Inversion of the sediment sound velocity in the Northern South China Sea - Bo Zhang; Zhengyu Hou; Jingqiang Wang; Baohua Liu; Guanbao Li (Marine Georesources & Geotechnology, 2022)

Review on visualization technology in simulation training system for major natural disasters - Ning Li; Na Sun; Chunxia Cao; Shike Hou; Yanhua Gong (Natural Hazards, 2022)

lncRNAs MALAT1 and LINC00657 upstream to miR-214-3p/BMP2 regulate osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells - Jun Li; He Zhuang; Zhe Wang; Jun Cai; Xinqiang Ma; Wenxiang Chen; Xibing Jiang; Dongsheng Zhao; Wangjun Hou; Yewei Tao (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

MyD88 in hepatic stellate cells promotes the development of alcoholic fatty liver via the AKT pathway - Yukun Li; Miaomiao Wei; Qi Yuan; Yu Liu; Tian Tian; Lingling Hou; Jinhua Zhang (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2022)

A novel mitochondria-related gene signature for controlling colon cancer cell mitochondrial respiration and proliferation - Zhenyu Zhu; Qingsheng Hou; Bishi Wang; Changhao Li; Luguang Liu; Weipeng Gong; Jie Chai; Hongliang Guo (Human Cell, 2022)

A Pseudo-dynamic Approach for Seismic Stability Analysis of Rock Slopes in Hoek–Brown Media - Bowen Wang; Tingting Li; Zhibin Sun; Yongxin Li; Chaoqun Hou (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2022)

Structural variability in the bulk soil, rhizosphere, and root endophyte fungal communities of Themeda japonica plants under different grades of karst rocky desertification - Ming Tang; Jie Liu; Wenpeng Hou; Reed M. Stubbendieck; Han Xiong; Jie Jin; Jiyi Gong; Chen Cheng; Xiaoxin Tang; Yinglong Liu; Zhaofeng Li; Jianfeng Wang; et al. (Plant and Soil, 2022)

Multifractal Investigation on Multi-scale Pore Structure Heterogeneity of High Rank Coal Reservoirs - Ruirui Li; Xiaowei Hou; Luwang Chen; Huihuang Fang; Chunshan Zheng (Natural Resources Research, 2022)

Rapid triage for ischemic stroke: a machine learning-driven approach in the context of predictive, preventive and personalised medicine - Yulu Zheng; Zheng Guo; Yanbo Zhang; Jianjing Shang; Leilei Yu; Ping Fu; Yizhi Liu; Xingang Li; Hao Wang; Ling Ren; Wei Zhang; Haifeng Hou; et al. (EPMA Journal, 2022)
Background Recognising the early signs of ischemic stroke (IS) in emergency settings has been challenging. Machine learning (ML), a robust tool for predictive, preventive and personalised medicine (PPPM/3PM), presents a possible solution for this issue and produces accurate predictions for real-time data processing. Methods This investigation evaluated 4999 IS patients among a total of 10,476 adults included in the initial dataset, and 1076 IS subjects among 3935 participants in the external validation dataset. Six ML-based models for the prediction of IS were trained on the initial dataset of 10,476 participants (split participants into a training set [80%] and an internal validation set [20%]). Selected clinical laboratory features routinely assessed at admission were used to inform the models. Model performance was mainly evaluated by the area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUC) curve. Additional techniques—permutation feature importance (PFI), local interpretable model-agnostic explanations (LIME), and SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP)—were applied for explaining the black-box ML models. Results Fifteen routine haematological and biochemical features were selected to establish ML-based models for the prediction of IS. The XGBoost-based model achieved the highest predictive performance, reaching AUCs of 0.91 (0.90–0.92) and 0.92 (0.91–0.93) in the internal and external datasets respectively. PFI globally revealed that demographic feature age, routine haematological parameters, haemoglobin and neutrophil count, and biochemical analytes total protein and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol were more influential on the model’s prediction. LIME and SHAP showed similar local feature attribution explanations. Conclusion In the context of PPPM/3PM, we used the selected predictors obtained from the results of common blood tests to develop and validate ML-based models for the diagnosis of IS. The XGBoost-based model offers the most accurate prediction. By incorporating the individualised patient profile, this prediction tool is simple and quick to administer. This is promising to support subjective decision making in resource-limited settings or primary care, thereby shortening the time window for the treatment, and improving outcomes after IS.

Analysis and Model Comparison of Carbon and Nitrogen Concentrations in Sediments of the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea by Visible-Near Infrared Spectroscopy - Huimin Qiu; Pingping Fan; Guangli Hou; Xueying Li; Yinglong Wang (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2022)

A critical review on EDTA washing in soil remediation for potentially toxic elements (PTEs) pollutants - Yaoning Chen; Hongjuan Jiang; Yuanping Li; Yihuan Liu; Yanrong Chen; Li Chen; Xinli Luo; Ping Tang; Haoqin Yan; Mengyang Zhao; Yu Yuan; Suzhen Hou (Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology, 2022)

Hydrogeochemical Processes of Carboniferous Limestone Groundwater in the Yangzhuang Coal Mine, Huaibei Coalfield, China - Jie Zhang; Luwang Chen; Xiaowei Hou; Xingxing Ren; Jun Li; Yifei Chen (Mine Water and the Environment, 2022)

Molecular cloning, expressional analyses and functional identification of TRAIL in tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus - Liyuan Yi; Caiyun Sun; Jinying Wu; Zengxin Hou; Wensheng Li (Journal of Fish Diseases, 2022)
The tumour necrosis factor superfamily (TNFSF) plays critical roles in tumour apoptosis, tissue morphogenesis and lineage determination. TNFSF10 (TRAIL or Apol‐2) belongs to the tumour necrosis factor (TNF) cytokine family and induces rapid apoptosis in a wide variety of tumour cell lines upon binding to death‐inducing signalling receptors. In this study, we identified TNFSF10 from Nile tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus ) and found it was most closely related to Japanese pufferfish ( Takifugu rubripes ) TNFSF10. Amino acid identity between tilapia TNFSF10 and mandarin fish ( Siniperca chuatsi ) TRAIL was 69.2%. The highest expression of TNFSF10 mRNA was observed in the liver. In vitro studies showed that the mRNA expression of TNFSF10 was significantly stimulated by LPS in head kidney leucocytes, but remarkably inhibited by Poly I:C in spleen leucocytes. In vivo studies showed Streptococcus agalactiae infection significantly induced the mRNA expression of TNFSF10 in both the head kidney and spleen. The soluble recombinant protein Trx‐TNFSF10 could induce cytotoxicity and apoptosis in HeLa cells with cycloheximide as a promoter. Taken together, these results in this study indicate that TNFSF10 may play important roles in the immune system of Nile tilapia.

Past climate cooling promoted global dispersal of amphipods from Tian Shan montane lakes to circumboreal lakes - Zhonge Hou; Pengyu Jin; Hongguang Liu; Huijie Qiao; Boris Sket; Andrew G. Cannizzaro; David J. Berg; Shuqiang Li (Global Change Biology, 2022)
Climate changes have substantial impacts on the geographic distribution of montane lakes and evolutionary dynamics of cold‐adapted species. Past climate cooling is hypothesized to have promoted the dispersal of cold‐adapted species via montane lakes, while future climate warming is thought to constrain their distributions. We test this hypothesis by using phylogeographic analysis and niche modeling of the Holarctic crustacean Gammarus lacustris with global sampling comprised of 567 sequenced individuals and 3180 occurrence records. We found that the species arose in Tian Shan in Central Asia and dispersed into montane lakes along the Alps, Himalayas, Tibet, East Asia, and the North American Rocky Mountain ranges, with accelerated diversification rates outside Tian Shan. Climatically suitable regions for geographic lineages of G. lacustris were larger during cooling periods (LGM), but smaller during warming periods (Mid‐Holocene). In the future (2070) scenario, potential distributions in the Himalayas, North Tibet, South Tibet and North America are predicted to expand, whereas ranges in East Asia, Europe and Tian Shan will decline. Our results suggest that Mid‐Miocene‐to‐Pleistocene continuous cooling promoted multiple independent dispersal events out of Tian Shan due to increased availability of montane lakes via “budding” of lineages. Montane lakes are conduits through which cold‐adapted amphipods globally dispersed, dominating circumboreal lakes. However, future climate warming is likely to force organisms to shift upward in altitude and northward in latitude, leading to a future change in local populations. These findings highlight the importance of conservation of montane lakes, especially in the context of climate change.

Monascuslactams A–D, cytotoxic γ-lactams from marine fungus Monascus albidus BB3 - Qi Guo; Xiao-Ming Dai; Wen-Jian Lan; Liu-Ping Chen; Chi-Keung Lam; Gong-Kan Feng; Rong Deng; Xiao-Feng Zhu; Hou-Jin Li (Natural Product Research, 2022)

BSA‑seq and genetic mapping reveals AhRt2 as a candidate gene responsible for red testa of peanut - Kun Zhang; Mei Yuan; Han Xia; Liangqiong He; Jing Ma; Mingxiao Wang; Huiling Zhao; Lei Hou; Shuzhen Zhao; Pengcheng Li; Ruizheng Tian; Jiaowen Pan; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2022)

Understanding Formulation and Temperature Effects on Dermal Transport Kinetics by IVPT and Multiphysics Simulation - Paige N. Zambrana; Peng Hou; Dana C. Hammell; Tonglei Li; Audra L. Stinchcomb (Pharmaceutical Research, 2022)

Identification and characterization of stress responsive homeodomain leucine zipper transcription factors in Medicago truncatula - Xiao Li; Yiyao Hou; Fan Zhang; Mingna Li; Fengyan Yi; Junmei Kang; Qingchuan Yang; Ruicai Long (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

HucMSC-Ex alleviates inflammatory bowel disease via the lnc78583-mediated miR3202/HOXB13 pathway - Yuting Xu; Li Zhang; Dickson Kofi Wiredu Ocansey; Bo Wang; Yilin Hou; Rong Mei; Yongmin Yan; Xu Zhang; Zhaoyang Zhang; Fei Mao (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2022)

Typhoon-induced wind waves in the northern East China Sea during two typhoon events: the impact of wind field and wave-current interaction - Zhao Li; Shuiqing Li; Yijun Hou; Dongxue Mo; Jian Li; Baoshu Yin (Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2022)

A20 alleviated caspase-1-mediated pyroptosis and inflammation stimulated by Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide and nicotine through autophagy enhancement - Hui Tang; Yu Ye; Lu Li; Yi Zhou; Liguang Hou; Shuangshuang Ren; Yan Xu (Human Cell, 2022)

Combined effects of air pollution in adulthood and famine exposure in early life on type 2 diabetes - Wenqian Huo; Jian Hou; Luting Nie; Zhenxing Mao; Xiaotian Liu; Gongbo Chen; Hao Xiang; Shanshan Li; Yuming Guo; Chongjian Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

The comparative landscape of Chinese and foreign articles on the carbon footprint using bibliometric analysis - Rong Wu; Yundong Xie; Yezhu Wang; Zhi Li; Li Hou (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Changes of physical properties of coal dust with crush degrees and their effects on dust control ability of the surfactant solution spray - Qun Zhou; Botao Qin; Huizhen Li; Jin Hou (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Geochemical characteristics and growth suitability assessment of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi in the Earth’s critical zone of North China - Xia Li; Xiao-feng Wei; Jin Wu; Zhi-qiang Yin; Li-qin Wan; Hou-yun Sun; Yong-long An (Journal of Mountain Science, 2022)

An efficient algorithm for generating a spherical multiple-cell grid - Fang Hou; Zhiyi Gao; Jianguo Li; Fujiang Yu (Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2022)

Different Types of Near-Inertial Internal Waves Observed by Lander in the Intermediate-Deep Layers of the South China Sea and Their Generation Mechanisms - Huaqian Hou; Tengfei Xu; Bin Li; Bing Yang; Zexun Wei; Fei Yu (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
We report the direct and quantitative measurement of five significant near-inertial waves (NIWs) events observed by Lander at water depths of 600 m to 1100 m at 119°17′ E and 22°06′ N in the northern South China Sea from July to November 2017. We found that these five NIWs events lead to strong shearing, which plays an important role in deep water mixing. Each event corresponds to several different NIWs generation mechanisms. The results show that the NIWs events generated by typhoons were the most regular. This was caused by dispersive NIWs propagation over long periods of time and over long distances. NIWs formed by spontaneous generation do not have this feature. The strongest NIWs events during the observation period were caused by a combination of shelf wave attenuation and monsoon. This time, the signal was transmitted to the seabed, and the upward signal reflected in the meridional direction was found. The reflected signal was anisotropically affected by the seabed topography. A horizontally propagated NIWs event with relatively weak dispersion was also found in this study. Based on the topography, we suspect it was formed by the Lee wave, but we cannot provide any more useful evidence.

