Understanding spontaneous biodiversity in informal urban green spaces: A local-landscape filtering framework with a test on wall plants - Xinyu Miao; Yuhan Pan; Hanxu Chen; Ming-Juan Zhang; Wensi Hu; Yuxiang Li; Ruoyu Wu; Peiyao Wang; Shubo Fang; Kechang Niu; Chi Xu; Shuqing N. Teng (Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2023)

Silibinin exerts neuroprotective effects against cerebral hypoxia/reoxygenation injury by activating the GAS6/Axl pathway - Weiping Li; Zhe Zhang; Jiawen Li; Jun Mu; Meng Sun; Xue Wu; Xiaochen Niu; Yang Yang; Huanle Yan; Xiaoling Xu; Chengxu Xue; Lu Qian; et al. (Toxicology, 2023)

Metagenomic insights into the potential risks of representative bio/non-degradable plastic and non-plastic debris in the upper and lower reaches of Haihe Estuary, China - Xinhai Zhao; Zhiguang Niu; Yongzheng Ma; Ying Zhang; Yuna Li (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Risk assessment of predatory lady beetle Propylea japonica's multi-generational exposure to three non-insecticidal agrochemicals - Guofeng Chang; Hui Xue; Jichao Ji; Li Wang; Xiangzhen Zhu; Kaixin Zhang; Dongyang Li; Xueke Gao; Lin Niu; Mengxue Gao; Junyu Luo; Jinjie Cui (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

RETRACTED: Promoted aerobic denitrification through denitrifying fungal communities: Co-occurrence patterns and treatment of low C/N micro-polluted water - Ben Ma; Limin Niu; Nan Li; Sixuan Pan; Anyi Li; Mengting Chu; Huan Liu; Dmitry B. Kosolapov; Xiaying Xin; Wei Zhi; Liyuan Hou; Zhongbing Chen; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

ZmMS1/ZmLBD30-orchestrated transcriptional regulatory networks precisely control pollen exine development - Quancan Hou; Xueli An; Biao Ma; Suowei Wu; Xun Wei; Tingwei Yan; Yan Zhou; Taotao Zhu; Ke Xie; Danfeng Zhang; Ziwen Li; Lina Zhao; et al. (Molecular Plant, 2023)

Metabolic insights into the interaction between nitrogen removal and 4–chlorophenol reduction of anammox consortia - Xiaojing Wang; Yu Zou; Yameng Wang; Junfeng Niu; Haibo Li (Environmental Research, 2023)

Development and characterization of a high efficiency bio-based rhamnolipid compound dust suppressant for coal dust pollution control - Wenjin Niu; Wen Nie; Qiu Bao; Qifan Tian; Ruoxi Li; Xiaohan Zhang; Xiao Yan; Jie Lian (Environmental Pollution, 2023)

Occurrence and migration of organophosphite and organophosphate esters into food simulants from single-use food packaging in China - Ruize Zhou; Jianqiang Geng; Jie Jiang; Li Lin; Jing Zhang; Yunjia Yang; Xiaojun Wang; Yumin Niu; Bing Shao (Environmental Pollution, 2023)

C-S cleavage of dibenzothiophenes with or without steric hindrance by the interface between PtSx and ZnO - Hongyu Niu; Xing-Bao Wang; Jingjie Luo; Jiaxin Liu; Chuang Li; Wen-Ying Li; Changhai Liang (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Promoting photocatalytic nitrogen reduction for aqueous nitrogenous fertilizer from organic wastewater over p-BiOBr/n-Bi2MoO6 hetero-nanofibers - Xi Wu; Fang Zhang; Luyao Niu; Jie Liu; Jing Li; Dan Wang; Juanjuan Fan; Xiaowei Li; Changlu Shao; Xinghua Li; Yichun Liu (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Synthesis of sulfonylcalix[4]arene complexes and research on electrochemical detection of rutin by the composites of the complexes with multi-walled carbon nanotubes - Meng-Yu Li; Xia Niu; Wen-Yuan Pei; Hong-Liang Xu; Jian-Fang Ma (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Structural characteristics of a novel Bletilla striata polysaccharide and its activities for the alleviation of liver fibrosis - Guanghui Jiang; Bulei Wang; Yuwen Wang; Haoyue Kong; Yufei Wang; Peng Gao; Minghao Guo; Wenna Li; Jian Zhang; Zhezhi Wang; Junfeng Niu (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023)

Combined effects of oxytetracycline concentration and organic loading rate on semi-continuous anaerobic digestion of swine wastewater - Zhiwei Huang; Qiuya Niu; Wenkai Nie; Yan Lin; Shaohua Wu; Xiang Li; Jay J. Cheng; Chunping Yang (Bioresource Technology, 2023)

Ultrasound-induced cell disintegration and its ultrastructure characterization for the valorisation of Chlorella pyrenoidosa protein - Yong Deng; Xiaoling Yang; Tianyi Yan; Weidong Xu; Jiaheng Li; Ruihao Niu; Runan Zhao; Han Wang; Hao Wang; Tingting Chen; Mingming Guo; Wenjun Wang; et al. (Bioresource Technology, 2023)

Thrombospondin-2 Couples Pressure-Promoted Chondrogenesis through NF-κB Signaling - Jing Niu; Fan Feng; Songbai Zhang; Yue Zhu; Runfang Song; Junrong Li; Liang Zhao; Hui Wang; Ying Zhao; Min Zhang (Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 2023)

Combining transcriptomics and metabolomics to identify key response genes for aluminum toxicity in the root system of Brassica napus L. seedlings - Chenyang Li; Hongsong Shi; Lu Xu; Mingli Xing; Xiaoru Wu; Yansong Bai; Mengyuan Niu; Junqi Gao; Qingyuan Zhou; Cui Cui (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2023)
Key Message By integrating QTL mapping, transcriptomics and metabolomics, 138 hub genes were identified in rapeseed root response to aluminum stress and mainly involved in metabolism of lipids, carbohydrates and secondary metabolites. Abstract Aluminum (Al) toxicity has become one of the important abiotic stress factors in areas with acid soil, which hinders the absorption of water and nutrients by roots, and consequently retards the growth of crops. A deeper understanding of the stress-response mechanism of Brassica napus may allow us to identify the tolerance gene(s) and use this information in breeding-resistant crop varieties. In this study, a population of 138 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) was subjected to aluminum stress, and QTL (quantitative trait locus) mapping was used to preliminarily locate quantitative trait loci related to aluminum stress. Root tissues from seedlings of an aluminum-resistant ( R ) line and an aluminum-sensitive ( S ) line from the RIL population were harvested for transcriptome sequencing and metabolome determination. By combining the data on quantitative trait genes (QTGs), differentially expressed genes (DEGs), and differentially accumulated metabolites (DAMs), key candidate genes related to aluminum tolerance in rapeseed were determined. The results showed that there were 3186 QTGs in the RIL population, 14,232 DEGs and 457 DAMs in the comparison between R and S lines. Lastly, 138 hub genes were selected to have a strong positive or negative correlation with 30 important metabolites (| R |≥ 0.95). These genes were mainly involved in the metabolism of lipids, carbohydrates and secondary metabolites in response to Al toxicity stress. In summary, this study provides an effective method for screening key genes by combining QTLs, transcriptome sequencing and metabolomic analysis, but also lists key genes for exploring the molecular mechanism of Al tolerance in rapeseed seedling roots.

Specific pupylation as IDEntity reporter (SPIDER) for the identification of protein-biomolecule interactions - He-Wei Jiang; Hong Chen; Yun-Xiao Zheng; Xue-Ning Wang; Qingfeng Meng; Jin Xie; Jiong Zhang; ChangSheng Zhang; Zhao-Wei Xu; Zi-Qing Chen; Lei Wang; Wei-Sha Kong; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2023)

Melanin precursors mediated adaption to temperature changes in fungus and animal via inhibition of lipid-mediated ferroptosis - Xiaoyu Yang; Yonghong Chen; Longlong Zhang; Jiangbo He; Qunfu Wu; Shuhong Li; Donglou Wang; Jianghui Gou; Zhuang Wu; Keqin Zhang; Shenghong Li; Xuemei Niu (Science China Life Sciences, 2023)

Evaluation of energy-saving retrofit projects of existing rural residential envelope structures from the perspective of rural residents: the Chinese case - Tongze Han; Ping Liu; Changlin Niu; Qiangnian Li (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2023)

Effect of liver metastasis on the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in cancer patients: a systemic review and meta-analysis - Bao-Wen Tian; Cheng-Long Han; Han-Chao Wang; Lun-Jie Yan; Zi-Niu Ding; Hui Liu; Xin-Cheng Mao; Jin-Cheng Tian; Jun-Shuai Xue; Long-Shan Yang; Si-Yu Tan; Zhao-Ru Dong; et al. (Clinical & Experimental Metastasis, 2023)

High nutrients surplus led to deep soil nitrate accumulation and acidification after cropland conversion to apple orchards on the Loess Plateau, China - Min Ren; Changjian Li; Xiaodong Gao; Huhu Niu; Yaohui Cai; Huixian Wen; Menghao Yang; Kadambot H.M. Siddique; Xining Zhao (Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2023)

Changes in miR-134-3p expression and zDHHC3-AMPARs axis in association with aluminum neurotoxicity - Jing Song; Wenjing Li; Chunman Yuan; Ting Gao; Xiaoting Lu; Linping Wang; Qiao Niu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)

Insights into heavy metals shock on anammox systems: Cell structure-based mechanisms and new challenges - Yichen Wu; Yingxin Zhao; Yinuo Liu; Jiaojiao Niu; Tianyang Zhao; Xinhao Bai; Arif Hussain; Yu-You Li (Water Research, 2023)

Efficient cadmium immobilization by organic loaded Na-montmorillonite in a contaminated soil - Na Liu; Guoliang Niu; Liwen Xu; Jiaqi Wang; Chengliang Li; Yanli Liu (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

A new aeolian activity proxy based on analysis of the grain size characteristics of surface soils across the Tengger Desert, northwest China, and its application to a Quaternary aeolian succession - Bing Liu; Hui Zhao; Fan Yang; Aiming Liang; Aijun Sun; Qinghe Niu; Sen Li (Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2023)

