Na+/H+ antiporter (NHX1) positively enhances cadmium (Cd) resistance and decreases Cd accumulation in tobacco plants cultivated in Cd-containing soil - Gang Wang; Dan Yang; Yue Zhang; Qian Li; Jing Ji; Chao Jin; Guangxia Wu; Chunfeng Guan (Plant and Soil, 2020)

Circular RNA circ_0124644 exacerbates the ox-LDL-induced endothelial injury in human vascular endothelial cells through regulating PAPP-A by acting as a sponge of miR-149-5p - Gang Wang; Yu Li; Zhenbin Liu; Xiuna Ma; Menghu Li; Qingwei Lu; Yanfang Li; Zengzhen Lu; Li Niu; Zixuan Fan; Zhangcheng Lei (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2020)

Assessment of potential human health risk of trace element in wild edible mushroom species collected from Yunnan Province, China - Zhiqiu Fu; Gang Liu; Luxiang Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Centurial Evolution of an Offshore Mud Deposition Area in the Changjiang (Yangtze) Estuary and Its Links to Environmental and Anthropogenic Activities - Jingyi Cong; Gang Hu; Tara N. Jonell; Zhongpeng Yuan; Xianghuai Kong; Yong Zhang; Yonghong Wang (Journal of Ocean University of China, 2020)

Inhibin A regulates follicular development via hormone secretion and granulosa cell behaviors in laying hens - Zhifu Cui; Lingbin Liu; Qing Zhu; Yan Wang; Huadong Yin; Diyan Li; Yaofu Tian; Gang Shu; Xiaoling Zhao (Cell and Tissue Research, 2020)

Functional genetic variants in centrosome-related genes CEP72 and YWHAG confer susceptibility to gastric cancer - Jing Ni; Jinchen Wang; Yao Fu; Caiwang Yan; Meng Zhu; Yue Jiang; Jiaping Chen; Yanbing Ding; Xiangshan Fan; Gang Li; Guangfu Jin (Archives of Toxicology, 2020)

Analysis of Removing Barnacles Attached on Rough Substrate with Cleaning Robot - Chao Li; Gang Wang; Kaiyun Chen; Peng Jia; Liquan Wang; Xiangyu Wang; Feihong Yun (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2020)
In this paper, a cleaning robot is designed to remove the marine fouling attached to a marine steel pile. In the following study, in order to analyse the process of cleaning marine fouling attached to a rough substrate, the barnacle is taken as a typical case in order to study the horizontal cutting force in the scarping process for removing barnacles on a rough substrate. The adhesion model of the barnacle was established on a rough rigid substrate. Considering both right angle cutting theory and the Peel Zone method, a scraping means and horizontal cutting force model for rough surface cleaning are proposed for the study of the surface cleaning of steel piles. In order to make the model more accurate, the finite element method is used to analyze and compare its errors. Through comparative analysis, it is known that the relative average errors about the cutting force in the horizontal direction are less than 15%. The analysis shows that the blade rake angle and rough substrate have a great influence on the horizontal cutting force. It can be concluded that the cutting force needed to clean the barnacle attached to the surface decreases correspondingly as the rake angle of the blade increases; and the rougher the substrate is, the greater the horizontal cutting force required. It is recommended to use 60° for blade rake angle. We can use the model to predict the horizontal cutting force and blade rake angle in the design of a cleaning robot.

Hydrodynamic Analysis of Horizontal Axis Tidal Current Turbine under the Wave-Current Condition - Shu-qi Wang; Ying Zhang; Yang-yang Xie; Gang Xu; Kun Liu; Yuan Zheng (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2020)
To take advantage of the high tidal current velocity near the free surface, the horizontal axis turbine is installed, which inevitably causes hydrodynamic characteristics to effect the turbine by the waves. In this article, we established a numerical calculation method for the hydrodynamic load of a horizontal axis turbine under wave-current conditions. Based on the numerical calculation results, the hydrodynamic loads were decomposed and the influence rules of wave parameters and blade tip immersion depth on the hydrodynamic load were obtained. The study found the following: (1) the multi-frequency fluctuations based on the rotation frequency and incident wave frequency occurred in instantaneous values of the axial load coefficients and energy utilization ratios, and the fluctuation amplitude decreased with the increase of the blade tip immersion depth; (2) the fluctuation amplitude, according to rotation frequency, changed less with the increase of wave period and wave height, and was smaller according to wave frequency; (3) the fluctuation amplitude based on wave frequency increased linearly with the increase of wave height and wave period. The research results can provide the basis and reference for the design and engineering application of tidal current power station.

3″-Hydroxymethyl-butyrolactone II from Aspergillus sp - Gang Chen; Xiao An; Haifeng Wang; Yuehu Pei (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Isolation and identification of two new compounds from the Penicillium sp. SYPF7381 - Qing-Mei Feng; Xing-Yu Li; Bing-Xin Li; Tian-Yuan Zhang; Hai-Feng Wang; Meng-Yue Zhang; Ying-Ying Wu; Gang Chen; Yi-Xuan Zhang; Yue-Hu Pei (Natural Product Research, 2020)

(±) Benzomalvins E isolated from Penicillium sp. SYPF 8411 in the rhizosphere soil of Codonopsis clematidea - Qing-Mei Feng; Yuan Feng; Tian-Yuan Zhang; Hai-Feng Wang; Meng-Yue Zhang; Ying-Ying Wu; Gang Chen; Yi-Xuan Zhang; Yue-Hu Pei (Natural Product Research, 2020)

The trichome-specific acetolactate synthase NtALS1 gene, is involved in acylsugar biosynthesis in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) - Ai-Xia Chang; Biao Chen; Ai-Guo Yang; Ri-Sheng Hu; Quan-Fu Feng; Ming Chen; Xiao-Ning Yang; Cheng-Gang Luo; Yang-Yang Li; Yuan-Ying Wang (Planta, 2020)

Crocin Reverses Depression-Like Behavior in Parkinson Disease Mice via VTA-mPFC Pathway - Juanjuan Tang; Linyu Lu; Qisheng Wang; Hou Liu; Wenda Xue; Tong Zhou; Liantiao Xu; Kai Wang; Die Wu; Fei Wei; Weiwei Tao; Gang Chen (Molecular Neurobiology, 2020)

Interplay between mesenchymal stem cell and tumor and potential application - Qing Wang; Ti Li; Wei Wu; Gang Ding (Human Cell, 2020)

Evoked-potential audiogram variability in a group of wild Yangtze finless porpoises (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) - Zhi-Tao Wang; Jiao Li; Peng-Xiang Duan; Zhi-Gang Mei; Fu-Qiang Niu; Tomonari Akamatsu; Pei-Yu Lei; Lu Zhou; Jing Yuan; Yu-Wei Chen; Alexander Ya Supin; Ding Wang; et al. (Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 2020)

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)

Analysis of Sealing and Leakage Performance of the Subsea Collet Connector with Lens-Type Sealing Structure - Feihong Yun; Gang Wang; Zheping Yan; Peng Jia; Xiujun Xu; Liquan Wang; Haiting Sun; Weifeng Liu (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2020)
The contact mechanics model of the metal lens-type sealing gasket is established on the basis of Hertz theory on the macroscopical scale in this paper. The relationship among sealing width, contact pressure, and preload is solved. Based on the structural characteristics of the subsea collet connector, the self-locking characteristics are analyzed to determine the gain coefficient of the sealing structure for the loading thrust. On the microscopic scale, the contact characteristics of the turning lens-type sealing gasket and the hub structure are analyzed by the equivalent replacement of the peak cut coefficient of the one-dimensional sinusoidal wave. The influence of different leakage forms on sealing performance is discussed from both radial and circumferential leakage, and the leakage rate of the lens-type sealing structure is calculated. The hydrostatic pressure experiment of the subsea collet connector with lens-type sealing gasket is carried out, and the correctness of the theoretical analysis is verified from the results of the pressure maintaining, sealing width measurement, and preload conversion.

