Phylogenetic conservatism explains why plants are more likely to produce fleshy fruits in the tropics - Gang Wang; Anthony R. Ives; Hua Zhu; Yunhong Tan; Si‐Chong Chen; Jie Yang; Bo Wang (Ecology, 2022)
Plant functional traits often show strong latitudinal trends. To explain these trends, studies have often focused on environmental variables, correlations with other traits that themselves show latitudinal trends, and phylogenetic conservatism. However, few studies have systematically disentangled the relative contributions of these factors. Using a dataset consisting of 9,370 plant species from Southwest China, we investigated factors affecting fruit type (fleshy vs. dry): plant growth form, environmental constraints (summarized by climate region), and phylogenetic conservatism. Growth form and climate region are often cited in the literature as important explanations for the higher proportion of fleshy fruited species in the tropics. Nonetheless, in our analyses using partial R 2 , growth form and climate region explained only 1.7% and 0.3%, respectively, of the variance in fruit type in a model including phylogeny, while phylogenetic conservatism explained 79.5%. Furthermore, phylogenetic conservatism was evenly distributed along the phylogeny, implying that fruit type reflects both ancient and recent phylogenetic relationships. Our findings illustrate the value of parsing out the contributions of explanatory variables and phylogeny to the variance in species' traits. Methods using phylogenies that calculate partial R 2 give a more informative tool than traditional methods to explore the phylogenetic patterns of functional traits.

Estrogenic activities of compound GL-1, isolated from Ganoderma lucidum - Wang-Yang Ye; Jun-Zhi Wang; Gai-Gai Deng; Yi-Wu Dang; Hong-Wei Liu; Gang Chen (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Optimization and Experimental Study of the Subsea Retractable Connector Rubber Packer Based on Mooney-Rivlin Constitutive Model - Kefeng Jiao; Feihong Yun; Zheping Yan; Gang Wang; Peng Jia; Liquan Wang; Dong Liu; Xiaoquan Hao (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021)
The sealing performance of the rubber packer is of vital importance for the subsea retractable connector, and the cross-sectional shape of the rubber packer is one of the most important factors affecting it. The compression distance of the rubber packer is increased by 19.54% utilizing the established two-dimensional numerical model. In addition, a new parameter called the anti-shoulder extrusion variable was defined in this paper. Shoulder extrusion will not occur when using this variable as a constraint during simulation. In general, the upper end and the lower end of a rubber packer are subject to different constraints, and the structural parameters of the rubber packer affect each other in terms of sealing performance. Therefore, the importance and originality of this study are exploring the optimization of the thickness and chamfer angles of the upper and lower ends of the rubber packer by use of a combination of the response surface optimization method and the multi-objective genetic algorithm, taking the thickness and chamfer angles of the upper and lower ends as design variables, and the stress on the inner side of the casing wall and the axial force of the compressed rubber packer as optimization objectives. Besides that, the anti-shoulder extrusion variables are also introduced as constraints to prevent shoulder extrusion. Ultimately, the cross-sectional shape of the rubber packer with a smaller-thickness and larger-angle upper end, and a larger-thickness and smaller-angle lower end can be obtained. The result to emerge from the test in this paper is that the pipe pressure that can be sealed by the optimized rubber packer structure is 25.61% higher than that before optimization. The anti-shoulder extrusion variable and the asymmetric cross-sectional shape of the rubber packer proposed in this paper shed new light on the finite element simulation of rubber and the research on similar seals.

Isocitrate dehydrogenase of Bacillus cereus is involved in biofilm formation - Linlin Zhao; Qing Liu; Qiubin Huang; Fengying Liu; Huiping Liu; Gang Wang (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2021)

Identification of key gene networks controlling vernalization development characteristics of Isatis indigotica by full-length transcriptomes and gene expression profiles - Pan Wang; Dong Liu; Fu-Hong Yang; Hui Ge; Xin Zhao; Hong-Gang Chen; Tao Du (Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2021)
Isatis indigotica Fort . , as a common Chinese medicinal raw material, will lose its medicinal value if it blooms early, so it is highly valuable to clarify the induction mechanism of the vernalization of I. indigotica at low temperature. In this study, the concentrations of soluble sugar, proline, glutathione and zeatin in two germplasms of I. indigotica with different degrees of low temperature tolerance (Y1 and Y2) were determined at 10 days, 20 days and 30 days of low-temperature treatment, and the full-length transcriptome of 24 samples was sequenced by Nanopore sequencing with Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT). After that, the data of transcripts involved in the vernalization of I. indigotica at low temperature were obtained, and these transcripts were identified using weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA). The results revealed the massive accumulation of soluble sugar and proline in Y1 and Y2 after low temperature induction. A total of 18,385 new transcripts, 6168 transcription factors and 470 lncRNAs were obtained. Differential expression analysis showed that gibberellin, flavonoids, fatty acids and some processes related to low temperature response were significantly enriched. Eight key transcripts were identified by WGCNA, among which ONT.14640.1, ONT.9119.1, ONT.13080.2 and ONT.16007.1 encodes a flavonoid transporter, 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase 3 (NCED3), growth factor gene and L-aspartate oxidase in plants, respectively . It indicated that secondary metabolites such as hormones and flavonoids play an important role in the vernalization of I. indigotica . qRT-PCR proved the reliability of transcriptome results. These results provide important insights on the low-temperature vernalization of I. indigotica , and provide a research basis for analyzing the vernalization mechanism of I. indigotica .

ubtor Mutation Causes Motor Hyperactivity by Activating mTOR Signaling in Zebrafish - Tiantian Wang; Mingshan Zhou; Quan Zhang; Cuizhen Zhang; Gang Peng (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2021)
Mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling governs important physiological and pathological processes key to cellular life. Loss of mTOR negative regulators and subsequent over-activation of mTOR signaling are major causes underlying epileptic encephalopathy. Our previous studies showed that UBTOR/KIAA1024/MINAR1 acts as a negative regulator of mTOR signaling, but whether UBTOR plays a role in neurological diseases remains largely unknown. We therefore examined a zebrafish model and found that ubtor disruption caused increased spontaneous embryonic movement and neuronal activity in spinal interneurons, as well as the expected hyperactivation of mTOR signaling in early zebrafish embryos. In addition, mutant ubtor larvae showed increased sensitivity to the convulsant pentylenetetrazol, and both the motor activity and the neuronal activity were up-regulated. These phenotypic abnormalities in zebrafish embryos and larvae were rescued by treatment with the mTORC1 inhibitor rapamycin. Taken together, our findings show that ubtor regulates motor hyperactivity and epilepsy-like behaviors by elevating neuronal activity and activating mTOR signaling.

The role of carbonic anhydrase III and autophagy in type 2 diabetes with cardio-cerebrovascular disease - Xiao-Ming Zhang; Ying-Hong Tao; Xiu-Ling Zhou; Xi-Liang Shang; Xiao-Bo Gong; Ying-Chao Liu; Yan-Yan Huang; Gang Chen; Zhong-Yu Yu; Jian-Tao Wang; Zun-Guo Du; Guo-Feng Wu; et al. (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2021)
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the most common chronic diseases among the elderly people. The T2DM increases the risk of cardio-cerebrovascular disease (CCD), and the main pathological change of the CCD is atherosclerosis (AS). Meanwhile, the carbonic anhydrases (CAs) are involved in the formation and progression of plaques in AS. However, the exact physiological mechanism of carbonic anhydrase III (CAIII) has not been clear yet, and there are also no correlation study between CAIII protein and T2DM with CCD. The 8-week old diabetic mice (db/db −/− mice) and wild-type mice (wt mice) were feed by a normal diet till 32 weeks, and detected the carotid artery vascular opening angle using the method of biomechanics; The changes of cerebral cortex and myocardium were watched by the ultrastructure, and the autophagy were observed by electron microscope; The tissue structure, inflammation and cell injury were observed by Hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining; The apoptosis of cells were observed by TUNEL staining; The protein levels of CAIII, IL-17, p53 were detected by immunohistochemical and Western Blot, and the Beclin-1, LC3, NF-κB were detected by Western Blot. All statistical analysis is performed using PRISM software. Compared with wt mice, db/db −/− mice’ carotid artery open angle increased significantly. Electron microscope results indicated that autophagy in db/db −/− mice cerebral cortex and heart tissue decreased and intracellular organelle ultrastructure were damaged. HE staining indicated that, db/db −/− mice’ cerebral cortex and heart tissue stained lighter, inflammatory cells infiltration, cell edema were obvious, myocardial fibers were disorder, and myocardial cells showed different degrees of degeneration. Compared with wt mice, TUNEL staining showed that there was obviously increase in db/db −/− mice cortex and heart tissue cell apoptosis. The results of immunohistochemistry and Western Blot indicated that CAIII, Beclin-1 and LC3II/I expression levels conspicuously decreased in cortex and heart tissue of db/db −/− mice, and the expression level of IL-17, NF-κB and p53 obviously increased. The carotid artery’ vascular stiffness was increased and which was probably related with formation of AS in diabetic mice. And the autophagy participated in the occurrence and development of diabetic CCD. CAIII protein might somehow be involved in the regulation of autophagy probably through affecting cell apoptosis and inflammation, but the underlying mechanism remains to be further studied.

Influence of Acid Attack on Physical Characteristics of Cemented Tailings Backfill - Yong-gang Huang; Gui-yao Wang; Yun-zhang Rao; Wei-peng Liu (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2021)

Identification and expression analysis of cobia (Rachycentron canadum) liver-related miRNAs under hypoxia stress - Jian-sheng Huang; Hong-juan Li; Zhi-xiong Guo; Jian-dong Zhang; Wei-zheng Wang; Zhong-liang Wang; Eric Amenyogbe; Gang Chen (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2021)

Comprehensive framework for the integration and analysis of geo-environmental data for urban geohazards - Xinyu Zhang; Junqiang Zhang; Gang Liu; Yiping Tian; Yongzheng Sun; Lirui Xu; Song Wang (Earth Science Informatics, 2021)

Aggregate sizes regulate the microbial community patterns in sandy soil profile - Yifei Sun; Meiling Sun; Guowei Chen; Xin Chen; Baoguo Li; Gang Wang (Soil Ecology Letters, 2021)

Melt-Lithosphere Interaction Controlled Compositional Variations in Mafic Dikes from Fujian Province, Southeastern China - Zhuliang Lei; Gang Zeng; Jianqiang Liu; Xiaojun Wang; Lihui Chen; Xiaoyu Zhang; Jinhua Shi (Journal of Earth Science, 2021)

Retraction Note: Research on subsynchronous oscillation characteristics and suppression strategy of AC network with wind power base - Gang Xu; Shengli Wang (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