The prevalence of extra- and intra- cellular antibiotic resistance genes and the relationship with bacterial community in different layers of biofilm in the simulated drinking water pipelines - Shuqun Li; Zhiguang Niu; Ying Zhang (Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2023)

Numerical simulation of CO2 two-stage compression refrigeration system with external intercooler - Heng Niu; Wuyan Li; Hansong Xiao; Xianpeng Zhang; Kai Zhao; Zixu Yang; Baolong Wang; Wenxing Shi (International Journal of Refrigeration, 2023)

Identification and characterization of goat milk key flavor compounds and their precursors in electron beam irradiation and pasteurization on raw - Chunlu Wen; Ya Chen; Madina; Linlu Zhang; Yue Peng; Bai Rong; Linjie Xi; Shengqi Jiang; Jiangtao Yu; Junqing Bai; Niu Wei; Li Kui; et al. (Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, 2023)

High potential for pile-bearing capacity loss and ground subsidence over permafrost regions across the Northern Hemisphere - Guoan Yin; Fujun Niu; Jing Luo; Jinchang Wang; Minghao Liu; Tianchun Dong; Yongpan Cao; Anyuan Li (Global and Planetary Change, 2023)

Insight into blast furnace dust for selective catalytic reduction of NOx: An experimental and DFT study - Sitong Liu; Wenbo Zhou; Shengli Niu; Kuihua Han; Yongzheng Wang; Chunmei Lu; Ying Li; Jun Wang (Fuel, 2023)

LncRNA-adm2 targets adm2 via cid-miR-n3 and negatively regulates the inflammatory response in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) - Huiqin Niu; Yinghu Hao; Yifan Pang; Yubang Shen; Jiale Li; Xiaoyan Xu (Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2023)

miR-23a regulates the disease resistance of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) by targeting autophagy-related genes, ATG3 and ATG12 - Hongyan Yu; Xuewen Jia; Huiqin Niu; Lingli Xie; Biao Du; Yifan Pang; Xiaoyan Xu; Jiale Li (Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2023)

Responses of bacterial community and N-cycling functions stability to different wetting-drying alternation frequencies in a riparian zone - Huanjun Zhang; Mengzhu Zhang; Xing Hou; Yi Li; Wenlong Zhang; Longfei Wang; Lihua Niu (Environmental Research, 2023)

Decoupling of vehicle-induced structural responses of highway bridges based on bipartite matching U- Net - Jin Niu; Yapeng Guo; Qingfei Gao; Shunlong Li (Engineering Structures, 2023)

Organic carbon release from litter decomposition of woody and herbaceous plants in the Dongting Lake wetlands: A comparative study - Lianlian Xi; Shuguang Chen; Hualin Bian; Zenghui Peng; Yandong Niu; Youzhi Li (Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, 2023)

Salt-resistant agarose-polyvinylpyrrolidone composite hydrogel with pitted-surface towards highly efficient water desalination and purification - Lina Chen; Xuelong Chen; Baozheng Cui; Jingbo Zhu; Ningjing Bai; Wei Wang; Huixin Wang; Zewen Li; Haijun Niu; Zhe Wang (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

ROS and DRP1 interactions accelerate the mitochondrial injury induced by polystyrene nanoplastics in human liver HepG2 cells - Yunjing Li; Menghao Guo; Shuyan Niu; Mengting Shang; Xiaoru Chang; Zuoyi Sun; Rui Zhang; Xin Shen; Yuying Xue (Chemico-Biological Interactions, 2023)

Effect of environmental stresses during fermentation on brewing yeast and exploration on the novel flocculation-associated function of RIM15 gene - Dan Hou; Xin Xu; Jinjing Wang; Chunfeng Liu; Chengtuo Niu; Feiyun Zheng; Qi Li (Bioresource Technology, 2023)

Influences of variable thermal exposures on walking thermal comfort in hot summer - Physio-psychological responses - Jianong Li; Jianlei Niu; Cheuk Ming Mak (Building and Environment, 2023)

Integrating polygenic and clinical risks to improve stroke risk stratification in prospective Chinese cohorts - Qingmei Cui; Fangchao Liu; Jianxin Li; Xiaoge Niu; Zhongying Liu; Chong Shen; Dongsheng Hu; Keyong Huang; Shufeng Chen; Jie Cao; Xiaoqing Liu; Ling Yu; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2023)

Experimental Investigation into the Mechanical Behavior of Jointed Soft Rock Using Sand Powder 3D Printing - Yang Zhao; Lishuai Jiang; Chunang Li; Qingjia Niu; Atsushi Sainoki; Hani S. Mitri; Jianguo Ning (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2023)

PDK1 upregulates PINK1-mediated pulmonary endothelial cell mitophagy during hypoxia-induced pulmonary vascular remodeling - Jing Wang; Yue Zhang; Ying Luo; Man Ling Liu; Wen Niu; Zhi Chao Li; Bo Zhang (Molecular Biology Reports, 2023)

Correction: Regulation of PPARγ/CPT-1 expression ameliorates cochlear hair cell injury by regulating cellular lipid metabolism and oxidative stress - Xiaorong Niu; Peng Han; Junsong Liu; Zichen Chen; Ting Zhang; Baiya Li; Xiaoyan Ma; Qun Wu; Xudong Ma (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2023)

Study on the effect of Ce–Cu doping on Mn/γ-Al2O3 catalyst for selective catalytic reduction in NO with NH3 - Wen Nie; Xiao Yan; Fengning Yu; Qiu Bao; Na Li; Weiwei Zhou; Wenjin Niu; Qifan Tian (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2023)

Global variations and controlling factors of anammox rates - Yanzhong Yao; Bingbing Han; Bin Liu; Yini Wang; Xiaoxuan Su; Lihua Ma; Tong Zhang; Shuli Niu; Xinping Chen; Zhaolei Li (Global Change Biology, 2023)
Soil anammox is an environmentally friendly way to eliminate reactive nitrogen (N) without generating nitrous oxide. Nevertheless, the current earth system models have not incorporated the anammox due to the lack of parameters in anammox rates on a global scale, limiting the accurate projection for N cycling. A global synthesis with 1212 observations from 89 peer‐reviewed papers showed that the average anammox rate was 1.60 ± 0.17 nmol N g −1 h −1 in terrestrial ecosystems, with significant variations across different ecosystems. Wetlands exhibited the highest rate (2.17 ± 0.31 nmol N g −1 h −1 ), followed by croplands at 1.02 ± 0.09 nmol N g −1 h −1 . The lowest anammox rates were observed in forests and grasslands. The anammox rates were positively correlated with the mean annual temperature, mean annual precipitation, soil moisture, organic carbon (C), total N, as well as nitrite and ammonium concentrations, but negatively with the soil C:N ratio. Structural equation models revealed that the geographical variations in anammox rates were primarily influenced by the N contents (such as nitrite and ammonium) and abundance of anammox bacteria, which collectively accounted for 42% of the observed variance. Furthermore, the abundance of anammox bacteria was well simulated by the mean annual precipitation, soil moisture, and ammonium concentrations, and 51% variance of the anammox bacteria was accounted for. The key controlling factors for soil anammox rates differed from ecosystem type, for example, organic C, total N, and ammonium contents in croplands, versus soil C:N ratio and nitrite concentrations in wetlands. The controlling factors in soil anammox rate identified by this study are useful to construct an accurate anammox module for N cycling in earth system models.

Threshold responses of soil gross nitrogen transformation rates to aridity gradient - Lei Song; Jinsong Wang; Ruiyang Zhang; Junxiao Pan; Yang Li; Song Wang; Shuli Niu (Global Change Biology, 2023)
The responses of soil nitrogen (N) transformations to climate change are crucial for biome productivity prediction under global change. However, little is known about the responses of soil gross N transformation rates to drought gradient. Along an aridity gradient across the 2700 km transect of drylands on the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau, this study measured three main soil gross N transformation rates in both topsoil (0–10 cm) and subsoil (20–30 cm) using the laboratorial 15 N labeling. The relevant soil abiotic and biotic variables were also determined. The results showed that gross N mineralization and nitrification rates steeply decreased with increasing aridity when aridity was less than 0.5 but just slightly decreased with increasing aridity when aridity was larger than 0.5 at both soil layers. In topsoil, the decreases of the two gross rates were accompanied by the similar decreased patterns of soil total N content and microbial biomass carbon with increasing aridity ( p p p > .05). Instead, bacteria and ammonia oxidizing archaea abundances decreased with increasing aridity when aridity was larger than 0.5 ( p 0.6) where mineral N and microbial biomass N also decreased at both soil layers ( p

Elevated nutrients and surface chlorophyll-α associated with natural methane seeps in the Haima cold seep area of the Qiongdongnan Basin, northern South China Sea - Pengfei Di; Niu Li; Linying Chen; Junxi Feng; Duofu Chen (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023)

How nutrient loading leads to alternative stable states in microbially mediated N-cycle pathways: A new insight into bioavailable nitrogen removal in urban rivers - Jiahui Shang; Wenlong Zhang; Yi Li; Jinhai Zheng; Xin Ma; Longfei Wang; Lihua Niu (Water Research, 2023)

Regulation of Hippo/YAP signaling pathway ameliorates cochlear hair cell injury by regulating ferroptosis - Xiaorong Niu; Peng Han; Junsong Liu; Zichen Chen; Xiaoyan Ma; Ting Zhang; Baiya Li; Xudong Ma (Tissue and Cell, 2023)

The spatial distribution, health risk, and cytotoxicity of metal(loid)s in contaminated field soils: The role of Cd in human gastric cells damage - Jiao-Yang Ma; Wei-Yu Li; Zi-Yue Yang; Jin-Zhou Su; Li Li; Yi-Rong Deng; Yun-Fei Tuo; You-Ya Niu; Ping Xiang (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Corrigendum to “Accumulation of dissolved organic matter in the transition from fresh to aged seasonal snow in an industrial city in NE China” [Sci. Total Environ. 857 (2023) 159337] - Zhen Mu; Xiaoying Niu; Christian George; Xinke Wang; Rujin Huang; Yuling Ma; Wei Pu; Yulin Qi; Pingqing Fu; Junjun Deng; Chao Ma; Nan Hu; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Photoelectrocatalytic selective removal of group-targeting thiol-containing heterocyclic pollutants - Baoling Niu; Zhiming Wang; Jianwei Wu; Junzhuo Cai; Ziwen An; Jie Sun; Yanbo Li; Shuyu Huang; Ning Lu; Qihao Xie; Guohua Zhao (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023)