Different adaptability of the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stål), to gradual and abrupt increases in atmospheric CO2 - Jinping Liu; Jing Zhuang; Wenkun Huang; Hsin Chi; Chonghui Wang; Hongxia Hua; Gang Wu (Journal of Pest Science, 2020)

An Improved Coal Permeability Model with Variable Cleat Width and Klinkenberg Coefficient - Gang Wang; Zhiyong Xiao; Junhong Yu; Lu Zhang; Linlin Sun (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2020)

Radiolytic degradation of anticancer drug capecitabine in aqueous solution: kinetics, reaction mechanism, and toxicity evaluation - Zhuhao Huo; Siqi Wang; Haiyang Shao; Hongyong Wang; Gang Xu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Synthesis and characteristics of a novel dust suppressant with good weatherability for controlling dust in open coal yards - Yuying Wang; Gang Zhou; Cuicui Xu; Wenjing Jiang; Zhixue Zhang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Respiratory Toxicity of Azoxystrobin, Pyraclostrobin and Coumoxystrobin on Chlorella vulgaris - Kai Wang; Zhonghua Sun; Liandong Yang; Lu He; Xinghai Li; Gang Wang (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2020)

Genetic characterization of bovine ephemeral fever virus in southern China, 2013–2017 - Jia Kun; Jia Rongrong; Wang Xiangbin; Zhao Yan; Dou Yiping; Lu Gang; Zhou Pei; Li Shoujun (Virus Genes, 2020)

Influence of excavation schemes on slope stability: A DEM study - Zhen-yu Wang; Dong-ming Gu; Wen-gang Zhang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2020)

The exploitation of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics in aquaculture: present study, limitations and future directions. : a review - Eric Amenyogbe; Gang Chen; Zhongliang Wang; JianSheng Huang; Baosong Huang; Hongjuan Li (Aquaculture International, 2020)

Exogenous application and endogenous elevation of salicylic acid levels by overexpressing a salicylic acid-binding protein 2 gene enhance nZnO tolerance of tobacco plants - Danliu Peng; Yue Zhang; Qian Li; Yutong Song; Jing Ji; Gang Wang; Chunfeng Guan; Xiaozhou Li (Plant and Soil, 2020)

Primary percutaneous coronary intervention in a COVID-19 patient with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction after lung transplantation: a case report - Tian-ming Xuan; Xing-xiang Wang; Xiang-yuan Pu; Wei-li Han; Xiao-gang Guo (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2020)

An overview of COVID-19 - Yu Shi; Gang Wang; Xiao-peng Cai; Jing-wen Deng; Lin Zheng; Hai-hong Zhu; Min Zheng; Bo Yang; Zhi Chen (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2020)

Luminescent Coordination Polymer for Picric Acid Detection and Treatment on Spinal Cord Injury Model Via Upregulating the trka Expression - Cheng-Hu Wang; Bin Sheng; Zhi Zhang; Ming Deng; Jin-Ju Xue; Yong-Gang Ma (Journal of Fluorescence, 2020)

Genome-wide identification and characterization of long non-coding RNAs during differentiation of visceral preadipocytes in rabbit - Kun Du; Guo-Ze Wang; An-yong Ren; Ming-cheng Cai; Gang Luo; Xian-bo Jia; Shen-qiang Hu; Jie Wang; Shi-Yi Chen; Song-Jia Lai (Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2020)

RNAi of the nuclear receptor HR3 suggests a role in the molting process of the spider mite Panonychus citri - Gang Li; Xun-Yan Liu; Xi Han; Jin-zhi Niu; Jin-Jun Wang (Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2020)

Improved air-booster vacuum preloading method for newly dredged fills: Laboratory model study - Huayang Lei; Yao Hu; Gang Zheng; Jingjin Liu; Lei Wang; Yingnan Liu (Marine Georesources & Geotechnology, 2020)

Crystal structure of Cas1 in complex with branched DNA - Jing Yang; Jiazhi Li; Jiuyu Wang; Gang Sheng; Min Wang; Hongtu Zhao; Yanhua Yang; Yanli Wang (Science China Life Sciences, 2020)

Identification of candidate reference genes for quantitative RT-PCR in Miscanthus sinensis subjected to various abiotic stresses - Minyi Zhong; Xinying Yang; Yiyue Hu; Linkai Huang; Yan Peng; Zhou Li; Qiuxu Liu; Xia Wang; Xinquan Zhang; Gang Nie (Molecular Biology Reports, 2020)

Effects of Internal Erosion on Parameters of Subloading Cam-Clay Model - Gang Wang; Kazuki Horikoshi; Akihiro Takahashi (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2020)

The role of Vibrio vulnificus virulence factors and regulators in its infection-induced sepsis - Gang Li; Ming-Yi Wang (Folia Microbiologica, 2020)

Experimental study of the spontaneous imbibition characteristics of mudstone extracting water from cement grout - Yuhao Jin; Lijun Han; Changyu Xu; Shuai Wang; Hexuan Zhu; Gang Luo; Qingbin Meng; Zhenjun Liu (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2020)

Disruption of the lactate dehydrogenase and acetate kinase genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae HD79 to enhance 2,3-butanediol production, and related transcriptomics analysis - Jingping Ge; Jiawang Wang; Guangbin Ye; Shanshan Sun; Rui Guo; Gang Song; Wenxiang Ping (Biotechnology Letters, 2020)

Augmented planning support system framework for mountainous urban master planning - Xiao-tao Sun; Jian-gang Xu; Zhen-bo Wang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2020)

Spatial Organization of Innovation in the Oil Equipment Manufacturing Industry: Case of Dongying, China - Qiuyu Wang; Gang Zeng (Chinese Geographical Science, 2020)

Characterization of a G9 group A rotavirus reassortant strain detected in Jinzhou, China, in 2018–2019 - Ying Lu; Hui Li; Weiwei Li; Xiaofang Wang; Xiaoli Tao; Lili Dou; Ying Dong; Nan Wu; Yong Gang Li (Archives of Virology, 2020)

Enhancement of growth and salt tolerance of rice seedlings (Oryza sativa L.) by regulating ethylene production with a novel halotolerant PGPR strain Glutamicibacter sp. YD01 containing ACC deaminase activity - Jing Ji; Dong Yuan; Chao Jin; Gang Wang; Xiaozhou Li; Chunfeng Guan (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2020)

Scorpion Venom Heat-Resistant Peptide is Neuroprotective against Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Association with the NMDA-MAPK Pathway - Xu-Gang Wang; Dan-Dan Zhu; Na Li; Yue-Lin Huang; Ying-Zi Wang; Ting Zhang; Chen-Mei Wang; Bin Wang; Yan Peng; Bi-Ying Ge; Shao Li; Jie Zhao (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2020)

Influence of multi-angle input of intraoperative fluoroscopic images on the spatial positioning accuracy of the C-arm calibration-based algorithm of a CAOS system - Xiangqian Chen; Yu Wang; Gang Zhu; Weijun Zhang; Gang Zhou; Yubo Fan (Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2020)

Changes in Mitochondria-Associated Protein Expression and Mitochondrial Function in Response to 2 Weeks of Enriched Environment Training After Cerebral Ischaemia-Reperfusion Injury - Kewei Yu; Shenyi Kuang; Chuanjie Wang; Yuyang Wang; Gang Liu; Hongyu Xie; Congyu Jiang; Junfa Wu; Nianhong Wang; Yi Wu (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2020)

Mirror patterns of physical variables in the ocean - Gang Wang; Fangli Qiao (Climate Dynamics, 2020)
Temperature and salinity are independent thermodynamic variables of seawater. However, it was determined from monthly Argo data that the correlation coefficient between layer-averaged temperature and salinity (T–S) time series peaks at a depth of approximately 300 m. Meanwhile, T–S patterns around that depth are consistent. Therefore, this layer is named “T–S mirror layer”. Since the major feature of the T–S mirror layer is the high similarity of temperature and salinity patterns in it, spatial correlation should be a more direct way to determine it. Following this idea we introduce another kind of “T–S mirror layer”, which resides at 100–200 m in four sets of objectively analyzed ocean data products (WOA13, EN4, Ishii and Argo). The “T–S mirror layer” derived in this way couples with the quasi-linear “slender waist” in T–S scatter diagrams; and this coupling is typical in mid- and low-latitude oceans. The slender waist in T–S scatter diagram implies that the profiles of temperature and salinity are in phase around it. We can then give a first guess for the depth of mirror patterns of two variables just according to their local profiles. Hereby, we find mirror patterns between other variable pair (e.g., temperature and sound velocity), inverse mirror patterns (i.e. the highest spatial correlation between variable pair, e.g., temperature and density, are negative), and malposed mirror patterns (spatial correlation peaks for variable patterns in different layers). This work reveals a phenomenon that bridges horizontal patterns of variable pairs in the ocean to their vertical profiles.

A new experimental apparatus for sudden unloading of gas-bearing coal - Gang Wang; Yangyang Guo; Pengfei Wang; Wenxin Li; Mengmeng Wu; Lulu Sun; Jianjun Cao; Changang Du (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2020)

Development of SNP markers associated with growth-related genes of Pelodiscus sinensis - Dan Zeng; Xiao Li; Xiao-qing Wang; Gang Xiong (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2020)

The fertilization effect of global dimming on crop yields is not attributed to an improved light interception - Liping Shao; Gang Li; Qiannan Zhao; Yabing Li; Yutong Sun; Weinan Wang; Chuang Cai; Weiping Chen; Ronghua Liu; Weihong Luo; Xinyou Yin; Xuhui Lee (Global Change Biology, 2020)
Global dimming, a decadal decrease in incident global radiation, is often accompanied with an increase in the diffuse radiation fraction, and, therefore, the impact of global dimming on crop production is hard to predict. A popular approach to quantify this impact is the statistical analysis of historical climate and crop data, or use of dynamic crop simulation modelling approach. Here, we show that statistical analysis of historical data did not provide plausible values for the effect of diffuse radiation versus direct radiation on rice or wheat yield. In contrast, our field experimental study of 3 years demonstrated a fertilization effect of increased diffuse radiation fraction, which partly offset yield losses caused by decreased global radiation, in both crops. The fertilization effect was not attributed to any improved canopy light interception but mainly to the increased radiation use efficiency (RUE). The increased RUE was explained not only by the saturating shape of photosynthetic light response curves but also by plant acclimation to dimming that gradually increased leaf nitrogen concentration. Crop harvest index slightly decreased under dimming, thereby discounting the fertilization effect on crop yields. These results challenge existing modelling paradigms, which assume that the fertilization effect on crop yields is mainly attributed to an improved light interception. Further studies on the physiological mechanism of plant acclimation are required to better quantify the global dimming impact on agroecosystem productivity under future climate change.