Chemical constituents of Viscum coloratum (Kom.) Nakai and their cytotoxic activities - Ying-Ying Chen; Jiang-Ping Hou; Ling Huang; Afsar Khan; Fei-Fei Xing; Xiao-Han Zhang; De-Feng Han; Shi-Li Yan; Gui-Dong Cao; Qi-Yang Jiao; Dejie Liu; Xuwei Zhu; et al. (Natural Product Research, 2022)

Expanding Asgard members in the domain of Archaea sheds new light on the origin of eukaryotes - Ruize Xie; Yinzhao Wang; Danyue Huang; Jialin Hou; Liuyang Li; Haining Hu; Xiaoxiao Zhao; Fengping Wang (Science China Life Sciences, 2022)

China’s meadow grasslands: challenges and opportunities - Li Linghao; Xin Xiaoping; Tang Huajun; Longyu Hou (Plant and Soil, 2022)

Nitrogen and phosphorus additions interactively affected composition and carbon budget of soil nematode community in a temperate steppe - Zhi-Wei Zhang; Qi Li; Yan-Yu Hu; Hai-Wei Wei; Shuang-Li Hou; Jiang-Xia Yin; Xiao-Tao Lü (Plant and Soil, 2022)

Immediate responses of soil nematode community to addition of multiple nutrients in a degraded grassland - Zhi-Wei Zhang; Qi Li; Bei Gao; Yan-Yu Hu; Hai-Wei Wei; Shuang-Li Hou; Jiang-Xia Yin; Xiao-Tao Lü (Plant and Soil, 2022)

Changes of community composition strengthen the positive effects of nitrogen deposition on litter N:P stoichiometry in a semi-arid grassland - Shuang-Li Hou; Jun-Jie Yang; Jiang-Xia Yin; Hai-Wei Wei; Yan-Yu Hu; Zhi-Wei Zhang; Guo-Jiao Yang; Xiao-Tao Lü (Plant and Soil, 2022)

Effects of dihydroartemisinin, a metabolite of artemisinin, on colon cancer chemoprevention and adaptive immune regulation - Chong-Zhi Wang; Chunping Wan; Yun Luo; Chun-Feng Zhang; Qi-Hui Zhang; Lina Chen; Zhi Liu; Daniel H. Wang; Mallory Lager; Cang-Hai Li; Ting-Liang Jiang; Lifei Hou; et al. (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

Complete Depletion of Primordial Germ Cells Results in Masculinization of Monopterus albus, a Protogynous Hermaphroditic Fish - Mingxi Hou; Ke Feng; Hongrui Luo; Yinjun Jiang; Wen Xu; Yongming Li; Yanlong Song; Ji Chen; Binbin Tao; Zuoyan Zhu; Wei Hu (Marine Biotechnology, 2022)

EV-T synergizes with AZD5582 to overcome TRAIL resistance through concomitant suppression of cFLIP, MCL-1, and IAPs in hepatocarcinoma - Kui Su; Qian Yuan; Huan Hou; Changhong Ke; Chaohong Huang; Shuyi Li; Jianwu Sun; Xin Yuan; Yue Lin; Yiqing Chen; Huijuan Xin; Xiaoping Liang; et al. (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2022)

The crafty opponent: the defense systems of Staphylococcus aureus and response measures - Hongjie Hou; Yang Li; Yuefei Jin; Shuaiyin Chen; Jinzhao Long; Guangcai Duan; Haiyan Yang (Folia Microbiologica, 2022)

Association of temperature variability with the risk of initial outpatient visits for allergic rhinitis: a time-series study in Changchun - Man Xu; Pan Ke; Ruoling Chen; Ping Hu; Bing Liu; Jian Hou; Li Ke (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Evidence of differences in nitrous oxide emissions and biological nitrification inhibition among Elymus grass species - Wang Li; Jianguo Ma; Saman Bowatte; Coby Hoogendoorn; Fujiang Hou (Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2022)

A case of ischemic stroke secondary to varicella-zoster virus meningoencephalitis - Hangfei Wu; Jiasi Li; Ruoru Wang; Chao Chen; Xiaojun Hou; Xiaoying Bi (Journal of NeuroVirology, 2022)

Haloprofundus salilacus sp. nov., Haloprofundus halobius sp. nov. and Haloprofundus salinisoli sp. nov.: three extremely halophilic archaea isolated from salt lake and saline soil - Si-Ya Li; Yu-Jie Xin; Chen-Xi Bao; Jing Hou; Heng-Lin Cui (Extremophiles, 2022)

Permeability control and flood risk assessment of urban underlying surface: a case study of Runcheng south area, Kunming - Tong Xu; Zhiqiang Xie; Fei Zhao; Yimin Li; Shouquan Yang; Yangbin Zhang; Siqiao Yin; Shi Chen; Xuan Li; Sidong Zhao; Zhiqun Hou (Natural Hazards, 2022)

Construction of a high-density genetic map using specific-length amplified fragment markers and identification of QTLs for branching angle in poplar - Wang Jinnan; Wang Ruyue; Li Jihong; Tian Yanting; Guo Haoping; Hou Lili; Wang Dongyue; Wang Xueling (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2022)

An improved design of irrigation centrifugal filter for separating water and fine sediment: appropriately increase head loss for high efficiency - Peng Hou; Jaume Puig-Bargués; Yang Xiao; Tao Xue; Jinyan Wang; Peng Song; Yunkai Li (Irrigation Science, 2022)

HTRPCA: Hypergraph Regularized Tensor Robust Principal Component Analysis for Sample Clustering in Tumor Omics Data - Yu-Ying Zhao; Cui-Na Jiao; Mao-Li Wang; Jin-Xing Liu; Juan Wang; Chun-Hou Zheng (Interdisciplinary Sciences: Computational Life Sciences, 2022)

The establishment of giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) fibroblast cell line - Yuliang Liu; Jiasong Chen; Tongying Feng; Rong Hou; Zhigang Cai; Donghui Wang; Mingyue Zhang; Yuan Li; Yijiao Chen; Junhui An (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2022)

High-efficiency and high-resolution numerical modeling for two-dimensional infiltration processes, accelerated by a graphics processing unit - Jingming Hou; Zhanpeng Pan; Yu Tong; Xinyi Li; Jian Zheng; Yongde Kang (Hydrogeology Journal, 2022)

Effects of Nitrate Exposure on Nitrate Reduction Processes in the Wetland Sediments from the Yellow River Estuary - Mingcong Li; Guangshan Wei; Jiai Liu; Xiaoyun Wang; Lijun Hou; Zheng Gao (Estuaries and Coasts, 2022)

Association of long-term exposure to ambient air pollution with the number of tuberculosis cases notified: a time-series study in Hong Kong - Man Xu; Ping Hu; Ruoling Chen; Bing Liu; Hongying Chen; Jian Hou; Li ke; Jiao Huang; Hairong Ren; Hui Hu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Synchronous removal of tetracycline and copper (II) over Z‑scheme BiVO4/rGO/g-C3N4 photocatalyst under visible-light irradiation - Jiangli Sun; Yiyuan Rong; Yanping Hou; Lingli Tu; Qingyu Wang; Yuying Mo; Shuxuan Zheng; Zan Li; Zuji Li; Zebin Yu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Establishing a Risk Assessment Framework for Marine Assets and Assessing Typhoon Lekima Storm Surge for the Laizhou Bay Coastal Area of the Bohai Sea, China - Jian Li; Dongxue Mo; Rui Li; Yijun Hou; Qingrong Liu (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
Effective risk assessment can reduce the economic losses and physical damage caused by marine dynamic processes, such as storm surges. Most risk assessments of marine disasters are based on regional parameters and discrete hazard grades. Targeted, multilevel, and multiangle risk assessments are urgently needed. This study focuses on specific types of affected infrastructure. We established a sensitivity matrix by considering the effects of different disaster causal factors on different types of affected infrastructure. Through this matrix, hazards, vulnerability, and emergency response and recovery capability were effectively combined in a risk assessment framework. We completed the risk calculation for multiple concurrent effects of disasters in areas with superimposed key infrastructure using complementary risk superposition. The hazard grade, vulnerability grade, and coefficient of emergency response and recovery capability were established based on the means of return period, characteristics of disaster distribution, types of affected infrastructure and disaster relief distance, and were continuous by solving functions, normal cumulative distributions, and analytic functions. On the basis of reasonable MIKE21 numerical simulation and abstract spatial distribution of vulnerable assets, we tested the rationality of the assessment system in the Lekima typhoon storm surge process. The results showed that the assessment system accurately reflected the risk of damage to the important infrastructure in terms of spatial distribution. Therefore, this risk assessment framework was suitable for the assessment of a marine dynamic disaster process in the lower Laizhou Bay coastal area of the Bohai Sea, China. Moreover, it provided a reference for disaster prevention and reduction, guided the way for decision making, and effectively reduced disaster losses.

Population Genomics, Transcriptional Response to Heat Shock, and Gut Microbiota of the Hong Kong Oyster Magallana hongkongensis - Yichun Xie; Elaine Y. Y. Huang; Wenyan Nong; Sean T. S. Law; Yifei Yu; Khan Cheung; Yiqian Li; Cheuk Fung Wong; Ho Yin Yip; Patrick W. S. Joyce; King Ming Chan; Ka Hou Chu; et al. (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
The Hong Kong oyster Magallana hongkongensis, previously known as Crassostrea hongkongensis, is a true oyster species native to the estuarine-coast of the Pearl River Delta in southern China. The species—with scientific, ecological, cultural, and nutritional importance—has been farmed for hundreds of years. However, there is only limited information on its genetics, stress adaptation mechanisms, and gut microbiota, restricting the sustainable production and use of oyster resources. Here, we present population structure analysis on M. hongkongensis oysters collected from Deep Bay and Lantau Island in Hong Kong, as well as transcriptome analysis on heat shock responses and the gut microbiota profile of M. hongkongensis oysters collected from Deep Bay. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), including those on the homeobox genes and heat shock protein genes, were revealed by the whole genome resequencing. Transcriptomes of oysters incubated at 25 °C and 32 °C for 24 h were sequenced which revealed the heat-induced regulation of heat shock protein pathway genes. Furthermore, the gut microbe community was detected by 16S rRNA sequencing which identified Cyanobacteria, Proteobacteria and Spirochaetes as the most abundant phyla. This study reveals the molecular basis for the adaptation of the oyster M. hongkongensis to environmental conditions.