The research and application of sensitivity evaluation for coal reservoirs using improved recovery rate method - Jiafang Xu; Jian Wang; Tengfei Ma; Zhenglian Yu; Yongchao Hao; Hongtao Ma; Gang Yang (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Chain pillar optimization at a longwall coal mine based on field monitoring results and numerical model analysis - Qingwen Shi; Gang Xu; Defeng Wang; Zhengjie Li; Wangrong Liu; Xiao Wang (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Use of historical and contemporary distribution of mammals in China to inform conservation - Kang Huang; He Zhang; Chengliang Wang; Rong Hou; Pei Zhang; Gang He; Songtao Guo; Shiyi Tang; Baoguo Li; Charles Oxnard; Ruliang Pan (Conservation Biology, 2021)
A systematic understanding of dynamic animal extinction trajectories for different regions in a nation like China is critically important to developing practical conservation strategies. We explored historical and contemporary changes in terrestrial mammalian diversity to determine how diversity in each of the 5 regions in China has changed over time and to examine the conservation potential of these regions. We used records from databases on Pleistocene mammalian fossils and historical distribution records (1175–2020) for Primates (as a case study) to reconstruct evolutionary and historical distribution trajectories of the 11 orders of terrestrial mammals and to predict their prospective survival based on the national conservation strategy applied. The results indicated that since the Pleistocene, 4–5 mammalian orders have been lost in the northeast, 3 in central China, 2 along the coast, and 1 in the northwest. In the southwest, all 11 orders were maintained. Contemporarily, the coast and southwest had the highest and second‐highest species densities. The southwest region and southeastern sections of the northwest region were the most historically and contemporarily diverse areas, which suggests that they should be the first priority for protected area (PA) designation. The central and coastal areas should be secondarily prioritized. In these 2 regions, conservation should focus on human coexistence with nature. Less attention should be paid to the PA in the northeast and western northwest because in these areas ecosystems are depauperate and the climate is harsh. Conservation in these areas should focus principally on avoiding further human encroachment on natural areas. Article impact statement : Historical and contemporary patterns of extinction can be a basis for mammalian conservation strategies.

Chemical constituents from the barks of Melia azedarach and their PTP1B inhibitory activity - Sheng-Nan Zhang; Lin Huang; Rui-Jing Ma; Mei-Feng Yang; Ben-Fu Wei; Hong-Zhi Song; Heng-Shan Wang; Qin-Gang Tan (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Semantic segmentation for remote sensing images via dense feature extraction and companion loss neural network - Mengjia Niu; Yongjun Zhang; Gang Yang; Zewei Wang; Junwen Liu; Zhongwei Cui (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2021)

MicroRNA-31-3p/RhoA signaling in the dorsal hippocampus modulates methamphetamine-induced conditioned place preference in mice - Hongyan Qian; Qing Shang; Min Liang; Baoyao Gao; Jing Xiao; Jing Wang; Axiang Li; Canyu Yang; Jianmin Yin; Gang Chen; Tao Li; Xinshe Liu (Psychopharmacology, 2021)

Complement Component C3 Loss leads to Locomotor Deficits and Altered Cerebellar Internal Granule Cell In Vitro Synaptic Protein Expression in C57BL/6 Mice - Nicholas W. DeKorver; Tammy R. Chaudoin; Gang Zhao; Dong Wang; Jyothi Arikkath; Stephen J. Bonasera (Molecular Neurobiology, 2021)

Design and exploration of 5-nitro-3-trinitromethyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole and its derivatives as energetic materials - Jian-ying Zhang; Gang-ling Chen; Jie dong; Pan Wang; Xue-dong Gong (Molecular Diversity, 2021)

Geo-structures and deformation-failure characteristics of rockslide areas near the Baige landslide scar in the Jinsha River tectonic suture zone - Shi-lin Zhang; Yue-ping Yin; Xie-wen Hu; Wen-pei Wang; Zong-liang Li; Xin-ming Wu; Gang Luo; Sai-nan Zhu (Landslides, 2021)

HGF can reduce accumulation of inflammation and regulate glucose homeostasis in T2D mice - Liting Yan; Xiaoxi He; Yinghua Tang; Xiaomin Zhao; Gang Luo; Xinhong Wang (Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, 2021)

Correction to: Evolution of hydro‑mechanical behaviours and its influence on slope stability for a post‑earthquake landslide: implications for prolonged landslide activity - Zongji Yang; Gang Liu; Liyong Wang; Shihao Liu; Xiaolong Fu (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2021)

Evolution of hydro-mechanical behaviours and its influence on slope stability for a post-earthquake landslide: implications for prolonged landslide activity - Zongji Yang; Gang Liu; Liyong Wang; Shihao Liu; Xiaolong Fu (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2021)

Hydrological characteristics and changes in the Nu-Salween River basin revealed with model-based reconstructed data - Fan Yang; Hui Lu; Kun Yang; Guang-wei Huang; Yi-shan Li; Wei Wang; Ping Lu; Fu-qiang Tian; Yu-gang Huang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2021)

Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of the new Bacillus cereus phage SWEP1 - Chujin Ruan; Xinyao Niu; Guangzhou Xiong; Guowei Chen; Hanqing Wu; Zechao Ma; Kun Zhu; Ying Liu; Gang Wang (Archives of Virology, 2021)

Qaidamihabitans albus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Pseudonocardiaceae, and transfer of Prauserella shujinwangii to Qaidamihabitans gen. nov. as Qaidamihabitans shujinwangii comb. nov. - Li-Sha Tian; Gang-Qiang Jiang; Rui Li; Ping Ni; Chuan-En Li; Hong-Yan Zhang; Juan Wang; Xiao-Ping Zhang; Yun Wang; Shu-Kun Tang (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

Recognition of cobalt-rich crusts based on multi-classifier fusion in seafloor mining environments - Gang Hu; Haiming Zhao; Fenglin Han; Yanli Wang (Marine Georesources & Geotechnology, 2021)

Pleosporalins H and I, two new heptaketides from the endophytic fungus Pleosporales sp. F46 by using OSMAC strategy - Hong-Xia Yang; Xiao-Ping Peng; Han Gao; Hui-Min Zhang; Zi-Ru Wang; Gang Li; Hong-Xiang Lou (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Two new phenylpropanoids and a new dihydrostilbenoid from the flower buds of Magnolia biondii pamp and their acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activities - Yan-Gang Cao; Hong-Wei Li; Bing Cao; Jian-Chao Wang; Yan-Li Zhang; Xuan Zhao; Xiao-Ke Zheng; Wei-Sheng Feng (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Chemical components change along the ontogeny of a bat fruit (Neolamarckia cadamba) with ripening asynchrony in favour of its fruit selection and seed dispersal - Valliyappan Mahandran; Chinnaperamanoor Madhappan Murugan; Padur Sankaranarayanan Anisha; Gang Wang; Jin Chen; Parthasarathy Thiruchenthil Nathan (The Science of Nature, 2021)

Geniposide ameliorates chronic unpredictable mild stress induced depression-like behavior through inhibition of ceramide-PP2A signaling via the PI3K/Akt/GSK3β axis - Meihua Wang; Lei Yang; Zhilin Chen; Linlu Dai; Caihua Xi; Xing Wu; Gang Wu; Yang Wang; Jin Hu (Psychopharmacology, 2021)

Retraction Note to: Lupeol enhances inhibitory effect of 5-fluorouracil on human gastric carcinoma cells - Yan Liu; Tingting Bi; Wei Dai; Gang Wang; Liqiang Qian; Genhai Shen; Quangen Gao (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2021)

Cloning of Mn-SOD gene and its mRNA expression difference and antioxidant enzyme activities under hypoxia stress of cobia Rachycentron canadum - Jian-Dong Zhang; Hong-Juan Li; Eric Amenyogbe; Wei-Zheng Wang; Jian-Sheng Huang; Gang Chen (Molecular Biology Reports, 2021)

Loss of MIC60 Aggravates Neuronal Death by Inducing Mitochondrial Dysfunction in a Rat Model of Intracerebral Hemorrhage - Ruming Deng; Wenjie Wang; Xiang Xu; Jiasheng Ding; Jiahe Wang; Siyuan Yang; Haiying Li; Haitao Shen; Xiang Li; Gang Chen (Molecular Neurobiology, 2021)

Antioxidant responses and microcystins accumulation in Corbicula fluminea following the control of algal blooms using chitosan-modified clays - Chao Chen; Xinghua Pang; Yiyao Wang; Ming Kong; Lulu Long; Min Xu; Yinlong Xiao; Jinsong He; Gang Yang; Shihuai Deng (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2021)

Coupling Rheological Behavior of Rock Mass Supported with Rockbolts Based on the Point Load Model - Wei Fang; Gang Wang; Chuanzheng Liu; Xianda Zhang (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2021)

Roles of water vapor sources and transport in the intraseasonal and interannual variation in the peak monsoon rainfall over East China - Qucheng Chu; Qiguang Wang; Guolin Feng; Zikang Jia; Gang Liu (Climate Dynamics, 2021)

Functional connectivity patterns of the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex in first-episode refractory major depressive disorder - Bochao Cheng; Yajing Meng; Yan Zuo; Yi Guo; Xiuli Wang; Song Wang; Ran Zhang; Wei Deng; Yingkun Guo; Gang Ning (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2021)

Monazites reveal timing and genesis of Nb-REE mineralization in trachyte from the Pingli area, North Daba Mountain, China - Xiao Nie; Zongqi Wang; Lei Chen; Jingwu Yin; Gang Wang (Geosciences Journal, 2021)

Glycomyces salinus sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from a hypersaline habitat - Rui Li; Gang-Qiang Jiang; Yun Wang; Yi-Guang Chen; En-Min Zhou; Shu-Kun Tang (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

Correction to: A failure case study of tunnel water inrush source identified by statistical analysis model - Li-Gang Yuan; Xiao-Li Li; Xin Li; Yi-Lin Yu; Li-Guang Chen; Xian-Pan Xu; Xiang Wang (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Two new norsesquiterpenoids with estrogenic activity from the stems and leaves of Dioscorea oppositifolia L - Ying-Jie Ren; Yan-Gang Cao; Meng-Nan Zeng; Bei-Bei Zhang; Yan-Ling Liu; Meng-Na Wang; Yan-Li Zhang; Wei-Sheng Feng; Xiao-Ke Zheng (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Assemblage Structure of the Ichthyoplankton and Its Relationship With Environmental Factors in Spring and Autumn off the Pearl River Estuary - Gang Hou; Jinrun Wang; Limei Liu; Yanying Chen; Chuanhao Pan; Jianbin Lin; Hui Zhang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
Ichthyoplankton assemblages and their relationship with environmental variables are investigated in waters off the Pearl River Estuary in spring and autumn of 2019. Of 80 ichthyoplankton taxa identified using DNA barcode and morphological methods, 61 are identified to species. The most abundance families (Carangidae, Trichiuridae, Mullidae, and Scombridae) account for 61.34% of the horizontal total catch in spring, while Menidae and Carangidae are the most abundant families identified in autumn, accounting for 89.72% of the horizontal total catch. Cluster analysis identifies three species assemblages in spring, and four in autumn based on horizontal trawls. Relationships between assemblage structure and environmental variables ( in situ and remote sensed) are determined by canonical correspondence analysis. Ichthyoplankton assemblage structure appears to be strongly influenced by sea level anomalies, salinity, water depth, temperature at 10 m depth, and distance from shore. We demonstrate the efficacy of using DNA barcode to identify ichthyoplankton, and suggest how these data can be used to protect fish spawning grounds in waters off the Pearl River Estuary.

