; Alex T. Kuvarega (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025)

A colorimetric and fluorometric dual-functional chemodosimeter for highly sensitive and selective detection of Cu2+ in fruit juices - Chong Wu; Shao-Dan He; Yong-Lang Liu; Guo-Yong Luo; Wu-De Yang; Abdullah Alodhayb; Shofiur Rahman; Paris E. Georghiou; Takehiko Yamato (Food Research International, 2025)

Cadmium stress drives remodeling of earthworm mucus metabolism: Hormetic antioxidant response and synergistic amino acid defence mechanisms - Guijun Wu; Changqun Duan; Hongyang Li; Mei Li; Chang-e Liu (Environmental Research, 2025)

Ambient environmental conditions and active outdoor play in the context of climate change: A systematic review and meta-synthesis - Eun-Young Lee; Seiyeong Park; Yeong-Bae Kim; Henry Liu; Priya Mistry; Kevin Nguyen; Yeonjae Oh; Maeghan E. James; Steven Lâm; Louise de Lannoy; Richard Larouche; Taru Manyanga; et al. (Environmental Research, 2025)

Efficient Hg(II) removal using recyclable poly(thioctic acid)/SH-UiO-66 functionalized polyacrylonitrile fiber: Multifunctional binding strategy - Ningge Jian; Gaoran Zhang; Hongli Liu; Di Wu; Jia Wang; Yuxin Wang; Yi Cheng; Qingyuan Liu; Yongjun Wu; Li-e Liu (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

Multi-electron donation promotes the photocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide to methane in a covalent bonded metal-complex/quantum dots hybrid catalyst - Qian Zhao; Mohamed Abdellah; Yang Liu; Jie Meng; Xianshao Zou; Kasper Enemark-Rasmussen; Yu Zhou; Yi Li; Yuehan Cao; Yijiang Chen; Nora Eliasson; Ying Zhou; et al. (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

Reestablished buried interface by multifunctional additive for high-efficiency perovskite solar cells - Xiaoli Zhang; Fobao Xie; Bing’e Li; Xinghan Zeng; Chuangping Liu; Qinghua Cao; Jiangping Xing; Eugene Troyan; Baihong Zheng; Hui Liu; Andrey Stepanov (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

Multiple light scattering as a powerful tool to fast quantify biomass slurry towards continuous bioenergy production - Changbin Yuan; Deliang Kong; Yongdong Xu; Maojiong Cao; E. Reaihan; Zhidan Liu (Biomass and Bioenergy, 2025)

Home-field advantage of litter decomposition across biomes: a global meta-analysis - Beining Shi; Jiayin Zheng; Francisco I. Pugnaire; Jocelyn E. Behm; Xiaohao Zhuang; Yuanyuan Meng; Shengjie Liu (Plant and Soil, 2025)

Into the Spotlight: Microglia in the Peripheral Nervous System - Ruichao E. Liu; Coco Chu; Hai Qi (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2025)

Recognition of novel metal-resistant microbes and their potential resistance mechanisms in metal mines - Ting Li; Chang'e Liu; Chenyang Zhang; Changqun Duan (Applied Soil Ecology, 2025)

Resources Modulate Developmental Shifts but Not Infection Tolerance Upon Co‐Infection in an Insect System - Nora K. E. Schulz; Danial Asgari; Siqin Liu; Stephanie S. L. Birnbaum; Alissa M. Williams; Arun Prakash; Ann T. Tate (Molecular Ecology, 2025)
Energetic resources within organisms fuel both parasite growth and immune responses against them, but it is unclear whether energy allocation is sufficient to explain changes in infection outcomes under the threat of multiple parasites. We manipulated diet in flour beetles ( Tribolium confusum ) infected with two natural parasites and used a combination of transcriptomic and phenotypic assays to investigate the role of resources in shifting metabolic and immune responses after single and co‐infection. Our results suggest that relatively benign, single‐celled, eukaryotic gregarine parasites alter the within‐host energetic environment and, by extension, juvenile development time, in a diet‐dependent manner. While they do not affect host resistance to acute bacterial infection, the mRNA‐seq results reveal that they stimulate the expression of an alternative set of immune genes and promote damage to the gut, ultimately contributing to reduced survival regardless of diet. Thus, energy allocation is not sufficient to explain the immunological contribution to co‐infection outcomes, emphasising the importance of mechanistic insight for predicting the impact of co‐infection across levels of biological organisation.

Bridging conservation gaps under climate change at multiple scales to protect 30% of Earth's surface by 2030 - Hui Wu; Le Yu; Xiaoli Shen; James E. M. Watson; Huawei Wan; Yue Cao; Ting Hua; Tao Liu; Jianqiao Zhao; Jianguo Liu; Jixi Gao; Keping Ma (Conservation Biology, 2025)
The 30×30 commitment outlined in the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM‐GBF) offers a critical opportunity for enhancing global biodiversity conservation. However, KM‐GBF's efforts to address climate change impacts remain limited. We developed 1‐km‐resolution hotspot maps for climate change vulnerability with the exposure–sensitivity–adaptation framework, species distribution for 4 terrestrial vertebrate taxa, and carbon stock capacity including organic and biomass carbon, for 2030. Then, we developed a systematic conservation planning approach that, beyond the 3 conservation features mentioned, also considered human activities, connectivity, and Shared Socioeconomic Pathways. The plan included the identification of conservation priorities and gaps for China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations region (China‐ASEAN) at regional, national, and biogeographical scales. We found that 6.59% of the land in China‐ASEAN overlapped all 3 hotspots, primarily in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Cambodia. Across all 3 spatial scales, newly identified conservation priorities were concentrated in low‐elevation areas, particularly between 10° S and 10° N at the regional scale. Currently, protected areas cover 15.49% of China‐ASEAN's land, representing 7.00% of climate change vulnerability hotspots, 12.45% of species distribution potential hotspots, and 14.56% of carbon stock capacity hotspots for 2030. If the 30×30 commitment is realized at a regional scale, these percentages are expected to increase to 22.93%, 33.15%, and 34.75%, respectively. Areas of conservation priority identified with our framework were significantly affected by the scale of protection coordination, yet they remained stable across Shared Socioeconomic Pathways, indicating their effectiveness in diverse future scenarios. The biogeographical scale had the smallest average conservation gap for all 12 countries (13.14%). Financial challenges are highest for Indonesia at the regional scale and for Malaysia at the national and biogeographical scales. Precise conservation based on appropriate scales is essential to achieving the 30×30 commitment and maximizing its conservation effectiveness under climate change.

Surface-based morphometry reveals divergent aging trajectories in veterans with and without traumatic brain injury - Michelle C. Eliason; Amrutha Bindu Nagella; Cristian Cuadra; David S. Wack; Ghazala T. Saleem; Michael Weiner; Paul Aisen; Ronald Petersen; Clifford R. Jack; William Jagust; John Q. Trojanowki; Arthur W. Toga; et al. (GeroScience, 2025)

Skin sampling as a proxy for screening per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposures in endangered sea turtles - Sangeetha K. Puthigai; Natalie E. Wildermann; Pamela T. Plotkin; Michael R. Shields; Yina Liu (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2025)

Magnetite-augmented sulfur-siderite autotrophic denitrification: Deep nitrogen removal at ultra-low HRT from lab to pilot scale - Jiale Sun; Haoyong Li; He Dong; Lu Liu; Chunyv Zhou; Ziwen Du; Yan Dang; Dawn E. Holmes (Water Research, 2025)

Rapid characterization of MSW and RDF feedstocks for waste-to-energy process using LIBS and ML techniques - Jincheng Liu; Oluwabunmi Iwakin; Carlos E. Romero; Liang Cheng; Faegheh Moazeni; Zheng Yao; Robert De Saro; Joseph Craparo (Waste Management, 2025)

P30-24 Use of the new approach methodologies (NAMs) in the safety evaluation of food enzymes and regulatory decisions - N. Kovalkovicova; Y. Liu; V.-G. Curtui; A. Criado; J. Aguilera; M. Andryszkiewicz; D. Cavanna; C. Fernández-Fraguas; A. Gomes; S. Lunardi; S. Peluso; E. Marini; et al. (Toxicology Letters, 2025)

Nitrogen fixation in Pampinifervens, a new species-rich genus of Aquificaceae that inhabits a wide pH range in terrestrial hot springs - Marike Palmer; Nancy O. Nou; Lara A. Turello; Carolyn E. Power; John C. Ong; Jonathan K. Covington; Dengxun Lai; Xavier Mayali; Anna-Louise Reysenbach; Yan-Ling Qi; Jeremy A. Dodsworth; Jian-Yu Jiao; et al. (Systematic and Applied Microbiology, 2025)

Micropropagation of Amygdalus pedunculata, an industrial shrub - Xiang-dong Bai; Ri-han Wu; Bai-chao Liu; Si-ran Wang; Yu-E Bai (South African Journal of Botany, 2025)

Analysis of legacy PFAS and potential precursors in curtain, sofa, and carpet fabric samples - D. Jérémy Liwara; Ana R.L. Araújo; Anton Pavlov; Jon E. Johansen; Huiling Liu; Jacco Koekkoek; Manuel Heinzelmann; Jacob de Boer; Pim E.G. Leonards; Sicco Brandsma (Science of The Total Environment, 2025)

Development of a rapid screen to identify formulations that enhance plant resistance to viral infection - Fathy E. El-Gebaly; Wenzi Ckurshumova; Jun Liu; Michael Fefer; Evan C. Krysmanski; Robin K. Cameron (Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 2025)

Contributions to the knowledge of the genus Yunnanebaeus (Coleoptera, Malachiidae), with descriptions of four new species - Junbo Tong; Sergei E. Tshernyshev; Romain Nattier; Haoyu Liu; Yuxia Yang (Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 2025)

Petrogenesis of the olivine cumulate outcrop Issole – The missing link between the Séítah and Máaz formations in Jezero crater, Mars - Juan David Hernández-Montenegro; Tanya V. Kizovski; Allan H. Treiman; An Y. Li; Paul D. Asimow; Mariek E. Schmidt; Yang Liu; Josh Labrie; Abigail L. Knight; Michael M. Tice; David A. Klevang; Scott VanBommel; et al. (Icarus, 2025)

Simultaneous N-methyl pyrrolidone and total-nitrogen removals in a single aerobic process - Fei Liu; Meng Huang; Chenyu Li; Linlin Chen; Yongming Zhang; Bruce E. Rittmann (International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 2025)

Millet stable isotopes reveal the advance of agricultural practices in the core political regions of early imperial China - Jingwen Liao; Edward Allen; Amanda G. Henry; Jason E. Laffoon; Ming Li; Daiyun Liu; Pengfei Sheng (CATENA, 2025)

Remobilization of Ni in framboidal pyrite within sulfide nodules in Early Cambrian nickeliferous black shales - Xu-Yang Liu; Ya-Fei Wu; Daniel D. Gregory; Katy Evans; Anthony E. Williams-Jones; Wen Zhang; Mei-Fu Zhou; Jian-Wei Li (Chemical Geology, 2025)

Theoretical Investigation of Boundary Condition Effects on Chemical Osmosis-Induced Water Flow and Solute Concentration Variation in a Horizontal Layer of the Solution-Saturated Semi-permeable Medium - Chongbin Zhao; Yao Liu; B. E. Hobbs; A. Ord; Xiangtao Zhang (Transport in Porous Media, 2025)

Impact of annual plant prevalence on soil carbon storage through root turnover and productivity - Yajie Zhang; Tao Zhou; Jingyu Zeng; E Tan; Jingzhou Zhang; Xuemei Wu; Qiaoyu Lin; Qi Zhang; Xia Liu; Yixin Xu; Bowen Liu (Plant and Soil, 2025)

JsSAMDC promotes polyamine synthesis and flowering genes to synergistically regulate female flower bud differentiation - Jinyan Chen; Wenwen Li; Chunxiang Li; Yuanqi Huang; Jian Peng; Dong Huang; Mengmeng Liu; Xuejun Pan; Wen’ e Zhang (Plant Cell Reports, 2025)