Pheromone effect of estradiol regulates the conjugative transfer of pCF10 carrying antibiotic resistance genes - Xiaobo Yang; Yuanyuan Niu; Yutong Yang; Hongrui Zhou; Jing Li; Xinyue Fu; Zhiqiang Shen; Jingfeng Wang; Zhigang Qiu (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023)

Deciphering different effects of ZVI and NaOH on metabolic characteristics in the process of methanogenesis recovery from VFA suppression - Jianan Niu; Xin Kong; Qingxia Li; Yongmei Zhang; Jin Yuan; Jianguo Liu; Yifeng Zhang (Journal of Environmental Management, 2023)

Synergistic effect of binary mixture of anionic nonionic surfactant on inhibiting coal dust pollution: Experiment and simulation - Wen Nie; Qifan Tian; Wenjin Niu; Ruoxi Li; Qiu Bao; Xiaohan Zhang; Xiao Yan; Jie Lian (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023)

Boosting the H2O resistance and NH3-SCR activity over sulfated FeCe0.5 SmaTi4Ox-S catalysts by Sm modification - Xiuying Yuan; Xiaoyu Zhao; Yingying Li; Xiaoyu Niu; Yujun Zhu (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023)

A novel strategy for reinforcing cementation process coupling microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) with cross-linked silk fibroin - Zhaorui Gu; Xiaojing Li; Jiao Wu; Shuang Niu; Pengbo Wang; Jun-Jie Zheng; Jinyong Yan; Li Xu; Min Yang; Yunjun Yan (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023)

Synthesis of novel adsorbent S-SiO2@Fe3O4 based on strong bonding of S-O-Se for selenium removal in water - Chang-Xian Zhao; Xin-Peng Ma; Xue-Lei Duan; Qi Guo; Sheng-Li Niu; Wen-Jing Zhou; Yuan-Ming Cao; Chun-Gang Yuan (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023)

Systematical analysis of sludge treatment and disposal technologies for carbon footprint reduction - Yingxin Zhao; Zhifan Yang; Jiaojiao Niu; Zihan Du; Conti Federica; Zhe Zhu; Kaichao Yang; Yan Li; Baofeng Zhao; Thomas Helmer Pedersen; Chunguang Liu; Mutabazi Emmanuel (Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2023)

In-situ constructing nano ternary Ni-P-Cu alloy shell on the micro-aluminum surface: Enhancing its ignition and combustion performances - Chao Wang; Ying Liu; Kang Niu; Jia Li; Qing Cao; Xiuchen Zhao; Hongyang Li; Ningfei Wang; Baolu Shi (Fuel, 2023)

A novel fluorescent probe for the detection of formaldehyde in real food samples, animal serum samples and gaseous formaldehyde - Hetuan Du; Haoyue Zhang; Yibo Fan; Yekun Zheng; Shuang Yuan; Tong-Tong Jia; Mengyuan Li; Jixiang Hou; Zhaozhou Li; Yanfei Li; Zhanqiang Ma; Yao Wang; et al. (Food Chemistry, 2023)

Revealing the contributions of sunlight-expose process and core-microbiota metabolism on improving the flavor profile during Doubanjiang fermentation - Shuai Zhao; Chengtuo Niu; Yiheng Wang; Xiaoyang Li; Feiyun Zheng; Chunfeng Liu; Jinjing Wang; Qi Li (Food Bioscience, 2023)

Ecotoxicity and resistance genes induction changing of antibiotic tetracycline degradation products dominated by differential free radicals - Heshan Zheng; Yitong Ji; Shuo Li; Wei Li; Jun Ma; Junfeng Niu (Environmental Research, 2023)

The rebound effect of decarbonization in China’s power sector under the carbon trading scheme - Guohao Li; Miaomiao Niu; Jin Xiao; Jiaqian Wu; Jinkai Li (Energy Policy, 2023)

The photocatalytic application of Gd(OH)3/Cd0.8Zn0.2S nanocomposites in U(VI) reduction - Wanhui Liu; Zhiquan Yang; Baosheng Zou; Wenning Liao; Ying Wang; Caiyun Wang; Shuai Li; Xiaojun Niu (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Unravelling the role of reactive oxygen species in ultrathin Z-scheme heterojunction with surface zinc vacancies for photocatalytic H2O2 generation and CTC degradation - Hui-Yun Liu; Cheng-Gang Niu; Da-Wei Huang; Chao Liang; Hai Guo; Ya-Ya Yang; Lu Li (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Microwave-associated chemistry in environmental catalysis for air pollution remediation: A review - Chaosheng Bao; Ana Serrano-Lotina; Mingshuang Niu; Raquel Portela; Yuxin Li; Khak Ho Lim; Pingwei Liu; Wen-jun Wang; Miguel A. Bañares; Qingyue Wang (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Functionalized graphitic carbon nitride based catalysts in solar-to-chemical conversion for hydrogen peroxide production - Chao Liang; Xue-Min Wang; Wei Liu; Hui-Yun Liu; Da-Wei Huang; Yuan-Zheng Zhang; Kai-Hang Zhang; Li-Sha Jiang; Yu-Yu Jia; Cheng-Gang Niu (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Enhancing catalytic activity for toluene and acetone oxidation over ZraCo1-aOx catalysts by doping Zr to improve the oxygen activation capacity due to formation of Zr-O-Co bonds - Xuewei Zhang; Mingyang Li; Xiaoting Cui; Xiaoyu Niu; Yujun Zhu (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Biochars-Fe PCu hybrides deriving from solid waste and waste acids for elimination of refractory organic pollutants from pharmaceutical wastewater - Huiwen Jin; Li Li; Na Luo; Hongyun Niu; Jinglong Han; Lin Xu; Zhineng Hao; Dong Cao; Yaqi Cai (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

N, O-diatomic dopants activate catalytic activity of 3D self-standing graphene carbon aerogel for long-cycle and high-efficiency Li-CO2 batteries - Wei Yu; Limin Liu; Yuxiao Yang; Na Li; Yuzhi Chen; Xiangkai Yin; Jinpen Niu; Jiuhong Wang; Shujiang Ding (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Superhydrophobic, stretchable kirigami pencil-on-paper multifunctional device platform - Ye Xue; Zihan Wang; Ankan Dutta; Xue Chen; Peng Gao; Runze Li; Jiayi Yan; Guangyu Niu; Ya Wang; Shuaijie Du; Huanyu Cheng; Li Yang (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

A seminal perspective on the role of chondroitin sulfate in biomineralization - Jia-xin Hao; Qian-qian Wan; Zhao Mu; Jun-ting Gu; Wei-wei Yu; Wen Qin; Yu-tao Li; Chen-yu Wang; Yu-xuan Ma; Kai Jiao; Franklin Tay; Lina Niu (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023)

Phytolith evidence for changes in the vegetation diversity and cover of a grassland ecosystem in Northeast China since the mid-Holocene - Guizai Gao; Maolin Wang; Dehui Li; Nannan Li; Jiangyong Wang; Honghao Niu; Meng Meng; Ying Liu; Guihua Zhang; Dongmei Jie (CATENA, 2023)

Quantification of the sources of sedimentary organic carbon at methane seeps: A case study from the South China Sea - Niu Li; Meng Jin; Jörn Peckmann; Duofu Chen; Dong Feng (Chemical Geology, 2023)

Biochemical and molecular characterization of a novel porphobilinogen synthase from Corynebacterium glutamicum - Di Zhu; Caiyun Wu; Chenxin Niu; Hong Li; Fanglan Ge; Wei Li (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2023)

Combined analysis of potential distribution prediction and phenotypic data of Polygonatum sibiricum in China - Xinfei Zhang; Gang Li; Peng Gao; Guanghui Jiang; Qian Zhao; Junfeng Niu; Donghao Wang; Shiqiang Wang; Zhezhi Wang (Plant Ecology, 2023)

Colorectal cancer lymph node metastasis prediction with weakly supervised transformer-based multi-instance learning - Luxin Tan; Huan Li; Jinze Yu; Haoyi Zhou; Zhi Wang; Zhiyong Niu; Jianxin Li; Zhongwu Li (Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2023)
Lymph node metastasis examined by the resected lymph nodes is considered one of the most important prognostic factors for colorectal cancer (CRC). However, it requires careful and comprehensive inspection by expert pathologists. To relieve the pathologists’ burden and speed up the diagnostic process, in this paper, we develop a deep learning system with the binary positive/negative labels of the lymph nodes to solve the CRC lymph node classification task. The multi-instance learning (MIL) framework is adopted in our method to handle the whole slide images (WSIs) of gigapixels in size at once and get rid of the labor-intensive and time-consuming detailed annotations. First, a transformer-based MIL model, DT-DSMIL, is proposed in this paper based on the deformable transformer backbone and the dual-stream MIL (DSMIL) framework. The local-level image features are extracted and aggregated with the deformable transformer, and the global-level image features are obtained with the DSMIL aggregator. The final classification decision is made based on both the local and the global-level features. After the effectiveness of our proposed DT-DSMIL model is demonstrated by comparing its performance with its predecessors, a diagnostic system is developed to detect, crop, and finally identify the single lymph nodes within the slides based on the DT-DSMIL and the Faster R-CNN model. The developed diagnostic model is trained and tested on a clinically collected CRC lymph node metastasis dataset composed of 843 slides (864 metastasis lymph nodes and 1415 non-metastatic lymph nodes), achieving the accuracy of 95.3% and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of 0.9762 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.9607–0.9891) for the single lymph node classification. As for the lymph nodes with micro-metastasis and macro-metastasis, our diagnostic system achieves the AUC of 0.9816 (95% CI: 0.9659–0.9935) and 0.9902 (95% CI: 0.9787–0.9983), respectively. Moreover, the system shows reliable diagnostic region localizing performance: the model can always identify the most likely metastases, no matter the model’s predictions or manual labels, showing great potential in avoiding false negatives and discovering incorrectly labeled slides in actual clinical use. Graphical Abstract

First report of Mesoptyelus nigrifrons on the dove tree (Davidia involucrata Baill.) in China - Jiye Liu; Jie Niu; Ying Liu; Qin Zhang; Meng Li (Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, 2023)