Combined Effects of Microplastics and Benzo[a]pyrene on the Marine Diatom Chaetoceros muelleri - Yuanyuan Su; Huaiyuan Qi; Yipeng Hou; Mengyi Gao; Jie Li; Minggang Cai; Xiaoshan Zhu; Miao Chen; Chengjun Ge; Dongdong Fu; Zezheng Wang; Licheng Peng (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Microplastics are regarded as ubiquitous pollutants in the ocean and have attracted worldwide concerns. Benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P), one of typical polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), is commonly detected in marine environment. Once coexisted, the microplastics and B[a]P may interact with each other and result in combined toxicity to organisms, and these remain to be systematically elucidated. Thus, this study aims to investigate (i) the effects of single micro-sized polystyrene (mPS), polyethylene terephthalate (mPET), and B[a]P on cell growth of Chaetoceros muelleri ; and (ii) the interaction of microplastics and B[a]P, and their combined effects on C. muelleri . The results showed that both single microplastics and B[a]P at a high concentration of 150 μg/L inhibited the growth of C. muelleri . For single treatment of microplastics, stronger inhibition effects on microalgae was caused by mPET than that of mPS, with the highest IR of 25.23 and 11.17%, respectively. This may be attributed to the obvious surface roughness of mPET. By comparison, the combined effects of microplastics and B[a]P significantly inhibited the growth of C. muelleri as compared with the single treatment of B[a]P ( P < 0.05). Synergistic effect was found in the combination of microplastics with B[a]P at high concentrations of 150 μg/L. Interestingly, the antagonistic effect on C. muelleri was observed in the combined treatment of microplastics and B[a]P at low concentrations of 10 μg/L. In addition, the pollutants reduced the content of photosynthetic pigments in microalgal cells. The SOD and MDA content of microalgae increased in the early stage of exposure to pollutants (e.g., Days 1 and 5), but decreased in the later stage (Day 15) compared with the control group. The decreased superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activity in single and composite systems may indicate that the antioxidative enzymatic system of microalgae has been inhibited or destroyed. This study will be helpful to further explore the ecological threats of microplastics and PAHs to the marine ecosystem.

Fine mapping of the tiller inhibition gene TIN4 contributing to ideal plant architecture in common wheat - Zhiqiang Wang; Fangkun Wu; Xudong Chen; Wanlin Zhou; Haoran Shi; Yu Lin; Shuai Hou; Shifan Yu; Hong Zhou; Caixia Li; Yaxi Liu (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2022)

Increased abscisic acid sensitivity and drought tolerance of Arabidopsis by overexpression of poplar abscisic acid receptors - Qing Li; Qianqian Tian; Yue Zhang; Mengxue Niu; Xiaoqian Yu; Conglong Lian; Chao Liu; Hou-Ling Wang; Weilun Yin; Xinli Xia (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2022)

LncRNA Riken Attenuated Sevoflurane-Induced Neuroinflammation by Regulating the MicroRNA-101a/MKP-1/JNK Pathway - Qi Hou; Shuai Li; Bo Zhang; Huaqing Chu; Cheng Ni; Xuejie Fei; Hui Zheng (Neurotoxicity Research, 2022)

MicroRNAs sequencing of plasma exosomes derived from patients with atrial fibrillation: miR-124-3p promotes cardiac fibroblast activation and proliferation by regulating AXIN1 - Pengju Zhu; Huilin Li; An Zhang; Zhan Li; Yong Zhang; Manyi Ren; Yujiao Zhang; Yinglong Hou (Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, 2022)

LINC 01436 is overexpressed in colorectal cancer and promotes cancer cell proliferation by suppressing tumor-suppressive miR-466 maturation - Hong Li; Wei Dong; Jie Hou; De He (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2022)

MiR-597-5p suppresses the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma via targeting transcriptional enhancer associate domain transcription factor 1 (TEAD1) - Xiaogang Sun; Zhiyun Hou; Ning Li; Shuangwei Zhang (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2022)

Research on Asymmetric Failure Mechanism and Control Technology of Roadway Along Gob in Extra Thick Coal Seam - Yongqiang Zhao; Xiaobin Li; Jiaqi Hou (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2022)

ARRDC3 polymorphisms may affect the risk of glioma in Chinese Han - Nan Li; Hangyu Shi; Pengfei Hou; Lu Gao; Yongqiang Shi; Weiyang Mi; Gang Zhang; Ning Wang; Wei Dai; Lin Wei; Tianbo Jin; Yongzhi Shi; et al. (Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2022)

Feasibility and usability of a mobile health tool on anticoagulation management for patients with atrial fibrillation: a pilot study - Chi Zhang; Mang-Mang Pan; Na Wang; Wei-Wei Wang; Zheng Li; Zhi-Chun Gu; Hou-Wen Lin (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2022)

Effects of exposure to fine particulate matter on the decline of lung function in rural areas in northwestern China - Di Tian; Xiyuan Chen; Pengyi Hou; Yi Zhao; Yu Zhao; Yajuan Zhang; Jiangping Li; Yuhong Zhang; Faxuan Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Decomposition and decoupling research of Chinese power sector carbon emissions through the consumption accounting principle - Keliang Chang; Guijing Chen; Zifang Du; Fujun Hou; Jiaqi Li; Fu Chen (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Spatio-temporal characteristics of population and economy in transitional geographic space at the southern end of “Hu Huan-yong Line” - Wei Deng; Yu-fang Cheng; Huan Yu; Li Peng; Bo Kong; Yu-ting Hou (Journal of Mountain Science, 2022)

Mantle Source Components and Magmatic Evolution for the Comei Large Igneous Province: Evidence from the Early Cretaceous Niangzhong Mafic Magmatism in Tethyan Himalaya - Yaying Wang; Lingsen Zeng; Kejun Hou; Li’e Gao; Qian Wang; Linghao Zhao; Jiahao Gao; Guangxu Li (Journal of Earth Science, 2022)

The responses of detoxification enzyme and gene expression in western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, to new challenging hosts - Wen-Bo Yue; Jun-Rui Zhi; Li Liu; Xiao-Lin Hou; Mao Ye (Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 2022)

Methods to identify near-source hydrocarbon-bearing potential reservoir using geophysical well logging data: A case study of the Triassic Chang 8 Formation in Pengyang Region, Southwestern Ordos Basin - Yuting Hou; Haopeng Guo; Jinyu Zhou; Gaoren Li; Die Liu; Liang Xiao (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

The Impact of Typhoon Intensity on Wave Height and Storm Surge in the Northern East China Sea: A Comparative Case Study of Typhoon Muifa and Typhoon Lekima - Junyan Wang; Dongxue Mo; Yijun Hou; Shuiqing Li; Jian Li; Mei Du; Baoshu Yin (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
A comparative study was conducted on typhoon intensity factors affecting the marine environment using two representative cases: Typhoon Lekima, which made landfall at Shandong Peninsula, the Northern East China Sea, and Typhoon Muifa, which did not. Using the ADCIRC and SWAN models, we developed a coupled numerical model and applied it to simulate the storm surge and destructive waves caused by typhoons. Three typhoon parameters—maximum wind speed, radius of maximum wind speed, and translation speed—were investigated through sensitivity experiments. The storm surge during the typhoon that made landfall showed a positive correlation with the distance of the typhoon’s center. The maximum significant wave height and storm surge had near-linear growth with a maximum wind speed but decreased with the growth rate of the radius of maximum wind. A rapid typhoon translation speed from 47 km/h to 60 km/h could cause a storm surge resonance phenomenon at the northern coast of the East China Sea.

Palynological constraints on the age of the Mississippi Valley-type Changdong Pb-Zn deposit, Sanjiang belt, West China - Yingchao Liu; Yucai Song; Zengqian Hou; Dangpeng Xi; Suping Li; Longlong Yue; Wang Ma; Bolang Tang (Science China Earth Sciences, 2022)

Phylogeographic pattern of a cryptoviviparous mangrove, Aegiceras corniculatum, in the Indo-West Pacific, provides insights for conservation actions - Achyut Kumar Banerjee; Hui Feng; Yuting Lin; Zhuangwei Hou; Weixi Li; Huiyu Shao; Zida Luo; Wuxia Guo; Yelin Huang (Planta, 2022)

CLE peptides: critical regulators for stem cell maintenance in plants - Xiu-Fen Song; Xiu-Li Hou; Chun-Ming Liu (Planta, 2022)

ipa1 improves rice drought tolerance at seedling stage mainly through activating abscisic acid pathway - Menghao Zhu; Yonggang He; Mingqiang Zhu; Ayaz Ahmad; Shuang Xu; Zijun He; Shan Jiang; Jinqiu Huang; Zhihui Li; Shaojia Liu; Xin Hou; Zhihong Zhang (Plant Cell Reports, 2022)

A simulation study on risks of pedestrian evacuation from flooded staircases of different slopes in the underground space - Jingming Hou; Guangzhao Chen; Yangwei Zhang; Bingyao Li; Shaoxiong Yang; Yu Tong; Dawei Zhang; Deyu Fu (Natural Hazards, 2022)

A coupled high-resolution hydrodynamic and cellular automata-based evacuation route planning model for pedestrians in flooding scenarios - Bingyao Li; Jingming Hou; Yongyong Ma; Ganggang Bai; Tian Wang; Guoxin Xu; Binzhong Wu; Yongbao Jiao (Natural Hazards, 2022)

mTOR inhibitor PP242 increases antitumor activity of sulforaphane by blocking Akt/mTOR pathway in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma - Zhaoming Lu; Yalin Zhang; Yujia Xu; Huiyun Wei; Wen Zhao; Pengju Wang; Yan Li; Guiqin Hou (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

Organic fertilizer amendment promotes wheat resistance to herbivory and biocontrol services via bottom-up effects in agroecosystems - Shimin Gu; Myron P. Zalucki; Xingyuan Men; Jing Li; Ruixing Hou; Qingqing Zhang; Feng Ge; Fang Ouyang (Journal of Pest Science, 2022)

Retraction Note to: Revisiting the male genetic landscape of China: a multi-center study of almost 38,000 Y-STR haplotypes - Michael Nothnagel; Guangyao Fan; Fei Guo; Yongfeng He; Yiping Hou; Shengping Hu; Jiang Huang; Xianhua Jiang; Wook Kim; Kicheol Kim; Chengtao Li; Hui Li; et al. (Human Genetics, 2022)

Clinical characteristics of 967 children with pertussis: a single-center analysis over an 8-year period in Beijing, China - Limin Kang; Xiaodai Cui; Jin Fu; Wenpeng Wang; Li Li; Tiegeng Li; Xiaoying Wang; Fei Xiao; Huixue Jia; Rong Mi; Xinlin Hou (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2022)

What drives green development in China: public pressure or the willingness of local government? - Zhengda Li; Yihan Hou; Junli Cao; Yanping Ding; Xiaoling Yuan (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Mutual impacts and interactions of antibiotic resistance genes, microcystin synthetase genes, graphene oxide, and Microcystis aeruginosa in synthetic wastewater - Shichao Wu; Xiyan Ji; Xin Li; Jing Ye; Wenwu Xu; Rui Wang; Meifang Hou (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Residential greenness attenuated associations of long-term exposure to air pollution with biomarkers of advanced fibrosis - Jian Hou; Xiaotian Liu; Tantan Zuo; Runqi Tu; Xiaokang Dong; Ruiying Li; Mingming Pan; Ruoling Chen; Shanshan Yin; Kai Hu; Zhenxing Mao; Wenqian Huo; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Ancient volcanos as species pumps: A case study of freshwater amphipods in Northeast Asia - Yueyao Hu; Shuqiang Li; Hongguang Liu; Seung‐Tae Kim; Dmitry K. Kurenshchikov; Zhonge Hou (Molecular Ecology, 2022)
Volcano‐tectonic processes have been viewed as primary drivers in the formation of present‐day diversity. Volcanos associated with mountain uplifts drive allopatric speciation through vicariance and may impact the surrounding areas like species pump or species attractor. However, the application of these hypotheses to aquatic fauna has rarely been tested explicitly. We tested these hypotheses in the Changbai Mountains (Mts), which are one of the most typical, active volcanic ranges in Northeast (NE) Asia with a long and turbulent geological history. The Gammarus nekkensis species complex of amphipod crustaceans, widely distributed throughout NE Asia with poor dispersal abilities and a long evolutionary history, is a suitable model for testing hypotheses of species pump or species attractor. Phylogenetic and ancestral range reconstructions demonstrated that the studied amphipod originated from the Changbai Mts ~27 Ma and diverged into eastern (Clade I) and western (Clade II) clades, which corresponds well with the initial volcanic eruption of the Changbai Mts in the Late Oligocene. The subsequent diversifications of subclades CI‐3, CII‐1a and CII‐2a were probably driven by second and third eruptions of the Changbai Mts during the Miocene. In particular, the Changbai lineages had spread to the Russian Far East multiple times since the Early Miocene, and widely colonized the region during the Pleistocene. Our discoveries suggest that the ancient volcanos of the Changbai Mts act as species pumps in NE Asia, resulted in burst of diversification around the Changbai Mts and subsequent dispersals into adjacent regions.