Network of networks: Time series clustering of AmeriFlux sites - David E Reed; Housen Chu; Brad G. Peter; Jiquan Chen; Michael Abraha; Brian Amiro; Ray G. Anderson; M. Altaf Arain; Paulo Arruda; Greg A. Barron-Gafford; Carl Bernacchi; Daniel P. Beverly; et al. (Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2025)

Air quality and mental health amid COVID-19: a prospective population-based analysis of the mediating role of daily routine disruptions - Selina Kit Yi Chan; Crystal Jingru Li; Percy Poo-see Tse; Evon Lam Wong; Anan Wang; Huinan Liu; Stevan E. Hobfoll; Chi Yung Jim; Wai Kai Hou (Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2025)

Effects of root traits of different diameter classes on soil infiltration in naturally restored grasslands on the northern Loess Plateau - Fang Liu; Peipei Wang; Zhengchao Zhou; Jun’e Liu; Ning Wang (Plant and Soil, 2025)

Signatures of Polar Vortex Weakening in the MLTI: A Review - V. L. Harvey; D. Aggarwal; E. Becker; M. Bittner; B. Funke; L. Goncharenko; J. Jia; R. Lieberman; H.-L. Liu; V. Maliniemi; A. Marchaudon; H. Nesse; et al. (Surveys in Geophysics, 2025)
This paper is a collaborative effort that originated at the International Space Science Institute Workshop on “Physical links between Weather and Climate in Space and the Lower Atmosphere” held 22–26 January 2024. Many scientists attended that workshop and contributed their expertise related to polar vortex impacts on upper atmosphere variability. This paper summarizes well-known and newly reported signatures of polar vortex weakening on mesosphere–lower-thermosphere (MLT) temperature, winds, composition, planetary waves, gravity waves, tides, and ionospheric foF2. A variety of observational and modeling results are shown and are consistent with previously published variations in the dynamical and chemical state of the MLT and ionosphere during weak vortex events. We present Superposed Epoch Analysis (SEA) of upper atmosphere diagnostics and phenomena where day 0 is the onset of major SSWs. We also present SEAs where day 0 is the onset of stratopause warmings followed by elevated stratopause events. Our goal in performing two SEAs is to test the sensitivity of 10 hPa versus 1 hPa winds to predict upper atmosphere variability. Results suggest that zonal winds and the semidiurnal migrating solar tide (SW2) in the MLT are more sensitive to zonal wind reversals at 1 hPa rather than 10 hPa. Alternatively, the non-migrating DW2 tide in the equatorial upper mesosphere is best predicted by planetary wave-1 amplitudes in the winter high-latitude upper stratosphere rather than zonal wind reversals. A notable aspect of both SEAs is extremely large event-to-event variability in all diagnostics. Thus, conclusions drawn based on any one event are less robust than those based on many events.

Characterisation of putative retrotrapezoid nucleus (RTN) chemoreceptor neurons in the adult human brainstem - Yazhou Liu; Rita Machaalani; Irit Markus; Claire E. Shepherd; Natasha N. Kumar (Brain Structure and Function, 2025)
The retrotrapezoid nucleus (RTN) of rodents is located ventral to the facial motor nucleus (7N) and consists of acid-sensitive neurons that activate breathing and mediate the central component of the ventilatory response to hypercapnia. In rodents, RTN neurons can be histologically identified by the presence of paired-like homeobox 2B positive nuclei (Phox2b +) and the absence of cytoplasmic choline acetyltransferase (ChAT-) and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH-). Up to 50% of rodent RTN neurons synthesise galanin, and 88% express pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP). The human RTN (hRTN) has not been mapped to date. This study aimed to map the location and cytoarchitecture of the adult hRTN and compare the findings to the homologies of rodents, macaques and human infants. Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue blocks from two adult cases, spanning the medulla-pons, were serially sectioned (10 µm thick) and every four in thirty sections was assayed for immunohistochemistry for ChAT, or double-labelled Phox2b/TH, Phox2b/galanin and Phox2b/PACAP, followed by analysis using QuPath software. hRTN neurons, identified as Phox2b + /TH-/ChAT-, were located ventral to 7N and lateral to the superior olive, overlapped with the C1 or A5 catecholaminergic population and extended rostrocaudally from Obex + 13 to + 17 mm. In the parafacial area, 90% of Phox2b immunoreactive (-ir) neurons are hRTN neurons, totaling around 5000 bilaterally, and were surrounded by numerous TH-ir fibers. Galanin- and PACAP-ir was identified in 43% and 39% of Phox2b-ir parafacial neurons, respectively. This is the first study to characterise and quantitatively map the adult human RTN using a series of neurochemical markers.

Unveiling disparate urban–rural relations in China through catchment area mapping - Mingxing Chen; Liangkan Chen; Michael E. Meadows; Dadao Lu; Yansui Liu; Yu Deng; Longwu Liang; Chao Fan (Science Bulletin, 2025)

Characterization of N-arylamide insecticides to control populations of the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae - Flinn M. O'Hara; Sarah E. Mccomic; Zhijun Liu; Alexandra Cremades; Jeffrey A. Davis; Edmund J. Norris; Jeffrey R. Bloomquist; Daniel R. Swale (Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 2025)

Enhanced sulfamethoxazole (SMX) degradation by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 via a microbially driven Fenton reaction - Qing-Jiahui Fan; Wei Li; Gen-Ji Yao; Zu-Hao Wang; Han Fu; Yong-Di Liu; Bruce E. Rittmann (Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2025)

Enhancing ecological risk assessment of dioxins in aquatic environments: AHR diversity and species sensitivity differences in tiger puffer (Takifugu rubripes) - Zhenhong Xue; Wanglong Zhang; Anran Ren; Sibel I. Karchner; Diana G. Franks; Yanjiao Zong; Yongchao Ma; Jiayi Wang; Yiqin Xu; Jiaming Li; Ning Ding; Chunchen Liu; et al. (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025)

Quality changes in the physiology, behaviour, nutrition, and taste of Urechis unicinctus during waterless live transportation - Teng Teng; Yuchun Lu; Zichen Deng; Shuqi Wang; Yuting Yang; Huihong Li; Chun-E Liu (Food Chemistry, 2025)

Early life phthalate exposure impacts gray matter and white matter volume in infants and young children - Emily J. Werder; Kun Lu; Chih-Wei Liu; Jake E. Thistle; Julia E. Rager; Gang Li; Zhengwang Wu; Tengfei Li; Li Wang; Dale P. Sandler; John H. Gilmore; Joseph Piven; et al. (Environmental Research, 2025)

Multiple accessible redox-active sites in robust tetrapyrazinoporphyrazine covalent organic frameworks for high-performance potassium-ion batteries - Xu Ding; Ziwen Zhou; Aleksey E. Chufarin; Zhixin Liu; Qingmei Xu; Xiya Yang; Yucheng Jin; Ivan A. Skvortsov; Svetlana S. Ivanova; Hailong Wang; Pavel A. Stuzhin; Jianzhuang Jiang (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

Manganese-doped oleic acid functionalized whitlockite/polycaprolactone nanocomposite scaffolds enhance bone regeneration through improved dispersibility and antioxidative capacity - Xiaofan Liu; Yang Liu; Peiyu Wang; Ye Tian; Yuping Zhao; Yuxuan Wang; Wenqian Zheng; Yi Wang; Yaru Shi; Yi Xie; Na Zhou; Fermín E. González; et al. (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

Associations of genetic proxies for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with increased kidney stone risk: a Mendelian randomization study - Junfa Liu; Kaiyi Dong; Gang Qin; Chunyan Ye; Jinghan Wu; E. Wang; Zhitao Dong (Inflammopharmacology, 2025)

Satellite-based analysis of an unverified mass coral bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef in 2021 - Blake L. Spady; William J. Skirving; Erick F. Geiger; Neal E. Cantin; Gang Liu; Jacqueline L. De La Cour; Peter J. Mumby; Andrew Norrie; Derek P. Manzello (Coral Reefs, 2025)
The Great Barrier Reef (GBR), Australia, has experienced more frequent heat stress events since the region’s first recorded mass coral bleaching event in 1998. Seven confirmed mass coral bleaching events have occurred on the GBR, including five events since 2016. Due to the large scale of the GBR, comprehensive visual bleaching surveys are challenging, particularly as heat stress events accumulate more frequently in remote regions. One such event lacking extensive bleaching surveys occurred on the northern GBR in 2021, suggesting a need for alternative monitoring options. Satellite-based heat stress monitoring products recorded significant bleaching-level heat stress (4 °C-weeks) on 67% of the northern GBR in 2021, comparable in extent to previously confirmed events. Here, we demonstrate a strong correlation between satellite-based heat stress metrics and mass bleaching on the GBR, and indicate that the GBR has likely experienced at least eight mass bleaching events from 1998 to 2024, three of which were consecutive events affecting the northern GBR from 2020 to 2022. In-water surveys and time-series observations of individual corals at Lizard Island confirm partial and fully bleached corals (> 50% coral cover bleached) were common in shallow and deep habitats in 2021. From 1998 to 2015, there were two widespread bleaching events; this increased to one event every 1.5 years from 2016 to 2024, indicating that the GBR is approaching an annual bleaching scenario. As heat stress events become more common, bleaching thresholds from satellite-based monitoring products remain accurate and should continue to be used to predict and understand the potential impacts from thermal stress to reef ecosystems.

Sociodemographic, medical, health behavior, and psychosocial factors associated with COVID-19 diagnoses in the New Jersey cancer survivor cohort - Sharon Manne; Adana A. M. Llanos; Hari S. Iyer; Lisa E. Paddock; Katie Devine; Shawna V. Hudson; Denalee O’Malley; Elisa V. Bandera; Sara Frederick; Jacintha Peram; Justin Solleder; Shengguo Li; et al. (Cancer Causes & Control, 2025)
Background Cancer survivors are more susceptible to contracting COVID-19. However, beyond race, age, and sex, less is known about other neighborhood and psychosocial factors contribute to this increased risk. Objective The goal of this study was to examine the associations of individual and area-level social determinants of health (SDOH) measures, medical, lifestyle, and psychosocial factors and COVID-19 infection in a statewide cohort of cancer survivors in New Jersey. Methods Survey data from 864 cancer survivors in New Jersey were collected from 2018 to 2022, which were merged with study participant data from the state of New Jersey on COVID-19 diagnoses in 2020, 2021, and 2022. We estimated adjusted odds ratios (aOR) for associations of COVID-19 diagnosis with individual-level factors (cancer type and stage, health behaviors, and psychosocial factors) and area-level SDOH [Social Vulnerability Index, Area Deprivation Index, and Index of Concentration at the Extremes (ICE) to quantify racialized deprivation vs. privilege based on income]. Results Cancer survivors born outside the US were more than twice as likely to contract COVID-19 compared to US-born survivors (aOR 2.29, 95% CI 1.01, 4.92). Compared to Quartile 4, residence in an area in Quartile 1 of racialized income ICE (i.e., predominantly Black, low income) was associated with higher odds of COVID-19 (aOR 2.15, 95% CI 0.98, 4.87). Retired survivors had lower odds of COVID-19 (aOR 0.39, 95% CI 0.19, 0.80) compared to those who were employed. Higher social well-being was associated with higher COVID-19 (aOR 1.07, 95% CI 1.02, 1.13). Type of cancer and cancer treatments received were not associated with the risk of COVID-19. Conclusions Immigrant status and increased racialized deprivation as measured by ICE for income were associated with COVID-19. These findings support evidence that individual and area-level SDOH measures contribute to increased risk of COVID-19 among cancer survivors.