Vancomycin Pretreatment on MPTP-Induced Parkinson’s Disease Mice Exerts Neuroprotection by Suppressing Inflammation Both in Brain and Gut - Chun Cui; Hui Hong; Yun Shi; Yu Zhou; Chen-Meng Qiao; Wei-Jiang Zhao; Li-Ping Zhao; Jian Wu; Wei Quan; Gu-Yu Niu; Yi-Bo Wu; Chao-Sheng Li; et al. (Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology, 2023)

A novel mitochondria-related gene signature in esophageal carcinoma: prognostic, immune, and therapeutic features - Xintong Zhang; Hao Wu; Jingjing Niu; Yanfen Hu; Wentao Zhang; Jingjia Chang; Li Li; Jianjun Zhu; Chunle Zhang; Ming Liu (Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2023)

Upgrading the accumulation of ginsenoside Rd in Panax notoginseng by a novel glycosidase-producing endophytic fungus G11-7 - Lili Niu; Xiangyu Qin; Litao Wang; Na Guo; Hongyan Cao; Hanghang Li; Chunjian Zhao; Huimei Wang; Yujie Fu (Folia Microbiologica, 2023)

Adsorption of norfloxacin from wastewater by biochar with different substrates - Xinyue Li; Yanyan Jiang; Tianya Chen; Pan Zhao; Sen Niu; Muzi Yuan; Xiulan Ma (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2023)

A machine learning method for distinguishing detrital zircon provenance - S. H. Zhong; Y. Liu; S. Z. Li; I. N. Bindeman; P. A. Cawood; R. Seltmann; J. H. Niu; G. H. Guo; J. Q. Liu (Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 2023)
Zircon geochemistry provides a sensitive monitor of its parental magma composition. However, due to the complexity of the uptake of trace elements during zircon growth, identifying source magmas remains challenging, particularly for detrital grains whose petrological context is lost. We use a machine learning-based approach to explore the classifiers for zircon provenance, based on 3794 published, high-quality zircon trace element analyses compiled from I-, S-, and A-type granites. Three supervised machine learning algorithms, namely, Support Vector Machine (SVM), Random Forest (RF), and Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) were used and trained with 11 features, including 7 trace elements (Ce, Eu, Ho, Nb, Ta, Th, and U) and 4 derived trace element ratios (Th/U, U/Yb, Ce/Ce*, and Eu/Eu*). Our results show that all three trained machine learning methods perform very well with accuracy varying from 0.86 to 0.89, and that input–output relationships captured by different ML methods are nearly consistent and can be explained by the known petrological processes. The application of our trained machine learning classifiers to detrital zircon studies will enhance the interpretability of zircon assemblages of different origins. It also helps develop interpretations, approaches, and tools that will benefit, for example, the study of continental crust evolution and mineral exploration.

Physical model test of the deformation mechanism of the multi-sliding zones landslide subjected to the operated reservoir - Lifei Niu; Xinli Hu; Chu Xu; Jian Wang; Yabo Li; Honghua Zhang (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2023)

Coconut shell biochar application in liquid-solid microextraction of triazine herbicides from multi-media environmental samples - Mengge Ma; Zongliang Niu; Zhuhua Tang; Jinyang Bai; Bei Li; Yuling Zhou; Yingying Wen (Analytica Chimica Acta, 2023)

Liver transcriptome analysis and identification of differentially expressed immune gene response to Aeromonas veronii infection in Channa argus - Xiumei Chen; Jiasong Zhang; Muyang Li; Jiaxin Tian; Xiaotian Niu; Xiaofeng Shan; Sha Luo; Guiqin Wang; Aidong Qian (Aquaculture International, 2023)

Shewanella subflava sp. nov., a novel multi-resistant bacterium, isolated from the estuary of the Fenhe River into the Yellow River - Bi Luo; Jing-Yun Su; Ya-Nan Wang; Li Guan; Kai-Shi Dong; Hui-Jing Niu; Shao-Fei Shen; Yi Li (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2023)

Dataset of Comparative Observations for Land Surface Processes over the Semi-Arid Alpine Grassland against Alpine Lakes in the Source Region of the Yellow River - Xianhong Meng; Shihua Lyu; Zhaoguo Li; Yinhuan Ao; Lijuan Wen; Lunyu Shang; Shaoying Wang; Mingshan Deng; Shaobo Zhang; Lin Zhao; Hao Chen; Di Ma; et al. (Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2023)
Thousands of lakes on the Tibetan Plateau (TP) play a critical role in the regional water cycle, weather, and climate. In recent years, the areas of TP lakes underwent drastic changes and have become a research hotspot. However, the characteristics of the lake-atmosphere interaction over the high-altitude lakes are still unclear, which inhibits model development and the accurate simulation of lake climate effects. The source region of the Yellow River (SRYR) has the largest outflow lake and freshwater lake on the TP and is one of the most densely distributed lakes on the TP. Since 2011, three observation sites have been set up in the Ngoring Lake basin in the SRYR to monitor the lake-atmosphere interaction and the differences among water-heat exchanges over the land and lake surfaces. This study presents an eight-year (2012–19), half-hourly, observation-based dataset related to lake–atmosphere interactions composed of three sites. The three sites represent the lake surface, the lakeside, and the land. The observations contain the basic meteorological elements, surface radiation, eddy covariance system, soil temperature, and moisture (for land). Information related to the sites and instruments, the continuity and completeness of data, and the differences among the observational results at different sites are described in this study. These data have been used in the previous study to reveal a few energy and water exchange characteristics of TP lakes and to validate and improve the lake and land surface model. The dataset is available at National Cryosphere Desert Data Center and Science Data Bank.

Social and paternal female choice for male MHC genes in golden snub‐nosed monkeys ( Rhinopithecus roxellana ) - Pei Zhang; Bingyi Zhang; Derek W. Dunn; Xiaoyue Song; Kang Huang; Shixuan Dong; Fei Niu; Meijing Ying; Yingying Zhang; Yixin Shang; Ruliang Pan; Baoguo Li (Molecular Ecology, 2023)
Genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) play important roles in vertebrate immunocompetence. MHC genes thus offer females indirect benefits to mate choice through the production of offspring of an optimal MHC genotype. Females may choose males with specific MHC haplotypes, dissimilar MHC genotypes, MHC heterozygous males or MHC‐diverse males. We tested these four alternatives for both female social and paternal choice in wild golden snub‐nosed monkeys ( Rhinopithecus roxellana ) by examining overall genetic variability (via microsatellites) and four MHC‐genes ( DRB1 , DRB2 , DQA1 and DQB1 ). Monte Carlo randomization tests showed that MHC dissimilarity was favoured for social choice (males to which females were socially affiliated) and intermediate MHC dissimilarity was favoured in paternal choice (fathers of offspring). No evidence of inbreeding avoidance was found for either social or paternal mates. We found that MHC heterozygotes, higher microsatellite multilocus heterozygosity and higher microsatellites diversity were favoured for social mates, and higher microsatellite diversity was favoured for paternal mates. Independent of male age, we found that the formation of male–female social pairings is significantly predicted by compatibility based on the sharing of MHC haplotypes. However, we found no evidence of independent genetic effects on the duration of male–female social pairings, male social status (achieving OMU leader male status or not), the number of females with which individual leader males paired, the likelihood of potential male–female pairings producing offspring, or whether males fathered offspring or not. Overall, our findings suggest different genetic factors are involved in social and paternal choice in R. roxellana .

Transcriptome and network analyses reveal key pathways and genes involved in response to carotenoid deposition in scallop muscle - Tingting Li; Yihan Zhang; Shiqi Liu; Moli Li; Ruixing Yao; Senyu Niu; Jingyao Yuan; Huizhen Wang; Jingjie Hu; Zhenmin Bao; Xiaoli Hu (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023)
Carotenoids are essential nutrients for humans and animals, and carotenoid content has become an important trait to evaluate the nutritional value of many cultured animals. Marine animals provide humans with diverse carotenoids, and developing carotenoid-enriched varieties has been the focus of marine animal breeding. Understanding the molecular mechanism of carotenoid deposition could benefit marine animal breeding for carotenoid content improvement. In the present study, transcriptomic analysis of adductor muscle was performed between Yesso scallop ( Patinopecten yessoensis ) with white muscle (WM) and carotenoid-enriched orange muscle (OM). A total of 683 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified, with 302 and 381 genes being up- and down-regulated in OM scallop. Gene co-expression network analysis identified four carotenoid accumulation−related modules, including three up-regulated modules and one down-regulated module. The genes in up-regulated modules mainly participate in the pathways of translation and transcription (MEgreen), immune system (MElightyellow), and lipid metabolism (MEpink), while the down-regulated module is mainly enriched with genes involved in various metabolic pathways (MEturquoise). As the causal gene responsible for muscle coloration in scallop, PyBCO-like 1 is the hub gene of MEturquoise and showed strong connectivity with NR2F1A , a transcriptional factor involved in the regulation of retinoic acid. In addition, the up-regulated DEGs, including WDR3 , RPP29 , TBL3 , RIOK2 , and NOB1 from “ribosome biogenesis”, HSP70 s and HSP702B s from “antigen processing and presentation”, and ACOX1 from “PPAR signaling pathway” were identified as hub genes, indicating the potential regulatory role of these genes and pathways in response to carotenoid accumulation. Our data contribute to a deeper understanding of the regulatory and response mechanisms of carotenoid accumulation in marine animals.