Stripe detection and recognition of oceanic internal waves from synthetic aperture radar based on support vector machine and feature fusion - Ying-gang Zheng; Hong-sheng Zhang; You-Qiang Wang (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2021)

Groundwater Nitrate Bioremediation Simulation of In Situ Horizontal Well by Microbial Denitrification Using PHREEQC - Peigui Liu; Gang Wang; Manting Shang; Mingchao Liu (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2021)

Strategy for Optimization of Arbitrary Electrode Distribution for 3D Electrical Resistivity Tomography in Urban Zones - Lincheng Jiang; Bangbing Wang; Gang Tian; Xinxin He; Anxing Zou; Xia Guo; Huanyuan Chen; Amr Abd El-Raouf (Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2021)

High-Throughput MicroRNA and mRNA Sequencing Reveals that MicroRNAs may be Involved in Peroxidase-Mediated Cold Tolerance in Potato - Huajun Liao; Qianqian Wang; Nan Zhang; Yuying Fu; Gang Wu; Xueqiang Ren; Bingjie Xue; Xiyu Liu; Zhihong Xu; Chongchong Yan (Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 2021)

Targeting the Transnitrosylation Cascade Provides a Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Alzheimer’s Disease - Yi Liu; Gang Wu; Xiji Shu; Xiaochuan Wang (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2021)

Aeromonas sobria regulates proinflammatory immune response in mouse macrophages via activating the MAPK, AKT, and NF-κB pathways - Wei Zhang; Bello Babatunde Kazeem; Haitao Yang; Gang Liu; Guanglu Wang; Zhixing Li; Tao Guo; Panpan Zhao; Jingquan Dong (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2021)

Green-colored paperboard enhances the Asian longhorned beetle response to host plant odor cues - Fei Lyu; Xiao-xia Hai; Zhi-gang Wang (Journal of Pest Science, 2021)

CircUBQLN1 Promotes Proliferation but Inhibits Apoptosis and Oxidative Stress of Hippocampal Neurons in Epilepsy via the miR-155-Mediated SOX7 Upregulation - Zhujun Zhu; Sihong Wang; Qi Cao; Gang Li (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2021)

Bladder mesenchymal stromal cell-derived exosomal miRNA-217 modulates bladder cancer cell survival through Hippo-YAP pathway - Zhong-Ming Huang; Hai Wang; Zhi-Gang Ji (Inflammation Research, 2021)

Distribution and Exposure Risk Assessment of Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances in Aquatic Products along the Coastal Region of the South China Sea - Xu-Feng Wang; Meng-Song Mo; Hai-Gang Chen; Qiang Wang; Jin-Lan Yang; Dong-Hao Zhao (Exposure and Health, 2021)

Clinical characteristics and serotype distribution of invasive pneumococcal disease in pediatric patients from Beijing, China - Yan Xu; Qing Wang; Kaihu Yao; Fang Dong; Wenqi Song; Gang Liu; Baoping Xu; Wei Shi; Yue Li; Kechun Li; Yingchao Liu; Suyun Qian (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2021)

Urinary benzophenones and synthetic progestin in Chinese adults and children: concentration, source and exposure - Siqi Wang; Zhuhao Huo; Wenyan Shi; Hongyong Wang; Gang Xu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

A comparative study of peroxydisulfate and peroxymonosulfate activation by a transition metal–H2O2 system - Yanli Zhu; Yuan Liu; Ping Li; Yue Zhang; Gang Wang; Youxian Zhang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

An isolated similarity design method for shaking table tests on reinforced slopes - Zhi-jia Wang; Gang Fan; Li-cong Cao; Jin-yuan Chang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2021)

Trigger mechanism of loess-mudstone landslides inferred from ring shear tests and numerical simulation - Xin-gang Wang; Bao-qin Lian; Liu Kai; Luo Li (Journal of Mountain Science, 2021)

A failure case study of tunnel water inrush source identified by statistical analysis model - Li-Gang Yuan; Xiao-Li Li; Xin Li; Yi-Lin Yu; Li-Gang Chen; Xian-Pan Xu; Xiang Wang (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Stock Assessment of 19 Perciformes in the Beibu Gulf, China, Using a Length-Based Bayesian Biomass Method - Gang Hou; Hui Zhang; Jinrun Wang; Yanying Chen; Jianbin Lin (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
The Beibu Gulf in China is rich in fish resources. However, only a small number of commercially developed fish stocks have been specifically assessed owing to limited data and expertise. In this study, 19 perciform fish populations in the Beibu Gulf were assessed using a length-based Bayesian biomass (LBB) estimator method, which is a new approach to evaluate a fishery’s status using length frequency (LF) data. The results showed that only 21% of the evaluated stocks were healthy and 79% were overfished. In particular, 26 and 21% of the assessed species had collapsed and were grossly overfished, respectively. Only 11 and 21% of the assessed species were slightly overfished and overfished, respectively. The ratios between the mean and optimum length ( L mean /L opt ) and between the mean length at first capture and the mean length, which maximizes catch and biomass ( L c /L c_opt ), were below one in 14 out of the 19 stocks, suggesting a truncated length structure and fishing of undersized individuals. The ratio of the 95th percentile length to asymptotic length L 95th /L inf was close to one (>0.9) in 10 of 19 stocks, suggesting that at least some large fish were still present. Our research confirmed that the fishery resources in the Beibu Gulf were seriously overfished and provided evidence that LBB was an efficient method to evaluate the fishery resources. Fishery managers need to take specific measures to restore fishery resources.

Proteomics provides individualized options of precision medicine for patients with gastric cancer - Wenwen Huang; Dongdong Zhan; Yazhuo Li; Nairen Zheng; Xin Wei; Bin Bai; Kecheng Zhang; Mingwei Liu; Xuefei Zhao; Xiaotian Ni; Xia Xia; Jinwen Shi; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

Retraction Note to: Lupeol inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis of human pancreatic cancer PCNA-1 cells through AKT/ERK pathways - Yan Liu; Tingting Bi; Gang Wang; Wei Dai; Guoliang Wu; Liqiang Qian; Quangen Gao; Genhai Shen (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2021)

Epididymal initial segment-specific Cre recombinase activity in Lcn8-Cre knock-in mice - Qian-qian Gong; Zhi-lin Dou; Xiao Wang; Ke-yi Zhang; Hao Chen; Jian-gang Gao; Xiao-yang Sun (Molecular Biology Reports, 2021)

Silencing of Nek2 suppresses the proliferation, migration and invasion and induces apoptosis of breast cancer cells by regulating ERK/MAPK signaling - Zeyu Xing; Menglu Zhang; Xin Wang; Jiaqi Liu; Gang Liu; Kexin Feng; Xiang Wang (Journal of Molecular Histology, 2021)

Effects of Acid Environment on Mechanical Properties of Cemented Tailings Backfill - Yong-gang Huang; Gui-yao Wang; Yun-zhang Rao; Wei-peng Liu (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2021)

Multiscale modelling of planetary boundary layer flow over complex terrain: implementation under near-neutral conditions - Zihan Zhao; Chao Li; Yiqing Xiao; Jinghan Wang; Gang Hu; Kai Xiao (Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 2021)

Alkalibacillus aidingensis sp. nov., an Bacterium Isolated from Aiding Lake in Xinjiang Province, North-West China - Rui Li; Li Yang; Rüdiger Pukall; Meina Neumann-Schaal; Chang-Gai Mu; Yong-Jiang Shi; Yun Wang; Gang-Qiang Jiang; Yu-Guang Zhou; Man Cai; Min Yin; Wen-Yong Zhu; et al. (Current Microbiology, 2021)

Sources and Transport of Terrigenous Organic Matters Along the East China Sea Inner Shelf: Insights from Lignin and Alkane Biomarkers - Xiaojie Liu; Ting Hao; Lijuan Feng; Yinli Ji; Qianqian Wang; Dahai Zhang; Gang Pan; Xianchi Gao; Chunxia Meng; Xianguo Li (Journal of Ocean University of China, 2021)

Oceanobacillus salinisoli sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from saline soil of Turpan city in Xinjiang province, north–west China - Wen-Yong Zhu; Li Yang; Zhou-Tian-Le Zhang; Chang-Gai Mu; Yun Wang; Ya-Rong Kou; Gang-Qiang Jiang; Min Yin; Shu-Kun Tang (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

Two new pregnane steroidal glycosides from Cynanchum taihangense - Yu-Bo Wang; Shan-Shan Su; Ming-Xu Tang; Dan Zhao; Gang Chen; Shao-Fei Chen; Hai-Feng Wang; Yue-Hu Pei (Natural Product Research, 2021)

CsUFO is involved in the formation of flowers and tendrils in cucumber - Yue Chen; Haifan Wen; Jian Pan; Hui Du; Keyan Zhang; Leyu Zhang; Yao Yu; Huanle He; Run Cai; Junsong Pan; Gang Wang (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

Community structure and ecosystem carbon stock dynamics along a chronosequence of mangrove plantations in China - Gang Wang; Chenxi Yu; Minerva Singh; Dongsheng Guan; Yanmei Xiong; Rongbao Zheng; Rongbo Xiao (Plant and Soil, 2021)

Soluble IL-6R-mediated IL-6 trans-signaling activation contributes to the pathological development of psoriasis - Hui Xu; Jun Liu; Mengyuan Niu; Shiyu Song; Lulu Wei; Gang Chen; Yibing Ding; Yong Wang; Zhonglan Su; Hongwei Wang (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2021)

Capacity of transportation and spread of COVID-19—an ironical fact for developed countries - Li Ma; Zhuo Yu; Yan Jiao; Lin Lin; Wei Zhong; Sara W. Day; Arnold Postlethwaite; Hong Chen; Qiang Li; Heliang Yin; Gang Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Hydrogel composite of lanthanum and Halorubrum ejinoor sp. cell lysate as an adsorbing material - Gang Dai; Hao Wang; Husile; Fenglan Zhou; Wenchao Liu; Chaoluomeng; Tatsuo Iwasa (Biotechnology Letters, 2021)

Molecular mechanisms of heavy metals resistance of Stenotrophomonas rhizophila JC1 by whole genome sequencing - Shang-Chen Sun; Ji-Xiang Chen; Yong-Gang Wang; Fei-Fan Leng; Jian Zhao; Kai Chen; Qing-Chun Zhang (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

The mechanism and application of high-pressure water jet technology to prevent compound dynamic disaster - Zeng-qiang Yang; Chang Liu; Feng-shuo Li; Lin-ming Dou; Gang-wei Li; Da-wei Wang (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Capture Power Prediction of the Frustum of a Cone Shaped Floating Body Based on BP Neural Network - Wei Wang; Yanjun Liu; Fagang Bai; Gang Xue (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021)
How to improve the power generation of wave energy converters (WEC) has become one of the main research objectives in wave energy field. This paper illustrates a framework on the use of back propagation (BP) neural network in predicting capture power of the frustum of a cone shaped floating body. Mathematical model of single floating body is derived, and radius, semi-vertical angle, mass, submergence depth, power take-off (PTO) damping coefficient, and stiffness coefficient are identified as key variables. Commercial software ANSYS-AQWA is used for numerical simulations to obtain hydrodynamic parameters, and then capture power is calculated by these parameters. A database containing 100 samples is established by Latin hypercube sampling (LHS) method, and a simple feature study is conducted. A BP neural network model with high accuracy is designed and trained for predictions based on built database. The results show that forecasting results and desired outputs are in great agreement with error percentage not greater than 4%, correlation coefficient (CC) greater than 0.9, P value close to 1, and root mean square error (RMSE) less than 139 W. The proposed method provides a guideline for designers to identify basic parameters of the floating body and system damping coefficient.