Mechanical Analysis of a Scraping Method to Remove Attached Barnacles - Chao Li; Gang Wang; Kaiyun Chen; Feihong Yun; Liquan Wang (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2020)
In order to clean the marine fouling attached to marine steel piles, a scraping method is proposed in this paper. Barnacles were used to represent a typical object needing removal, in order to estimate the maximum force required in the equipment designed for use in this method. On the basis of the orthogonal cutting theory and the peel zone method, a scraping method and its cutting force model are proposed in this paper for the surface cleaning of marine steel piles. The finite element method was used to verify the analytical model errors. The comparison showed that the relative errors of the cutting force are less than 10%. Our model can be used for cutting force estimation in cleaning equipment design. Our analysis shows that the blade rake angle has a large effect on the cutting force and that the optimum blade rake angle design is a compromise between blade strength and cutting force. We conclude that increasing the blade rake angle can reduce the cutting force in this scraping process; a medium blade rake angle [30°, 60°] is recommended, considering both cutting force and blade strength.

Detailed Assessment of Compositional and Interfacial Tension Effects on the Fluid Behaviour During Immiscible and Near-Miscible CO2 Continuous and WAG Displacements - Gang Wang; Gillian E. Pickup; Kenneth S. Sorbie; Eric J. Mackay (Transport in Porous Media, 2020)
This study seeks to improve numerical simulations of the key physics occurring in CO 2 enhanced oil recovery (CO 2 -EOR) processes, with a particular focus on the transition from immiscible to miscible displacements. In the previous work, we have investigated interactions between compositional effects and the underlying heterogeneities of the flow field in near-miscible floods (Wang et al. in Transp Porous Media 129(3):743–759, 2019a). In this current study, we have further analysed the effects of reduction in interfacial tension (IFT) on the flow behaviour, as motivated by the study on the film-flow mechanism previously presented by Sorbie and van Dijke (SPE improved oil recovery symposium, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2010). We identify two clear mechanisms of oil recovery that may occur in near-miscible CO 2 (or other gas) injection processes, which we denote, M CE , as oil stripping or conventional compositional effects, and M IFT as lower IFT oil film-flow effects. The latter M IFT effects are described by an enhanced hydrocarbon relative permeability in the near-miscible three-phase relative permeabilities (3PRP). Various combinations between the M CE and M IFT mechanisms were tested by numerical simulations to evaluate the impact of each mechanism on the flow behaviour, i.e. their separate and joint effects on quantities such as the local oil displacement efficiency, phase flow vectors and the ultimate oil recovery. When acting in combination, the oil stripping and IFT effects can greatly improve the local displacement performance even when viscous fingering flow occurs. Viscous fingering is well known to lead to bypassed oil in the “non-preferential” flow paths between the main fingers. We show that the remaining oil in these non-preferential flow paths (i.e. bypassed oil) can be efficiently recovered by the combined M CE and M IFT mechanisms, but only with the application of water alternating gas (WAG). In contrast to oil stripping effects, the IFT effect is not dependent on continuous contact between oil and CO 2 . Instead, the remaining oil is mobilized by gas as the IFT is reduced and can be efficiently produced by subsequent water injection. This M IFT mechanism has much less impact in cases with continuous CO 2 injection compared to its efficiency in WAG. This is because during continuous injection, gas fingers are dominant in the preferential flow paths, and therefore the local displacement efficiency is very good, but only in these preferential routes. On the other hand, WAG is able to make full use of the IFT effects because of its relatively stable displacing front, which allows the M IFT mechanism to contribute. In this study, the effects of using different three-phase relative permeability methods were investigated and, as expected, different methods yielded different results. However, an important observation is that when IFT effects ( M IFT ) were included, there was much less difference in the final oil recovery using the different 3PRP models; our analysis shows why this is the case.

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

Utilization of pre-existing competent and barren quartz veins as hosts to later orogenic gold ores at Huangjindong gold deposit, Jiangnan Orogen, southern China - Liang Zhang; David I. Groves; Li-Qiang Yang; Si-Chen Sun; Roberto F. Weinberg; Jiu-Yi Wang; Sheng-Gang Wu; Lei Gao; Lan-Ling Yuan; Rong-Hua Li (Mineralium Deposita, 2020)

Novel mutations in SPEF2 causing different defects between flagella and cilia bridge: the phenotypic link between MMAF and PCD - Chaofeng Tu; Hongchuan Nie; Lanlan Meng; Weili Wang; Haiyu Li; Shimin Yuan; Dehua Cheng; Wenbin He; Gang Liu; Juan Du; Fei Gong; Guangxiu Lu; et al. (Human Genetics, 2020)

Oral Administration of Strontium Gluconate Effectively Reduces Articular Cartilage Degeneration Through Enhanced Anabolic Activity of Chondrocytes and Chondrogenetic Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells - Peilin Hu; Jie Du; Shuai Zhang; Ting Wang; Jun Li; Gang Chen; Guangqian Zhou (Biological Trace Element Research, 2020)

Effects of minimally invasive approaches on chronic subdural hematoma by novel YL-1 puncture needle and burr-hole methods - Min Xu; Wen-hua Wang; Sheng-qiang Zhu; Wei-guo Tan; Xue-gang Jin; Wei Lu; Long Chen (Acta Neurologica Belgica, 2020)

Preparative isolation and purification of B-type fumonisins by using macroporous resin column and high-speed countercurrent chromatography - Junqiang Hu; Hui Lv; Mingxuan Hou; Gang Wang; Yin-Won Lee; Jianrong Shi; Zhenxin Gu; Jianhong Xu (Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 2020)

Four superoxide dismutases of Bacillus cereus 0–9 are non-redundant and perform different functions in diverse living conditions - Juanmei Zhang; Haodong Wang; Qiubin Huang; Ying Zhang; Linlin Zhao; Fengying Liu; Gang Wang (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2020)

A Three-Dimensional Failure Criterion for Hard Rocks Under True Triaxial Compression - Xia-Ting Feng; Rui Kong; Chengxiang Yang; Xiwei Zhang; Zhaofeng Wang; Qiang Han; Gang Wang (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2020)

Adjuvant therapy with Astragalus membranaceus for post-stroke fatigue: a systematic review - Li Xu; Xiao-Yan Xu; Xue-Qin Hou; Fu-Gang Wang; Shan Gao; Han-Ting Zhang (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2020)

Salicylic acid application alleviates the adverse effects of triclosan stress in tobacco plants through the improvement of plant photosynthesis and enhancing antioxidant system - Chunfeng Guan; Chang Wang; Hao Wu; Qian Li; Yue Zhang; Gang Wang; Jing Ji; Chao Jin (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

How can CMIP5 AGCMs’ resolution influence precipitation in mountain areas: the Hengduan Mountains? - Weichen Tao; Gang Huang; William K. M. Lau; Danhong Dong; Pengfei Wang; Guanhuan Wen (Climate Dynamics, 2020)

Identification and characterisation of tumour necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) associated factor 3 from Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus - Xue‐qing Han; Fengying Gao; Maixin Lu; Zhi‐gang Liu; Miao Wang; Xiao‐li Ke; Yan‐xia Gao (Journal of Fish Biology, 2020)
In this study, we cloned the complementary (c)DNA sequences of tumour necrosis factor receptor (TNFR)‐associated factor 3 ( traf3 ) in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus . The expression patterns of the traf3 gene were investigated and preliminary functional analyses were performed. In healthy fish, traf3 transcript was broadly expressed in all examined tissues, with the highest expression level in the blood and the lowest in the liver. The traf3 gene reached its highest expression at 8 days post‐fertilisation (dpf) during embryonic development. Moreover, we found that expression of traf3 was clearly altered following stimulation with Streptococcus agalactiae in vivo and that traf3 could be induced by lipopolysaccharides (LPS), Poly I: C and S. agalactiae WC1535 in Nile tilapia macrophages. Overexpression in 293T cells showed that Traf3 protein was mainly distributed in the cytoplasm and could significantly increase nuclear factor kappa‐light‐chain‐enhancer of activated B cells (NF‐κB) activation. Taken together, these results implied that traf3 could play important roles in the immune response to pathogen invasion.