Towards an improved representation of the relationship between root traits and nitrogen losses in process-based models - Huan Liu; Brian B. Grant; Ward N. Smith; Cheryl H. Porter; Davide Cammarano; Iris Vogeler; Gerrit Hoogenboom; Johannes W.M. Pullens; Jørgen E. Olesen; Marco Bindi; Mikhail A. Semenov; Per Abrahamsen; et al. (Agricultural Systems, 2025)

The pressure field inside water-rich cracks of tunnel linings during high-speed train passing through tunnels using air–water two-phase flow simulation - Hong He; Wei-Chao Yang; Yi-Kang Liu; Lun Zhao; E Deng; Lu-Sen Luo (Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2025)

Decadal climate variability during the pre-industrial Common Era: characteristics and mechanisms - Liang Ning; Zhengyu Liu; Michael E. Mann; Jian Liu; Mi Yan; Weiyi Sun; Kefan Chen; Yanmin Qin; Qin Wen (Science Bulletin, 2025)

On the long and winding road: unravelling the late emergence of Neolithic agriculture in the Nile Delta - Xiaoshuang Zhao; David Kaniewski; Yanna Wang; Nick Marriner; Alaa Salem; Said E. Alassal; Yan Liu; Feng Jiang; Jing Chen; Qianli Sun; Maotian Li; Ian Thomas; et al. (Quaternary Science Reviews, 2025)

Influence of plant root aging on water percolation in three earthen landfill cover systems: A numerical study - Jingsong Zhou; Junjun Ni; Shusen Liu; Yuchen Wang; Clarence E. Choi (Journal of Hydrology, 2025)

Direct measurements unveil overestimations in nitrous oxide emissions from legume-based strip intercropping - Jinchuan Zhang; Xin Qian; Qi Liu; Yi Xu; Shengquan Yang; Shaoyong Meng; Yuanquan Chen; Yadong Yang; Leanne Peixoto; Zhaohai Zeng; Jørgen E. Olesen; Huadong Zang (European Journal of Agronomy, 2025)

Fire-superinsulation and customizable radiative thermal-regulating aerogels via 3D cryopolymerization printing - Yiting Zhang; Jiahui Sun; Yufeng Wang; Jian Meng; Leyao Liu; Leiqian Zhang; Wei Fan; Yue–E Miao; Chao Zhang; Tianxi Liu (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

Response of soil detachment and erodibility to perennial fibrous-rooted vegetation coverage (Stipa bungeana) on the Loess Plateau - Zhengchao Zhou; Qunwei Zheng; Mingyu Chen; Ning Wang; Jun’e Liu; Bingbing Zhu (CATENA, 2025)

Clinical biomarkers of perioperative neurocognitive disorder: initiation and recommendation - Jianhui Liu; Cheng Li; Junyan Yao; Lei Zhang; Xuan Zhao; Xin Lv; Zhiqiang Liu; Changhong Miao; Yingwei Wang; Hong Jiang; Weifeng Yu; Tianlong Wang; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2025)

Characteristics and evolution of mass-transport complex since Late Miocene in the Zengmu and Beikang basins, southern South China Sea - Shuqin Huang; Ming Su; Haiteng Zhuo; Li Zhang; Shan Liu; Zhi Lin Ng; Zhixuan Lin; Boda Zhang; Kunwen Luo; Li’e Lin (Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2025)

High latitude observation of the Forbush decrease during the May 2024 solar storms with muon and neutron detectors on Svalbard - F. Riggi; L. Hertle; M. Abbrescia; C. Avanzini; L. Baldini; R. Baldini Ferroli; G. Batignani; M. Battaglieri; S. Boi; J. Boike; E. Bossini; F. Carnesecchi; et al. (Advances in Space Research, 2025)

ACE2, a therapeutic target of COVID-19, needs to be treated with caution - Xiang’e Liu (Archives of Virology, 2025)

Millet cultivation strategies and changing agropastoral economies in ancient Chifeng, northeast China, 4000–1800 BP - Yufeng Sun; Xin Jia; Rachel E. B. Reid; Yonggang Sun; Xinyi Liu (Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2025)

Behavioral Responses of Migratory Fish to Environmental Cues: Evidence from the Heishui River - Jiawei Xu; Yilin Jiao; Shan-e-hyder Soomro; Xiaozhang Hu; Dongqing Li; Jianping Wang; Bingjun Liu; Chenyu Lin; Senfan Ke; Yujiao Wu; Xiaotao Shi (Fishes, 2025)
Hydropower infrastructure has profoundly altered riverine connectivity, posing challenges to the migratory behavior of aquatic species. This study examined the post-passage migration efficiency of Schizothorax wangchiachii in a regulated river system, focusing on upstream and downstream reaches of the Songxin Hydropower Station on the Heishui River, a tributary of the Jinsha River. We used radio-frequency identification (RFID) tagging to track individuals after fishway passage and coupled this with environmental monitoring data. A Cox proportional hazards model was applied to identify key abiotic drivers of migration success and to develop a predictive framework. The upstream success rate was notably low (15.6%), with a mean passage time of 438 h, while downstream success reached 81.1%, with an average of 142 h. Fish exhibited distinct diel migration patterns; upstream movements were largely nocturnal, whereas downstream migration mainly occurred during daylight. Water temperature (HR = 0.535, p = 0.028), discharge (HR = 0.801, p = 0.050), water level (HR = 0.922, p = 0.040), and diel timing (HR = 0.445, p = 0.088) emerged as significant factors shaping the upstream movement. Our findings highlight that fishways alone may not ensure functional connectivity restoration. Instead, coordinated habitat interventions in upstream tributaries, alongside improved passage infrastructure, are crucial. A combined telemetry and modeling approach offers valuable insights for river management in fragmented systems.

The Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Acrossocheilus spinifer (Osteichthyes: Cyprinidae) and Its Phylogenetic Analysis - Jian Gong; Shi-Qi She; Guang-Fu Liu; Xing-Xing Zhao; Le-Yang Yuan; E Zhang (Fishes, 2025)
In this study, we sequenced and characterized the complete mitochondrial genome of Acorssocheilus spinifer, an endemic stream-dwelling cyprinid species from South China first described in 2006. The mitogenome is 16,591 bp in length and contains the standard set of 37 genes (13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes) plus a control region. The genome exhibits typical cyprinid characteristics, with most genes encoded on the H-strand and a nucleotide composition biased toward A + T (55.9%). All tRNA genes display the typical cloverleaf secondary structure, except for tRNASer (GCU), which lacks the dihydrouridine (DHU) arm. Phylogenetic analysis using complete mitogenomes from 14 Acrossocheilus species revealed that 12 species form a monophyletic assemblage with three distinct clades. Within this framework, A. spinifer clusters closely with A. beijiangensis, supporting previous morphological observations. Our findings provide valuable genetic data for further taxonomic refinement and conservation efforts for Chinese barred species of Cyprinidae.

The nematicidal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ia36 expressing in Escherichia coli - Feixue Cheng; Dongwei Wang; Jian Wang; Xin Wang; Minzhi Long; Shu-e Sun; Chunhui Zhu; Ju-e Cheng; Xinqiu Tan; Deyong Zhang; Yong Liu (Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 2025)

Biotic and abiotic drivers of soil carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus and metal dynamic changes during spontaneous restoration of Pb–Zn mining wastelands - Sichen Wang; Ting Li; Xinqi Yuan; Ji Yu; Zhifei Luan; Zhaolai Guo; Yadong Yu; Chang’e Liu; Changqun Duan (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025)

Quantifying the impact of future climate change on the risk of coral rubble instability across the Great Barrier Reef by 2100 - Dongfang Liu; David P. Callaghan; Tom E. Baldock (Journal of Environmental Management, 2025)

Machine learning-guided rare earth recovery from NdFeB magnet waste: Model development, parameter influence analysis and experimental validation - Boyang Xu; Shanshan E; Jia Liu; Bo Niu; Yufei Qin (Journal of Environmental Management, 2025)

The roles of Paracoccus huijuniae for enhancing denitrification with N-methyl pyrrolidone as the electron donor - Meng Huang; Songyun Chen; Fei Liu; Haiyun Zhang; Xiaobing Gao; Linlin Chen; Yongming Zhang; Bruce E. Rittmann (International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 2025)

Reflectance as an indicator of biochar permanence - Maria Mastalerz; Agnieszka Drobniak; Bei Liu; Peter E. Sauer (International Journal of Coal Geology, 2025)

Corrigendum to “Carbonate dissolution fluxes in deep-sea sediments as determined from in situ porewater profiles in a transect across the saturation horizon” [Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta. 390 (2025) 145–159] - Jaclyn E.P. Cetiner; William M. Berelson; Nick E. Rollins; Xuewu Liu; Frank J. Pavia; Anna R. Waldeck; William Gray; Sijia Dong; Kalla Fleger; Holly A. Barnhart; Matthew Quinan; Rucha P. Wani; et al. (Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2025)

Changes in neighbourhood walkability and incident CVD: A population-based cohort study of three million adults covering 24 years - Paul Meijer; Mingwei Liu; Thao Minh Lam; Yvonne Koop; Maria Gabriela M. Pinho; Ilonca Vaartjes; Joline WJ. Beulens; Diederick E. Grobbee; Jeroen Lakerveld; Erik J. Timmermans (Environmental Research, 2025)

Long-term exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations of tri-m-cresyl phosphate induces fecundity decline and gonadal dysplasia by disrupting reproductive endocrine homeostasis - Xun'e Yi; Haoyu Yang; Yongkang Zhang; Chunsheng Liu (Environmental Pollution, 2025)

The 4.2 ka event in the Northern Hemisphere: Spatial heterogeneity and driving mechanisms of hydroclimatic change - Qi Nan; Shengqian Chen; Xiaokang Liu; Shuai Ma; Yuanhao Sun; Lingxin Huang; Jianhui Chen; Jürg Luterbacher; Michael E. Meadows; Fahu Chen (Earth-Science Reviews, 2025)

Soil properties influence the distribution and diversity of plant communities in the desert-loess transition zone - Lu Chen; Yunyin Xue; Ning Wang; Hongtu Gao; Guifang Hu; Jun’e Liu; Liguo Cao; Zhengchao Zhou (CATENA, 2025)

Genetic and physical localization of a leaf rust susceptibility gene in barley - Ruiying Liu; Dangping Luo; Brian E. Scheffler; Amanda M. Hulse-Kemp; Megan Overlander-Chen; Raja Sekhar Nandety; Jason D. Fiedler; Chenggen Chu; Shaobin Zhong; Shengming Yang (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2025)

The power of mouse models in the diagnostic odyssey of patients with rare congenital anomalies - Stephen R. F. Twigg; Nicholas D. E. Greene; Deborah J. Henderson; Pleasantine Mill; Karen J. Liu (Mammalian Genome, 2025)
Congenital anomalies are structural or functional abnormalities present at birth, which can be caused by genetic or environmental influences. The availability of genome sequencing has significantly increased our understanding of congenital anomalies, but linking variant identification to functional relevance and definitive diagnosis remains challenging. Many genes have unknown or poorly understood functions, and with a lack of clear genotype-to-phenotype correlations, it can be difficult to move from variant discovery to diagnosis. Thus, for most congenital anomalies, there still exists a “diagnostic odyssey” which presents a significant burden to patients, families and society. Animal models are essential in the gene discovery process because they allow researchers to validate candidate gene function and disease progression within intact organisms. However, use of advanced model systems continues to be limited due to the complexity of efficiently generating clinically relevant animals. Here we focus on the use of precisely engineered mice in variant-to-function studies for resolving molecular diagnoses and creating powerful preclinical models for congenital anomalies, covering advances in genomics, genome editing and phenotyping approaches as well as the necessity for future initiatives aligning animal modelling to deep patient multimodal datasets.