Dual inoculation of dark septate endophytes and Trichoderma viride drives plant performance and rhizosphere microbiome adaptations of Astragalus mongholicus to drought - Chao He; Chang Liu; Haifan Liu; Wenquan Wang; Junling Hou; Xianen Li (Environmental Microbiology, 2022)
Summary Rhizosphere microbiome adapts their structural compositions to water scarcity and have the potential to mitigate drought stress of plants. To unlock this potential, it is crucial to understand community responses to drought in the interplay between soil properties, water management and exogenous microbes interference. Inoculation with dark septate endophytes (DSE) ( Acrocalymma vagum , Paraboeremia putaminum ) and Trichoderma viride on Astragalus mongholicus grown in the non‐sterile soil was exposed to drought. Rhizosphere microbiome were assessed by Illumina MiSeq sequencing of the 16S and ITS2 rRNA genes. Inoculation positively affected plant growth depending on DSE species and water regime. Ascomycota , Proteobacteria , Actinobacteria , Chloroflexi and Firmicutes were the dominant phyla. The effects of dual inoculation on bacterial community were greater than those on fungal community, and combination of P. putaminum and T. viride exerted a stronger impact on the microbiome under drought stress. The observed changes in soil factors caused by inoculation could be explained by the variations in microbiome composition. Rhizosphere microbiome mediated by inoculation exhibited distinct preferences for various growth parameters. These findings suggest that dual inoculation of DSE and T. viride enriched beneficial microbiota, altered soil nutrient status and might contribute to enhance the cultivation of medicinal plants in dryland agriculture.

Adult-repopulating lymphoid potential of yolk sac blood vessels is not confined to arterial endothelial cells - Chaojie Wang; Yandong Gong; Anbang Wei; Tao Huang; Siyuan Hou; Junjie Du; Zongcheng Li; Junliang Wang; Bing Liu; Yu Lan (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

The Paleozoic Huoshenmiao iron skarn deposit in the Tongbai area of North Qinling Orogen, China: Insights from garnet U-Pb dating and geological constraints - Mingchun Chai; Hao Hu; Jianwei Li; Shiguang Du; Linfeng Hou (Science China Earth Sciences, 2021)

Correction to: Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of Hybrid Population Provides Insights Into Starch Content in Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) Storage Root - Zhen Qin; Aixian Li; Shunxu Dong; Qingmei Wang; Fuyun Hou; Haiyan Zhang (Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 2021)

Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of Hybrid Population Provides Insights Into Starch Content in Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) Storage Root - Zhen Qin; Aixian Li; Shunxu Dong; Qingmei Wang; Fuyun Hou; Haiyan Zhang (Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 2021)

Improving photosynthesis to increase grain yield potential: an analysis of maize hybrids released in different years in China - Yanyan Yan; Peng Hou; Fengying Duan; Li Niu; Tingbo Dai; Keru Wang; Ming Zhao; Shaokun Li; Wenbin Zhou (Photosynthesis Research, 2021)
In this work, we sought to understand how breeding has affected photosynthesis and to identify key photosynthetic indices that are important for increasing maize yield in the field. Our 2-year (2017–2018) field experiment used five high-yielding hybrid maize cultivars (generated in the 1970s, 2000s, and 2010s) and was conducted in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China. We investigated the effects of planting density on maize grain yield, photosynthetic parameters, respiration, and chlorophyll content, under three planting density regimens: 75,000, 105,000, and 135,000 plants ha −1 . Our results showed that increasing planting density to the medium level (105,000 plants ha −1 ) significantly increased grain yield (Y) up to 20.32% compared to the low level (75,000 plants ha −1 ). However, further increasing planting density to 135,000 plants ha −1 did not lead to an additional increase in yield, with some cultivars actually exhibiting an opposite trend. Interestingly, no significant changes in photosynthetic rate, dark respiration, stomatal density, and aperture were observed upon increasing planting density. Moreover, our experiments revealed a positive correlation between grain yield and the net photosynthetic rate (P n ) upon the hybrid release year. Compared to other cultivars, the higher grain yield obtained in DH618 resulted from a higher 1000-kernel weight (TKW), which can be explained by a longer photosynthetic duration, a higher chlorophyll content, and a lower ratio of chlorophyll a / b . Moreover, we found that a higher leaf area per plant and the leaf area index (HI) do not necessarily result in an improvement in maize yield. Taken together, we demonstrated that higher photosynthetic capacity, longer photosynthetic duration, suitable LAI, and higher chlorophyll content with lower chlorophyll a / b ratio are important factors for obtaining high-yielding maize cultivars and can be used for the improvement of maize crop yield.

Spatial and temporal variation of precipitation during 1960–2015 in Northwestern China - Hui Li; Yanyan Gao; Enke Hou (Natural Hazards, 2021)

Silencing of H19 alleviates oxygen–glucose deprivation/reoxygenation-triggered injury through the regulation of the miR-1306-5p/BCL2L13 axis - Yuxing Huang; Lisha Deng; Lin Zeng; Shanlin Bao; Kun Ye; Chengxun Li; Xiaolin Hou; Yuan Yao; Dingjun Li; Zhen Xiong (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2021)

Pretreatment of Indobufen and Aspirin and their Combinations with Clopidogrel or Ticagrelor Alleviates Inflammasome Mediated Pyroptosis Via Inhibiting NF-κB/NLRP3 Pathway in Ischemic Stroke - Fengyang Li; Dan Xu; Kai Hou; Xue Gou; Ning Lv; Weirong Fang; Yunman Li (Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology, 2021)

All around suboptimal health — a joint position paper of the Suboptimal Health Study Consortium and European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine - Wei Wang; Yuxiang Yan; Zheng Guo; Haifeng Hou; Monique Garcia; Xuerui Tan; Enoch Odame Anto; Gehendra Mahara; Yulu Zheng; Bo Li; Timothy Kang; Zhaohua Zhong; et al. (EPMA Journal, 2021)
First two decades of the twenty-first century are characterised by epidemics of non-communicable diseases such as many hundreds of millions of patients diagnosed with cardiovascular diseases and the type 2 diabetes mellitus, breast, lung, liver and prostate malignancies, neurological, sleep, mood and eye disorders, amongst others. Consequent socio-economic burden is tremendous. Unprecedented decrease in age of maladaptive individuals has been reported. The absolute majority of expanding non-communicable disorders carry a chronic character, over a couple of years progressing from reversible suboptimal health conditions to irreversible severe pathologies and cascading collateral complications. The time-frame between onset of SHS and clinical manifestation of associated disorders is the operational area for an application of reliable risk assessment tools and predictive diagnostics followed by the cost-effective targeted prevention and treatments tailored to the person. This article demonstrates advanced strategies in bio/medical sciences and healthcare focused on suboptimal health conditions in the frame-work of Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine (3PM/PPPM). Potential benefits in healthcare systems and for society at large include but are not restricted to an improved life-quality of major populations and socio-economical groups, advanced professionalism of healthcare-givers and sustainable healthcare economy. Amongst others, following medical areas are proposed to strongly benefit from PPPM strategies applied to the identification and treatment of suboptimal health conditions: Stress overload associated pathologies Male and female health Planned pregnancies Periodontal health Eye disorders Inflammatory disorders, wound healing and pain management with associated complications Metabolic disorders and suboptimal body weight Cardiovascular pathologies Cancers Stroke, particularly of unknown aetiology and in young individuals Sleep medicine Sports medicine Improved individual outcomes under pandemic conditions such as COVID-19.

Review of chemical stabilizing agents for improving the physical and mechanical properties of loess - Yifei Hou; Ping Li; Jiading Wang (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2021)

Growth-promoting effects of dark septate endophytes on the non-mycorrhizal plant Isatis indigotica under different water conditions - Min Li; Lifeng Hou; Jiaqiang Liu; Jingya Yang; Yiling Zuo; Lili Zhao; Xueli He (Symbiosis, 2021)

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

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.

Hydrogen-rich water promotes the formation of bulblets in Lilium davidii var. unicolor through regulating sucrose and starch metabolism - Xuemei Hou; Nana Qi; Chunlei Wang; Changxia Li; Dengjing Huang; Yihua Li; Ni Wang; Weibiao Liao (Planta, 2021)

Rhizosphere bacterial community dynamics of the cadmium hyperaccumulator Sedum plumbizincicola under a cadmium concentration gradient during phytoextraction - Jinyu Hou; Wuxing Liu; Yan Li; Yongjie Huang; Peter Christie; Longhua Wu; Yongming Luo (Plant and Soil, 2021)

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus suppresses tomato (Solanum lycopersicum Mill.) Ralstonia wilt via establishing a soil–plant integrated defense system - Minghui Li; Shaowei Hou; Junhua Wang; Junli Hu; Xiangui Lin (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2021)

Pyroptosis in stroke-new insights into disease mechanisms and therapeutic strategies - Xue Gou; Dan Xu; Fengyang Li; Kai Hou; Weirong Fang; Yunman Li (Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, 2021)

Impact of industrial agglomeration on environmental pollution from perspective of foreign direct investment—a panel threshold analysis for Chinese provinces - Li Shijie; Dingxia Hou; Weijian Jin; Rabia Shahid (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Novel Alcaligenes ammonioxydans sp. nov. from wastewater treatment sludge oxidizes ammonia to N 2 with a previously unknown pathway - Meng‐Ru Wu; Ting‐Ting Hou; Ying Liu; Li‐Li Miao; Guo‐Min Ai; Lan Ma; Hai‐Zhen Zhu; Ya‐Xin Zhu; Xi‐Yan Gao; Craig W. Herbold; Michael Wagner; De‐Feng Li; et al. (Environmental Microbiology, 2021)
Summary Heterotrophic nitrifiers are able to oxidize and remove ammonia from nitrogen‐rich wastewaters but the genetic elements of heterotrophic ammonia oxidation are poorly understood. Here, we isolated and identified a novel heterotrophic nitrifier, Alcaligenes ammonioxydans sp. nov. strain HO‐1, oxidizing ammonia to hydroxylamine and ending in the production of N 2 gas. Genome analysis revealed that strain HO‐1 encoded a complete denitrification pathway but lacks any genes coding for homologous to known ammonia monooxygenases or hydroxylamine oxidoreductases. Our results demonstrated strain HO‐1 denitrified nitrite (not nitrate) to N 2 and N 2 O at anaerobic and aerobic conditions respectively. Further experiments demonstrated that inhibition of aerobic denitrification did not stop ammonia oxidation and N 2 production. A gene cluster ( dnfT1RT2ABCD ) was cloned from strain HO‐1 and enabled E . coli accumulated hydroxylamine. Sub‐cloning showed that genetic cluster dnfAB or dnfABC already enabled E . coli cells to produce hydroxylamine and further to 15 N 2 from ( 15 NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 . Transcriptome analysis revealed these three genes dnfA , dnfB and dnfC were significantly upregulated in response to ammonia stimulation. Taken together, we concluded that strain HO‐1 has a novel dnf genetic cluster for ammonia oxidation and this dnf genetic cluster encoded a previously unknown pathway of di rect amm onia ox idation (Dirammox) to N 2 .