Occurrence, Degradation Pathways, and Potential Synergistic Degradation Mechanism of Microplastics in Surface Water: A Review - Lihua Niu; Yingjie Wang; Yi Li; Li Lin; Yamei Chen; Jiayan Shen (Current Pollution Reports, 2023)

Interaction between aluminum exposure and ApoEε4 gene on cognitive function of in-service workers. - Shanshan Wang; Yingjun Xue; Jintao Zhang; Huaxing Meng; Jingsi Zhang; Xiaoyan Li; Zhuoran Zhang; Huan Li; Baolong Pan; Xiaoting Lu; Qinli Zhang; Qiao Niu (Chemosphere, 2023)

Immunoadjuvant efficacy of CpG plasmids for H9N2 avian influenza inactivated vaccine in chickens with maternal antibodies - Xue Pan; Qinfang Liu; Mart C.M. de Jong; Maria Forlenza; Shiqi Niu; Dawei Yan; Qiaoyang Teng; Xuesong Li; Nancy Beerens; Zejun Li (Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 2023)

Cost-effective electric bus resource assignment based on optimized charging and decision robustness - Qiuzi Chen; Chenming Niu; Ran Tu; Tiezhu Li; An Wang; Dengbo He (Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 2023)

Short-term effect of apparent temperature on daily hospitalizations for osteoporotic fractures in Beijing, China: A retrospective observational study - Shuai Lu; Xuejiao Liu; Yanlin Niu; Feng Li; Maoqi Gong; Yejun Zha; Qingchen Chao; Bo Lu; Baichao Zhang; Ning Li; Jia Chen; Qiyong Liu; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Dysregulation of the microbiota-brain axis during long-term exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics in rats and the protective role of dihydrocaffeic acid - Wenbo Jiang; Cong Hu; Yunyan Chen; Yue Li; Xinyi Sun; Huanyu Wu; Ruiming Yang; Yiwei Tang; Fengru Niu; Wei Wei; Changhao Sun; Tianshu Han (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Evaluation and empirical research on green mine construction in coal industry based on the AHP-SPA model - Quanlong Liu; Zunxiang Qiu; Ma Li; Jianping Shang; Weichao Niu (Resources Policy, 2023)

Antifungal activity of ginsenoside CK against Botrytis cinerea by targeting sterol 14α-demethylase cytochrome P450 (CYP51) and the application on cherry tomato preservation - Xiaodi Niu; Xuehui Duan; Siwen Lyu; Lu Liu; Li Lin; Yiding Yu; Hongsu Wang (Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2023)

Fox transcription factor AccGRF1 in response to glyphosate stress in Apis cerana cerana - Xiao-Jing Niu; Yun-Hao Sun; Li-Jun Wang; Yuan-Yuan Huang; Ying Wang; Xing-Qi Guo; Bao-Hua Xu; Chen Wang (Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 2023)

Formation control of discrete-time nonlinear multi-glider systems for both leader–follower and no-leader scenarios under switching topology: Cases for a fleet consisting of a wave glider and multiple underwater gliders - Xiaojuan Ma; Yanhui Wang; Shuai Li; Wendong Niu; Wei Ma; Chenyi Luo; Shaoqiong Yang (Ocean Engineering, 2023)

The occurrence and variations of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes in drinking water supply system: A potential risk to our health - Shuqun Li; Zhiguang Niu; Mengyuan Wang; Ying Zhang (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023)

Optimization of an oil recovery process from oily sludge using a combined technique of froth flotation and centrifugal treatment - Wenying Li; Yanfei Ma; Xuedong Feng; Muidh Alheshibri; Xiangning Bu; Guangxi Ma; Mengqian Ni; Qiuhong Li; Aiju Liu; Xiaoyin Niu (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023)

Deciphering mantle heterogeneity associated with ancient subduction-related metasomatism: Insights from Mg-K isotopes in potassic alkaline rocks - Zhuang Miao; Xiaoqiang Li; Zhidan Zhao; Yaoling Niu; Bo Xu; Hangshan Lei; Jingkai Wu; Yiyun Yang; Qian Ma; Dong Liu; Qing Wang; Di-Cheng Zhu; et al. (Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2023)

Different cellular fatty acid pattern and gene expression of planktonic and biofilm state Listeria monocytogenes under nutritional stress - Yuan Wang; Youzhi Wu; Hongmei Niu; Yangtai Liu; Yue Ma; Xiang Wang; Zhuosi Li; Qingli Dong (Food Research International, 2023)

Genistein microparticles prepared by antisolvent recrystallization with low-speed homogenization process - Xiaonan Zhang; Yan Huang; Hongwei Zhu; Zhiwei Liu; Lubin Zhang; Zhiru Li; Yaqian Niu; Huajiang Zhang (Food Chemistry, 2023)

Development of a responsive probe for colorimetric and fluorescent detection of bisulfite in food and animal serum samples in 100% aqueous solution - Yifang Li; Yao Wang; Xiaoman Lei; Kaitong Guo; Qian Ai; Feifan Zhang; Xiujin Chen; Xiaofei Sun; Tong-Tong Jia; Yashan Li; Huawei Niu; Yong Ye (Food Chemistry, 2023)

Identification of multifunctionality of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) TBK1 during bacterial infection - Hongyan Yu; Xuewen Jia; Yifan Pang; Huiqin Niu; Biao Du; Xiaoyan Xu; Jiale Li (Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2023)

Biodiversity in mosaic communities: Soil microbial diversity associates with plant functional groups relating to soil available phosphorus in Tibetan alpine meadow - Zekun Liu; Jie Li; Bayaerta; Kechang Niu (European Journal of Soil Biology, 2023)

CO2 improves the anaerobic biodegradation intensity and selectivity of heterocyclic hydrocarbons in heavy oil - Lu Zhang; Xiangyu Zhou; Chuxiao Hu; Shun Yao; Lei Shi; Tong Niu; Xin Li; Lihua Tong; Jiaqiang Zhang; Ting Ma; Wenjie Xia (Environmental Research, 2023)

Black carbon pollution in China from 2001 to 2019: Patterns, trends, and drivers - Chao He; Xiaoxiao Niu; Zhixiang Ye; Qian Wu; Lijun Liu; Yue Zhao; Jinmian Ni; Bin Li; Jiming Jin (Environmental Pollution, 2023)

Fabrication of novel thin-film nanocomposite polyamide membrane by the interlayer approach: A review - Tengteng Xie; Feiyang Li; Kuo Chen; Shengchao Zhao; Yuhao Chen; Haixiang Sun; Peng Li; Q. Jason Niu (Desalination, 2023)

Bionic multifunctional ultra-linear strain sensor, achieving underwater motion monitoring and weather condition monitoring - Jianhao Li; Zhongwen Yao; Xiangxiang Zhang; Ze Wang; Linpeng Liu; Xiaoning Yang; Junqiu Zhang; Shichao Niu; Zhiwu Han; Luquan Ren (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Triple-enzyme-mimicking AuPt3Cu hetero-structural alloy nanozymes towards cascade reactions in chemodynamic therapy - Lin Li; Yuanyuan Hu; Yuhe Shi; Yang Liu; Tianqi Liu; Huiwen Zhou; Wenxin Niu; Ling Zhang; Jiaheng Zhang; Guobao Xu (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Identifying the airport as a key urban VOC source in the Pearl River Delta, China - Bo Zhu; Li-Ming Cao; Shi-Yong Xia; Ying-Bo Niu; Han-Yang Man; Ke Du; Kuangyou Yu; Xiao-Feng Huang (Atmospheric Environment, 2023)

Prediction of potentially suitable distribution areas of Thesium chinense Turcz. in China against the background of climate change - Peng Gao; He Si; Qian Zhao; Gang Li; Xinfei Zhang; Minghao Guo; Shiqiang Wang; Junfeng Niu; Zhezhi Wang (Plant Ecology, 2023)

Hollow MnO2-Based Nanoprobes for Enhanced Photothermal/Photodynamic /Chemodynamic Co-Therapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Bei Li; Xiwen Ye; Yi Fu; Lei Feng; Jianrong Xu; Xiaoya Niu; Hui Ye; Zhen You (Pharmaceutical Research, 2023)

Multiplexed single-cell transcriptome analysis reveals molecular characteristics of monkey pluripotent stem cell lines - Shuang Li; Zhenzhen Chen; Chuanxin Chen; Yuyu Niu (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2023)

Chemiluminescence Immunoassay Method of Urinary Liver Fatty-acid-binding Protein as a Promising Candidate for Kidney Disease - Lisong Niu; Lanya Li; Jinshan Li; Zhitian Chen; Jiayuan Lin; Bo Zhang; Xiaoling Fu (Journal of Fluorescence, 2023)

Correlation analysis and prognostic value of miR-29a-3p expression and CYP2C19 genotypes in exfoliated cells from tongue coating of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease - Aiqing Zhang; Wenjuan Liu; Lingyun Niu; Liping Zhu; Liuqing Yang; Xueliang Li (Genes & Genomics, 2023)

Boosting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution over CdS/MoS2 on the graphene/montmorillonite composites - Kang Peng; Linjie Zuo; Yihan Wang; Jingying Ye; Hongjie Wang; Yanlin Jia; Min Niu; Lei Su; Lei Zhuang; Xiaoyu Li (Applied Clay Science, 2023)

FexO4-enhanced degradation of bisphenol A in visible light/peroxydisulfate system: production of singlet state oxygen - Zhimin Xu; Shaohua Ju; Peng Gao; Junjian Lin; Yifan Niu; Fei Meng; Shunling Li; Fangfang Li; Jiahao Du; Li Xu; Hongbo Peng; Bo Pan (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)

Nitrification and denitrification processes in a zero-water exchange aquaculture system: characteristics of the microbial community and potential rates - Shuhui Niu; Kai Zhang; Zhifei Li; Guangjun Wang; Hongyan Li; Yun Xia; Jingjing Tian; Ermeng Yu; Wangbao Gong; Jun Xie (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023)
​The zero-water exchange aquaculture has been identified as a promising method of farming to decrease the environment pressure of aquaculture and to increase profits. However, the ecological functions (e.g., nitrogen removal) and microbial biodiversity of the zero-water exchange pond aquaculture system are relatively understudied. In the present study, the zero-water exchange pond aquaculture system were constructed to investigated the microbial communities, sediment potential nitrification and denitrification production rates. And five functional genes (AOA amoA , AOB amoA , nirS , nosZ , and hzsB ) were used to quantify the abundance of nitrifying and denitrifying microorganisms. The results showed that the sediment of the system had excellent potential nitrification-denitrification performance, with potential nitrification and denitrification rate were 149.77-1024.44 ng N g −1 h −1 and 48.32-145.01 ng N g −1 h −1 , respectively. The absolute copy numbers of nitrogen functional genes and total bacterial 16S rRNA were 1.59×10 5 -1.39×10 9 and 1.55×10 10 -2.55×10 10 copies g −1 , respectively, with the dominant phyla, i.e., Proteobacteria, Actinobacteriota, Chloroflexi, Cyanobacteria, and Firmicutes. The relative abundances of the genera related to nitrification and denitrification, varied from 0.01% to 0.79% and from 0.01% to 15.54%, respectively. The potential nitrification rate was positively related to the sediment TOC concentration; and the potential denitrification rate had a positive correlation with sediment nitrate concentration. The genera Bacillus positively correlated with sediment NO 3 ‐ -N concentration, whereas Flavobacterium and Shewanella positively correlated with sediment NH 4 + -N concentration, which could be the functional bacteria for nitrogen removal. These findings may shed light on quantitative molecular mechanisms for nitrogen removal in zero-water exchange ponds, providing a sustainable solution to nitrogen pollution problem in the freshwater aquaculture ecosystems.