Neurovascular Units and Neural-Glia Networks in Intracerebral Hemorrhage: from Mechanisms to Translation - Qing Sun; Xiang Xu; Tianyi Wang; Zhongmou Xu; Xiaocheng Lu; Xiang Li; Gang Chen (Translational Stroke Research, 2021)

Application of an enhanced BP neural network model with water cycle algorithm on landslide prediction - Yong-gang Zhang; Jun Tang; Rao-ping Liao; Ming-fei Zhang; Yan Zhang; Xiao-ming Wang; Zheng-yang Su (Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 2021)

Botany, traditional use, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology of Sigesbeckiae Herba (Xixiancao): a review - Hong Xun Tao; Guan Ding Zhao; Ke Gang Linghu; Wei Xiong; Wei Sang; Yu Peng; Yitao Wang; Hua Yu (Phytochemistry Reviews, 2021)

Galectin-9 Promotes Neuronal Restoration via Binding TLR-4 in a Rat Intracerebral Hemorrhage Model - Tianyu Liang; Cheng Ma; Tianyi Wang; Ruming Deng; Jiasheng Ding; Wenjie Wang; Zhongmou Xu; Xiang Li; Haiying Li; Qing Sun; Haitao Shen; Zhong Wang; et al. (NeuroMolecular Medicine, 2021)

Impacts of earthquake knowledge and risk perception on earthquake preparedness of rural residents - Yibin Ao; Hongying Zhang; Linchuan Yang; Yan Wang; Igor Martek; Gang Wang (Natural Hazards, 2021)

The locust plagues of the Ming and Qing dynasties in the Xiang-E-Gan region, China - Xing Gao; Gang Li; Xingxing Wang; Shuo Wang; Fengqing Li; Yuxin Wang; Qian Liu (Natural Hazards, 2021)

Extracting Biomedical Entity Relations using Biological Interaction Knowledge - Shuyu Guo; Lan Huang; Gang Yao; Ye Wang; Haotian Guan; Tian Bai (Interdisciplinary Sciences: Computational Life Sciences, 2021)

Responses of global monsoon and seasonal cycle of precipitation to precession and obliquity forcing - Zhaomin Ding; Gang Huang; Fei Liu; Renguang Wu; Pengfei Wang (Climate Dynamics, 2021)

Experimental study on the influence of tangential stress gradient on the energy evolution of strainburst - Xiqi Liu; Yuanyou Xia; Manqing Lin; Gang Wang; Dongxing Wang (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2021)

Anticancer effect of sodium metavanadate on murine breast cancer both in vitro and in vivo - Yu Tian; Haihui Qi; Gang Wang; Li Li; Dinglun Zhou (BioMetals, 2021)

Research on fault recognition method combining 3D Res-UNet and knowledge distillation - Jing Wang; Jun-Hua Zhang; Jia-Liang Zhang; Feng-Ming Lu; Rui-Gang Meng; Zuoqian Wang (Applied Geophysics, 2021)

Probiotic Potential of Indigenous (Bacillus sp. RCS1, Pantoea agglomerans RCS2, and Bacillus cereus strain RCS3) Isolated From Cobia Fish (Rachycentron canadum) and Their Antagonistic Effects on the Growth of Pathogenic Vibrio alginolyticus, Vibrio harveyi, Streptococcus iniae, and Streptococcus agalactiae - Eric Amenyogbe; Jian-sheng Huang; Gang Chen; Wei-zheng Wang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
Large-scale fish farming faces many environmental stresses, which affect their immune systems, growth performance, and physiological homeostasis, resulting in increase in their susceptibility to infections. Some of the most common bacterial infections of cobia fish ( Rachycentron canadum ) include streptococcosis, vibriosis, furunculosis and mycobacteriosis, and pastelleurosis. Probiotics could be helpful in reducing or limiting the incidence of severe disease infections or outbreaks. Therefore, the present study aimed to isolate the indigenous bacterial species from healthy cobia fish and then selected 3 strains, including Bacillus sp. RCS1 (MW560712), Pantoea agglomerans RCS2 (MW560713), and Bacillus cereus RCS3 (MW560714) from the gut of juvenile’s cobia having advantageous assets or positive characteristics. Their analysis indicated the presence of similar biochemical profiles and all could effectively utilize carbon sources. The biosafety assessment did not show any pathological symptoms after 10 days of injecting the fish with isolated bacteria. The results showed that all the isolated bacteria in the present study had low auto-aggregation capacity within the first 3 h of incubation. The isolated bacteria showed strong tolerance when exposed to a range of pH. Although asymmetrically, a slow rise in the growth of isolated bacteria was observed within the pH range of 1–8 for RC1, 1–7 for RC2, and 1–6 for RC3. The antagonistic effects of isolated bacterial strains on the development of pathogens, including Vibrio alginolyticus , Vibrio harveyi , Streptococcus iniae , and Streptococcus agalactiae , were investigated using Luria-Bertani (LB) agar plates. All the isolated bacteria exhibited inhibitory effects against the pathogens, including V. alginolyticus , V. harveyi , S. iniae , and S. agalactiae . These isolated bacteria were characterized with a wide range of antagonistic activities, non-hemolytic activities, high survivability after heat-treatments and safety confidence, and antibiotic susceptibility. Generally, the characteristics displayed by these strains indicated that they could be used as potential probiotics in the aquaculture industry.

MiR-195-5p inhibits proliferation and invasion of nerve cells in Hirschsprung disease by targeting GFRA4 - Gang Wang; Hefeng Wang; Lijuan Zhang; Feng Guo; Xiangyu Wu; Yang Liu (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2021)

A functional polymorphism of inhibin alpha subunit at miR-181b-1-3p-binding site regulates proliferation and apoptosis of chicken ovarian granular cells - Zhifu Cui; Xiaoxu Shen; Xianxian Zhang; Fugui Li; Felix Kwame Amevor; Qing Zhu; Yan Wang; Diyan Li; Gang Shu; Yaofu Tian; Xiaoling Zhao (Cell and Tissue Research, 2021)

Effect of Senecio scandens ethanol extract on gut microbiota composition in mice - Gang Yao; Hui Zhang; Guoyong Luo; Zuhua Wang; Hai Zhao; Jian Zhang; Yuanqiu Dong; Yuan Gao; Shuguang Wu (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

Study on the oxidation and acidification characteristics of the sulfur-containing tailings material - Wenzhao Chen; Gang Wang; Xiqi Liu; Jiaqing Fan; Mingnan Xu; Botao Fei; Hui Long (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Chemical constituents from plant endophytic fungus Alternaria alternata - Ju-Tao Wang; Zong-Hui Ma; Guo-Kai Wang; Feng-Qing Xu; Yang Yu; Gang Wang; Dai-Yin Peng; Jin-Song Liu (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Mapping and identification of CsSh5.1, a gene encoding a xyloglucan galactosyltransferase required for hypocotyl elongation in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) - Keyan Zhang; Junsong Pan; Yue Chen; Ying Wei; Hui Du; Jingxian Sun; Duo Lv; Haifan Wen; Huanle He; Gang Wang; Run Cai (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

Analysis of miRNA Expression in the Ileum of Broiler Chickens During Bacillus licheniformis H2 Supplementation Against Subclinical Necrotic Enteritis - Ying Zhao; Dong Zeng; Hesong Wang; Ning Sun; Jinge Xin; Hanbo Yang; Lei Lei; Abdul Khalique; Danish Sharafat Rajput; Kangcheng Pan; Gang Shu; Bo Jing; et al. (Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, 2021)

Divergent Projection Patterns Revealed by Reconstruction of Individual Neurons in Orbitofrontal Cortex - Junjun Wang; Pei Sun; Xiaohua Lv; Sen Jin; Anan Li; Jianxia Kuang; Ning Li; Yadong Gang; Rui Guo; Shaoqun Zeng; Fuqiang Xu; Yu-Hui Zhang (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2021)

Tweety-Homolog 1 Facilitates Pain via Enhancement of Nociceptor Excitability and Spinal Synaptic Transmission - Wen-Juan Han; Sui-Bin Ma; Wen-Bin Wu; Fu-Dong Wang; Xiu-Li Cao; Dong-Hao Wang; Hai-Ning Wu; Rou-Gang Xie; Zhen-Zhen Li; Fei Wang; Sheng-Xi Wu; Min-Hua Zheng; et al. (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2021)

Disaster-Triggering Mechanisms Based on Interaction of Various Factors in Structured Gas Migration in Coal Seams Under Loading and Unloading Conditions - Kang Peng; Shaowei Shi; Quanle Zou; Gang Wang; Zebiao Jiang (Natural Resources Research, 2021)

The Roles of Epinephelus coioides miR-122 in SGIV Infection and Replication - Hong-Yan Sun; Yu-Ling Su; Pin-Hong Li; Jia-Yang He; He-Jia Chen; Gang Wang; Shao-Wen Wang; Xiao-Hong Huang; You-Hua Huang; Qi-Wei Qin (Marine Biotechnology, 2021)
In mammals, mature miR-122 is 22 nucleotides long and can be involved in regulating a variety of physiological and biological pathways. In this study, the expression profile and effects of grouper Epinephelus coioides miR-122 response to Singapore grouper iridovirus (SGIV) infection were investigated. The sequences of mature microRNAs (miRNAs) from different organisms are highly conserved, and miR-122 from E. coioides exhibits high similarity to that from mammals and other fish. The expression of miR-122 was up-regulated during SGIV infection. Up-regulation of miR-122 could significantly enhance the cytopathic effects (CPE) induced by SGIV, the transcription levels of viral genes (MCP, VP19, LITAF and ICP18), and viral replication; reduce the expression of inflammatory factors (TNF-a, IL-6, and IL-8), and the activity of AP-1 and NF-κB, and miR-122 can bind the target gene p38α MAPK to regulate the SGIV-induced cell apoptosis and the protease activity of caspase-3. The results indicated that SGIV infection can up-regulate the expression of E. coioides miR-122, and up-regulation of miR-122 can affect the activation of inflammatory factors, the activity of AP-1 and NF-κB, and cell apoptosis to regulate viral replication and proliferation.