Variable-Gain Higher-Order Sliding Mode Pitch Control of Floating Offshore Wind Turbine - Shuzhen Li; Yaozhen Han; Weigang Pan; Shuang Liu; Mingdong Hou (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021)
A variable-gain higher-order sliding mode pitch control strategy is proposed for a strongly nonlinear and coupled floating offshore wind power system. The main goal of the proposed strategy is to suppress platform motion caused by random disturbances such as waves and wind speed and to reduce fatigue loads and power fluctuations. Feedback control and super-twisting second-order sliding mode algorithm were adopted to carry out collective pitch control and track the rated rotor speed, which involves the factor of platform pitch. To adaptively adjust the collective pitch control parameters according to random wave and wind speed disturbances, the barrier function method was used to conceive adaptive sliding mode control gains. For comparison purposes, the proposed control strategy and PI control were executed under different wind and wave conditions on a FAST and MATLAB/Simulink platform. Furthermore, the fatigue load was calculated by Mlife. The results demonstrate that the proposed scheme is effective and robust. Moreover, it has advantages in resisting external disturbances, especially in suppressing the platform pitch and roll, as well as reducing the power fluctuations and the fatigue load on the blade root.

Development and application of the Faba_bean_130K targeted next-generation sequencing SNP genotyping platform based on transcriptome sequencing - Chenyu Wang; Rong Liu; Yujiao Liu; Wanwei Hou; Xuejun Wang; Yamei Miao; Yuhua He; Yu Ma; Guan Li; Dong Wang; Yishan Ji; Hongyan Zhang; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

Urban heat island estimation from improved selection of urban and rural stations by DTW algorithm - Yonghong Hu; Gensuo Jia; Jinlong Ai; Yong Zhang; Meiting Hou; Yapeng Li (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2021)

Protective effects of tetramethylpyrazine on dysfunction of the locus coeruleus in rats exposed to single prolonged stress by anti-ER stress mechanism - Yun Hou; Meifeng Li; Yinchuan Jin; Feibo Xu; Shaohua Liang; Chen Xue; Kaili Wang; Wei Zhao (Psychopharmacology, 2021)

Community structure and abundance of comammox Nitrospira in Chongming eastern intertidal sediments - Dongyao Sun; Min Liu; Lijun Hou; Mengyue Zhao; Xiufeng Tang; Qiang Zhao; Jun Li; Ping Han (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2021)

Block PS-InSAR ground deformation estimation for large-scale areas based on network adjustment - Jingxin Hou; Bing Xu; Zhiwei Li; Yan Zhu; Guangcai Feng (Journal of Geodesy, 2021)

Examination of acephate absorption, transport, and accumulation in maize after root irrigation for Spodoptera frugiperda control - Jiyingzi Wu; Xianjia Li; Ruiquan Hou; Kunyu Zhao; Yongqing Wang; Suqing Huang; Dongmei Cheng; Zhixiang Zhang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Expression and functional analysis of cytoplasmic dynein during spermatogenesis in Portunus trituberculatus - Chao-Guang Wei; Dan-Li Mu; Dao-Jun Tang; Jun-Quan Zhu; Cong-Cong Hou (Cell and Tissue Research, 2021)

Interactive effects of nutrient availability, fluctuating supply, and plant parasitism on the post-invasion success of Bidens pilosa - Fang-Lei Gao; Qiao-Sheng He; Ru-Qian Xie; Jia-Hui Hou; Chen-Lu Shi; Jun-Min Li; Fei-Hai Yu (Biological Invasions, 2021)

Optimization of oil source correlation indexes: a case of Chang 10 member in Ordos Basin’ Zhoujiawan area - Kun Xu; Shijia Chen; Yuting Hou; Zixing Lu; Chen Li; Meimei Han (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Genomic and transcriptomic insights into the habitat adaptation of the diazotrophic paddy‐field cyanobacterium Nostoc sphaeroides - Zhen Chen; Jin‐Long Shang; Shengwei Hou; Tao Li; Qi Li; Yi‐Wen Yang; Wolfgang R. Hess; Bao‐Sheng Qiu (Environmental Microbiology, 2021)
Summary Nitrogen‐fixing cyanobacteria are common in paddy fields, one of the most productive wetland ecosystems. Here, we present the complete genome of Nostoc sphaeroides, a paddy‐field diazotroph used for food and medicine for more than 1700 years and deciphered the transcriptional regulation during the developmental transition from hormogonia to vegetative filaments with heterocysts. The genome of N. sphaeroides consists of one circular chromosome (6.48 Mb), one of the largest ever reported megaplasmids (2.34 Mb), and seven plasmids. Multiple gene families involved in the adaption to high solar radiation and water fluctuation conditions were found expanded, while genes involved in anoxic adaptation and phosphonate utilization are located on the megaplasmid, suggesting its indispensable role in environmental adaptation. Distinct gene expression patterns were observed during the light‐intensity‐regulated transition from hormogonia to vegetative filaments, specifically, genes encoding proteins involved in photosynthetic light reaction, carbon fixation, nitrogen metabolism and heterocyst differentiation were significantly upregulated, whereas genes related to cell motility were down‐regulated. Our results provide genomic and transcriptomic insights into the adaptation of a filamentous nitrogen‐fixing cyanobacterium to the highly dynamic paddy‐field habitat, suggesting N. sphaeroides as an excellent system to understand the transition from aquatic to terrestrial habitats and to support sustainable rice production.

Transcriptome Analysis of Active Axillary Buds from Narrow-crown and Broad-crown Poplars Provides Insight into the Phytohormone Regulatory Network for Branching Angle - Yanting Tian; Jinnan Wang; Haoping Guo; Kai Qu; Dong Xu; Lili Hou; Jihong Li (Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 2021)

The effects of plant–soil feedback on invasion resistance are soil context dependent - Pengdong Chen; Qiaoqiao Huang; Yanhui Zhuge; Chongwei Li; Ping Zhu; Yuping Hou (Oecologia, 2021)

Polystyrene microplastics induce blood–testis barrier disruption regulated by the MAPK-Nrf2 signaling pathway in rats - Shengda Li; Qimeng Wang; Hui Yu; Long Yang; Yiqing Sun; Ning Xu; Nana Wang; Zhimin Lei; Junyu Hou; Yinchuan Jin; Hongqin Zhang; Lianqin Li; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Alternating current enhanced bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soils - Ying Huang; Zhongwei He; Lili Xu; Bin Yang; Yang Hou; Lecheng Lei; Zhongjian Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Precipitation manipulation and terrestrial carbon cycling: The roles of treatment magnitude, experimental duration and local climate - Jinsong Wang; Dashuan Tian; Alan K. Knapp; Han Y. H. Chen; Yiqi Luo; Zhaolei Li; Enqing Hou; Xinzhao Huang; Lifen Jiang; Shuli Niu (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2021)
Aim Precipitation manipulation experiments have shown diverse terrestrial carbon (C) cycling responses when the ecosystem is subjected to different magnitudes of altered precipitation, various experimental durations or heterogeneity in local climate. However, how these factors combine to affect C cycle responses to changes in precipitation remains unclear. Location Global. Time period 1990–2019. Major taxa studied Terrestrial ecosystems. Methods Using observations from 230 published studies in which precipitation was manipulated and terrestrial C cycling variables were measured, we conducted a global meta‐analysis to investigate responses of diverse C cycle processes to altered precipitation, including gross ecosystem productivity, ecosystem respiration, net ecosystem productivity, ecosystem carbon use efficiency, net primary productivity (NPP), aboveground and belowground NPP, aboveground and belowground biomass, shoot‐to‐root ratio, soil respiration and soil microbial biomass C. Results We found that C cycling responses were correlated linearly and positively with the magnitude of precipitation treatments. We also detected that the responses of NPP and its aboveground component (ANPP) to altered precipitation weakened with experimental duration. Furthermore, gross ecosystem productivity, ecosystem respiration and net ecosystem productivity showed larger responses to precipitation treatments of greater magnitude over shorter time periods. The response of soil respiration, a key component of the C budget in most terrestrial ecosystems, depended in particular on the local climate. Local temperature and precipitation not only influenced the magnitude of the response of soil respiration to altered precipitation but also affected its sensitivity to the magnitude of the precipitation treatments, with higher sensitivities in the response of soil respiration to treatment magnitude at drier and colder sites. Main conclusions Our findings highlight the importance of the interactions between the magnitude of precipitation treatments, their duration and the local climate in the response of ecosystem C cycling to altered precipitation, which is crucial to a better understanding of ecosystem C processes and functioning and projecting them under changing precipitation regimes.

Paleoproterozoic S-type granites in the Lengshui complex, South China: Implications for the tectonic evolution of the Yangtze Block - Kuizhou Li; Qi Deng; Jian Wang; Chris Yakymchuk; Mingcai Hou; Xiaozhuang Cui; Guangming Ren; Fei Ren; Wen Luo (International Geology Review, 2021)

Quantifying and Modeling of In Situ Stress Evolutions of Coal Reservoirs for Helium, Methane, Nitrogen and CO2 Depletions - Xiaowei Hou; Shimin Liu; Guofu Li; Yanming Zhu; Ang Liu (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2021)

Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Neurofeedback of Cortical Target Enhances Hippocampal Activation and Memory Performance - Xin Hou; Xiang Xiao; Yilong Gong; Yihan Jiang; Peipei Sun; Juan Li; Zheng Li; Xiaojie Zhao; Li Yao; Antao Chen; Chaozhe Zhu (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2021)

Synthesis and antibacterial activity of novel Schiff bases of thiosemicarbazone derivatives with adamantane moiety - Jiahui Zhu; Guosheng Teng; Dongfeng Li; Ruibin Hou; Yan Xia (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2021)

2,5-Dimethyl Celecoxib Inhibits Proliferation and Cell Cycle and Induces Apoptosis in Glioblastoma by Suppressing CIP2A/PP2A/Akt Signaling Axis - Dezheng Gao; Alphonce M. K. Nyalali; Yongqiang Hou; Yongxiang Xu; Junlin Zhou; Wenguo Zhao; Bin Huang; Feng Li (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2021)

Phylogenomic Analyses of a Clade Within the Family Flavobacteriaceae Suggest Taxonomic Reassignments of Species of the Genera Algibacter, Hyunsoonleella, Jejuia, and Flavivirga, and the Proposal of Pseudalgibacter gen. nov. and Pseudalgibacter alginicilyticus comb. nov. - Miao Li; Ling-Zhi Hou; Xing-Hao Xu; Xiao-Xiao Wang; Ming-Can Zheng; Yan-Jiao Zhang; Ang Liu (Current Microbiology, 2021)

Effects of drought and heat on the productivity and photosynthetic characteristics of alpine meadow plants on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau - Li Ma; Zhong-hua Zhang; Bu-qing Yao; Zhen Ma; Xiao-tao Huang; Bing-rong Zhou; Man-hou Xu; Jing Guo; Hua-kun Zhou (Journal of Mountain Science, 2021)

Effect of Sand Body Enrichment Under the Restriction of a Tectonic Transfer Zone: A Case Study on the Pinghu Formation in the Kongqueting Region on the Pinghu Slope - Junjie Li; Guowei Hou; Lanzhi Qin; Jingjing Xie; Xue Jiang (Journal of Ocean University of China, 2021)

The first complete genome sequence of an iflavirus from the endoparasitoid wasp Tetrastichus brontispae - E Meng; Baozhen Tang; Jingyi Li; Lang Fu; Youming Hou (Archives of Virology, 2021)

The common risk factors for progression and mortality in COVID-19 patients: a meta-analysis - Li Zhang; Jie Hou; Fu-Zhe Ma; Jia Li; Shuai Xue; Zhong-Gao Xu (Archives of Virology, 2021)

COLREGs: Compliant Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance of USVs Based on the Dynamic Navigation Ship Domain - Fang Deng; Leilei Jin; Xiuhui Hou; Longjin Wang; Boyang Li; Hualin Yang (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021)
Dynamic obstacle avoidance is essential for unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) to achieve autonomous sailing. This paper presents a dynamic navigation ship domain (DNSD)-based dynamic obstacle avoidance approach for USVs in compliance with COLREGs. Based on the detected obstacle information, the approach can not only infer the collision risk, but also plan the local avoidance path trajectory to make appropriate avoidance maneuvers. Firstly, the analytical DNSD model is established taking into account the ship parameters, maneuverability, sailing speed, and encounter situations regarding COLREGs. Thus, the DNSDs of the own and target ships are utilized to trigger the obstacle avoidance mode and determine whether and when the USV should make avoidance maneuvers. Then, the local avoidance path planner generates the new avoidance waypoints and plans the avoidance trajectory. Simulations were implemented for a single obstacle under different encounter situations and multiple dynamic obstacles. The results demonstrated the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed DNSD-based obstacle avoidance algorithm.