The association between multi-heavy metals exposure and lung function in a typical rural population of Northwest China - Ling Zheng; Yunhui Yu; Xiaoyu Tian; Li He; Xiaobing Shan; Jingping Niu; Jun Yan; Bin Luo (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)

Environmental factors induced macrolide resistance genes in composts consisting of erythromycin fermentation residue, cattle manure, and maize straw - Jianjun Ren; Chuanbao Xu; Yunpeng Shen; Chunyu Li; Liping Dong; Taoli Huhe; Junqiang Zhi; Chongqing Wang; Xingmei Jiang; Dongze Niu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)

Effects of cadmium and diethylhexyl phthalate on skin microbiota of Rana chinensis tadpoles - Zhaoyang Jiang; Yujia Shen; Ziyi Niu; Xinyi Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)

Diversity, abundance and distribution characteristics of potential polyethylene and polypropylene microplastic degradation bacterial communities in the urban river - Lihua Niu; Yamei Chen; Yi Li; Yingjie Wang; Jiayan Shen; Longfei Wang; Wenlong Zhang; Huanjun Zhang; Bo Zhao (Water Research, 2023)

Emerging trends in pectin functional processing and its fortification for synbiotics: A review - Rui Sun; Yefan Niu; Menghui Li; Yuanye Liu; Kai Wang; Zhenpeng Gao; Zhouli Wang; Tianli Yue; Yahong Yuan (Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2023)

Associations between multiple heavy metals exposure and neural damage biomarkers in welders: A cross-sectional study - Luli Wu; Fengtao Cui; Shixuan Zhang; Xinping Ding; Wei Gao; Li Chen; Junxiang Ma; Piye Niu (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Effect of bioaugmentation on tetracyclines influenced chicken manure composting and antibiotics resistance - Can Wang; Yinxue Jia; Jianpeng Li; Yu Wang; Huan Niu; Hang Qiu; Xing Li; Weizhen Fang; Zhongping Qiu (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Depth-dependent drivers of soil aggregate carbon across Tibetan alpine grasslands - Junxiao Pan; Jiawei Shi; Dashuan Tian; Ruiyang Zhang; Yang Li; Yunlong He; Lei Song; Song Wang; Yicheng He; Jiaming Yang; Chunxue Wei; Shuli Niu; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Predicting residual friction angle of lunar regolith based on Chang’e-5 lunar samples - Jiayan Nie; Yifei Cui; Kostas Senetakis; Dan Guo; Yu Wang; Guodong Wang; Peng Feng; Huaiyu He; Xuhang Zhang; Xiaoping Zhang; Cunhui Li; Hu Zheng; et al. (Science Bulletin, 2023)

Uncommonly efficient degradation performance of photocatalytic ozonation towards tetracycline over synthesizing 3-D g-C3N4 nanosheet based on Si-O-Co framework - Yu Ling; Biqing Li; Hai Liu; Heping Hu; Yixiao Wu; Biaojun Zhang; Tianyu Zhao; Shaobin Huang; Lishan Niu (Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2023)

Phenolic compounds from the flowers of Rosa hugonis Hemsl. and their neuroprotective effects - Xia Zhang; Bin Chen; Yuan Xie; Yeye Hu; Zhiqiang Niu; Ziliang He; Lun Wang; Guolin Zhang; Mingkui Wang; Weicheng Hu; Fu Li (Phytochemistry, 2023)

Bioinformatic analysis of the S protein of human respiratory coronavirus - Zheng Niu; ShaSha Xu; JingYi Zhang; ZhuoLan Zou; LiXin Ren; XiangYang Liu; ShuJuan Zhang; Hong Zou; Xia Hu; Jing Wang; Li Zhang; Yang Zhou; et al. (Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2023)

Biodegradation efficiency and mechanism of erythromycin degradation by Paracoccus versutus W7 - Jianjun Ren; Xiancheng Qi; Jian Zhang; Dongze Niu; Yunpeng Shen; Changyong Yu; Junqiang Zhi; Chongqing Wang; Xingmei Jiang; Wenfan Zhang; Chunyu Li (Journal of Environmental Management, 2023)

Adsorptive removal of oxytetracycline in wastewater by Cu/Al doped carbon microspheres prepared from low-molecular-weight chitosan - Yan Huang; Leichao Wang; Ge Niu; Mingqing Hua; Linhua Zhu; Peng Cui; Xiaowei Li; Yanhong Chao; Wenshuai Zhu; Zhichang Liu (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023)

Improving SO2 and/or NO removal by activated carbon through comprehensive utilization of inherent pyrite and calcite in coal - Huirong Zhang; Chao Li; Jian Niu; Yanxia Guo; Fangqin Cheng (Fuel, 2023)

Removal of nitrate nitrogen from wastewater by green synthetic hydrophilic activated carbon supported sulfide modified nanoscale zerovalent Iron: Characterization, performance and mechanism - Shuaibing Fang; Jingxi Zhang; Yifan Niu; Shaohua Ju; Yongwan Gu; Kai Han; Xiaoxi Wan; Na Li; Yu Zhou (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Tailorable carbon cloth electrodes covered with heterostructured Co/CoO/CoN interfaces for scalable electrocatalytic overall water splitting - Wei Zhang; Cong Li; Jun-Yang Ji; Zheng Niu; Hongwei Gu; Brendan F. Abrahams; Jian-Ping Lang (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Novel melamine-based engineering thermosets: Facile synthesis, extraordinary thermostability, high strength and toughness - Shengtao Wang; Yilin Shen; Guanben Du; Shuyang Jiang; Shouqing Liu; Hui Niu; Le Li; Tao Qin; Zhigang Duan; Taohong Li (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Photodynamic chitosan sponges with dual instant and enduring bactericidal potency for treating skin abscesses - Yangye Jin; Cong Wang; Ziyan Xia; Peiyuan Niu; Yuanyuan Li; Wenjun Miao (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023)

The molecular mechanisms of alpha-lipoic acid on ameliorating aflatoxin B1-induced liver toxicity and physiological dysfunction in northern snakehead (Channa argus) - Min Li; Qiongya Fang; Lei Xiu; Linhai Yu; Sibo Peng; Xueqin Wu; Xiumei Chen; Xiaotian Niu; Guiqin Wang; Yidi Kong (Aquatic Toxicology, 2023)

Effect of salt reduction on nutritional, functional and sensory aspects of Anhui-style doubanjiang, a traditional Chinese broad bean paste - Chengtuo Niu; Xianlei Xing; Feiyun Zheng; Chunfeng Liu; Jinjing Wang; Qi Li (Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing, 2023)

Comparative transcriptomics and co-expression networks reveal cultivar-specific molecular signatures associated with reproductive-stage cold stress in rice - Yuan Niu; Song Fan; Baoshan Cheng; Henan Li; Jiang Wu; Hongliang Zhao; Zhiwei Huang; Feiyu Yan; Bo Qi; Linqing Zhang; Guoliang Zhang (Plant Cell Reports, 2023)

Method for site selection of relief supply warehouses in earthquakes with Ms ≥ 7—a case study of western Yunnan, China - Xing Ju; Yunxiao Fan; Tianqi Li; Yi Niu; Hongkun Liang; Ying Wang; Chenyu Hao; Liguo Jiao; Xi Xu (Natural Hazards, 2023)

Activating α7nAChR helps post-myocardial infarction healing by regulating macrophage polarization via the STAT3 signaling pathway - Xiao-Hui Niu; Rong-Hua Liu; Xiao Lv; Rui-Lin He; Fang-Zhou Lv; Shu-Jie Wu; Xu-Qing Li; Lei Li; Jia-Feng Lin (Inflammation Research, 2023)

Genetic and enzymatic characterization of two novel blaNDM-36, -37 variants in Escherichia coli strains - Wanshan Ma; Bo Zhu; Wen Wang; Qian Wang; Xiaodi Cui; Yujiao Wang; Xiutao Dong; Xiaofeng Li; Jianping Ma; Fang Cheng; Xiaohong Shi; Liang Chen; et al. (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2023)
The widespread of different NDM variants in clinical Enterobacterales isolates poses a serious public health concern, which requires continuous monitoring. In this study, three E. coli strains carrying two novel bla NDM variants of bla NDM-36, -37 were identified from a patient with refractory urinary tract infection (UTI) in China. We conducted antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST), enzyme kinetics analysis, conjugation experiment, whole-genome sequencing (WGS), and bioinformatics analysis to characterize the bla NDM-36, -37 enzymes and their carrying strains. The bla NDM-36, -37 harboring E. coli isolates belonged to ST227, O9:H10 serotype and exhibited intermediate or resistance to all β-lactams tested except aztreonam and aztreonam/avibactam. The genes of bla NDM-36, -37 were located on a conjugative IncHI2-type plasmid. NDM-37 differed from NDM-5 by a single amino acid substitution (His261Tyr). NDM-36 differed from NDM-37 by an additional missense mutation (Ala233Val). NDM-36 had increased hydrolytic activity toward ampicillin and cefotaxime relative to NDM-37 and NDM-5, while NDM-37 and NDM-36 had lower catalytic activity toward imipenem but higher activity against meropenem in comparison to NDM-5. This is the first report of co-occurrence of two novel bla NDM variants in E. coli isolated from the same patient. The work provides insights into the enzymatic function and demonstrates the ongoing evolution of NDM enzymes.