Chemical constituents of Curcuma kwangsiensis and their antimigratory activities in RKO cells - Ju-Tao Wang; Ding Ge; Hai-Fang Qu; Guo-Kai Wang; Gang Wang (Natural Product Research, 2019)

Recent advances in technologies for the removal of volatile methylsiloxanes: A case in biogas purification process - Gang Wang; Zhongshen Zhang; Zhengping Hao (Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 2019)

Exploration of MST1-Mediated Secondary Brain Injury Induced by Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Rats via Hippo Signaling Pathway - Peng Zhang; Tianyi Wang; Dongping Zhang; Zhuwei Zhang; Shuai Yuan; Juyi Zhang; Jie Cao; Haiying Li; Xiang Li; Haitao Shen; Gang Chen (Translational Stroke Research, 2019)

Characteristics, Expression Pattern and Intracellular Localisation of Sugarcane Cytoplasmic Hexokinase Gene ShHXK8 - Jun-gang Wang; Ting-ting Zhao; Ben-peng Yang; Wen-zhi Wang; Cui-lian Feng; Xiao-yan Feng; Lin-bo Shen; Shu-zhen Zhang (Sugar Tech, 2019)

Interaction Between Variations in Dopamine D2 and Serotonin 2A Receptor is Associated with Short-Term Response to Antipsychotics in Schizophrenia - Liansheng Zhao; Huijuan Wang; Yamin Zhang; Jinxue Wei; Peiyan Ni; Hongyan Ren; Gang Li; Qiang Wang; Gavin P Reynolds; Weihua Yue; Wei Deng; Hao Yan; et al. (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2019)

RETRACTED ARTICLE: 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, 2019)

Socioeconomic impacts of a shortage in imported oil supply: case of China - Mei-Mei Xue; Gang Wu; Qian Wang; Yun-Fei Yao; Qiao-Mei Liang (Natural Hazards, 2019)

Cloning and expression analysis of the StCUL1 gene in potato - Peng-Xiang Pang; Li Shi; Xiao-Juan Wang; Yan-Nan Chang; Yong-Ping Luo; Jin-Lin Feng; Hemu Eri; Gang Gao (Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2019)

Repellent activities of essential oils rich in sesquiterpenoids from Saussurea amara (L.) DC. and Sigesbeckia pubescens Makino against two stored-product insects - Zhi-Hua Li; Yang Wang; Jian-Sheng Sun; Ji-Gang Li; Ke-Xing Zou; Hong Liu; Gui-Xiang Li; Zhi-Zhong Hu; Li-Zheng Nong; Zhen-Xing Ning; Yan Wu; Shu-Shan Du (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Sources and Assessment of Mercury and Other Heavy Metal Contamination in Soils Surrounding the Wuda Underground Coal Fire Area, Inner Mongolia, China - Gang Wang; Fei Cao; Bing Shan; Mei Meng; Wei Wang; Ruoyu Sun (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2019)

Impact of CYP2R1, CYP27A1 and CYP27B1 genetic polymorphisms controlling vitamin D metabolism on susceptibility to hepatitis C virus infection in a high-risk Chinese population - Jing-jing Yang; Hao-zhi Fan; Ting Tian; Meng-ping Wu; Chao-nan Xie; Peng Huang; Rong-bin Yu; Hong-Gang Yi; Yun Zhang; Jie Wang (Archives of Virology, 2019)

Detection of a thin layer by seismic reflection with different geophones at a site in Liangzhu, Southeastern China - Abdullah Lizan; Gang Tian; Yimin Wang; Ran Chen; Shahid Shaihk; Haiyan Liu (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2019)

Dominant modes of CMIP3/5 models simulating northwest Pacific circulation anomalies during post-ENSO summer and their SST dependence - Weichen Tao; Gang Huang; Pengfei Wang; Yang Liu; Guanhuan Wen; Danhong Dong (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2019)

Overexpression of the diguanylate cyclase CdgD blocks developmental transitions and antibiotic biosynthesis in Streptomyces coelicolor - Xiaocao Liu; Guosong Zheng; Gang Wang; Weihong Jiang; Lei Li; Yinhua Lu (Science China Life Sciences, 2019)

Coupling Analysis for Rock Mass Supported with CMC or CFC Rockbolts Based on Viscoelastic Method - Gang Wang; Wei Han; Yujing Jiang; Hengjie Luan; Ke Wang (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2019)

Growth tolerance and remediation potential of six plants in oil-polluted soil - Yang Wei; Yiquan Wang; Min Duan; Jichang Han; Gang Li (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2019)

Different gut microbiome composition in obese Guizhou minipigs between female and castrated male - Gang Yao; Shuguang Wu; Xianchun Zeng; Hai Zhao; Guoqi Wang; Mingfei Chen; Ning Qian (Folia Microbiologica, 2019)

Hydrogeochemistry signatures of produced waters associated with coalbed methane production in the Southern Junggar Basin, NW China - Zheng Zhang; Detian Yan; Xinguo Zhuang; Shuguang Yang; Gang Wang; Guoqing Li; Xiaoming Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Responses of plant productivity and soil nutrient concentrations to different alpine grassland degradation levels - Hai Peng Xu; Jing Zhang; Xiao Pan Pang; Qian Wang; Wen Na Zhang; Juan Wang; Zheng Gang Guo (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2019)

Concept Design of the Underwater Manned Seabed Walking Robot - Asghar Khan; Wang Liquan; Wang Gang; Muhammad Imran; Hafiz Muhammad Waqas; Asad A. Zaidi (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2019)
In this paper, a novel concept designed of a multi-legged underwater manned seabed walking robot is presented. The robot will be used in both shallow water current (1–2 m/sec) and deep water up to 500 m. It is powered by an external electric power source through tether cable. It walks on the seabed with six legs, which makes it distinct from conventional screw-propelled underwater robots. It can walk calmly without making the water turbid. Two anterior arms act as manipulators. All leg joints and manipulators are controlled by Brushless Direct Current Motors. Motivation for this concept comes from soldier crab that walk mostly forward and has an egg-shaped body. It is operated by a pilot sitting in a pressurized cabin, and promptly control operations of the robot and manipulator. Preliminary design of the pressurized cabin, using an empirical formula, “ASME PVHO-1 2007” standard, and validation was carried out through ANSYS Workbench. Hydrodynamic forces acting on the robot body and legs are utilized to withstand the water current and external forces to adjust legs and body posture for stability. Buoyancy rules are employed to control its rising and diving motion. All key technologies employed in the development of the robot and their approaching methods are explained. It will provide a safe operation space for humans in underwater operations.

Chemical constituents from the leaves of Melia azedarach - Jin Zeng; Rui-Jing Ma; Ling Wang; Sheng-Nan Zhang; Hong-Zhi Song; Yang Yang; Qin-Gang Tan (Natural Product Research, 2019)

An expanded allometric model for crowns of four co-existing desert shrubs - Xin-Jun Zheng; Yu-Gang Wang; Xue Wu; Wen Ren; Yu Wu; Yan Li; Xun Cao; Jie Ma; Hai Zhou (Trees, 2019)

Interleukin-4 signalling pathway underlies the anxiolytic effect induced by 3-deoxyadenosine - Tangxin Gao; Bai Li; Yangyang Hou; Shaolei Luo; Lei Feng; Jun Nie; Yi Ma; Le Xiao; Xu Chen; Hongkun Bao; Xianmin Lu; Feilong Huang; et al. (Psychopharmacology, 2019)

Metabolomic and transcriptomic profiling of three types of litchi pericarps reveals that changes in the hormone balance constitute the molecular basis of the fruit cracking susceptibility of Litchi chinensis cv. Baitangying - Ju-Gang Wang; Xiao-Min Gao; Zhi-Ling Ma; Jing Chen; Ya-Nan Liu; Wei-Qi Shi (Molecular Biology Reports, 2019)

A New Neural Pathway from the Ventral Striatum to the Nucleus Basalis of Meynert with Functional Implication to Learning and Memory - Si Yun Shu; Gang Jiang; Zhaocong Zheng; Lin Ma; Bin Wang; Qiyi Zeng; Hong Li; Shen Tan; Bin Liu; Wood Yee Chan; Sheng Wu; Chunhua Zhu; et al. (Molecular Neurobiology, 2019)

Prediction of Ground Settlement Due to Excavation of a Quasi-Rectangular Shield Tunnel Based on Stochastic Medium Theory - Gang Wei; Xin-hai Zhang; Yin-feng Xu; Zhe Wang (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2019)

Biological properties and genomics analysis of vB_KpnS_GH-K3, a Klebsiella phage with a putative depolymerase-like protein - Ruopeng Cai; Zijing Wang; Gang Wang; Hao Zhang; Mengjun Cheng; Zhimin Guo; Yalu Ji; Hengyu Xi; Xinwu Wang; Yibing Xue; Sadeeq ur Rahman; Changjiang Sun; et al. (Virus Genes, 2019)

A Nasal Temperature and pH Dual-Responsive In Situ Gel Delivery System Based on Microemulsion of Huperzine A: Formulation, Evaluation, and In Vivo Pharmacokinetic Study - Yifan Chen; Gang Cheng; Rongfeng Hu; Shengqi Chen; Wenjie Lu; Song Gao; Hongmei Xia; Bin Wang; Chaojie Sun; Xiangjiang Nie; Qiang Shen; Wenyou Fang (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2019)

Performance of a New Yielding Rock Bolt Under Pull and Shear Loading Conditions - Xuezhen Wu; Yujing Jiang; Gang Wang; Bin Gong; Zhenchang Guan; Tao Deng (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2019)

Interseismic Coupling in the Central Nepalese Himalaya: Spatial Correlation with the 2015 Mw 7.9 Gorkha Earthquake - Shuiping Li; Qi Wang; Gang Chen; Ping He; Kaihua Ding; Yunguo Chen; Rong Zou (Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2019)

Impact of LDB3 gene polymorphisms on clinical presentation and implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation in Chinese patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy - Dong-fei Wang; Jia-lan Lyu; Juan Fang; Jian Chen; Wan-wan Chen; Jia-qi Huang; Shu-dong Xia; Jian-mei Jin; Fang-hong Dong; Hong-qiang Cheng; Ying-ke Xu; Xiao-gang Guo (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2019)

Nutritional strategies for alleviating the detrimental effects of heat stress in dairy cows: a review - Li Min; Dagang Li; Xiong Tong; Xuemei Nan; Diyun Ding; Bin Xu; Gang Wang (International Journal of Biometeorology, 2019)