Assessing the Impact of Wave–Current Interactions on Storm Surges and Waves during Cold Air Outbreaks in the Northern East China Sea - Dongxue Mo; Jian Li; Yijun Hou (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021)
Storm surges and disastrous waves induced by cold air outbreaks, a type of severe weather system, often impact the coastal economic development. Using the Climate Forecast System Reanalysis wind product and the Coupled Ocean–Atmosphere–Wave–Sediment Transport model, we developed a coupled numerical model and applied it to examine the interaction between surface gravity waves and ocean currents during cold air outbreaks in two case studies in the northern East China Sea. The results revealed that wave–current interactions improved the simulation accuracy, especially the water level, as verified by tidal station measurements. We conducted sensitivity experiments to explore the spatiotemporal variation of the impact of wave–current interactions on storm surges and waves in the northern East China Sea, away from the coastline. The wave-induced surge (up to 0.4 m) and the wave-induced current (up to 0.5 m/s) were found to be related to the difference between wave direction and current direction. The significant wave height difference (up to 0.5 m) was sensitive to the storm surge nearshore and sensitive to the current field offshore, while the mean wave direction change (up to 40°) was more sensitive to the current field than to the storm surge. Additionally, the wave–current interaction regulated the momentum balance and wave action balance, respectively. By comparison, the momentum residuals of pressure gradient, Coriolis force, Coriolis–Stokes force, and bottom stress, which were pronounced in different areas, were modulated more significantly by the wave effect than other terms. The dominant mechanisms of wave–current interactions on waves included the current-induced modification of energy generation caused by wind input, the current-induced modification of energy dissipation caused by whitecapping, and the current-induced wave advection.

Length-Based Assessment of Fish Stocks in a Data-Poor, Jointly Exploited (China and Vietnam) Fishing Ground, Northern South China Sea - Kui Zhang; Jiajun Li; Gang Hou; Zirong Huang; Dengfu Shi; Zuozhi Chen; Yongsong Qiu (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
The Beibu Gulf is one of the most important fishing grounds in the South China Sea (SCS), and the fisheries resources in this area are exploited by both China and Vietnam. In recent decades, some indications of overfishing have appeared, including declining catch rates, frequently changing catch composition, and shrinking body sizes in main commercial fish species. Due to limited data availability, only a small subset of exploited fish stocks in this area has been assessed. Here, we applied two length-based methods, electronic length frequency analysis (ELEFAN) and length-based Bayesian biomass estimation (LBB), to stock assessment of nine exploited fish species in the Beibu Gulf. There were total 53, 652 length records of 30 target stocks used in this study during the survey period from 1960 to 2015. The results showed that the two length-based methods presented different ability in estimating exploitation rate ( E ), and the estimated E ranged from 0.34 to 0.87 using ELEFAN method while ranged from 0.26 to 0.86 using LBB method. The prior information from ELEFAN method was effective for LBB method, as there were significant differences in 66.7% of the 30 target stocks in estimated L inf , and 93.3% in estimated B / B MSY , using LBB method with and without prior information. The estimated L c / L c_opt and B / B MSY of LBB method suggest a pressing situation for the fisheries in the Beibu Gulf, as 86.7% of the 30 target stocks had been suffering from growth overfishing ( L c / L c_opt < 1), and 83.3% had been overexploited or fully exploited ( B / B MSY ≤ 1.2). In addition, we suggest using both ELEFAN and LBB methods to fit length-frequency data of data-poor fish stocks because they are complementary in estimating management reference points. We also emphasize collaboration mechanism should be established by China and Vietnam for the sustainability and recovery of fishery resources in the Beibu Gulf.

Genetic Analysis of ZNF Protein Family Members for Early-Onset Parkinson’s Disease in Chinese Population - Chun Yu Li; Ru Wei Ou; Yong Ping Chen; Xiao Jing Gu; Qian Qian Wei; Bei Cao; Ling Yu Zhang; Yan Bing Hou; Kun Cheng Liu; Xue Ping Chen; Wei Song; Bi Zhao; et al. (Molecular Neurobiology, 2021)

Feasibility of nanoscale zerovalent iron-loaded sediment-based biochar (nZVI-SBC) for simultaneous removal of nitrate and phosphate: high selectivity toward dinitrogen and synergistic mechanism - Xiaohui Liu; Jia Wei; Liangang Hou; Yuhan Zhu; Yaodong Wu; Luyi Xing; Yifei Zhang; Jun Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Independent and combined associations of solid-fuel use and smoking with obesity among rural Chinese adults - Mingming Pan; Jianjun Gu; Ruiying Li; Hao Chen; Xiaotian Liu; Runqi Tu; Ruoling Chen; Songcheng Yu; Zhenxing Mao; Wenqian Huo; Jian Hou; Chongjian Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Investigation of the cumulative influence of infiltration on the slope stability with a thick unsaturated zone - Xiaokun Hou; Tonglu Li; Shengwen Qi; Songfeng Guo; Ping Li; Yu Xi; Xianli Xing (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2021)

Effect of thermal damage on mechanical behavior of a fine-grained sandstone - Xiaoshuang Li; Kun Peng; Jun Peng; Di Hou (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Lignin Synthesis Related Genes with Potential Significance in the Response of Upland Cotton to Fusarium Wilt Identified by Transcriptome Profiling - Jianan Hou; Fu’an Zhao; Xiaojie Yang; Wu Li; Deyi Xie; Zhongjie Tang; Shuping Lv; Lihong Nie; Yao Sun; Mengmeng Wang; Yajing Zhu; Xiaopei Bo; et al. (Tropical Plant Biology, 2021)
Fusarium wilt, caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht. f. sp. vasinfectum (Fov) is a destructive soil-borne cotton disease. To profile the genes and pathways responding to Fov infection, we compared transcriptomic responses before and after F. oxysporum inoculation in a highly resistant cotton cultivar, Yumian21, and a highly susceptible cultivar, Jimian11. Although the overall gene expression pattern was downregulated in both cultivars, the global gene expression in the resistant cultivar was stronger than that in the susceptible cultivar. In addition, the expressed genes of two cultivars mostly differed in “cellular process,” “single-organism process,” “metabolic process,” and “response to stimulus” functional groups in the biological process Gene Ontology category: the upregulated differentially expressed genes (DEG) were largely enriched in the resistant cultivar, while the downregulated DEGs were largely enriched in the susceptible cultivar. Phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and phenylalanine metabolism are the key metabolic pathways in cotton in response to Fov. We found that lignin plays a potential role in cotton resistance to Fov. Two coding genes, caffeic acid 3-O-methyltransferase and peroxidase2 , as well as the two transcription factors MYB46 and MYB86 , are possibly involved in the accumulation and synthesis of lignin. Furthermore, the result showed that the quantification of lignin could be potentially used as a selection tool to identify Fusarium wilt resistant cotton.

Analysis of unigenes involved in lateral root development in Bupleurum chinense and B. scorzonerifolium - Ma Yu; Hua Chen; Qian Liu; Jing Huang; Kassa Semagn; Dan Liu; Yuchan Li; Bin Yang; Yilian He; Chun Sui; Dabin Hou; Jianhe Wei (Planta, 2021)

Multiphysics Modeling and Simulation of Subcutaneous Injection and Absorption of Biotherapeutics: Sensitivity Analysis - Peng Hou; Fudan Zheng; Clairissa D. Corpstein; Lei Xing; Tonglei Li (Pharmaceutical Research, 2021)

Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation: From Concept to Application - Yu Wang; Shao-Yuan Li; Dan Wang; Mo-Zheng Wu; Jia-Kai He; Jin-Ling Zhang; Bin Zhao; Li-Wei Hou; Jun-Ying Wang; Lei Wang; Yi-Fei Wang; Yue Zhang; et al. (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2021)

A teaching tool about the fickle p value and other statistical principles based on real-life data - Salem Alawbathani; Mehreen Batool; Jan Fleckhaus; Sarkawt Hamad; Floyd Hassenrück; Yanhong Hou; Xia Li; Jon Salmanton-García; Sami Ullah; Frederique Wieters; Martin C. Michel (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2021)
A poor understanding of statistical analysis has been proposed as a key reason for lack of replicability of many studies in experimental biomedicine. While several authors have demonstrated the fickleness of calculated p values based on simulations, we have experienced that such simulations are difficult to understand for many biomedical scientists and often do not lead to a sound understanding of the role of variability between random samples in statistical analysis. Therefore, we as trainees and trainers in a course of statistics for biomedical scientists have used real data from a large published study to develop a tool that allows scientists to directly experience the fickleness of p values. A tool based on a commonly used software package was developed that allows using random samples from real data. The tool is described and together with the underlying database is made available. The tool has been tested successfully in multiple other groups of biomedical scientists. It can also let trainees experience the impact of randomness, sample sizes and choice of specific statistical test on measured p values. We propose that live exercises based on real data will be more impactful in the training of biomedical scientists on statistical concepts.

The role of HIF-1α in BCG-stimulated macrophages polarization and their tumoricidal effects in vitro - Pei Zhu; Yuyang Hou; Mengyan Tang; Zheng Jin; Youran Yu; Dong Li; Dongmei Yan; Zehua Dong (Medical Microbiology and Immunology, 2021)

Evaluating the Friendliness of Pedestrian Footbridges Using Visibility Analysis: A Case Study in Wuhan - Jun Li; Shuang Wu; Zhiwei Luo; Jingyang Hou; Wenbo Zhang; Xueye Chen; Junru Su; Shen Ying (Journal of Geovisualization and Spatial Analysis, 2021)

The Knowledge and Attitude Towards Advance Care Planning Among Chinese Patients with Advanced Cancer - Xiao-Ting Hou; Yu-Han Lu; Hong Yang; Ren-Xiu Guo; Yun Wang; Li-Hong Wen; Ya-Ru Zhang; Hong-Yu Sun (Journal of Cancer Education, 2021)

A rapid and accurate method for identifying sexuality of Indarbela obliquifasciata Mell (Lepidoptera, Metarbelidae) adults and pupae - Li-Zhi Huo; Long-Hua Sun; Jing-Ai Zhang; Chao Wu; Ya-Hui Hou; Yong-Yue Wang; Zhi-Jie Li; Jia-Ru Deng; Si-Meng Yang; Ke-Ke Bi (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2021)

Decreased Plasma Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Polypeptide (PACAP) Levels are Linked with Disease Severity in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis - Lian-Ying Yang; Ji-Ping Hou; En-Kun Han; Gang Qiao; Li-Bin Liu; Xue-Bo Men (International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, 2021)

Effects of quercetin on the alterations of serum elements in chronic unpredictable mild stress-induced depressed rats - Tong Guan; Can Cao; Yali Hou; Yaru Li; Xinchen Wei; Siqi Li; Siqi Jia; Xiujuan Zhao (BioMetals, 2021)

3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane Complexation with Iron Ion Modified Anode in Marine Sediment Microbial Fuel Cells with Enhanced Electrochemical Performance - Xuerong Zai; Man Guo; Yaokang Hao; Shaoxin Hou; Zhiwei Yang; Jia Li; Yang Li; Hongwei Ji; Yubin Fu (Journal of Ocean University of China, 2021)

Empirical Equations of P-Wave Velocity in the Shallow and Semi-Deep Sea Sediments from the South China Sea - Guanbao Li; Zhengyu Hou; Jingqiang Wang; Guangming Kan; Baohua Liu (Journal of Ocean University of China, 2021)