miR-27a promotes osteogenic differentiation in glucocorticoid-treated human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells by targeting PI3K - Jinshan Tang; Huaixi Yu; Yunqing Wang; Gang Duan; Bin Wang; Wenbo Li; Ziqiang Zhu (Journal of Molecular Histology, 2021)

The motivations, barriers, and sociodemographic characteristics of healthy Chinese volunteers in phase I research - Zejuan Wang; Gang Chen; Xiaona Liu; Chen Liu; Qingkun Song; Jin Wang (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2021)

CFD simulation of multi-phase and multi-component diffusion of air-dust-gas in a fully mechanized mining face - Shuzheng Song; Gang Zhou; Jinjie Duan; Qunzhi Meng; Biao Sun; Yongmei Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Altered asymmetries of diffusion and volumetry in basal ganglia of schizophrenia - Hui He; Cheng Luo; Ning Li; Zhiliang Li; Mingjun Duan; Gang Yao; Hongming Wang; Manxi He; Dezhong Yao (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2021)

Identification and genotyping of a new subtype of bovine viral diarrhea virus 1 isolated from cattle with diarrhea - Bin Tian; Dongjie Cai; Weiqiang Li; Qinglong Bu; Mingshu Wang; Gang Ye; Jianzhu Liu; Ya Wang; Liping Gou; Jun Yi; Zhicai Zuo (Archives of Virology, 2021)
In 2019, diarrhea cases occurred on cattle farms in Qionglai and Guang'an, Sichuan Province. Two out of 20 (10%) serum and nasal swab samples were positive when tested using a bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) antigen-capture ELISA kit. Two non-cytopathic strains of BVDV were isolated and named QL1903 and GA190608, respectively. The nucleotide sequences of the genomes of the two isolates were 89.52% identical. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 5'-UTR sequence revealed that the BVDV isolate QL1903 belonged to BVDV subtype 1b, whereas isolate GA190608 clustered with strains HN1814, EN-19, and BJ09_26 in a separate branch, which has tentatively been classified as a new genetic subtype, "1v".

Distribution characteristics and depositional environment of the Late Paleozoic coal-measure source rocks in the Bohai Bay Basin region - Jia Chang; Shi-yue Chen; Ke-yu Liu; Qiong Wang; Xiu-gang Pu; Huai-yu Yang (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Research on subsynchronous oscillation characteristics and suppression strategy of AC network with wind power base - Gang Xu; Shengli Wang (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Development of an In Vivo Predictive Dissolution Methodology of Topiroxostat Immediate-Release Tablet Using In Silico Simulation - Gang Li; Haiyang Yang; Wei Liu; Chen Shen; Yanhua Ji; Yilu Sun; Qing Huo; Yang Liu; Guopeng Wang (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2021)

Model optimization and parameter sensitivity analysis of a parabolic composite section open channel * - Gang Li; Wuquan He; Yubao Wang; Liwei Lan; Aiping Fan (Irrigation and Drainage, 2021)
In channel optimization, the objective function and the oft‐used trapezoidal cross‐section channel in excavation models are not comprehensive. The parabolic composite section channel is a new type of channel with a parabolic slope and a horizontal bottom. To improve channel optimization, we propose models of a parabolic composite section channel constructed with excavation, filling, and half‐filling. We establish three parabolic composite cross‐section channel models that consider freeboard, and we establish three construction methods. The objective is to minimize the combined cost of excavation, filling, and concrete lining, and the objective function covers all construction methods and construction costs. To avoid missing the feasible optimal solution, the shuffled frog‐leaping algorithm (SFLA) is used to optimize the three channel models. An objective function within the acceptable range of parameter variation is represented by a MATLAB 3D rainbow graph, and sensitivity analyses of various section parameters are carried out. The results show that the model constructed with excavation has the lowest investment cost. The bottom width of the parabolic composite channel is 1.74 m, the channel top width is 5.69 m, the channel depth is 3.22 m, the channel excavation section area is 14.1 m 2 , the channel section lining length is 9.62 m, and the minimum cost per kilometre is 591,000 yuan. SFLA is superior to the differential evolution, artificial bee colony, and particle swarm optimization algorithms in terms of convergence speed and optimization accuracy, and the objective function is the least sensitive to the opening width of the parabola.

Dominant modes of interannual variability in precipitation over the Hengduan Mountains during rainy seasons - Weichen Tao; Gang Huang; Danhong Dong; Pengfei Wang; Ting Yu; Hainan Gong (International Journal of Climatology, 2021)
Present study investigates the dominant modes of interannual variability in precipitation over the Hengduan Mountains (HM) during rainy seasons. The leading two empirical orthogonal function (EOF) modes of HM precipitation explain 28.4 and 13.9% of the total variance, respectively. Positive EOF1 phase features enhanced precipitation anomalies over the southern HM, and a dipole structure with wet anomalies occupying large areas from the YunGui plateau to Tibetan Plateau is observed in positive EOF2 phase. Analysis of moisture budget and omega equation indicate the importance of leading EOF modes related circulation anomalies, which bring the horizontal warm advection to the HM, favouring the anomalous upward motions and precipitation increase there. For EOF1, the HM is controlled by an anomalous quasi‐barotropic cyclone. This cyclone is one part of a zonally oriented barotropic wave‐like pattern highly resembling the Silk Road pattern. Besides, the SST anomalies over the Indo‐Pacific sector are similar to the decaying phase of La Niña, which induces the wet anomalies and further triggers the anomalous lower‐level cyclone as a Rossby wave response. For EOF2, an anomalous cyclone appears over the Northeast Asia from lower to upper levels, and southerly wind anomalies prevail over the HM. The North Atlantic Oscillation and its coupled tripole SST pattern trigger a zonal wave‐like pattern at middle and high latitudes emanating from the Central Europe, across Mongolia to Northeast Asia. Moreover, the SST anomalies over the Indo‐Pacific sector resemble the developing phase of El Niño, which induces the meridional Pacific‐Japan/East Asia‐Pacific teleconnection from tropical NWP to Northeast Asia.

Formalin-Fixed Fish Larvae Could Be Effectively Identified by DNA Barcodes: A Case Study on Thousands of Specimens in South China Sea - Gang Hou; Yanying Chen; Sijin Wang; Jinrun Wang; Weitao Chen; Hui Zhang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
Delimiting ichthyoplankton is fundamental work for monitoring the recruitment process and identifying the spawning and nursing grounds of fishes. Nevertheless, it is extremely difficult to identify the fish during the early stages at the species level based on morphological characters because of the paucity of diagnostic features. In this study, we investigated the fish larval community through large-scale ecosystemic sampling in South China Sea (SCS) during 2013 and 2017 using DNA barcodes. To maintain the morphologies of fish larvae, we preserved the larvae in formalin and developed a technique to recover their DNA. Among the 3,500 chosen larvae, we successfully extracted DNA from 2,787 larval samples and obtained 1,006 high-quality sequences. Blast searches showed that 408 larvae (i.e., 40.5%) could be unambiguously identified to species, 413 larvae (i.e., 41.1%) were ambiguously species delimitation, and 185 larvae (i.e., 18.4%) showed a low match similarity with target sequences. A total of 101 species were identified, among which 38 and 33 species corresponded to demersal and reef-associated species, whereas the remaining 30 species corresponded to benthopelagic, pelagic-oceanic, bathypelagic, and pelagic-neritic species. High-quality larval photographs of the 101 diagnosed species showed intact morphological characters and thus provided a reference for identifying fish species during the early stages based on morphological characters. Our study highlighted the possibility of recovering and amplifying DNA from formalin-fixed samples and provided new insight into the fish larval community in the SCS.

Temporal and spatial variation of the transitional climate zone in summer during 1961–2018 - Qiulin Wang; Lin Wang; Gang Huang; Jinling Piao; Chakrit Chotamonsak (International Journal of Climatology, 2021)
The transitional climate zone (TCZ) over East Asia is an interface area between monsoon circulation and westerly circulation, making it highly susceptible to natural disasters and climate change. This study explores the spatial–temporal variation of the summer (May–September) TCZ during 1961–2018 and its response to monsoon rainy season. The summer Aridity Index (AI) instead of annual amount is used to recognize summer TCZ, with similar domain produced. However, differing from the annual total, the summer evaporation remains stable during the whole period, despite global warming. Hence, the summer TCZ has experienced little significant long‐term trends toward wetter or drier, since it is predominantly driven by precipitation that shows no clear tendency. The EOF decomposition reveals three key patterns accounting for 58.2% of the total variance: spatially uniform, south–north dipole and meridional tripole, which shows the complexity of spatial‐temporal variation in TCZ. TCZ is characterized by interdecadal mutations and periodical oscillations of 3 or 8 years. There exist remarkable 3 years interannual periods, with the greatest contribution stemming from the south‐central part of TCZ. In comparison, the northeast part exhibits a significant interdecadal band of about 8 years, which promotes the regime shift from wet to dry in the late 1990s over TCZ. Furthermore, the onset, retreat, and duration of the rainy season of TCZ in response to summer monsoon are examined, based on EEMD filtered 4 mm/day precipitation. All three indicators are subjected to strong interannual dispersion, without any significant overall trends. Only the retreat date of the western part of TCZ (100–110°E) is significantly correlated with the onset date. Dry‐wet condition in TCZ is more closely associated with the duration length of the monsoon influence. And we also notice that the westmost part of TCZ shows a greater sensitivity to monsoon activity than the east part.

The Effects of Wind-Driven Storm Events on Partly Sheltered Estuarine Beaches in Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Australia - Alexander Wang; Xiao Hua Wang; Gang Yang (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021)
Extreme wind-driven storm events have the potential to erode beach systems. Along the East Coast of Australia, storm events have been responsible for beach erosion in many coast-facing, open beaches. This paper investigates the potential impacts of wind-driven storms on partly sheltered estuarine beaches—a niche found within Batemans Bay, New South Wales (NSW), along the East Coast. It combines beach geomorphological data with meteorological and oceanographic data to evaluate the impacts of large storm events on three partly sheltered estuarine embayed beaches (Cullendulla Beach, Corrigans Beach, and Maloney’s Beach). The results show that while embayed beaches are protected from some storm events, storm impacts may vary with the season due to wind speed and direction changes, the presence of nearby rivers or creeks, and anthropogenic modifications such as dredging and coastline alterations. This study may contribute to the understanding of the erosive impacts of storms and help improve management strategies used to prevent recession, particularly on embayed beaches.