Record High Temperatures in the Ocean in 2024 - Lijing Cheng; John Abraham; Kevin E. Trenberth; James Reagan; Huai-Min Zhang; Andrea Storto; Karina Von Schuckmann; Yuying Pan; Yujing Zhu; Michael E. Mann; Jiang Zhu; Fan Wang; et al. (Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2025)
Heating in the ocean has continued in 2024 in response to increased greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, despite the transition from an El Niño to neutral conditions. In 2024, both global sea surface temperature (SST) and upper 2000 m ocean heat content (OHC) reached unprecedented highs in the historical record. The 0–2000 m OHC in 2024 exceeded that of 2023 by 16 ± 8 ZJ (1 Zetta Joules = 10 21 Joules, with a 95% confidence interval) (IAP/CAS data), which is confirmed by two other data products: 18 ± 7 ZJ (CIGAR-RT reanalysis data) and 40 ± 31 ZJ (Copernicus Marine data, updated to November 2024). The Indian Ocean, tropical Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic, North Pacific, and Southern Ocean also experienced record-high OHC values in 2024. The global SST continued its record-high values from 2023 into the first half of 2024, and declined slightly in the second half of 2024, resulting in an annual mean of 0.61°C ± 0.02°C (IAP/CAS data) above the 1981–2010 baseline, slightly higher than the 2023 annual-mean value (by 0.07°C ± 0.02°C for IAP/CAS, 0.05°C ± 0.02°C for NOAA/NCEI, and 0.06°C ± 0.11°C for Copernicus Marine). The record-high values of 2024 SST and OHC continue to indicate unabated trends of global heating.

Vision transformer-based stratification of pre/diabetic and pre/hypertensive patients from retinal photographs for 3PM applications - Krithi Pushpanathan; Yang Bai; Xiaofeng Lei; Jocelyn Hui Lin Goh; Can Can Xue; Samantha Min Er Yew; Miaoli Chee; Ten Cheer Quek; Qingsheng Peng; Zhi Da Soh; Marco Chak Yan Yu; Jun Zhou; et al. (EPMA Journal, 2025)
Objective Diabetes and hypertension pose significant health risks, especially when poorly managed. Retinal evaluation though fundus photography can provide non-invasive assessment of these diseases, yet prior studies focused on disease presence, overlooking control statuses. This study evaluated vision transformer (ViT)-based models for assessing the presence and control statuses of diabetes and hypertension from retinal images. Methods ViT-based models with ResNet-50 for patch projection were trained on images from the UK Biobank ( n = 113,713) and Singapore Epidemiology of Eye Diseases study ( n = 17,783), and externally validated on the Singapore Prospective Study Programme ( n = 7,793) and the Beijing Eye Study ( n = 6064). Model performance was evaluated using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) for multiple tasks: detecting disease, identifying poorly controlled and well-controlled cases, distinguishing between poorly and well-controlled cases, and detecting pre-diabetes or pre-hypertension. Results The models demonstrated strong performance in detecting disease presence, with AUROC values of 0.820 for diabetes and 0.781 for hypertension in internal testing. External validation showed AUROCs ranging from 0.635 to 0.755 for diabetes, and 0.727 to 0.832 for hypertension. For identifying poorly controlled cases, the performance remained high with AUROCs of 0.871 (internal) and 0.655–0.851 (external) for diabetes, and 0.853 (internal) and 0.792–0.915 (external) for hypertension. Detection of well-controlled cases also yielded promising results for diabetes (0.802 [internal]; 0.675–0.838 [external]), and hypertension (0.740 [internal] and 0.675–0.807 [external]). In distinguishing between poorly and well-controlled disease, AUROCs were more modest with 0.630 (internal) and 0.512–0.547 (external) for diabetes, and 0.651 (internal) and 0.639–0.683 (external) for hypertension. For pre-disease detection, the models achieved AUROCs of 0.746 (internal) and 0.523–0.590 (external) for pre-diabetes, and 0.669 (internal) and 0.645–0.679 (external) for pre-hypertension. Conclusion ViT-based models show promise in classifying the presence and control statuses of diabetes and hypertension from retinal images. These findings support the potential of retinal imaging as a tool in primary care for opportunistic detection of diabetes and hypertension, risk stratification, and individualised treatment planning. Further validation in diverse clinical settings is warranted to confirm practical utility.

Panta Rhei: a decade of progress in research on change in hydrology and society - Heidi Kreibich; Murugesu Sivapalan; Amir AghaKouchak; Nans Addor; Hafzullah Aksoy; Berit Arheimer; Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen; Cynthia Vail-Castro; Christophe Cudennec; Mariana Madruga de Brito; Giuliano Di Baldassarre; David C. Finger; et al. (Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2025)

Size sorting in rill detachment for a typical silt loam on the Loess Plateau - Qiming Zhu; Jun’e Liu; Xiaoqian Qi; Xike Cheng; Zhengchao Zhou (Soil and Tillage Research, 2025)

Study of D s 1 ( 2460 ) + → D s + π + π - in B → D ‾ ( * ) D s + π + π - decays - R. Aaij; A.S.W. Abdelmotteleb; C.Abellan Beteta; F. Abudinén; T. Ackernley; A.A. Adefisoye; B. Adeva; M. Adinolfi; P. Adlarson; C. Agapopoulou; C.A. Aidala; Z. Ajaltouni; et al. (Science Bulletin, 2025)

Characterizing leaf-scale fluorescence with spectral invariants - Wendi Lu; Yelu Zeng; Nastassia Vilfan; Jianxi Huang; Shari Van Wittenberghe; Yachang He; Yongyuan Gao; Laura Verena Junker-Frohn; Jennifer E. Johnson; Wei Su; Qinhuo Liu; Bastian Siegmann; et al. (Remote Sensing of Environment, 2025)

Phosphorus recovery from simulated anaerobic fermentation supernatant through vivianite crystallization: the role of aluminium and its implications for the synthesis of LiFePO4 - Shilong Wang; SuNa Wang; Weiyi Zhao; Shiyu Fang; E. Yang; Runze Xu; Fang Fang; Weijing Liu; Jiashun Cao; Song Cheng (Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2025)

Nickel hydroxide–nickel carbonate competitive growth on carbonate surfaces - Winnie Liu; Nabajit Lahiri; Sebastian T. Mergelsberg; Shawn L. Riechers; John S. Loring; Mark E. Bowden; Sebastien N. Kerisit (Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2025)

The molecular mechanism of electrical stimulation on enhancing the foaming properties of egg white liquid - E. Zhao; Chan Li; Jing Yuan; Keshan Wang; Jingchun Ma; Ying Zhou; Qiujin Zhu; Xiaoli Liu; Yongguo Jin; Yuanyuan Liu (Food Hydrocolloids, 2025)

A recursive nonlinear virtual sensing method for joint input-state-parameter estimation of partially measured structures - Zihao Liu; Mohsen Ebrahimzadeh Hassanabadi; Sima Abolghasemi; Nicholas E. Wierschem; Daniel Dias-da-Costa (Engineering Structures, 2025)

Dual-interface induced bandgap regulated water-based flexible interactive generator - Ye Zhou; Pengcheng Wu; Yuchang Zhu; Huoerhute Yelemulati; Shanshan Zhu; Keliang Wu; Guihua Meng; Hao Wang; Fathy Hassan; Mohsen Sherif; Guanglin Li; Zhiyong Liu; et al. (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

Linking soil extracellular enzymes with soil respiration under altered litter inputs - Hao Chen; Qianhao Xu; Kees Jan van Groenigen; Bruce A. Hungate; Pete Smith; Dejun Li; Daryl L. Moorhead; Brooke B. Osborne; Zilong Ma; Jørgen E. Olesen; Chaoqun Wang; Ji Liu; et al. (Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2025)

An Updated Environmental Resistance Model for Predicting the Spread of Invasive Species - Yunpeng Liu; John T. Kartesz; Misako Nishino; Diane J. E. Sturgeon; Matthew B. Thomas (Journal of Biogeography, 2025)
Aim Predictive models on invasive species spread can assist in identifying large‐scale invasion risk. Environmental resistance (ER) models, which predict spread based on ecological similarity to already‐invaded communities, offer one approach. However, gaps remain in understanding how different ER measurements perform across different taxa and how they can be integrated with future global change. Here, we aim to discern the primary drivers of invasion spread by comparing different ER models and then use the best models to forecast future invasion dynamics. Location Eastern US. Taxa 1873 invasive plants and animals. Methods We developed different ER measurements, including biotic similarities among native plants in their species and phylogenetic assemblages, and functional traits, and abiotic similarities in climate, soil, and human disturbances. We obtained the best ER model for each invasive species to evaluate their potential invasion extents; and we further predicted their future range shifts under climate change. Results Native plant similarities provided the best proxy measure of ER for both invasive plants and animals. Invasion hotspots were identified in urban and coastal areas, and the predicted potential invasion ranges under current conditions extended from these hotspots to the neighboring areas. The invasion range for most invasives was predicted to increase under future climate change, with Arthropoda and Tracheophyta generally expanding the most among all taxa. The invasives that are predicted to expand their range in the future have already occupied larger areas than the invasives whose ranges are predicted to contract. Main Conclusions These results highlight the importance of maintaining diverse native communities in invasion control and raise the concern of increased invasion risk in the future. Our findings call for more efforts on invasion monitoring in areas near large cities, and increased capacity for early detection and rapid response to prevent the current invasives spreading more widely.

Global Patterns of Climatic Niche Evolution in Angiosperms - Yunpeng Liu; John J. Wiens; Ao Luo; Xiaoting Xu; Dimitar Dimitrov; Xiangyan Su; Yichao Li; Tong Lyu; Loic Pellissier; Niklaus E. Zimmermann; Douglas E. Soltis; Pamela S. Soltis; et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2025)
Aim A species' rate of climatic niche evolution may reflect its ability to survive changing climates. Yet large‐scale studies of these rates remain limited. Here, we assessed global patterns in climatic niche rates among angiosperms and explored the potential drivers shaping these patterns. Location Global. Time Period Current. Major Taxa Studied Angiosperms. Methods We estimated broad‐scale climatic niches for 231,567 angiosperm species based on distributional data from over 1100 sources. By integrating a published phylogeny of angiosperms, we estimated rates of climatic niche change for each extant species as the difference between its current and ancestral niche divided by the species' age. Global patterns were analysed by averaging rates for all the species found in each geographic unit. We used multiple statistical models to explore the relative contributions of niche width and climatic seasonality to shaping these geographic patterns of niche evolution. We analysed patterns of niche evolution and their underlying drivers separately for temperature‐related and precipitation‐related niches and for different directions of niche evolution (i.e., increases and decreases in species' temperature and precipitation niche values when compared to their most recent ancestors). Results Rates for temperature variables increased with latitude, whereas rates for precipitation variables decreased with latitude. These opposing patterns in temperature and precipitation rates were related to opposing latitudinal patterns in climatic seasonality and species' niche widths for temperature and precipitation. Rates also differed for different directions of niche evolution, with different patterns associated with changes to warmer vs. cooler climates and wetter vs. drier climates. Main Conclusions Our results revealed large‐scale geographic patterns in rates of climatic niche change for temperature and precipitation for the largest clade of angiosperms and their underlying drivers. These findings may have important implications for species' abilities to respond to recent climate change.