Biological Characteristics of Listeria monocytogenes Following Deletion of TatD-like Protein Gene - Chuan Yu; Hefan Dong; Qi Li; Xiaoli Wang; Fuchao Mao; Man Qian; Junhui Niu; Xiangchao Cheng; Chengshui Liao (Current Microbiology, 2023)

Environmental Isotopes and Cl/Br Ratios Evidences for Delineating Arsenic Mobilization in Aquifer System of the Jianghan Plain, Central China - Yu Zhang; Qian Yu; Chongwen Shi; Ping Li; Hong Niu (Journal of Earth Science, 2023)

Assessment of the orbital variations of GNSS GEO and IGSO satellites for monitoring ionospheric TEC - Zhiyao Li; Jiahao Zhong; Yongqiang Hao; Meng Zhang; Jiemin Niu; Xin Wan; Fuqing Huang; Hao Han; Xingyan Song; Jiawen Chen (GPS Solutions, 2023)

Controlling factors for soil bacterial and fungal diversity and composition vary with vegetation types in alpine grasslands - Junxiao Pan; Yifei Peng; Jinsong Wang; Dashuan Tian; Ruiyang Zhang; Yang Li; Lu Yang; Song Wang; Chen Chen; Shuli Niu (Applied Soil Ecology, 2023)

Uneven impacts of COVID-19 on residents' utilization of urban parks: A case study of Guangzhou, China - Li Li; Xiaojian Li; Ning Niu; Jialin He (Applied Geography, 2023)

Effect of pressure treatment on Microcystis blooms and the subsequent succession of bacterial community - Yi Li; Lijian Zhao; Lihua Niu; Longfei Wang; Shiqin Zhao; Xiangzhe Xu (Algal Research, 2023)

Lactobacillaceae improve cognitive dysfunction via regulating gut microbiota and suppressing Aβ deposits and neuroinflammation in APP/PS1 mice - Yusong Wu; Xiaohui Niu; Peifan Li; Tong Tong; Qinger Wang; Michael Zhang; Yongli Li; Jia Liu; Zuming Li (Archives of Microbiology, 2023)

Response of intestinal microbiota to saline-alkaline water in mud crab (Scylla paramamosain) based on multiple low salinity culture modes - Mingming Niu; Xudong Li; Yuhao Chen; Kangxiang Qin; Guoling Liang; Yun Hu; Xiaosong Jiang; Huan Wang; Ritong Zhu; Chunlin Wang; Changkao Mu (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023)
Introduction The intestinal microbiota acts as an additional “organ” that performs a variety of fu\nctions for the host’s health. However, the composition and role of the intestinal microbiota in Scylla paramamosain cultivated in inland low salinity saline-alkaline water are unknown. Methods Accordingly, from the perspective of practical production, we explored the intestinal microbiota communities and the critical bacteria of S. paramamosain in normal salinity seawater (NS), coastal low salinity seawater (CS), acute low salinity seawater (AS) and inland low salinity saline-alkaline water (IS). Results Results showed that there were significant differences in the diversity composition of intestinal microbiota and the relative abundance of dominant taxa in each group of cultured crabs. Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Bacteroidota and Campilobacterota were shown to be the major phyla shared by the four groups, with Bacteroidota having the highest relative abundance (27.10%) in the inland low salinity saline-alkaline water group (IS). Fusobacteriota had the highest proportion in IS group compared with other low salinity groups. A total of 284 indicator bacteria were identified, belonging to eight phyla, and their relative abundances were varied significantly ( P < 0.05). Genus Carboxylicivirga , as the indicator bacterium of the IS group, may play a critical role in the adaptation of crab to saline-alkaline water environment. Moreover, salinity may exert considerable selective pressure on the entire microbial community. Discussion These findings revealed the features of the intestinal microbiome in S. paramamosain in multiple low salinity patterns, and provided candidate probiotics and basic information for crab farming in saline-alkaline water, which was conducive to the development and perfection of mud crab culturing technology in inland low salinity saline-alkaline water.

Investigation of the thermal behaviour of pre-oxidation coal in deep mines - Huiyong Niu; Shuopeng Li; Yunchuan Bu; Yanxiao Yang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)

A novel BC/g-C3N4 porous hydrogel carrier used in intimately coupled photocatalysis and biodegradation system for efficient removal of tetracycline hydrochloride in water - Huanjun Zhang; Yanan Yu; Yi Li; Li Lin; Chi Zhang; Wenlong Zhang; Longfei Wang; Lihua Niu (Chemosphere, 2023)

Effects of cadmium and lead co-exposure on glucocorticoid levels in rural residents of northwest China - Honglong Zhang; Jun Yan; Guole Nie; Danna Xie; Bin Luo; Jingping Niu; Haiping Wang; Xun Li (Chemosphere, 2023)

Construction of constitutive model and parameter determination of green Sichuan pepper (Zanthoxylum armatum) branches - Yexin Li; Peng Zhuo; Haobo Jiao; Pei Wang; Lihong Wang; Chengsong Li; Qi Niu (Biosystems Engineering, 2023)

Double-charged self-assembled rGO/g-C3N4 membrane prepared by “functional group substitution” for heavy metal ions rejection at low pressure - Yuwen Wang; Jilai Gong; Juan Li; Fan Sang; Siyuan Fang; Huaiyang Zhou; Liangxiu Tang; Qiuya Niu (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Nitrogen reduction by aerobic denitrifying fungi isolated from reservoirs using biodegradation materials for electron donor: Capability and adaptability in the lower C/N raw water treatment - Haihan Zhang; Haiyun Li; Manli Ma; Ben Ma; Hanyan Liu; Limin Niu; Daijuan Zhao; Tongchao Ni; Wanqiu Yang; Yansong Yang (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Novel insights into aerobic denitrifying bacterial communities augmented denitrification capacity and mechanisms in lake waters - Haihan Zhang; Limin Niu; Ben Ma; Tinglin Huang; Tao Liu; Xiang Liu; Xiaoyan Liu; Yinjie Shi; Hanyan Liu; Haiyun Li; Wanqiu Yang (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Transcriptomic and metabolomic profiling reveal the role of BoMYB2 in flavor regulation mechanism and coloration in the postharvest purple cauliflower - Feng Luo; Guo-Bao Niu; Qian Zhou; Li-Jie Wang; Li-Juan Bai; Wen-Zheng Gao (Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2023)

Appropriate oxygen vacancies and Mo-N bond synergistically modulate charge transfer dynamics of MoO3−x/S-CN for superior photocatalytic disinfection: Unveiling synergistic effects and disinfection mechanism - Ya-Ya Yang; Cheng-Gang Niu; Da-Wei Huang; Hai Guo; Hao-Peng Feng; Lu Li; Hui-Yun Liu; Qian-Qian Fan; Meng-Zhu Qin (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023)

Response of methanogenic system to long-term polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure: Adsorption and biodegradation, performance variation, and microbial function assessment - Yongsen Shi; Hanhan Xue; Jingyi Li; Yilin Yao; Rutao Liu; Qigui Niu (Journal of Environmental Management, 2023)

Characterization of erythromycin-degrading strain Aspergillus sydowii W1 revealed by transcriptome analyses - Jianjun Ren; Biyun Lai; Dongze Niu; Zhenzhu Wang; William James Hardie; Junqiang Zhi; Chongqing Wang; Yicheng Yu; Huhe Taoli; Zhijie Li; Xingmei Jiang; Chunyu Li (International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 2023)

In vitro fermentation characteristics of the dietary fiber in bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) shoots and its regulatory effects on the intestinal microbiota and metabolites - Weijie Wu; Qi Li; Hangjun Chen; Xiangjun Fang; Ben Niu; Ruiling Liu; Honglei Mu; Haiyan Gao (Food Chemistry, 2023)

Simple and efficient solid phase extraction based on molecularly imprinted resorcinol–formaldehyde resin nanofibers for determination of trace sulfonamides in animal-origin foods - Yuanyuan Dai; Niu Wu; Li-e Liu; Fei Yu; Yongjun Wu; Ningge Jian (Food Chemistry, 2023)

Electrochemical sensor for detecting streptomycin in milk based on label-free aptamer chain and magnetic adsorption - Li Wang; Hongsu Wang; Shuqing Huang; Fengling Wu; Xiaodi Niu (Food Chemistry, 2023)

Microbial community structure and denitrification responses to cascade low-head dams and their contribution to eutrophication in urban rivers - Xin Ma; Yi Li; Lihua Niu; Jiahui Shang; Nan Yang (Environmental Research, 2023)

Data-driven surrogate modeling: Introducing spatial lag to consider spatial autocorrelation of flooding within urban drainage systems - Heng Li; Chunxiao Zhang; Min Chen; Dingtao Shen; Yunyun Niu (Environmental Modelling & Software, 2023)

How groundwater flow field change affects heat transfer in groundwater heat pumps based on physical experiments - Yuxi Li; Longcang Shu; Rui Xiao; Shuyao Niu; Yuezan Tao; Zihan Ling (Energy and Buildings, 2023)

Characteristics of volatile organic compounds in 11 cities along Taihang Mountain, an industrial region in Northern China - Jing Wu; Yueyuan Niu; Yulong Yan; Shiying Di; Fangyuan Wang; Zhuocheng Liu; Jing Wang; Rumei Li; Siya Hao; Wei Tang; Xu Dao (Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2023)

Research on the Purification Performance of a Floating Island System Treating the Effluent of WWTP Under Different Seasons - Zhao-xu Peng; Ning-qi Niu; Ting-mei Li; Lu-ji Yu; Li-kun Gu; Ming-hui Liu (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2023)

Regulation of PPARγ/CPT-1 expression ameliorates cochlear hair cell injury by regulating cellular lipid metabolism and oxidative stress - Xiaorong Niu; Peng Han; Junsong Liu; Zichen Chen; Ting Zhang; Baiya Li; Xiaoyan Ma; Qun Wu; Xudong Ma (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2023)

circFLNA promotes intestinal injury during abdominal sepsis through Fas-mediated apoptosis pathway by sponging miR-766-3p - Ling Ye; Yuan Shi; Huifeng Zhang; Chao Chen; Jingjing Niu; Jianxu Yang; Zhifeng Li; Huanzhang Shao; Bingyu Qin (Inflammation Research, 2023)
Background Intra-abdominal infections are the second most common cause of sepsis in the intensive care unit. Intestinal epithelial injury due to abdominal sepsis results in a variety of pathological changes, such as intestinal bacteria and toxins entering the blood, leading to persistent systemic inflammation and multiple organ dysfunction. The increased apoptosis of intestinal epithelial cells induced by sepsis further exacerbates the progression of sepsis. Although several studies have revealed that circRNAs are involved in intestinal epithelial injury in sepsis, few studies have identified the roles of circRNAs in intestinal epithelial apoptosis. Methods We used laser capture microdissection to obtain purified epithelial cells located in intestinal crypts from four patients with abdominal sepsis induced by intestinal perforation and four samples from age and sex-matched non-septic patients. Microarray analysis of circRNAs was conducted to assess differentially expressed circRNAs between patients with and without sepsis. Lastly, in vitro and in vivo assays were performed to study the mechanism of circFLNA in intestinal epithelial apoptosis during sepsis. Results circFLNA was upregulated in the intestinal epithelium after abdominal sepsis induced by intestinal perforation. Inhibition of miR-766-3p impaired si-circFLNA-mediated inhibition of apoptosis and inflammation factor levels in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated HIEC-6 cells. circFLNA aggravated apoptosis and inflammation through the Fas-mediated apoptosis pathway in both LPS-treated HIEC-6 cells and a mouse cecal ligation and puncture model. Conclusion Our findings showed that circFLNA promotes intestinal injury in abdominal sepsis through the Fas-mediated apoptosis pathway by sponging miR-766-3p. The circFLNA/miR-766-3p/Fas axis has potential as a novel therapeutic target for treating intestinal injury in sepsis.