NOx adsorption and desorption of a Mn-incorporated NSR catalyst Pt/Ba/Ce/xMn/γ-Al2O3 - Pan Wang; Dan Yu; Gang Wu; Farhan Sheikh; Junheng Liu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Responses of Antioxidant Enzymes to Chronic Free-Air Ozone Stress in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Cultivars with Different Ozone-Sensitivities - JunLi Wang; Gang Liu; FuXing Liu; JianGuo Zhu (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2019)

Physical model experiments for shallow failure in rainfall-triggered loess slope, Northwest China - Ping Sun; Gang Wang; L. Z. Wu; Ogbonnaya Igwe; Enzhen Zhu (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2019)

Characterization of the complete plastid genome sequence of eleutherococcus brachypus (araliaceae), an endangered shrub in China - Ya-Juan Zhang; Hong Gao; Yuan Chen; Feng-Xia Guo; Gang Bai; You-Yan Guo; Fang Yan; En-Jun Wang (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2019)

Recent Progress in Dual-Polarization Radar Research and Applications in China - Kun Zhao; Hao Huang; Mingjun Wang; Wen-Chau Lee; Gang Chen; Long Wen; Jing Wen; Guifu Zhang; Ming Xue; Zhengwei Yang; Liping Liu; Chong Wu; et al. (Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2019)

Study of a quantitative screening method of magnetotelluric sounding curves - Zhang Gang; Wang Xuben; Li Dewei; Luo Wei (Acta Geodaetica et Geophysica, 2019)

Anti-breast cancer triterpenoid saponins from the thorns of Gleditsia sinensis - Jinqian Yu; Gang Li; Yan Mu; Honglei Zhou; Xiao Wang; Peng Yang (Natural Product Research, 2019)

Aspergilolide, a steroid lactone produced by an endophytic fungus Aspergillus sp . MBL1612 isolated from Paeonia ostii - Pei-Liang Zhang; Gang Wang; Feng-Qing Xu; Jin-Song Liu; Ju-Tao Wang; Rui Zhang; Hai-Tao Liu; Jiang-Miao Hu; Guo-Kai Wang; Pei-Yun Wu (Natural Product Research, 2019)

RNA-Seq-based transcriptomic profiling of primary interstitial cells of Cajal in response to bovine viral diarrhea virus infection - Shengnan Li; Xinyan Hu; Ruixin Tian; Yanting Guo; Junzhen Chen; Zhen Li; Xinyan Zhao; Ling Kuang; Duoliang Ran; Hongqiong Zhao; Xiaohong Zhang; Jinquan Wang; et al. (Veterinary Research Communications, 2019)

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

Mapping summer tourism climate resources in China - Jiali Huang; Lihua Li; Chunping Tan; Jia Sun; Gang Wang (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2019)

Reverse Transcription–Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Assay for the Detection of Sugarcane Streak Mosaic Virus in Sugarcane - Xiao-Yan Feng; Lin-Bo Shen; Wen-Zhi Wang; Jun-Gang Wang; Zheng-Ying Cao; Shu-Zhen Zhang (Sugar Tech, 2019)

Strategy for efficient cloning of biosynthetic gene clusters from fungi - Ruixin Li; ZiXin Li; Ke Ma; Gang Wang; Wei Li; Hong-Wei Liu; Wen-Bing Yin; Peng Zhang; Xing-Zhong Liu (Science China Life Sciences, 2019)

Holocene aeolian stratigraphic sequences in the eastern portion of the desert belt (sand seas and sandy lands) in northern China and their palaeoenvironmental implications - Xiaoping Yang; Peng Liang; Deguo Zhang; Hongwei Li; Patrick Rioual; Xulong Wang; Bing Xu; Zhibang Ma; Qianqian Liu; Xiaozong Ren; Fangen Hu; Yuxin He; et al. (Science China Earth Sciences, 2019)

Ecosystem carbon storage affected by intertidal locations and climatic factors in three estuarine mangrove forests of South China - Gang Wang; Dongsheng Guan; Ling Xiao; M. R. Peart (Regional Environmental Change, 2019)

Identification of rare variants in cardiac sodium channel β4-subunit gene SCN4B associated with ventricular tachycardia - Qin Yang; Hongbo Xiong; Chengqi Xu; Yuan Huang; Xin Tu; Gang Wu; Fenfen Fu; Zhijie Wang; Longfei Wang; Yuanyuan Zhao; Sisi Li; Yufeng Huang; et al. (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2019)

Water use and demand forecasting model for coal-fired power generation plant in China - Xiao-jun Wang; Amgad Elmahdi; Jian-yun Zhang; Shamsuddin Shahid; Chuan-hua Liao; Xu Zhang; Yong-gang Liu (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2019)

Full genome sequence of a novel potexvirus from Euonymus bungeanus Maxim based on RNA-Seq analysis - Caixia Yang; Liang Li; Qiushi Hou; Junzhu Wang; Meichun Yu; Shuang Gang; Song Zhang; Mengji Cao (Archives of Virology, 2019)

The effect of gas migration on the deformation and permeability of coal under the condition of true triaxial stress - Gang Wang; Zhiyuan Liu; Pengfei Wang; Yangyang Guo; Wenrui Wang; Tengyao Huang; Wenxin Li (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2019)

A new pregnane steroid from cultures of Aspergillus versicolor - Jian-Hai Ding; Zhang-Gui Ding; Jiang-Yuan Zhao; Ming-Gang Li; Dong-Bao Hu; Xian-Jun Jiang; Dong-Sheng Zhou; Fei Wang; Meng-Liang Wen (Natural Product Research, 2019)

Expression dynamics of key ecdysteroid and juvenile hormone biosynthesis genes imply a coordinated regulation pattern in the molting process of a spider mite, Tetranychus urticae - Gang Li; Qin-Zhe Sun; Xun-Yan Liu; Jun Zhang; Wei Dou; Jin-Zhi Niu; Jin-Jun Wang (Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2019)

Occurrence, Distribution, and Potential Sources of Organophosphate Esters in Urban and Rural Surface Water in Shanghai, China - Zhenyong Zhang; Haiyang Shao; Minghong Wu; Junyun Zhang; Dongyang Li; Jinsong Li; Hongyong Wang; Wenyan Shi; Gang Xu (Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2019)

Change detection in high-resolution images based on feature importance and ensemble method - Xin Wang; Peijun Du; Sicong Liu; Gang Lu; Xiaoming Gao (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2019)

Integrated analysis of gene expression and methylation profiles of novel pancreatic cancer cell lines with highly metastatic activity - Gang Yang; Huanyu Wang; Mengyu Feng; Lei You; Lianfang Zheng; Taiping Zhang; Lin Cong; Yupei Zhao (Science China Life Sciences, 2019)

Isolation and Preliminary Screening of a Weissella confusa Strain from Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) - Lvchen Xiong; Xueqin Ni; Lili Niu; Yi Zhou; Qiang Wang; Abdul Khalique; Qian Liu; Yan Zeng; Gang Shu; Kangcheng Pan; Bo Jing; Dong Zeng (Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, 2019)

Association of PTTG1 polymorphism rs1895320, rs2910200 and rs6882742 with non-functioning pituitary adenomas in Chinese Han population: a case-control study - Bin Zhu; Ming Gao; Lei Zhang; Juan Wang; Lei Wang; Ling Ling Qin; Xi Xiong Kang; Zhi Gang Zhao (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2019)

Downregulation of AIF-2 Inhibits Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion of Human Glioma Cells via Mitochondrial Dysfunction - Wei Chen; Hao Liu; Tuo Wang; Gang Bao; Ning Wang; Rui-Chun Li (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2019)

Isolation and identification of two new compounds from the twigs and leaves of Cephalotaxus fortunei - Qingmei Feng; Bingxin Li; Yuan Feng; Xingyu Li; Xiaorui Ma; Haifeng Wang; Gang Chen (Journal of Natural Medicines, 2019)

Dewaterability enhancement and heavy metals immobilization by pig manure biochar addition during hydrothermal treatment of sewage sludge - Shengyu Xie; Guangwei Yu; Chunxing Li; Futian You; Jie Li; Renqiang Tian; Gang Wang; Yin Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

CO2 capture by ionic liquid membrane absorption for reduction of emissions of greenhouse gas - Jian-Gang Lu; Xiang Li; Yun-Xia Zhao; Hong-Lu Ma; Li-Fan Wang; Xin-Yi Wang; Yu-Fan Yu; Ting-Yu Shen; Hao Xu; Yu-Ting Zhang (Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2019)

East Asian Summer Monsoon moisture sustains summer relative humidity in the southwestern Gobi Desert, China: evidence from δ18O of tree rings - Qiang Li; Yu Liu; Takeshi Nakatsuka; Keyan Fang; Huiming Song; Ruoshi Liu; Changfeng Sun; Gang Li; Ke Wang (Climate Dynamics, 2019)

MiR-15b-5p is Involved in Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity via Inhibiting Bmpr1a Signal in H9c2 Cardiomyocyte - Guo-xing Wan; Lan Cheng; Hai-lun Qin; Yun-zhang Zhang; Ling-yu Wang; Yong-gang Zhang (Cardiovascular Toxicology, 2019)