Cause identification of damage in tunnel constructed in soil-rock mixture site and effect of suggested reinforcement measures - Xiaoguang Jin; Chao Hou; Yayong Li; Wenjun He (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Nitrogen addition stimulates soil aggregation and enhances carbon storage in terrestrial ecosystems of China: A meta‐analysis - Xiaofei Lu; Enqing Hou; Jieyun Guo; Frank S. Gilliam; Jianlong Li; Songbo Tang; Yuanwen Kuang (Global Change Biology, 2021)
China is experiencing a high level of atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition, which greatly affects the soil carbon (C) dynamics in terrestrial ecosystems. Soil aggregation contributes to the stability of soil structure and to soil C sequestration. Although many studies have reported the effects of N enrichment on bulk soil C dynamics, the underlying mechanisms explaining how soil aggregates respond to N enrichment remain unclear. Here, we used a meta‐analysis of data from 76N manipulation experiments in terrestrial ecosystems in China to assess the effects of N enrichment on soil aggregation and its sequestration of C. On average, N enrichment significantly increased the mean weight diameter of soil aggregates by 10%. The proportion of macroaggregates and silt‐clay fraction were significantly increased (6%) and decreased (9%) by N enrichment, respectively. A greater response of macroaggregate C (+15%) than of bulk soil C (+5%) to N enrichment was detected across all ecosystems. However, N enrichment had minor effects on microaggregate C and silt‐clay C. The magnitude of N enrichment effect on soil aggregation varied with ecosystem type and fertilization regime. Additionally, soil pH declined consistently and was correlated with soil aggregate C. Overall, our meta‐analysis suggests that N enrichment promotes particulate organic C accumulation via increasing macroaggregate C and acidifying soils. In contrast, increases in soil aggregation could inhibit microbially mediated breakdown of soil organic matter, causing minimal change in mineral‐associated organic C. Our findings highlight that atmospheric N deposition may enhance the formation of soil aggregates and their sequestration of C in terrestrial ecosystems in China.

A pair of novel bisindole alkaloid enantiomers from marine fungus Fusarium sp. XBB-9 - Sharpkate Shaker; Run-Zhu Fan; Hou-Jin Li; Wen-Jian Lan (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Geological settings and metallogenesis of high-grade iron deposits in China - Zhaochong Zhang; Houmin Li; Jianwei Li; Xie-Yan Song; Hao Hu; Lixing Li; Fengmei Chai; Tong Hou; Deru Xu (Science China Earth Sciences, 2021)

Different effects of sheep excrement type and supply level on plant and soil C:N:P stoichiometry in a typical steppe on the loess plateau - Lan Li; Jing Zhang; Xiong Zhao He; Fujiang Hou (Plant and Soil, 2021)

MiR-124 and Small Molecules Synergistically Regulate the Generation of Neuronal Cells from Rat Cortical Reactive Astrocytes - Yangyang Zheng; Zhehao Huang; Jinying Xu; Kun Hou; Yifei Yu; Shuang Lv; Lin Chen; Yulin Li; Chengshi Quan; Guangfan Chi (Molecular Neurobiology, 2021)

Study on the spatial-temporal differences and evolution of ecological security in the typical area of the Loess Plateau - Jiafeng Wen; Kang Hou; Haihong Li; Yue Zhang; Dan He; Ruochen Mei (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Heterotrophic nitrogen fixation in response to nitrate loading and sediment organic matter in an emerging coastal deltaic floodplain within the Mississippi River Delta plain - Song Li; Robert R. Twilley; Aixin Hou (Limnology and Oceanography, 2021)
Increasing nitrate (NO 3 − ) loading in rivers due to agricultural fertilization alters benthic nitrogen (N) cycling and shifts coastal wetlands from being a net source to net sink of reactive N. Heterotrophic N 2 fixation that converts N 2 to reactive N is often assumed negligible in eutrophic ecosystems and excluded in coastal N budget evaluations. We investigated N 2 fixation and denitrification in response to increasing NO 3 − loading (0, 10, and 100 μ M) and sediment organic matter (OM sediment ) concentrations in the emerging Wax Lake Delta. Continuous flow‐through incubations with 30 N 2 addition was applied to measure N 2 fixation. The variation of N 2 fixation rates from 0 to 437 μ mol N m −2 h −1 among different NO 3 − and OM sediment concentrations were comparable to the estimated denitrification rates of 141–377 μ mol N m −2 h −1 . Increasing overlying NO 3 − concentrations reduced N 2 fixation rates and facilitated denitrification rates at each OM sediment concentration. However, 100 μ M of overlying NO 3 − did not thoroughly inhibit N 2 fixation rates in sites with intermediate and higher OM sediment concentrations (189 and 99 μ mol N m −2 h −1 , respectively). Both N 2 fixation and denitrification increased with increasing OM sediment concentrations, but the relative importance of these processes was impacted mostly by overlying NO 3 − concentration as increasing NO 3 − switched the dominance of N 2 fixation to denitrification in benthic N cycling. This study highlights the importance of heterotrophic N 2 fixation in coastal deltaic floodplains and emphasizes the necessity of including N 2 fixation quantification in coastal N budget evaluation, not only in oligotrophic environment but also in eutrophic environment.

Mortality burden caused by diurnal temperature range: a nationwide time-series study in 364 Chinese locations - Min Cai; Jianxiong Hu; Chunliang Zhou; Zhulin Hou; Yanjun Xu; Maigeng Zhou; Yize Xiao; Biao Huang; Xiaojun Xu; Lifeng Lin; Tao Liu; Jianpeng Xiao; et al. (Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 2021)

Changes in the lake thermal and mixing dynamics on the Tibetan Plateau - Mingda Wang; Juzhi Hou; Lazhu; Xiumei Li; Jie Liang; Shuyun Xie; Wenjun Tang (Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2021)

The oxygen cycle and a habitable Earth - Jianping Huang; Xiaoyue Liu; Yongsheng He; Shuzhong Shen; Zengqian Hou; Shuguang Li; Changyu Li; Lijie Yao; Jiping Huang (Science China Earth Sciences, 2021)

Multiphysics Modeling and Simulation of Subcutaneous Injection and Absorption of Biotherapeutics: Model Development - Fudan Zheng; Peng Hou; Clairissa D. Corpstein; Lei Xing; Tonglei Li (Pharmaceutical Research, 2021)

Microglial Exosome miR-7239-3p Promotes Glioma Progression by Regulating Circadian Genes - Xuepei Li; Junwen Guan; Zhou Jiang; Shuting Cheng; Wang Hou; Junjie Yao; Zhengrong Wang (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2021)
Glioma-associated microglial cells, a key component of the tumor microenvironment, play an important role in glioma progression. In this study, the mouse glioma cell line GL261 and the mouse microglia cell line BV2 were chosen. First, circadian gene expression in glioma cells co-cultured with either M1 or M2 microglia was assessed and the exosomes of M2-polarized and unpolarized BV-2 microglia were extracted. Subsequently, we labeled the exosomes with PKH67 and treated GL261 cells with them to investigate the exosome distribution. GL261 cell phenotypes and related protein expression were used to explore the role of M2 microglial exosomes in gliomas. Then a specific miR-7239-3p inhibitor was added to verify miR-7239-3p functions. Finally, the mouse subcutaneous tumorigenic model was used to verify the tumorigenic effect of M2 microglial exosomes in vivo . Our results showed that in gliomas co-cultured with M2 microglia, the expression of the BMAL1 protein was decreased ( P < 0.01), while the expression of the CLOCK protein was increased ( P < 0.05); opposite results were obtained in gliomas co-cultured with M1 microglia. After treatment with M2 microglial exosomes, the apoptosis of GL261 cells decreased ( P < 0.001), while the viability, proliferation, and migration of GL261 cells increased. Increased expression of N-cadherin and Vimentin, and decreased E-cadherin expression occurred upon treatment with M2 microglial exosomes. Addition of an miR-7239-3p inhibitor to M2 microglial exosomes reversed these results. In summary, we found that miR-7239-3p in the glioma microenvironment is recruited to glioma cells by exosomes and inhibits Bmal1 expression. M2 microglial exosomes promote the proliferation and migration of gliomas by regulating tumor-related protein expression and reducing apoptosis.

Isolation, culture, and characterization of cells derived from giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) semen - Yuliang Liu; Yuan Li; Rong Hou; Zhigang Cai; Donghui Wang; Jiasong Chen; Feiping Li; Yijiao Chen; Junhui An (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2021)

Population-based meta-analysis of chloroquine: informing chloroquine pharmacokinetics in COVID-19 patients - Xueting Yao; Xiaoyu Yan; Xiaohan Wang; Ting Cai; Shun Zhang; Cheng Cui; Xiaoxu Wang; Zhe Hou; Qi Liu; Haiyan Li; Jing Lin; Zi Xiong; et al. (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2021)
Aims Chloroquine (CQ) has been repurposed to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Understanding the pharmacokinetics (PK) in COVID-19 patients is essential to study its exposure–efficacy/safety relationship and provide a basis for a possible dosing regimen optimization. Subject and methods In this study, we used a population-based meta-analysis approach to develop a population PK model to characterize the CQ PK in COVID-19 patients. An open-label, single-center study (ethical review approval number: PJ-NBEY-KY-2020-063-01) was conducted to assess the safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics of CQ in patients with COVID-19. The sparse PK data from 50 COVID-19 patients, receiving 500 mg CQ phosphate twice daily for 7 days, were combined with additional CQ PK data from 18 publications. Results A two-compartment model with first-order oral absorption and first-order elimination and an absorption lag best described the data. Absorption rate (ka) was estimated to be 0.559 h −1 , and a lag time of absorption (ALAG) was estimated to be 0.149 h. Apparent clearance (CL/F) and apparent central volume of distribution (V2/F) was 33.3 l/h and 3630 l. Apparent distribution clearance (Q/F) and volume of distribution of peripheral compartment (Q3/F) were 58.7 l/h and 5120 l. The simulated CQ concentration under five dosing regimens of CQ phosphate were within the safety margin (400 ng/ml). Conclusion Model-based simulation using PK parameters from the COVID-19 patients shows that the concentrations under the currently recommended dosing regimen are below the safety margin for side-effects, which suggests that these dosing regimens are generally safe. The derived population PK model should allow for the assessment of pharmacokinetics–pharmacodynamics (PK-PD) relationships for CQ when given alone or in combination with other agents to treat COVID-19.

Nitrogen Enrichment Reduces Nitrogen and Phosphorus Resorption Through Changes to Species Resorption and Plant Community Composition - Xiao-Tao Lü; Shuang-Li Hou; Sasha Reed; Jiang-Xia Yin; Yan-Yu Hu; Hai-Wei Wei; Zhi-Wei Zhang; Guo-Jiao Yang; Zhuo-Yi Liu; Xing-Guo Han (Ecosystems, 2021)

Functionality analysis of an urban water supply network after strong earthquakes - Li Jichao; Shang Qingxue; Hou Guanjie; Li Quanwang; Wang Tao (Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, 2021)

The effects of land use changes on climate warming by source-sink theory - Shuang-shuang Hou; Li-fei Yu; Wei Yan; Shu-hong Gu; Xiao-ping Gu (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Water temperature effects on hydraulic performance of pressure‐compensating emitter in a drip irrigation system * - Hou Peng; Li Shuqin; Liu Zeyuan; Zhou Hongxu; Tahir Muhammd; Wu Ruonan; Liu Wenchao; Li Yunkai (Irrigation and Drainage, 2021)
Accurate testing and evaluation of the hydraulic performance of pressure‐compensating (PC) emitters are basic for proper operation of drip irrigation systems. However, the impacts of environmental conditions and system operation usually result in unstable water temperature. Quantifying the effects of water temperature on flow rate and hydraulic performance are of vital importance to PC emitters. In this paper, six types of widely used PC emitters were used for laboratory testing, and their flow rates in the water temperature range of 15–45 °C were measured. The results showed that both the PC emitters' flow rate and temperature discharge ratio (TDR) decreased significantly with increase of water temperature ( p k d ) showed a downward trend with higher water temperature ( p x ) of the PC emitter could be ignored. This may be due to the decrease in hardness of the elastic diaphragm caused by higher water temperature, the research would provide theoretical references for correcting the performance deviation of pressure‐compensating emitters caused by temperature variation.