Exosomes secreted from M2-polarized macrophages inhibit osteoclast differentiation via CYLD - Zi-yan Guo; Nan-nan Yin; Xiao-fei Li; Meng-meng Wang; Xiao-na Sui; Cai-di Jiang; Ming-hua Xu; Xiao-e Jia; Chong-jian Fu; Tie-lou Chen; Xin Liu (Tissue and Cell, 2025)

BBL enzymes exhibit enantiospecific preferences in the biosynthesis of pyridine alkaloids in Nicotiana tabacum L. - Zachary Allen; Sheri P. Kernodle; Rui Shi; Hai Liu; Michael P. Timko; Tyler Steede; Ralph E. Dewey; Ramsey S. Lewis (Phytochemistry, 2025)

Design and synthesis of uniform defective carbon nanosheets via CoAl-layered double hydroxide interlayer confinement for boosting peroxymonosulfate activation with highly efficient degradation of antibiotics contaminants - Qi-E. Zhang; Chu-Chu Hu; Si-Qin Guo; Jia-Wei Liu; Si-Cheng Hu; Yong-Xin Xin; Jin-Gang Yu; Guo-Qing Zhao; Limin Lu (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025)

An ingenious integrated metal-organic frameworks-based ratiometric sensing platform for efficient, sensitive and real-time detection of tetracyclines - Yueyi Shen; Li-e Liu; Tong Li; Ruili Liu; Jingyi Zhang; Jiaojiao Chen; Xuqing Zhang; Xinyi Li; Ningge Jian; Di Wu (Food Chemistry, 2025)

Enhancing the adsorption capacity of lignin-based super activated carbon for trace toluene under highly humid conditions through [2 + 1] cycloaddition reactions - Zhenrui Li; Haifeng Zuo; Minglei Su; Zhenbing Sun; Jianfeng Ma; Xing’e Liu; Pengyi Zhang (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

Modeling green infrastructure as a flood mitigation strategy in an urban coastal area - Martijn Kriebel; Ting Liu; Robin Noordhoek; Leonie Staas; Jose E. Ramirez-Marquez; Valentina Prigiobbe (Urban Ecosystems, 2025)

Genetic advancements and future directions in ruminant livestock breeding: from reference genomes to multiomics innovations - Songsong Xu; Zhanerke Akhatayeva; Jiaxin Liu; Xueyan Feng; Yi Yu; Bouabid Badaoui; Ali Esmailizadeh; Juha Kantanen; Marcel Amills; Johannes A. Lenstra; Anna M. Johansson; David W. Coltman; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2025)

Advanced weather typing for downscaling of wave climate and storm surge at a UK nuclear power station - Zehua Zhong; Hachem Kassem; Ivan D. Haigh; Dafni E. Sifnioti; Ben Gouldby; Ye Liu; Paula Camus (Ocean Dynamics, 2025)
Evaluating risks from external hazards is crucial for the safety of nuclear power stations throughout their lifecycle. In coastal areas, a key threat arises from the risks of coastal flooding and erosion via a combination of simultaneous processes (e.g., tides, waves, and storm surges) acting on varying spatial and temporal scales. Therefore, an accurate characterisation of local sea state conditions is essential for risk assessment and mitigation. In this paper, we use a weather typing method to downscale local wave climate and storm surge conditions at the Hartlepool nuclear power station. Model validation suggests that the use of 36 weather types can effectively downscale multivariate wave variables (wave height, period, and direction) and storm surge with overall good performance, though the accuracy is limited for wave direction and extreme wave height. Comprehensive sensitivity tests are conducted to investigate key factors influencing the downscaling process, including predictor variable, spatial and temporal definitions, predictor resolution, the number of weather types, and the weighting parameter in semi-supervised classification. For example, we find that the model with sea level pressure and sea level pressure gradient as the predictor has better overall performance in downscaling multivariate predictands than the model using either one individually. These results can facilitate the development of weather typing models to enable efficient and reliable estimations of local predictands in wider applications. This approach links atmospheric conditions to potential coastal threats, which offers a valuable tool for proactive hazard preparedness and risk management in nuclear power and other critical infrastructure sectors.

Efficacy and mechanism of inhibition of the GPR30-PI3K pathway by 4-phenylbutyric acid in the treatment of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy - E. Liao; Qiao-Qiao Liu; Xiao-Mei Huang; Yong Shao (Journal of Molecular Histology, 2025)

Mechanisms Involving the Facilitation of the Remediation of Cr(VI) Contaminated Soil by Bacteria-Loaded Biochar - Mingyu Huang; Xierong Luo; Yu Shi; Chang’e Liu; Jinquan Chen (International Journal of Environmental Research, 2025)

Voxel-wise insights into early Alzheimer’s disease pathology progression: the association with APOE and memory decline - Maha Wybitul; Nicolas Langer; Christoph Hock; Anton Gietl; Valerie Treyer; Michael Weiner; Paul Aisen; Ronald-Petersen; Clifford R. Jack; William Jagust; John Q. Trojanowski; Arthur W. Toga; et al. (GeroScience, 2025)
Longitudinal investigation of the Apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype’s impact on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) biomarker progression, focusing on amyloid beta (Aβ) accumulation and gray matter (GM) atrophy, integrating cognitive decline and baseline levels. Longitudinal florbetapir-PET and T1-weighted MRI data from 100 cognitively normal (CN) and mild cognitive impaired (MCI) participants both with considerable global Aβ accumulation (“high Aβ accumulators”) were analyzed using a voxel-wise approach. Associations of APOE genotype and memory decline with Aβ accumulation and GM atrophy were examined separately for each neuroimaging modality, controlling for baseline Aβ levels and diagnosis. Alternatively, the effect of baseline diagnosis, while controlling for memory decline, was investigated. A multimodal analysis evaluated interactions between genotype, memory decline, and GM atrophy on Aβ accumulation. High Aβ accumulators displayed extensive Aβ pathology predominantly in the medial orbito-frontal cortex, cingulate cortex, and precuneus, along with GM atrophy in temporal, occipital, orbito-frontal, and parietal areas. ɛ4 carriers with memory decline exhibited greater Aβ accumulation and GM atrophy in selective regions compared to non-carriers with memory decline, while no genotype difference was observed in individuals without decline. No interaction effect was observed for MCI diagnosis. Regional associations between the two biomarkers were similarly dependent on genotype and memory decline. ɛ4 carriers exhibiting memory decline present an accelerated neurobiological pattern at predementia stages, supporting early ɛ4 carrier monitoring and interventions in this at-risk group. Importantly, memory decline might be more informative than MCI regarding AD pathology progression emphasizing the importance of repeated cognitive assessments.

Diet and landscape controls on greenhouse gas emissions from cattle excreta in a semi-arid environment - Jiancan Liu; J. Diane Knight; Reynald L. Lemke; Helen M. Baulch; Richard E. Farrell (Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2025)

Screening of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Carriers and Prenatal Diagnosis in Pregnant Women in Yancheng, China - Huilin Sun; Jianli Zheng; Qing’e Zhang; Feifei Ying; Yadong Fu; Yongjuan Guan; Jing Wu; Yueyun Zhou; Jingjing Dong; Mengjun Xu; Fangfang Yang; Ning An; et al. (Biochemical Genetics, 2025)

Microbial sulfur cycling determinants and implications for environmental impacts - Felicia Y.L. Liu; Lauren E. Twible; Tara E. Colenbrander Nelson; Kelly Whaley-Martin; Yunyun Yan; James L.S. Arrey; Lesley A. Warren (Chemosphere, 2025)

Mo4+-Pb2+ redox triggers self-enhanced removal and recovery of Pb2+ with superselectivity - Yang Yu; Yangqi E; Hetao Liu; Qian Li; Huachang Jin; Xueming Chen; Jianmeng Chen; Dongzhi Chen (Water Research, 2025)

Laboratory validation of a simplified model for estimating equilibrium PFAS mass leaching from unsaturated soils - John F. Stults; Charles E. Schaefer; Tamzen MacBeth; Yida Fang; Julie Devon; Isreq Real; Fangfei Liu; David Kosson; Jennifer L. Guelfo (Science of The Total Environment, 2025)

How Rhodococcus ruber accelerated denitrification with soybean-processing wastewater as the electron donor - Haiyun Zhang; Yue Ma; Fei Liu; Songyun Chen; Xu Peng; Fu Chen; Yongming Zhang; Bruce E. Rittmann (Journal of Environmental Management, 2025)

Description of a new species of Phymastichus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a parasitoid of adult shothole borers Euwallacea spp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Asia - Deena Husein; Serguei V. Triapitsyn; Fang-Ling Liu; Yi-Chang Liao; Christine E. Dodge; Shu-Jen Tuan; Richard Stouthamer; Paul F. Rugman-Jones (Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 2025)

The association between anthropogenic heat and parent-report symptoms of childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in China: A novel perspective reflecting climate change - Tao Yu; Yue Wen; Pei-Pei Dong; Ming-Kun Sun; Samantha E. Qian; Mario Schootman; Michael G. Vaughn; Shu-Li Xu; He-Hai Huang; Feng-Wen Shan; Shi-Fu Zhu; Jing-Yao Wang; et al. (International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 2025)

Adaptive sampling with PIXL on the Mars Perseverance rover - Peter R. Lawson; Tanya V. Kizovski; Michael M. Tice; Benton C. Clark; Scott J. VanBommel; David R. Thompson; Lawrence A. Wade; Robert W. Denise; Christopher M. Heirwegh; W. Timothy Elam; Mariek E. Schmidt; Yang Liu; et al. (Icarus, 2025)

Deciphering the inhibitory mechanisms of cinnamaldehyde on biofilm formation of Listeria monocytogenes and implement these strategies to control its transfer to beef surfaces - Huixuan Yang; Pengcheng Dong; Shengnan Huo; George-John E. Nychas; Xin Luo; Lixian Zhu; Yanwei Mao; Guangxing Han; Minze Liu; Yunge Liu; Yimin Zhang (Food Research International, 2025)

Prenatal polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exposure and child growth and adiposity: A longitudinal study - Sarvenaz Shahin; Akhgar Ghassabian; Sophia M. Blaauwendraad; Carol Duh-Leong; Kurunthachalam Kannan; Sara E. Long; Teresa Herrera; Eunsil Seok; Kristyn A. Pierce; Mengling Liu; Leonardo Trasande (Environmental Research, 2025)

GRANDlib: A simulation pipeline for the Giant Radio Array for Neutrino Detection (GRAND) - R. Alves Batista; A. Benoit-Lévy; T. Bister; M. Bohacova; M. Bustamante; W. Carvalho; Y. Chen; L. Cheng; S. Chiche; J.M. Colley; P. Correa; N. Cucu Laurenciu; et al. (Computer Physics Communications, 2025)

Electron delocalization engineering via hierarchical modulation in single-atom catalysts for highly efficient electrochemical CO2 reduction - Xu Han; Hong Liu; Pengfei Cao; Weiqiang Tang; Chao Yue Zhang; Martí Biset-Peiró; Ke Xiao; Pengyi Tang; Marc Heggen; Miquel Vega-Paredes; Alba Garzón Manjón; Lirong Zheng; et al. (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

Unveiling graphite coated with nano-nickel ferrite for two-stage gaseous biofuel generation from potato processing wastewater - Esraa Bahgat; Fayza Aly Nasr; Mohamed E. Abuarab; Basem Haroun; Hamada B. Hawash; Ruoting Liu; Mohamed M. Ibrahim; A.M. Shana; Mohamed El-Qelish (Biomass and Bioenergy, 2025)

The effect of heatwave and cold spell on cardiovascular disease mortality in central China, 2018–2022 - Ling-Shuang Lv; Li Yin; Yuan Liu; Chun-Liang Zhou; Ji Hu; Ning An; Xian Xie; Xing-E Zhang; Min Zhang; Xiu-Ying Liu (International Journal of Biometeorology, 2025)

What we know and do not know about the invasive Asian clam Corbicula fluminea - Vanessa Modesto; Martina Ilarri; Anna M. Labecka; Noé Ferreira-Rodríguez; Neil E. Coughlan; Xiongjun Liu; Ronaldo Sousa (Hydrobiologia, 2025)

Temperature drives reproductive activity in a rare trioecy population of Corbicula clams - Jie Pi; Yangxin Tang; Neil E. Coughlan; Linwei Liu; Xu Wang; Xinhua Liu; Jianguo Xiang; Deliang Li (Hydrobiologia, 2025)

Critical assessment of missense variant effect predictors on disease-relevant variant data - Ruchir Rastogi; Ryan Chung; Sindy Li; Chang Li; Kyoungyeul Lee; Junwoo Woo; Dong-Wook Kim; Changwon Keum; Giulia Babbi; Pier Luigi Martelli; Castrense Savojardo; Rita Casadio; et al. (Human Genetics, 2025)
Regular, systematic, and independent assessments of computational tools that are used to predict the pathogenicity of missense variants are necessary to evaluate their clinical and research utility and guide future improvements. The Critical Assessment of Genome Interpretation (CAGI) conducts the ongoing Annotate-All-Missense (Missense Marathon) challenge, in which missense variant effect predictors (also called variant impact predictors) are evaluated on missense variants added to disease-relevant databases following the prediction submission deadline. Here we assess predictors submitted to the CAGI 6 Annotate-All-Missense challenge, predictors commonly used in clinical genetics, and recently developed deep learning methods. We examine performance across a range of settings relevant for clinical and research applications, focusing on different subsets of the evaluation data as well as high-specificity and high-sensitivity regimes. Our evaluations reveal notable advances in current methods relative to older, well-cited tools in the field. While meta-predictors tend to outperform their constituent individual predictors, several newer individual predictors perform comparably to commonly used meta-predictors. Predictor performance varies between high-specificity and high-sensitivity regimes, highlighting that different methods may be optimal for different use cases. We also characterize two potential sources of bias. Predictors that incorporate allele frequency as a predictive feature tend to have reduced performance when distinguishing pathogenic variants from very rare benign variants, and predictors trained on pathogenicity labels from curated variant databases often inherit gene-level label imbalances. Our findings help illuminate the clinical and research utility of modern missense variant effect predictors and identify potential areas for future development.