Porcine endogenous retrovirus: classification, molecular structure, regulation, function, and potential risk in xenotransplantation - Yu Liu; Yifan Niu; Xiang Ma; Yun Xiang; De Wu; Weifen Li; Tao Wang; Dong Niu (Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2023)

Characteristic of water quality indicators and its response to climate conditions in the middle and lower reaches of Lijiang River, China - Dantong Zhu; Xiangju Cheng; Wuhua Li; Fujun Niu; Jianhui Wen (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2023)

Forecasting system with sub-model selection strategy for photovoltaic power output forecasting - Zhenkun Liu; Ping Li; Danxiang Wei; Jianzhou Wang; Lifang Zhang; Xinsong Niu (Earth Science Informatics, 2023)

The Effect of Smoking Habits on Blood Cadmium and Lead Levels in Residents Living Near a Mining and Smelting Area in Northwest China: a Cross-Sectional Study - Hui Dai; Honglong Zhang; Haiping Wang; Jingping Niu; Bin Luo; Jun Yan; Xun Li (Biological Trace Element Research, 2023)

Heteronanostructures constructed from vertical MoS2 nanosheets on sepiolite nanofibers boosting electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution - Kang Peng; Jingying Ye; Linjie Zuo; Yihan Wang; Hongjie Wang; Min Niu; Lei Su; Lei Zhuang; Xiaoyu Li (Applied Clay Science, 2023)

Experimental evidence for nasty neighbour effect in western black crested gibbons (Nomascus concolor) - Xiaowei Niu; Zhenhua Guan; Wenhe Ning; Xueyou Li; Guozheng Sun; Qingyong Ni; Guoqing Liu; Xuelong Jiang (Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2023)

Enhanced foliar 15 N enrichment with increasing nitrogen addition rates: Role of plant species and nitrogen compounds - Yinliu Wang; Guoxiang Niu; Ruzhen Wang; Kathrin Rousk; Ang Li; Muqier Hasi; Changhui Wang; Jianguo Xue; Guojiao Yang; Xiaotao Lü; Yong Jiang; Xingguo Han; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2023)
Determining the abundance of N isotope (δ 15 N) in natural environments is a simple but powerful method for providing integrated information on the N cycling dynamics and status in an ecosystem under exogenous N inputs. However, whether the input of different N compounds could differently impact plant growth and their 15 N signatures remains unclear. Here, the response of 15 N signatures and growth of three dominant plants ( Leymus chinensis , Carex duriuscula , and Thermopsis lanceolata ) to the addition of three N compounds (NH 4 HCO 3 , urea, and NH 4 NO 3 ) at multiple N addition rates were assessed in a meadow steppe in Inner Mongolia. The three plants showed different initial foliar δ 15 N values because of differences in their N acquisition strategies. Particularly, T. lanceolata (N 2 ‐fixing species) showed significantly lower 15 N signatures than L. chinensis (associated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi [AMF]) and C. duriuscula (associated with AMF). Moreover, the foliar δ 15 N of all three species increased with increasing N addition rates, with a sharp increase above an N addition rate of ~10 g N m −2 year −1 . Foliar δ 15 N values were significantly higher when NH 4 HCO 3 and urea were added than when NH 4 NO 3 was added, suggesting that adding weakly acidifying N compounds could result in a more open N cycle. Overall, our results imply that assessing the N transformation processes in the context of increasing global N deposition necessitates the consideration of N deposition rates, forms of the deposited N compounds, and N utilization strategies of the co‐existing plant species in the ecosystem.

Field determination of nitrate in seawater using a novel on-line coppered cadmium column: A comparison study with the vanadium reduction method - Wenhan Niu; Hongliang Li; Xiaochen Guo; Jianfang Chen; Xiaolai Shi; Yong Zhu (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023)
Nitrate is the main form of dissolved inorganic nitrogen, playing an important role in both marine biogeochemical research and water environment management. In this work, the most commonly used coppered cadmium column was modified and a novel on-line Cu/Cd column with a spiral structure coupled with a de-bubbling device and syringe-type filter was developed. With the advantages of convenience, portability, stability, and high reduction efficiency, the interference of air bubbles in the column could easily be avoided. Based on the classic Griess reaction, a simple reverse flow injection system coupled with a novel Cu/Cd column and custom-made flow cell was established for the field spectrophotometric determination of nitrate in seawater. The effects of certain reaction parameters—including the reagent concentration, flow rate, length of the Cu/Cd column, and salinity—were investigated, optimized, and compared with pure water, with an approximate 9% increase in the sensitivity of seawater samples. This method exhibited a detection limit of 0.03 μmol/L, with a relative standard deviation of 0.6%, and the working range was 20 μmol/L before dilution. Compared to the referred vanadium reduction method based on the same flow system, the proposed method showed significant advantages including sensitivity and reproducibility. No significant difference was observed between the analytical seawater sample results obtained by the proposed and reference methods. Furthermore, the proposed method was validated by the first class of National Certified Reference Materials and successfully applied to the nitrate determination of Wenling coastal seawater (Zhejiang, China).

Mechanism of YY1 mediating autophagy dependent ferroptosis in PM2.5 induced cardiac fibrosis - Huaifang Hu; Lipeng Li; Huaxing Zhang; Yaling Zhang; Qingping Liu; Meiyu Chen; Jie Ning; Yaxian Pang; Wentao Hu; Yujie Niu; Rong Zhang (Chemosphere, 2023)

Effects of periodic drying-wetting on microbial dynamics and activity of nitrite/nitrate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidizers in intertidal wetland sediments - Feiyang Chen; Yuhui Niu; Zhirui An; Li Wu; Jie Zhou; Lin Qi; Guoyu Yin; Hongpo Dong; Xiaofei Li; Dengzhou Gao; Min Liu; Yanling Zheng; et al. (Water Research, 2023)

Shifting biomass allocation and light limitation co-regulate the temporal stability of an alpine meadow under eutrophication - Hongbo Guo; Quan Quan; Shuli Niu; Tingting Li; Yicheng He; Yiwen Fu; Jiapu Li; Jinsong Wang; Ruiyang Zhang; Zhaolei Li; Dashuan Tian (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Aerobic denitrifying using actinobacterial consortium: Novel denitrifying microbe and its application - Haihan Zhang; Wanqiu Yang; Ben Ma; Xiang Liu; Tinglin Huang; Limin Niu; Kexin Zhao; Yansong Yang; Haiyun Li (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Characterizing formation mechanisms of secondary aerosols on black carbon in a megacity in South China - Jing Wei; Ying-Bo Niu; Meng-Xue Tang; Yan Peng; Li-Ming Cao; Ling-Yan He; Xiao-Feng Huang (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

A new bi-radical species formed during the photochemical degradation of synthetic musk tonalide in water: Study of in-situ laser flash photolysis and validation of synthesized standard sample - Na Luo; Yanpeng Gao; Mei Wang; Xiaolin Niu; Guiying Li; Taicheng An (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Hydrodynamics-driven community coalescence determines ecological assembly processes and shifts bacterial network stability in river bends - Haolan Wang; Wenlong Zhang; Yi Li; Yu Gao; Lihua Niu; Huanjun Zhang; Longfei Wang (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Achieving efficient biodegradation of hydrophobic toluene via the enhancement of β-cyclodextrin and atomization - Rongkun Du; Fengguang Chai; Rencheng Zhu; Yuxi Yan; Shunyi Li; Yongxiang Niu (Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2023)

Two new pentasaccharide resin glycosides from Argyreia acuta - Yi-Lin Niu; Zhi-Tong Li; Yong-Qin Yin (Phytochemistry Letters, 2023)

Characteristics and formation mechanisms of gravity-flow deposits in a lacustrine depression basin: Examples from the Late Triassic Chang 7 oil member of the Yanchang Formation, Ordos Basin, Central China - Xiaobing Niu; Tian Yang; Yingchang Cao; Shixiang Li; Xinping Zhou; Kelai Xi; Thomas J.H. Dodd (Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2023)

Iron/manganese binary metal oxide-biochar nano-composites with high adsorption capacities of Cd2+: Preparation and adsorption mechanisms - Jie Qu; Naiju Che; Guoliang Niu; Longfei Liu; Chengliang Li; Yanli Liu (Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2023)

Docosahexaenoic acid inhibits pheromone-responsive-plasmid-mediated conjugative transfer of antibiotic resistance genes in Enterococcus faecalis - Hongrui Zhou; Xiaobo Yang; Yutong Yang; Yuanyuan Niu; Jing Li; Xinyue Fu; Shang Wang; Bin Xue; Chenyu Li; Chen Zhao; Xi Zhang; Zhiqiang Shen; et al. (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023)

Quantitatively regulating the ketone structure of triazine-based covalent organic frameworks for efficient visible-light photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants: Tunable performance and mechanisms - Xinran Li; Lu Zhang; Shu Niu; Zhaojun Dong; Cong Lyu (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023)

Understanding inter-individual variability in short-chain chlorinated paraffin concentrations in human blood - Shan Niu; Xi Chen; Ruiwen Chen; Yun Zou; ZhiZhen Zhang; Li Li; Kimberly J. Hageman; Carla Ng; Liang Dong (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023)