Development of ecosystem carbon stock with the progression of a natural mangrove forest in Yingluo Bay, China - Chenxi Yu; Dongsheng Guan; Wang Gang; Duo Lou; Long Wei; Yi Zhou; Jianxiang Feng (Plant and Soil, 2021)

Short-Term Visual Experience Leads to Potentiation of Spontaneous Activity in Mouse Superior Colliculus - Qingpeng Yu; Hang Fu; Gang Wang; Jiayi Zhang; Biao Yan (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2021)

Retraction Note to: Resibufogenin suppresses tumor growth and inhibits glycolysis in ovarian cancer by modulating PIM1 - Qian Li; Chuanwu Jiang; Yan Wang; Minghua Wei; Huijin Zheng; Yanqi Xu; Xuegang Xu; Fengyu Jia; Kai Liu; Gang Sun; Jianhua Zang; Ping Mo (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2021)

The Mogangling giant landslide triggered by the 1786 Moxi M 7.75 earthquake, China - Bo Zhao; Yunsheng Wang; Junfeng Wu; Lijun Su; Jiangwei Liu; Gang Jin (Natural Hazards, 2021)

Variation of Soil Bacterial and Fungal Communities from Fluvo-Aquic Soil Under Chemical Fertilizer Reduction Combined with Organic Materials in North China Plain - Xian Wu; Ting Zhang; Jianning Zhao; Lili Wang; Dianlin Yang; Gang Li; Weiming Xiu (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2021)

CFD investigation on gas–solid two-phase flow of dust removal characteristics for cartridge filter: a case study - Danhong Gao; Gang Zhou; Rulin Liu; Shuailong Li; Yang Kong; Yongmei Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Comparison of Class 2 Integron Integrase Activities - Xiaotong Wang; Nana Kong; Mei Cao; Long Zhang; Muzhen Sun; Linlin Xiao; Gang Li; Quhao Wei (Current Microbiology, 2021)

Degradation stage effects on vegetation and soil properties interactions in alpine steppe - Cheng-yang Li; Fei Peng; Xian Xue; Chi-min Lai; Wen-juan Zhang; Quan-gang You; Xiao-jie Chen; Xue-qin Zhang; Tao Wang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2021)

Development and characterization of 101 SNP markers in jumbo flying squid, Dosidicus gigas - Hao Xu; Congcong Wang; Yang Liu; Bilin Liu; Gang Li (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2021)

Nrf2 deficiency aggravates the kidney injury induced by subacute cadmium exposure in mice - Chengjie Chen; Xue Han; Gang Wang; Dan Liu; Lina Bao; Congcong Jiao; Junjun Luan; Yongyong Hou; Yuanyuan Xu; Huihui Wang; Qiang Zhang; Hua Zhou; et al. (Archives of Toxicology, 2021)

Lentibacillus saliphilus. sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from a saltern in Korea - Yun Wang; Gang-Qiang Jiang; Hong-Ping Lin; Peng Sun; Hong-Yan Zhang; Dong-Mei Lu; Li-Yun Wang; Chang-Jin Kim; Shu-Kun Tang (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

Statistical thermal damage constitutive model of rocks based on Weibull distribution - Zhennan Zhu; Hong Tian; Ren Wang; Guosheng Jiang; Bin Dou; Gang Mei (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Evaluation of heavy metal contamination in the tidal flat sediments of Nantong, East China - Zhuyou Sun; Gang Zhang; Xiuqiang Peng; Yinjie Wei; Kaichao Wan; Minjing Wang; Haiyue Liu; Pengcheng Zhang (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Multi-Objective Optimization of Jet Pump Based on RBF Neural Network Model - Kai Xu; Gang Wang; Luyao Zhang; Liquan Wang; Feihong Yun; Wenhao Sun; Xiangyu Wang; Xi Chen (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021)
In this study, an annular jet pump optimization method is proposed based on an RBF (Radial Basis Function) neural network model and NSGA-II (Non-Dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm) optimization algorithm to improve the hydraulic performance of the annular jet pump applied in submarine trenching and dredging. Suction angle, diffusion angle, area ratio and flow ratio were selected as design variables. The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model was used for numerical simulation to obtain the corresponding performance, and an accurate RBF neural network approximate model was established. Finally, the NSGA-II algorithm was selected to carry out multi-objective optimization and obtain the optimal design variable combination. The results show that the determination coefficient R2 of the two objective functions (jet pump efficiency and head ratio) of the approximate model of the RBF neural network were greater than 0.97. Compared with the original model, the optimized model’s suction angle increased, and the diffusion angle, flow ratio and area ratio decreased. In terms of performance, the head ratio increased by 30.46% after the optimization of the jet pump, and efficiency increased slightly. The proposed jet pump performance optimization method provides a reference for improving the performance of other pumps.

SIMS U-Pb geochronology for the Jurassic Yanliao Biota from Bawanggou section, Qinglong (northern Hebei Province, China) - Zhiqiang Yu; Huaiyu He; Gang Li; Chenglong Deng; Haibing Wang; Xinxin Zhang; Qing Yang; Xiao-Ping Xia; Zhonghe Zhou; Rixiang Zhu (International Geology Review, 2021)

Impacts of meteorology and emission variations on the heavy air pollution episode in North China around the 2020 Spring Festival - Wenbo Xue; Xurong Shi; Gang Yan; Jinnan Wang; Yanling Xu; Qian Tang; Yanli Wang; Yixuan Zheng; Yu Lei (Science China Earth Sciences, 2021)

Phosphorylation at S548 as a Functional Switch of Sterile Alpha and TIR Motif-Containing 1 in Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Rats - Tao Xue; Qing Sun; Yijie Zhang; Xin Wu; Haitao Shen; Xiang Li; Jiang Wu; Haiying Li; Zhong Wang; Gang Chen (Molecular Neurobiology, 2021)

Synthesis and evaluation of benzenesulfonic acid derivatives as human neutrophil elastase (hNE) inhibitors - Yanzhao Xu; Na Qi; Hui Wen; Gang Zhang; Yuchen Wang; Huaqing Cui (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2021)

Long-term organic fertilization changes soil active bacterial composition and multifunctionality: RNA-based bacterial community and qPCR-based SmartChip analysis - Xiaoxuan Su; Gang Li; James B. Cotner; Lai Wei; Yingmu Wang; Ting Pan; Kai Ding (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2021)

PK-PD Correlation of Erigeron Breviscapus Injection in the Treatment of Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Model Rats - Guangli Liu; Guangmin Tang; Weiwen Liang; Zhang Wang; Wenlong Xu; Gang Fan; Yujie Wang; Mingming Zhao (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2021)

Modelling asymmetric deformation along a curved strike-slip basement-fault system - Bin Deng; Hemin Koyi; Caiwei Fan; Dong Lai; Yu He; Gang Yang; Qiang Luo; Xinjian Wang; Shugen Liu (International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2021)

Effect of the Blocking Water and Limiting Discharge and Surrounding Rock Permeability on the Stability of Subsea Tunnel - Genxiao Li; Chang Wang; Gang Wang; Zhiyong Xiao; Xianlong Wu; Feng Jiang (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2021)

Antibiotics in the surface water of Shanghai, China: screening, distribution, and indicator selecting - Feng Zhu; Siqi Wang; Yujie Liu; Minghong Wu; Hongyong Wang; Gang Xu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Rhizobium rhizolycopersici sp. nov., Isolated from the Rhizosphere Soil of Tomato Plants in China - Kyu Kyu Thin; Shan-Wen He; Xing Wang; Yao Wang; Ma Rong; Ji-Gang Han; Xiaoxia Zhang (Current Microbiology, 2021)

Dynamic processes of the Dora Kamiyama rockslide in the Tibetan Plateau, China: geomorphic implication - Liyong Wang; Zongji Yang; Gang Liu; Shihao Liu; Xiaolong Fu; Jianping Qiao (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2021)

miR-375-3p contributes to hypoxia-induced apoptosis by targeting forkhead box P1 (FOXP1) and Bcl2 like protein 2 (Bcl2l2) in rat cardiomyocyte h9c2 cells - Yuefan Li; Xiaofei Li; Ling Wang; Na Han; Gang Yin (Biotechnology Letters, 2021)

Molecular epidemiology of GII noroviruses in outpatients with acute gastroenteritis in Shandong Province, China - Chengxi Sun; Yingjie Zhao; Gang Wang; Deyu Huang; Hong He; Lintao Sai (Archives of Virology, 2021)

Cloning and expression analysis of hypoxia-related gene HO in cobia - Rui-tao Xie; Eric Amenyogbe; Wei-zheng Wang; Zhi-xiong Guo; Gang Chen; Jian-sheng Huang (Aquaculture International, 2021)

Study on Reactive Power Compensation Strategies for Long Distance Submarine Cables Considering Electrothermal Coordination - Gang Liu; Mingming Fan; Pengyu Wang; Ming Zheng (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021)
Long-distance high voltage alternating current (AC) submarine cables are widely used to connect offshore wind farms and land power grids. However, the transmission capacity of the submarine cable is limited by the capacitive charging current. This paper analyzes the impacts of reactive power compensation in different positions on the current distribution on long-distance submarine cable transmission lines, and tests the rationality of the existing reactive power compensation schemes based on electrothermal coordination (ETC). Research shows that compensation at the sending end has obvious impacts on current distribution along the cable, and the maximum current occurs at the sending or receiving end. Moreover, the reactive power compensation at sending end will reduce the current at receiving end of the line. On the contrary, it will increase the current at sending end. Compared with the directly buried laying method of the submarine cable in the landing section, the cable trench laying method can increase the cable ampacity of the landing section and reduce the reactive power compensation capacity at the sending end. The ampacity is the current representation of the thermal limits of the cable. ETC exploits the cable ampacity to coordinate current distribution on transmission lines under existing reactive power compensation schemes, thus optimizing the reactive power compensation schemes and avoiding the bottleneck point of cable ampacity.

Saffloflavone, a new flavonoid from the flowers of Carthamus tinctorius L. and its cardioprotective activity - Meng-na Wang; Yan-gang Cao; Ya-xin Wei; Ying-jie Ren; Yan-ling Liu; Xu Chen; Chen He; Xiao-ke Zheng; Wei-sheng Feng (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Prediction of Jacking Force in Vertical Tunneling Projects Based on Neuro-Genetic Models - Xin-Jiang Wei; Xiao Wang; Gang Wei; Cheng-Wei Zhu; Yu Shi (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021)
The vertical tunneling method is an emerging technique to build sewage inlets or outlets in constructed horizontal tunnels. The jacking force used to drive the standpipes upward is an essential factor during the construction process. This study aims to predict the jacking forces during the vertical tunneling construction process through two intelligence systems, namely, artificial neural networks (ANNs) and hybrid genetic algorithm optimized ANNs (GA-ANNs). In this paper, the Beihai hydraulic tunnel constructed by the vertical tunneling method in China is introduced, and the direct shear tests have been conducted. A database composed of 546 datasets with ten inputs and one output was prepared. The effective parameters are classified into three categories, including tunnel geometry factors, the geological factor, and jacking operation factors. These factors are considered as input parameters. The tunnel geometry factors include the jacking distance, the thickness of overlaying soil, and the height of overlaying water; the geological factor refers to the geological conditions; and the jacking operation factors consist of the dead weight of standpipes, effective overburden soil pressure, effective lateral soil pressure, average jacking speed, construction hours, and soil weakening measure. The output parameter, on the other hand, refers to the jacking force. Performance indices, including the coefficient of determination (R2), root mean square error (RMSE), and the absolute value of relative error (RE), are computed to compare the performance of the ANN models and the GA-ANN models. Comparison results show that the GA-ANN models perform better than the ANN model, especially on the RMSE values. Finally, parametric sensitivity analysis between the input parameters and output parameter is conducted, reaching the result that the height of overlaying water, the average jacking speed, and the geological condition are the most effective input parameters on the jacking force in this study.