Cyclosporin A Protected Cardiomyocytes Against Oxidative Stress Injury by Inhibition of NF-κB Signaling Pathway - Meng Ma; Xiaohui Ma; Jie Cui; Yifeng Guo; Xiuqin Tang; Chuanmin Chen; Ying Zhu; Chao Cui; Gang Wang (Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology, 2019)

Structural changes in brain regions involved in executive-control and self-referential processing after sleeve gastrectomy in obese patients - Li Liu; Gang Ji; Guanya Li; Yang Hu; Qingchao Jin; Chunxin Hu; Jizheng Zhao; Qianqian Meng; Karen M. von Deneen; Antao Chen; Guangbin Cui; Huaning Wang; et al. (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2019)

The Molecular Mechanisms of Protective Role of Se on the G0/G1 Phase Arrest Caused by AFB1 in Broiler’s Thymocytes - Ke Guan; Hang Li; Zhicai Zuo; Fengyuan Wang; Ping Hu; Xi Peng; Jing Fang; Hengmin Cui; Gang Shu; Ping Ouyang (Biological Trace Element Research, 2019)

Erratum to: Plant water use strategies in the Shapotou artificial sand-fixed vegetation of the southeastern margin of the Tengger Desert, northwestern China - Liang-ju Zhao; Xiao-gang Wang; Yu-cui Zhang; Cong Xie; Quan-yu Liu; Fei Meng (Journal of Mountain Science, 2019)

Mechanism of shear deformation, failure and energy dissipation of artificial rock joint in terms of physical and numerical consideration - Xuepeng Zhang; Yujing Jiang; Gang Wang; Jiankang Liu; Dong Wang; Changsheng Wang; Satoshi Sugimoto (Geosciences Journal, 2019)

Adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells rescue the function of islets transplanted in sub-therapeutic numbers via their angiogenic properties - Gang Ren; Melika Rezaee; Mehdi Razavi; Ahmed Taysir; Jing Wang; Avnesh S Thakor (Cell and Tissue Research, 2019)

Fluids discrimination by ray-path elastic impedance inversion: A successful case from Sulige tight gas field - Da-Xing Wang; Hao-Fan Wang; Jin-Feng Ma; Yong-Gang Wang; Na Zhang; Lin Li (Applied Geophysics, 2019)

An improved fast converted-wave imaging method - Xiao Wu; Yang Liu; Yong Wang; Shi-Gang Xu; Wan-Li Jia (Applied Geophysics, 2019)

Biochar application as a tool to decrease soil nitrogen losses ( NH 3 volatilization, N 2 O emissions, and N leaching) from croplands: Options and mitigation strength in a global perspective - Qi Liu; Benjuan Liu; Yanhui Zhang; Tianlong Hu; Zhibin Lin; Gang Liu; Xiaojie Wang; Jing Ma; Hui Wang; Haiyang Jin; Per Ambus; James E. Amonette; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2019)
Biochar application to croplands has been proposed as a potential strategy to decrease losses of soil‐reactive nitrogen (N) to the air and water. However, the extent and spatial variability of biochar function at the global level are still unclear. Using Random Forest regression modelling of machine learning based on data compiled from the literature, we mapped the impacts of different biochar types (derived from wood, straw, or manure), and their interactions with biochar application rates, soil properties, and environmental factors, on soil N losses ( NH 3 volatilization, N 2 O emissions, and N leaching) and crop productivity. The results show that a suitable distribution of biochar across global croplands (i.e., one application of −1 wood biochar for poorly buffered soils, such as those characterized by soil pH 30%; and one application of −1 wood biochar, −1 straw biochar, or −1 manure biochar for other soils) could achieve an increase in global crop yields by 222–766 Tg yr −1 (4%–16% increase), a mitigation of cropland N 2 O emissions by 0.19–0.88 Tg N yr −1 (6%–30% decrease), a decline of cropland N leaching by 3.9–9.2 Tg N yr −1 (12%–29% decrease), but also a fluctuation of cropland NH 3 volatilization by −1.9–4.7 Tg N yr −1 (−12%–31% change). The decreased sum of the three major reactive N losses amount to 1.7–9.4 Tg N yr −1 , which corresponds to 3%–14% of the global cropland total N loss. Biochar generally has a larger potential for decreasing soil N losses but with less benefits to crop production in temperate regions than in tropical regions.

Towards a theoretical understanding of multiscalar drought indices based on the relationship between precipitation and standardized precipitation index - Lin Wang; Gang Huang; Wen Chen (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2019)

A miR-511-binding site SNP in the 3′UTR of IGF-1 gene is associated with proliferation and apoptosis of PK-15 cells - Wenzhen Wei; Gang Wang; Yunyun Cheng; Rui Yang; Jie Song; Shan Huang; Haoyang Li; Hongwei Geng; Hao Yu; Songcai Liu; Linlin Hao (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2019)

Effect of excessive equatorial Pacific cold tongue bias on the El Niño-Northwest Pacific summer monsoon relationship in CMIP5 multi-model ensemble - Gen Li; Yuntao Jian; Song Yang; Yan Du; Ziqian Wang; Zhenning Li; Wei Zhuang; Wenping Jiang; Gang Huang (Climate Dynamics, 2019)

Comparison of Inorganic and Organically Bound Trace Minerals on Tissue Mineral Deposition and Fecal Excretion in Broiler Breeders - Geng Wang; Lujie Liu; Zhongpei Wang; Xun Pei; Wenjing Tao; Zhiping Xiao; Bojing Liu; Minqi Wang; Gang Lin; Tuoying Ao (Biological Trace Element Research, 2019)

Sox11-modified mesenchymal stem cells accelerate cartilage defect repair in SD rats - Liangliang Xu; E Shunmei; Sien Lin; Yonghui Hou; Weiping Lin; Wei He; Haibin Wang; Gang Li (Cell and Tissue Research, 2019)

Enriched Environment Elicits Proangiogenic Mechanisms After Focal Cerebral Ischemia - Hongyu Xie; Kewei Yu; Naiyun Zhou; Xueyan Shen; Shan Tian; Bei Zhang; Yuyang Wang; Junfa Wu; Gang Liu; Congyu Jiang; Ruiping Hu; Cenk Ayata; et al. (Translational Stroke Research, 2019)

Sensitivity of the half-life time of water exchange in coastal waters - Zhenhua Chen; Fangli Qiao; Gang Wang; Changshui Xia (Science China Earth Sciences, 2019)

A Macromolecular Janus Kinase (JAK) Inhibitor Prodrug Effectively Ameliorates Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Ulcerative Colitis in Mice - Gang Zhao; Xin Wei; Jianbo Wu; Derrick D. Eichele; Subodh M. Lele; Libin Yang; Fan Zhang; Dong Wang (Pharmaceutical Research, 2019)

Yield, nitrogen use efficiency and economic benefits of biochar additions to Chinese Flowering Cabbage in Northwest China - Zhan Wang; Yin-kun Li; Wen-zhong Guo; Zhi-gang Xu; Li-chun Wang; Li Ma (Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 2019)

Standardized Operational Protocol for Human Brain Banking in China - Wenying Qiu; Hanlin Zhang; Aimin Bao; Keqing Zhu; Yue Huang; Xiaoxin Yan; Jing Zhang; Chunjiu Zhong; Yong Shen; Jiangning Zhou; Xiaoying Zheng; Liwei Zhang; et al. (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2019)

Study on Cause Analysis and Treatment Measures of Lining Cracking and Ballast Bed Freezing at Tunnel Portal in Seasonally-Frozen Regions - Bo Zheng; Jian Wu; Gang Wang (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2019)

Experimental characterization of multi-nozzle atomization interference for dust reduction between hydraulic supports at a fully mechanized coal mining face - Jiayuan Wang; Gang Zhou; Xing Wei; Shicong Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

The effect of convection scheme on tropical cyclones simulations over the CORDEX East Asia domain - Wenqiang Shen; Jinjie Song; Gang Liu; Yuan Zhuang; Yuan Wang; Jianping Tang (Climate Dynamics, 2019)

Elevation-dependent sensible heat flux trend over the Tibetan Plateau and its possible causes - Lihua Zhu; Gang Huang; Guangzhou Fan; Xia Qü; Zhibiao Wang; Wei Hua (Climate Dynamics, 2019)

Selenium Rescues Aflatoxin B1-Inhibited T Cell Subsets and Cytokine Levels in Cecal Tonsil of Chickens - Fengyuan Wang; Zhicai Zuo; Kejie Chen; Xi Peng; Jing Fang; Hengmin Cui; Gang Shu; Min He; Li Tang (Biological Trace Element Research, 2019)

Plant water use strategies in the Shapotou artificial sand-fixed vegetation of the southeastern margin of the Tengger Desert, northwestern China - Liang-ju Zhao; Xiao-gang Wang; Yu-cui Zhang; Cong Xie; Quan-yu Liu; Fei Meng (Journal of Mountain Science, 2019)

Measurement and Scaling of Mercury on Soil and Air in a Historical Artisanal Gold Mining Area in Northeastern China - Zhaojun Wang; Gang Zhang; Xiaobing Chen; Qiaojing Zhao; Weiying Wang; Lianxi Sheng; Hongfeng Bian; Zhenxin Li; Deli Wang (Chinese Geographical Science, 2019)