Modes of exploitation of atmospheric water resources in the Qinghai–Tibet plateau - Fang‐Fang Li; Kang Zhao; Hou‐Liang Lu; Guang‐Qian Wang; Jun Qiu (International Journal of Climatology, 2021)
Known as “China's Water Tower,” the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP) becomes warm and humid in the short term but faces drought in the long term because of global climate change. Atmospheric water resources seem to be the only choice in the QTP region to alleviate drought conditions. Analysis of water vapour distribution and evaluation of exploitation modes of atmospheric water resources are carried out in this study. Different exploitation modes of atmospheric water resources including routine, selective, and emergency‐oriented exploitation are distinguished using water vapour budget and its distribution entropy. Zoning of the QTP indicates that routine exploitation, that is, long‐term, continuous, and fixed‐point exploitation, can only be carried out in its eastern part, while the middle and western parts are suitable for selective exploitation. Such entropy‐based assessment and zoning can be used as a reference for the exploitation of atmospheric water in the QTP in the future. Furthermore, the proposed zoning criteria can be used to estimate the exploitability of atmospheric water resources.

Application of LiDAR UAV for High-Resolution Flood Modelling - Bingyao Li; Jingming Hou; Donglai Li; Dong Yang; Hao Han; Xu Bi; Xinghua Wang; Reinhard Hinkelmann; Junqiang Xia (Water Resources Management, 2021)

Effect of bFGF on fibroblasts derived from the golden snub-nosed monkey - Xin Liu; Hao Wei; Jing Yang; Jingjing Li; Pei Zhang; Yuli Li; Rong Hou; Jinlian Hua; Xingrong Yan; Baoguo Li (Primates, 2021)

Characteristic and evolution of HAT and HDAC genes in Gramineae genomes and their expression analysis under diverse stress in Oryza sativa - Jiaqi Hou; Ruifei Ren; Huangzhuo Xiao; Zhenfei Chen; Jinfu Yu; Haorui Zhang; Qipeng Shi; Haoli Hou; Shibin He; Lijia Li (Planta, 2021)

Dysfunction of chaperone-mediated autophagy in human diseases - Zhaozhong Liao; Bin Wang; Wenjing Liu; Qian Xu; Lin Hou; Jinlian Song; Qingming Guo; Ning Li (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2021)

Gene polymorphism of chalcone isomerase influence the accumulation of flavonoids in licorice (Glycyrrhiza spp.) - Xiaodong Zhang; Shaokai Tian; Lin Qi; Wendong Li; Jiaming Hou; Lin Yang; Zhixin Zhang; Ying Liu (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2021)

Temporal variation of airborne fungi in university library rooms and its relation to environmental parameters and potential confounders - Dingmeng Wu; Ying Zhang; Chenbo Zhao; Angui Li; Li’an Hou; Yu Tian; Jing Xiong; Ran Gao (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Application of a 2D-QSAR with a sine normalization method for the biodegradation of fluoroquinolones to poison cyanobacteria - Minghao Li; Meijin Du; Ruihao Sun; Wenhui Zhang; Yilin Hou; Yu Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Silver Nanoparticles Induced Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Injuries Mediated Autophagy in HC11 Cells Through Akt/AMPK/mTOR Pathway - Jin Hou; Ling Zhao; Huaqiao Tang; Xiaoli He; Gang Ye; Fei Shi; Min Kang; Helin Chen; Yinglun Li (Biological Trace Element Research, 2021)

Freeze-thaw resistance of eco-material stabilized loess - Guo-yu Li; Xin Hou; Yu Zhou; Wei Ma; Yan-hu Mu; Dun Chen; Li-yun Tang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2021)

The regulation of dermal mesenchymal stem cells on keratinocytes apoptosis - Peng An; Jianxiao Xing; Aihong Peng; Xincheng Zhao; Wenjuan Chang; Nannan Liang; Yue Cao; Juan Li; Junqin Li; Ruixia Hou; Xinhua Li; Kaiming Zhang (Cell and Tissue Banking, 2021)

Least-squares reverse time migration method using the factorization of the Hessian matrix - Sun Xiao-Dong; Teng Hou-Hua; Ren Li-Juan; Wang Wei-Qi; Li Zhen-Chun (Applied Geophysics, 2021)

A single nucleotide polymorphism variant located in the cis ‐regulatory region of the ABCG2 gene is associated with mallard egg colour - Hehe Liu; Jian Hu; Zhanbao Guo; Wenlei Fan; Yaxi Xu; Suyun Liang; Dapeng Liu; Yunsheng Zhang; Ming Xie; Jing Tang; Wei Huang; Qi Zhang; et al. (Molecular Ecology, 2021)
Avian egg coloration is shaped by natural selection, but its genetic basis remains unclear. Here, we used genome‐wide association analysis and identity by descent to finely map green egg colour to a 179‐kb region of Chr4 based on the resequencing of 352 ducks ( Anas platyrhynchos ) from a segregating population resulting from the mating of Pekin ducks (white‐shelled eggs) and mallards (green‐shelled eggs). We further narrowed the candidate region to a 30‐kb interval by comparing genome divergence in seven indigenous duck populations. Among the genes located in the finely mapped region, only one transcript of the ABCG2 gene (XM_013093252.2) exhibited higher uterine expression in green‐shelled individuals than in white‐shelled individuals, as supported by transcriptome data from four populations. ABCG2 has been reported to encode a protein that functions as a membrane transporter for biliverdin. Sanger sequencing of the whole 30‐kb candidate region (Chr4: 47.41–47.44 Mb) and a plasmid reporter assay helped to identify a single nucleotide polymorphism (Chr4: 47,418,074 G>A) located in a conserved predicted promoter region whose variation may alter ABCG2 transcription activity. We provide a useful molecular marker for duck breeding and contribute data to the research on ecological evolution based on egg colour patterns among birds.

Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory constituents from Flos populi - Yong Hou; Guangjie Zhang; Min Li; Bowen Li; Li Chen; Ying Tian; Shijun Liu; Bin Li; Junxing Dong (Natural Product Research, 2021)

An Experimental Study on the Mechanical Properties and Expansion Characteristics of a Novel Self-Swelling Cartridge for Rock Breakage - Shuai Xu; Pengyuan Hou; Runran Li; Ming Cai (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2021)

Fracture Initiation, Gas Ejection, and Strain Waves Measured on Specimen Surfaces in Model Rock Blasting - Zong-Xian Zhang; Li Yuan Chi; Yang Qiao; De-Feng Hou (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2021)
Crack velocity, gas ejection, and stress waves play an important role in determining delay time, designing a blast and understanding the mechanism of rock fragmentation by blasting. In this paper, the emerging times of the earliest cracks and gas ejection on the lateral surfaces of cylindrical granite specimens with a diameter of 240 mm and a length of 300 mm were determined by high-speed photography, and the strain waves measured by an instrument of dynamic strain measurement during model blasting. The results showed that: (1) the measured velocity of gas penetration into the radial cracks was in a range of 196–279 m/s; (2) the measured velocity of a radial crack extending from the blasthole to the specimen surface varied from 489 to 652 m/s; (3) the length of strain waves measured was about 2800 µs, which is approximately 1000 times greater than the detonation time. At about 2850 µs after detonation was initiated, gases were still ejected from the surface cracks, and the specimens still stood at their initial places, although surface cracks had opened widely.

Mixing effects of litter decomposition at plant organ and species levels in a temperate grassland - Shuang-Li Hou; Xiao-Tao Lü (Plant and Soil, 2021)

Quantitative assessment of check dam system impacts on catchment flood characteristics – a case in hilly and gully area of the Loess Plateau, China - Tian Wang; Jingming Hou; Peng Li; Jiaheng Zhao; Zhanbin Li; Elena Matta; Liping Ma; Reinhard Hinkelmann (Natural Hazards, 2021)

TMEM166 inhibits cell proliferation, migration and invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma via upregulating TP53 - Jiejie Yang; Bin Wang; Qian Xu; Yuling Yang; Lin Hou; Kan Yin; Qingming Guo; Yanan Hua; Li Zhang; Yixuan Li; Jinyu Zhang; Ning Li (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2021)

Reclamation substantially increases soil organic and inorganic carbon stock in riparian floodplains - Cuicui Hou; Yingchen Li; Yanwei Huang; Honglei Zhu; Jianmin Ma; Fei Yu; Xinhou Zhang (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2021)

First report of Chaetomella raphigera causing brown spot on Eucalyptus urophylla × E. grandis in China - Xiu-Xiu Cao; Ji-Guang Wei; Jian-Gan Hou; Chun-Li Fan; Ji Luo; Yao-Jun Wu; Xiu-Hao Yang; Ji-Tong Luo; Xiao-Bing Yang (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2021)

NLRP3 inflammasome priming and activation in cholestatic liver injury via the sphingosine 1-phosphate/S1P receptor 2/Gα(12/13)/MAPK signaling pathway - Lei Hou; Zhi Zhang; Le Yang; Na Chang; Xinhao Zhao; Xuan Zhou; Lin Yang; Liying Li (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2021)

Relationship Between Body Composition and Balance Performance in Older Adults with Hyperkyphosis - Phunsuk Kantha; Shiow-Chwen Tsai; Chien-Wen Hou; Rong-Sen Yang; Pei-Yu Su; Wei-Li Hsu (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2021)

Identification of pepper genes involved in the response to CO2 enrichment using RNA-Seq analysis - Jing Zhang; Rui Bai; Mengya Shang; Xiaoyong Xu; Hongxia Song; Shaowen Zheng; Leiping Hou; Meilan Li; Guoming Xing (Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology, 2021)

Prevalence and outcomes of re-positive nucleic acid tests in discharged COVID-19 patients - Hou-wei Du; Jun-nian Chen; Xiao-bin Pan; Xiao-ling Chen; Yixian-Zhang; Shuang-fang Fang; Xiao-qing Li; Pin-cang Xia; Lei Gao; Hai-long Lin; Li-min Chen; Nan Liu (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2021)

Synthesis of hierarchical hollow MIL-53(Al)-NH2 as an adsorbent for removing fluoride: experimental and theoretical perspective - Lei Huang; Zhihui Yang; Xiaorui Li; Lanjing Hou; Sikpaam Issaka Alhassan; Haiying Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Cerebral microbleeds and their influence on cognitive impairment in Dialysis patients - Yujun Qian; Ke Zheng; Haiyun Wang; Hui You; Fei Han; Jun Ni; Bo Hou; Limeng Chen; Yicheng Zhu; Feng Feng; Xuemei Li (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2021)

Overtopping process and structural safety analyses of the earth-rock fill dam with a concrete core wall by using numerical simulations - Qi-dong Hou; Hai-bo Li; Yu-xiang Hu; Shun-chao Qi; Jia-wen Zhou (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Retraction Note to: NPC-16, a novel naphthalimide–polyamine conjugate, induced apoptosis and autophagy in human hepatoma HepG2 cells and Bel-7402 cells - Song-qiang Xie; Qian Li; Ya-hong Zhang; Jian-hong Wang; Zi-hou Mei; Jin Zhao; Chao-jie Wang (Apoptosis, 2021)

Endovascular treatment for aneurysms at the A1 segment of the anterior cerebral artery: current difficulties and solutions - Kun Hou; Guichen Li; Yunbao Guo; Jinlu Yu (Acta Neurologica Belgica, 2021)

Reactive oxygen species altering the metabolite profile of the marine-derived fungus Dichotomomyces cejpii F31-1 - Sharpkate Shaker; Ting-Ting Sun; Liang-Yue Wang; Wen-Zhe Ma; Dong-Lan Wu; Yong-Wei Guo; Jun Dong; Yan-Xiu Chen; Long-Ping Zhu; De-Po Yang; Hou-Jin Li; Wen-Jian Lan (Natural Product Research, 2021)