A Fluorogenic and Chromogenic Probe Distinguishes Fluoride Anions and Thiols: Implications for Discrimination of Fluoride-Containing G Series and Sulfur-Containing V Series Nerve Agents - Wei-hui Wu; Xin Wang; Liang Zong; Dan Li; Yan-hua Xiao; Shao-hui Sui; Jian Li; Meng Liu; Gao-yun Chen; Teng Luo; Min Liu; Xin-ming Wang; et al. (Journal of Fluorescence, 2021)

Evaluation of the dependence of the sensible heat flux trend on elevation over the Tibetan Plateau in CMIP5 models - Lihua Zhu; Gang Huang; Guangzhou Fan; Xia Qü; Zhibiao Wang; Wei Hua; Xin Lai (International Journal of Climatology, 2021)
We evaluated the dependence of the sensible heat flux trend over the Tibetan Plateau on elevation by comparing the 29 climate models in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) with ground observations in the time period 1980–2005. The sensible heat flux trend over the Tibetan Plateau shows an elevation‐dependent variation in both the observations and reanalysis datasets, with a larger negative trend at higher altitudes. Most of the models analysed in this study performed poorly in simulating the linear trend of the sensible heat flux, although two models (HadGEM2‐CC and HadGEM2‐ES) reasonably captured the elevation range and seasons with a prominent decreasing trend in the sensible heat flux over the Tibetan Plateau. These two models possess good skills in depicting both the sensible heat flux trend and the terrain of the plateau in every 1,000 m wide altitudinal band. The coherence of the elevation‐dependent variation in the sensible heat flux trend between the observations and models is therefore not fortuitous. The sensible heat flux trend in most models of CMIP5 is sensitive to variations in the surface wind speed and the difference in temperature between the ground surface and the air, although these two factors show large biases deviating from the reanalysis product in almost all models in this study. In the HadGEM2‐CC and HadGEM2‐ES models, which showed a good performance in capturing the elevation‐dependent sensible heat flux trend, the leaf area index was shown to be the predominant factor affecting the variation in the sensible heat flux trend with elevation. That maybe link with the dynamic vegetation scheme in these two models.

Angle-Based Contact Detection in Discontinuous Deformation Analysis - Hong Zhang; Jing-wen Zhang; Wei Wu; Xi Wang; Hehua Zhu; Jeen-shang Lin; Jian-gang Chen (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2020)

Continuous Compaction and Permeability Evolution in Longwall Gob Materials - Ang Liu; Shimin Liu; Gang Wang; Derek Elsworth (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2020)

Factors associated with a SARS-CoV-2 recurrence after hospital discharge among patients with COVID-19: systematic review and meta-analysis - Meng-qi Yao; Qiu-xian Zheng; Jia Xu; Jing-wen Deng; Tian-tian Ge; Hai-bo Zhou; Feng-tian Wu; Xin-yu Gu; Qin Yang; Yan-li Ren; Gang Wang; Zhi Chen (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2020)

Long non-coding RNA H19 promotes osteogenic differentiation of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells by regulating microRNA-140-5p/SATB2 axis - Hu Bi; Dong Wang; Xiaoyu Liu; Gang Wang; Xuejian Wu (Journal of Biosciences, 2020)

Analysis of the Soil Loss and Settlement of Silty Clay with Different Subclassifications - Ming-lei Hou; Wan-tao Ding; Xiang-gang Wang; Ke-qi Liu; Lei Chen (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2020)

Lentivirus-Mediated Overexpression of SIVA-1 Reverses Cisplatin Resistance in Gastric Cancer in vitro - Xiao-Tong Wang; Lei Li; Fan-Biao Kong; Xiao-Gang Zhong; Wei Mai (Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2020)

Draft genomic sequence of Armillaria gallica 012m: insights into its symbiotic relationship with Gastrodia elata - Mengtao Zhan; Menghua Tian; Weiguang Wang; Ganpeng Li; Xiaokai Lu; Guolei Cai; Haiying Yang; Gang Du; Lishuxin Huang (Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2020)

Common and distinct global functional connectivity density alterations in patients with bipolar disorder with and without auditory verbal hallucination during major depressive episodes - Lixue Qiu; Jaen Ye; Feng Ji; Gang Li; Gongying Li; Xiaoyan Ma; Ranli Li; Hongjun Tian; Lina Wang; Guangdong Chen; Yong Xu; Wenqiang Wang; et al. (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2020)

Creep damage properties of sandstone under dry-wet cycles - Xin-gang Wang; Bao-qin Lian; Jia-ding Wang; Wen-kai Feng; Tian-Feng Gu (Journal of Mountain Science, 2020)

Distribution features and main controlling factors of volcanic buried hill reservoirs in carboniferous basement of Junggar Basin - Lin Zhou; Kun Zhou; Gang Wang (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020)

Environmental simulation platform and its application to geodesic instruments for a performance study - Hai-Bo Tu; Heng Sun; Kun Liu; Jun-Gang Zhang; Jian-Gang He; Wei Tian; Yong Wang (Applied Geophysics, 2020)

FgPal1 regulates morphogenesis and pathogenesis in Fusarium graminearum - Jinrong Yin; Chaofeng Hao; Gang Niu; Wei Wang; Guanghui Wang; Ping Xiang; Jin‐Rong Xu; Xue Zhang (Environmental Microbiology, 2020)
Summary Ascospores are the primary inoculum in Fusarium graminearum , a causal agent of wheat head blight. In a previous study, FgPAL1 was found to be upregulated in the Fgama1 mutant and important for ascosporogenesis. However, the biological function of this well‐conserved gene in filamentous ascomycetes is not clear. In this study, we characterized its functions in growth, differentiation and pathogenesis. The Fgpal1 mutant had severe growth defects and often displayed abnormal hyphal tips. It was defective in infectious growth in rachis tissues and spreading in wheat heads. The Fgpal1 mutant produced conidia with fewer septa and more nuclei per compartment than the wild type. In actively growing hyphal tips, FgPal1‐GFP mainly localized to the subapical collar and septa. The FgPal1 and LifeAct partially co‐localized at the subapical region in an interdependent manner. The Fgpal1 mutant was normal in meiosis with eight nuclei in developing asci but most asci were aborted. Taken together, our results showed that FgPal1 plays a role in maintaining polarized tip growth and coordination between nuclear division and cytokinesis, and it is also important for infectious growth and developments of ascospores by the free cell formation process.

Molecular and Morphological Identification and Seasonal Distribution of Eggs of Four Decapterus Fish Species in the Northern South China Sea: A Key to Conservation of Spawning Ground - Gang Hou; Jinrun Wang; Zuozhi Chen; Jinlong Zhou; Wangsu Huang; Hui Zhang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020)

Arahyside A, a new norsesquiterpene from Arachis hypogaea - Wen-Fang Jin; Zheng-Hui Luo; Yun-Peng Sun; Jin-Song Liu; Yang Yu; Gang Wang; Guo-Kai Wang (Natural Product Research, 2020)

The YmdB protein regulates biofilm formation dependent on the repressor SinR in Bacillus cereus 0–9 - Juanmei Zhang; Haodong Wang; Ting Xie; Qiubin Huang; Xi Xiong; Qing Liu; Gang Wang (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2020)

Retention of nitrogen and phosphorus in Lake Chaohu, China: implications for eutrophication management - Yanping Wang; Xiangzhen Kong; Zhaoliang Peng; Hui Zhang; Gang Liu; Weiping Hu; Xiangqian Zhou (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Integrated factor analysis of water level variation in geographically isolated ponds - Yufeng Li; Yuqin Wu; Alan Wright; Jiayi Xu; Hongyu Liu; Gang Wang; Cheng Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Internal variability in multidecadal trends of surface air temperature over antarctica in austral winter in model simulations - Ya Wang; Gang Huang; Kaiming Hu (Climate Dynamics, 2020)

Erratum to: Could the Recent Taal Volcano Eruption Trigger an El Niño and Lead to Eurasian Warming? - Fei Liu; Chen Xing; Jinbao Li; Bin Wang; Jing Chai; Chaochao Gao; Gang Huang; Jian Liu; Deliang Chen (Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2020)

Vicissitudes experienced by the oldest urban center in Bangladesh in relation to the migration of the Brahmaputra River - Gang Hu; Ping Wang; Sufi Mostafizur Rahman; Dehong Li; Muhammad Mahbubul Alam; Jiafu Zhang; Zhengyao Jin; Anchuan Fan; Jie Chen; Aimin Zhang; Wenqing Yang (Journal of Quaternary Science, 2020)
Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. There are 57 trans‐frontier rivers in the country, the widest being the Brahmaputra River. The river's channels have frequently changed course, but the relationship between such river migrations and human settlement patterns has remained unstudied. In this paper, optically stimulated luminescence and radiocarbon dating techniques were applied to sedimentary and organic materials in the oldest urban center (Wari‐Bateshwar) in Bangladesh. The results showed that the landscape around the urban center was dominated by floodplain and peatland facies between 7.9–7.6 and 4.7–1.6 ka, respectively. Humans occupied this area at ~3.2 ka, and manufactured delicate semi‐precious gemstone beads between ~2.4 and 1.8 ka. The urban center might be the same as an important city of the Gangaridai described in historical records. Due to fluvial migration at ~1.8 ka, the area surrounding the urban center was covered by fluvial sand. Humans might have been forced to abandon the urban center, leading to the bead processing technology in Bangladesh being lost forever.