Retrovirus-Mediated Transfection of the Tissue-type Plasminogen Activator Gene Results in Increased Thrombolysis of Blood Clots - Xianhua Wu; Yongsheng Gong; Xuebing Ding; Gang Cheng; Weiya Yan; Xiaowei She; Changxing Wang; Xia Li (Biochemical Genetics, 2019)

Analysis of urban growth from 1960 to 2015 using historical DISP and Landsat time series data in Shanghai - Huan Mi; Gang Qiao; Weian Wang; Yang Hong (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2019)

Metabolism of anthocyanins and consequent effects on the gut microbiota - Lingmin Tian; Yisha Tan; Guowei Chen; Gang Wang; Jianxia Sun; Shiyi Ou; Wei Chen; Weibin Bai (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2019)

A bioactive new protostane-type triterpenoid from Alisma plantago - aquatica subsp. orientale (Sam.) Sam. - Ya-Li Wang; Jian-Chao Zhao; Jia-Hao Liang; Xiang-Ge Tian; Xiao-Kui Huo; Lei Feng; Jing Ning; Chao Wang; Bao-Jing Zhang; Gang Chen; Ning Li; Cheng-Peng Sun (Natural Product Research, 2019)

Streptomyces canus GLY-P2 degrades ferulic and p-hydroxybenzoic acids in soil and affects cucumber antioxidant enzyme activity and rhizosphere bacterial community - Fenghui Wu; Qinghua Shi; Xiu-Juan Wang; Zhong-Tao Sun; Wanying Wang; Xue Li; Li-Yuan Guo; Ji-Gang Bai (Plant and Soil, 2019)

Dynamic modeling of Meiping landslide process - Hang Wang; Gang Tian; Yonghong Zhao; Yuqing Xie; Qiong Zhang; Andong Xu; Xiaofan Li (Natural Hazards, 2019)

City-scale hydrodynamic modelling of urban flash floods: the issues of scale and resolution - Yun Xing; Qiuhua Liang; Gang Wang; Xiaodong Ming; Xilin Xia (Natural Hazards, 2019)

Effect of Partial Root-Zone Drying Irrigation (PRD) on the Gas Exchange and Antioxidant Enzymatic Activities in Alfalfa - Jing Zhang; Hui Xia Liu; Xiao Pan Pang; Cheng Yu; Qian Wang; Yu Pei Zhou; Li Guo Lin; Zheng Gang Guo (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2019)

Inhibition of EPAC2 Attenuates Intracerebral Hemorrhage-Induced Secondary Brain Injury via the p38/BIM/Caspase-3 Pathway - Yan Zhuang; Hui Xu; Seidu A. Richard; Jie Cao; Haiying Li; Haitao Shen; Zhengquan Yu; Jian Zhang; Zhong Wang; Xiang Li; Gang Chen (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2019)

The short-term effects of outdoor temperature on blood pressure among children and adolescents: finding from a large sample cross-sectional study in Suzhou, China - Jia Hu; Hui Shen; Chen-gang Teng; Di Han; Guang-ping Chu; Yi-kai Zhou; Qi Wang; Bo Wang; Jing-zhi Wu; Qi Xiao; Fang Liu; Hai-bing Yang (International Journal of Biometeorology, 2019)

Investigation of the geological and hydrogeological environment with relation to metro system construction in Jinan, China - Guo-Fu Wang; Yong-Xia Wu; Linhai Lu; Gang Li; Jack Shuilong Shen (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2019)

Evaluation of a traditional method for peak flow discharge estimation for floods in the Wenchuan Earthquake area, Sichuan Province, China - Xiao-jun Guo; Peng Cui; Yong Li; Jin-feng Liu; Yong-gang Ge; Ci-de Wang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2019)

Real time monitoring of Aeromonas salmonicida evolution in response to successive antibiotic therapies in a commercial fish farm - Xiaochen Du; Sion C. Bayliss; Edward J. Feil; Ying Liu; Chao Wang; Gang Zhang; Dongsheng Zhou; Dawei Wei; Na Tang; Sébastien O. Leclercq; Jie Feng (Environmental Microbiology, 2019)
Summary Our ability to predict evolutionary trajectories of pathogens in response to antibiotic pressure is one of the promising leverage to fight against the present antibiotic resistance worldwide crisis. Yet, few studies tackled this question in situ at the outbreak level, due to the difficulty to link a given pathogenic clone evolution with its precise antibiotic exposure over time. In this study, we monitored the real‐time evolution of an Aeromonas salmonicida clone in response to successive antibiotic and vaccine therapies in a commercial fish farm. The clone was responsible for a four‐year outbreak of furunculosis within a Recirculating Aquaculture System Salmo salar farm in China, and we reconstructed the precise tempo of mobile genetic elements (MGEs) acquisition events during this period. The resistance profile provided by the acquired MGEs closely mirrored the antibiotics used to treat the outbreak, and we evidenced that two subclonal groups developed similar resistances although unrelated MGE acquisitions. Finally, we also demonstrated the efficiency of vaccination in outbreak management and its positive effect on antibiotic resistance prevalence. Our study provides unprecedented knowledge critical to understand evolutionary trajectories of resistant pathogens outside the laboratory.

The 1855 to 1859 locust plague in China - Bingbing Huang; Gang Li; Fengqing Li; Dongyan Kong; Yuxin Wang (Natural Hazards, 2019)

Allicin attenuated chronic social defeat stress induced depressive-like behaviors through suppression of NLRP3 inflammasome - Wenqi Gao; Wei Wang; Gang Liu; Jing Zhang; Jian Yang; Zhifang Deng (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2019)

Distinct neural correlates of episodic memory among apolipoprotein E alleles in cognitively normal elderly - Hao Shu; Yongmei Shi; Gang Chen; Zan Wang; Duan Liu; Chunxian Yue; B. Douglas Ward; Wenjun Li; Zhan Xu; Guangyu Chen; Qi-Hao Guo; Jun Xu; et al. (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2019)

Studies on Factors Influencing Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Plates Used in Artificial Reefs - Yanli Tang; Wenzhao Yang; Liyuan Sun; Fenfang Zhao; Xiangyu Long; Gang Wang (Journal of Ocean University of China, 2019)

Effects of thyroid hormones and cold acclimation on the energy metabolism of the striped hamster (Cricetulus barabensis) - Jing Wen; Qing-gang Qiao; Zhi-jun Zhao; De-hua Wang; Wei-hong Zheng; Zuo-xin Wang; Jin-song Liu (Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 2019)

Complete mitochondrial genome of a kind of snakehead fish Channa siamensis and its phylogenetic consideration - Rui Li; Gang Wang; Zheng-Yong Wen; Yuan-Chao Zou; Chuan-Jie Qin; Yu Luo; Jun Wang; Gui-Hong Chen (Genes & Genomics, 2019)

“Dry gets drier, wet gets wetter”: A case study over the arid regions of central Asia - Zengyun Hu; Xi Chen; Deliang Chen; Jianfeng Li; Shuo Wang; Qiming Zhou; Gang Yin; Meiyu Guo (International Journal of Climatology, 2019)
The “dry gets drier, wet gets wetter” (DGDWGW) paradigm well describes the pattern of precipitation changes over the oceans. However, it has also been usually considered as a simplified pattern of regional changes in wet/dry under global warming, although GCMs mostly do not agree this pattern over land. To examine the validity of this paradigm over land and evaluate how usage of drought indices estimated from different hydrological variables affects detection of regional wet/dry trends, we take the arid regions of central Asia as a case study area and estimate the drying and wetting trends during the period of 1950–2015 based on multiple drought indices. These indices include the standardized precipitation index (SPI), the standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI), the Palmer drought severity index (PDSI) and self‐calibrating PDSI (sc_PDSI) with both the Thornthwaite (th) and Penman–Monteith (pm) equations in PDSI calculation (namely, PDSI_th, PDSI_pm, sc_PDSI_th and sc_PDSI_pm). The results show that there is an overall agreement among the indices in terms of inter‐annual variation, especially for the PDSIs. All drought indices except SPI show a drying trend over the five states of central Asia (CAS5: including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan). The four PDSIs and SPEI reveal a wetting tendency over the northwestern China (NW; including Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Hexi Corridor). The contrasting trends between CAS5 and NW can also be revealed in soil moisture (SM) variations. The nonlinear wet and dry variations are dominated by the 3–7 years oscillations for the indices. Relationships between the six indices and climate variables show the major drought drivers have regional features: with mean temperature (TMP), precipitation total (PRE) and potential evapotranspiration (PET) for CAS5, and PRE and PET for NW. Finally, our analyses indicate that the dry and wet variations are strongly correlated with the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO).