Impact of Temperature Manipulations on Growth Performance, Body Composition, and Selected Genes of Koi Carp (Cyprinus carpio koi) - Kennedy Emeka Amuneke; Ahmed E. Elshafey; Yuanhao Liu; Jianzhong Gao; Justice Frimpong Amankwah; Bin Wen; Zaizhong Chen (Fishes, 2025)
Aquatic organisms face substantial challenges from climate change, particularly due to rising water temperatures, which significantly impact their growth and survival. This investigation utilized 960 Koi carp (Cyprinus carpio koi) (Initial Body Weight, 0.304 ± 0.005 g). After a 10-day acclimatization period, the fish were distributed equally across 12 glass aquaria (80 × 40 × 45 cm), with three replicates per treatment. This study encompassed two phases. The first phase (10–60 Days Post-Hatching, dph) involved four temperature regimes: T1 (26 °C), T2 (28 °C), T3 (30 °C), and T4 (26/30 °C daily fluctuation). The second phase (60–120 dph) maintained all groups at 30 °C. Initially, T1 exhibited the best growth performance, indicated by the highest Final Body Weight, Weight Gain, Specific Growth Rate (SGR), and Thermal Growth Coefficient (TGC), along with the highest survival rate. Gene expression analysis revealed that HSP70, HSP90, SOD, BCL-2, and FASN were upregulated in T3 and T4, indicative of stress, while MYOD was highest in T1. During the second phase, T4 displayed superior growth and a healthier body composition with elevated moisture and protein, and reduced fat content compared to T1 and T2. HSP70, HSP90, and BCL-2 expression increased significantly in T1, suggesting thermal stress, whereas MYOD levels rose across all treatments, peaking in T4, which correlated with its growth. Further, there were strong relationships among growth parameters, gene expression, and body composition, with T4 exhibiting the highest essential and non-essential amino acids and a unique fatty acid profile. Overall, the results suggest that manipulated temperature significantly influences Koi carp’s characteristics, making it more adaptable to future environmental stress.

Exposome Burden Scores to Summarize Environmental Chemical Mixtures: Creating a Fair and Common Scale for Cross-study Harmonization, Report-back and Precision Environmental Health - Shelley H. Liu; Katherine E. Manz; Jessie P. Buckley; Leah Feuerstahler (Current Environmental Health Reports, 2025)

Transformation behavior and toxicity assessment of beaytlmethodeyammonNium chbride (BAC-12) disinfectant during hospital wastewater treatment - Ruixue Guo; Jingjing Zhang; Jiaoqin Liu; Haifa E. Alfassam; Hassan A. Rudayni; Ahmed A. Allam; Ruijuan Qu; Zongli Huo; Feng Zhu (Chemosphere, 2025)

Abrupt changing aerodynamic loads resulting in diminished ride comfort when two high-speed trains intersect in a tunnel - Hong He; Ling-Yi Diao; Wei-Chao Yang; Jun-Jie Liu; Yi-Kang Liu; E Deng (Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2025)

Advantages and disadvantages of current human enteric virus surrogates in soils and aquifers - Jiarong Liu; Geng Liu; Chaozi Wang; Zengjie Hu; Helen E. Dahlke; M. Todd Walter; Yuhan Zhang; Haoqi Guo; Chenglong Zhang; Zailin Huo (Science of The Total Environment, 2025)

Measurement of the decay Ξ 0 → Λ γ with entangled Ξ 0 Ξ ¯ 0 pairs - M. Ablikim; M.N. Achasov; P. Adlarson; O. Afedulidis; X.C. Ai; R. Aliberti; A. Amoroso; Q. An; Y. Bai; O. Bakina; I. Balossino; Y. Ban; et al. (Science Bulletin, 2025)

A novel quantum realization of jet clustering in high-energy physics experiments - Yongfeng Zhu; Weifeng Zhuang; Chen Qian; Yunheng Ma; Dong E. Liu; Manqi Ruan; Chen Zhou (Science Bulletin, 2025)

New ecdysozoan fossil embryos from the basal Cambrian of China - Mingjin Liu; Xiaofeng Xian; Huaqiao Zhang; Mats E. Eriksson; Yunhuan Liu; Tiequan Shao (Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2025)

Carbonate dissolution fluxes in deep-sea sediments as determined from in situ porewater profiles in a transect across the saturation horizon - Jaclyn E.P. Cetiner; William M. Berelson; Nick E. Rollins; Xuewu Liu; Frank J. Pavia; Anna R. Waldeck; Sijia Dong; Kalla Fleger; Holly A. Barnhart; Matthew Quinan; Rucha P. Wani; Patrick A. Rafter; et al. (Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2025)

Genetic modifiers of asthma response to air pollution in children: An African ancestry GWAS and PM2.5 polygenic risk score study - Jelte Kelchtermans; Michael E. March; Frank Mentch; Huiqi Qu; Yichuan Liu; Kenny Nguyen; Hakon Hakonarson (Environmental Research, 2025)

Data-driven shear strength prediction of RC beams strengthened with FRCM jackets using machine learning approach - Xiangsheng Liu; Grazziela P. Figueredo; George S.D. Gordon; Georgia E. Thermou (Engineering Structures, 2025)

Exploration of super heat-resistant monomeric explosive featuring triptycene core structure - Zhibin Xu; Xiaorui Yan; Junjian Xie; Jian Wang; Junjie Liu; Xiaowen Hou; Zihui Meng; E Xiu-tian-feng (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

Computational Simulation of Chemical Osmosis Induced Flow and Solute Concentration Variation Problems in Solution-Saturated Semi-permeable Porous Materials - Chongbin Zhao; Yao Liu; B. E. Hobbs; A. Ord; Xiangtao Zhang (Transport in Porous Media, 2025)

Research landmarks on the 60th anniversary of Epstein-Barr virus - Lan-Yi Zhong; Chu Xie; Le-Le Zhang; Yan-Lin Yang; Yuan-Tao Liu; Ge-Xin Zhao; Guo-Long Bu; Xian-Shu Tian; Zi-Ying Jiang; Bo-Yu Yuan; Peng-Lin Li; Pei-Huang Wu; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2025)

Contribution of China’s carbon budget on global radiative forcing - Nan Li; Yaoping Cui; Xiaoyan Liu; Zhifang Shi; Mengdi Li; Michael E. Meadows (Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2025)

Bifunctional probe propelling multipath strand displacement amplification tandem CRISPR/Cas12a for ultrasensitive and robust assay of DNA methyltransferase activity - Fei Yu; Qiongwen Zhang; Tiantian Ma; Shuying Zhang; Fanting Wang; Dan Yue; Shihan Liu; Yueqi Liao; Li-e Liu; Yongjun Wu; Wenqiao Zang (Analytica Chimica Acta, 2025)

Revealing the synergistic contribution of PWV and CAPE to extreme precipitation throughout China - Yang Liu; Xiao Yan; Yibin Yao; Bao Zhang; Qingzhi Zhao; Xiaoqing Wang; E Shenglong; Liang Zhang (Advances in Space Research, 2025)

Organic alkalinity distributions, characteristics, and application to carbonate system calculations in estuarine and coastal systems - Christopher W. Hunt; Joseph E. Salisbury; Xuewu Liu; Robert H. Byrne (Limnology and Oceanography, 2025)
The capacity of aquatic systems to buffer acidification depends on the sum contributions of various chemical species to total alkalinity (TA). Major TA contributors are inorganic, with carbonate and bicarbonate considered the most important. However, growing evidence shows that many rivers, estuaries, and coastal waters contain dissolved organic molecules with charge sites that create organic alkalinity (OrgAlk). This study describes the first comparison of (1) OrgAlk distributions and (2) acid–base properties in contrasting estuary‐plume systems: the Pleasant (Maine, USA) and the St. John (New Brunswick, CA). The substantial concentrations of OrgAlk in each estuary were sometimes not conservative with salinity and typically associated with very low pH. Two approaches to OrgAlk measurement showed consistent differences, indicating acid–base characteristics inconsistent with the TA definition. The OrgAlk fraction of TA ranged from 78% at low salinity to less than 0.4% in the coastal ocean endmember. Modeling of titration data identified three groups of organic charge sites, with mean acid–base dissociation constants (pK a ) of 4.2 (± 0.5), 5.9 (± 0.7) and 8.5 (± 0.2). These represented 21% (± 9%), 8% (± 5%), and 71% (± 11%) of titrated organic charge groups. Including OrgAlk, pK a , and titrated organic charge groups in carbonate system calculations improved estimates of pH. However, low and medium salinity, organic‐rich samples demonstrated persistent offsets in calculated pH, even using dissolved inorganic carbon and CO 2 partial pressure as inputs. These offsets show the ongoing challenge of carbonate system intercomparisons in organic rich systems whereby new techniques and further investigations are needed to fully account for OrgAlk in TA titrations.

Impact of physical activity and exercise training on health-related quality of life in older adults: an umbrella review - Beverly D. Schwartz; Haoxuan Liu; Emily E. MacDonald; Said Mekari; Myles W. O’Brien (GeroScience, 2025)

Life stage and vaccination shape the gut microbiome of hatchery-reared Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) intended for river stocking - Kara J. Andres; Bingdi Liu; Lauren E. Johnson; Kevin L. Kapuscinski; Ashley H. Moerke; Fangqiong Ling; Jason H. Knouft (Aquaculture, 2025)

Cognitive evaluations of water, urges to drink, and fluid intake in patients with kidney stones - Yingjia Liu; James T. Marks; Necole M. Streeper; David E. Conroy (Appetite, 2025)

A study on the runoff prediction mechanism of “water-soil-heat” in cold alpine regions with complex spatial distribution - Qiying Yu; Yungang Bai; Zhenlin Lu; Chengshuai Liu; Shan-e-hyder Soomro; Wenzhong Li; Lu Tian; Yingying Xu; Chen Shi; Biao Cao; Caihong Hu (Science of The Total Environment, 2025)

Storage temperature affects metabolism of sweet corn - Shiyu Liu; Xinyuan Zhou; Yunxiang Wang; Qing Wang; Lili Ma; Cai’e Wu; Ronghuan Wang; Yaxing Shi; Christopher B. Watkins; Jinhua Zuo; Yanyan Zheng (Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2025)

How Rhodococcus ruber accelerated biodegradation of benzophenone-3 - Fei Liu; Yue Ma; Wenxuan Li; Jue Cai; Haiyun Zhang; Fu Chen; Yongming Zhang; Bruce E. Rittmann (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025)