The Removal of Antibiotics in Relation to a Microbial Community in an Integrated Constructed Wetland for Tail Water Decontamination - Anqi Shan; Wenjia Wang; Kyong Ju Kang; Dandi Hou; Jipeng Luo; Gang Wang; Minghui Pan; Ying Feng; Zhenli He; Xiaoe Yang (Wetlands, 2020)

Mfsd2a Attenuates Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption After Sub-arachnoid Hemorrhage by Inhibiting Caveolae-Mediated Transcellular Transport in Rats - Chongshun Zhao; Junwei Ma; Zhong Wang; Haiying Li; Haitao Shen; Xiang Li; Gang Chen (Translational Stroke Research, 2020)

Circ_0068655 Promotes Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis via miR-498/PAWR Axis - Qiaoying Chai; Mingqi Zheng; Le Wang; Mei Wei; Yajuan Yin; Fangfang Ma; Xinping Li; Haijun Zhang; Gang Liu (Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 2020)

Promoting Osseointegration of Dental Implants in Dog Maxillary Sinus Floor Augmentation Using Dentin Matrix Protein 1-Transduced Bone Marrow Stem Cells - Dong Ma; Yuanyin Wang; Yongxiang Chen; Gang Yang; Xin Liu (Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 2020)

Emerging relationship between RNA helicases and autophagy - Miao-miao Zhao; Ru-sha Wang; Yan-lin Zhou; Zheng-gang Yang (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2020)

Toxic effects of heavy metals on the freshwater benthic organisms in sediments and research on quality guidelines in Poyang Lake, China - Ping Zhang; Xuemei Pan; Qinyuan Wang; Gang Ge; Yun Huang (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2020)

Serine Incorporator 2 (SERINC2) Expression Predicts an Unfavorable Prognosis of Low-Grade Glioma (LGG): Evidence from Bioinformatics Analysis - Chunxiao Qi; Lei Lei; Jinqu Hu; Gang Wang; Jiyuan Liu; Shaowu Ou (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2020)
Serine Incorporator 2 (SERINC2) is a transmembrane protein that incorporates serine into membrane lipids. The function of SERINC2 in tumors has been reported, but the role of SERINC2 in gliomas is not fully understood. RNA-sequencing data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) (530 cases of low-grade glioma (LGG) and 173 cases of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM)) and microarray data from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) (Accession No. GSE16011, 284 cases gliomas were included) were acquired. Bioinformatics analysis was performed as the primary method to examine the function of SERINC2 and its correlated genes in glioma. SERINC2 was highly expressed in GBM compared with LGG and normal brain tissues. Elevated SERINC2 expression predicted shorter 5-, 10-, and 15-year overall survival (OS) of LGG patients and isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 (IDH-1) mutation-type LGG patients but had no effect on the OS of GBM patients. Cox regression analysis showed that SERINC2 was an independent factor in LGG OS. Methylation analysis found that 13 CpG methylation sites (methylation450k) correlated with SERINC2 expression in LGG. The mRNA expression level of SERINC2 was significant lower in the DNA deletion group than in the intact and amplification groups. A total of 390 copositive and 244 conegative correlation genes with SERINC2 were obtained from LGG in TCGA-LGG and GSE16011. Gene ontology (GO) category and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analyses showed that the copositive correlation genes were primarily enriched in the mitotic process and cell cycle. Combining the results from the protein-protein interaction (PPI) network of SERINC2 correlation genes and CytoHubba led to the selection of 10 hub genes (CDC20, FN1, AURKB, AURKA, KIF2C, BIRC5, CCNB2, UBE2C, CCNA2, and CENPE). OncoLnc analysis confirmed that high expression levels of these hub genes were associated with poor OS in LGG. Our results suggested that aberrant SERINC2 expression existed in glioma and that its expression might be a potential prognostic marker in LGG patients. CDC20, FN1, AURKB, AURKA, KIF2C, BIRC5, CCNB2, UBE2C, CCNA2, and CENPE may be potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for LGG.

LncRNA ADAMTS9-AS1, as prognostic marker, promotes cell proliferation and EMT in colorectal cancer - Wanjing Chen; Qian Tu; Liang Yu; Yanyan Xu; Gang Yu; Benli Jia; Yunsheng Cheng; Yong Wang (Human Cell, 2020)

RNA-seq analysis reveals divergent adaptive response to hyper- and hypo-salinity in cobia, Rachycentron canadum - Danyu Cao; Jinfeng Li; Baosong Huang; Jiandong Zhang; Chuanhao Pan; Jiansheng Huang; Hui Zhou; Qian Ma; Gang Chen; Zhongliang Wang (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2020)

Novel environmental factors affecting microbial responses and physicochemical properties by sequentially applied biochar in black soil - Huanhuan Wang; Shen Yan; Tianbao Ren; Ye Yuan; Gang Kuang; Bo Wang; Fei Yun; Huilin Feng; Xiaoming Ji; Xiaojing Yuan; Guoshun Liu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Cloning and Characterization of a Ginsenoside-Hydrolyzing α-L-Arabinofuranosidase, CaAraf51, From Cellulosimicrobium aquatile Lyp51 - Sha-Sha Zuo; Yu-Chen Wang; Ling Zhu; Jiang-Yuan Zhao; Ming-Gang Li; Xiu-Lin Han; Meng-Liang Wen (Current Microbiology, 2020)

2D slope stability analysis based on Pan’s maximum principle - Xiao Gang Wang; Xing Chao Lin; Ping Sun; Xu Li; Yu Jie Wang; Yong Yu Ling (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2020)

Stability analysis of an unsaturated soil slope considering rainfall infiltration based on the Green-Ampt model - Zi-zhen Liu; Zhi-xin Yan; Zhan-hong Qiu; Xiao-gang Wang; Ji-wei Li (Journal of Mountain Science, 2020)

Small RNA profiling reveal regulation of microRNAs in field peanut pod rot pathogen infection - Mian Wang; Chao-xin Zhang; Li-juan Pan; Tong Wang; Na Chen; Ming-na Chen; Zhen Yang; Xin-gang Guo; Shan-lin Yu; Xiao-yuan Chi (Biologia, 2020)

Effects of small-herbivore disturbance on the clonal growth of two perennial graminoids in alpine meadows - Qian Wang; Zheng Gang Guo; Xiao Pan Pang; Jing Zhang; Huan Yang (Alpine Botany, 2020)

Modeling of Coal Matrix Apparent Strains for Sorbing Gases Using a Transversely Isotropic Approach - Ang Liu; Shimin Liu; Gang Wang; Guijie Sang (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2020)

New insights into the mechanism of storage protein biosynthesis in wheat caryopsis under different nitrogen levels - Xurun Yu; Leilei Wang; Liping Ran; Xinyu Chen; Jieyue Sheng; Yang Yang; Yunfei Wu; Gang Chen; Fei Xiong (Protoplasma, 2020)

Dietary Probiotic Bacillus licheniformis H2 Enhanced Growth Performance, Morphology of Small Intestine and Liver, and Antioxidant Capacity of Broiler Chickens Against Clostridium perfringens–Induced Subclinical Necrotic Enteritis - Ying Zhao; Dong Zeng; Hesong Wang; Xiaodan Qing; Ning Sun; Jinge Xin; Min Luo; Abdul Khalique; Kangcheng Pan; Gang Shu; Bo Jing; Xueqin Ni (Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, 2020)

Roles of Prokineticin 2 in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage-Induced Early Brain Injury via Regulation of Phenotype Polarization in Astrocytes - Mian Ma; Haiying Li; Jiang Wu; Yunhai Zhang; Haitao Shen; Xiang Li; Zhong Wang; Gang Chen (Molecular Neurobiology, 2020)

Early use of dexamethasone increases Nr4a1 in Kupffer cells ameliorating acute liver failure in mice in a glucocorticoid receptor-dependent manner - Jing-wen Deng; Qin Yang; Xiao-peng Cai; Jia-ming Zhou; Wei-gao E; Yan-dong An; Qiu-xian Zheng; Meng Hong; Yan-li Ren; Jun Guan; Gang Wang; Shu-jing Lai; et al. (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2020)

Inhibition of lncRNA-UCA1 suppresses pituitary cancer cell growth and prolactin (PRL) secretion via attenuating glycolysis pathway - Gang Liu; Lu Wang; Yi Li (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2020)

Surface heterogeneity mediated transport of hydrochar nanoparticles in heterogeneous porous media - Jing Yang; Ming Chen; Han Yang; Nan Xu; Gang Feng; Zuling Li; Chunming Su; Dengjun Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Assessment with remotely sensed soil moisture products and ground-based observations over three dense network - Gang Yang; Peng Guo; Xican Li; Hong Wan; Chunhong Meng; Bo Wang (Earth Science Informatics, 2020)

Analysis and Risk Assessment of Organic Pollutants in Surface Water from Xujiahe Basin, China - Jia Zhou; Du Zheng; Shiwei Jin; Xian Wang; Haihua Zhuo; Daniel Dianchen Gang (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2020)

Ectopic expression of an oat SnRK2 gene, AsSnRK2D, enhances dehydration and salinity tolerance in tobacco by modulating the expression of stress-related genes - Dian-Jun Xiang; Li-Li Man; Shuai Cao; Peng Liu; Zhi-Gang Li; Xiao-Dong Wang (Brazilian Journal of Botany, 2020)

Study on dynamic mechanical properties of phosphate rock through experimental tests and mesoscale simulation - Xiqi Liu; Gang Wang; Tingting Liu; Manqing Lin; Hongxia Lei; Abhay Kumar Mandal (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020)

Ground subsidence characteristics caused by construction of shallow-buried tunnel in a sandy soil composite formation - Peng Zhang; Yajing Pan; Zhaocheng Yu; Xiaoming Guan; Gang Wang; Jianyong An; Haibo Lei (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020)

High plant species richness and stable climate lead to richer but phylogenetically and functionally clustered avifaunas - Na Wang; Lingfeng Mao; Xueting Yang; Xingfeng Si; Yanping Wang; Wolf L. Eiserhardt; Gang Feng (Journal of Biogeography, 2020)
Aims Glacial–interglacial climate stability and contemporary climate could affect bird diversity through their direct effects on diversification and physiological tolerance, and indirect effects on plant species richness, which could provide more food and ecological niches. This study aims to quantitatively assess the direct and indirect effects of these drivers on species richness, phylogenetic and functional structure of bird assemblages. Location Mainland China. Taxon Birds. Methods Ordinary least squares models and simultaneous autoregressive models were used to test the associations between glacial–interglacial climate anomaly, contemporary climate, plant species richness, elevation range and species richness, phylogenetic structure, functional structure of bird assemblages in mainland China. Structural equation models were used to distinguish between direct and indirect effects of these variables on bird diversity. Results High bird species richness with phylogenetically and functionally clustered structure occurred in regions with more plant species and stable glacial–interglacial climate. Notably, the phylogenetically clustered bird assemblages were composed of young lineages. Contemporary precipitation and elevation range affected bird diversity through their indirect effects on plant species richness. Main Conclusions These findings suggest that more plant species and stable glacial–interglacial climate may promote bird diversity through their effects on in situ diversification and species dispersal rate in southwestern China. Therefore, the well‐preserved plant and bird diversity through the long‐term climate fluctuations should be of great importance of biodiversity conservation in China.

The impact of secondary inorganic aerosol emissions change on surface air temperature in the Northern Hemisphere - Chunjiang Zhou; Peng Liu; Gang Huang; Jintai Lin; Kaiming Hu; Lulu Chen; Jingxu Wang; Sixuan Li; Su Wang; Ruijing Ni (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2020)

Multiplex RT–PCR Assay for the Simultaneous Detection and Identification of Five Sugarcane Viruses - Xiao-Yan Feng; Wen-Zhi Wang; Lin-Bo Shen; Jun-Gang Wang; Guo-Ru Xiong; Cui-Lian Feng; Ting-Ting Zhao; Shu-Zhen Zhang (Sugar Tech, 2020)

Experimental Study of Mechanical and Permeability Behaviors During the Failure of Sandstone Containing Two Preexisting Fissures Under Triaxial Compression - Yiteng Du; Tingchun Li; Weiteng Li; Yande Ren; Gang Wang; Peng He (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2020)