A new cyclohexenone from the tin mine tailings-derived fungus Aspergillus flavus YIM DT 10012 - Wei-Xun Chunyu; Jiang-Yuan Zhao; Zhang-Gui Ding; Xiu-Lin Han; Yong-Xia Wang; Jian-Hai Ding; Fei Wang; Ming-Gang Li; Meng-Liang Wen (Natural Product Research, 2019)

Prediction of Rock Compressive Strength Using Machine Learning Algorithms Based on Spectrum Analysis of Geological Hammer - Qiubing Ren; Gang Wang; Mingchao Li; Shuai Han (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2019)

Adsorption characteristics of Cu(II) and Zn(II) by nano-alumina material synthesized by the sol-gel method in batch mode - Ren-yu Wang; Wei Zhang; Li-ying Zhang; Tian Hua; Gang Tang; Xiao-qian Peng; Ming-hui Hao; Qi-ting Zuo (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

A new insecticidal havanensin-type limonoid from the roots of Trichilia sinensis Bentv. - Shou-Bai Liu; Hui-Qin Chen; Gang Feng; Zhi-Kai Guo; Cai-hong Cai; Jun Wang; Wen-Li Mei; Hao-Fu Dai (Natural Product Research, 2018)

Chemical constituents from Alisma plantago - aquatica subsp . orientale (Sam.) Sam and their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities - Xin-Yu Zhao; Gang Wang; Yan Wang; Xiang-Ge Tian; Jian-Chao Zhao; Xiao-Kui Huo; Cheng-Peng Sun; Lei Feng; Jing Ning; Chao Wang; Bao-Jing Zhang; Xun Wang (Natural Product Research, 2018)

Determination of dietary nitrite in patients with esophageal pre-cancerous lesion and normal people: a duplicate diet study - Ting Zhang; Da Pan; Ming Su; Ling-Meng Fu; Cai-Yun Miao; Qing-Yang Yan; Jing Wang; Li-Gang Yang; Shao-Kang Wang; Gui-Ju Sun (Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 2018)

Development of a Reverse Transcription-Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Assay for Detection of Sugarcane Yellow Leaf Virus - Xiao-Yan Feng; Lin-Bo Shen; Wen-Zhi Wang; Jun-Gang Wang; Zheng-Ying Cao; Cui-Lian Feng; Ting-Ting Zhao; Shu-Zhen Zhang (Sugar Tech, 2018)

A Critical Time-Window for the Selective Induction of Hippocampal Memory Consolidation by a Brief Episode of Slow-Wave Sleep - Yi Lu; Zheng-Gang Zhu; Qing-Qing Ma; Yun-Ting Su; Yong Han; Xiaodong Wang; Shumin Duan; Yan-Qin Yu (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2018)

MiR-34a Regulates Axonal Growth of Dorsal Root Ganglia Neurons by Targeting FOXP2 and VAT1 in Postnatal and Adult Mouse - Longfei Jia; Michael Chopp; Lei Wang; Xuerong Lu; Yi Zhang; Alexandra Szalad; Zheng Gang Zhang (Molecular Neurobiology, 2018)

EGb761 improves the cognitive function of elderly db/db−/− diabetic mice by regulating the beclin-1 and NF-κB signaling pathways - Zhu-Fei Guan; Xiao-Ming Zhang; Ying-Hong Tao; Yu Zhang; Yan-Yan Huang; Gang Chen; Wei-Jun Tang; Gang Ji; Qi-Lin Guo; Ming Liu; Qian Zhang; Na-Na Wang; et al. (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2018)

Contourlet-based hippocampal magnetic resonance imaging texture features for multivariant classification and prediction of Alzheimer’s disease - Ni Gao; Li-Xin Tao; Jian Huang; Feng Zhang; Xia Li; Finbarr O’Sullivan; Si-Peng Chen; Si-Jia Tian; Gehendra Mahara; Yan-Xia Luo; Qi Gao; Xiang-Tong Liu; et al. (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2018)

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Tetraspanin 1 inhibits TNFα-induced apoptosis via NF-κB signaling pathway in alveolar epithelial cells - Lawei Yang; Yahong Wang; Zhanchun Pan; Shenglan Gao; Bao’an Zou; Ziying Lin; Dehui Feng; Changmei HuangFu; Gang Liu (Inflammation Research, 2018)

A virtual globe-based integration and visualization framework for aboveground and underground 3D spatial objects - Qiyu Chen; Gang Liu; Xiaogang Ma; Zhong Yao; Yiping Tian; Hongling Wang (Earth Science Informatics, 2018)

Structure and dynamics of a wave train along the wintertime Asian jet and its impact on East Asian climate - Kaiming Hu; Gang Huang; Renguang Wu; Lin Wang (Climate Dynamics, 2018)

MiR-429 improved the hypoxia tolerance of human amniotic cells by targeting HIF-1α - Lihao Ge; Yuyan Wang; Yang Cao; Gang Li; Rui Sun; Peng Teng; Yansong Wang; Yunlong Bi; Zhanpeng Guo; Yajiang Yuan; Deshui Yu (Biotechnology Letters, 2018)

Disrupted topological organization of the frontal-mesolimbic network in obese patients - Qianqian Meng; Yu Han; Gang Ji; Guanya Li; Yang Hu; Li Liu; Qingchao Jin; Karen M. von Deneen; Jizheng Zhao; Guangbin Cui; Huaning Wang; Dardo Tomasi; et al. (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2018)

Selenium Pretreatment Alleviated LPS-Induced Immunological Stress Via Upregulation of Several Selenoprotein Encoding Genes in Murine RAW264.7 Cells - Longqiong Wang; Jinzhong Jing; Hui Yan; Jiayong Tang; Gang Jia; Guangmang Liu; Xiaoling Chen; Gang Tian; Jingyi Cai; Haiying Shang; Hua Zhao (Biological Trace Element Research, 2018)

Influence of Headland Breakwaters on Morphological Processes at Longfengtou Beach in Haitan Bay, Facing the Taiwan Strait - Cuiping Kuang; Yue Ma; Binyu Wang; Jueyi Sui; Jie Gu; Jianhui Liu; Gang Lei (Journal of Ocean University of China, 2018)

Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of a critically endangered decaploid rose species, Rosa praelucens (Rosaceae) - Hong-ying Jian; Shu-dong Zhang; Ting Zhang; Xian-qin Qiu; Hui-jun Yan; Shu-bin Li; Qi-gang Wang; Kai-xue Tang (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2018)

Characterization of the complete chloroplast genomes of three Chirita species (C. brachytricha, C. eburnea & C. liboensis) endemic to China - Na Hou; Gang Wang; Cong-Rui Li; Yang Luo (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2018)

The complete chloroplast genome of the rare and endangered herb Paphiopedilum dianthum (Asparagales: Orchidaceae) - Na Hou; Gang Wang; Yayan Zhu; Lianhui Wang; Jiajuan Xu (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2018)

The complete mitochondrial genome of the toad species Oreolalax jingdongensis (Anura: Megophryidae) and related phylogenetic analyses - Liuchenghai Jiang; Shize Li; Le Wang; Xinyu Gao; Gang Wang; Bin Wang (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2018)

Characterization of the complete chloroplast genomes of seven Manglietia and one Michelia species (Magnoliales: Magnoliaceae) - Gang Wang; Na Hou; Shuoxin Zhang; Yang Luo (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2018)

MHC class IIA polymorphisms and their association with resistance–susceptibility to Streptococcus agalactiae in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus - Feng‐Ying Gao; Dong Zhang; Mai‐Xin Lu; Jian‐Meng Cao; Zhi‐Gang Liu; Xiao‐Li Ke; Miao Wang; De‐Feng Zhang; Meng‐Meng Yi (Journal of Fish Biology, 2018)
The association between major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class IIA polymorphisms and the severity of infection by Streptococcus agalactiae was investigated using 40 susceptible and 40 resistant individuals of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus . Twenty‐five alleles were identified from 80 individuals, which belong to 22 major allele types. High polymorphism of mhcIIa gene and at least two loci were discovered in O. niloticus . In peptide‐binding region (PBR) and non‐PBR, the ratio of nonsynonymous substitution ( dN ) to synonymous substitution ( dS ) was 1.294 (>1) and 1.240 (>1), suggesting that the loci are evolving under positive balancing selection. Association analysis showed that the allele, orni‐daa*0501 , was significantly associated with resistance to S. agalactiae , while the alleles, orni‐daa*1101 , orni‐daa*1301 , orni‐daa*1401 and orni‐daa*1201 , were associated with susceptibility to S. agalactiae . To confirm these correlations, another independent challenge experiment was performed in the Huizhou population of the O. niloticus . The frequency distribution showed that the orni‐daa*1101 allele was significantly more frequent in the Huizhou‐Susceptible group (HZ‐SG) than in the Huizhou‐Resistant group (HZ‐RG) ( P orni‐daa*0501 did not present in HZ‐SG and HZ‐RG and the distribution frequencies of the orni‐daa*1201 , orni‐daa*1301 and orni‐daa*1401 alleles were not significantly more frequent in HZ‐SG than in HZ‐RG. These results indicate that the orni‐daa*1101 allele confers susceptibility to S. agalactia infection. These results suggest that the diversity of exon 2 of mcaIIa alleles could be used to explore the association between disease susceptibility or resistance and the multiformity of mcaIIa and to achieve the molecular‐assisted selection of O. niloticus with enhanced disease resistance.

Laboratory modeling of siphon drainage combined with surcharge loading consolidation for soft ground treatment - Hongyue Sun; Gang Wu; Xu Liang; Xin Yan; Dongfei Wang; Zhenlei Wei (Marine Georesources & Geotechnology, 2018)

Catalytic decomposition of dioxins and other unintentional POPs in flue gas from a municipal waste incinerator (MWI) in China: a pilot testing - Yuancheng Li; Gang Yu; Jun Huang; Bin Wang; Shubo Deng; Yujue Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Model tests on thermo-mechanical behavior of an improved energy pile - Han-long Liu; Cheng-long Wang; Gang-qiang Kong; Charles W.W. Ng; Ping Che (European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 2018)