Interaction of Ca2+ and Fe3+ in co-precipitation process induced by Virgibacillus dokdonensis and its application - Huaxiao Yan; Yuping Liu; Haojuan Zhang; Shengping Jin; Zuozhen Han; Jusun Woo; Maurice E. Tucker; Long Meng; Xiangqun Chi; Chao Han; Yanyang Zhao; Yueming Zhao; et al. (Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2025)

A global colour mosaic of Mars from Mars Express HRSC high altitude observations - G.G. Michael; D. Tirsch; K.-D. Matz; W. Zuschneid; E. Hauber; K. Gwinner; S.H.G. Walter; R. Jaumann; T. Roatsch; F. Postberg; J. Liu (Icarus, 2025)

Protecting anthocyanins of postharvest blueberries through konjac glucomannan/low-acyl gellan gum coatings contained thymol microcapsule during low-temperature storage - Jing Xie; Dur E. Sameen; Zhenkun Xiao; Huiyan Zhu; Yunya Lai; Tingting Tang; Xingyu Rong; Fengmei Fu; Wen Qin; Mingrui Chen; Yaowen Liu (Food Chemistry, 2025)

Effects of rumen metabolite butyric acid on bovine skeletal muscle satellite cells proliferation, apoptosis and transcriptional states during myogenic differentiation - Xiao-Wei Wang; Yan-Ling Ding; Cheng-Long Li; Qing Ma; Yuan-Gang Shi; George E Liu; Cong-Jun Li; Xiao-Long Kang (Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 2025)

Novel synthesis of sulfur-doped Ag3PO4 photocatalyst for efficient degradation of cylindrospermopsin - Xu Zhang; Li Zhou; Yiyang Liu; E Hengchao; Zhiyong Zhao; Huaqiang Chu; Xuefei Zhou; Yalei Zhang; Guoyan Zou (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

pH-Responsive lignin-modified copper-based metal-organic frameworks for precision thiamethoxam delivery in the targeted control of red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) - Pengpeng Liu; Amir E. Kaziem; Chen Li; Xin Wang; Shiqi Zhu; Jinzhe Chang; Dongmei Cheng; HanHong Xu; Zhixiang Zhang; Liupeng Yang (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

pH/Enzyme-responsive nanocarrier pesticide delivery system: Realizing targeted release in pest gut for enhanced Apis cerana safety - Pengrui Du; Xuehua Shao; Hao Wu; Ruiquan Hou; Jun Liu; Jinzhe Chang; Xiaoran Miao; Xin Wang; Pengpeng Liu; Shiqi Zhu; Amir E. Kaziem; Zhixiang Zhang; et al. (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

A probabilistic coral rubble mechanical instability model applied with field observations from the Great Barrier reef - Dongfang Liu; David P. Callaghan; Ananth Wuppukondur; Tom E. Baldock (Coastal Engineering, 2025)

Exploring the potential of root-associated bacteria to control an outbreak weed - Xiangyu Liu; Klaas Vrieling; Sofia I. F. Gomes; Adam Ossowicki; Suzanne T. E. Lommen; Matthijs C. H. van der Drift; Froukje A. Zwart; Lennert Sake Ekas; Tiago X. Mascarenhas de Sousa; Özlem Erol; T. Martijn Bezemer (Plant and Soil, 2025)
Aims The spread of invasive weeds threatens biodiversity and stability of ecosystems. Jacobaea vulgaris is an invasive weed in some countries and an outbreak species in its native European range. Although biological control using specialist herbivores is available, controlling with soil microorganisms remains far less explored. Methods Twenty bacteria strains isolated from roots of J. vulgaris were used to examine bacterial effects on seed germination, root morphology and early plant growth. Moreover, we tested direct effects of the bacteria on a specialist herbivore of J. vulgaris , the leaf chewing caterpillar ( Tyria jacobaeae ), commonly used in biocontrol. We also tested indirect effects of bacteria, via the plant, on the performance of T. jacobaeae and the aphid species Aphis jacobaeae . Lastly, we examined the host specificity of two tested bacteria on three other forbs. Results Two Gammaproteobacteria, Pseudomonas brassicacearum and Serratia plymuthica , significantly reduced root growth of seedlings in-vitro, while seed germination was unaffected. However, these negative effects were observed across other forb species as well. Bacillus spp. injection led to the highest T. jacobaeae caterpillar mortality, while ingestion had no effect. Inoculation of the plants with bacteria did not affect aphid performance, but significantly affected T. jacobaeae preference. Specifically, P. syringae and one Bacillus sp. strain significantly increased T. jacobaeae preference. Conclusions Our results show that two root-associated bacteria inhibit J. vulgaris growth, but their lack of host specificity restricts their potential for biocontrol. Our study also highlights that belowground microorganisms can hamper or enhance the performance of aboveground insects.

Influence of land-use type on earthworm diversity and distribution in Yunnan: Insights from soil properties - Chang-E Liu; Qing-Rui Luo; Yan-Lan Xiao; Hong-Yang Li; Hong-Juan Dong; Chang-Qun Duan (Applied Soil Ecology, 2025)

Maternal probiotic supplementation protects against PBDE-induced developmental, behavior and metabolic reprogramming in a sexually dimorphic manner: Role of gut microbiome - Maximillian E. Denys; Elena V. Kozlova; Rui Liu; Anthony E. Bishay; Elyza A. Do; Varadh Piamthai; Yash V. Korde; Crystal N. Luna; Artha A. Lam; Ansel Hsiao; Margarita Currás-Collazo (Archives of Toxicology, 2025)
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are endocrine-disrupting persistent organic pollutants (POPs) used as flame retardants in a wide range of commercial applications. We have previously reported neurobehavioral and metabolic reprogramming produced by developmental PBDEs. PBDEs perturb the microbiome, an influencer of life-long health, while probiotic supplementation with Limosilactobacillus reuteri (LR) can avert neurobehavioral and endocrine disruption. We, therefore, tested the hypothesis that perinatal maternal LR supplementation would protect gut microbiome richness and diversity, developmental milestones, adult neurobehavior and metabolic homeostasis in PBDE-exposed offspring. C57BL/6N dams were orally exposed to a commercial penta-mixture of PBDEs, DE-71, at 0.1 mg/kg/day, or corn oil vehicle (VEH/CON) during gestation and lactation. Mice offspring received DE-71 or VEH/CON with or without co-administration of LR (ATCC-PTA-6475) indirectly via their mother from gestational day (GD) 0 until postnatal day (P)21 (Cohort 1), or continued to receive LR directly from P22 through adulthood (Cohort 2). Results of fecal 16S rRNA sequencing indicated age- and sex-dependent effects of DE-71 on gut microbial communities. Maternal LR treatment protected against DE-71-induced reduction in α-diversity in P22 females and against β-diversity alterations in P30 males. In females, DE-71 changed the relative abundance of specific bacterial taxa, such as Tenericutes and Cyanobacteria (elevated) and Deferribacterota (reduced). In males, several Firmicutes taxa were elevated, while Proteobacteria, Chlamydiae, and several Bacteroidota taxa were reduced. The number of disrupted taxa normalized by maternal LR supplementation was as follows: 100% in P22 females and 33% in males at P22 and 25% at P30. Maternal LR treatment protected against DE-71-induced delay of postnatal body weight gain in males and ameliorated the abnormal timing of incisor eruption in both sexes. Further, DE-71 produced exaggerated digging in both sexes as well as locomotor hyperactivity in females, effects that were mitigated by maternal LR only in females. Other benefits of LR therapy included normalization of glucose tolerance, insulin-to-glucose ratio and plasma leptin in adult DE-71 females (Cohort 2). This study provides evidence that probiotic supplementation can mitigate POP-induced reprogramming of neurodevelopment, adult neurobehavior, and glucose metabolism in association with modified gut microbial community structure in a sex-dependent manner.

Genome-based taxonomy and functional prediction of Sphingomonas fuzhouensis sp. nov. and Massilia phyllosphaerae sp. nov. isolated from Pennisetum sp. with plant growth-promoting potential - Ling Yao; Guo-Hong Liu; Shu-Yi Zhang; Peng Gao; Christopher Rensing; Qiu-E Yang; Shun-Gui Zhou (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2025)

Land Use Change Consistently Reduces α‐ But Not β‐ and γ‐Diversity of Bees - Toby P. N. Tsang; A. A. Amado De Santis; Gabriela Armas‐Quiñonez; John S. Ascher; Eva Samanta Ávila‐Gómez; András Báldi; Kimberly M. Ballare; Mario V. Balzan; Weronika Banaszak‐Cibicka; Svenja Bänsch; Yves Basset; Adam J. Bates; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2025)
Land use change threatens global biodiversity and compromises ecosystem functions, including pollination and food production. Reduced taxonomic α‐diversity is often reported under land use change, yet the impacts could be different at larger spatial scales (i.e., γ‐diversity), either due to reduced β‐diversity amplifying diversity loss or increased β‐diversity dampening diversity loss. Additionally, studies often focus on taxonomic diversity, while other important biodiversity components, including phylogenetic diversity, can exhibit differential responses. Here, we evaluated how agricultural and urban land use alters the taxonomic and phylogenetic α‐, β‐, and γ‐diversity of an important pollinator taxon—bees. Using a multicontinental dataset of 3117 bee assemblages from 157 studies, we found that taxonomic α‐diversity was reduced by 16%–18% in both agricultural and urban habitats relative to natural habitats. Phylogenetic α‐diversity was decreased by 11%–12% in agricultural and urban habitats. Compared with natural habitats, taxonomic and phylogenetic β‐diversity increased by 11% and 6% in urban habitats, respectively, but exhibited no systematic change in agricultural habitats. We detected a 22% decline in taxonomic γ‐diversity and a 17% decline in phylogenetic γ‐diversity in agricultural habitats, but γ‐diversity of urban habitats was not significantly different from natural habitats. These findings highlight the threat of agricultural expansions to large‐scale bee diversity due to systematic γ‐diversity decline. In addition, while both urbanization and agriculture lead to consistent declines in α‐diversity, their impacts on β‐ or γ‐diversity vary, highlighting the need to study the effects of land use change at multiple scales.

Clinical and Laboratory Features Predict Phenoconversion from Sporadic Adult-onset Ataxia to Multiple System Atrophy - Tina Liu; Monica Johnson; Negin Badihian; William S. Harmsen; Jay Mandrekar; Lauren M. Jackson; Eduardo E. Benarroch; Paola Sandroni; Phillip A. Low; Wolfgang Singer; Elizabeth A. Coon (The Cerebellum, 2024)

Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) adapts to cadmium stress by reshaping rhizosphere fungal community - Tingting Feng; Zhuang Meng; Huifen Li; Guohui Chen; Chang'e Liu; Kailei Tang; Jinquan Chen (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

Cascaded reservoirs promote phosphorus bioavailability of surface sediments in the Upper Mekong River - Zhengjian Yang; QiFeng Min; Xiaojuan Guo; Congfeng Wang; Bi'’e Yan; Xiaoling Li; Defu Liu; Jun Ma; Andreas Lorke (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

Tetrachloroethylene exposure and neurobehavioral performance among children living near multiple contamination sites - Marwan Alajlouni; Ian Kurz; Jung Hyun Lee; Alaina K. Bryant; Jackson Pechin; Brandon Tso; Abigail Valdez; Sujana Vemuru; Monica Bozymski; Bethaney Latham; Stephanie Littell; Samantha Mills; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

Heightened photocatalytic performance of ZnMoO4 by incorporation of cobalt heteroatom to enhance oxygen defects for boosted pharmaceutical degradation - Potlako J. Mafa; Mope E. Malefane; Francis Opoku; Jianzhou Gui; Dan Liu; Bhekie B. Mamba; Alex T. Kuvarega (Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2024)

Life cycle assessment of a process integrating supercritical water gasification with direct reduced iron production - Yizhen Huang; Jingwei Chen; Yang Liu; Jiaqiang E (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024)

Performance evaluation on recycling metals from lithium cobaltate by supercritical water combining with leaching-precipitation methods - Hang Lu; Siyi Kang; Yuxin Liu; Jingwei Chen; Jiaqiang E (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024)

Improvement of soil nutrient cycling by dominant plants in natural restoration of heavy metal polluted areas - Ting Li; Sichen Wang; Luoqi Zhao; Xinqi Yuan; Yuhan Gao; Denggao Fu; Chang'e Liu; Changqun Duan (Environmental Research, 2024)

Biological invasion is eroding the unique assembly of island herpetofauna worldwide - Weishan Tu; Yuanbao Du; Yoel E. Stuart; Yanxia Li; Yanping Wang; Qingfa Wu; Baocheng Guo; Xuan Liu (Biological Conservation, 2024)

MiR129-5p-loaded exosomes suppress seizure-associated neurodegeneration in status epilepticus model mice by inhibiting HMGB1/TLR4-mediated neuroinflammation - Tengfei Liu; Haiyan Liu; Siyi Xue; Lijie Xiao; Jing Xu; Shuyan Tong; Xiu’e Wei (Molecular Biology Reports, 2024)
Background Neuroinflammation contributes to both epileptogenesis and the associated neurodegeneration, so regulation of inflammatory signaling is a potential strategy for suppressing epilepsy development and pathological progression. Exosomes are enriched in microRNAs (miRNAs), considered as vital communication tools between cells, which have been proven as potential therapeutic method for neurological disease. Here, we investigated the role of miR129-5p-loaded mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-derived exosomes in status epilepticus (SE) mice model. Methods Mice were divided into four groups: untreated control (CON group), kainic acid (KA)-induced SE groups (KA group), control exosome injection (KA + Exo-con group), miR129-5p-loaded exosome injection (KA + Exo-miR129-5p group). Hippocampal expression levels of miR129-5p, HMGB1, and TLR4 were compared among groups. Nissl and Fluoro-jade B staining were conducted to evaluate neuronal damage. In addition, immunofluorescence staining for IBA-1 and GFAP was performed to assess glial cell activation, and inflammatory factor content was determined by ELISA. Hippocampal neurogenesis was assessed by BrdU staining. Results The expression of HMGB1 was increased after KA-induced SE and peaking at 48 h, while hippocampal miR129-5p expression decreased in SE mice. Exo-miR129-5p injection reversed KA-induced upregulation of hippocampal HMGB1 and TLR4, alleviated neuronal damage in the hippocampal CA3, reduced IBA-1 + and GFAP + staining intensity, suppressed SE-associated increases in inflammatory factors, and decreased BrdU + cell number in dentate gyrus. Conclusions Exosomes loaded with miR129-5p can protect neurons against SE-mediated degeneration by inhibiting the pro-inflammatory HMGB1/TLR4 signaling axis. Graphical Abstract

Exome sequencing in four families with neurodevelopmental disorders: genotype–phenotype correlation and identification of novel disease-causing variants in VPS13B and RELN - Tehseen Ullah Khan Afridi; Ambrin Fatima; Humayoon Shafique Satti; Zaineb Akram; Imran Khan Yousafzai; Wajahat Bin Naeem; Nasreen Fatima; Asmat Ali; Zafar Iqbal; Ayaz Khan; Muhammad Shahzad; Chunyu Liu; et al. (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2024)

Microbial Sulfur Pathways and Outcomes in Tailings Impoundments: A Mesocosm Study - Jay Gordon; Simon C. Apte; Tara E. Colenbrander Nelson; Kelly J. Whaley-Martin; Lauren E. Twible; LinXing Chen; Felicia Liu; Samantha McGarry; Jillian F. Banfield; Lesley A. Warren (Mine Water and the Environment, 2024)

Could residential air-source heat pumps exacerbate outdoor summer overheating and winter overcooling in UK 2050s climate scenarios? - Xiaoxiong Xie; Zhiwen Luo; Sue Grimmond; Yiqing Liu; Carlos E. Ugalde-Loo; Matthew T. Bailey; Xinfang Wang (Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024)

Divergent changes in particulate and mineral-associated organic carbon under natural revegetation along a soil texture gradient in temperate grasslands of China - Peipei Wang; Zhengchao Zhou; Wenfei Yu; Fang Liu; Yuying Cao; Jun’e Liu; Ning Wang (Soil and Tillage Research, 2024)

Cascading sulfur cycling in simulated oil sands pit lake water cap mesocosms transitioning from oxic to euxinic conditions - Yunyun Yan; Lauren E. Twible; Felicia Y.L. Liu; James L.S. Arrey; Tara E. Colenbrander Nelson; Lesley A. Warren (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

Ameliorating the detrimental effects of chromium in wheat by silicon nanoparticles and its enriched biochar - Li Jia; Yue Song; Fangfang You; Sujun Wang; Umm e Rabiya; Xing Liu; Liping Huang; Liye Wang; Waqas ud Din Khan (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

Recent selection and introgression facilitated high-altitude adaptation in cattle - Yang Lyu; Fuwen Wang; Haijian Cheng; Jing Han; Ruihua Dang; Xiaoting Xia; Hui Wang; Jincheng Zhong; Johannes A. Lenstra; Hucai Zhang; Jianlin Han; David E. MacHugh; et al. (Science Bulletin, 2024)

Energy-Adjusted Dietary Inflammatory Index and Diabetes Risk in Postmenopausal Hispanic Women - Monica D. Zuercher; Danielle J. Harvey; Lauren E. Au; Aladdin H. Shadyab; Margarita Santiago-Torres; Simin Liu; Nitin Shivappa; James R. Hébert; John A. Robbins; Lorena Garcia (Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2024)

Highly sensitive turn-on electrochemical sensing of organophosphorus pesticides by integration of homogeneous reaction and heterogeneous catalytic signal amplification - Jiawei Liu; Xiang Zhong; Xia Gong; Linbo Deng; Guixia Tan; Qi-e Zhang; Zirui Xiao; Qin Yao; Shuwu Liu; Yansha Gao; Linyu Wang; Limin Lu (Food Chemistry, 2024)

Dissolved ammonia catalyzes proto-dolomite precipitation at Earth surface temperature - Ruirui Meng; Zuozhen Han; Xiao Gao; Yanyang Zhao; Chao Han; Yu Han; Renchao Yang; Shuangjian Li; Fang Liu; Maurice E. Tucker; Yanjing Chen (Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2024)

Polyacrylonitrile nanofibrous mat modified with cysteamine and ionic liquid as a recyclable and efficient adsorbent for selective removal of sulfonamides and Cu(II) from aqueous solution: Roles of multi-function adsorption - Hongli Liu; Yuanyuan Dai; Di Wu; Gaoran Zhang; Yongjun Wu; Li-e Liu; Ningge Jian (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024)

Using the check dam deposit for an individual event to document the sources and erosional loss of sediment-associated organic carbon from a small catchment on the Chinese Loess Plateau - Ying Liu; Des E. Walling; Mingyi Yang; Fengbao Zhang; Jiaqiong Zhang (CATENA, 2024)

Native and invaded-range surveys provide mixed support for enemy-release of Nymphoides peltata in the invaded range - Nathan E. Harms; Matthew Purcell; Sun-hee Hong; Sonja Stutz; Jialiang Zhang; Megann Harlow; Chenxi Liu; Nicholas P. Tippery (Aquatic Botany, 2024)

Complementary value of molecular, phenotypic, and functional aging biomarkers in dementia prediction - Andreas Engvig; Karl Trygve Kalleberg; Lars T. Westlye; Esten Høyland Leonardsen; Michael Weiner; Paul Aisen; Ronald Petersen; Clifford R. Jack; William Jagust; John Q. Trojanowski; Arthur W. Toga; Laurel Beckett; et al. (GeroScience, 2024)
DNA methylation age (MA), brain age (BA), and frailty index (FI) are putative aging biomarkers linked to dementia risk. We investigated their relationship and combined potential for prediction of cognitive impairment and future dementia risk using the ADNI database. Of several MA algorithms, DunedinPACE and GrimAge2, associated with memory, were combined in a composite MA alongside BA and a data-driven FI in predictive analyses. Pairwise correlations between age- and sex-adjusted measures for MA (aMA), aBA, and aFI were low. FI outperformed BA and MA in all diagnostic tasks. A model including age, sex, and aFI achieved an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.94 for differentiating cognitively normal controls (CN) from dementia patients in a held-out test set. When combined with clinical biomarkers (apolipoprotein E ε4 allele count, memory, executive function), a model including aBA and aFI predicted 5-year dementia risk among MCI patients with an out-of-sample AUC of 0.88. In the prognostic model, BA and FI offered complementary value (both β s 0.50). The tested MAs did not improve predictions. Results were consistent across FI algorithms, with data-driven health deficit selection yielding the best performance. FI had a stronger adverse effect on prognosis in males, while BA’s impact was greater in females. Our findings highlight the complementary value of BA and FI in dementia prediction. The results support a multidimensional view of dementia, including an intertwined relationship between the biomarkers, sex, and prognosis. The tested MA’s limited contribution suggests caution in their use for individual risk assessment of dementia.

Utilizing lactic acid bacteria and their metabolites for controlling Listeria monocytogenes in meat products: Applications, limitations, and future perspectives - Huixuan Yang; Yunge Liu; George-John E. Nychas; Xin Luo; Lixian Zhu; Yanwei Mao; Pengcheng Dong; Yimin Zhang (Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2024)

Utilizing non-thermal plasma to introduce chlorine-containing functional groups on multi-walled carbon nanotubes for enhanced elemental mercury removal - Qiang Niu; Tao Yang; Dandan Chen; Xuejun Zhu; Yan Guo; Xiao'e Chen; Bin Xu; Changgeng Liu (Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 2024)

Oxygen levels differentially attenuate the structure and diversity of microbial communities in the oceanic oxygen minimal zones - Jiaqian Li; Ningdong Xie; Xiuping Liu; Mohan Bai; Dana E. Hunt; Guangyi Wang (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

Evidence of nitrogen inputs affecting soil nitrogen purification by mediating root exudates of salt marsh plants - Chunyu Zhao; Songlin Liu; Xiaoli Zhang; E. Meng; Yan Tang; Zhang Fen; Yang Liu; Peter I. Macreadie (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

Combination and summary of ATLAS dark matter searches interpreted in a 2HDM with a pseudo-scalar mediator using 139 fb−1 of s = 13 TeV pp collision data - G. Aad; B. Abbott; K. Abeling; N.J. Abicht; S.H. Abidi; A. Aboulhorma; H. Abramowicz; H. Abreu; Y. Abulaiti; A.C. Abusleme Hoffman; B.S. Acharya; C. Adam Bourdarios; et al. (Science Bulletin, 2024)

Addressing Health Inequities in Gastroenterology: The Impact of a Digital Digestive Health Program with Virtual Dietitian and Health Coach Support for socially Vulnerable Populations - E. Commons; A. Black; P. Ho; H. Liu (Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2024)

Trends in Reported Calcium and Magnesium Intake from Diet and Supplements by Demographic Factors: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003-2018 - Omonefe O. Omofuma; Dai Fang; Nicholas Yell; Olajumoke Falomo; Jihong Liu; Susan E. Steck (Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2024)

Urinary metabolite concentrations of phthalate and plasticizers in infancy and childhood in the UNC baby connectome project - Jake E. Thistle; Chih-Wei Liu; Julia E. Rager; Alison B. Singer; Dazhe Chen; Cherrel K. Manley; Joseph Piven; John H. Gilmore; Alexander P. Keil; Anne P. Starling; Hongtu Zhu; Weili Lin; et al. (Environmental Research, 2024)

From lake to fisheries: Interactive effect of climate and landuse changes hit on lake fish catch? - Shan-e-hyder Soomro; Muhammad Waseem Boota; Haider M. Zwain; Majid Rasta; Caihong Hu; Chengshuai Liu; Yinghai Li; Ao li; Jijun Chen; Chunyun Zhu; Sher Ali; Jiali Guo; et al. (Environmental Research, 2024)